Archives 2006
3 hours of procrastination on a 5 minute fix (Well, at least I got my laundry folded...)
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Snaking.
The bug in SQLObject was just a missing '+' character, it was doing:
sql = ';\n'+join_sql
instead of:
sql += ';\n'+join_sql
so the SQL for the table was getting dropped when there was "join" sql for the final content. Somewhat of a letdown, I was thinking it would be hours of plunging through deep-dark code ...
Where'd that three hours go? (So much for buying my interest with smoothies...)
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Snaking.
It seems that the smoothies were not sufficiently enticing to get me to actually sit down and work on the SQLObject problem. Shane's coming by in an hour to get his router re-provisioned, so not going to have a big block of time for work tonight. Maybe I should just call the day a write-off ...
PyGTA Review of web frameworks part 2 this Tuesday... (We will, we will... frame you!)
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Coming up on the 4th Tuesday of the month again. We'll be continuing our review of web frameworks from last month, so if you have a particular framework you've used and can review (critically) come on down and share your opinations.
As usual we'll be at our generous venue Linux Caffe, who go ...
Once you have a schema generator you get lazy (Stalled on TurboGears, sort-of...)
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Hasn't been a stellar day for productivity today. The flip side of frameworks is that when something goes wrong you have to do a lot more work (in someone else's code) to fix it. The bug I hit is a fairly minor one, the SQL generator for the TurboGears model is "forgetting" a table (and ...
My first day with TurboGears (So far so good...)
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Knight Errant,
Snaking.
Decided today was the day to learn TurboGears, so I sat down and started working out a model for the BetterBilling project. This is basically a generic provisioning system for ISPs or VoIP providers that I'm wanting to build.
The version I'm looking at right now is less generic than the envisioned one; that's just ...
Great way to spend a night (Coffee and cheesecake and hours of conversation...)
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Vindaloo.
Out to coffee to get to know a new friend better. One of those great conversations that refuses to die, even though you both know you should get going if you're going to be up in the morning.
One-on-one conversations really are so much deeper than the big-group ones. I like the big-group ones I ...
Getting out of the house is a good thing (Only takes 20 minutes or so to pay for the food...)
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Knight Errant.
Pleasant day in my corner under a plant at Linux Caffe. 7-1/4 hours here, with 6-1/4 hours billable. It's good not to have any temptation to lie down when you're tired/sore. It's also nice having half a dozen different types of drinks available and good food and pleasant conversations here and there. Still don't know ...
You pay for it the next day (Good day may equal poor week...)
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Knight Errant.
Didn't get much past 4 hours yesterday due to hand troubles. Oh well. 4.25 hours is okay, it's just not ideal. Today (if I ever get my posterior in gear) I'm planning to walk down to Linux Caffe and work from there. Mostly I figure I need the exercise.
Good utilisation rate for the day (Not big-company good, but pretty good for someone working by themselves...)
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Knight Errant.
Sacha was mentioning that a certain large corporation's consultants aim for something like 92% utilisation (I may have the number slightly wrong, but it was in that area), that is, in an 8 hour day they want 7 hours and 22 minutes of that billable.
I would think at that point you have to have ...
The Wise Councilor (55-word flash-fiction)
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Vindaloo.
Planning the rise to power the wise councilor had needed a figurehead. Better to be the power behind the throne. Kneeling, watching the King sign his death warrant, he questioned his wisdom. Did a not-quite-so-wise councilor really need a figurehead? If only he had not been quite so wise so long ago.
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Mike C. Fletcher, the VRPlumber, is a philosopher of design turned computer programmer based in Toronto, Canada. He works primarily in the Python programming language, and maintains a large number of Open Source software packages. You can reach him at: mcfletch@vrplumber.com.