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#!/usr/bin/env python

from HTMLParser import HTMLParser
import urllib2, re

pdfre = re.compile(r"^pdf/1[89][0-9][0-9]-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}\.pdf$")
journalpage = re.compile(r"^/scientificamerican/journal/v([1-9]|[1-9][0-9]|10[01])/")

class SAParser(HTMLParser):
        def __init__(self, linkcallback):

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def stathax(path):
	if "Windows" == platform.system():
		return os.stat(u'\\\\?\\%s' % path)
	else:
		return os.stat(path)

def openhax(path, mode):
	if "Windows" == platform.system():
		return open(u'\\\\?\\%s' % path, mode)
	else:

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#!/usr/bin/env python
import sqlite3, sys, fnmatch, os, platform

def verify_database_file(path):
	connection = None
	sys.stdout.write('Checking database @ "{0}".\n'.format(path))
	try:
		connection = sqlite3.connect(path, isolation_level="EXCLUSIVE")
	except Exception, e:
		sys.stderr.write('Unable to connect to database.\n')

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#!/usr/bin/env python

flashVer = "WIN 10,3,183,7"

from HTMLParser import HTMLParser
from pyamf.remoting.client import RemotingService
import urllib2, sys
from time import time

# first we need to define a very basic html parser to get two meta properties

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 =======================
 1.4Mb 2xSDS
 Y-E Data 6130S or 6331S
 =======================

 600 RPM (Normal)     720 RPM *
 -------------------  -------------
 ET ''                ET ''
 PC ''                PC ''
 IT ''                IT ''

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 PPID   PID  PGID   SID TTY      TPGID STAT   UID   TIME COMMAND
    1  1518  1518  1518 ?           -1 Ss       0   0:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/rc 2
 1518  1527  1518  1518 ?           -1 SL       0   0:00  \_ startpar -p 4 -t 20 -T 3 -M start -P N -R 2
 1527  1593  1593  1518 ?           -1 S        0   0:00      \_ /bin/bash /etc/init.d/ec2-run-user-data start
 1593  1603  1593  1518 ?           -1 S        0   0:00          \_ /bin/sh /tmp/ec2agEOii.user-data
 1603  1607  1593  1518 ?           -1 R        0   0:00          |   \_ ps axjfww
 1593  1604  1593  1518 ?           -1 S        0   0:00          \_ logger -t user-data

 PPID   PID  PGID   SID TTY      TPGID STAT   UID   TIME COMMAND
    1  1518  1518  1518 ?           -1 Ss       0   0:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/rc 2

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This is a user-data script for starting up ec2 instances to run an ArchiveTeam project downloader.

steps:
1. save the file to your drive.
2. change where it says YOURNICKHERE to the name you want to show up on the tracker.
3. pick the 32-bit Debian Wheezy 7.2 AMI for the region you plan to use.
4. put the ENTIRE contents of your file as the user-data field.
 - If you are using the command-line ec2 tools, you can say --user-data-file YOURFILENAME
 - If you are using the web console, on page 3 ("Configure Instance"), expand the "Advanced Details" section and either paste the contents into the "user data" box, or pick "as file" then click browse to select your file.
5. finish setting up your instance. Don't forget to configure a security group to allow you SSH access.

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#!/bin/bash

# usage: attach_cow_image.sh [imagefile] [cowfile] [devname]
# imagefile: path to the image file you want to load
# cowfile: path to the file to store writes into. If it doesn't exist, a sparse 1GB file will be created.
# devname: the name you want the drive to show up as in /dev/mapper

imgfile="$1"
cowfile="$2"
dmname="$3"

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import sys

from PIL import Image

def loadimage(result):
    # assuming pixel values are 0..255.. perhaps I should use the image's getextrema func...
    for y in xrange(0, result.height):

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It's the 20th anniversary of Dance Dance Revolution. DDR has changed my life quite a bit:

Back in 2000-2001, on the AMV editors mailing list, I saw mention of this crazy little project. They were taking the DDR 3rd mix non-stop mix CD from the soundtrack and divided it up among a number of different editors, one per song. They would edit the song, with some leader and trailer of adjacent songs. These separate videos would then be edited together into one long, 60 to 74 minute video. (I'd never heard of DDR before this project)

This video was to premiere at Anime Weekend Atlanta in 2001. It sounded so awesome, I had to check it out. So I made hotel reservations and booked flights, attending my first convention EVER, all by myself.

I wound up meeting some of the other editors. I also wound up helping out, first by running interference for Quu so he could finish editing it together, but also holding down the fort in the VAT overnight Saturday.

I made friends and caught the volunteering bug. I've volunteered