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Passages from the Life of a Philosopher: Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Authors: Charles Babbage
Venue:  (1994)

:Available in paperback at last: the complete autobiography of Charles Babbage (1791-1871), the technological genius who invented the first computer a hundred and fifty years ago! Even though Babbage never got his Difference Engine and Analytical Engine to work, his brilliant insights laid the way for the Computer Revolution. Babbage's scientific curiosity, energy and creativity led him into many areas of human endeavor, and he delights in sharing his discoveries in this wittiest of memoirs.
Robust Optimal Switching Control for Nonlinear Systems
Authors: Joseph A. Ball, Jerawan Chudoung, Martin V. Day
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2002)

We formulate a robust optimal control problem for a general nonlinear system with finitely many admissible control settings and with costs assigned to switching of controls. We formulate the problem both in an L2-gain/dissipative system framework and in a game-theoretic framework. We show that, under appropriate assumptions, a continuous switching-storage function is characterized as a viscosity supersolution of the appropriate system of quasi-variational inequalities (the appropriate generalization of the Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman--Isaacs equation for this context) and that the minimal such switching-storage function is equal to the continuous switching lower-value function for the game. Finally, we show how a prototypical example with one-dimensional state space can be solved by a direct geometric construction.
How a poor contract sunk an open-source deal
Authors: Henry W. Jones,  III
Venue: Linux Journal (2002)

MySQL AB and NuSphere--is their weak contract at the base of their woes?
Introduction to Computing and Algorithms, 1st edition
Authors: Russell L. Shackelford
Venue:  (1997)

:Features: Introduces basic computing ideas, including essential algorithm constructs, software engineering, and certain foundational aspects of theory, tailored to students at a beginning level. Using a "Java-like" pseudo-code, this text prepares students for learning how to program with an object-oriented language. Provides a comprehensive lab manaual that introduces students to various software applications that they will use throughout their careers. Reinforces key concepts with pedagogical features like "Food for Thought" sections and boxed definitions.
What is the natural generalization of univariate splines to higher dimensions?
Authors: Marian Neamtu
Venue: Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces: Oslo 2000 (2001)

In the first part of the paper, the problem of defining multivariate splines in a natural way is formulated and discussed. Then, several existing constructions of multivariate splines are surveyed, namely those based on simplex splines. Various difficulties and practical limitations associated with such constructions are pointed out. The second part of the paper is concerned with the description of a new generalization of univariate splines. This generalization utilizes the novel concept of the so-called Delaunay configurations, used to select collections of knot-sets for simplex splines. The linear span of the simplex splines forms a spline space with several interesting properties. The space depends uniquely and in a local way on the prescribed knots and does not require the use of auxiliary or perturbed knots, as is the case with some earlier constructions. Moreover, the spline space has a useful structure that makes it possible to represent polynomials explicitly in terms of simplex splines. This representation closely resembles a familiar univariate result in which polar forms are used to express polynomials as linear combinations of the classical B-splines.
Business at the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System
Authors: Bill Gates, Collins Hemingway
Venue:  (1999)

:As the cofounder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Microsoft, the world's leading provider of software for personal computers, Bill Gates played a prominent role in launching the Information Age. Now this modern visionary reveals how expanding technology is propelling the business world into an exciting new economic era....how every manager can - and must - stay ahead of the curve...and how integrated information systems can help every organization achieve....Business at the Speed of Thought. Changes are your company has a sizable investment in technology - and is realizing only 20 percent of its potential benefit. As Gates explains, you're probably viewing hardware and software as a way to solve specific problems. But like a living organism, an organization functions best if it can rely on a nervous system that will instantaneously deliver information to the parts that need it. In clear, nontechnical language, Business at the Speed of Thought shows you how a digital nervous system can unite all the systems and processes under one common infrastructure, releasing rivers of information and allowing your company to make a quantum leaps in efficiency, growth and profits. With eye-opening, detailed tours, into Microsoft and other major corporations, Gates unveils the way digital nervous systems - from the simplest to the most sophisticated - are revolutionizing the very nature of business. You'll learn how integrated technology can: instantly access scattered information to analyze patterns and trends decrease cycle time and get new products out before the competition deliver up-to-the-minute sales and inventory statistics on every one of your products, anywhere in the world help customers solve their own problems and, using intelligent software, automatically feed complaints to designers and line workers .....and much more. "I have the simple but strong belief," Gates writes. "How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose." Business at the Speed of Thought gives you the information you need to win. About the Authors: Bill Gates is the chairman and chief executive officer at Microsoft Corporation. His vision and commitment regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and in the advancement of software technology. He lives with his wife, Melinda, and daughter, Jennifer, in the Seattle area. Collins Hemingway is director of executive communications at Microsoft Corporation. He had been involved with Microsoft's systems products since 1987 and from 1994 to 1996 was director of international and partner marketing for the Personal and Business Systems Division.
The Revolutionary Guide to Bitmapped Graphics
Authors: Igor Chebotko, Control Zed
Venue:  (1994)

:Who is this book for?Programmers who want to produce the fastest graphics possible, and are willing to use some Assembly language to do it.What does it cover?Covers everything from the PC video architecture to animation and morphing, using Assembly language to produce fast results that push graphics cards to their limits. Ideal for game programmers who need to squeeze out every possible bit of graphics performance.What's special about this book?Accompanying CD-ROM contains full source code to all examples, a hypertext version of the book, and sample results.
Internet Users Reference, 2002 Edition, 3rd edition
Authors: Margaret Isaacs
Venue:  (2001)

From the Book:The Internet Users' Reference provides a basic introduction to the Internet with sections on using email, Web browsers and searching for information. It also contains more advanced sections for those developing Web sites and needing advice on topics such as standards, security and the use of multimedia. Others services provided via the Internet are also covered, for example videoconferencing and collaborative tools.The Internet Users' Reference is produced by TERENA (Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association) for the user community of its member academic and research networks. Though primarily intended for Internet users and user support staff in this community, it is made freely available via the World Wide Web to encourage and facilitate network use.BackgroundThe Internet Users' Reference was originally produced by EARN (European Academic and Research Network) under the title of Guide to Network Resource Tools, or GNRT. Printed as a booklet and registered in the Internet Engineering Task Force's FYI series, it became a very popular guide for end-users and support staff on using the Internet. In 1996 an update of the GNRT was started by EARN's successor, the Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA), which resulted in a completely new version, written for the Web, covering a wide range of popular tasks and tools on the Internet today. In 2000, the second edition of a book version of this site, The Internet Users' Guide to Network Resource Tools was published by Addison-Wesley. A separate version will be submitted as an informational RFC in the Internet Engineering Task Force'sFYI series. The Internet Users' Reference is revised on an ongoing basis by TERENA.AcknowledgmentsThis edition of was edited by Simon Hume, former Netskills Technical Trainer, and compiled and authored by the Netskills team (netskills-admin@netskills.ac.uk). Special thanks are due to Patris van Boxel, Helen Conroy, Chris Young, Rob Allen, Dave Hartland and all at Netskills. This edition is based on the first two editions of the GNRT which were largely authored by Margaret Isaacs magnet@magnet-it.co.uk. Others who have provided input to the guide include Patrick Follon, Floor Jas, Frans Ward and Roel Rexwinkel from SURFnet.The members of the Review Panel are: P&aring;l Axelsson (Uppsala University), Carry B&ouml;hmermann (SURFnet), Yuri Demchenko (TERENA), Debra Hiom (ILRT), Miroslav Milinovic (SRCE/CARNet). The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Variable precision arithmetic: a Fortran 95 module
Authors: J. L. Schonfelder
Venue: ACM SIGPLAN Fortran Forum (2001)

This paper describes the design and development of a software package supporting variable precision arithmetic as a semantic extension to the core FORTRAN language. The working precision of the arithmetic supported by this package can be dynamically and arbitrarily variable. The facility exploits the data-abstraction capabilities of Fortran 95 and allows the operations to be used elementally with array operands as well as with scalars.The number system is defined in such a way as to be closed under all of the basic operations of normal arithmetic; no program-terminating numerical exceptions can occur. Precision loss situations like underflow and overflow are handled by defining special value representations that preserve as much of the numeric information as is practical and the operation semantics are defined so that these exceptional values propagate as appropriate to reflect this loss of information.The number system uses an essentially conventional variable precision floating-point representation. Where operations can be performed exactly within the currently-set working precision limit, the excess trailing zero digits are not stored, nor do they take part in future operations. This is both economical in storage and improves efficiency. By judiciously managing the working precision, arithmetic operations that are potentially exact can be performed exactly.
Formal Engineering Design Synthesis
Authors: Erik K. Antonsson, Jonathan Cagan
Venue:  (2001)

:In the early 1960s systematic techniques were introduced to guide engineers in producing high-quality designs. By the mid-1980s, these methods evolved from their informal guideline-like origins to more formal computable methods. Recently, highly automated design synthesis techniques have emerged. This timely work reviews the state of the art in formal design synthesis methods. It also provides an in-depth exploration of several representative projects in formal design synthesis and examines future directions in computational design synthesis research. The chapters are written by internationally renowned experts in engineering and architectural design.
PC PhD: Inside PC Interfacing, 1st edition
Authors: Myke Predko, Michael Predko
Venue:  (1999)

:Interface your PC via ports,busses,controllers * the works. Everything you need to interface your PC with outside devices * including developing customized applications * is at your fingertips in a single hands-on guide. Building your expertise from the ground up,Myke Predko's PC Ph. D: Inside PC Interfacing shows you how to work with memory and I/O space mapping,parallel ports,serial ports (RS-232),expansion busses (ISA,MCA,EISA,and PCI),disk busses (IDE,EIDE and SCSI),the joystick interface and the new USB. This one-of-a-kind guide puts you in control of: *Device Drivers,including Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) and Virtual Device Drivers (VxDs) *Basic Assembler Programming *Interrupt Programming *The BIOS Interface *MS-DOS command,practical,and event-driven programming *Windows * Windows Graphical User Interface. . . Win16 vs Win32. . . WIN. INI. . . Windows APIs. . . Windows . DLLs *And much,much more For each interface,you get full details on its architecture,instruction set,and the applications for which it's best suited,plus experiments (including source code in 8086 assembler,Visual Basic,Visual C++,and LabView),and over 30 projects.
Network+ Exam Notes, 1st edition
Authors: David Groth, Ben Bergersen
Venue:  (1999)

:Network+ Exam Notes provides the fastest and most effective way to make sure you're ready for CompTIA's Network+ exam: Critical Information sections provide detailed analyses of the key issues for each exam objective. Necessary Procedures sections cover the nuts and bolts of each topic with concise step-by-step instructions. Exam Essentials sections highlight crucial subject areas you'll need to know for the exam. Key Terms and Concepts sections define words and concepts vital to passing the exam. Sample Questions sections preview the types of questions found in the exam and give answers and explanations.
A Characterization of Eventual Byzantine Agreement
Authors: Joseph Y. Halpern, Yoram Moses, Orli Waarts
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2002)

We investigate eventual Byzantine agreement (EBA) in the crash and omission failure modes. The emphasis is on characterizing optimal EBA protocols in terms of the states of knowledge required by the processors in order to attain EBA. It is well known that common knowledge among the nonfaulty processors is a necessary and sufficient condition for attaining simultaneous Byzantine agreement (SBA). We define a new variant that we call continual common knowledge and use it to provide necessary and sufficient conditions for attaining EBA. Using this characterization, we provide a technique that allows us to start with any EBA protocol and convert it to an optimal EBA protocol using a two-step process.
Embedded Microcontroller Interfacing for M-Core Systems with Cdrom
Authors: G. Jack Lipovski, J. David Irwin
Venue:  (2000)

:The embedded microcontroller industry is moving toward inexpensive microcontrollers with significant amounts of ROM, RAM, and user-designed hardware that is put on a single microcontroller chip. In these microcontrollers the majority of the design cost is incurred in the writing of the software that will be used. The memory available in such microcontrollers permits the use of real-time operating systems. Additionally, C++ compilers permit the use of classes to encapsulate the function members, their data members, and their hardware in an object. Both of theses techniques reduce design costs. This book provides the principles as well as concrete examples of design, and especially the software design of the Motorola MMC2001, which is a particular M CORE embedded system.Key Features: * First introductory level book on the Motorola MCORE * Teaches engineers how a computer executes instructions * Shows how a high-level programming language converts to assembler language * Teaches the reader how a microcontroller is interfaced to the outside world * Hundreds of examples are used throughout the text * Over 200 homework problems give the reader in-depth practice * A CD-ROM with HIWARE's C++ compiler is included with the book * A complete summary chapter on other available microcontrollers This book is ideal for professional engineers as well as students in university courses in microprocessors/microcontrollers in departments of electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science. It is also appropriate for advanced technical school courses. The book will also be a valuable professional reference for electrical engineers and mechanical engineers in industry working with the design of electronic and electromechanical devices and systems.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Security Technical Reference
Authors: Microsoft, Internet Security Systems
Venue:  (2000)

:Well over half of IT personnel in medium and large organizations are concerned with security. Microsoft Windows 2000 Security Technical Reference explains Windows 2000 security features including Active Directory, Kerberos, Security Configuration Tool Set, managing policies, authentication and access control, as well as security issues in Internet commerce. IT personnel often have to strike a fine balance between good security and minimum business disruptions. This book explores these issues and explains the impact of each tradeoff. The author has extensive practical experience in implementing security at all levels for major Windows 2000 installations. Corporations can use this book to secure their enterprises, enable e-commerce and extranets, and augment security provided by firewalls Written by a security consultant to Microsoft's own IT department, it's the only book that focuses on security features of Windows 2000, intranets, and Internet e-commerce Helps IT implementers understand major security improvements from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Makes it easy for IT implementers to assess security threats and institute appropriate countermeasures
Microsoft Visual Basic Game Programming with Directx with Cdrom
Authors: Jonathan S. Harbour
Venue:  (2002)

:Think Visual Basic is just too slow to write a decent game? Think again! Microsoft Visual Basic Game Programming with DirectX gives you all of the tricks and techniques that you need to create awesome games using Visual Basic. Offering equal parts theory and hands-on exercises, the chapters in this book begin with a discussion of completing a task using Visual Basic, and then move on to enhancing the code. The final section of the book is devoted to developing complete games, including a 3-D arcade game, a multiplayer space combat game, and more. Whether you are new to game programming or new to Visual Basic, this book gives you everything you need to create amazing games by combining the hidden power of Visual Basic with DirectX.
A Parametric Cubic Element with Tension Properties
Authors: Paolo Costantini, Carla Manni
Venue: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (1999)

In this paper we present the construction and study the properties of a new parametric cubic element having tension properties. The element is based on the Clough--Tocher split of a given triangle. Due to its tension properties the element can be used to obtain a local interpolation scheme for scattered data.
Building Data Mining Applications for CRM
Authors: Alex Berson, Stephen J. Smith
Venue:  (2002)

:How data mining delivers a powerful competitive advantage!Are you fully harnessing the power of information to support management and marketing decisions? You will,with this one-stop guide to choosing the right tools and technologies for a state-of-the-art data management strategy built on a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) framework. Authors Alex Berson,Stephen Smith,and Kurt Thearling help you understand the principles of data warehousing and data mining systems,and carefully spell out techniques for applying them so that your business gets the biggest pay-off possible. Find out about Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) tools that quickly navigate within your collected data. Explore privacy and legal issues. . . evaluate current data mining application packages. . . and let real-world examples show you how data mining can impact  and improve  all of your key business processes. Start uncovering your best prospects and offering them the products they really want (not what you think they want)!How data mining delivers a powerful competitive advantage! Are you fully harnessing the power of information to support management and marketing decisions? You will,with this one-stop guide to choosing the right tools and technologies for a state-of-the-art data management strategy built on a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) framework. Authors Alex Berson,Stephen Smith,and Kurt Thearling help you understand the principles of data warehousing and data mining systems,and carefully spell out techniques for applying them so that your business gets the biggest pay-off possible. Find out about Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) tools thatquickly navigate within your collected data. Explore privacy and legal issues. . . evaluate current data mining application packages. . . and let real-world examples show you how data mining can impact  and improve  all of your key business processes. Start uncovering your best prospects and offering them the products they really want (not what you think they want)!
Troubleshooting Microsoft Outlook
Authors: Julia Kelly, Kulia Kelly
Venue:  (2000)

:Trouble sending e-mail or setting up meetings in the Microsoft Outlook messaging and collaboration client? Confounded by error messages? With this handy Troubleshooting guide, its easy to pinpoint and solve your own software problems. Fast! Each section opens with a troubleshooting chart to help quickly diagnose the source of the problem. It offers clear, step-by-step solutions to try right away, plus a full chapter of things to do to stay out of trouble or learn a new trick. Continuous support via the Troubleshooting "Latest Solutions" Web site provides monthly updates on additional problem-solving information. Books in the Troubleshooting series are colorful, superbly organized, and easy to read, giving even novice users the confidence to fix it themselves without calling tech support or wasting time on futile trial and error. Covers Microsoft Outlook 2000; this book shows how to troubleshoot e-mail, schedules, contacts, folders, Outlook Express, and more.
Isolating failure-inducing thread schedules
Authors: Jong-Deok Choi, Andreas Zeller
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM SIGSOFT international symposium on Software testing and analysis (2002)

Consider a multi-threaded application that occasionally fails due to non-determinism. Using the DEJAVU capture/replay tool, it is possible to record the thread schedule and replay the application in a deterministic way. By systematically narrowing down the difference between a thread schedule that makes the program pass and another schedule that makes the program fail, the Delta Debugging approach can pinpoint the error location automatically---namely, the location(s) where a thread switch causes the program to fail. In a case study, Delta Debugging isolated the failure-inducing schedule difference from 3.8 billion differences in only 50 tests.