now if somebody can create a script to lookup words in dictionary.com
preformatted without ads. :)
cat $home/bin/rc/odict EOF
#!/bin/rc
hget http://dictionary.com/browse/$1 | htmlfmt | awk ' /dictionary
results/, /Cite This Source/ {print } '
EOF
chmod 755 $home/bin/rc/odict
odict
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 5:14 PM, maht mattmob...@proweb.co.uk wrote:
awk ' /dictionary results/, /Cite This Source/ {print } '
Unfortunately, this picks up some ads!
$ odict simple
- 9 dictionary results
Simply
Unique European holiday properties. Great holidays off the beaten
track
www.simplytravel.co.uk
Simple Information
Find Free Reference Encyclopedia Articles Quickly.
Reference.com/simple
etc etc
nice script,
I hope the services I want to use (will) have a non-browser API (eg Twitter).
although it uses http, twitter has got an api that you can use outside
a browser. it's much the same with several others, including aws.
there are reasonably clear descriptions of the messages, and you can construct
and
although it uses http, twitter has got an api that you can use outside
a browser. it's much the same with several others, including aws.
there are reasonably clear descriptions of the messages, and you can construct
and send them however you like, in which ever language you like.
The 'stock'
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 04:48, C H Forsyth fors...@vitanuova.com wrote:
I hope the services I want to use (will) have a non-browser API (eg
Twitter).
in fact, since a browser must ultimately send messages, it's not clear
what a `browser API' would look like.
Many AJAX and image-map
Evernote, for example, would be easier to
render to the user and mount as a filesystem than Google maps.
You are right, google maps is much more a simple transaction
based system, I cannot see how it would fit usefully into
a file system hierarchy.
It does not require a web browser however.
/n/sources/contrib/steve/rc/gmap -s eastleigh road, havant
[credit to erik for the much needed polishing of this tool]
anyone can polish. the important bit is the gem.
- erik
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Richard Miller9f...@hamnavoe.com wrote:
although it uses http, twitter has got an api that you can use outside
a browser. it's much the same with several others, including aws.
there are reasonably clear descriptions of the messages, and you can
construct
and
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Fernan Bolandofernanbola...@mailc.net wrote:
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Richard Miller9f...@hamnavoe.com wrote:
although it uses http, twitter has got an api that you can use outside
a browser. it's much the same with several others, including aws.
there
like most things, it's been done by some9fan somewhere somewhen.
here's a simple transliterating eng-bg:bg-eng dictionary that queries
a remote site:
http://mirtchovski.com/p9/sadict/sadict
i don't think it was ever submitted to slashdot because it's just so
simple. on the other hand i'm
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 8:08 AM, andrey
mirtchovskimirtchov...@gmail.com wrote:
like most things, it's been done by some9fan somewhere somewhen.
here's a simple transliterating eng-bg:bg-eng dictionary that queries
a remote site:
http://mirtchovski.com/p9/sadict/sadict
i don't think it was
I also have a dict script but this one uses tcp!dict.org!2628
; 9fs sources
post...
; /n/sources/contrib/fgb/rc/fdict -l
Usage: fdict [-lm] [-d database] word
; ; /n/sources/contrib/fgb/rc/fdict -l
connected to tcp!dict.org!2628 on /net/tcp/25
gcide The Collaborative International Dictionary of
This passage seems to me to speak to the minimal spirit in Plan 9.
... the best choice of software is often no software -- and barring that,
as little software as you can possibly get away with, and even then, only
from the most reputable and reliable sources.
if there is no real browser for the platform,
how will Plan 9 participate in the cloud computing (r)evolution?
not using a browser.
careful now.
down with this sort of thing!
Which brings me to repeat a question about Plan9, from another thread: if
there is no real browser for the platform, how will Plan 9 participate in
the cloud computing (r)evolution? I suppose it would be enough to have a
Chromium port, if Chrome and the Chrome OS gain traction.
clouds
let´s rewrite everything in Ada.
We can use the distributed systems annex in a cloud.
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Charles Forsythfors...@terzarima.net wrote:
if there is no real browser for the platform,
how will Plan 9 participate in the cloud computing (r)evolution?
not using a browser.
not using a browser.
careful now.
down with this sort of thing!
does this mean we should expect an influx of viewers due to the
negative publicity?
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 18:19, Charles Forsyth fors...@terzarima.netwrote:
if there is no real browser for the platform,
how will Plan 9 participate in the cloud computing (r)evolution?
not using a browser.
Fair enough. I hope the services I want to use (will) have a non-browser
API (eg
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