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### Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

  * I am willist on github.
  * I am timwillis (https://keybase.io/timwillis) on keybase.
  * I have a public key ASDJSN0rdiHyd1rtsz4BI41h3NE29zKt954AWftP5WwrfQo

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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[alias]
    g = grep --break --heading --line-number
    purr = pull --rebase
    disp = log --left-right --graph --cherry-pick --oneline @{u}..

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import time
import math
import logging

retry_logger = logging.getLogger('retry_logger')

# Retry decorator with exponential backoff
def retry(tries, delay=3, backoff=2):
    '''Retries a function or method until it completes or the retry limit is reached.

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"""
Chunk a sequence similar to the itertools grouper recipe, but without the filler.

>>> list(chunky(range(10), 0))
[]

>>> list(chunky(range(10), 1))
[(0,), (1,), (2,), (3,), (4,), (5,), (6,), (7,), (8,), (9,)]

>>> list(chunky(range(10), 5))

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Bash

• ctrl-r searches your command history as you type
• Add set -o vi in your ~/.bashrc to make use the vi keybindings instead of the Emacs ones. Takes some time to get used to, but it's fantastic!
• Input from the commandline as if it were a file by replacing command < file.in with command <<< "some input text"
• '^' is a sed-like operator to replace chars from last command ls docs; ^docs^web^ is equal to ls web The second argument can be empty.

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Configuring SquirrelSQL and MS SQL

1. Install Squirrel SQL.
2. Download Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server.
3. Unpack JDBC Driver to a known location.
4. Open Squirrel SQL
5. From the menu bar, select Drivers > New Driver

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