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lordsutch / diceware.py

Created August 6, 2025 04:44

Python 3.6+ code to automate the generation of Diceware passwords

	#!/usr/bin/env python3

	import argparse
	import re
	import secrets
	import sys

	WORDS = 7
	# Can also use e.g. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases
	WORDLIST = 'diceware.wordlist.asc'

lordsutch / randcaps.py

Created April 6, 2022 23:53

Randomly capitalize some text so you can be l33t on social media

	#!/usr/bin/env python3

	import argparse
	import random
	import sys

	DEFAULT_PERCENTAGE = 40


	def randcaps(text: str, percentage: float = DEFAULT_PERCENTAGE) -> str:

lordsutch / test_bitmask.py

Created July 25, 2019 16:57

Bitmask testing routine for Python 3.6+

	# Copyright (C) 2019 Chris Lawrence
	# You may freely modify, copy, and reuse this software under the terms of the MIT License.

	def test_bitmask(value: int, mask: str) -> bool:
	mask = mask.replace("_", "")
	testval: int = 1
	for bit in reversed(mask):
	if bit == '1' and not (value & testval):
	return False
	elif bit == '0' and (value & testval):

lordsutch / SaveAttachments.AppleScript

Created July 1, 2019 16:55

AppleScript to save attachments into a folder with filenames including the attachment date

	-- Tested on macOS 10.14.5

	use scripting additions

	using terms from application "Mail"
	on perform mail action with messages messageList -- in mailboxes mbox for rule aRule
	-- Must be in your Downloads folder or a subfolder in recent macOS versions
	set destinationPath to (POSIX file "/Users/quango/Downloads/enrollment/") as string

	tell application "Mail"

lordsutch / encode-anthem-st.py

Created February 28, 2019 17:20

Script to encode the Anthem digital soundtrack to AAC for iTunes etc. Can be readily adapted to other WAV albums.

	#!/usr/bin/env python3

	# Get 'fdkaac' from https://github.com/nu774/fdkaac (or Homebrew etc.)

	import glob
	import subprocess
	import sys
	import os

	def convert_file(filename, trackcount):

lordsutch / dirty-osm.py

Last active December 28, 2021 22:35

Python script to force re-rendering of OpenStreetMap tiles in a given area at wider zoom levels

	#!/usr/bin/env python3

	# Dirty tiles in a specified area in OpenStreetMap

	import argparse
	import datetime
	import decimal
	import email.utils
	import math
	import re

lordsutch / plotcells.R

Last active April 5, 2017 17:44

code for multilateration of cell towers in R

	library(ggmap)
	library(plyr)
	library(sp)
	library(geosphere)

	library(doMC)
	registerDoMC()

	allcells <- data.frame()
	for(cell in list.files(pattern="^cellinfolte.*[.]csv$")) {

lordsutch / moca-password.py

Created February 1, 2017 21:17

Generate a password/key for a MoCA network with Python 3.6+

lordsutch / fixvid

Created December 30, 2015 04:50

Convert videos to Chromebook-compatible format, if necessary

	#!/usr/bin/env python3

	import sys
	import subprocess
	import json
	import os

	# Supported by Chrome OS according to https://www.chromium.org/audio-video
	ACCEPTABLE_VIDEO=('theora', 'vp8', 'vp9', 'h264', 'mpeg4')

lordsutch / checkbox-dummies.R

Last active August 29, 2015 14:07

Turn a comma-separated list of values (like from a Google Forms spreadsheet with a checkbox form) into logical variables

	library(stringr)

	mga.students <- read.csv('MGA POLS 1101 Student Profile Survey (Responses) - Form Responses 1.csv')

	## Checkbox items
	varlist <- c('Based.on.what.you.know.off.the.top.of.your.head..without.looking.it.up...which.of.the.following.statements.about.Middle.Georgia.State.College.do.you.believe.to.be.true..You.can.mark.more.than.one.response.',
	'Which.of.the.following.statements.reflect.s..why.you.are.planning.to.transfer...You.may.select.more.than.one.answer..',
	'Which.of.the.following..if.any..would.make.you.more.excited.about.pursuing.your.education.at.Middle.Georgia.State.'
	)

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