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@imjasonh
imjasonh / markdown.css
Last active September 3, 2025 22:12
Render Markdown as unrendered Markdown (see http://jsbin.com/huwosomawo)
* {
font-size: 12pt;
font-family: monospace;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
text-decoration: none;
color: black;
cursor: default;
}
@josephg
josephg / 0dedict.py
Last active January 25, 2026 06:17
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')
@paragonie-scott
paragonie-scott / crypto-wrong-answers.md
Last active February 3, 2026 15:39
An Open Letter to Developers Everywhere (About Cryptography)
@nvgoldin
nvgoldin / asyncio_shutdown_loop.py
Created July 27, 2016 13:34
Python 3.5 asyncio - shutdown all tasks safely using signal handler
import signal
import functools
async def looping_task(loop, task_num):
try:
while True:
print('{0}:in looping_task'.format(task_num))
await asyncio.sleep(5.0, loop=loop)
except asyncio.CancelledError:
return "{0}: I was cancelled!".format(task_num)

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@bvaughn
bvaughn / react-lifecycle-cheatsheet.md
Last active January 4, 2026 21:31
React lifecycle cheatsheet

React lifecycle cheatsheet

Method Side effects1 State updates2 Example uses
Mounting
componentWillMount Constructor equivalent for createClass
render Create and return element(s)
componentDidMount DOM manipulations, network requests, etc.
Updating
componentWillReceiveProps Update state based on changed props
from django.contrib.admin import ModelAdmin
class MyTableAdmin(ModelAdmin):
...
paginator = LargeTablePaginator
...
@dobesv
dobesv / dev_signed_cert.sh
Last active November 9, 2025 02:36
Script to create (1) a local certificate authority, (2) a host certificate signed by that authority for the hostname of your choice
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Usage: dev_signed_cert.sh HOSTNAME
#
# Creates a CA cert and then generates an SSL certificate signed by that CA for the
# given hostname.
#
# After running this, add the generated dev_cert_ca.cert.pem to the trusted root
# authorities in your browser / client system.
#