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24,963 | I am currently learning OLAP & MDX after many years of relational database development.
Any tips on getting started in MDX? What are the best books and resources to learn MDX? | 2008/08/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24963",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1073/"
] | I found the Spoffard book not very helpful. MDX is such an oddity compared to other languages you'll learn, it's so hard to grasp from a dry book. I really would recommend a training course, otherwise you will flounder for ages. A course will really jump-start you, and it provides access to an expert when you have ques... | You should also try and get hold of [MDX Studio](http://www.mdxstudio.com/), a free MDX query tool written by Mosha Pasumansky (one of the original creators of MDX). It has similar MDX functionality to SQL Management Studio, but also allows you to parse and format queries, which can be very handy when trying to deciphe... |
24,963 | I am currently learning OLAP & MDX after many years of relational database development.
Any tips on getting started in MDX? What are the best books and resources to learn MDX? | 2008/08/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24963",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1073/"
] | A classic, albeit a bit dated, book is [Fast Track to MDX](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1846281741). It's a great overview and a quick read, though it doesn't cover the new MDX features of SQL Server 2005.
The Spofford book [MDX Solutions](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0471748080) is m... | Here is an [MDX gentle introduction](http://www.iccube.com/support/documentation/mdx_tutorial/gentle_introduction.html). |
24,963 | I am currently learning OLAP & MDX after many years of relational database development.
Any tips on getting started in MDX? What are the best books and resources to learn MDX? | 2008/08/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24963",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1073/"
] | I found the Spoffard book not very helpful. MDX is such an oddity compared to other languages you'll learn, it's so hard to grasp from a dry book. I really would recommend a training course, otherwise you will flounder for ages. A course will really jump-start you, and it provides access to an expert when you have ques... | If you create a Pivot Table that uses a cube (in Excel), you can see the query that is being sent using this (towards the bottom of the page)
<http://www.codeplex.com/OlapPivotTableExtend>
That might be a good way of getting a feel for the simpler stuff.
N.B. This is only in Excel2007, not sure about earlier version... |
24,963 | I am currently learning OLAP & MDX after many years of relational database development.
Any tips on getting started in MDX? What are the best books and resources to learn MDX? | 2008/08/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24963",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1073/"
] | Here is an [MDX gentle introduction](http://www.iccube.com/support/documentation/mdx_tutorial/gentle_introduction.html). | I prefer dragging and dropping fields around in MS Excel, and then using SQL Server profiler to capture trace against SSAS. This way, you get an awesome frontend for building queries, and then you can get the queries that Excel is using through the profiler. |
24,963 | I am currently learning OLAP & MDX after many years of relational database development.
Any tips on getting started in MDX? What are the best books and resources to learn MDX? | 2008/08/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24963",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1073/"
] | A classic, albeit a bit dated, book is [Fast Track to MDX](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1846281741). It's a great overview and a quick read, though it doesn't cover the new MDX features of SQL Server 2005.
The Spofford book [MDX Solutions](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0471748080) is m... | If you create a Pivot Table that uses a cube (in Excel), you can see the query that is being sent using this (towards the bottom of the page)
<http://www.codeplex.com/OlapPivotTableExtend>
That might be a good way of getting a feel for the simpler stuff.
N.B. This is only in Excel2007, not sure about earlier version... |
123,406 | What happens when the immolator's burning brand misses (6-)? The GM gets to make a move, sure, but does the immolator get their weapon, even if it's without the extra tags (+1 or not dangerous, etc)?
And without such a weapon, can the immolator deal damage? | 2018/05/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/123406",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/43336/"
] | It's entirely up to the GM whether or not a weapon appears, and what tags it does, or does not, have.
Remember from the basic rules:
>
> Most moves won’t say what happens on a 6-, that’s up to the GM but you also always mark XP.
>
>
>
That means your GM might say:
>
> A massive, flaming weapon appears. It's +... | I think the answer to this question is pretty simply stated in the [Move](https://www.dungeonworldsrd.com/classes/immolator/#Burning_Brand):
>
> The weapon always begins with the fiery, touch, dangerous, and 3 uses tags.
>
>
>
So on a 6- the weapon still always begins with those tags. |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | The biggest ally in the bid to creep the players out is their own imagination. The biggest obstacle to that is your own. When running these types of campaigns, less is always more. It's just about finding out what 'less' should include.
1. Descriptions should hinge around one detail- the players' imaginations should d... | **Take their security blanket away**
A horror story usually starts with a build-up phase. As the PCs progressively discover their environment, give them small clues that won't lead to a fight, but hint at an ominous secret.
During this period, give the players reasons to feel safe. Maybe they have weapons. Maybe they... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | Horror often comes from feelings of **alienation**, **isolation** and **powerlessness**.
**Alienation** has to do with lack of knowledge, understanding and empathy. There should be no logic, no way to reach an understanding or compromise. How do you fight something you do not understand? How to you oppose something t... | One of the big keys of maintaining pressure is use of pacing and establishing a good baseline of tension and then amp up and ease off at the right points.
These videos are about video game storytelling, but can easily be applied to Table Top:
[Extra Credits: Pacing](http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/episode-07-pac... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | The biggest ally in the bid to creep the players out is their own imagination. The biggest obstacle to that is your own. When running these types of campaigns, less is always more. It's just about finding out what 'less' should include.
1. Descriptions should hinge around one detail- the players' imaginations should d... | It's a horrifying feeling for PCs when they get to what they think is the end of the trail, the cause of all the distress and pain and suffering, the root of all evil, and then there's a small reveal that tells them they are just beginning to scratch the surface of something much more profound.
The demented, inbred fr... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | **Cthonic entities always have a bigger hammer**
The essence of a D&D game nominally goes: "Kill things to get loot to kill things to get better loot to get levels to kill things." Part of this philosophy is that the heroes will be going up against things that they have a chance of killing.
Remember the ancient quote... | Horror often comes from feelings of **alienation**, **isolation** and **powerlessness**.
**Alienation** has to do with lack of knowledge, understanding and empathy. There should be no logic, no way to reach an understanding or compromise. How do you fight something you do not understand? How to you oppose something t... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | **Cthonic entities always have a bigger hammer**
The essence of a D&D game nominally goes: "Kill things to get loot to kill things to get better loot to get levels to kill things." Part of this philosophy is that the heroes will be going up against things that they have a chance of killing.
Remember the ancient quote... | It's a horrifying feeling for PCs when they get to what they think is the end of the trail, the cause of all the distress and pain and suffering, the root of all evil, and then there's a small reveal that tells them they are just beginning to scratch the surface of something much more profound.
The demented, inbred fr... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | **Cthonic entities always have a bigger hammer**
The essence of a D&D game nominally goes: "Kill things to get loot to kill things to get better loot to get levels to kill things." Part of this philosophy is that the heroes will be going up against things that they have a chance of killing.
Remember the ancient quote... | **Take their security blanket away**
A horror story usually starts with a build-up phase. As the PCs progressively discover their environment, give them small clues that won't lead to a fight, but hint at an ominous secret.
During this period, give the players reasons to feel safe. Maybe they have weapons. Maybe they... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | The biggest ally in the bid to creep the players out is their own imagination. The biggest obstacle to that is your own. When running these types of campaigns, less is always more. It's just about finding out what 'less' should include.
1. Descriptions should hinge around one detail- the players' imaginations should d... | Horror often comes from feelings of **alienation**, **isolation** and **powerlessness**.
**Alienation** has to do with lack of knowledge, understanding and empathy. There should be no logic, no way to reach an understanding or compromise. How do you fight something you do not understand? How to you oppose something t... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | It's a horrifying feeling for PCs when they get to what they think is the end of the trail, the cause of all the distress and pain and suffering, the root of all evil, and then there's a small reveal that tells them they are just beginning to scratch the surface of something much more profound.
The demented, inbred fr... | One of the big keys of maintaining pressure is use of pacing and establishing a good baseline of tension and then amp up and ease off at the right points.
These videos are about video game storytelling, but can easily be applied to Table Top:
[Extra Credits: Pacing](http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/episode-07-pac... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | The biggest ally in the bid to creep the players out is their own imagination. The biggest obstacle to that is your own. When running these types of campaigns, less is always more. It's just about finding out what 'less' should include.
1. Descriptions should hinge around one detail- the players' imaginations should d... | **Cthonic entities always have a bigger hammer**
The essence of a D&D game nominally goes: "Kill things to get loot to kill things to get better loot to get levels to kill things." Part of this philosophy is that the heroes will be going up against things that they have a chance of killing.
Remember the ancient quote... |
12,198 | In a horror themed campaign with a Lovecraftian feeling, a big part of the game is a constant feeling of threat, but without any visual stimuli other than glimpses, or sounds vaguely heard of things seething in darkness, and with investigation a big part of the game, contrary to fighting.
Having read *Heroes of Horror... | 2012/01/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/12198",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2895/"
] | **Cthonic entities always have a bigger hammer**
The essence of a D&D game nominally goes: "Kill things to get loot to kill things to get better loot to get levels to kill things." Part of this philosophy is that the heroes will be going up against things that they have a chance of killing.
Remember the ancient quote... | One of the big keys of maintaining pressure is use of pacing and establishing a good baseline of tension and then amp up and ease off at the right points.
These videos are about video game storytelling, but can easily be applied to Table Top:
[Extra Credits: Pacing](http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/episode-07-pac... |
16,836,385 | Hi i have stored some files(pdf, html,doc) in alfresco cms, my requirement is to classify these files using metadata "content-type" filed in the alfresco cms, is it possible to do it by using only alfrensco or do i need to integrate any other crawlers(tika, nutch, lucene) with alfresco to get it. please suggest me a wa... | 2013/05/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16836385",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2319457/"
] | Hi This is a simple Rule to move an HTML file to another folder.
If you need more flexibility and just 1 rule instead of a rule for each type, you'll need to write some JavaScript and check on the mime-type field.
 | The "content-type" metadata are based on the extension of filename put in Alfresco (.pdf, .doc). Files with un-recognized extensions have no valid content-type.
You can simply use "Rules" in Alfresco to organize your files. |
172,724 | I've been playing the Dawnguard dlc and I'm at the quest Toucking the Sky (Dawnguard side), and Serana is following me around in addition to my other follower (Cicero). If I complete the quest line, will she continue to follow me around or will I only have Cicero? | 2014/06/15 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/172724",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/52570/"
] | From what it looks like from [the USEP Wiki](http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Serana), she stops following you after the main questline. However it looks like you can enlist her to follow you again at a later point. From the wiki:
>
> Her main location during gameplay depends on which faction you ally yourself with—if... | She will become a normal follower. You can part ways and enlist her again. |
172,724 | I've been playing the Dawnguard dlc and I'm at the quest Toucking the Sky (Dawnguard side), and Serana is following me around in addition to my other follower (Cicero). If I complete the quest line, will she continue to follow me around or will I only have Cicero? | 2014/06/15 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/172724",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/52570/"
] | From what it looks like from [the USEP Wiki](http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Serana), she stops following you after the main questline. However it looks like you can enlist her to follow you again at a later point. From the wiki:
>
> Her main location during gameplay depends on which faction you ally yourself with—if... | Serana is a little buggy as a follower. This can be used to your advantage, however, if you would like more than one NPC follower.
There are points during the Dawnguard quest line where she stops following you, and others where she starts following again. If you pick up another follower while she isn't following, you ... |
37,683 | >
> KJV Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
>
>
>
Is this scripture in regards to righteousness? Is this speaking of Christ as the limit, end or total perfection?
>
> End is G5056
>
>
> Original: τέλος
> Transliteration: telos
> Phonetic: tel'-os
> Thayer D... | 2018/12/19 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/37683",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/27584/"
] | In light of the race imagery encountered in Romans 9:30–33,1 it is likely that the apostle Paul uses τέλος in Romans 10:4 in the sense of the finish line and/or prize in a race.2
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvSbX.png)
In the race, the Israelite... | The end result; the end point or reason for; the culmination of. Our faith in Christ results in righteousness, and is the only way we stand righteous before our Father in heaven.
Dan. 9:24, "...to bring in everlasting righteousness,...." (KJV)
was referring to the reason for Christ's sacrifice for our sins.
Excerpt... |
37,683 | >
> KJV Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
>
>
>
Is this scripture in regards to righteousness? Is this speaking of Christ as the limit, end or total perfection?
>
> End is G5056
>
>
> Original: τέλος
> Transliteration: telos
> Phonetic: tel'-os
> Thayer D... | 2018/12/19 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/37683",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/27584/"
] | The end result; the end point or reason for; the culmination of. Our faith in Christ results in righteousness, and is the only way we stand righteous before our Father in heaven.
Dan. 9:24, "...to bring in everlasting righteousness,...." (KJV)
was referring to the reason for Christ's sacrifice for our sins.
Excerpt... | The answer to this question is actually just a few verses further along in Rom 10:8-13 -
>
> But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and
> in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: that
> if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your
> heart that Go... |
37,683 | >
> KJV Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
>
>
>
Is this scripture in regards to righteousness? Is this speaking of Christ as the limit, end or total perfection?
>
> End is G5056
>
>
> Original: τέλος
> Transliteration: telos
> Phonetic: tel'-os
> Thayer D... | 2018/12/19 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/37683",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/27584/"
] | The end result; the end point or reason for; the culmination of. Our faith in Christ results in righteousness, and is the only way we stand righteous before our Father in heaven.
Dan. 9:24, "...to bring in everlasting righteousness,...." (KJV)
was referring to the reason for Christ's sacrifice for our sins.
Excerpt... | Christ as *telos nomos*
-----------------------
>
> «For Christ is the end of the law»
>
>
>
In other words, Christ as ***telos nomos***. That's one of the most dramatic statements of the Romans.
There's no doubt the [*nomos*](https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3551&t=KJV) represen... |
37,683 | >
> KJV Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
>
>
>
Is this scripture in regards to righteousness? Is this speaking of Christ as the limit, end or total perfection?
>
> End is G5056
>
>
> Original: τέλος
> Transliteration: telos
> Phonetic: tel'-os
> Thayer D... | 2018/12/19 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/37683",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/27584/"
] | In light of the race imagery encountered in Romans 9:30–33,1 it is likely that the apostle Paul uses τέλος in Romans 10:4 in the sense of the finish line and/or prize in a race.2
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvSbX.png)
In the race, the Israelite... | The answer to this question is actually just a few verses further along in Rom 10:8-13 -
>
> But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and
> in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: that
> if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your
> heart that Go... |
37,683 | >
> KJV Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
>
>
>
Is this scripture in regards to righteousness? Is this speaking of Christ as the limit, end or total perfection?
>
> End is G5056
>
>
> Original: τέλος
> Transliteration: telos
> Phonetic: tel'-os
> Thayer D... | 2018/12/19 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/37683",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/27584/"
] | In light of the race imagery encountered in Romans 9:30–33,1 it is likely that the apostle Paul uses τέλος in Romans 10:4 in the sense of the finish line and/or prize in a race.2
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvSbX.png)
In the race, the Israelite... | Christ as *telos nomos*
-----------------------
>
> «For Christ is the end of the law»
>
>
>
In other words, Christ as ***telos nomos***. That's one of the most dramatic statements of the Romans.
There's no doubt the [*nomos*](https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3551&t=KJV) represen... |
2,228 | This is a report about a problem which occurred in the comments to [Double Integrals](https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/40520/double-integrals/40524#40524). user6312's comment contained some latex code. I guess he forgot to type a single $ sign with the effect that everything non latex got latexfied and the othe... | 2011/05/22 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2228",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7266/"
] | In most cases, you can just click on the offending line and highlight it towards the right to scroll to the right. I don't think that it would be good to break long formulas arbitrarily.
So taking into account Theo's comment, I fully support the request for the shift of the delete sign to the next line. | The comment display needs to be compact, so adding another line to every single comment to address this rare user input error case -- that applies only to sites with MathJax enabled to boot -- is untenable.
Simple solution: when you see this happen, simply click 'edit' and correct the error, or flag it for moderator a... |
2,228 | This is a report about a problem which occurred in the comments to [Double Integrals](https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/40520/double-integrals/40524#40524). user6312's comment contained some latex code. I guess he forgot to type a single $ sign with the effect that everything non latex got latexfied and the othe... | 2011/05/22 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2228",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7266/"
] | As mentioned by Theo and Hendrik in the comments, the problem is that sometimes the edit and delete buttons get hidden behind other elements on the displayed page, making them inaccessible.
I describe a slightly convoluted, but often working [way to again access those buttons in this answer](http://meta.math.stackexc... | The comment display needs to be compact, so adding another line to every single comment to address this rare user input error case -- that applies only to sites with MathJax enabled to boot -- is untenable.
Simple solution: when you see this happen, simply click 'edit' and correct the error, or flag it for moderator a... |
5,822,673 | I am working on a product which has its own SQL like language to query the database. We call it **Reporting language**. Now, I want to have a text editor which does highlighting specific to my language .i.e I can specify the keywords (purple-colour), datatypes(red colour), comments green colour, and everything else bla... | 2011/04/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5822673",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/578989/"
] | [Emacs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emacs) is the world's most configurable and extensible editor.
It is possible to define "modes" for emacs, which support editing documents that conform to a particular format. For example, there are existing emacs "modes" for
* C/C++
* Java
* C#
* VB.NET
* perl
* Powershell
* SQ... | Syntax highlighting is just a tiny part of writing a text editor. You're going to have much more trouble writing a general text editor than making it do syntax highlighting. A "syntax highlighting editor generator" is too narrow an application to have a tool for it as far as I can tell.
Also, I don't expect my custome... |
34,237 | Working on a website redesign. We have documentation from workshops that give us insight into the pain points of the existing site from the clients and their business requirements. How useful would conducting a heuristic evaluation on the existing site be if we are planning to redesign the whole site? I was thinking in... | 2013/02/06 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/34237",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/25316/"
] | In this case it would probably depend on how deep you want to go into the existing issues with the website.
Sometimes clients and businesses' requirements are not enough, as they might refer to some particular problems, but not to the underlying structure.
Having said this, I would probably invest my time/resources... | I would restate the question slightly: do you learn enough about what improvements to make, as well as what you're currently doing well and should continue doing, such that it's worth the opportunity cost of doing it?
I would say that it depends on what you already know from these workshops and whether you feel like y... |
22,767,021 | I came across a curious question today, asked by my boss. Is it possible to track the clicks to pages inside an interactive PDF without it being embedded in a web page?
The client wants the user to download a PDF from his/her website and track what pages the user is clicking on inside the downloaded PDF.
After search... | 2014/03/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22767021",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2413722/"
] | Aha! Shift+F11 does not work on some versions of Ubuntu. Use Alt+V to bring up the view menu, use the down arrow to move down to the Full Screen option and press the space bar. | Try **shift+F11**. It works for me. |
22,767,021 | I came across a curious question today, asked by my boss. Is it possible to track the clicks to pages inside an interactive PDF without it being embedded in a web page?
The client wants the user to download a PDF from his/her website and track what pages the user is clicking on inside the downloaded PDF.
After search... | 2014/03/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22767021",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2413722/"
] | Aha! Shift+F11 does not work on some versions of Ubuntu. Use Alt+V to bring up the view menu, use the down arrow to move down to the Full Screen option and press the space bar. | `Alt`+`M` will do it. I have tested it. |
120,914 | I want my WPF application to be skinnable, by applying a certain XAML template, and the changes to be application wide, even for dynamic controls or controls that aren't even in the visual/logical tree.
What can I use to accomplish this type of functionality? Are there any good resources or tutorials that show how th... | 2008/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/120914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4685/"
] | The basic approach to take is using resources all through your application and dynamically replacing the resources at runtime.
See <http://www.nablasoft.com/alkampfer/index.php/2008/05/22/simple-skinnable-and-theme-management-in-wpf-user-interface/> for the basic approach | The replacing of resource will work but I found "structural skinning" to be more powerfull! Read more about it on CodeProject...
<http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/podder1.aspx> |
49,053 | My friend has a circa 2006 A1212 Macbook Pro 17inch. It has issues starting up but when it boots everything works fine but the screen is all pixelated, flashes randomly, and some parts have a red tint.
I think the video card is dying and that was the general consensus on the internet (note: external monitor has same ... | 2012/04/18 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/49053",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/21801/"
] | The GPU and CPU are all soldered to the logic board, so in theory someone with enough skill and tools could repair the logic board itself, but in practice replacing the board or the computer is more cost effective in almost all cases. | I had a similar problem with my A1212 Macbook Pro 17inch. This is what worked for me:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outHBB4AlB4>
And here is instruction how to remove logic board:
<http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook-Pro-17-Inch-Models-A1151-A1212-A1229-and-A1261-Logic-Board-Replacement/325/1> |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | first, you should calibrate your camera so you can get the relation between the objects positions in the camera plan and their positions in the real world plan, if you are using a single camera you can use the "optical flow technic"
if you are using two cameras you can use the triangulation method to find the real posi... | Put and object of known size in the cameras field of view. That way you can have a more objective metric to measure angular distances. Without a second viewpoint/camera you'll be limited to estimating size/distance but at least it won't be a complete guess. |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | You need to identify the same points in the same object on two different frames taken a known distance apart. Since you know the location of the camera in each frame, you have a baseline ( the vector between the two camera positions. Construct a triangle from the known baseline and the angles to the identified points. ... | Put and object of known size in the cameras field of view. That way you can have a more objective metric to measure angular distances. Without a second viewpoint/camera you'll be limited to estimating size/distance but at least it won't be a complete guess. |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | Your problem's quite standard in the field.
Firstly,
--------
you need to calibrate your camera. This can be done [offline](http://www.vision.caltech.edu/bouguetj/calib_doc/) (makes life **much** simpler) or [online](http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1217942) through self-calibration.
[Calibrat... | Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that if you're going to simply use a single camera and simply relying on a software solution, any processing you might do would be prone to false positives. I highly doubt that there is any processing that could tell the difference between objects that really a... |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | You need to identify the same points in the same object on two different frames taken a known distance apart. Since you know the location of the camera in each frame, you have a baseline ( the vector between the two camera positions. Construct a triangle from the known baseline and the angles to the identified points. ... | use stereo disparity maps. lots of implementations are afloat, here are some links:
<http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CVonline/LOCAL_COPIES/OWENS/LECT11/node4.html>
<http://www.ece.ucsb.edu/~manj/ece181bS04/L14(morestereo).pdf>
In you case you don't have stereo camera, but depth can be evaluated using video
<http://... |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | Your problem's quite standard in the field.
Firstly,
--------
you need to calibrate your camera. This can be done [offline](http://www.vision.caltech.edu/bouguetj/calib_doc/) (makes life **much** simpler) or [online](http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1217942) through self-calibration.
[Calibrat... | Two cameras so you can detect parallax. It's what humans do.
*edit*
Please see ravenspoint's answer for more detail. Also, keep in mind that a single camera with a splitter would probably suffice. |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | When you have moving video, you can **use temporal parallax** to determine the relative distance of objects. Parallax: ([definition](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax)).
The effect would be the same we get with our eyes which which can gain depth perception by looking at the same object from slightly different ang... | You need to identify the same points in the same object on two different frames taken a known distance apart. Since you know the location of the camera in each frame, you have a baseline ( the vector between the two camera positions. Construct a triangle from the known baseline and the angles to the identified points. ... |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | Your problem's quite standard in the field.
Firstly,
--------
you need to calibrate your camera. This can be done [offline](http://www.vision.caltech.edu/bouguetj/calib_doc/) (makes life **much** simpler) or [online](http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1217942) through self-calibration.
[Calibrat... | use stereo disparity maps. lots of implementations are afloat, here are some links:
<http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CVonline/LOCAL_COPIES/OWENS/LECT11/node4.html>
<http://www.ece.ucsb.edu/~manj/ece181bS04/L14(morestereo).pdf>
In you case you don't have stereo camera, but depth can be evaluated using video
<http://... |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that if you're going to simply use a single camera and simply relying on a software solution, any processing you might do would be prone to false positives. I highly doubt that there is any processing that could tell the difference between objects that really a... | Put and object of known size in the cameras field of view. That way you can have a more objective metric to measure angular distances. Without a second viewpoint/camera you'll be limited to estimating size/distance but at least it won't be a complete guess. |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | You need to identify the same points in the same object on two different frames taken a known distance apart. Since you know the location of the camera in each frame, you have a baseline ( the vector between the two camera positions. Construct a triangle from the known baseline and the angles to the identified points. ... | Two cameras so you can detect parallax. It's what humans do.
*edit*
Please see ravenspoint's answer for more detail. Also, keep in mind that a single camera with a splitter would probably suffice. |
2,135,116 | I have a video file recorded from the front of a moving vehicle. I am going to use OpenCV for object detection and recognition but I'm stuck on one aspect. How can I determine the distance from a recognized object.
I can know my current speed and real-world GPS position but that is all. I can't make any assumptions a... | 2010/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2135116",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135021/"
] | When you have moving video, you can **use temporal parallax** to determine the relative distance of objects. Parallax: ([definition](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax)).
The effect would be the same we get with our eyes which which can gain depth perception by looking at the same object from slightly different ang... | use stereo disparity maps. lots of implementations are afloat, here are some links:
<http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CVonline/LOCAL_COPIES/OWENS/LECT11/node4.html>
<http://www.ece.ucsb.edu/~manj/ece181bS04/L14(morestereo).pdf>
In you case you don't have stereo camera, but depth can be evaluated using video
<http://... |
7,927 | First let me assure everyone that I did look for a similar question and did not find any. So I apologize if my search was insufficient.
I am a big fan of martinis, dry in particular. My buddies and I are partial to Leyden Dry Gin. If you have never tried it and have access to it, I highly recommend it. As a friend pu... | 2019/12/22 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/7927",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/9989/"
] | Dry Martini can sometimes become a very philisophical topic.
As Eric Shain already pointed out, the classic martini consists of gin and vermouth 6:1. You should not forget the water, that is melted while stirring it. This is quite an important part of making a good Martini. You should stirr it for several minutes.
Mo... | I'm not an expert in this, but here is my take. A martini is a mixed drink. This suggests at least two ingredients. The typical dry martini is made from 5 parts gin and 1 part dry vermouth. Less dry vermouth is considered "drier". You can substitute vodka for gin. As far as I'm concerned, a dry martini becomes just gin... |
17,140,511 | What are the risks of doing this? I understand the documentation says not to do it, but I have password protected all the pages. | 2013/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17140511",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2104778/"
] | The point is that your "password protection" is useless if a hacker can simply bypass that and read your database directly. We don't know if they can, but - as the docs say - the dev server has undergone *no* security testing whatsoever, so they might well be able to.
Plus, the server is single-threaded. It will only ... | If you mean, you want to deploy your Django project, you should use something like NGINX etc.
If you just want to tell, what if a development server is public, you have the same risks with any another project written in any platform. |
417,882 | Why is the verb when paying for a service *subscribe*, but the noun form is *subscription*?
Is there a rule that changes "b" to "p"? | 2017/11/10 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/417882",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/155643/"
] | The "rule" goes right back to Latin (and probably to pre-Latin) where suffixes starting with an unvoiced consonant, such as "-tu" (earlier "-to") and "-si" caused a final voiced consonant on the root to be devoiced. Examples:
>
> scrib-o 'I write' -> scrip-si 'I have written', scrip-tum 'written'
>
>
> dirig-o 'I s... | This is not about spelling, but about pronunciation. The simple answer to your question is: *the spelling is different because the pronunciation is different*.
The phenomenon seems to fall under **obstruent devoicing**.
The article [Voicing and devoicing in English, German, and Dutch;
evidence for domain-specific iden... |
438,615 | I cannot understand the morphology of the word retroviral.
>
> is "re" the prefix?
>
>
>
* I think the prefix might be retro, is that true?
>
> is "al the suffix?
>
>
>
* I am assuming that "viral" is the root, is that true | 2018/03/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/438615",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/289167/"
] | **retrovirus (noun) retroviral (adjective)**
The prefix **"retro-"** has been added to **"virus"** because of the retrograde mechanism used for replication.
>
> * "Once inside the host cell cytoplasm, the virus uses its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual p... | As also stated in the other answer I see at the moment of writing here, the word retro in Latin means a movement backwards or a backward position, both in time and place. A quote from the Gospel is "Vade retro Satana" (Back away, Devil!), spoken by Jesus in the desert to the Devil who wanted to tempt him.
>
> Go back... |
821,527 | I am using putty for remote login in Linux in Ubuntu. The font size of terminal is very small. How can I increase it's font size. | 2016/09/06 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/821527",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/479002/"
] | * Putty configuration
* Window
* Appearance
* Font Settings
* Font
* Change
* Size: pick the smallest one possible, which is 8 for me
* Go back to "Sessions", select a "saved session" and click "Save". Terrible interface design!
+ <https://serverfault.com/questions/12295/how-to-make-putty-settings-persistent>
+ <http... | The setup is somewhat different if you using Putty on Ubuntu.
Go to **Fonts** under **Window**, and change the **Font used for ordinary text**. Usually it's set to a default font by the server.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lq8DL.png)
Here, you can s... |
34,170,094 | I am an absolute beginner with this. I installed Wowza and wanted to play VOD. The test works, the sample.mp4 plays. However when I try what looks like the same URL shown in the test player, which in my case is:
<http://192.168.5.76:1935/voddec8/mp4:sample.mp4/manifest.f4m>
I get the contents of the manifest. When I... | 2015/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34170094",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1621584/"
] | Wowza does not support progressive download (meaning basic http download), you can do that with any web server. Then you could open something like this in the browser <http://192.168.5.76:1935/voddec8/sample.mp4>
If you want to play an HLS stream (playlist.m3u8) or HDS (manifest.f4m) you need to call it through a play... | If you have installed wowza on local system, the URL pattern will be your IP address. You can switch wowza to listen on any port (should be open port).
Ex: rtmp://10.136.15.1:1935/vod/mp4:bunny.mp4
Instead of running it under 1935, you can switch it to listen on port:80.
You can try running your vod video in VLC playe... |
34,170,094 | I am an absolute beginner with this. I installed Wowza and wanted to play VOD. The test works, the sample.mp4 plays. However when I try what looks like the same URL shown in the test player, which in my case is:
<http://192.168.5.76:1935/voddec8/mp4:sample.mp4/manifest.f4m>
I get the contents of the manifest. When I... | 2015/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34170094",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1621584/"
] | if you want to deliver the vod as progressive method , you can try nimble streamer (wmspanel.com)
which will gives you additional security for progressive delivery method, and if this is for web delivery i prefer to deliver using hls method (.m3u8) which is the best method to avoid your sever bandwidth also. | If you have installed wowza on local system, the URL pattern will be your IP address. You can switch wowza to listen on any port (should be open port).
Ex: rtmp://10.136.15.1:1935/vod/mp4:bunny.mp4
Instead of running it under 1935, you can switch it to listen on port:80.
You can try running your vod video in VLC playe... |
121,057 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CMehB.png)
I am trying to play the accompaniement of a song but the last two bars seems impossible to me. I can reach an octave with each hand and no more. I don't think I should maintain the pedal either because otherwise... | 2022/02/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/121057",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/54171/"
] | You have two options: ignore the quarter notes being too long and use the pedal, or don't use the pedal and let the octave Gs stop sounding immediately. Of course, there's actually a third option, which is to release the pedal sometime after the second beat, and this is probably what you'll do.
Whether you hold the pe... | Pedal, or middle pedal if you have one or half pedal to hold the bass and take the alto into the left hand. The pedal is not that problematic, as these notes are legato anyway. |
121,057 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CMehB.png)
I am trying to play the accompaniement of a song but the last two bars seems impossible to me. I can reach an octave with each hand and no more. I don't think I should maintain the pedal either because otherwise... | 2022/02/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/121057",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/54171/"
] | You have two options: ignore the quarter notes being too long and use the pedal, or don't use the pedal and let the octave Gs stop sounding immediately. Of course, there's actually a third option, which is to release the pedal sometime after the second beat, and this is probably what you'll do.
Whether you hold the pe... | This is where use of the **sostenuto** pedal comes to the fore. On a lot of pianos, there is a middle pedal - in Europe, it's often the *practice* pedal, which won't help, but in U.S. it's more likely to be a sophisticated damper control.
Rather like the sustain pedal found on just about every acoustic piano, it moves... |
57 | I have a large plantar wart (a wart on the bottom of my foot). It's been resistant to freezing and acid. My dermatologist said I just need to wait until my immune system is ready to get rid of it, and I could try placebo treatments like putting a banana peel on it if I wanted.
I thought he was joking until I recently ... | 2015/03/31 | [
"https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/57",
"https://health.stackexchange.com",
"https://health.stackexchange.com/users/62/"
] | Based on my medical knowledge and a literature search, I cannot find evidence to suggest that banana peels are a superior treatment for warts. I saw only one nearly 40-year-old study on PubMed, Warzawer-Schwarcz L. "Treatment of plantar warts with banana skin." Plast Reconstr Surg. 1981 Dec;68(6):975-6. <http://journal... | It seems you're expecting yes or no answer, but it's not possible as different warts are caused by different factors (e.g. often by [HPV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_papillomavirus) and 35 other which can result in potassium deficiency) and it also should be not confused with moles which can look similar or some... |
3,565 | I made a cold frame out of $5.00 worth of lumber and some saran wrap. I don't know if it necessarily deserves the title "cold frame", but I want to use it as a place that is protected from the elements where I can sprout and keep seedlings during the day.
I know that one usually uses a cold frame to raise early lettu... | 2012/03/08 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/3565",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/10/"
] | It's all genetic. Here is a list of the taxonomies of several common curcurbits:
Watermelon:
* **Kingdom:** Plantae
* **Phylum:** Magnoliophyta
* **Class:** Magnoliopsida
* **Order:** Violales
* **Family:** Curcurbitaceae
* **Genus:** Citrullus
* **Species:** *lanatus*
Squash:
* **Kingdom:** Plantae
* **Phylum:** M... | The above answer is accurate. The simple gist of it is this:
There are two sensation categories involved: Flavor and Sweetness
There are two substance categories involved: Starch and Water
Listed below are the three fruits in question, by each of the above four items in the order of their volume from most to least:
... |
94,208 | Consider this carbocation:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vPKrQ.png)
We know that this carbocation would immediately rearrange - by a methyl shift - to form the more stable carbocation.
Now, notice that the migration will produce a **chiral** center ... | 2018/03/28 | [
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/94208",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/users/5026/"
] | Okay so here is the situation: You have two subsitutions, methyl and 1-methylpropyl as the two substituents here. You wish to know in which order the substituents must be written in the name. You knew that substituents are arranged alphabetically, and both methyl and 1-methylpropyl start with the same letter *m*.
Cons... | Substituents are always written in alphabetical order (without considering the numerical prefixes such as di, tri, etc). Also, in case of trimethyl and methyl propyl, having same first alphabet (i.e. m), generally the substituent with shotter name is written first. But as per my knowledge, there is no such official rul... |
235,112 | Let's say I am staing at a hostel and there is only one electric kettle. I need to to boil some water to cook a meal. So I take it fill it up and turn it on. To cook a meal I need all the water. It boils, but then another person comes up and take the kettle not knowing that I am the person who filled it up and that I n... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/235112",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/60696/"
] | You're correct, a fluent speaker would not use "occupy" here.
The most natural thing to say would be, "Excuse me, I'm using that." Depending on how forceful or polite you want to be and what rights you have to the kettle versus the other person, it might be, "Hey, that's my kettle! Get your hands off!", or at the oppo... | I would simply say:
>
> Oh, sorry, that's my water[ - I need it all].
>
>
>
If someone challenges your "ownership" of it, you could then say something like:
>
> I [just] boiled it.
>
>
>
Or, more forcefully, for emphasis:
>
> I'm the one who boiled it.
>
>
>
The above is maybe a bit aggressive though ... |
111,056 | Is it ok to use an "in" before "*in vitro*", or other Latin-derived phrases that start with "in"?
For example, could you say "there's been a lot of advances in *in vitro* fertilization lately"? | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/111056",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1420/"
] | English has compound words that have an space where one might otherwise see a hyphen. Since *in vitro* is a loanword which behaves as a single lexeme, use it as such.
For purposes of euphony and clarity, I'd probably word it "advances within [the field of] *in vitro* fertilization". | It offends no principles of grammar or good usage that I am aware of, but if it discomfits you, try saying instead "in fertilization *in vitro*". |
5,404,898 | Hey, I'm trying to make a basic hockey style game.
I have the basic physics working with the pitch, a player, an opponent, and a ball.
I'm struggling to figure out how I can allow the ball to travel into the goal
while keeping the player and opponent from going into the goal.
Basically the opponent follows the ball,... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5404898",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149615/"
] | why don't you use simple collision detection?
if the object that moves over your hockey field is of type player and his position/hitbox collides with the goal, you change his position back to the line, so he possibly can't intersect with the goal.
if the type of object is not a player you simple let the object pass | Well, you don't allow the player to leave the playing field to the left or right do you? So You just need to do that same logic for the goal area for players. |
5,404,898 | Hey, I'm trying to make a basic hockey style game.
I have the basic physics working with the pitch, a player, an opponent, and a ball.
I'm struggling to figure out how I can allow the ball to travel into the goal
while keeping the player and opponent from going into the goal.
Basically the opponent follows the ball,... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5404898",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149615/"
] | If you're using Box2D, you probably want to look into **Sensors**.
Taken from the [Box2D Manual](http://www.box2d.org/manual.html):
>
> Sometimes game logic needs to know when two fixtures overlap yet there should be no collision response. This is done by using sensors. A sensor is a fixture that detects collision b... | why don't you use simple collision detection?
if the object that moves over your hockey field is of type player and his position/hitbox collides with the goal, you change his position back to the line, so he possibly can't intersect with the goal.
if the type of object is not a player you simple let the object pass |
5,404,898 | Hey, I'm trying to make a basic hockey style game.
I have the basic physics working with the pitch, a player, an opponent, and a ball.
I'm struggling to figure out how I can allow the ball to travel into the goal
while keeping the player and opponent from going into the goal.
Basically the opponent follows the ball,... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5404898",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149615/"
] | If you're using Box2D, you probably want to look into **Sensors**.
Taken from the [Box2D Manual](http://www.box2d.org/manual.html):
>
> Sometimes game logic needs to know when two fixtures overlap yet there should be no collision response. This is done by using sensors. A sensor is a fixture that detects collision b... | Well, you don't allow the player to leave the playing field to the left or right do you? So You just need to do that same logic for the goal area for players. |
36,249,463 | I am new to Big data technologies, I have a question on how hbase is integrated with hadoop. What does it mean by "Hbase sits on top of HDFS"? . My understanding is HDFS is a collection of structured and unstructured data distributed across multiple nodes and HBase is structured data.
How is Hbase integrated with Had... | 2016/03/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36249463",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5245786/"
] | **HDFS** is a distributed *filesystem*; One can do most regular FS operations on it such as listing files in a directory, writing a regular file, reading a part of the file, etc. Its not simply "a collection of structured or unstructured data" anymore than your **EXT4** or **NTFS** filesystems are.
**HBase** is a in-m... | [HDFS](https://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/HDFS) is a distributed file system, and [HBase](https://hbase.apache.org/) is a [NoSQL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL) database that depends on the HDFS filesystem to store it's data.
You should read up on these technologies, since your structured/unstructured comparison is... |
36,249,463 | I am new to Big data technologies, I have a question on how hbase is integrated with hadoop. What does it mean by "Hbase sits on top of HDFS"? . My understanding is HDFS is a collection of structured and unstructured data distributed across multiple nodes and HBase is structured data.
How is Hbase integrated with Had... | 2016/03/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36249463",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5245786/"
] | **HDFS** is a distributed *filesystem*; One can do most regular FS operations on it such as listing files in a directory, writing a regular file, reading a part of the file, etc. Its not simply "a collection of structured or unstructured data" anymore than your **EXT4** or **NTFS** filesystems are.
**HBase** is a in-m... | It's easy to understand:
HDFS is a distributed filesytem and provides write and read through an apped model.
Hbase is a NOSQL database that builds on the HDFS filesystem and must depend on it.
This can be read about here: [Apache hbase document](https://hbase.apache.org/) |
10,801,158 | How stable is s3fs to mount an Amazon S3 bucket as a local directory in linux? Is it recommended/stable for high demand production environments?
Are there any better/similar solutions?
**Update:** Would it be better to use EBS and to mount it via NFS to all other AMIs? | 2012/05/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10801158",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/220949/"
] | [There's a good article on s3fs here](http://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/exploring-s3-based-filesystems-s3fs-and-s3backer), which after reading I resorted to an EBS Share.
It highlights a few important considerations when using s3fs, namely related to the inherent limitations of S3:
* no file can be over 5GB
* you can'... | This is an old question so I'll share my experience over the past year with S3FS.
Initially, it had a number of bugs and memory leaks (I had a cron-job to restart it every 2 hours) but with the latest release 1.73 it's been very stable.
The best thing about S3FS is you have one less things to worry about and get some... |
51,184,060 | I am new in Alexa skill kit development
I have already read Tutorials on Alexa Skill Kit
I have to implement Alexa Skill , In which I need to manually send command and want Alexa to speak it.
i.e When user login in system I can fire API as Alexa request and I want Alexa device to Speak that for example "Welcom... | 2018/07/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/51184060",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10035166/"
] | Notifications for Alexa skill are in still in beta. You can apply for the access to it by filling up this form here : <https://alexa.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72lplGGegxNZ9Ln> | If **Push Notifications** is what you're looking for, then the answer is ***YES***.
Since in the comments you said, *"You are not asking for HOW TO DO IT"*, so I'll just let this link here for your reference. <https://developer.amazon.com/docs/alexa-voice-service/notifications-overview.html> |
51,184,060 | I am new in Alexa skill kit development
I have already read Tutorials on Alexa Skill Kit
I have to implement Alexa Skill , In which I need to manually send command and want Alexa to speak it.
i.e When user login in system I can fire API as Alexa request and I want Alexa device to Speak that for example "Welcom... | 2018/07/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/51184060",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10035166/"
] | Notifications for Alexa skill are in still in beta. You can apply for the access to it by filling up this form here : <https://alexa.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72lplGGegxNZ9Ln> | I think you may want to use proactive events for your skill. They are now commercially available. You will be able to send a notification to your skill and the Amazon device will blink (yellow). However you will still need to say "Alexa check my notifications" to retrieve the actual message
<https://developer.amazon.c... |
120,947 | Example:
* Assume that a folder F1 has ABC app icons (shortcuts) in it.
* Another folder F2 has XYZ app icons in it.
* The default launcher in COS12 doesn't allow inclusion of more than 16 icons in a single folder.
* Neither it provides the option to include one folder (F2) into another one (F1) so that the included f... | 2015/09/01 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/120947",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/96277/"
] | I've created a [Scene](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/scenes.html) in [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm), loaded it using a task and created a shortcut using **Task Shortcut** widget to launch the scene.
* First image is showing a normal folder with some ap... | An alternative would be to use a third-party launcher app. I had SlimROMS installed already and I noticed that its [SlimLauncher](https://plus.google.com/communities/104509876514579429216/stream/2f4fe780-9c2f-4535-bc56-217cf72647a1) doesn't [lag when Tasker is enabled](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/106660... |
34,784 | I was looking around for a voltage regulator when I thought of this, so it might be completely crazy. And I'm sorry if it is.
BUT...
Could I use a PWM speed controller as a voltage regulator if I were to use a cap to "smooth" out the voltage, and a simple four diode full wave rectifier to make sure the voltage never... | 2012/06/29 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/34784",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/10423/"
] | No you can't. You need an inductor, which 'reduces' your idea to the well-known concept of a switched regulator.
The problem with your idea is that there is some resistance in the path between your power source and the capacitor, and this resistance will dissipate the heat that would otheriwse be dissipated by the lin... | A PWM may be used to produce a reference voltage, but cannot very well be used to directly regulate a supply voltage, since the voltage resulting from any particular PWM level will vary with load. One may attempt to use a PWM to switch a supply on and off, and use output feedback to adjust the PWM as necessary to deal ... |
17,772,714 | I have a problem with validation on form actually sub-form.
In my website I have some kind of table and "Add row" button (BlockingAjaxSubmitLink).
When I try add let say 2 rows, I get validation error (because row in this table has Required=True parameter) and I can't add another row. I tried use simple AjaxLink but i... | 2013/07/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17772714",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1348305/"
] | Another alternative is to create a set of custom map tiles that replace or overlay the standard map tiles for your development area, see
<https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/maptypes#CustomMapTypes>
You might even be able to create custom streetview images to create a virtual drive though of t... | Is Google Map Maker <https://www.google.co.uk/mapmaker> enabled for your area?
This would allow you to add all the roads, buildings parks in your development.
Note: You would need to check the terms of use to ensure that adding planned but not yet built developments was permitted, but I do see that you can set the con... |
163,531 | How do I keep players from accessing certain commands?
I'm making a server and these kind of things are thing i need to know | 2014/04/09 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/163531",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/73901/"
] | Adding on to @Unionhawk's answer you could aternatively just use a permissions plugin such as [Group Manager](http://wiki.ess3.net/wiki/Downloads) or [PermissionsEX](http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/permissionsex/) with Bukkit along with the [Essentials plugins](http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/essentials/). I'... | there are 3 steps-
1. In order for players to be able to break blocks near spawn, (spawn protection) they must be OP. So OP them.
2. close the server, and open the server.properties file .
3. change the OP permission level to 1. this will restrict all OPs, so they no longer have commands. But, they can still break b... |
6,226,074 | Is there any way in Minizip to extract files directly from a buffer? Normally you would use a `unzFile` instance, but that's not an option for me (I get the zipped data directly in a buffer, I don't read it from disk). | 2011/06/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6226074",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/627005/"
] | From [the authors page](http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html):
>
> Justin Fletcher wrote a very simple implementation of a memory access method for the ioapi code ([ioapi\_mem\_c.zip](http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/ioapi_mem_c.zip)).
>
>
> | You could instead use libarchive which is capable of this. |
75,067 | Listen From 00:56
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X68RF.jpg)
The [E] part is in C Major key
and I can't understand the C#m7-5 chord at bar 3
what is this chord ?
Where did it come from? and what is its function ? | 2018/10/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/75067",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/47848/"
] | They could be the same, could be different. It can depend where they are in a bar, and what the time signature is. A lot of us still prefer to see 4/4 bars that split (to the reader) into two equal halves. The top version would, if it shows beats 2 and 3, not align to that ideal. But the bottom version would. If, in 4/... | I would read them both the same way. This is just differences in publishing style. My guess is that the first one is an older style. |
75,067 | Listen From 00:56
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X68RF.jpg)
The [E] part is in C Major key
and I can't understand the C#m7-5 chord at bar 3
what is this chord ?
Where did it come from? and what is its function ? | 2018/10/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/75067",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/47848/"
] | Depends on the Time Signature.
==============================
The first grouping would be ideal in Time Signature with minim beats, the beats are upheld but the subdivision of the beat aids in the reading of notes.
The second grouping is correct when you have crotchet beats because there is a grouping rule that says ... | I would read them both the same way. This is just differences in publishing style. My guess is that the first one is an older style. |
75,067 | Listen From 00:56
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X68RF.jpg)
The [E] part is in C Major key
and I can't understand the C#m7-5 chord at bar 3
what is this chord ?
Where did it come from? and what is its function ? | 2018/10/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/75067",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/47848/"
] | I would read them both the same way. This is just differences in publishing style. My guess is that the first one is an older style. | A performer would play both versions the same way (you wouldn't accent the first note of every group or anything like that!). The differences are more for ease of reading / comprehension rather than performance instructions.
The top example (Hanon) might be grouped as 8-note sets to show where the finger pattern repe... |
75,067 | Listen From 00:56
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X68RF.jpg)
The [E] part is in C Major key
and I can't understand the C#m7-5 chord at bar 3
what is this chord ?
Where did it come from? and what is its function ? | 2018/10/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/75067",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/47848/"
] | They could be the same, could be different. It can depend where they are in a bar, and what the time signature is. A lot of us still prefer to see 4/4 bars that split (to the reader) into two equal halves. The top version would, if it shows beats 2 and 3, not align to that ideal. But the bottom version would. If, in 4/... | A performer would play both versions the same way (you wouldn't accent the first note of every group or anything like that!). The differences are more for ease of reading / comprehension rather than performance instructions.
The top example (Hanon) might be grouped as 8-note sets to show where the finger pattern repe... |
75,067 | Listen From 00:56
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X68RF.jpg)
The [E] part is in C Major key
and I can't understand the C#m7-5 chord at bar 3
what is this chord ?
Where did it come from? and what is its function ? | 2018/10/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/75067",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/47848/"
] | Depends on the Time Signature.
==============================
The first grouping would be ideal in Time Signature with minim beats, the beats are upheld but the subdivision of the beat aids in the reading of notes.
The second grouping is correct when you have crotchet beats because there is a grouping rule that says ... | A performer would play both versions the same way (you wouldn't accent the first note of every group or anything like that!). The differences are more for ease of reading / comprehension rather than performance instructions.
The top example (Hanon) might be grouped as 8-note sets to show where the finger pattern repe... |
15,843,324 | Is there a minified version of jQueryUI hosted in the script hosting websites?
I want to use jQueryUI in my website, its about 425KB and as the internet speed is an issue for my users I want to use a minified version of it. the uncompressed version is hosted on jquery.com:
<http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.2/jquery-ui.... | 2013/04/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15843324",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1079221/"
] | Have you looked at the hosted libraries that google has?
<https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/devguide>
here is the current version of JqueryUI:
<http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.2/jquery-ui.min.js> | It's on google's hosted libraries: <https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/devguide#jquery-ui> |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Lots of good answers already, but I want to address one point in particular:
>
> My line manager doesn't want me to think about politics at all. Other people told me not to be political.
>
>
>
By this, they might just mean: "Stop talking to me about company politics. Leave me out of it." In the case of your line ... | There is no general answer to this and a good amount depends on your job role / you team' job role.
My professional work experience has been in audit / accountancy / compliance and recently, cybersecurity. These roles are considered to be conservative and generally risk averse where following regulations are importan... |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Suppose you have an idea to optimize production.
>
> what are the circumstances when ignoring company politics is good advice?"
>
>
>
You should ignore the the politics when they are just politics, with no substance behind them. You should ignore them when people are hostile. Another way to put this is "stick wit... | There is no general answer to this and a good amount depends on your job role / you team' job role.
My professional work experience has been in audit / accountancy / compliance and recently, cybersecurity. These roles are considered to be conservative and generally risk averse where following regulations are importan... |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Lots of good answers already, but I want to address one point in particular:
>
> My line manager doesn't want me to think about politics at all. Other people told me not to be political.
>
>
>
By this, they might just mean: "Stop talking to me about company politics. Leave me out of it." In the case of your line ... | The specific answer
===================
Your line manager knows the situation better and wants you to stay back and stay safe, "ignore politics" is just a phase they use. As a non-manager your advices are appreciated but you shouldn't get tangled up because there are understandings among participants that you might no... |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | "Ignore company politics" can have two meanings depending on context. Walking into situations oblivious of the politics is a terrible idea. You are creating a situation where you are way too likely to shoot yourself in the foot.
When someone says "ignore company politics" it can also mean don't put active effort into... | The specific answer
===================
Your line manager knows the situation better and wants you to stay back and stay safe, "ignore politics" is just a phase they use. As a non-manager your advices are appreciated but you shouldn't get tangled up because there are understandings among participants that you might no... |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | *Not paying attention* to company politics is always bad advise. If you do not understand the human factor in the decisions which are being made around you, then you are constantly going to run into walls and have no idea why.
But the question is if you should *actively* engage in workspace politics yourself. Successf... | "Ignore company politics" can have two meanings depending on context. Walking into situations oblivious of the politics is a terrible idea. You are creating a situation where you are way too likely to shoot yourself in the foot.
When someone says "ignore company politics" it can also mean don't put active effort into... |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Even as an outside contractor or consultant, I have to agree broadly with Philipp that it is rarely a good idea to ignore politics.
That isn't to say you should spend your time "stirring the pot", or getting into debates and complex discussions. But, I think your premise is right - you need to be aware of what is goin... | There is no general answer to this and a good amount depends on your job role / you team' job role.
My professional work experience has been in audit / accountancy / compliance and recently, cybersecurity. These roles are considered to be conservative and generally risk averse where following regulations are importan... |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The specific answer
===================
Your line manager knows the situation better and wants you to stay back and stay safe, "ignore politics" is just a phase they use. As a non-manager your advices are appreciated but you shouldn't get tangled up because there are understandings among participants that you might no... | But also: *what is* **your** *job?!"*
"Politics" obviously surrounds "every single human activity." So – is this *actually* "a battle that you have to fight," in order to fulfill your business obligations to the company?
"If it isn't – *butt out!"* Do your job. Earn your salary. Dazzle your [internal?] customers fir... |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | But also: *what is* **your** *job?!"*
"Politics" obviously surrounds "every single human activity." So – is this *actually* "a battle that you have to fight," in order to fulfill your business obligations to the company?
"If it isn't – *butt out!"* Do your job. Earn your salary. Dazzle your [internal?] customers fir... | Your manager telling you to not think about politics is a political act. Which means he's told you not to think about that advice. You can't follow advice without thinking about it.
Nonsense is never good advice. Ignore this particular advice but don't be obvious about it. |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Even as an outside contractor or consultant, I have to agree broadly with Philipp that it is rarely a good idea to ignore politics.
That isn't to say you should spend your time "stirring the pot", or getting into debates and complex discussions. But, I think your premise is right - you need to be aware of what is goin... | Your manager telling you to not think about politics is a political act. Which means he's told you not to think about that advice. You can't follow advice without thinking about it.
Nonsense is never good advice. Ignore this particular advice but don't be obvious about it. |
157,849 | As they say, "politics is the exercise of power", and "power is the ability to make things happen in an organisation".
I am working on a project which has some overlap and is partially in competition with other projects. Managers at all levels have different ideas about what should happen. I am trying to understand who... | 2020/05/05 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/157849",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Technically "office politics" *could* mean **important info about who runs the company and how**, as you are interpreting it.
But usually, when people say "ignore office politics", what they mean is to ignore **irrelevant gossip, petty arguments, childish grudges, empty posturing, and such**, that have nothing to do w... | Your manager telling you to not think about politics is a political act. Which means he's told you not to think about that advice. You can't follow advice without thinking about it.
Nonsense is never good advice. Ignore this particular advice but don't be obvious about it. |
226,552 | When a witch or wizard transforms into an animal, we know they can still think and listen, like Pettigrew did when living as a pet. But according to Sirius it can alter one's emotional state. Could the simplicity of an animal's emotions be a benefit to someone trying to defend against Legilimecy?
In PoA, Sirius Black... | 2020/01/26 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/226552",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/125003/"
] | It's not specifically established how targeting works with Legilimency. All the instances I've found involved line-of-sight contact with the target, with the exception of Voldemort and Harry being the only remote-targeting instances.
I would guess that an Animagus when transformed would be unlikely to be targeted, unl... | It would probably be easier, as when the wizard turns into an animal they become more like the animal, and since animals aren't as intelligent as humans their mind would be less powerful, like the animal. Now, I'm not saying that animaguses turn into that animal when transforming but according to sirius black it does c... |
36,958,331 | I am trying to connect SQL Server from local machine.
Following inbound security rule is not working with the fix source port. But it works with \* for source port.
What is wrong with this setup?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i91kE.png) | 2016/04/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36958331",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1731855/"
] | In SQL, 1433 is the port on the server, not necessarily the port on the client. Depending on the client being used, you may have any random high order port in use to make the SQL connection. Only use 1433 as the source if you know that the app/client you are using uses 1433 only. | Azure SQL Server firewall prevents all access to your database server until you specify which machine or computer have permission to access your database externally, by **[Allowing IP Address](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/documentation/articles/sql-database-configure-firewall-settings/)** to your Azure SQL SERVER.... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | Try to distinguish between *what* users want and *how* they want it done.
Taking your example above, users wanting one vs. two input boxes is all about the *how*. The *what* is being able to paste comma-separated coordinate pairs vs. not having to press comma. (Or, for some users, being able to simply press comma rath... | Accommodate both! In this case, your users told you exactly what they were missing in the old version (in this example, easy copy/paste). So create a new way that meets both sets of requirements.
Generally speaking, say the old way offered Features A and B, and the new way still supported Feature B, lost feature A, bu... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | You can't please everyone
-------------------------
Most changes or additions will leave some people behind. They may catch up later, they may hate you forever. Shoot for net gain in the experience. If you avoid negative feedback, you avoid progress.
It helps to keep a destination in your sights. Focus on an establis... | Accommodate both! In this case, your users told you exactly what they were missing in the old version (in this example, easy copy/paste). So create a new way that meets both sets of requirements.
Generally speaking, say the old way offered Features A and B, and the new way still supported Feature B, lost feature A, bu... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | Accommodate both! In this case, your users told you exactly what they were missing in the old version (in this example, easy copy/paste). So create a new way that meets both sets of requirements.
Generally speaking, say the old way offered Features A and B, and the new way still supported Feature B, lost feature A, bu... | User Experience isn't about taking exclusive decisions, is about make the overall experience for the majority of users, the best as possible. I will use your use case as an example.
**Previous version**
Single text field, coordinates separated by comma.
**Advantages:** copy/paste is smooth
**Disadvantages:** readab... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | Accommodate both! In this case, your users told you exactly what they were missing in the old version (in this example, easy copy/paste). So create a new way that meets both sets of requirements.
Generally speaking, say the old way offered Features A and B, and the new way still supported Feature B, lost feature A, bu... | I am programmer learning a bit of UX so I may get beat up by UX purest but I capture metrics on user productivity. If a top performing user asks for a tweak I will take that over a low performing user. I am in an environment where contract data entry use more than one product. Too often a low performing user will state... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | You can't please everyone
-------------------------
Most changes or additions will leave some people behind. They may catch up later, they may hate you forever. Shoot for net gain in the experience. If you avoid negative feedback, you avoid progress.
It helps to keep a destination in your sights. Focus on an establis... | Try to distinguish between *what* users want and *how* they want it done.
Taking your example above, users wanting one vs. two input boxes is all about the *how*. The *what* is being able to paste comma-separated coordinate pairs vs. not having to press comma. (Or, for some users, being able to simply press comma rath... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | Try to distinguish between *what* users want and *how* they want it done.
Taking your example above, users wanting one vs. two input boxes is all about the *how*. The *what* is being able to paste comma-separated coordinate pairs vs. not having to press comma. (Or, for some users, being able to simply press comma rath... | User Experience isn't about taking exclusive decisions, is about make the overall experience for the majority of users, the best as possible. I will use your use case as an example.
**Previous version**
Single text field, coordinates separated by comma.
**Advantages:** copy/paste is smooth
**Disadvantages:** readab... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | Try to distinguish between *what* users want and *how* they want it done.
Taking your example above, users wanting one vs. two input boxes is all about the *how*. The *what* is being able to paste comma-separated coordinate pairs vs. not having to press comma. (Or, for some users, being able to simply press comma rath... | I am programmer learning a bit of UX so I may get beat up by UX purest but I capture metrics on user productivity. If a top performing user asks for a tweak I will take that over a low performing user. I am in an environment where contract data entry use more than one product. Too often a low performing user will state... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | You can't please everyone
-------------------------
Most changes or additions will leave some people behind. They may catch up later, they may hate you forever. Shoot for net gain in the experience. If you avoid negative feedback, you avoid progress.
It helps to keep a destination in your sights. Focus on an establis... | User Experience isn't about taking exclusive decisions, is about make the overall experience for the majority of users, the best as possible. I will use your use case as an example.
**Previous version**
Single text field, coordinates separated by comma.
**Advantages:** copy/paste is smooth
**Disadvantages:** readab... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | You can't please everyone
-------------------------
Most changes or additions will leave some people behind. They may catch up later, they may hate you forever. Shoot for net gain in the experience. If you avoid negative feedback, you avoid progress.
It helps to keep a destination in your sights. Focus on an establis... | I am programmer learning a bit of UX so I may get beat up by UX purest but I capture metrics on user productivity. If a top performing user asks for a tweak I will take that over a low performing user. I am in an environment where contract data entry use more than one product. Too often a low performing user will state... |
73,453 | Getting clear user feedback is great. But what do you do with the feedback when different people, or groups of people, want different things?
I have encountered this situation a few times recently.
One example, while testing a new product release: Some users liked the new separate input boxes for x and y coordinates... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/73453",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/13180/"
] | I am programmer learning a bit of UX so I may get beat up by UX purest but I capture metrics on user productivity. If a top performing user asks for a tweak I will take that over a low performing user. I am in an environment where contract data entry use more than one product. Too often a low performing user will state... | User Experience isn't about taking exclusive decisions, is about make the overall experience for the majority of users, the best as possible. I will use your use case as an example.
**Previous version**
Single text field, coordinates separated by comma.
**Advantages:** copy/paste is smooth
**Disadvantages:** readab... |
171,727 | How do i delete all the tables in the schema on Apache Derby DB using JDBC? | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/171727",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/15100/"
] | For actual code that does this, check [CleanDatabaseTestSetup.java](http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/db/derby/code/trunk/java/org.apache.derby.tests/org/apache/derbyTesting/junit/CleanDatabaseTestSetup.java?view=markup) in the Derby test suite section of the Derby distribution. | Download Squirrel SQL from <http://squirrel-sql.sourceforge.net/>
Connect to the database.
Expand the TABLE node.
Select the tables that you want to drop.
Right click and select -> Scripts -> Drop table scripts
Run the generated queries
You can even select delete records to empty the selected tables. |
171,727 | How do i delete all the tables in the schema on Apache Derby DB using JDBC? | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/171727",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/15100/"
] | For actual code that does this, check [CleanDatabaseTestSetup.java](http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/db/derby/code/trunk/java/org.apache.derby.tests/org/apache/derbyTesting/junit/CleanDatabaseTestSetup.java?view=markup) in the Derby test suite section of the Derby distribution. | JDBC allows you to solve your task in a database agnostic way:
1. Open the connection
2. Grab the DatabaseMetaData
3. Use it to list all tables in your database [JavaDoc](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/sql/DatabaseMetaData.html#getTables(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.la... |
171,727 | How do i delete all the tables in the schema on Apache Derby DB using JDBC? | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/171727",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/15100/"
] | I think most db providers don't allow DROP TABLE \* (or similar).
I think the best way would be to SHOW TABLES and then go through each deleting in a loop via a resultset.
HTH. | Download Squirrel SQL from <http://squirrel-sql.sourceforge.net/>
Connect to the database.
Expand the TABLE node.
Select the tables that you want to drop.
Right click and select -> Scripts -> Drop table scripts
Run the generated queries
You can even select delete records to empty the selected tables. |
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