This is a quick experiment I put together to learn how to make force-directed graphs in D3.js. It uses Coffeescript, Haml, Sass, D3.js, and Ruby. You can find the source code here, or visit the graph in action here.

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I have three commitments this year; to my professional career, my home, and to me. - Career: Finally become a recognized expert in my field by A) either speaking at one conference about one of my open-source projects, or B) writing a book.
- Home: Create a new home for my daughters and I. This includes getting my finances completely in order, finding a new apartment, and continuing to provide the best education and support I can to my kids.
- Me: Weigh 230 lbs by July 2012. I will become serious about my diet again, and I will sign up for one group athletic activity.

If anyone stumbles upon these commitments later this year, please ping me and ask me if I’ve made progress. Accountability would be awesome.

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http://www.fastcompany.com/1801711/cand-you-learn-to-code-in-one-day-we-sent-…

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We did a little bit of experimenting at the end of our monthly Ruby Meetup, and it led to us figuring out which pins corresponded to the axes and the single button on a TRS-80 Joystick. Completely random information, but if anyone out there in Googleland needs this information, I hope you’re able to find it here. 1 - Red - Power
2 - White - Button
3 - Black - Ground
4 - Green - Up/Down Axis
5 - Brown - Left/Right Axis

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This is a new sub genre of music that I’ve been enjoying today, and I’ve been looking for more artists doing it. It’s a fusion of classic big band / swing music, and electro house.

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I’m really enjoying Google’s gradual change into its new redesign. It’s becoming apparent that Google has a complete redesign waiting in the wings, and rather than unleashing it on everyone at once, it’s slowly changing individual elements so it’s not as jarring. It’s a very smart move on Google’s part.

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London and I visited the Summer Solstice Festival. We bid on a few of the Round Barn paintings, and brought home flowers for Mommy. (London requested the arrangement seen above.)

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I’m throwing out 80% of the kids’ toys today. The kids don’t pick them up, and Mommy and Daddy don’t have the time to do it themselves. There’s already a Barney-themed toy at the bottom of the trash bin, and every time I throw a toy in there, the trash bin sings to me, “Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere…” That’s pretty motivating.

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