UnacceptableVersionError: django 1.1 was requested, but 1.2.1.final.0 is already in use


Me too. After mucking around a bit, I’ve figured out an acceptable workaround:

First, download Django 1.1.1 and place it somewhere on your hard drive (I put mine on Dropbox, so that I could use this fix across multiple computers).

Then, modify your main.py from this:

import os, sys,logging
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'settings'

from google.appengine.dist import use_library
use_library('django', '1.1')

To look like this:

import os, sys,logging
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'settings'

if os.environ.get('SERVER_SOFTWARE','').startswith('Devel'):
    sys.path.insert(0, "/your/local/path/to/Django-1.1.1/")

from google.appengine.dist import use_library
use_library('django', '1.1')

Essentially, you’re telling App Engine that, when it’s in the Development environment (running on your local computer), it should prepend Django 1.1.1 to the system path. Then, a few lines down, when the App Engine SDK looks for Django, it will see that version first.

Did you hear? If you hold the Apple TV wrong, Apple loses interest. #gen1owner #bitter

I received enough replies, with varied interpretations of my poorly worded joke, that I wanted to respond on my blog. Sometimes 140 characters is not enough. What I really should have said was this:

I’m a first generation Apple TV owner. I was very excited when I bought it, but after using it for a few months I realized that it was just a shiny rubber nipple that would let me feed off of Apple’s teat and nothing else. Now, it collects dust in my closet. In my opinion, Apple abandoned the product, and as a result I feel like it was the worst consumer purchase that I’ve made in recent history. Yes, I’m excited about the announcement of a smaller, cheaper Apple TV, but I’m too burned by my first experience to head down that road again. So, I write silly, bitter tweets instead…

I do like that Netflix is now an option — as someone who has no cable hookup, it’s where I find most of my entertainment — though there are a lot of other things to consider when buying a media center. Will you want to watch Hulu, Vimeo, Ustream.tv, DivX, etc.? I do. I ended up shelving my Apple TV and hooked up a Mac Mini which runs Boxee. It runs purty good.

All in all, if you don’t already own a device capable of running Netflix on your TV, then I think this is a great, inexpensive option. For everyone else, good luck. I’m skeptical of Apple’s rediscovered “hobby,” but I hope that your purchases are well-made and enjoyed. Just consider these the ramblings of a crotchety, old man…

Naz and have submitted a talk for SXSW 2011 Interactive called "Interaction Jones and the Template of Doom." In summary, we’re going to discuss design and development ideas by looking at Spielberg and Lucas films, both old and new.

If you’re planning to attend the conference, we’d very much appreciate if you’d cast your vote for us:

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/5730

Feel free to get in touch if you have any follow-up questions.

• Added ‘centeredX’ and ‘centeredY’ options.
• Removed ‘hideUntilReady’ option. It looks pretty bad if you don’t hide the image until it’s fully loaded.
• Fixed IE img onload bug.
• Now supports iPhone/iPad orientation changes.

Many thanks to Peter Baker for providing the code to center the images.

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For my first project, I decided to play with Twitter’s direct message feature. The idea was simple: send me a direct message that included a time (number of minutes) and a message, and I would reply with a direct message when the specified time had expired. It was a sort of alarm clock…an egg timer…a timer. In May 2007, @timer was born.

Three years later, @timer is still actively used, with over 16,000 followers (you have to follow in order to direct message). Happy belated birthday, lil’ buddy.

On a related note, I’ve updated @timer to use OAuth (as of August 16th, Twitter will be shutting of basic authentication). I suppose this is a the real reason for the post, but the birthday wishes seemed overdue and appropriate. So, enjoy the new and improved @timer…

On a related note, I wrote a memo on Weightshift that covers performance tips for client websites. It’s a primer into the type of things we do for our projects, and presented in a way that’s CMS-agnostic.

Now that it’s getting warmer out, I wanted to switch to a Summer drink. So, I asked for your favorite tequilas. Here are the answers that were submitted. Hope you enjoy them as much as I’m sure I will.

I recommend setting 10 minutes aside to watch this video.