Michael McGowan

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Is this a JVM bug or “expected behavior”?

java jvm compiler-optimization integer-overflow asked Mar 3 '11 at 16:21

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33 votes

If a password is compromised, is a “similar” password also compromised?

security passwords password-protection asked Jun 20 '11 at 1:11

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26 votes

How anonymous are Bitcoin transactions?

transactions anonymity blockchain asked Aug 30 '11 at 21:50

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23 votes

Why is there no sub-class visibility modifier in Java?

java language-design visibility asked Mar 14 '11 at 14:45

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23 votes

How can I keep my wallet secure?

wallet backup security encryption asked Aug 30 '11 at 21:30

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19 votes

Has a consensus been reached on whether or not some questions are too simple?

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18 votes

Determine if a String is a number and convert in Java?

java numbers bigdecimal string-parsing asked May 4 '11 at 19:42

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18 votes

Do tag FAQs work as designed?

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18 votes

How can I help ensure testing data does not leak into training data?

machine-learning classification predictive-models cross-validation out-of-sample asked Dec 19 '11 at 22:49

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17 votes

When is it OK to use exception handling for business logic?

java exception-handling coding-style asked Mar 21 '11 at 13:09

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Should we require minimum reputation to continue asking questions?

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What machine learning algorithm can be used to predict the stock market?

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Detecting a given face in a database of facial images

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Determine accuracy of model which estimates probability of event

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Should I call this river overbet with an overpair?

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What happens to my bitcoins if lose my wallet file e.g. I suffer data loss and my computer is unrecoverable?

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The prestige magician paradox

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Abundant - defective number code not showing results

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Java says this method has a constructor name

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Getting a random double value between -1 and 1

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Should we require minimum reputation to continue asking questions?

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Calculating mutual Information

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Do you reject the null hypothesis when $p < \alpha$ or $p \leq \alpha$?

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Can I buy only 4 shares of a company?

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Calculate direction vector facing origin

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Getting rid of quotes in a string

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Upper and lower bounds of the amount of bitcoins?

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Is there a Project Euler-alike for machine learning?

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Advantages of ROC curves

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Pros/cons for buying gold vs. saving money in an interest-based account?

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Why does a stock's price fluctuate so often, even when fresh news isn't available?

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Bit twiddling for Java or Scala programmers

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What is meant by Real Numbers or values in java and a very elementary explanation of primitive types in java

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Allow marginal question askers to regain their question-asking privileges by performing community service

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Classification model for movie rating prediction

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Advanced procedures using the Median statistic

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