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@willurd
willurd / web-servers.md
Last active May 7, 2024 04:58
Big list of http static server one-liners

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
@rgreenjr
rgreenjr / postgres_queries_and_commands.sql
Last active May 6, 2024 12:37
Useful PostgreSQL Queries and Commands
-- show running queries (pre 9.2)
SELECT procpid, age(clock_timestamp(), query_start), usename, current_query
FROM pg_stat_activity
WHERE current_query != '<IDLE>' AND current_query NOT ILIKE '%pg_stat_activity%'
ORDER BY query_start desc;
-- show running queries (9.2)
SELECT pid, age(clock_timestamp(), query_start), usename, query
FROM pg_stat_activity
WHERE query != '<IDLE>' AND query NOT ILIKE '%pg_stat_activity%'
@jasonwhite
jasonwhite / joystick.c
Last active May 3, 2024 13:28
Reads joystick/gamepad events on Linux and displays them.
/**
* Author: Jason White
*
* Description:
* Reads joystick/gamepad events and displays them.
*
* Compile:
* gcc joystick.c -o joystick
*
* Run:
@andreyvit
andreyvit / tmux.md
Created June 13, 2012 03:41
tmux cheatsheet

tmux cheat sheet

(C-x means ctrl+x, M-x means alt+x)

Prefix key

The default prefix is C-b. If you (or your muscle memory) prefer C-a, you need to add this to ~/.tmux.conf:

remap prefix to Control + a

@bishboria
bishboria / springer-free-maths-books.md
Last active April 25, 2024 06:27
Springer made a bunch of books available for free, these were the direct links
@lttlrck
lttlrck / gist:9628955
Created March 18, 2014 20:34
rename git branch locally and remotely
git branch -m old_branch new_branch # Rename branch locally
git push origin :old_branch # Delete the old branch
git push --set-upstream origin new_branch # Push the new branch, set local branch to track the new remote
@wkjagt
wkjagt / audio-book-reader.md
Last active April 12, 2024 14:18
How I built an audio book reader for my nearly blind grandfather

#How I built an audio book reader for my nearly blind grandfather

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Last year, when visiting my family back home in Holland, I also stopped by my grand-parents. My grand-father, now 93 years old, had always been a very active man. However, during the presceding couple of months, he'd gone almost completely blind and now spent his days sitting in a chair. Trying to think of something for him to do, I suggested he try out audio books. After finally convincing him -- he said audio books were for sad old people -- that listening to a well performed recording is actually a wonderful experience, I realized the problem of this idea.

####The problem with audio devices and the newly blind. After my first impulse to jump up and go buy him an

@danielestevez
danielestevez / gist:2044589
Last active April 10, 2024 07:51
GIT Commit to an existing Tag
1) Create a branch with the tag
git branch {tagname}-branch {tagname}
git checkout {tagname}-branch
2) Include the fix manually if it's just a change ....
git add .
git ci -m "Fix included"
or cherry-pick the commit, whatever is easier
git cherry-pick {num_commit}
@quiver
quiver / README.md
Last active April 3, 2024 15:47
Who says PostgreSQL can't Pub/Sub like Redis?

Pub/Sub pattern with PostgreSQL's LISTEN/NOTIFY command

This is a simple chat-like program using pub-sub pattern, backed by PostgreSQL's LISTEN/NOTIFY command.

Publish

publish message to foo channel from user nickname.

$ python pub.py foo nickname
PUBLISH to channel #foo
@mebens
mebens / gist:4218802
Created December 5, 2012 19:36
Simple glow/bloom GLSL shader for Love2D
// adapted from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNM0k522R7o
extern vec2 size;
extern int samples = 5; // pixels per axis; higher = bigger glow, worse performance
extern float quality = 2.5; // lower = smaller glow, better quality
vec4 effect(vec4 colour, Image tex, vec2 tc, vec2 sc)
{
vec4 source = Texel(tex, tc);
vec4 sum = vec4(0);