Comments for mitcho.com http://mitcho.com Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:04:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19719 Comment on Disgusting Word-formatted HTML and how to fix it by Nachrichten http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/disgusting-word-formatted-html-and-how-to-fix-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4641 Nachrichten Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:04:23 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=3287#comment-4641 <p>Absolutely great work, thanks so much for the script. For me too - Not only Word misformatted - even my own written code is sometimes disgusting. So that really does help.</p> Absolutely great work, thanks so much for the script. For me too - Not only Word misformatted - even my own written code is sometimes disgusting. So that really does help.

]]> Comment on Introducing Smartdate by Zeek Rewards http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/introducing-smartdate/comment-page-1/#comment-4460 Zeek Rewards Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:27:22 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/2007/11/27/introducing-smartdate/#comment-4460 <p>Dates huh. Can you show an example of how converting these words to dates helps with improving content?</p> Dates huh. Can you show an example of how converting these words to dates helps with improving content?

]]> Comment on The 北京话儿 Beijing Pirate T-shirt by Gabe http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/beijing-pirate/comment-page-1/#comment-4378 Gabe Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:50:01 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=397#comment-4378 <p>I've noticed this for years. Actually, after learning Mandarin in Taiwan for a while, I am now able to hear a Beijinger from miles away. They totally do sound like pirates compared to southern Chinese people's Mandarin.</p> I’ve noticed this for years. Actually, after learning Mandarin in Taiwan for a while, I am now able to hear a Beijinger from miles away. They totally do sound like pirates compared to southern Chinese people’s Mandarin.

]]> Comment on Gaba, Shame On You by Mike http://mitcho.com/blog/observation/gaba-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 Mike Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:35:33 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=1260#comment-4370 <p>The economic recession here in Japan has hit many really hard, a multitude of foreigners have opted to leave. I don't have that option I am too well settled to up and leave. However my little export business has been so badly hit that I needed to supplement my income. As I still am and always have been involved in English language conversation teaching, decided to check out and see what jobs are available to me. I checked the Internet and GABA jumped out at me - literally this organization has pop ups everywhere ! Their promise of a flexible work schedule really appealed to me, a job at GAB allows me to carry on with my present business. So I filled in the online application form and to my surprise, on the 8th. September was asked to go for an interview on the 13th. September. (Why surprised? you ask, well I am 50 years old and would imagine language schools would like younger people). On the 13th. of September I went along to GABA's Nagoya Sakae studio, had to fill in a form with basic information etc. We were then given a presentation (Very well presented it was too) with slides explaining to us the GABA way - it made GABA look like a wonderful place to work ! (Once you get past the 3 days unpaid training if accepted) We were told that should we be accepted we would start work on the 1st. of October. After the presentation we (There were 4 of us) were given a 4 page test, not too hard - with the exception of the grammar part which made everyone groan ! I didn't even try this part and just wrote "Can't do this" other parts involved matching 10 idioms to their meanings and adding one of your own, this would not be hard for any native speaker. Also a sample lesson where we had to write out how we would teach this lesson, instruction on what we had to do were quite vague but with a bit of creative imagination most people should manage something that looks presentable. While we were completing the test we were called one by one for a short interview I showed them my permanent residence visa and insurance cert. (Both great additions to job hunting here) I was thanked for coming and told that I would be contacted soon. I left the GABA office feeling pessimistic I totally flunked the grammar test and I was also wondering if they'd even be able to read my terrible writing ! I got notified on the 13th. September that I could have my second interview on the 6th. October - I replied pointing out to him that we were told that should we be accepted for this job we'd be starting on the 1st October, (this second interview was 23 days after my first meeting) There were no apologies from the interviewer, who told me he can't do an earlier interview as he'll be away. Ok I had a lot of time to kill before my second interview I used that time to apply for other jobs and try and get more information about GABA - and what a gold mine of information the Internet provided, there are so many negative reviews about this company I finally started wondering if I really wanted to work there ! Also by chance I had an interview with a gentleman who used to work at GABA he shared his experiences with me - all negative. Finally the 6th. October came I went along for my interview it really wasn't as hard as I was expecting it to be though I was asked some questions that had me digging deep to answer, basically the questions evolved around how you'd teach a particular lesson or a particular student. I asked some questions of my own such as the dress code for teachers - not as strict as I thought it would be, but wear dark suits and ties fella's. Flexibility of the schedule - it is indeed very flexible, and the "Belt up" tests/lectures I found his answer on belt ups very evasive. GABA has a belt up scheme where you have to go through this procedure to belt up and increase your salary - be warned the chances of a teacher being able to belt up all the way to 2,200 Yen a lesson are virtually zero. From figures (Readily available on Wikipedia) the best you can hope for is 1,600 Yen for a peak lesson. Before a 40 minute lesson finishes teachers are also expected to input students lesson report, while students are still there - I find this ignorant when students are paying so much for a lesson shouldn't they get the teachers undivided attention for the full 40 minutes? The short break time of 5 minutes between lessons also had me wondering how one could prepare properly for the next lesson, while finishing up after the last one. The interview finished after about 30 minutes and I was told I could expect a reply within 2 or 3 days, I waited and waited after 8 days I couldn't wait any longer and e mailed the interviewer, he replied back, with no apologies for the delay, saying I didn't get the job (No surprises there) I was so annoyed that it took them 31 days in total to tell me that, I expressed my displeasure in a brief e mail, which was replied to courteously and with an excuse for delay, which I didn't believe. GABA still looks good to me solely for the reason that it allows a work schedule that allows me to do other things, I don't need any benefits like health insurance, travel money, visa assistance, clothing allowance, paid holidays etc. anybody needing these benefits need not apply ! For younger people looking for work there are way better places to work. (Even NOVA looks to be a better place to work than GABA) My overall experience with GABA, my research of Internet reviews of GABA and my conversation with an ex-teacher of GABA left me feeling that the organization has a habitual pattern of lack of respect and disregard for a persons dignity. I still don't have a job :(</p> The economic recession here in Japan has hit many really hard, a multitude of foreigners have opted to leave. I don’t have that option I am too well settled to up and leave. However my little export business has been so badly hit that I needed to supplement my income. As I still am and always have been involved in English language conversation teaching, decided to check out and see what jobs are available to me. I checked the Internet and GABA jumped out at me - literally this organization has pop ups everywhere ! Their promise of a flexible work schedule really appealed to me, a job at GAB allows me to carry on with my present business. So I filled in the online application form and to my surprise, on the 8th. September was asked to go for an interview on the 13th. September. (Why surprised? you ask, well I am 50 years old and would imagine language schools would like younger people). On the 13th. of September I went along to GABA’s Nagoya Sakae studio, had to fill in a form with basic information etc. We were then given a presentation (Very well presented it was too) with slides explaining to us the GABA way - it made GABA look like a wonderful place to work ! (Once you get past the 3 days unpaid training if accepted) We were told that should we be accepted we would start work on the 1st. of October. After the presentation we (There were 4 of us) were given a 4 page test, not too hard - with the exception of the grammar part which made everyone groan ! I didn’t even try this part and just wrote “Can’t do this” other parts involved matching 10 idioms to their meanings and adding one of your own, this would not be hard for any native speaker. Also a sample lesson where we had to write out how we would teach this lesson, instruction on what we had to do were quite vague but with a bit of creative imagination most people should manage something that looks presentable. While we were completing the test we were called one by one for a short interview I showed them my permanent residence visa and insurance cert. (Both great additions to job hunting here) I was thanked for coming and told that I would be contacted soon. I left the GABA office feeling pessimistic I totally flunked the grammar test and I was also wondering if they’d even be able to read my terrible writing ! I got notified on the 13th. September that I could have my second interview on the 6th. October - I replied pointing out to him that we were told that should we be accepted for this job we’d be starting on the 1st October, (this second interview was 23 days after my first meeting) There were no apologies from the interviewer, who told me he can’t do an earlier interview as he’ll be away. Ok I had a lot of time to kill before my second interview I used that time to apply for other jobs and try and get more information about GABA - and what a gold mine of information the Internet provided, there are so many negative reviews about this company I finally started wondering if I really wanted to work there ! Also by chance I had an interview with a gentleman who used to work at GABA he shared his experiences with me - all negative. Finally the 6th. October came I went along for my interview it really wasn’t as hard as I was expecting it to be though I was asked some questions that had me digging deep to answer, basically the questions evolved around how you’d teach a particular lesson or a particular student. I asked some questions of my own such as the dress code for teachers - not as strict as I thought it would be, but wear dark suits and ties fella’s. Flexibility of the schedule - it is indeed very flexible, and the “Belt up” tests/lectures I found his answer on belt ups very evasive. GABA has a belt up scheme where you have to go through this procedure to belt up and increase your salary - be warned the chances of a teacher being able to belt up all the way to 2,200 Yen a lesson are virtually zero. From figures (Readily available on Wikipedia) the best you can hope for is 1,600 Yen for a peak lesson. Before a 40 minute lesson finishes teachers are also expected to input students lesson report, while students are still there - I find this ignorant when students are paying so much for a lesson shouldn’t they get the teachers undivided attention for the full 40 minutes? The short break time of 5 minutes between lessons also had me wondering how one could prepare properly for the next lesson, while finishing up after the last one. The interview finished after about 30 minutes and I was told I could expect a reply within 2 or 3 days, I waited and waited after 8 days I couldn’t wait any longer and e mailed the interviewer, he replied back, with no apologies for the delay, saying I didn’t get the job (No surprises there) I was so annoyed that it took them 31 days in total to tell me that, I expressed my displeasure in a brief e mail, which was replied to courteously and with an excuse for delay, which I didn’t believe. GABA still looks good to me solely for the reason that it allows a work schedule that allows me to do other things, I don’t need any benefits like health insurance, travel money, visa assistance, clothing allowance, paid holidays etc. anybody needing these benefits need not apply ! For younger people looking for work there are way better places to work. (Even NOVA looks to be a better place to work than GABA) My overall experience with GABA, my research of Internet reviews of GABA and my conversation with an ex-teacher of GABA left me feeling that the organization has a habitual pattern of lack of respect and disregard for a persons dignity. I still don’t have a job :(

]]> Comment on Matt Mullenweg recommends YARPP on Tekzilla! by The Best WordPress Plugins - Web Design & Development - TJ Kelly http://mitcho.com/blog/link/matt-mullenweg-recommends-yarpp-on-tekzilla/comment-page-1/#comment-4330 The Best WordPress Plugins - Web Design & Development - TJ Kelly Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:36:44 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=2240#comment-4330 <p>[...] right out of the box with no tweaks or changes.“YARPP,” as it’s known, has been endorsed by Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress, and by Matt Cuts, the head of Google’s Webspam team. If it’s [...]</p> […] right out of the box with no tweaks or changes.“YARPP,” as it’s known, has been endorsed by Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress, and by Matt Cuts, the head of Google’s Webspam team. If it’s […]

]]> Comment on Better Linguist List RSS Feeds by Kim Witten http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/better-linguist-list-rss-feeds/comment-page-1/#comment-4312 Kim Witten Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:33:07 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=3555#comment-4312 <p>I'm so thrilled by this...I made a Google Reader bundle of all the new feeds, so that anybody can subscribe to all of them at once. Here it is: <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/15700110980589291299/bundle/Linguist%20List" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/15700110980589291299/bundle/Linguist%20List</a> (I also renamed them)</p> I’m so thrilled by this…I made a Google Reader bundle of all the new feeds, so that anybody can subscribe to all of them at once. Here it is: http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/15700110980589291299/bundle/Linguist%20List (I also renamed them)

]]> Comment on Better Linguist List RSS Feeds by Kim Witten http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/better-linguist-list-rss-feeds/comment-page-1/#comment-4311 Kim Witten Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:00:58 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=3555#comment-4311 <p>This is BRILLIANT. I just discovered your feeds...and the way the linguist list RSS feeds are set up have been bothering me for yeeears. THANK YOU. I'm going to spread the word now.</p> <p>How is your research going, btw?</p> This is BRILLIANT. I just discovered your feeds…and the way the linguist list RSS feeds are set up have been bothering me for yeeears. THANK YOU. I’m going to spread the word now.

How is your research going, btw?

]]> Comment on HookPress by Writting a Wordpress plugin – Step by Step http://mitcho.com/code/hookpress/comment-page-1/#comment-4262 Writting a Wordpress plugin – Step by Step Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:08:24 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/#comment-4262 <p>[...] HookPress, a plugin that enables extending WordPress in languages other than PHP via webhooks. (26SEP09) [...]</p> […] HookPress, a plugin that enables extending WordPress in languages other than PHP via webhooks. (26SEP09) […]

]]> Comment on Taipei find: a dictionary of Chinese-Japanese false cognates by Ron http://mitcho.com/blog/life/taipei-find-a-dictionary-of-chinese-japanese-false-cognates/comment-page-1/#comment-4186 Ron Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:43:43 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/2008/03/22/taipei-find-a-dictionary-of-chinese-japanese-false-cognates/#comment-4186 <p>Hi, actually like in French, in English that would also probably be a false friend, which can still be cognates (common etymology, different modern meaning). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend</p> Hi, actually like in French, in English that would also probably be a false friend, which can still be cognates (common etymology, different modern meaning). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend

]]> Comment on HookPress by Comenzado a desarrollar tu propio plugin para wordpress | Claudio A. Marrero http://mitcho.com/code/hookpress/comment-page-1/#comment-4145 Comenzado a desarrollar tu propio plugin para wordpress | Claudio A. Marrero Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:34:58 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/#comment-4145 <p>[...] HookPress, un plugin que permite modificar Worpress con lenguajes diferentes a PHP a través de webhooks. (26SEP09) [...]</p> […] HookPress, un plugin que permite modificar Worpress con lenguajes diferentes a PHP a través de webhooks. (26SEP09) […]

]]> Comment on Gaba, Shame On You by Eddy Ryan http://mitcho.com/blog/observation/gaba-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4124 Eddy Ryan Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:53:02 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=1260#comment-4124 <p>Before we "shame" Gaba we might want to consider the fact that the sign was made by an ad agency and, what was asked for and signed onto does not always translate into the finale product. Examples abound.</p> Before we “shame” Gaba we might want to consider the fact that the sign was made by an ad agency and, what was asked for and signed onto does not always translate into the finale product. Examples abound.

]]> Comment on The new Apple campus and the Pentagon compared by tobi http://mitcho.com/blog/observation/apple-campus-pentagon/comment-page-1/#comment-4075 tobi Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:03:21 +0000 http://mitcho.com/?p=4502#comment-4075 <p>so crazy!</p> so crazy!

]]> Comment on HookPress by Webhooks « Support — WordPress.com « MikyPedia http://mitcho.com/code/hookpress/comment-page-1/#comment-4027 Webhooks « Support — WordPress.com « MikyPedia Mon, 02 May 2011 08:27:00 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/#comment-4027 <p>[...] plugin utilizzato su worpress.com è in realtà HookPress (http://mitcho.com/code/hookpress/) e se avete una vostra installazione di wordpress potrete [...]</p> […] plugin utilizzato su worpress.com è in realtà HookPress (http://mitcho.com/code/hookpress/) e se avete una vostra installazione di wordpress potrete […]

]]> Comment on Creating an image-sized iframe overlay with Shadowbox by rico http://mitcho.com/blog/how-to/creating-an-image-sized-iframe-overlay-with-shadowbox/comment-page-1/#comment-4001 rico Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:58:31 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=3293#comment-4001 <p>Thanks for share, I,m use it in my blog but found some error, maybe some misconfiguration in my script.</p> Thanks for share, I,m use it in my blog but found some error, maybe some misconfiguration in my script.

]]> Comment on Checking mochitest test coverage by Philipp von Weitershausen http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/checking-mochitest-test-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-3933 Philipp von Weitershausen Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:37:38 +0000 http://mitcho.com/?p=4253#comment-3933 <p>Wow, I'm happy you were able to use my code so smoothly. This is awesome, I think I'll be using this patch to mochitests in our upcoming projects :D <em>OMG THIS OPEN SOURCE THING WORKS</em></p> <p>On a side note, I'm still working on a general way of instrumenting SpiderMonkey to provide us with coverage. Since the approach here doesn't work with xpcshell-tests (there'll always be JS on the stack), we need a generic solution anyway.</p> Wow, I’m happy you were able to use my code so smoothly. This is awesome, I think I’ll be using this patch to mochitests in our upcoming projects :D OMG THIS OPEN SOURCE THING WORKS

On a side note, I’m still working on a general way of instrumenting SpiderMonkey to provide us with coverage. Since the approach here doesn’t work with xpcshell-tests (there’ll always be JS on the stack), we need a generic solution anyway.

]]> Comment on Checking mochitest test coverage by sfink http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/checking-mochitest-test-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-3931 sfink Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:20:38 +0000 http://mitcho.com/?p=4253#comment-3931 <p>The instrumentation in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637393 might help with the speed problem, though it's not done yet and the output format isn't really what you want. It accumulates the execution count for every opcode, broken down by which engine executed it (interpreter vs tracejit vs methodjit). The interruptHook disables the tracing JIT and is expensive besides; this instrumentation slows down all execution but doesn't disable anything and should be much less overhead overall. (interruptHook is doing a full function call per op; bug 637393 executes a couple of additional machine code instructions per op.)</p> <p>The patch dumps out a disassembly of every JSScript (function or toplevel) on JSContext teardown, together with per-op execution counts <em>and line numbers</em>. So you could massage that into a coverage report. (Sum of all ops executed in a line > 0?) Or maybe better, dump out your own condensed report, though that'll require trawling through src notes which isn't all that fun.</p> <p>I've never tried it on a full browser build. You'd need to arrange for the JSOPTION_PCPROFILE bit to be set on all contexts you care about.</p> <p>It's probably not baked enough to use for this yet, but any comments/suggestions in the bug will be taken seriously. (Or if you want to take it over, go ahead!)</p> The instrumentation in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637393 might help with the speed problem, though it’s not done yet and the output format isn’t really what you want. It accumulates the execution count for every opcode, broken down by which engine executed it (interpreter vs tracejit vs methodjit). The interruptHook disables the tracing JIT and is expensive besides; this instrumentation slows down all execution but doesn’t disable anything and should be much less overhead overall. (interruptHook is doing a full function call per op; bug 637393 executes a couple of additional machine code instructions per op.)

The patch dumps out a disassembly of every JSScript (function or toplevel) on JSContext teardown, together with per-op execution counts and line numbers. So you could massage that into a coverage report. (Sum of all ops executed in a line > 0?) Or maybe better, dump out your own condensed report, though that’ll require trawling through src notes which isn’t all that fun.

I’ve never tried it on a full browser build. You’d need to arrange for the JSOPTION_PCPROFILE bit to be set on all contexts you care about.

It’s probably not baked enough to use for this yet, but any comments/suggestions in the bug will be taken seriously. (Or if you want to take it over, go ahead!)

]]> Comment on Ubiquity Localization: What’s New, What’s Next by Möbel Daniel http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/ubiquity-localization-whats-new-whats-next/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Möbel Daniel Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:30:44 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-3901 <p>Since I'm currently working on a new project I started to use Ubiquity and take a look at the differtent updates. Thanks for the good work and the great updates.</p> Since I’m currently working on a new project I started to use Ubiquity and take a look at the differtent updates. Thanks for the good work and the great updates.

]]> Comment on Jetpack Ambassadors in MV by Reisegutscheine Team http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/jetpack-ambassadors-in-mv/comment-page-1/#comment-3869 Reisegutscheine Team Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:42:35 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=3371#comment-3869 <p>Nice sumary and pictures. My friend started with Mozilla 2 months ago and was totally excited to finally work there. Judging from your pictures and the report it must be a great place.</p> Nice sumary and pictures. My friend started with Mozilla 2 months ago and was totally excited to finally work there. Judging from your pictures and the report it must be a great place.

]]> Comment on Writing commands with semantic roles by slap chop http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/writing-commands-with-semantic-roles/comment-page-1/#comment-3865 slap chop Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:29:52 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=1497#comment-3865 <p>I don't know very much about languages, but this seems like a very reasonablesolution to the problem at hand. It's not confusing for developers and it would immediately give us the ability to have synonyms for the different roles which would make Ubiquity much more user friendly.</p> <p>This would, however, mean that a lot more processing would go into the different parsers...but since it saves us command writers more time and give us great benefits (and we don't have to write it), I'm all for it =P</p> I don't know very much about languages, but this seems like a very reasonablesolution to the problem at hand. It's not confusing for developers and it would immediately give us the ability to have synonyms for the different roles which would make Ubiquity much more user friendly.

This would, however, mean that a lot more processing would go into the different parsers…but since it saves us command writers more time and give us great benefits (and we don't have to write it), I'm all for it =P

]]> Comment on Using Templates with YARPP 3 by Puscifer http://mitcho.com/blog/projects/yarpp-3-templates/comment-page-2/#comment-3687 Puscifer Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:29:51 +0000 http://mitcho.com/blog/?p=1270#comment-3687 <p>Hi, Great plugin you have here!!!! I used it and works like a charm. Rated: 5stars!</p> Hi, Great plugin you have here!!!! I used it and works like a charm. Rated: 5stars!

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