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39,986 | There are a number of unusual or unconventional weapons used in the book of Judges:
* Shamgar uses an oxgoad to strike down Philistines (3:31)
* Jael uses a tent peg to kill Sisera (4:21)
* Gideon's army is equipped with jars, torches, and trumpets (7:20)
* A woman uses a millstone to kill Abimelek (9:53)
* Samson use... | 2019/04/09 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/39986",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/33/"
] | Historical interpretation
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In the time of judges the people were disorganized, there was no king, and no army, no tax base to support dedicated weapons production or a standing army and thus and no military weapons, so the people used farm implements ("ox goads") or household implements ("pots... | The questions I first had regarding the unusual weapons included…Who was attacking and who was defending? Where and when did the events take place over the 350 year stretch of Judges? Was the fighting from a short, mid, or long distance? Would the defender know he’d soon be attacked? Did the situation force them to be ... |
14,433,688 | i am new to android development i created one android application and i want to test this application in all aspects before submiting to the play store. I don't know the play-store approval process. please let me know the play-store approval process and also tell me how to test my application without any bugs(that will... | 2013/01/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14433688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1933909/"
] | There is not much of approval process in play store, certainly not much like apple used to do. You just need to make sure you read [this](http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.html) and your app is okay on all points.
>
> *tell me how to test my application without any bugs*
>
>
>
W... | There is no play store approval process. They run some automated tests for malware and you'll be on the market in a few hours. So just do enough testing that you feel happy with the quality. |
14,433,688 | i am new to android development i created one android application and i want to test this application in all aspects before submiting to the play store. I don't know the play-store approval process. please let me know the play-store approval process and also tell me how to test my application without any bugs(that will... | 2013/01/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14433688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1933909/"
] | There is not much of approval process in play store, certainly not much like apple used to do. You just need to make sure you read [this](http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.html) and your app is okay on all points.
>
> *tell me how to test my application without any bugs*
>
>
>
W... | You're responsible for testing your own app. Google won't. There are just a few basic rules you need to follow, and your app will be approved:
1. You can't sell in-app content unless you use Google's in-app purchasing. You CAN sell physical goods using other payment methods.
2. You can't make your app free and then ch... |
14,433,688 | i am new to android development i created one android application and i want to test this application in all aspects before submiting to the play store. I don't know the play-store approval process. please let me know the play-store approval process and also tell me how to test my application without any bugs(that will... | 2013/01/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14433688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1933909/"
] | There is not much of approval process in play store, certainly not much like apple used to do. You just need to make sure you read [this](http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.html) and your app is okay on all points.
>
> *tell me how to test my application without any bugs*
>
>
>
W... | There is no "bug policy" for google play store. Even if your app contains bugs, google will still publish it. Develop your app keeping user in mind. |
300,761 | Inserted captions in dozens of documents. Never seen this behavior.
Word 2010 won't let me put text in the caption when I Insert Caption for a table or figure. It will insert a caption with the lable only (although oddly mis-aligned mis-formatted). I've been working on this particular file for a while. Content was copy... | 2011/06/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/300761",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/87081/"
] | I realised that this is because the caption was aligned as "centered", therefore you will not be able to see it in the "Caption" space where you type the actual name of the figure/table.
If you actually type "blind", and then press OK, your caption will appear.
The best solution is actually **format your caption as... | I have same problem and I had solved that.
1. Place your cursor in the place caption will be created
[image 1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UfUDs.png)
2. CTRL + Shif + Alt + S to show Styles dialog.
[image 2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yk5hY.png)
3. Click "Caption"and click modify
[image 3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WLfrc... |
198,751 | 
Just as the title says, I have a building with an entrance, that still requires and entrance. | 2014/12/31 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/198751",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/74782/"
] | The problem is that PA does not recognise entrances placed on the corners of foundations. You need to put the entrance at least one square away from any corner. In your case, although you have built a new building up against an existing wall, PA considers this a separate building and the square you have put the entranc... | Usually when this happens, I just take the foundation tool and go over the area in the same dimensions again, this usually fixes it for me. |
7,073,633 | I have a use case for dragging an item onto an area which could have multiple UI layers.
Use Case 1: Drag and drop a node from a treeview onto a workspace area(drop target). A chart is created in that workspace area.
Use Case 2: Drag and drop a node from a treeview onto a chart, that sits above the original workspace... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7073633",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/141203/"
] | To stop routed event propagation set e.Handled = true in drop event handler. | I would not call your case as "multi-layer". Instead, it is a normal hierarchy of visual objects. For "multi-layer" I mean, for instance, a drop on several sibling canvas.
Anyway, assuming that there is an unique point where the drop-action in managed, I would listen to the drop event (which is bubbling). In the event... |
28,420,584 | There is in UserDetails interface description has this requirement for function getGrantedAuthorities:
>
> Returns: the authorities, sorted by natural key (never null)
>
>
>
Why this condition is required? Should I implement it in GrantedAuthoritiesMapper? | 2015/02/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28420584",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2389222/"
] | It is because of [this issue](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SEC-717). Two users should be equal if their authorities and all other data are the same.
In practice it probably doesn't matter. If you don't actually make use of the equality check anywhere then you won't see a difference. | I found answer. It is for authentication token generation. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Take a look at [this article on MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms951103.aspx) about "inductive user interfaces". It describes a framework (and provides the code to download) based on UserControls that give you "navigation" within a form. Perfect for designing wizards. | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Here are a few more resources you should check out:
1. This DevExpress WinForms control: <http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WinForms/Wizard/>
2. A home-grown wizards framework: <http://weblogs.asp.net/justin_rogers/articles/60155.aspx>
3. A wizard framework by Shawn Wildermut part of the Chris Sells's Ge... | Take a look at [this article on MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms951103.aspx) about "inductive user interfaces". It describes a framework (and provides the code to download) based on UserControls that give you "navigation" within a form. Perfect for designing wizards. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | I know this answer has already been accepted, but I just found a better Wizard control that's free, and of course, since it's on CodeProject, includes the source, so you can modify it if it's not exactly what you want. I'm adding this as an answer for the next person to stumble across this question looking for a good W... | Take a look at [this article on MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms951103.aspx) about "inductive user interfaces". It describes a framework (and provides the code to download) based on UserControls that give you "navigation" within a form. Perfect for designing wizards. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Here are a few more resources you should check out:
1. This DevExpress WinForms control: <http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WinForms/Wizard/>
2. A home-grown wizards framework: <http://weblogs.asp.net/justin_rogers/articles/60155.aspx>
3. A wizard framework by Shawn Wildermut part of the Chris Sells's Ge... | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | I know this answer has already been accepted, but I just found a better Wizard control that's free, and of course, since it's on CodeProject, includes the source, so you can modify it if it's not exactly what you want. I'm adding this as an answer for the next person to stumble across this question looking for a good W... | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | **Use a tab-control inside a form.**
Change back color to "Control" in all tab-pages.
Set "appearance" to flat buttons to get rid of the white border-stuff.
Hide the tabs by sizing the entire control so that the tabs gets pushed up "under" the title bar of the form. If you need other controls (or banner maybe) above... | The easiest way to create a wizard dialog is to use one of the third-party versions available that handle all of the "hard stuff" (the page navigation, UI framework, etc.) for you. The one I like the most is from [Divelements](http://www.divelements.co.uk/net/); they have both a WinForms and a WPF version. |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | Here are a few more resources you should check out:
1. This DevExpress WinForms control: <http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Controls/WinForms/Wizard/>
2. A home-grown wizards framework: <http://weblogs.asp.net/justin_rogers/articles/60155.aspx>
3. A wizard framework by Shawn Wildermut part of the Chris Sells's Ge... | **Use a tab-control inside a form.**
Change back color to "Control" in all tab-pages.
Set "appearance" to flat buttons to get rid of the white border-stuff.
Hide the tabs by sizing the entire control so that the tabs gets pushed up "under" the title bar of the form. If you need other controls (or banner maybe) above... |
38,719 | I have a winforms application where users will be creating stock items, and a time of creation there are a number of different things that need to happen.
I think the UI for this should probably be a wizard of some kind, but I'm unsure as to the best way to achieve this. I have seen a couple of 3rd party Wizard contro... | 2008/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1292/"
] | I know this answer has already been accepted, but I just found a better Wizard control that's free, and of course, since it's on CodeProject, includes the source, so you can modify it if it's not exactly what you want. I'm adding this as an answer for the next person to stumble across this question looking for a good W... | **Use a tab-control inside a form.**
Change back color to "Control" in all tab-pages.
Set "appearance" to flat buttons to get rid of the white border-stuff.
Hide the tabs by sizing the entire control so that the tabs gets pushed up "under" the title bar of the form. If you need other controls (or banner maybe) above... |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are par... | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security -... | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic s... | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ai... | It is most likely K made it up on spot to sound official because his portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones would give people the impression his job has turned him into a pathological liar |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are par... | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security -... |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are par... | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic s... |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | There seem to be 2 questions in one here:
1. **Do any humans know about Division 6 (the Men in Black)**
Answer: **No** - because "Division 6" isn't Men in Black, it's INS and doesn't exist.
It is a made-up government branch that Agent Kay told, to give official sounding credentials to the border agents (who are par... | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ai... |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security -... | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic s... |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | I saw DVK also posted a similar question regarding Division - 6 and its usage in MIB - verse.
It is a running gag that is observed in not only the MIB movie, but also in MIB animated series.
In the movie KAY poses as INS Division 6 agents. During the animated series there are references to **United Nations Security -... | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ai... |
84,120 | In the opening scene of MIB (the first film), K and D arrive when a border protection agency are stopping refugees from being smuggled into the country. K explains they are from Division 6, to which the border official responds there was no such thing. The MIB also take substantial methods to erase the identity of thei... | 2015/03/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84120",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/"
] | Another piece of evidence indicating that Division Six is indeed a made-up cover is the lyrics from Will Smith's rap *[Men in Black](http://www.metrolyrics.com/men-in-black-lyrics-will-smith.html)*:
>
> ...
>
>
> Walk in shadow, move in silence
>
>
> Guard against extra-terrestrial violence
>
>
> But yo **we ai... | Definitely yes. We saw in Men In Black II that a cheesy TV series was made which showcased some of their previous operations. While the effects were unrealistic in-universe, and some details were wrong, MIB is explicitly called out by name, and one of their encounters is described in detail. Since this is an episodic s... |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | There appears to be a misunderstanding about what "should be improved" means.
>
> **Should Be Improved** for questions where edits by the author or others would result in a question that is clear and answerable
>
>
>
This means that the author or others can edit the question into an answerable question. It means ... | One important thing to remember is that (unless I'm quite mistaken, in which case someone can correct me) hitting Should Be Improved sends the post to the Help and Improvement queue. Sending something there implies that someone ***other than the poster*** may be able to edit it into a good question. This could theoreti... |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | That... Was a pretty bad question. But it shouldn't have been an audit. Careful reading does indicate that it was likely intended as a question (and, critically, *not* intended to test the waters for future spam posting by dropping a pile of nonsense onto the site).
"Should Be Improved" is a stretch here; it'd take a ... | One important thing to remember is that (unless I'm quite mistaken, in which case someone can correct me) hitting Should Be Improved sends the post to the Help and Improvement queue. Sending something there implies that someone ***other than the poster*** may be able to edit it into a good question. This could theoreti... |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | One important thing to remember is that (unless I'm quite mistaken, in which case someone can correct me) hitting Should Be Improved sends the post to the Help and Improvement queue. Sending something there implies that someone ***other than the poster*** may be able to edit it into a good question. This could theoreti... | The question is at best a duplicate. It shouldn't be improved but closed against the duplicate.
It's also of generic matter. Most likely has been posted because - for whatever reason - the user was not able to locate the information on the site. As this does matter for Q&A it should have been downvoted and voted to de... |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | That... Was a pretty bad question. But it shouldn't have been an audit. Careful reading does indicate that it was likely intended as a question (and, critically, *not* intended to test the waters for future spam posting by dropping a pile of nonsense onto the site).
"Should Be Improved" is a stretch here; it'd take a ... | There appears to be a misunderstanding about what "should be improved" means.
>
> **Should Be Improved** for questions where edits by the author or others would result in a question that is clear and answerable
>
>
>
This means that the author or others can edit the question into an answerable question. It means ... |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | There appears to be a misunderstanding about what "should be improved" means.
>
> **Should Be Improved** for questions where edits by the author or others would result in a question that is clear and answerable
>
>
>
This means that the author or others can edit the question into an answerable question. It means ... | The question is at best a duplicate. It shouldn't be improved but closed against the duplicate.
It's also of generic matter. Most likely has been posted because - for whatever reason - the user was not able to locate the information on the site. As this does matter for Q&A it should have been downvoted and voted to de... |
288,773 | I have a disagreement with an automated evaluation of my review as "incorrect". Normally, I try to see why I was deemed "incorrect" and just let the judgement slide if I disagree. But, in this case, I have been banned from reviewing for 2 days.
Here is the [review audit failure](https://stackoverflow.com/review/triage... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288773",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/924299/"
] | That... Was a pretty bad question. But it shouldn't have been an audit. Careful reading does indicate that it was likely intended as a question (and, critically, *not* intended to test the waters for future spam posting by dropping a pile of nonsense onto the site).
"Should Be Improved" is a stretch here; it'd take a ... | The question is at best a duplicate. It shouldn't be improved but closed against the duplicate.
It's also of generic matter. Most likely has been posted because - for whatever reason - the user was not able to locate the information on the site. As this does matter for Q&A it should have been downvoted and voted to de... |
202,941 | I our lab environment I have several Win2k3 and a couple Win2k8 servers.
I don't really care *why* the servers reboot, and would like to be able to disable the shutdown dialog (and the "why did this server shutdown" on reboot in the event of power failure).
Is this possible, and, if so, how? | 2010/11/17 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/202941",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2321/"
] | Open gpedit.msc > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
click Display Shutdown Event Tracker and then disable | It can be disabled via group policy:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293814> |
40,726 | The [Stack Overflow FAQ](https://stackoverflow.com/faq) states:
>
> Reputation is never given, it is earned by convincing other Stack Overflow users that you know what you're talking about.
>
>
>
Stack Overflow gives the reputation that one can gain from asking a question parity with the reputation that one can g... | 2010/02/28 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/40726",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/143982/"
] | You are showing signs of becoming addicted.
Get used to that:
1. Some of your good answers will never be accepted.
2. Some of your accepted answers will never get upvote.
3. If < 100 rep user asks question, it may never be accepted and upvoted.
4. Hi-rep user is more demanding and may not accept your good answer if ... | Reputation is merely a way to addict people to the site by giving them a game.
It lost its original meaning the first time someone posted a humorous answer and got a lot of popularity upvotes. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | A neckbrace would be a good place to start...
Your Tauren design (or rather its charging tactic) is going to transmit a lot of force straight down the spine, which will very easily lead to compression fractures of vertebrae. Humans have killed themselves this way, and I'd imagine a bull charging full speed into a bri... | If your Tauren is a front line kind of guy, He needs the equipment that would benefit that kind of combat. This will range from the same stuff as seen throughout history, but some is going to be specific to his race.
For the Typical:
A pike. You want to poke the other guy before he can poke you. A tried and true weap... |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | A neckbrace would be a good place to start...
Your Tauren design (or rather its charging tactic) is going to transmit a lot of force straight down the spine, which will very easily lead to compression fractures of vertebrae. Humans have killed themselves this way, and I'd imagine a bull charging full speed into a bri... | maybe add more spikes such as the helmet and armor, since the tauren already have horns that have risk from getting hook or tangled by enemy anyway, example like [Gutbuster Brigade](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gutbuster_Brigade) but not just normal cylinder spike but thin and sharpened edge spike like sword... |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | To maximize the Tauren charge you just need to protect the charging Tauren.
The purpose of a [cavalry charge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_(warfare)#Cavalry_charges) is to scatter an unprepared formation and (ideally) cause a [rout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rout) that allows infantry or light cavalry to e... | I wouldn’t but much stock in the horns’ weaponized aspect. It wouldn’t be ideal to use your bodily hors against metal armor and weapons, especially when you have to put your head in danger.
But as for equipment, i think a horseshoe type attachment to the hoof which firstly protects the hoof over all sorts of ground a... |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | A neckbrace would be a good place to start...
Your Tauren design (or rather its charging tactic) is going to transmit a lot of force straight down the spine, which will very easily lead to compression fractures of vertebrae. Humans have killed themselves this way, and I'd imagine a bull charging full speed into a bri... | Why would they want to charge in head-first? Obviously a bull would do that, because bulls don't have any weapons available to them apart from their horns. Taurens have hands, which means they can hold swords, axes, spears and shields, which are all infinitely better things to fling towards an enemy than your face.
If... |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | I wouldn’t but much stock in the horns’ weaponized aspect. It wouldn’t be ideal to use your bodily hors against metal armor and weapons, especially when you have to put your head in danger.
But as for equipment, i think a horseshoe type attachment to the hoof which firstly protects the hoof over all sorts of ground a... | You could do some magic hand-waving and have an alchemist create a potion that has similar effects to meth or cocaine, so increased energy, pain resistance, increased anger. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | To maximize the Tauren charge you just need to protect the charging Tauren.
The purpose of a [cavalry charge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_(warfare)#Cavalry_charges) is to scatter an unprepared formation and (ideally) cause a [rout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rout) that allows infantry or light cavalry to e... | maybe add more spikes such as the helmet and armor, since the tauren already have horns that have risk from getting hook or tangled by enemy anyway, example like [Gutbuster Brigade](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gutbuster_Brigade) but not just normal cylinder spike but thin and sharpened edge spike like sword... |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | Why would they want to charge in head-first? Obviously a bull would do that, because bulls don't have any weapons available to them apart from their horns. Taurens have hands, which means they can hold swords, axes, spears and shields, which are all infinitely better things to fling towards an enemy than your face.
If... | You could do some magic hand-waving and have an alchemist create a potion that has similar effects to meth or cocaine, so increased energy, pain resistance, increased anger. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | To maximize the Tauren charge you just need to protect the charging Tauren.
The purpose of a [cavalry charge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_(warfare)#Cavalry_charges) is to scatter an unprepared formation and (ideally) cause a [rout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rout) that allows infantry or light cavalry to e... | If your Tauren is a front line kind of guy, He needs the equipment that would benefit that kind of combat. This will range from the same stuff as seen throughout history, but some is going to be specific to his race.
For the Typical:
A pike. You want to poke the other guy before he can poke you. A tried and true weap... |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | maybe add more spikes such as the helmet and armor, since the tauren already have horns that have risk from getting hook or tangled by enemy anyway, example like [Gutbuster Brigade](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gutbuster_Brigade) but not just normal cylinder spike but thin and sharpened edge spike like sword... | You could do some magic hand-waving and have an alchemist create a potion that has similar effects to meth or cocaine, so increased energy, pain resistance, increased anger. |
157,174 | I'm currently designing a Tauren race (as in Minotaur, not centaur), pretty similar to the ones found in the Warcraft universe\*. They are a biped race, with the head and feet of a bull, arms and torso of a human and the neck being shaped as to put the head before the rest of the body.
Given their physiognomy, they wo... | 2019/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/157174",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54012/"
] | If your Tauren is a front line kind of guy, He needs the equipment that would benefit that kind of combat. This will range from the same stuff as seen throughout history, but some is going to be specific to his race.
For the Typical:
A pike. You want to poke the other guy before he can poke you. A tried and true weap... | I wouldn’t but much stock in the horns’ weaponized aspect. It wouldn’t be ideal to use your bodily hors against metal armor and weapons, especially when you have to put your head in danger.
But as for equipment, i think a horseshoe type attachment to the hoof which firstly protects the hoof over all sorts of ground a... |
489 | As part of my practice and for my mini-concerts I compose arrangements to songs, most of which so far are Simon & Garfunkel songs. I also have started giving away some sheet music to some friends of mine who like a change of style or just like my arrangements. (all for personal use / a hobby, not a vocation).
Is there... | 2011/05/05 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/489",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86/"
] | Two hints:
* Many editors have their own system and some large institutions have a grading system that can be an inspiration. One of the most respected is the [Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music](http://www.abrsm.org/en/home) or ABRSM. They publish and update frequently their requirements for instruments, ... | It's extremely difficult to rank music in terms of difficulty because "difficult" means different things to different people.
The best starting point is to work out how hard it would be to play the notes. Most amateur players can't really do any more than learn notes.
Don't use the grading systems like ABRSM and Trin... |
181,394 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Youtube and Google video downloaders ?](https://superuser.com/questions/6675/youtube-and-google-video-downloaders)
>
>
>
Do you know any ?
I mean something which could allow me for example to download yt movies. | 2010/08/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/181394",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/25930/"
] | I recommend [DownloadHelper](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006/) add-on for Firefox | use the Synaptic Package Manager to intstall "flashplugin-installer" |
288,160 | * For a while this year, I was on a crusade, editing posts to remove "Thanks".
But there were far too many of those posts.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advance".
But there were too many of those.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advanced", which in addition to being inappropriate for Stack Exchange, is a co... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/76337/"
] | I completely support such initiatives (and started to edit posts you indicated right now - they usually require much work unfortunately).
The only courtesy needed here is taking time to learn about our rules and guidelines - and the practice shows that just this is too much anyway.
**Adding "thank you" to a post th... | IMHO, additional language like "please" and "thank you" or even the presumptuous "thanks in advance" won't detract from the credibility or usefulness of the content. Also, "thanks in advantage", while awful, is better than "I have class in 2 hrs, pls HELP!", let's keep in mind people who are new to coding, Stack Overfl... |
288,160 | * For a while this year, I was on a crusade, editing posts to remove "Thanks".
But there were far too many of those posts.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advance".
But there were too many of those.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advanced", which in addition to being inappropriate for Stack Exchange, is a co... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/76337/"
] | I completely support such initiatives (and started to edit posts you indicated right now - they usually require much work unfortunately).
The only courtesy needed here is taking time to learn about our rules and guidelines - and the practice shows that just this is too much anyway.
**Adding "thank you" to a post th... | Removing "thank you", but at the same time having the d-word in the title seems to contradict yourself. The d-word is not necessary, just as in your opinion "thank you is not necessary".
In my opinion, thank you is a basic expression of gratitude very suitable for any community.
In my opinion, if we try to cut "than... |
288,160 | * For a while this year, I was on a crusade, editing posts to remove "Thanks".
But there were far too many of those posts.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advance".
But there were too many of those.
* So I started to remove "Thanks in advanced", which in addition to being inappropriate for Stack Exchange, is a co... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/288160",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/76337/"
] | ["Thanks in advantage"](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%22Thanks+in+advantage%22) is now empty.
However, one editor in particular did not understand that when you mass clean-up posts you should be editing the *entire* post, not just removing a single line. I had to Reject and Edit quite a few suggested edits. | Removing "thank you", but at the same time having the d-word in the title seems to contradict yourself. The d-word is not necessary, just as in your opinion "thank you is not necessary".
In my opinion, thank you is a basic expression of gratitude very suitable for any community.
In my opinion, if we try to cut "than... |
262,655 | Is there any difference in meaning?
Or are they pretty much always interchangeable?
ESL students are having trouble understanding when to use
which expression.
Thank you. | 2015/07/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/262655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/130699/"
] | As is always the case, context makes a difference in English. However here is an explanation that I hope will be useful..
**1.**
"I tried closing my eyes" ---> This usually signals an action that was *actually carried out*, e.g.
>
> I was at the dentist's; her lamp was very bright in my face. I tried closing my eye... | It is not easy to make the subtle differerence clear between to try to do and to try doing ( to do/doing stands for any infinitive or gerund).
"to try to do" is the normal construction meaning to attempt to do.
to try doing: Longman DCE has the heading "test/use". Longman tries to explain by saying: to do or use some... |
25 | A couple of us have stopped by our new chat room, and those of you who haven't should stop in and say "hi." Anyway, it needs a name. MSO has "Tavern on the Meta," SciFi is "Mos Eisley," what should we be?
* The Precipice
* The Edge
* Base Camp
* The Point of No Return
* The Campfire
* Fireside Chat
* The River
* The ... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18/"
] | Why not just The Great Outdoors? | I'd quite like a merge of two of the ideas there - "Campfire chat". |
25 | A couple of us have stopped by our new chat room, and those of you who haven't should stop in and say "hi." Anyway, it needs a name. MSO has "Tavern on the Meta," SciFi is "Mos Eisley," what should we be?
* The Precipice
* The Edge
* Base Camp
* The Point of No Return
* The Campfire
* Fireside Chat
* The River
* The ... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18/"
] | My vote would be "Campfire" or "The Great Outdoors" :) | I'd quite like a merge of two of the ideas there - "Campfire chat". |
25 | A couple of us have stopped by our new chat room, and those of you who haven't should stop in and say "hi." Anyway, it needs a name. MSO has "Tavern on the Meta," SciFi is "Mos Eisley," what should we be?
* The Precipice
* The Edge
* Base Camp
* The Point of No Return
* The Campfire
* Fireside Chat
* The River
* The ... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18/"
] | I'm voting for "Base Camp" - since that is where we sit and plan our next move... Anything relating to "fire" although outdoorsy sounding has the unfortunate assumption that fire is a foundation of the outdoor experience. | I'd quite like a merge of two of the ideas there - "Campfire chat". |
21,054,392 | I want to create a website using HTML and the languages that i am most familiar with like C, C++, and Java in order to generate dynamic content. I am aware of the framework Django for Python which lets you do that(i think?) I know of the Common Gateway Interface/and FastCGI for C/C++/Java that lets me do just what i wa... | 2014/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21054392",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644819/"
] | It works now, you can see here in the Dimensions & Metrics Reference:
<https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/dimsmets#view=detail&group=content_grouping> | No, don't think you can yet.
It's not listed on their Dimensions & Metrics Reference
<https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/dimsmets> |
42,961 | Another old puzzle I dug up from my creations: this time I'll try and add in a bit of story, too. I'll try my best not to throw in any undue red herrings.
>
> "Hello?"
>
>
> "Hey, [insert name here]! It's me, Gwen! Remember me?"
>
>
> Your mind races momentarily, then it clicks. Gwen, the daughter of one of the w... | 2016/09/22 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/42961",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | Partial Answer:
>
> So, from the clues on the back of the coins, we get hints of some sort of race among the zodiac signs (e.g. "Libra knew he'd never beat the twins" implies that Gemini did better than Libra). Reading the clues in order, we know the following details:
>
> * Gemini beat Libra
> * (used with 6th c... | The crab lost only to the Archer
>
> Sagitarius was first, cancer was 2nd
>
>
>
The Shortest name came last
>
> Leo was 12th
>
>
>
Slow Stead Pisces won 4 others
>
> Pisces was 8th
>
>
>
Lonely Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius and water-bearer narrowly beat the Lion
>
> Scorio was 9th,... |
42,961 | Another old puzzle I dug up from my creations: this time I'll try and add in a bit of story, too. I'll try my best not to throw in any undue red herrings.
>
> "Hello?"
>
>
> "Hey, [insert name here]! It's me, Gwen! Remember me?"
>
>
> Your mind races momentarily, then it clicks. Gwen, the daughter of one of the w... | 2016/09/22 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/42961",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | The order of signs in the race has already been found by [Dennis](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/1600/dennis-meng). Building on his findings, the password is:
>
> **Gwen**
>
>
>
From the clues on the coins we know that ...
>
> ... the count of the letters in the names of the signs is important. We a... | The crab lost only to the Archer
>
> Sagitarius was first, cancer was 2nd
>
>
>
The Shortest name came last
>
> Leo was 12th
>
>
>
Slow Stead Pisces won 4 others
>
> Pisces was 8th
>
>
>
Lonely Capricorn was between Scorpio and Aquarius and water-bearer narrowly beat the Lion
>
> Scorio was 9th,... |
42,961 | Another old puzzle I dug up from my creations: this time I'll try and add in a bit of story, too. I'll try my best not to throw in any undue red herrings.
>
> "Hello?"
>
>
> "Hey, [insert name here]! It's me, Gwen! Remember me?"
>
>
> Your mind races momentarily, then it clicks. Gwen, the daughter of one of the w... | 2016/09/22 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/42961",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | The order of signs in the race has already been found by [Dennis](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/1600/dennis-meng). Building on his findings, the password is:
>
> **Gwen**
>
>
>
From the clues on the coins we know that ...
>
> ... the count of the letters in the names of the signs is important. We a... | Partial Answer:
>
> So, from the clues on the back of the coins, we get hints of some sort of race among the zodiac signs (e.g. "Libra knew he'd never beat the twins" implies that Gemini did better than Libra). Reading the clues in order, we know the following details:
>
> * Gemini beat Libra
> * (used with 6th c... |
37,896 | The quote
>
> [NASA is testing hydroxylammonium nitrate in space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Propellant_Infusion_Mission) which is expected to perform 50% better than standard propellants and can be allowed to freeze (hydrazine must be kept liquid). [LMP-103S has been tested](https://space.stackexchange.com/... | 2019/08/02 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37896",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | From the [ECAPS page on LMP-103S performance](http://ecaps.space/hpgp-performance.php)...
>
> The specific impulse is ≥ 6% higher and the propellant density is 24% higher. As a result, ***the satellite can either be fitted with a smaller tank, or the mission duration can be extended while retaining the same tank size... | While it isn't precisely *space exploration* per se, John Clark mentions this being important in *Ignition* for missiles, especially in cases when it is desired to meet a performance goal while having a missile meet some imposed or preexisting form factor, and some of the weirdest extremes of his and others' work (done... |
37,896 | The quote
>
> [NASA is testing hydroxylammonium nitrate in space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Propellant_Infusion_Mission) which is expected to perform 50% better than standard propellants and can be allowed to freeze (hydrazine must be kept liquid). [LMP-103S has been tested](https://space.stackexchange.com/... | 2019/08/02 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37896",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/12102/"
] | >
> When would the density Isp product be an important performance metric of a propellant?
>
>
>
It's always important.
Specific impulse is a measure of impulse provided per mass unit of combusted propellant, which is a great metric for fuel-efficency in a rocket. However, it doesn't take into account the mass of... | While it isn't precisely *space exploration* per se, John Clark mentions this being important in *Ignition* for missiles, especially in cases when it is desired to meet a performance goal while having a missile meet some imposed or preexisting form factor, and some of the weirdest extremes of his and others' work (done... |
810,811 | I use Visual Studio 2005 and I wanted to setup Visual Source Safe 8.0.
I run the setup and It works properly I can access VSS administration tool and visual source safe via start menu.
But, I can not see **File / Source Safe** menu in my Visual Studio 2005.
Does anyone know how can I interact my visual source safe a... | 2009/05/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/810811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55351/"
] | You can find SourceSafe related items through the following:
* File -> Source Control
* Tools -> Options -> Source Control | From what I remember, you might have to set the provider - [like so](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/programming/configure-current-source-control-provider-in-visual-studio-2005/). With that, it should appear as "Source Control" in a few places.
Additional: However; this would be a good time to suggest something like SV... |
810,811 | I use Visual Studio 2005 and I wanted to setup Visual Source Safe 8.0.
I run the setup and It works properly I can access VSS administration tool and visual source safe via start menu.
But, I can not see **File / Source Safe** menu in my Visual Studio 2005.
Does anyone know how can I interact my visual source safe a... | 2009/05/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/810811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55351/"
] | You can find SourceSafe related items through the following:
* File -> Source Control
* Tools -> Options -> Source Control | Others have answered how to get VSS working with VS2005, but please, unless you're joining an existing project, **seriously consider using another source control solution**.
You should read some articles about it. Of the top of my bookmarks:
* [Coding Horror: Source Control: Anything But SourceSafe](http://www.coding... |
810,811 | I use Visual Studio 2005 and I wanted to setup Visual Source Safe 8.0.
I run the setup and It works properly I can access VSS administration tool and visual source safe via start menu.
But, I can not see **File / Source Safe** menu in my Visual Studio 2005.
Does anyone know how can I interact my visual source safe a... | 2009/05/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/810811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55351/"
] | From what I remember, you might have to set the provider - [like so](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/programming/configure-current-source-control-provider-in-visual-studio-2005/). With that, it should appear as "Source Control" in a few places.
Additional: However; this would be a good time to suggest something like SV... | Others have answered how to get VSS working with VS2005, but please, unless you're joining an existing project, **seriously consider using another source control solution**.
You should read some articles about it. Of the top of my bookmarks:
* [Coding Horror: Source Control: Anything But SourceSafe](http://www.coding... |
61,118,379 | Fairly self explanatory - According to the [documentation](https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/tutorial/integrate.html), the general purpose integration method is "quad". The naming convention continues for double integration (dblquad), triple integration (tplquad) etc.
As far as I'm aware there is no mathemati... | 2020/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/61118379",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/11963124/"
] | Via [the documentation](https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.integrate.quad.html#scipy.integrate.quad) (link mine):
>
> Integrate func from a to b (possibly infinite interval) using a technique from the Fortran library [QUADPACK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QUADPACK).
>
>
>
Further, [Wikip... | The term orginates from a method of approximating the area under a curve. The curve is approximated by a number of quadrilateral strips, the more strips the closer the approximation. Depending on the method used the strips could be rectangles or more general quadrilaterals. The areas of the individual strips are calcul... |
1,063,216 | I often hear that it is advisable when segmenting a network (VLSM) to have subnets that have a number of IPs that is as close as possible to the number of real machines.
I understand the usefulness of segmenting a network into subnets but why do you have to adjust their size? What is the problem of using a /24 mask fo... | 2021/05/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/1063216",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/666974/"
] | This sort of vague advice is based on the idea that IP addresses are a limited (and potentially costly) resource, so one should be as efficient as possible.
This doesn't really apply to private (RFC1918) addresses, since there are usually enough to go around.
You also have to balance this against the administrative c... | >
> I often hear that it is advisable when segmenting a network (VLSM) to
> have subnets that have a number of IPs that is as close as possible to
> the number of real machines.
>
>
>
I've never heard or read that. Can you cite any documentation that states as much?
>
> What is the problem of using a /24 mask fo... |
10,010,457 | I m using one text box, the text box is user choice..
User can paste Text or Url's..
but User want to display a video link... must follow the given validation......
1. The text box text must have only one video link...
2. The video link format
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxx-xx&feature=g-logo&context=G209343... | 2012/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10010457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/434671/"
] | You could indeed sent to the MAC address. Bit I doubt if it's worth the effort. Using IP is the standard way of doing things. Speed would only improve minimally. | Yes, you need IP address in both devices if you are using TCP/IP stack.
You can directly send with the MAC address without IP if you are under the same lan switch. Use raw sockets. This is not recommended. |
24,041 | Salesforce OpenCTI API provides now a feature to add standby URL, so that after a set timeout, if the primary CTI page does not send initialization complete, the Salesforce will load the page configured in reqStandbyUrl (Standby CTI URL).
With this feature, when the primary CTI URL page is loaded, we can access all th... | 2014/01/12 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/24041",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/5262/"
] | In my opinion, this is clearly a bug within the salesforce OpenCti API release 29 and salesforce has to address this. I've logged a case in the salesforce.com partner portal concerning this behavior.
Some additional information, about why the OpenCti requests from the secondary URL, are silently failing:
*API reques... | Updating this thread to indicate that this issue was resolved in Feb-March 2014 with the Spring '14 release by salesforce.
In case anyone runs into it looking for an update : ) |
23,763 | I am invited to a workshop to review and giving advice for website upgrades and enhancement. I am invited for being a person who works in IT. I am a programmer and I work in windows application development, also I am learning PHP now, so I don't have much experience in Web development.
The website I am asked to revie... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23763",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12273/"
] | I would focus on these areas:
* Usability:
1. Is the information architecture well designed?
2. Are appropriate page titles and URLs used?
3. Is the navigation and user flow well designed?
4. Are there any usability-contributed conversion bottlenecks?
5. Perform some user tests to verify your intuition.
* Accessi... | Some of the key things to analyse about a website with an intent of optimization are as follows:
1. Try analyzing the heat map of the main indexed pages and see if the significance of the objects placed on the pages corresponds with the heat map (for example, the hot and trending news placed on the hottest spots on ... |
1,882 | Recently, there was a user with multiple questions on translation, for instance [this question](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/42214/what-is-a-bamboo-shoot-called-in-hindi#comment59385_42214). In my opinion, it was off-topic and I commented that. He or she replied 'what is the translation tag for then?'.
... | 2014/03/01 | [
"https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1882",
"https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4580/"
] | The quickest way to figure out what a tag was *intended* to be used for is usually to look at the oldest questions using the tag: <https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/translation?sort=newest> (scroll to the bottom)
Note that this falls apart when old questions have been re-tagged, but for a tag this rar... | I think that this type of question is not off topic for the site.
If this was a pure replacement of a dictionary service, I would be against it. But note that cooking terms seldom have a 1:1 translation between languages. OK, so probably a fruit has a name in the languages of all countries where it is available. But ... |
4,018,324 | Hello all I'm new to this whole thing still.
I would like some help figuring out how to do this please. I can pull info out of a database and put stuff in using ajax/javascript but I cant figure out how to complete the problem below. I want to be able to make my php form submit and update with out page refresh.
Exam... | 2010/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4018324",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/484494/"
] | I am using IntelliJ IDEA for Flex development on Linux. It's working great! Check out a screencast I created that shows how to use IntelliJ IDEA for Flex development on Linux:
<http://www.jamesward.com/2010/09/22/flex-development-on-linux-with-intellij-idea/> | The IntelliJ licence cost has just been halved for personal use.
<http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/buy/index.jsp>
I have used it on OS X, Windows 7 and Linux.
It's excellent and is a true poly-language IDE. |
29,540,965 | I would like make an app for iOS (iPhone) for drivers and I would like to know if it is possible to decline a call when my app is running... o whatever possibility.
Thanks. | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29540965",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4769448/"
] | No, apps cannot affect phone calls in unjailbroken iOS devices. It'd be easily abused by malicious apps. | Up un till iOS 8.2, the answer is pretty much a NO and there are certain basic things which will always provide an answer in case if a Later iOS version ever allows that.
**A)** Sandboxing - As long as application are sandboxed they can only access data that they own (Exceptions are apple approved framework that allow... |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | *Fraud* sounds like a good fit for your example of the fake trees. It matches one of the definitions from [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud) very well:
>
> a copy of something that is meant to look like the real thing in order to trick people
>
>
> | >
> However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake
> , we felt betrayed by the *[**scam**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam)* (or *[hoax](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoax)*).
>
>
>
A *scam* is a devious scheme set up in order to cheat people, usually out of mone... |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | I would feel betrayed by the *deception.* | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | "fake" could also be used as a noun and thus "fakes".
Source: <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake> | The specific quality by which you feel betrayed here, I think, is *lack of authenticity*. If you want a single word, then the slightly-clunky *inauthenticity* would work.
Especially when traveling, it seems like we're all in search of a truly "authentic" local experience, and this is exactly what's lacking at overdone... |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | The specific quality by which you feel betrayed here, I think, is *lack of authenticity*. If you want a single word, then the slightly-clunky *inauthenticity* would work.
Especially when traveling, it seems like we're all in search of a truly "authentic" local experience, and this is exactly what's lacking at overdone... | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | I would suggest going with something more than a single word. Perhaps something more along the lines of "We felt betrayed by the subterfuge of using artificial trees instead of real and natural surroundings." Alternatively instead of subterfuge: fraud, deceit, dishonesty or deception.
Also, in regards to Reto Koradi's... | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | I would feel betrayed by the *deception.* | >
> However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake
> , we felt betrayed by the *[**scam**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam)* (or *[hoax](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoax)*).
>
>
>
A *scam* is a devious scheme set up in order to cheat people, usually out of mone... |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> | **Faux** palm trees can be especially disturbing when you tap them and hear a metallic ringing rather than a woody thud.
[From Oxford dictionary:](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/faux)
>
> Made in imitation; artificial:
>
>
> Not genuine; fake or false
>
>
> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | >
> However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake
> , we felt betrayed by the *[**scam**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam)* (or *[hoax](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoax)*).
>
>
>
A *scam* is a devious scheme set up in order to cheat people, usually out of mone... | **Faux** palm trees can be especially disturbing when you tap them and hear a metallic ringing rather than a woody thud.
[From Oxford dictionary:](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/faux)
>
> Made in imitation; artificial:
>
>
> Not genuine; fake or false
>
>
> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | *Fraud* sounds like a good fit for your example of the fake trees. It matches one of the definitions from [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud) very well:
>
> a copy of something that is meant to look like the real thing in order to trick people
>
>
> | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
195,309 | I visited some famous tourist hotspots in a country where I enjoyed some beautiful sceneries. However, once we were told some trees planted there were actually fake (the trees were carefully sculpted to appear natural), we felt betrayed by the **\_\_**? | 2014/09/07 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/195309",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/32710/"
] | "fake" could also be used as a noun and thus "fakes".
Source: <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake> | Simulacrum? Might not carry the 'disappointment' that you were looking for though....
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum> |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running ... | I've had some limited experience with IIS+Drupal. My comments would be -
1. It mostly works out of the box.
2. You may need to do some IIS tweakery to get IIS to "behave", ie doing mod\_rewrite and whatnot. This is all pretty well documented, Drupal is pretty standard PHP app in those regards so the answers don't need... |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running ... | I've ran Drupal on IIS w/ before with no issues. I haven't specifically used SQL server for the backend though.
The one speedbump I did run into was clean URL rewriting, I was able to use <http://www.isapirewrite.com/> to use the existing .htaccess files, rather than having to rewrite the .htaccess file as a IIS webco... |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running ... | We just launched a site using MS SQL and IIS. We had to modify a couple of Contrib modules because they used some of MS SQL's reserved keywords. The biggest offender was the Workbench Moderation module but it was pretty easy to run the patch and make it work. Other than that we did not see too many limitations, as long... |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | Easiest way is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer to install Drupal 7 - <http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx>
The only option it currently provides is using SQL Server as the back-end database, so you should be golden. (The Drupal 6 WebPI installs do not target SQL Server)
I've been running ... | The original question is quite old, and Drupal/Windows/Azure integration has gone great lengths since then.
As of 2016, Drupal is fully compatible with Wincache (the Windows alternative of APC/APCu), MS SQL Server and Azure SQL.
This is a very comprehensive step-by-step install guide:
<http://www.drupalonwindows.com... |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've had some limited experience with IIS+Drupal. My comments would be -
1. It mostly works out of the box.
2. You may need to do some IIS tweakery to get IIS to "behave", ie doing mod\_rewrite and whatnot. This is all pretty well documented, Drupal is pretty standard PHP app in those regards so the answers don't need... | We just launched a site using MS SQL and IIS. We had to modify a couple of Contrib modules because they used some of MS SQL's reserved keywords. The biggest offender was the Workbench Moderation module but it was pretty easy to run the patch and make it work. Other than that we did not see too many limitations, as long... |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've had some limited experience with IIS+Drupal. My comments would be -
1. It mostly works out of the box.
2. You may need to do some IIS tweakery to get IIS to "behave", ie doing mod\_rewrite and whatnot. This is all pretty well documented, Drupal is pretty standard PHP app in those regards so the answers don't need... | The original question is quite old, and Drupal/Windows/Azure integration has gone great lengths since then.
As of 2016, Drupal is fully compatible with Wincache (the Windows alternative of APC/APCu), MS SQL Server and Azure SQL.
This is a very comprehensive step-by-step install guide:
<http://www.drupalonwindows.com... |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've ran Drupal on IIS w/ before with no issues. I haven't specifically used SQL server for the backend though.
The one speedbump I did run into was clean URL rewriting, I was able to use <http://www.isapirewrite.com/> to use the existing .htaccess files, rather than having to rewrite the .htaccess file as a IIS webco... | We just launched a site using MS SQL and IIS. We had to modify a couple of Contrib modules because they used some of MS SQL's reserved keywords. The biggest offender was the Workbench Moderation module but it was pretty easy to run the patch and make it work. Other than that we did not see too many limitations, as long... |
76 | We are in the process of evaluating Drupal to replace our in-house .NET CMS. We run an IIS 7.5 web farm with a SQL Server 2008R2 on the back end. To make matters worse, we use sql server merge-replication between our primary and secondary collocation facility. Rebuilding the entire web farm structure would be cumbersom... | 2011/03/02 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/76",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/42/"
] | I've ran Drupal on IIS w/ before with no issues. I haven't specifically used SQL server for the backend though.
The one speedbump I did run into was clean URL rewriting, I was able to use <http://www.isapirewrite.com/> to use the existing .htaccess files, rather than having to rewrite the .htaccess file as a IIS webco... | The original question is quite old, and Drupal/Windows/Azure integration has gone great lengths since then.
As of 2016, Drupal is fully compatible with Wincache (the Windows alternative of APC/APCu), MS SQL Server and Azure SQL.
This is a very comprehensive step-by-step install guide:
<http://www.drupalonwindows.com... |
16,372 | Web projects offered to freelance web developers and designers often include creating a website using graphics already prepared by an employer in Photoshop .psd files. But Photoshop is not available on Linux. Are there any tools available to work with .psd files on Linux, what quality do they have and is there any loss... | 2011/07/04 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/16372",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/8779/"
] | Before now I have opened PSDs with the Gimp but it is not the same. Layers go missing, things involving text look different and latest features in new Photoshop versions simply do not work.
Therefore, even if a PSD file does open in the Gimp you are not entirely sure if it is looking as it is supposed to. Therefore, y... | Use The Gimp. Despite what anyone else says, my company has interacted with Photoshop users for the web for 8 years without any issue whatsoever. While some may claim they have had problems, and you can find claims about anything for everything including mine, you are not likely to have any problems using Gimp for the ... |
452,882 | As it is said, we use one (singular) and ones (plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition. But why can't we use one in the following sentences:
1. He used to work for a finance company, but he's moved to an insurance company. Why can't we say insurance one?
2. On one channel was a war film and on the other was a horror f... | 2018/07/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/452882",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305606/"
] | M. Swan, Practical English Usage, 4th edition:
182 one (substitute word): a big one
8 noun modifiers
One(s) is not generally used after noun modifiers.
Do you need coffee cups or tea cups? ( not . . . or tea ones?)
PS Sorry, failed to edit the post to make it look nice. | I would say that we cannot because 'insurance company' and 'horror film' are both compound nouns (nouns of two or more words), so we destroy the noun when we replace the second word with 'one'. We can say "Do you prefer to use a black pen or a blue one?" because 'blue pen' is not a compound noun; it is simply an adject... |
452,882 | As it is said, we use one (singular) and ones (plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition. But why can't we use one in the following sentences:
1. He used to work for a finance company, but he's moved to an insurance company. Why can't we say insurance one?
2. On one channel was a war film and on the other was a horror f... | 2018/07/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/452882",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305606/"
] | M. Swan, Practical English Usage, 4th edition:
182 one (substitute word): a big one
8 noun modifiers
One(s) is not generally used after noun modifiers.
Do you need coffee cups or tea cups? ( not . . . or tea ones?)
PS Sorry, failed to edit the post to make it look nice. | The reasons are different for the two examples.
Finance Company and Insurance Company
The reason you wouldn't use "one" in this scenario is they are compound nouns. An "insurance company" is two words for one thing. "Insurance" isn't an adjective describing "company" but is a noun being used in coordination with the ... |
29,827 | Our little puppy died because of this dreaded parvovirus. She was on a drip with other necessary meds. She lived 4 days fighting the disease, but today she died very painfully. We have 4 more adult dogs and have separated them since we noticed the symptoms. The doctor told us to burn her clothes and other belongings si... | 2021/02/23 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/29827",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/17772/"
] | I'm sorry for your loss, but with this particular virus I would be **very careful**.
The safest solution is to cremate her body or leave her with the vet or clinic, but I can understand if you want to bury her close to you. I wouldn't lay her to rest on a patch of land where your other dogs can reach, though.
>
> Th... | Burying the body deep enough to not be excavated by other animals should be enough.
If you want to be extra-safe, then use a service of veterinary cremation - your veterinary doctor should readily know such services. |
386,792 | *''The present book is designed differently from any previous collection of Pound's essays; so I believe there is justification for **its having been entrusted** to another hand than that of the author.''*
I've happened about this sentence in a preface by Eliot to a collection of Pound essays. What does it want to say... | 2017/04/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/386792",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/127930/"
] | >
> ''The present book is designed differently from any previous
> collection of Pound's essays; so I believe there is justification for
> its having been entrusted to another hand than that of the author.''
>
>
>
*its* refers back to *the book*. Start with "it [the book] has been entrusted"--a collection of ess... | Two members have already given good answers to your question, but I will try to give another simple reply.
You have rightly interpreted its meaning that (in your own words) "the fact that it had been entrusted to another hand than that of the author is justified", but there can only be 'justification for' **a noun**, ... |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was h... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
> ... | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have ... |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was h... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
> ... | Akixkisu's excellent [suggestion](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/179202/48249) made me think of a couple other possibilities:
Leonin, from [Mythic Odysseys of Theros](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/mythic-odysseys-of-theros):
>
> Leonin are proud lion-like hunters, many of whom live in defiance of... |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was h... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
> ... | ### Playing awakened animals isn't possible.
All playable characters are humanoid and either Small or Medium in size. A cat, even a cat given intelligence and the ability to speak with the Awaken spell, is not a viable player character. They're Tiny Beasts, not Humanoids, and rules for them only exist in the form of N... |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was h... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | You are looking to play a [Tabaxi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/tabaxi) Wizard.
They are catlike humanoids
>
> Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders.
> ... | Consider the Custom Lineage optional rules
------------------------------------------
[Tasha's Cauldron of Everything](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/tashas-cauldron-of-everything) provides the optional rule variant for designing your character's race outside of the standard race options. Essentiall... |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was h... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have ... | Akixkisu's excellent [suggestion](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/179202/48249) made me think of a couple other possibilities:
Leonin, from [Mythic Odysseys of Theros](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/mythic-odysseys-of-theros):
>
> Leonin are proud lion-like hunters, many of whom live in defiance of... |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was h... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have ... | ### Playing awakened animals isn't possible.
All playable characters are humanoid and either Small or Medium in size. A cat, even a cat given intelligence and the ability to speak with the Awaken spell, is not a viable player character. They're Tiny Beasts, not Humanoids, and rules for them only exist in the form of N... |
179,188 | I’m returning to D&D after a VERY long time, and will predominantly be playing solo.
Can you create a character that is an animal? I’m thinking of a cat who is a wizard, possibly because of a spell that went wrong. I’ve started reading the D&D basic rules from 2018 , and can only see four races? The character is/was h... | 2021/01/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/179188",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/67734/"
] | Playing solo you can do ANYTHING you like
-----------------------------------------
One of the best things about playing solo is that you don't have to worry so much about balance between races and classes, you only have to worry about having fun.
There may be rules for feline races (there are lots of books you have ... | Consider the Custom Lineage optional rules
------------------------------------------
[Tasha's Cauldron of Everything](https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/tashas-cauldron-of-everything) provides the optional rule variant for designing your character's race outside of the standard race options. Essentiall... |
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