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gersande / CashierCalculator.java
Created March 7, 2014 20:21
A super simple intro to java cashier's calculator that i did for a blog post assignment thingy
//-----------------------------------------
// Cashier Calculator
// Written by Gersande La Fleche
//-----------------------------------------
/*
*/
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.text.DecimalFormat; // Just in case I decide to use it
import java.util.Arrays;
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gersande / TriangleOutput.java
Last active August 29, 2015 13:57
Weeee just some homework
//-----------------------------------------
// Assignment 3
// Patterns : Triangle/Pattern Output in Java
// Written by Gersande 9505334
//-----------------------------------------
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Arrays; // Just in case
public class TriangleOutput {

Contract Killer

The popular open-source contract for web designers and developers by Stuff & Nonsense

  • Originally published: 23/12/2008
  • Revised date: 15/12/2013
  • Original post

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="author" content="" />
<meta name="copyright" content="" />
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow" />
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gersande / gist:6243305
Created August 15, 2013 18:20
Broken bot supposed to use python-twitter and redis but it ain't working because blarg Stack overflow post still unanswered, will eventually get around to figuring out why my os hates redis http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18224929/python-twitter-bot-code-is-not-working-redis-server-port?noredirect=1#comment26717815_18224929
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
import pprint
from time import sleep
import twitter
import redis
API_CREDENTIALS = {

I keep saying that impromptu, unwanted feminism 101 discussions are exhausting and not a good use of my resources. Then people ask what I mean by 101, so I'm starting to make a list. This list will change over time - I recommend checking back.

I highly recommend checking this list before engaging with me about feminism if you're new to it. It'll save both of us a lot of time and frustration.

Diversity in tech

Women aren't equally represented in tech because biology

Nope. This argument is bad and the science does not support it. Unfortunately, every time you say this out loud, you are contributing to cultural problems that do decrease the number of women in tech.

Also see, How Does Biology Explain the Low Numbers of Women in CS? Hint: it doesn't

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gersande / A-Pen-by-Gersande.markdown
Created October 27, 2013 22:18
A Pen by Gersande.
<!DOCTYPE html> <!--Sets the document type to HTML-->
<html> <!--Now we begin describing the web page-->
<script> <!-- We are using inline javascript. That is Javascript inside HTML //-->
var note, html, timeout; <!-- Set the variables //-->
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
note = document.getElementById('note');
html = document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0];
html.addEventListener('keyup', function(ev) {
if (timeout) clearTimeout(timeout);
timeout = setTimeout(saveNote, 100);
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gersande / Editors.md
Last active January 1, 2016 19:49
Editors Needed

So that Gersande can be a better writer on http://gersande.com

yay writing

Editor List as of Dec 31 2013 / Jan 1 2014

  1. Paulina Cumming (trial run to see how it goes, potential of long term, likes poetry || fiction || blogthingies)
  2. Kai Cheng Thom (exchange of services, for anarchy!, likes poetry || fiction || blogthingies)
  3. David Donna <3
  4. Vidal Wu volunteers as tribute.
  5. Pamela Fillion also.