user Louis_Wu    <p>This account is now inactive, see my new account ([ChrisCantrall]) for why.</p> <p> My degree is in <a href="http://me.calpoly.edu/">Mechanical Engineering,</a> from <a href="http://www.calpoly.edu/">Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.</a> </p> <p> .liaj ot oG .ACMD eht detaloiv evah uoy ,ecnetnes siht no noitpyrcne eht gnikaerb yB <br /><br /> This poke at dumb laws shamelessly borrowed from <a href="http://slashdot.org/~wirelessbuzzers/">wirelessbuzzers</a>. </p> <p>A note on my conduct:<p> <blockquote> <p> I am a Weird Person™. The people who meet me in person and get to know me face-to-face come to realize that I am a good-natured person who usually means well. Online, that is more difficult for you to do. If I say something that offends you, I probably did not mean to. (Probably because I haven't insulted anyone online yet, but may succumb to the pressure eventually.) </p><p> I may also say something that sounds quite unusual, on the fringes of society or accepted behavior. This is likely a result of me being a Weird Person™ - my sense of humor is somewhat twisted. I often push the boundaries of what is socially acceptable, looking for humor. (I even find it, occasionally.) But, my idea of socially acceptable is also Strange™ in some ways. Things which affect my view of social acceptability: <ul> <li>I am an American. I grew up in California and now live in Washington state.</li> <li>I am a Christian. I spend a lot of time in church activities, and a lot of time with Christian friends.</li> <li>I am an engineer. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Either I am Dilbert, or I work next to him.</li> </ul> Of course, it is also possible that I said something unpopular - and meant it. I have some philosophical, political, and theological views which are not considered mainstream. And not just the Slashdot Political Party stuff. But that should be pretty obvious, in context. </p><p> This confession was made in an effort to avoid misunderstandings. If you have read this and are still unhappy with me, /msg me - if I've done wrong, I want to know. I want to correct what I can, and make apologies where they are appropriate. </p> </blockquote> <hr /> <h1>The Monastery</h1> <ul> <li><h2>On Being A Monk</h2></li> <ul> <li><h3>Learning about the Monestary</h3></li> <ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=213052">How do I use Perl Monks?</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=17558">WriteUp Tips</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=972">Guide to Monastary</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=9953">Site HowTo</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=17316">FAQ</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=87344">New Monks Info</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=110166">Name Space</a></li> </ul> <li><h3>Fitting in</h3></li> <ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=977">Perlmonk Procedures</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=42980">Development of the Perl Monks Code of Conduct</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=16082">ignored users</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=6345">Editor Requests</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=110166">Name Space</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=31035">RE: password change</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=108949">Scratch Pad Viewer</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=26649">PerlMonks.org Related Scripts</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=45399">Life at the Monastery. Chapter 1</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=50833">The True Catacombs of Perlmonks</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=163">Outside Links</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=43037">What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=119681">New Link Tags</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=29281">Perl Monks Approved HTML tags</a></li><li> <a href="http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html">How To Ask An Intelligent Question (ESR)</a>Offsite</li><li> <a href="http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/The-Jargon-Lexicon.html">Jargon Dictionary</a> Offsite</li> </ul> <li><h3>Contributing</h3></li> <ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=144936">We Stylin'!</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=206692">On CSS...</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=72241">What XML generators are currently available on PerlMonks?</a></li> <li><h4>Site Documentation Clan</h4></li> <ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=130249">Tech Writing</a> - by [ailie], part of the Site Doc Clan.</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=17342">Site Documentation Clan</a> - The people who've decided to take care of the Monestary's documentation.</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=17341">Perl Monks Doc Project</a> - The beginning of the Site Doc Clan.</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=85186">Site Doc Wishlist</a> - audience requests for documentation.</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=174180">Site Documentation Clan Wiki</a> - restricted to members.</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=237008">Site Documentation Clan To-Do Wiki</a> - restricted to members.</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=198644">A couple of site changes</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=17341">Perl Monks Documentation Project</a></li> </ul> </ul> <li><h3>Learning</h3></li> <ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=196851">Learning how to answer</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=110166">Name Space</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=108949">Scratch Pad Viewer</a></li> </ul> <li><h3>This XP Thing</h3></li> <ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node=Voting%2FExperience%20System">Voting/Experience System</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=17375">Level Powers</a></li><li> <ul> <li><a href="/index.pl?node_id=21211">Level 1: Initiate</a></li> <li><a href="/index.pl?node_id=17643">Level 2: Novice</a></li> <li><a href="/index.pl?node_id=198665">Level 4: Scribe</a></li> <li><a href="/index.pl?node_id=17644">Level 5: Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/index.pl?node_id=17645">Level 6: Friar</a></li> </ul> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=60351">A New Level Proposal</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node=Number%20of%20Monks%20by%20Level">Number of Monks by Level</a></li><li> <a href="http://tinymicros.com/pm/">Monk Stats, offsite</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=23288">Monk Level Stats</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node=gods">gods</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node=pmdev">pmdev</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=99288">Monk Levels Code :)</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node=Node%20Tension">Node Tension</a></li> </ul> </ul> <li><h2>Rooms, Dorms, and Halls</h2> (where Monks spend time)</li> <ul> <li><h3>ChatterBox</h3></li> <ul> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=3184&displaytype=raw">ChatterBox, by its lonesome.</a><strong>ON</strong>site, best loaded in a seperate window, to allow casual site use while fervently chatting away.</li><li> <a href="http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/cblast35/cblast35.cgi">Last 35 in ChatterBox</a> Offsite, best loaded in a seperate tab or window.</li><li> <a href="http://209.15.63.121/cgi-bin/perlmonks/cblast35.cgi">CBLast35 - Pacific Time</a></li><li> <a href="http://www.unlocalhost.com/cblast35/cblast35.cgi">CBLast 35 Greenwich Mean Time</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=237040">ChatterBox FAQ</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=41589">No CB comment is serious, and should not be reproduced in a node without research</a>Interesting discussion of the nature of the Chatterbox.</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=18393">java chatterbox</a></li> </ul> <li><h3>Newest Nodes</h3></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=115728">bivnn.cgi -- an alternate interface to newest nodes</a>(code for PM)</li> </ul> <li><h3>Meditations</h3></li> <li><h3>Seekers of Perl Wisdom</h3></li> <li><h3>Raw Code</h3></li> <li><h3>Tutorials</h3></li> <li><h3>Perl Monks Discussion</h3></li> <li><h3>Categorized Q & A</h3></li> <li><h3>Book Reviews</h3></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=182202">Perl for Web Site Management</a></li></ul> <li><h3>Module Reviews</h3></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=165585">Acme::Don't</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=65642">HTML::Template Tutorial</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=46976">Using HTML::Template</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=144315">using CGI, DBI and HTML::Template</a> (a mini tutorial with example code)</li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=30794">Module Reviews</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=222936">Apache::CVS::HTML + Perl::Tidy</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=224272">HTML tidy, using XML::LibXML</a></li></ul> </ul> <li><h2>Favorite Corners</h2> (cool nodes)</li> <ul> <li><h3>Monestary Introduction</h3></li> <li><h3>Perl 6</h3></li> <ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=137752">Thoughts on Perl6 - Love it? Hate it?</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=174867">Perl 6 needs you!</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=195295">Wanted: Perl 6 Programmers</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=218423">NO PERL 6</a> One person's rant and the monestary's response.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <h1>The Language</h1> <ul> <li><h2>Beginning in Perl</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=187006">Learning Perl as a First (programming) language</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=211302">Fundamentals Of Programming -- In 6 Hours</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=22053">CPAN</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=44397">CPAN a history lesson</a></li><li> <a href="http://use.perl.org/">Use.Perl;</a></li> </ul> <li><h2>Good Coding Practice</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=92632">Writing General cases for code re-use</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=92632">Why and how to re-use code to make better applications and you a better programmer. (discussion)</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=209555">Perl Style Guides for Large Projects</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=17890">Internals of Shift/Pop/Unshift/Push</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=209296">Intellectual Property </a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=210992">Security checker</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=212079">"Biting" text files into managable sections </a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=69927">References quick reference</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=212211">Micro optimisations can pay off, and needn't be a maintenance problem</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=34786">Why I like functional programming</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=47073">tidyhome</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node=Use%20strict%20warnings%20and%20diagnostics%20or%20die">Use strict ...</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node=Using%20the%20Perl%20Debugger">Perl Debugger</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=187878">CVS in EMACS</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=187449">Use CVS for rev control</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=197374">Add/Commit to CVS</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=171065">CVS, CGI, & Perl</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=91606">Perl, RCS/CVS & distribution</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=27109">CVS web interface</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=71992">CVS & Perl</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=213108">The Lego approach</a></li> </ul> <li><h2>Advanced (Perl) Programming</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=213863">The Black Art of Perl Programming</a></li></ul> <li><h2>Modules</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/1616209&mode=thread&tid=32">CPAN info</a></li></ul> <li><h2>Object Oriented</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=74639">Object Oriented Perfomance</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=48385">Object Oriented Perl</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=91080">Damian Conway's ten rules for when to use OO</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=133936">Advantages of OO-ish exception handling..</a></li></ul> <li><h2>Web (That's what Perl's for, right? :)</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=211875">User Interface - Arranging a list in HTML</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=171065">CVS, CGI, & Perl</a></li> <li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=213751">The Case for Javascript</a></li></ul> <li><h2>System Administration</h2></li> <li><h2>GUI</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=111873">GUIs Considered Harmful (Tom Christiansen)</a></li></ul> <li><h2>Obfuscation, Poetry, and One-Liners</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=49070">Morsify</a></li><li> <a href="/index.pl?node_id=214003">Mission: Obfuscation (1)</a></li> </ul> <li><h2>Operating Specific Information</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="http://camelbones.sourceforge.net/">Camelbones for Mac OS X</a></li></ul> <li><h2>Programming Aids</h2></li><ul><li> <a href="http://www.webweavertech.com/ovidiu/emacs.html">GNU EMACS for MAC OSX</a></li><li> <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pjarvis/xemacs-21.5.9.html">XEMACS on MAC OSX</a></li></ul> </ul> <h1>About Me</h1> [id://233771|Name Space Entry] <ul> <li><h2>Nodes</h2></li> <li><h2>Timeline</h2></li> High Points in my Journey toward Perl Enlightenment. <ul> <li>Sept 14, 2002<br />Got off of duff.</li> <li>Oct 18, 2002<br />Initiate</li> <li>Oct 22, 2002<br />Novice</li> <li>Oct 22, 2002<br />First votes</li> <li>Oct 31, 2002<br /> Heard <a href="http://www.sidhe.org/~dan/">Dan Sugalski</a> talk about <a href="http://www.parrotcode.org/">Parrot</a> at <a href="http://seattleperl.org/">SPUG.</a></li> <li>Nov 1, 2002<br />Acolyte</li> <li>Nov 12, 2002<br />Scribe</li> <li>Nov 18, 2002<br />Monk</li> <li>Jan 8, 2003<br />Friar</li> <li>Jan 15, 2003<br /> Heard [TheDamian] speak at [http://seattleperl.org/|SPUG] about how he has customized his work environment. If you get a chance to hear him talk about this, drop everything and run. It wasn't HyperOperatedSuperPosition, it was information (and more importantly a method of thinking) which I can start applying to make myself more productive.</li> <li>July 2, 2003<br /> More [TheDamian|Damianiacle] talking at SPUG. The same topic that he had at YAPC::NA in Boca Raton. When I grow up, I want to be 1/100000000 as smart as him. (Pssst - I'm 27. :)</li> </ul> <li><h2>My Favorite Modules</h2></li> <li><h2>Who I Am Elsewhere</h2></li> I'm Louis_Wu most everywhere on the web. <ul> <li><h3>Slashdot</h3></li> I've been reading <a href="http://slashdot.org/">Slashdot</a> for a few years. <a href="http://slashdot.org/~Louis_Wu/">Louis_Wu at Slashdot</a> <li><h3>use Perl;</h3></li> I follow several journals, learning from some smart people. <a href="http://use.perl.org/~Louis_Wu/">Louis_Wu at Use Perl;</a> </ul> <li><h2>Geek Codes</h2></li> -----BEGIN PERL GEEK CODE BLOCK-----<br /> Version: 0.01<br /> P >+c--P6->+R+>+++M >+O->+MA>++E-->+PU-BD C >++<br /> D-->+S->++X>+WP++>+++MO+PP >+n!CO--> PO->+o >++<br /> G>+A-->+OL!Ee>++Ev->+Eon+uo++w->--@$m+>++<br /> ------END PERL GEEK CODE BLOCK------ <br /> <a href="http://www.xmltwig.com/cgi-bin/pgc/pgc_decode?code=P%20%3E%2Bc--P6-%3E%2BR%2B%3E%2B%2B%2BM%20%3E%2BO-%3E%2BMA%20%3E%2B%2BE--%3E%2BPU-BD%20C%20%3E%2B%2BD--%3E%2BS-%3E%2B%2BX%20%3E%2BWP%2B%2B%3E%2B%2B%2BMO%2BPP%20%3E%2Bn!CO--%3E%20PO-%3E%2Bo%20%3E%2B%2BG%20%3E%2BA--%3E%2BOL!Ee%20%3E%2B%2BEv-%3E%2BEon%2Buo%2B%2Bw-%3E--%40%24m%2B%3E%2B%2B&version=0.01">Decode Perl Geek Code</a> <br /><br /> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- <br /> Version: 3.1 <br /> GE d- s++:++ a- <br /> C++ U*+ P++ L++ E>+ W++ N o? K? w+ O? M+ V?<br /> PS+ PE(++) Y+ PGP <br /> t+(*) 5+++ X+ R- tv-- b++ DI++++(+++) D+ G <br /> e++ h+ r*>+++ y- <br /> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ <br /> <a href="http://www.ebb.org/cgi-bin/ungeek.cgi?geekCode=-----BEGIN+GEEK+CODE+BLOCK-----+%0D%0AVersion%3A+3.1+%0D%0AGE+d-+s%2B%2B%3A%2B%2B+a-+%0D%0AC%2B%2B+U*%2B+P%2B%2B+L%2B%2B+E%3E%2B+W%2B%2B+N+o%3F+K%3F+w%2B+O%3F+M%2B+V%3F+%0D%0APS%2B+PE%28%2B%2B%29+Y%2B+PGP+%0D%0At%2B%28*%29+5%2B%2B%2B+X%2B+R-+tv--+b%2B%2B+DI%2B%2B%2B%2B%28%2B%2B%2B%29+D%2B+G+%0D%0Ae%2B%2B+h%2B+r*%3E%2B%2B%2B+y-+%0D%0A------END+GEEK+CODE+BLOCK------+">Decode Geek Code</a> <br /><br /> --- BEGIN WEAPONS EXTENSION BLOCK ---<br /> ma- k++ F++4 X- <br /> ---- END WEAPONS EXTENSION BLOCK ----<br /> <a href="http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~kamikaze/documents/geekWeapons.html">Weapons Code info</a> </ul> <h1>Version History</h1> <ul> <li>0.1.1 - I converted the previous version to nested lists, while keeping the structural tags. I don't like using lists to provide the visual formatting I want (indenting each level), but not enough browsers support CSS. And the visual formatting is a great aid in finding something you're looking for.</li> <li>0.1.0 - The first non-table homenode. The node uses HTML's structural markup to organize a large, diverse body of information. I hope that the content is as organized as the markup.</li> <li>0.0.1 - My first try at a linkful homenode. It used tables for layout, because that was the way to get text to show up on Netscape 4 - the 'standard' browser at work. But I've put Phoenix on my work machine, so I was freed to try something other than tables.</li> </ul> 2009-07-31 02:14:35 1987 359593 0 85 Everett, WA, USA</td></tr><tr><td>PM affilitation:</td><td><a href="http://seattleperl.org/">Seattle Perl Users Group (SPUG)</a> -8 70 on &001;:  on