http://polibyte.com/ 2010-03-05T23:47:07-05:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt DokuWiki 2010-02-15T20:55:40-05:00 2010-02-15T20:55:40-05:00 http://polibyte.com/resume?rev=1266285340&do=diff Brian Pitts

If you have opportunities that you believe would interest me, please write to brian at polibyte dot com. You can download a nicely-formatted PDF of my resume here. Academics * Master of Arts, University of Georgia, expected graduation spring 2010 * Thesis on hyperlink structure of political information online * Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 2007 * Major in Political Science * Minor in Computer Science

2010-01-31T19:00:51-05:00 2010-01-31T19:00:51-05:00 http://polibyte.com/blog/python_mysql_and_unicode?rev=1264982451&do=diff Brian Pitts

The top google result for the search terms mysql, python, and unicode is a blog post that recommends using the init_command option to the construct a MySQLdb connection to run the SQL 'SET NAMES utf8'. A better way is to set the charset option to 'utf8'. This way MySQLdb realizes the connection is using utf8 and encodes things properly. For more explanation see MySQLDB's user guide.

2009-12-31T19:20:00-05:00 2009-12-31T19:20:00-05:00 http://polibyte.com/city/athens?rev=1262305200&do=diff Brian Pitts

* GA Museum of Natural History * GA Museum of Art * Tree that owns itself * Double barreled cannon * Bridge on REM's album Murmur * State Botanical Gardens * Ben Burton Park * Sandy Creek Nature Center * Memorial park & Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail

2009-12-29T23:05:58-05:00 2009-12-29T23:05:58-05:00 http://polibyte.com/city/atlanta?rev=1262145958&do=diff Brian Pitts

Pubs * Brickstore (125 E Court Sq 30030) * Leon's Full Service (131 E. Ponce de Leon Ave 30030) * Thinking Man (537 W Howard Ave 30030) * Midway (552 Flat Shoals Ave SE 30316) * Bookhouse (736 Ponce De Leon Ave NE 30306) * The Porter (1156 Euclid Avenue 30307)