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larsthegeek / example params

Created July 1, 2009 18:15

Parameters: {"group"=>{"enable_publisher_tab"=>"0", "title"=>"frogs", "feedback_visibility"=>"open", "is_private"=>"false", "locations_attributes"=>{"0"=>{"url"=>"http://frogs.totaltechshop.com", "selector"=>"body p"}, "1"=>{"url"=>"", "selector"=>"body p"}}, "allow_member_invite"=>"0", "group_type"=>"open", "allow_join_requests"=>"0", "short_name"=>"frogs", "publisher_logo_name"=>"", "description"=>"all about frogs"}, "commit"=>"Create Group", "authenticity_token"=>"wsRBrcH0Q1lWBBiCDvWRtceOpabF2ph7Sabmsd0zA+o="}

larsthegeek / hex2rgb.js

Created April 30, 2010 20:11 — forked from duncanbeevers/hex2rgb.js

nice little block of code

	function hex2rgb(hex) {
	var c, o = [], k = 0, m = hex.match(
	/^#(([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]{2})\|([0-9a-f])([0-9a-f])([0-9a-f]))$/i);

	if (!m) return {r:0,g:0,b:0};
	for (var i = 2, s = m.length; i < s; i++) {
	if (undefined === m[i]) continue;
	c = parseInt(m[i], 16);
	o[k++] = c + (i > 4 ? c * 16 : 0);
	}

larsthegeek / bundles.sh

Created July 17, 2011 16:33 — forked from butaji/bundles.sh

This is how I manage my textmate bundles.

	#
	# This script will install the following Textmate bundles
	#
	# Languages
	# - c https://github.com/textmate/c.tmbundle
	# - coffeescript https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script-tmbundle
	# - context free https://github.com/textmate/context-free.tmbundle
	# - erlang https://github.com/textmate/erlang.tmbundle
	# - haskell https://github.com/textmate/haskell.tmbundle.git
	# - html https://github.com/textmate/html.tmbundle

larsthegeek / pick.lisp

Created August 23, 2011 00:24 — forked from timm/pick.lisp

LISP: selecting with bias from a set of options

	#\|
	for both proj2 and proj3 you'll have to select "things" weighted by some
	bias on how much we like "things" (e.g. stinky roads we do not like)
	it uses a set of useful techniques that i'll walk us through on thursday

	the following code is my generic "pick with bias code". here's the output
	of the !pick1 and !pick2 demo. each demo is 10000 picks, biased by
	the weights within the bias

	CL-USER> (!pick1)

larsthegeek / devise.rb

Created September 15, 2011 17:37 — forked from kulbirsaini/devise.rb

Devise configuration to allow username or email address for sign_in, confirmation, unlock, forgot password instructions.

	################################################################
	# For views/migrations etc. check http://tinyurl.com/3xfx3zm #
	################################################################

	# File : RAILS_APP/config/initializers/devise.rb
	# Change the following only. Rest can stay same
	# NOTE : You must use devise master or any version released after Mar 13, 2011 to get everything mentioned here working.
	config.authentication_keys = [ :login ]
	config.confirmation_keys = [ :login ]
	config.unlock_keys = [ :login ]

larsthegeek / bitly.rb

Created October 5, 2011 18:36 — forked from richardtifelt/bitly.rb

Simple bit.ly API class in Ruby

	require 'httparty'

	class Api::Bitly
	include HTTParty
	base_uri 'api.bit.ly'
	basic_auth 'username', 'password'
	format :json

	def self.shorten(url)
	response = get('/shorten', :query => required_params.merge(:longUrl => url))

larsthegeek / capistrano_memcached_tasks.rb

Created October 24, 2011 06:24 — forked from jamiew/capistrano_memcached_tasks.rb

Some handy Capistrano tasks for handling memcached. Assumes memcached runs locally on your app servers, YMMV

	# This goes in config/deploy.rb
	namespace :memcached do
	desc "Flush memcached"
	task :flush, :roles => [:app] do
	run("cd #{current_release} && RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env} /usr/bin/rake memcached:flush")
	end

	desc "Flush memcached if there are any pending migrations (hook this before db:migrate)"
	task :flush_if_pending_migrations, :roles => [:app] do
	output = capture("cd #{current_release} && RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env} /usr/bin/rake db:pending_migration_count"

larsthegeek / gist:1315094

Created October 26, 2011 01:02

Fixing the red light coming from the audio port on a MacBook Pro running Linux

	The red LED indicates the digital audio is switched on.

	To toggle it off, simply run:

	amixer set IEC958 off

larsthegeek / config_initializers_mongoid.rb

Created November 27, 2011 17:40 — forked from earlonrails/config_initializers_mongoid.rb

Use a replicaSet with Ruby Ree, Rails 2.3.4, Mongoid 1.9.2 and Mongo 1.0.9. Mongoid.database= Errors needs admin, so connect to admin then swap db after 2 seconds.

	require 'mongoid'
	# MongoDB ENV vars
	File.open(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'config/mongodb.yml'), 'r') do \|f\|
	@settings = YAML.load(f)[RAILS_ENV]
	end
	port = @settings["port"].nil? ? Mongo::Connection::DEFAULT_PORT : @settings["port"]

	host_arr = @settings["host"]
	connect = Mongo::Connection.multi([[host_arr[0], 27017], [host_arr[1], 27017], [host_arr[2], 27017]], :read_secondary => true)
	db = connect.db(@settings["database"])

larsthegeek / sudoku-test.lisp

Created January 13, 2012 16:24 — forked from hanshuebner/sudoku-test.lisp

Ruby book Sudoku solver in Common Lisp

	(defmacro deftestpackage (package-name for-package &optional (test-library-package-name :unit-test))
	"Define a new package PACKAGE-NAME used to test the package
	designated by FOR-PACKAGE. The new package will import all symbols
	from FOR-PACKAGE and :USE the package designated by
	TEST-LIBRARY-PACKAGE-NAME which supposedly contains unit testing
	functions and macros."
	`(defpackage ,package-name
	(:use ,test-library-package-name ,@(mapcar #'package-name (package-use-list for-package)))
	(:import-from ,for-package
	,@(let (symbols)

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