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Best way to use Google's hosted jQuery, but fall back to my hosted library on Google fail

What would be a good way to attempt to load the hosted jQuery at Google (or other Google hosted libs), but load my copy of jQuery if the Google attempt fails? I'm not saying Google is flaky. There ...
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Downloading jQuery CSS from Google's CDN

I am planning on using Google to download the jQuery lib for both UI and Core. My question is, do they allow me to download the CSS for it or should I have to host it myself? Also if I use Google to ...
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Using HTML5/Canvas/Javascript to take screenshots

Google's "Report a Bug" or "Feedback Tool" lets you select an area of your browser window to create a screenshot that is submitted with your feedback about a bug. screenshot by Jason Small, posted ...
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What database does Google use?

Is it Oracle or MySQL or something they have built themselves?
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Google Interview Questions [closed]

I am preparing for an interview with Google (Mountain View) I was wondering if anybody could share some of the questions and experiences. I have been told that they ask both brain teasers and ...
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Where do you include the jQuery library from? Google JSAPI? CDN?

There are a few ways to include jQuery and jQuery UI and I'm wondering what people are using? Google JSAPI jQuery's site your own site/server another CDN I have recently been using Google JSAPI, ...
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Heavy usage of Python at Google [closed]

Google's heavy usage of Python, is it just a matter of taste or does it give them a competitive advantage?
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How does Google Instant work?

Any ideas on exactly how the new google instant search works? It seems to just be AJAX calls to the old search, but it's pretty hard to simplify Google that much. Anybody have speculations? EDIT: I ...
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Is there already a Google+ API?

I would like to know if there is already a Google+ API available to the developers. I have not yet found something? The API is now here available: http://developers.google.com/+/
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Is there a setting on Google Analytics to suppress use of cookies for users who have not yet given consent

According to EU Article 5(3) of the E-Privacy Directive (a.k.a 'The Cookie Laws'), web sites that target EU users have to gain opt-in consent from users before they set a cookie. See ICO Guidance I ...
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Hosted version of Twitter Bootstrap (maybe Google?) [closed]

Is there a hosted version of Twitter Bootstrap? Something similiar like the hosted version of jQuery on Google?
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Is there a Google Voice API? [closed]

Is there an API (officially or unofficially) for Google Voice? I would like to have an API to work with voicemails, send/receive SMS messages, initiate calls, etc. What is the Android client using? ...
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Where can I learn more about the Google search “did you mean” algorithm? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do you implement a “Did you mean”? I am writing an application where I require functionality similar to Google's "did you mean?" feature used by their ...
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GCM with PHP (Google Cloud Messaging)

Does anyone knows, how I can integrate the new Google Cloud Messaging in a PHP backend?
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Delegate OpenID to Google (NOT Google Apps)

Is it possible to use my personal website/blog to login to sites that use openid, and delegating to my Google account? OK, I searched this question on SO but no good answer. After spent some time I ...

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