Sun, 13 Apr 2008

Ruby "The Word" display script

I wrote a Ruby script which takes two different "Das Wort" - "The Word" - "每日金句" files (e.g. in German and in Chinese) and displays the watchword for a given date in both languages. Fun! Next step, I hope, will be HTML or - even better - graphic output; maybe I'll take a look at Tk.

Posted on 13 Apr 2008 at 22:09 in /technology. -- Permalink

Clicker "free-shaping"

1, enforce a spontaneous behaviour by clicking, treating and praising your dog.

2, associate a word with the behaviour, adding it at the moment your dog shows the behaviour; click, treat and praise.

3, use the word as a command, giving the command before the behaviour, in order to prompt your dog to show the behaviour; click, treat and praise.

4, step by step reduce clicking and treating.

Make each session short and end it with lots of motion-based fun. (See "Scaredy Dog" p. 28-29.)

Posted on 13 Apr 2008 at 21:56 in /life. -- Permalink