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import inspect
import logging
from collections import namedtuple
from copy import deepcopy
from os.path import abspath, dirname, realpath
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, List, Mapping, Set, Tuple

import nbformat
import pandas as pd
import progressbar
from nbconvert.preprocessors import ExecutePreprocessor
from nbformat import NotebookNode
from yaml import safe_load

from pybatfish.client.session import Session
from pybatfish.datamodel import *  # noqa: F401
from pybatfish.question.question import QuestionMeta

from .doc_tables import gen_input_table, gen_output_table, get_desc_and_params

_THIS_DIR: Path = Path(abspath(dirname(realpath(__file__))))
_DOC_DIR: Path = _THIS_DIR.parent
_EXEC_NOTEBOOK_DIR: Path = _DOC_DIR / "source" / "notebooks"
_BASE_Q_NOTEBOOK_FILE: Path = _THIS_DIR / "base-question-notebook.ipynb"
_QUESTIONS_FILE: Path = _THIS_DIR / "questions.yaml"
NETWORK_NAME = "generate_questions"
_example_snapshot_config = {
    "name": "generate_questions",
    "path": _DOC_DIR / "networks" / "example",
}

# to have sphinx hide the cell, when the cell is created we must pass in the
# metadata_hide dict:
metadata_hide = {"nbsphinx": "hidden"}

def set_pandas_settings() -> None:
    """Set preferred pandas output settings."""
    pd.set_option("display.width", 300)
    pd.set_option("display.max_columns", 30)
    pd.set_option("display.max_rows", 1000)
    pd.set_option("display.max_colwidth", None)

def load_questions_yaml(fpath: Path) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
    """Loads the YAML describing question categories and how to execute questions."""
    return safe_load(fpath.read_bytes())

def generate_category_toc(question_list: List[Mapping[str, Any]]) -> NotebookNode:
    """Generates table of contents for a question category page."""
    toc_lines = []

    # generate list of questions with links
    for question_data in question_list:
        question_name = question_data["name"]
        link_anchor = question_name.replace(" ", "-")
        toc_lines.append(f"* [{question_name}](#{link_anchor})")

    return nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("\n".join(toc_lines))

def generate_result_examination(cells: List[NotebookNode], question_type: str) -> None:
    """Generate notebook cells that expain how to interpret results returned from a given question (depending on question type)."""
    if question_type == "basic":
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Print the first 5 rows of the returned Dataframe"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.head(5)"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Print the first row of the returned Dataframe"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.iloc[0]"))

    elif question_type == "no-result":
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Print the first 5 rows of the returned Dataframe"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.head(5)"))
    elif question_type == "singleflow":
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Retrieving the flow definition"))
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Flow"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Retrieving the detailed Trace information")
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("len(result.Traces)"))
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Traces[0]"))
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Evaluating the first Trace"))
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Traces[0][0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the disposition of the first Trace"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Traces[0][0].disposition"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Retrieving the first hop of the first Trace")
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Traces[0][0][0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Retrieving the last hop of the first Trace")
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Traces[0][0][-1]"))

    elif question_type == "dualflow":
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Retrieving the Forward flow definition")
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Forward_Flow"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the detailed Forward Trace information"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("len(result.Forward_Traces)"))
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Forward_Traces[0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Evaluating the first Forward Trace")
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Forward_Traces[0][0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the disposition of the first Forward Trace"
            )
        )
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Forward_Traces[0][0].disposition")
        )
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the first hop of the first Forward Trace"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Forward_Traces[0][0][0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the last hop of the first Forward Trace"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Forward_Traces[0][0][-1]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Retrieving the Return flow definition")
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Reverse_Flow"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the detailed Return Trace information"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("len(result.Reverse_Traces)"))
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Reverse_Traces[0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("Evaluating the first Reverse Trace")
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Reverse_Traces[0][0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the disposition of the first Reverse Trace"
            )
        )
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Reverse_Traces[0][0].disposition")
        )
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the first hop of the first Reverse Trace"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Reverse_Traces[0][0][0]"))
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Retrieving the last hop of the first Reverse Trace"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.Reverse_Traces[0][0][-1]"))
    elif question_type == "diff":
        cells.append(
            nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(
                "Print the first 5 rows of the returned Dataframe"
            )
        )
        cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result.head(5)"))

    else:
        raise ValueError(f"Unknown question type: {question_type}")

def generate_code_for_question(
    question_data: Mapping[str, Any],
    question_class_map: Mapping[str, QuestionMeta],
    session: Session,
) -> List[NotebookNode]:
    """Generate notebook cells for a single question."""
    question_type = question_data.get("type", "basic")
    if question_type == "skip":
        return []
    cells: List[NotebookNode] = []
    pybf_name = question_data["pybf_name"]
    if pybf_name not in question_class_map:
        raise KeyError(f"Unknown pybf question: {pybf_name}")
    q_class: QuestionMeta = question_class_map[pybf_name]

    snapshot_config = question_data.get("snapshot", _example_snapshot_config)

    # setting the network & snapshot here since we have to execute the query to get retrieve column meta-data
    session.set_network(NETWORK_NAME)
    snapshot_name = snapshot_config["name"]
    session.set_snapshot(snapshot_name)

    # creating the var bf as the BF session object so that the notebooks
    # can use bf. calls, but the notebook generation code will use
    # session.
    bf = session  # noqa: F401

    cells.append(
        nbformat.v4.new_code_cell(
            f"bf.set_network('{NETWORK_NAME}')", metadata=metadata_hide
        )
    )
    cells.append(
        nbformat.v4.new_code_cell(
            f"bf.set_snapshot('{snapshot_name}')", metadata=metadata_hide
        )
    )
    description, long_description, params = get_desc_and_params(q_class)
    # Section header which is the question name
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(f"##### {question_data.get('name')}"))
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(f"{description}"))
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(f"{long_description}"))
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("###### **Inputs**"))
    # generate table describing the input to the query
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(gen_input_table(params, pybf_name)))

    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("###### **Invocation**"))
    parameters = question_data.get("parameters", [])
    param_str = ", ".join([f"{p['name']}={p['value']}" for p in parameters])
    if question_type == "diff":
        reference_snapshot = question_data["reference_snapshot"]["name"]
        # TODO: line wrapping?
        expression = f"bf.q.{pybf_name}({param_str}).answer(snapshot='{snapshot_name}',reference_snapshot='{reference_snapshot}')"
    else:
        expression = f"bf.q.{pybf_name}({param_str}).answer()"
    # execute the question and get the column metadata. Hack.
    column_metadata = eval(expression).metadata.column_metadata

    # Code cell to execute question
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell("result = {}.frame()".format(expression)))
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell("###### **Return Value**"))

    # generate table describing the output of the query
    cells.append(
        nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(gen_output_table(column_metadata, pybf_name))
    )

    generate_result_examination(cells, question_type)

    return cells

def generate_code_for_questions(
    question_list: List[Mapping[str, Any]],
    question_class_map: Mapping[str, QuestionMeta],
    session: Session,
) -> List[NotebookNode]:
    """Generate notebook cells for all questions in a single question category."""
    cells: List[NotebookNode] = []
    for question_data in question_list:
        cells.extend(
            generate_code_for_question(question_data, question_class_map, session)
        )
    return cells

def generate_notebook(
    category: Mapping[str, Any],
    question_class_map: Mapping[str, QuestionMeta],
    session: Session,
) -> NotebookNode:
    """Generate a notebook for a given question category."""
    # Create notebook object
    nb = nbformat.read(_BASE_Q_NOTEBOOK_FILE.open("r"), as_version=nbformat.NO_CONVERT)

    # Initialize list for cells that will be added.
    # Copying the cells from base notebook, so can just replace the value in the end
    cells: List[NotebookNode] = deepcopy(nb["cells"])
    description = "#### {}".format(category["description"])
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(description))
    cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_markdown_cell(category["introduction"]))

    # Creates the list at the top of the page with hyperlinks to each question
    question_list = category["questions"]
    cells.append(generate_category_toc(question_list))

    # Creates the documentation for each question
    cells.extend(
        generate_code_for_questions(question_list, question_class_map, session)
    )

    # overwrite the cells with the fully populated list
    nb["cells"] = cells
    return nb

def execute_notebook(nb: NotebookNode, name: str) -> NotebookNode:
    """Executes a given notebook. Returns executed notebook.

    .. warning:: Will modify the passed in notebook.
    """
    logging.info("Executing Notebook for {} category of questions".format(name))

    # Execute the notebook and write to file
    ep = ExecutePreprocessor(timeout=600, kernel_name="python3")
    ep.preprocess(nb, {"metadata": {"path": _DOC_DIR}})

    # Clear undesirable metadata from cells
    keep_metadata = {"nbsphinx"}
    for cell in nb.cells:
        meta = cell.get("metadata", {})
        cell["metadata"] = {k: v for k, v in meta.items() if k in keep_metadata}
    return nb

def write_notebook(nb: NotebookNode, path: Path) -> None:
    """Write a notebook to a given file path."""
    with path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        nbformat.write(nb, f)

def generate_all_notebooks(
    question_categories: Mapping,
    question_class_map: Mapping[str, QuestionMeta],
    session: Session,
) -> None:
    """Generate (and write to disk) all question notebooks."""
    for category in progressbar.progressbar(question_categories["categories"]):
        nb = generate_notebook(category, question_class_map, session)
        name = category["name"]
        nb = execute_notebook(nb, name)
        write_notebook(nb, _EXEC_NOTEBOOK_DIR / f"{name}.ipynb")

def get_name_to_qclass(session: Session) -> Mapping[str, QuestionMeta]:
    """Return a map from question name to its pybf MetaClass"""
    # get a map from question name to class
    question_class_map = {
        name: member for name, member in inspect.getmembers(session.q, inspect.isclass)
    }
    if "__class__" in question_class_map:
        del question_class_map["__class__"]  # don't need this member
    return question_class_map

def init_snapshots(question_categories: Mapping, session: Session) -> None:
    """Initialize all snapshots needed for generating question notebooks."""
    snapshot_set: Set[Tuple[str, str]] = collect_snapshots(question_categories)

    logging.info("Initializing snapshots")
    for snapshot_config in progressbar.progressbar(snapshot_set):
        snapshot_path = _DOC_DIR / snapshot_config.path
        session.init_snapshot(
            str(snapshot_path), name=snapshot_config.name, overwrite=True
        )

def collect_snapshots(question_categories: Mapping) -> Set[Tuple[str, str]]:
    """Collect all snapshots needed for generating question notebooks.

    Returns each snapshot as tuple of (name, filepath)
    """
    # collect list of snapshots that need to be initialized
    ss = namedtuple("ss", ["name", "path"])
    snapshot_set: Set[Tuple[str, str]] = set()
    for category in question_categories["categories"]:
        for question in category["questions"]:
            snapshot = question.get("snapshot", _example_snapshot_config)
            snapshot_set.add(ss(**snapshot))

            if question.get("type", "basic") == "diff":
                snapshot = question.get("reference_snapshot", _example_snapshot_config)
                # Make a tuple so hashable and can put into a set
                snapshot_set.add(ss(**snapshot))
    return snapshot_set

def main() -> None:
    """Generate and write all notebooks for all question categories."""
    set_pandas_settings()
    progressbar.streams.wrap_stderr()
    logging.basicConfig(format="%(asctime)-15s %(message)s", level=logging.INFO)
    logging.getLogger("pybatfish").setLevel(logging.WARN)

    session = Session()
    session.enable_diagnostics = False
    question_class_map = get_name_to_qclass(session)

    # get the questions list and associated data to generate the docs
    questions_by_category = load_questions_yaml(_QUESTIONS_FILE)

    try:
        session.delete_network(NETWORK_NAME)
    except Exception:
        # No network exists, that's fine
        pass
    session.set_network(NETWORK_NAME)

    init_snapshots(questions_by_category, session)
    generate_all_notebooks(questions_by_category, question_class_map, session)

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Scenic and thrilling river rafting the Kananaskis in Alberta.
The river is perfect for first time rafters and families, but the Kananaskis River also provides enough thrills for even a seasoned whitewater enthusiast. You will spend approximately 2 hours paddling, surfing and, if you feel brave enough, swimming in this glacial fed river!
The section of river you will raft down starts at the base of Barrier Lake, which is located about 85km west of Calgary, Alberta. The flow of the water is controlled by the damn of the lake, and can range from a slow trickle, to pretty roaring rapids, so if you're new to the area, best to go along with a local rafting guide, which is what I did.
The rafting guides we went with bring almost everything you'll need to raft the river, so don't worry about that stuff. The part you get to focus on is paddling when the guide says paddle, and to take in the awesome views and beauty of the river as you're floating down it. The section of the Kananaskis that you run is only a few miles, but takes about 2 hours. The guide will stop periodically to let you jump from rocks, or to let you watch the locals surf the natural freestanding wave that is created by one section of the river. The water is a clear, milky, turquoise color. And depending on the time of year you go, the trees can be bright green or, if you go in autumn, can be turning all colors or yellow, red, and orange.
For more information on the guide a local guide company, click here.
I worked on this river for a couple of years as a guide and it's a ton of fun with less of a risk factor. It's perfect for families or beginner rafters or just those who are a bit nervous about white water. Try surfing in the rafts to make it a bit wilder, I still have fun going down this river after doing it 200+ times.
The Kananaskis river really has something for everyone. There are a variety of features on the river, from very basic to more advanced. It's a great place to learn and work on new techniques, as there are usually lots of advanced whitewater kayakers there to watch and learn from. A few tips: - Two vehicles works best if you're planning on doing a few laps, but most of the paddlers are friendly enough to take you to the Widowmaker parking lot to retrieve your vehicle if they have space. Bring beer as thanks, especially if they shuttle you more than once. You can also bring a bike and stash it in the bushes by the Canoe Meadows parking lot. - Bring a few towels, some for when you get out of the water and some for putting down on your car seats so they don't get soaked. - Bring beer. Put in river. Enjoy responsibly when done paddling.
Guides were great at making sure everyone was comfortable and knew what they were doing. I did this two summers ago and if I had more time I would go back!


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Horizon Zero Dawn Sells Over 2.6 Million Copies
Guerrilla Games' latest title did pretty well especially for a new IP because Horizon Zero Dawn reached over 2.6 million copies sold through. SIE announced this morning that Horizon has sold over 2.6 million units in its first two weeks making it the best selling first party new-IP on the PlayStation 4. It also happens to be Guerrilla's biggest debut in the studio's history.
In a press release Shawn Layden, Chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios said:
"We knew Horizon Zero Dawn was going to be something special, so to see the incredible critical reaction to a brand new game world translate into this level of sales is really gratifying. Guerrilla has created a game that is nothing short of exceptional, and the reaction we have seen from fans – from hours and hours of gameplay streaming to endless photo sharing – shows just how impactful it has been."
Guerrilla Managing Director Hermen Hulst added:
"We're thrilled that Horizon Zero Dawn has been embraced by critics and players alike. Developing the game was a labor of love, so it's extremely satisfying to see that it elicits the same passion and enthusiasm from the gaming public that we felt during its development. This is only the beginning of Aloy's story and our exploration of the world of Horizon Zero Dawn, with the team already hard at work on an expansion to the story."
The sales data collected includes both physical and digital copies from SIEA, SIEJA and SIEE. IF you haven't checked out Horizon Zero Dawn you can find Glenn's written review here or listen to his review from Episode 514.
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Q: Double vs. BigDecimal? I have to calculate some floating point variables and my colleague suggest me to use BigDecimal instead of double since it will be more precise. But I want to know what it is and how to make most out of BigDecimal?

A: There are two main differences from double:

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*Arbitrary precision, similarly to BigInteger they can contain number of arbitrary precision and size (whereas a double has a fixed number of bits)

*Base 10 instead of Base 2, a BigDecimal is n*10^-scale where n is an arbitrary large signed integer and scale can be thought of as the number of digits to move the decimal point left or right

It is still not true to say that BigDecimal can represent any number. But two reasons you should use BigDecimal for monetary calculations are:

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*It can represent all numbers that can be represented in decimal notion and that includes virtually all numbers in the monetary world (you never transfer 1/3 $ to someone).

*The precision can be controlled to avoid accumulated errors. With a double, as the magnitude of the value increases, its precision decreases and this can introduce significant error into the result.

A: A BigDecimal is an exact way of representing numbers. A Double has a certain precision. Working with doubles of various magnitudes (say d1=1000.0 and d2=0.001) could result in the 0.001 being dropped altogether when summing as the difference in magnitude is so large. With BigDecimal this would not happen.
The disadvantage of BigDecimal is that it's slower, and it's a bit more difficult to program algorithms that way (due to + - * and / not being overloaded).
If you are dealing with money, or precision is a must, use BigDecimal. Otherwise Doubles tend to be good enough.
I do recommend reading the javadoc of BigDecimal as they do explain things better than I do here :)

A: If you write down a fractional value like 1 / 7 as decimal value you get
1/7 = 0.142857142857142857142857142857142857142857...

with an infinite repetition of the digits 142857.  Since you can only write a finite number of digits you will inevitably introduce a rounding (or truncation) error.
Numbers like 1/10 or 1/100 expressed as binary numbers with a fractional part also have an infinite number of digits after the decimal point:
1/10 = binary 0.0001100110011001100110011001100110...

Doubles store values as binary and therefore might introduce an error solely by converting a decimal number to a binary number, without even doing any arithmetic.
Decimal numbers (like BigDecimal), on the other hand, store each decimal digit as is (binary coded, but each decimal on its own). This means that a decimal type is not more precise than a binary floating point or fixed point type in a general sense (i.e. it cannot store 1/7 without loss of precision), but it is more accurate for numbers that have a finite number of decimal digits as is often the case for money calculations.
Java's BigDecimal has the additional advantage that it can have an arbitrary (but finite) number of digits on both sides of the decimal point, limited only by the available memory.

A: If you are dealing with calculation, there are laws on how you should calculate and what precision you should use. If you fail that you will be doing something illegal.
The only real reason is that the bit representation of decimal cases are not precise. As Basil simply put, an example is the best explanation. Just to complement his example, here's what happens:
static void theDoubleProblem1() {
    double d1 = 0.3;
    double d2 = 0.2;
    System.out.println("Double:\t 0,3 - 0,2 = " + (d1 - d2));

    float f1 = 0.3f;
    float f2 = 0.2f;
    System.out.println("Float:\t 0,3 - 0,2 = " + (f1 - f2));

    BigDecimal bd1 = new BigDecimal("0.3");
    BigDecimal bd2 = new BigDecimal("0.2");
    System.out.println("BigDec:\t 0,3 - 0,2 = " + (bd1.subtract(bd2)));
}

Output:
Double:  0,3 - 0,2 = 0.09999999999999998
Float:   0,3 - 0,2 = 0.10000001
BigDec:  0,3 - 0,2 = 0.1

Also we have that:
static void theDoubleProblem2() {
    double d1 = 10;
    double d2 = 3;
    System.out.println("Double:\t 10 / 3 = " + (d1 / d2));

    float f1 = 10f;
    float f2 = 3f;
    System.out.println("Float:\t 10 / 3 = " + (f1 / f2));

    // Exception!
    BigDecimal bd3 = new BigDecimal("10");
    BigDecimal bd4 = new BigDecimal("3");
    System.out.println("BigDec:\t 10 / 3 = " + (bd3.divide(bd4)));
}

Gives us the output:
Double:  10 / 3 = 3.3333333333333335
Float:   10 / 3 = 3.3333333
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArithmeticException: Non-terminating decimal expansion

But:
static void theDoubleProblem2() {
    BigDecimal bd3 = new BigDecimal("10");
    BigDecimal bd4 = new BigDecimal("3");
    System.out.println("BigDec:\t 10 / 3 = " + (bd3.divide(bd4, 4, BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_UP)));
}

Has the output:
BigDec:  10 / 3 = 3.3333

A: My English is not good so I'll just write a simple example here.
double a = 0.02;
double b = 0.03;
double c = b - a;
System.out.println(c);

BigDecimal _a = new BigDecimal("0.02");
BigDecimal _b = new BigDecimal("0.03");
BigDecimal _c = _b.subtract(_a);
System.out.println(_c);

Program output:
0.009999999999999998
0.01

Does anyone still want to use double? ;)

A: BigDecimal is Oracle's arbitrary-precision numerical library. BigDecimal is part of the Java language and is useful for a variety of applications ranging from the financial to the scientific (that's where sort of am).
There's nothing wrong with using doubles for certain calculations. Suppose, however, you wanted to calculate Math.Pi * Math.Pi / 6, that is, the value of the Riemann Zeta Function for a real argument of two (a project I'm currently working on). Floating-point division presents you with a painful problem of rounding error.
BigDecimal, on the other hand, includes many options for calculating expressions to arbitrary precision. The add, multiply, and divide methods as described in the Oracle documentation below "take the place" of +, *, and / in BigDecimal Java World:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html
The compareTo method is especially useful in while and for loops.
Be careful, however, in your use of constructors for BigDecimal. The string constructor is very useful in many cases. For instance, the code
BigDecimal onethird = new BigDecimal("0.33333333333");
utilizes a string representation of 1/3 to represent that infinitely-repeating number to a specified degree of accuracy. The round-off error is most likely somewhere so deep inside the JVM that the round-off errors won't disturb most of your practical calculations. I have, from personal experience, seen round-off creep up, however. The setScale method is important in these regards, as can be seen from the Oracle documentation.

A: If you need to use division in your arithmetic, you need to use double instead of BigDecimal. Division (divide(BigDecimal) method) in BigDecimal is pretty useless as BigDecimal can't handle repeating decimal rational numbers (division where divisors are  and will throw java.lang.ArithmeticException: Non-terminating decimal expansion; no exact representable decimal result.
Just try BigDecimal.ONE.divide(new BigDecimal("3"));
Double, on the other hand, will handle division fine (with the understood precision which is roughly 15 significant digits)

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By bringing local combat veterans to our farm, we build connections between human and animal that are unlike any other. Our veteran-horse pairs work together to build trust, confidence, communication, social skills, and decrease social isolation. We were surprised and amazed to find how many similarities these two groups — combat veterans and former racehorses — had, each sharing their own experiences with fear, pain, and distrust in their own ways. The visiting veterans taught us so much about what our horses might be feeling after coming off of the track, and in turn, our horses helped them find new positives within themselves.
After eight weeks together, our horses and visiting veterans found renewed confidence in themselves and each other, and emboldened themselves to try new things, even in the face of fear.
In our final session with our first group, each horse-veteran pair took to the round pen to practice free lunging. Mimicking wild herd dynamics, the "leader" veteran asked for work from their OTTB partner before offering them an opportunity to come to the center of the circle for a moment of connection and bonding. This process, called "joining up," reveals the raw trust that these powerful animals can place in the hands of their human friends.
All five veterans and horses joined up, signaling a beautiful end — and a wonderful beginning.
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Columns, Congress, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Media, Politics, Society	 May 3, 2021 May 4, 2021
Evolving With Big Tech: Facebook's New Campaign Should Have Free Speech Advocates Nervous
In 1964, Stanley Kubrick released a dark comedy classic titled "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." The title captured the absurdity of getting people to embrace the concept of weapons of mass destruction. The movie came to mind recently with the public campaign of Facebook calling for people to change her attitudes about the Internet and rethink issues like "content modification" – the new Orwellian term for censorship.
The commercials show people like "Joshan" who says that he was born in 1996 and grew up with the internet." Joshan mocks how much computers have changed and then asks why our regulations on privacy and censorship cannot evolve as much as our technology. The ads are clearly directed at younger users who may be more willing to accept censorship than their parents who hopelessly cling to old-fashioned notions of free speech. Facebook knows that it cannot exercise more control over content unless it can get people to stop worrying and love the censor.
There was a time when this would have been viewed as chilling: a corporate giant running commercials to get people to support new regulations impacting basic values like free speech and privacy. After all, Joshan shows of his first computer was a "giant behemoth of a machine" but that was before he understood "the blending of the real world and the internet world."
The Facebook campaign is chilling in its reference to "privacy" and "content modification" given the current controversies surrounding Big Tech. On one level, the commercial simply calls for rethinking regulatory controls after 25 years. However, the source of the campaign is a company which has been widely accused of rolling back on core values like free speech. Big Tech corporations are exercising increasing levels of control over what people write or read on the Internet. While these companies enjoy immunity from many lawsuits based on the notion of being neutral communication platforms (akin to telephone companies), they now censor ideas deemed misleading or dangerous on subjects ranging from climate denial to transgender criticism to election fraud.
Moreover, Facebook knows that there is ample support for increasing censorship and speech regulation in Congress and around the world. Free speech is under attack and losing ground — and Facebook knows it.
The rise of the corporate censor has challenged long-standing assumptions of the free speech community. Our Constitution and much of free speech writings are focused on the classic model of government censorship and state media. What we have seen in the last few years is that corporations have far greater ability to curtail speech and that you can have a type of state media without the state.
Free speech advocates are not the only ones to notice. Authoritarian figures have recognized these companies as competitors. Recently Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced Big Tech as a threat to "Democratic institutions" – a farcical objection from one of the world's most blood-soaked, anti-democratic figures.
Other leaders have simply sought an alliance with the companies for mutually beneficial censorship. Countries like India appear to have out-sourced censorship duties to Big Tech. Twitter admitted recently that it is actively working with the Indian government to censor criticism of its handling of the pandemic. There are widespread reports that the Indian government has misrepresented the number of deaths and the true rate of cases could be as much as 30 times higher than reported. Thousands are dying each day due to a shortage of beds, oxygen, and other essentials. Twitter is saying that it had the power to "withhold access to the content in India only" if the company determined the content to be "illegal in a particular jurisdiction." Thus, criticism of the government in this context is illegal so Twitter has agreed to become an arm of the government in censoring information.
Sikh groups last year objected that Facebook censored Sikh posts during #SikhGenocide remembrance movements. They also objected to such censorship by Instagram and Twitter, was centered on stifling anything linked to the Khalistan and likely was done at the behest of the Indian state.
These corporations are now offering politicians what they have long desired in controlling speech and curtailing criticism. Leaders in this country have encouraged the same mutually beneficial alliance. Politicians know that the First Amendment only deals with government censorship, but who needs "Big Brother" when a slew of "Little Brothers" can do the work more efficiently and comprehensively?
When Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey came before the Senate to apologize for blocking the Hunter Biden story before the election, he was met by demands from Democratic leaders for more censorship. Senator Chris Coons (D., Md.) pressed Dorsey to expand the categories of censored material to prevent people from sharing any views that he considers "climate denialism." Likewise, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) chastised the companies for shying away from censorship and told them that he was "concerned that both of your companies are, in fact, backsliding or retrenching, that you are failing to take action against dangerous disinformation." Accordingly, he demanded that they "commit to the same kind of robust content modification playbook in this coming election."
That brings us back to Facebook's glitzy media campaign. Polls show that younger Americans are more open to censorship after years of speech regulation in their high schools and colleges. They have grown up with media figures like CNN's host Brian Stelter calling censorship simply a "harm reduction model." They have read writers and editors embracing book banning and blacklisting. They have been conditioned to fear unrestrained free speech. making them natural allies in "evolving" with Big Tech companies.
What is fascinating about Joshan and his equally eager colleagues Chava and Adam is that they tie changes in technology to possible changes in core principles like reconsidering "content modification." They were all born in 1996 — the sweet spot for censors between the Millennials and Generation Z members. Those generations, and particularly Gen Z, are the most likely to come stop fearing the censor and love "content modification." Joshan and his technologically woke friends simply want us (and regulations) to "change" with our computers. After all, it may not be our content that needs to be "modified" but ourselves in our attitudes and assumptions. Just do not be surprised if that upgrade to You 2.0 requires the removal of the free speech bug that is inhibiting your "blending of the real world and the internet world."
This column also appeared in Fox.com
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Jeff Silberman says:
Paul says: "But given the fact that the left has virtually all of the print media, all of the networks, all of cable with maybe 3 exceptions, virtually all of academia, all of Big Tech, and Hollywood it becomes a tremendous uphill battle to present the conservative side."
Most news outlets attempt to tell the truth which explains why most of them are in agreement. Fox News was designed to push back on the mainstream narrative because there was an untapped marketplace of discontent with the status quo. Fox until recently had a monopoly on that market. Once positioned, Fox had to find fault with CNN and MSNBC no matter the truthfulness of their narrative because crediting the mainstream narrative even a little bit undermined its branding that Fox told the truth- not the mainstream media. If CNN and MSNBC say "x", Fox was bound to say "not x" or say "y" to divert attention away from "x." It's a zero sum game- whatever credit is given the Left comes at the expense of the Right. We are in an apocalyptic battle about which side to believe. And the winner takes all because the loser will be deemed a LIAR. The stakes could not be higher which explains why both sides are digging-in resulting in cultural polarization unprecedented in the modern age.
I suspect Fox will settle for the reason EB suggests. If Fox is found guilty of defamation, i.e., lying, that verdict would tarnish its brand permanently. If Trump is found guilty of tax fraud or any other crime involving cheating or lying, that too would undermine the Right's embrace of Trumpism. We are in a fight for the very future of this Democracy as Liz Cheney to her everlasting credit has been brave enough to state at her own political peril.
If only Turley would have taken the stand that Cheney has. If only Turley would tell us where he stands- with or against Cheney. But Turley sits on the sidelines at a time when every influential voice must be heard! Silence is cowardly.
I am certainly willing to entertain any hypocrisy by CNN and MSNBC, but you will have to bring it to my attention. I have my hands full keeping Turley honest.
P.S. I was doing a little due diligence, and I discovered this guest blog post on Res Ipsa Loquitur to substantiate my point about Fox:
https://jonathanturley.org/2014/10/26/a-penny-for-my-thoughts-how-the-right-uses-paid-commenters-to-manipulate-public-opinion-and-trash-free-speech/
Do you honestly suppose that Turley would permit such brutally honest commentary on his blog again now that he is engaged by Fox?
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All those people who post with the Anonymous gravatar and the handle Anonymous.
This is very confusing for the rest of us. Try actually specifying a handle but no email. I think that will work.
One disadvantage of not providing email is that you cannot receive email notifications of comments.


I've finally started working on my "Pods" series again. The quilt on the left is the first and it is also part of my banner on this blog. The one on the right (WIP here) is my auction donation for SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates). I will have to make another one if possible to add to this series of pods. Tomorrow, I say goodbye to it and mail it to CT. As you can see in the background, I like to use the 3-in-1 Color Tool by Joen Wolfrom. It makes it so easy to find the right complementary color or plan a color scheme.
Here it is finished with the binding added. I used some of my recent hand dyed fabrics and some commercial fabrics. I found a really neat thread that seemed to pick up whatever color it was quilted on. It is Metler 60 wt, color 903 which is a lime green. I didn't discover it until I tried it on the last part I machine quilted which is the top part...the green, yellow and orange batik. Sounds crazy, but it shows as orange on the orange and green on the green and yellow on the yellow. I haven't tried other colors, yet, but I suppose it's simply the fact that it is a size 60 wt.
Thanks to all of those who left comments on my blog for the hand dyed fabrics! I really appreciate it! It's been a busy, busy time. Our little deck garden has already given us squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, mint, and bell peppers. We don't get bushels or quarts, but it's fun to find a ready to pick cucumber or a couple of squash to add to a meal. I did make pesto for the first time and it was the most delicious recipe! It can be frozen in ice cube trays and used later, too. Great on pizzas! (Veggie, of course).
Making this quilt has rejuvenated my creative muse. Only problem is, you should see or not see, my cutting table...covered in fabrics, rulers, scissors, threads...it always takes me longer to choose the colors than to make it. I drew the designs last winter, so that helped a lot. I'm off to pick some more basil for pizza tonight.


Should Facebook users get a taste of the company's initial public offering? More than a few say yes.
The reasoning here is that because Facebook's more than 800 million users make the site what it is -- and provide all that personal data that allows Facebook to prosper -- they're entitled to participate in what's sure to be a very lucrative IPO.
We heard pretty much the same when AOL purchased Huffington Post for more than $300 million. People who'd been blogging for free said they should now be paid for their output. Huffington said nope.
Welcome to the happy world of social media, where companies provide the platform and users provide the content. When things go bad, the company takes the hit. When things go good, the company reaps the benefits.
But that doesn't mean you're married to these sites. Don't forget: You can always take your data elsewhere.


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Q: check the assumption of normality I have a data and they are definitely not normally distributed. What I want is to test whether the predictor variable is significant or not. So I was wondering is it necessary to check the assumption of normality? Or I should transform the outcome variable and fit the model then check the normality? If the frequently used transformation couldn't meet the  assumption of normality. What should I do?
If I could ignore the assumption,may I still use the coefficient in the output to interpret the model?
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I have data and they are definitely not normally distributed.

Neither the response nor the predictors in regression need to be normal. The normality of the conditional response (equivalently, the error term) is an assumption for particular forms of inference, but it's not an especially crucial assumption for most of them, most of the time (the impact of violating it may be small). Another alternative is to use different inferential procedures.
Can you say a little more about this distribution? Which variables are you saying are definitely not normal and how do you know?

may I still use the coefficient in the output to interpret the model?

Certainly you can interpret the coefficient even if you don't have conditional normality. If the relationship is linear and the various sources of bias in the estimate are not present, the estimate of the coefficient should still be consistent, even in the presence of heteroskedasticity. Mere non-normality may be almost a non-issue. (If you care about efficiency it may matter more.)

What I want is to test whether the predictor variable is significant or not.

The usual test does assume normality of the conditional distribution of the response as mentioned. However, in sufficiently large* samples you can use an asymptotic z-test.
* there's no way to say how big that might be since it depends on a number of things you haven't mentioned.
You might also do something else - there are alternative parametric procedures appropriate for other distributional models as well as several kinds of robust and nonparametric procedures (including permutation tests and bootstrapping) which don't rely on the particular distributional form (or in the robust case, only relatively weakly).

So I was wondering is it necessary to check the assumption of normality?

Well, it's the conditional distribution that matters (when it matters). You can assess it from residuals (but often it's easy to tell it won't be satisfied without anything more than knowledge of the variables).

Or I should transform the outcome variable and fit the model then check the normality?

That will change the linearity that you were prepared to assume was there. If that was a good assumption the transformation may be counterproductive, since you'll possibly improve something that you can get around, at the expense of a much more critical assumption.

If the frequently used transformation couldn't meet the assumption of normality.

I don't know what you mean by "the frequently used transformation"; are you referring to a particular transformation that's frequently used or are you saying that the strategy of transforming the response is frequently used?


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Dems face choice — Resist or seek deals
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(Also published in The Hill)
Over the next several months, congressional Democrats have several leverage points where they can score legislative victories on behalf of key constituencies. Or they can do nothing and hope that the ensuing chaos accrues to their benefit.
The choice is not an easy one.
Unlike former President Obama, our new president is not very ideological. He wants to cut deals, and he can just as easily cut deals with Democrats as he can with the House Freedom Caucus.
There is intense pressure on Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to not bargain with President Trump on anything. Most liberal activists see him as a dealmaker not to be trusted with progressive priorities. And they are holding his feet to the fire, making it harder for him to move to the center, where he can protect nine of his Democratic colleagues who live in states won by Trump.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is not inclined to cut any deals because she is sympatico with the left on most issues, and she sees nothing in it for her to help bail out House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). Her nature is not conciliatory, but confrontational.
On three particular issues, Democrats could use their leverage to achieve victories for their constituents.
On immigration, they could insist that in exchange for funding on a border wall, Republicans give permanent legal status to the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought here by their parents at a young age.
On replacing ObamaCare, Democrats could insist on language to include free contraceptives for women or an expanded children's health insurance program or a bunch of other asks to be named later.
When it comes to tax reform, Democrats could insist on a grand bargain that includes an expanded child tax credit or paid family leave or perhaps adds a trillion dollars in infrastructure spending, something that long has been part of the Democratic agenda.
Republicans will need Democratic votes to pass appropriations to build a border wall. They certainly need the votes to get 60 in the Senate, and there is a high likelihood that the Freedom Caucus will take a walk in the House, making it important to get bipartisan support there.
Republicans will also need Democratic help to pass a replacement on the Affordable Care Act. Yes, Republicans can repeal ObamaCare with 50 votes thanks to reconciliation. After all, that's how the Democrats passed it in the first place. But to replace it will require at least eight more votes, at least under current Senate rules. And that gives Democrats an opportunity to score some legislative victories, should they choose to go down that route.
And when it comes to tax reform, if Republicans want to make their changes permanent, they can't use reconciliation. They may opt for reform that expires in 10 years, but that will be unsatisfying for a business community that makes investments on a far longer timeline.
Democrats are still angry about the election, and they are still angry at how Republicans treated Obama over his last six years in the White House. But that misreads history.
For the first two years of his presidency, Obama didn't need Republicans for many of his legislative items, such as the stimulus package, and frankly didn't want to bargain with them. After getting his hat handed to him in the 2010 midterm elections, he didn't have much leverage to achieve the rest of his legislative agenda.
The voters sent a message to both parties that they wanted Washington to drop the partisan gridlock and get stuff done to make America great again.
I don't think congressional Democrats heard that message, though. I think, instead, they will do everything they can to stop the Trump agenda, even if by stopping that agenda, it hurts their own constituents.
Instead of using their leverage to cut deals and move the country forward, I think the Democratic leadership will choose resistance in the hopes that it will help them in the midterm elections. I hope the voters see through this cynical choice and punish the Democrats, especially those nine senators who live in states won by Trump who refuse to put progress ahead of politics.


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American Tuesday….
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Published by Kirsty Gray at 10th June 2014
Around the world in the month of June continues with American Ancestors Tuesday…. and the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). The first genealogical society to be established in the USA, the Society was founded in 1845 by a group of five Bostonians: Charles Ewer (1790-1853), Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859), Samuel Gardner Drake (1798-1875), John Wingate Thornton (1818-1878), and William Henry Montague (1804-1889). There was significant debate initially about the nature of the organisation which they wanted to establish. Genealogy and history were favoured and so, plans were made to incorporate as the New England Historical Genealogical Society. However, Charles Francis Adams of the Massachusetts Historical Society opposed the use of the word "historical" and so the name was altered to the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
The Society is now the 'leading resource for family history research' in the USA, according to their award-winning website, AmericanAncestors.org. Helping genealogists to improve their knowledge and understanding of their family, they provide expertise and research in nearly all aspects of family history – not only New England – from seventeenth century colonial New England through to immigration research in the twentieth century.
Their website is one of the most widely used genealogical resources in the USA and features nearly 3,000 unique searchable online collections, offering information on more than 300 million people. The extensive NEHGS Library catalog is also fully searchable through the site.
You have to be a paid up member to view most of the online collections – which is US$79.95 for an annual membership for a single individual. But, as well as access to the online databases, membership includes full on-site use of the Research Library in Boston (including special collections and manuscripts), access to premium databases like the Early American Newspapers, subscriptions to American Ancestors magazine and The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, discounts of research services and tutorials with staff genealogists and on selected titles from the Bookstore.
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