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7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails - O'Reilly Ruby

SUMMARY: I spent two years trying to make Rails do something it wasn't meant to do, then realized my old abandoned language (PHP, in my case) would do just fine if approached with my new Rails-gained wisdom. INTRO / BACKGROUND:...

7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails - O'Reilly Ruby

I announced on the O’Reilly blog that I was going to completely scrap over 100,000 lines of messy PHP code in my existing CD Baby (cdbaby.com) website, and rewrite the entire thing in Rails, from scratch. ( 18 , 75 )

7 Reasons I Switched Back to PHP After 2 Years on Rails

"Back in January 2005, I announced on the O’Reilly blog that I was going to completely scrap over 100,000 lines of messy PHP code in my existing CD Baby (cdbaby.com) website, and rewrite the entire thing in Rails, from scratch."Great article. ( 11 )

7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails

Is there anything Rails can do, that PHP CANT do?The answer is no.I threw away 2 years of Rails code, and opened a new empty Subversion respository.Then in a mere TWO MONTHS, by myself, not even telling anyone I was doing this, using nothing but vi, and no frameworks, I rewrote CD Baby from scratch in PHP. Done!... ( 21 )

Interesting take: your new code is better because your a bet...

Interesting take: your new code is better because your a better programmer, not because it's a better language. ( 1 )

7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails

Why I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails INTRO / BACKGROUND: Back in January 2005, I announced on the O'Reilly blog that I was going to completely scrap over 100,000 lines of messy PHP code in my existing CD Baby (cdbaby. ... )

7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails (Derek Sivers/O'Reilly Ruby)

Why I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails — INTRO / BACKGROUND: — Back in January 2005, I announced on the O'Reilly blog that I was going to completely scrap over 100,000 lines of messy PHP code in my existing CD Baby )

Metagg - 43 weeks ago in php, rails, ror, ruby-on-rails, and pragmatism

MAD, BAD, SAD WORLD OF BRITNEY (News of the World)

BODYGUARD Tony Barretto today lifts the lid on the dangerously crazy world of Britney Spears and how her bizarre lifestyle is threatening to affect her two young children. — He has witnessed first hand how the once fresh-faced pop pin-up has degenerated into a disturbed

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MAD, BAD, SAD WORLD OF BRITNEY (News of the World)

BODYGUARD Tony Barretto today lifts the lid on the dangerously crazy world of Britney Spears and how her bizarre lifestyle is threatening to affect her two young children. — He has witnessed first hand how the once fresh-faced pop pin-up has degenerated into a disturbed )

Metagg - 43 weeks ago

Nicole Richie's Pregnant Bikini Body (Just Jared)

Nicole Richie flaunts her pregnant bikini body while sunbathing with boyfriend Joel Madden in Hawaii on Saturday. The couple has been enjoying their lovefest in Aloha state for the past few days to get away and celebrate Nicole's 26th birthday (it was yesterday).

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Nicole Richie's Pregnant Bikini Body (Just Jared)

Nicole Richie flaunts her pregnant bikini body while sunbathing with boyfriend Joel Madden in Hawaii on Saturday. The couple has been enjoying their lovefest in Aloha state for the past few days to get away and celebrate Nicole's 26th birthday (it was yesterday). )

Metagg - 43 weeks ago

How Spider-Man 3 Movie Should Have Ended

It's funny.

How Spider-Man 3 Movie Should Have Ended

It's funny. ( 10 , 60 )

That movie was so fucking horrible, anything is an improveme...

That movie was so fucking horrible, anything is an improvement. And the Playstation 3 sucks balls. ( 1 )

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Metagg - 43 weeks ago in videos, and videos_animation

Orphan Trains of Kansas

Kansas Collection Articles: Stories, articles, bibliographies, timeline and other information on orphans shipped west at the turn of the century in hopes of a better life.

Orphan Trains of Kansas

Kansas Collection Articles: Stories, articles, bibliographies, timeline and other information on orphans shipped west at the turn of the century in hopes of a better life. ( 1 , 2 )

Orphan Trains of Kansas (Go West, Young Orphans)

Orphan Trains of Kansas. A collection of histories, personal stories, newspaper accounts, pictures and other references. Beginning in 1854, charitable institutions in New York City began sending orphans on trains to the west to find new families, feeling that the children would fare better out west than on the streets of New York. Orphan trains arrived in Kansas between 1867 and 1930, and some 5000-6000 children were placed in Kansas homes. )

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Metagg - 43 weeks ago in history, and america

MediaDefender’s Decoy Effectiveness on BitTorrent Sites | TorrentFreak

MediaDefender’s email and anti piracy tool leaks gave the world an unique insight into the workings and the effectiveness of their BitTorrent decoy operations. So how effective were they? And which sites were best protected against these fake torrents? Let’s find out.

MediaDefender’s Decoy Effectiveness on BitTorrent Sites

torrentfreak.com — MediaDefender's email and anti piracy tool leaks gave the world an unique insight into the workings and the effectiveness of their BitTorrent decoy operations. So how effective ( 2 , 2 )

MediaDefender's Decoy Effectiveness on BitTorrent Sites

MediaDefender's email and anti piracy tool leaks gave the world an unique insight into the workings and the effectiveness of their BitTorrent decoy operations. So how effective ( 35 , 353 )

TorrentFreak: MediaDefender’s Decoy Effectiveness on BitTorrent Sites

MediaDefenders Decoy Effectiveness on BitTorrent Sites

MediaDefenders email and anti piracy tool leaks gave the world an unique insight into the workings and the effectiveness of their BitTorrent decoy operations. So how effective were they? And which sites were best protected against these fake torrents? Lets find out. ( 18 )

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MediaDefender's Decoy Effectiveness on BitTorrent Sites (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)

MediaDefender determines the effectiveness of their spoofs and decoys by analyzing the top search results for the file in question, mostly movies and music albums. If 2 out of 10 top search results are fake files spread by them )

Metagg - 43 weeks ago in media, tech_industry_news, filesharing, bittorrent, and piracy

YouTube - Sure we'd invite Hitler to speak, says Columbia dean

Via Drudge Report, the same university inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak would've also welcomed Adolf Hitler. Unbelievable.

YouTube - Sure we'd invite Hitler to speak, says Columbia dean

Via Drudge Report, the same university inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak would've also welcomed Adolf Hitler. Unbelievable. ( 1 , 2 )

Columbia Dean Says He Would of Invited Hitler to Speak

Wow...What are people coming to? ( 2 )

COLUMBIA DEAN: WE'D INVITE HITLER TO SPEAK

Sure we'd invite Hitler to speak, says Columbia deanSUEWat...

Sure we'd invite Hitler to speak, says Columbia deanSUEWatch The Original ( 1 )

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Sure we'd invite Hitler to speak, says Columbia dean

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Metagg - 43 weeks ago in video, news, political_news, iran, and ahmadinejad

Charlotte Church Gives Birth to a Baby Girl (Simon Perry/People.com)

Voice of An Angel singer Charlotte Church has a little angel of her own. — The 21-year-old has given birth to a baby girl. A spokeswoman for Church said: "A baby girl was born sometime on Thursday evening or possibly Friday morning.

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Charlotte Church Gives Birth to a Baby Girl (Simon Perry/People.com)

Voice of An Angel singer Charlotte Church has a little angel of her own. — The 21-year-old has given birth to a baby girl. A spokeswoman for Church said: "A baby girl was born sometime on Thursday evening or possibly Friday morning. )

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'I FEARED FOR BRITNEY'S MENTAL HEALTH' (Carole Aye Maung/News of the World)

BODYGUARD Barretto was worried about Britney Spears mental health from the moment he started working for her-but he feared he would not be believed if he alerted child protection officers. — Tony, who gave a declaration to court during Britney's

Bad bad Britney.

Bad bad Britney. ( 1 )

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News of the World

"I couldn't stand by and let the kids stay around her any longer. "She has mental problems, and they are not helped by her taking drugs and alcohol. "Her children need attention, and Britney doesn't appear to be willing to give them that at the moment. )

'I FEARED FOR BRITNEY'S MENTAL HEALTH' (Carole Aye Maung/News of the World)

BODYGUARD Barretto was worried about Britney Spears mental health from the moment he started working for her-but he feared he would not be believed if he alerted child protection officers. — Tony, who gave a declaration to court during Britney's )

Metagg - 43 weeks ago

SHE WAS SWEATING, HER PUPILS WERE HUGE.. WE THOUGHT SHE WAS DYING (News of the World)

THE bodyguard of tormented Britney Spears has revealed the damning drugs evidence that may cost her her children. — Tony Barretto filed shattering, secret testimony at the hearing over custody of her two boys on Monday.

News of the World - BRITNEY WAS SWEATING, HER PUPILS WERE HUGE, WE THOUGHT SHE WAS DYING

This most likely isn't true, but I'm all about spreading misinformation ( 1 )

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THE bodyguard of tormented Britney Spears today reveals the damning drugs evidence that may cost her her children. OVERDOSED in a drug-strewn hotel room on a binge with junkie lover Howie Day just days after checking out of rehab. "She was in a terrible state, ... )

SHE WAS SWEATING, HER PUPILS WERE HUGE.. WE THOUGHT SHE WAS DYING (News of the World)

THE bodyguard of tormented Britney Spears has revealed the damning drugs evidence that may cost her her children. — Tony Barretto filed shattering, secret testimony at the hearing over custody of her two boys on Monday. )

Metagg - 43 weeks ago in article, spears, Britney, and gossip

» Oscar de la Hoya in a Hotel Room Half Naked in Drag! Bitten and Bound: The Not So Pretty Side of Hollywood

I don’t even know what to say about these pictures of Oscar de la Hoya. He is obviously in a hotel room, and I don’t imagine his wife took them. Seriously, I’m at a loss for words so I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

Oscar de la Hoya in a Hotel Room Half Naked in Drag!

Oscar de la Hoya is Ummm a Real Man's Man...Wink Wink

I don’t even know what to say about these pictures of Oscar de la Hoya. He is obviously in a hotel room, and I don’t imagine his wife took them. Seriously, I’m at a loss for words so I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves. ( 2 )

Latest Photos Scandal: Oscar de la Hoya in a Hotel Room in Drag!!!

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Metagg - 43 weeks ago in celebrity

Kansas Republicans are forming a Communist-like loyalty committee so that it can punish officers who endorse or contribute to Democrats

Kansas.com | 07/31/2007 | State GOP forms loyalty committee

Kansas State GOP forms loyalty committee

The state Republican Party is forming a loyalty committee so that it can punish officers who endorse or contribute to Democrats. "The motive behind this is, 'Let's make sure Republicans are supporting Republicans,' " said Christian Morgan, the state GOP's executive director. "If you want to hold a party post, you should at least be supporting Repu ( 11 )

Kansas Republicans are forming a Communist-like loyalty committee so that it can punish officers who endorse or contribute to Democrats

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More evidence of What's Wrong with Kansas! Circular firing s...

More evidence of What's Wrong with Kansas! Circular firing squads now forming! ( 2 )

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Metagg - 50 weeks ago in amazing, news, politics, political_news, and greg