Django

Notes on running Django using FastCGI on NginX

Some more background on Django

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Django

Django, Python frameworks and VPS hosting

The highlight this week is that I’ve actually started writing code. I’ve also selected Django as the development framework and chosen a VPS to run it on…

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Personal Development

How I simplified my RSS habits and saved an hour a day

Today I’d like to share a few simple steps that could potentially simplify and destress your RSS reading habits.

Categories, filtering and thinking become a thing of the past, replaced with an almost zen like NEXT button and good ole Stumbling… Read more…

Jetfar

Do-follow on Comments

I’m so supremely confident that comment spam aint happening here, that I’ve elected to install the Dofollow plugin.

So if you feel like leaving a comment - there’s some free link-lovin to be had!

Jetfar, web-security

How to keep greasy scrapers and harvesters off your content

Ever had comment spam on your blog? Ever had your content stolen? If so - it was more than likely a bot, rather than a person with too much time on their hands.

Black hats of today have more tools in their toolbox than Bob the Builder; those of concern to us are mostly bots and web crawlers. Whilst some are making great progress, it is by definition, impossible to keep every grubby automated spammer out of your website.
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