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@isaacs
isaacs / node-and-npm-in-30-seconds.sh
Last active February 20, 2025 22:23
Use one of these techniques to install node and npm without having to sudo. Discussed in more detail at http://joyeur.com/2010/12/10/installing-node-and-npm/ Note: npm >=0.3 is *safer* when using sudo.
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
. ~/.bashrc
mkdir ~/local
mkdir ~/node-latest-install
cd ~/node-latest-install
curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1
./configure --prefix=~/local
make install # ok, fine, this step probably takes more than 30 seconds...
curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
@bmaeser
bmaeser / subtitle-extract.txt
Created September 2, 2011 23:25
extract subtitles from *.mkv-files on osx
lines with $ are commands
### install mkvtoolnix:
$ brew install mkvtoolnix
### list content of the mkv-file:
$ mkvmerge -i mymoviefile.mkv
### what will give you:
@datagrok
datagrok / gist:2199506
Last active December 16, 2024 16:14
Virtualenv's `bin/activate` is Doing It Wrong
@g3d
g3d / gist:2709563
Last active January 9, 2025 17:35 — forked from saetia/gist:1623487
Clean Install – OS X 10.11 El Capitan
@1wErt3r
1wErt3r / SMBDIS.ASM
Created November 9, 2012 22:27
A Comprehensive Super Mario Bros. Disassembly
;SMBDIS.ASM - A COMPREHENSIVE SUPER MARIO BROS. DISASSEMBLY
;by doppelganger ([email protected])
;This file is provided for your own use as-is. It will require the character rom data
;and an iNES file header to get it to work.
;There are so many people I have to thank for this, that taking all the credit for
;myself would be an unforgivable act of arrogance. Without their help this would
;probably not be possible. So I thank all the peeps in the nesdev scene whose insight into
;the 6502 and the NES helped me learn how it works (you guys know who you are, there's no
@hofmannsven
hofmannsven / README.md
Last active February 7, 2025 13:12
Git CLI Cheatsheet
@kevin-smets
kevin-smets / iterm2-solarized.md
Last active February 27, 2025 22:32
iTerm2 + Oh My Zsh + Solarized color scheme + Source Code Pro Powerline + Font Awesome + [Powerlevel10k] - (macOS)

Default

Default

Powerlevel10k

Powerlevel10k

@nolanlawson
nolanlawson / protips.js
Last active November 19, 2024 02:40
Promise protips - stuff I wish I had known when I started with Promises
// Promise.all is good for executing many promises at once
Promise.all([
promise1,
promise2
]);
// Promise.resolve is good for wrapping synchronous code
Promise.resolve().then(function () {
if (somethingIsNotRight()) {
throw new Error("I will be rejected asynchronously!");
@chenglou
chenglou / gist:34b155691a6f58091953
Last active February 6, 2025 01:08
Better feature for React key

key is pretty much crucial for state perservation in React. As of React 0.13 it can't do the following things:

  • Clone state
<Comp key={1} /><Comp key={1} />
  • Preserve component state across different parents:
@paulirish
paulirish / what-forces-layout.md
Last active March 1, 2025 05:48
What forces layout/reflow. The comprehensive list.

What forces layout / reflow

All of the below properties or methods, when requested/called in JavaScript, will trigger the browser to synchronously calculate the style and layout*. This is also called reflow or layout thrashing, and is common performance bottleneck.

Generally, all APIs that synchronously provide layout metrics will trigger forced reflow / layout. Read on for additional cases and details.

Element APIs

Getting box metrics
  • elem.offsetLeft, elem.offsetTop, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight, elem.offsetParent