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Massive sequence view (MSV) is a classic timeline-based dynamic network visualization approach. However, it is vulnerable to visual clutter caused by overlapping edges, thereby leading to unexpected ...

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A surprisingly common, but tricky, mini-task in the area of machine-learning software is generating distinct, random array indices. For example, if you have an array with 10 cells, you may want to ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft released Beta 3 of Visual Studio 2005 TFS (Team Foundation Server). Turns out my developers are always interested in seeing competitors to CVS, and the moniker Beta 3 ...

In a simple random sample, each individual in the population has an equal probability of being chosen. Additionally, each sample of size n has an equal probability of being the chosen sample. This ...

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Earlier this week, Microsoft Corp. released Beta 3 of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server (TFS). Turns out my developers are always interested in seeing competitors to Concurrent Version System, ...