Archive for July, 2008

Django Tango

 
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A Django Reinhardt and David Grisman fusion.
multitrack mandolins, nylon guitars,  and percusion.

July 4, 2008 • Tags: , , , , , , • Posted in: music • 2 Comments

Ruby conversion module

This is a ruby module useful for conversions dealing with length, weight, torque.
module Convert

  def Convert.number_with_precision(number, precision=2)
    “%01.#{precision}f” % number
  rescue
    number
  end

  def Convert.mm_to_in(mm, precision=2)
    number_with_precision(mm * 0.03937, precision)
  end

  def Convert.in_to_mm(inches, precision=2)
    number_with_precision(inches / 0.03937 , precision)
  end

  def Convert.feet_to_meters(f, precision=2)
    number_with_precision( f * 0.3048, precision)
  end

  def Convert.meters_to_inches(m, precision=2)
    number_with_precision( m * [...]

July 2, 2008 • Posted in: rails, ruby • No Comments