My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Jan Dubois
Feel free to check them out, even if you are not taking part in the Games, and let me know what you think: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/experts.mspx I have solutions for all 10 events, but I haven't written all the write-ups yet. So any feedback on the s

Re: Perl-Win32-Users Digest, Vol 19, Issue 12

2008-02-20 Thread David Golden
> Feel free to check them out, even if you are not taking part in > the Games, and let me know what you think: > > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/experts.mspx > > I have solutions for all 10 events, but I haven't written > all the write-ups yet. So any

Re: My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Foo JH
Hey Jan, now I know how you look...no guru-beard? I'm disappointed. Jan Dubois wrote: > Feel free to check them out, even if you are not taking part in > the Games, and let me know what you think: > > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/experts.mspx > > I have

Re: My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Foo JH
One thing I like about Perl is that you don't have to use the forward-slash '\' just because you're writing for the Windows platform. Jan Dubois wrote: > Feel free to check them out, even if you are not taking part in > the Games, and let me know what you think: > > > http://www.microsoft.com/

Re: My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Justin Allegakoen
--8<--- Foo JH wrote: > One thing I like about Perl is that you don't have to use the > forward-slash '\' just because you're writing for the Windows platform. > > --8<--- \ is a backslash / is a forward slash With reference to the above are you

Re: My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Chris Wagner
Ooo there's a picture up there? I'm not going to go there now because I think it's better for his appearence to remain a mystery. :P At 09:37 AM 2/21/2008 +0800, Foo JH wrote: >Hey Jan, now I know how you look...no guru-beard? I'm disappointed. > >Jan Dubois wrote: >> Feel free to check them out,

RE: My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Steven Manross
I would second that emotion about finally seeing Jan's pic for the first time. :) It's nice to put a face with a name... Steven > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jan Dubois > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:08 AM > To: [EM

Re: My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Foo JH
Yeah I seldom see smilies from Jan, so the fact that he's not (really) smiling in the photo means my hunch is right: there's no free Coke in ActiveState. Where I work, we have more tea bags than we'd ever finish in the next 2 years. We just need more sugar cubes... Chris Wagner wrote: > Ooo th

UDP Client {out of my comfort area}

2008-02-20 Thread BigAl
Hi all, I've got a challenge outside my comfort zone (UDP Sockets). I'm trying to implement a UDP data aggregation process model that allows reporting by autonomic, magnetic sensors as some reporting magnetic sensors have a low (crappy) bandwidth capability (read Dial-Up or Crystal Ball Comms!)

RE: My first 2 Scripting Games commentaries are online now

2008-02-20 Thread Jan Dubois
Had I known that you guys are commenting more on my picture than on my sample code and commentary, then I would have spent more than the 5 minutes to find any old picture with a reasonable background and crop just a head-shot out of it. Or maybe I should have sent the picture that was for quite a