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6,006,689 | I have taken a look at GTK+3 and I like it. But unfortunately compiling from source has never worked for me. Is there any okace with decent binaries or even better, a windows installer? | 2011/05/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6006689",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/753341/"
] | I'm sharing the latest GTK+ and gtkmm binaries for Windows 32-bit through DropBox.
[Take a look.](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8d1qbh5dsp044on/UgkALzhlqH)
3.22.0 for GTK+ and 3.22.0 for gtkmm as of today. | This one is even fatter and wholesome, but targeted for pygi. GTK is version 3.6.4 <http://opensourcepack.blogspot.com/p/pygobject-pygi-aio.html>. BTW i'm former windows build mypaint maintainer which migrate to pygobject 3. Also for MinGW i'm providing the most badass MinGW distro <http://opensourcepack.blogspot.com/p... |
8,525,128 | I have an android app that has to be restricted to portrait mode, and now I have to output it to a screen via HDMI cable. The problem is that the signal matches the screen's height but the width is letterboxed. The screen I'm using can't flip to vertical, so I have to do it by code. I basically need to display the HDMI... | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8525128",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/778328/"
] | You may want to look at [this link](http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/library/motorola-hdmi-dual-screen-api/)
More specifically: EXTDISP\_STATUS\_CONNECTION
If that doesn't work, you could always just put a menu option to switch resolutions. | Short anwer, no it can't be done, indeed on a Motorola device I would have had more of a choice. But anyway, if anyone's interested to know, what I did was create a landscape app and compose the UI so it appeared portrait, user input was a drag, but overall it worked. |
8,525,128 | I have an android app that has to be restricted to portrait mode, and now I have to output it to a screen via HDMI cable. The problem is that the signal matches the screen's height but the width is letterboxed. The screen I'm using can't flip to vertical, so I have to do it by code. I basically need to display the HDMI... | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8525128",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/778328/"
] | You may want to look at [this link](http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/library/motorola-hdmi-dual-screen-api/)
More specifically: EXTDISP\_STATUS\_CONNECTION
If that doesn't work, you could always just put a menu option to switch resolutions. | You can create a folder named tvdpi and put your layouts on it |
8,525,128 | I have an android app that has to be restricted to portrait mode, and now I have to output it to a screen via HDMI cable. The problem is that the signal matches the screen's height but the width is letterboxed. The screen I'm using can't flip to vertical, so I have to do it by code. I basically need to display the HDMI... | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8525128",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/778328/"
] | Short anwer, no it can't be done, indeed on a Motorola device I would have had more of a choice. But anyway, if anyone's interested to know, what I did was create a landscape app and compose the UI so it appeared portrait, user input was a drag, but overall it worked. | You can create a folder named tvdpi and put your layouts on it |
1,241,717 | When i do F1, the help window appear and a message alert also :
*Object not accessible. The Object cannot be accessed due to insufficient user rights.*
[libreoffice help do not open](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CLpyR.png)
I understand what it means, but how could i figure out WHICH object does have insufficient permis... | 2020/05/20 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/1241717",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/65116/"
] | A known bug. See <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1869561>
According to that report a fix is in the pipeline. Meanwhile, to see help, open a browser and go to file:///usr/share/libreoffice/help/index.html | I had the same problem. Had 3 installations of Libreoffice:
1. Snap
2. Old Ubuntu Software Center.
3. Deb download from libreoffice.org.
I removed all of them and killed soffice.bin in processes. Then in Software Center (Snaps) Installed fresh Libreoffice Version: 6.4.4.2
Rebooted. Now Help works with the indexed e... |
242,960 | What exactly is the difference between a "netbook" and a "notebook"? What are some examples? | 2011/02/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/242960",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/28404/"
] | From [What's the difference between notebooks, netbooks and ultra-mobile PCs?](http://computer.howstuffworks.com/notebook-vs-netbook-vs-ultra-mobile-pc.htm) :
>
> The answer to these questions depends
> upon whom you ask. One person may call
> a particular PC a netbook while
> another insists it's a notebook. It's... | There's no official definition of a netbook - it tends to be a marketing decision whether a particular laptop is called one. You might also see similar machines called a "sub-notebook" or "ultra-portable" depending on what spin the vendor wants to put on the product.
The main defining features of a netbook are low cos... |
242,960 | What exactly is the difference between a "netbook" and a "notebook"? What are some examples? | 2011/02/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/242960",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/28404/"
] | From [What's the difference between notebooks, netbooks and ultra-mobile PCs?](http://computer.howstuffworks.com/notebook-vs-netbook-vs-ultra-mobile-pc.htm) :
>
> The answer to these questions depends
> upon whom you ask. One person may call
> a particular PC a netbook while
> another insists it's a notebook. It's... | There is no sharp dividing line.
In 2009 and early 2010, netbooks almost universally featured:
* Intel Atom processor
* Integrated Intel graphics with no 3d acceleration
* A screen 11" or less, 1024x600 resolution
* 1Gb RAM, no optical drive
* Long battery life (4-8h)
* Low price (usually $300 to $500 USD).
One goo... |
242,960 | What exactly is the difference between a "netbook" and a "notebook"? What are some examples? | 2011/02/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/242960",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/28404/"
] | From [What's the difference between notebooks, netbooks and ultra-mobile PCs?](http://computer.howstuffworks.com/notebook-vs-netbook-vs-ultra-mobile-pc.htm) :
>
> The answer to these questions depends
> upon whom you ask. One person may call
> a particular PC a netbook while
> another insists it's a notebook. It's... | [The Register](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/13/miniature_computer_field_guide/) put together an interesting flowchart depicting how to tell if your computer is a laptop, ultraportable, or notebook:
I don't necessarily agree with every single thing on he... |
242,960 | What exactly is the difference between a "netbook" and a "notebook"? What are some examples? | 2011/02/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/242960",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/28404/"
] | There's no official definition of a netbook - it tends to be a marketing decision whether a particular laptop is called one. You might also see similar machines called a "sub-notebook" or "ultra-portable" depending on what spin the vendor wants to put on the product.
The main defining features of a netbook are low cos... | There is no sharp dividing line.
In 2009 and early 2010, netbooks almost universally featured:
* Intel Atom processor
* Integrated Intel graphics with no 3d acceleration
* A screen 11" or less, 1024x600 resolution
* 1Gb RAM, no optical drive
* Long battery life (4-8h)
* Low price (usually $300 to $500 USD).
One goo... |
242,960 | What exactly is the difference between a "netbook" and a "notebook"? What are some examples? | 2011/02/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/242960",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/28404/"
] | [The Register](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/13/miniature_computer_field_guide/) put together an interesting flowchart depicting how to tell if your computer is a laptop, ultraportable, or notebook:
I don't necessarily agree with every single thing on he... | There is no sharp dividing line.
In 2009 and early 2010, netbooks almost universally featured:
* Intel Atom processor
* Integrated Intel graphics with no 3d acceleration
* A screen 11" or less, 1024x600 resolution
* 1Gb RAM, no optical drive
* Long battery life (4-8h)
* Low price (usually $300 to $500 USD).
One goo... |
28,801 | Wondering if the translation of languages such as Chinese and Japanese into Romanized versions is accurate. That is, it doesn't *lose* information. For example, in [Romanization of Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Chinese), they say there are *variations in pronunciation*. So what I imagine is whe... | 2018/08/29 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/28801",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/users/3142/"
] | The purpose of a good romanization is to represent the phonemic distinctions of the language accurately, so that a native speaker who understands the romanization can get the same information from the romanized words as they would from those same words spoken aloud.
For example, if English were just being romanized no... | A theoretical issue arises in Japanese, in that 箸 'chopsticks' and 橋 'bridge' are Romanized as *hashi* but have different pronunciations (the accent is on a different syllable), likewise 今 'now' and 居間 'living room' = *ima*; 牡蠣 'oyster', 垣 'fence', 柿 'persimmon'; 鮭 'salmon' = *kaki*, 酒 'alcohol' = *sake*. It may also b... |
67,741 | Wimbledon Station: zone 3
Waterloo Station: zone 1
The fastest way is to take a direct train that takes 16 minutes - [Google Maps](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Waterloo+Station,+Waterloo+Road,+London/Wimbledon,+The+Broadway,+Wimbledon,+London+SW19+7NL/@51.4618725,-0.2301853,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s... | 2016/05/04 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/67741",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/32531/"
] | Your assumption that TfL and SWT are working together is wrong - at least so far as fare setting goes. And there are in fact four different fares available to you - although only the first two involve a reasonable journey; the two more expensive ones will be slower than at least one of the cheaper options.
State owned... | Aw, that's one of my old commutes (although I lived in Southfields, so pretty much had to take the tube).
Without sitting in their pricing meetings, I'd suggest it's supply and demand.
As you said, the tube takes longer, but is cheaper. People are prepared to pay more for timeliness / shorter journeys.
In addition, ... |
67,741 | Wimbledon Station: zone 3
Waterloo Station: zone 1
The fastest way is to take a direct train that takes 16 minutes - [Google Maps](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Waterloo+Station,+Waterloo+Road,+London/Wimbledon,+The+Broadway,+Wimbledon,+London+SW19+7NL/@51.4618725,-0.2301853,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s... | 2016/05/04 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/67741",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/32531/"
] | Aw, that's one of my old commutes (although I lived in Southfields, so pretty much had to take the tube).
Without sitting in their pricing meetings, I'd suggest it's supply and demand.
As you said, the tube takes longer, but is cheaper. People are prepared to pay more for timeliness / shorter journeys.
In addition, ... | So to add further confusion to the mix, I think it massively depends on the ATOC.
For GWR services, if you travel from a NR station say Drayton Green (Zone 4) to Paddington NR (Zone 1) the cost is £3.90 peak and £2.80 off-peak.
However if you then interchange onto the tube at Paddington and continuing to somewhere ins... |
67,741 | Wimbledon Station: zone 3
Waterloo Station: zone 1
The fastest way is to take a direct train that takes 16 minutes - [Google Maps](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Waterloo+Station,+Waterloo+Road,+London/Wimbledon,+The+Broadway,+Wimbledon,+London+SW19+7NL/@51.4618725,-0.2301853,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s... | 2016/05/04 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/67741",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/32531/"
] | Your assumption that TfL and SWT are working together is wrong - at least so far as fare setting goes. And there are in fact four different fares available to you - although only the first two involve a reasonable journey; the two more expensive ones will be slower than at least one of the cheaper options.
State owned... | So to add further confusion to the mix, I think it massively depends on the ATOC.
For GWR services, if you travel from a NR station say Drayton Green (Zone 4) to Paddington NR (Zone 1) the cost is £3.90 peak and £2.80 off-peak.
However if you then interchange onto the tube at Paddington and continuing to somewhere ins... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | A widely established and accepted professional body for software developers/engineers/architects/etc would not be a good thing.
Currently, this is one of the few fields that can act as a meritocracy. As in, I don't care what degree you have (or if you have one at all), how much seniority you have, which languages you ... | I think it should be possible to become a certified software developer by passing an exam the way a lawyer passes a bar exam. I also think that non-certified programmers should still be able to operate as programmers. The difference is that employers would be able to advertise specifically for certified programmers if ... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | I think it should be possible to become a certified software developer by passing an exam the way a lawyer passes a bar exam. I also think that non-certified programmers should still be able to operate as programmers. The difference is that employers would be able to advertise specifically for certified programmers if ... | It never will, at least not entirely. Software is a medium, like paint. There are people who do industrial scale painting jobs of large structures, there are people that design new paints to perform to high standards, but there are also people who buy paint to do small scale jobs like paint their shed, and still others... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | A widely established and accepted professional body for software developers/engineers/architects/etc would not be a good thing.
Currently, this is one of the few fields that can act as a meritocracy. As in, I don't care what degree you have (or if you have one at all), how much seniority you have, which languages you ... | Nothing needs to change.
As [pointed out by Thomas](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/196843/31260 "in another answer here"), software engineering is already a profession. It can be called engineering, programming, hacking, and/or crafting, but it *is* as profession and lots of people are making money on... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | I think it should be possible to become a certified software developer by passing an exam the way a lawyer passes a bar exam. I also think that non-certified programmers should still be able to operate as programmers. The difference is that employers would be able to advertise specifically for certified programmers if ... | Software is not a profession, nor will it ever be one.
"A profession arises when any trade or occupation transforms itself through the development of formal qualifications based upon education, apprenticeship, and examinations, the emergence of regulatory bodies with powers to admit and discipline members, and some d... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | A widely established and accepted professional body for software developers/engineers/architects/etc would not be a good thing.
Currently, this is one of the few fields that can act as a meritocracy. As in, I don't care what degree you have (or if you have one at all), how much seniority you have, which languages you ... | It never will, at least not entirely. Software is a medium, like paint. There are people who do industrial scale painting jobs of large structures, there are people that design new paints to perform to high standards, but there are also people who buy paint to do small scale jobs like paint their shed, and still others... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | Based on available information, I believe that Software Engineering is already a formal profession. It may not be widely accepted as such, but it is meeting the generally accepted criteria for the characteristics of a profession.
From [Wikipedia's article on Profession](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Profes... | Nothing needs to change.
As [pointed out by Thomas](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/196843/31260 "in another answer here"), software engineering is already a profession. It can be called engineering, programming, hacking, and/or crafting, but it *is* as profession and lots of people are making money on... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | Based on available information, I believe that Software Engineering is already a formal profession. It may not be widely accepted as such, but it is meeting the generally accepted criteria for the characteristics of a profession.
From [Wikipedia's article on Profession](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Profes... | I think it should be possible to become a certified software developer by passing an exam the way a lawyer passes a bar exam. I also think that non-certified programmers should still be able to operate as programmers. The difference is that employers would be able to advertise specifically for certified programmers if ... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | Nothing needs to change.
As [pointed out by Thomas](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/196843/31260 "in another answer here"), software engineering is already a profession. It can be called engineering, programming, hacking, and/or crafting, but it *is* as profession and lots of people are making money on... | It never will, at least not entirely. Software is a medium, like paint. There are people who do industrial scale painting jobs of large structures, there are people that design new paints to perform to high standards, but there are also people who buy paint to do small scale jobs like paint their shed, and still others... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | Based on available information, I believe that Software Engineering is already a formal profession. It may not be widely accepted as such, but it is meeting the generally accepted criteria for the characteristics of a profession.
From [Wikipedia's article on Profession](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Profes... | Software is not a profession, nor will it ever be one.
"A profession arises when any trade or occupation transforms itself through the development of formal qualifications based upon education, apprenticeship, and examinations, the emergence of regulatory bodies with powers to admit and discipline members, and some d... |
196,829 | Unlike other professions (such as Accounting, Law, Medicine, etc.), there is no profession-wide certification for Software Engineering.
I am well aware of the multitude of technology and methodology specific certifications that aim to serve as proof of specialisation and experience, but there is no public Software Eng... | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/196829",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/66292/"
] | Nothing needs to change.
As [pointed out by Thomas](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/196843/31260 "in another answer here"), software engineering is already a profession. It can be called engineering, programming, hacking, and/or crafting, but it *is* as profession and lots of people are making money on... | Software is not a profession, nor will it ever be one.
"A profession arises when any trade or occupation transforms itself through the development of formal qualifications based upon education, apprenticeship, and examinations, the emergence of regulatory bodies with powers to admit and discipline members, and some d... |
19,129,461 | I want to pull data from multiple excel sheets and generate PDF report. Can you please suggest best way to do it? I am thinking of using Perl Excel & PDF modules. Will this work? or any other easy ways to achieve this same.
Your help is greatly appreciated. | 2013/10/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19129461",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2837131/"
] | EMR does a lot of things for you that you won't find on standard Hadoop on EC2. Some particularly important ones include
* Copying Hadoop logs from your machines to S3. This is very useful for debugging errors after the cluster has been shut down.
* Running job flows of multiple MapReduce, Pig, or Hive jobs
* Setting ... | You are correct that EMR uses instance-store backed EC2 instances, rather than EBS. However, there's nothing stopping you from creating an instance-store based instance, packing an AMI and using it for your Hadoop cluster. Using EBS also might not represent a lot of additional costs, depending on your workload and freq... |
13,159,957 | I have a UITableView and I'm adding an iAD as a footer view at the bottom of the screen added to a UITableView.
The iAD is effectively pinned there since I update the iAD's position whenever the screen is scrolled with -(void)viewDidScroll...
However, since my UITableView is full of indexes, the indexes for some reas... | 2012/10/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13159957",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1318213/"
] | Here is a link to a tutorial that implements the iad in the bottom of the screen in uitableview, hope it helps. Adrian
<http://www.ioslearner.com/implement-iads-tutorial-iphone-ipad-sdk/> | You can try resizing the TableView and place it over iAD Frame, so that they dont overlap each other. |
13,159,957 | I have a UITableView and I'm adding an iAD as a footer view at the bottom of the screen added to a UITableView.
The iAD is effectively pinned there since I update the iAD's position whenever the screen is scrolled with -(void)viewDidScroll...
However, since my UITableView is full of indexes, the indexes for some reas... | 2012/10/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13159957",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1318213/"
] | Here is a link to a tutorial that implements the iad in the bottom of the screen in uitableview, hope it helps. Adrian
<http://www.ioslearner.com/implement-iads-tutorial-iphone-ipad-sdk/> | You could put the iAd in a fixed section of the table view. Alternatively I would just size the tableview (in interface builder or whatever) to make space for the iAd at the bottom. |
199,649 | I was thinking about humanoid designs, usually the most prolific version adds a digitigrade posture, looks cool and have some advantages for cursorial creatures providing speed but reducing stability and efficience when walk requiring mor energy than necesary for keep this humanoid creature walking or even just standin... | 2021/03/29 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/199649",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/80688/"
] | Tails don't help you be digitigrade
-----------------------------------
First off: some humans ARE digitigrade. About 5% of healthy children undergo growth spurts where their calf muscles grow slower than their tibia and fibula causing them to walk on their toes. Because the calf mussels are pulled tighter than normal... | Let us suppose that we have a normal human being without a tail. If we focus on the pelvic skeletal area, we can see the vestigial remnants of the tail which has devolved from our distant ancestors, in the form of the coccyx.
Now, the OP proposes that we add a substantial tail to this basic body plan, a tail that is a... |
199,649 | I was thinking about humanoid designs, usually the most prolific version adds a digitigrade posture, looks cool and have some advantages for cursorial creatures providing speed but reducing stability and efficience when walk requiring mor energy than necesary for keep this humanoid creature walking or even just standin... | 2021/03/29 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/199649",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/80688/"
] | Tails don't help you be digitigrade
-----------------------------------
First off: some humans ARE digitigrade. About 5% of healthy children undergo growth spurts where their calf muscles grow slower than their tibia and fibula causing them to walk on their toes. Because the calf mussels are pulled tighter than normal... | Nature provides a model of an upright digitigrade biped.
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Therizinosaurs are a group of dinosaurs that are basically upright digitigrade bipeds, they are not as upright as humans, but that is because they have a tail which means they need to sling the body slight... |
102,855 | The only living thing that seems to be native to another planet are the worms of Dune. I remember something called a "slig" but that seems to be a new species created by genetic engineering, and that man-wolf to which an honored matre tries to feed a Bene gisseret seems the same.
It is said that the Great Houses could... | 2015/09/15 | [
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] | In Dunes exanded universe we have
1. humans originated on earth
2. they never encounter other intelligent life
3. humans do find plant and animal life on other worlds
4. the only other intelligent lifeforms in this universe are the thinking machines created by humans before the Butlerian Jihad. | In *Dune*, there are references to both native and terraform plants:
On Arrakis, for example,
>
> There was a rare native root plant that grew above the 2,500 meter level in the northern temperate zone. A tuber two meters long yielded half a liter of water. And there were the terraform desert plants: the tougher on... |
102,855 | The only living thing that seems to be native to another planet are the worms of Dune. I remember something called a "slig" but that seems to be a new species created by genetic engineering, and that man-wolf to which an honored matre tries to feed a Bene gisseret seems the same.
It is said that the Great Houses could... | 2015/09/15 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/102855",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4398/"
] | In Dunes exanded universe we have
1. humans originated on earth
2. they never encounter other intelligent life
3. humans do find plant and animal life on other worlds
4. the only other intelligent lifeforms in this universe are the thinking machines created by humans before the Butlerian Jihad. | *Children of Dune* makes it explicitly clear that the sandworms are not native to Arrakis.
As for other life, the great likelihood is that almost all animal life is originally from Terra and then adapted, either through genetic artifice or more naturally over time, to the various worlds humans settled. Some species ma... |
30,572,953 | i want to know does the android device id change when the android version is update to latest. If it changes, how can i get notified about the version change. | 2015/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/30572953",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4131697/"
] | Device ID is a 64-bit number (as a hexadecimal string) that is randomly generated on the device’s first boot and should remain constant for the lifetime of the device, though the value may change if a factory reset is performed on the device.
The device ID does not change when the Android version is updated to the lat... | This may no longer be a correct answer. The following from <https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/04/changes-to-device-identifiers-in.html>
Android ID
In O, Android ID (Settings.Secure.ANDROID\_ID or SSAID) has a different value for each app and each user on the device. Developers requiring a device-scoped i... |
30,572,953 | i want to know does the android device id change when the android version is update to latest. If it changes, how can i get notified about the version change. | 2015/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/30572953",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4131697/"
] | Device ID is a 64-bit number (as a hexadecimal string) that is randomly generated on the device’s first boot and should remain constant for the lifetime of the device, though the value may change if a factory reset is performed on the device.
The device ID does not change when the Android version is updated to the lat... | Yes it changes,
I found that device ID changed in my case. In my app each device is connected with my database for certain special tasks, varies device by device and I uniquely identify each device by Settings.Secure.ANDROID\_ID which gives me device unique ID.
But I found that that it changed on one of Samsung androi... |
30,572,953 | i want to know does the android device id change when the android version is update to latest. If it changes, how can i get notified about the version change. | 2015/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/30572953",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4131697/"
] | This may no longer be a correct answer. The following from <https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/04/changes-to-device-identifiers-in.html>
Android ID
In O, Android ID (Settings.Secure.ANDROID\_ID or SSAID) has a different value for each app and each user on the device. Developers requiring a device-scoped i... | Yes it changes,
I found that device ID changed in my case. In my app each device is connected with my database for certain special tasks, varies device by device and I uniquely identify each device by Settings.Secure.ANDROID\_ID which gives me device unique ID.
But I found that that it changed on one of Samsung androi... |
13,045 | I want to begin with drawing but I have literally no experience. I wonder if there are high quality video tutorials, like www.digitaltutors.com just for drawing?
I want to start with hard surface objects.
Also would you recommend me to begin with a pencil or with a tablet? | 2012/11/29 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13045",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5231/"
] | Definitely start with just a pencil and drawing pad. You don't want to spend money on an expensive tablet just to find out you don't like it and won't stick with it.
That said, it depends on what your goals are, but drawing from life is the best way to understand whatever it is your trying to draw. If you just want t... | Lynda have lots of tutorials on illustrations check the list of Illustrator tutorials on the link below
<http://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-training-tutorials/227-0.html> |
13,045 | I want to begin with drawing but I have literally no experience. I wonder if there are high quality video tutorials, like www.digitaltutors.com just for drawing?
I want to start with hard surface objects.
Also would you recommend me to begin with a pencil or with a tablet? | 2012/11/29 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13045",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5231/"
] | Get a nature journal and spend a few weeks making a go at it. Small things are good so you can focus on the basics of observation and not get overwhelmed by the subject. You'll make lots of mistakes but don't criticize too early. Just draw. *A lot*. And draw everything you see.
Any sketchbook that seems convenient wil... | Lynda have lots of tutorials on illustrations check the list of Illustrator tutorials on the link below
<http://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-training-tutorials/227-0.html> |
13,045 | I want to begin with drawing but I have literally no experience. I wonder if there are high quality video tutorials, like www.digitaltutors.com just for drawing?
I want to start with hard surface objects.
Also would you recommend me to begin with a pencil or with a tablet? | 2012/11/29 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13045",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5231/"
] | I have a graphic and product design studio, for me what i can say is that the best you can do is practicing every single day.
Time you spend doing things is when you gain your skills, buy a bunch of pencils and a paper block, and follow this guy here: <http://www.youtube.com/user/sketchadaydotcom/videos> there are some... | Lynda have lots of tutorials on illustrations check the list of Illustrator tutorials on the link below
<http://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-training-tutorials/227-0.html> |
13,045 | I want to begin with drawing but I have literally no experience. I wonder if there are high quality video tutorials, like www.digitaltutors.com just for drawing?
I want to start with hard surface objects.
Also would you recommend me to begin with a pencil or with a tablet? | 2012/11/29 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13045",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5231/"
] | Get a nature journal and spend a few weeks making a go at it. Small things are good so you can focus on the basics of observation and not get overwhelmed by the subject. You'll make lots of mistakes but don't criticize too early. Just draw. *A lot*. And draw everything you see.
Any sketchbook that seems convenient wil... | Definitely start with just a pencil and drawing pad. You don't want to spend money on an expensive tablet just to find out you don't like it and won't stick with it.
That said, it depends on what your goals are, but drawing from life is the best way to understand whatever it is your trying to draw. If you just want t... |
13,045 | I want to begin with drawing but I have literally no experience. I wonder if there are high quality video tutorials, like www.digitaltutors.com just for drawing?
I want to start with hard surface objects.
Also would you recommend me to begin with a pencil or with a tablet? | 2012/11/29 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13045",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5231/"
] | Get a nature journal and spend a few weeks making a go at it. Small things are good so you can focus on the basics of observation and not get overwhelmed by the subject. You'll make lots of mistakes but don't criticize too early. Just draw. *A lot*. And draw everything you see.
Any sketchbook that seems convenient wil... | I have a graphic and product design studio, for me what i can say is that the best you can do is practicing every single day.
Time you spend doing things is when you gain your skills, buy a bunch of pencils and a paper block, and follow this guy here: <http://www.youtube.com/user/sketchadaydotcom/videos> there are some... |
16,580,482 | I have an application which is supposed to use google maps and mapkit framework. Now, google maps are only supported on iOS version 5.1 and further whereas Mapkit framework is supported on lower versions.
I want to the application to:
1. Load Mapkit on lower versions of the device.
2. Load Google maps for 5.1 and abov... | 2013/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16580482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1852663/"
] | It is possible to choose between the two, but what you are describing exactly is not possible. Apple doesn't allow third-party dynamically linked frameworks. The Google Maps framework will actually be a static library inside your application, so it exists in your binary itself (no linking involved). | I should point out that the SDKs are obviously not API-compatible, so you will need different code in each case and can't just, for example, change the class of your map view based on iOS version. |
16,580,482 | I have an application which is supposed to use google maps and mapkit framework. Now, google maps are only supported on iOS version 5.1 and further whereas Mapkit framework is supported on lower versions.
I want to the application to:
1. Load Mapkit on lower versions of the device.
2. Load Google maps for 5.1 and abov... | 2013/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16580482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1852663/"
] | Note that just including the Google Maps SDK for iOS in your app will make it crash on iOS 4.x - even if you don't call anything in the SDK. See here for details:
[Google Maps SDK for iOS trying to run on iOS 4.3](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14030418/google-maps-sdk-for-ios-trying-to-run-on-ios-4-3)
So if you... | It is possible to choose between the two, but what you are describing exactly is not possible. Apple doesn't allow third-party dynamically linked frameworks. The Google Maps framework will actually be a static library inside your application, so it exists in your binary itself (no linking involved). |
16,580,482 | I have an application which is supposed to use google maps and mapkit framework. Now, google maps are only supported on iOS version 5.1 and further whereas Mapkit framework is supported on lower versions.
I want to the application to:
1. Load Mapkit on lower versions of the device.
2. Load Google maps for 5.1 and abov... | 2013/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16580482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1852663/"
] | Note that just including the Google Maps SDK for iOS in your app will make it crash on iOS 4.x - even if you don't call anything in the SDK. See here for details:
[Google Maps SDK for iOS trying to run on iOS 4.3](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14030418/google-maps-sdk-for-ios-trying-to-run-on-ios-4-3)
So if you... | I should point out that the SDKs are obviously not API-compatible, so you will need different code in each case and can't just, for example, change the class of your map view based on iOS version. |
44,086,092 | There is a class whose constructor is annotated with @Autowired. I want to create an object of this class without actually passing the constructor parameters and using the default parameters. Can someone tell me how can i create an object of this class? | 2017/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/44086092",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4316526/"
] | I have the feeling you are thinking to complex with all those abstract classes.
The simplest case is to have an interface Foo with getState.
You then have an implementation of Foo in the internal package.
This case does not require other bundles to have access to the impl class in internal. The key point is to als... | Expanding on the previous answer.
Something that might simplify things for you is if you encapsulate the mutable foo state, and expose a factory as a service. It might be sensible to have the foo manager service be the factory, in order to make sure that they stay in sync.
The FooState implementation can provide me... |
4,202,977 | We're about to look at implementing some PHP Coding Standards in our workplace to add some consistency between all of our developers.
I've read around and seen Zend and PEAR standards etc, but what's the best way to enforce these?
I've found a PHP Codesniffer plugin for netbeans, but are there any other ways I could ... | 2010/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4202977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/390426/"
] | CodeSniffer is indeed the best tool for this.
There is a number of ways to use it:
* [integrating into Eclipse](http://www.phpsrc.org/)
* [integrate as pre-commit hook in you VCS](http://gregsherwood.blogspot.com/2008/03/using-phpcodesniffer-in-svn-pre-commit.html)
* [integrating into your CI Server](http://luhman.o... | I always wanted to perform code beautification on each SVN commit via SVN hooks.
Still belive it's the best & most efficient way.
Currently all team members just know that XXX is approved code beautifier and everyone supposed to use it. |
4,202,977 | We're about to look at implementing some PHP Coding Standards in our workplace to add some consistency between all of our developers.
I've read around and seen Zend and PEAR standards etc, but what's the best way to enforce these?
I've found a PHP Codesniffer plugin for netbeans, but are there any other ways I could ... | 2010/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4202977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/390426/"
] | CodeSniffer is indeed the best tool for this.
There is a number of ways to use it:
* [integrating into Eclipse](http://www.phpsrc.org/)
* [integrate as pre-commit hook in you VCS](http://gregsherwood.blogspot.com/2008/03/using-phpcodesniffer-in-svn-pre-commit.html)
* [integrating into your CI Server](http://luhman.o... | **At 2017** you have basically 3 options:
From oldest to newest (by features and codebase):
* [PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer)
* [PHP CS Fixer](https://github.com/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer)
* **[EasyCodingStandard](https://github.com/Symplify/EasyCodingStandard) - connects them both in... |
28,140 | I have been trying for hours to make this kind of shadow in Photoshop (the red one). Can somebody help me? Notice that there is a gap between the font and the shadow.
 | 2014/03/10 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/28140",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/20577/"
] | Just two type layers.
The top type layer has a white fill and a blue stroke.
The bottom type layer has a simple red fill.
You could also simply use a hard-edged drop shadow on a single type layer:
 is very good. I would take it just a step further by creating **3 type layers** in order to account for the overlap of the white lettering over the green. Check out the triangle of the "A" or the hole of the "P".
. Can somebody help me? Notice that there is a gap between the font and the shadow.
 | 2014/03/10 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/28140",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/20577/"
] | Just two type layers.
The top type layer has a white fill and a blue stroke.
The bottom type layer has a simple red fill.
You could also simply use a hard-edged drop shadow on a single type layer:
I think all this can be done in a single layer with 2 layer styles. Stroke and Drop Shadow. You can play around with the style settings to get the right look.
The advantage of having it in one layer is that it makes editing of your text very easy. If you use multiple ... |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | Take a basket ball, how would you map it mathematically? With an equations describing a sphere, where the center of the sphere is the center of mass of the ball, no?
Throw it to the basket, would you still call it a sphere?
The difference with the elliptical trajectory of a planet around the sun is that it is not sol... | Yes, what you're talking about are reference frames.
For an outside observer looking at our solar system the whole thing, sun and planets including, would swoosh by in space and obviously not trace circular orbits. For an observer stationary with regards to the sun however they would indeed trace elliptical sources. |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | Take a basket ball, how would you map it mathematically? With an equations describing a sphere, where the center of the sphere is the center of mass of the ball, no?
Throw it to the basket, would you still call it a sphere?
The difference with the elliptical trajectory of a planet around the sun is that it is not sol... | This one has different answers depending on which of the sun's motions we consider. Kepler's Law is only true when there are exactly two bodies under consideration. They orbit around their common center of mass.
However, you talk about the solar system, which has several planets. Even if we just consider 3 things it g... |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | Yes, what you're talking about are reference frames.
For an outside observer looking at our solar system the whole thing, sun and planets including, would swoosh by in space and obviously not trace circular orbits. For an observer stationary with regards to the sun however they would indeed trace elliptical sources. | Well, *which* point in space? And how does the Sun move with regard to that point? If you have the answer to that question, then simply take the Sun's motion relative to your chosen point, and *add* it to the planets' motion relative to the Sun, to obtain the motion of the planets relative to your chosen point (princip... |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | This one has different answers depending on which of the sun's motions we consider. Kepler's Law is only true when there are exactly two bodies under consideration. They orbit around their common center of mass.
However, you talk about the solar system, which has several planets. Even if we just consider 3 things it g... | Well, *which* point in space? And how does the Sun move with regard to that point? If you have the answer to that question, then simply take the Sun's motion relative to your chosen point, and *add* it to the planets' motion relative to the Sun, to obtain the motion of the planets relative to your chosen point (princip... |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | This is an interesting question, since it raises the problem of the reference frame where Kepler's laws are true, which is often neglected.
As a consequence of Newton's laws, in the inertial reference frames where the center of mass (c.m.) is fixed (there is a triple infinity of them, differing only with respect to th... | Well, *which* point in space? And how does the Sun move with regard to that point? If you have the answer to that question, then simply take the Sun's motion relative to your chosen point, and *add* it to the planets' motion relative to the Sun, to obtain the motion of the planets relative to your chosen point (princip... |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | This one has different answers depending on which of the sun's motions we consider. Kepler's Law is only true when there are exactly two bodies under consideration. They orbit around their common center of mass.
However, you talk about the solar system, which has several planets. Even if we just consider 3 things it g... | Yes, what you're talking about are reference frames.
For an outside observer looking at our solar system the whole thing, sun and planets including, would swoosh by in space and obviously not trace circular orbits. For an observer stationary with regards to the sun however they would indeed trace elliptical sources. |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | >
> with the sun as one of its foci
>
>
>
That's probably the source of your confusion. The focus (one of them) is the place of the center of mass of the system (also called barycenter). The elliptical orbit is around [that CM](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_mass#Applications) of the entire system.
But b... | This one has different answers depending on which of the sun's motions we consider. Kepler's Law is only true when there are exactly two bodies under consideration. They orbit around their common center of mass.
However, you talk about the solar system, which has several planets. Even if we just consider 3 things it g... |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | >
> with the sun as one of its foci
>
>
>
That's probably the source of your confusion. The focus (one of them) is the place of the center of mass of the system (also called barycenter). The elliptical orbit is around [that CM](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_mass#Applications) of the entire system.
But b... | Yes, what you're talking about are reference frames.
For an outside observer looking at our solar system the whole thing, sun and planets including, would swoosh by in space and obviously not trace circular orbits. For an observer stationary with regards to the sun however they would indeed trace elliptical sources. |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | This is an interesting question, since it raises the problem of the reference frame where Kepler's laws are true, which is often neglected.
As a consequence of Newton's laws, in the inertial reference frames where the center of mass (c.m.) is fixed (there is a triple infinity of them, differing only with respect to th... | This one has different answers depending on which of the sun's motions we consider. Kepler's Law is only true when there are exactly two bodies under consideration. They orbit around their common center of mass.
However, you talk about the solar system, which has several planets. Even if we just consider 3 things it g... |
563,072 | I read about Kepler's Laws and in one of them he mentions that the path of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun as one of its foci (I'm narrowing down this to only our solar system).
However though I'm not experienced in this subject, I had a doubt.
I read in places that the Sun is not stationary. Please correct me i... | 2020/07/01 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/563072",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/259549/"
] | Take a basket ball, how would you map it mathematically? With an equations describing a sphere, where the center of the sphere is the center of mass of the ball, no?
Throw it to the basket, would you still call it a sphere?
The difference with the elliptical trajectory of a planet around the sun is that it is not sol... | Well, *which* point in space? And how does the Sun move with regard to that point? If you have the answer to that question, then simply take the Sun's motion relative to your chosen point, and *add* it to the planets' motion relative to the Sun, to obtain the motion of the planets relative to your chosen point (princip... |
4,445,480 | I'm working with really long URLs or more specifically URL Queries and I've encountered a problem.
If I do a < a href..> with the URL that I've appended to the bottom of this post and click it it gives me the same page as I was on but with a long URL Query, since it's the same page it contains this same < a href..> wi... | 2010/12/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4445480",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/473368/"
] | Use a POST request instead! GET request sizes are limited by browsers, web servers and who knows what else, from anything between about 256 characters to 4000. So generally, it is unreliable to send massive amounts of data through an ordinary GET. Submit that using POST, through a HTML form, and you should not face any... | The maximum supported URL length (of a GET) in IE is 2048 characters. Generally speaking you want to avoid anything over about 500 bytes since certain browser and server implementations won't support it.
If youn need larger sets use a POST from either a form action or an AJAX request that processes the return value fr... |
19 | I've created objects that use the Halo material but it has a vertex glow. How would I make a whole line glow without dividing my surface into an absurdly large number of vertices? | 2013/05/22 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/19",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If you want to do this relatively easily and for certain edges, select the appropriate faces in edit mode and click EDIT->Mesh->Faces->Wire Frame on a duplicate of your original model.
Assign new materials with emission. I recommend just doing a solid material and join the models back together (I really usually work i... | A material/texture approach wouldn't be best for this application for the reason you stated, as well as the problem of it not being able to shine light. I would use a combination of a Cycles emission material and compositing to blur the object. This will allow the material to actually shine light; while compositing add... |
19 | I've created objects that use the Halo material but it has a vertex glow. How would I make a whole line glow without dividing my surface into an absurdly large number of vertices? | 2013/05/22 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/19",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The solution is different depending upon whether you are using the Cycles render engine or the Blender Internal render engine.
* Cycles: Select your object and go into edit
mode. From that screen, select each of the edges you want to glow,
then go to the materials menu and assign them an 'emissions'
material. This is ... | A material/texture approach wouldn't be best for this application for the reason you stated, as well as the problem of it not being able to shine light. I would use a combination of a Cycles emission material and compositing to blur the object. This will allow the material to actually shine light; while compositing add... |
19 | I've created objects that use the Halo material but it has a vertex glow. How would I make a whole line glow without dividing my surface into an absurdly large number of vertices? | 2013/05/22 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/19",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | This is something that I saw today that is kind of interesting.
Take your model, and UV unwrap it normally.
Duplicate the UV unwrapping, and click UV Unwrap->Reset on this second UV unwrap (check the far right of the image below and you'll see if you did this right)
Create nodes as follows for your material:
![Exam... | A material/texture approach wouldn't be best for this application for the reason you stated, as well as the problem of it not being able to shine light. I would use a combination of a Cycles emission material and compositing to blur the object. This will allow the material to actually shine light; while compositing add... |
19 | I've created objects that use the Halo material but it has a vertex glow. How would I make a whole line glow without dividing my surface into an absurdly large number of vertices? | 2013/05/22 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/19",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If you want to do this relatively easily and for certain edges, select the appropriate faces in edit mode and click EDIT->Mesh->Faces->Wire Frame on a duplicate of your original model.
Assign new materials with emission. I recommend just doing a solid material and join the models back together (I really usually work i... | The solution is different depending upon whether you are using the Cycles render engine or the Blender Internal render engine.
* Cycles: Select your object and go into edit
mode. From that screen, select each of the edges you want to glow,
then go to the materials menu and assign them an 'emissions'
material. This is ... |
19 | I've created objects that use the Halo material but it has a vertex glow. How would I make a whole line glow without dividing my surface into an absurdly large number of vertices? | 2013/05/22 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/19",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If you want to do this relatively easily and for certain edges, select the appropriate faces in edit mode and click EDIT->Mesh->Faces->Wire Frame on a duplicate of your original model.
Assign new materials with emission. I recommend just doing a solid material and join the models back together (I really usually work i... | This is something that I saw today that is kind of interesting.
Take your model, and UV unwrap it normally.
Duplicate the UV unwrapping, and click UV Unwrap->Reset on this second UV unwrap (check the far right of the image below and you'll see if you did this right)
Create nodes as follows for your material:
![Exam... |
19 | I've created objects that use the Halo material but it has a vertex glow. How would I make a whole line glow without dividing my surface into an absurdly large number of vertices? | 2013/05/22 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/19",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | This is something that I saw today that is kind of interesting.
Take your model, and UV unwrap it normally.
Duplicate the UV unwrapping, and click UV Unwrap->Reset on this second UV unwrap (check the far right of the image below and you'll see if you did this right)
Create nodes as follows for your material:
![Exam... | The solution is different depending upon whether you are using the Cycles render engine or the Blender Internal render engine.
* Cycles: Select your object and go into edit
mode. From that screen, select each of the edges you want to glow,
then go to the materials menu and assign them an 'emissions'
material. This is ... |
83,671 | Can DHIS2 be used for other development programs besides health? For example: education or economic development? | 2015/08/03 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/83671",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/54606/"
] | Yes. While DHIS2 was primarily designed for HIS use, its development has shifted towards a flexible meta-data approach.
There's a beautiful guide available here:
*How to Set-up DHIS2 in a New Context?*
<https://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/networks/hisp/integrated-health-information-architecture/ch-07.pdf> | Yes it can definitely be used outside the health domain. The system is designed to be generic and domain-agnostic. Successful implementations have been done within logistics, forestry, facility registry, surveys, education, food security, water and sanitation and social franchising. |
6,979,502 | I have a crawler program that stores sport data from 7 difference news agencies every day. it stores about 1200 sport news every day.
I want to categorize news of last two days into sub-categories. So every two days I have about 2400 news that are exactly for these days and many of their topics are talking exactly abou... | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6979502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/878672/"
] | The problem strikes me as a clustering problem with an unknown quality measure for the clusters. That points to an unsupervised method, which is ultimately based on detecting correlations using redundancy in the data. Perhaps something like [principal component analysis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_component... | There are many document clustering algorithms out there. Take a look at ["Hierarchical document clustering using frequent itemsets"](http://books.google.co.nz/books?hl=en&lr=&id=AyJ9xrrwDnIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA59&dq=cluster%20topic%20document&ots=K_FyqhI--U&sig=2aMxWJtmvsCEb-9cy_6ZfFsnpTM#v=onepage&q=cluster%20topic%20documen... |
6,979,502 | I have a crawler program that stores sport data from 7 difference news agencies every day. it stores about 1200 sport news every day.
I want to categorize news of last two days into sub-categories. So every two days I have about 2400 news that are exactly for these days and many of their topics are talking exactly abou... | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6979502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/878672/"
] | Take a look at "topic models" and "Latent Dirichlet Allocation". These are popular and you'll find code in a variety of languages. | There are many document clustering algorithms out there. Take a look at ["Hierarchical document clustering using frequent itemsets"](http://books.google.co.nz/books?hl=en&lr=&id=AyJ9xrrwDnIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA59&dq=cluster%20topic%20document&ots=K_FyqhI--U&sig=2aMxWJtmvsCEb-9cy_6ZfFsnpTM#v=onepage&q=cluster%20topic%20documen... |
6,979,502 | I have a crawler program that stores sport data from 7 difference news agencies every day. it stores about 1200 sport news every day.
I want to categorize news of last two days into sub-categories. So every two days I have about 2400 news that are exactly for these days and many of their topics are talking exactly abou... | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6979502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/878672/"
] | The problem strikes me as a clustering problem with an unknown quality measure for the clusters. That points to an unsupervised method, which is ultimately based on detecting correlations using redundancy in the data. Perhaps something like [principal component analysis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_component... | You might use hierarchical clustering algorithms to investigate relationships between your items - the closest items (news with almost the same description) would be in the same clusters, and the closest clusters (groups of similar news) would be in the same super-cluster etc.
Also, there is pretty nice and fast algori... |
6,979,502 | I have a crawler program that stores sport data from 7 difference news agencies every day. it stores about 1200 sport news every day.
I want to categorize news of last two days into sub-categories. So every two days I have about 2400 news that are exactly for these days and many of their topics are talking exactly abou... | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6979502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/878672/"
] | Take a look at "topic models" and "Latent Dirichlet Allocation". These are popular and you'll find code in a variety of languages. | You might use hierarchical clustering algorithms to investigate relationships between your items - the closest items (news with almost the same description) would be in the same clusters, and the closest clusters (groups of similar news) would be in the same super-cluster etc.
Also, there is pretty nice and fast algori... |
6,979,502 | I have a crawler program that stores sport data from 7 difference news agencies every day. it stores about 1200 sport news every day.
I want to categorize news of last two days into sub-categories. So every two days I have about 2400 news that are exactly for these days and many of their topics are talking exactly abou... | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6979502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/878672/"
] | The problem strikes me as a clustering problem with an unknown quality measure for the clusters. That points to an unsupervised method, which is ultimately based on detecting correlations using redundancy in the data. Perhaps something like [principal component analysis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_component... | Take a look at "topic models" and "Latent Dirichlet Allocation". These are popular and you'll find code in a variety of languages. |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | RAID1 is exactly what you want. Buy a well known controller card so if it craps out you can replace it. That way:
1. Hard drive fails? Replace it, RAID will rebuild
2. Controller fails? Replace it, RAID will be intact
My understanding is you can get RAID controllers that keep the configuration on the controller, so t... | On linux you can do exactly that, a RAID 1 with more than 2 disks, (i have done this with four sata disks) About drivers or card you don't need any you just install disk drives as JBOD (just bunch of drives) and linux takes care about the rest.
I don't care about the speed performance but, if you have N disks there N-... |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | RAID1 is exactly what you want. Buy a well known controller card so if it craps out you can replace it. That way:
1. Hard drive fails? Replace it, RAID will rebuild
2. Controller fails? Replace it, RAID will be intact
My understanding is you can get RAID controllers that keep the configuration on the controller, so t... | ZFS can do it either way - either triple (or quadruple, or more) mirroring, or setting the copies option to 3:
>
> Controls the number of copies of data stored for this
> dataset. These copies are in addition to any redundancy
> provided by the pool, for example, mirroring or raid-z.
> The copies are stored on dif... |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | On linux you can do exactly that, a RAID 1 with more than 2 disks, (i have done this with four sata disks) About drivers or card you don't need any you just install disk drives as JBOD (just bunch of drives) and linux takes care about the rest.
I don't care about the speed performance but, if you have N disks there N-... | I think all the good answers were given.
I like **ZFS** because cryptographic verified reads/writes, multi-drive mirror, free with OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, Linux and appliances OSs like FreeNAS (which is FreeBSD).
I like **RAID 1 controller** because the drives will be identical regardless of OS. If you must, you can ha... |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | ZFS can do it either way - either triple (or quadruple, or more) mirroring, or setting the copies option to 3:
>
> Controls the number of copies of data stored for this
> dataset. These copies are in addition to any redundancy
> provided by the pool, for example, mirroring or raid-z.
> The copies are stored on dif... | Interesting question; if you're doing RAID 1 mirroring to two drives, it does seem logical to allow three drives.. or even (n) drives do the same thing. I found [one reference](http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid5_gci1273437,00.html):
>
> If you are having challenges finding ex... |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | RAID1 is exactly what you want. Buy a well known controller card so if it craps out you can replace it. That way:
1. Hard drive fails? Replace it, RAID will rebuild
2. Controller fails? Replace it, RAID will be intact
My understanding is you can get RAID controllers that keep the configuration on the controller, so t... | I think all the good answers were given.
I like **ZFS** because cryptographic verified reads/writes, multi-drive mirror, free with OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, Linux and appliances OSs like FreeNAS (which is FreeBSD).
I like **RAID 1 controller** because the drives will be identical regardless of OS. If you must, you can ha... |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | You won't be able to add comments until your reputation is over 100. For instance, I do not have 100 reputation so I'm making a new answer.
>
> what I don't like about any RAID, even RAID 1 is that you are reliant on an array. If that array fails, you're screwed. That's why i like the manual copy x drive to x drives ... | I think all the good answers were given.
I like **ZFS** because cryptographic verified reads/writes, multi-drive mirror, free with OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, Linux and appliances OSs like FreeNAS (which is FreeBSD).
I like **RAID 1 controller** because the drives will be identical regardless of OS. If you must, you can ha... |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | This idea you have that RAID arrays are failure prone is not valid. Certain kinds of RAID (like RAID 0) are risky, and you can have issues with a controller or if you have more disks fail than the array supports, but correctly implemented fault-tolerant volumes, with replaceable controllers, are still the safest option... | On linux you can do exactly that, a RAID 1 with more than 2 disks, (i have done this with four sata disks) About drivers or card you don't need any you just install disk drives as JBOD (just bunch of drives) and linux takes care about the rest.
I don't care about the speed performance but, if you have N disks there N-... |
90,642 | I do not trust any RAID types for home use. I've got 2 Terabytes of Data that I want to copy (duplicate) to about 4-6 drives for redundancy so that I will never lose these pics and videos I've created of my family. I know that 100% failure prevention is impossible. And yes I know the obvious "copy to many sources such ... | 2010/01/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/90642",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23511/"
] | RAID1 is exactly what you want. Buy a well known controller card so if it craps out you can replace it. That way:
1. Hard drive fails? Replace it, RAID will rebuild
2. Controller fails? Replace it, RAID will be intact
My understanding is you can get RAID controllers that keep the configuration on the controller, so t... | This idea you have that RAID arrays are failure prone is not valid. Certain kinds of RAID (like RAID 0) are risky, and you can have issues with a controller or if you have more disks fail than the array supports, but correctly implemented fault-tolerant volumes, with replaceable controllers, are still the safest option... |
14,412 | I have created the 10 contents(Article content type) in the Drupal.
And now, I want to associate these contents with new group in CiviCRM.
Please tell me how to associate these things ? | 2016/08/16 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/14412",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/3609/"
] | You may also want to look at [Organic Groups](https://www.drupal.org/project/og), which you can also [sync with civicrm](https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Organic+Groups+CiviCRM+Synchronization), so a contact in a civicrm group is a member of an Organic Group, or vice versa. Then you can use OG as cont... | If I understand you correctly, you want to limit who can view content that you have added in Drupal.
To control access to Drupal content you need to create a role in Drupal and assign the correct permissions to this group.
More details here: [Users, roles and permissions](https://www.drupal.org/node/120614)
If you ... |
1,964,416 | To complete college (or what the equivalent in Denmark would be) I will have to write a text about a topic that I choose.
I have chosen to write about mathematics in business economics, and specifically, I want it to be about investment analysis and risk assessment.
I am seeking some inspiration for possible mathematic... | 2016/10/11 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1964416",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/306413/"
] | You might look at how over-reliance on the normal distribution contributed to the Great Financial Crisis. | Hull's book "Options, Future and Other Derivatives" is a well-organised and well-written text that might be a useful source of examples for you. |
1,964,416 | To complete college (or what the equivalent in Denmark would be) I will have to write a text about a topic that I choose.
I have chosen to write about mathematics in business economics, and specifically, I want it to be about investment analysis and risk assessment.
I am seeking some inspiration for possible mathematic... | 2016/10/11 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1964416",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/306413/"
] | Or try Iceberg Risk by Kent Osband. Hull has another book, Risk Management and Financial Institutions that will also have examples. So I second @Rob Arthan. | Hull's book "Options, Future and Other Derivatives" is a well-organised and well-written text that might be a useful source of examples for you. |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/9639",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/3226/"
] | I take a sponge and cut a 1.5 inch long and width is approximately the ID of my hose. I stuff this into my hose (wet it first) then stick it in my faucet and let the water pressure push the sponge through the hose. Do this a couple times and any little fragments that may be stuck on inside of the tube come loose. I do ... | I flush with hot water, initially from one end of the tubing, and then, from the other end. After doing this for three years, I have yet to detect debris in the tubing. Back in the day, before adopting this procedure, I would occasionally detect signs of mold, which would necessitate a squirt of bleach, resulting in th... |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/9639",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/3226/"
] | Well as you asked for 'tips', I've used the following to both dislodge stubborn material from the inside of tubes, and to remove excess water which aids drying:
It's a stainless steel brake cable from a bicycle, with a peice of towelling skewered o... | For cleaning, if you're able to get all the debris out with water and a cleanser then I wouldn't worry about it.
I usually give the stubborn stuff a good soak in warm PBW, then flush with hot water. Worst case scenario, I use a bottle brush or dip tube brush.
For drying, the two most common methods are hanging and bl... |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/9639",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/3226/"
] | I take a sponge and cut a 1.5 inch long and width is approximately the ID of my hose. I stuff this into my hose (wet it first) then stick it in my faucet and let the water pressure push the sponge through the hose. Do this a couple times and any little fragments that may be stuck on inside of the tube come loose. I do ... | I always keep two 5 gallon buckets on hand when I'm brewing. One filled with PBW and one filled with Sanitizer.
Before the hoses come in contact with my cooled wort, they soak in PBW the entire time I'm brewing up the beer. I make these buckets at the very beginning of the brew day.
When the time comes to use them, I... |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/9639",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/3226/"
] | For cleaning, if you're able to get all the debris out with water and a cleanser then I wouldn't worry about it.
I usually give the stubborn stuff a good soak in warm PBW, then flush with hot water. Worst case scenario, I use a bottle brush or dip tube brush.
For drying, the two most common methods are hanging and bl... | I always keep two 5 gallon buckets on hand when I'm brewing. One filled with PBW and one filled with Sanitizer.
Before the hoses come in contact with my cooled wort, they soak in PBW the entire time I'm brewing up the beer. I make these buckets at the very beginning of the brew day.
When the time comes to use them, I... |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/9639",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/3226/"
] | I've also never had a real problem with my tubing. Always rinse immediately after using with hot water and then hang up... I typically forget About Them until next time I need them. At that point is another rinse and Starsan soak. | I flush with hot water, initially from one end of the tubing, and then, from the other end. After doing this for three years, I have yet to detect debris in the tubing. Back in the day, before adopting this procedure, I would occasionally detect signs of mold, which would necessitate a squirt of bleach, resulting in th... |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/9639",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/3226/"
] | Well as you asked for 'tips', I've used the following to both dislodge stubborn material from the inside of tubes, and to remove excess water which aids drying:
It's a stainless steel brake cable from a bicycle, with a peice of towelling skewered o... | I always keep two 5 gallon buckets on hand when I'm brewing. One filled with PBW and one filled with Sanitizer.
Before the hoses come in contact with my cooled wort, they soak in PBW the entire time I'm brewing up the beer. I make these buckets at the very beginning of the brew day.
When the time comes to use them, I... |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
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] | For cleaning, if you're able to get all the debris out with water and a cleanser then I wouldn't worry about it.
I usually give the stubborn stuff a good soak in warm PBW, then flush with hot water. Worst case scenario, I use a bottle brush or dip tube brush.
For drying, the two most common methods are hanging and bl... | I think soaking the tubings in hot water with some detergent would help
I has worked for me before |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
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] | I flush with hot water, initially from one end of the tubing, and then, from the other end. After doing this for three years, I have yet to detect debris in the tubing. Back in the day, before adopting this procedure, I would occasionally detect signs of mold, which would necessitate a squirt of bleach, resulting in th... | I think soaking the tubings in hot water with some detergent would help
I has worked for me before |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
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"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
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] | Well as you asked for 'tips', I've used the following to both dislodge stubborn material from the inside of tubes, and to remove excess water which aids drying:
It's a stainless steel brake cable from a bicycle, with a peice of towelling skewered o... | I've also never had a real problem with my tubing. Always rinse immediately after using with hot water and then hang up... I typically forget About Them until next time I need them. At that point is another rinse and Starsan soak. |
9,639 | Brewing 5 gallon batches at home.
During the transfer from my primary fermenter to the secondary, and when filling bottles from my bottling bucket I constantly need to use plastic tubing to transfer the beer/wort. After Im done i give these tubes a thorough rinse but often find that there are small specks of yeast/hop... | 2013/03/25 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/9639",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/3226/"
] | I've also never had a real problem with my tubing. Always rinse immediately after using with hot water and then hang up... I typically forget About Them until next time I need them. At that point is another rinse and Starsan soak. | I think soaking the tubings in hot water with some detergent would help
I has worked for me before |
6,686,881 | I am writing an iPad app and I would like to use Xcode Instruments to see if my app has any memory leaks. I have used Instruments successfully before but with Xcode 4.0.2 recently with this app I have the problem described in the title. It only works very rarely.
Steps to use Instruments:
- From the Xcode menu: Produc... | 2011/07/13 | [
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] | Have you tried changing the profile build from Release to Debug (go into "Edit Schemes" and you can change it there for Profiling)?
It could be something in the release build is causing Instruments to disconnect.
Also, pull up the device console in Organizer while it is running, and see if you see any messages relate... | Be sure, you device is turned on (in some cases it can be spontaneously shut down). |
4,891 | Has anyone with a Sony PCM D50 had better luck with an alternative or custom windsock?
Cutting out wind from recordings on near-windless days is getting a bit tired..
It's great otherwise, so I'm not really complaining
J | 2010/11/30 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/4891",
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] | The [Rode Dead Kitten](http://www.rodemic.com/accessory.php?product=DeadKitten) is meant to be a good alternative, not used one on a D50 but works well with an Nt-4
Thew's Reviews posted a comparison of the Dead Kitten & the standard Sony one [here](http://www.thewsreviews.com/2009/09/comparison-sony-adpcm1-and-rde-de... | @James The D50 is really not of much use without a windscreen unless its statically positioned and inside. Personally I had a hard time justifying the high price tag of Sony's own and tried alternatives. I found GigWig's Eliminator a great buy, it eliminates the wind a great deal, it's cheap, doesn't shed a lot and it ... |
4,891 | Has anyone with a Sony PCM D50 had better luck with an alternative or custom windsock?
Cutting out wind from recordings on near-windless days is getting a bit tired..
It's great otherwise, so I'm not really complaining
J | 2010/11/30 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/4891",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/300/"
] | The [Rode Dead Kitten](http://www.rodemic.com/accessory.php?product=DeadKitten) is meant to be a good alternative, not used one on a D50 but works well with an Nt-4
Thew's Reviews posted a comparison of the Dead Kitten & the standard Sony one [here](http://www.thewsreviews.com/2009/09/comparison-sony-adpcm1-and-rde-de... | I buy from [Red Head Windscreens](http://www.redheadwindscreens.com/products/) they work out a lot cheaper for me. |
4,891 | Has anyone with a Sony PCM D50 had better luck with an alternative or custom windsock?
Cutting out wind from recordings on near-windless days is getting a bit tired..
It's great otherwise, so I'm not really complaining
J | 2010/11/30 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/4891",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/300/"
] | The [Rode Dead Kitten](http://www.rodemic.com/accessory.php?product=DeadKitten) is meant to be a good alternative, not used one on a D50 but works well with an Nt-4
Thew's Reviews posted a comparison of the Dead Kitten & the standard Sony one [here](http://www.thewsreviews.com/2009/09/comparison-sony-adpcm1-and-rde-de... | my wife made one for me out of cheesecloth and fuzzy yarn. Works great and looks awesome. :) |
164,613 | For a long time I was thinking about a quite abstract game design problem, to which I didn't see a good solution yet. In abstract: How can a player have owned bases, units and infrastructure in a persistent multiplayer world, which can be interacted or attacked by other players, all the while the owning player may be o... | 2018/10/17 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/164613",
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] | Players have lives outside of the game, so you can not expect them to protect their property 24/7. You can be a bit more cruel about this when properties are not owned by individual players but collectively by large groups of players, because if the group is large enough then at least someone will be online most of the... | Many MMO RTS games delay attacks based on distance, and limit the size of the attack based on supply lines. They also tend to grant defense bonuses to defenders that are not available to attackers. For example, attackers may be limited from sending only X troops, but defenders might have unlimited troops (e.g. as many ... |
164,613 | For a long time I was thinking about a quite abstract game design problem, to which I didn't see a good solution yet. In abstract: How can a player have owned bases, units and infrastructure in a persistent multiplayer world, which can be interacted or attacked by other players, all the while the owning player may be o... | 2018/10/17 | [
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] | **From a player perspective**
A pet peeve of mine, as a game player, is when a game tries to hard to get me to play more, so much so that the games advertise themselves as "addictive" are the ones I stay away from the most.
However, I realize that a game that doesn't get played is of no benefit to anyone, so games s... | A few simple rules:
1. Ongoing sieges when logging off procede as normal.
2. Once all ongoing sieges have been resolved, apply a defensive boost that gradually declines over a set period.
3. Succesful attacks on other players (while online, obviously) increase this period, succesful attacks on you reduce it.
4. Once t... |
164,613 | For a long time I was thinking about a quite abstract game design problem, to which I didn't see a good solution yet. In abstract: How can a player have owned bases, units and infrastructure in a persistent multiplayer world, which can be interacted or attacked by other players, all the while the owning player may be o... | 2018/10/17 | [
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] | Players have lives outside of the game, so you can not expect them to protect their property 24/7. You can be a bit more cruel about this when properties are not owned by individual players but collectively by large groups of players, because if the group is large enough then at least someone will be online most of the... | A few simple rules:
1. Ongoing sieges when logging off procede as normal.
2. Once all ongoing sieges have been resolved, apply a defensive boost that gradually declines over a set period.
3. Succesful attacks on other players (while online, obviously) increase this period, succesful attacks on you reduce it.
4. Once t... |
164,613 | For a long time I was thinking about a quite abstract game design problem, to which I didn't see a good solution yet. In abstract: How can a player have owned bases, units and infrastructure in a persistent multiplayer world, which can be interacted or attacked by other players, all the while the owning player may be o... | 2018/10/17 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/164613",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Give allied players an incentive to defend on behalf of offline players.**
The MMO Dark Age of Camelot featured three warring player factions. A faction could gain advantages by capturing and holding bases in the PvP area. These bases were not owned by individual players; they gave their bonus to an entire faction a... | This sounds like a game I used to play called Ogame (initially a German game I think). You had a fleet which could only be attacked while in orbit around one of your planets, so when you went offline, you'd send it on an 8 hour (for example) round trip so that you know what time you had to log in to interact with it ag... |
164,613 | For a long time I was thinking about a quite abstract game design problem, to which I didn't see a good solution yet. In abstract: How can a player have owned bases, units and infrastructure in a persistent multiplayer world, which can be interacted or attacked by other players, all the while the owning player may be o... | 2018/10/17 | [
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] | The text-based game [1000AD](http://www.new1000ad.com/) handles this by letting players be attacked as normal. The way the game works, you obtain one "turn" every 15-30 minutes (depending on game speed), and one turn lets you execute one month's worth of orders.
Thus, players tend to log in every few days with 500-15... | There are a few ways to deal with this, which can be combined as desired.
Rate-limit attacks
------------------
This can be done in two ways:
**Any given player can only be attacked so many times during some time period (by anyone).**
If you don't allow outright destruction, the in-game explanation can be that ther... |
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