[02:27] chilts: looking at it, the biggest obstacle to me using the go language is lack of an XML toolchain [02:28] ooh, that sounds like a nice feature! [02:30] why do people need something other than perl? [02:32] envy? [02:33] the ability to read the source in 6 months time? [02:33] if people only used perl, I'd only get to leave the house once a month [02:33] for the monthly perl UG meeting? :) [02:34] ibeardslee: because Go and NodeJS and other things let you think in different ways :) [02:34] yeah [02:34] snail: yeah, good call ... I guess one may come along at some stage :) [02:34] ajmitch: really one can write impenetrable code in any language - perl just offers more assistance then some [02:34] I wanted to try Erlang a few years ago but didn't ... NodeJS and Go are my new pet languages :D [02:34] * ajmitch has seen some hairy python code [02:35] well, moreso Go 'coz I kinda know JavaScript already [02:35] heh, "offers more assistance" :) [02:35] it's like giving you more rope to hang yourself with [02:35] exhibit a: http://survex.com/~olly/rheolism.html [02:36] so evil it's beautiful [02:36] hmm, meeting time, back later [02:37] * ojwb actually managed to save a byte and fix the known bug in the process not long ago [02:37] olly: you wrote that enhanced version? [02:37] heh [02:37] yeah [02:37] right, I see, you're crazy! :D [02:37] * ojwb was peripherally involved in the original too [02:37] and a little funny (though that might be the same thing) [02:46] 10 people on the list now :) [02:48] * snail has a itch to write a javascript BBC BASIC V emulator so he can play that game, but decides not to scratch it [02:50] scratches https://github.com/stuartyeates/strawperson instead [03:15] snail: yes, I've had that itch too [03:16] a few quirks of the BBC BASIC implementation are exploited, which makes it a little trickier [03:17] like s=s+1 working even when s doesn't previously exist and IF0ELSE to unbranch [03:52] ojwb: what you mean is that you have pre-supplied test-cases for your project? [03:54] so the government have launched a website (http://www.ict.govt.nz/ ) to launch a strategy which seems to include the 'fewer websites' policy... [20:01] morning [20:15] morning [20:41] morning [20:52] morning [20:56] is it time to go home yet? [20:59] soon [20:59] the day will be over before you realise it [20:59] it will if I fall asleep at my desk [21:01] consider wrapping a towel around your head now [21:02] it'll save the key imprints on the forehead later [21:09] i normally push the kb out of the way so i have nice smooth desk to snooze on [21:11] not pushing yourself hard enough if you have time to do that! ;) [21:15] lol [21:15] morning [21:15] i dont want imprints on my fce [21:15] face [21:15] and whole lines of blank spaces on whatever im doing [21:41] morning [21:41] * chilts waits for Atamira to post 'zzz z z xx zaskjfha sd zzzzzzz' [21:42] LOL [21:42] morning [21:43] what you need is a videoconference software plugin that detects when you've fallen asleep and mutes the audio/video [22:51] Neat just found a bug in nicegear that's never been discovered, searching for "and" or "or" by themselves breaks. [23:10] that's quite interesting [23:10] what about 'and or or'? :)