CPUinfo:  Architecture:          i686 CPU op-mode(s):        32-bit, 64-bit Byte Order:            Little Endian CPU(s):                2 On-line CPU(s) list:   0,1 Thread(s) per core:    1 Core(s) per socket:    2 Socket(s):             1 Vendor ID:             GenuineIntel CPU family:            6 Model:                 23 Model name:            Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E7500  @ 2.93GHz Stepping:              10 CPU MHz:               2933.000 CPU max MHz:           2933.0000 CPU min MHz:           1600.0000 BogoMIPS:              5850.78 Virtualization:        VT-x L1d cache:             32K L1i cache:             32K L2 cache:              3072K Flags:                 fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf eagerfpu pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 xsave lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority dtherm
What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu? I've heard the 64-bit platform performs better and can detect more than 4GB of RAM. Also, while some apps haven't ported to 64-bit yet, ia32-libs lets a 64-bit machine run them.  If so, why not promote 64-bit over 32-bit?
Find the slope of tangent line to the curve at the point $(1, \pi/2)$  the equation is  $$\sin(xy) = x$$  The right answer was = Slope is infinite   My answer was taking the derivative and I end up in this equation   $$ (1-y\cos(xy))/ x\cos(xy)  $$  I substitute with the points and the calculator showed an error, Does the error means infinite ? Harry Potter: Why 7? While rereading the entire Harry Potter series I noticed that the number 7 occurs quite often, for instance:    Seven books Seven Horcruxes planned by Tom Riddle Seven Weasley kids Seven years at Hogwarts Seven Harry Potters Seven people in a Quidditch team   Did J.K. Rowling ever mention why 7 was so important in Harry Potter? Why is current a scalar quantity? To me, using Present Perfect form means the event can occur again. So, saying      someone has died   may not be grammatically correct.  Also, I noticed (it might be just coincidence):     passed away   is used more often than     has passed away   Is using Present Perfect correct here? Gravatar profile image not showing sometimes It seems that with some profiles the Gravatar image is broken. I am not sure if this is an issue with SE or Gravatar, or both, so posting here.  As an example,  shows an error on , which shows a HTTP 500 on Gravatar.  Profile image on SO:        Image on Gravatar:        Switching to the MSE profile of the user, the image is working (but has a different hash).  Is this a bug on the SE side? Can anything be done to make Gravatar fix this?    Update 2016-10-04:  It happened to me again two times today. The last user profile was . Calling the service two or three times fixes the issue. Direct formula for area of a triangle formed by three lines, given their equations in the cartesian plane. I read this formula in some book but it didn't provide a proof so I thought someone on this website could figure it out. What it says is: If we consider 3 non-concurrent, non parallel lines represented by the equations : $$a_1x+b_1y+c_1=0$$ $$a_2x+b_2y+c_2=0$$ $$a_3x+b_3y+c_3=0$$ Then the area of the triangle that these lines will enclose is given by the magnitude of : $$\frac{det\begin{bmatrix}a_1 &amp; b_1 &amp; c_1\\a_2 &amp; b_2 &amp; c_2\\a_3 &amp; b_3 &amp; c_3\end{bmatrix}^2}{2C_1C_2C_3}$$ Where $C_1,C_2,C_3$ are the co-factors of $c_1,c_2,c_3$ respectively in the above matrix.  What I'm wondering is, where did this come from? And why isn't it famous? Earlier we had to calculate areas by finding the vertices and all but this does it in a minute or so and thus deserves more familiarity. View history of commands run in terminal Is there a way to save all my typed terminal commands and view it like history in a log book? How to get apt-cacher-ng to download AND cache packages from Apt HTTPS repositories? I can't find my other HDD New Ubuntu user here... I have Ubuntu on my 250GB SSD and I have another 500GB on my laptop that Ubuntu can't find. I'm not sure where or how to start finding it. Why "was" not "were" in "Nearly £20 was taken from my bank account" I've always said "$100 were taken" not "$100 was taken" because I thought $100 is plural. Could you explain why "was" not "were"? Any other helpful notes about the issue would be appreciated.     Nearly £20 was taken from my bank account Command to append line to a text file without opening an editor Assuming i have a line that i want to add to a file without opening an editor.  How could i append this line  alias list='ls -cl --group-directories-first'   to this file  config.fish Why cant I navigate to lightning component in communities? Im on a lightning community, i have a lightning component and i want to open another component with this code:  navigateToMyComponent : function(component, event, helper) {     console.log('1');     var evt = $A.get("e.force:navigateToComponent");     console.log('2');     evt.setParams({         componentDef : "c:CompetenciaComponent"     });     console.log('3');     evt.fire();     console.log('4'); }   this its the console log:   NOTHINGS HAPPEND AND I DONT KNOW WHY Vandermonde identity corollary $\sum_{v=0}^{n}\frac{(2n)!}{(v!)^2(n-v)!^2}={2n \choose n}^2$ Copy every 512 bytes and skip next 8 bytes from Input file to a Output file I have an input file which is always a multiple of 520 bytes . i,e Input file 1- 1040 bytes Input file 2- 5200 bytes   I need to copy every 512 bytes from input file and skip the next 8 bytes from input files to output file i.e Output file data = Copy first 512 bytes of input file - Skip 8 bytes - Copy second 512 bytes of input file- Skip 8 bytes --.. Therefore, my output file should always be multiple of 512 bytes Input file 1- 1040 bytes        Output file 1 - 1024 bytes Input file 2- 5200 bytes        Output file 2 - 5120 bytes  I need to do this in shell script, any help here please. How do you calculate the probability density function of the maximum of a sample of IID uniform random variables? Given the random variable  $$Y = \max(X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n)$$  where $X_i$ are IID uniform variables, how do I calculate the PDF of $Y$? Over the course of time here on TSE, I have observed individuals whose pattern of visa applications is best described as ''...     serial refusals - Two or more consecutive visa refusals issued by the same regime to the same person. Commonly for the same, or nearly the same, reasons. In some visa regimes Serial refusals can have a cumulative effect wherein the applicant's credibility is increasingly eroded, especially when the application pattern suggests a secondary agenda.   A common thread appears to be the need to visit the destination country (especially Schengen, the USA, or the UK) with a special sense of urgency. Also common in these cases are the following types of questions...   Should I just reapply once again? What are my chances? What can I do to improve my odds in the future? Can I somehow address the previous refusals to avoid them being a burden on all future applications? How can I break the pattern?      NB: This question is intended as a canonical about serial refusals. I have never been personally denied a visa. Unable to boot into Windows after installing Ubuntu, how to fix? How to interpret a quantum circuit as a matrix? When is Gauss' law not applicable? How to combine measurement error with statistic error