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1. Clone your fork:

git clone git@github.com:YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-FORKED-REPO.git

2. Add remote from original repository in your forked repository:

cd into/cloned/fork-repo
git remote add upstream git://github.com/ORIGINAL-DEV-USERNAME/REPO-YOU-FORKED-FROM.git
git fetch upstream

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Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

Discussion on reddit.

Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

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Installing elastic beats on Raspberry Pi

At time of writing elastic.co does not provide ARM builds for raspberry. This tutorial describes how to compile e.g. filebeat and run in on Raspberry Pi3.

Prerequisites

You'll need Go (>1.8) and Pyhton with virtualenv.

Go 1.8

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Offline Python Package Install Notes

Two common cases which make the install of Python packages harder due to networking issues are: a) Install behind a Proxy b) Install without access to the internet

(a) Install behind a Proxy

In the case where the target machine connects to the internet over a network proxy, export the following environment vars, as appropriate - http_proxy and https_proxy. Eg:

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Firefox bullshit removal

Due to the incessant swarm of complete and utter nonsense that has been forcing its way into Firefox over time, I've decided to start collecting my personal list of “must-have” about:config tweaks required to turn Firefox into a functional brower.

NOTE: Unfortunately this is somewhat out of date. The comments link to some resources that may be more up-to-date. Patches welcome.

WebSockets

These can be used for nefarious purposes and to bypass access restrictions.