Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:24:24 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Andrew D <andrewd@webzone.net.au> Cc: 'FreeBSD Stable' <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sidetrack [was Re: 'at now' not working as expected] Message-ID: <20081009224610.Q16723@sola.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <48EDE8DC.8030108@webzone.net.au> References: <884679.22561.qm@web110112.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <48E75BB7.2060206@madpilot.net> <e7db6d980810081817g6673b593pf9bb7e940562a340@mail.gmail.com> <20081009145337.P16723@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <48EDE8DC.8030108@webzone.net.au>
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On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, Andrew D wrote: > Ian Smith wrote: > > On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Peter Wemm wrote: > > [..] > > > My tolerance for hacking at(1) code was exceeded when I added hacks > > > for 'at sunrise' and 'at sunset' support to a local version. It > > > wasn't pretty, especially when handling things like '30 minutes before > > > sunrise' etc. (I use this for home automation stuff) > > > > Peter, just curious .. from where do you pull the current sunrise/sunset > > info for your location, and in what form? > > In Australia, you get it from Geoscience Australia. > > http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/astro/sunrise.jsp > > Just need a few curl queries and then extract the required info from the html > source :) > > HTH Sure does, thanks Andrew. Saved as text, very amenable to a bit of grep 'n awking. Took transit times too, useful for calibrating solar clocks. cheers, Ian
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