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puttsmcfadden

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puttsmcfadden··on What music do you listen to while coding?
I second Phish! Upbeat, mostly instrumental, epic!
puttsmcfadden··on $10K for solving a math equation
231 + 158 + 553 + 68 = 1010

Of course that leaves the infinite omega. 1010 appears to be base 2. So, "10 to infinity" maybe? Maybe? Maybe not. Alright, my 2 minutes of thinking about this are up!

puttsmcfadden··on Why I won't be using Groupon again.. A consumer perspective.
I had a very similar experience at an Indian restaurant in Salt Lake City. Once the server became aware we had a Groupon we were treated poorly. Since that experience, I have resisted the urge to use Groupons as I would like to avoid being treated as an inferior.
puttsmcfadden··on Intro to Phish
Phish is worth giving a listen. I've loved it for years and have always had a tough time introducing friends and colleagues. It is extremely rare to hear phish on the radio which is a shame. They provide uplifting and positive music. Long live phish!
puttsmcfadden··on Create anagrams with Python
By reading the example, I noticed that the word (or phrase in this case) "pythonic prose" is being used as the large word.

The line: matching_anagrams = getAnagramsFor("pythonic prose")

So, chest, chin, and the other output are derived from the "pythonic prose" literal. So, that should explain the "mystery" word you were searching for.

puttsmcfadden··on The power of back references and Python
I agree with your point about using backreferences as an html parser. I think the point of the post is regular expressions and back reference usage.