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2,848,518 | In what particular situation you will need a depth knowledge of math/physics in software engineering? | 2010/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2848518",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/342969/"
] | To answer your question: you will need good maths and physics if you are writing scientific (well, physics-type scientific) and engineering programs. For more general purposes good maths is better than bad maths but bad maths is often enough and physics may be totally irrelevant. Good maths is a question of topic (eg g... | Programming is basically thinking in an organised way about a problem. Math and physics are fields where you need to think pretty clearly too. So if you know some math, it will be useful to you because you'll have learned how to structure problems and solve them.
As for specific mathematical concepts, math is such a w... |
18,768,051 | For example, if I want to delete 10 bytes in the middle of file or add 10 bytes to the middle, are there anyway to do it without total file rewrite?
I'd like a solution that does this task the fastest.
I use C#, but the solution maybe be also in C or C++. | 2013/09/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18768051",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1154283/"
] | You have to copy the entire file, omitting or inserting the relevant bytes. This is an OS constraint; because of the way files are laid out on disk, it simply isn't possible to support this type of operation (at least with simple file systems like those used by Unix or Windows). | Try something that uses [MapViewOfFile](http://winapi.freetechsecrets.com/win32/WIN32MapViewOfFile.htm). There are probably C# bindings.
You can then treat the file like memory which should be fast. |
18,768,051 | For example, if I want to delete 10 bytes in the middle of file or add 10 bytes to the middle, are there anyway to do it without total file rewrite?
I'd like a solution that does this task the fastest.
I use C#, but the solution maybe be also in C or C++. | 2013/09/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18768051",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1154283/"
] | You have to copy the entire file, omitting or inserting the relevant bytes. This is an OS constraint; because of the way files are laid out on disk, it simply isn't possible to support this type of operation (at least with simple file systems like those used by Unix or Windows). | if you want to do at same place delete and add ==> modify/update
open file in r+ mode this will give you change to read and write both operation can perform.
then
move the file stream to where you want to modify and add that many bytes there
you need not to delete 10 bytes. need to write 10 bytes. this will overwr... |
172,341 | There is a scripting language made for Windows called AutoIt. It can do things like, for example, if a user highlights a word and presses a certain hotkey, it can copy that word into memory, open up firefox, go to google.com, paste the word into the text box, and click the button to search.
What are some of the easies... | 2010/08/05 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/172341",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/44339/"
] | I can personally recommend [Sikuli](http://groups.csail.mit.edu/uid/sikuli/), a Python-based GUI automator with a slick IDE. You might also want to look into [GNU Xnee](http://www.gnu.org/software/xnee/). | you can record mouse & keyboard actions with `xmacro`
<http://xmacro.sourceforge.net/> |
172,341 | There is a scripting language made for Windows called AutoIt. It can do things like, for example, if a user highlights a word and presses a certain hotkey, it can copy that word into memory, open up firefox, go to google.com, paste the word into the text box, and click the button to search.
What are some of the easies... | 2010/08/05 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/172341",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/44339/"
] | I can personally recommend [Sikuli](http://groups.csail.mit.edu/uid/sikuli/), a Python-based GUI automator with a slick IDE. You might also want to look into [GNU Xnee](http://www.gnu.org/software/xnee/). | AutoHotkey has been ported to .NET with [IronAHK](http://code.google.com/p/ironahk/) so it can run on Linux. Haven't tried it on Linux though. |
172,341 | There is a scripting language made for Windows called AutoIt. It can do things like, for example, if a user highlights a word and presses a certain hotkey, it can copy that word into memory, open up firefox, go to google.com, paste the word into the text box, and click the button to search.
What are some of the easies... | 2010/08/05 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/172341",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/44339/"
] | I can personally recommend [Sikuli](http://groups.csail.mit.edu/uid/sikuli/), a Python-based GUI automator with a slick IDE. You might also want to look into [GNU Xnee](http://www.gnu.org/software/xnee/). | [xbindkeys](http://www.nongnu.org/xbindkeys/xbindkeys.html) and [xsel](http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/) can achieve this with a lot of versatility |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | Given that *"thanks, but no thanks"* is often used as a mocking euphemism for *"gee, that's a stupid idea, I will of course not do that"* I would suggest not using it on your advisor.
What's wrong with just writing "thank you, but unfortunately I won't be able to make it for reasons A and B"? | This question might be better on <https://english.stackexchange.com/>, but I think you already have a few excellent answers. Let me add my own two cents' worth.
"Thanks, but no thanks" often comes across as sarcastic and even contemptuous to the native speaker's ear.
A far better phrasing would be:
"Hello Professor... |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15949/"
] | It sounds extremely rude, I am afraid. I would assume mitigating circumstances for a non-native speaker, but the "no thanks" permits "thanks" to be interpreted as substantive, and thus has a highly dismissive connotation which should never be used with your superior, and neither with a friend you would like to keep.
T... | Advisors propose activities to students to give them opportunities: to learn, to build connections, and to become known in their field. All things that can be useful for the students' future careers (many of my current colleagues are actually people who I first met at a summer school).
Thus, I would consider your fri... |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15949/"
] | 'Thanks, but no thanks.' is sarcastic and rude. Your friend should NOT use such wording, ever. If he has, he should personally visit the professor and apologize for having done so. If he is not a native English speaker, he might be able to blame it on that. If he is, he should have known better, and will have trouble e... | If I was invited to attend something that I couldn't I would simply say, thanks for inviting me, but I'm sorry I'll have to decline, as I'm busy that day. |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15949/"
] | Given that *"thanks, but no thanks"* is often used as a mocking euphemism for *"gee, that's a stupid idea, I will of course not do that"* I would suggest not using it on your advisor.
What's wrong with just writing "thank you, but unfortunately I won't be able to make it for reasons A and B"? | If I was invited to attend something that I couldn't I would simply say, thanks for inviting me, but I'm sorry I'll have to decline, as I'm busy that day. |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15949/"
] | It's not the use of a "slang" expression that's the issue.
Saying "thanks, but no thanks" implies that s/he was trying to trick you with the offer to which you're replying. The phrase is imbued with a bit of hostility and disdain.
So, don't use it. Also, the way your friend phrased your email sounds flippant. Turning... | As a native English speaker, the phrase does not strike me as offensive. It means, "Thanks (for the great offer.) No thanks (because I'm busy.)" |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15949/"
] | Your friend seems to have gotten the idea that "no thanks" is needed to indicate that the answer is "no", while "thanks" is needed to indicate gratitude for the offer. That is not the case. If the email were to contain nothing but the word "thanks", that would be inferred to be acceptance, but "thanks" in an email that... | This question might be better on <https://english.stackexchange.com/>, but I think you already have a few excellent answers. Let me add my own two cents' worth.
"Thanks, but no thanks" often comes across as sarcastic and even contemptuous to the native speaker's ear.
A far better phrasing would be:
"Hello Professor... |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15949/"
] | It's not the use of a "slang" expression that's the issue.
Saying "thanks, but no thanks" implies that s/he was trying to trick you with the offer to which you're replying. The phrase is imbued with a bit of hostility and disdain.
So, don't use it. Also, the way your friend phrased your email sounds flippant. Turning... | This question might be better on <https://english.stackexchange.com/>, but I think you already have a few excellent answers. Let me add my own two cents' worth.
"Thanks, but no thanks" often comes across as sarcastic and even contemptuous to the native speaker's ear.
A far better phrasing would be:
"Hello Professor... |
103,566 | I recently have had a discussion about my friend's tone in his email.
His supervisor asked him whether he wants to attend a summer school in May. He wanted to thank him for his invitation and also wanted to keep the mail short. As a result, that is what he came up with:
>
> Hello Professor,
>
>
> I have plans duri... | 2018/02/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15949/"
] | It's not the use of a "slang" expression that's the issue.
Saying "thanks, but no thanks" implies that s/he was trying to trick you with the offer to which you're replying. The phrase is imbued with a bit of hostility and disdain.
So, don't use it. Also, the way your friend phrased your email sounds flippant. Turning... | Your friend seems to have gotten the idea that "no thanks" is needed to indicate that the answer is "no", while "thanks" is needed to indicate gratitude for the offer. That is not the case. If the email were to contain nothing but the word "thanks", that would be inferred to be acceptance, but "thanks" in an email that... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | **Go A Lawyer ASAP.**
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> I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade.
>
>
>
Then presumably you have at least an acceptable track record with them as you'd have been let go a long time back if not.
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> I have ADHD and see’s a psychiatrist every 3 weeks.
>
>
>
Your medica... | Gregory Currie has given a great answer already.
I want to give a direct answer to the direct question asked:
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> Should I give my employer all my medical records?
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>
>
Under absolutely no circumstances, ever.
They key word here being "all". If your employer has a reasonable request regarding a particular medi... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | **DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING UNLESS YOU GET SOMETHING FOR IT**
Also, medical information is **PRIVATE** in every civilized country and duress in forcing you to disclose it is criminal
See this - [Employee rights to Privacy Australia](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/tools-and-resources/best-practice-guides/workplace-privacy#pri... | I'm in the U.S. so the main thing I've been able to scrap from the internet is this:
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> Minimum periods of notice at termination are set out in the National Employment Standards. The length of notice required to be given to an employee will depend on the duration of the employee’s period of continuous service. At th... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | **DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING AT ALL UNLESS YOU HAVE REVIEWED IT WITH A LAWYER.**
I'm typically not a fan of "talk to a lawyer" but this is highly irregular and something bad is going on.
Things to do
1. Start looking for a local employment lawyer. Yes, it may cost you some money, but in this case you need legal protection... | I'm in the U.S. so the main thing I've been able to scrap from the internet is this:
>
> Minimum periods of notice at termination are set out in the National Employment Standards. The length of notice required to be given to an employee will depend on the duration of the employee’s period of continuous service. At th... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | **Go A Lawyer ASAP.**
>
> I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade.
>
>
>
Then presumably you have at least an acceptable track record with them as you'd have been let go a long time back if not.
>
> I have ADHD and see’s a psychiatrist every 3 weeks.
>
>
>
Your medica... | **DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING AT ALL UNLESS YOU HAVE REVIEWED IT WITH A LAWYER.**
I'm typically not a fan of "talk to a lawyer" but this is highly irregular and something bad is going on.
Things to do
1. Start looking for a local employment lawyer. Yes, it may cost you some money, but in this case you need legal protection... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | **DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING UNLESS YOU GET SOMETHING FOR IT**
Also, medical information is **PRIVATE** in every civilized country and duress in forcing you to disclose it is criminal
See this - [Employee rights to Privacy Australia](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/tools-and-resources/best-practice-guides/workplace-privacy#pri... | Adding to the first part of @GregoryCurrie 's answer:
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> In Australia employers are able to request access to medical records with employee consent **where there is a reasonable suspicion that the employee may not be fit to perform their duties**.
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(Emphasis mine)
I don't need to go into points covered by ... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | **DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING AT ALL UNLESS YOU HAVE REVIEWED IT WITH A LAWYER.**
I'm typically not a fan of "talk to a lawyer" but this is highly irregular and something bad is going on.
Things to do
1. Start looking for a local employment lawyer. Yes, it may cost you some money, but in this case you need legal protection... | **DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING UNLESS YOU GET SOMETHING FOR IT**
Also, medical information is **PRIVATE** in every civilized country and duress in forcing you to disclose it is criminal
See this - [Employee rights to Privacy Australia](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/tools-and-resources/best-practice-guides/workplace-privacy#pri... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | Talk to an employment solicitor, or if you are in a union you give them a call. I am not from Australia but in my country this would be a slam dunk case for a hefty severance.
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> I have till Monday (less than a week) to sign the document.
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>
>
You can ask for more time. They can try to fire you. Your solicitor/... | **Go A Lawyer ASAP.**
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> I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade.
>
>
>
Then presumably you have at least an acceptable track record with them as you'd have been let go a long time back if not.
>
> I have ADHD and see’s a psychiatrist every 3 weeks.
>
>
>
Your medica... |
182,703 | I have been a software developer in a large organization for more than a decade. I have ADHD and see a psychiatrist every 3 weeks. Boss is now demanding access to all my health records or said he will fire me. He has also locked my Active Directory account (he says temporary) and deactivated my building pass until I si... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/182703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/128680/"
] | Talk to an employment solicitor, or if you are in a union you give them a call. I am not from Australia but in my country this would be a slam dunk case for a hefty severance.
>
> I have till Monday (less than a week) to sign the document.
>
>
>
You can ask for more time. They can try to fire you. Your solicitor/... | **DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING AT ALL UNLESS YOU HAVE REVIEWED IT WITH A LAWYER.**
I'm typically not a fan of "talk to a lawyer" but this is highly irregular and something bad is going on.
Things to do
1. Start looking for a local employment lawyer. Yes, it may cost you some money, but in this case you need legal protection... |
43,707,241 | If this is a super basic question I apologize; I'm still trying to grok MySQL and my options on interfacing with it.
I'm wondering if I'm able to add the mysql schema to MySQL Workbench? I can see and access it via PhpMyAdmin and the command line. I'm also able to query a mysql table (user, for example) from Workbench... | 2017/04/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43707241",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1322017/"
] | MySQL Workbench by default hides system tables (that is PERFORMANCE\_SCHEMA, INFORMATION\_SCHEMA and mysql). In the preferences (SQL Editor -> Show Metadata and Internal Schemas) you can enable them. After a restart of Workbench you will get them in the schema tree. | You can not have phpmyadmin and workbench synchronized. What you could do is to work on a site, and then export the schema |
44,964,492 | I am using C# WAMP client to connect to the Poloniex exchange to get the real time Market data.AS per the documentation provided by the exchange in order to create a real time order book we have to first get the snapshot of the order book through REST api provided by them and extract the sequence number from it and the... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/44964492",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7905378/"
] | I have the same problem. Seems they have some bug. What I have noticed is that there are different sequences sent in normal update messages and in "heartbeat" messages (the ones without payload). The documentation states that a heartbeat message should repeat the last normal message sequence number. But it differs. How... | The original websocket does not seem to be active. The one that is active is indeed: wss://api2.poloniex.com. I am coding my app in swift but maybe you will find this helpful. For orderbook entries I send the following message: "{"command":"subscribe","channel":"(coinPair)"}".
It is very important to use the quotes co... |
133,717 | My system is Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5. I need to run a site which is allowed to do some administrative tasks. I have created an AD user account and added it to all the required groups. The site's application pool runs with custom identity set to this AD account. This works, however some tasks fail with 'Acce... | 2010/04/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/133717",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/31020/"
] | I would spend the time you have writing a document that gives a good overview of the big picture with all the major components for whatever their area is. Then they can use it as a reference, and an overview of what they may need to learn. So for example, if you have big cluster setups draw pictures of those. If they a... | If the systems are properly documented no extra steps are required. Any sysadmin worth the name should be able to determine what needs to be done and how it s to be done based on the system documentation, although a run-through by an experience staff member will of course make things even simpler for them.
When a syst... |
133,717 | My system is Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5. I need to run a site which is allowed to do some administrative tasks. I have created an AD user account and added it to all the required groups. The site's application pool runs with custom identity set to this AD account. This works, however some tasks fail with 'Acce... | 2010/04/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/133717",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/31020/"
] | I set up a wiki at our office to capture snippets of knowledge as the devs had time to write stuff. The boss was only willing to allow "full and complete documents" so he wanted sharepoint instead. Since no dev had time to do "dull and complete docs" there were none written, and as the PHB banned the wiki, we're back t... | If the systems are properly documented no extra steps are required. Any sysadmin worth the name should be able to determine what needs to be done and how it s to be done based on the system documentation, although a run-through by an experience staff member will of course make things even simpler for them.
When a syst... |
133,717 | My system is Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5. I need to run a site which is allowed to do some administrative tasks. I have created an AD user account and added it to all the required groups. The site's application pool runs with custom identity set to this AD account. This works, however some tasks fail with 'Acce... | 2010/04/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/133717",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/31020/"
] | I would spend the time you have writing a document that gives a good overview of the big picture with all the major components for whatever their area is. Then they can use it as a reference, and an overview of what they may need to learn. So for example, if you have big cluster setups draw pictures of those. If they a... | I set up a wiki at our office to capture snippets of knowledge as the devs had time to write stuff. The boss was only willing to allow "full and complete documents" so he wanted sharepoint instead. Since no dev had time to do "dull and complete docs" there were none written, and as the PHB banned the wiki, we're back t... |
133,717 | My system is Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5. I need to run a site which is allowed to do some administrative tasks. I have created an AD user account and added it to all the required groups. The site's application pool runs with custom identity set to this AD account. This works, however some tasks fail with 'Acce... | 2010/04/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/133717",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/31020/"
] | I would spend the time you have writing a document that gives a good overview of the big picture with all the major components for whatever their area is. Then they can use it as a reference, and an overview of what they may need to learn. So for example, if you have big cluster setups draw pictures of those. If they a... | Start by creating an internal wiki and use that base as a place to document. I have been doing that at my work for some time now and the information there just gradualy appears as its needed. |
133,717 | My system is Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5. I need to run a site which is allowed to do some administrative tasks. I have created an AD user account and added it to all the required groups. The site's application pool runs with custom identity set to this AD account. This works, however some tasks fail with 'Acce... | 2010/04/19 | [
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] | I set up a wiki at our office to capture snippets of knowledge as the devs had time to write stuff. The boss was only willing to allow "full and complete documents" so he wanted sharepoint instead. Since no dev had time to do "dull and complete docs" there were none written, and as the PHB banned the wiki, we're back t... | Start by creating an internal wiki and use that base as a place to document. I have been doing that at my work for some time now and the information there just gradualy appears as its needed. |
48,101 | What are the import and meaning of **like** in 'to seem **like**' ? (<https://english.stackexchange.com/a/11324/50720> is mute on this.) Why is **like** necessary? 'seem' alone already means:
>
> [seem](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/seem) [no object] = 1. Give the impression of being something ... | 2015/01/28 | [
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] | According to The free dictionary, contra can be used as a prefix, noun, preposition, or adverb.
I think the contra used in the sentence is a preposition to mean in contrast to, against, or contrary to, as you understand. However, if used as a preposition, I don't think it's appropriate to put a comma before "contra".... | You are correct, it is short form for contrary to. In this instance it is being used as a preposition. |
16,060,153 | I have searched for ages but couldn't find what I am looking for.
I'm using highCharts.
Is there a method or project or something that creates generic highcharts charts for me? Currently I must make a javascript chart function for every chart I want. I want to make this generic.
So that I only have to ask the method... | 2013/04/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16060153",
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"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1783606/"
] | There are several libraries out there for producing highcharts. Many are listed on the highcharts download page here: <http://www.highcharts.com/download> under 'API Wrappers:'.
If you are most confortable working in Java, maybe you should check out GWT and the GWT Highcharts wrapper. GWT lets you write Java code, whi... | Those ones are the bests <http://www.highcharts.com/> i tried them and they work absolutely fine with great design just download them and make us know if you get problemes using them. |
451,669 | I have a radeon hd 6670, and I have overclocked the GPU clock to 850 MHz and the memory clock to 1040 MHz. I then ran Diablo 3 with SpeedFan running in the background to check the heat of the GPU, and it was at 53 degrees Celsius. This doesn't seem to be too bad, but there was a flame icon next to this temperature in t... | 2012/07/20 | [
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] | GPU's can withstand temperatures close to 100C for extended periods, and anything below 75C is safe. 53C is a very good load temperature. Note however that many tools like Speedfan only report one sensor reading from the GPU, and other sections of your card might be up to 10C hotter - but you're still in the green.
I ... | There are already several answers here on superuser on questions about the temperature ranges for GPUs. Compare this answer for a [Radeon HD 6870](https://superuser.com/a/374296/65379) for example.
The SpeedFan Icon only warns you at a predefined value that is safe for most GPUs. This value does not reflect actual tem... |
178,449 | I would like to turn two regular spaced grids (so same amount of vertices, spaced at regular intervals) into a volume in which the top plane becomes the top of the volume and the bottom plane the bottom of the volume.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/joKlo.jpg)
... | 2020/05/15 | [
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] | *Bridge Edge Loops* should work here.
1. Join both planes into one object through *Object > Join*, `Ctrl+J`
2. Use *edge* selection and go *Select > All by Trait > Non Manifold* (to select the loops)
3. Then *Edge > Bridge Edge Loops*
[](https://i.s... | First you need to make the two elements a single object. **No vertices can belong to two different objects**.
Using bridge edge loops doesn't work because of two sets of vertices on two different corners. Bridge edge loops works only with closed loops.
There is a lonely vertex with no faces that cannot be part of a c... |
57,549,465 | I need help in creating a Pivot chart. I have dates as a timeline and 4 categories but the values are difference between those 4 categories with points and without points.
I want a pivot chart with 4 categories as a column on each month and out of those 4 column it is stack with the value of categories without and wit... | 2019/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/57549465",
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] | Pivot charts are very limited compared to the charting techniques that can be used in regular charts. You can build a regular chart based on the data that the pivot table returns. If the number of rows of the pivot table varies, you can use dynamic range names with formulas that capture the pivot table columns and use ... | Such a stacked bar chart out of a pivot table can be created with <https://www.koia.io>.
The source code is on <https://github.com/centeractive/koia>
Koia protects your data privacy - you do NOT need to upload your data but it ALWAYS stays local on your machine.
In koia, you can create pivots with just a couple of ... |
74,190,678 | So I'm picking up Android dev again after 5 years break. While I now write my app in Jetpack compose, I learned that I might be going back to a project with Fragment/XML layout soon and I'm trying to do my homework.
I heard that some people aren't a fan of data binding and I can agree - mixing business logic in XML, t... | 2022/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/74190678",
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] | Data Binding is multi-direction way, you can set and get inside and from your view, if you want an unidirectional way you can use view Binding, if you want to learn more about it see the link below.
[view binding](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/view-binding) | If you want to build UI dynamically I would suggest to look into Compose <https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose>.
This is the newest guy in the hood. |
38,915 | We've been designing a registration form with 5 steps.
The form has many input fields, some required and some not.
The validation is client side and is represented with red text for errors.
I was wondering if success messages along with error messages would provide positive feedback and in some way influence the use... | 2013/04/30 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/38915",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | The user must feel that they are in control of the form and they should be aware how long the form is.
If it's a long form you can have titles at the top or the side marked as "sections" or "steps" and change the color (or change the font color)once they have been completed, like the example below that shows that the... | I would say that it's probably a good idea. If I run an installer on my OS, each step that is completed gets a verified icon filled until all steps are done. Although, notice on the screenshot that it's not a big green check box - I still get the feeling of "everything is allright".
Another advantage of this is that ... |
38,915 | We've been designing a registration form with 5 steps.
The form has many input fields, some required and some not.
The validation is client side and is represented with red text for errors.
I was wondering if success messages along with error messages would provide positive feedback and in some way influence the use... | 2013/04/30 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/38915",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | The user must feel that they are in control of the form and they should be aware how long the form is.
If it's a long form you can have titles at the top or the side marked as "sections" or "steps" and change the color (or change the font color)once they have been completed, like the example below that shows that the... | Don't give trivial feedback, as it would take attention unnecessarily.
However, there are fields that a successful input in not trivial.
One good example would be the username. When you type your new username, there's a chance it's taken. When a proper one is entered, you can indicate that the chosen username is vali... |
107,150 | I personally see no practical difference between dropping out of a PhD program and quitting a regular job, at least considering the way PhDs work in the US, especially in STEM fields, but I'm sure many people will disagree. Please let me elaborate why I think that way, and let me know if I'm being too naive or missing ... | 2018/03/27 | [
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107,150 | I personally see no practical difference between dropping out of a PhD program and quitting a regular job, at least considering the way PhDs work in the US, especially in STEM fields, but I'm sure many people will disagree. Please let me elaborate why I think that way, and let me know if I'm being too naive or missing ... | 2018/03/27 | [
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107,150 | I personally see no practical difference between dropping out of a PhD program and quitting a regular job, at least considering the way PhDs work in the US, especially in STEM fields, but I'm sure many people will disagree. Please let me elaborate why I think that way, and let me know if I'm being too naive or missing ... | 2018/03/27 | [
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] | I've always seen a PhD pursuit as a **chance**. An opportunity, for which one'd be willing to surrender, to adapt to, or at least to bear with some of the below issues.
I strongly oppose the feelings of a PhD program as a regular job. Let's look at some properties.
Negative:
* It's never\* just a 9-to-5 job. You mor... | There is one significant difference between PhD positions and jobs: in many cases, a PhD who leaves can get a master’s degree instead of the PhD, depending on the program. However, in some countries, the PhD program is research-only, and the difference between leaving a PhD and leaving a job are similar. |
107,150 | I personally see no practical difference between dropping out of a PhD program and quitting a regular job, at least considering the way PhDs work in the US, especially in STEM fields, but I'm sure many people will disagree. Please let me elaborate why I think that way, and let me know if I'm being too naive or missing ... | 2018/03/27 | [
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107,150 | I personally see no practical difference between dropping out of a PhD program and quitting a regular job, at least considering the way PhDs work in the US, especially in STEM fields, but I'm sure many people will disagree. Please let me elaborate why I think that way, and let me know if I'm being too naive or missing ... | 2018/03/27 | [
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I strongly oppose the feelings of a PhD program as a regular job. Let's look at some properties.
Negative:
* It's never\* just a 9-to-5 job. You mor... |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
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] | FaZe + Madness
==============
FaZe allows your arrows to defeat all body and vehicular armor. This nullifies a technological advantage, and gives every archer the ability to take down a tank by targeting the crew.
With FaZe armor becomes a liability. If the archer knows the layout of the vehicle, they can target the ... | US is already developing sixth generation (i.e. unmanned) fighter jets. These, combined with drones, means the aircraft operators will be on another continent altogether. Unless your hunters can break through the physical security of Norad or Langley, and get within physical striking distance of the human enemy, the ar... |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
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] | Don't rely too much on arrows.
Explosive and multiplicating arrows are fine, but the rest gives me a bad feeling in my guts you might end up with a too strong combination.
Imagine a FaZe / Hunting arrow. It would end your story in a single shot by simply killing the Commander of the Tech side.
Take only Explosive an... | Personally I think that an explosive and cold combination would work as it would freeze and explode the target. Meaning no restriction of target meaning movement would be less restricted by barriers and the target could be both human and robot. |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/63314",
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] | FaZe + Madness
==============
FaZe allows your arrows to defeat all body and vehicular armor. This nullifies a technological advantage, and gives every archer the ability to take down a tank by targeting the crew.
With FaZe armor becomes a liability. If the archer knows the layout of the vehicle, they can target the ... | Personally I think that an explosive and cold combination would work as it would freeze and explode the target. Meaning no restriction of target meaning movement would be less restricted by barriers and the target could be both human and robot. |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/63314",
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] | I assume the Geneva Convention bans creation of Cold+FaZe... fire one of those straight down and suck the heat out of the Earth. True genocide weapons. So I'm going with:
FaZe+Lifeforce (FL) or FaZe+Hunter (FH)
=======================================
FL is the only combo that is both offensive and defensive. It means... | US is already developing sixth generation (i.e. unmanned) fighter jets. These, combined with drones, means the aircraft operators will be on another continent altogether. Unless your hunters can break through the physical security of Norad or Langley, and get within physical striking distance of the human enemy, the ar... |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/63314",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/16049/"
] | I assume the Geneva Convention bans creation of Cold+FaZe... fire one of those straight down and suck the heat out of the Earth. True genocide weapons. So I'm going with:
FaZe+Lifeforce (FL) or FaZe+Hunter (FH)
=======================================
FL is the only combo that is both offensive and defensive. It means... | Personally I think that an explosive and cold combination would work as it would freeze and explode the target. Meaning no restriction of target meaning movement would be less restricted by barriers and the target could be both human and robot. |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/63314",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | FaZe + Madness
==============
FaZe allows your arrows to defeat all body and vehicular armor. This nullifies a technological advantage, and gives every archer the ability to take down a tank by targeting the crew.
With FaZe armor becomes a liability. If the archer knows the layout of the vehicle, they can target the ... | How about electric arrows? would be good against modern vehicles and high tech equipment, causing them to short out and fail. |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/63314",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/16049/"
] | How about electric arrows? would be good against modern vehicles and high tech equipment, causing them to short out and fail. | US is already developing sixth generation (i.e. unmanned) fighter jets. These, combined with drones, means the aircraft operators will be on another continent altogether. Unless your hunters can break through the physical security of Norad or Langley, and get within physical striking distance of the human enemy, the ar... |
63,314 | I've got a rough concept for a trading game in my head and I can't figure out what seems to be basic math.
My cities / space stations / trading posts shall have the following rules:
1. supply and demand are limited
2. prices adjust according to it
3. players as well as NPC traders drive the prices
So the idea is tha... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/63314",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | Don't rely too much on arrows.
Explosive and multiplicating arrows are fine, but the rest gives me a bad feeling in my guts you might end up with a too strong combination.
Imagine a FaZe / Hunting arrow. It would end your story in a single shot by simply killing the Commander of the Tech side.
Take only Explosive an... | US is already developing sixth generation (i.e. unmanned) fighter jets. These, combined with drones, means the aircraft operators will be on another continent altogether. Unless your hunters can break through the physical security of Norad or Langley, and get within physical striking distance of the human enemy, the ar... |
430 | Homological algebra for abelian groups is a standard tool in many fields of mathematics. How much carries over to the setting of commutative monoids (with unit)? It seems like there is a notion of short exact sequence. Can we use this to define ext groups which classify extensions? What works and what doesn't work and ... | 2009/10/13 | [
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>
> Jaret Flores, *Homological Algebra for Commutative Monoids*, [arXiv:1503.02309](https://arxiv.org/abs/1503.02309).
>
>
>
treats precisely this topic. | I might be misunderstanding your question - are you asking about a (co)homology theory for commutative monoids, or about trying to do homological constructions in the category of commutative monoids?
In the former case, I think Grillet has some work on this, see e.g.
Grillet, Pierre-Antoine(1-TULN)
[Commutative semig... |
430 | Homological algebra for abelian groups is a standard tool in many fields of mathematics. How much carries over to the setting of commutative monoids (with unit)? It seems like there is a notion of short exact sequence. Can we use this to define ext groups which classify extensions? What works and what doesn't work and ... | 2009/10/13 | [
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] | Your question can be understood as how to do Homological Algebra over the Field with one Element.
Deitmar, in <http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0608179> , section 6, gives an example of what can go wrong if you try to do sheaf cohomology directly via resolutions...
You might also want to look at his <http://arxiv.org/abs/ma... | I can't give a substantive answer to this question, but differential graded abelian monoids have been sighted in the wild here:
A Chain Functor For Bordism
Author(s): Stanley O. Kochman
Source: Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 239 (May, 1978), pp. 167-196
Published by: American Mathematical S... |
430 | Homological algebra for abelian groups is a standard tool in many fields of mathematics. How much carries over to the setting of commutative monoids (with unit)? It seems like there is a notion of short exact sequence. Can we use this to define ext groups which classify extensions? What works and what doesn't work and ... | 2009/10/13 | [
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] | This is an answer to one part of your question. The paper “Extension Theories for Monoids” by Charles Wells, Semigroup Forum 16 (1978), 13-35, gives a precise answer to the specific question: How does the Beck cohomology theory for monoids classify extensions of monoids? (It classifies Leech extensions.) The paper with... | I can't give a substantive answer to this question, but differential graded abelian monoids have been sighted in the wild here:
A Chain Functor For Bordism
Author(s): Stanley O. Kochman
Source: Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 239 (May, 1978), pp. 167-196
Published by: American Mathematical S... |
430 | Homological algebra for abelian groups is a standard tool in many fields of mathematics. How much carries over to the setting of commutative monoids (with unit)? It seems like there is a notion of short exact sequence. Can we use this to define ext groups which classify extensions? What works and what doesn't work and ... | 2009/10/13 | [
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] | I used to think about this problem in relation to a chain theory for **bordism** ( as mentioned by Josh Shadlen above).
The problems you have with monoids is first and foremost that the category is not balanced. That means that you can have an epimorphism that is also a monomorphism but NOT an isomorphism. eg. the i... | I can't give a substantive answer to this question, but differential graded abelian monoids have been sighted in the wild here:
A Chain Functor For Bordism
Author(s): Stanley O. Kochman
Source: Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 239 (May, 1978), pp. 167-196
Published by: American Mathematical S... |
430 | Homological algebra for abelian groups is a standard tool in many fields of mathematics. How much carries over to the setting of commutative monoids (with unit)? It seems like there is a notion of short exact sequence. Can we use this to define ext groups which classify extensions? What works and what doesn't work and ... | 2009/10/13 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/430",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
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] | Your question can be understood as how to do Homological Algebra over the Field with one Element.
Deitmar, in <http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0608179> , section 6, gives an example of what can go wrong if you try to do sheaf cohomology directly via resolutions...
You might also want to look at his <http://arxiv.org/abs/ma... | This is an answer to one part of your question. The paper “Extension Theories for Monoids” by Charles Wells, Semigroup Forum 16 (1978), 13-35, gives a precise answer to the specific question: How does the Beck cohomology theory for monoids classify extensions of monoids? (It classifies Leech extensions.) The paper with... |
430 | Homological algebra for abelian groups is a standard tool in many fields of mathematics. How much carries over to the setting of commutative monoids (with unit)? It seems like there is a notion of short exact sequence. Can we use this to define ext groups which classify extensions? What works and what doesn't work and ... | 2009/10/13 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/430",
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] | I can't give a substantive answer to this question, but differential graded abelian monoids have been sighted in the wild here:
A Chain Functor For Bordism
Author(s): Stanley O. Kochman
Source: Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 239 (May, 1978), pp. 167-196
Published by: American Mathematical S... | Presummably you could use the forgetful functor to sets and its adjoint to construct a homology theory (using the walking adjunction, simplicial sets, etc) analogously to how group homology arises from the forgetful-free adjunction to set.
The details are probably rather dense and tedious though. |
430 | Homological algebra for abelian groups is a standard tool in many fields of mathematics. How much carries over to the setting of commutative monoids (with unit)? It seems like there is a notion of short exact sequence. Can we use this to define ext groups which classify extensions? What works and what doesn't work and ... | 2009/10/13 | [
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] | This is an answer to one part of your question. The paper “Extension Theories for Monoids” by Charles Wells, Semigroup Forum 16 (1978), 13-35, gives a precise answer to the specific question: How does the Beck cohomology theory for monoids classify extensions of monoids? (It classifies Leech extensions.) The paper with... | I might be misunderstanding your question - are you asking about a (co)homology theory for commutative monoids, or about trying to do homological constructions in the category of commutative monoids?
In the former case, I think Grillet has some work on this, see e.g.
Grillet, Pierre-Antoine(1-TULN)
[Commutative semig... |
16,170 | I've a managed package which when installed, shows that it has Read/Create/Edit/Delete permissions on all the standard objects (Step 1. Approve Package API Access - Extended Object Permissions)
Is this something I can control when creating the package?
This package actually only requires permissions to Account and Co... | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/16170",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
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] | The feature that allows restrictring API access from managed packages (known as package access control, or PAC) has been deprecated and is no longer available for new packages. Existing packages that have it enabled can disable it in the subscriber org via the same method as the old answer. If you need to disable this ... | unfortunately i don't think you can change permissions for managed package. |
115,814 | Google Slides adds an annoying amount of compression on my imported images. I want to avoid compression so I want to upload my schematics in a vector format. I can basically export to any vector format possible.
How do I do this in Google Slides? | 2018/10/08 | [
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"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/15880/"
] | This method works flawlessly for me.
1. Upload your images/icons to Google Drive
2. Open it with CloudConvert
* Choose export format : vector / emf.
* Make sure that you have the checkbox to save the converted file to your Google Drive
[](https://... | As of Apr 4th 2020, I just found an easier offline solution for this issue, especially if you have the shape already in PowerPoint.
1. Just copy the shape(s) to a new PowerPoint presentation and save it as a .ppt file.
2. Upload it to Drive. The uploaded file will open in Slides and the shape(s) will maintain their ve... |
115,814 | Google Slides adds an annoying amount of compression on my imported images. I want to avoid compression so I want to upload my schematics in a vector format. I can basically export to any vector format possible.
How do I do this in Google Slides? | 2018/10/08 | [
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"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/15880/"
] | This method works flawlessly for me.
1. Upload your images/icons to Google Drive
2. Open it with CloudConvert
* Choose export format : vector / emf.
* Make sure that you have the checkbox to save the converted file to your Google Drive
[](https://... | As of Nov 25th 2020, I just tried the old way to open a .ppt with Google slides and the .SVG will become a .jpge in Google slides.
Somehow I cannot convert .svg into smart shapes in PowerPoint, and that's why it won't work in google slides.
I find another way, which is to upload the target SVG file to Google Drive, as... |
115,814 | Google Slides adds an annoying amount of compression on my imported images. I want to avoid compression so I want to upload my schematics in a vector format. I can basically export to any vector format possible.
How do I do this in Google Slides? | 2018/10/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/115814",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/15880/"
] | As of Apr 4th 2020, I just found an easier offline solution for this issue, especially if you have the shape already in PowerPoint.
1. Just copy the shape(s) to a new PowerPoint presentation and save it as a .ppt file.
2. Upload it to Drive. The uploaded file will open in Slides and the shape(s) will maintain their ve... | As of Nov 25th 2020, I just tried the old way to open a .ppt with Google slides and the .SVG will become a .jpge in Google slides.
Somehow I cannot convert .svg into smart shapes in PowerPoint, and that's why it won't work in google slides.
I find another way, which is to upload the target SVG file to Google Drive, as... |
28,809 | In nearly any field there is a number of important results which look obvious to experts *post factum* but somehow are not that easy to come by in the first place (e.g. in mathematics some important definitions look exactly like this). Unfortunately, this apparent *post factum* simplicity makes conveying the importance... | 2014/09/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/28809",
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] | The best approach may be to address the issue head-on: include a paragraph in the cover letter, in the introduction or discussion sections of a manuscript, and explicitly in the conclusions section of a talk, that sets up a "straw man" critique. Something like: this result may seem obvious because of (expectations in t... | >
> To make things worse, sometimes the author is unable to illustrate the application of the idea by sufficiently striking examples.
>
>
>
I think this goes hand in hand with the problem you describe. You cannot expect an audience to evaluate the difficulty of the problem you have solved in a short time and often... |
28,809 | In nearly any field there is a number of important results which look obvious to experts *post factum* but somehow are not that easy to come by in the first place (e.g. in mathematics some important definitions look exactly like this). Unfortunately, this apparent *post factum* simplicity makes conveying the importance... | 2014/09/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/28809",
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] | The best approach may be to address the issue head-on: include a paragraph in the cover letter, in the introduction or discussion sections of a manuscript, and explicitly in the conclusions section of a talk, that sets up a "straw man" critique. Something like: this result may seem obvious because of (expectations in t... | The OP writes that "experts", "journals' editors" and "referees" will *fail* to realize the "importance" of a result, if it looks "obvious" after statement.
I note that "importance" should have been somehow defined in the question, or at least be endowed with some operational meaning. But let's pretend we understand... |
28,809 | In nearly any field there is a number of important results which look obvious to experts *post factum* but somehow are not that easy to come by in the first place (e.g. in mathematics some important definitions look exactly like this). Unfortunately, this apparent *post factum* simplicity makes conveying the importance... | 2014/09/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/28809",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/10483/"
] | The best approach may be to address the issue head-on: include a paragraph in the cover letter, in the introduction or discussion sections of a manuscript, and explicitly in the conclusions section of a talk, that sets up a "straw man" critique. Something like: this result may seem obvious because of (expectations in t... | In talks, you can use some didactic means. For example: start by presenting the problem. Then, ask the audience to think about it for a minute and suggest some directions for a solution. If somebody suggests a direction which doesn't work, show why it doesn't work. If nobody answers, prepare in advance some apparently ... |
28,809 | In nearly any field there is a number of important results which look obvious to experts *post factum* but somehow are not that easy to come by in the first place (e.g. in mathematics some important definitions look exactly like this). Unfortunately, this apparent *post factum* simplicity makes conveying the importance... | 2014/09/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/28809",
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] | The best approach may be to address the issue head-on: include a paragraph in the cover letter, in the introduction or discussion sections of a manuscript, and explicitly in the conclusions section of a talk, that sets up a "straw man" critique. Something like: this result may seem obvious because of (expectations in t... | I have first hand experience with this and can say that it depends on how you present and apply the findings. I recently published a paper where I derived from first principles a relation showing how a property of some natural systems varies in some conditions. The corollary of the mathematical relation where just the ... |
116,341 | When I see videos of the game, I see swords that are different from mine. Are there upgrades for swords and weapons in this game? | 2013/05/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/116341",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/48076/"
] | Yes, there are different weapons in Orcs Must Die that you can unlock either via playing the story or from purchasing the DLCs.
Also, once you unlock the [Elemental Weaver](http://orcsmustdie.wikia.com/wiki/Elemental_Weaver#Enchanted_Weapons) you can buy upgrades for your weapons during each map. | The blade-staff is the only weapon in Orcs Must Die that can appear radically different in its appearance as the model used for the weapon in-game is tied to the current character skin used. There are currently two choices the standard blade-staff can be switched to; The hammer which is available to customers who have ... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Posting a question on ask ubuntu where this does not deserves to be makes you abusing the system. This should be on <https://meta.askubuntu.com/> Besides that: You claim Mitch closed something and do not even include the topic it is about? Making me wast time searching for it?
Advice: If you have a complaint ... make... | Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
I think it needs highlighting that we aren't every other Linux support site and we aren't just another Stack Exchange site. We have a [specific focus](https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic) and have particular ways of doing stuff, processes that have been refined over many years **to benefit our *... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Submit this question to the meta discussion site and explain why you think your question didn't deserve to be closed in light of the Stack Exchange guidelines. | First thing, there are [more than one moderator(s) here:](http://meta.askubuntu.com/users?tab=moderators)
The reason your question was closed is that elementary OS is off-topic as although it is based on Ubuntu, it has been modified to make it a diff... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
I think it needs highlighting that we aren't every other Linux support site and we aren't just another Stack Exchange site. We have a [specific focus](https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic) and have particular ways of doing stuff, processes that have been refined over many years **to benefit our *... | First thing, there are [more than one moderator(s) here:](http://meta.askubuntu.com/users?tab=moderators)
The reason your question was closed is that elementary OS is off-topic as although it is based on Ubuntu, it has been modified to make it a diff... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Let's Look at your post from a wider perspective:
This site is run by volunteers, spending their time to ask and answer questions. The ones who are no doubt the most committed are the moderators. They voluntarily spend *a lot* of time, for free, and play a major role to canalize the huge daily amount of posts.
We le... | First thing, there are [more than one moderator(s) here:](http://meta.askubuntu.com/users?tab=moderators)
The reason your question was closed is that elementary OS is off-topic as although it is based on Ubuntu, it has been modified to make it a diff... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Submit this question to the meta discussion site and explain why you think your question didn't deserve to be closed in light of the Stack Exchange guidelines. | >
> But hey, thanks for the nice words and may this be my last topic on UbuntuForums.
>
>
>
Do you think treating people like you just did is beneficial to solving your problems? Do you think you have a right to insult everyone and leave when you think *you* are done? Do you think you will meet an entirely new set... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Posting a question on ask ubuntu where this does not deserves to be makes you abusing the system. This should be on <https://meta.askubuntu.com/> Besides that: You claim Mitch closed something and do not even include the topic it is about? Making me wast time searching for it?
Advice: If you have a complaint ... make... | >
> But hey, thanks for the nice words and may this be my last topic on UbuntuForums.
>
>
>
Do you think treating people like you just did is beneficial to solving your problems? Do you think you have a right to insult everyone and leave when you think *you* are done? Do you think you will meet an entirely new set... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Let's Look at your post from a wider perspective:
This site is run by volunteers, spending their time to ask and answer questions. The ones who are no doubt the most committed are the moderators. They voluntarily spend *a lot* of time, for free, and play a major role to canalize the huge daily amount of posts.
We le... | >
> But hey, thanks for the nice words and may this be my last topic on UbuntuForums.
>
>
>
Do you think treating people like you just did is beneficial to solving your problems? Do you think you have a right to insult everyone and leave when you think *you* are done? Do you think you will meet an entirely new set... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Posting a question on ask ubuntu where this does not deserves to be makes you abusing the system. This should be on <https://meta.askubuntu.com/> Besides that: You claim Mitch closed something and do not even include the topic it is about? Making me wast time searching for it?
Advice: If you have a complaint ... make... | Submit this question to the meta discussion site and explain why you think your question didn't deserve to be closed in light of the Stack Exchange guidelines. |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Posting a question on ask ubuntu where this does not deserves to be makes you abusing the system. This should be on <https://meta.askubuntu.com/> Besides that: You claim Mitch closed something and do not even include the topic it is about? Making me wast time searching for it?
Advice: If you have a complaint ... make... | Let's Look at your post from a wider perspective:
This site is run by volunteers, spending their time to ask and answer questions. The ones who are no doubt the most committed are the moderators. They voluntarily spend *a lot* of time, for free, and play a major role to canalize the huge daily amount of posts.
We le... |
13,702 | Tried to solve a problem I had with my Ubuntu based OS and Wine, but Mitch pretending is some sort of god decided to put it on hold and close it after I hurt his feelings, maybe.
This problem is even more Ubuntu related because it's targeting the Ubuntu forum. Mitch is the only moderator over here? Or I could have the... | 2015/03/20 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/13702",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/390027/"
] | Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
I think it needs highlighting that we aren't every other Linux support site and we aren't just another Stack Exchange site. We have a [specific focus](https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic) and have particular ways of doing stuff, processes that have been refined over many years **to benefit our *... | >
> But hey, thanks for the nice words and may this be my last topic on UbuntuForums.
>
>
>
Do you think treating people like you just did is beneficial to solving your problems? Do you think you have a right to insult everyone and leave when you think *you* are done? Do you think you will meet an entirely new set... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | A "down" arrow points to the headline, which directs a user's eyes and attention to follow it toward the text below. If your goal is to get them to read the text, that's a good visual cue.
The "up" arrow has the opposite effect, pulling the reader's eye back to the nav bar.
Option 2 has me constantly going back to r... | Arrow pointing down is the right way.
I am sure the focus here was the arrow direction, I am just covering related points:
There are a couple of incorrect usages in this sample.
The top rectangles are like switches with bulbs embedded inside them.
When you press, they should light up. Here, they become dark. The... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | Which relationship do you want to emphasize? Use that to inform your decision. The down arrow in your image indicates a relationship of "is title of" or "is detailed by" or even "has child", whereas the up arrow indicates a relationship of "is detail of" or "has title" or even "has parent".
I suspect the down arrow i... | They both look wrong and unecessary. For a tabbed interface the colour of the tab should be the colour of the selected page. |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | They both look wrong and unecessary. For a tabbed interface the colour of the tab should be the colour of the selected page. | I think the core problem is the arrow or triangle.
Most important is for the tab to stand out from its fellows as the selected tab.
Beyond that is the principle of connection to the content.
One way is to have the content background colour seamlessly flow onto the tab, as shown in Mervin Johnsingh's examples.
If yo... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | They both look wrong and unecessary. For a tabbed interface the colour of the tab should be the colour of the selected page. | One interpretation of the arrow up in your rendering (alternative B) is that the body of the text is like a speech-bubble. This makes it look like it comes from the header, which feels more natural than an arrow in my opinion. But as many have said, it is probably better to give the tab the same color as the content in... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | Which relationship do you want to emphasize? Use that to inform your decision. The down arrow in your image indicates a relationship of "is title of" or "is detailed by" or even "has child", whereas the up arrow indicates a relationship of "is detail of" or "has title" or even "has parent".
I suspect the down arrow i... | If you are going to use a skeuomorph you should avoid unnecessary and baroque decoration
Here's some originals from my current desktop (the wooden one) to help us understand what it is we are trying to represent to the user:
![enter image descriptio... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | Which relationship do you want to emphasize? Use that to inform your decision. The down arrow in your image indicates a relationship of "is title of" or "is detailed by" or even "has child", whereas the up arrow indicates a relationship of "is detail of" or "has title" or even "has parent".
I suspect the down arrow i... | Adding to [Will's answer](https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/64731), if you're looking for a non directional highlight, here is a great example from Google's material Design
**Material design guidelines on using Tabs**
>
> The tab corresponding to the visible content is **highlighted**.
>
>
> Tabs are grouped together... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | Option B is breaking the horizontal line between tabs and content. #it just feels unpleasant.
Option A is a complete menu plus an arrow dictating the flow direction telling you to read the content, feels good.
Maybe try another option C without arrows, but A is good. | One interpretation of the arrow up in your rendering (alternative B) is that the body of the text is like a speech-bubble. This makes it look like it comes from the header, which feels more natural than an arrow in my opinion. But as many have said, it is probably better to give the tab the same color as the content in... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | Adding to [Will's answer](https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/64731), if you're looking for a non directional highlight, here is a great example from Google's material Design
**Material design guidelines on using Tabs**
>
> The tab corresponding to the visible content is **highlighted**.
>
>
> Tabs are grouped together... | Option B is breaking the horizontal line between tabs and content. #it just feels unpleasant.
Option A is a complete menu plus an arrow dictating the flow direction telling you to read the content, feels good.
Maybe try another option C without arrows, but A is good. |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | Which relationship do you want to emphasize? Use that to inform your decision. The down arrow in your image indicates a relationship of "is title of" or "is detailed by" or even "has child", whereas the up arrow indicates a relationship of "is detail of" or "has title" or even "has parent".
I suspect the down arrow i... | A "down" arrow points to the headline, which directs a user's eyes and attention to follow it toward the text below. If your goal is to get them to read the text, that's a good visual cue.
The "up" arrow has the opposite effect, pulling the reader's eye back to the nav bar.
Option 2 has me constantly going back to r... |
64,728 | Which way are arrows supposed to point on a tabbed web page? Towards the selection or towards the body of the selection? An awkward scenario seems to arise when a user selects another item and the arrow moves to point at nothing in particular when the arrow is pointing to the body. Is there a best practice?
![enter i... | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64728",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/44311/"
] | Adding to [Will's answer](https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/64731), if you're looking for a non directional highlight, here is a great example from Google's material Design
**Material design guidelines on using Tabs**
>
> The tab corresponding to the visible content is **highlighted**.
>
>
> Tabs are grouped together... | If you are going to use a skeuomorph you should avoid unnecessary and baroque decoration
Here's some originals from my current desktop (the wooden one) to help us understand what it is we are trying to represent to the user:
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27,790,099 | I was using Google Apps as a REST API for a web application, but discovered that the API would not preserve plus signs whenever I attempted to insert a new record. Because of the same origin policy on browsers, the JSON had to be passed on to the API as a parameter on the URL. The process first strigifyied the JSON and... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/27790099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4347950/"
] | None of them.
Use prepared statements. They remove any kind of need for concern about what you're passing as a parameter. That's why they exist. | What a red herring!
So this is what happened. I have a URL that contains the request to the API to insert a record with a value that contains a plus. Client-side, I was using the escape function to do this, but the escape function did not encode the plus sign. When the request comes through server-side, however, appar... |
760,405 | I have a great collection of movies that I had stored in a logical mesh of folder on my 3.5 tb WD personal cloud drive. I woke up 1 morning and found that everything was fine with my data on this drive, except for my movie collection: There were two great folders, one "2sort" nd the other "segregated". out of all the s... | 2014/05/29 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/760405",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/270169/"
] | If the data is something that you can't live without you should probably send it in to a professional.
But if you want to DIY, I agree with MonkeyZeus. Dismantle to get at the SATA.
I'm sure there are tons of free and paid programs out there. You should do some research on them and find one that sounds good to you.
... | As with the others, I would recommend removing the disk and connecting it direct to your computer. You can get hardware that lets you mount "naked" drives very cheaply.
Then run a testing and recovery tool on the drive to make sure that everything is working correctly.
My personal favourite is [Spinrite](http://www.g... |
207,073 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hio4d.png)
Hi Guys .. I am designing a few panels using LEDs for backlighting. Some of these panels have over 20 leds, using a 5v power source. So only one of these panels can draw around 500mA alone. I am planning on usin... | 2015/12/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/207073",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Pulse width modulation (PWM) is the most efficient way to do this. The basic principle is that you cycle the LEDs on and off at a speed fast enough that the eye can't detect a flicker - say 50 times a second. By varying the % on-time from 0 to 100% the LEDs can go from 0 to 100% brightness. The advantages are:
* The p... | You can use a circuit like this one (from [here](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/led-light-bar-hookup/example-circuits)): (operated from +5V only)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/I1afr.png)
Use a CMOS version of the 555 (eg. TLC555) rather than the... |
207,073 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hio4d.png)
Hi Guys .. I am designing a few panels using LEDs for backlighting. Some of these panels have over 20 leds, using a 5v power source. So only one of these panels can draw around 500mA alone. I am planning on usin... | 2015/12/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/207073",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/94982/"
] | Pulse width modulation (PWM) is the most efficient way to do this. The basic principle is that you cycle the LEDs on and off at a speed fast enough that the eye can't detect a flicker - say 50 times a second. By varying the % on-time from 0 to 100% the LEDs can go from 0 to 100% brightness. The advantages are:
* The p... | As others have mentioned, PWM is the most efficient method to drive the LED's.
I am just including this to expand on the concept, especially if there is any harness involve.
The use of an inductor ensure a constant current to the LED's as oppose to a pulsed current.
By including a sense resistor you could include a... |
207,073 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hio4d.png)
Hi Guys .. I am designing a few panels using LEDs for backlighting. Some of these panels have over 20 leds, using a 5v power source. So only one of these panels can draw around 500mA alone. I am planning on usin... | 2015/12/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/207073",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/94982/"
] | Pulse width modulation (PWM) is the most efficient way to do this. The basic principle is that you cycle the LEDs on and off at a speed fast enough that the eye can't detect a flicker - say 50 times a second. By varying the % on-time from 0 to 100% the LEDs can go from 0 to 100% brightness. The advantages are:
* The p... | As far as using the same psi for everything, i would multiplex the banks of LEDs. This way you only power one at a time, but they would all "appear" on but you would only power one at a time |
104,467 | I'm redesigning my business cards, and since my last design, I've spearheaded a few projects for some high profile clients (in their respective regions).
Is it a good idea to add their logo to the back of my card titled 'clients?' | 2017/12/26 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/104467",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/81189/"
] | Unless you have specifically asked for permission, you should not for two reasons:
1. Having their logo on your business card says nothing about the works you did and provides limited value to new clients. It may give the false impression that they are endorsing your skills and work
2. Most companies have trademarked ... | Absolutely not. If need be you could hand write contacts on the back of the card.
In general the notion is that you could supply references on request. You'd have to be able to supply a real contact in whatever company, not just the company name. Depending of what you did and what job you are applying for you might n... |
104,604 | I know that by having support conversations and by having different members of my team work together, they have better relationships with one another. What sort of benefits do I gain from making sure my team has strong relationships with one another? | 2013/02/14 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/104604",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Support relationships are the bread and butter of Fire Emblem games. When units are within 2 squares of a another unit they have a support rating with, they will gain stats in fights. Sort of like what you get for units beside each other, or using Pair Up. But where the side-by-side boosts increase secondary stats, lik... | They matter, and they can make a decisive difference on the battlefield.
Without support relationships, paired-up or adjacent units in combat average only about a 20-30% chance of a Dual Strike. With an S-level (marriage) relationship, I have seen Dual Strike odds go as high as **80%** (with Dual Strike+). In addition... |
348,623 | I'm trying to come up with a way to express the opposite of "**mutually beneficial**" in a way that is just as efficient. The idea I'm trying to concisely express is that a deal, agreement, contract etc. benefits only one party instead of both. | 2016/09/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/348623",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/190058/"
] | One might say the deal was ***asymmetric*** or ***one-sided***.
*Asymmetrical* — [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asymmetrical)
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> having two sides or halves that are not the same
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In either case it seems clear that one party is getting the better end of things. | ***Unconscionable*** is a legal term to describe just such a contract or deal.
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> > In contract law an unconscionable contract is one that is unjust or extremely one-sided in favor of the person who has the superior
> > bargaining power. An unconscionable contract is one that no person who
> > is mentally ... |
348,623 | I'm trying to come up with a way to express the opposite of "**mutually beneficial**" in a way that is just as efficient. The idea I'm trying to concisely express is that a deal, agreement, contract etc. benefits only one party instead of both. | 2016/09/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/348623",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/190058/"
] | One might say the deal was ***asymmetric*** or ***one-sided***.
*Asymmetrical* — [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asymmetrical)
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> having two sides or halves that are not the same
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In either case it seems clear that one party is getting the better end of things. | A one-sided arrangement can create a relationship that is [commensal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commensalism) if it does not harm or benefit the other party, or [parasitic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism) ,if it does. "Commensal" would be unlikely to be understood outside of specific academia. |
348,623 | I'm trying to come up with a way to express the opposite of "**mutually beneficial**" in a way that is just as efficient. The idea I'm trying to concisely express is that a deal, agreement, contract etc. benefits only one party instead of both. | 2016/09/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/348623",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/190058/"
] | One might say the deal was ***asymmetric*** or ***one-sided***.
*Asymmetrical* — [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asymmetrical)
>
> having two sides or halves that are not the same
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>
>
In either case it seems clear that one party is getting the better end of things. | I believe the word you are looking for is 'zero-sum'. The notion of zero-sum [has its roots in game theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game), but the concept of a "winner-take-all" outcome to an interaction between entities can be found all over nature. For example, when an ecosystem has reached its carryin... |
348,623 | I'm trying to come up with a way to express the opposite of "**mutually beneficial**" in a way that is just as efficient. The idea I'm trying to concisely express is that a deal, agreement, contract etc. benefits only one party instead of both. | 2016/09/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/348623",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/190058/"
] | ***Unconscionable*** is a legal term to describe just such a contract or deal.
>
>
> >
> > In contract law an unconscionable contract is one that is unjust or extremely one-sided in favor of the person who has the superior
> > bargaining power. An unconscionable contract is one that no person who
> > is mentally ... | A one-sided arrangement can create a relationship that is [commensal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commensalism) if it does not harm or benefit the other party, or [parasitic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism) ,if it does. "Commensal" would be unlikely to be understood outside of specific academia. |
348,623 | I'm trying to come up with a way to express the opposite of "**mutually beneficial**" in a way that is just as efficient. The idea I'm trying to concisely express is that a deal, agreement, contract etc. benefits only one party instead of both. | 2016/09/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/348623",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/190058/"
] | ***Unconscionable*** is a legal term to describe just such a contract or deal.
>
>
> >
> > In contract law an unconscionable contract is one that is unjust or extremely one-sided in favor of the person who has the superior
> > bargaining power. An unconscionable contract is one that no person who
> > is mentally ... | I believe the word you are looking for is 'zero-sum'. The notion of zero-sum [has its roots in game theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game), but the concept of a "winner-take-all" outcome to an interaction between entities can be found all over nature. For example, when an ecosystem has reached its carryin... |
8,515 | When I paste a thinner version of a letter on a bolder one, I get this cutout effect inside it, somewhat similar to this: 
(please note that this is not my image, not my font and that I do not claim any rights for it)
However, some letters don't do t... | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8515",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5085/"
] | It's been a few years since I built a font and I haven't done it with Fontographer in a *very* long time. Nonetheless, here's my FontLab-centric take on the issue ...
The required method is one complete, closed outline inside of another, just like you do for the counter shapes of regular letters. You may be running i... | If you look carefully at some letters (like the `R`) you will see that the shape described by the outer element is different than the inner one. This is inevitable and is a limitation of the method you are using.
One way to attempt this (without resorting to a specifically designed typeface) is to convert the letter t... |
189,046 | I am working on a space exploration and combat game, and I can create galaxies, nebulas, solar systems, and load and unload them procedurally as needed. Meaning the stars that the player can see are exactly where they are. I have a coordinate system set up with meter-precision, meaning it's sufficient to map quite seve... | 2021/02/10 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/189046",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/117840/"
] | The trick Elite likely uses is that they don't pre-generate the whole galaxy and store it in a database. They likely generate most of the galaxy at runtime when it is needed.
I would do this using a pseudorandom but deterministic algorithm which can generate the properties of every object in the galaxy at runtime just... | If you have a deterministic algorithm that uses a seed, like how PRNG's work, you can store almost nothing and generate the star's positions on the fly, only keeping those that you currently need. Think how demoscene demos work. |
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