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46,346 | Strictly in regard to the current events happening in the US involving its president and the Ukrainian call, I'm confused by the use of the term "whistleblower".
The context I've been able to infer from the news and this group is that the US government employes, in the interest of national security, multiple people wi... | 2019/10/07 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/46346",
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] | I'm not sure how much of a negative connotation "whistleblower" has; that's a question that is probably better asked on [English SE](https://english.stackexchange.com). Actually, it turns out there already is a [long anwer](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331877/understanding-whistleblower) there on the top... | It's a common word, and generally doesn't have a negative connotation. As Fizz pointed out, the laws are written and use the term, but it's been around much longer than the protections in law, which use the term.
From Wikipedia
>
>
> >
> > U.S. civic activist Ralph Nader is said to have coined the phrase, but he i... |
36,572 | We're normally paving the high-traffic road with concrete or asphalt. While for sidewalk/garden, we use pave block/tiles (either concrete or else)
Common reason is because pave block/tiles doesn't seems comfortable for high speed vehicle, because it tend to have up-and-down structure, cannot be as plain and smooth as ... | 2020/07/07 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/36572",
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] | Engineering decisions are fundamentally about problem solving. Thus, when asking, "Why not do [x] instead of [status quo]?" an answering question is: "What problem does [x] solve or what benefit does [x] provide versus existing designs?" If no satisfactory answer is forthcoming to the second question then that's the an... | The reason tiles or flagstone or any other finishing is not used for heavy trrafic areas is lack of strength and toughness.
Even in the decks you have attached photos these tiles/ stones will crack and dislodge due to differential heat expansion, vibration and water penetration to adhesive layer. They require a much h... |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
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] | This might be [Sympathy vs Empathy](http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d23.html).
Dictionary.com indicates that this contrasts Sympathy (feeling with) versus Empathy (feeling into).
*Empathy* knows what it's like. *Sympathy* feels your pain, but may not understand the circumstances. | I think a better word you might consider is **toady**
1. a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important
Since the main character is probably important and the person in question is constantly miming the actions of this important character, this would fit well. |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | [**Pushover**](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pushover), Dictionary.com, a person who is easily persuaded, influenced, or seduced.
**[Mush](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mush)**, Urban Dictionary, an old Romany word, meaning "my good friend". | Perhaps *[wingman](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wingman)* (forgive the gender bias)
>
> a friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support [*Wiktionary*]
>
>
>
A related term (but not a noun equivalent) is *[got my back](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GOT%20YOUR%20BACK)*
>
> An expressi... |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | This might be [Sympathy vs Empathy](http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d23.html).
Dictionary.com indicates that this contrasts Sympathy (feeling with) versus Empathy (feeling into).
*Empathy* knows what it's like. *Sympathy* feels your pain, but may not understand the circumstances. | >
> 1. Who do I want right now? **Sympathy or Support**?
>
>
>
In writing *Support* with a capital letter, the author personifies this quality. In fact the OP's choice of the pronoun *who* necessitates that we speak about a person or people. Songwriters, poets, and authors have often used this literary device to g... |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | This might be [Sympathy vs Empathy](http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d23.html).
Dictionary.com indicates that this contrasts Sympathy (feeling with) versus Empathy (feeling into).
*Empathy* knows what it's like. *Sympathy* feels your pain, but may not understand the circumstances. | A more negative term that you might consider a bit humorous is "Accomplice"
A more religious term is "Apostle"
One that rhymes is "Deputy"
Ref. Synonym of "Companion" at thesaurus.com |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | Sycophant: a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycophant> | It depends on what you want to say.
Harmony might work, fits well with the idea of friendship, although it depends on if the person is seen as a true 'soul mate' or not.
Synchronicity, would work well with aliteration (of sympathy) but would see the other person as more 'mechanical' if that makes sense? |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | Sycophant: a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycophant> | I think a better word you might consider is **toady**
1. a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important
Since the main character is probably important and the person in question is constantly miming the actions of this important character, this would fit well. |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | This might be [Sympathy vs Empathy](http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d23.html).
Dictionary.com indicates that this contrasts Sympathy (feeling with) versus Empathy (feeling into).
*Empathy* knows what it's like. *Sympathy* feels your pain, but may not understand the circumstances. | Perhaps *[wingman](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wingman)* (forgive the gender bias)
>
> a friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support [*Wiktionary*]
>
>
>
A related term (but not a noun equivalent) is *[got my back](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GOT%20YOUR%20BACK)*
>
> An expressi... |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | This might be [Sympathy vs Empathy](http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d23.html).
Dictionary.com indicates that this contrasts Sympathy (feeling with) versus Empathy (feeling into).
*Empathy* knows what it's like. *Sympathy* feels your pain, but may not understand the circumstances. | Sycophant: a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycophant> |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | This might be [Sympathy vs Empathy](http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d23.html).
Dictionary.com indicates that this contrasts Sympathy (feeling with) versus Empathy (feeling into).
*Empathy* knows what it's like. *Sympathy* feels your pain, but may not understand the circumstances. | In most first instances, you would tend to get into the sarcasm mood. In such a mood, you would call that person an *accomplice*.
***Accomplice*** relates to a partner who is totally with you into doing everything that is wrong, usually used as a legal term in crime cases.
However, *accomplice* also usually used when... |
195,855 | I'm writing a story and I can't think of a word that describes someone. The quote is,
>
> Who do I want right now? Sympathy or \_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
So I'm looking for a word that describes this character. If you're mad, she'll get mad with you. If you want to cry, she'll bring the tissues and be right beside you ma... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195855",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/91057/"
] | It depends on what you want to say.
Harmony might work, fits well with the idea of friendship, although it depends on if the person is seen as a true 'soul mate' or not.
Synchronicity, would work well with aliteration (of sympathy) but would see the other person as more 'mechanical' if that makes sense? | Perhaps *[wingman](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wingman)* (forgive the gender bias)
>
> a friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support [*Wiktionary*]
>
>
>
A related term (but not a noun equivalent) is *[got my back](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GOT%20YOUR%20BACK)*
>
> An expressi... |
1,672,503 | I'm writing an ASP.NET app in which a table of objects is created by the user client-side.
I envisage them clicking "Add item" and a new 'row' is created in the table with textboxes for them to enter their stuff.
I can do this fine by adding HTML with jQuery. The problem is that one of the fields in the row for the us... | 2009/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1672503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/128386/"
] | No, you can't add a server-side asp.net control to a page that has already been rendered using client-side techniques (aka Javascript)
Two options:
1. Firstly, switch to using a client-side colour picker. You can then have the data from this included in the post-back by dynamically adding hidden fields to your form.
... | You can't add ASP.NET controls with jQuery (at least not easily). You could, however, perform a postback when you need to add the colour picker to the row. |
1,672,503 | I'm writing an ASP.NET app in which a table of objects is created by the user client-side.
I envisage them clicking "Add item" and a new 'row' is created in the table with textboxes for them to enter their stuff.
I can do this fine by adding HTML with jQuery. The problem is that one of the fields in the row for the us... | 2009/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1672503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/128386/"
] | I'm not sure what version of ASP.NET you're using, one approach that would work is to turn your usercontrol into a [custom control](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yhzc935f.aspx). You'd then need to implement ICallbackEventHandler (the first way to do Ajax on asp.net); for sure it's a bit more work but it does ... | You can't add ASP.NET controls with jQuery (at least not easily). You could, however, perform a postback when you need to add the colour picker to the row. |
1,672,503 | I'm writing an ASP.NET app in which a table of objects is created by the user client-side.
I envisage them clicking "Add item" and a new 'row' is created in the table with textboxes for them to enter their stuff.
I can do this fine by adding HTML with jQuery. The problem is that one of the fields in the row for the us... | 2009/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1672503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/128386/"
] | No, you can't add a server-side asp.net control to a page that has already been rendered using client-side techniques (aka Javascript)
Two options:
1. Firstly, switch to using a client-side colour picker. You can then have the data from this included in the post-back by dynamically adding hidden fields to your form.
... | In the code in front declaratively define a template of what the new row should look like, then hide it using css.
When the user clicks the 'Add new button' select and cloen the contents of your hidden template and write that into your target div. Just make sure to remove the hiding css when you do this.
You will, of... |
1,672,503 | I'm writing an ASP.NET app in which a table of objects is created by the user client-side.
I envisage them clicking "Add item" and a new 'row' is created in the table with textboxes for them to enter their stuff.
I can do this fine by adding HTML with jQuery. The problem is that one of the fields in the row for the us... | 2009/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1672503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/128386/"
] | No, you can't add a server-side asp.net control to a page that has already been rendered using client-side techniques (aka Javascript)
Two options:
1. Firstly, switch to using a client-side colour picker. You can then have the data from this included in the post-back by dynamically adding hidden fields to your form.
... | I'm not sure what version of ASP.NET you're using, one approach that would work is to turn your usercontrol into a [custom control](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yhzc935f.aspx). You'd then need to implement ICallbackEventHandler (the first way to do Ajax on asp.net); for sure it's a bit more work but it does ... |
1,672,503 | I'm writing an ASP.NET app in which a table of objects is created by the user client-side.
I envisage them clicking "Add item" and a new 'row' is created in the table with textboxes for them to enter their stuff.
I can do this fine by adding HTML with jQuery. The problem is that one of the fields in the row for the us... | 2009/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1672503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/128386/"
] | I'm not sure what version of ASP.NET you're using, one approach that would work is to turn your usercontrol into a [custom control](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yhzc935f.aspx). You'd then need to implement ICallbackEventHandler (the first way to do Ajax on asp.net); for sure it's a bit more work but it does ... | In the code in front declaratively define a template of what the new row should look like, then hide it using css.
When the user clicks the 'Add new button' select and cloen the contents of your hidden template and write that into your target div. Just make sure to remove the hiding css when you do this.
You will, of... |
8,191,791 | I have a confusion with wait() method of thread class. It is known that wait() method is called from a synchronized context always. But after execution of wait method, will that thread release the lock on that object which it was holding.
I mean to ask that "When a thread goes to wait pool of an object, before going w... | 2011/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8191791",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/882137/"
] | yes. Its pretty clearly stated in the javadoc:
wait
<http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait>()
public final void wait()
throws InterruptedException
>
> Causes current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object. In o... | <http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait>()
>
> Causes current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object.
>
>
>
And to answer your second question: *never*. As in your last question, locks aren't ever arbitrarily rele... |
195,642 | I'm trying to do a makeshift small grinder/sander out of a car radiator fan, but I want to power it up with a laptop charger for convenience.
Since it's a salvaged fan, I wasn't able to look up its schematics, I only know it takes 12VDC input (as most car radiator fans do).
These fans typically go from 10-15 Amps whil... | 2015/10/16 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/195642",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Is there a reason you're not controlling it via PWM? The main argument against is the complexity, but would give you the effective reduction of voltage you're after. Though there are potential issues with using PWM on an input to (what I assume is) a DC brush-less motor, you may want to end up smoothing it out with cap... | Cheap, Simple, but no over current protection.
Several resistors (resistor bank) in series. Put a switch across each resistor bank. Opening or closing the switches individually will change the overall resistance.
I will leave all the ohm's law calculations for resistance and power rating of resistors up to you.
EDI... |
195,642 | I'm trying to do a makeshift small grinder/sander out of a car radiator fan, but I want to power it up with a laptop charger for convenience.
Since it's a salvaged fan, I wasn't able to look up its schematics, I only know it takes 12VDC input (as most car radiator fans do).
These fans typically go from 10-15 Amps whil... | 2015/10/16 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/195642",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/89210/"
] | Is there a reason you're not controlling it via PWM? The main argument against is the complexity, but would give you the effective reduction of voltage you're after. Though there are potential issues with using PWM on an input to (what I assume is) a DC brush-less motor, you may want to end up smoothing it out with cap... | Just thinking a power transistor with a potentiometer as voltage divider/ base current control should work. Just never fully open the transistor or something will die. ;-) |
46,909 | A few days ago my site was infected with Malware. I've sinced removed it and all is well. However, logging into the back end of my CMS I get the malware warning again.
I've followed the instructions which incdicates you can request a review of the site in Webmaster Tools. However, WM Tools says the site is free of mal... | 2013/04/04 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/46909",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/21289/"
] | What you need to do is request a [Malware Review](http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=168328) which is not the same as a usual reconsideration request as it is handled by an entire different team. You do this from the Webmaster Tools.
Google explains all the steps in the process [here](http... | Google has a formal process for considering removing manual actions taken against sites in violation of its guidelines.
You can submit a "Request reconsideration" with Google:
<http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35843>
This video may help explain the process as well:
<http://www.youtube.c... |
51,181 | I am an Indian citizen. I need to go to Tbilisi (Georgia) via Istanbul (Turkey) from Berlin (Germany).
I booked the two flights separately from two different companies. Do I need a transit visa for Turkey?
I do not have a cabin baggage. I guess if I have a cabin baggage, I would have to pick up the baggage at the I... | 2015/07/15 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/51181",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
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] | I am assuming you have schengen visa and also visa to enter Georgia. I don't think you need transit visa at istanbul airport, if you are just changing planes.
To answer to your question whether you need transit visa in Istanbul: <http://www.mfa.gov.tr/frequently-asked-questions.en.mfa>
Its says there:
>
> Question... | Per Timatic, the database used by airlines:
>
> TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
> - Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a
> third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the
> international transit area of the airport and have documents
> required for the next destination
>
>
>
As you wr... |
8,192,403 | What is the best pathway to achieve this?
I know that VS2005 contains an upgrade mechanism. Do any later versions of VS contain this? | 2011/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8192403",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/327528/"
] | 1. There is a specialized version of frame decoder called, LengthFieldBasedFrameDecoder. Its handy, when you have a header with message length. It can even extract the message length from header by giving an offset.
2. Actually, ChannelBuffers.wrappedBuffer does not creates copies of received data, it creates a composi... | In the end, it appeared the best way to handle my FrameDecoder issue was to write my own on top of the SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler. As soon as I determined the length from the header, I created the ChannelBuffer with size exactly matching the length. This (along with other changes) significantly improved the memory pe... |
53,931 | This question mainly deals with Revelation 21:24–27, but it is probably helpful to read from Rev 20 to the end also.
Revelation 21 (KJV)
>
> 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of
> it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into
> it. 25 And the gates of it sha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/53931",
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] | In the historicist framework of Ellis Skolfield, Christ returns at the last trumpet (the seventh trumpet) and the time of the new Earth is immediately ushered in. The righteous receive their new bodies, while the damned are immediately dispatched to Hell. No one from this time forward has any children. In Matthew 22:29... | Robertson's Word Pictures addresses your question:
>
> "Maketh an abomination and a lie (poiōn bdelugma kai pseudos). Like
> Babylon (Rev\_17:4 which see for bdelugma) and Rev\_21:8 for those in
> the lake of fire and brimstone, and Rev\_22:15 for “every one loving
> and doing a lie.” These recurrent glimpses of... |
53,931 | This question mainly deals with Revelation 21:24–27, but it is probably helpful to read from Rev 20 to the end also.
Revelation 21 (KJV)
>
> 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of
> it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into
> it. 25 And the gates of it sha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/53931",
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] | Adding another answer as it is substantially different from my first answer.
There is a viewpoint irrespective of millennial position, that the city in this passage is a symbolic representation of the church, and not a literal city. Taking this symbolic viewpoint, verse 27 would simply be saying that no one unclean en... | Robertson's Word Pictures addresses your question:
>
> "Maketh an abomination and a lie (poiōn bdelugma kai pseudos). Like
> Babylon (Rev\_17:4 which see for bdelugma) and Rev\_21:8 for those in
> the lake of fire and brimstone, and Rev\_22:15 for “every one loving
> and doing a lie.” These recurrent glimpses of... |
52,209 | I understand that Sherlock does not like his father (Morland Holmes) very much because he was a distant father as a child. But this does not seem to be a strong enough factor for Sherlock's venomous hate for Morland.
Why does Sherlock hate his father so much? | 2016/04/25 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/52209",
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] | Sherlock's hatred of his father is explained in Elementary Season 4, Episode 14 titled "Who Is That Masked Man". During that episode as Sherlock is investigating the death of Sabine he reveals to Joan that he blames his father for his mother's death. His father threw her out and due to prenuptial agreement she was livi... | Probably what Mykewlname mentioned is the base of Sherlock's attitude towards his father, but there are a couple of secondary facts that play their role as well, such as:
1. Sherlock was sent to a boarding school at the age of eight
2. Morland's job & personality (as portrayed by Sherlock at least): wealthy internatio... |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | I found this WebRTC implementation that allows you to share a browser screen through the browser via a url. It is free software.
<https://www.webrtc-experiment.com/Pluginfree-Screen-Sharing/>
It should work in both Chromium and Firefox, but may require you to configure some additional settings in about:config. The ob... | There's an embedded feature in Mozilla Firefox, called Hello. It can be used for sharing your webpage to some other remote user which has Firefox on his side. OS isn't important. We checked it with my colleague, one with Ubuntu and another with Windows (just your case, right?). Absolutely open source solution.
You c... |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | I found this WebRTC implementation that allows you to share a browser screen through the browser via a url. It is free software.
<https://www.webrtc-experiment.com/Pluginfree-Screen-Sharing/>
It should work in both Chromium and Firefox, but may require you to configure some additional settings in about:config. The ob... | Heyyo, guettli. I too looked into this recently.
[Apache Guacamole](https://guacamole.incubator.apache.org/) claims to be "a clientless remote desktop gateway." Clientless, they say, means **no client software or plugins**. Guacamole is **open source** software.
[Ajax VNC](https://sourceforge.net/projects/ajaxvnc/) ... |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | I found this WebRTC implementation that allows you to share a browser screen through the browser via a url. It is free software.
<https://www.webrtc-experiment.com/Pluginfree-Screen-Sharing/>
It should work in both Chromium and Firefox, but may require you to configure some additional settings in about:config. The ob... | You could use [screenleap](http://www.screenleap.com/), to share your desktop/program/tab from browser, an online desktop sharing service.
You (the sharer) will have to create a free account and install on your browser their extension.
After you setup your options you will be given a link to give to the observer so... |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | I found this WebRTC implementation that allows you to share a browser screen through the browser via a url. It is free software.
<https://www.webrtc-experiment.com/Pluginfree-Screen-Sharing/>
It should work in both Chromium and Firefox, but may require you to configure some additional settings in about:config. The ob... | You can run skype like explained here: [Ubuntu Help / Skype](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype), or you can run Microsoft-Windows in a virtual machine running. |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | There's an embedded feature in Mozilla Firefox, called Hello. It can be used for sharing your webpage to some other remote user which has Firefox on his side. OS isn't important. We checked it with my colleague, one with Ubuntu and another with Windows (just your case, right?). Absolutely open source solution.
You c... | You could use [screenleap](http://www.screenleap.com/), to share your desktop/program/tab from browser, an online desktop sharing service.
You (the sharer) will have to create a free account and install on your browser their extension.
After you setup your options you will be given a link to give to the observer so... |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | There's an embedded feature in Mozilla Firefox, called Hello. It can be used for sharing your webpage to some other remote user which has Firefox on his side. OS isn't important. We checked it with my colleague, one with Ubuntu and another with Windows (just your case, right?). Absolutely open source solution.
You c... | You can run skype like explained here: [Ubuntu Help / Skype](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype), or you can run Microsoft-Windows in a virtual machine running. |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | Heyyo, guettli. I too looked into this recently.
[Apache Guacamole](https://guacamole.incubator.apache.org/) claims to be "a clientless remote desktop gateway." Clientless, they say, means **no client software or plugins**. Guacamole is **open source** software.
[Ajax VNC](https://sourceforge.net/projects/ajaxvnc/) ... | You could use [screenleap](http://www.screenleap.com/), to share your desktop/program/tab from browser, an online desktop sharing service.
You (the sharer) will have to create a free account and install on your browser their extension.
After you setup your options you will be given a link to give to the observer so... |
803,034 | I want to set Firefox as the default browser on Ubuntu Touch so that links in Dekko, RSS reader, etc. open in Firefox instead of the Ubuntu touch browser. I can't find a "default browser" setting in the settings app. Setting Firefox to default inside Firefox does nothing.
I use some add-ons in Firefox as well as synci... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/803034",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/167425/"
] | Heyyo, guettli. I too looked into this recently.
[Apache Guacamole](https://guacamole.incubator.apache.org/) claims to be "a clientless remote desktop gateway." Clientless, they say, means **no client software or plugins**. Guacamole is **open source** software.
[Ajax VNC](https://sourceforge.net/projects/ajaxvnc/) ... | You can run skype like explained here: [Ubuntu Help / Skype](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype), or you can run Microsoft-Windows in a virtual machine running. |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | It's interesting that you mention you don't want it to be a negative term, since most usages tend to be.
I suggest [**changeable**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeable)
>
> able to change or be changed
>
>
>
as a value-neutral alternative. | A chameleon could also be a mimic:
>
> verb (used with object), mimicked, mimicking.
>
>
> 1.to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
>
>
> 2.to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
>
>
> 3.to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
>
>
> noun
>
>
> 4.a... |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | [**"adjustable"**](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adjustable) and [**"adaptable"**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaptable) (the latter mentioned in a comment by FumbleFingers) come to mind.
>
> **adjustable** - able to be changed to suit particular needs [CDO](http://dictionary.cambr... | It's interesting that you mention you don't want it to be a negative term, since most usages tend to be.
I suggest [**changeable**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeable)
>
> able to change or be changed
>
>
>
as a value-neutral alternative. |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | A person who switches demeanor or word choice to fit into different groups at different times is [code switching](http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176064688/how-code-switching-explains-the-world) in the sociological (not linguistic) sense. From the NPR article:
>
> When you're attuned to the phenome... | It's interesting that you mention you don't want it to be a negative term, since most usages tend to be.
I suggest [**changeable**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeable)
>
> able to change or be changed
>
>
>
as a value-neutral alternative. |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | It's interesting that you mention you don't want it to be a negative term, since most usages tend to be.
I suggest [**changeable**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeable)
>
> able to change or be changed
>
>
>
as a value-neutral alternative. | This is for a translation from French to English, where the French uses the term "cameleon." The client prefers to maintain "chameleon" in English as well... despite the potential negative connotations. Thank you for all the input! |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | [**"adjustable"**](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adjustable) and [**"adaptable"**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaptable) (the latter mentioned in a comment by FumbleFingers) come to mind.
>
> **adjustable** - able to be changed to suit particular needs [CDO](http://dictionary.cambr... | A chameleon could also be a mimic:
>
> verb (used with object), mimicked, mimicking.
>
>
> 1.to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
>
>
> 2.to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
>
>
> 3.to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
>
>
> noun
>
>
> 4.a... |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | A person who switches demeanor or word choice to fit into different groups at different times is [code switching](http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176064688/how-code-switching-explains-the-world) in the sociological (not linguistic) sense. From the NPR article:
>
> When you're attuned to the phenome... | A chameleon could also be a mimic:
>
> verb (used with object), mimicked, mimicking.
>
>
> 1.to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
>
>
> 2.to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
>
>
> 3.to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
>
>
> noun
>
>
> 4.a... |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | A person who switches demeanor or word choice to fit into different groups at different times is [code switching](http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176064688/how-code-switching-explains-the-world) in the sociological (not linguistic) sense. From the NPR article:
>
> When you're attuned to the phenome... | [**"adjustable"**](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adjustable) and [**"adaptable"**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaptable) (the latter mentioned in a comment by FumbleFingers) come to mind.
>
> **adjustable** - able to be changed to suit particular needs [CDO](http://dictionary.cambr... |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | [**"adjustable"**](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adjustable) and [**"adaptable"**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaptable) (the latter mentioned in a comment by FumbleFingers) come to mind.
>
> **adjustable** - able to be changed to suit particular needs [CDO](http://dictionary.cambr... | This is for a translation from French to English, where the French uses the term "cameleon." The client prefers to maintain "chameleon" in English as well... despite the potential negative connotations. Thank you for all the input! |
331,380 | I'm looking for a synonym for the term "chameleon" as applied to a person who easily fits in anywhere by altering their demeanor in a respectful positive and aware way, not with malicious intent. All ideas appreciated! | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/331380",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/179858/"
] | A person who switches demeanor or word choice to fit into different groups at different times is [code switching](http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176064688/how-code-switching-explains-the-world) in the sociological (not linguistic) sense. From the NPR article:
>
> When you're attuned to the phenome... | This is for a translation from French to English, where the French uses the term "cameleon." The client prefers to maintain "chameleon" in English as well... despite the potential negative connotations. Thank you for all the input! |
338,736 | The plural of *mouse* is *mice*, and the plural of *louse* is *lice*. Why is the plural form of *house* not *hice*?
According to [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house), the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loa... | 2016/07/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/338736",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/133955/"
] | *house* comes from Old English/Old Saxon *hūs* and *mouse* comes from Old English/Old Saxon *mūs* (pronounced like the animal *moose*), but only the latter experienced the phenomenon known as "i-mutation", where the /u/ sound shifts to an /i/ [then eventually becoming /aɪ/] sound when the noun becomes plural as a short... | It would take a linguist to give you a precisely accurate answer, and I am not one. However, I have what I'll call an educated guess.
Ask yourself how often someone from the 19th century or before would have had occasion to talk about more than one house? Not very often, I'm guessing. Particularly when compared to mic... |
338,736 | The plural of *mouse* is *mice*, and the plural of *louse* is *lice*. Why is the plural form of *house* not *hice*?
According to [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house), the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loa... | 2016/07/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/338736",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/133955/"
] | The simple answer is that you’re asking the question the wrong way about. In language, the central and most important way to inflect words is always what might be termed the ‘regular’ ones. The patterns that occur most frequently and are most flexible and applicable to the most roots. In English, the regular pluralisin... | It would take a linguist to give you a precisely accurate answer, and I am not one. However, I have what I'll call an educated guess.
Ask yourself how often someone from the 19th century or before would have had occasion to talk about more than one house? Not very often, I'm guessing. Particularly when compared to mic... |
338,736 | The plural of *mouse* is *mice*, and the plural of *louse* is *lice*. Why is the plural form of *house* not *hice*?
According to [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house), the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loa... | 2016/07/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/338736",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/133955/"
] | The simple answer is that you’re asking the question the wrong way about. In language, the central and most important way to inflect words is always what might be termed the ‘regular’ ones. The patterns that occur most frequently and are most flexible and applicable to the most roots. In English, the regular pluralisin... | *house* comes from Old English/Old Saxon *hūs* and *mouse* comes from Old English/Old Saxon *mūs* (pronounced like the animal *moose*), but only the latter experienced the phenomenon known as "i-mutation", where the /u/ sound shifts to an /i/ [then eventually becoming /aɪ/] sound when the noun becomes plural as a short... |
268,244 | Can these phrases be used interchangeably?
>
> 1. "English accent"
>
>
>
>
> 2. "Accent of English"
>
>
>
>
> 3. "Accent in English"
>
>
>
Context: What I try to mean is, pronunciation of English. I don't try to mean a particular British accent by, "English accent." For example, let's say some nonnative... | 2020/12/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/268244",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/65554/"
] | It will be easier to make a judgement if we switch to another language.
For example:
"He has a very good accent when he speaks Italian."
OK
"He speaks with an excellent Italian accent." (1)
OK
"I like his Italian accent." (1)
OK
"I like his accent of Italian" (2)
No, definitely not.
"I like his accent in Ital... | "English accent" would be by far the most common.
You would never hear "accent of English". Not necessarily because its wrong. It's not really wrong as much as it is in a form no one would ever use. I know some languages work that way like Japanese for nouns and adjectives in general, but for this particular example, ... |
268,244 | Can these phrases be used interchangeably?
>
> 1. "English accent"
>
>
>
>
> 2. "Accent of English"
>
>
>
>
> 3. "Accent in English"
>
>
>
Context: What I try to mean is, pronunciation of English. I don't try to mean a particular British accent by, "English accent." For example, let's say some nonnative... | 2020/12/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/268244",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/65554/"
] | The first thing you need to understand is that 'English' is both a nationality and a language. I'm English, because I was born in England. I'm also British, because England is part of Britain. I speak English, so I'm a native *British English* speaker.
How you use expressions like 'English accent' is all relative. An ... | "English accent" would be by far the most common.
You would never hear "accent of English". Not necessarily because its wrong. It's not really wrong as much as it is in a form no one would ever use. I know some languages work that way like Japanese for nouns and adjectives in general, but for this particular example, ... |
268,244 | Can these phrases be used interchangeably?
>
> 1. "English accent"
>
>
>
>
> 2. "Accent of English"
>
>
>
>
> 3. "Accent in English"
>
>
>
Context: What I try to mean is, pronunciation of English. I don't try to mean a particular British accent by, "English accent." For example, let's say some nonnative... | 2020/12/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/268244",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/65554/"
] | The first thing you need to understand is that 'English' is both a nationality and a language. I'm English, because I was born in England. I'm also British, because England is part of Britain. I speak English, so I'm a native *British English* speaker.
How you use expressions like 'English accent' is all relative. An ... | It will be easier to make a judgement if we switch to another language.
For example:
"He has a very good accent when he speaks Italian."
OK
"He speaks with an excellent Italian accent." (1)
OK
"I like his Italian accent." (1)
OK
"I like his accent of Italian" (2)
No, definitely not.
"I like his accent in Ital... |
22,259,381 | I need to store trillion of list of URLs where each URL list will contain ~50 URLs.
What would be the most space efficient way to compress them for on-disk storage.
I was thinking of first removing useless information like "http://" and then build a minimal finite state automaton and save this.
An other option is to ... | 2014/03/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22259381",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/185646/"
] | Given the amount of URLs and the fact that most of them use more or less the same structures and naming patters, I would go with using an index and a tokenizer.
First use a tokenizer to gather as many words as possible and save them in an index. You can then replace each token by its index in the list:
**<http://www.... | After investigating it seem that just using GZIP compress better than just using a Compact Directed Acyclic Word Graph! |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | The size of the bag is not given but from the rope handle must be quite sizeable.
If you cannot obtain a canister with a lid of sufficient size, then
* place the bag inside a polythene bag that is large enough to twist shut, or roll shut. | You could use a vacuum sealer (I've even used a soldering iron in the past... the idea is to melt the two open sides of the container together creating an air-tight seal. Usually it just requires you to press both sides of the bag into the machine and hit "seal" (not "vacuum-seal"; they usually come with a variety of f... |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | The size of the bag is not given but from the rope handle must be quite sizeable.
If you cannot obtain a canister with a lid of sufficient size, then
* place the bag inside a polythene bag that is large enough to twist shut, or roll shut. | There appears to be a sizeable gap between the top of the bag, where the crimped seal was and the top level of the rice. Roll down the top of the bag until you can roll no more and the secure the sealing roll with a length of two of adhesive tape. |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | You can try bag clips. They are fairly cheap and work well. There are some bigger sizers that can clip onto the bags if you fold the opened part vertically (like making a triangle)
If you don't want to spend money, you should try as suggested to snip off a corner of the bag and pour the rice out. Then fold the open co... | You could use a vacuum sealer (I've even used a soldering iron in the past... the idea is to melt the two open sides of the container together creating an air-tight seal. Usually it just requires you to press both sides of the bag into the machine and hit "seal" (not "vacuum-seal"; they usually come with a variety of f... |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
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] | You can try bag clips. They are fairly cheap and work well. There are some bigger sizers that can clip onto the bags if you fold the opened part vertically (like making a triangle)
If you don't want to spend money, you should try as suggested to snip off a corner of the bag and pour the rice out. Then fold the open co... | There appears to be a sizeable gap between the top of the bag, where the crimped seal was and the top level of the rice. Roll down the top of the bag until you can roll no more and the secure the sealing roll with a length of two of adhesive tape. |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
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"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
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] | The size of the bag is not given but from the rope handle must be quite sizeable.
If you cannot obtain a canister with a lid of sufficient size, then
* place the bag inside a polythene bag that is large enough to twist shut, or roll shut. | Binder clips are my go to for closing bags, such as rice bags, chip bags and type of clamping needed to make it air tight so your items should stay fresh. |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | You could use a vacuum sealer (I've even used a soldering iron in the past... the idea is to melt the two open sides of the container together creating an air-tight seal. Usually it just requires you to press both sides of the bag into the machine and hit "seal" (not "vacuum-seal"; they usually come with a variety of f... | There appears to be a sizeable gap between the top of the bag, where the crimped seal was and the top level of the rice. Roll down the top of the bag until you can roll no more and the secure the sealing roll with a length of two of adhesive tape. |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | Introducing the **Divide and Conquer HACK:**
When you buy in bulk quantities, redistribute some of each different food stock into a smaller container for frequent use that is easy to handle and closes securely.
An empty, previously-used package might be convenient as it's already labeled and made of appropriate mater... | Binder clips are my go to for closing bags, such as rice bags, chip bags and type of clamping needed to make it air tight so your items should stay fresh. |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | You can try bag clips. They are fairly cheap and work well. There are some bigger sizers that can clip onto the bags if you fold the opened part vertically (like making a triangle)
If you don't want to spend money, you should try as suggested to snip off a corner of the bag and pour the rice out. Then fold the open co... | Binder clips are my go to for closing bags, such as rice bags, chip bags and type of clamping needed to make it air tight so your items should stay fresh. |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | You could use a vacuum sealer (I've even used a soldering iron in the past... the idea is to melt the two open sides of the container together creating an air-tight seal. Usually it just requires you to press both sides of the bag into the machine and hit "seal" (not "vacuum-seal"; they usually come with a variety of f... | Binder clips are my go to for closing bags, such as rice bags, chip bags and type of clamping needed to make it air tight so your items should stay fresh. |
25,148 | Consider the following rice bag
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x1yIF.jpg)
I want to close the rice bag mouth so that insects and other unnecessary materials will not fall into the rice.
I have plenty of rice bags like this in my home. I keep them in the hall to ensure that no un... | 2021/10/17 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/25148",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/23789/"
] | It is nothing wrong to transfer goods like rice, cereals, or flour from a larger bag into wide mouth [mason jar's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_jar):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/78gK1.jpg)
(credit: *loc. cit*)
They come in different shapes (... | Binder clips are my go to for closing bags, such as rice bags, chip bags and type of clamping needed to make it air tight so your items should stay fresh. |
885 | I need to generate documents from a web application and would like to do this using the Python language and LaTeX, are there any tools that will help me?
**Edit**
This Application will be hosted on Linux, we can run any external commands using popen, there is currently no defined input document format, nor any stor... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/885",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/43/"
] | [PyTeX](http://www.pytex.org/) is an Open Source project allowing to use TeX from within Python. | If you want to convert a web page into a pdf, maybe the better way is using the python-pisa package, perform a direct conversion, I used it in a django projects for this purpose. |
885 | I need to generate documents from a web application and would like to do this using the Python language and LaTeX, are there any tools that will help me?
**Edit**
This Application will be hosted on Linux, we can run any external commands using popen, there is currently no defined input document format, nor any stor... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/885",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/43/"
] | Bit late for an answer, but would like to share my experience. I had a similar problem. Basically needed to get output from Python application in pdf form. Had a look at various alternatives
1. [Jinja2](http://jinja.pocoo.org/)
2. [Reportlab](https://pypi.org/project/reportlab/)
3. [Pollyreports](https://pypi.org/proj... | [PyX](http://pyx.sourceforge.net/) is a useful package if you want graphs and charts. |
885 | I need to generate documents from a web application and would like to do this using the Python language and LaTeX, are there any tools that will help me?
**Edit**
This Application will be hosted on Linux, we can run any external commands using popen, there is currently no defined input document format, nor any stor... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/885",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/43/"
] | Bit late for an answer, but would like to share my experience. I had a similar problem. Basically needed to get output from Python application in pdf form. Had a look at various alternatives
1. [Jinja2](http://jinja.pocoo.org/)
2. [Reportlab](https://pypi.org/project/reportlab/)
3. [Pollyreports](https://pypi.org/proj... | Where does the data for the PDF you want to generate come from? A database?
I ask because (despite being a big Python fan) I once used PHP to generate a latex file with data populated from a database (this was for a very small conference proceedings). It's a bit messy, but works reasonably well; you can easily intermi... |
885 | I need to generate documents from a web application and would like to do this using the Python language and LaTeX, are there any tools that will help me?
**Edit**
This Application will be hosted on Linux, we can run any external commands using popen, there is currently no defined input document format, nor any stor... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/885",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/43/"
] | Depending on what you want to do, [Sphinx](http://sphinx.pocoo.org/contents.html) may suit you. I think its the best Python-based tool for technical documentation, and it supports restructured text. | Python library [tikzpy](https://tikzpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) is an option, it allows creating tikz images code via Python |
885 | I need to generate documents from a web application and would like to do this using the Python language and LaTeX, are there any tools that will help me?
**Edit**
This Application will be hosted on Linux, we can run any external commands using popen, there is currently no defined input document format, nor any stor... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/885",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/43/"
] | Recently I've written a library exactly for this purpose. It supports tables, plots, matrices and more.
<https://github.com/JelteF/PyLaTeX> | Depending on what you want to do, [Sphinx](http://sphinx.pocoo.org/contents.html) may suit you. I think its the best Python-based tool for technical documentation, and it supports restructured text. |
885 | I need to generate documents from a web application and would like to do this using the Python language and LaTeX, are there any tools that will help me?
**Edit**
This Application will be hosted on Linux, we can run any external commands using popen, there is currently no defined input document format, nor any stor... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/885",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/43/"
] | Recently I've written a library exactly for this purpose. It supports tables, plots, matrices and more.
<https://github.com/JelteF/PyLaTeX> | Depending on exactly what you want to do, you may want to take a look at [plasTeX](http://plastex.sourceforge.net/). It's a python version of the TeX engine. It's not a *true* LaTeX interpreter, but if you have control over the input format of the documents then it could be possible to write them in such a manner that ... |
330,599 | I want to know what is your experience with fabric scripts? Do think it is useful?
is there sample scripts for this? copying, setup service etc
I know there is puppet and chef but i am looking for something that does not use a client/server setup to deploy, setup servers etc
your thoughts? | 2011/11/13 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/330599",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/30232/"
] | These guys are doing a project on fabric and I found some nice stuff there. Their [blog](http://awaseconfigurations.wordpress.com/) and [github](https://github.com/AwaseConfigurations/main). There's lots of simple fabric examples in their fabfile that you might find useful. | I found a lot of examples on the [github's gist](https://gist.github.com) using search. |
74,468,107 | I have installed latest Python Latest Python 3 (python-3.11.0-amd64) and latest VS Code (VSCodeUserSetup-x64-1.73.1). I also installed the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code.
I have selected the interpreter as:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IMHKD... | 2022/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/74468107",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1106951/"
] | Has Python been added to your path? There's a checkbox for this in the dialogue when you install it, but if you didn't check that box, then its possible that Python hasn't been added to your path.
[system properties](https://i.stack.imgur.com/veOHH.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur... | Have you checked python path?
>
> system properties--->environment variables--->system variables--->path
>
>
> |
139,373 | Here in India, both the phrases *learning by heart* and *learning by rote* are taken to have the same meaning, i.e., blind memorisation without true understanding.
However, some sources say that to learn something by heart implies that one knows something so well that it has been thoroughly internalised and imbibed. ... | 2013/11/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/139373",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/58320/"
] | No. They are not the same. In fact, they are not even related much. Sadly though, the expressions came to be used interchangeably and even Wikipedia has merged them into a single entry.
*Learning by rote* is about the technique or practice of memorizing. *Learning by heart* on the other hand, is the nature or quality... | When I was at primary school in the early 1950s we were encouraged to learn things 'by heart'. For example we learned all our times tables from 2 to 12 'by heart'. We learned poems by 'heart'. At that time the practice had not come under the sustained criticism of educationalists that it has today. And the expression '... |
139,373 | Here in India, both the phrases *learning by heart* and *learning by rote* are taken to have the same meaning, i.e., blind memorisation without true understanding.
However, some sources say that to learn something by heart implies that one knows something so well that it has been thoroughly internalised and imbibed. ... | 2013/11/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/139373",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | When I was at primary school in the early 1950s we were encouraged to learn things 'by heart'. For example we learned all our times tables from 2 to 12 'by heart'. We learned poems by 'heart'. At that time the practice had not come under the sustained criticism of educationalists that it has today. And the expression '... | If I want to learn anything by rote, I would have to "consciously" keep repeating the thing I want to learn again and again, usually by speaking out aloud, until finally I can remember it. Usually, given that I repeat this enough times, I might finally "know it by heart". So in my opinion, "learning by rote" is a way (... |
139,373 | Here in India, both the phrases *learning by heart* and *learning by rote* are taken to have the same meaning, i.e., blind memorisation without true understanding.
However, some sources say that to learn something by heart implies that one knows something so well that it has been thoroughly internalised and imbibed. ... | 2013/11/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/139373",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/58320/"
] | When I was at primary school in the early 1950s we were encouraged to learn things 'by heart'. For example we learned all our times tables from 2 to 12 'by heart'. We learned poems by 'heart'. At that time the practice had not come under the sustained criticism of educationalists that it has today. And the expression '... | Surely, learning by rote memory and by heart according to me are two different steps involved. Man has a natural tendency to forget so we use rote memory. While we need to understand what we are learning and reading. It simultaneously occurs. So read aloud first then write. Putting both ur mind and heart will express i... |
139,373 | Here in India, both the phrases *learning by heart* and *learning by rote* are taken to have the same meaning, i.e., blind memorisation without true understanding.
However, some sources say that to learn something by heart implies that one knows something so well that it has been thoroughly internalised and imbibed. ... | 2013/11/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/139373",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/58320/"
] | No. They are not the same. In fact, they are not even related much. Sadly though, the expressions came to be used interchangeably and even Wikipedia has merged them into a single entry.
*Learning by rote* is about the technique or practice of memorizing. *Learning by heart* on the other hand, is the nature or quality... | If I want to learn anything by rote, I would have to "consciously" keep repeating the thing I want to learn again and again, usually by speaking out aloud, until finally I can remember it. Usually, given that I repeat this enough times, I might finally "know it by heart". So in my opinion, "learning by rote" is a way (... |
139,373 | Here in India, both the phrases *learning by heart* and *learning by rote* are taken to have the same meaning, i.e., blind memorisation without true understanding.
However, some sources say that to learn something by heart implies that one knows something so well that it has been thoroughly internalised and imbibed. ... | 2013/11/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/139373",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/58320/"
] | No. They are not the same. In fact, they are not even related much. Sadly though, the expressions came to be used interchangeably and even Wikipedia has merged them into a single entry.
*Learning by rote* is about the technique or practice of memorizing. *Learning by heart* on the other hand, is the nature or quality... | Surely, learning by rote memory and by heart according to me are two different steps involved. Man has a natural tendency to forget so we use rote memory. While we need to understand what we are learning and reading. It simultaneously occurs. So read aloud first then write. Putting both ur mind and heart will express i... |
139,373 | Here in India, both the phrases *learning by heart* and *learning by rote* are taken to have the same meaning, i.e., blind memorisation without true understanding.
However, some sources say that to learn something by heart implies that one knows something so well that it has been thoroughly internalised and imbibed. ... | 2013/11/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/139373",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/58320/"
] | If I want to learn anything by rote, I would have to "consciously" keep repeating the thing I want to learn again and again, usually by speaking out aloud, until finally I can remember it. Usually, given that I repeat this enough times, I might finally "know it by heart". So in my opinion, "learning by rote" is a way (... | Surely, learning by rote memory and by heart according to me are two different steps involved. Man has a natural tendency to forget so we use rote memory. While we need to understand what we are learning and reading. It simultaneously occurs. So read aloud first then write. Putting both ur mind and heart will express i... |
3,753,653 | What is the best way to calculate AND add a field to a data file that shows the crow-fly distance (in miles) between two zip codes for each record (250K+) in a file? THANKS | 2010/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3753653",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/452968/"
] | Use [this](http://www.populardata.com/downloads.html) page for the raw distance information. Then use [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/407989/calculating-distance-between-zip-codes-in-php) website for the formula from Adam Bellaire's response to calculate the distance.
There is no reason to use an external ... | Get a [Google Earth API Key](http://code.google.com/apis/earth/) and use the API to [calculate distances between two zip codes](http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS347US347&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=google+api+distance+between+zips) in your language of choice.
**UPDATE:**
If a web service isn't for you, you... |
3,753,653 | What is the best way to calculate AND add a field to a data file that shows the crow-fly distance (in miles) between two zip codes for each record (250K+) in a file? THANKS | 2010/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3753653",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/452968/"
] | Use [this](http://www.populardata.com/downloads.html) page for the raw distance information. Then use [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/407989/calculating-distance-between-zip-codes-in-php) website for the formula from Adam Bellaire's response to calculate the distance.
There is no reason to use an external ... | You could use the [Yahoo Geocoding Service](http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/) to first get the latitude and longitude corrodinates for each zip code, then simply use the [haversine formula](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haversine_formula) to get the distance between any two sets of latitude/longitude data.
[... |
17,836 | Our developer team uses Reviewboard for code, but the UX team doesn't have a good solution for mockup reviews. Currently we are using piles of emails in Outlook. I know Reviewboard should work, but I was wondering what other tools UX designers were using for this that may be more catered to reviews of form and function... | 2012/02/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17836",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9434/"
] | I used [Basecamp](http://basecamphq.com/), from 37 signals a few years ago and loved it.
The project owner can archive each set of deliverables, as well as route for approval/feedback.
When we used it, it was web-based, and hooked in with Outlook flawlessly. | For the past year, my team is trying to incorporate Expression Blend + SketchFlow for these mockup reviews.
While I wouldn't agree that Expression Blend is a 'quick mockup' tool, it has a good solution at least when it comes to getting feedback with its SketchFlow Player.
![http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/ee2152... |
17,836 | Our developer team uses Reviewboard for code, but the UX team doesn't have a good solution for mockup reviews. Currently we are using piles of emails in Outlook. I know Reviewboard should work, but I was wondering what other tools UX designers were using for this that may be more catered to reviews of form and function... | 2012/02/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17836",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9434/"
] | I used [Basecamp](http://basecamphq.com/), from 37 signals a few years ago and loved it.
The project owner can archive each set of deliverables, as well as route for approval/feedback.
When we used it, it was web-based, and hooked in with Outlook flawlessly. | I recommend adobe Experience design. you can share it with your team or client and they can easily add comment to it.
<http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/experience-design.html?sdid=19SCDRPP&mv=search&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!183347083862!e!!g!!adobe%20xd&ef_id=WOYyzAAAAWcjNhBO:20170412152521:s> |
17,836 | Our developer team uses Reviewboard for code, but the UX team doesn't have a good solution for mockup reviews. Currently we are using piles of emails in Outlook. I know Reviewboard should work, but I was wondering what other tools UX designers were using for this that may be more catered to reviews of form and function... | 2012/02/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17836",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9434/"
] | There are a variety of web apps that are meant specifically for UX or design reviews. A few that I've used include
* [Invision](http://www.invisionapp.com/) - Also lets you easily create clickable prototypes from your designs
* [MyBalsamiq](http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups/mybalsamiq) - Hosted, collaborative v... | For the past year, my team is trying to incorporate Expression Blend + SketchFlow for these mockup reviews.
While I wouldn't agree that Expression Blend is a 'quick mockup' tool, it has a good solution at least when it comes to getting feedback with its SketchFlow Player.
![http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/ee2152... |
17,836 | Our developer team uses Reviewboard for code, but the UX team doesn't have a good solution for mockup reviews. Currently we are using piles of emails in Outlook. I know Reviewboard should work, but I was wondering what other tools UX designers were using for this that may be more catered to reviews of form and function... | 2012/02/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17836",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9434/"
] | There are a variety of web apps that are meant specifically for UX or design reviews. A few that I've used include
* [Invision](http://www.invisionapp.com/) - Also lets you easily create clickable prototypes from your designs
* [MyBalsamiq](http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups/mybalsamiq) - Hosted, collaborative v... | I recommend adobe Experience design. you can share it with your team or client and they can easily add comment to it.
<http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/experience-design.html?sdid=19SCDRPP&mv=search&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!183347083862!e!!g!!adobe%20xd&ef_id=WOYyzAAAAWcjNhBO:20170412152521:s> |
17,836 | Our developer team uses Reviewboard for code, but the UX team doesn't have a good solution for mockup reviews. Currently we are using piles of emails in Outlook. I know Reviewboard should work, but I was wondering what other tools UX designers were using for this that may be more catered to reviews of form and function... | 2012/02/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17836",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9434/"
] | For the past year, my team is trying to incorporate Expression Blend + SketchFlow for these mockup reviews.
While I wouldn't agree that Expression Blend is a 'quick mockup' tool, it has a good solution at least when it comes to getting feedback with its SketchFlow Player.
![http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/ee2152... | I recommend adobe Experience design. you can share it with your team or client and they can easily add comment to it.
<http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/experience-design.html?sdid=19SCDRPP&mv=search&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!183347083862!e!!g!!adobe%20xd&ef_id=WOYyzAAAAWcjNhBO:20170412152521:s> |
32,179,196 | I have made a GUI app (WIN FORM) which is running fine on 12 inch screen(no cropping of the form) but on other Laptops having screen > 12 inches Win Form is going beyond the taskbar and some portion of the Form is not visible to the user.I have fixed it currently by squeezing certain UI boxes on the Form .But why this ... | 2015/08/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32179196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/714831/"
] | As was pointed out by [Felipe Hoffa](https://stackoverflow.com/users/132438/felipe-hoffa), this feature is currently not enabled on European datasets. | As the error message suggest: Streaming ingestion is disabled for the destination dataset.
You either try to write to a dataset that is listed as public and read only or it's disabled by BigQuery for some reason, and you can contact them.
You can contact the support [here](https://cloud.google.com/support/) or in cas... |
299,885 | >
> (1) It is reported that he was present at the crime scene.
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> (2) It has been reported that he was present at the crime scene.
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I am sure that the second sentence is correct. Is the first one grammatically correct? If yes, how these two sentences differ in meaning? | 2021/10/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/299885",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/142602/"
] | Your quotation is a good example of ambiguity. There is nothing *wrong* with the sentence, it just isn't clear from the grammatical structure what the second 'their' refers back to. Careful writers try to avoid ambiguity, but we often just have to use context and logic to determine what is meant.
My old English teache... | Sometimes you can tell what a pronoun refers to by the number and/or sex.
Example 1: "Bob and Sally drove to the market in his car." "His" here must refer to Bob and not Sally because "his" is masculine, Bob is masculine, and Sally is feminine. So "his" matches the gender of Bob but not of Sally. (One could quibble th... |
65,578,347 | I want to deploy MongoDB to Kubernetes cluster with 2 nodes, there is no chance to add another node in the future.
I want to deploy MongoDB as standalone because both node will be able to access to same disk space via NFS and I don't have requirements for replication or high availability. However, in the MongoDB docs,... | 2021/01/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/65578347",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5783626/"
] | Of course you can deploy a Standalone MongoDB for production. But if this node fails, then your application is not available anymore. If you don't have any requirement for availability then go for a Standalone MongoDB.
However, running 2 MongoDB services which access the same physical disk (i.e. `dbPath`) will not wor... | It is always recommended to deploy as replicaSet for production , however if you deploy as standalone and you have 2x kubernetes nodes , kubernetes can ensure there is always 1x running instance attached to the NFS storage in any of the available nodes , but the risk is that when the data on the storage is corrupted yo... |
3,278,736 | What's the best approach/pattern I should use for the following?
1. Have a C# UI solution that will have (a) Winforms/WPF UI, and (b) class library.
2. The UI will have to start a separate thread for the routine in the class library that will be polling
3. The class library will then need to trigger a callback functio... | 2010/07/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3278736",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/173520/"
] | You could do this via an Event being raised out of your library, this way the library will only need to pop the event, if the UI chooses to consume the event then that's implementation in the UI.
You could also expose a property eg CallbackMethod and have a delegate that it accepts, then in the UI you set the property... | Use Backgroundworker for this. This will ease your implementation and thread management. |
10,487,322 | * Which signals are safe, which are not?
* For those signals which are not safe, which damage could be caused when killing a Git process? Might the working tree be left in an undefined state? Might .git/index or even the .git/objects-database get corrupted?
* Are files written in some kind of "atomic" operation by Git?... | 2012/05/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10487322",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/241453/"
] | Actually, git tries quite hard to be fully transactional - i.e. it tries to *never* leave the repository in an inconsistent state, no matter when or how an operation is interrupted - see this question:
[Can a git repository be corrupted if a command modifying it crashes or is aborted?](https://stackoverflow.com/questi... | That depends on what GIT is doing when you try to kill it.
If you kill it during a clone, sure it will be left in some partially incomplete state, but it's easy to recover from that: delete the messy partial clone and clone again.
In my experience, GIT doesn't slaughter the files it's managing when it fails. I've kil... |
11,215 | My spouse and I left our hometowns more than 10 years ago and got to know each other in the city where we are living now. The distance to our hometowns is about a 3 and a half hours drive in opposite directions. We used to travel home at least once a month in the past over the years for birthdays or other events, or ju... | 2018/03/01 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/11215",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/13571/"
] | I would invite him to step outside and go for a stroll around the block. You can say that you've been sitting down all morning and you really need to stretch your legs, and does he feel like going for a little walk with you?
When a person with a tic feels embarrassed ticcing in public, it can be helpful to step away f... | If you're on good enough terms, there is nothing in the world wrong with asking if someone's okay. If they don't want to talk about it, at that point, I wouldn't press it any further and try to minimize attention to it.
They may have had something huge on their mind that day and it was just bubbling up as a facial tic... |
14,821,533 | Is there an API where we can index price changes for iPhone or iPad apps?
For instance, how does [this company](http://applesliced.com/app?n=app-price-drops&cl=3600100), [this company](http://appshopper.com/), and [App Annie](http://www.appannie.com/top/#) collect iOS price data?
Is scraping iTunes the only option? | 2013/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14821533",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | Use Apple's Enterprise Partner Feed, as someone answered in our other question: [Fastest service for crawling web pages or invoking APIs (iTunes in particular)?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14988664/fastest-service-for-crawling-web-pages-or-invoking-apis-itunes-in-particular) | Have you tried this [Apple Affiliates Api](http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api.html) and this [Search Api](http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api.html#searching) .. What you could do is poll the se... |
14,821,533 | Is there an API where we can index price changes for iPhone or iPad apps?
For instance, how does [this company](http://applesliced.com/app?n=app-price-drops&cl=3600100), [this company](http://appshopper.com/), and [App Annie](http://www.appannie.com/top/#) collect iOS price data?
Is scraping iTunes the only option? | 2013/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14821533",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | Use Apple's Enterprise Partner Feed, as someone answered in our other question: [Fastest service for crawling web pages or invoking APIs (iTunes in particular)?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14988664/fastest-service-for-crawling-web-pages-or-invoking-apis-itunes-in-particular) | You could use [AppCorner.it API](http://www.appcorner.it/en/service.html) |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
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versus
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> I have a couple months left.
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>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | Conversationally, I would say there is no difference. Either one of those could be used, and you would be understood.
However, the word *couple* has an interesting nuance. Strictly speaking, it means *two*, or *a pair*. However, the idiom *a couple of* can be used to mean *a small number of*, or *a few*.
Collins br... | Unless you are talking about two persons (the couple walked hand-in-hand), the word *couple* should have *of* after it. This is because it is used as an expression.
>
> So except talking about a couple; you mention a couple *of* something, not a *couple* something
>
>
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If we still dig in further, we may use *co... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | Conversationally, I would say there is no difference. Either one of those could be used, and you would be understood.
However, the word *couple* has an interesting nuance. Strictly speaking, it means *two*, or *a pair*. However, the idiom *a couple of* can be used to mean *a small number of*, or *a few*.
Collins br... | I'm sure I don't like this Collins fellow already, and thank you for helping the ignorant masses dumb down the language with a "living language" philosophy where we race towards ambiguity.
In my world, one where people cared to preserve clarity, "couple" meant two; furthermore, "a couple of" was used "as an expression... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | Conversationally, I would say there is no difference. Either one of those could be used, and you would be understood.
However, the word *couple* has an interesting nuance. Strictly speaking, it means *two*, or *a pair*. However, the idiom *a couple of* can be used to mean *a small number of*, or *a few*.
Collins br... | The expression "a couple questions" is exclusively American. In British English this would be considered an error, and should be replaced with "a couple of questions." |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | Conversationally, I would say there is no difference. Either one of those could be used, and you would be understood.
However, the word *couple* has an interesting nuance. Strictly speaking, it means *two*, or *a pair*. However, the idiom *a couple of* can be used to mean *a small number of*, or *a few*.
Collins br... | I live in Georgia, USA, and am 55 years old. In my experience "couple of" has been shortened to "couple" in recent years around here, and not only among folks younger than I. I do not hear it used under any particular circumstances (as opposed to "couple of"). I think it is a case where the expression has just been sho... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | I'm sure I don't like this Collins fellow already, and thank you for helping the ignorant masses dumb down the language with a "living language" philosophy where we race towards ambiguity.
In my world, one where people cared to preserve clarity, "couple" meant two; furthermore, "a couple of" was used "as an expression... | Unless you are talking about two persons (the couple walked hand-in-hand), the word *couple* should have *of* after it. This is because it is used as an expression.
>
> So except talking about a couple; you mention a couple *of* something, not a *couple* something
>
>
>
If we still dig in further, we may use *co... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | The expression "a couple questions" is exclusively American. In British English this would be considered an error, and should be replaced with "a couple of questions." | Unless you are talking about two persons (the couple walked hand-in-hand), the word *couple* should have *of* after it. This is because it is used as an expression.
>
> So except talking about a couple; you mention a couple *of* something, not a *couple* something
>
>
>
If we still dig in further, we may use *co... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | I live in Georgia, USA, and am 55 years old. In my experience "couple of" has been shortened to "couple" in recent years around here, and not only among folks younger than I. I do not hear it used under any particular circumstances (as opposed to "couple of"). I think it is a case where the expression has just been sho... | Unless you are talking about two persons (the couple walked hand-in-hand), the word *couple* should have *of* after it. This is because it is used as an expression.
>
> So except talking about a couple; you mention a couple *of* something, not a *couple* something
>
>
>
If we still dig in further, we may use *co... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | The expression "a couple questions" is exclusively American. In British English this would be considered an error, and should be replaced with "a couple of questions." | I'm sure I don't like this Collins fellow already, and thank you for helping the ignorant masses dumb down the language with a "living language" philosophy where we race towards ambiguity.
In my world, one where people cared to preserve clarity, "couple" meant two; furthermore, "a couple of" was used "as an expression... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | I live in Georgia, USA, and am 55 years old. In my experience "couple of" has been shortened to "couple" in recent years around here, and not only among folks younger than I. I do not hear it used under any particular circumstances (as opposed to "couple of"). I think it is a case where the expression has just been sho... | I'm sure I don't like this Collins fellow already, and thank you for helping the ignorant masses dumb down the language with a "living language" philosophy where we race towards ambiguity.
In my world, one where people cared to preserve clarity, "couple" meant two; furthermore, "a couple of" was used "as an expression... |
13,114 | Are there any specific rules that restrict the use of "couple" and "couple of"?
>
> I have a couple of months left.
>
>
>
versus
>
> I have a couple months left.
>
>
>
Are the both sentence above correct and formal? and if we are talking about other object —aside from time/duration — , are "couple" and "cou... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13114",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3086/"
] | The expression "a couple questions" is exclusively American. In British English this would be considered an error, and should be replaced with "a couple of questions." | I live in Georgia, USA, and am 55 years old. In my experience "couple of" has been shortened to "couple" in recent years around here, and not only among folks younger than I. I do not hear it used under any particular circumstances (as opposed to "couple of"). I think it is a case where the expression has just been sho... |
81,386 | There is a page in my website that people can browse and see all the available images.
I have created a section where people can enter a number in an input box to see the images starting from that number.
For example, if someone enters 10, then the user doesn't see the first 9 images, but the images starting from... | 2015/07/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81386",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/68503/"
] | A commonly used pattern to skip a displayed number of pictures is pagination.
Pagination solves a few UX problems commonly associated with skipping content:
* A reference point is needed. (Where am I now?)
* How do I get where I need to go (Where do I go?)
* On Mobile/Table devices it's important to limit the use of ... | **Jump to image #:**
**View image #:**
Similar in phrasing to jump to page, which many users will be familiar with. |
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