Kenny MacDermid KenMacD

Build your own private, encrypted, open-source Dropbox-esque sync folder

Prerequisites:

One or more clients running a UNIX-like OS. Examples are given for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, although all software components are available for other platforms as well (e.g. OS X). YMMV
A cheap Ubuntu 12.04 VPS with storage. I recommend Backupsy, they offer 250GB storage for $5/month. Ask Google for coupon codes.

Software components used:

Unison for file synchronization
EncFS for folder encryption

I want to write software that helps kill people.

Please, before you call the police and get my github account put on lockdown, allow me a moment to explain. What I really want to do is work on projects that advance the human condition and improve people's lives. I've been in a mad dash to learn how to program for the past four or five years exactly because I realized how much good I could do for the world with a computer.

Programming Achievements: How to Level Up as a Developer

This gist is part of a blog post. Check it out at:

http://jasonrudolph.com/blog/2011/08/09/programming-achievements-how-to-level-up-as-a-developer

	local lpeg = require "lpeg"

	local utf8_codepoint
	do
	-- decode a two-byte UTF-8 sequence
	local function f2 (s)
	local c1, c2 = string.byte(s, 1, 2)
	return c1 * 64 + c2 - 12416
	end

	#!/bin/bash

	unload() {
	kextstat \| grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB
	kextstat \| grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt
	kextstat \| grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp
	kextstat \| grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv
	}

	load() {

	! urxvt
	URxvt*buffered: true
	URxvt*cursorBlink: true
	URxvt*underlineColor: yellow
	URxvt*font: xft:inconsolata:size=10:antialias=true
	URxvt*depth: 32
	URxvt*borderless: 1
	URxvt*scrollBar: false
	URxvt*loginShell: true
	Urxvt*secondaryScroll: true # Enable Shift-PageUp/Down in screen