I have started my project, so that’s half the battle then. I am using subversion for versioning. I know git is all the rage at the moment, but subversion is what I know and I’ll have enough on my plate learning Django and Google App Engine. Using a versioning system is important when working on [...]
Author Archives: Aonghus Flynn
New Year Resolution, something newsworthy
Well it’s January again so I’m going to start a personal project. The project I have in mind is really ambitious so I don’t want to go into details but it will be built in Django and hosted on Google App Engine. The reasons for using these technologies are many-fold. I really want to learn Django and [...]
I’m number 136 on twitter!
It looks like I am the 136th Irish person on twitter. Here is a csv file with the first 1000 Irish people to join twitter. If you take out all the Northern Irish people I might even be in the top 100. Maybe “take out” is the wrong phrase to use there.
The Dawn of a new Decade
Happy New Year!
Great photography site
I came across a fantastic photo-story site today called Pictory. Definitely worth checking out.
White Christmas in Leitrim
We were lucky enough to have a White Christmas in Leitrim this year. In your face Bing Crosbie!
How to quit smoking.
It’s the time of year again when smokers try to quit. It is one of the hardest things anyone can do; I know, I quit 7 years ago. In the past I had tried everything: willpower (ha ha), nicotine patches, nicotine gum, old wives tales. In the end, once I found the right method, it [...]
Is the Apple tablet finally coming?
Is Apple finally making a tablet? We’ll find out on January 26th.
Google Android
I got a HTC Hero a few months back. So far it’s been great. Fantastic apps and everything you would want in a phone. The one thing that really annoys me is Android Market. What possible reason in the world is there for not allowing me to install certain apps? Google Goggles, for example. Why [...]
How to make $30,000,000 on Youtube
Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009 The director of this clip just signed a $30 million deal for a movie. Sam Raimi is involved in the deal.
