Jacob Kaplan-Moss: January 2009

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peafowl - Google Code

(memcache, memcached, messaging, python, queue, starling)

The Perils of Zero-Gravity Videography

Can't record video in zero G. Lame.

(funny, space, tech, video)

Quick-R: Home Page

(documentation, mathematics, r, r-project, statistics, stats)

RSeek.org R-project Search Engine

(r, search)

Database test: dual Intel Xeon 5160 (6/6) | Tweakers.net

Comparing MySQL 4, MySQL 5, and Postgres 8. Don't pay too much attention to the numbers, but notice the shape of the graphs. MySQL does worse after about 7-10 concurrent queries, but Postgres gets the same throughput at 10 concurrent requests as it does at 100.

(database, mysql, performance, postgresql)

cGPSmapper - Your Tool For Creating Maps

Download custom maps to Garmin GPS devices. Dunno if this'll work with my older Garmin, but if it does that'd be sweet.

(garmin, gps, maps)

PhotoCalc — The Photographer’s Calculator Application for iPhone and iPod touch: Depth of Field/DoF, reciprocation, flash

Calculate DoF, flash exposure, etc.

(application, calculator, camera, iphone, photo, photocalc, software)

Nuclear apocalypse and the Letter of Last Resort.

Wow: “At this very moment, miles beneath the surface of the ocean, there is a British nuclear submarine carrying powerful ICBMs…. In the control room of the sub…, “there is a safe attached to a control room floor. Inside that, there is an inner safe. And inside that sits a letter. It is addressed to the submarine commander and it is from the Prime Minister. In that letter, Gordon Brown conveys the most awesome decision of his political career….” The decision? Whether or not to fire the sub's missiles … in retaliation for an attack that would … have already visited nuclear destruction on Great Britain.”

(icbms, nuclear, war, weapons)

Official Google Mac Blog: Search Without Effort: The Quick Search Box

This is what the creator of QuickSilver has been working on at Google. Pretty rudimentary right now, but I'm excited to see where it goes.

(google, mac, search, software)

“Pork & Beans” (alternate “Pork & Beens” version) | Pitchfork

Alternate cut of Weezer's “Pork & Beans” homage to internet memes. Even better than the original.

(memes, porkandbeans, video, weezer, youtube)

Flickr: Discussing Cheap Flash Slave / On-Camera Flash Diffuser in *DIY Photography Equipment

Nice idea for a super cheap flash slave.

(diy, flash, photography)

Introduction to Information Retrieval

Looks like a must-read; Matt says that this is the best technical book he's read in years.

(algorithms, book, free, informationretrieval, programming, via:mccurdy)

tomtaylor.co.uk : projects : microprinter

Print social web data (dopplr, calendar, etc.) to a receipt printer. Really awesome. I've been thinking about doing something similar for Django's ticket queue; this might be the push I need.

(arduino, electronics, mashup, microprinter, paper, printer, printing)

The Inauguration of President Barack Obama - The Big Picture - Boston.com

As expected, The Big Picture wins for best coverage of the inauguration. I love the interplay between the close-up press access photos and the crowds of people watching in person and on TV around the world.

(barackobama, election, election2008, inauguration, photojournalism, usa)

LocalSolr | GIS Search

A Solr addon for doing geographic searches. Must investigate further.

(apache, geo, geocoding, gis, lucene, search, solr)

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Errol Morris Blog - NYTimes.com

Errol Morris interviews the the head photo editors of the AP, AFP, and Reuters, asking each to pick iconic images of the Bush presidency.

(bush, errolmorris, journalism, photographs, photojournalism, photos, presidency)

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What is django.contrib?

Since it comes up a lot, I thought I’d spend a bit of time writing up my thoughts on what“django.contrib“ really is, and what including a package in it really means. In a nutshell, django.contrib contains optional, de facto standard implementations of common patterns.

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