When getting started with Django, you should start with the Django Book and NOT the the four-part tutorial at djangoproject.com. The book is so much more enlightening. The four-part tutorial will only annoy you.
Posted November 17, 2010 | ∞ | File under: django, programming, python
This woman is so goddamn inspiring.
Posted November 10, 2010 | ∞ | File under: design, ted, this world is amazing, video
Yes! Freaking finally! I have my local web server running with Python on my Mac. I had no idea what I was doing and learned so much just to get a freaking “.py” file running in a browser.
First off, I had to learn I didn’t already have mod_python installed. I had to go get that. Then I had to go get the patch for mod_python only after searching all over and realizing many other people had the same error. Signed up with Apple as a developer and installed Xcode. This article saved me from killing myself. And this Python CGI tutorial helped me get the last step after I kept getting a 500 error, checking my error logs and seeing a “malformed header.” You have to have a “print ” blank line after print “Content-type: html/text” for some reason! Argh!
But I am set up now! I got my Apache, I got my mod_python, configured my httpd.config with proper settings to run CGI scripts. So stoked. Now the real fun can begin. Next up is maybe to set up SQLite or MySQL locally but I will take a break before I get into that.
Posted October 31, 2010 | ∞ | File under: personal, programming, python, web nerd
Trying out Typekit on bionicbrian.com. Not a huge selection with the free trial, but still pretty freaking awesome.
Posted October 20, 2010 | ∞ | File under: bionicbrian.com, design, fonts other than verdana
Feeling another nerdy scripting phase coming on, this time with Python.
Posted October 16, 2010 | ∞ | File under: a.d.d., programming, python, web nerd
When followed a link to Wonderwall, I thought, “Beautiful. Looks like something new from Yugo Nakamura.” When I checked the list of his recent projects at tha.jp, I see that I was right. Genius.
Posted October 13, 2010 | ∞ | File under: art, design, flashy thing, the genius of yugo nakamura
