carlosescri

OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

jesperronn

Converting a Word Document to Markdown in One Move

The Problem

A lot of important government documents are created and saved in Microsoft Word (*.docx). But Microsoft Word is a proprietary format, and it's not really useful for presenting documents on the web. So, I wanted to find a way to convert a .docx file into markdown.

Installing Pandoc

On a mac you can use homebrew by running the command brew install pandoc.

The Solution

simenbrekken

This novel workaround simply hides any command log entries that originate from fetch/XHR requests.

While I've updated this receipe for Cypress 10 and converted it to TypeScript you should be able to use it in a JavaScript project by ignoring the cypress.d.ts file and placing the snippet from e2e.ts in e2e.js instead.

mcpower

Hi, I'm mcpower. I've done Advent of Code seriously for two years now in Python, placing 9th in 2018 and 12th in 2017. This year, I'm taking a break from aiming for the leaderboard - while it's fun and all, it is a bit stressful at times (the good kind of stress, though!). As such, I'd like to share a few tips for anyone wanting to aim for the leaderboard.

This is everything that worked for me. Your mileage may vary, though - don't take this as gospel, see what works for you.

Go fast

Go fast.

0xs34n

The Death of the User Interface

TL;DR: We're witnessing the end of graphical user interfaces. AI agents like Claude Code are eliminating the need for windows, menus, and clicks, replacing them with natural language. The computer is finally learning to speak human, not the other way around.

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🔮 A Personal Revelation

Last week, I realized something profound: I haven't opened Finder in months. Not once.

danmall

Here are a few questions that will tee us up for a good conversation:

- Can you tell me about your project in a few sentences? 
- What’s the timeframe? Does a certain event depend on this project launching?
- What are you looking for from us? Do you want us to design, build, and launch the whole site? Or do you have developers or other partners lined up and only need us for design?
- Have you already started on any part of the project? Do you have existing work? A new logo? Some rough designs or ideas for the site?
- How large is your team? What are the roles you envision on your end?
- How did you hear about our work? What specifically interests you about it? Any projects that you’re keen on?
- How much money have you set aside for this project?
- Are you talking to others about this project? Might we ask how many? What do you like about their work?

QuincyLarson

"Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen."
- Edward V Berard

"Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter."
- Eric S. Raymond

"Talk is cheap. Show me the code."
- Linus Torvalds

"In God we trust. All others must bring data."

stenuto

#!/bin/bash

# Function to display usage information
usage() {
    echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/input.mp4 [ /path/to/output_directory ]"
    exit 1
}

# Check if at least one argument (input file) is provided
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then

pierrejoubert73

How to add a collapsible section in markdown

1. Example

Click me

Heading

1. Foo
2. Bar
   • Baz

• Qux

DavidWells

Aligning images

This is a guide for aligning images.

See the full Advanced Markdown doc for more tips and tricks

left alignment