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function za()
{
## I added this in my bashrc so that I can easily
## jump back in my directory tree.
## There's probably a better way of doing this.
## But I was bored anyway.
## Backstory: https://chanux.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/no-more-cd-dot-dot-slash/
## See it in my bashrc: https://github.com/chanux/dotfiles/blob/master/bash/aliases#L25

## Usage: za <number>

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#!/bin/bash
#Show date and time in other time zones

ZONEINFO=/usr/share/zoneinfo/posix/
FORMAT='%a %F %T'

query=$(echo $1 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')

case "$query" in
au | aus )

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#!/usr/bin/env python
from sys import argv, exit
from os import path
import datetime

if len(argv) == 5:
    (script, inputf, outputf, sign, msec) = argv
else:
    print "fixsrt <input.srt> <output.srt> <+/-> <milli seconds>"
    exit(1)

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

# This script helps you easily set routing tables to allow you use
#  two different network connections.
#  I use this to use My mobile broadband connection to access internet
#  while retaining access to office network for internal stuff.
# Use 'route -n' to view current routing table.

#set your preferred defaults here
PRIMARY_GW="192.168.8.1"

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#!usr/bin/env bash

# This script accepts a directory name and classifies
#   portrait and landscape images in that directory.

if [ $# == 0 ];then
    echo "$0 <path to image directory>"
    exit 1
else
    DIR=$1

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How to create encrypted virtual disk (with luks)

1) First we create a file with random data in it. You can chose a size that matches your needs. In this example I’m making a 20MB virtual disk so I will create a 20MB file in this step.

$ dd if=/dev/urandom of=~/sekret bs=1M count=20

Here, the dd command creates 20 1MB blocks and fill it with random data. ~/sekret means that we create the device named sekret in your home directory. You can chose a file name you like and also a path you like.

2) Next we need to create a block device from the file. For that find a free loop device with

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#/etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb.repo
[mongodb]
name=MongoDB Repository
baseurl=http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/redhat/os/x86_64/
gpgcheck=0

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#DOCKER-VERSION     0.6.1

# Build the image of ubuntu 12.04 LTS
from    ubuntu:precise

# Run apt-get update
run     apt-get -y update

# Install LAMP
run     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install lamp-server^

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#!/usr/bin/env python

# Inspired by the article http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/09/laptop-battery
#
# Info about battery life vary depending on who you ask from. So I'm not sure
# what to believe anymore. Anyhow wrote this because the last time I tried at
# writing a battery status notifier, I failed.
#
# I couldn't live with that memory!

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Following is the absolute minimal celerybeat setup. I will use redis as the broker.

Install and run redis

on Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install redis-server

on CentOS
sudo yum install redis