premshree

I like to use the terminal when I can. Presenting UpcomingFS—access upcoming.org event information:

[ppillai@renegade ]$ ./upcomingfs.rb /tmp/fuse/ &
[1] 10700
[ppillai@renegade ]$ cd /tmp/fuse
[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ ls -1 texas
66002 - Nine Inch Nails
74539 - Suds on Sixth
77608 - Exposure Dallas - See and be seen.
77609 - Exposure Dallas - See and Be Seen.
[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ 

You can also view events in a city within a state (it doesn’t seem to work very well, though):

[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ ls -l massachusetts/boston | grep BarCamp
71709 - BarCamp Boston
[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ 

To view an event's details:

[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ ls -1 massachusetts/boston | grep Band
79932 - Live Band Karaoke - Beatles Night!
[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ cat 79932

Live Band Karaoke - Beatles Night!
==================================
                 
The Milky Way is hosting a special Beatles theme at the first and best Live Band karaoke night in Boston.

Sing the Beatles backed by a live band!

Prizes for best song and best costume.
No cover, as always.
22:00:00 to 01:00:00, 2006-05-30 to 
[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ 

To unmount the filesystem:

[ppillai@renegade fuse]$ cd..
[ppillai@renegade tmp]$ fusermount -u /tmp/fuse/
[ppillai@renegade tmp]$ 

Get the code here. You’ll need fuse and the ruby bindings. (I just got a Linux box; it’s got to be of some use other than writing Java.)