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117,550 | Is there any reason why most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) tend to publish non-peer reviewed literature? I have seen some NGO scientists as co-authors, even in some important papers, but most of their production is reports which are not peer-reviewed. While it is true that most NGOs do not do basic research, so... | 2018/09/27 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/117550",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Because they are not incentivized to**.
Publishing in peer reviewed journals costs time, money, and is frustrating. These costs are more relevant in social sciences with a lower turnaround time than natural sciences, but are nonetheless a factor.
The main reason academics publish in these is because they are incent... | Expanding on the answer by @Maarten Buis:
I think it is fundamentally about why people in different settings do research.
NGO's usually do not do research for the sake of research. They generally have a social mission to accomplish, thus their research is conducted to that end. It is not to increase knowledge, as it ... |
117,550 | Is there any reason why most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) tend to publish non-peer reviewed literature? I have seen some NGO scientists as co-authors, even in some important papers, but most of their production is reports which are not peer-reviewed. While it is true that most NGOs do not do basic research, so... | 2018/09/27 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/117550",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/4050/"
] | **Because they are not incentivized to**.
Publishing in peer reviewed journals costs time, money, and is frustrating. These costs are more relevant in social sciences with a lower turnaround time than natural sciences, but are nonetheless a factor.
The main reason academics publish in these is because they are incent... | Both NGO's and governments routinely commission and use non-peer reviewed work. Often because of the shorter turn around but mostly because it is intended for a different audience. I worked in a large government research organisation where this was a hot topic amongst the scientists. The organisation was routinely comm... |
117,550 | Is there any reason why most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) tend to publish non-peer reviewed literature? I have seen some NGO scientists as co-authors, even in some important papers, but most of their production is reports which are not peer-reviewed. While it is true that most NGOs do not do basic research, so... | 2018/09/27 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/117550",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/4050/"
] | Expanding on the answer by @Maarten Buis:
I think it is fundamentally about why people in different settings do research.
NGO's usually do not do research for the sake of research. They generally have a social mission to accomplish, thus their research is conducted to that end. It is not to increase knowledge, as it ... | Both NGO's and governments routinely commission and use non-peer reviewed work. Often because of the shorter turn around but mostly because it is intended for a different audience. I worked in a large government research organisation where this was a hot topic amongst the scientists. The organisation was routinely comm... |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | I just had this problem and resolved it. My iPhone thought it was in New York when it was in Abu Dhabi.
Go to Settings > Location Services > System Services
System Services is the last item on the Location Services page. Scroll all the way down and tap it.
Inside System Services, there will be options for: Cell Netw... | I found that calendars had time zone support on, which means all times are shown at that time zone, instead of the time zone of the current location. To turn it off, go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Time Zone Support>Off |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | I've had this problem too. The settings seemed to change when i entered my WiFi network at home. I resolved this simply by entering Settings -> General -> Date and time -> (uncheck)Set Automatically.
I then entered my timezone, and boom, problem solved!
Hope it helped :) | I found that calendars had time zone support on, which means all times are shown at that time zone, instead of the time zone of the current location. To turn it off, go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Time Zone Support>Off |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | Try to reset Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location Warnings. | I've had this problem too. The settings seemed to change when i entered my WiFi network at home. I resolved this simply by entering Settings -> General -> Date and time -> (uncheck)Set Automatically.
I then entered my timezone, and boom, problem solved!
Hope it helped :) |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | Try to reset Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location Warnings. | I had that issue too; it went back to normal after a sync with a PC. |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | You should see the Location you are in under the set automaticly button. As below. It is greyed out, as this is taken from your current location, so you must have location service enabled.
 | I had that issue too; it went back to normal after a sync with a PC. |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | I just had this problem and resolved it. My iPhone thought it was in New York when it was in Abu Dhabi.
Go to Settings > Location Services > System Services
System Services is the last item on the Location Services page. Scroll all the way down and tap it.
Inside System Services, there will be options for: Cell Netw... | I've had this problem too. The settings seemed to change when i entered my WiFi network at home. I resolved this simply by entering Settings -> General -> Date and time -> (uncheck)Set Automatically.
I then entered my timezone, and boom, problem solved!
Hope it helped :) |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | Try to reset Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location Warnings. | I found that calendars had time zone support on, which means all times are shown at that time zone, instead of the time zone of the current location. To turn it off, go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Time Zone Support>Off |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | You should see the Location you are in under the set automaticly button. As below. It is greyed out, as this is taken from your current location, so you must have location service enabled.
 | I found that calendars had time zone support on, which means all times are shown at that time zone, instead of the time zone of the current location. To turn it off, go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Time Zone Support>Off |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | I had that issue too; it went back to normal after a sync with a PC. | I found that calendars had time zone support on, which means all times are shown at that time zone, instead of the time zone of the current location. To turn it off, go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Time Zone Support>Off |
33,783 | I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 15". What would I need to buy in order to be able to use my LED HDTV with it, and which wireless keyboard works the best with it? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33783",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/5856/"
] | I just had this problem and resolved it. My iPhone thought it was in New York when it was in Abu Dhabi.
Go to Settings > Location Services > System Services
System Services is the last item on the Location Services page. Scroll all the way down and tap it.
Inside System Services, there will be options for: Cell Netw... | Try to reset Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location Warnings. |
42,260 | I am a UX designer, and my task in a desktop application development is to discover what is the need of the users and how they would want to use it. It's a UX designing job plus customer discovery/understanding job.
Now, the target segments of my customers are professionals (engineers/sales), and being in an Asian cou... | 2013/07/16 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/42260",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/484/"
] | Taking this question as more about how to get feedback on prototypes\*, that is quite straight forward - **You need to set them tasks so that they are focused on using the prototype to achieve a goal**.
This could be things such as *"From this screen where would you go to find out information about Red MacGuffin Shoe... | It is known effect of the skilled users can't verbalize their thoughts. From [Testing Expert Users](http://www.nngroup.com/articles/testing-expert-users/) by J.Nielsen:
>
> * Skilled behavior is often automated behavior. When people are unaware of how they think about a certain behavior, they can't
> verbalize the r... |
42,260 | I am a UX designer, and my task in a desktop application development is to discover what is the need of the users and how they would want to use it. It's a UX designing job plus customer discovery/understanding job.
Now, the target segments of my customers are professionals (engineers/sales), and being in an Asian cou... | 2013/07/16 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/42260",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/484/"
] | Taking this question as more about how to get feedback on prototypes\*, that is quite straight forward - **You need to set them tasks so that they are focused on using the prototype to achieve a goal**.
This could be things such as *"From this screen where would you go to find out information about Red MacGuffin Shoe... | I think you are asking two separate questions here?
1) understanding what you should be designing
2) Validating those designs with users
Lets start with looking at:
1) If you are designing purely for the end user then great! But there are often other stakeholders involved so make sure you get their input.
Contextu... |
42,260 | I am a UX designer, and my task in a desktop application development is to discover what is the need of the users and how they would want to use it. It's a UX designing job plus customer discovery/understanding job.
Now, the target segments of my customers are professionals (engineers/sales), and being in an Asian cou... | 2013/07/16 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/42260",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/484/"
] | Taking this question as more about how to get feedback on prototypes\*, that is quite straight forward - **You need to set them tasks so that they are focused on using the prototype to achieve a goal**.
This could be things such as *"From this screen where would you go to find out information about Red MacGuffin Shoe... | To help identify these tasks that you have been advised to set, may I suggest going back a step and conduct some interviews.
Don't start from zero, go into those meetings knowing as much about the user as possible; I would recommend taking a step back and interviewing to gather up enough feedback that can help illust... |
42,260 | I am a UX designer, and my task in a desktop application development is to discover what is the need of the users and how they would want to use it. It's a UX designing job plus customer discovery/understanding job.
Now, the target segments of my customers are professionals (engineers/sales), and being in an Asian cou... | 2013/07/16 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/42260",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/484/"
] | It is known effect of the skilled users can't verbalize their thoughts. From [Testing Expert Users](http://www.nngroup.com/articles/testing-expert-users/) by J.Nielsen:
>
> * Skilled behavior is often automated behavior. When people are unaware of how they think about a certain behavior, they can't
> verbalize the r... | I think you are asking two separate questions here?
1) understanding what you should be designing
2) Validating those designs with users
Lets start with looking at:
1) If you are designing purely for the end user then great! But there are often other stakeholders involved so make sure you get their input.
Contextu... |
42,260 | I am a UX designer, and my task in a desktop application development is to discover what is the need of the users and how they would want to use it. It's a UX designing job plus customer discovery/understanding job.
Now, the target segments of my customers are professionals (engineers/sales), and being in an Asian cou... | 2013/07/16 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/42260",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/484/"
] | It is known effect of the skilled users can't verbalize their thoughts. From [Testing Expert Users](http://www.nngroup.com/articles/testing-expert-users/) by J.Nielsen:
>
> * Skilled behavior is often automated behavior. When people are unaware of how they think about a certain behavior, they can't
> verbalize the r... | To help identify these tasks that you have been advised to set, may I suggest going back a step and conduct some interviews.
Don't start from zero, go into those meetings knowing as much about the user as possible; I would recommend taking a step back and interviewing to gather up enough feedback that can help illust... |
44,219 | I'm only up to episode 5 in the *Boruto* anime but the intro instantly implied what I thought and after watching the first few episode it certainly suggests that Boruto is a brat.
Does this point/suggest that Naruto might be too blame for this situation? | 2018/01/14 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/44219",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes, and no. [Boruto](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Boruto_Uzumaki) acts rebellious and resentful towards Naruto as he felt that his father being Hokage took him away from his family.
>
> Initially nonchalant in his duties as a member of Team Konohamaru and is resentful of his father and the office of Hokage because ... | No, I wouldn't call Boruto a brat. I'd term him stubborn. Being the son of arguably the greatest shinobi/Hokage, Boruto is always known and accepted as his father's son. He feels that he has no identity for himself apart from being the 'Seventh's Son...!!!' which is why he despises his father. Naruto, who can take down... |
315,528 | We have [announcements](/questions/tagged/announcements "show questions tagged 'announcements'") on Meta SE but it could be used by anyone, by the other hand we have [featured](/questions/tagged/featured "show questions tagged 'featured'") on Meta sites but it's not always used and it isn't kept forever.
Is there a w... | 2018/09/16 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/315528",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/289691/"
] | I do not think that this would be useful information because you would need to distinguish questions asked by current/past moderators and staff before and/or after they became or ceased being moderators and staff.
Also, even when elected/appointed as moderators or staff, posts from such users often represent their use... | It isn't currently possible to search for questions only made by moderators/employees. However, you can look up the list of moderators for a site, for example [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/users?tab=moderators). You can then look up the profile of a particular moderator and search for their questions and a... |
315,528 | We have [announcements](/questions/tagged/announcements "show questions tagged 'announcements'") on Meta SE but it could be used by anyone, by the other hand we have [featured](/questions/tagged/featured "show questions tagged 'featured'") on Meta sites but it's not always used and it isn't kept forever.
Is there a w... | 2018/09/16 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/315528",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/289691/"
] | I do not think that this would be useful information because you would need to distinguish questions asked by current/past moderators and staff before and/or after they became or ceased being moderators and staff.
Also, even when elected/appointed as moderators or staff, posts from such users often represent their use... | A this time it's not possible to use a single search query to get all the posts from a group of specific users.
Since on Meta the Users > Moderator page is blanck, below is a list of the URL to search the posts of each diamond user on Meta SE.
Note: At this time the list only include CM's. I took the CM user id's f... |
315,528 | We have [announcements](/questions/tagged/announcements "show questions tagged 'announcements'") on Meta SE but it could be used by anyone, by the other hand we have [featured](/questions/tagged/featured "show questions tagged 'featured'") on Meta sites but it's not always used and it isn't kept forever.
Is there a w... | 2018/09/16 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/315528",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/289691/"
] | I do not think that this would be useful information because you would need to distinguish questions asked by current/past moderators and staff before and/or after they became or ceased being moderators and staff.
Also, even when elected/appointed as moderators or staff, posts from such users often represent their use... | The [announcements](/questions/tagged/announcements "show questions tagged 'announcements'") tag is *one* possible way that employees can post updates, streams of consciousness, ad-hoc data that might be of interest or similar artifacts that aren't ideally suited for our blog audience. However, we've gotta implement an... |
315,528 | We have [announcements](/questions/tagged/announcements "show questions tagged 'announcements'") on Meta SE but it could be used by anyone, by the other hand we have [featured](/questions/tagged/featured "show questions tagged 'featured'") on Meta sites but it's not always used and it isn't kept forever.
Is there a w... | 2018/09/16 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/315528",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/289691/"
] | It isn't currently possible to search for questions only made by moderators/employees. However, you can look up the list of moderators for a site, for example [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/users?tab=moderators). You can then look up the profile of a particular moderator and search for their questions and a... | A this time it's not possible to use a single search query to get all the posts from a group of specific users.
Since on Meta the Users > Moderator page is blanck, below is a list of the URL to search the posts of each diamond user on Meta SE.
Note: At this time the list only include CM's. I took the CM user id's f... |
315,528 | We have [announcements](/questions/tagged/announcements "show questions tagged 'announcements'") on Meta SE but it could be used by anyone, by the other hand we have [featured](/questions/tagged/featured "show questions tagged 'featured'") on Meta sites but it's not always used and it isn't kept forever.
Is there a w... | 2018/09/16 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/315528",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/289691/"
] | The [announcements](/questions/tagged/announcements "show questions tagged 'announcements'") tag is *one* possible way that employees can post updates, streams of consciousness, ad-hoc data that might be of interest or similar artifacts that aren't ideally suited for our blog audience. However, we've gotta implement an... | A this time it's not possible to use a single search query to get all the posts from a group of specific users.
Since on Meta the Users > Moderator page is blanck, below is a list of the URL to search the posts of each diamond user on Meta SE.
Note: At this time the list only include CM's. I took the CM user id's f... |
15,933 | Do cats commit incest? If so, at what age would this behavior begin, and when should male and female kittens be separated from one another so as to avoid incest? | 2016/12/19 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/15933",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/2932/"
] | Cats, like most animals, will mate with any willing member of the opposite sex. So, yes, they will sometimes inbreed. Humans have been known to encourage that when trying to select for specific genetic traits.
Rather than trying to separate them -- they can hit puberty as early as 8 months, if I remember correctly -- ... | Yes unfortunately cats do inbreed. It is safe to fix your pet at any age. There are restrictions for too young and too old. Fortunately most vet practices 'screen' your pet before surgery. At our clinic we put every pet under anesthesia for the procedure. So it's best to be cautious about the pets health. There are cli... |
28,959,530 | i have pdf files that i need to get their text contents with php FPDF/FPDI.
thank you. | 2015/03/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28959530",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3725920/"
] | basically this feature is already built-in!
It is called Webhooks: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Managing+Webhooks>
Simple example:
If you define such a Webhook the URL is invoked at every Issue update with all fields and also all fields that changed (before - after).
You could intercept your desired... | Well, as far as I know, there are two possibilities:
First would be to implement your own post function as a Jira plugin, which is more complicated to both code and maintain.
Easier possibility would be the free [Script Runner](https://jamieechlin.atlassian.net/wiki/display/GRV/Script+Runner) plugin. This plugin allo... |
44,728 | Recently, the [single-blind peer-review process](http://blogs.plos.org/everyone/2015/05/01/plos-one-update-peer-review-investigation/#.VUO6vdTtlT0.twitter) failed to appropriately deal with highly sexist comments. An anonymous reviewer provided a sexist review and the Academic Editor forwarded it on. They have since bl... | 2015/05/03 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/44728",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/929/"
] | >
> While I think that blind peer review provides useful protection for reviewers, are Academic Editors generally provided anonymity?
>
>
>
In my experience this is rare but not unheard of. For example, the [PNAS submission guidelines](http://www.pnas.org/site/authors/guidelines.xhtml) specify that the editor hand... | Anonymity, when used for any scientific role, is intended to make it easier for people to conduct honest scientific assessments. It is not intended to be a shield from which to attack with impunity.
In business, there is a concept of "[piercing the corporate veil](http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/personal-liabil... |
1,208 | Lets say I want to make a VLF loop antenna for a Sub AM radio band. I don't want a full wavelength because that would be a humongous antenna. Would I wind more turns of wire to decrease the frequency it can operate on, or is there any other way without a phisically enormous loop? | 2014/01/06 | [
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/1208",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/users/174/"
] | There are plenty of ways to make antennas smaller. Unfortunately, all of these things also make the antenna less efficient. Economics provides a compelling proof: if efficient, small, low-frequency antennas could be realized, why do AM broadcast stations erect huge, expensive towers to support their enormous antennas?
... | If you're going to be using this antenna strictly for reception, then increasing the windings is fine, but as the previous answer stated you're on increasing inductance, and when you increase inductance, you are by nature adding more radiation resistance. So, for transmitting that is not ideal at the wavelengths of VLF... |
674,739 | I want to benchmark PHP vs Pylons. I want my comparison of both to be as even as possible, so here is what I came up with:
* PHP 5.1.6 with APC, using a smarty template connecting to a MySQL database
* Python 2.6.1, using Pylons with a mako template connecting the the same MySQL database
Is there anything that I shou... | 2009/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/674739",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13778/"
] | If you're not using an ORM in PHP you should not use the SQLAlchemy ORM or SQL-Expression language either but use raw SQL commands. If you're using APC you should make sure that Python has write privileges to the folder your application is in, or that the .py files are precompiled.
Also if you're using the smarty cach... | 1. your PHP version is out of date, PHP has been in the 5.2.x area for awhile and while there are not massive improvements, there are enough changes that I would say to test anything older is an unfair comparison.
2. PHP 5.3 is on the verge of becomming final and you should include that in your benchmarks as there are ... |
1,353,569 | I used sed for a batch ptovess where I could not do it with awk. Vould awk have done it? Or is it more a matter of choice and call awk and sed equivalent for the usage. They both do the common search replace similar with i/o. Is there a good example what can't be done with one that the other can? | 2009/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1353569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108207/"
] | One main difference is that an awk program can maintain state and can operate using multiple passes over the same data. A sed invocation is necessarily stateless single-pass because sed (Stream EDitor) is inherently stream-oriented. The advantage, though, is that this makes sed simpler and more appropriate for using in... | SED is a stream editor, and therefore does not have variables and a few other constructs like AWK has. AWK is a fully fledged language. |
1,353,569 | I used sed for a batch ptovess where I could not do it with awk. Vould awk have done it? Or is it more a matter of choice and call awk and sed equivalent for the usage. They both do the common search replace similar with i/o. Is there a good example what can't be done with one that the other can? | 2009/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1353569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108207/"
] | In the original (and still the best)
book, [The AWK Programming Language](http://www.amazon.co.uk/AWK-Programming-Language-Alfred-Aho/dp/020107981X), the following are implemented (among many other things):
* a simple assembler
* recursive descent compiler
* a text indexing program
Try doing that with sed. | SED is a stream editor, and therefore does not have variables and a few other constructs like AWK has. AWK is a fully fledged language. |
1,353,569 | I used sed for a batch ptovess where I could not do it with awk. Vould awk have done it? Or is it more a matter of choice and call awk and sed equivalent for the usage. They both do the common search replace similar with i/o. Is there a good example what can't be done with one that the other can? | 2009/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1353569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108207/"
] | One main difference is that an awk program can maintain state and can operate using multiple passes over the same data. A sed invocation is necessarily stateless single-pass because sed (Stream EDitor) is inherently stream-oriented. The advantage, though, is that this makes sed simpler and more appropriate for using in... | G'day,
Awk is more powerful. sed tends to be more limited in what it can do.
Sed is good for line-based changes to data. It has some simple looping constructs, the usual ed/ex/vi regexp stuff and substitution things, compound statements, decisions etc. Most people use it for modifying piped data.
Awk is good for fil... |
1,353,569 | I used sed for a batch ptovess where I could not do it with awk. Vould awk have done it? Or is it more a matter of choice and call awk and sed equivalent for the usage. They both do the common search replace similar with i/o. Is there a good example what can't be done with one that the other can? | 2009/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1353569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108207/"
] | In the original (and still the best)
book, [The AWK Programming Language](http://www.amazon.co.uk/AWK-Programming-Language-Alfred-Aho/dp/020107981X), the following are implemented (among many other things):
* a simple assembler
* recursive descent compiler
* a text indexing program
Try doing that with sed. | G'day,
Awk is more powerful. sed tends to be more limited in what it can do.
Sed is good for line-based changes to data. It has some simple looping constructs, the usual ed/ex/vi regexp stuff and substitution things, compound statements, decisions etc. Most people use it for modifying piped data.
Awk is good for fil... |
1,353,569 | I used sed for a batch ptovess where I could not do it with awk. Vould awk have done it? Or is it more a matter of choice and call awk and sed equivalent for the usage. They both do the common search replace similar with i/o. Is there a good example what can't be done with one that the other can? | 2009/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1353569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108207/"
] | One main difference is that an awk program can maintain state and can operate using multiple passes over the same data. A sed invocation is necessarily stateless single-pass because sed (Stream EDitor) is inherently stream-oriented. The advantage, though, is that this makes sed simpler and more appropriate for using in... | In the original (and still the best)
book, [The AWK Programming Language](http://www.amazon.co.uk/AWK-Programming-Language-Alfred-Aho/dp/020107981X), the following are implemented (among many other things):
* a simple assembler
* recursive descent compiler
* a text indexing program
Try doing that with sed. |
1,353,569 | I used sed for a batch ptovess where I could not do it with awk. Vould awk have done it? Or is it more a matter of choice and call awk and sed equivalent for the usage. They both do the common search replace similar with i/o. Is there a good example what can't be done with one that the other can? | 2009/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1353569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108207/"
] | One main difference is that an awk program can maintain state and can operate using multiple passes over the same data. A sed invocation is necessarily stateless single-pass because sed (Stream EDitor) is inherently stream-oriented. The advantage, though, is that this makes sed simpler and more appropriate for using in... | The only thing I can think of is that sed can do little changes in less char count the awk. So for quick tweaks on a live shell, it's faster to type. |
1,353,569 | I used sed for a batch ptovess where I could not do it with awk. Vould awk have done it? Or is it more a matter of choice and call awk and sed equivalent for the usage. They both do the common search replace similar with i/o. Is there a good example what can't be done with one that the other can? | 2009/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1353569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108207/"
] | In the original (and still the best)
book, [The AWK Programming Language](http://www.amazon.co.uk/AWK-Programming-Language-Alfred-Aho/dp/020107981X), the following are implemented (among many other things):
* a simple assembler
* recursive descent compiler
* a text indexing program
Try doing that with sed. | The only thing I can think of is that sed can do little changes in less char count the awk. So for quick tweaks on a live shell, it's faster to type. |
764,096 | I really love using *Powershell ISE* - something about it makes me want to work with it; everything just fits together well, and it is smooth.
Also I love the way intelligent autocomplete is integrated - it just feels clean and smooth and usable.
The only problem is that I primarily code in Javascript, PHP, and with... | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/764096",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/177382/"
] | There are ways to modify the Intellisense library for the PowerShell ISE. Take a [look at this](http://jamesone111.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/powershell-tabcompletion-or-tabcompletion/). It's pretty complex, but it's possible. | Intellisense has been integrated into many coding environments. Intellisense began long before Microsoft added it to the powershell ISE. SciTE is a customizable text editor for which many have created intellisense libraries. Netbeans (used primarily for Java dev) also includes intellisense and can be used for Javascrip... |
4,216 | >
> The boy's innate goodness will withstand the challenges because unless *he himself* wants to turn evil, [...].
>
>
>
My teacher thinks that commas should set off the word "himself", but I disagree. Who is right, and why? | 2010/10/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4216",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/100/"
] | I think a comma would be wrong there.
*(Deletes justification on the basis of it being a rearrangement of "he wants himself to turn evil", which is wrong because "he himself wants Fred to turn evil" is just as valid a sentence. At least I realised that before I posted.)*
"Himself" here is actually an intensifier rath... | I don't think commas are necessary here, but they could serve to emphasize that phrase. |
4,216 | >
> The boy's innate goodness will withstand the challenges because unless *he himself* wants to turn evil, [...].
>
>
>
My teacher thinks that commas should set off the word "himself", but I disagree. Who is right, and why? | 2010/10/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4216",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/100/"
] | I don't think commas are necessary here, but they could serve to emphasize that phrase. | The best way to resolve such doubts is the reference to English corpus:
<http://corpus2.byu.edu/coca/> - AmE, you need to sign up;
<http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/> - BrE, you do not need to sign up.
By the way, your teacher was wrong, you don't have to put commas before and after himself:) |
4,216 | >
> The boy's innate goodness will withstand the challenges because unless *he himself* wants to turn evil, [...].
>
>
>
My teacher thinks that commas should set off the word "himself", but I disagree. Who is right, and why? | 2010/10/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4216",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/100/"
] | I think a comma would be wrong there.
*(Deletes justification on the basis of it being a rearrangement of "he wants himself to turn evil", which is wrong because "he himself wants Fred to turn evil" is just as valid a sentence. At least I realised that before I posted.)*
"Himself" here is actually an intensifier rath... | The best way to resolve such doubts is the reference to English corpus:
<http://corpus2.byu.edu/coca/> - AmE, you need to sign up;
<http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/> - BrE, you do not need to sign up.
By the way, your teacher was wrong, you don't have to put commas before and after himself:) |
8,775 | Using TorBrowser, login with *username* and *password* on site.com (e.g., google, amazon, etc.), then ask TorBrowser for "New Tor circuit for this site." **Why does site.com (sometimes) recognize this "new Tor circuit" as associated with the same *username* rather than a new, currently anonymous connection?**
* I assu... | 2015/10/02 | [
"https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/8775",
"https://tor.stackexchange.com",
"https://tor.stackexchange.com/users/4995/"
] | Requesting a new circuit will get you exactly that -- a new circuit. It does not mean that Tor won't pick the same exit again, and it will not clean any cookies. It is trivial then of course for a site to recognize you again.
What you want and what was already suggested is "New Identity". Unfortunately, Tor Browser cu... | It could be a session cookie.
Try using a new identity, instead of *merely* a new circuit. I believe that the latter will get rid of any session cookies. |
8,775 | Using TorBrowser, login with *username* and *password* on site.com (e.g., google, amazon, etc.), then ask TorBrowser for "New Tor circuit for this site." **Why does site.com (sometimes) recognize this "new Tor circuit" as associated with the same *username* rather than a new, currently anonymous connection?**
* I assu... | 2015/10/02 | [
"https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/8775",
"https://tor.stackexchange.com",
"https://tor.stackexchange.com/users/4995/"
] | Requesting a new circuit will get you exactly that -- a new circuit. It does not mean that Tor won't pick the same exit again, and it will not clean any cookies. It is trivial then of course for a site to recognize you again.
What you want and what was already suggested is "New Identity". Unfortunately, Tor Browser cu... | It's a persistent cookies + browser fingerprinting. You need to use a *separated/dedicated* virtual machine for web browsing to be 100% sure to "split identities" |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Write it the way you feel it should be written.
However, I would then finish the entire trilogy before finding an agent and shopping it to publishers or publishing it yourself. That way you can either promise your self-pub readers that the next two books are coming, or let your agent pitch that it's a finished trilogy... | Since you can't please everybody, you might as well please yourself. Write the book that you would like to read. Life itself is a series of cliffhangers, isn't it? Picture that friend or relative who would love reading a book like yours, then picture him turning the last page and it's a cliffhanger. What will he say to... |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Write it the way you feel it should be written.
However, I would then finish the entire trilogy before finding an agent and shopping it to publishers or publishing it yourself. That way you can either promise your self-pub readers that the next two books are coming, or let your agent pitch that it's a finished trilogy... | One of most important aspects of a good story - I'd say about the most important of all - is the **aftertaste**. It's the feeling left after finishing the story. Satisfying or disturbing, puzzling, leaving us thoughtful - that's all achieved by closures, by finishing various threads in various ways.
Some stories are *... |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Write it the way you feel it should be written.
However, I would then finish the entire trilogy before finding an agent and shopping it to publishers or publishing it yourself. That way you can either promise your self-pub readers that the next two books are coming, or let your agent pitch that it's a finished trilogy... | It's absolutely fine. I have seen many famous authors end a book on a cliffhanger and no one cares. For example, Margaret Peterson Haddix (I think that's her name) wrote her book Turnabout, in which case it ends in total uncertainty with a cliffhanger. So yeah, go ahead. |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | The whole trilogy fad started with the *Lord of the Rings* being published in three volumes instead of one as its author intended, because of post war paper shortage and to keep down the price (of one single "book").
A trilogy in this original sense is one book that is so long that publishing it in one volume is impra... | It's absolutely fine. I have seen many famous authors end a book on a cliffhanger and no one cares. For example, Margaret Peterson Haddix (I think that's her name) wrote her book Turnabout, in which case it ends in total uncertainty with a cliffhanger. So yeah, go ahead. |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Since you can't please everybody, you might as well please yourself. Write the book that you would like to read. Life itself is a series of cliffhangers, isn't it? Picture that friend or relative who would love reading a book like yours, then picture him turning the last page and it's a cliffhanger. What will he say to... | Here are some things you can do to soften the blow:
* Resolve a major subplot
* Include the first chapter of boom two as a teaser after the ending
* Release the whole series as fast as you can, if not all at once
* Leave things unresolved but draw attention to what is resolved and don't emphasize the unresolved parts
... |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Unless readers know they've picked up a trilogy or a book in a story arc, most will find a cliffhanger ending unsatisfying and wonder why the author didn't finish the story. As most television show episodes, motion pictures, novels and short stories have a clear beginning-middle-end, readers have become accustomed to t... | It's absolutely fine. I have seen many famous authors end a book on a cliffhanger and no one cares. For example, Margaret Peterson Haddix (I think that's her name) wrote her book Turnabout, in which case it ends in total uncertainty with a cliffhanger. So yeah, go ahead. |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Since you can't please everybody, you might as well please yourself. Write the book that you would like to read. Life itself is a series of cliffhangers, isn't it? Picture that friend or relative who would love reading a book like yours, then picture him turning the last page and it's a cliffhanger. What will he say to... | More than likely you will alienate whatever readers did pick up your book.
They PAID to buy your story, and you did not provide them with a complete story.
A Series does not mean each story segment is left unfinished.
If it is made clear up front your Trilogy is an ongoing SERIAL which requires all three books to reach... |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Since you can't please everybody, you might as well please yourself. Write the book that you would like to read. Life itself is a series of cliffhangers, isn't it? Picture that friend or relative who would love reading a book like yours, then picture him turning the last page and it's a cliffhanger. What will he say to... | One of most important aspects of a good story - I'd say about the most important of all - is the **aftertaste**. It's the feeling left after finishing the story. Satisfying or disturbing, puzzling, leaving us thoughtful - that's all achieved by closures, by finishing various threads in various ways.
Some stories are *... |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Write it the way you feel it should be written.
However, I would then finish the entire trilogy before finding an agent and shopping it to publishers or publishing it yourself. That way you can either promise your self-pub readers that the next two books are coming, or let your agent pitch that it's a finished trilogy... | The whole trilogy fad started with the *Lord of the Rings* being published in three volumes instead of one as its author intended, because of post war paper shortage and to keep down the price (of one single "book").
A trilogy in this original sense is one book that is so long that publishing it in one volume is impra... |
12,370 | First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use ... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12370",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10086/"
] | Write it the way you feel it should be written.
However, I would then finish the entire trilogy before finding an agent and shopping it to publishers or publishing it yourself. That way you can either promise your self-pub readers that the next two books are coming, or let your agent pitch that it's a finished trilogy... | Here are some things you can do to soften the blow:
* Resolve a major subplot
* Include the first chapter of boom two as a teaser after the ending
* Release the whole series as fast as you can, if not all at once
* Leave things unresolved but draw attention to what is resolved and don't emphasize the unresolved parts
... |
32,325 | From what I understand of digital cameras, they are basically a lens plus a tiny two-dimensional array of millions of photo-diodes. And from what I understand of photo-diodes, they create a voltage when in the light, with higher-intensity light immediately causing a higher voltages.
However, if this were all true, the... | 2013/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/32325",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4848/"
] | Digital cameras attempt to do exactly that, it is only because of noise that they do not. Such as camera could be described as having an arbitrarily high ISO, and consequently correct exposure would be obtained with an arbitrarily short shutter speed.
Making a low resolution large format back out of large photo diodes... | The brighter light immediately causes a higher voltage, but not hugely higher. That's the crucial part. If you want to have an image that looks like the eye expects it to, you either need to amplify the signal (increasing the differences between high and low, both correct and incorrect due to noise) *or* you need to re... |
32,325 | From what I understand of digital cameras, they are basically a lens plus a tiny two-dimensional array of millions of photo-diodes. And from what I understand of photo-diodes, they create a voltage when in the light, with higher-intensity light immediately causing a higher voltages.
However, if this were all true, the... | 2013/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/32325",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4848/"
] | Digital cameras attempt to do exactly that, it is only because of noise that they do not. Such as camera could be described as having an arbitrarily high ISO, and consequently correct exposure would be obtained with an arbitrarily short shutter speed.
Making a low resolution large format back out of large photo diodes... | The simplest answer is that light is particle based, consisting of photons. A digital sensor is not a single photon trigger, but a bucket to be measured. I believe this is where you are confused: a sensor is not binary, nor are they sensitive to a single photon: a photon does not 'turn on' the sensor photo site. Instea... |
32,325 | From what I understand of digital cameras, they are basically a lens plus a tiny two-dimensional array of millions of photo-diodes. And from what I understand of photo-diodes, they create a voltage when in the light, with higher-intensity light immediately causing a higher voltages.
However, if this were all true, the... | 2013/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/32325",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4848/"
] | I'm visiting from Electronics, so I'll add a little bit of electronics/semiconductor physics background to a couple of the answers you've already gotten.
The key misunderstanding I think you have is that a photodiode doesn't create a voltage in response to light, it creates a current. Each photon that hits the photodi... | Digital cameras attempt to do exactly that, it is only because of noise that they do not. Such as camera could be described as having an arbitrarily high ISO, and consequently correct exposure would be obtained with an arbitrarily short shutter speed.
Making a low resolution large format back out of large photo diodes... |
32,325 | From what I understand of digital cameras, they are basically a lens plus a tiny two-dimensional array of millions of photo-diodes. And from what I understand of photo-diodes, they create a voltage when in the light, with higher-intensity light immediately causing a higher voltages.
However, if this were all true, the... | 2013/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/32325",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4848/"
] | I'm visiting from Electronics, so I'll add a little bit of electronics/semiconductor physics background to a couple of the answers you've already gotten.
The key misunderstanding I think you have is that a photodiode doesn't create a voltage in response to light, it creates a current. Each photon that hits the photodi... | The brighter light immediately causes a higher voltage, but not hugely higher. That's the crucial part. If you want to have an image that looks like the eye expects it to, you either need to amplify the signal (increasing the differences between high and low, both correct and incorrect due to noise) *or* you need to re... |
32,325 | From what I understand of digital cameras, they are basically a lens plus a tiny two-dimensional array of millions of photo-diodes. And from what I understand of photo-diodes, they create a voltage when in the light, with higher-intensity light immediately causing a higher voltages.
However, if this were all true, the... | 2013/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/32325",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4848/"
] | I'm visiting from Electronics, so I'll add a little bit of electronics/semiconductor physics background to a couple of the answers you've already gotten.
The key misunderstanding I think you have is that a photodiode doesn't create a voltage in response to light, it creates a current. Each photon that hits the photodi... | The simplest answer is that light is particle based, consisting of photons. A digital sensor is not a single photon trigger, but a bucket to be measured. I believe this is where you are confused: a sensor is not binary, nor are they sensitive to a single photon: a photon does not 'turn on' the sensor photo site. Instea... |
12,861,610 | JavaFX 2.2 now includes a "nativebundles" attribute on its deploy method which is very convenient to provide native packages of your application to multiple platforms. However, it only builds native packages for the current platform.
Is there a way to expand its functionality so it can built from one system, for all p... | 2012/10/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12861610",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/551406/"
] | The "nativebundles" attribute produces [Self-Contained Application Packages](http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/deployment/self-contained-packaging.htm#A1307236), for which the JavaFX 2.x documention says:
>
> Self-contained application packages are platform specific and can only be produced for the same system that you... | I don't think that's supported in JavaFX 2.2.
There's a feature request for that.
Please see RT-22994: Native installers - provide a way to build all installers for all OS's on one OS.
<http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-22994> |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | This usage is justified by the usage notes in Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage and the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. See my answer to [You and Yourself, Me and Myself](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1176/you-and-yourself-me-and-myself/1186#1186) for a discussion of the grammaticality of... | It's quite commonly used here in the States; "myself" and "yourself" seem to denote only slightly more formal equivalents of "me" and "you", particularly in groups and formal situations. Consider it explication: "and/or myself" is like "and/or even me", both somewhat implying that the listener might not otherwise have ... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | This usage is justified by the usage notes in Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage and the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. See my answer to [You and Yourself, Me and Myself](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1176/you-and-yourself-me-and-myself/1186#1186) for a discussion of the grammaticality of... | This always strikes my ear as an obnoxious affectation, as though *me* is too small to be important, so I'll puff it up to *myself*. |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | This always strikes my ear as an obnoxious affectation, as though *me* is too small to be important, so I'll puff it up to *myself*. | Far from being appropriate in more formal situations, non-reflexive use of ‘myself’, being ungrammatical, sticks out as ungrammatical and thus, informal.
Anytime I hear a non-reflexive use of ‘myself’,I think the person saying it is using it as a crutch to avoid misusing ‘I’ or ‘me’ because they know they don’t know w... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | >
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
Hum, that seems like a completely legitimate use of myself to me.
>
> I sent it to myself
>
>
>
rather than
>
> I sent it to me
>
>
>
(set to community wiki, yes this is a comment on the question but the comment box is hopeles... | Myself is used increasingly in all manners of speech, spoken and written. And it's usually wrong! Steer clear is my advice.
If you can reduce a sentence to 'me' or 'I', do so.
Get in touch with me.
I've sent it to myself.
Then add the rest around the sentence...
Get in touch with Tom, Dick, Harry, and me.
I've sent it ... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | I agree, it sounds very stuck up. (like what moioci said earlier)
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
>
This is improper English. (Basically people who want to sound smart but don't know grammar.)
Mind that it has nothing to do with formality, and in proper English, you should nev... | Myself is used increasingly in all manners of speech, spoken and written. And it's usually wrong! Steer clear is my advice.
If you can reduce a sentence to 'me' or 'I', do so.
Get in touch with me.
I've sent it to myself.
Then add the rest around the sentence...
Get in touch with Tom, Dick, Harry, and me.
I've sent it ... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | This always strikes my ear as an obnoxious affectation, as though *me* is too small to be important, so I'll puff it up to *myself*. | Myself is used increasingly in all manners of speech, spoken and written. And it's usually wrong! Steer clear is my advice.
If you can reduce a sentence to 'me' or 'I', do so.
Get in touch with me.
I've sent it to myself.
Then add the rest around the sentence...
Get in touch with Tom, Dick, Harry, and me.
I've sent it ... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | Far from being appropriate in more formal situations, non-reflexive use of ‘myself’, being ungrammatical, sticks out as ungrammatical and thus, informal.
Anytime I hear a non-reflexive use of ‘myself’,I think the person saying it is using it as a crutch to avoid misusing ‘I’ or ‘me’ because they know they don’t know w... | Myself is used increasingly in all manners of speech, spoken and written. And it's usually wrong! Steer clear is my advice.
If you can reduce a sentence to 'me' or 'I', do so.
Get in touch with me.
I've sent it to myself.
Then add the rest around the sentence...
Get in touch with Tom, Dick, Harry, and me.
I've sent it ... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | This usage is justified by the usage notes in Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage and the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. See my answer to [You and Yourself, Me and Myself](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1176/you-and-yourself-me-and-myself/1186#1186) for a discussion of the grammaticality of... | I agree, it sounds very stuck up. (like what moioci said earlier)
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
>
This is improper English. (Basically people who want to sound smart but don't know grammar.)
Mind that it has nothing to do with formality, and in proper English, you should nev... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | This always strikes my ear as an obnoxious affectation, as though *me* is too small to be important, so I'll puff it up to *myself*. | It's quite commonly used here in the States; "myself" and "yourself" seem to denote only slightly more formal equivalents of "me" and "you", particularly in groups and formal situations. Consider it explication: "and/or myself" is like "and/or even me", both somewhat implying that the listener might not otherwise have ... |
2,269 | Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
>
> If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
>
>
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
This sticks out to me every time I hear it, and seems like an attempt to sound more pr... | 2010/08/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | >
> I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, Aragorn, and myself.
>
>
>
Hum, that seems like a completely legitimate use of myself to me.
>
> I sent it to myself
>
>
>
rather than
>
> I sent it to me
>
>
>
(set to community wiki, yes this is a comment on the question but the comment box is hopeles... | Far from being appropriate in more formal situations, non-reflexive use of ‘myself’, being ungrammatical, sticks out as ungrammatical and thus, informal.
Anytime I hear a non-reflexive use of ‘myself’,I think the person saying it is using it as a crutch to avoid misusing ‘I’ or ‘me’ because they know they don’t know w... |
225,236 | Is there a verb form for 'Logistics'?
>
> We logistic your growth.
>
>
>
Does this sentence make sense in English? | 2015/02/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/225236",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/108364/"
] | As suggested in the comments above, logistic is not a verb, and *[logisticize or logisticate](http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2014/05/logisticate.html)* may sound queer and are definitely unusual:
Logistic refers to [logistics](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/heedless) meaning:
>
> * (Economics) the management ... | Grammatically this sentence does not make sense. *Logistic* is an adjective. Its describing the application of logic to a complex problem or the shape of a [curve](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistic_function). Logistic growth curves are used to describe populations of organisms that initially grow rapidly and then p... |
56,744 | So, I've had the chain slip under the biggest sprocket a couple of times, and the spokes got chewed up by it to the point that two of them have broken recently. So, I decided to replace all the affected spokes, and am now left with six chewed-up spokes that didn't actually break (although one of them sounded pretty sus... | 2018/08/26 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/56744",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/33466/"
] | If you break more spoke you can use the least damaged ones temporarily, understanding that they might break, but will probably last two weeks.
Save yourself a from future headaches by addressing adjustment of the lower limit on your rear derailleur, or getting a spoke protector, or both. | I assume you want to use them now because else you can't ride at all so for the temporary use you mention (a couple of weeks) and if you want to do the effort of taking them in/out again it should be fine but don't be surprised if one breaks around the damage point. I'm saying this from firsthand experience with spokes... |
26,240 | I'm a woman who happened to be one of those who are born attracted to their same gender. But, I'm a strong follower of islam and I love Allah a lot! Therefore I suppress all my desires for the sake of god, and I know for a fact that I will never allow myself to commit a sin involving homosexuality.
Yet, everyone ends u... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26240",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/13838/"
] | Most scholars agree that if you only *wish* and don't *commit* this sin, you will not be punished on the day of judgement. Because you follow what is mentioned in this verse:
>
> وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ
> And leave what is outward (dhahir) of sin and what is in depth (batin) thereof [6:120]
>
>
>
... | >
> Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are ... rivers of wine delicious to those who drink..." (Surah Muhammad, 47:15)
>
>
>
There are rivers of alcohol in Paradise. Wine is haraam on Earth.
Thus, it could be that things forbidden on Earth may be granted in Heaven. |
26,240 | I'm a woman who happened to be one of those who are born attracted to their same gender. But, I'm a strong follower of islam and I love Allah a lot! Therefore I suppress all my desires for the sake of god, and I know for a fact that I will never allow myself to commit a sin involving homosexuality.
Yet, everyone ends u... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26240",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/13838/"
] | Most scholars agree that if you only *wish* and don't *commit* this sin, you will not be punished on the day of judgement. Because you follow what is mentioned in this verse:
>
> وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ
> And leave what is outward (dhahir) of sin and what is in depth (batin) thereof [6:120]
>
>
>
... | It's likely this question is not definitely answerable, as most specific details about heaven have not been revealed. Moreover, heaven is probably incomprehensible to humans:
>
> Allah said, "I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human... |
26,240 | I'm a woman who happened to be one of those who are born attracted to their same gender. But, I'm a strong follower of islam and I love Allah a lot! Therefore I suppress all my desires for the sake of god, and I know for a fact that I will never allow myself to commit a sin involving homosexuality.
Yet, everyone ends u... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26240",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/13838/"
] | >
> Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are ... rivers of wine delicious to those who drink..." (Surah Muhammad, 47:15)
>
>
>
There are rivers of alcohol in Paradise. Wine is haraam on Earth.
Thus, it could be that things forbidden on Earth may be granted in Heaven. | It's likely this question is not definitely answerable, as most specific details about heaven have not been revealed. Moreover, heaven is probably incomprehensible to humans:
>
> Allah said, "I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human... |
85,019 | Tried disconnecting the PSU and checked it by shorting green and black wires. It is working. However, when I connect it back to the motherboard and try to switch on the computer, all I hear is a faint click sound. The light at the back of the PSU turns off as well. Of course, the CPU does not power on. What might be th... | 2009/12/18 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/85019",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2145/"
] | It could be a failing power supply, but it could also be a bad mother board. Most modern power supplies shut down when there is a short. The only way to know for sure is to get another power supply or another mother board. | Dead motherboard? Are there any diagnostic lights on the motherboard? I'm assuming it doesn't make any beeping sounds. Might want to try a different power supply as well: just because it has power, doesn't mean it has *enough* power, or that the motherboard isn't reading some weird power condition and shutting itself d... |
85,019 | Tried disconnecting the PSU and checked it by shorting green and black wires. It is working. However, when I connect it back to the motherboard and try to switch on the computer, all I hear is a faint click sound. The light at the back of the PSU turns off as well. Of course, the CPU does not power on. What might be th... | 2009/12/18 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/85019",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2145/"
] | It could be a failing power supply, but it could also be a bad mother board. Most modern power supplies shut down when there is a short. The only way to know for sure is to get another power supply or another mother board. | It may be that your motherboard is broken. If it is making beep sound and the power LED is on there is a chance that your motherboard is fine.
Check if your power supply is working by attaching it to another motherboard. If the power supply is working than check the RAM is working by putting it in a friends PC.
In m... |
39,580,584 | I have just started learning pentaho spoon steps and have one problem with solving one problem. I need to transform the data from xls-file and convert it do database. The problem is that my input file looks like this: [table-description](http://i.stack.imgur.com/AMSJ1.jpg)
And I can not find how to solve two problems:... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/39580584",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6460096/"
] | You should put your .php file in the htdocs folder of MAMP or XAMP. After that you must copy your file path in your browser. Replace everything up to and including htdocs with your localhost. For example: If my file is in Users/Documents/MAMP/htdocs/index.php it should be like localhost:8888/index.php | You can download mamp or xamp and install server on your mac. Then you can test your all php files. |
282,411 | 1. A few years back, I was living in a student dormitory.
2. A few years back, I was staying in a student dormitory.
Which one of the above is correct and why? | 2021/04/25 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/282411",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Both are correct, although 'staying' conveys the additional information that you were living in the dormitory temporarily.
>
> live verb (HAVE A HOME)
>
> live in, at, etc.
>
> to have your home
> somewhere
>
>
> stay verb (LIVE)
>
> to live or be in a place for a short time
> as a visitor
>
>
>
[Live ... | When I'm on vacation, I often **stay** in a hotel. But I've never lived in a hotel. Sometimes, friends or relatives who **live** far away come and **stay** at my house for a few days.
So which is correct for your particular situation? Maybe either could work? |
4,191,885 | i want to send sms using c# coding | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4191885",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/509164/"
] | Use SMSLib ( <http://smslib.org/download/> )
You may find working codes here, i had worked using java platform, and it works all fine.
try for c#.
All you need is a gsm moden,connect to USB and provide proper port number in the availaible code at SMSlib website.
download <http://smslib.org/download/files/smslib.net-... | download library from one of the sms sites and integrate:
[SMS provider](http://www.clickatell.com/)
It is very easy. |
4,191,885 | i want to send sms using c# coding | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4191885",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/509164/"
] | I did both sms sending and receiving with the Api provided by <https://www.csoft.co.uk/>.
It is a paid service, but it is very easy to implement. | download library from one of the sms sites and integrate:
[SMS provider](http://www.clickatell.com/)
It is very easy. |
4,191,885 | i want to send sms using c# coding | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4191885",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/509164/"
] | Use SMSLib ( <http://smslib.org/download/> )
You may find working codes here, i had worked using java platform, and it works all fine.
try for c#.
All you need is a gsm moden,connect to USB and provide proper port number in the availaible code at SMSlib website.
download <http://smslib.org/download/files/smslib.net-... | I did both sms sending and receiving with the Api provided by <https://www.csoft.co.uk/>.
It is a paid service, but it is very easy to implement. |
87,675 | I have a motorised shutter and I need to buy a in-wall switch to automatically stop when the shutter reaches the floor or the ceiling by only one push and not keep holding the switch. | 2016/03/29 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/87675",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/51862/"
] | You'll want a controller circuit then, so a pulse will activate the motor going down and will deactivate when a limit switch has been activated or the button has been pushed again (using another button for going up). The design of such a circuit is out of scope on this SE.
When you do install such a controller circuit... | To do so, you'll need a new motor & not a new switch. The new motor needs to be much like a Garage Door Opener's motor with similar circuitry, by having its own built-in & adjustable limiter switch. Then, you'll be able to press the switch once & walk away, for raising & lowering. |
33,094,288 | With innosetup I have this error EndUpdateResource (5) when compiling a simple .ico file.
5 = access denied
I have disabled antivirus : same issue, I ran innosetup as admin, same issue.
Looked at the file rights, nothing special.
How to overcome this ?
Thanks | 2015/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33094288",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4059171/"
] | I had the same issue - have started using ISCC to compile several packages from a single script. Was working great for weeks then suddenly stops. I resolved this by changing the read only status on the OUTPUT FOLDER (uncheck).
I'd have to say Martin Prikryl's comment was 'spot on':
>
> The error is most likely cause... | I did a small project, and I carefully inspected the anti virus software (Microsoft Security Essentials), and real time protection seems to be the culprit, because it worked out. So the previous comment was good.
Now I will remove this folder from the real time protection from the anti virus.
This is really bad becaus... |
183,422 | The description of the Giant's Might feature for the Rune Knight fighter in *Tasha's Cauldron of Everything* (p. 45) says that their weapons and armor grow with them, meaning their sword would be large/oversized.
Giant weapons roll double the dice. Would a Rune Knight fighter using the Giant's Might feature benefit fr... | 2021/03/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/183422",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/70322/"
] | ### The class feature description has everything you need to know.
The feature description for Giant’s Might is complete - you don’t have to look elsewhere to learn its effects:
>
> As a bonus action, *you magically gain the following benefits*, which last for 1 minute:
>
>
> * If you are smaller than Large, you b... | It doesn't say that the items change in size, sadly. It only specifies what is being worn.
I would agree that if it did change the weapon to an oversized weapon, it should gain the extra damage dice.
A "monster" is specified as such, if you wanna use the DMG and Monster Manual for such a ruling. The definition is loc... |
183,422 | The description of the Giant's Might feature for the Rune Knight fighter in *Tasha's Cauldron of Everything* (p. 45) says that their weapons and armor grow with them, meaning their sword would be large/oversized.
Giant weapons roll double the dice. Would a Rune Knight fighter using the Giant's Might feature benefit fr... | 2021/03/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/183422",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/70322/"
] | ### The class feature description has everything you need to know.
The feature description for Giant’s Might is complete - you don’t have to look elsewhere to learn its effects:
>
> As a bonus action, *you magically gain the following benefits*, which last for 1 minute:
>
>
> * If you are smaller than Large, you b... | Here is one of the great things about being a DM. You can chose to be fair and make your own ruling on these types of things. You can spend your game trying to come up with excuses to cheat players.
The feature does what it says. Since the Giant Might ability clearly says "you become large, along with anything you are... |
47,018 | I'm trying to scale the image x,y but there is no way to do it. A quick google search shows a stretch/fit/crop option which I do not see even after scaling and scrolling through the panel. They are suppose to show up under the Back/Front buttons.
[](htt... | 2016/02/15 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/47018",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/21880/"
] | According to the Blender manual, the stretch/fit/crop apply to the **camera** view only. They do not apply to the Top, Left, Right, or Bottom views in the 3D view-port.
I don't have Blender in-front of me to be able to check, however, I suspect those options will only appear when your image is set to display in the ca... | I had the same problem. The solution I found was to write the number in the X: ... part and the Y: ... part and then to adjust them to move your image where you want it to be.
It's a bit long, but, at least it works |
651,787 | To understand what I'm asking, it's important to distinguish from among the several uses of SUID in Unix.
I have a project that uses an executable in the user's PATH which is owned by the project and which has the SUID bit set. In this way, when it runs, it runs in the context of the file's owner, not the calling user... | 2009/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/651787",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/26976/"
] | Cygwin has an excellent discussion on how they do this without requiring the user password here: [Using Windows security in Cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-nopasswd1)
Basically they install a custom LSA authentication package that provides security tokens without requiring a password. As a... | I don't think there's an equivilent of SETUID in Windows, but you can launch a process as another user. If you are using C, there are really only two major Windows Specific functions you'll need to look into:
[LogonUser](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa378184(VS.85).aspx)
[CreateProcessAsUser](http://msdn.m... |
59,978,903 | Facing some challenges in changing the default theme page layouts to elementor full width.
A single post or single page layouts are unable to be accessed for changing the layout structure. Any help would be appreciated. | 2020/01/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/59978903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/12105100/"
] | An aggregate root should never contain a reference to another aggregate root. You should use either an id to reference an associated aggregate or a value object containing the id and some other pertinent data.
Anything that is *floating in the ether* would be an aggregate root since it has a lifecycle of its own.
I r... | Remember something can be an Aggregate in one use case and an Aggregate Root in another. If your use case is AddPlanetarySystemToSector, then Sector is your Aggregate Root. If your use case is AddMoonToPlanet, then Planet is the AR.
The difference is that an AR should not be saved unless it and all Aggregates it owns ... |
49,866 | I need some help. I am already deep into 2 stories that involve composers and in both stories there is a character based on Ludwig van Beethoven. Here is what I have trouble getting across:
Friendly and stressed at the same time
This is the typical way my Beethoven character feels. He sounds friendly and he is. He wo... | 2020/01/29 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/49866",
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] | My older sister is a bipolar adult - around 35 years old. She's aware of it, she's been medicated for it, and frankly, I think she manages it very well 99% of the time.
While it's true that she has triggers, I think it's probably more relevant to your writing to be aware of how certain situations could be defused or s... | If he’s bi-polar, it’s more likely that he lashes out at those he loves and that he knows love and care for him. It is safe for him to take it out on the people he trusts. I think it’s more likely that he is courteous and charming to strangers.
It’s not going to be what he says but how he say it. Friendly and seemingl... |
90,431 | I modelled a very simple beginners version of a rabbit ear (improvement proposals for better implementation welcome). [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9wUkj.png)
I managed to create a curve from the root to the tip of the ear by applying a Curve Modifier and using a P... | 2017/09/17 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/90431",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/45012/"
] | Actually, it is the specular value input, specular is reflectivity. It's just that in some non PBR setups specular is a way of faking a reflected highlight without calulating actual reflections, and they called it specular. But in the principled shader specular means reflection and that's where you would put the reflec... | Ok.
This is from Blender guru.
He shows where is the reflections.
A short explanation of principled:
link: <https://goo.gl/fgsyxN>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TVkiE.jpg) |
166,988 | Should words derived from proper nouns be capitalized or not? e.g. "Romanize/romanize", "Boolean/boolean" (I have seen both forms in the corpora and dictionaries).
Personally I think the derived words are not proper (they refer to a concept rather than a person) and should not be capitalized. | 2014/04/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166988",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/71087/"
] | Your examples are of two different types. Boolean is named after George Boole, a specific person. Therefore **Boolean** should be capitalized.
In common usage, Romanize, frequently appears in lower case. I don't know if "common usage" equates to "being correct" | I think generally capitalizing would make it more specific and proper, however a lower-case would do as well.
Browsing around, lots of words like anglicize have alternate forms like Anglicize. However, words like Latinize are generally always uppercase, but romanize is generally lower-case.
I think a hard and fast ru... |
166,988 | Should words derived from proper nouns be capitalized or not? e.g. "Romanize/romanize", "Boolean/boolean" (I have seen both forms in the corpora and dictionaries).
Personally I think the derived words are not proper (they refer to a concept rather than a person) and should not be capitalized. | 2014/04/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166988",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/71087/"
] | The difference between Boolean and boolean becomes distinct in computer languages, such as Java. See <https://stackoverflow.com/q/3728616/509840>.
In Java, *Boolean* refers to an Object, which may be true, false, or null. In contrast, *boolean* refers to a primitive type, which may only be true or false.
I am guessi... | I think generally capitalizing would make it more specific and proper, however a lower-case would do as well.
Browsing around, lots of words like anglicize have alternate forms like Anglicize. However, words like Latinize are generally always uppercase, but romanize is generally lower-case.
I think a hard and fast ru... |
166,988 | Should words derived from proper nouns be capitalized or not? e.g. "Romanize/romanize", "Boolean/boolean" (I have seen both forms in the corpora and dictionaries).
Personally I think the derived words are not proper (they refer to a concept rather than a person) and should not be capitalized. | 2014/04/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166988",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/71087/"
] | Etymology is not a determiner of whether something gets capitalized or not. Many proper nouns are derived from non-proper nouns (e.g. *Apple, Smith, United Kingdom, World Wide Web*), and vice versa (e.g. *atlas, echo, narcissist, siren, sodomy*). It is usage and usage alone that determines whether something gets capita... | I think generally capitalizing would make it more specific and proper, however a lower-case would do as well.
Browsing around, lots of words like anglicize have alternate forms like Anglicize. However, words like Latinize are generally always uppercase, but romanize is generally lower-case.
I think a hard and fast ru... |
166,988 | Should words derived from proper nouns be capitalized or not? e.g. "Romanize/romanize", "Boolean/boolean" (I have seen both forms in the corpora and dictionaries).
Personally I think the derived words are not proper (they refer to a concept rather than a person) and should not be capitalized. | 2014/04/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166988",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/71087/"
] | The difference between Boolean and boolean becomes distinct in computer languages, such as Java. See <https://stackoverflow.com/q/3728616/509840>.
In Java, *Boolean* refers to an Object, which may be true, false, or null. In contrast, *boolean* refers to a primitive type, which may only be true or false.
I am guessi... | Your examples are of two different types. Boolean is named after George Boole, a specific person. Therefore **Boolean** should be capitalized.
In common usage, Romanize, frequently appears in lower case. I don't know if "common usage" equates to "being correct" |
166,988 | Should words derived from proper nouns be capitalized or not? e.g. "Romanize/romanize", "Boolean/boolean" (I have seen both forms in the corpora and dictionaries).
Personally I think the derived words are not proper (they refer to a concept rather than a person) and should not be capitalized. | 2014/04/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166988",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/71087/"
] | Etymology is not a determiner of whether something gets capitalized or not. Many proper nouns are derived from non-proper nouns (e.g. *Apple, Smith, United Kingdom, World Wide Web*), and vice versa (e.g. *atlas, echo, narcissist, siren, sodomy*). It is usage and usage alone that determines whether something gets capita... | Your examples are of two different types. Boolean is named after George Boole, a specific person. Therefore **Boolean** should be capitalized.
In common usage, Romanize, frequently appears in lower case. I don't know if "common usage" equates to "being correct" |
166,988 | Should words derived from proper nouns be capitalized or not? e.g. "Romanize/romanize", "Boolean/boolean" (I have seen both forms in the corpora and dictionaries).
Personally I think the derived words are not proper (they refer to a concept rather than a person) and should not be capitalized. | 2014/04/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166988",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/71087/"
] | Etymology is not a determiner of whether something gets capitalized or not. Many proper nouns are derived from non-proper nouns (e.g. *Apple, Smith, United Kingdom, World Wide Web*), and vice versa (e.g. *atlas, echo, narcissist, siren, sodomy*). It is usage and usage alone that determines whether something gets capita... | The difference between Boolean and boolean becomes distinct in computer languages, such as Java. See <https://stackoverflow.com/q/3728616/509840>.
In Java, *Boolean* refers to an Object, which may be true, false, or null. In contrast, *boolean* refers to a primitive type, which may only be true or false.
I am guessi... |
693,672 | I've decided to learn D, and I'm wondering which standard library I should use. Should I use Phobos or Tango? What are the pros and cons of each? | 2009/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/693672",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83871/"
] | Tango. It's more object-oriented where appropriate, it includes containers (like STL or Java Collections), it's got an active development team, it has more momentum (it may soon be incorporated into the official compiler), and it's got real documentation, including [Learn to Tango with D](http://www.apress.com/book/vie... | From [Dispelling Common D Myths](https://semitwist.com/articles/article/view/dispelling-common-d-myths#dmyths-tango):
>
> Phobos is D's standard lib, period. Tango is now an optional but Phobos-compatible third party library. That's all there is to it.
>
>
> |
693,672 | I've decided to learn D, and I'm wondering which standard library I should use. Should I use Phobos or Tango? What are the pros and cons of each? | 2009/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/693672",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83871/"
] | Tango. It's more object-oriented where appropriate, it includes containers (like STL or Java Collections), it's got an active development team, it has more momentum (it may soon be incorporated into the official compiler), and it's got real documentation, including [Learn to Tango with D](http://www.apress.com/book/vie... | [Phobos 1\* vs Tango](http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcswwfd8_48hq4fdwhd) |
693,672 | I've decided to learn D, and I'm wondering which standard library I should use. Should I use Phobos or Tango? What are the pros and cons of each? | 2009/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/693672",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83871/"
] | Tango. It's more object-oriented where appropriate, it includes containers (like STL or Java Collections), it's got an active development team, it has more momentum (it may soon be incorporated into the official compiler), and it's got real documentation, including [Learn to Tango with D](http://www.apress.com/book/vie... | If you use D2, use Phobos
If you use D1, use Tango.
And you must learn D2, so use Phobos. Easy, not ?
Note : Phobos for D2 it's much powerfull and bigger that for D1. |
693,672 | I've decided to learn D, and I'm wondering which standard library I should use. Should I use Phobos or Tango? What are the pros and cons of each? | 2009/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/693672",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83871/"
] | Tango. It's more object-oriented where appropriate, it includes containers (like STL or Java Collections), it's got an active development team, it has more momentum (it may soon be incorporated into the official compiler), and it's got real documentation, including [Learn to Tango with D](http://www.apress.com/book/vie... | In my opinion, (having never actually used Boost), Tango is more like Boost, and Phobos is more elegant. As was stated above, using Phobos is much like Python. |
693,672 | I've decided to learn D, and I'm wondering which standard library I should use. Should I use Phobos or Tango? What are the pros and cons of each? | 2009/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/693672",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83871/"
] | [Phobos 1\* vs Tango](http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcswwfd8_48hq4fdwhd) | In my opinion, (having never actually used Boost), Tango is more like Boost, and Phobos is more elegant. As was stated above, using Phobos is much like Python. |
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