Upgrading Django
For the second time in a few years I’ve found myself doing a number of Django upgrades. It’s a good thing: I’m happy the framework I chose to base most of my work on when I went solo has stayed relevant. But this time I …
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Ground Energy: Ground Energy
Ground Energy: Ground Energy
2014-10-21
Internet of Things project optimizing ground source heat pumps for homeowners and businesses
Built and currently maintain (and extend) the Django codebase that powers Ground Energy. The system receives status reports from geothermal installs once per minute, logs them to the database and provides both …
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Django Profiling Bug
I’m doing some work profiling a large Django application and I was running into this weird error when I tried to aggregate the stats with gather_profile_stats.py which comes with Django. It kept throwing
read moreTypeError: zip argument #1 must support iterationif there were two profile …Those Clever Kids: Since You’ve Been Gone
Those Clever Kids: Since You’ve Been Gone
2014-03-04
What I’ve been up to since last I posted an entry
I’m coming to the end of another contract and realizing just how out-of-date this portfolio is. Rather than try to catch up with an endless series of posts …
read moreChecking on memcache’s health
Checking on memcache’s health
From time to time a client on WebFaction will experience a hiccup in their memcache process. It’s not obvious at first unless the site is under heavy load (New Relic is a huge help in diagnosing the problem); this post is just a central …
read moreConvenientMD: ConvenientMD
ConvenientMD: ConvenientMD
2013-05-21
Built the website and tools that helped a startup grow to a major New Hampshire health provider
Worked directly with the founders to create the front- and back-end of their original web site and then extend it to add more tools as the business took off. Added …
read moreKill Screen Magazine: Kill Screen Magazine
Kill Screen Magazine: Kill Screen Magazine
2011-03-01
Django-based site for a print-based video game publication moving online. One of the most attractive and enjoyable projects I’ve worked on.
I used to work with Chris Dahlen at PixelMEDIA. I also like video games. Lest this summary turn into a third-grader …
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Frontline/ PBS: Frontline: God in America
2010-10-01
A social website for viewers of the Frontline program “God in America” to come together and discuss their religious views.
God in America is a 2010 episode of PBS’ Frontline. As part of the reporting for the show, Frontline wanted a social networking …
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