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3,604,532 | Rails 3 is out and every one is excited (etc etc).
However, I'm not ready to update to it yet for a couple reasons:
* Not all gems I use are supported.
* Just finally got my head around 2.3.x.
* My client expects software that is reliable.
So, right now I'm running 2.3.5 and will be upgrading to 2.3.8 soon. But what... | 2010/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3604532",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | Looking on <https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994-ruby-on-rails> there is a 2.3.10 milestone, so they will at least have that. | You can see from the commit log that there are still [commits to the 2.3 branc](http://github.com/rails/rails/tree/2-3-stable)h eventhough it's not as active as the 3.x branch. 37signals are still using 2.3 on many of their apps that's why you will see many patches/commits coming from [Jeremy](http://bitsweat.net/), on... |
3,604,532 | Rails 3 is out and every one is excited (etc etc).
However, I'm not ready to update to it yet for a couple reasons:
* Not all gems I use are supported.
* Just finally got my head around 2.3.x.
* My client expects software that is reliable.
So, right now I'm running 2.3.5 and will be upgrading to 2.3.8 soon. But what... | 2010/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3604532",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/43792/"
] | You can see from the commit log that there are still [commits to the 2.3 branc](http://github.com/rails/rails/tree/2-3-stable)h eventhough it's not as active as the 3.x branch. 37signals are still using 2.3 on many of their apps that's why you will see many patches/commits coming from [Jeremy](http://bitsweat.net/), on... | Actually upgrade to 3.0 doesn't break that much. There's few gotchas, but they are mostly very well documented. Most common gems are already compatibile with rails 3 (at least the newest beta versions). I am sure, that by the time you would finish upgrading all of those would have stable relases.
I would go rather fo... |
3,604,532 | Rails 3 is out and every one is excited (etc etc).
However, I'm not ready to update to it yet for a couple reasons:
* Not all gems I use are supported.
* Just finally got my head around 2.3.x.
* My client expects software that is reliable.
So, right now I'm running 2.3.5 and will be upgrading to 2.3.8 soon. But what... | 2010/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3604532",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/43792/"
] | Looking on <https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994-ruby-on-rails> there is a 2.3.10 milestone, so they will at least have that. | Judging by the lastest commit to 2.3.9pre ("[preparing for 2.3.9](http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b2c91983dcb5e2a21ea2c0be28f86ad33b48f660)") and the open tickets ([none](https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/milestones/73534-239)), it looks like Rails 2.3.9 will be released any day now. |
3,604,532 | Rails 3 is out and every one is excited (etc etc).
However, I'm not ready to update to it yet for a couple reasons:
* Not all gems I use are supported.
* Just finally got my head around 2.3.x.
* My client expects software that is reliable.
So, right now I'm running 2.3.5 and will be upgrading to 2.3.8 soon. But what... | 2010/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3604532",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/43792/"
] | Judging by the lastest commit to 2.3.9pre ("[preparing for 2.3.9](http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b2c91983dcb5e2a21ea2c0be28f86ad33b48f660)") and the open tickets ([none](https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/milestones/73534-239)), it looks like Rails 2.3.9 will be released any day now. | Actually upgrade to 3.0 doesn't break that much. There's few gotchas, but they are mostly very well documented. Most common gems are already compatibile with rails 3 (at least the newest beta versions). I am sure, that by the time you would finish upgrading all of those would have stable relases.
I would go rather fo... |
3,604,532 | Rails 3 is out and every one is excited (etc etc).
However, I'm not ready to update to it yet for a couple reasons:
* Not all gems I use are supported.
* Just finally got my head around 2.3.x.
* My client expects software that is reliable.
So, right now I'm running 2.3.5 and will be upgrading to 2.3.8 soon. But what... | 2010/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3604532",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/43792/"
] | Looking on <https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994-ruby-on-rails> there is a 2.3.10 milestone, so they will at least have that. | Actually upgrade to 3.0 doesn't break that much. There's few gotchas, but they are mostly very well documented. Most common gems are already compatibile with rails 3 (at least the newest beta versions). I am sure, that by the time you would finish upgrading all of those would have stable relases.
I would go rather fo... |
20,127 | So this is my current result (loss and score per episode) of my RL model in a simple two players game:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/K7YTe.png)
I use DQN with CNN as a policy and target networks. I train my model using Adam optimizer and calculate the... | 2020/04/09 | [
"https://ai.stackexchange.com/questions/20127",
"https://ai.stackexchange.com",
"https://ai.stackexchange.com/users/16565/"
] | I will give one perspective on this from the domain of robotics. You are right that most RL agents are trained in simulation particularly for research papers, because it allows researchers to in theory benchmark their approaches in a common environment. Many of the environments exist strictly as a test bed for new algo... | The question is generalizability. I completely agree though but, ideally the policy found will generalize to more complex environments the model hasn't seen. You could also run a planner on a new scenario but the issue is that it would be too computationally demanding for real time. |
115,138 | I am a Tier 2 General Primary Applicant , My in laws visited UK yesterday in Family Visitor Visa with the validity of 180 days, In the heathrow airport the border force immigration officers have asked about the return date, they weren't too sure at that time when they are gonna return back(definitely not a plan to exte... | 2018/05/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/115138",
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"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/77926/"
] | Border officers don't make jokes or idle threats. The 180 day limit is the maximum. Individual travelers can be given entry with shorter limits and that seems to have happened here.
What return travel arrangements do they have booked? | It would be helpful to know under which paragraph of the Immigration Rules your in-laws’ visas were curtailed because that information will inform what they do next. In the absence of that, from the information you’ve provided it seems pretty clear that it was due to not having a return ticket that matched the duration... |
89,176 | I have, in the last years, developed the somewhat controversial opinion that land property (not necessarily private property *tout court*) is the root of all evil.
Without going too deep into whether there is any truth in this, I am also equally uncomfortable with Anarchism and Communism/Socialism.
Probably the close... | 2022/01/26 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/89176",
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] | Abolishing private property, in practice, generally creates more problems than it solves. How do rights and duties get negotiated? How does waste and disuse get managed? The backstop of land ownership historically, is who can violently eject others from their bit of land, or failing that murder them. Much of civilisati... | Very broadly there are movements like Geoism / [Georgism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism) but notably somewhat in contention with Marxist theories. There's a certain repetitious character to these debates however and you can see the lineaments of the struggle between social reforms of a Geoist and a Marxian cha... |
283,111 | 1. The kids were told that 2 to the power of 3 **is** 8.
2. The kids were told that President Joe Biden **would** visit their school.
Both sentences use the same past tense in main clauses, but use different tenses in that- clauses.
***Why*** does sentence #1 use simple present tense, yet sentence#2 uses a past tense... | 2021/05/04 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/283111",
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] | I would say yes, it needs an article.
A 'twinge' is a sudden sharp pain. It is not being used here as a measurement of thought, like you would say "a moment of time". It is saying that the thought *was like* a twinge, that it occurred suddenly and sharply. So "a twinge of a thought" is syntactically similar to express... | I agree with Astralbee that an article is needed, but I am surprised nobody has mentioned the definite article. The definite article would sound better in this context
>
> I didn't pay attention to that twinge of *the* thought of losing what I hadn't lost yet.
>
>
> |
224,362 | The Context
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I am designing a type of zombie that is made through a ritual involving an eldritch abomination called the Unsound Vulture. These zombies manipulate their decaying flesh and bones to move, and they can only be "killed" by stopping the decay of their flesh and bone.
Other relevant information
... | 2022/02/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/224362",
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] | If you can kill or inactivate the bacteria responsible for organic decay, decay will stop, thereby killing the zombie. This is a problem that has already been solved in various ways in the realm of food preservation.
**Freeze them.**
This is the basic idea behind refrigeration - low temperatures slow bacterial growth... | Although these zombies are fearsome, let's talk about non-magical ways to destroy them.
Mummification and Preservatives
===============================
Get these zombies into dry, dry places. Big deserts or high mountains provide natural places where they become mummies. No rotting means the magic doesn't work. This ... |
224,362 | The Context
-----------
I am designing a type of zombie that is made through a ritual involving an eldritch abomination called the Unsound Vulture. These zombies manipulate their decaying flesh and bones to move, and they can only be "killed" by stopping the decay of their flesh and bone.
Other relevant information
... | 2022/02/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/224362",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/93425/"
] | If you can kill or inactivate the bacteria responsible for organic decay, decay will stop, thereby killing the zombie. This is a problem that has already been solved in various ways in the realm of food preservation.
**Freeze them.**
This is the basic idea behind refrigeration - low temperatures slow bacterial growth... | **They'll split, they can't be stopped**
----------------------------------------
These zombies would act like an invasive species.. Deploy a strategy to spread as quick as possible.
And that's easy. You said
*"All parts of the zombie will continue to move and act even when separated from the body."*
If I were a zo... |
224,362 | The Context
-----------
I am designing a type of zombie that is made through a ritual involving an eldritch abomination called the Unsound Vulture. These zombies manipulate their decaying flesh and bones to move, and they can only be "killed" by stopping the decay of their flesh and bone.
Other relevant information
... | 2022/02/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/224362",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/93425/"
] | If you can kill or inactivate the bacteria responsible for organic decay, decay will stop, thereby killing the zombie. This is a problem that has already been solved in various ways in the realm of food preservation.
**Freeze them.**
This is the basic idea behind refrigeration - low temperatures slow bacterial growth... | Entombment and Immobilization:
==============================
The best way to make something that can't be stopped stop is to seal it or it's components up so there is no opportunity to move. Then you can deal with the remains at your leisure.
* **Entanglement**: First, you need to stop the thing from moving. Trap it... |
6,847,679 | I want to know which type of data and how much data we can obtained from client's IP. For example his location, city etc or any other information. | 2011/07/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6847679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/826659/"
] | You can't depend on any info derived from an IP - even if it's a static IP, it could be someone sitting in a library! | With the IP Address you should be able to use one of the many Geo Location services (in form of a library, a web service or a simple programatic http request to whois.sc) to find out city, country, Internet Service Provider, etc. As far as I know, none of these libraries or web services are 100% accurate. |
2,750 | What happens if you perform a double slit experiment near an event horizon, if one of the slits is outside, one is inside the event horizon? | 2011/01/12 | [
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] | This is just a little bit subtle, because at first it looks like nobody has causal access to both light rays, which is required for the existence of interference pattern. On the other hand the principle of equivalence seems to assure us that local experiments done by a freely falling observer would not be affected by t... | I strongly suspect there would be no interference, as we would be able to determine which slit the particle went through. |
2,750 | What happens if you perform a double slit experiment near an event horizon, if one of the slits is outside, one is inside the event horizon? | 2011/01/12 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/2750",
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] | In order to perform a double slit experiment, you need to recombine the beams passing through both slits, and that is where the interference occurs. Since one slit is inside the event horizon, this interference location has to be inside the event horizon, in order to be reachable by photons/electrons/whatever passing t... | I strongly suspect there would be no interference, as we would be able to determine which slit the particle went through. |
2,750 | What happens if you perform a double slit experiment near an event horizon, if one of the slits is outside, one is inside the event horizon? | 2011/01/12 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/2750",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | You get two, single slit experiments.
One on either side of the event horizon, by definition.
Light in, Light out. | I strongly suspect there would be no interference, as we would be able to determine which slit the particle went through. |
2,750 | What happens if you perform a double slit experiment near an event horizon, if one of the slits is outside, one is inside the event horizon? | 2011/01/12 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/2750",
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"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/47/"
] | This is just a little bit subtle, because at first it looks like nobody has causal access to both light rays, which is required for the existence of interference pattern. On the other hand the principle of equivalence seems to assure us that local experiments done by a freely falling observer would not be affected by t... | In order to perform a double slit experiment, you need to recombine the beams passing through both slits, and that is where the interference occurs. Since one slit is inside the event horizon, this interference location has to be inside the event horizon, in order to be reachable by photons/electrons/whatever passing t... |
2,750 | What happens if you perform a double slit experiment near an event horizon, if one of the slits is outside, one is inside the event horizon? | 2011/01/12 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/2750",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/47/"
] | This is just a little bit subtle, because at first it looks like nobody has causal access to both light rays, which is required for the existence of interference pattern. On the other hand the principle of equivalence seems to assure us that local experiments done by a freely falling observer would not be affected by t... | You get two, single slit experiments.
One on either side of the event horizon, by definition.
Light in, Light out. |
2,750 | What happens if you perform a double slit experiment near an event horizon, if one of the slits is outside, one is inside the event horizon? | 2011/01/12 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/2750",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/47/"
] | You get two, single slit experiments.
One on either side of the event horizon, by definition.
Light in, Light out. | In order to perform a double slit experiment, you need to recombine the beams passing through both slits, and that is where the interference occurs. Since one slit is inside the event horizon, this interference location has to be inside the event horizon, in order to be reachable by photons/electrons/whatever passing t... |
288,093 | I'm having a little difficulty understanding this section of a circuit from the datasheet for an [MC33035](http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/MC33035-D.PDF) BLDC Motor Driver.
Some info:
* Pin 7 is enable, send pin high to enable motor
* Pin 8 is a 6.25v source
* Pin 14 is a fault pin, active low during a faul... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/288093",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/113332/"
] | It looks like "Latch On Fault" is an optional switch via which you can set the behavior to display in case of a fault. It does *not* change with the fault state.
The logic is quite simple:
Pin 14 is low on fault, pin 7 is high for enabled. Now if you connect these pins, e.g. via a closed switch, once a fault is detec... | "Or is it default high, closing the switch next to it pulls it down, or if "latch on fault" closes it pulls it down?"
Correct, pin 7 is pulled high by that little symbol shown to the right of it on the diagram - it's a 25uA current source internal to the chip. 25uA through a 4k7 resistor gives you 117.5mV across it, w... |
288,093 | I'm having a little difficulty understanding this section of a circuit from the datasheet for an [MC33035](http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/MC33035-D.PDF) BLDC Motor Driver.
Some info:
* Pin 7 is enable, send pin high to enable motor
* Pin 8 is a 6.25v source
* Pin 14 is a fault pin, active low during a faul... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/288093",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/113332/"
] | It looks like "Latch On Fault" is an optional switch via which you can set the behavior to display in case of a fault. It does *not* change with the fault state.
The logic is quite simple:
Pin 14 is low on fault, pin 7 is high for enabled. Now if you connect these pins, e.g. via a closed switch, once a fault is detec... | Pin 7 has internal pull-up current source. Don't know why it is a source and not a resistor. Thus, you need to pull it down to disable motor control.
Haven't read the whole datasheet but 2.2k resistor and 47uF capacitor look like RC network filtering small "fault" spikes.
"Latch on fault" is either a manual switch or... |
288,093 | I'm having a little difficulty understanding this section of a circuit from the datasheet for an [MC33035](http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/MC33035-D.PDF) BLDC Motor Driver.
Some info:
* Pin 7 is enable, send pin high to enable motor
* Pin 8 is a 6.25v source
* Pin 14 is a fault pin, active low during a faul... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/288093",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/113332/"
] | "Or is it default high, closing the switch next to it pulls it down, or if "latch on fault" closes it pulls it down?"
Correct, pin 7 is pulled high by that little symbol shown to the right of it on the diagram - it's a 25uA current source internal to the chip. 25uA through a 4k7 resistor gives you 117.5mV across it, w... | Pin 7 has internal pull-up current source. Don't know why it is a source and not a resistor. Thus, you need to pull it down to disable motor control.
Haven't read the whole datasheet but 2.2k resistor and 47uF capacitor look like RC network filtering small "fault" spikes.
"Latch on fault" is either a manual switch or... |
37,183 | As per the comments of [this SO answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2148658/java-list-use-through-use-of-jstl-cforeach/2148672#2148672):
>
> *Maybe it's due to your low reputation that you're unable to delete your own answer.*
>
>
> *It is because of my low rep. but i think the fact i can't delete my own an... | 2010/01/27 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/37183",
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] | Unless something changed *very* recently, you don't need any rep to delete your own answers, **provided you're using a registered (OpenID) account**.
(Same goes for questions, although there are additional restrictions if answers have been posted and up-voted.)
Note that "[Mark](https://stackoverflow.com/users/259453... | This is a more *unabridged* version of that FAQ:
[How does “Reputation” work on Stack Overflow?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7237/how-does-reputation-work-on-stack-overflow)
* You need "+250 to vote to open/close your own questions."
And according to this:
[What can cause a post to be deleted, and wha... |
5,238 | ### Summary
I would like to build (ideally based on ESPHome) a device with a buzzer I can trigger remotely via the network.
### Context
I have several systems built around my home automation system:
* Home Assistant to keep state and trigger action on devices
* AppDaemon where I code my automations
* two kind of "h... | 2020/09/03 | [
"https://iot.stackexchange.com/questions/5238",
"https://iot.stackexchange.com",
"https://iot.stackexchange.com/users/5922/"
] | If you are looking for something custom on the ESP8266 end, you a likely going to want to write a program to do what you want it to do. If you are already using [MQTT](https://pypi.org/project/micropython-umqtt.simple/), then you might consider using [MicroPython](https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/esp8266/tutorial... | It looks like there is a provision in ESPHome for that:
* [Generic Custom Component](https://esphome.io/custom/custom_component.html)
* [MQTT Subscribe Text Sensor](https://esphome.io/components/text_sensor/mqtt_subscribe.html)
I would be very much interested in other (different / better / more typical) approaches to... |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4505/"
] | If you have 5-10 year old sons, daughter, nieces and nephews (basically kids you trust with a ring), get a group of them together and tell them that whoever finds the ring in the grass will get $20 (or some other appropriate, parent-approved prize). Also have cake & ice cream for those who didn't find it.
[![enter ima... | You could try raking the grass, with any luck the ring might hook onto one of the many tines on the rake and thus be retrieved.
If it doesn't hook on, it should be easy to hear the metal on metal 'ding' noise once you've scraped over it. |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
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] | Obvious but expensive answer: wave a metal detector over your lawn. Maybe a friend has one you could borrow?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/on5bt.jpg) | You could try raking the grass, with any luck the ring might hook onto one of the many tines on the rake and thus be retrieved.
If it doesn't hook on, it should be easy to hear the metal on metal 'ding' noise once you've scraped over it. |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you have 5-10 year old sons, daughter, nieces and nephews (basically kids you trust with a ring), get a group of them together and tell them that whoever finds the ring in the grass will get $20 (or some other appropriate, parent-approved prize). Also have cake & ice cream for those who didn't find it.
[![enter ima... | Crows here in the Pacific Northwest find everything. I threw a loaf of bread squares onto my lawn one morning, trying to remember where I put my single car key. Voila, a crow buggered around and flipped the key so I could see it. Luckily he didn't use it for his nest. |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
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] | First of all, do not assume it is in the garden unless you are absolutely certain. If there is any possibility it is somewhere else, then those other places must be systematically searched.
Do not use a rake. Do not walk around on, or otherwise disturb in any way the search area. Randomly casting around for the object... | Crows here in the Pacific Northwest find everything. I threw a loaf of bread squares onto my lawn one morning, trying to remember where I put my single car key. Voila, a crow buggered around and flipped the key so I could see it. Luckily he didn't use it for his nest. |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4505/"
] | First of all, do not assume it is in the garden unless you are absolutely certain. If there is any possibility it is somewhere else, then those other places must be systematically searched.
Do not use a rake. Do not walk around on, or otherwise disturb in any way the search area. Randomly casting around for the object... | You could also try the old vacuum panty hose trick. Your neighbors might think you are crazy, if they see you vacuuming the lawn :)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W4G4w.jpg) |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
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"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4505/"
] | Go outside that night with a very strong flashlight or preferably a higher-intensity floodlight. With any luck, the glint of any metal object will stand out considerably compared to anything else you might find among the grass. Work systematically. Search the lawn one *square* at a time. You are much more likely to fin... | You could try raking the grass, with any luck the ring might hook onto one of the many tines on the rake and thus be retrieved.
If it doesn't hook on, it should be easy to hear the metal on metal 'ding' noise once you've scraped over it. |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4505/"
] | First of all, do not assume it is in the garden unless you are absolutely certain. If there is any possibility it is somewhere else, then those other places must be systematically searched.
Do not use a rake. Do not walk around on, or otherwise disturb in any way the search area. Randomly casting around for the object... | You could try raking the grass, with any luck the ring might hook onto one of the many tines on the rake and thus be retrieved.
If it doesn't hook on, it should be easy to hear the metal on metal 'ding' noise once you've scraped over it. |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4505/"
] | If you have 5-10 year old sons, daughter, nieces and nephews (basically kids you trust with a ring), get a group of them together and tell them that whoever finds the ring in the grass will get $20 (or some other appropriate, parent-approved prize). Also have cake & ice cream for those who didn't find it.
[![enter ima... | First of all, do not assume it is in the garden unless you are absolutely certain. If there is any possibility it is somewhere else, then those other places must be systematically searched.
Do not use a rake. Do not walk around on, or otherwise disturb in any way the search area. Randomly casting around for the object... |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4505/"
] | Crows here in the Pacific Northwest find everything. I threw a loaf of bread squares onto my lawn one morning, trying to remember where I put my single car key. Voila, a crow buggered around and flipped the key so I could see it. Luckily he didn't use it for his nest. | You could try raking the grass, with any luck the ring might hook onto one of the many tines on the rake and thus be retrieved.
If it doesn't hook on, it should be easy to hear the metal on metal 'ding' noise once you've scraped over it. |
6,712 | How do I find my gold ring which is lost inside the grass in my garden?
Please tell me an easy way to find my ring quickly. | 2015/04/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/6712",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/4505/"
] | Crows here in the Pacific Northwest find everything. I threw a loaf of bread squares onto my lawn one morning, trying to remember where I put my single car key. Voila, a crow buggered around and flipped the key so I could see it. Luckily he didn't use it for his nest. | You could also try the old vacuum panty hose trick. Your neighbors might think you are crazy, if they see you vacuuming the lawn :)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W4G4w.jpg) |
1,168,323 | >
> The **PRODUCT** topology is the coarsest (smallest, weakest) topology you can define such that the projections are continuous. (it is apparently the unique topology with this property)
>
>
> The **BOX** topology is just this similarly defined thing.
>
>
>
However I've been informed by the book the product to... | 2015/02/27 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1168323",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/66223/"
] | No - there is no such formula as discussed in [this MathOverflow post](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/168201/).
The most important work in this area has been done by Ken Falconer. His first paper on the subject "The Hausdorff dimension of self-affine fractals" *Math. Proc. Cambr. Phil. Soc.* **103** (1988) 339-35... | For graph-directed IFS of similarities satisfying an open set condition with every cycle contracting, it's possible to compute the Hausdorff dimension:
[Hausdorff Dimension in Graph Directed Constructions](http://cas.unt.edu/~mauldin/papers/no67.pdf)
R Daniel Mauldin, S C Williams
Transactions of AMS, vol309 no2... |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Assembly language variants relate to the CPU family/model, not the Operating System. Further, this looks like a special asm encoding supported by a specific compiler... so you may wish to use the same compiler (if portable), and/or port to the notation of a specific destination compiler. Nobody can help you unless you ... | You can try set a breakpoint at the function (using your platform's debugger), and copy down the machine code that was generated. It's possible that the same machine code can be used on Windows, or at least it would give you a head start. |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Assembly language variants relate to the CPU family/model, not the Operating System. Further, this looks like a special asm encoding supported by a specific compiler... so you may wish to use the same compiler (if portable), and/or port to the notation of a specific destination compiler. Nobody can help you unless you ... | You need a chip that can run your assembly language. Each chip have their own ISA, instruction set architecture (assembly language). Usually a compiler would convert programming languages to assembly language such as x86 (intel and amd's ISA) and from there the cpu takes care of it.
I have no idea what you're trying ... |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Assembly language variants relate to the CPU family/model, not the Operating System. Further, this looks like a special asm encoding supported by a specific compiler... so you may wish to use the same compiler (if portable), and/or port to the notation of a specific destination compiler. Nobody can help you unless you ... | Assuming you use Visual C++ compiler, you can just use \_\_cpuid() intrinsic. See [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hskdteyh(VS.80).aspx) for the description and [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xs6aek1h(VS.80).aspx) for the complete sample. |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Assembly language variants relate to the CPU family/model, not the Operating System. Further, this looks like a special asm encoding supported by a specific compiler... so you may wish to use the same compiler (if portable), and/or port to the notation of a specific destination compiler. Nobody can help you unless you ... | Check Microsoft's [KB888282](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888282) article on the topic. Windows will have done this for you already, you don't need to do it yourself. |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | You can try set a breakpoint at the function (using your platform's debugger), and copy down the machine code that was generated. It's possible that the same machine code can be used on Windows, or at least it would give you a head start. | You need a chip that can run your assembly language. Each chip have their own ISA, instruction set architecture (assembly language). Usually a compiler would convert programming languages to assembly language such as x86 (intel and amd's ISA) and from there the cpu takes care of it.
I have no idea what you're trying ... |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Assuming you use Visual C++ compiler, you can just use \_\_cpuid() intrinsic. See [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hskdteyh(VS.80).aspx) for the description and [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xs6aek1h(VS.80).aspx) for the complete sample. | You can try set a breakpoint at the function (using your platform's debugger), and copy down the machine code that was generated. It's possible that the same machine code can be used on Windows, or at least it would give you a head start. |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Assuming you use Visual C++ compiler, you can just use \_\_cpuid() intrinsic. See [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hskdteyh(VS.80).aspx) for the description and [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xs6aek1h(VS.80).aspx) for the complete sample. | You need a chip that can run your assembly language. Each chip have their own ISA, instruction set architecture (assembly language). Usually a compiler would convert programming languages to assembly language such as x86 (intel and amd's ISA) and from there the cpu takes care of it.
I have no idea what you're trying ... |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Check Microsoft's [KB888282](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888282) article on the topic. Windows will have done this for you already, you don't need to do it yourself. | You need a chip that can run your assembly language. Each chip have their own ISA, instruction set architecture (assembly language). Usually a compiler would convert programming languages to assembly language such as x86 (intel and amd's ISA) and from there the cpu takes care of it.
I have no idea what you're trying ... |
3,572,167 | I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 atm
I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie clips with the Math.random function. However, the shapes overlap all the time, what can I do to avoid... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3572167",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431464/"
] | Assuming you use Visual C++ compiler, you can just use \_\_cpuid() intrinsic. See [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hskdteyh(VS.80).aspx) for the description and [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xs6aek1h(VS.80).aspx) for the complete sample. | Check Microsoft's [KB888282](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888282) article on the topic. Windows will have done this for you already, you don't need to do it yourself. |
93,159 | A friend's father died a couple of weeks ago. He usually used the same numeric password on all devices. But not on his iPad. I can't even reproduce the password via the fingerprints. The lock time is already at 60 minutes. Is there some kind of an exploit or process at Apple which can help us to retrieve the informatio... | 2013/05/31 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/93159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/50720/"
] | Apple provides access to law enforcement with a warrant. This access is typically done through password guessing in a manner that does not risk resetting the iPad. I do not know if Apple will provide this service in the situation that you describe, but it's possible that they will if they are contacted by an attorney o... | you can probably be hopeless now... sorry for ya but if he updated it to IOS7 you are in really big trouble.
try doing this: hold down the close button until you see the slider, dont slide it. then close your smart cover. open and press cancel |
9,972,927 | I am evaluating LogiXML for dynamic reporting requirements in my struts/spring based web-application. do anybody have examples or some feedback about quickly generate and deploy report in existing web-application? | 2012/04/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9972927",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/994930/"
] | You'll likely find the best resources for finding a solution on the Logi DevNet site.
Typically, a Logi application is deployed as a fully managed web application inside a standard java application server container-- eg. Tomcat, Jboss, Websphere, etc. The key requirement will be to ensure that you're running JDK vers... | Check out Logi DevNet for examples <http://devnet.logixml.com>. |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | **Testing graphics API interactions with OpenGL, Vulkan, etc.**
I am not sure if this fits your requirements, but while attempting to write unit tests for a graphical application I had to give up, because there were no solid methods to do this.
At least most of which I could find about were either extremely time-con... | Contribute a patch (fix a bug) in a popular open source software project.
Bug solved can be as ambitious as you can dare. There are many of them in any project. |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | It might be interesting for you to try to solve automated usability testing. This would include 508 testing and color recognition as well as trying to identify annoying things like having to click 3 times for something etc...
In general this is virtually impossible to automate as it's usually a user perception issue t... | ### Change best practices into language features.
Some examples:
* Making sure that all references to HTML locators are done through Page Objects.
* Making sure Page Objects entries are unique, aren't duplicated and are actually used
* All code has tests or it is not accepted to the master branch
* All tests cover ha... |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | In a world of [continuous deployment](https://puppet.com/blog/continuous-delivery-vs-continuous-deployment-what-s-diff) test automation is becoming the most important form of testing.
The biggest problem with test automation is how do the engineers know they have covered all the important execution paths. There exists... | Contribute a patch (fix a bug) in a popular open source software project.
Bug solved can be as ambitious as you can dare. There are many of them in any project. |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | In a world of [continuous deployment](https://puppet.com/blog/continuous-delivery-vs-continuous-deployment-what-s-diff) test automation is becoming the most important form of testing.
The biggest problem with test automation is how do the engineers know they have covered all the important execution paths. There exists... | ### Change best practices into language features.
Some examples:
* Making sure that all references to HTML locators are done through Page Objects.
* Making sure Page Objects entries are unique, aren't duplicated and are actually used
* All code has tests or it is not accepted to the master branch
* All tests cover ha... |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | ### Change best practices into language features.
Some examples:
* Making sure that all references to HTML locators are done through Page Objects.
* Making sure Page Objects entries are unique, aren't duplicated and are actually used
* All code has tests or it is not accepted to the master branch
* All tests cover ha... | Contribute a patch (fix a bug) in a popular open source software project.
Bug solved can be as ambitious as you can dare. There are many of them in any project. |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | In a world of [continuous deployment](https://puppet.com/blog/continuous-delivery-vs-continuous-deployment-what-s-diff) test automation is becoming the most important form of testing.
The biggest problem with test automation is how do the engineers know they have covered all the important execution paths. There exists... | How about language interpretation?
There has been lots of research going into language interpretation, but it is extremely difficult for a script to understand a sentence, within or without a context.
Letting along if a sentence is spoken, its tone will play a vital role in its meaning. E.g. **Thank you very much** ... |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | It might be interesting for you to try to solve automated usability testing. This would include 508 testing and color recognition as well as trying to identify annoying things like having to click 3 times for something etc...
In general this is virtually impossible to automate as it's usually a user perception issue t... | **Testing graphics API interactions with OpenGL, Vulkan, etc.**
I am not sure if this fits your requirements, but while attempting to write unit tests for a graphical application I had to give up, because there were no solid methods to do this.
At least most of which I could find about were either extremely time-con... |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | How about language interpretation?
There has been lots of research going into language interpretation, but it is extremely difficult for a script to understand a sentence, within or without a context.
Letting along if a sentence is spoken, its tone will play a vital role in its meaning. E.g. **Thank you very much** ... | Contribute a patch (fix a bug) in a popular open source software project.
Bug solved can be as ambitious as you can dare. There are many of them in any project. |
26,212 | I'm a computer science master's student and I need to write a research proposal for my software testing class.
>
> I need to find a problem in the software testing field that hasn't been solved yet and one that prevents engineers or researchers from being as effective at testing than they otherwise could be.
>
>
... | 2017/03/17 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/26212",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/24674/"
] | In a world of [continuous deployment](https://puppet.com/blog/continuous-delivery-vs-continuous-deployment-what-s-diff) test automation is becoming the most important form of testing.
The biggest problem with test automation is how do the engineers know they have covered all the important execution paths. There exists... | **Testing graphics API interactions with OpenGL, Vulkan, etc.**
I am not sure if this fits your requirements, but while attempting to write unit tests for a graphical application I had to give up, because there were no solid methods to do this.
At least most of which I could find about were either extremely time-con... |
3,377,810 | What I'm trying to do is have a clock widget of different sizes (i.e. 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 etc) in one apk and a configuration activity to be able to select which size to add.
From what i've learned from documentation:
1. Widget size is specified in <appwidget-provider> tag in respective xml file
2. Also in that file I set ... | 2010/07/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3377810",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/258848/"
] | Do you really have to do this at **runtime?** It is possible to define several widgets in one **.apk.**
Maybe you can have a look on transdroid source? They are including two sizes of a widget in the same package.
[AndroidManifest.xml](http://code.google.com/p/transdroid/source/browse/android/AndroidManifest.xml?spec... | I hope I have read your question right and think I have your answer. I could rewrite this information or just point you to it (as I would more than likely not be able to do it justice).
<http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html#Manifest>
Look under "Creating an App Widget Configuration Activit... |
3,377,810 | What I'm trying to do is have a clock widget of different sizes (i.e. 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 etc) in one apk and a configuration activity to be able to select which size to add.
From what i've learned from documentation:
1. Widget size is specified in <appwidget-provider> tag in respective xml file
2. Also in that file I set ... | 2010/07/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3377810",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/258848/"
] | I hope I have read your question right and think I have your answer. I could rewrite this information or just point you to it (as I would more than likely not be able to do it justice).
<http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html#Manifest>
Look under "Creating an App Widget Configuration Activit... | I have the same problem and was hoping to find a way to add only a single entry to the Widget list, and have the configuration activity decide the size, but I realize this is not possible.
When thinking about it, it's only fair: if the program would have the right to set the widget's size at runtime, one would malicio... |
3,377,810 | What I'm trying to do is have a clock widget of different sizes (i.e. 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 etc) in one apk and a configuration activity to be able to select which size to add.
From what i've learned from documentation:
1. Widget size is specified in <appwidget-provider> tag in respective xml file
2. Also in that file I set ... | 2010/07/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3377810",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/258848/"
] | Do you really have to do this at **runtime?** It is possible to define several widgets in one **.apk.**
Maybe you can have a look on transdroid source? They are including two sizes of a widget in the same package.
[AndroidManifest.xml](http://code.google.com/p/transdroid/source/browse/android/AndroidManifest.xml?spec... | I have the same problem and was hoping to find a way to add only a single entry to the Widget list, and have the configuration activity decide the size, but I realize this is not possible.
When thinking about it, it's only fair: if the program would have the right to set the widget's size at runtime, one would malicio... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | You also absolutely never can loose your temper. If you are quick to anger or have a temper this is absolutely not the job for you. If you can manage to teach the instrument in an intellectually engaging manner than that will also be a big feather in your cap.
There is somethings you should realise that will inevitabl... | As a teacher, one should not be **strictly** restricting the timings of teaching. By *strictly*, I mean, I have seen cases, where teachers have a funda like 45 minutes of teaching and 15 minutes of doubt clearing. After exactly 45 mins, the teacher will stop teaching in whatever case and exactly after 15 minutes the tu... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | Qualities a guitar teacher needs to have:
Patience. You need patience to sit through lessons with struggling students while keeping a positive attitude.
Motivation. You really need to be motivated about teaching. A lot of guitar teachers aren't motivated about teaching but see it as a way to earn money with their gui... | You also absolutely never can loose your temper. If you are quick to anger or have a temper this is absolutely not the job for you. If you can manage to teach the instrument in an intellectually engaging manner than that will also be a big feather in your cap.
There is somethings you should realise that will inevitabl... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | At its simplest level, to teach any musical instrument, you need to be able to play the instrument yourself and you need the communication skills to show others how to do it. Beyond that, and what I think will answer your question more helpfully, is if I say what I think are the qualities needed, not just to be guitar ... | **Elements of Guitar Teaching:**
**Timing:**
Timing is the name of the game. You have to schedule students at intervals. It is the worst part of the job (besides trying to get paid) @Pam is wrong *(because you have to be able to quantify your value in some way, and clients can't just come to you whenever, they need a ... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | At its simplest level, to teach any musical instrument, you need to be able to play the instrument yourself and you need the communication skills to show others how to do it. Beyond that, and what I think will answer your question more helpfully, is if I say what I think are the qualities needed, not just to be guitar ... | As a former guitar teacher, I would agree with bleak's answer. Being able to play well is very important, but if you do not have the ability to communicate the knowledge to the student, you will not be a good teacher. In that sense, it is like teaching any subject.
Unfortunately, many music stores hire the local rock ... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | Qualities a guitar teacher needs to have:
Patience. You need patience to sit through lessons with struggling students while keeping a positive attitude.
Motivation. You really need to be motivated about teaching. A lot of guitar teachers aren't motivated about teaching but see it as a way to earn money with their gui... | As a teacher, one should not be **strictly** restricting the timings of teaching. By *strictly*, I mean, I have seen cases, where teachers have a funda like 45 minutes of teaching and 15 minutes of doubt clearing. After exactly 45 mins, the teacher will stop teaching in whatever case and exactly after 15 minutes the tu... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | I've had two guitar teachers. One of them was a solid, competent musician and an incredible teacher. I learned more in the year-plus I studied with him than I've ever learned about any subject from anyone over any two year period. The other teacher was a brilliant musician, highly regarded and successful, played with s... | As a teacher, one should not be **strictly** restricting the timings of teaching. By *strictly*, I mean, I have seen cases, where teachers have a funda like 45 minutes of teaching and 15 minutes of doubt clearing. After exactly 45 mins, the teacher will stop teaching in whatever case and exactly after 15 minutes the tu... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | At its simplest level, to teach any musical instrument, you need to be able to play the instrument yourself and you need the communication skills to show others how to do it. Beyond that, and what I think will answer your question more helpfully, is if I say what I think are the qualities needed, not just to be guitar ... | You also absolutely never can loose your temper. If you are quick to anger or have a temper this is absolutely not the job for you. If you can manage to teach the instrument in an intellectually engaging manner than that will also be a big feather in your cap.
There is somethings you should realise that will inevitabl... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | From the view point of the student:
* as much as this depends on you, plan the lesson carefully enough do not break it abruptly and demonstratively because the time has ran out.
* know the goals of the student. If the student is not sure about goals, help to choose, listing the possible options.
* a student may actual... | As a teacher, one should not be **strictly** restricting the timings of teaching. By *strictly*, I mean, I have seen cases, where teachers have a funda like 45 minutes of teaching and 15 minutes of doubt clearing. After exactly 45 mins, the teacher will stop teaching in whatever case and exactly after 15 minutes the tu... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | Qualities a guitar teacher needs to have:
Patience. You need patience to sit through lessons with struggling students while keeping a positive attitude.
Motivation. You really need to be motivated about teaching. A lot of guitar teachers aren't motivated about teaching but see it as a way to earn money with their gui... | I've had two guitar teachers. One of them was a solid, competent musician and an incredible teacher. I learned more in the year-plus I studied with him than I've ever learned about any subject from anyone over any two year period. The other teacher was a brilliant musician, highly regarded and successful, played with s... |
2,556 | I am thinking of starting guitar teaching and, of course, I am aiming to become a good guitar teacher. I don't think it will happen in the near future, because I don't have enough skill level yet, but since this is my plan, I think it's a good time to start thinking about it.
So, I would like experienced players to an... | 2011/03/27 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/2556",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/431/"
] | I've had two guitar teachers. One of them was a solid, competent musician and an incredible teacher. I learned more in the year-plus I studied with him than I've ever learned about any subject from anyone over any two year period. The other teacher was a brilliant musician, highly regarded and successful, played with s... | At its simplest level, to teach any musical instrument, you need to be able to play the instrument yourself and you need the communication skills to show others how to do it. Beyond that, and what I think will answer your question more helpfully, is if I say what I think are the qualities needed, not just to be guitar ... |
308,516 | I recently dupehammered (verb: to close a question with the dupehammer) [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33247017/printing-a-sentence-and-a-list-in-python) as a dupe of [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44778/how-would-you-make-a-comma-separated-string-from-a-list). The user wasn't ... | 2015/10/21 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/308516",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/15055/"
] | It looks fine to me. The OP has two issues in general - the printing of the list without the brackets, and they must be on Python 2 since they're printing a tuple out.
They're going to be upset that their question wasn't *verbatim* answered by the dupe, but that's a thing that happens. The crux of the question was wel... | I think the real issue here isn't even the dupehammer, it's just the general laziness of OP and his unhappiness and his seemingly immature responses making you feel like anything was your fault and thereby doubting any and all of your actions (including closing it as a dupe).
I personally disliked the entire structure... |
308,516 | I recently dupehammered (verb: to close a question with the dupehammer) [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33247017/printing-a-sentence-and-a-list-in-python) as a dupe of [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44778/how-would-you-make-a-comma-separated-string-from-a-list). The user wasn't ... | 2015/10/21 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/308516",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/15055/"
] | A good Stack Overflow question contains just a single problem statement, one which is not answered by any other question on Stack Overflow. As near as I can tell, the question in question fails to meet either of these criteria. And since it fails the second criteria, it's eligible to be closed as a duplicate.
You shou... | It looks fine to me. The OP has two issues in general - the printing of the list without the brackets, and they must be on Python 2 since they're printing a tuple out.
They're going to be upset that their question wasn't *verbatim* answered by the dupe, but that's a thing that happens. The crux of the question was wel... |
308,516 | I recently dupehammered (verb: to close a question with the dupehammer) [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33247017/printing-a-sentence-and-a-list-in-python) as a dupe of [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44778/how-would-you-make-a-comma-separated-string-from-a-list). The user wasn't ... | 2015/10/21 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/308516",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/15055/"
] | A good Stack Overflow question contains just a single problem statement, one which is not answered by any other question on Stack Overflow. As near as I can tell, the question in question fails to meet either of these criteria. And since it fails the second criteria, it's eligible to be closed as a duplicate.
You shou... | I think the real issue here isn't even the dupehammer, it's just the general laziness of OP and his unhappiness and his seemingly immature responses making you feel like anything was your fault and thereby doubting any and all of your actions (including closing it as a dupe).
I personally disliked the entire structure... |
12,030,767 | I've been looking into building a basic game engine from the ground up and after making a list of features that are common to other engines, one of the bigger things is the fact that they have an embedded scripting language like lua or python.
My question is how is an embedded scripting language superior to just makin... | 2012/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12030767",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1610598/"
] | Lua is a far simpler language than C++, and all you need to edit it is a text editor. This puts the ability to script events and/or high level game logic in the hand of your designers and end users. Dynamic typing and garbage collecting allows them write very succinct code that focusses on game logic rather than all th... | The reason for including a scripting language is to allow users to customize the behavior without having to recompile the code.
I'm not sure about what you are asking in the second part of the question. Are you asking what other languages are used, or are you asking what ways are languages like Lua used?
If you asked... |
12,030,767 | I've been looking into building a basic game engine from the ground up and after making a list of features that are common to other engines, one of the bigger things is the fact that they have an embedded scripting language like lua or python.
My question is how is an embedded scripting language superior to just makin... | 2012/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12030767",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1610598/"
] | Lua is a far simpler language than C++, and all you need to edit it is a text editor. This puts the ability to script events and/or high level game logic in the hand of your designers and end users. Dynamic typing and garbage collecting allows them write very succinct code that focusses on game logic rather than all th... | You might find this article by a Game developer useful in understanding why embedded languages are used.
<http://www.grimrock.net/2012/07/25/making-of-grimrock-rapid-programming/>
Another good reason, is unless you are sharing your source code with your game users and they are all C programmers, languages such as lu... |
96,996 | Both the Trigger and the Rules modules provide many event-driven actions, but there are still several difference. What's the major difference between them? When should I pick one module instead of the other one? | 2013/12/12 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/96996",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/20976/"
] | Loosely speaking, Rules is much more generic than triggers. As Johan Falk [mentions](http://nodeone.se/en/introduction-to-rules,), "you could say Rules is an extended version of Triggers.. it is technically true, but does not really cover at full extent." | Triggers is optional core module that provide basic functionality. Rules provide much more freedom and is more advanced module. But the both of them we can use together.
Here is an example for rules <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9SD2S69Fjw> |
50,423 | I am going to buy a lens hood for my AF-S DX NIKKOR
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. I searched and I found out that the best lens hood is Nikon's [HB-45 lens hood](http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Lens-Hoods/HB-45-Lens-Hood.html).
However, I also found a newer version, the [HB-45 II lens hood on Amazon](http://... | 2014/05/21 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/50423",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/28164/"
] | **TLDR;**
No they dont.
**Long version;**
You are right. Modern films and digital sensors are highly insensitive to ultra violet and in most cases UV filters are just doing the protection job. This can be even problematic if the UV filter is of those cheap ones with no coating. This can result in lens flare, and low s... | UV filter as lens protection is exceptionally bad idea. The best lens protection is plastic lens cap. It is far cheaper than UV filter, and it is sold together with lens anyway. This plastic cap is designed for protecting lens and do its job well. Moreover, putting it on and off is quick and easy, in opposite to screwi... |
19,995,040 | I have a relatively simple portrait-only UI, laid out in a Storyboard, with items which I want to vertically spread to fill both 3.5 inch and 4 inch screens.
In other words, I want the spacing between the controls to be adjusted so that the UI nicely fills the screen, irrespective of the screen form factor.
This does... | 2013/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19995040",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/233602/"
] | How to do this depends on exactly what kind of adjustment you want when the screen size changes. One way to do it to give the top and bottom most views vertical spacing constraints to the top and bottom of the superview, respectively. Add a view, I usually use a UILabel with no text, in between all the views you have s... | Apple have now posted a document which describes the officially-endorsed approach to solving this problem:
<https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/userexperience/Conceptual/AutolayoutPG/AutoLayoutbyExample/AutoLayoutbyExample.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010853-CH5-SW8>
Summary of the approach: insert... |
6,160,647 | I recently discovered, through Ubuntu's [empathy](http://live.gnome.org/Empathy) im client, that exists a protocol that enables the user to talk with anyone on his actual local network. It seems empathy calls this service "[People Nearby](http://library.gnome.org/users/empathy/unstable/salut-protocol.html.en)" and Wind... | 2011/05/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6160647",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/675577/"
] | Pidgin (available for windows/mac os/linux/bsd) also supports this, and the nokia n900 (which runs maemo) also supports avahi.
There are also other clients for each platform (adium being the for-mac version of pidgin).
Avahi is an open source implementation for unix-like OSs (including linux and some BSDs). Bonjour is... | Bonjour and Avahi are both implementations of IETF Zeroconf (AutoIP,
multicast-DNS-based service announcement/discovery and
multicast-DNS-based local DNS name resolution). Bonjour is the Apple
name for Zeroconf (essentially). |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Using [ReSharper](http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/) you can do *"Go to Declaration"* directly from within visual studio and it will take you the actual, **original** source code that is not part of your solution. It works both while debugging and in normal mode. It doesn't just work for the .NET source it works for ... | Source code of many .NET framework libraries is [available for download](http://referencesource.microsoft.com/netframework.aspx). It is released under reference license so you can certainly browse through code.
Also refer [this](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/16/net-framework-library-source-code-now-av... |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Using [ReSharper](http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/) you can do *"Go to Declaration"* directly from within visual studio and it will take you the actual, **original** source code that is not part of your solution. It works both while debugging and in normal mode. It doesn't just work for the .NET source it works for ... | you can see the source code from the tool called [**Reflector**](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/). Some companies obfuscate their DLLs(for security reasons) in which case Reflector will unable to show source code. |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Using [ReSharper](http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/) you can do *"Go to Declaration"* directly from within visual studio and it will take you the actual, **original** source code that is not part of your solution. It works both while debugging and in normal mode. It doesn't just work for the .NET source it works for ... | Have you tried [Reflector](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/)? Might do the job. |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | You can look at the [Mono](http://github.com/mono) source code.
Mono is an open source implementation of the CLR and many base class libraries.
As for the Microsoft ones - they are proprietary, so any access to them is determined by Microsoft. As you have seen, debugging is one way of doing so and some companies have... | You should take a look at [Reflector](http://reflector.red-gate.com/download.aspx?TreatAsUpdate=1) which allow you to read bytecode compiled .NET assemblies. It's a mandatory tool for any .NET developper ;) |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Using [ReSharper](http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/) you can do *"Go to Declaration"* directly from within visual studio and it will take you the actual, **original** source code that is not part of your solution. It works both while debugging and in normal mode. It doesn't just work for the .NET source it works for ... | You should take a look at [Reflector](http://reflector.red-gate.com/download.aspx?TreatAsUpdate=1) which allow you to read bytecode compiled .NET assemblies. It's a mandatory tool for any .NET developper ;) |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Source code of many .NET framework libraries is [available for download](http://referencesource.microsoft.com/netframework.aspx). It is released under reference license so you can certainly browse through code.
Also refer [this](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/16/net-framework-library-source-code-now-av... | You can look at the [Mono](http://github.com/mono) source code.
Mono is an open source implementation of the CLR and many base class libraries.
As for the Microsoft ones - they are proprietary, so any access to them is determined by Microsoft. As you have seen, debugging is one way of doing so and some companies have... |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Source code of many .NET framework libraries is [available for download](http://referencesource.microsoft.com/netframework.aspx). It is released under reference license so you can certainly browse through code.
Also refer [this](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/16/net-framework-library-source-code-now-av... | You should take a look at [Reflector](http://reflector.red-gate.com/download.aspx?TreatAsUpdate=1) which allow you to read bytecode compiled .NET assemblies. It's a mandatory tool for any .NET developper ;) |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Have you tried [Reflector](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/)? Might do the job. | You should take a look at [Reflector](http://reflector.red-gate.com/download.aspx?TreatAsUpdate=1) which allow you to read bytecode compiled .NET assemblies. It's a mandatory tool for any .NET developper ;) |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | you can see the source code from the tool called [**Reflector**](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/). Some companies obfuscate their DLLs(for security reasons) in which case Reflector will unable to show source code. | You should take a look at [Reflector](http://reflector.red-gate.com/download.aspx?TreatAsUpdate=1) which allow you to read bytecode compiled .NET assemblies. It's a mandatory tool for any .NET developper ;) |
3,871,123 | While developing with Java in Eclipse it was very handy: you can attach sources and explore core java code just like your own. In Visual Studio I know about watching at the .net source code is possible only when debugging (and I can't say this feature works well).
Are there any alternatives of exploring .net source ... | 2010/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3871123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102139/"
] | Source code of many .NET framework libraries is [available for download](http://referencesource.microsoft.com/netframework.aspx). It is released under reference license so you can certainly browse through code.
Also refer [this](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/16/net-framework-library-source-code-now-av... | you can see the source code from the tool called [**Reflector**](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/). Some companies obfuscate their DLLs(for security reasons) in which case Reflector will unable to show source code. |
273,944 | I am a graduate student in statistics and am about to begin writing my thesis, having finished my analyses and theoretical work. I have used LyX in the past and am well versed in knitr and have some working knowledge of LaTeX, but I have been limited to working in it only within LyX. Before I begin writing my thesis, I... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/273944",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com",
"https://tex.stackexchange.com/users/11135/"
] | I graduated a few years ago and my thoughts are:
1. Always use LaTeX, not LyX. (see comments for some reasons)
2. Lose time at the beginning, thinking of which class you would like to use (book, memoir, classicthesis, ...) and what packages you might need. This will save time when you won't have much left
3. Always tr... | I graduated a few years ago, so things might have changed a bit, here is my 2 cents anyway.
* Don't use Lyx, you will get into a lot of trouble trying to convert it to LaTeX later (almost all my friends who used Lyx ended up doing that). Just use LaTeX!
* Divide your thesis into chapters (duh!) And let each chapter be... |
6,546,986 | I'm making the switch from Winforms to WPF. In Winforms I have a plug-in architecture where a user control is hosted in a Winform. Does anyone have any suggestions on creating a plug-in architecture for WPF? I want to rally the forces of the developers in my community to further extend my products so I believe in an ex... | 2011/07/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6546986",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167451/"
] | Have a look into the [Managed Extensibility Framework](http://mef.codeplex.com/) | You might find the article about [modular architecture](https://github.com/jbe2277/waf/wiki/Modular-Architecture) for WPF applications interessting as well. Please not that a plugin is the same thing as a module in this aspect.
The Information Manager sample application of the [WPF Application Framework (WAF)](http://... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | **Glaciers cover the old landscape.**
[Preservation of a Preglacial Landscape Under the Center of the Greenland Ice Sheet](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6182/402)
>
> Continental ice sheets typically sculpt landscapes via erosion; under
> certain conditions, ancient landscapes can be preserved beneath i... | That is not too far from what we do now to make our crops grow, since soil depletes quickly as you grow crops. "Crops perform better when they have nutrient-rich soil. Healthy soils contain a balance of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). These three nutrients help plants grow in different, yet each importa... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | If your planet has only very little of natural land and the rest would be covered with water, then as soon as the inhabitants reach a certain number, the would have to get creative for food production, as there is only so and so much space for farming.
The first thing to do would probably be to move all housing and in... | If you look at human evolution, and movement to cities, you could take the angle of megastructure civilizations. These massive societies all contained in a few buildings around the world would still need to grow plants to feed people and to develop things like medicines. The thing with moving everyone inside though is ... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | Post apocalypse
===============
The asteroid that killed dinosaurs did not kill all of them by direct kinetic strike. Most of the world was affected in two ways:
* Temperature on half of the world rose too fast due to increased pressure (caused by the flying debris, which did cover almost a whole hemisphere) - this w... | If your planet has only very little of natural land and the rest would be covered with water, then as soon as the inhabitants reach a certain number, the would have to get creative for food production, as there is only so and so much space for farming.
The first thing to do would probably be to move all housing and in... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | Post apocalypse
===============
The asteroid that killed dinosaurs did not kill all of them by direct kinetic strike. Most of the world was affected in two ways:
* Temperature on half of the world rose too fast due to increased pressure (caused by the flying debris, which did cover almost a whole hemisphere) - this w... | That is not too far from what we do now to make our crops grow, since soil depletes quickly as you grow crops. "Crops perform better when they have nutrient-rich soil. Healthy soils contain a balance of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). These three nutrients help plants grow in different, yet each importa... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | Post apocalypse
===============
The asteroid that killed dinosaurs did not kill all of them by direct kinetic strike. Most of the world was affected in two ways:
* Temperature on half of the world rose too fast due to increased pressure (caused by the flying debris, which did cover almost a whole hemisphere) - this w... | If you look at human evolution, and movement to cities, you could take the angle of megastructure civilizations. These massive societies all contained in a few buildings around the world would still need to grow plants to feed people and to develop things like medicines. The thing with moving everyone inside though is ... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | That is not too far from what we do now to make our crops grow, since soil depletes quickly as you grow crops. "Crops perform better when they have nutrient-rich soil. Healthy soils contain a balance of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). These three nutrients help plants grow in different, yet each importa... | If you look at human evolution, and movement to cities, you could take the angle of megastructure civilizations. These massive societies all contained in a few buildings around the world would still need to grow plants to feed people and to develop things like medicines. The thing with moving everyone inside though is ... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | Post apocalypse
===============
The asteroid that killed dinosaurs did not kill all of them by direct kinetic strike. Most of the world was affected in two ways:
* Temperature on half of the world rose too fast due to increased pressure (caused by the flying debris, which did cover almost a whole hemisphere) - this w... | The planet never evolved terrestrial macroscopic life
-----------------------------------------------------
Soil is primarily made up of the decomposed remains of other life, so a planet where plant life never made it to solid ground will have all of it's soil in water and around its bodies of water, but the vast majo... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | **Glaciers cover the old landscape.**
[Preservation of a Preglacial Landscape Under the Center of the Greenland Ice Sheet](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6182/402)
>
> Continental ice sheets typically sculpt landscapes via erosion; under
> certain conditions, ancient landscapes can be preserved beneath i... | Post apocalypse
===============
The asteroid that killed dinosaurs did not kill all of them by direct kinetic strike. Most of the world was affected in two ways:
* Temperature on half of the world rose too fast due to increased pressure (caused by the flying debris, which did cover almost a whole hemisphere) - this w... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | **Glaciers cover the old landscape.**
[Preservation of a Preglacial Landscape Under the Center of the Greenland Ice Sheet](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6182/402)
>
> Continental ice sheets typically sculpt landscapes via erosion; under
> certain conditions, ancient landscapes can be preserved beneath i... | The planet never evolved terrestrial macroscopic life
-----------------------------------------------------
Soil is primarily made up of the decomposed remains of other life, so a planet where plant life never made it to solid ground will have all of it's soil in water and around its bodies of water, but the vast majo... |
178,802 | I want to create a world were soil mining is a major industry. Imagine a vaguely Earth sized world where almost the entire surface of the planet is under, ocean, ice caps or is a hot or cold desert with nonexistent or very poor soils.
Soil or soil like organic matter does exist, but only quite deep underground and the... | 2020/06/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/178802",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42450/"
] | **Glaciers cover the old landscape.**
[Preservation of a Preglacial Landscape Under the Center of the Greenland Ice Sheet](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6182/402)
>
> Continental ice sheets typically sculpt landscapes via erosion; under
> certain conditions, ancient landscapes can be preserved beneath i... | If you look at human evolution, and movement to cities, you could take the angle of megastructure civilizations. These massive societies all contained in a few buildings around the world would still need to grow plants to feed people and to develop things like medicines. The thing with moving everyone inside though is ... |
25,761,313 | We develop a platform for building travel itineraries.
The travel plan (=trip) is combined of places ordered by a user defined flow.
We want to use Google Places API for searching places. We would like to store a place\_id, and use it for retrieving a trip info. The place\_id will be used for fetching that place detail... | 2014/09/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/25761313",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3973263/"
] | Yes you can
>
> Place IDs are exempt from the caching restrictions stated in Section 10.1.3 of the Google Maps APIs Terms of Service. You can therefore store place ID values indefinitely.
>
>
>
[Referencing a Place with a Place ID](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places#placeid) | I am currently asking the exact same question to myself.
Reading throught the Google Places API documentation (as you also did I guess), I haven't found a clear/explicit answer to that question.
However, several parts of the documentation make me think that **place\_id** can be saved and used later on to retrieve a p... |
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