How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor)
Just a blog post I ran across with some excellent tips for evaluating how difficult it will be to learn a given language. Not necessarily something I’d use (since I’d pick a language based on what it would get me and then soldier on, rather than learning languages based on how easy it’ll be) but something to keep in mind nonetheless.
I just pushed my attempts at RAR and GIF handling in Python to my useful hacks page.
The GIF one functions as a partial validator, but it’s main designed purpose was to tell static from animated GIFs without a ton of dependencies.
The RAR one is only really useful for identifying RAR files by header and listing their contents so far, but I eventually hope to add support for extracting files which were stored without compression. (Usually video files, as the docstring says)
Enjoy.
Update: I’ve since been made aware of an alternative Python package for reading RAR files simply named rarfile. When I can find the time, I plan to examine it and, if it meets my needs or can be easily patched to do so, plan a migration and retirement path for my own rar.py.
Update 2: Broken link fixed
Well, exams are over and the “no obligations” portion of my vacation is roughly half-way through. I’m not in a blogging mood at the moment, but I did write up a new Useful Hacks page on a whim.
Given how automated it is, it’ll probably get updated frequently. (I just drag-and-drop files into the FTP client and it does the rest)
Enjoy.
Anyone who enjoys reading about interesting species should take a look at this. Same for anyone who likes laughing at amusingly-named creatures. 🙂
Update: I’d also suggest checking out spongiforma squarepantsii and dracorex hogwartsia.
I’m a bit bogged down with work right now, but I can at least share something useful. Enjoy.
If Version Control Systems Were Airlines
Just a bit of geek humor that I ran across and felt like sharing. 🙂
Charles Fraser-Smith – The man who was ‘Q’
I can’t remember how I originally found this page, but I finally remembered to blog about it. For those who don’t know, Charles Fraser-Smith is the real life man upon whom Ian Fleming based “Q” in his James Bond novels. Considering how clever some of his World War 2 spy supplies were, I think any James Bond fan will like this bit of history.
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