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Thank you to everyone who offered feedback on An Environment of Respect, which included an early draft of the WindyCityRails Code of Conduct. The frank and earnest exchange of ideas was educational. Some of the feedback was positive, on the...

Here is an early draft of the WindyCityRails Code of Conduct: WindyCityRails strives to provide a healthy, harassment-free conference experience for all attendees. Our Code of Conduct, which has been practiced by members of our community for years, is as...

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have asked for a faster horse. ~Henry Ford The above Henry Ford quote is often cited in presentations about innovation. The point of the quote: An inventor who listens to...

Part one of this series shows how to install Ubuntu on the BeagleBone Black. We used a MacBook Pro to burn an Ubuntu disk image onto an SD card, and then we booted a BeagleBone Black from the image we...

The above screenshot shows a BeagleBone Black running Ubuntu, Ruby, and Rails. Why Ubuntu? The Bone comes pre-installed with Ångström, and it boots as soon as you unbox it. Why not stick with Ångström? My opinion: The factory standard is...

What can we build with disposable electronics? An ad in the January 2014 issue of Wired Magazine lets the reader change the color of a Moto X smartphone by pressing a colored circle on the page. This 20-second video shows...