6502 assembly-language programming for Apple, Commodore, and Atari computers

Korn Shell: Unix and Linux Programming Manual, Third Edition

Addison Wesley, 2000

If you are a Unix or Linux Shell programmer, this book will provide you with the practical advice and technical tips you will need in order to become proficient in all aspects of the Korn Shell and enhance your programming skills. From basic introductory concepts through to advanced programming techniques, you will learn how to-
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Querying Databases Privately: A New Approach to Private Information Retrieval (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Springer, 2004

The Internet and the worldwide web play an increasingly important role in our private and professional activities, for example in accessing information about cultural, political, economical, medical or scientific information. Many people assume that they can access such information privately.

This book addresses the topic of querying...

Interest Rates, Prices and Liquidity: Lessons from the Financial Crisis (Macroeconomic Policy Making)

Cambridge University Press, 2011

Many of the assumptions that underpin mainstream macroeconomic models have been challenged as a result of the traumatic events of the recent financial crisis. Thus, until recently, it was widely agreed that although the stock of money had a role to play, in practice it could be ignored as long as we used short-term nominal interest rates as...

Fieldwork for Design: Theory and Practice (Computer Supported Cooperative Work)

Springer, 2007

Fieldwork for Design looks at why ethnographic approaches have been turned to in the design of computing devices for the workplace, for the home and elsewhere. It presents a history of ethnography, both as it was practiced before computer science picked it up and since, most especially in the CSCW and HCI domains. It examines, further, the...

The Power PC Compiler Writer's Guide

Warthman Associates, 1996

This book describes, mainly by coding examples, the code patterns that perform well on PowerPC processors. The book will be particularly helpful to compiler developers and application-code specialists who are already familiar with optimizing compiler technology and are looking for ways to exploit the PowerPC architecture. It will also be helpful to...

The Search for Life Continued: Planets Around Other Stars

Praxis, 2008

Barrie Jones addresses the question "are we alone?", which is one of the most frequently asked questions by scientists and non-scientists alike. In The Search for Life Continued, this question is addressed scientifically, and the author is not afraid to include speculation. Indeed, the author believes beyond reasonable...