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517 | My toddler doesn't like to get his teeth brushed. How do I get him to be more cooperative?
He knows it's part of the bedtime routine and doesn't try to avoid it. He will happily grab and hold out his toothbrush for us to put toothpaste on it, and then he enjoys sucking and chewing it.
When he's done that for a short... | 2011/04/05 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/517",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
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] | Both of ours went through a stage like this (in fact number two is still going through it).
* Lighten up - if you don't get a perfect brush in EVERY day, nothing bad is going to happen
* Make sure it really is about the teeth and not power struggles
* Try a mixed approach - if one idea works for you, great, but have ... | I was watching The Two Towers one day, while my daughter was watching a princess movie in the other room. She wandered in and started watching The Two Towers with me. There were some orcs on the screen, and it struck me. "Addison, see those guys? They're called orcs. See their teeth? They're yucky aren't they? That's w... |
517 | My toddler doesn't like to get his teeth brushed. How do I get him to be more cooperative?
He knows it's part of the bedtime routine and doesn't try to avoid it. He will happily grab and hold out his toothbrush for us to put toothpaste on it, and then he enjoys sucking and chewing it.
When he's done that for a short... | 2011/04/05 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/517",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/109/"
] | I was watching The Two Towers one day, while my daughter was watching a princess movie in the other room. She wandered in and started watching The Two Towers with me. There were some orcs on the screen, and it struck me. "Addison, see those guys? They're called orcs. See their teeth? They're yucky aren't they? That's w... | One trick that has worked for us is telling stories on thomas train. I brush his teeth while his dad tells the stories. It takes two stories for us to completely brush his teeth.
I also liked the mirror technique. i will keep that as plan B :P
One thing which used to work for us (he doesnt buy into it anymore now) was ... |
517 | My toddler doesn't like to get his teeth brushed. How do I get him to be more cooperative?
He knows it's part of the bedtime routine and doesn't try to avoid it. He will happily grab and hold out his toothbrush for us to put toothpaste on it, and then he enjoys sucking and chewing it.
When he's done that for a short... | 2011/04/05 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/517",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/109/"
] | Both of ours went through a stage like this (in fact number two is still going through it).
* Lighten up - if you don't get a perfect brush in EVERY day, nothing bad is going to happen
* Make sure it really is about the teeth and not power struggles
* Try a mixed approach - if one idea works for you, great, but have ... | I'd go crazy too having someone brush my teeth. ;) I can only recommend to relax. Brush yours and let him find his way to do it. It will come if you can show him that you are convinced that he is capable of doing it properly. And as long as it does not, remember that it is *your* fear that lets him very little room to ... |
517 | My toddler doesn't like to get his teeth brushed. How do I get him to be more cooperative?
He knows it's part of the bedtime routine and doesn't try to avoid it. He will happily grab and hold out his toothbrush for us to put toothpaste on it, and then he enjoys sucking and chewing it.
When he's done that for a short... | 2011/04/05 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/517",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/109/"
] | Both of ours went through a stage like this (in fact number two is still going through it).
* Lighten up - if you don't get a perfect brush in EVERY day, nothing bad is going to happen
* Make sure it really is about the teeth and not power struggles
* Try a mixed approach - if one idea works for you, great, but have ... | We sing the song (Ariel's theme) from Little Mermaid while we brush, the kids get a kick out of it and encourages them to open their mouths wide for the ahh-ahh-ahhs. |
88,293 | Which is better English (if either)?
>
> * The results are within the range of values from the literature.
> * The results are within the range of values in the literature.
>
>
> | 2012/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/88293",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/14291/"
] | Per mine and Edwin's comments above, Google Books confirms an overwhelming preference for
>
> [...the range of values **found** in the literature.](http://www.google.com/search?q=%22the%20range%20of%20values%20found%20in%20the%20literature%22&btnG=Search%20Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1)
>
>
>
As a native speaker, I expect... | The data was taken "from" the literature, but it remains there, in the literature because you aren't taking anything away from the document when you use the data in the document. Hence, "in the literature" is more correct than "from the literature," syntactically although either would be correct grammatically. |
499,234 | I am a rookie on both RF and PCB design and I am currently trying to do a 50 ohm 11 watt dummy load project for 100MHz-1GHz.
My calculations are done for the load but I have some questions about designing the PCB.
My new design is as below:
[](htt... | 2020/05/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/499234",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/252287/"
] | The biggest problem you have is the parallel connection of all those 560 Ω resistors. You obviously need to space them apart so that they can all dissipate their heat. However to parallel them at RF, you need 560 Ω transmission lines, and you can't get impedance that high on microstrip, especially the very thin dielect... | The free space wavelength at 1GHz is 30cm. Assuming an effective dielectric constant of 4, it will be 60cm. I believe you can add those resistances in a few centimeter easily. In that case you can neglect the wave effect in the layout. You should verify with simulation if it is really case. Some reflections will happen... |
5,077,520 | I'm developing an iPhone app at the moment using Appcelerator Titanium which has 3 tabs in a tab group.
My app.js can be found here: <http://pastie.org/private/zoignwv05l9t6pbrfm01dw>
In the 'Company Search' tab group, I've been working on a Table View which loads data using an XHR keyword search (I've added a search... | 2011/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5077520",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/126431/"
] | I've fixed this problem.
Here is my amended source code: <http://pastie.org/private/ycown2e6tracfvdukz29uw>
From what I work out, I appeared to be adding the table view to the current window every time the first XHR request was called.
I moved the table view row click event code and the win.add(tableView) code outs... | It looks like the issue posted in [Appcelerator forums](http://developer.appcelerator.com/question/14301/iphone-opening-a-tertiary-window-with-tiuicurrenttabopen). In company\_search.js try checking e.rowData.url in the tableViews click event against the e.rowData.url from the previous click event. If it is same, do no... |
3,033,180 | I saw the Example of Mr. Bob regarding Delphi 2010 Datasnap, I am impressed. But my question is what if the client is connected thru proxy server? how could I define the proxy in the client?
thanks... | 2010/06/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3033180",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/365801/"
] | Forget D2010 Datasnap. It's still a half backed solution lacking a lot in flexibility and security. It will only work in very simple scenarios, and it's unusable in any real application due to its many flaws.
**Update**: because I am said my answer was argumentative and not helpful, I'll give you the full answer: conn... | @Idsandon : How nice of you to *not* link to your critical article on this subject ;-) I can't help myself but to link to it : <http://www.sandon.it/?q=node/57> - especially the security considerations are not to be ignored, so thanks for this detailed analysis. |
496,231 | After doing research, I have found there are many advantages to boot from an EBS-backed AMI rather than instance storage. I have a few questions related to this:
1. What is the optimal size for an Ubuntu (12.10.1) EBS-backed AMI. I know the default is 8GBs, If I want to boot as a root device, should I make it bigger? ... | 2013/04/04 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/496231",
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"https://serverfault.com/users/147449/"
] | >
> What is the optimal size for an Ubuntu (12.10.1) EBS-backed AMI. I
> know the default is 8GBs, If I want to boot as a root device, should I
> make it bigger? I cannot seem to find too many use cases of what
> people use.
>
>
>
There is no such thing, as it's completely dependent on your use case. I typicall... | I usually use the default size for the root device and put all my data and apps on additional EBS volumes. This way you can use ec2-consistent-snapshot with filesystem freeze for consistent backups of the instance (freezing the root fs often fail due to race conditions). |
19,154,774 | I have the need to create some pdf through java code, pdf templates are fixed and are very complex too. Each pdf represents a module and I have to fill it with informations I get from other sources in my application and finally create the complete pdf.
So, is there a library which, given a pdf, scans it and creats som... | 2013/10/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19154774",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1654930/"
] | You can check these 2 link it's have all information regarding PDF CRUD operation.
[How to read PDF files using Java?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4784825/how-to-read-pdf-files-using-java)
<http://mrbool.com/how-to-create-write-and-read-pdf-files-using-pdfone-and-java/27058> | I have used with success iText <http://itextpdf.com/> for various tasks involving creating, parsing and modifying pdf files. Please not that this one is not free for commercial use and the pricing isn't cheap either.
However, your question is a possible duplicate of the folowing one, so be sure to check the answers th... |
19,154,774 | I have the need to create some pdf through java code, pdf templates are fixed and are very complex too. Each pdf represents a module and I have to fill it with informations I get from other sources in my application and finally create the complete pdf.
So, is there a library which, given a pdf, scans it and creats som... | 2013/10/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19154774",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1654930/"
] | You can check these 2 link it's have all information regarding PDF CRUD operation.
[How to read PDF files using Java?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4784825/how-to-read-pdf-files-using-java)
<http://mrbool.com/how-to-create-write-and-read-pdf-files-using-pdfone-and-java/27058> | `itext` is one of best approach for your need..
[itext API'S](http://itextpdf.com/api) |
53,758,738 | I created a public link for a group of testers but the link shows: "***This beta isn't accepting any new testers right now.***"
The build has been approved and I set the limit to 10 testers.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/la34e.png)
Why i... | 2018/12/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53758738",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3641812/"
] | Well, after writing this, I decided to check the build state and I noticed that the build was missing a step:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BPe7x.png)
After notifying the testers, the link now accepts new testers. The link shows: "*To jo... | If, like I found, you're finding clicking "Notify Testers" still doesn't work as outlined in Ricardo's post, give it 10 minutes to propagate across Apple's networks. |
53,758,738 | I created a public link for a group of testers but the link shows: "***This beta isn't accepting any new testers right now.***"
The build has been approved and I set the limit to 10 testers.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/la34e.png)
Why i... | 2018/12/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53758738",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3641812/"
] | Well, after writing this, I decided to check the build state and I noticed that the build was missing a step:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BPe7x.png)
After notifying the testers, the link now accepts new testers. The link shows: "*To jo... | If it says that, it may mean that the app you are trying to install dont want anymore poeple 'testing' their app. or it could mean the link has expired |
53,758,738 | I created a public link for a group of testers but the link shows: "***This beta isn't accepting any new testers right now.***"
The build has been approved and I set the limit to 10 testers.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/la34e.png)
Why i... | 2018/12/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53758738",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3641812/"
] | If, like I found, you're finding clicking "Notify Testers" still doesn't work as outlined in Ricardo's post, give it 10 minutes to propagate across Apple's networks. | If it says that, it may mean that the app you are trying to install dont want anymore poeple 'testing' their app. or it could mean the link has expired |
24,770,998 | I am reading about Codd’s Eight Original Operators in [Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying by Itzik Ben-Gan, Lubor Kollar, Dejan Sarka, and Steve Kass](http://tsql.solidq.com/books/insidetsql2008/) and do not understand the Divide operator.
Quotes defining the Divide operator:
>
> “A divisor relation is... | 2014/07/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24770998",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/418888/"
] | Relational Division has always been a mess, and is likely to stay that way. It was originally invented as the means for relational query systems to be able to formulate/answer questions such as, e.g., "what is the list of customers who have subscribed ALL possible insurance policy types". That is, it was intended as th... | The result in the diagram should indeed be rows {a} and {b}. But the book and your message are mixed up.
There are a number of relational DIVIDE variants. There is Codd's divide, Date's abridged version of Codd's divide, Todd's divide, Date and Darwen's Small (Codd-like) divide-per and Great (Todd-like) divide-per and... |
627,339 | 04 TLS server with iRedMail installed. When just installed it worked okay but after 4 emails I get a error message
>
> Sep 9 12:24:18 hostname postfix/smtp[9907]: connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024: Connection refused
> Sep 9 12:24:18 hostname postfix/smtp[9907]: D97C720A31: to=, relay=none, delay=1.1, delays=1.1... | 2014/09/09 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/627339",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/168085/"
] | I ran into something similar recently. In my case, scanning the logs I noticed some memory allocation errors and this, together with some hints from pages, suggested to me that the node didn't have enough RAM to operate properly. I've subsequently added 1GB of swap which seems to have helped. So I'd tentatively suggest... | Run postmap command on conf files in /etc/postfix/ and restart postfix service. |
56,608 | John 2:13-22 ([NIV](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%202&version=NIV)),
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of co... | 2021/03/12 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/56608",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/20336/"
] | Does this verse suggest that Jesus died only in body, but in soul/mind/spirit He remained alive even after the cross?
Yes.
Just before Jesus physically died on the cross,
Luke 23:46
>
> Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my **spirit**." When he had said this, he breathed his last... | You are interpreting text using the western understanding of ‘death’. Instead you need to apply Hebraic understanding, after all, the Bible is a Jewish book. Our dictionary defines death very differently to the Bible.
Death (Biblically) means separation. Physical ‘death’ is [you] separation from your physical ‘body’. ... |
56,608 | John 2:13-22 ([NIV](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%202&version=NIV)),
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of co... | 2021/03/12 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/56608",
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] | Does this verse suggest that Jesus died only in body, but in soul/mind/spirit He remained alive even after the cross?
Yes.
Just before Jesus physically died on the cross,
Luke 23:46
>
> Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my **spirit**." When he had said this, he breathed his last... | I strongly recommend that you not venture on this minefield. There is no solution to this. The distinction between body and soul is very vexed (if it exists at all) and is not in the OT.
All that on can say is what is recorded in the Bible - NOTHING. Jesus died. Solving this problem is like trying to understand the in... |
56,608 | John 2:13-22 ([NIV](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%202&version=NIV)),
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of co... | 2021/03/12 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/56608",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/20336/"
] | You are interpreting text using the western understanding of ‘death’. Instead you need to apply Hebraic understanding, after all, the Bible is a Jewish book. Our dictionary defines death very differently to the Bible.
Death (Biblically) means separation. Physical ‘death’ is [you] separation from your physical ‘body’. ... | I strongly recommend that you not venture on this minefield. There is no solution to this. The distinction between body and soul is very vexed (if it exists at all) and is not in the OT.
All that on can say is what is recorded in the Bible - NOTHING. Jesus died. Solving this problem is like trying to understand the in... |
109,086 | I have a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens and its hood EW-83H. I also have an EW-83J lens hood intended for EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM. I don't have a full frame camera; my camera is a crop sensor one.
If I'm using the 24-105mm lens on a crop sensor camera, it's equivalent to 38.4mm-168mm. The 17-55mm lens is equival... | 2019/06/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/109086",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/81735/"
] | Yes, because you are using a crop camera, you can use the EW-83J hood on your 24-105 without any vignetting or other effects.
Here is a chart that shows many other alternate lens and hood combinations.
[Alternate Hoods](https://khromagery.com/2006/11/16/alternate-canon-lens-hoods/)
[![enter image description here](h... | For the vast majority of Canon lens hoods, if the number part of the name of the hood is the same as the number part of the name of another hood then the hood will mount on lenses for which the other hood was made.
There are a few exceptions for hoods that do not use the typical bayonet style attachment. For instance,... |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | I would suggest using no commas at all. I think it's cleaner, and not ambiguous:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and possibly email.
>
>
>
The other two acceptable choices that you have are (1) a comma right before *and*, and (2) commas around the *possibly*. The first choice would m... | Oxford commas give me a headache. My feeling is that "possibly" does not need to be offset under these circumstances, therefore I would put "We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and possibly via e-mail."
However, I'm old, and still view the Oxford Comma as optional. |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | I agree with Daniel, the commas are cluttering up your sentence unnecessarily.
You could consider:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and (possibly) email.
>
>
> | As others have noted, the three commas in
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and, possibly, email
>
>
>
are unnecessary; or the comma before *and* could be retained ("...via telephone, and possibly email"); or the aforementioned "weak interruption" might be set off by commas ("...via t... |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | Without *possibly*, no comma is required: *We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and email.*
*Possibly*, when present, forms a weak interruption in the sentence, which can be acknowledged thus: *We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and, possibly, email.* | Oxford commas give me a headache. My feeling is that "possibly" does not need to be offset under these circumstances, therefore I would put "We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and possibly via e-mail."
However, I'm old, and still view the Oxford Comma as optional. |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | I would say, you don't need a comma before "and" (although, you can use it; it's a matter of choice). But commas should surround "possibly". Hence, you can use:
>
> * We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and, possibly, email.
> * We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and, pos... | Perhaps removing the first comma?
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I've been taught that if a dependent clause is surrounded by commas it could theoretically be removed while leaving a syntactically correct, though not necessarily semantically equivalent, s... |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | As others have noted, the three commas in
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and, possibly, email
>
>
>
are unnecessary; or the comma before *and* could be retained ("...via telephone, and possibly email"); or the aforementioned "weak interruption" might be set off by commas ("...via t... | Oxford commas give me a headache. My feeling is that "possibly" does not need to be offset under these circumstances, therefore I would put "We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and possibly via e-mail."
However, I'm old, and still view the Oxford Comma as optional. |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | Without *possibly*, no comma is required: *We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and email.*
*Possibly*, when present, forms a weak interruption in the sentence, which can be acknowledged thus: *We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and, possibly, email.* | I would say, you don't need a comma before "and" (although, you can use it; it's a matter of choice). But commas should surround "possibly". Hence, you can use:
>
> * We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and, possibly, email.
> * We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and, pos... |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | Perhaps removing the first comma?
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I've been taught that if a dependent clause is surrounded by commas it could theoretically be removed while leaving a syntactically correct, though not necessarily semantically equivalent, s... | Oxford commas give me a headache. My feeling is that "possibly" does not need to be offset under these circumstances, therefore I would put "We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and possibly via e-mail."
However, I'm old, and still view the Oxford Comma as optional. |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | I would suggest using no commas at all. I think it's cleaner, and not ambiguous:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and possibly email.
>
>
>
The other two acceptable choices that you have are (1) a comma right before *and*, and (2) commas around the *possibly*. The first choice would m... | I agree with Daniel, the commas are cluttering up your sentence unnecessarily.
You could consider:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and (possibly) email.
>
>
> |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | I agree with Daniel, the commas are cluttering up your sentence unnecessarily.
You could consider:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone and (possibly) email.
>
>
> | Oxford commas give me a headache. My feeling is that "possibly" does not need to be offset under these circumstances, therefore I would put "We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and possibly via e-mail."
However, I'm old, and still view the Oxford Comma as optional. |
73,981 | I'm at a loss as to how I should title this. I have this sentence:
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via
> telephone, and, possibly, email.
>
>
>
I am trying to express several things:
1. We have an option to provide notifications
2. We can provide
those notifications via telephone
3. I think we ... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73981",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12066/"
] | Firstly, a rant. I deplore and detest the word *notifications*. It should have no plural. It is designed to be an uncountable noun and, therefore, not capable of pluralisation. It derives from the verb *notify* so it focuses on the act or fact of giving or receiving notice.
Facebook and the rest make me foam at the m... | As others have noted, the three commas in
>
> We have the option to provide notifications via telephone, and, possibly, email
>
>
>
are unnecessary; or the comma before *and* could be retained ("...via telephone, and possibly email"); or the aforementioned "weak interruption" might be set off by commas ("...via t... |
165,335 | I need to calculate where to crop a camera preview in real-time on Android.
What Stack Exchange site is right for that question?
EDIT: It doesn't specifically have to be Android. I'm more interested in how to calculate the crop location on an image (quickly). | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/165335",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/209475/"
] | >
> Can one moderator just make a unilateral decision and action a migration? Or were there multiple votes involved?
>
>
>
Regular close voters can vote to close a question, or choose from a limited set of sites to migrate it to. Code Review is not an available migration path on Stack Overflow, however, so only a ... | It says:
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> migrated from [stackoverflow.com](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14532169/naive-c-matrix-multiplication-100-times-slower-than-blas?noredirect=1) 1 hour ago
>
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below the question on the target site. Clicking on the link takes you back to the original question, where it says:
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> migrated to ... |
165,335 | I need to calculate where to crop a camera preview in real-time on Android.
What Stack Exchange site is right for that question?
EDIT: It doesn't specifically have to be Android. I'm more interested in how to calculate the crop location on an image (quickly). | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/165335",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/209475/"
] | >
> Can one moderator just make a unilateral decision and action a migration? Or were there multiple votes involved?
>
>
>
Regular close voters can vote to close a question, or choose from a limited set of sites to migrate it to. Code Review is not an available migration path on Stack Overflow, however, so only a ... | If you view the [mirgation stub](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14532169/naive-c-matrix-multiplication-100-times-slower-than-blas?noredirect=1) on Stack Overflow, you can see who closed it as off-topic.
Posts can be closed/migrated either by 5 users with enough reputation to close a quesiton (3k), by a single mod... |
165,335 | I need to calculate where to crop a camera preview in real-time on Android.
What Stack Exchange site is right for that question?
EDIT: It doesn't specifically have to be Android. I'm more interested in how to calculate the crop location on an image (quickly). | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/165335",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/209475/"
] | It says:
>
> migrated from [stackoverflow.com](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14532169/naive-c-matrix-multiplication-100-times-slower-than-blas?noredirect=1) 1 hour ago
>
>
>
below the question on the target site. Clicking on the link takes you back to the original question, where it says:
>
> migrated to ... | If you view the [mirgation stub](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14532169/naive-c-matrix-multiplication-100-times-slower-than-blas?noredirect=1) on Stack Overflow, you can see who closed it as off-topic.
Posts can be closed/migrated either by 5 users with enough reputation to close a quesiton (3k), by a single mod... |
431,329 | I seem to be hearing many different vocalizations of the name, and I'm not sure which one is correct. The last thing I want to do is "erroneously" drop the name in a meeting, and someone feel the need to correct me. So is it pronounced "Ess-Cue-El-ight", or "Ess-Cue-El-Eye", or something else entirely? Is there a citat... | 2018/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/431329",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/93636/"
] | SQL by itself [is (or can be) pronounced](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7231/how-is-sql-pronounced) as "sequel".
Therefore it seems logical that SQLite is pronounces "sequelite".
Edit: According to your edit the creator of SQLite pronounces it as "Ess-Cue-El-Eye". I don't think that's how he actually pr... | I remember watching a presentation by the [SQLite creator/maintainer Richard Hipps](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sqlite%20richard%20hipp) (you can watch yourself, its one of these videos)
In it he says *"pronounce it however you want"* - so there is no "official" pronunciation. |
431,329 | I seem to be hearing many different vocalizations of the name, and I'm not sure which one is correct. The last thing I want to do is "erroneously" drop the name in a meeting, and someone feel the need to correct me. So is it pronounced "Ess-Cue-El-ight", or "Ess-Cue-El-Eye", or something else entirely? Is there a citat... | 2018/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/431329",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/93636/"
] | There are in general two ways to pronounce 'SQL' by itself and that leads to two reasonable ways to pronounce 'SQLite'.
'SQL' is pronounced either as 'ess queue ell' or 'sequel' (in IPA /'es 'kju: 'el/ or /'si: kwəl/ respectively).
This leads to 'SQLite' as either **'ess queue ell light' or 'see quell light'**, which... | SQL by itself [is (or can be) pronounced](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7231/how-is-sql-pronounced) as "sequel".
Therefore it seems logical that SQLite is pronounces "sequelite".
Edit: According to your edit the creator of SQLite pronounces it as "Ess-Cue-El-Eye". I don't think that's how he actually pr... |
431,329 | I seem to be hearing many different vocalizations of the name, and I'm not sure which one is correct. The last thing I want to do is "erroneously" drop the name in a meeting, and someone feel the need to correct me. So is it pronounced "Ess-Cue-El-ight", or "Ess-Cue-El-Eye", or something else entirely? Is there a citat... | 2018/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/431329",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/93636/"
] | There are in general two ways to pronounce 'SQL' by itself and that leads to two reasonable ways to pronounce 'SQLite'.
'SQL' is pronounced either as 'ess queue ell' or 'sequel' (in IPA /'es 'kju: 'el/ or /'si: kwəl/ respectively).
This leads to 'SQLite' as either **'ess queue ell light' or 'see quell light'**, which... | I remember watching a presentation by the [SQLite creator/maintainer Richard Hipps](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sqlite%20richard%20hipp) (you can watch yourself, its one of these videos)
In it he says *"pronounce it however you want"* - so there is no "official" pronunciation. |
65,067 | Jet packs are classically worn like a book-bag on the back. Would it be more stable if the exhaust ports were separated? Would the jet pack be easier to control if the turbines were at the ends of a long hollow pole that would also hold the fuel? Would a pole help stabilize hovering like it does a tight rope walker?
[... | 2019/06/02 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/65067",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/38881/"
] | Not really.
First the reason why it could be absolutely terrible: a long pole is flexible, and you could run into awful oscillations. A long pole with two heavy masses at the end will have a very low resonance frequency, and probably also some interesting torsion effects.
The reason why you would want a separation is... | I don't think that much separation would help with control. See this article on actual "Iron Man" flying suit.
<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/real-life-iron-man-suit-now-available-for-sale/> |
88,220 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Place a bootable ISO on a USB drive?](https://superuser.com/questions/66948/place-a-bootable-iso-on-a-usb-drive)
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Is there any tool to create a bootable USB stick from any bootable CD? Like I want to create a USB stick from [Ultimate Boot CD](http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/... | 2009/12/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/88220",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10827/"
] | >
> Is there any tool to create a bootable USB stick from any bootable CD? Like I want to create a USB stick from Ultimate Boot CD.
>
>
>
Yes, and it is included in Ultimate Boot CD.
**[Quote](http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/)**:
>
> New! Run Ultimate Boot CD from your
> USB memory stick
>
>
> * A script on th... | The easiest thing you can do which works *most* (but not all, before I get corrected) of the time is to simply mark the drive as active (In disk management) and then copy all the contents of the CD to the USB drive (including system and hidden files). |
88,220 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Place a bootable ISO on a USB drive?](https://superuser.com/questions/66948/place-a-bootable-iso-on-a-usb-drive)
>
>
>
Is there any tool to create a bootable USB stick from any bootable CD? Like I want to create a USB stick from [Ultimate Boot CD](http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/... | 2009/12/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/88220",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10827/"
] | >
> Is there any tool to create a bootable USB stick from any bootable CD? Like I want to create a USB stick from Ultimate Boot CD.
>
>
>
Yes, and it is included in Ultimate Boot CD.
**[Quote](http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/)**:
>
> New! Run Ultimate Boot CD from your
> USB memory stick
>
>
> * A script on th... | [UNetbootin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNetbootin) would do the trick with pretty much any [live CD](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD). |
474,834 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Move raided hard drives between identical servers, preserving data](https://serverfault.com/questions/474456/move-raided-hard-drives-between-identical-servers-preserving-data)
>
>
>
I'm a server beginner working with a Sun x4600 and an IBM x3650. In the event that one of them d... | 2013/02/02 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/474834",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/157074/"
] | Different RAID controllers? All bets are off. You *may* be able to get it to work with very closely-related cards of the same lineage, same firmware, etc., but it's highly unlikely that this is going to be supported by your hardware vendor.
Honestly, this is where a well-implemented and well-tested backup regimen come... | As you have already mentioned, different RAID controllers store metadata about the RAID arrays in different and incompatible ways.
Some OS's provide software RAID. Linux, for example, has mdraid, which runs in the kernel and is very mature and stable. It is fairly easy to re-assemble an mdraid array in any recent Linu... |
103,613 | Suppose that person A booked today a hotel room for 3 nights in Dubai to travel in the upcoming February with Hotel Z (room price = 50€). In January, person A changed his mind about the visit and would cancel it. Person B, just realized that next week he has to be in Dubai, so he checked the price and found that room p... | 2017/10/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/103613",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/58596/"
] | Well...yes, it probably violates the terms in some way, especially if persons A and B are unrelated and otherwise unknown to each other.
However, most hotels are much looser about who uses a reservation than airlines so it's much more possible than not. Many (most?) actually accommodate this situation by allowing anot... | I have booked (with a legitimate purpose) quite a few hotel rooms for other people. Reservation in my name with my credit card. But I usually mention, from reservation time, that it's for someone else, and mention the name.
You could try emailing the hotel, explaining that your colleague is coming instead of you, and ... |
103,613 | Suppose that person A booked today a hotel room for 3 nights in Dubai to travel in the upcoming February with Hotel Z (room price = 50€). In January, person A changed his mind about the visit and would cancel it. Person B, just realized that next week he has to be in Dubai, so he checked the price and found that room p... | 2017/10/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/103613",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/58596/"
] | Well...yes, it probably violates the terms in some way, especially if persons A and B are unrelated and otherwise unknown to each other.
However, most hotels are much looser about who uses a reservation than airlines so it's much more possible than not. Many (most?) actually accommodate this situation by allowing anot... | You can resell your hotel reservation only if terms permits you to transfer the name on the booking (similar to plane tickets). Without a name transfer there is a risk that hotel won't able to check-in the person to prevent fraud. To avoid the surprise, it's good to confirm the terms with the hotel directly or just tak... |
103,613 | Suppose that person A booked today a hotel room for 3 nights in Dubai to travel in the upcoming February with Hotel Z (room price = 50€). In January, person A changed his mind about the visit and would cancel it. Person B, just realized that next week he has to be in Dubai, so he checked the price and found that room p... | 2017/10/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/103613",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/58596/"
] | **This boils down to whether hotel reservations are transferable.**
Unlike flight tickets which rarely are, hotels reservations are *most* often transferable. Most booking of hotels does *not* require advance information on the guest, they only require information for booking the transaction which is used to charge th... | I have booked (with a legitimate purpose) quite a few hotel rooms for other people. Reservation in my name with my credit card. But I usually mention, from reservation time, that it's for someone else, and mention the name.
You could try emailing the hotel, explaining that your colleague is coming instead of you, and ... |
103,613 | Suppose that person A booked today a hotel room for 3 nights in Dubai to travel in the upcoming February with Hotel Z (room price = 50€). In January, person A changed his mind about the visit and would cancel it. Person B, just realized that next week he has to be in Dubai, so he checked the price and found that room p... | 2017/10/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/103613",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/58596/"
] | I have booked (with a legitimate purpose) quite a few hotel rooms for other people. Reservation in my name with my credit card. But I usually mention, from reservation time, that it's for someone else, and mention the name.
You could try emailing the hotel, explaining that your colleague is coming instead of you, and ... | You can resell your hotel reservation only if terms permits you to transfer the name on the booking (similar to plane tickets). Without a name transfer there is a risk that hotel won't able to check-in the person to prevent fraud. To avoid the surprise, it's good to confirm the terms with the hotel directly or just tak... |
103,613 | Suppose that person A booked today a hotel room for 3 nights in Dubai to travel in the upcoming February with Hotel Z (room price = 50€). In January, person A changed his mind about the visit and would cancel it. Person B, just realized that next week he has to be in Dubai, so he checked the price and found that room p... | 2017/10/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/103613",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/58596/"
] | **This boils down to whether hotel reservations are transferable.**
Unlike flight tickets which rarely are, hotels reservations are *most* often transferable. Most booking of hotels does *not* require advance information on the guest, they only require information for booking the transaction which is used to charge th... | You can resell your hotel reservation only if terms permits you to transfer the name on the booking (similar to plane tickets). Without a name transfer there is a risk that hotel won't able to check-in the person to prevent fraud. To avoid the surprise, it's good to confirm the terms with the hotel directly or just tak... |
39,430 | I am creating plot threads for my ongoing science fiction campaign. I know my players pretty well and they do like a well interwoven set of plots. I want to make sure that the plot threads I am working on are of just the right level of complexity before I build them into my campaign.
I am looking for a process or set ... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/39430",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/173/"
] | I use [graph theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory). All you need to do is to have NPCs (and/or places) as nodes and plots as arcs. You can even use something like [GraphViz](http://www.graphviz.org/) to visualise the graph you created. In general, the more complex the graph, the more potentially complex th... | I like your list but I think you're missing a factor. Common or ambiguous elements of plots.
Let's take one of the standard simple plots in a game. Somebody went missing and the party has to find him or her. Okay, you can spin off as much complexity as you want but the plot itself is basic.
Now let's run two of tho... |
39,430 | I am creating plot threads for my ongoing science fiction campaign. I know my players pretty well and they do like a well interwoven set of plots. I want to make sure that the plot threads I am working on are of just the right level of complexity before I build them into my campaign.
I am looking for a process or set ... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/39430",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/173/"
] | I use [graph theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory). All you need to do is to have NPCs (and/or places) as nodes and plots as arcs. You can even use something like [GraphViz](http://www.graphviz.org/) to visualise the graph you created. In general, the more complex the graph, the more potentially complex th... | "Complexity is how difficult the plots are to follow"
My experience is that difficulty in following plots depends on the following factors:
1. Clarity on the goal and role of the PCs
2. Clarity on the goals and roles of the NPCS
3. Anything that is superfluous to the above
4. Anything that casts doubt on #1/#2
5. Pla... |
39,430 | I am creating plot threads for my ongoing science fiction campaign. I know my players pretty well and they do like a well interwoven set of plots. I want to make sure that the plot threads I am working on are of just the right level of complexity before I build them into my campaign.
I am looking for a process or set ... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/39430",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/173/"
] | I like your list but I think you're missing a factor. Common or ambiguous elements of plots.
Let's take one of the standard simple plots in a game. Somebody went missing and the party has to find him or her. Okay, you can spin off as much complexity as you want but the plot itself is basic.
Now let's run two of tho... | "Complexity is how difficult the plots are to follow"
My experience is that difficulty in following plots depends on the following factors:
1. Clarity on the goal and role of the PCs
2. Clarity on the goals and roles of the NPCS
3. Anything that is superfluous to the above
4. Anything that casts doubt on #1/#2
5. Pla... |
26,451 | I have tried almost everything I can think of and I couldn't find out why (through google) my grid hotkeys aren't working.
I'm using the grid plugin for compiz . | 2011/02/15 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/26451",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/10868/"
] | For a GUI based setup, you may try [cgit](http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/). Here is a [tutorial](http://www.codeography.com/2009/05/30/setting-up-cgit-under-ubuntu.html) for setting up cgit in ubuntu. | WHat is "GUI based setup"? In its core, "git clients" and "git servers" (for real GIT is distributed system, not so much "central server" and "clients" exists unlike in SVN or CVS, but for sure you can treat a GIT repository as the "master one") communicate through the network, so no "GUI" is needed here. What you can ... |
26,451 | I have tried almost everything I can think of and I couldn't find out why (through google) my grid hotkeys aren't working.
I'm using the grid plugin for compiz . | 2011/02/15 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/26451",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/10868/"
] | WHat is "GUI based setup"? In its core, "git clients" and "git servers" (for real GIT is distributed system, not so much "central server" and "clients" exists unlike in SVN or CVS, but for sure you can treat a GIT repository as the "master one") communicate through the network, so no "GUI" is needed here. What you can ... | seems gitorious is the best option |
26,451 | I have tried almost everything I can think of and I couldn't find out why (through google) my grid hotkeys aren't working.
I'm using the grid plugin for compiz . | 2011/02/15 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/26451",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/10868/"
] | For a GUI based setup, you may try [cgit](http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/). Here is a [tutorial](http://www.codeography.com/2009/05/30/setting-up-cgit-under-ubuntu.html) for setting up cgit in ubuntu. | seems gitorious is the best option |
69,027 | Using InDesign I've placed two objects (the background color and brown pattern) and have several placeholders I'm using with the data merge feature.
However, for proofing reasons I'm trying to use the multiple records feature my *content* is properly appearing as a grid on the pages but the background/pattern remain i... | 2016/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/69027",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/32117/"
] | When creating a merged document (with or without multiple records), any content that is not on the actual document page will not be duplicated. This includes master page content, it will remain the same and not duplicate.
To fix the issue and have proper duplication of the background and image template, you'll need to... | 1. <http://indesignsecrets.com/automating-data-handling.php>
2. <http://indesignsecrets.com/data-merging-part-2.php>
hope these links can help you.. |
69,027 | Using InDesign I've placed two objects (the background color and brown pattern) and have several placeholders I'm using with the data merge feature.
However, for proofing reasons I'm trying to use the multiple records feature my *content* is properly appearing as a grid on the pages but the background/pattern remain i... | 2016/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/69027",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/32117/"
] | I think scripting is cool, however I did not have the time to figure out the logic. So I created an ID file with 5 pages for 5 tabs of colors.
Each page about 2.2 x 1 was filled with a different color. Then I exported to a .jpg.
In excel I created 5 new fields called '@Colortab1 to '@colortab5. Then I hyperlinked ea... | 1. <http://indesignsecrets.com/automating-data-handling.php>
2. <http://indesignsecrets.com/data-merging-part-2.php>
hope these links can help you.. |
69,027 | Using InDesign I've placed two objects (the background color and brown pattern) and have several placeholders I'm using with the data merge feature.
However, for proofing reasons I'm trying to use the multiple records feature my *content* is properly appearing as a grid on the pages but the background/pattern remain i... | 2016/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/69027",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/32117/"
] | When creating a merged document (with or without multiple records), any content that is not on the actual document page will not be duplicated. This includes master page content, it will remain the same and not duplicate.
To fix the issue and have proper duplication of the background and image template, you'll need to... | I think scripting is cool, however I did not have the time to figure out the logic. So I created an ID file with 5 pages for 5 tabs of colors.
Each page about 2.2 x 1 was filled with a different color. Then I exported to a .jpg.
In excel I created 5 new fields called '@Colortab1 to '@colortab5. Then I hyperlinked ea... |
34,203 | The tournment director apologied to Firoujza for moving his game on move 60. However, according to Stockfish 12 NNUE d=61the position on the board just before the players moved is evaluated as 0.00, that means a draw. The game indeed terminated with a draw. What the controversy is about? | 2021/02/19 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/34203",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/users/23297/"
] | Computer evaluation is based on perfect play from both sides, which is never the case in human games, and hence is irrelevant here. Given the nature of the position and the time situation, it is crystal clear that Firouzja had the "psychological" advantage, which he could've converted had the game been continued smooth... | [https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-chess-apologise-to-firouzja-after-controversy#:~:text=An%20incident%20involving%2017%2Dyear,on%20chess24%20and%20social%20media](https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-chess-apologise-to-firouzja-after-controversy#:%7E:text=An%20incident%20involving%2017%2Dyear,on%20che... |
581,545 | Does anyone know the key combo for turning off the beep that the Kinesis Contoured ergonomic keyboard makes when you hit Caps Lock?
I know this isn't totally programmer-specific, but everyone I know who has used a Kinesis keyboard is a coder. | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/581545",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/236624/"
] | Figured it out by reading [the manual](http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/support/manuals.htm). You hit the "Program" and "hyphen" keys at the same time (no need to hold them down). Mine didn't give feedback to acknowledge the action, but now the beep doesn't occur when I hit Caps Lock. | For the Advantage 2: Program + Shift + F8.
<https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/support/technical-support/faqs-advantage2-keyboard/> |
101 | What will be the role of eosDAC tokens in the future? And will it be available in a wallet sometime in the future when the EOS mainnet is established? | 2018/05/09 | [
"https://eosio.stackexchange.com/questions/101",
"https://eosio.stackexchange.com",
"https://eosio.stackexchange.com/users/286/"
] | EOSDAC pitch themselves as "The Community Block Producer". Their tokens represent your stake in the block producer.
It is not yet entirely clear how your EOSDAC ERC20 tokens will transfer to the EOS platform, the [EOSDAC website](https://eosdac.io/tokens/) still says that the process will be *"defined by the launch t... | eosDAC team goal is to become a Block Producer.
Dan confirmed in telegram channel that community developers are building wallets in order to integrate eos related tokens. More information will be given once eos mainnet will be launched. |
650,254 | I am trying to solder some 2N7000 MOSFETs onto a PCB that I got manufactured, but the pads are very close together. When I try soldering the first leg on the MOSFET, I always end up shorting it to the other pad through the solder. The soldering iron I am using is relatively thin and heating at a temperature of 300 C.
... | 2023/01/16 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/650254",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/183348/"
] | A smaller soldering iron tip and smaller diameter good quality solder would help. 0.8mm is a good compromise for through-hole parts, maybe with some 1mm and some 0.4mm for coarser/finer parts and SMT.
The design isn't great, it would be better to have the pads spaced out more (plenty of room) and to have to form the T... | There's two ways you can do this:
* Either use a very fine tip, fine solder 0.5mm or thinner, and carefully solder each via.
* Or (easier) just use a chisel tip, focus on making 3 good joints regardless of if they short with each other or not. Then apply plenty of flux with for example a flux pen and heat all 3 joints... |
102,144 | There are many fast advancements in NLP field, BERT, RoBERTa, ALBERT, and XLNe, and no one can check the news or papers daily. Is there any way or site that keeps track of all these new developments and possibly provides a link to the code? For example, if someone needs to use text summarization, the suggested approach... | 2021/09/16 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/102144",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/47473/"
] | If you want to be up to date with the new advancements, a good way is skimming through the accepted papers of the major NLP conferences, namely [ACL](https://2021.aclweb.org/program/accept/), [EMNLP](https://2021.emnlp.org/), and the regional EACL, NAACL, AACL.
If you want even more information, you can skim through t... | <https://nlpprogress.com/> aims to provide pointers to the state of the art papers and datasets for the main NLP tasks.
It seems to be updated regularly so far. However it depends on the efforts of volunteers so there's no guarantee about completeness or future updates. |
112,360 | <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219455(v=office.15).aspx>
We have followed the TechNet article carefully and we have been successful, however, Office documents do not open in OWA.
I get the error "sorry we couldn't open this presentation because we run into a problem, please try again", same with Word, s... | 2014/08/19 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/112360",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/26893/"
] | Before few days I was having same issue. Office web app was install correctly and every thing was done correctly. But still when I was trying preview any file I was getting error "**Sorry we couldn't open this ...**"
Then I start digging ULS logs and I found SPWOPI is failing due to net tcp. So I did steps as below
... | There could be several reasons why you might be getting this issue , Make sure the owa is on the different server and properly joined to the sharepoint server . Create the owa farm and make sure the sharepoint server is in healthy state .
**I encountered this issue and i could observe that there was a security window... |
115,403 | I first saw this term in use for neutral units in Warcraft 3 (released 2002), and then that got carried through derivatives such as Dota (2003).
Was Warcraft 3 the first time *creep* was used as a reference for this class of units or was it in use prior?
Example usage from [Defense of the Ancients 2 (2010) wiki](http... | 2013/05/30 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/115403",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/45183/"
] | Definition
----------
[WoWWiki](http://www.wowwiki.com/Creep) defines creep:
>
> A creep is any monster in the game or any non-quest-giving and non-shopkeeper NPC combatant.
>
>
> Typically used on Battle.net on Warcraft III. The term mob is more often used in World of Warcraft.
>
>
> Comes from Warcraft III whe... | I'd like to add that in Starcraft, creep is neutral and spreads on it's own after laying down a hatchery or creep colony. Because it's neutral it can be used by either player. Even a player's creep colony which generates creep and is shorthanded to "creep" often, is essentially a neutral unit in a lot of ways since it ... |
32,232,914 | During my app review I received the following:
"17.2: Apps that require users to share personal information, such as email address and date of birth, in order to function will be rejected
Specifically, your app uses Facebook login for authentication purposes only, but does not include account-based features offered by... | 2015/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32232914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3826894/"
] | There is certainly a bit of gray area here. But the question you need to ask yourself is, "how can I make my app useful to users who can't login via Facebook?"
If the answer really is "I can't" then your app does indeed require Facebook authentication. It's not useful to anyone who does not have a Facebook account. A ... | Other authentication means, provide features that user can be able to sign up using his email id. What I understood from above is you have used only fb authentication. |
32,232,914 | During my app review I received the following:
"17.2: Apps that require users to share personal information, such as email address and date of birth, in order to function will be rejected
Specifically, your app uses Facebook login for authentication purposes only, but does not include account-based features offered by... | 2015/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32232914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3826894/"
] | If you are going to use Facebook log in, apple wants you to use significant account-specific functionality. This means that you should use things from Facebook like user interest or friend list. Using the user name profile pictures are not considered account specific functionality. Apple is saying if you are not using ... | Other authentication means, provide features that user can be able to sign up using his email id. What I understood from above is you have used only fb authentication. |
32,232,914 | During my app review I received the following:
"17.2: Apps that require users to share personal information, such as email address and date of birth, in order to function will be rejected
Specifically, your app uses Facebook login for authentication purposes only, but does not include account-based features offered by... | 2015/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32232914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3826894/"
] | There is certainly a bit of gray area here. But the question you need to ask yourself is, "how can I make my app useful to users who can't login via Facebook?"
If the answer really is "I can't" then your app does indeed require Facebook authentication. It's not useful to anyone who does not have a Facebook account. A ... | If you are going to use Facebook log in, apple wants you to use significant account-specific functionality. This means that you should use things from Facebook like user interest or friend list. Using the user name profile pictures are not considered account specific functionality. Apple is saying if you are not using ... |
41,642 | Suppose both the kings are left in a fairly neutral positions with just rook at one side and a bishop at the other side. What is the outcome if both the sides play correctly?
Can a side with only bishop claim a draw?
Related:
* [Rook vs Bishop endgame](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/37052/rook-vs-bishop... | 2023/02/16 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/41642",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/users/727/"
] | See [Pawnless Chess Endgame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnless_chess_endgame#Common_pawnless_endings_(rook_and_minor_pieces)) on Wikipedia:
>
> Rook versus a bishop: this is usually a draw. The main exception is when the defending king is trapped in a corner that is of the same color square as [their] bishop (se... | The side with a bishop can't immediately claim a draw as there are opportunities for checkmate.
At lower levels, the defense isn't trivial either and it's in fact impossible if the side with the bishop can't manage to one of the "safe" corners (the ones with the color opposite to that of the bishop) |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | In a plug-in 2 JRE (1.6.0\_10+), you can use JWS extensions for embedded applets. This is important because JWS makes it much easier to ensure the correct binaries are on the run-time class path. AFAIU JOGL and Java 3D both offer JWS extensions for their APIs.
Should you choose to go that way, please make the applet h... | Could you use JOGL?
<http://download.java.net/media/jogl/demos/www/applettest-jnlp.html> |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | I ran into similar problems when I needed to do some 3d rendering in an applet. My solution was to simply implement from scratch a 3d rendering library in Java. The fear was that it would be a poor performer but on an I5 processor, this proved to not be the case. The added advantage is that I was able to write the libr... | Could you use JOGL?
<http://download.java.net/media/jogl/demos/www/applettest-jnlp.html> |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | [This old page](http://www.garybeene.com/3d/3d-pure.htm "3D on the Web - Pure Java Applets") lists the demos/apps/libraries of 3D Java applets with no hardware dependencies. Unfortunately very few are open-source, others are not even downloadable.
Personally I recommend you to experiment with [Java 1.1 3D renderer by ... | Could you use JOGL?
<http://download.java.net/media/jogl/demos/www/applettest-jnlp.html> |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | In a plug-in 2 JRE (1.6.0\_10+), you can use JWS extensions for embedded applets. This is important because JWS makes it much easier to ensure the correct binaries are on the run-time class path. AFAIU JOGL and Java 3D both offer JWS extensions for their APIs.
Should you choose to go that way, please make the applet h... | I'm not a Java guy, but 2/3 years ago when I was at univeristy I had the same problem :)
I've tried jogl... and for noob in Java like myself I found it too complicated to configure and write something using it.
I used Java3d and it worked like a charm, the only problem I had back then, was that Java3d did not worked w... |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | I ran into similar problems when I needed to do some 3d rendering in an applet. My solution was to simply implement from scratch a 3d rendering library in Java. The fear was that it would be a poor performer but on an I5 processor, this proved to not be the case. The added advantage is that I was able to write the libr... | I'm not a Java guy, but 2/3 years ago when I was at univeristy I had the same problem :)
I've tried jogl... and for noob in Java like myself I found it too complicated to configure and write something using it.
I used Java3d and it worked like a charm, the only problem I had back then, was that Java3d did not worked w... |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | [This old page](http://www.garybeene.com/3d/3d-pure.htm "3D on the Web - Pure Java Applets") lists the demos/apps/libraries of 3D Java applets with no hardware dependencies. Unfortunately very few are open-source, others are not even downloadable.
Personally I recommend you to experiment with [Java 1.1 3D renderer by ... | I'm not a Java guy, but 2/3 years ago when I was at univeristy I had the same problem :)
I've tried jogl... and for noob in Java like myself I found it too complicated to configure and write something using it.
I used Java3d and it worked like a charm, the only problem I had back then, was that Java3d did not worked w... |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | [This old page](http://www.garybeene.com/3d/3d-pure.htm "3D on the Web - Pure Java Applets") lists the demos/apps/libraries of 3D Java applets with no hardware dependencies. Unfortunately very few are open-source, others are not even downloadable.
Personally I recommend you to experiment with [Java 1.1 3D renderer by ... | In a plug-in 2 JRE (1.6.0\_10+), you can use JWS extensions for embedded applets. This is important because JWS makes it much easier to ensure the correct binaries are on the run-time class path. AFAIU JOGL and Java 3D both offer JWS extensions for their APIs.
Should you choose to go that way, please make the applet h... |
4,235,967 | I'd like to render a very simple 3D scene in a java applet. I could do all the math myself and render that to a bitmap, but as I'm sure I'm not the first person in history to have to draw a few cubes to the screen, I was wondering how this is usually done.
Every place I've read has said either Java3D or LWJGL, but as ... | 2010/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4235967",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238419/"
] | [This old page](http://www.garybeene.com/3d/3d-pure.htm "3D on the Web - Pure Java Applets") lists the demos/apps/libraries of 3D Java applets with no hardware dependencies. Unfortunately very few are open-source, others are not even downloadable.
Personally I recommend you to experiment with [Java 1.1 3D renderer by ... | I ran into similar problems when I needed to do some 3d rendering in an applet. My solution was to simply implement from scratch a 3d rendering library in Java. The fear was that it would be a poor performer but on an I5 processor, this proved to not be the case. The added advantage is that I was able to write the libr... |
347,347 | Based on the [Scheduling Push Upgrades](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.packagingGuide.meta/packagingGuide/push_upgrade_scheduling.htm) and the [Push a Package Upgrade](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_dev.meta/sfdx_dev/push_upgrade_intro_2GP.htm) documentation, while Salesforce ... | 2021/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/347347",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/887/"
] | There is a Salesforce Labs application called [Package Visualizer](https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail?listingId=a0N4V00000FNBc0UAH) that offers, as part of its functionality, scheduling push upgrades for 2GP managed packages.
The [user guide](https://salesforce.quip.com/f3SWA340YbFH#OUNACAitjU9) for ... | >
> Any expectation that Salesforce will build UI for this soon?
>
>
>
No. As you probably know, Safe Harbor rules. They won't announce a UI for this until it's nearly ready. If you have an NDA and an inside contact, you can ask them yourself. I have such access, but I wouldn't be able to share that knowledge with... |
347,347 | Based on the [Scheduling Push Upgrades](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.packagingGuide.meta/packagingGuide/push_upgrade_scheduling.htm) and the [Push a Package Upgrade](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_dev.meta/sfdx_dev/push_upgrade_intro_2GP.htm) documentation, while Salesforce ... | 2021/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/347347",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/887/"
] | There is a Salesforce Labs application called [Package Visualizer](https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail?listingId=a0N4V00000FNBc0UAH) that offers, as part of its functionality, scheduling push upgrades for 2GP managed packages.
The [user guide](https://salesforce.quip.com/f3SWA340YbFH#OUNACAitjU9) for ... | I decided to [publish my own application on AppExchange](https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail?listingId=a0N4V00000IZEacUAH) which allows to perform push upgrades for 2GMP and some more features, like extract information about Subscribers or Versions so that we could compare of how many subscribers diffe... |
55,495 | I boil rice often and then store them. Next day when I take them out of the fridge, they are lumped together in one structure. I can heat them and then press them to separate them.
The same even happens within the pan in which I have cooked the rice, if I leave it alone for some 10s of minutes once the rice is ready.
... | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/55495",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/34059/"
] | To get very separate rice I use a long grain rice, pre-rinsed and cooked at a 2 to 1 ratio of water to rice by volume.
There are three factors that affect the tendency for rice to stick together:
* Length of the grain. Long grain is the least likely to stick together. Medium and short grain are starchier and are more... | So I know of two ways, one way is what happens with commercial Cantonese cooking:
1. Add rice and water to your rice cooker, and throw in a knob of butter, diced, mix it all amongst the rice so it will be vaguely even;
2. Cook rice as per normal.
Reasons: adding fats help to keep rice from sticking. They do this so t... |
55,495 | I boil rice often and then store them. Next day when I take them out of the fridge, they are lumped together in one structure. I can heat them and then press them to separate them.
The same even happens within the pan in which I have cooked the rice, if I leave it alone for some 10s of minutes once the rice is ready.
... | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/55495",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/34059/"
] | To get very separate rice I use a long grain rice, pre-rinsed and cooked at a 2 to 1 ratio of water to rice by volume.
There are three factors that affect the tendency for rice to stick together:
* Length of the grain. Long grain is the least likely to stick together. Medium and short grain are starchier and are more... | I simply put the rice in a jar of water and shake like heck to rinse well i then use the two to one method and add a tiny bit of salt but most importantly a tablespoon of olive oil and another important thing to do is stir often . Another way i have heard of that i thought was crazy until i seen it done a couple of tim... |
55,495 | I boil rice often and then store them. Next day when I take them out of the fridge, they are lumped together in one structure. I can heat them and then press them to separate them.
The same even happens within the pan in which I have cooked the rice, if I leave it alone for some 10s of minutes once the rice is ready.
... | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/55495",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/34059/"
] | To get very separate rice I use a long grain rice, pre-rinsed and cooked at a 2 to 1 ratio of water to rice by volume.
There are three factors that affect the tendency for rice to stick together:
* Length of the grain. Long grain is the least likely to stick together. Medium and short grain are starchier and are more... | I use basmati (long and broken) as well as Round (Long as well as the round variety) for cooking.
For basmati, I recommend following the soaking and right proportions.
For brown rice:
With 3:1 ratio of Water to Rice, cook until two whistles in a pressure cooker. When the pressuring is complete, take off the cooker.
Op... |
55,495 | I boil rice often and then store them. Next day when I take them out of the fridge, they are lumped together in one structure. I can heat them and then press them to separate them.
The same even happens within the pan in which I have cooked the rice, if I leave it alone for some 10s of minutes once the rice is ready.
... | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/55495",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/34059/"
] | To get very separate rice I use a long grain rice, pre-rinsed and cooked at a 2 to 1 ratio of water to rice by volume.
There are three factors that affect the tendency for rice to stick together:
* Length of the grain. Long grain is the least likely to stick together. Medium and short grain are starchier and are more... | To tackle this problem, you need to understand what it is that causes rice to clump together. I will explain it later.
When cooking rice, I use basmati rice. It is important to know which rice you are using as some rice grains, such as a risotto rice are more starchy, in part due to their high surface area. For basmat... |
55,495 | I boil rice often and then store them. Next day when I take them out of the fridge, they are lumped together in one structure. I can heat them and then press them to separate them.
The same even happens within the pan in which I have cooked the rice, if I leave it alone for some 10s of minutes once the rice is ready.
... | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/55495",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/34059/"
] | So I know of two ways, one way is what happens with commercial Cantonese cooking:
1. Add rice and water to your rice cooker, and throw in a knob of butter, diced, mix it all amongst the rice so it will be vaguely even;
2. Cook rice as per normal.
Reasons: adding fats help to keep rice from sticking. They do this so t... | I simply put the rice in a jar of water and shake like heck to rinse well i then use the two to one method and add a tiny bit of salt but most importantly a tablespoon of olive oil and another important thing to do is stir often . Another way i have heard of that i thought was crazy until i seen it done a couple of tim... |
55,495 | I boil rice often and then store them. Next day when I take them out of the fridge, they are lumped together in one structure. I can heat them and then press them to separate them.
The same even happens within the pan in which I have cooked the rice, if I leave it alone for some 10s of minutes once the rice is ready.
... | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/55495",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/34059/"
] | So I know of two ways, one way is what happens with commercial Cantonese cooking:
1. Add rice and water to your rice cooker, and throw in a knob of butter, diced, mix it all amongst the rice so it will be vaguely even;
2. Cook rice as per normal.
Reasons: adding fats help to keep rice from sticking. They do this so t... | I use basmati (long and broken) as well as Round (Long as well as the round variety) for cooking.
For basmati, I recommend following the soaking and right proportions.
For brown rice:
With 3:1 ratio of Water to Rice, cook until two whistles in a pressure cooker. When the pressuring is complete, take off the cooker.
Op... |
55,495 | I boil rice often and then store them. Next day when I take them out of the fridge, they are lumped together in one structure. I can heat them and then press them to separate them.
The same even happens within the pan in which I have cooked the rice, if I leave it alone for some 10s of minutes once the rice is ready.
... | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/55495",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/34059/"
] | So I know of two ways, one way is what happens with commercial Cantonese cooking:
1. Add rice and water to your rice cooker, and throw in a knob of butter, diced, mix it all amongst the rice so it will be vaguely even;
2. Cook rice as per normal.
Reasons: adding fats help to keep rice from sticking. They do this so t... | To tackle this problem, you need to understand what it is that causes rice to clump together. I will explain it later.
When cooking rice, I use basmati rice. It is important to know which rice you are using as some rice grains, such as a risotto rice are more starchy, in part due to their high surface area. For basmat... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | After seeing the comments here, I tried it myself.
---
Can you get it? - Yes you can, still today.
-------------------------------------------
I asked in China Eastern and Korean Air, both in economy and large cabin, in 2016.
You can ask an attendant once you finish eating, and he/she kindly starts to check if they... | Airlines: Emirates
Route: Dubai to India (CCU)
Well, I got encouraged by the answers here and asked.
The answer was a "No".
In the airlines defense, I asked for a Hindu meal, which maybe was limited in number.
But, guess what my co-passenger told me.
If you had asked it in your flight from Dubai to some western countr... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | A cabin crew member here...
In general, flight attendants will be happy to give you the extra meal after the service is done, because they know it will be [thrown after landing](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/19850/do-airlines-recycle-uneaten-unopened-pre-packaged-food/19852#19852) anyway. Out of experienc... | After seeing the comments here, I tried it myself.
---
Can you get it? - Yes you can, still today.
-------------------------------------------
I asked in China Eastern and Korean Air, both in economy and large cabin, in 2016.
You can ask an attendant once you finish eating, and he/she kindly starts to check if they... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | **Yes you can ask.** And **I have successfully asked for extra food in the past** (i.e. over the last five years and as recent as a month ago). One time when asking for a second sandwich I was even proactively offered a third one later on. I also typically ask for two beverages and never had that refused.
Of course t... | Airlines: Emirates
Route: Dubai to India (CCU)
Well, I got encouraged by the answers here and asked.
The answer was a "No".
In the airlines defense, I asked for a Hindu meal, which maybe was limited in number.
But, guess what my co-passenger told me.
If you had asked it in your flight from Dubai to some western countr... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | **Yes you can ask.** And **I have successfully asked for extra food in the past** (i.e. over the last five years and as recent as a month ago). One time when asking for a second sandwich I was even proactively offered a third one later on. I also typically ask for two beverages and never had that refused.
Of course t... | After seeing the comments here, I tried it myself.
---
Can you get it? - Yes you can, still today.
-------------------------------------------
I asked in China Eastern and Korean Air, both in economy and large cabin, in 2016.
You can ask an attendant once you finish eating, and he/she kindly starts to check if they... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | Nothing wrong with asking - treating cabin crew as humans (be nice, be polite, don't stress them if you see they are busy, wait for your turn) will get you a long way. You'd be amazed what is possible. One nice passenger offsets many rude ones - be the nice one! | After seeing the comments here, I tried it myself.
---
Can you get it? - Yes you can, still today.
-------------------------------------------
I asked in China Eastern and Korean Air, both in economy and large cabin, in 2016.
You can ask an attendant once you finish eating, and he/she kindly starts to check if they... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | A cabin crew member here...
In general, flight attendants will be happy to give you the extra meal after the service is done, because they know it will be [thrown after landing](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/19850/do-airlines-recycle-uneaten-unopened-pre-packaged-food/19852#19852) anyway. Out of experienc... | I recall once that a special-order meal got mixed up and there weren't enough of them (vegetarian), so the cabin crew scrounged around and came up with a couple meals' worth of snacks and the safe sides of extra meals for that person, instead... and with the offer of more, if they were still hungry after.
Obviously t... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | A cabin crew member here...
In general, flight attendants will be happy to give you the extra meal after the service is done, because they know it will be [thrown after landing](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/19850/do-airlines-recycle-uneaten-unopened-pre-packaged-food/19852#19852) anyway. Out of experienc... | There are "extra" meals so you can certainly ask.
If you are say, a first class passenger, the extra meal will be given to you almost as a matter of course if requested. You have "first dibs" on this (and other) privileges.
If you are "coach" class, your request will be granted more often than not. A problem might ar... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | After seeing the comments here, I tried it myself.
---
Can you get it? - Yes you can, still today.
-------------------------------------------
I asked in China Eastern and Korean Air, both in economy and large cabin, in 2016.
You can ask an attendant once you finish eating, and he/she kindly starts to check if they... | I recall once that a special-order meal got mixed up and there weren't enough of them (vegetarian), so the cabin crew scrounged around and came up with a couple meals' worth of snacks and the safe sides of extra meals for that person, instead... and with the offer of more, if they were still hungry after.
Obviously t... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | There are "extra" meals so you can certainly ask.
If you are say, a first class passenger, the extra meal will be given to you almost as a matter of course if requested. You have "first dibs" on this (and other) privileges.
If you are "coach" class, your request will be granted more often than not. A problem might ar... | Airlines: Emirates
Route: Dubai to India (CCU)
Well, I got encouraged by the answers here and asked.
The answer was a "No".
In the airlines defense, I asked for a Hindu meal, which maybe was limited in number.
But, guess what my co-passenger told me.
If you had asked it in your flight from Dubai to some western countr... |
71,265 | I am just curious if last minute hotel deals is actually a thing. I am not a big traveler and have no clue.
But in theory if a hotel has a bunch of empty rooms for the current day, it would make sense to rent them at a reduced rate as opposed to letting them be empty.
Is this actually a thing that could be leveraged?... | 2016/06/12 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71265",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/41666/"
] | A cabin crew member here...
In general, flight attendants will be happy to give you the extra meal after the service is done, because they know it will be [thrown after landing](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/19850/do-airlines-recycle-uneaten-unopened-pre-packaged-food/19852#19852) anyway. Out of experienc... | Nothing wrong with asking - treating cabin crew as humans (be nice, be polite, don't stress them if you see they are busy, wait for your turn) will get you a long way. You'd be amazed what is possible. One nice passenger offsets many rude ones - be the nice one! |
23,372 | Could we get a list of excellent web development podcasts to subscribe to?
I will mark this as a community wiki and add to it as new suggestions come in.
Suggestions so far;
* [SitePoint](http://www.sitepoint.com/category/podcast/)
* [Boagworld](http://boagworld.com/podcast-archive/) | 2011/12/14 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23372",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/1240/"
] | The [Sitepoint Podcast](http://www.sitepoint.com/category/podcast/) is very good. | 1. [Syntax.](https://syntax.fm/)
2. [Codepen Radio](https://blog.codepen.io/radio/)
3. [FullStack Radio](http://www.fullstackradio.com/)
4. [ShopTalk](https://shoptalkshow.com/)
5. [Javascript Jabber](https://devchat.tv/js-jabber/) |
2,512,718 | I wrote a PHP shell script which include queuing jobs in centOS with 'at' command.
The queue jobs may vary in time and contents which means the system need to keep quite a large number of jobs.
The application logic will also be a bit difficult to setup with cronjob.
Is there a limit in number of queue jobs in centOS o... | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2512718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298819/"
] | [Douglas Crockford's](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Crockford) - [Code Conventions for the JavaScript Programming Language](http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html) would be a good place to start.
I learned a lot of useful information in regards to code convention through his [video tutorials](http://video.ya... | I would also recommend "Secrets of a JavaScript Ninja" by John Resig. It will be out in July this year and would definitely be an excellent resource.
Else, Douglas Crockford "JavaScript:The good parts" is excellent. |
2,512,718 | I wrote a PHP shell script which include queuing jobs in centOS with 'at' command.
The queue jobs may vary in time and contents which means the system need to keep quite a large number of jobs.
The application logic will also be a bit difficult to setup with cronjob.
Is there a limit in number of queue jobs in centOS o... | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2512718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298819/"
] | I really like this article:
[A re-introduction to JavaScript](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript) | First off, start using JSLint on all your code, for at least a week (<http://www.jslint.com>). I'm not going to say you should use it constantly, forever and ever, and it's perfect, because it's not. But, it will help you learn *a lot* about JavaScript, if you take the time to read what it says, and understand why. Eve... |
2,512,718 | I wrote a PHP shell script which include queuing jobs in centOS with 'at' command.
The queue jobs may vary in time and contents which means the system need to keep quite a large number of jobs.
The application logic will also be a bit difficult to setup with cronjob.
Is there a limit in number of queue jobs in centOS o... | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2512718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298819/"
] | [Douglas Crockford's](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Crockford) - [Code Conventions for the JavaScript Programming Language](http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html) would be a good place to start.
I learned a lot of useful information in regards to code convention through his [video tutorials](http://video.ya... | The more you work with JavaScript/jQuery - especially working with other people's code - the more of the style you will pick up. I recommend reading though the documentation on the jQuery website and maybe picking up a book on Javascript. Then just keep working with it. Also, make sure you keep looking at other people'... |
2,512,718 | I wrote a PHP shell script which include queuing jobs in centOS with 'at' command.
The queue jobs may vary in time and contents which means the system need to keep quite a large number of jobs.
The application logic will also be a bit difficult to setup with cronjob.
Is there a limit in number of queue jobs in centOS o... | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2512718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298819/"
] | <http://eloquentjavascript.net/>
It may be a little wordy, but it gives you some excellent examples that will stick with ya. | First off, start using JSLint on all your code, for at least a week (<http://www.jslint.com>). I'm not going to say you should use it constantly, forever and ever, and it's perfect, because it's not. But, it will help you learn *a lot* about JavaScript, if you take the time to read what it says, and understand why. Eve... |
2,512,718 | I wrote a PHP shell script which include queuing jobs in centOS with 'at' command.
The queue jobs may vary in time and contents which means the system need to keep quite a large number of jobs.
The application logic will also be a bit difficult to setup with cronjob.
Is there a limit in number of queue jobs in centOS o... | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2512718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298819/"
] | <http://eloquentjavascript.net/>
It may be a little wordy, but it gives you some excellent examples that will stick with ya. | The more you work with JavaScript/jQuery - especially working with other people's code - the more of the style you will pick up. I recommend reading though the documentation on the jQuery website and maybe picking up a book on Javascript. Then just keep working with it. Also, make sure you keep looking at other people'... |
2,512,718 | I wrote a PHP shell script which include queuing jobs in centOS with 'at' command.
The queue jobs may vary in time and contents which means the system need to keep quite a large number of jobs.
The application logic will also be a bit difficult to setup with cronjob.
Is there a limit in number of queue jobs in centOS o... | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2512718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298819/"
] | [Douglas Crockford's](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Crockford) - [Code Conventions for the JavaScript Programming Language](http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html) would be a good place to start.
I learned a lot of useful information in regards to code convention through his [video tutorials](http://video.ya... | I really like this article:
[A re-introduction to JavaScript](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript) |
2,512,718 | I wrote a PHP shell script which include queuing jobs in centOS with 'at' command.
The queue jobs may vary in time and contents which means the system need to keep quite a large number of jobs.
The application logic will also be a bit difficult to setup with cronjob.
Is there a limit in number of queue jobs in centOS o... | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2512718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298819/"
] | The book *Pro Javascript Design Patterns* is a great resource:
<http://jsdesignpatterns.com/> | I would also recommend "Secrets of a JavaScript Ninja" by John Resig. It will be out in July this year and would definitely be an excellent resource.
Else, Douglas Crockford "JavaScript:The good parts" is excellent. |
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