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Porting to Python 3: An offer for you.
Recent posts and discussions around porting of existing libraries and frameworks to Python 3 have been pretty interesting. I think that there have been a lot of good points brought up in the...
View ArticleQuick example of extending UserCreationForm in Django
I just banged my head against this, and with no good answers floating around out there, I thought I'd share. In my case, I just wanted to extend the basic django.contrib.auth.forms.UserCreationForm in...
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2011 in review: The Personal Portion
Yup; it's that time - everyone and their brother is doing a post looking back at 2011 and taking stock of the good, the bad and the ugly. I'm no different - 2011 was a year that largely represented a...
View Article2011 In Review: The Python Portion
As I said in my post this morning - "2011 in Review: The Personal Portion" - it's that time where we're all taking stock and reflecting back on 2011. In this post's case, I'm taking stock of the things...
View ArticlePSF Grants, and some additional color
Doug Hellmann and Mike Driscoll put up an excellent post on the Python Software Foundation blog about most of the grant-type work that the foundation performed over the 2011 year. To add some color to...
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A letter to my love, my friend, my wife.
A letter to my love, my friend, my wife and my partner - Dusty: I know it's the day before Valentines - some things can't wait just for a day. Ten years - that's how long we've been with one another....
View ArticlePython.org Redesign Request For Proposals
Well, it's official - a labor of love from myself and many others - with special thanks to Andrew Kuchling for getting it over the finish line. The Python Software Foundation has officially announced a...
View ArticleIt doesn't matter who he is, only that he needs help.
It doesn't matter what "community" he is part of, nor who he is. He's a hacker, a father of two beautiful girls and a husband. He's being robbed of his life, and his daughters robbed of their father....
View ArticlePython.org Redesign Proposals: Due in 7 days.
I hope you didn't miss all the posts, but if you did, the Python Software Foundation opened a Request For Proposals for the complete overhaul and redesign of Python.org a little while ago. The deadline...
View ArticleStompy: The Giant, Rideable Walking Robot
Meet Stompy - an open-source 18ft wide, 4000 pound 6 legged robot... You can ride. This is pretty cool - the team - Project Hexapod - is located in Somerville MA, just up the road from me. Now, you're...
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Rest In Peace: John Hunter, matplotlib author, father has passed away.
I was extremely sad in hearing about this this morning - John Hunter, author of matplotlib and tireless open source/Python community contributor has passed away after an intense and short battle with...
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The Great Python.org Redesign
Preamble What follows is an edited-for-my-blog version of the blog post I wrote for the Python Software Foundation. I have maintained some of the structure and form but added my personal thoughts along...
View ArticleAdding a few more projects to the list...
...Or wherein I figure out all the things, right? In addition to cutting the cord on my previous webhost due to the utter meltdown they had when I announced the Python.org Redesign and rapidly swapping...
View ArticleThe Code Of Conduct
Preamble By now, if you're linked in to current Python / Python Software Foundation News you know that as of November 21, 2012 the PSF now requires that all conferences it sponsors, or provides grants...
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Followups: Code of Conduct, PyCon, Speakup...
Just a few random bits from the newsphere:The Code of ConductFirst up, the Python Software Foundation Code of Conduct announcement generated a fair amount of feedback, triggering my own essay on the...
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2012: A year in Review.
Well - of course, it's that time again to take a look back at the year and think reflect (if you've got the mental bandwidth) on the previous year. I'm not a huge fan of memes, but I've made it a bit...
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Saying Goodbye
Its been an amazing rideFour Years I'm not one who makes large life changes lightly. I'm fiercely loyal - some would say to a fault - and what I do at my job defines me. The highs of the job are my...
View ArticleJoining Rackspace
The Switch So, as you read in my Goodbye post; I'm switching over to a new role at Rackspace starting today, April 15th. The short version is that I am coming on board to help improve and evolve the...
View ArticleA lot happens.
Note: Part two is here My last post here was April 15th, 2013; it was my gushing post letting the world know I was joining Rackspace to chase a dream and change the world. Well, a lot has happened...
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Community, Maslow & Boundaries
In my last post I opened up a fair amount of personal "stuff" much like one of those superfund sites "opens up". I meant it as a start to unwindind the good, the bad and the ugly I see in myself, what...
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