A JK Rowling chat transcript. Contains a few hints about book six and seven. It appears that some of the popular fan theories can be put to rest. ... [29 words]

After this, this is a great find: oldversion.com -- "because newer is not always better". Get the good, non-bloated versions of Acrobat Reader, Winamp, ICQ and much more. ... [28 words]

Another person experimenting with Self-like prototypes for Python. Just remember that I was there first . Of course, my code was just an experiment as well... ... [115 words]

A few more thoughts about the "document database" (1, 2). Performance problems, like slow packing and committing, are caused by the fact that the database is too large. ... [318 words]

And this is what my weblog looks like after its meaning has been eaten. ... [14 words]

Via Kevin Altis: The most popular Python projects. There is something peculiar about the current list. Most of these projects are somehow tied to Python or the Python community, except for the number one, BitTorrent. ... [194 words]

Laszlo Presentation Server is a system to develop rich web-based applications. It works with Flash, but because of its system-independent .lzx file format (which is based on XML), it will be capable of supporting other display formats as well. ... [505 words]

My new weblog can be found here. ... [7 words]