Curt Merrill

This is a snippet of Python code from a Django project's "settings.py" file. The code is: ``` STORAGES = { "default": { "BACKEND": "storages.backends.s3.S3Storage", "OPTIONS": { "bucket_name": LINODE_BUCKET_NAME, "region_name": "us-east-1", "access_key": LINODE_ACCESS_KEY, "secret_key": LINODE_SECRET_KEY, "endpoint_url": f"https://{LINODE_BUCKET_REGION}.linodeobjects.com", "location": f"{ENVIRON}", "client_config": Config(request_checksum_calculation="WHEN_REQUIRED"), }, }, "staticfiles": { "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage", }, } ```

I had to add a `botocore.config.Config` object to my options, and set `request_checksum_calculation` to "WHEN_REQUIRED".

One of my problems was that I was using "config" as the key, instead of "client_config"

sources: techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-comput...
and
django-storages.readthedocs.io

This is a long shot, but is anyone successfully using `django-storages` with Linode Object Storage?

Shaggy Rogers - Wikipedia

Today I learned: Shaggy from Scooby Doo has a full name, and it's Norville Rogers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_... (via catfishing.net)

TIL: ^ bitwise XOR How to mark a comparison of booleans as True or False using bitwise XOR.

@daniel.feldroy.com Hi! There's a caveat to your post about the caret operator (daniel.feldroy.com/posts/til-20...), it only returns True if one (and only one) of the items is True. print(True ^ False ^ True) returns False.

Kindergartener: "If I were a Pokémon, I'd be a toilet type."

✒️ Now inking:
- TWSBI Diamond 580 (clear) — Diamine Earl Grey
- Pilot Custom 74 (teal) — Iroshizuku Shin-Ryoku

Any keyboard nerds have opinions on the Voyager vs the Iris CE?

www.zsa.io/voyager
keeb.io/products/iri...

Some personal news: I'm honored to be a part of this cohort and looking forward to learning from and working with all these folks!

I say "please" when talking to voice assistants. I dot it mostly to model behavior for my child, but I don't think there's anything wrong with practicing politeness/kindness.

Took some time for myself and developed some custom data feeds for my "/now" page: curtmerrill.com/now/

I don't play Framed (framed.wtf) every day, but I've been keeping track of how I do: curtmerrill.com/blog/2025/fr...

I went with uprinting.com. Customer service has been good, cards will arrive soon.

I'd like to get some custom correspondence cards printed with my own logo/design, but the services I've found so far only allow "personalization" of preset designs. Anyone have a recommendation?
#stationery

The rear end of a Mazda Tribute vehicle.

This is not the greatest car in the world, this is just a …

I hope nothing costs more than $10

A close up of a sleeping dog’s face.

Happy Birthday, Frida!

I'm looking for artists who are accepting commissions for pieces ranging in size from 5"x7" to 8"x10". Is that you or someone you know?

Bad luck: Dog chewed up my left AirPod.
Good luck: Now I can buy a new pair of noise cancelling AirPods.

A blond-haired puppy scratching its neck.

Worst part of staying home with sick 5YO is missing the puppy visit at the office (jealousy-inducing photo from a colleague).

Top-down view of a blonde dog curled up on a pillow sleeping.

Top-down view of a dog lying on the floor in a sunbeam. Only her rear legs and tail are outside the sunlight.

Frida at rest. Two in a series of indeterminate length.