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More weather getting scripts.

Posted 11-01-2011 at 10:24 AM by peonuser

Same script two ways.

$ ./gwp7.sh Polk FL

National Weather Service
__________________________________________________ ________________

Polk , FL
Current Local Conditions at:
Gilbert Field
Lat: 28.05 N Lon: 81.75 W Elev: 144 ft
Last Update: 11/01/11, 08:53 AM EDT
Weather: Fair
Temperature: 63°F (17°C)
Humidity: 87 %
Wind Speed: N 9 MPH
Barometer: 30.14 in. (1020.5 mb)
Dewpoint:...

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How to tell a real tech...

Posted 10-29-2011 at 03:47 AM by peonuser
Updated 10-29-2011 at 03:53 AM by peonuser

Probably going to get lambasted for this, but it is something to think about when judging a potential employee. Can a potential employee use what they have or do they need thousands of dollars just to do the simplest thing to get going. Here we will pit a confirmed Microsoft software only advocate versus someone who has at least some familiarity with linux or is willing to try something new and use the systems alloted to them.

In each of two separate rooms on the desk is a Pentium...

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just loopy.

Posted 09-21-2011 at 02:43 PM by peonuser
Updated 09-21-2011 at 02:46 PM by peonuser

Endless loop programs are great to help you learn how to use the screen command.

Between www.meetdageeks.com, www.instructables.com/member/computothought, and computothought.wordpress.com, you should find some new material to read.

Survived an A/C replacement, but not the drought. Smell of smoke in this part of the country brings much unrest to say the least.

Been busy. Working on an Android development machine. If all goes well I should be able to develop...

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New website.

Posted 09-03-2011 at 04:43 AM by peonuser

Our brother finally has our website up and running. Most of the content is old stuff just to get it going.

http://www.meetdageeks.com/

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Google translate in the command line revisited.

Posted 08-22-2011 at 10:25 PM by peonuser
Updated 08-22-2011 at 10:27 PM by peonuser

Borrowed a little code.

$ ./lc.sh "el toro" es en
the bull

$

lc.sh:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
if test -z $3; then
	echo "Usage: $0 \"<str>\" <lang1> <lang2>"
	echo "Translates string \"<str>\" from <lang1> to <lang2>"
	echo "(CLI frontend to Google Translate)"
else 
wget -qO- "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/language/translate?v=1.0&q=$1&langpair=$2|${3:-$3}"

...

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