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venj / replace-alias-with-link.rb

Created April 22, 2012 09:40

replace aliases with soft links for command line use [ Finder treats links and aliases the same? ]

 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require "fileutils"
 include FileUtils
 cd "/Users/venj" do
   Dir["*"].each do |dir|
     cd dir do
       Dir["*"].each do |al|
         path = "/Volumes/Data/#{dir}/#{al}"
         if !File.directory?(al) && File.directory?(path)

venj / me.venj.mount-hdd-rw.plist

Created April 22, 2012 08:05

mount second hdd noowners

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
	"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
	<plist version="1.0">
	<dict>
	<key>Label</key>
	<string>me.venj.mount-hdd-rw</string>
	<key>ProgramArguments</key>
	<array>
	<string>mount</string>

venj / epubshare_spider.rb

Created February 11, 2012 05:04

Fetch download links from epubshare.com

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby
	require "rubygems"
	require "open-uri"
	require "hpricot"

	website = "http://www.epubshare.com"
	base_uri = "#{website}/page/"
	mainpage_index = 1

	file = File.open("links.txt", "w+")

venj / torrent_spider.rb

Last active September 30, 2015 12:27

!!!!!DEPRECATED!!!!! Tracking the changes to the website is FUCKING BORING!!!! Torrent spider. Hard to maintain...Damn it, always changes web page...

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby
	# Download torrents from SOME WEBSITE.

	require "rubygems"
	require "open-uri"
	require "hpricot"
	require "uri"
	require "colorize"
	require 'uri'
	require 'net/http'

venj / ExampleClass.m

Created February 7, 2012 09:10 — forked from lukeredpath/ExampleClass.m

Macro for creating your "shared instance" using GCD

	@implementation MySharedThing

	+ (id)sharedInstance
	{
	DEFINE_SHARED_INSTANCE_USING_BLOCK(^{
	return [[self alloc] init];
	});
	}

	@end

venj / down_video.rb

Created February 6, 2012 16:43

This is a script that helps you download any apple keynote presentation on http://www.apple.com/apple-events/. You can copy any of the keynote broadcast link, pick a resolution and feed to this script, this script will help you download the stream video.

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby
	#
	# Name: Apple keynote stream video downloader
	# Author: venj<i[AT]venj.me>
	# Date: 2012-09-13
	#
	# Description:
	# This script helps you download apple keynote stream video on
	# http://www.apple.com/apple-events/. Video format is TS.
	#

venj / inject.sh

Created December 31, 2011 14:21

Inject F-Script to a named process. This script is based on the Inject F-Script service. Kinda useful when some apps do not provide the standard services menu.

	#!/bin/bash

	usage() {
	echo Usage: `basename $0` Process_Name
	}

	if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
	usage
	exit 1
	fi

venj / me.venj.checkiPhone.plist

Created November 4, 2011 15:00

Use this plist to set up launchd scheduled task to run this script: https://gist.github.com/1339272

	<?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>

	<!-- Contains a unique string that identifies your daemon to launchd.
	This key is required. -->
	<key>Label</key>
	<string>me.venj.checkiPhone</string>

venj / check_iphone4s.rb

Created November 4, 2011 13:03

Check iPhone 4s availability in HK and China.

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby
	# encoding = UTF-8
	#
	# This script requires following gems:
	# - Hpricot
	# - growl (Please build it from latest github source code)
	#
	# And of course, you need a Mac and Growl.
	#
	#

venj / down_celebrating_steve.rb

Created October 24, 2011 02:22

Download "A Celebration of Steve's Life" from apple. http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/10oiuhfvojb23/event/index.html This script is based on previous WWDC keynote download script: https://gist.github.com/1012426

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby
	require 'open-uri'

	if ["--help", "help", "-h"].include?(ARGV[0]) \|\| ARGV.size < 1
	puts "Usage: #{File.basename __FILE__} ( 540p \| 540i \| 360p \| 360i \| 360is \| 224p )"
	exit 0
	end

	size_hash = {"540p" => "2540", "540i" => "1840", "360p" => "1240", "360i" => "0640", "360is" => "0440", "224p" => "0240"}
	video_size = size_hash[ARGV[0]]

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