OpenIDTuesday, 27th November 2007
Using django.newforms with Pylons. It’s always good to see Django components used outside of the framework itself. For the record, you can avoid the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable entirely using django.conf.settings.configure (search for it). 
3:01 pm
Jetty WebServer. Jetty 6.1 was the only cometd / Bayeux implementation I tried which worked out of the box. 6:43 pm
I can’t help feel that BDD is a case of a bad idea spreading; the motivations for BDD are fine (a change in developer testing workflow), but the technique they use to try to reach the desired workflow is totally bizarre.
— Ian Bicking 7:16 pm
sorl-thumbnail. This looks like a decent attempt at a generic Django thumbnailing service, but I’m always wary of code that allows URL hackers to create large numbers of files that will be cached to disk. UPDATE: My mistake, thumbnail creation can only be caused by template authors. 
7:17 pm
Oxford Geek Night 4. Tomorrow night, usual venue. Topics include mySociety, Pylons, MythTV and more. 9:04 pm
What do we call personal information management when it moves into shared online spaces? I asked myself that question, and the answer that came back was: social information management.
— Jon Udell 10:05 pm
