PyCon 2010, day 1


I'll update this as the day progresses at PyCon 2010. ————— 1743: Lightning talks. Some sophomoric obscene humor is on display in one of the talks. 1655: Scaling your Python Application on EC2. Reddit's move to EC2. They run 16 Python applications per server, two per core. 256 virtual CPUs, 432 GB of RAM. Problems … Continue reading PyCon 2010, day 1 →

PyCon Tutorials, day 2, Liveblog


I'll update this as the day progresses at PyCon 2010. ————— 1634: It's just dawned on me that Jacob has as much energy at 4:30 pm as he does at 9:00 am. Yeow. 1620: Linux-HA for redundancy at the very front-end. 1605: Database redundancy via connection middleware. The next release of PostgreSQL will have built-in … Continue reading PyCon Tutorials, day 2, Liveblog →

PyCon Tutorials, day 1, Liveblog


I'll update this as the day progresses at PyCon 2010. ————— 1623: We're done. This tutorial was at a more beginner level than I had expected. It was probably just right for some, maybe even a majority, of the audience. But some topics (e.g., the "base" template and settings files, how to change your site's … Continue reading PyCon Tutorials, day 1, Liveblog →

PyCon 2010 arrival


I'm settled in my room for PyCon 2010. Tomorrow's the first day of tutorials. Just had a great dinner, albeit by myself, and now I'll do some Django work for a couple hours before turning in. I've got some Merlot within, so, my coding skills might be stunted.

PyCon 2010!


Tuesday, I leave for a week of PyCon 2010 in Atlanta. I'll liveblog and tweet (using the #pycon hashtag) from the conference. I expect to gravitate toward talks about the innards-of-Python, packaging, and deployment tools & techniques. We'll see.

Northwest Python Day 2010


Today, I'll liveblog and tweet from Northwest Python Day 2010. I'll update this article as the day progresses. ————— 1734: The day's over! 1717: More lightning talks. (I'm fading. Lots of great info and discussion today, it takes energy to stay focused!) A Google Maps - Twitter mashup. WebHelpers. IronPython. (Bleh.) 1647: Python vs. Ruby, … Continue reading Northwest Python Day 2010 →

Prediction: Ballmer out within a year


I'll stick my neck out again with a Microsoft prediction. CEO Steve Ballmer will be out of a job within the next 12 months. The major reason, whether stated or not, will be Microsoft's staggering incompetence in adapting to (much less anticipating) changes in the online and real-time computing landscape. It may not be all … Continue reading Prediction: Ballmer out within a year →

A review of BumpTop, the 3D desktop


I've used the BumpTop 3-D desktop (Mac version) for a day. It's a promising start, but not worth using, or paying for. BumpTop's visual metaphor is a 3-D desktop surrounded by four walls. It works with OS X's Spaces, so each Space can be a 3-D desktop. This means each virtual desktop now has five … Continue reading A review of BumpTop, the 3D desktop →

BumpTop – 3D Desktop


I'm trying a new 3D desktop, for Macs. It's called BumpTop. I've only played with it a bit, but it's interesting enough to keep it for the next couple of days, and see how I like it. I already see one visual oddity... The BumpTop desktop is 3-D, but open application windows are 2-D.