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<?php
foreach(str_split(base64_decode('YOUR_ENCODED_PASS_HERE')) as $chr)
echo chr(((($chr = ord($chr)) << 1) & 0xFF) | ($chr >> (8 - 1)));
@lubosz
lubosz / weather.sh
Created April 14, 2015 19:11
display a weather gif in terminal
#!/bin/sh
DOWNLOAD_DIR=~/Downloads/weather
REGION=txgulf
# make download dir if not available
if [ ! -d "$DOWNLOAD_DIR" ]; then
mkdir -p $DOWNLOAD_DIR
fi
@cjthompson
cjthompson / RobustPDO.php
Created February 3, 2014 19:52
Extended PDO class that detects dropped connections and reconnects
<?php
class RobustPDO extends PDO
{
/** Call setAttribute to set the session wait_timeout value */
const ATTR_MYSQL_TIMEOUT = 100;
/** @var array */
protected $config = [];
/** @var bool For lazy connection tracking */
@stevenharman
stevenharman / defaults.rb
Last active July 7, 2021 14:36
A subtle difference between Ruby's Hash.fetch(:key, :default) vs. (Hash[:key] || :default)
h = {
'a' => :a_value,
'b' => nil,
'c' => false
}
h.fetch('a', :default_value) #=> :a_value
h.fetch('b', :default_value) #=> nil
h.fetch('c', :default_value) #=> false
h.fetch('d', :default_value) #=> :default_value
@skyriverbend
skyriverbend / rails_switch_branch.py
Created November 15, 2012 05:54
Rails: Switch branches and run migrations
#!/usr/local/bin/python
"""
To use this script, you must be in the root directory of a Rails project that
is using git. You should also make sure that your directory does not contain any
uncommitted changes. Then run:
$ python rails_switch_branch.py name_of_another_branch
Running the above will do the following: