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#!/usr/bin/perl
#
# Feeds ganglia with web server error rate information.
#
# The latest version can be found on GitHub:
#
# http://gist.github.com/14352
# 
# This script can be called by Apache by setting up a special logger:
#

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require 'rubygems'
require 'mechanize'

postal_codes = File.open("postal_codes.txt").read.split("\n")
# randomize to make the pattern slightly harder to see in logs
postal_codes = postal_codes.sort_by {|e| rand(10_000)}

@agent = WWW::Mechanize.new do |a|
  a.user_agent_alias = 'Mac Safari'
  a.max_history = 1

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require 'rubygems'
require 'mechanize'

# Generates a CVS list: Postal Code, District ID, District Name
# Use like this:
# $~/postal_codes/A$ ruby /path/to/extract_elections_ca 2>/dev/null >> districts.csv

postal_codes = File.open("postal_codes.txt").read.split("\n")
postal_codes.each do |postcode|
  postcode.sub! ' ', ''

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#!/bin/bash
#
# Displays the current git branch name and the dirty state in your Bash shell
# prompt. Add a line like this to your ~/.bashrc file:
#
# . ~/path/to/gist/bash-git-prompt
#
# To use this, you must enable "enable programmable completion features".
# Look at your ~/.bashrc for something like:
#

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require 'rubygems'
require 'mechanize'
require 'net/http'

agent = WWW::Mechanize.new do |a|
  a.user_agent_alias = 'Mac Safari'
end

archive = agent.get("http://railscasts.com/episodes/archive")
episodes = archive.links.select do |link|

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require 'rubygems'
require 'mechanize'
require 'net/http'

agent = WWW::Mechanize.new do |a|
  a.user_agent_alias = 'Mac Safari'
end

archive = agent.get("http://podcast.rubyonrails.org/programs/1/transcripts")
episodes = archive.links.select do |link|

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# Read carefully. This script is mostly useless.
# It demonstrates how git could help keep two huge disks in sync, one bigger than the other.
# Execute like this:
#   bash -xf git-travel-test

set -e

echo "suppose we build a really really big repo"
mkdir repo1
cd repo1

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#!/usr/bin/ruby
# Downloads Podcasts from www.nofluffjuststuff.com

require 'rubygems'
require 'mechanize'

agent = WWW::Mechanize.new do |a|
  a.user_agent_alias = 'Mac Safari'
end

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mencoder in.flv -quiet -oac pcm -ovc xvid -ofps 15 -vf scale=160:-2 -xvidencopts bitrate=256:vhq=4:me_quality=4:max_bframes=0 -o tmp.avi && transcode -i tmp.avi  -P1 -b 0,1 -o out.avi

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#!/usr/bin/ruby
# Downloads podcasts from http://www.grailspodcast.com
# Creates files named like this example:
#   grails_podcast_episode_17 - Interview with Jason Rudolph.mp3

require 'rubygems'
require 'mechanize'

agent = WWW::Mechanize.new do |a|
  a.user_agent_alias = 'Mac Safari'