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43,785 | The TV guide in Windows Media Center only shows 7 lines. The font is massive and it is a real pain having to scroll so much to compare channels and see what is on.
Does anyone have a fix to change the font size and display more lines at once? If there was just the opti... | 2009/09/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/43785",
"https://superuser.com",
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] | The patch and procedure to increase the number of lines described here:
[**Hacking Windows 7 Media Center:** Increasing the Default Number of Rows in the EPG](http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/increasing-the-default-number-of-rows-in-the-epg.html)
 | The hack in accepted **Answer** is no longer available for download.
In spite of many other video media players I have tried, I like how WMC PVR features work... like record the next episodes with many criteria for auto-delete...
Your *best bet* is to use the [Resource Hacker tool.](http://www.angusj.com/)
Open **Mi... |
60,353,069 | I want to set up a bunch of raspberry pies that each run a webserver, and then allow people to simply go to a website on their laptop and get an overview of all of these raspberries on the network (and then of course they'll be able to do stuff with them by calling the web server).
Is it possible to set up the raspber... | 2020/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60353069",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/987706/"
] | * Allow devices an access to your local network (Just Google OSX local network port, Raspberian network access)
* Then use any discovery library that you want.
I'd suggest using something like [Cote](https://github.com/dashersw/cote-workshop) NodeJS (easly runs on raspbery and any device) - it discovers any other proc... | You could install node.js on your raspberry pies and install socketio on your pies. Then you could simply interactive with them from the client side |
10,092 | Why Ubuntu uses the Indicator Applet?
It loses a lot of usability, why made it when Gnome already have one?
---
**Example**
Without indicator applet:
Application is in the icon tray
Left click opens the application window
Right click shows a menu related to application
With indicator applet:
Application is in the i... | 2010/10/28 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/10092",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/4928/"
] | Design justification and analysis is [available here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators). | >
> Why make something that already exists and is useful? Why change for something that no has usability?
>
>
>
Design-over-function.
It sounds harsh but the original remit was the cut down the number of icons and standardise the way they work. There's little consideration for what these icons need to accomplish ... |
2,772,481 | We have a bunch of unit tests which test a lot of webpages and REST API services.
Currently when our tests run it pulls from these pages live but this can take ages to run sometimes, and it also feels like the tests should be testing more of our code - not just relying on them being up and responding (if that makes se... | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2772481",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/133498/"
] | It sounds like you are trying to test too much at a time yes.
You should test the code generating the response for the Rest API (if this code is under your cotrole) and the code using it completely separately. If you don't control the code generating the API you should feed the code using it with fake, valid API answe... | I would much rather use a test/mock data source instead of the actual live one. That will let you read the data without actually using network resources and will give better performance (depending on your architecture it may or may not be easy to switch which data sources you use).
But equally important it will let yo... |
2,772,481 | We have a bunch of unit tests which test a lot of webpages and REST API services.
Currently when our tests run it pulls from these pages live but this can take ages to run sometimes, and it also feels like the tests should be testing more of our code - not just relying on them being up and responding (if that makes se... | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2772481",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | It sounds like you are trying to test too much at a time yes.
You should test the code generating the response for the Rest API (if this code is under your cotrole) and the code using it completely separately. If you don't control the code generating the API you should feed the code using it with fake, valid API answe... | The way I would handle this is to use mocking. Lets assume that you have a class that is responsible for calling the external services, and a separate class that *uses* those results. You could create a mock of the class that calls the services, and just return any particular result you want. Then, you can test the cla... |
30,582 | I have a word count goal for my fantasy novel (climate fiction/fantasy) of 100 - 120,000 words. It doesn't need to fall in this range, but that is the typical length of books I read when I pick up a new author. So it's a metric, and I am not wedded to it, but if I come out at say 50,000 words or 400,000 words then I am... | 2017/10/03 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/30582",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/26683/"
] | First, 90K is a very respectable word length for a novel, so make sure you're not just trying to meet an artificial goal when your book is already complete. Personally, I much prefer books lean, and with no extra fat on them.
Second, it's hard to give generic advice without knowing where exactly your book might be wea... | I think in general you want your character to suffer pain, or inflict it. You want to create conflicts where there were none before; not tectonic conflicts but more minor ones. Problems that reveal something about their character (which of course demands you invent something about their character, consistent with what ... |
101,140 | This is not a problem but I want to know what's going on with my LG L91A 19" monitor. I've been using this monitor for the last 3 years and I have no problems with it. Recently I realized something strange:
After I use my computer, I always switch off my multi-outlet electrical socket which provides electricity for m... | 2010/01/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/101140",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/13567/"
] | Are you sure that the Monitor is still plugged to the multi socket? Sounds like the monitor is taking the energy from somewhere else because I can not think that a capacitor can maintain the led on/off [and the electronics to detect that there is no signal] for hours.
EDIT 1:
Your last comment makes me think that what... | I agree that this might be an electrical discharge.
Do you turn off your monitor before you cut the power? If no, please do turn it off first. I can imagine such side effects from directly cutting power...I have a TV (flat screen), which is brightly flashing and sounds like it just imploded if I directly cut the power ... |
603,513 | Scenario: power outlet in the yard for electric vehicle, to avoid running an ugly extension from inside home and leaving an open window; I need to avoid that anyone just comes and uses my power though.
Enter the switch I'm looking for.
This would be the operational flow:
1. Attach the charging cable of the vehicle t... | 2022/01/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/603513",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/229369/"
] | There are control panels for pool/submersible pumps with dry run protection (switch off when current is below a setup value). Maybe you find some one-phase starter that can fit your needs. | If a fixed power-on time is acceptable, then a lamp timer or bathroom heat lamp/fan timer can be wired in series with the outlet. This would make power available for 4 hours (for example) no matter how dead the vehicle's batteries are. Granted, someone could still come up and steal your power, but not for very long, an... |
603,513 | Scenario: power outlet in the yard for electric vehicle, to avoid running an ugly extension from inside home and leaving an open window; I need to avoid that anyone just comes and uses my power though.
Enter the switch I'm looking for.
This would be the operational flow:
1. Attach the charging cable of the vehicle t... | 2022/01/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/603513",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are control panels for pool/submersible pumps with dry run protection (switch off when current is below a setup value). Maybe you find some one-phase starter that can fit your needs. | Install a security camera. What you describe is definitely theft and is prosecutable. The presence of a camera should be enough to dissuade folks anyhow. This isn't like porch pirates who can come and go in a few seconds...someone using your juice would be vulnerable to detection for quite a long time. |
603,513 | Scenario: power outlet in the yard for electric vehicle, to avoid running an ugly extension from inside home and leaving an open window; I need to avoid that anyone just comes and uses my power though.
Enter the switch I'm looking for.
This would be the operational flow:
1. Attach the charging cable of the vehicle t... | 2022/01/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/603513",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/229369/"
] | One can buy current switch modules, such as [these](https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/63-0000s/63-2651.pdf) (google "current switch"), basically a current transformer and electronics to operate a switch contact based on the measured current in one module.
A relay circuit can be designed... | There are control panels for pool/submersible pumps with dry run protection (switch off when current is below a setup value). Maybe you find some one-phase starter that can fit your needs. |
603,513 | Scenario: power outlet in the yard for electric vehicle, to avoid running an ugly extension from inside home and leaving an open window; I need to avoid that anyone just comes and uses my power though.
Enter the switch I'm looking for.
This would be the operational flow:
1. Attach the charging cable of the vehicle t... | 2022/01/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/603513",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/229369/"
] | If a fixed power-on time is acceptable, then a lamp timer or bathroom heat lamp/fan timer can be wired in series with the outlet. This would make power available for 4 hours (for example) no matter how dead the vehicle's batteries are. Granted, someone could still come up and steal your power, but not for very long, an... | Install a security camera. What you describe is definitely theft and is prosecutable. The presence of a camera should be enough to dissuade folks anyhow. This isn't like porch pirates who can come and go in a few seconds...someone using your juice would be vulnerable to detection for quite a long time. |
603,513 | Scenario: power outlet in the yard for electric vehicle, to avoid running an ugly extension from inside home and leaving an open window; I need to avoid that anyone just comes and uses my power though.
Enter the switch I'm looking for.
This would be the operational flow:
1. Attach the charging cable of the vehicle t... | 2022/01/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/603513",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/229369/"
] | One can buy current switch modules, such as [these](https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/63-0000s/63-2651.pdf) (google "current switch"), basically a current transformer and electronics to operate a switch contact based on the measured current in one module.
A relay circuit can be designed... | If a fixed power-on time is acceptable, then a lamp timer or bathroom heat lamp/fan timer can be wired in series with the outlet. This would make power available for 4 hours (for example) no matter how dead the vehicle's batteries are. Granted, someone could still come up and steal your power, but not for very long, an... |
603,513 | Scenario: power outlet in the yard for electric vehicle, to avoid running an ugly extension from inside home and leaving an open window; I need to avoid that anyone just comes and uses my power though.
Enter the switch I'm looking for.
This would be the operational flow:
1. Attach the charging cable of the vehicle t... | 2022/01/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/603513",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/229369/"
] | One can buy current switch modules, such as [these](https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/63-0000s/63-2651.pdf) (google "current switch"), basically a current transformer and electronics to operate a switch contact based on the measured current in one module.
A relay circuit can be designed... | Install a security camera. What you describe is definitely theft and is prosecutable. The presence of a camera should be enough to dissuade folks anyhow. This isn't like porch pirates who can come and go in a few seconds...someone using your juice would be vulnerable to detection for quite a long time. |
239,371 | I am a bit confused when we should use power net in the schematic capture versus a normal net.
For example, if I place a 3V3, I would use a power net, however I see sometimes some schematic where some net/node for tension consideration which are placed with normal net.
Example:
[![enter image description here](http... | 2016/06/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/239371",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/104309/"
] | This doesn't really depend on the type of the net but more on your project type. For a "normal" project which is usually a hierarchical type, your power nets will be global (across all schematic sheets) whereas net labels are only local. This helps with quickly deciding if a net is used in multiple sheets or only the o... | I assume that net +VDD\_SNVS\_CAP only connects between IC pin G9 and C143 - if so, it should be a "normal" net. Just because the net name "looks like" a power net name, doesn't mean that it is really a global power net.
The +3V3 will, I assume, be connected to many things throughout your design, so should be a Global... |
8,410 | In the past I have used Khan Academy to great success to practice advanced math problems. It is useful because it gives simple questions in a multiple choice fashion then it quickly tells whether your were right or wrong, and it will walk you through the correct approach as needed.
Now I am in my first semester of a P... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/8410",
"https://economics.stackexchange.com",
"https://economics.stackexchange.com/users/5781/"
] | There are lots of good courses (economics, math etc.) on [MIT OpenCourseware](http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm) or interestingly, there are also very very good lectures in YouTube.
But I think the web site for MIT opencourseware is a real treasure. (at least for me). | As far as I know, a lot of universities offer online courses that map closely to the topics you have mentioned. Coursera is one such online resource that amalgamates courses across universities. Perhaps you can check out Mathematics for Economics class if its available. |
332,581 | "Ask not for whom the bell tolls" is a popular cliche. My understanding is that it comes from John Donne's Meditation XVII ([1623](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Meditation_XVII)). But in Donne's poem, the line is
>
> any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore **never send to know*... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/332581",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/65343/"
] | I was curious to know whether the "ask not" preface that people commonly attach to Donne's original wording was an artifact of the early 1960s, perhaps under the influence of John Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you" rhetoric in his inaugural address of January 20, 1961, or whether the cobbled-together ... | W.J. Rayment on indepth info.com does a good job explaining...
"People of that time were understandably agitated when they heard the funeral bell toll. At the time people lived by the bells in the church steeple. To hear funeral bells was the equivalent today of broaching the obituaries in the newspaper. It is interest... |
332,581 | "Ask not for whom the bell tolls" is a popular cliche. My understanding is that it comes from John Donne's Meditation XVII ([1623](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Meditation_XVII)). But in Donne's poem, the line is
>
> any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore **never send to know*... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/332581",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/65343/"
] | W.J. Rayment on indepth info.com does a good job explaining...
"People of that time were understandably agitated when they heard the funeral bell toll. At the time people lived by the bells in the church steeple. To hear funeral bells was the equivalent today of broaching the obituaries in the newspaper. It is interest... | The English form consisting of a verb (bare form) followed by **not** is a common literary device.
Here is a charming explanation of it in a book called :
\*\*The Mother Tongue: an elementary English grammar by
George Lyman Kittredge, Sarah Louise Arnold · 1908 · English language
[The Mother Tongue](https://archive.... |
332,581 | "Ask not for whom the bell tolls" is a popular cliche. My understanding is that it comes from John Donne's Meditation XVII ([1623](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Meditation_XVII)). But in Donne's poem, the line is
>
> any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore **never send to know*... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/332581",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/65343/"
] | I was curious to know whether the "ask not" preface that people commonly attach to Donne's original wording was an artifact of the early 1960s, perhaps under the influence of John Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you" rhetoric in his inaugural address of January 20, 1961, or whether the cobbled-together ... | The English form consisting of a verb (bare form) followed by **not** is a common literary device.
Here is a charming explanation of it in a book called :
\*\*The Mother Tongue: an elementary English grammar by
George Lyman Kittredge, Sarah Louise Arnold · 1908 · English language
[The Mother Tongue](https://archive.... |
8,816 | If you post a question, Stack Exchange with all their clever AI produces a list under your title called "Questions that may already have your answer". This makes a lot of sense for Stack Overflow, where duplicate questions are to be avoided. It makes a lot less sense for Code Review, where the fiftieth "Tic Tac Toe in ... | 2018/05/04 | [
"https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8816",
"https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/users/167190/"
] | Unfortunately, this is not something we can support or special-case, at least not in the foreseeable future.
As most of you are aware, Code Review is a bit of a special site; questions are not asked for the same purpose here that questions are asked on most other Stack Exchange sites, nor are they held to the same exp... | As you said, it does not make sense to close them as a duplicate as they should be just as welcome, not only because the code may be a little different, but also that conventions may (READ: will) change over time.
As @SimonForsberg said, it would make sense to change its purpose, but with the new name, it would not ma... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
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] | Yes. If you are no longer interested in or available for a job, you should cancel the interview in advance. You are not offending the employer in any way. | It is an interview and not confirmation that one has the job. Just like the employer may be very impressed with you, another candidate can walk in after you, and the employer feels that person is now a better fit. Therefore, if you are no longer interested in the position for any reason it is better to cancel and let s... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes. If you are no longer interested in or available for a job, you should cancel the interview in advance. You are not offending the employer in any way. | I strongly suggest you to not to cancel the appointment and be there on time.
Cancelling the appointment is the adult thing to do, of course. However, you can't be certain if the HR department of the company is adult as well. **Yes, they can blacklist you only for changing your mind.** Therefore, in case you consider ... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | Why is the location not ideal? Do you really not want the job, or would you want the kind of work if it was located somewhere else? Do you have plenty of other offers or no urgent need to be employed? The answers to those might change this answer, but it might be too early to rule out the job completely.
* "location n... | Possibly a little bit of an "unethical" answer here as you would be wasting the interviewer's time... But, you may like to use the opportunity to get a bit of interview practice.
I'm just guessing by your username that maybe you have not been out in the job market long. But speaking from experience - I found my first... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/55956/"
] | Why is the location not ideal? Do you really not want the job, or would you want the kind of work if it was located somewhere else? Do you have plenty of other offers or no urgent need to be employed? The answers to those might change this answer, but it might be too early to rule out the job completely.
* "location n... | I strongly suggest you to not to cancel the appointment and be there on time.
Cancelling the appointment is the adult thing to do, of course. However, you can't be certain if the HR department of the company is adult as well. **Yes, they can blacklist you only for changing your mind.** Therefore, in case you consider ... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/55956/"
] | If the location of the opportunity is a complete deal-breaker (e.g., it would be a 6 hour commute), then I would cancel the interview.
If you're a student however, and still getting career advice from your mother (nothing wrong with that!), you might consider taking the interview, even if you have to reschedule one of... | It is an interview and not confirmation that one has the job. Just like the employer may be very impressed with you, another candidate can walk in after you, and the employer feels that person is now a better fit. Therefore, if you are no longer interested in the position for any reason it is better to cancel and let s... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
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] | If the location of the opportunity is a complete deal-breaker (e.g., it would be a 6 hour commute), then I would cancel the interview.
If you're a student however, and still getting career advice from your mother (nothing wrong with that!), you might consider taking the interview, even if you have to reschedule one of... | Why is the location not ideal? Do you really not want the job, or would you want the kind of work if it was located somewhere else? Do you have plenty of other offers or no urgent need to be employed? The answers to those might change this answer, but it might be too early to rule out the job completely.
* "location n... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
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] | Yes. If you are no longer interested in or available for a job, you should cancel the interview in advance. You are not offending the employer in any way. | If the location of the opportunity is a complete deal-breaker (e.g., it would be a 6 hour commute), then I would cancel the interview.
If you're a student however, and still getting career advice from your mother (nothing wrong with that!), you might consider taking the interview, even if you have to reschedule one of... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/55956/"
] | If the location of the opportunity is a complete deal-breaker (e.g., it would be a 6 hour commute), then I would cancel the interview.
If you're a student however, and still getting career advice from your mother (nothing wrong with that!), you might consider taking the interview, even if you have to reschedule one of... | I strongly suggest you to not to cancel the appointment and be there on time.
Cancelling the appointment is the adult thing to do, of course. However, you can't be certain if the HR department of the company is adult as well. **Yes, they can blacklist you only for changing your mind.** Therefore, in case you consider ... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/55956/"
] | Yes. If you are no longer interested in or available for a job, you should cancel the interview in advance. You are not offending the employer in any way. | Why is the location not ideal? Do you really not want the job, or would you want the kind of work if it was located somewhere else? Do you have plenty of other offers or no urgent need to be employed? The answers to those might change this answer, but it might be too early to rule out the job completely.
* "location n... |
74,678 | I applied for a position, and the company got back to me with an interview invitation. I accepted, the interview has been scheduled, and the time confirmed. Following this, I had a conversation with my mother who brought up a consideration about the job that didn't previously occur to me (it's location is less than ide... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74678",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/55956/"
] | Possibly a little bit of an "unethical" answer here as you would be wasting the interviewer's time... But, you may like to use the opportunity to get a bit of interview practice.
I'm just guessing by your username that maybe you have not been out in the job market long. But speaking from experience - I found my first... | I strongly suggest you to not to cancel the appointment and be there on time.
Cancelling the appointment is the adult thing to do, of course. However, you can't be certain if the HR department of the company is adult as well. **Yes, they can blacklist you only for changing your mind.** Therefore, in case you consider ... |
24,969,889 | In apps like Google+ or Facebook, you can tap on the upper right icon on the actionbar and the content below the actionbar slides to the left while a menu to the right of the content slides in, like this:
How is this done? Is there some built-... | 2014/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24969889",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/753632/"
] | It's called Navigation Drawer and it is a built-in option in Android. Please visit:
[Navigation Drawer | Android Developers](https://developer.android.com/design/patterns/navigation-drawer.html)
**EDIT (by AndroidDev)**
Here is how a dual navigation drawer is implemented:
[DrawerLayout Double Drawer (Left and Right D... | You can also take a look at the open-source [SlidingMenu](https://github.com/jfeinstein10/SlidingMenu) library, that is used by an impressive list of apps. It should allow you to achieve the customizations you want.
There's also a [Play Store Demo app called SlidingMenu Demo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details... |
12,986 | Once the polls close, news networks will start projecting the winner of a state, sometimes almost instantly.
Do they collaborate with other news networks when projecting the winner or do they project the winner independently? For example, CNN projected the winner, do ABC News or NBC also project it?
**Note:** I'm not... | 2016/11/07 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/12986",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/9638/"
] | If descendants of slave owners have to compensate descendants of slaves, many people would find themselves compensating, well, themselves. For example, Barack Obama had at most [one ancestor](http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2012/10/08/obama-related-to-americas-first-slave/) who might have been a slave, and that would be t... | It will depend on how well the state has kept records; and it might be a good instance of where the technology of big data could come identifying the *likelihood* of someone being a descendent of slaves.
Even if one doesn't have complete genealogy records, one might be satisfied if such a system is able to positively ... |
30,135 | So first here's the problem. I used to be a Blackberry user and could selectively turn things silent/off/loud but with the iPhone it seems to be an all or nothing deal. I run a small company so I need to be able to be reached in the event something goes wrong and I'm sleeping. My old system for this was to turn everyth... | 2011/11/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/30135",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/8040/"
] | You can use [Find my iPhone](http://www.apple.com/iphone/built-in-apps/find-my-iphone.html) to remotely play a sound, even if your phone is in silent mode. Requires someone to trigger it in the web interface or iOS app. | I haven't tried this but ... assuming you are running iOS 5, under Settings -> Sounds where you can pick a tone for each kind of alert, it looks like "None" is a choice in all the categories. So you could turn off sounds for everything except the Ringtone. |
95,258 | Why are SHA3 algorithms considered more secure than their SHA2 counterparts? Surely in part, it is due to their resistance to length extension attacks. But specifically, when considering collision resistance they have the same O(n) attack times.
Is it because they are more resistant to preimage attacks? | 2021/09/24 | [
"https://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/95258",
"https://crypto.stackexchange.com",
"https://crypto.stackexchange.com/users/92223/"
] | This is more of an addendum to fgrieu's answer than an answer in itself, but 3 things stand out that *COULD* make SHA3 more secure than SHA2 from a design standpoint.
The first and most obvious is the state size, SHA3 is substantially larger at 1600 bits than even SHA512... at only 512 bits. SHA3 being a sponge functi... | I know you already mentioned length extension attacks in your question, but I don't think the importance of that can be overstated in how SHA3 is *practically* more secure than SHA2 - especially whenever you'll be designing your own cryptographic protocols/systems on top of it. Thanks to length extension attacks, use o... |
66,481 | When Queen Elizabeth II is in Scotland, she worships in the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland, rather than in the Scottish Episcopal Church, which is in full communion with the Church of England.
The **political** reason for this is obvious, but how is this theologically justified? (Or alternately, does no justificati... | 2018/09/27 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/66481",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/42956/"
] | There's no inherent incompatibility. Both denominations believe in forms of apostolic succession (though not the kind asserted by the Catholic Church.) [Wikipedia explains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_succession):
>
> The Anglican Communion "has never officially endorsed any one particular theory of the o... | Her Majesty has, on occasions, worshipped at churches of many denominations, including Roman Catholic. She attended Vespers at Westminster (RC) Cathedral on St. Andrew's Day, 1995, to mark the centenary of the commencement of its construction.
Her involvement in the Church of Scotland is on a different level from thi... |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I've used [Linode](http://www.linode.com/index.cfm) and [Slicehost](http://www.slicehost.com/) with great success.
I've also discovered recently [Mosso](http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers) which might be interesting depending on target usage. It's interesting to know it's owned by Rackspace a... | Also depends if you want a dedicated solution or a shared solution. If dedicated (not on shared hardware with other customers) VM's you would want to look into a hosting provider which will build your own infrastructure and maintain it. Cost of course is not cheap for these, I know a few good ones that can do either. |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I'm a fan of linode - <http://www.linode.com/> | I've hosted virtual machines with <http://www.melbourne.co.uk/> and have really liked their level of service so far. |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I'm a fan of linode - <http://www.linode.com/> | I don't think you can get cheaper prices than <http://www.prgmr.com>
They have very good, personal support as well. They've been very helpful with performance issues I had from ordering too small of a machine initially.
My blog is hosted there, and I'm happy with it. |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I've used [Linode](http://www.linode.com/index.cfm) and [Slicehost](http://www.slicehost.com/) with great success.
I've also discovered recently [Mosso](http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers) which might be interesting depending on target usage. It's interesting to know it's owned by Rackspace a... | Check out Slicehost |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | Check out Slicehost | Also depends if you want a dedicated solution or a shared solution. If dedicated (not on shared hardware with other customers) VM's you would want to look into a hosting provider which will build your own infrastructure and maintain it. Cost of course is not cheap for these, I know a few good ones that can do either. |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I've used [Linode](http://www.linode.com/index.cfm) and [Slicehost](http://www.slicehost.com/) with great success.
I've also discovered recently [Mosso](http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers) which might be interesting depending on target usage. It's interesting to know it's owned by Rackspace a... | I don't think you can get cheaper prices than <http://www.prgmr.com>
They have very good, personal support as well. They've been very helpful with performance issues I had from ordering too small of a machine initially.
My blog is hosted there, and I'm happy with it. |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I don't think you can get cheaper prices than <http://www.prgmr.com>
They have very good, personal support as well. They've been very helpful with performance issues I had from ordering too small of a machine initially.
My blog is hosted there, and I'm happy with it. | Also depends if you want a dedicated solution or a shared solution. If dedicated (not on shared hardware with other customers) VM's you would want to look into a hosting provider which will build your own infrastructure and maintain it. Cost of course is not cheap for these, I know a few good ones that can do either. |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I've hosted virtual machines with <http://www.melbourne.co.uk/> and have really liked their level of service so far. | Also depends if you want a dedicated solution or a shared solution. If dedicated (not on shared hardware with other customers) VM's you would want to look into a hosting provider which will build your own infrastructure and maintain it. Cost of course is not cheap for these, I know a few good ones that can do either. |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | I've used [Linode](http://www.linode.com/index.cfm) and [Slicehost](http://www.slicehost.com/) with great success.
I've also discovered recently [Mosso](http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers) which might be interesting depending on target usage. It's interesting to know it's owned by Rackspace a... | I'm a fan of linode - <http://www.linode.com/> |
41,037 | We have some boxes at a reputable (expensive) hosting company.
They don't offer a simple/flexible VM solution.
All I want is the ability to create CentOS VMs (mainly) to host our (mostly) static sites (corporate etc), maintaining the big boxes for more traffic/DB intensive services.
Any suggestions. | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/41037",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/1786/"
] | Check out Slicehost | I've hosted virtual machines with <http://www.melbourne.co.uk/> and have really liked their level of service so far. |
94,189 | I am looking to back up several Linux machines to a local Windows machine.
The machine resides on a LAN behind a router connected to a high-bandwidth cable modem with a static IP address. I can configure the router for port forwarding, if necessary.
I am currently exploring using rsync, specifically [cwRsync][1], to ... | 2009/12/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/94189",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/24523/"
] | 1. It doesn't matter
2. No, you don't need an ssh server to use rsync as a client
3. I'd just run rsyncd on all the Linux machines, and cygwin on the Windows machines and write a script on Windows (maybe a cron job too) to get the files off the Linux machines. | If you are running the rsync process on the Windows machine with cygwin installed, than you don't need to install OpenSSHD on that Windows server to receive backups. You would only need to install this if you were intending on initializing the backups on the remote linux servers. |
627,719 | I've been using SubSonic.Query all these while, until one day when I can't do "IS NULL" by adding WHERE, then I realized that SubSonic.SqlQuery existed and it has a function of "IsNull()". After checking out the source code, Query and SqlQuery is not inherited in any way, so what's their major difference and how to dec... | 2009/03/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/627719",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/20007/"
] | SqlQuery was added in version 2.1. It's vastly superior to Query as it supports is null and joins in particular. Here's a [post that covers it](http://subsonicproject.com/2-1-pakala/subsonic-version-2-1-pakala-preview-the-new-query-tool/) (it was called Query2 at the time) or see my [3-part series on how I use SubSonic... | I am not sure what DB you are targeting but the IsNull Method did not work correctly for the Oracle Provider. I had to fix change a couple lines to get it to work on my machine. |
86,652 | Hello I have recently bought a driver for 50w white LED, I was wondering if it is possible to power 50W RGB LED chip via this driver? I know white LED has different amperage, my driver is for warm white and is 1.5A and similar driver for RGB coloured LED drives much lower at 650mA.
So my question is: Can I power my RG... | 2013/10/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/86652",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/30947/"
] | Assuming the RGB LED is somewhat similar to those on the first few pages when googled, with an array for each colour channel, it is possible that you could drive each of the channels somewhat inefficiently and at a more-or-less random colour by adding some ballast resistors so that the total current through each channe... | Without links to datasheets for the driver and the LEDs, this answer is part speculation.
The "while LED driver" is most likely to be a constant current driver, and as stated, apparently drives 1.5 Amperes constant current. Now, if the "50 Watt RGB LED" (presumably a multi-chip module) is rated for 650 mA, then drivin... |
215,261 | What all should i do to use mod\_fcgid instead of mod\_php on ubuntu and centos. what are the main benefits and difference's between two | 2010/12/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/215261",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/64430/"
] | mod\_php:
* a bit faster, than mod\_fcgid
* runs under httpd process
* have access to apache api ( de.php.net/manual/en/ref.apache.php )
* bad for shared hosting, since all domains run under the same user
mod\_fcgid:
* scripts runs under the user you want (good for shared hosting)
* enhanced security
* can run more ... | cgi = each request starts a process and get's results back to client
fcgi = application (Ruby/Django for example) or interpreter (PHP) stays running and webserver forwards requests and gets responses from it.
FastCGI is almost always faster (for stuff that supports it), however some very ancient stuff (nagios for exam... |
1,292,009 | In objective c, if the using the getter and directly accessing the ivar do exactly the same thing, no lazy loading code in the getter, all it does is returns the ivar, would you still use the accessor or access the ivar directly since there is no difference? Why?
EDIT: I'm talking about inside the class. | 2009/08/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1292009",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148195/"
] | There is a small performance advantage to be enjoyed by using the ivar directly. However, to avoid confusion, I typically prefix my ivars with \_ on the front, and then synthesize a property using @synthesize foo = \_foo; which means I can either do [self foo] or \_foo. It then becomes clearer in the code which I'm ref... | I decided to always use the [self ivar], not directly ivar, even though I use standard ObjC bracket notation , not dot notation. Only exception is if [self ivar] is a lazy-loading accessor and I already used it in the method and I know it has been initialised and I don't want to check if it is nil the 10 more times I u... |
14,709 | I want to know why android version isn't updated with the same version which is available for the windows? Android version is always lower than the tor bundle for windows.
Not only that, even Orfox isn't updated with the latest bundle version as it is available for windows version. Tor bundle including Firefox is alwa... | 2017/05/03 | [
"https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/14709",
"https://tor.stackexchange.com",
"https://tor.stackexchange.com/users/17344/"
] | Orbot
=====
The Orbot currently in Google's Play store [appears to be based on Tor 0.2.8.9](https://github.com/n8fr8/orbot/blob/15.2.0-RC-8-multi/orbotservice/src/main/java/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java#L137). Yes, this isn't the newest release of Tor, not even the newest version of the 0.2.8... | The version of Tor provided with Orbot isn't broken. Tor Browser updates are normally only to address security issues in Firefox, not to address security issues in Tor itself.
This is why Orbot is currently okay.
Orfox is currently under active development, it doesn't get updated as often as it should, it has leaks a... |
55,058 | I have about 100 GB of messages in my GMail account. What is easiest way to migrate the 100 GB GMails to Skydrive? There used to be an online software called *Trueswitch* that could do that, but it is no longer available. [yippiemove.com](http://yippiemove.com) is similar service, but they do not support IMAP.
I'm con... | 2014/01/26 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/55058",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/57811/"
] | Microsoft recently launched a feature that allows you to easily migrate your Gmail account to Outlook.com (which I assume is what you mean since SkyDrive is the Microsoft equivalent of Google Drive). Here is the blog post annoucing this:
<http://blogs.office.com/2013/12/11/outlook-com-makes-it-even-easier-to-switch-fr... | Since December 2013 Google has been rolling out the ability to download your data from a number of google ervices including gmail.
The [Instructions are here](http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/download-copy-of-your-gmail-and-google.html):
>
> You can download all of your mail and calendars or choose a subset of
... |
173,683 | I wish to see who has accessed my server and what speed they have downloaded the website at. How can this be done? | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/173683",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | 'Who' can be seen in your access logs, the location of which is configurable but defaults (in debian) to /var/log/apache2/access.log
'What speed' can be garnered by using the [Custom Log module](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_log_config.html) and dividing %B (bytes sent) by %T (time to serve the request). | If by "who", you mean "what IP addresses", then yes, that information should be in your apache access\_log. Also in that log, you'll find information as far as how much data was tranferred. |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | Here is a solution for 3 players and more that only needs one object to move and only at
*Brazening! time* so it is unlikely to be forgotten.
I think it meets all your requirements and might blend in your game
without looking too artificial.
In its basic form the number of turns between *Brazening! times* depends
on t... | You could try a method similar to the dominion method of keeping track of actions; say it out loud! It *never* fails.
>
> Say how many you have left out loud; this trick works every time (i.e. "I'm playing the Festival and now have two Actions remaining. I play a Market and have two Actions remaining. I play another ... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | Probably the simplest method would just be to add a turn marker. Have an area on the board with the numbers one through five printed out on it, with an "It's Brazening Time!" highlight around the the number five.
If you're playing a game with a definite number of turns, just print all turn numbers with a highlight aro... | I recently saw a beautiful solution for this problem in the game **Ora et Labora**. It uses a wheel which you turn after a round is finished. The wheel mechanism updates not only the costs of the available goods, it can also trigger events (here settlement phases). Depending whether you play with 1,2,3,4 players or acc... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | If you only need the *Brazening* to happen *approximately* every X turns, you could simply roll a die at the beginning of every turn with a 1/X chance. For a 1/5 chance, for instance, roll a D10, and if it comes up 1 or 2 then *Brazen* away!
Whether or not this method is useful would depend completely on the purpose o... | I recently saw a beautiful solution for this problem in the game **Ora et Labora**. It uses a wheel which you turn after a round is finished. The wheel mechanism updates not only the costs of the available goods, it can also trigger events (here settlement phases). Depending whether you play with 1,2,3,4 players or acc... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | If you only need the *Brazening* to happen *approximately* every X turns, you could simply roll a die at the beginning of every turn with a 1/X chance. For a 1/5 chance, for instance, roll a D10, and if it comes up 1 or 2 then *Brazen* away!
Whether or not this method is useful would depend completely on the purpose o... | Here is a solution for 3 players and more that only needs one object to move and only at
*Brazening! time* so it is unlikely to be forgotten.
I think it meets all your requirements and might blend in your game
without looking too artificial.
In its basic form the number of turns between *Brazening! times* depends
on t... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | Probably the simplest method would just be to add a turn marker. Have an area on the board with the numbers one through five printed out on it, with an "It's Brazening Time!" highlight around the the number five.
If you're playing a game with a definite number of turns, just print all turn numbers with a highlight aro... | If you only need the *Brazening* to happen *approximately* every X turns, you could simply roll a die at the beginning of every turn with a 1/X chance. For a 1/5 chance, for instance, roll a D10, and if it comes up 1 or 2 then *Brazen* away!
Whether or not this method is useful would depend completely on the purpose o... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | I'm no game designer, so this is just off the top of my head:
I'd try and tie it to a mechanic that already exists in the game and which the players can't avoid, or at least get a obvious (maybe short term) advantage from, so it's unlikely to for them to forget.
Examples:
* Each player gets 5 cards at the start of... | I recently saw a beautiful solution for this problem in the game **Ora et Labora**. It uses a wheel which you turn after a round is finished. The wheel mechanism updates not only the costs of the available goods, it can also trigger events (here settlement phases). Depending whether you play with 1,2,3,4 players or acc... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | I'm no game designer, so this is just off the top of my head:
I'd try and tie it to a mechanic that already exists in the game and which the players can't avoid, or at least get a obvious (maybe short term) advantage from, so it's unlikely to for them to forget.
Examples:
* Each player gets 5 cards at the start of... | Probably the simplest method would just be to add a turn marker. Have an area on the board with the numbers one through five printed out on it, with an "It's Brazening Time!" highlight around the the number five.
If you're playing a game with a definite number of turns, just print all turn numbers with a highlight aro... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | I'm no game designer, so this is just off the top of my head:
I'd try and tie it to a mechanic that already exists in the game and which the players can't avoid, or at least get a obvious (maybe short term) advantage from, so it's unlikely to for them to forget.
Examples:
* Each player gets 5 cards at the start of... | You could try a method similar to the dominion method of keeping track of actions; say it out loud! It *never* fails.
>
> Say how many you have left out loud; this trick works every time (i.e. "I'm playing the Festival and now have two Actions remaining. I play a Market and have two Actions remaining. I play another ... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | If you only need the *Brazening* to happen *approximately* every X turns, you could simply roll a die at the beginning of every turn with a 1/X chance. For a 1/5 chance, for instance, roll a D10, and if it comes up 1 or 2 then *Brazen* away!
Whether or not this method is useful would depend completely on the purpose o... | You could try a method similar to the dominion method of keeping track of actions; say it out loud! It *never* fails.
>
> Say how many you have left out loud; this trick works every time (i.e. "I'm playing the Festival and now have two Actions remaining. I play a Market and have two Actions remaining. I play another ... |
7,943 | I'm working on a new board game where there's an action (we'll call it *Brazening*) that only happens every X turns (let's say it happens every 5 turns).
What's a good way to keep track of when it's time for the next *Brazening*?
The perfect method would:
* be easy for players to do
* be hard for players to forget
*... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/7943",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/1888/"
] | I'm no game designer, so this is just off the top of my head:
I'd try and tie it to a mechanic that already exists in the game and which the players can't avoid, or at least get a obvious (maybe short term) advantage from, so it's unlikely to for them to forget.
Examples:
* Each player gets 5 cards at the start of... | Use 5 cards (assuming you want to perform the action every 5 turns). Every turn the current play picks a card and puts it at the bottom. If that card shows Brazening than perform the related actions.
Cons:
* You need to have several blank cards to get to 5 cards.
Pros:
* Hard to forget because *every* turn a playe... |
42,056 | grepping, awking, sedding, and piping are day-to-day routine of a user of any Unix-like operating system, may it be on the command line or inside a shell script (collectively called *filters* from now on).
At their essence, when working with "standard" Unix CLI programs and shell builtins (collectively called *command... | 2012/07/01 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/42056",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/20230/"
] | There are only de facto IO standards — whitespace and null separated output.
As for compatibility, we usually revert to checking version numbers of individual filters. Not that they change much, but when you want to use a brand new feature and still want the script to run on older versions, you have to "ifdef" it out ... | Scripts do break, some more often than others. The old and famous software tends to stay relatively the same, and often has compatibility flags when it changes anyway.
Scripts written on one system tend to carry on working, but often break another. |
42,056 | grepping, awking, sedding, and piping are day-to-day routine of a user of any Unix-like operating system, may it be on the command line or inside a shell script (collectively called *filters* from now on).
At their essence, when working with "standard" Unix CLI programs and shell builtins (collectively called *command... | 2012/07/01 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/42056",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/20230/"
] | First, very brief answers to your questions:
1. Formal standardization of input/output conventions: **no**
2. Breakage in the past due to changing output: **yes**
3. Absolutely impossible to break future filters: **no**
4. How can I protect myself against changes: **be conservative**
When you say "API", you're using ... | There are only de facto IO standards — whitespace and null separated output.
As for compatibility, we usually revert to checking version numbers of individual filters. Not that they change much, but when you want to use a brand new feature and still want the script to run on older versions, you have to "ifdef" it out ... |
42,056 | grepping, awking, sedding, and piping are day-to-day routine of a user of any Unix-like operating system, may it be on the command line or inside a shell script (collectively called *filters* from now on).
At their essence, when working with "standard" Unix CLI programs and shell builtins (collectively called *command... | 2012/07/01 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/42056",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/20230/"
] | First, very brief answers to your questions:
1. Formal standardization of input/output conventions: **no**
2. Breakage in the past due to changing output: **yes**
3. Absolutely impossible to break future filters: **no**
4. How can I protect myself against changes: **be conservative**
When you say "API", you're using ... | Scripts do break, some more often than others. The old and famous software tends to stay relatively the same, and often has compatibility flags when it changes anyway.
Scripts written on one system tend to carry on working, but often break another. |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | IMHO:
"..his Buddhahood had been foretold, so why did he practice? "
In the foretelling of his future, his future practice has also been seen but not mentioned. It is his practice in the past and the future which leads him to become a Buddha. He cannot **not** practice in the future, because that is his conditioning ... | *"**Isn't there a story where the Buddha accosts a monk who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way**"*
The string story is in [AN 6.55](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an06/an06.055.t... |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | *"**Isn't there a story where the Buddha accosts a monk who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way**"*
The string story is in [AN 6.55](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an06/an06.055.t... | The teaching that the string on the stringed musical instrument must not be too taut or too loose, but it should be tuned precisely, is taught in the [Sona Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an06/an06.055.than.html). The middle path is also expounded in the [Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta](http://www.accesst... |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | *"**Isn't there a story where the Buddha accosts a monk who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way**"*
The string story is in [AN 6.55](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an06/an06.055.t... | Great Question Buddho!
It is true, the middle way is always the best way. I think your understanding of Karma however may be slightly off the mark. This can all be explained in terms of qualities and quantities. The monk who lost his eyes in replace for the vision of enlightenment seems slightly absurd, losing your ey... |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | IMHO:
"..his Buddhahood had been foretold, so why did he practice? "
In the foretelling of his future, his future practice has also been seen but not mentioned. It is his practice in the past and the future which leads him to become a Buddha. He cannot **not** practice in the future, because that is his conditioning ... | The teaching that the string on the stringed musical instrument must not be too taut or too loose, but it should be tuned precisely, is taught in the [Sona Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an06/an06.055.than.html). The middle path is also expounded in the [Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta](http://www.accesst... |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | IMHO:
"..his Buddhahood had been foretold, so why did he practice? "
In the foretelling of his future, his future practice has also been seen but not mentioned. It is his practice in the past and the future which leads him to become a Buddha. He cannot **not** practice in the future, because that is his conditioning ... | I want to say something, not about karma but about doing it now.
The middle way notwithstanding, perhaps it was essential to the Buddha's own enlightenment. I don't know in which sutta this appears, but [this narration](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel433.html) of the life of the Buddha by Bikkhu... |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | IMHO:
"..his Buddhahood had been foretold, so why did he practice? "
In the foretelling of his future, his future practice has also been seen but not mentioned. It is his practice in the past and the future which leads him to become a Buddha. He cannot **not** practice in the future, because that is his conditioning ... | Great Question Buddho!
It is true, the middle way is always the best way. I think your understanding of Karma however may be slightly off the mark. This can all be explained in terms of qualities and quantities. The monk who lost his eyes in replace for the vision of enlightenment seems slightly absurd, losing your ey... |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | I want to say something, not about karma but about doing it now.
The middle way notwithstanding, perhaps it was essential to the Buddha's own enlightenment. I don't know in which sutta this appears, but [this narration](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel433.html) of the life of the Buddha by Bikkhu... | The teaching that the string on the stringed musical instrument must not be too taut or too loose, but it should be tuned precisely, is taught in the [Sona Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an06/an06.055.than.html). The middle path is also expounded in the [Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta](http://www.accesst... |
9,525 | Isn't there a [story where the Buddha accosts a monk](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-vayamo/index.html) who's bleeding from performing walking meditation for too long, and tells him practice must be like a Veena's string - not too tight, not too loose? i.e the middle way
Yet, I remember a... | 2015/06/12 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/715/"
] | I want to say something, not about karma but about doing it now.
The middle way notwithstanding, perhaps it was essential to the Buddha's own enlightenment. I don't know in which sutta this appears, but [this narration](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel433.html) of the life of the Buddha by Bikkhu... | Great Question Buddho!
It is true, the middle way is always the best way. I think your understanding of Karma however may be slightly off the mark. This can all be explained in terms of qualities and quantities. The monk who lost his eyes in replace for the vision of enlightenment seems slightly absurd, losing your ey... |
19,306 | I'm going to try to explain this the best I possibly can, but what I want seems feasible.
I have a studio condensor mic that I use as my microphone input to my computer. When recording I know it is possible to take noise out of the recording by subtracting it from the wavelength. This is often called noise suppressio... | 2009/08/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/19306",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2673/"
] | I'm very surprised that the BIOS is giving the error about something on the hard drive *before* attempting to boot from DVD, and even more surprised that dell was able to mess with the bios prevent booting from DVD if recovery partition is missing.
What is the exact error?
Perhaps try changing the boot priority so t... | You could boot from the [Gparted](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php) live CD and wipe the disk from there. |
19,306 | I'm going to try to explain this the best I possibly can, but what I want seems feasible.
I have a studio condensor mic that I use as my microphone input to my computer. When recording I know it is possible to take noise out of the recording by subtracting it from the wavelength. This is often called noise suppressio... | 2009/08/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/19306",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2673/"
] | I'm very surprised that the BIOS is giving the error about something on the hard drive *before* attempting to boot from DVD, and even more surprised that dell was able to mess with the bios prevent booting from DVD if recovery partition is missing.
What is the exact error?
Perhaps try changing the boot priority so t... | There is a wealth of information [Here](http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/index.htm#dsr-dos) Probably more than you want to know, you may be able to make it useful i.e. make it restore your Win7 installation, or at least make it so small on the disk that it's insignificant, makes the bios happy because it's there, bu... |
52,328,362 | I have 3 consumers subscribed to a Kafka topic.
A producer publishes 1 message to a topic.
How can I make sure that the message is replicated internally in Kafka and is then consumed by all 3 consumers?
One way would be to not commit the message, but then messages will keep on piling up in the topic. | 2018/09/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/52328362",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5730790/"
] | Kafka never replicates the messages. The message will be always routed to a topic / partition only once.
But Kafka is using a concept of consumer groups to differentiate between different groups of consumers and to decide how they should receive the messages. In your case, you have to assign different consumer group ... | The only thing you have to do is to assign different group ids to every consumer |
52,328,362 | I have 3 consumers subscribed to a Kafka topic.
A producer publishes 1 message to a topic.
How can I make sure that the message is replicated internally in Kafka and is then consumed by all 3 consumers?
One way would be to not commit the message, but then messages will keep on piling up in the topic. | 2018/09/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/52328362",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5730790/"
] | You should set 3 different **consumer group** (with different id) for the 3 consumers.
>
> Consumers label themselves with a consumer group name, and each record
> published to a topic is delivered to one consumer instance within each
> subscribing consumer group. Consumer instances can be in separate
> processes ... | The only thing you have to do is to assign different group ids to every consumer |
52,328,362 | I have 3 consumers subscribed to a Kafka topic.
A producer publishes 1 message to a topic.
How can I make sure that the message is replicated internally in Kafka and is then consumed by all 3 consumers?
One way would be to not commit the message, but then messages will keep on piling up in the topic. | 2018/09/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/52328362",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5730790/"
] | Kafka never replicates the messages. The message will be always routed to a topic / partition only once.
But Kafka is using a concept of consumer groups to differentiate between different groups of consumers and to decide how they should receive the messages. In your case, you have to assign different consumer group ... | You should set 3 different **consumer group** (with different id) for the 3 consumers.
>
> Consumers label themselves with a consumer group name, and each record
> published to a topic is delivered to one consumer instance within each
> subscribing consumer group. Consumer instances can be in separate
> processes ... |
198,860 | The [Telepathic](https://www.dndbeyond.com/feats/telepathic) feat (TCoE, p. 81) gives you the ability to:
>
> [...] speak telepathically to any creature you can see within 60 feet of you. Your telepathic utterances are in a language you know, and the creature understands you only if it knows that language. [...]
>
>... | 2022/06/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/198860",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | Ask your DM, but probably yes
-----------------------------
These two rules contradict each other. The one rule says "the creature understands you only if it knows that language", and plants don't know any languages. The other rule says plants "understand the meaning of your words", which is not quite the same as know... | Ask your DM
-----------
[Dan B](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/198860/how-does-the-firbolg-s-speech-of-beast-and-leaf-feature-interact-with-the-tel/198861#198861) already laid out the main point: there are no explicit rules about this, and the two statements contradict each other, so your DM will have to make... |
262,430 | I don’t know which Moen cartridge I need to replace in shower. I have removed old cartridge in pieces and replaced with the wrong one, I guess because it is leaking worse now. I also could not get clip back in. | 2022/12/13 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/262430",
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] | Call Moen customer service. I've dealt with them before and they're good. They'll probably ask for pix while you're on the phone. They should be able to supply you with the correct cartridge. | If you couldn't get the clip back in, then you either installed it wrong or it's the wrong cartridge. Moen doesn't change their cartridge design as often as other manufacturers and most have that clip that ensures the cartridge is in all the way and lined up right. Take the pieces to a plumbing supply store if you can'... |
616,618 | I'm working on a mechanical device that uses three DSM44 servos, two FEETECH Mini Servo FT1117M, one JX PDI-6208MG Metal Gear Digital Servo, and one DS04-NFC 360 Degree Continuous Rotation Micro Servo Motor with Arduino controller and 6V 8A power supply to the shield.
The DS04-NFC 360 Degree Continuous Rotation Micro ... | 2022/04/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/616618",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/221628/"
] | Your DS04-NFC 360 requires PWM signal, GND and 5V/6V supply voltage (<1A current consumption according to Amazon description).
Generally speaking, for power cables, the only thing that matters is the cable section (see AWG wire current chart online). The bigger the section the more current it will handle.
In your case... | Consider that you are powering five 8 ohm speakers that only draw power when accelerated.
DSM44 servos draw 0.7A on a surge from 6V so the load appears to be about 8 Ohms DC max with a locked rotor but can surge with step changes to this value then decay so the spectrum.
If you understand Woofers audio systems need h... |
616,618 | I'm working on a mechanical device that uses three DSM44 servos, two FEETECH Mini Servo FT1117M, one JX PDI-6208MG Metal Gear Digital Servo, and one DS04-NFC 360 Degree Continuous Rotation Micro Servo Motor with Arduino controller and 6V 8A power supply to the shield.
The DS04-NFC 360 Degree Continuous Rotation Micro ... | 2022/04/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/616618",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/221628/"
] | Servo motors are a DC motor with a gearbox and internal closed loop feedback. They require voltage, ground, and a control signal. Based on the duty cycle of the control signal, the servo will move to that position (or speed, in the case of the continuous rotation servo).
Because they will try to move to and maintain a... | Consider that you are powering five 8 ohm speakers that only draw power when accelerated.
DSM44 servos draw 0.7A on a surge from 6V so the load appears to be about 8 Ohms DC max with a locked rotor but can surge with step changes to this value then decay so the spectrum.
If you understand Woofers audio systems need h... |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | There's really a lot of possible verbs you could use. I've seen:
* touched
* caressed
* brushed
* "lingered on"
* warmed
* gleamed on
to name the first that come to mind.
**Edit:**
I reread the title of your question, why not "fell"?
>
> The sun gently **fell** on Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It ... | How about shone? It can be used to refer to any lit surface or lighting source |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | There's really a lot of possible verbs you could use. I've seen:
* touched
* caressed
* brushed
* "lingered on"
* warmed
* gleamed on
to name the first that come to mind.
**Edit:**
I reread the title of your question, why not "fell"?
>
> The sun gently **fell** on Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It ... | Erin **sunned** herself as she walked through the alley. It felt comfortable *on her skin*, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body. |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | There's really a lot of possible verbs you could use. I've seen:
* touched
* caressed
* brushed
* "lingered on"
* warmed
* gleamed on
to name the first that come to mind.
**Edit:**
I reread the title of your question, why not "fell"?
>
> The sun gently **fell** on Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It ... | I like "smiled on" for this set. |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | There's really a lot of possible verbs you could use. I've seen:
* touched
* caressed
* brushed
* "lingered on"
* warmed
* gleamed on
to name the first that come to mind.
**Edit:**
I reread the title of your question, why not "fell"?
>
> The sun gently **fell** on Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It ... | The sun **embraced** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body
The sun **kissed** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley...
* lit
* cosseted |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | How about shone? It can be used to refer to any lit surface or lighting source | Erin **sunned** herself as she walked through the alley. It felt comfortable *on her skin*, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body. |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | How about shone? It can be used to refer to any lit surface or lighting source | I like "smiled on" for this set. |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | How about shone? It can be used to refer to any lit surface or lighting source | The sun **embraced** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body
The sun **kissed** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley...
* lit
* cosseted |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | I like "smiled on" for this set. | Erin **sunned** herself as she walked through the alley. It felt comfortable *on her skin*, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body. |
125,165 | I wrote the following:
>
> The sun **hit** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt
> comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body.
>
>
>
"Hit" is the only verb I could think of. But I wonder if there's a "gentler"
verb to replace it? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125165",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/4070/"
] | The sun **embraced** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley. It felt comfortable, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body
The sun **kissed** Erin's skin as she wandered through the alley...
* lit
* cosseted | Erin **sunned** herself as she walked through the alley. It felt comfortable *on her skin*, like a warm blanket enveloping her entire body. |
8,556 | There are similar Questions around Like [this](https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/5336/how-to-approach-my-little-brothers-addiction-to-tv-and-computer.com) and [this](https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/3054/what-are-some-fun-no-tv-or-computer-activities-that-a-2-year-old-and-a-4-year)
But they do... | 2013/07/31 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/8556",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/4297/"
] | I will echo what the other's have said - you are not a bad mother. You are a mother who is balancing your own expectations for parenting with reality. The world is not an ideal place and therefore we can never be ideal parents.
It sounds like both of you would benefit from her learning independent play. Unfortunately ... | Repeat this to yourself until you hear and believe the words: YOU ARE NOT A BAD MOM! You are going through some stressful times, and on top of that you have a THREE YEAR OLD! You're allowed to let things slide right now that you might not otherwise. Cross my heart.
Now, it sounds like you need to not only give yourse... |
284,141 | What does *but until* in a sentence mean? I came across the phrase in a sentence that sounded almost exactly as this:
>
> He was a great person **but until** he started caring for other people's feelings.
>
>
>
I have found another example of sentence, tweeted by Rupert Murdoch. His tweet was:
>
> Maybe most Mu... | 2015/11/01 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/284141",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/145391/"
] | There is no phrase "but until". There are two words, *but* and *until*, which can be looked up in a dictionary.
Your second sentence could be rephrased as "Maybe most Moslems are peaceful. However, until..."; the main verb is *must be held*.
The first sentence is ungrammatical. If you have remembered it correctly, th... | The sentence is badly structured.
>
> Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer they must be held responsible."
>
>
>
Paraphrase:
* It is possible that most Moslems are peaceful.
* Most Moslems [refuse to] recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer.
... |
1,593 | This topic was sparked by this posting: [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle)
It's been suggested that
>
> This question does not appear to be about motor vehicle maintenance or
> repair within the scope defined in the help... | 2016/04/26 | [
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1593",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7551/"
] | **RAV4 Question**
I see [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle) as on topic question.
The OP was asking about trim levels. Certainly they seem to be engaged in shopping BUT the question was very specific about trim levels offere... | Honestly, a lot of the questions don't fit the guidelines posted, yet I rarely vote them to be closed. To be fair, this is the only Stack Exchange community that directly discusses automotive vehicles. I don't see another community to discuss driving techniques, wheels, paintjobs, modifications, automotive history and ... |
1,593 | This topic was sparked by this posting: [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle)
It's been suggested that
>
> This question does not appear to be about motor vehicle maintenance or
> repair within the scope defined in the help... | 2016/04/26 | [
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1593",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7551/"
] | **RAV4 Question**
I see [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle) as on topic question.
The OP was asking about trim levels. Certainly they seem to be engaged in shopping BUT the question was very specific about trim levels offere... | In my view, the Toyota question is a shopping question - fundamentally they're asking which of the two currently-available versions is better. That's off-topic (and we've had plenty of "which car should I buy" questions closed before.
The Ferrari one is a history question - that's a bit more debatable - my gut feeling... |
1,593 | This topic was sparked by this posting: [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle)
It's been suggested that
>
> This question does not appear to be about motor vehicle maintenance or
> repair within the scope defined in the help... | 2016/04/26 | [
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1593",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7551/"
] | **RAV4 Question**
I see [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle) as on topic question.
The OP was asking about trim levels. Certainly they seem to be engaged in shopping BUT the question was very specific about trim levels offere... | Personally I didn't have a problem with the RAV4 question, as it's talking about the vehicle, not which vehicle to purchase (or could easily be made that way). The gist of the question is what does the trim level mean; is one trim level better than another. This is not a shopping question. It can be answered objectivel... |
1,593 | This topic was sparked by this posting: [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle)
It's been suggested that
>
> This question does not appear to be about motor vehicle maintenance or
> repair within the scope defined in the help... | 2016/04/26 | [
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1593",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7551/"
] | **RAV4 Question**
I see [Is RAV4 SE higher trim than RAV4 XLE?](https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/28887/is-rav4-se-higher-trim-than-rav4-xle) as on topic question.
The OP was asking about trim levels. Certainly they seem to be engaged in shopping BUT the question was very specific about trim levels offere... | My two cents:
Both questions just feel lazy. You could do a little more quick research and get the information. The RAV4 one is the laziest one and it does annoy me because trim levels vary from location. The Ferrari question is lazy, but it does kinda bring up a meta question about Ferrari. Still doesn't mean its wit... |
115,463 | Say I want to use the Tome of Battle maneuver Moment of Perfect Mind, a maneuver that replaces my Will save with the equivalent Concentration Check.
Out of combat, my warblade and an enemy wizard are negotiating over the price of ferrets. While we are talking he casts a quickened spell of Charm Person.
I have Momen... | 2018/02/14 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/115463",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28926/"
] | **Yes**, regardless of whether or not you have been instructed to roll initiative you can use Moment of Perfect Mind, since its description specifies it can be used at any time (a case of specific beating general).
As per the description of Moment of Perfect Mind:
>
> You can use this maneuver any time you would be ... | As soon as the wizard wants to cast *charm person* on the warblade, combat has started. Matters should follow as normal for surprise combat:
1. The warblade may have an opportunity to notice the wizard was up to something, perhaps Sense Motive or possibly even Spellcraft. This would be as a “replacement” for the usual... |
115,463 | Say I want to use the Tome of Battle maneuver Moment of Perfect Mind, a maneuver that replaces my Will save with the equivalent Concentration Check.
Out of combat, my warblade and an enemy wizard are negotiating over the price of ferrets. While we are talking he casts a quickened spell of Charm Person.
I have Momen... | 2018/02/14 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/115463",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28926/"
] | **Yes**, regardless of whether or not you have been instructed to roll initiative you can use Moment of Perfect Mind, since its description specifies it can be used at any time (a case of specific beating general).
As per the description of Moment of Perfect Mind:
>
> You can use this maneuver any time you would be ... | There are two questions here. One is about a surprise round, and the other is about being flat-footed.
The Rules As Written say:
>
> When a combat starts, if you are not aware of your opponents and they are aware of you, you’re surprised.
>
>
>
In this scenario, you are arguing with a wizard and therefore are aw... |
20,658,836 | I am having a problem with OnMethodBoundaryAspect used by different projects. In particular I have
- root website which is MVC
- sub-website in ASP.NET
- business & data access layers called both by MVC and ASP.NET
I have implemented my own tracing class VerboseTracing : OnMethodBoundaryAspect, within a separate stand... | 2013/12/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20658836",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/982374/"
] | Checkout the **AttributeTargetAssemblies** attribute parameter.
Here is how I have been able to use aspects across multiple projects. The only difference being I am using a project rather than direct assembly reference to the aspect code.
I add the below line, (with proper assembly and namespace) for every other asse... | I think [AlexD](https://stackoverflow.com/users/177460/alexd) might be on to something. You should include your logging DLL, and any dependencies the logging project requires to run inside of your ASP.NET project. So I would assume the logging project depends on PostSharp, so PostSharp should also be installed to the A... |
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