What are some interesting experiences you've had as a teen? by Dana Fletcher Answer by Dana Fletcher: A few years ago, I was at my friend Kristina's house, and after a few hours of fun, I was ready to go home. This was before I could drive, so I relied on my dad to pick…
What’s with 32 bit systems supporting max 4GB of RAM?
So you know that RAMs contain storage space. Common sense. Every byte of memory on RAM requires to have an address allocated to it. A 32-bit machine uses 32 bits long address to designate each byte of memory. And a memory that does not have an address allocated can not be seen by the machine. Now…
What is the best strategy to improve my skills in competitive programming in 2-3 months?
Answer by Sachin Gupta: This post has been taken from the blog post Learn to Code by Competitive Programming written by MV Kaushik when he was interning at HackerEarth Here are some steps to get started and be good at it. Get comfortable writing code in either of one of these languages C, C++ or…
What was Anudeep Nekkanti’s Competitive Programming strategy to become 35th in Global ranking, in just 6-7 months?
Answer by Anudeep Nekkanti: What I did ? Solved about 300 problems on SPOJ in this order – Sphere Online Judge (SPOJ) Result ? Became very good with C++ and STL Got introduced to most Competitive programming KEYWORDS (like DP, maxflow, sets, hashing, etc) Learned Standard Problems and Algorithms Indenting code Fast typing 😛 How…
Why does breaking the sound barrier create a sonic boom?
Boom is really a misleading word for it because it implies something like an explosion – when really it’s more of a constant roar. It just sounds like a boom from land, because unlike normal sound, which would reach you from the plane constantly as it flies by, the boom is like the wake of…
My friend just died. I don’t know what to do.
Comment from discussion My friend just died. I don’t know what to do..
What is the latest fad among the youth of India?
What is the latest fad among the youth of India? by @iAmogh Answer by Amogh Talpallikar: Let me take this opportunity to highlight a trend that I have observed on social media among young Indian IT “professionals”. They grow up having not explored nooks and corners of their heart to find out what is it…
The Egg – Andy Weir
You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off,…
What are the 10 must-read books during the ages of 21-25?
The Defining Decade by Meg Jay. This book is entirely about you. It will answer questions about life, you didn’t even know you was asking. It will tell you all the things you parents didn’t about what you should do to get as much out of your 20’s as possible. The Art of Manliness by…
From a therapist’s office wall
I don’t like the phrase “A cry for help.” I just don’t like how it sounds. When somebody says to me, “I’m thinking about suicide, I have a plan; I just need a reason not to do it,” the last thing I see is helplessness. I think: Your depression has been beating you up for…