Someone wrote an in-memory Cassandra replacement for unit tests. It would probably take less code to mock a handful of pycassa methods to achieve a similar result. Still, this might come in handy.

Google Analytics now has an API which supports data export. Now, Google Analytics has some decent visualization options, but there’s a lot to be desired. This article shows how to turn a simple line chart visualization of Google Analytics data into a much more helpful stacked area graph.

I love the hi-res image of the entire Python with a rat skeleton inside. Fascinating, and beautiful on some level. It would make a great background for a large monitor.

Reinout van Rees’ speaks of how much more visible and enjoyable continuous integration in his office became after he switched from buildbot to Hudson. As a fan of buildbot (lightweight, flexible, easy to set up), I’m skeptical. However, one idea in the article caught my attention. Van Rees’ mentions that enthusiasm increased when they displayed … Read more

Here’s something to keep in hand when you tell your girlfriend you’ve been cheating on her. “Honey, I was only doing it to make the partner pool cleaner.” Jokes aside, the theory makes sense. If a sexually reserved individual decides to have sex with someone new, he thereby lessens the chance that that individual will … Read more