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April 15 2012
Matrix Plug-in for Trout
<mouser> 3 cheers for skwire for his amazing output this year too!
<mouser> put me to shame.
<Skwire> Oh, hell. Hush.
<Skwire> You have the big apps.
<Skwire> Mine are simple stuff.
<Skwire> redhatcoc, all my software is here: http://skwire.dcmembers.com/fp/?page=software
<mouser> anyone tempted to believe that, check out trout.
<mouser> but more importantly, i have a trout request
<mouser> should be easy for you.
* Skwire duct tapes mouser's mouth.
<mouser> as you know i use trout to listen to audiobooks when i go to sleep
<mouser> the auto pause after 1 hour is great
<Skwire> Yes.
<mouser> because i fall asleep and then im not too far from where i started
<mouser> however would would be better
<mouser> is add a little auto-sleep detector to trout
<Skwire> LOL
<mouser> to detect the exact moment i lose consciousness
<mouser> cant be too hard right?
<Skwire> We've spoken of this in the past.
<Skwire> Snore Detector
<mouser> hopefully i do not snore
<mouser> so you'll have to do better than that
<Skwire> Matrix Plug-in
<mouser> yes please.
<Skwire> I'll get right on it.
April 12 2012
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March 31 2012
Programming in Lua (first edition)
- Author: Roberto Ierusalimschy
- Format: online HTML
- Price: free
This book is a detailed and authoritative introduction to all aspects of Lua programming, by Lua’s chief architect.
Programming in Lua gives a solid base for any programmer who wants to use Lua. It covers all aspects of Lua—from the basics to its API with C—explaining how to make good use of its features and giving numerous code examples. The book is targeted at people with some programming background, but it does not assume any prior knowledge about Lua or other scripting languages.
Chapters include:
- Chunks
- Global Variables
- Some Lexical Conventions
- The Stand-Alone Interpreter
- Nil
- Booleans
- Numbers
- Strings
- Tables
- Functions
- Userdata and Threads
- Arithmetic Operators
- Relational Operators
- Logical Operators
- Concatenation
- Precedence
- Table Constructors
- Assignment
- Local Variables and Blocks
- Control Structures
- break and return
- Multiple Results
- Variable Number of Arguments
- Named Arguments
- Closures
- Non-Global Functions
- Proper Tail Calls
- Iterators and the Generic for
- Compilation, Execution, and Errors
- Coroutine Basics
- Pipes and Filters
- Coroutines as Iterators
- Non-Preemptive Multithreading
- Complete Examples
- Arrays
- Linked Lists
- Matrices and Multi-Dimensional Arrays
- Queues and Double Queues
- Sets and Bags
- String Buffers
- Data Files and Persistence
- Arithmetic Metamethods
- Relational Metamethods
- Library-Defined Metamethods
- Table-Access Metamethods
- Accessing Global Variables with Dynamic Names
- Declaring Global Variables
- Non-Global Environments
- Packages
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Weak Tables
- The Mathematical Library
- The Table Library
- The String Library
- The I/O Library
- The Operating System Library
- The Debug Library
- An Overview of the C API
- Extending your Application
- Calling C from Lua
- Techniques for Writing C Functions
- User-Defined Types in C
- Managing Resources
Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours
- Author: Michael Moncur
- Format: online HTML
- Price: free
JavaScript is one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to enhance a Web site with interactivity.
Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours serves as an easy-to-understand tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript itself. The book is written in a clear and personable style with an extensive use of practical, complete examples.
Readers will learn how to use JavaScript to enhance Web pages with interactive forms, objects, and cookies. They will also discover how to use JavaScript to work with games, animation, and multimedia.
Chapters include:
- Understanding JavaScript
- Creating a Simple Script
- How JavaScript Programs Work
- Using Functions and Variables
- Using Strings and Arrays
- Testing and Comparing Values
- Repeating Yourself: Using Loops
- Using Math and Date Functions
- Working with the Document Object Model
- Responding to Events
- Using Windows and Frames
- Getting Data with Forms
- Using Graphics and Animation
- Creating Cross-Browser Scripts
- Creating Custom Objects
- Working with Sounds and Plug-Ins
- Debugging JavaScript Applications
- Working with Style Sheets
- Using Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
- Using Advanced DOM Features
- Improving a Web Page with JavaScript
- Creating a JavaScript Game
- Creating DHTML Applications
- JavaScript Tips and Tricks
http://www.informit.com/library/library.aspx?b=STY_JavaScript_24_hours
GNU Bash Reference Manual
- Author: Chet Ramey and Brian Fox
- Format: online HTML
- Price: free
Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, for the GNU operating system. The name is an acronym for the ‘Bourne-Again SHell’, a pun on Stephen Bourne, the author of the direct ancestor of the current Unix shell /bin/sh, which appeared in the Seventh Edition Bell Labs Research version of Unix.
Bash is largely compatible with sh and incorporates useful features from the Korn shell ksh and the C shell csh. It is intended to be a conformant implementation of the IEEE POSIX Shell and Tools specification (IEEE Working Group 1003.2). It offers functional improvements over sh for both interactive and programming use.
While the GNU operating system provides other shells, including a version of csh, Bash is the default shell. Like other GNU software, Bash is quite portable. It currently runs on nearly every version of Unix and a few other operating systems – independently-supported ports exist for MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT.
Chapters include:
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Basic Shell Features
- Shell Syntax
- Shell Operation
- Shell Commands
- Shell Functions
- Shell Parameters
- Shell Expansions
- Redirections
- Executing Commands
- Shell Builtin Commands
- Shell Variables
- Bash Features
- Invoking Bash
- Bash Startup Files
- Interactive Shells
- Bash Conditional Expressions
- Shell Arithmetic
- Aliases
- Arrays
- The Directory Stack
- Controlling the Prompt
- The Restricted Shell
- Bash POSIX Mode
- Job Control
- Command Line Editing
- Readline Interaction
- Readline Init File
- Bindable Readline Commands
- Readline vi Mode
- Programmable Completion
- Using History Interactively
- Installing Bash
http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/bash_reference_guide/index.html
Bash Guide for Beginners
- Author: Machtelt Garrels
- Format: online HTML
- Price: free
The primary reason for this document is that a lot of readers feel the existing HOWTO to be too short and incomplete, while the Bash Scripting guide is too much of a reference work. There is nothing in between these two extremes. It was also written on the general principal that not enough free basic courses are available, though they should be.
This is a practical guide which, while not always being too serious, tries to give real-life instead of theoretical examples. It was partly written because the author doesn’t get excited with stripped down and over-simplified examples written by people who know what they are talking about, showing some really cool Bash feature so much out of its context that you cannot ever use it in practical circumstances. You can read that sort of stuff after finishing this book, which contains exercises and examples that will help you survive in the real world.
From the author’s experience as a UNIX/Linux user, system administrator and trainer, he knows that people can have years of daily interaction with their systems, without having the slightest knowledge of task automation. Thus they often think that UNIX is not user friendly, and even worse, they get the impression that it is slow and old-fashioned. This problem is another one that can be remedied by this guide.
Chapters include:
- Introduction
- Bash and Bash scripts
- Writing and debugging scripts
- The Bash environment
- Regular expressions
- The GNU sed stream editor
- The GNU awk programming language
- Conditional statements
- Writing interactive scripts
- Repetitive tasks
- More on variables
- Functions
- Catching signals
http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/bash_guide_for_beginners/index.html
Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- Author: Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner
- Format: PDF, EPUB, MOBI
- Price: free
This book is for anyone who has an interest in SQL Server 2012 and wants to understand its capabilities. In a book of this size, we cannot cover every feature that distinguishes SQL Server from other databases or previous versions, and consequently we assume you have some familiarity with SQL Server already. You might be a database administrator (DBA), an application developer, a business intelligence solution architect, a power user, or a technical decision maker. Regardless of your role, we hope you can use this book to discover the features in SQL Server 2012 that are most beneficial to you.
Chapters include:
- SQL Server 2012 Editions and Engine Enhancements
- High-Availability and Disaster-Recovery Enhancements
- Performance and Scalability
- Security Enhancements
- Programmability and Beyond-Relational Enhancements
- Integration Services
- Data Quality Services
- Master Data Services
- Analysis Services and PowerPivot
- Reporting Services
March 26 2012
Free PSP Vectors: Weather Pack (CC-BY)
What you get: A pack of 6 weather objects to mix and match to create your own weather images. Each object has a drop shadow. Included in the pack are both PSP vectors and PNG formats, on a transparent background. A bonus empty sky background is included (500x500), as well as some sample images in PNG format.
The following objects are included in the pack:
- Sun
- White cloud
- Dark cloud
- Lightning
- Snow
- Rain
Sample images (shown actual size):
Released under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY), it is suitable for personal, non-commercial, and commercial use. All you have to do is link back here to give credit.
This work of art is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. 
March 25 2012
March 24 2012
My kitchen is now a tardis!
<LaKraven> I changed the lights in my kitchen from Halogen bulbs to LED...
<LaKraven> now it's like the fabric of space-time has ruptured, resulting in my kitchen being 3 times larger
<LaKraven> it genuinely takes me more steps to get across my kitchen now
<LaKraven> My kitchen is now a tardis!
* LaKraven is now known as TheDoctor
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