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#!/bin/sh

# generates an empty .project file with just the name of the directory
# being used as the project name

# USAGE:
if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" ]; then
	echo; echo "Usage: $0 [options]"
	echo; echo "== Options"
	echo; echo -e "Pass the string \"sub\" to generate empty .project files for \

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# This script accepts an email address to use to retrieve an Amazon wishlist
# for, and an optional branch-ID for the Chicago Public Library system. The
# script parses the wishlist and finds the books that are available for
# *CHECK OUT* (unavailable books, in-transit, on hold, etc. are ignored).

require 'net/https'
require "open-uri"
require 'uri'
require 'zlib'

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alias npr="osascript -e 'tell application \"iTunes\" to activate' \
  -e 'tell application \"iTunes\" to play playlist \"NPR\"'"

alias di="osascript -e 'tell application \"iTunes\" to activate' \
  -e 'tell application \"iTunes\" to play playlist \"DI.fm\"'"

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function check_site()
{
	local stored_hash=''
	local changed=false
	while sleep 60; do
		# beep a bunch of times:
		if $changed; then
			if [[ "$(command -v osascript)" ]]; then
				osascript -e "beep 5"
			elif [[ "$(command -v tput)" ]]; then

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# enable guest additions for virtualbox
# in settings > shared folders, add a shared-folder
# make folder to mount windows/mac shared-folder to
mkdir windows-share-folder
# where 'Shared' below matches the name from the settings dialog
sudo mount -t vboxsf Shared ~/windows-share-folder

# testing old IE in Ubuntu:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update

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#!/usr/bin/python

# Challenge: http://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/xxbbo/882012_challenge_86_easy_runlength_encoding/
# Solution: http://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/xxbbo/882012_challenge_86_easy_runlength_encoding/c5qf7af
# Run code online: http://ideone.com/DwxRr

import sys
import re

if len(sys.argv) == 1:

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#!/usr/bin/python

# Challenge: http://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/xx97s/882012_challenge_86_intermediate_weekday/
# Solution: http://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/xx97s/882012_challenge_86_intermediate_weekday/c5qgu1k
# Run code online: http://ideone.com/HIyf7

import sys

# this example assumes proper dates are entered (there are no safety checks performed)
if len(sys.argv) == 1:

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#!/usr/bin/env python

# convert english to pig-latin and pig-latin to english
# solution for: http://programmingpraxis.com/2009/06/02/pig-latin/2/

# rules:
# words that start with a consonant and followed immediately by a vowel,
# such as 'sorry' become 'orry-say', (first letter plus 'ay')
# words that start with vowels: 'amazing' => 'amazing-way' ('way' is appended)

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#!/usr/bin/python

# For the reddit daily programmer challenge

# Challenge: http://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/y2lbv/8102012_challenge_87_difficult_sokoban_game/
# Solution: http://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/y2lbv/8102012_challenge_87_difficult_sokoban_game/c5rv38d
# by @dvoiss on github / @daveasaurus on reddit

# Uses curses and plays in the terminal. This started out pretty minimal but 
# then grew a bit in complexity, so it isn't very clean: the grid is a 

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# programming praxis:
# http://programmingpraxis.com/2011/02/15/google-code-jam-qualification-round-africa-2010/
# "Today's three programming exercises come from the Google Code Jam Qualification Round Africa 2010"

# 1.
# find the index of the two items that add up to the total credit amount
def store_credit(sample, credit):
	for i, x in enumerate(sample):
		for j, y in enumerate(sample):
			if x + y == credit and i != j: