➠ April 5, 2006
What's New in Python 2.5
The conditional expressions are a welcome addition (the old and/or syntax was clunky), and the ‘with’ context managers will cut a lot of lock/release crap out of my code.
Genuine VC: Musing on Freemium and Ad-Supported
“Freemium”. What a lovely word to describe all those “Free for now, then we’ll add pay-for premium services later” startups. Of course, I’m sure it will be overused, and in a year’s time I’ll hate it as much as I do the word “Ajax” now.
DOSBox, a x86 emulator with DOS
Tool for running olde DOS games (Soundblaster emulation and all) in Windows/Linux/OSX. I’ll have to try getting “Jones In The Fast Lane” up and running with it.