Author Archives: Dennis

The Python install system needs an overhaul

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Dennis

Perhaps this is more of a rant than a useful blog post. I do plan on posting something useful though, so bear with me. First, a little background. I’ve been working on installing a website based on Django for the … Continue reading →

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Do we really need super-fast broadband?

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Dennis

Wouldn’t it be nice to download your favorite music track in just 11 seconds? Or a 60 minute TV show in just 1 minute 2 seconds? How about a High definition movie in just over 14 minutes? Is this ever … Continue reading →

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How to remove or edit a commit in your git repository

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Dennis

So you just committed 15 things to your git repository and now you want to push your changes. Oops, commit #2 added your password file. Or perhaps you misspelled words in the commit message. Now, being a git expert, you … Continue reading →

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Example Image Upload with YUI Rich Text Editor 2.7.0

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dennis

It’s somewhat slow coming, but I’ve checked compatibility with the image uploader and YUI version 2.7.0. If you haven’t read the original YUI Image Uploader page, start there. After that, you can use this page for an example getting the … Continue reading →

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Launching wxPython apps with an iPython shell

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Dennis

Suppose you want to run your fancy wxPython application but have a shell in the background to peek and poke at certains settings, help debug, and possibly even use an API that your program provides to automate tasks. iPython has … Continue reading →

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Fixing the code highlighter for WordPress

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Dennis

Many of my posts have some sort of code, shell script, or other syntax highlighted portion. I’ve loved the code highligher plugin for wordpress. The version I’ve been using (1.8) doesn’t seem to have had any updates for quite some … Continue reading →

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