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66,796 | Is it better to use parchment paper when baking cream puffs so that the middle does not end up being wet and soggy? | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/66796",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/43690/"
] | Yes to your title.
No to the question body.
I always use parchment when baking cream puffs. It is just to make the cream puffs not stick to the pan and cleanup easier.
It doesn't insulate enough to affect baking temperature and has no effect on the cream puffs being wet and soggy or not. | It's totally fine to bake on parchment, but it will not help the soggy issue.
-you may need to bake them longer, try a lower temp if the outside is over cooked but the inside is underdone.
-if they are good fresh out of the oven, but they become soggy later...remove from oven after baking. Poke a small hole and ret... |
257,987 | >
> The footer isn't designed to list every site... We should consider randomizing the list, perhaps, to give all sites a chance... but first, the question is "does anyone even use the footer?" - Anna Lear, [1 June 2014](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/257614/graduation-site-closure-and-a-clearer-outlook-on-t... | 2015/06/05 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/257987",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/252153/"
] | I never use the footer. Well, almost never -- I've used "contact us" once or twice, and one or two of the other links in that row. But the site list doesn't help me at all. Here's why:
The footer is a poor way to *browse sites*. As Anna in... | If someone ends up at the bottom of the page, it's because they're either looking for footer info (usually contact, FAQ, etc), or because they finished the content of the page, but haven't already decided where to go next.
We already have related questions on this site in the sidebar, and hot network questions (unrela... |
7,965,860 | I keep getting errors like this in my Product.wxs file.
The primary key 'ExitDialog/Finish/EndDialog/Return/1' is duplicated in table 'ControlEvent'
There is no such duplicate entry that I have made manually to the config file. How do I find out where this is getting duplicated? Just commenting the affected line sho... | 2011/11/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7965860",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/20358/"
] | After spending over a week struggling with WiX. I have decided that Installsheild is the best way to go. If you have an experienced hand at WiX then by all means go ahead and use it. If not, then your best bet would be to use a paid tool. The amount of hours your billing while learning WiX makes WiX far more expensive ... | Most likely you included some fragments in your project that contain the same base controls as your default dialogs.
Please make sure that your project doesn't include other project files. |
7,965,860 | I keep getting errors like this in my Product.wxs file.
The primary key 'ExitDialog/Finish/EndDialog/Return/1' is duplicated in table 'ControlEvent'
There is no such duplicate entry that I have made manually to the config file. How do I find out where this is getting duplicated? Just commenting the affected line sho... | 2011/11/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7965860",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/20358/"
] | Most likely you included some fragments in your project that contain the same base controls as your default dialogs.
Please make sure that your project doesn't include other project files. | Can be caused if you have the same 'Id' for multiple items |
7,965,860 | I keep getting errors like this in my Product.wxs file.
The primary key 'ExitDialog/Finish/EndDialog/Return/1' is duplicated in table 'ControlEvent'
There is no such duplicate entry that I have made manually to the config file. How do I find out where this is getting duplicated? Just commenting the affected line sho... | 2011/11/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7965860",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/20358/"
] | After spending over a week struggling with WiX. I have decided that Installsheild is the best way to go. If you have an experienced hand at WiX then by all means go ahead and use it. If not, then your best bet would be to use a paid tool. The amount of hours your billing while learning WiX makes WiX far more expensive ... | Can be caused if you have the same 'Id' for multiple items |
9,006,615 | On my search for a Unit-Testing tool for C# i have found xUnit.NET. Untill now, i read most of the articles on [http://xunit.codeplex.com/](http://xunit.codeplex.com//) and even tried out the examples given at [How do I use xUnit.net?](http://xunit.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=HowToUse&referringTitle=Home).
But sadly,... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9006615",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1147455/"
] | Besides the [xUnit-1.9.1.chm-File](http://xunit.codeplex.com/downloads/get/423829) mentioned by Sean U and the [Examples on the official xUnit.NET website](http://xunit.github.io/docs/getting-started-desktop) I found two other resources to help me understand the basics of the work with xUnit.NET:
* [An Introduction to... | If you decide to abandon xUnit and use NUnit instead, a good book to read is ["The Art of Unit Testing (with examples in .NET)"](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1933988274).
Nice clear explanations of both basic and advanced unit testing concepts, using the NUnit framework. |
20,389 | This image claims that you can get protein from non-meat sources, citing Broccoli as an example.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oumbh.jpg)
>
> Do you really need meat to get Protein?
>
>
> **Beef** 6.4 grams of protein per 100 calories.
> **Broc... | 2014/04/25 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20389",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/18965/"
] | Adele Hite wrote about this claim on her blog "[Eathropology](http://eathropology.com/2013/04/08/broccoli-has-more-protein-than-steak-and-other-crap/)":
>
> Let’s see how similar caloric intakes of steak and broccoli stack up when comparing how these two foods provide for *essential amino acid* requirements. A 275-ca... | **You do not need meat (or even milk or eggs) to get all the protein (with all amino acids required) you need.**
[The Vegetarian Resource Group - Vrg.org](http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.php):
>
> It is easy for a vegan diet to meet recommendations for protein, as
> long as calorie intake is adequate. Strict p... |
20,389 | This image claims that you can get protein from non-meat sources, citing Broccoli as an example.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oumbh.jpg)
>
> Do you really need meat to get Protein?
>
>
> **Beef** 6.4 grams of protein per 100 calories.
> **Broc... | 2014/04/25 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20389",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/18965/"
] | Adele Hite wrote about this claim on her blog "[Eathropology](http://eathropology.com/2013/04/08/broccoli-has-more-protein-than-steak-and-other-crap/)":
>
> Let’s see how similar caloric intakes of steak and broccoli stack up when comparing how these two foods provide for *essential amino acid* requirements. A 275-ca... | Since most of the answers base their claims on numbers and are a bit shaky here's something from human physiology and bio-availability perspective.
First lets start with mass, a very nice figure comparing protein intakes of different diets (strict veg = vegan):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oumbh.jpg)
>
> Do you really need meat to get Protein?
>
>
> **Beef** 6.4 grams of protein per 100 calories.
> **Broc... | 2014/04/25 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20389",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/18965/"
] | Adele Hite wrote about this claim on her blog "[Eathropology](http://eathropology.com/2013/04/08/broccoli-has-more-protein-than-steak-and-other-crap/)":
>
> Let’s see how similar caloric intakes of steak and broccoli stack up when comparing how these two foods provide for *essential amino acid* requirements. A 275-ca... | As pointed out in the answers by Looft and Jan, we don't need to eat animal products to get all the amino acids we need. Here we must also consider the fact that the recommendations by the IoM regarding the diet are not scientifically rigorous to such a degree that you can take their RDA as a scientifically established... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
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My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | Talk to a lawyer, now. This is specific to Germany.
* You have limited time to oppose this formal notification
* According to German law this may have serious implications
* According to German law it must be substantiated.
The last one is significant.
Slacking off is not worthy a written notification unless it happ... | There are several very good answers here already.
I would add one point: the manager's behavior suggests he's after your friend. So I would be super careful with my behavior if I were him.
He should keep as many things as he can in writing. If he doesn't have anything to do, let him write an email to his manager aski... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | As this happened in Germany, I assume "written warning" means "Abmahnung".
This is serious, as this means the in future he might be legally fired for even rather minor stuff that would not justify a termination if it were a single event.
Therefore he really should consult with a lawyer, specialised in working law... | Ok, the first thing: Is it a *Abmahnung* or simply a complaint?
An *Abmahnung* is serious because it is one necessary step for the employer to fire someone. Trying to terminate a working relationship without serious offenses (theft, assault) *and without Abmahnung* is legally void. It is a *Abmahnung* if
* The compla... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | Ok, the first thing: Is it a *Abmahnung* or simply a complaint?
An *Abmahnung* is serious because it is one necessary step for the employer to fire someone. Trying to terminate a working relationship without serious offenses (theft, assault) *and without Abmahnung* is legally void. It is a *Abmahnung* if
* The compla... | I suspect there is more to the story here, however one thing is very clear. **Your friend's manager was unhappy with how he spent his time on Friday.** While it seems your friend felt there weren't any priority tasks that needed attention, his boss clearly didn't agree.
This doesn't mean the boss is right or wrong, bu... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | I suspect there is more to the story here, however one thing is very clear. **Your friend's manager was unhappy with how he spent his time on Friday.** While it seems your friend felt there weren't any priority tasks that needed attention, his boss clearly didn't agree.
This doesn't mean the boss is right or wrong, bu... | There are several very good answers here already.
I would add one point: the manager's behavior suggests he's after your friend. So I would be super careful with my behavior if I were him.
He should keep as many things as he can in writing. If he doesn't have anything to do, let him write an email to his manager aski... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | Talk to a lawyer, now. This is specific to Germany.
* You have limited time to oppose this formal notification
* According to German law this may have serious implications
* According to German law it must be substantiated.
The last one is significant.
Slacking off is not worthy a written notification unless it happ... | Ok, the first thing: Is it a *Abmahnung* or simply a complaint?
An *Abmahnung* is serious because it is one necessary step for the employer to fire someone. Trying to terminate a working relationship without serious offenses (theft, assault) *and without Abmahnung* is legally void. It is a *Abmahnung* if
* The compla... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | Talk to a lawyer, now. This is specific to Germany.
* You have limited time to oppose this formal notification
* According to German law this may have serious implications
* According to German law it must be substantiated.
The last one is significant.
Slacking off is not worthy a written notification unless it happ... | >
> Was the management in the right?
>
>
>
Absolutely not, this manager is making ridiculous claims
In a lot of IT departments/companies learning in your work time as long as you have other work done is classed as development and learning which you can never do enough of in the development field.
On top of this ... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | As this happened in Germany, I assume "written warning" means "Abmahnung".
This is serious, as this means the in future he might be legally fired for even rather minor stuff that would not justify a termination if it were a single event.
Therefore he really should consult with a lawyer, specialised in working law... | There are several very good answers here already.
I would add one point: the manager's behavior suggests he's after your friend. So I would be super careful with my behavior if I were him.
He should keep as many things as he can in writing. If he doesn't have anything to do, let him write an email to his manager aski... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | >
> Was the management in the right?
>
>
>
Absolutely not, this manager is making ridiculous claims
In a lot of IT departments/companies learning in your work time as long as you have other work done is classed as development and learning which you can never do enough of in the development field.
On top of this ... | I suspect there is more to the story here, however one thing is very clear. **Your friend's manager was unhappy with how he spent his time on Friday.** While it seems your friend felt there weren't any priority tasks that needed attention, his boss clearly didn't agree.
This doesn't mean the boss is right or wrong, bu... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | As this happened in Germany, I assume "written warning" means "Abmahnung".
This is serious, as this means the in future he might be legally fired for even rather minor stuff that would not justify a termination if it were a single event.
Therefore he really should consult with a lawyer, specialised in working law... | I suspect there is more to the story here, however one thing is very clear. **Your friend's manager was unhappy with how he spent his time on Friday.** While it seems your friend felt there weren't any priority tasks that needed attention, his boss clearly didn't agree.
This doesn't mean the boss is right or wrong, bu... |
117,335 | Disclaimer: I am asking this question for a friend, since he does not want to make an account here for one reason or another.
---
My friend works as an IT expert in quite a large company, in Germany. He is responsible for many of the systems there: coding, databases, sharepoint and many others. Suffice to say, he is ... | 2018/08/10 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/117335",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73150/"
] | Talk to a lawyer, now. This is specific to Germany.
* You have limited time to oppose this formal notification
* According to German law this may have serious implications
* According to German law it must be substantiated.
The last one is significant.
Slacking off is not worthy a written notification unless it happ... | As this happened in Germany, I assume "written warning" means "Abmahnung".
This is serious, as this means the in future he might be legally fired for even rather minor stuff that would not justify a termination if it were a single event.
Therefore he really should consult with a lawyer, specialised in working law... |
35,938,683 | My service is DService and I am fourth link in the chain of services i.e. the call flow is
Online User -> AService -> BService -> CService -> DService -> EService.
When I invoke EService from DService, it can throw retriable exception like HttpTimeoutException. I typically retry 2-3 three times and throw back an excep... | 2016/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35938683",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/211599/"
] | I think throwing retriable exceptions is a viable approach if you define exponentially increasing retry-periods up on the chain. | I'd say you shouldn't retry in DService in the first place, because, as you say, if each service did that you could be facing trouble. Hence, let the exception bubble up the call stack and let it be handled at the outer most service possible; could even be the user.
Rationale: Why would it be on DService to decide if ... |
35,938,683 | My service is DService and I am fourth link in the chain of services i.e. the call flow is
Online User -> AService -> BService -> CService -> DService -> EService.
When I invoke EService from DService, it can throw retriable exception like HttpTimeoutException. I typically retry 2-3 three times and throw back an excep... | 2016/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35938683",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/211599/"
] | Without knowing what the services do, whether or not DService should retry or CService should, I cannot say for sure. However my philosophy is that the service being called should *not* be the one to retry, *ever*. In this case, EService would throw an exception stupidly and without any handling whatsoever. The reason ... | I'd say you shouldn't retry in DService in the first place, because, as you say, if each service did that you could be facing trouble. Hence, let the exception bubble up the call stack and let it be handled at the outer most service possible; could even be the user.
Rationale: Why would it be on DService to decide if ... |
35,938,683 | My service is DService and I am fourth link in the chain of services i.e. the call flow is
Online User -> AService -> BService -> CService -> DService -> EService.
When I invoke EService from DService, it can throw retriable exception like HttpTimeoutException. I typically retry 2-3 three times and throw back an excep... | 2016/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35938683",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/211599/"
] | I think throwing retriable exceptions is a viable approach if you define exponentially increasing retry-periods up on the chain. | What you throw at your invokers, and whether what you throw at them will also carry a suggestion "but you could retry this", should be determined by the intended semantics of *your* service *exclusively*.
(Besides, I have never heard of java Exception objects formally carrying any such property, but that might be beca... |
35,938,683 | My service is DService and I am fourth link in the chain of services i.e. the call flow is
Online User -> AService -> BService -> CService -> DService -> EService.
When I invoke EService from DService, it can throw retriable exception like HttpTimeoutException. I typically retry 2-3 three times and throw back an excep... | 2016/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35938683",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/211599/"
] | Without knowing what the services do, whether or not DService should retry or CService should, I cannot say for sure. However my philosophy is that the service being called should *not* be the one to retry, *ever*. In this case, EService would throw an exception stupidly and without any handling whatsoever. The reason ... | What you throw at your invokers, and whether what you throw at them will also carry a suggestion "but you could retry this", should be determined by the intended semantics of *your* service *exclusively*.
(Besides, I have never heard of java Exception objects formally carrying any such property, but that might be beca... |
104,261 | >
> * She is ***a*** singer.
> * She is ***an*** actress.
>
>
>
If I transform this sentence into **"both--and"** structure,
which one is better to use, the sentence #1 or #2?
>
> 1. She is **both** ***a*** singer **and** actress.
> 2. She is **both** ***a*** singer **and** ***an*** actress.
>
>
> | 2016/09/22 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/104261",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/34103/"
] | She is both a singer and actress.
She is both a singer and an actress.
Remove both:
She is a singer and actress. [buzzer]
She is a singer and an actress. [good style]
If things are not defined, leave them that way.
He is a mechanic and an engineer.
The meaning might not change, but it sure sounds bad not to keep... | Answers are listed in the comments.
"The second is better." – Lawrence
Agreed. The second one looks more complete and grammatical.
"There is no difference in meaning between the two, and neither is more idiomatic than the other. Any preference for one or the other is merely a matter of personal taste." – P. E. Dant... |
151 | I see that Vitalik and Vlad are [working on Casper](https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/12/28/understanding-serenity-part-2-casper/). As far as I understand, casper is the new POS mining algorithm. Why is it better than bitcoin's POW? I understand it's environmentally friendly, but isn't just vulnerable to ownership bias an... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/151",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/181/"
] | There are a number of reasons I much prefer Casper over PoW:
In PoW, any coalition of >50% (or 25-33% if selfish mining) can very profitably censor and revert history. In Casper, it takes close to 100% of bonded validators to collude, to censor profitably. Additionally, finalized blocks cannot be reverted by any amoun... | A different explanation of Casper was [written by Vlad](https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/08/01/introducing-casper-friendly-ghost/). Some of the points from the post include:
* It is an eventually-consistent blockchain-based consensus protocol
* It favours availability over consistency
* It is always available, and consi... |
116,176 | So there is a mountain range. It is about 3000 miles long, 500 miles wide and the average height is 5,000 m. Now there is still quite a lot of land and I don't want to make everything behind the mountains into a desert. Must a rain shadow create a desert? | 2018/06/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/116176",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/33798/"
] | Yes and no. Rain shadows are caused by unidirectional blockers of weather systems in areas where the prevailing wind brings in most or all of the rain. This means that while the mountains creating the rain shadow may block all of, for example, the easterly trending storm systems in the area weather coming up from the s... | **You can be dry but not be desert.**
Costa Rica has an rain shadow ecosystem called a tropical dry forest.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qxARr.jpg)tropical dry forest
<https://www.gdfcf.org/dry-forest>
It is pretty cool! I guess the few months of r... |
370,392 | I'm trying to install the latest jdk (7u2) onto my Windows XP laptop and for some reason when I double-click the jdk-7u12-windows-i586.exe, no automatic pop up comes out like how I expect it to for the installation. Would anyone know any reasons why it would do that or how to debug this? I have uninstalled any older Ja... | 2011/12/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/370392",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/75309/"
] | This bug is believed to be due to the way that the JDK7 installer was configured. The configuration has been changed for 7u6.
Can you [try with 7u6](http://jdk7.java.net/download.html) and let us know if it resolves the problem?
Bug if you are interested: [Bug ID: 7145760 JDK Installation broken on WinXP since 7u2, w... | To edit the PATH environment variable in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7:
Click the "Start" button ⇒ "Control Panel" ⇒ "System" ⇒ (Vista/7 only) "Advanced system settings".
Switch to "Advanced" tab ⇒ "Environment Variables..."
In "System Variables" box, scroll down to select "PATH" ⇒ "Edit..."
In "Variable value" field, INSERT... |
231,691 | I'm trying to create my own simplified induction cooktop. If I'd like to use 120V Mains, what determines the current draw of the coil used (is it simply the resistance of the coil)? Also, I understand altering the frequency is a necessity to change the amount of heat produced from the induction process (and hence tempe... | 2016/05/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/231691",
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> what determines the current draw of the coil used (is it simply the resistance of the coil)?
>
>
>
No. The coil is like the primary of a transformer. The resistance of the coil would cause heating in the coil itself rather than the cooking pan. The secondary current and thus the primary current is determined b... | Here you can find some ideas.
<http://www.instructables.com/id/Powerful-yet-simple-induction-heater/>
Generally small units have only one mosfet because single ended circuits are good to about 5 kW that is normally more than required, commercial units are about 1,5 kW. Cheap Chinese units here are sold at about 50 $ |
428,044 | Today I replace my FastEthernet switch with a newly bought gigabit switch (DGS-1008A). All computers in my house are displaying that the connection speed is 1 Gbps except for one.
The computer that is not working is an ASUS M2N-MX which contain an onboard gigabit NIC. See ASUS link for confirmation <http://www.asus.co... | 2012/05/23 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/428044",
"https://superuser.com",
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] | I have that problem too, been busy a whole long night finding a driver for server 2003 x64 for this motherboard nic.
I don't know anymore which driver I took but suddenly it worked, but with exception the 1gbit speed isn't selectable.
Checked out some of the driver files in the system and saw some strange things in... | If you only see 10/100 under duplex, it is possible that the driver is incorrect or the device is damaged... or, there is something else to blame... (Wrong motherboard/wrong chip on board etc.)
The duplex and settings screen is not linked to the current infrastructure - you should be able to select 1000Mb even on a 10... |
110,082 | Someone with a low level of experience in something is a *newbie* or a *rookie*.
Someone with a high level of experience is an *expert* or *specialist*.
But what do you call someone with a mid-level of experience? | 2013/03/31 | [
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] | The reason there is often nothing for a mid-level is because the others draw attention to some unusual condition, such as being *junior* or *senior*. If you are neither junior nor senior, then no further shading is required.
However, if you wanted to go with the old guild system, the grades would be ***apprentice***, ... | There are no hard and fast words for such things. Totally depends what field/context are you talking in and what are the popularly accepted words in that realm. For example, check this example out from the game *[ski runner](http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_ranks_for_the_game_ski_runner)*.
Usually there ain't an... |
110,082 | Someone with a low level of experience in something is a *newbie* or a *rookie*.
Someone with a high level of experience is an *expert* or *specialist*.
But what do you call someone with a mid-level of experience? | 2013/03/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/110082",
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] | The reason there is often nothing for a mid-level is because the others draw attention to some unusual condition, such as being *junior* or *senior*. If you are neither junior nor senior, then no further shading is required.
However, if you wanted to go with the old guild system, the grades would be ***apprentice***, ... | It doesn't sound very common, but one word I found was [*middler*](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Middler). From video-game experience, I might call a mid-level person an [*intermediate*](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/intermediate); in general, I think people will know what you mean when you use it, but it can be ... |
26,102 | I am looking for a way find the time when:
1. [Pleiades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades) will be at the Zenith today (11th November 2011)
2. Pleiades will conjunct with the Moon
3. The Moon will be at the Zenith today
How do I find those out?
Ingress and Egress would be helpful too. I live in Asia/Rangoon. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26102",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Dr. Phil Plait has written about this extensively. He has a book ([Death from the Skies](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0670019976)) with a chapter that deals with this.
He has [a blog entry about this very subject](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/13/death-by-meteorite/) as well (in ad... | Hm. To answer that question, one would simply count such occurrences for a given time in the past, and divide it through the timespan. Then do some corrections for the increased number of cities in the last centuries.
The only bigger impacts which where reported from people was the Tunguska-Event 1908 and 1490 in Chi... |
26,102 | I am looking for a way find the time when:
1. [Pleiades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades) will be at the Zenith today (11th November 2011)
2. Pleiades will conjunct with the Moon
3. The Moon will be at the Zenith today
How do I find those out?
Ingress and Egress would be helpful too. I live in Asia/Rangoon. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26102",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Hm. To answer that question, one would simply count such occurrences for a given time in the past, and divide it through the timespan. Then do some corrections for the increased number of cities in the last centuries.
The only bigger impacts which where reported from people was the Tunguska-Event 1908 and 1490 in Chi... | The odds of a very-high-casualty rate impact in the next decade are even lower than previous answers have stated, since there are ongoing surveys looking for just such dangerous "near Earth objects" and "Earth approachers" and there are no known near-term threats: [JPL's Current Impact Risks](http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ri... |
26,102 | I am looking for a way find the time when:
1. [Pleiades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades) will be at the Zenith today (11th November 2011)
2. Pleiades will conjunct with the Moon
3. The Moon will be at the Zenith today
How do I find those out?
Ingress and Egress would be helpful too. I live in Asia/Rangoon. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26102",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Dr. Phil Plait has written about this extensively. He has a book ([Death from the Skies](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0670019976)) with a chapter that deals with this.
He has [a blog entry about this very subject](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/13/death-by-meteorite/) as well (in ad... | The chances are of the order of 1 in 10,000. You can derive this number by assuming the most probable impact as the chance order of magnitude (there's a 1 in 10,000 chance in 2019).
All that you wanted to know about near Earth objects, dangerousness and probability of impact is here: <http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/> |
26,102 | I am looking for a way find the time when:
1. [Pleiades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades) will be at the Zenith today (11th November 2011)
2. Pleiades will conjunct with the Moon
3. The Moon will be at the Zenith today
How do I find those out?
Ingress and Egress would be helpful too. I live in Asia/Rangoon. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26102",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The chances are of the order of 1 in 10,000. You can derive this number by assuming the most probable impact as the chance order of magnitude (there's a 1 in 10,000 chance in 2019).
All that you wanted to know about near Earth objects, dangerousness and probability of impact is here: <http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/> | The odds of a very-high-casualty rate impact in the next decade are even lower than previous answers have stated, since there are ongoing surveys looking for just such dangerous "near Earth objects" and "Earth approachers" and there are no known near-term threats: [JPL's Current Impact Risks](http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ri... |
26,102 | I am looking for a way find the time when:
1. [Pleiades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades) will be at the Zenith today (11th November 2011)
2. Pleiades will conjunct with the Moon
3. The Moon will be at the Zenith today
How do I find those out?
Ingress and Egress would be helpful too. I live in Asia/Rangoon. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26102",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Dr. Phil Plait has written about this extensively. He has a book ([Death from the Skies](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0670019976)) with a chapter that deals with this.
He has [a blog entry about this very subject](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/13/death-by-meteorite/) as well (in ad... | For statistical purposes, the difference between the odds of two people dying and the odds of one person dying are not signficant so, depending on who you reference...
[1 in 200,000](http://www.livescience.com/3780-odds-dying.html)
[1 in 700,000](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/13/death-by-mete... |
26,102 | I am looking for a way find the time when:
1. [Pleiades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades) will be at the Zenith today (11th November 2011)
2. Pleiades will conjunct with the Moon
3. The Moon will be at the Zenith today
How do I find those out?
Ingress and Egress would be helpful too. I live in Asia/Rangoon. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26102",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | For statistical purposes, the difference between the odds of two people dying and the odds of one person dying are not signficant so, depending on who you reference...
[1 in 200,000](http://www.livescience.com/3780-odds-dying.html)
[1 in 700,000](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/13/death-by-mete... | The odds of a very-high-casualty rate impact in the next decade are even lower than previous answers have stated, since there are ongoing surveys looking for just such dangerous "near Earth objects" and "Earth approachers" and there are no known near-term threats: [JPL's Current Impact Risks](http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ri... |
26,102 | I am looking for a way find the time when:
1. [Pleiades](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades) will be at the Zenith today (11th November 2011)
2. Pleiades will conjunct with the Moon
3. The Moon will be at the Zenith today
How do I find those out?
Ingress and Egress would be helpful too. I live in Asia/Rangoon. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26102",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Dr. Phil Plait has written about this extensively. He has a book ([Death from the Skies](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0670019976)) with a chapter that deals with this.
He has [a blog entry about this very subject](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/13/death-by-meteorite/) as well (in ad... | The odds of a very-high-casualty rate impact in the next decade are even lower than previous answers have stated, since there are ongoing surveys looking for just such dangerous "near Earth objects" and "Earth approachers" and there are no known near-term threats: [JPL's Current Impact Risks](http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ri... |
92,238 | I've been using unity to make 2d indie type games for a while now. However, i've tried to branch into different genres and unity cant do some of the things that i want it to do(*although it is still very good*).
I really want to make a game from scratch were i have complete control over what happens, although i would... | 2015/01/14 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/92238",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | A great place to start is from this [book](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Engine-Architecture-Jason-Gregory/dp/1568814135), but I'll go over the basics. This list is built on the basis that C++ is the language you would be using and you're developing a desktop game.
1. Games rely on maths, so you need a good maths libra... | I would recommend using [HaxeFlixel](http://haxeflixel.com/) for the programming part. You have a control over almost anything in the game because it relies on it's programming(but you need to know programming in Haxe (Although it's not very difficult)). You can build an entire system from that, if that's what you're s... |
234,800 | I have a collection of points in a .CSV which are currently in OSGB36 and have been through the OSTN02 transformation.
I would like to put them through the OSTN15 transformation in bulk, using the CSV as a source.
I've read that one way to do it is OSTN02 - ETRS89 - OSTN15.
I have been struggling to find a way to d... | 2017/04/05 | [
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] | In FME (2017 onwards) has the **GridInQuestIIReprojector** transformer.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JGFHG.png)
<https://www.safe.com/transformers/grid-in-quest-ii-reprojector/>
Full Credit to Paul Michell
<https://bitbucket.org/PaulFMichell/gridinq... | If your data is surveyed in with respect to the OS Net v2001 realisation of ETRS89 and then transformed into OSGB using OSTN02 then no further data changes are necessary.
If you want to use OSTN15, the correct way is:
1. Use OSTN02 to transform from OSGB E/N to OS Net v2001 realisation of ETRS89
lat/lon
2. Helmert tr... |
234,800 | I have a collection of points in a .CSV which are currently in OSGB36 and have been through the OSTN02 transformation.
I would like to put them through the OSTN15 transformation in bulk, using the CSV as a source.
I've read that one way to do it is OSTN02 - ETRS89 - OSTN15.
I have been struggling to find a way to d... | 2017/04/05 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/234800",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
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] | I've been in contact with Dave Campanas from safe.com support. He has solved my query, so I thought i'd post the solution on here.
He suggested adding a CoordinateExtractor transformer to extract the re-projected coordinates into the X\_COORD, Y\_COORD, and Z\_COORD attributes before writing out to the new CSV file.
... | If your data is surveyed in with respect to the OS Net v2001 realisation of ETRS89 and then transformed into OSGB using OSTN02 then no further data changes are necessary.
If you want to use OSTN15, the correct way is:
1. Use OSTN02 to transform from OSGB E/N to OS Net v2001 realisation of ETRS89
lat/lon
2. Helmert tr... |
2,016 | This question is not about molds that affect coffee plants. I am asking about molds that grow in coffee that has been sitting for a few days or more. I did not find any scientific articles on point so I have begun to try to answer the question by observing; but I may have missed an article and someone else may know the... | 2015/07/18 | [
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] | Though I don't have any articles on the matter, I can certainly say I've found cups of coffee that I had forgotten that are only maybe a week old with mold growing in them. I'd assume it gets contaminated so quickly, because of its sugar content. It might just be a coincidence, but it seems to happen more readily with ... | I am severely allergic to Penecillium Mold. Around a year and a half ago, I began drinking coffee on a daily basis. I had my french press brewing set up perfectly to have a nice mug every day. After about 6 weeks, I had an allergic reaction. Mold spores cause a reaction in allergic people whether they're alive or dead,... |
50,309 | I'm trying to avoid soldering or modding of any kind as I'm 7,000 miles away from where the project is based! I'm trying to come up with a simple solution I can get a layman to do on my behalf. I have the following IO board: <http://www.phatio.com/> which exposes 2x14 IO ports (2.54mm pitch pin header connection) but n... | 2012/12/01 | [
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] | For a similar requirement, converting a 20-pin header strip to screw terminals, we fabricated a tiny adapter PCB with [screw terminals](http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/TER-202/2-POSITION-PCB-TERMINAL-BLOCK/1.html) like this one:
The ... | You can buy screw terminals with 2.54mm pitch. For example, SparkFun has [some](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10571). Google yields some more hits, for example [Farnell](http://uk.farnell.com/phoenix-contact/1725669/terminal-block-pcb-2-54mm-3way/dp/3041360). |
50,309 | I'm trying to avoid soldering or modding of any kind as I'm 7,000 miles away from where the project is based! I'm trying to come up with a simple solution I can get a layman to do on my behalf. I have the following IO board: <http://www.phatio.com/> which exposes 2x14 IO ports (2.54mm pitch pin header connection) but n... | 2012/12/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/50309",
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] | For a similar requirement, converting a 20-pin header strip to screw terminals, we fabricated a tiny adapter PCB with [screw terminals](http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/TER-202/2-POSITION-PCB-TERMINAL-BLOCK/1.html) like this one:
The ... | I just made this little breadboard screw wing from parts I had lying around. The trick is using [strip board](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StripBoard.png) which takes care of all connections from the pin header to the terminal blocks. Two rows of 5.08 mm pitched terminal blocks back to back with 2.54mm shifte... |
50,309 | I'm trying to avoid soldering or modding of any kind as I'm 7,000 miles away from where the project is based! I'm trying to come up with a simple solution I can get a layman to do on my behalf. I have the following IO board: <http://www.phatio.com/> which exposes 2x14 IO ports (2.54mm pitch pin header connection) but n... | 2012/12/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/50309",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | You can buy screw terminals with 2.54mm pitch. For example, SparkFun has [some](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10571). Google yields some more hits, for example [Farnell](http://uk.farnell.com/phoenix-contact/1725669/terminal-block-pcb-2-54mm-3way/dp/3041360). | I just made this little breadboard screw wing from parts I had lying around. The trick is using [strip board](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StripBoard.png) which takes care of all connections from the pin header to the terminal blocks. Two rows of 5.08 mm pitched terminal blocks back to back with 2.54mm shifte... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
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] | Some things to check in order of likelihood-
* Check the battery connections are tight. A loose connection may prevent your car from starting, even when the lights, radio, etc., may seem to be working fine.
* The battery may not be fine. Lights are not high load,so having the lights work is not an indicator of how he... | Make sure all the connections are clean. Test the battery to ensure it really has 12volts. Use a voltmeter.
I've had a battery that worked fine, but couldn't start the car because the connections needed cleaning. Even if there isn't corrosion it could be an issue. Once I had those add-on connectors that go on the end... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
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"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Make sure battery connections/post are clean and battery has at least 12.4 volts.
Check and make sure wires to your starter are not making ground connection to any metal, and are exposed and not covered to anything metal. Also, could be the starter/alternator. Process of elimination -- more then likely it's electrical,... | Immobiliser has kicked in cause you removed the battery, got the same problem, I've been told locking & unlocking the car with the key fob will do it!! Mine don't seem to work, the real answer is a 4 digit code you get when you buy the car from the dealer which I didn't, it not the radio code which is all I had it's th... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
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] | Make sure all the connections are clean. Test the battery to ensure it really has 12volts. Use a voltmeter.
I've had a battery that worked fine, but couldn't start the car because the connections needed cleaning. Even if there isn't corrosion it could be an issue. Once I had those add-on connectors that go on the end... | The same thing happened with me ( [Ford Focus - bad starter?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/8855/ford-focus-bad-starter) ) when trying to "turn the car over". The current drawn "killed" the car for about 2 minutes, where nothing electrical worked at all.
Check that the battery terminals are clamped dow... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
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] | Have the battery load tested. I've had several batteries go dead in the same manner: dash lights working just find until you turn the key and it all dies. | Make sure all the connections are clean. Test the battery to ensure it really has 12volts. Use a voltmeter.
I've had a battery that worked fine, but couldn't start the car because the connections needed cleaning. Even if there isn't corrosion it could be an issue. Once I had those add-on connectors that go on the end... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/4713",
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] | The same thing happened with me ( [Ford Focus - bad starter?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/8855/ford-focus-bad-starter) ) when trying to "turn the car over". The current drawn "killed" the car for about 2 minutes, where nothing electrical worked at all.
Check that the battery terminals are clamped dow... | Immobiliser has kicked in cause you removed the battery, got the same problem, I've been told locking & unlocking the car with the key fob will do it!! Mine don't seem to work, the real answer is a 4 digit code you get when you buy the car from the dealer which I didn't, it not the radio code which is all I had it's th... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/4713",
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"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/2397/"
] | Have the battery load tested. I've had several batteries go dead in the same manner: dash lights working just find until you turn the key and it all dies. | The same thing happened with me ( [Ford Focus - bad starter?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/8855/ford-focus-bad-starter) ) when trying to "turn the car over". The current drawn "killed" the car for about 2 minutes, where nothing electrical worked at all.
Check that the battery terminals are clamped dow... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/4713",
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] | Have the battery load tested. I've had several batteries go dead in the same manner: dash lights working just find until you turn the key and it all dies. | Immobiliser has kicked in cause you removed the battery, got the same problem, I've been told locking & unlocking the car with the key fob will do it!! Mine don't seem to work, the real answer is a 4 digit code you get when you buy the car from the dealer which I didn't, it not the radio code which is all I had it's th... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/4713",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/2397/"
] | Make sure all the connections are clean. Test the battery to ensure it really has 12volts. Use a voltmeter.
I've had a battery that worked fine, but couldn't start the car because the connections needed cleaning. Even if there isn't corrosion it could be an issue. Once I had those add-on connectors that go on the end... | Immobiliser has kicked in cause you removed the battery, got the same problem, I've been told locking & unlocking the car with the key fob will do it!! Mine don't seem to work, the real answer is a 4 digit code you get when you buy the car from the dealer which I didn't, it not the radio code which is all I had it's th... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/4713",
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] | Have the battery load tested. I've had several batteries go dead in the same manner: dash lights working just find until you turn the key and it all dies. | Make sure battery connections/post are clean and battery has at least 12.4 volts.
Check and make sure wires to your starter are not making ground connection to any metal, and are exposed and not covered to anything metal. Also, could be the starter/alternator. Process of elimination -- more then likely it's electrical,... |
4,713 | When I turn the key in to start all the lights on the dashboard go out completely and when I turn it back to the off position the dash lights back up. What could the problem be if the battery is okay? | 2012/11/13 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/4713",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/2397/"
] | Some things to check in order of likelihood-
* Check the battery connections are tight. A loose connection may prevent your car from starting, even when the lights, radio, etc., may seem to be working fine.
* The battery may not be fine. Lights are not high load,so having the lights work is not an indicator of how he... | The same thing happened with me ( [Ford Focus - bad starter?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/8855/ford-focus-bad-starter) ) when trying to "turn the car over". The current drawn "killed" the car for about 2 minutes, where nothing electrical worked at all.
Check that the battery terminals are clamped dow... |
143,233 | I am using [cxxtest](http://cxxtest.tigris.org/) as the test framework for my C++ classes, and would like to figure out a way to simulate sending data to classes which would normally expect to receive it from standard input. I have several different files which I would like to send to the classes during different tests... | 2008/09/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/143233",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14302/"
] | The appropriate method is to rewrite your classes so that they are testable. They should accept as a parameter the handle, stream or file from which they are supposed to read data - in your test framework, you can then mock in the stream or supply the path to the file containing the test data. | You should be able to use freopen() to point stdin to an arbitrary file. |
143,233 | I am using [cxxtest](http://cxxtest.tigris.org/) as the test framework for my C++ classes, and would like to figure out a way to simulate sending data to classes which would normally expect to receive it from standard input. I have several different files which I would like to send to the classes during different tests... | 2008/09/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/143233",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14302/"
] | The appropriate method is to rewrite your classes so that they are testable. They should accept as a parameter the handle, stream or file from which they are supposed to read data - in your test framework, you can then mock in the stream or supply the path to the file containing the test data. | [rdbuf](http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/iostream/ios/rdbuf.html) does exactly what you want. You can open a file for reading and replace cin's rdbuf with the one from the file. (see the link for a example using cout).
On unix-like OS you could close the 0 file handle (stdin) and open another file. It will have the ... |
384,333 | Some users have suggested [this](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/328386) question and answer, but that asks for an exploit, while I am asking for a way to not encounter this in the first place.
---
Ok, so we all know the infamous words, "too expensive". I think everyone who has played Minecraft knows what these wo... | 2021/04/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/384333",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/269825/"
] | I'm not sure if this is the best way, but it's how I avoid it.
Every act of enchanting adds an enchantment level to an item, every time you enchant *or repair* an item with a higher level. it becomes more expensive. I know of two things to avoid this
Start with good enchantments, don't work a fortune I into fortune I... | [Is there an optimum enchantment strategy in Minecraft?](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/254360/is-there-an-optimum-enchantment-strategy-in-minecraft?rq=1) is an easy way to do so, this makes the enchanting process as efficient as can be. |
384,333 | Some users have suggested [this](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/328386) question and answer, but that asks for an exploit, while I am asking for a way to not encounter this in the first place.
---
Ok, so we all know the infamous words, "too expensive". I think everyone who has played Minecraft knows what these wo... | 2021/04/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/384333",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/269825/"
] | I'm not sure if this is the best way, but it's how I avoid it.
Every act of enchanting adds an enchantment level to an item, every time you enchant *or repair* an item with a higher level. it becomes more expensive. I know of two things to avoid this
Start with good enchantments, don't work a fortune I into fortune I... | combine books in an orderly fashion, if you are trying to make a sharpness 5, fire aspect 3, unbreakable 3, mending 1 sword then mix the sharpness and fire aspect books, then the unbreaking and mending books, then put one book on the sword then the other...
-- should work -- |
384,333 | Some users have suggested [this](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/328386) question and answer, but that asks for an exploit, while I am asking for a way to not encounter this in the first place.
---
Ok, so we all know the infamous words, "too expensive". I think everyone who has played Minecraft knows what these wo... | 2021/04/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/384333",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/269825/"
] | [Is there an optimum enchantment strategy in Minecraft?](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/254360/is-there-an-optimum-enchantment-strategy-in-minecraft?rq=1) is an easy way to do so, this makes the enchanting process as efficient as can be. | combine books in an orderly fashion, if you are trying to make a sharpness 5, fire aspect 3, unbreakable 3, mending 1 sword then mix the sharpness and fire aspect books, then the unbreaking and mending books, then put one book on the sword then the other...
-- should work -- |
7,224,972 | I'm a J2ME developer. I kind of see J2ME fading out in a few years. I wanted to know what would be a better platform to start learning now so I'm prepared in the future?
It seems like iPhone is the hot thing right now. Android is moving in pretty close, especially since Google just bought Motorola. Windows Mobile migh... | 2011/08/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7224972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I would recommend Android (based on the information you put in the question)
Pro's
* Programming Language you are comfortable with.
* Support for Development Tools/Environment you may use (Eclipse, ant etc...) which run on Linux/MacOS/Win
* Low/No Cost to Get started (depending on whether you want to purchase a hands... | IDC and Gartner predicted that Windows Phone would be the number two smart phone worldwide by 2015 (just behind Android). So, one of those could be a good idea. I personally love the iPhone but I'm concerned more now (without Jobs) about it's future. |
7,224,972 | I'm a J2ME developer. I kind of see J2ME fading out in a few years. I wanted to know what would be a better platform to start learning now so I'm prepared in the future?
It seems like iPhone is the hot thing right now. Android is moving in pretty close, especially since Google just bought Motorola. Windows Mobile migh... | 2011/08/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7224972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | If you look at the larger picture, learning iOS development means being able to deploy to the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. On both the Android and WP7 front, there are few or no popular devices like the Touch or even the iPad (there are some Android tablets but none are selling very well).
Another thing to consider i... | IDC and Gartner predicted that Windows Phone would be the number two smart phone worldwide by 2015 (just behind Android). So, one of those could be a good idea. I personally love the iPhone but I'm concerned more now (without Jobs) about it's future. |
7,224,972 | I'm a J2ME developer. I kind of see J2ME fading out in a few years. I wanted to know what would be a better platform to start learning now so I'm prepared in the future?
It seems like iPhone is the hot thing right now. Android is moving in pretty close, especially since Google just bought Motorola. Windows Mobile migh... | 2011/08/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7224972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I would recommend Android (based on the information you put in the question)
Pro's
* Programming Language you are comfortable with.
* Support for Development Tools/Environment you may use (Eclipse, ant etc...) which run on Linux/MacOS/Win
* Low/No Cost to Get started (depending on whether you want to purchase a hands... | If you look at the larger picture, learning iOS development means being able to deploy to the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. On both the Android and WP7 front, there are few or no popular devices like the Touch or even the iPad (there are some Android tablets but none are selling very well).
Another thing to consider i... |
27,292 | I am building a wall that is 10.5' long and 28" high. There will also be side walls sloping down from both corners to enclose a patio. I would like to use blocks that are 15" wide, 5" tall and 8" deep, but there is no lip and it is concerning. There is about 6' of soil between my house and where the gravel backfill wou... | 2013/04/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/27292",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/12705/"
] | If i understand the question, you want to use these blocks to create a retaining wall for your patio? the patio will be enclosed by these walls?
A 28" wall made from solid block is fairly heavy and might settle if not built on a footing or well compacted gravel base. You didn't mention what part of the country you are... | First the blocks you are describing seem plenty big enough for a 28" wall. You are talking about 7 blocks high. I would personally use a taller block but I like making the install go easy. Smaller blocks I believe are more work.
I have used [LIQUID NAILS® Landscape Block, Stone & Timber Adhesive](http://www.liquidnai... |
8,359 | I think we should highlight a question each week that represents the best of what we would consider the *gestalt* of our site, Software Engineering. Questions that are well-written, interesting, reasonably-scoped, and illustrate the kind of subject matter we'd like to see on the website.
I think this would serve sever... | 2016/12/19 | [
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] | The questions which are most welcome here are those which come from real software projects, related to real problems which arise inside the project. It does not matter if it is a commercial project, or a hobby project, or if the topic of the project is very specialized, as long as it is an answerable, on-topic question... | Of your 9 non-deleted questions, all of them have a net positive score and none of them are closed. Two of them are also marked as a favorite question by at least 1 person, with one being marked as a favorite by 3 people. Most of the questions have a solid view count - the lowest one (and also the most recent) has 50 v... |
8,359 | I think we should highlight a question each week that represents the best of what we would consider the *gestalt* of our site, Software Engineering. Questions that are well-written, interesting, reasonably-scoped, and illustrate the kind of subject matter we'd like to see on the website.
I think this would serve sever... | 2016/12/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8359",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1204/"
] | The questions which are most welcome here are those which come from real software projects, related to real problems which arise inside the project. It does not matter if it is a commercial project, or a hobby project, or if the topic of the project is very specialized, as long as it is an answerable, on-topic question... | [](https://xkcd.com/979/) |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Did you tried to perform a power cycle?
To power cycle the iPad, hold the power switch down for 10 seconds until the power off slider appears on the front of the phone, you must continue to hold the top switch as you operate the power off slider. Wait a minute and turn the iPad back on with the switch.
If you are sti... | I was having the same problem all you have to do is unplug your iPad if it's plugged in |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Did you tried to perform a power cycle?
To power cycle the iPad, hold the power switch down for 10 seconds until the power off slider appears on the front of the phone, you must continue to hold the top switch as you operate the power off slider. Wait a minute and turn the iPad back on with the switch.
If you are sti... | Try restarting the iPad. That should fix most problems. |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Did you tried to perform a power cycle?
To power cycle the iPad, hold the power switch down for 10 seconds until the power off slider appears on the front of the phone, you must continue to hold the top switch as you operate the power off slider. Wait a minute and turn the iPad back on with the switch.
If you are sti... | Turn the device off and on again it should work or if that doesn't work take it into your nearest Apple Store they will be able to help |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Can she change the volume with the buttons on the side?
If so, it should have to do with the other side button (which is set to either rotation lock or mute/unmute ringtone in the settings app) being set to mute/unmute ringtone and being switched to mute. Try flipping that button, it should fix it :).
If not, I have ... | Try restarting the iPad. That should fix most problems. |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Did you tried to perform a power cycle?
To power cycle the iPad, hold the power switch down for 10 seconds until the power off slider appears on the front of the phone, you must continue to hold the top switch as you operate the power off slider. Wait a minute and turn the iPad back on with the switch.
If you are sti... | I have an iPad 2 and my volume wasn't working. I couldn't figure it out until I thought of unplugging it from the charger. Possibly your iPad's volume isn't working because you have it plugged in to your charger. |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Can she change the volume with the buttons on the side?
If so, it should have to do with the other side button (which is set to either rotation lock or mute/unmute ringtone in the settings app) being set to mute/unmute ringtone and being switched to mute. Try flipping that button, it should fix it :).
If not, I have ... | I was having the same problem all you have to do is unplug your iPad if it's plugged in |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Can she change the volume with the buttons on the side?
If so, it should have to do with the other side button (which is set to either rotation lock or mute/unmute ringtone in the settings app) being set to mute/unmute ringtone and being switched to mute. Try flipping that button, it should fix it :).
If not, I have ... | Did you tried to perform a power cycle?
To power cycle the iPad, hold the power switch down for 10 seconds until the power off slider appears on the front of the phone, you must continue to hold the top switch as you operate the power off slider. Wait a minute and turn the iPad back on with the switch.
If you are sti... |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | I have an iPad 2 and my volume wasn't working. I couldn't figure it out until I thought of unplugging it from the charger. Possibly your iPad's volume isn't working because you have it plugged in to your charger. | I was having the same problem all you have to do is unplug your iPad if it's plugged in |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | I have an iPad 2 and my volume wasn't working. I couldn't figure it out until I thought of unplugging it from the charger. Possibly your iPad's volume isn't working because you have it plugged in to your charger. | Turn the device off and on again it should work or if that doesn't work take it into your nearest Apple Store they will be able to help |
156,705 | My nan's iPad volume isn't working. She asked me why and I'm not sure why it could be as the volume is turned up and she can hear her music but she goes on to Snapchat and she can't hear anything but when she uses her headset she can hear. | 2014/11/16 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/156705",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/100964/"
] | Can she change the volume with the buttons on the side?
If so, it should have to do with the other side button (which is set to either rotation lock or mute/unmute ringtone in the settings app) being set to mute/unmute ringtone and being switched to mute. Try flipping that button, it should fix it :).
If not, I have ... | I have an iPad 2 and my volume wasn't working. I couldn't figure it out until I thought of unplugging it from the charger. Possibly your iPad's volume isn't working because you have it plugged in to your charger. |
73,046 | I want to identify a short story that inspired a Hellboy tale. The story *[Double Feature of Evil](https://hellboy.wikia.com/wiki/Double_Feature_of_Evil)*, by Mike Mignola (drawn by Richard Corben) features the short stories "Sullivan's Reward" and "The House of Sebek". Mignola says about *Sullivan's Reward* that it:
... | 2014/11/19 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/73046",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/32339/"
] | Mignola was right : this is a tale from the great and late Jean Ray. The short story is called '**[Storchhaus ou La Maison des Cigognes](https://www.noosfere.org/icarus/livres/EditionsLivre.asp?ID_ItemSommaire=20522)**' (House of the Storks). It is difficult to find because it was not released in any "official" book by... | ### Having reviewed a number of translations and websites reviewing Jean Ray's work, there does not appear to be any single tale which relates to a house as a maleficent entry trading lives for gold as it does in Sullivan's Reward.
* However, what Mignola might have done was to have translated Ray's tone and tenor for... |
164,581 | How many unique vertex transitive polyhedra exist where each vertex has 3 incident edges
for polyhedra with n (= # faces) > 3 ? | 2014/04/28 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/164581",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/50110/"
] | The complete list of vertex transitive planar graphs was determined in 1979 by Fleischner and Imrich. See [here](http://dml.cz/bitstream/handle/10338.dmlcz/131785/MathSlov_29-1979-2_1.pdf). To quote:
Theorem 3. The connected, simple, planar vertex-transitive graphs are the single
vertex, the single edge, simple circui... | See
MR0130841 (24 #A695) Reviewed
Tutte, W. T.
A census of planar triangulations.
Canad. J. Math. 14 1962 21–38.
05.65 (52.45) |
114,783 | There is a verse from a children's song:
>
> Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday –
> Seven days are in a week, I like to sing them quiet.
>
>
>
Why is the adjective "quiet" used instead of the adverb "quietly" here? | 2017/01/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/114783",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/44895/"
] | Quiet.
5. Out of public scrutiny; known or discussed by few:
>
> wanted to keep the incident quiet until after the election
>
>
>
I think this meaning corresponds to your example.
>
> I like to sing them quiet (let it be our secret)
>
>
> | Edit: OK. I didn't know the song, and figured it might be a lullaby, in which case the answer below would make sense.
Compare
>
> She sang the baby *asleep*.
>
>
>
The action of singing put the baby into a state of sleep.
The complement of the verb is someone or something acted upon and the state that action pu... |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | It's weirdly difficult, probably because it isn't something the designers thought anyone would particularly want to do.
Your best bet is probably a carefully worded *Wish*, and the hope that this being an extremely low-power use of *Wish* the DM won't twist it on you.
However, there is one explicit way - be a 14th le... | >
> Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. You transform the creature into a different creature, the creature into an object, or the object into a creature. (PHB p.283)
>
>
>
Given the enumeration of these three possibilities it's clear that the fourth, object->object, is not allow... |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | It's weirdly difficult, probably because it isn't something the designers thought anyone would particularly want to do.
Your best bet is probably a carefully worded *Wish*, and the hope that this being an extremely low-power use of *Wish* the DM won't twist it on you.
However, there is one explicit way - be a 14th le... | Or you polymorph a rat or other random creature into the pumpkin carriage and forgo the mundane one. |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | It's weirdly difficult, probably because it isn't something the designers thought anyone would particularly want to do.
Your best bet is probably a carefully worded *Wish*, and the hope that this being an extremely low-power use of *Wish* the DM won't twist it on you.
However, there is one explicit way - be a 14th le... | RAW doesn't allow you to make a direct Object→Object Polymorph, but you could achieve it with an indirect one.
If somehow you are able to cast 2 True Polymorph spells (2 casters or 2 different days) you can do it in 2 steps: **pumpkin→creature→carriage**, since Object→Creature can be permanent, and nothing prevents yo... |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | It's weirdly difficult, probably because it isn't something the designers thought anyone would particularly want to do.
Your best bet is probably a carefully worded *Wish*, and the hope that this being an extremely low-power use of *Wish* the DM won't twist it on you.
However, there is one explicit way - be a 14th le... | Awaken the pumpkin first
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As the other answers have correctly stated, the *true polymorph* spell does not permit object-to-object transformations.
However, you can achieve what you want through the addition of one more spell, which is much lower level than *true polymorph* and which is fortuna... |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | >
> Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. You transform the creature into a different creature, the creature into an object, or the object into a creature. (PHB p.283)
>
>
>
Given the enumeration of these three possibilities it's clear that the fourth, object->object, is not allow... | Or you polymorph a rat or other random creature into the pumpkin carriage and forgo the mundane one. |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | RAW doesn't allow you to make a direct Object→Object Polymorph, but you could achieve it with an indirect one.
If somehow you are able to cast 2 True Polymorph spells (2 casters or 2 different days) you can do it in 2 steps: **pumpkin→creature→carriage**, since Object→Creature can be permanent, and nothing prevents yo... | >
> Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. You transform the creature into a different creature, the creature into an object, or the object into a creature. (PHB p.283)
>
>
>
Given the enumeration of these three possibilities it's clear that the fourth, object->object, is not allow... |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | Awaken the pumpkin first
------------------------
As the other answers have correctly stated, the *true polymorph* spell does not permit object-to-object transformations.
However, you can achieve what you want through the addition of one more spell, which is much lower level than *true polymorph* and which is fortuna... | >
> Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. You transform the creature into a different creature, the creature into an object, or the object into a creature. (PHB p.283)
>
>
>
Given the enumeration of these three possibilities it's clear that the fourth, object->object, is not allow... |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | RAW doesn't allow you to make a direct Object→Object Polymorph, but you could achieve it with an indirect one.
If somehow you are able to cast 2 True Polymorph spells (2 casters or 2 different days) you can do it in 2 steps: **pumpkin→creature→carriage**, since Object→Creature can be permanent, and nothing prevents yo... | Or you polymorph a rat or other random creature into the pumpkin carriage and forgo the mundane one. |
65,525 | So, I wish to polymorph one object into another. But neither *Polymorph* nor *True Polymorph* say anything about casting it on an object and transforming it into another object, so how could it be possible?
Specifically, a son of a local noble and the girl he loves are running away together and I'm trying to help them... | 2015/07/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65525",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14755/"
] | Awaken the pumpkin first
------------------------
As the other answers have correctly stated, the *true polymorph* spell does not permit object-to-object transformations.
However, you can achieve what you want through the addition of one more spell, which is much lower level than *true polymorph* and which is fortuna... | Or you polymorph a rat or other random creature into the pumpkin carriage and forgo the mundane one. |
28,532,602 | I am trying to crop images in the browser and upload them to a server as ***raw image binary data*** (the format should be ***"image/jpeg"*** or ***"image/png"***). I tried many client-side crop & upload methods, they all use the html 5 function canvas.toDataURL() to get the final cropped data in ***"data:image/png;bas... | 2015/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28532602",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4570063/"
] | You can try [Crop Upload](http://www.cropupload.com), a HTML5-based javascript plugin which crops the image in the canvas element, converts the canvas to a blob and uploads it as png or jpeg to the server by AJAX. It doesn't need any server-side code at all, but it can only run in those browsers which support HTML 5.
... | Have a look at [Filepicker.io](https://www.filepicker.io/), which offers a JavaScript based filepicker that includes cropping/resizing functionality and supports uploading to S3 and other cloud storage services, without the need for server-side code. Note that some features require a paid plan. |
153,319 | Suppose I want to go from Houston to Madison and I have bought two flight tickets: one from Houston to Chicago and another from Chicago to Madison.
I wonder how the native speakers of English will explain the role of Chicago in my trip, specifically, I wonder how to complete the sentences like:
>
> I will fly from H... | 2018/01/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/153319",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/43101/"
] | I'm not a native speaker, but I would say:
>
> I will fly from Houston to Madison, **via** Chicago.
>
>
>
You could also say
>
> I will fly from Houston to Madison, **through** Chicago.
>
>
> | Another answer already correctly says that *through* is the right word for your first sentence. Here are some suggestions for your other two:
>
> I will **fly through** Chicago when I go from Houston to Madison
>
>
> Chicago is **my hub** for my trip from Houston to Madison.
>
>
> Chicago is **my connecting airp... |
171,069 | I was watching a video and became curious about the use of definite article :
at 1:23
>
> "Little does he know he's just taking the bait for the big bust"
>
>
> Link to [Chris Rock - True Stories of the Justice Squad - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6TZqJEKs3o)
>
>
>
at 1:23
I am wondering about th... | 2018/07/02 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/171069",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/16058/"
] | By "plot" do you mean "chart" or "graph"? *Plot* by itself is probably the wrong word to use in this context, mostly because it has multiple meanings and can be confusing -- at first I thought you were talking about something like the *plot* of a movie.
There are a number of words that mean to add information that mak... | Personally I'd say:
>
> Scale bars of figure 1 are deliberately eliminated, since they **obscure** the plot.
>
>
> |
171,069 | I was watching a video and became curious about the use of definite article :
at 1:23
>
> "Little does he know he's just taking the bait for the big bust"
>
>
> Link to [Chris Rock - True Stories of the Justice Squad - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6TZqJEKs3o)
>
>
>
at 1:23
I am wondering about th... | 2018/07/02 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/171069",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/16058/"
] | By "plot" do you mean "chart" or "graph"? *Plot* by itself is probably the wrong word to use in this context, mostly because it has multiple meanings and can be confusing -- at first I thought you were talking about something like the *plot* of a movie.
There are a number of words that mean to add information that mak... | An informal word is **busy**.
>
> I removed the legend because it made the chart look too busy.
>
>
>
You might say that to a co-worker to explain your decision, but it wouldn't be a good way to explain the intentional omission to a corporate customer, say, who will be reading the chart. You'd want something mor... |
7,559 | Question about the tensioner assembly for my 2003 Corolla. At 99,000 miles Toyota replaced the assembly. This week, after a routine inspection, the same Toyota service shop suggested replacing the tensioner (leakage, according to the advisor) *and* timing cover gasket. At a much higher cost, of course. My Corolla now h... | 2013/11/08 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/7559",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/3935/"
] | The closest I've seen to problems with the tensioner assembly is oil leaking:
<http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Toyota-Corolla-Timing-Chain-Tensioner-Oil-Leak-Repair-Guide/>
If the Toyota service shop already repaired it, I would have a conversation with the manager about what he/she thinks they might have done wro... | Sounds like nonsense. My corolla has 170 k on it and no problems with the tensioner. I know you asked this question a long time ago but new readers may benefit. |
290,780 | I'm using QGIS 3.2 and want to manually move a few labels on a layer but when I try to use the move labels tool I can't move them. I can however rotate and change them using those tools. I looked in the Auxilliary Storage and it seems like the move tool is not creating new fields for the movement whereas the rotation a... | 2018/07/26 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/290780",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/110491/"
] | I had the same problem and opening the layer property, I saw the coordinates of the label apearing in red :
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ViEtH.png)
By clicking on the menu (on the red icone) and selecting "store data in the project", I was able to solve the pro... | This bug is still present in version 3.6.2.
You need to open the Layer Property, click on each of the data defined coordinates X and Y:
and select the "store data in project" box:
 |
290,780 | I'm using QGIS 3.2 and want to manually move a few labels on a layer but when I try to use the move labels tool I can't move them. I can however rotate and change them using those tools. I looked in the Auxilliary Storage and it seems like the move tool is not creating new fields for the movement whereas the rotation a... | 2018/07/26 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/290780",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/110491/"
] | I had the same problem and opening the layer property, I saw the coordinates of the label apearing in red :
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ViEtH.png)
By clicking on the menu (on the red icone) and selecting "store data in the project", I was able to solve the pro... | I find that this problem occurs in cases where you have selected "Store Data in Project", **and** you have modified the label using the "Change label" button on the tool bar.
So one can either go back to the old way where you do not "store data in project"; or if you **are** storing your data in the project, and you ... |
290,780 | I'm using QGIS 3.2 and want to manually move a few labels on a layer but when I try to use the move labels tool I can't move them. I can however rotate and change them using those tools. I looked in the Auxilliary Storage and it seems like the move tool is not creating new fields for the movement whereas the rotation a... | 2018/07/26 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/290780",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/110491/"
] | I had the same problem and opening the layer property, I saw the coordinates of the label apearing in red :
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ViEtH.png)
By clicking on the menu (on the red icone) and selecting "store data in the project", I was able to solve the pro... | I don't have enough reputation to comment on @MaT's answer, but this is what worked for me with QGIS 3.18.3. I am posting just to add that I noticed the issue only appeared on layers where I pasted label styling from another layer, so I supposed this might be a feature to make sure the pasted styling stays untouched, b... |
290,780 | I'm using QGIS 3.2 and want to manually move a few labels on a layer but when I try to use the move labels tool I can't move them. I can however rotate and change them using those tools. I looked in the Auxilliary Storage and it seems like the move tool is not creating new fields for the movement whereas the rotation a... | 2018/07/26 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/290780",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/110491/"
] | This bug is still present in version 3.6.2.
You need to open the Layer Property, click on each of the data defined coordinates X and Y:
and select the "store data in project" box:
 | I find that this problem occurs in cases where you have selected "Store Data in Project", **and** you have modified the label using the "Change label" button on the tool bar.
So one can either go back to the old way where you do not "store data in project"; or if you **are** storing your data in the project, and you ... |
290,780 | I'm using QGIS 3.2 and want to manually move a few labels on a layer but when I try to use the move labels tool I can't move them. I can however rotate and change them using those tools. I looked in the Auxilliary Storage and it seems like the move tool is not creating new fields for the movement whereas the rotation a... | 2018/07/26 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/290780",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/110491/"
] | This bug is still present in version 3.6.2.
You need to open the Layer Property, click on each of the data defined coordinates X and Y:
and select the "store data in project" box:
 | I don't have enough reputation to comment on @MaT's answer, but this is what worked for me with QGIS 3.18.3. I am posting just to add that I noticed the issue only appeared on layers where I pasted label styling from another layer, so I supposed this might be a feature to make sure the pasted styling stays untouched, b... |
48,620 | I would like to build a small robot and was wondering if a particular configuration of steering would even be possible and stable.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jy8hw.jpg)
What I would like is to have the two rigid axles mounted on a pivoting point li... | 2021/12/06 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/48620",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/36082/"
] | Yes, there are vehicles that have the steering by bending in the middle. Mostly graders and other heavy equipment though. | You can use 3 gears in series - steering in the middle that rotates the gears on the axles in opposite directions by the force couple. |
48,620 | I would like to build a small robot and was wondering if a particular configuration of steering would even be possible and stable.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jy8hw.jpg)
What I would like is to have the two rigid axles mounted on a pivoting point li... | 2021/12/06 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/48620",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/36082/"
] | You have too many degrees of freedom to use it effectively without feedback. If you add a couple of potentiometers to detect the angles of the pivots, you should be able to compensate appropriately for it. Essentially the robot needs to know which way each wheel is pointing to determine which way and how much to try to... | Yes, there are vehicles that have the steering by bending in the middle. Mostly graders and other heavy equipment though. |
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