philipkimmey

This is remarkably similar to how I setup my Django settings.py files. The only thing I'd add is I like to have a lib folder and do a sys.path.insert(0, PATH/TO/Lib/Folder) in my manage.py and .wsgi files. This makes it really easy to manage dependencies. The other option is to use virtualenv, but in my experience it falls down pretty hard on modules that require C bindings, so why not just manage it manually? In addition, if you use git, you can take advantage of git's submodule functionality to really easily keep track of specific versions of your submodules.

I was actually in the middle of a similar writeup that includes the above tips, so I'll post that when I'm done.

Glad to see it!

Some of the new stuff is really cool, and means I won't have to rely on external libraries anymore (like passing context variables in template includes).

Also, the new logging functionality is really great!

Keep up the good work!

An interesting idea in theory, but I'm pretty sure this has been addressed:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine

In general society, the concept of "peak oil" is a given. People involved in oil/energy generally believe it's a myth.

I personally believe they have too much of a horse in the race to accept that oil is not limitless, but to this point they have been proven right that new sources of oil will crop up.

In asking a question like this, I think it's worth considering the possibility that "peak oil" is little more than a myth, even if us tech people don't buy into the concept.

In my experience, you really only see Integer Explorer in China.

That being said, locally modified versions of Internet Explorer are extremely common. I can't remember their names off the top of my head, but even relatively unsophisticated users frequently download alternative versions of IE, which are generally based off of older IEs. (At least last time I was living there, which was about 16 months ago, so take this with a grain of salt)

Web designers / developers aren't focused on standards in the same way they are in the US/Europe, so other browsers may not display pages as expected. The Chinese Internet is quickly catching up with the rest of the world's in terms of quality, but it still lags behind.

Also, a significant chunk of the population primarily uses computers in Web Cafes rather than at home, so they don't even have the option of installing other browsers.

I interned this summer in a genetics lab, and was shocked the extent to which this is the case. Both the input and output files are absurdly huge, so I'm not sure anything else would've been viable, but still, at least as a student it always seemed like there should be "some other way."

After a week or two of getting to know the system, for clarification I asked: "You mean this entire sophisticated system is just some Perl, with a database that keeps track of the flat files?"

I will not be upgrading tonight. (Yesterday)

Due to ATI's poor Linux support on their newer video cards, even upgrading my kernel is often a pain. Furthermore, without significant new features, I'm perfectly happy to keep my box chugging along with 10.04 LTS.