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import os.path
from urllib.request import urlopen

import requests
from tqdm import tqdm

def download_from_url(url, dst):
    """
    @param: url to download file
    @param: dst place to put the file

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urlencode() {
    # urlencode <string>
    old_lc_collate=$LC_COLLATE
    LC_COLLATE=C
    
    local length="${#1}"
    for (( i = 0; i < length; i++ )); do
        local c="${1:i:1}"
        case $c in
            [a-zA-Z0-9.~_-]) printf "$c" ;;

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How to passthrough SATA drives directly on VMWare ESXi 6.5 as RDMs

There aren't many tutorials about this, the only tutorials I've found were about passing through entire PCIe cards to VMs, or refered to old ESXi versions (below 6.5) that used a more comprehensive desktop client instead of the web app. In v6.5, the web app was introduced and the desktop client was deprecated. You used to be able to setup RDMs in the desktop client, but with the introduction of the web console, this is no longer the case. This tutorial shows you how to pass SATA HDDs to the virtual machine on VMWare ESXi 6.5. This tutorial is partially based on VMWare's own KB and the now deprecated Forza IT blog post.

A word about VMWare ESXi 6.7

There is now an option while editing your VM's settings to add a New raw disk when you click `Add ha

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Pushing to Multiple Git Repos

If a project has to have multiple git repos (e.g. Bitbucket and Github) then it's better that they remain in sync.

Usually this would involve pushing each branch to each repo in turn, but actually Git allows pushing to multiple repos in one go.

If in doubt about what git is doing when you run these commands, just

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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update - Installing Node.js on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Windows just released the windows subsystem for linux feature to the public with its latest windows fall creator update, if you are not familiar with this feature it allows you to run linux binaries natively on windows - F.A.Q.

Enabling WSL

The feature is not enabled by default and you need to activate it, you can do it via powershell (with admin rights):

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Or you can open: Control-Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows feature on ro off, and click the "windows subsystem for linux (beta)" button.

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// I needed flatuicolors.com as Sass variables...
// In your console, run:
$('.color').get().map(function(el) { return "$" + el.classList[1] + ": " + el.getAttribute('data-clipboard-text') + ';' }).join('\r\n');

// Output:
// $turquoise: #1abc9c;
// $emerland: #2ecc71;
// $peter-river: #3498db;
// $amethyst: #9b59b6;
// $wet-asphalt: #34495e;

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:: use this file to run your own startup commands
:: use  in front of the command to prevent printing the command

:: call "%GIT_INSTALL_ROOT%/cmd/start-ssh-agent.cmd"
:: set "PATH=%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\whatever;%PATH%"


:: LS 2017-09-12_17.35.11
:: ======================
:: Copied from %CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat

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# This is just a cheat sheet:

# On production
sudo -u postgres pg_dump database | gzip -9 > database.sql.gz

# On local
scp -C production:~/database.sql.gz
dropdb database && createdb database
gunzip < database.sql.gz | psql database

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import os
import sys
import logging
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)
if 'DYNO' in os.environ:
    app.logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout))
    app.logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)

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<VirtualHost *:{PORT}>

  ServerName www.yourdomain.com
  ServerAdmin mail@domain.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/yourdir/

  <Directory /var/www/yourdir>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride all
    Order allow,deny