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+#!/bin/csh
+#
+# gives brief status of status in 113 photos of 2013. recomend
+# calling from cron periodically, for example:
+#
+#   ~/projects/photos/bin/113-photos-2013-status.csh | mailx -s '113 photos in 2013 - status' schvin@schvin.net
+#
+# for more info on the 113 photos in 2013 project, check out these
+# urls:
+#
+#   http://www.flickr.com/groups/2107611@N24/
+#   http://www.flickr.com/photos/schvin/sets/72157632620200167/
+#
+###
+
+set DATA=~/projects/scallop/art/113.md
+set TODODATA=$TMPDIR/$$-list
+set IDEA=$TMPDIR/$$-idea
+
+if(! -e $DATA) then
+  echo "Data file $DATA doesn't exist."
+  exit(1)
+endif
+
+set DONE=`egrep '^\* [0-9]+\.' $DATA | wc -l`
+egrep '^[0-9]+\.' $DATA > $TODODATA
+set TODO=`cat $TODODATA | wc -l`
+
+echo "You have completed $DONE photos, leaving $TODO to go!"
+echo
+echo "Here are a few ideas:"
+foreach idea (1 2 3)
+  set R=`perl -le "print int(rand($TODO))"`
+  cat $TODODATA | perl -slane 'if($. == $r) { print "  $_"; }' -- -r=$R >> $IDEA
+end
+cat $IDEA | sort -g | uniq