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Pretty PNGs from ASCII Box Drawings Permalink

WDTEM Added less than a year ago

Check it out: ditaa

ditaa is a small command-line utility written in Java, that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art ('drawings' that contain characters that resemble lines like | / - ), into proper bitmap graphics.




Macrocule??? Permalink

nginx, WDTEM Added less than a year ago and last edited less than a year ago

Through a series of events related to Google Analytics I have discovered a funny thing. It turns out that the domain name macrocule.net points to my server...

I've never heard of this domain before, let alone purchased it - I'm certainly not in control of it yet it resolves to my IP. Earlier today if you visited this domain you would have seen this blog.

After consultation with friends I've decided that the most probable cause is that someone has made a typo in their DNS records.

So I 'solved' the problem by altering my nginx conf to send requests for the domain in question to this lovely little page: http://macrocule.net

I hope the person gets the message.




Hacking YourWorldOfText Permalink

Perl, WDTEM, Cool Added less than a year ago and last edited less than a year ago

YourWorldOfText is a novel site that is like a big, collaborative whiteboard. It uses JQuery AJAX to send what you type to the server. I have reverse engineered (ha ha, that's the type of pretentious wanker I am, I use the term 'reverse engineered') the co-ordinate system and created a Perl script that let's you do some tricks with the site. 

#!/usr/bin/env perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use constant MAX_X => 15;
use constant MAX_Y => 7;

my @thing = (0);

my $bigx_start = $thing[int rand scalar @thing];
my $bigy_start = $thing[int rand scalar @thing];
my $x_start = 0;
my $y_start = 0;

my $bigx = $bigx_start;
my $bigy = $bigy_start;
my ($x, $y) = ($x_start, $y_start);

my $starttime = (time() - 20) . '000';
my $output;
$output .= "\narr = [";

my $count = 0;
while (my $line = <>) {
    chomp($line);
    my @chars = split '', $line;
    $bigx = $bigx_start;
    for my $char (@chars) {
        $char = q(\\") if $char eq '"';
        $char = q(\\\\) if $char eq '\\';
        my $newtime = $starttime + ($count * 17);
        $output .= qq|[$bigy, $bigx, $y, $x, $newtime, "$char"], |;
        $x++;
        if ($x > MAX_X) {
            $x = 0;
            $bigx++;
        }
        $count++;
    }
    $x = $x_start;
    $y++;
    if ($y > MAX_Y) {
        $y = $y_start;
        $bigy++;
    }
}

$output .= "];\n";
$output .= "\n";
my ($prevbleep, $curbleep) = (0, 200);
while ($prevbleep < $count) {
    $output .= "setTimeout(function() { jQuery.post(window.location.pathname, {edits: arr.slice($prevbleep, $curbleep)}, YourWorld.editsDone, 'json') }, 10*$prevbleep);\n";
    $prevbleep = $curbleep;
    $curbleep += 200;
}
print $output;


chmod +x this script, run it and paste in some ASCII art (or figlet output, or whatever.) It will then print the javsascript code you need to insert the ASCII art on the site. You will need firefox and firebug - paste the JS into the firebug console and hit run... then wait to see your art come up on the site.

Pro Tip: Start with a small image, or only a word or two with figlet. Larger stuff takes longer.




Things I am Into Permalink

WDTEM Added less than a year ago

Things that I am into right now:

... things I am always into:

... things that I am fed up with (at least for the moment):




Weird Question Permalink

WDTEM Added less than a year ago

If your code syntax highlighting is too pretty, does it subconsciously make you think your code is better than it is?




Monkey Kick Permalink

WDTEM Added more than a year ago

My best monkey kick.




Movember Burgers Permalink

WDTEM Added more than a year ago and last edited more than a year ago

Movember is well underway. I am sporting a 'stache and a tickler, as the rules permit.

Grill'd are offering a sweet deal for Movember participants:

We will again be giving out a free burger every day to all registered Mo Bros between 2-5pm and 8-10pm from the 11th-30th Movember at any Grill'd restaurant around Australia.

Let the mooching begin!

Mo License




Ehh, What do you Mean? Permalink

WDTEM Added more than a year ago

The Contiki Strip comments on complexity.




English is Fun Permalink

WDTEM Added more than a year ago

Olive Oil is made from olives
Fish Oil is made from fish

Baby Oil is made for babies
Motor Oil is made for motors




Hot and Spicy Permalink

WDTEM Added more than a year ago and last edited more than a year ago



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