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Is there a complete open source implementation of Risch's Algorithm?
Re:Vanilla - the Smallest JavaScript Library on Monday December 17, 2018 @09:58AM (#18699293)
Dihydrogen monoxide
Re:Ask HN: What are some good technology blogs to follow? on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @12:10PM (#18610196)
Re:Ask HN: What are some good technology blogs to follow? on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @11:42AM (#18609872)
I like TechXplore.
Re:Any cloud provider accepting prepaid? on Monday December 03, 2018 @09:27AM (#18588960)
Anyway, in most cloud services you can allocate a maximum budget each month, so you don't risk spending more that you want.
Re:Any cloud provider accepting prepaid? on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:12AM (#18568512)
I have a debit card (VISA) and they accept it. Previously Google did not accept it, only credit cards. I don't know about prepaid but I think the reason you want to use one is why they don't accept them.
Nightmarish!
Sadly there is a lot to improve to be useful. I had horrible results with the searches.
https://github.com/bramstein/typeset

This is an implementation of the line breaking algorithm used in TeX in Javascript. It would be nice to add to obtain better typographic results with justified text.

https://github.com/bramstein/typeset This is an implementation of the line breaking algorithm used in TeX in Javascript.
Re:The LaTeX Fetish (2016) on Monday August 14, 2017 @10:38AM (#15008861)
I like writing in a Jupyter notebook. You can use Markdown, write equations with Python and use a module like SymPy to transform to LaTeX, create graphs, etc.
If scientists continue tolerating the monopolies of big editorials, this situation is not going to change. It is time to embrace open access journals. Meanwhile, I use SciHub.