willurd

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

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Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

dergachev

OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

gabesumner

body {
  font: 12px verdana;
  background-color: #5C87B2;
}

form {
  max-width: 400px;
  padding: 15px;
  background-color: white;
}

josephg

# This script watches for changes in a document and constantly resaves a file
# with the document's contents.
#
# Usage: coffee saver.coffee -d <DOCNAME> [--url http://somehost:8000/sjs] [-f filename]

client = require('share').client
fs = require('fs')

argv = require('optimist')
	.usage('Usage: $0 -d docname [--url URL] [-f filename]')

tbtlr

/*
 *    Copyright (c) 2010 Tobias Schneider
 *    This script is freely distributable under the terms of the MIT license.
 */

(function(){
    var UPC_SET = {
        "3211": '0',
        "2221": '1',
        "2122": '2',