Sphinx fails to start with rake ts:start or rake ts:rebuild

$ rake ts:start
Failed to start searchd daemon. Check ../log/searchd.log.
Failed to start searchd daemon. Check ../log/searchd.log
Be sure to run thinking_sphinx:index before thinking_sphinx:start

Almost always is the case for me that searchd is already running / orphaned and needs to be killed. Run

$ps -ax | grep searchd

shows that its already running

49630 ttys000    0:00.06 searchd --pidfile --config ../config/development.sphinx.conf
49644 ttys001    0:00.00 perl /usr/local/bin/grep searchd

and kill it

$kill -9 49630

Voila!

Is there a way through which I see which mysql queries are fired from ActiveRecord in rails console?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4667316/how-to-see-mysql-queries-in-rails-console

Yes, this can be achieved through redirecting rails log to standard output.

Write these at your console prompt:

ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.clear_reloadable_connections!
Furthermore, you can put these lines in ~/.irbrc file, so that each time you don't need to manually write these 2 lines:

require 'rubygems'

if ENV.include?('RAILS_ENV') && ENV["RAILS_ENV"] == 'development'
    ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
    ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.clear_reloadable_connections!
end

Replacement Drywall Anchors For Samsung Ultraslim TV Mount WMN2000B

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051IBDKW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

You're welcome.

GIT: Reset all local commits

git reset --hard remotes/origin/HEAD

VIM: Search And Replace Text In Multiple Files

:args **/*.*   // set the pattern of file names to look at
:argdo %s/search_for/replace_with/gecI | update

Transfer Your Existing Git Repository to Github

$ git push --mirror git@github.com:username/project.git

Giganews Mimo Crashes After Splash Screen on Win 7

If you're crashing on the splash screen right after it the RMI initialization message try passing the -noRmi flag to mimo.exe. In the start menu right click on Mimo, select properties, and add the flag to the target. Mine looks like this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mimo\Mimo.exe" -noRmi

You should see an "RMI Disabled" message on the splash screen.