Month: August 2012
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Gearman: distributing appropriate computer tasks to multiple computers, so large tasks can be done more quickly
I am having a look into this interesting technology. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gearman the official website: Gearman.org it is Open Source The name “Gearman” was chosen as an anagram for “Manager“, “since it dispatches jobs to be done, but does not do anything useful itself.” have a look at the documentation at Gearman.org [Link] “Getting Started with Gearman” [Link]…
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bazaar (software, “bzr”) is a distributed revision control system sponsored by Canonical
Bazaar (software) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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plupload – a tool for uploading files using Flash, Silverlight, Google Gears, HTML5 or Browserplus
Plupload – A tool for uploading files using Flash, Silverlight, Google Gears, HTML5 or Browserplus I am having a look into this awesome technology for uploading files. implemented in JavaScript plus … – your interface is in JavaScript it is Open Source find it listed and compared at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upload_components the official website: plupload.com have a look…
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where to disable JavaScript in browsers
This list will not be complete, I just gave it such a general name, so that it’s short enough. Chromium, Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy > Content settings > JavaScript > Manage exceptions > JavaScript exceptions > Hostname pattern Mozilla Firefox: Firefox itself only has the general JavaScript Yes/No switch; through NoScript you can declare…
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Ruby: can I name the class of a particular variable? is there something like “is_a?”?
What is a simple / elegant way in Ruby to tell if a particular variable is a Hash or an Array? – Stack Overflow The answer is of course: yes, you can. And: yes, exactly. XmlSimple treats elements with attributes as Hash, w/o attributes they are simply String. “googlecl-0.9.12 -> googlecl-0.9.13” brought a change, where…
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if the X.Org X11 drivers cannot read my display’s EDID …
… – how can I supply the display capabilities to X11 anyway?
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my X11 sessions keep aborting all of a sudden
That’s a new phenomenon with openSUSE-12.1 on my ASUS notebook NOUVEAU(0): Chipset: “NVIDIA NV98” My /var/log/Xorg.0.log shows a Backtrace, then “Fatal server error“: Caught signal 3 (Quit). Server aborting I found similar reports dating back to 2011, suggesting to try a new kernel. Well, I should have newer kernels. Maybe I should give the proprietary…
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O’Reilly Media book: Version Control with Git, 2nd Edition
Version Control with Git: Get up to speed on Git for tracking, branching, merging, and managing code revisions. Through a series of step-by-step tutorials, this practical guide takes you quickly from Git fundamentals to advanced techniques, and provides friendly yet rigorous advice for navigating the many functions of this open source version control system.
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O’Reilly Media book: Learning JavaScript Design Patterns
Learning JavaScript Design Patterns: With Learning JavaScript Design Patterns, you’ll learn how to write beautiful, structured, and maintainable JavaScript by applying classical and modern design patterns to the language. If you want to keep your code efficient, more manageable, and up-to-date with the latest best practices, this book is for you.
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O’Reilly Media: Regular Expressions Cookbook, 2nd Edition
Regular Expressions Cookbook, 2nd Edition: Take the guesswork out using regular expressions to search and manipulate text. With this updated cookbook, you’ll learn powerful new tricks, steer clear of flavor-specific gotchas, and save valuable time with this huge library of solutions to difficult, real-world problems.