rares

module URI
  def self.parse_with_options(uri_str, opts = {})
    parsed_uri = self.parse(uri_str)
    sing = (class << parsed_uri; self end)
    sing.send :define_method, :options do
      opts
    end
    parsed_uri
  end
end

rares

# Parallel map
# Originally from http://project.ioni.st/post/2332#snippet_2332
class Array
  def pmap
    threads = []
    0.upto(size - 1) do |n|
      threads << Thread.new do
        yield(at(n))
      end
    end