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@marcgg
marcgg / gist:733592
Created December 8, 2010 17:26
Regex to get the Facebook Page ID from a given URL
# Matches patterns such as:
# https://www.facebook.com/my_page_id => my_page_id
# http://www.facebook.com/my_page_id => my_page_id
# http://www.facebook.com/#!/my_page_id => my_page_id
# http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paris-France/Vanity-Url/123456?v=app_555 => 123456
# http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vanity-Url/45678 => 45678
# http://www.facebook.com/#!/page_with_1_number => page_with_1_number
# http://www.facebook.com/bounce_page#!/pages/Vanity-Url/45678 => 45678
# http://www.facebook.com/bounce_page#!/my_page_id?v=app_166292090072334 => my_page_id
# http://www.facebook.com/my.page.is.great => my.page.is.great
@erichurst
erichurst / database.yml.example mysql2
Created May 9, 2011 02:58
Rails 3 database.yml examples
# MySQL. Versions 4.1 and 5.0 are recommended.
#
# Install the MySQL driver:
# gem install mysql2
#
# And be sure to use new-style password hashing:
# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/old-client.html
development:
adapter: mysql2
encoding: utf8
@fallwith
fallwith / homebrew_mysql_pass_reset.txt
Created May 23, 2011 22:10
Reset MySQL root password (Homebrew)
$> launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.mysql.mysqld.plist
$> /usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.9/bin/mysqld --basedir=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.9 --datadir=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.9/data --plugin-dir=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.9/lib/plugin --log-error=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.9/data/errors.err --pid-file=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.9/data/pidfile.pid --skip-grant-tables
$> mysql
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('root_password') WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
$> kill `cat /usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.9/data/pidfile.pid`
@avdi
avdi / deep_fetch.rb
Created June 28, 2011 19:28
Deep Fetch
module DeepFetch
def deep_fetch(*keys, &fetch_default)
throw_fetch_default = fetch_default && lambda {|key, coll|
args = [key, coll]
# only provide extra block args if requested
args = args.slice(0, fetch_default.arity) if fetch_default.arity >= 0
# If we need the default, we need to stop processing the loop immediately
throw :df_value, fetch_default.call(*args)
}
catch(:df_value){
@mattwynne
mattwynne / gist:1228927
Created September 20, 2011 11:52
eventually helper method for making assertions against asynchronous systems
# usage:
# it "should return a result of 5" do
# eventually { long_running_thing.result.should eq(5) }
# end
module AsyncHelper
def eventually(:options = {})
timeout = options[:timeout] || 2
interval = options[:interval] || 0.1
time_limit = Time.now + timeout
loop do
@jexchan
jexchan / multiple_ssh_setting.md
Created April 10, 2012 15:00
Multiple SSH keys for different github accounts

Multiple SSH Keys settings for different github account

create different public key

create different ssh key according the article Mac Set-Up Git

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@youremail.com"
@MicahElliott
MicahElliott / rbenv-howto.md
Created April 17, 2012 18:11
Setting up and installing rbenv, ruby-build, rubies, rbenv-gemset, and bundler

Setting up and installing rbenv, ruby-build, rubies, rbenv-gemset, and bundler

This guide enables you to install (ruby-build) and use (rbenv) multiple versions of ruby, isolate project gems (gemsets and/or bundler), and automatically use appropriate combinations of rubies and gems.

TL;DR Demo

# Ensure system is in ship-shape.

aptitude install git zsh libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev

@jboner
jboner / latency.txt
Last active July 3, 2024 14:57
Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know
Latency Comparison Numbers (~2012)
----------------------------------
L1 cache reference 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict 5 ns
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD
@andreyvit
andreyvit / tmux.md
Created June 13, 2012 03:41
tmux cheatsheet

tmux cheat sheet

(C-x means ctrl+x, M-x means alt+x)

Prefix key

The default prefix is C-b. If you (or your muscle memory) prefer C-a, you need to add this to ~/.tmux.conf:

remap prefix to Control + a

module CapybaraWithPhantomJs
include Capybara
# Create a new PhantomJS session in Capybara
def new_session
# Register PhantomJS (aka poltergeist) as the driver to use
Capybara.register_driver :poltergeist do |app|
Capybara::Poltergeist::Driver.new(app)
end