links for 2008-01-10

• Amazon.com: Python Scripting for Computational Science (Texts in Computational Science and Engineering): Books: Hans Petter Langtangen
  “The goal of this book is to teach computational scientists how to develop tailored, flexible, and human-efficient working environments built from small programs (scripts) written in the easy-to-learn, high-level language Python. The focus is on examples
  (tags: book wishlist python howto searchinside cgi math optimization via borders january 2008)
• Getting Started Guide - Google Mashup Editor - Google Code
  “# Hello World!
  # Structure of a Mashup Application
  # Displaying a Data Feed in a Simple List

  1. Defining the user interface
  2. Create the template and reference the data source
  3. Adding the list tag
  4. Specifying the data source

  (tags: google mashup javascript declarative json howto introdcution)
• Google Send To Phone
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  (tags: google texting sms service free ttotd cellphone)
• APM: Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac
  “Each day, The Writer’s Almanac features Garrison Keillor recounting the highlights of this day in history and reads a short poem or two. The Writer’s Almanac is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media.”
  (tags: podcast feed poem daily history good mp3 rss)