The 128-bit storage of ZFS reminds me a bit of TeX. As far as I can remember reading the TeX book, Don Knuth also wanted to play it safe. Internally, everything relies on integers (no floating point operations), and the…
It is four weeks (minimum). Please check: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/burlg/__3.html It is 24 working days and since Saturdays count as working days: 24 / 6 = 4 It is called "Bundesurlaubsgesetz" -- my…
I wonder how large the proportion of social scientists is who actually know that Python is a programming language. (I am a social scientist myself). In my own experience, it is already pretty hard to teach them R.
Uranus and Neptune, the two outermost planets? Still not used to the fact(?) that Pluto is not a planet anymore. :-/
The 128-bit storage of ZFS reminds me a bit of TeX. As far as I can remember reading the TeX book, Don Knuth also wanted to play it safe. Internally, everything relies on integers (no floating point operations), and the…
It is four weeks (minimum). Please check: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/burlg/__3.html It is 24 working days and since Saturdays count as working days: 24 / 6 = 4 It is called "Bundesurlaubsgesetz" -- my…
I wonder how large the proportion of social scientists is who actually know that Python is a programming language. (I am a social scientist myself). In my own experience, it is already pretty hard to teach them R.
Uranus and Neptune, the two outermost planets? Still not used to the fact(?) that Pluto is not a planet anymore. :-/