April 2012 Archive

I had to use my personal email at work today to send files to a client because we have an email security policy suitable for 9-year-old girls.

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For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway tells the tale of a rouge U.S. citizen aiding the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.  The novel hits …

I had an opportunity recently to visit the British Museum in London, and came across a gallery themed “Living and Dying.”  It is an intriguing collection of artifacts that represent …

I’ve discovered, rather painfully, that setting up auth fixtures for testing requires a little care.  Problems result when South migrations interfere with fixture permissions.

The best way to dump …

Sometimes it’s too easy to fire and forget when it comes to setting up FileFields in Django. Over time, a lot of media can become stale as objects are …

As the “next page” button becomes a thing of the past, we look for new ways to provide streaming information. Enter infinite scroll. Implementing infinite scroll in Django is easy …

Jason Swadley suggests listening to This American Life this week and it’s advice worth heeding.  The hour long discussion is a stirring perspective on the reality of political influence.