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what distinguishes rock-n-roll from rhythm-n-blues? | can one make an objective, quantifiable distinction between rock-n-roll and rhythm-n-blues? short answer: no. long answer: alan freed's use of the term rock-n-roll in the 1950s is often considered definitive. he used the term to refer to r&b combos, black vocal groups, saxophonists, black blues singers, and w... | comparison |
what's the difference between light rosin and dark rosin? | the answer may surprise you: colour really, it gives you the option to avoid light coloured rosin dust on your instrument. useful if you have a very dark instrument. | comparison |
do you prefer conciseness or readability in your code? | both. your first example is certainly more verbose, and arguably more explicit... but it also requires me to scan five lines instead of one. worse, it deemphasizes its purpose - assigning a value to newguy.boss. your second example may cost me a second if i'm unfamiliar with the null coalescing operator, but there ca... | comparison |
which is best for learning how to do a certain thing: writing your own or looking at someone else's? | first try to write your own. then look at someone else's solution. | comparison |
what do you look at first: the code or the design? | i start with code. separate design documents, if there are any, are as likely to be wrong or misconceived as not. so, i start by trying to trace some simple flow through the code; if it's a webapp, it could be a request or a sequence of requests, for instance. once i've done that, i have a sort of skeleton to hang more... | comparison |
java or c++ for university cs courses? | i'd personally go with c++ as it will give you insights into how parts of java work under the hood (pointers for example). moving to java from c++ is fairly trivial, whereas moving the other way around is arguably more difficult. the truly difficult thing about the java eco-system is it's vast number of frameworks, l... | comparison |
what keymap do you prefer in resharper? | i think it's mostly going to depend on what background you're from. personally i found going from visual studio to visual studio + resharper very easy using the visual studio key map (not suprisingly). someone coming from an intellij background is going to find the intellij mapping easier. if you're new to both visual... | comparison |
how is agile different from xp? | you are confusing the issue. being agile means that you are following a bunch of values and practices from the agile manifesto. thats it. xp and scrum are development processes that follows those values. both are "just as agile". the big difference between scrum and xp is that scrum does not contain practices specifi... | comparison |
what are the main advantages and disadvantages of ll and lr parsing? | i'll contrast ll and lr parsing for a number of criteria: complexity ll wins here, hands down. you can easily hand-write an ll parser. in fact, this is commonly done: the microsoft c# compiler is a hand-written recursive descent parser (source here, look for a comment made by patrick kristiansen - the blog post is ve... | comparison |
asp.net or wpf(c#)? | it certainly sounds to me like a wpf app, with lot's of user interaction and potentially interacting with hardware. you can deliver the app via click-once so deployment is mostly a non-issue. your wpf app can access a wcf service and deliver the data as binary so the performace will be excellent. i would start readi... | comparison |
developing with ruby/rails easier, faster than developing with php/cakephp? | either would be perfectly fine for developing web applications. if your stronger in php than ruby, then likely cake would be "faster" because you wouldn't have to spend the extra time familiarising yourself with ruby syntax. obviously the converse is true. i don't have a huge amount of experience of either but i'd sa... | comparison |
is embedded programming closer to electrical engineering or software development? | if you want to be good at working on embedded systems, then yes, you need to think like a ee some of the time. that is generally when you are writing code to interface with the various peripherals (serial busses like uart, spi, i2c or usb), 8 and 16-bit timers, clock generators, and adcs and dacs. "datasheets" for mi... | comparison |
should i use a single platform for common services or modularize them? | platform i like the idea of the platform approach, but there are a couple of points you mention that give me cause for concern. why not make the back-end entirely stateless and restful? you know, have a bunch of web services that provide the necessary json or xml to drive the front end clients. these clients could b... | comparison |
what is the difference between wcf service and a simple web service in developing using .net framework? | here is the basic difference between the two - 1 file format/extension : i) asp.net service - '.asmx' ii) wcf service - '.svc' 2 hosting : i) asp.net service - can be hosted in iis also can be hosted in a windows service. ii) wcf service - very flexible, can be hosted in iis, windows activation services(was), ma... | comparison |
should apis be in en_us or en_gb or both? | international apis apis which are intended to be international use en-us. so if your intent is to provide your api to the developers worldwide (or at least several countries where british english is not commonly used), you should use en-us. local apis of course, small apis which are targeting precise country can be ... | comparison |
when is it more productive to build your own framework than to use an existing one? | answer to why: license issues company specific requirements that didn’t exist in current frameworks the company wants to have control over support and maintenance of the framework the architect didn't know better! he/she didn't know about that specific framework existed, so they decided to reinvent the wheel. ... | comparison |
windows phone 7 dev: c# or silverlight for a simple app? | ok, you're confusing technologies. c# is a programming language silverlight is a framework and a runtime - you write silverlight applications using c# (or vb or, possibly, other things - though you have to get creative). if you want to write applications (apps) to run on a windows phone 7 device you almost certa... | comparison |
programming skills, problem solving genius or language guru? | you see, people usually experience feelings, and sometimes those feelings are a barrier to do the most important thing: team work. there are those who have excellent problem solving skills, and those who manage to remember all the tiny little deatails of every language. and over the years i've met people having one an... | comparison |
need advice: staying techie or going the mba way? | my personal experience is 25 years being a developer or technical things over a wide range (my experience is s/w + h/w + all sorts). i've done bits of project management and so on along the way as well. there are a few points i can make: if you have the technical skills and ability and like what you do then your c... | comparison |
what should be first - functionality or design? | functionality design can come later, core functionality is key to a deliverable product. disregarding design, the key is to get a deliverable functioning product out the door sooner rather then later. design is a secondary objective. if you can't make it work, then all the flowers and pretty colors won't save you. ha... | comparison |
what differentiates the exceptional programmers from the really good ones? | humble: an exceptional programmer will never claim their code is the best, in fact they will always be looking for a better way (every chance they get.). patient: an exceptional programmer will have boundless patience (this does not mean they will waste days on a problem. see: troubleshooter). troubleshooter: an ex... | comparison |
what should come first: testing or code review? | developer unit testing first, then code review, then qa testing is how i do it. sometimes the code review happens before the unit testing but usually only when the code reviewer is really swamped and that's the only time he or she can do it. | comparison |
is flash really superior to java applets? | flash provides a more seamless experience for the user. java applets are pretty slow, since the java vm needs to be fired up before they can run. as a website visitor, i hate it when things freeze for a few moments while the java vm figures itself out. if i'm not mistaken, it also doesn't unload once i navigate away fr... | comparison |
how to differentiate between trivial and non-trivial software? | i'm going to go out on a limb here and say: a trivial program is one that does not directly impact the business. a manufacturing firm would consider its accounting software trivial, but the software that controls the robotic arm that moves boiling steel is critical. they can deal with bugs and low support turnaro... | comparison |
why should we not do frequent deployment in prod or to test server? | if you are talking about a hosted web application, the users don't get a say-so in when they get upgrades. that is, they are forced to upgrade each time you do a push to production. if your changes dramatically change the system rules or ui, you should definitely consider bundling your releases and doing it less frequ... | comparison |
what are the advantages and disadvantages to using your real name online? | the biggest thing i can think of is both an advantage and a disadvantage: everything you put online under your real name will follow you. this is good when you are posting good, constructive things. it's bad when you post a picture of you from that night or when you say something offensive or just plain stupid. i find... | comparison |
does eclipse or netbeans offer better support for javafx development? | eclipse will be better than netbeans, but netbeans is not bad though. both of the ides provide good assistance. both of them have auto completion feature. in eclipse ctrl+space does it. netbeans also has a key combination to do it, i forgot it. both support code generation (unimplemented methods are implemented a... | comparison |
advantages of ubuntu lts versions over regular ubuntu? | from the releases page on the wiki: ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months. ubuntu lts (long term support) releases are supported for 3 years on the desktop, and 5 years on the server. this means that normal releases are will have bugfix and security updates for 18 months, while lts releases are ... | comparison |
what are the benefits of a dual-core cpu over a quad-core in a desktop pc? | check out these posts from coding horror: choosing dual core or quad core quad core desktops and diminishing returns | comparison |
what's the difference between x58 and x86 architectures? | you're mixing two things up... x58 is a chipset used on the motherboards for i7 processors, x86 is the family of intel processors that i7 is still a part of. to kind-of answer your question, i7 is still part of the natural progression of intel processors, latest and greatest... and if you want to use it you will likel... | comparison |
wireless pci card vs wireless bridge? | i purchased a wireless bridge for my desktop instead of a pci card, since the cards weren't working well with vista and windows 7 (at least the ones i tried.) i have been extremely happy with the wireless bridge and haven't looked back since. a wireless bridge is definitely the way to go for connecting a desktop to wi... | comparison |
what are the feature differences between windows 7 enterprise and ultimate? | [ref] looks like it is just a difference in licensing between enterprise and ultimate. interesting to note that vista ultimate and enterprise did have some actual differences in functionality (namely, no windows media center or ultimate extras in the enterprise edition): [ref] update: and here is a thread with s... | comparison |
is writing dvd's at a lower speed better for reliability? | it help a little, but i would also be aware that disk rotating at much lower speed is getting burned much more that designed and that can cause problems also. higher speed dvds have also more sensitive layer. best bet would be to leave it on auto since most (if not all) dvd writters test their burn intensity anyhow. ... | comparison |
windows 7 + lang pack versus national version? | with vista and above, there is no difference whatsoever. localized national editions are just windows 7 with preinstalled language pack. however, i am not sure whether buying software in us is in accordance with importing laws of your country. | comparison |
is free security software as good as paid security software? | paid security suites can often be more trouble than they are worth, they are bloated and slow and are full of bugs. most of the time open source software is just as good, free, and has a much larger support community. the only problem is that open source software will generally require a more technically savvy user. ... | comparison |
what is silverlight and how is different from flash? why should i install it? | wikipedia on silverlight: microsoft silverlight is a web application framework with a scope similar to adobe flash. version 2, released in october 2008, brought additional interactivity features and support for .net languages and development tools. so basicly, it is a competitor to flash that uses .net languages ... | comparison |
are on-screen keyboards really more secure? | the built-in on-screen keyboard that comes with many operating systems is designed to help people who are unable to use a physical keyboard because of disabilities. due to this, an on-screen keyboard behaves as much like a real keyboard as possible and it's activity will most likely be logged by a keylogger. on-screen... | comparison |
what are the advantages of symlinks over hard links and viceversa? | this has been discussed in some detail on serverfault. a hard link traditionally shares the same file system structures (inode in unixspeak), while a soft-link is a pathname redirect. hardlinks must be on the same filesystem, softlinks can cross filesystems. hardlinked files stay linked even if you move either of... | comparison |
install software: choose .msi or .exe? | usually msi packages are provided for system administrators who would have the need to deploy the software to several terminals over a network. the results are no different from using an executable, but msi packages sometimes do have additional options such as doing silent or pre-configured installs. if you are not a... | comparison |
noticeable difference between i7 920 and 940 processors in real-life use? | "don't bother, not worth the extra cash". if coming off of anything less than two years old, you will notice that when you start up and run things, it will generally be quicker. anything older than two years and everything will be noticeably quicker. between the 920 - 940, i cannot say that you will see any big perfo... | comparison |
ssd raid array, should i pick 0 or 5? | advantages of raid 5 in your setup: you can add disks to increase the storage without having to reinstall the operating system or recover data. raid 5 is fault tolerant. you are very very unlikely to have more than one disk fail at the same time (although i did just see this for the first time at a client - gulp),... | comparison |
which should i install first, windows xp or windows 7? | although the recommended method is to install xp and then windows 7, there is no need to reinstall in your case. follow this guide (edited below) using a free tool called easybcd. download and install easybcd. click i agree to the license agreement, click next to install in the default location, and the ins... | comparison |
is it better to dual-boot or run a vm? | dual boot is a waste of time. i describe it to people as "the 5-minute alt-tab". it's a pain to configure, and because you can't run both oses at once, when you need the one you're not running, you have to kill off every app and reboot. i avoid dual boot like the plague. vm all the way. or, just use a single os that ... | comparison |
what has more impact on performance: readyboost or paging file on a system with 2gb ram? | regarding page files, mark russinovich (pretty much the expert on windows in everyway) wrote an article that can be found here: [ref] he finds that turning the pagefile off is a huge mistake. the key quote is probably: perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions related to virtual memory is, how big sh... | comparison |
what are the differences between lotus symphony and openoffice.org? | the most important difference between lotus symphony and openoffice that really matters, would be the fact that symphony is, while based on openoffice code, still closed-source, whereas oo is entirely open source. engine-wise, it should not differ too much from oo since symphony is a derivative fork from the oo projec... | comparison |
what is the difference between the always-reloading and not-so-often-reloading websites? | technically, where does the difference lie among the two types i mentioned?? while ajax is the common reason these days, the core of the answer is client-side scripting. after all, ajax is nothing more than client-side scripting and there's plenty of other ways to make changes to and update a webpage without th... | comparison |
what is the difference between unix and linux? | unix isn't one thing, it's a name for a large family of related operating systems, which share to differing degrees, history and architecture. solaris, dec unix, irix, hp-ux are unix variants. they are to some degree compatible to applications, since they implement posix standards to differing degrees, which means they... | comparison |
should i use numa or smp with vista 64-bit? | last question first: yes, vista does support numa (xp professional already did) in most cases it is beneficial to use the hardwares' native memory mode. 'optimal' memory bandwidth and latentcy is the result. the modes access policies can be descibed as follows: numa: use local memory first (fast), if full use for... | comparison |
intel cpu: core 2 duo vs. xeon dual core. which is faster? | spec is always a good reference for this kind of thing. here are their data for those two cpus. spec's result numbers are a ratio of the performance of the system to that of a sun ultra enterprise 2. roughly, the computer tested is "result" times faster than a ue2. since all computers are referenced from that one b... | comparison |
what's the difference between /etc/bash.bashrc and ~/.bashrc? which one should i use? | /etc/bash.bashrc applies to all users ~/.bashrc only applies to the user in which home folder it is. | comparison |
vise or installermaker for snow leopard? | use package maker from apple. it's free and is included with the developers kit from apple. i believe it will handle what issues you have, but if not check out lanrev install ease. installvise is a pain for anyone that is trying to create a automated software clone. packagemaker & lanrev install ease will create ... | comparison |
what's better ghost or virtualization? | virtualization is definitely the answer here. if you want multiple oses at once, you have to go the virtualization route. it would be very time consuming to have to continually ghost, or even reboot a machine to boot into a new os. the only drawback i see is machine resources. get a big machine with lots of memory i... | comparison |
how good is the old nec multisync 2180ux compared to todays panels? | the nec was ips based, however i'd say its aged worse then a consumer grade tn panels from the same era - ips is great, but an ips with a contrast ratio of just 1:500 means that a lot of the color advantage is lost. combined with todays higher quality tns that can produce much better blacks then they could 5 years ago,... | comparison |
mac os: "minimize" vs "hide" - what's the difference? | "minimize" minimizes the program to the dock where you can see a thumbnail of the program's window. "hide" hides the window without adding the program's thumbnail to the dock. i will minimize a program if i need to get it out of the way for a few moments while i'll hide a program if i need it out of the way for an ex... | comparison |
any ideas on which is better? ms one care or spyware doctor? | windows live one care is eol, microsoft security essentials is the new product and i personally love it. i think it is a very good anti virus solution that will serve you well. never heard of spyware doctor, and just because microsoft may be a "jack-of-all-trades" doesn't mean they can't release good products. link ... | comparison |
is ssd better than superfetch? | i doubt that ram is the bottleneck, unless you are running multiple vms or something like that. read/write speeds are most likely the bottleneck on any modern machine, so getting a faster drive is usually the best solution. | comparison |
which shanghai airport is convenient for city center? hongqiao or pudong? | with the help of google maps, using the public transport option, it seems that hongqiao aiport is closer and needs less time and less subway stops (cheaper?). using subway, hongqiao airport to people's square is 51 minutes away with 11 stops while from pudong airport you will need 1h25m with 17 stops. | comparison |
biathlon world cup in russia: sochi or khanty-mansiysk? | first of all, it's definitely sochi (but sounds more like tch), this is official transliteration of the ч. secondary, as others mentioned, you must do a stop during your flight at moscow - unfortunately, in russia many flights are made with such stop. i suggest you to stop for a day in moscow, just for another sightse... | comparison |
it is cheaper to buy the whole trip or leg by leg? | it can certainly be less expensive to purchase separate tickets for certain segments as opposed to the complete journey, particularly on a mixed itinerary. i would strongly advise against this unless you are a very experienced international traveler, for a number of reasons: checked baggage - even if the two airlin... | comparison |
weekend in turin or genova? | both turin and genova are two big cities able to provide you a lot of attractions, the choice of the best one really depends on what you are interested in and what kind of cities you prefer in general. as a personal point of view i consider turin far more elegant than genova: nice streets with elegant buildings, the p... | comparison |
mexico to tierra de fuego, bus or own car? | the choice is about: freedom of movement vs hassle & costs. the good thing about your own vehicle is that it will take you wherever you want to go, whenever you want to go. even to the places that are not served by public transport. the downside is that crossing borders with a car increases hassle, this will be most n... | comparison |
getting to cappadocia: nevsehir or kayseri airport? | your reasoning is correct. kayseri + rental car is the most convenient option. you have much more choice to and from kayseri: better schedules and better prices, through competition. moreover, the car rental facilities tend to be better at kayseri. and it is not that further. anyway, the drive is a quite relaxe... | comparison |
market economy: why air is cheaper than train? | your question has more is place on stack exchange economy when it will exist. (and it starts with armchair physics.) still an interesting question. i already asked myself this question, here are some thoughts: travel time is employee's time who need to be paid the plane berlin - genova takes 1 h 45, the train 10... | comparison |
simple phone for us-only use: gsm 850/1900, or cdma/is-95? | there are many available options as far as prepaid services available in the us: simple mobile virgin mobile boost mobile at&t go phone cricket most of these sell gsm phones that are enabled for us and some are even able to be used in europe but you will need to have a tri-band or quad-band to be able to do t... | comparison |
is it cheaper to book dutch train tickets online in advance compared to paying on the day? | with regular ns trains (intercity's, sprinter's and stoptrains) booking in advance does not give you any discount. if you would travel with a ns hispeed train this could be the case, but there's no direct hispeed connection between eindhoven and amsterdam, so it's irrelevant to your journey. there's a direct train bet... | comparison |
car rental with baby seats: is it better to carry seats or rent seats? | generally speaking depending on the age of children you are allowed to bring child safety seats on flights. see question asked here on the subject. so if you're allowed to carry and use the child seat on the flight just bring your own. car rental companies will provide a child seat(s) for you irrespective of whether... | comparison |
with car rental should i pay now or pay later? | i'm not going to try and answer this any better then foxnews article did. the gist of the story is basically that car rental companies are getting at least some money from their fleet even if you cancel or don't show up. from what i just gathered on avis the cancellation fees are $25.00 if you do it more then 6 hours... | comparison |
is it better to ask a question in english or japanese if you are expecting a reply in english? | asking if someone speaks your language has several potential pitfalls, and even more so in japan. there are completely different expectations to assess whether oneself actually speaks a language and a portion of fear what kind of expectations the asking person might have if one confirms. in japan on top of this, peopl... | comparison |
is it easier to unlock my phone and have it activated with a local provider in another country or to buy a local pay and talk phone? | things to consider: data roaming is very expensive you're charged for incoming calls in roaming you're charged local cost + roaming surcharge for outgoing if you have a sim-free second phone, your best option is to buy local sim. pay-as-you-go (called pre-paid here) are very popular and inexpensive in polan... | comparison |
is it better to ship bicycle from egypt to leipzig, germany or to buy/rent one? | rental prices are not designed for periods of more than a few days. it might be possible to negotiate a long-term price at a flexible rental business. it's definitely possible to get a decent used bike for 50-100 eur. there's a risk that it could be a stolen one, but almost none of running into problems, even if it ... | comparison |
buy alcohol duty-free or in us? | i am told, the problem with them indian customs is, you can read them boys all the rules from the book, but if they see you with more than 2 average sized (750 ml ?) alcoholic bottles, you have had it. by the book, you can carry 2 liters of alcohol : [ref] 3. what are the norms for the import of alcoholic drinks /... | comparison |
which airport has better connections with the wellcome trust genome campus in hinxton, stansted or cambridge? | as you've probably discovered the wellcome trust genome campus in very much cambridgeshire not cambridge itself. in fact, it's about a third of the way to stansted! cambridge airport is small, so your time from plane to kerb will be very quick. stansted, not so much... by taxi, it's about 12 miles from cambridge airp... | comparison |
are flights (generally) cheaper on friday the 13th, compared to regular fridays or 13ths? | apparently there seem to be some studies that say that there's a drop in flight inquires (often cited in articles is a study of jetcost.co.uk that says it drops by something between 24 and 27%). another study by kayak.com seems to show that the prices are between 5 and 15% lower. however, i don't know how serious thos... | comparison |
will the traffic and parking be easier in york on a week day or a weekend? | york is a difficult place for the motorist at any time. for the obvious historical reasons the city centre is not geared up for anything but light-to-reasonable traffic but does have a linked series of single-carriageway roads circumnavigating the roman walls to help motorists avoid traversing the city centre itself. ... | comparison |
on a trip to belgium, should i stay in bruges or ghent? | both cities are really interesting destinations. the question to distinct between the two is whether or not you like tourist spots. bruges is the more touristic city of the two. personally i would go ofr ghent and do a day trip to bruges. but the other way around is perfectly possible. however if you really would lik... | comparison |
is train or bus cheaper in austria? | it does not cover all the regular buses in the country but postbus.at is the main operator and does operate buses you could use. unfortunately, it's not a part of the national train company (öbb) and the website therefore also includes trains, which is why buses do not show up in the search results for this particular ... | comparison |
train from budapest to zagreb - buy in advance or at the train station? | if you try to book a ticket with voyages-sncf, you can immediately see if there are free seats in the train. you can even try to place several orders in your shopping cart (for some reason not more than 6 tickets per order) and estimate how many seats are yet available. for the next few days, the ic 200 seem to have at... | comparison |
traveling to south korea, should i buy a type c or f plug adapter? | both of them will be ok. however, on my opinion, i would prefer type c, because it has more flexibility in using. also type c can be used in a lot of countries. if you travel a lot it's a big advantage. more information you may find here: [ref] | comparison |
which is more convenient in hong kong ? stroller or baby sling? | no contest: baby sling. wikivoyage has an article about travelling in japan with children, and the bit about travelling in dense japanese cities applies to hong kong as well: in a nutshell, leave your giant stroller at home, as they can be a nightmare to deal with. city sidewalks are busy, temple and shrine p... | comparison |
why is diet coke more expensive than regular coca-cola and other soft drinks in indonesia? | two possibilities spring to mind. coca cola is produced by local partners, [ref] it is possible that the local partner in indonesia does not have the space on its production line to make diet coke, which means that it would have to be imported, hence the higher price. the second thought that i had was to do with ... | comparison |
why are round-trip car rentals much cheaper than one-way car rentals? | there are elements of truth in most of the other answers, but as a 16-year veteran of the rental car industry in the us, i'll toss my take into the mix. most of the time when you're searching, the answer is: "because they can." what i mean by that is that the whole "well, someone has to drive it back to the renting o... | comparison |
what's the difference in content and focus between "wallpaper*" guidebooks and others? | wallpaper travel guides are an offshoot of wallpaper* magazine, the self-proclaimed "world's number one global design destination, championing the best in architecture, interiors, fashion, art and contemporary lifestyle." or, if you haven't drunk enough of the tyler brûlé kool-aid to suppress your gag reflex when hear... | comparison |
in london, it is better to do sight-seeing in the morning or the afternoon? | since there is only eight hours of daylight in london in january i would suggest you take the afternoon class. if you take the morning class then most of the daylight hours will taken up studying inside. it is probably safer and more enjoyable to wander around an unfamiliar city during daylight. for typical sunrise / ... | comparison |
any (dis)advantages to homestay in ealing as opposed to a zone 2 area in london? | time. i lived in both zone 2 and zone 3 in london (4 years on and off, in putney, southfields and colliers wood). generally (as a guy) i felt safe walking most places in london at night, and on public transport. zone 2 doesn't feel safer than zone 3, or less safe. it's more the certain areas that some people migh... | comparison |
why is mumbai - london - dallas - denver more expensive than bangalore - mumbai - london - dallas - denver? | see our question on hidden city ticketing. from priceoftravel, on why it happens: airfare pricing is extremely complicated and often an airline has the choice of running certain segments at a loss by discounting seats, or a bigger loss by flying mostly empty with higher fares. they need to get their plan... | comparison |
is an open-ended ticket more practical than a one-way ticket for touring china? | even if flexible return tickets are more expensive, it could be cheaper than two one-way tickets, due to the way how airlines calculate their ow fares. you could also try to get a good fare which is not completely restricted (e.g. changing the date for a fee like 100$), which could still be cheaper than flexible ones, ... | comparison |
from brussels to rotterdam: intercity or thalys? | the main advantage of thalys over intercity trains is speed: 1h10 for a thalys vs 2h10 for an intercity on that route. and you have a reserved seat. regarding ticketing, the point goes to the intercity, as you say correctly. on the other hand, if you board the intercity in brussels you will be sure to have a seat. i ... | comparison |
internal train travel in france - cheaper on day, or when pre-booked from uk? | between paris and tours you can either take a tgv (highspeed train) or an "intercités" (classical train). both are cheaper when booked in advance. the full fare for a 2nd class tgv ticket is 65 eur. booked in advance it can be as cheap as 25 eur. for intercités the range goes from 15 eur to 36.20 eur. you should also... | comparison |
paying by credit card while overseas cheaper in us dollars or in the local currency? | if you pay by dollar (or home currency) the hotel will add a charge for this, hence you will be paying more. if you pay by local currency the exchange rate will be decided by the credit card company or bank. these exchange rates are much better than the hotel rates. check this visa page for more information regarding... | comparison |
stay at the airport for my 8-hour layover in tocumen, or spend a few hours in panama city? | it is a bit of a drive (probably around 30-45 minutes, as you said), and as far as i know there is no public transport so you have to get a taxi (about $30 one way). however, you have 8 hours, so you are still left with 5 hours in panama city. if i were you, i would definitely go for it. for example, you would manage t... | comparison |
for fear of flying is drinking alcohol a healthier option than pills? | if you have no specific medical condition that would be exacerbated by anti-anxiety drugs, i'd say you should at least try them to see if they work well for you. most of them don't have serious side effects if you don't take too many, or too often. excessive drinking has well-documented negative effects, among them th... | comparison |
should i use lighter or heavier paper for my printed dissertation? | lighter paper is usually slightly cheaper. and your finished book would be also lighter (pretty much by definition); this may or may not make a difference for when you carry it to the various offices/libraries as part of the process of finishing your degree. heavier paper has a better "feel" when you flip pages (thin... | comparison |
should i host my academic website under my institution domain or under a domain of my own ? | why don't you just do both? by both, i mean use both urls. i "do both", so when i graduate, i'll still have my site for others to see. you can do this in many ways, but i had my university student page auto-redirect to my personal home page. the code for that is like a one-liner. this grants me the opportunity to refe... | comparison |
to choose which masters program to attend, should i favor institution or specialization? | if your interest is in "industry," i'd choose a school based on the institution. most employers look at that as the "headline," and often "gloss over" the actual content of the degree. if your interest was in research, i'd go the other way and emphasize "specialization." because that is what research is basically abou... | comparison |
are two undergraduate degrees better than one master degree? | disclaimer: the following is my practical experience on research. i have no idea about the opinions of admissions committees and the like, but it probably depends greatly on the country and the relative quality of master's and undergrad education. i am a theoretical physicist by formation (5 years degree). then i did ... | comparison |
which is considered more valuable for faculty job applications, teaching experience or participation in conferences? | where do you want to work? research universities want people who do research, publish, go to conferences, and can tolerably teach, in that order. small liberal arts colleges want people who can teach and who do enough research to keep up with the field. these are rough generalizations. there's no right answer here.... | comparison |
which is preferable, to go to graduate school at same school as undergrad or to go to a lower-ranked school? | i've heard from people that generally, it's a bad idea to go to the same school as your undergrad to get your graduate education. the word "generally" is commonly used in two rather different senses. the first sense is "typically", "most often". the second sense -- perhaps more common in mathematical and scient... | comparison |
what is the benefit of writing lecture notes for an introductory course vs using a textbook? | as someone who's tried to do both, there are some very valid reasons to prepare "formal" lecture notes. the primary reason why you'd want to create your own notes is that for many courses, a single good text is not available, and as a result, the instructor has to cobble together material from a number of different so... | comparison |
which is the better scheme for a poster: “tell a story” or “important first”? | posters are hard to get right. they require design skills and knowing what the core message of your paper is. presenting them requires people skills. aside from this, different areas seem to have different criteria and norms when it comes to this so if you want to fit in you should try to follow those. but in genera... | comparison |
should i write "we" or "i" in my research statement? | a research statement is a mix of past and future. when you are talking about the past, you should be honest about the fact that you are not working in isolation---in fact, that is a good thing. use "we" or "my collaborators and i" or whatever most accurately describes what actually happened. the other key part of ... | comparison |
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