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bfroehle / xres.py
Last active December 16, 2015 15:19
A script to change the screen resolution and restart Nautilus.
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Change the screen resolution and restart Nautilus.
You may need to provide your VNC server with a list of available
resolutions. See:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15816/changing-the-resolution-of-a-vnc-session-in-linux
"""
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bfroehle / kenken.py
Created May 28, 2013 00:22
SAT-based KenKen solver.
"""
A SAT-based KenKen (http://www.kenken.com/) solver.
The implementation of this solver is based on the ideas contained in
the paper:
"A SAT-based Sudoku solver" by Tjark Weber
https://www.lri.fr/~conchon/mpri/weber.pdf
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bfroehle / find_bounding_box.py
Created June 14, 2013 21:02
Calculate the minimal bounding box of a series of images.
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Calculate the minimal bounding box of a series of images.
Example usage::
$ find_bounding_box.py *.jpg
836x680+64+0
$ mogrify -crop 836x680+64+0 *.jpg
Requires the `identify` command which is part of ImageMagick.
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bfroehle / xstartup.custom
Created July 16, 2013 21:54
RealVNC xstartup script for Ubuntu 13.04. To use, save this file to `/etc/vnc/xstartup.custom` and make it executable. Then ensure that you have installed the `gnome-session-fallback` package.
#!/bin/sh
# VNC Server (Virtual-Mode) start-up script.
unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
if [ -f /usr/bin/gnome-session ]; then
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bfroehle / prime.cpp
Last active December 22, 2015 01:08
Emulate Python's for-else construct in C++.
#include <iostream>
// Emulate the for-else Python construct in C++.
// http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/controlflow.html#break-and-continue-statements-and-else-clauses-on-loops
int main() {
for (int n = 2; n < 10; n++) {
bool success = true;
for (int x = 2; x < n || (success = false); x++) {
if (n % x == 0) {