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187,541 | I'm looking for good lecture notes (or concise books) that develop probability theory from a measure theoretic point of view. In particular, I'm looking for a text where the measure theoretic part is developed only as far as needed for probability theory. (I'm not really interested in measure theory on its own.) | 2012/08/27 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/187541",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/32356/"
] | My favorite introduction to measure theoretic probability is [Probability with Martingales](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0521406056) by David Williams. The book is very well written and fun to read.
A text that is easier, but IMO less fun is [A Probability Path](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/081... | Although it is little terse, I like Durrett's [Probability: Theory and Examples](http://www.math.duke.edu/~rtd/PTE/pte.html). |
28,127,969 | I'm running with a SQL Database in Azure and have setup auditing through the portal and enabled all options. I'm connecting to the DB through SQL Server Management Studio using the .secure. option to make sure stuff is audited but when I run a SQL query against the DB in SSMS I don't see any "Data Access" auditing.
Am... | 2015/01/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28127969",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3036108/"
] | Not an answer as such but am now seeing the Data Access requests although it looks like it took hours to appear. However I've now run some tests and the data seems to appear pretty quickly so I can only guess there was some initial delay in setting up the full auditing. Thanks for the responses. | You should have been prompted to setup an Azure Storage Account into which the audit logging information is written. You then need to download that data to analyse it.
There is a [very good "how to"](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/sql-database-auditing-get-started/) on the Azure documentation ... |
285,760 | So I just got ability to edit community wiki but I have no idea what that is.
Also answers do not tell me what is it, where is it, what is looks like?
Yes I've read answers like this:
[What are "Community Wiki" posts?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/11740/what-are-community-wiki-posts)
But it gives no examp... | 2016/10/13 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/285760",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/342059/"
] | The question you linked, and all its answers, are community wiki. Notice how, in the bottom-right where the author's usercard would normally be, it says "community wiki." Below that, you'll find information like the number of revisions.
This is a usercard from a normal Super User post by me:
[.
I have also [edited](https://meta.stackexchange.com/revisions/11741... |
143,408 | How can I most easily export a Blender 2.8 scene to a Vive VR device? (I'm not talking about using Blender *while* wearing a headset; I mean just exporting a scene to be handed-off to a different PC with a headset.) | 2019/06/20 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/143408",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/75765/"
] | There exists a work in progress plugin thats claims to be able to view blend files in VR: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qAC8FTrU5s>
The HTC Vive Virtual Reality Headset is basically a Display. It has no software to show things by itself. So equally to your computer screen it can't open Files.
First option would ... | I suspect this may do what I want:
<https://store.steampowered.com/app/891420/VR_Model_Viewer/> |
143,408 | How can I most easily export a Blender 2.8 scene to a Vive VR device? (I'm not talking about using Blender *while* wearing a headset; I mean just exporting a scene to be handed-off to a different PC with a headset.) | 2019/06/20 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/143408",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/75765/"
] | There exists a work in progress plugin thats claims to be able to view blend files in VR: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qAC8FTrU5s>
The HTC Vive Virtual Reality Headset is basically a Display. It has no software to show things by itself. So equally to your computer screen it can't open Files.
First option would ... | step1: download [UnrealEngine4](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/) from epic
step2: export fbx. (could have a bit of a learning curve depending on complexity and you'll likely have to scale on import)
step3: start a new vr project and load the motioncontrollermap.
step4: import to unreal (if you can't see it it co... |
40,008,507 | Do the filenames associated with a DICOM image series (from a single scan) match the spatial ordering? What I mean is if the patient was scanned “head first” is 000000.dcm more “superior” than 000001.dcm which is more superior than 000003.dcm etc? If the answer is no, how is spatial ordering established? | 2016/10/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/40008507",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7010340/"
] | No, the file names are rarely associated with the spatial ordering.
The best thing to use is the image position (patient) (0020,0032) and image orientation (patient) (0020,0037) values to get the geometry of each image. From there, you can "order" things how you wish, spatially. | You might want to have a look at these links:
[How to compare coordinates of different series 1](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36996353/finding-the-coordinates-mm-of-identical-slice-locations-for-two-mr-datasets-ac/36997168#36997168)
[How to compare coordinates of different series 2](https://stackoverflow.com/q... |
193,271 | CVS and Subversion both have a handy merge feature so that when you update a source file that you have modified, it merges in changes that others have made on the same file.
However, if your changes and the other ones are incompatible - generally if you have both changed the same parts of the code - it will create a c... | 2008/10/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/193271",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3267/"
] | For SVN: In commandline tool, there is the option **-x** which you can set to "**b**" or "**w**" to ignore space changes resp. all spaces.
You can also supply a third party tool for doing the merges. So if you have a merger which ignores whitespaces, you can use this one.
TortoiseSVN, as always, is a frontend to al... | For Windows users, you can use [TortoiseSVN](http://tortoisesvn.net/) (a Windows Explorer shell extension for Subversion) which comes with [merge features](http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug-diff.html#tsvn-dug-diff-eol-whitespace) that support what you are describing:
>
> Ignore line endings ... |
552,318 | In describing a previous rule change, one could write:
>
> "The school administration updated their rules last week to say that red is no longer a color."
>
>
>
but many times (mostly in the news), they will add something such as "quietly", implying deception, or with other words, more than one mental image for t... | 2020/11/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/552318",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/61030/"
] | Such a payment made in advance of an anticipated complete transaction is often termed an *advance*
>
> Advance = money paid before something happens
>
>
> [Cambridge dictionary](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advance)
>
>
>
The term has slightly less formal contractual overtones than the eq... | When an author is writing a book, she or he may receive an
Advance
-------
>
> When a publisher is interested in acquiring a book manuscript, it usually offers the writer an advance against royalties, or *advance* for short.
>
>
>
>
> An advance is a signing bonus that’s negotiated and paid to the author before... |
552,318 | In describing a previous rule change, one could write:
>
> "The school administration updated their rules last week to say that red is no longer a color."
>
>
>
but many times (mostly in the news), they will add something such as "quietly", implying deception, or with other words, more than one mental image for t... | 2020/11/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/552318",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/61030/"
] | Such a payment made in advance of an anticipated complete transaction is often termed an *advance*
>
> Advance = money paid before something happens
>
>
> [Cambridge dictionary](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advance)
>
>
>
The term has slightly less formal contractual overtones than the eq... | There are also the words "earnest" (no connection with other words so spelled) and "pledge". Maybe I would use "earnest" in this case, although these words are oftener used for a longer joint undertaking than an hour or twain of tutoring.
There is another case of early payment, in case of, say, a carpenter or plumber o... |
552,318 | In describing a previous rule change, one could write:
>
> "The school administration updated their rules last week to say that red is no longer a color."
>
>
>
but many times (mostly in the news), they will add something such as "quietly", implying deception, or with other words, more than one mental image for t... | 2020/11/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/552318",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/61030/"
] | Would you please transfer $50 to my account, as a **prepayment**?
or
**A 50% prepayment** is required for this service.
* [**prepay**](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepay) - "to pay for (something) before you receive or use it : to pay (something) before you are required to pay it."
* [**prepayment**](... | While not a single word, the term is regularly used as one:
* **[down payment](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20payment)** - "a part of the full price paid at the time of purchase or delivery with the balance to be paid later". |
552,318 | In describing a previous rule change, one could write:
>
> "The school administration updated their rules last week to say that red is no longer a color."
>
>
>
but many times (mostly in the news), they will add something such as "quietly", implying deception, or with other words, more than one mental image for t... | 2020/11/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/552318",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/61030/"
] | When an author is writing a book, she or he may receive an
Advance
-------
>
> When a publisher is interested in acquiring a book manuscript, it usually offers the writer an advance against royalties, or *advance* for short.
>
>
>
>
> An advance is a signing bonus that’s negotiated and paid to the author before... | *Advance* and *deposit*, which appear in previously posted answers, are probably the best general-purpose terms for such payments, but some professionals, particularly lawyers, prefer to refer to them by the term ***retainer***. A retainer can be either a payment for having the professional on standby, with an understa... |
552,318 | In describing a previous rule change, one could write:
>
> "The school administration updated their rules last week to say that red is no longer a color."
>
>
>
but many times (mostly in the news), they will add something such as "quietly", implying deception, or with other words, more than one mental image for t... | 2020/11/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/552318",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/61030/"
] | While not a single word, the term is regularly used as one:
* **[down payment](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20payment)** - "a part of the full price paid at the time of purchase or delivery with the balance to be paid later". | There are also the words "earnest" (no connection with other words so spelled) and "pledge". Maybe I would use "earnest" in this case, although these words are oftener used for a longer joint undertaking than an hour or twain of tutoring.
There is another case of early payment, in case of, say, a carpenter or plumber o... |
552,318 | In describing a previous rule change, one could write:
>
> "The school administration updated their rules last week to say that red is no longer a color."
>
>
>
but many times (mostly in the news), they will add something such as "quietly", implying deception, or with other words, more than one mental image for t... | 2020/11/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/552318",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/61030/"
] | While not a single word, the term is regularly used as one:
* **[down payment](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20payment)** - "a part of the full price paid at the time of purchase or delivery with the balance to be paid later". | *Advance* and *deposit*, which appear in previously posted answers, are probably the best general-purpose terms for such payments, but some professionals, particularly lawyers, prefer to refer to them by the term ***retainer***. A retainer can be either a payment for having the professional on standby, with an understa... |
17,970,321 | I hope you can point me in a right direction.
I would like to replicate navigation, that is similar to one on this website:
<http://vsamarehorosho.ru/>
Basically, the idea is that you don't allow user to have different sections of the website to be on a screen at the same time.
So, if the section is larger than a scr... | 2013/07/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17970321",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1722113/"
] | wrap all sections in a div with height of 100%;
this way,
if section is under 100% height, the wrapper will help ensure that only one sections shows on page.
if section height is over 100%, the scrolling can occur on the wrapper, rather than on the page. | I made a library that can make it possible. (fullpage.js)
It even works with smaller sections. |
17,970,321 | I hope you can point me in a right direction.
I would like to replicate navigation, that is similar to one on this website:
<http://vsamarehorosho.ru/>
Basically, the idea is that you don't allow user to have different sections of the website to be on a screen at the same time.
So, if the section is larger than a scr... | 2013/07/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17970321",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1722113/"
] | Try using a fixed height in pixels. Determine the requisite height of your 'tallest' div and set all divs to that height. This may leave some whitespace on some divs, but will insure that only one div is visible at a time.
You can then use one of many 'scroll to' scripts available online and create navigation links to... | I made a library that can make it possible. (fullpage.js)
It even works with smaller sections. |
159,173 | I've been reading a few questions about Sliders on this site, and on more than one occasion, the answer has involved the episode broadcast sequence being changed by FOX.
An example is an important scene which had to be removed from the episode "Summer of Love" because it didn't make sense after the episode was moved ... | 2017/05/10 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/159173",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/43048/"
] | Fox did it to make the show look more popular.
----------------------------------------------
The, alas now defunct, [Sliders: Dimensions of Continuity](https://web.archive.org/web/20161202051116/http://dimensionofcontinuity.com/) website (usually a highly reliable source of information) indicated that the air-dates w... | Via [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliders#Episodes_aired_out-of-order):
>
> The Fox Network aired certain episodes from seasons one and two in a different order than originally scripted to best capitalize on potential ratings-winning episodes, thus causing some continuity errors
>
>
> |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Major.Minor.Release.Build
While Release and Build increments should not contain "breaking changes" (for example have a different file format to store documents), i'm not absolutely sure if Minor releases are allowed to.
The meaning of the alpha, beta suffixes are for me:
Alpha/Preview: Hey, i got something that i wa... | The way we have been naming our releases is typically Phase number. With most of our contracts being government projects we will roll out the first release and then will perform Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4 as the entity decides to move along with new feature requests (and acquires funding for said future developments). |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Major.Minor.Release.Build
While Release and Build increments should not contain "breaking changes" (for example have a different file format to store documents), i'm not absolutely sure if Minor releases are allowed to.
The meaning of the alpha, beta suffixes are for me:
Alpha/Preview: Hey, i got something that i wa... | Some open source software project name releases after the date they were released. For example Ubuntu 8.04 was released in April 2008 and Ubuntu 6.06 was released in June 2006. But Ubuntu is not the only Linux distribution that uses this method.
Of course each Ubuntu release also has a code name that is each time a di... |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Major.Minor.Release.Build
While Release and Build increments should not contain "breaking changes" (for example have a different file format to store documents), i'm not absolutely sure if Minor releases are allowed to.
The meaning of the alpha, beta suffixes are for me:
Alpha/Preview: Hey, i got something that i wa... | Microsoft uses version numbering as well as the alpha, beta, GA monikers.
I think version naming depends a lot on what you're trying to accomplish. If you're releasing something for consumption and aren't trying to collect data from a beta period, don't call it beta. If you're not trying to preview the technology, do... |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Microsoft uses version numbering as well as the alpha, beta, GA monikers.
I think version naming depends a lot on what you're trying to accomplish. If you're releasing something for consumption and aren't trying to collect data from a beta period, don't call it beta. If you're not trying to preview the technology, do... | I prefer the Linux kernel notation: major.minor.release.build, but i rarely use the .build part, and i don't use even/odd numbers for stable/development minors. |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Some open source software project name releases after the date they were released. For example Ubuntu 8.04 was released in April 2008 and Ubuntu 6.06 was released in June 2006. But Ubuntu is not the only Linux distribution that uses this method.
Of course each Ubuntu release also has a code name that is each time a di... | The way we have been naming our releases is typically Phase number. With most of our contracts being government projects we will roll out the first release and then will perform Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4 as the entity decides to move along with new feature requests (and acquires funding for said future developments). |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Major.Minor.Release.Build
While Release and Build increments should not contain "breaking changes" (for example have a different file format to store documents), i'm not absolutely sure if Minor releases are allowed to.
The meaning of the alpha, beta suffixes are for me:
Alpha/Preview: Hey, i got something that i wa... | I prefer the Linux kernel notation: major.minor.release.build, but i rarely use the .build part, and i don't use even/odd numbers for stable/development minors. |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Some open source software project name releases after the date they were released. For example Ubuntu 8.04 was released in April 2008 and Ubuntu 6.06 was released in June 2006. But Ubuntu is not the only Linux distribution that uses this method.
Of course each Ubuntu release also has a code name that is each time a di... | For small software just Major.Minor. If Major changes - some input files is not compatible with previous version. We are not prereleasing software to customers so same version is for testing and for final release. |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | We don't release alpha/beta software to our customers. Therefore we simply use:
* x.0 (for major releases, containing important/lots of new features)
* x.1, x.2, etc. (for minor releases containing minor new features and enhancements)
* x.y.1, x.y.2, etc. (for bugfixes/maintenance releases)
(where x,y = 1,2,...) | The way we have been naming our releases is typically Phase number. With most of our contracts being government projects we will roll out the first release and then will perform Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4 as the entity decides to move along with new feature requests (and acquires funding for said future developments). |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | Some open source software project name releases after the date they were released. For example Ubuntu 8.04 was released in April 2008 and Ubuntu 6.06 was released in June 2006. But Ubuntu is not the only Linux distribution that uses this method.
Of course each Ubuntu release also has a code name that is each time a di... | I prefer the Linux kernel notation: major.minor.release.build, but i rarely use the .build part, and i don't use even/odd numbers for stable/development minors. |
410,126 | What's your prefered method to name your software releases?
Like Microsoft: alpha - beta - final - service pack...
Like Google: gmail beta - beta - beta - beta - :)
Like some softwares: 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.9999... | 2009/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/410126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | I prefer the prototype, alpha, beta, GA method. This allows me to communicate the current status of the software to the users/clients. Along with that I provide version numbers .2, .3, .4.
* The first digit representing major milestones.
* The second digit represents incrementing the release (I generally release once... | For small software just Major.Minor. If Major changes - some input files is not compatible with previous version. We are not prereleasing software to customers so same version is for testing and for final release. |
277,812 | When we edit a row in a SharePoint List which has a PowerApps Form associated with it, the LookUp field displays 10 additional Zero after decimal.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YFqY3.png)
How to remove that additional 0? I tried finding some propertie... | 2020/03/19 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/277812",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/52649/"
] | We could use Text function in Power Apps to convert any value and formats a number or date/time value to a string of text.
However it doesn't work for lookup column.
As a workaround, change the column type of the looked up to single line of text instead of number type.
Reference:
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/p... | Use ABS(ColumnName)
As I have used the following for Label with Text Property
If DropDown.Selected.Value=5 & price Per Unit is 1100 Then via Apply
Abs(ThisItem.DropDown.Selected.Value \* ThisItem.Price)
It Gives results: 5500
For further Reference you can Use
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-a... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | A service marked as **Automatic (Delayed Start)** will start shortly after all other services designated as **Automatic** have been started. In my experience, this means that they are started 1-2 minutes after the computer boots.
The setting is most useful in lessening the "mad rush" for resources when a machine boots... | From my understanding, it's simply a delay before launching the service.
Later versions of Windows introduced this to ensure that they didn't trip over each other's feet during the boot process (having a gazillion processes starting up at the same time is not conducive to performance).
The documentation for this feat... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | From my understanding, it's simply a delay before launching the service.
Later versions of Windows introduced this to ensure that they didn't trip over each other's feet during the boot process (having a gazillion processes starting up at the same time is not conducive to performance).
The documentation for this feat... | Here's an example. I have a SonarQube service that depends on my MySQL database service. So, I set the MySQL service to automatic to get the database up and running when the machine boots. I have the SonarQube service set to the automatic (delayed) start to make sure it starts up AFTER the database service it depends u... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | From my understanding, it's simply a delay before launching the service.
Later versions of Windows introduced this to ensure that they didn't trip over each other's feet during the boot process (having a gazillion processes starting up at the same time is not conducive to performance).
The documentation for this feat... | This is also used when you want to delay the start of a service to allow other services to start completely, such as the SCCM Client, which does a delayed start to allow the WMI service to start fully as it is dependent on it being fully up and running. |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | From my understanding, it's simply a delay before launching the service.
Later versions of Windows introduced this to ensure that they didn't trip over each other's feet during the boot process (having a gazillion processes starting up at the same time is not conducive to performance).
The documentation for this feat... | This is mostly used for services that starts on with AD accounts. If the service is trying to start before the server has network connection to contact the DC, it will fail and sometimes the system gets stuck and gets unreachable.
The delay ensures the service will start once network connection is up in order to use t... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | A service marked as **Automatic (Delayed Start)** will start shortly after all other services designated as **Automatic** have been started. In my experience, this means that they are started 1-2 minutes after the computer boots.
The setting is most useful in lessening the "mad rush" for resources when a machine boots... | Here's an example. I have a SonarQube service that depends on my MySQL database service. So, I set the MySQL service to automatic to get the database up and running when the machine boots. I have the SonarQube service set to the automatic (delayed) start to make sure it starts up AFTER the database service it depends u... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | A service marked as **Automatic (Delayed Start)** will start shortly after all other services designated as **Automatic** have been started. In my experience, this means that they are started 1-2 minutes after the computer boots.
The setting is most useful in lessening the "mad rush" for resources when a machine boots... | This is also used when you want to delay the start of a service to allow other services to start completely, such as the SCCM Client, which does a delayed start to allow the WMI service to start fully as it is dependent on it being fully up and running. |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | A service marked as **Automatic (Delayed Start)** will start shortly after all other services designated as **Automatic** have been started. In my experience, this means that they are started 1-2 minutes after the computer boots.
The setting is most useful in lessening the "mad rush" for resources when a machine boots... | This is mostly used for services that starts on with AD accounts. If the service is trying to start before the server has network connection to contact the DC, it will fail and sometimes the system gets stuck and gets unreachable.
The delay ensures the service will start once network connection is up in order to use t... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | This is also used when you want to delay the start of a service to allow other services to start completely, such as the SCCM Client, which does a delayed start to allow the WMI service to start fully as it is dependent on it being fully up and running. | Here's an example. I have a SonarQube service that depends on my MySQL database service. So, I set the MySQL service to automatic to get the database up and running when the machine boots. I have the SonarQube service set to the automatic (delayed) start to make sure it starts up AFTER the database service it depends u... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | This is mostly used for services that starts on with AD accounts. If the service is trying to start before the server has network connection to contact the DC, it will fail and sometimes the system gets stuck and gets unreachable.
The delay ensures the service will start once network connection is up in order to use t... | Here's an example. I have a SonarQube service that depends on my MySQL database service. So, I set the MySQL service to automatic to get the database up and running when the machine boots. I have the SonarQube service set to the automatic (delayed) start to make sure it starts up AFTER the database service it depends u... |
285,653 | What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other?
Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64 | 2010/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/285653",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3248/"
] | This is mostly used for services that starts on with AD accounts. If the service is trying to start before the server has network connection to contact the DC, it will fail and sometimes the system gets stuck and gets unreachable.
The delay ensures the service will start once network connection is up in order to use t... | This is also used when you want to delay the start of a service to allow other services to start completely, such as the SCCM Client, which does a delayed start to allow the WMI service to start fully as it is dependent on it being fully up and running. |
264,105 | I have a Dell Poweredge R200 server which has an ancient Xeon 3065 processor. I see in the servers specs that it can accommodate Xeon 3200 series, but not sure if I buy a bare-boned Xeon 3220 processor (without heatsink etc.) , will it fit easily on motherboard? If not, what exactly should I buy to upgrade my processor... | 2011/04/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/264105",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/58595/"
] | It will physically fit yes, they're both LGA775 chips but the 3220 has a TDP of nearly twice that of the 3065, you may have heat management issues that would affect the life of your server. | You wan a Dell #311-8328 CPU Upgrade kit. Doesn't void the warranty and comes with a properly sized heat sink (might be the same, might not). |
52,051 | I was wondering if anyone knows of a free WMS of imagery that I could use within QGIS. The imagery does not have to be high resolution (Blue Marble even). I would like to have a base imagery feed from a WMS.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks... | 2013/02/15 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/52051",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7072/"
] | You didn't specify which topic your WMS Feed should cover, but have a look a the website [mapmatters.org](http://www.mapmatters.org/).
They have a very extensive database with WMS servers connections that you can query.
Also the Openlayers plugin provides nice background images from Google Maps, Bing & Co. | You can get various WMS imagery layers for British Columbia (landsat, spot, ortho) from [DataBC](http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/dbc/catalogue/index.page?keywords=&config=dbc&sortid=4&rc=1&index=0&index=0&size=25&P110=resType%3aWeb%20Service). You didn't specify a geographic location. |
52,051 | I was wondering if anyone knows of a free WMS of imagery that I could use within QGIS. The imagery does not have to be high resolution (Blue Marble even). I would like to have a base imagery feed from a WMS.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks... | 2013/02/15 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/52051",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7072/"
] | As Curlew stated in their answer, up the openlayers plugin. between bing mapping and google maps on this you basically have most areas with aerial photography.
i asked previous
[Digitizing from OpenLayers Plugin in QGIS, or create raster?](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/50130/digitizing-from-openlayers-plugi... | You can get various WMS imagery layers for British Columbia (landsat, spot, ortho) from [DataBC](http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/dbc/catalogue/index.page?keywords=&config=dbc&sortid=4&rc=1&index=0&index=0&size=25&P110=resType%3aWeb%20Service). You didn't specify a geographic location. |
52,051 | I was wondering if anyone knows of a free WMS of imagery that I could use within QGIS. The imagery does not have to be high resolution (Blue Marble even). I would like to have a base imagery feed from a WMS.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks... | 2013/02/15 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/52051",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7072/"
] | You didn't specify which topic your WMS Feed should cover, but have a look a the website [mapmatters.org](http://www.mapmatters.org/).
They have a very extensive database with WMS servers connections that you can query.
Also the Openlayers plugin provides nice background images from Google Maps, Bing & Co. | You may use the USGS WMS:
Here are the links for their aerial 1ft and 1m service (note, sometimes they are down):
[The National Map - Service Endpoints](http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/example/services/serviceList.html)
**\* USGS 1 foot imagery -** <http://raster.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/Orthoimagery/USGS_EROS... |
52,051 | I was wondering if anyone knows of a free WMS of imagery that I could use within QGIS. The imagery does not have to be high resolution (Blue Marble even). I would like to have a base imagery feed from a WMS.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks... | 2013/02/15 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/52051",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7072/"
] | As Curlew stated in their answer, up the openlayers plugin. between bing mapping and google maps on this you basically have most areas with aerial photography.
i asked previous
[Digitizing from OpenLayers Plugin in QGIS, or create raster?](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/50130/digitizing-from-openlayers-plugi... | You may use the USGS WMS:
Here are the links for their aerial 1ft and 1m service (note, sometimes they are down):
[The National Map - Service Endpoints](http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/example/services/serviceList.html)
**\* USGS 1 foot imagery -** <http://raster.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/Orthoimagery/USGS_EROS... |
31,284 | The Bollywood film [Roy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_%28film%29) is claimed to be based on Quentin Tarantino and Sofia Coppola's affair. Is it right, is Roy really based on Tarantino's life or is it just a rumour or marketing agenda? Did Tarantino or Sofia made anything clear about it? Or did the filmmaker clear t... | 2015/02/19 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/31284",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/1190/"
] | **Yes.** According to [The Times of India](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Arjun-Rampals-Roy-inspired-by-Quentin-Tarantino-and-Sofia-Coppolas-story/articleshow/33001423.cms) it's based on/inspired by their affair.
Initially, they cited a source close to production who commented:
... | **No.** First of all we have to see where does this claim come from. You would have probably read this in a TOI article (Sorry unable to post the link).
>
> If you revisit that article, it seems more like a **inspired by**
> thing rather than being a **based on** thing.
>
>
>
The director of Roy claims to be a ... |
102,565 | The apps [Google Maps](https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/google-maps/id585027354?l=en&mt=8) and [Waze](https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/waze-social-gps-maps-traffic/id323229106?l=en&mt=8) request access to the microphone.
 
>
> Enable micro... | 2013/09/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/102565",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/48249/"
] | It's a new permission that Apple added with iOS 7 to let you know which apps need to access the microphone.
Now, for those apps that do not relate to the microphone, my guess would be one of 2 things:
* Developers of such apps did not update their apps to iOS 7, so the OS needs to ask for your permission on accessing... | Either the bluetooth audio profile itself is incapable of allowing sound out with also enabling sound in or Apple programmed things to be linked together.
I can't imagine what waze is doing with microphone entitlements, but you could always ask them on their support forum. Google's notification makes sense to me and I... |
38,596,806 | I'm doing a simple Messaging system for a Windows Mobile in C#. The application consists in sending and receiving simple text messages using a Web service communication. The messages queue should be persistent, avoiding data lost if the connection with the web service fail or the application crash.
I know about MSMQ,... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38596806",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6640522/"
] | I don't really know what's available for Windows Mobile but you can try using basic queue (normal or concurrent, depends on your app) accompanied by two files. Write everything that is enqueued to one "Enqueue log" file and write everything that is dequeued to another "Dequeue log" file.
This two files can always give ... | Sure, there is a better idea is to use [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/).
I hope this will help you. |
38,596,806 | I'm doing a simple Messaging system for a Windows Mobile in C#. The application consists in sending and receiving simple text messages using a Web service communication. The messages queue should be persistent, avoiding data lost if the connection with the web service fail or the application crash.
I know about MSMQ,... | 2016/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38596806",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6640522/"
] | [MSMQ](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms834460.aspx) does not need to be installed is supported natively on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices. BTW: there are still many vendors in industrial area providing WM65 based devices, so this is not yet outdated.
The Windows Mobile (CE) based MSMQ is persistent and simple t... | Sure, there is a better idea is to use [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/).
I hope this will help you. |
55 | I have heard conflicting information regarding pre-clearing customs in the USVI. On one hand, I have heard that once you clear customs you are done and don't need to do anything special on arrival. But the I've also heard that you need to land at an Airport of Entry upon arrival and notify local customs of your arrival... | 2013/12/18 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/55",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/69/"
] | The IACC navigation fees are approximately $170 for a small jet, plus there is a service fee to issue. There is a full list at [World Air Operations](https://www.worldairops.com/permits/cuba.html) and you can in fact order the permit for Cuba online there too. | AOPA has a [short article](http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/May/23/Cuba-makes-changes-to-overflight-permit-fees.aspx) about flying over Cuba, it includes the following quote:
>
> It is important for all U.S. pilots and U.S. aircraft owners to know
> that in order to request a[n overflight] permit, or... |
10,051 | Actually I've placed my knife besides my quiver. It's in a leather scabbard and a dry room at common room temperature (17°C - 23°C).
Is there anything else to consider?
My intention aren't any safety reasons (feel free to mention related facts anyway). Just how to store it to keep it sharp and not to harm the materia... | 2015/12/01 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/10051",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/8060/"
] | If your putting it away for a long period of time I like to coat the blade in oil. The oil will repel any moisture and stop it rusting. Overtime the oil will evaporate, if you use quite a thick oil (or grease) it will last longer. You'll still likely want to give it a quick sharpen (as well as a polish and clean) when ... | Oil the knife, then leave it alone until you are prepping your outing. Oil doesn't evaporate, it dries. When it's dried, it has the same and perhaps even better protective properties than fresh oil. It just makes you feel better to see the shiny fresh oil, but unless you wiped it away, it's still there and has dried.
... |
10,051 | Actually I've placed my knife besides my quiver. It's in a leather scabbard and a dry room at common room temperature (17°C - 23°C).
Is there anything else to consider?
My intention aren't any safety reasons (feel free to mention related facts anyway). Just how to store it to keep it sharp and not to harm the materia... | 2015/12/01 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/10051",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/8060/"
] | If your putting it away for a long period of time I like to coat the blade in oil. The oil will repel any moisture and stop it rusting. Overtime the oil will evaporate, if you use quite a thick oil (or grease) it will last longer. You'll still likely want to give it a quick sharpen (as well as a polish and clean) when ... | An excellent thing to use to protect a knife blade for storage is microcrystalline wax ( a common brand name is Renaissance Wax). This is a refined petroleum wax which is less prone to oxidation than plant based oils or waxes.
The issue with oils drying is that they oxidise as they dry which can make them acidic. pot... |
10,051 | Actually I've placed my knife besides my quiver. It's in a leather scabbard and a dry room at common room temperature (17°C - 23°C).
Is there anything else to consider?
My intention aren't any safety reasons (feel free to mention related facts anyway). Just how to store it to keep it sharp and not to harm the materia... | 2015/12/01 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/10051",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/8060/"
] | Oil the knife, then leave it alone until you are prepping your outing. Oil doesn't evaporate, it dries. When it's dried, it has the same and perhaps even better protective properties than fresh oil. It just makes you feel better to see the shiny fresh oil, but unless you wiped it away, it's still there and has dried.
... | An excellent thing to use to protect a knife blade for storage is microcrystalline wax ( a common brand name is Renaissance Wax). This is a refined petroleum wax which is less prone to oxidation than plant based oils or waxes.
The issue with oils drying is that they oxidise as they dry which can make them acidic. pot... |
466,595 | 
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2f0Q8kI.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
When finding Req between M and N i can't understand why current isn't flowing in R3 and R4. | 2019/11/09 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/466595",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/232533/"
] | I redrew your schematic. Do you see it now? By symmetry you can see that the voltage across R3 and R4 will be zero. So, using Ohms law, 0/R = 0.
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fem6e3.png) – Schematic created using [Ci... | Imagine applying a voltage from M to N.
The circuit is symmetrical so there would be no reason for current to flow "sideways" through R3, R4. Hence you can ignore them. The equivalent resistance would be the same if they were shorts or completely open. |
466,595 | 
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2f0Q8kI.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
When finding Req between M and N i can't understand why current isn't flowing in R3 and R4. | 2019/11/09 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/466595",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/232533/"
] | I redrew your schematic. Do you see it now? By symmetry you can see that the voltage across R3 and R4 will be zero. So, using Ohms law, 0/R = 0.
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fem6e3.png) – Schematic created using [Ci... | All the answers are pretty good but just to give a pictorial view of what jonk meant, here's an easy to digest transformation for beginners.
 |
46,010 | In Vedas, we find the name of the Vedic God, Vishnu. However, in Puranas, the genealogies of Kings and Sages trace back to Mahavishnu. From Mahavishnu, Brahma was created. Then, Brahma created his Manasaputras. Most probably, they were 10 in numbers. From them, mankind was created. Now, are Vishnu and Mahavishnu indica... | 2021/04/25 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/46010",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/13268/"
] | Vishnu is the Preserver of the Universe.
He is the part of the Trimurthi along with Bramha and Shiva.
But Mahavishnu is the origin of the Trimurthi including Vishnu according to Bramha Samhita.
>
> The same **Mahā-Viṣṇu created Viṣṇu from His left limb**, Brahmā, the
> first progenitor of beings, from His right limb... | Mahavishnu [also called Kāraṇodakaśāyī-Viṣṇu.] is an expansion of Vishnu. Mahavishnu rests and from his body emerge all the universes as golden bubbles. Lord Mahavishnu is the amsa of Lord Krishna. But Krishna is the supreme personality of godhead.
Mahavishnu divides Himself into parts then turns into smaller Virāṭs i... |
17,440,501 | How to Calculate the Keyword Count in a Particular page in java. I want to Know the ALgo for that. | 2013/07/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17440501",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2512987/"
] | **Boyer-Moore String Search Algo**
If you want to talk about algorithm the string search algorithm famous is [Boyer-Moore String search algorithm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyer%E2%80%93Moore_string_search_algorithm).
A Java based implementation of Boyer-Moore can be found at <http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/53subs... | Load the HTML into a String and you're good to go. Answer to you next question is right [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/767759/occurences-of-substring-in-a-string). |
18,354 | Is there a [leading](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading) (i.e., *line spacing*) commonly considered appropriate for most types of blogs? I'm referring, specifically, to "regular" blog posts, i.e. not asides, snippets, galleries, etc.¹
For my purposes, you could define this as a minimum of 500 words.
Please note th... | 2015/07/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/18354",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/14651/"
] | Although with respect to the post by "what", I must disagree that leading is defined by the user. Most users have very little knowledge of adjusting their browsers anything beyond default.
This leaves the decision of leading to the blog writer, who may or may not be skilled in CSS to be able to alter it.
As such, sta... | The "appropriate" leading on websites is that defined by the user agent.
Unfortunately a large number of web designers appear to be unaware of the fact that users use a wide variety of operating systems, screen sizes and web browsers. The best usability experience is that provided by user agent standard settings.
Unl... |
8,757 | I heard that it is makrooh to use perfumes in ramadan.
Did the prophet (PBUH) allow us to use perfumes (without alcohol) during fasting in Ramadan?
Please post some hadiths regarding this. | 2013/07/11 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8757",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/532/"
] | Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
>
> **As for the miswaak, it is permissible and there is no difference of opinion concerning that**. But they differed as to whether it is makrooh after the sun has passed the meridian, and there are two well known views, both of which were narrated f... | yes you may use toothpaste but make sure you do not swallow the water....likewise rince but do not swallow |
318,480 | I recieved samples of AD7175-2 and AD5684R with an instruction:
>
> If these samples are to be subjected to solder reflow or high temperature process, they must be baked for 24 hours at 125°C prior board mount. Failure to comply may result in crack and/or delamination of critical surfaces within the package.
>
>
> ... | 2017/07/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/318480",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/123162/"
] | It may just be the anode and cathode polarity indicators for an optically isolated drive signals. Here is an example product with similar terminology from Rhinomc RMCS-225X:
<http://www.active-robots.com/dc-servo-motor-10rpm-uart-12c-ppm-drive>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.c... | The presence of signals whose names differ only by "+" and "-" strongly suggests that differential signalling is being used — perhaps something like RS-422.
There is no real way to verify this without opening up the unit and trying to identify the chip(s) that these signals drive.
If it turns out that this is the cas... |
242,165 | Can anyone point me in the direction of a real-world performance comparison between a iMac 5k's internal SSD and an external one (ideally one on thunderbolt and one on usb)? Basically, I want to know how much performance I'd give up by buying a smaller built in SSD and putting most data on an external.
**Update**
I g... | 2016/06/09 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/242165",
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"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/901/"
] | **Because the maximum throughput of any port on the iMac 5k Late 2015 is only 10Gbps (Thunderbolt 2), no external storage solution can match the internal SSD's speeds.**
The short answer is that you would give up **a lot** of performance.
The internal SSD can transfer data at about a couple GB/s.
An external Sam... | Speed of running an OS from external ssd is about IOPS.
Sadly, after extensive googling, I couldn't find any comparisons on IOPS between sata/usb3/tb. |
14,697 | How do engineers calculate the hypothetical max altitude of a helicopter if the mass, altitude and length/curvature of blades are known? | 2015/05/13 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/14697",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/8453/"
] | From the [Source](https://books.google.fr/books?id=FiEapaNgjLcC&pg=PA298&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false):
](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zIO7.jpg)
The figure from [this answer](https://aviation.stackexc... |
157,508 | I am new to administering SQL Server however I am comfortable with the SQL language and making SSIS packages.
I want to migrate data from SQL Server 2005 to 2016.
My question is do I need to worry about the system databases and other objects such as indexes, stored procedures, view, security and permissions. logins ... | 2016/12/07 | [
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/157508",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/users/112346/"
] | Max gave a decent answer which I will upvote once I'm done typing this alternate view up.
I am not a fan of restoring system databases when doing an upgrade migration and I prefer doing migrations over in place upgrades as I discussed in this lengthy [answer](https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/29328/are-sql-serve... | Is it to 2012 or 2016? It makes a difference in that, IIRC 2012 is a tested migration path while 2016 is not. As such, known issues are documented and/or will be caught by Upgrade Advisor for 2012. A non-tested path might still work without any issues, it's just unknown. That said, strongly recommend you go to 2016. I ... |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | You're more likely to encounter the plural in formal logic, maths, etc., where a given proposition may have multiple *proofs*. In other contexts it's more common to lump all the supporting evidence together as (singular) *proof*. | 'Is there any proof?' sounds better, but proofs is OK because you can say 'evidences'
'Present your evidences to the court.' |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | My grammar book (*English Grammar*, David Daniels and Barbara Daniels) reports that the indefinite pronoun *any* is either singular or plural.
>
> Someone asked him for a match, but Joe didn't have any.
>
> Do you have any tips to pass on?
>
> I don't have any choice.
>
>
>
In your example, I would use "... | 'Is there any proof?' sounds better, but proofs is OK because you can say 'evidences'
'Present your evidences to the court.' |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | "Proof" is usually treated as a mass noun, and so has no plural:
"I have proof that ... "
"There is no proof that ... "
"You haven't any proof that ... "
It can be used as a count noun, but usually only in special senses, such as a formal (mathematical or logical) proof:
"His book contains several new proofs of t... | 'Is there any proof?' sounds better, but proofs is OK because you can say 'evidences'
'Present your evidences to the court.' |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | If you begin the sentence with the singular copula (is) you are expected to make the object agree in number. Breaking down the SO sentence to its essentials, we have:
>
> Is there any proofs?
>
>
>
This is grammatically incorrect. We can make these agree in number in two ways (as your own examples do):
>
> Is t... | 'Is there any proof?' sounds better, but proofs is OK because you can say 'evidences'
'Present your evidences to the court.' |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | If you begin the sentence with the singular copula (is) you are expected to make the object agree in number. Breaking down the SO sentence to its essentials, we have:
>
> Is there any proofs?
>
>
>
This is grammatically incorrect. We can make these agree in number in two ways (as your own examples do):
>
> Is t... | Proof is an uncountable noun. Despite this it would seem it is a common mistake (paticularly in American English) to use "proofs".
>
> "If the asker wants to hear about at least one proof, the first one is OK, but what is correct if he wants at least two pieces of evidence?"
>
>
>
Proof is both singular and plura... |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | "Proof" is usually treated as a mass noun, and so has no plural:
"I have proof that ... "
"There is no proof that ... "
"You haven't any proof that ... "
It can be used as a count noun, but usually only in special senses, such as a formal (mathematical or logical) proof:
"His book contains several new proofs of t... | You're more likely to encounter the plural in formal logic, maths, etc., where a given proposition may have multiple *proofs*. In other contexts it's more common to lump all the supporting evidence together as (singular) *proof*. |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | If you begin the sentence with the singular copula (is) you are expected to make the object agree in number. Breaking down the SO sentence to its essentials, we have:
>
> Is there any proofs?
>
>
>
This is grammatically incorrect. We can make these agree in number in two ways (as your own examples do):
>
> Is t... | You're more likely to encounter the plural in formal logic, maths, etc., where a given proposition may have multiple *proofs*. In other contexts it's more common to lump all the supporting evidence together as (singular) *proof*. |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | My grammar book (*English Grammar*, David Daniels and Barbara Daniels) reports that the indefinite pronoun *any* is either singular or plural.
>
> Someone asked him for a match, but Joe didn't have any.
>
> Do you have any tips to pass on?
>
> I don't have any choice.
>
>
>
In your example, I would use "... | Proof is an uncountable noun. Despite this it would seem it is a common mistake (paticularly in American English) to use "proofs".
>
> "If the asker wants to hear about at least one proof, the first one is OK, but what is correct if he wants at least two pieces of evidence?"
>
>
>
Proof is both singular and plura... |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | "Proof" is usually treated as a mass noun, and so has no plural:
"I have proof that ... "
"There is no proof that ... "
"You haven't any proof that ... "
It can be used as a count noun, but usually only in special senses, such as a formal (mathematical or logical) proof:
"His book contains several new proofs of t... | Proof is an uncountable noun. Despite this it would seem it is a common mistake (paticularly in American English) to use "proofs".
>
> "If the asker wants to hear about at least one proof, the first one is OK, but what is correct if he wants at least two pieces of evidence?"
>
>
>
Proof is both singular and plura... |
17,544 | The stack exchange question "Is there any concrete-solid proofs of this space odyssey?" made me want to edit it to remove the s in proofs (someone with enough flair did), however it made me wonder about the plurality of *any* and *proofs*.
So please enlighten me about which one is correct.
>
> Is there any concrete-... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/17544",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2022/"
] | 'Is there any proof?' sounds better, but proofs is OK because you can say 'evidences'
'Present your evidences to the court.' | Proof is an uncountable noun. Despite this it would seem it is a common mistake (paticularly in American English) to use "proofs".
>
> "If the asker wants to hear about at least one proof, the first one is OK, but what is correct if he wants at least two pieces of evidence?"
>
>
>
Proof is both singular and plura... |
4,224,553 | I xould like to execute a shell script on an Ubuntu Machine throught Putty.
The problem is that, if i execute the script with putty connected to the session that run on the machine (same username) it's executed "inside" the putty session, if I close the putty windows, the program stop executing (tracd in this case)
I... | 2010/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4224553",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/341302/"
] | You can achieve this behaviour with the [nohup](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nohup) command. | One way that would work (no idea if a better option exists or not) is to set a Cron job to run at a specific time (say two minutes from now). After it's started, you can remove the Cron job again and close Putty. You can specify which user should be running the Cron job, which solves the problem you have here. |
4,224,553 | I xould like to execute a shell script on an Ubuntu Machine throught Putty.
The problem is that, if i execute the script with putty connected to the session that run on the machine (same username) it's executed "inside" the putty session, if I close the putty windows, the program stop executing (tracd in this case)
I... | 2010/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4224553",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/341302/"
] | You might want to use [GNU screen](http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/) for that. This way, closing your ssh session will let tracd run on the server.
Once you connect to your server, launch screen, and then tracd from within it.
Next time you connect to your server, simply type screen -r to get back to your running pr... | One way that would work (no idea if a better option exists or not) is to set a Cron job to run at a specific time (say two minutes from now). After it's started, you can remove the Cron job again and close Putty. You can specify which user should be running the Cron job, which solves the problem you have here. |
4,224,553 | I xould like to execute a shell script on an Ubuntu Machine throught Putty.
The problem is that, if i execute the script with putty connected to the session that run on the machine (same username) it's executed "inside" the putty session, if I close the putty windows, the program stop executing (tracd in this case)
I... | 2010/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4224553",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/341302/"
] | You can achieve this behaviour with the [nohup](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nohup) command. | You might want to use [GNU screen](http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/) for that. This way, closing your ssh session will let tracd run on the server.
Once you connect to your server, launch screen, and then tracd from within it.
Next time you connect to your server, simply type screen -r to get back to your running pr... |
13,320 | What is the risk of having 100k euro in accounts in Greek banks and Cypriot banks?
Is there a guarantee?
I assume that the state guarantee for deposits doesn't hold when a country defaults. | 2012/01/31 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/13320",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/5649/"
] | I am going to clone an answer from another question that I wrote ;)
and refer you to an article in the Wall Street Journal that I read this morning, *[What's at Stake in the Greek Vote](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303822204577466541312448940.html)*, summarizing the likely outcome of the situation if a... | IMHO:
**The best scenario where Greece does not leave the euro:** In this scenario there is probably no risk, because either the ECB will print more money, or other countries will help Greece in some way.
**The average scenario where Greece leaves the euro:** All Bank accounts will be frozen and slowly turned into NE... |
18,507 | I recently had a user contact me outside of SE/AU questioning one of my moderation decisions in the queue.
To be clear, it wasn't hostile, but it seemed a bit odd/off-putting(?).
Over the years, I've had my contact information occasionally used to follow me on twitter, contacts me for jobs/contract opportunities. I'v... | 2019/03/21 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/18507",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/106495/"
] | If you provide contact details, you should **expect** people to contact you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The site *deliberately* omits a lot of social features, making chasing an individual down annoyingly hard.
I have been on both sides of the scenario you have been i... | I don't believe there are strict/written rules on the subject, and below is nothing more than just my experience and opinion.
### The principle
Is that we should not contact users and moderators directly, unless there is a good reason to make an exception to the rule.
***Having said that***
I have both been contact... |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | I restored my iPhone from a backup. This had the effect of removing all provisioning profiles and the game itself. I then used Xcode to install and run the game, and sandbox magically started working again. I'm not sure if the full restore was required, or just removing the game. I had previously tried removing all pro... | The [Game Center Programming Guide](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/GameKit_Guide/GameCenterOverview/GameCenterOverview.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008304-CH5-SW7) has a section describing when the sandbox environment is and isn't used (scroll down to "Testing a Ga... |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | The [Game Center Programming Guide](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/GameKit_Guide/GameCenterOverview/GameCenterOverview.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008304-CH5-SW7) has a section describing when the sandbox environment is and isn't used (scroll down to "Testing a Ga... | From iOS 8 SandBox must be manual set on your phone. You must mark in Settings -> Game Center -> and switch ON `Sandbox` else it won't work and with debug certificates, Game Center login won't succeed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGBxY.png) |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | I restored my iPhone from a backup. This had the effect of removing all provisioning profiles and the game itself. I then used Xcode to install and run the game, and sandbox magically started working again. I'm not sure if the full restore was required, or just removing the game. I had previously tried removing all pro... | Just had a quick note to add: after resetting my iPhone Simulator I thought it hadn't made any difference, as the login dialog didn't include the "\*\*\*SANDBOX\*\*\*" string (though my build of the GKTapper sample did). When I went to create an account anyway, it confirmed that I was connected to the sandbox. |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | I restored my iPhone from a backup. This had the effect of removing all provisioning profiles and the game itself. I then used Xcode to install and run the game, and sandbox magically started working again. I'm not sure if the full restore was required, or just removing the game. I had previously tried removing all pro... | Deleting the app, logging out from Game Center app, and reinstalling the game from Xcode is what helped over here.
Previous version had no Game Center integration, and that version from App Store was installed on the device. Deleting it and installing again from Xcode apparently cleaned some stale cached information,... |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | I restored my iPhone from a backup. This had the effect of removing all provisioning profiles and the game itself. I then used Xcode to install and run the game, and sandbox magically started working again. I'm not sure if the full restore was required, or just removing the game. I had previously tried removing all pro... | I was having the same issue: Sandbox Game Center working on *some* devices, others showed the dreaded "this game is not recognized by game center" message.
The logout from game center -> delete app -> reinstall from Xcode solution did the trick.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | I restored my iPhone from a backup. This had the effect of removing all provisioning profiles and the game itself. I then used Xcode to install and run the game, and sandbox magically started working again. I'm not sure if the full restore was required, or just removing the game. I had previously tried removing all pro... | From iOS 8 SandBox must be manual set on your phone. You must mark in Settings -> Game Center -> and switch ON `Sandbox` else it won't work and with debug certificates, Game Center login won't succeed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGBxY.png) |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | Just had a quick note to add: after resetting my iPhone Simulator I thought it hadn't made any difference, as the login dialog didn't include the "\*\*\*SANDBOX\*\*\*" string (though my build of the GKTapper sample did). When I went to create an account anyway, it confirmed that I was connected to the sandbox. | From iOS 8 SandBox must be manual set on your phone. You must mark in Settings -> Game Center -> and switch ON `Sandbox` else it won't work and with debug certificates, Game Center login won't succeed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGBxY.png) |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | Deleting the app, logging out from Game Center app, and reinstalling the game from Xcode is what helped over here.
Previous version had no Game Center integration, and that version from App Store was installed on the device. Deleting it and installing again from Xcode apparently cleaned some stale cached information,... | From iOS 8 SandBox must be manual set on your phone. You must mark in Settings -> Game Center -> and switch ON `Sandbox` else it won't work and with debug certificates, Game Center login won't succeed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGBxY.png) |
3,928,956 | I'm developing an iPhone game with Game Center integration. The game is being built as Debug (not release/distribution). On the simulator, Game Center always uses the sandbox properly. On the iPhone device itself, it will go for a few days using the sandbox, then suddenly decide to use the real Game Center servers (whi... | 2010/10/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3928956",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453284/"
] | I was having the same issue: Sandbox Game Center working on *some* devices, others showed the dreaded "this game is not recognized by game center" message.
The logout from game center -> delete app -> reinstall from Xcode solution did the trick.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. | From iOS 8 SandBox must be manual set on your phone. You must mark in Settings -> Game Center -> and switch ON `Sandbox` else it won't work and with debug certificates, Game Center login won't succeed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fGBxY.png) |
24,236 | I love music and I would love to make it and maybe become a music composer. However I do not know anything about music theory or anything. I can't play any instrument or so.
How can I learn to make nice melodies? I cannot make even simple ones. I want to make genre like [Big Room House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... | 2014/10/12 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/24236",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/14811/"
] | Learning production is like learning any musical instrument in a lot of ways. You first need to **practice** a lot to become very familiar with your software. The software is your instrument, you need to know it inside and out to become proficient at creating songs. For instruments, daily practice is the fastest way to... | The "Cruel but Fair" school of hard knocks would say...
Try, try, try again & if at first you don't succeed... try again... [or give up, the choice is yours.]
..& if, after another 10 years, you still get no takers - then either you have a) no talent whatsoever or b) no-one has yet recognised it.
It is almost i... |
24,236 | I love music and I would love to make it and maybe become a music composer. However I do not know anything about music theory or anything. I can't play any instrument or so.
How can I learn to make nice melodies? I cannot make even simple ones. I want to make genre like [Big Room House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... | 2014/10/12 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/24236",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/14811/"
] | The "Cruel but Fair" school of hard knocks would say...
Try, try, try again & if at first you don't succeed... try again... [or give up, the choice is yours.]
..& if, after another 10 years, you still get no takers - then either you have a) no talent whatsoever or b) no-one has yet recognised it.
It is almost i... | Funny you are 18, since this is exactly the same age I started getting to production. Prior to this I was into DJing. At age 19 (sophomore year), I realized that my music sucked, my music was not cohesive, and basically everything you just described as being your problem.
My solution? I enrolled in a Music Theory Fund... |
24,236 | I love music and I would love to make it and maybe become a music composer. However I do not know anything about music theory or anything. I can't play any instrument or so.
How can I learn to make nice melodies? I cannot make even simple ones. I want to make genre like [Big Room House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... | 2014/10/12 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/24236",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/14811/"
] | Learning production is like learning any musical instrument in a lot of ways. You first need to **practice** a lot to become very familiar with your software. The software is your instrument, you need to know it inside and out to become proficient at creating songs. For instruments, daily practice is the fastest way to... | To help you out:
I've been figuring out how to make good "EDM" for many years now, and some of the things I've realized about it might be helpful to you. "Normal" music is different than dance music in a number of ways, although they're starting to swap traits in the past few years.
1) Almost all dance music NEVER pro... |
24,236 | I love music and I would love to make it and maybe become a music composer. However I do not know anything about music theory or anything. I can't play any instrument or so.
How can I learn to make nice melodies? I cannot make even simple ones. I want to make genre like [Big Room House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... | 2014/10/12 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/24236",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/14811/"
] | Learning production is like learning any musical instrument in a lot of ways. You first need to **practice** a lot to become very familiar with your software. The software is your instrument, you need to know it inside and out to become proficient at creating songs. For instruments, daily practice is the fastest way to... | Good answers here. These are my two cents:
* Know who your favorite producers are. Have a good sense for what you love and what you don't. Sometimes knowing what you don't want is more important than knowing what you do want.
* Do your homework - read everything you can about your favorite producers. Through interview... |
24,236 | I love music and I would love to make it and maybe become a music composer. However I do not know anything about music theory or anything. I can't play any instrument or so.
How can I learn to make nice melodies? I cannot make even simple ones. I want to make genre like [Big Room House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... | 2014/10/12 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/24236",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/14811/"
] | Learning production is like learning any musical instrument in a lot of ways. You first need to **practice** a lot to become very familiar with your software. The software is your instrument, you need to know it inside and out to become proficient at creating songs. For instruments, daily practice is the fastest way to... | Funny you are 18, since this is exactly the same age I started getting to production. Prior to this I was into DJing. At age 19 (sophomore year), I realized that my music sucked, my music was not cohesive, and basically everything you just described as being your problem.
My solution? I enrolled in a Music Theory Fund... |
24,236 | I love music and I would love to make it and maybe become a music composer. However I do not know anything about music theory or anything. I can't play any instrument or so.
How can I learn to make nice melodies? I cannot make even simple ones. I want to make genre like [Big Room House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... | 2014/10/12 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/24236",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/14811/"
] | To help you out:
I've been figuring out how to make good "EDM" for many years now, and some of the things I've realized about it might be helpful to you. "Normal" music is different than dance music in a number of ways, although they're starting to swap traits in the past few years.
1) Almost all dance music NEVER pro... | Funny you are 18, since this is exactly the same age I started getting to production. Prior to this I was into DJing. At age 19 (sophomore year), I realized that my music sucked, my music was not cohesive, and basically everything you just described as being your problem.
My solution? I enrolled in a Music Theory Fund... |
24,236 | I love music and I would love to make it and maybe become a music composer. However I do not know anything about music theory or anything. I can't play any instrument or so.
How can I learn to make nice melodies? I cannot make even simple ones. I want to make genre like [Big Room House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... | 2014/10/12 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/24236",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/14811/"
] | Good answers here. These are my two cents:
* Know who your favorite producers are. Have a good sense for what you love and what you don't. Sometimes knowing what you don't want is more important than knowing what you do want.
* Do your homework - read everything you can about your favorite producers. Through interview... | Funny you are 18, since this is exactly the same age I started getting to production. Prior to this I was into DJing. At age 19 (sophomore year), I realized that my music sucked, my music was not cohesive, and basically everything you just described as being your problem.
My solution? I enrolled in a Music Theory Fund... |
3,738 | I'm reading *A Song of Ice and Fire*, and there's a sexually explicit scene where Jon Snow and Ygritte have sex. Jon does something, and afterwards Ygritte says:
>
> Afterward, she was almost shy, or as shy as Ygritte ever got. “That thing you did,” she said, when they lay together on their piled clothes. “With your ... | 2017/10/06 | [
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/3738",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/2276/"
] | It's been a long time since I've read the books, but I read a lot of romances, and the idea is similar.
Basically, she's teasing him about cunnilingus (the act of giving oral sex to a female/someone with a vulva) - she's surprised he knew what to do (or perhaps more accurately, surprised it is something someone would ... | **Ygritte wants to know how special she is.**
Jon had just gone on and on about how much he loved her and what he loved.
>
> "I know I want you," he heard himself say, all his vows and all his honor forgotten. She stood before him naked as her name day, and he was as hard as the rock around them. He had been in her ... |
15,178,752 | I need it to pull photos from my Facebook profile. Right now I'm working on the design/architecture of my app.
My real question is "what's the best way to pull the profiles pictures from Facebook?". Let's assume that this app would be used by hundreds of people or maybe thousands.
Would it be better to have my own se... | 2013/03/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15178752",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | It depends on the needs of your app.
Pulling directly from facebook using the [facebook SDK](http://developers.facebook.com/ios/) is definitely simpler - and unless you have specific requirements, simpler is always better. Resist the urge to over architect. Keep it simple until you need more components and systems.
F... | The best and correct way is using the facebookSDK <https://developers.facebook.com/ios/>
To have a good idea and learn how o check and read the code in the samples that go with the SDK.
1. setup an facebook app, amke sure to tell it is for ios, place the
correct bundle identifier and in permissions place all need opt... |
1,080,074 | I am getting a bug when I use a text\_area in my rails app. The box takes line breaks, and makes them indentation. Here is a screen shot, any idea where these indentations are coming from?
<https://files.getdropbox.com/u/312568/Picture%2031.png> | 2009/07/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1080074",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | As far as I know there's no direct way to get those; but the for-loop is pretty straightforward and obviously won't be more resource-intensive than anything else. | In addition to Utaal's answer, you can possibly populate a new DataTable object with the results of a query that selects only one column from your original data source, assuming it's an RDBMS. This has the advantage of letting you specify things that are easy to express in code but easy to express in SQL like `DISTINCT... |
8,139 | Does anybody know if there is a website where I can record my incomplete LEGO sets?
That way I could generate a list of parts I would require in order to complete them.
I currently use Brickset, however that only allows the user to record completed sets. | 2016/10/16 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8139",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/7815/"
] | Rebrickable.com offers this service. First add the complete set to you list, then view it on the set page like this <http://rebrickable.com/sets/42029-1/customized-pick-up-truck-technic-2014> At the bottom of the first panel you'll have an option to "Add to my parts list" from then you go through the list of parts and ... | Not a website per se, but look at [BrickStock](http://brickstock.patrickbrans.com/). This software runs on PC, Mac and Linux (via WINE) and is free to use (Registration and payment is only needed to use the Seller features of the tool). It allows you to download set inventories from BrickLink and creation your own inve... |
553,352 | I need a dialog tool similar to cdialog (or whiptail), but one that will work on Windows.
I have MinGW and compiling something from source is no problem, but both cdialog and whiptail, the only ones that I know of, contain code that is UNIX-specific, and so they will not compile on Windows.
Are there any alternative... | 2009/02/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/553352",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2474/"
] | I remember the E Text Editor using [wxCocoaDialog](http://code.google.com/p/wxcocoadialog/) for that purpose:
>
> wxCocoaDialog is a multi-platform port of the CocoaDialog application for OS X, that allows the use of common GUI controls such as file selectors, text input, progress bars, yes/no confirmations and more ... | Have you looked at Cygwin (<http://www.cygwin.com/>) rather than MinGW? Cygwin provides a very Unix/Linux like environment, to the extent that most Unix programs can be built without change. Depending on what you want to do with the results, though, Cygwin's licensing may be an issue. |
553,352 | I need a dialog tool similar to cdialog (or whiptail), but one that will work on Windows.
I have MinGW and compiling something from source is no problem, but both cdialog and whiptail, the only ones that I know of, contain code that is UNIX-specific, and so they will not compile on Windows.
Are there any alternative... | 2009/02/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/553352",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2474/"
] | There is a [port of dialog](http://andrear.altervista.org/home/cdialog.php) for Windows. | Have you looked at Cygwin (<http://www.cygwin.com/>) rather than MinGW? Cygwin provides a very Unix/Linux like environment, to the extent that most Unix programs can be built without change. Depending on what you want to do with the results, though, Cygwin's licensing may be an issue. |
43,054 | I've been looking for a decent dairy-free coffee creamer alternative. I stumbled upon a [blog post](http://bravoforpaleo.com/2014/01/10/paleo-coffee-creamer/) for 'paleo coffee creamer' that has just 3 ingredients: a can of coconut milk, 2-3 eggs, and some vanilla extract.
In the blog comments, many posters said that... | 2014/03/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/43054",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/18161/"
] | It depends on how hot the coffee-egg mixture is (and remember, adding it will cool the coffee), and how long it stays at that temperature.
Given that coffee does not benefit in flavor from being left around, you want a fast process, which means the mixture should be at 160 F (71 C) for several seconds at least... it ... | Many common recipes call for raw eggs, for example Caesar salad, aioli, and pasta carbonara. Some restaurants will label the menu items as such, with a disclaimer on the menu warning of possible hazards to the elderly, the very young, those with compromised immune systems and pregnant women.
You may want to go the ro... |
43,054 | I've been looking for a decent dairy-free coffee creamer alternative. I stumbled upon a [blog post](http://bravoforpaleo.com/2014/01/10/paleo-coffee-creamer/) for 'paleo coffee creamer' that has just 3 ingredients: a can of coconut milk, 2-3 eggs, and some vanilla extract.
In the blog comments, many posters said that... | 2014/03/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/43054",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/18161/"
] | It depends on how hot the coffee-egg mixture is (and remember, adding it will cool the coffee), and how long it stays at that temperature.
Given that coffee does not benefit in flavor from being left around, you want a fast process, which means the mixture should be at 160 F (71 C) for several seconds at least... it ... | The incidence of bad things in raw eggs is very very low, so I wouldn't worry about consuming them. On the other hand, the line about them being "tempered" and therefore made safe by the coffee is completely incorrect. Unless it's nuclear hot McDonalds coffee, you're not going to be doing anything but moving the bacter... |
43,054 | I've been looking for a decent dairy-free coffee creamer alternative. I stumbled upon a [blog post](http://bravoforpaleo.com/2014/01/10/paleo-coffee-creamer/) for 'paleo coffee creamer' that has just 3 ingredients: a can of coconut milk, 2-3 eggs, and some vanilla extract.
In the blog comments, many posters said that... | 2014/03/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/43054",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/18161/"
] | It depends on how hot the coffee-egg mixture is (and remember, adding it will cool the coffee), and how long it stays at that temperature.
Given that coffee does not benefit in flavor from being left around, you want a fast process, which means the mixture should be at 160 F (71 C) for several seconds at least... it ... | What you're effectively making is egg-nog, but with coconut milk instead of cream or milk, so you should follow general recommendations for making egg-nog these days:
* If you're in the EU (where chickens would have been innoculated against salmonella, and sold with the cuticle on), you may want to wash your eggs in ... |
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