Neil K sent me a link to this picture he took of someone demoing a synthesizer using the ultra-trendy arduino, and the almost-as-trendy Python Cookbook.  Cute!

If you’re a Thunderbird fan but not interested in fixing some of the nasty C++ problems we tackle in the product, you could still be very, very helpful if you can help us with a little Python/Perl build problems.
Specifically, Mozilla has a great system called “try servers” where one can submit patches against the tree, [...]

Some really bright people seem to be building really nice blogs with Django. Is anyone considering turning the bespoke code into a reusable project? I’d be up for something that I could hack on with ease…

So it’s finally live! I’m talking about the Google Summer of Code, a program whereby Google spends $$’s via open source foundations (such as our own Python Software Foundation) to students in exchange for code. I’m happy to see this project actually happen, and I hope it’s successful for all involved. I [...]