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229,329 | I have a huge collection of PDF. Mostly it consists of research papers, of self-created documents but also of scanned documents.
Right now I drop them all in one folder and give them precise names with tags in the filename.
But even that gets impractical, so **I am looking for a PDF library management application**. ... | 2012/12/15 | [
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] | I use Docear. Mind-mapping is the mode which I prefer to explore tagged (hierarchical) notes and references. The way they implement hierarchical node trees, it is effectively tagging.
The UI for building out mind maps is fast. Though there is some learning curve to overcome at the beginning, it pays off in spades when... | **[Referencer](http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/lucid/referencer)** (GNOME) is a simple tool for managing document collections.
Tagging is possible.
It tries to find metadata on arXiv or via DOI, but you can add metadata manually too, of course.
But I guess development stopped. |
229,329 | I have a huge collection of PDF. Mostly it consists of research papers, of self-created documents but also of scanned documents.
Right now I drop them all in one folder and give them precise names with tags in the filename.
But even that gets impractical, so **I am looking for a PDF library management application**. ... | 2012/12/15 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/229329",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/78383/"
] | Give I, Librarian a try:
<http://i-librarian.net>
It shows PDF covers, it allows tagging, it is web-based so network access is easy and fully cross-platform. | **[Referencer](http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/lucid/referencer)** (GNOME) is a simple tool for managing document collections.
Tagging is possible.
It tries to find metadata on arXiv or via DOI, but you can add metadata manually too, of course.
But I guess development stopped. |
229,329 | I have a huge collection of PDF. Mostly it consists of research papers, of self-created documents but also of scanned documents.
Right now I drop them all in one folder and give them precise names with tags in the filename.
But even that gets impractical, so **I am looking for a PDF library management application**. ... | 2012/12/15 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/229329",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/78383/"
] | I use Docear. Mind-mapping is the mode which I prefer to explore tagged (hierarchical) notes and references. The way they implement hierarchical node trees, it is effectively tagging.
The UI for building out mind maps is fast. Though there is some learning curve to overcome at the beginning, it pays off in spades when... | Have you Tried Gnome Documents?
>
> GNOME Documents is a standalone application to find, organize and view
> your documents.
>
>
>
[](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/gnome-documents) |
229,329 | I have a huge collection of PDF. Mostly it consists of research papers, of self-created documents but also of scanned documents.
Right now I drop them all in one folder and give them precise names with tags in the filename.
But even that gets impractical, so **I am looking for a PDF library management application**. ... | 2012/12/15 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/229329",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/78383/"
] | I use Docear. Mind-mapping is the mode which I prefer to explore tagged (hierarchical) notes and references. The way they implement hierarchical node trees, it is effectively tagging.
The UI for building out mind maps is fast. Though there is some learning curve to overcome at the beginning, it pays off in spades when... | Give I, Librarian a try:
<http://i-librarian.net>
It shows PDF covers, it allows tagging, it is web-based so network access is easy and fully cross-platform. |
71,110 | Some people erased three author names including mine from a paper previously submitted (and rejected by three different journals) and got it accepted by Case Reports In Emergency Medicine.
I presented the publishing editor of the journal multiple clear proofs of the plagiarism. Although the journal declares that it c... | 2016/06/10 | [
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] | Working with the editor, until that process is finished, is probably the only thing to do at first. It will undoubtedly be a long process, with delays, so patience and persistence will be necessary. Try not to let the mobbing get to you, and try to remain calm and professional at all times, despite any pressure others ... | I always get down voted for saying this, but outside of Academia, if there is a very cut and dry case of someone trying to take ownership of works that you hold copyright in, then it would go to court and be handled in about a month or so (in Germany).
I appreciate that going to court is something that is considered t... |
71,110 | Some people erased three author names including mine from a paper previously submitted (and rejected by three different journals) and got it accepted by Case Reports In Emergency Medicine.
I presented the publishing editor of the journal multiple clear proofs of the plagiarism. Although the journal declares that it c... | 2016/06/10 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/71110",
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] | Working with the editor, until that process is finished, is probably the only thing to do at first. It will undoubtedly be a long process, with delays, so patience and persistence will be necessary. Try not to let the mobbing get to you, and try to remain calm and professional at all times, despite any pressure others ... | Search for legal help from an expert in I.P. , expose them publicly and hope for the best.
This doesn't mean that you'll be able to prove the rights if you didn't took enough precautions to protect your paper and ignorance by this side is hard to prove in court.
The next time though, you can publish your own thesis/ess... |
71,110 | Some people erased three author names including mine from a paper previously submitted (and rejected by three different journals) and got it accepted by Case Reports In Emergency Medicine.
I presented the publishing editor of the journal multiple clear proofs of the plagiarism. Although the journal declares that it c... | 2016/06/10 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/71110",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/56431/"
] | I always get down voted for saying this, but outside of Academia, if there is a very cut and dry case of someone trying to take ownership of works that you hold copyright in, then it would go to court and be handled in about a month or so (in Germany).
I appreciate that going to court is something that is considered t... | Search for legal help from an expert in I.P. , expose them publicly and hope for the best.
This doesn't mean that you'll be able to prove the rights if you didn't took enough precautions to protect your paper and ignorance by this side is hard to prove in court.
The next time though, you can publish your own thesis/ess... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
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] | **Sort of (but not really) - and it's actually getting *harder* for engines to do this for you.** To understand why, you have to understand how the evaluation goes. Engines typically can make snap evaluations on a given position, giving it a raw point value. Then, whatever the position is, they play forward, trying to ... | The engine evaluation ("2"/"1.4") is in fact very similar to how a human would evaluate a position. It is basically a sum of various factors such as *material*, *king safety*, *piece activity*, etc. evaluated not for the current position but for the position some 20 moves ahead or so; assuming perfect play from both si... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
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] | @D\_M mentioned about Chessmaster, but it only reports very simple static features such as:
* Your queen is being attacked
* You lose a pawn in the computer line
* You win an exchange in the computer line
Do you know why Chessmaster did that? That's because the implementation was easy.
>
> Can any engine tell me wh... | The engine evaluation ("2"/"1.4") is in fact very similar to how a human would evaluate a position. It is basically a sum of various factors such as *material*, *king safety*, *piece activity*, etc. evaluated not for the current position but for the position some 20 moves ahead or so; assuming perfect play from both si... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
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] | **Sort of (but not really) - and it's actually getting *harder* for engines to do this for you.** To understand why, you have to understand how the evaluation goes. Engines typically can make snap evaluations on a given position, giving it a raw point value. Then, whatever the position is, they play forward, trying to ... | There've been attempts to make engines explain why moves are good or bad. Here's an [example](https://app.decodechess.com/) I am aware of.
You could try clicking through the example to see how helpful it is. |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
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] | I think the chess engine can "tell" you, but in an indirect way.
What I would do is to play several different moves from the same position. The chess engine will (presumably) give you a different score for each one.
This will allow you to "rank" the various moves. Perhaps a pattern will emerge. If not, you might want... | No.
Although Chessmaster as mentioned by everyone can tell you some basic things like if the following line will result in an exchange sacrifice or you may lose a pawn and so so.
But you can also analyse this yourself by playing down the lines. There are no chess engines nor I see any in the near future that can expla... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/18979",
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] | **Sort of (but not really) - and it's actually getting *harder* for engines to do this for you.** To understand why, you have to understand how the evaluation goes. Engines typically can make snap evaluations on a given position, giving it a raw point value. Then, whatever the position is, they play forward, trying to ... | Yes, I have seen programs that attempt to explain why a move is good or bad in language. Chessmaster 9000 would do this.
Many engines will show you the best line for each move. So it can tell you that if you play g6, it expects the game to go f5 gxf5 Nxf5, whereas if you play b6 it expects the game to go a5 bxa5 Bxa5.... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/18979",
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] | **Sort of (but not really) - and it's actually getting *harder* for engines to do this for you.** To understand why, you have to understand how the evaluation goes. Engines typically can make snap evaluations on a given position, giving it a raw point value. Then, whatever the position is, they play forward, trying to ... | In addition to other answers, engines don't assess positions like humans, so they can't provide a good explanation why *they think* your move is inferior (emphasis on they think, not necessarily).
But you can follow sidelines using engine suggestions and understand why it was inferior. At least this is what I do.
Cou... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
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] | Yes, I have seen programs that attempt to explain why a move is good or bad in language. Chessmaster 9000 would do this.
Many engines will show you the best line for each move. So it can tell you that if you play g6, it expects the game to go f5 gxf5 Nxf5, whereas if you play b6 it expects the game to go a5 bxa5 Bxa5.... | The engine evaluation ("2"/"1.4") is in fact very similar to how a human would evaluate a position. It is basically a sum of various factors such as *material*, *king safety*, *piece activity*, etc. evaluated not for the current position but for the position some 20 moves ahead or so; assuming perfect play from both si... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
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] | Yes, I have seen programs that attempt to explain why a move is good or bad in language. Chessmaster 9000 would do this.
Many engines will show you the best line for each move. So it can tell you that if you play g6, it expects the game to go f5 gxf5 Nxf5, whereas if you play b6 it expects the game to go a5 bxa5 Bxa5.... | No.
Although Chessmaster as mentioned by everyone can tell you some basic things like if the following line will result in an exchange sacrifice or you may lose a pawn and so so.
But you can also analyse this yourself by playing down the lines. There are no chess engines nor I see any in the near future that can expla... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/18979",
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] | I think the chess engine can "tell" you, but in an indirect way.
What I would do is to play several different moves from the same position. The chess engine will (presumably) give you a different score for each one.
This will allow you to "rank" the various moves. Perhaps a pattern will emerge. If not, you might want... | The engine evaluation ("2"/"1.4") is in fact very similar to how a human would evaluate a position. It is basically a sum of various factors such as *material*, *king safety*, *piece activity*, etc. evaluated not for the current position but for the position some 20 moves ahead or so; assuming perfect play from both si... |
18,979 | Can any chess engine tell you why a move is bad or good? For example, say a chess engine says the score against my opponent is currently +2 in my favor. I then make a move and my score drops to say 1.4. Can any engine tell me what I did wrong such that my score dropped from 2 to 1.4 (assuming I didn't hang a piece or p... | 2017/10/29 | [
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] | **Sort of (but not really) - and it's actually getting *harder* for engines to do this for you.** To understand why, you have to understand how the evaluation goes. Engines typically can make snap evaluations on a given position, giving it a raw point value. Then, whatever the position is, they play forward, trying to ... | I think the chess engine can "tell" you, but in an indirect way.
What I would do is to play several different moves from the same position. The chess engine will (presumably) give you a different score for each one.
This will allow you to "rank" the various moves. Perhaps a pattern will emerge. If not, you might want... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | There are several possibilities. Some may be appropriate. Some may work. Or not.
**Avoidance**. If possible, just avoid this person. Don't have anything to do with him. Difficult, I know. There are probably limited options to do that.
**Ignore his taunts**. My guess is that he disgraces himself when he does this. I... | It would appear that he is trying to shame you to make himself feel better. This is not unusual behaviour, though you would hope for better from a senior academic. One solution is to call him on it enough to stop it but not enough to make an enemy of him:
"Yes, my GPA was indeed 3.0. That seems to have really caught ... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | As I understand you, you are being *publicly* shamed (in front of fellow grad students) by this professor by dint of your undergrad record.
If you are in the US, this is violating FERPA by revealing your academic record. Other countries have similar privacy laws. File a FERPA complaint and wipe that smug smile off his ... | It would appear that he is trying to shame you to make himself feel better. This is not unusual behaviour, though you would hope for better from a senior academic. One solution is to call him on it enough to stop it but not enough to make an enemy of him:
"Yes, my GPA was indeed 3.0. That seems to have really caught ... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | I've gone through this nonsense before. Here is an interaction I had with one of my professors regarding an assignment I had in college, around 20 years ago:
>
> Me: Sir, I know what pride is but what is prejudice?
>
> Him: Prejudice means, "what I have against you"
>
>
>
Best part is, I still did not underst... | It would appear that he is trying to shame you to make himself feel better. This is not unusual behaviour, though you would hope for better from a senior academic. One solution is to call him on it enough to stop it but not enough to make an enemy of him:
"Yes, my GPA was indeed 3.0. That seems to have really caught ... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | Seek advice from a trusted mentor.
If you have another professor or advisor who you believe you can speak to about this, I would encourage you to explore that option. Not only is it important to have a positive influence to counteract the negative impact of this professor in your personal development, but quality ment... | I feel you have to be careful not to go nuclear, because if he is your professor you have to be careful not to move from "annoyance" to "threat" in his eyes, given he presumably grades your work. However, it seems like he's already put himself in a bad position since you said he "tries ... to humiliate me in front of o... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | As I understand you, you are being *publicly* shamed (in front of fellow grad students) by this professor by dint of your undergrad record.
If you are in the US, this is violating FERPA by revealing your academic record. Other countries have similar privacy laws. File a FERPA complaint and wipe that smug smile off his ... | Seek advice from a trusted mentor.
If you have another professor or advisor who you believe you can speak to about this, I would encourage you to explore that option. Not only is it important to have a positive influence to counteract the negative impact of this professor in your personal development, but quality ment... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/120326",
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] | Seek advice from a trusted mentor.
If you have another professor or advisor who you believe you can speak to about this, I would encourage you to explore that option. Not only is it important to have a positive influence to counteract the negative impact of this professor in your personal development, but quality ment... | It would appear that he is trying to shame you to make himself feel better. This is not unusual behaviour, though you would hope for better from a senior academic. One solution is to call him on it enough to stop it but not enough to make an enemy of him:
"Yes, my GPA was indeed 3.0. That seems to have really caught ... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/120326",
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] | Seek advice from a trusted mentor.
If you have another professor or advisor who you believe you can speak to about this, I would encourage you to explore that option. Not only is it important to have a positive influence to counteract the negative impact of this professor in your personal development, but quality ment... | I will copy on [B.Goddard's answer](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/120346/9200) - wipe the arrogant smile off their face.
On the other hand, this will backfire to you in a matter of seconds, maybe sooner. So be ready for that.
* File as many instances as you can of when you were mocked by that professor.
* Look... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | There are several possibilities. Some may be appropriate. Some may work. Or not.
**Avoidance**. If possible, just avoid this person. Don't have anything to do with him. Difficult, I know. There are probably limited options to do that.
**Ignore his taunts**. My guess is that he disgraces himself when he does this. I... | I feel you have to be careful not to go nuclear, because if he is your professor you have to be careful not to move from "annoyance" to "threat" in his eyes, given he presumably grades your work. However, it seems like he's already put himself in a bad position since you said he "tries ... to humiliate me in front of o... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | As I understand you, you are being *publicly* shamed (in front of fellow grad students) by this professor by dint of your undergrad record.
If you are in the US, this is violating FERPA by revealing your academic record. Other countries have similar privacy laws. File a FERPA complaint and wipe that smug smile off his ... | I feel you have to be careful not to go nuclear, because if he is your professor you have to be careful not to move from "annoyance" to "threat" in his eyes, given he presumably grades your work. However, it seems like he's already put himself in a bad position since you said he "tries ... to humiliate me in front of o... |
120,326 | I am a beginning graduate student in Mathematics. I have a professor who always brings up the fact that my GPA is not great in my undergraduate degree even though my performance is above the norm in the institution I am enrolled at the moment, so far I got straight A's in the graduate courses that I have completed. He ... | 2018/11/19 | [
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] | Maybe you could be interested in Non Violent Communication.
From wikipedia:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication>
>
> It is based on the idea that all human beings have the capacity for compassion and only resort to violence or behavior that harms themselves and others when they do not recognize m... | It would appear that he is trying to shame you to make himself feel better. This is not unusual behaviour, though you would hope for better from a senior academic. One solution is to call him on it enough to stop it but not enough to make an enemy of him:
"Yes, my GPA was indeed 3.0. That seems to have really caught ... |
33,182 | I'm currently getting to grips with the new (3.1) ArcGIS JavaScript API and how it bundles Dojo and relies on Dojo's Asynchronous Module Definition (AMD) approach.
I'm familiar with AMD and recently completed a project using Require, Backbone, and OpenLayers in combination - overall a very pleasant experience.
Howeve... | 2012/09/11 | [
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] | Since esri does not ship source code you cannot build one layer package with all your classes. You will have to push out the esri api locally or using the CDN and then pull down your layer file. So you will have 2 and then the extra's that esri forgot to bundle or chose not to.
We've put together a discard layer so th... | while ago I was wondering the same question. But on last Esri Developer Summit 2012 I saw a presentation about JS api. Person that was presenting the subject explained how to create basic OO dojo plugin/module. You can watch whole video here: <http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/devsummit12/index.html> |
12,088 | Which book is more a beginner to learn to program in c++ (or GML) and more fun: "Game Maker 8 Cookbook" (available for pre-order), or "The Game Maker's Companion" ? | 2011/05/09 | [
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] | I created a game in Game Maker long ago, and was frustrated with the lack of control over many of the game elements. They try to take the programming out of game making. So I'm afraid you won't find Game Maker to be much help if you're trying to learn C++, or really programming in general.
I would recommend going with ... | I don't think either of them look all that great, and certainly they don't appear to teach C++ at all (focusing instead entirely on Game Maker and GML, it's internal language).
"Cookbook" style books tend to be more focused around isolated, individual techniques rather than providing a unifying educational "narrative... |
12,088 | Which book is more a beginner to learn to program in c++ (or GML) and more fun: "Game Maker 8 Cookbook" (available for pre-order), or "The Game Maker's Companion" ? | 2011/05/09 | [
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] | I created a game in Game Maker long ago, and was frustrated with the lack of control over many of the game elements. They try to take the programming out of game making. So I'm afraid you won't find Game Maker to be much help if you're trying to learn C++, or really programming in general.
I would recommend going with ... | Both books will teach you Game Maker's drag and drop, neither will teach you C++.
Im not sure if the cookbook teaches you GML, though i know the companion does.
Both books have their own style of teaching. So on that matter, purely subjective.
The Cookbook is slightly cheaper (thought not much)
The Companion is out alr... |
389,953 | You often *plunge* into the sea or *plunge* you hands into your pockets.
Can the word be used to describe a "horizontal immersion"?
Example sentence:
>
> She opened the door and **plunged** into the blinding sun.
>
>
>
If not, what's a more appropriate word? | 2017/05/19 | [
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] | It's perfectly acceptable, but you might want to consider the "literal baggage," for lack of a better word, that the figurative term carries with it.
Take the OED literal definition that this derives from:
>
> To thrust, throw, or drop into or in a liquid, penetrable substance, deep pit, container, etc.; to immerse,... | Almost all definitions of Plunging seem to imply that it's a word describing vertical descent.
[Merriam Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunge) thesaurus includes the following words as related:
>
> dip, immersion, submersion; fall, plump, slip, spill, stumble, tumble; descent, drop; belly flop, he... |
389,953 | You often *plunge* into the sea or *plunge* you hands into your pockets.
Can the word be used to describe a "horizontal immersion"?
Example sentence:
>
> She opened the door and **plunged** into the blinding sun.
>
>
>
If not, what's a more appropriate word? | 2017/05/19 | [
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] | It's perfectly acceptable, but you might want to consider the "literal baggage," for lack of a better word, that the figurative term carries with it.
Take the OED literal definition that this derives from:
>
> To thrust, throw, or drop into or in a liquid, penetrable substance, deep pit, container, etc.; to immerse,... | "Plunged" is a good word to use, but "sunlight" would be much better then "sun".
Otherwise, you could say "emerged" into the sunlight.
One historical example shows both "plunged" and "emerged" would be good choices:
[Reports of Observations of the Total Eclipse of the Sun, August 7, 1869](https://books.google.com... |
389,953 | You often *plunge* into the sea or *plunge* you hands into your pockets.
Can the word be used to describe a "horizontal immersion"?
Example sentence:
>
> She opened the door and **plunged** into the blinding sun.
>
>
>
If not, what's a more appropriate word? | 2017/05/19 | [
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] | The OED's first meaning of ***plunge*** involves transitively thrusting, throwing or dropping something (or oneself) into a liquid - from the French ***plonger*** - *to jump into water, to submerge, or sink*
However, sense 4 (intransitive) of the verb covers precisely the circumstance you relate:
>
> 4. intr. To mov... | Almost all definitions of Plunging seem to imply that it's a word describing vertical descent.
[Merriam Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunge) thesaurus includes the following words as related:
>
> dip, immersion, submersion; fall, plump, slip, spill, stumble, tumble; descent, drop; belly flop, he... |
389,953 | You often *plunge* into the sea or *plunge* you hands into your pockets.
Can the word be used to describe a "horizontal immersion"?
Example sentence:
>
> She opened the door and **plunged** into the blinding sun.
>
>
>
If not, what's a more appropriate word? | 2017/05/19 | [
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] | The OED's first meaning of ***plunge*** involves transitively thrusting, throwing or dropping something (or oneself) into a liquid - from the French ***plonger*** - *to jump into water, to submerge, or sink*
However, sense 4 (intransitive) of the verb covers precisely the circumstance you relate:
>
> 4. intr. To mov... | "Plunged" is a good word to use, but "sunlight" would be much better then "sun".
Otherwise, you could say "emerged" into the sunlight.
One historical example shows both "plunged" and "emerged" would be good choices:
[Reports of Observations of the Total Eclipse of the Sun, August 7, 1869](https://books.google.com... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | While the it's-not-possible answers are correct for the question you intended to ask lets try another approach:
For colder climates it's technically possible (but economic insanity) to build a refrigerator that contains no cooling element at all. Lets make the Green Fridge (tm):
No ozone-destroying Freon!
No toxic am... | Add an asterisk to "Protect":
>
> Protect\* one person from up to 1.2 megatonnes of a TNT nuke at a minimum distance of 2 km from the explosion.
>
>
>
\* Protect: the explosion will not kill you and the nuke will leave no lasting ill effects. Protection may also apply to others near fridge.
Simply make a normal ... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | **It's Not Possible**
You have asked for a **Science-Based** answer, and it's just not going to happen. Despite what Indiana Jones says, it's impossible to build a nuke-proof fridge. Even if the fridge itself is basically OK, the concussive force it went under would jar it severely (and rattle anyone inside of it to d... | Well, I'm going to say, my refrigerator is a SpaceX dragon launch abort system with a baggy of ice inside.
The total volume of the capsule is 25 cubic meters, which is the equivalent of a 2.9m x 2.9m x 3.0m cube, or a refrigerated room, as seen in grocery stores.
According to the spaceX website, the capsule can move ... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | GrinningX has quite a good answer but I would like to amend it slightly. The stats quoted appear to refer to a ground burst. Ground bursts are not thought to be targeted against cities because air bursts are more damaging to them. Ground bursts are expected to be used against hardened targets like ICBM silos.
However... | The it's not possible answers are correct if you interpret the requirements strictly in light of the scene from the movie, where the fridge is directly exposed to the nuclear explosion. Having said that, your company could legitimately market a fridge that would be of benefit, within certain limitations.
1. The fridge... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | It's George Lucas's marketing manager here. We are now working on a new Indiana Jones movie: Indiana Jones and the Blastproof Fridge, where Indiana Jones goes for a quest to find the sacred Superfridge, made by God himself. We're now developing a new blastproof fridge, which will not only be used in our movie, but also... | While the it's-not-possible answers are correct for the question you intended to ask lets try another approach:
For colder climates it's technically possible (but economic insanity) to build a refrigerator that contains no cooling element at all. Lets make the Green Fridge (tm):
No ozone-destroying Freon!
No toxic am... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | GrinningX has quite a good answer but I would like to amend it slightly. The stats quoted appear to refer to a ground burst. Ground bursts are not thought to be targeted against cities because air bursts are more damaging to them. Ground bursts are expected to be used against hardened targets like ICBM silos.
However... | Your customers will need to:
Put your fridge underground in the cellar;
Reinforce the cellar walls to withstand the shockwave of the blast and the collapse of the house on top.
Add shielding in 2 layers, preferably tungsten, 0.5" each layer, since lead is just messy, on the outer side of the body, and on the insid... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | Your customers will need to:
Put your fridge underground in the cellar;
Reinforce the cellar walls to withstand the shockwave of the blast and the collapse of the house on top.
Add shielding in 2 layers, preferably tungsten, 0.5" each layer, since lead is just messy, on the outer side of the body, and on the insid... | Add an asterisk to "Protect":
>
> Protect\* one person from up to 1.2 megatonnes of a TNT nuke at a minimum distance of 2 km from the explosion.
>
>
>
\* Protect: the explosion will not kill you and the nuke will leave no lasting ill effects. Protection may also apply to others near fridge.
Simply make a normal ... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | Well, I'm going to say, my refrigerator is a SpaceX dragon launch abort system with a baggy of ice inside.
The total volume of the capsule is 25 cubic meters, which is the equivalent of a 2.9m x 2.9m x 3.0m cube, or a refrigerated room, as seen in grocery stores.
According to the spaceX website, the capsule can move ... | GrinningX has quite a good answer but I would like to amend it slightly. The stats quoted appear to refer to a ground burst. Ground bursts are not thought to be targeted against cities because air bursts are more damaging to them. Ground bursts are expected to be used against hardened targets like ICBM silos.
However... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | Well, I'm going to say, my refrigerator is a SpaceX dragon launch abort system with a baggy of ice inside.
The total volume of the capsule is 25 cubic meters, which is the equivalent of a 2.9m x 2.9m x 3.0m cube, or a refrigerated room, as seen in grocery stores.
According to the spaceX website, the capsule can move ... | While the it's-not-possible answers are correct for the question you intended to ask lets try another approach:
For colder climates it's technically possible (but economic insanity) to build a refrigerator that contains no cooling element at all. Lets make the Green Fridge (tm):
No ozone-destroying Freon!
No toxic am... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | It's George Lucas's marketing manager here. We are now working on a new Indiana Jones movie: Indiana Jones and the Blastproof Fridge, where Indiana Jones goes for a quest to find the sacred Superfridge, made by God himself. We're now developing a new blastproof fridge, which will not only be used in our movie, but also... | Your customers will need to:
Put your fridge underground in the cellar;
Reinforce the cellar walls to withstand the shockwave of the blast and the collapse of the house on top.
Add shielding in 2 layers, preferably tungsten, 0.5" each layer, since lead is just messy, on the outer side of the body, and on the insid... |
55,454 | It's 2016, but for some reason, the Cold War never ended. You've been inspired by your (for some inexplicable reason) favorite movie, Indiana Jones 4, to start a new business: building refrigerators. However, the market is so saturated that in order to distinguish yourself with a nice marketing campaign, you decide to ... | 2016/09/15 | [
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] | GrinningX has quite a good answer but I would like to amend it slightly. The stats quoted appear to refer to a ground burst. Ground bursts are not thought to be targeted against cities because air bursts are more damaging to them. Ground bursts are expected to be used against hardened targets like ICBM silos.
However... | While the it's-not-possible answers are correct for the question you intended to ask lets try another approach:
For colder climates it's technically possible (but economic insanity) to build a refrigerator that contains no cooling element at all. Lets make the Green Fridge (tm):
No ozone-destroying Freon!
No toxic am... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | **No, not typical**, why are you solving their problems for free? (4 hours)
1 hour is typical for a programming test. In the past our programming test was 4 questions. First 3 questions took 1/2 hour, last one 1/2 hour. We also gave the test to existing hires in house to make sure we were in the expected timeframe and... | I find coding tests in interview are a load of tosh anyway. No-one codes anything but the simplest routine under pressure without the usual environment and tools, so the results you get are dubious at best.
What I have found to be really good tests of a programmer's ability is to give him some project code and ask him... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | Let me take the company's side for a moment, since the other answers haven't so far. It would be nearly impossible to build a usable code base out of a conglomeration of 4-hour coding test submissions from people whose qualifications are completely unknown. Creating a detailed enough specification, vetting the response... | **No, not typical**, why are you solving their problems for free? (4 hours)
1 hour is typical for a programming test. In the past our programming test was 4 questions. First 3 questions took 1/2 hour, last one 1/2 hour. We also gave the test to existing hires in house to make sure we were in the expected timeframe and... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | **No, not typical**, why are you solving their problems for free? (4 hours)
1 hour is typical for a programming test. In the past our programming test was 4 questions. First 3 questions took 1/2 hour, last one 1/2 hour. We also gave the test to existing hires in house to make sure we were in the expected timeframe and... | I took a 6 hour coding test at one point. When I took this test I had fairly high confidence I would be hired - while it came true, I wasn't all that satisfied with the follow-on.
Obviously having lots of employers each asking for 4 hours is excessive. What the person was looking for in the test I took was my coding s... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | **No, not typical**, why are you solving their problems for free? (4 hours)
1 hour is typical for a programming test. In the past our programming test was 4 questions. First 3 questions took 1/2 hour, last one 1/2 hour. We also gave the test to existing hires in house to make sure we were in the expected timeframe and... | You may not have 4 hours, but somebody more interested in their company certainly will. I was essentially hired based on a similar task that a company asked me to do beforehand on the task alone. Apparently, writing clean and understandable code, thorough test cases and understandable and coherent design documentation ... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | Let me take the company's side for a moment, since the other answers haven't so far. It would be nearly impossible to build a usable code base out of a conglomeration of 4-hour coding test submissions from people whose qualifications are completely unknown. Creating a detailed enough specification, vetting the response... | I find coding tests in interview are a load of tosh anyway. No-one codes anything but the simplest routine under pressure without the usual environment and tools, so the results you get are dubious at best.
What I have found to be really good tests of a programmer's ability is to give him some project code and ask him... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | I find coding tests in interview are a load of tosh anyway. No-one codes anything but the simplest routine under pressure without the usual environment and tools, so the results you get are dubious at best.
What I have found to be really good tests of a programmer's ability is to give him some project code and ask him... | I took a 6 hour coding test at one point. When I took this test I had fairly high confidence I would be hired - while it came true, I wasn't all that satisfied with the follow-on.
Obviously having lots of employers each asking for 4 hours is excessive. What the person was looking for in the test I took was my coding s... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | I find coding tests in interview are a load of tosh anyway. No-one codes anything but the simplest routine under pressure without the usual environment and tools, so the results you get are dubious at best.
What I have found to be really good tests of a programmer's ability is to give him some project code and ask him... | You may not have 4 hours, but somebody more interested in their company certainly will. I was essentially hired based on a similar task that a company asked me to do beforehand on the task alone. Apparently, writing clean and understandable code, thorough test cases and understandable and coherent design documentation ... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | Let me take the company's side for a moment, since the other answers haven't so far. It would be nearly impossible to build a usable code base out of a conglomeration of 4-hour coding test submissions from people whose qualifications are completely unknown. Creating a detailed enough specification, vetting the response... | I took a 6 hour coding test at one point. When I took this test I had fairly high confidence I would be hired - while it came true, I wasn't all that satisfied with the follow-on.
Obviously having lots of employers each asking for 4 hours is excessive. What the person was looking for in the test I took was my coding s... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | Let me take the company's side for a moment, since the other answers haven't so far. It would be nearly impossible to build a usable code base out of a conglomeration of 4-hour coding test submissions from people whose qualifications are completely unknown. Creating a detailed enough specification, vetting the response... | You may not have 4 hours, but somebody more interested in their company certainly will. I was essentially hired based on a similar task that a company asked me to do beforehand on the task alone. Apparently, writing clean and understandable code, thorough test cases and understandable and coherent design documentation ... |
206,671 | **EDIT**
After a good amount of thinking and self-reflection on the topic, I realised that most of the issues I raised in this question was coming only from a personal, rather than a professional perspective. Hence the moderators put this question on hold because of the highly personal, subjective nature of the proble... | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | You may not have 4 hours, but somebody more interested in their company certainly will. I was essentially hired based on a similar task that a company asked me to do beforehand on the task alone. Apparently, writing clean and understandable code, thorough test cases and understandable and coherent design documentation ... | I took a 6 hour coding test at one point. When I took this test I had fairly high confidence I would be hired - while it came true, I wasn't all that satisfied with the follow-on.
Obviously having lots of employers each asking for 4 hours is excessive. What the person was looking for in the test I took was my coding s... |
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] | If you're looking for first-hand accounts, I'd recommend [Ten Years a Slave](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1499102534/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1499102534&linkCode=as2&tag=nonshewro0a-21). It's an autobiographical account of a free black man who was forced into slavery, and it's... | Although not a slave in the sense you're describing, I would recommend reading Nelson Mandela's first volume of his auto biography, Long Walk To Freedom.
What is quite interesting in this book is that he starts off not really seeing the injustice of his situation, or that of his people, primarily because of where he i... |
10,739 | I'm currently working on a novel, in which one of the POV characters is a slave. He was born to a slave (so he was born a slave) of a rich merchant family and was treated well most of his life. One day he travels with his master to a foreign country where slavery had been abolished. The interaction with the foreign "fr... | 2014/04/16 | [
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] | Sounds like from the description, you are writing a "slave narrative." This was a popular literary genre in the US around the Civil War. It can either be fiction or non-fiction. One of the most famous examples and my personal suggestion is the *Life of Fredrick Douglas*. He was born a slave and later became a leader in... | Although not a slave in the sense you're describing, I would recommend reading Nelson Mandela's first volume of his auto biography, Long Walk To Freedom.
What is quite interesting in this book is that he starts off not really seeing the injustice of his situation, or that of his people, primarily because of where he i... |
10,739 | I'm currently working on a novel, in which one of the POV characters is a slave. He was born to a slave (so he was born a slave) of a rich merchant family and was treated well most of his life. One day he travels with his master to a foreign country where slavery had been abolished. The interaction with the foreign "fr... | 2014/04/16 | [
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] | Although not a slave in the sense you're describing, I would recommend reading Nelson Mandela's first volume of his auto biography, Long Walk To Freedom.
What is quite interesting in this book is that he starts off not really seeing the injustice of his situation, or that of his people, primarily because of where he i... | I recently read a novel with this very theme: ["The Story of Jonas"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/maurine-f-dahlberg/the-story-of-jonas/). However, while the book was quite well written, I personally found that aspect of it --the slave who doesn't initially question his servitude --to be implausible. A be... |
10,739 | I'm currently working on a novel, in which one of the POV characters is a slave. He was born to a slave (so he was born a slave) of a rich merchant family and was treated well most of his life. One day he travels with his master to a foreign country where slavery had been abolished. The interaction with the foreign "fr... | 2014/04/16 | [
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] | If you're looking for first-hand accounts, I'd recommend [Ten Years a Slave](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1499102534/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1499102534&linkCode=as2&tag=nonshewro0a-21). It's an autobiographical account of a free black man who was forced into slavery, and it's... | I recently read a novel with this very theme: ["The Story of Jonas"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/maurine-f-dahlberg/the-story-of-jonas/). However, while the book was quite well written, I personally found that aspect of it --the slave who doesn't initially question his servitude --to be implausible. A be... |
10,739 | I'm currently working on a novel, in which one of the POV characters is a slave. He was born to a slave (so he was born a slave) of a rich merchant family and was treated well most of his life. One day he travels with his master to a foreign country where slavery had been abolished. The interaction with the foreign "fr... | 2014/04/16 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/10739",
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] | Sounds like from the description, you are writing a "slave narrative." This was a popular literary genre in the US around the Civil War. It can either be fiction or non-fiction. One of the most famous examples and my personal suggestion is the *Life of Fredrick Douglas*. He was born a slave and later became a leader in... | I recently read a novel with this very theme: ["The Story of Jonas"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/maurine-f-dahlberg/the-story-of-jonas/). However, while the book was quite well written, I personally found that aspect of it --the slave who doesn't initially question his servitude --to be implausible. A be... |
61,925 | I am having troubles understanding utilitarianism a little bit, and have posed this question to a number of people and been met mostly with bafflement about how I cannot see the error in my proposed claim. But, when they explain against it, I cannot see the soundness of their argument. So, I am willing to accept that t... | 2019/04/17 | [
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] | The difference is that a utilitarian who endorses inalienable rights can conceive of a world in which that endorsement ends up morally wrong, even if our actual world endorses inalienable rights. By contrast, deontologists about rights say such a world is quite literally inconceivable. Indeed, on a basic utilitarian an... | Your objection of inalienable rights against utilitarianism is perfectly sound. I would be very interested in reading about the opposite arguments that did not convince you.
One very common trait of utilitarian thought experiment is that they put their subject in the acting role: the one who chooses who gets under the... |
67,366,685 | I am running an Angular Application I am getting these popup in vs code whenever I am opening it. However, the ng serve command is working fine and it's serving(running) the app successfully.
But I am getting this error in console.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mX73o... | 2021/05/03 | [
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] | Angular Language Service Extension has one bug which is reported to their git repository.
My solution will work for Angular Projects which is running < Version 9.0
To resolve this issue you have two ways.
Solution 1: Downgrade extension version
1. Downgrade [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Angula... | it might be some version inconsistency problem. It was in my case.
Had same symptoms: I opened a folder in Visual Studio Code and after few secons I got the same message, but also VSC did not recognize any of angular tags. On the other hand, it did run without problems on my other computer...
I reinstalled VS, angula... |
67,366,685 | I am running an Angular Application I am getting these popup in vs code whenever I am opening it. However, the ng serve command is working fine and it's serving(running) the app successfully.
But I am getting this error in console.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mX73o... | 2021/05/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/67366685",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13975105/"
] | Angular Language Service Extension has one bug which is reported to their git repository.
My solution will work for Angular Projects which is running < Version 9.0
To resolve this issue you have two ways.
Solution 1: Downgrade extension version
1. Downgrade [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Angula... | reinstall vscode extension Angular Language Service@v11.2.14 resolve my problem. |
67,366,685 | I am running an Angular Application I am getting these popup in vs code whenever I am opening it. However, the ng serve command is working fine and it's serving(running) the app successfully.
But I am getting this error in console.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mX73o... | 2021/05/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/67366685",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13975105/"
] | Angular Language Service Extension has one bug which is reported to their git repository.
My solution will work for Angular Projects which is running < Version 9.0
To resolve this issue you have two ways.
Solution 1: Downgrade extension version
1. Downgrade [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Angula... | In my case it is a problem of vs code editor, and the solution is
1. Go to VS code settings and search for settings.json file.
2. In settings.json file add this line "extensions.autoUpdate": false, (as in below image)
[Settings.json file changes](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LPMio.png)
3. Now go to angular language ser... |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
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] | It depends on the series that is under consideration.
Typically, a 'nest' of vampires is used by mortals who are exterminating vampires - Blade, Buffy, etc will use the term. This plays into their human desire to distance their foes from humanity.
In works where vampires are portrayed more sympathetically, every effo... | The first time I encountered the term was in the movie The Lost Boys (1987). |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
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] | It depends on the series that is under consideration.
Typically, a 'nest' of vampires is used by mortals who are exterminating vampires - Blade, Buffy, etc will use the term. This plays into their human desire to distance their foes from humanity.
In works where vampires are portrayed more sympathetically, every effo... | the word has different connotations in different works mainly because there are different kinds of vampires
john carpenters vampires had a "queen" vampire that had a psychic link to his children (its been awhile but I think the sired vampires had a basic drone level of intelligence as well)
in true blood Nests are de... |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13238",
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] | It depends on the series that is under consideration.
Typically, a 'nest' of vampires is used by mortals who are exterminating vampires - Blade, Buffy, etc will use the term. This plays into their human desire to distance their foes from humanity.
In works where vampires are portrayed more sympathetically, every effo... | I think it is similar to a wasps' nest -- not something cozy but rather like what animals would build. For example, in the Fright Night remake (and maybe in the original, I don't recall) the head vampire simple stores his brood in the basement -- it is a practical place for them, out of the light but they have no comfo... |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13238",
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] | First mention of the phrase I could find:
Percy MacKaye's "[The Canterbury Pilgrims](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Pilgrims)" play (1903)
>
> Oh, monstrous brood, hatched in a vampire's nest ! But I will be revenged
>
>
>
As far as what a nest is, it depends on the work in question. "Night/Day Watc... | The first time I encountered the term was in the movie The Lost Boys (1987). |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13238",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | First mention of the phrase I could find:
Percy MacKaye's "[The Canterbury Pilgrims](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Pilgrims)" play (1903)
>
> Oh, monstrous brood, hatched in a vampire's nest ! But I will be revenged
>
>
>
As far as what a nest is, it depends on the work in question. "Night/Day Watc... | the word has different connotations in different works mainly because there are different kinds of vampires
john carpenters vampires had a "queen" vampire that had a psychic link to his children (its been awhile but I think the sired vampires had a basic drone level of intelligence as well)
in true blood Nests are de... |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13238",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3102/"
] | First mention of the phrase I could find:
Percy MacKaye's "[The Canterbury Pilgrims](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Pilgrims)" play (1903)
>
> Oh, monstrous brood, hatched in a vampire's nest ! But I will be revenged
>
>
>
As far as what a nest is, it depends on the work in question. "Night/Day Watc... | I think it is similar to a wasps' nest -- not something cozy but rather like what animals would build. For example, in the Fright Night remake (and maybe in the original, I don't recall) the head vampire simple stores his brood in the basement -- it is a practical place for them, out of the light but they have no comfo... |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13238",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | the word has different connotations in different works mainly because there are different kinds of vampires
john carpenters vampires had a "queen" vampire that had a psychic link to his children (its been awhile but I think the sired vampires had a basic drone level of intelligence as well)
in true blood Nests are de... | The first time I encountered the term was in the movie The Lost Boys (1987). |
13,238 | What constitutes a vampire "nest"? Is it just the home of several vampires, or does it have to actually be "nest" like (i.e. dirty, dark, stinky, unpleasant)?
For instance, I've never seen the Cullen's house referred to as a nest, since they're sort of civilized. But in the first season of True Blood there were three... | 2012/03/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13238",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3102/"
] | I think it is similar to a wasps' nest -- not something cozy but rather like what animals would build. For example, in the Fright Night remake (and maybe in the original, I don't recall) the head vampire simple stores his brood in the basement -- it is a practical place for them, out of the light but they have no comfo... | The first time I encountered the term was in the movie The Lost Boys (1987). |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | John gives a more detailed description of this aspect of the crucifixion than either Mark or Mathew:
>
> And they crucify Him, and divide His garments among *themselves*, casting a lot for them *to decide* who should take what. (Mark 15:24 DLNT)
>
>
> And having crucified Him, they divided His garments among *thems... | I believe that the tunic that was not torn represents the Apostolic gift (John 19:23-24). We have the 5 fold ministry, where the Apostolic gift embraces all the other 4 (Ephesians 4:11-13). The purple tunic represents the entire operation. We should embrace all the other gifts so that the Apostolic foundation can work ... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | I believe that the tunic that was not torn represents the Apostolic gift (John 19:23-24). We have the 5 fold ministry, where the Apostolic gift embraces all the other 4 (Ephesians 4:11-13). The purple tunic represents the entire operation. We should embrace all the other gifts so that the Apostolic foundation can work ... | Christ came in the fullness of time close to the 4,000 year mark after Adam. The fourth day is when the material universe (cosmos) came to be and light was divided from darkness.
He took on the sin of the world and His garment was symbolically divided into four pieces (for the four corners of the world).
The four gospe... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | '**The tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom**'. That's what "*sewn from the top*" means. It's a special type of weaving - something akin to seamless knitting (on circular needles) except through weaving.
Weaving a seamless garment was a special skill, out of the ordinary and exceedingly rare - so ... | What does it signify to tear Christ's robe into 4 pieces? Explainations given do not give the meaning ?
Its the question am asking |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | John gives a more detailed description of this aspect of the crucifixion than either Mark or Mathew:
>
> And they crucify Him, and divide His garments among *themselves*, casting a lot for them *to decide* who should take what. (Mark 15:24 DLNT)
>
>
> And having crucified Him, they divided His garments among *thems... | The garment had no seams , representing there is no hole or crack in which to enter Heaven or be saved but only through Jesus Christ and his sacrifice and grace . When Jesus entered the throne to His Father He was given the garment of holiness and praise and we will also . Casting lots or trying to buy your way into sa... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | What does it signify to tear Christ's robe into 4 pieces? Explainations given do not give the meaning ?
Its the question am asking | Christ came in the fullness of time close to the 4,000 year mark after Adam. The fourth day is when the material universe (cosmos) came to be and light was divided from darkness.
He took on the sin of the world and His garment was symbolically divided into four pieces (for the four corners of the world).
The four gospe... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | '**The tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom**'. That's what "*sewn from the top*" means. It's a special type of weaving - something akin to seamless knitting (on circular needles) except through weaving.
Weaving a seamless garment was a special skill, out of the ordinary and exceedingly rare - so ... | Christ came in the fullness of time close to the 4,000 year mark after Adam. The fourth day is when the material universe (cosmos) came to be and light was divided from darkness.
He took on the sin of the world and His garment was symbolically divided into four pieces (for the four corners of the world).
The four gospe... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | John gives a more detailed description of this aspect of the crucifixion than either Mark or Mathew:
>
> And they crucify Him, and divide His garments among *themselves*, casting a lot for them *to decide* who should take what. (Mark 15:24 DLNT)
>
>
> And having crucified Him, they divided His garments among *thems... | Christ came in the fullness of time close to the 4,000 year mark after Adam. The fourth day is when the material universe (cosmos) came to be and light was divided from darkness.
He took on the sin of the world and His garment was symbolically divided into four pieces (for the four corners of the world).
The four gospe... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | John gives a more detailed description of this aspect of the crucifixion than either Mark or Mathew:
>
> And they crucify Him, and divide His garments among *themselves*, casting a lot for them *to decide* who should take what. (Mark 15:24 DLNT)
>
>
> And having crucified Him, they divided His garments among *thems... | '**The tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom**'. That's what "*sewn from the top*" means. It's a special type of weaving - something akin to seamless knitting (on circular needles) except through weaving.
Weaving a seamless garment was a special skill, out of the ordinary and exceedingly rare - so ... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | The clothing of Christ is symbolic of the Christian churches. The doctrine, ritual, liturgy etc. these are the outer coverings of God. They point us toward God. They are distinct from God in some ways yet are owned by Christ. The tunic represents the Holy apostolic church that will remain intact until the end of days. ... | Christ came in the fullness of time close to the 4,000 year mark after Adam. The fourth day is when the material universe (cosmos) came to be and light was divided from darkness.
He took on the sin of the world and His garment was symbolically divided into four pieces (for the four corners of the world).
The four gospe... |
27,095 | Matthew, Mark, and John record casting lots to divide Jesus' clothing. John adds the Old Testament quote from Psalm 22:18 and provides other details:
>
> When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamles... | 2017/02/20 | [
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] | The garment had no seams , representing there is no hole or crack in which to enter Heaven or be saved but only through Jesus Christ and his sacrifice and grace . When Jesus entered the throne to His Father He was given the garment of holiness and praise and we will also . Casting lots or trying to buy your way into sa... | Christ came in the fullness of time close to the 4,000 year mark after Adam. The fourth day is when the material universe (cosmos) came to be and light was divided from darkness.
He took on the sin of the world and His garment was symbolically divided into four pieces (for the four corners of the world).
The four gospe... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
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"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | Putting in place a better system for evaluating teaching than today's student evaluation forms would be a good start. Getting serious about the assessment of student learning outcomes (rather than simply assigning grades) would also be extremely helpful. | You don't hire people who don't take teaching seriously, and if you do happen to hire them accidentally, you deny them tenure and kick them out.
More generally, you reward those who take teaching seriously and/or punish those who don't. This means you give the former time (by reducing the number of classes they have t... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | Putting in place a better system for evaluating teaching than today's student evaluation forms would be a good start. Getting serious about the assessment of student learning outcomes (rather than simply assigning grades) would also be extremely helpful. | The fundamental problem is that research and teaching are two *entirely* different skills. Imagine you're hiring a chef who is also expected to spend a third of his or her time waiting tables; the simple fact of reality is that specially talented individuals will rarely excel at both of these tasks.
You can't *convin... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | Putting in place a better system for evaluating teaching than today's student evaluation forms would be a good start. Getting serious about the assessment of student learning outcomes (rather than simply assigning grades) would also be extremely helpful. | **Step 0:** Talk to/with existing faculty. How do they view their teaching skill, it's relative importance, motivation to do better, what do they think would improve their own teaching and/or the teaching of others? I would hope the actual people on the ground know a thing or two more than some random fool on the inter... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | **Step 0:** Talk to/with existing faculty. How do they view their teaching skill, it's relative importance, motivation to do better, what do they think would improve their own teaching and/or the teaching of others? I would hope the actual people on the ground know a thing or two more than some random fool on the inter... | Much mention has been made of Reward for good teaching, but I would like to suggest an old fashioned and out-of-date idea: Punishment. If someone fails to deliver on their contracted responsibilities to the agreed quality and standards, then they need to face the consequences of their actions and decisions, resulting i... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | Putting in place a better system for evaluating teaching than today's student evaluation forms would be a good start. Getting serious about the assessment of student learning outcomes (rather than simply assigning grades) would also be extremely helpful. | Much mention has been made of Reward for good teaching, but I would like to suggest an old fashioned and out-of-date idea: Punishment. If someone fails to deliver on their contracted responsibilities to the agreed quality and standards, then they need to face the consequences of their actions and decisions, resulting i... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | The fundamental problem is that research and teaching are two *entirely* different skills. Imagine you're hiring a chef who is also expected to spend a third of his or her time waiting tables; the simple fact of reality is that specially talented individuals will rarely excel at both of these tasks.
You can't *convin... | Much mention has been made of Reward for good teaching, but I would like to suggest an old fashioned and out-of-date idea: Punishment. If someone fails to deliver on their contracted responsibilities to the agreed quality and standards, then they need to face the consequences of their actions and decisions, resulting i... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | The fundamental problem is that research and teaching are two *entirely* different skills. Imagine you're hiring a chef who is also expected to spend a third of his or her time waiting tables; the simple fact of reality is that specially talented individuals will rarely excel at both of these tasks.
You can't *convin... | In a nutshell: **Competition** between departments
for students and funding
can be one of the important reasons
to cause departments to care about the quality of teaching.
I give the following anecdote to illustrate the above principle.
In my undergrad institution,
which is outside the US and is fairly large (~30 K u... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | Putting in place a better system for evaluating teaching than today's student evaluation forms would be a good start. Getting serious about the assessment of student learning outcomes (rather than simply assigning grades) would also be extremely helpful. | In a nutshell: **Competition** between departments
for students and funding
can be one of the important reasons
to cause departments to care about the quality of teaching.
I give the following anecdote to illustrate the above principle.
In my undergrad institution,
which is outside the US and is fairly large (~30 K u... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | You don't hire people who don't take teaching seriously, and if you do happen to hire them accidentally, you deny them tenure and kick them out.
More generally, you reward those who take teaching seriously and/or punish those who don't. This means you give the former time (by reducing the number of classes they have t... | Much mention has been made of Reward for good teaching, but I would like to suggest an old fashioned and out-of-date idea: Punishment. If someone fails to deliver on their contracted responsibilities to the agreed quality and standards, then they need to face the consequences of their actions and decisions, resulting i... |
35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35306",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/27290/"
] | In a nutshell: **Competition** between departments
for students and funding
can be one of the important reasons
to cause departments to care about the quality of teaching.
I give the following anecdote to illustrate the above principle.
In my undergrad institution,
which is outside the US and is fairly large (~30 K u... | Much mention has been made of Reward for good teaching, but I would like to suggest an old fashioned and out-of-date idea: Punishment. If someone fails to deliver on their contracted responsibilities to the agreed quality and standards, then they need to face the consequences of their actions and decisions, resulting i... |
11,944,542 | I want to know whether Perl is installed by default on all Unix-based operating systems. Since I want to write server-side programs, I need to choose between Perl and C. | 2012/08/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11944542",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1595858/"
] | I'm not sure whether Perl is standard on all Unix server installs. I'm not even sure what that means - a server is a piece of hardware, it doesn't have to come with *any* specific software (not even an OS).
I don't think this should be the deciding factor anyway. You can always compile Perl, or distribute Perl with yo... | Most linux distros DO include it by default. However, we got a stack of AIX machines a few months back running AIX 7.1 and none of them have perl installed.
The very, very broad answer is no, you cannot assume that every Linux or Unix system you buy will have Perl installed on it. |
37,906 | I viscerally hate low calorie sugar replacements - all of them, including Splenda (sucralose), except in one application. In my iced coffee I like sugar-free hazelnut syrup. The brand that I've been using is sweetened with Splenda (and sneakily, acesulfame potassium). It would be great except that it's very expensive. ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/37906",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20183/"
] | I don't have a good suggestion for what to use, but at least I can give you some info on xanthan.
Yes, syrup can take viscosity from an infinitesmal amount of xanthan gum. If you add 0.5% to 1% of the fluid's weight in xanthan, you get a pudding consistency. For a syrup-like viscosity, you need much less.
But xanth... | Make it with xylitol as you would with sugar: 1 cup xylitol, 1/2 cup of water. I use tapioca starch to thicken it; the amount of tapioca depends on the quality. |
212,823 | Do we use cache memory in microcontrollers, if not, why not? If yes, what is its application in embedded systems or it is enough just to have RAM? | 2016/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/212823",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/81163/"
] | Cache memory adds a level of latency unpredictability that may be unwanted. A lot (most?) of microcontrollers are used in a realtime setting where you have to budget for worst-case timing. It does not matter if your code is fast *on average*, if there is a chance that it won't meet the deadline in *worst case*. Worst c... | Having a level 1 cache is a trade-off between speed and cost. For speed, the bigger you make memory, the the longer the path to the data gets. That means that it'll take longer and longer (in terms of latency) the more memory you add. At some point performance degrades due this latency, which is the point when adding a... |
212,823 | Do we use cache memory in microcontrollers, if not, why not? If yes, what is its application in embedded systems or it is enough just to have RAM? | 2016/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/212823",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/81163/"
] | Cache memory adds a level of latency unpredictability that may be unwanted. A lot (most?) of microcontrollers are used in a realtime setting where you have to budget for worst-case timing. It does not matter if your code is fast *on average*, if there is a chance that it won't meet the deadline in *worst case*. Worst c... | Above a certain speed, fast memory costs more per byte than slow memory (below that speed, making memory slower won't make it any cheaper). If a system has a large amount of memory, having most of it be slow but then including a cache of fast memory and the logic to run it will be cheaper than making all of the memory ... |
212,823 | Do we use cache memory in microcontrollers, if not, why not? If yes, what is its application in embedded systems or it is enough just to have RAM? | 2016/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/212823",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/81163/"
] | Above a certain speed, fast memory costs more per byte than slow memory (below that speed, making memory slower won't make it any cheaper). If a system has a large amount of memory, having most of it be slow but then including a cache of fast memory and the logic to run it will be cheaper than making all of the memory ... | Having a level 1 cache is a trade-off between speed and cost. For speed, the bigger you make memory, the the longer the path to the data gets. That means that it'll take longer and longer (in terms of latency) the more memory you add. At some point performance degrades due this latency, which is the point when adding a... |
178,546 | So far any search for Pogoplug security risk does not bring up anything alarming. Just wondering if anyone else has run across any mention of security issues with this device. | 2010/08/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/178546",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/46807/"
] | Let's go down the stack and look at every aspect of its security.
* **Remote Computer**: very easily compromised on an untrustworthy computer via a keylogger, so if you either a) only access your Pogoplug from your (trustworthy) computers, b) change your password often (i.e., at least once every 6 weeks), or c) use th... | Nope!
I have been hearing a lot about this device recently in the trade press and I haven't seen anything about security.
That being said, no one can say any product is 100% secure, and the company does appear to be around for the long term, so I am sure they will patch any problems. |
178,546 | So far any search for Pogoplug security risk does not bring up anything alarming. Just wondering if anyone else has run across any mention of security issues with this device. | 2010/08/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/178546",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/46807/"
] | The pogoplug essentially makes a connection to the manufacturer's server and provides content through it, at least in part. In my book that is a security concern, but for most people it is no more a threat than posting your pictures on facebook and only letting your friends see them is.
You're trusting the manufactur... | Nope!
I have been hearing a lot about this device recently in the trade press and I haven't seen anything about security.
That being said, no one can say any product is 100% secure, and the company does appear to be around for the long term, so I am sure they will patch any problems. |
178,546 | So far any search for Pogoplug security risk does not bring up anything alarming. Just wondering if anyone else has run across any mention of security issues with this device. | 2010/08/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/178546",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/46807/"
] | Let's go down the stack and look at every aspect of its security.
* **Remote Computer**: very easily compromised on an untrustworthy computer via a keylogger, so if you either a) only access your Pogoplug from your (trustworthy) computers, b) change your password often (i.e., at least once every 6 weeks), or c) use th... | It's basically a linux server with a custom web interface, so whatever vulnerabilities exist with linux in general are also shared by the pogoplug, as well as the specific installed applications, which I don't know because I don't have one. More of a risk is not changing default passwords, and the general privacy issue... |
178,546 | So far any search for Pogoplug security risk does not bring up anything alarming. Just wondering if anyone else has run across any mention of security issues with this device. | 2010/08/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/178546",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/46807/"
] | The pogoplug essentially makes a connection to the manufacturer's server and provides content through it, at least in part. In my book that is a security concern, but for most people it is no more a threat than posting your pictures on facebook and only letting your friends see them is.
You're trusting the manufactur... | It's basically a linux server with a custom web interface, so whatever vulnerabilities exist with linux in general are also shared by the pogoplug, as well as the specific installed applications, which I don't know because I don't have one. More of a risk is not changing default passwords, and the general privacy issue... |
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