Nothing fancy, just twiddling configuration files (httpd.conf, etc), pushing data into a PostgreSQL database, automating StatCVS runs, etc. I keep them in CVS, of course, here.
For example, if you're doing a charting library, make it easy to create a simple line graph - no legend, no colors, no logarithmic scales, etc. Just something like:
Chart c = SimpleChartFactory.create({5,12,8}, {"2002","2003","2004"}); c.renderToPNG("foo.png");
Don't force me to wade through a dozen classes which must be carefully assembled to make a chart - just make a simple facade that I can use in a few lines. You've done the hard work of creating the library - do the easy work of making a few classes to shield client apps from the complexity.
The FreeTTS guys does a good job in this regard - just a few lines of code gets some words going.
...piggybacks on DNS to look up manufacturer info. The spec is here... nifty stuff!
Re:I Find The Self Help Books Useful
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> if you have to learn this from a book
True, if these things don't come naturally, faking them won't do you much good. But at the same time, sometimes it's helpful to read something that encourages saying thank-you and such like. A good reminder...
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> "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Oh, I don't know. Carnegie's book said a lot of fairly harmless things, like "say thank-you to people", and "try to remember what things the other person is interested in".
Of course, these techniques can be abused to attempt to manipulate people, and that's not so nice. But there's nothing wrong with generally being positive and trying to interact well with other folks you work with....
Right, there's a slippery slope. There's definitely room for discussion. My post was intended to counterbalance what I felt was the OP's unnecessary panic.
> there never is.
Right, Fleischer found Maher's comment tasteless and was condemning it.
> United States is dedicated to being > the most open and most free society > ever created.
Hm.... is it? What does that mean?
> we can get away with a barely passing > grade on free expression
Given the daily "I hate Bush, America is evil" content of the editorial pages of the NYTime and the Washington Post, I don't think we're in danger there.
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> You mean longjmp
:-)
Heh, very true. Actually, originally I framed my post as "you mean setjmp/longjmp", but it just seemed too wordy
> ready our own god damned book
Pick which verse you feel is most effective, and we can debate it.
> who were never taught about good and evil?
They were specifically told not to do something; they did it.
> damning them
They damned themselves, and us, by disobeying God.
> a cool god you have
Heh. He's not cool, but He is God.
> Wrong.
Pick a verse which you feel most confident about, and we'll debate it.
> what command was disobeyed?
There's a difference between "all knowledge" and "specifically forbidden knowledge".
> the invention of the
> printing press [...] invented by non-believers
Hm. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press to print Bibles. Do you have evidence that he was not a Christian?
> of knowledge."
You missed the last four more words - "of good and evil". That's the difference.
> knowledge of good and evil was a consequence
Right on. The sin was disobedience, not "seeking knowledge".
> if you live a perfect life
But you haven't, and won't. Only one man ever did.
> What was original sin? Pursuit of knowledge.
Nope, 'twas disobedience.
> In English there is no such word as "goto."
Correct. He should have used "setjmp".
> it is loosing developers at
> an extremely fast pace
Is it? Hm. To which languages? C#?
I'm doing lots of Ruby programming lately, but I'm still doing quite a bit of Java, too....
....of 1998.
"We've got one million customers!"
"For what?"
"Our, er, free service. But I'm sure they'll give us money if we ask!"
> instead of +1 and above (which I assume
> that most people read at).
Right on. Judging Slashdot by the -1 comments is a bit like judging a magazine by the articles it rejects.
Actually, even that's not fair, since it's much easier to post GNAA to Slashdot than it is to submit an article to a magazine...
Right on - Jabber and Jabber4R (or JabberPy). Word.
...to help maintain various GForge systems.
Nothing fancy, just twiddling configuration files (httpd.conf, etc), pushing data into a PostgreSQL database, automating StatCVS runs, etc. I keep them in CVS, of course, here.
The FreeTTS guys does a good job in this regard - just a few lines of code gets some words going.
...piggybacks on DNS to look up manufacturer info. The spec is here... nifty stuff!
> if you have to learn this from a book
True, if these things don't come naturally, faking them won't do you much good. But at the same time, sometimes it's helpful to read something that encourages saying thank-you and such like. A good reminder...
> "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Oh, I don't know. Carnegie's book said a lot of fairly harmless things, like "say thank-you to people", and "try to remember what things the other person is interested in".
Of course, these techniques can be abused to attempt to manipulate people, and that's not so nice. But there's nothing wrong with generally being positive and trying to interact well with other folks you work with....
...to crack WEP, according to Airsnort. Whew!
> post and times are not liberal
Yes, they are.
> Why must one imply the other?
> I don't think it does.
It doesn't and you're right. However, they are oft paired in the editorial pages of the aforementioned papers.
> [slippery slope]
Right, there's a slippery slope. There's definitely room for discussion. My post was intended to counterbalance what I felt was the OP's unnecessary panic.
> there never is.
Right, Fleischer found Maher's comment tasteless and was condemning it.
> United States is dedicated to being
> the most open and most free society
> ever created.
Hm.... is it? What does that mean?
> we can get away with a barely passing
> grade on free expression
Given the daily "I hate Bush, America is evil" content of the editorial pages of the NYTime and the Washington Post, I don't think we're in danger there.
> modded down as flamebait!
Yup. 'Tis ironic indeed.
And my parent post is now "Overrated". In the immortal words of Bill the Cat, ack-pth.
> Speaking ill of the Current Power Structure
> is ba, because we must protect
> children from policies we do not agree with.
Apparently it's not too bad, since you just did it. For real censorship, see China or, perhaps, Syria.
...to work with AMD's 64 bit Opteron. And that was last November, so I daresay it's even better now... check it out here.
PLUG: Good tools, too!
...for various things. Whew, those stats are moving up fast...