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4,637 | I am trying to find the audio book version of the Steve Erikson series. Were these audio books ever created? If they exist, where can I find them?I can't find them at any major online audio book store. | 2011/07/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/4637",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2432/"
] | first 3 books in the malazan book of the fallen series were released consecutively each month right after the release of Forge of Darkness: Kharkanas Trilogy, Book 1. I assume the next 3 would be released when book 2 of the kharkanas trilogy(working title Fall of Light ) is released. | I'd say they're too long to justify the production costs...900-1100 pages per book? A dozen or so books? You'd have to reach full-on mega bestseller status for that to happen. |
4,637 | I am trying to find the audio book version of the Steve Erikson series. Were these audio books ever created? If they exist, where can I find them?I can't find them at any major online audio book store. | 2011/07/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/4637",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2432/"
] | There is an audio book for [Gardens of the Moon](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B009L65JEG).
And here is one for [The Deadhouse Gates](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00BJOGMY4).
And here is one for the [Crippled God](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B011AZMLF0).
All the books in betwee... | I'd say they're too long to justify the production costs...900-1100 pages per book? A dozen or so books? You'd have to reach full-on mega bestseller status for that to happen. |
28,665 | I am aiming to create a heat map of Census tracts in Georgia based on population. I have all of the data - the population for each census tract in Georgia.
I've been able to create the heat map successfully by importing a census tract shapefile and following this tutorial: <http://qgis.spatialthoughts.com/2012/03/usin... | 2012/07/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/8575/"
] | Some options:
1. Use the [OpenLayers Plugin](https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/openlayers_plugin/). This plugin allows you to use Google, Bing or OSM's tiles as background image.
2. Create a custom vector style similar to Google or OSM. [Underdark](https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/187/underdark) made a series of pos... | The OpenLayers Plugin is intended to provide numerous background maps in Qgis such as Google Maps or Terrain. Anyway, sometimes Google is not suitable for your needs, because its style [conflicts](http://spatialityblog.com/2010/05/21/thoughts-about-google-map-styles/) with your overlays.
For this reason, I managed to ... |
28,665 | I am aiming to create a heat map of Census tracts in Georgia based on population. I have all of the data - the population for each census tract in Georgia.
I've been able to create the heat map successfully by importing a census tract shapefile and following this tutorial: <http://qgis.spatialthoughts.com/2012/03/usin... | 2012/07/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/8575/"
] | Some options:
1. Use the [OpenLayers Plugin](https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/openlayers_plugin/). This plugin allows you to use Google, Bing or OSM's tiles as background image.
2. Create a custom vector style similar to Google or OSM. [Underdark](https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/187/underdark) made a series of pos... | **QuickMapServices** plugin will give you LOTS of base maps. More info:
<https://nextgis.com/blog/quickmapservices/>
<https://opengislab.com/blog/2018/4/15/add-basemaps-in-qgis-30> |
28,665 | I am aiming to create a heat map of Census tracts in Georgia based on population. I have all of the data - the population for each census tract in Georgia.
I've been able to create the heat map successfully by importing a census tract shapefile and following this tutorial: <http://qgis.spatialthoughts.com/2012/03/usin... | 2012/07/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/8575/"
] | The OpenLayers Plugin is intended to provide numerous background maps in Qgis such as Google Maps or Terrain. Anyway, sometimes Google is not suitable for your needs, because its style [conflicts](http://spatialityblog.com/2010/05/21/thoughts-about-google-map-styles/) with your overlays.
For this reason, I managed to ... | **QuickMapServices** plugin will give you LOTS of base maps. More info:
<https://nextgis.com/blog/quickmapservices/>
<https://opengislab.com/blog/2018/4/15/add-basemaps-in-qgis-30> |
137,975 | *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child* is marketed as
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> The eighth story. Nineteen years later.
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>
>
In big block caps on the back of the book.
The front cover also proclaims
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> Based on an original new story by
>
>
> **J.K. Rowling**
>
>
> John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
>
>
> A new play by Jack Thorne
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>... | 2016/08/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/137975",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/46027/"
] | It would appear that JKR *co-authored* the play's story (which presumably includes character creation) but Jack Thorne wrote the actual play. Consultation was held at each stage of the play's development, with Jack Thorne was responsible for the actual dialogue with John Tiffany responsible for the staging. JKR would p... | Based on what Rowling has said in interviews, it would seem that the original idea was created by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, Sonia Friedman, and Colin Callender before Rowling was even involved. Like by most of the other licensed works Rowling was on the creative team and had veto power, but her main contribution seems... |
943 | We all love [Software Recommendations Stack Exchange](http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com), but there is a whole world of people out there who need answers to their questions and don't even know that this site exists. When they arrive from Google, what will their first impression be? Let's try to look at this site th... | 2014/08/18 | [
"https://softwarerecs.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/943",
"https://softwarerecs.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwarerecs.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Final Results
=============
* [Eclipse plugin to add "open the current folder in a file browser" feature](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/9681/eclipse-plugin-to-add-open-the-current-folder-in-a-file-browser-feature)
**Net Score: 11** (Excellent: 12, Satisfactory: 14, Needs Improvement: 1)
---
* [Su... | There are lots of questions on SO about recommending the 'best' software for a purpose which are closed. Some may not be suitable for softwarerecs, but regarding those that are, they should be migrated here. |
6,096 | I recently saved my library of kindle ebooks onto a flash drive (I got my nephew to do it for me). I have the file saved on my desktop now and it's quite a few books (10 gigs). Now I have windows 8 and have the kindle app but have not the slightest idea on how to save all these books to the kindle app locally, without ... | 2015/08/25 | [
"https://ebooks.stackexchange.com/questions/6096",
"https://ebooks.stackexchange.com",
"https://ebooks.stackexchange.com/users/5163/"
] | In Calibre, the Add books menu choice has several options. One is:
"Add books from directories, including sub-directories (Multiple books per directory, assumes every ebook file is a different book): Allows you to choose a directory. The directory and all its sub-directories are scanned recursively and any ebooks foun... | I believe you are wanting to read these Kindle books on your PC, right?
I use the fantastic and free application called Calibre Reader.
You can get it at:
<http://calibre-ebook.com/>
It's very easy to intall and manage. Once you start it you can just tell it where your books are and it will import them all from the ... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | If we go back to painting we have words and expressions that offer the very same relationship between painter and subject. For example to 'capture a likeness'.
Then let's go back to earlier, to the word 'draw'. To draw means to pull. To draw a horse and cart. To take from one place to another. To withdraw money from ... | There are only two verbs one can use in regards of using a camera to produce an image - 'take' and 'make'.
'Make' has am implied meaning of investing some effort - as in 'make dinner'.
'Take' feels more effortless.
Some years ago, photos were actually 'made' because it involved film processing, while now we just 't... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | In addition to the point made by Ronan, I think *take* belongs to the group of verbs that are semantically empty and are often christened *delexical verbs*. We often like to represent actions as nouns, often for maintaining an easy rhythm in speech.
So we 'take a walk', 'have/take a bath', 'have a read', 'have a look'... | If we go back to painting we have words and expressions that offer the very same relationship between painter and subject. For example to 'capture a likeness'.
Then let's go back to earlier, to the word 'draw'. To draw means to pull. To draw a horse and cart. To take from one place to another. To withdraw money from ... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | You can actually ***make*** photos as well, although ***to take*** a photo is more prevalent.
There are people on the Photography sub-site of StackExchange that determine their use based on what sort of action they are performing, noting subtle dif... | There are only two verbs one can use in regards of using a camera to produce an image - 'take' and 'make'.
'Make' has am implied meaning of investing some effort - as in 'make dinner'.
'Take' feels more effortless.
Some years ago, photos were actually 'made' because it involved film processing, while now we just 't... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | It seems to be an extension of taking notes.
From "The Language of Photography"
<http://www.source.ie/issues/issues2140/issue22/is22artlanpho.html>
>
> *To photograph* exists alongside *to take a photograph*, *to take a picture*, and so on. This is an extension of a broad meaning of *take* 'to obtain or set down', a... | A Chinese perspective:
In Chinese, one verb/noun can have totally different meanings. "take a photo" in Chinese is "拍照", "拍" means clap, "照" means "photo". In some province in China people say "捏一张" which also means "take a photo". "捏" means "pinch", "一张" means "one piece".
So, what I want to say is, sometimes an exi... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | Photography is about capturing the state of some photons within a moment (well, a very brief period of time). Once captured, the information about that state can be taken with you and reproduced anywhere. "Taking a photo" amounts to collecting information from the environment and carrying it away, i.e. literally the ac... | There are only two verbs one can use in regards of using a camera to produce an image - 'take' and 'make'.
'Make' has am implied meaning of investing some effort - as in 'make dinner'.
'Take' feels more effortless.
Some years ago, photos were actually 'made' because it involved film processing, while now we just 't... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | If we go back to painting we have words and expressions that offer the very same relationship between painter and subject. For example to 'capture a likeness'.
Then let's go back to earlier, to the word 'draw'. To draw means to pull. To draw a horse and cart. To take from one place to another. To withdraw money from ... | A Chinese perspective:
In Chinese, one verb/noun can have totally different meanings. "take a photo" in Chinese is "拍照", "拍" means clap, "照" means "photo". In some province in China people say "捏一张" which also means "take a photo". "捏" means "pinch", "一张" means "one piece".
So, what I want to say is, sometimes an exi... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | It seems to be an extension of taking notes.
From "The Language of Photography"
<http://www.source.ie/issues/issues2140/issue22/is22artlanpho.html>
>
> *To photograph* exists alongside *to take a photograph*, *to take a picture*, and so on. This is an extension of a broad meaning of *take* 'to obtain or set down', a... | If we go back to painting we have words and expressions that offer the very same relationship between painter and subject. For example to 'capture a likeness'.
Then let's go back to earlier, to the word 'draw'. To draw means to pull. To draw a horse and cart. To take from one place to another. To withdraw money from ... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | You can actually ***make*** photos as well, although ***to take*** a photo is more prevalent.
There are people on the Photography sub-site of StackExchange that determine their use based on what sort of action they are performing, noting subtle dif... | A Chinese perspective:
In Chinese, one verb/noun can have totally different meanings. "take a photo" in Chinese is "拍照", "拍" means clap, "照" means "photo". In some province in China people say "捏一张" which also means "take a photo". "捏" means "pinch", "一张" means "one piece".
So, what I want to say is, sometimes an exi... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | It seems to be an extension of taking notes.
From "The Language of Photography"
<http://www.source.ie/issues/issues2140/issue22/is22artlanpho.html>
>
> *To photograph* exists alongside *to take a photograph*, *to take a picture*, and so on. This is an extension of a broad meaning of *take* 'to obtain or set down', a... | You can actually ***make*** photos as well, although ***to take*** a photo is more prevalent.
There are people on the Photography sub-site of StackExchange that determine their use based on what sort of action they are performing, noting subtle dif... |
190,311 | I don't understand why it's "**take** a photo". Why *take*? Is there any rule for this? | 2014/08/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/190311",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/88213/"
] | Photography is about capturing the state of some photons within a moment (well, a very brief period of time). Once captured, the information about that state can be taken with you and reproduced anywhere. "Taking a photo" amounts to collecting information from the environment and carrying it away, i.e. literally the ac... | A Chinese perspective:
In Chinese, one verb/noun can have totally different meanings. "take a photo" in Chinese is "拍照", "拍" means clap, "照" means "photo". In some province in China people say "捏一张" which also means "take a photo". "捏" means "pinch", "一张" means "one piece".
So, what I want to say is, sometimes an exi... |
2,102,159 | Is Perl a good option for writing (possibly and partially) platform independent desktop applications? I know there are interesting widget libraries like [GTK2 Perl](http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/) and [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/) but I'm not familiar with development on Windows.
Is it possible to write a ... | 2010/01/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2102159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148968/"
] | Sort of. You can certainly write Perl scripts that provide a Tk GUI that will work on any platform, and you can even package the libraries they need to work with PAR to put together an application that will run anywhere with an appropriate version of perl installed without requiring the end use to install a bunch of st... | Check out [PAR](http://par.perl.org) (available via CPAN) with respect to your bundling requirement.
Consider having a look at [Padre](http://padre.perlide.org) for an example of a complex application written in perl using [Wx](http://search.cpan.org/dist/Wx).
So yes. All of your requirements are achievable, includin... |
2,102,159 | Is Perl a good option for writing (possibly and partially) platform independent desktop applications? I know there are interesting widget libraries like [GTK2 Perl](http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/) and [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/) but I'm not familiar with development on Windows.
Is it possible to write a ... | 2010/01/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2102159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148968/"
] | My employer uses [ActiveState's PerlApp](http://www.activestate.com/perl_dev_kit/) to produce executable versions of our apps with great success.
We tested PAR and PerlApp before selecting our packaging method. At that time, PerlApp had faster load times. Several versions of each tool have come and gone since then, s... | Check out [PAR](http://par.perl.org) (available via CPAN) with respect to your bundling requirement.
Consider having a look at [Padre](http://padre.perlide.org) for an example of a complex application written in perl using [Wx](http://search.cpan.org/dist/Wx).
So yes. All of your requirements are achievable, includin... |
2,102,159 | Is Perl a good option for writing (possibly and partially) platform independent desktop applications? I know there are interesting widget libraries like [GTK2 Perl](http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/) and [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/) but I'm not familiar with development on Windows.
Is it possible to write a ... | 2010/01/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2102159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148968/"
] | Check out [PAR](http://par.perl.org) (available via CPAN) with respect to your bundling requirement.
Consider having a look at [Padre](http://padre.perlide.org) for an example of a complex application written in perl using [Wx](http://search.cpan.org/dist/Wx).
So yes. All of your requirements are achievable, includin... | I am working on the module `XUL::Gui` on [CPAN](http://search.cpan.org/dist/XUL-Gui/), which uses Firefox to display cross platform gui apps from Perl. It is under development, but stable, and may be complete enough for your needs. You can build your gui in HTML and/or XUL (the Mozilla gui language that Firefox itself ... |
2,102,159 | Is Perl a good option for writing (possibly and partially) platform independent desktop applications? I know there are interesting widget libraries like [GTK2 Perl](http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/) and [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/) but I'm not familiar with development on Windows.
Is it possible to write a ... | 2010/01/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2102159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148968/"
] | Sort of. You can certainly write Perl scripts that provide a Tk GUI that will work on any platform, and you can even package the libraries they need to work with PAR to put together an application that will run anywhere with an appropriate version of perl installed without requiring the end use to install a bunch of st... | I am working on the module `XUL::Gui` on [CPAN](http://search.cpan.org/dist/XUL-Gui/), which uses Firefox to display cross platform gui apps from Perl. It is under development, but stable, and may be complete enough for your needs. You can build your gui in HTML and/or XUL (the Mozilla gui language that Firefox itself ... |
2,102,159 | Is Perl a good option for writing (possibly and partially) platform independent desktop applications? I know there are interesting widget libraries like [GTK2 Perl](http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/) and [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/) but I'm not familiar with development on Windows.
Is it possible to write a ... | 2010/01/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2102159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148968/"
] | My employer uses [ActiveState's PerlApp](http://www.activestate.com/perl_dev_kit/) to produce executable versions of our apps with great success.
We tested PAR and PerlApp before selecting our packaging method. At that time, PerlApp had faster load times. Several versions of each tool have come and gone since then, s... | I am working on the module `XUL::Gui` on [CPAN](http://search.cpan.org/dist/XUL-Gui/), which uses Firefox to display cross platform gui apps from Perl. It is under development, but stable, and may be complete enough for your needs. You can build your gui in HTML and/or XUL (the Mozilla gui language that Firefox itself ... |
159,004 | What is the origin of this phrase? Does this also apply in case of other professions?
Like the goldsmith's children have no jewels or the baker's children don't eat cake? | 2014/03/21 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159004",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1241/"
] | The oldest version of a proverb with a similar meaning (i.e. one doesn't always benefit from the product of their trade) is to be found in the Bible, [Luke 4:23](http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Luke-4-23/)
>
> Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
... | There are many variations on this cobbler proverb, but [here is the oldest I can find](http://www.answers.com/topic/the-shoemaker-s-son-always-goes-barefoot), reported to be from [John Heywood's *Proverbs*](http://www.bartleby.com/100/115.77.html) part i chapter xi, published in 1546 (and quoted later by [Richard Grave... |
159,004 | What is the origin of this phrase? Does this also apply in case of other professions?
Like the goldsmith's children have no jewels or the baker's children don't eat cake? | 2014/03/21 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159004",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1241/"
] | There are many variations on this cobbler proverb, but [here is the oldest I can find](http://www.answers.com/topic/the-shoemaker-s-son-always-goes-barefoot), reported to be from [John Heywood's *Proverbs*](http://www.bartleby.com/100/115.77.html) part i chapter xi, published in 1546 (and quoted later by [Richard Grave... | I have seen interpretations of this proverb that focus on a possible altruistic or industrious dimension to its meaning. That, for example, the shoemaker is too busy to attend to his children. perhaps overworked to make even more basic ends meet.
I'm less sure and would rather concur with the above meaning. It's a gr... |
159,004 | What is the origin of this phrase? Does this also apply in case of other professions?
Like the goldsmith's children have no jewels or the baker's children don't eat cake? | 2014/03/21 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159004",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1241/"
] | The oldest version of a proverb with a similar meaning (i.e. one doesn't always benefit from the product of their trade) is to be found in the Bible, [Luke 4:23](http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Luke-4-23/)
>
> Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
... | I have seen interpretations of this proverb that focus on a possible altruistic or industrious dimension to its meaning. That, for example, the shoemaker is too busy to attend to his children. perhaps overworked to make even more basic ends meet.
I'm less sure and would rather concur with the above meaning. It's a gr... |
188,141 | I wish to use Mapbox SDK for iOS and Android apps (mapbox-gl) for rendering of maps that I host myself (that conform to <https://github.com/mapbox/vector-tile-spec>). I went through their pricing and it didn't mention anything about hosting your own maps.
In this scenario - do you still need to comply to their pricing... | 2016/04/05 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/188141",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/57506/"
] | I have a similar problem. I want use openmaptiles + mapbox-gl-js for free without licence key. The licenceconditionen on mapbox page is not very clear. So I asked mapbox directly.
I asked:
I want ask you, in what architecture we can use it for free. I’m not sure but I think, if we host self the tilesserver, then we ... | I can't speak for Mapbox, but generally their approach is their software is free and open source, and their platform costs money to use. You can host your own data, styles etc on your own servers for free. Just remember that these things would use their platform, and hence cost money:
* Using Mapbox Streets vector til... |
117,861 | Can I write the following?
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> One of the seagulls spotted a fish and dove after it, but came up **empty-handed**
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>
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If not, what other word I can use to replace **empty-handed**? | 2013/06/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/117861",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | It is most definitely acceptable to use the phrase **empty-handed** to describe animals.
Even if the animal you're referring to has no hands, the phrase **empty-handed** is understood to mean "having acquired nothing." | I don't see why you shouldn't use **empty-pawed** instead. It's about as accurate as empty-handed, but cuter. |
117,861 | Can I write the following?
>
> One of the seagulls spotted a fish and dove after it, but came up **empty-handed**
>
>
>
If not, what other word I can use to replace **empty-handed**? | 2013/06/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/117861",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | It is most definitely acceptable to use the phrase **empty-handed** to describe animals.
Even if the animal you're referring to has no hands, the phrase **empty-handed** is understood to mean "having acquired nothing." | Gulls have webbed feet with small talons. Empty-taloned or empty-clawed appears to be a reasonable description. |
117,861 | Can I write the following?
>
> One of the seagulls spotted a fish and dove after it, but came up **empty-handed**
>
>
>
If not, what other word I can use to replace **empty-handed**? | 2013/06/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/117861",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | It is most definitely acceptable to use the phrase **empty-handed** to describe animals.
Even if the animal you're referring to has no hands, the phrase **empty-handed** is understood to mean "having acquired nothing." | You can write simply *came up empty* to indicate that its attempt was unsuccessful. (see [m-w.com's definition](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20up), below item 6.)
As pointed out in comments, "dropped itself into the water" sounds a bit off. I would suggest something more like this:
>
> One of the ... |
117,861 | Can I write the following?
>
> One of the seagulls spotted a fish and dove after it, but came up **empty-handed**
>
>
>
If not, what other word I can use to replace **empty-handed**? | 2013/06/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/117861",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | Gulls have webbed feet with small talons. Empty-taloned or empty-clawed appears to be a reasonable description. | I don't see why you shouldn't use **empty-pawed** instead. It's about as accurate as empty-handed, but cuter. |
117,861 | Can I write the following?
>
> One of the seagulls spotted a fish and dove after it, but came up **empty-handed**
>
>
>
If not, what other word I can use to replace **empty-handed**? | 2013/06/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/117861",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | You can write simply *came up empty* to indicate that its attempt was unsuccessful. (see [m-w.com's definition](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20up), below item 6.)
As pointed out in comments, "dropped itself into the water" sounds a bit off. I would suggest something more like this:
>
> One of the ... | I don't see why you shouldn't use **empty-pawed** instead. It's about as accurate as empty-handed, but cuter. |
158,344 | I'm working on a project where a device I'm using has [this thermistor](http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Murata-Electronics/NCP15WF104F03RC/?qs=kjWkd8aTHsoJoqil5OufVQ%3D%3D), a Murata NCP15WF104F03RC, to measure the temperature of the device itself. This is a surface mount thermistor. The implementation of my projec... | 2015/03/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/158344",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/24135/"
] | I do it all the time. I like the way it forms nice smooth 135 degree angles trace to pad, pretty much no chance of having etchant traps. On the other hand, you need to be careful. Depending on the component size, having traces come off pads asymmetrically can prevent them from centering during reflow. I've never had a ... | No, it's fine. Just make sure that if the pad is rectangular rather than square, then the trace still comes out if the corner. Very sharp corners (internal or external) are bad.
Also, make sure your clearances to other pads/traces are OK. |
158,344 | I'm working on a project where a device I'm using has [this thermistor](http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Murata-Electronics/NCP15WF104F03RC/?qs=kjWkd8aTHsoJoqil5OufVQ%3D%3D), a Murata NCP15WF104F03RC, to measure the temperature of the device itself. This is a surface mount thermistor. The implementation of my projec... | 2015/03/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/158344",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/24135/"
] | I do it all the time. I like the way it forms nice smooth 135 degree angles trace to pad, pretty much no chance of having etchant traps. On the other hand, you need to be careful. Depending on the component size, having traces come off pads asymmetrically can prevent them from centering during reflow. I've never had a ... | You may want to consider some other changes though. Here is one example:
**moderator note:** I would agree that this is more of a comment than an answer. But Michael needed to post images (and image is worth many words), so this had to be posted as ... |
6,076,816 | We have a very simple function (We look something up from a third party database and return an answer. It's literally five lines of code.) We would like to offload this task from our main server because we expect a high volume of traffic for this one function and would like to optimize it.
We are thinking about testin... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6076816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | Foreword and disclaimer: I work for DotCloud; so the following might be biased. You've been warned.
**DotCloud** could be interesting for you if you like the following features:
* run something else than Ruby (what about some Django or Pylons code talking with your SQL DB? Or even some PHP blog like WordPress or Drup... | You could add EngineYard in the mix - but i'd be inclined to use Heroku as my first choice, Dotcloud second (it's a newish product, and is very good but still in development) |
6,076,816 | We have a very simple function (We look something up from a third party database and return an answer. It's literally five lines of code.) We would like to offload this task from our main server because we expect a high volume of traffic for this one function and would like to optimize it.
We are thinking about testin... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6076816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | You could add EngineYard in the mix - but i'd be inclined to use Heroku as my first choice, Dotcloud second (it's a newish product, and is very good but still in development) | Just stumbled upon the question. There are similar ones around here. The problem is also: The PaaS scene is changing very quickly. New vendors are popping in every week or so.
Nowadays OpenShift from Red Hat might also be mentioned here as a Ruby PaaS.
*OFFTOPIC + shameless plug*: I have compiled a list of PHP PaaS h... |
6,076,816 | We have a very simple function (We look something up from a third party database and return an answer. It's literally five lines of code.) We would like to offload this task from our main server because we expect a high volume of traffic for this one function and would like to optimize it.
We are thinking about testin... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6076816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | Foreword and disclaimer: I work for DotCloud; so the following might be biased. You've been warned.
**DotCloud** could be interesting for you if you like the following features:
* run something else than Ruby (what about some Django or Pylons code talking with your SQL DB? Or even some PHP blog like WordPress or Drup... | Just stumbled upon the question. There are similar ones around here. The problem is also: The PaaS scene is changing very quickly. New vendors are popping in every week or so.
Nowadays OpenShift from Red Hat might also be mentioned here as a Ruby PaaS.
*OFFTOPIC + shameless plug*: I have compiled a list of PHP PaaS h... |
6,076,816 | We have a very simple function (We look something up from a third party database and return an answer. It's literally five lines of code.) We would like to offload this task from our main server because we expect a high volume of traffic for this one function and would like to optimize it.
We are thinking about testin... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6076816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | Foreword and disclaimer: I work for DotCloud; so the following might be biased. You've been warned.
**DotCloud** could be interesting for you if you like the following features:
* run something else than Ruby (what about some Django or Pylons code talking with your SQL DB? Or even some PHP blog like WordPress or Drup... | If you want more control over your app/servers or want to run it on any cloud or your own infrastructure without having to download/deploy anything, you can try Cloud 66 ([www.cloud66.com](http://www.cloud66.com))
Disclaimer: I work for Cloud 66 |
6,076,816 | We have a very simple function (We look something up from a third party database and return an answer. It's literally five lines of code.) We would like to offload this task from our main server because we expect a high volume of traffic for this one function and would like to optimize it.
We are thinking about testin... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6076816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | Foreword and disclaimer: I work for DotCloud; so the following might be biased. You've been warned.
**DotCloud** could be interesting for you if you like the following features:
* run something else than Ruby (what about some Django or Pylons code talking with your SQL DB? Or even some PHP blog like WordPress or Drup... | A lot has changed on the scene since this question was asked. We recently looked into these services and settled on Heroku, but even more recently decided to continue managing my own deployments directly on EC2. Here are some points not mentioned in the other answers.
### Heroku
* Now supports much more than just rub... |
6,076,816 | We have a very simple function (We look something up from a third party database and return an answer. It's literally five lines of code.) We would like to offload this task from our main server because we expect a high volume of traffic for this one function and would like to optimize it.
We are thinking about testin... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6076816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | If you want more control over your app/servers or want to run it on any cloud or your own infrastructure without having to download/deploy anything, you can try Cloud 66 ([www.cloud66.com](http://www.cloud66.com))
Disclaimer: I work for Cloud 66 | Just stumbled upon the question. There are similar ones around here. The problem is also: The PaaS scene is changing very quickly. New vendors are popping in every week or so.
Nowadays OpenShift from Red Hat might also be mentioned here as a Ruby PaaS.
*OFFTOPIC + shameless plug*: I have compiled a list of PHP PaaS h... |
6,076,816 | We have a very simple function (We look something up from a third party database and return an answer. It's literally five lines of code.) We would like to offload this task from our main server because we expect a high volume of traffic for this one function and would like to optimize it.
We are thinking about testin... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6076816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144088/"
] | A lot has changed on the scene since this question was asked. We recently looked into these services and settled on Heroku, but even more recently decided to continue managing my own deployments directly on EC2. Here are some points not mentioned in the other answers.
### Heroku
* Now supports much more than just rub... | Just stumbled upon the question. There are similar ones around here. The problem is also: The PaaS scene is changing very quickly. New vendors are popping in every week or so.
Nowadays OpenShift from Red Hat might also be mentioned here as a Ruby PaaS.
*OFFTOPIC + shameless plug*: I have compiled a list of PHP PaaS h... |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | PCB area.
Axials pre-dated PCBs, their construction was ideal for wiring to tag strips and valve bases, and they were adopted for PCBs because that's what was available.
Example of tag strip construction below.
(There WERE radial caps in the valve days : they were generally designed for chassis mounting via a ring... | Probably the most important reason is difficulties in automated assembly;
[Wikipedia mentions this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through-hole_technology#Axial_and_radial_leads). |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | My recollection of that era was that the **selection**, **size** and **price** of axial leaded electrolytic capacitors was not competitive, so I used radial lead caps in some cases where axial leaded would have been better (production had to lay them down and add a dab of adhesive). You could not find low-leakage caps,... | Probably the most important reason is difficulties in automated assembly;
[Wikipedia mentions this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through-hole_technology#Axial_and_radial_leads). |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | Single-sided PCBs frequently required the use of wire links to bridge over other tracks on the board. With a suitable circuit layout, the use of axial capacitors (rather than radial) could be used to allow tracks to cross each other, removing the need to use a separate wire link. Axial resistors offer the same capabili... | Probably the most important reason is difficulties in automated assembly;
[Wikipedia mentions this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through-hole_technology#Axial_and_radial_leads). |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | Probably the most important reason is difficulties in automated assembly;
[Wikipedia mentions this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through-hole_technology#Axial_and_radial_leads). | One very important reason is when a long lead reach between pcb points is necessary. Probably not seen much today,but in the days of transistor radios this was quite common. |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | PCB area.
Axials pre-dated PCBs, their construction was ideal for wiring to tag strips and valve bases, and they were adopted for PCBs because that's what was available.
Example of tag strip construction below.
(There WERE radial caps in the valve days : they were generally designed for chassis mounting via a ring... | My recollection of that era was that the **selection**, **size** and **price** of axial leaded electrolytic capacitors was not competitive, so I used radial lead caps in some cases where axial leaded would have been better (production had to lay them down and add a dab of adhesive). You could not find low-leakage caps,... |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | PCB area.
Axials pre-dated PCBs, their construction was ideal for wiring to tag strips and valve bases, and they were adopted for PCBs because that's what was available.
Example of tag strip construction below.
(There WERE radial caps in the valve days : they were generally designed for chassis mounting via a ring... | Single-sided PCBs frequently required the use of wire links to bridge over other tracks on the board. With a suitable circuit layout, the use of axial capacitors (rather than radial) could be used to allow tracks to cross each other, removing the need to use a separate wire link. Axial resistors offer the same capabili... |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | PCB area.
Axials pre-dated PCBs, their construction was ideal for wiring to tag strips and valve bases, and they were adopted for PCBs because that's what was available.
Example of tag strip construction below.
(There WERE radial caps in the valve days : they were generally designed for chassis mounting via a ring... | One very important reason is when a long lead reach between pcb points is necessary. Probably not seen much today,but in the days of transistor radios this was quite common. |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | My recollection of that era was that the **selection**, **size** and **price** of axial leaded electrolytic capacitors was not competitive, so I used radial lead caps in some cases where axial leaded would have been better (production had to lay them down and add a dab of adhesive). You could not find low-leakage caps,... | One very important reason is when a long lead reach between pcb points is necessary. Probably not seen much today,but in the days of transistor radios this was quite common. |
475,056 | When inspecting the boards from electronics made in 1980s and earlier, one distinct feature is the extensive use of axial, electrolytic capacitors as power supply filter. Axial ceramic decoupling capacitors were used as well, to a lesser extent.
For example, this is a C64 motherboard.
[![One part of a C64 motherboa... | 2020/01/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/475056",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/130447/"
] | Single-sided PCBs frequently required the use of wire links to bridge over other tracks on the board. With a suitable circuit layout, the use of axial capacitors (rather than radial) could be used to allow tracks to cross each other, removing the need to use a separate wire link. Axial resistors offer the same capabili... | One very important reason is when a long lead reach between pcb points is necessary. Probably not seen much today,but in the days of transistor radios this was quite common. |
18,569,011 | I have a shopping cart application that contains users, accounts, orders, order lines etc entities.
Many of my entities belong to the account entity e.g. an account has many orders, an order has many order lines and an order line has as many-to-many shipments relationship. The account also has many users who can view... | 2013/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18569011",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2739023/"
] | Seems like the entity group here should be the order plus its items, not the account.
There is a limit of one update per second per entity group, so if you defined the group at the account level and you do have multiple users updating a single user constantly, some will fail. That's much less likely to happen if you d... | 1. Yes, but eventual consistency affects only queries. If you edit the data and then GET it, the changes will be visible.
2. No, there is no mention of size limitations or transaction blocking on entity groups mentioned in the docs. The limitation that applies is write throughput per entity group: docs state a limit of... |
32,744 | In *Edge of Tomorrow* we learn from Cage's and Rita's experience, that when covered in the Alpha's blood, one can inherit the aliens' ability to reset the day.
The sub-question is - when this occurs, do the mimics retain the ability? If so, in my opinion Cage was lucky he changed his route after his first death, since... | 2015/03/31 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/32744",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/20075/"
] | We are constantly told that Cage has become the Alpha. At no point in the loops, do we see the Alpha on the beach again. Further more, when Cage kills the Omega, absorbing it's blood and power, the Omega does not survive the reset. So we can logically assume that that Alpha didn't survive it either.
Cage could not fig... | Allow me to explain what seems most likely to me:
At the moment at which the day is reset, the day that was in progress ceases to exist. So, assuming that some subjects perish upon contact with the blood of the alpha, which is obviously corrosive and venomous, at the moment the first subject reset the day, the other s... |
32,744 | In *Edge of Tomorrow* we learn from Cage's and Rita's experience, that when covered in the Alpha's blood, one can inherit the aliens' ability to reset the day.
The sub-question is - when this occurs, do the mimics retain the ability? If so, in my opinion Cage was lucky he changed his route after his first death, since... | 2015/03/31 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/32744",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/20075/"
] | We are constantly told that Cage has become the Alpha. At no point in the loops, do we see the Alpha on the beach again. Further more, when Cage kills the Omega, absorbing it's blood and power, the Omega does not survive the reset. So we can logically assume that that Alpha didn't survive it either.
Cage could not fig... | From what I understand, the Alphas do not retain the ability to reset the day and the Omega can no longer remember what happened anymore. Whenever Cage died, he activated the Omega's automatic response to reset the day, but only Cage would remember what had happened. I think that the Omega may have sensed that it was l... |
32,744 | In *Edge of Tomorrow* we learn from Cage's and Rita's experience, that when covered in the Alpha's blood, one can inherit the aliens' ability to reset the day.
The sub-question is - when this occurs, do the mimics retain the ability? If so, in my opinion Cage was lucky he changed his route after his first death, since... | 2015/03/31 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/32744",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/20075/"
] | We are constantly told that Cage has become the Alpha. At no point in the loops, do we see the Alpha on the beach again. Further more, when Cage kills the Omega, absorbing it's blood and power, the Omega does not survive the reset. So we can logically assume that that Alpha didn't survive it either.
Cage could not fig... | I'll try to give you an answer from my understanding of the movie:
* I do not think that the aliens knew right away that Cage got the ability, his visions leading him to the trap in the damn did not occur after killed the Alpha.
* Alphas are the strongest type, Cage was lucky to kill one (well, it was in the script) s... |
32,744 | In *Edge of Tomorrow* we learn from Cage's and Rita's experience, that when covered in the Alpha's blood, one can inherit the aliens' ability to reset the day.
The sub-question is - when this occurs, do the mimics retain the ability? If so, in my opinion Cage was lucky he changed his route after his first death, since... | 2015/03/31 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/32744",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/20075/"
] | We are constantly told that Cage has become the Alpha. At no point in the loops, do we see the Alpha on the beach again. Further more, when Cage kills the Omega, absorbing it's blood and power, the Omega does not survive the reset. So we can logically assume that that Alpha didn't survive it either.
Cage could not fig... | IIRC the thing is different: Alphas are very important to the Omega. So: whenever an Alpha is killed, the omega resets the day to prevent that from happening. It will then send the Alpha somewhere else, so that it cannot be killed again.
I think, that was the explanation at the end of the movie why the "task force" w... |
87,398 | So, I know you can create a shortcut to an administrator-level command prompt (as described in [this question](https://superuser.com/questions/74564/on-win7-is-there-a-command-prompt-line-that-can-start-cmd-as-an-administrator "this question")), but what I'm seeing is that whenever I use such a shortcut, it always drop... | 2009/12/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/87398",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/22575/"
] | Easiest option I have found is to add a registry key. Run the following from an elevated command prompt:
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun /t REG\_SZ /d "CD /D C:\"
NOTE: Close the command prompt afterwards and reopen and it will change to the root of the C drive.
This will work for all ... | If you are running a \*.bat file through a shortcut marked with "run as administrator" you can change to the folder of the \*.bat file by adding in the beginning of the \*.bat file the following row: cd %~dp0 |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | It depends on what you want to learn out of the book.
Let me guess that you are a newbie. If you are not new to programming (probably you are not, you are in SO), then the 2.4 cookbook will be fine. There would be a few changes in the later versions to catch up with, the ones that simplify code and introduce new idiom... | Well you can always start with Byte of Python OpenSource Doument Small Precise and to the Point Description. here the link :
Regards |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | It depends on what you want to learn out of the book.
Let me guess that you are a newbie. If you are not new to programming (probably you are not, you are in SO), then the 2.4 cookbook will be fine. There would be a few changes in the later versions to catch up with, the ones that simplify code and introduce new idiom... | I would say yes. There have been a few big changes since 2.4, but most if not all of the Cookbook will still apply. It also gives you a good idea of idiomatic python. |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | Python 2.4 is too old. In my opinion it will worth the time and money to find a more recent resource, especially if your time is limited. More recent books will also cover changes in the libraries, including advances in python web app development, which I don't expect to find in aged resources. Especially for a cookboo... | Well you can always start with Byte of Python OpenSource Doument Small Precise and to the Point Description. here the link :
Regards |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | Python 2.4 is too old. In my opinion it will worth the time and money to find a more recent resource, especially if your time is limited. More recent books will also cover changes in the libraries, including advances in python web app development, which I don't expect to find in aged resources. Especially for a cookboo... | I would say yes. There have been a few big changes since 2.4, but most if not all of the Cookbook will still apply. It also gives you a good idea of idiomatic python. |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | It depends on what you want to learn out of the book.
Let me guess that you are a newbie. If you are not new to programming (probably you are not, you are in SO), then the 2.4 cookbook will be fine. There would be a few changes in the later versions to catch up with, the ones that simplify code and introduce new idiom... | Sure, although 2.4 is pretty old now -- not too much has changed, and what has, you can review in the [What's New in Python](http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/index.html) series. |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | Python 2.4 is too old. In my opinion it will worth the time and money to find a more recent resource, especially if your time is limited. More recent books will also cover changes in the libraries, including advances in python web app development, which I don't expect to find in aged resources. Especially for a cookboo... | I find it's a useful reference and still use it. It's full of good general tips and advice much of which still applies to the newer versions of Python. That said, I'd save money and get a used copy.
I found an online version here: <http://flylib.com/books/en/2.9.1.2/1/> |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | Python 2.4 is too old. In my opinion it will worth the time and money to find a more recent resource, especially if your time is limited. More recent books will also cover changes in the libraries, including advances in python web app development, which I don't expect to find in aged resources. Especially for a cookboo... | Sure, although 2.4 is pretty old now -- not too much has changed, and what has, you can review in the [What's New in Python](http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/index.html) series. |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | Sure, although 2.4 is pretty old now -- not too much has changed, and what has, you can review in the [What's New in Python](http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/index.html) series. | Well you can always start with Byte of Python OpenSource Doument Small Precise and to the Point Description. here the link :
Regards |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | I find it's a useful reference and still use it. It's full of good general tips and advice much of which still applies to the newer versions of Python. That said, I'd save money and get a used copy.
I found an online version here: <http://flylib.com/books/en/2.9.1.2/1/> | Well you can always start with Byte of Python OpenSource Doument Small Precise and to the Point Description. here the link :
Regards |
4,253,903 | Python Cookbook 2nd edition is updated for Python 2.4. Is it still ok to study the book using Python version 2.5 or 2.6? | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4253903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395676/"
] | It depends on what you want to learn out of the book.
Let me guess that you are a newbie. If you are not new to programming (probably you are not, you are in SO), then the 2.4 cookbook will be fine. There would be a few changes in the later versions to catch up with, the ones that simplify code and introduce new idiom... | I find it's a useful reference and still use it. It's full of good general tips and advice much of which still applies to the newer versions of Python. That said, I'd save money and get a used copy.
I found an online version here: <http://flylib.com/books/en/2.9.1.2/1/> |
172,631 | I'm in a small business of hosting my clients' websites, and a lot of times they ask me to create one from scratch. I'm no designer, but I can code CSS/HTML, AJAX, PHP. However, I'm *not* willing to create sites from scratch, knowing how much is involved.
In the past, I've tried using design templates, but they proved... | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/172631",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18406/"
] | If it has to be dead easy, then look at something like Joomla. If you want a bit more control, try Drupal. I think that both will suit you better than WordPress if my hunch is right. | No, Joomla is huge and heavy, is not a reliable solution. I recommend you [Movable Type](http://www.movabletype.org/). It's written in PERL but have native support for multi-sites and multi-domains. Which is kinda cool :) Also, You can try [Expression Engine](http://expressionengine.com/) whch also have some nice featu... |
172,631 | I'm in a small business of hosting my clients' websites, and a lot of times they ask me to create one from scratch. I'm no designer, but I can code CSS/HTML, AJAX, PHP. However, I'm *not* willing to create sites from scratch, knowing how much is involved.
In the past, I've tried using design templates, but they proved... | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/172631",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18406/"
] | If it has to be dead easy, then look at something like Joomla. If you want a bit more control, try Drupal. I think that both will suit you better than WordPress if my hunch is right. | I think you are basically looking for a CMS. Now the problem is that there a so many CMS'es out there that it can be overwhelming to pick one. Another thing I've noticed over the years is that with the vast amount of CMS systems to pick from there is a lot of personal taste involved. To pick the one that suits you best... |
172,631 | I'm in a small business of hosting my clients' websites, and a lot of times they ask me to create one from scratch. I'm no designer, but I can code CSS/HTML, AJAX, PHP. However, I'm *not* willing to create sites from scratch, knowing how much is involved.
In the past, I've tried using design templates, but they proved... | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/172631",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18406/"
] | If it has to be dead easy, then look at something like Joomla. If you want a bit more control, try Drupal. I think that both will suit you better than WordPress if my hunch is right. | I've used Wordpress for a very simple site which proved a right decision for it. You can check out that site at: [Chhobi.net](http://www.chhobi.net). If you don't have many complex requirements, I think Wordpress is not a bad idea. If you need to expand the site later on, and add different functionality (like forums, g... |
172,631 | I'm in a small business of hosting my clients' websites, and a lot of times they ask me to create one from scratch. I'm no designer, but I can code CSS/HTML, AJAX, PHP. However, I'm *not* willing to create sites from scratch, knowing how much is involved.
In the past, I've tried using design templates, but they proved... | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/172631",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18406/"
] | No, Joomla is huge and heavy, is not a reliable solution. I recommend you [Movable Type](http://www.movabletype.org/). It's written in PERL but have native support for multi-sites and multi-domains. Which is kinda cool :) Also, You can try [Expression Engine](http://expressionengine.com/) whch also have some nice featu... | I think you are basically looking for a CMS. Now the problem is that there a so many CMS'es out there that it can be overwhelming to pick one. Another thing I've noticed over the years is that with the vast amount of CMS systems to pick from there is a lot of personal taste involved. To pick the one that suits you best... |
172,631 | I'm in a small business of hosting my clients' websites, and a lot of times they ask me to create one from scratch. I'm no designer, but I can code CSS/HTML, AJAX, PHP. However, I'm *not* willing to create sites from scratch, knowing how much is involved.
In the past, I've tried using design templates, but they proved... | 2008/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/172631",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18406/"
] | No, Joomla is huge and heavy, is not a reliable solution. I recommend you [Movable Type](http://www.movabletype.org/). It's written in PERL but have native support for multi-sites and multi-domains. Which is kinda cool :) Also, You can try [Expression Engine](http://expressionengine.com/) whch also have some nice featu... | I've used Wordpress for a very simple site which proved a right decision for it. You can check out that site at: [Chhobi.net](http://www.chhobi.net). If you don't have many complex requirements, I think Wordpress is not a bad idea. If you need to expand the site later on, and add different functionality (like forums, g... |
36,716 | Instead, I get white squares. I have no idea if they are used, but I installed "xfonts-intl-chinese" (didn't work). I googled this issue, and there was a lot of talk about some bug in poppler. But, that was so long ago so I should have the more recent version without the bug, right? I'm on Debian if that helps. | 2012/04/17 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/36716",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/13136/"
] | Debian stable runs does not jump to newer versions of packages very quickly.
Poppler Versions:
* Debian Stable: 0.12.4 (2 yrs old)
* Debian Testing/Unstable: 0.16.7 (10 months old)
* Current Release: 0.18.4 (2 months old)
* Bleeding Edge: 0.19.3 (6 days old)
So you may be running to the bug in poppler you found by ... | Use the Synaptic package manager. Type "cmap-adobe-" in the "Quick Search" text box. In the "Packages List" pane you should see the "gs-cjk-resource", "cmap-adobe-gb1" and "cmap-adobe-cns1" packages. Install those packages. You might have to install the "poppler-data" package also. |
59,737,434 | I have the following scenario:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9hPXa.png)
The **user red** make a http request to one of the three services in the **namespace1**. Somehow in the K8s, it should verify, if the **user red** has a valid certificate for **na... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/59737434",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1743843/"
] | I think Kubernetes Services don’t offer such features. The authentication should be done in an ingress controller (e.g. nginx-ingress). You just deploy two different ones, one per namespace, with different certificate configuration. | Not exactly what you want but it's possible to do per domain.You can use an ingress controller such as ambassador with [SNI support](https://www.getambassador.io/user-guide/sni/).You supply separate TLS certificates for different domains, instead of using a single TLS certificate for all domains.It is designed to be co... |
144,435 | We have a lot of information on our product's detail page.
I want to conduct user testing to learn from the users how they would prioritize and rank the information. I am considering using an unmoderated user testing platform.
My question is: would a card sorting test on the unmoderated platform cover what I'm trying... | 2022/09/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/144435",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/162024/"
] | [UX Heuristic #1: Visibility of System Status](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/visibility-system-status/) applies here.
>
> Whenever users interact with a system, they need to know whether the
> interaction was successful. Did the system actually catch that button
> press or was it busy with something else and it ig... | Adding to Izquierdo's answer, providing a summary for user-added information is one of the [best practices for designing for users with anxiety](https://ukhomeoffice.github.io/accessibility-posters/anxiety):
>
> We can reassure users by giving them the opportunity to check and change their answers before they submit.... |
82,672 | You have an idea of a software/app/webapp/website that you would like to spend some effort and implement. Your idea uses a cloud system to keep things up and you think you could earn some money by distributing your product and charging a **small** one-time fee. But there is a problem: the first thing you realize is tha... | 2011/06/09 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/82672",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/27391/"
] | [uLoops](http://uloops.net), a server-based music creation software for Android, faced the same problem. Until recently, they had a model requiring a monthly payment. That's nice to cover the costs, but honestly, creating music on a smartphone isn't that funny that many people would spend EUR 5,- per month for it.
So r... | Sounds like you need to diversify your product plans - you should introduce a pay-as-you-go plan, as well as a prepaid (limited to a certain credit amount) plan.
That should help if not make profit, then at least split even for a while. |
3,765,748 | My app connects to the net and populates a ListView. Sometimes nothing will be returned. What is the best way to notify the user the list is empty?
Some of my own suggestions:
* Show "No Results" in the first ListItem
* Show a new view that says "No Results" | 2010/09/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3765748",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19875/"
] | >
> Show a new view that says "No Results"
>
>
>
This is the correct option. Do not confuse your user by presenting an info message as a list item. They are not the same. | I choose "Show "*No Results" in the first ListItem*".
Because users could connect the "*No Results*" to the *ListItem* directly, while new view leads users to have to accept new thing. |
3,765,748 | My app connects to the net and populates a ListView. Sometimes nothing will be returned. What is the best way to notify the user the list is empty?
Some of my own suggestions:
* Show "No Results" in the first ListItem
* Show a new view that says "No Results" | 2010/09/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3765748",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19875/"
] | ListView allows you to have an alternative view shown when it is empty:
<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AdapterView.html#setEmptyView(android.view.View)>
In fact, if you use a ListActivity whose layout has a view with android:id="@android:id/empty", it will automatically hook this up for you.
... | >
> Show a new view that says "No Results"
>
>
>
This is the correct option. Do not confuse your user by presenting an info message as a list item. They are not the same. |
3,765,748 | My app connects to the net and populates a ListView. Sometimes nothing will be returned. What is the best way to notify the user the list is empty?
Some of my own suggestions:
* Show "No Results" in the first ListItem
* Show a new view that says "No Results" | 2010/09/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3765748",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19875/"
] | ListView allows you to have an alternative view shown when it is empty:
<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AdapterView.html#setEmptyView(android.view.View)>
In fact, if you use a ListActivity whose layout has a view with android:id="@android:id/empty", it will automatically hook this up for you.
... | I choose "Show "*No Results" in the first ListItem*".
Because users could connect the "*No Results*" to the *ListItem* directly, while new view leads users to have to accept new thing. |
128,313 | We all know what's a nuclear bomb, but how would a nuclear bomb affect the human body, for example, let's say a nuclear bomb as powerful as The Fatman 1000m away from me, **would I survive the blast?** If not how far would I need to be to survive the blast | 2018/10/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/128313",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/56621/"
] | Well, the problem is Fat man was the Nagasaki Bomb, not Hiroshima. You're thinking of Little Boy. Fat man was the more powerful bomb, but Little Boy was the more destructive (mostly due to terrain blocking a large amount of the blast force. Hiroshima was flat coastal land that allowed more destructive forces to go furt... | @BUZ Z I recommend you revisit the original "Terminator" movie, c. 1984...the "judgement day" dream sequence is pretty accurate from a first-hand perspective. Tests done by U.S. Defense during the cold war on both human 'volunteers' and animal test subjects, all point to the assumption that being 1000 meters from *any*... |
128,313 | We all know what's a nuclear bomb, but how would a nuclear bomb affect the human body, for example, let's say a nuclear bomb as powerful as The Fatman 1000m away from me, **would I survive the blast?** If not how far would I need to be to survive the blast | 2018/10/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/128313",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/56621/"
] | Here's a breakdown of the effects at different distances for a Bomb the size of Fatman:
=======================================================================================
1. 600 m: Buildings completely leveled
2. 1.0 km: Railway cars crushed and blown off tracks
3. 1.4 km: Instantly lethal radiation dose
4. 1.7 k... | @BUZ Z I recommend you revisit the original "Terminator" movie, c. 1984...the "judgement day" dream sequence is pretty accurate from a first-hand perspective. Tests done by U.S. Defense during the cold war on both human 'volunteers' and animal test subjects, all point to the assumption that being 1000 meters from *any*... |
128,313 | We all know what's a nuclear bomb, but how would a nuclear bomb affect the human body, for example, let's say a nuclear bomb as powerful as The Fatman 1000m away from me, **would I survive the blast?** If not how far would I need to be to survive the blast | 2018/10/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/128313",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/56621/"
] | Here's a breakdown of the effects at different distances for a Bomb the size of Fatman:
=======================================================================================
1. 600 m: Buildings completely leveled
2. 1.0 km: Railway cars crushed and blown off tracks
3. 1.4 km: Instantly lethal radiation dose
4. 1.7 k... | Well, the problem is Fat man was the Nagasaki Bomb, not Hiroshima. You're thinking of Little Boy. Fat man was the more powerful bomb, but Little Boy was the more destructive (mostly due to terrain blocking a large amount of the blast force. Hiroshima was flat coastal land that allowed more destructive forces to go furt... |
73,230 | If a user saves the password on the login form, ff3 is putting the saved password in the change password dialoge on the profile page, even though its **not the same input name** as the login. how can I prevent this? | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/73230",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I think that FF autofills fields based on the "name" attribute of the field so that if the password box has the name="password" and the change password box has the same it will fill in the same password in both places.
Try changing the name attribute of one of the boxes. | Some sites have 3 inputs for changing a password, one for re-entering the current password and two for entering the new password. If the re-entering input was first and got auto-filled, it wouldn't be a problem. |
73,230 | If a user saves the password on the login form, ff3 is putting the saved password in the change password dialoge on the profile page, even though its **not the same input name** as the login. how can I prevent this? | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/73230",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I think that FF autofills fields based on the "name" attribute of the field so that if the password box has the name="password" and the change password box has the same it will fill in the same password in both places.
Try changing the name attribute of one of the boxes. | Go in tools->page properties->security on the page you wish to modify. |
10,397 | If someone attacks you with nunchaku, what is the best way to defend yourself? | 2021/02/13 | [
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/10397",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/users/6750/"
] | I agree with Macaco's answer. Just wanted to chime in with my own thoughts as well.
There are generally five ways to use a nunchuck:
1. For intimidation. Twirling any weapon around is scary to your opponent.
2. Flailing it around. The end of the nunchuck is used to strike your
opponent.
3. Using it as a solid stick i... | Just to get the obvious out of the way, your best defense against most attacks is to run and get help, maybe preceding it by delaying the other person by throwing something at them before running.
Outside of that, a lot of the defense will depend on the flexible nature of the nunchaku. I'd say that your first priority... |
19,482,820 | Deadlock - a situation in which two or more competing actions are each waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does.
Indefinite Postponement - to delay indefinitely the scheduling of a process while other processes receive the system's attention
These 2 terms seem very similar. How can I tell them apar... | 2013/10/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19482820",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1061193/"
] | >
> In any system that keeps processes waiting while it makes
> resource-allocation and process scheduling decisions, it is possible
> to delay indefinitely the scheduling of a process while other
> processes receive the system's attention. This situation, variously
> called indefinite postponement, indefinite blo... | If two processes are in deadlock, it is not possible for them to ever do any useful work - because they depend on one another, and neither will ever yield.
If process is postponed indefinitely, it is at least theoretically possible for such process to continue and do some useful work at some time in the future. It cou... |
6,427,620 | I want to set up a SOAP development enviornment. So I can create web services and such. I tried following the docs for the TOMCAT/AXIS/APACHE stuff but it all seemed outdated? Any recommendations, links or resources to good ways to set up an SOAP enviornment? I will be using Eclipse. | 2011/06/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6427620",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/411224/"
] | First, you'll need to decide on what container to use, [Apache Axis2](http://Aapche%20Axis2) is a popular choice. You can then go through the [QuickStart guide](http://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/docs/quickstartguide.html) to get things up and running quickly. Another popular choice is [Apache CXF](http://cxf.apach... | Well you need to write your webservice in a development language such as PHP and have it served up to the consumer of your webservice with something like a webserver(apache) |
4,226,017 | I've seen in some examples (e.g. [this][1][1]: <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-jsf2fu3/>) that subcomponent can see attributes of parent component using 'cc.parent.attrs'. However, it is not work for me. What can be the reason? | 2010/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4226017",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/430488/"
] | Maybe it is this bug? [JSF issue 1689](http://java.net/jira/browse/JAVASERVERFACES-1689). | you can pass necessary params through tag to the child component, if the param count is not so great. |
4,226,017 | I've seen in some examples (e.g. [this][1][1]: <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-jsf2fu3/>) that subcomponent can see attributes of parent component using 'cc.parent.attrs'. However, it is not work for me. What can be the reason? | 2010/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4226017",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/430488/"
] | Maybe it is this bug? [JSF issue 1689](http://java.net/jira/browse/JAVASERVERFACES-1689). | It is a bug 1689 and it is fixed in 2.0.3. |
411,278 | I would like to write the equivalent of "people usually go to a cinema after going to a restaurant and they usually choose the closest cinema to the restaurant" in American English. I think the following could be the answer:
"people usually go to the movies after going to a restaurant and they usually choose the close... | 2017/09/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/411278",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/125298/"
] | ***The movies*** is not limited to a specific known cinema or set of cinemas, though it often refers to such when saying someting like “Let’s go to the movies tonight.”. Your recast of the sentence to use ***the movies*** and ***movie theater*** is fine. | People usually go to dinner and a movie. |
43,308 | As a product manager, I am trying to help my development team by setting up boundaries and policies: what browsers to support, what resolution images must be hosted, how many fonts can we use, and general accessibility best practices. These have all been reoccurring points of contention over the last few months, and we... | 2013/08/05 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/43308",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/31576/"
] | Policy decisions regarding development tend to be an ongoing discussion rather than a few rules set in stone. The fluid nature of IT requires a slightly more agile approach than just a PDF with the company's laws.
Wikis
=====
I'd recommend using a [wiki-style framework](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_software). A... | Dave,
Could I suggest a slightly different approach. Instead of thinking of these are policies, you can look at this in MVP (minimum viable product) terms. That means for example browser support, you could take a decision and just go with the one browser or say webkit based browsers as the focus. Doesn't mean that it'... |
13,274 | Related to [this question](https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/688/which-us-states-give-proportional-presidential-electoral-college-votes-to-candid).
It seems that the "winner takes all" electoral college vote in most US states heavily undervalues votes from voters in "safe states". During the recent election... | 2016/11/11 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/13274",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/2457/"
] | >
> It's also very clear that this policy undermines 3rd party candidates.
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From the perspective of third-party candidates, all states have winner-take-all policies. It's just that two states, Nebraska and Maine, are winner-take-all by congressional district plus two statewide electors.
But I don't know th... | "Winner-take-all" assignment of Electoral College votes is popular because it gives the dominant party the most leverage at national elections, and there is no rule that says states can't do this.
At first, winner-take-all Electoral voting does make sense over proportional voting (also called "the district system"). A... |
7,441 | Not sure how to tag this one so feel free to edit and add tags.
When I initially started graduate school my choice for an area of study was quite nebulous. I had only figured out enough to know that I wanted to do some work involving a lot of category theory. So when I applied to schools I figured I could find some i... | 2009/12/01 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7441",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/-1/"
] | Also, I'd be very careful about being sure one knows what one wants to work on. It may seem like that now, but a lot of people do a lot of bouncing around in grad school, keep an open mind, and remember that almost everyone drifts a little bit in their area of specialty. Having an advisor who doesn't do exactly what yo... | One thing to keep in mind is that if there is no one at your school, you can often either have a local advisor and an advisor elsewhere, just an advisor elsewhere, or have a local advisor who will sign things while you're really talking to someone else.
As far as finding an advisor at your school, go to talks! Profess... |
7,441 | Not sure how to tag this one so feel free to edit and add tags.
When I initially started graduate school my choice for an area of study was quite nebulous. I had only figured out enough to know that I wanted to do some work involving a lot of category theory. So when I applied to schools I figured I could find some i... | 2009/12/01 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7441",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/-1/"
] | I strongly recommend finding a good advisor (someone who you get along with, who has compatible understanding of how hands-on the advisor will be, who will keep you funded, who can get you a postdoc, who actually wants a student etc.) over choosing a particular subfield. There's too little correlation between what you ... | One thing to keep in mind is that if there is no one at your school, you can often either have a local advisor and an advisor elsewhere, just an advisor elsewhere, or have a local advisor who will sign things while you're really talking to someone else.
As far as finding an advisor at your school, go to talks! Profess... |
7,441 | Not sure how to tag this one so feel free to edit and add tags.
When I initially started graduate school my choice for an area of study was quite nebulous. I had only figured out enough to know that I wanted to do some work involving a lot of category theory. So when I applied to schools I figured I could find some i... | 2009/12/01 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7441",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/-1/"
] | Here is some advice that my department wrote some years ago for our undergraduate math majors that might be relevant. It takes a rather extreme stance, but this was done purposely to provide counterpoint to the advice usually given to Ph.D. students in math:
[Choosing a Ph.D. program or advisor](http://www.math.poly.e... | One thing to keep in mind is that if there is no one at your school, you can often either have a local advisor and an advisor elsewhere, just an advisor elsewhere, or have a local advisor who will sign things while you're really talking to someone else.
As far as finding an advisor at your school, go to talks! Profess... |
7,441 | Not sure how to tag this one so feel free to edit and add tags.
When I initially started graduate school my choice for an area of study was quite nebulous. I had only figured out enough to know that I wanted to do some work involving a lot of category theory. So when I applied to schools I figured I could find some i... | 2009/12/01 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7441",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/-1/"
] | I strongly recommend finding a good advisor (someone who you get along with, who has compatible understanding of how hands-on the advisor will be, who will keep you funded, who can get you a postdoc, who actually wants a student etc.) over choosing a particular subfield. There's too little correlation between what you ... | Also, I'd be very careful about being sure one knows what one wants to work on. It may seem like that now, but a lot of people do a lot of bouncing around in grad school, keep an open mind, and remember that almost everyone drifts a little bit in their area of specialty. Having an advisor who doesn't do exactly what yo... |
7,441 | Not sure how to tag this one so feel free to edit and add tags.
When I initially started graduate school my choice for an area of study was quite nebulous. I had only figured out enough to know that I wanted to do some work involving a lot of category theory. So when I applied to schools I figured I could find some i... | 2009/12/01 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7441",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/-1/"
] | Also, I'd be very careful about being sure one knows what one wants to work on. It may seem like that now, but a lot of people do a lot of bouncing around in grad school, keep an open mind, and remember that almost everyone drifts a little bit in their area of specialty. Having an advisor who doesn't do exactly what yo... | Here is some advice that my department wrote some years ago for our undergraduate math majors that might be relevant. It takes a rather extreme stance, but this was done purposely to provide counterpoint to the advice usually given to Ph.D. students in math:
[Choosing a Ph.D. program or advisor](http://www.math.poly.e... |
7,441 | Not sure how to tag this one so feel free to edit and add tags.
When I initially started graduate school my choice for an area of study was quite nebulous. I had only figured out enough to know that I wanted to do some work involving a lot of category theory. So when I applied to schools I figured I could find some i... | 2009/12/01 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7441",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/-1/"
] | I strongly recommend finding a good advisor (someone who you get along with, who has compatible understanding of how hands-on the advisor will be, who will keep you funded, who can get you a postdoc, who actually wants a student etc.) over choosing a particular subfield. There's too little correlation between what you ... | Here is some advice that my department wrote some years ago for our undergraduate math majors that might be relevant. It takes a rather extreme stance, but this was done purposely to provide counterpoint to the advice usually given to Ph.D. students in math:
[Choosing a Ph.D. program or advisor](http://www.math.poly.e... |
39,718 | My small group of friends will be wearing masks. But could COVID-19 be spread by eyes/eyelashes touching the eyepiece? If so, what precautions should I take?
I have a small Starblast scope with an Orion E-Series 7-21mm Zoom Eyepiece which "consists of six lens elements, which are fully multi-coated with anti-reflectio... | 2020/11/07 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/39718",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/36832/"
] | After calling Orion (they were nice to answer the phone on a Saturday), they said they can't say anything about using alcohol but they do have an [optics cleaning kit](https://www.telescope.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=5825&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhYfSr6_x7AIVAtvACh3EhQFSEAQYASABEgKR3PD_BwE) to sell.
So I tried to find... | The Celestron video [#DearCelestron Series - How to Sanitize your Optics](https://youtu.be/xJglihE9-Lk) addresses this nicely.
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> Product Manager John Riutta (responsible for binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, and outdoor electronics at Celestron) demonstrates how to clean your binoculars, telescope, and micr... |
9,187,921 | I have a solid understanding of OOP and its idioms in Java.
Now I am coding in python, and I am in a situation where having multiple inheritance may be useful, however (and this may be due to years of java code), i am reluctant to do it and I am considering using composition instead of inheritance in order to avoid p... | 2012/02/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9187921",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/983386/"
] | The question of "inheritance vs. composition" comes down to an attempt to solve the problem of reusable code. You don't want to have duplicated code all over your code, since that's not clean and efficient. Inheritance solves this problem by creating a mechanism for you to have implied features in base classes. Composi... | I would still prefer composition to inheritance, whether multiple or single. Really getting into duck typing is a bit like having loads of implicit interfaces everywhere, so you don't even need inheritance (or abstract classes) very much at all in Python. But that's **prefer** composition, not **never use inheritance**... |
6,291,210 | I'm developing a web based application where I need to overlay some color layers over each country or city . I know that I can use Google maps but the problem I have is that the server where we're deploying the app doesn't have access to the internet .
so I need a map component like Google maps which I can use it offl... | 2011/06/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6291210",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/180260/"
] | You might check out openstreetmap. There you could download the planet.xml file for the whole world or specific files only for the regions you want to serve. Good material can be found also here: www.geofabrik.de
Then you will have to set up your own tileserver, which will crunch png-tiles for the xml-files provided a... | You're going to find that difficult because the map data alone could take up several hundred megabytes of space to store. The [OS provides offline mapping](http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/os-opendata.html) within the UK which they provide free but it is limited and you'll have to manually integrate i... |
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