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Age: 20
Khan Academy / Carnegie Mellon
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Top Questions
141
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Why is \[ … \] preferable to $$ … $$?
math-mode
equations
syntax
asked Jul 28 '10 at 18:33
tex.stackexchange.com
74
votes
\pagebreak vs \newpage
vertical-alignment
page-breaking
asked Jul 31 '10 at 19:56
tex.stackexchange.com
56
votes
Why do minor keys sound “sad”?
scales
ethnomusicology
asked Apr 26 '11 at 19:00
music.stackexchange.com
51
votes
Fixed positioning in Mobile Safari
javascript
iphone
css
mobile-safari
asked Apr 13 '09 at 5:42
stackoverflow.com
37
votes
\mid, | (vertical bar), \vert, \lvert, \rvert, \divides
math-mode
symbols
asked Jul 28 '10 at 17:58
tex.stackexchange.com
37
votes
How to install software packages on a Mac? (MacPorts, Fink, anything better?)
osx
package-management
macports
fink
homebrew
asked Aug 24 '09 at 3:15
superuser.com
24
votes
Disable “don't forget to vote” message
feature-request
notification-bar
asked Apr 27 '11 at 22:53
meta.stackoverflow.com
16
votes
Comprehensive lyrics site without tons of ads
webapp-rec
music
lyrics
asked Jul 31 '10 at 21:23
webapps.stackexchange.com
12
votes
Change the background color of a frame in Beamer
beamer
color
backgrounds
asked Dec 31 '10 at 18:21
tex.stackexchange.com
12
votes
Finding $\int_0^{\pi/2} \sin x\,dx$
calculus
integral
trigonometry
asked Feb 13 '11 at 5:27
math.stackexchange.com
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Top Answers
314
How does one convert a string to lowercase in Ruby?
stackoverflow.com
88
How do you uninstall MySQL from Mac OS X?
stackoverflow.com
61
Rotate a point by an angle
stackoverflow.com
49
Math optimization in C#
stackoverflow.com
46
parsing HTML on the iPhone
stackoverflow.com
45
Use jquery to remove a div with no children
stackoverflow.com
43
How to remove Installation of MySQL on Mac OS X
stackoverflow.com
40
rails if object.nil? then magic '' in views?
stackoverflow.com
39
python: getting millis since epoch from datetime
stackoverflow.com
39
How can you prove that the square root of two is irrational?
math.stackexchange.com
37
Total Size of NSMutableArray object
stackoverflow.com
33
What's the difference between a G♭ and an F#?
music.stackexchange.com
32
Tools to make CSS sprites?
stackoverflow.com
28
What does map(&:name) mean in Ruby?
stackoverflow.com
27
Ruby: How to find item in array which has the most occurrences?
stackoverflow.com
25
Best timing method in C?
stackoverflow.com
25
Hidden features of CSS
stackoverflow.com
24
How do you center equations?
tex.stackexchange.com
23
Can I create music sheets with LaTeX?
tex.stackexchange.com
21
Does iOS 5 have garbage collection?
stackoverflow.com
20
jQuery selection with dynamic id's
stackoverflow.com
19
Set value of textarea in jQuery
stackoverflow.com
19
How can I test an NSString for being nil?
stackoverflow.com
18
Getting phone UUID through iPhone SDK
stackoverflow.com
18
What is the most reliable way to send a zip file via email?
serverfault.com
16
jQuery .each() this and element
stackoverflow.com
15
How do I automatically run an application on USB attach or CD insert on Mac OS X?
stackoverflow.com
14
Ruby Code explained
stackoverflow.com
14
How can I get a substring from position N to the last char in Ruby 1.8.7?
stackoverflow.com
14
Probability that a stick randomly broken in two places can form a triangle
math.stackexchange.com
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