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Problem-Solving Games

My daughter and I love playing problem-solving games together. After completing a few I asked for recommendations on Twitter. Here's the list.

Completed

• Myst
• The Room
• The Room Two

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(defun copy-to-hipchat ()
  "Adds /code to the region copied"
  (interactive)
  (kill-ring-save  (region-beginning) (region-end))
  (kill-append "/code " t))

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require 'spreadsheet'
book = Spreadsheet.open '/path/to/an/fichero.xls'

# Para acceder a las páginas:
book.worksheets

# Para acceder a una página en concreto
sheet1 = book.worksheet 0
sheet2 = book.worksheet 'Sheet1'

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ruby script/plugin install git://github.com/collectiveidea/action_mailer_optional_tls.git

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def valid_email?
  TMail::Address.parse(email)
rescue
  errors.add_to_base("Must be a valid email")
end

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ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
    :tls => true,
    :address => "smtp.gmail.com",
    :port => "587",
    :domain => "YOURDOMAIN",
    :authentication => :plain,
    :user_name => "GOOGLEUSERNAME",
    :password => "GOOGLEPASSWORD" 
  }

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    application/activemessage
    application/andrew-inset
    application/applefile
    application/atom+xml
    application/atomicmail
    application/batch-smtp
    application/beep+xml
    application/cals-1840
    application/cnrp+xml
    application/commonground

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# Add a bunch of twitter users to one of your twitter lists
#
# use it with a file full of twitter usernames
# one name by line
#
# If the listname indicated doesn't exist it will be created
#
# Example: $ ruby twitter_lists.rb 'username' 'userpass' 'listname' twitter_users.txt 
#
# Debug mode: $ ruby twitter_lists.rb 'username' 'userpass' 'listname' twitter_users.txt debug

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def do_destroy
  destroy_find_record
  begin
    self.successful = @record.destroy
  rescue Exception => ex
    flash[:warning] = "Your message here"
    self.successful = false
  end
end 

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require 'rubygems'
require 'sinatra'
require 'redis'

# To use, simply start your Redis server and boot this
# example app with:
#   ruby example_note_keeping_app.rb
#
# Point your browser to http://localhost:4567 and enjoy!
#