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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 receive emails, and then to send them, so I can assume that a similar process may help you for your needs... | You want to set up postfix as a [null client](http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html#null_client). |
2,246 | I came across a statement online that said that an average cloud has a weight of 1 million pounds. My main question is, does a cloud actually have *weight* on Earth or was the term "weight" a colloquial expression meaning "mass"?
From my understanding, weight is a force defined as W = mass × gravity, or essentially F = ma. Because the cloud is not falling, its acceleration is 0 -- that is, the acceleration of -9.8m/s2 exerted by Earth's gravity must be counteracted by another equal and opposite force in order for the cloud to be stationary in mid-air, hence the "a" portion of F=ma is 0, so F, and therefore weight, must be 0. Is this thinking correct?
However, when the state changes from gas to liquid -- that is, when it starts raining - the water molecules in the liquid state obviously have weight. So my secondary question is, does a molecule's state change affect its weight? For gases which are "lighter than air", is their weight negative? (I suspect yes because of the force equation). | 2014/07/10 | [
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/2246",
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com",
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/users/664/"
] | There are different senses of weight used within branches of physics and engineering. In the strictest physical sense "weight", is given by *W = mg*. i.e. **weight is the force on an object due to gravity *alone***. Clouds are not "weightless" in that sense, since they are not far enough away from the Earth to escape its gravitational pull.
The reason that clouds stay up in the sky is, as you say, because they are acted on by an equal and opposite force, namely the surrounding buoyancy of the air. Rain drops are formed by water molecules condensing around some sort of nucleus (a speck of dust, for example). This is triggered by the cooling of the cloud, or lifting to lower pressures, which reduces the moisture-carrying capacity of that particular "parcel" of air.
While the arrangement of water molecules in the cloud make it light enough to be buoyant in the air, the arrangement of those same molecules in rain drops are not – so they begin to fall.
By analogy, I would think of the fact that a ship is buoyant, despite its huge mass, but if you 'condensed' the ship into a lump of steel with the same mass, it would obviously sink. It's *weight* remains the same however, no mass has been removed, and the value of *g* has not changed. So to answer your second question, no, phase changes do not affect weight. (Although strictly speaking, [in quantum physics it can do](https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/87259/does-decrease-in-temperature-affect-mass-e-mc2) – but the amount is negligible here)
Gases which are "lighter than air" will eventually settle in a portion of the atmosphere where the surrounding gases are the same density. They are not weightless, nor do they have a negative weight. The molecules are still experiencing a force due to the Earth's gravity. | No, the weight of the cloud can't be zero; it has to be **about the same as an equivalent volume of air**. If a parcel of air-plus-visible-matter is lighter (less dense) than the air around it, it will rise; if it's heavier (more dense), it will fall.
Clouds are visible because of water droplets or crystals (or smoke particles or whatever) suspended in the air. Air holding suspended liquid or solid matter will be denser than "empty air", *all other things being equal* -- but if the air in the cloud is *warmer* or *more humid* than surrounding air (since water vapor is less dense than air), it's easy to achieve more or less neutral buoyancy.
So, yes, clouds are big and heavy -- but they easily float in the atmosphere, which is even bigger and heavier! |
33,268,016 | So I've been thinking to make a programming language written in python but I have no idea where to start, and I really don't know the steps creating it. | 2015/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33268016",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4287890/"
] | You would probably start by first planning out your language. That should take a lot of time. Then in Python... you would write a parser that can understand the syntax of your language, and an interpreter that can take the results of the parser and perform the actions of the program.
Your language that is written in Python with Python in-turn being written in C is practically guaranteed to be very slow and will not succeed, but this could be a really fun thing to do as a learning or education experience. | You will likely want to look at Abstract Syntax Trees. This is the underlying structure that python is built on. Take a look here at the documentation: <https://docs.python.org/2/library/ast.html>
Using ASTs you can at least define the syntax of your language. You will still need to solve the problem of how to interpret it on a platform to get your code to execute. |
35,205,769 | I have read this over and over again. <https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/access-control>
The question is: If I were to give a user "READER" access to a dataset only. No dataset "Writer" or project "Can Edit" that contains the dataset. This user query the table in the dataset from his/her project and doesn't save it into a table (basically bigquery create a temp table). I guess a better question is, is this temp table being saved in the user project or in the same project as where the data originated.
My assumption is in the project he runs, as the billing account for his/her project is going to get billed for it. Is this a correct assumption? | 2016/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35205769",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5869539/"
] | Yes, this is correct assumption. If the user has a READER permission in the dataset and doesn't have access to the project itself, this user won't be able to run queries unless he is part of some project with enabled billing. | The temp table created by a query job is created in the project in which the query job ran.
The temp table will be created as a side-effect of the query even if the user only has "Can View" access to the project, since that's all that's required to run a query.
The only charges incurred are the charges for the query itself, since there are no storage costs incurred for temp tables created by a query. |
452 | I've [answered](https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/a/24643/136) a question about the Israeli law of return, which was accepted by the OP and was upvoted by others.
However one user decided to put a derogatory remark claiming that somehow Israeli law of return is discriminatory and wouldn't exist in any other country. After rebutting that argument and showing that not only similar laws exist in other countries, including the (I think) OP's United Kingdom, I also explained that as opposed to these other laws that are based on ancestry or ethnicity, the Israeli law is based on religion that anyone can convert to.
In response I've been called "a troll", the moderators decided to school *me*, and the derogatory comments remained there despite my explicit request from the moderators to remove them.
According to the moderator Scott Earle I was in the wrong to stand up to antisemitism and was warned that if I do this again I'll be blocked from the site. Is antisemitism protected on this site? Am I really wrong to stand up to antisemitic remarks? | 2022/10/06 | [
"https://expatriates.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/452",
"https://expatriates.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://expatriates.meta.stackexchange.com/users/136/"
] | I've kind of sat back on this. I'm going to give my own opinion which is rather sideways from either of yours, but I think may be important to state given where this has headed.
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In my opinion, any *sovereign* nation has the explicit and unchallenged right to allow in who they want, for any reason at all or no reason at all given. They can alot citizenship accordingly and do not have to defend the basis for decision, except to say that they are sovereign - and that's the end of the discussion.
This means to me that if Israel wished to only allow Jews in for the purpose of settlement and only grant citizenship to such people, that's their business and none of the rest of ours (and none of mine), *as long as they are a sovereign nation*. They have that sovereign right. Period. This also means that I accept Trump disallowing people from certain Muslim countries into the United States. This also means that while I was vehemently Remain in the Brexit vote, I did think that accomodations should be allowed for countries to curb immigration temporarily until their infrastructure can support the extra numbers - the lack of such control for the UK directly had an impact on Brexit occurring. I likewise felt that countries such as Romania and Poland should have been allowed to put policies in place to curb emigration, as they were losing vast amounts of population, especially young people, to other EU countries.
If a nation cannot decide who gets to enter, who gets to reside, and who gets the priviledge of citizenship, then it cannot by definition call themselves a sovereign nation.
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Sorry, I can't abide this strawman/ad-hominem/false-dilemma kind of reasoning. It's a specific policy he doesn't agree with, not a religion. There are plenty of reasons why someone might consider a policy of citizenship based on religion a kind of discrimination. It's not exactly a secret that there many Jews who do not agree with the policies and actions of Israel. Are they 'anti-semitic' if they think that Israel's policy towards citizenship should be more diverse and open to other religious and ethnic backgrounds? Indeed many countries have lots of different policies regarding citizenship that any of us might not really agree with or understand without knowing fully the history and culture. Saudi Arabia only grants citizenship if it's bestowed upon that person by the king. Malaysia doesn't allow some ethnic minority groups to ever get citizenship, even for third and fourth generation native born descendants.
If I criticize these policies, that doesn't mean I'm 'Islamaphobic' or 'anti Malaysian'. It just means I don't agee with those specific policies.
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Well sorry you feel that way. But unless Israel signs up to some sort of agreement akin to the EU or something like that, or unless some other nation is able to subjugate the nation of Israel and force them to follow their rules instead, then it's really irrelevant, and frankly kind of none of your concern what Israel decides to with their citizenship as a sovereign nation. All we are here to do is know the rules and help others know the rules and give practical advice.
The OP is obviously shopping around for a country where they can settle and never have to work or worry about housing. They heard about Israel's policies and came up with the idiotic idea that they could simply *convert* and they'd have their nest sorted for life. They came on here and instead got realistic practical advice. Whether any of us agree with Israel's policies or not, our job on Expats here was done the moment they got that advice and bailed. Probably they will not be seen here again unless they come with another misinterpretation or misunderstaning of some other nations' immigration/settlement rules. In which case, we'll probably straighten them out there as well. | >
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No, just as the slandering of other users is not protected.
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I disagree with this opinion (i.e. it is not likely), because [religious discrimination](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_discrimination) is based *in treating a person or group differently because of the particular beliefs which they hold about a religion*. The [Law of Return](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Return) is also about ethnic background ('people with one or more Jewish grandparent').
Had you pointed this out at this point, the discussion would have probably ended.
Instead of that an immature, childish, tit for tat starts with half baked historical samples (which are factualy correct, but beside the point) that leads nowhere.
At this point, you start making unfounded claims about the other users supposed motive:
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Had you read the link that yourself supplied in your answer properly ([The Israeli Law of Return](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Return)), all of this could have been avoided.
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but disagree with your conclusion, because the *Law of Return* is also about ethnicity and ancestry.
So it is your lack of knowledge that has brought about this situation, just as it was you that introduced the antisemitism sediment.
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5,754,875 | Actually the title includes the question.
I would like to know how many assertions have been evaluated in the tests. | 2011/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5754875",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/221213/"
] | You could use [aspectj](http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/) for this. If you define a pointcut that matches with assert calls, you can keep a counter in an aspect and report that counter after the tests have run.
If you make the pointcut finegrained enough, you could count assertTrue() different from assertEquals(), etc.. if you would want that. | The short answer is no.
What you can do is use your own asserts and maintain a counter there. |
33,561,404 | I am currently investigating the possibilities of creating a .net based web service that can be consumed by both .net as well as non .net clients. I'm particularly looking for an asynchronous communication model using which a client can receive periodic responses(like publish subscribe) from the server.
Thanks in advance | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33561404",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3440785/"
] | **ASP.net Web API** RESTful web services would be the best route for you to take. It has an asynchronous communication model and also can push to multiple clients. Since it's just a RESTful web service, it's cross platform and virtually any client can consume it. | When you need asynchronous push to clients then it has to be with Signal R only. This applicable for website, but need to check for webservice/webapi. |
10,997 | As I understand, the BIOS code/bitstream that held in the ROM should be generic (work alongside with multiple CPU types or ISAs). In addition, I saw mentions in the web that claim to have the possibility to dump it's code (and to '*disassemble*' it).
So, in which language, instruction set or machine code is it written? Doesn't it need any kind of processor to perform its operations? If so I guess that it will use the external CPU, then how does it knows the specific instruction set of the employed one?
Maybe it has an internal processor? | 2015/09/30 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/10997",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3179/"
] | >
> So, in which language, instruction set or machine code is it written?
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It's written in a language that can be compiled to machine code that can be executed by the processor (the CPU). Typically, it's a combination of C and assembly language.
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It doesn't. That's why when you purchase a motherboard, you need to make sure to buy one compatible with the CPU you plan to use with it. See, for example, [ASUS's motherboard list](https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/). They have motherboards meant for Intel CPUs, motherboards meant for AMD CPUs, etc. And if you drill into the [specs for a given motherboard](https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99E_WS/specifications/), you'll see which specific CPUs it's meant to work with:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kwgB6.png) | As complementary answer, BIOS used to be written in assembler (now is mostly ANSI C code) which compiles to
a) Machine code for old architectures (in the past, like PC IBM; which was actually written in assembler according to <https://sites.google.com/site/pcdosretro/ibmpcbios> and an old book from Gottfried in Assembler for PC IBM).
b) UEFI bytecode for EFI currently (BIOS replacement).
As evidence, have a look at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coreboot> & <http://review.coreboot.org/gitweb?p=coreboot.git;a=tree>
(Notice there are several other open source efforts on BIOS/EFI replacements).
UEFI Is an spec of a framework with several several layers, exposing among other things services, a shell console and an interpreter layer (for EFI byte code), the idea of abstracting "BIOS" away from machine code was to facilitate portability to other non x86 architectures (Itanium, ARM, etc)
This is a good conceptual introduction on UEFI [http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Bios-Implementing-Extensible-Interface/dp/0974364908/ref=sr\_1\_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452724127&sr=8-2&keywords=efi+bios](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0974364908)
PS. In one company I used to work, I actually had access to the BIOS/EFI code base. |
4,360,335 | Seems like kind of an obvious 'No', but thought I'd go ahead and ask anyhow, to see if there's something there:
Is it possible to receive the server side script of a file after the script has been executed?
E.G. do some sort of regression on PHP file that the server already took care of?
Kind of off-topic I guess, but I'd love to hear a good answer:) | 2010/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4360335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/491214/"
] | That would be a massive potential security hole. you could get database parameters (user/pass) that way and then it's bye bye web site. Your only hope is if there is a security hole or a file browser application installed on the site already. | yes , it is called hacking a server. you need a security hole to download source files if you do not have a legal access to the server scripts.
otherwise it is not possible unless the server owner allows in it.
the html page is the result of a computation
it would be like asking how to know the operation that led to the result number 15. or how to transform a burger back to a cow. |
1,630 | I didn't understand the ending of Apocalypse Now. What did Coppola want to symbolize by the last sequences involving rogue colonel? And what is the purpose of Marlon Brando's character? | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/1630",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/324/"
] | In the end of the film, when Willard finally makes it to Kurtz's compound, he discovers that the colonel has gone insane and sees himself as a 'god', lording over the indigenous occupants in that part of the jungle.
In presenting this conclusion, both the novella and the film show that Willard has left one hell for another, the hell of war for the hell of the tortured human psyche.
Kurtz himself has come to terms with the fact that Willard is there to kill him, and in fact he welcomes it, as he knows that he will live on in Willard and eventually make it to the godhood he desires. This is demonstrated when Willard leaves Kurtz's 'hovel' after the killing and drops his weapon, relinquishing his connection to violence, and becoming the new god for the locals.
According to [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now):
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> When Coppola originally organized the ending of the movie, he had two choices. One involved Willard leading Lance by the hand as everyone in Kurtz's base throws down their weapons, and ends with images of Willard's boat pulling away from Kurtz's compound superimposed over the face of a stone idol which then fades into black. Another option showed an air strike being called and the base being blown to bits in a spectacular display, consequently killing everyone left at the base.
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This has prompted many to speculate that the intense napalming seen when the film starts is actually the destruction of Kurtz's compound, a flash-forward if you will.
I'm sure there are many more eloquent essays written about this subject, but I hope I've provided a good starting point for you. | The greatest movie of all, and the least understood. The theme of the movie is this: **THROUGH THE EYES OF THE INSANE, A SANE MAN APPEARS TO BE CRAZY**.
To understand that theme, you must realize that the viewer's perspective is that of the insane. We are seeing things as the insane sees them. Secondly, you must understand the setting: The U.S. failed in Vietnam because it was unable to fully commit to war in Vietnam. In the actual war, the U.S. won virtually every battle, but failed to accomplish anything and ultimately pulled all of its troops out of the country. That is an amazing thing if you think about it - to win all the battles, but lose the war.
**Why did that happen?** Because the U.S. was confused, did not have a clear objective and was even in coflict with itself. If you think of the U.S. as a nation, you might say, well "that's politics." But what about a person who was "confused, did not have any clear objective, and was in conflict with himself? Would you not call him insane?
In the movie, the Air Cavalry Colonel who loved the smell of napalm in the morning accurately demonstrates both how capable America was of winning any battle in Vietnam and how winning those battles accomplished nothing, BECAUSE America's objectives were confused, undefined, and meaningless (insane). The air Cav Colonel fought and won a battle, very effectively, so that he could go SURFING (insane). He had no sane objective, no concern for whether the war was won or lost, and no regard for the horror of war (insane).
Kurtz, always regarded in the movie as the one man who DID understand how to win (Precise goals and strength to endure the horror of war) was restrained by his superiors and not allowed to win - because they had the insane notion of fighting an 'ethical war' Dropping bombs on people wasn't horrific to them, but curse words were (insane). Kurtz was NOT actually insane. The Air Cav Colonel WAS insane, as was everyone else.
Kurtz tried and tried and tried to reach Captain Willard and show him who actually WAS insane. Willard realized the truth, but chose to kill Kurtz and remain in the insane world rather than being outcast.
* The BEAUTY of Apocalypse Now: **In an insane world, being sane is crazy**.
* The unparalleled GREATNESS of Apocalypse Now: **We DO live in an insane world**, Coppola is trying to explain that, but all the insane people just think he's crazy. |
1,630 | I didn't understand the ending of Apocalypse Now. What did Coppola want to symbolize by the last sequences involving rogue colonel? And what is the purpose of Marlon Brando's character? | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/1630",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/324/"
] | In the end of the film, when Willard finally makes it to Kurtz's compound, he discovers that the colonel has gone insane and sees himself as a 'god', lording over the indigenous occupants in that part of the jungle.
In presenting this conclusion, both the novella and the film show that Willard has left one hell for another, the hell of war for the hell of the tortured human psyche.
Kurtz himself has come to terms with the fact that Willard is there to kill him, and in fact he welcomes it, as he knows that he will live on in Willard and eventually make it to the godhood he desires. This is demonstrated when Willard leaves Kurtz's 'hovel' after the killing and drops his weapon, relinquishing his connection to violence, and becoming the new god for the locals.
According to [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now):
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> When Coppola originally organized the ending of the movie, he had two choices. One involved Willard leading Lance by the hand as everyone in Kurtz's base throws down their weapons, and ends with images of Willard's boat pulling away from Kurtz's compound superimposed over the face of a stone idol which then fades into black. Another option showed an air strike being called and the base being blown to bits in a spectacular display, consequently killing everyone left at the base.
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> The original 1979 70 mm exclusive theatrical release ended with Willard's boat, the stone statue, then fade to black with no credits, save for '"Copyright 1979 Omni Zoetrope"' right after the film ends.
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This has prompted many to speculate that the intense napalming seen when the film starts is actually the destruction of Kurtz's compound, a flash-forward if you will.
I'm sure there are many more eloquent essays written about this subject, but I hope I've provided a good starting point for you. | By "the ending" of this film, we can either refer to sheen's departure from the compound or the airstrike credit sequence.
Frankly, both are ambiguous, an essential ingredients to any cult film [cf "bodysnatchers"]
that said, it seems fairly clear that sheen, having killed brando, has assumed the identity and im/morals of the latter. He has become that which he seeks to destroy etc.
As far as i can tell, the airstrike sequence was added, being spare footage but too valuable to waste (wastage was high on the project). It does however, suggest a futility to the entire Vietnam war , indeed the "apocalypse" project itself, and is in its way quite excellent. |
1,630 | I didn't understand the ending of Apocalypse Now. What did Coppola want to symbolize by the last sequences involving rogue colonel? And what is the purpose of Marlon Brando's character? | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/1630",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/324/"
] | The greatest movie of all, and the least understood. The theme of the movie is this: **THROUGH THE EYES OF THE INSANE, A SANE MAN APPEARS TO BE CRAZY**.
To understand that theme, you must realize that the viewer's perspective is that of the insane. We are seeing things as the insane sees them. Secondly, you must understand the setting: The U.S. failed in Vietnam because it was unable to fully commit to war in Vietnam. In the actual war, the U.S. won virtually every battle, but failed to accomplish anything and ultimately pulled all of its troops out of the country. That is an amazing thing if you think about it - to win all the battles, but lose the war.
**Why did that happen?** Because the U.S. was confused, did not have a clear objective and was even in coflict with itself. If you think of the U.S. as a nation, you might say, well "that's politics." But what about a person who was "confused, did not have any clear objective, and was in conflict with himself? Would you not call him insane?
In the movie, the Air Cavalry Colonel who loved the smell of napalm in the morning accurately demonstrates both how capable America was of winning any battle in Vietnam and how winning those battles accomplished nothing, BECAUSE America's objectives were confused, undefined, and meaningless (insane). The air Cav Colonel fought and won a battle, very effectively, so that he could go SURFING (insane). He had no sane objective, no concern for whether the war was won or lost, and no regard for the horror of war (insane).
Kurtz, always regarded in the movie as the one man who DID understand how to win (Precise goals and strength to endure the horror of war) was restrained by his superiors and not allowed to win - because they had the insane notion of fighting an 'ethical war' Dropping bombs on people wasn't horrific to them, but curse words were (insane). Kurtz was NOT actually insane. The Air Cav Colonel WAS insane, as was everyone else.
Kurtz tried and tried and tried to reach Captain Willard and show him who actually WAS insane. Willard realized the truth, but chose to kill Kurtz and remain in the insane world rather than being outcast.
* The BEAUTY of Apocalypse Now: **In an insane world, being sane is crazy**.
* The unparalleled GREATNESS of Apocalypse Now: **We DO live in an insane world**, Coppola is trying to explain that, but all the insane people just think he's crazy. | By "the ending" of this film, we can either refer to sheen's departure from the compound or the airstrike credit sequence.
Frankly, both are ambiguous, an essential ingredients to any cult film [cf "bodysnatchers"]
that said, it seems fairly clear that sheen, having killed brando, has assumed the identity and im/morals of the latter. He has become that which he seeks to destroy etc.
As far as i can tell, the airstrike sequence was added, being spare footage but too valuable to waste (wastage was high on the project). It does however, suggest a futility to the entire Vietnam war , indeed the "apocalypse" project itself, and is in its way quite excellent. |
18,646 | In puranas or vedas, is there any information about gem stones?
Do people of that time used to wear these kinds of stones for the betterment of their life? | 2017/06/02 | [
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] | The Vedas itself mention using gemstones for increasing strength, vigour etc. The Atharva Veda has many suktas dedicated to gemstones and gem therapy. I am giving below few mantras from few of those suktas.
[**AV 19.46**](http://www.onlineved.com/atharva-ved/?mantra=1&language=1&kand=19&sukt=46)
>
> O man , Prajapatih the master of house hold binds on you, this
> **invincible stone** at first for might and vigour. I the physician bind
> on you for long life, splendour, energy and strength. Let this
> invincible one protect you.
>
>
>
**AV 8.5 :**
>
> **This mani is the sign of killing enemies, this is a mark of good
> heroism, this is the sign of victory, this is the sign of strength,**
> conquest and might. Let this succeed ruining the enemies.
>
>
> **The king decorated with this mani destroys the assailant, the
> enlightened statesman decorated with it inflicts defeats to anti
> social and anti national elements**: decorated with this the king
> becomes victorious over earth and heaven both; he maintains with this
> his supremacy in four regions.
>
>
>
And, there are many other suktas in Atharva Veda Samhita that talk about manis or gemstones. Few among them are 19.31, 8.5, 4.20 , 19.28 etc.
So, yes people must be wearing gemstones from very ancient times.
**Abbreviations:**
AV 19.46 ---> Atharva Veda Samhita KAnda 19, Sukta 46. | >
> **The History of Indian Gemology:**
>
>
> The cultures of the Indian subcontinent have studied gemstones for millennia, and many ancient texts detail the medicinal, spiritual, and supernatural powers of various gems. Evidence, dating as far back as 5,000 years ago.
>
>
> The Vedas, the oldest Indian scriptures, contain several references for the use of gems in ceremonial rituals and everyday life. They describe the **powers of precious stones to influence subtle energies and connect the Earth to the rest of the universe**. Because precious stones were closely associated with the gods, they had the power to heal and influence destiny.
>
>
> According to ancient Indian texts, sapphires were grouped onto four ‘varnas’ or classes. Hindus were only allowed to wear sapphires with the color designated for their caste. The Brahmins’ stone was whitish blue, the Kshatriyas’ was a reddish blue, the Vaishyas’ was yellowish blue, and the Sudras’ was a dark or blackish blue. Nine astrological gemstones are associated with these Nine planets in our Solar system.
>
>
>
**Study Of Stones and Usage in Puranas:**
>
> Gemology or the scientific and ethnic study of gemstones is an important and integral part of applied astrology. Use of precious gems and stones has been an ancient practice in India. Scriptural evidences however show that concept of gemology is as old as the creation itself.
>
>
>
A very famous hymn says:
>
> SASHANKH CHAKRAM SAKIRIT KUNDALAM,
>
>
> SAPEET VASTRAM SARASI RUNEKSHANAM ||
>
>
> SAHAR VAKSH STHAL KAUSTUBHASHRIYAM,
>
>
> NAMAMI VISHNUM SIRASA CHATURBHUJAM ||
>
>
> Apart from many kinds of weapons, **Lord Vishnu bears Kaustubha Mani (a gem named Kaustubh) on his chest**. This gem is most dear to Him. This hymn shows that even before the whole universe came into being, Lord Vishnu did have an existence and the gem Kaustubh also existed along with Him. During medieval period also, various scholars shed light on the science of gemology. They authored many great scriptures as well. **Acharya Varahmihir** was the most prominent of those great scholars. A scripture **Vrihat Samhita** written by **Varahmihir** still has a wide recognition among the gemologists. It has a whole chapter, Ratnadhyay devoted to the comprehensive description of the gemstones. Among Puranas, Agnipurana contains exhaustive description about gemology.
>
>
>
**GEM:**
>
> A gem is something that has been dug out from earth or deep sea and has many rare but miraculous qualities. A gem is unique and often rare because of its specific composition. It may differ in effects, colour, tinge and hues.
>
>
>
**JEWEL:**
>
> In Puranas people use to wear Jewels, Jewel is an ornament or piece of jewelry containing precious Gem stones. They too have their distinct appearance, beauty, hues and effects and are important accordingly. Their uses are also wide and varied such as **personal beautification, adornment, house building, idol construction, exhibition of wealth and luxury** etc.
>
>
>
According to mythology, jewels found in heaven are- **Kaustubh Mani, Chinta Mani, Syamantak Mani, Rudra Mani.**
>
> **1) Kaustubh Mani:** It has a deep blue colour like a blue lotus and a radiance equal to the sun. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu wears Kaustubh Mani in a garland on his chest. It is a powerful jewel and bestows fortune, luxuries as well as invincibility on to its wearer besides extremely beautiful and imposing.
>
>
> **2) Chinta Mani:** Name of this jewel is self-explicit. The wearer is freed from all the worries and fretting. It is white in colour and has a brilliant hue. It gives its wearer all kinds of wealth and comforts.
>
>
> **3) Syamantak Mani:** It is a common belief that this jewel adorns the necklace of Lord Surya (the sun god). It is said to have a brilliant blue hue that instantaneously blinds the onlooker. If it is taken in darkness, it fills the ambience with day-like light. There is an interesting tale related to this jewel.
>
>
> **4) Rudra Mani:** Nobody will be unaware of the bounty of Lord Shiva. His costumes as well as ornaments are strange. He wears only tiger’s skin and formidable black snakes around his shoulder. The gods presented Lord Shiva with a jewel that came to be known as Rudra Mani. Lord Shiva threadened the jewel among the beads of His rosary. The jewel Rudra Mani is also benevolent in virtues.
> Thus, according to Hindu mythology, only four jewels come in the category of heavenly jewels.
>
>
>
**According to Garuda Purana:** Vedic View of Gems (<http://www.agt-gems.com/mysticarticles/flawless.html>) |
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] | **Yes** , Gemstones very amply are discussed in Hinduism scriptures. Especially the Puranas we find very detail description of the gemstones. For example **Garuda Purana Achar Kanda , chapter 68 ( Agastya Samhita ) Description of te origin of the gems in the treaties of Ratna Pariksha (test of gems ) by Holy Agastya -**
mentions some of the valuable gemstones , states How to Test genuineness of gems , the rules to wear them etc.
These are some of the gemstones mentioned - 1) Padmaraga -2) Emerald -3) Indranila -4) Vaidurya – 5) Pusparaga -6) Diamond the Pearl -7) Karketana – 8) Pulaka -8) Rudhiraktya (blood stone)- 9) Crystal -10) Coral.
>
> वज्रं मुक्तमणय: सपद्मरागा: समरकता: प्रोक्ता : |
> अपि
> चेन्द्रनीलमणिवरवैदुर्या: पुष्करागाश्च: || ९ ||
> कर्केतनं सपुलकं
> रुधिराख्यसमन्वित तथा स्फटिकम् |
> विद्रुममणिश्च यत्नादुद्दिष्टं
> संग्रहे तज्ज्ञनये ||१०||
>
>
>
> Gems such as Padmaraga , the Emerald , the Indranila and Vaidurya the
> Pusparaga , the Diamond the pearl , the Karketana , the Pulaka
> Rudhiraktya (blood stone) the crystal and coral should be carefully
> collected. Subject to the advice to the experts on the subject.
>
>
>
---
In the same chapter we find following description -:
>
> तेषु रक्षोविषव्यालव्याधिध्नान्यघहानि च |
> प्रदुर्भवान्ति रत्नानि
> तथैव विगुणानि च ||८||
>
>
>
> Of the gems and the precious stones , some are endured with the
> virtues of expiating all sins or of acting as a prophylactic against
> the effect of poison , snake bytes and diseases , while there are
> others which are possessed of contrary virtues.
>
>
>
---
>
> प्रथमं गुणसंपदाभ्युपेतं प्रतिबद्भं |
> समुपैति यच्चदोषम् ||
>
> अलमाभरणेन तस्य राज्ञ्नो
> गुणहीsपि मणिर्न भुषणाय ||४२||
>
>
>
> Diamonds are prohibited as articles of female wear , as they are
> possessed of the Mystic Virtues and making them sterile and Unhappy.
>
>
>
So its clear that gems posses mystic powers and people of that time used to wear these kinds of stones for the betterment of their life .
---
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yBRvn.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2wBwS.jpg) | >
> **The History of Indian Gemology:**
>
>
> The cultures of the Indian subcontinent have studied gemstones for millennia, and many ancient texts detail the medicinal, spiritual, and supernatural powers of various gems. Evidence, dating as far back as 5,000 years ago.
>
>
> The Vedas, the oldest Indian scriptures, contain several references for the use of gems in ceremonial rituals and everyday life. They describe the **powers of precious stones to influence subtle energies and connect the Earth to the rest of the universe**. Because precious stones were closely associated with the gods, they had the power to heal and influence destiny.
>
>
> According to ancient Indian texts, sapphires were grouped onto four ‘varnas’ or classes. Hindus were only allowed to wear sapphires with the color designated for their caste. The Brahmins’ stone was whitish blue, the Kshatriyas’ was a reddish blue, the Vaishyas’ was yellowish blue, and the Sudras’ was a dark or blackish blue. Nine astrological gemstones are associated with these Nine planets in our Solar system.
>
>
>
**Study Of Stones and Usage in Puranas:**
>
> Gemology or the scientific and ethnic study of gemstones is an important and integral part of applied astrology. Use of precious gems and stones has been an ancient practice in India. Scriptural evidences however show that concept of gemology is as old as the creation itself.
>
>
>
A very famous hymn says:
>
> SASHANKH CHAKRAM SAKIRIT KUNDALAM,
>
>
> SAPEET VASTRAM SARASI RUNEKSHANAM ||
>
>
> SAHAR VAKSH STHAL KAUSTUBHASHRIYAM,
>
>
> NAMAMI VISHNUM SIRASA CHATURBHUJAM ||
>
>
> Apart from many kinds of weapons, **Lord Vishnu bears Kaustubha Mani (a gem named Kaustubh) on his chest**. This gem is most dear to Him. This hymn shows that even before the whole universe came into being, Lord Vishnu did have an existence and the gem Kaustubh also existed along with Him. During medieval period also, various scholars shed light on the science of gemology. They authored many great scriptures as well. **Acharya Varahmihir** was the most prominent of those great scholars. A scripture **Vrihat Samhita** written by **Varahmihir** still has a wide recognition among the gemologists. It has a whole chapter, Ratnadhyay devoted to the comprehensive description of the gemstones. Among Puranas, Agnipurana contains exhaustive description about gemology.
>
>
>
**GEM:**
>
> A gem is something that has been dug out from earth or deep sea and has many rare but miraculous qualities. A gem is unique and often rare because of its specific composition. It may differ in effects, colour, tinge and hues.
>
>
>
**JEWEL:**
>
> In Puranas people use to wear Jewels, Jewel is an ornament or piece of jewelry containing precious Gem stones. They too have their distinct appearance, beauty, hues and effects and are important accordingly. Their uses are also wide and varied such as **personal beautification, adornment, house building, idol construction, exhibition of wealth and luxury** etc.
>
>
>
According to mythology, jewels found in heaven are- **Kaustubh Mani, Chinta Mani, Syamantak Mani, Rudra Mani.**
>
> **1) Kaustubh Mani:** It has a deep blue colour like a blue lotus and a radiance equal to the sun. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu wears Kaustubh Mani in a garland on his chest. It is a powerful jewel and bestows fortune, luxuries as well as invincibility on to its wearer besides extremely beautiful and imposing.
>
>
> **2) Chinta Mani:** Name of this jewel is self-explicit. The wearer is freed from all the worries and fretting. It is white in colour and has a brilliant hue. It gives its wearer all kinds of wealth and comforts.
>
>
> **3) Syamantak Mani:** It is a common belief that this jewel adorns the necklace of Lord Surya (the sun god). It is said to have a brilliant blue hue that instantaneously blinds the onlooker. If it is taken in darkness, it fills the ambience with day-like light. There is an interesting tale related to this jewel.
>
>
> **4) Rudra Mani:** Nobody will be unaware of the bounty of Lord Shiva. His costumes as well as ornaments are strange. He wears only tiger’s skin and formidable black snakes around his shoulder. The gods presented Lord Shiva with a jewel that came to be known as Rudra Mani. Lord Shiva threadened the jewel among the beads of His rosary. The jewel Rudra Mani is also benevolent in virtues.
> Thus, according to Hindu mythology, only four jewels come in the category of heavenly jewels.
>
>
>
**According to Garuda Purana:** Vedic View of Gems (<http://www.agt-gems.com/mysticarticles/flawless.html>) |
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> **The History of Indian Gemology:**
>
>
> The cultures of the Indian subcontinent have studied gemstones for millennia, and many ancient texts detail the medicinal, spiritual, and supernatural powers of various gems. Evidence, dating as far back as 5,000 years ago.
>
>
> The Vedas, the oldest Indian scriptures, contain several references for the use of gems in ceremonial rituals and everyday life. They describe the **powers of precious stones to influence subtle energies and connect the Earth to the rest of the universe**. Because precious stones were closely associated with the gods, they had the power to heal and influence destiny.
>
>
> According to ancient Indian texts, sapphires were grouped onto four ‘varnas’ or classes. Hindus were only allowed to wear sapphires with the color designated for their caste. The Brahmins’ stone was whitish blue, the Kshatriyas’ was a reddish blue, the Vaishyas’ was yellowish blue, and the Sudras’ was a dark or blackish blue. Nine astrological gemstones are associated with these Nine planets in our Solar system.
>
>
>
**Study Of Stones and Usage in Puranas:**
>
> Gemology or the scientific and ethnic study of gemstones is an important and integral part of applied astrology. Use of precious gems and stones has been an ancient practice in India. Scriptural evidences however show that concept of gemology is as old as the creation itself.
>
>
>
A very famous hymn says:
>
> SASHANKH CHAKRAM SAKIRIT KUNDALAM,
>
>
> SAPEET VASTRAM SARASI RUNEKSHANAM ||
>
>
> SAHAR VAKSH STHAL KAUSTUBHASHRIYAM,
>
>
> NAMAMI VISHNUM SIRASA CHATURBHUJAM ||
>
>
> Apart from many kinds of weapons, **Lord Vishnu bears Kaustubha Mani (a gem named Kaustubh) on his chest**. This gem is most dear to Him. This hymn shows that even before the whole universe came into being, Lord Vishnu did have an existence and the gem Kaustubh also existed along with Him. During medieval period also, various scholars shed light on the science of gemology. They authored many great scriptures as well. **Acharya Varahmihir** was the most prominent of those great scholars. A scripture **Vrihat Samhita** written by **Varahmihir** still has a wide recognition among the gemologists. It has a whole chapter, Ratnadhyay devoted to the comprehensive description of the gemstones. Among Puranas, Agnipurana contains exhaustive description about gemology.
>
>
>
**GEM:**
>
> A gem is something that has been dug out from earth or deep sea and has many rare but miraculous qualities. A gem is unique and often rare because of its specific composition. It may differ in effects, colour, tinge and hues.
>
>
>
**JEWEL:**
>
> In Puranas people use to wear Jewels, Jewel is an ornament or piece of jewelry containing precious Gem stones. They too have their distinct appearance, beauty, hues and effects and are important accordingly. Their uses are also wide and varied such as **personal beautification, adornment, house building, idol construction, exhibition of wealth and luxury** etc.
>
>
>
According to mythology, jewels found in heaven are- **Kaustubh Mani, Chinta Mani, Syamantak Mani, Rudra Mani.**
>
> **1) Kaustubh Mani:** It has a deep blue colour like a blue lotus and a radiance equal to the sun. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu wears Kaustubh Mani in a garland on his chest. It is a powerful jewel and bestows fortune, luxuries as well as invincibility on to its wearer besides extremely beautiful and imposing.
>
>
> **2) Chinta Mani:** Name of this jewel is self-explicit. The wearer is freed from all the worries and fretting. It is white in colour and has a brilliant hue. It gives its wearer all kinds of wealth and comforts.
>
>
> **3) Syamantak Mani:** It is a common belief that this jewel adorns the necklace of Lord Surya (the sun god). It is said to have a brilliant blue hue that instantaneously blinds the onlooker. If it is taken in darkness, it fills the ambience with day-like light. There is an interesting tale related to this jewel.
>
>
> **4) Rudra Mani:** Nobody will be unaware of the bounty of Lord Shiva. His costumes as well as ornaments are strange. He wears only tiger’s skin and formidable black snakes around his shoulder. The gods presented Lord Shiva with a jewel that came to be known as Rudra Mani. Lord Shiva threadened the jewel among the beads of His rosary. The jewel Rudra Mani is also benevolent in virtues.
> Thus, according to Hindu mythology, only four jewels come in the category of heavenly jewels.
>
>
>
**According to Garuda Purana:** Vedic View of Gems (<http://www.agt-gems.com/mysticarticles/flawless.html>) | Garuda Purana describes about important gemstones :
Vajra - Diamond
Mukta – Moti
PadmaRaag – Ruby
Markat Mani – Emerald
IndraneelMani (IndraNeelam) – Blue Sapphire
Vaidooryam Mani – Cat's Eye
PushpraagMani – Yellow Sapphire
According to Vishnu Purana and Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana, Bali, the grandson of Prahlad was a great king of the demons. With a resolution of dethroning Indra as the king of heaven, Bali organized a hundred Ashwamedha Yagyas. On the appeal of Indra, Lord Vishnu decided to stop the hundredth Ashwamedha Yagya of Bali and arrived there in the guise of Vamana (a dwarf Brahmin) and begged him to donate land measuring three steps. In two steps, Lord measures entire earth and heaven. Since there was not room than to put the third step, Bali offered his head for the Lord to put his third step. Thus, Lord Vishnu sent Bali direct to the Paatal & offered him to rule the Whole nether World. With the touch of the Lord's foot, Bali's earthly body converted into Gem stones.
Bali body parts converted into different kinds of minerals and felt all over at different landmasses, sea, and mountains.
Vajra or Heera or Diamond: It originated from the pieces of Bali's brain.
There are different kinds of diamonds on basis of colors like Green, white, yellow, black, purple, pink, brown. These colored diamonds contain impurities that cause their color. A pure diamond that contains very fewer impurities is often transparent.
According to Garuda Purana, diamonds with crack or a broken diamond, which contains spot in center and opaque, are not favorable to be used as a gemstone since they bring bad luck and misfortunes to the wearer. Diamond is a stone of planet Venus. There are many shreds of evidence in the history that shows the diamond have positive and adverse effects on humans. Manu diamonds like Kohinoor, Cullinan, King Oiroff are very famous in human history. As per Vedic astrology, people with Ascendant house Aries should wear coral, those with Ascendant house Taurus should wear diamond. It will be beneficial for the people with Taurus as their ascendant house to wear diamond. People with Ascendant house Aries should not wear diamond and emerald. Many experts forbid even blue sapphire for these people. But they believe that if the position of Saturn is strong in the horoscope, such people can safely wear blue sapphire.
Diamond, blue sapphire, and pearl are strictly forbidden for the people with Leo as the ascendant house.
Read complete article [GEMSTONES: GARUDA PURANA AND GEMSTONES](https://www.gemsratna.com/gemstones-garuda-purana) |
18,646 | In puranas or vedas, is there any information about gem stones?
Do people of that time used to wear these kinds of stones for the betterment of their life? | 2017/06/02 | [
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] | **Yes** , Gemstones very amply are discussed in Hinduism scriptures. Especially the Puranas we find very detail description of the gemstones. For example **Garuda Purana Achar Kanda , chapter 68 ( Agastya Samhita ) Description of te origin of the gems in the treaties of Ratna Pariksha (test of gems ) by Holy Agastya -**
mentions some of the valuable gemstones , states How to Test genuineness of gems , the rules to wear them etc.
These are some of the gemstones mentioned - 1) Padmaraga -2) Emerald -3) Indranila -4) Vaidurya – 5) Pusparaga -6) Diamond the Pearl -7) Karketana – 8) Pulaka -8) Rudhiraktya (blood stone)- 9) Crystal -10) Coral.
>
> वज्रं मुक्तमणय: सपद्मरागा: समरकता: प्रोक्ता : |
> अपि
> चेन्द्रनीलमणिवरवैदुर्या: पुष्करागाश्च: || ९ ||
> कर्केतनं सपुलकं
> रुधिराख्यसमन्वित तथा स्फटिकम् |
> विद्रुममणिश्च यत्नादुद्दिष्टं
> संग्रहे तज्ज्ञनये ||१०||
>
>
>
> Gems such as Padmaraga , the Emerald , the Indranila and Vaidurya the
> Pusparaga , the Diamond the pearl , the Karketana , the Pulaka
> Rudhiraktya (blood stone) the crystal and coral should be carefully
> collected. Subject to the advice to the experts on the subject.
>
>
>
---
In the same chapter we find following description -:
>
> तेषु रक्षोविषव्यालव्याधिध्नान्यघहानि च |
> प्रदुर्भवान्ति रत्नानि
> तथैव विगुणानि च ||८||
>
>
>
> Of the gems and the precious stones , some are endured with the
> virtues of expiating all sins or of acting as a prophylactic against
> the effect of poison , snake bytes and diseases , while there are
> others which are possessed of contrary virtues.
>
>
>
---
>
> प्रथमं गुणसंपदाभ्युपेतं प्रतिबद्भं |
> समुपैति यच्चदोषम् ||
>
> अलमाभरणेन तस्य राज्ञ्नो
> गुणहीsपि मणिर्न भुषणाय ||४२||
>
>
>
> Diamonds are prohibited as articles of female wear , as they are
> possessed of the Mystic Virtues and making them sterile and Unhappy.
>
>
>
So its clear that gems posses mystic powers and people of that time used to wear these kinds of stones for the betterment of their life .
---
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yBRvn.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2wBwS.jpg) | The Vedas itself mention using gemstones for increasing strength, vigour etc. The Atharva Veda has many suktas dedicated to gemstones and gem therapy. I am giving below few mantras from few of those suktas.
[**AV 19.46**](http://www.onlineved.com/atharva-ved/?mantra=1&language=1&kand=19&sukt=46)
>
> O man , Prajapatih the master of house hold binds on you, this
> **invincible stone** at first for might and vigour. I the physician bind
> on you for long life, splendour, energy and strength. Let this
> invincible one protect you.
>
>
>
**AV 8.5 :**
>
> **This mani is the sign of killing enemies, this is a mark of good
> heroism, this is the sign of victory, this is the sign of strength,**
> conquest and might. Let this succeed ruining the enemies.
>
>
> **The king decorated with this mani destroys the assailant, the
> enlightened statesman decorated with it inflicts defeats to anti
> social and anti national elements**: decorated with this the king
> becomes victorious over earth and heaven both; he maintains with this
> his supremacy in four regions.
>
>
>
And, there are many other suktas in Atharva Veda Samhita that talk about manis or gemstones. Few among them are 19.31, 8.5, 4.20 , 19.28 etc.
So, yes people must be wearing gemstones from very ancient times.
**Abbreviations:**
AV 19.46 ---> Atharva Veda Samhita KAnda 19, Sukta 46. |
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] | The Vedas itself mention using gemstones for increasing strength, vigour etc. The Atharva Veda has many suktas dedicated to gemstones and gem therapy. I am giving below few mantras from few of those suktas.
[**AV 19.46**](http://www.onlineved.com/atharva-ved/?mantra=1&language=1&kand=19&sukt=46)
>
> O man , Prajapatih the master of house hold binds on you, this
> **invincible stone** at first for might and vigour. I the physician bind
> on you for long life, splendour, energy and strength. Let this
> invincible one protect you.
>
>
>
**AV 8.5 :**
>
> **This mani is the sign of killing enemies, this is a mark of good
> heroism, this is the sign of victory, this is the sign of strength,**
> conquest and might. Let this succeed ruining the enemies.
>
>
> **The king decorated with this mani destroys the assailant, the
> enlightened statesman decorated with it inflicts defeats to anti
> social and anti national elements**: decorated with this the king
> becomes victorious over earth and heaven both; he maintains with this
> his supremacy in four regions.
>
>
>
And, there are many other suktas in Atharva Veda Samhita that talk about manis or gemstones. Few among them are 19.31, 8.5, 4.20 , 19.28 etc.
So, yes people must be wearing gemstones from very ancient times.
**Abbreviations:**
AV 19.46 ---> Atharva Veda Samhita KAnda 19, Sukta 46. | Garuda Purana describes about important gemstones :
Vajra - Diamond
Mukta – Moti
PadmaRaag – Ruby
Markat Mani – Emerald
IndraneelMani (IndraNeelam) – Blue Sapphire
Vaidooryam Mani – Cat's Eye
PushpraagMani – Yellow Sapphire
According to Vishnu Purana and Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana, Bali, the grandson of Prahlad was a great king of the demons. With a resolution of dethroning Indra as the king of heaven, Bali organized a hundred Ashwamedha Yagyas. On the appeal of Indra, Lord Vishnu decided to stop the hundredth Ashwamedha Yagya of Bali and arrived there in the guise of Vamana (a dwarf Brahmin) and begged him to donate land measuring three steps. In two steps, Lord measures entire earth and heaven. Since there was not room than to put the third step, Bali offered his head for the Lord to put his third step. Thus, Lord Vishnu sent Bali direct to the Paatal & offered him to rule the Whole nether World. With the touch of the Lord's foot, Bali's earthly body converted into Gem stones.
Bali body parts converted into different kinds of minerals and felt all over at different landmasses, sea, and mountains.
Vajra or Heera or Diamond: It originated from the pieces of Bali's brain.
There are different kinds of diamonds on basis of colors like Green, white, yellow, black, purple, pink, brown. These colored diamonds contain impurities that cause their color. A pure diamond that contains very fewer impurities is often transparent.
According to Garuda Purana, diamonds with crack or a broken diamond, which contains spot in center and opaque, are not favorable to be used as a gemstone since they bring bad luck and misfortunes to the wearer. Diamond is a stone of planet Venus. There are many shreds of evidence in the history that shows the diamond have positive and adverse effects on humans. Manu diamonds like Kohinoor, Cullinan, King Oiroff are very famous in human history. As per Vedic astrology, people with Ascendant house Aries should wear coral, those with Ascendant house Taurus should wear diamond. It will be beneficial for the people with Taurus as their ascendant house to wear diamond. People with Ascendant house Aries should not wear diamond and emerald. Many experts forbid even blue sapphire for these people. But they believe that if the position of Saturn is strong in the horoscope, such people can safely wear blue sapphire.
Diamond, blue sapphire, and pearl are strictly forbidden for the people with Leo as the ascendant house.
Read complete article [GEMSTONES: GARUDA PURANA AND GEMSTONES](https://www.gemsratna.com/gemstones-garuda-purana) |
18,646 | In puranas or vedas, is there any information about gem stones?
Do people of that time used to wear these kinds of stones for the betterment of their life? | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/18646",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/8031/"
] | **Yes** , Gemstones very amply are discussed in Hinduism scriptures. Especially the Puranas we find very detail description of the gemstones. For example **Garuda Purana Achar Kanda , chapter 68 ( Agastya Samhita ) Description of te origin of the gems in the treaties of Ratna Pariksha (test of gems ) by Holy Agastya -**
mentions some of the valuable gemstones , states How to Test genuineness of gems , the rules to wear them etc.
These are some of the gemstones mentioned - 1) Padmaraga -2) Emerald -3) Indranila -4) Vaidurya – 5) Pusparaga -6) Diamond the Pearl -7) Karketana – 8) Pulaka -8) Rudhiraktya (blood stone)- 9) Crystal -10) Coral.
>
> वज्रं मुक्तमणय: सपद्मरागा: समरकता: प्रोक्ता : |
> अपि
> चेन्द्रनीलमणिवरवैदुर्या: पुष्करागाश्च: || ९ ||
> कर्केतनं सपुलकं
> रुधिराख्यसमन्वित तथा स्फटिकम् |
> विद्रुममणिश्च यत्नादुद्दिष्टं
> संग्रहे तज्ज्ञनये ||१०||
>
>
>
> Gems such as Padmaraga , the Emerald , the Indranila and Vaidurya the
> Pusparaga , the Diamond the pearl , the Karketana , the Pulaka
> Rudhiraktya (blood stone) the crystal and coral should be carefully
> collected. Subject to the advice to the experts on the subject.
>
>
>
---
In the same chapter we find following description -:
>
> तेषु रक्षोविषव्यालव्याधिध्नान्यघहानि च |
> प्रदुर्भवान्ति रत्नानि
> तथैव विगुणानि च ||८||
>
>
>
> Of the gems and the precious stones , some are endured with the
> virtues of expiating all sins or of acting as a prophylactic against
> the effect of poison , snake bytes and diseases , while there are
> others which are possessed of contrary virtues.
>
>
>
---
>
> प्रथमं गुणसंपदाभ्युपेतं प्रतिबद्भं |
> समुपैति यच्चदोषम् ||
>
> अलमाभरणेन तस्य राज्ञ्नो
> गुणहीsपि मणिर्न भुषणाय ||४२||
>
>
>
> Diamonds are prohibited as articles of female wear , as they are
> possessed of the Mystic Virtues and making them sterile and Unhappy.
>
>
>
So its clear that gems posses mystic powers and people of that time used to wear these kinds of stones for the betterment of their life .
---
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yBRvn.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2wBwS.jpg) | Garuda Purana describes about important gemstones :
Vajra - Diamond
Mukta – Moti
PadmaRaag – Ruby
Markat Mani – Emerald
IndraneelMani (IndraNeelam) – Blue Sapphire
Vaidooryam Mani – Cat's Eye
PushpraagMani – Yellow Sapphire
According to Vishnu Purana and Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana, Bali, the grandson of Prahlad was a great king of the demons. With a resolution of dethroning Indra as the king of heaven, Bali organized a hundred Ashwamedha Yagyas. On the appeal of Indra, Lord Vishnu decided to stop the hundredth Ashwamedha Yagya of Bali and arrived there in the guise of Vamana (a dwarf Brahmin) and begged him to donate land measuring three steps. In two steps, Lord measures entire earth and heaven. Since there was not room than to put the third step, Bali offered his head for the Lord to put his third step. Thus, Lord Vishnu sent Bali direct to the Paatal & offered him to rule the Whole nether World. With the touch of the Lord's foot, Bali's earthly body converted into Gem stones.
Bali body parts converted into different kinds of minerals and felt all over at different landmasses, sea, and mountains.
Vajra or Heera or Diamond: It originated from the pieces of Bali's brain.
There are different kinds of diamonds on basis of colors like Green, white, yellow, black, purple, pink, brown. These colored diamonds contain impurities that cause their color. A pure diamond that contains very fewer impurities is often transparent.
According to Garuda Purana, diamonds with crack or a broken diamond, which contains spot in center and opaque, are not favorable to be used as a gemstone since they bring bad luck and misfortunes to the wearer. Diamond is a stone of planet Venus. There are many shreds of evidence in the history that shows the diamond have positive and adverse effects on humans. Manu diamonds like Kohinoor, Cullinan, King Oiroff are very famous in human history. As per Vedic astrology, people with Ascendant house Aries should wear coral, those with Ascendant house Taurus should wear diamond. It will be beneficial for the people with Taurus as their ascendant house to wear diamond. People with Ascendant house Aries should not wear diamond and emerald. Many experts forbid even blue sapphire for these people. But they believe that if the position of Saturn is strong in the horoscope, such people can safely wear blue sapphire.
Diamond, blue sapphire, and pearl are strictly forbidden for the people with Leo as the ascendant house.
Read complete article [GEMSTONES: GARUDA PURANA AND GEMSTONES](https://www.gemsratna.com/gemstones-garuda-purana) |
68,679,817 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cq1A1.jpg).[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yg2qf.jpg)
As of now when a user clicks on button cse ,cse activity starts which displays list of items using recyclerview,next csedescription activity is used to display its content.In same way if I do for
all other departments I have to create more activities ,is there any other alternative method to make it easier?? | 2021/08/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/68679817",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Try to implement this UI with Jetpack Compose, you don't have to bother with activity/fragment/recyclerview...
[Jetpack Compose tutorial](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/tutorial) | Yes, in fact you don't need Multiple Activitie - what you need is a Single Activity hosting multiple Fragments.
Instead of the Buttons you can use a RecyclerView to display a list of Departments and when a RecyclerView Item is pressed it Navigates you to the respective Fragment.
You can read about [Single Activity and Navigation](https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation/navigation-migrate) here. |
219,897 | I'm trying to access the NexentaStor web console via port 2000 from a different subnet than the system's main IP address. In my situation, this is either over a VPN or to access a remote Nexenta appliance over a private network. I can see the system via ping and telnet to port 2000, but the NMV interface does not work. Any ideas on how to accomplish this? | 2011/01/07 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/219897",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/13325/"
] | 9 times out of 10, this is not NexentaStor at all, except that the default port, 2000, is one claimed by Cisco. Login to the appliance using SSH as root, and type "setup appliance init" and then hit No to the first question then it asks for HTTP/HTTPS and the port to use - you can use HTTP or HTTPS, but change the port to something else, I use 7878. Then try again. This is typically a Cisco ASA or other firewall filtering port 2000 that causes this symptom. | NexentaStor might be ignoring your traffic based on your IP. In which case, you will need to either reconfigure the NexentaStor to allow this (if possible), or use NAT so that the device will see you as coming from within its network.
I recommend contacting Nexenta support, or this is not an option, to reach out to #Nexenta on irc.freenode.org. |
219,897 | I'm trying to access the NexentaStor web console via port 2000 from a different subnet than the system's main IP address. In my situation, this is either over a VPN or to access a remote Nexenta appliance over a private network. I can see the system via ping and telnet to port 2000, but the NMV interface does not work. Any ideas on how to accomplish this? | 2011/01/07 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/219897",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/13325/"
] | 9 times out of 10, this is not NexentaStor at all, except that the default port, 2000, is one claimed by Cisco. Login to the appliance using SSH as root, and type "setup appliance init" and then hit No to the first question then it asks for HTTP/HTTPS and the port to use - you can use HTTP or HTTPS, but change the port to something else, I use 7878. Then try again. This is typically a Cisco ASA or other firewall filtering port 2000 that causes this symptom. | We are able to access the NMV (port 80) on Nexenta Enterprise from a different network over a VPN tunnel without having done anything special in the Nexenta configuration. Be sure the **netmask** and **default gateway** are set correctly in the network configuration on your Nexenta server. |
45,799,704 | The most likely reason for a bug we are seeing seems to be a disparity between the time on our azure database and web-app-service.
In the old days when I could just hop onto a remote desktop, I know how to check what these are. How can I tell nowadays?
Looking at the activity log and using GETDATE(), there appears to be a discrepency for daylight saving (BST). How do I go about changing this? (Assuming I confirm it is the case with the answer to the forst question here) | 2017/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/45799704",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1081655/"
] | SQL Azure database always use UTC time.For that reason you should not use datetime data type. Instead you should use datetimeoffset.
You should also capture the system date using sysdatetimeoffset() instead of using getdate().
When you retrieve dates from the database tables you should then use “AT TIME ZONE” as explained [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/queries/at-time-zone-transact-sql). | All the Azure SQL Databases use UTC for their date and time. You should get the same value for GETDATE or GETUTCDATE. That would explain the BST discrepancy. |
45,799,704 | The most likely reason for a bug we are seeing seems to be a disparity between the time on our azure database and web-app-service.
In the old days when I could just hop onto a remote desktop, I know how to check what these are. How can I tell nowadays?
Looking at the activity log and using GETDATE(), there appears to be a discrepency for daylight saving (BST). How do I go about changing this? (Assuming I confirm it is the case with the answer to the forst question here) | 2017/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/45799704",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1081655/"
] | All the Azure SQL Databases use UTC for their date and time. You should get the same value for GETDATE or GETUTCDATE. That would explain the BST discrepancy. | Since you have mentioned about Azure App Service WebApp time zone as well, I would like to highlight that in an Azure WebApp by default, the time zone is always UTC, but you can change it.
You can also find the list in your registry
under HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones. If the string is not recognized, it falls back to UTC.
The best way to test that it works is to type time from [Kudu console](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/benjaminperkins/2014/03/24/using-kudu-with-windows-azure-web-sites/).
Examples:
WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE=Eastern Standard Time
WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE=AUS Eastern Standard Time
You could add an application setting via the Azure Portal named “WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE” equal to the name of the time zone in question (basically the same string as the key name at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows Nt\CurrentVersion\Time Zones).
Refer the [GitHub link](https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/Configurable-settings#set-the-time-zone) which talks about this specific setting for more details. |
45,799,704 | The most likely reason for a bug we are seeing seems to be a disparity between the time on our azure database and web-app-service.
In the old days when I could just hop onto a remote desktop, I know how to check what these are. How can I tell nowadays?
Looking at the activity log and using GETDATE(), there appears to be a discrepency for daylight saving (BST). How do I go about changing this? (Assuming I confirm it is the case with the answer to the forst question here) | 2017/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/45799704",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1081655/"
] | SQL Azure database always use UTC time.For that reason you should not use datetime data type. Instead you should use datetimeoffset.
You should also capture the system date using sysdatetimeoffset() instead of using getdate().
When you retrieve dates from the database tables you should then use “AT TIME ZONE” as explained [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/queries/at-time-zone-transact-sql). | Since you have mentioned about Azure App Service WebApp time zone as well, I would like to highlight that in an Azure WebApp by default, the time zone is always UTC, but you can change it.
You can also find the list in your registry
under HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones. If the string is not recognized, it falls back to UTC.
The best way to test that it works is to type time from [Kudu console](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/benjaminperkins/2014/03/24/using-kudu-with-windows-azure-web-sites/).
Examples:
WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE=Eastern Standard Time
WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE=AUS Eastern Standard Time
You could add an application setting via the Azure Portal named “WEBSITE\_TIME\_ZONE” equal to the name of the time zone in question (basically the same string as the key name at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows Nt\CurrentVersion\Time Zones).
Refer the [GitHub link](https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/Configurable-settings#set-the-time-zone) which talks about this specific setting for more details. |
189,510 | I recently noticed something weird. I have been working in a company as an R&D researcher since 2019. I have been part-time during my studies as a master's student and then got hired as a full-time employee afterward. I am an engineer and EIT member, but the company assigned a non-engineering title for my position and a junior name. They have not even changed over the years that I have been with them.
I recently noticed that my name is not included in the new organization chart. Basically, they removed my name from the organizational chart. My research paper and work got published as a patent in some other competitive company without them taking an action against that. There is a recent management change in the company, and the new management does not even know what I have done or am doing. No one is following those patent things right now.
My name is still on the employee page but got removed from the organization chart. This made me sad.
Do all those mean that they do not value my work and do not want me to be part of them?
I assume it is meaningful when your name has been removed from the organization chart.
I recently got a job offer from some other company. Do you think it is a good idea to negotiate with these people to stay? If so, how? Or do I need to move?
**Please note that:** there is no new manager coming from outside; it is just a manager coming from other department and taking over the power. The person has been in the company for the past 10-15 years. They fired my old manager and some other people; that is why I assume those. | 2023/01/13 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/189510",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/133318/"
] | Firstly:
>
> I assume it is meaningful when your name has got removed from the organization chart.
>
>
>
Without being too corny: when you assume, you make an **ASS** out of **U** and **ME**.
Secondly, apply [Hanlon's Razor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor):
>
> never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
>
>
>
Or in summary: stop assuming, go and talk to your manager already and ask what's going on. | It's possible, since you moved from part to full time recently, you were taken off the former list and added to the latter, but someone was working from an outdated copy of the full-time list.
Yes, I'd say point it out to your manager. But it may be a while before the next official org chart is released, so once reported you should just trust that it will eventually get corrected.
Job titles etc. are company policy decisions and we can't do much about them -- but, again, your manager may be able to. On the other hand, realistically, you are a new hire and that may mean you have to accept a lower title and less authority until you can be promoted -- so work with your manager on how quickly you can get promoted. But seriously, outside academia and the military nobody much cares what your official title is; the question is what tasks you're doing and how much support you get from your management chain. |
189,510 | I recently noticed something weird. I have been working in a company as an R&D researcher since 2019. I have been part-time during my studies as a master's student and then got hired as a full-time employee afterward. I am an engineer and EIT member, but the company assigned a non-engineering title for my position and a junior name. They have not even changed over the years that I have been with them.
I recently noticed that my name is not included in the new organization chart. Basically, they removed my name from the organizational chart. My research paper and work got published as a patent in some other competitive company without them taking an action against that. There is a recent management change in the company, and the new management does not even know what I have done or am doing. No one is following those patent things right now.
My name is still on the employee page but got removed from the organization chart. This made me sad.
Do all those mean that they do not value my work and do not want me to be part of them?
I assume it is meaningful when your name has been removed from the organization chart.
I recently got a job offer from some other company. Do you think it is a good idea to negotiate with these people to stay? If so, how? Or do I need to move?
**Please note that:** there is no new manager coming from outside; it is just a manager coming from other department and taking over the power. The person has been in the company for the past 10-15 years. They fired my old manager and some other people; that is why I assume those. | 2023/01/13 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/189510",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/133318/"
] | We have no way to determine if dropping you from the org-chart was a mistake or an intentional move and if so what the intention is.
Right now, this is a "you" problem. *You* have a problem with it. And since you are at the bottom of the totem pole, it will be handled with... reluctance at best.
Move it up the ladder. Go to your manager and tell them "Hey, I noticed the new org chart, it seems I am no longer reporting to you. Isn't that weird? Is that a mistake?"
And watch how fast mistakes get corrected when requested by someone higher up. | It's possible, since you moved from part to full time recently, you were taken off the former list and added to the latter, but someone was working from an outdated copy of the full-time list.
Yes, I'd say point it out to your manager. But it may be a while before the next official org chart is released, so once reported you should just trust that it will eventually get corrected.
Job titles etc. are company policy decisions and we can't do much about them -- but, again, your manager may be able to. On the other hand, realistically, you are a new hire and that may mean you have to accept a lower title and less authority until you can be promoted -- so work with your manager on how quickly you can get promoted. But seriously, outside academia and the military nobody much cares what your official title is; the question is what tasks you're doing and how much support you get from your management chain. |
2,736 | I recently asked, [are there any premade outdoor worlds suitable for testing 3D graphics?](https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/q/164086/35956) The question was put on hold:
>
> Questions asking for resources are considered too broad here, unfortunately (because they are list-of-link generators); a good place to ask if the suggestions above aren't sufficient would be GDNet.
>
>
>
I agree that I'm basically asking for a list of links. I don't agree that that's a fundamentally non-worthwhile thing for this site, though it might be prone to difficulties.
In other words, there are bad (unproductive) list-of-link questions and good (productive, helpful, well suited to the community's interest and expertise) list-of-link questions.
The only prior discussion I can find on this is a Meta question from 2010: [Should we allow "list of X"-questions?](https://gamedev.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/139/should-we-allow-list-of-x-questions) The consensus back then was that such questions were allowed but needed to be Community Wikis, which sounds reasonable to me. | 2018/10/16 | [
"https://gamedev.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2736",
"https://gamedev.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.meta.stackexchange.com/users/35956/"
] | There are two primary reasons we don't support these kinds of questions.
* Our "[don't ask](https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask)" page (and indeed all SE sites, as this one is not under our direct control) says to "avoid asking subjective questions where every answer is equally valid...". While the *existence* of some resource is an objective fact, that's not where the issue is. The subjectivity comes from the fact that any resource that exists answers the question, and there's nothing else for the site's machinery (voting) to chew on except popularity, which can be *very* subjective.
* The answers are [link-only](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8231/are-answers-that-just-contain-links-elsewhere-really-good-answers) and devoid of almost any other content, and we destroy such answers per network policy.
Any guidelines that propose exemptions to the "lists of resources are off-topic" policy would need to thread those needles, as well as be something that the community itself can uphold (that is, not require constant moderator attention). I'm not sure I can think of any such guidelines that don't radically transform the question into something that is already on-topic, but perhaps somebody else could.
As for the community wiki angle; [we don't use CW as a crutch for otherwise-bad questions](https://gamedev.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1396/is-this-a-good-community-wiki-question). Community wiki is really, at this point in the network's lifecycle, something of a vestigial element. We don't really have a defined use for it, and all the attempts I can recall to try to institute a use haven't really gained any traction. | There are two nuances to my question that I think make the difference:
1. The information isn't readily available elsewhere. It's not, for example, like asking "what are some free 3D game engines?" which can be answered by the first page of Google.
2. It's not subjective, because it doesn't ask for the "best" resource, but rather any resource that reasonably fits the goal. The hope was for that broad frame to inspire answers catering to different tradeoffs.
For example, "this scene's complexity is representative of contemporary games," or "this scene looks dramatically different under HDR," or whatever.
Given these criteria, or criteria like them, I think exceptions could be carved out of the broad rule against asking for resources.
---
Stack Overflow has questions like [The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List](https://stackoverflow.com/q/388242/497934) and they don't cause the world to come crashing down. (And evidently there is no binding network-wide policy forbidding them.) |
10,292,644 | I want to create a chat module for my web application. I searched on <http://search.npmjs.org/> for "chat" and found many chat modules but none of them have any solid example tutorial that how can I implement my chat module.
Would someone provide a tutorial based on already created modules of NodeJS? I don't want to re-write the NodeJS server side code from scratch! | 2012/04/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10292644",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/277696/"
] | Check the below link a simple chat example in step by step
[node.js chat sever +client with out socket io](http://scriptime.blogspot.in/2014/04/a-simple-chat-application-using-nodejs.html) | <http://chat.nodejs.org/>
Read the code, it's simple and clear! You can easily create the module yourself. |
16,860 | I'm an iPod Touch user with a daily commute to work of about 45 minutes. While listening to podcasts and my library is great, my music gets to be very old. At work I frequently listen to Last.fm and Pandora; but it would be nice to find a service that had streaming and offline playlists.
Anything with offline playlists that'll work with my iPod Touch (4th Gen, 32 GB model)? | 2011/07/05 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/16860",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/12019/"
] | TuneIn supports streaming radio, the pro version can record streams as well - that should give you the offline playlist feature. | I remember reading something about [Spotify](http://www.spotify.com) being able to support iPods. You do need a premium subscription though, and in some regions it might not be available. |
16,860 | I'm an iPod Touch user with a daily commute to work of about 45 minutes. While listening to podcasts and my library is great, my music gets to be very old. At work I frequently listen to Last.fm and Pandora; but it would be nice to find a service that had streaming and offline playlists.
Anything with offline playlists that'll work with my iPod Touch (4th Gen, 32 GB model)? | 2011/07/05 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/16860",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/12019/"
] | TuneIn supports streaming radio, the pro version can record streams as well - that should give you the offline playlist feature. | Check out [Rdio](http://www.Rdio.com) which I use to create playlists that I sync with my iPod touch and iPad for offline listening. It will cost you $10/month but well worth the price. |
10,310,622 | In the rule studio BOM editor , there is BOM to XOM mapping window and it asks for execution name and extender name. I can write java code in a separate project and import it as BOM. So what is the purpose of this extender mechanism ? As always IBM doc says how to do it. But doesn't tell why ! | 2012/04/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10310622",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441902/"
] | As far as I remember the first displayed is execution:
It is used when you create a "Virtual Member" meaning in Ilog terminology: a method or attribute or class which doesn't rely on a XOM.
Remember that you can create an empty BOM or you can add a method or attribute in a BOM class based on a XOM
The easiest example is "age" NO database will ever store such field but you could had a piece a logic in a "virtual attribute or method" in order to do the comparison between Date of birth and today.
If you create a class from scratch (not an attribute or method) a kind of "Virtual Object" you still need to tell JRules how to consider this Object at runtime.
So you use this field to tell JRules, here is a virtual class based on no XOM but at execution time use it as an java.lang.Object
I never used this field with any other Class than java.lang.Object
Does it make sense?
Second one is really like "extends" in pure java. Never used it... No need.
Hope it helps | To complete Damien answer :
The "execution name" field is also used when your bom class don't have the same name as the xom class.
From the Jrules 7.0.2 doc :
>
> For example, in your BOM, there is a business class named ShoppingCart. You need to map this business class to an execution class called Cart in the XOM. To do the mapping, select the class ShoppingCart, and in the BOM Editor specify Cart as the Execution name.
>
>
> |
219,141 | We use pads where the pad itself has no diameter (but the accompanying hole does) as break lines in our PCBs. Often those are only 3-4 and can be placed by hand. Now we have a PCB with a break line requiring more of those and closer together (12+ holes).
Doing such by hand is possible but tedious. Can macro's in Altium be used to semi-automate this process?
There's an overlay line present to guide the process and the lines are usually in a 90 degrees angle (so only x or y increments/decrements). | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/219141",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/53015/"
] | You can use Altium's Paste Array feature to do this. It would need to be done for each segment.
Start by placing a hole/pad/via at the starting point. Copy this pad, then delete it (it will come back in the next step).
Go to Edit -> Paste Special... (or E, A as a shortcut). The next dialog should have a list of Paste attributes. For this case, you can leave them all unchecked, then hit Paste Array ...
In this dialog, you have a few options. Under item count, select how many copies that you want, including the copy that you deleted. So if you want 10 holes, put 10 under Item Count. Text Increment is for pad numbers. An increment of 1 will make the numbers increase by one each time. If you don't care about this, then put 0. Under Array type, you want Linear. Then under Linear Array, enter the X spacing and/or Y spacing. Negative X values will place the copies to the left, and Negative Y values will place the copies down. If you enter both, the copies will be pasted at an angle.
Finally, click OK and you will be given a crosshair as if you were pasting one part. Click where you want the array to start and the whole array will be pasted.
Altium has more information on these menus:
<http://techdoc.altium.com/display/ADRR/PCB_Dlg-PasteSpecial((Paste+Special))_AD>
<http://techdoc.altium.com/display/ADRR/PCB_Dlg-SetupPasteArray((Setup+Paste+Array))_AD> | The easy way to do this is to set your grid spacing to the spacing you want between the holes. Then place your first hole. Now move the grid origin to the center of the first hole, and turn on snap to grid. Now it will be quick and easy to place the remaining holes on each grid intersection to form your hole pattern.
If you are really making a lot of holes (more than 10), as mentioned in the comments, it can speed things up to place 4 or 5 holes, copy them, and then paste additional holes in groups until you've built your complete hole pattern. |
219,141 | We use pads where the pad itself has no diameter (but the accompanying hole does) as break lines in our PCBs. Often those are only 3-4 and can be placed by hand. Now we have a PCB with a break line requiring more of those and closer together (12+ holes).
Doing such by hand is possible but tedious. Can macro's in Altium be used to semi-automate this process?
There's an overlay line present to guide the process and the lines are usually in a 90 degrees angle (so only x or y increments/decrements). | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/219141",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/53015/"
] | You can use Altium's Paste Array feature to do this. It would need to be done for each segment.
Start by placing a hole/pad/via at the starting point. Copy this pad, then delete it (it will come back in the next step).
Go to Edit -> Paste Special... (or E, A as a shortcut). The next dialog should have a list of Paste attributes. For this case, you can leave them all unchecked, then hit Paste Array ...
In this dialog, you have a few options. Under item count, select how many copies that you want, including the copy that you deleted. So if you want 10 holes, put 10 under Item Count. Text Increment is for pad numbers. An increment of 1 will make the numbers increase by one each time. If you don't care about this, then put 0. Under Array type, you want Linear. Then under Linear Array, enter the X spacing and/or Y spacing. Negative X values will place the copies to the left, and Negative Y values will place the copies down. If you enter both, the copies will be pasted at an angle.
Finally, click OK and you will be given a crosshair as if you were pasting one part. Click where you want the array to start and the whole array will be pasted.
Altium has more information on these menus:
<http://techdoc.altium.com/display/ADRR/PCB_Dlg-PasteSpecial((Paste+Special))_AD>
<http://techdoc.altium.com/display/ADRR/PCB_Dlg-SetupPasteArray((Setup+Paste+Array))_AD> | If you're using a series of holes to physically break the boards apart you might ask your PCB fabricator if he is able to create score line cuts. These are deep partial cuts in the material that also allow for later board separation. In most cases using a score line to divide parts can be less of a mess then cracking the material along holes. The resulting edges from a scored line would also be much more precise. To define a score line you would just need to create lines on a separate layer called Score. |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | Well, with certain words it's simply impossible to start a grammatical sentence: one such word that comes to mind is "ago". It always comes after other words (e.g. "one hour ago"), never at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
[Before someone points it out: note the [use-mention distinction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction). A sentence like
>
> 'Ago' is a word you cannot start a sentence with.
>
>
>
starts with the word "'ago'" and not with the word "ago".]
But if your question "Is there any valid rule *discouraging* the use of a certain word to start a sentence?" (emphasis mine) implicitly restricts attention to words that *can* grammatically start sentences, then it's not clear what it would take for a rule that discourages something grammatical to be "valid". Certainly there exist people who disapprove of certain words starting sentences for their own idiosyncratic reasons, such as the "but" I started the previous sentence with. Are these "rules" valid? I wouldn't consider them valid, but I don't know what valid means to you. :-) | In school we were taught to "never begin a sentence with 'and', 'but', or 'so'". But I do anyway. And so do a lot of other people. |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | Use of [greek letters](http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch12/ch12_sec007.html) or [numerals](http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch09/ch09_sec005.html) is discouraged. See also [Is it okay to start a sentence with a Greek letter (variable)?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/44162/is-it-okay-to-start-a-sentence-with-a-greek-letter-variable) | Beginning sentences with conjunctions (and, or, but, etc.) is the same as using fillers (uh, um, er, etc.). They do not serve a purpose to the sentence. They can be removed without disturbing the meaning/purpose of the thought. Conjunctions connect things. They do not stand alone. Now, either people are too confused about that fact or they are caught up in the fact that they pause too much and at the wrong places in a sentence thought.
"Because I suspect the answer is no," **should be** "I suspect the answer is no."
"But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question," **should be** "It would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question."
You typed 3 sentences, which should have only been 2 sentences: a question and your answer.
" 1) Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence? 2) Because I suspect the answer is no. 3) But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question," **should be as follows**:
**1) Is there a valid rule that discourages the use of certain words at the beginning of a sentence?"
2)I suspect that the answer is no, but it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question."** |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | Use of [greek letters](http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch12/ch12_sec007.html) or [numerals](http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch09/ch09_sec005.html) is discouraged. See also [Is it okay to start a sentence with a Greek letter (variable)?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/44162/is-it-okay-to-start-a-sentence-with-a-greek-letter-variable) | Because is also another word that you should not start a sentence with. |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | Well, with certain words it's simply impossible to start a grammatical sentence: one such word that comes to mind is "ago". It always comes after other words (e.g. "one hour ago"), never at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
[Before someone points it out: note the [use-mention distinction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction). A sentence like
>
> 'Ago' is a word you cannot start a sentence with.
>
>
>
starts with the word "'ago'" and not with the word "ago".]
But if your question "Is there any valid rule *discouraging* the use of a certain word to start a sentence?" (emphasis mine) implicitly restricts attention to words that *can* grammatically start sentences, then it's not clear what it would take for a rule that discourages something grammatical to be "valid". Certainly there exist people who disapprove of certain words starting sentences for their own idiosyncratic reasons, such as the "but" I started the previous sentence with. Are these "rules" valid? I wouldn't consider them valid, but I don't know what valid means to you. :-) | >
> Is there any valid rule discouraging the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
>
>
>
There's a rule (can't say if it is valid or not) that numbers, no matter how long, at the start of a sentence should be written out in words,
>
> Seven thousand, four hundred and seventy-six trombones led the big parade
>
>
>
so some people avoid putting numbers there. Also, it's a bit odd to capitalize terms which are computer commands which won't work if they are capitalized:
>
> `Ls` is how you get a listing of your files
>
>
>
so some people might avoid putting those terms at the start of sentences. |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | The past tense of many verbs make no sense as the first word in a sentence: 'went', 'tried', etc., unless it's in a context where sentence fragments are OK: 'Where you been?', 'Went to the shops'. 'Ago' is a particularly nice example because it wouldn't even work in an informal sentence fragment. | Because is also another word that you should not start a sentence with. |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | Well, with certain words it's simply impossible to start a grammatical sentence: one such word that comes to mind is "ago". It always comes after other words (e.g. "one hour ago"), never at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
[Before someone points it out: note the [use-mention distinction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction). A sentence like
>
> 'Ago' is a word you cannot start a sentence with.
>
>
>
starts with the word "'ago'" and not with the word "ago".]
But if your question "Is there any valid rule *discouraging* the use of a certain word to start a sentence?" (emphasis mine) implicitly restricts attention to words that *can* grammatically start sentences, then it's not clear what it would take for a rule that discourages something grammatical to be "valid". Certainly there exist people who disapprove of certain words starting sentences for their own idiosyncratic reasons, such as the "but" I started the previous sentence with. Are these "rules" valid? I wouldn't consider them valid, but I don't know what valid means to you. :-) | Use of [greek letters](http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch12/ch12_sec007.html) or [numerals](http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch09/ch09_sec005.html) is discouraged. See also [Is it okay to start a sentence with a Greek letter (variable)?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/44162/is-it-okay-to-start-a-sentence-with-a-greek-letter-variable) |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | Well, with certain words it's simply impossible to start a grammatical sentence: one such word that comes to mind is "ago". It always comes after other words (e.g. "one hour ago"), never at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
[Before someone points it out: note the [use-mention distinction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction). A sentence like
>
> 'Ago' is a word you cannot start a sentence with.
>
>
>
starts with the word "'ago'" and not with the word "ago".]
But if your question "Is there any valid rule *discouraging* the use of a certain word to start a sentence?" (emphasis mine) implicitly restricts attention to words that *can* grammatically start sentences, then it's not clear what it would take for a rule that discourages something grammatical to be "valid". Certainly there exist people who disapprove of certain words starting sentences for their own idiosyncratic reasons, such as the "but" I started the previous sentence with. Are these "rules" valid? I wouldn't consider them valid, but I don't know what valid means to you. :-) | Beginning sentences with conjunctions (and, or, but, etc.) is the same as using fillers (uh, um, er, etc.). They do not serve a purpose to the sentence. They can be removed without disturbing the meaning/purpose of the thought. Conjunctions connect things. They do not stand alone. Now, either people are too confused about that fact or they are caught up in the fact that they pause too much and at the wrong places in a sentence thought.
"Because I suspect the answer is no," **should be** "I suspect the answer is no."
"But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question," **should be** "It would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question."
You typed 3 sentences, which should have only been 2 sentences: a question and your answer.
" 1) Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence? 2) Because I suspect the answer is no. 3) But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question," **should be as follows**:
**1) Is there a valid rule that discourages the use of certain words at the beginning of a sentence?"
2)I suspect that the answer is no, but it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question."** |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | In school we were taught to "never begin a sentence with 'and', 'but', or 'so'". But I do anyway. And so do a lot of other people. | Because is also another word that you should not start a sentence with. |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | In school we were taught to "never begin a sentence with 'and', 'but', or 'so'". But I do anyway. And so do a lot of other people. | >
> Is there any valid rule discouraging the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
>
>
>
There's a rule (can't say if it is valid or not) that numbers, no matter how long, at the start of a sentence should be written out in words,
>
> Seven thousand, four hundred and seventy-six trombones led the big parade
>
>
>
so some people avoid putting numbers there. Also, it's a bit odd to capitalize terms which are computer commands which won't work if they are capitalized:
>
> `Ls` is how you get a listing of your files
>
>
>
so some people might avoid putting those terms at the start of sentences. |
2,765 | Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence?
Because I suspect the answer is no.
But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2765",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/122/"
] | The past tense of many verbs make no sense as the first word in a sentence: 'went', 'tried', etc., unless it's in a context where sentence fragments are OK: 'Where you been?', 'Went to the shops'. 'Ago' is a particularly nice example because it wouldn't even work in an informal sentence fragment. | Beginning sentences with conjunctions (and, or, but, etc.) is the same as using fillers (uh, um, er, etc.). They do not serve a purpose to the sentence. They can be removed without disturbing the meaning/purpose of the thought. Conjunctions connect things. They do not stand alone. Now, either people are too confused about that fact or they are caught up in the fact that they pause too much and at the wrong places in a sentence thought.
"Because I suspect the answer is no," **should be** "I suspect the answer is no."
"But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question," **should be** "It would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question."
You typed 3 sentences, which should have only been 2 sentences: a question and your answer.
" 1) Is there any rule you think is valid that discourages the use of a certain word to start a sentence? 2) Because I suspect the answer is no. 3) But it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question," **should be as follows**:
**1) Is there a valid rule that discourages the use of certain words at the beginning of a sentence?"
2)I suspect that the answer is no, but it would be good to have a blanket answer to this kind of question."** |
12,320 | A recent Snapple cap of mine [proclaimed](http://www.snapple.com/real-facts/cap-view/809) that:
>
> French author Michel Thayer published a 233 page novel which has no verbs.
>
>
>
1. Does anyone know the name of this book?
2. Can anyone explain how this is possible? | 2014/07/03 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12320",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10027/"
] | [Le Train de Nulle Part (The Train from Nowhere)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Train_de_Nulle_Part)
It's a gimmick. Nothing more. Oh sure, he gets all high and mighty about it, but even in his explanation of why he did it he breaks his own rule about never using verbs.
From the Wikipedia page:
>
> Thaler surmised, "The verb is like a weed in a field of flowers. You
> have to get rid of it to allow the flowers to grow and flourish. Take
> away the verbs and the language speaks for itself."
>
>
>
Nobody said it was a *good* novel. ;) | To answer your second question, an example of how the writing flows is given on the [French Wikipedia page](http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Train_de_Nulle_Part):
>
> Quelle aubaine! Une place de libre, ou presque, dans ce compartiment. Une escale provisoire, pourquoi pas! Donc, ma nouvelle adresse dans ce train de nulle part: voiture 12, 3e compartiment dans le sens de la marche. Encore une fois, pourquoi pas?
>
>
>
English:
>
> What a stroke of luck! A free seat, or almost, in this compartment. A provisional stop, why not! So my new address in this train from nowhere: car 12, 3rd compartment in the direction of travel. Again, why not? (edited Google translation)
>
>
> |
12,320 | A recent Snapple cap of mine [proclaimed](http://www.snapple.com/real-facts/cap-view/809) that:
>
> French author Michel Thayer published a 233 page novel which has no verbs.
>
>
>
1. Does anyone know the name of this book?
2. Can anyone explain how this is possible? | 2014/07/03 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12320",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10027/"
] | [Le Train de Nulle Part (The Train from Nowhere)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Train_de_Nulle_Part)
It's a gimmick. Nothing more. Oh sure, he gets all high and mighty about it, but even in his explanation of why he did it he breaks his own rule about never using verbs.
From the Wikipedia page:
>
> Thaler surmised, "The verb is like a weed in a field of flowers. You
> have to get rid of it to allow the flowers to grow and flourish. Take
> away the verbs and the language speaks for itself."
>
>
>
Nobody said it was a *good* novel. ;) | It's much easier to do in French than English, but it's possible. There is no "method" for doing so, though.
In fact, you can do this with almost any part of speech. Language is weird. For example, "[Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo)" is a grammatically correct sentence in English--but really, who the fu\*k would ever want to write such a sentence? |
12,320 | A recent Snapple cap of mine [proclaimed](http://www.snapple.com/real-facts/cap-view/809) that:
>
> French author Michel Thayer published a 233 page novel which has no verbs.
>
>
>
1. Does anyone know the name of this book?
2. Can anyone explain how this is possible? | 2014/07/03 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/12320",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10027/"
] | To answer your second question, an example of how the writing flows is given on the [French Wikipedia page](http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Train_de_Nulle_Part):
>
> Quelle aubaine! Une place de libre, ou presque, dans ce compartiment. Une escale provisoire, pourquoi pas! Donc, ma nouvelle adresse dans ce train de nulle part: voiture 12, 3e compartiment dans le sens de la marche. Encore une fois, pourquoi pas?
>
>
>
English:
>
> What a stroke of luck! A free seat, or almost, in this compartment. A provisional stop, why not! So my new address in this train from nowhere: car 12, 3rd compartment in the direction of travel. Again, why not? (edited Google translation)
>
>
> | It's much easier to do in French than English, but it's possible. There is no "method" for doing so, though.
In fact, you can do this with almost any part of speech. Language is weird. For example, "[Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo)" is a grammatically correct sentence in English--but really, who the fu\*k would ever want to write such a sentence? |
186,248 | Without any Ender Crystals around, killing the Enderdragon is getting easier because they heal him.
But how many Ender Crystals are there in the PC Edition? | 2014/10/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/186248",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/61976/"
] | I did some rigorous testing (as otherwise known as spawning 20 worlds and then count the number of Ender Crystals in each).
*Just make new worlds and use "/say @e[type=EnderCrystal]" in the end. Then, count the number of "entity.EnderCrystal.name" it produces.*
My results were (in chronological order):
12, 16, 17, 14, 13, 15, 22, 8, 14, 8,
16, 5, 12, 9, 19, 16, 13, 24, 22 and 12.
So, my wild guess is around 4-24 Ender Crystals, based on how big the island is.
================================================================================
Basically, it's pure luck (or the seed you've used). The number of crystals you encounter in each world depends on the size of the End Island. I've noticed that the islands usually center around 12-20 crystals.
Because Ender Crystals (and their obsidian pillars) are generated randomly based on the island size (as @[Shunwoo](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/84398/shunwoo) quoted from the [wiki](http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Obsidian_pillar)), there is NO definite number of Ender Crystals in any world. It will never have the same number of pillars (unless you use the same seed over and over\*).
NB: \*I do not know if seed affects the generation of obsidian pillars (apart from the number of chunks that the island consists of; the number of rerolls to hit the 20% chance that a pillar will generate), but I know it definately does affect island size.
*So, for all we know, using the same seed over could result in worlds containing 18, 17, 18, 16, 19, 18 pillars respectively)* | According to the [Minecraft wiki](http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Obsidian_pillar):
>
> Each chunk has a 20% chance of generating an obsidian pillar.
>
>
>
The number isn't fixed, it depends entirely on the size of the End, as it is based on the numbers of chunks your map of the End has. The bigger the island, the more pillars you'll have.
Edit : If you want a range of numbers of pillars, it's : [ 0; +∞ ]
0 when there is no island, and +∞ when you create an endless End map. |
351,835 | I have just setup an Ubuntu web server to use at home as a backup and development server for a website I have.
I am using dyndns so my colleges can access this also and test new code.
This works well but I'm worried about security. This has only been open to the world for 24 hours and already had hack attempts from 4 different IP addresses. (korea and hong kong)
* hack attempts being trying to login over ssh with usernames such as root, oracle, smbuser
How can I secure this server more so I can feel at ease?
FYI, the data is not highly confidential so not the end of the world if anyone gets in, but obviously don't want people playing around with it.
Update, I did add my public ssh key to the server to login but after a restart went back to normal | 2011/10/29 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/351835",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | There's 2 approaches you can take
Security by obscurity - change the port, and don't use obvious usernames and passwords
Active defence - I use [fail2ban](http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) to automatically block bruteforce attempts - its triggered off by a certain number of failed logins (which is configurable), and sets off a firewall rule to block such attempts. I go for a draconian 3 failures, and a one week ban, which tends to put a damper on any brute force attemps | Unfortunately, SSH brute-forcing attempts are a fact of the Internet. If you have an open SSH port, automatic scanning will find it, and start grinding against it.
([source](https://twitter.com/#!/tliston/status/128844172709990401))
Short of installing DenyHosts, there isn't much you can do about it other than make sure that any passwords you have are long and complex, and force public-key auth where possible. Your SSH logs will still be full of invalid login attempts, but they won't be able to get anywhere. |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | The word “dispenser” does connote that the amount dispensed is measured and consistent. I think it may, in fact, be the word you’re looking for.
It probably doesn’t carry that meaning as strongly as your original word, but I don’t know of another English word that would serve that purpose any better. | I can come up with a few: Doser... Meter (from the verb "to mete", but might be too confused with the measurement).
I think Dispenser is accurate, actually. They usually dispense one unit of stuff at a time, e.g. one pill. Is there another word in Bulgarian for dispenser vs. "dosator"? |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | The word “dispenser” does connote that the amount dispensed is measured and consistent. I think it may, in fact, be the word you’re looking for.
It probably doesn’t carry that meaning as strongly as your original word, but I don’t know of another English word that would serve that purpose any better. | How about [*regulator*, per Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulator):
>
> A device that controls or limits something.
>
>
> |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | The word “dispenser” does connote that the amount dispensed is measured and consistent. I think it may, in fact, be the word you’re looking for.
It probably doesn’t carry that meaning as strongly as your original word, but I don’t know of another English word that would serve that purpose any better. | My OED lists two definitions for dispenser: 1 a person or thing that dispenses something (e.g. medicine, good advice. and 2 an automatic machine that that dispenses an item *or a specific amount of something* (e.g. cash).
So I think "dispenser" might be the word you're looking for, although I understand your reservations. |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | The word “dispenser” does connote that the amount dispensed is measured and consistent. I think it may, in fact, be the word you’re looking for.
It probably doesn’t carry that meaning as strongly as your original word, but I don’t know of another English word that would serve that purpose any better. | Perhaps [*injector*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injector) is the word you are looking for. I suspect it would depend on what is being administered and in what way, though. |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | How about [*regulator*, per Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulator):
>
> A device that controls or limits something.
>
>
> | I can come up with a few: Doser... Meter (from the verb "to mete", but might be too confused with the measurement).
I think Dispenser is accurate, actually. They usually dispense one unit of stuff at a time, e.g. one pill. Is there another word in Bulgarian for dispenser vs. "dosator"? |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | I can come up with a few: Doser... Meter (from the verb "to mete", but might be too confused with the measurement).
I think Dispenser is accurate, actually. They usually dispense one unit of stuff at a time, e.g. one pill. Is there another word in Bulgarian for dispenser vs. "dosator"? | My OED lists two definitions for dispenser: 1 a person or thing that dispenses something (e.g. medicine, good advice. and 2 an automatic machine that that dispenses an item *or a specific amount of something* (e.g. cash).
So I think "dispenser" might be the word you're looking for, although I understand your reservations. |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | I can come up with a few: Doser... Meter (from the verb "to mete", but might be too confused with the measurement).
I think Dispenser is accurate, actually. They usually dispense one unit of stuff at a time, e.g. one pill. Is there another word in Bulgarian for dispenser vs. "dosator"? | Perhaps [*injector*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injector) is the word you are looking for. I suspect it would depend on what is being administered and in what way, though. |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | How about [*regulator*, per Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulator):
>
> A device that controls or limits something.
>
>
> | My OED lists two definitions for dispenser: 1 a person or thing that dispenses something (e.g. medicine, good advice. and 2 an automatic machine that that dispenses an item *or a specific amount of something* (e.g. cash).
So I think "dispenser" might be the word you're looking for, although I understand your reservations. |
4,311 | Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "translation" of it would be "dosator"/"dosager". The general word 'dispenser' doesn't capture the fact that the dose is equal each time. So is there a precise word for this?
(I needed that kind of word for a metaphor in a class name in a computer program I'm writing) | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1603/"
] | How about [*regulator*, per Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulator):
>
> A device that controls or limits something.
>
>
> | Perhaps [*injector*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injector) is the word you are looking for. I suspect it would depend on what is being administered and in what way, though. |
153,291 | I have a question at [SO](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/150038/how-to-wire-a-middle-tier-of-objects-to-a-data-tier-consisting-of-a-dataset#151255) asking how to wire a middle tier to a DataSet.
I put up an answer showing what I had come up with, but I am not happy with the tight coupling. I have just started to get into testing and find it a good goal for my code.
How would this code be de-coupled to allow for unit testing?
Thank you,
Keith | 2008/09/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/153291",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1048/"
] | Have you tried [Spring.net](http://www.springframework.net/)? It will make your code cleaner and less coupled. It also provides [useful classes](http://www.springframework.net/docs/1.2.0-M1/reference/html/testing.html#testing-fixture-di) to do your integration tests. | If you have entity objects, you can use mocks for unit testing your middle tier.
[RWendi](http://www.rwendi.com) |
153,291 | I have a question at [SO](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/150038/how-to-wire-a-middle-tier-of-objects-to-a-data-tier-consisting-of-a-dataset#151255) asking how to wire a middle tier to a DataSet.
I put up an answer showing what I had come up with, but I am not happy with the tight coupling. I have just started to get into testing and find it a good goal for my code.
How would this code be de-coupled to allow for unit testing?
Thank you,
Keith | 2008/09/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/153291",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1048/"
] | IMO; DataSets are evil. They are, and should only be used as, offline databases. Nothing more, IMO. However, what you do in your Data Access Layer (DAL) should not really impact your Business layer (BL). I'd just use objects (use interfaces) between them (IList) and then use an interface to define your DAL (IRepository) and the nyou can mock that interface to return whatever you need in your BL for unit testing. Unit testing Datasets is another beast, never tried it and I hopefully never have to... Perhaps an in-memory database is your best bet there...
Oh, and for mocking I've used RhinoMock with some success. I'd also encourage you to look at IoCs (<http://www.castleproject.org/>). | If you have entity objects, you can use mocks for unit testing your middle tier.
[RWendi](http://www.rwendi.com) |
153,291 | I have a question at [SO](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/150038/how-to-wire-a-middle-tier-of-objects-to-a-data-tier-consisting-of-a-dataset#151255) asking how to wire a middle tier to a DataSet.
I put up an answer showing what I had come up with, but I am not happy with the tight coupling. I have just started to get into testing and find it a good goal for my code.
How would this code be de-coupled to allow for unit testing?
Thank you,
Keith | 2008/09/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/153291",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1048/"
] | You need IOC (inversion of control) and mock objects.
I encourage you to watch [dnrTV episode 126](http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=126) with James Kovacs.
He demonstrates exactly what you are looking for. | If you have entity objects, you can use mocks for unit testing your middle tier.
[RWendi](http://www.rwendi.com) |
153,291 | I have a question at [SO](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/150038/how-to-wire-a-middle-tier-of-objects-to-a-data-tier-consisting-of-a-dataset#151255) asking how to wire a middle tier to a DataSet.
I put up an answer showing what I had come up with, but I am not happy with the tight coupling. I have just started to get into testing and find it a good goal for my code.
How would this code be de-coupled to allow for unit testing?
Thank you,
Keith | 2008/09/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/153291",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1048/"
] | IMO; DataSets are evil. They are, and should only be used as, offline databases. Nothing more, IMO. However, what you do in your Data Access Layer (DAL) should not really impact your Business layer (BL). I'd just use objects (use interfaces) between them (IList) and then use an interface to define your DAL (IRepository) and the nyou can mock that interface to return whatever you need in your BL for unit testing. Unit testing Datasets is another beast, never tried it and I hopefully never have to... Perhaps an in-memory database is your best bet there...
Oh, and for mocking I've used RhinoMock with some success. I'd also encourage you to look at IoCs (<http://www.castleproject.org/>). | Have you tried [Spring.net](http://www.springframework.net/)? It will make your code cleaner and less coupled. It also provides [useful classes](http://www.springframework.net/docs/1.2.0-M1/reference/html/testing.html#testing-fixture-di) to do your integration tests. |
153,291 | I have a question at [SO](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/150038/how-to-wire-a-middle-tier-of-objects-to-a-data-tier-consisting-of-a-dataset#151255) asking how to wire a middle tier to a DataSet.
I put up an answer showing what I had come up with, but I am not happy with the tight coupling. I have just started to get into testing and find it a good goal for my code.
How would this code be de-coupled to allow for unit testing?
Thank you,
Keith | 2008/09/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/153291",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1048/"
] | You need IOC (inversion of control) and mock objects.
I encourage you to watch [dnrTV episode 126](http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=126) with James Kovacs.
He demonstrates exactly what you are looking for. | Have you tried [Spring.net](http://www.springframework.net/)? It will make your code cleaner and less coupled. It also provides [useful classes](http://www.springframework.net/docs/1.2.0-M1/reference/html/testing.html#testing-fixture-di) to do your integration tests. |
153,291 | I have a question at [SO](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/150038/how-to-wire-a-middle-tier-of-objects-to-a-data-tier-consisting-of-a-dataset#151255) asking how to wire a middle tier to a DataSet.
I put up an answer showing what I had come up with, but I am not happy with the tight coupling. I have just started to get into testing and find it a good goal for my code.
How would this code be de-coupled to allow for unit testing?
Thank you,
Keith | 2008/09/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/153291",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1048/"
] | IMO; DataSets are evil. They are, and should only be used as, offline databases. Nothing more, IMO. However, what you do in your Data Access Layer (DAL) should not really impact your Business layer (BL). I'd just use objects (use interfaces) between them (IList) and then use an interface to define your DAL (IRepository) and the nyou can mock that interface to return whatever you need in your BL for unit testing. Unit testing Datasets is another beast, never tried it and I hopefully never have to... Perhaps an in-memory database is your best bet there...
Oh, and for mocking I've used RhinoMock with some success. I'd also encourage you to look at IoCs (<http://www.castleproject.org/>). | You need IOC (inversion of control) and mock objects.
I encourage you to watch [dnrTV episode 126](http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=126) with James Kovacs.
He demonstrates exactly what you are looking for. |
12,007,828 | For application developers, I suppose the traditional paradigm for writing an application with domain objects that can be persisted to an underlying data store (SQL database for arguments sake), is to write the domain objects and then write (or generate) the table structure. There is a tight coupling between what the domain object looks like and what the structure of underlying data store looks like. So if you want to add a piece of information to your domain object, you add the field to your code and then add a column to the appropriate database table. All familiar?
This is all well and good for data stores that have a well defined structure (I'm mainly talking about SQL databases whereby the tables and columns are pre-defined and fixed), but now a number of alternatives to the ubiquitous SQL database exist and these often do not constrain the data in this way. For instance, MongoDB is a *NoSQL* database whereby you divide data into *collections* but aside from that there is no structuring of the data. You don't define new columns when you want to add a new field.
Now to the question: given the flexibility of a data store like MongoDB, how would one go about achieving a similar kind of flexibility in the domain objects that represent this data? So for instance if I'm using Spring and creating my own domain obejcts, when I add a "middleName" field to my data, how can I avoid having to add a "middleName" field to my domain object? I'm looking for some kind of mechanism/approach/framework to dynamically inspect the data and have access to it in my domain object without having to make a code change every time. All ideas welcome. | 2012/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12007828",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/196533/"
] | I think you have a couple of choices:
1. You can use a dynamic programming language and not have domain objects (clojure for example)
2. If you're fixed on using java, the mongo java driver returns data in DBObject which is essentially a Map. So the default behavior already provides what you want. It's only when you map the DBObject into domain objects, using a library like morphia (or spring-data), that you even have to worry about domain objects at all.
But, if I was using java, I would stick with the standard convention of domain objects mapped via morphia, because I think adding a field is a very minor inconvenience when compared against the benefits. | I think the question is inherintly paradoxical-
On one hand, you want to have domain objects, i.e. objects that represent the data (and behaviour) of your problem domain.
On the other hand, you say that you don't want your domain objects to be explicitly influenced by changes to the data.
But when you have objects that represent your problem domain, you want to do just that- to represent your problem domain.
So that if, for example, middle name is added, then your representation of the real-life 'User' entity *should* change to accomodate this change to the real-life user; perhaps not only by adding this piece of data to your object, but also adding some related behaviour (validation of middle name, or some functionality related to it).
In essense, what I'm trying to say here is that when you have (classic OO) domain objects, you may need to change your behaviour / functionality along with your data, and since you don't have any automatic way of changing your behaviour, the question of automatically changing your data becomes irrelevant.
If you don't want behaviour associated with your data, then you essentialy have DTOs, and @Kevin's answer is what you're looking for. |
12,007,828 | For application developers, I suppose the traditional paradigm for writing an application with domain objects that can be persisted to an underlying data store (SQL database for arguments sake), is to write the domain objects and then write (or generate) the table structure. There is a tight coupling between what the domain object looks like and what the structure of underlying data store looks like. So if you want to add a piece of information to your domain object, you add the field to your code and then add a column to the appropriate database table. All familiar?
This is all well and good for data stores that have a well defined structure (I'm mainly talking about SQL databases whereby the tables and columns are pre-defined and fixed), but now a number of alternatives to the ubiquitous SQL database exist and these often do not constrain the data in this way. For instance, MongoDB is a *NoSQL* database whereby you divide data into *collections* but aside from that there is no structuring of the data. You don't define new columns when you want to add a new field.
Now to the question: given the flexibility of a data store like MongoDB, how would one go about achieving a similar kind of flexibility in the domain objects that represent this data? So for instance if I'm using Spring and creating my own domain obejcts, when I add a "middleName" field to my data, how can I avoid having to add a "middleName" field to my domain object? I'm looking for some kind of mechanism/approach/framework to dynamically inspect the data and have access to it in my domain object without having to make a code change every time. All ideas welcome. | 2012/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12007828",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/196533/"
] | I think you have a couple of choices:
1. You can use a dynamic programming language and not have domain objects (clojure for example)
2. If you're fixed on using java, the mongo java driver returns data in DBObject which is essentially a Map. So the default behavior already provides what you want. It's only when you map the DBObject into domain objects, using a library like morphia (or spring-data), that you even have to worry about domain objects at all.
But, if I was using java, I would stick with the standard convention of domain objects mapped via morphia, because I think adding a field is a very minor inconvenience when compared against the benefits. | Honestly, it sounds more like you're looking for some kind of blackbox DTO where, like you describe, fields are added or removed "arbitrarily" depending on the data. This makes me inclined to suggest a simple `Map` to do the job. You can't really have a domain-driven design if your domain model is constantly changing. |
13,627 | I'm trying to figure out how MBTI would be operationalized in scientific research.
How could one operationalize the different types, E, I, N, S, T, F, P and J?
How could one look at numerical measurements of individuals and say "That is an E"?
Is there any research on objective differences between the types (without using NEO-PI-R or other Big5 inventories as the objective reference)? | 2016/03/23 | [
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/13627",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/users/5059/"
] | The main question here is "is there any scientific research into objective differences between people with MBTI types?" I suppose a second question is "does this research actually SHOW differences?". This is one aspect of the debate about the validity of MBTI, which is covered in other questions (e.g., [this one](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/13460/what-correlation-research-has-been-done-on-mbti-vs-big5?lq=1)).
There is not as much research as you might think, which is because most scientists avoid the MBTI. It is a commercial product (you have to pay for it) with poor reliability, which means that scientific psychology tends to use better-validated and published scales. [This recent meta analysis](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joop.12098/full) includes MBTI as one of the "ipsative" measures, finding little validity for predicting occupation. [This paper](http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1359432X.2012.716198) is similar and suggests that normative measures like the MBTI can predict GPA and job performance, although they do so less well than the Big Five. I haven't found any other studies looking more closely at behaviour, although given that some people consider the Big Five to subsume MBTI types, you could look for that instead. | There is research ongoing to correlate MBTI with quantitative, neurological data. [Dario Nardi](http://www.darionardi.com/), for example, has found differences in EEG patterns between people of different types. [Here is a PDF from him on the topic.](https://www.pdx.edu/sysc/sites/www.pdx.edu.sysc/files/neuro-systems.pdf) |
8,794 | Does Singer not fit a specific type of utilitarianism? Just the same as, "The lines of distinction between metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics are often blurry." (iep.utm.edu/ethics)
This document uses both with "preference act utilitarian:"
<https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/107894/original/TD2-Master%2BDocument-Euthanasia.doc>
Does it change when considering different ethics, such as animal rights or just ethics in general:
>
> Act-utilitarianism is the specific form of utilitarianism which Singer adopts, and it is characterized by its concern with the utility of acts; that is, whether any single action will, both in the short and long term, cause pleasure or pain, and to what degree.
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>
<http://web.archive.org/web/20130319073315/http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/Capstone/2010/hill.pdf#page=5> | 2013/11/24 | [
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] | The act vs. rule has to do with the unit of analysis--are you calculating the consequences of the *individual* action or the *type* of action.
Hedonism vs. preference has to do with a different question: What is it that you think is intrinsically valuable, happiness or the satisfaction of our preferences?
Singer used to be act, preference utilitarian. He is now a hedonistic utilitarian. | Peter Singer is a preference utilitarian as he expounds in his famous book, *Practical Ethics*. The author of the first document you cited also defines Mr. Singer as a preference utilitarian:
>
> Preference utilitarian Peter Singer argues that, most likely, each person is more qualified than anyone else to know what is in their own interests as long as they are competent (thus, parents probably know more than their infant child about what is in their child’s interests).
>
>
>
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The author is trying to argue that there is a fundamental division between act and rule utilitarians, and that these utilitarians are then further divided into flavours, such as preference and hedonistic:
>
> [...] a hedonistic act utilitarian thinks that an action is morally right if its effects help to maximize the sum of every being’s happiness.
>
>
> And a hedonistic, rule utilitarian thinks that an action is morally right if it conforms to a set of rules that, when generally followed, help to maximize the sum of every being’s happiness.
>
>
> Finally, a preference act utilitarian thinks that an action is morally right if, in the long run, it satisfies more informed preferences than it frustrates (with deference to the importance of those preferences).
>
>
> |
8,794 | Does Singer not fit a specific type of utilitarianism? Just the same as, "The lines of distinction between metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics are often blurry." (iep.utm.edu/ethics)
This document uses both with "preference act utilitarian:"
<https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/107894/original/TD2-Master%2BDocument-Euthanasia.doc>
Does it change when considering different ethics, such as animal rights or just ethics in general:
>
> Act-utilitarianism is the specific form of utilitarianism which Singer adopts, and it is characterized by its concern with the utility of acts; that is, whether any single action will, both in the short and long term, cause pleasure or pain, and to what degree.
>
>
>
<http://web.archive.org/web/20130319073315/http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/Capstone/2010/hill.pdf#page=5> | 2013/11/24 | [
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] | I think the previous answers are now outdated in one respect. My understanding is that in Peter Singer's 2014 book *The Point of View of the Universe* (coauthored with Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek), Singer changed his position from preference utilitarianism to hedonistic utilitarianism. Although I haven't read the book, I have looked at a review of it in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews by Bart Schultz. Here is a relevant passage of the review (Note--the first part of the quoted sentence is not directly relevant to the question, but just gives context):
>
> Restoring Sidgwick to his rightful place of philosophical honor and cogently defending his central positions are obviously no small tasks, but the authors are remarkably successful in pulling them off, in a defense that, in the case of Singer at least, means candidly acknowledging that previous defenses of [R.M.] Hare's universal prescriptivism and of a desire or preference satisfaction theory of the good were not in the end advances on the hedonistic utilitarianism set out by Sidgwick.
>
>
>
I believe that the phrase "previous defenses of Hare's universal prescriptivism and of a desire or preference satisfaction theory" refers to Singer's previous defenses of those views (which he now rejects).
As the previous answers noted, 'act' in 'act utilitarianism' and 'preference' in 'preference utilitarianism' are not parameters along the same dimension. The OP appears to have been confused on this point. Versions of utilitarianism differ along a few dimensions.
Along one dimension there is debate about what human (or animal) well-being consists in. Positions along this dimension include but are not limited to (I'll stop saying this) hedonistic utilitarianism, preference-satisfaction (or desire-satisfaction) utilitarianism, and eudaimonian (I believe this is similar to so-called 'objective list theories') utilitarianism. Of course, there are still further debates within these positions.
Along a second dimension there a debate about the structure of utilitarian theories. Positions along this dimension include act-utilitarianism, rule-utilitarianism, as well as Donald Regan's so-called cooperative utilitarianism.
Perhaps a third dimension is the *scalar* versus *binary* dimension of the moral status of an action (although I know less about this). I think scalar utilitarianism says that some acts are better and worse than others (perhaps better or worse to certain degrees) but that there is no cuttoff between a right act and a wrong act or between a permissible act and an impermissible--indeed this view rejects the notions of right, wrong, permissible and impermissible. By contrast, binary utilitarianism finds these distinctions to be important in some respect.
A fourth dimension arises in settings where the population size is not fixed. Positions here include total utilitarianism, average utilitarianism, etc.
(There are probably other dimensions too but I'm getting away from the question now. Also some of these dimensions apply also to non-utilitarian ethical theories.) | Peter Singer is a preference utilitarian as he expounds in his famous book, *Practical Ethics*. The author of the first document you cited also defines Mr. Singer as a preference utilitarian:
>
> Preference utilitarian Peter Singer argues that, most likely, each person is more qualified than anyone else to know what is in their own interests as long as they are competent (thus, parents probably know more than their infant child about what is in their child’s interests).
>
>
>
---
The author is trying to argue that there is a fundamental division between act and rule utilitarians, and that these utilitarians are then further divided into flavours, such as preference and hedonistic:
>
> [...] a hedonistic act utilitarian thinks that an action is morally right if its effects help to maximize the sum of every being’s happiness.
>
>
> And a hedonistic, rule utilitarian thinks that an action is morally right if it conforms to a set of rules that, when generally followed, help to maximize the sum of every being’s happiness.
>
>
> Finally, a preference act utilitarian thinks that an action is morally right if, in the long run, it satisfies more informed preferences than it frustrates (with deference to the importance of those preferences).
>
>
> |
323,243 | Usually we say "I am one of those who likes fast food" but If i replace "those" with "them", could i also "I am one of them who likes fast food"? | 2022/09/19 | [
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] | The use of "them" here is wrong when used this way in modern English to refer to people who like fast food. The word was used in this way for the 1662 version of the Lord's Prayer: *And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us*, but more recent versions use "those".
You might however have been discussing how chefs dislike fast food, and if you are yourself a chef who happens to like fast food you might correctly say "I am one of them, who likes fast food". | *Usually* we don't use this kind of construction at all. Usually one would say "I like fast food", or perhaps "I'm a person who likes fast food".
The construction with "one of those" is from fairly formal speech. Simply replacing by "them" doesn't work well. But you can say, for example "Some people (I am one of them) who like fast food are going to Macdonalds" |
61,330 | After a match, I usually look in Battlelog match resume to observe my results, together with those of my teammates and opponents.
One question came to my mind: how is skill level calculated?
In fact, while you can see my battle stats with a K/D outcome of 14/13 and 12% accuracy report a skill level of 13.77, the top player from the winning team had a -10.71 skill level with a K/D of 25/14 and a greater accuracy than mine.
How come?
 | 2012/04/05 | [
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] | [From Dice:](http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654489451569869/)
>
> This is what determines your skill level on your stats page:
>
>
> * You gain/loose SL based on every confrontation with another player
> * Killing a highly skilled enemy gives you more points than killing
> someone less skilled
> * Points are not transferred from a player to another, they are simply
> added/subtracted based on the encounter and the SL of both parts
> (thus, after an encounter, one part may go up 50 points while the
> other loses only 20)
> * The SL is used for matchmaking
>
>
>
Skill level fluctuates so much, I wouldn't worry about it. | Just to add a little bit of info to Foxtrot's answer, my biggest gain in one match was 199.04, my biggest loss -192.84. This graph shows the fluctuation as compared to K/D, SPM, and W/L. As you can see, there is really no correlation. In my opinion, SPM when taken with a decent K/D is a much better measure of skill.
Also, for example, here are some numbers from my clan:
K/D W/L SPM Skill
0.97 0.86 248 274
1.28 1.69 304 150
1.49 1.43 515 102
0.81 1.80 250 239
1.17 1.12 334 -165 |
61,330 | After a match, I usually look in Battlelog match resume to observe my results, together with those of my teammates and opponents.
One question came to my mind: how is skill level calculated?
In fact, while you can see my battle stats with a K/D outcome of 14/13 and 12% accuracy report a skill level of 13.77, the top player from the winning team had a -10.71 skill level with a K/D of 25/14 and a greater accuracy than mine.
How come?
 | 2012/04/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/61330",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/9651/"
] | [From Dice:](http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654489451569869/)
>
> This is what determines your skill level on your stats page:
>
>
> * You gain/loose SL based on every confrontation with another player
> * Killing a highly skilled enemy gives you more points than killing
> someone less skilled
> * Points are not transferred from a player to another, they are simply
> added/subtracted based on the encounter and the SL of both parts
> (thus, after an encounter, one part may go up 50 points while the
> other loses only 20)
> * The SL is used for matchmaking
>
>
>
Skill level fluctuates so much, I wouldn't worry about it. | The skill level is also based on in-game actions (Capturing/defending, Squad revives/assists etc) Which is why you will sometimes see the player with the most kills have a lower skill ranking. |
61,330 | After a match, I usually look in Battlelog match resume to observe my results, together with those of my teammates and opponents.
One question came to my mind: how is skill level calculated?
In fact, while you can see my battle stats with a K/D outcome of 14/13 and 12% accuracy report a skill level of 13.77, the top player from the winning team had a -10.71 skill level with a K/D of 25/14 and a greater accuracy than mine.
How come?
 | 2012/04/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/61330",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/9651/"
] | Just to add a little bit of info to Foxtrot's answer, my biggest gain in one match was 199.04, my biggest loss -192.84. This graph shows the fluctuation as compared to K/D, SPM, and W/L. As you can see, there is really no correlation. In my opinion, SPM when taken with a decent K/D is a much better measure of skill.
Also, for example, here are some numbers from my clan:
K/D W/L SPM Skill
0.97 0.86 248 274
1.28 1.69 304 150
1.49 1.43 515 102
0.81 1.80 250 239
1.17 1.12 334 -165 | The skill level is also based on in-game actions (Capturing/defending, Squad revives/assists etc) Which is why you will sometimes see the player with the most kills have a lower skill ranking. |
235,408 | I recently moved into a new home & the previous owners didn't particularly maintain it. Among the things that are in disrepair, only a fraction of the irrigation system works. The popup sprinklers in the front yard are correctly tied to the controller, but the front yard drip & back yard popup + drip sprinklers don't come on when all sprinklers are enabled from the controller.
I suspected that the sprinklers weren't properly wired to the controller because there was only one zone connected to the controller. I was able to verify this was the case for the front yard drip sprinklers because it has a manual twist knob override & the sprinklers came on when it was opened:
The left one enabled the front drip sprinklers, and the right enabled the front popup sprinklers.
In the backyard however, there is no twist knob override to manually engage the sprinklers:
[](https://i.imgur.com/ZrWXQzv.jpg)[](https://i.imgur.com/fVN6ch2.jpg)
I would like to manually turn them on to verify if they still work (they likely haven't been used in over 10 years) before going through the trouble of wiring them to the controller. How else can I verify that the backyard sprinklers still work? | 2021/09/26 | [
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] | To manually open these valves, gently twist the black cylinder with the wires counter-clockwise. To close them twist them back clockwise. I have the same valves and had to look it up myself. | You can get a [24 VAC power supply](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Revo-24-Volt-AC-Adapter-for-Elite-Cameras-RE2440TF/203193109), typically used for older security systems, and bring it out to the zone valve with an extension cord and hook it up to the wires.
Be careful, though, 24v can give you a little tingle, so it's best not to touch the wires when it's plugged in, especially outdoors in the dirt. |
235,408 | I recently moved into a new home & the previous owners didn't particularly maintain it. Among the things that are in disrepair, only a fraction of the irrigation system works. The popup sprinklers in the front yard are correctly tied to the controller, but the front yard drip & back yard popup + drip sprinklers don't come on when all sprinklers are enabled from the controller.
I suspected that the sprinklers weren't properly wired to the controller because there was only one zone connected to the controller. I was able to verify this was the case for the front yard drip sprinklers because it has a manual twist knob override & the sprinklers came on when it was opened:
The left one enabled the front drip sprinklers, and the right enabled the front popup sprinklers.
In the backyard however, there is no twist knob override to manually engage the sprinklers:
[](https://i.imgur.com/ZrWXQzv.jpg)[](https://i.imgur.com/fVN6ch2.jpg)
I would like to manually turn them on to verify if they still work (they likely haven't been used in over 10 years) before going through the trouble of wiring them to the controller. How else can I verify that the backyard sprinklers still work? | 2021/09/26 | [
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] | @DoxyLover is right, a half turn anticlockwise of the solenoid (black cylinder with wires) should open the valve to see if it works.
To check the solenoid itself:
Turn water off,
Cut wires and strip a little insulation off, perhaps where previously joined.
Now be ready to be careful that the moving part inside doesn't drop out.
Unscrew solenoid (don't lose the bit inside).
Cover the valve so dirt wont get in this part.
Carry the solenoid to the controller.
Touch wires to the the appropriate contacts -
it will hum and click when attached to 24 v AC.
Return the solenoid to the valve soon.
Everyone, please let me know it this is correct for this exact valve (which I don't use).
For extra thoughtful people:
See if solenoid is cracked = bad.
When cutting wires see if they are green with copper rust, if so there is a higher chance of bad solenoid due to water creeping under the insulation into the solenoid. | You can get a [24 VAC power supply](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Revo-24-Volt-AC-Adapter-for-Elite-Cameras-RE2440TF/203193109), typically used for older security systems, and bring it out to the zone valve with an extension cord and hook it up to the wires.
Be careful, though, 24v can give you a little tingle, so it's best not to touch the wires when it's plugged in, especially outdoors in the dirt. |
235,408 | I recently moved into a new home & the previous owners didn't particularly maintain it. Among the things that are in disrepair, only a fraction of the irrigation system works. The popup sprinklers in the front yard are correctly tied to the controller, but the front yard drip & back yard popup + drip sprinklers don't come on when all sprinklers are enabled from the controller.
I suspected that the sprinklers weren't properly wired to the controller because there was only one zone connected to the controller. I was able to verify this was the case for the front yard drip sprinklers because it has a manual twist knob override & the sprinklers came on when it was opened:
The left one enabled the front drip sprinklers, and the right enabled the front popup sprinklers.
In the backyard however, there is no twist knob override to manually engage the sprinklers:
[](https://i.imgur.com/ZrWXQzv.jpg)[](https://i.imgur.com/fVN6ch2.jpg)
I would like to manually turn them on to verify if they still work (they likely haven't been used in over 10 years) before going through the trouble of wiring them to the controller. How else can I verify that the backyard sprinklers still work? | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
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] | To manually open these valves, gently twist the black cylinder with the wires counter-clockwise. To close them twist them back clockwise. I have the same valves and had to look it up myself. | @DoxyLover is right, a half turn anticlockwise of the solenoid (black cylinder with wires) should open the valve to see if it works.
To check the solenoid itself:
Turn water off,
Cut wires and strip a little insulation off, perhaps where previously joined.
Now be ready to be careful that the moving part inside doesn't drop out.
Unscrew solenoid (don't lose the bit inside).
Cover the valve so dirt wont get in this part.
Carry the solenoid to the controller.
Touch wires to the the appropriate contacts -
it will hum and click when attached to 24 v AC.
Return the solenoid to the valve soon.
Everyone, please let me know it this is correct for this exact valve (which I don't use).
For extra thoughtful people:
See if solenoid is cracked = bad.
When cutting wires see if they are green with copper rust, if so there is a higher chance of bad solenoid due to water creeping under the insulation into the solenoid. |
235,408 | I recently moved into a new home & the previous owners didn't particularly maintain it. Among the things that are in disrepair, only a fraction of the irrigation system works. The popup sprinklers in the front yard are correctly tied to the controller, but the front yard drip & back yard popup + drip sprinklers don't come on when all sprinklers are enabled from the controller.
I suspected that the sprinklers weren't properly wired to the controller because there was only one zone connected to the controller. I was able to verify this was the case for the front yard drip sprinklers because it has a manual twist knob override & the sprinklers came on when it was opened:
The left one enabled the front drip sprinklers, and the right enabled the front popup sprinklers.
In the backyard however, there is no twist knob override to manually engage the sprinklers:
[](https://i.imgur.com/ZrWXQzv.jpg)[](https://i.imgur.com/fVN6ch2.jpg)
I would like to manually turn them on to verify if they still work (they likely haven't been used in over 10 years) before going through the trouble of wiring them to the controller. How else can I verify that the backyard sprinklers still work? | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
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] | To manually open these valves, gently twist the black cylinder with the wires counter-clockwise. To close them twist them back clockwise. I have the same valves and had to look it up myself. | Disrepair, not maintained, not all connected, no instructions. Time to spend less than $ 100 US and buy a new 6 station controller. With the new controller installed, you can activate each line separately and determine what needs repair. My 12 station system is 25 years old and no individual electric valve has failed; so chances are your valves are good . Except they could be plugged with dirt. |
235,408 | I recently moved into a new home & the previous owners didn't particularly maintain it. Among the things that are in disrepair, only a fraction of the irrigation system works. The popup sprinklers in the front yard are correctly tied to the controller, but the front yard drip & back yard popup + drip sprinklers don't come on when all sprinklers are enabled from the controller.
I suspected that the sprinklers weren't properly wired to the controller because there was only one zone connected to the controller. I was able to verify this was the case for the front yard drip sprinklers because it has a manual twist knob override & the sprinklers came on when it was opened:
The left one enabled the front drip sprinklers, and the right enabled the front popup sprinklers.
In the backyard however, there is no twist knob override to manually engage the sprinklers:
[](https://i.imgur.com/ZrWXQzv.jpg)[](https://i.imgur.com/fVN6ch2.jpg)
I would like to manually turn them on to verify if they still work (they likely haven't been used in over 10 years) before going through the trouble of wiring them to the controller. How else can I verify that the backyard sprinklers still work? | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | @DoxyLover is right, a half turn anticlockwise of the solenoid (black cylinder with wires) should open the valve to see if it works.
To check the solenoid itself:
Turn water off,
Cut wires and strip a little insulation off, perhaps where previously joined.
Now be ready to be careful that the moving part inside doesn't drop out.
Unscrew solenoid (don't lose the bit inside).
Cover the valve so dirt wont get in this part.
Carry the solenoid to the controller.
Touch wires to the the appropriate contacts -
it will hum and click when attached to 24 v AC.
Return the solenoid to the valve soon.
Everyone, please let me know it this is correct for this exact valve (which I don't use).
For extra thoughtful people:
See if solenoid is cracked = bad.
When cutting wires see if they are green with copper rust, if so there is a higher chance of bad solenoid due to water creeping under the insulation into the solenoid. | Disrepair, not maintained, not all connected, no instructions. Time to spend less than $ 100 US and buy a new 6 station controller. With the new controller installed, you can activate each line separately and determine what needs repair. My 12 station system is 25 years old and no individual electric valve has failed; so chances are your valves are good . Except they could be plugged with dirt. |
148,972 | I am on a dev team of 15 people and just arrived a month ago. Our team lead just left because he didn't get a raise. There have been massive problems as he was the only one who knew anything about certain systems as our department has had high turnover recently. Anyway, in the interim we managed to get things somewhat under control.
However, our new lead has been going over budget figures and is realizing that as dev isn't core to the business, we keep getting our resources and budget cut year over year. He is basically saying that the only way anyone gets a raise is if we are respected in the organization and that respect can only happen if there is first pain which we swoop in to resolve.
There is currently a question of succession at the top of our department to the C level head. One candidate is the innovations/technology guy and the other is the operations gal. There may be others, but these are considered the top two candidates.
Operations relies on legacy/not actively developed systems. Innovations/tech is building a new set of systems for other business uses. The operations person is a skilled cost cutter who is stingy as anything. The tech guy is a blue sky thinker who can't be bothered with current operations and mostly cares about the latest and greatest. Obviously the 2nd is far better for us developers.
He is basically encouraging us to not bother to learn the older legacy systems which our old tech lead mostly supported (and give minimal support to each) and instead focus our dev efforts on a new system which goes to the executive.
His rationale is that if we can push the new system out into production by the new year (it was due in February) and operations has a bunch of failures and goal misses, tech guy will get promoted over the operations person.
His risk management strategy is that even if ops manager does win, we can just switch over to providing good support and if she cuts anyone, cause a mess again.
As a relatively junior dev, are there any negative repercussions to going along with this scheme? I can just say that my boss assigned me to the new work (as I technically am on that project). Supporting older tech is not a formal requirement for our team, just a general expectation.
He now ends meetings with "nobody appreciates fire marshals, just firefighters. Remember that value added without somebody watching is worthless to you." | 2019/12/01 | [
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] | To use the analogy, fireman may be more appreciated than fire marshals, but the people doing the appreciating usually do so from the burnt wreckage of their house.
He's basically proposing sabotaging the business and then swooping in to be the hero. Quite apart from the ethics of doing so, there are huge risks - the business as a whole loses so much money or reputation that it fails altogether; senior management and/or ops sees what's going on and fires your lead (and potentially the lot of you); your projects get canned and you're forcibly moved on to ops work. A *good* outcome is that the business suffers minor inconvenience and losses, and no one gets good raises.
>
> Obviously the second is better for us developers
>
>
>
Wrong.
There is a lot of empirical evidence that blue-sky complete system rewrites are a highly dangerous strategy. Yours is already nearly *a year late* and yet you think your lead will end up in the C-suite as a result. If it flops when put into production, only seriously ignorant management would put the blame on operations. (Don't you guys practice continuous delivery?)
For your future, supporting legacy will be a significant part of your work almost everywhere. There's a reason for that - legacy code has already been through a lot of shaking out the defects and survived to tell the tale. Get used to it, get good at it. | The problem here seems to be that the person who's meant to be representing your department to the CEO/board is failing to secure the budget they should be. There are multiple possible reasons for this - from the company having financial issues; to planning to outsource; to the (what you hope) just poor management representation.
The head of the department who should be fighting to get your budget, may well be getting large raises for cutting the budget and still delivering. Of course, they might not.
Industrial sabotage however, is not something you should do in retaliation to this manager. You can ask them why the budget is getting cut, and explain the consequences; but ultimately, it's not your call.
I would suggest you just accept that this job is a learning opportunity for you and not depend on getting a raise. When you've the experience that allows you to move on, do so. |
10,178 | I am studying on websites manual test. I haven't any idea about making a bug report for developer by MS word, excel, powerpoint, PDF, video, screenshot etc. That they can understand easily my report & absence of me they fixed bugs. How to create a report, specially bugs report for developer. Developers need clean & easy report for understanding & also fixing those bugs. Which report will be clean & that report will have details about bugs. Step by step every bug & their fixing issue.
I need some idea with examples that I can understand & created by myself. If anybody know about any tools & websites about manual bugs reporting so please details information to me. | 2014/11/05 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/10178",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/8643/"
] | What you should do is ask your customers what they want.
In this case ask your developers what kind of information do they like to receive about any bug and in what format.
Usually prepare a proper story of
1. what you did to generate a specific bug and why exactly do you think it is a bug?
2. What will happen if you don't fix this bug?
Maybe make a video or take a screenshot and annotate it to support your investigation.
Help the developers to improve their productivity by giving suggestions about improvement in the project or the work process itself! | you should have a look @ <http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com> or specifically <http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-write-good-bug-report/> this will help you. |
10,178 | I am studying on websites manual test. I haven't any idea about making a bug report for developer by MS word, excel, powerpoint, PDF, video, screenshot etc. That they can understand easily my report & absence of me they fixed bugs. How to create a report, specially bugs report for developer. Developers need clean & easy report for understanding & also fixing those bugs. Which report will be clean & that report will have details about bugs. Step by step every bug & their fixing issue.
I need some idea with examples that I can understand & created by myself. If anybody know about any tools & websites about manual bugs reporting so please details information to me. | 2014/11/05 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/10178",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/8643/"
] | What you should do is ask your customers what they want.
In this case ask your developers what kind of information do they like to receive about any bug and in what format.
Usually prepare a proper story of
1. what you did to generate a specific bug and why exactly do you think it is a bug?
2. What will happen if you don't fix this bug?
Maybe make a video or take a screenshot and annotate it to support your investigation.
Help the developers to improve their productivity by giving suggestions about improvement in the project or the work process itself! | Generic guidelines you can find in a similar question [Best guidelines for bug reporting?](https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1920/best-guidelines-for-bug-reporting).
If you're looking for examples of bug reports, I would browse through bug reports for open sources and publicly available projects. It actually makes no sense to link such places. Rather, you need to find an application or programming library that you use or are familiar with. This way, by reading their bug reports, possible workarounds and fixes, you will be able to see which bug reports helped developers and other users and which not. Was it easy for you to understand the failure? Where you able to reproduce it?
Good bug reports are useful also when I don't wear my tester's hat. For instance, when I was trying to design my new flat with 3D tool and I got some error, I found some other guys reporting similar problem in the community support site for this tool. It was easy for me to see it was similar, because steps to reproduce reported by them were similar to my scenario. Plus, there where possible workarounds and solutions listed there.
Note, bugs reports are not necessarily available in bug reporting tools. Online they are called forums, fora, community support, etc. |
10,178 | I am studying on websites manual test. I haven't any idea about making a bug report for developer by MS word, excel, powerpoint, PDF, video, screenshot etc. That they can understand easily my report & absence of me they fixed bugs. How to create a report, specially bugs report for developer. Developers need clean & easy report for understanding & also fixing those bugs. Which report will be clean & that report will have details about bugs. Step by step every bug & their fixing issue.
I need some idea with examples that I can understand & created by myself. If anybody know about any tools & websites about manual bugs reporting so please details information to me. | 2014/11/05 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/10178",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/8643/"
] | What you should do is ask your customers what they want.
In this case ask your developers what kind of information do they like to receive about any bug and in what format.
Usually prepare a proper story of
1. what you did to generate a specific bug and why exactly do you think it is a bug?
2. What will happen if you don't fix this bug?
Maybe make a video or take a screenshot and annotate it to support your investigation.
Help the developers to improve their productivity by giving suggestions about improvement in the project or the work process itself! | The short answer: Imagine you're trying to guide someone that's blindfolded through an obstacle course. They'll need to know where they are, details about how to move, and information about what to expect at each step.
Bug reports are similar; you need to use words, pictures, and video to accurately guide them through what you were doing, what you expected, and when it broke down.
We (uTest) have written a lot on this topic in conjunction with our community of 150,000+ testers. Here's one example I found with a quick search -
>
> **How to Write a Quality Bug Report**
>
>
> Writing a good bug report is one of the most talked-about topics in the testing world. The art of
> creating a well-written bug report requires a balanced combination of
> testing and communication skills. This course provides advice and tips
> geared towards helping you create bug reports that are informative and
> actionable, thus improving their value to the customer.
>
>
>
It's a bit too long for a post but here are the areas it covers -
>
> * The Title
> * Actions Performed (Steps)
> * Expected and Actual Results
> * Attachments
>
>
>
There's even more here: <http://university.utest.com/?s=bug+report> |
10,178 | I am studying on websites manual test. I haven't any idea about making a bug report for developer by MS word, excel, powerpoint, PDF, video, screenshot etc. That they can understand easily my report & absence of me they fixed bugs. How to create a report, specially bugs report for developer. Developers need clean & easy report for understanding & also fixing those bugs. Which report will be clean & that report will have details about bugs. Step by step every bug & their fixing issue.
I need some idea with examples that I can understand & created by myself. If anybody know about any tools & websites about manual bugs reporting so please details information to me. | 2014/11/05 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/10178",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/8643/"
] | What you should do is ask your customers what they want.
In this case ask your developers what kind of information do they like to receive about any bug and in what format.
Usually prepare a proper story of
1. what you did to generate a specific bug and why exactly do you think it is a bug?
2. What will happen if you don't fix this bug?
Maybe make a video or take a screenshot and annotate it to support your investigation.
Help the developers to improve their productivity by giving suggestions about improvement in the project or the work process itself! | Defect reporting tools are going to vary at each company. For example; some places use HP's QLM, some places use Target Process, some places just use Word/Excel. (I'm not associated with any of these companies but have used them at clients in the past!)
As far as the content goes... you've kind of answered your own question. The report needs to be clear, concise and factual. Typical bug reports can vary between companies, but generally include the same basic information:
* Description / Summary of the issue
* Prerequisites of the test
* Steps to reproduce the defect
* Expected Outcome
* Actual Outcome
* Branch/Revision info
* Test evidence
The last point is especially useful as a picture says a thousand words and shows the developer exactly what you're seeing (particularly for front-end UI / UX issues)
Good luck with finding a tool to use - you'll find they're largely the same but may have completely different pricing options so may be best off with creating a Word template and good ol' fashion email. |
257,533 | I'd like to develop a few applications for a device I own which has Windows Mobile 2003 on it, but I don't care to hunt down a copy of Visual Studio 2003 to do so. I'd like to know if the Mobile 6 SDK can be used for this purpose.
There's no upgrade path to newer versions of Windows Mobile for this device, and I doubt I'll be getting any newer devices any time soon. Just in case you'd suggest something like that... | 2008/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/257533",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5697/"
] | This totally depends on how you are going to develop this application. If it's just a .NET Compact Framework application you will be fine as long as the right .NET CF version is installed on the device.
If you're going to use C++ and the underlying WinCE API then you would need to make sure that the called functions are supported by WiMo 2003. | You can create programs for WM2003. As long as you can install the .net cf you will be able to run programs compiled under the compact framework. The list of requirements are:
From [microsoft.com](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9655156b-356b-4a2c-857c-e62f50ae9a55&displaylang=en):
>
> **System Requirements**
>
> \* Supported Operating Systems: Windows CE .NET; Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs
>
> \* Supported Device Operating Systems: Windows Mobile Software for Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 for PocketPC and Smartphone, Windows CE .NET 5.0 and higher.
>
>
> |
257,533 | I'd like to develop a few applications for a device I own which has Windows Mobile 2003 on it, but I don't care to hunt down a copy of Visual Studio 2003 to do so. I'd like to know if the Mobile 6 SDK can be used for this purpose.
There's no upgrade path to newer versions of Windows Mobile for this device, and I doubt I'll be getting any newer devices any time soon. Just in case you'd suggest something like that... | 2008/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/257533",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5697/"
] | You need to code to the least common denominator. Using the WimNo 6 SDK is not the route to go as there is no guarantee of backward compatability and you may end up using features available only in the later OS/Platform. Studio 08 ships with a PPC 2003 SDK, so use that. The apps developed for PPC 03 should be forward compatible (there are edge cases that migh require additionaly ches in your code, but for the most part they work fine). | You can create programs for WM2003. As long as you can install the .net cf you will be able to run programs compiled under the compact framework. The list of requirements are:
From [microsoft.com](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9655156b-356b-4a2c-857c-e62f50ae9a55&displaylang=en):
>
> **System Requirements**
>
> \* Supported Operating Systems: Windows CE .NET; Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs
>
> \* Supported Device Operating Systems: Windows Mobile Software for Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 for PocketPC and Smartphone, Windows CE .NET 5.0 and higher.
>
>
> |
257,533 | I'd like to develop a few applications for a device I own which has Windows Mobile 2003 on it, but I don't care to hunt down a copy of Visual Studio 2003 to do so. I'd like to know if the Mobile 6 SDK can be used for this purpose.
There's no upgrade path to newer versions of Windows Mobile for this device, and I doubt I'll be getting any newer devices any time soon. Just in case you'd suggest something like that... | 2008/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/257533",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5697/"
] | This totally depends on how you are going to develop this application. If it's just a .NET Compact Framework application you will be fine as long as the right .NET CF version is installed on the device.
If you're going to use C++ and the underlying WinCE API then you would need to make sure that the called functions are supported by WiMo 2003. | I don't think it'll work. I think you need the right SDK, and if that means VS2003, that too. |
257,533 | I'd like to develop a few applications for a device I own which has Windows Mobile 2003 on it, but I don't care to hunt down a copy of Visual Studio 2003 to do so. I'd like to know if the Mobile 6 SDK can be used for this purpose.
There's no upgrade path to newer versions of Windows Mobile for this device, and I doubt I'll be getting any newer devices any time soon. Just in case you'd suggest something like that... | 2008/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/257533",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5697/"
] | You need to code to the least common denominator. Using the WimNo 6 SDK is not the route to go as there is no guarantee of backward compatability and you may end up using features available only in the later OS/Platform. Studio 08 ships with a PPC 2003 SDK, so use that. The apps developed for PPC 03 should be forward compatible (there are edge cases that migh require additionaly ches in your code, but for the most part they work fine). | I don't think it'll work. I think you need the right SDK, and if that means VS2003, that too. |
257,533 | I'd like to develop a few applications for a device I own which has Windows Mobile 2003 on it, but I don't care to hunt down a copy of Visual Studio 2003 to do so. I'd like to know if the Mobile 6 SDK can be used for this purpose.
There's no upgrade path to newer versions of Windows Mobile for this device, and I doubt I'll be getting any newer devices any time soon. Just in case you'd suggest something like that... | 2008/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/257533",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5697/"
] | You need to code to the least common denominator. Using the WimNo 6 SDK is not the route to go as there is no guarantee of backward compatability and you may end up using features available only in the later OS/Platform. Studio 08 ships with a PPC 2003 SDK, so use that. The apps developed for PPC 03 should be forward compatible (there are edge cases that migh require additionaly ches in your code, but for the most part they work fine). | This totally depends on how you are going to develop this application. If it's just a .NET Compact Framework application you will be fine as long as the right .NET CF version is installed on the device.
If you're going to use C++ and the underlying WinCE API then you would need to make sure that the called functions are supported by WiMo 2003. |
85,028 | My parents will be visiting the USA on a B2 visa. Before coming to the US, they will be staying at my sister's place in London for a month. My parents already hold a valid visa for both the UK and USA, applied and stamped in India.
Do my parents need to carry any other document for when they arrive at the port of entry at the Minneapolis airport from London? | 2016/12/26 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/85028",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/55257/"
] | Aside from the passport and visa, having a printed itinerary showing when they'll leave the country again, can often be a help (or even be a requirement) when at immigration in the states. Specially on a first visit. | There is no requirement to carry any other documents and anything extra is extremely unlikely to be required. However, if there is doubt about your motives for entry being what you claim them to be, evidence of a reservation for at least the first night of your stay *may* be helpful, along with a return ticket.
In the very unlikely event things really do hot up at interview, tickets for Walt Disney World or whatever may help to establish that you really are a visitor rather than a would-be illegal immigrant. |
85,028 | My parents will be visiting the USA on a B2 visa. Before coming to the US, they will be staying at my sister's place in London for a month. My parents already hold a valid visa for both the UK and USA, applied and stamped in India.
Do my parents need to carry any other document for when they arrive at the port of entry at the Minneapolis airport from London? | 2016/12/26 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/85028",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/55257/"
] | Aside from the passport and visa, having a printed itinerary showing when they'll leave the country again, can often be a help (or even be a requirement) when at immigration in the states. Specially on a first visit. | No, their passport and blue customs form they get on the plane is all they need. TIP: ideally place the form inside the passport at the page with the visa.
A return flight confirmation **could** come in handy as well, but I've never brought such a thing and never been asked for it. |
85,028 | My parents will be visiting the USA on a B2 visa. Before coming to the US, they will be staying at my sister's place in London for a month. My parents already hold a valid visa for both the UK and USA, applied and stamped in India.
Do my parents need to carry any other document for when they arrive at the port of entry at the Minneapolis airport from London? | 2016/12/26 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/85028",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/55257/"
] | There is no requirement to carry any other documents and anything extra is extremely unlikely to be required. However, if there is doubt about your motives for entry being what you claim them to be, evidence of a reservation for at least the first night of your stay *may* be helpful, along with a return ticket.
In the very unlikely event things really do hot up at interview, tickets for Walt Disney World or whatever may help to establish that you really are a visitor rather than a would-be illegal immigrant. | No, their passport and blue customs form they get on the plane is all they need. TIP: ideally place the form inside the passport at the page with the visa.
A return flight confirmation **could** come in handy as well, but I've never brought such a thing and never been asked for it. |
17,332,883 | i have existing appengine accounts that need to have cloud storage capability.
but it seems that i cant add it to an existing app engine account.
<https://cloud.google.com/products/cloud-storage>
instead i must create a new 'project' which creates a new appengine account.
is there a difference when having the cloud storage in a different 'project' beside having a different name?
thanks
-lp | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17332883",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1229529/"
] | i found the solution.
the appengine settings page has a button for enabling 'Cloud Integration'
Administration->application settings->cloud integration
click the button and an existing appengine project will become a cloud project and there is now a option in the cloud console to add the cloud storage. | Google Cloud Storage documentation is quite explicit about enabling GCS for existing AppEngine projects:
[GCS Docs - enabling for old style AppEngine apps](https://developers.google.com/datastore/docs/activate#google_cloud_datastore_for_accessing_an_existing_app_engine_datastore_from_compute_engine) |
4,829 | [This question](https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3580/can-apple-be-found-in-violation-of-antitrust-laws-for-apple-music) clarifies that apple doesn't have a large enough share of the smartphone market to be considered a monopoly. The argument being that because they are not a monopoly they can bundle their apps and not be in violation of US anti-trust law.
Looking at the issue from a slightly different angle, couldn't it be argued that Apple conspired to raise and fix the price for apps and certain services to favor their own platform. For example they were found liable for this behavior in [this case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Apple_Inc.). Even though Apple clearly didn't have 90+% of the eBook market.
What if my app developer wanted to use Amazon as a payment processor and not Apple? How is it legal for Apple to restrict products & services in such a manner? | 2015/10/29 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/4829",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/3248/"
] | [Prosecutors could just be exercising their prosecutorial discretion](https://law.stackexchange.com/a/603/248), but if they thought that Apple was acting in violation of anti-trust law, I believe they would prosecute. They've done it before (the eBook case).
This is purely an opinion, as this case hasn't been tested in court, so there is no case law to cite for you, but I believe the facts in the Mircrosoft case can be distinguished from the facts in Apple's case because *Apple doesn't have a monopoly on the smartphone market*. Over the past few years, Apple has had between 15 and 20 percent of the smart phone market by unit:
[](http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp)
Contrast that with Microsoft's 90%+ market share in the 1990s.
Since Apple does not have a monopoly, it is not taking advantage of a monopoly when it forces particular default app choices on you.
In *[U.S. v. Apple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Apple_Inc.)* (the eBook case), the anti-trust behaviour didn't involve only Apple, but also Hachette, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Penguin, and Simon and Schuster (who, taken together, had 48% of the eBook market as of Q1 2010). Thus, this is distinguished by the type of behaviour that happened and the magnitude of the market controlled by the defendants. Price fixing amongst ostensibly competing publishers that will sell on Apple's platform is drastically different behaviour than what you are asking about in your question.
---
I don't believe that Apple actually price-fixes any of the apps sold in the store. App publishers are free to choose a price from a large variety of tiers. | First, regarding the ebook thing. Apple was the only one selling ebooks, the other parties involved (the publishing companys) were colluding with Apple to artificially increase the price. They did this by forming what is known in economics as a [Cartel](http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Business_economics/Cartels.html) which is illegal under Section 1 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Now, Apple's restrictions on their products is perfectly legal and protected by under intellectual property law. If you don't like it don't buy Apple or make an iOS app. The simple fact that it is possible to find and purchase alternatives easily is enough to say its not a Monopoly. It is really that simple and not the same situation at all. In fact, it is precisely the opposite.
What Apple is, at least where the app store is concerned, is a [Monopsony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopsony) which, is an economic environment where there is one buyer and many sellers. In this case Apple is only the buyer of ios apps and developers are the app sellers. Another example of a monopsony is major league sports franchises. When these franchises collude they form a cartel and can set the price of talent at whatever they see fit, which is why players formed associations (to similarly protect their interests). Because monopsony are so rare, Sherman Anti-Trust Laws don't explicitly forbid them from occurring. One could argue in fact that intellectual property law legalizes monopsonies to a certain degree. Never the less it is a companys' right to control the way their product is used by consumers as long as other comparable substitute products are available. And the only way to stop Apple from restricting things like payment processing would be to form a large enough group of iOS app developers that if they walked away iOS apps would suffer a great deal, and bargain with apple as cohesive unit.
On last thing, if I were Apple and you asked me your question I would answer with a question of my own, is it not better for Apple to do all of its own payment processing? If you have a problem with customer payment information, download issues,..., you call one number. They don't say, "oh were sorry but you will need to call our third party payment processer to discuss these matters." At which point you are put on hold for the next 6 hours. Just food for thought. |
21,655 | I am trying to apply a UV image with no tiling in Cycles. I have tried using the Texture Coordinate with a Mapping node as suggest in other examples. I have also tried using the Attribute node (I couldn't get that to work at all).
So far using the Texture Coordinate with Mapping nodes does stop the tiling, but it leaves these strange stretched portion of the image going over the rest of the mesh.
Is there a way that I can stop those extra stripes from appearing?
Example attached
I have attached the node setup below
Thanks | 2015/01/03 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/21655",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/9753/"
] | Cylces does have the bad habit of stretching the pixels past the edges of the image.
One quick solution is editing your image and adding a black or transparent border all around. (All you need is one pixel wide ...).
Cycles will then repeat that border...
Or you can create a file that is a black border around a transparent image and use that as a factor on a mix node to create a color frame past your image:
or a different shader:
 | For many situations I have found that setting mapping node min and max values to -.001 and 1.001 respectively has produced good results, eliminating the stretched edges.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/h3EHE.png)
Without this I get a result like...
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gjWVU.png)
With the min and max hack in place I get a result like...
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3yP2Q.png) |
21,044 | I always wanted to have a husky but I need to work during the day and they need much exercise so I'm not sure if I should get one.
I would be able to go for a walk or jogging in the morning and evening and play with the dog a little in between but when I'm at work he would have to be a long time alone at home.
I do have a garden where he could run or something but I don't know if that would be enough exercise or maybe I should pay someone to go for a walk with him during that time.
On the weekends I don't have to work so I would have a lot of time to exercise with him then.
What do you think should I rather not get a dog or is it fine? | 2018/08/05 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/21044",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/12704/"
] | I'd try to avoid collars in general. While negative enforcement **can** work, it's hard to transport the message. Does the dog really understand the shock is due to him barking (might improve behavior) or is it due to someone passing by (making it worse)?
I'd try the following:
* Get some treats the dog really loves, maybe even stops anything else just to get it. Make it exclusive to these exercises for a while.
* Get the help of a "stranger" for this. This can be a relative, a coworker, etc. Basically someone the dog would bark at.
* Let them pass your yard, talk in a calm way to both the dog and the "stranger", while you try to get the barking to stop **without** using tools.
* If you make advancements, the "stranger' might even bring some of the treats with them. In this case it would be ideal for the dog waiting for your approval, but for the given situation this might be secondary.
* If you know the dog won't bite and just bark, the "stranger" could later on also enter the yard with you and try kneeling down or even sitting on the floor signaling no threat.
* If you make advancements, try replacing the "stranger" to teach the dog this isn't exclusive to that one person.
* Always keep in mind this will take some time and you won't fix the issue in a week or two.
* The basic idea is to tell the dog using this positive reinforcement that strangers aren't necessarily bad and there might even be something good waiting for them.
What you should never do:
* Get angry at the dog out and shout at them. They might actually think you are barking at the strangers as well, further supporting the behavior.
* Give up. Always remember the dog most likely doesn't have any malicious intentions. They just want to protect both their pack and territory. | Was there no remote control to the collar?
As you correctly guessed, the collar activates too often and punishes your dog for actions he should not be punished for like being excited when visitors come and playing with other dogs.
The description of the collar says something about measuring vibrations in the dogs throat and activating when these vibrations are too strong. But barking, yapping, growling, whining and all the many sounds a dog makes when playing all cause vibrations. You dog cannot comprehend that he is punished for making sounds, he thinks he is punished for having fun or for his usual vocalizations. I honestly think this is a dangerous thing and can lead to depression. Therefore:
**Please don't use your current collar any more.** It either doesn't detect "real barking" very well or just doesn't fit the personality of your dog. Maybe read the manual carefully to see if you can adjust the threshold of the shock activation.
If you use a device that punishes your dog for something, you should have more control about it. I saw the same kind of collars equipped with a remote. The collars either punish by vibrations or by electro shocks, both adjustable in intensity and only activated by pushing the remote button.
Intensify the effect of the punishment by blocking him from his barking spot (if he has such a spot and you can access it without problems):
* Dog runs to the fence and barks
* While he's still running, you loudly call a warning word like "Don't you dare"
* If he doesn't stop, you activate the collar
* At the same time, you walk swiftly, but without running, to the fence and stand in the place where your dog wants to stand and bark
* Look at him and tell him "no", send him back to the house
* If he tries to stand in his barking spot, push him away with your leg (please don't kick him, pushing is enough).
* At no point is there any running or chasing around involved. Stay calm, strong and stubborn. If your dog runs around, stay in the most intense spot and don't budge.
That way you claim the barking spot for yourself and in a figurative sense the right to bark. You tell him "This is not your spot anymore and barking is not your job anymore".
Maybe you don't need a collar at all after the last "shocking" days for your dog? |
21,044 | I always wanted to have a husky but I need to work during the day and they need much exercise so I'm not sure if I should get one.
I would be able to go for a walk or jogging in the morning and evening and play with the dog a little in between but when I'm at work he would have to be a long time alone at home.
I do have a garden where he could run or something but I don't know if that would be enough exercise or maybe I should pay someone to go for a walk with him during that time.
On the weekends I don't have to work so I would have a lot of time to exercise with him then.
What do you think should I rather not get a dog or is it fine? | 2018/08/05 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/21044",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/12704/"
] | I'd try to avoid collars in general. While negative enforcement **can** work, it's hard to transport the message. Does the dog really understand the shock is due to him barking (might improve behavior) or is it due to someone passing by (making it worse)?
I'd try the following:
* Get some treats the dog really loves, maybe even stops anything else just to get it. Make it exclusive to these exercises for a while.
* Get the help of a "stranger" for this. This can be a relative, a coworker, etc. Basically someone the dog would bark at.
* Let them pass your yard, talk in a calm way to both the dog and the "stranger", while you try to get the barking to stop **without** using tools.
* If you make advancements, the "stranger' might even bring some of the treats with them. In this case it would be ideal for the dog waiting for your approval, but for the given situation this might be secondary.
* If you know the dog won't bite and just bark, the "stranger" could later on also enter the yard with you and try kneeling down or even sitting on the floor signaling no threat.
* If you make advancements, try replacing the "stranger" to teach the dog this isn't exclusive to that one person.
* Always keep in mind this will take some time and you won't fix the issue in a week or two.
* The basic idea is to tell the dog using this positive reinforcement that strangers aren't necessarily bad and there might even be something good waiting for them.
What you should never do:
* Get angry at the dog out and shout at them. They might actually think you are barking at the strangers as well, further supporting the behavior.
* Give up. Always remember the dog most likely doesn't have any malicious intentions. They just want to protect both their pack and territory. | >
> 1. Does anyone know of a bark collar that allows "fine grained" control of when it shocks?
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I would suggest a manual trigger (remote) instead of an automatic one. Find the right automatic trigger for your dog's particular volume is going to be tricky.
A friend of mine bought a collar on amazon with 3 settings: beeping, vibration, shock. It's not an automatic collar, you simply use a remote to give the appropriate response.
I've seen it used on 3 dogs, one of whom was willfully disobedient (as a matter of making a point to ignore its master). Vibration always worked as well as shocks, my friend never needed to resort to shocks for any of the dogs.
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> 2. Does anybody have ideas about how to help the dog understand that the behavior we are trying to correct is the barking (as opposed to suppressing excitement)?
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Your dog identifies the collar as a punishment. He's actually taking it too far, considering that he's being punished for being who he is, rather than what he does.
So you need to reframe the message. Don't make him wear the collar non-stop. Take it off, and only put it on *directly after* a barking incident that crosses the line.
Eventually, your dog will put two and two together and realize that the collar goes on after he barks.
However, I would suggest the remote-controlled collar. It retains the possibility to give **instant** feedback (when he charges the fence), as opposed to you [having to run after him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRSbr0EYYU) to put the collar on.
It also allows you to selectively punish him. For example, if he barks (once) because you stepped on his tail, you shouldn't punish him. However, an automatic collar would not be able to distinguish context and would unfairly punish the dog for something it didn't cause. |
119,824 | My question is very simple. I have some trouble on my MBP13 mid-2010 (MC375LL/A) and I want to diagnose it using the Apple Hardware Test.
I try to hold the D key down during restart of the MBP but nothing happens. I think it is due to the fact that I need to use the DVD 2 coming with the MBP. Unfortunately I don't have the DVD currently.
I try to use Internet Recovery (by holding "Option+D") but it seems that Apple Hardware Test does not support my MBP...
So I am looking for a solution to achieve this diagnostic without the original DVD.
**Edit:** My MBP is currently running on OSX Maverick (10.9.1). | 2014/02/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/119824",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/68250/"
] | As per [Apple Support Page](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4904) these Mac's are eligible for Internet Recovery:
* MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
* MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
* MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
* iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
* iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
* MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
* **MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)**
* Mac mini (Mid 2010)
* MacBook Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
* iMac (21.5-inch and 27-inch, Mid 2010)
* MacBook Air (11-inch and 13-inch, Late 2010)
Upgrade your MBP with [EFI Firmware Update 2.5 for MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)](http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1478) to enable it. | Here we can find a list of AHTs:
<https://github.com/upekkha/AppleHardwareTest> |
245,070 | I have two tables in my project: "cats" and "items". Every single item in "items" table has the value "item\_cat" (column), which represents the ID of actual category, where that item is assigned to. And every single category in "cats" table has its unique ID.
When I add a new item, I can choose the category ID which can only be the one of categories from "cats" table: "music" (id=1), "books" (id=2) or "movies" (id=3). Items stored: "Pulp fiction" (id=1), "Mein kampf" (id=2), "Gone with the wind" (id=3), "Les miserables" (id=4), "The Holy Bible" (id=5) and "The best of Tina Turner" (id=6). Items 1, 3 and 4 belong to category 3, items 2 and 5 belong to category 2, and item 6 belongs to category 1 (I hope I'm still understandable ;) ).
Now I want to count how many items are assigned to every category. Is it possible to use "SELECT COUNT" in some combination, to get such a result as an output: cat1 = 1 (item), cat2 = 2 (items), cat3 = 3 (items)? How to do this?
Thank you in advance for your help! | 2019/08/11 | [
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/245070",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/users/187434/"
] | You can configure the processor affinity used by an instance of SQL Server by right clicking the instance and choosing [Properties -> Processors](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/server-properties-processors-page?view=sql-server-2017):
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> Processor Affinity
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> Assigns processors to specific threads to eliminating processor reloads and reduce thread migration across processors. For more information, see affinity mask Server Configuration Option.
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This will enable you to assign specific processors per instance. Getting this right though requires constant attention and tuning so generally I don't advise it unless you really know what you are doing.
If you do decide to proceed, then I highly recommend reading about the [affinity mask Server Configuration Option](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/affinity-mask-server-configuration-option?view=sql-server-2017) before you attempt it and also you can read a quick [tutorial](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15264.configuring-sql-server-cpu-utilization.aspx) on TechNet and some basic guidelines can be found on [Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/319942/how-to-determine-proper-sql-server-configuration-settings). | We have the same scenario, 12 cores with 6 SQL instances on the same machine.
What we did with allocation was to use Processor Affinity to make sure a single instance is only using 10 cores, and then spread it evenly as follows
Instance 1 is not using CPU0 and CPU1
Instance 2 is not using CPU2 and CPU3
Instance 3 is not using CPU4 and CPU5
..and so on
This prevents a single instance from bringing the whole server down, and it works like a charm |
2,490,692 | From the javadoc for [Session](http://java.sun.com/javaee/6/docs/api/javax/jms/Session.html) it states:
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> A Session object is a single-threaded context for producing and consuming messages.
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So I understand that you shouldn't use a Session object from two different threads *at the same time*. What I'm unclear on is if you could use the Session object (or children such as a Queue) from a different thread than the one it created.
In the case I'm working on, I'm considering putting my Session objects into a pool of available sessions that any thread could borrow from, use, and return to the pool when it is finished with it.
Is this kosher?
(Using ActiveMQ BTW, if that impacts the answer at all.) | 2010/03/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2490692",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6277/"
] | I think the footnote from section 4.4 in [the JMS 1.1 spec](http://download.oracle.com/otndocs/jcp/7195-jms-1.1-fr-spec-oth-JSpec/) sheds some light:
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> There are no restrictions on the number of threads that can use a Session object or those it creates. The restriction is that the resources of a Session should not be used concurrently by multiple threads. It is up to the user to insure that this concurrency restriction is met. The simplest way to do this is to use one thread. In the case of asynchronous delivery, use one thread for setup in stopped mode and then start asynchronous delivery. In more complex cases the user must provide explicit synchronization.
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By my reading of the spec what you want to do is OK, provided you correctly manage concurrency. | Sadly the JMS docs are often not written as clearly or precisely as we might like :o(
But reading the spec I'm now pretty convinced you really shouldn't access the session from other threads, even if you guarantee there's no concurrent access. The bit of the javadoc that swung it for me was:
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> Once a connection has been started,
> any session with a registered message
> listener(s) is dedicated to the thread
> of control that delivers messages to
> it. It is erroneous for client code to
> use this session or any of its
> constituent objects from another
> thread of control. The only exception
> to this is the use of the session or
> connection close method.
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Note the clear use of 'thread of control' and the singling out of 'close()' as the only exception.
They seem to be saying that even if you're using asynchronous message consumption (i.e. setMessageListener) - which means you get called back on another thread created by JMS to receive messages - you're never allowed to touch the session or related objects again from any other thread, because the session is now 'dedicated' to the JMS delivery thread. For example, I assume this means you couldn't even call message.acknowledge() from another thread.
Having said that, I only just noticed that we haven't been obeying this constraint, and have yet to notice any ill effects (using SonicMQ). But of course if you don't obey the standard, all bets are off, so I guess we need to obey the 1-thread 1-session rule to stay safe. |
181,842 | In order to upgrade our EC2 instances (or downgrade for that matter) I use the AWS console to "Create Image (EBS AMI)" and then I launch the AMI once it has been created. Is there a way that would make it possible for me to upgrade/downgrade without having to create the AMI?
Thanks for your help. | 2010/09/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/181842",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/20931/"
] | You can check the API tools command ec2-modify-instance-attribute. You need to stop the instance, apply the command and start it again.
I've done this with my Linux AMI's. :) | The only way to persist changes is via EBS. AMIs are read-only, though you can always use one AMI to create another. |
91,517 | Consider:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cnins.jpg)
I can’t seem to find out what plane this is. I keep digging online for small twins with twin tips. It has an Air Force emblem on the sign, but I can’t find anything on it. | 2022/01/29 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/91517",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/62013/"
] | If you look up the bar's website you get a little more detail about this aircraft:
[Source: Hangar 101 Billiards](https://hangar101billiards.com/our-story/)
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> The Cessna 310 over the bowling alley is a navy trainer aircraft. It trained some of the finest pilots in the U.S. Navy.
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There are more pictures of the aircraft (and others on display) on the website:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwqzJ.jpg) | Looks like a U-3 (military Cessna 310). |
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