J'onn J'onzz

[jonathanmui]

Dijkstra was right — recursion should not be difficult

“ … and discovered to my surprise that 10 % of my audience had the greatest difficulty in coping with the concept of recursive procedures…

It’s might not be easy, but as someone who had trouble really getting it the first time around, I can definitely say that anyone can come to understand it. Believe in yourself ;)

[jonathanmui]

"Life is 10% of what you're dealt with and 90% of how you deal with it." -Blake Leeper

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There’s none so blind as those who will not listen. ― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

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The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for. - Bob Marley

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The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks. - Jeff Hammerbacher

This is true and sad. 

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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. - Buddha

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That's the best revenge of all: happiness. Nothing drives people crazier than seeing someone have a good fucking life. - Chuck Palahniuk

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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. - Mark Twain

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Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had. - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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When you realize that by changing your perspective, big things can be seen as little things, it becomes much harder to worry about anything.

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If Tetris has taught me anything, it's that errors pile up and accomplishments disappear.

[jonathanmui]

When you feel happy, really happy, it somehow seems that you've always been happy and that you'll always be happy. The same is often true when you feel sad, or lonely, or depressed, or broke, or sick, or scared. Something, perhaps, to remember. - Mike Dooley

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You'll be fine. You're 25. Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don't avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. Take a breath. You'll be okay. Even if you don't feel okay all the time. - Louis CK

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Have some integrity in your life, please. 

[jonathanmui]

Friends

Sometimes I forget that the people really close to me that I think about and talk to everyday are really my best friends. 

[jonathanmui]

This one took me a while.

[jonathanmui]

"ruby pad with period"

So today, I was searching for a something that I would pad a given string with periods. It'd look something like this

Subtotal......................_________

Total..........................._________

I decided that I would Google for "ruby pad with period" and the results were not even close to what I was expecting. Try it for yourself.