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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. | 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/"
] | 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. | right click on the item and remove from sidebar is there. |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In my experience, waiters will offer complimentary things differently than non-complimentary things. For example:
>
> Can I get you started with something to drink?
>
>
>
This requires further feedback from you, which will usually involve reviewing the drink menu or knowing what you want (and thus understanding i... | I'm going to disagree with the basis of the question. That is, **I do not believe one looks stingy by asking more information before making a decision on whether or not you'd like to be provided something that is offered.**
Here's how I would handle the interaction in a culture where food is offered upon seating, but ... |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> Is that extra, or included?
>
>
>
It's a way to inquire about pricing while not actually saying any specific word that is heavily financial in nature.
Or, simply, "How much is that?" By inquiring about the cost, you can be delighted if you find out its free.
If it's more than what you want, just note, "No th... | >
> How can I clarify tactfully?
>
>
>
I‘d suggest TOOGAM‘s first suggestion and still simplify it:
>
> Is this extra?
>
>
>
or, for that matter...
>
> Is this included?
>
>
>
I live in Central Europe and realized that for some years, an increasing number of restaurants started using sales tactics wit... |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> How can I clarify tactfully?
>
>
>
I‘d suggest TOOGAM‘s first suggestion and still simplify it:
>
> Is this extra?
>
>
>
or, for that matter...
>
> Is this included?
>
>
>
I live in Central Europe and realized that for some years, an increasing number of restaurants started using sales tactics wit... | Well similar thing happened to me during my stay in the UK. I had ordered for a Fish & Chips, the waiter asked if I would want some peas to go with it. Well I am aware of the up-selling they have to do to boost sales, so I passed. Later on I realized it was included in the meal. So, if you had already ordered and they ... |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | A waiter's job is to inform you of the menu and serve you while you're in their restaurant. Their time is precious so you always want to be careful when causing them more work than they would normally have to do.
When asked if you'd like an extra dish however, there's no shame if you respond with:
>
> That sounds in... | You can always ask if this appetizer is on the menu as well. If it is something that comes standard and free it would normally not be on the menu. Or you could say it sounds nice where is this appetizer on the menu? This would prompt as server to talk about it in greater length or to declare that it is not on the menu ... |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | A waiter's job is to inform you of the menu and serve you while you're in their restaurant. Their time is precious so you always want to be careful when causing them more work than they would normally have to do.
When asked if you'd like an extra dish however, there's no shame if you respond with:
>
> That sounds in... | >
> How much is it?
>
>
>
Short and sweet, implies that you're willing to pay if the cost is reasonable. As opposed to "Is it free?" which carries an expectation that it is.
>
> It's $5.
>
>
> Thanks, but I'll pass.
>
>
>
or
>
> It's free/complimentary.
>
>
> Great, by all means! / Awesome, yes please!... |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | "Is it free?" => I don't want to spend money => I might be light on tip
"How much?" => I want to pay if it's reasonable => I'm willing to tip
The second question comes across better.
If they're suggesting it, they should know the price, as that would be a common question. So it should be no work for them.
Some res... | In my experience, waiters will offer complimentary things differently than non-complimentary things. For example:
>
> Can I get you started with something to drink?
>
>
>
This requires further feedback from you, which will usually involve reviewing the drink menu or knowing what you want (and thus understanding i... |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | My preferred tactic in these situations is to ask, "Where is that on the menu?". This works in situations where there is a question about price, or dietary restrictions. You don't need to indicate for which reason you are asking. Personally sometimes I ask this question because I want to know price, sometimes because I... | Well similar thing happened to me during my stay in the UK. I had ordered for a Fish & Chips, the waiter asked if I would want some peas to go with it. Well I am aware of the up-selling they have to do to boost sales, so I passed. Later on I realized it was included in the meal. So, if you had already ordered and they ... |
13,628 | Some waiters offer something (e.g. distilled water; more *amuse-bouches*, *hors d'œuvre* or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I don't know how to ask without being judged. But this flopped yesterday. When I arrived first at a restaurant, I declined the waiter's ... | 2018/04/26 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/13628",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | "Is it free?" => I don't want to spend money => I might be light on tip
"How much?" => I want to pay if it's reasonable => I'm willing to tip
The second question comes across better.
If they're suggesting it, they should know the price, as that would be a common question. So it should be no work for them.
Some res... | >
> How much is it?
>
>
>
Short and sweet, implies that you're willing to pay if the cost is reasonable. As opposed to "Is it free?" which carries an expectation that it is.
>
> It's $5.
>
>
> Thanks, but I'll pass.
>
>
>
or
>
> It's free/complimentary.
>
>
> Great, by all means! / Awesome, yes please!... |
238,583 | I've worked in shops where I've implemented Exception Handling into the event log, and into a table in the database.
Each have their merits, of which I can highlight a few based on my experience:
Event Log
* Industry standard location for exceptions (+)
* Ease of logging (+)
* Can log database connection problems he... | 2008/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/238583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24126/"
] | One thing that needs considering about event logging is that there are products out there which can monitor your servers' event logs (like Microsoft Operations Manager) and intelligently do notification, and gather statistics on their contents.
A "minus" of SQL-based logging is that it adds another layer of dependenc... | One note about writing to the event log: that requires certain permissions for your application users that in some environments may be restricted by default.
Where I'm at we do most of our logging to a database, with flat files as backup. It's pretty nice, we can do things like get an RSS feed for an app to watch for ... |
238,583 | I've worked in shops where I've implemented Exception Handling into the event log, and into a table in the database.
Each have their merits, of which I can highlight a few based on my experience:
Event Log
* Industry standard location for exceptions (+)
* Ease of logging (+)
* Can log database connection problems he... | 2008/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/238583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24126/"
] | I wouldn't log *straight* to the database. As you say, database issues become tricky to log :)
I would log to the filesystem, and then have a job which bulk-inserts from files to the database. Personally I like having the logs in the database in the log run primarily for the scaling situation - I pretty much assume I'... | One note about writing to the event log: that requires certain permissions for your application users that in some environments may be restricted by default.
Where I'm at we do most of our logging to a database, with flat files as backup. It's pretty nice, we can do things like get an RSS feed for an app to watch for ... |
238,583 | I've worked in shops where I've implemented Exception Handling into the event log, and into a table in the database.
Each have their merits, of which I can highlight a few based on my experience:
Event Log
* Industry standard location for exceptions (+)
* Ease of logging (+)
* Can log database connection problems he... | 2008/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/238583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24126/"
] | You need to differentiate between logging and tracing. While the lines are a bit fuzzy, I tend to think of logging as "non developer stuff". Things like unhandled exceptions, corrupt files, etc. These are definitely not normal, and should be a very infrequent problem.
Tracing is what a developer is interested in. The ... | One note about writing to the event log: that requires certain permissions for your application users that in some environments may be restricted by default.
Where I'm at we do most of our logging to a database, with flat files as backup. It's pretty nice, we can do things like get an RSS feed for an app to watch for ... |
238,583 | I've worked in shops where I've implemented Exception Handling into the event log, and into a table in the database.
Each have their merits, of which I can highlight a few based on my experience:
Event Log
* Industry standard location for exceptions (+)
* Ease of logging (+)
* Can log database connection problems he... | 2008/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/238583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24126/"
] | You need to differentiate between logging and tracing. While the lines are a bit fuzzy, I tend to think of logging as "non developer stuff". Things like unhandled exceptions, corrupt files, etc. These are definitely not normal, and should be a very infrequent problem.
Tracing is what a developer is interested in. The ... | One thing that needs considering about event logging is that there are products out there which can monitor your servers' event logs (like Microsoft Operations Manager) and intelligently do notification, and gather statistics on their contents.
A "minus" of SQL-based logging is that it adds another layer of dependenc... |
238,583 | I've worked in shops where I've implemented Exception Handling into the event log, and into a table in the database.
Each have their merits, of which I can highlight a few based on my experience:
Event Log
* Industry standard location for exceptions (+)
* Ease of logging (+)
* Can log database connection problems he... | 2008/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/238583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24126/"
] | You need to differentiate between logging and tracing. While the lines are a bit fuzzy, I tend to think of logging as "non developer stuff". Things like unhandled exceptions, corrupt files, etc. These are definitely not normal, and should be a very infrequent problem.
Tracing is what a developer is interested in. The ... | I wouldn't log *straight* to the database. As you say, database issues become tricky to log :)
I would log to the filesystem, and then have a job which bulk-inserts from files to the database. Personally I like having the logs in the database in the log run primarily for the scaling situation - I pretty much assume I'... |
711,019 | How do I configure my datagrid to use paging such that it won't pull ALL the rows from the database, but rather only the rows for the current page.
BTW, should I be using a datagrid still or is there a newer control? | 2009/04/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/711019",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39677/"
] | Brainstorming:
* Hard-code a domain-check into the dll's main function and compile a new dll for each customer (ok, not scalable)
* Distribute a license file with the dll that stores the valid domain for the dll, encrypted. Have your DLL check for the file, decrypt the contents, and fail if the file is missing or the ... | The DLL could look at the incoming request's host header. |
56,749,073 | I'm working on a VR game in Unreal Engine 4 using Blueprints.
I want to calculate the (yaw) angle the user needs to turn his/her gun (whose direction is determined via the position of the motion controllers) in order to be pointing towards the target.
I figure this might be the way to do it:
* Subtract the location ... | 2019/06/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/56749073",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/217463/"
] | A more elegant and robust solution is to use the gun actor's world transform to calculate the relative rotation to the object:
1. Get the gun's world transform. The rotation should point in the forward vector direction. You can make a transform with its location and forward vector, but likely the component transform w... | This is how I do it:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CKYyZ.png)
'Find look at rotation' is a function from 'Kismet Math Library' (unreal math library). It finds *world rotation* for an object at Start location to point at... |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | Late answer, but it could be useful. I developed an online tool to extract main colors from an image, an visualize their relations and proportions on a (HSL) color wheel :
<http://www.geotests.net/couleurs/v2>
It could be used to examine a map, considered pleasant, and retrieve its colors.
Another tool, to create gr... | It is not only for ArcGIS, but you can use [colorbrewer](http://colorbrewer2.org/) for that.
 |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | You can download the [ColorBrewer styles](http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14403) for use in ArcMap through the ArcScripts site | Late answer, but it could be useful. I developed an online tool to extract main colors from an image, an visualize their relations and proportions on a (HSL) color wheel :
<http://www.geotests.net/couleurs/v2>
It could be used to examine a map, considered pleasant, and retrieve its colors.
Another tool, to create gr... |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | For thematic maps, the handy [Colorbrewer](http://colorbrewer2.org/) has an ArcGIS plug-in, [ColorTool](http://gis.cancer.gov/tools/colortool/)
The [built-in styles](http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Organizing_style_contents) also contain lots of professionally selected color palettes and ... | Late answer, but it could be useful. I developed an online tool to extract main colors from an image, an visualize their relations and proportions on a (HSL) color wheel :
<http://www.geotests.net/couleurs/v2>
It could be used to examine a map, considered pleasant, and retrieve its colors.
Another tool, to create gr... |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | For thematic maps, the handy [Colorbrewer](http://colorbrewer2.org/) has an ArcGIS plug-in, [ColorTool](http://gis.cancer.gov/tools/colortool/)
The [built-in styles](http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Organizing_style_contents) also contain lots of professionally selected color palettes and ... | It is not only for ArcGIS, but you can use [colorbrewer](http://colorbrewer2.org/) for that.
 |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | You can download the [ColorBrewer styles](http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14403) for use in ArcMap through the ArcScripts site | It is not only for ArcGIS, but you can use [colorbrewer](http://colorbrewer2.org/) for that.
 |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | For thematic maps, the handy [Colorbrewer](http://colorbrewer2.org/) has an ArcGIS plug-in, [ColorTool](http://gis.cancer.gov/tools/colortool/)
The [built-in styles](http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Organizing_style_contents) also contain lots of professionally selected color palettes and ... | Have you seen the [map templates](http://resources.esri.com/maptemplates/)? |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | Late answer, but it could be useful. I developed an online tool to extract main colors from an image, an visualize their relations and proportions on a (HSL) color wheel :
<http://www.geotests.net/couleurs/v2>
It could be used to examine a map, considered pleasant, and retrieve its colors.
Another tool, to create gr... | Have you seen the [map templates](http://resources.esri.com/maptemplates/)? |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | For thematic maps, the handy [Colorbrewer](http://colorbrewer2.org/) has an ArcGIS plug-in, [ColorTool](http://gis.cancer.gov/tools/colortool/)
The [built-in styles](http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Organizing_style_contents) also contain lots of professionally selected color palettes and ... | <http://kuler.adobe.com/> is another source of predifined color palettes. |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | Late answer, but it could be useful. I developed an online tool to extract main colors from an image, an visualize their relations and proportions on a (HSL) color wheel :
<http://www.geotests.net/couleurs/v2>
It could be used to examine a map, considered pleasant, and retrieve its colors.
Another tool, to create gr... | <http://kuler.adobe.com/> is another source of predifined color palettes. |
1,660 | Are there any convenient sources of color palettes to use in ArcGIS software while producing maps? | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/1660",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/107/"
] | You can download the [ColorBrewer styles](http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14403) for use in ArcMap through the ArcScripts site | Have you seen the [map templates](http://resources.esri.com/maptemplates/)? |
50,134,503 | I keep hearing so many people get weary when I say "It was built in PHP". "Oh, PHP is so easy to hack." "PHP isn't secure". I remember a long time ago this was an issue, but I feel as the years have passed PHP has become more secure as a language? Can anyone (2018) prove me wrong?
Can someone list potential security ... | 2018/05/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/50134503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2897963/"
] | Not PHP itself is insecure, it's the apps that are created by the coders that can be insecure.
Basic PHP is very simple to learn. This is a good thing, not a bad thing. This mean that a lot of people can code in PHP, without spending too much effort on learning.
If people abuse of this characteristic to write bad cod... | If you are doing coding in simple core php then it can be insecure, but if you are using any framework or using OOPS reduces insecurity and enhances security in your webapp. |
50,134,503 | I keep hearing so many people get weary when I say "It was built in PHP". "Oh, PHP is so easy to hack." "PHP isn't secure". I remember a long time ago this was an issue, but I feel as the years have passed PHP has become more secure as a language? Can anyone (2018) prove me wrong?
Can someone list potential security ... | 2018/05/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/50134503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2897963/"
] | As some of the other answers and comments have pointed out, any language can be used to develop applications that are insecure, or are more secure than others, by means of input validation and sanitization, secure password management and other factors, depending on the scale, scope, and purpose of the application.
In... | Not PHP itself is insecure, it's the apps that are created by the coders that can be insecure.
Basic PHP is very simple to learn. This is a good thing, not a bad thing. This mean that a lot of people can code in PHP, without spending too much effort on learning.
If people abuse of this characteristic to write bad cod... |
50,134,503 | I keep hearing so many people get weary when I say "It was built in PHP". "Oh, PHP is so easy to hack." "PHP isn't secure". I remember a long time ago this was an issue, but I feel as the years have passed PHP has become more secure as a language? Can anyone (2018) prove me wrong?
Can someone list potential security ... | 2018/05/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/50134503",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2897963/"
] | As some of the other answers and comments have pointed out, any language can be used to develop applications that are insecure, or are more secure than others, by means of input validation and sanitization, secure password management and other factors, depending on the scale, scope, and purpose of the application.
In... | If you are doing coding in simple core php then it can be insecure, but if you are using any framework or using OOPS reduces insecurity and enhances security in your webapp. |
361,002 | For fun, I'm trying to write one of my son's favorite board games as a piece of software. Eventually I expect to build a WPF UI on top of it, but right now I'm building the machine that models the games and its rules.
As I do this, I keep seeing problems that I think are common to many board games, and perhaps others ... | 2008/12/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/361002",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5314/"
] | Much of the materials I can find online are lists of published references. The publications section of [Game Design Patterns](http://www.gamedesignpatterns.org/) has links to PDF versions of the articles and theses. Many of these look like academic papers like [Design Patterns for Games](http://www.exciton.cs.rice.edu/... | >
> Is there some prior art I can take advantage of?
>
>
>
If your question ain't language- or platform-specific. then I would recommend that you consider AOP Patterns for State, Memento, Command, etc.
Whats the .NET answer to AOP???
Also try to find some cool websites such as <http://www.chessbin.com> |
361,002 | For fun, I'm trying to write one of my son's favorite board games as a piece of software. Eventually I expect to build a WPF UI on top of it, but right now I'm building the machine that models the games and its rules.
As I do this, I keep seeing problems that I think are common to many board games, and perhaps others ... | 2008/12/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/361002",
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] | The basic structure of your game engine uses the [State Pattern](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_pattern). The items of your game box are [singletons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern) of various classes. The structure of each state may use [Strategy Pattern](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy_patte... | >
> Is there some prior art I can take advantage of?
>
>
>
If your question ain't language- or platform-specific. then I would recommend that you consider AOP Patterns for State, Memento, Command, etc.
Whats the .NET answer to AOP???
Also try to find some cool websites such as <http://www.chessbin.com> |
475,327 | I have 2 different domains with their respective certificates, but both are hosted on one single IP. problem is that when i enable one, then the SSL certificate is enabled for both sites. like SSL for site A is applied to site A and B as well. but if i disable the certificate of site A, then the SSL of site B remains o... | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/475327",
"https://serverfault.com",
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] | Name based virtual hosting doesn't work for SSL, as the Host header is part of the encrypted payload - Apache doesn't know which certificate to present.
You need a second IP for the second certificate. | You need a dedicated IP address per SSL certificate. That is a requirement. |
475,327 | I have 2 different domains with their respective certificates, but both are hosted on one single IP. problem is that when i enable one, then the SSL certificate is enabled for both sites. like SSL for site A is applied to site A and B as well. but if i disable the certificate of site A, then the SSL of site B remains o... | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/475327",
"https://serverfault.com",
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] | Name based virtual hosting doesn't work for SSL, as the Host header is part of the encrypted payload - Apache doesn't know which certificate to present.
You need a second IP for the second certificate. | You need a SAN/UCC cert which allows multiple domains on 1 ip address. I've had your configuration before on an Amazon AWS instance and at the time they only allocated 1 ip address per server. I still have 5 sites with different domain names using a single SSL.com [Subject Alternative Name cert](http://www.ssl.com/cert... |
475,327 | I have 2 different domains with their respective certificates, but both are hosted on one single IP. problem is that when i enable one, then the SSL certificate is enabled for both sites. like SSL for site A is applied to site A and B as well. but if i disable the certificate of site A, then the SSL of site B remains o... | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/475327",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/100156/"
] | You need a dedicated IP address per SSL certificate. That is a requirement. | You need a SAN/UCC cert which allows multiple domains on 1 ip address. I've had your configuration before on an Amazon AWS instance and at the time they only allocated 1 ip address per server. I still have 5 sites with different domain names using a single SSL.com [Subject Alternative Name cert](http://www.ssl.com/cert... |
7,694,338 | I'm loading a URL from my own web site into a UIWebView in an iPhone app. This page has the Facebook Comments social plugin enabled. It was working beautifully two weeks ago, using the mobile friendly version of Facebook comments. However, a week ago, something changed on Facebook's end. I'm no longer seeing the mobile... | 2011/10/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7694338",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/289206/"
] | Ah ha! Facebook **finally** fixed this problem:
<https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-media/bringing-facebook-comments-to-mobile/306485919386904> | Have you updated your facebook API, as it has been changed from 1st October.
Check Out this [link](http://developers.facebook.com/roadmap/) |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
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] | >
> Content space, and the reader's time, are wasted to define the basics even though the contents are usually incomprehensible to anyone that wouldn't know the basics anyways.
>
>
>
Do you remember when you were an undergraduate (or even worse, high school student) reading your first research paper? If your exper... | When papers "state the obvious" it often appears weird and unhelpful, as you noticed. Yet this awkwardness does not come from "stating the obvious" but rather from immediately thereafter assuming the non-obvious. Let's consider your first example, along with the sentences that follow it:
>
> Obstructive sleep apnea-h... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
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] | Understanding a paper is not a binary. I challenge the assumption of the question that someone who doesn't already know the "obvious" facts won't understand a good part of the study.
I'm no medic, and before reading I knew very little about sleep apnea ("it's some problem that makes people sleep badly and snore I thin... | This is a very old problem. There is ancient Chinese wisdom about it.
*"In explaining anything to anyone, one should start with that which is absolutely clear."*
It's a bit hopeless, since another equally old Chinese wisdom says:
*"It is not possible to have anyone completely understanding what it is you mean, witho... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
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] | >
> Content space, and the reader's time, are wasted to define the basics even though the contents are usually incomprehensible to anyone that wouldn't know the basics anyways.
>
>
>
Do you remember when you were an undergraduate (or even worse, high school student) reading your first research paper? If your exper... | The definitions of medical terms (and terms in other disciplines) are reasonably likely to change over time, so even if every reader *today* knows the meaning of a term, it does not follow that every reader in the future will know the same meaning.
That said, any paper (or really any verbal explanation of anything) sh... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/182060",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | Understanding a paper is not a binary. I challenge the assumption of the question that someone who doesn't already know the "obvious" facts won't understand a good part of the study.
I'm no medic, and before reading I knew very little about sleep apnea ("it's some problem that makes people sleep badly and snore I thin... | Journals can be odd things. Often, they publish papers in very narrow areas that can still be of interest to their wider general readership. This is particularly true of clinical literature, but it comes up everywhere.
Other times, especially where a paper takes common knowledge in one field and presents it to a broad... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/182060",
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] | Understanding a paper is not a binary. I challenge the assumption of the question that someone who doesn't already know the "obvious" facts won't understand a good part of the study.
I'm no medic, and before reading I knew very little about sleep apnea ("it's some problem that makes people sleep badly and snore I thin... | I see this from a slightly different perspective than many of the other responses (from my cursory glance at them). The three examples you chose each has a slightly different definition. That's important. Though it seems they are repeating the same thing, they actually aren't. Why is this important? Because the exact d... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
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] | **That's what an introduction is.** A good introduction will (1) start with the basics that everyone knows, (2) present the problem that we're trying to solve, and then (3) set up the rest of the paper (how this is done may be field dependent -- it could be a summary, or just an overview of the paper's organization).
... | Journals can be odd things. Often, they publish papers in very narrow areas that can still be of interest to their wider general readership. This is particularly true of clinical literature, but it comes up everywhere.
Other times, especially where a paper takes common knowledge in one field and presents it to a broad... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/182060",
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] | *Pro forma* introductions to a research topic that are plagiarized from other papers are highly tedious and, as you suggest, a real turn-off towards such papers' findings. I think that journal editors ought to advise such authors to use their own words, write them clearly and avoid overuse of the jargon of the field: t... | Journals can be odd things. Often, they publish papers in very narrow areas that can still be of interest to their wider general readership. This is particularly true of clinical literature, but it comes up everywhere.
Other times, especially where a paper takes common knowledge in one field and presents it to a broad... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
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] | Simply, it is that it is both standard practice and wise to define the technical terms you intend to use in a paper so that there is less chance of misinterpretation. What is obvious to you will not be obvious to others and, you need to admit, that in come cases, what you think is "obvious" is actually wrong.
Each ele... | *Pro forma* introductions to a research topic that are plagiarized from other papers are highly tedious and, as you suggest, a real turn-off towards such papers' findings. I think that journal editors ought to advise such authors to use their own words, write them clearly and avoid overuse of the jargon of the field: t... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/182060",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | The definitions of medical terms (and terms in other disciplines) are reasonably likely to change over time, so even if every reader *today* knows the meaning of a term, it does not follow that every reader in the future will know the same meaning.
That said, any paper (or really any verbal explanation of anything) sh... | I see this from a slightly different perspective than many of the other responses (from my cursory glance at them). The three examples you chose each has a slightly different definition. That's important. Though it seems they are repeating the same thing, they actually aren't. Why is this important? Because the exact d... |
182,060 | There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the topic. Similarly, a paper on electronics will require some basic knowledge of the topic if the reader wants to have an... | 2022/02/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/182060",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/98730/"
] | *Pro forma* introductions to a research topic that are plagiarized from other papers are highly tedious and, as you suggest, a real turn-off towards such papers' findings. I think that journal editors ought to advise such authors to use their own words, write them clearly and avoid overuse of the jargon of the field: t... | This is a very old problem. There is ancient Chinese wisdom about it.
*"In explaining anything to anyone, one should start with that which is absolutely clear."*
It's a bit hopeless, since another equally old Chinese wisdom says:
*"It is not possible to have anyone completely understanding what it is you mean, witho... |
182,698 | I uninstalled Mount & Blade: Warband and it said the game would be in my games library to reinstall at a later time, but the game is not there.
Does anyone know how to get the game to reinstall with out me buying the game again? | 2014/08/31 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/182698",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/86421/"
] | Unfortunately, if this is the case, there's not much we can do to help you (beyond verifying what is going on). This is a matter for Steam Support.
To submit a ticket, click "Help", then "Steam Support". Once you register a Steam Support account, send a ticket to Valve and they'll look into it. Try to find a copy of t... | At the top left, make sure the filter is set to "Games" and not "Installed".
 |
88,688 | There's a baseball sized hole in the aluminum siding on the back of my house left by the previous owners that's causing some water damage on the interior wall. The houses siding is old and beat up so I don't care about making this repair look good I just want to eliminate the elements, and birds, from getting inside it... | 2016/04/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/88688",
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] | Since you don't particularly care about looks, all you will need to do is create a patch out of aluminum sheet metal and attach it to the siding.
Start with a sheet of aluminum. A good source from this is from a roll of drip edge. Cut a square or rectangular piece out using tin snips, and make it slightly larger than ... | Tape won't be enough. Critters will get through it pretty easily.
I would cut a small patch from aluminum flashing, or preferably a spare piece of siding, and stick it on with epoxy (caulk will work too, but it won't be quite as durable as epoxy.) |
88,688 | There's a baseball sized hole in the aluminum siding on the back of my house left by the previous owners that's causing some water damage on the interior wall. The houses siding is old and beat up so I don't care about making this repair look good I just want to eliminate the elements, and birds, from getting inside it... | 2016/04/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/88688",
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] | Since you don't particularly care about looks, all you will need to do is create a patch out of aluminum sheet metal and attach it to the siding.
Start with a sheet of aluminum. A good source from this is from a roll of drip edge. Cut a square or rectangular piece out using tin snips, and make it slightly larger than ... | Aluminum foil tape will work in a pinch. It sticks better than cloth-based duct or gorilla tape. |
88,688 | There's a baseball sized hole in the aluminum siding on the back of my house left by the previous owners that's causing some water damage on the interior wall. The houses siding is old and beat up so I don't care about making this repair look good I just want to eliminate the elements, and birds, from getting inside it... | 2016/04/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/88688",
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] | Since you don't particularly care about looks, all you will need to do is create a patch out of aluminum sheet metal and attach it to the siding.
Start with a sheet of aluminum. A good source from this is from a roll of drip edge. Cut a square or rectangular piece out using tin snips, and make it slightly larger than ... | You can purchase [trim coil](http://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax-Home-Products-24-in-x-50-ft-Bright-White-Trim-Coil-69124182/202091135) although it's a bit much to pay for a small piece. Ask neighbors or relatives if they have some lying around; if they've ever used it for an addition, or replacing windows or window tr... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
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] | Let them, so long as it makes coherent sense in the world.
In a sandbox game, the players are just one group in a larger world. Your job is to run the world, which means you're going to be fairly reactive to what the players are doing. If they want to hunt dire boars, let them. Stopping them would require a good reaso... | You should certainly let them do what they like
===============================================
After all, that is the point of a sandbox game. Railroading is bad in general but particularly for a sandbox.
Besides, the most lucrative business in *Dungeons & Dragons* is adventuring. If you look at the Craft, Perform, ... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
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] | Let them, so long as it makes coherent sense in the world.
In a sandbox game, the players are just one group in a larger world. Your job is to run the world, which means you're going to be fairly reactive to what the players are doing. If they want to hunt dire boars, let them. Stopping them would require a good reaso... | The idea of a sandbox campaign is to let the players set the course of the campaign. If they decide to go after Smaug the terrible at first level then so be it.
The referee's creativity comes into play not in prepared content but in deciding and developing the consequences of the player's actions. Because mostly like... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
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] | Let them, so long as it makes coherent sense in the world.
In a sandbox game, the players are just one group in a larger world. Your job is to run the world, which means you're going to be fairly reactive to what the players are doing. If they want to hunt dire boars, let them. Stopping them would require a good reaso... | **No, you should not.**
Fixing party wealth means the players don't need to strive or explore in order to find good stuff, because Fate (you) will engineer events so that they're taken care of. That's the opposite of the essential nature of a sandbox campaign.
But what happens if they have pitiful gear for their leve... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21968",
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] | Let them, so long as it makes coherent sense in the world.
In a sandbox game, the players are just one group in a larger world. Your job is to run the world, which means you're going to be fairly reactive to what the players are doing. If they want to hunt dire boars, let them. Stopping them would require a good reaso... | **Probably**
If the party is just getting XP rewards without picking up their normal wealth by level treasure, then you're shifting class balance as the party levels up. I'd say a low wealth game disproportionately favors divine casters (since they gain access to *everything* just by leveling up) and really hurts the ... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21968",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | You should certainly let them do what they like
===============================================
After all, that is the point of a sandbox game. Railroading is bad in general but particularly for a sandbox.
Besides, the most lucrative business in *Dungeons & Dragons* is adventuring. If you look at the Craft, Perform, ... | The idea of a sandbox campaign is to let the players set the course of the campaign. If they decide to go after Smaug the terrible at first level then so be it.
The referee's creativity comes into play not in prepared content but in deciding and developing the consequences of the player's actions. Because mostly like... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21968",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | You should certainly let them do what they like
===============================================
After all, that is the point of a sandbox game. Railroading is bad in general but particularly for a sandbox.
Besides, the most lucrative business in *Dungeons & Dragons* is adventuring. If you look at the Craft, Perform, ... | **No, you should not.**
Fixing party wealth means the players don't need to strive or explore in order to find good stuff, because Fate (you) will engineer events so that they're taken care of. That's the opposite of the essential nature of a sandbox campaign.
But what happens if they have pitiful gear for their leve... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21968",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/5621/"
] | You should certainly let them do what they like
===============================================
After all, that is the point of a sandbox game. Railroading is bad in general but particularly for a sandbox.
Besides, the most lucrative business in *Dungeons & Dragons* is adventuring. If you look at the Craft, Perform, ... | **Probably**
If the party is just getting XP rewards without picking up their normal wealth by level treasure, then you're shifting class balance as the party levels up. I'd say a low wealth game disproportionately favors divine casters (since they gain access to *everything* just by leveling up) and really hurts the ... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21968",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | **No, you should not.**
Fixing party wealth means the players don't need to strive or explore in order to find good stuff, because Fate (you) will engineer events so that they're taken care of. That's the opposite of the essential nature of a sandbox campaign.
But what happens if they have pitiful gear for their leve... | The idea of a sandbox campaign is to let the players set the course of the campaign. If they decide to go after Smaug the terrible at first level then so be it.
The referee's creativity comes into play not in prepared content but in deciding and developing the consequences of the player's actions. Because mostly like... |
21,968 | This question is inspired by [this WBL question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/is-there-a-reason-to-ignore-adjust-wealth-by-level-chart). The consensus seems to be that WBL is important. But in a sandbox game , where the course of action is determined by the players, what should be DM's reaction to part... | 2013/02/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21968",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/5621/"
] | **No, you should not.**
Fixing party wealth means the players don't need to strive or explore in order to find good stuff, because Fate (you) will engineer events so that they're taken care of. That's the opposite of the essential nature of a sandbox campaign.
But what happens if they have pitiful gear for their leve... | **Probably**
If the party is just getting XP rewards without picking up their normal wealth by level treasure, then you're shifting class balance as the party levels up. I'd say a low wealth game disproportionately favors divine casters (since they gain access to *everything* just by leveling up) and really hurts the ... |
35,362 | Does MSE discourage users to edit new users' or "low quality" posts?
This seems to be a bit counter-intuitive but I'm unable to think otherwise.
So, we know that when a user below 2000 rep makes an edit, they get +2 rep (if it's successful). The edit is successful means it (generally) in some way improved the post. I... | 2022/12/18 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/35362",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1050858/"
] | Keeping the situation with reputation aside for the moment, just recall that edits are meant to be substantial. From the [Help center](https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/edit):
>
> **Tiny, trivial edits are discouraged**; try to make the post significantly better when you edit, correcting all problems tha... | Thank you for your answer @Amplitwist. But the problem persists.
1. Some edits may seem trivial but they are not. Is tag edit trivial? Imo, not at all. It's important and not everyone can do that.
2. It's not really about trivial posts such as [this](https://meta.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/79515) which i... |
11,067,690 | There's a project within the Eclipse Foundation, DevTools, which holds a sub-project, SqlTools, which contains a few libraries related to parsing SQL. I'd like to be able to link those libraries to my own project. I just can't for the life of me figure out the right terms to Google to find some repository for those jar... | 2012/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11067690",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/178060/"
] | The jars are published in a [p2 repository](http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/guide/p2_overview.htm). <http://download.eclipse.org/datatools/updates>
A content.jar file describes the repo, and the actual jars are in <http://download.eclipse.org/datatools/updates/plugins>
The... | I use mvnrepository.com to search for libraries.
<http://mvnrepository.com/search.html?query=Eclipse> |
11,067,690 | There's a project within the Eclipse Foundation, DevTools, which holds a sub-project, SqlTools, which contains a few libraries related to parsing SQL. I'd like to be able to link those libraries to my own project. I just can't for the life of me figure out the right terms to Google to find some repository for those jar... | 2012/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11067690",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/178060/"
] | I use this one - <http://search.maven.org/#browse>
Better look. Clean, slick and more user friendly :) | I use mvnrepository.com to search for libraries.
<http://mvnrepository.com/search.html?query=Eclipse> |
11,067,690 | There's a project within the Eclipse Foundation, DevTools, which holds a sub-project, SqlTools, which contains a few libraries related to parsing SQL. I'd like to be able to link those libraries to my own project. I just can't for the life of me figure out the right terms to Google to find some repository for those jar... | 2012/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11067690",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/178060/"
] | The jars are published in a [p2 repository](http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/guide/p2_overview.htm). <http://download.eclipse.org/datatools/updates>
A content.jar file describes the repo, and the actual jars are in <http://download.eclipse.org/datatools/updates/plugins>
The... | I use this one - <http://search.maven.org/#browse>
Better look. Clean, slick and more user friendly :) |
143 | This question: [Why are foursquare tweets not annoying?](https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1439/why-are-foursquare-tweets-not-annoying)
just screams subjective, but not one of the "subjective police" said anything about it.
However, this question: [Is Google Instant good or bad UX?](https://ux.stackexchange.com/... | 2010/09/15 | [
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/143",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/users/171/"
] | Notice the google questions got 27 answers and 4500 views and a ton of up votes. Plus the question got answered beautifully in a way that helps UX thinkers of every variety.
The audience loves questions like that and the result is very positive. Im sick to death of this argument. Subjectivity is USEFUL on this site fo... | I don't think there is a "subjective police" nor is there an explicit or necessary rule currently being enforced about subjective questions (the FAQ mentions them, but the FAQ is inherited from StackOverflow and very much in flux as we're in beta - I certainly don't take it as final right now). Since UI is full of topi... |
14,568,903 | I've read that in most cases Value Objects shouldn't reference their owners.
a) I interpret this as saying that association should be unidirectional, traversable only from owner to VO?
b) Why shouldn't VOs reference their owners?
thank you | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14568903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/437291/"
] | >
> a) I interpret this as saying that association should be
> unidirectional, traversable only from owner to VO?
>
>
>
Yes.
>
> b) Why shouldn't VOs reference their owners?
>
>
>
* Because it isn't needed. Value objects are simple objects and potential behavior in a VO is generally only related to itself o... | It is a code smell for [value objects](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_object) to reference their owners because it suggests a violation of [the SRP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_responsibility_principle) as well as [overly-tight coupling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loose_coupling). By definition, a value o... |
14,568,903 | I've read that in most cases Value Objects shouldn't reference their owners.
a) I interpret this as saying that association should be unidirectional, traversable only from owner to VO?
b) Why shouldn't VOs reference their owners?
thank you | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14568903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/437291/"
] | >
> a) I interpret this as saying that association should be
> unidirectional, traversable only from owner to VO?
>
>
>
Yes.
>
> b) Why shouldn't VOs reference their owners?
>
>
>
* Because it isn't needed. Value objects are simple objects and potential behavior in a VO is generally only related to itself o... | I follow this principle because I want my POJOs to be designed independent of the client that uses them and decouple it from the client at the code level. That way, they become portable. |
89,535 | I am looking for a control or a method such that I can allow the user to enter the working times of a shop for each weekday on a web page.
For instance, the working time for Wednesday is:
* 06:00 AM to 12:00 AM.
* 05:00 PM to 01:30 AM.
---
**@dan1111's Follow-Up:**
>
> Can there be an arbitrary number of opening ... | 2016/01/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/89535",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/5840/"
] | If you like graphical solutions you may try something like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2OXrk.png)
Clicking in the stripe below the edit field helps to select the hours without typing them. User may also click and drag, if they like. | Here is my solution to collect working times:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/aZD33.png) |
89,535 | I am looking for a control or a method such that I can allow the user to enter the working times of a shop for each weekday on a web page.
For instance, the working time for Wednesday is:
* 06:00 AM to 12:00 AM.
* 05:00 PM to 01:30 AM.
---
**@dan1111's Follow-Up:**
>
> Can there be an arbitrary number of opening ... | 2016/01/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/89535",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/5840/"
] | How about something where admins can click/drag the hours for each day. You could provide extra feedback of the actual hours selected during this action.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bznJ1.png) | Here is my solution to collect working times:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/aZD33.png) |
93,912 | **Situation**
I have [Shield Slam](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/shield-slam-combat---final) and play a sword and board style fighter. If I knock a target prone and I attack with my shield while that target is still prone, can I still [Bull Rush](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Bull-Rush)... | 2017/01/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/93912",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/29953/"
] | Yes, you can Bull Rush prone targets, driving them backwards as normal. This is because nothing says it can't.
While you conceive a bull rush as a charge with a shield that is not necessarily the case. Prone doesn't mean lying on the ground - it can mean on hands and knees: if so it is easy to see how a bull rush of ... | If you're old enough, watch some of the Showtime series Sparticus. It's not the most *realistic* combat, but neither is Pathfinder so it evens out. There are a few times in the series that characters use shields to bash opponents away, even when they've been knocked down.
Typically, they are leaning on their hands and... |
20,817,030 | stb\_image appears to have support for plug-in SIMD implementation(s) of the idct and ycbcr->rgb conversion operations, which take majority of time when loading jpeg files. Looking at the code behind STBI\_SIMD it's pretty clear this code has actually been used somewhere.
However, either the implementations have been ... | 2013/12/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20817030",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1909455/"
] | I remember seeing your question on Twitter, where today coincidently someone mentioned [libjpeg-turbo](http://libjpeg-turbo.virtualgl.org/) licensed under the BSD license. Hope that helps. | It seems to belong to the Horde3D engine (GNU LGPL)
<http://open-projects.net/~shahn/darcs/old/Horde3D_Linux_64bit/Horde3D/Source/Horde3D%20Engine/utImage.cpp>
although I was expecting SSE, SIMD at its purest.. |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | In a technical manual or documentation or anything similar, you wouldn't put emotion into the text. The only reasons to use an exclamation point are to convey strong emotion or a serious warning.
"Your password doesn't meet the criteria" isn't a dangerous situation. There's no need to use anything but a straightforwar... | **No**, you don't need an exclamation mark. *Particularly* in English. Nor ellipsis (...) or anything special. It's a simple statement in every sense. In fact, if it's displayed in a standalone box, you could even omit any stop rather than put something unnecessarily flamboyant!!!
Warning! This is an example where it ... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | **No**, you don't need an exclamation mark. *Particularly* in English. Nor ellipsis (...) or anything special. It's a simple statement in every sense. In fact, if it's displayed in a standalone box, you could even omit any stop rather than put something unnecessarily flamboyant!!!
Warning! This is an example where it ... | Don't make your program make a mountain out of a molehill
---------------------------------------------------------
If I see a program show an error message with an exclamation mark at the end, I am either going to assume that something is *seriously* wrong, or start doubting the honesty of the message. Ordinary "user... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | **No**, you don't need an exclamation mark. *Particularly* in English. Nor ellipsis (...) or anything special. It's a simple statement in every sense. In fact, if it's displayed in a standalone box, you could even omit any stop rather than put something unnecessarily flamboyant!!!
Warning! This is an example where it ... | I use the blithering idiot test.
Only end an error message with an exclamation mark if the punctuation mark could reasonably be replaced with the phrase "you blithering idiot!"
For example, "this will turn off the life support systems and kill everyone you blithering idiot! Do you wish to continue?" Or "You have en... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | **No**, you don't need an exclamation mark. *Particularly* in English. Nor ellipsis (...) or anything special. It's a simple statement in every sense. In fact, if it's displayed in a standalone box, you could even omit any stop rather than put something unnecessarily flamboyant!!!
Warning! This is an example where it ... | I've been a professional programmer for 40 years, I've written everything from operating systems to business app code to games, and I never use an exclamation point in business or OS code. Ever. Nor ellipsis, why would an error or warning message trail off? Or express any emotion? I use periods, just in case multiple m... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | In a technical manual or documentation or anything similar, you wouldn't put emotion into the text. The only reasons to use an exclamation point are to convey strong emotion or a serious warning.
"Your password doesn't meet the criteria" isn't a dangerous situation. There's no need to use anything but a straightforwar... | Don't make your program make a mountain out of a molehill
---------------------------------------------------------
If I see a program show an error message with an exclamation mark at the end, I am either going to assume that something is *seriously* wrong, or start doubting the honesty of the message. Ordinary "user... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | In a technical manual or documentation or anything similar, you wouldn't put emotion into the text. The only reasons to use an exclamation point are to convey strong emotion or a serious warning.
"Your password doesn't meet the criteria" isn't a dangerous situation. There's no need to use anything but a straightforwar... | I use the blithering idiot test.
Only end an error message with an exclamation mark if the punctuation mark could reasonably be replaced with the phrase "you blithering idiot!"
For example, "this will turn off the life support systems and kill everyone you blithering idiot! Do you wish to continue?" Or "You have en... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | In a technical manual or documentation or anything similar, you wouldn't put emotion into the text. The only reasons to use an exclamation point are to convey strong emotion or a serious warning.
"Your password doesn't meet the criteria" isn't a dangerous situation. There's no need to use anything but a straightforwar... | I've been a professional programmer for 40 years, I've written everything from operating systems to business app code to games, and I never use an exclamation point in business or OS code. Ever. Nor ellipsis, why would an error or warning message trail off? Or express any emotion? I use periods, just in case multiple m... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | Don't make your program make a mountain out of a molehill
---------------------------------------------------------
If I see a program show an error message with an exclamation mark at the end, I am either going to assume that something is *seriously* wrong, or start doubting the honesty of the message. Ordinary "user... | I use the blithering idiot test.
Only end an error message with an exclamation mark if the punctuation mark could reasonably be replaced with the phrase "you blithering idiot!"
For example, "this will turn off the life support systems and kill everyone you blithering idiot! Do you wish to continue?" Or "You have en... |
45,600 | When writing an error prompt, should we end the sentence with a exclamation mark or a dot?
I am writing an application for iPhone and I have some error prompt in my application like "Your password must be 8 character long with alphanumeric characters!" However, I am not completely sold on the idea of putting an exclam... | 2019/05/31 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/45600",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/39306/"
] | Don't make your program make a mountain out of a molehill
---------------------------------------------------------
If I see a program show an error message with an exclamation mark at the end, I am either going to assume that something is *seriously* wrong, or start doubting the honesty of the message. Ordinary "user... | I've been a professional programmer for 40 years, I've written everything from operating systems to business app code to games, and I never use an exclamation point in business or OS code. Ever. Nor ellipsis, why would an error or warning message trail off? Or express any emotion? I use periods, just in case multiple m... |
722,932 | I'm getting the LNK2005: already defined in (...) error when building my project in Visual Studio 2008. I've referenced other related questions, but mine seems to be a bit more complicated due if nothing else to the number of files I'm working with.
First, I think it will be helpful for me to map out the #include stat... | 2009/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/722932",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72401/"
] | The error is probably that you say you #include Chorus.cpp in AudioHandle.cpp - this is not what you probably want.
The reason is, that all .cpp files (unless you've done something special in your IDE) are compiled separately, then linked. When you #include another .cpp file, the file's text is literally included; the... | AudioHandler.cpp and ChorusUnit.cpp should only #include header files, not other C++ source files.
The preprocessor inserts the contents of any #included file into the #including file, so you get two copies of the symbols from Chorus.cpp once you start linking: one from compiling Chorus.cpp and the second from compili... |
722,932 | I'm getting the LNK2005: already defined in (...) error when building my project in Visual Studio 2008. I've referenced other related questions, but mine seems to be a bit more complicated due if nothing else to the number of files I'm working with.
First, I think it will be helpful for me to map out the #include stat... | 2009/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/722932",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72401/"
] | The error is probably that you say you #include Chorus.cpp in AudioHandle.cpp - this is not what you probably want.
The reason is, that all .cpp files (unless you've done something special in your IDE) are compiled separately, then linked. When you #include another .cpp file, the file's text is literally included; the... | I'm not sure how to do this on Windows machines, but these problems can generally be solved by running the code through the C Preprocessor ONLY. This will result in a combined source file essentially replacing all "#include" statements with the files they refer to. If you view this combined file, it can become obvious ... |
722,932 | I'm getting the LNK2005: already defined in (...) error when building my project in Visual Studio 2008. I've referenced other related questions, but mine seems to be a bit more complicated due if nothing else to the number of files I'm working with.
First, I think it will be helpful for me to map out the #include stat... | 2009/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/722932",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72401/"
] | AudioHandler.cpp and ChorusUnit.cpp should only #include header files, not other C++ source files.
The preprocessor inserts the contents of any #included file into the #including file, so you get two copies of the symbols from Chorus.cpp once you start linking: one from compiling Chorus.cpp and the second from compili... | I'm not sure how to do this on Windows machines, but these problems can generally be solved by running the code through the C Preprocessor ONLY. This will result in a combined source file essentially replacing all "#include" statements with the files they refer to. If you view this combined file, it can become obvious ... |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | How would you plan to distinguish? No one knows everything every philosopher has said or written, and requiring every question to come with a bibliography is a bit ridiculous. Additionally if a truly original question did come up (doubtful) one should be able to give an answer informed by previous philosophical work. N... | On topic.
If we were only to discuss what has been published before this would(or should at least) be a History of philosophy or philosophic literature stack exchange. |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | I believe that it is **vitally** important that both questions and answers must contain references to extant philosophical literature. If we entertain any old question, we are refusing to use the ontology of academic science, which means a complete lack of precision in formulating "answerable" questions, and encouragin... | "Doing" philosophy? I don't know if I think it's a good idea or a bad idea or a right proper fit for stackexchange; *but I think it is worth trying*, in a way that makes sense given the abilities of stackexchange.
Let's try an experiment and see if we can make collaborative and constructive questions work. I picked th... |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | I do not understand the distinction. They way one *does* philosophy is by *discussing* philosophy, whether that discussion be carried out in spoken or written words. (Yes, one can instead think in isolation. But, that is the limiting case of carrying on a discussion with oneself.) | On topic, but with the caveat that the distinction between original and published philosophy is tenuous to the point of being unremarkable. The people posting on this site likely come from cultures that have been in interaction with Western philosophy in some way, and so cannot but pose questions that this tradition ei... |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | First of all, there is a substantial amount of non-subjective material in the more technical end of philosophy. Programming has "Hurr durr, PHP vs. C++" and philosophy has equivalents. But there are more technical questions that should be answerable without subjectivism and personal opinions. A decent moral philosopher... | On topic.
If we were only to discuss what has been published before this would(or should at least) be a History of philosophy or philosophic literature stack exchange. |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | I believe that it is **vitally** important that both questions and answers must contain references to extant philosophical literature. If we entertain any old question, we are refusing to use the ontology of academic science, which means a complete lack of precision in formulating "answerable" questions, and encouragin... | I don't think that this distinction is necessary for, say, the logical flaws in Pascal's wager. I don't have to refer to a source to point out missing assumptions.
The distinction should be along clear-cut answerable questions and open discussion-y ones, not between book reference questions and others. |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | How would you plan to distinguish? No one knows everything every philosopher has said or written, and requiring every question to come with a bibliography is a bit ridiculous. Additionally if a truly original question did come up (doubtful) one should be able to give an answer informed by previous philosophical work. N... | On topic, but with the caveat that the distinction between original and published philosophy is tenuous to the point of being unremarkable. The people posting on this site likely come from cultures that have been in interaction with Western philosophy in some way, and so cannot but pose questions that this tradition ei... |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | How would you plan to distinguish? No one knows everything every philosopher has said or written, and requiring every question to come with a bibliography is a bit ridiculous. Additionally if a truly original question did come up (doubtful) one should be able to give an answer informed by previous philosophical work. N... | I don't think that this distinction is necessary for, say, the logical flaws in Pascal's wager. I don't have to refer to a source to point out missing assumptions.
The distinction should be along clear-cut answerable questions and open discussion-y ones, not between book reference questions and others. |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | I don't think that this distinction is necessary for, say, the logical flaws in Pascal's wager. I don't have to refer to a source to point out missing assumptions.
The distinction should be along clear-cut answerable questions and open discussion-y ones, not between book reference questions and others. | On topic, but with the caveat that the distinction between original and published philosophy is tenuous to the point of being unremarkable. The people posting on this site likely come from cultures that have been in interaction with Western philosophy in some way, and so cannot but pose questions that this tradition ei... |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | I do not understand the distinction. They way one *does* philosophy is by *discussing* philosophy, whether that discussion be carried out in spoken or written words. (Yes, one can instead think in isolation. But, that is the limiting case of carrying on a discussion with oneself.) | I think this question is premised on a lack of insight into the extent of philosophy. Technically speaking there is no such thing as non-philosophy insofar as every intellectual decision responds to a philosophical problem. Entire cultures are specified by their concession to a series of philosophical responses. How is... |
5 | I would like to echo [a post that Scott Morrison made on Meta.Tex.SE](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12/vote-early-and-often):
>
> I'm a moderator from MathOverflow, and this "question" is actually unsolicited advice, based on our experience from the initial launch of MathOverflow.
>
>
>
> >
> > We ... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/users/15/"
] | How would you plan to distinguish? No one knows everything every philosopher has said or written, and requiring every question to come with a bibliography is a bit ridiculous. Additionally if a truly original question did come up (doubtful) one should be able to give an answer informed by previous philosophical work. N... | I think this question is premised on a lack of insight into the extent of philosophy. Technically speaking there is no such thing as non-philosophy insofar as every intellectual decision responds to a philosophical problem. Entire cultures are specified by their concession to a series of philosophical responses. How is... |
13,600,247 | My suite was running fine in firefox-16. Updated the firefox version to 17. But my test cases fail throwing the following exception. My selenium webdriver version is 2.26.0. My test suite is in ruby.
Selenium::WebDriver::Error::UnknownError: Cannot find firefox binary in PATH. Make sure firefox is installed. OS appear... | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13600247",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1719747/"
] | Downgrade Firefox slightly. The current version of Selenium does not support v17, although looking at the commit changes here, you can see they have fixed it, presumably ready for v2.27:
<https://code.google.com/p/selenium/source/list>
You can download an older version of Firefox from here:
<http://ftp.mozilla.org/p... | Upgrade to Selenium 2.28.0 and FireFox 17 should be supported. |
12,724,943 | I often read about Nginx and Mongrel being used together. Can someone explain to me how they are different? Why is Mongrel needed? Why is it not advisable to have Nginx directly communicate to the many Rails servers? | 2012/10/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12724943",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/782220/"
] | Both are web servers, but they do not share the same focus :
* Mongrel is basically a ruby application server that presents an HTTP Interface. It does one thing, taking a request, passing it to your ruby code and serves the answer back in http. It does not handle concurrency, or any performance related feature. One m... | >
> Difference between Nginx and Mongrel
>
>
>
Both are indeed HTTP server, but their focus is different. Mongrel is
a fast HTTP server aimed mostly at Ruby-based applications. it's easily extensible with Ruby code. However, it's not very
good at serving static files, i.e. it's slower than Apache and nginx.
Also, ... |
148,369 | Is there a word for a (possibly accidental) portmanteau of two synonyms?
For example, say, you contract "liberty" and "freedom" to "liberdom". | 2014/01/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/148369",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/8390/"
] | I'm pretty sure there isn't one. Answering in the negative in such cases is fraught (it's not like I can examine every use of English ever and confirm that there is no such word), but *portmanteau* in this sense is relatively recent in itself, is something I come across a fair amount, and the synonym case is a common e... | I think we can call it **[a blend](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blend_word#cite_note-7)** by **lexical selection** or a **blend error**. Because this specifically happens when you combine two words that has a semantic similarity (mostly synonyms) rather than phonological similarity.
>
> Blending may occur with an err... |
580,416 | I have an experiment design with one "within subject" factor and one "between-subject" factor. So I have to use mixed-model ANOVA, but empirical distributions are not approximated by any good family. Thus I have to implement some nonparametric version of ANOVA. The only one is known to me is due to Brunner and Langer[1... | 2022/06/29 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/580416",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/206143/"
] | The usual ANOVA is an OLS regression model that estimates the mean of conditional distributions. The counterpart to OLS that estimates conditional medians is quantile regression for the median, which uses absolute loss instead of square loss to estimate the parameters. If your interest is explicitly in the medians, thi... | Quantile regression has been mentioned. Another viable option may be aligned ranks transformation anova (ART anova). It's a nonparametric approach. In some software implementations it can handle fixed and random effects and post-hoc tests. |
2,550,677 | i load a class using
Class.forName(klassname,false,loader)
After this i create an instance using
klass.newInstance();
It returns an object type.I want to cast it to specific type(ie.Klassnamw instance).I used normal casting but it gets hung because it is not resolved during runtime.How can i cast it?Hellp | 2010/03/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2550677",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/260654/"
] | Casting is usually used to give the *compiler* more information. You don't have that information at compile-time, so you can't give it to the compiler.
Moreover, the point of casting is usually so that you can get to some member of the class which wouldn't be known otherwise - but if you don't know the class until exe... | You are using reflection because you do not know (or cannot resolve) the class to be loaded at compile time.
As such, you cannot cast to the class.
Unless there is an interface (or parent class) that you can resolve at compile-time (and thus cast to), you have to use reflection to do anything useful with the object. |
5,927 | In World War II, Executive Order 9066 suspended basic rights of Japanese Americans - even people whose loyalty to the United States was never questioned, though the government feared the group as a whole might contain some spies - and led to a lot of people (>100K) being rounded up and kept at internment camps. *Korema... | 2015/12/19 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/5927",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/427/"
] | WWII Supreme Court Cases
========================
During WWII, the Supreme Court dealt with three main issues in their cases on Executive Order 9066: curfews, exclusions, and internment of persons with Japanese ancestry.
In the lesser-known [*Kiyoshi Hirabayashi v. United States*](https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremec... | **Yes, it could,** and folks around the new Trump administration are just barely more than a week after the election [citing the internment camps as precedent](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/17/japanese-internment-is-precedent-for-national-muslim-registry-prominent-trump-backer-says/?tid=pm_... |
71,639 | Some of the best bread makers often work with a secret ingredient - e.g. a yeast starter that has been passed down for generations.
Jesus told his disciples to beware of the “(ζύμης) yeast of the Pharisees” - i.e. their teachings (Matt. 16:6, 11; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1). The conventional interpretation is that the symbo... | 2021/12/05 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/71639",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/44608/"
] | Look at the full context. It clearly states the leaven of bread.
>
> When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” ... | Generally speaking Jesus used a number of physical necessities for life to represent and parallel with "spiritual" necessities for life.The foremost among these were bread and water. Food and drink. Everyone knows physical animals need food and drink to survive and live in the physical world and Jesus used these basic ... |
71,639 | Some of the best bread makers often work with a secret ingredient - e.g. a yeast starter that has been passed down for generations.
Jesus told his disciples to beware of the “(ζύμης) yeast of the Pharisees” - i.e. their teachings (Matt. 16:6, 11; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1). The conventional interpretation is that the symbo... | 2021/12/05 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/71639",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/44608/"
] | Generally speaking Jesus used a number of physical necessities for life to represent and parallel with "spiritual" necessities for life.The foremost among these were bread and water. Food and drink. Everyone knows physical animals need food and drink to survive and live in the physical world and Jesus used these basic ... | The yeast Jesus refers to is any yeast stored in the home, because he's making an analogy to the passover in Exodus:
>
> Exodus 12:12 “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every
> firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all
> the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. 13The b... |
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