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def rand_path(args)
  path_index = (rand()*args.size).to_i
  case args[path_index]
  when Array then rand_path(args[path_index])
  when Proc  then args[path_index].call
  else
    puts "Discarded #{args[path_index].class} argument"
  end
end

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============================
= SCREEN SHARING PROCEDURE =
============================
Use (or customize) screenrc on: 
  http://gist.github.com/252539

Friend must have a UNIX account @hostname
reachable through ssh

= Host: user@hostname =

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# /etc/screenrc
# rubynetto gnu screen sharing

shell -${SHELL}
caption always "%n(%t) : %C"

defscrollback 2048
startup_message off
hardstatus on
hardstatus alwayslastline "%-Lw%{= BW}%50>%n%f* %t%{-}%+Lw%< %=%D %M %d %c"

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# ruby_koans by EdgeCase for http://rubynetto.cataniarb.org 
# The path to Ruby Enlightenment starts with the following:

begin
  require 'highline/import'
rescue LoadError
  require 'rubygems'
  require 'highline/import'
end

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Martin DeMello's Gooey Challenge

Original URL: http://hackety.org/2008/06/12/martinDemellosGooeyChallenge.html

June 12th 12:57
by why

Martin DeMello:

One of the most interesting facets of a desktop GUI system is how easy it makes it to go off the beaten track, particularly how well you can add “first class” components to the system. (Using ‘first class’ here to mean ‘on an equal footing with the widgets supplied by the toolkit’). Also, as a ruby programmer, I’d naturally rather not drop down into C (or Java) to do this.

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# produce an array of active record models for a ruby on rails app
# by Michelangelo Altamore

def _models
  Dir.new(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'app', 'models')).select do |f| 
    f =~ /\.rb$/
  end.map do |file| 
    model = file.gsub!(/\.rb$/, '').camelize
    if model.constantize.ancestors.include?(ActiveRecord::Base)
      model

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# purge.rb
 
def delete_if_existent(file_name)
  run "\[ -e #{file_name} \] && rm #{file_name}"
end
 
# Delete unnecessary files
 
%w(README public/index.html public/favicon.ico public/robots.txt public/images/rails.png).each do |file_name|
  delete_if_existent(file_name)

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#! /bin/bash
# erb2haml
# by Michelangelo Altamore

# Obtains a file list having an html.erb extension 
# under the current dir and convert each file 
# to haml format with html.haml extension. 
# It requires haml gem.

for erb_file in `find . -name *.html.erb`; do   

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class ToHaml
  def initialize(path)
    @path = path
  end
  
  def convert!
    Dir["#{@path}/**/*.erb"].each do |file|
      `html2haml -rx #{file} #{file.gsub(/\.erb$/, '.haml')}`
    end
  end

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module DelegateAttributes

  def self.included(base)
    base.class_eval do
      extend ClassMethods
    end
  end

  module ClassMethods
    def delegate_or_override(*methods)