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The Evolution of Python 3
chromatic writes to tell us that O'Reilly has an interview with Guido van Rossum on the evolutionary process that gave us Python 3.0 and what is in store for the future. "I'd like to reiterate that at this point, it's a very personal choice to decide whether to use 3.0 or 2.6. You don't run the risk of being left behind by taking a conservative stance at this point. 2.6 will be just as well supported by the same group of core Python developers as 3.0. At the same time, we're also not sort of deemphasizing the importance and quality of 3.0. So if you are not held back by external requirements like dependencies on packages or third party software that hasn't been ported to 3.0 yet or working in an environment where everyone else is using another version. If you're learning Python for the first time, 3.0 is a great way to learn the language. There's a couple of things that trip over beginners have been removed."
Python vs. Mansquito III!
I drank what? -- Socrates
Don't feel bad, GNOME is racing KDE to the bottom. The new network manager MIGHT work properly which would be a nice change, but I wouldn't know because the thing is so fucking inscrutable. And for NO REASON WHATSOEVER gnome-panel was set to a "required" application so you can't quit the last gnome-panel... Well, there MIGHT be a reason. I think that logout doesn't quite work right without it. So pathetic. I ended up putting XP back on my laptop because Linux has become less reliable on this system as time has gone by (Ubuntu's fault? Someone else? No idea) and XP "just works", sad but true. And it's a Centrino/Quadro system, too! And you know what? Windows XP is about the most usable GUI (when it works) that there is today. It avoids all the retarded mistakes of OSX and has all the most key features. And it's not Vista :)
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"