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	<title>Kevin Bedell on Internet Tech</title>
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	<description>Discussions on Ruby on Rails, the MySQL database, Social Media, Twitter, Wordpress and other tech issues</description>
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		<title>Betahouse is Expanding!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in the Boston / Cambridge area and interested in tech startups then you should know about Betahouse (if you don&#8217;t already). Jon Pierce announced today that Betahouse is expanding and offering a much more flexible set of offerings &#8212; it&#8217;s definitely worth checking out if you&#8217;re active in the startup community in Boston/Cambridge.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/06/30/betahouse-is-expanding/</link>
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		<title>ZenHabits: Letting Go of Attachment, from A to Zen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another great post from the Zen Habits blog that I&#8217;ve literally been following for years.
It addresses how to let go of things that can end up causing lots of wasted time and energy in our lives. It&#8217;s another practical, wonderful post.

“Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/05/11/zenhabits-letting-go-of-attachment-from-a-to-zen/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Unexpected Startup Lessons&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Very interesting article &#8212; poses the question &#8220;Is it better to spend money and go without salary to get an MBA? Or to put the same time/cash toward doing a startup. In this guy&#8217;s case, the answer was easy.
The unexpected lesson:  about 4 to 5 months after quitting my job I was already ROI [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/05/10/unexpected-startup-lessons/</link>
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		<title>Lean Startup Slideshare from Eric Ries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Been reading a lot about #leanstartup&#8217;s? Here&#8217;s a slideshare that will give you a good overall introduction to the ideas behind it.
The Lean Startup
View more presentations from Venture Hacks .

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		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/05/10/lean-startup-slideshare-from-eric-ries/</link>
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		<title>TechStars Graduate Localytics Raises $700K For Mobile App Analytics Suite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mobile app analytics provider Localytics, a graduate of the 2009 TechStars Boston class, has scored approximately $700,000 in funding to add to the $18,000 it had already received from TechStars as part of the program.
via TechStars Graduate Localytics Raises $700K For Mobile App Analytics Suite.
These guys are doing some great work &#8211; I definitely recommend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/05/10/techstars-graduate-localytics-raises-700k-for-mobile-app-analytics-suite/</link>
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		<title>Lean Into Spring with Lean Startup Circle Boston &#8211; Lean Startup Circle Boston (Cambridge, MA) &#8211; Meetup.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This looks like a great networking opportunity for anyone interested in tech startups in the Boston/Cambridge area. I know a number of the people who are attending or organizing and it looks to be a great event.

Lean Into Spring with Lean Startup Circle Boston &#8211; Lean Startup Circle Boston (Cambridge, MA) &#8211; Meetup.com.

Here&#8217;s a link [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/05/07/lean-into-spring-with-lean-startup-circle-boston-lean-startup-circle-boston-cambridge-ma-meetup-com/</link>
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		<title>Founder Dating for  the MassChallenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In keeping with the growing start-up community here in Boston/Cambridge, MassChallenge is hosting a founder dating event May 11th from 6-9pm.
Even if you&#8217;re not actively considering jumping into a startup immediately, these kinds of events are great networking and a great way to get a view into which new technologies are emerging.
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		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/05/05/founder-dating-for-the-masschallenge/</link>
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		<title>Winthrop Square Boston</title>
		<description><![CDATA[detail of the statue of Robert Burns in Winthrop Square in Boston. A gorgeous  day here in Boston. 

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		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2010/04/05/winthrop-square-boston/</link>
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		<title>How to create a TIMESTAMP/DATETIME column in MySQL to automatically be set with the current time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The TIMESTAMP data type is the only way to have MySQL automatically set the time when a row was inserted and/or updated. DATETIME columns can&#8217;t do this.
TIMESTAMP columns are identical to DATETIME columns with one important exception &#8212; they can be set to take the current time value when a row is created or updated.
You [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2009/03/07/how-to-create-a-timestampdatetime-column-in-mysql-to-automatically-be-set-with-the-current-time/</link>
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		<title>MySQL Integer sizes and ranges of values &#8211; How-To Create Table example</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are 5 different integer columns, each hold integer values of different sizes. 
Moreover, each can be signed or unsigned. If your value can&#8217;t ever be negative (for example, for an index), then you should probably make your values unsigned.

DROP TABLE `foo`.`example_03`;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `foo`.`example_03` (
 f_01  TINYINT,     [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kbedell.com/2009/03/07/mysql-integer-sizes-and-ranges-of-values-how-to-create/</link>
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