How to Make Microwave Poached Eggs in One Minute
Instructions: Fill coffee mug half of the way up with cold tap water. Put a splash of vinegar into the water (about a tablespoon or […]
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Git pre-commit hook script for Ruby on Rails projects
If you have ever worked on a Ruby on Rails project that uses Git for version control, odds are that you have run into a […]
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How to Watch 3D Blu-ray Movies on the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift (Without Having to Re-Encode)
Ever since I first got a VR Headset, I have wanted to watch my collection of 3D Blu-ray movies in a virtual IMAX theater. Unfortunately, […]
Continue reading »Specifying ruby version and rails version with rbenv when creating a new rails app
To create a new rails project and specify the version of both ruby and rails: $> RBENV_VERSION=2.0.0-p247 rbenv exec rails _4.0.0_ new project-name In this […]
Continue reading »Piping find to cp to recursively copy files
Scenario: I have a bunch of font files organized within nested folders (along with all sorts of other stuff like text files). Goal: I want […]
Continue reading »For All The Redditors Out There
On Reddit.com, there’s a phenomenon known as the “Cake Day“, which is the yearly anniversary of a member’s original sign-up date. When this magical day […]
Continue reading »Firefox 6.0 – Gray Colored URL in Address Bar
If you have upgraded to Firefox 6.0 recently, you might have noticed a change in your URL address bar. Now, instead of the web address […]
Continue reading »Bowling Shoes = Higher Score
Much to the amusement of many of the people I have bowled with, I can’t bowl in a straight line for the life of me. […]
Continue reading »Get rid of those pesky Windows XP temp files
I just recently stumbled upon a nifty way to make my windows xp machine run a little bit faster. Check it out. If you search […]
Continue reading »Boot up Windows before you even log in
If you don’t use any Windows XP login security, then you can skip this article. Otherwise, if you are like many Windows XP users who […]
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