Chris Wanstrath

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YUI Examples

davglass’ YUI code examples are now on GitHub – all 268 of them. ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/13195519/51ef339a-d769-11e5-981d-582857d38273.png) He’s also posted his YU in a GitHub repo, YU, and [YU]( DHTML Form Controls”:http://github.com/davglass/yui-dhtml-forms). Check…

An illustration of two octocats repairing a robot.
An illustration of two octocats repairing a robot.

Speedy Queries

First our new queue, and now this: ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/6140975/de5ad0f6-b153-11e4-8000-eaf6de1f3d72.png) ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/6140976/e1b220c4-b153-11e4-9b07-b8e763ef49e7.jpg) The site should be much faster – but it’s still not fast enough. We’re hard at work making things like git…

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GitHub Bookmarklet

If you’re not using a browser which has the opportunity to enjoy our OpenSearch integration (or LaunchBar / Quicksilver), perhaps this will interest you: a GitHub search bookmarklet. Drag this…

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Lighthouse Integration Screencast

The guys over at Big Bang have created a short & sweet screencast which shows how to setup GitHub and Lighthouse integration. Check it out. ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/13195508/d04917f2-d768-11e5-92cc-81a65dc09a72.png)

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The New Queue

Yesterday we moved to a new queue, Shopify’s delayed_job (or dj). After trying a few different solutions in the early days, we settled on Ara Howard’s Bj. It was fine…

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Oct-O-Lantern

Okay this is just amazing. Nick Quaranto has blessed us with an Oct-O-Lantern. ![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2960047774_6e39a980dc.jpg?v=0) ![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2960048602_c23942eda0.jpg) ![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2959191819_3797a3c385.jpg) To see the making of, start with this photo and keep clicking ‘next.’ Nick,…

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Easily Share Ubiquity Commands

![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/13195483/f39d3216-d767-11e5-8540-cab062247ba4.png) ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/13195486/fbad612e-d767-11e5-999b-ed96fac5f8b7.png) ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/13195487/032b6c52-d768-11e5-90e4-1ba39833e52e.png) ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/13195489/0fb45330-d768-11e5-8b6f-3282b4b78457.png) You can now create Gists automatically with Ubiquity by using the ‘share’ button in the Command Editor.

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Local GitHub Config

With awesome tools like GitNub and GitX adding GitHub integration, it would be great if you didn’t have to keep re-entering you username and API token. So let’s settle on…

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Oh yeah…

Scott Chacon is now officially a GitHubber. Read his blog post about it. ![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/391331/13195408/7e139676-d766-11e5-951b-a863faa4e239.jpg) From running git-scm.com to writing the Git Peepcode to creating GitCasts to all his open source…