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+# Various Hacks and Scripts by bkuhn
+
+This project is for various hacks and small scripts that bkuhn has written, as well as sources to slides from his talks.
+
+His rule is: “If it took more than 3 minutes to write, it’s worth releasing.”
+
+## Contributing
+
+The
+[canonical repository for this code is on Gitorious](https://gitorious.org/bkuhn/small-hacks/source/master:).
+Please
+[submit merge requests there](https://gitorious.org/bkuhn/small-hacks/merge_requests).
+The copy on other sites (such as GitHub) is merely a backup.