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"This PEP proposes a temporary moratorium (suspension) of all changes to the Python language syntax, semantics, and built-ins for a period of at least two years from the release of Python 3.1. In particular, the moratorium would include Python 3.2 (to be released 18-24 months after 3.1) but allow Python 3.3 (assuming it is not released prematurely) to once again include language changes. This suspension of features is designed to allow non-CPython implementations to "catch up" to the core implementation of the language, help ease adoption of Python 3.x, and provide a more stable base for the community." - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet

This is exciting. I hope this means Python adoption will be much more widespread -- I'm convinced it's going to be the successor to Java. - Adam Derewecki

I'm sure you guys will teach FB a thing or two about building next-gen web sites. Nice move posting this "from Facebook" :) - Carter ♥ HTML5

I'm happy .. that you are happy!! Plus I love the fact that you are digging under the hood to make sure the core bits are there.. a good sign!! - Chris Myles

Katie said he has her chin. - Andy Bakun from email

Jason Bradford? From Cole HS? Wow, word gets around. - Andy Bakun from Android

"The latest reports out of Japan indicate that a shortened, 2+2 Prius-based hybrid sports coupe is under development, packing an uprated version of the 1.8-liter 2ZR-FXE four-cylinder putting out around 134 hp – 36 hp more than in its sedan counterpart. Naturally, Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive system will carry over and the additional power boost will have an adverse impact on fuel mileage – albeit a minor one." - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet

Adam: the 2010 Prius is a lot nicer looking than the 2009. David: I can go just as fast on the freeway as a $300,000 Mercedes can! :-) Personally I gave up a BMW for the Prius and, while I miss the BMW once in a while, I get 2x the milage now which I appreciate a lot more. If we're going to get out from dependence on foreign oil we must change our culture. - Robert Scoble

Does this mean OAuth is live now? - Jesse Stay

you just got my hopes up when you showed a curl command line above - bear (aka Mike Taylor)

CWRU is using a photo I took of Megen again front and center on their website - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet

You guys are famous!!! Case really loves you guys!!! Congrats!!! - Tim Costantino

Loki sat on Megen's head about 5 minutes ago. - Benjamin Golub

Will: on Jess or you? Loki never does this sort of thing to me; we think she considers Megen to be her equal and me the alpha - Benjamin Golub

such a lovely hairdo Megan! - Rachel Lea Fox

"Frost flowers aren't flowers at all, and well, they're not even frost. They occasionally form after the season's first heavy freeze kills a small plant. Even though the leafy matter is dead, the root system continues pumping water up through the stem -- by capillary action. When water reaches ruptures in the stem it leaks out and freezes instantly. As more and more water moves up through the stem, the ice is forced away from the plant and into an infinite number of odd shapes. Frost flowers are exceedingly fragile and the "petals" often break when touched and disappear the moment they're exposed to the first rays of the morning Sun." - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet

"Come and look at both of our buildings" via Brian Beck: http://blog.brianbeck.com/post... - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet

Ben wins. - DeWitt Clinton

hahaha W 6th - Megen Vo

Not my homework :P. A friend just asked me this question and I thought it was a good one. - Benjamin Golub

http://pastebin.com/m11fc09d7 requires that the list is sorted, but it should be a lot faster for large sets. feel free to modify and/or suggest an alternative. - Eric Kerr

"Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, photographed the animal, which is actually an albino, when he began studying it after the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern USA." - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet

Pink is the new black - David Z

"In terms of impact, it's much better to build a product for people who spend several hours/day using email instead of those who login once every few weeks to delete their spam. For the latter case, just about anything is good enough (even Hotmail)." - Paul Buchheit

"Another interesting detail is that this is roughly the 4th iteration on the FriendFeed backend since we launched 17 months ago. If you look at the the graphs at the bottom of Bret's post, you can see that our previous system was about to die -- average pageview latency had increased from about 135ms to 260ms in less than a month! (not a good trend) This new design also accommodates some important upcoming features that would have been problematic in the old system. This experience reinforces my belief that it's better to be quick than brilliant. If we had wasted a lot of time trying to build some really smart, super-scalable system right from the start, it would have inevitably been over-optimized for the wrong things, since the product and requirements have changed quite a bit since launch. By continually rebuilding the system, it stays relatively simple and close to our actual needs (plus it incorporates everything we learned from the previous iterations)." - Paul Buchheit

Beautiful pictures - both of the subject and scenery. - Louis Gray

Great PIC! Love it ♥ - AJ Batac :)

Simply great! - Sasha Kovaliov

Very sharp! - Jim Goldstein

Created by Adam Derewecki: http://friendfeed.com/derwiki, upvote it please! - Benjamin Golub

I sold a bulky monitor that's just been taking up space on my desk. So I couldn't exactly bring it to a public place like Starbucks. - Benjamin Golub

I always meet buyers at a public place. - xero

I've been watching prices for a trip over New Years for over a month. Every morning Kayak emails me the current price and a graph tracking the price overtime. It makes it really easy to get a cheap fare. - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet