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-    begin
-      bitly = Bitly.new(BITLY_USERNAME, BITLY_API_KEY)
-      url = bitly.shorten(fb_feud_link)
-      short_url = url.short_url
-    rescue
-      short_url = fb_feud_link
-    end
+    short_url = fb_feud_link

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>> hello = "Hello"
=> "Hello"
>> world = "World"
=> "World"
>> hello_world = hello + '\r\n' + world
=> "Hello\\r\\nWorld"
>> hello_world = "#{hello}\r\n#{world}"
=> "Hello\r\nWorld"

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url = SUPERFEEDR_URL
private_resource = RestClient::Resource.new url, SUPERFEEDR_LOGIN, SUPERFEEDR_PASSWORD
private_resource.post "hub.topic" => @feed.url, "hub.callback" => SUPERFEEDR_CALLBACK, "hub.verify" => 'sync', "hub.mode" => 'subscribe'

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url = SUPERFEEDR_URL
private_resource = RestClient::Resource.new url, SUPERFEEDR_LOGIN, SUPERFEEDR_PASSWORD
private_resource.post "hub.topic" => @feed.url, "hub.callback" => SUPERFEEDR_CALLBACK, "hub.verify" => 'sync', "hub.mode" => 'unsubscribe'

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require 'open-uri'
require 'net/http'

# example with a Flickr image
require 'flickraw'
FlickRaw.api_key=FLICKR_API_KEY
FlickRaw.shared_secret=FLICKR_SECRET

# grab the most interesting unrestricted image from Flickr
photos = flickr.photos.search :per_page => 1, :page => 1, :content_type => 1, :license => 7, :sort => 'interestingness-desc'

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# user.rb
#  this will always halt the filter chain!
  def before_save
      self.some_attribute = false
  end

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# user.rb
#  this will not halt the chain
  def before_save
    self.some_attribute = false
    true
  end

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# development.rb

# require 'memcache'
# CACHE = Memcached::Rails.new '127.0.0.1:11211'
# config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store, Memcached::Rails.new
# CACHE_DEVELOPMENT = true
# config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
# config.cache_classes = true

CACHE_DEVELOPMENT = false

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# Development Caching
#   to turn on: uncomment below, and set the values to true
#               comment out the false variables below.
#
# require 'memcache'
# CACHE = Memcached::Rails.new '127.0.0.1:11211'
# config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store, Memcached::Rails.new
# CACHE_DEVELOPMENT = true
# config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
# config.cache_classes = true

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# application_controller.rb
  def cache_fetch(key, time_expire = 0)
    if ENV["RAILS_ENV"] == 'development' && !CACHE_DEVELOPMENT
      yield
    else
      # CACHE.fetch(key, time_expire){yield} #this is the old way
      unless output = CACHE.get(key)
        output = yield
        CACHE.set(key, output, time_expire)
      end