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Re: CLI-improved

steven_noble — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 03:17:41 -0000

TLDR + man + syntax highlighting:

export LESS=-RXFi
export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$(printf "\e[1;31m")
export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$(printf "\e[1;31m")
export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$(printf "\e[0m")
export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$(printf "\e[0m")
export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$(printf "\e[1;44;33m")
export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$(printf "\e[0m")
export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$(printf "\e[1;32m")

help() { tldr "$@" && env man "$@"}

Re: As America Becomes Isolationist Under Trump, Germany Should Pursue Nuclear Weapons for Self-Defense

steven_noble — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 02:23:18 -0000

I've been a long-term supporter of Environmental Progress but this post has me seriously questioning your judgement. Luckily, the topic you've written about is not one that most of us expect Environmental Progress to address, so for now I'll treat this is a weird and disappointing aberration. But please, no more!

Re: Plan proposes 45-minute rail trip to Sydney

steven_noble — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 21:54:12 -0000

Are you talking about this doc or has a newer one been published?

https://infrastructure.gov....

Re: Lint your shell scripts - Carlos Alexandro Becker

steven_noble — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:36:02 -0000

Sadly, shellcheck does not actually support zsh:

https://github.com/koalaman...

Do you know of an alternative? I was using shellcheck but have had to stop since switching from Bash to zsh.

Re: Wollongong’s Regent Theatre up for sale

steven_noble — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 06:09:18 -0000

Please let it be a film/theatre/music venue

Re: Markdown office - Office for teams using Google Drive

steven_noble — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:35:46 -0000

no trial version? happy to pay but would want to test it first -- great idea btw

Re: Introducing angular-keyboard

steven_noble — Sun, 08 May 2016 19:07:24 -0000

looks good -- is this available on a cdn anywhere?

Re: Dead Simple Screen sharing (DSS) – Overview

steven_noble — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 20:44:39 -0000

Hello Mohammed. This tool looks interesting. Could I use this to sync a headless browser (preferably CasperJS) running on a server with an iFrame in a web page that I server up to a user? So when the user clicks on something in the iFrame, CasperJS clicks on the same element on the server, and when CasperJS receives updated content on the server, the user sees that updated content in the iFrame?

Re: Humans Used Burned Down Forests For Farming 1000 Years Ago, Study Finds

steven_noble — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:30:36 -0000

Some background research will quickly reveal that this article's opening statement, that deforestation is usually the calling card of modern industrial economies, is not correct. Deforestation generally slows with industrialisation, as economies shift to using fuels that are superior to wood and adopt modern agricultural practices that require less land.

Re: GimmeProxy

steven_noble — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:55:22 -0000

looks interesting -- is it currently free? guaranteed to remain free? thx

Re: Festival aims to break down barriers and unite

steven_noble — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:12:43 -0000

"Of any religion or none" perhaps?

Re: The suburban squeeze

steven_noble — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 05:04:34 -0000

“Given expected employment... growth in metro Wollongong," is interesting. That would be great, but it's "expected by" whom? Yes we have a number of new bars and restaurants, which are great, but they don't generate a huge number of jobs. And I don't see CBA or Google rushing to relocate to downtown Wollongong. So who exactly is expecting this growth and why?

Re: Does Germany even have enough space for renewables?

steven_noble — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 17:57:13 -0000

"And since Germany won’t need those coalfields anymore, we could subtract them from the equation" -- that's based on the assumption that Germany not only stops burning coal but also does not export it. Would be lovely if it happened, but highly unlikely given that thanks to shift away from nuclear, Germany is now burning more coal than ever before.

Re: This Solar Powered Car Could Drive For Ever (If You Don't Go Above 40mph)

steven_noble — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:29:10 -0000

So, the manufacturers describe the solar panels as 'range extenders' and yet IFLS writes the headline that the car could run forever? Personally, I'd like a bit more science in IFLS.

Re: Call for calm over study into BlueScope closure

steven_noble — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:01:24 -0000

Agree that the prospect of the plant closing is worrying. However, shouldn't the union have asked an economist to prepare the report? I note this was prepared by a sociologist.

Re: Speciality vs. specialty

steven_noble — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:05:33 -0000

Thanks for the pick-up. I've edited my post to correct.

Re: UOW unveils grand vision for future campus

steven_noble — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:04:09 -0000

Within reason, the uni can do what it likes with its campus. However, I'm sure the residents of Keiraville and the business owners of the CBD alike would much prefer to see a second (third I guess) campus constructed in/near the CBD. Given this, perhaps the council etc can provide whatever incentives are necessary to inspire the uni to make this happen?

Re: 'Skeletorus' and 'Sparklemuffin' the Newest Spiders

steven_noble — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:00:53 -0000

why can't 'sparklemuffin' be its scientific name?

Re: Speciality vs. specialty

steven_noble — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:33:02 -0000

There are many cases where Australian English is closer to American English than to British English. Most of us use 'jail' not 'gaol'. We've long used 'billion' to mean 'one thousand million' as per the US, not "a million million" as was the standard in the UK until recently. Etc etc.

Re: Freedom to Dixer

steven_noble — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 05:13:14 -0000

Doesn't your answer say "assuming bigamy continues to be illegal, it needs to continue to be illegal"?

Re: Wollongong councillor calls for more animal control rangers

steven_noble — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 01:54:51 -0000

No. Maybe I should have. My feeling was the most I could say to council was where the dog was on the loose -- probably not enough to identify it.

Re: Wollongong councillor calls for more animal control rangers

steven_noble — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:04:54 -0000

Got chased by a fighting dog while cycling through Berkley the other day. The owner was desperately chasing the dog. Terrifying experience. A weaker cyclist would not have been able to out-ride it. Not sure why people are allowed to keep such dangerous animals.

Re: Why Inequality Matters

steven_noble — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:08:51 -0000

Consumption taxes have merit, but it's worth nothing that they are also regressive as the better off can afford to save more of their earnings. (In Australia from where I write there's an across-the-board 10% consumption tax called the GST. It was unpopular at launch but now is a well-established part of the taxation system.)

Re: Illawarra plans in sync at last: mayor

steven_noble — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:31:30 -0000

Download link? The only relevant page I could find on the NSW Planning & Environment says the draft plan "will be released" http://www.planning.nsw.gov...

Re: Shellharbour Junction station signs go up before approval

steven_noble — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:21:46 -0000

Honestly, who cares what it's called? It's not like any of the proposed names were ridiculous.