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SQL summation without coalescing null addenda to zero. The sum result was a null. This had been going on for years. Oops! The lesson/mitigation was to add a NOT NULL attribute on top of a DEFAULT 0.
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I have to disagree with Hoare sensei there. The number is nowhere near a billion. I personally know of one case that totaled to a billion.
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This is good but please, to preserve your own sanity, first design the table struct properly to capture all attributes you can think of in separate columns and add the appropriate primary key. Then add the extra JSON(B) column for unforesee
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Another interesting piece: equal pizza slices. http://www.popsci.com/cut-better-slice-pizza-with-math http://arxiv.org/pdf/1512.03794v1.pdf
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Operation success; patient died.
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by 00098345 10y ago
Not necessary because this is realised to a certain extent through safety standards. Certified earthquake proof. Done. Now, in this case, FDA approval should include software standards that prevent this scenario. Done*.
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by 00098345 10y ago
The founder, Sridhar, is on here: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sridharvembu Very talented and humble guy.
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It is interesting that Mr. Landis mentions entropy (in Thermodynamical sense I hope). I have always wondered what it means here, in this solar system. Assuming the solar system has negligible energy flowing in, what does it mean when life o
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The current understanding of waves on a liquid surface is attributed to a clear boundary between two fluids with a density difference and a velocity gradient. Gravity plays no role in this. Kelvin-Helmholtz instability: https://e
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Security on bare metal OS is a hard problem. Square or cube that to get an idea of security in virtualization.
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You are approaching from the wrong angle. How much was the exploit "worth" to the company? Some people want to watch the burn. An attacker could make it known anonymously and LastPass will never recover from that onslaught.
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Then my friendly advice is to add an "/s" after your comment so that you leave no doubt about the interpretation.
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> Elasticity is how much you can deform (stretch) an object, before the deformation is no longer reversible. Think of a rubber band, you can stretch it a little, and it returns to its original shape. Stretch it a lot, and it breaks down
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It is unclear what exactly happened. And my guess would be that it was deliberately left out because the blogger initiated the convo. One should try it in the US after having his visa expired there.
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Way to go ahead to twist your parent comment into something else. You will never get any amount of sweetness in a south indian breakfast. But in general, you are correct in that diabetics are off the charts in India. We lead in cardio vascu
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Interesting tidbit: The author's PhD advisor is the author of the celebrated text "Godel, Escher, Bach".
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Just for reference, the fastest framework can be found here: [Vannilajs]( http://vanilla-js.com/ ) .
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> All, like Jobs, are considered to be "assholes" by some, and absolutely loved by others. I think the results are appreciated by-and-large by the people who haven't worked with them. For people who have, they might add t
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It is difficult to judge Phil Katz's case. Phil was very very attached to his father. His fathers' passing destroyed him. His father was probably his best friend. I think that is more important that anything else in Phil's ca
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World-over, the degree conferred for significant contribution through original work in Science (and Engineering) has principally been Doctor of Philosophy. I doubt if it will ever change.