Mini-LPM Crossword Warmup (Re: help - looking for a crossword compiler (human or computer))
On 12/12/2009 20:24, Aaron Trevena wrote: for my xmas london.pm crossword.. also anybody to proof read and check it would be appreciated. I saw your message yesterday afternoon and my brane starting ticking. Then this morning I saw your other message saying that it's all now compiled and sent out for review, so it's a little late for me to offer to help. However, as a warm-up to the main event, I present my mini LPM crossword based on the few clues I thought up yesterday evening while trying to avoid Celebrity Pop Factor Dancing Sausage Machine Generic Entertainment Program on Ice. The answers are all things close to LPM's heart. Enjoy A Across -- 1 Slayer agrees to working memory without hesitation. [5] 2 One hundred left spice out of hot meals. [4] Down 1 A short ride - everyone wants one. [4] 2 Better put the badger out for a drink [4] 1 [ ] [ ] 2 [ ] 1[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ] 2[ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ]
Re: Mini-LPM Crossword Warmup (Re: help - looking for a crossword compiler (human or computer))
2009/12/14 Andy Wardley a...@wardley.org: On 12/12/2009 20:24, Aaron Trevena wrote: for my xmas london.pm crossword.. also anybody to proof read and check it would be appreciated. I saw your message yesterday afternoon and my brane starting ticking. Then this morning I saw your other message saying that it's all now compiled and sent out for review, so it's a little late for me to offer to help. only done the first draft - I like the ones you've done - and could do with a few more words - only have 18 at the mo - would like at least 21 A. -- Aaron J Trevena, BSc Hons http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Consulting
Re: Mini-LPM Crossword Warmup (Re: help - looking for a crossword compiler (human or computer))
2009/12/14 Andy Wardley a...@wardley.org: On 12/12/2009 20:24, Aaron Trevena wrote: However, as a warm-up to the main event, I present my mini LPM crossword based on the few clues I thought up yesterday evening while trying to avoid Celebrity Pop Factor Dancing Sausage Machine Generic Entertainment Program on Ice. The answers are all things close to LPM's heart. That's a fairly big clue ;-P Nice clues though, osfameron
Domain acquisition
Dear lazyweb, If I want to acquire some domain names for, say, a friend of mine, I would obviously find out who the current tenants are, and proceed to send them a quick note to open conversation. To which they have yet to respond. Hypothetically, of course. As the tenants do not appear to be using the domains themselves, one is inclined to think they're squatting, and shouldn't be averse to selling the properties. But what is the etiquette in these situations? I'd rather not reveal to them to what extent my friend is interested in the domains. To hide that I have to go through aliases or proxies. Which feels just a bit sordid, somehow... -- Jurgen Pletinckx Asking the wrong questions for over 4 decades
Re: help - looking for a crossword compiler (human or computer)
--- On Sun, 13/12/09, Aaron Trevena aaron.trev...@gmail.com wrote: From: Aaron Trevena aaron.trev...@gmail.com for my xmas london.pm crossword.. also anybody to proof read and check it would be appreciated. I'd be happy to take a look. Cool - I have 3 volunteers to review - thanks all - still no joy with crossword creators.. I'm not doing it by hand bah! For anyone who wants to take a swing at it, this is the unsolved problem #99 in Perl 6 problems: http://github.com/perl6/perl6-examples/tree/c043016d511c196518a384a753dc4d0dac5fa0b2/99-problems (If you can't read it there, it's described at the bottom of https://prof.ti.bfh.ch/hew1/informatik3/prolog/p-99/) It's been solved in: Haskell: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/99_questions/95_to_99 Prolog: https://prof.ti.bfh.ch/hew1/informatik3/prolog/p-99/p99.pl Cheers, Ovid -- Buy the book - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlhks/ Tech blog- http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/OvidPerl Official Perl 6 Wiki - http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6
London.pm Roast Duck Gold Mine Thursday 1pm
After trying the roast duck at Four Seasons, it's time to go a few restaurants down the road and try it at Gold Mine. Which restaurant will be deemed London.pm's favourite roast duck place? London.pm dim sum is a social event where we meet up every Thursday at 1pm at a different Chinese restaurant, spend about an hour (and about £10 cash) eating tasty dim sum (steamed and fried dumplings), then go our separate ways. Gold Mine Thursday 1pm 102 Queensway London W2 3RR Bayswater or Queensway tube stations http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q= W2+3RR See you there! Léon
Re: Domain acquisition
On Dec 14, 2009, at 4:09, Jurgen Pletinckx wrote: But what is the etiquette in these situations? I'd rather not reveal to them to what extent my friend is interested in the domains. To hide that I have to go through aliases or proxies. Which feels just a bit sordid, somehow... 1) Offer more money. No reason to reveal who the real buyer is or what the domain is for. 2) Consider if the recipient is actually getting your message (assuming they're not responding). There was an unused domain we wanted where we offered $1000 (or something like that) but never got a response. Some time later the domain expired and we could get it for $70 or some such from the registrar that controlled the almost-deleted domain. - ask
Re: Domain acquisition
On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 08:52 -0800, Ask Bjørn Hansen wrote: But what is the etiquette in these situations? I'd rather not reveal to them to what extent my friend is interested in the domains. To hide that I have to go through aliases or proxies. Which feels just a bit sordid, somehow... 1) Offer more money. No reason to reveal who the real buyer is or what the domain is for. 2) Consider if the recipient is actually getting your message (assuming they're not responding). There was an unused domain we wanted where we offered $1000 (or something like that) but never got a response. Some time later the domain expired and we could get it for $70 or some such from the registrar that controlled the almost-deleted domain. There is also the possibility that they know that replying to any expressions of interest at all may result in the an increased risk of the domain being snatched through whatever systems the registry has in place to deal with abusive registrations (a process that can be and is abused to steal domain registrations). I occasionally receive emails asking about one of my domains and I never reply to them in any way whatsoever. I do, however, renew them to keep them.
Re: London.pm Roast Duck Gold Mine Thursday 1pm
Léon Brocard wrote: After trying the roast duck at Four Seasons, it's time to go a few restaurants down the road and try it at Gold Mine. Which restaurant will be deemed London.pm's favourite roast duck place? London.pm dim sum is a social event where we meet up every Thursday at 1pm at a different Chinese restaurant, spend about an hour (and about £10 cash) eating tasty dim sum (steamed and fried dumplings), then go our separate ways. Duck Thursdays ... like Dim Sum Thursdays except we eat duck, not dim sum. Chiz -- Chisel Wright e: chi...@herlpacker.co.uk w: http://www.herlpacker.co.uk/ It's just a motivational meeting. I don't care if I miss it.
