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Suppose I have the following model (vastly simplified, for the sake of the question):

I would like to convert decimal points in columns of a vast data.frame into thousands separators.

For example, I need to convert data similar to:

On data similar to:

I didn't find similar questions on the platform. I appreciate any help.

Here's the data in the example:

I'm working on a statistics project involving cards and shuffling, and I've run across an issue with random number generation.

From a simple bit of math there are 52! possible deck permutations, which is approximately 2^226. I believe this means that I need a random number generator with a minimum of 226 bits of entropy, and possibly more (I'm not certain of this concept so any help would be great).

From a quick google search, the Math.random() generator in Java has a maximum of 48 bits of entropy, meaning that the vast majority of possible deck combinations would not be represented. So this does not seem to be the way to go in Java.

I was linked to this generator but it doesn't have a java implementation yet. Also for a bit of context here is one of my shuffling algorithms (it uses the Fisher-Yates method). If you have any suggestions for better code efficiency that would be fantastic as well.

Consider the following code:

I am trying to integrate a very simple ODE using boost odeint. For some cases, the values are the same (or very similar) to Python's scipy odeint function. But for other initial conditions, the values are vastly different.

The function is: d(uhat) / dt = - alpha^2 * kappa^2 * uhat where alpha is 1.0, and kappa is a constant depending on the case (see values below).

I have tried several different ODE solvers from boost, and none seem to work.

Update: The code below is now working.

In the code below, the first case gives nearly identical results, the 2nd case is kind of trivial (but reassuring), and the 3rd case gives erroneous answers in the C++ version.

Here is the C++ version:

I'm trying to add some background mp4/gif animation to my webpage, but for some reason it's not working - it only shows some black placeholder for (what seems to be) the animation.

This is the library I've tried to use: https://github.com/pespantelis/vue-videobg

Having followed the instructions, I've ended up with this (only showing relevant sections):

The main.js file:

I am curious about the vastly different performance characteristics of running x86-64 binaries on the Apple M1 platform using Rosetta 2 vs. emulation, for example what Docker Desktop currently does using QEMU.

I understand why emulation is so slow, but an explanation for why Rosetta 2 is so fast has been detailed in this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/ErrataRob/status/1331735383193903104

The gist of that explanation is that under usual circumstances, arm and x86 have opposite (and incompatible) memory addressing schemes which require significant emulation overhead, but the M1 chip addresses this with a hardware optimization that allows it to access memory using both addressing schemes. Effectively, when Rosetta 2-emulated instructions are being run, a flag is set to let the processor know to use the x86-style addressing scheme.

Assuming this explanation is reasonable (and if anyone has better-sourced reporting than the above Twitter thread I would appreciate it in the comments for inclusion), is it technically plausible that this optimization could be leveraged for full hardware emulation, for example running x86-64 Linux Docker containers, or running a full x86-64 Windows desktop virtual machine a la VMware Fusion/VirtualBox? Or, does the separate operating system layer in those scenarios preclude being able to leverage the memory ordering optimization?

Separately, is this processor mode (flags or instructions) documented and published for 3rd-party use, or is it private to Apple only?

I'm trying to remake an existing animated line graph I made where each line has a uniquely scaled y-axis - one on the left, one on the right. The graph is comparing the value of two cryptocurrencies that have vastly different sizes (eth/btc), which is why I need multiple scales to actually see changes.

My data has been formatted in a pd df (numbers here are random):

I have a Dataflow pipeline that fetches data from Pub/Sub and prepares them for insertion into Big Query and them writes them into the Database.

It works fine, it can generate the schema automatically and it is able to recognise what datatype to use and everything.

However the data we are using with it can vary vastly in format. Ex: we can get both A and B for a single column