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60,897 | When I step on gas pedal, the engine revs up but there is no acceleration. When step off gas a bit it car starts to accelerate again. It's a manual transmission. 2005 Toyota Corolla. This is happening more and more frequently.
Is this a problem with the transmission, clutch or something else altogether? And wondering ... | 2018/11/15 | [
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] | This sounds like the classic symptoms of a slipping clutch.
The solution is to replace it or have it replaced. If it is a DMF (Dual Mass Flywheel - fitted to reduce vibration) type then it is usually a good idea to replace that as well at the same time.
The minimum will be a centre or friction plate, but personally I... | While I agree it is probably a slipping clutch, before I had the cluth and pressure plate replaced I think you would want to have the clutch pedal cable checked to see if it is mis-adjusted. In some cases the pedal play may be causing the clutch to be slightly engaged even when your foot is off the pedal. This adjustme... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
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] | If you are asking yourself how to find time working on your open source project, this may indicates that you are willing to work on too much things at the same time.
You may not be able to physically handle everything and the consequence is that you will be bad in most things you will work on because of the lack of ti... | It depends upon how important the open-source project is in the grand cosmic scheme of things. If the project involves creating trivial screen-savers, you just work on it haphazardly now and then whenever you are too bored to do anything else. If it is a project like <http://code.google.com/p/mindforth> for creating tr... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
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] | It depends upon how important the open-source project is in the grand cosmic scheme of things. If the project involves creating trivial screen-savers, you just work on it haphazardly now and then whenever you are too bored to do anything else. If it is a project like <http://code.google.com/p/mindforth> for creating tr... | I'd say that by far your most interesting project and top of the top priority at the moment is your baby - you should kick all the non-work related programming out and just enjoy the baby growing up, first smiles and giggles. Use your available time to watch a good movie/soccer game/ read a book, or whatever relaxes yo... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
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] | * The time with your kids is the most precious in the world, and it never comes back.
* Your degree will feed your family.
Prioritize accordingly :) | I'd say that by far your most interesting project and top of the top priority at the moment is your baby - you should kick all the non-work related programming out and just enjoy the baby growing up, first smiles and giggles. Use your available time to watch a good movie/soccer game/ read a book, or whatever relaxes yo... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
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] | If you are asking yourself how to find time working on your open source project, this may indicates that you are willing to work on too much things at the same time.
You may not be able to physically handle everything and the consequence is that you will be bad in most things you will work on because of the lack of ti... | Most people have a fair amount of downtime that they use watching television. (This doesn't normally apply to parents of three-month-olds.) It isn't generally a matter of finding time, but finding energy and motivation.
Are you usually able to sleep through the night? I wasn't when my kid was that old. If you're not g... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
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] | I posted an answer to a similar question [here](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/12017/software-development-books-are-useful-but-when-to-find-the-time-to-read-them/12022#12022).
The bottom line is that you **make** time.
I'll demonstrate with an anecdote.
My sister is a novelist that writes pu... | I'd say that by far your most interesting project and top of the top priority at the moment is your baby - you should kick all the non-work related programming out and just enjoy the baby growing up, first smiles and giggles. Use your available time to watch a good movie/soccer game/ read a book, or whatever relaxes yo... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
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] | If you are asking yourself how to find time working on your open source project, this may indicates that you are willing to work on too much things at the same time.
You may not be able to physically handle everything and the consequence is that you will be bad in most things you will work on because of the lack of ti... | I'd say that by far your most interesting project and top of the top priority at the moment is your baby - you should kick all the non-work related programming out and just enjoy the baby growing up, first smiles and giggles. Use your available time to watch a good movie/soccer game/ read a book, or whatever relaxes yo... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
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] | Most people have a fair amount of downtime that they use watching television. (This doesn't normally apply to parents of three-month-olds.) It isn't generally a matter of finding time, but finding energy and motivation.
Are you usually able to sleep through the night? I wasn't when my kid was that old. If you're not g... | Since you don't want your opensource project to remain unfinished, I would suggest you to find someone who is willing to contribute to your project. So that at some point of time in the future, your project will get much more matured and you can always contribute it whenever you get time.
Family is much more importan... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/13870",
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"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3239/"
] | I'd say that by far your most interesting project and top of the top priority at the moment is your baby - you should kick all the non-work related programming out and just enjoy the baby growing up, first smiles and giggles. Use your available time to watch a good movie/soccer game/ read a book, or whatever relaxes yo... | Since you don't want your opensource project to remain unfinished, I would suggest you to find someone who is willing to contribute to your project. So that at some point of time in the future, your project will get much more matured and you can always contribute it whenever you get time.
Family is much more importan... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/13870",
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] | If you are asking yourself how to find time working on your open source project, this may indicates that you are willing to work on too much things at the same time.
You may not be able to physically handle everything and the consequence is that you will be bad in most things you will work on because of the lack of ti... | I posted an answer to a similar question [here](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/12017/software-development-books-are-useful-but-when-to-find-the-time-to-read-them/12022#12022).
The bottom line is that you **make** time.
I'll demonstrate with an anecdote.
My sister is a novelist that writes pu... |
13,870 | A bit of background: I've got a small open source project that I've started on, a basic framework which provides an object oriented means of generating HTML code (since I don't really like HTML, and I do like PHP). It has some released source, and a few downloads, but primarily, the project is for me, with the Open Sou... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/13870",
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] | Chilling out might not be such a bad idea. Young babies take a lot of energy, so you might consider saying to yourself "OK, 3 month break from non-essential programming".
Take the time to relax while you can, and either wait for inspiration to strike (rather than trying to squeeze it out), or write down (in prose or c... | Since you don't want your opensource project to remain unfinished, I would suggest you to find someone who is willing to contribute to your project. So that at some point of time in the future, your project will get much more matured and you can always contribute it whenever you get time.
Family is much more importan... |
33,498 | I have read some time ago that [z] is the voiced counterpart of [s], as [d]-[t], [g]-[k], [b]-[p] and [v]-[f]. For all pairs except the first, I was able to consciously perceive it by starting to pronounce the unvoiced consonant, adding voice and realizing that I am now doing a voiced consonant.
However, when I start ... | 2019/09/13 | [
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] | As far as I know, the symbols [s] and [z] typically refer to consonants with the same place of articulation, in terms of tongue and lip position (that exact place is different in different languages).
They are also both fricatives.
Differences in voicing often go with differences in pitch contours
-------------------... | No, voice is not the only difference between /s/ and /z/. /s/ is fortis (forcefully articulated), while /z/ is lenis (weakly articulated). When I do your experiment, saying /s/ and adding voicing, without making other adjustments, I get exactly the result you report -- the /s/ made voiced doesn't sound anything like /z... |
33,498 | I have read some time ago that [z] is the voiced counterpart of [s], as [d]-[t], [g]-[k], [b]-[p] and [v]-[f]. For all pairs except the first, I was able to consciously perceive it by starting to pronounce the unvoiced consonant, adding voice and realizing that I am now doing a voiced consonant.
However, when I start ... | 2019/09/13 | [
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] | As far as I know, the symbols [s] and [z] typically refer to consonants with the same place of articulation, in terms of tongue and lip position (that exact place is different in different languages).
They are also both fricatives.
Differences in voicing often go with differences in pitch contours
-------------------... | the voiced [z] requires a harmonic vibration to create a low frequency oscilation to modulate the voice and is, in my case, liable to fricate with as much of the tongue as possible. The voiceless [s] is just a noisy turbulence; any added voice is not necessarily harmonically modulated and the place of articulation may ... |
33,498 | I have read some time ago that [z] is the voiced counterpart of [s], as [d]-[t], [g]-[k], [b]-[p] and [v]-[f]. For all pairs except the first, I was able to consciously perceive it by starting to pronounce the unvoiced consonant, adding voice and realizing that I am now doing a voiced consonant.
However, when I start ... | 2019/09/13 | [
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] | As far as I know, the symbols [s] and [z] typically refer to consonants with the same place of articulation, in terms of tongue and lip position (that exact place is different in different languages).
They are also both fricatives.
Differences in voicing often go with differences in pitch contours
-------------------... | The presence or absence of vocal fold vibration is the most widely used distinction to notionally differentiate so-called fortis and lenis consonants. However, it is not the only one, and for this reason, the following transcriptions do not indicate the same thing:
* b̥e̞d̥
* pe̞t
Fortis (notionally unvoiced) consona... |
427,195 | In reference to [this elaborate answer](https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/119214/20427) by @DanielSank, I would like to pose the following question(s) in order to verify my understanding of the subject matter--in particular, that of the nature of uncertainty and measurements in quantum mechanics. For context, I would... | 2018/09/06 | [
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> The crucial thing is that we never measure anything to infinite accuracy.
>
>
>
This is true but it has nothing to do with classical or quantum physics and has purely to do with the practicalities of measurement. We never measure anything exactly and there is always a degree of error.
>
> Sp the wave funct... | Conceptually it seems there is a difference here between conjugate observable pairs (non commuting ones) such as momentum and position, and other observables with no conjugate, such as spin.
One cannot in principle give an exact value to an observable belonging to the first class, to which the uncertainty principle (a... |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
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] | Quintessentially I think that the problem is that you've got a cheap tripod. In order to have a smooth pan and tilt you need to get an expensive tripod head suitable for film and video work.
Because the cheaper heads work on friction you can make them move smoother using oils or other lubricants, however this will als... | Is this when the controls (knobs/handles) are quite loose? Is it a ball head, or a pan/tilt type head?
Your best bet would be to try to disassemble it, if possible, and clean it. If you can't get it apart, but can access some surfaces, clean them with a microfibre cloth.
You can put a small amount of oil or silicon l... |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18599",
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] | Force some talcum powder (or better yet, powdered graphite) into the friction surfaces of the head. This works like little ball bearings for the plastic-on-plastic rubbing of a cheap tripod head. Don't use oil, it just makes it worse.
I have a $25 Amazon Basics tripod, and this made a big improvement. I drilled a litt... | Is this when the controls (knobs/handles) are quite loose? Is it a ball head, or a pan/tilt type head?
Your best bet would be to try to disassemble it, if possible, and clean it. If you can't get it apart, but can access some surfaces, clean them with a microfibre cloth.
You can put a small amount of oil or silicon l... |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
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] | Is this when the controls (knobs/handles) are quite loose? Is it a ball head, or a pan/tilt type head?
Your best bet would be to try to disassemble it, if possible, and clean it. If you can't get it apart, but can access some surfaces, clean them with a microfibre cloth.
You can put a small amount of oil or silicon l... | My benro has a dial on the side that if I loosen it, it also loosens the ball inside the head. |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18599",
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] | Quintessentially I think that the problem is that you've got a cheap tripod. In order to have a smooth pan and tilt you need to get an expensive tripod head suitable for film and video work.
Because the cheaper heads work on friction you can make them move smoother using oils or other lubricants, however this will als... | There are usually screws which restrict motion in different directions, perhaps one of these is a wee bit too tight? Is the movement smooth or jerky? Try loosening the fixing screws a little bit at a time to see if that helps.
What brand of tripod? One of the differences between good and bad (i.e. expensive and not-)... |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
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] | Force some talcum powder (or better yet, powdered graphite) into the friction surfaces of the head. This works like little ball bearings for the plastic-on-plastic rubbing of a cheap tripod head. Don't use oil, it just makes it worse.
I have a $25 Amazon Basics tripod, and this made a big improvement. I drilled a litt... | There are usually screws which restrict motion in different directions, perhaps one of these is a wee bit too tight? Is the movement smooth or jerky? Try loosening the fixing screws a little bit at a time to see if that helps.
What brand of tripod? One of the differences between good and bad (i.e. expensive and not-)... |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18599",
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] | There are usually screws which restrict motion in different directions, perhaps one of these is a wee bit too tight? Is the movement smooth or jerky? Try loosening the fixing screws a little bit at a time to see if that helps.
What brand of tripod? One of the differences between good and bad (i.e. expensive and not-)... | My benro has a dial on the side that if I loosen it, it also loosens the ball inside the head. |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18599",
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] | Quintessentially I think that the problem is that you've got a cheap tripod. In order to have a smooth pan and tilt you need to get an expensive tripod head suitable for film and video work.
Because the cheaper heads work on friction you can make them move smoother using oils or other lubricants, however this will als... | Force some talcum powder (or better yet, powdered graphite) into the friction surfaces of the head. This works like little ball bearings for the plastic-on-plastic rubbing of a cheap tripod head. Don't use oil, it just makes it worse.
I have a $25 Amazon Basics tripod, and this made a big improvement. I drilled a litt... |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18599",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/5205/"
] | Quintessentially I think that the problem is that you've got a cheap tripod. In order to have a smooth pan and tilt you need to get an expensive tripod head suitable for film and video work.
Because the cheaper heads work on friction you can make them move smoother using oils or other lubricants, however this will als... | My benro has a dial on the side that if I loosen it, it also loosens the ball inside the head. |
18,599 | Few months back I purchased a second hand tripod.
Later on I noticed that the head *(which holds the camera)* of the tripod doesn't move freely.
I mean I have to apply some pressure to make it move left and right, and even when it moves left/right it jumps some fixed *x* degrees, i.e I can't make it move *x+1* de... | 2011/12/30 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18599",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/5205/"
] | Force some talcum powder (or better yet, powdered graphite) into the friction surfaces of the head. This works like little ball bearings for the plastic-on-plastic rubbing of a cheap tripod head. Don't use oil, it just makes it worse.
I have a $25 Amazon Basics tripod, and this made a big improvement. I drilled a litt... | My benro has a dial on the side that if I loosen it, it also loosens the ball inside the head. |
24,062 | I'm making an hibiscus-tea mead. The tea/honey mixture had a really nice red color. But after I added the yeast nutrient, the color turned black. The nutrient I'm using is LD Carlson Yeast Nutrient (Food grade urea and diammonium phosphate).
Since I had some tea left, I tried adding some yeast nutrient to a cup of pur... | 2019/03/29 | [
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] | Hibiscus contains hydroxycitric acid. I suspect it had a reaction to metal elements in the yeast nutrient.
The product looks like iron chloride in solution to me. | I have found that the colour of Hybiscus is pH sensitive. At low pH it is red and at higher pH it will turn purple. |
24,062 | I'm making an hibiscus-tea mead. The tea/honey mixture had a really nice red color. But after I added the yeast nutrient, the color turned black. The nutrient I'm using is LD Carlson Yeast Nutrient (Food grade urea and diammonium phosphate).
Since I had some tea left, I tried adding some yeast nutrient to a cup of pur... | 2019/03/29 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/24062",
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] | Hibiscus contains hydroxycitric acid. I suspect it had a reaction to metal elements in the yeast nutrient.
The product looks like iron chloride in solution to me. | Your nutrient contained phosphate. Most phosphate compounds (besides phosphoric acid and ammonium phosphate) are insoluble. Part of what happened is the phosphate reacting chemically with other ions in the mead, causing the darkening effect which then settled out over time. So your update above makes perfect sense.
Da... |
51,140 | What happened to the SpaceX Starship SN11?
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As per the live streams held on YouTube, I want to know what really happened to SpaceX Starship SN11
The live streams show a lot of smoke and others show some camera footage, even others say it blew up in the sky.
And other peo... | 2021/03/30 | [
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] | Looks like SN11 most probably crashed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/g7aOE.jpg)
“At least the crater is in the right place!”
...
“Something significant happened shortly after landing burn start. Should know what it was once we can examine the **bits** later today.”... | A recent [tweet from Elon](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1379022709737275393) says that:
>
> Ascent phase, transition to horizontal & control during free fall were
> good.
>
>
> A (relatively) small CH4 leak led to fire on engine 2 & fried part of
> avionics, causing hard start attempting landing burn in CH4 ... |
51,140 | What happened to the SpaceX Starship SN11?
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As per the live streams held on YouTube, I want to know what really happened to SpaceX Starship SN11
The live streams show a lot of smoke and others show some camera footage, even others say it blew up in the sky.
And other peo... | 2021/03/30 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/51140",
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] | >
> What happened to the SpaceX Starship SN11?
>
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>
It's fairly apparent that what did happen is that it exploded in the fog during its descent. It's far too early to know why this happened. Lots of people who were there reported seeing falling debris. Eric Berger at arstechnica.com [wrote](https://arstechnica.co... | A recent [tweet from Elon](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1379022709737275393) says that:
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> Ascent phase, transition to horizontal & control during free fall were
> good.
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> A (relatively) small CH4 leak led to fire on engine 2 & fried part of
> avionics, causing hard start attempting landing burn in CH4 ... |
51,140 | What happened to the SpaceX Starship SN11?
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As per the live streams held on YouTube, I want to know what really happened to SpaceX Starship SN11
The live streams show a lot of smoke and others show some camera footage, even others say it blew up in the sky.
And other peo... | 2021/03/30 | [
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] | We know for certain this was a mid-air explosion. Twitter user [RGVAerialPhotograph](https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1377294449018081280/photo/1), photo linked but not included here because I'm unsure of copyright, shows the pad is clearly intact, and the debris is spread to the north of the pad. I've also h... | A recent [tweet from Elon](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1379022709737275393) says that:
>
> Ascent phase, transition to horizontal & control during free fall were
> good.
>
>
> A (relatively) small CH4 leak led to fire on engine 2 & fried part of
> avionics, causing hard start attempting landing burn in CH4 ... |
236,053 | I want to trigger a workflow using a button from InfoPath form based on a choice selected vallue in the form. | 2018/02/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/236053",
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] | Workflows can run on item add and item update.
To achieve ur requirements, you can set a field value on clicking that button and have to save that value. And in the start of the workflow use a if condition which will use the filed value which has changed on clicking the button. | List workflow is initiated either when list item is created or updated, for your case as a workaround you can use if statement in your workflow and check on the boolean field value, if the condition is true the workflow does the required actions or else end the workflow. |
227,220 | I just started playing Fez for the first time, and I've heard there is a secret code that can be seen throughout the game.
I'd like to know what the codes are saying, but I'm leery of looking it up in case I can figure it out on my own. Also, I don't want to spoil things if the coded text is more of a spoiler/directo... | 2015/07/09 | [
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] | Yes, the code can be learned through the game. However, it is not an in game mechanism, and sentences won't be automatically translated for you.
There is a special room in the game that should help you decipher the alphabet.
Deciphering this alphabet is required if you wish to finish the game to full completion, and ... | There are 3 codes in Fez. There is the numbers code, the letters code and a third code, which I won't say much about so that you can discover it yourself. The numbers code and the third code are required to finish the game, but the letters code (alphabet) is not, it just gives you access to some backstory. All 3 codes ... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
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] | This is a fairly straightforward reference to the teaching that once saved, God works on us to make us more Christ-like. ([More here](http://www.openbible.info/topics/becoming_more_like_christ)) This is a very common belief, in [mainstream Christianity](http://www.turnbacktogod.com/being-more-christ-like/), and in not-... | Lewis' point is that while many Christians are focussed largely on the question of how they might avoid sin, and how they might be more moral, those who are more advanced in the faith are not thinking about those things at all. As they come to realize more completely that Jesus has paid the price of forgiveness for the... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
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] | Lewis' point is that while many Christians are focussed largely on the question of how they might avoid sin, and how they might be more moral, those who are more advanced in the faith are not thinking about those things at all. As they come to realize more completely that Jesus has paid the price of forgiveness for the... | I'd hope that Lewis would give me at least a passing mark if I suggested that it was reasonably well summarised by this verse from a hymn by Helen Lemmel.
>
> Turn your eyes upon Jesus
>
> Look full in his wonderful face
>
> And the things of earth will grow strangely dim.
>
> In the light of his glory an... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
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] | A man focused on loving others instead of himself will see the many rules shrink to but one. As Romans 13 says:
>
> 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love
> one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The
> commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall no... | Lewis' point is that while many Christians are focussed largely on the question of how they might avoid sin, and how they might be more moral, those who are more advanced in the faith are not thinking about those things at all. As they come to realize more completely that Jesus has paid the price of forgiveness for the... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
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] | This is a fairly straightforward reference to the teaching that once saved, God works on us to make us more Christ-like. ([More here](http://www.openbible.info/topics/becoming_more_like_christ)) This is a very common belief, in [mainstream Christianity](http://www.turnbacktogod.com/being-more-christ-like/), and in not-... | He seems to be describing the bliss of faith where the knowledge of good and evil does not dominate our awareness. He does it kind of poetically. As we are sinful and not absolutely sure of our forgiveness, due to want of faith, the glory of Christ is hard to look at directly. We do not have such strong faith on this s... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
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] | This is a fairly straightforward reference to the teaching that once saved, God works on us to make us more Christ-like. ([More here](http://www.openbible.info/topics/becoming_more_like_christ)) This is a very common belief, in [mainstream Christianity](http://www.turnbacktogod.com/being-more-christ-like/), and in not-... | I'd hope that Lewis would give me at least a passing mark if I suggested that it was reasonably well summarised by this verse from a hymn by Helen Lemmel.
>
> Turn your eyes upon Jesus
>
> Look full in his wonderful face
>
> And the things of earth will grow strangely dim.
>
> In the light of his glory an... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/15172",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | He seems to be describing the bliss of faith where the knowledge of good and evil does not dominate our awareness. He does it kind of poetically. As we are sinful and not absolutely sure of our forgiveness, due to want of faith, the glory of Christ is hard to look at directly. We do not have such strong faith on this s... | I'd hope that Lewis would give me at least a passing mark if I suggested that it was reasonably well summarised by this verse from a hymn by Helen Lemmel.
>
> Turn your eyes upon Jesus
>
> Look full in his wonderful face
>
> And the things of earth will grow strangely dim.
>
> In the light of his glory an... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
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"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | A man focused on loving others instead of himself will see the many rules shrink to but one. As Romans 13 says:
>
> 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love
> one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The
> commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall no... | He seems to be describing the bliss of faith where the knowledge of good and evil does not dominate our awareness. He does it kind of poetically. As we are sinful and not absolutely sure of our forgiveness, due to want of faith, the glory of Christ is hard to look at directly. We do not have such strong faith on this s... |
15,172 | I am reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and just finished Chapter 12 in the 3rd section. In this chapter he is discussing the idea that we need to realize we cannot fight sin ourselves, but we must "leave it up to God". We need to trust in following the path of Christ rather than simply putting our own effort fo... | 2013/03/24 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/15172",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/4220/"
] | A man focused on loving others instead of himself will see the many rules shrink to but one. As Romans 13 says:
>
> 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love
> one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The
> commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall no... | I'd hope that Lewis would give me at least a passing mark if I suggested that it was reasonably well summarised by this verse from a hymn by Helen Lemmel.
>
> Turn your eyes upon Jesus
>
> Look full in his wonderful face
>
> And the things of earth will grow strangely dim.
>
> In the light of his glory an... |
251,826 | **Two very narrow slits are spaced apart and are
placed 35.0 cm from a screen. What is the distance between the
first and second dark lines of the interference pattern when the slits
are illuminated with coherent light with λ= 550nm**
I'm not asking for an answer for this because I understand the method. I am confused... | 2016/04/24 | [
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] | There is a simple answer: Symmetry.
Suppose the material is isotropic, and consider the initial condition of the p-polarized case, with a p-polarized light wave about to hit the surface. In this case, reflecting in the plane that contains the incident and scattered wave vectors leaves both the (vector) electric field ... | Here's a simple explanation based on the dipolar nature of the medium:
For *most* of the materials, we can assume that the source of the reflected and refracted waves are the induced tiny dipoles in the dielectric medium. In an *isotropic* medium, polarization vector is proportional to the (total) electric field vecto... |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | Just do it and schedule it into your normal process. Estimate refactoring time into starting a new change or into finishing a change (ideal).
I always refactor while I'm initially exploring new code (extracting methods, etc). | In one of Robert Glass's recent books (I'll have to look up the reference) he mentioned a study on the cost of well maintained code. What they found is that well maintained code was edited more often than poorly maintained code. That sounds counter intuitive but when they dug deeper the discovered the reason:
Well mai... |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | Tell him 80% of the costs associated with a software project comes in the maintenance phase of the lifecycle. Any refactoring done now to alleviate future problems, and have some examples, will net substantial cost benefits later on when the need arises to maintaining that code.
This is assuming you are refactoring fo... | In my opinion, the simplest case to make for refactoring is fixing overly complex code. Measure the McCabe cyclomatic complexity of the source code in question (Source Monitor is an excellent tool for such a problem). Source code with high cyclomatic complexity has a strong correlation defects and bad fixes. What this ... |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | It's important to include refactoring time in your original estimates. Going to your boss after you've delivered the product and then telling him that you're not actually done is lying about being done. You didn't actually make the deliverable deadline. It's like a surgeon doing surgery and then not making sure he put ... | Speak in a language he can understand.
Refactoring is paying design debt.
Ask your boss why he pays the company credit card bill every month vs not paying it until there is a collections notice. Tell him refactoring is like making your monthly payment. |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | I like the answer given in "Refactoring" by Martin Fowler. Tell your boss that you are going to develop software the fastest way that you know how. It happens that in most cases the fastest way to develop software is to refactor as you go.
The other thing to tell your boss is you are reducing the cost to make future i... | In my opinion, the simplest case to make for refactoring is fixing overly complex code. Measure the McCabe cyclomatic complexity of the source code in question (Source Monitor is an excellent tool for such a problem). Source code with high cyclomatic complexity has a strong correlation defects and bad fixes. What this ... |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | I like the answer given in "Refactoring" by Martin Fowler. Tell your boss that you are going to develop software the fastest way that you know how. It happens that in most cases the fastest way to develop software is to refactor as you go.
The other thing to tell your boss is you are reducing the cost to make future i... | The boss has to trust the dev to make correct technical decisions (including when to refactor).
Establish that trust or replace the boss or replace the dev. |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | Tell him 80% of the costs associated with a software project comes in the maintenance phase of the lifecycle. Any refactoring done now to alleviate future problems, and have some examples, will net substantial cost benefits later on when the need arises to maintaining that code.
This is assuming you are refactoring fo... | Sometimes, it's just time to get a new job. There are certian poeple who just want you to "get it done". If you are ever in one of those situations, and I've been there, then just leave.
But yeah, all that other stuff about future costs and such is good idea. I just think that most bosses lie to themselves because the... |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | Speak in a language he can understand.
Refactoring is paying design debt.
Ask your boss why he pays the company credit card bill every month vs not paying it until there is a collections notice. Tell him refactoring is like making your monthly payment. | In one of Robert Glass's recent books (I'll have to look up the reference) he mentioned a study on the cost of well maintained code. What they found is that well maintained code was edited more often than poorly maintained code. That sounds counter intuitive but when they dug deeper the discovered the reason:
Well mai... |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | It's important to include refactoring time in your original estimates. Going to your boss after you've delivered the product and then telling him that you're not actually done is lying about being done. You didn't actually make the deliverable deadline. It's like a surgeon doing surgery and then not making sure he put ... | If your boss doesn't understand the need to refactor or clean up code, then you have to wonder if he has enough engineering knowledge to be an engineering manager. |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | I like the answer given in "Refactoring" by Martin Fowler. Tell your boss that you are going to develop software the fastest way that you know how. It happens that in most cases the fastest way to develop software is to refactor as you go.
The other thing to tell your boss is you are reducing the cost to make future i... | What I just did recently is to explain to my business counterpart that the re-factory process helps to develop new features faster and decrease the probability of new bugs because the code has a better order and structure, and is even posible to make some speeds improvements because you can inspect the code easier than... |
77,193 | You've just written a pile of code to deliver some important feature under pressure. You've cut a few corners, you've mashed some code into some over-bloated classes with names like SerialIndirectionShutoffManager..
You tell your boss you're going to need a week to clean this stuff up.
"Clean what up?"
"My code - it... | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/77193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13899/"
] | Speak in a language he can understand.
Refactoring is paying design debt.
Ask your boss why he pays the company credit card bill every month vs not paying it until there is a collections notice. Tell him refactoring is like making your monthly payment. | I think you should just start working on it without telling your boss. This is truly how I've done my best work. I just don't tell my boss what I'm doing and slowly replace bad/legacy code when I have time.
It has acutally saved my ass on more than one occasion. |
154,019 | I wrote a paper with 3 other students regarding my final year project in mechanical engineering. It was recently selected for a conference in NIT Delhi. Minimum one author is required to present and the price is pretty steep for the participation certificate.Should all of us attend the conference or just one of us? Doe... | 2020/08/16 | [
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] | Perhaps things are different in India than some other places, but I'd suggest that at least one of you go, as required. The others should make a decision whether the conference, itself, independent of the presentation, has enough value to justify the cost in money and time spent. If any of you intend an academic career... | You should pay as little as possible to a conference. If there is only one presentation, there should only be one paying presenter.
For online conferences, you may be able to submit your presentation as a recording. The people who appear in the recorded presentation need not be the the paying presenter, unless the con... |
92,357 | I am dealing with woodworms at home and I am looking for an effective method to contain their spreading and eliminate them from my furniture.
I would just like that they chose another place to build up their home, that should not be my flat!!!
The woodworms are in my furniture since 5 years more or less. I have at le... | 2016/06/11 | [
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] | You can use a left over matte finish (I'm guessing this is what you were talking about), but the blocks will soak it up and you may need a few coats for a decent look. I would start with a masonry primer first that will seal and fill the pinholes, then you can topcoat it with whatever you want.
You can paint the floo... | You could also used watered-down PVA glue to seal up the pores in the concrete and prime the surface for paint, as this is a cheap and effective way of doing this, and will reduce the amount of paint you need for good coverage.
Note that regular PVA cannot be used to prime surfaces prone to dampness or getting wet. |
92,357 | I am dealing with woodworms at home and I am looking for an effective method to contain their spreading and eliminate them from my furniture.
I would just like that they chose another place to build up their home, that should not be my flat!!!
The woodworms are in my furniture since 5 years more or less. I have at le... | 2016/06/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/92357",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/55082/"
] | You can use a left over matte finish (I'm guessing this is what you were talking about), but the blocks will soak it up and you may need a few coats for a decent look. I would start with a masonry primer first that will seal and fill the pinholes, then you can topcoat it with whatever you want.
You can paint the floo... | Three years ago, we painted our breeze block wall red with Behr exterior paint that was mold/mildew resistant. It is still holding up and looks like it was painted yesterday. Unfortunately, it took 3 coats to get total coverage. I did pressure wash the breeze block before I we painted. Besides that, we didn't do anythi... |
25,341 | New to DSLR photography and would like some advice. What would be a good all round lens for the Nikon D3100? I have got the 18-55 one from the kit, any recommendations?
Also are there any other items you feel are a needed bit of kit?
UPDATE (From comments below):
I would like to have more zoom, I was looking at the... | 2012/07/16 | [
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] | There is no such thing as an all-round lens that would suit everybody.
Typically though most DSLRs come with a kit-lens in the range 18-55, and that's a good starting point. From there you can make your own choice - i.e. Do you want a similar range but wider aperture, or do you want to look at primes or zooms? | I consistently recommend a lens when asked this sort of question which is different from the usual. I use one as my "walk around" lens and am extremely happy with it. The lens covers 18-270mm which is too wide to be able to do as well as lower range zooms of equal price BUT it's performance is superb given its flexibil... |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
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] | I can't help with the RFID portion, but to lock the door you can purchase surplus [car lock actuators](http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/DLA-1/DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR//1.html "door lock actuators"), they are simple solenoids that works off of 12Vdc. I have not used them yet but I plan on using them for a locki... | To read EM4100 tags (the cheap, 125 kHz kind) you need to get a good coupling between the tags coil and the reader coil.
The bigger the tag coil, the better and more reliable the signal will be.
First of all you'd need to wrap the reader coil all the way around the portal to ensure that the animal is going to be with... |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | I can't help with the RFID portion, but to lock the door you can purchase surplus [car lock actuators](http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/DLA-1/DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR//1.html "door lock actuators"), they are simple solenoids that works off of 12Vdc. I have not used them yet but I plan on using them for a locki... | Have also done some work with [RFID and Arduino](http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/moving-forward-with-arduino-%e2%80%93-chapter-15-%e2%80%93%c2%a0rfid-introduction/) if anyone is interested. |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | I am be very interested to see how this works out.
I am currently making an RFID controlled lock for a door and I know from my work on that,that RFID have range limitations(depending on what type of reader and chip you use) so the position of both reader and chip may be very important especially because you're plannin... | ZigBee could be a decent alternative for RFID. I've never used it, but it's designed for situations like yours. |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | I am be very interested to see how this works out.
I am currently making an RFID controlled lock for a door and I know from my work on that,that RFID have range limitations(depending on what type of reader and chip you use) so the position of both reader and chip may be very important especially because you're plannin... | I can't help with the RFID portion, but to lock the door you can purchase surplus [car lock actuators](http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/DLA-1/DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR//1.html "door lock actuators"), they are simple solenoids that works off of 12Vdc. I have not used them yet but I plan on using them for a locki... |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | I can't really help you with the issue of identifying you pets but for the latching mechanism you should look into linear actuators. The friction in the ball/screw drive of the actuator will be enough to hold the lock in place without applying power to the motor. A simple DC actuator (with built in limit switches) and ... | To read EM4100 tags (the cheap, 125 kHz kind) you need to get a good coupling between the tags coil and the reader coil.
The bigger the tag coil, the better and more reliable the signal will be.
First of all you'd need to wrap the reader coil all the way around the portal to ensure that the animal is going to be with... |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | At Uni I did a talk on RFID chips as part of one module for my course. Based on the research I did then, and never actually having used them in real life, you probably will need to research/play with different chips to find ones that work. some chips can be blocked by a bottle of water, so whether a dog or cat's neck w... | To read EM4100 tags (the cheap, 125 kHz kind) you need to get a good coupling between the tags coil and the reader coil.
The bigger the tag coil, the better and more reliable the signal will be.
First of all you'd need to wrap the reader coil all the way around the portal to ensure that the animal is going to be with... |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | I am be very interested to see how this works out.
I am currently making an RFID controlled lock for a door and I know from my work on that,that RFID have range limitations(depending on what type of reader and chip you use) so the position of both reader and chip may be very important especially because you're plannin... | At Uni I did a talk on RFID chips as part of one module for my course. Based on the research I did then, and never actually having used them in real life, you probably will need to research/play with different chips to find ones that work. some chips can be blocked by a bottle of water, so whether a dog or cat's neck w... |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | I am be very interested to see how this works out.
I am currently making an RFID controlled lock for a door and I know from my work on that,that RFID have range limitations(depending on what type of reader and chip you use) so the position of both reader and chip may be very important especially because you're plannin... | Have also done some work with [RFID and Arduino](http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/moving-forward-with-arduino-%e2%80%93-chapter-15-%e2%80%93%c2%a0rfid-introduction/) if anyone is interested. |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | I'm working on something like this myself. I have an ID-12 in hand that does not seem to read my cat's tag. I have a couple of other RFID tags on hand that it will not read, and one that it can read from 6" away (no antenna on everything).
I'm not certain of the kHz of the tag in my cat, or any of my others except for... | To read EM4100 tags (the cheap, 125 kHz kind) you need to get a good coupling between the tags coil and the reader coil.
The bigger the tag coil, the better and more reliable the signal will be.
First of all you'd need to wrap the reader coil all the way around the portal to ensure that the animal is going to be with... |
105 | Inspired by projects such as the [tweeting cat door](http://www.tweetingcatdoor.com/) and [CATaLOG](http://www.nermal.org/projects/catalog/) [sic] I’m wanting to add some form of automated access control to our pet door to control who can go in and out, when.
(Full Disclosure: This is a [reprint from my blog](http://w... | 2009/11/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/117/"
] | At Uni I did a talk on RFID chips as part of one module for my course. Based on the research I did then, and never actually having used them in real life, you probably will need to research/play with different chips to find ones that work. some chips can be blocked by a bottle of water, so whether a dog or cat's neck w... | Have also done some work with [RFID and Arduino](http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/moving-forward-with-arduino-%e2%80%93-chapter-15-%e2%80%93%c2%a0rfid-introduction/) if anyone is interested. |
37,864,543 | I want to mirroring from Kafka Source Cluster to Kafka Destination Cluster. Everything is working fine if my both Source and Target Cluster are on the same version (say 0.10.0.0) but its not working when my Source Cluster is on 0.8.2.1 and Target Cluster is on 0.10.0.0.
Does anybody have any idea?
Thanks in advance. | 2016/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37864543",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6475640/"
] | I'm encountering this same issue. It appears that the mirrormaker is only works if the source and target clusters are the same version. | I can confirm that this won't work. I tested using MirrorMaker from Confluent Platform 3.0. I was trying to replicate from Kafka 0.8.2.2 to Kafka 0.10.1.1. And I could not get them to work. Worked fine on 0.8.2.2 to 0.8.2.2 and fine on 0.10.1.1 to 0.10.1.1.
Also MirrorMaker does not sync any consumers offsets from old... |
37,864,543 | I want to mirroring from Kafka Source Cluster to Kafka Destination Cluster. Everything is working fine if my both Source and Target Cluster are on the same version (say 0.10.0.0) but its not working when my Source Cluster is on 0.8.2.1 and Target Cluster is on 0.10.0.0.
Does anybody have any idea?
Thanks in advance. | 2016/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37864543",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6475640/"
] | I'm encountering this same issue. It appears that the mirrormaker is only works if the source and target clusters are the same version. | I got it to work by using the mirror tool of the old version to consume from the old version and to produce messages on the new version. Vice versa does not work. That was between a 0.9 and a 2.7 version though. |
41,695,729 | I used [Glimpse](http://getglimpse.com/) on the old ASP.NET MVC5 stack and liked it very much cause it gives a pretty and detailed representation of nearly all important data for debugging purpose. Sadly, its not compatible with ASP.NET Core (yet). I tried to install the [demo](http://blog.getglimpse.com/2015/11/19/ins... | 2017/01/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/41695729",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3276634/"
] | I'm using <https://miniprofiler.com/dotnet/AspDotNetCore>.
It can profile MVC and Entity Framework and it has an UI representation via a Tag helper | You can try <https://stackify.com/prefix/> - although it is a self hosted web app so it is not as "deployable" / works best on local development. It uses profiling so it is less intrusive on the code stack.
Core: <http://support.stackify.com/hc/en-us/articles/209962473-Using-Prefix-with-ASP-NET-Core-Kestrel> |
541,139 | Disclaimer: I'm computer scientist
I have a sinus wave generator (handyscope H3-5) from TiePie but the output power is insufficient for my application. The specification is [here](https://www.tiepie.com/en/usb-oscilloscope/handyscope-hs3). I need at least 60W. I would like to know if it is OK to connect the generator ... | 2021/01/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/541139",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/270512/"
] | >
> The data sheet states that the input line is 400mV-2V.
>
>
>
That is probably OK; I'd assume you can easily set your output to that amplitude range.
>
> Also I know that the generator is 50Ohms. Do I have to care about that ?
>
>
>
Not in this case: the input impedance of an audio amplifier will be very ... | *OK to connect the generator to the input line of an audio amplifier?*
Yes, this is done all the time.
The cable impedance is not important at audio frequencies.
Set your function generator output level to about 0.5 V p-p.
What are you connecting to the output of the amplifier? Here is where you need to be more con... |
541,139 | Disclaimer: I'm computer scientist
I have a sinus wave generator (handyscope H3-5) from TiePie but the output power is insufficient for my application. The specification is [here](https://www.tiepie.com/en/usb-oscilloscope/handyscope-hs3). I need at least 60W. I would like to know if it is OK to connect the generator ... | 2021/01/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/541139",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/270512/"
] | >
> The data sheet states that the input line is 400mV-2V.
>
>
>
That is probably OK; I'd assume you can easily set your output to that amplitude range.
>
> Also I know that the generator is 50Ohms. Do I have to care about that ?
>
>
>
Not in this case: the input impedance of an audio amplifier will be very ... | Yes you will be fine - but beware that very LOW frequencies (less than 20Hz or so) may cause problems. Audio amps (good ones) block DC and frequencies below about 10-20Hz, for good reason : that stuff can kill speakers at high levels.
What are you actually driving? what's the load, and what's the application? |
541,139 | Disclaimer: I'm computer scientist
I have a sinus wave generator (handyscope H3-5) from TiePie but the output power is insufficient for my application. The specification is [here](https://www.tiepie.com/en/usb-oscilloscope/handyscope-hs3). I need at least 60W. I would like to know if it is OK to connect the generator ... | 2021/01/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/541139",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/270512/"
] | >
> The data sheet states that the input line is 400mV-2V.
>
>
>
That is probably OK; I'd assume you can easily set your output to that amplitude range.
>
> Also I know that the generator is 50Ohms. Do I have to care about that ?
>
>
>
Not in this case: the input impedance of an audio amplifier will be very ... | All the other answers have adequately covered your question. I'm going to add a reminder that audio amplifiers are not precision equipment.
Your amplifier will be able to faithfully reproduce the signal you give it, as long as you keep your signal within the input limits of the amplifier and as long as you don't "cran... |
197,675 | I have a Dell XPS 9550. This was shipped without a TPM.
I have since installed a Samsung 970 EVO SSD which as I understand is a self-encrypting drive (SED) and, what I am not sure about is, it can be encrypted without a TPM?
So, I have installed the drive, installed Windows 10, set "Encrypted Drive" to "ready to enab... | 2018/11/14 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/197675",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/73340/"
] | >
> Does this mean my drive is encrypted?
>
>
>
Yes. You have successfully set up BitLocker using the built-in hardware encryption of your drive. The "?"-tooltip of Samsung Magician will clearly state that this is not a separate drive encryption but meant for use with BitLocker. In fact, using this option, BitLock... | you need to enable bit locker without tpm. use gpedit.msc. i don't remember the config but you can google it.
after reboot, try to activate bit locker in control panel. if it doesn't give options of full or partial encryption, that's means you successfully get bit locker hardware encryption.
recheck using manage-bde -... |
300,986 | Not sure if I used affect/effect correctly, but anyway...
So, here's my question if the title didn't explain it well enough: say you have the following phrase: "in the men's bathroom". The plural of "man" is "men", so when showing possession with a plural word that doesn't end in "s", you use "apostrophe s", right? We... | 2016/01/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/300986",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/123262/"
] | It is men's bathrooms, never mens' ([Mens' or Men's?](http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/english/2007/07/mens-or-mens.html).)
There is no difference in the noun-number of the object being possessed (whether it is singular or plural). This link may be helpful: [Rules for Apostrophes explaining possession](http://www.grammar... | This is two different questions:
**Number 1:**
No. The possessive noun does not effect the possessed.
**Examples:**
Men: singular; Bathroom: plural:
>
> the man's bathrooms
>
>
>
Men: plural; Bathroom: plural:
>
> the mens' bathrooms
>
>
>
Men: singular; Bathroom: singular:
>
> the man's bathroom
>
>... |
4,847,977 | How do I show a show home page if a user requests login page with a valid session using spring security? | 2011/01/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4847977",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/536205/"
] | Checking a variable for logging is perfectly find. Even if the code doesn't get optimised out, checking a boolean condition is almost a no-op and you are very prematurely optimising.
But to answer your question, it probably gets optimised out. | if the statement is unreachable this will always give compile time error.....
eg. if you use return statemnt b4 any code this will give compile time error.
but if you use this type of code
if(aBoolean){
//do something
}
these will not be avoided by java or not removed byjava........ |
297,625 | I have a Ubuntu VirtualBox host and two Ubuntu guests. I need to be able to ssh into both guests and be able to ssh to/from guest1 and guest2.
I'm really stuck. I've tried NAT settings, bridged adapters and host-only adapters.
All I want is for each guest to have its own IP address (e.g. guest1=192.168.56.101 and gue... | 2011/06/15 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/297625",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/85978/"
] | I am currently running an Ubuntu server (with Gnome installed) running a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory as virtual box host and runs no problem using a bridged connection. The host is on 192.168.1.31 and the guest is on 192.68.1.32. Are you even able ping either of the guest computers from another computer other ... | Using bridged adapters, each guest should get its own IP address from the network (assuming you are using DHCP) as if it were a physical computer. Once you have that address, ssh to it. The config for the host is setting up the bridged adapters.
Like @hydroparadise I do this regularly without issue. |
297,625 | I have a Ubuntu VirtualBox host and two Ubuntu guests. I need to be able to ssh into both guests and be able to ssh to/from guest1 and guest2.
I'm really stuck. I've tried NAT settings, bridged adapters and host-only adapters.
All I want is for each guest to have its own IP address (e.g. guest1=192.168.56.101 and gue... | 2011/06/15 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/297625",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/85978/"
] | I am currently running an Ubuntu server (with Gnome installed) running a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory as virtual box host and runs no problem using a bridged connection. The host is on 192.168.1.31 and the guest is on 192.68.1.32. Are you even able ping either of the guest computers from another computer other ... | Apparently, I didn't have ssh-server installed. Installing it fixed my issue. |
229,995 | What I'm looking for (and not sure if it's possible) is that we have 16 mapped network drives that are mapped when any user logs on, what I would like is to cut this down to just one visible drive yet leaving the other ones still usable to certain programs. I would just un-map them, however one of our constantly used p... | 2011/01/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/229995",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/49895/"
] | This can be done with group-policy ([doc](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289)). It hides the drives in Windows Explorer, but the drives are still accessible through other means, such as the command-line or API calls from programs. | [Defining Local and Remote Drive Visibility Under Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000](http://support.microsoft.com/?id=158457)
>
> The NODRIVES entry (reg\_dword) located in
> **HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies \Explorer**
>
>
> uses a 32-bit word to define local and network driv... |
24,549 | 15 days ago I started a batch of wine from a Wine Kit. I went to measure the SG to begin the next step when I found the wine had a film layer at the top. Anyway I phoned the place that sold it to me and am getting a new wine kit tomorrow.
Before I pour this contaminated wine down the toilet, I am wondering if I could ... | 2019/10/17 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/24549",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/17696/"
] | It's about different flavor profiles. One is a cleaner ferment simpler flavor profile, the other offers more complexity.
Using the open container to catch wild microbes is definitely hit or miss. The best bet for this type of flavor profile is to get ginger bug from an established source (commercially or a fellow gin... | I believe the difference has historical implications. Additionally ginger bug is said to have beneficial healthful properties that are absent in the shortcut recipe. It’s supposed to be much more probiotic.
A bug cultivates the yeasts already present on the ginger root meaning that those yeasts are attracted to ginger... |
222,079 | I have a large set of circuits to make using Lithium Ion cells for power. The circuit requires ~12V, which is easily achieved by stacking three cells in series, but the charging circuits I've obtained are little TP4056s which (AFAIK?) can only charge one cell each.
I'd like to avoid having to decouple or remove the ba... | 2016/03/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/222079",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/103225/"
] | No this won't work because the output from the chargers is not electrically isolated (transformer). The chargers will all share a common ground so the positive from charger 2 will short circuit into the negative of charger 1, and charger 3's positive will short circuit to charger 2's negative.
Your diagram isn't entir... | It looks like many people have the same dilemma.
For me its for using/charging LiIon cells in power tools.
My solution is quick and dirty but works.
The ultimate answer is to remove the cells from the device for individual charging in a dedicated (say, 4-cell) charger that charges each cell separately.
So I use a multi... |
222,079 | I have a large set of circuits to make using Lithium Ion cells for power. The circuit requires ~12V, which is easily achieved by stacking three cells in series, but the charging circuits I've obtained are little TP4056s which (AFAIK?) can only charge one cell each.
I'd like to avoid having to decouple or remove the ba... | 2016/03/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/222079",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/103225/"
] | No this won't work because the output from the chargers is not electrically isolated (transformer). The chargers will all share a common ground so the positive from charger 2 will short circuit into the negative of charger 1, and charger 3's positive will short circuit to charger 2's negative.
Your diagram isn't entir... | Be careful when charging these cells in series. One cell will always win and get overcharged (too many volts.) If left in this state it will possibly explode. Limiting the current is not good enough (power is watts = amps x volts.) To do the job safely place a clamp Zener diode across each cell. Limit the charging circ... |
222,079 | I have a large set of circuits to make using Lithium Ion cells for power. The circuit requires ~12V, which is easily achieved by stacking three cells in series, but the charging circuits I've obtained are little TP4056s which (AFAIK?) can only charge one cell each.
I'd like to avoid having to decouple or remove the ba... | 2016/03/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/222079",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/103225/"
] | It looks like many people have the same dilemma.
For me its for using/charging LiIon cells in power tools.
My solution is quick and dirty but works.
The ultimate answer is to remove the cells from the device for individual charging in a dedicated (say, 4-cell) charger that charges each cell separately.
So I use a multi... | Be careful when charging these cells in series. One cell will always win and get overcharged (too many volts.) If left in this state it will possibly explode. Limiting the current is not good enough (power is watts = amps x volts.) To do the job safely place a clamp Zener diode across each cell. Limit the charging circ... |
338,237 | Usually if you connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 you will be prompted for your credentials and if they are valid you will be logged in to your session directly.
On one of our servers everyone who logs on with RDP sees the usual Windows Logon Screen (green/blue background with... | 2011/12/06 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/338237",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/63089/"
] | I had a wrong setting enabled: Session Host Configuration -> Select the connection -> properties -> Credentials tab.
Here you can choose where to always ask for credentials or take the credentials provided by the client. | We have that enabled on our of our machines through a GPO. Take a look at this setting: Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Security under Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates and look for this setting: Always prompt for password upon connection Enabled |
338,237 | Usually if you connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 you will be prompted for your credentials and if they are valid you will be logged in to your session directly.
On one of our servers everyone who logs on with RDP sees the usual Windows Logon Screen (green/blue background with... | 2011/12/06 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/338237",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/63089/"
] | We have that enabled on our of our machines through a GPO. Take a look at this setting: Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Security under Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates and look for this setting: Always prompt for password upon connection Enabled | Check out his link. You can edit the RDP client connection to not display the first windows security logon box.
<http://chall32.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/fixing-remote-desktop-annoyances.html> |
338,237 | Usually if you connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 you will be prompted for your credentials and if they are valid you will be logged in to your session directly.
On one of our servers everyone who logs on with RDP sees the usual Windows Logon Screen (green/blue background with... | 2011/12/06 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/338237",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/63089/"
] | I had a wrong setting enabled: Session Host Configuration -> Select the connection -> properties -> Credentials tab.
Here you can choose where to always ask for credentials or take the credentials provided by the client. | Check out his link. You can edit the RDP client connection to not display the first windows security logon box.
<http://chall32.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/fixing-remote-desktop-annoyances.html> |
165,874 | I'm looking to publish a game on Steam that contains explicit adult content.
I am seeking to make this a hobby that earns passive income as opposed to pursuing it as a full time job. I would prefer that a prospective employer could not easily track my name back to this game and thus not consider me for the job.
I hav... | 2018/12/03 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/165874",
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] | Publish your game through a company that you've created rather than directly.
This probably won't make it *completely impossible* for a dedicated sleuth to associate your person with the organization, but it should make it sufficiently difficult that most people won't even try, especially if you are able to engage the... | Another option would be to release the game through a publisher. Ask one of the established developers in that niche if they would like to partner with you. This will likely be a win-win situation for both of you, because both of your games will benefit from cross-promoting each other. Assuming that your games appeal t... |
32,601,523 | Hi I want to send a mail every 5 mins using schedulers in c#,but I don't want to use windows service.how to send a mail every 5 minits. pleae anyone help me. | 2015/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32601523",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5182309/"
] | We obviously are not going to write code for you, but please have a look at this suggestion:
>
> * Write your Console Application that sends Emails.
> * For this have a look at the classes SmtpClient and MailMessage
> * You can also configure Log4Net with an EmailAppender to send Mails
> * Schedule a Task in "Windows... | You can write a simple console application which get's started by the windows task scheduler every 5 minutes. This would be the simplest and most stable way. |
3,050,772 | I have seen many (GENERAL, BEGINNER TYPE) definitions, however, the actual meaning of a sentence I have yet to find, that is non-specific to a particular domain. This would be useful since a statement is defined in terms of a sentence and is one of the first concepts I am introduced to. | 2018/12/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3050772",
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] | I would say most texts don't make a difference between the two. In fact: statement, sentence, claim, and proposition are typically all seen as the same thing: something that has a truth-value.
If a text does make a distinction, I suspect it might be between the syntactical expression that we use in order to express a ... | In some treatments of mathematical logic where quantified variables appear in the formulas of a language, *statement* may refer to any formula while *sentence* refers specifically to a formula without free variables (i.e. variables not bound by a quantifier). So a statement may say something *about particular objects* ... |
59,917 | I am using the PIC18F2550 and I wanted to know how much time takes between an event happens (e.g. ADIF)and the interrupt routine starts. In other words, how much time the "interrupt system" takes to change the MCU's state, saving all the registers and changing the Program Counter. | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/59917",
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] | Some datasheets tell you the latency from event to interrupt execution explicitly, but this one doesn't seem to. Check the family reference manual; there might be more information in there.
In either case it's pretty quick. Basically the processor takes the next opportunity to execute a call to the interrupt location.... | One good way to answer questions like this is to use MPLAB's simulator. If you enable the stopwatch you can see exactly how many CPU cycles, and how many microseconds everything takes:
 |
59,917 | I am using the PIC18F2550 and I wanted to know how much time takes between an event happens (e.g. ADIF)and the interrupt routine starts. In other words, how much time the "interrupt system" takes to change the MCU's state, saving all the registers and changing the Program Counter. | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/59917",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are two things here: the time before the ISR starts and the time the ISR takes.
When you're using C, the ISR execution time may increase a lot: <http://www.xargs.com/pic/c-faq.html#isrfunc>
However you asked for the time before the ISR starts, which is a few clock cycles. This can be read in section 8.3 of <htt... | Some datasheets tell you the latency from event to interrupt execution explicitly, but this one doesn't seem to. Check the family reference manual; there might be more information in there.
In either case it's pretty quick. Basically the processor takes the next opportunity to execute a call to the interrupt location.... |
59,917 | I am using the PIC18F2550 and I wanted to know how much time takes between an event happens (e.g. ADIF)and the interrupt routine starts. In other words, how much time the "interrupt system" takes to change the MCU's state, saving all the registers and changing the Program Counter. | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/59917",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/15955/"
] | There are two things here: the time before the ISR starts and the time the ISR takes.
When you're using C, the ISR execution time may increase a lot: <http://www.xargs.com/pic/c-faq.html#isrfunc>
However you asked for the time before the ISR starts, which is a few clock cycles. This can be read in section 8.3 of <htt... | One good way to answer questions like this is to use MPLAB's simulator. If you enable the stopwatch you can see exactly how many CPU cycles, and how many microseconds everything takes:
 |
9,601 | I just moved into a new home that has a backyard composter (about 80 gallons). The composter has been sitting unused for an unknown amount of time (at least 3 months).
How can I assess the health and status of the compost pile, and then what should I do to revive it? | 2019/10/31 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/9601",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
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] | Dig around in the compost to check the conditions and if the contents are ready to be used. Good compost looks like regular soil and has a light earthy smell. It should not smell badly or be very wet. Unfinished compost has lots of recognizable pieces still in it.
Most likely the majority of materials left in the com... | I agree it is a good idea not to use the compost left in the bin on anything edible or valuable. Just scrape it out and start again. They might have been composting meat, in which case it will be full of maggots and harmful bacteria. The idea is, if it smells spread it out in an out of the way place and let the air and... |
9,601 | I just moved into a new home that has a backyard composter (about 80 gallons). The composter has been sitting unused for an unknown amount of time (at least 3 months).
How can I assess the health and status of the compost pile, and then what should I do to revive it? | 2019/10/31 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/9601",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
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] | Dig around in the compost to check the conditions and if the contents are ready to be used. Good compost looks like regular soil and has a light earthy smell. It should not smell badly or be very wet. Unfinished compost has lots of recognizable pieces still in it.
Most likely the majority of materials left in the com... | If you're concerned your compost pile is no longer biologically active, restart it.
There's bacterial start up's that can easily be purchased. Another way to speed it up is to Heat it up. Fresh urine (98.6 degree's) can activate a pile too, another strategy is to use hot water; because temperature drives thermophilic a... |
9,601 | I just moved into a new home that has a backyard composter (about 80 gallons). The composter has been sitting unused for an unknown amount of time (at least 3 months).
How can I assess the health and status of the compost pile, and then what should I do to revive it? | 2019/10/31 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/9601",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/users/1056/"
] | I agree it is a good idea not to use the compost left in the bin on anything edible or valuable. Just scrape it out and start again. They might have been composting meat, in which case it will be full of maggots and harmful bacteria. The idea is, if it smells spread it out in an out of the way place and let the air and... | If you're concerned your compost pile is no longer biologically active, restart it.
There's bacterial start up's that can easily be purchased. Another way to speed it up is to Heat it up. Fresh urine (98.6 degree's) can activate a pile too, another strategy is to use hot water; because temperature drives thermophilic a... |
1,576,336 | I want to build my own laptop from scratch. How would you go about it, or what would you advise me to do? (and please don't say: buy a new/refurbished one)
* Is it handy to combine elements of several brands?
* Should I stick to just one brand or several?
* is it possible to find a generic casing?
Thanks. | 2020/08/09 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1576336",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/358839/"
] | I would suggest looking into 'barebones' laptops. They include the bare minimum of parts (usually at least a motherboard and CPU), allowing you to do the rest yourself. There are a bunch of companies that sell them in varying degrees of completion, but the only one I know off the top of my head is Clevo. They are what ... | >
> Is it handy to combine elements of several brands?
>
>
>
Apart from a few parts (RAM, SSD, CPU..), **no**, parts like keyboard, motherboard, battery... are not interchangeable, often exists several standards even within brands
>
> Should I stick to just one brand or several?
>
>
>
As mentioned above, eve... |
30,746 | We are told that when people die, their body stays in their grave and their soul goes to barzakh where they wait for the day of judgement. After that people enter either Jannah or Jahannam. However during Isra' wal Miraj, the Prophet (saw) traveled to Jannah and Jahannam. I understand that the Prophets are in Jannah al... | 2016/04/09 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30746",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/5187/"
] | I don't know what our Prophet saw, so I can't comment about that but if you read Quran, you will see that in many verses, Allah describes the judgment day, heaven and hell as if they already happened. Please check **Quran** verses **6:27, 6:30, 6:128, 7:44, 18:99, 21:100, 22:22, 23:102-108** and many others.
**My unde... | Right. Before Judgement Day, no one is in Paradise getting the full taste of Paradise as it will be experienced, or the full taste/experience of Hell.. including those who are exceptions, as you mentioned. -- The scholars say that when the Prophet (ﷺ) "saw" the people in Paradise and the People in Hellfire, it was some... |
234,860 | Assume there was a super advanced alien race that for some reason, wanted to add a new planet, of lets say 1 Earth mass, into the Solar System. Where in the inner Solar System *(The part of the solar system inside Jupiter's orbit, so asteroid belt is included)* could we put this planet, so that it would have a stable o... | 2022/08/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234860",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | Make Mars a double planet. Or Venus, or of you do not care about Earth much, replace the Moon with the planet. The previous stability should remain more or less the same, apart from some disturbances that might or might not manifest in the long term (as long as the resonances remain stable, you do not have much to worr... | The planet would be able to be the most stable in a orbit between earth and Mars because that the biggest gap between notable celestial bodies of the inner solar system. So gravitation pull of any bodies would be most minimal hence being able to keep a steady orbit as long as the sun lives.
Edit:I apologize by I messe... |
234,860 | Assume there was a super advanced alien race that for some reason, wanted to add a new planet, of lets say 1 Earth mass, into the Solar System. Where in the inner Solar System *(The part of the solar system inside Jupiter's orbit, so asteroid belt is included)* could we put this planet, so that it would have a stable o... | 2022/08/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234860",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | There is a book about the possibility of human habitable exo planets around other stars. *Habitable Planets for Man*, Stephen H. Dole, 1964.
<https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/commercial_books/2007/RAND_CB179-1.pdf>
On pages 46 to 52 Dole writes about the spacing of the planets in the Solar System as it was ... | The planet would be able to be the most stable in a orbit between earth and Mars because that the biggest gap between notable celestial bodies of the inner solar system. So gravitation pull of any bodies would be most minimal hence being able to keep a steady orbit as long as the sun lives.
Edit:I apologize by I messe... |
234,860 | Assume there was a super advanced alien race that for some reason, wanted to add a new planet, of lets say 1 Earth mass, into the Solar System. Where in the inner Solar System *(The part of the solar system inside Jupiter's orbit, so asteroid belt is included)* could we put this planet, so that it would have a stable o... | 2022/08/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234860",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | If you have the resources to create or bring a new planet - generally, wherever you feel like. You will be probably able to maintain the orbital stability as well.
On the other hand, if you are limited in long-term expenses, the orbital stability becomes an issue. And there, the answer becomes "nowhere in the habitabl... | The planet would be able to be the most stable in a orbit between earth and Mars because that the biggest gap between notable celestial bodies of the inner solar system. So gravitation pull of any bodies would be most minimal hence being able to keep a steady orbit as long as the sun lives.
Edit:I apologize by I messe... |
234,860 | Assume there was a super advanced alien race that for some reason, wanted to add a new planet, of lets say 1 Earth mass, into the Solar System. Where in the inner Solar System *(The part of the solar system inside Jupiter's orbit, so asteroid belt is included)* could we put this planet, so that it would have a stable o... | 2022/08/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234860",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | The planet would be able to be the most stable in a orbit between earth and Mars because that the biggest gap between notable celestial bodies of the inner solar system. So gravitation pull of any bodies would be most minimal hence being able to keep a steady orbit as long as the sun lives.
Edit:I apologize by I messe... | This is a cool question. The short answer is: probably not.
The long answer requires us to consider a few things:
1. Are the current planets stable?
----------------------------------
To discuss this we first need to understand something about dynamical chaos. Let's imagine a situation where you're trying to predict... |
234,860 | Assume there was a super advanced alien race that for some reason, wanted to add a new planet, of lets say 1 Earth mass, into the Solar System. Where in the inner Solar System *(The part of the solar system inside Jupiter's orbit, so asteroid belt is included)* could we put this planet, so that it would have a stable o... | 2022/08/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234860",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | Make Mars a double planet. Or Venus, or of you do not care about Earth much, replace the Moon with the planet. The previous stability should remain more or less the same, apart from some disturbances that might or might not manifest in the long term (as long as the resonances remain stable, you do not have much to worr... | If you have the resources to create or bring a new planet - generally, wherever you feel like. You will be probably able to maintain the orbital stability as well.
On the other hand, if you are limited in long-term expenses, the orbital stability becomes an issue. And there, the answer becomes "nowhere in the habitabl... |
234,860 | Assume there was a super advanced alien race that for some reason, wanted to add a new planet, of lets say 1 Earth mass, into the Solar System. Where in the inner Solar System *(The part of the solar system inside Jupiter's orbit, so asteroid belt is included)* could we put this planet, so that it would have a stable o... | 2022/08/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234860",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | Make Mars a double planet. Or Venus, or of you do not care about Earth much, replace the Moon with the planet. The previous stability should remain more or less the same, apart from some disturbances that might or might not manifest in the long term (as long as the resonances remain stable, you do not have much to worr... | This is a cool question. The short answer is: probably not.
The long answer requires us to consider a few things:
1. Are the current planets stable?
----------------------------------
To discuss this we first need to understand something about dynamical chaos. Let's imagine a situation where you're trying to predict... |
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