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#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'rubygems'
require 'httparty'
require 'radar_love'
require 'pp'
require 'yaml'

class TopEntities
  include HTTParty

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#!/usr/bin/env ruby

##
# A dead-simple way to display formatted JSON output that is the result
# of an HTTP GET request

require "rubygems"
require "json"
require "net/http"
require "uri"

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What I want in a Twitter app:

  * A UI that stays out of my way
  * Does URL-shortening automagically
  * Integrates messages, replies and direct messages in a single view
  * Supports re-tweets
  * Has media library integration for photos
  * Supports pause to avoid distractions
  * allows easy replies
  * allows easy direct messages

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* Usage Store
** Total number of known entities
** Total number of unknown entities
** Number of hit-data messages processed (per day)
** Number of index-count messages processed (per day)
** Number of GET requests (per day)
*** Response times?
*** Broken out by resource? 

* Message Store

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Test It

Write tests. They'll save your ass.

Automate It

If it's happened more than twice, don't ever do it by hand again.

Queue It

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foo = { :alpha => "one", :bravo => "two" }
class << foo
  def howdy!
    "howdy!"
  end
end

foo.howdy!  #=> "howdy!"

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regatoave sent you a message.

--------------------
Subject: Hello,

Hello,
Nice to meet you, how is everything, hope all is well with you. My name is Madam Avelin Regato, I found your contact after reading your profile I picked interest to contact you. I've something very important which I would love to share with you privately, therefore, would advise you to kindly write me back on: ([email protected]) so that I'll give you details. Waiting anxiously for your anticipated corporation,
Yours,
Madam Avelin

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Essential OS/X software & tools

* LaunchBar or Quicksilver (I switched to LaunchBar)
* Adium (cross-protocol IM client)
* iStat Menus (see what your box is up to)
* Colloquoy (IRC client)
* 1Password (the most awesome password tool ever written)
* Caffeine (dock app to keep your MacBook from sleeping)
* MacPorts (essential for common FOSS)
* iWork (if you do presentations, KeyNote can't be beat)

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match(%r[/v1/entities/(.+?)/(.+?)(?:\.(xml|html))?$]).
  to(:controller => 'v1', :action => 'facets_for_entity',
     :type => "[1]", :id => "[2]", :format => "[3]")

# calls to /v1/entities/foo/bar or /v1/entities/foo/bar.xml
# result in 500 error with the following message:
# Name Error 500: undefined local variable or method `path2' for Merb::Router:Class

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