I have a Makefile (actually a Makefile.am from autoconf but that's
not important, I think( and it has the rule
%.1:
-rm -f $@
pod2man --center="TimeSpliceDB Documentation" --lax \
--release='$(VERSION)' $(@).pod > $@
Which takes everything of the form .1.pod and truns it into a
2009/11/19 Simon Wistow :
> I have a Makefile (actually a Makefile.am from autoconf but that's
> not important, I think( and it has the rule
>
> %.1:
> -rm -f $@
> pod2man --center="TimeSpliceDB Documentation" --lax \
> --release='$(VERSION)' $(@).pod > $@
>
>
> Which takes everything
>
> £48 ppn for a tiny room in Chalotte Street London Regents Park, London,
> W1T4RD, furnished, includes wifi. Not too bad for a hacker on a budget.
>
and a Blues Bar down the road :-]
On 18 Nov 2009, at 13:43, Peter Edwards wrote:
>>
>> £48 ppn for a tiny room in Chalotte Street London Regents Park, London,
>> W1T4RD, furnished, includes wifi. Not too bad for a hacker on a budget.
>>
>
> and a Blues Bar down the road :-]
And some pretty decent foods in the area too.
--
On 19/11/2009 08:26, Simon Wistow wrote:
I have a Makefile (actually a Makefile.am from autoconf but that's
not important, I think( and it has the rule
%.1: -rm -f $@ pod2man --center="TimeSpliceDB Documentation" --lax \
--release='$(VERSION)' $(@).pod> $@
Which takes everything of the form.1
Hi all!
I'll be starting a job (permanent position) in London at the beginning
of January. I have until then to:
- find an apartment (renting, I think)
- open a bank account
- set up all utilities, and an ADSL
- move some of my stuff from Pisa
Now, since I know very little about how these things
On 19/11/2009 11:07, Mark Blackman wrote:
On 19/11/2009 08:26, Simon Wistow wrote:
I have a Makefile (actually a Makefile.am from autoconf but that's
not important, I think( and it has the rule
%.1: -rm -f $@ pod2man --center="TimeSpliceDB Documentation" --lax \
--release='$(VERSION)' $(@).pod>
Hi all,
Not limited to just Perl - everyone is welcome regardless of language or
skill (there's more than one way to do it, right?) - but hopefully some of
you will benefit from this...
On December 1st Agency.com are hosting a Jelly in our offices at Whitfield
Street:
http://rubyurl.com/eUMz
On 18 Nov 2009, at 01:14, Tatsuhiko Miyagawa wrote:
I'm looking for a place to stay for the upcoming London Perl Workshop,
can anyone recommend onlist or offlist a good hotel, or actually can
let me stay for 3 nights Dec 4-6 (or just partial of them would be
helpful too).
I have a spare room in
2009/11/19 Gianni Ceccarelli :
> Hi all!
> Some questions I have:
>
> - can anyone recommend some agencies (or other methods) to search for
> the apartment?
On this point all I would say is avoid Foxtons.
This site has lots of private property rental so there's no agency fees
http://www.gumtre
2009/11/17 Léon Brocard :
> I think we went here a long time ago. I'd like to try it again. It's
> in Chinatown.
> Top of the Town
> Thursday 1pm
Given that it's today, is this still on?
Is anyone else thinking of going?
--
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and
rem
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009, Dominic Thoreau wrote:
2009/11/17 Léon Brocard :
I think we went here a long time ago. I'd like to try it again. It's
in Chinatown.
Top of the Town
Thursday 1pm
Given that it's today, is this still on?
Yup - I'm going to be there, there's not often replies to list but l
Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
> - can anyone recommend some agencies (or other methods) to search for
> the apartment?
I've had trouble with Black Katz in the past, and have heard similarly
bad stories from others.
Though, that said, estate agents are almost by definition unpleasant
people to have t
Gianni Ceccarelli writes:
> - is there a no-interest, no-fees, everything-on-the-web bank that can
> be trusted (at least a bit :) ) with my money?
Most 'normal' UK current accounts are without ongoing monthly charges
for merely having the account. There are some 'premium' accounts which
charge
2009/11/19 Avi Greenbury :
> Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
>> - which areas should I be looking around, for a largish (60m²)
>> apartment for under £800/month, within a half-hour commute (by
>> train?) to the centre?
>
> Er, south? That's nice and cheap. Well, it's cheap.
>
> North London I'm not s
Gianni Ceccarelli dak...@thenautilus.net wrote:
> - can anyone recommend some agencies (or other methods) to search for
> the apartment?
> - which areas should I be looking around, for a largish (60m?)
> apartment for under ?800/month, within a half-hour commute (by
> train?) to the centre?
Th
Dermot writes:
> This site has lots of private property rental so there's no agency
> fees http://www.gumtree.com/london/2548_1.html
When I moved to London I found Gumtree very frustrating: lots of ads
still up even after the room has been taken, or people who weren't in
when they said; lots of p
2009/11/19 Dominic Thoreau :
> At the moment, I'm in a cheap, nice 2 1/2 bed terrace in West London -
> price is £975/month
I've just realised I neglected to mention that this location is *very*
West London. Almost Berkshire. Door to door (Soho) commute is ~90
minutes.
Yer pays yer money, and ye
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:44:44AM +, Dermot wrote:
> On this point all I would say is avoid Foxtons.
Why?
(I would too, but I'm not coy about my reasons - going through agencies
is an expensive pain in the arse, I prefer to deal directly with the
landlord)
> This site has lots of private p
On 19/11/09 11:20, Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
- which areas should I be looking around, for a largish (60m²)
apartment for under £800/month, within a half-hour commute (by
train?) to the centre?
Where will you be working ?
This can have a great bearing on the commute. Some places that would
2009/11/19 Dermot :
> 2009/11/19 Gianni Ceccarelli :
>> Hi all!
>
>> Some questions I have:
>>
>> - can anyone recommend some agencies (or other methods) to search for
>> the apartment?
>
> This site has lots of private property rental so there's no agency fees
> http://www.gumtree.com/london/2548
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:20:34PM +0100, Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
> - which areas should I be looking around, for a largish (60m²)
> apartment for under £800/month, within a half-hour commute (by
> train?) to the centre?
journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk is your friend for figuring out journey times
On 19/11/2009 11:20, Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
Some questions I have:
- can anyone recommend some agencies (or other methods) to search for
the apartment?
Try nestoria.co.uk?
http://www.nestoria.co.uk/w2/property/rent/maxprice-250/sortby-price_highlow
Note prices are per week, I assume 4
Ok, based on feedback from the list and IRC, I'll add some more
information.
Job is (going to be in a few months' time, but let's simplify) in W12,
Westfield IIRC. That would suggest looking westward.
Also, my "30 minutes" commute seems a bit optimistic: I'll probably
have to raise my expected co
This is this evening!
If you're going to Dim Sum you can jump on the tube straight to Balham
afterwards and sample some of the excellent hostelries in the area in
the afternoon ;-)
Love to see you all there.
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 10:46 +, Jonathan Stowe wrote:
> Hi,
> If for some reason you
2009/11/19 Gianni Ceccarelli :
> Ok, based on feedback from the list and IRC, I'll add some more
> information.
>
> Job is (going to be in a few months' time, but let's simplify) in W12,
> Westfield IIRC. That would suggest looking westward.
All places within 30 minutes commute of W12 7SL:
http://
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:37 PM, David Cantrell wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:20:34PM +0100, Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
>
>> - which areas should I be looking around, for a largish (60m²)
>> apartment for under £800/month, within a half-hour commute (by
>> train?) to the centre?
>
> journ
On 19 Nov 2009, at 12:32, David Cantrell wrote:
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:44:44AM +, Dermot wrote:
On this point all I would say is avoid Foxtons.
Why?
They are very slimy.
I had a bit of time on my hands, so thought I'd give them a spin,
partly because I was actually looking for pro
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Gianni Ceccarelli
wrote:
> Ok, based on feedback from the list and IRC, I'll add some more
> information.
>
> Job is (going to be in a few months' time, but let's simplify) in W12,
> Westfield IIRC. That would suggest looking westward.
>
> Also, my "30 minutes" co
On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 12:37 +, David Cantrell wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:20:34PM +0100, Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
> > - which areas should I be looking around, for a largish (60m²)
> > apartment for under £800/month, within a half-hour commute (by
> > train?) to the centre?
>
> jou
On 2009-11-19 James Laver wrote:
> I used to live in W12 and you can probably pick up a nice flat for a
> little over a grand a month. If you want cheaper but a short commute,
> try heading west on the central line. Nice and snappy and a regular
> service without *too many* breakages.
This seems
2009/11/19 Denny <2...@denny.me>:
> On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 12:37 +, David Cantrell wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:20:34PM +0100, Gianni Ceccarelli wrote:
>> > - is there a no-interest, no-fees, everything-on-the-web bank that can
>> > be trusted (at least a bit :) ) with my money?
>>
>>
2009/11/19 David Cantrell :
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:44:44AM +, Dermot wrote:
>
>> On this point all I would say is avoid Foxtons.
>
> Why?
>
There was an article in one of the papers - possibly a London paper -
that detailed several cases of Foxtons charging excessively for their
'service
On 19/11/2009 14:57, Dermot wrote:
2009/11/19 David Cantrell:
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:44:44AM +, Dermot wrote:
On this point all I would say is avoid Foxtons.
Why?
There was an article in one of the papers - possibly a London paper -
that detailed several cases of Foxtons charging
> From: Gianni Ceccarelli dak...@thenautilus.net wrote:
> Also, my "30 minutes" commute seems a bit optimistic: I'll probably
> have to raise my expected commute time?
When you're doing your maths on all this: remember to factor in the price of
the train fare (plus how much you value your time/
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:24:59AM +, Mark Blackman said:
> And that example unintentionally reversed the dependency order
> as well as leaving out the 'do all such files' bit.
>
> It should have been '.pod.l' and needs a pseudo target like 'all'
> to trigger the transformation rules.
I was h
Quoting Philip Potter (philip.g.pot...@gmail.com):
> 2009/11/19 Gianni Ceccarelli :
> > Ok, based on feedback from the list and IRC, I'll add some more
> > information.
> >
> > Job is (going to be in a few months' time, but let's simplify) in W12,
> > Westfield IIRC. That would suggest looking west
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~pgp/w127sl.jpg
I would suggest picking a few places in that area and having a mooch around.
I quite like Acton which is not too overpriced. I suggest using a site like
primelocation for price guide and then use Loot paper (although at the
moment agencies are a bit mor
Quoting Gianni Ceccarelli (dak...@thenautilus.net):
> Hi all!
>
> I'll be starting a job (permanent position) in London at the beginning
> of January. I have until then to:
>
I moved from a european country to London in 2000, so I have some stale
info to offer.
> - find an apartment (renting, I
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 06:00:27PM +0100, Merijn Broeren wrote:
>
> > - open a bank account
>
> This is the one that prompted me to respond. I had lots of trouble with
> opening a bank account. One thing that is strange for a foreigner like
> me and most likely to a .it citizen is that there is n
On 19 Nov 2009, at 15:55, Simon Wistow wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:24:59AM +, Mark Blackman said:
>> And that example unintentionally reversed the dependency order
>> as well as leaving out the 'do all such files' bit.
>>
>> It should have been '.pod.l' and needs a pseudo target like
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 09:46:28PM +, Mark Blackman said:
> Your requirement is slightly more complex because you
> want a variety of suffixes (corresponding to man page sections).
> So you'll want to find a way to deal with that requirement
> using some kind of further substitution, probably a
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