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The Black–Scholes formula revolutionized option markets by providing a fair price for European-style options. This led to the rapid expansion of option markets, making them highly liquid and diverse. The formula, rooted in complex financial and mathematical theories, elegantly captures the tension between time decay and convexity in options. It assumes a lognormal distribution for […]
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DMNO offers a safer and smarter way to configure environment variables, integrating seamlessly with existing tools. Powered by TypeScript and Vite, it provides schema-defined configuration for enhanced security. Options include fetching secrets from secure backends like 1Password or storing them encrypted in your repository. With features like leak prevention, redacted sensitive logs, and customizable values […]
The author shares their experience playing with the BOLT tool from the LLVM project, which optimizes binaries and improved performance by up to 40%. They also explore the challenges of benchmarking due to binary layout differences, highlighting the complexity of proving performance regressions and discussing the potential of tools like Stabilizer. The author encounters difficulties […]
Statisticians tackle missing data with randomness, an issue encountered across social and biological sciences. Stef van Buuren highlights the limitations of standard statistical tools when data is incomplete. Leaving out incomplete data is considered cheating as it biases results. Donald Rubin introduced multiple imputation in the 1970s, aiming for a method both accurate and general. […]
The WordPress Plugin Mirror Downloader is a comprehensive system that efficiently downloads, caches, and manages WordPress plugins. Utilizing Cloudflare’s edge computing capabilities and R2 S3 object storage, the system provides a high-performance, cost-effective solution for plugin management. By focusing solely on mirroring and downloading plugin zip files rather than the entire SVN repository, the system […]
In 1989, Robert and Trude Steen welcomed their son Mats into the world, documenting his growth with joy until, at age five, they received devastating news – Mats had Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Mats’ life took a turn as he found solace and deep connections in the online world of World of Warcraft, known as ‘Ibelin’. […]
Our new compact roundabout along State Route 203 at the intersection with High Rock Road and 203rd Street Southeast south of Monroe is a unique design aimed at reducing crashes and improving traffic flow. Nicknamed the “comma roundabout,” it consists of two nested roundabouts with some twists – like a lane passing through the center […]
Moleskine notebooks have their own ISBN, making them fit for vending machines.The author used to run a bookshop and discovered the clever hack of distributing non-book products, like Moleskines, through book wholesalers. Moleskine notebooks, although not real books, are book-shaped, having an ISBN, and can be sold in bookstores. The author recalls other products like […]
Gokapi is a lightweight server for sharing files that expire after a set number of downloads or days, similar to Firefox Send. Only the admin can upload files, allowing for easy sharing and automatic removal to save disk space. Identical files are deduplicated, and customization is simple with HTML/CSS. The server can be deployed in […]
Starch is a versatile natural polymer often used in cooking, but it also has industrial applications. CoRncrete, a novel construction material, is made by combining corn starch, sand, and water. The mixture is self-compacting when wet, then heated to create a hardened material with compressive strength up to 26 MPa. Factors like water content and […]