Kevin had me on for one of his patented “callcasts” yesterday, and has posted the result today. We talked about Django, Blue Flavor, new-fangled CSS properties, the great experimental web design of the late ‘90s, and more. It’s a short, laid-back conversation about a lot of different things, and it was definitely fun to do. Check it out! Visit site »
On this week’s podcast, Michael Trier and Brian Rosner talk a bit about my recent blog post, Top ten things that suck about Django, revisited. Their guests for the week are the developers of the popular Django e-commerce solution Satchmo, so they participate in the discussion, as well. I was happy to find that they considered the post a healthy discussion and found some value in it. The guys talk about several things mentioned in the post, including django.contrib.search, bulk delete in the admin interface, and the Python/Django install process. It's a great listen, and not just for the part about my post. In general, if you're not already listening to This Week in Django, you should be. These guys are doing a really, really great job. Visit site »
Randal Schwartz of the TWiT networks’ FLOSS podcast interviewed Django lead developer Jacob Kaplan-Moss for the show’s latest episode. It’s a great interview, which covers everything from Django’s history to how it compares to Rails and other Python frameworks, to what Jacob hates about PHP and Java, to and general overview of what Django is and how it works. Really good stuff. If you’re curious about Django, definitely check it out. Visit site »
Jon Udell interviews Adrian Holovaty, creator of Django, EveryBlock, and ChicagoCrime, and all-around computer journalism guru. 41-minute MP3. Visit site »
Podcasts from this past week’s SXSW panels are starting to show up on the Southby website. The now infamous Zuckerberg keynote is there. Also of interest to me are the EE 2.0 sneak peek and Achieving Geekgasam, which included my new friend Ariel. Visit site »
Audio and slides are now available for the talks at this year’s @media Europe. Lots of good speakers on the bill — check ‘em out. Visit site »
Audio just became available of the SXSW panel Veloso, Veerle, Kelsey and I put together. This panel got very mixed reviews, so listen at your own risk. :) Visit site »
I was anxious for this podcast to become available for two reasons: first, I heard it was a great panel. Second, it’s the panel that I was told someone left mine for. I was told they got on the mic and made a fuss about how our panel sucked, so she went there instead.
I haven’t actually had time to listen to the entire thing yet, but I did scrub for that bit, and found it at about the 47:30 mark. Turns out, I was grossly misinformed. The woman did note that she left our panel, but the fact that she had been in our panel was actually relevant to her question. And while it does sound like she may not have been a big fan of our panel, she certainly didn’t make a scene about how it sucked and whatnot. Coudal did make a joke about how it was “awesome” that she left someone else’s panel for his — a joke which I probably would have made myself, so I have no qualms with that! Overall, I was happy to hear that it wasn’t as bad as I’d been told.
I’m excited to listen to the whole thing. What I have heard sounds very interesting, and having heard Coudal speak before, I can say that he’s terrific. Visit site »
The podcast is now available for one of my favorite sessions at this year’s SXSWi. Follow along with the slides as you listen.
I made a couple of comments at the end of the session, and was surprised to find out, when I listened to it back, that I’m actually not completely appalled by the sound of my voice.
I now dread hearing the podcast of my own panel that much less. Visit site »
Looks like SXSW is doing a better job of getting podcasts online faster this year. There’s still a lot to add, but there’s already a good handful there for your listening. Visit site »
Dan Benjamin interviews my former highschool classmate Stevie Case, one of the first hardcore girl gamers and the first professional video game player ever. After becoming famous for her Quake skills, she became a level designer and co-founded a video game studio. She’s also well-known for TV and magazine appearances, including a spread for for Playboy. Today she works for Tira Wireless. Four years ago or so, Stevie just sort of dropped out of the public spotlight (by her own volition), and this is really the first she’s been heard from in a long time. It’s a great interview even if you haven’t followed her career like I have. She’s very articulate (she was an almost freakishly brainy girl in highschool, as well) and has a lot to say about the mobile industry, the iPhone, and what’s it’s like to be “internet famous.” There’s also a cool story about how she knows Dan Benjamin — and it’s related to a little website he co-created called Cork’d. Fun stuff. Visit site »
I have become completely obsessed with this “lifelogging” idea. I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but the idea of recording and storing every single thing I do in a neat, structured format makes me giddy like giant boobies does for most guys. It’s pathetic, but true. Visit site »
“Let me tell you what I’m into you. You know Clippy, the paper clip from Microsoft Word? Okay, tell me what you look like,” says the caller. “I’m a paper clip baby. Shiny, silver, and long.” NSFW Visit site »
Apple tells you how to make a great podcast. Nice. Visit site »
Like an Internet-only version of MTV’s Unplugged, Stripped has managed to get several major label artists to play some live, acoustic versions of their tunes. Pretty good stuff. Some of my favorites include Gretchen Wilson, Kanye West, John Legend, Luda, Visit site »
Brian Oberkirch interviews DKR on several topics, perhaps the most interesting of which is content management. I love that Keith is constantly reminding everyone that content management is a process, which may or may not actually require a piece of CMS software. Figure out your business processes first, and then determine what you need technically to make them work. Most people want to talk about technology way too early on in the process. Oh, and thanks for the shout-out, Keith. :) Visit site »
Love him or hate him, David is a brilliant programmer, a well-spoken individual, and never short on opinions. I really enjoy listening to him talk (even if he sounds a bit like the MacinTalk voice in this particular podcast). Visit site »