My motivation for working on side projects is not just about chasing the dream of riches or fame. I try to keep my ambitions inside the 9-5 (or whatever weird hours I find myself working on the 9-5). My motivation for working on side projects is they are fun and provide variety. Working in a team has a necessary evil - you can't just do what you want. Working on side projects provides me with this freedom.
This was very interesting news for us. Especially since we have had a 'lite' version of our app (comicstrips) in review for a month. Now only if we could change our paid app to free!
https://github.com/jaybaird/python-bloomfilter - offers scalable bloom filters
https://github.com/axiak/pybloomfiltermmap - uses mmap