Todo.txt: Future-proof task tracking in a file you control
Solution to share a todo.txt file over Dropbox and make it editable on Android und iOS devices. Also comes with a CLI interface for common actions like adding a new task or listing all tasks pertaining to a GTD context.
Unfortunately it only supports flat todo lists, no nesting.
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Error "The --deployment flag requires a Gemfile.lock. Please make sure you have checked your Gemfile.lock into version control before deploying."
If you get this error while deploy and you are sure the Gemfile.lock is in the version control check your releases directory.
This error can occur if someone/something copy a file or directory into your releases directory.
Vim: How to write a file you opened without sudo
Have you ever opened a file with vim, edited it and when you wanted to save your changes it told you "Can't open file for writing", because you opened it without sudo? There's an easy hack to let you write it anyway:
:w !sudo tee %
The...
CarrierWave: Don't use #url when you mean a file path
CarrierWave attachments have two distinct methods #url and #path which appear to behave the same:
document.file.url # => /storage/documents/4/letter.doc
document.file.path # => /storage/documents/4/letter.doc
However, starting...
Gamasutra - News - GDC: Hecker's Nightmare Scenario - A Future Of Rewarding Players For Dull Tasks
The reason this "nightmare scenario" is a genuine concern is because people are clearly perfectly willing to engage in repetitive dull tasks if they are extrinsically rewarded, even if their appreciation for the play itself is diminished.
How to check if a file is a human readable text file
Ruby's File class has a handy method binary? which checks whether a file is a binary file. This method might be telling the truth most of the time. But sometimes it doesn't, and that's what causes pain. The method is defined as follows:
Managing Rails locale files with i18n-tasks
When internationalizing your Rails app, you'll be replacing strings like 'Please enter your name' with t('.name_prompt'). You will be adding keys to your config/locales/*.yml files over and over again. Not to miss any key and place each at t...
Creating a Rails application in a single file
Greg Molnar has written a neat article about creating a single-file Rails app.
This is not meant for production use but can be useful to try things out, e.g. when hunting down a bug o...
Monitor a Rake task with God
In order to monitor a Rake task using God your Rake file must write a file with its process ID (PID) to a path determined by God. This way God can check whether the Rake process is still alive.
Here is how to do this:...
Linux: Open a file with the default application
If you are on a Linux shell and want to open a file with whatever default application is configured for that type, this often works:
xdg-open Quote.odt
xdg-open invoice.pdf
xdg-open index.html
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Make an alias so you ...
Yarn: How to recognize that you are using a different node version than your colleagues
The issue in this card can occur if the node_modules directory is checked into your Git repository. We usually recommend to exclude node_modules from version control.
In any case you should document which version of node to use in your pr...