Eric Holscher: Using pdb to debug management commands and unit tests (Debugging Django Series,Part 4) (1)
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Screencast 4 Today's screencast is about pdb again. This time we are going to be debugging management commands, and unit tests for django. This is a little bit more powerful than the previous screencast which just introduced the basic debugging commands. Setup This screencast uses a couple of really handy pieces of software. iPython is a wonderful piece of software for all python developers. It gives you handy things like tab completion, syntax highlighting, and ...
Messy interfaces for repeated use and efficiency (1)
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GUUUI - The Interaction Designer's Coffee Break (36)
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Ryan from 37signals has written an interesting post on the trade-off between populating interfaces with many features to improve efficiency versus distributing them over more screens to make them easier to digest. Referring to Edward Tufte, Ryan explains the dilemma as a question of having information displayed adjacent in space or stacked in time. He concludes that while screens with low complexity gives the eye less to filter through, separating elements onto different screens reduces ...
Build your own mashup. Or something. - Online Journalism Blog (4)
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Mozilla Labs are building a non-technical mashup service called Ubiquity. The video below takes you through some very impressive applications of the tool which at this very early stage already does the following: Lets you map and insert maps anywhere; translate on-page; digg and twitter; lookup and insert yelp review; get the weather; syntax highlight any code you find. Convert to PDF, rich text or HTML. Find and install new commands to extend your browser’s ...
Using pdb, the Python Debugger (Django Debugging Series, Part 3) | Surfing in Kansas (2)
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I had a couple of comments about my last post saying that I should be sending all of the screencasts to the aggregator because this is content and isn't spam. So I'm going to do that. Thanks for all the feedback everyone! Hope you're enjoying the series. Screencast 3 Posts in this series Screencast: Debugging with the Django Error Page Screencast 2: Logging in Django, for fun and profit Using pdb, the Python Debugger (Django ...
Eric Holscher: Screencast 2: Logging in Django, for fun and profit (5)
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This is the second screencast of a week long series. Part 1: Using Django's Error Page Part 2: Logging in Django Part 3: Using the Debugger (teaser) So that I don't spam all of the Django Community Feed (Bad RSS handling has done that more than once, Sorry!) I'm only going to be posting this post and the last post summarizing all of the screencasts on the aggregator. So if you're trying to keep up ...
Obama Front Pages (1)
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Managing Django Projects on Your Server with Style | Django Web Development - Lincoln Loop (7)
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Mapping Memory: Web Designer as Information Cartographer (41)
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The rise of the social web demands that we rethink our traditional role as builders of digital monuments, and turn our attention to the close observation of the spaces that our users are producing around us. It's time for a new metaphor. Consider cartography. Hide Your Shame: The A List Apart Store and T-Shirt Emporium is back. Hot new designs! Old favorites remixed! S, M, L, XL. Come shop with us!
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Sara said:
Mapping memory collectively: no more digital monumentsThe redesign of my law school’s website is not unlike the creation of a rhetorician’s memory dwelling. Built from the collective memory of our past and current students and faculty, the website is an abstraction—a map—of that memory, created to persuade prospective students to apply, current students to collaborate, and alumni to remain engaged with the school.
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Frason said:
note to self - you need to read this
Next Gen Productivity Monitoring Software (1)
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Now that I have a new baby, it is even more important to me that the time I spend in front of the computer is spent efficiently and productively. I’ve played around with productivity-monitoring software like RescueTime and TimeSnapper, and they provide a convenient way to record how I wasted my day. It’s a nice first step, but I’d like to see this class of application expand into 3 new areas: positive feedback, targeted recommendations, ...
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Jachin Sheehy said:
Attention API ... weird enough that it might just work.
New Outlook VSTO AddIn: How to disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook 2007 (7)
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Last October I posted a Macro-quasi-hack to Disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook within your own company network. The technique uses a macro to flip a metadata bit in a message. Of course the only REAL way truly to disable Reply to All and Forward is to use IRM (Intellectual Rights Management) in Outlook 2003/7. However, this technique was useful to a lot of people as it is super simple and can stop ...
New Outlook VSTO AddIn: How to disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook 2007 (5)
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Last October I posted a Macro-quasi-hack to Disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook within your own company network. The technique uses a macro to flip a metadata bit in a message. Of course the only REAL way truly to disable Reply to All and Forward is to use IRM (Intellectual Rights Management) in Outlook 2003/7. However, this technique was useful to a lot of people as it is super simple and can stop ...
Profanity works (80)
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I’m a big fan of swearing. Not in the derogatory, directed-at-you kind of way (“hey, fuck you!”), but as verbal marker to underline key concepts, create emphasis, and express passion. It certainly doesn’t work in every environment nor should it, but there are plenty were it does. The first place where I’ve found it to be useful is between coworkers (“fuck, that’s awesome”). A team of British researchers found a while ago that profanity at ...
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glongman said:
fuck yeah
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Jon said:
they sell fucking shoes
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Tom said:
only true david HH fans will get the "they sell fucking shoes" reference.
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Adam said:
It's a f***n good post, eh?
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Jonas | lk9 said:
Fucking A!
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Mike B said:
I even agree with these guys when it comes to swearing...
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Tim said:
I dig profanity too :)
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Scott said:
Couldn't agree more. Whether you like it or not, it's an important tool in the communication toolbox.
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Alexander Williams said:
Proof that Operation BSU is on the cutting edge of communications theory. Fuck yeah, that's goddamn awesome!
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David said:
fuckin' a!
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Rob said:
Sounds like another follower of the teachings of Billy Connolly
Automatic “Awesompersands” » Patrick Haney (25)
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Web typography always fascinates me, especially when extra care is taken in such details. It amazes me what can be done in web design by simply fidgeting with type using CSS, so when I saw the latest incarnation of Dan Cederholm’s SimpleBits adorned with a gorgeous ampersand in plain text, it got me thinking about ampersands. Because hey… who doesn’t think about ampersands? Am I right? Hello? Okay, just stay with me here… The History ...
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Tiffehr said:
Geeky awesomeness, sad to say.
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Christian said:
Defintely want to try this...
BOFH: Smash + grab (1)
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Episode 27 RIP an awful lot of hardware The long-awaited weekend has almost arrived! The migration of the server room to the new site and the transfer of our 'crucial' services to the successful tendering party (ie our ghost facility) is about to commence.
What is a citizen Journalist? (1)
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This made me smile. Not saying I agree. Just made me smile. A definition of citizen journalist by Seth Finkelstein in response to a post by Dan Gillmor about defining the loaded term “person who wants to have things both ways, by claiming all the privileges which attach to the role of “journalist”, while disclaiming all the responsibilities and rules which constrain that role, saying they are a “citizen””.
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Shared at http://twitter.com/strangepants/statuses/891869568
BOFH: Burying the hatchet (1)
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Episode 28 In someone's back, naturally There's something about a newly refurbished building that just appeals. Whether it's the contrast of old and new (i.e. the ancient glass fronted axe cases in the stairwell which no-one in their right mind would install these days, versus the almost ubiquitous security cameras which everyone seems to be installing these days) …
Julien Phalip - Blog - Adding search to a Django site in a snap (8)
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Search is a feature that is -- or at least, should be -- present on most sites containing dynamic or large content. There are a few projects around to tackle that. Here's a non-exhaustive list: djangosearch, django-search (with a dash), django-sphinx. However, those search engines seem like overkill if you just need a simple search feature for your CMS or blog. To deal with that, I've come up with a generic and simple trick. All ...
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Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday night. Here’s how it played on America’s front pages on Friday morning....Shared by Jachin Sheehy (8)Contribute comment
