jake

Oct
12th

Mon

tip: python

to create a nested defaultdict of defaultdicts, use d = defaultdict(lambda : defaultdict(int)) http://bit.ly/tUbev

tips python

Aug
17th

Mon

use tcdump to capture packet traffic sudohttp://bit.ly/COr2z

tips networking

Aug
10th

Mon

use java.util.Hashtable for a hashtable http://tinyurl.com/d5rwv6

tips matlab

Aug
6th

Thu

script from @dreev to transparently use gnu screen over ssh for persistent logins http://bit.ly/lYNtG

tips shell

Aug
4th

Tue

to fix 403 forbidden error on apache in 10.5 (leopard), create appropriate /etc/apache2/users/user.conf file http://bit.ly/242lt

tips macosx

Jul
28th

Tue

use show tables like “table_name” to see if a table exists http://bit.ly/SjdBG

tips mysql

return rows as dicts with mysqldb using the DictCursor class http://bit.ly/56bBm

tips python

Jul
15th

Wed

use postfix to send smtp gmail from the command line on mac/linux http://bit.ly/qKECQ

tips google

Jul
13th

Mon

use spdiags to row-wise (or column-wise) normalize a sparse matrix http://bit.ly/v4xbm (via @ssuri)

tips matlab

Jun
29th

Mon

use sudo ifconfig en1 lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:55:66 to spoof your airport mac (hardware) address http://bit.ly/VXZin

tips macosx