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#!/usr/bin/python2.7
# normalize and publish weather sensor readings to thingspeak

from time import sleep
import datetime
import serial # install pySerial
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
import sys

SERIAL_PORT = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else '/dev/ttyUSB1'

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/**
 * @author Hamid Zare
 * @email hamid.zare@vanderbilt.edu
 */

// the program would have been much faster and easier to write if the 
// pagination was predictabe, meaning that I could grab the nth page directly
// in that case it would have been possible to fire all the request concurrently
// (after gettig the first response)

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#!/bin/sh

# If you are new to arch, I encourage you to at least read and understand what
# this script does befor blindley running it.
# That's why I didn't make a one-liner out of it so you have an easier time
# reading and understanding it :)
#
# This scripts purpose is purly to save you a few seconds on your new installation.
#
# Enjoy your time on an awesome system. Arch FTW!

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#!/bin/bash

STAGED_FILES=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep ".jsx\{0,1\}$")

# def colors
RED='\033[0;31m'
GREEN='\033[0;32m'
NC='\033[0m' # No Color

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#!/bin/bash

# 1. update nb/netsblox/b:master
  # branch out to master-beta (delete if existing)
  # pull in list of feature branches (merge conflict?)
# 2. update nb/browser/b:nb
  # branch out to netsblox-beta (delete if existing)
  # pull in list of feature branches (merge conflict?)
  # commit and push
# 3. move to nb/netsblox

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#!/usr/bin/env node
'use strict';
//
// This hook removes specific permissions from the AndroidManifest.xml
// The AndroidManifest is re-generated during the prepare stage,
// so this must be run on the "after_prepare" hook.
//


// Configure the permissions to be forcefully removed.

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#!/bin/bash
# simple sendmail

date_str=`date +%y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S`
rand=$((RANDOM % 1000))
hostname=$(hostname | tr '/:' '\057\072')

fname=$date_str.$rand.$hostname
target_dir=SET_DESIRED_DIR

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Raspbian Strech headless setup

1. mount the boot partition and not the /boot directory.
2. cd and create the following two files in the root of that boot partition.
3. touch ssh creates an empty file to enable ssh
4. vim wpa_supplicant.conf to configure wifi and put following in it

country=US
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev

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#!/bin/bash

filename=abc.tmp
url=https://projects.scratch.mit.edu/internalapi/project/99999926/get
iters=30

rm $filename > /dev/null 2>&1

echo timing curl for $iters iterations
time for iter in `seq 1 $iters`; do

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#!/bin/bash

# migrates a single file to a proper sub directory. "parallel" safe.
# run it in the target directory using parallel: `ls . | parallel PATH_TO_THIS_SCRIPT`

fname=$1

# hashes the project name and retuns the first n chars
# each char 36 diff values => divides to 16^n sub directories
function dirName()