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aclark

594 karma · joined December 29, 2010

Creator of Python Pillow
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aclark··on Quake Brutalist Jam III
With vkQuake on macOS (qbj3 and id1 in /Applications), I get "HOST_ERROR: Model progs/v_axe2.mdl not found"... their docs say if it's not ironwail then "expect issues". :-\
aclark··on Tell HN: Merry Christmas
Merry XMAS!!
aclark··on Why a 'Boring' Life Might Be the Happiest One
Hard agree! The challenge as you get older is reducing complexity so simple moments can be enjoyed, but it doesn't come easy.
aclark··on The QNX Operating System
I used QNX in the 2000s at NIH to run experiments! We eventually replaced it with Linux and Windows and dedicated "experiment" hardware to handle the "real time" needs.
aclark··on Show HN: Dia, an open-weights TTS model for generating realistic dialogue
Ditto this! Dia diagram tool user here just noticing the name clash. Good luck with your Dia!! Assuming both can exist in harmony. :-)
aclark··on Django MongoDB Backend Public Preview
Thank you!
aclark··on Django MongoDB Backend Public Preview
Hey folks I've been working on this project since Sep 3 and can finally talk about it! Any and all feedback appreciated.
aclark··on Fredrik Lundh has died
RIP Fredrik. Long live PIL/Pillow.
aclark··on Mary and Josh release software
Was it not clear from the story that she was able to review the code? It's GitHub… is this any better?

    Mary is naturally skeptical at first. The "old" Mary would never have 
    considered 
    performing a release without testing it on her laptop first! However, since 
    her 
    code has 100% test coverage and Josh is a reliable community member and she 
    can 
    ensure that the tests have passed and she is able to review the code sanity 
    and 
    security online via GitHub, she happily agrees to perform the release.
aclark··on There's no speed limit (2009)
Surely there must be more "cool stuff" to do? Also, how satisfying is helping others achieve their goals, and how much does it motivate you? Trying to "top" yourself doesn't sound right, but trying to find the things that match #1, 2, 3 sounds more like it.
aclark··on The coolest thing I ever made
OK I switched the focus to "favorites" instead of "downloads", does that help?
aclark··on The coolest thing I ever made
What are you looking for? Both PyPI and opencomparison have decent offerings IMO
aclark··on The coolest thing I ever made
Thanks! That's an interesting edge case I need to think about.
aclark··on The coolest thing I ever made
Hah! Yeah I just noticed that after the fact, even though I've been to that site numerous times :-\
aclark··on The coolest thing I ever made
Done, thanks! Twitter bootstrap is awesome. I don't even care that it looks like all the other bootstrap sites. (Same thing happened with Plone 10 years ago.)
aclark··on The coolest thing I ever made
Thanks for the feedback! It's true: the downloads number is, by itself, fairly meaningless (as I try to touch on here: http://pythonpackages.com/about). But I like the tongue-in-cheek aspect of it e.g. "My package has been downloaded X times!" The site started off being called "vanity" for this reason.

As for djangopackages.com stats (now called django.opencomparison.org), I plan to integrate with it via their API. So I'm sure I'll be able to display the number of "I use this" and other useful stats.

aclark··on Nginx established as a company
Congrats! Very excited to hear this.
aclark··on Nginx established as a company
http://plone.net: http://plone.org
aclark··on Linux 3.0-rc1 is here
I know they invented git, but that website sure is fugly. Time to switch to github, perhaps :-).
aclark··on PayPal sues Google + ex-PayPal VP for Google Wallet
Why is everyone a Delaware corporation? That makes me feel like my company should be a Delaware corporation. ;-)