willurd

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

Discussion on reddit.

Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

aras-p

// Just before switching jobs:
// Add one of these.
// Preferably into the same commit where you do a large merge.
//
// This started as a tweet with a joke of "C++ pro-tip: #define private public",
// and then it quickly escalated into more and more evil suggestions.
// I've tried to capture interesting suggestions here.
//
// Contributors: @r2d2rigo, @joeldevahl, @msinilo, @_Humus_,
// @YuriyODonnell, @rygorous, @cmuratori, @mike_acton, @grumpygiant,

sloria

The Best of the Best Practices (BOBP) Guide for Python

A "Best of the Best Practices" (BOBP) guide to developing in Python.

In General

Values

• "Build tools for others that you want to be built for you." - Kenneth Reitz
• "Simplicity is alway better than functionality." - Pieter Hintjens

stbuehler

#!/usr/bin/ruby

# REQUIRES:
# * rooted android, as otherwise you can't read the applications private data
# * to display the qr code "qrencode" (http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/)
#   and "display" from ImageMagick

# This script "decrypts" the token from the internal state of the
# Battle.net Mobile Authenticator on android application, converting
# it into an "otpauth" url (https://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/wiki/KeyUriFormat)

grugq

Operational PGP

This is a guide on how to email securely.

There are many guides on how to install and use PGP to encrypt email. This is not one of them. This is a guide on secure communication using email with PGP encryption. If you are not familiar with PGP, please read another guide first. If you are comfortable using PGP to encrypt and decrypt emails, this guide will raise your security to the next level.

kodekracker

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Gunicorn(v19.3) Configuration File
# Reference - http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/19.3/settings.html
#
# To run gunicorn by using this config, run gunicorn by passing
# config file path, ex:
#
#       $ gunicorn --config=gunicorn.py MODULE_NAME:VARIABLE_NAME
#

mndrix

package main

import (
	"encoding/base32"
	"fmt"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	data := "2246b2egzcc3ktvvoklo5cvzh4"

joepie91

Don't use VPN services.

No, seriously, don't. You're probably reading this because you've asked what VPN service to use, and this is the answer.

Note: The content in this post does not apply to using VPN for their intended purpose; that is, as a virtual private (internal) network. It only applies to using it as a glorified proxy, which is what every third-party "VPN provider" does.

• A Russian translation of this article can be found here, contributed by Timur Demin.
• A Turkish translation can be found here, contributed by agyild.
• There's also this article about VPN services, which is honestly better written (and has more cat pictures!) than my article.

xinomilo

#!/usr/bin/python

import urllib2
import re
import ssl
import sys

# # find generic mirrors
mirrors = urllib2.urlopen('https://www.debian.org/mirror/list')
https = []

atoponce

Cryptographic Best Practices

Putting cryptographic primitives together is a lot like putting a jigsaw puzzle together, where all the pieces are cut exactly the same way, but there is only one correct solution. Thankfully, there are some projects out there that are working hard to make sure developers are getting it right.

The following advice comes from years of research from leading security researchers, developers, and cryptographers. This Gist was [forked from Thomas Ptacek's Gist][1] to be more readable. Additions have been added from