When I was younger I asked for, and got, a book on Nikola Tesla.  I only wanted it cause the description of the book mentioned a death ray, an earthquake machine, and free electricity from the air.  I tried making sense of everything in the book but I was young and didn't understand much of the technical details.  

As I got older I, and online, I started researching Tesla and found that he did indeed invent many many things that where revolutionary.  He almost leveled a city block in NY with his earthquake machine.  He had radar during WW1.  He built the Wardenclyffe Tower in Long Island, NY as a prototype for wireless electricity.  It would have revolutionized our way of life, and perhaps even prevented things like global climate change.

So, you might be wondering, what happened?  Here's a really good summary of Tesla's work and why it didn't catch on.  Hint: Thomas Edison was a douche.

Well, HR 3523 or CISPA was passed by the House.  Obama said yesterday that he would veto it, but who knows.  It seems like the people we voted in aren't listening to us, but to their corporate sponsors.  Remember this when you head to the polls..

Well, it looks like I'll have to blackout my site again soon.  Seems like our leaders didn't get the message the first time.  Read up on CISPA now before it's too late.

This picture makes me smile. 

Ruby on Rails is really cool. I'm slowly learning more and more about it and every time I encounter something new with it, I'm amazed. My biggest complaint about the PHP community is the lack of a standard framework. Your skills won't transfer well between one company to the next, or sometimes even one project to the next. Rails prevents that right out of the gate.

Also, I got engaged!