[Blackpool] Ripon road open 10-12 Saturday 6th

[James Page]

Give me a few months and I might understand those last few paragraphs ;)

(Although for anybody who knows me, I've been circling Ruby for about two
years now!)




Best wishes,
James

On 5 December 2014 at 13:05, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> The answers can be got to by looking at the links below :)
>
>
> var x = 0.2 + 0.1;
> here:  http://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?filename=tryjs_inaccurate2
>
>
> 18 == 17.999999999999999
> here:  http://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?filename=tryjs_comparison
> (answer changes depending on how many decimal places you go with the 9s)
>
>
>
> When I mentioned this, my friend was having problems with rounding.
> Here's an additional question (I've had a long week in the office, this is
> just supposed to be Friday fun):
>
> In VB you can convert to an Integer using CInt, so CInt(123.4) will round
> it to an Integer ( = 123 ).
>
> But what are the values of x and y set to after this bit of VB?  (Same
> with Delphi and many other languages)
>
> x = CInt(28.5)
>
> y = CInt(29.5)
>
>
>
> regards
>
> Arthur
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 12:39:16 +0000
> > From: jmsp.1983 at gmail.com
> > CC: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Ripon road open 10-12 Saturday 6th
> >
> > Gah. I'm going to take a stab at*:
> >
> > 1. 0.
> > 2. True
> >
> > *I can just about explain and set a variable in Python.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > James
> >
> > On 5 December 2014 at 12:20, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Andy, it will be great to meet you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Just some Friday fun:
> > >
> > > I may have branded myself as a little cynical if not sneering of some
> > > languages (cough... Python)
> > >
> > > This week I've had to go a bit deeper with JavaScript than I've done in
> > > the past.
> > >
> > > <Marvin the Paranoid Android voice> I didn't enjoy it </Marvin the
> > > Paranoid Android voice> .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rhetorical quiz, smile if you know, because I found out the hard way
> this
> > > week and I wasn't smiling:
> > >
> > > According to JavaScript what will be the value of x after this?:
> > >
> > > var x = 0.2 + 0.1;
> > >
> > >
> > > According to JavaScript, will this resolve to true or false?:
> > >
> > > 18 == 17.999999999999999
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If you haven't seen this it's worth a look:
> > >
> > > https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > See you tomorrow
> > >
> > > Arthur
> > >
> > > > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 15:59:52 +0000
> > > > From: ajm at ip-ether.net
> > > > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Ripon road open 10-12 Saturday 6th
> > > >
> > > > On 04/12/2014 15:09, MJ Hewitt wrote:
> > > > > Hi folks -
> > > > >
> > > > > I will be open on Saturday 6th.
> > > >
> > > > Hello Folks,
> > > >
> > > > I just subscribed to this list after a brief chat with Mike the other
> > > > day, and I'm planning to come to the meet on Saturday.
> > > >
> > > > I'm returning to Linux after a long period of inactivity, and need to
> > > > get some pointers from folk with more current experience. I've been
> away
> > > > from the industry for a few years now (I was a University Network
> > > > Manager) so what I do recollect is mostly old hat. My first Linux
> > > > experience was installing Slackware 1.0 in '93, but most of my Unix
> > > > experience (such that it is) was on Solaris.
> > > >
> > > > I have a couple of initial tasks. Firstly I need to build myself a
> new
> > > > system to serve as my main day-to-day 'desktop' productivity
> computer.
> > > > Secondly, I need to re-install an old low-power home server appliance
> > > > (Cobalt Qube 3) which is quite an interesting little beastie.
> > > >
> > > > I have to make some decisions and I'm hoping some contact with fellow
> > > > enthusiasts may help. eg:
> > > >
> > > > Package management vs compile from source
> > > > Pros/cons of various distros
> > > > Pros/cons for various window managers / desktop environments
> > > > Lifecycle issues (really I want a long-term supported system)
> > > >
> > > > For the Qube, I have some challenges, as there's no longer an
> > > > off-the-shelf mainstream kernel that will run this box. However the
> box
> > > > itself is (IMO) worth the effort to keep going. Patches are available
> > > > for kernels up to 3.4, and my best bet seems to be to set up a
> > > > cross-compiling system to build the software for it.
> > > >
> > > > See you Saturday !
> > > >
> > > > Andy McClements
> > > >
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