Poking around in a running webapp with Jython

One of the great joys of Jython (and Python) is its interactive mode. I have lost count of the number of hours debugging I know I have saved by being able to break out into an interactive shell and poke around inside a running application - examining variables, modifying stuff, doing 'what if' tests and so on.
This Jython interactive servlet looks interesting for this kind of work.

Want a nicotini chaser with that pint of Stout?

Niticotinis sound like just the job for Ireland in the new year when pubs will be smoke free zones (mar dhea).

Procrustean beds

Doesn't this sound gorgeous:
"...a faceted structure relieves a classification scheme from the procrustean bed of rigid hierarchical and excessively enumerative subdivision...".

Everything about this page is wonderful

Everything about Rob Pikes old Bell Labs page is wonderful. Read it twice - especially the first bit. Howzatt for an email address r@google.com - an icon to brevity.

To err is human but to really mess things up requires a computer

Total registered voters = 19,000. Total ballots = 5,352. Total votes cast (!) = 144,000. Interesting.

Firebird extensions

Thanks to Pat for this link to firebird extensions.

Firebird rocks

I downloaded Firebird not expecting much yesterday and today it is my default browser. An excellent piece of work.