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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 | [
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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 ... | 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/"
] | 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 ... | 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/"
] | 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... | 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... |
15,062 | I hope this isn't too broad.
I would like an Earth-like planet for November's [NaNoWriMo](http://nanowrimo.org/) that is just enormous, but plausible.
Then I started to get into material composition, proximity to the star, trying to achieve the right densities - well, you get the idea.
I'm trying to have 10x the rad... | 2015/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/15062",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Ignore a little bit of science.**
In reality, worlds that big have more gravity than Earth. All of the things that have a surface area many times that of Earth, are solid, and have the same gravity, don't occur in nature, and often have significant structural flaws requiring construction of unobtaium in order to rem... | The real SFNal way to do this is simply to "pave over" Saturn. A "supra-mundane terraformed world of Saturn" essentially has the atmosphere of Saturn covered over with some material which provides a solid "floor" for people to sand and work on, support buildings and so on.
Materials like graphene or a "fabric" woven f... |
15,062 | I hope this isn't too broad.
I would like an Earth-like planet for November's [NaNoWriMo](http://nanowrimo.org/) that is just enormous, but plausible.
Then I started to get into material composition, proximity to the star, trying to achieve the right densities - well, you get the idea.
I'm trying to have 10x the rad... | 2015/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/15062",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/3276/"
] | The real SFNal way to do this is simply to "pave over" Saturn. A "supra-mundane terraformed world of Saturn" essentially has the atmosphere of Saturn covered over with some material which provides a solid "floor" for people to sand and work on, support buildings and so on.
Materials like graphene or a "fabric" woven f... | This Equation will help you understand why the Earth can not be much larger
than it is now and still allow life to stay alive. The upper limit is around
7000 km radius, and even that might be too big as the surface gravity will compress the atmosphere too much, and raise the surface temperature above
150 F. The Rocky ... |
15,062 | I hope this isn't too broad.
I would like an Earth-like planet for November's [NaNoWriMo](http://nanowrimo.org/) that is just enormous, but plausible.
Then I started to get into material composition, proximity to the star, trying to achieve the right densities - well, you get the idea.
I'm trying to have 10x the rad... | 2015/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/15062",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/3276/"
] | For temperature and suchlike requirements you just need to orbit at roughly the same distance from the star.
The tricky thing here is the gravity, to have 10 times the radius then you either need to make the planet from something much much less dense than earth (which is improbable) or you need to spin the planet real... | The real SFNal way to do this is simply to "pave over" Saturn. A "supra-mundane terraformed world of Saturn" essentially has the atmosphere of Saturn covered over with some material which provides a solid "floor" for people to sand and work on, support buildings and so on.
Materials like graphene or a "fabric" woven f... |
15,062 | I hope this isn't too broad.
I would like an Earth-like planet for November's [NaNoWriMo](http://nanowrimo.org/) that is just enormous, but plausible.
Then I started to get into material composition, proximity to the star, trying to achieve the right densities - well, you get the idea.
I'm trying to have 10x the rad... | 2015/04/23 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/15062",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/3276/"
] | An interesting idea would be to have a hollow planet... An old dr.who episode features a pretty awesome plot, where the villains control a giant pirate ship planet that is hollow and can mine other planets by teleporting around them | A cache of negative matter
--------------------------
Everything is simple except for making a giant planet with similar gravity to Earth's... so add some unobtanium, which conveniently explains why the planet's minerals are such a valuable resource.
Perhaps the planet has a cache of *[negative matter](https://en.wik... |
53,498,952 | [Horovod](https://github.com/uber/horovod) is combining [NCCL](https://developer.nvidia.com/nccl) and MPI into an wrapper for Distributed Deep Learning in for example TensorFlow.
I haven't heard of NCCL previously and was looking into its functionality. The following is stated about NCCL on the NVIDIA website:
>
> Th... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53498952",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8255399/"
] | MPI (Message Passing Interface) is a message-passing standard used in parallel computing ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_Passing_Interface)). Most of the time, you'd use [Open MPI](https://www.open-mpi.org/) when using Horovod, which is an open-source implementation of the MPI standard.
The MPI impl... | Firstly, horovod used MPI only in the beginning.
After NCCL is introduced to horovod, even in NCCL mode, MPI is still used for providing environmental info (rank, size and local\_rank). NCCL doc has an example shows how it leverages MPI in one device per process setting:
>
> The following code is an example of a com... |
7,867,554 | I have created a distribution and development certificate on IOS Provisioning Portal.I followed all the guidelines and uploaded the the CertificateSigningRequest.certSigningRequest on Portal.File for both dev and dist certificat was accepted.
BUT now i cant seem to download the certificate.Status of both certificate s... | 2011/10/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7867554",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1009720/"
] | It is possible that the owner of the developer account has to confirm the download.
edit: I confirm the statement above. Just checked it. | If you're using a mobile device, or if your browser is pretending to be a mobile device you won't see the download link.
For me, I was using Chrome and forgot that I had turned on a user-agent switcher when iPad testing, and thus could not work out why there was no download link.
Anyone reading this question, just ma... |
927 | [Offences Against the Person Act 1861 — How's s 47 "in at least one respect, the narrowest offence of" ss 18, 20, 47?](https://law.stackexchange.com/q/45044/2807) is about s 47. Why was it closed as duplicating [Offences Against the Person Act 1861 — How is Section 18 , in at least one respect broader than Section 20?]... | 2019/10/27 | [
"https://law.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/927",
"https://law.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I'll take the blame for this one, since I handled those flags.
First note that all of your comments on that question were deleted *by you*. (Albeit in April of 2016, so it's understandable that you wouldn't remember doing that.) At that point you were no longer evidenced as a participant in the comments. So you you re... | To answer the headline question:
--------------------------------
**Yes**, there are quality requirements for comments alongside the requirement of a specific purpose.
From [How do comments work?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/19756/how-do-comments-work):
>
> **When should comments be deleted?**
>
>
> ... |
388,966 | When I left-click on the Computer icon on the desktop or in the Start menu (or right-click on the icon and then select Open), I'm immediately returned to the desktop. Speaking with MSDN tech support they tell me that my operating system is definitely hosed. And that I should do an "in-place upgrade" to re-establish a f... | 2012/02/12 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/388966",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/73534/"
] | >
> what is causing my "computer" icon to not function?
>
>
>
**I)** *Possible reasons:*
* A) file associations for .lnk was broken or changed by an application
or by a user manipulation
* B) some registry keys are changed, deleted
* C) Some files including the registry hives was
located on a Hard Disk Bad sector... | Check the link of your computer icon (right click, properties, link)
When you find e.g. ...scandisc.exe or other programs from your profile
then it is a trojan. |
623,052 | I am currently using TortoiseHg (Mercurial) and accidentally committed an incorrect commit message. How do I go about editing this commit message in the repository? | 2009/03/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/623052",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72990/"
] | Good news: hg 2.2 [just added](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew/Archive#Mercurial_2.2_.282012-05-01.29) git like `--amend` option.
and in tortoiseHg, you can use "Amend current revision" by select black arrow on the right of commit button
 | Rollback-and-reapply is realy simple solution, but it can help only with the last commit. Mercurial Queues is much more powerful thing (note that you need to [enable Mercurial Queues Extension](http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/MqExtension) in order to use "hg q\*" commands). |
623,052 | I am currently using TortoiseHg (Mercurial) and accidentally committed an incorrect commit message. How do I go about editing this commit message in the repository? | 2009/03/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/623052",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72990/"
] | In TortoiseHg, right-click on the revision you want to modify. Choose Modify History->Import MQ. That will convert all the revisions up to and including the selected revision from Mercurial changesets into Mercurial Queue patches. Select the Patch you want to modify the message for, and it should automatically change t... | A little gem in the discussion above - thanks to @Codest and @Kevin Pullin.
In TortoiseHg, there's a dropdown option adjacent to the commit button. Selecting "Amend current revision" brings back the comment and the list of files. SO useful. |
73,236 | Context
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I've been using my friend's Otus 55 on my Sony A6000 and I'm having a blast tilting that lens. With a smaller sensor APS-C, I haven't had any problems tilting a Full Frame lens and keeping the image circle covering the whole sensor.
Question
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How large does the image circle have to be to get ... | 2016/01/27 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/73236",
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] | **The answer would depend upon the degree of tilt and shift one wishes to effect.** An image circle needs to be larger to accomplish 12º of tilt than to accomplish 8º of tilt on the same sensor. Likewise, a small shift movement requires a smaller image circle than a larger shift movement does.
With a traditional lens ... | This extends scottbb's answer for shift by allowing a one-dimensional tilt. The general solution requires much more extensive knowledge of projective geometry and optics than I have, but it shouldn't be impossible to generalize the ideas here presented, in principle.
Tilt (1D)
=========
Assume that the (rectangular) ... |
73,236 | Context
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I've been using my friend's Otus 55 on my Sony A6000 and I'm having a blast tilting that lens. With a smaller sensor APS-C, I haven't had any problems tilting a Full Frame lens and keeping the image circle covering the whole sensor.
Question
--------
How large does the image circle have to be to get ... | 2016/01/27 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/73236",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you only consider tilt or shift alone but not the possibility of both simultaneously then you omit considering instances where both can be used together to reduce the required diameter of the lens.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lU9hU.jpg)
You'll need a large lens t... | This extends scottbb's answer for shift by allowing a one-dimensional tilt. The general solution requires much more extensive knowledge of projective geometry and optics than I have, but it shouldn't be impossible to generalize the ideas here presented, in principle.
Tilt (1D)
=========
Assume that the (rectangular) ... |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | **Gloves.**
Do not use latex gloves, they break easily. Use nitrile gloves instead, they are mechanically much more resistant.
Even better: Use nitrile gloves under ordinary work gloves. The ordinary gloves will protect the nitrile gloves from mechanically influences, the nitrile keeps away the oil.
**Soap**
Use i... | No need to repeat @Myself's recommendations.
I will add that the toughest grime to get rid of will be the crud that finds its way under your fingernails. One way to get rid of most of the crud there is to trim your fingernails after the job. Just try to avoid wrenching thereafter :) |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | **Gloves.**
Do not use latex gloves, they break easily. Use nitrile gloves instead, they are mechanically much more resistant.
Even better: Use nitrile gloves under ordinary work gloves. The ordinary gloves will protect the nitrile gloves from mechanically influences, the nitrile keeps away the oil.
**Soap**
Use i... | If you don't like gloves, I recommend [GOJO](http://www.gojo.com/Product/0958-04):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dgr5i.jpg)
GOJO contains [pumice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumice), which is ground up volcanic rock. It also contains a na... |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | **Gloves.**
Do not use latex gloves, they break easily. Use nitrile gloves instead, they are mechanically much more resistant.
Even better: Use nitrile gloves under ordinary work gloves. The ordinary gloves will protect the nitrile gloves from mechanically influences, the nitrile keeps away the oil.
**Soap**
Use i... | My grandad run a automotive and truck repair shop for 50years, he told me when I was a kid to use Vaseline on my hands before work starts (this was before all the modern cleaners of today).
Thin layer covering the whole hand and at the end of day all the oil/grease washes away so much easier.
My brother has also ... |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | **Gloves.**
Do not use latex gloves, they break easily. Use nitrile gloves instead, they are mechanically much more resistant.
Even better: Use nitrile gloves under ordinary work gloves. The ordinary gloves will protect the nitrile gloves from mechanically influences, the nitrile keeps away the oil.
**Soap**
Use i... | I use a product called [**Invisible Glove**](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000BPEPA0), which protects your skin from getting grease-stained in the first place.
You put it on your hands *before* you start the messy job. It goes on like hand cream; you spread it over your skin, massage it into the crevices a... |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | If you don't like gloves, I recommend [GOJO](http://www.gojo.com/Product/0958-04):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dgr5i.jpg)
GOJO contains [pumice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumice), which is ground up volcanic rock. It also contains a na... | No need to repeat @Myself's recommendations.
I will add that the toughest grime to get rid of will be the crud that finds its way under your fingernails. One way to get rid of most of the crud there is to trim your fingernails after the job. Just try to avoid wrenching thereafter :) |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | My grandad run a automotive and truck repair shop for 50years, he told me when I was a kid to use Vaseline on my hands before work starts (this was before all the modern cleaners of today).
Thin layer covering the whole hand and at the end of day all the oil/grease washes away so much easier.
My brother has also ... | No need to repeat @Myself's recommendations.
I will add that the toughest grime to get rid of will be the crud that finds its way under your fingernails. One way to get rid of most of the crud there is to trim your fingernails after the job. Just try to avoid wrenching thereafter :) |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | I use a product called [**Invisible Glove**](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000BPEPA0), which protects your skin from getting grease-stained in the first place.
You put it on your hands *before* you start the messy job. It goes on like hand cream; you spread it over your skin, massage it into the crevices a... | No need to repeat @Myself's recommendations.
I will add that the toughest grime to get rid of will be the crud that finds its way under your fingernails. One way to get rid of most of the crud there is to trim your fingernails after the job. Just try to avoid wrenching thereafter :) |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | If you don't like gloves, I recommend [GOJO](http://www.gojo.com/Product/0958-04):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dgr5i.jpg)
GOJO contains [pumice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumice), which is ground up volcanic rock. It also contains a na... | I use a product called [**Invisible Glove**](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000BPEPA0), which protects your skin from getting grease-stained in the first place.
You put it on your hands *before* you start the messy job. It goes on like hand cream; you spread it over your skin, massage it into the crevices a... |
36,556 | I started learning to maintain my motorcycle on my own, and cleaned the chain and lubricated it yesterday. Ended up with grease+oil smeared all over my hands and under the nails which haven't gone off entirely even until now (a bit of a nightmare, coz I'm actually a software programmer :-) ).
A Google search for how ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/36556",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1539/"
] | My grandad run a automotive and truck repair shop for 50years, he told me when I was a kid to use Vaseline on my hands before work starts (this was before all the modern cleaners of today).
Thin layer covering the whole hand and at the end of day all the oil/grease washes away so much easier.
My brother has also ... | I use a product called [**Invisible Glove**](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000BPEPA0), which protects your skin from getting grease-stained in the first place.
You put it on your hands *before* you start the messy job. It goes on like hand cream; you spread it over your skin, massage it into the crevices a... |
28,157 | Recently I walked through Dolomites in Italy, and there was a warning sign that this is bear-encounter area. There were tips on what to do in general. But one of tips was "if bear approaches you aggressively, don't move and be passive".
Bears in this area are brown.
Why? If bear wants to eat me or kill me, I would pr... | 2022/03/16 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/28157",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/4188/"
] | Brown bears mostly just want to assert dominance. By being passive/playing dead it is more likely to "give up" and walk away than keep attacking. [Per NPS...](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm#:%7E:text=Brown%2FGrizzly%20Bears%3A%20If%20you,the%20bear%20in%20the%20face.)
>
> **Brown/Grizzly Bears**: If yo... | Brown bear attacks tend to be defensive attacks, where the bear is trying to protect its cubs, territory or food. The bear usually isn't attacking you because it wants to eat you, but is trying to neutralize a perceived threat. By playing dead, a brown bear may not perceive you as a threat anymore, and may leave you al... |
28,157 | Recently I walked through Dolomites in Italy, and there was a warning sign that this is bear-encounter area. There were tips on what to do in general. But one of tips was "if bear approaches you aggressively, don't move and be passive".
Bears in this area are brown.
Why? If bear wants to eat me or kill me, I would pr... | 2022/03/16 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/28157",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/4188/"
] | Brown bears mostly just want to assert dominance. By being passive/playing dead it is more likely to "give up" and walk away than keep attacking. [Per NPS...](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm#:%7E:text=Brown%2FGrizzly%20Bears%3A%20If%20you,the%20bear%20in%20the%20face.)
>
> **Brown/Grizzly Bears**: If yo... | When faced with a brown bear ( in Wyoming, near Yellowstone ), while on hands and knees in a small tent ( middle of night) ; I gently but firmly said "shoo bear". I thought a loud noise might upset it. After repeating shoo several times he walked away. It was good that he had already taken anything he wanted out of the... |
28,157 | Recently I walked through Dolomites in Italy, and there was a warning sign that this is bear-encounter area. There were tips on what to do in general. But one of tips was "if bear approaches you aggressively, don't move and be passive".
Bears in this area are brown.
Why? If bear wants to eat me or kill me, I would pr... | 2022/03/16 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/28157",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/4188/"
] | Brown bears mostly just want to assert dominance. By being passive/playing dead it is more likely to "give up" and walk away than keep attacking. [Per NPS...](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm#:%7E:text=Brown%2FGrizzly%20Bears%3A%20If%20you,the%20bear%20in%20the%20face.)
>
> **Brown/Grizzly Bears**: If yo... | What you should do in a bear attack largely depends on the bear's behaviour, not the species of the bear. The old saying "if it's brown lie down, if it's black fight back, and if it's white say goodnight" is largely outdated based on what we know about bear behaviour but is still used by certain agencies. The [National... |
28,157 | Recently I walked through Dolomites in Italy, and there was a warning sign that this is bear-encounter area. There were tips on what to do in general. But one of tips was "if bear approaches you aggressively, don't move and be passive".
Bears in this area are brown.
Why? If bear wants to eat me or kill me, I would pr... | 2022/03/16 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/28157",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/4188/"
] | Brown bear attacks tend to be defensive attacks, where the bear is trying to protect its cubs, territory or food. The bear usually isn't attacking you because it wants to eat you, but is trying to neutralize a perceived threat. By playing dead, a brown bear may not perceive you as a threat anymore, and may leave you al... | When faced with a brown bear ( in Wyoming, near Yellowstone ), while on hands and knees in a small tent ( middle of night) ; I gently but firmly said "shoo bear". I thought a loud noise might upset it. After repeating shoo several times he walked away. It was good that he had already taken anything he wanted out of the... |
28,157 | Recently I walked through Dolomites in Italy, and there was a warning sign that this is bear-encounter area. There were tips on what to do in general. But one of tips was "if bear approaches you aggressively, don't move and be passive".
Bears in this area are brown.
Why? If bear wants to eat me or kill me, I would pr... | 2022/03/16 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/28157",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/4188/"
] | Brown bear attacks tend to be defensive attacks, where the bear is trying to protect its cubs, territory or food. The bear usually isn't attacking you because it wants to eat you, but is trying to neutralize a perceived threat. By playing dead, a brown bear may not perceive you as a threat anymore, and may leave you al... | What you should do in a bear attack largely depends on the bear's behaviour, not the species of the bear. The old saying "if it's brown lie down, if it's black fight back, and if it's white say goodnight" is largely outdated based on what we know about bear behaviour but is still used by certain agencies. The [National... |
650,093 | I am using a simple TABLE to display tabular data where the rows need to line up but when it comes to selecting the table contents, I only want users to be able to select within each column. Default browser behaviour is to select as rows across all columns but we NEED somehow allow selection only within columns.
I was... | 2009/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/650093",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Your problem now is a linkage.
For C++ program, standard C++ library has to be added:
gcc -o test **-lstdc++** test.cpp | Dmitry is correct, you should use -lstdc++ if you use gcc, but even better is to use `g++` instead. (Same syntax).
Also, you would note (I guess if you add -Wall) that you get a warning that your class with virtual functions is without a destructor, so a good idea is to add a (virtual) destructor to A as well. |
717,986 | I'm making an online tile based game and I have just finished scripting the piece of code that takes the coordinates of where you are standing and builds the surroundings (tiles) around you (the game is made using a table with many cells that hold the tiles).
I need some help creating a bit of AJAX that can refresh my... | 2009/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/717986",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69666/"
] | You look at all the nodes adjacent to your start node. Then you look at all the nodes adjacent to those (not returning to nodes you've already looked at). Repeat until satisfying node found or no more nodes.
For the kind of problem you indicate, you use the process described above to build a set of paths, terminating ... | You test each node connected to the root node. Then you test each node connected to the previous nodes. So on, until you find your answer.
Basically, each iteration tests nodes that are the same distance away from the root node. |
717,986 | I'm making an online tile based game and I have just finished scripting the piece of code that takes the coordinates of where you are standing and builds the surroundings (tiles) around you (the game is made using a table with many cells that hold the tiles).
I need some help creating a bit of AJAX that can refresh my... | 2009/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/717986",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69666/"
] | You look at all the nodes adjacent to your start node. Then you look at all the nodes adjacent to those (not returning to nodes you've already looked at). Repeat until satisfying node found or no more nodes.
For the kind of problem you indicate, you use the process described above to build a set of paths, terminating ... | Breadth first search (BFS) means that you process all of your starting nodes' direct children, before going to deeper levels. BFS is implemented with a queue which stores a list of nodes that need to be processed.
You start the algorithm by adding your start node to the queue. Then you continue to run your algorithm u... |
717,986 | I'm making an online tile based game and I have just finished scripting the piece of code that takes the coordinates of where you are standing and builds the surroundings (tiles) around you (the game is made using a table with many cells that hold the tiles).
I need some help creating a bit of AJAX that can refresh my... | 2009/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/717986",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69666/"
] | You look at all the nodes adjacent to your start node. Then you look at all the nodes adjacent to those (not returning to nodes you've already looked at). Repeat until satisfying node found or no more nodes.
For the kind of problem you indicate, you use the process described above to build a set of paths, terminating ... | BEGIN
4;
4,2;
4,2,1; 4,2,3; 4,2,5;
4,2,1;(fail) 4,2,3,6; 4,2,5,6; 4,2,5,11;
4,2,3,6,7;(pass) 4,2,3,6,8; 4,2,5,6,7;(pass) 4,2,5,6,8; 4,2,5,11,12;
4,2,3,6,8,9; 4,2,3,6,8,10; 4,2,5,6,8,9; 4,2,5,6,8,10; 4,2,5,11,12;(fail)
4,2,3,6,8,9;(fail) 4,2,3,6,8,10;(fail) 4,2,5,6,8,9;(fail) 4,2,5,6,8,10;(fail)
END |
717,986 | I'm making an online tile based game and I have just finished scripting the piece of code that takes the coordinates of where you are standing and builds the surroundings (tiles) around you (the game is made using a table with many cells that hold the tiles).
I need some help creating a bit of AJAX that can refresh my... | 2009/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/717986",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69666/"
] | You test each node connected to the root node. Then you test each node connected to the previous nodes. So on, until you find your answer.
Basically, each iteration tests nodes that are the same distance away from the root node. | BEGIN
4;
4,2;
4,2,1; 4,2,3; 4,2,5;
4,2,1;(fail) 4,2,3,6; 4,2,5,6; 4,2,5,11;
4,2,3,6,7;(pass) 4,2,3,6,8; 4,2,5,6,7;(pass) 4,2,5,6,8; 4,2,5,11,12;
4,2,3,6,8,9; 4,2,3,6,8,10; 4,2,5,6,8,9; 4,2,5,6,8,10; 4,2,5,11,12;(fail)
4,2,3,6,8,9;(fail) 4,2,3,6,8,10;(fail) 4,2,5,6,8,9;(fail) 4,2,5,6,8,10;(fail)
END |
717,986 | I'm making an online tile based game and I have just finished scripting the piece of code that takes the coordinates of where you are standing and builds the surroundings (tiles) around you (the game is made using a table with many cells that hold the tiles).
I need some help creating a bit of AJAX that can refresh my... | 2009/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/717986",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69666/"
] | Breadth first search (BFS) means that you process all of your starting nodes' direct children, before going to deeper levels. BFS is implemented with a queue which stores a list of nodes that need to be processed.
You start the algorithm by adding your start node to the queue. Then you continue to run your algorithm u... | BEGIN
4;
4,2;
4,2,1; 4,2,3; 4,2,5;
4,2,1;(fail) 4,2,3,6; 4,2,5,6; 4,2,5,11;
4,2,3,6,7;(pass) 4,2,3,6,8; 4,2,5,6,7;(pass) 4,2,5,6,8; 4,2,5,11,12;
4,2,3,6,8,9; 4,2,3,6,8,10; 4,2,5,6,8,9; 4,2,5,6,8,10; 4,2,5,11,12;(fail)
4,2,3,6,8,9;(fail) 4,2,3,6,8,10;(fail) 4,2,5,6,8,9;(fail) 4,2,5,6,8,10;(fail)
END |
47,552,528 | I am currently using a CSV file to data drive the jmeter test. ("CSV Data Set Config")
Is there a way i can use a SQL or oracle DB to input the data for the jmeter script instead of using a CSV?
Example: connect to db with username and passwords (test data) and use that within the Jmeter script to login with. (this i... | 2017/11/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47552528",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7539544/"
] | JMeter provides [JDBC Connection Configuration](http://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/component_reference.html#JDBC_Connection_Configuration) where you can set your database hostname, port, credentials, etc. and the following test elements to execute SQL queries:
* [JDBC Request](http://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/comp... | There are many very good reasons not to consider this path. For most who have considered this option, the path is to use the same database as the application under test. This introduces a query load which is not present in production and because the queries are likely non optimized and supported by indexes you then hav... |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Try [Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0471198269) by Mary Boas. It's pretty comprehensive and easy to follow.
Also, [Classical Mechanics](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/189138922X) by Taylor has a pretty decent section on inertia tensors (I'm *guessing* ... | There are 2 books that I used to help me, and what I use to help my students, maybe these will be of assistance to you:
This first one takes an interesting approach, it looks at Physics as learning a 'second language', in the book ["Introductory Physics with Calculus as a Second Language: Mastering Problem-Solving"](h... |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Try [Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0471198269) by Mary Boas. It's pretty comprehensive and easy to follow.
Also, [Classical Mechanics](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/189138922X) by Taylor has a pretty decent section on inertia tensors (I'm *guessing* ... | I was planning to mention Arnold's book, which was mentioned by @Frank Science. This is a wonderful book but requires a little mathematical maturity to follow. I am trying to write this as a reply of the last line of your question.
>
> Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the mat... |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I was planning to mention Arnold's book, which was mentioned by @Frank Science. This is a wonderful book but requires a little mathematical maturity to follow. I am trying to write this as a reply of the last line of your question.
>
> Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the mat... | I like learning by solving problems and I would recommend the Schaum's outline series, especially the books on
* vector analysis,
* mechanics,
* complex variables and
* linear algebra
also very helpful were the books on ordinary and partial differential equations and the book on tensor calculus. |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I was planning to mention Arnold's book, which was mentioned by @Frank Science. This is a wonderful book but requires a little mathematical maturity to follow. I am trying to write this as a reply of the last line of your question.
>
> Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the mat... | There are 2 books that I used to help me, and what I use to help my students, maybe these will be of assistance to you:
This first one takes an interesting approach, it looks at Physics as learning a 'second language', in the book ["Introductory Physics with Calculus as a Second Language: Mastering Problem-Solving"](h... |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | It might be a bit over your head now, but when you feel ready to take the next step, I have heard that [Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers](http://books.google.se/books?id=-yQXwhE6iWMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=carl%20bender&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QT8JUr-yBqv74QSD5YCwBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=carl%20bender... | There are 2 books that I used to help me, and what I use to help my students, maybe these will be of assistance to you:
This first one takes an interesting approach, it looks at Physics as learning a 'second language', in the book ["Introductory Physics with Calculus as a Second Language: Mastering Problem-Solving"](h... |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Try [Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0471198269) by Mary Boas. It's pretty comprehensive and easy to follow.
Also, [Classical Mechanics](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/189138922X) by Taylor has a pretty decent section on inertia tensors (I'm *guessing* ... | It might be a bit over your head now, but when you feel ready to take the next step, I have heard that [Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers](http://books.google.se/books?id=-yQXwhE6iWMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=carl%20bender&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QT8JUr-yBqv74QSD5YCwBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=carl%20bender... |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I was planning to mention Arnold's book, which was mentioned by @Frank Science. This is a wonderful book but requires a little mathematical maturity to follow. I am trying to write this as a reply of the last line of your question.
>
> Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the mat... | For a course in Advanced Classical Mechanics, my suggestion is to cover the background necessary as quickly as possible to understand the course.
In addition to the books cited in linear algebra,... knowledge in differential geometry is essential, my professor A. Mikhailov, uses these notes <http://andreimikhailov.com... |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Try [Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0471198269) by Mary Boas. It's pretty comprehensive and easy to follow.
Also, [Classical Mechanics](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/189138922X) by Taylor has a pretty decent section on inertia tensors (I'm *guessing* ... | I like learning by solving problems and I would recommend the Schaum's outline series, especially the books on
* vector analysis,
* mechanics,
* complex variables and
* linear algebra
also very helpful were the books on ordinary and partial differential equations and the book on tensor calculus. |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | It might be a bit over your head now, but when you feel ready to take the next step, I have heard that [Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers](http://books.google.se/books?id=-yQXwhE6iWMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=carl%20bender&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QT8JUr-yBqv74QSD5YCwBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=carl%20bender... | I like learning by solving problems and I would recommend the Schaum's outline series, especially the books on
* vector analysis,
* mechanics,
* complex variables and
* linear algebra
also very helpful were the books on ordinary and partial differential equations and the book on tensor calculus. |
466,089 | Currently I'm doing Advanced Classicial Mechanics courses.I'm finding it hard to understand due to the lack of knowledge in linear algebra, multi variable calculus and other chapters.
Can anyone suggest a mathematical book which is dedicated to teaching all the math that is used in physics?
Thank you,
Sai | 2013/08/12 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/466089",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Try [Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0471198269) by Mary Boas. It's pretty comprehensive and easy to follow.
Also, [Classical Mechanics](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/189138922X) by Taylor has a pretty decent section on inertia tensors (I'm *guessing* ... | For a course in Advanced Classical Mechanics, my suggestion is to cover the background necessary as quickly as possible to understand the course.
In addition to the books cited in linear algebra,... knowledge in differential geometry is essential, my professor A. Mikhailov, uses these notes <http://andreimikhailov.com... |
5,400,150 | I was wondering if someone could give a big picture of how the following topics and others not mentioned are related:
* "code reuse"
* "refactor"
* "design pattern"
* "coding/programming standard/style"
* ...
I have heard of these from people's talk and books' names, but got overwhelmed by these names. May I get some... | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5400150",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/156458/"
] | Ken has good points about the design of the solution. If you need more direct assistance, then I can offer the following solution.
As you're now using a variety of design elements. You need to unify it using a frameset and an outline. Framesets in Notes are the generally the same as their web counterpart. The great th... | You can use a Notes Outline to manage this. Set one up for your database, if you haven't already, and use it as your left-hand navigation in your frameset. If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, try creating a new database based on the Document Library template and take a look at the design. It'll have a frameset, ... |
13,784,972 | I am definitely more than thrilled with the Scala type inference engine, but in a real world environment:
1. How much of a performance draw back is it?
2. When is the type inferred, at compile time or runtime? | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13784972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1596545/"
] | Scala’s elaborate and powerful types exist only(\*) during compilation time: they are parsed from source (where you give them), inferred, checked and then, finally, discarded. The last may sound nonsensical, but it is the modus operandi of the JVM (see [type erasure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_erasure)) and quit... | >
> How much of a performance draw back is it?
>
>
>
The run time performance is generally said to be comparable with Java. Compilation times are typically longer compared to Java [due to the complexity of the compiler](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3490538/390708).
>
> When is the type inferred, at compile time o... |
13,784,972 | I am definitely more than thrilled with the Scala type inference engine, but in a real world environment:
1. How much of a performance draw back is it?
2. When is the type inferred, at compile time or runtime? | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13784972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1596545/"
] | >
> How much of a performance draw back is it?
>
>
>
The run time performance is generally said to be comparable with Java. Compilation times are typically longer compared to Java [due to the complexity of the compiler](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3490538/390708).
>
> When is the type inferred, at compile time o... | The question is where the problem with compile times in Scala being longer than in Java come from. Hard for me to say as I'm no compiler construction expert. What I can say is that type inference is obviously not costly in Kotlin and also not in Groovy2.0. What slows down Scala must be something else such as search for... |
13,784,972 | I am definitely more than thrilled with the Scala type inference engine, but in a real world environment:
1. How much of a performance draw back is it?
2. When is the type inferred, at compile time or runtime? | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13784972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1596545/"
] | >
> How much of a performance draw back is it?
>
>
>
The run time performance is generally said to be comparable with Java. Compilation times are typically longer compared to Java [due to the complexity of the compiler](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3490538/390708).
>
> When is the type inferred, at compile time o... | This is mentioned in this answer by Martin Odersky : [Why does IntelliJ IDEA compile Scala so slowly?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3606591/why-does-intellij-idea-compile-scala-so-slowly) "Type inference is costly, in particular if it involves implicit search." |
13,784,972 | I am definitely more than thrilled with the Scala type inference engine, but in a real world environment:
1. How much of a performance draw back is it?
2. When is the type inferred, at compile time or runtime? | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13784972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1596545/"
] | Scala’s elaborate and powerful types exist only(\*) during compilation time: they are parsed from source (where you give them), inferred, checked and then, finally, discarded. The last may sound nonsensical, but it is the modus operandi of the JVM (see [type erasure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_erasure)) and quit... | The question is where the problem with compile times in Scala being longer than in Java come from. Hard for me to say as I'm no compiler construction expert. What I can say is that type inference is obviously not costly in Kotlin and also not in Groovy2.0. What slows down Scala must be something else such as search for... |
13,784,972 | I am definitely more than thrilled with the Scala type inference engine, but in a real world environment:
1. How much of a performance draw back is it?
2. When is the type inferred, at compile time or runtime? | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13784972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1596545/"
] | Scala’s elaborate and powerful types exist only(\*) during compilation time: they are parsed from source (where you give them), inferred, checked and then, finally, discarded. The last may sound nonsensical, but it is the modus operandi of the JVM (see [type erasure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_erasure)) and quit... | This is mentioned in this answer by Martin Odersky : [Why does IntelliJ IDEA compile Scala so slowly?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3606591/why-does-intellij-idea-compile-scala-so-slowly) "Type inference is costly, in particular if it involves implicit search." |
13,784,972 | I am definitely more than thrilled with the Scala type inference engine, but in a real world environment:
1. How much of a performance draw back is it?
2. When is the type inferred, at compile time or runtime? | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13784972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1596545/"
] | This is mentioned in this answer by Martin Odersky : [Why does IntelliJ IDEA compile Scala so slowly?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3606591/why-does-intellij-idea-compile-scala-so-slowly) "Type inference is costly, in particular if it involves implicit search." | The question is where the problem with compile times in Scala being longer than in Java come from. Hard for me to say as I'm no compiler construction expert. What I can say is that type inference is obviously not costly in Kotlin and also not in Groovy2.0. What slows down Scala must be something else such as search for... |
219,120 | I'm working on keyboard input for a very basic kernel that I'm developing and I'm completely stuck. I can't seem to find any information online that can show me the information I need to know.
My kernel is running in protected mode right now, so I can't use the real mode keyboard routines without jumping into real mod... | 2008/10/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/219120",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19521/"
] | The [MIT operating systems class](http://course.mit.edu/6.828) has lots of good references. In particular, check out [Adam Chapweske's resources](http://www.computer-engineering.org/index.html) on keyboard and mouse programming.
In short, yes, you will be using the raw in/out ports, which requires either running in ke... | You work with standard legacy hardware the same way on real and protected modes. In this case, you want to talk with the 8042 at I/O ports 0x60 to 0x6f, which in turn will talk to the controller within the keyboard at the other end of the wire.
A quick Google search found me an interesting resource at <http://heim.ifi... |
154,813 | Is this sentence correct? I recently read it in
an article:
"How does younger generation spend their money."
I want to know whether the usage of "their" in the above is correct | 2014/03/01 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/154813",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/67447/"
] | Collective nouns such as 'audience', 'team', or 'committee' can take singular or plural verbs depending on the notional reference in the speaker's or writer's mind.
In this case, the reference, judging by the verb, is to 'members of the younger generation', which makes sense.
Quirk, Leech et al give a potentially am... | I think most people in the UK would say 'how the younger generation spends its money'.
'Their' might imply someone else's money e.g. their parents.
And yes, as Leon points out 'the audience were large' suggests to me they were large people. The audience 'was large' means there were many of them. |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Good frameworks give you a ready solution to common problems. Reinventing solutions for yourself probably will be excessive work. As a learning exercise coming up with stuff for yourslef has some value. To get a real job done efficiently use a framework.
This does assume that good frameworks exist in your world ... | I currently am developing in the PHP framework Kohana (version 3). There is also a way to make models (for the (H)MVC pattern) very quickly using ORM. For more information look at this: <http://kohanaframework.org/guide/tutorials.orm> and take a look at <http://kohanaframework.org/guide/api> and <http://kohanaframework... |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Using a framework saves you a ton of time and helps you to organise your app mroe logically.
If the app is small then frameworks like CodeIgniter or Kohana are ideal.
If you are building a bigger app that needs to scale the Symfony or possiby Zend are the ones to look at.
If you were to start your app in Symfony you... | I currently am developing in the PHP framework Kohana (version 3). There is also a way to make models (for the (H)MVC pattern) very quickly using ORM. For more information look at this: <http://kohanaframework.org/guide/tutorials.orm> and take a look at <http://kohanaframework.org/guide/api> and <http://kohanaframework... |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | I currently am developing in the PHP framework Kohana (version 3). There is also a way to make models (for the (H)MVC pattern) very quickly using ORM. For more information look at this: <http://kohanaframework.org/guide/tutorials.orm> and take a look at <http://kohanaframework.org/guide/api> and <http://kohanaframework... | I`ve used Yii for a few projects. Need to say its extensions (backvendor <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/backvendor/> and bootstrap <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/bootstrap/>) really save time on the first stages of development |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Using a framework saves you a ton of time and helps you to organise your app mroe logically.
If the app is small then frameworks like CodeIgniter or Kohana are ideal.
If you are building a bigger app that needs to scale the Symfony or possiby Zend are the ones to look at.
If you were to start your app in Symfony you... | Frameworks are great for making sure you code to a regimented fashion and that your code is readable. They also offer lots of code library's that will be able to save you alot of time in developing web apps.
Zend framework has a huge amount of code library's that you can include into your app to extend it easily, and... |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Using a framework saves you a ton of time and helps you to organise your app mroe logically.
If the app is small then frameworks like CodeIgniter or Kohana are ideal.
If you are building a bigger app that needs to scale the Symfony or possiby Zend are the ones to look at.
If you were to start your app in Symfony you... | Good frameworks give you a ready solution to common problems. Reinventing solutions for yourself probably will be excessive work. As a learning exercise coming up with stuff for yourslef has some value. To get a real job done efficiently use a framework.
This does assume that good frameworks exist in your world ... |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Using a framework saves you a ton of time and helps you to organise your app mroe logically.
If the app is small then frameworks like CodeIgniter or Kohana are ideal.
If you are building a bigger app that needs to scale the Symfony or possiby Zend are the ones to look at.
If you were to start your app in Symfony you... | I`ve used Yii for a few projects. Need to say its extensions (backvendor <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/backvendor/> and bootstrap <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/bootstrap/>) really save time on the first stages of development |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | There are already some good answers to "which framework" question for PHP on StackOverflow, so I won't go into those.
However, as far as libraries go I would recommend using the [ADODB library](http://adodb.sourceforge.net/) (easier proper sanitisation of input, supports multiple DB's, better API than PHP's native DB ... | I`ve used Yii for a few projects. Need to say its extensions (backvendor <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/backvendor/> and bootstrap <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/bootstrap/>) really save time on the first stages of development |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Frameworks are great for making sure you code to a regimented fashion and that your code is readable. They also offer lots of code library's that will be able to save you alot of time in developing web apps.
Zend framework has a huge amount of code library's that you can include into your app to extend it easily, and... | I`ve used Yii for a few projects. Need to say its extensions (backvendor <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/backvendor/> and bootstrap <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/bootstrap/>) really save time on the first stages of development |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Good frameworks give you a ready solution to common problems. Reinventing solutions for yourself probably will be excessive work. As a learning exercise coming up with stuff for yourslef has some value. To get a real job done efficiently use a framework.
This does assume that good frameworks exist in your world ... | There are already some good answers to "which framework" question for PHP on StackOverflow, so I won't go into those.
However, as far as libraries go I would recommend using the [ADODB library](http://adodb.sourceforge.net/) (easier proper sanitisation of input, supports multiple DB's, better API than PHP's native DB ... |
2,972,946 | I am working on a web application that is used to print user receipts based on the supplied receipt number. I want to enhance it in such a way that when i supply receipt numbers from 1 to 100 it will print all 100 receipts. Is there any ways in Java to implement this. How can i implement this in Java ? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2972946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/358300/"
] | Good frameworks give you a ready solution to common problems. Reinventing solutions for yourself probably will be excessive work. As a learning exercise coming up with stuff for yourslef has some value. To get a real job done efficiently use a framework.
This does assume that good frameworks exist in your world ... | Frameworks are great for making sure you code to a regimented fashion and that your code is readable. They also offer lots of code library's that will be able to save you alot of time in developing web apps.
Zend framework has a huge amount of code library's that you can include into your app to extend it easily, and... |
35,386 | When the dispatcher produces and files the flight plan for a scheduled flight with ATC, are the determined optimal cruise altitudes part of the flight plan, or does the flight plan only contain lateral route information? | 2017/02/09 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/35386",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/19271/"
] | The flight plan contains the [requested cruise flight level](http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Flight_Plan_Filling#Item_15), as well as step climbs or level changes along the route in the route field.
---
**Example 1:**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mYrwM.jp... | The ATC Flightplan (FPL) does *not* directly contain the optimum cruise levels for a flight. These levels are calculated and printed in the Operational Flightplan (OFP).
The FPL *does* contain the requested cruising levels for the flight along its planned route. The requested flight levels (RFL) in the FPL will often ... |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | How about *curious*?
>
> * having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone
> * marked by desire to investigate and learn
> * eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
>
>
>
Or inquisitive ^ | "Enthusiastic" is the best word that comes to mind for me. Doing is sort of like learning, so it is similar enough. |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | I understand you're looking for a single adjective, and I think "curious" fits the bill nicely (and from a pedagogical perspective curiosity is a key indicator of learner success) but I would like to add the following to the mix because I think it shows, if not willingness, at least readiness or capability, and it migh... | Having a willingness and capacity to learn is **teachability**:
>
> teachable adj.
>
>
> 1. Capable of being taught: teachable skills.
> 2. Able and willing to learn: teachable youngsters.
>
>
> teach′a·bil′i·ty, teach′a·ble·ness n. teach′a·bly adv.
>
>
> American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, ... |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | How about *curious*?
>
> * having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone
> * marked by desire to investigate and learn
> * eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
>
>
>
Or inquisitive ^ | Three excellent non-idiomatic words have already been suggested, curious, inquisitive, and teachable, but my intuition is that English lacks a word with your precise definition.
**I believe that the idiom "thirst" is what you are seeking.** "Thirst for knowledge" is a borderline cliche, but it is still evocative and c... |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | I understand you're looking for a single adjective, and I think "curious" fits the bill nicely (and from a pedagogical perspective curiosity is a key indicator of learner success) but I would like to add the following to the mix because I think it shows, if not willingness, at least readiness or capability, and it migh... | There isn't a single word in English that would fit. Generally, "eager to learn" would be used. |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | How about *curious*?
>
> * having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone
> * marked by desire to investigate and learn
> * eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
>
>
>
Or inquisitive ^ | There isn't a single word in English that would fit. Generally, "eager to learn" would be used. |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | I understand you're looking for a single adjective, and I think "curious" fits the bill nicely (and from a pedagogical perspective curiosity is a key indicator of learner success) but I would like to add the following to the mix because I think it shows, if not willingness, at least readiness or capability, and it migh... | Three excellent non-idiomatic words have already been suggested, curious, inquisitive, and teachable, but my intuition is that English lacks a word with your precise definition.
**I believe that the idiom "thirst" is what you are seeking.** "Thirst for knowledge" is a borderline cliche, but it is still evocative and c... |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | How about *curious*?
>
> * having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone
> * marked by desire to investigate and learn
> * eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
>
>
>
Or inquisitive ^ | Having a willingness and capacity to learn is **teachability**:
>
> teachable adj.
>
>
> 1. Capable of being taught: teachable skills.
> 2. Able and willing to learn: teachable youngsters.
>
>
> teach′a·bil′i·ty, teach′a·ble·ness n. teach′a·bly adv.
>
>
> American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, ... |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | Three excellent non-idiomatic words have already been suggested, curious, inquisitive, and teachable, but my intuition is that English lacks a word with your precise definition.
**I believe that the idiom "thirst" is what you are seeking.** "Thirst for knowledge" is a borderline cliche, but it is still evocative and c... | There isn't a single word in English that would fit. Generally, "eager to learn" would be used. |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | I understand you're looking for a single adjective, and I think "curious" fits the bill nicely (and from a pedagogical perspective curiosity is a key indicator of learner success) but I would like to add the following to the mix because I think it shows, if not willingness, at least readiness or capability, and it migh... | "Enthusiastic" is the best word that comes to mind for me. Doing is sort of like learning, so it is similar enough. |
218,667 | What adjective (single word) means 'having/using a willingness to learn'? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218667",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/31914/"
] | Having a willingness and capacity to learn is **teachability**:
>
> teachable adj.
>
>
> 1. Capable of being taught: teachable skills.
> 2. Able and willing to learn: teachable youngsters.
>
>
> teach′a·bil′i·ty, teach′a·ble·ness n. teach′a·bly adv.
>
>
> American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, ... | "Enthusiastic" is the best word that comes to mind for me. Doing is sort of like learning, so it is similar enough. |
125,025 | I am planning to do a one price lease to save money, but I am concerned that if the car gets totaled early due to an accident or gets stolen, I would lose a lot of money. Am I right? Is this generally a bad idea due to the risks I have outlined?
Please note that even though I can afford to pay the entire lease upfront... | 2020/05/04 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/125025",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/98060/"
] | If you are looking to save money on car ownership, leasing is the most ineffective way to go about it. I would imagine one price leasing is even more inefficient than the typical monthly scheme. The specific question you are asking would be highly dependent on the leasing contract, so it is impossible to answer. In ord... | Coverage from 'if the car gets totaled early due to an accident or gets stolen' should be handled by your insurance. Seems to me that you need to make sure that your insurance policy properly accounts for the all-upfront-lease and some equivalent of gap coverage (which comes from when you enter a payment plan to purcha... |
17,927,725 | I am looking for a creative solution to Windows Virtual Machine not supporting reverse dns. I have a Windows Virtual machine in Azure and I am running a low demand email server on it. Google will not except emails from the my server because reverse dns is supported in Azure VMs yet. So if a user wants their company ema... | 2013/07/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17927725",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1073912/"
] | Reverse DNS is now available for Azure: <http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/07/21/announcing-reverse-dns-for-azure-cloud-services/> | I think the SendGrid can help you achieve what you are looking for. Here are the details about it:
<http://sendgrid.com/docs/User_Guide/index.html>
here is the documentation for the technicalities:
<http://sendgrid.com/docs/>
I hope this helps you, let me know if you need anything else. |
549,016 | **Scenario:** In an e-commerce system, a helpdesk user should be able to "impersonate" or "log on as" a specific customer (from the web-based administration site) so that he can support the customer first-hand - eg. when the Customer is on the phone.
Additional clarification: There is no need to keep track of the orig... | 2009/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/549016",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/30056/"
] | Save the information about file to MySQL, and save the last time the image was viewed - can be done via some script that would be altered everytime the image is being used.. and check the database for images not used for 30 days, delete them.. | You could try to define a "session" in some way and give the user some information about it. For example, in SO, there is a popup when you started an answer but try to leave the site (and your answer would be lost). You could do the same and delete the uploaded image if the user proceeds. Of course, you can still use a... |
549,016 | **Scenario:** In an e-commerce system, a helpdesk user should be able to "impersonate" or "log on as" a specific customer (from the web-based administration site) so that he can support the customer first-hand - eg. when the Customer is on the phone.
Additional clarification: There is no need to keep track of the orig... | 2009/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/549016",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/30056/"
] | Save the information about file to MySQL, and save the last time the image was viewed - can be done via some script that would be altered everytime the image is being used.. and check the database for images not used for 30 days, delete them.. | Check the last accessed/modified time of file to see it if has been used. |
549,016 | **Scenario:** In an e-commerce system, a helpdesk user should be able to "impersonate" or "log on as" a specific customer (from the web-based administration site) so that he can support the customer first-hand - eg. when the Customer is on the phone.
Additional clarification: There is no need to keep track of the orig... | 2009/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/549016",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/30056/"
] | Save the information about file to MySQL, and save the last time the image was viewed - can be done via some script that would be altered everytime the image is being used.. and check the database for images not used for 30 days, delete them.. | I'm not sure what does "temporary upload" mean in your app. The file is either uploaded or not, and under the ownership of a user. If a user doesn't want to do anything at the moment, you have no other choice but to leave the file where it is.
What you *can* do is put a warning somewhere on your image management page ... |
549,016 | **Scenario:** In an e-commerce system, a helpdesk user should be able to "impersonate" or "log on as" a specific customer (from the web-based administration site) so that he can support the customer first-hand - eg. when the Customer is on the phone.
Additional clarification: There is no need to keep track of the orig... | 2009/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/549016",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/30056/"
] | Save the information about file to MySQL, and save the last time the image was viewed - can be done via some script that would be altered everytime the image is being used.. and check the database for images not used for 30 days, delete them.. | As a user,When I upload the image to a server(assuming I want to use it later) and leave the site, I don't expect it to be deleted if I am a registered user.
I would prefer it to be there in my acct until I come back.I would suggest thinking in those lines and implementing a solution to save the users' images if possi... |
312,291 | The "Evolve" button [shows a silhouette if you don't have the Pokemon](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/307293/32055) you'd get from the evolution yet, but shows an image of the Pokemon if you already have it. The nearby raids feature also shows silhouettes; however, it shows silhouettes for Pokemon I already have. D... | 2017/07/01 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/312291",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/32055/"
] | All ongoing Pokemon Raids are depicted in silhouettes. All pending Raids are depicted as an egg. This is shown through this sort of search: [Can you see any full colour Pokemon Raid Bosses? Doesn't look like it.](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=raids%20nearby%20pokemon%20go&source=lnms&tbm=isch&biw=1366&bih=638) How... | Raid Bosses are always depicted as silhouettes.
>
> It's worth pointing out that the datamine of Pokémon Sun & Moon registers regular Pokémon and Totem Pokémon as separate species (for example, Mimikyu and Totem Mimikyu are different Pokémon). It's possible that Pokémon GO may do the same thing; Snorlax and Boss Snor... |
312,291 | The "Evolve" button [shows a silhouette if you don't have the Pokemon](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/307293/32055) you'd get from the evolution yet, but shows an image of the Pokemon if you already have it. The nearby raids feature also shows silhouettes; however, it shows silhouettes for Pokemon I already have. D... | 2017/07/01 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/312291",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/32055/"
] | In a recent update, this has been changed to display the Pokémon rather than the silhouettes based of if you've captured the Pokémon or not.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DJGmtm.jpg)
Since I have captured Magmar, it shows the Pokémon, but with Raikou... | Raid Bosses are always depicted as silhouettes.
>
> It's worth pointing out that the datamine of Pokémon Sun & Moon registers regular Pokémon and Totem Pokémon as separate species (for example, Mimikyu and Totem Mimikyu are different Pokémon). It's possible that Pokémon GO may do the same thing; Snorlax and Boss Snor... |
312,291 | The "Evolve" button [shows a silhouette if you don't have the Pokemon](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/307293/32055) you'd get from the evolution yet, but shows an image of the Pokemon if you already have it. The nearby raids feature also shows silhouettes; however, it shows silhouettes for Pokemon I already have. D... | 2017/07/01 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/312291",
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] | In a recent update, this has been changed to display the Pokémon rather than the silhouettes based of if you've captured the Pokémon or not.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DJGmtm.jpg)
Since I have captured Magmar, it shows the Pokémon, but with Raikou... | All ongoing Pokemon Raids are depicted in silhouettes. All pending Raids are depicted as an egg. This is shown through this sort of search: [Can you see any full colour Pokemon Raid Bosses? Doesn't look like it.](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=raids%20nearby%20pokemon%20go&source=lnms&tbm=isch&biw=1366&bih=638) How... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | One term would be [mood whiplash](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoodWhiplash)
>
> Fiction often has far extremes. They cover the gamut of emotion, from tragedy to comedy. Sometimes, these two will be so close together that they make the viewer's head spin!
>
>
> | The word below is NOT necessarily a narrative device ? or is it ?
but the word below comes to my mind.
>
> [**catharsis** at Dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/catharsis?s=t)
>
>
> the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, **especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | Consider simply calling it a **reversal**.
>
> A reversal is when something (character, plot) appears to be one thing, or going on way, and changes on a dime so that there’s a perspective shift and the reader (and characters) see that thing differently.
> [- What is Reversal in Fiction Writing? by Vicki Hinze](https... | ***Bathos*** is sometimes used more broadly to mean *any* sudden change in the tone of a work:
>
> Bathos is a sudden change of tone in a work of writing, usually from the sublime to the ridiculous.
>
>
> [www.literarydevices.com](http://www.literarydevices.com/bathos/)
>
>
>
In its broad sense it does cover wh... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | One term would be [mood whiplash](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoodWhiplash)
>
> Fiction often has far extremes. They cover the gamut of emotion, from tragedy to comedy. Sometimes, these two will be so close together that they make the viewer's head spin!
>
>
> | This might be a too “micro” a level, but I wondered if [Paraprosdokian](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian) might be the device you were looking for. |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | One term would be [mood whiplash](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoodWhiplash)
>
> Fiction often has far extremes. They cover the gamut of emotion, from tragedy to comedy. Sometimes, these two will be so close together that they make the viewer's head spin!
>
>
> | ***Bathos*** is sometimes used more broadly to mean *any* sudden change in the tone of a work:
>
> Bathos is a sudden change of tone in a work of writing, usually from the sublime to the ridiculous.
>
>
> [www.literarydevices.com](http://www.literarydevices.com/bathos/)
>
>
>
In its broad sense it does cover wh... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | This might be a too “micro” a level, but I wondered if [Paraprosdokian](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian) might be the device you were looking for. | *The Witch's House* to my knowledge is an online game with many many ways to die. I am no expert in that field but did research such.
The plot twist technique:
>
> **peripeteia** [\*\*merriam](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peripeteia) a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especi... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | This might be a too “micro” a level, but I wondered if [Paraprosdokian](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian) might be the device you were looking for. | The word below is NOT necessarily a narrative device ? or is it ?
but the word below comes to my mind.
>
> [**catharsis** at Dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/catharsis?s=t)
>
>
> the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, **especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | One term would be [mood whiplash](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoodWhiplash)
>
> Fiction often has far extremes. They cover the gamut of emotion, from tragedy to comedy. Sometimes, these two will be so close together that they make the viewer's head spin!
>
>
> | *The Witch's House* to my knowledge is an online game with many many ways to die. I am no expert in that field but did research such.
The plot twist technique:
>
> **peripeteia** [\*\*merriam](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peripeteia) a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especi... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | Consider simply calling it a **reversal**.
>
> A reversal is when something (character, plot) appears to be one thing, or going on way, and changes on a dime so that there’s a perspective shift and the reader (and characters) see that thing differently.
> [- What is Reversal in Fiction Writing? by Vicki Hinze](https... | The word below is NOT necessarily a narrative device ? or is it ?
but the word below comes to my mind.
>
> [**catharsis** at Dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/catharsis?s=t)
>
>
> the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, **especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | One term would be [mood whiplash](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoodWhiplash)
>
> Fiction often has far extremes. They cover the gamut of emotion, from tragedy to comedy. Sometimes, these two will be so close together that they make the viewer's head spin!
>
>
> | Consider simply calling it a **reversal**.
>
> A reversal is when something (character, plot) appears to be one thing, or going on way, and changes on a dime so that there’s a perspective shift and the reader (and characters) see that thing differently.
> [- What is Reversal in Fiction Writing? by Vicki Hinze](https... |
358,350 | Sorry if this is off topic, but this seemed to be the best site to ask.
I can think of several examples of the use of a narrative technique: a last-second change in mood, often occurring so close to the end of the work that the audience cannot respond to it, potentially forcing them to reinterpret what they've experie... | 2016/11/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/358350",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/205816/"
] | This might be a too “micro” a level, but I wondered if [Paraprosdokian](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian) might be the device you were looking for. | ***Bathos*** is sometimes used more broadly to mean *any* sudden change in the tone of a work:
>
> Bathos is a sudden change of tone in a work of writing, usually from the sublime to the ridiculous.
>
>
> [www.literarydevices.com](http://www.literarydevices.com/bathos/)
>
>
>
In its broad sense it does cover wh... |
222,904 | I'm installing a NEMA 6-50 outlet in a garage for future potential car charging. The wire is a #6 3-wire, red, black, and white.
I'm not used to this size wire, and it's very stiff and hard to fit into the box. The box is a metal 4x4 inch box, but it still seems difficult to get the wire in the box once it's screwed i... | 2021/04/25 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/222904",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You can't use that cable for a new outlet. It needs to go to the scrapper.
You'll need to re-run it with proper wire or cable, such as 6/2 **w/ ground**.
Given your complaints about the stiffness of #6 wire, I'd suggest running some sort of conduit, such as "smurf tube", and run individual THHN wires in the conduit. ... | I think all irrelevant due to what I see as an illegal install from day one, but when replacing with legal cable the NEC requirement is minimum 6" of free conductor from where it emerges from sheath.
The NEC has box fill limits, 5 in³ for #6, 3 in³ for #10 (ground up to 60A), adding 2 wire count for each yoke used (or... |
723 | I would find it more interesting/organized if there was a theme to follow for the featured images each week. For example, this week post only pictures of cars, flowers, landscape or whatever and change the theme every week. | 2011/02/04 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/723",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Hmmmm... It seems like that could be something to consider doing when our group is larger, but right now it's not as though we're getting so many entries that it is overwhelming. My concern in adding a theme is that we'd cut the number of entries in half if a theme were introduced.
There's also the notion of who come... | I think this is a good idea too. I think @Jay brings up a good point about managing the which weeks have themes and what the themes are. I figure interested parties can hash out a system if we do choose to go with themes.
Here are a few random ideas (one stolen from @seanmc):
* Unedited (strait from the camera, make... |
723 | I would find it more interesting/organized if there was a theme to follow for the featured images each week. For example, this week post only pictures of cars, flowers, landscape or whatever and change the theme every week. | 2011/02/04 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/723",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If we ever did end up using a theme week, I'd like to suggest that we have a "un-edited" week, so the challenge would be to get the best photo out of your camera. Many of the photos seem to have a lot of post-processing. I'm not suggesting this is bad - the photos are stunning - but I bet there are a lot of excellent p... | Can I suggest a sports theme soon? I have not seen one yet, and have searched in the suggestiions.
I am fairly new to this site so do excuse if there has been a few already as I have searched but I do not want to manualy go through the archives of every week. |
723 | I would find it more interesting/organized if there was a theme to follow for the featured images each week. For example, this week post only pictures of cars, flowers, landscape or whatever and change the theme every week. | 2011/02/04 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/723",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If we ever did end up using a theme week, I'd like to suggest that we have a "un-edited" week, so the challenge would be to get the best photo out of your camera. Many of the photos seem to have a lot of post-processing. I'm not suggesting this is bad - the photos are stunning - but I bet there are a lot of excellent p... | The contest idea, this is similar to many photo sites I am familiar with in the past.
Personally I don't typically have time to go out and shoot the theme every week, so I would likely participate less if ever.
It does have some merit to expand your portfolio or challenge one, but it's just not my favorite way to sh... |
723 | I would find it more interesting/organized if there was a theme to follow for the featured images each week. For example, this week post only pictures of cars, flowers, landscape or whatever and change the theme every week. | 2011/02/04 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/723",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I think this is a good idea too. I think @Jay brings up a good point about managing the which weeks have themes and what the themes are. I figure interested parties can hash out a system if we do choose to go with themes.
Here are a few random ideas (one stolen from @seanmc):
* Unedited (strait from the camera, make... | The contest idea, this is similar to many photo sites I am familiar with in the past.
Personally I don't typically have time to go out and shoot the theme every week, so I would likely participate less if ever.
It does have some merit to expand your portfolio or challenge one, but it's just not my favorite way to sh... |
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