Previously....

1. > Writing Vim Plugins in Python

   A nice quick introduction to writing Vim plugins in Python.

   Worth the read if only for the awesome gems of prose¹ like this:

   You see, the ancient legend says that before the universe was compiled, the creator deity pondered for a spell, and then on the first day said ...

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2. > Feed Wrangler

   Feed Wrangler is a modern, sustainable RSS reader.

   Unlike some people, I didn't run around like my hair was on fire when Google announced they were shutting down Reader. I was sad, but I was patient because David Smith pre-announced Feed Wrangler.

   And now it's here. I'm ...

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3. > BitTorrent Sync

   From the BitTorrent Blog:

   Sync is unlimited, secure file-syncing. You can use it for remote backup. Or, you can use it to transfer large folders of personal media between users and machines; editors and collaborators. It’s simple. It’s free. It’s the awesome power of P2P, applied to ...

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4. > PyCon US 2013 Videos

   The videos from PyCon 2013 are available¹.

   That is all. Carry on.

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   1. And probably have been for a while. I'm slow like that sometimes. ↩

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5. > Feedback from James Joyce's Submission of Ulysses to his Creative Writing Workshop

   Teddy Wayne at McSweeney's:

   Caught some allusions to The Odyssey. Nice.

   As a lover of Joyce and general disparager of writing groups, this made me chuckle.

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6. > Stardust

   Stardust, is a story about Voyager 1 (the unmanned spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the outer solar system).

   Do yourself a favor and watch it in fullscreen.

   via Brain Pickings

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7. > Combining Python and AppleScript

   Dr. Drang:

   Basically, I just want one or two wrapper functions around Python’s subprocess module that will allow me to

   1. Write an AppleScript as a Python string.

   2. Run it from within my Python program.

   3. Collect any output it generates.

   Me too. Thank you Dr. Drang. Why didn't someone ...

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8. > The Mix Tape

   Aaron Mahnke:

   That’s the beauty of the mix tape: it required you to sort and rank and chose. Songs that you enjoyed and loved did not make the cut in favor of songs you loved more.

   Before I even became a father I knew that my children would never ...

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9. > Iain Broome Reads from A is for Angelica

   I've long been a fan of Iain Broome. For one, he's got a cool name¹. His blog has been in my RSS reader for years and I'm a regular listener of his podcast.

   When his debut novel A is for Angelica was available for pre-order, I ...

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