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16,019 | I have been writing a book, and often times I feel like a lot of the elements in my story are just Freudian slips. I'm not plagiarizing or anything, but sometimes I will go back and read through my drafts, only to remember another story I read/watched with similar elements.
A related problem: How can I take things I'... | 2015/01/27 | [
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] | In contrast to Neil Fein (in his comment) I understand the question to be:
### How can I be more original?
When it comes to originality, there is a continuum, with plagiarism (and fan fiction) on the one end and originality on the other. But why is not all art original? Or why is not all art derivative? In my opinion... | Embrace what you cannot avoid. All writers are the products of what they read, seasoned with small dashes of what they care about or have experienced in the real world. None of us can escape it and I would venture that there is little reason to try.
Even the authors we love are victim to this recipe. Their writing bo... |
16,019 | I have been writing a book, and often times I feel like a lot of the elements in my story are just Freudian slips. I'm not plagiarizing or anything, but sometimes I will go back and read through my drafts, only to remember another story I read/watched with similar elements.
A related problem: How can I take things I'... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/16019",
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] | Let me answer this in a more practical fashion:
Let's say you've written a Hero's Journey, which has a standard pattern. And as you read over your work, you realize "this sounds a lot like *Star Wars*!" (Not unreasonable, since Lucas followed Campbell's *Hero with a Thousand Faces* pretty closely.)
Find the first ele... | Embrace what you cannot avoid. All writers are the products of what they read, seasoned with small dashes of what they care about or have experienced in the real world. None of us can escape it and I would venture that there is little reason to try.
Even the authors we love are victim to this recipe. Their writing bo... |
16,019 | I have been writing a book, and often times I feel like a lot of the elements in my story are just Freudian slips. I'm not plagiarizing or anything, but sometimes I will go back and read through my drafts, only to remember another story I read/watched with similar elements.
A related problem: How can I take things I'... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/16019",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/12765/"
] | There's a couple practical things that can help. First, try keeping a dream journal --anyone can learn to remember their dreams, and it's a direct connection to your own personal subconscious.
Second, try exposing yourself to a different form of creativity --music or visual art. At least then if you're influenced, it ... | Embrace what you cannot avoid. All writers are the products of what they read, seasoned with small dashes of what they care about or have experienced in the real world. None of us can escape it and I would venture that there is little reason to try.
Even the authors we love are victim to this recipe. Their writing bo... |
1,503 | I make web applications for a living working from home.
Sometimes a client pick a technology stack that is likely to hurt the project (severely over-engineered, bad combination of components or just the wrong set of tools for the task).
The cynical may think: bad choices for the client are not necessarily a bad deal ... | 2014/03/05 | [
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] | In my experience, when prospective clients specify technologies, they're coming more from a place of having heard of others using them successfully, rather than of having considered the use case and made an educated and informed decision. I talk to them about why they chose the tools they did. If their reasoning is sou... | If, after talking with them at length about their requirements and how well their requirements mesh with my capabilities, they still choose a platform that isn't as well suited to their project as others, I make sure to include assumptions in my proposal that cover problems I anticipate I might have. I'll have made sur... |
1,311,708 | I have read that a hard disk is divided into regions called sectors (a sector can be for example 512 bytes in size).
And that a file system will arrange groups of sectors into blocks (a block can consist for example of 8 sectors) and when Linux writes a file to the hard disk, it actually writes to these blocks and not... | 2018/04/07 | [
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] | Virtually all storage devices are divided into sectors.
Most are 512 bytes
Some new large drives are 4096
CD-ROM are 2048
A few manufacturers have custom storage for specialty storage needs, but most do not. Most of these devices only have a few KB or a couple MB of storage meant for internal usage.
Even then the a... | ### Are all storage devices divided into sectors?
No.
Random access storage devices *may* be divided into sectors, it depends on the device driver.
Linear access storage devices (for example Tape Drives) will not be divided into sectors. |
1,311,708 | I have read that a hard disk is divided into regions called sectors (a sector can be for example 512 bytes in size).
And that a file system will arrange groups of sectors into blocks (a block can consist for example of 8 sectors) and when Linux writes a file to the hard disk, it actually writes to these blocks and not... | 2018/04/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1311708",
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] | >
> Are all storage devices divided into sectors?
>
>
>
No.
One of the oldest storage media is tape (magnetic, paper, mylar), and data is not written to tape in sectors.
Sectors are an intrinsic and salient property of hard disks.
Since most modern storage peripherals emulate a HDD at the ATA interface leve... | ### Are all storage devices divided into sectors?
No.
Random access storage devices *may* be divided into sectors, it depends on the device driver.
Linear access storage devices (for example Tape Drives) will not be divided into sectors. |
1,311,708 | I have read that a hard disk is divided into regions called sectors (a sector can be for example 512 bytes in size).
And that a file system will arrange groups of sectors into blocks (a block can consist for example of 8 sectors) and when Linux writes a file to the hard disk, it actually writes to these blocks and not... | 2018/04/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1311708",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/892143/"
] | No. There are numerous storage devices that dont use sectors, such as [punch cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_card).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dbq2B.jpg)
As you can see there are no sectors here.
No real reason to add this answer, other than I wanted ... | ### Are all storage devices divided into sectors?
No.
Random access storage devices *may* be divided into sectors, it depends on the device driver.
Linear access storage devices (for example Tape Drives) will not be divided into sectors. |
92,749 | The answer to "[Are there limits or costs to Wishing forever for ability score increases?](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/50481/are-there-limits-or-costs-to-wishing-forever-for-ability-score-increases)" seems to indicate "There is a 33% chance you can never cast wish again." Several other answers on here take ... | 2017/01/07 | [
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] | Neither reading you suggest is correct. The 33% is conditional on whether you use *wish* for duplication of another spell effect or not.
Any casting of *wish* used for **an ad-hoc effect** causes a kind of stress, which includes the 33% chance:
>
> The **stress** of casting this spell to produce any effect other tha... | ### The paragraph is about *the stress of producing any other effect with Wish*
Since the OP is concerned about the grammar of the rules and there clarifications, here is a grammatical analysis
The quotation is a classical paragraph, and fits very well with the definition of a paragraph provided by University of Illi... |
92,749 | The answer to "[Are there limits or costs to Wishing forever for ability score increases?](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/50481/are-there-limits-or-costs-to-wishing-forever-for-ability-score-increases)" seems to indicate "There is a 33% chance you can never cast wish again." Several other answers on here take ... | 2017/01/07 | [
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] | Neither reading you suggest is correct. The 33% is conditional on whether you use *wish* for duplication of another spell effect or not.
Any casting of *wish* used for **an ad-hoc effect** causes a kind of stress, which includes the 33% chance:
>
> The **stress** of casting this spell to produce any effect other tha... | You suffer the chance of never casting *Wish* again if you do anything other then duplicate a spell 0-8th level
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**The RAW Reading:**
The RAW reading, as evidenced by this post's history, is very contentio... |
92,749 | The answer to "[Are there limits or costs to Wishing forever for ability score increases?](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/50481/are-there-limits-or-costs-to-wishing-forever-for-ability-score-increases)" seems to indicate "There is a 33% chance you can never cast wish again." Several other answers on here take ... | 2017/01/07 | [
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] | You suffer the chance of never casting *Wish* again if you do anything other then duplicate a spell 0-8th level
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**The RAW Reading:**
The RAW reading, as evidenced by this post's history, is very contentio... | ### The paragraph is about *the stress of producing any other effect with Wish*
Since the OP is concerned about the grammar of the rules and there clarifications, here is a grammatical analysis
The quotation is a classical paragraph, and fits very well with the definition of a paragraph provided by University of Illi... |
3,037 | Right now we have two simulator tags:
* [flight-simulator](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flight-simulator "show questions tagged 'flight-simulator'") has [33 questions](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flight-simulator)
* [simulator](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions... | 2016/07/07 | [
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] | Based on the existence of [What regulations exist for ATC real time RADAR simulator software?](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/14405/what-regulations-exist-for-atc-real-time-radar-simulator-software) and [Where can I find an ATM simulation software to investigate traffic flow capacities?](https://aviation.... | I suggest merging them to [simulator](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/simulator "show questions tagged 'simulator'"), since there are other kinds of simulators (e.g. ATC simulator) as well. |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
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] | "Plausible", "Hand held" and "Steam Powered" are mutually exclusive terms when you're dealing with steam power in the age of steam.
Steam is big, it's heavy, if you're lucky it's self propelled, and even then the Winans Steam Gun didn't match the power of gunpowder weapons and its accuracy was terrible. If you want st... | Building a steam cannon, starting with rank ignorance. Well, a gun is a tube that contains high pressure in it. The pressure accelerates a projectile out the tube.
We have a steam boiler so there is your pressure. It operates over known pressures. How can we manipulate barrel size and projectile weight to make someth... |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | Let's try a look at the 'machine gun type weapon operated by two or more soldiers', because handheld isn't going to work, and I see no reason to drag the poor horses into this mess. The problem with the Winans Steam Gun is that it's just markedly inferior to rifles and and the Gatling Gun. So let's discuss Gatling Guns... | The fix for the low pressure of the steam piston and subsequent low projectile velocity might be to incorporate it into a 'light gas gun'. In a light gas gun, a large piston is used to pressurize a light gas like hydrogen or helium. This also heats the gas, raising its speed of sound, which gives the projectile higher ... |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | [To prove a Mythbusters related point, scientists at MIT built a steam mortar cannon using technology and designs developed before 200 BC](https://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/steamCannon/ArchimedesSteamCannon.html). This mortar could hurl projectiles with more energy than a modern .50 cal machine gun.
As @Separa... | I think that any civilisation using a steam gun would have to have some sort of inability to produce any other sort of explosive charge that could propel a projectile.
Steam although i think would be kind of awesome cannot produce in high enough quantities the required Psi quickly enough to fire a projectile efficientl... |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | Let's try a look at the 'machine gun type weapon operated by two or more soldiers', because handheld isn't going to work, and I see no reason to drag the poor horses into this mess. The problem with the Winans Steam Gun is that it's just markedly inferior to rifles and and the Gatling Gun. So let's discuss Gatling Guns... | Not exactly the answer you are looking for, but I would suggest a steam power tank instead of gun. Heavy armor for protection and a early breach loading cannon in a platform moved by a steam traction engine. You could add a couple of Gatling guns for antipersonnel protection. |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | Let's try a look at the 'machine gun type weapon operated by two or more soldiers', because handheld isn't going to work, and I see no reason to drag the poor horses into this mess. The problem with the Winans Steam Gun is that it's just markedly inferior to rifles and and the Gatling Gun. So let's discuss Gatling Guns... | Building a steam cannon, starting with rank ignorance. Well, a gun is a tube that contains high pressure in it. The pressure accelerates a projectile out the tube.
We have a steam boiler so there is your pressure. It operates over known pressures. How can we manipulate barrel size and projectile weight to make someth... |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | "Plausible", "Hand held" and "Steam Powered" are mutually exclusive terms when you're dealing with steam power in the age of steam.
Steam is big, it's heavy, if you're lucky it's self propelled, and even then the Winans Steam Gun didn't match the power of gunpowder weapons and its accuracy was terrible. If you want st... | [To prove a Mythbusters related point, scientists at MIT built a steam mortar cannon using technology and designs developed before 200 BC](https://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/steamCannon/ArchimedesSteamCannon.html). This mortar could hurl projectiles with more energy than a modern .50 cal machine gun.
As @Separa... |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | "Plausible", "Hand held" and "Steam Powered" are mutually exclusive terms when you're dealing with steam power in the age of steam.
Steam is big, it's heavy, if you're lucky it's self propelled, and even then the Winans Steam Gun didn't match the power of gunpowder weapons and its accuracy was terrible. If you want st... | The fix for the low pressure of the steam piston and subsequent low projectile velocity might be to incorporate it into a 'light gas gun'. In a light gas gun, a large piston is used to pressurize a light gas like hydrogen or helium. This also heats the gas, raising its speed of sound, which gives the projectile higher ... |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | Building a steam cannon, starting with rank ignorance. Well, a gun is a tube that contains high pressure in it. The pressure accelerates a projectile out the tube.
We have a steam boiler so there is your pressure. It operates over known pressures. How can we manipulate barrel size and projectile weight to make someth... | I think that any civilisation using a steam gun would have to have some sort of inability to produce any other sort of explosive charge that could propel a projectile.
Steam although i think would be kind of awesome cannot produce in high enough quantities the required Psi quickly enough to fire a projectile efficientl... |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | "Plausible", "Hand held" and "Steam Powered" are mutually exclusive terms when you're dealing with steam power in the age of steam.
Steam is big, it's heavy, if you're lucky it's self propelled, and even then the Winans Steam Gun didn't match the power of gunpowder weapons and its accuracy was terrible. If you want st... | Not exactly the answer you are looking for, but I would suggest a steam power tank instead of gun. Heavy armor for protection and a early breach loading cannon in a platform moved by a steam traction engine. You could add a couple of Gatling guns for antipersonnel protection. |
156,268 | I am writing a Steanpunk novel and am interested in having a "plausible" Union Steam Gun that would help turn the tide in an Alternate History American Civil War.
The gun can be either a machine gun type weapon that is operated by two or more soldiers or a hand held carbine or type weapon handed out to Union Cavalry.
... | 2019/09/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/156268",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/67227/"
] | Let's try a look at the 'machine gun type weapon operated by two or more soldiers', because handheld isn't going to work, and I see no reason to drag the poor horses into this mess. The problem with the Winans Steam Gun is that it's just markedly inferior to rifles and and the Gatling Gun. So let's discuss Gatling Guns... | I think that any civilisation using a steam gun would have to have some sort of inability to produce any other sort of explosive charge that could propel a projectile.
Steam although i think would be kind of awesome cannot produce in high enough quantities the required Psi quickly enough to fire a projectile efficientl... |
20,135 | I've been reading about XSS prevention on OWASP and other security channels. They all say that I should use ESAPI or a similar library and do input filtering through a whitelist approach.
However, I use a framework (Webobjects) which encodes by default, so using ESAPI changes my input and is therefore not an option fo... | 2012/09/13 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/20135",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
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] | >
> Also, why is whitelist approach better than blacklist approach as
> mentioned by OWASP. Why not just block a handfull of characters used
> in XSS like < , > , etc
>
>
>
Blacklists are static in the sense, they prevent 'known bad' from happening. The problem with this is, there are new attack vectors found ev... | I think you might have rejected ESAPI too quickly. To defend against XSS, I recommend you do output escaping: any place where you insert data dynamically into an HTML document, escape the data (in a way suitable for that parse context). ESAPI provides libraries for the escaping and is very useful. This does not involve... |
20,135 | I've been reading about XSS prevention on OWASP and other security channels. They all say that I should use ESAPI or a similar library and do input filtering through a whitelist approach.
However, I use a framework (Webobjects) which encodes by default, so using ESAPI changes my input and is therefore not an option fo... | 2012/09/13 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/20135",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/6862/"
] | >
> Also, why is whitelist approach better than blacklist approach as
> mentioned by OWASP. Why not just block a handfull of characters used
> in XSS like < , > , etc
>
>
>
Blacklists are static in the sense, they prevent 'known bad' from happening. The problem with this is, there are new attack vectors found ev... | >
> do input filtering
>
>
>
[No, no, no.](http://symcbean.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/validate-input-escape-output.html?m=0)
By all means do input *validation* - accept or reject the input based on rules. Don't try to change the input data. If the interface between your webserver and your application language allows ... |
20,135 | I've been reading about XSS prevention on OWASP and other security channels. They all say that I should use ESAPI or a similar library and do input filtering through a whitelist approach.
However, I use a framework (Webobjects) which encodes by default, so using ESAPI changes my input and is therefore not an option fo... | 2012/09/13 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/20135",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/6862/"
] | It is not just a block of handful characters that you need to blacklist. In security we go by this dogma:
>
> "There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That
> is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there
> are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we ... | I think you might have rejected ESAPI too quickly. To defend against XSS, I recommend you do output escaping: any place where you insert data dynamically into an HTML document, escape the data (in a way suitable for that parse context). ESAPI provides libraries for the escaping and is very useful. This does not involve... |
20,135 | I've been reading about XSS prevention on OWASP and other security channels. They all say that I should use ESAPI or a similar library and do input filtering through a whitelist approach.
However, I use a framework (Webobjects) which encodes by default, so using ESAPI changes my input and is therefore not an option fo... | 2012/09/13 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/20135",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/6862/"
] | It is not just a block of handful characters that you need to blacklist. In security we go by this dogma:
>
> "There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That
> is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there
> are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we ... | >
> do input filtering
>
>
>
[No, no, no.](http://symcbean.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/validate-input-escape-output.html?m=0)
By all means do input *validation* - accept or reject the input based on rules. Don't try to change the input data. If the interface between your webserver and your application language allows ... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
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] | As long as the crit is unchanged, then it is balanced.
======================================================
If nothing is different besides the narration, then by definition the mechanics of the game remain balanced, at least to a first approximation.
Crits are meant to represent great successes in the midst of com... | You're the GM, and so if your decision is that called shots are narrative flavor only, and no mechanical effects are allowed, then gameplay won't change in any way and there will be no balancing issues to deal with.
If you allow for any mechanical changes then the balance question comes down to what specific new thing... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
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] | Adding narrative details to your combat actions without any implications to game mechanics is not considered a *called shot*, it is simply a stylistic approach to describing battle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | You're the GM, and so if your decision is that called shots are narrative flavor only, and no mechanical effects are allowed, then gameplay won't change in any way and there will be no balancing issues to deal with.
If you allow for any mechanical changes then the balance question comes down to what specific new thing... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | You're the GM, and so if your decision is that called shots are narrative flavor only, and no mechanical effects are allowed, then gameplay won't change in any way and there will be no balancing issues to deal with.
If you allow for any mechanical changes then the balance question comes down to what specific new thing... | Another option: adding a feat to handle it
==========================================
I think you cannot avoid there being unintended consequences if you are something of a "simulationist" (*a la* [GNS theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNS_theory)). This is because there are some "called shots" that would have a c... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | As long as the crit is unchanged, then it is balanced.
======================================================
If nothing is different besides the narration, then by definition the mechanics of the game remain balanced, at least to a first approximation.
Crits are meant to represent great successes in the midst of com... | Adding narrative details to your combat actions without any implications to game mechanics is not considered a *called shot*, it is simply a stylistic approach to describing battle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16187/"
] | As long as the crit is unchanged, then it is balanced.
======================================================
If nothing is different besides the narration, then by definition the mechanics of the game remain balanced, at least to a first approximation.
Crits are meant to represent great successes in the midst of com... | Beware of allowing automatic called shots. Players will frequently assume that such attacks will have a debilitating effect, when in fact they're just doing damage. It's important to clarify beforehand that it's just damage, but even then players will sometimes assume that their attack is an exception because "hitting ... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16187/"
] | As long as the crit is unchanged, then it is balanced.
======================================================
If nothing is different besides the narration, then by definition the mechanics of the game remain balanced, at least to a first approximation.
Crits are meant to represent great successes in the midst of com... | Another option: adding a feat to handle it
==========================================
I think you cannot avoid there being unintended consequences if you are something of a "simulationist" (*a la* [GNS theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNS_theory)). This is because there are some "called shots" that would have a c... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16187/"
] | Adding narrative details to your combat actions without any implications to game mechanics is not considered a *called shot*, it is simply a stylistic approach to describing battle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | Beware of allowing automatic called shots. Players will frequently assume that such attacks will have a debilitating effect, when in fact they're just doing damage. It's important to clarify beforehand that it's just damage, but even then players will sometimes assume that their attack is an exception because "hitting ... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16187/"
] | Adding narrative details to your combat actions without any implications to game mechanics is not considered a *called shot*, it is simply a stylistic approach to describing battle.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | Another option: adding a feat to handle it
==========================================
I think you cannot avoid there being unintended consequences if you are something of a "simulationist" (*a la* [GNS theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNS_theory)). This is because there are some "called shots" that would have a c... |
133,160 | While running a session, I found that some of the players would like to "call shots".
Now while I don't want to allow "crit on desire" by always aiming for the head/eyes/etc., I was thinking about allowing it on a natural 20 - it's already guaranteed to hit & also do critical damage (most of the time), so what would b... | 2018/10/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/133160",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16187/"
] | Beware of allowing automatic called shots. Players will frequently assume that such attacks will have a debilitating effect, when in fact they're just doing damage. It's important to clarify beforehand that it's just damage, but even then players will sometimes assume that their attack is an exception because "hitting ... | Another option: adding a feat to handle it
==========================================
I think you cannot avoid there being unintended consequences if you are something of a "simulationist" (*a la* [GNS theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNS_theory)). This is because there are some "called shots" that would have a c... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | It may be too late now, but how I would have handled it during the meeting with the team lead would be to say something like "I thought you said that the reason was X, did I misunderstand?". Couching it this way doesn't directly accuse the coworker of lying, but it makes the team lead aware of the alternate explanation... | I find it is almost always best to handle the situation at the lowest level possible. As such, I would speak directly to your coworker first. Explain that you are not comfortable moving forward under the present circumstances and ask how he would like to present your boss the correct information together. Do not, under... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | I'm going to answer this question, with another question:
Imagine you are not doing research data, but you are doing Engineering and building a Bridge. You notice mistakes, but decide you don't want to be a snitch and you don't want your work environment to be weird.
Then the bridge collapses and people die.
Is it w... | I'm not going to tell him. You are.
Sorry but "just snitch" avoids the entire conundrum. It will destroy the environment at work, your relationship with your colleague, the trust that let you understand this problem in the first place, your reputation, and people may die.
Snitching doesn't keep the "bridge" from coll... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | I'm going to answer this question, with another question:
Imagine you are not doing research data, but you are doing Engineering and building a Bridge. You notice mistakes, but decide you don't want to be a snitch and you don't want your work environment to be weird.
Then the bridge collapses and people die.
Is it w... | You talked to your coworker and know how he is getting the "good" results by biasing the data or inputs or whatever. But you do not want to snitch, or point him out.
In that case you can point those things out by reconfirming the requirements.
I've kept my inputs pure, [abc] and that gave me results [x]. Is that corr... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | I'm not going to tell him. You are.
Sorry but "just snitch" avoids the entire conundrum. It will destroy the environment at work, your relationship with your colleague, the trust that let you understand this problem in the first place, your reputation, and people may die.
Snitching doesn't keep the "bridge" from coll... | You talked to your coworker and know how he is getting the "good" results by biasing the data or inputs or whatever. But you do not want to snitch, or point him out.
In that case you can point those things out by reconfirming the requirements.
I've kept my inputs pure, [abc] and that gave me results [x]. Is that corr... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | I'm going to answer this question, with another question:
Imagine you are not doing research data, but you are doing Engineering and building a Bridge. You notice mistakes, but decide you don't want to be a snitch and you don't want your work environment to be weird.
Then the bridge collapses and people die.
Is it w... | Talk to team mate and tell him to come forward and pronounce he discovered a flaw in his method and the fixed results are unfortunately not so good - otherwise you will have too.
If you do it he will resent you. If you do not, you will resent him.
Eventually it comes out, resentment abounds.
Deal with it fast: buddy... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | Talk to team mate and tell him to come forward and pronounce he discovered a flaw in his method and the fixed results are unfortunately not so good - otherwise you will have too.
If you do it he will resent you. If you do not, you will resent him.
Eventually it comes out, resentment abounds.
Deal with it fast: buddy... | You talked to your coworker and know how he is getting the "good" results by biasing the data or inputs or whatever. But you do not want to snitch, or point him out.
In that case you can point those things out by reconfirming the requirements.
I've kept my inputs pure, [abc] and that gave me results [x]. Is that corr... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | It may be too late now, but how I would have handled it during the meeting with the team lead would be to say something like "I thought you said that the reason was X, did I misunderstand?". Couching it this way doesn't directly accuse the coworker of lying, but it makes the team lead aware of the alternate explanation... | You talked to your coworker and know how he is getting the "good" results by biasing the data or inputs or whatever. But you do not want to snitch, or point him out.
In that case you can point those things out by reconfirming the requirements.
I've kept my inputs pure, [abc] and that gave me results [x]. Is that corr... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | [keshlam](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/12989/keshlam)'s (now deleted) comment suggests a good approach that you can take in your meetings. Rather than coming out and saying your teammate is lying, instead say you're not clear on why the problem is reason T (what your teammate gave in the meeting) and ask i... | I'm not going to tell him. You are.
Sorry but "just snitch" avoids the entire conundrum. It will destroy the environment at work, your relationship with your colleague, the trust that let you understand this problem in the first place, your reputation, and people may die.
Snitching doesn't keep the "bridge" from coll... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | I'm going to answer this question, with another question:
Imagine you are not doing research data, but you are doing Engineering and building a Bridge. You notice mistakes, but decide you don't want to be a snitch and you don't want your work environment to be weird.
Then the bridge collapses and people die.
Is it w... | I find it is almost always best to handle the situation at the lowest level possible. As such, I would speak directly to your coworker first. Explain that you are not comfortable moving forward under the present circumstances and ask how he would like to present your boss the correct information together. Do not, under... |
188,692 | I am working in a research team that consists of researchers and a team lead. The team lead asked me with another teammate to experiment with several methodologies to get good results on a data. When we presented the results, we found that my teammate was getting good results compared to my results. Thus, the team lead... | 2022/11/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/188692",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/119550/"
] | I'm not going to tell him. You are.
Sorry but "just snitch" avoids the entire conundrum. It will destroy the environment at work, your relationship with your colleague, the trust that let you understand this problem in the first place, your reputation, and people may die.
Snitching doesn't keep the "bridge" from coll... | Talk to team mate and tell him to come forward and pronounce he discovered a flaw in his method and the fixed results are unfortunately not so good - otherwise you will have too.
If you do it he will resent you. If you do not, you will resent him.
Eventually it comes out, resentment abounds.
Deal with it fast: buddy... |
47,636,439 | I got below exception while running xunit test projects which works under VS 2017 15.3
>
> [2017/12/4 23:08:40 Error] [xUnit.net 00:00:00.0033291] xxx.Test: Catastrophic failure: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Xunit.DiaSession' threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: C... | 2017/12/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47636439",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6265620/"
] | It seems VS 2017 fail to load specific "xunit.runner.visualstudio", after checking [VS2017 15.4.2 - Unable to run tests for projects targeting .NET Framework 4.6.x #1542](https://github.com/xunit/xunit/issues/1542) again, I deleted the "%TEMP%\VisualStudioTestExplorerExtensions", create a new Xunit project, change the ... | You need to install System.Reflection.TypeExtensions using VS Package Manager using the following command:
**Install-Package System.Reflection.TypeExtensions -Version 4.5.1**
for more information please review the following link
[System.Reflection.TypeExtensions](https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Reflection.TypeE... |
44,132 | I was reading the answers to this [question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/43870/who-won-this-match-of-go), about who has won a game of Go and came across the two following statements.
>
> You pass at the end of the game when you do not think you can increase your score (explained below), and stop wh... | 2018/11/22 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/44132",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/21485/"
] | Under Chinese scoring (AKA area scoring), you can (and with new players should) play until each player has no move they can make.
There is no downside under Chinese scoring for a player to play stones into untenable positions, nor is there downside for a player to defend a position inefficiently (so long as they don't... | There are two logical places when to stop (with Japanese or European rules in mind):
1. When there are only dame points to fill
2. When all dame points are filled
The score does not change between these two stages, there are just zero-point moves in between. I think **2** is easier to see and teach in the beginning, ... |
44,132 | I was reading the answers to this [question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/43870/who-won-this-match-of-go), about who has won a game of Go and came across the two following statements.
>
> You pass at the end of the game when you do not think you can increase your score (explained below), and stop wh... | 2018/11/22 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/44132",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/21485/"
] | Under Chinese scoring (AKA area scoring), you can (and with new players should) play until each player has no move they can make.
There is no downside under Chinese scoring for a player to play stones into untenable positions, nor is there downside for a player to defend a position inefficiently (so long as they don't... | This seems like a much harder problem than it actually is. The key is the undecided territory.
---
You know that you loose points when you play into your own territory (Japanese rules). You also loose points when you play into your opponents territory without requiring an answer. Consequently, virtually all moves go ... |
83,780 | Is there a one-word term that's understood by role-playing gamers to mean resistance to magical attacks, in the same way that many role-playing gamers would quickly recognize *armor* to mean resistance to physical attacks?
I'm developing a basic MMORPG, using *armor* as the term for resistance to physical attacks. I w... | 2016/07/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83780",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/30076/"
] | **Resistance** is a perfectly fine word by itself, so long as you do not end up with other types of resistance (energy resistance, for instance).
**Willpower** would work if your magic is primarily mental, though it's not ideal when better willpower helps you resist explosions.
**Warding/Wards** would work. It implie... | A One-word term for *Magical Resistance* is a bit hard. Most RPG and MMO players are fairly used to composite terms for something like that, the two most common being *Magical Resistance* and *Magical Armor*.
Those are frequently abbreviated to *MR* and *MA*, respectively, which is what commonly appears on character s... |
83,780 | Is there a one-word term that's understood by role-playing gamers to mean resistance to magical attacks, in the same way that many role-playing gamers would quickly recognize *armor* to mean resistance to physical attacks?
I'm developing a basic MMORPG, using *armor* as the term for resistance to physical attacks. I w... | 2016/07/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83780",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/30076/"
] | **Resistance** is a perfectly fine word by itself, so long as you do not end up with other types of resistance (energy resistance, for instance).
**Willpower** would work if your magic is primarily mental, though it's not ideal when better willpower helps you resist explosions.
**Warding/Wards** would work. It implie... | MR is a fantastic abbreviation for **M**agic **R**esistance. It's what *League of Legends* players use. |
83,780 | Is there a one-word term that's understood by role-playing gamers to mean resistance to magical attacks, in the same way that many role-playing gamers would quickly recognize *armor* to mean resistance to physical attacks?
I'm developing a basic MMORPG, using *armor* as the term for resistance to physical attacks. I w... | 2016/07/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83780",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/30076/"
] | **Resistance** is a perfectly fine word by itself, so long as you do not end up with other types of resistance (energy resistance, for instance).
**Willpower** would work if your magic is primarily mental, though it's not ideal when better willpower helps you resist explosions.
**Warding/Wards** would work. It implie... | Being an old WoW player, I prefer **Resilience** and think of it as a term for "Reducing non-physical damage." So whether the player gets hit by a fireball or falls into a campfire, they wouldn't take as much damage as they normally would, though both would still hurt plenty.
>
> *Total Damage = Rolled Damage - Resi... |
83,780 | Is there a one-word term that's understood by role-playing gamers to mean resistance to magical attacks, in the same way that many role-playing gamers would quickly recognize *armor* to mean resistance to physical attacks?
I'm developing a basic MMORPG, using *armor* as the term for resistance to physical attacks. I w... | 2016/07/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83780",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/30076/"
] | **Resistance** is a perfectly fine word by itself, so long as you do not end up with other types of resistance (energy resistance, for instance).
**Willpower** would work if your magic is primarily mental, though it's not ideal when better willpower helps you resist explosions.
**Warding/Wards** would work. It implie... | the Final Fantasy series sometimes uses the term **Barrier** for this.
**Abjuration** perhaps from the D&D school of protective magic?
**Negation** or any of it's synonyms?
the IRL technical term for something that is meant to deflect magic, spirits and misfortune is **Apotropaic**: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ap... |
83,780 | Is there a one-word term that's understood by role-playing gamers to mean resistance to magical attacks, in the same way that many role-playing gamers would quickly recognize *armor* to mean resistance to physical attacks?
I'm developing a basic MMORPG, using *armor* as the term for resistance to physical attacks. I w... | 2016/07/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83780",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/30076/"
] | A One-word term for *Magical Resistance* is a bit hard. Most RPG and MMO players are fairly used to composite terms for something like that, the two most common being *Magical Resistance* and *Magical Armor*.
Those are frequently abbreviated to *MR* and *MA*, respectively, which is what commonly appears on character s... | MR is a fantastic abbreviation for **M**agic **R**esistance. It's what *League of Legends* players use. |
83,780 | Is there a one-word term that's understood by role-playing gamers to mean resistance to magical attacks, in the same way that many role-playing gamers would quickly recognize *armor* to mean resistance to physical attacks?
I'm developing a basic MMORPG, using *armor* as the term for resistance to physical attacks. I w... | 2016/07/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83780",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/30076/"
] | A One-word term for *Magical Resistance* is a bit hard. Most RPG and MMO players are fairly used to composite terms for something like that, the two most common being *Magical Resistance* and *Magical Armor*.
Those are frequently abbreviated to *MR* and *MA*, respectively, which is what commonly appears on character s... | Being an old WoW player, I prefer **Resilience** and think of it as a term for "Reducing non-physical damage." So whether the player gets hit by a fireball or falls into a campfire, they wouldn't take as much damage as they normally would, though both would still hurt plenty.
>
> *Total Damage = Rolled Damage - Resi... |
83,780 | Is there a one-word term that's understood by role-playing gamers to mean resistance to magical attacks, in the same way that many role-playing gamers would quickly recognize *armor* to mean resistance to physical attacks?
I'm developing a basic MMORPG, using *armor* as the term for resistance to physical attacks. I w... | 2016/07/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83780",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/30076/"
] | A One-word term for *Magical Resistance* is a bit hard. Most RPG and MMO players are fairly used to composite terms for something like that, the two most common being *Magical Resistance* and *Magical Armor*.
Those are frequently abbreviated to *MR* and *MA*, respectively, which is what commonly appears on character s... | the Final Fantasy series sometimes uses the term **Barrier** for this.
**Abjuration** perhaps from the D&D school of protective magic?
**Negation** or any of it's synonyms?
the IRL technical term for something that is meant to deflect magic, spirits and misfortune is **Apotropaic**: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ap... |
4,015,316 | I am working to reduce the build time of a large Visual C++ 2008 application. One of the worst bottlenecks appears to be the generation of the PDB file: during the linking stage, mspdbsrv.exe quickly consumes available RAM, and the build machine begins to page constantly.
My current theory is that our PDB files are si... | 2010/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4015316",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/486489/"
] | Yes, .pdb files can be very large - even of the sizes you mention. Since a .pdb file contains data to map source lines to machine code and you compile a lot of code there's a lot of data in the .pdb file and you likely can't do anything with that directly.
One thing you could try is to split your program into smaller ... | Do you really need full debug information at all time? You can create a configuration with less debug info in it.
But as sharptooth already said, it is time to refactor and split your program in small more maintainable parts. This won't only reduce build time. |
13,712 | If a position requires programming language "A", but I only know a different one, is it recommended to mention that in the cover letter?
Such as when an employer prefers someone knowing [SAS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_%28software%29) over other similar statistical programming languages (such as [R](http://en.w... | 2013/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/13712",
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] | If the language is a requirement, then it not showing up in your cover letter / CV at all would be a negative.
The way you have phrased it - that you can pick it up quickly, is (in my eyes) a bonus. You should make a point of R being a statistical programming language - this helps show that you are familiar with the d... | Usually you will find two sets of "requirements" in a job posting.
* Those the applicant must have.
* Those they desire that the applicant have.
If the particular language or technology you are missing is from the must have list that is harder to overcome. You risk that the initial filtering by either the computer or... |
13,712 | If a position requires programming language "A", but I only know a different one, is it recommended to mention that in the cover letter?
Such as when an employer prefers someone knowing [SAS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_%28software%29) over other similar statistical programming languages (such as [R](http://en.w... | 2013/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/13712",
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] | If the language is a requirement, then it not showing up in your cover letter / CV at all would be a negative.
The way you have phrased it - that you can pick it up quickly, is (in my eyes) a bonus. You should make a point of R being a statistical programming language - this helps show that you are familiar with the d... | >
> Should I include the above or not mention it at all?
>
>
>
Your cover letter should emphasize the positives and ignore the negatives in your background. Thus, you should **not** mention anything that is missing.
Something like this emphasizes the positives:
>
> Currently, my primary programming languages ar... |
13,712 | If a position requires programming language "A", but I only know a different one, is it recommended to mention that in the cover letter?
Such as when an employer prefers someone knowing [SAS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_%28software%29) over other similar statistical programming languages (such as [R](http://en.w... | 2013/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/13712",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32543/"
] | If the language is a requirement, then it not showing up in your cover letter / CV at all would be a negative.
The way you have phrased it - that you can pick it up quickly, is (in my eyes) a bonus. You should make a point of R being a statistical programming language - this helps show that you are familiar with the d... | This just depends on the company. If the technologies requested are at least related to work you have done in the past, I would play up my domain knowledge and ability to learn new languages quickly (which it would appear you are already doing).
However, some companies are looking for someone that can fill an immediat... |
13,712 | If a position requires programming language "A", but I only know a different one, is it recommended to mention that in the cover letter?
Such as when an employer prefers someone knowing [SAS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_%28software%29) over other similar statistical programming languages (such as [R](http://en.w... | 2013/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/13712",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32543/"
] | >
> Should I include the above or not mention it at all?
>
>
>
Your cover letter should emphasize the positives and ignore the negatives in your background. Thus, you should **not** mention anything that is missing.
Something like this emphasizes the positives:
>
> Currently, my primary programming languages ar... | Usually you will find two sets of "requirements" in a job posting.
* Those the applicant must have.
* Those they desire that the applicant have.
If the particular language or technology you are missing is from the must have list that is harder to overcome. You risk that the initial filtering by either the computer or... |
13,712 | If a position requires programming language "A", but I only know a different one, is it recommended to mention that in the cover letter?
Such as when an employer prefers someone knowing [SAS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_%28software%29) over other similar statistical programming languages (such as [R](http://en.w... | 2013/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/13712",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32543/"
] | Usually you will find two sets of "requirements" in a job posting.
* Those the applicant must have.
* Those they desire that the applicant have.
If the particular language or technology you are missing is from the must have list that is harder to overcome. You risk that the initial filtering by either the computer or... | This just depends on the company. If the technologies requested are at least related to work you have done in the past, I would play up my domain knowledge and ability to learn new languages quickly (which it would appear you are already doing).
However, some companies are looking for someone that can fill an immediat... |
13,712 | If a position requires programming language "A", but I only know a different one, is it recommended to mention that in the cover letter?
Such as when an employer prefers someone knowing [SAS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_%28software%29) over other similar statistical programming languages (such as [R](http://en.w... | 2013/08/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/13712",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32543/"
] | >
> Should I include the above or not mention it at all?
>
>
>
Your cover letter should emphasize the positives and ignore the negatives in your background. Thus, you should **not** mention anything that is missing.
Something like this emphasizes the positives:
>
> Currently, my primary programming languages ar... | This just depends on the company. If the technologies requested are at least related to work you have done in the past, I would play up my domain knowledge and ability to learn new languages quickly (which it would appear you are already doing).
However, some companies are looking for someone that can fill an immediat... |
48,043 | What would it mean to answer metaphysics and what might a solution look like?
How could the contention that there is an answer be defended?
What would be the implications for society if it were done?
I would only add that an answer is best understood as a framework for understanding which leads to solutions where so... | 2017/12/27 | [
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] | 1 It could mean to solve every problem recognised or recognisable as metaphysical. The idea of metaphysics here meaning the most fundamental and pervasive features of reality - causation, change, identity, essence, existence, possibility, necessity, universal and particular, the mind/ body distinction or whatever list ... | I would pose that perhaps to answer that question, it could be put into another frame of understanding, i.e., how does one solve the meaning of life, from a metaphysical standpoint?
This different frame of understanding explores more of the spiritual/mental frames of approach; (1) to envelope the physical into those ... |
48,043 | What would it mean to answer metaphysics and what might a solution look like?
How could the contention that there is an answer be defended?
What would be the implications for society if it were done?
I would only add that an answer is best understood as a framework for understanding which leads to solutions where so... | 2017/12/27 | [
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] | 1 It could mean to solve every problem recognised or recognisable as metaphysical. The idea of metaphysics here meaning the most fundamental and pervasive features of reality - causation, change, identity, essence, existence, possibility, necessity, universal and particular, the mind/ body distinction or whatever list ... | A position could be defended by appeals to common history of consciousness. For example, and despite Kant's claims to the contrary, solving the issue of GOD would create a basis for a true metaphysics. Indeed, there is a definitive answer to the question, so it is odd this omission by modern philosophy.
Also, a metaph... |
48,043 | What would it mean to answer metaphysics and what might a solution look like?
How could the contention that there is an answer be defended?
What would be the implications for society if it were done?
I would only add that an answer is best understood as a framework for understanding which leads to solutions where so... | 2017/12/27 | [
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To solve metaphysics is to construct a global theory that solves all metaphysical problems at the level of principles. This theory will be a formal axiomatic system, resting on an axiom-set from which the remainder of the theory may be derived. The theory will predict the answer to all metaphysical qu... | I would pose that perhaps to answer that question, it could be put into another frame of understanding, i.e., how does one solve the meaning of life, from a metaphysical standpoint?
This different frame of understanding explores more of the spiritual/mental frames of approach; (1) to envelope the physical into those ... |
48,043 | What would it mean to answer metaphysics and what might a solution look like?
How could the contention that there is an answer be defended?
What would be the implications for society if it were done?
I would only add that an answer is best understood as a framework for understanding which leads to solutions where so... | 2017/12/27 | [
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To solve metaphysics is to construct a global theory that solves all metaphysical problems at the level of principles. This theory will be a formal axiomatic system, resting on an axiom-set from which the remainder of the theory may be derived. The theory will predict the answer to all metaphysical qu... | A position could be defended by appeals to common history of consciousness. For example, and despite Kant's claims to the contrary, solving the issue of GOD would create a basis for a true metaphysics. Indeed, there is a definitive answer to the question, so it is odd this omission by modern philosophy.
Also, a metaph... |
172,487 | I got a used air compressor rated at 15A (120V). When plugging it in to either of two 15A circuits I have in my basement, it will work for 8-10 minutes, then the breaker will trip. You'd think the most common time to trip might be when the compressor motor cuts in, but it actually trips mid-way through the 2nd or 3rd c... | 2019/08/31 | [
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] | I think you need a bit of “headroom” so a new circuit with the 20A breaker should do it.
For both breakers to run the same amount of time seems to suggest both are functioning correctly. The regs I usually consult gives times for breakers to act if the load is close to the rated value so it sounds like those two 15A b... | I've seen this occur before. Breakers can do this when you put them "on edge" for extended periods of time. An Amp probe would definitely let you know what's going on... But I know you don't have one, know what it is or how to use it.
If your *wiring* is #14 going to this air compressor, you can not put any larger bre... |
172,487 | I got a used air compressor rated at 15A (120V). When plugging it in to either of two 15A circuits I have in my basement, it will work for 8-10 minutes, then the breaker will trip. You'd think the most common time to trip might be when the compressor motor cuts in, but it actually trips mid-way through the 2nd or 3rd c... | 2019/08/31 | [
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] | I think you need a bit of “headroom” so a new circuit with the 20A breaker should do it.
For both breakers to run the same amount of time seems to suggest both are functioning correctly. The regs I usually consult gives times for breakers to act if the load is close to the rated value so it sounds like those two 15A b... | 14.5 amps is a little high for an appliance that shipped with a NEMA 5-15 plug. I would expect less than 12. Is this item a cheap Chinese, or did the previous owner hack on this plug, is it actually sold retail in the US or Canada and has a UL, CSA, ETL etc. endorsement?
If it is the latter, then look at the capacito... |
172,487 | I got a used air compressor rated at 15A (120V). When plugging it in to either of two 15A circuits I have in my basement, it will work for 8-10 minutes, then the breaker will trip. You'd think the most common time to trip might be when the compressor motor cuts in, but it actually trips mid-way through the 2nd or 3rd c... | 2019/08/31 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/172487",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/46405/"
] | 14.5 amps is a little high for an appliance that shipped with a NEMA 5-15 plug. I would expect less than 12. Is this item a cheap Chinese, or did the previous owner hack on this plug, is it actually sold retail in the US or Canada and has a UL, CSA, ETL etc. endorsement?
If it is the latter, then look at the capacito... | I've seen this occur before. Breakers can do this when you put them "on edge" for extended periods of time. An Amp probe would definitely let you know what's going on... But I know you don't have one, know what it is or how to use it.
If your *wiring* is #14 going to this air compressor, you can not put any larger bre... |
20,352,400 | I have read [here](http://fusesource.com/docs/esb/4.4/esb_deploy_osgi/BestPractices-BuildBundles.html#BestPractices-BuildBundles-UOIWC) to use the optional resolution within the "Import-Package" directive carefully, but don't really understand why. Also what is the difference between optional and not specifying a depen... | 2013/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20352400",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/504956/"
] | If you fail to specify an Import-Package at all, then your bundle cannot access the package *even if it available and exported by some other bundle*.
If you import the package optionally, then your bundle can use it if available, but that package not being available does not prevent resolution of your bundle.
You sho... | If you say it is optional, than it might occur if it is exported from some other bundle. If you do not import it at all, it will be never available for the bundle.
So, for what do you need it?
If you really have an optional part in your bundle, you can import the optional dependencies. However, you have to check if the... |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | You're creating a metaphorical...
>
> **buffer zone** *- any area serving to mitigate or neutralize potential conflict.* [(thefreedictionary)](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/buffer+zone)
>
>
> | How about one of these?
* separation
* ample time clearance
* non-interference
* to avoid overlap
* to avoid possible conflict
(just suggestions... you'll want the term(s) to be familiar and meaningful to IT culture specifically) |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | In a mechanical sense "clearance" or simply "gap" would be used. In this case I would be tempted to expand a little and go with something like "to ensure no requests are received in the downtime even if clocks disagree". (I tend to think that if you're telling users not to do something you have more hope of getting wha... | The words that I have used to describe separate, non-overlapping items would be:
>
> * *silo*, as in "..to ensure the systems are safe in silo..."
> * *sequester*, as in "either side of the window to sequester systems..."
>
>
>
If I had the reputation, I would upvote *hedge* and *margin*. |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
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] | It's not exactly an antonym but what you want is ***[separation](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/separation)*** to avoid interference.
>
> 2 The division of something into constituent or distinct elements:
>
> *'prose structured into short sentences with meaningful separation into paragraphs'*... | In business communication, I would suggest 'blackout period' or 'safety margin'. If you feel whimsical, 'no fly zone' is apt as well, but less clear. |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/60075/"
] | In a mechanical sense "clearance" or simply "gap" would be used. In this case I would be tempted to expand a little and go with something like "to ensure no requests are received in the downtime even if clocks disagree". (I tend to think that if you're telling users not to do something you have more hope of getting wha... | How about one of these?
* separation
* ample time clearance
* non-interference
* to avoid overlap
* to avoid possible conflict
(just suggestions... you'll want the term(s) to be familiar and meaningful to IT culture specifically) |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/60075/"
] | In a mechanical sense "clearance" or simply "gap" would be used. In this case I would be tempted to expand a little and go with something like "to ensure no requests are received in the downtime even if clocks disagree". (I tend to think that if you're telling users not to do something you have more hope of getting wha... | "Wiggle room." If it doesn't seem too colloquial for the overall context, its inherent informality might strike a nice note. |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/60075/"
] | You're creating a metaphorical...
>
> **buffer zone** *- any area serving to mitigate or neutralize potential conflict.* [(thefreedictionary)](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/buffer+zone)
>
>
> | In business communication, I would suggest 'blackout period' or 'safety margin'. If you feel whimsical, 'no fly zone' is apt as well, but less clear. |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/60075/"
] | In a mechanical sense "clearance" or simply "gap" would be used. In this case I would be tempted to expand a little and go with something like "to ensure no requests are received in the downtime even if clocks disagree". (I tend to think that if you're telling users not to do something you have more hope of getting wha... | In business communication, I would suggest 'blackout period' or 'safety margin'. If you feel whimsical, 'no fly zone' is apt as well, but less clear. |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/60075/"
] | You're creating a metaphorical...
>
> **buffer zone** *- any area serving to mitigate or neutralize potential conflict.* [(thefreedictionary)](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/buffer+zone)
>
>
> | In a mechanical sense "clearance" or simply "gap" would be used. In this case I would be tempted to expand a little and go with something like "to ensure no requests are received in the downtime even if clocks disagree". (I tend to think that if you're telling users not to do something you have more hope of getting wha... |
268,077 | I'm looking for a word which means "leaving space around", as an antonym of overlap.
Specific example case:
>
> The server's service stops between 23:00 and 00:00 UTC, therefore to avoid generating exceptions during predicted maintenance windows, any clients should stop communicating with the service between 22:45 a... | 2015/08/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/268077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/60075/"
] | How about one of these?
* separation
* ample time clearance
* non-interference
* to avoid overlap
* to avoid possible conflict
(just suggestions... you'll want the term(s) to be familiar and meaningful to IT culture specifically) | In business communication, I would suggest 'blackout period' or 'safety margin'. If you feel whimsical, 'no fly zone' is apt as well, but less clear. |
43,761 | I want to give someone permission to host some simple files on my Ubuntu webserver. This is for an IRC logging bot. I'd like to give them passwordless ssh/scp/rsync/sftp access. However I want to be able to restrict what they can do, I don't want to give them a full ssh shell in otherwords. I'd also like to be able to ... | 2009/07/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/43761",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/8950/"
] | A possible solution is to chroot-jail them, using an ssh dummy shell.
<http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/adminguide-zos/53/ssh-dummy-shell.html>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot_jail>
I have seen this successfully implemented before in this context, although I haven't done it myself. | I couldn't get the bash script to work and sanitise an rsync input properly, maybe i missed something, instead i discovered a perl program called [authprogs](http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/tools/authprogs/src/)
This does the same in a more complex way, but it goes a lot further and allows you to also harden it aga... |
43,761 | I want to give someone permission to host some simple files on my Ubuntu webserver. This is for an IRC logging bot. I'd like to give them passwordless ssh/scp/rsync/sftp access. However I want to be able to restrict what they can do, I don't want to give them a full ssh shell in otherwords. I'd also like to be able to ... | 2009/07/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/43761",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/8950/"
] | A possible solution is to chroot-jail them, using an ssh dummy shell.
<http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/adminguide-zos/53/ssh-dummy-shell.html>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot_jail>
I have seen this successfully implemented before in this context, although I haven't done it myself. | SSH provides a mechanism for creating key pairs that can be limited to a single command or set of commands. Refer to this article on [linuxjournal](http://www.linuxjournal.com) website for a [good article](http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8257) that goes over how to create dedicated ssh keys for use in scripts and f... |
43,761 | I want to give someone permission to host some simple files on my Ubuntu webserver. This is for an IRC logging bot. I'd like to give them passwordless ssh/scp/rsync/sftp access. However I want to be able to restrict what they can do, I don't want to give them a full ssh shell in otherwords. I'd also like to be able to ... | 2009/07/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/43761",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/8950/"
] | SSH provides a mechanism for creating key pairs that can be limited to a single command or set of commands. Refer to this article on [linuxjournal](http://www.linuxjournal.com) website for a [good article](http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8257) that goes over how to create dedicated ssh keys for use in scripts and f... | I couldn't get the bash script to work and sanitise an rsync input properly, maybe i missed something, instead i discovered a perl program called [authprogs](http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/tools/authprogs/src/)
This does the same in a more complex way, but it goes a lot further and allows you to also harden it aga... |
252,542 | I know that color comes from things not absorbing a certain wavelength of light, but what property gives something color? Like what property of copper atoms makes copper as a whole brown, or cobalt blue? Is there a solid states physics explanation for where color arises from microscopically in different materials? | 2016/04/28 | [
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] | Every Element/atom has a different electron configuration. This gives the valence electrons unique energy levels and arrangements. When electrons absorb energy they are excited to certain and again unique energy levels. When The energy is released it gives a photon a certain frequency which we perceive as a certain col... | A lot of things can affect the color of an object. As you've mentioned, absorption plays an important role in determining what part of the visible spectrum gets subtracted from the color your eyes perceive. Optical bandgap arising from the microstructure of materials determines what portion of the spectrum is absorbed.... |
252,542 | I know that color comes from things not absorbing a certain wavelength of light, but what property gives something color? Like what property of copper atoms makes copper as a whole brown, or cobalt blue? Is there a solid states physics explanation for where color arises from microscopically in different materials? | 2016/04/28 | [
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] | A lot of things can affect the color of an object. As you've mentioned, absorption plays an important role in determining what part of the visible spectrum gets subtracted from the color your eyes perceive. Optical bandgap arising from the microstructure of materials determines what portion of the spectrum is absorbed.... | Things don't really have "colour". Colour is a perception that we have of light entering our eyes.
We use our eyes to perceive the world, and in our eyes are a series of receptors (photoreceptors). These are the rod, and cone-shaped cells which exist in your retina. These cells send electrical signals to our brain, vi... |
252,542 | I know that color comes from things not absorbing a certain wavelength of light, but what property gives something color? Like what property of copper atoms makes copper as a whole brown, or cobalt blue? Is there a solid states physics explanation for where color arises from microscopically in different materials? | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/252542",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/93711/"
] | Every Element/atom has a different electron configuration. This gives the valence electrons unique energy levels and arrangements. When electrons absorb energy they are excited to certain and again unique energy levels. When The energy is released it gives a photon a certain frequency which we perceive as a certain col... | Things don't really have "colour". Colour is a perception that we have of light entering our eyes.
We use our eyes to perceive the world, and in our eyes are a series of receptors (photoreceptors). These are the rod, and cone-shaped cells which exist in your retina. These cells send electrical signals to our brain, vi... |
76,494 | 20 year old vehicle, my windshield wiper arms are all faded and paint is starting to wear off. We live in a pretty wet climate (Pacific Northwest).
Considering that when painting, the prep is 90% of the work, I would really prefer to use a high quality paint that will actually last so I don't have to redo it in 1-2 ye... | 2020/04/20 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/76494",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/40598/"
] | "Green" coolant is usually considered a typical coolant. It should get changed out about every two years. "Orange" coolant implies Dexcool, which is the stuff used in GM vehicles and is a long life coolant. It should be replaced about every five years or 150k miles. If you mix the two together, there's no real issue, b... | They can do a cooling system flush and it'll be fine. It takes a while for mixed coolant to do damage. You should be fine with a monday flush. Flushes run less tha $200. |
76,494 | 20 year old vehicle, my windshield wiper arms are all faded and paint is starting to wear off. We live in a pretty wet climate (Pacific Northwest).
Considering that when painting, the prep is 90% of the work, I would really prefer to use a high quality paint that will actually last so I don't have to redo it in 1-2 ye... | 2020/04/20 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/76494",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/40598/"
] | Early on when coolants changed to different types you could not mix types, they would gel. These days all coolants can intermix without issue as coolant manufacturers made coolants compatible with any other type of coolant, so you are safe with mixing these days.
But as Paul stated doing a cooling system flush is part... | They can do a cooling system flush and it'll be fine. It takes a while for mixed coolant to do damage. You should be fine with a monday flush. Flushes run less tha $200. |
76,494 | 20 year old vehicle, my windshield wiper arms are all faded and paint is starting to wear off. We live in a pretty wet climate (Pacific Northwest).
Considering that when painting, the prep is 90% of the work, I would really prefer to use a high quality paint that will actually last so I don't have to redo it in 1-2 ye... | 2020/04/20 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/76494",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/40598/"
] | "Green" coolant is usually considered a typical coolant. It should get changed out about every two years. "Orange" coolant implies Dexcool, which is the stuff used in GM vehicles and is a long life coolant. It should be replaced about every five years or 150k miles. If you mix the two together, there's no real issue, b... | Early on when coolants changed to different types you could not mix types, they would gel. These days all coolants can intermix without issue as coolant manufacturers made coolants compatible with any other type of coolant, so you are safe with mixing these days.
But as Paul stated doing a cooling system flush is part... |
48,422 | I am curious about something; let's say someone randomly added me to Skype and tried to initiate a chat with me and I want to know more about them but I am worried if they can do some damage.
My question is, how dangerous would it be to have a voice call with someone you don't know on Skype ?
What can a potential a... | 2014/01/10 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/48422",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/15498/"
] | They may be able to gather some details about your connection since I believe that Skype at least used to go direct from one user to the other when in a voice call, so they could potentially identify your IP address, however they would be limited to what Skype allows them to do or any bugs in Skype allow for. If Skype ... | >
> If anything, how far can they go?
>
>
>
So far, that they can get your IP address. And that they can get without being so suspicious. I don't know if it still exists, but Skype had a bug which allowed revealing users IP just by knowing his skype username.
I don't think there is any other possible exploit tha... |
526,547 | I have apache running on a fw machine that reverse proxies different folders to different back end servers, and also wraps the connection in SSL. ...a fairly common setup.
Predictably, the backend mediawiki instance believes all access is coming from 1 IP, that of the reverse proxy. Since it's a significant part of me... | 2013/07/26 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/526547",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/123045/"
] | Check your hosts' hardware clocks in the BIOS...
This is a common issue, so I set the hardware clock to UTC on my systems or have the OS update the hardware clock once synced with NTP in the build process. | The hosts do not have the same time. Configure NTP on all hosts correctly and consistently. |
74,303 | Upon reading the "Navigation" chapter of **Don't Make Me Think**, I saw the point 'The name needs to match what I clicked.'
Obviously, this is a book of guidelines and is not law, but I'm confused about the situation when using a Call-To-Action button as a form of navigation to a new page. The CTA should normally be a... | 2015/03/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/74303",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/40159/"
] | I don't necessarily see an issue with a page title being a verb phrase, if it accurately describes what's happening. The example given in the question ("Map Streams") seems perfectly valid to me.
That said, I can think of other examples where it would not be logical for the page title to match the referring call-to-ac... | Link labels that match page titles are a clear navigation cue for users. However, page titles are often longer than what can be used in a navigation set. In that case, I try to use at least one of the key words from the page title in the link label. You have a bit more space in buttons and CTAs to be descriptive, but y... |
6,022,396 | I am building a one page webapp and it's starting to get pretty big. There are several components to the app, each one meticulously styled. On average the app has a DOM element count of 1200+. I have been warned by my YSlow scan that this is too many, and that I should have no more than 700 DOM elements.
I am usually ... | 2011/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6022396",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/516629/"
] | The number of dom elements would only enter into the picture if you're doing a lot of DOM and/or CSS manipulation on the page via Javascript. Scanning for an ID in a page with 50,000 elements is always going to be slower than a page with only 500. Changing a CSS style which is inherited by most of the page will most li... | We've built a single page web app. Initially Yslow worried me as we had 2,000+ DOM objects in the page.
After some work we got all the other Yslow items to green. And we ended up living with it(around 1,800 right now) as the app is very fast in various browsers.
But we don't support IE6 and IE7, and it could be diffe... |
6,022,396 | I am building a one page webapp and it's starting to get pretty big. There are several components to the app, each one meticulously styled. On average the app has a DOM element count of 1200+. I have been warned by my YSlow scan that this is too many, and that I should have no more than 700 DOM elements.
I am usually ... | 2011/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6022396",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/516629/"
] | The number of dom elements would only enter into the picture if you're doing a lot of DOM and/or CSS manipulation on the page via Javascript. Scanning for an ID in a page with 50,000 elements is always going to be slower than a page with only 500. Changing a CSS style which is inherited by most of the page will most li... | >
> **How can I dramatically cut the number of DOM elements?**
>
>
>
By using only those elements that are necessary. If you want an more elaborate advice, post your code.
>
> **Will I have to load more of the content on demand (ajax) instead on all on page load?**
>
>
>
If you want your page to perform bett... |
6,022,396 | I am building a one page webapp and it's starting to get pretty big. There are several components to the app, each one meticulously styled. On average the app has a DOM element count of 1200+. I have been warned by my YSlow scan that this is too many, and that I should have no more than 700 DOM elements.
I am usually ... | 2011/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6022396",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/516629/"
] | The number of dom elements would only enter into the picture if you're doing a lot of DOM and/or CSS manipulation on the page via Javascript. Scanning for an ID in a page with 50,000 elements is always going to be slower than a page with only 500. Changing a CSS style which is inherited by most of the page will most li... | You can render elements on demand when user click a button or can use lazy loading like Twitter. |
6,022,396 | I am building a one page webapp and it's starting to get pretty big. There are several components to the app, each one meticulously styled. On average the app has a DOM element count of 1200+. I have been warned by my YSlow scan that this is too many, and that I should have no more than 700 DOM elements.
I am usually ... | 2011/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6022396",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/516629/"
] | We've built a single page web app. Initially Yslow worried me as we had 2,000+ DOM objects in the page.
After some work we got all the other Yslow items to green. And we ended up living with it(around 1,800 right now) as the app is very fast in various browsers.
But we don't support IE6 and IE7, and it could be diffe... | You can render elements on demand when user click a button or can use lazy loading like Twitter. |
6,022,396 | I am building a one page webapp and it's starting to get pretty big. There are several components to the app, each one meticulously styled. On average the app has a DOM element count of 1200+. I have been warned by my YSlow scan that this is too many, and that I should have no more than 700 DOM elements.
I am usually ... | 2011/05/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6022396",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/516629/"
] | >
> **How can I dramatically cut the number of DOM elements?**
>
>
>
By using only those elements that are necessary. If you want an more elaborate advice, post your code.
>
> **Will I have to load more of the content on demand (ajax) instead on all on page load?**
>
>
>
If you want your page to perform bett... | You can render elements on demand when user click a button or can use lazy loading like Twitter. |
205,619 | I'm very new to email, so I have decided to use PostFix for outgoing email only, and then use gmail for incoming email.
I realize this will be a big learning experience for me, but what tutorials should I be looking at? Since I am using it for outgoing only, is there anything I should skip or focus on? | 2010/11/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/205619",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/9900/"
] | If it's new to you I'd consider blocking inbound port 25 using a firewall.
It removes the possibility of you being used as an open relay if you configure it incorrectly.
We used Postfix for several years and it's not that difficult to configure, but there's much less emphasis on "right first time" if you don't have i... | Postfix is very flexible and can be configured in different ways. For example, it can be configured with mysql, postgresql, or ldap.
First, you need to decide how you want to configure your email server.
You can start from [postfix documentation](http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html). Of course, you can search f... |
205,619 | I'm very new to email, so I have decided to use PostFix for outgoing email only, and then use gmail for incoming email.
I realize this will be a big learning experience for me, but what tutorials should I be looking at? Since I am using it for outgoing only, is there anything I should skip or focus on? | 2010/11/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/205619",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/9900/"
] | You can look at: <http://www.hypexr.org/linux_mail_server.php>
It's a tutorial for postfix and a complete mail system, but it's kind of pretty well divided and explained for the different parts of the system, so you may only ommit the parts about outgoing email...
I followed it and the first thing I could do was to re... | Postfix is very flexible and can be configured in different ways. For example, it can be configured with mysql, postgresql, or ldap.
First, you need to decide how you want to configure your email server.
You can start from [postfix documentation](http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html). Of course, you can search f... |
205,619 | I'm very new to email, so I have decided to use PostFix for outgoing email only, and then use gmail for incoming email.
I realize this will be a big learning experience for me, but what tutorials should I be looking at? Since I am using it for outgoing only, is there anything I should skip or focus on? | 2010/11/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/205619",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/9900/"
] | You want to set up postfix as a [null client](http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html#null_client). | Postfix is very flexible and can be configured in different ways. For example, it can be configured with mysql, postgresql, or ldap.
First, you need to decide how you want to configure your email server.
You can start from [postfix documentation](http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html). Of course, you can search f... |
205,619 | I'm very new to email, so I have decided to use PostFix for outgoing email only, and then use gmail for incoming email.
I realize this will be a big learning experience for me, but what tutorials should I be looking at? Since I am using it for outgoing only, is there anything I should skip or focus on? | 2010/11/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/205619",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/9900/"
] | You can look at: <http://www.hypexr.org/linux_mail_server.php>
It's a tutorial for postfix and a complete mail system, but it's kind of pretty well divided and explained for the different parts of the system, so you may only ommit the parts about outgoing email...
I followed it and the first thing I could do was to re... | If it's new to you I'd consider blocking inbound port 25 using a firewall.
It removes the possibility of you being used as an open relay if you configure it incorrectly.
We used Postfix for several years and it's not that difficult to configure, but there's much less emphasis on "right first time" if you don't have i... |
205,619 | I'm very new to email, so I have decided to use PostFix for outgoing email only, and then use gmail for incoming email.
I realize this will be a big learning experience for me, but what tutorials should I be looking at? Since I am using it for outgoing only, is there anything I should skip or focus on? | 2010/11/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/205619",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/9900/"
] | You want to set up postfix as a [null client](http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html#null_client). | If it's new to you I'd consider blocking inbound port 25 using a firewall.
It removes the possibility of you being used as an open relay if you configure it incorrectly.
We used Postfix for several years and it's not that difficult to configure, but there's much less emphasis on "right first time" if you don't have i... |
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