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Re: [LUG] Major Geekage...

 

Quoting Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On Friday 13 February 2009 10:25, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
>> Quoting Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> > On Fri, 13 Feb 2009, Tom Potts wrote:
>> >> On Friday 13 February 2009 09:26, Rob Beard wrote:
>> >>> On 13/02/2009 08:32, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
>> >>>> Hi All,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm sure most of you are aware of this already, but at 11:31:30
>> >>>> tonight, the datestamp will be 1234567890.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> My geek-factor just went up by one... :o(
>> >>
>> >> perl -e 'print scalar localtime(1234567890),"\n";'
>> >> mine by two?
>> >
>> > Nah - ye see, I'd deduct 2 points for that. One for copying what was
>> > printed on the various web sites, and one for diving into a progrmaming
>> > language when a standard command (ie. date) will do.
>>
>> I'd deduct three:
>>
>> 1) copy other's work
>> 2) Using a scripting language when date will do the same
>> 3) Using PERL
>>
>> /me dons flameproof trousers and starts running... :oP
> OI! we're talking geekability here!
> No logic needed - perl much higher geek quotient than 'command line which is
> only there for running perl scripts'
> and if you used the same examples for date... as I saw they didnt work.
> And anyway you copied my e-mail in your email so your three times wrong!


W00t!!! I've been a list member for less than a month and I've already  
started a flame war... That's gotta be a new record for me! ;o)

M.
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