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Testing if I can post with Scribefire

There was some discussion about the use of tools to post to blogs with tools I have Scribefire attached so this should now work

FAQ 3.20 How can I hide the source for my Perl program?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq3.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

master perl calling slave perl

In slave perl prog, there're some print codes. However, when the master perl calling the slave one by system(command), the slave perl print cannot be redirected to STDOUT. how to solve that?

FAQ 4.15 How can I take a string and turn it into epoch seconds?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

How to print formatted (!) the current timestamp?

I want to print the current time(stamp) in formatted style. The following does not work: print STDOUT "Now=%Y%m%d-%H%M\n", localtime(time); What is wrong? How else can I print out a formatted timestamp? Tom

Bill: Rabbinical courts will not rule on - Ynetnews

Bill: Rabbinical courts will not rule on Ynetnews, Israel - 6 hours ago On aftermath of High Rabbinical Court's conversion annulment, NRP chair calls for stripping rabbinical courts of authority to rule on conversion matters.

How to clear all previous terminal output which is currently visible?

Assume I have opened a terminal and already performed some commands which produced some output lines. Then I start a perl script which outputs also some line of text. However I want at first all previous output lines in the terminal to be wiped. All output should start with an "empty" terminal (of cause beside the prompt).

FAQ 4.17 How do I find yesterday's date?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Giving up on Work e-mail Podcast with Matt Moore et al

Here is a blog post where I am referencing another series of podcasting episodes I have done on the subject of giving up work related e-mail. This time around with a bunch of folks I have been following up for a long while in the Knowledge Management and Social Computing spaces: Matt Moore, Patrick Lambe & Alex Manchester. In this entry you will find a brief description of what you would be able

FAQ 4.18 Does Perl have a Year 2000 problem? Is Perl Y2K compliant?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Giving up on Work e-mail - Status Report on Week 12

Done with the third month of the increasingly more successful experiment of giving up on work related e-mail, here is the weekly blog post sharing some further insights from my progress report, where you would be able to find some really good news as well as an interesting link / reference that will help address the everlasting question as to where do I find the time to hang out at various social

Sunday's Silly & Superficial Stories: A new photo of Anthony

Just finished watching the Cardinal/Cubs baseball game on TV and have a real case of the munchies. To help prevent me from eating a bunch of calories I really don't need, I thought I would post a picture of the baby (our Grandson Anthony) that I took this afternoon. He's actually smiling in this photo. We've figured out the he has figured out that the red light from the camera means something