We've got an election right around the corner, and the Cubanos decided to launch a site called Aliens Vote. The site aims to (sort of) give a voice to the millions of resident aliens in the U.S. by asking who their choice would be for the upcoming election.

We're very excited to see the outcome of the whole thing, even more so because about half of the company is alien and we work with a network of freelancers from all over the world. So if you are an alien in the U.S. tell us what you've got to say, or have any friends who are, pass the word along.

This entry can't end without any nerd stuff, so here goes! This was my very first project in the Python web framework, Django that is in production. We are good pals with the folks over at Media Temple, who sponsored the project (and just underwent a pretty slick re-design by the way) and gave us use of one of their brand new Django Grid Containers and it was nice, easy, and fantastic to use.

The most exposure I've had to a web framework has been with CakePHP, and using Django has been a nice breath of fresh air. Though I've just skimmed the surface with Django (and Python), it seems to be organized in a much more intuitive way, extremely flexible and portable, the command line stuff is very helpful, it comes built-in with loads of support without seeming too bloated, and I'm a HUGE fan of the DRY principle (Don't Repeat Yourself) behind the whole thing. It was definitely challenge to jump into because Django has a lot of conventions that I'm unfamiliar with, and I also don't have the background in Python that I do with PHP, so I found myself flipping through a lot of reference for simple stuff like splitting strings, etc. I'm excited to jump into my next Django project and I'm sure I'll post more about it, but if you've been considering it, I definitely recommend it!