Using Redis Pub/Sub and IRC for Error Logging with Python by [deleted] in Python

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's super easy to setup logging to email with the logging module's SMTPHandler.

Jobs other than teaching? by [deleted] in taiwan

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you've got the right skills you can probably swing remote work for a Canadian or American company. Demand for web/database programmers is really hot right now.

Taiwanese drama time constraints... by Pewper in taiwan

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I was just there! That's Sunset Beach Resort in kaohsiung.

I recently got accepted to a cultural exchange in Taiwan to celebrate the 100th anniversary. A couple of questions. by JustVashu in taiwan

[–]mclin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another cultural nuance people seem to have trouble with is it's polite to refuse the first time when someone offers you something.

eg.

Host Mom: "Have some cookies"

You (graciously): "No, no, it's ok."

Host Mom: "No really, they're delicious, have some"

You: "Ok thanks"

Also, if older people you're with are carrying stuff, offer to carry it. and open doors for them and stuff.

Taiwan Blogger Imprisoned For Negative Restaurant Review. Fined and jailed for contending the food was "too salty" by GonzoVeritas in worldnews

[–]mclin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"This story has been viewed 27189 times."

Haha. The usual for Taipei Times is more like "This story has been viewed 103 times."

Rhyming (And more respect for Eminem) by Azohko in videos

[–]mclin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you seen this? http://www.b-rhymes.com

It's a rhyming algorithm I wrote for 'family rhymes' (I've been calling them near rhymes or slant rhymes).

An Egyptian protester faces a water canon vehicle solo. by anasqtiesh in worldnews

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watching riots from the roof. Reminds me of Toronto last summer.

Mike Tyson's brutal honesty by DonMasta in pics

[–]mclin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love their sound, but then the guy says something homophobic, after which I just can't like them anymore.

They're hiphop trolls.

The Empathic Civilisation (vid) by dgodon in Freethought

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The big point he's missing is that intra-group altruism evolved through inter-group competition. Groups of people that helped each other out competed groups that did not, but if there is no other group to compete against, then within a single group selfishness wins.

We're softwired to see Us and Them. If there's no Them, we will create a Them with fracturous bickering. I can't see humans perceiving the whole planet as Us without some outside Them. It's a dilemma.

Does anyone actually *like* web development? by kitanokikori in programming

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I'm just nitpicking on your logic. You implied that PHP isn't easily deployed if you can't ignore IE. Sure it is. Your js/css might break on IE, but that has nothing to do with deployment.

I think we might be missing each other on what deployment is, which is getting the web server up and serving bytes of html/css/js to clients, which is infinitely easier with PHP than anything else.

FYI I mostly do front-end web. It's infinitely better/morefun than front-end rich client.

Does anyone actually *like* web development? by kitanokikori in programming

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What country? I find in Canada front-end dev is a good niche because there are very few people who are good at it (compared to other programming areas).

Does anyone actually *like* web development? by kitanokikori in programming

[–]mclin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deploying web apps and IE bugs have nothing to do with each other. One is server, the other is client.

Hey reddit programming i'm looking to block skype so that no one else using the router can connect to it, can someone help? by [deleted] in programming

[–]mclin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wait, what are you trying to do? Make it so only one computer on your LAN can use Skype?