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Tailing in Python

05/16/2010 python(48)

A quick and pointless look at implementing tail in Python. Something of a koan.

Porting Django's urlpatterns to Node.js

03/06/2010 javascript(18)node-js(3)

A quick look at a bringing the Django patterns for urlpatterns.py and views.py to Node.js.

Introducing my Japanese Kitchen

10/21/2007 japan(43)jet(30)

A quick overview of the kitchen in my apartment. It has accumulated two decades worth of stuff... but still doesn't have a rice cooker. Damn.

SuperFamily Relationships with Lazyboy

05/23/2010 python(48)lazyboy(1)cassandra(1)

In this article I take a look at using Cassandra and Lazyboy for modeling a trivial task management application. Intended to contain examples of iterating over a subset of keys and storing relations between SuperColumns.

Being Defensive

01/23/2011

Calling someone defensive is a really damning thing to do, in no small part because it kills all ongoing communication.

Writing Files in Clojure

11/16/2009 clojure(5)

Another quick Clojure blog entry, this one on writing out file contents.

Grocery Shopping in Japan

10/19/2007 japan(43)food(4)

(This entry contains a number of pictures and may load a bit slowly on some connections.) I spend a lot of my day thinking about the next meal. In conjunction with that I do a lot of grocery shopping. Here is an annotated pictorial of my groceries.

Full-Text Search in CouchDB Using... CouchDB

12/08/2008 couchdb(6)

I spent a bit of time this past Sunday trying to figure out implementing a full-text search in CouchDB, without relying upon a secondary library like Lucene or Solr. In a very read way, I succeeded, but in an equally real way the success may not be particularly helpful in most situations.

A Django Middleware for Google Analytics (repost)

06/14/2007 django(73)

This is the new home of an old entry from the now defunct original incarnation of *Irrational Exuberance*. These entries are almost two years old, and haven't necessarily aged well, but maybe that's a good thing. This article looks at implementing a Django middleware that injects Googlel Analytics tracking into pages.

Reflection on RethinkDB

12/02/2012 rethinkdb(1)

I spent a couple of hours reading up on and working through an example project using RethinkDB, and it seems like a great tool, as long as its performance and scalability stories prove themselves out with large scale usage.

Irrational Exuberance

Tailing in Python

Porting Django's urlpatterns to Node.js

Introducing my Japanese Kitchen

SuperFamily Relationships with Lazyboy

Being Defensive

Writing Files in Clojure

Grocery Shopping in Japan

Full-Text Search in CouchDB Using... CouchDB

A Django Middleware for Google Analytics (repost)

Reflection on RethinkDB

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