[python-uk] FlogTheDogs.com : computer and programming related gear (plus site)

[Will McGugan]

Nice. I would like to see Freecycle run off flogthedogs. Have you seen
Freecycle? Awesome concept, hideous interface.

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm trying to slim down my unneeded possessions, much of which is computer
> and programming related gear (including some Python books). Ebay is useless
> for "locally collected" stuff, so I've developed my own site for selling
> and giving away stuff for local collection. I'm hoping that as well as
> helping me get rid of my excess gear it will also be a useful resource for
> other people to sell their stuff.
>
> The site is: http://www.flogthedogs.com/
> Computer gear (hardware, gadgets and tech books):
> http://www.flogthedogs.com/category/1/
> Some XBox accessories (etc): http://www.flogthedogs.com/category/10/
>
> Built with Python, Django, openstreetmap and a few other open source
> tools. The site itself isn't *yet* open source because (*ahem*) the tests
> are in a terrible state. It's also a young site, so I'm still adding
> features to it - although all the basic functionality (including new user
> registration) works fine. Probably the next step is building a json api so
> that I can add in page sorting and filtering via ajax.
>
> There are some interesting features, like search by distance from a
> postcode, which I hope to write up in some blog posts. Not *terribly*
> useful until there are more items that aren't just in *my* postcode
> (although I do now have six users on the site!).
>
> Anyway, I hope this is of interest and even potentially useful...
>
> All the best,
>
> Michael Foord
>
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> May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others
> May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
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