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MEMORY = '<memory>'
class FuckItEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
    def default(self, obj):
        try:
            return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, obj)
        except RuntimeError:
            return '<recur>'
        except MemoryError:
            return MEMORY
        except TypeError:

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require 'formula'

class RpmDownloadStrategy < CurlDownloadStrategy
  def initialize name, resource
    super
    @tarball_name = "#{name}-#{resource.version}.tar.gz"
  end

  def stage
    safe_system "rpm2cpio.pl <#{tarball_path} | cpio -vi #{@tarball_name}"

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$ knife rackspace flavor list
ID                Name                     VCPUs  RAM     Disk
2                 512MB Standard Instance  1      512     20 GB
3                 1GB Standard Instance    1      1024    40 GB
4                 2GB Standard Instance    2      2048    80 GB
5                 4GB Standard Instance    2      4096    160 GB
6                 8GB Standard Instance    4      8192    320 GB
7                 15GB Standard Instance   6      15360   620 GB
8                 30GB Standard Instance   8      30720   1200 GB
performance1-1    1 GB Performance         1      1024    20 GB

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I was part of a group discussing recruiting and on-boarding of women (and to a lesser degree minorities in general). Some highlights that we settled on :

1. Include at least one woman on interview panels for women candidates. This helps to make it clear that the company isn't a mono-culture and reduces the "I don't look like anyone here" effect of being a lone woman in a room full of middle-aged white guys (and maybe a woman recruiter, which only exacerbates things). This may not be possible if you currently have no woman engineers, but try.
2. Be willing to hire junior engineers, both when looking for women and just in general. While it is a bigger risk and requires more upfront investment, you greatly increase your available talent pool.
3. Have a "buddy system" during on-boarding, and actually train your mentors rather than just throwing them into it. When possible, pair new employees with someone of a similar gender/minority/background to help people know they are not alone in your organization. Some ti

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from __future__ import division
import copy
from gettext import ngettext

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

attributes = {
    'intelligence': 20,
    'perception': 20,
    'charisma': 19,

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1: Application Deployment State of the Onion

An overview of the moving pieces in app deployment currently (ex. chef, puppet, salt, ansible, git, omnibus, compass, less, DB migrations, databases).

Description

Deploying a moderately complex web application has become quite a challenge over the years. As best-practices have evolved, it has become progressively more time-consuming to keep up with what tools exist and how to use them effectively. This talk will provide an overview of the ecosystem and provide pointers for more information about individual components or problems.

Audience

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url = require('url')
querystring = require('querystring')

component_name = (organization_id, component_id, cb) ->
  http.get"http://#{organization_id}.statuspage.io/index.json", (res) ->
    payload = JSON.parse(res.body.payload)
    for comp in payload.components
      if comp.id == component_id
        return cb(comp.name)

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----
platforms:
- name: ubuntu-12.04
  driver_config:
    image_id: ami-d726abbe
    username: ubuntu
- name: ubuntu-10.04
  driver_config:
    image_id: ami-1ab3ce73
    username: ubuntu

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# coding=utf-8
import datetime
from dateutil.parser import parse

# From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/01/religious-holidays-2013_n_2372650.html
raw_holidays = """
Baha'i Holidays 2013:
Jan 20 - World Religion Day
Mar 2-20 - Baha'i Fast
Mar 20 - Nowruz (Baha'i, Zoroastrian, Iranian New Year)

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class Chef
  class SubResourceCollection < ResourceCollection
    def initialize(parent)
      @parent = parent
      super()
    end

    def lookup(resource)
      super
    rescue Chef::Exceptions::ResourceNotFound