I gave a talk at PhillyPUG last night discussing how you can easily implement validation in your app with a python library called formencode. You can find the code and accompanying slides here.. https://github.com/kmano8/validationtalk.
Archive for the ‘Nerd Things’ Category
September 14, 2011
Validation with FormEncode
August 15, 2010
kenshouler.com
My Uncle (and godfather), Ken Shouler, is an author, sportswriter, and philosophy professor — he can also be credited with encouraging my pool playing abilities. Recently, I’ve been working on a project with him to get his web presence up and running. You can check him out at kenshouler.com, where you’ll find his books, articles, and a continuing commentary on one of his specialties, the philosophy of sport. Enjoy!
Tags: ken, professional, projects
July 17, 2007
Ubuntu Is Great.. Almost
Over the past few weeks, I have been looking to set up my desktop linux as dual-boot with my WinXP installation. I’ve tried many distributions in the past, and I always favored Ubuntu the most — it put through the least amount of pain when getting all of my hardware to work. So I partioned my HD to my liking:
[Windows: 40gb][media: 70gb][FAT32 transfer: 15gb][/home: 22gb][root: 22gb][swap: 3gb]
Install of Ubuntu 7.04 took about 30 minutes or so, and there were 90 updates available first boot. I had to manually fiddle with some settings to get my sound and my screen resolution working. No problem though. I installed beryl, and it is absolutely beautiful as far as desktop effects go.
Fast forward to me getting sleepy. I shut down ubuntu and went to sleep. However, I wake up this morning, and my computer is still on. In turning the monitor on, I find that ubuntu got stuck shutting down in what looked like the most absolute last step before the power turns off. Very strange. Trying to reboot and shutdown again yeilds the same results. A bit frustrating, but something I can deal with.
Also, I have to say that the Ubuntu community is the most helpful place I’ve ever found on the internet. They are quick and clear in helping to resolve issues other users encounter. Splendid.
Unfortunately, I’m posting this from my Windows machine at work 