Monthly Archives: September 2010

On Being a Puppetmaster

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Karl

YouTube: “Jim Henson on Making Muppets 1969″:

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Four Links on Ideas (and Perspective)

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Karl

My friend Arpit Mathur posted a great piece today on ideas and implementation: “On ideas, implementation and iteration”. I can relate to this – including the self admonition to hunker down and execute. The following three links try to make … Continue reading →

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A Yahoo! Pipes influenced Python toolset for ETL

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Karl

PyF looks interesting. In a similar vein is Ruffus and Orange (Orange looks impressive and has data analysis capability to boot).

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Grace Hopper on David Letterman

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Karl

Next week some friends will be attending this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Here is a terrific interview with her by David Letterman a few years back: YouTube: “Grace Hopper on David Letterman”:

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Emacs links for September 25, 2010

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Karl

SaltyCrane Blog: “My Emacs Python environment” – good tips here. dot unplanned: “org-mode in your pocket is a gnu-shaped devil” mobileorg-android – I might want to dip my toes into this

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Whew! Glad the past month or so is over!

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Karl

By the end of last week I was feeling run down. Simultaneously with helping relaunch Xfinity.com (and playing a role I’m not used to playing – but looking to do much more of (hopefully did well at it) – everyone … Continue reading →

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Counting political party stories on Google News

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Karl

I am *not* accusing anyone of coverage bias. I’d bet that Google News’s story inclusion algorithms probably reflect what people are linking to and discussing generally. Google News: “Republican Party”: 11,579 stories Google News: “Tea Party”: 22,977 stories Google News: … Continue reading →

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What is the “iron triangle”?

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Karl

Ambysoft: “The “Broken Iron Triangle” Software Development Anti-pattern”. Recognize it. Respect it. Be flexible, but be aware of it.

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2 TDD Links for Python

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Karl

These two links are good starting points for getting in the habit of TDD with Python: Giv Parvaneh: “Test-Driven Development – How Do I Start?” O’Reilly Media: Jason Diamond: “Test-Driven Development in Python”

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Rebooting Democracy thoughts on Activists versus Pundits and Law

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Karl

The difference between an actual organizer/activist working in a movement and someone of the punditry; there are *concrete* artifacts pursued by an organizer/activist and the primary artifact of a pundit is their cult of personality. If there aren’t proposals behind … Continue reading →

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