About Me

PBX I'm Paul Bissex, and e-scribe.com is my consulting business. I build web applications using open source software, especially Django. In the '90s I did graphic design for newspapers and magazines. Then I wrote technology commentary and reviews for Wired, Salon.com, Chicago Tribune, and lots of little places you've never heard of. Feel free to email me.

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I'm co-author of "Python Web Development with Django", an excellent guide to my favorite web framework. Published by Addison-Wesley, it is available from Amazon and your favorite technical bookstore as well.

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Built using Django, served by Apache and mod_wsgi. The database is SQLite. The operating system is FreeBSD, on a VPS hosted at Johncompanies.com. Comment-spam protection by Akismet. Vintage topo imagery from the Maptech archive. The markup engine is Markdown.

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Akismet, del.icio.us, Django, dpaste.com, Emacs, FreeBSD, Freenode, jQuery, LaunchBar, MacPorts, Markdown, Mercurial, OS X, Postfix, Python, SQLite, Subversion, TextMate, Trac, Ubuntu Linux, wmii

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At least 70644 pieces of comment spam killed since January 2008, mostly via Akismet.

40 posts tagged "tips"

The syncbox
Sunday, June 13th, 2010
mercurial + tips + tools
2 comments

SPF-enabled spam domains
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
email + spam + tips
1 comment

robots.txt via Django, in one line
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
django + tips + web development
6 comments

Django LogEntry to the rescue
Friday, February 13th, 2009
django + tips + web development

Keeping emacs backup files tidy
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
tips + unix
3 comments

From PHP to Python
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
php + programming + python + tips + web development
10 comments

Racebike building and software engineering
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
engineering + programming + tips
2 comments

Understanding tuples vs. lists in Python
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
fp + haskell + programming + python + tips
10 comments

Attachment-viewing script for mutt
Friday, May 11th, 2007
email + python + tips
6 comments

Protecting the server with mod_evasive
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
apache + risks + site + tips
5 comments

In-place import using Subversion
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
tips + vcs + web development
1 comment

Managing a Django project using darcs
Monday, March 12th, 2007
darcs + django + haskell + tips + vcs
13 comments

Preparing for Y2K.007DST on FreeBSD
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
freebsd + tips + world
1 comment

An IRC-specific Django FAQ
Monday, February 19th, 2007
django + tips

Notes on my new Django setup
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
django + tips + web development
2 comments

If all else fails, force it
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
python + tips + web development
3 comments

Handling legacy URLs with Django
Friday, September 29th, 2006
django + python + tips + web development
3 comments

Think twice before you let those domains lapse
Monday, September 25th, 2006
tips + web development
4 comments

A MAC address regex
Friday, September 8th, 2006
programming + tips
2 comments

Movin' on up
Saturday, July 15th, 2006
freebsd + tips + webservers

Root, sweet root
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
django + tips + web development + webservers

Offsite, online backup: rsync.net
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
tips + web development
3 comments

Jumpcut is back
Monday, May 8th, 2006
interface + os x + tips

Trac spam
Saturday, May 6th, 2006
spam + tips + trac

Random crufty open source release of the day
Saturday, April 15th, 2006
python + tips + web development

More quick-not-dirty PHP
Saturday, April 8th, 2006
php + tips

The twenty-minute trouble ticket system
Friday, March 31st, 2006
django + programming + python + tips
10 comments

Django development tips
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
django + python + tips + unix
11 comments

Digg vs. Reddit vs. Me
Monday, February 6th, 2006
design + rants + tips
4 comments

Tim Bray: "No New XML Languages"
Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
programming + tips

How to use vim, really
Monday, January 9th, 2006
programming + tips
4 comments

You really should learn regular expressions
Sunday, December 4th, 2005
programming + tips
6 comments

Quick, but not dirty, PHP
Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
php + programming + tips
6 comments

Beware of the "just"
Monday, November 21st, 2005
design + tips

Obscure "svn mv" problem solved
Saturday, November 19th, 2005
os x + textmate + tips + vcs
5 comments

Form hijacking
Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
php + risks + spam + tips
1 comment

Anatomy of a BoingBoinging
Friday, October 28th, 2005
the well + tips + webservers

Ctrl-T considered harmful
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
os x + tips

RealPlayer direct download
Saturday, October 8th, 2005
tips
4 comments

Watching logs
Saturday, July 2nd, 2005
tips + webservers

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