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Write a story with the following prompt: One day, as you’re walking home from work, you find a white “Life Note” on the sidewalk. Having seen the anime, you jokingly write “George Washington” in it. He’s on the news the next day. | The young man was walking by the street when he stepped on a small, thin, white book. He looked at it, kneeling down to pick it up. The man analyzed it left to right. It looked familiar, like one of those Anime's he watched, except the wording was different. It said life instead of death, which was weird.
The man thoug... | false | |
How to prevent your teen from joining a gang? | Gangs can be a very bad influence on a teen. Teens often want to join a gang because of certain issues such as racism, poverty, loneliness, and media influences. You can prevent your teen from joining a gang by education about the appeal of gangs for teens, talking and listening to your teen, and getting involved in y... | false | |
I want to learn a new language. What are some resources and tips for language learning? | From free apps to immersive online courses, there are many resources to learn a new language. Some great apps and online programs include Rosetta Stone, Duolingo, Babbel, etc. It’s also a good idea to take language classes in person or online, where you can ask your teacher questions and practice speaking with your tea... | false | |
If Dr. Seuss writes a horror story, what would the story be? | Where are the monsters? The Snoogarf? The Pozzit? Under my bed, or hid in my closet?
Is there a Woloon, with big sharp claws? A Schnogg, that instead of arms has saws?
What if a Dord pierces me with its stinger? Oh please, anything but the dreaded Bombinger!
My parents reply, "It's all in your head.", but that's the id... | false | |
In most introductory algorithm classes, notations like $O$ (Big O) and $\Theta$ are introduced, and a student would typically learn to use one of these to find the time complexity.
However, there are other notations, such as $o$, $\Omega$ and $\omega$. Are there any specific scenarios where one notation would be prefer... | You are referring to the Landau notation. They are not different symbols for the same thing but have entirely different meanings. Which one is "preferable" depends entirely on the desired statement.
$f \in \cal{O}(g)$ means that $f$ grows at most as fast as $g$, asymptotically and up to a constant factor; think of it a... | false | |
Can you evaluate and compare the accomplishments of Michael Jordan and LeBron James using the data presented in the table, covering various aspects?
| | Michael Jordan | LeBron James |
|-----------------------|----------------|--------------|
| final championships | 6 | ... | Michael Jordan and LeBron James are widely considered to be two of the greatest basketball players of all time, with both having accomplished a significant amount in their careers. However, the evaluation of their achievements is open to personal interpretation, and there is no clear consensus on which one is superior.... | false | |
How to lessen the pressure of life? | ## Reduce the pressure of life
1. Start a stress journal to identify and reflect on the sources of pressure in your life. Are you experiencing financial pressure? Are you experiencing stresses at a new job or as a result of a job loss? A stress journal can help you identify the most significant sources of stress in yo... | false | |
How to change a diaper? | Changing diapers is often a source of dread, fear, and humor for new parents and caregivers. Babies and toddlers who are not potty trained need to have their diapers changed every few hours to avoid rashes and discomfort. Create a diaper changing station so you can easily change disposable or cloth diapers at a moment'... | false | |
I want to create a simple bit of JS code that creates an image element in the background and doesn't display anything. The image element will call a tracking URL (such as Omniture) and needs to be simple and robust and work in IE 6 = ```var oImg = document.createElement("img"); oImg.setAttribute('src', 'http://www.test... | ```oImg.setAttribute('width', '1px');
```
```px``` is for CSS only. Use either:
```oImg.width = '1';
```
to set a width through HTML, or:
```oImg.style.width = '1px';
```
to set it through CSS.
Note that old versions of IE don't create a proper image with ```document.createElement()```, and old versions of KHTML don't ... | false | |
How to get a babysitting license? | Babysitting is an important job. Whether you are a teenager looking to make some extra cash or an adult looking to do child care as your profession, babysitting certifications can help. Courses or online programs can give younger babysitters the knowledge and credentials necessary to gain clients and become skilled bab... | false | |
First person writes a story on a topic and genre of his choice, but must leave it on a cliffhanger. Anyone after him continues the story from the cliffhanger, then that person leaves his story on a cliffhanger and so on. | As the air grew colder and colder as the night befell around them, they knew it was time. In the shadows and in the dark the creatures roam, and the night is when they shine. The villagers stood at the edge of the Wood, armed with their flaming torches and their bows with oil-tipped arrows. They stood there. Waiting. L... | false | |
Did Aztecs know how many continents there are on earth? | Do you know how many continents there are on Earth? Is Europe a separate continent from Asia? Is Australia the biggest island or the smallest continent? Is Antarctica an ice-locked archipelago or a continent? Are the Americas one continent or two? (All of those questions can be answered reasonably either way.)
The se... | false | |
Can you make a wedding plan for me? | Wishing you all of the love and happiness! To plan a wedding, here are some steps that you can start with:
1. Daydream about your day.
Plan a “meeting” with your partner. Before the meeting, both of you should prepare at least two inspiration images and your ideas for the following: location, theme, colors, food and a... | false | |
Say I want to make a file:
```filename = "/foo/bar/baz.txt"
with open(filename, "w") as f:
f.write("FOOBAR")
```
This gives an ```IOError```, since ```/foo/bar``` does not exist.
What is the most pythonic way to generate those directories automatically? Is it necessary for me explicitl... | In Python 3.2+, using the APIs requested by the OP, you can elegantly do the following:
```
import os
filename = "/foo/bar/baz.txt"
os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filename), exist_ok=True)
with open(filename, "w") as f:
f.write("FOOBAR")
```
With the Pathlib module (introduced in Python ... | false | |
How do DOS games like DOOM benefit from a PCI graphics card? | DOOM itself doesn’t do anything special to benefit from PCI graphics cards. It runs faster with PCI graphics cards (and VLB, AGP, and PCI Express cards) than with ISA graphics cards because the supporting bus is faster, so reads from and writes to video memory take less time.
PCI goes to great lengths to preserve backw... | false | |
How to make ricotta cheese? | Ricotta cheese, the delicious key ingredient in Italian dishes from lasagna to cannoli, is simple to make in your own kitchen. Homemade ricotta cheese requires just a few ingredients, and the result is lighter and fresher than store-bought cheese. See Step 1 and beyond to learn how to make a batch today.
## Milk-based... | false | |
Your writer roommate dropped his notebook in the hallway while leaving the apartment. You open it at the bookmark. It describes how your day unfolded, in detail. Continue writing with this prompt. | Mr. Willow this is case sensitive, please keep good track of this information. The following letter is detailing the last account of Ralph Baker, the person who disappeared. Good luck, and the sooner you track down that nightshade book, the better.
This is Ralph Baker, I live on 22 S, Pennyweather street, by the tall ... | false | |
How to boost your diet with peanut butter powder? | Powdered peanut butter is a versatile ingredient that you can use to add some nutty flavor to any dish. Its low caloric count and limited fat content make it an appealing option for those looking to lose a little weight. It is great for supplementing simple dishes like smoothies or oatmeal. You can also use it to make ... | false | |
Layman's explanation of encryption backdoors | There are two somewhat orthogonal concepts in backdooring encryption algorithms:
* The backdoor can be explicit or implicit. An explicit backdoor is one that everybody knows it is there. An implicit backdoor strives at remaining undetected by the algorithm owners. Of course, when there is an explicit backdoor, people ... | false | |
How to get rid of neck acne? | Neck acne can be as frustrating as acne on your face. The skin on your neck is thicker than the skin on your face (the acne that appears here is more like body acne than face acne) and may produce more oil, sometimes leading to more severe acne or cystic lesions. The best way to get rid of neck acne is with a good clea... | false | |
I am looking for a book like The Anomaly? | Here are a few books that you might like if you liked The Anomaly:
1. The White Road: A cutting-edge thriller about one man's quest to discover horror lurking at the top of the world.
2. The Descent series: Gritty urban fantasy books about an exorcist, a witch, and their battles against the forces of Heaven and Hell. ... | false | |
In our computer systems lecture we were introduced to the MIPS processor. It was (re)developed over the course of the term and has in fact been quite easy to understand. It uses a RISC design, that is its elementary commands are regularly encoded and there are only few of them in order to keep the wires simple.
It was ... | There is a general historical trend.
In the olden days, memories were small, and so programs were perforce small. Also, compilers were not very smart, and many programs were written in assembler, so it was considered a good thing to be able to write a program using few instructions. Instruction pipelines were simple, a... | false | |
In Shutter Island, at the end of the movie Teddy had a chat with Chuck, in that scene Teddy told to Chuck as,
Which would be worse: To live as a monster, or to die as a good man?
What's the implicit meaning of this dialogue? Who's the monster as Teddy mentioned?
And, who's a good man? | To Live as a Monster
If he accepts his guilt and becomes sane he will become the Monster. His delusions are his brains way of removing this guilt and hiding the fact that he ignored his family, did not act on his wife's mental illness, allowed her to murder their children and then murdered her. By accepting what the do... | false | |
How to treat arthritis in horses? | Arthritis is a painful joint problem that affects horses as well as humans. If your four-legged friend is suffering from the problem, supplements and medications can provide some relief from painful inflammation. Making lifestyle changes, like light exercise and farrier work, can also increase your horse’s comfort and ... | false | |
Why do we put on sunscreen before going outside on a sunny day? | Sunscreens protect the skin. They play an important role in blocking ultraviolet (UV) radiation from being absorbed by the skin. UV radiation damages the skin and can lead to sunburns and skin cancer. This radiation is present all the time, even when the sun isn't shining. It's just that when the sun is shining the int... | false | |
Can you explain why we need a large number of trees in random forest when the number of predictors is large? How can we determine the optimal number of trees? | Random forest uses bagging (picking a sample of observations rather than all of them) and random subspace method (picking a sample of features rather than all of them, in other words - attribute bagging) to grow a tree. If the number of observations is large, but the number of trees is too small, then some observations... | false | |
I need a list of famous upsets in sports.
One example I know is the “Miracle on Ice”.
Can you give me a few more examples? | * Buster Douglas ending Mike Tyson’s undefeated streak in 1990.
* Greece winning the 2004 European football championship.
* The 10-6 New York Giants defeating the 16-0 New England Patriots in Super Bowl 42.
* Leicester City winning the 2015–16 English Premier League.
* The No. 16 seed UMBC beating the No.1 seed Univers... | false | |
Is 1021 a prime number? | Numbers having only 2 factors, i.e. 1 and the number itself are known as prime numbers whereas numbers with more than 2 factors are known as composite.
Hence, 1021 is a prime number. The number 1021 is divisible only by 1 and the number itself. | false | |
Normal filesystem images can be easily mounted:
```mount system.img /mnt
```
Examined, and modified. But when I try this with a Raspberry Pi system image (e.g. raspbian), I get:
```mount: unknown filesystem type '(null)'
```
And no matter what I try with ```-t```, it won't work. How can I mount this image? | You can't mount the image as a whole because it actually contains two partitions and a boot sector. However, you can mount the individual partitions in the image if you know their offset inside the file. To find them, examine the image as a block device with ```fdisk -l whatever.img```. The output should include a t... | false | |
If I have sampled a signal using proper sampling methods (Nyquist, filtering, etc) how do I relate the length of my FFT to the resulting frequency resolution I can obtain?
Like if I have a 2,000 Hz and 1,999 Hz sine wave, how would I determine the length of FFT needed to accurately tell the difference between those two... | The frequency resolution is dependent on the relationship between the FFT length and the sampling rate of the input signal.
If we collect 8192 samples for the FFT then we will have:
$$\frac{8192\ \text{samples}}{2} = 4096\ \,\text{FFT bins}$$
If our sampling rate is 10 kHz, then the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem s... | false | |
I'm running a relatively small one-man business in the software sector. I just started and am trying to create a larger portfolio. For that, I offer some friends free services.
I found a few reasons to send these clients €0,- invoices, mostly similar to the reasons to send 100% discount invoices to charity funds that ... | It depends on the tax system that applies to you, but there can be consequences, and they can be very severe.
Generally economic activity is defined as oriented on profit, so giving anything for free could qualify as self-promotion or donation.
In Poland, for example, only some costs of the company spend on promotion... | false | |
What are some current jobs that will become completely automated or obsolete within the next decade? | Here are some examples of jobs that may become fully automated by the 2030's:
* Truck Drivers. With the current pace of advances in AI, we may see more and more semi-autonomous and even fully-autonomous vehicles on the road over the next few years. As of 2021, there are about 3.5 million truck drivers in the US alone... | false | |
Can you come up with an attention-grabbing headline for a promotion of a recently released automobile? | Here are some sample headlines for an advertisement for a new type of car:
* "Get a Glimpse of the Future of Driving with [Car Name]: Sophisticated Technology Meets Innovative Design!"
* "Unleash Your Inner Speedster with the Sporty and Chic [Car Name]: Designed to Stand Out and Perform!"
* "Make a Statement with the ... | false | |
How to prepare for a vaginoplasty? | A vaginoplasty is a surgical procedure that reconstructs or tightens the outer and inner muscles of your vagina, which can become weak and loose over time. It may improve your comfort levels and symptoms of incontinence. Some even claim it can boost sexual pleasure though this is not well studied and highly individual.... | false | |
Extract five keywords from the text.
Natural language processing (NLP) is an interdisciplinary subfield of linguistics, computer science, and artificial intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human language, in particular how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natu... | Five keywords of this text are:
interdisciplinary, linguistics, computer, intelligence, language. | false | |
Pick a random number N between 1-10. Then pick a random letter. Now, list N cities in California that begin with your random letter. | Random Number: 7
Random Letter: C
Here are 7 cities in the state of California that start with C:
* Carmel-by-the-Sea
* Cupertino
* Carson
* Chula Vista
* Culver City
* Carlsbad
* Concord | false | |
How to lighten up your bikini areas? | For all kinds of reasons, some people develop pigmentation in the bikini areas. However, it doesn't have to be a permanent issue. There are a variety of effective, lasting ways to address it. By safely lightening these regions, your skin can have a beautiful, even tone in the bikini areas once again.
## Lighten the bi... | false | |
write about something ugly - war, fear, cruelty, hate - but find the beauty or silver lining in it | They say I'm here for a test, then they laugh. I'm never asked any questions. I'm never asked even for my name. I must have been here for months. I would be curious of the whole situation if I wasn't terrified.
I wake up in a cold sweet, every night. The guards don't care. The portions of food are small. Yesterday ther... | false | |
How to stretch your quads (quadriceps)? | The quadriceps are a group of four muscles that run down your thighs. Virtually every athletic activity or exercise engages your quads, so it's important for them to be flexible and strong. To maintain healthy quads, stretch them before and after exercise. You can also use yoga to increase the flexibility in your quads... | false | |
When encoding a logic into a proof assistant such as Coq or Isabelle, a choice needs to be made between using a shallow and a deep embedding. In a shallow embedding logical formulas are written directly in the logic of the theorem prover, whereas in a deep embedding logical formulas are represented as a datatype.
* W... | > What are the advantages and limitations of the various approaches?
* Pros of deep embeddings : You can prove and define things by induction on formulas' structure. Examples of interests are the size of a formula.
* Cons of deep embeddings: You have do deal explicitly with binding of variables. That's usually very l... | false | |
How to start a food delivery business? | Food-delivery businesses are a popular and fast-growing field. These businesses typically thrive in college towns, large cities, or other areas where large populations of adults are willing to pay to have food from restaurants delivered to them. The basic business model for this type of business is to approach local re... | false | |
write a poem from the perspective of a dog | Hours,
pass like days,
I wait here in silent desire,
askew across my dark mistress' place of rest,
as she walks the world without me.
Alone.
A roaring noise,
to others it is a annoyance,
as it escapes my hollow lips,
but inside?
I am silent,
For she is not here. | false | |
How to send HTML-formatted email in C#? | Setting isBodyHtml to true allows you to use HTML tags in the message body:
```
msg = new MailMessage("xxxx@gmail.com",
"yyyy@gmail.com", "Message from PSSP System",
"This email sent by the PSSP system<br />" +
"<b>this is bold text!</b>");
msg.IsBodyHtml = true;
``` | false | |
What is currently considered normal that future generations will consider disgusting or immoral? | One current practice that future generations might consider disgusting or immoral is the contemporary form of meat consumption.
In the not-too-distant future, technological advances could enable synthetic meat production that will be indistinguishable from farm-grown meat in both taste and nutritional value. This meth... | false | |
While shopping, you run into someone eerily similar to you in every aspect. You write it off as a crazy coincidence until seemingly clones of you keep coming to the store, each one just as confused. | It happened last Friday.
I was shopping at Walmart, minding my own business when I see a person right in front of me. 'Another human in a supermarket? No way!', you might think ironically, but it wasn't just 'another human'. When I looked up to see the person blocking my way in the tight shopping isle, I saw him.
He ha... | false | |
How to walk with a sprained ankle? | Before you start walking with a sprained ankle, make sure you get your doctor’s permission so you don’t cause any more damage. Ideally, you should only walk on a sprain that’s mild, and you should periodically strengthen your ankle through exercise so it gets stronger as you go. If you ever feel any pain, stop immediat... | false | |
Both races have the same limits on their strength, and athletics, but it's hard to imagine why. A Goliath could feasibly lift and throw a gnome, yet the Gnome, following rules as written, can pin down a Goliath, fairly easily, if statted correctly.
Is there an in-universe explanation as to why such dramatically differ... | D&D is a terrible reality simulator.
The problem that you're having here is that, in real life, most people who are 7 feet tall are going to be faster, stronger, and all-around more physically powerful than a person who is 3 feet tall. If you compare two people of similar athleticism, the person who is 4 feet taller i... | false | |
24601 has developed into being an iconic part of both the Les Miserables book and musical. Was that number special to him, or was it simply a random number he chose (I doubt it)? | Yes: it corresponds to the date of Hugo's conception.
This is part of a pattern of similarities between the character of Jean Valjean and the author himself: both are of similar age, have similar habits and similarly austere lifestyles, and even share the same dreams. This is according to David Bellos's The Novel of th... | false | |
How to make a bow for a wreath? | A big part of making a beautiful wreath is adding on a bow! Bows can be the perfect accents to holiday, seasonal, and everyday wreaths. You can make a fluffy bow with plenty of full loops, or you can use burlap to make a floppy bow for a look that's a little more rustic. Whatever you choose to do, it'll take minimal ma... | false | |
Write a 2-3 sentence script for a movie advertisement for a horror movie. | The initial scene of the movie portrays a dense and foggy forest with eerie background music. A group of individuals is heard screaming in terror while fleeing from an unidentified entity. The shot then zooms in on a mysterious creature with illuminated eyes as the movie title and release date are displayed. "Witness u... | false | |
In poem form and in only 10 sentences, write me something titled 'Could it be that I'm strange'. | Could it be that I'm strange
If I watch you on the street?
If I follow you home?
If we never meet?
If I smell your hair?
If I watch you sleep?
If I wear your clothes?
If I lick your feet?
Could it be that I'm strange
If you make me complete. | false | |
Is it ever possible that ```(a== 1 && a ==2 && a==3)``` could evaluate to true in JavaScript? | If you take advantage of how == works, you could simply create an object with a custom ```toString``` (or ```valueOf```) function that changes what it returns each time it is used such that it satisfies all three conditions.
```
const a = {
i: 1,
toString: function () {
return a.i++;
}
}
if(a == 1 && a == 2 ... | false | |
Does Java casting introduce overhead? Or the compiler just resolves everything and there is no cost at run time?
Is this a general things, or there are different cases? | There are 2 types of casting in Java:
Implicit casting, when you cast from a type to a wider type, which is done automatically and there is no overhead:
```String s = "Cast";
Object o = s; // implicit casting
```
Explicit casting, when you go from a wider type to a more narrow one. For this case, you must explicitly u... | false | |
How do you learn to play the guitar? | There are several ways to learn how to play the guitar, including:
* Taking lessons from a teacher who can help you learn and give personalized tips based on your level.
* Using online videos and tutorials that offer free lessons and exercises for beginners.
* Practicing independently using books or websites that tea... | false | |
I want to organize a team night out (dinner+show). Company is paying, but I need to give them a budget estimate in advance. We're 7 members. Estimate for how much this would cost. | Taking the team for a night out can be a great bonding experience. The cost per person will largely depend on your location and choice of activity. Here is a ballpark estimate of how much a team night out in a large city in the United States is likely to cost.
Restaurant: Dinner per person can vary a lot, depending on... | false | |
Is 1011 a prime number? | A prime number is divisible only by 1 and itself, which means it has no other divisor except 1 and the number itself.
Hence, 1011 is not a prime number. The number 1011 is divisible by 1, 3, 337, 1011. | false | |
How to disable the function key? | ## Use num lock on windows
1. Find the Num Lock key on your keyboard. You can find it around your keyboard's numpad, or as a secondary function on another key. The Num Lock key is primarily used to lock the number keys on your numpad, but you can also use it to disable your Fn key.
2. Hold down the Fn key on your keyb... | false | |
What command do I use to find the size of all the files (recursively) in a Linux or Mac OS X directory? | The BSD version of ```du``` used in OS X reports size with 512-byte blocks -- the sizes are essentially rounded up to the next 512-byte value. This tells you the space on disk, which is larger than the amount of data. If you have a lot of small files, the difference can be large.
Here's an example.
This is the value wi... | false | |
How to resolve complaints? | When a customer has a grievance with a company, it is in the interests of both parties to come to a smooth and fast resolution. Whether you are the one making a complaint or the one designated to resolve customer service issues, you can make the process an easy one that will keep everybody happy.
## Make a successful ... | false | |
When I execute "```python```" from the terminal with no arguments it brings up the Python interactive shell.
When I execute "```cat | python```" from the terminal it doesn't launch the interactive mode. Somehow, without getting any input, it has detected that it is connected to a pipe.
How would I do a similar detectio... | You can use ```isatty```:
```
#include <stdio.h>
#include <io.h>
...
if (isatty(fileno(stdin)))
printf( "stdin is a terminal\n" );
else
printf( "stdin is a file or a pipe\n");
```
On windows they're prefixed with underscores: ```_isatty```, ```_fileno```. | false | |
Write an email to my Natural Language Processing professor asking for help on a homework assignment on transformers. Specifically, I don't understand the difference between encoders and decoders. | Subject: Question about Transformers
Dear Professor [Last Name],
My name is [Your Name], and I am a student in your Natural Language Processing course. I have been thoroughly enjoying the lessons so far!
While working on the current assignment, I found that I do not fully understand the difference between transforme... | false | |
A colleague asked me what I think about the company layoff coming up next week. Here's what I'm thinking of responding:
I guess there will be some unsettlement among coworkers going around, as people may go through a hard time worrying about their own positions, the change of the working dynamics and the loss of their... | To rephrase the current response to be more clear and concise, while retaining the neutral stance about such a controversial issue, you may want to consider using bulleted list of pros and cons. Here is one way to rephrase your answer:
I think layoffs can have both positive and negative effects.
* Pro: operational eff... | false | |
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
I don't understand the part marked in bold.
Co... | The confusing term seems to be "respecting". This is a somewhat different meaning of "respect", that is still in common use:
respecting (prep):
* in view of : considering
* with respect to : concerning
The first amendment states that Congress shall pass no law related to (or with regard to) the establis... | false | |
How to do a deep treatment? | A deep moisturizing treatment, protein treatment, or hair mask, can be store bought or homemade. A deep treatment is a great way to improve dry or damaged hair because it moisturizes and strengthens the hair. Read on to learn how to apply one!
## Basic deep treatment
1. Obtain the deep treatment. You can buy one from... | false | |
How to peel plums? | Peeled plums are perfect for pies, jam, cakes, and baby food. If you try to peel a plum by simply pulling back the skin, you'll end up with a sticky mess on your hands. Instead, blanch the plums and then place them in an ice bath or trim the skin off with a knife. This simple techniques are quick, easy, and will leave ... | false | |
write the best story you can in 5 sentences or less | There once was a scientist named Clive,
Who had taught a Llama to drive,
The Llama screamed loud,
As it drove into a crowd,
And the death toll reached fifty-five. | false | |
What are some of the advantages of using one over the other? | ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC are two web frameworks developed by Microsoft - they are both good choices. Neither of the web frameworks are to be replaced by the other nor are there plans to have them 'merged' into a single framework. Continued support and development are done in parallel by Microsoft and neither will be... | false | |
Just curious, given how heavily from Tolkien D&D drew, and the fact that games like Wizardry used Hobbits, is there a good design reason why Gygax and company used Halflings (a term that also appears in Tolkien) vice Hobbits as the term for our little friends? | Halflings were originally called hobbits prior to a legal challenge.
According to Gary Gygax himself, it was due to a legal claim on "hobbit" by a company who purchased the merchandising rights on Tolkien's works in 1976:
TSR was served with papers threatening damages to the tune of half a mil by the Saul Za... | false | |
I came across a piece of code ```void *p = &&abc;```. What is the significance of ```&&``` here?
I know about rvalue references but I think ```&&``` used in this context is different. What does ```&&``` indicate in ```void *p = &&abc;``` ? | ## How to find it out
That's the address of a label and it's a feature specific to GCC.
```int main(void) {
void* startp;
s:
startp = &&s;
printf("the assignment above starts at address %p\n", startp);
return 0;
}
```
You could have figured it out yourself by testing:
```int main(void) {
... | false | |
I wanted to produce a 1 GB random file, so I used following command.
```dd if=/dev/urandom of=output bs=1G count=1
```
But instead every time I launch this command I get a 32 MB file:
```$ dd if=/dev/urandom of=output bs=1G count=1
0+1 records in
0+1 records out
33554431 bytes (34 MB, 32 MiB) copied, 0,288321 s, 116 MB... | ```bs```, the buffer size, means the size of a single read() call done by dd. For example, both ```bs=1M count=1``` and ```bs=1k count=1k``` will result in a 1 MiB file, but the first version will do it in a single step, while the second will do it in 1024 small chunks.
Regular files can be read at nearly any buffer s... | false | |
Pick your favorite conspiracy theory and write about it through the eyes of the person behind the conspiracy. | President Obama opened the compartment in his desk in the Oval Office. Every president who used it had left something inside it at the end of their term: Queen Victoria left a silk handkerchief from when she gave it to Rutherford B. Hayes, FDR kept a pair of reading glasses, JFK left an unused syringe of Addison's Dise... | false | |
I'm feeling a bit lonely these days, how can I make new friends? | I'm sorry to hear that you’re feeling lonely. Let's see if I can help out.
Most people make friends through ongoing meaningful interactions with the same group of people. Here are some ideas for creating such interactions, and providing you with new opportunities to makes friends:
* Find and join a local club or grou... | false | |
Why doesn't the nuclear fusion in a star make it explode? | The fusion that occurs in the core of the Sun occurs in nothing like the conditions you might be thinking of in a bomb, or a fusion reactor. In particular, it occurs at much lower temperatures and at a much lower rate. A cubic metre of material in the solar core is only releasing around 250 W of power by fusion.
The fu... | false | |
How to prevent "Delhi Belly" from eating/drinking locally? | Basically, you can't.
The world is full of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, even in developed, First World nations. There are some decent steps to trying to minimize your exposure:
* Properly cooked foods. Everything heated to a proper internal temperature (depends on the dish, check the USDA's site for guidelines), no... | false | |
The Episode IV-VI movies never mention the Emperor's name. In Episodes I-III, we can guess that Darth Sidious will be the emperor, but what about Chancellor Palpatine? If the audience didn't know that he was Sidious, the impact of the reveal would be far different than if they did.
But I did. In all the novels and comi... | Palpatine's name was first given in the prologue to Alan Dean Foster's novelization of Star Wars (it was credited to Lucas, but he didn't write it), which came out in November 1976, six months before the May 25, 1977 release of the actual film.
So Palpatine being the Emperor was literally known before the public ever s... | false | |
How can I develop a good exercise routine, given that I don't typically exercise? | It is better to start slow and build up. Here are some suggestions for you to develop a good exercise routine:
* First, get a full medical checkup. Make sure your heart is good, and that you don't have any medical conditions that would prevent you from exercising.
* Start slow. If you haven't exercised in a long time, ... | false | |
Does vegetarianism affect life expectancy?
Is an average vegetarian supposed to live longer just because of their diet? | Yes, according to a paper by the American Society for Clinical Nutrition.
> Results: Our review of the 6 studies found the following trends: 1) a very low meat intake was associated with a significant decrease in risk of death in 4 studies, a nonsignificant decrease in risk of death in the fifth study, and virtually n... | false | |
How to identify different types of forklifts? | Whether you're new to forklifts, or an experienced operator, it is always important to know as much as you can about forklifts and their operation. It is equally important to be able to identify different forklifts, both by look and name. This is especially important when searching for forklift operating jobs, as it wi... | false | |
How to teach and avoid the dangers of fake faith healers? | Here is how to teach and also avoid the dangers of fake faith healers.
## How to teach the dangers of fake faith healers
1. Look up on one or more of the various search engines.
2. Know and teach scriptures. Like, “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him ... | false | |
I am wondering how to generate uniformly distributed points on the surface of the 3-d unit sphere? Also after generating those points, what is the best way to visualize and check whether they are truly uniform on the surface $x^2+y^2+z^2=1$? | A standard method is to generate three standard normals and construct a unit vector from them. That is, when $X_i \sim N(0,1)$ and $\lambda^2 = X_1^2 + X_2^2 + X_3^2$, then $(X_1/\lambda, X_2/\lambda, X_3/\lambda)$ is uniformly distributed on the sphere. This method works well for $d$-dimensional spheres, too.
In 3D y... | false | |
I am a seller of running shoes and recently developed a new running shoe, please help me write a convincing ad for it. | If you're looking to improve your running performance and achieve your fitness objectives, consider our premium running shoes. Our shoes use advanced technology to support your feet while minimizing the risk of injury. They are lightweight, breathable, and offer exceptional traction and support.
Our running shoes are ... | false | |
Why is digital photography so expensive? | Digital photography is not expensive but buying into it is.
With film photography camera and lenses were a moderate investment but these lasted quite long. Even a battery in a film camera would last several years. Cameras and lenses were mechanical and much simpler than today's models. This made them require less expe... | false | |
You are astronaut Buzz Aldrin. You have just returned to Earth after landing on the moon in 1969. Is there any experience on Earth that even compares slightly to having been on the Moon? | My first words of my impression of being on the surface of the Moon that just came to my mind was "magnificent desolation." The magnificence of human beings, humanity, Planet Earth, maturing the technologies, imagination and courage to expand our capabilities beyond the next ocean, to dream about being on the Moon, and... | false | |
Assume an environment with a puppet-managed cluster of different servers - various hardware, software, operating systems, virtual/dedicated, etc.
Would you choose meaningful hostnames (mysqlmaster01..99, mysqlslave001..999, vpnprimary, vpnbackup, etc.) or would you prefer meaningless hostnames such as characters from a... | This largely comes down to whether your servers are ```pets``` or ```livestock```.
Pets get individual names. They're distinct from each other, and we care about those differences. When one gets sick, we usually try to nurse it back to health. Traditionally, servers have been pets.
Livestock get numbers. They're most... | false | |
How to write a confirmation letter? | There are several different types of confirmation letters, each requiring a slightly different format. Basic confirmation letters written to confirm the details of a meeting, event, or other arrangements are typically brief and to the point. Employment confirmation letters usually include specific terms and conditions,... | false | |
Given a English text, translate it into Chinese.
My hometown has beautiful natural scenery and a rich history and culture. | 我的家乡有着美丽的自然风景和悠久的历史文化。 | false | |
Consider the following code:
```avgDists = np.array([1, 8, 6, 9, 4])
ids = avgDists.argsort()[:n]
```
This gives me indices of the ```n``` smallest elements. Is it possible to use this same ```argsort``` in descending order to get the indices of ```n``` highest elements? | If you negate an array, the lowest elements become the highest elements and vice-versa. Therefore, the indices of the `n` highest elements are:
```
(-avgDists).argsort()[:n]
```
Another way to reason about this, as mentioned in the comments, is to observe that the big elements are coming last in the argsort. So, you ca... | false | |
What is the LXX and why is it so noteworthy that there is a Greek translation of the OT? Wouldn't it be better to directly reference manuscripts in the original languages? | Before 1947, a good case could be made that the Septuagint represented a more ancient tradition than the Masoretic versions of the Tanakh. Since the Septuagint was produced before 132 BCE (and probably in the 3rd century BCE) and the earliest known Masoretic manuscripts date to the 10th century CE, the Greek translati... | false | |
How to stop the spread of a pandemic flu virus? | ## Prevention
1. Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a disposable tissue and flush it down the toilet or throw it in a trash can immediately (don't put it down on any surface). Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer right afterwards. If you don't have anything to cough or sneeze into, cough or sneez... | false | |
You are a journalist. Everything you write becomes true. One day, not knowing this, you decide to write some satire. | I lean back in the comfortable chair and exhale the smoke of the cigarette. Grey clouds of smoke wander around in the room and for a moment I close my eyes. What a night: finally managed to finish the new book.
It was good to write something silly once in a while. Usually I pick a topic and research, write a book on it... | false | |
I need to complain to HR about how my boss has been treating me. Write me an email. | Subject: Complaint Regarding [Issue]
Dear HR Manager,
I am writing this email to bring to your attention an issue that I have been having with my boss, [Boss' Name]. Over the past few months, [Explain the problem in detail, including any relevant dates and names]. This has negatively affected my ability to perform my... | false | |
My partner doesn't want to speak when we have a quarrel, what should I do to encourage him to communicate? | Here are some suggestions for your circumstance where your partner is reluctant to talk when you have a quarrel.
First, ask yourself why you want your partner to talk when they don't want to. It is natural and healthy for people to need different amounts of time and space to process their emotions. If your partner is ... | false | |
I need to review a paper for ICLR. Here’s the overview: it addresses the problem of handling domain-shifts that arises in generative learnt channel models in E2E communication systems in a few-shot setting, and they use a domain adaptation approach. The paper is well written, novel, rigorous, and considers the more re... | Here is a review for the paper your described:
## Summary
The authors investigate the frequent changes of channels in communication systems and treat these changes as shifts in distribution (domain). The framework of few-shot domain adaptation is considered to tackle the problem in question.
## Strengths
* From a str... | false | |
I find that the survivability and general performance of my party increases massively from levels 1 to 2. At times, level 1 feels like a completely different game from level 2. However, I can't fathom how or why. I think that the availability of healing has something to do with it. From a mechanical perspective, is the... | Welcome to Rusty Dagger Shanktown!
What you have noticed is very widely commented upon—1st level is often called “rusty dagger shanktown.” It’s hyper-lethal, rather than the kind of heroic fantasy Dungeons & Dragons pitches itself as. It is very, very difficult for 1st-level PCs to actually really adventure at all. Man... | false | |
How to make a paper mosaic? | Mosaics were traditionally made with bits of tile or glass, but it is possible to make simple ones using paper. They are a great project for school children to do while learning about different cultures throughout history. They are also a great project to do on a rainy day or over summer vacation. You can make paper mo... | false | |
Why do I want to learn a new language? | Learning a new language can be rewarding on many levels, both personally and professionally. Although it can sometimes seem like a daunting undertaking, there are plenty of reasons to do so.
* It enhances your brain. The complex process by which we learn a language can increase white and grey matter volume in the br... | false | |
How to pay property taxes online? | If you own real property (a home or land) in the United States, you are responsible for paying state property taxes each year. While these taxes are assessed through the county where the property is located, most counties in each state allow property owners to pay their taxes online. The specific information you need t... | false | |
Could you write an email about the completion of the fire alarm testing to the residents? | Dear Residents,
We are pleased to inform you that the fire alarm testing in our building has been completed. We would like to thank you for your cooperation during this time.
We understand that the fire alarm testing may have caused an inconvenience for some. We apologize for any disruption caused. The testing was nec... | false | |
write the saddest story you possibly write about a jar of Jam, five playing cards and a gun | Strawberry jam.
It was the smell that graced my summer afternoons, sweet and lovely and fresh. She’d greet me at the door with the scent in her hair. They were blissful, those days. The cupboards were always lined with mason jars and the happiness we shared seemed eternal.
Ace, jack, nine, two, king.
Spades, diamonds, ... | false | |
How to cascade routers? | A good way to expand your wired or wireless network is to cascade routers. A router cascade means that 2 or more routers are connected to each other through an Ethernet cable. There are 2 ways to cascade routers: connect an Ethernet port on the second router to an Ethernet port on the first, or connect the Internet por... | false |
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