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164,206 | EU anti-graft agency OLAF said Thursday it has opened an investigation into alleged misuse of EU funds in Slovakia uncovered by journalist Ján Kuciak, who was killed earlier this year.
Source: <https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-anti-fraud-agency-probes-alleged-misuse-of-funds-in-slovakia-olaf-jan-kuciak/>
Is it all... | 2018/04/20 | [
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] | There is no need for a preposition there at all, and it's not because it's headlinese. These are both idiomatic:
>
> You said Monday that you'd have this finished by Friday.
>
>
> Monday you said you'd have this finished by Friday.
>
>
>
You could also say "on Monday" there as well. | You can omit the 'on' if your intended readership is US (American). If you are aiming for a British readership, it is required. |
51,575 | 
The warning label on each coconut describes how to treat the water within each. The water on the brown coconut is to be discarded; the water on the white coconut is safe for consumption.
**In what ways is the water fro... | 2014/12/14 | [
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] | Phew, too long for a comment.
The liquid of (young?) coconuts is sterile and [can even be used for transfusions](http://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757%2800%2990062-7/abstract). The abstract of the linked article doesn't say anything about the sterility of older coconuts. I assume that the older coconuts (esper... | If it is unsanitary to drink the water of mature coconuts, it does stand to reason that the meat would also be contaminated. I have yet to find any information suggesting that harm may befall a consumer of said meat, fermented or not. |
51,575 | 
The warning label on each coconut describes how to treat the water within each. The water on the brown coconut is to be discarded; the water on the white coconut is safe for consumption.
**In what ways is the water fro... | 2014/12/14 | [
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] | I have been in the coconut export business for over 6 years. Coconuts are either 'young' 7-9 months or 'mature' 11-12 months old at the time of harvest. If you want sweet water, the coconut is harvest young, when the sugar content and volume of water are at their peak.
As the coconut ages, the water is absorbed as th... | If it is unsanitary to drink the water of mature coconuts, it does stand to reason that the meat would also be contaminated. I have yet to find any information suggesting that harm may befall a consumer of said meat, fermented or not. |
46,850,592 | Suppose there is a real time feed of stock prices, how do you calculate the average of a subset of it (say over the past week)?
This was an interview question. I can come up with an algorithm to do it in O(n^2), but the interviewer wanted an algorithm that was O(n). | 2017/10/20 | [
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] | A useful approach is to compute the cumulative sum of your array.
This means that each entry in the cumulative sum array is the sum of all previous prices.
This is useful because you can then generate the sum over any particular subarray of your input using a single subtraction.
Note that when a new input arrives, y... | Another approach is akin to computing skew in Genomics.
If you want to compute the average over the past week, create a variable that contains the sum over a moving window. When an entry is created, add the entry to the above sum variable, and subtract the oldest entry in the moving window from it. Since the size of ... |
112,558 | The original Death Star was blown up by Luke, a relativley untrained pilot flying with the Rebels. Yes, he had the force on his side, but in the end it was pretty easy.
The second (bigger) Death Star also got blown up by the rebels.
>
> In *The Force Awakens*, an even smaller bunch of rebels, with only a handful of... | 2015/12/29 | [
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] | Shorter answer.
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If you ask me, the first Death Star and Starkiller Base were well designed to repel assault and attack; Starkiller Base slightly better than the Death Star since it was a full-sized planet and the access to the power storage in Starkiller Base required a ground assault to penetrate; not... | The Death Star I wasn't easy to destroy. The thermal exhaust port is only 2 meters wide, and it would take a starfighter near-ideal conditions to successfully fire a proton torpedo in. Add to that the base defences in the form of turbolasers and TIE squadrons, and only one other pilot besides Luke managed to find an op... |
3,929 | I don't like to use a back pack instead of the side bag supplied by laptop it self. But when I carry the laptop in a back pack for a long distance, I feel a pain on my shoulders. How do I reduce the pain by doing a hack on placing laptop in the bag? | 2015/01/25 | [
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] | ***What might help you is:***
* Adding cushions to your backpack or shoulder bag straps. This can be done by getting softer straps or sewing softer materials into the strap, also making the strap broader helps. The broader the strap the more the weight is displaced, there are usually devices for this already on the st... | Waist, chest, and hip belts on your backpack take significant stress off your shoulders no matter how much weight you are carrying. |
649,706 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/05PS3.png)
**Things I have:**
1. I have an old type **MIDI input device** (Piano Keyboard Panel) which has **a MIDI "OUT" port** (female type jack) that has **5 holes**. (and no USB port). it has a 9V power input (AC t... | 2023/01/12 | [
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] | With those specs, you can't build anything that works..
MIDI is not audio, do not connect it to audio input. MIDI is data.
You need a MIDI to USB adapter, or build one from a microcontroller or MCU board that can present itself as USB device, and write firmware that makes it look like USB MIDI adapter.
But you may h... | Just to back up Justme's answer, you cannot make a USB-to-MIDI adapter with these restrictions - it is not possible.
The reason is that your computer software - even the driver - doesn't have direct access to the wires of the USB port. The USB port is connected to a USB Host Controller, a chip that speaks the USB prot... |
136,928 | I studied for two years in a university towards a bachelor's degree and then left because my parents and I had to immigrate to another country before I turn 21 (the age limit for an immigrant's child). Now I have to write my resume to apply for jobs. I have decided to include this college experience in my resume.
How ... | 2019/05/20 | [
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] | >
> How can I describe it in my resume? How should I include a brief description of my reason for leaving college?
>
>
>
Don't include your reasons for leaving college. If you are asked about it during an interview, you can explain the reasons at that time. Anything you add to your resume should be relevant to you... | >
> How can I describe it in my resume? How should I include a brief description of my reason for leaving college?
>
>
>
**I would not attempt to provide a reason in your resume.**
Resumes are intended to spark conversations, to convey the **what**, **where**, and **when** of your work and educational experience.... |
388,494 | I've just soldered a SOIC-16 am26c32 on to a breakout board.
The datasheet shows the orientation of the chip by means of a semi circle at one end (<http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am26c32.pdf>). However, on the actual device, there is no such semi circle to be found - only the name of the chip.
Am I to assume that p... | 2018/07/30 | [
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] | Some SOIC type of packages don't have a dot or semi-circle. The first row is designated by a bevel,
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/S9OcD.png) | Look more closely in the *Mechanical Data* section of the datasheet. It shows that the edge is shaved off along the whole row of pins that includes pin 1:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lUs1Y.gif) |
388,494 | I've just soldered a SOIC-16 am26c32 on to a breakout board.
The datasheet shows the orientation of the chip by means of a semi circle at one end (<http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am26c32.pdf>). However, on the actual device, there is no such semi circle to be found - only the name of the chip.
Am I to assume that p... | 2018/07/30 | [
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] | Look more closely in the *Mechanical Data* section of the datasheet. It shows that the edge is shaved off along the whole row of pins that includes pin 1:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lUs1Y.gif) | In addition to the features already mentioned, you may also see a white dot on the chip by pin 1. It's more common on DIL packages, but I've seen it on SOIC too. |
388,494 | I've just soldered a SOIC-16 am26c32 on to a breakout board.
The datasheet shows the orientation of the chip by means of a semi circle at one end (<http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am26c32.pdf>). However, on the actual device, there is no such semi circle to be found - only the name of the chip.
Am I to assume that p... | 2018/07/30 | [
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] | Some SOIC type of packages don't have a dot or semi-circle. The first row is designated by a bevel,
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/S9OcD.png) | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Q9nl.png)
As Olin said, and as you can see from the mechanical drawing, one side should have a bevel.
Also, in practice, TI prints/etches/lasers a pretty clear bar onto the left hand side (in above drawing), something like:
[![so... |
388,494 | I've just soldered a SOIC-16 am26c32 on to a breakout board.
The datasheet shows the orientation of the chip by means of a semi circle at one end (<http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am26c32.pdf>). However, on the actual device, there is no such semi circle to be found - only the name of the chip.
Am I to assume that p... | 2018/07/30 | [
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] | Some SOIC type of packages don't have a dot or semi-circle. The first row is designated by a bevel,
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/S9OcD.png) | In addition to the features already mentioned, you may also see a white dot on the chip by pin 1. It's more common on DIL packages, but I've seen it on SOIC too. |
388,494 | I've just soldered a SOIC-16 am26c32 on to a breakout board.
The datasheet shows the orientation of the chip by means of a semi circle at one end (<http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am26c32.pdf>). However, on the actual device, there is no such semi circle to be found - only the name of the chip.
Am I to assume that p... | 2018/07/30 | [
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As Olin said, and as you can see from the mechanical drawing, one side should have a bevel.
Also, in practice, TI prints/etches/lasers a pretty clear bar onto the left hand side (in above drawing), something like:
[![so... | In addition to the features already mentioned, you may also see a white dot on the chip by pin 1. It's more common on DIL packages, but I've seen it on SOIC too. |
14,294 | I live in Sunset zone 17. I purchased a pair of blueberries in February. I transplanted them into five gallon pots, and used a mix of potting soil and coconut coir that drains pretty well. I also amended with sulfur to make the soil more acidic, and have given them an E.B. Stone fruit tree/bush fertilizer once every co... | 2014/10/05 | [
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] | ### Two suggestions:
* As it seems you are aware blueberries like acid soil, it may be a good idea to check the soil ph and make sure it's correct, the incorrect ph may be causing a nutrient deficiency.
* It could also be a fungus (which may result indirectly from the incorrect ph).
I think the best place to start is... | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SaC61.jpg)Looks like sunburn to me. My leaves looked the same and it was from full sun all day long in high heat dry climate we have in NM.i had to move to afternoon shade |
14,294 | I live in Sunset zone 17. I purchased a pair of blueberries in February. I transplanted them into five gallon pots, and used a mix of potting soil and coconut coir that drains pretty well. I also amended with sulfur to make the soil more acidic, and have given them an E.B. Stone fruit tree/bush fertilizer once every co... | 2014/10/05 | [
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] | A couple things to check for, aside from the pH levels, would be the Nitrogen and the Nitrates. The Nitrogen content should be fairly high, and the Nitrate content low. It's possible that high nitrates could be causing the burn.
Another thing to watch out for, is when you water, don't water the leaves of the plant, as... | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SaC61.jpg)Looks like sunburn to me. My leaves looked the same and it was from full sun all day long in high heat dry climate we have in NM.i had to move to afternoon shade |
411,765 | There have been numerous discussions over the years on the acceptability of partial answers:
| Year | Q&A | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | [Should I answer the question with just a partial solution?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/72392/should-i-answer-the-question-with-just-a-partial-solution) | Gener... | 2021/09/26 | [
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] | No, "me too" answers with additional details are not answers (even partial). An answer needs to actually solve at least part of the OP's problem to be considered an answer. The consensus in the community is clear on that, as far as I'm aware, and based on the discussions you've linked to.
I absolutely agree that the w... | We've [updated the copy on this Help Center article](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer). I've also taken the liberty to shuffle it around a bit for clarity, and to put the more important sections first. (I do know this is a bit subjective, but the old order did seem very strange to me.)
It now clearly speci... |
206,138 | so i'm going to use IRF530 as a LED driver for my project, but as soon as i open datasheet, i can't find K for calculating current Id. so how to calculate Id to make sure i'm supplying enough current for 10-15 LED @ 1 watt (350mA) and not overrated it? i've heard from other source that you just don't use K. i mean if t... | 2015/12/15 | [
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] | This is a bad way to control LEDs. For a start you have them all in parallel - have you done no research at all about LEDs? LEDs need individual current limiting/sharing resistors when placed in parallel or one of them hogs all the current and blows up after a short while then, the current that was to be shared among 4... | What's 'k'? I assume from the context you mean transconductance, that is the Ids per Vgs ratio.
This parameter varies from FET to FET, and with temperature, and with voltage, so it's not good to assume it's stable and to try to program the LED current by dead reckoning from Vgs, much as you wouldn't take a BJT's \$\be... |
1,424,179 | For any matrix the column rank and row rank are equal. As I understand it rank means the number of linearly independent vectors, where vectors is either the rows or columns of the matrix.
This seems to mean that the number of linearly independent rows in a matrix is equal to the number of linearly independent columns... | 2015/09/06 | [
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] | It is true.
There are many ways to show this.
One of the most constructive ones is to transform the matrix to its "echelon form", using elementary transformations which do not change the number of linearly independent rows or columns.
What you obtain in the end is a diagonal matrix, with ones followed by zero in t... | For instance the rank of the matrix is the largest dimension of an invertible square submatrix. This criterion is independenty of whether you work with rows or with columns.
You also can say it is the size of the largest non-zero minor of the associated determinant. |
42,371 | I'm learning how to use `sox` and i encountered this explanation:
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> We can also use sox to convert a raw file to another format. In this
> case, we have to supply some information about the raw file:
>
>
> sox -r 44100 -s -w foo.raw foo.wav
>
>
> The three flags preceding the input file name tell sox that the ... | 2017/11/11 | [
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] | Signed and Unsigned refer to how numbers are stored for the samples. A sample corresponds to voltage above or below 0.
Signed data is a format that can store negative numbers, so 0 is no voltage and positive or negative numbers can be used to describe the direction of the voltage.
In unsigned data, all numbers are ... | Signed data in audio just means that a value of 0 corresponds to a voltage of 0V and the number being interpreted in two's complement.
Unsigned data means that the lowest (negative) and highest (positive) voltage are represented by all zeros and all ones, with 0V being in the middle of the range (what would be the mos... |
1,475,168 | Hey all, I have a linq app using C# express2008 and sqlserver express 2005 (mdf file connection)
I followed the regular dml generation and vanilla datacontext. However i created a repository class to manage the Linq stuff.
In using the functions, selecting data works fine, updating data works in the app.But when i che... | 2009/09/25 | [
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] | Are you calling SubmitChanges() on the DataContext? | No primary key, or no column(s) in the L2S model marked as primary key member(s)..? |
1,475,168 | Hey all, I have a linq app using C# express2008 and sqlserver express 2005 (mdf file connection)
I followed the regular dml generation and vanilla datacontext. However i created a repository class to manage the Linq stuff.
In using the functions, selecting data works fine, updating data works in the app.But when i che... | 2009/09/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1475168",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | Are you calling SubmitChanges() on the DataContext? | Ok... found 'a' soln.
1. changed (forced) default connection string from looking at a file to an instance of sql server (using database instead of file)
2. Attached file to sql server express..and renamed the db.
Ran app again and everything works. Only thing is..the dml still uses the old connection string..so any mo... |
1,475,168 | Hey all, I have a linq app using C# express2008 and sqlserver express 2005 (mdf file connection)
I followed the regular dml generation and vanilla datacontext. However i created a repository class to manage the Linq stuff.
In using the functions, selecting data works fine, updating data works in the app.But when i che... | 2009/09/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1475168",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/178812/"
] | No primary key, or no column(s) in the L2S model marked as primary key member(s)..? | Ok... found 'a' soln.
1. changed (forced) default connection string from looking at a file to an instance of sql server (using database instead of file)
2. Attached file to sql server express..and renamed the db.
Ran app again and everything works. Only thing is..the dml still uses the old connection string..so any mo... |
307,392 | I'm a co-op student working on a hardware design for an industry client, and I'm trying to use a [TPS63000](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000-q1.pdf) to get a Vout of 3.45V. Vin is 5V. When I power this circuit up, I read 5V on Vin but only 0.7V from Vout. [![TPS63000 Application Circuit](https://i.stack.imgur.... | 2017/05/25 | [
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] | You have no delay on the VINA, EN and PS/SYNC pins. It is unclear what mode the thing will go into when connected like that.
The [device specs](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000.pdf) shows a suitable delay circuit.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com... | A few guesses/pointers: -
* Try fitting link W1
* Check R1 isn't 1.8 kohm (or a wrong value)
* Is exposed thermal pad properly earthed?
* Have you got too much output load?
* Check that oscillations are running about 1350 kHz
* Is your meter working correctly?
Good luck. |
307,392 | I'm a co-op student working on a hardware design for an industry client, and I'm trying to use a [TPS63000](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000-q1.pdf) to get a Vout of 3.45V. Vin is 5V. When I power this circuit up, I read 5V on Vin but only 0.7V from Vout. [![TPS63000 Application Circuit](https://i.stack.imgur.... | 2017/05/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/307392",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/150224/"
] | A few guesses/pointers: -
* Try fitting link W1
* Check R1 isn't 1.8 kohm (or a wrong value)
* Is exposed thermal pad properly earthed?
* Have you got too much output load?
* Check that oscillations are running about 1350 kHz
* Is your meter working correctly?
Good luck. | I know this question is old, but Google brought me here on this exact topic and I see no concrete answer, I solved the issue myself, the error is on the feedback, the TPS63000 is a 3.3V (fixed regulator) and no set point is required, only direct feedback, however the circuit and pcb layout shown can accommodate both TP... |
307,392 | I'm a co-op student working on a hardware design for an industry client, and I'm trying to use a [TPS63000](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000-q1.pdf) to get a Vout of 3.45V. Vin is 5V. When I power this circuit up, I read 5V on Vin but only 0.7V from Vout. [![TPS63000 Application Circuit](https://i.stack.imgur.... | 2017/05/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/307392",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | You have no delay on the VINA, EN and PS/SYNC pins. It is unclear what mode the thing will go into when connected like that.
The [device specs](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000.pdf) shows a suitable delay circuit.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com... | My guess is that you don't have a proper power supply bypassing. You have omitted the separate bypass cap C3 from the typical application schematics, where R3 & C3 form a low-pass filter to separate the power supply of the power part from the controller part of the IC. You might be able to succeed without R3 (but you s... |
307,392 | I'm a co-op student working on a hardware design for an industry client, and I'm trying to use a [TPS63000](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000-q1.pdf) to get a Vout of 3.45V. Vin is 5V. When I power this circuit up, I read 5V on Vin but only 0.7V from Vout. [![TPS63000 Application Circuit](https://i.stack.imgur.... | 2017/05/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/307392",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/150224/"
] | You have no delay on the VINA, EN and PS/SYNC pins. It is unclear what mode the thing will go into when connected like that.
The [device specs](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000.pdf) shows a suitable delay circuit.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com... | I know this question is old, but Google brought me here on this exact topic and I see no concrete answer, I solved the issue myself, the error is on the feedback, the TPS63000 is a 3.3V (fixed regulator) and no set point is required, only direct feedback, however the circuit and pcb layout shown can accommodate both TP... |
307,392 | I'm a co-op student working on a hardware design for an industry client, and I'm trying to use a [TPS63000](http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps63000-q1.pdf) to get a Vout of 3.45V. Vin is 5V. When I power this circuit up, I read 5V on Vin but only 0.7V from Vout. [![TPS63000 Application Circuit](https://i.stack.imgur.... | 2017/05/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/307392",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/150224/"
] | My guess is that you don't have a proper power supply bypassing. You have omitted the separate bypass cap C3 from the typical application schematics, where R3 & C3 form a low-pass filter to separate the power supply of the power part from the controller part of the IC. You might be able to succeed without R3 (but you s... | I know this question is old, but Google brought me here on this exact topic and I see no concrete answer, I solved the issue myself, the error is on the feedback, the TPS63000 is a 3.3V (fixed regulator) and no set point is required, only direct feedback, however the circuit and pcb layout shown can accommodate both TP... |
4,521,457 | I have a .NET solution with 4 library projects resulting in 4 assemblies.
There are classes in these assemblies that generate some partial information in a linear workflow.
By information=generated I mean some business logic information inclusive of timestamp, # of records etc.
The final table into which this informa... | 2010/12/23 | [
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] | If you want to insert data produced by classes A, B, and C all at once, then *something* needs to be able to access all of that data at the insertion point.
If, as you say, B and C aren't available to A, have you considered a separate class (in its own assembly, for example) that is concerned only with persistence?
... | As far as I can interpret the question, I suspect you might benefit from an aggregator class (a [Collecting Parameter](http://www.industriallogic.com/xp/refactoring/accumulationToCollection.html) or even a more complicated [Visitor](http://www.industriallogic.com/xp/refactoring/accumulationToVisitor.html)) that visits ... |
4,521,457 | I have a .NET solution with 4 library projects resulting in 4 assemblies.
There are classes in these assemblies that generate some partial information in a linear workflow.
By information=generated I mean some business logic information inclusive of timestamp, # of records etc.
The final table into which this informa... | 2010/12/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4521457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/336489/"
] | If I understand what you're asking, then it doesn't make sense.
If you have individual classes generating data that should be logged, then these individual classes should log the data. No other class should have to know which data the individual classes find interesting.
Let your logging framework deal with bundling ... | As far as I can interpret the question, I suspect you might benefit from an aggregator class (a [Collecting Parameter](http://www.industriallogic.com/xp/refactoring/accumulationToCollection.html) or even a more complicated [Visitor](http://www.industriallogic.com/xp/refactoring/accumulationToVisitor.html)) that visits ... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | I would suggest a hybrid of both approaches, but only for strictly-validated fields like phone numbers (SSN, zipcodes, etc ... anything that **must** be numeric by definition).
Track each keystroke and, when the user types an invalid character, show it ... but immediately signal that something's wrong. Maybe turn the ... | As with most things..depends on context. I have a more specialized take on the topic. Most of the applications I, or my group, work on are technical in nature and are only used by the reasonably trained. As such we can place more responsibility and freedom in the hands of the users than you could with the general publi... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | Overriding a user's control of his or her computer will always be an interruption, and often be perceived as an invasion, of that user's workflow. The web site "isn't supposed to" have control of our computers, so exerting such control will be at least a little alarming.
That said, you broach a really important topic,... | It depends on the case. If possible use Auto-suggest. If you intercepts user's input, an immediate feedback is crucial. One of the possible solutions is "clue box" that pops up immediately after key is intercepted. You can see it on Windows login screen, it pops up if you press $ sign for instance. |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | Overriding a user's control of his or her computer will always be an interruption, and often be perceived as an invasion, of that user's workflow. The web site "isn't supposed to" have control of our computers, so exerting such control will be at least a little alarming.
That said, you broach a really important topic,... | I would suggest a hybrid of both approaches, but only for strictly-validated fields like phone numbers (SSN, zipcodes, etc ... anything that **must** be numeric by definition).
Track each keystroke and, when the user types an invalid character, show it ... but immediately signal that something's wrong. Maybe turn the ... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | Overriding a user's control of his or her computer will always be an interruption, and often be perceived as an invasion, of that user's workflow. The web site "isn't supposed to" have control of our computers, so exerting such control will be at least a little alarming.
That said, you broach a really important topic,... | Being on both ends of using a form, here are some guidelines I prefer:
* User inputs should hardly ever be prevented. Meaning if I type the letter 'A' in a phone number field, I would expect to see that 'A'.
* I begin my text field validation on a `onBlur()` event, and no sooner than that. This gives the user a chance... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | Overriding a user's control of his or her computer will always be an interruption, and often be perceived as an invasion, of that user's workflow. The web site "isn't supposed to" have control of our computers, so exerting such control will be at least a little alarming.
That said, you broach a really important topic,... | As with most things..depends on context. I have a more specialized take on the topic. Most of the applications I, or my group, work on are technical in nature and are only used by the reasonably trained. As such we can place more responsibility and freedom in the hands of the users than you could with the general publi... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | Being on both ends of using a form, here are some guidelines I prefer:
* User inputs should hardly ever be prevented. Meaning if I type the letter 'A' in a phone number field, I would expect to see that 'A'.
* I begin my text field validation on a `onBlur()` event, and no sooner than that. This gives the user a chance... | I would suggest a hybrid of both approaches, but only for strictly-validated fields like phone numbers (SSN, zipcodes, etc ... anything that **must** be numeric by definition).
Track each keystroke and, when the user types an invalid character, show it ... but immediately signal that something's wrong. Maybe turn the ... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | If you prevent invalid characters while they type, they could potentially think that their keyboard is malfunctioning. User's like things to work the way they expect them to. If you are going to prevent certain characters on key press, at the very least you should also display an error message near the input at the sam... | I would suggest a hybrid of both approaches, but only for strictly-validated fields like phone numbers (SSN, zipcodes, etc ... anything that **must** be numeric by definition).
Track each keystroke and, when the user types an invalid character, show it ... but immediately signal that something's wrong. Maybe turn the ... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | Being on both ends of using a form, here are some guidelines I prefer:
* User inputs should hardly ever be prevented. Meaning if I type the letter 'A' in a phone number field, I would expect to see that 'A'.
* I begin my text field validation on a `onBlur()` event, and no sooner than that. This gives the user a chance... | As with most things..depends on context. I have a more specialized take on the topic. Most of the applications I, or my group, work on are technical in nature and are only used by the reasonably trained. As such we can place more responsibility and freedom in the hands of the users than you could with the general publi... |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | Being on both ends of using a form, here are some guidelines I prefer:
* User inputs should hardly ever be prevented. Meaning if I type the letter 'A' in a phone number field, I would expect to see that 'A'.
* I begin my text field validation on a `onBlur()` event, and no sooner than that. This gives the user a chance... | It depends on the case. If possible use Auto-suggest. If you intercepts user's input, an immediate feedback is crucial. One of the possible solutions is "clue box" that pops up immediately after key is intercepted. You can see it on Windows login screen, it pops up if you press $ sign for instance. |
1,242 | I have some information to enter in a text box. The data is structured and only some sequences are valid. For a phone number, for instance, a letter such as `A` is invalid.
So should I intercept keyboard events and prevent typed letters from reaching the text box, or should I draw some red squiggly lines (or another v... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1242",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/202/"
] | If you prevent invalid characters while they type, they could potentially think that their keyboard is malfunctioning. User's like things to work the way they expect them to. If you are going to prevent certain characters on key press, at the very least you should also display an error message near the input at the sam... | As with most things..depends on context. I have a more specialized take on the topic. Most of the applications I, or my group, work on are technical in nature and are only used by the reasonably trained. As such we can place more responsibility and freedom in the hands of the users than you could with the general publi... |
1,124 | In Bonn, we've been have a discussion on the topic in the title:
>
> Suppose that A and B is are classes and that there are injections from A to B and fom B to A. Does it follow that there is a bijection between A and B?
>
>
>
Example: Let A the class of sets of cardinality one and let B be the class of sets of ... | 2009/10/19 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/1124",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/296/"
] | Ignoring set-theoretic technicalities of formulating the question properly, I see no reason that the usual proof of Schroder-Bernstein wouldn't work.
(Set-theoretic technicalities: In the standard language of set theory, you can't quantify over classes, so you can't quite state this. However, you can prove a metatheor... | To ask this question, you have to first be clear what you mean by a "class". Do you mean a finite formula in ZFC language with one free variable, P(x)? (Writing P(x) roughly means "x has property P".)
Second, what do you mean by a map from a class P to a class Q? Do you mean a class of ordered pairs?
If "yes" to both... |
137,477 | Searching for a story I read many years ago. I think the premise was that one man was treated as though he was a genius, but later discovered the rest of humanity had evolved far beyond him. He was treated specially so he would not feel bad about himself.
Might have been a short story in a magazine or anthology. Thank... | 2016/08/08 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/137477",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/69941/"
] | ["Kindness"](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?47571) by [Lester del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_del_Rey), first published in [*Astounding Science Fiction*, October 1944](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?57642+c), available at the [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/stream/Astounding_v34n02_1... | Perhaps you're looking for [Caliban](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?58602) by Robert Silverberg, first published in 1972. Here's a short summary:
>
> It's 2103 and people can change their bodily appearance practically at will. Everyone has chosen (this month) to be sleek-skinned, athletic, blue-eyed blondes.... |
2,155 | Over the last few months I've started meditating late on a night (as well as my usual morning practice). I'm finding that I am sleeping less but not feeling tired because of it. Is there any information around about how mediation may or may not affect sleep patterns?
For instance [Dipa Ma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... | 2014/07/16 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/2155",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/157/"
] | The reason the body do not need as much sleep when one do a lot of meditation is because while we meditate, we are getting some rest that the body needs. Meditation increases the production of melatonin in our bodies. Melatonin is a hormone known for creating restful sleep.
[This article might help](http://eocinstitut... | More you meditate less sleep you need. The need for sleep is based on how energetic you are. Meditation stirs up more energy and you become energetic.
>
> Similarly, when you go to bed at night, close your eyes and feel sensation anywhere within the body. If you fall asleep with this awareness, naturally as soon as y... |
2,155 | Over the last few months I've started meditating late on a night (as well as my usual morning practice). I'm finding that I am sleeping less but not feeling tired because of it. Is there any information around about how mediation may or may not affect sleep patterns?
For instance [Dipa Ma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... | 2014/07/16 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/2155",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/157/"
] | The reason the body do not need as much sleep when one do a lot of meditation is because while we meditate, we are getting some rest that the body needs. Meditation increases the production of melatonin in our bodies. Melatonin is a hormone known for creating restful sleep.
[This article might help](http://eocinstitut... | In Dvedhavitakka Sutta it is said that thinking tires the body. So I believe that meditation helps the body be more energetic by taking away some of the tiring thinking.
[...]
>
> "And as I remained thus heedful, ardent, & resolute, thinking imbued with renunciation arose in me. I discerned that 'Thinking imbued wit... |
2,155 | Over the last few months I've started meditating late on a night (as well as my usual morning practice). I'm finding that I am sleeping less but not feeling tired because of it. Is there any information around about how mediation may or may not affect sleep patterns?
For instance [Dipa Ma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... | 2014/07/16 | [
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"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/157/"
] | The reason the body do not need as much sleep when one do a lot of meditation is because while we meditate, we are getting some rest that the body needs. Meditation increases the production of melatonin in our bodies. Melatonin is a hormone known for creating restful sleep.
[This article might help](http://eocinstitut... | Meditation can definitely cause you to sleep less. When meditating one is naturally entering a calmer state of mind.
When doing Samatha meditation one is temporarily suspending the hindrances thereby limiting the effect of *worries, excessive thinking, restlessness, cravings, aversions, anger etc.* This naturally lead... |
9,847,519 | I've a workflow that use a Business layer (in a separated dll)
This Business Layer check permissions using the IPrincipal roles, so workflow activities must set the Principal on current thread before calling a method on the business layer.
I've a problem when a wrokflow is resumed after a delay activity: the roles / I... | 2012/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9847519",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/667449/"
] | My way around this has been to store the original principal as a workflow variable (IClaimsPrincipal in my case).
This has two advantages.
Firstly, it was persisted so that if the workflow was persisted then resumed, the original principal was still there. This was also important because the original context from wh... | The authentication information may still be available via OperationContext.Current.ServiceSecurityContext- the following articles might be of help:
<http://zamd.net/2010/07/04/using-wif-with-workflow-services/>
http://msmvps.com/blogs/theproblemsolver/archive/2010/09/21/using-the-wcf-operationcontext-from-a-receive-ac... |
46,337 | The picture below depicts one way to go around the rosary beads when praying the [Holy Rosary](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/1155/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-rosary).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oJQ3x.jpg)
If a child were to ask, as ... | 2016/01/12 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/46337",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Either direction is acceptable
------------------------------
This might be semi-authoritative since it comes straight from the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States. Up near Green Bay, Wisconsin there is an outdoor rosary walk with the mysteries visible for people who traverse in a right-hand or l... | The spacing on the beads are the same in both directions. You do not even need beads, I use an app on my phone, I'm techno savy. You can use your fingers and keep track of the mysteries that way. I have prayed the Rosary many times before Mass, hardly anyone has the beads as they pray together. There are many ways to p... |
46,337 | The picture below depicts one way to go around the rosary beads when praying the [Holy Rosary](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/1155/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-rosary).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oJQ3x.jpg)
If a child were to ask, as ... | 2016/01/12 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/46337",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The spacing on the beads are the same in both directions. You do not even need beads, I use an app on my phone, I'm techno savy. You can use your fingers and keep track of the mysteries that way. I have prayed the Rosary many times before Mass, hardly anyone has the beads as they pray together. There are many ways to p... | The question is not clear. If you hold the beads flat, there's a "direction" ( e.g. clockwise), but if they hang down e.g. while standing to pray, how would you tell which way is which? There's never an order marked on the beads. It's not even particularly strict that one must say the 3 Aves, Paternoster and Creed befo... |
46,337 | The picture below depicts one way to go around the rosary beads when praying the [Holy Rosary](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/1155/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-rosary).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oJQ3x.jpg)
If a child were to ask, as ... | 2016/01/12 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/46337",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Either direction is acceptable
------------------------------
This might be semi-authoritative since it comes straight from the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States. Up near Green Bay, Wisconsin there is an outdoor rosary walk with the mysteries visible for people who traverse in a right-hand or l... | The question is not clear. If you hold the beads flat, there's a "direction" ( e.g. clockwise), but if they hang down e.g. while standing to pray, how would you tell which way is which? There's never an order marked on the beads. It's not even particularly strict that one must say the 3 Aves, Paternoster and Creed befo... |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | My main work machine has a 160GB internal drive, a 160GB external drive, and a 250GB external drive.
All but the 250GB drive are almost full (which is why I added (at my own expense, btw...) the 250GB drive).
We're using VMWare images a lot, and those tend to get rather large.
3 projects, each with a 20GB image plus ... | >
> These are questions i had faced by
> business/management people
>
>
>
You do realize that modern internal harddisks cost something like ¢3-5/GB? So you're suggesting that ¢60 should be enough for developer. That's ridiculous, a sounds very dilbertian to make management issue out of it. |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | Actual space needed? It depends. Despite your edit I'm still not really sure I get the point. You couldn't even buy a 20gb hard drive right now if you tried. You would almost always use whatever size hard drive has best GB/$ ratio. (Or a small fast drive (SSD) and a large slower storage drive) Thats about a 1TB right n... | >
> These are questions i had faced by
> business/management people
>
>
>
You do realize that modern internal harddisks cost something like ¢3-5/GB? So you're suggesting that ¢60 should be enough for developer. That's ridiculous, a sounds very dilbertian to make management issue out of it. |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | Actual space needed? It depends. Despite your edit I'm still not really sure I get the point. You couldn't even buy a 20gb hard drive right now if you tried. You would almost always use whatever size hard drive has best GB/$ ratio. (Or a small fast drive (SSD) and a large slower storage drive) Thats about a 1TB right n... | My main work machine has a 160GB internal drive, a 160GB external drive, and a 250GB external drive.
All but the 250GB drive are almost full (which is why I added (at my own expense, btw...) the 250GB drive).
We're using VMWare images a lot, and those tend to get rather large.
3 projects, each with a 20GB image plus ... |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | Hard disk space is **incredibly cheap**. Why would you not give each developer a terabyte harddisk? Saves them from having to waste time cleaning up their disks every week.
That being said, I'm using about 150 gb of that terabyte, our code base alone is around 9 gb. | I usually go for very fast drive for the important files (programs and code) and a large drive for everything else.
That usually means a small SSD (128GB) in this configurarion:
80GB C: for the OS, Office, Visual Studio, SQL server etc.
30GB D: (the rest of the SSD) where i put all my code and some VM's
1.5TB E... |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | My main work machine has a 160GB internal drive, a 160GB external drive, and a 250GB external drive.
All but the 250GB drive are almost full (which is why I added (at my own expense, btw...) the 250GB drive).
We're using VMWare images a lot, and those tend to get rather large.
3 projects, each with a 20GB image plus ... | Sufficient that your developers don't have to worry about running out of space whilst working. In my case that's room for big checkouts, (sanitised) copies of databases, VMs and "other stuff" - although some of the other stuff ought to be on shared space (of which I'd need a lot) to avoid duplication in a team environm... |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | My main work machine has a 160GB internal drive, a 160GB external drive, and a 250GB external drive.
All but the 250GB drive are almost full (which is why I added (at my own expense, btw...) the 250GB drive).
We're using VMWare images a lot, and those tend to get rather large.
3 projects, each with a 20GB image plus ... | I usually go for very fast drive for the important files (programs and code) and a large drive for everything else.
That usually means a small SSD (128GB) in this configurarion:
80GB C: for the OS, Office, Visual Studio, SQL server etc.
30GB D: (the rest of the SSD) where i put all my code and some VM's
1.5TB E... |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | Development needs a LOT of space.
We use VM images as units of configuration management for developer setups.
Once you've copied the VM onto your machine you start it, update the source code from the VCS and you're running. No futzing with developer setups.
Each VM image is about 20Gb. 4-5 of those. i.e. we generall... | The only reasonable answer to this is "**enough**".
It doesn't take many developer hours to pay for a new harddrive... |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | Development needs a LOT of space.
We use VM images as units of configuration management for developer setups.
Once you've copied the VM onto your machine you start it, update the source code from the VCS and you're running. No futzing with developer setups.
Each VM image is about 20Gb. 4-5 of those. i.e. we generall... | Actual space needed? It depends. Despite your edit I'm still not really sure I get the point. You couldn't even buy a 20gb hard drive right now if you tried. You would almost always use whatever size hard drive has best GB/$ ratio. (Or a small fast drive (SSD) and a large slower storage drive) Thats about a 1TB right n... |
62,802 | >
> Not Counting the OS And the requirements to run the Development software. The storage space required.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking from work perspective(company setup and not freelancers).A individual developer ( not considering a build system) unless into areas of video,audio processing( huge raw files) 3d/graphic... | 2011/03/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62802",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19554/"
] | Development needs a LOT of space.
We use VM images as units of configuration management for developer setups.
Once you've copied the VM onto your machine you start it, update the source code from the VCS and you're running. No futzing with developer setups.
Each VM image is about 20Gb. 4-5 of those. i.e. we generall... | Sufficient that your developers don't have to worry about running out of space whilst working. In my case that's room for big checkouts, (sanitised) copies of databases, VMs and "other stuff" - although some of the other stuff ought to be on shared space (of which I'd need a lot) to avoid duplication in a team environm... |
64,146 | Should I go out of my way to write certain female archetypes out of my stories? I think some archetypes for female characters are offensive. For example, there's the femme fatale archetype. The femme fatale generally reduces women to just their sexuality, and results in one-dimensional female characters that appeal to ... | 2023/01/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/64146",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/49648/"
] | The main problem with archetypical characters (regardless of gender) is, as you mentioned, their one-dimensionality.
You can avoid one-dimensional characters by giving them:
1. A motivation which is if not ethically justifiable then at least understandable for the audience
2. A more fleshed out personality with quirk... | A character archetype is just another trope used in fiction that is specific to a character role in the story. Like all tropes, the mere existence is not an inherit flaw and it's important to know why the femme fatal is a widely used archtype for a female character. The character is normally not initially motivated to ... |
64,146 | Should I go out of my way to write certain female archetypes out of my stories? I think some archetypes for female characters are offensive. For example, there's the femme fatale archetype. The femme fatale generally reduces women to just their sexuality, and results in one-dimensional female characters that appeal to ... | 2023/01/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/64146",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/49648/"
] | The main problem with archetypical characters (regardless of gender) is, as you mentioned, their one-dimensionality.
You can avoid one-dimensional characters by giving them:
1. A motivation which is if not ethically justifiable then at least understandable for the audience
2. A more fleshed out personality with quirk... | The issue when writing archetypical characters into your story is making sure they aren't **just** that. hszmv's answer points out a whole bunch of characters and real people who possess all the traits of a femme fatale but crucially are all far more than just a list of traits.
You're right that a trap people fall int... |
64,146 | Should I go out of my way to write certain female archetypes out of my stories? I think some archetypes for female characters are offensive. For example, there's the femme fatale archetype. The femme fatale generally reduces women to just their sexuality, and results in one-dimensional female characters that appeal to ... | 2023/01/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/64146",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/49648/"
] | A character archetype is just another trope used in fiction that is specific to a character role in the story. Like all tropes, the mere existence is not an inherit flaw and it's important to know why the femme fatal is a widely used archtype for a female character. The character is normally not initially motivated to ... | The issue when writing archetypical characters into your story is making sure they aren't **just** that. hszmv's answer points out a whole bunch of characters and real people who possess all the traits of a femme fatale but crucially are all far more than just a list of traits.
You're right that a trap people fall int... |
71,569,007 | I'm trying to count the number of factory operators used to manufacture parts during a shift but I am double counting them as this example illustrates:
**Machine Groups**
* Group A : Machines 1 and 2, employing 3 operators per shift
* Group B : Machines 3 and 4, employing 2 operators per shift
**Shift Output**
| Gr... | 2022/03/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/71569007",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9871468/"
] | If I understand you correctly, you can
* click the down arrow on the Operators Values line.
* Select to create a new quick measure
* Average (or Min or Max since they would all be the same) by Group
Then you can delete the original Operators entry and rename this new one.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WsIHX.png) |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | *First question is can anyone explain how it would be possible to optimize matrix inversion by parallelization.*
I'd hazard a guess that this, and related topics in linear algebra, is one of the most studied topics in parallel computing. If you're stuck looking for somewhere to start reading, well good old [Golub and ... | 100000 x 100000 is 80GB at double precision. You need a library that supports memory-mapped matrices on disk. I can't recommend a particular library and I didn't find anything with quick Google searches. But code from Numerical Recipes certainly isn't going to be adequate. |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | 100000 x 100000 is 80GB at double precision. You need a library that supports memory-mapped matrices on disk. I can't recommend a particular library and I didn't find anything with quick Google searches. But code from Numerical Recipes certainly isn't going to be adequate. | An LU decomp on a GPU can be ~10x faster than on a CPU. Although this is now changing, GPU's have traditionally been designed around single precision arithmetic, and so on older hardware single precision arithmetic is generally much faster than double precision arithmetic. Also, storage requirements and performance wil... |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | 100000 x 100000 is 80GB at double precision. You need a library that supports memory-mapped matrices on disk. I can't recommend a particular library and I didn't find anything with quick Google searches. But code from Numerical Recipes certainly isn't going to be adequate. | I know it's old post - but really - OpenCL (you download the relevant one based on your graphics card) + OpenMP + Vectorization (not in that order) is the way to go.
Anyhow - for me my experience with matrix anything is really to do with overheads from copying double double arrays in and out the system and also to pa... |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | *First question is can anyone explain how it would be possible to optimize matrix inversion by parallelization.*
I'd hazard a guess that this, and related topics in linear algebra, is one of the most studied topics in parallel computing. If you're stuck looking for somewhere to start reading, well good old [Golub and ... | Regarding the first question (how to parallellize computing the inverse):
I assume you are computing the inverse by doing an LU decomposition of your matrix and then using the decomposition to solve A\*B = I where A is your original matrix, B is the matrix you solve for, and I is the identity matrix. Then B is the inv... |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | *First question is can anyone explain how it would be possible to optimize matrix inversion by parallelization.*
I'd hazard a guess that this, and related topics in linear algebra, is one of the most studied topics in parallel computing. If you're stuck looking for somewhere to start reading, well good old [Golub and ... | An LU decomp on a GPU can be ~10x faster than on a CPU. Although this is now changing, GPU's have traditionally been designed around single precision arithmetic, and so on older hardware single precision arithmetic is generally much faster than double precision arithmetic. Also, storage requirements and performance wil... |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | *First question is can anyone explain how it would be possible to optimize matrix inversion by parallelization.*
I'd hazard a guess that this, and related topics in linear algebra, is one of the most studied topics in parallel computing. If you're stuck looking for somewhere to start reading, well good old [Golub and ... | I know it's old post - but really - OpenCL (you download the relevant one based on your graphics card) + OpenMP + Vectorization (not in that order) is the way to go.
Anyhow - for me my experience with matrix anything is really to do with overheads from copying double double arrays in and out the system and also to pa... |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | Regarding the first question (how to parallellize computing the inverse):
I assume you are computing the inverse by doing an LU decomposition of your matrix and then using the decomposition to solve A\*B = I where A is your original matrix, B is the matrix you solve for, and I is the identity matrix. Then B is the inv... | An LU decomp on a GPU can be ~10x faster than on a CPU. Although this is now changing, GPU's have traditionally been designed around single precision arithmetic, and so on older hardware single precision arithmetic is generally much faster than double precision arithmetic. Also, storage requirements and performance wil... |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | Regarding the first question (how to parallellize computing the inverse):
I assume you are computing the inverse by doing an LU decomposition of your matrix and then using the decomposition to solve A\*B = I where A is your original matrix, B is the matrix you solve for, and I is the identity matrix. Then B is the inv... | I know it's old post - but really - OpenCL (you download the relevant one based on your graphics card) + OpenMP + Vectorization (not in that order) is the way to go.
Anyhow - for me my experience with matrix anything is really to do with overheads from copying double double arrays in and out the system and also to pa... |
11,230,067 | I am looking at taking the inverse of a large matrix, common size of 1000 x 1000, but sometimes exceeds 100000 x 100000 (which is currently failing due to time and memory). I know that the normal sentiment is 'don't take the inverse, find some other way to do it', but that is not possible at the moment. The reason for ... | 2012/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11230067",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1444573/"
] | An LU decomp on a GPU can be ~10x faster than on a CPU. Although this is now changing, GPU's have traditionally been designed around single precision arithmetic, and so on older hardware single precision arithmetic is generally much faster than double precision arithmetic. Also, storage requirements and performance wil... | I know it's old post - but really - OpenCL (you download the relevant one based on your graphics card) + OpenMP + Vectorization (not in that order) is the way to go.
Anyhow - for me my experience with matrix anything is really to do with overheads from copying double double arrays in and out the system and also to pa... |
198,523 | This weekend I placed an order for a part from an online retailer ($300-400). Shortly thereafter I received an email from their sales team saying something similar to the following:
>
> Hi, we have received your order #12345 and it has been triggered by
> our fraud alert system. Please send us a copy of your drivers... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/198523",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/185906/"
] | This is rational response. Better be safe than sorry.
Any goods purchase that contains the delivery address (software purchase may not have the info) that similar to your credit card is verifiable by the issuer.
Point 1 is not always true because it depends on the level of escalation, i.e. the middleman like Visa/Mas... | Yeah this sounds really sketchy to me. Good call on trusting your gut here. Fraud detection like that would obviously usually happen on the bank side. If for some reason the retailer were doing heavy fraud detection (which, for a store selling items of presumably smaller value, would surprise me), then asking for a cop... |
198,523 | This weekend I placed an order for a part from an online retailer ($300-400). Shortly thereafter I received an email from their sales team saying something similar to the following:
>
> Hi, we have received your order #12345 and it has been triggered by
> our fraud alert system. Please send us a copy of your drivers... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/198523",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/185906/"
] | Those responding here, probably haven't sold anything online and have no idea of the amount of credit card fraud retailers have to deal with.
It is very common to have some fraudster use someone else's credit card to make purchases. Merchants have zero protection in these cases and not only pay for the charge process... | This is rational response. Better be safe than sorry.
Any goods purchase that contains the delivery address (software purchase may not have the info) that similar to your credit card is verifiable by the issuer.
Point 1 is not always true because it depends on the level of escalation, i.e. the middleman like Visa/Mas... |
198,523 | This weekend I placed an order for a part from an online retailer ($300-400). Shortly thereafter I received an email from their sales team saying something similar to the following:
>
> Hi, we have received your order #12345 and it has been triggered by
> our fraud alert system. Please send us a copy of your drivers... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/198523",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/185906/"
] | As someone who owns a small online business this is something that we are told to do by banks and our payment processors to prevent fraud. If someone is using a stolen card and you report it, it's not the bank refunding you, it's the business. The business loses the product and the money and often even get a chargeback... | This is rational response. Better be safe than sorry.
Any goods purchase that contains the delivery address (software purchase may not have the info) that similar to your credit card is verifiable by the issuer.
Point 1 is not always true because it depends on the level of escalation, i.e. the middleman like Visa/Mas... |
198,523 | This weekend I placed an order for a part from an online retailer ($300-400). Shortly thereafter I received an email from their sales team saying something similar to the following:
>
> Hi, we have received your order #12345 and it has been triggered by
> our fraud alert system. Please send us a copy of your drivers... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/198523",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/185906/"
] | Those responding here, probably haven't sold anything online and have no idea of the amount of credit card fraud retailers have to deal with.
It is very common to have some fraudster use someone else's credit card to make purchases. Merchants have zero protection in these cases and not only pay for the charge process... | Yeah this sounds really sketchy to me. Good call on trusting your gut here. Fraud detection like that would obviously usually happen on the bank side. If for some reason the retailer were doing heavy fraud detection (which, for a store selling items of presumably smaller value, would surprise me), then asking for a cop... |
198,523 | This weekend I placed an order for a part from an online retailer ($300-400). Shortly thereafter I received an email from their sales team saying something similar to the following:
>
> Hi, we have received your order #12345 and it has been triggered by
> our fraud alert system. Please send us a copy of your drivers... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/198523",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/185906/"
] | As someone who owns a small online business this is something that we are told to do by banks and our payment processors to prevent fraud. If someone is using a stolen card and you report it, it's not the bank refunding you, it's the business. The business loses the product and the money and often even get a chargeback... | Yeah this sounds really sketchy to me. Good call on trusting your gut here. Fraud detection like that would obviously usually happen on the bank side. If for some reason the retailer were doing heavy fraud detection (which, for a store selling items of presumably smaller value, would surprise me), then asking for a cop... |
198,523 | This weekend I placed an order for a part from an online retailer ($300-400). Shortly thereafter I received an email from their sales team saying something similar to the following:
>
> Hi, we have received your order #12345 and it has been triggered by
> our fraud alert system. Please send us a copy of your drivers... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/198523",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/185906/"
] | Those responding here, probably haven't sold anything online and have no idea of the amount of credit card fraud retailers have to deal with.
It is very common to have some fraudster use someone else's credit card to make purchases. Merchants have zero protection in these cases and not only pay for the charge process... | As someone who owns a small online business this is something that we are told to do by banks and our payment processors to prevent fraud. If someone is using a stolen card and you report it, it's not the bank refunding you, it's the business. The business loses the product and the money and often even get a chargeback... |
138,536 | A PC in my campaign that is tailing an NPC. She is basically posing as one of his body guards.
At some point I want him to suspect that maybe something is up, and I'm thinking she would either roll a deception check or a stealth check. I just don't know which. | 2019/01/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/138536",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/51209/"
] | ### Posing as someone else typically uses Deception checks.
In the situation you describe, the PC is posing as a bodyguard and doesn't want to be exposed. Whether this means maintaining a disguise, or hiding her motives, or keeping up a convincing guard persona, the [Charisma (Deception)](https://roll20.net/compendium... | It's a fine line, but it comes down to "Is the player trying to be unseen right now?" or "Is the player trying to fool someone into thinking they're a guard right now?"
If the player's trying to sneak into the guard detail unseen, it's a stealth check against perception. If she is showing up and saluting and pretendin... |
461,867 | I thought about posting this in woodworking, but everything there seems to be related to actual problems in carpentry.
I'm trying to describe a kitten’s behaviour: **Frisky's so desperate for an opponent to wrestle with, even the [wall corner] will do.** I want to know if there's a technical term for this kind of corn... | 2018/08/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/461867",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/167518/"
] | There is a word *quoin* or *coign*, which were originally variants of *coin* but relate to corner. [Per the OED](http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/156875?rskey=8OELwH&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid):
>
> 1. *Building*.
>
>
> * a. Originally: an external angle of a wall; an outer corner of a building. Subsequently also:... | Angular - having angles or sharp corners <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/angular> |
281,766 | Having read a style guide recently, I was under the impression that you don't add commas after the ellipsis when the ellipsis indications pauses or thoughts trailing off, followed by "he says" or the like.
E.g.
"If only I had known..." she whispered.
"If I'd known, I would have never..." he says, his voice going quie... | 2015/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/281766",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/139887/"
] | Punctuation is a matter of style, and you should be guided by your manual of style. There isn't any absolute right or wrong. I use *The Chicago Manual of Style*, which recommends using the comma to separate the speech from the speaker. It also recommends space (3-to-em) around each of the points used in *quoted* text, ... | It is a matter of personal preference. Nothing's written in stone. Styles change, and those who change them are called humans.
That said, an ellipsis immediately followed by a comma looks silly. |
281,766 | Having read a style guide recently, I was under the impression that you don't add commas after the ellipsis when the ellipsis indications pauses or thoughts trailing off, followed by "he says" or the like.
E.g.
"If only I had known..." she whispered.
"If I'd known, I would have never..." he says, his voice going quie... | 2015/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/281766",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/139887/"
] | The ellipsis **is** punctuation, representing a kind of pause, so it's redundant to add another punctuation mark. Think of other similar situations, such as where quoted speech ends with a **?** or **!**: a comma after either of those would be out of place. | It is a matter of personal preference. Nothing's written in stone. Styles change, and those who change them are called humans.
That said, an ellipsis immediately followed by a comma looks silly. |
1,004 | I came here to seek truth and I assume others also look for the same, which means I should expect beliefs against mine and rejection of my basics in religion. All good, but I've seen recently where some posts link to sites in which explicitly hate-speech and insulting to other beliefs is common.
In the interest of pro... | 2014/04/15 | [
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1004",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | First, we should recognize this is in the gray area between censorship and not hosting offensive material, and people will reasonably disagree with one another. I therefore expect that no policy will be a perfect solution. Thus...
**Summary**: I recommend:
1. respecting the original author's decision to link or not l... | If the site is marked by a reputable organization as a hate group, then I think we should not link to them. Instead, leave the link in footnotes without the http:// like I have done in [this question](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33364/answering-the-protagonists-of-the-misinterperted-islamic-jihad).
linki... |
1,004 | I came here to seek truth and I assume others also look for the same, which means I should expect beliefs against mine and rejection of my basics in religion. All good, but I've seen recently where some posts link to sites in which explicitly hate-speech and insulting to other beliefs is common.
In the interest of pro... | 2014/04/15 | [
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1004",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I think the real question here is, **why is the link there in the first place**?
In my experience, this sort of issue typically shows up in one of three use cases:
1. A question seeking the context and/or veracity of a claim made on the site:
>
> According to **badsite.foo**, Muslims eat babies for lunch. Does this... | If the site is marked by a reputable organization as a hate group, then I think we should not link to them. Instead, leave the link in footnotes without the http:// like I have done in [this question](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33364/answering-the-protagonists-of-the-misinterperted-islamic-jihad).
linki... |
1,004 | I came here to seek truth and I assume others also look for the same, which means I should expect beliefs against mine and rejection of my basics in religion. All good, but I've seen recently where some posts link to sites in which explicitly hate-speech and insulting to other beliefs is common.
In the interest of pro... | 2014/04/15 | [
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1004",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | First, we should recognize this is in the gray area between censorship and not hosting offensive material, and people will reasonably disagree with one another. I therefore expect that no policy will be a perfect solution. Thus...
**Summary**: I recommend:
1. respecting the original author's decision to link or not l... | I think the real question here is, **why is the link there in the first place**?
In my experience, this sort of issue typically shows up in one of three use cases:
1. A question seeking the context and/or veracity of a claim made on the site:
>
> According to **badsite.foo**, Muslims eat babies for lunch. Does this... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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] | Thraka is right that BASIC served the role of operating system on many 8-bit micros. *Some* OS was needed, that was beyond doubt. But at the time dedicated operating systems were either very limited (say, Atari DOS), overly complex, big and expensive for the tiny computers (Unix), or - for the middle ground, that was "... | As it says in Wikipedia [BASIC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC):
>
> The introduction of the first microcomputers in the mid-1970s was the start of explosive growth for BASIC. It had the advantage that it was fairly well known to the young designers and computer hobbyists who took an interest in microcomputers. ... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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] | Having BASIC available for the machine was a selling point so early adopters wouldn't have to wait for software to become available--they could write what they need themselves, and they wouldn't need to learn machine language to do it.
>
> [Bill] Gates [believed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_BASIC#Origin_and_... | During the late 1970s and early 1980s, ROM was cheaper than RAM. The amount of useful work that can be accomplished with a BASIC program that occupies a certain amount of RAM will be often greater than the amount that could be accomplished with the same quantity of machine code, so a computer with 16K of ROM and 8K of ... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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] | As far as I know it was included because it was essentially the operating system interface. When you installed MS-DOS on a PC it provided you with commands and allowed you to run programs that executed machine code on the machine.
BASIC back then was similar. It provided you with a command prompt, operating system-le... | In addition to the answers above, something to keep in mind is that there wasn't a ton of commercial software available at the time compared to today and computers were not yet things that everyone needed or even found useful for their jobs. It's not like today where you could buy a computer, load it with Office and ot... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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] | Having BASIC available for the machine was a selling point so early adopters wouldn't have to wait for software to become available--they could write what they need themselves, and they wouldn't need to learn machine language to do it.
>
> [Bill] Gates [believed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_BASIC#Origin_and_... | A lot of great information has been given.
One more thing to consider is what the machines were like. Most had no decent non-volatile storage - no hard drives, many didn't have diskette drives either.
Even the original IBM-PC came with a cassette tape interface - they used a standard audio cassette recorder/player. ... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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] | Having a programming language built-in gave you a multi-purpose tool into your hands at the flick of a switch (power on).
As to the choice of BASIC vs. other programming languages, microcomputer BASIC dialects are - despite some of their shortcomings - quite accessible to novice programmers. They are a bit like using ... | Having BASIC available for the machine was a selling point so early adopters wouldn't have to wait for software to become available--they could write what they need themselves, and they wouldn't need to learn machine language to do it.
>
> [Bill] Gates [believed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_BASIC#Origin_and_... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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] | In addition to the answers above, something to keep in mind is that there wasn't a ton of commercial software available at the time compared to today and computers were not yet things that everyone needed or even found useful for their jobs. It's not like today where you could buy a computer, load it with Office and ot... | Once upon a time, 16 kilobytes of DRAM was expensive. The original 8080 Altair came with up to 4 kbytes of memory on a single memory board.
The only programming languages (higher than ASM) that could fit in that small a memory were Tiny BASIC (Palo Alto Tiny BASIC, Altair BASIC (Gates and Allen) and Woz's Integer BASI... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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] | Thraka is right that BASIC served the role of operating system on many 8-bit micros. *Some* OS was needed, that was beyond doubt. But at the time dedicated operating systems were either very limited (say, Atari DOS), overly complex, big and expensive for the tiny computers (Unix), or - for the middle ground, that was "... | Because at the time a personal computer without BASIC was a total non-starter. A personal computer without BASIC would seem as silly then as a computer without a web browser would seem today.
We considered BASIC interpreters essential in the 1970's and early 1980's because the modern concept of the personal computer a... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/463",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/users/278/"
] | As far as I know it was included because it was essentially the operating system interface. When you installed MS-DOS on a PC it provided you with commands and allowed you to run programs that executed machine code on the machine.
BASIC back then was similar. It provided you with a command prompt, operating system-le... | Once upon a time, 16 kilobytes of DRAM was expensive. The original 8080 Altair came with up to 4 kbytes of memory on a single memory board.
The only programming languages (higher than ASM) that could fit in that small a memory were Tiny BASIC (Palo Alto Tiny BASIC, Altair BASIC (Gates and Allen) and Woz's Integer BASI... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
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"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com",
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] | Nobody so far has said the magic words, which is **[Microsoft BASIC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_BASIC)**. First developed for the Altair 8800 (the first commercially successful personal computer!), Microsoft spent a lot of energy making sure their BASIC would work on every personal computer in the 1970s an... | A lot of great information has been given.
One more thing to consider is what the machines were like. Most had no decent non-volatile storage - no hard drives, many didn't have diskette drives either.
Even the original IBM-PC came with a cassette tape interface - they used a standard audio cassette recorder/player. ... |
463 | There are a lot of retro-computers with BASIC as an integral part of the operating system. The IBM 5100 was one of the first computers with a separate memory space for BASIC, followed by the Commodore PET, Apple II and TRS-80.
But why was BASIC built into their operating systems, using memory? From [this memory map](h... | 2016/05/11 | [
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/463",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/users/278/"
] | A lot of great information has been given.
One more thing to consider is what the machines were like. Most had no decent non-volatile storage - no hard drives, many didn't have diskette drives either.
Even the original IBM-PC came with a cassette tape interface - they used a standard audio cassette recorder/player. ... | BASIC was first used at Dartmouth College in 1964. It was the first readily available programming language on time-share systems (the predecessor of cloud computing). In 1975 Microsoft released a version of Basic for the first consumer level microcomputer, the MITS Altair 8800. Apple, Commodore, Tandy and then IBM PC (... |
66,560 | >
> Placed in front of you with a feast meat for a king,
>
> Offered by the clown that comes with a new, neat thing.
>
>
> Tastes from the sea when the red girl comes this way,
>
> Always good with whatever John catches that day.
>
>
> To tempt you with what the cows try to murder,
>
> Or at the place whe... | 2018/05/31 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/66560",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/48593/"
] | Based on Francesco Roggia's observation that
>
> the initial letters spell **potato**,
>
>
>
you are
>
> **french fries**.
>
>
>
Placed in front of you with a feast meat for a king,
>
> Burger King
>
>
>
Offered by the clown that comes with a new, neat thing.
>
> McDonald's
>
>
>
Tastes from the... | I'm just guessing here:
>
> Is it something about a Potato? Just because of the first letter of the rhyme maybe that's a hint to the right answer. I don't really know what is a potato about with each line of the riddle, i let anyone else guess it
>
>
> |
35,299 | I'm a developer and I'm just so used to using Spanish (Argentina) as my keyboard layout on my PC both at home and at work. Now I want to develop on my Macbook Pro too, but the only Spanish layouts available are "regular" and ISO, both of which are basically the same as the one I use, except I have to press the alt key ... | 2012/01/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/35299",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1949/"
] | Would the Windows Latin American layout mentioned in this article meet your needs?
<http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2007/02/more-ways-to-type-spanish.html> | You might find [this question](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/19490/change-keyboard-shortcut-for-and-in-german-keyboard-layout) to be helpful for your problem. The two tools referred to in the answers are [Ukulele](http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=ukelele) and [Spark](http://w... |
35,299 | I'm a developer and I'm just so used to using Spanish (Argentina) as my keyboard layout on my PC both at home and at work. Now I want to develop on my Macbook Pro too, but the only Spanish layouts available are "regular" and ISO, both of which are basically the same as the one I use, except I have to press the alt key ... | 2012/01/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/35299",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1949/"
] | You might find [this question](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/19490/change-keyboard-shortcut-for-and-in-german-keyboard-layout) to be helpful for your problem. The two tools referred to in the answers are [Ukulele](http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=ukelele) and [Spark](http://w... | I created this project in github for Latin American keyboard in macOS, maybe it helps you. <https://github.com/neosergio/Latam-Keyboard> |
35,299 | I'm a developer and I'm just so used to using Spanish (Argentina) as my keyboard layout on my PC both at home and at work. Now I want to develop on my Macbook Pro too, but the only Spanish layouts available are "regular" and ISO, both of which are basically the same as the one I use, except I have to press the alt key ... | 2012/01/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/35299",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1949/"
] | Would the Windows Latin American layout mentioned in this article meet your needs?
<http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2007/02/more-ways-to-type-spanish.html> | I created this project in github for Latin American keyboard in macOS, maybe it helps you. <https://github.com/neosergio/Latam-Keyboard> |
165,915 | I applied for a job and during the various stages of the job interview the hiring person told me that they will get back to me in a certain amount of time. However, after every round of the interview the hiring person overstepped that limit. One week turned into two, two weeks turned into five. **And this happened afte... | 2020/10/13 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/165915",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/120871/"
] | I would take it as a potential red flag regarding deadlines and accountability as they relate to corporate culture. I would definitely be frustrated being part of an organization with that in its culture.
That said, there are legit reasons for delays. A realistic possibility that comes to mind is you didn't make the c... | I would say that unless you apply for a job, the quality of their HR is not that important. Look for red flags with the people you are working with, they are more important. You can get an excellent job in a company with rubbish HR. |
165,915 | I applied for a job and during the various stages of the job interview the hiring person told me that they will get back to me in a certain amount of time. However, after every round of the interview the hiring person overstepped that limit. One week turned into two, two weeks turned into five. **And this happened afte... | 2020/10/13 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/165915",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/120871/"
] | I would take it as a potential red flag regarding deadlines and accountability as they relate to corporate culture. I would definitely be frustrated being part of an organization with that in its culture.
That said, there are legit reasons for delays. A realistic possibility that comes to mind is you didn't make the c... | Yes and no.
Yes since in normal times it would be obvious that you should get a proper estimate. No since hiring in Corona times may be more complicated and subject ton constantly changing rules (e.g. is there anybody on furlough who could do the work, prove to your boss that you checked, prove to working council that... |
165,915 | I applied for a job and during the various stages of the job interview the hiring person told me that they will get back to me in a certain amount of time. However, after every round of the interview the hiring person overstepped that limit. One week turned into two, two weeks turned into five. **And this happened afte... | 2020/10/13 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/165915",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/120871/"
] | >
> Would you consider an offer from a company which always took more time
> to get back to you after every single round of the interview?
>
>
>
I would consider an offer from a company no matter how much time it took to get back to me. In the big scheme of things, that time is a sunk cost and isn't relevant to th... | I would say that unless you apply for a job, the quality of their HR is not that important. Look for red flags with the people you are working with, they are more important. You can get an excellent job in a company with rubbish HR. |
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