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A SAS Tutorial for Programmers
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Who should read this tutorial?
This tutorial is for people with considerable experience in at least one programming language,
be it C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, etc.
What is SAS?
SAS is short for Statistical Analysis System. It was designed by . It's been around since 19...[more] |
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A Not-So-Short SAS Tutorial
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What is SAS
SAS is short for statistical analysis system. SAS is widely used in
statistics research and especially industry. For a brief introduction
of the SAS software system, refer to A SAS Tutorial for Programmers.
In that short tutorial, you'll see that a SAS prog...[more] |
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A Piano Tutorial for Scientists
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Who should read this tutorial?
This is a piano tutorial for people with science and engineering background. Music jargon has been tranlated
into engineering or science terms, and the tutorial is organized to fit a scientist's way of thinking.
How is this tutorial organized? &...[more] |
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Caesar
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Caesar was born between 102 or 100 BC. His family has noble roots but is neither rich or influencial when he was born.
In 85 BC, his father died when he was about 15. In about 79 BC, at the age of 22, he was a soldier and fought a few battles and received
honors for handling difficult s...[more] |
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Hannibal
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The Life of Hannibal
Hannibal (247 BC- Bithynia 182 BCE) was a Carthaginian general,
and a military genius. Today he was known for his talented efforts in
the second Punic war, the decisive war between the Carthage and the never-before-defeated Roman Republic
from...[more] |
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Posters: The Echo of Times
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Posters: The Echo of Times
1930s-1940s: The Second Sino-Japanese War
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Most Frequently
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java
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Introduction
Java is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language. Similar to C++, Java was originated from the C programming language and it has C-style
grammar. Different from C++, Java is a strict object-oriented programming language (not 100% though), while C++ is compatib...[more] |
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phrase
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Scribble vs Scrabble
Srcrible means to draw carelessly and aimlessly, while scrabble is a word game.
flaky
Something that has been on an off, or very unstable.
effed up
Slang for f cked up.
jinx
In a noun form, a jinx is a minor curse or some thi...[more] |
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struts
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| Introduction
Struts is an open source framework for building Java-based web applications. It is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.
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The Structs framework features the MVC architecture where "Model" (data) and "View" (data presentation) are completely separated by a "Co...[more] |
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outdoors
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Outdoor Survival Skills
Hiking
Biking
Camping
Backpacking
Sports
Travel
Volunteer
Gardening
GPS Trail Maps
Links
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persistence
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| Introduction
Persistent is the opposite of transient. In a Java application,
there are classes that come and go: you create them, use them, and discard them.
Some other classes such as database related classes, will not go away after you quit the application,
they (or their data)...[more] |
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object-oriented programming
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| Introduction
In traditional procedural programming, a program is composed of data and a bunch of procedures,
each of which carries out a subtask for data-processing. Object-oriented programming or OOP, however,
breaks down this architecture and intertwined relatively-independent piec...[more] |
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laptop
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| This is a laptop (or notebook) buying guide.
Configurations
When eveluating laptops, basically you need to consider the following aspects:
Battery
The more cells, the better. For example, a 6-cell battery might last 3 hours at
regular workload(browing, etc), and a 12-ce...[more] |
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log4j
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Logging and Programming
Many programmers use logging or print statement to debug programs. First, it works. Second, it's handy. And third,
debuggers may not be available. The flip side is: it may pollute the code if not properly handled,
and also there will be a performance dra...[more] |
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jboss
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A famous Java application server
A Hello World example with Jboss and Eclipse
Install and
Install
In eclipse create a new project by selecting new->Project->Web project->dynamic web project, say the project name is demo. The project should have a demo\...[more] |
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postgresql
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| PostgreSQL, or Postgres, is an open-source database system licensed under BSD style license.
History
This all goes back to last century when people at the University of California at Berkeley developed
a database system called Ingres (1977-1985). Later, Ingres branched into a few dif...[more] |
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screen master faq
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Please note that this version of the FAQ may be obsolete,
for the latest version, please go to
General
What is screenmaster?
Screenmaster is a tool for capturing snapshots and video information from your display.
How much is it?
Screenmaster is 100%...[more] |
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Recent Updates
Windows
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Basic vs Dynamic Disks
A basic disk
is the traditional disk you've been having since win98 times: on each disk, you may have up to four primary partitions,
or three primary partition and one extended partiion with unlimited logical drives. All the tricks are done in the MBR (master boot record,
located at the beginning of a disk). Dynamic disks were introduced in win2k (so not supported in NT).
For a dynamic disk, you do not have those limitations because
you ...[more] |
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xcode
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Related
iPhone, Objective-C
A HelloWorld example
Here is for iPhone SDK 2.2.
Here are the major steps toward your Hello World example:
Start Xcode, create a new "Window-Based Application" named "HelloWorld"
Download a picture from [www.iPhone-wa...[more] |
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vmware
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How do I expand the size of a vmware virtual disk?
, or use vmware-vdiskmanager shipped with vmware workstation
How do I change linux screen resolution?
Install tools, and then run vmware-config-tools.pl
VMotion: Unable to migrate, the VMotion interface is not con...[more] |
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iPhone
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| How to unlock IPhone
For 3.1.3, with and ultrasn0w
Download spirit from
Make sure you have a pre-0.2 itunes. Back up your phone
Run it, click Jailbreak.
After about 10-30 seconds, you have a jailbroken phone!
Look for an application called C...[more] |
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Europe
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mac
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| objective-c
iPhone
How do I enable root account
Go->Utilities->Directory Utility->Edit menu->Enable root user
How do I mount an NTFS disk in read/write mode?
By default, mac mounts ntfs drives (such as your typical USB drive on windows) in read-only mode. To...[more] |
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linux
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Linux boot process
Before going thru the linux boot process, it's fairly important to understand the IBM pc "real mode" memory model. When a PC boots, it runs in real mode with a 20-bit address space, or 20 address lines from/to the CPU. The maximum address from a 20-bit addre...[more] |
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California 4x4 Dirt Roads
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| Gear
Things you'll need when taking your 4x4 onto the dirt roads:
Pump, Upright bicycle pumps are cheaper and are more reliable than cigarette lighter plug in pumps.
Puncture Repair Kit.
A hammer. If wheel rim is bent and the tire doesn't hold air any more, you co...[more] |
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Auto
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| OBD II
serpentine belt (drivebelt)
This applies to 1998 Mustang, it should work with other cars, but please check your manual to make sure.
Do you need a new serpentine belt?
The easiest way to identify whether you need a new serpentine belt is to follow the manufacture...[more] |
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Travel
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| Introduction
Literally, travel means "to pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place, or to many places .
Therefore, travel is about "outdoors", and it is about going from one place to another. The purpose of travel could be sightseeing, but it doesnot have to be.
As mo...[more] |
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