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module ActiveSupport
  module NewTryable #:nodoc:
    def try(*a, &b)
      return unless a.empty? || respond_to?(a.first)
      return public_send(*a, &b) unless a.empty?

      return nil unless block_given?
      return instance_eval(&b) if b.arity == 0
      yield self
    end

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extern crate image;
extern crate num_complex;

use std::fs::File;

use image::{ImageBuffer, Luma};
use num_complex::Complex;

fn main() {
    // for a 3 x 2 image: (-2,-1) to (1,1)

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1. assembler
2. bash
3. BASIC
4. C
5. C++
6. Dylan (aka Ralph)
7. HyperTalk
8. Java
9. JavaScript
10. Lisp

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[alias]
recent = "!git fetch --prune && git for-each-ref --sort='-committerdate' refs/remotes/origin/ --format='%(committerdate:iso) %(objectname:short) %(refname:short)'"

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git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate refs/remotes/origin/ --format='%(committerdate:short) %(refname:short)'

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the alchemist turned lead to gold
as tales through the ages have told
but alpha decay
meant the gleam didn't stay
so those isotopes never got old

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Dear Congresswoman Pelosi,

I am writing about an issue in the interaction of technology, crime, and personal safety. I am a resident of San Francisco and live in the 12th District, so I approach you as my representative.

Here in the Castro, as in many urban areas, we are suffering with a crime wave of smartphone muggings. The standard mugging now involves one mugger grabbing the phone and running off, while one or more accomplices lay in wait to ambush and assault the victim if they give chase. A good friend of mine was mugged this way last week, and the reports of similar muggings keep coming in.

While there are things individuals and the community can do to protect ourselves, I think phone manufacturers and carriers can act far more effectively. The problem is that there is no financial incentive for them to take action. On the contrary, they benefit financially every time a phone is stolen and a replacement must be purchased, or someone who acquires a stolen phone pays for cellular service.

**I would l

joshsusser

ActiveRecord Migrations cleanup opportunities

1. Merge Migration and MigrationProxy code into AR::SchemaMigration
2. change ActiveRecord::Migrator.schema_migrations_table_name to ActiveRecord::SchemaMigration.table_name
3. Separate tests for schema dump from structure dump.

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def collect(&block)
  inject([]) { |memo, obj| memo << block.call(obj) }
end

def detect(&block)
  inject(nil) { |memo, obj| memo ||= obj if block.call(obj) }
end

def reject(&block)
  inject([]) { |memo, obj| block.call(obj) ? memo : memo << obj }

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if Rails.env.development?

  Rails.application.assets.logger = Logger.new('/dev/null')

  Rails::Rack::Logger.class_eval do
    def call_with_quiet_assets(env)
      previous_level = Rails.logger.level
      Rails.logger.level = Logger::ERROR if env['PATH_INFO'] =~ %r{^/assets/}
      call_without_quiet_assets(env)
    ensure