money

Jekyll Money

A Ruby Gem for dealing with money in Jekyll and Liquid templates.

:: Ruby / Bundler / Jekyll / BigDecimal / Money

While trying to calulate discount promotion costs for a Jekyll site I was working I ran into friction calculating promotions in Jekyll. It wasn’t Jekyll’s fault, per se, though it was a shortcoming in Liquid and had to be fixed.

My First Bitcoin Wallet

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How I overcame my Bitcoin investing fears and just created a goddamn wallet. Inspiration, tools and tips to help you get started with Bitcoin.

10 months ago I took a trip to Bali and spent a couple weeks living in a boutique hotel turned coliving apartment at a place called Roam Ubud. During my stay I met all kinds of interesting people including serial entrepreneurs, digital nomads, lifestyle bloggers, iOS developers and even a feng shui author.

Of all the chance encounters I had during my trip to Bali one individual stood out. His name was Robin. And I’ll never forget Robin because he sold me my first bitcoin.