gistfile1.rb

namespace :db do
  desc "Initialize the dev database"

  task :init_dev => :environment do

    user = User.find(1)

    100.times do |i|

      post = Post.create(:title      => "Sample post ##{i+1}",
                         :content    => Lorem::Base.new("paragraphs", 2),
                         :user       => user,
                         :created_at => "#{rand(3)+2007}/#{rand(12)+1}/#{rand(28)+1}"
                        );
      post.save!

    end
  end
end