gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

maxdelay=$((16*60))  # 16 hours from 2am to 11pm, converted to minutes
for ((x=1; x<=24; x++)); do
    # pick random delay for each of the 24 runs
    delay=$(($RANDOM%maxdelay))
    # background a subshell to wait, then run
    (sleep $((delay*60)); cd /apps/xdaysb4nba && ruby fave.rb || echo "ERROR!") &
done