via @pzriddle’s tweet: “Fascinating: data-driven used book seller has data showing the Long Tail doesn’t work as well as one might hope”

“Have you been looking for a solid open source framework to build your online store? Do you need a customized shopping cart built with Python? Do you need to add a Django based shopping cart to an existing site? If you answer Yes, to any of these, then Satchmo might be the right tool for you. Satchmo’s mission is to use Django to create an open source framework for creating unique and robust online stores. To provide maximum flexibility, Satchmo is licensed under the BSD license.”

“Regarding genres, in some case, I found several black or death metal band which released one or more dark ambient records, they are then listed here. Some forms of hip hop are not far from electronica/electro or even industrial, I then decided to list those which have some connexions to those underground styles but not all, such as with some metal bands or rock, grindcore, etc.: the limit between noise or electronic is not always so clear (and that’s good so !). But I’m not planning to collect all techno, trance, dance, rap, hip hop artists possible !”

“Back before Barack Obama took the oath of office, I made a few suggestions about where he might have a meal next time he’s in Seattle. But after having lunch with Andy Yurkanin — longtime owner of that iconic restaurant, Andy’s Diner — at the newly christened restaurant and lounge the Orient Express, I must insist the 44th president of these United States head straight to SODO. Why?

“Because he can eat surprisingly good Chinese food and lift a martini (lord knows, he deserves one). But he’ll also get a taste of Seattle history and have a chance to bask in the glory of a meal taken in his Depression-era predecessor’s personal railcar. That Smithsonian worthy museum-piece, bought for $18,000 about 25 years ago, was the very car that Franklin D. Roosevelt used to make his way across the country, spreading hope and encouragement during a time of war and despair”

“One valuable measure of a framework is the ease with which it can be extended to meet one’s needs. Here we will introduce Django’s database API, and demonstrate its flexibility by extending it to support MySQL’s full-text search capabilities.

“The source code included in this article is released into the public domain.”