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Category Archives: computers
PyCon Lightning Talk: Job Security
At the recent PyCon North America, I presented my lightning talk on coding in Python in a way that is sure to keep you employed. This was my first time presenting in front of an audience of thousands (2500, I … Continue reading
Announcing the LCA2013 Open Programming Miniconf!
TL;DR — submit a proposal at http://tinyurl.com/opm2013-cfp before the first round closes on Monday 29 October 2012. *** I’m pleased to announce that The Open Programming Miniconf — a fixture for application developers attending Linux.conf.au since 2010 — is returning … Continue reading
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Vale John Hunter, author of Matplotlib
In my BSc(Hons) thesis, which I submitted in 2010, I commenced the acknowledgements as follows: “First, a hearty thanks to people whom I do not know: The developers of Python, Numpy, Scipy, the Python Imaging Library, Matplotlib, Weka, and OpenCV; … Continue reading
Memoirs of a PyCon Australia organiser: Part 1 (of no idea how many)
This past weekend saw the staging of the third PyCon Australia conference. It’s been a very long time coming, and the subject of countless hours of hard work by myself (chasing sponsors, arranging to fill a programme, and ensuring delegates … Continue reading
PyCon Australia early bird registrations now open!
For fear of spamming EVERYWHERE with the news, I include just the tl;dr: tl;dr: PyCon Australia early bird registrations are now open! Find out more at http://2012.pycon-au.org/register/prices, including details of our accommodation programme. The full media release on the opening … Continue reading
Talk — Android: The year of Linux on the palmtop?
Here’s my talk from the Hobart TasLUG meeting yesterday (18 April 2012) on the features of Android from the point of view of a Linux user — both from a technical perspective, and issues arising from Android’s unique status as … Continue reading
Talk: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Java!
Hark! My TUCS Tech Talk for this semester is an attempt to show the connections between Java as a programming and software technology, and the technology that followed it. You can view it at the TUCS Blip.tv page or in … Continue reading
LCA2012: “Android is Not vi – User Experience for Geeks”
Paris Buttfield-Addison and I co-presented a talk at Linux.conf.au in Ballarat recently. The topic was on designing mobile apps that don’t suck on Android. The talk was pretty well received, the audience attentive and engaged (as evidenced by the fact … Continue reading
Linux.conf.au 2012
Miniconf: organised Talk: accepted Attendance: confirmed Accommodation: booked Ferry crossing: reserved See you in January, Ballarat!
Google Reader obit.
Google Reader’s just announced that they’re turning off reader sharing progressively from today. I wrote the following in my share stream a few moments ago, and realised that this was massively counterproductive — it will probably disappear in a few … Continue reading
