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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",
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] | I really like this article:
[A re-introduction to JavaScript](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript) | <http://eloquentjavascript.net/>
It may be a little wordy, but it gives you some excellent examples that will stick with ya. |
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... | <http://eloquentjavascript.net/>
It may be a little wordy, but it gives you some excellent examples that will stick with ya. |
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) | 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. |
7,976,438 | I have few EMF (Enhanced Windows Metafile) files. How I can convert them into ps/pdf/tiff on Linux (CentOS 5.x)? Command line interface is preferred. | 2011/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7976438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/948212/"
] | [unoconv](http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/unoconv/) can convert emf to pdf and tiff via command-line:
For pdf: unoconv filename.emf
For tiff: unoconv -f tiff filename.emf
It doesn't seem to support ps file export, though.
You are still required to install OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice because this tool uses th... | as far I know, to convert **EMF** to **.ps** and **.pdf**, keeping vector quality, you need to import in OpenOffice and then generate a **pdf** that you can convert in a ps with **pdftops**
a command-line tool (as import filter for **sk1**), is in preparation, but it seems not yet ready:
* <http://sk1project.org/modu... |
10,789,835 | **Now**(6:13pm Jun 1, 2012): I resign myself to learning git and github so that I can do version control. I won't need to mail copies of the (compressed) code to myself, but I still don't understand the mechanism after a day of looking at this stuff.
I get the SHA1 concept for uniquely identifying a file, and using th... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10789835",
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] | From personal experience I agree with other commentators that Git is the way to go, or even Mercurial. The learning curve bends down after a while especially if the needs are modest.
As to the need for a "Poor Man's Version Control", sometimes you do need one. For example, you work at a employer that does not allow do... | I'm not sure how to get back any changes without knowing more about your set up, but I can recommend that you look into a slightly new setup: your email-an-archive-to-yourself system sounds like a poor man's Revision Control System, except worse than poor, because there are plenty of great RCS tools available for free.... |
67,672 | Given a diatonic chord in a scale, what are the rules to find out which tensions among 9, 11#, 13, I can use? | 2018/03/07 | [
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] | And don't forget the 7th!
Well, you probably don't want to clash too closely with the melody. And you should consider the harmonic density - a b9#11 chord can sound a bit odd when surrounded with plain triads.
Above all, try not to see chords as seperate entities, but as a combination of melodic lines. | As a rule of thumb, an interval of a b9 between any two chord notes usually is considered too dissonant.
For major chords, available tensions are 9, #11 or 13.
For minor chords, available tensions are 9, 11 or 13.
For dominant chords, available tensions are any 9, #11, b13 or 13.
As always, music theory can be consi... |
67,672 | Given a diatonic chord in a scale, what are the rules to find out which tensions among 9, 11#, 13, I can use? | 2018/03/07 | [
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] | By counting up the Major scale, you'll find the 9th, 11th, and 13th notes that make up the 9th, 11th, and 13th chords. If you look at a Major 13th chord you can see that it also contains the 7th, 9th, and 11th notes in the chord. This is the way that any diatonic extension is made on a chord in "theory". However, in pr... | As a rule of thumb, an interval of a b9 between any two chord notes usually is considered too dissonant.
For major chords, available tensions are 9, #11 or 13.
For minor chords, available tensions are 9, 11 or 13.
For dominant chords, available tensions are any 9, #11, b13 or 13.
As always, music theory can be consi... |
67,672 | Given a diatonic chord in a scale, what are the rules to find out which tensions among 9, 11#, 13, I can use? | 2018/03/07 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/67672",
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] | By counting up the Major scale, you'll find the 9th, 11th, and 13th notes that make up the 9th, 11th, and 13th chords. If you look at a Major 13th chord you can see that it also contains the 7th, 9th, and 11th notes in the chord. This is the way that any diatonic extension is made on a chord in "theory". However, in pr... | And don't forget the 7th!
Well, you probably don't want to clash too closely with the melody. And you should consider the harmonic density - a b9#11 chord can sound a bit odd when surrounded with plain triads.
Above all, try not to see chords as seperate entities, but as a combination of melodic lines. |
179,199 | Typically we follow an Agile development process that tends not to put an emphasis on writing requirements and technical documents that nobody will read. We tend to focus our limited manpower to development and testing activities with collaborative design and whiteboarding as a key focus.
There is a mostly standalone ... | 2012/12/12 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/179199",
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] | The best option is probably to take an [existing template](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Requirements_Specification) or [two](http://www.processimpact.com/goodies.shtml) (for purchase - also found in the appendices of [Software Requirements](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0735618798)) or [three](http:... | Summary
-------
If it is Agile, there is a couple of issues to consider. Firstly, SRS is a no-go in Agile, and secondly, the IEEE won't back it up by any standards as they don't apply here.
User Stories, not SRS
---------------------
The best option would be to reconsider the methodology to something like [RUP](http... |
577,202 | my system doesn't have a hard disk, so I am using a USB stick of 16gb. I am running live ubuntu without installation, it's taking about 3 GB of space. is it possible that can I create a partition for USB so that I can save files in USB when using live ubuntu at the same time? | 2020/04/01 | [
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] | I also tried a lot to do this. Actually there is a term for this called "persistence". In my experience, it works only when I create the bootable usb drive with Rufus. In Rufus, when you are creating the bootable usb, there will be an option to set persistence and the size of the persistent partition. It will make the ... | Make Sure You *Activated* it Because it Came 0 Gb By default And 0 Means thats the **persistence** is *desactivated*.
There is it.
**strong text**[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ol85k.png) |
577,202 | my system doesn't have a hard disk, so I am using a USB stick of 16gb. I am running live ubuntu without installation, it's taking about 3 GB of space. is it possible that can I create a partition for USB so that I can save files in USB when using live ubuntu at the same time? | 2020/04/01 | [
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] | I also tried a lot to do this. Actually there is a term for this called "persistence". In my experience, it works only when I create the bootable usb drive with Rufus. In Rufus, when you are creating the bootable usb, there will be an option to set persistence and the size of the persistent partition. It will make the ... | In at least 18.04 live boot, it permits plugging in a second USB, which shows up promptly. I was then able to drag and drop files from the failing hard drive to the second USB. |
577,202 | my system doesn't have a hard disk, so I am using a USB stick of 16gb. I am running live ubuntu without installation, it's taking about 3 GB of space. is it possible that can I create a partition for USB so that I can save files in USB when using live ubuntu at the same time? | 2020/04/01 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/577202",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
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] | In at least 18.04 live boot, it permits plugging in a second USB, which shows up promptly. I was then able to drag and drop files from the failing hard drive to the second USB. | Make Sure You *Activated* it Because it Came 0 Gb By default And 0 Means thats the **persistence** is *desactivated*.
There is it.
**strong text**[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ol85k.png) |
143,865 | I would like to install a whole house fan in my 2400 sf house. However, with only three 1 ft x 2 ft gable vents, I'm looking at an NFVA of only 3 sf of exhaust vent when taking into consideration that they are screened!
I'm assuming that I would need ~10 air exchanges per hour to get a "breeze effect with the fan turn... | 2018/07/24 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/143865",
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] | It sounds like you’re trying to cool your house without increasing your air conditioner size (or add air conditioning) by 1) adding air movement in your house, and 2) lower the air temperature in your attic, which could be “heating” your house.
1. Yes, adding air movement (even warm air) will give you the feeling of ... | I would increase the size of the gable vents. I made about a 32" X 7' gable vent ( can't remember the roof pitch) for a 2400sf size house; It worked fine.I would not consider adding a power vent to the attic, the house fan has sufficient power. I have had 3 houses with attic/whole house fans and I strongly recommend a ... |
143,865 | I would like to install a whole house fan in my 2400 sf house. However, with only three 1 ft x 2 ft gable vents, I'm looking at an NFVA of only 3 sf of exhaust vent when taking into consideration that they are screened!
I'm assuming that I would need ~10 air exchanges per hour to get a "breeze effect with the fan turn... | 2018/07/24 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/143865",
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] | It sounds like you’re trying to cool your house without increasing your air conditioner size (or add air conditioning) by 1) adding air movement in your house, and 2) lower the air temperature in your attic, which could be “heating” your house.
1. Yes, adding air movement (even warm air) will give you the feeling of ... | Thanks for the picture, it helps.
There are two issues: 1) attic ventilation, and 2) house ventilation.
1) Attic ventilation is based on CROSS ventilation. If you have the correct amount of vents installed and the attic is still hot, you can add a mechanical ventilator and “exhaust” air out of your attic.
Yes, it... |
36,788,837 | I am starting my App from XCode and with a specific behaviour it just disconnects and the app disappears from my IPAD screens.
So I guess the app crashes.
Now my question. Where Do I get this crashlog ? I already looked into
Window -> Devices -> choose my Ipad -> "View Device Logs" . But I cant see any actual crash ... | 2016/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36788837",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | check if you have enabled Share with app developers option in settings. Privacy -> Analytics -> Share with App Developers.Xcode was not showing crash logs, enabling this helped me | You need to look at the device console under windows, devices in Xcode.
Its possibly saying something about code signing, bundle id's or missing libraries. |
36,788,837 | I am starting my App from XCode and with a specific behaviour it just disconnects and the app disappears from my IPAD screens.
So I guess the app crashes.
Now my question. Where Do I get this crashlog ? I already looked into
Window -> Devices -> choose my Ipad -> "View Device Logs" . But I cant see any actual crash ... | 2016/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36788837",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1344545/"
] | check if you have enabled Share with app developers option in settings. Privacy -> Analytics -> Share with App Developers.Xcode was not showing crash logs, enabling this helped me | Try to delete the crash logs from "earlier times".
You have maximum amount of saved crash logs, and if you passed it - you won't see the new crash logs |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78949",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | **My conclusion:**
A snake hunts using vibrations, movement detection, and smell. For this reason, I would place your snake close to the ground, **inside or near caves**. This would solve your dual problem of hiding and hunting, because the snake could consume whatever creature was foolish enough to enter or be near t... | If you're only worried about food, then make it an ambush predator that will happily snack on anything silly enough to walk in it's mouth at any time but active mostly at night. Tropical jungles can hide tanks and plane wrecks from views, they can hide a six foot snake head.
The snakes main problem would be the noise ... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
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"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | **My conclusion:**
A snake hunts using vibrations, movement detection, and smell. For this reason, I would place your snake close to the ground, **inside or near caves**. This would solve your dual problem of hiding and hunting, because the snake could consume whatever creature was foolish enough to enter or be near t... | I suspect that the scale you're talking about would run into the square cube issue. Using the Green Anaconda as a model, our girtheist living snake, at 29 feet you only get a foot of diameter. Your snake would be approximately 174 feet long... That's big.
If we handwave that we still have the issue that as far as we... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
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"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | **My conclusion:**
A snake hunts using vibrations, movement detection, and smell. For this reason, I would place your snake close to the ground, **inside or near caves**. This would solve your dual problem of hiding and hunting, because the snake could consume whatever creature was foolish enough to enter or be near t... | **Hiding**
Since you say fresh water is OK, I'd make it live in swampy / forest-surrounded lakes. It's pretty much impossible to see anything in murky water, so 'too big to hide' shouldn't be a concern as long as the water is more than six feet deep.
Given that big pythons and such can go months without eating, it m... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78949",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/6620/"
] | **My conclusion:**
A snake hunts using vibrations, movement detection, and smell. For this reason, I would place your snake close to the ground, **inside or near caves**. This would solve your dual problem of hiding and hunting, because the snake could consume whatever creature was foolish enough to enter or be near t... | >
> What is its strategy when it comes to food?
>
>
>
The [spitting cobra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_cobra) comes to mind. Why chase down the food when you can spit a deadly venom at it that will cause it pain and possibly damage it enough to slow it down or stop it? With such a large snake- one would... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78949",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/6620/"
] | **My conclusion:**
A snake hunts using vibrations, movement detection, and smell. For this reason, I would place your snake close to the ground, **inside or near caves**. This would solve your dual problem of hiding and hunting, because the snake could consume whatever creature was foolish enough to enter or be near t... | The Boundary Ouroboros
----------------------
The good news is that snakes have less of an issue with the square-cube law than other animals. Since they lie against the ground, as long as any segment of the body can support itself, the total length of the snake can be basically whatever you want. This doesn't tend to ... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78949",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | I suspect that the scale you're talking about would run into the square cube issue. Using the Green Anaconda as a model, our girtheist living snake, at 29 feet you only get a foot of diameter. Your snake would be approximately 174 feet long... That's big.
If we handwave that we still have the issue that as far as we... | If you're only worried about food, then make it an ambush predator that will happily snack on anything silly enough to walk in it's mouth at any time but active mostly at night. Tropical jungles can hide tanks and plane wrecks from views, they can hide a six foot snake head.
The snakes main problem would be the noise ... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78949",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Hiding**
Since you say fresh water is OK, I'd make it live in swampy / forest-surrounded lakes. It's pretty much impossible to see anything in murky water, so 'too big to hide' shouldn't be a concern as long as the water is more than six feet deep.
Given that big pythons and such can go months without eating, it m... | If you're only worried about food, then make it an ambush predator that will happily snack on anything silly enough to walk in it's mouth at any time but active mostly at night. Tropical jungles can hide tanks and plane wrecks from views, they can hide a six foot snake head.
The snakes main problem would be the noise ... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78949",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/6620/"
] | >
> What is its strategy when it comes to food?
>
>
>
The [spitting cobra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_cobra) comes to mind. Why chase down the food when you can spit a deadly venom at it that will cause it pain and possibly damage it enough to slow it down or stop it? With such a large snake- one would... | If you're only worried about food, then make it an ambush predator that will happily snack on anything silly enough to walk in it's mouth at any time but active mostly at night. Tropical jungles can hide tanks and plane wrecks from views, they can hide a six foot snake head.
The snakes main problem would be the noise ... |
78,949 | Disclaimer: This is not a duplicate of [this question](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78778/how-would-a-giant-marine-snake-like-creature-survive). This question deals with a specifically non-marine snake.
My fantasy story requires a giant snake. The easiest way to create one (as far as food goes, a... | 2017/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/78949",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/6620/"
] | The Boundary Ouroboros
----------------------
The good news is that snakes have less of an issue with the square-cube law than other animals. Since they lie against the ground, as long as any segment of the body can support itself, the total length of the snake can be basically whatever you want. This doesn't tend to ... | If you're only worried about food, then make it an ambush predator that will happily snack on anything silly enough to walk in it's mouth at any time but active mostly at night. Tropical jungles can hide tanks and plane wrecks from views, they can hide a six foot snake head.
The snakes main problem would be the noise ... |
257,721 | I have two signal lines, both will be running at the same time on a PCB. RGB lines running at 75 ohms impedance -0.3-+0.7v (1v). (Standard video lines). Currently both lines are active/running/receiving a signal at the same time. Lets just use two lines Red and Green for simplicity. I'm looking for a switch/or method w... | 2016/09/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/257721",
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] | A MosFET doesn't have a volt drop across the gate, but a resistance, so that would be my first thought. You obviously need an active circuit to control the switching FETs. A comparator would be my first choice to detect the Red voltage and boost it to a level sufficient for logic operations and thus control the Mosfet ... | Will this do what you want?
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fHvXgR.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
If these are video signals, the wires should be coax cables, with the shields... |
81,098 | I was looking up some interesting feats to add to my magus build, and ran into intensified spell. I was wondering in which way the feat is actually applied, however. I understand its effects from a mechanic standpoint on a single, but I was wondering how I apply it to my spells.
* Do I choose a single spell, and from ... | 2016/06/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/81098",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | Metamagic feats are usually more versatile than that
----------------------------------------------------
When a prepared caster like a [magus](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/magus) that possesses a [metamagic](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/metamagic-feats) feat like [Intensified Spell](http://www.d20pfs... | **Intensify spell**
>
> Benefit: An intensified spell increases the maximum number of damage dice by 5 levels. You must actually have sufficient caster levels to surpass the maximum in order to benefit from this feat. No other variables of the spell are affected, and spells that inflict damage that is not modified by... |
357,053 | I am interested in knowing how software update works (technically). What all are the components that checks, downloads and installs new update and how do they work. | 2013/10/12 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/357053",
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] | Click on the **More info** button, and then you will see the package description, a screenshot of the application if there is one available and an **Install** button located on the right-hand side of the window. | You should click on any application or software you need to install. It will open a new window, and on top-right side you will be able to see whether it is free/commercial version and also an Install button with it. |
21,981,816 | I have a huge circuit diagram that contains symbols like diodes, resistors, transistors.
I have to select symbols (based on a input template) from this image and highlight those using a rectangular bounding box. The symbols may be rotated (and scaled) - but for now let's not consider scaling/rotation. There could be m... | 2014/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21981816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1509228/"
] | The term you're looking for is "[template matching](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_matching)".
It's normally assumed that due to image noise and other factors, there will not be an exact match for the template. Instead you look for the image region with a minimal error score.
You can find an implementation usi... | I suggest you to use opencv, it works for python as well.
There you need to use essential functions:
>
> [findContours](http://docs.opencv.org/doc/tutorials/imgproc/shapedescriptors/find_contours/find_contours.html)
>
>
>
then iterate through each contour
>
> for each(contours)
>
>
>
to obtain a sequence o... |
21,981,816 | I have a huge circuit diagram that contains symbols like diodes, resistors, transistors.
I have to select symbols (based on a input template) from this image and highlight those using a rectangular bounding box. The symbols may be rotated (and scaled) - but for now let's not consider scaling/rotation. There could be m... | 2014/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21981816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1509228/"
] | Did you try [Sum of Absolute Difference](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum_of_absolute_differences) ? It is one of the simplest way to do template matching but it is also a brute force method.
I applied it for logo spotting in document images (A4, 300 dpi, 2500 \* 3500 pixels). It is slow but it don't take 45 minutes ... | I suggest you to use opencv, it works for python as well.
There you need to use essential functions:
>
> [findContours](http://docs.opencv.org/doc/tutorials/imgproc/shapedescriptors/find_contours/find_contours.html)
>
>
>
then iterate through each contour
>
> for each(contours)
>
>
>
to obtain a sequence o... |
21,981,816 | I have a huge circuit diagram that contains symbols like diodes, resistors, transistors.
I have to select symbols (based on a input template) from this image and highlight those using a rectangular bounding box. The symbols may be rotated (and scaled) - but for now let's not consider scaling/rotation. There could be m... | 2014/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21981816",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1509228/"
] | The term you're looking for is "[template matching](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_matching)".
It's normally assumed that due to image noise and other factors, there will not be an exact match for the template. Instead you look for the image region with a minimal error score.
You can find an implementation usi... | Did you try [Sum of Absolute Difference](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum_of_absolute_differences) ? It is one of the simplest way to do template matching but it is also a brute force method.
I applied it for logo spotting in document images (A4, 300 dpi, 2500 \* 3500 pixels). It is slow but it don't take 45 minutes ... |
97,923 | A little background info,
I'm currently working as a lab technician in a drug lab which focuses on clinical chemistry and toxicology. I wish to eventually, within a few years tops, go back for my upper level degrees. I didn't have any close relationships with professors of mine as an undergrad, and as a result, I'm cu... | 2017/10/26 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/97923",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/81882/"
] | Assuming you're applying for Ph.D. programs, the basic question admission committees usually need to answer is "Is X capable of becoming a good researcher?" If your supervisors, both of whom have Ph.D.'s, can answer that question successfully, then there's no reason not to use them—particularly if they know your work m... | In addition to aeismail's good answer, I would add, **don't worry.**
* Going back to graduate school after a few years in industry is normal.
* Not having close academic contacts for references in such a situation is normal, too.
* Being successful in industry lab work in your field is good, relevant experience. In so... |
166,108 | *I am currently taking the [Nand2Tetris](http://www.nand2tetris.org/) course online, where I am in the process of building a virtual computer all from nand gates. I have learned what an ALU is, how it works, and build a simple virtual one myself.*
Now I would like to make my own physical 8 bit ALU from simple 74(HC) s... | 2015/04/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/166108",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I currently use GIT with Altium to back up my files. I watched this <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSMZMNnvww> video which helped me set it up. It's not an exact Altium to GIT but it does give you the general steps to do so. | [Git](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28software%29) is one popular free open-source choice that is scalable (it works with distributed workflows). |
166,108 | *I am currently taking the [Nand2Tetris](http://www.nand2tetris.org/) course online, where I am in the process of building a virtual computer all from nand gates. I have learned what an ALU is, how it works, and build a simple virtual one myself.*
Now I would like to make my own physical 8 bit ALU from simple 74(HC) s... | 2015/04/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/166108",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I use SVN, but not within Altium, I just check in the SchDoc, PcbDoc, OutJob, and PrjPCB. The nice thing is that the Altium version control tools (like diff) work just fine, and I didn't ever have to configure Altium for version control - it just saw that the files were under SVN and knew how to handle them. It works q... | [Git](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28software%29) is one popular free open-source choice that is scalable (it works with distributed workflows). |
252,268 | A question about 'completeness'. These two operators are commuting, but I want to know more about their completeness.
How do you know if {H}, {B}, {H,B} and/or {$H^2$,*B*} are forming (a) Complete Set(s) of Commuting Operators?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a... | 2016/04/26 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/252268",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/102382/"
] | I'm sorry I first misinterpreted your braces as anticommutators and not as set inclusions! First absorb the constants into the normalizations of **H** and **B** so the (1,1) entry of each is now 1. The common eigenvectors of them both are then the transposes of (1,0,0), (0,1,1), and (0,1,-1); the eigenvalues of each ar... | Operators form a complete set if specifying eigenvalues of all of them already determines a state uniquely (up to normalization and phase). Since they commute, they will have simultaneous eigenspaces. Eigenstate is uniquely determined if all these eigenspaces are one dimensional. |
356,574 | I have a search I'd like to run against a zOS dataset, and I know how to form the grep command. I have access to the machine via Unix system services, how to I address a dataset from that environment? | 2012/02/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/356574",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1834/"
] | No need to cp first. You can cat, tail, grep etc. The thing to remember is the special quoting and that the DSN is preceded by two slashes:
cat "//'s052WX.EO.REXX(MYREXXSOURCE)'" | grep parse
If you look in the UNIX command reference manual under the cp command there’s more info. | * z/OS supports UNIX ([Single UNIX Specification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification)) APIs and applications through [USS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Services) (**U**NIX **S**ystem **S**ervices).
* The Open Group certifies z/OS as a compliant UNIX operating system – with UNIX/Linux-s... |
17,828,613 | Currently I have Java SE on my linux machine and use Eclipse as my IDE. Is there a way that I can 'upgrade' my Java SE to EE? Since EE is just basically a few extra libraries...
Also I understand that Eclipse is by default only 'configured' to use Java SE, so if I upgrade to EE, should I install some extra plugins for... | 2013/07/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17828613",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> Is there a way that I can 'upgrade' my Java SE to EE? Since EE is just basically a few extra libraries...
>
>
>
Basically no. Your characterisation of Java EE is incorrect.
Java EE is (typically) embodied as a "Web container" or "EJB application server", and large parts of it only make sense as part of a web ... | You need Web Tools Platform (WTP) added to Eclipse installation for Java EE development. First go to eclipse help menu->install new software->add the site
You can find the update sites here
<http://wiki.eclipse.org/WTP_FAQ#How_do_I_install_WTP.3F> |
3,492 | As onomatopoeia, the words used for animal sounds are often quite similar across many languages. However, there are non-trivial differences, even for something as common as the croak of a frog.
I was wondering if these differences could generally be grouped (or explained) according to language family or if it's basica... | 2013/04/05 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/3492",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/users/1767/"
] | Onomatopoeia is non-arbitrary, but that doesn't mean it's immune to the normal processes that happen to any arbitrary word—including:
* arbitrary historical choices of onomatopoeia (like @acattle commented about "ribbit" above; copy-pasting):
>
> Incidentally, frogs make a wide array of sounds. Only a single species... | When I married my husband, from Cuba, I was SHOCKED to find out that the dogs there spoke Spanish! They didn't say, "woof-woof" or "bow-wow," but "jao-jao" (translated: how-how!) That's actually closer than bow-wow! I don't know what other animals say. I just laughed so hard at that realization, that I never went any f... |
2,989 | How can one build a device that presents itself as a mass storage device to a machine via usb, then whatever files are transfered to it, get sent to a remote location via wifi (can be ad hoc). Something like the eye-fi but that can send any files.
Something similar to these devices :
<http://www.infinitec.com/> (Why... | 2010/06/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2989",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You could buy an embedded Linux board with an SD card, a usb port, and a wifi card. Write a script that uses the [rsync](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync) command to synchronize the contents of the SD card with your remote server over an SSH connection. Set the [cron](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) daemon to exec... | If you're looking to just "get the job done", I'd go with Linux as suggested. It'll work and be fast.
If you're trying to build something with a low bill of materials, you could consider a microcontroller talking USB mass storage, connected to some non-wifi radio. Then, bridge the radio to ethernet/wifi at the other e... |
2,989 | How can one build a device that presents itself as a mass storage device to a machine via usb, then whatever files are transfered to it, get sent to a remote location via wifi (can be ad hoc). Something like the eye-fi but that can send any files.
Something similar to these devices :
<http://www.infinitec.com/> (Why... | 2010/06/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2989",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You could buy an embedded Linux board with an SD card, a usb port, and a wifi card. Write a script that uses the [rsync](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync) command to synchronize the contents of the SD card with your remote server over an SSH connection. Set the [cron](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) daemon to exec... | If I may make a twist on @Joby's answer, I think you might be able to use a WiShield on an Arduino to get you the wireless aspect. Then I bet there's someone who's made a MassStorage Shield (if not, that might be a good idea for me to try and pull off someday...) |
2,989 | How can one build a device that presents itself as a mass storage device to a machine via usb, then whatever files are transfered to it, get sent to a remote location via wifi (can be ad hoc). Something like the eye-fi but that can send any files.
Something similar to these devices :
<http://www.infinitec.com/> (Why... | 2010/06/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2989",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If you're looking to just "get the job done", I'd go with Linux as suggested. It'll work and be fast.
If you're trying to build something with a low bill of materials, you could consider a microcontroller talking USB mass storage, connected to some non-wifi radio. Then, bridge the radio to ethernet/wifi at the other e... | If I may make a twist on @Joby's answer, I think you might be able to use a WiShield on an Arduino to get you the wireless aspect. Then I bet there's someone who's made a MassStorage Shield (if not, that might be a good idea for me to try and pull off someday...) |
153,725 | Using QGIS2.4.0 I just added 2 maps to an existing project. Both are scanned images of pre-1800 plans. One is a jpg file, I georef'd and added to QGIS no problem and plan displays in the project.
I carried out exactly the same process with the other plan, a tif file, and the process completed but the plan just displays... | 2015/07/08 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/153725",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/25974/"
] | It might be necessary to add an additional NODATA value for transparency.
Activate the layer, click on the Info icon, and pick the value from a part of the picture where you know there is no data (like the triangles between the original image content and the rectangle you got after georeferencing).
Then stretch the ... | I almost always have to manually add shades to greyscale .tiff images in QGIS.
In the Layer Properties, under Style, Band Rendering, you can manually add a numbers to the Min and Max box, and select Stretch to MinMax in Contrast Enhancement.
It works well for viewshed analysis results and such, but I cannot guarante... |
153,725 | Using QGIS2.4.0 I just added 2 maps to an existing project. Both are scanned images of pre-1800 plans. One is a jpg file, I georef'd and added to QGIS no problem and plan displays in the project.
I carried out exactly the same process with the other plan, a tif file, and the process completed but the plan just displays... | 2015/07/08 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/153725",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/25974/"
] | It might be necessary to add an additional NODATA value for transparency.
Activate the layer, click on the Info icon, and pick the value from a part of the picture where you know there is no data (like the triangles between the original image content and the rectangle you got after georeferencing).
Then stretch the ... | I managed to get 2 greyscale TIF files to georef by first opening them with a graphics editer and converting the images to 24bit colour. |
47,182 | I’m interested in the origin of the idiom:
>
> If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
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>
>
When was it first used? Is this the original idiom, or was there an older version? Furthermore, how should its meaning be interpreted? | 2011/11/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/47182",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/14486/"
] | From [The Phrase Finder](http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/49/messages/1111.html):
>
> "If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas?" seems to be attributed to Don Meredith (the American football player/ commentator). To rephrase it: if all these reasons why we can't do something ... | It is used to express the fact that "if" and "but" are used too many times, so the speaker of this utterance disapproves of their use. |
47,182 | I’m interested in the origin of the idiom:
>
> If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
>
>
>
When was it first used? Is this the original idiom, or was there an older version? Furthermore, how should its meaning be interpreted? | 2011/11/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/47182",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/14486/"
] | The aphorism was coined by the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Don Meredith, who later became a sports commentator for the TV show *Monday Night Football* in 1970.
>
> 17 December 1970, Ada (OK) Evening News, pg. 7, col. 1:
>
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> Howard Cosell: “If Los Angeles wins, it’s a big one, but San Francisco is still very much... | From [The Phrase Finder](http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/49/messages/1111.html):
>
> "If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas?" seems to be attributed to Don Meredith (the American football player/ commentator). To rephrase it: if all these reasons why we can't do something ... |
47,182 | I’m interested in the origin of the idiom:
>
> If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
>
>
>
When was it first used? Is this the original idiom, or was there an older version? Furthermore, how should its meaning be interpreted? | 2011/11/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/47182",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/14486/"
] | The aphorism was coined by the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Don Meredith, who later became a sports commentator for the TV show *Monday Night Football* in 1970.
>
> 17 December 1970, Ada (OK) Evening News, pg. 7, col. 1:
>
>
> Howard Cosell: “If Los Angeles wins, it’s a big one, but San Francisco is still very much... | It is used to express the fact that "if" and "but" are used too many times, so the speaker of this utterance disapproves of their use. |
47,182 | I’m interested in the origin of the idiom:
>
> If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
>
>
>
When was it first used? Is this the original idiom, or was there an older version? Furthermore, how should its meaning be interpreted? | 2011/11/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/47182",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/14486/"
] | Consistent with Mari-Lou A's excellent answer, Google Books and Elephind newspaper database searches yield no earlier matches for the expression attributed to Don Meredith in 1970:
>
> If **"ifs" and "buts"** were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
>
>
>
However, Elephind does find a somewhat simila... | It is used to express the fact that "if" and "but" are used too many times, so the speaker of this utterance disapproves of their use. |
47,182 | I’m interested in the origin of the idiom:
>
> If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
>
>
>
When was it first used? Is this the original idiom, or was there an older version? Furthermore, how should its meaning be interpreted? | 2011/11/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/47182",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/14486/"
] | The aphorism was coined by the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Don Meredith, who later became a sports commentator for the TV show *Monday Night Football* in 1970.
>
> 17 December 1970, Ada (OK) Evening News, pg. 7, col. 1:
>
>
> Howard Cosell: “If Los Angeles wins, it’s a big one, but San Francisco is still very much... | Consistent with Mari-Lou A's excellent answer, Google Books and Elephind newspaper database searches yield no earlier matches for the expression attributed to Don Meredith in 1970:
>
> If **"ifs" and "buts"** were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
>
>
>
However, Elephind does find a somewhat simila... |
38,960,191 | I have a very interesting problem.
I was under the impression that when my app uses the microphone, and the Android system process (like incoming or outgoing call) needs the microphone, my app releases it without any consideration.
But i guess that is not the issue anymore, since i have received few complains that wh... | 2016/08/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38960191",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5060716/"
] | Currently, **there is no way to check whether another app requests the microphone**. However, there are some workarounds:
* If you record sound in an Activity, simply release the microphone in `onPause()`, so that the foreground app can use it. This won't work if you record audio in a background service.
* Pause the r... | As far as I know, **there is no way to know the microphone's state** is Busy, Available or **if somebody is requesting** for it because it's somehow these are responsibility of system to manage processes and resources so keeping this in mind , you can't keep the microphone forever and there so no way you can control it... |
38,960,191 | I have a very interesting problem.
I was under the impression that when my app uses the microphone, and the Android system process (like incoming or outgoing call) needs the microphone, my app releases it without any consideration.
But i guess that is not the issue anymore, since i have received few complains that wh... | 2016/08/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38960191",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5060716/"
] | Currently, **there is no way to check whether another app requests the microphone**. However, there are some workarounds:
* If you record sound in an Activity, simply release the microphone in `onPause()`, so that the foreground app can use it. This won't work if you record audio in a background service.
* Pause the r... | In my case I created background thread that checked incoming bits from microphone. If they would zero (or several seconds data lag) the app interrupt the process. Nevertheless, of course, this is not a "good" solution but might be helpful. |
2,690,459 | I want to be able to read any well-formed RSS/ATOM file. That would mean I would not not know the tags, start the loop and the fields. How do I go about doing it in PHP.
Thanks
Jean | 2010/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2690459",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/257705/"
] | You can try [Zend Framework's feed class](http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.feed.html).
But you should be more specific about your task.. | You can use SimpleXML <http://php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-string.php> |
145,057 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How does accept rate work?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16721/how-does-accept-rate-work)
>
>
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I normally post questions on stackoverflow relating to my programming work, but sometimes the nature of the problem does not make for a speedy solution.
In most cases, i... | 2012/08/27 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/145057",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/190326/"
] | No, it won't help your accept rate, unanswered questions are not counted there.
When you come up with the answer to a question yourself, just post that answer and accept it. All future visitors that come to your question will benefit from the solution. Nobody benefits if you delete the questions. | Accept rate is not really something you should worry about. It's a flawed metric at best. Did you accept answers for all the questions where that answer was helpful or correct? Great. You've done just fine. Even if that would (theoretically) mean that your accept rate is 10%. Of course, if most of your questions go una... |
626,766 | **The setup**
I'm currently doing some experimentation with 3-phase inverters for BLDC motors and current sense. I have at hand [this board](https://github.com/ChenDMLSY/FOC-SimpleFOC-MotorDriveDevelopmentBoard/blob/main/%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%9F%E7%8E%87FOC_LMV324_%E4%BD%8E%E7%AB%AF%E7%94%B5%E6%B5%81%E7%9B%91%E6%B5%8B%E6%9D... | 2022/07/09 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/626766",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/264684/"
] | The output capacitance (drain / source) of the low side MOSTFETs must be charged when the high side FETs turn on. So you can expect a short voltage peak across the shunt resistors.
The LM324 is a bit slow and integrates this peak internally. The limited slew rate and the feedback loop response via 24 kohm together wit... | It looks to me as though the bootstrap capacitors are discharging faster than the switching rate can recharge them. One option is to increase them by, say, a factor of 10 and see whether my inference is correct. This should keep the bootstrap capacitor charged for long enough to operate the high sides throughout a swit... |
626,766 | **The setup**
I'm currently doing some experimentation with 3-phase inverters for BLDC motors and current sense. I have at hand [this board](https://github.com/ChenDMLSY/FOC-SimpleFOC-MotorDriveDevelopmentBoard/blob/main/%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%9F%E7%8E%87FOC_LMV324_%E4%BD%8E%E7%AB%AF%E7%94%B5%E6%B5%81%E7%9B%91%E6%B5%8B%E6%9D... | 2022/07/09 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/626766",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/264684/"
] | The output capacitance (drain / source) of the low side MOSTFETs must be charged when the high side FETs turn on. So you can expect a short voltage peak across the shunt resistors.
The LM324 is a bit slow and integrates this peak internally. The limited slew rate and the feedback loop response via 24 kohm together wit... | Your board looks fine.
>
> The setup comprises of:
> STM32 NUCLEO F411RE providing to the inverter 3 HIN inputs and 3.3V VCC (for Op-Amp)
>
>
>
[IR2103](https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/33227.pdf) needs to be told when to turn on each FET separately. So it has one input signal per FET, total 6 inputs signals fo... |
18,749,179 | I have a lot of scripts (.do files) in different folders, which are frequently moved around. I would like to have Stata detect where the script is, and use that as a pwd (working directory). I know people that have this functionality seemingly by default (the pwd is changed to the script location when the script is run... | 2013/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18749179",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2769997/"
] | It looks to me like something similar is answered in this question:
[Paths to do-file in Stata](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14835165/paths-to-do-file-in-stata)
What it seems like you could do is keep an MS Excel file that somehow tracks the location of all your scripts, and then use that to generate a simple ... | You can use Sublime text.
<https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/Stata%20Enhanced>
When you build the do file (or a selection) using sublime text, the filepath of the do file automatically becomes the current directory. |
10,182 | According to the [US State Department website](http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1088.html#entry_requirements) (emphasis mine):
>
> A Tourist Card will be issued for a stay of up to 90 days upon payment of a reciprocity fee, currently US $160. **Currently, the fee is only charged at the Santiago Intern... | 2012/10/16 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/10182",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | **Edit: Note that the reciprocity fee has been removed for US citizens - see [Is there still reciprocity fee at Chile airport entry for US citizens? (after US Visa waiver)](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/27876/is-there-still-reciprocity-fee-at-chile-airport-entry-for-us-citizens-after-us) for more details.*... | On my recent trip, the reciprocity fee was required of citizens of only four countries and the US was not one of them. These countries were easily identified by their flags in the immigration area of the SCL airport (if this is your country's flag, turn left here): Albania, Australia, Canada and Mexico. |
380,217 | According to the **Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results**:
* these are the [most popular development environments and tools in 2018](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#development-environments-and-tools).
* and these are [the most popular ones in 2017](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#tec... | 2019/02/14 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/380217",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/316232/"
] | First and foremost, because they asked for them. They built a community that could support a separate site and [went through our process for getting such a site built](https://area51.stackexchange.com/).
Second, these tools are sufficiently complicated to require *highly* specialized knowledge. If you are at all used ... | It's worth noting that Emacs isn't a text editor or IDE: it's a programming language platform for building a customized text editor or IDE.
Vim is not quite a platform in the same way that Emacs is, but it's still far *more* of a platform than traditional "out-of-the-box" IDEs like IntelliJ, Eclipse, or Visual Studio.... |
380,217 | According to the **Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results**:
* these are the [most popular development environments and tools in 2018](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#development-environments-and-tools).
* and these are [the most popular ones in 2017](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#tec... | 2019/02/14 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/380217",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/316232/"
] | It's worth noting that Emacs isn't a text editor or IDE: it's a programming language platform for building a customized text editor or IDE.
Vim is not quite a platform in the same way that Emacs is, but it's still far *more* of a platform than traditional "out-of-the-box" IDEs like IntelliJ, Eclipse, or Visual Studio.... | I think it is because the SE doesn't see technologies, they see communities. The Area51 is before you. You can initiate a community about any technologies you like. The question is, if they would get the required support.
Btw, vi/vim is much more than an ncurses-based text editor. It is such a complex IDE like eclipse... |
380,217 | According to the **Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results**:
* these are the [most popular development environments and tools in 2018](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#development-environments-and-tools).
* and these are [the most popular ones in 2017](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#tec... | 2019/02/14 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/380217",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/316232/"
] | First and foremost, because they asked for them. They built a community that could support a separate site and [went through our process for getting such a site built](https://area51.stackexchange.com/).
Second, these tools are sufficiently complicated to require *highly* specialized knowledge. If you are at all used ... | I think it is because the SE doesn't see technologies, they see communities. The Area51 is before you. You can initiate a community about any technologies you like. The question is, if they would get the required support.
Btw, vi/vim is much more than an ncurses-based text editor. It is such a complex IDE like eclipse... |
9,915 | I heard that [Prince of Persia: The sands of time movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29) was based on the [Prince of Persia: The sands of time video game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time). However in the wiki article it is said:
>
> Pri... | 2013/02/08 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/9915",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3271/"
] | As I commented, the story of the film only loosely has ideas from the game like the setting and some characters.
Judging solely from my experience playing the game and the summary from [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film)), there are many more differences than I realized.... | As an addition to *Tyler*'s answer, while the story, the locations, the characters and their particular relationships are different from the game, there are still many general similarities in the story development of both the movie and the video game, apart from the obvious presence of the *"Sand of Time"*, the dagger ... |
9,915 | I heard that [Prince of Persia: The sands of time movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29) was based on the [Prince of Persia: The sands of time video game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time). However in the wiki article it is said:
>
> Pri... | 2013/02/08 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/9915",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3271/"
] | As I commented, the story of the film only loosely has ideas from the game like the setting and some characters.
Judging solely from my experience playing the game and the summary from [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film)), there are many more differences than I realized.... | As per your production rite question, the answer is yes they brought the rights , As per [Wiki statement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29)-
>
> In March 2004, the production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films sought
> to acquire feature film rights to the 2003 video game Pri... |
9,915 | I heard that [Prince of Persia: The sands of time movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29) was based on the [Prince of Persia: The sands of time video game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time). However in the wiki article it is said:
>
> Pri... | 2013/02/08 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/9915",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3271/"
] | As I commented, the story of the film only loosely has ideas from the game like the setting and some characters.
Judging solely from my experience playing the game and the summary from [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film)), there are many more differences than I realized.... | Yes. The 2010 movie ***Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time*** was based on the 2003 video game of the same name.
[From Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film)#Production):
>
> In March 2004, the production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films sought to acquire feature film righ... |
9,915 | I heard that [Prince of Persia: The sands of time movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29) was based on the [Prince of Persia: The sands of time video game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time). However in the wiki article it is said:
>
> Pri... | 2013/02/08 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/9915",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3271/"
] | As an addition to *Tyler*'s answer, while the story, the locations, the characters and their particular relationships are different from the game, there are still many general similarities in the story development of both the movie and the video game, apart from the obvious presence of the *"Sand of Time"*, the dagger ... | As per your production rite question, the answer is yes they brought the rights , As per [Wiki statement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29)-
>
> In March 2004, the production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films sought
> to acquire feature film rights to the 2003 video game Pri... |
9,915 | I heard that [Prince of Persia: The sands of time movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29) was based on the [Prince of Persia: The sands of time video game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time). However in the wiki article it is said:
>
> Pri... | 2013/02/08 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/9915",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3271/"
] | As an addition to *Tyler*'s answer, while the story, the locations, the characters and their particular relationships are different from the game, there are still many general similarities in the story development of both the movie and the video game, apart from the obvious presence of the *"Sand of Time"*, the dagger ... | Yes. The 2010 movie ***Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time*** was based on the 2003 video game of the same name.
[From Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film)#Production):
>
> In March 2004, the production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films sought to acquire feature film righ... |
9,915 | I heard that [Prince of Persia: The sands of time movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29) was based on the [Prince of Persia: The sands of time video game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia%3a_The_Sands_of_Time). However in the wiki article it is said:
>
> Pri... | 2013/02/08 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/9915",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3271/"
] | Yes. The 2010 movie ***Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time*** was based on the 2003 video game of the same name.
[From Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film)#Production):
>
> In March 2004, the production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films sought to acquire feature film righ... | As per your production rite question, the answer is yes they brought the rights , As per [Wiki statement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_%28film%29)-
>
> In March 2004, the production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films sought
> to acquire feature film rights to the 2003 video game Pri... |
15,728 | What is a DLL? What is it doing in our computer? Why we need to register it? Is DLL registration a common process of a single command? Is this installed/registered while we are installing a software? | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15728",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | DLLs are dynamic-link libraries:
>
> Dynamic-link library, or DLL, is
> Microsoft's implementation of the
> shared library concept in the
> Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating
> systems. These libraries usually have
> the file extension DLL, OCX (for
> libraries containing ActiveX
> controls), or DRV (for leg... | A dll is a library of functions that can be used by other programs. Not all dll's need to be registered, that applies only to those that expose their fuctionality as [COM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_Object_Model) objects.
Dll's can come from many places; a good number of them make up Windows as such, other... |
15,728 | What is a DLL? What is it doing in our computer? Why we need to register it? Is DLL registration a common process of a single command? Is this installed/registered while we are installing a software? | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15728",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | DLLs are dynamic-link libraries:
>
> Dynamic-link library, or DLL, is
> Microsoft's implementation of the
> shared library concept in the
> Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating
> systems. These libraries usually have
> the file extension DLL, OCX (for
> libraries containing ActiveX
> controls), or DRV (for leg... | dll stands for "Dynamic Link Library". As the name implies, it is a collection of functions (libray) that is linked to your program dynamically during runtime (compared to static linking).
Generally dll contain only function. "Modern" .NET dll contain normal .NET objects.
Dlls can be registered. This process (e.g. reg... |
15,728 | What is a DLL? What is it doing in our computer? Why we need to register it? Is DLL registration a common process of a single command? Is this installed/registered while we are installing a software? | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15728",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | DLLs are dynamic-link libraries:
>
> Dynamic-link library, or DLL, is
> Microsoft's implementation of the
> shared library concept in the
> Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating
> systems. These libraries usually have
> the file extension DLL, OCX (for
> libraries containing ActiveX
> controls), or DRV (for leg... | Let's not forget rundll32.exe. This Windows utility allows you to invoke a function exported in a dll. <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164787> |
15,728 | What is a DLL? What is it doing in our computer? Why we need to register it? Is DLL registration a common process of a single command? Is this installed/registered while we are installing a software? | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15728",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | DLLs are dynamic-link libraries:
>
> Dynamic-link library, or DLL, is
> Microsoft's implementation of the
> shared library concept in the
> Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating
> systems. These libraries usually have
> the file extension DLL, OCX (for
> libraries containing ActiveX
> controls), or DRV (for leg... | A program is a series of instructions. Normally the computer will read and execute instructions one after another in series.
This is great, but most programs will do the same task at various times, or the same task with slight variations at various times. Rather than rewrite the instructions of that task over and over... |
15,728 | What is a DLL? What is it doing in our computer? Why we need to register it? Is DLL registration a common process of a single command? Is this installed/registered while we are installing a software? | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15728",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | A dll is a library of functions that can be used by other programs. Not all dll's need to be registered, that applies only to those that expose their fuctionality as [COM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_Object_Model) objects.
Dll's can come from many places; a good number of them make up Windows as such, other... | Let's not forget rundll32.exe. This Windows utility allows you to invoke a function exported in a dll. <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164787> |
15,728 | What is a DLL? What is it doing in our computer? Why we need to register it? Is DLL registration a common process of a single command? Is this installed/registered while we are installing a software? | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15728",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | dll stands for "Dynamic Link Library". As the name implies, it is a collection of functions (libray) that is linked to your program dynamically during runtime (compared to static linking).
Generally dll contain only function. "Modern" .NET dll contain normal .NET objects.
Dlls can be registered. This process (e.g. reg... | Let's not forget rundll32.exe. This Windows utility allows you to invoke a function exported in a dll. <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164787> |
15,728 | What is a DLL? What is it doing in our computer? Why we need to register it? Is DLL registration a common process of a single command? Is this installed/registered while we are installing a software? | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15728",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | A program is a series of instructions. Normally the computer will read and execute instructions one after another in series.
This is great, but most programs will do the same task at various times, or the same task with slight variations at various times. Rather than rewrite the instructions of that task over and over... | Let's not forget rundll32.exe. This Windows utility allows you to invoke a function exported in a dll. <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164787> |
7,126 | 2-logics quantify over predicates, 3-logics over predicates of predicates and so on.
Unlike 1-logic where we have nice meta-logical properties of soundness, completeness & effectiveness - these properties fail for higher logics.
But they're reobtained if instead of using full semantics we use Henkin semantics where t... | 2013/06/03 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/7126",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/933/"
] | Henkin semantics is equivalent to first-order logic + comprehension schema in expressive power. So if there's any reason to accept Henkin semantics over first-order logic, it will be insofar as one takes the comprehension schema to be logical truths.
There's a subtlety in the interpretation of these schema, viz. the q... | Henkin semantics is important for higher order logic, but keep in mind that it is not automatically fully specified in every situation. Especially, are there any comprehension axioms at all, and if there are comprehension axioms, should they be predicative (i.e. avoid "inner" quantification over higher order variables)... |
7,126 | 2-logics quantify over predicates, 3-logics over predicates of predicates and so on.
Unlike 1-logic where we have nice meta-logical properties of soundness, completeness & effectiveness - these properties fail for higher logics.
But they're reobtained if instead of using full semantics we use Henkin semantics where t... | 2013/06/03 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/7126",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/933/"
] | I asked a similar question on [Math-overflow](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/132625/is-there-a-nice-characterisation-of-topoi-with-nice-meta-logical-properties), answered by Andrej Bauer: To quote:
>
> "The undesirable properties of higher-order logic are created by an insufficient notion of model. That is, we ca... | Henkin semantics is important for higher order logic, but keep in mind that it is not automatically fully specified in every situation. Especially, are there any comprehension axioms at all, and if there are comprehension axioms, should they be predicative (i.e. avoid "inner" quantification over higher order variables)... |
90,164 | I will be arriving in Tbilisi on Tuesday 4 april at 04:30, and need to get to Baku from there as quickly as possible by bus.
My questions is, what bus station should I go to for transport at around this time?
Didube, Ortachala, Sadg. Moedani etc?
Any form of public transport is good - buses, mashrutkas, shared taxis... | 2017/03/20 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/90164",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/39782/"
] | My wife, native of Tbilisi, suggests that all buses and marshrutkas from Tbilisi to Baku leave from Ortachala. Search around Russian language sites seems to confirm it. (Note: all links below are to Russian language sites.)
[This site](http://travelask.ru/questions/55046-kak-dobratsya-iz-tbilisi-v-baku) talks about ac... | Upon arrival in Tbilisi (04:30 in the morning) I went to the Courtyard Marriott hotel, whose staff has been super helpful to me in the past despite me not staying there. After doing some research, they said there was "unlikely" to be public transport to the border before 11:00
So they got me a taxi to the border for e... |
90,164 | I will be arriving in Tbilisi on Tuesday 4 april at 04:30, and need to get to Baku from there as quickly as possible by bus.
My questions is, what bus station should I go to for transport at around this time?
Didube, Ortachala, Sadg. Moedani etc?
Any form of public transport is good - buses, mashrutkas, shared taxis... | 2017/03/20 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/90164",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/39782/"
] | My wife, native of Tbilisi, suggests that all buses and marshrutkas from Tbilisi to Baku leave from Ortachala. Search around Russian language sites seems to confirm it. (Note: all links below are to Russian language sites.)
[This site](http://travelask.ru/questions/55046-kak-dobratsya-iz-tbilisi-v-baku) talks about ac... | Take a taxi to the border of Azerbaijan from the airport. Cross the border by foot and there are lots of buses and shared taxis waiting on the Azerbaijani side going to Baku. |
90,164 | I will be arriving in Tbilisi on Tuesday 4 april at 04:30, and need to get to Baku from there as quickly as possible by bus.
My questions is, what bus station should I go to for transport at around this time?
Didube, Ortachala, Sadg. Moedani etc?
Any form of public transport is good - buses, mashrutkas, shared taxis... | 2017/03/20 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/90164",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/39782/"
] | Upon arrival in Tbilisi (04:30 in the morning) I went to the Courtyard Marriott hotel, whose staff has been super helpful to me in the past despite me not staying there. After doing some research, they said there was "unlikely" to be public transport to the border before 11:00
So they got me a taxi to the border for e... | Take a taxi to the border of Azerbaijan from the airport. Cross the border by foot and there are lots of buses and shared taxis waiting on the Azerbaijani side going to Baku. |
105,877 | I was debating with my students this week about which software to submit their files in for my package design class. A few advantages of InDesign I see are as follow:
* The capability of creating mixed swatches with Pantones.
* The ability to customize the links panels so I can see right away which files and in what c... | 2018/02/22 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/105877",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/18168/"
] | Some printers require files to be submitted in Illustrator format, so ultimately it will come down to vendor requirements. However, I think of Illustrator and Photoshop as tools to generate layout resources, and InDesign as the best way to efficiently assemble those resources. Illustrator is great for creating the die ... | I've worked at as an in-house designer for a publisher with it's own very large press, as well as a designer and art director for larger agencies, creating work for international clients (coke, mcdonalds, lipton), and I think you are spot on in your assessment of the programs & their use.
* Illustrator is excellent f... |
105,877 | I was debating with my students this week about which software to submit their files in for my package design class. A few advantages of InDesign I see are as follow:
* The capability of creating mixed swatches with Pantones.
* The ability to customize the links panels so I can see right away which files and in what c... | 2018/02/22 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/105877",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/18168/"
] | Some printers require files to be submitted in Illustrator format, so ultimately it will come down to vendor requirements. However, I think of Illustrator and Photoshop as tools to generate layout resources, and InDesign as the best way to efficiently assemble those resources. Illustrator is great for creating the die ... | My name is Gil, Designer and a print production guy for the last 25 year
I will sum it like that:
Illustrator is printers choice because you have plugins and apps like ESKO or ORIGAMI or ENGView or IC3D (which works with Indesign as well)that handles the trapping and the proof process of a package.
Illustrator has a cl... |
105,877 | I was debating with my students this week about which software to submit their files in for my package design class. A few advantages of InDesign I see are as follow:
* The capability of creating mixed swatches with Pantones.
* The ability to customize the links panels so I can see right away which files and in what c... | 2018/02/22 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/105877",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/18168/"
] | ### As someone who's worked for and with multiple print shops,
From my personal experience everything is done in Illustrator and Photoshop.
Mostly Illustrator with Photoshop elements inside of it, as it is the most popular format to prepare for print.
Illustrator and Photoshop are the program you want to use to creat... | I've worked at as an in-house designer for a publisher with it's own very large press, as well as a designer and art director for larger agencies, creating work for international clients (coke, mcdonalds, lipton), and I think you are spot on in your assessment of the programs & their use.
* Illustrator is excellent f... |
105,877 | I was debating with my students this week about which software to submit their files in for my package design class. A few advantages of InDesign I see are as follow:
* The capability of creating mixed swatches with Pantones.
* The ability to customize the links panels so I can see right away which files and in what c... | 2018/02/22 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/105877",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/18168/"
] | ### As someone who's worked for and with multiple print shops,
From my personal experience everything is done in Illustrator and Photoshop.
Mostly Illustrator with Photoshop elements inside of it, as it is the most popular format to prepare for print.
Illustrator and Photoshop are the program you want to use to creat... | My name is Gil, Designer and a print production guy for the last 25 year
I will sum it like that:
Illustrator is printers choice because you have plugins and apps like ESKO or ORIGAMI or ENGView or IC3D (which works with Indesign as well)that handles the trapping and the proof process of a package.
Illustrator has a cl... |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | Here is the description from Nikon's own web site:
**D-Type NIKKOR Lenses**
A D-type lens relays subject-to-camera-distance information to Nikon D-SLRs that feature 3D Color Matrix Metering (all versions), 3D Matrix Metering, 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash. Many D-Type lenses have an... | Any G lens is a D lens. Not all D lenses are G lenses.
The difference is that a G lens lacks an aperture ring for manually setting the aperture on the lens (rather than the camera). This isn't very important on modern cameras (everything producedin the last 20 years or so) except sometimes in full manual mode it can... |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | Any G lens is a D lens. Not all D lenses are G lenses.
The difference is that a G lens lacks an aperture ring for manually setting the aperture on the lens (rather than the camera). This isn't very important on modern cameras (everything producedin the last 20 years or so) except sometimes in full manual mode it can... | The Nikon D5100 camera body does not have an in-built focus motor.
The G lenses are AF-S lenses which include a focus motor inside the lens - these lenses can be used with entry level camera bodies such as the D3100, D3200, D5xxx series.
AF-S lenses also do not include an aperture ring and will not be compatible with ... |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | Any G lens is a D lens. Not all D lenses are G lenses.
The difference is that a G lens lacks an aperture ring for manually setting the aperture on the lens (rather than the camera). This isn't very important on modern cameras (everything producedin the last 20 years or so) except sometimes in full manual mode it can... | You commented that you cannot focus automatically on your kit lens. There should be a switch on the lens which you can use either for Auto or Manual focus - marked A and M. Set this to A for auto-focus. On the auto dial, set your camera to Auto mode and check auto-focus.
If you are using the camera in other modes (as... |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | Any G lens is a D lens. Not all D lenses are G lenses.
The difference is that a G lens lacks an aperture ring for manually setting the aperture on the lens (rather than the camera). This isn't very important on modern cameras (everything producedin the last 20 years or so) except sometimes in full manual mode it can... | 50mm 1.8 d has no auto focus motor. If you want to auto focus with this lens use d7000 or higher because this camera has built in auto focus, use 50mm 1.8 G if you want auto focus to the camera d5000 below. Because 50 mm 1.8 G is designed for cameras d5000 and below for auto focus. Ok |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | Here is the description from Nikon's own web site:
**D-Type NIKKOR Lenses**
A D-type lens relays subject-to-camera-distance information to Nikon D-SLRs that feature 3D Color Matrix Metering (all versions), 3D Matrix Metering, 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash. Many D-Type lenses have an... | The Nikon D5100 camera body does not have an in-built focus motor.
The G lenses are AF-S lenses which include a focus motor inside the lens - these lenses can be used with entry level camera bodies such as the D3100, D3200, D5xxx series.
AF-S lenses also do not include an aperture ring and will not be compatible with ... |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | Here is the description from Nikon's own web site:
**D-Type NIKKOR Lenses**
A D-type lens relays subject-to-camera-distance information to Nikon D-SLRs that feature 3D Color Matrix Metering (all versions), 3D Matrix Metering, 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash. Many D-Type lenses have an... | You commented that you cannot focus automatically on your kit lens. There should be a switch on the lens which you can use either for Auto or Manual focus - marked A and M. Set this to A for auto-focus. On the auto dial, set your camera to Auto mode and check auto-focus.
If you are using the camera in other modes (as... |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | Here is the description from Nikon's own web site:
**D-Type NIKKOR Lenses**
A D-type lens relays subject-to-camera-distance information to Nikon D-SLRs that feature 3D Color Matrix Metering (all versions), 3D Matrix Metering, 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash. Many D-Type lenses have an... | 50mm 1.8 d has no auto focus motor. If you want to auto focus with this lens use d7000 or higher because this camera has built in auto focus, use 50mm 1.8 G if you want auto focus to the camera d5000 below. Because 50 mm 1.8 G is designed for cameras d5000 and below for auto focus. Ok |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | The Nikon D5100 camera body does not have an in-built focus motor.
The G lenses are AF-S lenses which include a focus motor inside the lens - these lenses can be used with entry level camera bodies such as the D3100, D3200, D5xxx series.
AF-S lenses also do not include an aperture ring and will not be compatible with ... | You commented that you cannot focus automatically on your kit lens. There should be a switch on the lens which you can use either for Auto or Manual focus - marked A and M. Set this to A for auto-focus. On the auto dial, set your camera to Auto mode and check auto-focus.
If you are using the camera in other modes (as... |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | The Nikon D5100 camera body does not have an in-built focus motor.
The G lenses are AF-S lenses which include a focus motor inside the lens - these lenses can be used with entry level camera bodies such as the D3100, D3200, D5xxx series.
AF-S lenses also do not include an aperture ring and will not be compatible with ... | 50mm 1.8 d has no auto focus motor. If you want to auto focus with this lens use d7000 or higher because this camera has built in auto focus, use 50mm 1.8 G if you want auto focus to the camera d5000 below. Because 50 mm 1.8 G is designed for cameras d5000 and below for auto focus. Ok |
45,814 | I recently bought a Nikon D5100. And along with this camera, I got the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens as kit. It's "G" type lens, right?
One of my friend suggested to buy a 50mm f/1.8D prime lens for a good aperture. I bought it too, and it's "D" type lens.
Main thing is I'm confused about what these "G" a... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/45814",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/19263/"
] | You commented that you cannot focus automatically on your kit lens. There should be a switch on the lens which you can use either for Auto or Manual focus - marked A and M. Set this to A for auto-focus. On the auto dial, set your camera to Auto mode and check auto-focus.
If you are using the camera in other modes (as... | 50mm 1.8 d has no auto focus motor. If you want to auto focus with this lens use d7000 or higher because this camera has built in auto focus, use 50mm 1.8 G if you want auto focus to the camera d5000 below. Because 50 mm 1.8 G is designed for cameras d5000 and below for auto focus. Ok |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | Communication channels will depend vastly on the type of product you have and your target clients. You can consider a few of following strategies.
**\* Social Media**
Most important ones (Twitter, Facebook) already mentioned here. If your product is some web application which is targeted directly to end users this ch... | If your updates are small and can be made public, I would include Twitter in your list. Take [the Twitter stream for OmniFocus](http://twitter.com/#!/OmniFocus), [or for FreshBooks](http://twitter.com/#!/FreshBooks) as examples. |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | Communication channels will depend vastly on the type of product you have and your target clients. You can consider a few of following strategies.
**\* Social Media**
Most important ones (Twitter, Facebook) already mentioned here. If your product is some web application which is targeted directly to end users this ch... | I would suggest **to avoid** any promotional one-way communications in this particular case (and in almost every other case). Try to make the product speak for itself without a product manager behind every message. One of the methods is "[promotion through education](http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch13_Promote_Throug... |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | Communication channels will depend vastly on the type of product you have and your target clients. You can consider a few of following strategies.
**\* Social Media**
Most important ones (Twitter, Facebook) already mentioned here. If your product is some web application which is targeted directly to end users this ch... | I like the way LiquidPlanner does it. They use the space on the right side column of the dashboard once a user logs in.
This way whenever I log in I'll see their update and can click to find out more. If you're already using a web based system than why n... |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | I like the way LiquidPlanner does it. They use the space on the right side column of the dashboard once a user logs in.
This way whenever I log in I'll see their update and can click to find out more. If you're already using a web based system than why n... | If, as I understand from your question, you are only targeting your **existing** userbase, I would advise to use only a single way to communicate your updates. In my experience, **e-mail** with a sober and consistent format works best. Keep it brief, with only the highlights of the update, with an additional link if th... |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | If the updates to the product affects the customer's ability to use the web application, I will encourage you to use your time of less traffic and to give ample notice.
If you are only thinking of the actual strategy of communicating the updates, I will suggest the following:
1. Create a YouTube campaign with videos... | If your updates are small and can be made public, I would include Twitter in your list. Take [the Twitter stream for OmniFocus](http://twitter.com/#!/OmniFocus), [or for FreshBooks](http://twitter.com/#!/FreshBooks) as examples. |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | I would suggest **to avoid** any promotional one-way communications in this particular case (and in almost every other case). Try to make the product speak for itself without a product manager behind every message. One of the methods is "[promotion through education](http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch13_Promote_Throug... | If your updates are small and can be made public, I would include Twitter in your list. Take [the Twitter stream for OmniFocus](http://twitter.com/#!/OmniFocus), [or for FreshBooks](http://twitter.com/#!/FreshBooks) as examples. |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | I like the way LiquidPlanner does it. They use the space on the right side column of the dashboard once a user logs in.
This way whenever I log in I'll see their update and can click to find out more. If you're already using a web based system than why n... | If your updates are small and can be made public, I would include Twitter in your list. Take [the Twitter stream for OmniFocus](http://twitter.com/#!/OmniFocus), [or for FreshBooks](http://twitter.com/#!/FreshBooks) as examples. |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | If the updates to the product affects the customer's ability to use the web application, I will encourage you to use your time of less traffic and to give ample notice.
If you are only thinking of the actual strategy of communicating the updates, I will suggest the following:
1. Create a YouTube campaign with videos... | If, as I understand from your question, you are only targeting your **existing** userbase, I would advise to use only a single way to communicate your updates. In my experience, **e-mail** with a sober and consistent format works best. Keep it brief, with only the highlights of the update, with an additional link if th... |
691 | I am a product/project manager for a product we've created. We have customers using the product, which we are continually updating as it is Web based.
What are some tools and techniques for managing communications with clients regarding product updates? | 2011/02/27 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/691",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | Communication channels will depend vastly on the type of product you have and your target clients. You can consider a few of following strategies.
**\* Social Media**
Most important ones (Twitter, Facebook) already mentioned here. If your product is some web application which is targeted directly to end users this ch... | If, as I understand from your question, you are only targeting your **existing** userbase, I would advise to use only a single way to communicate your updates. In my experience, **e-mail** with a sober and consistent format works best. Keep it brief, with only the highlights of the update, with an additional link if th... |
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