I had felt it for a while, though even then I didn’t know it. I didn’t know that I knew. It’s odd when truth gnaws at your gut, but you stubbornly ignore it. It is odd because, on the one hand, you know it, but on the other, you don’t. It’s odd and...

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I recently had the need to typecast string values passed as query parameters to a controller action to their appropriate type. In solving this problem, I've learned a lot about Rails' typecasting layer, Ruby's typecasting methods, as well as a handful of edge cases. The result was a typecasting function that I think has a lot to offer.

A recollection of rocks, regret, and Snickers.

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A short meditation on death and life.

What is judgment with respect to the moral universe, how can it be used properly, and how is it often used improperly?

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Togglicons offers a single SCSS mixin for bringing customizable toggling icons into your web application.

I believe both that consubstantiation is reasonable and true. Here's a short argument for why.