Polly paw protectors

Polly had sore paws from running over sharp rocks along the river chasing sticks. She had lots of fun, but paid the price for my ignorance and her enthusiasm with several sliced pads. The following days we took it easy and used paw protectors so she could still come along on our hikes. Very dapper, … Read more

Protests suppressed with violence

In times past there were protests against cynical technological improvements from the working population which were suppressed with immediate violence. Never forget that the people in power would be happy to do this today, and still do in some countries, to you and to me, except that they fear the power of visibility and answerability; … Read more

Oh, you haven’t kept your underwear on

Two things immediately took Nathalie by surprise. Firstly, that Angela was so muscular. Secondly, she was now completely naked.“Oh, you haven’t kept your underwear on,” Nathalie said, somewhat taken aback by her openness.“Why would I?” replied Angela as she sat down on the examination table. “This is a medical examination after all.”“Yes, yes, of course” … Read more

The Dump-Value Command: C

The Dump-Value Command: C for the perl debugger. To dump the entire expression thoroughly, use the x command, which will dump the given value completely: DB<13> x @x 0 ‘first’ 1 ‘second’ 2 ‘third’ 3 ‘fourth’ 4 ‘fifth’ DB<14> That’s better, but it’s still a bit clunky, x is better used by giving it a reference … Read more