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;;; Problem solved, by subterfuge.
(defadvice rgrep (around rgrep-rename-previous-buffer activate compile)
  "If a previous *grep* buffer exists, offer to rename it before
running the new process."
  (interactive
   (let ((old-grep-buf (get-buffer "*grep*")))
     (if (and old-grep-buf
              (y-or-n-p "Grep results buffer already exists; rename it first? "))
         (let ((new-buf-name (read-string "New name: ")))
           (with-current-buffer old-grep-buf

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(defvar *mh/lisp-base* (file-name-directory (file-truename user-init-file))
  "Base code directory; contains free-standing code and
subdirectories of other projects. Defaults to the directory
containing the user's initialisation file (including following
symlinks).")
(add-to-list 'load-path *mh/lisp-base*)
 
;;; site-specific customisations; for now, assume that this can be
;;; done by platform, since it's linux at work, OSX at home. Just
;;; name the file the same as is reported by system-type (#'load will

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from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
import cx_Oracle

class OracleBackend(object):
    """Authenticate by attempting to establish an oracle connection.
    Uses the database from the settings.  The django user module is
    still used for management, just not authentication."""
    def authenticate(self, username=None, password=None):
        try:

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(defadvice rec-fib (around rec-fib-memoize compile activate)
  (let* ((memo-table (memo-table-for-symbol 'rec-fib))
         (arg (ad-get-arg 0))
         (result (gethash arg memo-table)))
    (if result
        (setq ad-return-value result)
      ad-do-it
      (puthash arg ad-return-value memo-table))))

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// ==UserScript==
// @name PhD Comics Keyboard Navigation
// @namespace http://www.everythingtastesbetterwithchilli.com
// @description Use arrow keys to navigate through the phdcomics archive.
// @include http://*phdcomics.com/comics/*
// ==/UserScript==

function findHrefForParentOf(xpth) {
  var imgIterator = document.evaluate(
    xpth,

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var re = /\d{6}/,
  dt = re.exec(document.location.href)[0];
var m = dt.slice(0,2),
  d = dt.slice(2,4),
  y = dt.slice(4);
y = y.charAt(0)==='0' ? '20'+y : '19'+y;
dt = newDate(y, parseInt(m,10)-1, d);
dt.setDate(dt.getDay()===5 ? dt.getDate()+3 : dt.getDate()+2);
y = dt.getFullYear().toString().slice(2);
m = dt.getMonth(); m++; m = m.toString();

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jQuery.fn.log = function (msg) {
   console.log("%s: %o", msg, this);
   return this;
};

// $('selector').log('BEGIN')
//     .css('color', 'red')
//     .log('new value')
//         // etc

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// From here, with a few improvements (options classes argument, ability to pass plain text in):
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/118241/calculate-text-width-with-javascript

(function($) {

  $.textMetrics = function(el, classes) {

    var h = 0, w = 0;

    var div = document.createElement('div');

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// Clean up all those invasive and ugly utm_ parameters, so you can paste a url.
// (will reload the page, be warned)
(function(){
   var qs = window.location.search.slice(1).split('&'),
     newqs = [];
   for (var i = 0; i < qs.length; i++) {
     if (qs[i].slice(0,4)!='utm_') {
       newqs.push(qs[i]);
     }
   }

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var $LL = (function($) {
    var deferreds = {};
    return function(s, c) {
        if (s in deferreds) {
            deferreds[s].done(function(){
                c();
            });
            return;
        }
        deferreds[s] = $.Deferred();