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by vladb (Vicar)

on Dec 17, 2001 at 19:05 UTC ( [id://132645]=user: print w/replies, xml )

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User since:	Dec 17, 2001 at 19:05 UTC (24 years ago)
Last here:	Oct 01, 2009 at 00:25 UTC (16 years ago)
Experience:	6549
Level:	Vicar (15)
Writeups:	none
Location:	n/a
User's localtime:	Sep 19, 2025 at 17:09 UTC
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# short biography
my %lifeline = (
    'born' => 1979,
    'died' => undef,
    'first_time' => {
        'BASIC' => 1991,
        'PASCAL' => 1992,
        'C'      => 1994,
        'Java'   => 1998,
        'Perl'   => 1999,

                'post'   => {
                   date => "Dec 17, 2001 @ 10 p.m.",
                   node => 132731
                },

        # list of XP 'ranks' and dates 
                # I received them.


                 # Too slow... 9 days since joining!   
                 # (actually, around 8 days ;)
                'monk'   => "Dec 26, 2001", 

                # 1000 XP on 100th post! (yeah, i slacked 
                # off for a while there)
                'abbot'  => "Mar 07, 2002", 

                # 1600 xp on 131th post ;/ .  
                'bishop' => "May 2, 2002", 

                # 2300 xp on 177th post 
                'pontiff' => "May 23, 2002",

                # 3000 XP on 214th post
                # (hey, that wasn't too long a wait was it?)
                'saint' => "June 06, 2002",
    }    
);
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For latest XP Changes graph click here!

While more of my biography is to come later, let me indulge in some loosely related subjects.

Besides my obvious obsession with Perl, I am also a fan of RPG style games such as Ultima Online etc. Recently, however, I haven'd had enough time to play any specifically.. just hacked at a few RPG game s‎crip‎ts. Presently, I'm working full-time as Programmer Analyst at Telus Telecom, and running a web consulting firm part-time.

As monk tradition has it, I here include some of my favourite nodes (mostly written by others):

The Oracle Speaketh:

lest thy soul lust for a life abundant with sin and abomination by setting thy feet astray from the true path of pure 'strictness'.

Articles

The Big Ball of MUD -- a discussion of systems typical especially in the Web s‎crip‎ting business ;/.

Amusing/silly Chatterbox utterances

<crazyinsomniac> vladb: why do all geeks look alike? (they don't exactly look similar, but that expression, it's universal ;D)

My CPAN Modules/S‎crip‎ts

What?	Why?	What kind?
cvs_init	CVS Initialization utility	utility s‎crip‎t
DBIx::DataLookup	Database lookup table. Good for storing database data in program memory at run-time for quicker (look-up) access.	module

CPAN Modules I'm involved with

DBIx::FullTextSearch - implementing Lucene type scoring algorithm.

Nodes

note: node suggestions are welcome!

Why I like Functional Programming</il>
Inline POD vs EOF POD
are debuggers good?
Thoughts on Perl6 - Love it? Hate it?
japhy's Obfuscation Review
Obfuscation for Fun & Profit
Refactoring - deals with code refactoring mechanisms. Excellent read!

Monk's Home Nodes

if you wish to be added to the list, you've got to do the following:

Be known to me.
Be (one of) friendly, forthcoming, intelligent, etc.
Maintain an interesting home node.
Message me (especially if I've missed you from the list) ;-)

Monk 'Affiliate' Program

if you wish to be added to the list, you've got to do the following:

Place a link to my node somewhere within your node.
Message me ;-)

penguinfuz

Amusement Corner

Just heard this on the perlmonks IRC:

 <user> Why can't I open Netscape?
 <Macphisto> What?
 <user> Why can't I open Netscape?
 <user> I click on the icon, and it won't open...
 <Macphisto> .oO( I never installed netscape on that machine )
 <Macphisto> Did you install Netscape on that machine?
 <user> No.
 <Macphisto> ...
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Now don't tell me this didn't make you laugh! BaaaHAHAHA :)

Odd/Funny/Wacky/Gore Acronyms:

acronyms marked with * are of my own invention ;)

* YEAH - YEt Another Hack (use to denote a 'hack' portion of your code).
* BUG - Bust yoUr Guts
* GUMS - Groups and User Management Ssystem. (implemented one at my work using Perl/Coldfusion/Oracle).

Domain Nodelet^?

www.com | www.net | www.org

Sections^?

Information^?

Find Nodes^?

Leftovers^?

Notices^?

	• hippo	‥ epoptai's answer Re: how do I set a cookie and redirect was blessed by hippo!
	• erzuuli	‥ Anonymous Monks are no longer allowed to use Super Search, due to an excessive use of this resource by robots.