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PBX My name is Paul Bissex, and e-scribe.com is my consulting business. I build web applications using as much open source software as possible. From September to June I teach web design and other important non-photographic professional skills to photographers. In the '90s I wrote technology commentary and reviews for magazines, newspapers, and web publications, including Wired, Salon.com, FamilyPC, the late lamented Web Review, and the Chicago Tribune. Feel free to email me.

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I'm co-authoring a book, "Python Web Development with Django", with Jeff Forcier and Wesley Chun. It will be published by Prentice Hall in July 2008, but is available for pre-ordering on Amazon now.

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Django.June

Back in January I posted about the idea of having a get-together of Django programmers here in Northampton in June, playing on the Django (Reinhardt) in June music festival happening at the same time.

I finally found time to put a page together, and people are beginning to sign up. So if you're a Django person and you're within range of Northampton, check it out!

http://open.e-scribe.com/wiki/DjangoDotJune

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
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• Comment from Jim T, later that day

What a very fine idea. I'd like to see the Ruby on Rails community top this one. I hope this is a big hit as I'd like to make it next year.

• Comment from Paul, later that day

Thanks, Jim.

I'm not sure what the Ruby on Rails equivalent would be -- maybe a field trip to the Sheffield Ruby Mine in Franklin, NC ("During the 2006 Season, over 400 Honkers were found along with 22 Super Honkers!").

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