shinzui

# If your workers are inactive for a long period of time, they'll lose
# their MySQL connection.
#
# This hack ensures we re-connect whenever a connection is
# lost. Because, really. why not?
#
# Stick this in RAILS_ROOT/config/initializers/connection_fix.rb (or somewhere similar)
#
# From:
#   http://coderrr.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/activerecord-threading-issues-and-resolutions/

kmile

# A small DSL for helping parsing documents using Nokogiri::XML::Reader. The
# XML Reader is a good way to move a cursor through a (large) XML document fast,
# but is not as cumbersome as writing a full SAX document handler. Read about
# it here: http://nokogiri.org/Nokogiri/XML/Reader.html
# 
# Just pass the reader in this parser and specificy the nodes that you are interested
# in in a block. You can just parse every node or only look inside certain nodes.
# 
# A small example:
# 

jxson

Synopsis

At the top of the file there should be a short introduction and/ or overview that explains what the project is. This description should match descriptions added for package managers (Gemspec, package.json, etc.)

Code Example

Show what the library does as concisely as possible, developers should be able to figure out how your project solves their problem by looking at the code example. Make sure the API you are showing off is obvious, and that your code is short and concise.

Motivation

CocoaBeans

# INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS: save as ~/.gdbinit
#
# DESCRIPTION: A user-friendly gdb configuration file.
#
# REVISION : 7.3 (16/04/2010)
#
# CONTRIBUTORS: mammon_, elaine, pusillus, mong, zhang le, l0kit,
#               truthix the cyberpunk, fG!, gln
#
# FEEDBACK: https://www.reverse-engineering.net

arirusso

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
#
# Ruby methods for protecting against timing attacks
#

module ExpressionTimer

  # a shortcut to ExpressionTimer.send that passes in the object for which this module
  # was included
  #

cookrn

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• Original (404'ed) -- https://plus.google.com/115094562986465477143/posts/Di6RwCNKCrf
• Fakeout -- http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/ryan_dahl_i_hate_almost_all_software.html
• Repost -- https://plus.google.com/116904230181415286707/posts/DnAMAN5sUR8

malarkey

When times get tough and people get nasty, you’ll need more than a killer smile. You’ll need a killer contract.

Used by 1000s of designers and developers Clarify what’s expected on both sides Helps build great relationships between you and your clients Plain and simple, no legal jargon Customisable to suit your business Used on countless web projects since 2008

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46bit

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'optparse'
require 'digest/md5'
require 'net/scp'
require "fileutils"

options = { }
optparse = OptionParser.new do |opts|
  opts.banner = "Usage: b_upload [-p|--preserve|-d|--delete-local] file"

g3d

require 'formula'

class Netsed <Formula
  url 'http://silicone.homelinux.org/release/netsed/netsed-1.1.tar.gz'
  homepage 'http://www.securiteam.com/tools/5IP022A35W.html'
  version '1.1'
  md5 'df64a6099370013621489c60fe97a324'

  def install
    system "make"

bertspaan

Python script to convert DBF database file to CSV

• First download dbfpy: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dbfpy/files/latest/download?source=files
• Then install: sudo python setup.py install

To convert DBF file to CSV:

./dbf2csv database.dbf