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private IEnumerable<string> GetExecutableFromPaths(string fileName)
{
  var path = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH");
  var pathFolders = path.Split(';');
  
  foreach (var folder in pathFolders)
  {
    var fullPath = Path.Combine(folder, fileName);
    if (File.Exists(fullPath))
      yield return fullPath;

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// tinypubsub:
// https://gist.github.com/cowboy/661855
// code assumes you have shimmed jquery with the correct version in requirejs config:
// http://requirejs.org/docs/jquery.html#modulename

define(["jquery"], function (jQuery) {

    var o = jQuery({});

    jQuery.subscribe = function () {

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// Needs System.Net;
// Prefer HttpClient for real situations other than testing

void Main()
{
	while(true) {
		try {
			var url = "http://example.com/sub/dir/page.aspx?a=1234&b=something";
			var request  = (System.Net.HttpWebRequest) System.Net.WebRequest.Create (url);
			var response  = (System.Net.HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse ();

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using System;
using System.Threading;

namespace Alexw.RunningConsoleApp
{
    public class Program
    {
        static readonly ManualResetEvent QuitEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);

        static void Main(string[] args)

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def patiently(&block)
  cycles = 0
  begin
    yield
  rescue  => e
    cycles += 1
    sleep 0.1
    if cycles < 10
      retry 
    else

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public static class UnixTimestamp
{
    private static readonly DateTime Epoch = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc);
    
    public static double Convert(this DateTime dateTime)
    {
        return dateTime.Subtract(Epoch).TotalMilliseconds;
    }

    public static DateTime Convert(this double offset)