kmpm

/// Original C++ implementation found at http://www.wilmott.com/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=38771
/// C# implementation found at http://weblogs.asp.net/esanchez/archive/2010/07/29/a-quick-and-dirty-implementation-of-excel-norminv-function-in-c.aspx
/*
 *     Compute the quantile function for the normal distribution.
 *
 *     For small to moderate probabilities, algorithm referenced
 *     below is used to obtain an initial approximation which is
 *     polished with a final Newton step.
 *
 *     For very large arguments, an algorithm of Wichura is used.

nerdsrescueme

Perl and PHP Regular Expressions

PHP regexes are based on the PCRE (Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions), so any regexp that works for one should be compatible with the other or any other language that makes use of the PCRE format. Here are some commonly needed regular expressions for both PHP and Perl. Each regex will be in string format and will include delimiters.
All Major Credit Cards

This regular expression will validate all major credit cards: American Express (Amex), Discover, Mastercard, and Visa.

    //All major credit cards regex
    '/^(?:4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?|5[1-5][0-9]{14}|6011[0-9]{12}|622((12[6-9]|1[3-9][0-9])|([2-8][0-9][0-9])|(9(([0-1][0-9])|(2[0-5]))))[0-9]{10}|64[4-9][0-9]{13}|65[0-9]{14}|3(?:0[0-5]|[68][0-9])[0-9]{11}|3[47][0-9]{13})*$/'

chitchcock

Stevey's Google Platforms Rant

I was at Amazon for about six and a half years, and now I've been at Google for that long. One thing that struck me immediately about the two companies -- an impression that has been reinforced almost daily -- is that Amazon does everything wrong, and Google does everything right. Sure, it's a sweeping generalization, but a surprisingly accurate one. It's pretty crazy. There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly. I actually did a spreadsheet at one point but Legal wouldn't let me show it to anyone, even though recruiting loved it.

I mean, just to give you a very brief taste: Amazon's recruiting process is fundamentally flawed by having teams hire for themselves, so their hiring bar is incredibly inconsistent across teams, despite various efforts they've made to level it out. And their operations are a mess; they don't real

thebigreason

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alexalemi

import math
class Welford(object):
    """ Implements Welford's algorithm for computing a running mean
    and standard deviation as described at: 
        http://www.johndcook.com/standard_deviation.html

    can take single values or iterables

    Properties:
        mean    - returns the mean

iros

Title

<Additional information about your API call. Try to use verbs that match both request type (fetching vs modifying) and plurality (one vs multiple).>

• URL

  <The URL Structure (path only, no root url)>

• Method:

awidegreen

Introduction

• C-a == Ctrl-a
• M-a == Alt-a

General

:q        close
:w        write/saves
:wa[!]    write/save all windows [force]
:wq       write/save and close

seandenigris

"Adapted from http://www.slideshare.net/nourybouraqadi/pharo-networking-by-example
$! denotes the end of a message
"

| connectionSock interactSock request stream |
connectionSock := Socket newTCP.
[
		connectionSock listenOn: 8888 backlogSize: 10.
		interactSock := connectionSock waitForAcceptFor: 15.
		stream := SocketStream on: interactSock.

ashelly

//Copyright (c) 2011 ashelly.myopenid.com under <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license>
 
#include <stdlib.h>
 
//Customize for your data Item type
typedef int Item;
#define ItemLess(a,b)  ((a)<(b))
#define ItemMean(a,b)  (((a)+(b))/2)
 
typedef struct Mediator_t

jbub

git rebase --interactive HEAD~2

#  we are going to squash c into b 
pick b76d157 b
pick a931ac7 c

# squash c into b
pick b76d157 b
s a931ac7 c