Grab bag: Parties and Python

Sounds like a good party.

Just what I needed, another way to waste time on the Internet.

Interesting way to get fixed keyboard shortcuts for bookmarklets. Wonder if there’s a Windows equivalent?

Oy. Not a good day for Redmond.

“In the next installment, our green eyeshade-wearing superhero gets tangled up in his own cape when he is suddenly forced to reverse course and abandon his initial bailout plan. And don’t miss the stunning conclusion! In a gripping cliffhanger, the runaway locomotive of financial crisis hurtles toward certain destruction while our superhero is busy polishing his reputation in interviews with the local press.” Heh.

Sobering look at the relative priority of product management on the chopping block come layoff time. I’m not up for a RIF, I just thought it was interesting.

Amazing stupid Transact SQL trick.

Interesting and complex real-world test of responsible disclosure for security flaws.