Volker Siegel

Berlin, Germany

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Open filename under cursor like gf, but in a new tab (or split)?

key-bindings tabbed-user-interface multiple-files file-operations asked May 22, 2015 at 11:43

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Why do Nigerian email scammers openly say they are from Nigeria?

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Does "less" have a feature like "tail --follow=name" ("-F")

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How to show only matching lines?

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55 votes

Why do candidates not quit if they no longer have a realistic chance to win in the 2020 US presidents election

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Seen from Europe, why is there a hard separation between Republicans and Democrats in the US?

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CO₂ level is high enough that it reduces cognitive ability. Isn't that a reason to worry?

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In atomic bomb tests under ground, where does the displaced volume of the rocks go?

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How could people in Texas erroneously vote when they were ineligible?

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Meaning of roles in the API of GPT-4/ChatGPT (system/user/assistant)

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