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  1. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 9 additions and 10 deletions.
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    3. Develop some questions about the data that you'd want to see in an app. Example questions that come to mind: What are the safety ratings of the country's best-selling tires? How safe are the tires that come standard on the most common cars? Do tire costs correlate with safety?
    4. Look at some news apps. I suggest: http://projects.propublica.org/emergency/. Come with some ideas on how to turn the UTQGS data into an app.

    ###More Info about UTQGS
    More info about the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)
    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
    * http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating

    Tire market profile:
    * http://www.tirereview.com/Content/Site309/ContentBlocks/919902012TireMa_00000056257.pdf

    ###Installing Rails
    Install rails with this guide: http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/rails-os-x-install-guide/ , but make the following changes

    @@ -27,13 +35,4 @@ to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Te

    * Skip everything in step 6 (Configure PostgreSQL). We'll be using SQLite instead.

    * At the very end, the <code>rails new myproject -d postgresql -T</code> command should just be <code>rails new myproject</code>

    ###More Info about UTQGS
    More info about the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)
    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
    * http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating

    Tire market profile:
    * http://www.tirereview.com/Content/Site309/ContentBlocks/919902012TireMa_00000056257.pdf

    * At the very end, the <code>rails new myproject -d postgresql -T</code> command should just be <code>rails new myproject</code>
  2. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 3 additions and 6 deletions.
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    Tire Quality App: How Safe Are Your Tires?
    ===========================================
    ------------------------------------------

    Before you get to SF:

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    3. Develop some questions about the data that you'd want to see in an app. Example questions that come to mind: What are the safety ratings of the country's best-selling tires? How safe are the tires that come standard on the most common cars? Do tire costs correlate with safety?
    4. Look at some news apps. I suggest: http://projects.propublica.org/emergency/. Come with some ideas on how to turn the UTQGS data into an app.

    Installing Rails
    ----------------

    ###Installing Rails
    Install rails with this guide: http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/rails-os-x-install-guide/ , but make the following changes

    * SKIP this step:
    @@ -31,8 +29,7 @@ to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Te

    * At the very end, the <code>rails new myproject -d postgresql -T</code> command should just be <code>rails new myproject</code>

    More Info about UTQGS
    ---------------------
    ###More Info about UTQGS
    More info about the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)
    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
    * http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating
  3. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 6 additions and 0 deletions.
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    Tire Quality App: How Safe Are Your Tires?
    ===========================================

    Before you get to SF:

    @@ -7,6 +8,9 @@ Before you get to SF:
    3. Develop some questions about the data that you'd want to see in an app. Example questions that come to mind: What are the safety ratings of the country's best-selling tires? How safe are the tires that come standard on the most common cars? Do tire costs correlate with safety?
    4. Look at some news apps. I suggest: http://projects.propublica.org/emergency/. Come with some ideas on how to turn the UTQGS data into an app.

    Installing Rails
    ----------------

    Install rails with this guide: http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/rails-os-x-install-guide/ , but make the following changes

    * SKIP this step:
    @@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Te

    * At the very end, the <code>rails new myproject -d postgresql -T</code> command should just be <code>rails new myproject</code>

    More Info about UTQGS
    ---------------------
    More info about the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)
    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
    * http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating
  4. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 4 additions and 4 deletions.
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    Install rails with this guide: http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/rails-os-x-install-guide/ , but make the following changes

    1. SKIP this step:
    * SKIP this step:

    <pre><code>brew install apple-gcc42 autoconf pkg-config git postgresql qt</code></pre>

    replace with

    brew install git

    2. To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type
    * To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type

    <pre><code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code></pre>

    to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Terminal for the changes to take effect.

    3. Skip everything in step 6 (Configure PostgreSQL). We'll be using SQLite instead.
    * Skip everything in step 6 (Configure PostgreSQL). We'll be using SQLite instead.

    4. At the very end, the "rails new myproject -d postgresql -T" command should just be "rails new myproject"
    * At the very end, the <code>rails new myproject -d postgresql -T</code> command should just be <code>rails new myproject</code>

    More info about the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)
    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
  5. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    @@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ Install rails with this guide: http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/rails-os-x-inst

    1. SKIP this step:

    brew install apple-gcc42 autoconf pkg-config git postgresql qt
    <pre><code>brew install apple-gcc42 autoconf pkg-config git postgresql qt</code></pre>

    replace with

    brew install git

    2. To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type

    <pre><code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code></pre>
    <pre><code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code></pre>

    to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Terminal for the changes to take effect.

  6. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    2. To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type

    <pre><code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code></pre>
    <pre><code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code></pre>

    to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Terminal for the changes to take effect.

  7. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion gistfile1.md
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    2. To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type

    <code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code>
    <pre><code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code></pre>

    to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Terminal for the changes to take effect.

  8. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion gistfile1.md
    Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
    @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ replace with

    2. To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type

    open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler
    <code>open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler</code>

    to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Terminal for the changes to take effect.

  9. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
    4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions gistfile1.md
    Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
    @@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ Install rails with this guide: http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/rails-os-x-inst

    1. SKIP this step:

    brew install apple-gcc42 autoconf pkg-config git postgresql qt
    brew install apple-gcc42 autoconf pkg-config git postgresql qt

    replace with

    brew install git

    2. To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type

    open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler
    open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler

    to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Terminal for the changes to take effect.

  10. @sinker sinker revised this gist Jan 9, 2014. 1 changed file with 3 additions and 5 deletions.
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    4. At the very end, the "rails new myproject -d postgresql -T" command should just be "rails new myproject"

    More info about the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
    http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating
    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
    * http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating

    Tire market profile:

    http://www.tirereview.com/Content/Site309/ContentBlocks/919902012TireMa_00000056257.pdf
    * http://www.tirereview.com/Content/Site309/ContentBlocks/919902012TireMa_00000056257.pdf

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    Tire Quality App: How Safe Are Your Tires?

    Before you get to SF:

    1. Install Rails. Unless a critical mass of people are Pythonistas, we'll use Rails. Obviously JavaScript too, for front-end stuff, and any manner of data analysis tools, such as R.. but make sure Rails is installed and working on your machine before you show up. (Instructions below)
    2. Download the UTQGS data: http://cl.ly/0L2c152y2n2j, and take a look at it
    3. Develop some questions about the data that you'd want to see in an app. Example questions that come to mind: What are the safety ratings of the country's best-selling tires? How safe are the tires that come standard on the most common cars? Do tire costs correlate with safety?
    4. Look at some news apps. I suggest: http://projects.propublica.org/emergency/. Come with some ideas on how to turn the UTQGS data into an app.

    Install rails with this guide: http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/rails-os-x-install-guide/ , but make the following changes

    1. SKIP this step:

    brew install apple-gcc42 autoconf pkg-config git postgresql qt

    replace with

    brew install git

    2. To add stuff to your ~/.bash_profile, you can use any text editor (the guide doesn't tell you how). So, for example, if you use TextWrangler, you can type

    open ~/.bash_profile -a TextWrangler

    to open the bash_profile in TextWrangler, save, close the file and open a new Terminal for the changes to take effect.

    3. Skip everything in step 6 (Configure PostgreSQL). We'll be using SQLite instead.

    4. At the very end, the "rails new myproject -d postgresql -T" command should just be "rails new myproject"

    More info about the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTQG
    http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating

    Tire market profile:

    http://www.tirereview.com/Content/Site309/ContentBlocks/919902012TireMa_00000056257.pdf