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1,331 | Following this: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1066411/good-eclipse-rcp-tutorial>
It seems to me that there has to be a way to more easily allow people to share things like this. Sure, Digg and Reddit exist for this kind of thing, too, but there has to be some way to leverage Stack Overflow as a link-sharing com... | 2009/06/30 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1331",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | The best way to let them know is to close the question down as "Not a real question" and let them learn from their mistake. Sometimes the best way to learn to not touch a hot stove is to get burned. | Lead by example.
Just edit their question to match a 'jeopardy' format.
See my edits as an example:
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> <https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/1066411/list>
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> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [What does X denotes in ASPX, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX etc?](https://superuser.com/questions/104382/what-does-x-denotes-in-aspx-docx-xlsx-pptx-etc)
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It's one of those things you just take for granted until one day someone asks you and you realize you can't answer it. Much like for y... | 2010/06/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/152446",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/40010/"
] | Here [you go](https://superuser.com/questions/104382/what-does-x-denotes-in-aspx-docx-xlsx-pptx-etc/104384#104384). | It is because of XML format used inside those files.
some explanation:
<http://www.word-tips.com/docx.html> |
152,446 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [What does X denotes in ASPX, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX etc?](https://superuser.com/questions/104382/what-does-x-denotes-in-aspx-docx-xlsx-pptx-etc)
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It's one of those things you just take for granted until one day someone asks you and you realize you can't answer it. Much like for y... | 2010/06/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/152446",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/40010/"
] | Here [you go](https://superuser.com/questions/104382/what-does-x-denotes-in-aspx-docx-xlsx-pptx-etc/104384#104384). | IIRC the successor of (classic) ASP was first called ASP+, before it was released as ASP.NET. So maybe this is where the X in ASPX comes from (a + rotated by 45 degrees).
For the office documents, it's probably because the files are XML based. |
152,446 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [What does X denotes in ASPX, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX etc?](https://superuser.com/questions/104382/what-does-x-denotes-in-aspx-docx-xlsx-pptx-etc)
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It's one of those things you just take for granted until one day someone asks you and you realize you can't answer it. Much like for y... | 2010/06/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/152446",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/40010/"
] | Here [you go](https://superuser.com/questions/104382/what-does-x-denotes-in-aspx-docx-xlsx-pptx-etc/104384#104384). | microsoft converted there original .doc which is a document and .xls (I belive it stands or extendable ledger sheet) to docx which is document + xml (which stands for extendable markup language) and .xlsx which again is a xml based spread sheet |
11,335 | This is obviously a very basic question:
Does the interest rate change on a given US Treasury Bond as the market rate changes?
For example: Let's say I buy a T-bill today, and the rate on the bill is 2%. Then, a year later, if the going rate is, say, 1%, will the T-Bill I bought last year still be at 2%, or will it h... | 2011/09/30 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11335",
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"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/4885/"
] | According to Wikipedia, [Treasury bills](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_security#Treasury_bill) mature in 1 year or less to a fixed face value:
>
> **Treasury bills** (or **T-Bills**) mature in one year or less.
>
>
> Regular weekly T-Bills are commonly issued with maturity dates of 28 days (or... | When you buy a bond - you're giving a loan to the issuer. The interest rate on the bond is the interest rate on the loan.
Usually (and this is also the case with the treasury bonds), the rate is fixed for the term of the loan. Thus, if the market rate for similar loans a year later is higher, the rate for the loan you... |
11,335 | This is obviously a very basic question:
Does the interest rate change on a given US Treasury Bond as the market rate changes?
For example: Let's say I buy a T-bill today, and the rate on the bill is 2%. Then, a year later, if the going rate is, say, 1%, will the T-Bill I bought last year still be at 2%, or will it h... | 2011/09/30 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11335",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/4885/"
] | According to Wikipedia, [Treasury bills](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_security#Treasury_bill) mature in 1 year or less to a fixed face value:
>
> **Treasury bills** (or **T-Bills**) mature in one year or less.
>
>
> Regular weekly T-Bills are commonly issued with maturity dates of 28 days (or... | The rate of the bond is fixed. But there is a risk known as "interest rate risk". Basically, if you have a 2 percent bond and market rates are 4 percent, you'll have to offer your bond at a discount or nobody would buy it.
So if you ever needed to sell it, you'd lose a bit of money. |
11,335 | This is obviously a very basic question:
Does the interest rate change on a given US Treasury Bond as the market rate changes?
For example: Let's say I buy a T-bill today, and the rate on the bill is 2%. Then, a year later, if the going rate is, say, 1%, will the T-Bill I bought last year still be at 2%, or will it h... | 2011/09/30 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11335",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/4885/"
] | According to Wikipedia, [Treasury bills](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_security#Treasury_bill) mature in 1 year or less to a fixed face value:
>
> **Treasury bills** (or **T-Bills**) mature in one year or less.
>
>
> Regular weekly T-Bills are commonly issued with maturity dates of 28 days (or... | Yes, the interest rate on a Treasury does change as market rates change, through changes in the price. But once you purchase the instrument, the rate you get is locked in.
The cashflows on a treasury are fixed. So if the market rate increase, the present value of those future cashflows decreases, so the price of the t... |
11,335 | This is obviously a very basic question:
Does the interest rate change on a given US Treasury Bond as the market rate changes?
For example: Let's say I buy a T-bill today, and the rate on the bill is 2%. Then, a year later, if the going rate is, say, 1%, will the T-Bill I bought last year still be at 2%, or will it h... | 2011/09/30 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11335",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/4885/"
] | According to Wikipedia, [Treasury bills](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_security#Treasury_bill) mature in 1 year or less to a fixed face value:
>
> **Treasury bills** (or **T-Bills**) mature in one year or less.
>
>
> Regular weekly T-Bills are commonly issued with maturity dates of 28 days (or... | No, the interest payments you receive do not change.
To help avoid confusion, it is better to call those payments the *coupons* of the bond. Each treasury note or bond is issued with a certain coupon that remains fixed throughout its whole life.
However, as the general level of bank interest rates change maybe becaus... |
11,335 | This is obviously a very basic question:
Does the interest rate change on a given US Treasury Bond as the market rate changes?
For example: Let's say I buy a T-bill today, and the rate on the bill is 2%. Then, a year later, if the going rate is, say, 1%, will the T-Bill I bought last year still be at 2%, or will it h... | 2011/09/30 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11335",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/4885/"
] | When you buy a bond - you're giving a loan to the issuer. The interest rate on the bond is the interest rate on the loan.
Usually (and this is also the case with the treasury bonds), the rate is fixed for the term of the loan. Thus, if the market rate for similar loans a year later is higher, the rate for the loan you... | No, the interest payments you receive do not change.
To help avoid confusion, it is better to call those payments the *coupons* of the bond. Each treasury note or bond is issued with a certain coupon that remains fixed throughout its whole life.
However, as the general level of bank interest rates change maybe becaus... |
11,335 | This is obviously a very basic question:
Does the interest rate change on a given US Treasury Bond as the market rate changes?
For example: Let's say I buy a T-bill today, and the rate on the bill is 2%. Then, a year later, if the going rate is, say, 1%, will the T-Bill I bought last year still be at 2%, or will it h... | 2011/09/30 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11335",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/4885/"
] | The rate of the bond is fixed. But there is a risk known as "interest rate risk". Basically, if you have a 2 percent bond and market rates are 4 percent, you'll have to offer your bond at a discount or nobody would buy it.
So if you ever needed to sell it, you'd lose a bit of money. | No, the interest payments you receive do not change.
To help avoid confusion, it is better to call those payments the *coupons* of the bond. Each treasury note or bond is issued with a certain coupon that remains fixed throughout its whole life.
However, as the general level of bank interest rates change maybe becaus... |
11,335 | This is obviously a very basic question:
Does the interest rate change on a given US Treasury Bond as the market rate changes?
For example: Let's say I buy a T-bill today, and the rate on the bill is 2%. Then, a year later, if the going rate is, say, 1%, will the T-Bill I bought last year still be at 2%, or will it h... | 2011/09/30 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11335",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/4885/"
] | Yes, the interest rate on a Treasury does change as market rates change, through changes in the price. But once you purchase the instrument, the rate you get is locked in.
The cashflows on a treasury are fixed. So if the market rate increase, the present value of those future cashflows decreases, so the price of the t... | No, the interest payments you receive do not change.
To help avoid confusion, it is better to call those payments the *coupons* of the bond. Each treasury note or bond is issued with a certain coupon that remains fixed throughout its whole life.
However, as the general level of bank interest rates change maybe becaus... |
177,080 | In many fantasy worlds, giants are as intelligent as human beings and others races that they either avoid stepping on or step on regularly. However, due to the square cube law, giants have a limited size where they can exist; but due to again the square cube law, the larger you are, the harder it is to keep a powerful ... | 2020/05/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177080",
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] | **Towards an Answer...**
The question of gigantic humanoids has come up in Worldbuilding a couple times in the past, and we do have some data on relative maximums in size for Homo sapiens.
Historically, the [tallest human](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wadlow) ever was just under nine feet tall; and the [heavi... | Like many organs, the vertebrate brain actually evolved *because* of our large size--the larger you are, the more you need a dedicated system to communicate quickly between cells. I don't see any reason being large would make anyone less intelligent. Elephants and whales are both pretty smart animals!
However, because... |
177,080 | In many fantasy worlds, giants are as intelligent as human beings and others races that they either avoid stepping on or step on regularly. However, due to the square cube law, giants have a limited size where they can exist; but due to again the square cube law, the larger you are, the harder it is to keep a powerful ... | 2020/05/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177080",
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] | **Towards an Answer...**
The question of gigantic humanoids has come up in Worldbuilding a couple times in the past, and we do have some data on relative maximums in size for Homo sapiens.
Historically, the [tallest human](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wadlow) ever was just under nine feet tall; and the [heavi... | Mammals have grown quite large without intelligence decreasing. When one compares whales to their smaller relatives: porpoise, orca; one doesn't find a marked decrease in intelligence. Whales have a fairly sophisticated vocabulary that is indicative of higher intellectual processes, more complex than most land mammals.... |
177,080 | In many fantasy worlds, giants are as intelligent as human beings and others races that they either avoid stepping on or step on regularly. However, due to the square cube law, giants have a limited size where they can exist; but due to again the square cube law, the larger you are, the harder it is to keep a powerful ... | 2020/05/24 | [
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] | Actually, the larger the animals, the easier it is for it to have a brain with human level intelligence.
There is a minimum size of brain necessary for human level intelligence.
Nobody knows what that minimum size is.
There are approximately 6,500 known species of mammals at the present.
<https://www.sciencedaily... | Like many organs, the vertebrate brain actually evolved *because* of our large size--the larger you are, the more you need a dedicated system to communicate quickly between cells. I don't see any reason being large would make anyone less intelligent. Elephants and whales are both pretty smart animals!
However, because... |
177,080 | In many fantasy worlds, giants are as intelligent as human beings and others races that they either avoid stepping on or step on regularly. However, due to the square cube law, giants have a limited size where they can exist; but due to again the square cube law, the larger you are, the harder it is to keep a powerful ... | 2020/05/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177080",
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] | Actually, the larger the animals, the easier it is for it to have a brain with human level intelligence.
There is a minimum size of brain necessary for human level intelligence.
Nobody knows what that minimum size is.
There are approximately 6,500 known species of mammals at the present.
<https://www.sciencedaily... | Mammals have grown quite large without intelligence decreasing. When one compares whales to their smaller relatives: porpoise, orca; one doesn't find a marked decrease in intelligence. Whales have a fairly sophisticated vocabulary that is indicative of higher intellectual processes, more complex than most land mammals.... |
177,080 | In many fantasy worlds, giants are as intelligent as human beings and others races that they either avoid stepping on or step on regularly. However, due to the square cube law, giants have a limited size where they can exist; but due to again the square cube law, the larger you are, the harder it is to keep a powerful ... | 2020/05/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177080",
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] | Like many organs, the vertebrate brain actually evolved *because* of our large size--the larger you are, the more you need a dedicated system to communicate quickly between cells. I don't see any reason being large would make anyone less intelligent. Elephants and whales are both pretty smart animals!
However, because... | Mammals have grown quite large without intelligence decreasing. When one compares whales to their smaller relatives: porpoise, orca; one doesn't find a marked decrease in intelligence. Whales have a fairly sophisticated vocabulary that is indicative of higher intellectual processes, more complex than most land mammals.... |
139,952 | In every series of Star Trek (at least that I recall), using the transporters has a trained Starfleet operator performing the transport when ordered. It seems that for the run-of-the-mill transporting people or cargo on and off the ship, this could easily be handled by the ship's computer, at least from TNG era onwards... | 2016/09/08 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/139952",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | >
> I can understand that under challenging circumstances where there is margin for error, then a trained Starfleet operator may be required to make snap decisions or adjustments, but for the most part, using the transporter seems to be a mundane task.
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Just in case.
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Fundamentally, for safety/e... | Keep in mind that, although ~~Starfleet's primary purpose is exploration (not military),~~ [Starfleet is not a military organization](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/54168/20774), they ~~are essentially a military organization~~ are both structured as one and function as the Federation military.
When you look at how... |
575,901 | Why struct can not have parameterless constructor?
What's the problem in doing this for CLR or why it's not allowed ?
Please explain it as I don't understand it. | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575901",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/45648/"
] | I cannot have an explicit parameterless constructor, only the implicit one, that initializes all members to their default.
>
> Although the CLR allows it, C# does
> not allow structs to have a default
> parameterless constructor. The reason
> is that, for a value type, compilers
> by default neither generate a de... | Quite a reasonable explanation can be found at:
<http://en.csharp-online.net/CSharp_FAQ:_Why_must_struct_constructors_have_at_least_one_argument>
Quoting:
*"The .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) does not guarantee that parameterless constructors will be called. If structs were permitted to have default, parameterless... |
32,053 | I took my current job as a senior-level position, but I am also a manager with several subordinates.
Much like government (and military) positions, my pay grade (senior) is different from my job description (manager). This is essentially a "stretch goal." They hire me in as a senior, make sure I can handle the next le... | 2014/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32053",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> In the meantime, should I describe myself as a manager in contexts
> such as LinkedIn? I do manage 5-10 people and am included in
> management meetings and decisions. But I have the pay of a senior
> level worker and do some "worker bee" work.
>
>
>
You aren't a "Manager" so you shouldn't say that you are. ... | The only thing a prospective employer or a recruiter are interested in is the duties you performed. Because it is the duties that you performed that give them guidance as to whether you can meet their needs. Not your pay grade.
Be plain. Describe your duties as a manager, and be done with your description. It's that s... |
32,053 | I took my current job as a senior-level position, but I am also a manager with several subordinates.
Much like government (and military) positions, my pay grade (senior) is different from my job description (manager). This is essentially a "stretch goal." They hire me in as a senior, make sure I can handle the next le... | 2014/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32053",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> In the meantime, should I describe myself as a manager in contexts
> such as LinkedIn? I do manage 5-10 people and am included in
> management meetings and decisions. But I have the pay of a senior
> level worker and do some "worker bee" work.
>
>
>
You aren't a "Manager" so you shouldn't say that you are. ... | You shouldn't mis-represent your actual title in the company - for sites like LinkedIn and other professional forms and venues, use the title that you currently hold, even if it doesn't match your work responsibilities.
That being said, *do* mention those responsibilities. Make a point of listing them somewhere so th... |
2,622,670 | i had a discussion with a coworker about the architecture of a program i'm writing and i'd like some more opinions.
The Situation:
* The Program should update at near-realtime (+/- 1 Minute).
* It involves the movement of objects on a coordinate system.
* There are some events that occur at regular intervals (i.e. c... | 2010/04/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2622670",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/253984/"
] | Databases are not faster. How silly... How can a database be faster than writing a custom data structure and storing it in memory ?? Databases are Generalized tools to persist data to disk for you so you don't have to write all the code to do that yourself. Because they have to address the needs of numerous disparate (... | mySQL can now model spatial data.
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/gis-introduction.html>
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/spatial-extensions.html>
You could use the database to keep track of world locations, user locations, items locations ect. |
2,622,670 | i had a discussion with a coworker about the architecture of a program i'm writing and i'd like some more opinions.
The Situation:
* The Program should update at near-realtime (+/- 1 Minute).
* It involves the movement of objects on a coordinate system.
* There are some events that occur at regular intervals (i.e. c... | 2010/04/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2622670",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/253984/"
] | From what you've described here, I'd say your solution does seem to be the better option. You say it runs once a minute, but how long does it take to run? If only a few seconds, then the transformation to relational data would likely be inconsequential, as would any other overhead. most of this would take likely 30 sec... | mySQL can now model spatial data.
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/gis-introduction.html>
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/spatial-extensions.html>
You could use the database to keep track of world locations, user locations, items locations ect. |
11,207,001 | How do you debug javascript in Xcode?
One thing that I can do is open the page in OS X Chrome browser, but naturally this will not work for application flow involving native code. Is there a smart Xcode trick that I am missing. | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11207001",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/699215/"
] | With the release of iOS 6, Apple released remote Web Inspector for their Mobile Safari in conjunction with Mac Safari 6, and this is huge. Basically you have all the features and power of Web Inspector in regular Safari, for your mobile apps, including Phonegap apps. I've used weinre and this makes it obsolete for newe... | Try using weinre it is a really good tool to debug javascript applications on mobile devices.
<http://people.apache.org/~pmuellr/weinre/docs/latest/>
Although you will still not be able to debug the script step-by-step as it gives on desktop but gives lot more detail than xcode (~ for javascript). |
81,793 | Two days ago I flew with KLM from Calgary to Germany, first with the "Dreamliner" 787 and then with the 737 in economy class. I had the impression (due to my impaired space during eating on the 787) that the seats in the 787 are narrower than in the 737.
Is this true or just my imagination?
With the distance between t... | 2016/11/01 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/81793",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/31620/"
] | Turning my comment to JonathanReez into an answer, not to contradict him to to offer an explanation as to why his answer might be correct while also your experience of the seat being smaller might still be true.
The seat space depends on how you measure it - a 17.5" seat cushion or between the arm rests may still leav... | According to SeatGuru, KLM's only [787 configuration](https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/KLM/KLM_Boeing_787-900.php) has seats with 31" pitch and 17.5" width. On the other hand, all [737 configurations](https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/KLM/KLM_Boeing_737-800.php) have 30" pitch and 17" width.
So the answer is: **no**,... |
130,679 | Good afternoon,
I'm facing a problem on my colleague's LG L90 phone, it suddenly started to bootloop and nothing seems to solve the problem.
The only way to turn it off is to remove the battery, but as soon as you put it back (be it instantly after removing it or after any period of time) the phone turns on and start... | 2015/12/04 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/130679",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/137089/"
] | This worked for me (without having to download the media feature pack).
On your phone (after connecting to PC):
1. Open the notifications bar.
2. Tap USB connection notification (USB for charging)
3. Select PTP-option (this one worked for me at least)
4. Done! You can now open your phone on your pc. | I'm using Windows 10 Enterprise N 2016 LTSB. I installed KB-3010081, KB-3099229, and nothing worked.
I needed to install KB3133719: <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3133719/media-feature-pack-for-n-editions-of-windows-10-version-1607> |
254,686 | The definitions of it, pretty much all, involve words like "trickery" and "deception".
But one legitimate definition can also be: to captivate with irresistible charm.
Nothing too bad sounding. | 2015/06/24 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/254686",
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"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/128704/"
] | This is entirely opinion, but I can't actually recall the last time I heard is used *negatively*. In recent memory, I've only seen it used as a positive, usually as an empowering feminine attribute. The notion being that the person in question is both streetwise and attractive enough to achieve whatever they want.
Mo... | Consider the etymology of words as well as generally perceived usage/nuance of the word.
*Beguile* comes from *guile*, which means:
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> sly or cunning intelligence. (google)
>
>
>
If you wanted to focus on the charming or neutral tone, then consider the following synonyms:
v. fascinate, mesmerize, enthrall
adj... |
254,686 | The definitions of it, pretty much all, involve words like "trickery" and "deception".
But one legitimate definition can also be: to captivate with irresistible charm.
Nothing too bad sounding. | 2015/06/24 | [
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] | The OED describes five different senses of the verb ***beguile***.
Two of them - numbers 4 and 5 - are very positive:
>
> 4. To win the attention or interest of (any one) by wiling means; to charm, divert, amuse; to wile (one) on, or into any course.
> 5. To divert attention in some pleasant way from (anything painf... | Consider the etymology of words as well as generally perceived usage/nuance of the word.
*Beguile* comes from *guile*, which means:
>
> sly or cunning intelligence. (google)
>
>
>
If you wanted to focus on the charming or neutral tone, then consider the following synonyms:
v. fascinate, mesmerize, enthrall
adj... |
254,686 | The definitions of it, pretty much all, involve words like "trickery" and "deception".
But one legitimate definition can also be: to captivate with irresistible charm.
Nothing too bad sounding. | 2015/06/24 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/254686",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/128704/"
] | This is entirely opinion, but I can't actually recall the last time I heard is used *negatively*. In recent memory, I've only seen it used as a positive, usually as an empowering feminine attribute. The notion being that the person in question is both streetwise and attractive enough to achieve whatever they want.
Mo... | The OED describes five different senses of the verb ***beguile***.
Two of them - numbers 4 and 5 - are very positive:
>
> 4. To win the attention or interest of (any one) by wiling means; to charm, divert, amuse; to wile (one) on, or into any course.
> 5. To divert attention in some pleasant way from (anything painf... |
254,686 | The definitions of it, pretty much all, involve words like "trickery" and "deception".
But one legitimate definition can also be: to captivate with irresistible charm.
Nothing too bad sounding. | 2015/06/24 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/254686",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/128704/"
] | This is entirely opinion, but I can't actually recall the last time I heard is used *negatively*. In recent memory, I've only seen it used as a positive, usually as an empowering feminine attribute. The notion being that the person in question is both streetwise and attractive enough to achieve whatever they want.
Mo... | "Guile" involves the befuddling and subjugation of the target's objectivity, by the beguiler, in order for the beguiler to achieve his goal.
The goal may be altruistic or nefarious, but the fact remains that, through manipulation of his target, the beguiler's aim is to cajole acceptance of his views by the target. |
254,686 | The definitions of it, pretty much all, involve words like "trickery" and "deception".
But one legitimate definition can also be: to captivate with irresistible charm.
Nothing too bad sounding. | 2015/06/24 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/254686",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/128704/"
] | The OED describes five different senses of the verb ***beguile***.
Two of them - numbers 4 and 5 - are very positive:
>
> 4. To win the attention or interest of (any one) by wiling means; to charm, divert, amuse; to wile (one) on, or into any course.
> 5. To divert attention in some pleasant way from (anything painf... | "Guile" involves the befuddling and subjugation of the target's objectivity, by the beguiler, in order for the beguiler to achieve his goal.
The goal may be altruistic or nefarious, but the fact remains that, through manipulation of his target, the beguiler's aim is to cajole acceptance of his views by the target. |
9,581,907 | I started on Ubuntu and have had the first considerable error. I'm looking for help.
I have an HP Pavilion dv6 i7. I had installed windows 7 and I decided to also install Ubuntu using a USB.
My first attempt was to install Ubuntu 11.10 following the instructions of the official Ubuntu website. When loading the pendriv... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9581907",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1129898/"
] | You can use COM (ActiveX) both ways.
So Yes, you can make a DLL in C# and mark it as COM-visible and import it into Delphi.
But you cannot use simple (not COM) DLLs this way. | My first port of call would probably be looking into WCF (written in C#) and have Delphi talk to it.
The dll is not a bad idea, but I just think putting it in WCF is more scalable + portable. |
9,581,907 | I started on Ubuntu and have had the first considerable error. I'm looking for help.
I have an HP Pavilion dv6 i7. I had installed windows 7 and I decided to also install Ubuntu using a USB.
My first attempt was to install Ubuntu 11.10 following the instructions of the official Ubuntu website. When loading the pendriv... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9581907",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1129898/"
] | My first port of call would probably be looking into WCF (written in C#) and have Delphi talk to it.
The dll is not a bad idea, but I just think putting it in WCF is more scalable + portable. | You may want to check out Hydra from RemObjects. It permits native and managed code to be used in the same application.
[http://www.remobjects.com/hydra/default.aspx](http://www.remobjects.com/hydra/default.aspx "Remo Objects Hydra") |
9,581,907 | I started on Ubuntu and have had the first considerable error. I'm looking for help.
I have an HP Pavilion dv6 i7. I had installed windows 7 and I decided to also install Ubuntu using a USB.
My first attempt was to install Ubuntu 11.10 following the instructions of the official Ubuntu website. When loading the pendriv... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9581907",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1129898/"
] | You can use COM (ActiveX) both ways.
So Yes, you can make a DLL in C# and mark it as COM-visible and import it into Delphi.
But you cannot use simple (not COM) DLLs this way. | You may want to check out Hydra from RemObjects. It permits native and managed code to be used in the same application.
[http://www.remobjects.com/hydra/default.aspx](http://www.remobjects.com/hydra/default.aspx "Remo Objects Hydra") |
9,581,907 | I started on Ubuntu and have had the first considerable error. I'm looking for help.
I have an HP Pavilion dv6 i7. I had installed windows 7 and I decided to also install Ubuntu using a USB.
My first attempt was to install Ubuntu 11.10 following the instructions of the official Ubuntu website. When loading the pendriv... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9581907",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1129898/"
] | You can use COM (ActiveX) both ways.
So Yes, you can make a DLL in C# and mark it as COM-visible and import it into Delphi.
But you cannot use simple (not COM) DLLs this way. | COM would probably be my choice. However, if for some reason you wanted to avoid COM you could take a look at the very nifty [Unmanaged Exports](https://sites.google.com/site/robertgiesecke/Home/uploads/unmanagedexports) by Robert Giesecke.
>
> Unmanaged Exports is an MSBuild task that essentially allows you to expor... |
9,581,907 | I started on Ubuntu and have had the first considerable error. I'm looking for help.
I have an HP Pavilion dv6 i7. I had installed windows 7 and I decided to also install Ubuntu using a USB.
My first attempt was to install Ubuntu 11.10 following the instructions of the official Ubuntu website. When loading the pendriv... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9581907",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1129898/"
] | COM would probably be my choice. However, if for some reason you wanted to avoid COM you could take a look at the very nifty [Unmanaged Exports](https://sites.google.com/site/robertgiesecke/Home/uploads/unmanagedexports) by Robert Giesecke.
>
> Unmanaged Exports is an MSBuild task that essentially allows you to expor... | You may want to check out Hydra from RemObjects. It permits native and managed code to be used in the same application.
[http://www.remobjects.com/hydra/default.aspx](http://www.remobjects.com/hydra/default.aspx "Remo Objects Hydra") |
140,832 | Why might that happen?
This was an interview question I received | 2014/11/30 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/140832",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/51502/"
] | Your question touches a typical problem of all S/C circuits because the real on-resistance of the switches must be considered during the design of S/C blocks. Of course, such an on-resistance is nothing else than a series resistance together with an ideal switch.
**Hence, the answer to this question is as follows**: ... | Are we talking a circuit like this? What gain are they referring to?
The circuit would simply look like a resistor Req = 1/(C\*f). I would think that the gain would decrease because adding a resistor (R1) to the input simply makes a voltage divider... |
140,832 | Why might that happen?
This was an interview question I received | 2014/11/30 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/140832",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/51502/"
] | Ignoring the series resistance in your question, a switched capacitor circuit acts as a variable resistor between input and output (where the equivalent resistance is related to switching frequency and capacitance). Think of it this way....
The fina... | Are we talking a circuit like this? What gain are they referring to?
The circuit would simply look like a resistor Req = 1/(C\*f). I would think that the gain would decrease because adding a resistor (R1) to the input simply makes a voltage divider... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | >
> Is it reasonable to expect a tester to not just evaluate a program for
> bugs, but also evaluate for whether or not it is a good match to the
> business needs? If not, any suggestions on what it is that I'm looking
> for?
>
>
>
Certainly it's reasonable. But I see a few obstacles:
* You describe this perso... | Sounds like the owner wants a near-clone of himself to do this work. I doubt that the owner would describe himself as a Tester. So you're really looking for something beyond what a tester would normally be responsible for.
A risk to the business is that all valuable business knowledge and strategy is concentrated in o... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | Sounds like you're looking for both a QA/Tester role and a product owner/BA
One person may get you part of the way there, but I doubt it'll be completely what you're looking for.
A good tester will think of surprising ways to break the system; things no normal person would come up with. They may raise a flag if they ... | Sounds like the owner wants a near-clone of himself to do this work. I doubt that the owner would describe himself as a Tester. So you're really looking for something beyond what a tester would normally be responsible for.
A risk to the business is that all valuable business knowledge and strategy is concentrated in o... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | >
> Is it reasonable to expect a tester to not just evaluate a program for
> bugs, but also evaluate for whether or not it is a good match to the
> business needs? If not, any suggestions on what it is that I'm looking
> for?
>
>
>
Certainly it's reasonable. But I see a few obstacles:
* You describe this perso... | I'm a Tester. Your questions are legitimate. Your questions are the core of my day to day activities.
**1**
Yes, any competent QA Analyst **MUST** understand the need for the product to exist. To be able to test, she must also understand, at least at a high level, not necessarily in implementation detail, **HOW** you... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | >
> Is it reasonable to expect a tester to not just evaluate a program for
> bugs, but also evaluate for whether or not it is a good match to the
> business needs? If not, any suggestions on what it is that I'm looking
> for?
>
>
>
Certainly it's reasonable. But I see a few obstacles:
* You describe this perso... | My answer references great testers and won't apply to average ones. I've worked in QA for 10+ years with 5 different companies (main jobs and side projects). I've also worked on established teams and others I've had to build from scratch.
>
> Is it [realistic] to expect a tester to also understand the underlying busi... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | Sounds like you're looking for both a QA/Tester role and a product owner/BA
One person may get you part of the way there, but I doubt it'll be completely what you're looking for.
A good tester will think of surprising ways to break the system; things no normal person would come up with. They may raise a flag if they ... | My answer references great testers and won't apply to average ones. I've worked in QA for 10+ years with 5 different companies (main jobs and side projects). I've also worked on established teams and others I've had to build from scratch.
>
> Is it [realistic] to expect a tester to also understand the underlying busi... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | I'm a Tester. Your questions are legitimate. Your questions are the core of my day to day activities.
**1**
Yes, any competent QA Analyst **MUST** understand the need for the product to exist. To be able to test, she must also understand, at least at a high level, not necessarily in implementation detail, **HOW** you... | My answer references great testers and won't apply to average ones. I've worked in QA for 10+ years with 5 different companies (main jobs and side projects). I've also worked on established teams and others I've had to build from scratch.
>
> Is it [realistic] to expect a tester to also understand the underlying busi... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | Sounds like you're looking for both a QA/Tester role and a product owner/BA
One person may get you part of the way there, but I doubt it'll be completely what you're looking for.
A good tester will think of surprising ways to break the system; things no normal person would come up with. They may raise a flag if they ... | I'm a Tester. Your questions are legitimate. Your questions are the core of my day to day activities.
**1**
Yes, any competent QA Analyst **MUST** understand the need for the product to exist. To be able to test, she must also understand, at least at a high level, not necessarily in implementation detail, **HOW** you... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | I'm a Tester. Your questions are legitimate. Your questions are the core of my day to day activities.
**1**
Yes, any competent QA Analyst **MUST** understand the need for the product to exist. To be able to test, she must also understand, at least at a high level, not necessarily in implementation detail, **HOW** you... | >
> Is it "normal" (I know, dangerous qualifier) to expect a tester to also understand the underlying business needs, and therefore test not just the results of the code for bugs, but also test how suitable the overall results are for our business?
>
>
>
To some extent - yes. What, after all, is a bug? When the so... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | I'm a Tester. Your questions are legitimate. Your questions are the core of my day to day activities.
**1**
Yes, any competent QA Analyst **MUST** understand the need for the product to exist. To be able to test, she must also understand, at least at a high level, not necessarily in implementation detail, **HOW** you... | Sounds like the owner wants a near-clone of himself to do this work. I doubt that the owner would describe himself as a Tester. So you're really looking for something beyond what a tester would normally be responsible for.
A risk to the business is that all valuable business knowledge and strategy is concentrated in o... |
115,887 | **Background**
The owner of the company asked me to hire a "Tester" (we were not originally a tech company, but I was hired to help build a development team and produce a new tech product for our business). We don't have a dedicated QA division currently. Of course, our development team has its own internal review pro... | 2018/07/15 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/115887",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71338/"
] | Sounds like you're looking for both a QA/Tester role and a product owner/BA
One person may get you part of the way there, but I doubt it'll be completely what you're looking for.
A good tester will think of surprising ways to break the system; things no normal person would come up with. They may raise a flag if they ... | >
> Is it "normal" (I know, dangerous qualifier) to expect a tester to also understand the underlying business needs, and therefore test not just the results of the code for bugs, but also test how suitable the overall results are for our business?
>
>
>
To some extent - yes. What, after all, is a bug? When the so... |
159,687 | I have created a journey on the basis of the Opportunity Stage. I am using a Decision Split flow control in the Jorurney. For Example the Contact enters the journey if the Opportunity Stage changes to "No Decision"
**I defined 2 paths in decision split:**
1. if Stage changes after creating time it should Exit the jou... | 2017/02/09 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/159687",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/40566/"
] | You are probably using Event Data as opposed to Contact Data.
Evaluating against event data preserve the state of the contact when it enterered the journy, while Contact Data checks for changes in attributes.
Changing this should sort it out.
<http://help.marketingcloud.com/en/documentation/journey_builder/using_eve... | **EDIT *(after August '17 release)*:**
The problem that caused your problem has been fixed now as you can add the opportunity-id from contact-data to be compared with the opportunity to check in the path expression (using the *New Expression Builder* and the *"Add an attribute to compare"*-feature).
The new Expressio... |
122,531 | >
> Changes in the geometric properties of the joint with wear occur slowly for a lower pair. **At least as important are** the simple geometries of the relative motions that these joints permit.
>
>
>
I don't understand the last sentence. | 2017/03/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/122531",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/51105/"
] | In that sentence, "at least as important as" compares:
* changes (in the geometric properties...)
with
* (simple) geometries.
---
The meaning is that the geometries:
* have the same importance as the changes;
or:
* have more importance than the changes;
but not:
* have less importance than the changes.
---
... | >
> **Changes** in the geometric properties of the joint with wear **occur slowly** for a lower pair. **At least as important** are the simple geometries of the relative motions that these joints permit.
>
>
>
There is missing information in this passage for us to explain *At least as important*.
*At least as imp... |
42,239 | I see that there is an HTML version of Angry Birds. How do I use it? I'd also like to have the icon on my launcher so I can run it as it's own application. | 2011/05/12 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/42239",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/235/"
] | It's just a webpage. Firefox 4.0.1 (what should ship in Ubuntu 11.04) plays it fine, albeit a little bit slower.
[Play the BETA version. (Only the 63 levels of stage 1 and a few bonus levels.)](http://chrome.angrybirds.com/)
To make an ad-hoc launcher, when using Firefox, merely drag the favicon in the address bar to... | About the icon of the launcher you should go , using chrome, to the tools icon (a wrench on the right side) then to the "tools" submenu and the "create application shortcut" option after that.
Afterwards you can just drag ' n ' drop the icon in the launcher, getting what you want.
A shortcut of that style can be made... |
43,731,253 | I am using PyCharm 2017.1.1 on Windows 10 Pro with Docker for Windows.
The Python2 (Anaconda2) interpreter in docker works well.
However, it does not support project creation. How can I solve this problem?
 | 2017/05/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43731253",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7950280/"
] | I have had the same issue - but the problem is not Windows, as this error still occurs when trying to create a docker interpreter without Docker-Compose
I have found that you can get around the error by creating a project using the File>open menu and selecting a folder, then retrospectively assigning the docker interp... | Have a look at [the documentation](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/configuring-remote-interpreters-via-docker-compose.html):
>
> **Limitation**
>
>
> As of this writing, Docker Compose integration in PyCharm is not supported on Windows.
>
>
> |
281,953 | My ex girlfriend deleted over 900 items and over 200 of my top Pokemon. Is there any way I can recover them? | 2016/08/15 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281953",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/163110/"
] | You would have to submit a support ticket to Niantic, and hope they are willing and able to roll back your account or restore the items.
Niantic's support system does not allow you to submit requests regarding hacked\* accounts. You would have to use either their [premium item issue](https://support.pokemongo.nianticl... | There is no way to recover discarded items or Pokemon transferred to the professor. |
186,319 | >
> * he cracked his friend’s skull from behind.
>
>
>
“From” is a preposition
And.... behind is an adverb
.
As I know, preposition must be followed by objects.
So, how is it possible that “from” in this sentence to be followed by an adverb.
---
Importantly, I looked for the word “behind”, And I found out th... | 2018/11/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/186319",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/56970/"
] | Your information is over-simplified.
Prepositions *usually* must be followed by a Noun Phrase, but there are exceptions.
You have identified one: *from* can take an adverb of place, direction, or time: "from behind", "from inside", "from before". As far as I can think, this exception only applies to "from", not to ... | Behind can never be a noun? I disagree. I happen to be sitting on my big behind as I type this!
I felt compelled to add that. I don't believe I can add to this question or the answer already provided. |
186,319 | >
> * he cracked his friend’s skull from behind.
>
>
>
“From” is a preposition
And.... behind is an adverb
.
As I know, preposition must be followed by objects.
So, how is it possible that “from” in this sentence to be followed by an adverb.
---
Importantly, I looked for the word “behind”, And I found out th... | 2018/11/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/186319",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/56970/"
] | Your information is over-simplified.
Prepositions *usually* must be followed by a Noun Phrase, but there are exceptions.
You have identified one: *from* can take an adverb of place, direction, or time: "from behind", "from inside", "from before". As far as I can think, this exception only applies to "from", not to ... | **behind** is *where* he was relative to his friend.
From that position where he could see the back of his friend's head, he dealt his friend a sharp blow on the skull.
Compare: from above, from below |
65,261,386 | Is there a way to make ReactJs SEO friendly without using Next or Gatsby? Because I already made a project and it's difficult to dismantle it to use next or gatsby,
and I just got in trouble when I deployed the project, it's not very SEO friendly.
Thanks | 2020/12/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/65261386",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14811323/"
] | Without using next or gatsby, it is a tedious task to make a pure react based application SEO friendly as it would involve a lot of time as you would have to create an isomorphic app [Isomorphic apps with react](https://reactjsnews.com/isomorphic-react-in-real-life), you can also look at this great article for better v... | As stated in a previous answer, in order to make a React application SEO-friendly you would have to build an isomorphic application. Currently, the most popular frameworks for developing isomorphic applications are Gatsby and Next.js. This isn’t to say that creating an isomorphic application without them is impossible,... |
5,157,811 | I've done several forms that follow a similar pattern:
* two interdependent form fields, let's say "street address" and "location" (lon/lat).
* when user fills in one field, the other is updated via an ajax call.
(eg. if the user fills in street address, do a request to a geocode API and put the result in the locatio... | 2011/03/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5157811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/137635/"
] | When the user presses submit, have it run a validation function that decides what state the form is in by examining the form fields and the state of the ajax call (set a flag, such as ajaxBusy). | You should validate what is submitted on server-side anyway. If both fields are related 1-1, then you can designate one of them as "master", and submit it alone, while the other one is calculated server-side. |
5,157,811 | I've done several forms that follow a similar pattern:
* two interdependent form fields, let's say "street address" and "location" (lon/lat).
* when user fills in one field, the other is updated via an ajax call.
(eg. if the user fills in street address, do a request to a geocode API and put the result in the locatio... | 2011/03/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5157811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/137635/"
] | You could enhance your AJAX call to both disable the form submit button and set a global var to to `true` that is checked on form submit~ That way the user **can't** submit the form before AJAX completes. I would add a loading graphic for UI sake. | You should validate what is submitted on server-side anyway. If both fields are related 1-1, then you can designate one of them as "master", and submit it alone, while the other one is calculated server-side. |
532,601 | When I hear *waterproof*, I think "water definitely can't get in." To me, that's an adjective that implies totality (for my ignorance of a better term).
When I hear *water-resistant*, I think "water won't get in easily, but it's definitely not waterproof." To me, that phrase *excludes* totality.
Are there terms for t... | 2020/04/30 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/532601",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/101/"
] | >
> **Adjective Gradability**
>
>
> Adjectives describe qualities (characteristics) of nouns. Some
> qualities can vary in intensity or "grade", for example:
>
>
> *rather hot, hot, very hot; hot, hotter, the hottest* The adjective *hot*
> is **gradable**.
>
>
> Other qualities cannot vary in intensity or grad... | This is taken into account in a grammatical classification of adjectives: [ref.](https://linguapress.com/grammar/adjectives.htm); the two classes describing the characteritics in question are the **absolute** adjectives (waterproof) and the **gradable** adjectives (water-resistant). This means that you might be able to... |
141,571 | I have received an offer letter from a company that I have been interviewed by but the offer letter does not have a specific probation period. I have been told that it's usually on the contract?
I have 24 hours to reply and I'm not sure what to do. Should I email the person (HR) who sent over the offer letter or the ... | 2019/08/04 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/141571",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/107538/"
] | Certainly prefer emailing the HR person instead of the interviewer.
Even if you don't have a copy of the contract, you should ask any questions regarding the offer that you have to the HR. | The purpose of a probationary period is for the company to ensure they haven't made a bad choice, before it becomes difficult to remove you. This is particularly common in the UK at medium-large businesses, for permanent contracts.
After a probation period, most companies policy involves multiple stages of goal-settin... |
141,571 | I have received an offer letter from a company that I have been interviewed by but the offer letter does not have a specific probation period. I have been told that it's usually on the contract?
I have 24 hours to reply and I'm not sure what to do. Should I email the person (HR) who sent over the offer letter or the ... | 2019/08/04 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/141571",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/107538/"
] | In many cases the probationary period can last for months or even years. During that period the employer can fire you without a lot of documentation and with only a limited obligation for severance. During the probationary period the employee when leaving has only a very limited or even nonexistent notice period.
In s... | The purpose of a probationary period is for the company to ensure they haven't made a bad choice, before it becomes difficult to remove you. This is particularly common in the UK at medium-large businesses, for permanent contracts.
After a probation period, most companies policy involves multiple stages of goal-settin... |
256,076 | I read that confined plasma in electromagnetic field uses in TOKAMAK nuclear fusion reaction. But I don't know what is the main role of plasma in fusion reaction. Is it use for producing energy required to fuse nuclei or something else? | 2016/05/15 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/256076",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/117145/"
] | You may have things a bit mixed up.
Plasma is not something that plays a role in fusion as if it were a tool or an instrument for its achievement. It is instead the only possible medium ***where*** nuclear fusion can occur: very basically, high enough temperature for protons to overcome the Coulomb repulsion, and high... | At the temperatures required for fusion reactions, matter can only exist in the plasma state. That's rather inconvenient for designers of fusion reactors, since plasma is hard to control and contain.
And that's why the claims about [cold-fusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion) were so appealing. Cold fusion... |
19,766 | To increase my cadence, I flex my hamstrings downward so as to prevent my feet from rising too much. Less vertical motion increases cadence, but my hamstring muscles sure feel funky when I do this.
Other than hamstring flexing, what are different ways to change cadence?
**I think the benefits of higher cadence:**
* ... | 2014/12/03 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/19766",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/12305/"
] | I can sympathize with your desire to increase your running cadence. Several years ago I learned that most top mid/long distance runners have a cadence around 180 steps per minute (SPM). While the reason for this rate is outside the scope of this question, I will say that running economy is optimized for most trained ru... | This worked for me and so here it is.
Focus on keeping *your feet beneath your hips*. Or, to push your hips *over* your feet, whatever visualization works best for you. You should almost feel like your hips are leading the run, not your feet. THIS really helps in shortening your stride.
Optional but very helpful: wea... |
2,774,409 | when i go with the mouse pointer on the function it doesn't show the location, class...
i have this problem in one of my projects. All is executed ok so the functions are there :).
Build id: 20090920-1017
Any idea?
Javi | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2774409",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/248959/"
] | I was facing the same problem. I had a project where i was able to use this, but not in my other project. After looking around I found the reason, my new project was not set as a php project, and hence I was not getting the function locations etc. Here is what I did to fix the problem.
1. In eclipse, on your project,... | You should restore Hovers to default.
See your Eclipse Preferences:
Java -> Editor -> Hovers
Click on "Restore Defaults" |
2,774,409 | when i go with the mouse pointer on the function it doesn't show the location, class...
i have this problem in one of my projects. All is executed ok so the functions are there :).
Build id: 20090920-1017
Any idea?
Javi | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2774409",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/248959/"
] | I was facing the same problem. I had a project where i was able to use this, but not in my other project. After looking around I found the reason, my new project was not set as a php project, and hence I was not getting the function locations etc. Here is what I did to fix the problem.
1. In eclipse, on your project,... | It's either in
* Java->Editor->Content-Assist->Advanced select PDE API Tools proposals
* Java -> Editor -> Hovers (as described before) Click on "Restore Defaults"
* PHP -> Editor -> Hovers
* also check settings in PHP -> Editor -> Content Assist
If all this didn't work perhaps start eclipse with -clean parameter or ... |
49,118 | By using [Tour Guide from the Underworld](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Tour_Guide_From_the_Underworld), special summoned [Lilith Lady of Lament](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Lilith,_Lady_of_Lament).
**Q:** Can Lilith's effect of tributing monster still be activated? As, tributing 1 dark monster (as a cost), but no... | 2019/10/31 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/49118",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/27470/"
] | Yes, Lillith's Effect Can Still Be Activated.
=============================================
Tour Guide From the Underworld's effect states that the effects of the Special Summoned Monster are negated - not that they may not be activated. The distinction is important, because **simply negating the effects of a card doe... | <https://www.reddit.com/r/Yugioh101/comments/8pf1bg/how_tour_guide_helps_in_lair_of_darkness_deck/>
From googling and reading that reddit post my conclusion is that you can activate the effect of lilith and sacrifice and enemy monster if you got lair of darkness but you can't reveal 3 normal traps etc because the effe... |
6,393,004 | I am developing my first app for Android, and I wanted to know whether it is feasible to use the accelerometer.
I have heard that not all Android phones come built with an accelerometer. Is this true?
If it is true, then is there a way for a customer to know (via Android market) that an accelerometer is required ... | 2011/06/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6393004",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/663341/"
] | The new phones usually all have the accelerometer but there maybe some without, you never know...
Anyway, you can set in the app manifest that your app require an accelerometer to run, this way it won't be visible from the market to the phones without. | \*\*
No problem , you can do your app .. then when you publish it in Market .. say it's Required accelerometer :D !
\*\* |
864,279 | I have a DELL Inspiron 17R SE laptop, which I use with a Microsoft wireless desktop set.
On occasion I connect a WD 2TB Elements external hard disk
When I do that, I notice the sometimes the mouse acts sluggish and the keyboard "drops" characters. When I type something, not all characters reach the laptop. The Lapt... | 2015/01/13 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/864279",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/56342/"
] | This is a known potential issue with USB 3.0 and 2.4GHz wireless devices (which your wireless desktop set is very likely to be).
If you can connect the keyboard wireless adapter to the opposite site of the laptop from the external HDD you might get better results, or perhaps you can use a USB extension cable for the w... | I solved this by using some shielding tape that blocks the unwanted radio signal leaking from the cable of my external HDD.
I bought Titan RF shielding tape. - the description from amazon was
>
> TitanRF Faraday Tape - High-Shielding Conductive Adhesive Tape
>
> Used to Connect TitanRF Fabric Sheets or Seal RF En... |
1,135 | I'm about to install laminate wood flooring in our family room. The floor is concrete. Having not done this before what tools and tips can you all offer before I get started? | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/1135",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/440/"
] | Pick up a kit like [this](http://www.academyfloor.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1037) from your local hardware store, it will include every thing you need.
Make sure you measure the room and make sure the last row is not going to be a tiny sliver, it is better to start with a thinner first row than ... | The biggest issue I have run into is laying the transition strips on a concrete floor. The transition strips consist of a plastic or metal channel, that is attached to the floor, which the finishing piece snaps into. For concrete floors, it is usually recommended on the package that you use construction adhesive to att... |
1,135 | I'm about to install laminate wood flooring in our family room. The floor is concrete. Having not done this before what tools and tips can you all offer before I get started? | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/1135",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/440/"
] | Pick up a kit like [this](http://www.academyfloor.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1037) from your local hardware store, it will include every thing you need.
Make sure you measure the room and make sure the last row is not going to be a tiny sliver, it is better to start with a thinner first row than ... | Having done this a few times before, I'd like to stress the importance of crayons -- they come in lots of contrasting colors, so you can see them easily, and they buff off so no one sees the marks when you're done.
We found a 3-person crew was about right for working -- two people dealt with laying the full boards (on... |
1,135 | I'm about to install laminate wood flooring in our family room. The floor is concrete. Having not done this before what tools and tips can you all offer before I get started? | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/1135",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/440/"
] | Pick up a kit like [this](http://www.academyfloor.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1037) from your local hardware store, it will include every thing you need.
Make sure you measure the room and make sure the last row is not going to be a tiny sliver, it is better to start with a thinner first row than ... | I've done this myself in the past, and other than what's already been posted I can only offer three pieces of advice:
1. Measure carefully (and make sure that you remember to stagger the boards).
2. Leave an expansion gap around the edges.
3. Get a jigsaw and workbench if you don't have one. I spent far too much time ... |
1,135 | I'm about to install laminate wood flooring in our family room. The floor is concrete. Having not done this before what tools and tips can you all offer before I get started? | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/1135",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/440/"
] | Having done this a few times before, I'd like to stress the importance of crayons -- they come in lots of contrasting colors, so you can see them easily, and they buff off so no one sees the marks when you're done.
We found a 3-person crew was about right for working -- two people dealt with laying the full boards (on... | The biggest issue I have run into is laying the transition strips on a concrete floor. The transition strips consist of a plastic or metal channel, that is attached to the floor, which the finishing piece snaps into. For concrete floors, it is usually recommended on the package that you use construction adhesive to att... |
1,135 | I'm about to install laminate wood flooring in our family room. The floor is concrete. Having not done this before what tools and tips can you all offer before I get started? | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/1135",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/440/"
] | Having done this a few times before, I'd like to stress the importance of crayons -- they come in lots of contrasting colors, so you can see them easily, and they buff off so no one sees the marks when you're done.
We found a 3-person crew was about right for working -- two people dealt with laying the full boards (on... | I've done this myself in the past, and other than what's already been posted I can only offer three pieces of advice:
1. Measure carefully (and make sure that you remember to stagger the boards).
2. Leave an expansion gap around the edges.
3. Get a jigsaw and workbench if you don't have one. I spent far too much time ... |
292,743 | As a part of regular Windows maintenance, I defragment my hard drive. But why does the hard drive fragment on NTFS and FAT\* systems? Apparantly ext\* does not, why is this? Should I also be defragmenting my USB drives? | 2011/06/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/292743",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/80670/"
] | Fragmentation is not the issue it was 30 years ago. Back then you had hard drives that were scarcely faster than floppies, and processor memory sizes that were minuscule. Now you have very fast drives and large processor memories, and sometimes substantial buffering on the hard drive or in the controller. Plus sector s... | ALL file systems fragment. ext and other Linux file systems fragment less due to the way they're designed - to quote [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3#Defragmentation) regarding [the Linux Network Administrators' Guide](http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/filesystems.html):
>
> Modern Linux filesystem(s) kee... |
34,712,809 | I have a table view controller with a background image and transparent cells so you can see the image. How can I make the darker grey bits on the left and right edges to be the same brightness as the rest of the cell? I tried setting the cell's indentation width from the default of 10 to 0 which didn't help. I checked ... | 2016/01/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34712809",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5771309/"
] | NetBeans uses a concept of user directory and one user directory corresponds to one IDE window. Multiple projects can be opened in one NetBeans IDE Window, but if you need multiple NetBeans IDE windows, the only way to do that is to use two different user directories.
To open a new NetBeans IDE window you can start th... | I just checked it out in my 8.0.2 and all you have to do is open the classes from each separate project and then drag them to the side of Netbeans which will show you how it will be positioned and you can have the two classes side by side. You can then continue to open classes from each project and keep them on which e... |
34,712,809 | I have a table view controller with a background image and transparent cells so you can see the image. How can I make the darker grey bits on the left and right edges to be the same brightness as the rest of the cell? I tried setting the cell's indentation width from the default of 10 to 0 which didn't help. I checked ... | 2016/01/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34712809",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5771309/"
] | NetBeans uses a concept of user directory and one user directory corresponds to one IDE window. Multiple projects can be opened in one NetBeans IDE Window, but if you need multiple NetBeans IDE windows, the only way to do that is to use two different user directories.
To open a new NetBeans IDE window you can start th... | I know its probably too late bt im using netbeans 10, just drag a frame or class outside the netbeans idea and it creates a new window. |
78,934 | >
> Performance is poor as losses have increased and are projected to remain negative going forward as the company works through problem assets and realizes related expense.
>
>
>
Is this sentence correct? If not, why? I couldn't find much on the internet in regards to utilizing multiple "because", multiple "as" o... | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/78934",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25105/"
] | It's a grammatical sentence, but whether it's an effective one is another matter. If its purpose is to obscure what has gone on in the company, then it’s certainly successful, because its meaning isn’t clear. What presumably happened is something like this: ‘Increased losses have led to poor performance. Those losses a... | Grammatically, it's fine. Stylistically, it's poor.
It seems like you're trying to squash too many ideas into one sentence just because you can. With so many conjunctions, and so few signposts to indicate what is conjoined with what, you make the sentence much harder to read than it needs to be.
Break it down into ch... |
78,934 | >
> Performance is poor as losses have increased and are projected to remain negative going forward as the company works through problem assets and realizes related expense.
>
>
>
Is this sentence correct? If not, why? I couldn't find much on the internet in regards to utilizing multiple "because", multiple "as" o... | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/78934",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25105/"
] | It's a grammatical sentence, but whether it's an effective one is another matter. If its purpose is to obscure what has gone on in the company, then it’s certainly successful, because its meaning isn’t clear. What presumably happened is something like this: ‘Increased losses have led to poor performance. Those losses a... | *Performance is poor **as** losses have increased and are projected to remain negative going forward **as** the company works through problem assets and realizes related expense.*
Interestingly, the first instance of *as* stands for 'because'; while in the second instance it means 'while'.
Therefore, it is not a ca... |
78,934 | >
> Performance is poor as losses have increased and are projected to remain negative going forward as the company works through problem assets and realizes related expense.
>
>
>
Is this sentence correct? If not, why? I couldn't find much on the internet in regards to utilizing multiple "because", multiple "as" o... | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/78934",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25105/"
] | Grammatically, it's fine. Stylistically, it's poor.
It seems like you're trying to squash too many ideas into one sentence just because you can. With so many conjunctions, and so few signposts to indicate what is conjoined with what, you make the sentence much harder to read than it needs to be.
Break it down into ch... | *Performance is poor **as** losses have increased and are projected to remain negative going forward **as** the company works through problem assets and realizes related expense.*
Interestingly, the first instance of *as* stands for 'because'; while in the second instance it means 'while'.
Therefore, it is not a ca... |
37,234 | Hydraulic fluid needs to be kept clean of foreign debris to avoid damaging/destroying hydraulic fluid lines. It is also known to be hydrophillic; Absorbing water leads to a lower boiling point, which can introduce air into the system and render it incapable of functioning. To this end, caps for hydraulic fluid reservoi... | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/37234",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/22368/"
] | A hydraulic system uses a pump to create fluid pressure to move cylinders (typically). As the pump builds pressure, it pulls fluid from the oil tank. In turn the pressurized fluid extends the cylinder. When the cylinder is retracted, the fluid is returned to the tank.
The tank is not typically under pressure. To keep... | Early system caps were vented to atmosphere where as later systems use a convoluted membrane to follow the fluid level thus keeping the resevoir sealed removing contact with atmospheric moisture and the cap is vented to atmosphere above the membrane. |
49,537,926 | I am just wondering how rabbit is able to give each user a diffent broswer to use from a linux machine it seems like vnc tech but I dont know please let me know if you know how they are able to do that. | 2018/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/49537926",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9564819/"
] | There is a somewhat detailed blog post about what their architecture was here: <https://bloggeek.me/rabbit-webrtc-interview/>
I will quote the relevant part for longevity:
>
> We have two main stacks, one for audio/video and one for our business
> logic:
>
>
> [![rabb.it architecture overview](https://i.stack.img... | I am not sure about what exactly they are using but I have some ideas how it works yeah as you already said they are using virtual machines that ported to a html5 vnc client to control and stream video and audio. Other options might be using xpra,x2go,apache guacamole to port them into a html5 client again. |
29,562 | Let's say I have a service that asks registration details from the user and for some reason I, as a provider of that service, can't comply to GDPR and therefore want to refuse registration of new users protected by GDPR or similar law. Is it possible to add a clause in the registration form requiring user to cancel reg... | 2018/06/16 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/29562",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/18664/"
] | Yes, you could do this be means of the EULA, provided you are not in the EU yourself.
You only have to comply with the GDPR if you are offering a product or service to people that are in the EU. If you are making it clear that whatever you offer is not available to Europeans, you make your site exempt from the GDPR. | Technically blocking EU ips may fall under article 22 section 1:
>
> The data subject shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her.
>
>
>
And to scope... |
29,562 | Let's say I have a service that asks registration details from the user and for some reason I, as a provider of that service, can't comply to GDPR and therefore want to refuse registration of new users protected by GDPR or similar law. Is it possible to add a clause in the registration form requiring user to cancel reg... | 2018/06/16 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/29562",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/18664/"
] | Yes, you could do this be means of the EULA, provided you are not in the EU yourself.
You only have to comply with the GDPR if you are offering a product or service to people that are in the EU. If you are making it clear that whatever you offer is not available to Europeans, you make your site exempt from the GDPR. | You can outright refuse service to EU citizens. What you can't do is offer them service but only if they accept your terms which include processing their data for non-essential reasons. But an outright block is fine. |
29,562 | Let's say I have a service that asks registration details from the user and for some reason I, as a provider of that service, can't comply to GDPR and therefore want to refuse registration of new users protected by GDPR or similar law. Is it possible to add a clause in the registration form requiring user to cancel reg... | 2018/06/16 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/29562",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/18664/"
] | Yes, you could do this be means of the EULA, provided you are not in the EU yourself.
You only have to comply with the GDPR if you are offering a product or service to people that are in the EU. If you are making it clear that whatever you offer is not available to Europeans, you make your site exempt from the GDPR. | I don't think this will achieve what you want to achieve. It's well known that a general rule users don't read anything.
So whatever you write on your registration form, users from EU countries where the GDPR applies will register for the service if they want to.
I don't see any reason to think that the fact that the... |
29,562 | Let's say I have a service that asks registration details from the user and for some reason I, as a provider of that service, can't comply to GDPR and therefore want to refuse registration of new users protected by GDPR or similar law. Is it possible to add a clause in the registration form requiring user to cancel reg... | 2018/06/16 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/29562",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/18664/"
] | Technically blocking EU ips may fall under article 22 section 1:
>
> The data subject shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her.
>
>
>
And to scope... | I don't think this will achieve what you want to achieve. It's well known that a general rule users don't read anything.
So whatever you write on your registration form, users from EU countries where the GDPR applies will register for the service if they want to.
I don't see any reason to think that the fact that the... |
29,562 | Let's say I have a service that asks registration details from the user and for some reason I, as a provider of that service, can't comply to GDPR and therefore want to refuse registration of new users protected by GDPR or similar law. Is it possible to add a clause in the registration form requiring user to cancel reg... | 2018/06/16 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/29562",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/18664/"
] | You can outright refuse service to EU citizens. What you can't do is offer them service but only if they accept your terms which include processing their data for non-essential reasons. But an outright block is fine. | I don't think this will achieve what you want to achieve. It's well known that a general rule users don't read anything.
So whatever you write on your registration form, users from EU countries where the GDPR applies will register for the service if they want to.
I don't see any reason to think that the fact that the... |
149,649 | Can I use two whatsapp accounts on same device?
If how
Note: my device is rooted | 2016/06/30 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/149649",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/173805/"
] | 1. Download the [Parallel Space](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lbe.parallel.intl) app.
2. Tap WhatsApp icon and you'll be prompted to sign in to the second WhatsApp
3. When it gets to verifying your phone number, use the other number you want to use and select call verification after sms verificatio... | Do you have the duel sim galaxy star?
To my knowledge Whatsapp uses a phone number to create an account so if you have duel sim cards it *could* be possible.
For example;- You have your phone with your contacts saved to its local storage and used whatsapp with a first sim's phone number but then swapped it for a seco... |
364,257 | I have purchased 2 different houses in the base Skyrim Elder Scrolls 5 Game. I want to download Hearthfire, but I am afraid of losing all of my stuff because I shoved a lot of stuff in there. Here is the question I am really asking.
If I download Hearthfire, will I lose my stuff? | 2020/02/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/364257",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/244338/"
] | Don't worry, your loot will be safe.
Hearthfire's new houses aren't actually in place of any of the houses that were there in vanilla Skyrim - instead, three areas of the countryside are converted into potential building sites for Homesteads.
Your purchased houses and their contents, therefore, won't be altered. | You won't loose all of your loot even if you want to have Hearthfire. :) |
963,037 | I am very new to the whole server stuff.
My boss asked me to setup a server for our small company and in the company we have PCs that use different version of windows (such as win7, win8, win10 and 1 or 2 PCs use mac os). If I setup a server using windows server 2016, will that server be able to communicate with all... | 2019/04/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/963037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/519281/"
] | <https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azuresqldbsupport/2016/07/27/lesson-learned-4-modifying-the-default-time-zone-for-your-local-time-zone/>
>
> Currently, the default time zone on Azure SQL DB is UTC. Unfortunately, there is not possible to change by server configuration or database configuration.
>
>
> | You need to set the WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE app setting. Please refer to the following link:
<https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/Configurable-settings#set-the-time-zone> |
963,037 | I am very new to the whole server stuff.
My boss asked me to setup a server for our small company and in the company we have PCs that use different version of windows (such as win7, win8, win10 and 1 or 2 PCs use mac os). If I setup a server using windows server 2016, will that server be able to communicate with all... | 2019/04/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/963037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/519281/"
] | It appears that you can now set the timezone upon creation but there is not an option to change it after that.
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-timezone>
This is still in public preview though: <https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/managed-instance-time-zone-pre... | You need to set the WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE app setting. Please refer to the following link:
<https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/Configurable-settings#set-the-time-zone> |
963,037 | I am very new to the whole server stuff.
My boss asked me to setup a server for our small company and in the company we have PCs that use different version of windows (such as win7, win8, win10 and 1 or 2 PCs use mac os). If I setup a server using windows server 2016, will that server be able to communicate with all... | 2019/04/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/963037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/519281/"
] | <https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azuresqldbsupport/2016/07/27/lesson-learned-4-modifying-the-default-time-zone-for-your-local-time-zone/>
>
> Currently, the default time zone on Azure SQL DB is UTC. Unfortunately, there is not possible to change by server configuration or database configuration.
>
>
> | Azure SQL databases are set to UTC timezone with no option to change them. |
963,037 | I am very new to the whole server stuff.
My boss asked me to setup a server for our small company and in the company we have PCs that use different version of windows (such as win7, win8, win10 and 1 or 2 PCs use mac os). If I setup a server using windows server 2016, will that server be able to communicate with all... | 2019/04/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/963037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/519281/"
] | It appears that you can now set the timezone upon creation but there is not an option to change it after that.
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-timezone>
This is still in public preview though: <https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/managed-instance-time-zone-pre... | Azure SQL databases are set to UTC timezone with no option to change them. |
963,037 | I am very new to the whole server stuff.
My boss asked me to setup a server for our small company and in the company we have PCs that use different version of windows (such as win7, win8, win10 and 1 or 2 PCs use mac os). If I setup a server using windows server 2016, will that server be able to communicate with all... | 2019/04/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/963037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/519281/"
] | <https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azuresqldbsupport/2016/07/27/lesson-learned-4-modifying-the-default-time-zone-for-your-local-time-zone/>
>
> Currently, the default time zone on Azure SQL DB is UTC. Unfortunately, there is not possible to change by server configuration or database configuration.
>
>
> | It appears that you can now set the timezone upon creation but there is not an option to change it after that.
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-timezone>
This is still in public preview though: <https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/managed-instance-time-zone-pre... |
232,063 | This is a metal detector question, with one assumption. That is, the detecting is done by eddy currents in the target changing the resonant frequency of the detecting coil.
The question then becomes, would it be easier to detect (say) a piece of Aluminum or a few turns of copper wire (closed circuit coil) of the same ... | 2016/05/03 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/232063",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/56642/"
] | If you want independent monitoring of all three sense resistors then use an op-amp like the AD8608 quad op-amp - it has [rail-to-rail](http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/bakers-best/4400897/What-does--rail-to-rail--input-operation-really-mean-) capabilities and use three of the op-amps as non-inverting amplifiers lik... | You dont need any instrumentation amplifier. Check page 12. The inverting terminal is connected to the internal voltage reg and the non inverting to the GND. Its just an intelligent selection of Rsense.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrZSY.png)
Use the /COMPO pin to inter... |
232,063 | This is a metal detector question, with one assumption. That is, the detecting is done by eddy currents in the target changing the resonant frequency of the detecting coil.
The question then becomes, would it be easier to detect (say) a piece of Aluminum or a few turns of copper wire (closed circuit coil) of the same ... | 2016/05/03 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/232063",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/56642/"
] | If you want independent monitoring of all three sense resistors then use an op-amp like the AD8608 quad op-amp - it has [rail-to-rail](http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/bakers-best/4400897/What-does--rail-to-rail--input-operation-really-mean-) capabilities and use three of the op-amps as non-inverting amplifiers lik... | Low side sensing isn't suitable for motor current measurement, latter can be used only for overcurrent detection and not for current measurement suitable for FOC.
You would need to place a series resistor from output and use high side current sensing technique, but only at two phases since the third is calculated Ia+I... |
232,063 | This is a metal detector question, with one assumption. That is, the detecting is done by eddy currents in the target changing the resonant frequency of the detecting coil.
The question then becomes, would it be easier to detect (say) a piece of Aluminum or a few turns of copper wire (closed circuit coil) of the same ... | 2016/05/03 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/232063",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/56642/"
] | You can use a differential op-amp amplifier as follows:
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fCGGsx.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
OA1 is a RRIO amplifier.
The 'extra' resistors... | You dont need any instrumentation amplifier. Check page 12. The inverting terminal is connected to the internal voltage reg and the non inverting to the GND. Its just an intelligent selection of Rsense.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrZSY.png)
Use the /COMPO pin to inter... |
232,063 | This is a metal detector question, with one assumption. That is, the detecting is done by eddy currents in the target changing the resonant frequency of the detecting coil.
The question then becomes, would it be easier to detect (say) a piece of Aluminum or a few turns of copper wire (closed circuit coil) of the same ... | 2016/05/03 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/232063",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/56642/"
] | You can use a differential op-amp amplifier as follows:
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fCGGsx.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
OA1 is a RRIO amplifier.
The 'extra' resistors... | Low side sensing isn't suitable for motor current measurement, latter can be used only for overcurrent detection and not for current measurement suitable for FOC.
You would need to place a series resistor from output and use high side current sensing technique, but only at two phases since the third is calculated Ia+I... |
15,469,273 | There are many query tools for SQL databases, e.g. QTADO, navicat, etc. Are there similar tools for Cassandra and other noSQL databases? I need it mostly for testing during development of Cassandra apps. | 2013/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15469273",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1034974/"
] | Aqua Data Studio has a native interface to it, not sure how much functionality it supports, link is below. I have no stake or interest in ADS, just looking for some tools as well.
<http://www.aquafold.com/dbspecific/apache_cassandra_client.html> | I use Visual Studio Code and <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mtxr.sqltools> extension. It supports various db-s, including cassandra. |
15,469,273 | There are many query tools for SQL databases, e.g. QTADO, navicat, etc. Are there similar tools for Cassandra and other noSQL databases? I need it mostly for testing during development of Cassandra apps. | 2013/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15469273",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1034974/"
] | Playorm supports S-SQL for Cassandra and you can use it's command line tool to execute SQL statements. For more details visit <http://buffalosw.com/wiki/Command-Line-Tool/> | I ended up using the OLEDB provider for Cassandra, and QTADO tool (with CQL3 commands). |
15,469,273 | There are many query tools for SQL databases, e.g. QTADO, navicat, etc. Are there similar tools for Cassandra and other noSQL databases? I need it mostly for testing during development of Cassandra apps. | 2013/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15469273",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1034974/"
] | Aqua Data Studio is great for Cassandra, MongoDb and many other NoSQL and SQL DBs. Unfortunately its pricey (499) for an average Joe and they don't have a community license. | Unfortunately no, i don't think there is any such tool for cassandra. Though viewer tool are available, say Datastax Opscenter, tool developed by the company behind cassandra. Also TOAD for NOSQL is also available. |
15,469,273 | There are many query tools for SQL databases, e.g. QTADO, navicat, etc. Are there similar tools for Cassandra and other noSQL databases? I need it mostly for testing during development of Cassandra apps. | 2013/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15469273",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1034974/"
] | Aqua Data Studio is great for Cassandra, MongoDb and many other NoSQL and SQL DBs. Unfortunately its pricey (499) for an average Joe and they don't have a community license. | I use Visual Studio Code and <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mtxr.sqltools> extension. It supports various db-s, including cassandra. |
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