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San Michele cemetery in Venice, Italy. Part One

2008-06-14T23:51:00.003+02:00

San Michele cemetery in Venice, Italy. Part One was added to the places-to-visit.info site.

Venice - constantly renovated. Part Two.

2008-06-12T20:49:00.005+02:00

Venice - constantly renovated. Part Two. was added to the places-to-visit.info site.

Venice - constantly renovated. Part One.

2008-06-11T19:19:00.003+02:00

Venice - constantly renovated. Part One. was added to the places-to-visit.info

Somethings ends, something starts.

2008-05-04T21:41:00.002+02:00

After some hold places-to-visit.info got new look and some new content.

Casa Deo Bepi Sua in Burano, Venice, Italy was added.

Treeless Venice?

2007-11-10T19:01:00.000+01:00

Treeless Venice? was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info/.

The Leaning Tower and other miracles in Pisa, Italy

2007-10-27T09:27:00.000+02:00

The Leaning Tower and other miracles in Pisa, Italy was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info/.

Mare Verticale in Venice, Italy

2007-10-16T18:38:00.000+02:00

Mare Verticale in Venice, Italy was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info.

Python and comma

2007-10-13T07:55:00.000+02:00

The problem - there was a tuple:
t = ("abc", "def")
Somwhere inside the program was an instruction:
something = t[0]
and then
something
returned "abc".

Some time later it turned out that "def" was not necessary
in t so was modified:
t = ("abc")
and sowhere inside the program instruction

something = t[0]

made that something returned "a".

It was Bad.

Why that happened?

Beacuse t was not a tuple anymore, it became a string. Instruction t[0] returns first item in iterable so it returned "a" for us.

What was ommited?

A coma.

After the change it was (bad):
t = ("abc")
instead (good):
t = ("abc",)

The coma creates a tuple. In our case consisting of one item, but still the tuple.

The Torcello Island, near Venice, Italy

2007-10-10T16:14:00.000+02:00

The Torcello Island, near Venice, Italy was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info/.

Comments for not logged in users activated

2007-10-07T00:51:00.000+02:00

Comments for not logged in users activated on site http://places-to-visit.info.

Comments are welcome.

This article The Myth of Login was an impulse to rethink our design decision. Thanks.

The inaccessible Venice

2007-10-05T22:48:00.000+02:00

The inaccessible Venice entry was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info.

Security hole - text buffer, middle mouse button, Firefox

2007-10-03T20:10:00.000+02:00

The scenario:

The User has opened window of the Firefox.
The User selects some text on the terminal window by draggin mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed.
The User inserts selected text into it's intended location using mouse middle button.
The User does a lot of other things. And some time later.
The User presses mouse middle button over opened Firefox window.
Firefox tries to load web page using text pasted in step 5.

What have we got? An unintentional and, maybe, serious information disclosure.

In my case in the text buffer was ip address of host from which somebody did something not friendly on one of my pages. I've pasted (intentionally, of course) this ip address as parameter for some command line tools. And forgot about the text buffer with ip address inside.
Some time later I've pressed mouse middle button while having mouse cursor over Firefox window. Firefox started loading web page from offending ip address.

What information was disclosed?

the fact that I've read logs on the server and found interesting actions and ip address connected with them
the fact that I've done something with this address
most important, my own ip address

One can imagine more dangerous scenarios.

It's a word of caution, mostly for myself.

Update: to switch off Firefox behavior described in 6.: on page about:config set value middlemouse.LoadContentURL to false and restart browser.

Does a cat need a bottle cork?

2007-09-30T10:36:00.000+02:00

Under entry Stało się. Mamy kolejnego mieszkańca.[It happened. We've got another resident. ÆrionÆteb asked the question "A po co mu ten korek? :P"[What use is this bottle cork for him?].

The questions seems important, so I'll try to answer it.

First answer:

1. A cat without the bottle cork. You can feel his claws. Now hidden, but ... .

2. Bottle cork arrives.

3. The difference. And the answer.

Second answer:
Ask not what the bottle cork is for a cat - ask what it is for you if your fingers' integrity is at stage.

Venice curiosities - part two

2007-09-30T08:23:00.000+02:00

Venice curiosities - part two was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info.

Sunset over the road, Poland

2007-09-27T23:01:00.000+02:00

Sunset over the road, Poland was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info/.

And Now for Something Completely Different

2007-09-26T21:48:00.000+02:00

Our new resident. He was found yesterday.

He was taken to a vet, some drugs were administered, he was fed and most fleas were removed.

He is constantly changing his colour from dirty gray to ... have a look yourself.

My favourite place in the Tatra Mountains, Poland

2007-09-25T15:44:00.000+02:00

"My favourite place in the Tatra Mountains, Poland" was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info.

A picturesque church in Wilczyce, Poland

2007-09-24T20:33:00.000+02:00

A picturesque church in Wilczyce, Poland was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info.

You won't be disappointed by the Colosseum, Rome in Italy

2007-09-23T13:53:00.000+02:00

"You won't be disappointed by the Colosseum, Rome in Italy" was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info/.

An amazing costruction of glass and steel in Naples, Italy

2007-09-21T19:48:00.000+02:00

"An amazing costruction of glass and steel in Naples, Italy" was added to the http://places-to-visit.info/ site.

The castle in Lancut, Poland

2007-09-20T22:56:00.000+02:00

The castle in Lancut, Poland
was added to the site places-to-visit.info

Sunset, Poland

2007-09-19T22:18:00.000+02:00

"Sunset, Poland" was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info/.

Who is next to take a dip? Padua, Italy

2007-09-18T08:14:00.000+02:00

"Who is next to take a dip? Padua, Italy" was added to the site http://places-to-visit.info/.

Few thumbnails:

Venice curiosities - part one

2007-09-16T18:27:00.000+02:00

Venice curiosities - part one added to the http://places-to-visit.info/ site.

Few thumbnails:

My assistant

2007-09-16T14:27:00.000+02:00

I've got an assistant.

Now, when I'm writing this, he sleeps under the blanket. There is a bulge where he is covered.
The bulge moves slowly by the rythm of his breathing. He is able to sleep 22 hours per day, every day.

Pictures of him:

He is called Melek.

I'm not sure anymore if I (we) owe him, or the opposite.

Comments added to http://places-to-visit.info/

2007-09-16T09:49:00.000+02:00

Comments for places added to http://places-to-visit.info/ site.

A piggy you can't miss in Florence, Italy

2007-09-15T14:18:00.000+02:00

Something new on the page

Something for the body (and for the soul too)

2007-09-11T20:13:00.000+02:00

Something for the body and the for the spirit too.

Palacsintavar

The Minaret Adventure in Eger, Hungary

2007-09-09T21:30:00.001+02:00

New place description was added to the site.

Some images

Something new, a bit of an (almost) clear sky

2007-09-07T20:56:00.000+02:00

It's gloomy and dark outside, the fog is rising. It's been raining for a week now. Autumn.

To make you feel better, of course http://places-to-visit.info/ and there...

More at " Lake Albano near Castel Gandolfo, Italy".

Giewont - The unmistakably recognizable summit in the Tatras, Poland

2007-09-06T19:11:00.000+02:00

New place description titled 'The unmistakably recognizable summit in the Tatras, Poland' was added to the http://places-to-visit.info/ site.

Thumbnalis of added images.

More on the site.

Come and see.

Bacio! Bacio! A very special rock near Capri, Italy

2007-09-05T22:58:00.000+02:00

New place description titled 'Bacio! Bacio! A very special rock near Capri, Italy' was added to the http://places-to-visit.info/ site.

Thumbnalis of added images.

More on the site.

Come and see.

"What's new" added

2007-09-02T12:23:00.000+02:00

"What's new" information is now displayed on the all pages of the site.

I hope it makes easier figuring out changes for our users and visitors.

As always, feedback is more than welcome.

The hard part

2007-08-15T21:32:00.000+02:00

There was The Idea and, after some cycles:

while not goodEnough:
 thinking
 designing
 prototyping
 evaluating

became The Implementation.

The Implementation was feed by some data.
For now exist:

The whole site was tested a little
and put online.

Now The Hard Part.

Get above the noise level, make information about
our site available for interested people
and invite them.

So, if you are interested in travelling, taking photos and, optionally, sharing your experiences - have a look.

Feel free to contact us if you need some assistance.

Now it's time to add more features, but we can't
do everyting at once.
Should we add comments, ratings?
Something else?

Feedback is more than welcome.

The implementation

2007-08-13T22:51:00.000+02:00

The site is created using django and few applications written in django.

Just for curious.

The Idea

2007-08-13T20:24:00.000+02:00

This is strange experience.
Some day The Idea comes to you and chases you day and night.

And there comes the day. Something is ready (well, almost) to be shown to the public.

Now is the time to hear the feedback, to polish the look and feel, add new features and, the most important, add more content.

Have a look.

http://places-to-visit.info