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josephwecker / new_bashrc.sh
Created August 11, 2012 04:36
Replace .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc. with something much more clean, consistent, and meaningful. Now a repo: https://github.com/josephwecker/bashrc_dispatch
#!/bin/bash
# License: Public Domain.
# Author: Joseph Wecker, 2012
#
# -- DEPRICATED --
# This gist is slow and is missing .bashrc_once
# Use the one in the repo instead! https://github.com/josephwecker/bashrc_dispatch
# (Thanks gioele)
#
# Are you tired of trying to remember what .bashrc does vs .bash_profile vs .profile?
@erikh
erikh / hack.sh
Created March 31, 2012 07:02 — forked from DAddYE/hack.sh
OSX For Hackers
#!/usr/bin/env sh
##
# This is script with usefull tips taken from:
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# install it:
# curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2108403/hack.sh | sh
#
@sapient
sapient / config.ru
Created March 6, 2012 12:06
Rails Lightweight Stack. Most of this is detailed on Crafting Rails Applications - http://pragprog.com/book/jvrails/crafting-rails-applications
# Run this file with `RAILS_ENV=production rackup -p 3000 -s thin`
# Be sure to have rails and thin installed.
require "rubygems"
# We are not loading Active Record, nor the Assets Pipeline, etc.
# This could also be in your Gemfile.
gem "actionpack", "~> 3.2"
gem "railties", "~> 3.2"
# The following lines should come as no surprise. Except by
@Swizec
Swizec / paragraph_counter.js
Created September 16, 2011 14:52
Simple script to see how far users scroll on a website
(function ($) {
$.waypoints.settings.scrollThrottle = 30;
try {
mpmetrics = new MixpanelLib("<api_key>");
} catch(err) {
var null_fn = function () {};
mpmetrics = {
track: null_fn,
track_funnel: null_fn,
#!/bin/zsh
# Copyleft 2010 paradoxxxzero All wrongs reserved
# With contribution from James Ahlborn
# https://gist.github.com/752727
# Fork of https://gist.github.com/586698 by nicoulaj / dingram / roylzuo ...
# From http://www.zsh.org/mla/users/2010/msg00692.html
# Token types styles.
# See http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#SEC135
@bgreenlee
bgreenlee / report.rb
Created March 1, 2009 06:01
Displays a mysql-style report for an array of ActiveRecord objects. Stick it in your .irbrc.
# mysql-style output for an array of ActiveRecord objects
#
# Usage:
# report(records) # displays report with all fields
# report(records, :field1, :field2, ...) # displays report with given fields
#
# Example:
# >> report(records, :id, :amount, :created_at)
# +------+-----------+--------------------------------+
# | id | amount | created_at |