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153,980 | From my textbook:
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Can I say the following sentence?
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If I could, what's the difference between them?
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> I wish (that) the earthquake ha... | 2018/01/18 | [
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] | "I wish the earthquake didn't happen" will sound incorrect to native speakers of English, because *did/do* is not used as a subjunctive verb in English, but *had* is very commonly used for subjunctive statements. This may be confusing, because *had* is also used for non-subjunctive statements (the past tense of *have*)... | In ***I wish the earthquake did not happen***, you imply that the earthquake happens regularly, which would be incorrect. Again, in ***I wish the earthquake never happened***, you say the same thing.
However, ***I wish the earthquake had not/never happened*** is different because it means:
* Once, an earthquake happe... |
129,794 | I'm trying to come up with a logo for a web devlopment freelance company called Two-Bit Studios. The logo concept that I came up with involves a 1 and 0 combined to make a lowercase 'b'.
To me as a developer, this makes sense in many ways.
1. "bits" are just binary digits with the only options of 1 or 0.
2. The bina... | 2019/09/24 | [
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> Do my potential customers need to understand the “meaning” of a logo?
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If a 100% understanding is not achieved graphically, at least it should have a hint of the meaning.
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> Do my potential customers need to recognize my logo?
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100% yes.
As in everything, I think it's about reaching a balance... | Yes, customers need to understand a logo, especially with a new first-contact, never-seen-this-before logo. They will — in time — recognize it after seeing it repeatedly, but it still needs to make sense for anyone looking at it for the first time. Some possible reactions looking at your "idea":
* is this really a "b"... |
129,794 | I'm trying to come up with a logo for a web devlopment freelance company called Two-Bit Studios. The logo concept that I came up with involves a 1 and 0 combined to make a lowercase 'b'.
To me as a developer, this makes sense in many ways.
1. "bits" are just binary digits with the only options of 1 or 0.
2. The bina... | 2019/09/24 | [
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] | Your customers don't have to understand your name. Your customers don't have to understand your logo. Your customers do have to remember both. To make it easier to remember you'll typically make a logo that relates to the name.
The most important thing though is that its memorable. Any reasoning behind it quite honest... | >
> Do my potential customers need to understand the “meaning” of a logo?
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If a 100% understanding is not achieved graphically, at least it should have a hint of the meaning.
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> Do my potential customers need to recognize my logo?
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100% yes.
As in everything, I think it's about reaching a balance... |
129,794 | I'm trying to come up with a logo for a web devlopment freelance company called Two-Bit Studios. The logo concept that I came up with involves a 1 and 0 combined to make a lowercase 'b'.
To me as a developer, this makes sense in many ways.
1. "bits" are just binary digits with the only options of 1 or 0.
2. The bina... | 2019/09/24 | [
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] | >
> Do my potential customers need to understand the “meaning” of a logo?
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If a 100% understanding is not achieved graphically, at least it should have a hint of the meaning.
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> Do my potential customers need to recognize my logo?
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100% yes.
As in everything, I think it's about reaching a balance... | You're making a common novice mistake. Trying to be clever and not having the execution skills to follow through. You also don't need a symbol for such a short name, and the 1 in the symbol for a company which actually has a 2 in the name is begging for confusion.
A word mark would be the best approach, so just spell ... |
129,794 | I'm trying to come up with a logo for a web devlopment freelance company called Two-Bit Studios. The logo concept that I came up with involves a 1 and 0 combined to make a lowercase 'b'.
To me as a developer, this makes sense in many ways.
1. "bits" are just binary digits with the only options of 1 or 0.
2. The bina... | 2019/09/24 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/129794",
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] | >
> Do my potential customers need to understand the “meaning” of a logo?
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If a 100% understanding is not achieved graphically, at least it should have a hint of the meaning.
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> Do my potential customers need to recognize my logo?
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100% yes.
As in everything, I think it's about reaching a balance... | Okay I'll supply my short, image free, answer ... :)
No, it is not *inherently* bad if the underlying meaning of any logo is not picked up on in a conscious manner.
Logos don't have to consciously convey *anything*... it's all about subconscious interpretation. As long as the impression the logo makes is **favorable*... |
129,794 | I'm trying to come up with a logo for a web devlopment freelance company called Two-Bit Studios. The logo concept that I came up with involves a 1 and 0 combined to make a lowercase 'b'.
To me as a developer, this makes sense in many ways.
1. "bits" are just binary digits with the only options of 1 or 0.
2. The bina... | 2019/09/24 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/129794",
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] | Your customers don't have to understand your name. Your customers don't have to understand your logo. Your customers do have to remember both. To make it easier to remember you'll typically make a logo that relates to the name.
The most important thing though is that its memorable. Any reasoning behind it quite honest... | Yes, customers need to understand a logo, especially with a new first-contact, never-seen-this-before logo. They will — in time — recognize it after seeing it repeatedly, but it still needs to make sense for anyone looking at it for the first time. Some possible reactions looking at your "idea":
* is this really a "b"... |
129,794 | I'm trying to come up with a logo for a web devlopment freelance company called Two-Bit Studios. The logo concept that I came up with involves a 1 and 0 combined to make a lowercase 'b'.
To me as a developer, this makes sense in many ways.
1. "bits" are just binary digits with the only options of 1 or 0.
2. The bina... | 2019/09/24 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/129794",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
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] | Your customers don't have to understand your name. Your customers don't have to understand your logo. Your customers do have to remember both. To make it easier to remember you'll typically make a logo that relates to the name.
The most important thing though is that its memorable. Any reasoning behind it quite honest... | You're making a common novice mistake. Trying to be clever and not having the execution skills to follow through. You also don't need a symbol for such a short name, and the 1 in the symbol for a company which actually has a 2 in the name is begging for confusion.
A word mark would be the best approach, so just spell ... |
129,794 | I'm trying to come up with a logo for a web devlopment freelance company called Two-Bit Studios. The logo concept that I came up with involves a 1 and 0 combined to make a lowercase 'b'.
To me as a developer, this makes sense in many ways.
1. "bits" are just binary digits with the only options of 1 or 0.
2. The bina... | 2019/09/24 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/129794",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
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] | Your customers don't have to understand your name. Your customers don't have to understand your logo. Your customers do have to remember both. To make it easier to remember you'll typically make a logo that relates to the name.
The most important thing though is that its memorable. Any reasoning behind it quite honest... | Okay I'll supply my short, image free, answer ... :)
No, it is not *inherently* bad if the underlying meaning of any logo is not picked up on in a conscious manner.
Logos don't have to consciously convey *anything*... it's all about subconscious interpretation. As long as the impression the logo makes is **favorable*... |
592,269 | There is only one example I can think of, but I am looking for an alternative.
Scene is a character deciding that a discussion isn’t going towards the conclusion he is looking for, so he suddenly decides to “switch gears.”
“Change tactics” could also apply but it is not what I’m looking for. | 2022/07/21 | [
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] | Some suggestions:
* "*[Change tack](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change-tack)*": to try a different method to deal with the same problem
* "*[Try a different tack](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-change-tack)*": see above
* "*[Switch up](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/d... | You appear to be looking for a Path metaphor. "Changing the subject" is usually interpreted as changing the direction of a conversation. So any term that indicates motion along a designated Path will be interpreted that way.
You see it in *taking a tack*, which means altering the direction of a ship by maneuvering the... |
592,269 | There is only one example I can think of, but I am looking for an alternative.
Scene is a character deciding that a discussion isn’t going towards the conclusion he is looking for, so he suddenly decides to “switch gears.”
“Change tactics” could also apply but it is not what I’m looking for. | 2022/07/21 | [
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] | Some suggestions:
* "*[Change tack](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change-tack)*": to try a different method to deal with the same problem
* "*[Try a different tack](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-change-tack)*": see above
* "*[Switch up](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/d... | **Pivot** works well in this context. From [Merriam Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pivot)
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1,173,234 | I was just wondering about the considerations to be followed while packing items (int, float, unions, etc) in a C structure (C struct definition ) that would allow the compiler to further optimize it.
I would like to know whether there are any guidelines that one should follow e.g. adding items to the structure in an... | 2009/07/23 | [
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] | If you can compile your code under gcc, you might be able to use [pahole](http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/acme/pahole.git;a=summary) to find structures that can be improved, and automatically repack them.
Here are a couple of articles about pahole that might help you:
* <http://lwn.net/Articles/206805/>
* <... | If you really want to minimize space, order things from largest alignment to smallest. That should guarantee that you will get minimal padding. |
1,173,234 | I was just wondering about the considerations to be followed while packing items (int, float, unions, etc) in a C structure (C struct definition ) that would allow the compiler to further optimize it.
I would like to know whether there are any guidelines that one should follow e.g. adding items to the structure in an... | 2009/07/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1173234",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | If you really want to minimize space, order things from largest alignment to smallest. That should guarantee that you will get minimal padding. | What are the requirements for your program? How many elements would you have? What kind of structures?
For example, if you have struct with several elements, and you need to traverse the array of such elements searching for something, then it is better to do not array of structs, but to do struct of arrays. That's bec... |
1,173,234 | I was just wondering about the considerations to be followed while packing items (int, float, unions, etc) in a C structure (C struct definition ) that would allow the compiler to further optimize it.
I would like to know whether there are any guidelines that one should follow e.g. adding items to the structure in an... | 2009/07/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1173234",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/143897/"
] | If you can compile your code under gcc, you might be able to use [pahole](http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/acme/pahole.git;a=summary) to find structures that can be improved, and automatically repack them.
Here are a couple of articles about pahole that might help you:
* <http://lwn.net/Articles/206805/>
* <... | What are the requirements for your program? How many elements would you have? What kind of structures?
For example, if you have struct with several elements, and you need to traverse the array of such elements searching for something, then it is better to do not array of structs, but to do struct of arrays. That's bec... |
5,966 | I have black-white image which I use to generate particles and now I want to make particle colors similar to the original image (3). So in the end where should be some particles in color blue, some in green etc.. Is it possible to do this?
 | 2014/01/03 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/5966",
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] | Yes, but only using the Blender Internal renderer.
(Cycles doesn't render halos, and when rendering particles as an object, the particles take on the material of the original mesh, rather than the material of the emitter.)
That being said, this is how you can do it with the BI renderer:
Add a new material to the emi... | You can do this in cycles also, when using the UV coordinate texture node, make sure to click 'from dupli' |
85,270 | I am currently planning a thesis that involve scanning fingerprints and storing the data in a database. The problem is that I do not know if it is possible for me/us to get the fingerprint data or variables scanned by the fingerprint scanner.
I tried searching on google, of course, but I don't see any information on h... | 2021/07/22 | [
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] | There is a discussion thread on [Quora](https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-fingerprint-scanners-that-provide-raw-images-as-output) discussing finger print scanners that provide raw output. The Quora author recommends a [Futronic](https://www.futronic-tech.com/pro-detail.php?pro_id=1535) device which comes with an API ... | Echoing my comment on SO with more information:
Commercial fingerprint sensors like [this one](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32847055230.html) do local store and compare and do not expose the actual image or binary signature. What they transmit to the microcontroller are ID's and match success.
If you need the bina... |
85,270 | I am currently planning a thesis that involve scanning fingerprints and storing the data in a database. The problem is that I do not know if it is possible for me/us to get the fingerprint data or variables scanned by the fingerprint scanner.
I tried searching on google, of course, but I don't see any information on h... | 2021/07/22 | [
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] | I'm a software engineer that works with biometric sensors. The answer is, it will vary **greatly** depending on the scanner you've chosen. Some hardware solutions have built-in subject enrollment and database matching; some simply collect an image and return it in an appropriate format- sometimes an image file (e.g. PN... | Echoing my comment on SO with more information:
Commercial fingerprint sensors like [this one](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32847055230.html) do local store and compare and do not expose the actual image or binary signature. What they transmit to the microcontroller are ID's and match success.
If you need the bina... |
85,270 | I am currently planning a thesis that involve scanning fingerprints and storing the data in a database. The problem is that I do not know if it is possible for me/us to get the fingerprint data or variables scanned by the fingerprint scanner.
I tried searching on google, of course, but I don't see any information on h... | 2021/07/22 | [
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] | I'm a software engineer that works with biometric sensors. The answer is, it will vary **greatly** depending on the scanner you've chosen. Some hardware solutions have built-in subject enrollment and database matching; some simply collect an image and return it in an appropriate format- sometimes an image file (e.g. PN... | There is a discussion thread on [Quora](https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-fingerprint-scanners-that-provide-raw-images-as-output) discussing finger print scanners that provide raw output. The Quora author recommends a [Futronic](https://www.futronic-tech.com/pro-detail.php?pro_id=1535) device which comes with an API ... |
13,270,037 | I'm using JAXBContext to unmarshall a XML string. But my code is failing if the string contains '&' character inside a tag. But I need to preserve the value as such.
How can I do this? | 2012/11/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13270037",
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] | You may find useful the following link:
<http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/tkb/articleprintpage/tkb-id/java_dev@tkb/article-id/656> | BlackBerry 10 has excellent support for NFC. I would start by [taking at the look at the documentation](http://developer.blackberry.com/native/documentation/cascades/device_comm/nfc/):
Also, there is a 6 part series of articles on the BlackBerry Developer Blog which goes through all the main aspects of developing an ... |
19,952 | I'm wondering what the Buddha said about **spiritual friendship with the Buddha himself**. From [SN 45.2](https://suttacentral.net/en/sn45.2):
>
> By the following method too, Ānanda, it may be understood how the
> entire holy life is good friendship, good companionship, good
> comradeship: by relying upon me as a ... | 2017/04/04 | [
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] | Kalyana-Mitta, ‘Noble or Good Friend’, is called a person who is fully established in this Dhamma Path, and who walks the Noble Eightfold Path, and who is the mentor and friend of his friend, or associate, or fellow traveler in this Path, ‘wishing for her/his welfare and concerned with her/his progress.
Ananda, one of... | I believe "spiritual friendship" is a translation from Pali "Kalyāṇa-mittatā". Kalyāṇa could also mean beautiful, graceful. ( Lady Visaka was said to possess pañca-kalyani (five physical beauties, beautiful hair, teeth , etc.). Most obvious text I can think of is from number 1 and 2 from 38 blessings. Good friends will... |
19,952 | I'm wondering what the Buddha said about **spiritual friendship with the Buddha himself**. From [SN 45.2](https://suttacentral.net/en/sn45.2):
>
> By the following method too, Ānanda, it may be understood how the
> entire holy life is good friendship, good companionship, good
> comradeship: by relying upon me as a ... | 2017/04/04 | [
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] | I believe "spiritual friendship" is a translation from Pali "Kalyāṇa-mittatā". Kalyāṇa could also mean beautiful, graceful. ( Lady Visaka was said to possess pañca-kalyani (five physical beauties, beautiful hair, teeth , etc.). Most obvious text I can think of is from number 1 and 2 from 38 blessings. Good friends will... | The important sentence in SN 45.2 is:
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> *When a bhikkhu has a good friend, a good companion, a good comrade, it is to be **expected that he will develop and cultivate the Noble
> Eightfold Path**.*
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rather than:
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> *It is in dependence on me (the Buddha) as an admirable friend that beings*
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... |
19,952 | I'm wondering what the Buddha said about **spiritual friendship with the Buddha himself**. From [SN 45.2](https://suttacentral.net/en/sn45.2):
>
> By the following method too, Ānanda, it may be understood how the
> entire holy life is good friendship, good companionship, good
> comradeship: by relying upon me as a ... | 2017/04/04 | [
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] | Kalyana-Mitta, ‘Noble or Good Friend’, is called a person who is fully established in this Dhamma Path, and who walks the Noble Eightfold Path, and who is the mentor and friend of his friend, or associate, or fellow traveler in this Path, ‘wishing for her/his welfare and concerned with her/his progress.
Ananda, one of... | One would find the answer in the quoted sutta [SN 45.2](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/sn/sn45/sn45.002.than_en.html) it self, in the case it was not seen:
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> "And through this line of reasoning one may know how admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is actually the whole of... |
19,952 | I'm wondering what the Buddha said about **spiritual friendship with the Buddha himself**. From [SN 45.2](https://suttacentral.net/en/sn45.2):
>
> By the following method too, Ānanda, it may be understood how the
> entire holy life is good friendship, good companionship, good
> comradeship: by relying upon me as a ... | 2017/04/04 | [
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] | Kalyana-Mitta, ‘Noble or Good Friend’, is called a person who is fully established in this Dhamma Path, and who walks the Noble Eightfold Path, and who is the mentor and friend of his friend, or associate, or fellow traveler in this Path, ‘wishing for her/his welfare and concerned with her/his progress.
Ananda, one of... | The important sentence in SN 45.2 is:
>
> *When a bhikkhu has a good friend, a good companion, a good comrade, it is to be **expected that he will develop and cultivate the Noble
> Eightfold Path**.*
>
>
>
rather than:
>
> *It is in dependence on me (the Buddha) as an admirable friend that beings*
>
>
>
... |
19,952 | I'm wondering what the Buddha said about **spiritual friendship with the Buddha himself**. From [SN 45.2](https://suttacentral.net/en/sn45.2):
>
> By the following method too, Ānanda, it may be understood how the
> entire holy life is good friendship, good companionship, good
> comradeship: by relying upon me as a ... | 2017/04/04 | [
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"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | One would find the answer in the quoted sutta [SN 45.2](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/sn/sn45/sn45.002.than_en.html) it self, in the case it was not seen:
>
> "And through this line of reasoning one may know how admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is actually the whole of... | The important sentence in SN 45.2 is:
>
> *When a bhikkhu has a good friend, a good companion, a good comrade, it is to be **expected that he will develop and cultivate the Noble
> Eightfold Path**.*
>
>
>
rather than:
>
> *It is in dependence on me (the Buddha) as an admirable friend that beings*
>
>
>
... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
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] | Local here, have lived in Amsterdam for just over a year and a half, through the cold wet winter. I'm not a Dutchie, but have embraced the fiets lifestyle here.
Let me just say that the jeans you get in Amsterdam are the same as what you would buy anywhere else. I ride in Levis 511 jeans every day and have no problems... | It's just working. I do have proper biking pants, but I found that especially on more rough terrain (MTB, Enduro, Trail...) I often simply wear my Levis 501, both uphill and downhill, to avoid problems with twigs slashing either the trousers or my skin. No problems, so far, it feels perfectly fine. |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
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] | Local here, have lived in Amsterdam for just over a year and a half, through the cold wet winter. I'm not a Dutchie, but have embraced the fiets lifestyle here.
Let me just say that the jeans you get in Amsterdam are the same as what you would buy anywhere else. I ride in Levis 511 jeans every day and have no problems... | There are sometimes heavy rains but most often it is only drizzling. Furthermore, there is no such thing as a whole day rain. It can rain several times half an hour per day and in between your cloth can dry out. Last but not least you can sit high (your foot is almost straight when pedalling) and you hold the handle by... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
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] | I've never been to Amsterdam, but I do remember reading a comment by someone from there once about what it was like. He said that people there tend to ride at a more leisurely pace, and everyone from all walks of life ride bikes. It's just ordinary people riding around to get to places.
In contrast, in non-cycle-frien... | I will take the liberty to interpret the question slightly more broadly, on how bicycles are adapted for riding in ordinary clothes. Apart from raingear, I've never changed clothes for cycling in my life (not when I went on a 700 km bike tour either).
Skirt guard / coat guard
========================
You don't really... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/58111",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/26265/"
] | Local here, have lived in Amsterdam for just over a year and a half, through the cold wet winter. I'm not a Dutchie, but have embraced the fiets lifestyle here.
Let me just say that the jeans you get in Amsterdam are the same as what you would buy anywhere else. I ride in Levis 511 jeans every day and have no problems... | In Australia it has seeped into our culture, unfortunately, that riding a bike is a sporting activity, which should be done in appropriate cycling attire, preferably in packs, and with some aggression. I'm exaggerating of course, but it is "a thing". The question is probably coming from a similar perspective. Even thou... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/58111",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/26265/"
] | In places where there are lots of bikes, most people who are riding them are making short journeys purely for transport. For a short ride of a few kilometers, it really doesn't matter what you're wearing. Any clothes that are comfortable to wear in general will be comfortable to wear on a bike for fifteen minutes.
Peo... | There are sometimes heavy rains but most often it is only drizzling. Furthermore, there is no such thing as a whole day rain. It can rain several times half an hour per day and in between your cloth can dry out. Last but not least you can sit high (your foot is almost straight when pedalling) and you hold the handle by... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/58111",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/26265/"
] | I will take the liberty to interpret the question slightly more broadly, on how bicycles are adapted for riding in ordinary clothes. Apart from raingear, I've never changed clothes for cycling in my life (not when I went on a 700 km bike tour either).
Skirt guard / coat guard
========================
You don't really... | In Australia it has seeped into our culture, unfortunately, that riding a bike is a sporting activity, which should be done in appropriate cycling attire, preferably in packs, and with some aggression. I'm exaggerating of course, but it is "a thing". The question is probably coming from a similar perspective. Even thou... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/58111",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/26265/"
] | I've never been to Amsterdam, but I do remember reading a comment by someone from there once about what it was like. He said that people there tend to ride at a more leisurely pace, and everyone from all walks of life ride bikes. It's just ordinary people riding around to get to places.
In contrast, in non-cycle-frien... | One of the more significant differences between a dutch city bike and a performance-focused road bike is the saddle.
Saddles for transport tend to be larger and softer. That way not having padding isn't nearly as bad because the padding is built into the saddle.
The chain is always protected by a guard to avoid loos... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/58111",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/26265/"
] | In places where there are lots of bikes, most people who are riding them are making short journeys purely for transport. For a short ride of a few kilometers, it really doesn't matter what you're wearing. Any clothes that are comfortable to wear in general will be comfortable to wear on a bike for fifteen minutes.
Peo... | It's just working. I do have proper biking pants, but I found that especially on more rough terrain (MTB, Enduro, Trail...) I often simply wear my Levis 501, both uphill and downhill, to avoid problems with twigs slashing either the trousers or my skin. No problems, so far, it feels perfectly fine. |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/58111",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/26265/"
] | Local here, have lived in Amsterdam for just over a year and a half, through the cold wet winter. I'm not a Dutchie, but have embraced the fiets lifestyle here.
Let me just say that the jeans you get in Amsterdam are the same as what you would buy anywhere else. I ride in Levis 511 jeans every day and have no problems... | You are surely aware that there is an industry out there that tries to sell you things you only marginally 'need' - *special clothing for any sport* is not unaffected by that.
There is certainly a gain by wearing special cloth (and shoes) while biking, but unless you are seriously exercising or training for a competit... |
58,111 | What makes the bicycles in Amsterdam suitable for riding with jeans on?
The Dutch are known to wear regular clothes while cycling rather than cycling specific clothing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Eu4L5.png)
In cycling fo... | 2018/11/17 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/58111",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/26265/"
] | You are surely aware that there is an industry out there that tries to sell you things you only marginally 'need' - *special clothing for any sport* is not unaffected by that.
There is certainly a gain by wearing special cloth (and shoes) while biking, but unless you are seriously exercising or training for a competit... | One of the more significant differences between a dutch city bike and a performance-focused road bike is the saddle.
Saddles for transport tend to be larger and softer. That way not having padding isn't nearly as bad because the padding is built into the saddle.
The chain is always protected by a guard to avoid loos... |
4,091 | I know a lot of users don't like them, but that's quite absurd and disrespectful to the users who do. And it's more absurd to change the rules retrospectively, deleting an entire (helpful) archive of id questions.
Because some say won't delete them, here's what was said in that regard
>
> Closing all existing quest... | 2018/01/04 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4091",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/24398/"
] | >
> I didn't see that since I don't check Meta
>
>
>
Sorry if this is harsh to hear but that's your fault.
* the Meta Question *["Check in on Identification questions"](https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/q/4054/4297)* was posted Nov 27 '17 at 16:57
+ the first answer was posted Nov 28 '17 at 15:26 by iandotke... | I was reading up on this topic and also asked an Id question myself. I contribute to several groups. My intention is not stride but an objective view.
First: Meta stands for objectiveness looking from a different angle. In the answer above one states that it’s about voting. But it is not it is merely a method of allo... |
27,016 | While I was reading the paper "[*Grounded Action Transformation for Robot Learning in Simulation*](https://www.cs.utexas.edu/%7Epstone/Papers/bib2html/b2hd-AAAI17-Hanna.html)", I came across the term "policy". Could someone explain to me what that actually is (in general and in the particular context of the paper)? | 2018/01/25 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/27016",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
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] | A policy is a state-action mapping. A 'state' is a formalism used in AI that represents the state of the world, i.e. what the agent's idea of the world is. The action is, naturally, what action it should take in that state. A policy just maps states to actions.
One of the basic problems in AI is how to maximize rewar... | A policy is a mapping from "states" (images, joint angles, robot position) to "actions" (joint positions, joint torques, options). In that paper, the parameterized policy used is a mapping from states (robot state, joint angles and joint velocities from a state observer) to actions (target joint positions) of the robot... |
27,016 | While I was reading the paper "[*Grounded Action Transformation for Robot Learning in Simulation*](https://www.cs.utexas.edu/%7Epstone/Papers/bib2html/b2hd-AAAI17-Hanna.html)", I came across the term "policy". Could someone explain to me what that actually is (in general and in the particular context of the paper)? | 2018/01/25 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/27016",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/45147/"
] | It's not so much a machine learning term as it is a *control theory* term. A "control policy" is a heuristic that suggests a particular set of actions in response to the current state of the agent (in your case, a robot) and the environment. In the case of reinforcement learning, a policy is parameterized by the networ... | A policy is a mapping from "states" (images, joint angles, robot position) to "actions" (joint positions, joint torques, options). In that paper, the parameterized policy used is a mapping from states (robot state, joint angles and joint velocities from a state observer) to actions (target joint positions) of the robot... |
43,252 | A friend and I were discussing this situation:
Player A attacks with all creatures, opponent (player B) have no blockers and gonna be lethal. Before damage step, player B plays Opt, resolves, and draw a Terminus. He reveals it, so miracle triggers go to stack. In response, before the miracle triggers resolve, player A... | 2018/08/22 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/43252",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/23002/"
] | **No, Terminus could not be played here**
As you already suspect, that the Terminus is a new object at the end of the sequence of plays you describe. It's still in playerB's hand where the miracle trigger would expect it, but it's a new object regardless, because it changed zones.
>
> 400.7. An object that moves fro... | According to an [older thread](https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/magic-rulings-archives/304060-judge-ruling-on-miracle?comment=22) in the mtg-salvations forum (posting #22 and #23) player B can't cast it after it was exiled, since it changed zones and therefore is considered a new obj... |
102,608 | I tried loggin into an SSH server via Nautilus' "Connect to Server" feature by just leaving the password blank, but that didn't work.
How do I connect to my server using the key I have on my system? | 2012/02/08 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/102608",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/1067/"
] | Instead of entering the username in the fields below, you'll have to prepend `user@` to the server address and leave both username and password blank:
 | I had this issue when I stopped using Unity and switched to Gnome3 as my machine crawled along despite being way above spec with Unity.
Anyway, I first removed my ~/.ssh/known\_hosts file to ensure it wasn't a fingerprint issue. It was not so I don't think this step was necessary.
I then tried (just for the hell of i... |
602,714 | In Self-Reliance by Emerson, the online texts I have found say:
>
> He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer
> kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of the rower kneeling
> with the stroke of his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature,
> though for cheap ends. Caratach, in Fletche... | 2023/02/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/602714",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/472934/"
] | >
> [Andraste, also known as Andrasta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andraste#:%7E:text=Andraste%2C%20also%20known%20as%20Andrasta,of%20Britain%20in%20AD%2060.), was, according to the Roman historian Dio Cassius, an Icenic war goddess invoked by Boudica in her fight against the Roman occupation of Britain in AD 60.
> ... | From Google search:
[UChicgago journals](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/691606)
"In John Fletcher’s dramatization of ancient Britain’s martial struggle against Roman conquest, Caratach, the British general, invokes **Andate** before a decisive battle."
I think that "Audate" may be a misspelling.... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | The second definition in dictionary.reference.com is a "cultural reference":
>
> salt of the earth in Culture
>
>
> ### salt of the Earth definition
>
>
> Basic, fundamental goodness; the phrase can be used to describe any simple, good person: “I like Mary: she's reliable, trustworthy, and straightforward; she's ... | It is important here to separate the meaning of the phrase, in the narrow sense of *meaning*, from the meaning, in a broad sense of that word, that it gets from the social setting in which it is used. The phrase *salt of the earth* metaphorically denotes somebody who embodies the values that were alluded to in the bibl... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | The second definition in dictionary.reference.com is a "cultural reference":
>
> salt of the earth in Culture
>
>
> ### salt of the Earth definition
>
>
> Basic, fundamental goodness; the phrase can be used to describe any simple, good person: “I like Mary: she's reliable, trustworthy, and straightforward; she's ... | The only thing that distinguishes the two definitions (really just one definition there, think again!) is the definite article.
*He is a nice person, salt of the earth!* --> stating the quality of the person. (def. 2)
On the other hand,
*He is a nice person, **the** salt of the earth!* --> denoting the person as... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | The only thing that distinguishes the two definitions (really just one definition there, think again!) is the definite article.
*He is a nice person, salt of the earth!* --> stating the quality of the person. (def. 2)
On the other hand,
*He is a nice person, **the** salt of the earth!* --> denoting the person as... | It is important here to separate the meaning of the phrase, in the narrow sense of *meaning*, from the meaning, in a broad sense of that word, that it gets from the social setting in which it is used. The phrase *salt of the earth* metaphorically denotes somebody who embodies the values that were alluded to in the bibl... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | It is important here to separate the meaning of the phrase, in the narrow sense of *meaning*, from the meaning, in a broad sense of that word, that it gets from the social setting in which it is used. The phrase *salt of the earth* metaphorically denotes somebody who embodies the values that were alluded to in the bibl... | Whoa, when did everyone start worrying that being described as a simple, good person was not a compliment?? Would you rather be called complicated and bad? Being called the salt of the earth is one of the highest compliments you will ever receive. It was used in the Bible to connote the value the person, (as in very va... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | If a word or expression can be taken one of two ways, but you meant it as a compliment, chances are it will be interepreted as a compliment. If someone called me *the salt of the earth,* I probably wouldn't stay up at night tossing and turning, wondering if I had just been called a simpleton, and fretting because I sho... | Yes, "salt of the earth" would refer to one's moral goodness - but it's also a phrase that has class connotations: I think we are far more likely to compliment a hardworking labourer as "salt of the earth" than a well-educated white-collar professional. "Salt of the earth" had class connotations in Jesus's day (he was ... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | Yes, "salt of the earth" would refer to one's moral goodness - but it's also a phrase that has class connotations: I think we are far more likely to compliment a hardworking labourer as "salt of the earth" than a well-educated white-collar professional. "Salt of the earth" had class connotations in Jesus's day (he was ... | It is important here to separate the meaning of the phrase, in the narrow sense of *meaning*, from the meaning, in a broad sense of that word, that it gets from the social setting in which it is used. The phrase *salt of the earth* metaphorically denotes somebody who embodies the values that were alluded to in the bibl... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | Yes, "salt of the earth" would refer to one's moral goodness - but it's also a phrase that has class connotations: I think we are far more likely to compliment a hardworking labourer as "salt of the earth" than a well-educated white-collar professional. "Salt of the earth" had class connotations in Jesus's day (he was ... | The only thing that distinguishes the two definitions (really just one definition there, think again!) is the definite article.
*He is a nice person, salt of the earth!* --> stating the quality of the person. (def. 2)
On the other hand,
*He is a nice person, **the** salt of the earth!* --> denoting the person as... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | Yes, "salt of the earth" would refer to one's moral goodness - but it's also a phrase that has class connotations: I think we are far more likely to compliment a hardworking labourer as "salt of the earth" than a well-educated white-collar professional. "Salt of the earth" had class connotations in Jesus's day (he was ... | The second definition in dictionary.reference.com is a "cultural reference":
>
> salt of the earth in Culture
>
>
> ### salt of the Earth definition
>
>
> Basic, fundamental goodness; the phrase can be used to describe any simple, good person: “I like Mary: she's reliable, trustworthy, and straightforward; she's ... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | If a word or expression can be taken one of two ways, but you meant it as a compliment, chances are it will be interepreted as a compliment. If someone called me *the salt of the earth,* I probably wouldn't stay up at night tossing and turning, wondering if I had just been called a simpleton, and fretting because I sho... | The second definition in dictionary.reference.com is a "cultural reference":
>
> salt of the earth in Culture
>
>
> ### salt of the Earth definition
>
>
> Basic, fundamental goodness; the phrase can be used to describe any simple, good person: “I like Mary: she's reliable, trustworthy, and straightforward; she's ... |
216,443 | I called my friend "salt of the earth" recently. I meant it in the best way possible - he is representative of moral goodness.
But when I looked up the definition, I became a bit uncertain of my usage. I found two definitions:
---
1. an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest element... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216443",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/39407/"
] | If a word or expression can be taken one of two ways, but you meant it as a compliment, chances are it will be interepreted as a compliment. If someone called me *the salt of the earth,* I probably wouldn't stay up at night tossing and turning, wondering if I had just been called a simpleton, and fretting because I sho... | The only thing that distinguishes the two definitions (really just one definition there, think again!) is the definite article.
*He is a nice person, salt of the earth!* --> stating the quality of the person. (def. 2)
On the other hand,
*He is a nice person, **the** salt of the earth!* --> denoting the person as... |
94,005 | I noticed in several movies and video games (from the top of my head - The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls) that when a guy tells a girl "You are special" it actually means that he likes her.
Do I right understand that it's some sort of magic phrase specially for such cases? Do people in all countries understand it or s... | 2016/06/17 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/94005",
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] | This isn't a particular phrase at all. It just means what it means, that she is **different** (in a good or a bad way, depending on the context).
It can very well mean that he likes her, or that she's plain retarded, depending on the sentences before that one and after.
You can even say:
>
> You are special to me.... | Yes,You understood its right meaning..it don't have any double meaning.
I think people in almost all countries use this sentence to convey someone(Not necessary to girl you like only) their feelings.to let them know about their importance.
I think this magical phrase could be easily understand by that person also eve... |
306,845 | This is related to [this question](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/34862/are-noise-cancelling-headsets-safe) on Aviation.SE about noise cancelling headsets.
We know that soundwaves can be superimposed on each other. Therefore, by taking an existing sound wave and producing a second wave which is exactly i... | 2017/01/22 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/306845",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/73453/"
] | The speaker mimics a black body radiator/absorber. If the speaker were 100% efficient and the impedance between the diaphragm and air perfectly matched, then no power need be sent to the speaker and all the sound power would return to the circuit driving the speakers, where its up to the design of the circuit what to d... | The sum will be zero (in the ideal case) on the side of the listener only. What happens in every other directions is a different story.
Sound waves will be reflected by the casing of the headphones in many directions. The energy is ultimately dissipated as heat as the wave travels through the viscous air.
Some is lo... |
306,845 | This is related to [this question](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/34862/are-noise-cancelling-headsets-safe) on Aviation.SE about noise cancelling headsets.
We know that soundwaves can be superimposed on each other. Therefore, by taking an existing sound wave and producing a second wave which is exactly i... | 2017/01/22 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/306845",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | The speaker mimics a black body radiator/absorber. If the speaker were 100% efficient and the impedance between the diaphragm and air perfectly matched, then no power need be sent to the speaker and all the sound power would return to the circuit driving the speakers, where its up to the design of the circuit what to d... | Sound waves are by their nature longitudinal so they can be visualised as invisible springs in the gaps of each individual air molecule that carries the energy signature along its direction of travel and ultimately at the end of its journey through the passage of air is acoustically converted into an electric signal by... |
33,089 | Can I redirect the audio output of a mixer track to another mixer track ?
There is send to Insert XX. But it also sends the sound to Master. I want to route the sound completely to an insert track I choose.
I expected the "Out" select dropdown to have a list of mixer tracks where to route the audio, but it only shows... | 2014/12/24 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/33089",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you're using FL12, you can right click on the upward facing arrow on what channel you want to send it to, at the bottom of each mixer strip, and choose "Route to this track only" or "Sidechain to this track only".
<https://gyazo.com/c0e86bc9654fbb37742349429560a5d6> | You can, turn off the arrow under the main channel. this will stop routing the output to the main track. |
33,089 | Can I redirect the audio output of a mixer track to another mixer track ?
There is send to Insert XX. But it also sends the sound to Master. I want to route the sound completely to an insert track I choose.
I expected the "Out" select dropdown to have a list of mixer tracks where to route the audio, but it only shows... | 2014/12/24 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/33089",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/12620/"
] | If you're using FL12, you can right click on the upward facing arrow on what channel you want to send it to, at the bottom of each mixer strip, and choose "Route to this track only" or "Sidechain to this track only".
<https://gyazo.com/c0e86bc9654fbb37742349429560a5d6> | **Remove from master**
Select a track like insert 1 in the picture. You will see that a Send Indicator is lit below the master track and insert 1. Click on the Send Indicator on the master track to remove the routing between insert 1 and the master track.
**Route to custom track**
Simply select a track like insert 1... |
3,356,255 | I know there are ways to automate SQL Server "unit tests." But my question is slightly different.
When validating requirements we write a series of SQL Scripts that basically return nothing if success.
So basically its like
1. Execute Query
2. Execute another Query
3. Run SSIS Package
4. Run Query.
And example w... | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3356255",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | Its unclear to me whether your question is about unit testing ssis the business rules inside an ssis package or if that is just a means to an end perhaps this is useful:
<http://ssisunit.codeplex.com/>
Most xUnit frameworks support setup and teardown structure. I think what you would want is to use the setup portion ... | You could write an SSIS package that executes all these steps.
Create a variable called myResult. View >> Other windows >> variables. Be sure you are at the control flow level of the package and not clicked into some task/step. You want this variable scoped to the package level. Give it Int32 data type and set the def... |
3,356,255 | I know there are ways to automate SQL Server "unit tests." But my question is slightly different.
When validating requirements we write a series of SQL Scripts that basically return nothing if success.
So basically its like
1. Execute Query
2. Execute another Query
3. Run SSIS Package
4. Run Query.
And example w... | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3356255",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/256793/"
] | Its unclear to me whether your question is about unit testing ssis the business rules inside an ssis package or if that is just a means to an end perhaps this is useful:
<http://ssisunit.codeplex.com/>
Most xUnit frameworks support setup and teardown structure. I think what you would want is to use the setup portion ... | After about a months worth of research there is no OTS program out there that does what this question asks about.
We were looking for a tool set that allows for you to define how to validate a requirement. In our case we needed a generic routine to execute SQL Scripts, Load Data, and Run SSIS packages and the only wa... |
116,783 | Barry has already proven that he can run fast enough to open a time portal, and he can grab or carry people/large items while running.
In *The Reverse-Flash Returns* (S02E11), Barry and
>
> The Reverse-Flash
>
>
>
need to open a time portal for Barry to throw him through.
Why do *both* of them run around in c... | 2016/01/29 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/116783",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5184/"
] | In the episode, it's stated that Flash and the other speedster must work together, adding Barry's speed to the other's, in order to open a time portal.
As you noted, Barry's been able to open time portals on his own before; however, as the earlier respondent stated, this was never something that he'd done on purpose (... | The times when Barry ran fast enough to go backwards in time was when he was running away from or trying to prevent a catastrophic event which would kill thousands of people.
Not only did he have to open a stable portal into the future, he also had to do so without being full of adrenaline.
There's also nothing to hi... |
116,783 | Barry has already proven that he can run fast enough to open a time portal, and he can grab or carry people/large items while running.
In *The Reverse-Flash Returns* (S02E11), Barry and
>
> The Reverse-Flash
>
>
>
need to open a time portal for Barry to throw him through.
Why do *both* of them run around in c... | 2016/01/29 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/116783",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5184/"
] | Barry, by himself, only has the ability to run into the past. He needs the help of another speedster to run into the future. In the show it is not explained why or how it works. It might be that he cannot create enough speed force to make a portal to the future.
>
> In season 3 we see Barry run into the future, with ... | The times when Barry ran fast enough to go backwards in time was when he was running away from or trying to prevent a catastrophic event which would kill thousands of people.
Not only did he have to open a stable portal into the future, he also had to do so without being full of adrenaline.
There's also nothing to hi... |
331 | **TLDR: What sources of legislation are valid in Shia Islam?** Given that Shia Islam varies greatly (asharis vs. rafidees). I will explain by an analogy in Sunni Islam what I'm looking for.
In Sunni Islam, there is consensus that you derive rulings from the following sources (in order, because of their strength of the... | 2012/06/21 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/331",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/7/"
] | For [Twelver Shia or the Ithnā'ashariyyah'](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia#Twelver), it is:
1. [Qur'an](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran)
2. [Hadith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith)
3. [Aql](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aql) (intellect)
4. [Ijma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijma)
As for the difference b... | Most of Shia scholars:
Quran, Sunnah, Ijma, Aql (Logic and reasoning)
In Shia the Qiyas is not accepted and Imam Sadiq S.A said the first who did Qiyas was Satan when he said to God: you created Adam from soil and created me from fire SO I am better than him.
There are many interesting arguments between Imam Sadiq (... |
331 | **TLDR: What sources of legislation are valid in Shia Islam?** Given that Shia Islam varies greatly (asharis vs. rafidees). I will explain by an analogy in Sunni Islam what I'm looking for.
In Sunni Islam, there is consensus that you derive rulings from the following sources (in order, because of their strength of the... | 2012/06/21 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/331",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/7/"
] | Most of Shia scholars:
Quran, Sunnah, Ijma, Aql (Logic and reasoning)
In Shia the Qiyas is not accepted and Imam Sadiq S.A said the first who did Qiyas was Satan when he said to God: you created Adam from soil and created me from fire SO I am better than him.
There are many interesting arguments between Imam Sadiq (... | The primary Sources of Shia Islamic Law are:
1. **The Qur'an** (the word of Allah). From the authenticity and credibility view point the Qur'an is at the highest level, but the problem implies the meaning and interpretation of the Qur'an.
2. **Sunnah (the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad and the infallible Imam... |
331 | **TLDR: What sources of legislation are valid in Shia Islam?** Given that Shia Islam varies greatly (asharis vs. rafidees). I will explain by an analogy in Sunni Islam what I'm looking for.
In Sunni Islam, there is consensus that you derive rulings from the following sources (in order, because of their strength of the... | 2012/06/21 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/331",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/7/"
] | For [Twelver Shia or the Ithnā'ashariyyah'](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia#Twelver), it is:
1. [Qur'an](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran)
2. [Hadith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith)
3. [Aql](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aql) (intellect)
4. [Ijma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijma)
As for the difference b... | In Shi'ite Islam Qiyaas (making analogy) is forbidden, and instead Aghl (intellect) is substituted and also Ahadith are also provided from all the 14 infallibles A.S., as already stated by the other members.
Note that Qiyaas and Aghl are both devolved to Muslims not being infallible. These are required as to find the ... |
331 | **TLDR: What sources of legislation are valid in Shia Islam?** Given that Shia Islam varies greatly (asharis vs. rafidees). I will explain by an analogy in Sunni Islam what I'm looking for.
In Sunni Islam, there is consensus that you derive rulings from the following sources (in order, because of their strength of the... | 2012/06/21 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/331",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/7/"
] | For [Twelver Shia or the Ithnā'ashariyyah'](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia#Twelver), it is:
1. [Qur'an](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran)
2. [Hadith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith)
3. [Aql](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aql) (intellect)
4. [Ijma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijma)
As for the difference b... | The primary Sources of Shia Islamic Law are:
1. **The Qur'an** (the word of Allah). From the authenticity and credibility view point the Qur'an is at the highest level, but the problem implies the meaning and interpretation of the Qur'an.
2. **Sunnah (the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad and the infallible Imam... |
331 | **TLDR: What sources of legislation are valid in Shia Islam?** Given that Shia Islam varies greatly (asharis vs. rafidees). I will explain by an analogy in Sunni Islam what I'm looking for.
In Sunni Islam, there is consensus that you derive rulings from the following sources (in order, because of their strength of the... | 2012/06/21 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/331",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/7/"
] | In Shi'ite Islam Qiyaas (making analogy) is forbidden, and instead Aghl (intellect) is substituted and also Ahadith are also provided from all the 14 infallibles A.S., as already stated by the other members.
Note that Qiyaas and Aghl are both devolved to Muslims not being infallible. These are required as to find the ... | The primary Sources of Shia Islamic Law are:
1. **The Qur'an** (the word of Allah). From the authenticity and credibility view point the Qur'an is at the highest level, but the problem implies the meaning and interpretation of the Qur'an.
2. **Sunnah (the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad and the infallible Imam... |
181,619 | Some services (for instance ProtonMail) claim to store *hashes of* phone numbers, instead of phone numbers themselves (while they don't say how they hash it). Now, given that the number of potentially valid phone numbers is very small (about 26 bits worth of information in an 8-digit phone numbers), it should be quite ... | 2018/03/15 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/181619",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/143975/"
] | ProtonMail may request your phone number to perform a human check:
* ProtonMail detects that you're attempting to create several accounts.
* It requests you a phone number, to send you a token via SMS.
* You must send that token to ProtonMail to prove you're the phone number owner.
Then, ProtonMail doesn't need your ... | There are two reasons for storing hashed phone numbers, one is useful the other one is not:
1) Allow to verify the user. Here a salted slow hash is useful. While brute-forcing a phone number is faster than a password, it still provides added security.
2) Pretend to provide a more safe lookup (i.e. in several of whats... |
181,619 | Some services (for instance ProtonMail) claim to store *hashes of* phone numbers, instead of phone numbers themselves (while they don't say how they hash it). Now, given that the number of potentially valid phone numbers is very small (about 26 bits worth of information in an 8-digit phone numbers), it should be quite ... | 2018/03/15 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/181619",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/143975/"
] | ProtonMail may request your phone number to perform a human check:
* ProtonMail detects that you're attempting to create several accounts.
* It requests you a phone number, to send you a token via SMS.
* You must send that token to ProtonMail to prove you're the phone number owner.
Then, ProtonMail doesn't need your ... | The point is to not store them in plaintext.
That is probably pretty much it. As D.W. pointed out in his comments, that Benoit's answer, tells you their reason *why* they store phone numbers and *that* they hash them. ProtonMail does not tell you *why* they hash them. We all can only speculate about this, until an emp... |
181,619 | Some services (for instance ProtonMail) claim to store *hashes of* phone numbers, instead of phone numbers themselves (while they don't say how they hash it). Now, given that the number of potentially valid phone numbers is very small (about 26 bits worth of information in an 8-digit phone numbers), it should be quite ... | 2018/03/15 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/181619",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/143975/"
] | ProtonMail may request your phone number to perform a human check:
* ProtonMail detects that you're attempting to create several accounts.
* It requests you a phone number, to send you a token via SMS.
* You must send that token to ProtonMail to prove you're the phone number owner.
Then, ProtonMail doesn't need your ... | The hash is useful as an indirect map, even if it's not as secure as a typical hashing setup. One of the biggest benefits is purely social. Hashing (even a weak hash) draws a clear line in the sand for an employee about what is acceptable to view. Putting up any barriers to viewing the real phone number will help **kee... |
181,619 | Some services (for instance ProtonMail) claim to store *hashes of* phone numbers, instead of phone numbers themselves (while they don't say how they hash it). Now, given that the number of potentially valid phone numbers is very small (about 26 bits worth of information in an 8-digit phone numbers), it should be quite ... | 2018/03/15 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/181619",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/143975/"
] | The point is to not store them in plaintext.
That is probably pretty much it. As D.W. pointed out in his comments, that Benoit's answer, tells you their reason *why* they store phone numbers and *that* they hash them. ProtonMail does not tell you *why* they hash them. We all can only speculate about this, until an emp... | There are two reasons for storing hashed phone numbers, one is useful the other one is not:
1) Allow to verify the user. Here a salted slow hash is useful. While brute-forcing a phone number is faster than a password, it still provides added security.
2) Pretend to provide a more safe lookup (i.e. in several of whats... |
181,619 | Some services (for instance ProtonMail) claim to store *hashes of* phone numbers, instead of phone numbers themselves (while they don't say how they hash it). Now, given that the number of potentially valid phone numbers is very small (about 26 bits worth of information in an 8-digit phone numbers), it should be quite ... | 2018/03/15 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/181619",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/143975/"
] | The hash is useful as an indirect map, even if it's not as secure as a typical hashing setup. One of the biggest benefits is purely social. Hashing (even a weak hash) draws a clear line in the sand for an employee about what is acceptable to view. Putting up any barriers to viewing the real phone number will help **kee... | There are two reasons for storing hashed phone numbers, one is useful the other one is not:
1) Allow to verify the user. Here a salted slow hash is useful. While brute-forcing a phone number is faster than a password, it still provides added security.
2) Pretend to provide a more safe lookup (i.e. in several of whats... |
88,221 | Most advice on cast iron pan care says that most of the time you shouldn't use soap when washing a pan. However, that may leave some residual fat/grease from your cooking on the pan.
It can be fat/oil with a low smoke point which is going to smoke then next time you heat the pan.
Would it be safe to cook in such smo... | 2018/03/09 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/88221",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/65639/"
] | That residual fat is leftover from what you cooked in there before, so it would only be an issue after cooking something with a very low smoke point, washing the pan, then cooking something with a high smoke point.
Wiping the pan with a paper towel will get rid of the vast majority of this, and if you dry it over heat... | Never put soap in or on a well seasoned cast iron pot or pan. Scrape them out rinse them with water. Then wipe out with a course towel or paper towel. Heat on burner till warm to remove water. It removes the oil to use soap in them. Every now & then wipe or scrub them out with a old rag with salt in it & oil on it. A o... |
88,221 | Most advice on cast iron pan care says that most of the time you shouldn't use soap when washing a pan. However, that may leave some residual fat/grease from your cooking on the pan.
It can be fat/oil with a low smoke point which is going to smoke then next time you heat the pan.
Would it be safe to cook in such smo... | 2018/03/09 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/88221",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/65639/"
] | Once your cast iron is seasoned. It is perfectly fine to use soap to clean it. Soap will not remove the polymerized oil. I often soak my cast iron in soapy water, particularly after roasting a chicken, for example. If you are not going to use soap, you can pour in a layer of kosher salt, heat the pan, and scrape up the... | Never put soap in or on a well seasoned cast iron pot or pan. Scrape them out rinse them with water. Then wipe out with a course towel or paper towel. Heat on burner till warm to remove water. It removes the oil to use soap in them. Every now & then wipe or scrub them out with a old rag with salt in it & oil on it. A o... |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | [RStudio Server](http://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/#Server) is definately one of the options, meant exactly for this. I've thought about using it with a cloud virtual machine, but haven't had the need yet. But when I (probably) need to prepare an intro data analysis class for the fall semester, then Rstudio Serve... | Try out AirXcell : [AirXcell calculation software](http://airxcell.com).
See documentation [Use AirXCell as an r Console](http://www.airxcell.com/doc/howTo/useConsole.html) |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | You can easily have an RStudio server installed in Digital Ocean using [this](https://github.com/sckott/analogsea) package. | Azure Notebooks should allow you to use multiple languages (R included). Unfortunately they are free only up to some (limited) amount of RAM. Still better than nothing. |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | While I have only had a brief look at it, I think [CoCalc](https://cocalc.com/) (formerly [SageMathCloud](https://cloud.sagemath.com/)) looks quite promising. I have recommended it to at least one person previously, and they seemed to be quite happy with it. Beyond R support, you also get access to Python, SAGE (as the... | Try out AirXcell : [AirXcell calculation software](http://airxcell.com).
See documentation [Use AirXCell as an r Console](http://www.airxcell.com/doc/howTo/useConsole.html) |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | You can easily have an RStudio server installed in Digital Ocean using [this](https://github.com/sckott/analogsea) package. | Try out AirXcell : [AirXcell calculation software](http://airxcell.com).
See documentation [Use AirXCell as an r Console](http://www.airxcell.com/doc/howTo/useConsole.html) |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | I am using this one, so far so good.
Online terminals: <http://www.tutorialspoint.com/codingground.htm>
Also, [R-Fiddle](http://www.r-fiddle.org/#/) is an option. | Azure Notebooks should allow you to use multiple languages (R included). Unfortunately they are free only up to some (limited) amount of RAM. Still better than nothing. |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Yes. I believe [this](http://www.compileonline.com/execute_r_online.php) is what you are looking for. | <https://www.codeschool.com/> is very similar to <https://www.datacamp.com/>
when I tried it I fell in love with R and then found datacamp.
www.codecademy.com is also console-based but R is not yet available. |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | * [R On Cloud](http://roncloud.com) provides a browser-embedded R-console.
* [Jupyter.org](https://jupyter.org/) evolved from the [IPython Project](http://ipython.org/) (the language-agnostic parts of IPython); supports Python 3, Julia, R, Haskell, Ruby, etc... | [RStudio Cloud](https://rstudio.cloud/) is the best I've used.
It offers the total R-Studio experience online. Most other sandboxes from this list either didn't work, were permanently closed, or required monthly fees.
RStudio Cloud is free, but does require a login, but you can sign in with your Google account, and ... |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Yes. I believe [this](http://www.compileonline.com/execute_r_online.php) is what you are looking for. | Azure Notebooks should allow you to use multiple languages (R included). Unfortunately they are free only up to some (limited) amount of RAM. Still better than nothing. |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Try out AirXcell : [AirXcell calculation software](http://airxcell.com).
See documentation [Use AirXCell as an r Console](http://www.airxcell.com/doc/howTo/useConsole.html) | <https://www.codeschool.com/> is very similar to <https://www.datacamp.com/>
when I tried it I fell in love with R and then found datacamp.
www.codecademy.com is also console-based but R is not yet available. |
2,269 | I am looking for an online console for the language R. Like I write the code and the server should execute and provide me with the output.
Similar to the website Datacamp. | 2014/10/13 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/2269",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | * [R On Cloud](http://roncloud.com) provides a browser-embedded R-console.
* [Jupyter.org](https://jupyter.org/) evolved from the [IPython Project](http://ipython.org/) (the language-agnostic parts of IPython); supports Python 3, Julia, R, Haskell, Ruby, etc... | [RStudio Server](http://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/#Server) is definately one of the options, meant exactly for this. I've thought about using it with a cloud virtual machine, but haven't had the need yet. But when I (probably) need to prepare an intro data analysis class for the fall semester, then Rstudio Serve... |
238,441 | If I have a bag of dice, and ask, "Is it possible to roll a 7?" what is the answer? I understand that, if I ask if I dump dice out of a bag, it's possible, but once I pick the bag, and don't know if there are 8 or 15, or 2 dice in it...is it possible, or just could be possible, since it could be impossible based on my ... | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238441",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/116573/"
] | I suggest "might or might not be possible [depending on whether.....] | It is possible that the bag contains a die with 7 pips on each face. Then, you may roll a 7.
Lewis Carroll poses a problem in **Pillow Problems** that would amuse you. There are 3 balls in a bag, each ball being either white or black. Problem: ascertain the colors of the 3 balls without taking them out of the bag. Sur... |
238,441 | If I have a bag of dice, and ask, "Is it possible to roll a 7?" what is the answer? I understand that, if I ask if I dump dice out of a bag, it's possible, but once I pick the bag, and don't know if there are 8 or 15, or 2 dice in it...is it possible, or just could be possible, since it could be impossible based on my ... | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238441",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/116573/"
] | I suggest "might or might not be possible [depending on whether.....] | There is a difference. If it's "possible" to build a house out of sugar cubes that means that one could do it if they had the will and resources. (Note that this is using "possible" in a different sense from the probability sense.) If it "could be possible" that simply means that there's no known "roadblock" to accompl... |
238,441 | If I have a bag of dice, and ask, "Is it possible to roll a 7?" what is the answer? I understand that, if I ask if I dump dice out of a bag, it's possible, but once I pick the bag, and don't know if there are 8 or 15, or 2 dice in it...is it possible, or just could be possible, since it could be impossible based on my ... | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238441",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/116573/"
] | I suggest "might or might not be possible [depending on whether.....] | ‘Possible’ is ambiguous. It can be understood in an epistemic possibility or in an alethic sense. Suppose there are in fact 8 dice in the bag—as you only discover later when you dump the out. Even before you made that discovery, it was not possible in the alethic sense to roll 7 with those dice. But it was possible in ... |
3,047 | I'm always wondering when I want to write a sentence with *provide*. What is the correct way to say/write:
* to provide someone with something
* to provide someone something
* to provide something to someone
Or another?
Is there any difference in usage between American and UK English? | 2010/09/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3047",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/41/"
] | All three are actually correct in English usage, ambiguous as that seems. No matter how you word it, the thing you are providing is the actual, functional direct object, while the person or thing you're providing it to is the indirect, even though the words might not make that obvious.
This would be less ambiguous in ... | >
> I'm always wondering when I want to
> write a sentence with provide. What is
> the correct way to say/write
>
>
> 1. to provide someone with something
> 2. to provide someone something
> 3. to provide something to someone
>
>
>
I'm dubious about 2. only, 1. and 3. seem OK to me. |
1,409,733 | I'm looking for ways to generate pdfs on-the-fly preferably using a command line tool as this will be done from a web-based system.
My requirements include must work on Windows and Linux, should be able to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and HTML into PDF.
Also the ability to concatenate or merge various documents in... | 2009/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1409733",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/120603/"
] | [Calibre](http://calibre-ebook.com) runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X and has [command line tools](http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/cli/cli-index.html "Command Line Interface") on all three. It can translate [a great many document types](http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/faq.html#e-book-format-conversion "Wha... | I think this has a command line utility, but not sure. Check this
[PDF Creator](http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) |
1,409,733 | I'm looking for ways to generate pdfs on-the-fly preferably using a command line tool as this will be done from a web-based system.
My requirements include must work on Windows and Linux, should be able to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and HTML into PDF.
Also the ability to concatenate or merge various documents in... | 2009/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1409733",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/120603/"
] | After doing some research, the best solution I found in the end that could handle all the file formats we needed converting, plus which ran on Linux and Windows was a beautifully elegant lightweight Python script called PyODConverter. This uses OpenOffice (which itself runs in server mode) to do the actual conversions,... | I think this has a command line utility, but not sure. Check this
[PDF Creator](http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) |
1,409,733 | I'm looking for ways to generate pdfs on-the-fly preferably using a command line tool as this will be done from a web-based system.
My requirements include must work on Windows and Linux, should be able to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and HTML into PDF.
Also the ability to concatenate or merge various documents in... | 2009/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1409733",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/120603/"
] | [Calibre](http://calibre-ebook.com) runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X and has [command line tools](http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/cli/cli-index.html "Command Line Interface") on all three. It can translate [a great many document types](http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/faq.html#e-book-format-conversion "Wha... | Have a look at [biopdf](http://www.biopdf.com/guide/index.php), and a PDF printer that uses it called [Bullzip PDF](http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php). Check the documentation for Bullzip PDF for examples on how it can be automated. It has an API interface as well as the GUI. |
1,409,733 | I'm looking for ways to generate pdfs on-the-fly preferably using a command line tool as this will be done from a web-based system.
My requirements include must work on Windows and Linux, should be able to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and HTML into PDF.
Also the ability to concatenate or merge various documents in... | 2009/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1409733",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/120603/"
] | After doing some research, the best solution I found in the end that could handle all the file formats we needed converting, plus which ran on Linux and Windows was a beautifully elegant lightweight Python script called PyODConverter. This uses OpenOffice (which itself runs in server mode) to do the actual conversions,... | Have a look at [biopdf](http://www.biopdf.com/guide/index.php), and a PDF printer that uses it called [Bullzip PDF](http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php). Check the documentation for Bullzip PDF for examples on how it can be automated. It has an API interface as well as the GUI. |
1,409,733 | I'm looking for ways to generate pdfs on-the-fly preferably using a command line tool as this will be done from a web-based system.
My requirements include must work on Windows and Linux, should be able to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and HTML into PDF.
Also the ability to concatenate or merge various documents in... | 2009/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1409733",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/120603/"
] | After doing some research, the best solution I found in the end that could handle all the file formats we needed converting, plus which ran on Linux and Windows was a beautifully elegant lightweight Python script called PyODConverter. This uses OpenOffice (which itself runs in server mode) to do the actual conversions,... | [Calibre](http://calibre-ebook.com) runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X and has [command line tools](http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/cli/cli-index.html "Command Line Interface") on all three. It can translate [a great many document types](http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/faq.html#e-book-format-conversion "Wha... |
243,011 | Is there a word in English that refers to the closest relatives (usually the ones who lived with the dead person under one roof) of a recently (approximately no more than 1 month) dead person? Other friends and relatives usually come to such a group of people to comfort them of their loss of someone very precious to th... | 2015/05/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/243011",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/46533/"
] | The *[bereaved](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english-thesaurus/bereaved?searchDictCode=english)*:
>
> verb
>
>
> (be bereaved)
>
> Be deprived of a close relation or friend through
> their death:
>
> *she had recently been bereaved*
>
>
> (as adjective bereaved) *bereaved families*
>
>
... | People attending a funeral are known as ***mourners***.
The closest relative(s) of the deceased can be said to be ***the chief mourner(s)***.
Members of the deceased's family might also be designated as *close family mourners*.
I am not sure that these descriptions extend beyond the time of the funeral and its wake... |
32,516 | Ideally, when roasting beets, the skins should just come right off once they're done and cool. I don't seem to be good at this, though: sometimes they're great, and sometimes the skins are pretty clingy. What should I do to guarantee easy peeling? | 2013/03/08 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/32516",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1672/"
] | The trick that works for me consistently is to put the beets in a sealed container while still hot and let them cool down that way, they continue to cook a bit and the steam from them keeps the skins loose. Also, peel them while they are still warm, if they cool too much the skins may adhere again. | **Blanch them first** to remove the skin, then roast them. This method works for tomatoes as well.
Here's an example from [ForkBytes](http://forkbytes.com/2008/04/01/roasted-spring-beets/)
>
> Blockquote Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the beets and blanch briefly, until skins are loose, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove t... |
3,173,977 | What would be the best way to execute shell commands on remote servers and get output without actually logging in.
Maybe with shh keys. Preferably with python. | 2010/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3173977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347039/"
] | You mean without logging in *manually*? Because a server that actually let you execute commands without logging in at all would be a humongous security risk.
It looks like in the area of Python interfaces to SSH, Paramiko is what everybody's using these days. Here's a nice introductory article I found through Google:
... | I'm assuming you want to streamline your usage of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks.
In that case I suggest [Fabric](http://docs.fabfile.org/0.9.1/). |
3,173,977 | What would be the best way to execute shell commands on remote servers and get output without actually logging in.
Maybe with shh keys. Preferably with python. | 2010/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3173977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347039/"
] | You mean without logging in *manually*? Because a server that actually let you execute commands without logging in at all would be a humongous security risk.
It looks like in the area of Python interfaces to SSH, Paramiko is what everybody's using these days. Here's a nice introductory article I found through Google:
... | [Paramico](http://www.lag.net/paramiko/) is the most convenient way to use SSH with Python that I've found so far.
Good luck! |
3,173,977 | What would be the best way to execute shell commands on remote servers and get output without actually logging in.
Maybe with shh keys. Preferably with python. | 2010/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3173977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347039/"
] | You mean without logging in *manually*? Because a server that actually let you execute commands without logging in at all would be a humongous security risk.
It looks like in the area of Python interfaces to SSH, Paramiko is what everybody's using these days. Here's a nice introductory article I found through Google:
... | **Paramiko** is really good and convenient for transferring files and executing commands in remote server.
But, the problem is that we won't be able to *catch the output* of the command. It will be difficult to understand whether the command executed properly or not. |
3,173,977 | What would be the best way to execute shell commands on remote servers and get output without actually logging in.
Maybe with shh keys. Preferably with python. | 2010/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3173977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347039/"
] | I'm assuming you want to streamline your usage of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks.
In that case I suggest [Fabric](http://docs.fabfile.org/0.9.1/). | [Paramico](http://www.lag.net/paramiko/) is the most convenient way to use SSH with Python that I've found so far.
Good luck! |
3,173,977 | What would be the best way to execute shell commands on remote servers and get output without actually logging in.
Maybe with shh keys. Preferably with python. | 2010/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3173977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347039/"
] | I'm assuming you want to streamline your usage of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks.
In that case I suggest [Fabric](http://docs.fabfile.org/0.9.1/). | **Paramiko** is really good and convenient for transferring files and executing commands in remote server.
But, the problem is that we won't be able to *catch the output* of the command. It will be difficult to understand whether the command executed properly or not. |
57,510 | I was trying to reorganize my desktop and had a folder dragging into another folder.
When I did this, the folder just got stuck in the toolbar and didn't copy over to the new location...
It's not a clickable button as if it were a favorites in the toolbar itself.
When I try to drag and drop it away from the toolbar,... | 2012/07/26 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/57510",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/4178/"
] | Well I don't know if this is what you mean, but I accidentally dragged a folder into the Finder, and when I removed it a question mark appeared.
How to delete an accidentally-dragged-in folder in the Finder toolbar:
Just hold `Command ⌘` and drag the folder out of the Finder window and whoosh it's gone. | If dragging and dropping while holding down `Command` nor dragging the folder out after selecting *Configure Toolbar* works you can:
1. Open **~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist**
2. Go to **NSToolbar Configuration Browser / TB Item Identifiers**, identify the problematic folder. If it's the only folder in t... |
57,510 | I was trying to reorganize my desktop and had a folder dragging into another folder.
When I did this, the folder just got stuck in the toolbar and didn't copy over to the new location...
It's not a clickable button as if it were a favorites in the toolbar itself.
When I try to drag and drop it away from the toolbar,... | 2012/07/26 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/57510",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/4178/"
] | If dragging and dropping while holding down `Command` nor dragging the folder out after selecting *Configure Toolbar* works you can:
1. Open **~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist**
2. Go to **NSToolbar Configuration Browser / TB Item Identifiers**, identify the problematic folder. If it's the only folder in t... | Had the same issue with a folder that got stuck in my sidebar, with no right-click option displaying. I tried removing preference files, etc.
Hold `⌘ cmd` and click and drag the icon away from the toolbar. |
57,510 | I was trying to reorganize my desktop and had a folder dragging into another folder.
When I did this, the folder just got stuck in the toolbar and didn't copy over to the new location...
It's not a clickable button as if it were a favorites in the toolbar itself.
When I try to drag and drop it away from the toolbar,... | 2012/07/26 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/57510",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/4178/"
] | If dragging and dropping while holding down `Command` nor dragging the folder out after selecting *Configure Toolbar* works you can:
1. Open **~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist**
2. Go to **NSToolbar Configuration Browser / TB Item Identifiers**, identify the problematic folder. If it's the only folder in t... | right click on the item and remove from sidebar is there. |
57,510 | I was trying to reorganize my desktop and had a folder dragging into another folder.
When I did this, the folder just got stuck in the toolbar and didn't copy over to the new location...
It's not a clickable button as if it were a favorites in the toolbar itself.
When I try to drag and drop it away from the toolbar,... | 2012/07/26 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/57510",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/4178/"
] | Well I don't know if this is what you mean, but I accidentally dragged a folder into the Finder, and when I removed it a question mark appeared.
How to delete an accidentally-dragged-in folder in the Finder toolbar:
Just hold `Command ⌘` and drag the folder out of the Finder window and whoosh it's gone. | Had the same issue with a folder that got stuck in my sidebar, with no right-click option displaying. I tried removing preference files, etc.
Hold `⌘ cmd` and click and drag the icon away from the toolbar. |
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