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@pixeltrix
pixeltrix / time_vs_datatime.md
Last active April 23, 2025 13:36
When should you use DateTime and when should you use Time?

When should you use DateTime and when should you use Time?

It's a common misconception that [William Shakespeare][1] and [Miguel de Cervantes][2] died on the same day in history - so much so that UNESCO named April 23 as [World Book Day because of this fact][3]. However because England hadn't yet adopted [Gregorian Calendar Reform][4] (and wouldn't until [1752][5]) their deaths are actually 10 days apart. Since Ruby's Time class implements a [proleptic Gregorian calendar][6] and has no concept of calendar reform then there's no way to express this. This is where DateTime steps in:

>> shakespeare = DateTime.iso8601('1616-04-23', Date::ENGLAND)
=> Tue, 23 Apr 1616 00:00:00 +0000
>> cervantes = DateTime.iso8601('1616-04-23', Date::ITALY)
=> Sat, 23 Apr 1616 00:00:00 +0000
@jimmycuadra
jimmycuadra / .travis.yml
Created February 13, 2015 05:25
Travis config for a Lita plugin
language: ruby
rvm:
- 2.0.0
script: bundle exec rspec
before_install:
- gem update --system
services:
- redis-server
@jimmycuadra
jimmycuadra / cloud-config.yml
Last active April 19, 2021 03:04
CoreOS cloud-config for DigitalOcean with iptables firewall
#cloud-config
coreos:
etcd:
# generate a new token for each unique cluster from https://discovery.etcd.io/new
discovery: https://discovery.etcd.io/<token>
# multi-region deployments, multi-cloud deployments, and droplets without
# private networking need to use $public_ipv4
addr: $private_ipv4:4001
peer-addr: $private_ipv4:7001
from mock import patch
@patch('path.to.module.S3Library')
def test_stores_data_in_s3(S3Library):
my_method(data)
assert S3Library.upload_file.called_once_with(data)
@patch('path.to.module.S3Library')
def test_data_contains_some_value(S3Library):
S3Library.get_file.return_value = _stub_data()
@jimmycuadra
jimmycuadra / foo__slash__foo.py
Created March 2, 2014 18:44
Example test structure
class Foo(object):
def bar(self):
pass
def baz(self):
pass
@grantslatton
grantslatton / hngen.py
Last active September 27, 2021 11:07
A program that uses Markov chains to generate probabilistic Hacker News titles.
import urllib2
import re
import sys
from collections import defaultdict
from random import random
"""
PLEASE DO NOT RUN THIS QUOTED CODE FOR THE SAKE OF daemonology's SERVER, IT IS
NOT MY SERVER AND I FEEL BAD FOR ABUSING IT. JUST GET THE RESULTS OF THE
CRAWL HERE: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=nqpsnTtW AND SAVE THEM TO "archive.txt"
@jbenet
jbenet / simple-git-branching-model.md
Last active May 3, 2025 18:07
a simple git branching model

a simple git branching model (written in 2013)

This is a very simple git workflow. It (and variants) is in use by many people. I settled on it after using it very effectively at Athena. GitHub does something similar; Zach Holman mentioned it in this talk.

Update: Woah, thanks for all the attention. Didn't expect this simple rant to get popular.

@burke
burke / remotepaste.md
Last active April 18, 2025 03:35
This sets up keybindings in tmux that allow you to copy/paste to/from your OS X clipboard from tmux running inside an SSH connection to a remote host. Partially borrowed from http://seancoates.com/blogs/remote-pbcopy

Local (OS X) Side

~/Library/LaunchAgents/pbcopy.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
     <key>Label</key>
     <string>localhost.pbcopy</string>
@mislav
mislav / _readme.md
Last active April 24, 2025 10:07
tmux-vim integration to transparently switch between tmux panes and vim split windows

I use tmux splits (panes). Inside one of these panes there's a Vim process, and it has its own splits (windows).

In Vim I have key bindings C-h/j/k/l set to switch windows in the given direction. (Vim default mappings for windows switching are the same, but prefixed with C-W.) I'd like to use the same keystrokes for switching tmux panes.

An extra goal that I've solved with a dirty hack is to toggle between last active panes with C-\.

Here's how it should work:

@dergachev
dergachev / GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
Last active April 28, 2025 00:02
OS X Screencast to animated GIF

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.

Screencapture GIF

Instructions

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