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def easy_input (prompt, defaultValue=None):
    '''Doc string: idiomatically read input with optional default value:
    '''
    prompt = '%s%s: ' % (prompt, ('[%s]' % defaultValue) if defaultValue is not None else '')
    var = raw_input(prompt)
    if not var:
        var = defaultValue
    return var

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#!/usr/bin/env python
'''Act as a simple relay from a FIFO logging target (or regular file)
   Into another file and the local UNIX syslog service

   Call with the name of a file to write to (new log file) and the name of a FIFO
   or regular file to relay from.
'''

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys, time, syslog

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#!/usr/bin/env python
from __future__ import print_function
import json, sys

usage = \
'''Extract data from JSON structures using compact "paths" of keys/indexes

   %s file [path [path ...]]

   Given a JSON file and a list of paths (. seperate list of keys) return the

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# From: http://nodetuts.com/01-node_intro.html
var http = require('http');
var server = http.createServer();
function handleReq(req, res) {
    res.writeHead(200, {'content-type':'text/plain'});
    res.write('Hello, Node.JS');
    res.end();
};

server.on('requst', handleReq);

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http://jivings.github.io/2011/08/31/upgrading-ubuntu-from-jaunty-9-04-to-lucid-10-04/

Another possibility: http://serverfault.com/a/461090/16830

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foo = 1
def bar():
  global foo
  print foo
  foo = 2
print foo
bar()
print foo

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#!/usr/bin/bash
# Start ssh reverse shell tunnel; but also poll and restart as necessary
# checks for previously running tunnel and kills it if found
# Enhancement to: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2013/11/reverse-ssh-tunnel/

STALEPID=$(ps faxwww | grep '[7]000:localhost:22' | cut -d' ' -f1)
[ -n "$STALEPID" ] && {
    echo 'Killing previous (stale?) tunnel' >&2
    kill "$STALEPID"
    kill -0 "$STALEPID" && kill -9 "$STALEPID"

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JoinMarket's privacy is degraded (for a while)

09/06/2016

Summary

JoinMarket is a young project, there are some possible vulnerabilities which could be exploited to spy on every user.

Recently people have noticed that one such attack seems to actually be happening. The attack has the possibility of degrading the privacy of all JoinMarket coinjoins.

JimDennis

#!/usr/local/bin/python3
from __future__ import print_function
import hashlib, sys

def compute_checksum(filehandle):
    results = hashlib.md5()
    while True:
        data = filehandle.read(1024*1024) # one mega at a time
        if len(data) == 0:
            break

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/*
7. Iterate over the "bigNums" array. 
If any number is less than 10, replace it with "x".
Return "bigNums"
HINT: You will need to "loop" over the array and check "if" the numbers are "less than" 10
Answer: This function should return ["x", 12, "x", 56, 19, "x", "x", "x", 14, 10, "x"]
*/

let bigNums = [3, 12, 7, 56, 19, 9, 1, 5, 14, 10, 2];