richard There’s a lot of fun to be had also from the slightly vicarious position of being a bystander at a WNBR, taking photographs, enjoying the colourful sights, smiling, waving and cheering the participants on. However, there are always a few reactionaries to every revolution, the ones who are terrified of anything new, any change, any … Read more
“What is it you said you do?” Nathalie asked.“I’m in marketing,” she replied, “I’ve been running my own company for almost ten years now. Another ten years at it and I can probably retire, maybe even before I hit fifty.” As the two of them walked into the house, Angela stopped to pull a newspaper … Read more
In the great wandering tradition of Bill Bryson, Louis Theroux and Jon Ronson, journalist Mark Haskell Smith strips down the world of social nudism in a hilarious, wildly entertaining and profoundly enlightening book about those who renounce clothing and embrace what lies beneath. Available on Amazon
To whomsoever needs to read this: I don’t know from the back of which cereal packet you get your advice to not engage in dialogue with me. But you might recognize it, as I do, as your old behaviour of sticking your head in the ground and pretending there is no problem, then perhaps it … Read more
Romance Scam Diary reviews start to roll in, read them on Amazon et al. “What a truly awful story of the callous nature of greed preying on a lonely, naive and love-lorn, woman. Brigitte describes her own embarassment at falling for these criminal tricksters seemingly obvious ploys. It’s clear that many women make the same … Read more
Please support the #WNBR book #Thunderclap campaign here: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/57163-the-world-naked-bike-ride-book?locale=en It’s important to login to Thunderclap and support the campaign directly. Tell your friends. Share, share, share. Let’s make this happen! The book, and the World Naked Bike Ride, need all the support and media coverage we can drum up. From the campaign website: More than 12 billion … Read more
You know how it is when management asks you to make an existing program go faster, it’s almost always a challenge which is taken up with enthusiasm. You get to explore the codebase, try out new approaches, fix those long clunky if statements, rationalize the code, all within the constraints of maintaining backward compatibility, and utilizing your … Read more
As programmers, many of us tend to be critical thinkers, by nature. We still need to widen your horizon. And mine. It’s no good just churning out the same old stuff, repeating what we were told, or read about, from earlier times. We need to use our brains to consider new ways of doing things, clearer, … Read more
How do you decide the best path to take to the truth? Does it depend on the circumstances? Are there exceptions where personal incentives are concerned? Do beliefs alter the approach to the question? Does the path vary depending on the outcome? How do you decide?
File::Data – interface to file data DESCRIPTION Wraps all the accessing of a file into a convenient set of calls for reading and writing data, including a simple regex interface. Note that the file needs to exist prior to using this module! See new() SYNOPSIS use strict; use File::Data; my $o_dat = File::Data->new(‘./t/example’); $o_dat->write(“complete file … Read more