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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 re... | 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 ... | 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 i... | 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 ... |
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 P... | 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 interpr... |
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 in... | 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 ... |
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 countr... | 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.
>
> Israel bases citizenship (and even residence) on religion.
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> Israel's policies for citizenship and residence are discrimina... | >
> Is antisemitism protected on this site?
>
>
>
No, just as the slandering of other users is not protected.
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This whole sorry affair started with:
>
> Which country offers citizenship based on religious conversion?” Probably none except for the example in your question, as such an approach would **likely*... |
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.... | 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 adv... | 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... | 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?
>
>
>
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.
>
> Doesn't it need any kind of processor to perform its opera... | 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 Assemb... |
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, bu... | 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 th... |
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 an... | 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 unde... |
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 an... | 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/moral... |
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 unde... | 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/moral... |
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/"
] | 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 , Prajapa... | >
> **The History of Indian Gemology:**
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> 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.
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> The Vedas, the oldest Indian scriptures... |
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 -*... | >
> **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.
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> The Vedas, the oldest Indian scriptures... |
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/"
] | >
> **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... | 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... |
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 -*... | 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 , Prajapa... |
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/"
] | 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 , Prajapa... | 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... |
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 -*... | 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... |
68,679,817 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cq1A1.jpg).[](https://i.stack... | 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 an... |
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.... | 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... | 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 #N... |
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.... | 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... | 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... | 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 expl... | 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... | 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. I... |
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... | 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 expl... | 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. I... |
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 ... | 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.
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>
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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 wh... | 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 repor... |
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 ... | 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... | 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 repor... |
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 ... | 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 *exist... | 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... |
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 r... | 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 playlis... | 2011/07/05 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/16860",
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] | 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 playlis... | 2011/07/05 | [
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] | 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 | [
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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 ... | 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. ... |
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 Altiu... | 2016/02/24 | [
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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... | 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.
... |
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 Altiu... | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/219141",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | 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... | 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 t... |
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",
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] | 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/... | 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",
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] | 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... | 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 ab... |
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",
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] | 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... | 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",
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] | 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/... | >
> 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... |
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",
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] | 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/... | 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... |
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/... | 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 ab... |
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... |
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 ab... |
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",
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] | [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 surmis... | 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 nu... |
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 surmis... | 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_... |
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 nu... | 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_... |
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",
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] | 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, 1... | 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... |
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 ... | 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 con... | 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 install... |
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 ... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
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] | 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 ... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
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] | 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 ... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
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] | 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 reservati... |
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 ... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
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"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 ... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | 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 ... | 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 reservati... |
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 ... | 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 ... | 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 reservati... |
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 ... | 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 ... | 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 ... | 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... | 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 ... | 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 ... | 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... | 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 ... | 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 ... | 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... | 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 d... | 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 m... | 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 obj... |
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 d... | 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 m... | 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 u... | 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... | 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.pd... |
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%2... | 2013/11/24 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/8794",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/4506/"
] | 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 use... | 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 ... |
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%2... | 2013/11/24 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/8794",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
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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... | 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 ... |
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 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/323243",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/143995/"
] | 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... | *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)... |
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 ... | 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 s... | 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.
!... |
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 ... | 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 s... | 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 ... | 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.
!... | 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 c... | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/84922/"
] | 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 ... |
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 c... | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/84922/"
] | @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 does... | 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 ... |
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 c... | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/84922/"
] | 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 does... |
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 c... | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/84922/"
] | 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; ... |
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 c... | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/235408",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/84922/"
] | @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 does... | 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; ... |
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 ... | 2019/12/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/148972",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/112328/"
] | 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 ... | 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 repr... |
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 & eas... | 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 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 & eas... | 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 ... | 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 mak... |
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 & eas... | 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 ... | 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... |
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 & eas... | 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 ... | 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 qu... |
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... | 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 a... | 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):
>
> **Syst... |
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... | 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 c... | 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):
>
> **Syst... |
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... | 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 a... | 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... | 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 c... | 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... | 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 c... | 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 a... |
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 ent... | 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... |
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 ent... | 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 ent... | 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... | 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... | 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 ... | 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 i... | 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) ... |
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 leav... | 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 ...).
![enter image description here]... | 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...
[![... |
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 ha... | 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,... | 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 thr... |
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 ha... | 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,... | >
> 1. Does anyone know of a bark collar that allows "fine grained" control of when it shocks?
>
>
>
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 set... |
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 ha... | 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 P... | 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 ... | 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):
>
> Processor Affinity
>
>
> Assigns proc... | 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 n... |
2,490,692 | From the javadoc for [Session](http://java.sun.com/javaee/6/docs/api/javax/jms/Session.html) it states:
>
> A Session object is a single-threaded context for producing and consuming messages.
>
>
>
So I understand that you shouldn't use a Session object from two different threads *at the same time*. What I'm uncl... | 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:
>
> 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 ... | 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:
>
> Once a connection ha... |
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/)
>
> The Cessna 310 over the bowling alley is a navy trainer aircraft. It trained some of the finest pilots in the U.S. Navy.
>
>
>
There are more pictures o... | Looks like a U-3 (military Cessna 310). |
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