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def guess(guessed, correct)
    guessed_chars = guessed.split(//)
    correct_chars = correct.split(//)
    used_chars = correct_chars.dup
    result = guessed_chars.map.with_index do |c, idx|
        if correct_chars[idx] == c
            used_chars.delete(c)
            :correct
        elsif used_chars.include?(c)

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#include <algorithm>
#include <cctype>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <list>

using namespace std;
string random_word(string path) {
  ifstream file(path);
  ifstream fileForRead(path);

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require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../test_helper"

class CreateNewStoreTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
  def test_fail_to_manage_without_login
    new_session do | tom |
      tom.creates_new_store_and_activates_account
      tom.logs_out
      tom.attempts_to_manage_store_but_is_redirected_to_login
    end
  end

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Thinkpad fan control

My Thinkpad T400s kept shutting down when it was busy doing CPU intensive work. It turns out that the fan did not speed up to a high enough level to cool down the CPU, and I’d find messages in /var/log/messages stating that the CPU was dangerously hot.

Load the thinkpad_acpi module with manual fan control enabled

The first thing I did was to make it possible to manually control the fan speed. In order for this to work, the thinkpad_acpi kernel module needs to be loaded with a specific parameter. This can be

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# coding: utf-8
class NorwegianBankAccount
  # Pass me any kind of string representing an account number
  def initialize(str)
    @numbers = str.gsub(/[^\d]/,'')
  end

  # Prettified output
  def to_s
    begin

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class NorwegianBankAccount
  # Pass me any kind of string representing an account number
  def initialize(str)
    @numbers = str.gsub(/[^\d]/,'')
  end

  # Prettified output
  def to_s
    begin
      parts = @numbers.split(//)

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def place_text(text)
  x = 130
  y = 70
  message = text.tr("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz","nopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklm")
  parts = message.scan(/.{16}/) #rot13

  text_params = parts.map.with_index { |m, i|
    y_pos = y + (i*10)
    [i, x, y_pos]
    "-fill orange -draw \"text #{x},#{y_pos} '#{m}'\""

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q1 = Question.new("What is the color of my eyes?", "blue")
q1.ask do |answer|
  answer.correct { puts "Nice!" }
  answer.incorrect { puts "LOL" }
end

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#!/bin/sh

msg=`date +"Klokka er %H %M %S"`
say -v Nora $msg

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import math, sys
def utm_to_lat_lng(easting, northing, zone=32, northernHemisphere=True):
    """Converts from utm to lat_lng. Default zone is the one in which
    Oslo and Akershus falls."""
    if not northernHemisphere:
        northing = 10000000 - northing

    a = 6378137
    e = 0.081819191
    e1sq = 0.006739497