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3,659 | Mainly, how broad are Catholic academic journals? Do they ever deviate from the Vatican's opinion? If someone asks for a Catholic opinion, does that mean the typical Catholic layperson's opinion (may have expert knowledge and training on this subject), the Vatican's opinion (a very authoritative source), or heretical C... | 2014/06/01 | [
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] | I dinged curiousdannii's answer because I don't think it's a good idea to assume any old Catholic Academic Journal to be non-heretical.
Check the [Newman guide](http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/TheNewmanGuide.aspx) to see if the university has accepted the Mandtadum from the local bishop to adhere to Catholic Pri... | I'd say that if an answer references a publication from a particular Christian perspective then it should be assumed to be validly speaking for that perspective. If that's not the case then competing references can be present in the comments and the answer edited accordingly. |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
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] | Being too focused on a problem prevents you from taking a step back. When you debug your code, you tend to needlessly repeat the same tests.
The more you try, the more you fail and you become very frustrated. Increased stress and frustration make things worse.
That's why quite often, a colleague can by chance, look o... | I like to call it the ***incubation*** time on ideas and problems.
Your sub-conscience still continues to process the problem out of your awareness in a non-linear approach. This is very similar to what happens when you learn something new before you take a nap. Your mind has time to 'defragment' the information into... |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
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] | Being too focused on a problem prevents you from taking a step back. When you debug your code, you tend to needlessly repeat the same tests.
The more you try, the more you fail and you become very frustrated. Increased stress and frustration make things worse.
That's why quite often, a colleague can by chance, look o... | I fixed several critical bugs in my career, during shower time.
I am not a psychologist but I guess the difference is:
* sitting in front of the computer, I see source codes, breakpoints, `printf` outputs ...
* in the bathroom, codes run in my mind. |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
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] | I fixed several critical bugs in my career, during shower time.
I am not a psychologist but I guess the difference is:
* sitting in front of the computer, I see source codes, breakpoints, `printf` outputs ...
* in the bathroom, codes run in my mind. | I've recently been using [the pomodoro technique](http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/) thanks to a suggestion from someone on this site, and think it provides a good answer to your question on timing and lengths of breaks. Basically, it has you work focused on a problem for 25 minutes, followed by a short 3-5 minute brea... |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
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] | I'm not a psychologist, but when you're too concentrated on a single issue (finding the bug) you tend to lose the view for the larger system. But often the answer is not "down there" where you're currently looking for it but in someplace else - that you're not able to see at that point.
So what you really need to do ... | I like to call it the ***incubation*** time on ideas and problems.
Your sub-conscience still continues to process the problem out of your awareness in a non-linear approach. This is very similar to what happens when you learn something new before you take a nap. Your mind has time to 'defragment' the information into... |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
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] | If you have been working on a problem for some time, your mind follows the patterns you setup during development. In other words, you develop temporary "black spots" for things outside of the mental frame you set up.
Taking your mind off the problem for a while helps removing this filter and allows you to mull things ... | I fixed several critical bugs in my career, during shower time.
I am not a psychologist but I guess the difference is:
* sitting in front of the computer, I see source codes, breakpoints, `printf` outputs ...
* in the bathroom, codes run in my mind. |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
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] | I guess your brain, like muscles, gets tired. Taking a break allows it to rest, top up with oxygen/fuel etc and start working again.
Going for a walk or taking exercise is often a good approach when you are really stuck with something. Even if you don't have a "eureka" moment it can often allow you to come back and ta... | I've recently been using [the pomodoro technique](http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/) thanks to a suggestion from someone on this site, and think it provides a good answer to your question on timing and lengths of breaks. Basically, it has you work focused on a problem for 25 minutes, followed by a short 3-5 minute brea... |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
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] | Being too focused on a problem prevents you from taking a step back. When you debug your code, you tend to needlessly repeat the same tests.
The more you try, the more you fail and you become very frustrated. Increased stress and frustration make things worse.
That's why quite often, a colleague can by chance, look o... | >
> "We all get pricked by a **rose**
> sometimes. Sadly when we **concentrate**
> so much on the **pain** we **forget** about
> the **beauty** of the rose."
>
>
> |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
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] | I'm not a psychologist, but when you're too concentrated on a single issue (finding the bug) you tend to lose the view for the larger system. But often the answer is not "down there" where you're currently looking for it but in someplace else - that you're not able to see at that point.
So what you really need to do ... | I've experienced the same phenomenon, and attributed it to looking at the problem with a different perspective as I spend time away from it (more time away implies a more distant perspective, approximately).
But there's another trick that I find accomplishes the same thing most of the time: explain the code to a co-wo... |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | Being too focused on a problem prevents you from taking a step back. When you debug your code, you tend to needlessly repeat the same tests.
The more you try, the more you fail and you become very frustrated. Increased stress and frustration make things worse.
That's why quite often, a colleague can by chance, look o... | I've experienced the same phenomenon, and attributed it to looking at the problem with a different perspective as I spend time away from it (more time away implies a more distant perspective, approximately).
But there's another trick that I find accomplishes the same thing most of the time: explain the code to a co-wo... |
69,827 | Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon trying to fix a bug, which I thought to be trivial. I was going around in circles, not having a clue what was wrong. Rewriting large parts of the code. Checking on SO. Still no joy.
So I went home, walked the dog, watched a little TV and just before I went to sleep, bingo... | 2011/04/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/69827",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you have been working on a problem for some time, your mind follows the patterns you setup during development. In other words, you develop temporary "black spots" for things outside of the mental frame you set up.
Taking your mind off the problem for a while helps removing this filter and allows you to mull things ... | I've experienced the same phenomenon, and attributed it to looking at the problem with a different perspective as I spend time away from it (more time away implies a more distant perspective, approximately).
But there's another trick that I find accomplishes the same thing most of the time: explain the code to a co-wo... |
56,575 | If life were discovered in the supposed ocean on Europa, it would be a popular destination for scientists and researchers. I am curious as to what life on Europa would be like, in terms of engineering and building a sustainable habitat.
First, to reach the ocean, is it more practical to melt down through the ice, or d... | 2016/09/26 | [
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] | There have been reports of cryo-volcanoes and water ice geysers coming from Europa, most likely caused by cracks in the ice due to tidal forces.
It seems that rather than trying to drill through the ice the simplest thing would be to wait for natural crevices or other openings to form and then move in through them. Ev... | One thing which the other answers overlooked is the need for getting below the ice as quickly as possible. The immense radiation fields around Jupiter make this imperative, since humans and unprotected electronic devices will receive a lethal dose of radiation in a relatively short period of time. High speed is essenti... |
56,575 | If life were discovered in the supposed ocean on Europa, it would be a popular destination for scientists and researchers. I am curious as to what life on Europa would be like, in terms of engineering and building a sustainable habitat.
First, to reach the ocean, is it more practical to melt down through the ice, or d... | 2016/09/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56575",
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] | It is much more practical to melt through ice than to drill through it. The most likely way of doing this is to place either radiothermalgenerators or a reactor on the front of your craft.
It would not be possible to keep the borehole open after passing through without installing a thick steel tube the full width and... | There have been reports of cryo-volcanoes and water ice geysers coming from Europa, most likely caused by cracks in the ice due to tidal forces.
It seems that rather than trying to drill through the ice the simplest thing would be to wait for natural crevices or other openings to form and then move in through them. Ev... |
56,575 | If life were discovered in the supposed ocean on Europa, it would be a popular destination for scientists and researchers. I am curious as to what life on Europa would be like, in terms of engineering and building a sustainable habitat.
First, to reach the ocean, is it more practical to melt down through the ice, or d... | 2016/09/26 | [
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] | It is much more practical to drill (or tunnel or quarry) than it would be to melt the ice.
Consider: we have tunnel boring machines and other excavating techniques here. Do we melt the rock into lava and pump that? No, we just cary it away in chunks.
On a cold world, ice is a mineral. So think of it like rock.
To me... | There have been reports of cryo-volcanoes and water ice geysers coming from Europa, most likely caused by cracks in the ice due to tidal forces.
It seems that rather than trying to drill through the ice the simplest thing would be to wait for natural crevices or other openings to form and then move in through them. Ev... |
56,575 | If life were discovered in the supposed ocean on Europa, it would be a popular destination for scientists and researchers. I am curious as to what life on Europa would be like, in terms of engineering and building a sustainable habitat.
First, to reach the ocean, is it more practical to melt down through the ice, or d... | 2016/09/26 | [
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] | It is much more practical to drill (or tunnel or quarry) than it would be to melt the ice.
Consider: we have tunnel boring machines and other excavating techniques here. Do we melt the rock into lava and pump that? No, we just cary it away in chunks.
On a cold world, ice is a mineral. So think of it like rock.
To me... | when drilling/melting a hole in such a cold environment one important factor is time taken for the new ice layers to form. So the process should be as quickly as possible or we could figure out ways to prevent ice sheets from forming in a localized area.
>
> Ice forms When the water molecules move slowly because of l... |
56,575 | If life were discovered in the supposed ocean on Europa, it would be a popular destination for scientists and researchers. I am curious as to what life on Europa would be like, in terms of engineering and building a sustainable habitat.
First, to reach the ocean, is it more practical to melt down through the ice, or d... | 2016/09/26 | [
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] | when drilling/melting a hole in such a cold environment one important factor is time taken for the new ice layers to form. So the process should be as quickly as possible or we could figure out ways to prevent ice sheets from forming in a localized area.
>
> Ice forms When the water molecules move slowly because of l... | One thing which the other answers overlooked is the need for getting below the ice as quickly as possible. The immense radiation fields around Jupiter make this imperative, since humans and unprotected electronic devices will receive a lethal dose of radiation in a relatively short period of time. High speed is essenti... |
56,575 | If life were discovered in the supposed ocean on Europa, it would be a popular destination for scientists and researchers. I am curious as to what life on Europa would be like, in terms of engineering and building a sustainable habitat.
First, to reach the ocean, is it more practical to melt down through the ice, or d... | 2016/09/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56575",
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] | It is much more practical to melt through ice than to drill through it. The most likely way of doing this is to place either radiothermalgenerators or a reactor on the front of your craft.
It would not be possible to keep the borehole open after passing through without installing a thick steel tube the full width and... | One thing which the other answers overlooked is the need for getting below the ice as quickly as possible. The immense radiation fields around Jupiter make this imperative, since humans and unprotected electronic devices will receive a lethal dose of radiation in a relatively short period of time. High speed is essenti... |
56,575 | If life were discovered in the supposed ocean on Europa, it would be a popular destination for scientists and researchers. I am curious as to what life on Europa would be like, in terms of engineering and building a sustainable habitat.
First, to reach the ocean, is it more practical to melt down through the ice, or d... | 2016/09/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56575",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | It is much more practical to melt through ice than to drill through it. The most likely way of doing this is to place either radiothermalgenerators or a reactor on the front of your craft.
It would not be possible to keep the borehole open after passing through without installing a thick steel tube the full width and... | when drilling/melting a hole in such a cold environment one important factor is time taken for the new ice layers to form. So the process should be as quickly as possible or we could figure out ways to prevent ice sheets from forming in a localized area.
>
> Ice forms When the water molecules move slowly because of l... |
39,512 | On my Nexus 4, when I press the power button to access the lock screen (say, to check the time), the screen doesn't turn itself off for 30 seconds. This seems like an excessive delay. On my previous Froyo phone, the lock screen would time out in about 5 seconds. Is there an option to set the lock screen timeout? The on... | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/39512",
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] | You could watch out for an automation solution. I e.g. use [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) for a lot of things like that (yeah, it's EUR 5 -- but you can obtain a free 7-day trial at the project page, and according to the dev even make it work another 7 days by expo... | Actually there is a way to do just that in tasker,
basically you can simply set the screen timeout to 15secs once the screen turns off (which usually is the trigger to turn the lockscreen on :) )
and there also is an event which is called Display Unlocked (which is lockscreen unlocked)
and with that simply turn the s... |
39,512 | On my Nexus 4, when I press the power button to access the lock screen (say, to check the time), the screen doesn't turn itself off for 30 seconds. This seems like an excessive delay. On my previous Froyo phone, the lock screen would time out in about 5 seconds. Is there an option to set the lock screen timeout? The on... | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/39512",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
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] | You could watch out for an automation solution. I e.g. use [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) for a lot of things like that (yeah, it's EUR 5 -- but you can obtain a free 7-day trial at the project page, and according to the dev even make it work another 7 days by expo... | I just found a simple way to reduce the display timeout while on Lock Screen (in case you just want to wake the device, see what time it is, and then want it to lock itself more quickly than your android sleep timeout setting) :
Condition: SecureSettings - failed login attempts 1 and tick the "invert" box.
Action: Dis... |
18,092 | What happens to Soyuz reentry capsules after landing?
I guess some must go to museums, but quite a lot of them have returned now.
Is there any indication of where and how they are stored? | 2016/09/07 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/18092",
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] | There were more than 500 Zenit (including Vostoks and Voskhods) landing capsules; an order of 160 (as of today) manned and unmanned Soyuz variants.
Plus prototypes used for modelling and testing on the ground.
That's a pretty large number of used capsules.
There are [65 pieces of equipment](http://militarynews.ru/sto... | Many are put on display, some just end in a junkyard
[Location of Russian Manned Spacecraft](http://www.astronautix.com/r/russialocatnedspacecraft.html) lists objects on display.
Edited quote from the [Soyuz spacecraft: post-landing and recovery](http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum41/HTML/000169.html) post on Colle... |
74,106 | Is there any well written introduction for the modular space of complex structures on $T^2$? | 2011/08/30 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/74106",
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] | As requested, I'm promoting this comment to an answer:
McKean and Moll's book "Elliptic curves" is a basic introduction to 2-tori with complex structure from the function theoretic, geometric, and arithmetic perspectives. What's closest to what you want is discussed in section 2.6 (on moduli of elliptic curves) and c... | Serre's "A course in arithmetic" is quite nice for this and everything else it covers. |
18,928 | Is there a website or service that can quickly lookup how much bitcoins are there in a given wallet/address, so I can look up my own wallet from a friend's computer which doesn't have the Bitcoin client installed? | 2013/12/17 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/18928",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
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] | You can use [Blockchain.info](http://blockchain.info).
Just paste the address you want to check into the Search inputbox and the website will show you all the transactions where that address was involved, as well as the balance. | In [Blockonomics](https://www.blockonomics.co) you can search multiple addresses of a wallet at once. It also has a [wallet watcher](https://www.blockonomics/blockonomics) where you can enter multiple addresses and get the overall balance in btc and currency of your choice. You can also see history of tx |
58,495 | When I was in Switzerland, the cooks prepared a special Swiss type of cheese and I've been wondering how this was called. It looks a bit like doner kebab(in the sense it is on a stick and they used some flame on it) and it smells a lot. Just in case this helps - this was in Zurich(the meal may be local for there).
Can... | 2015/06/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/58495",
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] | If I ignore the "on a spit" part I immediately think of [Raclette](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette), which is melted, roasted cheese served typically with bread or boiled potato.
* In household settings the cheese is often heated in small individual pans under a table-top broiler, each guest gets his or her o... | Perhaps it was [raclette](https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Raclette)? It is both the kind of cheese and a Swiss dish based on heating a hunk of cheese and scraping off ("racler") the melted part. The more known way to prepare raclette is on a table-top grill which is on the table. Often, other cheeses are used.
](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Z8mj.png) | 2017/12/13 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/304409",
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] | [It's intentional](https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzasb/iddiv.htm) - it's a reference to COBOL, which [Admiral Grace Hopper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper#COBOL) worked on. It's how the code would look.
Whoever came up with this needs additional stamps on their geek card. | Now we all luxuriate in encodings like UTF-16 and the frankly obese UTF-32, it's occasionally nice to travel back a generation or two and use text that can be encoded in DEC SIXBIT and perhaps even earlier.
This hat showcases such encodings.
Some programmers especially those using COBOL and even early FORTRAN dine ou... |
457,547 | When I see a big radio antenna, I like to imagine it's a giant incandescent light bulb filament in the vertical, but of a invisible light. So that it "glows" the radio, performing oscillations which contains all the music/voice information.
But at the reverse, is it possible to create a practical experiment which modu... | 2019/01/29 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/457547",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | >
> But at the reverse, is it possible to create a practical experiment which modulates (or something) an analog audio signal and transmits it by glowing some sort of light, then have a antenna or sensor to pick it up and reproduce the signal to a speaker?
>
>
>
Yes, in principle.
Analog modulation of optical sig... | Various spy agencies have used this technique to eavesdrop on conversations from some distance away. When people are talking inside a room that has windows, there is a very tiny vibration of the windows as the sound waves from the voices bounce off of those windows. It is possible to reflect a laser beam off of a vibra... |
1,335,616 | I'd like word completion to show all matching type names (not only those in imported namespaces). If nampespace of that type is not imported - it should be imported as I choose the type from list, and if that type was in the non-referenced assembly - that assembly should be added to project references (adding imports a... | 2009/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1335616",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162636/"
] | You should take a look at ReSharper (Again) it does support the functionality with part of a type name or only writing the capital letters of a camel case type name e.g. SomeType can be found with ST.
The number of assemblies any tool will look in for possible types will *always* be limited. After all unless you tell ... | What you are looking for is c# reshaper.
Just type something in like MD and press Ctrl+Space it will bring up every standard include. Just press space to confirm(in this case MD5 will show up). It also learns what you use most. |
1,335,616 | I'd like word completion to show all matching type names (not only those in imported namespaces). If nampespace of that type is not imported - it should be imported as I choose the type from list, and if that type was in the non-referenced assembly - that assembly should be added to project references (adding imports a... | 2009/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1335616",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162636/"
] | You should take a look at ReSharper (Again) it does support the functionality with part of a type name or only writing the capital letters of a camel case type name e.g. SomeType can be found with ST.
The number of assemblies any tool will look in for possible types will *always* be limited. After all unless you tell ... | In addition to Resharper, [CodeRush](http://www.devexpress.com/Products/Visual_Studio_Add-in/index.xml) also has this feature. The [free version](http://www.devexpress.com/Products/Visual_Studio_Add-in/CodeRushX/) probably does too. |
1,335,616 | I'd like word completion to show all matching type names (not only those in imported namespaces). If nampespace of that type is not imported - it should be imported as I choose the type from list, and if that type was in the non-referenced assembly - that assembly should be added to project references (adding imports a... | 2009/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1335616",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162636/"
] | Right or wrong, the goal of intellisense is to provide legal completions for the current edit positions. This is by no means 100% accurate but we do strive for listing only valid completions.
Showing type names which are not imported and/or not a type in the assembly the current project references flies in the face of... | What you are looking for is c# reshaper.
Just type something in like MD and press Ctrl+Space it will bring up every standard include. Just press space to confirm(in this case MD5 will show up). It also learns what you use most. |
1,335,616 | I'd like word completion to show all matching type names (not only those in imported namespaces). If nampespace of that type is not imported - it should be imported as I choose the type from list, and if that type was in the non-referenced assembly - that assembly should be added to project references (adding imports a... | 2009/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1335616",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162636/"
] | Right or wrong, the goal of intellisense is to provide legal completions for the current edit positions. This is by no means 100% accurate but we do strive for listing only valid completions.
Showing type names which are not imported and/or not a type in the assembly the current project references flies in the face of... | In addition to Resharper, [CodeRush](http://www.devexpress.com/Products/Visual_Studio_Add-in/index.xml) also has this feature. The [free version](http://www.devexpress.com/Products/Visual_Studio_Add-in/CodeRushX/) probably does too. |
114,406 | I am traveling to LAX, and I thought about flying from Dublin, because it has a preclearance station.
This station will give me an immigration and customs clearance, so when I arrive at LAX, I will just exit the plane like I was a citizen (don't have to go through CBP check anymore).
To go to preclearance, I have to ha... | 2018/05/06 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/114406",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/77389/"
] | Airplanes are pre-cleared, not humans
-------------------------------------
What happens with pre-clearance is the airplane docks in an area that is under control of US CBP or trusted partners. The airplane is inspected (cleared), then each passenger and their possessions enters this area and effectively is landed in ... | "like a citizen" should read "as if I were arriving from another US airport" because citizenship has nothing to do with whether a passenger must clear immigration and customs. Only the point of origin is relevant.
You cannot use preclearance if you're flying through Amsterdam because this statement is incomplete:
>
... |
114,406 | I am traveling to LAX, and I thought about flying from Dublin, because it has a preclearance station.
This station will give me an immigration and customs clearance, so when I arrive at LAX, I will just exit the plane like I was a citizen (don't have to go through CBP check anymore).
To go to preclearance, I have to ha... | 2018/05/06 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/114406",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/77389/"
] | "like a citizen" should read "as if I were arriving from another US airport" because citizenship has nothing to do with whether a passenger must clear immigration and customs. Only the point of origin is relevant.
You cannot use preclearance if you're flying through Amsterdam because this statement is incomplete:
>
... | Other answers are correct, but to be concise: Preclearance is not a service that passengers may *choose* to use, by having *purchased a ticket* to the United States. Rather, pre-clearance is *part of the pre-boarding procedure*, precisely for passengers boarding *direct flights to the United States* from designated pre... |
114,406 | I am traveling to LAX, and I thought about flying from Dublin, because it has a preclearance station.
This station will give me an immigration and customs clearance, so when I arrive at LAX, I will just exit the plane like I was a citizen (don't have to go through CBP check anymore).
To go to preclearance, I have to ha... | 2018/05/06 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/114406",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/77389/"
] | Airplanes are pre-cleared, not humans
-------------------------------------
What happens with pre-clearance is the airplane docks in an area that is under control of US CBP or trusted partners. The airplane is inspected (cleared), then each passenger and their possessions enters this area and effectively is landed in ... | Other answers are correct, but to be concise: Preclearance is not a service that passengers may *choose* to use, by having *purchased a ticket* to the United States. Rather, pre-clearance is *part of the pre-boarding procedure*, precisely for passengers boarding *direct flights to the United States* from designated pre... |
252,416 | Currently on stackoverflow.com, there are 275 questions tagged [android-intent](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android-intent "show questions tagged 'android-intent'"), and 910 questions tagged [intent](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/intent "show questions tagged 'intent'"). Of the 'intent' tagg... | 2011/05/29 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/252416",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/750987/"
] | I think it would probably be better to make [intent](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/intent "show questions tagged 'intent'") be a synonym for [android-intent](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android-intent "show questions tagged 'android-intent'"), as the latter is less ambiguous to the reader, t... | Shouldn't you just tag those questions with [android](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android "show questions tagged 'android'") and [intent](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/intent "show questions tagged 'intent'")? |
339,281 | I am trying to create an upload control for ASP.NET MVC with jQuery progress bar. In ASP.NET the implementation works no problems, but in MVC the problem is that the server doesn't respond to my callbacks until the file is uploaded.
The upload control is based on html file upload element, and I cannot for the life of ... | 2008/12/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/339281",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Hrmmm,
Thomas, MVC does not handle post-backs at all. Because a URL is directly routed to an Action method on a controller, a form is not meant to actually post-back to itself. Further more, all of the post back processing that Asp.Net had to handle post-backs on the server was pulled out of the .Net MVC framework.
... | Suggestion:
>
> You can use the [JQuery Uploadify control](http://www.uploadify.com/) to show the status of
> the upload. This control has a flash and html 5 type controls. Use whichever is applicable to you.
>
>
> |
61,921,792 | I've been studying python for data science for about 5 months now. But I get really stucked when it comes to matplotlib. There's always so many options to do anything, and I can't see a well defined path to do anything. Does anyone have this problem too and knows how to deal with it? | 2020/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/61921792",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13584634/"
] | I had the same problem sometime back. I just picked the Boston Housing Prices dataset and kept practicing on that. If you work on it enough you will be able to create all types of plots for the EDA and get good practice. Of course after a certain point it can get boring , thats when you jump to a dataset in an area of ... | I think your question is stating that you are bored and do not have any projects to make. If that is correct, there are many datasets available on sites like Kaggle that have open-source datasets for practice programmers. |
61,921,792 | I've been studying python for data science for about 5 months now. But I get really stucked when it comes to matplotlib. There's always so many options to do anything, and I can't see a well defined path to do anything. Does anyone have this problem too and knows how to deal with it? | 2020/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/61921792",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13584634/"
] | I had the same problem sometime back. I just picked the Boston Housing Prices dataset and kept practicing on that. If you work on it enough you will be able to create all types of plots for the EDA and get good practice. Of course after a certain point it can get boring , thats when you jump to a dataset in an area of ... | in programming in general " There's always so many options to do anything".
i recommend to you that read library and understand their functions and classes in a glance, then go and solve some problems from websites or give a real project if you can. if your code works do not worry and go ahead.
after these try and err... |
78,273 | [This transaction](https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/7253e818ba712f98654ca1fc03191027e590dcac06eda36e7b13dc835422b67a?show_adv=true) is from one of the latest block. However I don't understand why it seems to be just dividing a single transaction without being spent and transferred to someone else. | 2018/08/16 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/78273",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/86479/"
] | To elaborate on my comment,
I think that any type of 'reward' will have a monetary value, whether that be indirect or not. Proposing to reward miners with something like 'faster transaction confirmation' (the example in your comment) would only add friction to their ability to reap financial reward. A savvy miner coul... | >
> it is crucial to incentivize miners by monetary reward, because mining
> process has significant monetary cost (energy/electricity cost). ?
> otherwise, mining process is not affordable for miners ?
>
>
>
This was not the specific reason for a block reward. The [whitepaper](https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) s... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | 2 ideas:
Instead of thinking of the square as a closed box, take the top away and allow the circles to fall under the effects of gravity into the open box. By altering the position of the circles before they fall you create randomness. This might be the same or similar to your billards example.
or
Use [Quadtrees](ht... | Maybe you can find a geometrical property that is true only for 200-packings and not for 199-or-less-packings. Then build the packing incrementally while conserving the property.
For example, you may examine several available 200-packings and measure the maximal distance between all circle centers -- *m*. Then constr... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | Start by using the [basic algorithm](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6002407/placing-random-circles-without-overlap-and-without-using-brute-force/6002708#6002708) to draw as many as possible circles that don't collide. When it finishes (and it can't reach 200 circles), start pushing in circles. I mean physically pu... | Maybe you can find a geometrical property that is true only for 200-packings and not for 199-or-less-packings. Then build the packing incrementally while conserving the property.
For example, you may examine several available 200-packings and measure the maximal distance between all circle centers -- *m*. Then constr... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | Start by using the [basic algorithm](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6002407/placing-random-circles-without-overlap-and-without-using-brute-force/6002708#6002708) to draw as many as possible circles that don't collide. When it finishes (and it can't reach 200 circles), start pushing in circles. I mean physically pu... | 2 ideas:
Instead of thinking of the square as a closed box, take the top away and allow the circles to fall under the effects of gravity into the open box. By altering the position of the circles before they fall you create randomness. This might be the same or similar to your billards example.
or
Use [Quadtrees](ht... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | 2 ideas:
Instead of thinking of the square as a closed box, take the top away and allow the circles to fall under the effects of gravity into the open box. By altering the position of the circles before they fall you create randomness. This might be the same or similar to your billards example.
or
Use [Quadtrees](ht... | If you'll sometimes have a high number of circles such that you are close to, or at, maximal packing, the best solution is to start with your circles maximally packed in some corner (which I guess is hexagonal packing) and then do a physical simulation where you add some "temperature", i.e. you randomly kick some circl... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | 2 ideas:
Instead of thinking of the square as a closed box, take the top away and allow the circles to fall under the effects of gravity into the open box. By altering the position of the circles before they fall you create randomness. This might be the same or similar to your billards example.
or
Use [Quadtrees](ht... | Suppose you want n = 200 circles. My suggestion is to pick a number moderately larger than n, say m = 300, and generate that many points at random locations within the square. This set of m points is your *candidate set* of circle centres. Now produce a graph containing m vertices, one for each point, in which two vert... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | 2 ideas:
Instead of thinking of the square as a closed box, take the top away and allow the circles to fall under the effects of gravity into the open box. By altering the position of the circles before they fall you create randomness. This might be the same or similar to your billards example.
or
Use [Quadtrees](ht... | @toto2 @cyborg @TokenMacGuy
Update:
I have implemented the **billard solution** with the FarseerPhysicsEngine and played around with it a bit. Within the process of implementing the solution I modified the problem a bit :): Instead of keeping all circles inside the box, I allow the circles to move outside the border ... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | Start by using the [basic algorithm](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6002407/placing-random-circles-without-overlap-and-without-using-brute-force/6002708#6002708) to draw as many as possible circles that don't collide. When it finishes (and it can't reach 200 circles), start pushing in circles. I mean physically pu... | If you'll sometimes have a high number of circles such that you are close to, or at, maximal packing, the best solution is to start with your circles maximally packed in some corner (which I guess is hexagonal packing) and then do a physical simulation where you add some "temperature", i.e. you randomly kick some circl... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | Start by using the [basic algorithm](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6002407/placing-random-circles-without-overlap-and-without-using-brute-force/6002708#6002708) to draw as many as possible circles that don't collide. When it finishes (and it can't reach 200 circles), start pushing in circles. I mean physically pu... | Suppose you want n = 200 circles. My suggestion is to pick a number moderately larger than n, say m = 300, and generate that many points at random locations within the square. This set of m points is your *candidate set* of circle centres. Now produce a graph containing m vertices, one for each point, in which two vert... |
7,946,152 | I am searching for a concept to distribute circles in a square randomly, so that they dont overlap. All circles are of the same size. The area covered by the circles can be high, up to the theoretical maximum of ca. 90 % of the square (in which they are completely ordered). About 200 circles should be placed and I want... | 2011/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7946152",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/645104/"
] | Start by using the [basic algorithm](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6002407/placing-random-circles-without-overlap-and-without-using-brute-force/6002708#6002708) to draw as many as possible circles that don't collide. When it finishes (and it can't reach 200 circles), start pushing in circles. I mean physically pu... | @toto2 @cyborg @TokenMacGuy
Update:
I have implemented the **billard solution** with the FarseerPhysicsEngine and played around with it a bit. Within the process of implementing the solution I modified the problem a bit :): Instead of keeping all circles inside the box, I allow the circles to move outside the border ... |
19,950 | I am currently porting a demo from XNA to DirectX which, as I understand it, both have coordinate systems with different handednesses.
What are the things I need to bare in mind when converting between the two? I understand not everything needs to be changed.
Also I notice that many of the 3D maths functions in som... | 2011/11/19 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/19950",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/10079/"
] | Direct3D doesn't actually specify any handedness, so it's no longer correct to say things like "D3D has a left-handed coordinate system". You can in fact use either left-handed or right-handed in D3D; just select either of the -LH or -RH versions for the projection matrix setup functions and that is all that is require... | First of all, I'll refer you to an answer of mine I posted a while back:
[Why / how does XNA's right-handed coordinate system effect anything if you can specify near/far Z values?](https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/7005/why-how-does-xnas-right-handed-coordinate-system-effect-anything-if-you-can-s/7006#7006)
... |
90,087 | Does anyone have experience with installing/running Ubuntu (Karmic Koala) on a Mac Pro 8-core desktop?
Does it install smoothly? Are there issues to be aware of? | 2010/01/01 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90087",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23301/"
] | [This page](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacPro) on the wiki lists the status of various parts of Ubuntu under the Mac Pro. Looks like it's mostly smooth sailing except for a bit of manual work on the video and audio driver side.
There's also a [Youtube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhYx5d47Uh8) of 9.10 r... | I have a mac pro with 32gb ram and 8 cores. I installed Ubuntu 8.0 and it worked liked a dream! Just don't forget to install it as 64 bit! |
72,165 | I currently have a 200 amp main panel that is full. I'm planning on installing some equipment for a water well pump, water softner, etc. and it seems to make sense at this point to install a sub-panel for that equipment.
I've never had a problem doing minor electrical work around the house in the past. However, this j... | 2015/08/21 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/72165",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/41682/"
] | >
> Does the sub-panel seem over loaded? If so, I could keep the water-heater in the main panel and free up space in the panel another way.
>
>
>
Seems reasonable to me. Most of the equipment won't draw anywhere near the overcurrent rating, at least not during normal operation. Motor loads will draw a higher curre... | You could put a dozen 100 amp panels on a 200 amp service, it's all about the total calculated load, not the breaker sizes. |
72,165 | I currently have a 200 amp main panel that is full. I'm planning on installing some equipment for a water well pump, water softner, etc. and it seems to make sense at this point to install a sub-panel for that equipment.
I've never had a problem doing minor electrical work around the house in the past. However, this j... | 2015/08/21 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/72165",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/41682/"
] | >
> Does the sub-panel seem over loaded? If so, I could keep the water-heater in the main panel and free up space in the panel another way.
>
>
>
Seems reasonable to me. Most of the equipment won't draw anywhere near the overcurrent rating, at least not during normal operation. Motor loads will draw a higher curre... | I don't think that your panel is overloaded. Lots of things you have there do work only for small amount of time and don't draw electricity all the time.
For example
water heater: probably your biggest consumer, but even then it only draws when water gets below a certain temperature and then switches off.
jet pump: Wo... |
132,357 | For many centuries, magical armor has outpaced projectiles in warfare. Armor is enchanted with runes in order to make it more effective, as well as proscribed certain abilities to it. Runes are inscribed into the suit and then placed inside a ritual circle. A mage will then chant the incantation which will fill the run... | 2018/12/08 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/132357",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52361/"
] | There are two ways of approaching your problem - none will actually change your production method of magical bullets but they will affect their usage.
One is trying to outgun magical armor with a **massive number of bullets**. This is a scenario known from the invention of machine guns (it features prominently on scr... | It would depend on how the magic works. Can you use an arrangement of mirrors to allow one mage to enchant multiple ritual circles at the same time? Or can the ritual be done mechanically (like with Tibetan prayer wheels, which supposedly still work if they are turned by electrical or water power rather than a human)? ... |
132,357 | For many centuries, magical armor has outpaced projectiles in warfare. Armor is enchanted with runes in order to make it more effective, as well as proscribed certain abilities to it. Runes are inscribed into the suit and then placed inside a ritual circle. A mage will then chant the incantation which will fill the run... | 2018/12/08 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/132357",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52361/"
] | There are two ways of approaching your problem - none will actually change your production method of magical bullets but they will affect their usage.
One is trying to outgun magical armor with a **massive number of bullets**. This is a scenario known from the invention of machine guns (it features prominently on scr... | **They are cost effective because they work with one shot.**
>
> “Arrow! Black arrow! I have saved you to the last. You have never
> failed me and I have always recovered you. I had you from my father
> and he from of old. If ever you came from the forges of the true king
> under the Mountain, go now and speed wel... |
162,178 | Last year I had an infestation of carpenter ants, so I contacted a pest control company and paid for a year's worth of service. Now, exactly a week after the contract expired, I'm seeing them come back.
I'm planning on taking care of it myself this year, since the chemicals cost less than a month's worth of service fr... | 2019/04/16 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/162178",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/99555/"
] | You are just chasing your tail. As long as there is exposed wood and a convenient source of water, you will have carpenter ants.
The solution is to improve your roofing and gutters to keep the house dry. | My understanding (not a pest professional) is that using both negates the effectiveness of the bait. If you kill them before they take the bait home, it does no good.
The idea with bait is to have them take it back and "kill the colony" rather than killing the individual foraging ants as sprays tend to do.
*Of cours... |
162,178 | Last year I had an infestation of carpenter ants, so I contacted a pest control company and paid for a year's worth of service. Now, exactly a week after the contract expired, I'm seeing them come back.
I'm planning on taking care of it myself this year, since the chemicals cost less than a month's worth of service fr... | 2019/04/16 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/162178",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/99555/"
] | You are just chasing your tail. As long as there is exposed wood and a convenient source of water, you will have carpenter ants.
The solution is to improve your roofing and gutters to keep the house dry. | Boric acid is the best consumer treatment, far and away, imho. I'm talking eradication. Look up some recipes to get the bait/poison ratio right and it should be *very* effective. If you make it too strong, it will quickly knock down the wave, but they will eventually regroup and return.
Unlike sprays, you can use powd... |
31,339 | In Christian hymnbooks today it is common to find hymns that were written in the 1700s or 1800s. However, most of the time these hymns have been adapted, to modernize older language, or to adjust the meaning of a phrase for a broader audience.
According to current copyright law in the United States, printed works publ... | 2018/08/29 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/31339",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/20648/"
] | According to [US law according to Cornell](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/103), copyright applies to derivative works. A derivative work is an original work based on a previous work ([Definitions](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/101)), so the adaptations would be copyrightable unless they were he... | Unless the adaptation is itself old enough to be out of copyright, or is so close to the original that it is not considered original enough to support a copyright (and that is a quite low bar), each such adaptation has its own copyright under US law, which would have been initially owned by the creator of the adaptatio... |
440 | [This question](https://hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/2100/8) has been closed (by three users and a moderator) as 'too broad'. The reason given was this:
>
> This question has been closed because it appears to be asking about a very conceptual technology that isn't implemented in common hardware, thus reliable rec... | 2016/02/28 | [
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] | We have had weird questions before. For example, there was a question about [Faraday cages](https://hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/498/tempest-proof-pc-notebook). This was deleted as unclear, because the OP rambled and sounded extremely paranoid, not because the question was bad.
That question spawned a [met... | You're focusing on the wrong part of my close reason here. Maybe I could have used a slightly better word than *conceptual*, but the important part is how NISC "isn't implemented in common hardware, so reliable recommendations can't be made."
This technology is of course a very specific one no doubt; not too many prod... |
91,956 | What is appropriate for a person to wear? Do those standards change for men or women? How do we know? Why does this, which seems like an important topic, not have much of an explicit commandment in the Bible (for example, you ought to wear something up to the knees, or not show cleavage, like many Christian churches an... | 2022/07/18 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/91956",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Is there an objective, theological standard of decent/modest dress?** *(Denominational Survey)*
Historically, I believe the standard across the board amongst Christian denominations has changed over the years, especially in our modern times.
Fashions come and go, but I firmly believe that many modern fashions offen... | Being guided by your statement in the comments section of your question; namely, ". . . my question is about a theological minimum that is culture- and perhaps denomination-insensitive," I'm going to set the stage for my answer to your question by quoting Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart [who in 1964] "tried to exp... |
58,722 | I have a web application in which Windows Authentication is configured. I want to configure FBA for the same web application. I know I can extend the web application to a different zone and configure FBA for that zone. But I'm looking for a solution without extending the web application.
Based on the URL the user shou... | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/58722",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/407/"
] | You can configure FBA on the same web application in SharePoint 2010 without having to extend it. (Your web application will need to be configured to use Claims-based authentication and not classic...I'm assuming that's already the case).
There are numerous tutorials about the steps required to configure FBA, which ge... | There is no need to extend the application.
From CA(Central Admin) Select your web application and allow windows authentication and FBA authentication.
So that in login page you will find drop down with both window authentication and FBA authentication option. |
58,722 | I have a web application in which Windows Authentication is configured. I want to configure FBA for the same web application. I know I can extend the web application to a different zone and configure FBA for that zone. But I'm looking for a solution without extending the web application.
Based on the URL the user shou... | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/58722",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/407/"
] | You can configure FBA on the same web application in SharePoint 2010 without having to extend it. (Your web application will need to be configured to use Claims-based authentication and not classic...I'm assuming that's already the case).
There are numerous tutorials about the steps required to configure FBA, which ge... | There could be a problem if you do not extend. If you ever want to shut off windows authentication, the site collection will not crawl correctly. Having windows authentication on for us causes problems, because users will go to another site login with active directory and come to our site and be logged in with active d... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
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] | That usually relies on the writer's style and skill…
Look how Iris Murdoch introduces great and irrelevant details of menus and cooking, when it wasn't in any way necessary even to mention that anyone was eating.
Notice when Robert A Heinlein lists every move in a game of mental chess which has no real effect on the ... | Pick your idea first.
What is it? And how do you want to approach it?
All styles are fine as long as the target audience is satisfied. You don't want to bore airport novel readers with a lot of detail, **and** you don't want to ruffle feathers by writing an outline for a research paper.
**Indiana Jones** was an ente... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
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] | [Daniel's answer](https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26214/18298) is good, but I have an additional "yardstick" which may be helpful:
Part of art, of *any* art form, is inviting the *audience* to contribute.
It's even been said this is what *makes* it art: A return contribution is invited. You supply something yours... | Pick your idea first.
What is it? And how do you want to approach it?
All styles are fine as long as the target audience is satisfied. You don't want to bore airport novel readers with a lot of detail, **and** you don't want to ruffle feathers by writing an outline for a research paper.
**Indiana Jones** was an ente... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | You said it yourself. When the reader cannot concentrate on the story because there are so many adjectives and adverbs, and other details and flourishes. Get other people to read your writing, and they will be able to easily comment on this.
You are also falling into having too much detail if every other word is an ad... | To answer this question you have to consider the purpose of detail. The purpose of detail is to refine the picture in the reader's head. Readers pull images from their own stock of experiences to build a picture of what they are reading. Each detail you add refines the selection of images they make. If you say "bus" th... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | To answer this question you have to consider the purpose of detail. The purpose of detail is to refine the picture in the reader's head. Readers pull images from their own stock of experiences to build a picture of what they are reading. Each detail you add refines the selection of images they make. If you say "bus" th... | Pick your idea first.
What is it? And how do you want to approach it?
All styles are fine as long as the target audience is satisfied. You don't want to bore airport novel readers with a lot of detail, **and** you don't want to ruffle feathers by writing an outline for a research paper.
**Indiana Jones** was an ente... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | While the existing answers are helpful, they don't address what seems to me the crux of this question. The answers will change depending on what you are writing, for which audience and what effect do you hope to achieve?
For example, I primarily write journalism. The idea is to engage the reader quickly and carry them... | Pick your idea first.
What is it? And how do you want to approach it?
All styles are fine as long as the target audience is satisfied. You don't want to bore airport novel readers with a lot of detail, **and** you don't want to ruffle feathers by writing an outline for a research paper.
**Indiana Jones** was an ente... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | Most of the answers on here are adequate, however, I do not feel that they get straight to the point.
How much detail is too much?
============================
>
> I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets... | While the existing answers are helpful, they don't address what seems to me the crux of this question. The answers will change depending on what you are writing, for which audience and what effect do you hope to achieve?
For example, I primarily write journalism. The idea is to engage the reader quickly and carry them... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | [Daniel's answer](https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26214/18298) is good, but I have an additional "yardstick" which may be helpful:
Part of art, of *any* art form, is inviting the *audience* to contribute.
It's even been said this is what *makes* it art: A return contribution is invited. You supply something yours... | To answer this question you have to consider the purpose of detail. The purpose of detail is to refine the picture in the reader's head. Readers pull images from their own stock of experiences to build a picture of what they are reading. Each detail you add refines the selection of images they make. If you say "bus" th... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | You said it yourself. When the reader cannot concentrate on the story because there are so many adjectives and adverbs, and other details and flourishes. Get other people to read your writing, and they will be able to easily comment on this.
You are also falling into having too much detail if every other word is an ad... | While the existing answers are helpful, they don't address what seems to me the crux of this question. The answers will change depending on what you are writing, for which audience and what effect do you hope to achieve?
For example, I primarily write journalism. The idea is to engage the reader quickly and carry them... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | To answer this question you have to consider the purpose of detail. The purpose of detail is to refine the picture in the reader's head. Readers pull images from their own stock of experiences to build a picture of what they are reading. Each detail you add refines the selection of images they make. If you say "bus" th... | That usually relies on the writer's style and skill…
Look how Iris Murdoch introduces great and irrelevant details of menus and cooking, when it wasn't in any way necessary even to mention that anyone was eating.
Notice when Robert A Heinlein lists every move in a game of mental chess which has no real effect on the ... |
26,211 | I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets what the actual story is talking about. How do I know whether I am using too much, not enough, or the right amount of detail? | 2017/01/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | Most of the answers on here are adequate, however, I do not feel that they get straight to the point.
How much detail is too much?
============================
>
> I've read a few amateur stories online and sometimes the author will include so much detail that the reader gets a little bored or distracted and forgets... | That usually relies on the writer's style and skill…
Look how Iris Murdoch introduces great and irrelevant details of menus and cooking, when it wasn't in any way necessary even to mention that anyone was eating.
Notice when Robert A Heinlein lists every move in a game of mental chess which has no real effect on the ... |
25,491 | I'm having a debate about how bright Martian nights would be, in terms of both the sky itself and ground illumination. [This](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/10220/mars-night-sky-how-many-stars-visible) answer seems to indicate that the stars would be only dimly visible, and wouldn't provide enough light ... | 2018/03/14 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/25491",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/22197/"
] | Taking Mars' average distance from the sun of 1.52 AU, the sun would be 43% as bright.
Phobos has an [albedo of about 0.071](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_(moon)) which is pretty dark. Darker than the Moon with an average albedo of about 0.12, so it reflects about 59% as well as the Moon does. That gives it a ... | Phobos's orbit is, like Mars' axis, inclined to Mars orbit by 25 degrees, so at greatest offset, I figure that Phobos is likely to be offset from the plane of Mars orbit by more than Mars' radius. Even at a periapsis distance of 9234km,
9234km\*sine(25 degrees)=3902 km
is more than Mars radius of 3390 km.
So in winter ... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | I think turning the image into a [NSFW] tagged link is a good compromise. That way people who don't want to view it can easily avoid it, while those who do are not hindered much. (I'd prefer spoiler tags, but the SE implementation of spoilers doesn't support spoilering images)
As a guideline for which images to spoile... | I support the [NSFW] tag. Some considerations:
* Workplaces have weird rules that we cannot change. A [NSFW] tag lets you know that you probably shouldn't open the link at the office.
* Note that you probably shouldn't browse this site at the office *anyway*; do so at your own risk. I do read it on my lunch break, and... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | I don't see a problem with that question per se, and I'm fairly liberal about such things but I wouldn't want someone at work to look over my shoulder and see that picture on my screen. It seems to me this question was worded in a somewhat provocative way (perhaps not intentionally). I think if we change the title to b... | The image is from the episode, isn't it?
Is this site's policy actually going to be more limiting than the standards the FCC applies to primetime broadcast television?
A bare female back is hardly "adult content". |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I don't see a problem with that question per se, and I'm fairly liberal about such things but I wouldn't want someone at work to look over my shoulder and see that picture on my screen. It seems to me this question was worded in a somewhat provocative way (perhaps not intentionally). I think if we change the title to b... | I'd say that if it's something that *could be* considered offensive, whether adult content, foul language, or blatant flamebait, it should be disallowed. I shouldn't have to worry about my wife or boss seeing offensive stuff on my screen or in server logs. Period.
I fail to see why this is even an issue. If you want t... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | The image is from the episode, isn't it?
Is this site's policy actually going to be more limiting than the standards the FCC applies to primetime broadcast television?
A bare female back is hardly "adult content". | I don't see how work is at all relevant here, unless your work is specifically related to science fiction and fantasy (in which case, it seems likely to me that this image would be considered appropriate).
If my employees were meant to stick to working during their work times (i.e. the traditional viewpoint), then the... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | The image is from the episode, isn't it?
Is this site's policy actually going to be more limiting than the standards the FCC applies to primetime broadcast television?
A bare female back is hardly "adult content". | I support the [NSFW] tag. Some considerations:
* Workplaces have weird rules that we cannot change. A [NSFW] tag lets you know that you probably shouldn't open the link at the office.
* Note that you probably shouldn't browse this site at the office *anyway*; do so at your own risk. I do read it on my lunch break, and... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I don't see a problem with that question per se, and I'm fairly liberal about such things but I wouldn't want someone at work to look over my shoulder and see that picture on my screen. It seems to me this question was worded in a somewhat provocative way (perhaps not intentionally). I think if we change the title to b... | Since Sachin posted this question (or its derivative) on Meta.SO, I will take the liberty of re-posting the [answer](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/124340/119280) from MSO moderator Robert Harvey (sans a really nice pic):
>
> **If you wouldn't want to have to explain to your boss why part of Jolene Blalock's bare a... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I support the [NSFW] tag. Some considerations:
* Workplaces have weird rules that we cannot change. A [NSFW] tag lets you know that you probably shouldn't open the link at the office.
* Note that you probably shouldn't browse this site at the office *anyway*; do so at your own risk. I do read it on my lunch break, and... | I don't see how work is at all relevant here, unless your work is specifically related to science fiction and fantasy (in which case, it seems likely to me that this image would be considered appropriate).
If my employees were meant to stick to working during their work times (i.e. the traditional viewpoint), then the... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I'd say that if it's something that *could be* considered offensive, whether adult content, foul language, or blatant flamebait, it should be disallowed. I shouldn't have to worry about my wife or boss seeing offensive stuff on my screen or in server logs. Period.
I fail to see why this is even an issue. If you want t... | I don't see how work is at all relevant here, unless your work is specifically related to science fiction and fantasy (in which case, it seems likely to me that this image would be considered appropriate).
If my employees were meant to stick to working during their work times (i.e. the traditional viewpoint), then the... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I support the [NSFW] tag. Some considerations:
* Workplaces have weird rules that we cannot change. A [NSFW] tag lets you know that you probably shouldn't open the link at the office.
* Note that you probably shouldn't browse this site at the office *anyway*; do so at your own risk. I do read it on my lunch break, and... | I dunno . . . I have always been far more concerned with my children seeing/watching gratuitous violence than I have them seeing sexual activity within reason. The image in question doesn't personally bother me and if my teens saw it, I don't think I'd be particularly fussed. I probably *would* have a problem with my s... |
1,582 | [Why did T'Pol act like a human woman with Trip?](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12370/why-did-tpol-act-like-human-woman-before-sexual-interaction-with-trip)
The topic of the question seems fully within the boundaries of the site, but the actual content is a bit not-quite-family-friendly.
Is this within bo... | 2012/03/02 | [
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1582",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | The image is from the episode, isn't it?
Is this site's policy actually going to be more limiting than the standards the FCC applies to primetime broadcast television?
A bare female back is hardly "adult content". | I'd say that if it's something that *could be* considered offensive, whether adult content, foul language, or blatant flamebait, it should be disallowed. I shouldn't have to worry about my wife or boss seeing offensive stuff on my screen or in server logs. Period.
I fail to see why this is even an issue. If you want t... |
38,361 | My company's database makes available data to a lot of external applications. So I need to transform the same data to a lot of *dynamic* views. I can see that a former database developer had implemented many long chains of view-function-procedure call sequences to do transformation more common to all external applicati... | 2011/01/20 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/38361",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | Have you considered building a [**datamart**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mart) instead? Maybe it's what your colleague already did?
It highly depends on your specific case, but I understand you can't describe your whole business in your question.
If you are serious about that, I recommend you this great book w... | I think the former employee has been trying to create a logical view on the data that is separate from the physical representation.
When clients are attached to Views and/or stored procedures you have some room to refactor the physical representation without the clients requiring any modifications.
Of course this log... |
20,681,579 | **I need to know till what extend we can analyze our Application using Apache Jmeter.**
My script creation is complete. Paramatrized & Correlated. Now I need a deep understanding of Analysis.
Earlier, I just use to focus on Response time, Standard deviation, throughput, etc.
But now my boss wants me to do more analy... | 2013/12/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20681579",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2907700/"
] | You can use these Samplers from JMeter-plugins project:
* <http://jmeter-plugins.org/wiki/DbMon/>
* <http://jmeter-plugins.org/wiki/JMXMon/> | Correctly still divide the tasks and means to solve them. If you need to monitor the parameters of the server utilization - then it needs to use the appropriate means, for example, zabbix. If you need to understand how much resources consumes your server applications - it is necessary to refer to the appropriate monito... |
22,696 | A company called Devecitech has just created what it calls the 'ENLIL' vertical axis wind turbine, that sits at the side of a highway generating electricity from the wind-power created by passing cars
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gK6ms.jpg)
Video her... | 2018/07/12 | [
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] | Waterjet cutters work like a charm up to 5mm. I have cut 'fireproof' glass of 4mm and it came out very well. | 1-3 mm is perfectly doable with a cheap-o, off the shelf, carbide glass cutter. So long as your shapes are generally large sweeping curves (i.e. few acute corners), you can use something like [this](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B078YS9KJY) to score then glass, then something like [this](https://rads.stacko... |
69,370 | If the covenant of Christ only permits men to call God "Father" (Galatians 4:5, Ephesians 1:5) - How can the prophet Isaiah call YHVH "Father" under Mosaic Law?
**[Yeshayahu יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ | Isaiah 63:16]** "For You are our father, for Avraham did not know us, neither did Yisrael recognize us; **You, YHVH, are our Fath... | 2021/09/29 | [
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] | You are conflating ‘man’ with ‘nations’….
**EXODUS 4:22** *Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn.*
When Isaiah says … “*For You are our father*”, he is speaking on behalf of the people [nation]. A *prophet* speaks to ‘the people’ on behalf of God *and* to God on behalf of... | Heres some notes.
Verse 16
Thou art our Father. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:6 ).
Father. A rare word in this connection. Compare Isaiah 64:8 .
Redeemer. See note on Isaiah 60:16 .
Bullingers notes. |
5,849 | What was the actual age of Ayesha (AS) when married to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
EDIT: The too young age (6, 9 etc) is criticized most by Non-Muslims.
According to other sources Ayesha's age was:
* [6 to 9 - Dr Zakir Naik](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT-Rh1auG0A)
* [15 to 16](http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.as... | 2012/12/28 | [
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] | Aishah ( رضي لله عنھا ) was six years old when she married the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and nine years old when he consummated the marriage with her. This is what is proven from the books of hadeeth and has been agreed upon by all the scholars of Islam.
Some of the narrations are as follows:
>
> Aishah ( رضي ا... | **Conclusion.** She accepted Islam when she was 4 in 1 Besat (بعثت) so that She was about 18 in 2 Hijri.
* As Ebne Molghan (ابن ملقن) (with refer to Bokhari (بخاری)) says: Aisha went to the house of The Prophet(PBUH) in 2 Hijri.
* As Belazari (بلاذري) says: Aisha married with the Prophet (PBUH) in 4 Hijri.
So that we... |
5,849 | What was the actual age of Ayesha (AS) when married to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
EDIT: The too young age (6, 9 etc) is criticized most by Non-Muslims.
According to other sources Ayesha's age was:
* [6 to 9 - Dr Zakir Naik](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT-Rh1auG0A)
* [15 to 16](http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.as... | 2012/12/28 | [
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] | Aishah ( رضي لله عنھا ) was six years old when she married the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and nine years old when he consummated the marriage with her. This is what is proven from the books of hadeeth and has been agreed upon by all the scholars of Islam.
Some of the narrations are as follows:
>
> Aishah ( رضي ا... | Kindly Read Source: <https://www.dawn.com/news/696084/of-aishas-age-at-marriage>
First point:
>
> There is only one hadith by Hisham which suggests the age of Hazrat Aisha as being nine when she came to live with her husband......His life is divided into two periods: in 131A.H. the Madani period ended, and the Iraqi... |
5,849 | What was the actual age of Ayesha (AS) when married to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
EDIT: The too young age (6, 9 etc) is criticized most by Non-Muslims.
According to other sources Ayesha's age was:
* [6 to 9 - Dr Zakir Naik](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT-Rh1auG0A)
* [15 to 16](http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.as... | 2012/12/28 | [
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] | Aishah ( رضي لله عنھا ) was six years old when she married the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and nine years old when he consummated the marriage with her. This is what is proven from the books of hadeeth and has been agreed upon by all the scholars of Islam.
Some of the narrations are as follows:
>
> Aishah ( رضي ا... | Classical Sunni scholars argue A'isha (ra), daughter of Abu Bakr (ra), married the Prophet (saw) at the age of six, but he consummated the marriage when she reached puberty at the age of nine.This by no means suggests she was a child, rather that is determined by the social and biological facts of the time, which sugge... |
365,988 | As per my last question, this has less to do with cold, hard, and fast calculations and more to do with the interplay between mathematics and philosophy...but as armchair philosophers aren't as hard to come by as knowledgeable mathematicians, I'm asking this here.
Schrodinger's thought experiment about the cat came to... | 2013/04/19 | [
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] | Suppose you look at a cow and say "That cow is eating grass.' But the cow hears you, and looks up startled! It's now not eating grass.
Does any of this change what you mean by "eating grass"? | Even if you assume we have accurate mathematical models to describe the physics of particle interactions, remember that mathematics is merely serving as a language to "model" these systems. Moreover, the act of observation should be worked into the model, as observation is a physical process (usually observing somethin... |
210,328 | Using Cycles, for a cartoony animation character I need spikes to be seen only from the character's edges and behind the character but never seen in facing angles. I want to avoid having to render the scene twice to be composited after.
For example: 2 meshes,
1 skin color, smooth, rigged,
1 blue spiky mesh sticking ou... | 2021/02/02 | [
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] | This seems like a task for the compositor, but you explicitly stated that you don't want to render multiple times. That means only AOVs remain an option for compositing. After trying it I discarded the idea, because it will cause artifacts. Instead I found a solution using only the shader and some Custom Normals.
Firs... | The closest I got was using cones with **inverted normals** and backface culling enabled:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/791ZH.png)
But as you can see, cones pointing slightly towards the camera still get shown. |
383,195 | SUMMARY:
Here is what works:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 1 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
Here is what I'm trying to do (doesn't work, hence question):
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 30 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
The "equation" to solve is thus:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C, SPI, and other) <-> X <-> 30 m cable <-> Y <-> sensor (I²C/SPI)*
... | 2018/07/05 | [
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] | This NXP note outlines methods to get I2C bus system to over 300 m long at 60 kbits/s, [AN11084](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11084.pdf). The solutions include twisted lines, PCA9605 repeaters, and delay-generating logic at each slave. Good luck. | I also argue to look at [this](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-voltage_differential_signaling). <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-voltage_differential_signaling>
It is immune to common mode noise, independent of ground connection and also runs for a few 10s of meters easily still providing high bit rate compare... |
383,195 | SUMMARY:
Here is what works:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 1 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
Here is what I'm trying to do (doesn't work, hence question):
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 30 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
The "equation" to solve is thus:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C, SPI, and other) <-> X <-> 30 m cable <-> Y <-> sensor (I²C/SPI)*
... | 2018/07/05 | [
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] | I suspect there are other kinds of I2C extenders but I am only familiar with two - buffers (like PCA9605, P82B715) and splitters (like PCA9600, P82B96). They all designed to isolate higher bus capacitance of the long runs by increasing sinking capability of the outputs. It seems the buffers all approaching EOL now.
No... | This NXP note outlines methods to get I2C bus system to over 300 m long at 60 kbits/s, [AN11084](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11084.pdf). The solutions include twisted lines, PCA9605 repeaters, and delay-generating logic at each slave. Good luck. |
383,195 | SUMMARY:
Here is what works:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 1 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
Here is what I'm trying to do (doesn't work, hence question):
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 30 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
The "equation" to solve is thus:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C, SPI, and other) <-> X <-> 30 m cable <-> Y <-> sensor (I²C/SPI)*
... | 2018/07/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/383195",
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] | The Onewire solution with the DS28E17 is the one which works mostly out of the box. You may even use the bitbanging host (e.g. on GPIO4) and get away with almost no extra hardware. Each DS28E17 on the bus is automatically appearing as an I²C host adapter, no software changes needed. Drawbacks:
* The Onewire has to be ... | This NXP note outlines methods to get I2C bus system to over 300 m long at 60 kbits/s, [AN11084](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11084.pdf). The solutions include twisted lines, PCA9605 repeaters, and delay-generating logic at each slave. Good luck. |
383,195 | SUMMARY:
Here is what works:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 1 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
Here is what I'm trying to do (doesn't work, hence question):
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 30 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
The "equation" to solve is thus:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C, SPI, and other) <-> X <-> 30 m cable <-> Y <-> sensor (I²C/SPI)*
... | 2018/07/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/383195",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/125775/"
] | I suspect there are other kinds of I2C extenders but I am only familiar with two - buffers (like PCA9605, P82B715) and splitters (like PCA9600, P82B96). They all designed to isolate higher bus capacitance of the long runs by increasing sinking capability of the outputs. It seems the buffers all approaching EOL now.
No... | I also argue to look at [this](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-voltage_differential_signaling). <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-voltage_differential_signaling>
It is immune to common mode noise, independent of ground connection and also runs for a few 10s of meters easily still providing high bit rate compare... |
383,195 | SUMMARY:
Here is what works:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 1 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
Here is what I'm trying to do (doesn't work, hence question):
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 30 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
The "equation" to solve is thus:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C, SPI, and other) <-> X <-> 30 m cable <-> Y <-> sensor (I²C/SPI)*
... | 2018/07/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/383195",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/125775/"
] | The Onewire solution with the DS28E17 is the one which works mostly out of the box. You may even use the bitbanging host (e.g. on GPIO4) and get away with almost no extra hardware. Each DS28E17 on the bus is automatically appearing as an I²C host adapter, no software changes needed. Drawbacks:
* The Onewire has to be ... | I also argue to look at [this](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-voltage_differential_signaling). <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-voltage_differential_signaling>
It is immune to common mode noise, independent of ground connection and also runs for a few 10s of meters easily still providing high bit rate compare... |
383,195 | SUMMARY:
Here is what works:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 1 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
Here is what I'm trying to do (doesn't work, hence question):
*Raspberry Pi (I²C) <-> 30 m cable <-> sensor (I²C)*
The "equation" to solve is thus:
*Raspberry Pi (I²C, SPI, and other) <-> X <-> 30 m cable <-> Y <-> sensor (I²C/SPI)*
... | 2018/07/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/383195",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/125775/"
] | The Onewire solution with the DS28E17 is the one which works mostly out of the box. You may even use the bitbanging host (e.g. on GPIO4) and get away with almost no extra hardware. Each DS28E17 on the bus is automatically appearing as an I²C host adapter, no software changes needed. Drawbacks:
* The Onewire has to be ... | I suspect there are other kinds of I2C extenders but I am only familiar with two - buffers (like PCA9605, P82B715) and splitters (like PCA9600, P82B96). They all designed to isolate higher bus capacitance of the long runs by increasing sinking capability of the outputs. It seems the buffers all approaching EOL now.
No... |
9,181 | On a 2001 Honda S2000 (or any other car for that matter) does the intake manifold cover (plastic piece held on with two 10mm acorn nuts) actually protect against something, or is it purely aesthetic? | 2014/03/28 | [
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] | I've had luck cleaning Mouldy Vinyl with scrubbing bubbles spray.
My car is also trashed, and has cheap vinyl inside, and I haven't had much luck cleaning it. Your best bet is to get the vinyl replaced, because it will likely crack or go brittle soon.
As far as fabric goes, most supermarkets sell those powerful ste... | If you are not able to get it clean enough by cleaning, you can probably pick up a complete used interior of the same color and swap it out with yours. Considering what you are getting, it shouldn't be too expensive. There may be no other way to get the smell out of the car otherwise. |
20,437 | Why do we say "Jack Shit" to mean "nothing at all"? | 2011/04/11 | [
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] | [Etymonline](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=jack%20shit&searchmode=none) reports that *Jack shit* (to mean "nothing at all") has been attested by 1974, and it is American English slang.
It doesn't report for which reason *Jack shit* is used, and not, for example, *Daniel shit*.
There isn't probably any ... | "Jack shit" is a colloquial form of emphasis. That is, if you say either "you don't know jack" or "you don't know shit" you convey the same meaning. It's arguable whether one is more intense or threatening than the other; to my mind, that depends on context and setting. "You don't know jack shit" conveys greater force ... |
20,437 | Why do we say "Jack Shit" to mean "nothing at all"? | 2011/04/11 | [
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] | I guess your question is more about the *jack* part.
In English a jack is by-name for a common person.
In British English, *jack* is a very old (13th century) term to designate the average peasant - the man at the bottom of the social pyramid. See for instance colloquial expressions such as "every man jack".
In th... | "Jack shit" is a colloquial form of emphasis. That is, if you say either "you don't know jack" or "you don't know shit" you convey the same meaning. It's arguable whether one is more intense or threatening than the other; to my mind, that depends on context and setting. "You don't know jack shit" conveys greater force ... |
20,437 | Why do we say "Jack Shit" to mean "nothing at all"? | 2011/04/11 | [
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] | The term "jack shit" has been around for ages. The term is a corruption of a phrase used in the British Navy. "He doesn't know jacks from sheets." Where "jacks" were flags or small sails and "sheets" were larger sails. It's not that big a step from describing a novice sailor as "not knowing jacks from sheets" to "not k... | "Jack shit" is a colloquial form of emphasis. That is, if you say either "you don't know jack" or "you don't know shit" you convey the same meaning. It's arguable whether one is more intense or threatening than the other; to my mind, that depends on context and setting. "You don't know jack shit" conveys greater force ... |
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