Slate has a compelling piece on campaign finance reform. They discuss the Ackerman-Ayres proposal, which would allocate $50 to registered voters. The voters could spend the money on candidates of their choosing. Even more interesting, is that donations from private individuals to campaigns would still be allowed, but the contributions ...
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a tour of python’s ElementTree path language
Python’s ElementTree package offers its own path language that serves as a less confusing subset of xpath. Let's explore its usage and implementation.
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Some thoughts on 'An American Childhood' by Annie Dillard.
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Configuration management can be tricky, but Ansible makes it simple.
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My breathing problems.
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This past friday I had a bit of an incident when the front rim on my bike came apart rather violently. Everything was fine (i.e. crash free), though it was a startling experience. The rapid decompression of a tire pumped to about 100psi is…dramatic.Binary tree traversal in Python with generators
Traversing binary trees in Python with generators.
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Hacking data binding into Python’s ElementTree.
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Today I struck out for a ride and got a bit lost. It ended up being 47.4 miles, which is well beyond what I'm comfortably capable of.
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