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Entries for week beginning July 22, 2007
➠ July 27, 2007
➠ July 26, 2007
Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python
Good summary of some of the powerful pieces of Python that are easy to overlook if you’re used to other, let’s say “more verbose”, languages. I’ve been coding in Python for close to three years, and there was stuff I learned here (dict.setdefault: where have you been all my life?)
RussellBeattie.com - I Am Jabber Powered!
Good summary of why Jabber is awesome and the future of IM. I have to admit, I didn’t “get it” until I installed my own XMPP server and was able to hack up a bot in Python with about 20 lines of code.
Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think
Just picked this up, and a quick skim shows it’s something a bit special: Learn good coding practices by reading experts choice of “the most beautiful code they’ve seen”, with plenty of commentary. I’m halfway tempted to take a day off next week and just sit and read this all day.
How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life
Excellently skeptical article on companies’ presence in Second Life. “You might wonder what Coke is doing in such a place. “It had a lot to do with hype,” admits Michael Donnelly.”
The Douche Card
Forget Moo Cards… *these* will be the essential wicked-classy cards to hand out at future Web Innovator Groups.
➠ July 25, 2007
Human Brain Cloud
Massively-multiplayer word association game. The Flash graphs are particularly gorgeous.
Official Gmail Blog: Help make a Gmail video
Fun little collaborative video project from GMail.
Boston Red Sox - Red Sox connecting with their cut-off man - The Boston Globe
“Each of these guys is like a character, and each one has their thing — Papi’s beard, [Dustin] Pedroia’s sideburns, [Mike] Lowell’s little mustache,” says LMontro, sipping lemonade before a recent game. “The Yankees are all shaved and boring.”
THE HELLO EXPERIMENT
Answering the question on many people’s minds… If you were blind and tried to make a clay bust of Lionel Richie (like in that 80’s mawk-fest video for Hello), how would it turn out?
The Wesabe Firefox Uploader
Cool solution to the problem of automatically download bank statements from the gazillion different financial institutions out there: Easily scripting Firefox to download them for you. Well played, Wesabe. Well played.
➠ July 24, 2007
➠ July 23, 2007
Exploiting the iPhone
The inevitable first iPhone security flaw announcement. Notable for how frankly *non* sensationalist it is.
Sunset at McCoy
Curt Schilling pitches in Pawtucket
No. 38 making a rehab start at the Red Sox's AAA team.
Del’s Frozen Lemonade
Frankly, it boggles my mind that coffee milk was made the official Rhode Island state drink over this delicious concoction.
➠ July 22, 2007
Real World Racer: A Google Maps Racing Game
Best use of Google Maps yet?
Cute Overload: Seriously hungry, hungry hippo
I want a hippo for a pet! I’m sure Bacon and Clyde wouldn’t mind.
shirt.woot.com
Oh lordy — Woot launch a Different-T-Shirt-Every-Day shop. My credit card quakes in fear.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.