In the early 20th Century, Thomas Edison was spreading the word about electricity. Once, while vacationing out West, he stopped at the Sioux reservation. Edison was shocked to learn that there was no indoor plumbing, and that he would have to use an outhouse. In fact, he was told, the...
That said, there are times when it makes sense to move things outside the server or at least consider doing so. One of those is when performing certain types of floating point calculations. I first documented the fact that SQL Server's Transact-SQL doesn't correct for floating point errors...
In addition to the well, which accesses the water table for a year-round supply of potable water, the center’s new water facility includes a solar-powered electric pump, a high-capacity water storage tank and a plumbing system that delivers water to distribution points, such as a hand-wash...
And the fact so many travel to Duncan for the event from other communities on the Island – and even a few from the Lower Mainland, like my cousin Kathy and her daughter Lindsay – makes it even more special. We have players from Victoria, a lot from Nanaimo and even a couple fr...
Kids can play math fact games while in transit to visit a park or a relative. In this car game, players mentally count from 0 to 100 and ask yes/no questions like, "Is it more than 50?" when one player thinks of a number. Alternatively, they can ask if it's an odd or even ...
You may notice that the checkpoint buffer is, in fact, an int array and not a char array. The reason: I wish to be able to store not only normal character data, but the end of file (EOF) [-1] in this buffer. Although there may be other ways to implement this, my purpose is ...
Some people have come and gone over the years, but we’ve picked up new ones along the way and have a loyal following of players who’ve been with us from the beginning. And the fact so many travel to Duncan for the event from other communities on the Island – and even a...
The ruling also determined any ruling be made under the same standard applied in libel or slander cases, which say punishable parodies should contain a false statement of fact made with "actual malice." [Pictured: President Ronald Reagan meets with Jerry Falwell in the Oval Office on March 15...
A further 45-minute drive south from Thikse will bring you toHemis, one of the oldest and most revered monasteries. It is not the prettiest by any stretch but has earned acclaim largely on account of the fact that its annual festivals and colourful dance dramas (cham dances) run in summe...
In fact, most users prefer to be able to compare and learn about different items on their phones. Hence, if anyone is looking to build an online brand, it is certainly important to develop a mobile-friendly site for the ultimate ...