Re: Secret operators

2005-02-04 Thread Yanick Champoux
Andrew Savige wrote: @{[]} join $, ... My better half proposes to call this one the papoose operator. Joy, `/anick

[ANNOUNCE] first release of PerlWar (and request for beta testers)

2005-10-16 Thread Yanick Champoux
After way too long in the making, I am proud to announce that a first beta of Perlwar is finally available to the public. Glad to hear that. But what is PerlWar? PerlWar is loosely inspired by the classic Corewar game. In this game, players pit snippets of Perl code (called 'agents') against

[ANNOUNCE] first release of PerlWar (and request for beta testers)

2005-10-17 Thread Yanick Champoux
After way too long in the making, I am proud to announce that a first beta of Perlwar is finally available to the public. Glad to hear that. But what is PerlWar? PerlWar is loosely inspired by the classic Corewar game. In this game, players pit snippets of Perl code (called 'agents') against

Re: [ANNOUNCE] first release of PerlWar (and request for beta testers)

2005-10-17 Thread Yanick Champoux
Well, I'll be darned. Some people actually volunteered. :-) So far, I have 7 volunteers to play in the first beta game, which should already be enough to have an unhealthy amount of fun (although it's not too late to jump on the bandwagon). If everything goes well, the game should kick off

Fwd: first release of PerlWar

2005-11-01 Thread Yanick Champoux
For the amusement of all camels and llamas present, here's a code-review of Perlwar done by Uri. For the record, he sent it my way barely a few hours after the initial release, which speaks volumes about the man's alacrity, and my weakness for procrastination. Joy, `/anick --

Re: The flaming X-wing secret operator

2007-11-29 Thread Yanick Champoux
shmem wrote: To brighten up your day - here's the winged moon, which isn't an operator, but a constant: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georg added: Similar to the winged moon - an operator (token?) which scares the hell out of the remainder of a list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Me likes. Lots. I

Re: The flaming X-wing secret operator

2007-11-30 Thread Yanick Champoux
shmem wrote: in fact, shmem and Georg are the same guy, though 'Georg' just slipped ;-) One would think that the same sig and style and everything would have tipped me off. But no... That was too suble for me still. :-P Me likes. Lots. I propose, as alternative names for

Re: Umlaut

2008-01-13 Thread Yanick Champoux
Georg Moritz wrote: From the keyboard of Yanick Champoux [12.01.08,18:50]: *dieresis* or *diæresis *A diacritical mark (* ¨ *) optionally used in English, oftentimes replaced by a hyphen. In English, the dieresis is used on a second identical vowel to indicate a change in pronunciation

Re: regex of the month (decade?)

2008-01-13 Thread Yanick Champoux
Michael G Schwern wrote: Yanick Champoux wrote: *dieresis* or *diæresis [..] Really they just want to be more metal. Soon it will be ¡KömpUsërV.DøøM! And to thing that, all those years, I laughed at Spinal Tap's claim to be avant-garde and visionary geniuses. They were right