How to move certain commits to be based on another branch in git?
The situation: - - Such that: ``` o-o-X (master HEAD) \ q1a--q1b (quickfix1 HEAD) ``` Then I started working on quickfix2, but by accident took quickfix1 as the source branch to copy,...
Chrome desktop notification example
How does one use [Chrome desktop notifications](http://techcrunch.com/2009/09/01/chrome-is-gaining-desktop-notifications/)? I'd like that use that in my own code. : Here's [a blog post](http://0xfe.b...
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- 9 Aug at 07:12
How to show loading spinner in jQuery?
In I can show a "loading..." image with this code: ``` var myAjax = new Ajax.Request( url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars, onLoading: showLoad, onComplete: showResponse} ); function showLoad () ...
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- 1 Sep at 08:1
Run PostgreSQL queries from the command line
I inserted a data into a table....I wanna see now whole table with rows and columns and data. How I can display it through command?
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- 31 Jul at 21:15
How to make type="number" to positive numbers only
currently I have the following code ``` <input type="number" /> ``` it comes out to something like this  The little selector th...
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- 7 Oct at 19:51
Rails 4: List of available datatypes
Where can I find a list of data types that can be used in Ruby on Rails 4? Such as - `text`- `string`- `integer`- `float`- `date` I keep learning about new ones and I'd love to have a list I could...
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- 24 Feb at 08:48
How do I disable the security certificate check in Python requests
I am using ``` import requests requests.post(url='https://foo.example', data={'bar':'baz'}) ``` but I get a request.exceptions.SSLError. The website has an expired certficate, but I am not sending se...
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- 23 Jun at 10:56
How do I make calls to a REST API using C#?
This is the code I have so far: ``` public class Class1 { private const string URL = "https://sub.domain.com/objects.json?api_key=123"; private const string DATA = @"{""object"":{"...
What goes into your .gitignore if you're using CocoaPods?
I've been doing iOS development for a couple of months now and just learned of the promising [CocoaPods](http://cocoapods.org/) library for dependency management. I tried it out on a personal project...
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- 25 Feb at 18:12
Can a foreign key be NULL and/or duplicate?
Please clarify two things for me: 1. Can a Foreign key be NULL? 2. Can a Foreign key be duplicate? As fair as I know, `NULL` shouldn't be used in foreign keys, but in some application of mine I'm...
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- 11 Mar at 15:30
Download file from web in Python 3
I am creating a program that will download a .jar (java) file from a web server, by reading the URL that is specified in the .jad file of the same game/application. I'm using Python 3.2.1 I've manage...
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- 30 Aug at 13:16
Renaming branches remotely in Git
If there is a repository that I only have `git://` access to (and would usually just push+pull), is there a way to rename branches in that repository in the same way that I would do locally with `git ...
How to disable an Android button?
I have created a layout that contains two buttons, Next and Previous. In between the buttons I'm generating some dynamic views. So when I first launch the application I want to disable the "Previous" ...
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- 24 Jul at 21:36
Passing arguments forward to another javascript function
I've tried the following with no success: ``` function a(args){ b(arguments); } function b(args){ // arguments are lost? } a(1,2,3); ``` In function a, I can use the arguments keyword to ...
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- 12 Oct at 12:18
SELECT INTO a table variable in T-SQL
Got a complex SELECT query, from which I would like to insert all rows into a table variable, but T-SQL doesn't allow it. > Along the same lines, you cannot use a table variable with SELECT INTO or I...
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- 5 Jan at 09:9
How do MySQL indexes work?
I am really interested in how MySQL indexes work, more specifically, how can they return the data requested without scanning the entire table? It's off-topic, I know, but if there is someone who coul...
What is the purpose of the : (colon) GNU Bash builtin?
What is the purpose of a command that does nothing, being little more than a comment leader, but is actually a shell builtin in and of itself? It's slower than inserting a comment into your scripts by...
Frame Buster Buster ... buster code needed
Let's say you don't want other sites to "frame" your site in an `<iframe>`: ``` <iframe src="http://example.org"></iframe> ``` So you insert anti-framing, frame busting JavaScript into all your pag...
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- 27 Aug at 16:51
How to add new line in Markdown presentation?
How to add new line in Markdown presentation? I mean, something like `\newline` in TeX.
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- 8 Nov at 12:18
How to make blinking/flashing text with CSS 3
Currently, I have this code: ``` @-webkit-keyframes blinker { from { opacity: 1.0; } to { opacity: 0.0; } } .waitingForConnection { -webkit-animation-name: blinker; -webkit-animation-iterati...
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- 25 Sep at 17:20
Comparing two strings, ignoring case in C#
Which of the following two is more efficient? (Or maybe is there a third option that's better still?) ``` string val = "AStringValue"; if (val.Equals("astringvalue", StringComparison.InvariantCultur...
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- 31 Jan at 07:15
Get the Highlighted/Selected text
Is it possible to get the highlighted text in a paragraph of a website e.g. by using jQuery?
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- 23 Oct at 09:46
Is there an easy way to return a string repeated X number of times?
I'm trying to insert a certain number of indentations before a string based on an items depth and I'm wondering if there is a way to return a string repeated X times. Example: ``` string indent = "-...
Launching Google Maps Directions via an intent on Android
My app needs to show Google Maps directions from A to B, but I don't want to put the Google Maps into my application - instead, I want to launch it using an Intent. Is this possible? If yes, how?
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- 5 Apr at 13:45
Tool to Unminify / Decompress JavaScript
Are there any command line scripts and/or online tools that can reverse the effects of minification similar to how Tidy can clean up horrific HTML? (I'm specifically looking to unminify a minified Ja...
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- 3 Apr at 16:22