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import os, hashlib, urllib2, optparse

def get_remote_md5_sum(url, max_file_size=100*1024*1024):
    remote = urllib2.urlopen(url)
    hash = hashlib.md5()

    total_read = 0
    while True:
        data = remote.read(4096)
        total_read += 4096

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class Fixnum
  def power_of?(i)
    self != 0 and Math.log(self.abs, i) % 1 == 0
  end
end

puts 8.power_of? 2     # => true
puts 64.power_of? 2    # => true
puts 27.power_of? 3    # => true
puts 27.power_of? 4    # => false

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function Timer(func, delay, start) {
    this.func = func;
    this.delay = delay;
    this.running = false;
    if(start) this.start();
}

Timer.prototype.start = function(delay) {
    this.running = true;
    return this.interval = setInterval(this.func, (delay || this.delay));

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String.prototype.__defineGetter__('proc', function() {
  var prop = this;
  return function(obj) {
    if(typeof obj[prop] == 'function')
      return obj[prop]();
    
    return obj[prop];
  }
});

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window?.exports = window # allows more conventional client-side 'exporting'

# nicer timeouts/intervals in coffeescript
exports.timeout = (ms, fn) -> setTimeout(fn, ms)
exports.interval = (ms, fn) -> setInterval(fn, ms)

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# sometimes I just want a quick-and-dirty thing to shove attributes onto without caring.

class Bucket
  def method_missing(*args)
    prop = args.first.to_s.sub(/\=$/, '').to_sym
    self.class.send :attr_accessor, prop

    send *args
  end
end

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# helper

def with_stubbed_yml_config(yml, &block)
  # stub, yield, unstub
end

# in examples..

with_stubbed_yml_config(<<-YML) { url.should == 'http://test:5984' }
  test:

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#!/usr/bin/env ruby

unless ARGV.length >= 2
  STDERR.puts "git old <commit/refspec> <file> [file2] ..."
  Kernel.exit(1)
end

ref = ARGV.shift
ARGV.each { |f| `git show #{ref}:#{f} | $EDITOR` }

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# stop postgres
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres stop &&
# obliterate old postgres data
rm -Rf /usr/local/var/postgres && 
# fresh start..
initdb /usr/local/var/postgres -E utf8 &&
# start postgres
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start

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Install "PowerBlock" (freeware) from this site: http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/labs/
Choose "Run AppleScript when power button is pressed"

Make it run this AppleScript:
  do shell script "open /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app"