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Why would a "java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out" exception occur when URL is up?

I'm getting a ConnectException: Connection timed out with some frequency from my code. The URL I am trying to hit is up. The same code works for some users, but not others. It seems like once one user starts to get this exception they continue to get the exception. Here is the stack trace: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed...

Using JQuery, how can I make a <div> appear, then add some html, then remove the html and then hide the div?

<div id="message" style="display: none"> <!-- Here I want to place a message. It should be visible for 3 seconds.Then clear the div to get ready for the next message. --> </div> How can I do the following using JQuery ? 1.Insert a message into div with id="message" and make div visible. 2.Make the message visible for 3 seconds....

Timed sales in different timezones

Hi peeps, working on a website that will sell one item each day that will run for a period of hours specified by me. The site is much like groupon where when the timelimit is up, it will end the deal. My problem is how do i go about implementing this worldwide where different countries have different timezones? Im trying to refrain from ...

bash script to run in 5 minutes

I just want a bash script to run 5 minutes after it's called. What am I doing wrong? I have the command: /path/to/my/script | at now + 5 min And yet the script runs right away every time. ...