Author Archives: Andrew

Github, JIRA: Play Nice Together!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Andrew

At Lexity (where I work and you should too!) we recently had a hack day. I’ve just put the results of my efforts up on Github in a repository called git_post_receive, available at http://github.com/pariser/git_post_receive. I have always disliked the fact … Continue reading →

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PWSU: Python Web Scraping Utilities

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Andrew

I’m going to give a quick introduction for a tool that I built to ease my own web scraping efforts in Python. Aspirationally, I’ve decided to call it PWSU, Python Web Scraping Utilities, thus allowing me to add more functions … Continue reading →

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The guide book of the future

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Andrew

There are only a few things that frustrate me about traveling, and one of them is the guide book. Don’t get me wrong — there’s a ton of value to a guide book and I’d never leave home without one; … Continue reading →

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Starting a blog means coming up with a name

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Andrew

The stress alone of having to pick a catchy or clever title has stalled way too many potential projects; too many “Andrew’s super awesome site of awesome!” placeholder names have never been changed. I’ve never been good at coming up … Continue reading →

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