Getting MySQL 5.0 to work in Ruby 1.9.1 on Windows 7
So, I got MySQL to work for my Ruby on Rails development environment. Let’s be clear about what I actually wanted: Ruby 1.9.1 Rails 2.3.2 Any version of MySQL whatsoever Any way whatsoever to make my up-to-date Ruby on Rails talk to that MySQL I don’t care what version of MySQL. I don’t care if [...]
Actually Installing Ruby on Rails, on Windows 7
OK, so I found out what it is that I have to install for my wonderful Ruby on Rails environment. It’s time to start installing. Keep in mind that much of what I’m doing here is an experiment (and thanks Luis for being so patient with me). I don’t claim to know what works and [...]
Assessing Installing Ruby on Rails, on Windows 7
So I wanted to get up and running with a development system for Ruby on Rails, on my shiny freshly installed Windows 7 machine (so, no development stuff on it as of yet whatsoever). However, the recent Ruby update to 1.9.1 brought such big changes that apparently, many libraries don’t work with it anymore – [...]
Dead Space: First Impressions
I had heard a lot of positive buzz about Dead Space, the new EA SciFi horror shooter, so my expectations were naturally high. When Steam finally had it (funny enough, I’m one of those odd folks who are up in arms against any form of too rigid DRM except when it’s Steam), and in English [...]
Outgrowing Video Games?
For a really long time, I’ve been totally neglecting board games, and only concentrated on computer games – starting even before the infamous World of Warcraft, that is, the Discworld MUD and Jedi Academy were my doom even before that (I can’t believe that’s only 5 years ago). I had always played computer games, the [...]
Review: World of Goo
I’m glad to report that despite playing Warhammer Online now, it’s not all I do – I must’ve learned something form my WoW excesses. Or not, who knows. Anyway – I’ll stick with my review structure here, fasten your seatbelts. It’s another awesome game (just like TF2, albeit in a completely different way), reviewing those [...]
Tangential Learning, Sex, and Games
If you’re a gamer, I’m sure you know Zero Punctuation — if not, take a seat and start with the very first ones. Because if you do, I’m sure you can’t stop until you’re through. OK, watched them all? Good. It’s important to acknowledge that Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw has done more than do good reviews [...]
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