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1,491,224 | Recently i get in touch with Empire-db. The project doc. stated that they are using "[string-free coding](http://incubator.apache.org/empire-db/empiredb/stringfree.htm)", intended to use less constant strings as possible to avoid typos and use the force of the compiler.
I was always a big fan of this principle, becau... | 2009/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1491224",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/114226/"
] | This is the same thing as **magic number** vs **constants**. Using constants raises maintainability and readability. Constants also encapsulate change: a change in constant value is automatically propagated and, as for string-free coding, a misspelled constant is a compile-time error. | Never heard the particular expression, but [Effective Java](http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/) recommends to "*avoid strings where other types are more appropriate*" (Item 50). |
1,491,224 | Recently i get in touch with Empire-db. The project doc. stated that they are using "[string-free coding](http://incubator.apache.org/empire-db/empiredb/stringfree.htm)", intended to use less constant strings as possible to avoid typos and use the force of the compiler.
I was always a big fan of this principle, becau... | 2009/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1491224",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/114226/"
] | Never heard the particular expression, but [Effective Java](http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/) recommends to "*avoid strings where other types are more appropriate*" (Item 50). | The famous [Pragmatic Programmer](http://www.pragprog.com/the-pragmatic-programmer) mentions this principle especially in connection with metadata handling. One of the tips about this is:
>
> Put Abstractions in Code, Details in
> Metadata
>
>
> Program for the general case,
> and put the specifics outside the
> co... |
1,491,224 | Recently i get in touch with Empire-db. The project doc. stated that they are using "[string-free coding](http://incubator.apache.org/empire-db/empiredb/stringfree.htm)", intended to use less constant strings as possible to avoid typos and use the force of the compiler.
I was always a big fan of this principle, becau... | 2009/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1491224",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/114226/"
] | Never heard the particular expression, but [Effective Java](http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/) recommends to "*avoid strings where other types are more appropriate*" (Item 50). | Regarding empire-db, it's like 'type-safety' for SQL queries. |
1,491,224 | Recently i get in touch with Empire-db. The project doc. stated that they are using "[string-free coding](http://incubator.apache.org/empire-db/empiredb/stringfree.htm)", intended to use less constant strings as possible to avoid typos and use the force of the compiler.
I was always a big fan of this principle, becau... | 2009/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1491224",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/114226/"
] | This is the same thing as **magic number** vs **constants**. Using constants raises maintainability and readability. Constants also encapsulate change: a change in constant value is automatically propagated and, as for string-free coding, a misspelled constant is a compile-time error. | The famous [Pragmatic Programmer](http://www.pragprog.com/the-pragmatic-programmer) mentions this principle especially in connection with metadata handling. One of the tips about this is:
>
> Put Abstractions in Code, Details in
> Metadata
>
>
> Program for the general case,
> and put the specifics outside the
> co... |
1,491,224 | Recently i get in touch with Empire-db. The project doc. stated that they are using "[string-free coding](http://incubator.apache.org/empire-db/empiredb/stringfree.htm)", intended to use less constant strings as possible to avoid typos and use the force of the compiler.
I was always a big fan of this principle, becau... | 2009/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1491224",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/114226/"
] | This is the same thing as **magic number** vs **constants**. Using constants raises maintainability and readability. Constants also encapsulate change: a change in constant value is automatically propagated and, as for string-free coding, a misspelled constant is a compile-time error. | Regarding empire-db, it's like 'type-safety' for SQL queries. |
5 | I'm writing a small utility library for hooking functions at run time. I need to find out the length of the first few instructions because I don't want to assume anything or require the developer to manually input the amount of bytes to relocate and overwrite.
There are many great resources to learn assembly but none ... | 2013/03/19 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/16/"
] | [This CodeProject article](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/662301/x-Instruction-Encoding-Revealed-Bit-Twiddling-fo) is an excellent high-level view of x86's instruction format (with diagrams!). After reading this, more detailed references will make more sense.
Due to many years of backwards-compatible evolution, t... | You can use the capstone library to disassemble the instructions stating at the address you are looking at. It has the ability to determine for you how long the instruction is in bytes, and then you can use that in your code.
<http://www.capstone-engine.org/> |
5 | I'm writing a small utility library for hooking functions at run time. I need to find out the length of the first few instructions because I don't want to assume anything or require the developer to manually input the amount of bytes to relocate and overwrite.
There are many great resources to learn assembly but none ... | 2013/03/19 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/16/"
] | If you want to understand the instruction encodings in detail you need to study [Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Volume 2 (Instruction Set Reference, A-Z)](http://download.intel.com/products/processor/manual/325383.pdf). Be aware that Intel IA-32 and AMD64 are very complicated instruction ... | A lot of people have mentioned the Intel manuals, which are an invaluable reference, but quite hefty. I'd suggest looking at [this OSDev wiki page](https://wiki.osdev.org/X86-64_Instruction_Encoding#General_Overview) to get an idea of how the instructions are encoded on a simpler level.
For all practical instruction-l... |
5 | I'm writing a small utility library for hooking functions at run time. I need to find out the length of the first few instructions because I don't want to assume anything or require the developer to manually input the amount of bytes to relocate and overwrite.
There are many great resources to learn assembly but none ... | 2013/03/19 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/16/"
] | If you want to understand the instruction encodings in detail you need to study [Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Volume 2 (Instruction Set Reference, A-Z)](http://download.intel.com/products/processor/manual/325383.pdf). Be aware that Intel IA-32 and AMD64 are very complicated instruction ... | You can use the capstone library to disassemble the instructions stating at the address you are looking at. It has the ability to determine for you how long the instruction is in bytes, and then you can use that in your code.
<http://www.capstone-engine.org/> |
5 | I'm writing a small utility library for hooking functions at run time. I need to find out the length of the first few instructions because I don't want to assume anything or require the developer to manually input the amount of bytes to relocate and overwrite.
There are many great resources to learn assembly but none ... | 2013/03/19 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/16/"
] | The [IA-32 Intel® Architecture Software Developer’s Manual Vol. 2](http://www.cs.uaf.edu/2006/fall/cs301/support/x86/reference.pdf) in all its mind-numbing glory. | You can use the capstone library to disassemble the instructions stating at the address you are looking at. It has the ability to determine for you how long the instruction is in bytes, and then you can use that in your code.
<http://www.capstone-engine.org/> |
5 | I'm writing a small utility library for hooking functions at run time. I need to find out the length of the first few instructions because I don't want to assume anything or require the developer to manually input the amount of bytes to relocate and overwrite.
There are many great resources to learn assembly but none ... | 2013/03/19 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/16/"
] | If you want to understand the instruction encodings in detail you need to study [Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Volume 2 (Instruction Set Reference, A-Z)](http://download.intel.com/products/processor/manual/325383.pdf). Be aware that Intel IA-32 and AMD64 are very complicated instruction ... | The ground truth on instruction decoding can be found in the processors manual for software developers. Assembler authors need to know this, so the information is there. For Intel, it's in the beginning of Volume 2A (I think, I lost track since they smushed all the manuals into one PDF). There's a big table that define... |
5 | I'm writing a small utility library for hooking functions at run time. I need to find out the length of the first few instructions because I don't want to assume anything or require the developer to manually input the amount of bytes to relocate and overwrite.
There are many great resources to learn assembly but none ... | 2013/03/19 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/16/"
] | A lot of people have mentioned the Intel manuals, which are an invaluable reference, but quite hefty. I'd suggest looking at [this OSDev wiki page](https://wiki.osdev.org/X86-64_Instruction_Encoding#General_Overview) to get an idea of how the instructions are encoded on a simpler level.
For all practical instruction-l... | The ground truth on instruction decoding can be found in the processors manual for software developers. Assembler authors need to know this, so the information is there. For Intel, it's in the beginning of Volume 2A (I think, I lost track since they smushed all the manuals into one PDF). There's a big table that define... |
5 | I'm writing a small utility library for hooking functions at run time. I need to find out the length of the first few instructions because I don't want to assume anything or require the developer to manually input the amount of bytes to relocate and overwrite.
There are many great resources to learn assembly but none ... | 2013/03/19 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/16/"
] | A lot of people have mentioned the Intel manuals, which are an invaluable reference, but quite hefty. I'd suggest looking at [this OSDev wiki page](https://wiki.osdev.org/X86-64_Instruction_Encoding#General_Overview) to get an idea of how the instructions are encoded on a simpler level.
For all practical instruction-l... | You can use the capstone library to disassemble the instructions stating at the address you are looking at. It has the ability to determine for you how long the instruction is in bytes, and then you can use that in your code.
<http://www.capstone-engine.org/> |
255,684 | We have a database of resources, be they products, blog posts or something. We need to design a URL scheme to address them, for the public website.
Here are two examples that are database ID bound:
* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FPS6llqhXw>
* <http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000NHOMSQ>
Here's an example tha... | 2014/09/08 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/255684",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/12625/"
] | Keeping the ID in the URL is the most future proof method and as you demonstrated, the URLs can still look relatively good.
Another option used by multiple projects is to keep an history of previously used slugs. When the title changes, you update the slug and if someone tries looking for an obsolete slug, search in t... | The BBC use slugs that are:
* alpha-numeric (for compactness)
* unique (for lookups)
* non-sequential (so that the order things are added to the db isn't exposed)
e.g. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk7h>
Each public programme has both an ID and a slug. IDs can then be auto-incrementing integers as usual, and ... |
10,494 | I was reminded of this curiosity just moments ago when I got a craving for coffee and couldn't find any normal coffee beans/grounds (owing to the fact that I don't normally drink coffee at home anymore).
I unwittingly purchased this so-called espresso coffee at a supermarket in the heart of the Italian district here, ... | 2010/12/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10494",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/41/"
] | It IS the roast that is the difference. The only real difference in the beans is that some beans taste better at a higher roast than others, so they are more appropriate for espresso. Your Italian grocery coffee company may be using the espresso label for marketing purposes, but in general, espresso coffee beans can be... | Espresso is a preparation method in which high pressure, steam is forced through tightly packed, finely ground coffee. As Doug mentions, it works best with very darkly roasted beans, and coffee sold as "espresso" will generally be prepared that way. Likewise espresso works best with a fine grind and pre-ground coffee d... |
10,494 | I was reminded of this curiosity just moments ago when I got a craving for coffee and couldn't find any normal coffee beans/grounds (owing to the fact that I don't normally drink coffee at home anymore).
I unwittingly purchased this so-called espresso coffee at a supermarket in the heart of the Italian district here, ... | 2010/12/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10494",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/41/"
] | It IS the roast that is the difference. The only real difference in the beans is that some beans taste better at a higher roast than others, so they are more appropriate for espresso. Your Italian grocery coffee company may be using the espresso label for marketing purposes, but in general, espresso coffee beans can be... | There are two aspects to making a ground roast coffee for espresso -- the grind and the roast!
As you observed, the roast is dark but not the darkest roast one can find. It's not as dark as what (in the US) is called Italian roast, and certainly less dark than what here we call French roast.
The grind is not a coarse... |
10,494 | I was reminded of this curiosity just moments ago when I got a craving for coffee and couldn't find any normal coffee beans/grounds (owing to the fact that I don't normally drink coffee at home anymore).
I unwittingly purchased this so-called espresso coffee at a supermarket in the heart of the Italian district here, ... | 2010/12/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10494",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/41/"
] | It IS the roast that is the difference. The only real difference in the beans is that some beans taste better at a higher roast than others, so they are more appropriate for espresso. Your Italian grocery coffee company may be using the espresso label for marketing purposes, but in general, espresso coffee beans can be... | Espresso coffee refers to the type of brewing method and the type of grind used. Below is an article that explains the different types of brewing methods and grinds associated for an optimized cup of coffee.
<http://www.examiner.com/article/different-types-of-coffee-bean-grinds?cid=db_articles> |
10,494 | I was reminded of this curiosity just moments ago when I got a craving for coffee and couldn't find any normal coffee beans/grounds (owing to the fact that I don't normally drink coffee at home anymore).
I unwittingly purchased this so-called espresso coffee at a supermarket in the heart of the Italian district here, ... | 2010/12/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10494",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/41/"
] | Espresso is a preparation method in which high pressure, steam is forced through tightly packed, finely ground coffee. As Doug mentions, it works best with very darkly roasted beans, and coffee sold as "espresso" will generally be prepared that way. Likewise espresso works best with a fine grind and pre-ground coffee d... | There are two aspects to making a ground roast coffee for espresso -- the grind and the roast!
As you observed, the roast is dark but not the darkest roast one can find. It's not as dark as what (in the US) is called Italian roast, and certainly less dark than what here we call French roast.
The grind is not a coarse... |
10,494 | I was reminded of this curiosity just moments ago when I got a craving for coffee and couldn't find any normal coffee beans/grounds (owing to the fact that I don't normally drink coffee at home anymore).
I unwittingly purchased this so-called espresso coffee at a supermarket in the heart of the Italian district here, ... | 2010/12/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10494",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/41/"
] | Espresso is a preparation method in which high pressure, steam is forced through tightly packed, finely ground coffee. As Doug mentions, it works best with very darkly roasted beans, and coffee sold as "espresso" will generally be prepared that way. Likewise espresso works best with a fine grind and pre-ground coffee d... | Espresso coffee refers to the type of brewing method and the type of grind used. Below is an article that explains the different types of brewing methods and grinds associated for an optimized cup of coffee.
<http://www.examiner.com/article/different-types-of-coffee-bean-grinds?cid=db_articles> |
61,812 | In the [War of 1812 battle between the *USS Chesapeake* and *HMS Shannon*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_USS_Chesapeake), the *Shannon* outgunned the *Chesapeake* decisively, then closed to board the enemy ship. Hand-to-hand fighting ensued before the *USS Chesapeake* was taken.
Reading the account made me ... | 2020/11/11 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/61812",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/31722/"
] | The most famous example of this would be Blackbeard's defeat. The [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard) article is quite thorough, so I'll focus on the last battle. The local governor organized a pirate hunt to capture or kill Blackbeard after he started pirating again (Blackbeard was pardoned shortly b... | Perhaps the stories of boarding raids going wrong isn't retold often. A story of 'this little ship tried to board us, but we took it' isn't very compelling.
The opposing story is very compelling. The capture of the Serapis by John Paul Jones is still famous. And Lord Thomas Cochrane's taking of the El Gamo is legendar... |
2,406 | I have a content type named "school;" this content type has the "teacher" CCK field, but the number of teachers is not same for any school.
I need a thing like "add new teacher" button, which can be used to a new "teacher" CCK field.
Does anyone know a module to do this? | 2011/04/16 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/2406",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/780/"
] | Set the number of allowed teachers to "Unlimited". | School needs to have a nodereference field pointing to teacher. Then, as tim.plunkett [said](https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/2406/same-cck-field-in-one-content-type/2407#2407), you need to make the number of teachers node reference field to unlimited.
Same as the one detailed [here](http://pras.net.np/blogs/... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | Let's look at history. Kinda recent actually. Tzarist Russia. They used "Forced displacement" as a form of punishment.
The pros are simple:
1. government is posing as very humane one (as in old joke, we could have killed them but we just told them to F\*\*k off)
2. displaced person (or group) are still required to... | The government of the UFS has come to the conclusion that rebel activists are potentially useful later on. They've got initiative and ability, so the idea is to exile them to somewhere bleak, with bland and not-quite-sufficient food, and every so often offer to parole them with the condition of service to the State.
... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | The easiest answer is "martydom creates more dissidents". you can see this is some narratives concerning the middle east, where America's war on terror failed to fix the problem, instead blowing up villages simply made the locals more resentful and turn to terrorism themselves (who knew!)
The same kind of thing can ha... | Keep in mind for your story that fascist governments were *not* efficient and all-knowing.
The Four Year Plan sets the Punishment
======================================
If the "show trial" was a local affair and not on national television, perhaps the *Dear Leader* has given [plan numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | The easiest answer is "martydom creates more dissidents". you can see this is some narratives concerning the middle east, where America's war on terror failed to fix the problem, instead blowing up villages simply made the locals more resentful and turn to terrorism themselves (who knew!)
The same kind of thing can ha... | As a variant on the "someone important" idea, the dissidents are someone "useful." They have technical skills, knowledge perhaps, something you don't want to lose permanently from your institutional or collective talent pool... but they are too inconvenient to simply leave free. The other traditional alternative here i... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | Because the two regimes are waging propaganda wars against one another, so well known dissidents can't be killed because the opposing side would use that as evidence of the brutality of the regime they oppose. Such information may be used to destabilize regimes, cause civil unrest, and so they ship the well known dissi... | I have heard of a concept called "the good enemy": Convince the populace that they are under threat, and then propose to take measures against that threat at the low cost of a liberty or two being curtailed.
For instance, looking at how this latest traitor rewarded The Leader's clemency by scurrying away to conspire w... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | Keep in mind for your story that fascist governments were *not* efficient and all-knowing.
The Four Year Plan sets the Punishment
======================================
If the "show trial" was a local affair and not on national television, perhaps the *Dear Leader* has given [plan numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... | Thinking simply perhaps it could be as simple as implanting tracking devices within the rebels so that they can locate the rebels base. This could be done as an "immunization" shot done to the Rebels before being released.
The surveillance aspect you describe SCREAMS this would absolutely be a possibility. In the gov... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | Let's look at history. Kinda recent actually. Tzarist Russia. They used "Forced displacement" as a form of punishment.
The pros are simple:
1. government is posing as very humane one (as in old joke, we could have killed them but we just told them to F\*\*k off)
2. displaced person (or group) are still required to... | There are too many dissidents.
If you have a few revolutionaries, you can execute them. When it gets to the point where you would need a stadium-size mass execution every week, that doesn't make good PR. Even a dystopian government understands that there are limits.
So you send them away, to work camps (many historic... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | For the story you're telling, I might suggest the fascist government has weaponized the old
>
> Well, if you hate the UFS so much, why don't you just leave?
>
>
>
argument.
The protagonists are given a show trial, but it needs a satisfying conclusion for the masses. Given that fascist states often favor 'strong... | There are too many dissidents.
If you have a few revolutionaries, you can execute them. When it gets to the point where you would need a stadium-size mass execution every week, that doesn't make good PR. Even a dystopian government understands that there are limits.
So you send them away, to work camps (many historic... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52876/"
] | Exiles are useful to the government
-----------------------------------
In war, an injured soldier is significantly more expensive than a dead one. (An injured soldier has to be rescued, treated, protected, fed... A dead soldier costs only a pension.)
A few centuries back, the gift of a White Elephant was used by Sou... | Keep in mind for your story that fascist governments were *not* efficient and all-knowing.
The Four Year Plan sets the Punishment
======================================
If the "show trial" was a local affair and not on national television, perhaps the *Dear Leader* has given [plan numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | Keep in mind for your story that fascist governments were *not* efficient and all-knowing.
The Four Year Plan sets the Punishment
======================================
If the "show trial" was a local affair and not on national television, perhaps the *Dear Leader* has given [plan numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... | There are too many dissidents.
If you have a few revolutionaries, you can execute them. When it gets to the point where you would need a stadium-size mass execution every week, that doesn't make good PR. Even a dystopian government understands that there are limits.
So you send them away, to work camps (many historic... |
119,782 | So, a lot of things happened in the 20th century. In the 1930s, the second American Revolution starts, due to the hardships of the depression. Armed revolutionaries storm DC, and the USA become the UFS. The Union of Fascist States. WWII sees both the UFS and USSR become more dystopian.
***Later 20th century***
In 196... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/119782",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | Exiles are useful to the government
-----------------------------------
In war, an injured soldier is significantly more expensive than a dead one. (An injured soldier has to be rescued, treated, protected, fed... A dead soldier costs only a pension.)
A few centuries back, the gift of a White Elephant was used by Sou... | Let's look at history. Kinda recent actually. Tzarist Russia. They used "Forced displacement" as a form of punishment.
The pros are simple:
1. government is posing as very humane one (as in old joke, we could have killed them but we just told them to F\*\*k off)
2. displaced person (or group) are still required to... |
31,086 | I'm playing a Pathfinder game as a Psion, and am considering making some power stones (effectively scrolls) of Control Light. Control Light, unlike Darkness, is a "Concentration" duration power.
Does this mean that I have to maintain the power when I manifest it from the power stone? What if I were using a spell trigg... | 2013/12/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/31086",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/10191/"
] | Completion (scrolls, power stones) and trigger (wands and staves, djorges and psicrowns) items function almost identically to simply casting or manifesting the spell or power. The only major differences are:
* Resource expenditure – they are single-use or use charges, rather than requiring spell slots or power points
... | I think if a power needs Concentration to last then it doesn't matter if you cast it yourself or use an item. The item allows you to cast the spell, but you are the one who chooses where it happens and who it affects and how long it lasts so you still have to concentrate. The scroll is not going to make any concentrati... |
14,489,453 | Iam looking for something like a Backend as a Service but that can be self-hosted.
These are the basic features I am looking for:
* Authentication / Access control
* JSON support
* Resources
* Basic business logic support
* Open source or easily extensible
* Should be compatible with e.g. angular.js
are there any RES... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14489453",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1266768/"
] | I did a bit of playing around with Deployd for a personal project recently. It might fit the bill of what you're looking for:
<http://deployd.com/> | the next thing i want to try is [Dreamfactory](http://www.dreamfactory.com/), from what i've read it's perfect for a Backend with REST API and fits good to an AngularJS Frontend.
maybe you'll give it a shot aswell. |
14,489,453 | Iam looking for something like a Backend as a Service but that can be self-hosted.
These are the basic features I am looking for:
* Authentication / Access control
* JSON support
* Resources
* Basic business logic support
* Open source or easily extensible
* Should be compatible with e.g. angular.js
are there any RES... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14489453",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1266768/"
] | I did a bit of playing around with Deployd for a personal project recently. It might fit the bill of what you're looking for:
<http://deployd.com/> | Although I've yet to use either, look into [Firebase](https://www.firebase.com/) and [Backand](https://www.backand.com/) as well... |
14,489,453 | Iam looking for something like a Backend as a Service but that can be self-hosted.
These are the basic features I am looking for:
* Authentication / Access control
* JSON support
* Resources
* Basic business logic support
* Open source or easily extensible
* Should be compatible with e.g. angular.js
are there any RES... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14489453",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1266768/"
] | I did a bit of playing around with Deployd for a personal project recently. It might fit the bill of what you're looking for:
<http://deployd.com/> | You can check [Divroll Backend](https://github.com/divroll/backend), a Java based Backend Platform that can be used with Angular or any Javascript Framework through its REST Endpoint API.
It can be self-hosted in any server or application server as it is self-contained and does not required external modules (and data... |
14,489,453 | Iam looking for something like a Backend as a Service but that can be self-hosted.
These are the basic features I am looking for:
* Authentication / Access control
* JSON support
* Resources
* Basic business logic support
* Open source or easily extensible
* Should be compatible with e.g. angular.js
are there any RES... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14489453",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1266768/"
] | Although I've yet to use either, look into [Firebase](https://www.firebase.com/) and [Backand](https://www.backand.com/) as well... | the next thing i want to try is [Dreamfactory](http://www.dreamfactory.com/), from what i've read it's perfect for a Backend with REST API and fits good to an AngularJS Frontend.
maybe you'll give it a shot aswell. |
14,489,453 | Iam looking for something like a Backend as a Service but that can be self-hosted.
These are the basic features I am looking for:
* Authentication / Access control
* JSON support
* Resources
* Basic business logic support
* Open source or easily extensible
* Should be compatible with e.g. angular.js
are there any RES... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14489453",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1266768/"
] | Although I've yet to use either, look into [Firebase](https://www.firebase.com/) and [Backand](https://www.backand.com/) as well... | You can check [Divroll Backend](https://github.com/divroll/backend), a Java based Backend Platform that can be used with Angular or any Javascript Framework through its REST Endpoint API.
It can be self-hosted in any server or application server as it is self-contained and does not required external modules (and data... |
10,209,648 | I cannot find how to generate a script with all the INSERT i have done so far in my database
I managed to generate a script for my database itself but not for the data.
How could i do this ?
Thanks in advance | 2012/04/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10209648",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Try this, using Sql Server Management Studio:
1. Right click the database
2. Select Tasks -> Generate Scripts
3. (Click next if you get the intro screen)
4. Select "Select specific database objects"
5. Pick the objects to generate scripts for (tables, stored procedures, etc...)
6. Click Next, then specify the output f... | If you are using SQL Server 2008, you can generate the script for data in an sql server database by setting the Script Data option in Generate script dialog box
For bringing up Generate Scripts dialog do the following.
1. Right click on a database name in server explorer
2. Select Tasks -> Generate Scripts
3. Click n... |
634,014 | I'm writing some URL rewriting software, and I want to know which URL scheme is preferable from many points of view:
* Blog style: **my-chemistry-answer** -- Why? -- *(not preferable, technical)*
* Wiki style: **My\_Chemistry\_Answer** -- Why not? -- *(preferable, formal)*
**SEO:** Some say Google only splits words d... | 2009/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/634014",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/41021/"
] | **According to a Google engineer**, Matt Cutts, for SEO purposes "my-chemistry-answer" is better than "my\_chemistry\_answer" which is better than "mychemistryanswer."
See his response to a question at Google Moderator, Ask a Google Engineer: <http://moderator.appspot.com/#9/e=c9&t=long-haired-dogs>
As for human poin... | If you're writing url-rewriting software for generic use you should not even be asking this question and support both.
When your writing this url-reweriting for a specific site you should be guided by the purpose of the site.
Hope this helps in some way... |
634,014 | I'm writing some URL rewriting software, and I want to know which URL scheme is preferable from many points of view:
* Blog style: **my-chemistry-answer** -- Why? -- *(not preferable, technical)*
* Wiki style: **My\_Chemistry\_Answer** -- Why not? -- *(preferable, formal)*
**SEO:** Some say Google only splits words d... | 2009/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/634014",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/41021/"
] | **According to a Google engineer**, Matt Cutts, for SEO purposes "my-chemistry-answer" is better than "my\_chemistry\_answer" which is better than "mychemistryanswer."
See his response to a question at Google Moderator, Ask a Google Engineer: <http://moderator.appspot.com/#9/e=c9&t=long-haired-dogs>
As for human poin... | First of all only a google engineer can tell you for sure what is true about Google :)
And what do you mean that blog posts get better seo than mediawiki articles? Can you justify that? If that's the case, then why wikipedia usually appears in the top ten pages.
About readability, I agree that underscores are better ... |
297,954 | So the situation is thus. We're working with another company and as part of some file distribution processing we have to encrypt some files before they are sent.
The company in question sent us **their** public key which we have been using to encrypt files using GPG.
Recently they've got back to us complaining that... | 2011/08/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/297954",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/90603/"
] | Public keys don't change just because someone removed (or changed) the passphrase on the private key. I see no reason why you would have to install this "new" public key.
I'd be concerned as to the competence of the other party if they're complaining that they have to always enter their passphrase (and that they thoug... | +1 for womble; writing this as an answer to avoid chaaracter limit.
The public key does not have to change when the secret key is decrypted. "Removing the passphrase" for the secret key just means it is left in a decrypted state permanently and written to disk, whereas generally the secret key is itself symmetrically ... |
130,496 | Someone asked me about what term is used for a **person who is called in to work on a public holiday**. (He told me that it is called *pump of leave*, but he himself was not sure of it.)
So, there are two questions-
* What is that person called?
* What is that leave is called?
If there are specific terms for them pl... | 2013/10/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/130496",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/53661/"
] | I don't know of any specific terms for the person or the cancelled leave, but I wonder whether your colleague might have said "bump", not "pump".
I could understand someone referring to the leave being *bumped*, *i.e.* moved to a new position (date). (See definitions in [The Free Dictionary](http://www.thefreediction... | A "Stakhanovite" ? From Aleksei Grigorevich Stakhanov, a Soviet miner with phenomenal productivity in 1935. It is now known that it was fictitious, to encourage the others.
"Workaholic" could do, but doesn't specify that one is working even during his/her holidays.
The corresponding substantives are "stakhanovism" an... |
130,496 | Someone asked me about what term is used for a **person who is called in to work on a public holiday**. (He told me that it is called *pump of leave*, but he himself was not sure of it.)
So, there are two questions-
* What is that person called?
* What is that leave is called?
If there are specific terms for them pl... | 2013/10/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/130496",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/53661/"
] | A "Stakhanovite" ? From Aleksei Grigorevich Stakhanov, a Soviet miner with phenomenal productivity in 1935. It is now known that it was fictitious, to encourage the others.
"Workaholic" could do, but doesn't specify that one is working even during his/her holidays.
The corresponding substantives are "stakhanovism" an... | At my company (in Los Angeles), we would say we got called in for some 'golden time', which meant 200% pay. 99% of the time this is understood to be because of a holiday. |
130,496 | Someone asked me about what term is used for a **person who is called in to work on a public holiday**. (He told me that it is called *pump of leave*, but he himself was not sure of it.)
So, there are two questions-
* What is that person called?
* What is that leave is called?
If there are specific terms for them pl... | 2013/10/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/130496",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/53661/"
] | I don't know of any specific terms for the person or the cancelled leave, but I wonder whether your colleague might have said "bump", not "pump".
I could understand someone referring to the leave being *bumped*, *i.e.* moved to a new position (date). (See definitions in [The Free Dictionary](http://www.thefreediction... | At my company (in Los Angeles), we would say we got called in for some 'golden time', which meant 200% pay. 99% of the time this is understood to be because of a holiday. |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | According to Clark's ["Ignition!"](https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf), German rocket scientists in WW2 had done the math on ammonia, and [JPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory) had burned it with [RFNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fuming_nitric_acid) and [WFNA](h... | The book *Aerofax Datagraph 2 / North American X-15/X-15A-2* by Ben Guenther, Jay Miller, and Terry Panopalis has some more info on the history of the propellant choice (page 27):
>
> Eventually it was determined that the two most important requirements
> from a safety standpoint concerned the propellant combination... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | The book *Aerofax Datagraph 2 / North American X-15/X-15A-2* by Ben Guenther, Jay Miller, and Terry Panopalis has some more info on the history of the propellant choice (page 27):
>
> Eventually it was determined that the two most important requirements
> from a safety standpoint concerned the propellant combination... | Chiming in as a long-time member of the NH3 Fuel Association.
First, a small correction. "Cryogenic" refers to gases that liquefy below -150 degrees C. As you state, ammonia liquefies at -33 degrees ... which is fairly close to ambient conditions in the industry. "Refrigerated" would be a more accurate term.
Second, ... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | The book *Aerofax Datagraph 2 / North American X-15/X-15A-2* by Ben Guenther, Jay Miller, and Terry Panopalis has some more info on the history of the propellant choice (page 27):
>
> Eventually it was determined that the two most important requirements
> from a safety standpoint concerned the propellant combination... | PS to previous comment about refrigeration in the X-15. It had none, keeping weight absolutely minimal precluded it. Temperature was far more of an issue for the LOX than for the NH3. During captive carry to launch the LOX was replenished from a supply in the B-52 carrier aircraft; otherwise some degree of boil-off occ... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | The book *Aerofax Datagraph 2 / North American X-15/X-15A-2* by Ben Guenther, Jay Miller, and Terry Panopalis has some more info on the history of the propellant choice (page 27):
>
> Eventually it was determined that the two most important requirements
> from a safety standpoint concerned the propellant combination... | As mentioned in one of the previous answers and according to this [source](https://nh3fuel.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/2011-seaman-huson.pdf) the directive to use anhydrous ammonia came from Dr. Paul F. Winternitz, a propellant scientist from Austria and chief of R&D department of Reaction Motors Inc. (RMI). According ... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | According to Clark's ["Ignition!"](https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf), German rocket scientists in WW2 had done the math on ammonia, and [JPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory) had burned it with [RFNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fuming_nitric_acid) and [WFNA](h... | Chiming in as a long-time member of the NH3 Fuel Association.
First, a small correction. "Cryogenic" refers to gases that liquefy below -150 degrees C. As you state, ammonia liquefies at -33 degrees ... which is fairly close to ambient conditions in the industry. "Refrigerated" would be a more accurate term.
Second, ... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | According to Clark's ["Ignition!"](https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf), German rocket scientists in WW2 had done the math on ammonia, and [JPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory) had burned it with [RFNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fuming_nitric_acid) and [WFNA](h... | PS to previous comment about refrigeration in the X-15. It had none, keeping weight absolutely minimal precluded it. Temperature was far more of an issue for the LOX than for the NH3. During captive carry to launch the LOX was replenished from a supply in the B-52 carrier aircraft; otherwise some degree of boil-off occ... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | According to Clark's ["Ignition!"](https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf), German rocket scientists in WW2 had done the math on ammonia, and [JPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory) had burned it with [RFNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fuming_nitric_acid) and [WFNA](h... | As mentioned in one of the previous answers and according to this [source](https://nh3fuel.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/2011-seaman-huson.pdf) the directive to use anhydrous ammonia came from Dr. Paul F. Winternitz, a propellant scientist from Austria and chief of R&D department of Reaction Motors Inc. (RMI). According ... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | Chiming in as a long-time member of the NH3 Fuel Association.
First, a small correction. "Cryogenic" refers to gases that liquefy below -150 degrees C. As you state, ammonia liquefies at -33 degrees ... which is fairly close to ambient conditions in the industry. "Refrigerated" would be a more accurate term.
Second, ... | As mentioned in one of the previous answers and according to this [source](https://nh3fuel.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/2011-seaman-huson.pdf) the directive to use anhydrous ammonia came from Dr. Paul F. Winternitz, a propellant scientist from Austria and chief of R&D department of Reaction Motors Inc. (RMI). According ... |
22,758 | Both [Flight 90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_90) and [Flight 91](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91) of the [North American X-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) crossed the [Kármán line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line), reaching altitudes of 106.01 and 10... | 2017/08/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/22758",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | PS to previous comment about refrigeration in the X-15. It had none, keeping weight absolutely minimal precluded it. Temperature was far more of an issue for the LOX than for the NH3. During captive carry to launch the LOX was replenished from a supply in the B-52 carrier aircraft; otherwise some degree of boil-off occ... | As mentioned in one of the previous answers and according to this [source](https://nh3fuel.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/2011-seaman-huson.pdf) the directive to use anhydrous ammonia came from Dr. Paul F. Winternitz, a propellant scientist from Austria and chief of R&D department of Reaction Motors Inc. (RMI). According ... |
55,528 | I have a bike with SRAM s350 172.5mm 40T chainset, SRAM GXP 68mm BB and 12x142mm through axle rear hub, which should make my chainline 49mm.
As I have knee issues I am looking for 165mm crank arms (with 38T chainring). On SRAM site I see that Force 1 and GX-1000 crankset should fit, but I have 2 (actually 3) questions:... | 2018/06/27 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/55528",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/38364/"
] | If you look up [SRAM S350-1](https://www.sram.com/sram/road/products/sram-s350-1-crankset) (single chain ring) on SRAM’s website it says that it is a direct replacement for Rival 1 and compatible with 130, 135, and 142 OLD frames. Rival 1 should be a straight swap assuming you get the correct axle variant (i.e., GPX). | I believe I found my answer here:
<https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=142287>
>
>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 142 thru axle and 135 quick release have the same measurement from midline of bike to cassette.This is what has been used for years on mountain bikes.
> > >
> > >
> > > 130 quick release ... |
13,385,981 | I have the following line of code using imaplib
M = imaplib.IMAP4('smtp.gmail.com', 587)
I get the following error from imaplib:
abort: unexpected response: '220 mx.google.com ESMTP o13sm12303588vde.21'
However from reading elsewhere, it seems that that response is the correct response demonstrating that the connect... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13385981",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1387717/"
] | no, kadane's algorithm will still find you the subarray with the biggest sum...i have to solve the same problem. so far i kave find that if we create the array B as you mentioned above and then make the array C which contains the partial sums of the array B,then the maximum interval (i,j) that we are lookink for has th... | @panos7:
after you have created array C (partial sums array), you seek two values of C, Ci and Cj,
such that, Cj>=Ci, and, (j-i) is as "big" as possible. (j-i) --> MAX.
then return j-i.
in your example, -16>=-18 so you returned j-i=9-6=3
which is the correct answer! |
51,397 | I am currently enrolled as a graduate student and am working towards my PhD. I need to update my CV and was wondering how others reported *ongoing graduate study when the completion date was uncertain*. That is, I know that I'll be graduating in, say, 2019 +/-3 years, and therefore can't honestly list my graduate work ... | 2015/08/12 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/51397",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/23737/"
] | I would recommend a slightly different phrasing, to explicitly stating the start and expected duration of your program:
>
> XYZ University, PhD, (2014 - 2019 [anticipated])
>
>
>
This conveys clearly the important information of how far along you are in your doctoral studies.
Most people know that there can be a ... | >
> ...can't honestly list my graduate work as, say,
>
>
>
> >
> > XYZ University, PhD, (Expected 2019)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Sure you can. There's a certain typical length of a PhD program in your field; you take your starting date, add that length of time, and that's your expected completion date. Or if you h... |
51,397 | I am currently enrolled as a graduate student and am working towards my PhD. I need to update my CV and was wondering how others reported *ongoing graduate study when the completion date was uncertain*. That is, I know that I'll be graduating in, say, 2019 +/-3 years, and therefore can't honestly list my graduate work ... | 2015/08/12 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/51397",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/23737/"
] | I would recommend a slightly different phrasing, to explicitly stating the start and expected duration of your program:
>
> XYZ University, PhD, (2014 - 2019 [anticipated])
>
>
>
This conveys clearly the important information of how far along you are in your doctoral studies.
Most people know that there can be a ... | I would write something like:
>
> XYZ University, PhD, 2015 - present
>
>
>
I am not sure that the expected graduation date conveys any information since such plans are inherently subject to variations. Moreover the length of a PhD can be both country and institution dependent, hence to check of you're actually "... |
13,493,352 | The Team Explorer / Pending Changes in VS 2012 is horrible.
Is there a way to bring back the VS 2010 Pending Changes window?
Even a good standalone TFS client will do. | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13493352",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326370/"
] | Create a new external tool (tools -> external tools)
**Command:** C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\tf.exe
**Argument:** checkin
**Initial Directory:** $(SolutionDir)
**Use Output Window** Unticked (dialog doesn't seem to popup if this is on) | There is a free 3rd party plugin called TeamPilgrim which imitates the old pending changes window from Visual Studio 2010.
It is apparently still in development but is a reasonable solution until Microsoft (hopefully) resolve the UserVoice request.
... |
13,493,352 | The Team Explorer / Pending Changes in VS 2012 is horrible.
Is there a way to bring back the VS 2010 Pending Changes window?
Even a good standalone TFS client will do. | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13493352",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326370/"
] | Create a new external tool (tools -> external tools)
**Command:** C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\tf.exe
**Argument:** checkin
**Initial Directory:** $(SolutionDir)
**Use Output Window** Unticked (dialog doesn't seem to popup if this is on) | There is a "pending changes" filter on the Visual Studio 2012 Solution explorer. While I'd rather have a separate window, this is much better than adding a separate command.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/08/14/showing-files-with-pending-changes-or-files-that-are-open-in-visual-studio-2012-solut... |
13,493,352 | The Team Explorer / Pending Changes in VS 2012 is horrible.
Is there a way to bring back the VS 2010 Pending Changes window?
Even a good standalone TFS client will do. | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13493352",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326370/"
] | There is a free 3rd party plugin called TeamPilgrim which imitates the old pending changes window from Visual Studio 2010.
It is apparently still in development but is a reasonable solution until Microsoft (hopefully) resolve the UserVoice request.
... | There is a "pending changes" filter on the Visual Studio 2012 Solution explorer. While I'd rather have a separate window, this is much better than adding a separate command.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/08/14/showing-files-with-pending-changes-or-files-that-are-open-in-visual-studio-2012-solut... |
179,219 | My friend recently joined a large federal government organisation in Canada. A few of months into the job, she's applying to another job within the org. During the application, she's being accused of holding a fake engineering degree from one of the top universities in Canada. In fact, I know her degree is legitimate. ... | 2021/10/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/179219",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/125908/"
] | **Government degree verification in Canada often lacks quality**
I used to work for a governmental organization in Canada. I verified my degree with a picture of my diploma taken on my phone. That was how they checked your credentials.
I can easily see their idea of verification being emailing someone in admin at the... | It should be a perfectly routine matter for any university to send you a transcript or to confirm that a degree was issued. Give them the name that she was using at the time, and they'll find it and mail it to you. But also – what did she *do* with the diploma when they handed it to her while she was wearing a cap and ... |
179,219 | My friend recently joined a large federal government organisation in Canada. A few of months into the job, she's applying to another job within the org. During the application, she's being accused of holding a fake engineering degree from one of the top universities in Canada. In fact, I know her degree is legitimate. ... | 2021/10/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/179219",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/125908/"
] | **Government degree verification in Canada often lacks quality**
I used to work for a governmental organization in Canada. I verified my degree with a picture of my diploma taken on my phone. That was how they checked your credentials.
I can easily see their idea of verification being emailing someone in admin at the... | So in my experience in getting international visas, it is a common function of the "Office of the Registrar" in Canadian Universities to send out sealed copies of final transcripts directly to whomever the alum requests. I had to do this to get a work visa in Korea and every other foreign teacher I know had to as well.... |
179,219 | My friend recently joined a large federal government organisation in Canada. A few of months into the job, she's applying to another job within the org. During the application, she's being accused of holding a fake engineering degree from one of the top universities in Canada. In fact, I know her degree is legitimate. ... | 2021/10/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/179219",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/125908/"
] | It should be a perfectly routine matter for any university to send you a transcript or to confirm that a degree was issued. Give them the name that she was using at the time, and they'll find it and mail it to you. But also – what did she *do* with the diploma when they handed it to her while she was wearing a cap and ... | So in my experience in getting international visas, it is a common function of the "Office of the Registrar" in Canadian Universities to send out sealed copies of final transcripts directly to whomever the alum requests. I had to do this to get a work visa in Korea and every other foreign teacher I know had to as well.... |
37,728 | I know these two terms don't go well together but I need advice on how to pick healthy foods that I can simply buy and eat. I hate cooking and I live in a temporary accomodation where the kitchen is not that great. I eat only 2 meals a day (breakfast and dinner) with a snack at noon. I train 3 times a week and my train... | 2018/05/02 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/37728",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/28498/"
] | What are your dietary restrictions (vegetarian, pescatarian, vegan etc.)? What appliances do you have? Here are some suggestions:
For breakfast:
* Protein powder - this is a versatile ingredient and can be added into shakes/oats etc.
* Egg beaters (egg whites in a carton you can just pour into a pan and cook). They ... | Yogurt, eggs, things like nuts in bags/containers, oatmeal/cream of wheat, etc (simple and you don't need to quote on quote cook it), nutrition bars, etc. As you can see my answer is going be things you probably already know. The reality is the healthy packaged foods that are ready to eat are very simple and not much t... |
1,518,673 | There is a question in TAOCP vol 1, in "Notes on Exercises" section, which goes something like:
"Prove that 13^3 = 2197. Generalize your answer. (This is a horrible kind of problem that the author has tried to avoid)."
Questions:
1. How would you actually go about proving this ? (Direct multiplication is one way, an... | 2009/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1518673",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/141202/"
] | I'd guess that he's alluding to perhaps proving it starting from just the [Peano axioms](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peano_axioms). Then [constructing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer#Construction) the integers, and going on to formally show that 13^3 = 2197 is a natural, logical conclusion that flows from the de... | Got stuck at the same exercise and 'solved' it this way:
a^b = mult(i=1 to b) a
After a bit of thinking I came to the conclusion that this is a prime factorization (both 13 and 3 are primes). Look up fermat's little theorem.
(I know, it's an old thread but maybe this'll help somebody who is also seeking an answer to ... |
1,518,673 | There is a question in TAOCP vol 1, in "Notes on Exercises" section, which goes something like:
"Prove that 13^3 = 2197. Generalize your answer. (This is a horrible kind of problem that the author has tried to avoid)."
Questions:
1. How would you actually go about proving this ? (Direct multiplication is one way, an... | 2009/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1518673",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/141202/"
] | I initially considered it as follows:
n3 = n \* n \* n
logn(n3) = logn(n\*n\*n)
logn(n3) = logn(n) + logn(n) + logn(n)
3 = 1 + 1 + 1
3 = 3
This seems fairly circular in its use of logarithmic identities, but given where I'm at in my algorithms research, it was oddly comforting. | Got stuck at the same exercise and 'solved' it this way:
a^b = mult(i=1 to b) a
After a bit of thinking I came to the conclusion that this is a prime factorization (both 13 and 3 are primes). Look up fermat's little theorem.
(I know, it's an old thread but maybe this'll help somebody who is also seeking an answer to ... |
148,962 | Last year I was informed by my PI that the lab was too busy to take on undergrad students. I said that I understood and found another lab that I was interested in to join.
However, I had been working on a project for a year before I left, and didn't get around to sending them any data/notes related to my project afte... | 2020/05/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/148962",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/123982/"
] | So first, it seems a little strange that after an entire year of work, they would suddenly be "too busy to take on undergrad students." Of course I am only speculating, but my guess is that they (rightly or wrongly) didn't think your project was going anywhere and decided to cut you loose. This would also explain why t... | The lab is obligated to keep records of its data, if that is reasonably feasible. If you did not leave the data with the lab, you should make it available to the lab.
In my opinion, it is the supervisor's responsibility to ensure this is done.
This isn't likely to have a significant effect on letters of recommendat... |
148,962 | Last year I was informed by my PI that the lab was too busy to take on undergrad students. I said that I understood and found another lab that I was interested in to join.
However, I had been working on a project for a year before I left, and didn't get around to sending them any data/notes related to my project afte... | 2020/05/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/148962",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/123982/"
] | If they did not ask for the data I would not be worried about sending the data. If the PI were interested, they would ask you for the data.
We cannot possibly know what the PI's impression of you. But if you were to ask for a recommendation letter, you should summarize your achievements in their lab and ask them if th... | The lab is obligated to keep records of its data, if that is reasonably feasible. If you did not leave the data with the lab, you should make it available to the lab.
In my opinion, it is the supervisor's responsibility to ensure this is done.
This isn't likely to have a significant effect on letters of recommendat... |
148,962 | Last year I was informed by my PI that the lab was too busy to take on undergrad students. I said that I understood and found another lab that I was interested in to join.
However, I had been working on a project for a year before I left, and didn't get around to sending them any data/notes related to my project afte... | 2020/05/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/148962",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/123982/"
] | So first, it seems a little strange that after an entire year of work, they would suddenly be "too busy to take on undergrad students." Of course I am only speculating, but my guess is that they (rightly or wrongly) didn't think your project was going anywhere and decided to cut you loose. This would also explain why t... | If they did not ask for the data I would not be worried about sending the data. If the PI were interested, they would ask you for the data.
We cannot possibly know what the PI's impression of you. But if you were to ask for a recommendation letter, you should summarize your achievements in their lab and ask them if th... |
19,391 | As a dentist, I often want to send medical information including digital xrays to another doctor. What would be a good/easy way to do this encrypted?
Our organization currently requires that all such sent information be encrypted. Their current method is an add-on program to our email, that automatically encrypts the ... | 2012/08/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/19391",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/12522/"
] | Sending healthcare information like that is very tricky, since you have to meet the healthcare security and privacy laws in your country (HIPAA in America). You might be able to use something like PGP to encrypt the emails and this may fine legally (I'm not a lawyer though). Encryption implemented through PGP would hav... | I can't give you product recommendations, but if I were designing software to support this kind of collaboration, one option I would consider is to do it as a web service: something where you can log into a web site, upload the files, and let the other doctor download the files. This would eliminate the need for specia... |
19,391 | As a dentist, I often want to send medical information including digital xrays to another doctor. What would be a good/easy way to do this encrypted?
Our organization currently requires that all such sent information be encrypted. Their current method is an add-on program to our email, that automatically encrypts the ... | 2012/08/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/19391",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/12522/"
] | Sending healthcare information like that is very tricky, since you have to meet the healthcare security and privacy laws in your country (HIPAA in America). You might be able to use something like PGP to encrypt the emails and this may fine legally (I'm not a lawyer though). Encryption implemented through PGP would hav... | I find it interesting that no one offered this:
Why not use an SFTP or FTPS server, access to it locked down by ip address, users restricted to their own home folders only which are stored on an encrypted drive? I work for a mid-sized hospital, and we use this setup to transfer HIPAA information on a daily basis. There... |
19,391 | As a dentist, I often want to send medical information including digital xrays to another doctor. What would be a good/easy way to do this encrypted?
Our organization currently requires that all such sent information be encrypted. Their current method is an add-on program to our email, that automatically encrypts the ... | 2012/08/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/19391",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/12522/"
] | If you want to use emails, then you want encrypted emails. There are two canonic solutions: [S/MIME](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/MIME) and [OpenPGP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPGP). The former is already supported by many emailing applications, and uses X.509 certificates. The latter requires some add-ons, whi... | I can't give you product recommendations, but if I were designing software to support this kind of collaboration, one option I would consider is to do it as a web service: something where you can log into a web site, upload the files, and let the other doctor download the files. This would eliminate the need for specia... |
19,391 | As a dentist, I often want to send medical information including digital xrays to another doctor. What would be a good/easy way to do this encrypted?
Our organization currently requires that all such sent information be encrypted. Their current method is an add-on program to our email, that automatically encrypts the ... | 2012/08/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/19391",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/12522/"
] | If you want to use emails, then you want encrypted emails. There are two canonic solutions: [S/MIME](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/MIME) and [OpenPGP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPGP). The former is already supported by many emailing applications, and uses X.509 certificates. The latter requires some add-ons, whi... | I find it interesting that no one offered this:
Why not use an SFTP or FTPS server, access to it locked down by ip address, users restricted to their own home folders only which are stored on an encrypted drive? I work for a mid-sized hospital, and we use this setup to transfer HIPAA information on a daily basis. There... |
193,322 | So, I've been giving the mobile application a while for the last week or so, and I'm thrilled to be able to give feedback and report bugs on it. I'm also thrilled that I can use the Stack Exchange network on my mobile, or tablet!
After about a week, though, I started to realize a few deficiencies in the application - ... | 2013/08/15 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/193322",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/175248/"
] | The key question for me has not been answered yet, or in fact maybe it has and I just don't like the answer!
>
> some of which I'm not sure I should report, since I don't know what role this application is meant to serve
>
>
>
Why would the role of a mobile app be the same as a desktop or even mobile website? Wha... | This is certainly a very interesting question, especially since I have started using Desktop mode to browse on StackExchange sites on my Samsung Galaxy S4.
The web app does not allow me to upload photos (screenshots), which is quite useful in the [Android.SE site](https://android.stackexchange.com/). So, I need to swi... |
55,200 | I remember in the book of Dune, the duke won't marry Jessica. Why doesn't Duke Leto marry Lady Jessica? | 2014/04/28 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/55200",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/25660/"
] | Not marrying his concubine leaves the way open for a politically strategic marriage with another House in order to gain power, influence, or create an alliance. This is explicitly stated in the book(s). Since Jessica is a member of the Bene Gesserit, a faction that does not have (explicit) political influence of any ki... | Chapter 7 of Dune explains the situation well. His reason for not marrying Jessica is purely political and motivated by a love of his house's wellbeing.
>
> The Duke turned, faced his son, revealing dark circles beneath hard
> eyes, a cynical twist of mouth. "**I should wed your mother, make her my
> Duchess. Yet -... |
1,319,740 | I currently have a filesystem path I would like to index into a SQL database. I need to access the data so that I can do queries against files based on modified times, or partial names, or many other items.
Is there a way to somehow sync a filesystem to a database automatically, or even access a filesystem in a sql-l... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319740",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/36299/"
] | You don't mention a programming language but here is how I would do it and I think it's the way most media apps maintaining a library do it (although they might be writter in different languages and use the win32 api).
Using .net to get your initial data I would once recursively scan the directory and then add all in... | It sounds like what you want is [Windows Search](http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/choose/windowssearch4/developers.mspx). (or the Windows 7 Library feature if you're feeling bleeding edge).
Ultimately though something has to crawl the disk to pull the info out, whether it's you or a t... |
57,668 | I'd like to be able to ban an IP from my website, but for privacy reasons I would like to not have a record of the IP itself. Hashing the IP would allow for the hash to be brute forced in mere minutes, and salting it would be useless because anyone with access to the bans database would have access to the salt. Is ther... | 2014/05/10 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/57668",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/46322/"
] | IP addresses aren't usually considered private information, so why you'd want to protect the data I'm not sure. If someone is trying to misuse your system the IP address is a valuable piece of data which you will want to be able to access. Checking IP addresses against a blacklist is an example of where the data is use... | One solution might be plausible deniability.
Let's say a law enforcement agency is trying to associate an IP you banned with a post that user made on your site and you want to prevent that.
If you have a large enough pool of banned IPs and you have no additional information to associate any of those IPs with a certai... |
57,668 | I'd like to be able to ban an IP from my website, but for privacy reasons I would like to not have a record of the IP itself. Hashing the IP would allow for the hash to be brute forced in mere minutes, and salting it would be useless because anyone with access to the bans database would have access to the salt. Is ther... | 2014/05/10 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/57668",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/46322/"
] | As GdD postulated, this may not be something you necessarily want to do, but I'll answer regardless of the usability.
Salts are supposed to be public information. You may use a second, static & secret salt, but even without a public salt prevents rainbow table attacks.
Your issue can simply be reduced to the problem ... | One solution might be plausible deniability.
Let's say a law enforcement agency is trying to associate an IP you banned with a post that user made on your site and you want to prevent that.
If you have a large enough pool of banned IPs and you have no additional information to associate any of those IPs with a certai... |
57,668 | I'd like to be able to ban an IP from my website, but for privacy reasons I would like to not have a record of the IP itself. Hashing the IP would allow for the hash to be brute forced in mere minutes, and salting it would be useless because anyone with access to the bans database would have access to the salt. Is ther... | 2014/05/10 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/57668",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/46322/"
] | The problem with any method of masking IPv4 addresses is that there aren't enough of them for it to be meaningful. Between inefficient allocation and reserved areas, there are only about 2 billion valid addresses. If an attacker knows your method of masking, they could build up a complete mask->address map in only 2^31... | One solution might be plausible deniability.
Let's say a law enforcement agency is trying to associate an IP you banned with a post that user made on your site and you want to prevent that.
If you have a large enough pool of banned IPs and you have no additional information to associate any of those IPs with a certai... |
51,917 | I found in [this post](https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/31193/30342) that is possible to go from Ciampino airport to Termini.
The solution suggests [this bus](http://www.schiaffini.com/ciampino/ciampino-fs-aeroporto-stazione-termini).
I read that it is possible to take a bus to Casabianca and then take a train to ... | 2015/07/29 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/51917",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30342/"
] | As far as I know, you have two (three) options:
* The [Rome Airport Bus](http://www.romeairportbus.com/) that connects Ciampino to Termini (the main train station)
* [Terravision](http://www.terravision.eu/) which is another private airport shuttle that connects the airports passing by the center and Termini
* The tax... | In addition to Simone Carletti's answer, there is also the "Bus Shuttle" operating between Ciampino Airport and Termini (see
<http://www.sitbusshuttle.com/en/ciampino/>). It operates as a competitor to Terravision on that route.
In Ciampino airport, their ticket booth is adjacent to the one of TerraVision. Since you ... |
13,810 | I'm looking for a fitness device, and while I think the devices that collect a lot of data are really cool, I'm concerned about that data being stored in an online account. I have little faith in privacy and security protection I have so little control over, and I can't seem to find a device that doesn't require signin... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/13810",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/4677/"
] | I have found a [Striiv smart pedometer](http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00546T5MY) that can sync up with a computer instead of smartphone, so it doesn't have access to more sensitive information like GPS location, my contacts, etc. If it had a heart rate monitor, even if it wasn't continuously sampling, it would be very cl... | I think your best bet is to look into something like [Fitbit](http://www.fitbit.com/home). It's a wearable device that seems to have the features you want including syncing and usage of an android/apple app. I've never used one, but, it looks worth investigating. Additionally, I've seen this question asked on the Fitne... |
13,810 | I'm looking for a fitness device, and while I think the devices that collect a lot of data are really cool, I'm concerned about that data being stored in an online account. I have little faith in privacy and security protection I have so little control over, and I can't seem to find a device that doesn't require signin... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/13810",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/4677/"
] | I have found a [Striiv smart pedometer](http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00546T5MY) that can sync up with a computer instead of smartphone, so it doesn't have access to more sensitive information like GPS location, my contacts, etc. If it had a heart rate monitor, even if it wasn't continuously sampling, it would be very cl... | Set up a free account with Fitbit, sniff the packets with wireshark using coffeehouse wifi via dongle, get adequate sampling, spoof the server using a bash script, dump to CSV. Sell Fitbit and dongle when script runs, buy new Fitbit.
You've cracked the protocol, they have only sanitized data.
/ParanoidMode |
14,518 | I am looking for treebanks that contain both constituency and dependency parse trees. Both should have been manually annotated (i.e. the dependency parse trees shouldn't have been obtained from the constituency parse trees). | 2015/10/02 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/14518",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/users/2680/"
] | Arabic, spoken in one of the hottest countries on the planet, is far more guttural than Finnish (which nobody would consider "guttural"). There could be a correlation between climate and phonetic typology, but it would be coincidental. The phonetic properties of a language today are heavily influenced by the properties... | The question seems a reasonable one, to see if there are any correlations of language features with extra-linguistic situations. And if memory serves, there has been lots of cross-linguistic research to attempt to find these correlations a good rainy day can be spent in armchair exploration of [WALS](http://wals.info/)... |
14,518 | I am looking for treebanks that contain both constituency and dependency parse trees. Both should have been manually annotated (i.e. the dependency parse trees shouldn't have been obtained from the constituency parse trees). | 2015/10/02 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/14518",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com",
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] | I remember reading about a study that associated warm, humid climates to tonal languages. Give it a read, it might inspire you: [(Everett, Blasi & Roberts, 2015)](http://www.pnas.org/content/112/5/1322.short) | The question seems a reasonable one, to see if there are any correlations of language features with extra-linguistic situations. And if memory serves, there has been lots of cross-linguistic research to attempt to find these correlations a good rainy day can be spent in armchair exploration of [WALS](http://wals.info/)... |
14,518 | I am looking for treebanks that contain both constituency and dependency parse trees. Both should have been manually annotated (i.e. the dependency parse trees shouldn't have been obtained from the constituency parse trees). | 2015/10/02 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/14518",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/users/2680/"
] | Another interesting one from Everett is the [connection between ejectives and high altitudes](http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0065275). Everett did not control for phylogeny or do proper statistical analysis, but others [have](http://www.replicatedtypo.com/altitude-and-ejectives-hypothe... | The question seems a reasonable one, to see if there are any correlations of language features with extra-linguistic situations. And if memory serves, there has been lots of cross-linguistic research to attempt to find these correlations a good rainy day can be spent in armchair exploration of [WALS](http://wals.info/)... |
13,601 | I have a site where I
am thinking about putting an ajax "click for more results" similar to twitter, etc. But each of my results is displayed with A, B, C next to the result. I'm wondering what I should do when user click for more results. Should I keep going and just go all the way to AAB, AAC, AAD or should I restar... | 2011/11/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/13601",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9461/"
] | If this is something you really need to do then try combining page number *and* result. Using multiple letters AAC, etc, is not a good system and just serves to confuse.
1-A
1-B
1-C
--
2-A
2-B
2-C
--
3-A
... | A,B,C... is just not well suited for infinitely long lists.
1,2,3... isn't much use either for alignment reasons.
My question is: how useful is it to give each result a reference? |
13,601 | I have a site where I
am thinking about putting an ajax "click for more results" similar to twitter, etc. But each of my results is displayed with A, B, C next to the result. I'm wondering what I should do when user click for more results. Should I keep going and just go all the way to AAB, AAC, AAD or should I restar... | 2011/11/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/13601",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9461/"
] | If this is something you really need to do then try combining page number *and* result. Using multiple letters AAC, etc, is not a good system and just serves to confuse.
1-A
1-B
1-C
--
2-A
2-B
2-C
--
3-A
... | Try this thread. A question I asked a while back. I think it ight be useful to you.
[How to combine search results from multiple sources onto the same results page](https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/7131/how-to-combine-search-results-from-multiple-sources-onto-the-same-results-page) |
902,662 | I have a Windows 8 Dell workstation XPS 8700 (Mid 2013) and recently purchased the Dell multimedia monitor UZ2315H 23 inch LCD Monitor. Issue is I can’t get the webcam integrated into the monitor to function.
* Connected the monitor to the PC via both HDMI and USB cables (at the same time).
* Re-booted.
* Get message ... | 2015/04/17 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/902662",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/438500/"
] | If your device is not recognized it won't be on the imaging devices tree list but probably on the unknown list with the yellow question mark. Try identifying your Webcam through that and do a re-installation of your drivers. It could be the case that the drivers are incompatible with the version of the OS you are using... | Got home from work to try these suggestions and the issue had fixed itself. I did no further actions, not even a reboot, so can't add a fix here. Imaging devices now appears in device manager but it didn't after the initial reboot.
 |
52,225,684 | I want copy the table and put different value on column Type= B and auto\_increment id
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kn7kk.png) | 2018/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/52225684",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9632393/"
] | That's because SENSITIVE is a [SQL reserved keyword](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/language-elements/reserved-keywords-transact-sql?view=sql-server-2017). | Finaly i find the solution. the only attribute which generate the error is sensitive.
I just rename the attribute to mySensitive and everything is ok now. |
591,078 | I have this PDF file which is just 1Mb - 30 pages .
So when I send it to printer ( HP 1320 ) i see that computer sends almost 50Mb to the printer. How is that possible ? I know that PDF is compressed format, but when i try command line program pdf2ps - i can generate postscript that is just 2.5Mb . I don't think it's... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/591078",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/181326/"
] | I've seen this before, and it was solved by this KB article: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919543> (assuming you are using Windows)
>
> When you print a document that contains lots of raster data, the size
> of the Enhanced Metafile (EMF) spool file may become very large. Files
> such as Adobe .pdf files or Micr... | Does it matter how much data is sent to the printer?
The HP 1320 is a low-end laser printer. It doesn't support native PDF printing, but [does support PJL and Postscript](https://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-LaserJet_1320).
Often times, generated documents like this are [not optimized](https://serverfault.com/... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | I think you need to consider how your technical garbage collection would work. At what point would a memory or personality go "out of scope" and no longer be needed, and therefore cleaned up by a garbage collection process, freeing that memory for other use. If the user is editing their memories and personalities, at s... | From the perspective of the servers running the virtual reality, there would not be an infinite loop. One person could descend into any level of simulation, but only the "current" one would need to be simulated. The rest could be suspended or abandoned and regenerated by the system when the person exits a layer of simu... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | Return Conditions
=================
If a transhuman gets bored and wonders, "would I do it all over again?" They can block off the memory that they are transhuman, and the memory that they have blocked off memories, and imagine a world where they are about to become transhuman, or join a server running that simulation... | If I understood you correctly, you assume that after being "digitized" a person might go the same path, to the same end - being "digitizing" again in virtual reality.
However, there must be a reason behind that decision to be "digitized". For instance, you want to defy laws of physics, use backups, control space and t... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | Return Conditions
=================
If a transhuman gets bored and wonders, "would I do it all over again?" They can block off the memory that they are transhuman, and the memory that they have blocked off memories, and imagine a world where they are about to become transhuman, or join a server running that simulation... | Considering that it is a virtual world, even if they keep on creating new personalities - it would be in **their mind only**. According to them (the human), they have 5 different personalities according to the type of situation, but for a AI simulating that world, there is only **one person to consider**. Some extra da... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | Your question could be shorten to: How do I fit infinite to finite?
Answer is: No way, no way.
[Exponential growth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_growth), which you have discovered for your self in that situation, at some practical point indistinguishable form infinity.
Is that problem new, or unique for... | Considering that it is a virtual world, even if they keep on creating new personalities - it would be in **their mind only**. According to them (the human), they have 5 different personalities according to the type of situation, but for a AI simulating that world, there is only **one person to consider**. Some extra da... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | Return Conditions
=================
If a transhuman gets bored and wonders, "would I do it all over again?" They can block off the memory that they are transhuman, and the memory that they have blocked off memories, and imagine a world where they are about to become transhuman, or join a server running that simulation... | Same way that we have dealt with all resource-related problems in the pre-transhuman world: make limited resources cost something.
In this digital world, we'd be dealing with data space instead of physical land and electricity instead of food, but the principle is the same. People who created new servers in the physic... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | Your question could be shorten to: How do I fit infinite to finite?
Answer is: No way, no way.
[Exponential growth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_growth), which you have discovered for your self in that situation, at some practical point indistinguishable form infinity.
Is that problem new, or unique for... | If I understood you correctly, you assume that after being "digitized" a person might go the same path, to the same end - being "digitizing" again in virtual reality.
However, there must be a reason behind that decision to be "digitized". For instance, you want to defy laws of physics, use backups, control space and t... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | I think you need to consider how your technical garbage collection would work. At what point would a memory or personality go "out of scope" and no longer be needed, and therefore cleaned up by a garbage collection process, freeing that memory for other use. If the user is editing their memories and personalities, at s... | Return Conditions
=================
If a transhuman gets bored and wonders, "would I do it all over again?" They can block off the memory that they are transhuman, and the memory that they have blocked off memories, and imagine a world where they are about to become transhuman, or join a server running that simulation... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | From the perspective of the servers running the virtual reality, there would not be an infinite loop. One person could descend into any level of simulation, but only the "current" one would need to be simulated. The rest could be suspended or abandoned and regenerated by the system when the person exits a layer of simu... | Same way that we have dealt with all resource-related problems in the pre-transhuman world: make limited resources cost something.
In this digital world, we'd be dealing with data space instead of physical land and electricity instead of food, but the principle is the same. People who created new servers in the physic... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | Your question could be shorten to: How do I fit infinite to finite?
Answer is: No way, no way.
[Exponential growth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_growth), which you have discovered for your self in that situation, at some practical point indistinguishable form infinity.
Is that problem new, or unique for... | Same way that we have dealt with all resource-related problems in the pre-transhuman world: make limited resources cost something.
In this digital world, we'd be dealing with data space instead of physical land and electricity instead of food, but the principle is the same. People who created new servers in the physic... |
45,577 | Yesterday I was talking with some of my friends about ideal/utopian worlds and came across a potential infinite loop problem. My ideal world was that of a transhumanist vision. Humans still look and even feel the same, but their insides are mechanical and computerized.
**Possibly Non Necessary Information**
This asc... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/45577",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/21688/"
] | I think you need to consider how your technical garbage collection would work. At what point would a memory or personality go "out of scope" and no longer be needed, and therefore cleaned up by a garbage collection process, freeing that memory for other use. If the user is editing their memories and personalities, at s... | The problem is that nested virtual universes will consume undue public resources. The simple technical, if uninteresting, solution is to **deprioritize individuals who consume too many resources**.
Give each person running the reality simulator using a shared computer their own account. The device running the simulati... |
19,086 | So, a while back I created this icon from a game, but looking back on it behind a white background instead of an alpha-channel its edges are super choppy in some places while it's smooth in others, which is possibly due to the method I used to select certain regions before bucket-filling it. I was using GIMP and I was ... | 2013/06/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/19086",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/13630/"
] | ### Tracing
In case we can not easily recreate the original in a vector oriented application we may also trace the bitmap to a vector graphic.
Below example was done with **Inkscape** where I imported the bitmap to trace it with 2 color steps:
Thi... | There is a really simple way to do this by using the fuzzy select tool to create a path. There is a short example on how to do it at [Fixing Jagged Image Edges with Gimp](http://jafty.com/blog/fixing-jagged-image-edges-with-gimp/). |
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