Written by Every so often I need to add a string to an integer. In programming that’s easy. int(2) + 17 = 19. Someday soon it seems we may be able to do the same thing with biological cells according to this NY Times article.
Boomers rejoice!
Monthly archives for March, 2009
Too Funny To Be Made Up
One of the things I LOVE about the web is that anybody with even a half-baked idea can try out their idea for a fairly low cost. I’m not saying the idea below is half-baked. It’s just a very good example of someone coming up with an idea and hopefully turning it into a pot of gold.
Actual Guru.com project posting:
Title: Online Dance School
Project ID: 491681
Category: Programming / Software / Database Development
Description:
So what I’m looking to do is create an online pole dancing school where once set up, I can manage easily on my own.
It would need to be set up so that one would need to be a member to view the videos. I was thinking of keeping membership simple & making it a monthly membership or a yearly membership @ a discount and both with auto-renew. Obviously the whole point of starting this school is to be able to reach a global client base as opposed to just local, so I need to be able to accept all currencies for membership payment.
I already accept credit cards on my website via paypal and would like to continue using their services if possible.
I also want to add a free sample to the opening page of the online school to help spark the interest in learning more & buying the membership.
The videos would need to be set up so that they couldn’t be saved to the users hard drive and then put out for free on you tube.
It would be important to me that the videos be super clear & expandable and have the capability to be viewed at regular speed as well as slow motion.
It’s stuff like this that really makes me smile.
Getting My Drupal On
So I’ve been doing a TON of coding lately. Almost all of it’s been Django. The more I use Django the more I LOVE it. Every few days I have to switch back to PHP and my appreciation of Django increases exponentially.
So why am I dipping my wick in Drupal? Because Django comes with substantial overhead (kinda like the difference between a pitbull puppy and an alligator, both chomp but one’s chomping at your side 24/7 and the other chomps once or twice a day).
Clients with small budgets or pre-existing code hosted on inexpensive shared hosting may not be able to accommodate Django. That’s a pity because developing in Django is, as Andy McKay would say, “a doddle.” Especially when compared to procedural PHP or Plone. It’s not always possible to convince a client that they can save money on development if they spend more on hosting especially if you may need to move their existing code. So Drupal fits the bill nicely with a “loosely coupled” philosophy similar to Django and a lighter perceived hit on the client.
I’m also dig the Lullabot logo and find the entire Drupal community entirely agreeable so I’m thoroughly looking forward to learning Drupal and adding it to my toolkit.