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hallettj / global-variables-are-bad.js

Created February 14, 2009 21:15

How and why to avoid global variables in JavaScript

	// It is important to declare your variables.

	(function() {
	var foo = 'Hello, world!';
	print(foo); //=> Hello, world!
	})();

	// Because if you don't, the become global variables.

	(function() {

bgreenlee / logging_subprocess.py

Created November 29, 2011 00:58

Variant of subprocess.call that accepts a logger instead of stdout/stderr #python

	import subprocess
	import select
	from logging import DEBUG, ERROR


	def call(popenargs, logger, stdout_log_level=DEBUG, stderr_log_level=ERROR, **kwargs):
	"""
	Variant of subprocess.call that accepts a logger instead of stdout/stderr,
	and logs stdout messages via logger.debug and stderr messages via
	logger.error.

nvk / osx-hack.sh

Last active March 31, 2023 03:48 — forked from erikh/hack.sh

OSX For Hackers & Other fixes

	#!/usr/bin/env sh

	##
	# This is script with usefull tips taken from:
	# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
	#
	# install it:
	# curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2108403/hack.sh \| sh
	#

ziadoz / stripe-checkout.html

Last active November 19, 2022 05:59

Custom Stripe Checkout Button

	<form action="." method="post">
	<noscript>You must <a href="http://www.enable-javascript.com" target="_blank">enable JavaScript</a> in your web browser in order to pay via Stripe.</noscript>

	<input
	type="submit"
	value="Pay with Card"
	data-key="PUBLISHABLE STRIPE KEY"
	data-amount="500"
	data-currency="cad"
	data-name="Example Company Inc"

ericremoreynolds / client.html

Last active February 25, 2024 21:55

Flask-socket.io emit to specific clients

	<html>
	<body>
	<h1>I feel lonely</h1>

	<script type="text/javascript" src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.16/socket.io.min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
	var socket = io.connect('http://' + document.domain + ':' + location.port);
	socket.on('connect', function() {
	socket.emit('connected');

josephg / 0dedict.py

Last active April 20, 2025 10:59

Apple dictionaries

	# Thanks to commenters for providing the base of this much nicer implementation!
	# Save and run with $ python 0dedict.py
	# You may need to hunt down the dictionary files yourself and change the awful path string below.
	# This works for me on MacOS 10.14 Mohave

	from struct import unpack
	from zlib import decompress
	import re
	filename = '/System/Library/Assets/com_apple_MobileAsset_DictionaryServices_dictionaryOSX/9f5862030e8f00af171924ebbc23ebfd6e91af78.asset/AssetData/Oxford Dictionary of English.dictionary/Contents/Resources/Body.data'
	f = open(filename, 'rb')

joshnuss / app.js

Last active February 18, 2025 15:49

Express.js role-based permissions middleware

	// the main app file
	import express from "express";
	import loadDb from "./loadDb"; // dummy middleware to load db (sets request.db)
	import authenticate from "./authentication"; // middleware for doing authentication
	import permit from "./authorization"; // middleware for checking if user's role is permitted to make request

	const app = express(),
	api = express.Router();

	// first middleware will setup db connection

raineorshine / sendRawTransaction.js

Last active December 3, 2022 18:02

Sends a raw transaction with web3 v1.2.2, ethereumjs-tx v2.1.1, and Infura

	const Web3 = require('web3')
	const Tx = require('ethereumjs-tx').Transaction

	// connect to Infura node
	const web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider('https://mainnet.infura.io/INFURA_KEY'))

	// the address that will send the test transaction
	const addressFrom = '0x1889EF49cDBaad420EB4D6f04066CA4093088Bbd'
	const privateKey = new Buffer('PRIVATE_KEY', 'hex')

HichamBenjelloun / instructions-vmware-workstation-pro-16-on-fedora-36.sh

Last active June 2, 2024 19:49

How to install VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3 on Fedora 36

	# Install VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3 on Fedora 36

	# Install packages to build kernel modules
	sudo dnf install @development-tools
	sudo dnf install kernel-headers-$(uname -r) kernel-devel-$(uname -r) dkms elfutils-libelf-devel qt5-qtx11extras

	# Download VMware Workstation Pro here: https://www.vmware.com/go/getworkstation-linux

	# Install VMware Workstation Pro
	chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-16.2.3-19376536.x86_64.bundle

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