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Turing: A Novel About Computation
by Christos H. PapadimitriouThe world of computation according to Turing, an interactive tutoring program, as told to star-crossed lovers: a novel. Our hero is Turing, an interactive tutoring program and namesake (or virtual emanation?) of Alan Turing, World War II code breaker and father of computer science. In this unusual novel, Turing's idiosyncratic version of intellectual history from a computational point of view unfolds in tandem with the story of a love affair involving Ethel, a successful computer executive, Alexandros, a melancholy archaeologist, and Ian, a charismatic hacker. After Ethel (who shares her first name with Alan Turing's mother) abandons Alexandros following a sundrenched idyll on Corfu, Turing appears on Alexandros's computer screen to unfurl a tutorial on the history of ideas. He begins with the philosopher-mathematicians of ancient Greece—"discourse, dialogue, argument, proof... can only thrive in an egalitarian society"—and the Arab scholar in ninth-century Baghdad who invented algorithms; he moves on to many other topics, including cryptography and artificial intelligence, even economics and developmental biology. (These lessons are later critiqued amusingly and developed further in postings by a fictional newsgroup in the book's afterword.) As Turing's lectures progress, the lives of Alexandros, Ethel, and Ian converge in dramatic fashion, and the story takes us from Corfu to Hong Kong, from Athens to San Francisco—and of course to the Internet, the disruptive technological and social force that emerges as the main locale and protagonist of the novel. Alternately pedagogical and romantic, Turing (A Novel about Computation) should appeal both to students and professionals who want a clear and entertaining account of the development of computation and to the general reader who enjoys novels of ideas.
Turing: A Novel about Computation
by Christos H. PapadimitriouThe world of computation according to Turing, an interactive tutoring program, as told to star-crossed lovers; a novel.
Turkish Natural Language Processing (Theory and Applications of Natural Language Processing)
by Kemal Oflazer Murat SaraçlarThis book brings together work on Turkish natural language and speech processing over the last 25 years, covering numerous fundamental tasks ranging from morphological processing and language modeling, to full-fledged deep parsing and machine translation, as well as computational resources developed along the way to enable most of this work. Owing to its complex morphology and free constituent order, Turkish has proved to be a fascinating language for natural language and speech processing research and applications.After an overview of the aspects of Turkish that make it challenging for natural language and speech processing tasks, this book discusses in detail the main tasks and applications of Turkish natural language and speech processing. A compendium of the work on Turkish natural language and speech processing, it is a valuable reference for new researchers considering computational work on Turkish, as well as a one-stop resource for commercial and research institutions planning to develop applications for Turkish. It also serves as a blueprint for similar work on other Turkic languages such as Azeri, Turkmen and Uzbek.
Turn Clicks Into Customers: Proven Marketing Techniques For Converting Online Traffic Into Revenue
by Duane ForresterTHE MAIN PURPOSE of this book is to help you monetize your Web site. While that might sound exciting, keep in mind that it takes a lot of work to accomplish. Whether you have a small or large Web site is immaterial for this discussion--scale matters less than structure and your willingness to follow specific best practices.
Turn Your Computer Into a Money Machine
by Avery BreyerImagine having the ability to earn a little bit (or maybe a LOT) of extra cash each month, without having to get another job. Wouldn't it be great if you could earn this extra cash on YOUR terms.
Turn Your Passions into Profits: The Proven Path for Building a Rewarding Online Business
by Matt McWilliamsCreate a lifestyle you love by pursuing your passions and turning profits Turn Your Passions into Profits outlines step-by-step guidance for turning your passions into a profitable and lasting business. Author Matt McWilliams, a successful entrepreneur and in-demand online business coach, shows you exactly how to do just that. He details how to find and attract your audience, build a following, and ultimately how to monetize your venture quickly and sustainably. Turn Your Passions into Profits will help you: Gain clarity on the exact steps it takes to start, grow, and monetize your online platform Build up the confidence necessary to share your message with the world Realize that you deserve to create a good income doing what you love Acquire the tools and strategies needed to succeed with an online business and compete against established platforms So many entrepreneurs either run a profitable business but hate their work or run a business they love, with a message they&’re proud of, without making any money. There&’s a better way to build a business, one that helps you wake up every day excited and full of purpose and make a profit.
Turning Center Programming, Setup, and Operation Textbook: A Guide To Mastering The Use Of CNC Turning Centers
by Mike LynchIt is the intention of this text to introduce beginners and experienced CNC people alike to programming, setup, and operation techniques used to utilize CNC turning centers. We will begin in a basic manner, ensuring that even newcomers to CNC will be able to follow the presentations. And we use a building blocks approach -- so as you get deeper into the material -- we'll be adding to what you already know. When you're finished, you will have a thorough understanding of what it takes to program, setup, and run a CNC turning center. We use a Key Concepts approach to presenting CNC. The Key Concepts allow us to minimize the number of major topics you must master in order to become proficient with CNC turning center usage.
Turning Heads and Changing Minds
by Chong EeBringing a human touch to the IT audit process How IT auditors and their clients perceive each other affects the quality of their working relationships. Although most books for IT auditors acknowledge the importance of soft skills, they usually focus on technical abilities. Beyond giving simple advice like "improving listening skills" and "not jumping to conclusions," they rarely tackle the issue of how to build a better rapport with the client. Turning Heads and Changing Minds provides the IT auditor (student or practitioner) with an understanding of soft skills. The author, Chong Ee, looks at common auditor perceptions that can hinder an audit and offers practical techniques to overcome them. Chong uses an intuitive, organic approach, with real-life scenarios involving general computer, application and third-party controls at various stages of an audit life cycle. By exploring how and why the auditor becomes trapped in an archetypal role, the book helps the reader to avoid the traditional finger-pointing stance and, instead, become a convincing partner with business and technology counterparts. Chong Ee is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT). He has worked in external and in-house auditing, including eight years in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Chong speaks regularly on the conference circuit and has published articles in various magazines and industry journals. His first book, Compliance by Design: IT Controls that Work, is also published by IT Governance. Evolve the role of the IT auditor from hinderer to enabler.
Turning Point: How IT is Changing Our World
by Jürgen MüllerModern information technology permeates and transforms our world—far more intensely than most of us realize. The book describes its origin, history, and essential drivers. It elaborates on the substantial importance the new world power of IT has gained for our social, economic, and political lives. It provides the reader with interesting, easily understandable, and balanced guidance on a complex topic. It highlights major development lines and explains concepts such as artificial intelligence, algorithms, and blockchains.
Turning Silicon into Gold: The Strategies, Failures, and Evolution of the Tech Industry
by Griffin Kao Jessica Hong Michael Perusse Weizhen ShengA few square miles of Northern California contain some of the world’s largest companies whose products affect billions of people every single day. What made these giants of Silicon Valley as impactful as they are? What do their paths to success have in common? Turning Silicon into Gold is a sharp analysis of 25 case studies examining just that. Authors Griffin Kao, Jessica Hong, Michael Perusse, and Weizhen Sheng provide relevant commentary as they explore the stories behind companies such as Apple, Amazon, OpenTable, and many more. These organizations used unique problem-solving strategies to forever change the face of tech—whether it was Facebook’s second mover advantage over MySpace or Nintendo’s leap of faith in the 1980s to revitalize the video game industry. Learn by example as Turning Silicon into Gold divulges the inner workings behind some of the most significant business decisions in tech history. The nuanced ways these companies tackled emerging markets and generated growth in uncertain times is essential knowledge for modern business leaders, innovators, and aspiring founders. Whether you are simply curious about the origins of the world’s tech giants or you are an entrepreneur looking for inspiration, the thoughtful, comprehensive case study collection that is Turning Silicon into Gold belongs on your bookshelf.What You Will LearnUnderstand why companies like Amazon, Facebook, OpenTable and more have made some controversial and strategic decisionsRealize how Big Data is driving the success of many new and mature venturesSee how tech companies are tackling emerging markets and generating growthExamine how capital flows through the tech industryWho This Book is ForThe book is for people currently in or interested in exploring a career in the intersection of technology and business, such as product management, entrepreneurship, or non-coding positions at a tech company—it’s also great for people generally curious about how the tech industry operates. The book offers case studies in an engaging and approachable way, while still providing important takeaways and probing questions—perfect for the casual reader or even someone trying to prepare for interviews.
Turtle Design in a Rabbit Age: Mindfully Crafting Your Meaningful Life & Brands
by Mel LimAre You Ready to Master Your Own Life and Craft? You are a creator. With every thought, word, and action, you impact the whole world and manifest new realities. The worlds you bring into being directly reflect your own awareness, personal development, compassion, values, and commitment to every worthwhile endeavor. This book is a field guide to your own personal truths and their very global impact. It offers a step-by-step examination, in no particular order, of one’s work ethic, processes, perceptions, motivations, aspirations, and integrity. This timely guide offers relevant insights as we move into a future where fewer resources will necessitate the use of our greater creativity, innovation, and ethical sensibility, and where, with our global-mindedness, we will be called upon to make heart-centered choices. Within these pages, Mel extends an invitation to join an evolution of mindfulness, where it is each person’s responsibility to know themselves fully, to understand and act upon their inner authority, and to help create a world that is compassionate, healthy, and beautiful. Key Features See What They’re Doing: Features interviews with design managers from top firms that show readers that it isn’t about what’s faster, it’s about what’s best. Get Away from the Screen: Some of today’s most beautiful web sites and digital products started on a whiteboard, or a napkin, a sand table, or from a ball of yarn. This book shows how to bring tactile, real-world media to full online realization with fidelity. Be a Turtle: This book is connected to a community for those who want to slow down, steep ideas, and craft web and mobile sites on time and within budget, while fostering that lost sense of art.
Tuscany SCA in Action
by Simon Laws Haleh Mahbod Raymond Feng Mark CombellackApache Tuscany is a free, open source project that helps users develop Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions. It provides a lightweight infrastructure that implements Service Component Architecture (SCA) and provides seamless integration with other technologies.Tuscany in Action is a comprehensive, hands-on guide for developing enterprise applications using Apache Tuscany's lightweight SCA infrastructure. The book uses practical examples to demonstrate how to develop applications with the open source Tuscany SCA. Readers will learn how to model, compose, and manage applications. Detailed explanations of how to use the various features of Apache Tuscany for protocol handling and developing components are presented. Readers will also learn how to extend Apache Tuscany to support new programming environments and communication protocols. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
Tutorial Guide To AutoCAD 2017
by Shawna LockhartIn fifteen clear and comprehensive chapters, author Shawna Lockhart guides readers through all the important commands and techniques in AutoCAD 2017, from 2D drawing to solid modeling and finally finishing with rendering. In each lesson, the author provides step-by-step instructions with frequent illustrations showing exactly what appears on the AutoCAD screen. Later, individual steps are no longer provided, and readers are asked to apply what they've learned by completing sequences on their own. A carefully developed pedagogy reinforces this cumulative-learning approach and supports readers in becoming skilled AutoCAD users.
Tweak Your Mac Terminal: Command Line macOS
by Daniel PlattLook beyond the basics of Mac programming and development to become a Mac power user. When most people think about the Mac, they think about the amazing graphical user interface macOS is known for. However, there is a whole world to explore beneath the hood. This book approaches working directly in the terminal with fun projects and ideas to help turn you into an advanced Mac user. You'll work with Brew (HomeBrew), which gives you the ability to install applications from Linux (and Unix) that can make the terminal more useful. This is important, because a lot of applications have been stripped out of macOS or deprecated. For example, Apple's built-in PHP is usually a major release behind. You'll also customize your terminal to change everything about it, making it your own. The whole world is about personalizing. Why put up with the Apple defaults? Once you have your terminal set up and ready to rock, you'll review the basics of programming on the Mac terminal. This will allow you to get a taste of power scripting. You'll discover the power of bash, PHP, and Python. And then you'll apply those tools to web development. Tweak Your Mac Terminal takes you on a journey into a world of the terminal and its hidden applications. What You'll LearnCustomize the terminal to make it perfect for your needsDevelop web applications using basic coding skills in the terminalInstall HomeBrew and by extension Linux and Unix applicationsWho This Book Is ForMac users who are already very familiar with the GUI and want to go further. This book will especially help starting IT professionals and beginning programmers.
Tweet This Book: The 1,400 Greatest Quotes of All Time in 140 Characters or Less
by Compiled;edited by Sayre Van Young;Marin Van YoungTweetable-length quotes that are clever, cool, smart, touching, wise, funny, and more from the author of The Unofficial Harry Potter Vocabulary Builder.Brevity may be the soul of wit, but 280 characters is the absolute limit on Twitter! Luckily, Tweet This Book allows you to spice up their microblog with the greatest quotes of all time. Each one is not only brief—it is officially tweetable. The quick, punchy quotes in this wonderfully diverse collection come from all circles and include literary greats; politicians like Abe Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Barack Obama; and sports figures, musicians, and celebrities like Yogi Berra, Tupac Shakur, and Hunter S. Thompson. With an easy-to-use, A-to-Z organization by topic, you can quickly find the perfect quote for anything you want to tweet about.“You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.” —Dolly Parton“Why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?” —Paul Newman“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” —Lily Tomlin“Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.” —Carol Burnett“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.” —Julia Child“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” —Oscar Wilde“Life is too short to blend in.” —Paris Hilton“Whatever you are, be a good one.” —Abraham Lincoln“Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.” —Billy Crystal“Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” —Bette Davis (in All About Eve)
Tweet This!: Twitter for Business (Tweet This! Ser.)
by Jessica Miller-Merrell“Jam-packed with creative yet simple strategies for small businesses and consultants to leverage Twitter to grow and market their business.” —Craig Grotts, CFO, Nelson Auto GroupGuaranteed to help you manage your Twitter for business account in thirty minutes a day or less!Build relationships and grow your business by using Twitter, the world’s fastest growing social media networking platform with an audience of more than twenty-seven million users from all across the country.Tweet This!: Twitter for Business offers basic instruction as well as advanced networking and marketing strategies for consultants, entrepreneurs, and small business owners.Start tweeting in minutes with:Customizable marketing plansForty-plus business case studies and real-world examplesAn easy-to-use glossary and indexAdvice on legal considerations, implications, and Twitter guidelinesAchieve “Twittertopia” with Tweet This!“Provides much needed clarity for small businesses looking to take their first steps into social media. Jessica’s book is the guide every small business and nonprofit that’s new to social media should read.” —Chris Wilson, digital brand strategist and author of The Fresh Peel blog“Jessica is a walking, talking, and tweeting example of how powerful social media for business and Twitter can be. Her book provides its readers with a ton of ways to leverage Twitter while providing simple and practical advice to join the conversation.” —Jack Chapman, career coach and author of Negotiating Your Salary
Twenty Years of Theoretical and Practical Synergies: 20th Conference on Computability in Europe, CiE 2024, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14773)
by Florin Manea Elaine Pimentel Ludovic Levy Patey Lorenzo GaleottiThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th Conference on Computabilitty in Europe, CiE 2024, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during July 8–12, 2024 The 26 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. This CIE 2024 focus on development of computability-related science, ranging over mathematics, computer science and applications in various natural and engineering sciences.
Twice the First: Quirino Cristiani and the Animated Feature Film
by Giannalberto BendazziGiannalberto Bendazzi brings to light some of the lost relics of animation history with his new book, Twice the First: Quirino Cristiani and the Animated Feature Film. Unlike other works, however, Bendazzi focuses on the growth of animation in non-western countries. This book particularly emphasizes the contributions of Quirino Cristiani and how his work influenced other animators. Bendazzi provides in-depth coverage about Cristiani’s life, both professionally and personally. Twice the First takes the reader on an exciting journey through the historical development of animation through the eyes of Quirino Cristiani. Key Features A look back at the modest beginnings of feature film animation. An exciting account of some facts never before revealed in the history and development of animated film Among the fascinating information the reader can learn from this book, is that not all the action in cinematography took place in North America and Western Europe This book provides an important service in documenting the early period of animation and filling in the gaps in the history of the development of animation.
Twilio Best Practices
by Tim RogersIf you have experience with at least one programming language and are looking to integrate Twilio into your applications, then this book is for you.
Twilio Cookbook
by Roger StringerThis book is a practical, hands-on guide that provides the reader with a number of clear, step-by-step exercises.This book is great for developers who already have knowledge of PHP and MySQL and who want to learn about integrating Twilio's API into their websites for telephone solutions.
Twilio Cookbook: Second Edition
by Roger StringerThis book is a practical, hands-on guide that provides the reader with a number of clear, step-by-step bite-size recipes. If you are a developer and want to learn about integrating Twilio's API into your websites for telephone solutions, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of PHP and MySQL is expected.
Twin Support Vector Machines
by Jayadeva Reshma Khemchandani Suresh ChandraThis book provides a systematic and focused study of the various aspects of twin support vector machines (TWSVM) and related developments for classification and regression. In addition to presenting most of the basic models of TWSVM and twin support vector regression (TWSVR) available in the literature, it also discusses the important and challenging applications of this new machine learning methodology. A chapter on "Additional Topics" has been included to discuss kernel optimization and support tensor machine topics, which are comparatively new but have great potential in applications. It is primarily written for graduate students and researchers in the area of machine learning and related topics in computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering, management science and finance.
Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives
by Anastasia Salter Stuart MoulthropHypertext is now commonplace: links and linking structure nearly all of our experiences online. Yet the literary, as opposed to commercial, potential of hypertext has receded. One of the few tools still focused on hypertext as a means for digital storytelling is Twine, a platform for building choice-driven stories without relying heavily on code. In Twining, Anastasia Salter and Stuart Moulthrop lead readers on a journey at once technical, critical, contextual, and personal. The book’s chapters alternate careful, stepwise discussion of adaptable Twine projects, offer commentary on exemplary Twine works, and discuss Twine’s technological and cultural background. Beyond telling the story of Twine and how to make Twine stories, Twining reflects on the ongoing process of making. "While there have certainly been attempts to study Twine historically and theoretically... no single publication has provided such a detailed account of it. And no publication has even attempted to situate Twine amongst its many different conversations and traditions, something this book does masterfully." —James Brown, Rutgers University, Camden
Twisted Network Programming Essentials
by Abe Fettig<p><i>Twisted Network Programming Essentials</i> from O'Reilly is a task-oriented look at Twisted, a Python-based network application framework. Twisted is fast becoming indispensable to Python network programmers. It supports common networking protocols such as TCP/IP, SSH, and SMTP. Using Python and Twisted, you can develop web services applications, email clients and servers, and just about any other type of networking application that you can conceive.</p>
Twisted Network Programming Essentials: Event-driven Network Programming with Python
by Abe Fettig Jessica McKellarGet started with Twisted, the event-driven networking framework written in Python. With this introductory guide, you’ll learn the key concepts and design patterns to build event-driven client and server applications for many popular networking protocols. You’ll also learn the tools to build new protocols using Twisted’s primitives.Start by building basic TCP clients and servers, and then focus on deploying production-grade applications with the Twisted Application infrastructure. Along the way, you can play with and extend examples of common tasks you’ll face when building network applications. If you’re familiar with Python, you’re ready for Twisted.Learn the core components of Twisted servers and clientsWrite asynchronous code with the Deferred APIConstruct HTTP servers with Twisted’s high-level web APIsUse the Agent API to develop flexible web clientsConfigure and deploy Twisted services in a robust and standardized fashionAccess databases using Twisted’s nonblocking interfaceAdd common server components: logging, authentication, threads and processes, and testingExplore ways to build clients and servers for IRC, popular mail protocols, and SSH