Productivity
- productivity important
- time == money
- more automation == good
- … up to a point
Banal Tasks
- Identify time wasters.
- Identify loops.
- Identify cruft filtering.
A Solution
- Script it!
- well, duh, but…
Case Study in Lost Productivity
- many pages to view
- much cruft per page
- irregular page updates
- … too much time being wasted!
The Problem
- Angst-Technology
- Calvin & Hobbes
- Dilbert
- GPF
- MacHall
- MegaTokyo
- Non Sequitur
- Penny Arcade
- SinFest
- Sluggy Freelance
- User Friendly
- … and more!
Challenges
- Irregular updates.
- Sluggy Freelance: nifty, but multiple images on sunday!
- Hidden comic behind images. (AdGIFs)
- Multi-page sites?
- User display: Preferences? Customizations?
- What about vacation?
Legal
- IANAL
Source
See under Sial::Apache::ImageShow module for the get_images.pl script. Not really release quality code, but then this would not be a “Work in Progress.” :)
The author disclaims all copyrights and releases this document into the public domain.
Questions or comments about this page? Current ruminations available on my blog.
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