Pretty Formatted JSON from the Command Line
Sometimes you want to see JSON from the command line. I'm sure there are better tools for the job, but here is a little snippet you can throw in your ~/.bash_profile.
function json { curl -s "$1" | python -mjson.tool; }
Usage
json https://g...
Written by Sean Behan on 08/21/2013
Simple Way to Calculate the Odds of Something Happening
Here is a quick way to express a chance of something happening.
This is an example in JavaScript that gives you a 1 in 3 chance of being true.
[true, false, false].sort(function(){ return Math.random() >= 0.5 ? 1 : -1 })[0]
Basically, we popu...
Written by Sean Behan on 11/27/2017
Running Gem Server to View Docs for Ruby Libraries on Localhost
gem server
will boot up documentation on port 8808 by default pass it the -p flag followed by the port number to change.
gem server -p3000
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Placing an Authenticity Token in a Rails Form
<%= hidden_field_tag :authenticity_token, form_authenticity_token %>
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Me in 3D
My friend Andy made this 3D rendering of me using LIDAR (Laser Detection and Ranging). In the first image you can see me holding up my hand along with a number of file cabinets. The cube in the center is a table used to calibrate the device.
In this sh...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012