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@brandonb927
brandonb927 / osx-for-hackers.sh
Last active June 12, 2025 22:00
OSX for Hackers: Yosemite/El Capitan Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned.
#!/bin/sh
###
# SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer)
# For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos
###
# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
# on the web, most from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx
@harperreed
harperreed / peter-thiels-cs183-startup-class-01-notes-essay.md
Created July 29, 2012 21:20
Notes Essays—Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup—Stanford, Spring 2012

Here is an essay version of my class notes from Class 1 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are my own. Credit for good stuff is Peter’s entirely.

CS183: Startup—Notes Essay—The Challenge of the Future

Purpose and Preamble

@UniIsland
UniIsland / SimpleHTTPServerWithUpload.py
Created August 14, 2012 04:01
Simple Python Http Server with Upload
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Simple HTTP Server With Upload.
This module builds on BaseHTTPServer by implementing the standard GET
and HEAD requests in a fairly straightforward manner.
"""

Introduction

  • C-a == Ctrl-a
  • M-a == Alt-a

General

:q        close
:w        write/saves
:wa[!]    write/save all windows [force]
:wq       write/save and close
@AvnerCohen
AvnerCohen / npm-cheat-sheet.md
Last active June 9, 2025 07:26
Node.js - npm Cheat Sheet

Node.js - npm Cheat Sheet

(Full description and list of commands at - https://npmjs.org/doc/index.html)

List of less common (however useful) NPM commands

Prepand ./bin to your $PATH

Make sure to export your local $PATH and prepand relative ./node_modules/.bin/:

@zenorocha
zenorocha / README.md
Last active February 10, 2025 07:42
A template for Github READMEs (Markdown) + Sublime Snippet

Project Name

TODO: Write a project description

Installation

TODO: Describe the installation process

Usage

@dergachev
dergachev / GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
Last active June 11, 2025 03:13
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:

@zabbarob
zabbarob / anki.css
Created May 7, 2013 22:45
Anki cards, CSS and HTML templates.
@font-face {
font-family: junicode;
src: url('_junicode.ttf');
}
.card, table {
font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, junicode;
font-size: 20px;
text-align: center;
color: #d03030;
background-color: #fafaf5;
@willurd
willurd / web-servers.md
Last active June 14, 2025 07:39
Big list of http static server one-liners

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

Discussion on reddit.

Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
@lisamelton
lisamelton / encode.sh
Last active May 23, 2025 12:46
This is the shell script I use to drive HandBrakeCLI to re-encode video files in a format suitable for playback on Apple TV, Roku 3, iOS, OS X, etc.
#!/bin/bash
# encode.sh
#
# Copyright (c) 2013 Don Melton
#
# This version published on June 7, 2013.
#
# Re-encode video files in a format suitable for playback on Apple TV, Roku 3,
# iOS, OS X, etc.