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@robban
robban / gist:328191
Created March 10, 2010 18:44
Easily add a google map location picker to your form
<!--
Use this snippet to add a google map location chooser to your form
Step 1: Get a google map api key and insert it in the first javascript tag
Step 2: In your html form, create two hidden elements, one for latitude, and one for longitude. Give the elements ids and set the LATITUDE_ELEMENT_ID and LONGITUDE_ELEMENT_ID to the appropriate variables
Done!
-->
@alkavan
alkavan / linux_console_commands.sh
Last active August 29, 2023 11:23
All kind of useful Linux commands.
# I book marked some sites with useful Linux commands i found.
# then i noticed they were down, so i loaded them via google cache, and copied here.
# source: http://blog.urfix.com/
# source: http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html
# Enjoy!
# How to run process as background and never die
#
# nohup means: Do not terminate this process even when the stty is cut off.
# > /dev/null means: stdout goes to /dev/null (which is a dummy device that does not record any output).
@hurjas
hurjas / timestamp.js
Created May 11, 2012 15:35 — forked from jonkemp/timestamp.js
Print out a nicely formatted timestamp in JavaScript.
/**
* Return a timestamp with the format "m/d/yy h:MM:ss TT"
* @type {Date}
*/
function timeStamp() {
// Create a date object with the current time
var now = new Date();
// Create an array with the current month, day and time
@domenic
domenic / promises.md
Last active March 31, 2024 14:07
You're Missing the Point of Promises

This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.
@dergachev
dergachev / GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
Last active May 17, 2024 02:53
OS X Screencast to animated GIF

OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Screencapture GIF

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

@willurd
willurd / web-servers.md
Last active May 30, 2024 02:54
Big list of http static server one-liners

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
@netpoetica
netpoetica / Setting up Nginx on Your Local System.md
Last active May 28, 2024 15:01
Setting up Nginx on Your Local System

#Setting up Nginx on Your Local System ###by Keith Rosenberg

##Step 1 - Homebrew The first thing to do, if you're on a Mac, is to install homebrew from http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/

The command to type into terminal to install homebrew is:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
@joegoggins
joegoggins / .vimrc
Last active August 4, 2023 08:21
Mac Vim .vimrc file
" Use Vim settings, rather then Vi settings (much better!).
" This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
set nocompatible
" ================ General Config ====================
set number "Line numbers are good
set backspace=indent,eol,start "Allow backspace in insert mode
set history=1000 "Store lots of :cmdline history
set showcmd "Show incomplete cmds down the bottom
@logicmason
logicmason / yc.js
Last active June 18, 2021 01:46
Y combinator in JavaScript and factorial function example (recursion with all anonymous functions)
var Y = function(proc) {
return (function(x) {
return proc(function(y) { return (x(x))(y);});
})(function(x) {
return proc(function(y) { return (x(x))(y);});
});
};
var factgen = function(fact) {
return function(n) {