I had a blast at Foo camp this past weekend. While there, I had a number of conversations with people (as well as a session with Paul Graham) that convinced me that it's probably time to move on to a more interesting and rewarding job. So, I've posted my resume here:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/res/360154882.html

Please feel free to put the word out or contact me directly: rob@tupleshop.com

For those budding rails developers, hanging on the edge of their seats, waiting for my book in French:

I was fortunate enough to be able to invite a couple of people to foo camp this year and I think it's worth sharing how I chose them and what that means.

It was random, to an extent. It was random that I was able to pick. What was less random was that I picked people who I knew had strong opinions, but who also had the chops to back them. Additionally, these people are willing to socialize and interact.

Don't think for a second that it's an elitist gathering of hand selected, "famous" nerds. Instead, think of it like someone forming a band--the people are deliberately invited. If a band formed more randomly, there would be much less chance of the music being good.

This camp creates great nerd music.

So, fire up the "bar camps" now that you get the idea. There's nothing special about foo; or at least nothing you can't create yourself.

A lot of people ask my why I like golf. (Let me clarify; I think I just deduce that's what they're asking.) A comment like, "*you* play golf?" So I thought about it a little. Here's what I got:

Golf is endlessly difficult. Physically and mentally. The most challenging part is controlling choas--like the weather. In this way, it's a lot like surfing in northern california, where the waves suck and the water is cold.

Occationally you get lucky or someone else does and you catch the one good wave; or watch as your ball curves along the exact path that you envisioned.

I also get this feeling with Rails.

A completely useless post, just showing that I got Coderay running correctly again.

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class AirportsController < ApplicationController

  def index
    @airports = Airport.find :all

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html  # do nothing, allow Rails to render index.rhtml
      format.js    # do nothing, allow Rails to render index.rjs
      format.xml   { render :xml => @airports.to_xml }
    end
  end
end