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26,239 | Wikimedia Commons has two images of [Atilla the Hun](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attila_the_Hun) from the Chronicon Pictum, dated around 1360. Is there anything (coin, portrait, bust, statue) older than that? | 2015/11/05 | [
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] | It is not surprising that you ask about this topic for it is a very little studied phase of the complicated relationship between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. As you mentioned, many communists were gravely troubled by the rapprochement between Hitler and Stalin, leading to widespread disaffection in many of the We... | After Germany was defeated in World War 1 the Red Army attempted to invade and conquer Poland. Russia was defeated in this as well so Germany and Russia actually became close allies in the 1920's and 1930's. Its important to note Stalin was Georgian and even though the "Russian side" lost to the "German side" during th... |
26,239 | Wikimedia Commons has two images of [Atilla the Hun](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attila_the_Hun) from the Chronicon Pictum, dated around 1360. Is there anything (coin, portrait, bust, statue) older than that? | 2015/11/05 | [
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] | In a now-deleted answer @Alex has correctly pointed out that Stalin handed over to the Nazis many German communists who had sought asylum in the USSR.
Other users have asked to name some people who have been handed over. Well, for example:
* [Margarete Buber-Neumann](http://Margarete%20Buber-Neumann)
* [Fritz Houter... | After Germany was defeated in World War 1 the Red Army attempted to invade and conquer Poland. Russia was defeated in this as well so Germany and Russia actually became close allies in the 1920's and 1930's. Its important to note Stalin was Georgian and even though the "Russian side" lost to the "German side" during th... |
16,583,436 | I have trouble installing my Android SDK on WIndows 7 64bit. I already installed the latest JDK, but for some reason, when the Android SDK installer checks for Java, I get a blank page
I can see that the installer tried something, because another window opened in the task... | 2013/05/16 | [
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] | Converting certificates between cer/pem/crt/der/pfx/p12 can be done in Linux with the use of **OpenSSL** tool via the terminal.
These commands allow you to convert certificates and keys to different formats to make them compatible with specific types of servers or software.
**Convert a DER file (.crt .cer .der) to PE... | **Convert .crt to .p12**
openssl pkcs12 -export -out server.p12 -inkey server.key -in server.crt
Where server.key , is the server key .
server.crt is cert file from CA or self sigh |
28,162 | How does calling someone an "idiot" make one bound for Gehenna? I'm sure there is something of translation, meaning, or ancient culture to be considered here.
>
> ...and whoever says, You cursed fool! [You empty-headed **idiot**!] shall
> be liable to and unable to escape the hell (Gehenna) of fire.
>
>
> [Matthew... | 2014/05/14 | [
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] | The root of this teaching is to show us more about murder. Specifically murder that spawns from arguments and the ruthlessness of the people. There is a reason that Gehenna was translated as Hell. But for the purposes of Today's English Language. If we where to directly translate the concept would have better to transl... | >
> **Mat 5:22** But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool,**G3474** shall be in danger of hell fire.
>
>
> **2Co 11:23** Are they... |
28,162 | How does calling someone an "idiot" make one bound for Gehenna? I'm sure there is something of translation, meaning, or ancient culture to be considered here.
>
> ...and whoever says, You cursed fool! [You empty-headed **idiot**!] shall
> be liable to and unable to escape the hell (Gehenna) of fire.
>
>
> [Matthew... | 2014/05/14 | [
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] | It's not so much something lost in translation, though there may be some cultural factors coming into play. Jews considered the Words of the ten commandments to be minimum requirements, and beginning with Matthew 5:21, Jesus expounds on some the commandments pertaining to the relationship to other other people. The ess... | The root of this teaching is to show us more about murder. Specifically murder that spawns from arguments and the ruthlessness of the people. There is a reason that Gehenna was translated as Hell. But for the purposes of Today's English Language. If we where to directly translate the concept would have better to transl... |
28,162 | How does calling someone an "idiot" make one bound for Gehenna? I'm sure there is something of translation, meaning, or ancient culture to be considered here.
>
> ...and whoever says, You cursed fool! [You empty-headed **idiot**!] shall
> be liable to and unable to escape the hell (Gehenna) of fire.
>
>
> [Matthew... | 2014/05/14 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/28162",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | It's not so much something lost in translation, though there may be some cultural factors coming into play. Jews considered the Words of the ten commandments to be minimum requirements, and beginning with Matthew 5:21, Jesus expounds on some the commandments pertaining to the relationship to other other people. The ess... | >
> **Mat 5:22** But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool,**G3474** shall be in danger of hell fire.
>
>
> **2Co 11:23** Are they... |
475 | I am a web developer, just starting out as a freelancer.
I have had a few people contact me through my website asking for a quote on how much a project will cost. In order to achieve a cost, I must spend time and effort gathering as much information as possible: drawing out workflows, developing initial sitemaps, etc.... | 2013/06/26 | [
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] | I suggest two options:
1) You could create a questionnaire for potential clients that gathers a lot of information that you know you will need on most web sites. Yes, you may need more details, but you could try to gather the first round of information without investing a lot of time in the effort. (Your questionnaire... | When you can't estimate the time you will be working on a project, try to agree on a price per hour, and give the client a rough estimate of the time you'll need.
When a client wants something in 5 hours, and you need 10 hours, tell him. He can either choose to wait 5 more hours, or to go with someone else. There's no... |
475 | I am a web developer, just starting out as a freelancer.
I have had a few people contact me through my website asking for a quote on how much a project will cost. In order to achieve a cost, I must spend time and effort gathering as much information as possible: drawing out workflows, developing initial sitemaps, etc.... | 2013/06/26 | [
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] | As someone who has worked as a freelancer while working full time, I've come to know that I just simply can't move as quickly as someone who works full time as a freelancer and who has no other work obligations. As a result, when someone claims they need something in a shorter time period than what I can possibly meet,... | When you can't estimate the time you will be working on a project, try to agree on a price per hour, and give the client a rough estimate of the time you'll need.
When a client wants something in 5 hours, and you need 10 hours, tell him. He can either choose to wait 5 more hours, or to go with someone else. There's no... |
30,573 | One of my users' XP computer wouldn't start this morning - the problem turned out to be a corrupt registry, fixed with a chkdsk. Now everything is fine, except he's missing all his printers and can't add any. When I try to add a network printer (by drag and drop or going through the wizard), I get:
>
> Windows cannot... | 2009/06/23 | [
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] | I would remove all printer drivers and then try again.
Here is the MS article on what to do:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135406/en-us> | OK, I know this sounds like a lame answer, but have you rebooted the PC? I've seen cases where Spool32 crashes, and displays a dialog box that it has to end. BAM! All the Printers disappear in Printers and Faxes, and the Add-a-Printer functions fail. Rebooting (maybe just restarting the Spooler) seems to fix it. Oh, an... |
30,573 | One of my users' XP computer wouldn't start this morning - the problem turned out to be a corrupt registry, fixed with a chkdsk. Now everything is fine, except he's missing all his printers and can't add any. When I try to add a network printer (by drag and drop or going through the wizard), I get:
>
> Windows cannot... | 2009/06/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/30573",
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] | I would remove all printer drivers and then try again.
Here is the MS article on what to do:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135406/en-us> | I noticed that you skipped something very crucial. After the chkdsk works and you finally get in, I think a rollback is called for to get most everything in your settings back. I think this is quicker for getting the system back than trying to continue one a crippled system. Remember, "if you find yourself in a hole, s... |
30,573 | One of my users' XP computer wouldn't start this morning - the problem turned out to be a corrupt registry, fixed with a chkdsk. Now everything is fine, except he's missing all his printers and can't add any. When I try to add a network printer (by drag and drop or going through the wizard), I get:
>
> Windows cannot... | 2009/06/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/30573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | I would remove all printer drivers and then try again.
Here is the MS article on what to do:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135406/en-us> | My solution was to reformat the computer.
For anyone else with this problem, I did have a similar incident on a different computer where the culprit was an out-of-date driver for an HP laserjet (which the user in this question did not have - go figure). |
30,573 | One of my users' XP computer wouldn't start this morning - the problem turned out to be a corrupt registry, fixed with a chkdsk. Now everything is fine, except he's missing all his printers and can't add any. When I try to add a network printer (by drag and drop or going through the wizard), I get:
>
> Windows cannot... | 2009/06/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/30573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | My solution was to reformat the computer.
For anyone else with this problem, I did have a similar incident on a different computer where the culprit was an out-of-date driver for an HP laserjet (which the user in this question did not have - go figure). | OK, I know this sounds like a lame answer, but have you rebooted the PC? I've seen cases where Spool32 crashes, and displays a dialog box that it has to end. BAM! All the Printers disappear in Printers and Faxes, and the Add-a-Printer functions fail. Rebooting (maybe just restarting the Spooler) seems to fix it. Oh, an... |
30,573 | One of my users' XP computer wouldn't start this morning - the problem turned out to be a corrupt registry, fixed with a chkdsk. Now everything is fine, except he's missing all his printers and can't add any. When I try to add a network printer (by drag and drop or going through the wizard), I get:
>
> Windows cannot... | 2009/06/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/30573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | My solution was to reformat the computer.
For anyone else with this problem, I did have a similar incident on a different computer where the culprit was an out-of-date driver for an HP laserjet (which the user in this question did not have - go figure). | I noticed that you skipped something very crucial. After the chkdsk works and you finally get in, I think a rollback is called for to get most everything in your settings back. I think this is quicker for getting the system back than trying to continue one a crippled system. Remember, "if you find yourself in a hole, s... |
35,393 | I'm currently working on a book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them. They have quite different plotlines, but actually they're the same person. English is not my first language, and in my language a subject always has a gender-neutral word. But I'm afraid my readers will feel cheated by the... | 2018/04/23 | [
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] | **Do you mean a Jekyll/Hyde plot?** Such a plot twist needs some amount of foreshadowing, so that the savvy reader might suspect, while the less savvy reader would have a moment of "Aha! now it all makes sense!"
Such foreshadowing can come in the form of information that Jekyll receives and Hyde responds to, Hyde doin... | Well, perhaps focus on different sides of the character's life. If one plot revolves around family/friends/a love interest and the other plot revolves around a mystery, let the different plots bring forth different sides of your main character.
One strategy could also be to let other characters call your main charact... |
35,393 | I'm currently working on a book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them. They have quite different plotlines, but actually they're the same person. English is not my first language, and in my language a subject always has a gender-neutral word. But I'm afraid my readers will feel cheated by the... | 2018/04/23 | [
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] | There are many ways to do this, and for just as many reasons why this can make perfect sense. Let's start with popular means, and look at the reasons this makes sense.
>
> **Disclaimer: I don't know enough about the story you are working on to offer advice catered to it (otherwise your question is apt to be closed a... | Well, perhaps focus on different sides of the character's life. If one plot revolves around family/friends/a love interest and the other plot revolves around a mystery, let the different plots bring forth different sides of your main character.
One strategy could also be to let other characters call your main charact... |
35,393 | I'm currently working on a book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them. They have quite different plotlines, but actually they're the same person. English is not my first language, and in my language a subject always has a gender-neutral word. But I'm afraid my readers will feel cheated by the... | 2018/04/23 | [
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] | **Do you mean a Jekyll/Hyde plot?** Such a plot twist needs some amount of foreshadowing, so that the savvy reader might suspect, while the less savvy reader would have a moment of "Aha! now it all makes sense!"
Such foreshadowing can come in the form of information that Jekyll receives and Hyde responds to, Hyde doin... | One way to do this would be the way the movie "Fight Club" did it.
In that movie the main character is a passive person who meets a very active person. This person convinces him to set up a fight club where people come to voluntarily fight each other. Things get out of control, and little clues start building up and t... |
35,393 | I'm currently working on a book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them. They have quite different plotlines, but actually they're the same person. English is not my first language, and in my language a subject always has a gender-neutral word. But I'm afraid my readers will feel cheated by the... | 2018/04/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/35393",
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] | There are many ways to do this, and for just as many reasons why this can make perfect sense. Let's start with popular means, and look at the reasons this makes sense.
>
> **Disclaimer: I don't know enough about the story you are working on to offer advice catered to it (otherwise your question is apt to be closed a... | One way to do this would be the way the movie "Fight Club" did it.
In that movie the main character is a passive person who meets a very active person. This person convinces him to set up a fight club where people come to voluntarily fight each other. Things get out of control, and little clues start building up and t... |
35,393 | I'm currently working on a book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them. They have quite different plotlines, but actually they're the same person. English is not my first language, and in my language a subject always has a gender-neutral word. But I'm afraid my readers will feel cheated by the... | 2018/04/23 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/35393",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/31012/"
] | **Do you mean a Jekyll/Hyde plot?** Such a plot twist needs some amount of foreshadowing, so that the savvy reader might suspect, while the less savvy reader would have a moment of "Aha! now it all makes sense!"
Such foreshadowing can come in the form of information that Jekyll receives and Hyde responds to, Hyde doin... | There are many ways to do this, and for just as many reasons why this can make perfect sense. Let's start with popular means, and look at the reasons this makes sense.
>
> **Disclaimer: I don't know enough about the story you are working on to offer advice catered to it (otherwise your question is apt to be closed a... |
42,470 | I am having a hard time evaluating how much size i need for my SQL2005 database. I am creating a content based website (articles - videos - images - forums ) with user profile and was thinking about having probably a small to a mid size audience.Is there a way to evaluate how much space or how many databases i would ne... | 2009/07/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/42470",
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] | If you're only storing information about the videos and images in the database you shouldn't reach that kind of limit quickly.
To test this why don't you install SQL Server 2005 Express on your system and see how big your database is with an amount of sample data close to what you expect. Also, most hosting companies ... | There are several database size estimating tools via Google, but these all assume "fixed" width data: integers, strings etc and row count estimates
If you want to store images and videos, then these won't be much use.
I could make a number up, but you're taking hundreds of gigbytes very quickly. |
42,470 | I am having a hard time evaluating how much size i need for my SQL2005 database. I am creating a content based website (articles - videos - images - forums ) with user profile and was thinking about having probably a small to a mid size audience.Is there a way to evaluate how much space or how many databases i would ne... | 2009/07/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/42470",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/13463/"
] | If you're only storing information about the videos and images in the database you shouldn't reach that kind of limit quickly.
To test this why don't you install SQL Server 2005 Express on your system and see how big your database is with an amount of sample data close to what you expect. Also, most hosting companies ... | Try to approximate. For instance, "comments" table with dynamic-width rows: avg-size = (uid [4] + flags [4] + avg-comment-length (100)) \* number-of-records = 144 bytes per post \* number-of-records = ...
The numbers heavily depend on your table structure.
Also, if you're designing a web application: think of exporti... |
42,470 | I am having a hard time evaluating how much size i need for my SQL2005 database. I am creating a content based website (articles - videos - images - forums ) with user profile and was thinking about having probably a small to a mid size audience.Is there a way to evaluate how much space or how many databases i would ne... | 2009/07/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/42470",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/13463/"
] | If you're only storing information about the videos and images in the database you shouldn't reach that kind of limit quickly.
To test this why don't you install SQL Server 2005 Express on your system and see how big your database is with an amount of sample data close to what you expect. Also, most hosting companies ... | If you store the images and videos in the database you will hit the limit very quickly. If you don't then you can probably store a fair amount of information, probably hundreds of thousands of records, depending on the field types. |
17,554 | I recently remembered a scene from a movie but can't quite place it. To give my racing mind some peace, would you please try to identify this movie?
So, some guy, about 18 to 25 years old, hangs around some kind of general store on a regular basis and becomes (or is) good friends with the store owner who maybe plays s... | 2014/02/27 | [
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] | I think there was a scene like this in [White Men Can't Jump](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105812/). There were a lot of secondary basketball players in various scenes of that movie. One of them needed money to place a bet, so he put a stocking over his head (I think?) and ran into a store where the owner recognized hi... | Any chance that it was Thai and not German? I'm pretty sure there was a similar scene in Tony Jaa's [*The Protector (Tom yum goong)*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427954/), in which someone attempts to rob a store while wearing a stocking over his head, but the shop owner berates him for being easily recognisable. Unfo... |
335,029 | I am applying for a new job; I currently work in my family-owned F&B firm. Now, in the job portal, there is a column where I have to mention my current company. I don't want to give the name of my firm as it is not well-known and also, it is not in the same domain as the job I am applying for.
I have currently put do... | 2016/06/30 | [
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] | **Tipping point (sociology)** — [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_point_(sociology))
>
> In sociology, a tipping point is a point in time when a group—or a large number of group members—rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting a previously rare practice.
>
>
> The phrase was ... | **Threshold** — [ODO](https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/threshold)
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> *noun* 2.2 The level at which one starts to feel or react to something
>
>
> *"Conditioned to expect immediate gratification, these youth have shorter attention spans and also a low threshold for boredom."*
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>
> |
335,029 | I am applying for a new job; I currently work in my family-owned F&B firm. Now, in the job portal, there is a column where I have to mention my current company. I don't want to give the name of my firm as it is not well-known and also, it is not in the same domain as the job I am applying for.
I have currently put do... | 2016/06/30 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/335029",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/183228/"
] | **Tipping point (sociology)** — [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_point_(sociology))
>
> In sociology, a tipping point is a point in time when a group—or a large number of group members—rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting a previously rare practice.
>
>
> The phrase was ... | **The final/last straw** — [Cambridge](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/final-last-straw)
(also *the straw that breaks the camel's back*)
>
> the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation.
>
>
> *"Losing my job was bad ... |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
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] | "Best" is really subjective and highly dependent on a lot of factors like devices, topology, firewall presence, need for security, etc, etc.
Where do you need the comms to originate and will you have an ActiveSync connection? If the PC initiates the comms and you have ActiveSync, then RAPI is the transport you'd use ... | You might try looking into the OpeNETCF.Desktop.Communications library. You can start at <http://www.opennetcf.com/FreeSoftware/tabid/84/Default.aspx> and follow the links to find the necessary downloads. (I think you may need to get it from their subversion repository). |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
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] | Assuming you have a wifi connection, one way for your Windows Mobile program to communicate with your PC would be to use WCF on the .NET compact framework 3.5.
You'd create a new WCF application to run you your PC, and expose an interface exposing functions you want to call from your Windows Mobile Device.
WCF on Wi... | You might try looking into the OpeNETCF.Desktop.Communications library. You can start at <http://www.opennetcf.com/FreeSoftware/tabid/84/Default.aspx> and follow the links to find the necessary downloads. (I think you may need to get it from their subversion repository). |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/344335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/29249/"
] | You might try looking into the OpeNETCF.Desktop.Communications library. You can start at <http://www.opennetcf.com/FreeSoftware/tabid/84/Default.aspx> and follow the links to find the necessary downloads. (I think you may need to get it from their subversion repository). | WIMO is working on WiFi to desktop support and may be done. Might be worth a look at the code either way.
[home](http://www.wimobot.com/)
[source](http://www.wimobot.com/SourceCode.aspx#WimoII) |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/344335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/29249/"
] | You might try looking into the OpeNETCF.Desktop.Communications library. You can start at <http://www.opennetcf.com/FreeSoftware/tabid/84/Default.aspx> and follow the links to find the necessary downloads. (I think you may need to get it from their subversion repository). | found this in 2015, so I don't think the answer is going to be relevant for the original asker, but for the record:
Proximity
<https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh465205.aspx> |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/344335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/29249/"
] | "Best" is really subjective and highly dependent on a lot of factors like devices, topology, firewall presence, need for security, etc, etc.
Where do you need the comms to originate and will you have an ActiveSync connection? If the PC initiates the comms and you have ActiveSync, then RAPI is the transport you'd use ... | Assuming you have a wifi connection, one way for your Windows Mobile program to communicate with your PC would be to use WCF on the .NET compact framework 3.5.
You'd create a new WCF application to run you your PC, and expose an interface exposing functions you want to call from your Windows Mobile Device.
WCF on Wi... |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/344335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/29249/"
] | "Best" is really subjective and highly dependent on a lot of factors like devices, topology, firewall presence, need for security, etc, etc.
Where do you need the comms to originate and will you have an ActiveSync connection? If the PC initiates the comms and you have ActiveSync, then RAPI is the transport you'd use ... | WIMO is working on WiFi to desktop support and may be done. Might be worth a look at the code either way.
[home](http://www.wimobot.com/)
[source](http://www.wimobot.com/SourceCode.aspx#WimoII) |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/344335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/29249/"
] | "Best" is really subjective and highly dependent on a lot of factors like devices, topology, firewall presence, need for security, etc, etc.
Where do you need the comms to originate and will you have an ActiveSync connection? If the PC initiates the comms and you have ActiveSync, then RAPI is the transport you'd use ... | found this in 2015, so I don't think the answer is going to be relevant for the original asker, but for the record:
Proximity
<https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh465205.aspx> |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/344335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/29249/"
] | Assuming you have a wifi connection, one way for your Windows Mobile program to communicate with your PC would be to use WCF on the .NET compact framework 3.5.
You'd create a new WCF application to run you your PC, and expose an interface exposing functions you want to call from your Windows Mobile Device.
WCF on Wi... | WIMO is working on WiFi to desktop support and may be done. Might be worth a look at the code either way.
[home](http://www.wimobot.com/)
[source](http://www.wimobot.com/SourceCode.aspx#WimoII) |
344,335 | I'm working on a project where a program running on the mobile phone needs to communicate with a program running on the PC it's connected to. Ideally, I'd like to use USB, WiFi, whatever to communicate.
The two programs should be able to communicate things like battery life, text messages, etc... But I can work on tha... | 2008/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/344335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/29249/"
] | Assuming you have a wifi connection, one way for your Windows Mobile program to communicate with your PC would be to use WCF on the .NET compact framework 3.5.
You'd create a new WCF application to run you your PC, and expose an interface exposing functions you want to call from your Windows Mobile Device.
WCF on Wi... | found this in 2015, so I don't think the answer is going to be relevant for the original asker, but for the record:
Proximity
<https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh465205.aspx> |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | Trees are remarkably bloody minded in their growth patterns, since their greatest influencing factor is the presence of other trees, the classic requirements indicated in your question override almost anything else.
So we shall not have a tree, instead we shall have a shrub.
Here we get a lot more flexibility as we c... | Since the structure defines an inside and an outside, it might be useful for situation where the nutrients are not absorbed via the roots but via the branches/leaves, while being carried by the medium. More or less what sponges do in water.
Such a tree would therefore have the outer leaves being the photosynthetic one... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | Since the structure defines an inside and an outside, it might be useful for situation where the nutrients are not absorbed via the roots but via the branches/leaves, while being carried by the medium. More or less what sponges do in water.
Such a tree would therefore have the outer leaves being the photosynthetic one... | A permanent tumbling plant may evolve a shape that as closely resembles spherical as possible, while using minimal mass. Natural objects also tends to respect symmetry as this reduces the necessary genome size. Like the icosahedral viruses which only have to code for a protein that forms a pentameter of trimers for its... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | Trees are remarkably bloody minded in their growth patterns, since their greatest influencing factor is the presence of other trees, the classic requirements indicated in your question override almost anything else.
So we shall not have a tree, instead we shall have a shrub.
Here we get a lot more flexibility as we c... | The reasons trees grow upwards (for the most part) is because of their need to photosynthesize to create food for themselves. Different trees have different adaptations to acquire the maximum about of sunlight, while also protecting themselves from other threats.
One reason to have a dodecahedron shaped plant is if t... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | The reasons trees grow upwards (for the most part) is because of their need to photosynthesize to create food for themselves. Different trees have different adaptations to acquire the maximum about of sunlight, while also protecting themselves from other threats.
One reason to have a dodecahedron shaped plant is if t... | A permanent tumbling plant may evolve a shape that as closely resembles spherical as possible, while using minimal mass. Natural objects also tends to respect symmetry as this reduces the necessary genome size. Like the icosahedral viruses which only have to code for a protein that forms a pentameter of trimers for its... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | Trees are remarkably bloody minded in their growth patterns, since their greatest influencing factor is the presence of other trees, the classic requirements indicated in your question override almost anything else.
So we shall not have a tree, instead we shall have a shrub.
Here we get a lot more flexibility as we c... | The other answers are great, so I'll go a slightly different direction: imagine a [carnivorous plant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plant) which folds and unfolds (you can [see an animation of a folding dodecahedron here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcbjholy55A)).
If the center edge which stays fixed t... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | Trees are remarkably bloody minded in their growth patterns, since their greatest influencing factor is the presence of other trees, the classic requirements indicated in your question override almost anything else.
So we shall not have a tree, instead we shall have a shrub.
Here we get a lot more flexibility as we c... | Make the light come from every direction. That changes the first form so that instead of horizontal branches perpendicular to the average sun location, you get a more spherical shape.
Then make stability (the second form) important. Perhaps there are high winds. This helps keep the branches short.
The high winds co... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | Trees are remarkably bloody minded in their growth patterns, since their greatest influencing factor is the presence of other trees, the classic requirements indicated in your question override almost anything else.
So we shall not have a tree, instead we shall have a shrub.
Here we get a lot more flexibility as we c... | A permanent tumbling plant may evolve a shape that as closely resembles spherical as possible, while using minimal mass. Natural objects also tends to respect symmetry as this reduces the necessary genome size. Like the icosahedral viruses which only have to code for a protein that forms a pentameter of trimers for its... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | The other answers are great, so I'll go a slightly different direction: imagine a [carnivorous plant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plant) which folds and unfolds (you can [see an animation of a folding dodecahedron here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcbjholy55A)).
If the center edge which stays fixed t... | A permanent tumbling plant may evolve a shape that as closely resembles spherical as possible, while using minimal mass. Natural objects also tends to respect symmetry as this reduces the necessary genome size. Like the icosahedral viruses which only have to code for a protein that forms a pentameter of trimers for its... |
152,037 | Premise
-------
I was inspired by [Karl Niklas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Niklas) who used computer modeling to simulate the ideal structure for a tree when different traits were favored. Here is a chart summarizing his work:
[](https://i... | 2019/08/01 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/152037",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32966/"
] | Make the light come from every direction. That changes the first form so that instead of horizontal branches perpendicular to the average sun location, you get a more spherical shape.
Then make stability (the second form) important. Perhaps there are high winds. This helps keep the branches short.
The high winds co... | A permanent tumbling plant may evolve a shape that as closely resembles spherical as possible, while using minimal mass. Natural objects also tends to respect symmetry as this reduces the necessary genome size. Like the icosahedral viruses which only have to code for a protein that forms a pentameter of trimers for its... |
23,275 | A friend of mine has been ill of flu since many weeks ago.
Today, while meeting him, he was reading some of my papers and while reading them he coughed several times. I already washed-cleaned everything else that was around us. The only thing I haven't cleaned yet is my papers.
I don't know what can I do to disinfec... | 2020/02/29 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/23275",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/30783/"
] | **Bake your notes in a pre-heated oven for a few minutes.**
According to what virology online, 56°C / 133°F for 15+ minutes — hardly enough to do any damage to your notes that you'd notice.
Here's [more](https://www.hindawi.com/journals/av/2011/734690/)…
>
> The dried virus on smooth surfaces retained its viability... | If you need your papers within a few hours, you can iron them one by one, normal paper can stand the highest heat an iron can give. (Just the kind of iron you use on clothes. Check the iron is clean.)
If you do not need your papers for a couple of days, do not worry, viruses do not stay alive long on paper.
And if yo... |
23,275 | A friend of mine has been ill of flu since many weeks ago.
Today, while meeting him, he was reading some of my papers and while reading them he coughed several times. I already washed-cleaned everything else that was around us. The only thing I haven't cleaned yet is my papers.
I don't know what can I do to disinfec... | 2020/02/29 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/23275",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/30783/"
] | **Bake your notes in a pre-heated oven for a few minutes.**
According to what virology online, 56°C / 133°F for 15+ minutes — hardly enough to do any damage to your notes that you'd notice.
Here's [more](https://www.hindawi.com/journals/av/2011/734690/)…
>
> The dried virus on smooth surfaces retained its viability... | Expose these papers to black UV light for a few hours |
23,275 | A friend of mine has been ill of flu since many weeks ago.
Today, while meeting him, he was reading some of my papers and while reading them he coughed several times. I already washed-cleaned everything else that was around us. The only thing I haven't cleaned yet is my papers.
I don't know what can I do to disinfec... | 2020/02/29 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/23275",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/30783/"
] | If you need your papers within a few hours, you can iron them one by one, normal paper can stand the highest heat an iron can give. (Just the kind of iron you use on clothes. Check the iron is clean.)
If you do not need your papers for a couple of days, do not worry, viruses do not stay alive long on paper.
And if yo... | Expose these papers to black UV light for a few hours |
4,887 | What is the religious significance of the modern practice to decorate the outside of the house and front yard with strings of light? Is it entirely secular? | 2011/12/08 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/4887",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1073/"
] | Well, there certainly isn't anything in the Bible about it, for the simple reason that there isn't anything in the Bible about celebrating Christmas in the first place. (Not to mention electricity!) However, hanging or holding up lanterns to provide festive illumination after dark for festivals or celebrations is an an... | There isn't anything in the bible on Christmas lights, but in the Middle Ages, they used a candle as a sign of the star of Bethlehem. Originally candles were used, but in 1882 Edward Johnson invented the first string of electric Christmas lights. On a Christmas tree, the traditional topper is a star or a candle, then t... |
339,738 | I am trying to make a monster farm and I’m worndering if there is a certain distance needed between spawners | 2018/10/16 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/339738",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/219635/"
] | Mob [spawners](https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Spawner) activate when within 16 blocks (sphere) from the player. Any number of them within that range will work, with the obvious caveat that the spawner itself is not a spawnable space - the mobs need empty volume to spawn. The more spawners you put within the 9x9x3 volu... | It will spawn mobs if the player is within a 8\*8\*3 radius of each spawner |
339,738 | I am trying to make a monster farm and I’m worndering if there is a certain distance needed between spawners | 2018/10/16 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/339738",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/219635/"
] | According to the wiki, it says "A spawner activates when a player comes within a spherical radius of 16 blocks from the center point of the block; i.e. 15.5 blocks from the block itself."Which means that you have to be 15.5 or fewer blocks away from the spawner in order to for the spawner to activate and spawn mobs. | It will spawn mobs if the player is within a 8\*8\*3 radius of each spawner |
339,738 | I am trying to make a monster farm and I’m worndering if there is a certain distance needed between spawners | 2018/10/16 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/339738",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/219635/"
] | Mob [spawners](https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Spawner) activate when within 16 blocks (sphere) from the player. Any number of them within that range will work, with the obvious caveat that the spawner itself is not a spawnable space - the mobs need empty volume to spawn. The more spawners you put within the 9x9x3 volu... | According to the wiki, it says "A spawner activates when a player comes within a spherical radius of 16 blocks from the center point of the block; i.e. 15.5 blocks from the block itself."Which means that you have to be 15.5 or fewer blocks away from the spawner in order to for the spawner to activate and spawn mobs. |
20,108 | Situation (in a youth baseball league game): Bases loaded, 1 out.
A ground ball is hit to the shortstop. Runner at 3rd goes home and touches the plate. Runner at 2nd begins to run to 3rd, but seeing the SS with the ball retreats back toward 2nd, but is tagged out. Meanwhile the runner at first had gotten to 2nd base, ... | 2018/08/23 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/20108",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/13730/"
] | As far as I know there are only two cases where there is a force on a runner:
1. The base behind the runner is occupied and a fair ball is hit. This requires every runner to move up a base. The force is removed is the trailing batter/runner is put out.
2. A fly ball is caught all runners are required to tag and the fo... | The MLB rulebook isn't that descriptive with the force play:
>
> A FORCE PLAY is a play in which a runner legally loses his right
> to occupy a base by reason of the batter becoming a runner.
>
>
>
If we look at the situation and not the history (batter/runner running to or occupying first base, runner #2 betwee... |
14,684,561 | Is it possible to simulate user input? And how can I realize this?
I need to automate user interaction with an windows application. The problem is, that this application doesn't provide an API for one special function I need to call. But this function is accessible in the application window by standard mouse input.
I... | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14684561",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1528248/"
] | I haven't used it myself, but [AutoIt](http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/) seems to be what your looking for. | You could use Telerik Test Studio - <http://www.telerik.com/teststudio/>, Sikuli - <http://www.sikuli.org/>, Microsoft Visual Studio and UI Automation - <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa348551(v=vs.110).aspx>, or AutoIt - <http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/>
Telerik Test studio provides very decent rec... |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | It is a consequence of the 3rd law. The man pushes down on the floor, with his weight, and the floor pushes back with an equal and opposite normal force. | The normal force is the perpendicular component of the force that the supporting surface exerts on the resting object. Friction, if there is any is the tangential component. It is a compressive contact force, and is analogous to pushing on a very stiff spring. The harder you (or gravity) pushes on the spring the harder... |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/266567/"
] | @AccidentalTaylorExpansion gave the accurate answer and the proper reasoning that the **normal force depends on the intermolecular distances**.
You can visualise it actually in a ground with mud.
When you try to walk, your foot goes into it and after a certain depth you may stop sinking. **This shows that when you ca... | When you stand still on the floor, are you accelerating toward the center of the Earth?
If your acceleration is zero, that must mean that the net forces acting on your body are zero. That must mean, that the contact force pushing up against your feet must be equal and opposite to the force of gravity pulling you down. |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/266567/"
] | It is a consequence of the 3rd law. The man pushes down on the floor, with his weight, and the floor pushes back with an equal and opposite normal force. | When you stand still on the floor, are you accelerating toward the center of the Earth?
If your acceleration is zero, that must mean that the net forces acting on your body are zero. That must mean, that the contact force pushing up against your feet must be equal and opposite to the force of gravity pulling you down. |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/266567/"
] | This is a consequence of equilibrium.
To see why we must first understand where the normal force comes from. The floor is made up of atoms and molecules and when no one is touching the floor all these atoms are in a 'happy' arrangement. With happy I mean that if you were to move one of these atoms by a small amount it... | Weight is defined as *[the force with which the body is acting on its support or the suspension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight#Operational_definition)*, whereas the normal force is the force with which the support acts on the body. (Note that this is different from what is understood by *weight* in everyday life... |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/266567/"
] | @AccidentalTaylorExpansion gave the accurate answer and the proper reasoning that the **normal force depends on the intermolecular distances**.
You can visualise it actually in a ground with mud.
When you try to walk, your foot goes into it and after a certain depth you may stop sinking. **This shows that when you ca... | Weight is defined as *[the force with which the body is acting on its support or the suspension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight#Operational_definition)*, whereas the normal force is the force with which the support acts on the body. (Note that this is different from what is understood by *weight* in everyday life... |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/266567/"
] | It is a consequence of the 3rd law. The man pushes down on the floor, with his weight, and the floor pushes back with an equal and opposite normal force. | Weight is defined as *[the force with which the body is acting on its support or the suspension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight#Operational_definition)*, whereas the normal force is the force with which the support acts on the body. (Note that this is different from what is understood by *weight* in everyday life... |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/266567/"
] | This is a consequence of equilibrium.
To see why we must first understand where the normal force comes from. The floor is made up of atoms and molecules and when no one is touching the floor all these atoms are in a 'happy' arrangement. With happy I mean that if you were to move one of these atoms by a small amount it... | When you stand still on the floor, are you accelerating toward the center of the Earth?
If your acceleration is zero, that must mean that the net forces acting on your body are zero. That must mean, that the contact force pushing up against your feet must be equal and opposite to the force of gravity pulling you down. |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | This is a consequence of equilibrium.
To see why we must first understand where the normal force comes from. The floor is made up of atoms and molecules and when no one is touching the floor all these atoms are in a 'happy' arrangement. With happy I mean that if you were to move one of these atoms by a small amount it... | The normal force is the perpendicular component of the force that the supporting surface exerts on the resting object. Friction, if there is any is the tangential component. It is a compressive contact force, and is analogous to pushing on a very stiff spring. The harder you (or gravity) pushes on the spring the harder... |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
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"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | This is a consequence of equilibrium.
To see why we must first understand where the normal force comes from. The floor is made up of atoms and molecules and when no one is touching the floor all these atoms are in a 'happy' arrangement. With happy I mean that if you were to move one of these atoms by a small amount it... | @AccidentalTaylorExpansion gave the accurate answer and the proper reasoning that the **normal force depends on the intermolecular distances**.
You can visualise it actually in a ground with mud.
When you try to walk, your foot goes into it and after a certain depth you may stop sinking. **This shows that when you ca... |
604,141 | What do we mean by the term [weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight)? Is it an upward force exerted by an object to counteract the downward force of gravity (or) is it the downward force itself? Is the magnitude of the weight always equal to the gravitational force regardless of the frame? | 2020/12/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/604141",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | This is a consequence of equilibrium.
To see why we must first understand where the normal force comes from. The floor is made up of atoms and molecules and when no one is touching the floor all these atoms are in a 'happy' arrangement. With happy I mean that if you were to move one of these atoms by a small amount it... | It is a consequence of the 3rd law. The man pushes down on the floor, with his weight, and the floor pushes back with an equal and opposite normal force. |
140,686 | There have been a lot of edits up for review recently that consist of just adding the syntax highlighting tags to code snippets.
Is the general consensus that this would be considered 'too minor' and therefore rejected, or is it seen as a good edit to make snippets language-specific for syntax highlighting. I am on th... | 2012/07/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/140686",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | When reviewing I personally would not reject it if there truly was nothing else to correct. But I don't think it should be the only thing you change if the post has other issues. In that case I would either go for a "too minor" vote, or make the required changes myself, removing the "helpful" checkmark. | Proper formatting of code blocks and correct syntax highlighting can improve a question immensely, so YES you should accept those edits - especially if it requires the use of a [language hint](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/22189/146015) to correctly identify the syntax highlighting to use. |
140,686 | There have been a lot of edits up for review recently that consist of just adding the syntax highlighting tags to code snippets.
Is the general consensus that this would be considered 'too minor' and therefore rejected, or is it seen as a good edit to make snippets language-specific for syntax highlighting. I am on th... | 2012/07/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/140686",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/154008/"
] | You should check whether the original question is tagged correctly. The tag will provide the hint for the syntax highlighting to work. There are some cases where the tag is there, but the syntax highlighting is incorrect - in which case manual language hint is necessary.
Make sure not to approve any edit that is inclu... | When reviewing I personally would not reject it if there truly was nothing else to correct. But I don't think it should be the only thing you change if the post has other issues. In that case I would either go for a "too minor" vote, or make the required changes myself, removing the "helpful" checkmark. |
140,686 | There have been a lot of edits up for review recently that consist of just adding the syntax highlighting tags to code snippets.
Is the general consensus that this would be considered 'too minor' and therefore rejected, or is it seen as a good edit to make snippets language-specific for syntax highlighting. I am on th... | 2012/07/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/140686",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/154008/"
] | You should check whether the original question is tagged correctly. The tag will provide the hint for the syntax highlighting to work. There are some cases where the tag is there, but the syntax highlighting is incorrect - in which case manual language hint is necessary.
Make sure not to approve any edit that is inclu... | Proper formatting of code blocks and correct syntax highlighting can improve a question immensely, so YES you should accept those edits - especially if it requires the use of a [language hint](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/22189/146015) to correctly identify the syntax highlighting to use. |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/94238",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
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] | >
> "You will eat, bye and bye, In that glorious land above the sky; Work
> and pray, live on hay, You'll get pie in the sky when you die.
>
>
> Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out, And they holler, they jump and they
> shout 'Give your money to Jesus' they say, 'He will cure all diseases
> today.'"
>
>
> -Joe Hill,... | The world is like a house that's inherited by future generations. The house will be affected by the wear and tear of each generation so the idea of making the world "better" for the next generation is pointless, since what is best is not the same from one generation to another. The best that can be hoped for is that ea... |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/94238",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/33862/"
] | >
> "You will eat, bye and bye, In that glorious land above the sky; Work
> and pray, live on hay, You'll get pie in the sky when you die.
>
>
> Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out, And they holler, they jump and they
> shout 'Give your money to Jesus' they say, 'He will cure all diseases
> today.'"
>
>
> -Joe Hill,... | I suppose a theist could care for much the same reason that an atheist would care, because caring derives more benefit than harm for them selves.
I do not believe in "selfless acts" (outside of accident) as any selfless act provides benefit to the person committing the act, even if that benefit is just the internal kn... |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/94238",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/33862/"
] | >
> "You will eat, bye and bye, In that glorious land above the sky; Work
> and pray, live on hay, You'll get pie in the sky when you die.
>
>
> Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out, And they holler, they jump and they
> shout 'Give your money to Jesus' they say, 'He will cure all diseases
> today.'"
>
>
> -Joe Hill,... | There are many philosophical positions that tend to promote nihilism, which given human psychology, tends to lead to lack of caring for others.
Many of the critiques of atheism by the religious focus on the way material reductionism removes any value to: values, morality, reason, consciousness, selfhood, and makes any... |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/94238",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/33862/"
] | >
> "You will eat, bye and bye, In that glorious land above the sky; Work
> and pray, live on hay, You'll get pie in the sky when you die.
>
>
> Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out, And they holler, they jump and they
> shout 'Give your money to Jesus' they say, 'He will cure all diseases
> today.'"
>
>
> -Joe Hill,... | As a human being, I have responsibilities. Ignoring these responsibilities means I lose the right to call myself a human being.
Theists often try to push these responsibilities to a “higher being”. I consider that cowardice, and as an atheist I don’t have that cheap way out. That’s why I care about how I leave this wo... |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/94238",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/33862/"
] | If we agree on the premise that there's no reason for an atheist to care what happens after their death, then the corollary to that claim is that theists do care about it only because they are **afraid to be punished** in the next life or hell. Which is indeed far from selfless.
If you promise a theist a guaranteed re... | The world is like a house that's inherited by future generations. The house will be affected by the wear and tear of each generation so the idea of making the world "better" for the next generation is pointless, since what is best is not the same from one generation to another. The best that can be hoped for is that ea... |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
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"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/33862/"
] | If we agree on the premise that there's no reason for an atheist to care what happens after their death, then the corollary to that claim is that theists do care about it only because they are **afraid to be punished** in the next life or hell. Which is indeed far from selfless.
If you promise a theist a guaranteed re... | I suppose a theist could care for much the same reason that an atheist would care, because caring derives more benefit than harm for them selves.
I do not believe in "selfless acts" (outside of accident) as any selfless act provides benefit to the person committing the act, even if that benefit is just the internal kn... |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/94238",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/33862/"
] | If we agree on the premise that there's no reason for an atheist to care what happens after their death, then the corollary to that claim is that theists do care about it only because they are **afraid to be punished** in the next life or hell. Which is indeed far from selfless.
If you promise a theist a guaranteed re... | There are many philosophical positions that tend to promote nihilism, which given human psychology, tends to lead to lack of caring for others.
Many of the critiques of atheism by the religious focus on the way material reductionism removes any value to: values, morality, reason, consciousness, selfhood, and makes any... |
94,238 | Consider someone who believes in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, a theist. That is, all she/he does in this life is done in light of complying with her/his God(s) wishes.
Is it possible for a person like this to be genuinely selfless in the sense of leaving a better world for future genera... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/94238",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/33862/"
] | If we agree on the premise that there's no reason for an atheist to care what happens after their death, then the corollary to that claim is that theists do care about it only because they are **afraid to be punished** in the next life or hell. Which is indeed far from selfless.
If you promise a theist a guaranteed re... | As a human being, I have responsibilities. Ignoring these responsibilities means I lose the right to call myself a human being.
Theists often try to push these responsibilities to a “higher being”. I consider that cowardice, and as an atheist I don’t have that cheap way out. That’s why I care about how I leave this wo... |
11,919,971 | Is it possible to create a webkit page animation such that when I click a link to go to a different page, I can do a left-right wipe or right-left wipe of the new page of content, with two separate HTML files and no AJAX? Just something to fancy up the link for special cases?
So, for those who have a webkit-enabled br... | 2012/08/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11919971",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/105539/"
] | 1. Find all external links
2. on click...
3. prevent default
4. Apply class to body element like "leaving"
5. Use that class to CSS animate page away (e.g. body.leaving { transform: translateX: -100%; }
6. When animation completes (e.g. setTimeout for same time as CSS animation) window.location to the href of the link
... | The short answer is "no" because you can't get the HTML for the incoming page without using Ajax. That said, once you retrieve the HTML for the incoming page, you can do the animation with pure CSS in all modern browsers. |
32,397 | Online reviews have indicated that NEX F3 is a superior device because it has a larger sensor, and therefore it would perform better under low light condition. However, today I tested both cameras. Surprisingly, the Nikon came out on top when it comes to image quality under low light condition. I believe I have almost ... | 2013/01/11 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/32397",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/14530/"
] | The NEX F3 *should* be superior to the 1 J1 in low-light due to its larger sensors. Now you say, you see the opposite but have not mentioned how you determine *superior*.
The F3 has a much larger pixel count than the J1, so if you look at 100% view, it wont look as good as expect per-pixel. However if you display or p... | Your test is far from scientific, but given that you mention being a beginner and are able to get better results with the nikon...i'd forget theory and go for practical results.
Metering is bound to be different in both cameras, and get slightly different results. This explains your different exposures. For an accurat... |
6,027,577 | I have shifted our live server to a new server configuration Windows 2008 server and sql server 2008.
But I am having following exception while adding date field data :
>
> 2011-05-15 18:00:44,263 ERROR Error
> caught : the details of the error are
> System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlTypeException:
> SqlDateTime overflow.... | 2011/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6027577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756896/"
] | There's actually three things: A Website, a Store and a Store View.
The most important part about Websites is that each websites has its unique customer and order base.
Stores can be used to define for example different (looking) stores with the same information.
Store Views are mostly used to handle different langu... | Here is what I found on Magento site which helped me to clear the difference between the 3 notions.
**Website** is a parent of store (or a basis for a store). It can consist of one or several stores.
**Store** is a "child of website". You create and manage products and categories on this level.
Store (or store vie... |
6,027,577 | I have shifted our live server to a new server configuration Windows 2008 server and sql server 2008.
But I am having following exception while adding date field data :
>
> 2011-05-15 18:00:44,263 ERROR Error
> caught : the details of the error are
> System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlTypeException:
> SqlDateTime overflow.... | 2011/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6027577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756896/"
] | There's actually three things: A Website, a Store and a Store View.
The most important part about Websites is that each websites has its unique customer and order base.
Stores can be used to define for example different (looking) stores with the same information.
Store Views are mostly used to handle different langu... | Website:
* Possible to maintain a separate customer base for the website, or can
share the customer accounts with all websites
* Different base currency can be defined
* Different order base can be maintained (Need citation on this one)
* Different prices can be given for the website using a configuration
setting or c... |
6,027,577 | I have shifted our live server to a new server configuration Windows 2008 server and sql server 2008.
But I am having following exception while adding date field data :
>
> 2011-05-15 18:00:44,263 ERROR Error
> caught : the details of the error are
> System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlTypeException:
> SqlDateTime overflow.... | 2011/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6027577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756896/"
] | There's actually three things: A Website, a Store and a Store View.
The most important part about Websites is that each websites has its unique customer and order base.
Stores can be used to define for example different (looking) stores with the same information.
Store Views are mostly used to handle different langu... | ---
>
> Global | Website | Store | Store View
>
>
>
---
One of Magento’s advanced features allows for management of multiple websites and stores within one installation, and we have an amazing system to support this: GWS - aka “Global, Website, Store.”
**Global:** This refers to the entire installation.
**Webs... |
6,027,577 | I have shifted our live server to a new server configuration Windows 2008 server and sql server 2008.
But I am having following exception while adding date field data :
>
> 2011-05-15 18:00:44,263 ERROR Error
> caught : the details of the error are
> System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlTypeException:
> SqlDateTime overflow.... | 2011/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6027577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756896/"
] | Website:
* Possible to maintain a separate customer base for the website, or can
share the customer accounts with all websites
* Different base currency can be defined
* Different order base can be maintained (Need citation on this one)
* Different prices can be given for the website using a configuration
setting or c... | Here is what I found on Magento site which helped me to clear the difference between the 3 notions.
**Website** is a parent of store (or a basis for a store). It can consist of one or several stores.
**Store** is a "child of website". You create and manage products and categories on this level.
Store (or store vie... |
6,027,577 | I have shifted our live server to a new server configuration Windows 2008 server and sql server 2008.
But I am having following exception while adding date field data :
>
> 2011-05-15 18:00:44,263 ERROR Error
> caught : the details of the error are
> System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlTypeException:
> SqlDateTime overflow.... | 2011/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6027577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756896/"
] | ---
>
> Global | Website | Store | Store View
>
>
>
---
One of Magento’s advanced features allows for management of multiple websites and stores within one installation, and we have an amazing system to support this: GWS - aka “Global, Website, Store.”
**Global:** This refers to the entire installation.
**Webs... | Here is what I found on Magento site which helped me to clear the difference between the 3 notions.
**Website** is a parent of store (or a basis for a store). It can consist of one or several stores.
**Store** is a "child of website". You create and manage products and categories on this level.
Store (or store vie... |
66,128 | Is there a way to download a region from Google maps to a PDF or JPEG file? I would like to download as many zoom levels as possible so I can zoom in and out without being online. I need this for practical reasons when I will be traveling to remote China and I need detailed maps of certain provinces/counties.I will be ... | 2013/07/15 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/66128",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/19415/"
] | GoogleMaps is now offering 'off-line' mode, so you can do this without any GIS or programming at all. The trick is you'll need Android Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean: [A new Google Maps app for smartphone and tablets](http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-new-google-maps-app-for-smartphone.html)
>
> The offl... | Try GoogleMapsRipper from <http://www.blueblackworks.com>
“GoogleMapsRipper is mapping software that allows you to download both satellite imagery, topographic and road maps from Google Maps, Bing Maps and OpenStreet Maps. “ |
66,128 | Is there a way to download a region from Google maps to a PDF or JPEG file? I would like to download as many zoom levels as possible so I can zoom in and out without being online. I need this for practical reasons when I will be traveling to remote China and I need detailed maps of certain provinces/counties.I will be ... | 2013/07/15 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/66128",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/19415/"
] | GoogleMaps is now offering 'off-line' mode, so you can do this without any GIS or programming at all. The trick is you'll need Android Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean: [A new Google Maps app for smartphone and tablets](http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-new-google-maps-app-for-smartphone.html)
>
> The offl... | Also try Google Maps Downloader from <http://www.bigeastsolutions.com/index.html>
You can download Google satellite maps |
12,931,704 | In my website have a flash player, it is working in all browsers expect latest version of Chrome. In latest version of chrome it shows crash, because in latest version of Chrome (Chrome 22), they add 'experimental' **PepperFlash plugin** the default player for Flash content and removed the old integrated Chrome Flash p... | 2012/10/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12931704",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1746876/"
] | You can't do that.
What you can do is that you can change your flash code. Assuming it is [this issue](http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=155437), you could work around it by calling Camera#setMode with different resolution parameters, like advised in that thread. The thread says that these resolution ... | Well, [here is an intersting short article](http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=108086) about Flash.
And [here is a fiddle](http://jsfiddle.net/XSFxb/2/) to detect PepperFlash.
Fact is that you cannot disable the usage of the plugin PeeperFlash from the client-side.
For this you would need far ... |
3,278,584 | I would like to force a user to complete some additional information once they have created and account and have validated their email address. For now, this additional information is simple (first name, last name). Once a user logs in, I am going to redirect them to an additional information page to complete this info... | 2010/07/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3278584",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/140511/"
] | The best thing would be to have a flag on your user object, and in the database. You should check every page get, and if the information has not been filled out, redirect them to that page.
However, in the best interests of your users, you may not want to force them to fill out this information. | IMO the best sites are the one's that make you *want* to complete your profile yourself, you can do this in a number of ways that are not so "in your face", for example allow people to do very basic things immeditely with just a very limited profile and on the main page have a nice largish "Profile 40% complete" with a... |
3,278,584 | I would like to force a user to complete some additional information once they have created and account and have validated their email address. For now, this additional information is simple (first name, last name). Once a user logs in, I am going to redirect them to an additional information page to complete this info... | 2010/07/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3278584",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/140511/"
] | The best thing would be to have a flag on your user object, and in the database. You should check every page get, and if the information has not been filled out, redirect them to that page.
However, in the best interests of your users, you may not want to force them to fill out this information. | I guess the best practice would be to add a role like "Profile\_Completed".
This would let you lock down select portions of the site in the usual way without having to code anything up. |
3,278,584 | I would like to force a user to complete some additional information once they have created and account and have validated their email address. For now, this additional information is simple (first name, last name). Once a user logs in, I am going to redirect them to an additional information page to complete this info... | 2010/07/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3278584",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/140511/"
] | IMO the best sites are the one's that make you *want* to complete your profile yourself, you can do this in a number of ways that are not so "in your face", for example allow people to do very basic things immeditely with just a very limited profile and on the main page have a nice largish "Profile 40% complete" with a... | I guess the best practice would be to add a role like "Profile\_Completed".
This would let you lock down select portions of the site in the usual way without having to code anything up. |
60,758,717 | i want to override the default finisher for forms system extension of TYPO3 to set multiple email addresses for recipient address
or adding a new field for more email recipients
the problem is, that multiple email adresses in the recipient address field are running into an ecception
>
> Address in mailbox given
> [... | 2020/03/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60758717",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7209206/"
] | I found the issue :(
it's explained here:
[Use a SQL Server database in a UWP app](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/data-access/sql-server-databases)
in the section: **Trouble connecting to your database?**
The TCP/IP protocol is disabled by default and **must be enabled**.
Now how is it possible that th... | UWP apps don't have network access by default. See:
>
> Capabilities
>
>
> In order to use networking, you must add appropriate
> capability elements to your app manifest. If no network capability is
> specified in your app's manifest, your app will have no networking
> capability, and any attempt to connect to... |
34,881 | I have a 14-year-old daughter who has suffered from mental health issues since puberty. She has been through 4 middle schools and several residential behavior programs. I got her enrolled in an online school now hoping it would motivate her to want to graduate or at least attend classes. She simply doesn't care. She sa... | 2018/09/14 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/34881",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/33139/"
] | My suggestion would be to go to counselling yourself, with someone who is expert on childhood mental health issues, but very much with **you** as the focus. This isn't because you're messed up, or doing something wrong, which you're not, it's because you're facing issues which are way out of the league of any normal "c... | I am sorry that you and your family have been through so much. I agree with above poster that you do need to prioritize your own well being first and foremost, for both your sakes.
This is speculation in a big way, but I wonder whether having lost her mom at a young age, the fear of loss might be what is driving your d... |
215,526 | I know there are mockups, data providers, bla bla bla.
I don't care now, I just want to connect to my dev site db and use nodes, terms for unit tests.
How can I do it? In D7 it was very simple in plain PHPUnit, what about D8?
I've tried bootstrap D8, but failed. | 2016/09/21 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/215526",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/1178/"
] | See <https://www.drupal.org/phpunit> for better documentation.
There are 4 test base classes:
* UnitTestBase, pure unit tests where everything but your code has to be mocked and only supports classes
* KernelTestBase, which provide a basic in-memory drupal environment. Much faster than browser tests but more tedious ... | What you are probably looking for is Kernel Test base. You can already create nodes and terms there if you want to, and it still can be fast (3-6 seconds).
In Unit test you only test your class and mock the rest, you can't really make real entity instances. |
111,516 | Dominate monster affects monsters, obviously — but my question is, what exactly counts as a monster? 5e Creature types include Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, and Undead.
"Humanoid" is what gets me. Of course, dominate monster would wor... | 2017/12/10 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/111516",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/40355/"
] | All creature types
==================
>
> A monster is defined as any creature that can be interacted with and potentially fought and killed.
>
>
>
The monster manual defines *monster* as the above. And just from this you can get your answer: this spell works on basically everything.
>
> You attempt to beguile ... | When you read the spell description, it starts out by saying:
>
> You attempt to beguile a creature that you can see within range.
>
>
>
So despite the name, it really just allows you to target any creature, including Plants, Humanoids, Celestials, etc.
Perhaps the name is poorly chosen, but then again perhaps ... |
111,516 | Dominate monster affects monsters, obviously — but my question is, what exactly counts as a monster? 5e Creature types include Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, and Undead.
"Humanoid" is what gets me. Of course, dominate monster would wor... | 2017/12/10 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/111516",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/40355/"
] | All creature types
==================
>
> A monster is defined as any creature that can be interacted with and potentially fought and killed.
>
>
>
The monster manual defines *monster* as the above. And just from this you can get your answer: this spell works on basically everything.
>
> You attempt to beguile ... | What creature types?
All of them.
------------
>
> A monster is defined as any creature that can be interacted with and potentially fought and killed. Even something as harmless as a frog or as benevolent as a unicorn is a monster by this definition. The term also applies to humans, elves, dwarves, and other civiliz... |
252,579 | I am just wondering, does anyone have all the badges on Stack Overflow? | 2014/04/28 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/252579",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/3464486/"
] | No, no one has all badges on Stack Overflow.
It is not possible.
For example - the [Precognitive](https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/892/precognitive) badge cannot be awarded, as the site existed before the Area51 process came to being.
This of course excludes all tag badges, which would require someone to have s... | Assuming the question is referring to only the top level badges that aren't for specific technologies, [this SEDE query](https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/1354513) lists the StackOverflow users with the most distinct badges.
At the time of writing there are two joint top users, who each have 84 out of... |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | Electric field lines reveal information about the direction (and the strength) of an electric field within a region of space. If the lines cross each other at a given location, then there must be two distinctly different values of electric field with their own individual direction at that given location. This could nev... | A positive particle accelerates along the electric field lines. If it came to an intersection, what way should it go? |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | Field lines are a visual representation of a mathematical construct, like a graph of a function. The defining properties of this visual representation are
1. The field lines run parallel to the field at every point.
2. The density of the field lines in an area is proportional to the strength of the field.
The second ... | A positive particle accelerates along the electric field lines. If it came to an intersection, what way should it go? |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | Electric field lines are a visualization of the electrical vector field. At each point, the direction (tangent) of the field line is in the direction of the electric field.
At each point in space (in the absence of any charge), the electric field has a single direction, whereas crossing field lines would somehow indi... | A positive particle accelerates along the electric field lines. If it came to an intersection, what way should it go? |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | A positive particle accelerates along the electric field lines. If it came to an intersection, what way should it go? | Two electric fields line can never cross each other because at every point there is unique tangential direction of electric Fields.if they did, field at the point of intersection will not have unique direction, which is absurd. |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | Electric field lines are a visualization of the electrical vector field. At each point, the direction (tangent) of the field line is in the direction of the electric field.
At each point in space (in the absence of any charge), the electric field has a single direction, whereas crossing field lines would somehow indi... | Two electric fields line can never cross each other because at every point there is unique tangential direction of electric Fields.if they did, field at the point of intersection will not have unique direction, which is absurd. |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | The electric field at any point is the sum of all the fields due to each individual charge in the system. The field has a magnitude and a direction. The field lines are a representation of the magnitude and direction of the field over an illustrated area. The field lines point in the direction of the field. If lines fr... | Two electric fields line can never cross each other because at every point there is unique tangential direction of electric Fields.if they did, field at the point of intersection will not have unique direction, which is absurd. |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | Field lines are a visual representation of a mathematical construct, like a graph of a function. The defining properties of this visual representation are
1. The field lines run parallel to the field at every point.
2. The density of the field lines in an area is proportional to the strength of the field.
The second ... | Two electric fields line can never cross each other because at every point there is unique tangential direction of electric Fields.if they did, field at the point of intersection will not have unique direction, which is absurd. |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | The electric field at any point is the sum of all the fields due to each individual charge in the system. The field has a magnitude and a direction. The field lines are a representation of the magnitude and direction of the field over an illustrated area. The field lines point in the direction of the field. If lines fr... | Field lines are a visual representation of a mathematical construct, like a graph of a function. The defining properties of this visual representation are
1. The field lines run parallel to the field at every point.
2. The density of the field lines in an area is proportional to the strength of the field.
The second ... |
107,171 | The the title is self explanatory, I guess.
Why can two (or more) electric [field lines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_line) never cross? | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/107171",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/38873/"
] | Electric field lines are a visualization of the electrical vector field. At each point, the direction (tangent) of the field line is in the direction of the electric field.
At each point in space (in the absence of any charge), the electric field has a single direction, whereas crossing field lines would somehow indi... | The electric field at any point is the sum of all the fields due to each individual charge in the system. The field has a magnitude and a direction. The field lines are a representation of the magnitude and direction of the field over an illustrated area. The field lines point in the direction of the field. If lines fr... |
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