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#!/usr/bin/swift sh
import Foundation
import PromiseKit  // @mxcl ~> 6.5
import Swifter     // @mattdonnelly == b27a89

let swifter = Swifter(
    consumerKey: "FILL",
    consumerSecret: "ME",
    oauthToken: "IN",
    oauthTokenSecret: "https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/basics/apps/overview.html"

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extension UIImage {
    func blurred(radius: CGFloat) -> UIImage {
        let ciContext = CIContext(options: nil)
        guard let cgImage = cgImage else { return self }
        let inputImage = CIImage(cgImage: cgImage)
        guard let ciFilter = CIFilter(name: "CIGaussianBlur") else { return self }
        ciFilter.setValue(inputImage, forKey: kCIInputImageKey)
        ciFilter.setValue(radius, forKey: "inputRadius")
        guard let resultImage = ciFilter.value(forKey: kCIOutputImageKey) as? CIImage else { return self }

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extension UIImage {
    func darkened() -> UIImage? {
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 0)
        defer { UIGraphicsEndImageContext() }

        guard let ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext(), let cgImage = cgImage else {
            return nil
        }

        // flip the image, or result appears flipped

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#!/bin/sh
# Just copy and paste the lines below (all at once, it won't work line by line!)
# MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH WHAT IT DOES FIRST! THERE IS NO WARRANTY!

function abort {
  echo "$1"
  exit 1
}

set -e

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<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 750 500" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMax slice">
    <defs>
        <!-- Scene 1 Gradient -->
        <linearGradient id="grad1" x1="-154.32" y1="263.27" x2="-154.32" y2="374.3"
            gradientTransform="matrix(-1, 0, 0, 1.36, 231.36, -100.14)" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
            <stop offset="0.07" stop-color="#9c536b" />
            <stop offset="0.98" stop-color="#d98981" />
        </linearGradient>
        <radialGradient id="bg_grad" cx="375" cy="-35" r="318.69" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
            <stop offset="0.1" stop-color="#F5C54E" id="sun" />

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Regular Colors

Value	Color
\e[0;30m	Black
\e[0;31m	Red
\e[0;32m	Green
\e[0;33m	Yellow
\e[0;34m	Blue
\e[0;35m	Purple

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from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/111102/how-do-javascript-closures-work/6472397#6472397

I'm a big fan of analogy and metaphor when explaining difficult concepts, so let me try my hand with a story.

Once upon a time:

There was a princess...

function princess() {

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Installing Postgres via Brew

Pre-Reqs

Brew Package Manager

In your command-line run the following commands:

1. brew doctor
2. brew update

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# Take a very large number and pretty print it in triplets of 3 digits, each triplet separated by a space.
def pnum_spc(n): print(' '.join([''.join(list(str(n))[::-1][i:i+3]) for i in range(0, len(str(n)), 3)][::-1]))
# >>> pnum_spc(32 ** 13)
# 36 893 488 147 419 103 232

# Print numbers as 32-bit binary numbers w/ spaces giving 4-bit words
def pbin_spc(n): print(' '.join([''.join(list(f'{n:032b}')[::-1][i:i+4][::-1]) for i in range(0, len(f'{n:032b}'), 4)][::-1]))
# >>> "{0:032b}".format(1234)
# '00000000000000000000010011010010'
# >>> pbin_spc(1234)

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"strings"
)

// The goal: allow assignment to a go struct field based on the name that field
// is tagged with (specifically it's json-tagged name).