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# Ways to execute a shell script in Ruby | |
# Example Script - Joseph Pecoraro | |
cmd = "echo 'hi'" # Sample string that can be used | |
# 1. Kernel#` - commonly called backticks - `cmd` | |
# This is like many other languages, including bash, PHP, and Perl | |
# Synchronous (blocking) | |
# Returns the output of the shell command | |
# Docs: http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Kernel.html#M001111 |
/* | |
* a smart poller for jquery. | |
* (by github) | |
* | |
* simple example: | |
* | |
* $.smartPoller(function(retry) { | |
* $.getJSON(url, function(data) { | |
* if (data) { | |
* doSomething(data) |
install PostgreSQL 9 in Mac OSX via Homebrew | |
Mac OS X Snow Leopard | |
System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.5 | |
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.5.0 | |
Install notes for PostgreSQL 9.0.1 install using Homebrew: | |
sh-3.2# brew install postgresql |
#!/usr/bin/env python | |
# encoding: utf-8 | |
""" | |
Make your own cipher and use it to | |
generate your custom password. | |
1. Think of a phrase that you love. | |
2. Encode it with your custom cipher. | |
3. Use it as your password. |
import ast | |
from cStringIO import StringIO | |
import sys | |
INFSTR = '1e308' | |
def interleave(inter, f, seq): | |
seq = iter(seq) | |
try: | |
f(next(seq)) |
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doctype html | |
/[if lt IE 7] | |
| <html class="ie6"> | |
/[if IE 7] | |
| <html class="ie7"> | |
/[if IE 8] | |
| <html class="ie8"> | |
/[if IE 9] | |
| <html class="ie9"> | |
| <!--[if (gte IE 9)|!(IE)]<!--> <html> <!--<![endif]--> |
# remgit.sh | |
# Creates a remote git repository from the current local directory | |
# Configuration | |
# Replace SSH_USERNAME, SSH_HOST, SSH_GIT_PATH with your details | |
USER=SSH_USERNAME | |
HOST=SSH_HOST | |
GIT_PATH=SSH_GIT_PATH | |
REPO=${PWD##*/} |
// http://paulirish.com/2011/requestanimationframe-for-smart-animating/ | |
// http://my.opera.com/emoller/blog/2011/12/20/requestanimationframe-for-smart-er-animating | |
// requestAnimationFrame polyfill by Erik Möller. fixes from Paul Irish and Tino Zijdel | |
// MIT license | |
(function() { | |
var lastTime = 0; | |
var vendors = ['ms', 'moz', 'webkit', 'o']; |
The following features of ES5 cannot be shimmed.
Using Object.defineProperty
if you define a non-enumerable property on an object then for..in
loops over that object will behave correctly in modern browsers but enumerate over that property in legacy browsers.
This means that code that works in modern browsers, breaks in legacy browsers.