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  $ cd /usr/src
  $ wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-0.8.52.tar.gz
  $ tar xzvf ./nginx-0.8.52.tar.gz
  $ rm ./nginx-0.8.52.tar.gz

  $ gem install s3sync capistrano capistrano-ext passenger --no-ri --no-rdoc
  $ passenger-install-nginx-module
  # Automatically download and install Nginx?           2. No: I want to customize my Nginx installation
  # Where is your Nginx source code located?:           /usr/src/nginx-0.8.52
  # Where do you want to install Nginx to?:             /opt/nginx

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# My ./config directory in silverstripe looks like this:
# ./503.php <- a 503 Maintainance page
# ./_ss_environment.php <- the production environment settings
# ./deploy.rb <- is the recipe below
#

# Application settings
set :application, "domain.com"
set :shared_children, %w(assets)

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$config = {
    "application"       => "DOMAIN.TLD",
    "repository"        => "git@GITHOST:USERNAME/REPOSITORYNAME.git",
    "remoteusername"    => "REMOTEUSERNAME",
    "cake_folder"       => "/PATH/TO/CAKE",
    "cake_version"      => "cakephp1.3",
    "plugin_dir"        => "plugins",
    "servers"           => {
        "prod"              => {
            "server"        => "APPLICATION.TLD",

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# app/models/user.rb
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
end

# lib/user_logger.rb
module UserLogger
  def self.included(mod)
    mod.send :after_create, :log_creation
  end

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Setup new Mac with OSX Lion from scratch

These commands are good as of 2011-07-27.

Install xcode 4

App store http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id448457090?mt=12) The download/install takes awhile so start it first. When it finishes downloading you will still need to run it to complete installation.

iTerm2 http://www.iterm2.com/

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# add this to your spec helper
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
  config.filter_run :focus => true
  config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
end

# and then use the :focus tag in your specs

it "does something awesome", :focus do

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# Add this to your spec_helper.rb
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
  config.around(:each, :vcr => true) do |example|
    name = example.metadata[:full_description].downcase.gsub(/\W+/, "_").split("_", 2).join("/")
    VCR.use_cassette(name, :record => :new_episodes) do
      example.call
    end
  end
end

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# https://gist.github.com/1214052
require 'sinatra/base'

class ResqueWeb < Sinatra::Base
  require 'resque/server'
  use Rack::ShowExceptions

  if CFG[:user].present? and CFG[:password].present?
    Resque::Server.use Rack::Auth::Basic do |user, password|
      user == CFG[:user] && password == CFG[:password]

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#!/bin/zsh

# Copyleft 2010 paradoxxxzero All wrongs reserved
# With contribution from James Ahlborn
# https://gist.github.com/752727
# Fork of https://gist.github.com/586698 by nicoulaj / dingram / roylzuo ...
# From http://www.zsh.org/mla/users/2010/msg00692.html

# Token types styles.
# See http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#SEC135

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# Redis configuration file example

# Note on units: when memory size is needed, it is possible to specifiy
# it in the usual form of 1k 5GB 4M and so forth:
#
# 1k => 1000 bytes
# 1kb => 1024 bytes
# 1m => 1000000 bytes
# 1mb => 1024*1024 bytes
# 1g => 1000000000 bytes