This site may harm your computer

At first, I thought I had been hacked:

 

 

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Show ignored files in Git

How do you see or find ignored, untracked files in your Git working copy?

Files which do not show up in git status because they match a pattern/line in .gitignore or .git/info/exclude with this command:

Git 1.6:
git ls-files --others -i --exclude-standard

Git 1.4, 1.5:
git ls-files --others -i \
--exclude-from="`git rev-parse --git-dir`/info/exclude" \
--exclude-per-directory=.gitignore

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Google App Engine Helper For Django with App Engine 1.1.8

Google App Engine Helper for Django r52—the one that works with the Django 0.96 that comes stock with Google App Engine—no longer works with Google App Engine 1.1.8. It gives an error like:

cd mysite; /usr/bin/python manage.py runserver
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 18, in <module>
    InstallAppengineHelperForDjango()
  File ".../mysite/appengine_django/__init__.py", line 440, in InstallAppengineHelperForDjango read more...

Dried fruit shell helmet

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, paint pots or pieces of rubber tire tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets. read more…