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about:config settings to harden the Firefox browser. Privacy and performance enhancements.
To change these settings type 'about:config' in the url bar. Then search the setting you would like to change and modify the value. Some settings may break certain websites from functioning and rendering normally. Some settings may also make firefox unstable.

I am not liable for any damages/loss of data.

Not all these changes are necessary and will be dependent upon your usage and hardware. Do some research on settings if you don't understand what they do. These settings are best combined with your standard privacy extensions (HTTPS Everywhere, NoScript/Request Policy, uBlock origin, agent spoofing, Privacy Badger etc), and all plugins set to "Ask To Activate".

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// from http://rion.io/2016/10/19/accessing-entity-framework-core-queries-behind-the-scenes-in-asp-net-core/
public static class IQueryableExtensions
{
    private static readonly TypeInfo QueryCompilerTypeInfo = typeof(QueryCompiler).GetTypeInfo();

    private static readonly FieldInfo QueryCompilerField = typeof(EntityQueryProvider).GetTypeInfo().DeclaredFields.First(x => x.Name == "_queryCompiler");

    private static readonly PropertyInfo NodeTypeProviderField = QueryCompilerTypeInfo.DeclaredProperties.Single(x => x.Name == "NodeTypeProvider");

    private static readonly MethodInfo CreateQueryParserMethod = QueryCompilerTypeInfo.DeclaredMethods.First(x => x.Name == "CreateQueryParser");

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#!/bin/bash
# TODO: skip tiny files (so small they couldn't be photos)
# TODO: make sure sym links and other file system oddities are handled
# TODO: look at paralellization for perf boost

#
# Constants
#
CHAR_COUNT=12
BLOCK_COUNT=6

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PSQL

Magic words:

psql -U postgres

Some interesting flags (to see all, use -h or --help depending on your psql version):

• -E: will describe the underlaying queries of the \ commands (cool for learning!)
• -l: psql will list all databases and then exit (useful if the user you connect with doesn't has a default database, like at AWS RDS)

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function processInboxToSheet() {
  //var threads = GmailApp.getInboxThreads();
  // Have to get data separate to avoid google app script limit!
  var start = 0;
  var threads = GmailApp.getInboxThreads(start, 100);
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var result = [];
  
  for (var i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
    var messages = threads[i].getMessages();

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Raspberry Pi VPN Router

This is a quick-and-dirty guide to setting up a Raspberry Pi as a "router on a stick" to PrivateInternetAccess VPN.

Requirements

Install Raspbian Jessie (2016-05-27-raspbian-jessie.img) to your Pi's sdcard.

Use the Raspberry Pi Configuration tool or sudo raspi-config to:

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#!/bin/bash
#####################################################
# Name: Bash CheatSheet for Mac OSX
# 
# A little overlook of the Bash basics
#
# Usage:
#
# Author: J. Le Coupanec
# Date: 2014/11/04

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/* 
After purchasing a humble book bundle, go to your download page for that bundle. 
Open a console window for the page and paste in the below javascript
*/ 
$('a').each(function(i){
   if ($.trim($(this).text()) == 'MOBI') {
      $('body').append('<iframe id="dl_iframe_'+i+'" style="display:none;">');
      document.getElementById('dl_iframe_'+i).src = $(this).data('web');
   }
});

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# Usage:
# 1) Ctr+S downloads page to ~/Desktop/books.html
# 2) Run script
# 3) Find your books in /tmp/humble_books
# 4) Read them
# 5) Profit
cat ~/Desktop/books.html |
  grep "https://dl.humble.com" |
  sed -n -E 's/.data-web\=\"(https://dl.humble.com/([.]+).([a-z]+)?["]+)./\1 \2 \3/p' |
  sed 's/&/&/g' > /tmp/humble_books_list && cat /tmp/humble_books_list |

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#IRC Reference

Not intended as a guide for newbies, more like a "cheat sheet" for the somewhat experienced IRC user, especially one who wields some power over a channel.

##The Basics

• /join #channel
  • Joins the specified channel.
• /part #channel
  • Leaves the specified channel.