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README.md

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 - [Update Column Versus Update Attribute](rails/update-column-versus-update-attribute.md)
 - [Upgrading Your Manifest For Sprocket's 4](rails/upgrading-your-manifest-for-sprockets-4.md)
 - [Use IRB And Ruby Flags With Rails Console](rails/use-irb-and-ruby-flags-with-rails-console.md)
+- [Useful ActiveSupport Constants For Durations](rails/useful-active-support-constants-for-durations.md)
 - [Validate Column Data With Check Constraints](rails/validate-column-data-with-check-constraints.md)
 - [Verify And Read A Signed Cookie Value](rails/verify-and-read-a-signed-cookie-value.md)
 - [Where Am I In The Partial Iteration?](rails/where-am-i-in-the-partial-iteration.md)
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 - [Add Subscriber To Kit Form Via API](workflow/add-subscriber-to-kit-form-via-api.md)
 - [Add Subtitles To Existing Mux Video Asset](workflow/add-subtitles-to-existing-mux-video-asset.md)
 - [Access 1Password Credential From CLI](workflow/access-1password-credential-from-cli.md)
+- [Allow Key-Repeating With Cursor](workflow/allow-key-repeating-with-cursor.md)
 - [Change Window Name In iTerm](workflow/change-window-name-in-iterm.md)
 - [Configure Email Redirect With Cloudflare](workflow/configure-email-redirect-with-cloudflare.md)
 - [Convert An ePub Document To PDF On Mac](workflow/convert-an-epub-document-to-pdf-on-mac.md)

rails/useful-active-support-constants-for-durations.md

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+# Useful ActiveSupport Constants For Durations
+
+Whenever I'm passing a duration to a function, I like to [name it with the
+unit](https://ruudvanasseldonk.com/2022/03/20/please-put-units-in-names)
+relative to the value it represents. For instance, if I need to pass in an hour
+duration in seconds, I might write the following line:
+
+```ruby
+hour_in_seconds = 60 * 60
+
+# or
+
+hour_in_seconds = 3600
+```
+
+ActiveSupport has a [Duration
+class](https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/Duration.html) with a
+series of constants that we can reach for.
+
+```ruby
+> ActiveSupport::Duration::SECONDS_PER_MINUTE
+=> 60
+> ActiveSupport::Duration::SECONDS_PER_HOUR
+=> 3600
+> ActiveSupport::Duration::SECONDS_PER_DAY
+=> 86400
+> ActiveSupport::Duration::SECONDS_PER_WEEK
+=> 604800
+> ActiveSupport::Duration::SECONDS_PER_MONTH
+=> 2629746
+> ActiveSupport::Duration::SECONDS_PER_YEAR
+=> 31556952
+```
+
+Though it is fun to know about these, we should keep in mind that this class
+provides support for what is likely to be a more useful abstraction layer:
+
+```ruby
+> 1.hour
+=> 1 hour
+> 3.hours
+=> 3 hours
+> 1.day.to_i
+=> 86400
+```

workflow/allow-key-repeating-with-cursor.md

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+# Allow Key-Repeating With Cursor
+
+I recently installed the Vim extension for Cursor. This is the same extension
+for VSCode since Cursor is built on VSCode. A lot of the expected Vim behavior
+was working. However there was one glaring point of friction.
+
+I often hold down keys like `k` and `j` to go up and down several lines when
+I'm absent-mindedly scrolling around. This wasn't working with the Vim mode
+extension. I'd hold `j` down and the cursor would move down a single line and then
+stop.
+
+The first thing the Vim extension tells you to do is run a command to enable
+key-repeating. These instructions are specific to VSCode:
+
+```bash
+$ defaults write com.microsoft.VSCode ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
+```
+
+That won't work for cursor which is a separate application with a distinct
+`CFBundleIdentifier`. You can check the current identifier in Cursor's
+`Info.plist` file to be sure, but it should be `com.todesktop.230313mzl4w4u92`.
+
+Run this to target Cursor:
+
+```bash
+$ defaults write com.todesktop.230313mzl4w4u92 ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
+```
+
+Then restart Cursor.
+
+Now key-repeating in Vim mode should be working.
+
+[source](https://github.com/getcursor/cursor/issues/777#issuecomment-1690996370)