Author Archives: Wyatt

Stump Extracted

Using sheer determination and a couple of shovels, I dug up this stump from the area I plan(ned) to use as a garden. I didn’t need to dig it up, but it suited me better to have a more uniform … Continue reading

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Ruby on Rails… Revisited

Updated with links and a couple typo corrections. I’ve been working on a fairly big Web site project lately. My partner and I initially decided to use Django to build the site, mainly because I’m a Python “expert” and Django … Continue reading

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Soilwork

I’m about two thirds of the way toward having the soil in my garden prepared for planting. I got all the weeds pulled, and I’m currently working on digging out a stump. Once that’s done, I’ll just need to till … Continue reading

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WordPress 2.5

I haven’t seen any posts about WordPress 2.5 on Planet Python yet, so I thought I’d make a quick mention of it. RC2 came out today. I installed it on a test site, and it’s looking pretty sweet. Definitely worth … Continue reading

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Blazers vs Wizards

I just got home from yet another Blazers game. Philip M got free tickets through work again. I met some of his coworkers, and there might even be a job opportunity that comes out of this. Cool. This time we … Continue reading

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The Farm

Friday night started with dinner at The Farm with Philip. Michael B. stopped by also and had a couple beers with us. The Farm “support[s] local farmers by buying direct when ever possible.” They are located at SE 7th & … Continue reading

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First Ramble in Two Weeks

In spite of pain from having my wisdom teeth removed and a secondary sinus infection, I decided to tough out a two hour, fast ramble this evening. I went to the oral surgeon for a checkup today and everything looked … Continue reading

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iPhone as Primary Internet Device

So, “whiddiya do” when your home Internet access is cut off without warning*? Especially when you’ve just had your wisdom teeth extracted and don’t have much else to do (except lay in bed with the kitties and read Timeline by … Continue reading

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New Site/Blog

I’ve decided to abandon Mephisto for running this site, since the Mephisto project appears to have been abandoned. Plus I heard that Ruby on Rails really sucks after all. Who knew? On top of all that, WordPress is simpler to … Continue reading

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Erlang Linked List Exercise

Yesterday, my copy of Programming Erlang arrived in the mail1. w00t! I’m already part way through chapter three. I don’t know what it is about this language – maybe it’s all hype and a passing fad – but I haven’t … Continue reading

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