...good ideas for implementing a generic way to have a single line (or anonymous delegate) of code execute with a timeout. 7 A...

If a file is set to read only mode, how do I change it to write mode and vice versa from within Emacs? 9 Answers ...

I have a simple form that submits text to my SQL table. The problem is that after the user submits the text, they can refresh the page and the data gets submitted again without filling the form again. I could redirect the user to another page after the text is submitted, but I want users to stay on ...

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A nice and simple question - is the function of "git fetch" a strict sub-set of git fetch --tags ? 6 Answers ...

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Is there any guideline or standard best practice how to version a software you develop in your spare time for fun, but nevertheless will be used by some people? I think it's necessary to version such software so that you know about with version one is talking about (e.g. for bug fixing, support, and...

...umentation about the LIKE operator , nothing is told about the case-sensitivity of it. Is it? How to enable/disable it? 8 A...

I am trying to plot two variables where N=700K. The problem is that there is too much overlap, so that the plot becomes mostly a solid block of black. Is there any way of having a grayscale "cloud" where the darkness of the plot is a function of the number of points in an region? In other words, ins...

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