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lamberta / parseFunction.js
Created September 23, 2012 03:57
Parse a JavaScript string function definition and return a function object. Does not use eval.
/* Parse a string function definition and return a function object. Does not use eval.
* @param {string} str
* @return {function}
*
* Example:
* var f = function (x, y) { return x * y; };
* var g = parseFunction(f.toString());
* g(33, 3); //=> 99
*/
function parseFunction (str) {
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lamberta / vbox.sh
Created August 6, 2012 04:31
Convenience wrapper around VBoxManage for controlling VirtualBox virtual machines.
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Convenience wrapper around VBoxManage for controlling VirtualBox virtual machines.
#
# Headless Ubuntu server gets stuck at boot menu on unsuccessful boots:
# http://serverfault.com/questions/243343/headless-ubuntu-server-machine-sometimes-stuck-at-grub-menu
function print_help {
echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [options] name"
echo "Easy control of VirtualBox virtual machines."
echo " -h Show this usage guide."
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lamberta / gist:645597
Created October 25, 2010 19:47
On the fly socks5 proxy with ssh
#dynamic port forwarding, binds a socket on the local machine
ssh -D 8080 user@host
#tunnel through proxy examples
chromium-browser --proxy-server="socks5://localhost:8080"
curl --socks5 localhost:8080 url
#most apps should recognize this
export HTTP_PROXY="socks5://localhost:8080"
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lamberta / toon-shader.cl
Created October 24, 2009 23:34
cl-opengl, load toon shader
;;cl-opengl, load toon shader
(require :asdf)
(asdf:load-system :cl-opengl)
(asdf:load-system :cl-glu)
(asdf:load-system :cl-glut)
(defun file->string (path)
"Sucks up an entire file from PATH into a freshly-allocated string,
returning two values: the string and the number of bytes read."
(with-open-file (s path)
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lamberta / camshifting.c
Created November 11, 2009 05:18
OpenCV example for face detection with Haar and tracking with CamShift.
#include "camshifting.h"
/* Create a camshift tracked object from a region in image. */
TrackedObj* create_tracked_object (IplImage* image, CvRect* region) {
TrackedObj* obj;
//allocate memory for tracked object struct
if((obj = malloc(sizeof *obj)) != NULL) {
//create-image: size(w,h), bit depth, channels
obj->hsv = cvCreateImage(cvGetSize(image), 8, 3);
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lamberta / .emacs
Created October 27, 2009 21:29
using a git repo as a todo list
;;add to your .emacs
(defun git-commit-file-and-push (&optional commit-msg)
"Commit current file and push to git repository."
(interactive)
(if (null commit-msg)
(setq commit-msg (read-from-minibuffer "Commit message: ")))
(if (buffer-modified-p (current-buffer))
(if (y-or-n-p "Save modified buffer? ")
(save-buffer)))
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lamberta / raspberry-pi-config.sh
Last active November 7, 2021 17:51
Useful settings for my Raspberry Pi.
# Finish headless installation via `ssh pi@192.168.2.x`
# See /boot/config.txt
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get --purge dist-upgrade
sudo raspi-config
# Add locale en.us-utf8 (but keep en.gb-utf8)
sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
# Timezone
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
# Update firmware
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lamberta / duckduckgo.xml
Last active July 17, 2021 14:11
Firefox search plugin using DuckDuckGo and auto-complete from Startpage.
<!-- DuckDuckGo HTTPS search using Startpage suggestions.
- Url params: https://duckduckgo.com/params
- OSX location: Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/browser/searchplugins
- In about:config, browser.search.defaultenginename = DuckDuckGo -->
<SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">
<ShortName>DuckDuckGo</ShortName>
<Description>DuckDuckGo Search</Description>
<InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>
<Image width="16" height="16">https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico</Image>
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lamberta / bounce_square.lisp
Created October 5, 2010 04:17
OpenGL SuperBible ch. 2 examples in Common Lisp
;;;Animated Bouncing Square
;;;
(require :asdf)
(asdf:load-system :cl-opengl)
(asdf:load-system :cl-glut)
;;initial square position and size
(defparameter *x* 0.0)
(defparameter *y* 0.0)
(defparameter *rsize* 25)
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lamberta / amazondotcom.xml
Last active September 1, 2020 10:04
Firefox search plugins. Some slighty customized.
<SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">
<ShortName>Amazon.com</ShortName>
<Description>Amazon.com Search</Description>
<InputEncoding>ISO-8859-1</InputEncoding>
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