Tabla de Contenidos: “…Slowing down programs using threads -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Getting the total number of active threads -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Getting the current thread -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Main thread -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Enumerating all threads -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Identifying threads -- Example -- Breakdown -- Ending a thread -- Best practice in stopping threads -- Example -- Output -- Orphan processes -- How does the operating system handle threads -- Creating processes versus threads -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Multithreading models -- One-to-one thread mapping -- Many-to-one -- Many-to-many -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Synchronization between Threads -- Synchronization between threads -- The Dining Philosophers -- Example -- Output -- Race conditions -- Process execution sequence -- The solution -- Critical sections -- Filesystem -- Life-critical systems -- Shared resources and data races -- The join method -- Breaking it down -- Putting it together -- Locks -- Example -- Breaking it down -- RLocks -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Output -- RLocks versus regular locks -- Condition -- Definition -- Example -- Our publisher -- Our subscriber -- Kicking it off -- The results -- Semaphores -- Class definition -- Example -- The TicketSeller class -- Output -- Thread race -- Bounded semaphores -- Events -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Barriers -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Output -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Communication between Threads -- Standard data structures -- Sets -- Extending the class -- Exercise - extending other primitives -- Decorator -- Class decorator -- Lists -- Queues -- FIFO queues -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Output -- LIFO queues -- Example -- Breaking it down -- Output -- PriorityQueue -- Example -- Breakdown -- Output -- Queue objects -- Full/empty queues -- Example…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 7: A Practical Pipeline for Technical Release Managers -- Provisioning the AWS infrastructure -- Prerequisites -- Step 1 - fork the repository -- Step 2 - create a default VPC -- Step 3 - create an HTTP rule in the default security group -- Step 4 - create an ECR registry -- Step 5 - create an ECS cluster -- Step 6 - create an ECS task definition -- Step 7 - create an ECS service -- Configuring the GitHub Actions workflow -- Prerequisites -- Step 1 - configure the necessary GitHub repository variables and secrets -- Step 2 - kick off a GitHub Actions workflow -- Step 3 - analyze deployment logs -- Step 4 - observe the deployed application running in AWS ECS -- Summary -- Resources -- Questions -- Chapter 8: How CI/CD Pipelines Enforce Good DevOps Release Management -- Understanding CI/CD governance -- The OWASP Top 10 CI/CD Security Risks -- Speed-to-market versus governance -- Three common paths to CI/CD governance -- Common CI/CD governance obstacles -- Creating an enterprise CI/CD governance model -- Understanding branching strategies -- Choosing a branching strategy -- Common DevOps branching strategies -- How to choose your branching strategy -- Exploring release pipelines -- Tasks -- Artifact store -- Configuration store -- Logging -- Workflow execution -- The difference between deployment and release -- Understanding change management -- Implementing a change approval process -- Obstacles to implementing change approval -- Methods to enhance the change approval process -- Summary -- Questions -- Part 3: Develop a Culture of DevOps in Your Organization's Release Management Strategy -- Chapter 9: Developing a Culture of DevOps in Your Organization's Release Management Strategy -- Faster and cheaper doesn't always mean better -- Never compromise on quality -- Project timelines are negotiable -- The problem of perception in DevOps…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Part 2 The Write Stuff -- Chapter 4 Discovering All You Can About Your Reader -- Using AI as Your Assistant to Understanding the Audience -- Kick-Starting Your Writing Success -- Bridging Generational Differences -- Looking at a Case Study -- Scenario -- Problem -- Fix -- Result -- Chapter 5 Taking Your Reader on a Storied Journey -- Using AI as Your Assistant to Craft Compelling Stories -- Understanding the Power of the Narrative -- Generating Precise Prompts -- Creating Tales of Success and Transformation -- Realizing that everyone has a story -- Starting with paper and pencil (or pen) -- Forming connections and creating a list -- Making Readers Part of the Journey -- Including the Four Pillars of Storytelling -- Creating the Story Arc -- Sharing Stories in the First Person, Present Tense -- Embellishing Stories -- Infusing Your Docs with a Dash of Personality -- Chapter 6 Demystifying Writer's Block and Writing a Draft -- Using AI as Your Assistant to Chop Through Writer's Block and Write a Draft -- Venturing Beyond Chatbots -- Karate Chopping Through Writer's Block without AI -- Freewriting -- Brainstorming and mind mapping -- Outlining -- Unleashing the Power of WI -- Jumping in and Writing the Draft -- Get ready, get set . . . -- Don't get it right - get it written -- Sequencing for Maximum Impact -- Polishing the Draft -- Chapter 7 Designing Visuals to Enhance the Reader's Experience -- Using AI as Your Assistant for Dynamic Visuals -- Generating Precise Prompts -- Peeking Into the World of Infographics -- Adding Tables and Charts -- Table that thought -- Chart your course -- Coloring Your Way to Clarity -- Digging into Visuals Beyond Graphics -- Including white space -- Limiting paragraph and sentence length -- Preparing strong headlines that tell a story -- Putting it on the list -- Using bulleted lists -- Using numbered lists…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Immersive Decca Tree -- Ambisonic Pickup -- Microphone Placement Techniques -- Brass Instruments -- Trumpet -- Trombone -- Tuba -- French Horn -- Guitar -- Acoustic Guitar -- Miking Near the Sound Hole -- Room and Surround Guitar Miking -- Nylon or Spanish Guitar -- The Electric Guitar -- Miking the Guitar Amp -- Recording Direct -- The Electric Bass Guitar -- Keyboard Instruments -- Grand Piano -- Upright Piano -- Electronic Keyboard Instruments -- Percussion -- Drum Set -- Miking the Drum Set -- Kick Drum -- Snare Drum -- Overheads -- Rack Toms -- Floor Tom -- Hi-Hat -- Tuned Percussion Instruments -- Congas and Hand Drums -- Xylophone, Vibraphone and Marimba -- Stringed Instruments -- Violin and Viola -- Cello -- Double Bass -- Voice -- Mic Tools for the Voice -- Woodwind Instruments -- Clarinet -- Flute -- Saxophone -- Harmonica -- Microphone Selection -- Shure SM57 -- Telefunken M81 -- AKG D112 -- Royer Labs R-121 -- Beyerdynamic M-160 -- AEA A440 -- Audio-Technica AT5045 -- AKG C214 -- Neumann TLM102 -- Warm Audio WA-47 -- Telefunken U47, C12 and ELA M251E -- Chapter 5 The Analog Tape Recorder -- To Commit or Not to Commit It to Tape? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7 Challenging the Laws of War by Technology, Blazing Nationalism and Militarism: Debating Chemical Warfare Before and After Ypres, 1899-1925 -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction: Chemical Weapons as the Subject of Juridification, Politicization, and Circumvention of Law -- 2 Codifying War Technologies in International Law Around 1900 -- 2.1 Restrictions on the Means and Methods of Warfare: The Regulations in International Law of 1868, 1899, and 1907 -- 2.1.1 The Principle of Humanity: The Saint Petersburg Declaration of 1868 -- 2.1.2 The Impotent Model: The Brussels Declaration on Land Warfare of 1874 -- 2.1.3 The First Poison Prohibition in International Treaty Law: The Declaration on the Use of Projectiles with Asphyxiating or Deleterious Gases and the Hague Convention on Land Warfare of 1899 -- 2.2 No Notion of What Lay Ahead: The Intense Legal Discourse on the Hague Convention and Uncontroversial Interpretations of the Prohibition of Poison Prior to 1915 -- 3 Militarization and Circumvention of Law: Debates on International Law During the Continental War with Gas, 1915-1918 -- 3.1 International Law: Alive, but not Kicking -- 3.1.1 Scholarly Publications on International Law During World War I -- 3.1.2 Unclear Motives for and Few Scruples About the Use of Poison: Ex Post Justifications -- 3.1.3 Was the German Employment of Poison Gas a Symptom of General Disdain for International Law? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Login/logout changes required in routes/notes.mjs -- View template changes supporting login/logout -- Running the Notes application with user authentication -- Twitter login support for the Notes application -- Registering an application with Twitter -- Implementing TwitterStrategy -- Securely keeping secrets and passwords -- The Notes application stack -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Dynamic Client/Server Interaction with Socket.IO -- Introducing Socket.IO -- Initializing Socket.IO with Express -- Real-time updates on the Notes homepage -- The Notes model as an EventEmitter class -- Real-time changes in the Notes home page -- Changing the homepage and layout templates -- Running Notes with real-time homepage updates -- Real-time action while viewing notes -- Changing the note view template for real-time action -- Running Notes with real-time updates while viewing a note -- Inter-user chat and commenting for Notes -- Data model for storing messages -- Adding messages to the Notes router -- Changing the note view template for messages -- Using a Modal window to compose messages -- Sending, displaying, and deleting messages -- Running Notes and passing messages -- Other applications of Modal windows -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Deploying Node.js Applications -- Notes application architecture and deployment considerations -- Traditional Linux Node.js service deployment -- Prerequisite - provisioning the databases -- Installing Node.js on Ubuntu -- Setting up Notes and user authentication on the server -- Adjusting Twitter authentication to work on the server -- Setting up PM2 to manage Node.js processes -- Node.js microservice deployment with Docker -- Installing Docker on your laptop -- Starting Docker with Docker for Windows/macOS -- Kicking the tires of Docker -- Creating the AuthNet for the user authentication service -- MySQL container for Docker…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Customer Feedback -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Kick-Start Your Raspberry Pi Zero -- Introduction -- Understanding the standard connectors and test points -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Reviewing power supply requirements -- How to do it... -- Choosing an operating system to install -- How to do it... -- Writing to an SD card with NOOBS -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Using Windows to write a Raspbian image to an SD card -- How to do it... -- Using OS X to validate a Raspbian image and write it to an SD card -- How to do it... -- Using Ubuntu 16.04 to validate a Raspbian image and write it to an SD card -- How to do it... -- Identifying RCA solder points for analog video connections -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Adding a USB extension over a USB OTG connector -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Connecting to displays and changing the configuration settings -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Initial Pi configuration -- Logging in to the RPZ desktop for the first time, creating users, and rebooting -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Chapter 2: Setting Up Physical and Wireless Connections -- Introduction -- Controlling the RPZ from the UART GPIO port using the console cable -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Adding Wi-Fi dongle over USB OTG -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Hacking RPZ hardware to add up permanent Wi-Fi dongle -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Setting Up dynamic and static IP address for RPZ -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Pinging from another computer over same network -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- SSHing your RPZ from your desktop computer -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Sharing a screen on your desktop computer -- Getting ready -- How to do it...…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Game #1 - Ticker Taker -- Kick up a new Unity project -- Where did everything go? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Checking in on Graham and Dodd -- The origins of value investing -- Using fundamentals to see when a stock is priced right -- Figuring Out When to Buy or Sell a Stock -- Looking beyond the per-share price -- Seeing how a company's fundamentals and its price may get out of alignment -- Avoiding overhyped "story stocks" -- Pairing buy-and-hold strategies with fundamental analysis -- Looking to the long term -- Patience isn't always a virtue -- Chapter 4 Getting Your Hands on Fundamental Data -- Getting in Sync with the Fundamental Calendar -- Which companies must report their financials to the public? -- Kicking it all off: Earnings season -- Getting the earnings press release -- Bracing for the 10-Q -- Running through the 10-K -- Flipping through the annual report (if there is one) -- There's no proxy like the proxy statement -- Getting up to Speed with the Basic Accounting and Math -- Operating activities: Finding smooth operators -- Investing activities: You have to spend money to make money -- Financing activities: Getting in tune with high finance -- Learning a key fundamental math skill: Percentage changes -- How to Get the Fundamental Data You Need -- Getting acquainted with the SEC's database -- Step-by-step directions on accessing company fundamentals using EDGAR -- Pulling fundamental data from websites into spreadsheets -- Finding stocks' dividend histories -- Getting stock-split information -- Part 2 Performing Fundamental Analysis Yourself…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 12 ChatGPT Prompts for Students -- Before We Begin, a Short Homily -- Practice Another Language -- Translate Text with ChatGPT -- Ask ChatGPT to Explain Grammar to You -- Get ChatGPT to Construct a Sentence -- Expand Your Vocabulary -- Ask ChatGPT How to Pronounce Words -- Practice Conversation with ChatGPT -- Get Help with Homework -- Ask ChatGPT to Explain a Question to You -- Have ChatGPT Check Your Answers -- Get Extra Practice Problems -- Extend Your Research Reach -- Get Help with Software Issues -- Kick-Start Your Writing Assignments -- Get ChatGPT to Create an Outline for a Writing Assignment -- Get ChatGPT to Critique Your Own Outline -- Write the Assignment and Have ChatGPT Review It -- Develop Presentations -- Use ChatGPT as a Vocabulary Builder -- Look Up the Word You Need -- Get Synonyms or Antonyms for a Term -- Determine the Difference Between Words -- Learn How to Use Particular Words -- Create Your Own Practice Tests -- Chapter 13 ChatGPT Prompts for Creative Writing and Fiction Writing -- Break Through Writer's Block -- Ask ChatGPT to Create an Entire Plot for You -- Ask ChatGPT to Dream Up a Scene for You -- Ask ChatGPT to Make Up a Character -- Have ChatGPT Draft Dialogue for You -- Have ChatGPT Perform Rewrites for You -- Have ChatGPT Read, Edit, and Critique Your Writing -- Get ChatGPT to Write Verse -- Chapter 14 ChatGPT Prompts for Home Efficiency and Enjoyment -- Prompts for the Kitchen -- Plan Meals and Assemble a Shopping List -- Have ChatGPT Search for Recipes for You -- Get Step-by-Step Cooking Instructions -- Prompts for Improving Your Home and Garden -- Get Advice on Organizing Your Home -- Get Advice on Household Tasks -- Get Advice on Looking After Your Yard -- Research Movies, TV Shows, and Music -- Research Movies -- Research TV Shows -- Research Music -- Research What Books to Read…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.4.3 The pros and cons of creating labels by evaluating machine learning predictions -- 1.4.4 Basic principles for designing annotation interfaces -- 1.5 Machine-learning-assisted humans vs. human-assisted machine learning -- 1.6 Transfer learning to kick-start your models -- 1.6.1 Transfer learning in computer vision -- 1.6.2 Transfer learning in NLP -- 1.7 What to expect in this text -- Summary -- 2 Getting started with human-in-the-loop machine learning -- 2.1 Beyond hacktive learning: Your first active learning algorithm -- 2.2 The architecture of your first system -- 2.3 Interpreting model predictions and data to support active learning -- 2.3.1 Confidence ranking -- 2.3.2 Identifying outliers…”

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