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WebClient and HttpWebRequest are two Microsoft .Net classes that appear to make web communication effortless. This is undoubtedly true if the communication is a common type such as getting a web page or posting data to a web service. However, when it comes to uncommon…

Though the dual-channel computer memory mode has its merits in comparison with the single-channel mode, I am wondering it has been largely misused for marketing purpose because it requires pairs of memory modules. I have seen people literally believing memory in dual channel mode is…

College application in a free large country can be challenging because of the large selection. The goal is straightforward: apply to the best college that one can be admitted. However, both "best" and "can be admitted" are hard to determine. What is the best college…

 Steps: Google Play usually publishes an update in an hour, occasionally a few hours (e.g., 4 hours on 2021-12-08), or a day. Sometimes, Google Play sends an email notification of an update going live and makes the app available for downloading 1 or 2 hours…

I was so excited by the 330 MPG car claimed by Aptera back in 2008 that I started to spread the word about it. I remember I showed a video at the end of an R&D staff meeting with a bunch of PhD's and an…

Searching an array in an array is common. It would be nice to have a function like String.IndexOf(string) for arrays. This can be easily achieved by the following extension method of array: public static class Extensions { /// <summary> /// Reports the index of the first…

I had never personally met any people of Occupy * (e.g. Wall Street, Boston, Oakland) until today when I decided to listen to them personally to have a better understandng of these people who have been making headlines. I listened to speeches of four Occupy Boston…

Few people know the exact origin and purpose of Halloween, but many people thoroughly enjoy it anyway. The Halloween at Salem, Massachusetts is among the most popular due to its famous witch hunt history. To me, the costumes and activities at Salem Halloween are the…

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Eastern Europe is one of the few places on earth where there is still strong sense and sensibility.