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Converting a Word Document to Markdown in One Move

The Problem

A lot of important government documents are created and saved in Microsoft Word (*.docx). But Microsoft Word is a proprietary format, and it's not really useful for presenting documents on the web. So, I wanted to find a way to convert a .docx file into markdown.

Installing Pandoc

On a mac you can use homebrew by running the command brew install pandoc.

The Solution

Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan

Custom recipe to get OS X 10.11 El Capitan running from scratch, setup applications and developer environment. This is very similar (and currently mostly the same) as my 10.10 Yosemite setup recipe (as found on this gist https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/0726211d17020a6abc1f). Note that I expect this to change significantly as I install El Capitan several times.

I use this gist to keep track of the important software and steps required to have a functioning system after a semi-annual fresh install. On average, I reinstall each computer from scratch every 6 months, and I do not perform upgrades between distros.

This keeps the system performing at top speeds, clean of trojans, spyware, and ensures that I maintain good organizational practices for my content and backups. I highly recommend this.

You are encouraged to fork this and modify it to your heart's content to match your own needs.

Styling native elements

Native HTML controls are a challenge to style. You can style any element in the web platform that uses Shadow DOM with a pseudo element ::pseudo-element or the /deep/ path selector.

video::webkit-media-controls-timeline {
  background-color: lime;
}

video /deep/ input[type=range] {

Install web development tools to Mavericks (OS X 10.9)

Strongly opinionated set of guides to quickly setup OS X Mavericks for web development. By default OS X hides stuff that normal people don't need to see. These settings are better defaults for developers.

I don't want: any sounds, annoying confirmation dialogs, hidden extensions, superflous animations, unnecessary things running like Dashboard, Notification center or Dock(Alfred/spotlight works better for me).

These are my opinions. Read this document through and pick up the good parts to your preferences.

	var debug = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
	var webpack = require('webpack');

	module.exports = {
	context: __dirname,
	devtool: debug ? "inline-sourcemap" : null,
	entry: "./js/scripts.js",
	output: {
	path: __dirname + "/js",
	filename: "scripts.min.js"

	# place this snippet into init.coffee in ~/.atom directory

	atom.workspace.observeTextEditors (editor) ->
	if editor.getTitle() isnt "untitled"
	sp = editor.getPath().split('/')
	title = sp.slice(sp.length-2).join('/')
	editor.getTitle = -> title
	editor.getLongTitle = -> title

	for item in atom.workspace.getPaneItems()

	var string_to_slug = function (str)
	{
	str = str.replace(/^\s+\|\s+$/g, ''); // trim
	str = str.toLowerCase();

	// remove accents, swap ñ for n, etc
	var from = "àáäâèéëêìíïîòóöôùúüûñçěščřžýúůďťň·/_,:;";
	var to = "aaaaeeeeiiiioooouuuuncescrzyuudtn------";

	for (var i=0, l=from.length ; i<l ; i++)

	'use strict';
	var iterations = 1000000,
	outerIterations = 100;

	function runit() {
	var ary
	,result
	,idx;
	ary = createData();
	console.log('Executing while loop with prefix incre in test condition');

	// ES7, async/await
	function sleep(ms = 0) {
	return new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
	}

	(async () => {
	console.log('a');
	await sleep(1000);
	console.log('b');
	})()

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:versionCode="48513" android:versionName="2.11.301" package="com.whatsapp">
	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION">
	</uses-permission>
	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION">
	</uses-permission>
	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE">
	</uses-permission>
	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE">