Computer networks

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A computer network is a system for communication among two or more computers. Computer networks may be categorized with respect to range: personal area network (PAN) wireless PAN local area network (LAN) wireless LAN metropolitan area network (MAN) wide area … Read More

Giving advice

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Giving advice Sfaturi 1.This would be the best time to buy/sell… They seem to have reached their highest ceiling/rock bottom. 2. A new issue of… is about to be launched. You may take up… shares. Their nominal value is likely … Read More

Lansquenet

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Lansquenet (derived from the German landsknecht (‘servant of the land or country’), applied to a mercenary soldier) is a card game. Game play The dealer or banker stakes a certain sum, and this must be met by the nearest to … Read More

Costs of spam

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The California legislature found that spam cost United States organizations alone more than $10 billion in 2004, including lost productivity and the additional equipment, software, and manpower needed to combat the problem. Spam’s direct effects include the consumption of computer … Read More

Clustering and relevance in SE

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There is also much confusion between the notions of similarity and relevance. These are not the same thing. It has often been said by many companies doing topic clustering, document filtering, and other such applications that their algorithms function by … Read More

Shill

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A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services who pretends no association to the seller and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the shill is, using crowd psychology, to encourage other potential … Read More

Non-profit technology

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Nonprofit technology comprises information and communication technologies that support the goals of nonprofit, nongovernmental, third sector, grassroots, and other mission-based organizations. This can be both technology that is specifically designed for nonprofits, and technology that is used in the work … Read More

Terminology management software

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Terminology management software provides the translator a means of automatically searching a given terminology database for terms appearing in a document, either by automatically displaying terms in the translation memory software interface window or through the use of hot keys … Read More

Flopping overcards when holding a pocket pair

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It is useful to look at the chances different starting hands have of either improving on the flop, or of weakening on the flop. One interesting circumstance concerns pocket pairs. When holding a pocket pair, overcards (cards of higher rank … Read More

Online advertising

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A significant number of firms, from small businesses to multinational corporations, incorporate online advertising into their marketing strategy. This is even true of firms which conduct their business through more traditional brick and mortar channels. In response to this demand, … Read More

Proposition bet

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In gambling, a proposition bet (also called a prop bet) is any bet made for a sum of money that involves a proposition. An example is the professional poker player, Howard “The Professor” Lederer, a vegetarian who wagered $10,000 with … Read More

AdSense, use and abuse

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AdSense for feeds In May 2005, Google unveiled AdSense for feeds, a version of AdSense than runs on RSS and Atom feeds that have more than 100 active subscribers. According to the Google Blog, “advertisers have their ads placed in … Read More

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