Perl MooseX::Params::Validate gotcha

This error:

Parameter #1 ("1") to Some::Module::a_method did not pass the \'checking type constraint for Different::Module\' callback\n at /some/path/to/some/file/or/other.pm line 42

(but the parameters passed in are actually all correct)

...it could mean you forgot to shift off $self. pos_validated_list doesn't detect $self like validated_list and validated_hash do.

How to capture linux "time" output

Pipe time output into a file like this:

{ time ls; } 2>time.output

Don't forget the semicolon!

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Update your git fork from the upstream project

Once:
git remote add upstream https://github.com/otheruser/repo.git

Every time:
git fetch upstream
git checkout master # your fork
git merge upstream/master

# Do not do this if your repo has more than one user:
git reset --hard upstream/master
git push --force origin master

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How to paste a table into a thunderbird email with correct formatting

How:

• Copy table from web page
• Paste into OpenOffice Calc (Excel)
• Copy from Calc
• Paste into email

done.