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For latest XP Changes graph click here!# 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", } );
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)
Links
- My personal homepage
- This one contains all my current Perl projects (*hint* *hint* some of you might even want to check them out! ;-) - Last 30 chatterbox utterances here.
- Pricewatch.com - neat place to shop around for the cheapest hardware and such.
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) ;-)
- tilly - We all respect you!
- jeffa
- turnstep
- demerphq
- ybiC
- crazyinsomniac
- japhy
- Juerd
- neophyte
- thelenm
- cjf
- grinder
- penguinfuz
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 ;-)
Amusement Corner
- Just heard this on the perlmonks IRC:
Now don't tell me this didn't make you laugh! BaaaHAHAHA :)<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> ...
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).