Comments for Tim Saylor http://timsaylor.com I do stuff. Sometimes I even write about it. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:30:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Python User-Defined Exceptions and Error Handling in Python DbAPI 2.0 by Blub http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2007/04/26/python-user-defined-exceptions-and-error-handling-in-python-dbapi-20/#comment-2 Blub Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:30:35 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/2007/04/26/python-user-defined-exceptions-and-error-handling-in-python-dbapi-20/#comment-2 Thanks! This help me really out. Thanks! This help me really out.

]]> Comment on Wherein I Go From One Business To Three by tsaylor http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2010/10/24/wherein-i-go-from-one-business-to-three/#comment-29 tsaylor Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:30:34 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?p=227#comment-29 That's definitely something on our radar. There are a couple of other services we've also discovered that we plan to integrate to avoid reinventing wheels. Thanks for the suggestion! That’s definitely something on our radar. There are a couple of other services we’ve also discovered that we plan to integrate to avoid reinventing wheels. Thanks for the suggestion!

]]> Comment on Wherein I Go From One Business To Three by Christopher Allan Webber http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2010/10/24/wherein-i-go-from-one-business-to-three/#comment-28 Christopher Allan Webber Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:39:48 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?p=227#comment-28 Instead of making a new social network software, how about hopping on the StatusNet bandwagon (or at least use its federated service, OStatus)? Instead of making a new social network software, how about hopping on the StatusNet bandwagon (or at least use its federated service, OStatus)?

]]> Comment on Testing Email in Django The Easy Way by Steve Achabal http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2010/01/20/testing-email-in-django-the-easy-way/#comment-27 Steve Achabal Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:22:01 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?p=213#comment-27 Thanks for this post. I am new at django and this will help a lot. Thanks for this post. I am new at django and this will help a lot.

]]> Comment on Testing Email in Django The Easy Way by George Griffin http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2010/01/20/testing-email-in-django-the-easy-way/#comment-26 George Griffin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:48:11 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?p=213#comment-26 Great! I was just having this problem. I was just uploading the whole project to my server every time I wanted to test it. Thanks, Tim! Great! I was just having this problem. I was just uploading the whole project to my server every time I wanted to test it. Thanks, Tim!

]]> Comment on Idea: Here’s the proof by Dan http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2010/01/18/idea-heres-the-proof/#comment-25 Dan Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:50:43 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?p=210#comment-25 Not sure this is different enough from Wikipedia to really catch on. Not sure this is different enough from Wikipedia to really catch on.

]]> Comment on Idea: Here’s the proof by Jacques http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2010/01/18/idea-heres-the-proof/#comment-24 Jacques Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:24:52 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?p=210#comment-24 Not a bad idea, but it'd take a lot to get it going when snopes.com and wikipedia are out there. The latter being crowd-sourced, the former handling people doing real checks. The biggest issue I'm seeing is that the crowd you're targeting would be people trying to prove things, not just the general public looking for information. So you run the risk of attracting a higher number of conspiracy theorists than those who are actually informed. I personally wouldn't use subdomains for each proof as much as something like herestheproof.com/something_I_can_prove, but I've never really been one for using subdomains as something dynamic. I know it can be done just as easily (URL Rewrites, etc.), it's just not my style. Other possible domain names: proveit, proven, Not a bad idea, but it’d take a lot to get it going when snopes.com and wikipedia are out there. The latter being crowd-sourced, the former handling people doing real checks.

The biggest issue I’m seeing is that the crowd you’re targeting would be people trying to prove things, not just the general public looking for information. So you run the risk of attracting a higher number of conspiracy theorists than those who are actually informed.

I personally wouldn’t use subdomains for each proof as much as something like herestheproof.com/something_I_can_prove, but I’ve never really been one for using subdomains as something dynamic. I know it can be done just as easily (URL Rewrites, etc.), it’s just not my style.

Other possible domain names: proveit, proven,

]]> Comment on Idea: Here’s the proof by Nathan http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2010/01/18/idea-heres-the-proof/#comment-23 Nathan Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:44:44 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?p=210#comment-23 How would this be different from Snopes for example? How would this be different from Snopes for example?

]]> Comment on “bug” with onclick handlers in IE by Stanley http://timsaylor.com/index.php/2008/06/25/bug-with-onclick-handlers-in-ie/#comment-15 Stanley Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:48:27 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/2008/06/25/bug-with-onclick-handlers-in-ie/#comment-15 @Clive - Thanks man! that is exactly what I was experiencing on my end. I found this article when Googling and as you noted I'm using jQuery but it was still happening to me too. Will the blue e ever be fixed? @Clive – Thanks man! that is exactly what I was experiencing on my end. I found this article when Googling and as you noted I’m using jQuery but it was still happening to me too. Will the blue e ever be fixed?

]]> Comment on Portfolio by Tim Saylor» Blog Archive » Making Things Work or Doing Them Right http://timsaylor.com/index.php/portfolio/#comment-21 Tim Saylor» Blog Archive » Making Things Work or Doing Them Right Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:37:46 +0000 http://timsaylor.com/?page_id=3#comment-21 [...] I was working on the portfolio on this site, I had a problem like this. I wanted to float the screen shot to the left so the text [...] [...] I was working on the portfolio on this site, I had a problem like this. I wanted to float the screen shot to the left so the text [...]

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