rubyplay is a set of scripts used for a ruby classes taught in 2008. Cinderella.rb - a script used to teach students about classes using a childhood fairy tale. check_sshd.rb - a script written for McCann Erickson in NYC to see if an SSH connection is still up. If the connection goes down, the user is notified via twitter. fdaemon_search.rb - a client script that uses Gearman to search the Internet for servers with finger daemons. foodsearch.rb - a script that uses the Yahoo BOSS search API to find places to eat. genpass.rb - a script used for generating a password. mergesort.rb - a mergesort implemented in Ruby. newqsort.rb - a quicksort implemented in Ruby. qsort.rb - my first try at a quicksort in Ruby. It works but it's not as succinct as newqsort.rb qsort.rb - a really succinct quicksort. smalltasks.rb - another gearman script example. yelp.rb - a ruby script that uses the Yelp API to find places to eat.