Fwd: [orwant@oreilly.com: The state of TPJ]

2001-01-02 Thread Dave Cross
More on the TPJ saga. Dave... - Forwarded message from Jon Orwant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 19:18:48 -0500 To: Jon Orwant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> January 2, 2001 Some folks have been asking me about the status of The Perl Journal #20, and prospective authors have been as

Re: oi grep

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 12:31:29AM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: > by the way sobrietary totally rules (at least for 1 month), im constantly > drinking coffee and funky glass contour bottles of coke, i have so much > energy it is not even true Well, *I* certainly don't believe it's true... :-) -

Re: Buffy - Kevin Smith tie in

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 12:32:46AM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: > * David H. Adler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:11:01AM -0700, Nathan Torkington wrote: > > > > > > I want to kill Kevin Smith and live his life. He's the luckiest > > > fat fuck in the world. > > > > A

Re: new years eve

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Aaron Trevena ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, David Cantrell wrote: > > > DAV-U-CRO wrote: > > > > > Twas me. But a) I'm already doing stuff tonight and b) as you point out, I > > > couldn't organise it at such sort notice. > > > > Yeah, and now that Greg's had to pull out

Re: Buffy - Kevin Smith tie in

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* David H. Adler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:11:01AM -0700, Nathan Torkington wrote: > > > > I want to kill Kevin Smith and live his life. He's the luckiest > > fat fuck in the world. > > Another thought occurs to me. Do you actually want him dead, or just > his lif

Re: oi grep

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* jo walsh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > skr1pt k1dd13 al3rt! > > play nicely, you, or i'll make you be a sysadmin. > but i already have ro errr nevermind ;-) > Jan 2 13:08:31 penderel sshd[9276]: Faking authloop for illegal user > gem@mccarroll from 194.200.144.243 port 630 > Jan

Re: Buffy - Kevin Smith tie in

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Simon Wistow writes: > > Bizarre how threads come togther innit ... > > http://www.psycomic.com/columns/2000/ksmith/ > > I want to kill Kevin Smith and live his life. He's the luckiest > fat fuck in the world. > > (bottom lip is quivering at the

Re: I'm looking for a job!

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Tony Bowden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 10:28:37AM -, Leo Lapworth wrote: > > If you know of any decent jobs please could you > > give me a yell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and if anyone is > > interested my CV, with phone number, can be found at: > > Guessing you're among

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Dave Cross ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 07:45:56PM +, David Hodgkinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >wrote: > > Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:28:29PM +, David Hodgkinson wrote: > > > > Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* dcross - David Cross ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > From: Simon Wistow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 02 January 2001 17:26 > > > Simon Wistow wrote: > > > > > > Mark Fowler wrote: > > > > > > > Right, that's it. I'm going to have to compile a list of films > > > > > > > 6. Hudson Hawk.

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Tony Bowden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:13:25PM +, Mark Fowler wrote: > > U.H.F.? Simon has a copy off of TV which we could dub to a spare VHS > > tape. > > There's alway's blackstar's video hunt > > http://www.blackstar.co.uk/video/item/700015733 > > Of

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Simon Wistow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Peter Corlett wrote: > > > > (which as it happens, /those/ special films are readily available on DVD). > > > And take full advantage of things like the multiple camera angles. I > suspect the superior quality of a DVDs paused image and the fact that

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Mark Fowler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > 2. Hackers. great great film , if anyone disagrees we'll send all our best viruses and worms at them! [err Mr NSA if your listening i'm using something us brits call sarcasm] > 4. Mission Impossible. next youll be saying top gun is considered bad > 5

TPJ to Close?

2001-01-02 Thread Dave Cross
>From Jon Orwant, via a circuitous route... Dave... -- http://www.dave.org.uk | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data Munging with Perl

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Michael Stevens
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 08:52:56PM +, Roger Burton West wrote: > >I'll join you. Leo said he was coming too. > I may even make it this time. I think we *are* having a proper meeting, anyway. Looking forward to recover from spending christmas at home... Michael

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Dave Cross
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 07:45:56PM +, David Hodgkinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:28:29PM +, David Hodgkinson wrote: > > > Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > I like the idea that we're an actu

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Roger Burton West
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 07:45:56PM +, David Hodgkinson wrote: >Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:28:29PM +, David Hodgkinson wrote: >> > We're meeting on Thursday, right? >> If we aren't I'm going to be getting pretty lonely drinking on my own... >I

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread David Hodgkinson
Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:28:29PM +, David Hodgkinson wrote: > > Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I like the idea that we're an actual place. Maybe a good bar or curryhouse. > > That wouldn't be Penderel's Oak then... > > We're m

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Michael Stevens
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:28:29PM +, David Hodgkinson wrote: > Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I like the idea that we're an actual place. Maybe a good bar or curryhouse. > That wouldn't be Penderel's Oak then... > We're meeting on Thursday, right? If we aren't I'm going to

Re: new years eve

2001-01-02 Thread Aaron Trevena
On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, David Cantrell wrote: > DAV-U-CRO wrote: > > > Twas me. But a) I'm already doing stuff tonight and b) as you point out, I > > couldn't organise it at such sort notice. > > Yeah, and now that Greg's had to pull out as well it looks like it won't > happen. But let's sort ou

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread David Hodgkinson
Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I like the idea that we're an actual place. Maybe a good bar or curryhouse. That wouldn't be Penderel's Oak then... We're meeting on Thursday, right? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The H

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:15:24PM +, Redvers Davies wrote: > > A TV broadcast seems good enough, and well within the spirit of the film. > > I'd probably just digitise it (making Video CDs is a new hobby of mine), so > > it'd be better to borrow the master for a few days if I could... > Does

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Michael Stevens
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 04:00:35PM +, Mark Fowler wrote: > PLPM++I answer questions (correctly) on #london.pm But aren't most of the questions on #london.pm of the form "shall we go down the pub then?", to which there is a simple answer that's almost always correct... >

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:03:25PM +, Simon Wistow wrote: > Peter Corlett wrote: >> (which as it happens, /those/ special films are readily available on DVD). > And take full advantage of things like the multiple camera angles. I > suspect the superior quality of a DVDs paused image and the f

oi grep

2001-01-02 Thread jo walsh
skr1pt k1dd13 al3rt! play nicely, you, or i'll make you be a sysadmin. Jan 2 13:08:31 penderel sshd[9276]: Faking authloop for illegal user gem@mccarroll from 194.200.144.243 port 630 Jan 2 13:15:16 penderel sshd[9295]: Accepted rsa for gem from 194.200.144.243 port 632 Jan 2 13:15:21 pen

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Dave Cross
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:40:36PM +, Mark Fowler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: [from my so-called signature] > > The information contained in this communication is > > > > Is there anything you can do about that? Eeeeugh! Working on it. I wasn't going to post at all, having realised earl

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Tony Bowden
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:51:04PM +, Peter Corlett wrote: > I badly phrased it. What I meant is that if I were to use the service and > you found a tape, the cost of the search service alone would exceed my upper > price limit. Yes, the tape would cost more than your upper limit, but there

Re: Buffy - Kevin Smith tie in

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:11:01AM -0700, Nathan Torkington wrote: > Simon Wistow writes: > > Bizarre how threads come togther innit ... > > http://www.psycomic.com/columns/2000/ksmith/ > > I want to kill Kevin Smith and live his life. He's the luckiest > fat fuck in the world. Basically, yeah.

Re: Buffy - Kevin Smith tie in

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:11:01AM -0700, Nathan Torkington wrote: > > I want to kill Kevin Smith and live his life. He's the luckiest > fat fuck in the world. Another thought occurs to me. Do you actually want him dead, or just his life? :_) -- David H. Adler - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://

Re: Buffy - Kevin Smith tie in

2001-01-02 Thread Nathan Torkington
Simon Wistow writes: > Bizarre how threads come togther innit ... > http://www.psycomic.com/columns/2000/ksmith/ I want to kill Kevin Smith and live his life. He's the luckiest fat fuck in the world. Nat (bottom lip is quivering at the injustice of it all)

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Redvers Davies
> A TV broadcast seems good enough, and well within the spirit of the film. > I'd probably just digitise it (making Video CDs is a new hobby of mine), so > it'd be better to borrow the master for a few days if I could... Does anyone know if you can make VCD's under linux that I can play on my DVD

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Peter Corlett wrote: > > (which as it happens, /those/ special films are readily available on DVD). And take full advantage of things like the multiple camera angles. I suspect the superior quality of a DVDs paused image and the fact that you can forward faster are also a help :)

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:31:53PM +, Tony Bowden wrote: [...] > You don't pay anything unless/until we find the tape I badly phrased it. What I meant is that if I were to use the service and you found a tape, the cost of the search service alone would exceed my upper price limit. After a

Re: FWD: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
jschein1 wrote: > I think any kevin smith movie after clerks fits in that category. Poor guy > makes great movies, but always gets slammed. Chasing Amy was, IMHO, his best > movie ever. But it was widely panned by the critics. And his DVDs rule. Excellent quality transfers and crammed to the

RE: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> I've got the first 11 episodes - which is about as far as the BBC have got > on series 4. The second series 4 boxed set is on pre-order at everyone's > favourite online video store (release date Feb 12th). Cool. I haven't seen any of these as I've been too busy, and I'm incapible of setting th

RE: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread dcross - David Cross
From: Mark Fowler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 January 2001 17:30 > Must watch Buffy. Has anyone got > > a) the original film Yes. Much to my dismay :( > b) episodes of the current series on BBC I've got the first 11 episodes - which is about as far as the BBC have got on series 4

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> [And look, it says that people who bought it also bought Buffy. Is it > hardwired or something?] *everyone* who shops at blackstar buys buffy. Sad, but true. Must watch Buffy. Has anyone got a) the original film b) episodes of the current series on BBC on tape that they'd consider le

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:28:28PM -, dcross - David Cross wrote: > From: Simon Wistow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > 8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer > > Ok. Let's be clear here. > > There is. No reason. On Earth. To watch. This film. > > It is very, very bad. Although it has its adherent

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Tony Bowden
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:30:06PM +, Peter Corlett wrote: > I decline to pay more than a tenner for a VHS tape these days, and > Blackstar's service costs more than this before I've even paid for the > tape... NOT TRUE! You don't pay anything unless/until we find the tape Tony --

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Tony Bowden
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:13:25PM +, Mark Fowler wrote: > U.H.F.? Simon has a copy off of TV which we could dub to a spare VHS > tape. > There's alway's blackstar's video hunt > http://www.blackstar.co.uk/video/item/700015733 Of course, were you to order now there'd be 16 people in

RE: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread dcross - David Cross
From: Simon Wistow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 January 2001 17:26 > Simon Wistow wrote: > > > > Mark Fowler wrote: > > > > > Right, that's it. I'm going to have to compile a list of films > > > > > 6. Hudson Hawk. # ditto > > > > 7. UHF > > And, how can I forget > > 8. Buff

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:27:10PM +, Jonathan Stowe wrote: > On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Mark Fowler wrote: > > > > Where might be a good place to look for a copy of the film. > > > > U.H.F.? Simon has a copy off of TV which we could dub to a spare VHS > > tape. > > > > Wheel of Fish SUPPL

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:13:25PM +, Mark Fowler wrote: >> Where might be a good place to look for a copy of the film. > U.H.F.? Simon has a copy off of TV which we could dub to a spare VHS tape. A TV broadcast seems good enough, and well within the spirit of the film. I'd probably just digi

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:05:09PM +, Richard Clamp wrote: > > The original Mission Impossible series, though good when I saw it at the > tender age of 14 is the dullest most pointless thing possible to watch. This is clearly a man who needs to see Mars Needs Women... dha -- David H. Adle

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Simon Wistow wrote: > > Mark Fowler wrote: > > > Right, that's it. I'm going to have to compile a list of films > > > 6. Hudson Hawk. # ditto > > 7. UHF And, how can I forget 8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> Wheel of Fish >From setting up astray.com/2shortplanks.com/london.rhizomatic.net: Leon: What's on the box so far? Me: Nothing. Absolutly Nothing. (I must publish my quotes list somewhen) -- print "\n",map{my$a="\n"if(length$_>6);' 'x(36-length($_)/2)."$_\n$a"} ( Name => 'Mark Fo

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 04:57:06PM +, Paul Mison wrote: > > Does Mallrats fit into the same category as Empire Records (ie got crap > reviews, actually quite good) Mallrats kicks ass. Reviewers be damned. dha -- David H. Adler - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ I shall \0

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Peter Corlett wrote: > Where might be a good place to look for a copy of the film. Amazon.com have a copy on auction for 50 dollars ATM and you can rent it from Best Video http://www.bestvideo.com/

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Jonathan Stowe
On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Mark Fowler wrote: > > Where might be a good place to look for a copy of the film. > > U.H.F.? Simon has a copy off of TV which we could dub to a spare VHS > tape. > Wheel of Fish /J\ -- Jonathan Stowe | http://www.gellyfish.com |

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Jonathan Stowe
On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Richard Clamp wrote: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:00:54PM +, Roger Burton West wrote: > > On or about Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 04:44:20PM +, Mark Fowler typed: > > > > >4. Mission Impossible. > > > > Only if you don't know or didn't like the original - or if you can have

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> Where might be a good place to look for a copy of the film. U.H.F.? Simon has a copy off of TV which we could dub to a spare VHS tape. There's alway's blackstar's video hunt http://www.blackstar.co.uk/video/item/700015733 Later. Mark. -- print "\n",map{my$a="\n"if(length$_>6);'

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Roger Burton West
On or about Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:06:15PM +, Mark Fowler typed: >> >4. Mission Impossible. >> Only if you don't know or didn't like the original - or if you can have >> your brain rewired so that you don't remember it. >I think you're missing the point. M.I. is crap. Don't even get me >sta

RE: FWD: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread jschein1
>Does Mallrats fit into the same category as Empire Records (ie got crap >reviews, actually quite good) I think any kevin smith movie after clerks fits in that category. Poor guy makes great movies, but always gets slammed. Chasing Amy was, IMHO, his best movie ever. But it was widely panned

RE: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread dcross - David Cross
From: Richard Clamp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 January 2001 17:05 > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:00:54PM +, Roger Burton West wrote: > > On or about Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 04:44:20PM +, Mark > Fowler typed: > > > > >4. Mission Impossible. > > > > Only if you don't know or didn't

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:10:50PM +, Simon Wistow wrote: [...] > 7. UHF For something from Weir Al, I wouldn't expect anything other than "so bad it's got to be watched". I bought a DVD of Weird Al pop videos and I've seen the trailer^W song which seems good, but I have no idea where I would

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> >4. Mission Impossible. > > Only if you don't know or didn't like the original - or if you can have > your brain rewired so that you don't remember it. I think you're missing the point. M.I. is crap. Don't even get me started on M.I.2.. But you probably want to have seen it so that you can

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Mark Fowler wrote: > Right, that's it. I'm going to have to compile a list of films > 6. Hudson Hawk. # ditto 7. UHF

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:05:09PM +, Richard Clamp wrote: > The original Mission Impossible series, though good when I saw it at the > tender age of 14 is the dullest most pointless thing possible to watch. > Apart from 2001 that is. Ah, don't tell me that, I've got another 364 days of 2001

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Richard Clamp
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:00:54PM +, Roger Burton West wrote: > On or about Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 04:44:20PM +, Mark Fowler typed: > > >4. Mission Impossible. > > Only if you don't know or didn't like the original - or if you can have > your brain rewired so that you don't remember it.

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Roger Burton West
On or about Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 04:44:20PM +, Mark Fowler typed: >4. Mission Impossible. Only if you don't know or didn't like the original - or if you can have your brain rewired so that you don't remember it. R

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Paul Mison
On 02/01/2001 at 16:44 +, Mark Fowler wrote: >> > Simon >> > [who's looking forward to "Dude, where's my car" alot >> >> Frighteningly, this film was actually fairly funny. > >Right, that's it. I'm going to have to compile a list of films that >are crap (or have been reviewed as crap) but are

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> > Simon > > [who's looking forward to "Dude, where's my car" alot > > Frighteningly, this film was actually fairly funny. Right, that's it. I'm going to have to compile a list of films that are crap (or have been reviewed as crap) but are worth seeing, if only so you get the in-jokes. 1. Bio

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread David H. Adler
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:02:07AM +, Simon Wistow wrote: > > Simon > [who's looking forward to "Dude, where's my car" alot Frighteningly, this film was actually fairly funny. dave -- David H. Adler - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ Well (s)he is only a type of deer after

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
Wait a mo...I'm not american... HLPM -Hash London PM (#london.pm) HLPM+ I set up london.rhizomatic.net (acme/oznoid) HLPM I am a #london.pm op HLPM+++ I am a #london.pm regular HLPM++I answer questions (correctly) on #londo

Re: I'm looking for a job!

2001-01-02 Thread Tony Bowden
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 10:28:37AM -, Leo Lapworth wrote: > If you know of any decent jobs please could you > give me a yell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and if anyone is > interested my CV, with phone number, can be found at: Guessing you're among the people who aren't interested in relocating? We'

Re: Perl Geek Code

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> > > > > Just got round to reading this. I suggest a quick extension PLPM -Pound London PM (#london.pm) PLPM+ I set up london.rhizomatic.net (acme/oznoid) PLPM I am a #london.pm op PLPM+++ I am

Re: Getting keys of mapped hash?

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 03:36:17PM -, Jonathan Peterson wrote: [ on +{ ... } ] > Is this explained in the latested Camel, because it doesn't show up in my > pocket refernce at all It's almost a compile-time pragma, and I'm fairly sure it's in the camel. Anyway, "perlop" has this to say:

RE: Getting keys of mapped hash?

2001-01-02 Thread Jonathan Peterson
> > What does +{} do??? > > It says 'Yes damnit, I want an anonymous hash here, not one > of those pesky > block thingies' Ah. Not closely related to the concept of addition then. Couldn't they have used !%{} or +%{} or something? Also, what _IS_ +{ in this case? It's not an operator, so is +{ si

Re: Getting keys of mapped hash?

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 03:21:15PM -, Jonathan Peterson wrote: >> my @sort=sort keys %{ +{ map { $_ => undef } @list } }; >^^ > What does +{} do??? "{ ... }" turns the list within into an anonymous hash reference. The "+" is to disambiguate it from a BLOCK. The "%{ ..

Re: Getting keys of mapped hash?

2001-01-02 Thread Richard Clamp
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 03:21:15PM -, Jonathan Peterson wrote: > > > my @sort=sort keys %{ +{ map { $_ => undef } @list } }; > ^^ > > ?? > > What does +{} do??? It says 'Yes damnit, I want an anonymous hash here, not one of those pesky block thingies' -- Richard

RE: Getting keys of mapped hash?

2001-01-02 Thread Jonathan Peterson
> my @sort=sort keys %{ +{ map { $_ => undef } @list } }; ^^ ?? What does +{} do???

one of my chrimbo projects

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
I was bored over Christmas and after talking to Alex I implemented a nice little system (i'm still debugging and making it simpler), basically i took a streaming audio server, my mp3 collection and festival and have set up an internal ``radio station'', that plays music at random and then in betw

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Greg McCarroll wrote: > > [who's looking forward to "Dude, where's my car" alot > > any dates? Never according to IMDB http://us.imdb.com/ReleaseDates?0242423 Germany is around March. Probably out on DVD before then.

Re: I'm looking for a job!

2001-01-02 Thread David Hodgkinson
"Leo Lapworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Folks... Leave him alone, he's mine. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Apache, mod_perl, MySQL, Sybase hired gun for, well, hire

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Simon Wistow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Greg McCarroll wrote: > > > [1] chad is tom greene if i recall correctly, and i just discovered he > > has a series, does anyone know anything about this series? > > yes. And he was in Road Trip. Which was my favourite film of 2000. > > Simon > [who's

Re: Getting keys of mapped hash?

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Sat, Dec 30, 2000 at 06:35:18PM +, Tony Bowden wrote: > i.e. something akin to: my @sort = sort keys map { $_ => 1 } @list; I'm thinking that this might work: my @sort=sort keys %{ +{ map { $_ => undef } @list } };

Getting keys of mapped hash?

2001-01-02 Thread Tony Bowden
OK, my brain has fried. How can I do this: my @list = qw/foo bar foo baz/; my %hash = map { $_ => 1 } @men; my @sort = sort keys %hash; print "We have @sort\n"; # foo bar baz without the %hash? i.e. something akin to: my @sort = sort keys map { $_ => 1 } @list; I've tried so many va

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:16:04AM +, Mark Fowler wrote: >> Ooo, ooo, *have* to get that made into a t-shirt > Smack My Perl Up How about doing that as a JAPH-type thingy?

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Fowler
> > Best use of a controversial prodigy track (smash my perl up) > > Ooo, ooo, *have* to get that made into a t-shirt but only if I name is right and spell it right (doh!) On the front: Smack My Perl Up On the back: use Inline; Is this a joke about a joke about a joke? Later. Mark. --

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Mark Fowler wrote: > Best use of a controversial prodigy track (smash my perl up) Ooo, ooo, *have* to get that made into a t-shirt

Re: Fwd: SPUG: ActivePerl 623

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Greg McCarroll wrote: > [1] chad is tom greene if i recall correctly, and i just discovered he > has a series, does anyone know anything about this series? yes. And he was in Road Trip. Which was my favourite film of 2000. Simon [who's looking forward to "Dude, where's my car" alot

Re: OT for London.pm : Forwarded : The Perfect Storm - The Condensed Script

2001-01-02 Thread Simon Wistow
Greg McCarroll wrote: > given your love for movies i thought you'd enjoy this, it is far > too accurate. I would of walked out of watching the perfect storm > apart from the fact that i was at 20,000 feet - but it was still > a close call. Alternativley ... http://ter.air0day.com/perfectstorm.

I'm looking for a job!

2001-01-02 Thread Leo Lapworth
Hi Folks... As you may have heard there have been some alterations here at Emap so I thought I'd test the market and see what else is out there. If you know of any decent jobs please could you give me a yell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and if anyone is interested my CV, with phone number, can be found