Vim 7: Turning completion on - amix.dk - after having dealt with IDEs for a while, but somehow I have to realize I am not really IDE-compatible, VIM can also do symbol completion - and also for Python. Quite easy to set up and quite practical for accessing system functions.
Archive February 2010
collision detection: Molecular secrets of the "iron-plated snail" - iron-plated snails that live in hydrothermal vents 3 kilometers below the ocean surface. Steampunk snails?
mongoengine - Python API for accessing MongoDB with a structure similar to Django ORM.
BookmarksExtension - Mercurial - Mercurial always has surprises in store with its extensions. Bookmarks are nice for quick small maintenance fixes for which you don't want to set up your own repository, but also don't want to use an in-repository branch (because this makes the history overly complex).
Court: E-mail cease and desist letters are admissible - every time a post starts with "The Hamburg Regional Court," I already know there's nonsense again from the technically most incompetent authority among the regional courts. How good that there are still higher instances that don't fall for such nonsense quite as often. The cease and desist lawyers will certainly be pleased that they will soon only need to write to outdated email addresses or wherever - it doesn't matter, it's delivered anyway ...
InfiniDB 1.0.2: Analytical Database Engine for Data Mining - Golem.de - hmm, based on MySQL - I don't know if I should consider this a recommendation or a deterrent. On the other hand, a DB specifically for data mining-like query profiles would sometimes be useful - so I should try it out.
Pollution in 1/8 | RIPE Labs - 1/8 and 27/8 are now normal IP addresses - and there are conflicts with people who specifically used 1/8 for various things because it has been "unallocated" since 1981 ...
Time Capsule Memorial Register - hmm, will I have to list my TimeCapsule there someday? I still have one from the first generation ...
homebrew - GitHub - new package manager for Unix software on OS X. A few interesting approaches, unlike Fink and MacPorts (I usually prefer the latter) it builds on already installed tools and libraries and therefore does not install half the internet if you only need a small tool. However, it currently has almost no support for dependencies, and the selection of packages is still quite narrow. And the result is really just self-compiled tools with a bit of link management around them.
The Definitive Guide to Jython — Jython Book v0.91 documentation - it is what it says on the tin. Refers to Jython 2.5.1 and is also available as (updated with additional content, the open source version of the book is not yet fully updated) dead tree from APress.