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Things to remember to do before bundling an AMI
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rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
export EC2_AMITOOL_HOME=/usr/local/ec2
modprobe loop
rm -rf /mnt/arch*
rm -rf ~/.bash_history
/usr/local/ec2/bin/ec2-bundle-vol --generate-fstab --no-inherit -d /mnt -p arch -r i386 -u <your userid> -k /mnt/pk-<yourkey>.pem -c /mnt/cert-<yourcert>.pem
/usr/local/ec2/bin/ec2-upload-bundle -m /mnt/arch.manifest.xml -b <bucket name> -a <your access> -s <your secret key>

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class String
  
  alias_method :__scan__, :scan
  def scan *args
    res = __scan__ *args
    if res.first.is_a? Array and res.first.size == 1
      res.map! {|a| a.first }
    end
    res
  end

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-- git mv ./fobash: $1: unbound variable
obar/som-bash: $1: unbound variable
ething

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sudo ./configure --enable-largefiles --enable-menu --enable-color-console \
--enable-apple-remote --enable-macosx-finder-support --enable-macosx-bundle \
--enable-libavutil_a --enable-libavcodec_a --enable-libavformat_a \
--enable-libavutil_so --enable-libavcodec_so --enable-libavformat_so \
--enable-theora 

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Checked out revision 27655.
[Mon Sep 22 - 01:25:35] [elliottcable @ Geoffrey] [/usr/local/src/]
-- sudo cp mplayer/ mp
mp2bug   mpic++   mpicc    mpicxx   mpiexec  mpif77   mpif90   mpirun   mplayer/ 
[Mon Sep 22 - 01:25:35] [elliottcable @ Geoffrey] [/usr/local/src/]
-- sudo cp mplayer/ mplayer/
Display all 117 possibilities? (y or n)
[Mon Sep 22 - 01:25:35] [elliottcable @ Geoffrey] [/usr/local/src/]
-- sudo cp mplayer/ mplayer~
cp: mplayer/ is a directory (not copied).

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Dear campus community:

As the daylight hours begin to decrease and both the human and moose traffic on campus 
picks up, the Campus Response Team (CRT) would like to remind you to be aware of your 
surroundings as you travel around on campus.

...

Have a safe and productive fall semester!

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def x(*a); end; method(:x).arity
# => -1
lambda {}.arity
# => -1
def x; end; method(:x).arity
# => 0
lambda {|| }.arity
# => 0

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# Need the space so we don't see Module#attr_*#attr_reader
    describe ' #attr_reader', :shared => true do
      it 'should create a reader method from a single symbol' do
        @class.instance_eval do
          attr_reader :foo
        end
        
        @class.new.should respond_to :foo
      end
    end

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attr_accessor :foo
def foo
  @foo ||= :default
end

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class Foo
  def self.inherited klass
    klass.send :class_variable_set, :@@attribute_initializations, []
    klass.send :define_method, :bar do
      self.class.send :class_variable_get, :@@attribute_initializations
    end
  end
end

class A < Foo