Front Range Pythoneering: Realizing Jython 2.5 - it's written further down there. Jython has a GIL as a funny Easter egg in the future module (which makes future language features available as "Beta"). So no GIL, just a joke. I would have been quite surprised otherwise.
Archive 12. February 2010
Interactive Python GIL Visualization [dabeaz] - very interesting analysis of the effects of the GIL in multithreaded Python projects. Could Jython (no GIL, threading based on Java standards) be a help here?
maven-jython-plugin - Maven Jython Plugin - hmm, the Jython support for Maven is quite outdated - the artifact only targets 2.2.1 and the plugin only goes up to 2.2.1. It seems like an update is urgently needed.
Protests against G8: Whistling concert for Ludwig Spaenle - "While students do have the right to freedom of expression and demonstration, this should happen during non-teaching hours." - exactly, protest where no one cares and no one notices. That's how politicians imagine democracy.
Security Researchers: Paying with Credit Card and PIN Insecure - Golem.de - but apparently paying with EC cards is absolutely secure.