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    Can PF Random Thoughts be Split to Help with Server Load?

    My director suddenly decided that today would be my last day in the company
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    Should I Take a PMP Certification Course?

    People are required to acquire at least 35 PDU before taking the test. The course includes management of (time, budget, quality, human resources, communication, risks etc). But all are theories. I am thinking to take one but I may not take the test because it costs too much (> USD 500). Do you...
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    Numerical analysis in industry?

    A lot, almost what you work with needs maths. To name a few, In robot industry, people need to simulate how the robots actually work (simulation models), its movements should be 99.8-100% correct (matrices of data for input, transforming, measurement of its correctness, etc). In network...
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    What's your worst fear in maths-heavy exams?

    Find optimal solution to *permutations of 2 strings's substrings* ATCGAAATCC and TCCGAAAATCThen S1={TC,CGAAA,AT,C} S2={TCC,GAAA,ATC} S3={T,C,C,G,A,A,A,A,T,C} Answer: S2 is optimal and selected This problem is difficult and I don't know its applications in biology. Someone shed a light...
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    C/C++ MSVS C++ compiler:Visitor/iterator patterns and tree parsing

    While creating the compiler, did they use these patterns to process the syntax/grammar trees ? I use MSVS C++ as a specific example, it can be any compiler in general. Thank you a lot.
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    Best way to kill/repel cockroaches?

    Clean the whole house. Use sprayers around the wet/humid areas where cockroaches are active at night. Sometimes I wake up at midnight for WC, I step on one fellow inadvertently and think it is just his lucky day to end his life too soon
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    Exploring Protein Folding and Disease: A Bioinformatics Thesis Journey

    I am thinking about the process to pick up a thesis for a bioinformatics like this 1. State what I want: I would like to do a research about protein folding 2. State what can be done with it: A lot, but I will concentrate on its structure and a specific disease related to human beings. 3...
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    Did it used to be easier to get a PH.D?

    Why does it take too much time ? I think generally we have 2 years for a master and the next 3 years for a PhD if the candidate wants to continue. There are totally only around 5 years to get both degrees. I think it was easy to get a PhD in the past until people set up more rules to control the...
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    Photo Contest - Things That Make You Happy (10/28-11/1)

    The house number! is 198 :eek:
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    What's Your IQ on PFS? Are You Above Average?

    What happens if you are surrounded by all very intelligent people ? I get shocked myself because I may have to compete hard against any for any prize. And from there I may get stressful when the exam day comes near. Do you think intelligent people are well-respected everywhere ? I think they are...
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    Study at Home: Tips and Ideas

    I am afraid to study at home thinking that I might not have anything to learn or that I may finish all assignments and there will be nothing left to continue...
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    Programming Job Interview: Salary Negotiation Tips

    I have had interviews in which I had to specify the amount I was expecting, then I told them only the range I accepted if hired. Many kept asking me whether I would be happy if they offered me the lower bound of the proposed range because it might not make me happy. I had to say "Yes, I do...
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    Neverwet: Amazed by Its Effectiveness

    That is chemicals, here is a natural one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_effect
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    Programming Job Interview: Salary Negotiation Tips

    A pharmacy company calls me for an interview for a data programmer position. They would want to hire one to deal with data analyses, simulations, etc. I am not all about the payment I can get if I get hired, because I like this type of job. I wonder how much should I suggest if they ask me about...
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