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Last active August 9, 2024 08:35
Using Erlang observer/appmon remotely

Using OTP's observer (appmon replacement) remotely

$ ssh remote-host "epmd -names"
epmd: up and running on port 4369 with data:
name some_node at port 58769

Note the running on port for epmd itself and the port of the node you're interested in debugging. Reconnect to the remote host with these ports forwarded:

$ ssh -L 4369:localhost:4369 -L 58769:localhost:58769 remote-host
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yangsu / pre-commit.sh
Created August 2, 2012 18:20
pre-commit git hook for crushing images
#!/bin/sh
# to use, save this file as .git/hooks/pre-commit in your git repo
# make sure to add execute permissions using: chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
command -v pngcrush >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
echo "\033[1mPlease install pngcrush to reduce images size before commit\033[0m"
echo "Install pngcrush with the following:"
echo "\t \033[1mbrew install pngcrush\033[0m"
echo "OR"
echo "\t Site: \033[1m\033[4mhttp://pmt.sourceforge.net/pngcrush/\033[0m"
echo "\t Download: \033[1m\033[4mhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/pmt/files/\033[0m"

This allows you to use the following video streaming services outside of the US from your Mac without having to use a proxy or VPN, so no big bandwidth issues:

  • Hulu / HuluPlus
  • CBS
  • ABC
  • MTV
  • theWB
  • CW TV
  • Crackle
  • NBC