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@anantn
anantn / firebase_detect_data.js
Created December 18, 2012 00:54
Firebase: Detecting if data exists. This snippet detects if a user ID is already taken
function go() {
var userId = prompt('Username?', 'Guest');
checkIfUserExists(userId);
}
var USERS_LOCATION = 'https://SampleChat.firebaseIO-demo.com/users';
function userExistsCallback(userId, exists) {
if (exists) {
alert('user ' + userId + ' exists!');
@joemccann
joemccann / ocr.js
Created January 20, 2013 00:50
Optical Character Recognition with node.js and Tesseract. Check your console for the results...
var ncr = require('nodecr')
, request = require('request')
, fs = require('fs')
, test_img = 'https://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo3w.png' // Change this to your image
// Create image name from end of URL.
// Note this will fail in loads of cases.
var imgName = test_img.split('/').pop()
// Process the image and read the text from it using Tesseract
#!/bin/sh
(( ${#} > 0 )) || {
echo 'DISCLAIMER: USE THIS SCRIPT AT YOUR OWN RISK!'
echo 'THE AUTHOR TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RESULTS OF THIS SCRIPT.'
echo "Disclaimer aside, this worked for the author, for what that's worth."
echo 'Press Control-C to quit now.'
read
echo 'Re-running the script with sudo.'
echo 'You may be prompted for a password.'
sudo ${0} sudo
@jfloff
jfloff / mamp.md
Last active October 31, 2025 18:50
How to get MAMP to work with SSL ... Yes really.

First of all you need to be able to run MAMP in port 80. This is a "heat check" if you don't have any process jamming http ports. You can check it like this:

sudo lsof | grep LISTEN

If you do happen to have any process with something like this *:http (LISTEN), you are in trouble. Before with adventure check if it isn't MAMP itself (yeah, you should close that beforehand)

ps <pid of that process>

If you don't see MAMP, you are in good hands, I have just the thing for you:

@zenorocha
zenorocha / multiple-3rd-party-widgets.js
Last active March 11, 2026 14:24
Loading multiple 3rd party widgets asynchronously
(function() {
var script,
scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
function load(url) {
script = document.createElement('script');
script.async = true;
script.src = url;
scripts.parentNode.insertBefore(script, scripts);
@barryvdh
barryvdh / _ide_helper.php
Last active December 21, 2025 15:33
Laravel IDE Helper for Netbeans / PhpStorm / Sublime Text 2 CodeIntel, generated using https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper
<?php
/**
* A helper file for Laravel 5, to provide autocomplete information to your IDE
* Generated for Laravel 5.5.13 on 2017-09-28.
*
* @author Barry vd. Heuvel <barryvdh@gmail.com>
* @see https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper
*/
namespace {
exit("This file should not be included, only analyzed by your IDE");
@gauntface
gauntface / saucelabs-test-examples.js
Last active December 17, 2015 06:28
Example of automated tests on Saucelabs.
// Required Modules
var webdriver = require('wd')
, assert = require('assert')
, fs = require('fs')
, mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
// Define the strings for landscape & portrait
var PORTRAIT = "PORTRAIT";
var LANDSCAPE = "LANDSCAPE";
@kkirsche
kkirsche / Install Composer to use MAMP's PHP.md
Last active November 30, 2024 11:56
How to install Composer globally using MAMP's PHP

##Create an alias to MAMP's PHP installation

To do this, we can simply create an alias for our bash profile. We'll be doing this is nano, though you can do it in vim or a number of other editors as well.

Within the terminal, run:

nano ~/.bash_profile

This will open nano with the contents, at the top in a blank line add the following line:

@irazasyed
irazasyed / Install Composer using MAMP's PHP.md
Last active May 30, 2025 08:59
Instructions on how to change preinstalled Mac OS X PHP to MAMP's PHP Installation and then install Composer Package Management

Change default Mac OS X PHP to MAMP's PHP Installation and Install Composer Package Management


Instructions to Change PHP Installation


First, Lets find out what version of PHP we're running (To find out if it's the default version).

To do that, Within the terminal, Fire this command:

which php

@stiucsib86
stiucsib86 / gist:6337248
Last active February 16, 2018 23:45
Android ChatHead Service
public class ChatHeadService extends Service {
private WindowManager windowManager;
private List<View> chatHeads;
private LayoutInflater inflater;
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}