defunkt

# unicorn_rails -c /data/github/current/config/unicorn.rb -E production -D

rails_env = ENV['RAILS_ENV'] || 'production'

# 16 workers and 1 master
worker_processes (rails_env == 'production' ? 16 : 4)

# Load rails+github.git into the master before forking workers
# for super-fast worker spawn times
preload_app true

vreon

#!/bin/bash
function usage {
    echo "Usage: distractions [on/off]"
    exit
}

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    usage
fi

peterc

# Simple, scrappy UDP DNS server in Ruby (with protocol annotations)
# By Peter Cooper
#
# MIT license
#
# * Not advised to use in your production environment! ;-)
# * Requires Ruby 1.9
# * Supports A and CNAME records
# * See http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt for protocol guidance
# * All records get the same TTL

kagemusha

Get the Heroku db as detailed here:
http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/pgbackups#exporting_via_a_backup

1. heroku pgbackups:capture
2. heroku pgbackups:url <backup_num>  #=>backup_url
   -  get backup_num with cmd "heroku pgbackups"
3. curl -o latest.dump <backup_url>

Then locally do:
$ pg_restore --verbose --clean --no-acl --no-owner -h localhost -U myuser -d mydb latest.dump

burke

ruby-1.9.3-p327 cumulative performance patch for rbenv

This installs a patched ruby 1.9.3-p327 with various performance improvements and a backported COW-friendly GC, all courtesy of funny-falcon.

Requirements

• rbenv
• ruby-build

You will also need a C Compiler. If you're on Linux, you probably already have one or know how to install one. On OS X, you should install XCode, and brew install autoconf using homebrew.

myobie

Get Mountain Lion and Homebrew to Be Happy

1) Install XCode 4.4 into /Applications

Get it from the App Store.

2) Install Command Line Tools

In XCode's Preferences > Downloads you can install command line tools.

rfunduk

#!/usr/bin/env sh

##
# This is script with useful tips taken from:
#   https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# install it:
#   curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2263406/osx.sh | sh
#

statico

How to use a PS3 controller on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)

1. Open Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Bluetooth and disable Bluetooth on Mac as well as any other nearby Macs or devices which will try to pair with and confuse the controller.

2. Reset PS3 controller by inserting paperclip into pinhole near L2 button.

3. Connect PS3 controller to Mac with USB cable.

4. Enable Bluetooth.

rfunduk

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# autoshot.rb
#
# Ryan Funduk (ryanfunduk.com)
# Licensed under WTFPL (http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl)
#
# Watch a directory and scp new files to a host that
# is running a webserver. Only works on OSX, could be
# made to work on other platforms with alternatives

dergachev

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.

Instructions

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