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    git config --global user.name "Your Name"
    git config --global user.email you@example.com

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    git commit --amend --reset-author

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

<!-- google's material design colours from 
http://www.google.com/design/spec/style/color.html#color-ui-color-palette -->

    <!--reds-->
    <color name="md_red_50">#FFEBEE</color>
    <color name="md_red_100">#FFCDD2</color>
    <color name="md_red_200">#EF9A9A</color>

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// app module build.gradle
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion rootProject.compileSdkVersion
    buildToolsVersion rootProject.buildToolsVersion
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.segunfamisa.gradleextraproperties"
        minSdkVersion rootProject.minSdkVersion
        targetSdkVersion rootProject.targetSdkVersion

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private boolean isServiceRunning() {
	ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
	for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)){
		if("com.example.MyNeatoIntentService".equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
			return true;
		}
	}
        return false;
}

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Git Submodules basic explanation

Why submodules?

In Git you can add a submodule to a repository. This is basically a repository embedded in your main repository. This can be very useful. A couple of advantages of using submodules:

• You can separate the code into different repositories.

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Setup Terminal for Sublime Shorcut "subl":

Open terminal and type:

1. Create a directory at ~/bin:

mkdir ~/bin

2. Copy sublime executable to your ~/bin directory:

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Amazon Rekognition - Python Code Samples

1. Labels Detection
2. Faces Detection
3. Faces Comparison
4. Faces Indexing
5. Faces Search

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This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.

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REST, RESTful API Quick Reference

A good API is not just easy to use but also hard to misuse.

Ressources

• Version your API
  • Path: /v1/users
  • Subdomain: api.v1.example.com/users

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export class SyncPath {
  constructor(rootRef, path) {
    this._rootRef = rootRef;
    this.user = this._rootRef.getAuth();
    this._userDataRef = this._rootRef.child(path).child(this.user.uid);
    this.data = {};
    this._userDataRef.on('value', (snap) => this.data = snap.val() || {});
  }
  keys() {
    return Object.keys(this.data);