Everyone who uses a computer on a regular basis knows the importance of backups. Duplicity is one of the most widely used backup technologies, and it's written in Python! This week Kenneth Loafman shares how Duplicity got started, how it works, and why yo... (more…)

Automation. It’s supposed to remove work. So, why not help it along? Truth be told, automating even simple tasks robustly takes time and a lot of dependency management which can become very complex. Nevertheless, it can be very rewarding to automate some ... (more…)

With trinket.io, you can run python scripts in your browser. Even cooler is that they also run on your phone. (more…)

To support our migration to microservices we needed to find a new tech stack. Learn how we compared all the options and chose Kotlin... (more…)

TLDR: What if it was possible for surveillance to only invade the privacy of criminals or terrorists, leaving the innocent unsurveilled? (more…)