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Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-04-12 16:52:34.
Categories: IronPython, Python, Software, Internet Tags : Google RayComfort
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There's been a fair bit of blogging about Twitter and people 'getting it' or not. Sure, it is a great networking site and far more fun than the likes of Bebo but that's not Twitters strength which lies in its API which makes a great platform. Any app can have email/IM/SMS notifications (public or private) with just a few lines.

Besides from getting 140 character updates, the more interesting Tweets come from news services and other Bots. BBC have a number of good channels though I tend to track keywords e.g Scotland in tweets. I have also been looking at Trac for issue tracking so have been following peoples experiences - complaints about installation and discussion of alternatives have proved invaluable and conjured up new leads. Redmine looks cool but is ROR rather than Python!

Also Twitter is probably best experienced through IM with Google Talk being my preferred client. This turns Twitter into a terminal/console for internet applications. Remember The Milk is the best example. I can add a task to my todo list by typing 'd rtm Buy some milk.' into my IM window. Neat!

Okay a few more applications are required (Google Calendar please?) but I'd advise you to sign up for Twitter. It is just getting interesting

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-04-09 20:38:21.
Categories: Internet, IronPython, Python, Scotland, Software Tags : Twitter
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1. BBC apologizes for erroneous reporting on Israel
2. Solution sought over embryo vote
3. views.py for wikinear.com
4. SkySails Test Results In! 20% Fuel Savings!
5. Brown criticised over embryo bill
6. Interactive console in Pydev
7. Ubuntu 8.04 Gets Ready for Beta
8. Q&A time!
9. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING TO CARNOUSTIE
10. First church inaugurated in Qatar
11. Carnoustie bay
12. Special Post--from How to Know God Exists
13. UPDATED RELEASE: 2.0 Beta 1 (Mar 14, 2008)
14. Celebrating St Andrew's Day
15. The Tools Google Uses Internally
16. UPDATED WIKI: v2.0 Beta 1 Release Notes
17. Taking Back Astronomy: The Universe Confirms the Bible
18. Rugby: Scotland shock England
19. Blair to teach in the US on faith
20. Iran debate: Who owns the revolution?

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-03-24 18:36:03.
Categories: Internet, Python, IronPython, Christian Tags : Ubuntu Israel
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Right going to burn through a few topics fast tonight since I was up at 5am...

pythonnews now has 24 followers. In case you missed it, Pythonnews tweets News about the Python Programming Language brought to you on Twitter! Another good reason to sign up to Twitter. When Twitter is used through IM in particular, it can be quite powerful as you can track keywords, access bots (rememberthemilk being an important one for me) and meet some great people. With a few more bots it could be powerful command shell.

IronPython has had another release and they have fixed a few bugs I needed out of the way. Thank guys! Only had time to run Mood News on it tonight but there are a lot of bugs fixed and a few new features.

Yes and am running on Python 2.5 now... on Ubuntu Hardy Heron. The Alpha has a Windows install so you can install to the Windows Filesystem so no repartitioning or anything nasty. C:Ubuntu indeed. Reboot and you have a full install of Ubuntu to try out. Impressive stuff and much nicer than Vista.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-03-02 07:34:04.
Categories: Python, IronPython, Internet Tags : Twitter .Net
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A big mix as usual but a lot of Middle East Ones!

1. Wubi Arrives: a Look at Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5
2. Saudi men arrested for 'flirting'
3. Palestinians 'may declare state'
4. Ahmadinejad Imam row grows
5. Israeli MP blames quakes on gays
6. Iranians urge Dutch to ban film
7. Iran guards predict Israel demise
8. New Material Can Selectively Capture CO2
9. Pleas for Saudi 'witch' to be saved
10. Williams in synod Sharia address
11. No more bridge tolls
12. Carey weighs into Sharia law row
13. CUBS AND BEAVERS PLANT TREES
14. Controversy Over Wikipedia's Use Of Muhammad Image
15. Bionic Arm Might Go Into Clinical Trials
16. Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing
17. Good food 'boosts earning power'
18. Pope Denounces Some Biotech as Affront to 'Human Dignity'
19. Gunfire at Israeli embassy
20. Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-02-26 22:06:07.
Categories: Internet, General, Politics, Software
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1. Easily add tags to your Django project with Django Tagging 0.2
2. Iran nuclear answers 'in a month'
3. IronPython in Action, ConfigObj and doctests
4. Babylon will raise again
5. Indonesian maid beheaded
6. TREASURE HUNT SUPPORTS BANGLADESH WORK CAMP
7. Joel said... Ray, I have a few questions. Firstly, what do
8. US Satellites Dodging Chinese Missile Debris
9. Firefox Struggling to Compete as Corporate Browser
10. Stupid Chickens
11. The paradox of choice
12. Cloverfield Images Released
13. Diebold Voter Fraud Rumors in New Hampshire Primaries
14. CARNOUSTIE, MONIFIETH AND BROUGHTY ESCAPE THE WORST OF THE WEATHER
15. Garden of Eden in Nigeria [?]
16. EU watches for Bush to stumble
17. Flour shortage hits Pakistan
18. Mid-East deal in sight, says Bush
19. Dinner With 40 Atheists
20. A Light that Grows Greener...Literally

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-01-13 14:30:50.
Categories: Internet, General, Fun
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I really wanted to get Firedrop hooked up to other online services. First up was Google Reader, and now thanks to python-twitter I have got a Twitter client together in next to no time.

As you can see I am watching Lost

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-01-10 21:48:21.
Categories: Python, Internet, Software Tags : Lost
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The BBC have been working on some cool RSS projects and they are going to open source a web slider controls soon too. There's a pretty cool demo to play with. The idea is you 'mix' a level of locality to the news you want.

I have always wanted to add a slider to MoodNews and this looks like a good fit. Other slider controls are available! Speaking of the BBC, MoodNews got a mention on the PM blog the other day. PM is probably my favourite news program on radio and accompanies me on my commute home each night.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-01-09 22:07:21.
Categories: Internet, IronPython, Python, MoodNews Tags : BBC Mashup Slider
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This a quick plugin for FireDrop to share your GReader items in your blog. Requires the rather cool FeedParser. Remember to change the URL or you will be sharing my items!

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-01-07 22:10:22.
Categories: General, Internet, Python Tags : Google
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This is a test of a Firedrop2 plugin but -*hey*- this is quality content and the JS in the sidebar can go.

1. RTM in the Australian Financial Review
2. Scientists Recycle CO2 with Sunlight to Make Fuel
3. NEW YEAR TREK DEFIES WEATHER
4. IronPython and Conferences 2008
5. UK Moves to Outlaw 'Hacker Tools'
6. Biblical Scenes As Seen From Google Earth
7. The UK's Fastest Supercomputer
8. Islamists blow up Somali colonel
9. Shell to Grow Algae for Oil
10. Amazing Wind Turbine Construction Video
11. Kenyans burned to death in church
12. Egypt records 19th bird flu death
13. [book] How to Think Like a (Python) Programmer
14. Google Products You Forgot All About
15. Solar Tree Bears Fruit
16. Web icon set to be discontinued
17. Home computing pioneer honoured
18. Malaysian row over word for 'God'
19. COUNCILLOR ACCUSED OF SELLING TOWN SHORT
20. Remote Pairing with Copilot and Skype

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-01-07 21:53:23.
Categories: Python, Internet, General, Fun Tags : plugin Firedrop2
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Here's another Google Gadget for Lifespring - this fits into your personalised homepage. The schedules starts again on the 10th January.

To help create this and the Google Calendar for LFB, I used IronPython to download the podcast entries and the CPython Interface (with regular Python) to create the Calendar entries.

Click the button to add to your Calendar!

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-01-05 16:51:10.
Categories: Python, Christian, General, Internet, Podcast Tags : LifeSpring Family Bible Podcast Mashup
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It has been a while coming, Mood News is now IronPython powered. It is running on 2.0A6 due to a bug in A7 which stops QueryPy working. Also made a last minute change from Zedgraph to Google for the pie charts. There's a much bigger dictionary now so the ratings should have much fewer unknown ratings. Due to low demand, the podcasts are no longer available. The RSS feed has been enhanced. For more technical details on how it was built see the API page.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2007-12-30 20:56:46.
Categories: Python, Internet, IronPython, MoodNews Tags : Mashup BBC
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