The days of thumb drives are slowly passing us by because cloud-based storage solutions are here to stay. Services like Google Drive and Dropbox store your data on the web and let you access them at any place and time. As long as you have access to the internet that is. But in this day and age, who doesn’t right? The ease of use and convenience is very attractive but alas every rose has its thorn. The average user faces a lot of security concerns when uploading his/her files on the cloud. The main one being, you can never be too sure of who or what is accessing your confidential information. But there’s no need to stress just yet. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. All we need to do is take some extra steps to protect our data from malicious intentions. In this article, I’m going to share five tips that one can utilize to keep his/her cloud storage secure. 1. Use strong passwords to protect your data Your password is incredibly important because it’s the first line of defense against insidious hackers. A strong password will make their jobs all the more harder. What you need to keep in mind is that your password should be strong, unique, changing frequently, and different from all of your other online accounts. There are lots of tips on the internet on ways to password protect Google Drive folder and other platforms so I’ll refrain from mentioning them here. 2. Back up your data Remember to always have a backup of your data. This might sound obvious today but you’ll be surprised to know how many people still don’t follow this tip. All the experts consider creating digital copies of your files as an excellent practice. This makes it possible to access them in case the original gets corrupted or lost for whatever reason. With so many cloud storage solutions on the market, it’s easier than ever to set up cloud accounts as backups. And don’t just stop at cloud backups. Try to make some manual backups on some external storage as well. These include thumb drives and hard disks. They will serve as backups and allow you to access data when the internet is down or slow. 3. Don’t try to store confidential information If the internet has taught me one thing then it is that there is no real privacy on it. With keeping that in mind, I’d suggest you to avoid storing sensitive data on the cloud. You may call it paranoia or whatever but it is a fact that internet theft is constantly on the rise. Who would want to risk that? Plus, most people don’t need to regularly look at their most secret data through the cloud. I would recommend uploading only those files that require frequent access to the cloud and refrain from putting documents that mention your different online accounts or personal information like house address, credit card numbers, national identification number, etc. In case you really have to include this type of information in your files, do remember to encrypt it before an upload. 4. Always encrypt data before uploading it on the cloud As we previously mentioned, it’s important to encrypt confidential files before uploading them on the cloud. Now you can choose to use a cloud service that already has features to encrypt files or go for a third-party tool that can perform its own encryption. Here’s how. Just download a cloud-protection app that lets you use passwords and generate some secret key sequences to your files. 5. Never fully trust your cloud service provider All the cloud service providers make it convenient for you to store and share data but, never forget that they are a business first and foremost. Sometimes their services can come with some strings attached. For example, some few years back, Twitpic mentioned in their Terms of Service that sharing your images through their platform gives them the authority to ‘use or distribute’ the pictures. This should serve as a warning and make a good case as to why we should be aware of a cloud provider’s security and privacy policies. Always search for honest reviews first and foremost. It will give you an indication of the service’s reputation.

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How to create QR Codes for contacts (phone number and email) and QR Codes for websites (web address URL) is to do things right. is about doing the right things. Efficient Effective I am an advocate for efficiency and effectiveness. There must be a more efficient way to share contact details other than manually typing details into the mobile phone when I meet a new business contact. Add a new contact on your mobile phone by scanning a QR Code Google has launched the App in 2017, users then could share contacts by creating a QR Code. Simply scan the QR Code to save the contact on your phone. I personally think that such an efficient way to save contact details should be implemented on name cards and marketing brochures. Google Contacts The trend did not seem to take off, maybe because people do not know how to create the QR Codes in the first place. To create a list of customised contacts QR Codes I made use of template to generate the contact QR Codes. Open the template ( ) on another tab. Please click on “File -> Make a copy” to save it on your own “My Drive” (Google Drive). Google Sheets template link here Note that this Google Sheets template seems to work only on desktop, not on mobile phone. You can use this template by updating , , number and . The contact QR Code will be generated in the next column based on these 4 fields. First Name Last Name Mobile Phone Email address =image(“https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs= x150&cht=qr&chl=BEGIN:VCARD% AN: 150 0 " & A3 & “%20” & B3 & “%0ATEL;CELL:” & C3 & “%0AEMAIL:” & D3 & “%0AEND:VCARD”) Another person can scan the QR Code to add the contact details to his/her mobile phone. New iOS and Android versions are equipped with QR Code scanner in camera mode. After scanning, simply click on “Save” to add to Contacts. This contact list QR Code template will be useful when you meet new people in a team or in a tradeshow to gather everyone’s contact details. To create a single customised contacts QR Code Go to , and select ‘vCard’ where you can customise various fields. Remember to test it out, as some fields do not allow special characters eg. comma “,” or the @ symbol, etc. QR Code Generator You can also add this QR Code to your business cards and marketing brochures. Customers and business counterparts can then easily scan and save your contact details to their mobile phones. Go to a website (web address URL) by scanning a QR Code Newer versions of iPhone and Android phones are equipped with QR Code scanning in the camera function. Simply turn on the camera and hover over the QR Code to scan it, then you can click the popup to go to the web address URL embedded. For example, try to scan below QR Code: Web URL embedded in QR Code: https://www.qrcode-monkey.com To create your own customised websites QR Codes I usually go to to create a customised QR Code, and the website URL address is embedded in the QR Code above. It is friendly and , and there are more customised options if you prefer: QR Code Monkey free to use add a logo image in the middle (this can be your !) company logo set a color (to follow your ) corporate identity other customised design So now you can easily create marketing materials with QR Code of your company website. QR Codes for name cards and marketing brochures I hope the above hacks are useful to get things done more efficiently and effectively. All the best to your marketing and outreach efforts! Thank you for reading! Previously published at https://medium.com/@jnyh/add-a-new-contact-on-your-mobile-phone-by-scanning-a-qr-code-f569f4b497b4

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In today’s cybersecurity landscape, businesses are increasingly becoming victims of data breaches. Worldwide spending on cybersecurity is estimated to reach a whopping by 2022 and it’s not a surprise that businesses are more focused on building a better security culture. $133.7 billion Data breaches don’t just expose sensitive information, the attackers can burrow into the entire organization’s network or hack into their database and perform malicious activities. A data breach could lead to a loss of data including sensitive information such as financial records, credit card info, personal details, or confidential data like contracts and agreements between vendors and companies. That data, if compromised, could cause havoc for the victim organization. In fact, in the first half of 2019, a data breach exposed about which caused long-term damaging effects for the victim organizations. 4.1 billion records When a data breach occurs, it costs the organization more than just money - it can cause severe damage to your organization’s reputation leading to a decline in your brand reputation, value, and relationships with your customers. With cybercriminals using more sophisticated methods to attack enterprises and leveraging the latest technologies such as automation and artificial intelligence, data protection has become more challenging. It is imperative for businesses to understand the consequences of a data breach and how it could impact their entire organization. It will help them take the necessary steps to mitigate their potential vulnerabilities and risks that could otherwise put their company and its customers at risk of a data breach. We have compiled a list of the most severe long-term effects of a data breach. Hopefully, this will help you get a better idea of how potentially severe a data breach could be for your company as well as show you the need for cybersecurity. Image source: CypressDataDefense Previously published at https://www.cypressdatadefense.com/blog/business-data-breach/

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Key strategies to pick the best apps for your business No matter which business you are in, opting for the best software is the key to the perfect performance. But, what would define the “best software"? There are multiple business apps – the apps specifically designed for the business – and choosing the best among them would be an arduous task. Well, there are a few key strategies you need to focus on if you are looking to buy the best business apps for increasing your productivity. These strategies will ensure that the acceptance and implementation of your business apps and software are stress free and smooth. The key strategies you need to check out before picking the best business apps and services With the business community crowded with competent apps, you need to indulge in extensive research to find the best software options available. If you are a new startup, you invariably need a technology boost. will do just that. Business Apps Check out the best tips here to make the perfect choice for your business: Understand your business well Have a clear understanding of your business and find what improvements does it need. The requirements can be different for different businesses. In case you have a warehouse, the primary concern for you should be a control over the inventories. For a retail business, the point of sale is what would be much important. In essence, study every . Go for a software that will benefit everyone in your business, and your customers. Ensure that your customers and employees get enough benefits with the software and apps you choose. There are several apps designed for varied business needs. Choosing a tool that has excellent reviews and ratings may not be enough. It is advisable to opt for a tool best suited for your business, your goals and workflow. aspect of your business Indulge in enough research review services that depend on the real-life scenarios would be what should help you enough in this research. The dependence on the reviews, coming from the people who have used or are using the software, can prove to be effective. Of course, you can choose between paid apps and free options. An app being free does not necessarily mean it does not provide you with the requisite quality. Instead of looking at whether the app is free or paid, check its functionality. Business apps Most of the organisations – new startups to be precise – are quite vary about spending too much on business apps and software options. Opting for a tool just because it costs you less can ultimately be the reason for more spending. Cost matters. But do think of the ROI. Along with the cost you pay for the product, do ensure that it is a good value for money. Focus on the integration abilities with other productivity tools, usability, best streamlining efficiency and effective switching ease (just in case you plan to change over to other tools in future). Not all are similar. A good business app would be the one that can work with any given situation and with practically any type of business. A high degree of flexibility and customisation capability will indeed let you put them to use in any situation. Do not think too much about the cost Customisability of the Business apps businesses Spreadsheets, for example, and Kanban Boards used in agile project management software tools are capable of making them more effective. A tool that offers more subtle tweaks to meet the operating culture of your business will enhance your business performance by a huge degree. The key strategy is to make sure the app is used to become the best fit for all your needs. The business app you choose would be of use only when your team uses it for effective implementation of the task at hand. Adoption of your new app is quite critical in achieving the best results. No matter how great the app may be, it will be useless unless you use it. In fact, it has been a human  tendency to resist changes. Your strength lies in making the users in your organisation understand the essence of the new app and how it can improve productivity. Ensure a better degree of implementation You have begun using the new business app for your needs. But it is exceptionally essential to understand whether all your team members are using it in the same manner as it is intended to. In the previous step, we discussed how it is crucial to make your team USE the software optimally. Communication is the key Communication is the key in this context. Communicate the essence of the new business app and why you have picked it up. Let your team understand what issues will it address and how should you use it in an effective manner. Creating some sort of internal communication can be one of the best options to achieve those results. Collaboration between your teams and departments is the key to achieving perfect results. Focus on the needs of your customers So far, we discussed about business app and your team and the collaboration between these two crucial entities to achieve the best possible app implementation. The next step should be to focus on the customers and clients of your business. This should be an essential element you need to give a thought to if you do not want your customers to churn out. Your customers and clients may not be using the software in a direct manner. But, the use of these applications can affect the way customers get their things done. The software apps and services you should be helpful in achieving the best possible scaling opportunities while not affecting the way your customers have been getting the services. Make sure that the software you choose does not affect the user experience of your customers. Ask the company when in doubt When you are using new apps, you are bound to run into questions, doubts, and issues. The best option under such circumstances will be to get your queries sorted. Refer to the support system that comes with the app. Vendors provide excellent and multi channel support service along with the apps. Be sure to get a 24/7 service. Well, in the course of your use of the app, you will realise the need for better options and new features. Never hesitate to ask for new features and suggest how they can be better suited for a perfect result. Of course, the developers may not be able to implement all the improvements you suggest. But they would be able to implement at least a few of them. By suggesting new features, you stand to make them understand the importance of the suggestions and help you make improvements. Closing Remarks Business apps can help you achieve the best performance standards. In fact, these apps ensure you save a lot of time, energy, and resources. You can pick the ones that would help you achieve the best results.

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Right now, there are open-source ventilator projects seeking to save lives by providing last-resort ventilators when there are not enough officially approved ventilators. Some are . The biggest gap between where they are today and being able to save lives tomorrow is . over 40 better than others testing In order to give a clinician or medical professional confidence to deploy a pandemic ventilator designed and built quickly, testing is critical. The UK has produced a specification that clearly sets out what they consider to be the minimal set of features needed to treat a patient with , the worst complication of COVID-19. Rapidly Manufactured Ventilator System (RMVS) ARDS Volunteering for , we have produced a public repository, , that is home to a containing about 200 tests. These tests validate that a given ventilator meets the RMVS standard. They cover basic clinical functionality. Equally importantly, they cover basic usability by clinicians familiar with ventilators, ensuring that a new design is understandable even by health care workers on the front lines who are tired and have little time for training. Endcoronavirus.org COVID-19 Ventilator Validation Tests spreadsheet In this crisis, health officials may have to decide if a new, “last resort”, pandemic model of ventilator can be safely used on COVID-19 patients. These validation tests do not guarantee that, but they are a necessary condition. If it can’t pass these tests, a ventilator is probably not ready to treat COVID-19 patients. These tests are meant to be used today by the many teams around the world trying to solve the ventilator shortfall disaster by developing and building ventilators. They are a starting point and should be considered a living document that changes over time, like any open source project. You may wish to use them verbatim, you may wish to fork them and add your own fields or tests for your nation or situation. You may wish to use them simply as a reference for authoring your own, or as an entirely independent set of tests not subject to your own bias. The figure below outlines a (scroll down) that we propose would allow health care officials to have confidence in actually deploying last-resort ventilators. These Validation Tests are a critical first step in that process. multi-team process is a 501c3 public charity (US). validate our work. Public Invention Donations — Robert L. Read, Nariman Poushin, and Juan E. Villacres Perez Previously published at https://medium.com/@RobertLeeRead/open-source-validation-tests-for-open-source-covid-19-emergency-ventilators-7096c6393d61

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After a discussion (that lasted 30 seconds, as it was an obvious decision for us), we decided to share our complete journey with our new startup, , with as much transparency as possible. Learnings should be shared! Anybody can leverage our journey, and it’s also a good way for us to take a step back and understand what we did right and what we could improve upon. So here is our first story: how we iterated and sorted through 10 ideas in our first month of working on a new startup. Dataline Michel and I have been very close friends for 7 years, and have always wanted to work together. We’ve worked on 3 side projects together in the past years. But it was never the right timing. I was building my Nth startup or he was in hyper-growth mode at LiveRamp. Last September, I was closing the chapter of my last startup, and Michel had just left his company to found his first one. For once, it was good timing for both of us. We just didn’t have any ideas yet. So we started iterating on ideas. But we needed a process to identify the good ones from the bad ones. When you have an idea, the natural thing that happens is that you fall in love with this idea, and you start to build a very strong confirmation bias towards it. You’re exhilarated; you believe in it so much that you become blind to strong signals against it. But you should definitely NOT go into it blindly just because it’s your idea and you love it! We came up with a 2-day process to help us determine whether an idea is good or bad, with as much objectivity as possible. But before diving into the process, there was something we needed to keep in mind. It’s about the problem you’re solving, not the solution You have surely heard the phrase, “Ideas don’t have any value, execution has.” The point behind it is that ideas will be iterated upon and will evolve through the execution phase. Ideas actually often revolve around solutions naturally, but you need to pinpoint the exact underlying problem. Your product will not have any value if you don’t solve a problem for your customers. The question is: Your idea might not be worth anything yet, but the problem you’re addressing represents a business opportunity. Is this a problem worth solving? Focusing on the problem will also help you be less biased toward the opportunity, and rethink your solution entirely within its larger context. This also helps you see what alternatives are currently being used. So what happened in our case? How did we not succumb to diving into the idea right away, and how did we take a step back instead? We tried to invalidate our ideas, not validate them. Invalidating our ideas intentionally in 2 days The first thing to agree on if you are several co-founders is that your intention is really about invalidating your idea, not about validating it. This mindset is very important. Otherwise, you will give in to a confirmation bias that you need to fight against. Why would you want to invalidate your idea? Well, it’s better not to spend more than 2 days on a bad idea, so you can free your mind for better ones! Why only 2 days? The goal here is to have a very efficient process that will ensure to invalidate 90% of your bad ideas within 2 days. And that it is very easy to implement that it becomes just natural for you. So it’s not counting hours on any task. Day 1: Listing known unknowns The first day we would start by listing all the assumptions and questions related to the idea and the problem it was addressing. Questions might be: What actual problem are we solving? How do customers solve it right now? (ecosystem analysis) What is the impact of that problem? Who is impacted by this problem? (audience / persona) Can I easily reach those people and, if so, how? Is there any evidence they’re willing to pay for that? How much from current alternatives? Which assumptions does our solution rely on to be successful? What information do we not know yet, and what do we need to know? (known unknowns) Who could give us more educated information on this problem and project? What about our known unknowns? The first day was spent on research (on Google) to find these answers, and if we felt more and more confident, we would try to find people to talk to for the next day, in order to address our known unknowns. We would ask for a 10-min call — no longer — so it’s hard to say no, because people can always spare at least 10 min. We would send a text if possible, as a text is more interactive and harder to ignore. The text might say something like “ I have this new idea and I can’t convince myself not to pursue it. Can you give me 10 minutes of your time tomorrow to convince me not to? :)” People are a lot more curious and willing to spend time with you if they see that you will listen to them. Asking people to convince you not to do something is a great way to show that you will consider every bit of their feedback. Day 2: Verifying known unknowns and discovering unknown unknowns The second day is mostly about interacting with knowledgeable people. We would try to leave some time between each interaction so we could take some steps back on the new learnings and decide which new questions to ask. The goal here is to address your known unknowns that you listed the previous day, and also to go after your unknown unknowns. These people will know a lot more about the industry, and actually anything that can impact your project. So don’t hesitate to ask questions like, “ Is there anything I should know that could impact this project?” Being in San Francisco helps; everybody knows a person working in this industry. We tried to talk to at least 5 people who might have some educated feedback on the idea. Five is not enough, for sure, but at this stage, most of the time 5 will be enough to see any big holes in your idea. For instance, in usability testing, we often refer to 5 interviews, because statistically, there is an 85% chance that you see the patterns that exist. It’s the same here. Note that if you invalidate your idea at your first call, just cancel the other calls and move to the next idea. I repeat, the goal is to invalidate the idea, and in that case, it’s mission accomplished! Good job! Now switch to the next idea. If at the end of the day, you are still convinced about your project, you should definitely continue with the invalidation process. It will help you define your solution, the go-to-market, your persona — everything you need to get started — with a more objective perspective. On our side, 40% of our ideas were filtered out after the first day. 50% more were winnowed out after the second day. A list of ideas we iterated on So in September 2019, that’s exactly what we did. And we iterated upon quite a few ideas. Here are a few of them: . We would start by offering student loans, in addition to bank accounts and credit cards. The vision is to get rid of the credit score system and citizenship limitations. Our approach would be to partner with international banks to get vouchers from immigrant students’ home countries, to mitigate risks. a lending and financial services solution, catered to immigrants . It will take years to build a fully autonomous vehicle, and experts in the industry actually doubt that it will ever be possible to achieve 100% autonomy in every situation. Teleoperation bridges this gap and accelerates the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles and services, at scale. a teleoperation product for autonomous vehicles , such as drivers (Uber, Lyft, Amazon, Postmates, etc.), Airbnb hosts, Upworkers, Fiverrs and other gig workers (people using gig work platforms, a subset of freelancers). It would have been free, and we would win money through the interchange fees on our credit card. an integrated banking, accounting and tax service for the workers of the gig economy We’re not keeping the other ideas for ourselves, it’s just that some were…really not good!! Not even worth mentioning 🤦‍♂️. Fun story: We actually submitted our first YC application with the third idea in September 2019. 3 days after we submitted the application we discovered that both Uber and Lyft were working on such a solution. We rescinded our application then. And a month later, Uber announced their solution. Some people compare startups to love stories. Don’t do that. Well…unless you start relationships by trying to invalidate them as much as possible! But I’m not sure it’s the smart choice in that case. Originally published at https://dataline.io on March 26, 2020.

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A code review checklist, as well as clear rules and guidelines around code reviews, can make your code review practice so much more beneficial to your team and significantly speed-up code reviews. Studies have shown that code reviewers who use checklists outperform code reviewers who don’t. So, consider using a code review checklist, whether you are a new developer or already an experienced one. Be Your Own Code Reviewer Code review checklists are not only something for the code reviewers. Instead, as the author of the code change, follow the and be your own reviewer first! code review best practice So, before sending out the code for review, make sure that: The code compiles and passes static analysis without warnings The code passes all tests (unit, integration and system tests) You have double-checked for spelling mistakes and that you did a cleanup (comments, todos, etc.) You outlined what this change is about including the reason for the change and what changed Apart from that you, as the code author, should run through the same code review checklist as the reviewer. Code Review Checklist for Code Reviewer As a code reviewer, it is your task to t. It is easier to . But, that's not good. In one of our large studies at Microsoft we investigated what looks like. We clearly saw that comments revealing larger structural or logical problems are perceived as much more valuable than comments that focus on minor issues. look for the most important issues firs get hung-up in nitpicking great code review feedback This is where code review checklists come into play. A great checklist directs your attention to the important and most valuable issues. Below you find a checklist that I use also during my . It is divided into ten separate sections. Each section guides you through several questions. So, let's start: code review workshops Implementation Does this code change do what it is supposed to do? Can this solution be simplified? Does this change add unwanted compile-time or run-time dependencies? Was a framework, API, library, service used that should not be used? Was a framework, API, library, service used that could improve the solution? not Is the code at the right abstraction level? Is the code modular enough? Would you have solved the problem in a different way that is substantially better in terms of the code’s maintainability, readability, performance, security? Does similar functionality already exist in the codebase? If so, why isn’t this functionality reused? Are there any best practices, design patterns or language-specific patterns that could substantially improve this code? Does this code follow Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Principles, like the Single Responsibility Principle, Open-close principle, Liskov Substitution Principle, Interface Segregation, Dependency Injection? Logic Errors and Bugs Can you think of any use case in which the code does not behave as intended? Can you think of any inputs or external events that could break the code? Error Handling and Logging Is error handling done in the correct way? Should any logging or debugging information be added or removed? Are error messages user-friendly? Are there enough log events and are they written in a way that allows for easy debugging? Usability and Accessibility Is the proposed solution well designed from a usability perspective? Is the API well documented? Is the proposed solution (UI) accessible? Is the API/UI intuitive to use? Testing and Testability Is the code testable? Does it have enough automated tests (unit/integration/system tests)? Do the existing tests reasonably cover the code change? Are there some test cases, input or edge cases that should be tested in addition? Dependencies Does this change require updates outside of the code, like updating the documentation, configuration, readme files? If so, was this done? Might this change have any ramifications for other parts of the system, backward compatibility? Security and Data Privacy Does this code open the software for security vulnerabilities? Are authorization and authentication handled in the right way? Is sensitive data like user data, credit card information securely handled and stored? Is the right encryption used? Does this code change reveal some secret information (like keys, usernames, etc.)? If code deals with user input, does it address security vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection, does it do input sanitization and validation? Is data retrieved from external APIs or libraries checked accordingly? Performance Do you think this code change will impact system performance in a negative way? Do you see any potential to improve the performance of the code? Readability Was the code easy to understand? Which parts were confusing to you and why? Can the readability of the code be improved by smaller methods? Can the readability of the code be improved by different function/method or variable names? Is the code located in the right file/folder/package? Do you think certain methods should be restructured to have a more intuitive control flow? Is the data flow understandable? Are there redundant comments? Could some comments convey the message better? Would more comments make the code more understandable? Could some comments be removed by making the code itself more readable? Is there any commented out code? Experts Opinion Do you think a specific expert, like a security expert or a usability expert, should look over the code before it can be committed? Will this code change impact different teams? Should they have a say on the change as well? Well, that’s it. You looked and thought about the most pressing issues. Congratulations! Now, one of the exercises that I do in my is to reflect with the participants on the code review checklist by answering three questions: code review workshops Which parts of the code review checklist are you focusing on the most? Which parts do you tend to neglect? Do you believe some of those points are more important than others? Why? But what about coding styles and conventions? Maybe during this exercise, you realized that I did not check whether the code follows the right coding style. So, is that not important? Short answer, it is important. Crystal-clear coding style guides are the only way to enforce consistency in a codebase. And, consistency makes code reviews faster, allows people to change projects easily and keeps your codebase readable and maintainable. Google is a great example of doing this right. And this surely allows . Google to have one of the fasted code review turnaround times As a starting point, I recommend using the from Google. ready-made coding styles for many languages It is important to set the ground rules, but make sure to do that once and for all. Don’t argue about it on an ongoing basis. Cristal-clear coding styles can speed-up your code reviews. But, only if you automatically enforce them via tooling. ( Click to Tweet) Automate what can be automated But, once you decided how your codebase should look like, take the time to install and configure tooling properly so that code formatting becomes a matter of pressing a button. Also, there is much more you can do. Use static analysis tools to free up the time of your human code reviewers. It is worth the initial effort. Don't make your reviewers check for issues tooling could detect more reliable and much more cost-effective. ) (Click to Tweet Be respectful, humble and kind Finally, the quality of the code review feedback does not only depend on WHAT you are saying, but also on HOW you are saying it. So, the best code review feedback is worth nothing when it isn't carefully phrased, humble and kind. For starters, phrase your feedback as suggestions instead of demands. For example, instead of writing “Variable name should be removeObject.” say “What about calling the variable removeObject?”. 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Things have changed very rapidly for a lot of people. Just a few months ago nobody would’ve imagined they would have to stay at home for a prolonged period of time, and even though warned, preparation for a global scale epidemic was pretty poor. Right now, when the spread of Covid-19 is at its peak, a lot of people have to get used to self-isolation, which means they can’t go to work to offices anymore but have to work remotely. The tendency for remote work was also visible before the virus, but it surely has hastened its implementations. It has its upsides and downsides, but overall, remote work is rated positively. Some companies are reporting an increase in productivity and working hours, decrease in the amount of sick-leaves, and, naturally, the risk of infecting others with a disease of one kind or another has dropped significantly. However, there’s one more thing that everyone has to take into consideration — a comfortable remote work environment. That is, you will have to install new software (if you don’t have it already) for making a group conference video call, use a mass chat platform, and on occasions secure remote access to companies private resources. In this article, I have listed several useful software apps that will help overcome these challenges. Slack Slack is one of the most popular mass chat services out there and is very well-suited to remote work conditions. Slack allows creating channels for every topic as well as sending direct messages to every joined user. It’s a must for every business and to be honest, I think most companies are already using it due to it being very conventional. It has now removed a user cap for three months to all nonprofit organizations. NordVPN Teams NordVPN Teams, launched by the popular NordVPN, is a business solution for small and corporate businesses. It allows users to connect easily with Google or Azure and is supported by all major operating systems. Companies can set up custom gateways and assign specific servers. What is more, , which is very helpful during the pandemic. NordVPN Teams is now offering an exclusive offer to non-governmental organizations Google Hangouts Google is another company to step up its game. It’s one of the most often used apps when it comes to video calls and conferences. The company now made or are using it for educational purposes. This means that up to 250 people can have virtual meetings at the same time, which are now more needed than ever. Hangouts Meet free to all customers who have G-Suite Zoom Zoom is an excellent alternative to Google Hangouts and videoconferencing. Only one person in the team needs to download the software, and that is it — everyone else can use a link. The company also removed a meeting limit to its free plan for students and teachers across America. . It is now also removing time limits to countries impacted by the coronavirus Dropbox Dropbox offers cloud collaboration and storage services, which is much needed when working remotely. I’d say it is one of the most crucial tools that help make file-sharing easy and also have everything in one place. . Dropbox Business will be available for free for six months to nonprofit and non-governmental organizations that are battling against the virus MailChimp A platform that is used to send newsletters and emails. It is one of the best-automated platforms currently offered to marketers — you can put custom tags, check the open rate of your emails and track even more crucial metrics. . The company is now giving free accounts to nonprofits, schools and similar organizations, not to mention that free and basic plans can be upgraded with no cost Adobe Adobe is a huge company that has a variety of tools, mainly related to design and marketing. It’s a wide range of design software like Photoshop, InDesign and others are irreplaceable to most who work with graphics. It via a request. Also, Adobe has made a lot of its learning videos freely available, among other content, so that others can use it to study remotely. currently allows students and teachers to access the Creative Cloud for free There are more to choose from, but I picked the most popular and, in my opinion, most comfortable to use ones. It might seem easy, but every software needs a bit time to get used to, and right now, when everybody is stressed because of the extended quarantine, a comfortable app is more than welcome. Also, all of these developers one way or another, are contributing to making this hard period a bit easier. By some scholars, the idea that societies will shift towards remote work is inevitable, and it might be useful to get used to it sooner than later. Previously published at https://medium.com/@gershwin.aaron/best-applications-that-will-make-remote-work-during-coronavirus-more-comfortable-5f2e91af5025

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1. Test of Fixed Safety Capacitors 1.1 Test Small Capacitors Below 10pF The capacity of fixed safety capacitor below 10pF is too small,  so if using a multimeter to measure it, you can only qualitatively check whether it has . When measuring, you can use a multimeter R × 10k block. Use two test leads to connect the two pins of the capacitor. The resistance should be infinite. If the measured resistance value (the pointer swings to the right) is zero, it means that the capacitor leakage is damaged or internal breakdown. leakage, internal short circuit or breakdown 1.2 Test 10PF ～ 0 01μF Fixed Safety Capacitor Test whether 10PF ～ 01 μF fixed safety capacitor has charging phenomenon, and then judge whether it is good or bad. Multimeter uses R × 1k gear. The β values of both transistors are above 100, and the penetration current is small. The silicon such as 3DG6 can be used to form composite tubes. The red and black test leads of the multimeter are connected to the emitter e and the collector c of the composite tube, respectively. Due to the amplification effect of the composite triode, the charging and discharging process of the capacitor under test is amplified, so that the multimeter pointer swing is increased, which is convenient for observation. triodes during testing, especially when testing small-capacity safety capacitors, it is necessary to under test to contact A and B to clearly see the multimeter pointer swing. It should be noted that repeatedly switch the two points of the capacitor C For safety capacitors above 0 01 μF, the R × 10k range of the multimeter can be used to directly test the capacitor for charging process and internal short circuit or leakage, and the capacity of the capacitor can be estimated according to the amplitude of the pointer swinging to the right. 2. Testing of Safety Capacitors (1) Because the capacity of is much larger than that of general fixed capacitors, JEC safety capacitors should use appropriate ranges for different capacities when measuring. According to experience, in general, the capacitance between 1 ~ 47μF can be measured with R × 1k block, and the capacitor larger than 47μF can be measured with R × 100 block. electrolytic capacitors (2) Connect the red test lead of the multimeter to the negative electrode and the black test lead to the positive electrode. At the moment of contact, the multimeter pointer is deflected to the right by a large degree of deflection (for the same electrical barrier, the larger the capacity, the larger the swing), and then gradually turn left until it stops at a certain position. The resistance at this time is the forward leakage resistance of the electrolytic capacitor, and this value is slightly larger than the reverse . leakage resistance Practical experience shows that the leakage resistance of electrolytic capacitors should generally be more than a few hundred kΩ. Otherwise, it will not work properly. In the test, if there is no charging in the forward and reverse directions, that is, the hands are not moving. This means that the capacity disappears or the internal circuit is broken; if the measured resistance is small or zero, it means that the capacitor has a or . It Can no longer be used. large leakage current has been damaged by breakdown (3) For electrolytic capacitors with unknown positive and negative markings, the above method of measuring leakage resistance can be used to judge. That means, first measure the leakage resistance arbitrarily, remember its size, and then exchange the test leads to measure a resistance value. The one with a large resistance value in the two measurements was the positive connection method. To be more specific,  the black test lead was connected to the positive electrode, and the red test lead was connected to the negative electrode. Then using multimeter resistance file and the positive and negative charging methods for the electrolytic capacitor, according to the magnitude of the swing of the pointer to the right, the capacity of the electrolytic capacitor can be estimated. 3. Conventional Safety Capacitance Test (1) Gently rotate the shaft with your hand, it should feel very smooth, and it should not feel tight or sometimes stuck at times. When the load axis is pushed forward, backward, up, down, left, right, etc., the shaft should not be loose. (2) Rotate the shaft with one hand, and touch the outer edge of the film group with the other hand, and you should not feel any looseness. Variable capacitors with poor contact between the rotating shaft and the moving blade can no longer be used. (3) Set the multimeter to the R × 10k position. One hand connects the two test leads to the moving and fixed parts of the , and the other hand slowly rotates the shaft a few times. The pointer of the multimeter Should all be stationary at infinity. variable capacitor In the process of rotating the shaft, if the pointer sometimes points to zero, it means that there is a short-circuit point between the moving piece and the fixed piece; if it encounters an angle, the multimeter reading is not infinite but a certain resistance value appears, indicating that the variable capacitor moves. There is a leakage phenomenon between the sheet and the fixed sheet. 4. What tests are performed on safety capacitors before leaving the factory? What are the differences from ordinary capacitors? (1) Safety capacitors need to do a lot of testing and inspection certification. The main difference is that . With or , the flame retardant effect may be better. From the perspective of materials, they are no different. the outer case is a plastic case ABS material TPB material (2) is different from that for safety capacitors in some aspects. The testing method for ordinary capacitors (3) Safety capacitors are mainly used to suppress interference, and are divided into X and Y types. is used to suppress differential mode interference. Generally, it is connected to L and N in four levels. The withstand voltage is different for each grade. It will not cause harm to human body when it fails. X capacitor In order to suppress common mode interference, is generally divided into four levels between L and G. Leakage current is common. The circuit choice is generally to use a cheaper ceramic capacitor, the disadvantage is that the leakage current is large. the Y capacitor

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TL; DR With millions of Covid19 cases worldwide, stock market volatility, and billions of people under stay at home orders, this pandemic creates threats and opportunities for humanity. With great gratitude, Hacker Noon keeps humming along. We’ve always been an entirely remote team, and we like our position as a digital source of knowledge in time when people are spending as much time as ever reading online. We’ll dig into how our business is making adaptations for the pandemic, but our overall strategy remains unchanged. Hacker Noon publishes insightful stories, makes useful software, and just is This quarter was strong and steady at 3.4M+ words published (+5% 2019 average), 4.5M+ monthly readers (+12% 2019 average) and redacted in revenue (+42% above 2019 quarterly average). how hackers start their afternoons. Product Experience We’re focused on making a better place for technologists to read, write and publish. Our big release of the quarter was dubbed NextGreen: a redesign and re-architecture built with the NextJS framework on the story page, homepage, search page and tagged page. The story page is where the vast majority of our traffic lives, and while we’ve been testing the new design work live for the last three weeks on production, average time on page is up 14% on the story page. Almost as importantly, this new architecture streamlines deployment across our CDN, cloud functions and application, so future iterations can deploy significantly faster. More Product Initiatives that were made live this quarter: Ad by Tag Needle: Revenue Example: #java Notes: Ad placement relevancy to content. Early returns: First couple Beta payings customers are live. Bugs worked out. Story Scheduling Needle: Words Published Example: story Notes: Optimizing the rate of publishing. Early returns: Average stories published per day is 29. This helps keep the editors sane. 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It is not ready to deploy to all users, so we are exploring multiple approaches to micro-content hosting and curation within . GUN is still providing page load performance insights. Curious about how text hosting evolves over time. run a beta experiment hosting annotations and inline comments on a blockchain our user facing experience We also did experience some spammy visitors - so that was a fun cat and mouse game that resulted in more spam prevention implementations. Lots of free roblox codes. New users now earn writer functionality, like after they spend time reading and writing. Spam management never ends, it’s part of running a large community, and now our system has a bit more protection baked in. profile advertisements, In the long term, we have a lot of options to be a better place for technologists to read, write, and publish. Once Hacker Noon the site is a profitable growth machine, we could explore questions like, how is it possible to use our software to serve more of the internet? Additionally, we remain excited about the creation of token generated by time reading created. But we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. In the short term, As our site is historically about 75% desktop and 25% mobile readership - and other many text content destinations (especially in tech)  are closer to 50% desktop and 50% mobile - we are likely to move our attention to a mobile application later in the year. But we do operate with the . our product team is iterating on how curation works (collections and reactions), improving the writer experience (text editor interactions and human editor interactions), and building out the reader account experience (subscriptions and recommendations). product funnel approach Editorial Experience Redacted We published 2,200 stories for the quarter. You can view the list of our best stories (3.37% of all stories) curated by editors . We also have put gasoline on stories of the time, publishing (and rejecting about 350 more), besides our regular powerful topics, namely , , and . here 175 Coronavirus /Covid-19 stories programming python cryptocurrency stories , mostly our cryptocurrency news. We’ll be monitoring this source, but it is a solid win for amplifying the publish button, as Google News has ≈ users. Some of top recent mentions around the web are , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and other places around the web. Google News started picking up Hacker Noon stories in late February 630M+ Mercedes Benz commercial Wired Forbes book citations Investor Place Media Post Cornell Yale International Business Times Yahoo Finance Bitcoin Exchange Guide ZDNet BizCommunity NewsMax Crypto Slate Crypto Daily Security Boulevard Hacker Earth Decrypt UPenn Law School Seeking Alpha Value Walk Dice IFL Science ProductHunt Cointelegraph Coindesk Bitcoinist Thrive Global Bitcoin.com GeekWire Redacted We have further steered into the “ugly-highlighter-pixelated-terminal green” for our pixelated presence on incumbent social media platforms. We are creating and distributing more micro-content. In Q1 2020, not only did we continue to expand on current strong platforms such as on (where we gained a “verified” checkmark), (where we have not gained a verified checkmark), (where we post podcast episodes and software updates) or (where they say we have ), (with almost 400k monthly views exclusively from RSS repost), or (it’s very green); but also on younger platforms, such as (with 5.3M views across 80 GIFs), (42k subscribers), and (817k views and 2k downloads). Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn 200+ ‘employees’ Pinterest Instagram Giphy Minds Unsplash Revenue Our in revenue was 42% higher than the average quarter in 2019, but a 6% decline from 2019 Q4, which was the highest in company history. 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Ad by Tag beta program Sentry on the Javascript page Redacted While the entire economy is subject to this global downturn, the effect of the bottom-line was not massive to ours: there was one delayed customer payment and a dozen or so leads dropping, citing budget constraints. However, we continue to benefit from increased marketing budgets from online education and knowledge based companies, such as our new customers Udacity and Udemy. Also, a lot of event marketing budgets have opened up, and how tech companies driving tech people to online events could grow. I think tech companies marketing budgets will not shrink like other industries’ budgets, but who knows? What we control is how we make a better sales machine. Profit and Loss Redacted Redacted Jobs In growing our team, we plan to continue what has worked, hire for part time project/s, with the plan to consider each person for full-time. 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With the U.S. taking the title of most reported COVID-19 cases in any one nation, staying at home is being pushed more than ever. But staying at home all day every day can have some negative side effects on the mind and body. Social isolation can lead to a multitude of health concerns including heightened risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Even just short periods of time alone can increase anxiety and depression after only a few days mainly due to the fact that most people rely on one or two close relationships to help them stay level-headed and secure. This is most common in high income earners, those with a graduate degree, married couples, and people over the age of 65. Self isolation also may cause newfound symptoms such as difficulty concentrating, sleeping, and creating a routine. Those with already existing problems will now find their symptoms being worsened by staying at home all day. The transition between working at an office and working at home can be tough too - some simple tips can help ease this tension. Organizing your space by making a separate work area in your home and avoiding working in your bedroom can help you stay focused. Staying connected to your friends, family, and coworkers is also very important as it can negate the feeling of loneliness. Staying in contact to your coworkers can be additionally important as it can ease the pressure when working. Daily cleaning, even as little as 10 minutes per day, can help give you a sense of control due to its repetitive behavior and a clean area can make you feel more happy and give a sense of well-being and calm. Find out more tips and tech to help your here: mental health under coronavirus quarantine

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Did you ever daydream about fighting crime like Batman? You know, using the Bat computer to get intel on a certain criminal or track their whereabouts, to be alerted when a crime is in progress, or even remotely deploy robotic measures to stall or detain a villain. Now your fantasies are closer to reality with all sorts of great AI-powered tech that fights crime. AI is used to predict all sorts of things like conversational responses, the weather, business markets, and a slew of other probabilities. Why not apply AI to predicting crime? They already did with systems such as PredPol, which was developed by the LAPD and UCLA, and launched in 2008. The crime prediction software adapts existing AI models with historical crime data, using epidemiological (spread of disease) and geological (earthquakes) models that are already proficient in making predictions. Another tool in the arsenal is mass surveillance systems, which AI can use for facial recognition, license plate reading, and listening for gunshots, hastily informing police the location of known criminals and crimes in progress. When law enforcement can’t be there, autonomous AI can step in the ring. Ford has recently developed a self-driving police car. It can detect traffic violations, pursue violators identifying vehicle and driver, and even give a warning or ticket. On the beat, in Huntington Park, CA we have Knightscope K5, an autonomous robot patrolling the streets. It uses license plates, mobile device identifiers, and facial recognition to detect blacklisted individuals. While the 500 pound robot does not have physical measures to stop crime, it has been invaluable in obtaining evidence for convictions and generally deterring crime. Where should you avoid acting like a hoodlum? Well, everywhere, but already over 50 police departments in the U.S. use PredPol, as well as some college campuses. One of the flaws of facial recognition tends to be the misidentification of minorities like Asians, African Americans and Native Americans. Additionally, AI crime prediction is capable of harboring existing biases or can become self-fulfilling, when police increase enforcement, the program interprets the area as bad. While crime-fighting AI is not a futuristic cure-all being limited, like most computer applications, by user input and interpretation, it does have great potential for making our cities safer. Learn more about how here: AI is stopping crime

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In the past decades, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is one of the most infectious diseases to have spread on our planet Earth. As we have seen that this virus has already created havoc in the entire world, so it becomes necessary to take the help of technology, and here AI comes into the picture. Here in this article, I will be discussing the significant role of AI in fighting Coronavirus. Let's get started. Artificial Intelligence in a fight with Coronavirus Deadly disease outbreaks such as the Coronavirus often stretch out too quickly for scientists to find a cure. But in the coming time, artificial intelligence could perform a better job. help out researchers and scientists It’s probably late for technology to play a significant role in the current pandemic disease, but there’s hope for the next calamities that may occur in the future. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can comb through data mounds to discover connections. So, it becomes easier to resolve what kinds of treatments could work or which experiments to seek next. The last monthly report of the World Health Organization said were an essential part of China's response to the Novel CoronaVirus. AI and big data According to a report, British start-up Company became the first-ever company to put an AI-designed drug molecule to human trials this year. It took only months for algorithms to discover it, in comparison with four to five years of traditional research. AI could be used in three different ways in the current crisis: Exscienta 12 AI could be used to develop antibodies and vaccines for the Covid-19 virus rapidly. It can be used to scan through existing drugs to check if any could be remodeled. AI is used to design a drug to fight both the current and future Novel Coronavirus outbreaks. But people should be realistic about what AI could achieve. Amid the Outbreak of the Coronavirus, some tech industries and scientists are seeking Artificial Intelligence for a positive impact. This crisis has shown how AI can potentially do a world of good," said Oren Etzioni, CEO of Seattle's Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2). Different ways AI is fighting COVID-19 Outbreak As COVID-19 reaches more than countries with rapidly increasing cases up to , the entire world is doing its best to shun the calamity. 140 422,966 While organizations such as WHO and the UN are discharging funds to expedite research, many are looking towards AI to break the current crisis. Scientists and researchers across the world are trying their best to stop the Coronavirus Outbreak by taking the help of AI. Let's see how AI is used in fighting the Coronavirus Effect. AI Detects With Higher Accuracy According to a recent report, AI systems can detect Coronavirus in CT scans of patient’s chests with an accuracy of against pneumonia cases. 96% Most of the are trying with AI systems & new algorithms that cut down the whole process of recognition. This is far-reaching progress considering the traditional methods that would take approximately min to analyze a CT scan. software development companies in India 15 Baidu's Artificial Intelligence team has launched a software - to reduce Coronavirus prediction time from . This cut down of prediction time is significant for understanding the virus and in catalyzing the drug discovery. LinearFold 55 minutes to just  27 seconds ML For Social Media Auditing Machine learning is being used to glance through Social Media and other forms of data from official public health platforms and healthcare providers. This is done to formulate the real-time health analytics of the disruption. Designing Molecular Structure Many companies that use AI for drug discovery are using generative adversarial networks GANs to refine the molecule designs. Molecule amalgam and testing is a slow process. Now, this is where AI comes into play by bringing the synthesis time and developing more options to design distinct molecular structures. Yet, synthesis and affirmation might take some time and could require significant resources as well. AI-powered Medical Imaging In China, Doctors have been provided with a new powerful tool called inferVISION, which could help them quickly investigate Novel Covid-19 patients. This AI-based utility can promptly identify potential cases within no or very little time. InferVISION entirely relies on NVIDIA's Clara SDKs, which is NVIDIA's AI healthcare application framework for AI-powered Medical Imaging. The software can identify common signs of COVID-19 in suspected ones. The tool looks out for signals of pneumonia that can be caused by the Coronavirus. Facial Recognition Facial recognition is much safer in comparison with fingerprinting as it eliminates the chances of disease being spread through human contact. So, AI is being used to scan the faces of the people with masks. Hence, encouraging contact-less identification of the affected with their temperature detection tool. And it has been deployed at underground stations, schools and other community places in most of the affected countries. Drones for the Rescue Drones have come to the rescue in some of the majorly affected areas by transporting medical equipment and patient samples. Therefore, it is saving time, increasing delivery speed. Also, it is avoiding the risk of samples being infected. Moreover, they are also flying with QR code placards that can be examined to register health information. Robots Robots are being used widely to disinfect patient rooms with zero human intervention, as we all know, how these pandemics make social assistance critical and threatening. So, the medical people are at serious risk of catching the Coronavirus. The robotic pods transmit ultraviolet light over the region to be disinfected and eliminate any virus. Currently, we are in a very critical situation of the Outbreak. Thus, drug discovery and diagnosis have become necessary, and with AI, there will be immense time saving and, indeed, the lives of humanity. Wrapping-up So, by now, you must be aware of the role of AI in fighting Coronavirus. Companies are putting their AI technologies to work to predict which existing drugs, or new drug-like molecules, could treat the Coronavirus. Although it's quite early to say whether they are heading in the right direction, they are making exemplary efforts to fight novel Coronavirus.

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INTRODUCTION On March 9, 2020, Google AI confirmed the availability of TensorFlow Quantum (TFQ), an open-source library for rapid prototyping of quantum machine learning models. Earlier there were several other frameworks like Pennylane, but none of them were as fantastic as TFQ. TensorFlow Quantum comes as a toolbox in this field that was not available till yet. I've read and understood a couple of other frameworks, but after researching the TFQ, there's no denying that the TFQ is best. Let's continue to understand how we can design a quantum neural network using TensorFlow Quantum. How can we do Machine learning over parameterized quantum circuits? To grasp this explicitly, there is an example provided by Masoud Mohseni (Tech lead of TensorFlow Quantum). And, he said, "We need to note that when you print this kind of unit operations or random rotations in the space-time volume that you have, this is a kind of continuous parameterized rotation that mimics classical circuits like deep neural networks that map those inputs to outputs." This is the explanation behind the word Quantum Neural Networks. But how do we create these parameterized quantum circuits? The first step in developing hybrid quantum models is to be able to exploit quantum operations. To do so, TensorFlow Quantum depends on Cirq, an open-source platform for implementing quantum circuits on near-term computers. Cirq includes fundamental structures, such as qubits, gates, circuits and calculation operators, which are needed to define quantum computations. The concept behind the Cirq is to  to provide a simple programming model that abstracts the fundamental building blocks of quantum applications. If you really want to learn more about quantum computation and cirq implementation, you can read my article . here Can we combine cirq and TensorFlow Quantum, and what are the challenges for that? Technical Hurdle 1 Quantum data can not be imported. Quantum data must be prepared on the fly. Both data and the model are layers in the quantum circuit. Technical Hurdle 2 QPU needs full quantum program for each run. QPU run in few microseconds. Relatively high latency CPU-QPU. Batches of jobs are relayed to the quantum computer. Tensorflow Quantum Team is coming up with certain incridible architecture concepts in the programming background to make it practical and conquer the hurdles. The architecture criteria are laid out below. Must support differentiation of quantum circuits and hybrid backpropagation. Differentiability: Quantum data loaded as quantum circuits, Training over many different circuits in parallel. Circuit batching: Switch from a simulator to real device easily with few changes. Execution Backend Agnostic: Does not require a user to relearn how to interface with the quantum computer to solve the problems using machine learning. Minimalism: A bridge between Cirq and TF: Step by step execution TFQ pipeline for hybrid discriminative model Step 1: Prepare a quantum dataset: the quantum data is loaded as a tensor, defined as a quantum circuit written in Cirq. The tensor is executed by TensorFlow on the quantum computer to generate a quantum dataset. Quantum datasets are prepared using unparameterized objects and are injected into the computational graph using cirq.Circuit tfq.convert_to_tensor Step 2: Evaluate a quantum neural network model: In this step, the researcher can prototype a quantum neural network using Cirq that they will later embed inside of a TensorFlow compute graph. Quantum models are constructed using objects containing SymPy symbols,and can be attached to quantum data sources using the layer. cirq.Circuit tfq.AddCircuit Step 3: Sample or Average: This step leverages methods for averaging over several runs involving steps (1) and (2). Sampling or averaging are performed by feeding quantum data and quantum models to the or layers. tfq.Sample tfq.Expectation Step 4: Evaluate a classical neural networks model: This step uses classical deep neural networks to distil such correlations between the measures extracted in the previous steps. Since TFQ is fully compatible withcore TensorFlow, quantum models can be attached directly to classical objects such as tf.keras.layers.Dense. tf.keras.layers.Layer Step 5: Evaluate Cost Function: Similar to traditional machine learning models, TFQ uses this step to evaluate a cost function. This could be based on how accurately the model performs the classification task if the quantum data was labelled, or other criteria if the task is unsupervised. Wrapping the model built in stages (1)through (4) inside a gives the user access to all the losses in the module. tf.keras.Model tf.keras.losses Step 6: Evaluate Gradients & Update Parameters — After evaluating the cost function, the free parameters in the pipeline should be updated in a direction expected to decrease the cost. To support gradient descent, TFQ exposes derivatives of quantum operations to the TensorFlow backpropagation machinery via the . This allows both the quantum and classical models parameters to be optimized against quantum data via hybrid quantum-classical backpropagation tfq.differentiators.Differentiatorinterface Coding demo !pip install --upgrade cirq== !pip install --upgrade tensorflow== !pip install qutip
!pip install tensorflow-quantum cirq numpy np qutip random sympy tensorflow tf tensorflow_quantum tfq q_data = []
  bloch = { : [[], [], []], : [[], [], []]}
  labels = []
  blob_size = abs(theta_a - theta_b) / _ range(num_samples):
    coin = random.random()
    spread_x = np.random.uniform(-blob_size, blob_size)
    spread_y = np.random.uniform(-blob_size, blob_size) coin < :
      label = [ , ]
      angle = theta_a + spread_y
      source = :
      label = [ , ]
      angle = theta_b + spread_y
      source = labels.append(label)
    q_data.append(cirq.Circuit(cirq.ry(-angle)(qubit), cirq.rx(-spread_x)(qubit)))
    bloch[source][ ].append(np.cos(angle))
    bloch[source][ ].append(np.sin(angle)*np.sin(spread_x))
    bloch[source][ ].append(np.sin(angle)*np.cos(spread_x)) tfq.convert_to_tensor(q_data), np.array(labels), bloch qubit = cirq.GridQubit( , )
theta_a = theta_b = num_samples = q_data, labels, bloch_p = generate_dataset(qubit, theta_a, theta_b, num_samples theta = sympy.Symbol( )
q_model = cirq.Circuit(cirq.ry(theta)(qubit))
q_data_input = tf.keras.Input(
    shape=(), dtype=tf.dtypes.string)
expectation = tfq.layers.PQC(q_model, cirq.Z(qubit))
expectation_output = expectation(q_data_input) classifier = tf.keras.layers.Dense( , activation=tf.keras.activations.softmax)
classifier_output = classifier(expectation_output)
model = tf.keras.Model(inputs=q_data_input, outputs=classifier_output) model.compile(optimizer=tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(learning_rate= ),
              loss=tf.keras.losses.CategoricalCrossentropy())
tf.keras.utils.plot_model(model, show_shapes= , dpi= ) history = model.fit(x=q_data, y=labels, epochs= , verbose= )

test_data, _, _ = generate_dataset(qubit, theta_a, theta_b, )
p = model.predict(test_data)[ ]
print( ) #Importing dependencies 0.7 .0 2.1 .0 import import as import import import import as import as #Quantum Dataset : def generate_dataset (qubit, theta_a, theta_b, num_samples) """Generate a dataset of points on `qubit` near the two given angles; labels
  for the two clusters use a one-hot encoding.
  """ "a" "b" 5 for in if 0.5 1 0 "a" else 0 1 "b" 0 1 2 return #Genrate the dataset 0 0 1 4 200 #Model #We will use a parameterized rotation about the Y axis followed by a Z-axis measurement as the quantum portion of our model. For the classical portion, we will use a two-unit SoftMax which should learn to distinguish the measurement statistics of the two data sources. # Build the quantum model layer 'theta' # Attach the classical SoftMax classifier 2 # Standard compilation for classification 0.1 True 70 #Training 50 0 1 0 f"prob(a)= , prob(b)= " {p[ ]: f} 0 .4 {p[ ]: f} 1 .4 Conclusion So, we discovered about the Quantaum neural network in easy steps and even implemented it with TensorFlow Quantaum. Thanking and References Congratulations, Masoud Mohseni and the whole Tensorflow Quantum team for building such a wonderful system, it's a quantum leap in the history of machine learning. Please read the research paper to know more thoroughly. Thanks, Masoud Mohseni and whole Tensorflow Quantum team for creating such a great framework, It’s a quantum leap in the history of machine learning. please read the research paper to learn things deeply. Paper - TensorFlow Quantum: A Software Framework for Quantum Machine Learning . https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.02989 Thank you everyone!

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RabbitMQ is a message broker: it accepts and forwards messages. You can think about it as a post office: when you put the mail that you want posting in a post box, you can be sure that Mr. or Ms. Mailperson will eventually deliver the mail to your recipient. In this analogy, RabbitMQ is a post box, a post office and a postman. A normal work queue setup in RabbitMQ looks like: Work Queues setup in RabbitMQ RabbitMQ, and messaging in general, uses some jargon. means nothing more than sending. A program that sends messages is a is the name for a post box which lives inside RabbitMQ. Although messages flow through RabbitMQ and your applications, they can only be stored inside a . A is only bound by the host’s memory & disk limits, it’s essentially a large message buffer. Many can send messages that go to one queue, and many can try to receive data from one . has a similar meaning to receiving. A is a program that mostly waits to receive messages: Producing producer A queue queue queue producers consumers queue Consuming consumer Note that the producer, consumer, and broker do not have to reside on the same host; indeed in most applications they don’t. An application can be both a producer and consumer, too. In this part of the tutorial we’ll write two small programs in Javascript; a producer that sends a single message, and a consumer that receives messages and prints them out. Step 1 : Installing Rabbit MQ on local machine. Install Rabbit MQ on local server. Please go through the below url for installation. https://www.rabbitmq.com/install-windows.html After starting Rabbit MQ server create an instance . Once you create an instance, click on the “RabbitMQ Manager” button. Step 1 : Installing Rabbit MQ on local machine. Install Rabbit MQ on local server. Please go through the below url for installation. https://www.rabbitmq.com/install-windows.html After starting Rabbit MQ server create an instance . Once you create an instance, click on the “RabbitMQ Manager” button. We can also create a queue from code. The queue should be ready in seconds. Step 2: Writing Node js application for Rabbit MQ Index.js Here goes the core part of sending the message to queue. Express framework is used for routing the API for posting the data from postman.  Queue's are published to publishqueue funtion in MQService. MQSevice.js Here rabbitMQ connection and channels are created, using amqp. Publishe d queue's are consumed and acknowledged. Post man Request Stay Tuned!

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In the last post , we learned about what arrays are, how we can store data in them and some methods which can be used on the array to get certain results. Arrays in JS In this post, we are going to dig a little deeper into understanding Arrays by building our own array from scratch, to be honest, I don’t think there will be a case where you will need to figure out how to build your own array as most if not all languages nowadays come with arrays pre-built into them. But, it’s never a bad idea to truly and deeply understand how some of the methods work behind the scenes and it will give you a lot more clarity on arrays and never feel confused about arrays, we have a lot of things already to be confused about, like should you drink an espresso or a cappuccino while reading this article or something else entirely. Now I leave that on to you, I have my own cup of steaming hot cappuccino ready and let’s get straight right into it! Also, I will be using JavaScript for explaining this, if you want to implement an array in a different language, some things might work differently and you will need to figure out how to get that working. Creating the Structure Before we get into creating the structure, Arrays in JavaScript are somewhat different as they are just Objects with integer-based keys that act as indexes and that’s what we aim to build here. We will start by creating a class called NewArray, and as soon as we create the class we want to give it certain information, two in our case: The first is length, because if you remember we can determine the length of an array using the length property, basically, telling us how many items the array contains.The second will be the data that needs to be stored in the array and this will be an Object. Now we need to give some initial values which will be assigned to the class, as soon as it is created, for that we use a constructor, a constructor is the first method which is called when the class is created. Get Method Now that we have the structure of the array, we need to be able to perform certain actions on the array, so let’s start with creating the Get method that we can use to access the array. The Get method will take an index and simply return the data which is present on the index. Now if you want to see how this works, we can instantiate the class using the new keyword in JavaScript, let’s see: Push Method Now that we can access the array, let’s add some items in the array. We will be creating the push method to add something at the end of the array. We will give the push method a single value, which is the data that we want to store in the array. Now in the above code, we use this.length, because if you remember we initialized it as 0, so basically we are pushing the data item on 0-index and after we have stored the item on 0-index, we increase the length of the array by 1, so that if we do another push we are storing it on the next index, which in this case is 1. So it will work something like this: As we can clearly see, we have pushed our first element in the array! Our array length is now 1, and we have data where we have a key or index 0 with the value of string hello. Pop Method Alright now that push is working just fine, let’s start removing some items from our array. The pop method doesn’t take any values and it removes the last item from the array. Now you will notice that I have stored the last item that we have just deleted from the array in a variable and that’s because usually, the pop method returns the deleted item and that’s what we are doing here. I have also decreased the length of the array by one because obviously we have just removed an item from the array. In the above method, we also use the delete operator, what it basically does is that it removes a property from on Object. In our case, let’s say the number of items in the array is 5, that means that converts into basically removing the last element. this.data[this.length – 1] this.data[4] Delete Method Now we may want to delete an item using the index of an item, let’s create a method for just that. Now, something very particular about arrays is that they are ordered, thus if you were to say delete an item from the middle of an array, you will need to shift the index of all the elements after the deleted item by one. So an array of size 5, if we delete the item on index 2, that is the third element, we will need to shift the index of the 4th and 5th element to not leave an empty space in the middle of the array. Now let’s see how does the result look like: We have successfully removed an item from an index! This method can also be extended to delete a range of elements, but that’s something I want you guys to do and also try to implement other methods of an array. So now you have an idea of how you can implement your own array and you can expand on this as much as you like. Final Code I hope you liked the article if you have any doubts do hit me up! And feel free to extend the code and add some more methods to the array. Don’t forget to follow me on my social – , , LinkedIn Twitter Discord Previously published at https://bucketofcode.com/build-an-array-from-scratch-in-javascript/

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This article is outdated. Lean how to create and share independent components here. Component-Driven Collaboration (CDC) is a way to build frontend code, as a team, by delivering code updates as meaningful . CDC can be contrasted by the "traditional" way of delivering updates with no clear borders, meaning or purpose. independent components CDC is a way to maximize or even augment the benefits of Component-Driven Development. 'Component-Driven Development' (CDD) is a methodology for building UIs from the bottom up, starting from small and , all the way to full pages. This methodology is, essentially, a "UI take" on an old and familiar concept in programming - modularity. independent components Just so we're on the same page - why CDD? Building with independent components means more code gets reused as each component is built to be pure, independent and with a clear and explicit API. Modular UI or component-first UI, is easier to understand, maintain and debug. The reason for this is quite obvious  -  atomic pieces of code are more predictable, testable and easier to comprehend than a single elaborate monolith. Lastly, CDD also means a better separation of concerns as each component addresses a specific concern or serves a single purpose and needs not to know about the function of other components. Getting the Most out of CDD with Bit and Bit.dev is a cloud component hub. It is a place to publish, document, organize and collaborate on individual frontend components (React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, etc.). Bit.dev Published components can be installed using NPM/Yarn or cloned any repository, using Bit's CLI. Cloned components can be updated in their "host repository" and published back to Bit.dev. into Bit.dev works perfectly with , an open-source tool for independent versioning and publishing of components. By using Bit, each component, in any codebase, can be versioned separately, built separately and published - you guessed it - separately. Bit Using these two tools, and a couple of integrations, I'll present a better way to collaborate on frontend code, a way that maximizes the benefits of Component-Driven Development. I'll use a simple demo app to demonstrate this and, hopefully, prove my point. Github repo: https://github.com/teambit/react-demo-app Publishing components to Bit.dev - Maximizing code reuse Building components as agnostic and independent pieces of code is essential for code reuse but not enough. To get others in your team to use your code it has to be both easily discovered and easily imported into different repositories. Example Let's say I've built my components and composed a much needed to-do app. Now, I'd like others in my team to learn about my great achievement and use my components in and across our different projects/repositories. For that I'll first need to install Bit globally. $ yarn global add bit-bin I'll then, login and initialize a Bit workspace in my project's directory. $  bit login

$ react-demo-app

$ bit init --package-manager yarn

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$ bit init cd I'll then start tracking my components (each separately, remember?) $ bit add src/components/* I'll then want to configure a compiler to decouple my components from my project's build setup (again, each component is built separately). $ bit import bit.envs/compilers/react --compiler I'll then tag my components with a single version number, just to make things simpler (keep in mind -  each component is actually versioned independently). The 'tag' command locks changes, runs unit-tests and builds each component using its configured compiler (for most cases, a single compiler will do for all components under the same project, for obvious reasons). $ bit tag --all 1.0.0 I'll then export (publish) my components to Bit.dev. = my organization/username ' learn-bit' = my component collection (scope) on Bit.dev ' react-demo-app ' $ bit learn-bit.react-demo-app export I'll then go over to Bit's playground, inspect my components there and add examples for them. https://bit.dev/learn-bit/react-demo-app My team can now easily find my reusable components, see their documentation, inspect them and install them in their project as a packages using NPM/Yarn. Each component can also be imported or cloned to other projects. That means you get source-code and can even change it and push it back to Bit.dev with a bumped version. Delivering intelligible updates - Easier maintenance Picture this: you're responsible for the content and marketing pages in your organization's many apps and websites. You've built a whole lot of components for that. Each of them is published and available to all. Each is used multiple times, in and across projects. Now it is time for an update in one of your component. So, you do your thing, change it,  and export it back to Bit.dev. Once you've published your updated component three main things happen: Updates to documentation and live playground Your collection in Bit.dev is updated. Changes can be seen in Bit.dev's live playground. That's not only a way to let others see the changes but also a way to test if your example still works. It could be that Bit.dev is no longer able to render your component using the previous example - and that tells you it may not work in other projects. Automated (intelligible) PRs to all connected repositories An automated PR is sent to all connected/consuming repositories using , Bit.dev's Github bot. And, as mentioned earlier, this PR is intelligible - a component that does X has changed - its clear now what could change in each project and what could possibly break. BitDevBot Now that you've released this update you can keep track of where it's in use, where it's been updated and where it is still pending. ( ). Learn more about it here Slack notifications - Notifying on changes to features, not 'lines' Delivering changes as components makes it easy to notify your team of changes in a more abstract way. A change to a component is easily understood, it means a certain feature has been changed. Delivering changes as components makes it easy to notify your team of changes in a more abstract way. A change to a component is easily understood, it means a certain feature has been changed. Delivering changes as components makes it easy to notify your team of changes in a more abstract way. A change to a component is easily understood, it means a certain feature has been changed. Bit.dev integrates with Slack to do exactly that. It makes use of this abstract level to communicate to other developers, designers, product managers, etc., that a certain feature has been changed. Notified stakeholders could then examine it as part of a project or independently, in Bit.dev's playground. ( ). Learn more about it here Conclusion As I’ve hopefully managed to demonstrate component-driven collaboration is a sure way to a more effective collaboration. It makes code more comprehensible, predictable and maintainable. It speaks a more abstract language, one that is more concise and efficient. ## Related posts https://blog.bitsrc.io/building-a-react-design-system-for-adoption-and-scale-1d34538619d1

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is a great tool to use for business intelligence and data analysis. If you want to eliminate manual data imports and save time, then let me will show you how you can automatically connect and import data from external sources into Google Sheets. Google Sheets The 3 best ways to import data into Google Sheets are: Google Sheets Functions Google Sheets Add-ons Google Apps Script Let's dive into each of these 3 methods in more detail. 1. Google Sheets Functions Google Sheets has 5 built-in functions that can help you import data: IMPORTDATA IMPORTFEED IMPORTHTML IMPORTRANGE IMPORTXML Let's see how we can use each of these Google Sheets functions to import external data automatically. 1a.) ImportData You can use the =IMPORTDATA function to pull data from a given URL in CSV or TSV format. Just use the function =IMPORTDATA("X") and replace X with an a URL. The URL must be enclosed in quotation marks or it can be a reference to a cell that contains the appropriate text. You can only use a max of 50 ImportData functions per Google Sheet. IMPORTDATA Syntax IMPORTDATA(url) IMPORTDATA Examples IMPORTDATA("http://www.census.gov/2019census/csv/pop_change.csv") IMPORTDATA(A1) 1b.) ImportFeed Use =ImportFeed to pull an RSS or ATOM feed. IMPORTFEED Syntax IMPORTFEED(url, [query], [headers], [num_items]) url: URL of the RSS or ATOM feed, including the protocol (e.g. http:// or https://). The url has to be in quotes or it can reference a cell that contains the appropriate text. headers: Whether to include column headers as an extra row on top of the returned value. The default is false. num_items: For queries of certain items, the number of items to return, starting with the most recent. Specifying this is optional, if num_items is not specified, then all the items that are currently published on the feed will be pulled. query: This specifies what data to fetch from url. This is optional, as the default is "items". query options: "feed" pulls a single row that contains feed information including the title, description, and the URL. "feed <type>" pulls a specific attribute of the feed, where <type> can be the title, description, author, or the URL. "items" pulls a full table of information that contains items from the feed. If num_items is not specified, then all the items that are currently published on the feed will be pulled. "items <type>" pulls an attribute of the requested item. <type> is the title, summary of the content, url, or created (the post date of the item). IMPORTFEED Examples IMPORTFEED("http://news.google.com/?output=atom") IMPORTFEED(A1,B1,C1,D1) 1c.) ImportHTML Use the =ImportHTML function to pull table or list data from a HTML page. Just use the function =ImportHTML(X) and replace "X" with a URL, query, or index. IMPORTHTML Syntax IMPORTHTML(url, query, index) url: URL of the page you want to pull information from, including the protocol (e.g. http:// or https://). The url must be enclosed in quotation marks or it can be a reference to a cell that contains the appropriate text. query: You can use either "list" or "table" depending on the type of structure that contains the data you want to pull. index: This is the index, starting with 1, that identifies the table or list as defined in the HTML source that you want to pull. IMPORTHTML Examples IMPORTHTML("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India","table",4) IMPORTHTML(A2,B2,C2) 1d.) ImportRange Use the =ImportRange function to pull a range of cells from a specific spreadsheet. This function requires that the sheet must have permission to import data from another spreadsheet. When you use this function for the first time, you will be prompted to enable permission. Once you give access, then any user on the destination sheet can use the IMPORTRANGE function to import data the source spreadsheet. You can revoke permission at any time. Also, if the data set you're trying to import is too big, then you'll get an error message. IMPORTRANGE Syntax IMPORTRANGE(spreadsheet_url, range_string) spreadsheet_url: This is the URL of the spreadsheet that you want to import data from. The value for spreadsheet_url must be in quotation marks or it can be a reference to a cell containing the URL of a spreadsheet. range_string: This is a string, formatted as "[sheet_name!]range", which specifies the range to pull. The sheet_name of range_string is optional. The default IMPORTRANGE will pull from the given range on the first sheet. The value of range_string must either be in quotation marks or it can be a reference to a cell that contains the appropriate text. IMPORTRANGE Examples IMPORTRANGE("https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123xyz456", "sheet2!A2:C11") IMPORTRANGE(A1,"B6") 1f.) ImportXML Use =ImportXML to pull data from structured data types like XML, HTML, CSV, TSV, RSS, or ATOM. IMPORTXML Syntax IMPORTXML(url, xpath_query) url: This is the URL of the webpage, which must include the protocol (e.g. http:// or https://). The value of the url must either be in quotation marks or it can be a reference to the cell that contains the appropriate text. xpath_query: This is the XPath query that will run on the structured data. You can find more information on XPath here. IMPORTXML Examples: IMPORTXML(" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11", "//a/@href") IMPORTXML(A1,B3) 2. Google Sheets Add-ons There's several Google Sheets Add-ons (aka Google Sheets apps) available in the Google Workspace Marketplace that you can use to connect different types of external data sources. A couple of the most popular Google Sheets add-ons for connecting a data source to Google Sheets are Apipheny and Supermetrics. Apipheny Apipheny.io is a Google Sheets add-on that you can use to connect any JSON or CSV API to Google Sheets. With Apipheny you can import an API to Google Sheets just by entering your API URL and headers and then clicking "Run". It's a simple no-code tool for connecting an API to Google Sheets. You can pull in API data from any JSON or CSV API data source and you can save your API request or schedule it to run on a recurring basis. It also includes features like the ability to save your API requests for easy access and the ability to schedule your API request to refresh the data in your spreadsheet on a recurring basis. There's also a custom =APIPHENY() function you can use to call an API request in your spreadsheet or you can reference the value of a cell in your API query. or and learn more. Click here to install Apipheny click here to visit the website Supermetrics Supermetrics is a reporting and marketing automation tool that you can use to pull in paid ads, SEO, social media, and other analytics data. It has a lot of pre-built data connectors ready to help you connect different data sources so you can easily pull your data into Google Sheets. 3. Google Apps Script You can use to write a simple code that will connect and import data into Google Sheets, or you can copy and paste one of the publicly shared scripts from a site like or Stack Overflow. Google Apps Script Github For example, here's how you can use Google Apps Script to import JSON data into Google Sheets: Open an existing Google Sheet or create a new Sheet Click "Tools" > "Script Editor" in the menu to open the Google Apps Script editor Delete all the placeholder content that's in the script editor so you can enter your own script Copy and paste a script from Github or Stack Overflow into the editor such as this one Choose "File" > "Save" Title the code "ImportJSON" or something similar Close the Google Apps Script editor and go back to your Google Sheets In the cell of your choice, enter =ImportJSON("X") but replace X with your JSON API URL Press enter and your JSON API data will get pulled into your Google Sheet Script vs Function vs Add-on: Which Will You Choose? Each method has it's own pros and cons. The Google Sheets functions and Google Apps Script methods are limited in functionality but they are free to use. The Google Sheets Add-ons are more feature-rich but they cost money. Depending on how simple or complex your query is will determine the right tool for your needs. Final Thoughts Importing data from various data sources into Google Sheets is easier than you might think. There's an abundance of available functions and tools you can use and there's more coming out all the time. If none of the above methods are what you're looking for, you could code your own tool using and Google Apps Script. Check out to learn how. Or you could hire someone to code it for you so you can get exactly what you're looking for. Getting a custom made solution is pretty cheap these days when you hire a freelancer from a website like Fiverr or Upwork. Google Sheets API this tutorial Related article: . how to pull JSON API data into Google Sheets

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Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19 global pandemic, businesses have been seriously affected. In an unexpected crisis like this, the top worries for entrepreneurs include answers to questions like “how long is it going to last”? “How can my business sail through this period”? “How do I minimize the losses incurred during the period”? . Non-essential retailers especially will be looking out for ways to sell their products during the certain quarantine period that comes with such global pandemics. This period will require online shop owners to quickly re-adjust their marketing strategies in order to get conversions, and even physical shops to consider online shops. In this article, I have curated a list of four types of woocommerce dynamic pricing discounts with examples that will help you sell more, gain new customers and navigate through this period cautiously. Advantages When discounts are used properly they offer more advantages than disadvantages for the shop owner. It’s not just about creating a discount, but more about creating the right discount that will generate conversions especially during this critical period. : Naturally, a product will sell better if it is offered at a reasonably lower price because people are naturally attracted to such. : It also helps a business attain sales goals. Now is the time discounts become useful, to move stocks or to give some visibility to your brand, whichever goal you want to attain, the end result is to sell your products or services. Increase sales Attain goals : as word spreads out of your discounts, it will attract both old and new customers. The more people you have, the more potential buyers you will have for other items on your online store. This can lead to other strategies you can benefit from, like customer loyalty, clearing old stock, or better brand awareness. Attracts new customers Disadvantages Creating the wrong discount: a good example is discounting new products instead of old stock that could have been cleared. Your old stocks will remain there. That is why it is important to get your target right, message right and the right product to discount. : You need the right strategy in place, to ensure that you do not end up operating at a loss. Not doing the right thing during this particular crisis, can really kill your revenue.  For example if you have a 30% gross margin and you cut your price by 15%, you will have to increase sales by 67% just to keep your starting profit margin. With the right woocommerce dynamic pricing discounts you can maximize your profits. Killing your profit margins Conversion leading discounts : according to Wikipedia, means rewarding one or more affiliates for each customer brought to their online shop by the affiliate's marketing efforts. That is how affiliate slides into the equation, to make the process easy for both parties. This strategy will help affiliates make some money during this period, while giving visibility to products people need and can’t purchase physically. Affiliate discounts affiliate marketing Implementing affiliate discounts can drive more customers to your online shop, and result in more sales. is a plugin that can help you easily set-up this type of discount. Depending on the goal you want to achieve you can apply it on a product or cart subtotals. You can even go further by applying a percentage off, a fixed amount off the price, or a fixed price. Conditional Discounts for Woocommerce If your affiliates do their job well, the discounts offered to potential customers can go a long way to generate conversions. : You offer 20% discount off the price for product A if customer purchases through affiliate link A. This means that if the affiliate shares this opportunity with his/her followers, all those who go to the online shop through his/her affiliate link will get a discount. Example : everybody likes gifts, even if sometimes there is some doubt about the motive behind the offer. When it comes to business, offering gifts is a way of showing appreciation and valuing your customers. This strategy can help you stay afloat until the crisis passes away, it can be in a form of discount or bundling underperforming stock. The interesting fact about this method is that you can attract the attention of your target audience with the right offer. If you have been wondering about the types of gifts you can offer, here are a few: BOGO/ free gifts Buy one get one free Gifts based on customer role First-time order gift Gifts based on cart items Nth orders gift These are just a few we mentioned here, you can read more about the other types of . Woocommerce gifts and BOGO deals here : Buy a pair of glasses and get one frame for free. Example This is an example of a BOGO deal (Buy One Get One free). This discount states that if the customer buys one pair of glasses s/he will get a glasses frame for free. It is customary to give such a deal using another product that will be valuable to the customer, and that complements the initial item for sale. Therefore it is up to you to find the product in your shop you can give away and that will still be useful to the customer, which will motivate him to purchase from you. Because it is of no use to give for free something that won't be valuable to the customer. : using this strategy can prove successful when used right! To reduce travelling and social contact, offering free shipping can motivate people to buy from any location while staying home and be delivered. For most customers, the one thing that discourages them from purchasing a product from your online shop is the shipping fee. Imagine losing a sale just because of the shipping fee? Not so good! But if you can identify those potential customers and the countries or states they want to be shipped, you can determine a way around the shipping fee and make that sale! But how? By creating a free gift discount targeting the shipping or billing country/state of your customer, to increase your revenues in that particular area. Free shipping : Get free shipping if a purchase is equal or more than 500$ and if the shipping state is California.  With this example the shop owner wants to get more revenues from California, therefore he makes it easier for customers to order from that specific state. Example : People who really want to spend less during this period will grab this opportunity, and as a shop owner you should be able to use it to retain them. If you are looking for more chances to convert a first-timer into a customer, then you should look at this type of discount. Automatically applying a free gift discount to a customers first order can go a long way to turn him into a loyal customer. First impressions always count! Remember? That is why, at every step of your customer's journey with you, you need to find a way to keep them coming back. First-time discount : first-time shoppers get a 50% off their cart subtotal. Example This strategy shows that there is a special treat for every first-time visitor, and this will improve the sales rate if 3 over 5 visitors are converted. It's a wrap! It takes a well-planned discount strategy to attain sales goals. In times like this, it is important to make the right decisions. Since every problem has a solution, all you need to do is study your business environment and see which ones work best for you. As mentioned earlier, you can find more . woocommerce dynamic pricing discount strategies here Do you think this article was helpful? Leave us a comment below and let's talk!

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A Novel Solution for Increasing Token Demand While Eliminating Volatility Abstract: In quarantine, Shakespeare wrote King Lear, Isaac Newton defined gravity, and now we've invented the NULLcoin™, an inflation-proof cryptocurrency with zero volatility. The NULLcoin™ serves as a viable alternative to the store-of-value cryptocurrencies, unstable government controlled money supplies, and shall live beyond purview of the regulatory bodies by ensuring that the transferred amount in other cryptocurrencies from your accounts shall be kept small enough to qualify as a “gift” transaction from entities to us. This depreciation-resistant cryptocurrency consists of ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum Blockchain. Introduction: Why The World Needs NULLcoin™ There are over a thousand in existence today. Almost all, of them suffer from the same issues that have plagued cryptocurrencies since the birth of the — extremely volatile prices and a thinly veneered facade of . cryptocurrencies if not all Blockchain decentralization NULLcoin™ fixes all of that. It is also the world’s first depreciation resistant currency due to an architecture-level design to perennially keep the price on an appreciationary curve. Technically, it would make hodling NULLcoin™s a zero-risk asset/investment but for a teeny-tiny detail. You can buy NULLcoin™ but you cannot hodl it. Since other cryptocurrencies are intangible assets/tokens too, we do not foresee this aspect of the NULLcoin™ to be a stumbling block. However, all investment ‘suggestions’ including this white paper need to inform the readers that all investments of this nature are to be deemed risky by default. Thus, everybody on Earth and beyond is hereby advised to perform their due diligence before investing. Token Summary The Solution — NULLcoin™ What does NULLcoin™ do? You ask? We were afraid you might ask that. According to , an asset that maintains its value without depreciating is a store of value. Investopedia By that definition, the NULLcoin™ is the perfect store of value. To offset depreciation, the NULLcoin™ employs a nifty trick. As soon as you purchase NULLcoin™s, they are not transferred to your wallet. Since humans are known to make bad investment decisions which lead to dissolutions, divestments, , your purchased NULLcoin™s are directly sent to an exclusive Null Wallet whose private key was meticulously saved on a piece of paper which was then symbolically set on fire. and in some cases, dismemberment This is called a token-burn (as explained by ) and it removes those from the supply permanently. While this works wonders for the token’s price - as a good becomes scarcer, its price increases. Cointelegraph tokens This is not unique. Some of the biggest names in crypto - (XLM), MakerDAO (MKR), and Coin (BNB) are routinely burnt in this or a similar fashion - to achieve the same purpose. Stellar Binance What is unique to the NULLcoin™ is that it “burns” 100% of the purchased tokens, right at the incidence of sale. This makes the remaining NULLcoin™s (sitting in our company wallet) scarcer and hence leads to price appreciation. We that we will not withdraw (smallest denomination of the NULLcoin™) from the company wallet. promise even 1 attonull To purchase NULLcoin™s, you’ll have to spend / /XRP/BCH, etc. to buy the NULLcoin™, but since they’re not perennially price appreciative cryptocurrencies, we think you’ll be better off without them. NULLcoin™ is the one and only future of cryptocurrencies - neigh not just crypto - it is the future of all currencies. BTC ETH “The NULLcoin™ has an infinite circulation limit so people can have as many as they want,” said Chief Product Officer Dane. Technical Architecture NULLcoin™ is envisaged to be a completely no-code solution that will live only on the Blockchain. Thus the Technical Architecture is comprised entirely of no-code solutions only. We’re using Google (for Googling) for most of the heavy-lifting. For example, the NULLcoin™ creation service - tokenmint.io was selected due to the fact that it showed up on the first page of the Google SERP for the search term “create ERC20 token.” “NULLcoin™ was easy to make!” said Full Stack Developer, . “All I had to do was visit , figure out whether I wanted a mintable or fixed-supply token, research what those were, ask my teammate Utsav what the difference was, read a couple of whitepapers, select fixed-supply, go to the supply definition screen and enter the supply, ask whether we should make an infinite supply, found out we couldn’t, connect my Ethereum wallet (asking Utsav whether it would automatically withdraw funds from my account), and in those 11 or 12 easy steps, I was done! I created an ERC-20 token, and with tokenmint.io and Utsav’s help, you can too!” Austin tokenmint.io Utsav Other no-code solutions to power the NULLcoin™ will be: : To automate the process of creating a master-list of all buyers of NULLcoin™s. While completely unnecessary to keep a record, since we send all NULLcoin™ to just one address - the Private key-less wallet. Still, who really know how taxes work? So, we’ll keep a record of all monies sent to our wallet via Zapier integration. Zapier : To deploy a wallet to the Ethereum mainnet, we need to deploy the token contract on-chain. This requirement will be served by Metamask. Metamask : Not to be confused with the movie character, we will require an automation script to batch-process all incoming transactions, release equal value of NULLcoin™s, and transfer them to the Private key-less wallet. Our mad scientist Austin will provide a script in the form of an API to save time. For this, and named this solution - Austin Powers Austin Powers we’ve decided to elevate Austin to the rank of a Technology Stack Architecture Diagram Why Blockchain (because Stone Cold said so) Also, because it’s cooler than saying “We’re raising funds to create a spreadsheet. No one would take us seriously. Like seriously!” Blockchain enables openness of transactions giving users complete visibility into the 2-step transaction cycle that would’ve been visible to all actors anyway. With the taken care of, we had to figure out . Why Which We settled for the Ethereum Blockchain because - It has the widest developer support (although NULLcoin won’t need it) It is several testing tools (but we’re going straight into production..YOLO) It was the first result on our SERP for “Which Blockchain To Use?” The NULLcoin uses the Ethereum Blockchain’s most primitive feature - . They like to call them . the ability to act as a spreadsheet macro smart contracts The NULLcoin smart contract has the singular event of waiting till the token wallet achieves its fundraising goals of $0.00 USD. If funding goal is met, it releases all 10 million NULLcoins directly into a private key-less Ethereum wallet, essentially burning all NULLcoins. If you weren’t able to buy in time, don’t worry. Anyone can request more NULLcoins at anytimee, and the system will not only issue the token, but also burn the token. Token Economy Design "Zero is the only non-volatile number,” said . “Once nothing becomes a numerical something, that something changes value over time. By making the NULLcoin™ hodl no value and not be backed by an unstable asset such as the US dollar, we are ensuring that the NULLcoin™ can remain truly stable. From now and through eternity, anyone can issue a NULLcoin™, and it will hold the exact same value. I would argue, we’ve invented the stablest coin in human history. At the very least, we’ve tied for the most stable stablecoin in human history.” David Smooke Mapping of Edge Cases Dividing by Zero You may run into situations where an inevitable division by zero occurs. This is undefined behavior and according to the current laws of physics may cause a rift in spacetime that annihilates us all, or may not. It may also cause you to have either infinite money, or no money. In order to correct this, please contact your bank, unless you have infinite money in which case you should email us immediately. Nonzero wallet balances Let’s say a rift in spacetime has occurred. You may find yourself with non-null NULLcoin™s. This is obviously a paradox and will resolve itself by the universe erasing you. If you’re still reading this, then it was not a paradox and you should contact us to correct this obvious mistake. Revenue Projection Well, the axes are there. The trendlines are not missing. This is what a revenue projection looks like when there’s never even been a revenue source and there are no prospects in the future either. We believe a no-trendline chart is better than a downward crashing revenue chart. Your opinions might differ but that’s the beauty of opinions. We’re all entitled to form our own opinions and develop our independent belief system, without fear of coercion. Project Roadmap Q2 2020 OnChain Garbage Collection Many tech companies are mobile-first, design-first, api-first, or some-other-random-tech-first. Not us, we put the environment first. The brightness of our green represents our eco-first philosophy. That’s why the very first project on our roadmap will be to make sure our ledger is 100% void of unwanted NULLcoin™™. We are already prototyping a giant green Pacman-like creature to automatically and sustainably gobble up discarded NULLcoin™™. NULL Type Coercion If division by zero or some other error causes a coin to be any type other than NULL, we’ll coerce it back to NULL using a 20 step patent pending process. We will also extend this functionality to any other cryptocurrency wishing to coerce any of their coin types to NULL. Our NULL coercion API will be available at an introductory price of $1 per single coercion or $10 for a batch coercion limited to 100 coins. Coin Assimilation Altcoins suffering from inviability will soon be able to convert 1:1 for NULLcoin™. Smart Contracts Our smart contract protocol will offer the closest functional equivalent to a NULL primitive our mortal team could imagine given a 6-pack stimulus package. When a smart contract executes, it will simply return a noop. Physical NULLcoin™ Unlike altcoins, each NULLcoin™™ can safely and instantly be converted to a physical object representing the digital asset. A physical NULLcoin™ is a massless point in space. The downside, you might find it difficult to keep track of all your NULLcoin™. The upside, you can put as many as you want in your pocket. Waterproof You didn’t think we’d launch physical NULLcoin™ without waterproofing them did you? Of course not! Each NULLcoin™™ will be guaranteed waterproof up to 600ft. Q3 2020 - Q4 2021 To be announced during NULLCON 2020. Conclusion Because the NULLcoin™ does not change price over time, there is no point in listing it in cryptocurrency exchanges. The NULLcoin™ is the first cryptocurrency to achieve true stability because it is valueless by design.

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Studying the corporate reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic can be viewed as an exercise in clear messaging when talking to your community. GameStop had the chance to show some leadership in the face of a crisis, to lead the way in supporting digital downloads and provide much-needed entertainment during this time of social distancing -- but they chose to support their brick-and-mortar stores instead, instructing employees to keep the retail outlets open even if police come to shut them down. So why did GameStop get it so very wrong? And what will it mean for the company in the long run? Remaining Consistently Behind the Curve It’s understandable that GameStop saw the outbreak as an opportunity. During lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and social distancing the virtual worlds of a game like the new Animal Crossings: New Horizons seems like the -- and a much-needed escape for gamers stuck at home. We can expect corporations to look for ways to make money, even during a crisis -- if they can do so honestly and safely. perfect break from reality On March 13, GameStop spokespeople announced that customers are their top priority and they are complying with the WHO to keep customers and associates safe. On March 19, Jason Schreier of reported:  “The struggling video game retail chain GameStop told all of its stores this afternoon to stay open even in the event of state or city lockdowns to protect against the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing that it is “essential retail” alongside groceries and pharmacies and should, therefore, be exempt from enforced closures. Essential Retail? Kotaku Comments on Twitter demonstrated the outrage of the public -- if GameStop was hoping for a groundswell of customers saying the stores are essential because they NEED their video games in this time of isolation, it just didn’t happen. In fact, 4,200 people responded to the tweet and the overall tone of comments was less than supportive. But wasn’t just banking on the strength of new upcoming titles. YouTuber Camelot331 that leaked internal memos sent to him by GameStop employees indicating that company leadership planned to capitalize on the advantage of still being open for business during the pandemic while competitors have closed. GameStop published a video on March 17 On March 19, GameStop revised its position with more specifics: Unfortunately, Twitter user remained unimpressed: The power of bad faith Meanwhile, Camelot331 and other YouTube commentators such as Cody Johnston from and Mutahar from began to pick up on statements of concern -- and outrage -- from GameStop employees. SomeMoreNews SomeOrdinaryGamers I often advise clients that messaging needs to be based on facts. It usually gets a laugh, but I think it’s important to bear in mind. I believe it’s bad business to make promises, like stating that you will provide new disinfecting measures for your retail stores, when, in fact, you have no plan for following through. And the backlash wasn’t just born from leaked memos. Concerned store managers and employees spoke out on social media. And whatever you see on Twitter is likely to be worse on Reddit. Like this post that appeared on , which read in part: “District manager here... I can tell you this company is NOT taking the situation seriously. March 17 Our regional call today was about taking more tech trades and "taking advantage" of the situation... They will not shut down a store if they can avoid it. Even if an associate has come down with the virus, which has happened by the way. They expect associates from another location to come in, clean the location and re-open. This is mind-boggling.” Tweets and posts from GameStop employees have confirmed that GameStop had no effective plan to keep stores clean and left finding neeed supplies up to the store managers. Kotaku anonymous GameStop employees who echoed these concerns; interviewed anonymous GameStop employees One employee said, “My colleagues and I are sharing a small bottle of hand sanitizer that was purchased through our own pockets as well as making as much usage out of a depleting bottle of All Purpose Cleaner. We were only just given permission to turn off console demos yesterday and my cleaning supplies have been back ordered for two months. As far as more immediate measures go, the stores in my area have received nothing.” On March 22, GameStop relented, that they were closing their stores to the public and moving to a curbside pickup and offering two weeks of paid vacation for employees impacted by the virus. making an announcement Will GameStop respawn its reputation? If GameStop has made a miscalculation that has hurt their public image and made lots of very vocal people on social media angry, it hasn’t hurt their bottom line -- yet. stated: “Shares of GameStop Corp. GME increased roughly 10% during the after-market trading session on March 26. This upside can be attributed to the company’s positive earnings surprise during the fourth-quarter fiscal 2019, which follows a miss in the preceding two quarters. Further, management’s commentary that it is experiencing a positive impact on its business due to the coronavirus outbreak contributed to the stock’s upside.” Zack’s Equity Research It remains to be seen if GameStop will suffer from long-term backlash in public opinion. It closed and is already going the direction of -- an old business model being replaced by on-demand digital downloads and made obsolete. GameStop reportedly announced last week during its earnings call that it would be permanently in 2020. 321 stores last year Blockbuster closing over 300 stores But what strikes me, from over 20 years of doing PR, is the lost opportunity here for this already troubled brand. According to its : “Total global sales from continuing operations decreased 7.6% (decreased 6.2% in constant currency) to $3.1 billion, resulting in a consolidated comparable store sales increase of 1.4% (3.4% increase in the U.S. and 2.9% decrease internationally).” However, digital receipts increased 4.7% to $432.5 million recent financial report If GameStop had embraced its digital model at the beginning of the pandemic, closed stores and focused on safety in a sincere way, it could have reinforced the part of its business that is growing and sent a clear message to customers that games are an important part of their “socially distanced” lifestyle and GameStop as an enterprise cares about helping people play responsibly.

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As a person that used to track finances and company expenses in their previous life, I know that toilet paper is a huge expense. Everybody does it. Everybody needs it. While people can differ over: Letty loves cookies Betty loves coffee Sammy loves the custom tea Billy loves clean water Kenny loves cola Bart loves apples But all use toilet paper in the end. Isn't this is an excellent way to illustrate things? So, instead of buying it and split costs between everyone (hopefully using AVG), your salary can be increased, when you work remotely. You can tell me: "Arthur, I don't need a salary increase with toilet paper costs. I'm fine right now - I'm an expert." Let me continue. Your employee will also spend money on rent and the Internet. They will spend money on a guy that might not drive revenue up, but he fixes everything when it's broken. Receptionist and personnel that clean the office. Water delivery company in charge of your fancy and important coffee. Looks better? Is it clear? Tell me. I'll continue. Let alone electricity bills. Now you are aware of what amount of cash can get in your pocket. During my startup hustle, I’ve found out a lot of ways to save money. Like food. While working in the office, as a single man, you eat - like hotdogs or pizza. healthy food At home, I can eat freshly made soup that my granny cooks for me with love :) Or the coffee thing. It's actually not cheap to drink those lattes. Right now, I have a glass bottle. When I go outside, I fill it with Cola, tea, juice - and I'm ready! It's cheap. Friday nights without the office are pretty hard to organize. Yeah, while living at the place where I don't have any friends, I haven't consumed a lot of beer. It was a real problem - to get drunk. When you are sober, you're saving money. Public transportation, taxi, underground. Do you use it willingly? Really? Someone always tries to squeeze small Arthur there. I don't love it :( Cool. I'm glad you’ve learned it. (Ohh, I forgot to tell you about fights for parking lots). So, what can you do with that free time and money? You can invest in it. Rest or read a book. Work out. Meditate. Eat better food. Improve your equipment. Get a better chair/table/keyboard. And even if you get fired, you’ll keep it. Instead of being a part of a hyping startup with a fancy office. You know those stories and what I mean. When they try to seduce developers with "never-ending perks".  When developers have tables with "Apple-like perfectionism". Like a table with brain surgery quality/costs. Google tables that cost $400 each. With comfy chairs that will stay there after you. You will make a profit to a company, then, they will hire a better performer, and "your chair" will become "his chair". Call it a disposable process. Another point for remote work. I can maintain my level of personal hygiene as I want. Looks relevant right now? Yeah! We had a WC room on our office floor, shared with other offices. And it hurt me to see that old engineer who clearly didn't listen to his granny at all. He didn't wash his hands... Yes, he touched that door handle... We even bought good hygiene kits for those rooms. For both ladies and gentlemen. There were 0 changes. We failed. We left. I'm happy :) Actually, it’s not a new problem. Globally we have crazy stats: “69 Percent of Men Don’t Wash Their Hands After Using the Bathroom” Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504379/ Girls are less disgusting with washing hands - 35% - but it’s a still huge number. At the place that we were renting, we had corruption. An internet service provider monopoly. Only one company can put a cable on that building, because of some local laws. So when the Internet was down, or an alarm fired, company was losing money because of full-time employees. They weren't bad people, but they logged their hours at work anyway. Because it's a business problem, not a team issue. Here is more. Imagine that the whole night you’ve been watching Netflix or partying with boys. Working remotely, you'll not upset your boss. And you don't need to be up at 9 am ASAP at the same place even if you can't be there because you are still wasted. Not a big problem for a remote worker; you can just log less time today if you are not feeling well. And work more when you can. Sounds like heaven? Welcome aboard! Plus, it's more comfortable for me to control my water intake per day, so I'm wasting less plastic. And it makes me feel better personally. Pure happiness. Have I mentioned that it's also cheaper? Yeah, I think I have. I can watch JRE podcasts if I want during work - and nobody can go behind my back and ask how I'm working today. I can reply to emails while I'm still in bed or just want to be a couch potato and don't want to work. Image Credits Sana-Store.com WeWork Fabiia.com Eva Rinaldi

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