Monthly Archives: October 2007

Clearing misconceptions about Django

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Maura

The D is silent. Silent. Ask my coworkers — you should probably not say “duh-jango” around me. (FAQ: What does “Django” mean, and how do you pronounce it?) Django is not Python on Rails. Pleasantly, most of the things I … Continue reading →

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Last weekend

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Maura

This weekend Emma came to visit, and we partied like it was 1999, and by that I mean we pretended we were in high school, which is funny, actually, because Emma wasn’t even in high school in 1999. On Friday … Continue reading →

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Pork notes

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Maura

I made this Apple Cranberry Stuffed Pork Roast on Saturday. It was very delicious. It is attractive and festive enough for a holiday meal, although personally it will take a bit more practice to get the roll right. We just … Continue reading →

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Accounts

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Maura

We’ve been talking a lot about OpenID at work lately, and this has got me to thinking about the number of user accounts I have on different sites. It’s absolutely insane how many there are. I have accounts for: notmyself.com … Continue reading →

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Bullseye

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Maura

Ah, it’s been so long since I mentioned my first favorite store. Checked out the new Target in Atlantic Station tonight, which opened yesterday. (From my reading it was only seven months behind schedule. Go Target!) I was overly excited … Continue reading →

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Django Style

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Maura

In the Django docs, there’s this wonderful little section on coding style. Only recently did I find this myself, as it’s in the section on “Contributing to Django,” which I think most Django users will probably never look at. I … Continue reading →

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Django Tips, Vol. 1

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Maura

Recently at work I talked a bit about some Django best practices, both in general and for us internally. It’s cool to work with other people with Django, to see what they pick up on and what they like/don’t like. … Continue reading →

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Pedestrian rage

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Maura

If I am standing on a street corner waiting to cross, and I don’t have the benefit of a light (or maybe I do, that’s happened, too), and you are the last car in a cluster of cars before a … Continue reading →

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