“…At present, the online game World of Warcraft has approximately six million subscribers worldwide. At any given time, 500,000 people are logged in and playing. And while many of these players log countless hours engaged in the repetitive tasks required to accumulate points and acquire virtual money and tools–an activity called “grinding”–others would rather find a way to speed game-play along. …”

“…Unlike fashion, which is obliged to change each season, the face's shape, the neck's height, the shoulder's width, the arm's length, the torso's structure, and the foot's size remain fairly constant over time. Once a man learns how to adapt the fundamentals of permanent fashion to his physique and complexion, he's halfway home. …”

“…"Take your machine learning skills to the next level by mastering the best framework for uncertainty quantification - Conformal Prediction Key Features Master Conformal Prediction, a fast-growing ML framework, with Python applications. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Setting up the Development Environment -- Simple Program -- Definitions: Packages, Imports, and Objects -- Object Definition -- The main Method -- Inside main -- Structure of a Scala Project -- Basic sbt Commands -- Activity: Performing Basic Operations with sbt: Build, Run, Package -- IDE -- Activity: Loading and Running a Sample Project in the IDE -- REPL -- Obtaining the Time Request from Our Chatbot Program -- Base Syntax -- Base Syntax for Definitions -- Base Syntax for Expressions -- Unit Testing -- Adding a Test to Our Project -- Inside Tests -- Running Tests for Chatbot -- Summary -- Basic Language Features -- Objects, Classes, and Traits -- Object -- Classes -- Equality and Case Classes -- Pattern Matching -- Traits -- Self-Types -- Special Classes -- OO in Our Chatbot -- Decoupling Logic and Environment -- Sealed Traits and Algebraic Datatypes -- Function Calls -- Syntax Goodies -- Named Parameters -- Default Parameters -- Currying Forms (Multiple Argument Lists) -- Special Magic Methods -- Implementing + in CartesianPoint -- Parameter-Passing Mode -- By Value -- By Name -- By Need -- Creating a Runnable Construction -- Printing the log Argument to the Console and File -- Summary -- Functions -- Functions -- Function Values -- Function from an OO Point of View -- Conversions -- Defining and Measuring the Time of a Unit Function -- Syntax Sugar in a Function Definition -- Partial Functions -- Exploring Pattern Matching -- Binding a Sequence of Variables in the Pattern Matcher -- Partial Functions in Practice -- Representing ChatbotMode as a Partial Function -- Implementing RemindStore as a Set of Partial Functions -- Using Lifting for Conversations between Total and Partial Functions -- Summary -- Scala Collections -- Working with Lists -- Constructing Lists -- Operations on Lists -- Pattern Matching on Lists…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Apps vs Mobile Web Your Real-Time Water Cooler Chapter 3: A Crash Course in Mobile Camera Microphone Augmented Reality Accelerometer and Gyroscope Close-range Transmission Processing Power Mobility 2. …”

“…You'll then discover how to take those models and use them to create both automated batch solutions using machine learning pipelines and real-time scoring solutions using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). …”

“…Education planners have long grappled with the type of change connected with demography, for example changing local patterns in the number of school places needed over a period of time. But new challenges lie in the complexity and uncertainty which are characteristic of the 21st century world. …”

“…In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be able to begin effectively using WPF to solve real-world problems, developing rich user interfaces in less time than you thought possible. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of WPF from the ground up. …”

“…What is clear, too, is that the théâtres de société occupied a central place in the evolving codes of eighteenth-century sociability: at a time when the 'public sphere' was famously taking shape, this 'private' world of the théâtres de société offered a productive counterpoint, even a testing ground for new works which, in some cases at least, would subsequently find a larger audience on the public stage. …”

“…Now, after the finalization of vol. 4 a statistical approach towards the whole time of Frederick's government is possible: In doing so it arises that vol. 4 with 892 regesta is taking the second place in the ranking of all 4 volumes (vol. 1: 1217 regesta - vol. 3: 804 regesta - vol. 1: 558 regesta). …”

“…about the technology Take advantage of your brain's natural processes to be a better programmer. …”

“…Human beings experience a world of objects: bounded entities that occupy space and persist through time. Our actions are directed toward objects, and our language describes objects. …”

“…We are proud to introduce, for the first time at ACM Multimedia, a Reproducibility Track, whose goal is to incentivize and support researchers in sharing resources that will help others to reproduce their work. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface: Five Practices for Becoming an Exemplary Leader -- Prologue: When Leaders Are at Their Personal Best -- The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership -- Model the Way -- Inspire a Shared Vision -- Challenge the Process -- Enable Others to Act -- Encourage the Heart -- The Ten Commitments of Exemplary Leadership -- Practice #1: Model the Way -- Reflections from the Student Leadership Practices Inventory -- Chapter 1 Commitment #1: Clarify Values -- Find Your Voice -- Let Your Values Guide You -- Say It in Your Own Words -- Affirm Shared Values -- Give People Reasons to Care -- Forge Unity, Don't Force It -- Reflect and Act: Clarify Values -- Reflect -- Act -- Chapter 2 Commitment #2: Set the Example -- Live the Shared Values -- Spend Your Time and Attention Wisely -- Watch Your Language -- Ask Purposeful Questions -- Seek Feedback -- Teach Others to Model the Values -- Confront Critical Incidents -- Tell Stories -- Reinforce through Systems and Processes -- Reflect and Act: Set the Example -- Reflect -- Act -- Practice #2: Inspire a Shared Vision -- Reflections from the Student Leadership Practices Inventory -- Chapter 3 Commitment #3: Envision the Future -- Imagine the Possibilities -- Reflect on Your Past -- Attend to the Present -- Prospect the Future -- Express Your Passion -- Find a Common Purpose -- Listen Deeply to Others -- Make It a Cause for Commitment -- Look Forward in Times of Rapid Change -- Reflect and Act: Envision the Future -- Reflect -- Act -- Chapter 4 Commitment #4: Enlist Others -- Appeal to Common Ideals -- Connect to What's Meaningful to Others -- Take Pride in Being Unique -- Align Your Dream with the People's Dream -- Animate the Vision -- Use Symbolic Language -- Create Images of the Future -- Practice Positive Communication -- Express Your Emotions…”