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388,960 | I just recorded a video conversation using the 'screenshot' function on my mac. The idea was to record the video call, but also the audio of me and the other person talking... There was NO audio recorded!
How to record audio from the screen?! | 2020/04/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/388960",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/355515/"
] | I came across the same problem when we went to online teaching after SARS-CoV-2 hit. I found a free workaround, but there are subscription services that work. I can't say for sure that this is the best way to do it (just best for right now?):
1. Open a web-conferencing app like Zoom, WebEx, GoToMeeting, etc., and start a meeting without others.
2. Share your screen in the meeting, focussing on the video you want to record. Make sure you select to "Share computer audio" in this step.
3. Now open your preferred screen-recorder such as Screencast-O-Matic, Canvas Studio, Echo360, etc. (I don't know if the built-in recorder works), and record the shared web-conference video.
I hope this was helpful, but I look forward to better options if anyone has any! Good luck! | It is possible to capture system audio during a screen recording if you install an audio driver extension such as [BlackHole](https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole) or [iShowU Audio Capture](https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/os-x-capture-audio-with-ishowu-audio-capture.505/). Both are free. When installed they become an additional sound input which may be selected like the internal microphone. |
412,410 | suppose the machine is clean of all malware but not in any sense updated, patched, secured etc. Suppose I connect it to the internet from behind wireless router with the intent of using it only on a few trusted sites and only there. Or, for the sake of argument, maybe I wouldn't do any browsing at all, just let it sit there connected to the network. This is all happening in a residential situation with cable internet.
In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit? | 2012/04/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/412410",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/22795/"
] | It is hard to speculate, but let me try. You are asking:
>
> In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit?
>
>
>
Even if the unpatched machine is clean (how do you know? did you do clean install?) it could be compromised again. It would be hard to detect the unpatched machine directly, if it just sits and does nothing (this is not the case if it transmits/receives some traffic). But that doesn't mean that the machine is safe.
Here is a potential scenario in which the unpatched machine can be compromised: If there is a router exploit (it has [happened](http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/186996/dlink_issues_fixes_for_router_vulnerabilities.html) [before](http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=6853)) an attacker could compromise the router and the unpatched machine is an easy target.
Another scenario: a weak encryption or weak password of the wireless router could result in router compromise, and from there the unpatched machine could be compromised too.
And last but not least -- an obvious scenario which was already mentioned: a compromised machine on the local network could result in compromise of the unpatched machine.
As for visiting trusted sites, there were cases in which third-party ads on such sites were [infecting users with malware](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/25/spotify_malvertisement_attack/), so the machine could be compromised unless Adblock Plus and/or NoScript, or similar are used (but that's part of securing the machine)
Of course these scenarios are not very easy or common, but are possible and have happened before.
There is really no reason to keep an unpatched machine on a network for a long time, behind a router or not. | The second "clean" machine cannot be directly attacked and infected from the internet if it is behind a router but if your first machine has a known malware infection then it is possible that the malware on it could be written to actively seek out other machines on your network and infect them by any means possible.
If there is one machine on your network that is infected then all your machines are potentially at risk, especially if they share data or programs or usernames and passwords.
If this clean machine also has an older or unpatched operating system it makes it more likely that it has vulnerabilities that could be exploited across a home network.
If you only ever go to absolutely trusted sites then you may well be okay but the first site I would go to would be an antivirus site to get some up to date protection.
Until you can clean the infected machine I would only ever have one machine switched on at any given time. |
412,410 | suppose the machine is clean of all malware but not in any sense updated, patched, secured etc. Suppose I connect it to the internet from behind wireless router with the intent of using it only on a few trusted sites and only there. Or, for the sake of argument, maybe I wouldn't do any browsing at all, just let it sit there connected to the network. This is all happening in a residential situation with cable internet.
In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit? | 2012/04/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/412410",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/22795/"
] | The second "clean" machine cannot be directly attacked and infected from the internet if it is behind a router but if your first machine has a known malware infection then it is possible that the malware on it could be written to actively seek out other machines on your network and infect them by any means possible.
If there is one machine on your network that is infected then all your machines are potentially at risk, especially if they share data or programs or usernames and passwords.
If this clean machine also has an older or unpatched operating system it makes it more likely that it has vulnerabilities that could be exploited across a home network.
If you only ever go to absolutely trusted sites then you may well be okay but the first site I would go to would be an antivirus site to get some up to date protection.
Until you can clean the infected machine I would only ever have one machine switched on at any given time. | Whether a computer can be discovered behind a router has nothing to do with whether it is up to date and properly patched, but whether the router will allow it to be accessed. The [network address translation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation) and firewall provided by the router may provide a (small) degree of protection against the system, but it is still relatively easy to detect and exploit the vulnerable computer. |
412,410 | suppose the machine is clean of all malware but not in any sense updated, patched, secured etc. Suppose I connect it to the internet from behind wireless router with the intent of using it only on a few trusted sites and only there. Or, for the sake of argument, maybe I wouldn't do any browsing at all, just let it sit there connected to the network. This is all happening in a residential situation with cable internet.
In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit? | 2012/04/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/412410",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/22795/"
] | It is hard to speculate, but let me try. You are asking:
>
> In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit?
>
>
>
Even if the unpatched machine is clean (how do you know? did you do clean install?) it could be compromised again. It would be hard to detect the unpatched machine directly, if it just sits and does nothing (this is not the case if it transmits/receives some traffic). But that doesn't mean that the machine is safe.
Here is a potential scenario in which the unpatched machine can be compromised: If there is a router exploit (it has [happened](http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/186996/dlink_issues_fixes_for_router_vulnerabilities.html) [before](http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=6853)) an attacker could compromise the router and the unpatched machine is an easy target.
Another scenario: a weak encryption or weak password of the wireless router could result in router compromise, and from there the unpatched machine could be compromised too.
And last but not least -- an obvious scenario which was already mentioned: a compromised machine on the local network could result in compromise of the unpatched machine.
As for visiting trusted sites, there were cases in which third-party ads on such sites were [infecting users with malware](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/25/spotify_malvertisement_attack/), so the machine could be compromised unless Adblock Plus and/or NoScript, or similar are used (but that's part of securing the machine)
Of course these scenarios are not very easy or common, but are possible and have happened before.
There is really no reason to keep an unpatched machine on a network for a long time, behind a router or not. | Today's malware often is a delivery mechanism for a multi-pronged attack that looks for program/os vulnerabilities, service vulnerabilities, share points, etc. From the initial machine infection, it can try to push infection agents to either actively or passively attack other machines on the network through various vulnerabilities.
In your scenario, it is more likely that someone will infect another system that then attacks the vulnerable system. If the infection is a remote access trojan, the person can also actively see all the machines on the internal network. Other malware can also do a network scan and phone home with information.
On an internal windows network where file sharing is being used, an unpatched machine can be attacked through three separate vectors.
1)Share points that have the trojan dropped in place with an autoplay. Your machine is infected either by direct execution or an autoplay being triggered. Don't enable the Microsoft Client to access other computers on the network on the outdated system.
2)Vulnerable services can be scanned for and the machine attacked through them. Don't run any services that listen on the network on the outdated system.
3)There's no such thing as a trusted website anymore. Most of your attacks will come through Acrobat files, Flash content, Java applets, etc. The browser itself, being unpatched if IE will be another major source of attack, especially if it's IE6. Keep the websites you visit down to corporate sites that have a lot to lose if they ever get compromised. Blogs are never trustworthy, you can't depend on the person running them to be aware enough to patch before compromise. I've gotten pretty used to the Kaspersky pig squeal in the last year.
Now from the most likely attack to the less likely attack.
As to "Behind a wireless router", what encryption level are you running? If you aren't running WPA2-AES, get a router that will run it and [passphrase](https://xkcd.com/936/) protect the network so that it's easy to connect other systems, but hard to break from the outside.
With NAT on the router and the unpatched computer accessing the network, all an attacker should see when this computer is generating traffic is your router IP address and a port number. Don't port forward anything to this system.
And now where NAT can allow information leaks. Whether this is Linux, Windows or MAC, there are certain intranet protocols that MUST BE BLOCKED from passing through the router to the public network. I've seen routers pass Microsoft File and Print sharing traffic outbound, DNS traffic from internal name resolution that gets passed outbound. From this traffic and a packet sniffer, it is possible to build an internal network map of the private network addresses being used and by the packets, attempt to fingerprint the OS generating them if that information isn't spelled outright in the packet. |
412,410 | suppose the machine is clean of all malware but not in any sense updated, patched, secured etc. Suppose I connect it to the internet from behind wireless router with the intent of using it only on a few trusted sites and only there. Or, for the sake of argument, maybe I wouldn't do any browsing at all, just let it sit there connected to the network. This is all happening in a residential situation with cable internet.
In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit? | 2012/04/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/412410",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/22795/"
] | It is hard to speculate, but let me try. You are asking:
>
> In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit?
>
>
>
Even if the unpatched machine is clean (how do you know? did you do clean install?) it could be compromised again. It would be hard to detect the unpatched machine directly, if it just sits and does nothing (this is not the case if it transmits/receives some traffic). But that doesn't mean that the machine is safe.
Here is a potential scenario in which the unpatched machine can be compromised: If there is a router exploit (it has [happened](http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/186996/dlink_issues_fixes_for_router_vulnerabilities.html) [before](http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=6853)) an attacker could compromise the router and the unpatched machine is an easy target.
Another scenario: a weak encryption or weak password of the wireless router could result in router compromise, and from there the unpatched machine could be compromised too.
And last but not least -- an obvious scenario which was already mentioned: a compromised machine on the local network could result in compromise of the unpatched machine.
As for visiting trusted sites, there were cases in which third-party ads on such sites were [infecting users with malware](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/25/spotify_malvertisement_attack/), so the machine could be compromised unless Adblock Plus and/or NoScript, or similar are used (but that's part of securing the machine)
Of course these scenarios are not very easy or common, but are possible and have happened before.
There is really no reason to keep an unpatched machine on a network for a long time, behind a router or not. | Whether a computer can be discovered behind a router has nothing to do with whether it is up to date and properly patched, but whether the router will allow it to be accessed. The [network address translation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation) and firewall provided by the router may provide a (small) degree of protection against the system, but it is still relatively easy to detect and exploit the vulnerable computer. |
412,410 | suppose the machine is clean of all malware but not in any sense updated, patched, secured etc. Suppose I connect it to the internet from behind wireless router with the intent of using it only on a few trusted sites and only there. Or, for the sake of argument, maybe I wouldn't do any browsing at all, just let it sit there connected to the network. This is all happening in a residential situation with cable internet.
In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit? | 2012/04/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/412410",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/22795/"
] | Today's malware often is a delivery mechanism for a multi-pronged attack that looks for program/os vulnerabilities, service vulnerabilities, share points, etc. From the initial machine infection, it can try to push infection agents to either actively or passively attack other machines on the network through various vulnerabilities.
In your scenario, it is more likely that someone will infect another system that then attacks the vulnerable system. If the infection is a remote access trojan, the person can also actively see all the machines on the internal network. Other malware can also do a network scan and phone home with information.
On an internal windows network where file sharing is being used, an unpatched machine can be attacked through three separate vectors.
1)Share points that have the trojan dropped in place with an autoplay. Your machine is infected either by direct execution or an autoplay being triggered. Don't enable the Microsoft Client to access other computers on the network on the outdated system.
2)Vulnerable services can be scanned for and the machine attacked through them. Don't run any services that listen on the network on the outdated system.
3)There's no such thing as a trusted website anymore. Most of your attacks will come through Acrobat files, Flash content, Java applets, etc. The browser itself, being unpatched if IE will be another major source of attack, especially if it's IE6. Keep the websites you visit down to corporate sites that have a lot to lose if they ever get compromised. Blogs are never trustworthy, you can't depend on the person running them to be aware enough to patch before compromise. I've gotten pretty used to the Kaspersky pig squeal in the last year.
Now from the most likely attack to the less likely attack.
As to "Behind a wireless router", what encryption level are you running? If you aren't running WPA2-AES, get a router that will run it and [passphrase](https://xkcd.com/936/) protect the network so that it's easy to connect other systems, but hard to break from the outside.
With NAT on the router and the unpatched computer accessing the network, all an attacker should see when this computer is generating traffic is your router IP address and a port number. Don't port forward anything to this system.
And now where NAT can allow information leaks. Whether this is Linux, Windows or MAC, there are certain intranet protocols that MUST BE BLOCKED from passing through the router to the public network. I've seen routers pass Microsoft File and Print sharing traffic outbound, DNS traffic from internal name resolution that gets passed outbound. From this traffic and a packet sniffer, it is possible to build an internal network map of the private network addresses being used and by the packets, attempt to fingerprint the OS generating them if that information isn't spelled outright in the packet. | Whether a computer can be discovered behind a router has nothing to do with whether it is up to date and properly patched, but whether the router will allow it to be accessed. The [network address translation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation) and firewall provided by the router may provide a (small) degree of protection against the system, but it is still relatively easy to detect and exploit the vulnerable computer. |
18,707 | Take a look at the following close-up of one of my window frames. I'd like to strip all the white paint off of it, possibly stain the wood, and finish it with a varnish. I have the following questions:
1. Is there anything special I need to consider in regards to the heat gun I purchase (i.e. capable of multiple temperatures)?
2. Will a heat gun be sufficient for getting off all the paint on the curved parts of the molding, as well as the damaged, dented parts? Or should paint thinner be used at all?
 | 2012/10/07 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/18707",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/7340/"
] | While a heat gun can remove a large amount of paint, there will always be some residue that needs to be removed with scrapers and sanding. Scraping can mar and gouge wood (less an issue when you can fill and paint) and sanding in tight crevasses in molding is hard.
There are commercial scrapers available, but they don't always fit your needs. On important projects, I have made scrapers out of large nails with their heads ground down to a sharp edge for tight curves and grooves, and pieces of curved cut glass for shallow curves (I'm a glass worker, so handling this risky stuff is comfortable to me, but not necessarily easy).
Sanding is tedious and, with old lead paint (yours looks old enough to be that), risky. You need masks and goggles.
You also may want to consider chemical strippers. There are newer citrus based versions that are a lot less caustic and foul smelling than the traditional solvent based ones. Even so, these will also need some scraping and sanding before finishing.
The wood had better be pretty good to warrant this care. If not either removal and replacement, or build up of new facing molding seems the better course. | Harbor Freight makes a surprisingly-decent inexpensive heat gun that will do what you want.
You should test in a non-visible area before doing any major work. there's no way to know for sure until you test due to the wide variety of paints and treatments that could be on the window. Also , do you know what kind of wood is underneath and are sure it is a suitable candidate for refinishing?
Another alternative is to remove the framing and re-install new framing. It would save a lot more time unless there is something special about that material. |
43,189,624 | I have an array like this: (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). I want to keep the first three (0, 1, 2), then remove the next two (that is 3, 4), then keep three (6, 7, 8), then remove two (9, 10) until the array is completely looped through.
I'm sure there is an easy solution that i'm just not seeing! | 2017/04/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43189624",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6739126/"
] | If you use group management, where kafka assigns the partitions, it can't happen - a partition is assigned to one thread only. If you have more threads, they are each consuming from a different partition which each have their own offset. | In you case, your latest committed offset is 21. and Kafka assume your 20 also committed. So when you restart it will start from offset 21. Yes. I remember Gary mention that you either need to stop the container at 20 or put the 20 to some other topic for later reply. |
23,823,908 | **Background**
I want to programm an android app which can detect if I enter or leave a region. Each region (lets say a building) has a BLE Beacon in advertising mode. I do know the mac adressess of the beacons.
The app shall run in background and shall be energy efficient. It is not important to recognize the region immediately, but a window of 5 minutes would be sufficient.
* On <http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth-le.html> its said that you should not "scan on a loop" but is there any other way to realize region enter/leave events?
* Also I am bit confused about UUIDs, Services and connections. Is it correct that these issues are **NOT** relevant to my question?
* As far as i understand from the Bluetooth specification a beacon can only handle one connection. So my app should not actually connect to any beacons if I am only interested if the beacon is nearby because connecting will stop the beacon to advertise and so other devices wont see it anymore. Is this correct?
**Related questions**
What i want to know seems to be a common question:
* [Creating background services for Bluetooth low energy on Android](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19914244/creating-background-services-for-bluetooth-low-energy-on-android?rq=1)
* [How do Android and iOS scan for Bluetooth beacons without battery issues?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22535654/how-exactly-does-android-and-ios-scan-the-beacon-without-battery-issue)
* [Bluetooth Low Energy Android - Search in Background](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19638118/bluetooth-low-energy-android-search-in-background)
but most of the answers are regarding the "Android iBeacon Library", which I don't want to use. | 2014/05/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/23823908",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3667957/"
] | Even if you do not sure want to use the Android iBeacon Library, it is probably a good idea to look at its source code and copy ideas and or code snippets from it so you can get the advantage of the lessons that the contributors and I have learned while building it. That is the advantage of open source.
Specific lessons related to your questions:
* Yes, you will need some kind of logic that starts and stops Bluetooth LE scans periodically, so you do need as "loop" in the broadest sense. I believe the documentation you reference is just referring to the asynchronous nature of Android's BLE scanning APIs, which have you start a scan once, then get callbacks for each device discovered. For the simplest use case, therefore, a loop is counter-productive.
* Yes, if you connect to a BLE device it will stop advertising. So unless you need to exchange more data than fits in the advertisement, do not do this. Or only connect for as very short time period.
* The term UUID has two main meanings with BLE beacons. It can mean a Service UUID, which is a unique identifier of a GATT service offered by BLE device. It can also mean a ProximityUUID, which is an Apple iBeacon-specific term for the most significant part of the three-part identifier of the beacon that gets sent in the advertisement. The two terms have nothing to do with one another. Unless you make a connectable beacon (see above) the Service UUID and GATT Service are not relevant to your task.
It is not clear from your question whether you plan to detect standard iBeacons or a custom BLE beacon. The answers above are for the more general case, but know that standard iBeacons are connectionless and do not rely on known or even static Bluetooth Mac addresses. While your question is specific to Android, if you build a custom beacon solution that you want to ever work with iOS, know that iOS scrambles Bluetooth Mac addresses in its APIs, so you can never see the real Mac address.
If you are building an Android-only solution you **can** use the Bluetooth Mac as the iBeacon identifier. But if you do so, then realize that your beacons will have identifiers that are static and cannot be easily configured on many BLE platforms. This is one reason Apple's iBeacon uses a separate ProximityUUID/major/minor scheme as a beacon identifier embedded in the advertisement. | iBeacon is merely Apple "highjacking" the Bluetooth Low Energy Advertising mechanism and trying to make money from "iBeacon certification fee" in the near future.
They put in a Manufacturer data block with their own Manufacturer ID (0x004c) which has been allocated for Apple use only.
The advertisement data is made of Length + Type + Data blocks. You should locate the Manufacturing data Type which is 0xff followed by these bytes:
<0x4c> <0x00> |
2,038 | If a user is using their full name as their user name, what, if any, is the community standard with regards to emailing that user using their independently found work email address about their questions/answers on MO (since MO does not have a personal message feature).
I am aware that users are informed of comments on their questions and answers, but if a user is not responding to comments, is it considered "bad form" or a breach of protocol to contact them directly?
Another possible scenario: A user posts a research level question, which makes you think it possible to collaborate with that user on a paper, so you do not want to post partial results, which may lead other mathematicians to preempt your ideas (not my current situation, but as a young mathematician, I have a lot of ideas which I am sure other people could work out much faster than I can, so I can imagine this coming up). | 2014/12/13 | [
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/2038",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/users/35158/"
] | I think that mathematical questions are fine (though don't pester people), but I get annoyed when I get emails about administrative issues (e.g. closures and down votes). Those should be dealt with on the site. | To my knowledge, there is no spoken standard followed by the community.
There are general rules of politeness and courtesy: applied here, they suggest
to me at most one unsolicited comment and one unsolicited email per MO
question. If you don't get a response after (say) three attempts, drop that form
of contact with the MO user. You can try using the chat feature, but you have
to monitor the other user's page; it can seem like stalking if done poorly, so
be careful. Note also that the user name may actually not be the name of the
person using the account. |
2,038 | If a user is using their full name as their user name, what, if any, is the community standard with regards to emailing that user using their independently found work email address about their questions/answers on MO (since MO does not have a personal message feature).
I am aware that users are informed of comments on their questions and answers, but if a user is not responding to comments, is it considered "bad form" or a breach of protocol to contact them directly?
Another possible scenario: A user posts a research level question, which makes you think it possible to collaborate with that user on a paper, so you do not want to post partial results, which may lead other mathematicians to preempt your ideas (not my current situation, but as a young mathematician, I have a lot of ideas which I am sure other people could work out much faster than I can, so I can imagine this coming up). | 2014/12/13 | [
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/2038",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/users/35158/"
] | To my knowledge, there is no spoken standard followed by the community.
There are general rules of politeness and courtesy: applied here, they suggest
to me at most one unsolicited comment and one unsolicited email per MO
question. If you don't get a response after (say) three attempts, drop that form
of contact with the MO user. You can try using the chat feature, but you have
to monitor the other user's page; it can seem like stalking if done poorly, so
be careful. Note also that the user name may actually not be the name of the
person using the account. | In fact, (and maybe I should make a separate question out of this) there probably should be an activable option to receive personal messages from other users here. Then if a user does not have this option activated you would know that this user prefers not to communicate in private. |
2,038 | If a user is using their full name as their user name, what, if any, is the community standard with regards to emailing that user using their independently found work email address about their questions/answers on MO (since MO does not have a personal message feature).
I am aware that users are informed of comments on their questions and answers, but if a user is not responding to comments, is it considered "bad form" or a breach of protocol to contact them directly?
Another possible scenario: A user posts a research level question, which makes you think it possible to collaborate with that user on a paper, so you do not want to post partial results, which may lead other mathematicians to preempt your ideas (not my current situation, but as a young mathematician, I have a lot of ideas which I am sure other people could work out much faster than I can, so I can imagine this coming up). | 2014/12/13 | [
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/2038",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/users/35158/"
] | I think that mathematical questions are fine (though don't pester people), but I get annoyed when I get emails about administrative issues (e.g. closures and down votes). Those should be dealt with on the site. | In fact, (and maybe I should make a separate question out of this) there probably should be an activable option to receive personal messages from other users here. Then if a user does not have this option activated you would know that this user prefers not to communicate in private. |
26,330 | Brahma Sutras is a very famous text and the main text in the Vedanta tradition and it is believed they were written by Rishi Ved Vyasa, but there are points which say they were not written by Rishi Ved Vyasa.
However, the author mentioned in the Brahma Sutras is 'Badarayana'.
The Brahma Sutras mention Buddhism and Jainism where as Sage vyasa lived long ago when Buddhism and Jainism were nonexistent.
It has some verses which are considered written against Agamas, but Sage Vyasa Himself praised agamas in Mahabharata, the Linga Purana, Shiva Purana which are all written by Vyasa too also praises Agamas. Even many rituals mentioned in Shaivite Puranas are Agamic.
**So how can people claim and why is it believed Brahma Sutras were written by Sage Rishi Ved Vyasa?** | 2018/03/31 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/26330",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/11510/"
] | According to [Kanchi Paramacharya (Chandrashekarendra Saraswati)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrashekarendra_Saraswati) too, Veda Vyasa and Badarayana are the same person.
He mentions about this in [this chapter](http://www.kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part5/chap31.htm) of the book called "Hindu Dharma", which is comprised of his various speeches/talks.
>
> In the Brahmasutra, on which there are commentaries according to the
> various philosophical schools, Vyasa presents in an extremely terse
> form the substance of the ten (principal) Upanisads. **Since he dwelt
> under the badari tree (jujube) he came to be called "Badarayana" and
> his work became well-known as "Badarayana-sutra".** Who or what is man
> (the individual self)?
>
>
>
And, besides that, the Devi Bhagavatam explicitly mentions Veda Vyasa as the author of the Vedanta Darshana Sutras (which is another name for the Brahma Sutras).
>
> Seeing this distressed and sorrowful state of his father, S'ûkdeva,
> with eyes full of wonder, said :-- Oh! What a power has Mâyâ got? Oh!
> **He, whose words are accepted by all, with great love and care as
> equivalent to the Vedas, who is the author of the Vedânta Dars'ana,**
> and before whom nothing is veiled in ignorance, Oh! that greatest
> Pundit, the knower of all the Tattvas, is now deluded by Mâyâ? Oh!
> **what is that Mâyâ who has been able to delude Vyâsa Deva**, the son of
> Satyavati, so skilled in the knowledge of Brahmâ Vidyâ; I also do not
> know how, with what great care, one is to practise Sâdhanâ towards
> Her. **Alas! He who has composed eighteen Mahâ Purânas and the great
> Mahâ Bhârata, who has divided the Vedas in four parts, the same Veda
> Vyâs has today been deluded by the power of Mâyâ!** What to speak of
> other persons!
>
>
> [**From the Devi Bhagavata Purana's Book 1 ;Chapter 15**](http://www.astrojyoti.com/devibhagavatam3-4.htm)
>
>
>
So, here Veda Vyasa is mentioned as the person who was deluded by Maya. He is mentioned as the author of Vedanta Darshana as well as the author of the 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata and also as the person who has divided the Vedas.
Therefore, this also shows that Badarayana is in fact Veda Vyasa. | The possible explanation of your question is provided by author of the book [**Vedanta-Darshan**](https://archive.org/stream/HindiBookVedantDarshanBrahmasutraByGitaPress/Hindi%20Book-%20Vedant%20Darshan%20%28Brahmasutra%29%20by%20Gita%20Press#page/n5/mode/2up) (Brahma Sutra) **Harikrishna Das Goyandaka by Gita Press.**
In his introduction of the book , the author is precisely talking about your question and the doubts regarding this matter. According to the author ,there is no problem in believing that the brahma sutras were authored by Ved -Vyasa whoes other name is also Badarayana. Below is the english translation of the explanation from the book.
>
> Herewith i would like to discuss some explanatory things regarding
> Brahma-Sutras.This is (Brahma-Sutras) is very ancient text. Some
> scholars think that its a fairly new one , by looking at the
> criticism of Samkhya , Vaisheshika ,Buddha, Jaina , Pashupata and
> Pancharatra. And do think that Badrayana is different from Ved-Vyasa.
> But this is their false notion. The philosophies which are criticized
> in Brahma-Sutras are the eternal opinions /philosophies/views are
> eternal which are in flow i.e. those views are timeless . The great
> debate between SadVada and AsatVada(Astika and Nastika) is going on
> since from the ancient Vedic time itself. The Sutrakara not mentioned
> the Acharyas of these philosophies anywhere in his work. He only
> reviewed "PradhanKaranVada(Samkhya) , AnukaranVada( vaisheshika) ,
> VigyanVada etc. The word Badrayana is associated with Ved-Vyasa since
> long and used to mention one person only. Panini also mentioned the
> name of the text Bikshu-Sutras by son of the Parashara called Vyasa
>
>
>
Key Points -
1. Samkhya , Vaisheshika ,Boudha, Jaina , Pashupata and Pancharatra were eternal thoughts /views. They later formed their respective schools , but initially they were views only , before they got their seprate exsistance.
2. Bikshu-Sutras was the one of the name of Brahma-Sutras written by Ved-Vyasa (son of parashara muni) ,which is mentioned by Panini .
3. Ved-Vyasa OR Badarayana only reviewed these thought /view systems and not the religions or philosophical schools.
This proves that Brahma sutras were written By Sage Rishi Ved Vyasa , whoes another name is Badarayana. And they both are same. And Buddhism and Jainism etc. mentioned /criticized were views /thoughts ,which are present from the beginning i.e. Astika VS Nastika.
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Here is the [**screenshot**](https://cdn.exoticindia.com/books/gpa048e.jpg) of the above introduction in Hindi.
---
In Puranas also Shree Ved-Vyasa is called as a Badrayana. For example Shreemad Bhagvat Purana calling Rishi Ved-Vyasa as Badaryana in the following Shloka.
>
> यानि वेदविदां श्रेष्ठो **भगवान् बादरायण:** ।
> अन्ये च मुनय: सूत
> परावरविदो विदु: ॥ [**SB 1.1.7**](https://archive.org/stream/BhagavataPuranaMotilalEnglish/Bhagavata%20Purana%20-%20Motilal%20-%20English%20-%20Parts%201%20-%205#page/n15/mode/2up) ॥
>
>
>
> yāni veda-vidāḿ śreṣṭho **bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ**
> anye ca
> munayaḥ sūta parāvara-vido viduḥ
>
>
>
> O suta ! Whatever the venerable Badrayana greatest among the learned
> ones ,knows and whatever other sages who knows saguna and nirguna
> brahman.
>
>
>
Now see the footnote clearing declaring Ved-Vyasa the author of Brahma Sutras is same as Badrayana. see p.19.
---
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/viNom.jpg) |
1,660,049 | I am interested in your opinions on unittesting code that uses Corba to communicate with a server.
Would you mock the Corba objects? In Python that's sort of a pain in the ass because all the methods of Corba objects are loaded dynamically. So you're basically stuck with "mock anything".
Thanks!
Note:
I believe I have not made myself clear enough, so I'll try to give a somewhat more concrete example:
A web application needs to display a page containing data received from the server. It obtains the data by calling server\_pagetable.getData() and then formats the data, converts them to the correct python types (because Corba does not have e.g. a date type etc.) and finally creates the HTML code to be displayed.
And this is what I would like to test - the methods that receive the data and do all the transformations and finally create the HTML code.
I believe the most straightforward decision is to mock the Corba objects as they essentially comprise both the networking and db functionality (which ought not to be tested in unit tests).
It's just that this is quite a lot of "extra work" to do - mocking all the Corba objects (there is a User object, a server session object, the pagetable object, an admin object etc.). Maybe it's just because I'm stuck with Corba and therefore I have to reflect the object hierarchy dictated by the server with mocks. On the other hand, it could be that there is some cool elegant solution to testing code using Corba that just did not cross my mind. | 2009/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1660049",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148450/"
] | Don't try to unittest Corba. Assume that Corba works. Unittest *your own* code. This means:
1. Create a unit test which checks that you correctly set up Corba and that you can invoke a single method and read a property. If that works, all other methods and properties will work, too.
2. After that, test that all the exposed objects work correctly. You don't need Corba for this. | I would set up a test server, and do live tests on that. Unittesting can be tricky with network stuff, so it's best to keep it as real as possible. Any mocking would be done on the test server, for instance if you need to communicate to three different servers, it could be set up with three different IP addresses to play the role of all three servers. |
1,660,049 | I am interested in your opinions on unittesting code that uses Corba to communicate with a server.
Would you mock the Corba objects? In Python that's sort of a pain in the ass because all the methods of Corba objects are loaded dynamically. So you're basically stuck with "mock anything".
Thanks!
Note:
I believe I have not made myself clear enough, so I'll try to give a somewhat more concrete example:
A web application needs to display a page containing data received from the server. It obtains the data by calling server\_pagetable.getData() and then formats the data, converts them to the correct python types (because Corba does not have e.g. a date type etc.) and finally creates the HTML code to be displayed.
And this is what I would like to test - the methods that receive the data and do all the transformations and finally create the HTML code.
I believe the most straightforward decision is to mock the Corba objects as they essentially comprise both the networking and db functionality (which ought not to be tested in unit tests).
It's just that this is quite a lot of "extra work" to do - mocking all the Corba objects (there is a User object, a server session object, the pagetable object, an admin object etc.). Maybe it's just because I'm stuck with Corba and therefore I have to reflect the object hierarchy dictated by the server with mocks. On the other hand, it could be that there is some cool elegant solution to testing code using Corba that just did not cross my mind. | 2009/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1660049",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148450/"
] | Don't try to unittest Corba. Assume that Corba works. Unittest *your own* code. This means:
1. Create a unit test which checks that you correctly set up Corba and that you can invoke a single method and read a property. If that works, all other methods and properties will work, too.
2. After that, test that all the exposed objects work correctly. You don't need Corba for this. | I have got similar work to tackle but I probably will not write a test for implementation of CORBA objects or more specifically COM objects (implementation of CORBA). I have to write tests for work that uses these structures as oppose to the structures themselves (although I could land myself in that role too if I ask too many questions). In the end of the day, unittest is integration on a smaller scale so whenever I write tests I am always thinking of input and outputs rather than actual structures. From the way you have written your problem my concentration would be on the data of server\_pagetable.getData() and the output HTML without caring too much about what happens inbetween (because that is the code you are testing, you don't want to define the code in the test but ensure that output is correct). If you want to test individual functions inbetween then I would get mock data (essentially still data, so you can generate mock data rather than mock class if possible). Mocks are only used when you don't have parts of the full code and those functions needs some input from those parts of the code but as you are not interested in them or don't have them you simplify the interaction with them. This is just my opinion. |
1,660,049 | I am interested in your opinions on unittesting code that uses Corba to communicate with a server.
Would you mock the Corba objects? In Python that's sort of a pain in the ass because all the methods of Corba objects are loaded dynamically. So you're basically stuck with "mock anything".
Thanks!
Note:
I believe I have not made myself clear enough, so I'll try to give a somewhat more concrete example:
A web application needs to display a page containing data received from the server. It obtains the data by calling server\_pagetable.getData() and then formats the data, converts them to the correct python types (because Corba does not have e.g. a date type etc.) and finally creates the HTML code to be displayed.
And this is what I would like to test - the methods that receive the data and do all the transformations and finally create the HTML code.
I believe the most straightforward decision is to mock the Corba objects as they essentially comprise both the networking and db functionality (which ought not to be tested in unit tests).
It's just that this is quite a lot of "extra work" to do - mocking all the Corba objects (there is a User object, a server session object, the pagetable object, an admin object etc.). Maybe it's just because I'm stuck with Corba and therefore I have to reflect the object hierarchy dictated by the server with mocks. On the other hand, it could be that there is some cool elegant solution to testing code using Corba that just did not cross my mind. | 2009/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1660049",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148450/"
] | I would set up a test server, and do live tests on that. Unittesting can be tricky with network stuff, so it's best to keep it as real as possible. Any mocking would be done on the test server, for instance if you need to communicate to three different servers, it could be set up with three different IP addresses to play the role of all three servers. | I have got similar work to tackle but I probably will not write a test for implementation of CORBA objects or more specifically COM objects (implementation of CORBA). I have to write tests for work that uses these structures as oppose to the structures themselves (although I could land myself in that role too if I ask too many questions). In the end of the day, unittest is integration on a smaller scale so whenever I write tests I am always thinking of input and outputs rather than actual structures. From the way you have written your problem my concentration would be on the data of server\_pagetable.getData() and the output HTML without caring too much about what happens inbetween (because that is the code you are testing, you don't want to define the code in the test but ensure that output is correct). If you want to test individual functions inbetween then I would get mock data (essentially still data, so you can generate mock data rather than mock class if possible). Mocks are only used when you don't have parts of the full code and those functions needs some input from those parts of the code but as you are not interested in them or don't have them you simplify the interaction with them. This is just my opinion. |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/9422/"
] | * It looks weird to someone who is used to checking spelling, for example anyone who produces or checks professional copy. They're used to noticing single errors like typos, and common mis-uses like "flout" vs "flaunt" in everything they read, but they might well perceive what you're doing as a consistent mis-spelling.
* Individual words might look weird (but whatever spelling you use, *someone* who's used to the other will find it weird, so this may not be a problem).
* It's "wrong" in the sense that it's not correct British English and it's also not correct American English. But from what 200\_success says, almost any mixture is correct Canadian English, so you can plead that. Furthermore, only people very familiar with multiple versions of international English will be absolutely certain that what you're writing isn't conventional *anywhere*. So you can get away with being slightly "wrong".
I would say that in your own informal writing you can do as you please. Few readers will both notice *and* care, so even if it looks a little odd it won't seem definitively incorrect.
If you're writing formal English then you should pick a spelling convention and stick to it. It's part of a style guide. This goes beyond even choosing British vs. American: for example there are plenty of words which in Britain can correctly be spelled either *-ize* or *-ise*, but generally you should spell all of them the same in a given text, and certainly you should spell each one consistently. This is something that spelling/grammar checkers in my experience don't pick up on: "you've used 'spelled' in this paragraph and 'spelt' in that one, would you like to be consistent?".
So in practice, many native speakers make mistakes along the same lines, especially a Brit trying to write American English for an international audience. Therefore, although it's *better* to stick to a common set of spellings, it won't stand out all that badly if you don't. | I would suggest that there shouldn't be any differences in the patterns you use as patterns are an important part of understanding what people are saying.
For example, don't say "my favourite color", or "my favourite colour is red and my favorite shape is a circle".
As a person who is very international, I have nothing against using words used in different areas(garbage/rubbish, etc.), and can accept that it may seem weird to use say Australian and American words mixed within British English, but only see it as an adaption and a sign of the diversity of the person's language and experience, and not something that is wrong.
Language is about 2 things, expressing yourself and communicating.
If something that sounds awkward does one of the above better than the standard, then I can not see what is wrong with it.
Language adapts, you just have to look at English 50, 100 and 150 years ago. |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/9422/"
] | * It looks weird to someone who is used to checking spelling, for example anyone who produces or checks professional copy. They're used to noticing single errors like typos, and common mis-uses like "flout" vs "flaunt" in everything they read, but they might well perceive what you're doing as a consistent mis-spelling.
* Individual words might look weird (but whatever spelling you use, *someone* who's used to the other will find it weird, so this may not be a problem).
* It's "wrong" in the sense that it's not correct British English and it's also not correct American English. But from what 200\_success says, almost any mixture is correct Canadian English, so you can plead that. Furthermore, only people very familiar with multiple versions of international English will be absolutely certain that what you're writing isn't conventional *anywhere*. So you can get away with being slightly "wrong".
I would say that in your own informal writing you can do as you please. Few readers will both notice *and* care, so even if it looks a little odd it won't seem definitively incorrect.
If you're writing formal English then you should pick a spelling convention and stick to it. It's part of a style guide. This goes beyond even choosing British vs. American: for example there are plenty of words which in Britain can correctly be spelled either *-ize* or *-ise*, but generally you should spell all of them the same in a given text, and certainly you should spell each one consistently. This is something that spelling/grammar checkers in my experience don't pick up on: "you've used 'spelled' in this paragraph and 'spelt' in that one, would you like to be consistent?".
So in practice, many native speakers make mistakes along the same lines, especially a Brit trying to write American English for an international audience. Therefore, although it's *better* to stick to a common set of spellings, it won't stand out all that badly if you don't. | I know a German girl here in Florida, who obviously learned British English in school. But after living in Florida for over 10 years, she has an immaculate American accent. The problem is that she still uses "bloke" where Americans would use "guy," she says "you know 't I mean?" with a British intonation but American accent, she says "zed" instead of "zee" and says "shedule" instead of "skedule." You would think these innocuous little details that nobody really notices, but the fact is that a lot of people find her amusing and even laugh at her (even some of her friends.) I personally find the inconsistencies jarring - especially "bloke." Every time she says it, I feel like saying "don't say that!" hahaha |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/9422/"
] | It must be noted, to add to the other answers, that some official exams will penalise you for mixing. For example, Cambridge (British English) will probably tolerate American English if you are consistent, but certainly penalise you if you mix them. I have also known of professors in the UK that consider American-spelled words an orthographic mistake, and therefore lower your grade for it (and being harsh!). | I would suggest that there shouldn't be any differences in the patterns you use as patterns are an important part of understanding what people are saying.
For example, don't say "my favourite color", or "my favourite colour is red and my favorite shape is a circle".
As a person who is very international, I have nothing against using words used in different areas(garbage/rubbish, etc.), and can accept that it may seem weird to use say Australian and American words mixed within British English, but only see it as an adaption and a sign of the diversity of the person's language and experience, and not something that is wrong.
Language is about 2 things, expressing yourself and communicating.
If something that sounds awkward does one of the above better than the standard, then I can not see what is wrong with it.
Language adapts, you just have to look at English 50, 100 and 150 years ago. |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/9422/"
] | I think most people would recommend you stick to one style or the other. Why? Well, it doesn't matter too much, but if you mix styles the reader might notice! And that's bad—if they're noticing stuff like that, then they're paying attention to *how* you're writing rather than *what* you're writing.
In other words, you're distracting the reader. You probably don't want that. You want them to focus on what you have to say, right? So unless you have a specific reason to mix styles, just stick to whichever style seems appropriate. | I would suggest that there shouldn't be any differences in the patterns you use as patterns are an important part of understanding what people are saying.
For example, don't say "my favourite color", or "my favourite colour is red and my favorite shape is a circle".
As a person who is very international, I have nothing against using words used in different areas(garbage/rubbish, etc.), and can accept that it may seem weird to use say Australian and American words mixed within British English, but only see it as an adaption and a sign of the diversity of the person's language and experience, and not something that is wrong.
Language is about 2 things, expressing yourself and communicating.
If something that sounds awkward does one of the above better than the standard, then I can not see what is wrong with it.
Language adapts, you just have to look at English 50, 100 and 150 years ago. |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/9422/"
] | Sure. For example, [Canadian English](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_English#Spelling) has standard spellings that are derived from both British and American influences.
>
> Canadian spelling of the English language combines British and American conventions.
>
>
> * French-derived words retain British spellings (*colour* or *centre*). While the United States uses the Anglo-French spelling *defense* or *offense* (noun), Canadians use the British spellings *defence* and *offence* (*defensive* and *offensive* are universal).
> * Use of *curb* and *tire* in contrast to British English *kerb* and *tyre*.
> * Words ending in *-ise* use "-ize" after the US English convention.
> * Some nouns take *-ice* while matching verbs take *-ise*, as with practice and *practise*, *licence* and *license*.
> * Canadian spelling can retain the British practice of doubling consonants when adding suffixes to words even when the final syllable (before the suffix) is not stressed, as with *travelled*, *counselling*, and *controllable*.)
>
>
>
The preferred Canadian spelling is *favourite*. That is the form that would be chosen in formal publications. However, in practice, Canadians tolerate both British and American spellings with little fuss, and *favorite* would also be commonly seen.
Note, however, that there are a few words for which Canadians do have a definite spelling preference. *Kerb* and *tyre* would look markedly out of place in Canada. I speculate that it's because they are more modern concepts, and therefore subjected more to American influence. Also, there is a popular chain of hardware stores called [Canadian Tire](http://www.canadiantire.ca/en.html), which would make *tyre* un-Canadian.
Caution: "Official" usage doesn't always paint an accurate picture of common Canadian English usage. For example, Transport Canada (government) regulations all use [*aeroplane*](http://search-recherche.tc.gc.ca/search.aspx?q=aeroplane&cn-search-submit=Search), while the CBC (media) and everyone else in Canada use [*airplane*](http://www.cbc.ca/gsa/?q=airplane). | It must be noted, to add to the other answers, that some official exams will penalise you for mixing. For example, Cambridge (British English) will probably tolerate American English if you are consistent, but certainly penalise you if you mix them. I have also known of professors in the UK that consider American-spelled words an orthographic mistake, and therefore lower your grade for it (and being harsh!). |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/9422/"
] | I think most people would recommend you stick to one style or the other. Why? Well, it doesn't matter too much, but if you mix styles the reader might notice! And that's bad—if they're noticing stuff like that, then they're paying attention to *how* you're writing rather than *what* you're writing.
In other words, you're distracting the reader. You probably don't want that. You want them to focus on what you have to say, right? So unless you have a specific reason to mix styles, just stick to whichever style seems appropriate. | * It looks weird to someone who is used to checking spelling, for example anyone who produces or checks professional copy. They're used to noticing single errors like typos, and common mis-uses like "flout" vs "flaunt" in everything they read, but they might well perceive what you're doing as a consistent mis-spelling.
* Individual words might look weird (but whatever spelling you use, *someone* who's used to the other will find it weird, so this may not be a problem).
* It's "wrong" in the sense that it's not correct British English and it's also not correct American English. But from what 200\_success says, almost any mixture is correct Canadian English, so you can plead that. Furthermore, only people very familiar with multiple versions of international English will be absolutely certain that what you're writing isn't conventional *anywhere*. So you can get away with being slightly "wrong".
I would say that in your own informal writing you can do as you please. Few readers will both notice *and* care, so even if it looks a little odd it won't seem definitively incorrect.
If you're writing formal English then you should pick a spelling convention and stick to it. It's part of a style guide. This goes beyond even choosing British vs. American: for example there are plenty of words which in Britain can correctly be spelled either *-ize* or *-ise*, but generally you should spell all of them the same in a given text, and certainly you should spell each one consistently. This is something that spelling/grammar checkers in my experience don't pick up on: "you've used 'spelled' in this paragraph and 'spelt' in that one, would you like to be consistent?".
So in practice, many native speakers make mistakes along the same lines, especially a Brit trying to write American English for an international audience. Therefore, although it's *better* to stick to a common set of spellings, it won't stand out all that badly if you don't. |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
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] | I know a German girl here in Florida, who obviously learned British English in school. But after living in Florida for over 10 years, she has an immaculate American accent. The problem is that she still uses "bloke" where Americans would use "guy," she says "you know 't I mean?" with a British intonation but American accent, she says "zed" instead of "zee" and says "shedule" instead of "skedule." You would think these innocuous little details that nobody really notices, but the fact is that a lot of people find her amusing and even laugh at her (even some of her friends.) I personally find the inconsistencies jarring - especially "bloke." Every time she says it, I feel like saying "don't say that!" hahaha | I would suggest that there shouldn't be any differences in the patterns you use as patterns are an important part of understanding what people are saying.
For example, don't say "my favourite color", or "my favourite colour is red and my favorite shape is a circle".
As a person who is very international, I have nothing against using words used in different areas(garbage/rubbish, etc.), and can accept that it may seem weird to use say Australian and American words mixed within British English, but only see it as an adaption and a sign of the diversity of the person's language and experience, and not something that is wrong.
Language is about 2 things, expressing yourself and communicating.
If something that sounds awkward does one of the above better than the standard, then I can not see what is wrong with it.
Language adapts, you just have to look at English 50, 100 and 150 years ago. |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
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] | I think most people would recommend you stick to one style or the other. Why? Well, it doesn't matter too much, but if you mix styles the reader might notice! And that's bad—if they're noticing stuff like that, then they're paying attention to *how* you're writing rather than *what* you're writing.
In other words, you're distracting the reader. You probably don't want that. You want them to focus on what you have to say, right? So unless you have a specific reason to mix styles, just stick to whichever style seems appropriate. | I know a German girl here in Florida, who obviously learned British English in school. But after living in Florida for over 10 years, she has an immaculate American accent. The problem is that she still uses "bloke" where Americans would use "guy," she says "you know 't I mean?" with a British intonation but American accent, she says "zed" instead of "zee" and says "shedule" instead of "skedule." You would think these innocuous little details that nobody really notices, but the fact is that a lot of people find her amusing and even laugh at her (even some of her friends.) I personally find the inconsistencies jarring - especially "bloke." Every time she says it, I feel like saying "don't say that!" hahaha |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
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] | I think most people would recommend you stick to one style or the other. Why? Well, it doesn't matter too much, but if you mix styles the reader might notice! And that's bad—if they're noticing stuff like that, then they're paying attention to *how* you're writing rather than *what* you're writing.
In other words, you're distracting the reader. You probably don't want that. You want them to focus on what you have to say, right? So unless you have a specific reason to mix styles, just stick to whichever style seems appropriate. | It must be noted, to add to the other answers, that some official exams will penalise you for mixing. For example, Cambridge (British English) will probably tolerate American English if you are consistent, but certainly penalise you if you mix them. I have also known of professors in the UK that consider American-spelled words an orthographic mistake, and therefore lower your grade for it (and being harsh!). |
31,026 | I normally write using the *American* English forms, but for some particular words, I tend to naturally write it in the *British* manner (like with the word *favourite* rather than *favorite*).
Is it wrong to mix both styles? If not \*wrong\*, does it looks weird? | 2014/08/07 | [
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] | Sure. For example, [Canadian English](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_English#Spelling) has standard spellings that are derived from both British and American influences.
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> Canadian spelling of the English language combines British and American conventions.
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> * French-derived words retain British spellings (*colour* or *centre*). While the United States uses the Anglo-French spelling *defense* or *offense* (noun), Canadians use the British spellings *defence* and *offence* (*defensive* and *offensive* are universal).
> * Use of *curb* and *tire* in contrast to British English *kerb* and *tyre*.
> * Words ending in *-ise* use "-ize" after the US English convention.
> * Some nouns take *-ice* while matching verbs take *-ise*, as with practice and *practise*, *licence* and *license*.
> * Canadian spelling can retain the British practice of doubling consonants when adding suffixes to words even when the final syllable (before the suffix) is not stressed, as with *travelled*, *counselling*, and *controllable*.)
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The preferred Canadian spelling is *favourite*. That is the form that would be chosen in formal publications. However, in practice, Canadians tolerate both British and American spellings with little fuss, and *favorite* would also be commonly seen.
Note, however, that there are a few words for which Canadians do have a definite spelling preference. *Kerb* and *tyre* would look markedly out of place in Canada. I speculate that it's because they are more modern concepts, and therefore subjected more to American influence. Also, there is a popular chain of hardware stores called [Canadian Tire](http://www.canadiantire.ca/en.html), which would make *tyre* un-Canadian.
Caution: "Official" usage doesn't always paint an accurate picture of common Canadian English usage. For example, Transport Canada (government) regulations all use [*aeroplane*](http://search-recherche.tc.gc.ca/search.aspx?q=aeroplane&cn-search-submit=Search), while the CBC (media) and everyone else in Canada use [*airplane*](http://www.cbc.ca/gsa/?q=airplane). | * It looks weird to someone who is used to checking spelling, for example anyone who produces or checks professional copy. They're used to noticing single errors like typos, and common mis-uses like "flout" vs "flaunt" in everything they read, but they might well perceive what you're doing as a consistent mis-spelling.
* Individual words might look weird (but whatever spelling you use, *someone* who's used to the other will find it weird, so this may not be a problem).
* It's "wrong" in the sense that it's not correct British English and it's also not correct American English. But from what 200\_success says, almost any mixture is correct Canadian English, so you can plead that. Furthermore, only people very familiar with multiple versions of international English will be absolutely certain that what you're writing isn't conventional *anywhere*. So you can get away with being slightly "wrong".
I would say that in your own informal writing you can do as you please. Few readers will both notice *and* care, so even if it looks a little odd it won't seem definitively incorrect.
If you're writing formal English then you should pick a spelling convention and stick to it. It's part of a style guide. This goes beyond even choosing British vs. American: for example there are plenty of words which in Britain can correctly be spelled either *-ize* or *-ise*, but generally you should spell all of them the same in a given text, and certainly you should spell each one consistently. This is something that spelling/grammar checkers in my experience don't pick up on: "you've used 'spelled' in this paragraph and 'spelt' in that one, would you like to be consistent?".
So in practice, many native speakers make mistakes along the same lines, especially a Brit trying to write American English for an international audience. Therefore, although it's *better* to stick to a common set of spellings, it won't stand out all that badly if you don't. |
10,869 | I am a Master's student in math who is doing pretty well so far.
I aced my first two classes (real analysis)
and my summer session in probability theory is going well, too.
Even before my Master's study, I already thought of a PhD.
Nonetheless, there are concerns:
1. My good grades were the result of grit, not brain,
meaning that I had to spend time to understand what the book is telling me.
Furthermore, a lot of times during exam and homework,
I had to try and fail a few times before arriving at the solution.
2. I did not study math during undergrad. Before my Master's study,
I gulped down three semesters of calculus, plus LA and DE in one year.
So compared to other students, I am already behind.
In the next two months, I will learn complex numbers on my own
and review my linear algebra.
3. I am a professional in a field that has nothing to do with math or research.
After the holiday, I will speak to my advisor about taking a thesis class.
It's not an insurmountable obstacle,
but, in an unrelated field, I do have less time to concentrate on math.
At the end, how big is the jump from Master's to Phd?
Especially after what I said in (1), I do worry that it is beyond my ability.
I do not hold anyone responsible for my decision.
So, please kindly offer your best assessment of my situation. | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10869",
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] | There are a few different things going on in this question, I'll try and address them separately.
First of all, heed JeffE's words about the impostor syndrome. The idea that some people are effortly geniuses (which is inevitably followed by "but not me") is untrue and distinctly unhelpful.
Moreover trying and failing a few (or many!) times before coming to a solution is the very *definition* of doing research! The important question you should ask yourself is if you enjoy the challenge of struggling against a problem; if so, then research would be a great fit.
As for your background, you seem to have a plan to address the gaps in your background, and if you're doing well in your master's programme, I wouldn't worry too much about being behind the other students. Another challenge may be if you have a full-time job; doing a Ph.D. with a fulltime job is by no means impossible, but requires a some great time management skills. Anyway there's plenty of resources on this forum to help with this issue.
Finally, as for the question in the title, I would say it depends the most on what you plan to do with your Ph.D. after you graduate. I'm a recent graduate (in math) from a well-known North American school, and the quality of the Ph.D's varied greatly. I think it really depends on what you want to do with the degree. If getting a Ph.D. is the farthest one wants to go in academia, the standards for graduating are pretty low, and I think can be achieved not too strenuously. If one wants to be competitive in the academic research job market, the bar is quite a bit higher. | As Austin Mohr, pointed out, it is unlikely a stranger on the net fully answer this for you, but what you are experiencing is similar to what I experienced, so I can tell you how it was from my perspective.
Given what JeffE commented, studying through true 'grit', does involve 'brains' as you are developing and applying problem solving skills and stategies - which has clearly been effective, as you mention, you have good grades. So, it seems you have developed effective study techniques.
Point 2 is pretty much not an issue, based on the skills and strategies you developed in point 1.
If you do an unrelated thesis, as you mentioned in point 3 - look at this way, you'll be developing the research and synthesis skills needed for a PhD.
What I found about the transition between the Masters and PhD, was that it wasn't so much of a leap, but a case of using the skills developed a lot more thoroughly.
I hope this helps. |
10,869 | I am a Master's student in math who is doing pretty well so far.
I aced my first two classes (real analysis)
and my summer session in probability theory is going well, too.
Even before my Master's study, I already thought of a PhD.
Nonetheless, there are concerns:
1. My good grades were the result of grit, not brain,
meaning that I had to spend time to understand what the book is telling me.
Furthermore, a lot of times during exam and homework,
I had to try and fail a few times before arriving at the solution.
2. I did not study math during undergrad. Before my Master's study,
I gulped down three semesters of calculus, plus LA and DE in one year.
So compared to other students, I am already behind.
In the next two months, I will learn complex numbers on my own
and review my linear algebra.
3. I am a professional in a field that has nothing to do with math or research.
After the holiday, I will speak to my advisor about taking a thesis class.
It's not an insurmountable obstacle,
but, in an unrelated field, I do have less time to concentrate on math.
At the end, how big is the jump from Master's to Phd?
Especially after what I said in (1), I do worry that it is beyond my ability.
I do not hold anyone responsible for my decision.
So, please kindly offer your best assessment of my situation. | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10869",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I'll answer your title question and sub-questions in three words (then add to that): ***Difficulty is relative.***
Noam Elkies finished his PhD in math at the age of 20. The average graduate student would probably take anywhere from 4 - 5 years. That doesn't mean Noam was a god among graduate students when he was a graduate student, and that's the reason he was able to finish his thesis faster than Joe Schmoe (though he *is* quite exceptional) and Joe Schmoe should just give up. Far from it. The fact that you're doing well in your master's courses is a good indicator you're well qualified for the coursework part. Working on a PhD thesis means producing original research. Producing original research means dealing with not so cut-and-neat problems like ones you'd encounter in your homework or textbooks. It means working with problems that you're not sure are close-ended, open-ended, or neither. In other words, different skill sets are needed for research in addition to the problem-solving heuristics which you've already acquired from your coursework.
Since you've never wet your foot it seems to me you have *no indication* of your ability to do research . So what do you do? Just go for it! You only live once as far as we know, and it seems to me that your real problem is your self-imposed doubt. Get that out of your head. Research is about staring and thinking about a problem long enough then coming up with an answer which turns out to be completely wrong and in that, the process repeats until you get your "Eureka!" moment.
You should also stop worrying about others being ahead of you. There'll always be someone faster and better than you (unless your name is John Von Neumann :-) especially in academia. A good algebraic geometer from UGA by the name of Roy Smith didn't get his start in advanced mathematics until his late 20's, after working in industry as a meat lugger. He received his PhD at 35. Over 30 years later, he's still going strong. What you should learn from him is if passion calls for it, then there should be no stopping you. If you fail at a career, then that's that. It's not the end of the world. But if you never bother to even try, then you'll never know and you'll always have a "What if?" moment.
**So just to sum all of this up**: Apply to a PhD program and see what happens.
<https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7120/too-old-for-advanced-mathematics/45644#45644> (if you're interested in Roy's post) | As Austin Mohr, pointed out, it is unlikely a stranger on the net fully answer this for you, but what you are experiencing is similar to what I experienced, so I can tell you how it was from my perspective.
Given what JeffE commented, studying through true 'grit', does involve 'brains' as you are developing and applying problem solving skills and stategies - which has clearly been effective, as you mention, you have good grades. So, it seems you have developed effective study techniques.
Point 2 is pretty much not an issue, based on the skills and strategies you developed in point 1.
If you do an unrelated thesis, as you mentioned in point 3 - look at this way, you'll be developing the research and synthesis skills needed for a PhD.
What I found about the transition between the Masters and PhD, was that it wasn't so much of a leap, but a case of using the skills developed a lot more thoroughly.
I hope this helps. |
10,869 | I am a Master's student in math who is doing pretty well so far.
I aced my first two classes (real analysis)
and my summer session in probability theory is going well, too.
Even before my Master's study, I already thought of a PhD.
Nonetheless, there are concerns:
1. My good grades were the result of grit, not brain,
meaning that I had to spend time to understand what the book is telling me.
Furthermore, a lot of times during exam and homework,
I had to try and fail a few times before arriving at the solution.
2. I did not study math during undergrad. Before my Master's study,
I gulped down three semesters of calculus, plus LA and DE in one year.
So compared to other students, I am already behind.
In the next two months, I will learn complex numbers on my own
and review my linear algebra.
3. I am a professional in a field that has nothing to do with math or research.
After the holiday, I will speak to my advisor about taking a thesis class.
It's not an insurmountable obstacle,
but, in an unrelated field, I do have less time to concentrate on math.
At the end, how big is the jump from Master's to Phd?
Especially after what I said in (1), I do worry that it is beyond my ability.
I do not hold anyone responsible for my decision.
So, please kindly offer your best assessment of my situation. | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10869",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | As Austin Mohr, pointed out, it is unlikely a stranger on the net fully answer this for you, but what you are experiencing is similar to what I experienced, so I can tell you how it was from my perspective.
Given what JeffE commented, studying through true 'grit', does involve 'brains' as you are developing and applying problem solving skills and stategies - which has clearly been effective, as you mention, you have good grades. So, it seems you have developed effective study techniques.
Point 2 is pretty much not an issue, based on the skills and strategies you developed in point 1.
If you do an unrelated thesis, as you mentioned in point 3 - look at this way, you'll be developing the research and synthesis skills needed for a PhD.
What I found about the transition between the Masters and PhD, was that it wasn't so much of a leap, but a case of using the skills developed a lot more thoroughly.
I hope this helps. | In your shoes, if I were applying for a PhD program, I might be thinking in terms of an "ABD" (All but dissertation.)
From the sound of it, "grit not brain" will get you through your PhD courses. You likely will pass the "comprehensive" examination. And then the fear is that you will "freeze up" when it comes time to write the dissertation because you are behindhand in "natural" (as opposed to synthetic), talent compared to others.
You will have to balance these real concerns against the benefits of "taking courses" and getting as far as you can, before possibly running up against a brick wall with your thesis.
This was basically my story (some decades ago). I was "counseled out" of a PhD program by a dean who observed that I had the preparation and the brains for the program, but lacked the "spark," "thirst," or drive that would see others through, but maybe not me.
What's worse, as a history undergraduate with mostly As, I had trouble finding a senior thesis topic, and spent the first part of my senior year wondering if I would be able to graduate, and thinking about writing a "trivial" paper that would earn a C. In the middle of the first semester, I stumbled on a viable topic that earned me departmental honors.
I can see one of three outcomes for you. 1) A "light bulb" will go off in your head at some point before you approach the end of the PhD program. If this happens, you're fine. 2) You will somehow squeak through, not quite knowing how you did it, and come out of the process a bit shell-shocked. 3) Neither of the above will happen, as you feared, in which case you might "bail out" as an "ABD."
I can't predict the outcome for you, but am sharing my experience. Just understand what the risks are, take into account your circumstances, and (hopefully) make the best decision for you. |
10,869 | I am a Master's student in math who is doing pretty well so far.
I aced my first two classes (real analysis)
and my summer session in probability theory is going well, too.
Even before my Master's study, I already thought of a PhD.
Nonetheless, there are concerns:
1. My good grades were the result of grit, not brain,
meaning that I had to spend time to understand what the book is telling me.
Furthermore, a lot of times during exam and homework,
I had to try and fail a few times before arriving at the solution.
2. I did not study math during undergrad. Before my Master's study,
I gulped down three semesters of calculus, plus LA and DE in one year.
So compared to other students, I am already behind.
In the next two months, I will learn complex numbers on my own
and review my linear algebra.
3. I am a professional in a field that has nothing to do with math or research.
After the holiday, I will speak to my advisor about taking a thesis class.
It's not an insurmountable obstacle,
but, in an unrelated field, I do have less time to concentrate on math.
At the end, how big is the jump from Master's to Phd?
Especially after what I said in (1), I do worry that it is beyond my ability.
I do not hold anyone responsible for my decision.
So, please kindly offer your best assessment of my situation. | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10869",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | There are a few different things going on in this question, I'll try and address them separately.
First of all, heed JeffE's words about the impostor syndrome. The idea that some people are effortly geniuses (which is inevitably followed by "but not me") is untrue and distinctly unhelpful.
Moreover trying and failing a few (or many!) times before coming to a solution is the very *definition* of doing research! The important question you should ask yourself is if you enjoy the challenge of struggling against a problem; if so, then research would be a great fit.
As for your background, you seem to have a plan to address the gaps in your background, and if you're doing well in your master's programme, I wouldn't worry too much about being behind the other students. Another challenge may be if you have a full-time job; doing a Ph.D. with a fulltime job is by no means impossible, but requires a some great time management skills. Anyway there's plenty of resources on this forum to help with this issue.
Finally, as for the question in the title, I would say it depends the most on what you plan to do with your Ph.D. after you graduate. I'm a recent graduate (in math) from a well-known North American school, and the quality of the Ph.D's varied greatly. I think it really depends on what you want to do with the degree. If getting a Ph.D. is the farthest one wants to go in academia, the standards for graduating are pretty low, and I think can be achieved not too strenuously. If one wants to be competitive in the academic research job market, the bar is quite a bit higher. | In your shoes, if I were applying for a PhD program, I might be thinking in terms of an "ABD" (All but dissertation.)
From the sound of it, "grit not brain" will get you through your PhD courses. You likely will pass the "comprehensive" examination. And then the fear is that you will "freeze up" when it comes time to write the dissertation because you are behindhand in "natural" (as opposed to synthetic), talent compared to others.
You will have to balance these real concerns against the benefits of "taking courses" and getting as far as you can, before possibly running up against a brick wall with your thesis.
This was basically my story (some decades ago). I was "counseled out" of a PhD program by a dean who observed that I had the preparation and the brains for the program, but lacked the "spark," "thirst," or drive that would see others through, but maybe not me.
What's worse, as a history undergraduate with mostly As, I had trouble finding a senior thesis topic, and spent the first part of my senior year wondering if I would be able to graduate, and thinking about writing a "trivial" paper that would earn a C. In the middle of the first semester, I stumbled on a viable topic that earned me departmental honors.
I can see one of three outcomes for you. 1) A "light bulb" will go off in your head at some point before you approach the end of the PhD program. If this happens, you're fine. 2) You will somehow squeak through, not quite knowing how you did it, and come out of the process a bit shell-shocked. 3) Neither of the above will happen, as you feared, in which case you might "bail out" as an "ABD."
I can't predict the outcome for you, but am sharing my experience. Just understand what the risks are, take into account your circumstances, and (hopefully) make the best decision for you. |
10,869 | I am a Master's student in math who is doing pretty well so far.
I aced my first two classes (real analysis)
and my summer session in probability theory is going well, too.
Even before my Master's study, I already thought of a PhD.
Nonetheless, there are concerns:
1. My good grades were the result of grit, not brain,
meaning that I had to spend time to understand what the book is telling me.
Furthermore, a lot of times during exam and homework,
I had to try and fail a few times before arriving at the solution.
2. I did not study math during undergrad. Before my Master's study,
I gulped down three semesters of calculus, plus LA and DE in one year.
So compared to other students, I am already behind.
In the next two months, I will learn complex numbers on my own
and review my linear algebra.
3. I am a professional in a field that has nothing to do with math or research.
After the holiday, I will speak to my advisor about taking a thesis class.
It's not an insurmountable obstacle,
but, in an unrelated field, I do have less time to concentrate on math.
At the end, how big is the jump from Master's to Phd?
Especially after what I said in (1), I do worry that it is beyond my ability.
I do not hold anyone responsible for my decision.
So, please kindly offer your best assessment of my situation. | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10869",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I'll answer your title question and sub-questions in three words (then add to that): ***Difficulty is relative.***
Noam Elkies finished his PhD in math at the age of 20. The average graduate student would probably take anywhere from 4 - 5 years. That doesn't mean Noam was a god among graduate students when he was a graduate student, and that's the reason he was able to finish his thesis faster than Joe Schmoe (though he *is* quite exceptional) and Joe Schmoe should just give up. Far from it. The fact that you're doing well in your master's courses is a good indicator you're well qualified for the coursework part. Working on a PhD thesis means producing original research. Producing original research means dealing with not so cut-and-neat problems like ones you'd encounter in your homework or textbooks. It means working with problems that you're not sure are close-ended, open-ended, or neither. In other words, different skill sets are needed for research in addition to the problem-solving heuristics which you've already acquired from your coursework.
Since you've never wet your foot it seems to me you have *no indication* of your ability to do research . So what do you do? Just go for it! You only live once as far as we know, and it seems to me that your real problem is your self-imposed doubt. Get that out of your head. Research is about staring and thinking about a problem long enough then coming up with an answer which turns out to be completely wrong and in that, the process repeats until you get your "Eureka!" moment.
You should also stop worrying about others being ahead of you. There'll always be someone faster and better than you (unless your name is John Von Neumann :-) especially in academia. A good algebraic geometer from UGA by the name of Roy Smith didn't get his start in advanced mathematics until his late 20's, after working in industry as a meat lugger. He received his PhD at 35. Over 30 years later, he's still going strong. What you should learn from him is if passion calls for it, then there should be no stopping you. If you fail at a career, then that's that. It's not the end of the world. But if you never bother to even try, then you'll never know and you'll always have a "What if?" moment.
**So just to sum all of this up**: Apply to a PhD program and see what happens.
<https://mathoverflow.net/questions/7120/too-old-for-advanced-mathematics/45644#45644> (if you're interested in Roy's post) | In your shoes, if I were applying for a PhD program, I might be thinking in terms of an "ABD" (All but dissertation.)
From the sound of it, "grit not brain" will get you through your PhD courses. You likely will pass the "comprehensive" examination. And then the fear is that you will "freeze up" when it comes time to write the dissertation because you are behindhand in "natural" (as opposed to synthetic), talent compared to others.
You will have to balance these real concerns against the benefits of "taking courses" and getting as far as you can, before possibly running up against a brick wall with your thesis.
This was basically my story (some decades ago). I was "counseled out" of a PhD program by a dean who observed that I had the preparation and the brains for the program, but lacked the "spark," "thirst," or drive that would see others through, but maybe not me.
What's worse, as a history undergraduate with mostly As, I had trouble finding a senior thesis topic, and spent the first part of my senior year wondering if I would be able to graduate, and thinking about writing a "trivial" paper that would earn a C. In the middle of the first semester, I stumbled on a viable topic that earned me departmental honors.
I can see one of three outcomes for you. 1) A "light bulb" will go off in your head at some point before you approach the end of the PhD program. If this happens, you're fine. 2) You will somehow squeak through, not quite knowing how you did it, and come out of the process a bit shell-shocked. 3) Neither of the above will happen, as you feared, in which case you might "bail out" as an "ABD."
I can't predict the outcome for you, but am sharing my experience. Just understand what the risks are, take into account your circumstances, and (hopefully) make the best decision for you. |
2,327 | I have a California kingsnake. She is female and around 4 years old. I have been having some issues with feeding her as described [here](https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/2006/snake-not-interested-in-food).
We eventually concluded that the problem was she was bored of mice; when we tried her with day-old chicks, she went for them.
Unfortunately, the chicks are slightly too big for her. I already cut their legs off before feeding, but this time I'm going to try it again and make sure no leg stumps remain, and cut off the wings as well.
Besides the chicks, **are there any additional alternative foods I can try?**
I should note I live in the UK & Live feeding is illegal. | 2014/02/20 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/2327",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/620/"
] | Try switching to rats; weanling rats if you need something smaller.
To us, they seem like basically the same thing as mice. But if your snake is truly getting "bored" with mice, rats will provide a different scent and nutritional profile which may fulfill the snakes instinctive predilection towards varying their diet.
They may eventually enjoying eating mice again, if they can get something else on occasion. | I've not really heard people feeding their kingsnakes much besides mice or gerbils, but they'll eat just about anything in the wild.
For rodents, I would suggest gerbils or baby rats. There are very few places where you can get hamsters that are intended as feeders, so they're a bit too expensive to consider I think.
You could try feeding her anoles, geckos, or even small snakes, but that increases the cost of food and also the risk of harm to your snake. Probably safer would be small frogs if you can find a source to buy from.
I haven't had any experiences with feeding snakes baby birds. So the only comment I would make is to watch for the legs and sharp feet (maybe even the beak), but you're already taking care of that. |
2,327 | I have a California kingsnake. She is female and around 4 years old. I have been having some issues with feeding her as described [here](https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/2006/snake-not-interested-in-food).
We eventually concluded that the problem was she was bored of mice; when we tried her with day-old chicks, she went for them.
Unfortunately, the chicks are slightly too big for her. I already cut their legs off before feeding, but this time I'm going to try it again and make sure no leg stumps remain, and cut off the wings as well.
Besides the chicks, **are there any additional alternative foods I can try?**
I should note I live in the UK & Live feeding is illegal. | 2014/02/20 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/2327",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/620/"
] | Try switching to rats; weanling rats if you need something smaller.
To us, they seem like basically the same thing as mice. But if your snake is truly getting "bored" with mice, rats will provide a different scent and nutritional profile which may fulfill the snakes instinctive predilection towards varying their diet.
They may eventually enjoying eating mice again, if they can get something else on occasion. | As mentioned in previous answers, rats and gerbils can be offered instead of mice or in a rotation with mice.
Chicks are fine, but I have been told that a snake fed exclusively on chicks can become malnourished, so you probably want to offer chicks in addition to other foods. (Not that you necessarily need to offer something else in the same feeding, just try to make sure she's eating other things as well on occasion.)
Another thing that you can try, if they're available in your area, are **quail eggs**. Again, I would recommend offering these in combination with other foods.
Setting up a rotation of eggs, chicks, and rodents should hopefully provide an interesting and nutritionally complete diet for your snake that will keep her healthy and eating well. |
2,327 | I have a California kingsnake. She is female and around 4 years old. I have been having some issues with feeding her as described [here](https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/2006/snake-not-interested-in-food).
We eventually concluded that the problem was she was bored of mice; when we tried her with day-old chicks, she went for them.
Unfortunately, the chicks are slightly too big for her. I already cut their legs off before feeding, but this time I'm going to try it again and make sure no leg stumps remain, and cut off the wings as well.
Besides the chicks, **are there any additional alternative foods I can try?**
I should note I live in the UK & Live feeding is illegal. | 2014/02/20 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/2327",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/620/"
] | Try switching to rats; weanling rats if you need something smaller.
To us, they seem like basically the same thing as mice. But if your snake is truly getting "bored" with mice, rats will provide a different scent and nutritional profile which may fulfill the snakes instinctive predilection towards varying their diet.
They may eventually enjoying eating mice again, if they can get something else on occasion. | I have a lavender king snake, and I also have a breeding pair of doves, which have given me about a dozen doves in around a year, I've been pulling the eggs when they are laid, ideally before incubation begins, they're probably better for the snake if I let the doves incubate, but I had one break open after being incubated and for the sake of my conscience I don't let them incubate at all anymore. I have had good success with feeding the eggs to both my king and ball snakes, however my king seems to have a higher metabolism than the ball, so usually the king gets the eggs to carry her through in between feeding mice. If you don't have access to dove or pigeon eggs, quail eggs can be found at many of the asian supermarkets, but you'll likely have to live near a city to find one. I can't even find most goya products in the rural gerocery stores near my own home, and I've never found quail eggs anywhere outside of an asian supermarket |
91,382 | If I feed a duplex receptacle from two separate branch circuits, I'm supposed to remove the jumper tabs between the receptacles. But what would happen if I didn't remove the tabs? | 2016/05/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/91382",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/33/"
] | With a 120/240V single split-phase system, there are two possible outcomes.
Separate legs
-------------
If the branch circuits feeding the device are on separate legs of the service, then the tab will be creating a direct short-circuit between the legs.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RP9XX.png)
This will cause a high current through the circuits, which should trip one of the breakers fairly quickly.
Same leg
========
If the receptacle is fed by branch circuits on the same leg of the service, the danger is a bit more subtle. Initially everything works fine, no sparks, no tripped breakers. In fact, this situation can go unnoticed indefinitely, and never cause a problem.
The problem only occurs, if you try to draw more current than the individual branch circuit ratings. In the example below, the branch circuit protection for each circuit is 15 amperes.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VtNve.png)
If you put a load on the circuits, you'll find that the current will take all available paths. This means that the current will actually be divided between the circuits, so that each will see half the current that's flowing through the load. The yellow highlighting below, depicts the electricity's path through the circuits.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dE0iq.png)
Still, there's no problem here. As long as the load does not draw more than the circuit rating, everything chugs along just fine.
The effects of this mistake only become evident, if the load draws more than the circuit rating. If the load in our example draws 30 amperes, you'll start to see the problem.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W0WLN.png)
If you measure the current flow at various points along the circuit, the problem becomes obvious. Each branch circuit only sees 15 amperes, so neither breaker should trip. However, the receptacle will have to handle the full load current, which is well beyond the rated current. The receptacle will heat up and fail, potentially starting a fire as it does. | If you add two live 15 amp lines to one outlet you will blow the breakers if not the main. |
91,382 | If I feed a duplex receptacle from two separate branch circuits, I'm supposed to remove the jumper tabs between the receptacles. But what would happen if I didn't remove the tabs? | 2016/05/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/91382",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/33/"
] | With a 120/240V single split-phase system, there are two possible outcomes.
Separate legs
-------------
If the branch circuits feeding the device are on separate legs of the service, then the tab will be creating a direct short-circuit between the legs.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RP9XX.png)
This will cause a high current through the circuits, which should trip one of the breakers fairly quickly.
Same leg
========
If the receptacle is fed by branch circuits on the same leg of the service, the danger is a bit more subtle. Initially everything works fine, no sparks, no tripped breakers. In fact, this situation can go unnoticed indefinitely, and never cause a problem.
The problem only occurs, if you try to draw more current than the individual branch circuit ratings. In the example below, the branch circuit protection for each circuit is 15 amperes.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VtNve.png)
If you put a load on the circuits, you'll find that the current will take all available paths. This means that the current will actually be divided between the circuits, so that each will see half the current that's flowing through the load. The yellow highlighting below, depicts the electricity's path through the circuits.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dE0iq.png)
Still, there's no problem here. As long as the load does not draw more than the circuit rating, everything chugs along just fine.
The effects of this mistake only become evident, if the load draws more than the circuit rating. If the load in our example draws 30 amperes, you'll start to see the problem.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W0WLN.png)
If you measure the current flow at various points along the circuit, the problem becomes obvious. Each branch circuit only sees 15 amperes, so neither breaker should trip. However, the receptacle will have to handle the full load current, which is well beyond the rated current. The receptacle will heat up and fail, potentially starting a fire as it does. | There are two main hazards.
Overloads can occur, as detailed in other answers. Neutral wires and the loads themselves can easily be overloaded, causing all kinds of problems - even a fire.
The other hazard is that turning off the breaker for a circuit will not have the intended / expected effect of de-energized the loads and receptacles on that circuit. This could be dangerous, and will be confusing, for the person trying to turn off that circuit to do maintenance or etc., or for situations where the breaker is used as a switch to turn things off when not in use. |
91,382 | If I feed a duplex receptacle from two separate branch circuits, I'm supposed to remove the jumper tabs between the receptacles. But what would happen if I didn't remove the tabs? | 2016/05/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/91382",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/33/"
] | It's worse than tester101 says. Each circuit may not see half, there may be an imbalance of currents between the redundant paths. (Especially if one has a problem, such as being completely broken). Now how are the wires protected from overload? The hots have rather nice breakers on them, but the neutrals are not breaker protected! Nothing will detect an overload there.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YXHzz.png)
The opposite is an even bigger problem - suppose current flow does balance. One circuit has *other* outlets, and those are overloaded to 27A. They draw through this outlet, drawing a relatively balanced 14A from one breaker and 13A from the other. Whoops!
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ESpL2.png) | If you add two live 15 amp lines to one outlet you will blow the breakers if not the main. |
91,382 | If I feed a duplex receptacle from two separate branch circuits, I'm supposed to remove the jumper tabs between the receptacles. But what would happen if I didn't remove the tabs? | 2016/05/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/91382",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/33/"
] | It's worse than tester101 says. Each circuit may not see half, there may be an imbalance of currents between the redundant paths. (Especially if one has a problem, such as being completely broken). Now how are the wires protected from overload? The hots have rather nice breakers on them, but the neutrals are not breaker protected! Nothing will detect an overload there.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YXHzz.png)
The opposite is an even bigger problem - suppose current flow does balance. One circuit has *other* outlets, and those are overloaded to 27A. They draw through this outlet, drawing a relatively balanced 14A from one breaker and 13A from the other. Whoops!
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ESpL2.png) | There are two main hazards.
Overloads can occur, as detailed in other answers. Neutral wires and the loads themselves can easily be overloaded, causing all kinds of problems - even a fire.
The other hazard is that turning off the breaker for a circuit will not have the intended / expected effect of de-energized the loads and receptacles on that circuit. This could be dangerous, and will be confusing, for the person trying to turn off that circuit to do maintenance or etc., or for situations where the breaker is used as a switch to turn things off when not in use. |
91,382 | If I feed a duplex receptacle from two separate branch circuits, I'm supposed to remove the jumper tabs between the receptacles. But what would happen if I didn't remove the tabs? | 2016/05/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/91382",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/33/"
] | There are two main hazards.
Overloads can occur, as detailed in other answers. Neutral wires and the loads themselves can easily be overloaded, causing all kinds of problems - even a fire.
The other hazard is that turning off the breaker for a circuit will not have the intended / expected effect of de-energized the loads and receptacles on that circuit. This could be dangerous, and will be confusing, for the person trying to turn off that circuit to do maintenance or etc., or for situations where the breaker is used as a switch to turn things off when not in use. | If you add two live 15 amp lines to one outlet you will blow the breakers if not the main. |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Resolution is about how many pixels you can show on screen.
Density is based on your device real size, if it's small and has a higher resolution, than the density is high cause you show more pixels in less physical space. | Best Practices
---
The objective of supporting multiple screens is to create an application that can function properly and look good on any of the generalized screen configurations supported by Android. The previous sections of this document provide information about how Android adapts your application to screen configurations and how you can customize the look of your application on different screen configurations. This section provides some additional tips and an overview of techniques that help ensure that your application scales properly for different screen configurations.
Here is a quick checklist about how you can ensure that your application displays properly on different screens:
1.Use wrap\_content, fill\_parent, or dp units when specifying dimensions in an XML layout file
2.Do not use hard coded pixel values in your application code
3.Do not use AbsoluteLayout (it's deprecated)
4.Supply alternative bitmap drawables for different screen densities
The following sections provide more details.
1. Use wrap\_content, fill\_parent, or the dp unit for layout dimensions
When defining the android:layout\_width and android:layout\_height for views in an XML layout file, using "wrap\_content", "fill\_parent" or dp units guarantees that the view is given an appropriate size on the current device screen.
For instance, a view with a layout\_width="100dp" measures 100 pixels wide on medium-density screen and the system scales it up to 150 pixels wide on high-density screen, so that the view occupies approximately the same physical space on the screen.
Similarly, you should prefer the sp (scale-independent pixel) to define text sizes. The sp scale factor depends on a user setting and the system scales the size the same as it does for dp.
1. Do not use hard-coded pixel values in your application code
For performance reasons and to keep the code simpler, the Android system uses pixels as the standard unit for expressing dimension or coordinate values. That means that the dimensions of a view are always expressed in the code using pixels, but always based on the current screen density. For instance, if myView.getWidth() returns 10, the view is 10 pixels wide on the current screen, but on a device with a higher density screen, the value returned might be 15. If you use pixel values in your application code to work with bitmaps that are not pre-scaled for the current screen density, you might need to scale the pixel values that you use in your code to match the un-scaled bitmap source.
If your application manipulates bitmaps or deals with pixel values at runtime, see the section below about Additional Density Considerations.
1. Do not use AbsoluteLayout
Unlike the other layouts widgets, AbsoluteLayout enforces the use of fixed positions to lay out its child views, which can easily lead to user interfaces that do not work well on different displays. Because of this, AbsoluteLayout was deprecated in Android 1.5 (API Level 3).
You should instead use RelativeLayout, which uses relative positioning to lay out its child views. For instance, you can specify that a button widget should appear "to the right of" a text widget.
1. Use size and density-specific resources
Although the system scales your layout and drawable resources based on the current screen configuration, you may want to make adjustments to the UI on different screen sizes and provide bitmap drawables that are optimized for different densities. This essentially reiterates the information from earlier in this document.
If you need to control exactly how your application will look on various screen configurations, adjust your layouts and bitmap drawables in configuration-specific resource directories. For example, consider an icon that you want to display on medium and high density screens. Simply create your icon at two different sizes (for instance 100x100 for medium density and 150x150 for high density) and put the two variations in the appropriate directories, using the proper qualifiers:
res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png //for medium-density screensres/drawable-hdpi/icon.png //for high-density screens |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Resolution is a measure of how many pixels a display can show at a time eg. 640x480. Density is a measure of how big each pixel is in actual units. This relates heavily to screen size eg. 640x480 on a 15' display.
When comparing one device's resolution to another, it's a straight-forward comparison: the higher the resolution, the more information you can display at a time. When comparing density: the higher the density the sharper the display will appear.
If you have high resolution and low density, then your screen will be very large. On the other hand, low resolution and high density will result in a very small screen. | Resolution => Cp \* Rp (Number of PIXEL in COLUMN & Number of PIXEL in RAW)
Density => Np / 1 Inch (Number of PIXEL per inch) |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Basically:
1. **Resolution** concerns an *absolute* number of pixels. (check out wikipedia [Image Resolution](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution))
2. **Density** (aka Pixels per inch - PPI) concerns a *relative* number of pixels per inch. (check out the wikipedia [Pixel Density](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density))
Take care,
Beco | **Resolution** is the number of pixels on a device found in each dimension (width × height) that can be displayed on the screen.
*For example,* a device with the resolution of “1024 × 768” has a 1024-pixel width and a 768-pixel height.
**Pixel Density** is usually measured in PPI (Pixels Per Inch), which refers to the number of pixels present per inch on the display. A higher pixel density per inch allows for more sharpness and clarity when using the device.
*For example,* If a device screen is called "100 PPI" then it means that it has 100 psychical pixels per inch.
[Reference](https://blog.prototypr.io/making-sense-of-device-resolution-pixel-density-40922aeb8a6) |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Basically:
1. **Resolution** concerns an *absolute* number of pixels. (check out wikipedia [Image Resolution](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution))
2. **Density** (aka Pixels per inch - PPI) concerns a *relative* number of pixels per inch. (check out the wikipedia [Pixel Density](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density))
Take care,
Beco | Resolution => Cp \* Rp (Number of PIXEL in COLUMN & Number of PIXEL in RAW)
Density => Np / 1 Inch (Number of PIXEL per inch) |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Resolution is a measure of how many pixels a display can show at a time eg. 640x480. Density is a measure of how big each pixel is in actual units. This relates heavily to screen size eg. 640x480 on a 15' display.
When comparing one device's resolution to another, it's a straight-forward comparison: the higher the resolution, the more information you can display at a time. When comparing density: the higher the density the sharper the display will appear.
If you have high resolution and low density, then your screen will be very large. On the other hand, low resolution and high density will result in a very small screen. | Basically:
1. **Resolution** concerns an *absolute* number of pixels. (check out wikipedia [Image Resolution](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution))
2. **Density** (aka Pixels per inch - PPI) concerns a *relative* number of pixels per inch. (check out the wikipedia [Pixel Density](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density))
Take care,
Beco |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Basically:
1. **Resolution** concerns an *absolute* number of pixels. (check out wikipedia [Image Resolution](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution))
2. **Density** (aka Pixels per inch - PPI) concerns a *relative* number of pixels per inch. (check out the wikipedia [Pixel Density](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density))
Take care,
Beco | Best Practices
---
The objective of supporting multiple screens is to create an application that can function properly and look good on any of the generalized screen configurations supported by Android. The previous sections of this document provide information about how Android adapts your application to screen configurations and how you can customize the look of your application on different screen configurations. This section provides some additional tips and an overview of techniques that help ensure that your application scales properly for different screen configurations.
Here is a quick checklist about how you can ensure that your application displays properly on different screens:
1.Use wrap\_content, fill\_parent, or dp units when specifying dimensions in an XML layout file
2.Do not use hard coded pixel values in your application code
3.Do not use AbsoluteLayout (it's deprecated)
4.Supply alternative bitmap drawables for different screen densities
The following sections provide more details.
1. Use wrap\_content, fill\_parent, or the dp unit for layout dimensions
When defining the android:layout\_width and android:layout\_height for views in an XML layout file, using "wrap\_content", "fill\_parent" or dp units guarantees that the view is given an appropriate size on the current device screen.
For instance, a view with a layout\_width="100dp" measures 100 pixels wide on medium-density screen and the system scales it up to 150 pixels wide on high-density screen, so that the view occupies approximately the same physical space on the screen.
Similarly, you should prefer the sp (scale-independent pixel) to define text sizes. The sp scale factor depends on a user setting and the system scales the size the same as it does for dp.
1. Do not use hard-coded pixel values in your application code
For performance reasons and to keep the code simpler, the Android system uses pixels as the standard unit for expressing dimension or coordinate values. That means that the dimensions of a view are always expressed in the code using pixels, but always based on the current screen density. For instance, if myView.getWidth() returns 10, the view is 10 pixels wide on the current screen, but on a device with a higher density screen, the value returned might be 15. If you use pixel values in your application code to work with bitmaps that are not pre-scaled for the current screen density, you might need to scale the pixel values that you use in your code to match the un-scaled bitmap source.
If your application manipulates bitmaps or deals with pixel values at runtime, see the section below about Additional Density Considerations.
1. Do not use AbsoluteLayout
Unlike the other layouts widgets, AbsoluteLayout enforces the use of fixed positions to lay out its child views, which can easily lead to user interfaces that do not work well on different displays. Because of this, AbsoluteLayout was deprecated in Android 1.5 (API Level 3).
You should instead use RelativeLayout, which uses relative positioning to lay out its child views. For instance, you can specify that a button widget should appear "to the right of" a text widget.
1. Use size and density-specific resources
Although the system scales your layout and drawable resources based on the current screen configuration, you may want to make adjustments to the UI on different screen sizes and provide bitmap drawables that are optimized for different densities. This essentially reiterates the information from earlier in this document.
If you need to control exactly how your application will look on various screen configurations, adjust your layouts and bitmap drawables in configuration-specific resource directories. For example, consider an icon that you want to display on medium and high density screens. Simply create your icon at two different sizes (for instance 100x100 for medium density and 150x150 for high density) and put the two variations in the appropriate directories, using the proper qualifiers:
res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png //for medium-density screensres/drawable-hdpi/icon.png //for high-density screens |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Resolution is a measure of how many pixels a display can show at a time eg. 640x480. Density is a measure of how big each pixel is in actual units. This relates heavily to screen size eg. 640x480 on a 15' display.
When comparing one device's resolution to another, it's a straight-forward comparison: the higher the resolution, the more information you can display at a time. When comparing density: the higher the density the sharper the display will appear.
If you have high resolution and low density, then your screen will be very large. On the other hand, low resolution and high density will result in a very small screen. | **Resolution** is the number of pixels on a device found in each dimension (width × height) that can be displayed on the screen.
*For example,* a device with the resolution of “1024 × 768” has a 1024-pixel width and a 768-pixel height.
**Pixel Density** is usually measured in PPI (Pixels Per Inch), which refers to the number of pixels present per inch on the display. A higher pixel density per inch allows for more sharpness and clarity when using the device.
*For example,* If a device screen is called "100 PPI" then it means that it has 100 psychical pixels per inch.
[Reference](https://blog.prototypr.io/making-sense-of-device-resolution-pixel-density-40922aeb8a6) |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Resolution is about how many pixels you can show on screen.
Density is based on your device real size, if it's small and has a higher resolution, than the density is high cause you show more pixels in less physical space. | Basically:
1. **Resolution** concerns an *absolute* number of pixels. (check out wikipedia [Image Resolution](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution))
2. **Density** (aka Pixels per inch - PPI) concerns a *relative* number of pixels per inch. (check out the wikipedia [Pixel Density](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density))
Take care,
Beco |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Resolution is a measure of how many pixels a display can show at a time eg. 640x480. Density is a measure of how big each pixel is in actual units. This relates heavily to screen size eg. 640x480 on a 15' display.
When comparing one device's resolution to another, it's a straight-forward comparison: the higher the resolution, the more information you can display at a time. When comparing density: the higher the density the sharper the display will appear.
If you have high resolution and low density, then your screen will be very large. On the other hand, low resolution and high density will result in a very small screen. | Best Practices
---
The objective of supporting multiple screens is to create an application that can function properly and look good on any of the generalized screen configurations supported by Android. The previous sections of this document provide information about how Android adapts your application to screen configurations and how you can customize the look of your application on different screen configurations. This section provides some additional tips and an overview of techniques that help ensure that your application scales properly for different screen configurations.
Here is a quick checklist about how you can ensure that your application displays properly on different screens:
1.Use wrap\_content, fill\_parent, or dp units when specifying dimensions in an XML layout file
2.Do not use hard coded pixel values in your application code
3.Do not use AbsoluteLayout (it's deprecated)
4.Supply alternative bitmap drawables for different screen densities
The following sections provide more details.
1. Use wrap\_content, fill\_parent, or the dp unit for layout dimensions
When defining the android:layout\_width and android:layout\_height for views in an XML layout file, using "wrap\_content", "fill\_parent" or dp units guarantees that the view is given an appropriate size on the current device screen.
For instance, a view with a layout\_width="100dp" measures 100 pixels wide on medium-density screen and the system scales it up to 150 pixels wide on high-density screen, so that the view occupies approximately the same physical space on the screen.
Similarly, you should prefer the sp (scale-independent pixel) to define text sizes. The sp scale factor depends on a user setting and the system scales the size the same as it does for dp.
1. Do not use hard-coded pixel values in your application code
For performance reasons and to keep the code simpler, the Android system uses pixels as the standard unit for expressing dimension or coordinate values. That means that the dimensions of a view are always expressed in the code using pixels, but always based on the current screen density. For instance, if myView.getWidth() returns 10, the view is 10 pixels wide on the current screen, but on a device with a higher density screen, the value returned might be 15. If you use pixel values in your application code to work with bitmaps that are not pre-scaled for the current screen density, you might need to scale the pixel values that you use in your code to match the un-scaled bitmap source.
If your application manipulates bitmaps or deals with pixel values at runtime, see the section below about Additional Density Considerations.
1. Do not use AbsoluteLayout
Unlike the other layouts widgets, AbsoluteLayout enforces the use of fixed positions to lay out its child views, which can easily lead to user interfaces that do not work well on different displays. Because of this, AbsoluteLayout was deprecated in Android 1.5 (API Level 3).
You should instead use RelativeLayout, which uses relative positioning to lay out its child views. For instance, you can specify that a button widget should appear "to the right of" a text widget.
1. Use size and density-specific resources
Although the system scales your layout and drawable resources based on the current screen configuration, you may want to make adjustments to the UI on different screen sizes and provide bitmap drawables that are optimized for different densities. This essentially reiterates the information from earlier in this document.
If you need to control exactly how your application will look on various screen configurations, adjust your layouts and bitmap drawables in configuration-specific resource directories. For example, consider an icon that you want to display on medium and high density screens. Simply create your icon at two different sizes (for instance 100x100 for medium density and 150x150 for high density) and put the two variations in the appropriate directories, using the proper qualifiers:
res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png //for medium-density screensres/drawable-hdpi/icon.png //for high-density screens |
5,518,852 | According to Android definitions, I've found that:
* Resolution: The total number of physical pixels on a screen
* Density: Based on the screen resolution, the spread of pixels across the physical width and height of the screen.
How can I understand better the differences between the two definitions? | 2011/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/339500/"
] | Resolution is about how many pixels you can show on screen.
Density is based on your device real size, if it's small and has a higher resolution, than the density is high cause you show more pixels in less physical space. | Resolution is a measure of how many pixels a display can show at a time eg. 640x480. Density is a measure of how big each pixel is in actual units. This relates heavily to screen size eg. 640x480 on a 15' display.
When comparing one device's resolution to another, it's a straight-forward comparison: the higher the resolution, the more information you can display at a time. When comparing density: the higher the density the sharper the display will appear.
If you have high resolution and low density, then your screen will be very large. On the other hand, low resolution and high density will result in a very small screen. |
111,363 | I have a Asus tv card containing of Philips chip set. I'm using this card with Cyberlink Power Cinema in windows OS.
Is there any good soft ware for Linux similar to the Cyberlink Power Cinema? I'm only using this card for listen to the FM radio.So any good radio card handling software ? | 2012/03/09 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/111363",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/35218/"
] | **[Gnomeradio](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/gnomeradio/)** is a FM radio tuner for the GNOME desktop. It should work with every FM tuner card that is supported by video4linux. Remote controls are supported via (optional) LIRC support. Gnomeradio can also record radio using GStreamer backend. | Does your hardware listed in Ubuntu Hardware compatible list in [here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly) if it is yes there should be drivers for it, If it is not, try your hardware vendors web site, browse and find the drivers for Ubuntu-linux, and carefully read instructions and install it (Some media center apps supports those hardware) |
42,962 | My dad is a pilot who flew over 15000 hours in 777.
Will he be able/allowed to help the crews if the same plane is in emergency? | 2017/08/15 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/42962",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/24846/"
] | [United 232](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232) might be close to what you're thinking about: a United flight training instructor on board helped the pilots to land the aircraft, although he wasn't retired. But for this scenario to happen you need a fairly specific combination of circumstances:
1. The passengers [have to know there's an emergency](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/q/14963/62)
2. Your father has to believe he could help significantly
3. The cabin crew have to decide it's worth passing your father's offer to the pilots
4. The pilots have to decide it's worth bringing another, unknown pilot into the situation
The basic question would be: is your father's help going to be important enough that it's worth increasing the communication and [CRM workload](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_resource_management) for the crew? That's not necessarily an easy decision to make, especially if time is very limited or the nature of the emergency isn't clear.
Being "allowed" to help isn't really a consideration here, by the way: pilots have [very broad emergency authority](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/q/18882/62) to do whatever they think is best.
Overall, it's certainly possible and it would be the pilot in command's decision to accept your father's offer or not. It's just very, very unlikely. | There are two questions here: will he be **able** and will he be **allowed**.
Will he be able to help? *Generally* yes. The retired pilot's ability to improve the situation depends on a few factors, such as how long has he been not flying, his mental and physical condition, any disparities between the model which he flown years ago and the current model, updated airport locations which he may not know etc.
Will he be allowed to help? Again, *generally* yes, but it is the decision of the pilot in command (or whoever is in charge if the PIC is unconscious). The cockpit only has so much space, and if it is decided that the pilots on duty can handle the situation already, there is no reason to bring onboard a retired pilot from the passenger cabin. Or, perhaps he is known to the flight crew as a past coworker of the airline, and the pilots may wish to listen to the view of an experienced captain.
To conclude: it depends, with a generally yes. |
133,227 | I have a large 10-15 dimensional data set with close to 10 million points. I want to test some algorithms over a chunk of this data. But I don't want the character of this data to be lost by selecting a random chunk (say first 100 thousand points). I want to get a sample of this data such that if in some part of space the data points are distributed densely as compared to some other part of the space, then this character should be preserved in the sample also. Are there any open source tools for doing this or any algorithm that can quickly be implemented ? The exact distribution of this data (as a mathematical expression) is not known. | 2015/01/13 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/133227",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/61753/"
] | Use **reservoir sampling**. It's really simple, and it will give you a **random sample in one pass over the data set**, without needing random access.
1. Fix your sample size. Say 10000.
2. Take the first 10000.
3. Initialize i to 10000.
4. For each following sample, increase i. If random(1...i)==1, replace a random one of your existing samples, otherwise discard the new sample.
The chances of an object surviving in the reservoir until the end is the same as being chosen by random sampling without replacement.
>
> Vitter, Jeffrey S. (1 March 1985). "Random sampling with a reservoir". ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software 11 (1): 37–57. doi:10.1145/3147.3165.
>
>
>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir_sampling> | >
> I want to get a sample of this data such that if in some part of space
> the data points are distributed densely as compared to some other part
> of the space, then this character should be preserved in the sample
> also.
>
>
>
If I understand correctly, you want the probability distribution of the sample you pick from your large dataset to be similar (to approximate) the distribution of the large dataset. But this is guaranteed if you select the 100K points at random. Just pick sufficiently many rows between 1 and 10 million, without replacement (without picking the same row twice).
This is usually referred to as [simple random sample](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_random_sample). |
73,536 | When a hardcore character dies, does it still take up one character slot? I don't want my character to die just to know the result. | 2012/06/15 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/73536",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/25910/"
] | Granted your hardcore character reached at least level 10, they don't. They can be moved to a seperate tab where all the fallen heroes are listed.
For a hero that hasn't reached level 10 you can either keep him in your character list (and thus takes up a spot) or just delete him to free the spot for another attempt at hardcore, or a hero for softcore.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zaoB9.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FD3yb.jpg)
Reworded, as you have to move the character yourself and stays in your active character tab until you do so. Credits to SirCobalt. | Your dead HC characters will take up a character slot UNTIL you move them to the Hall of Fallen Heroes. I have a lvl 25 HC Barb that was my first character until he died on Belial - he still takes up a character slot. However, he has taken on a ghostly hue and you can't do anything but inspect him. Mine is still there just to remind me about my first HC character.
Once you move them to the Hall of Fallen Heroes, as @Philipp stated in his answer, they will not take up a character slot. |
23,544 | I have an ISP that provides 5000 GB for use between 1am and 7am. Is it possible to schedule Geth to sync only during that time? | 2017/08/02 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/23544",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/16527/"
] | You can use [Cron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) to launch a process at specified times on \*nix systems (see also: [How to kill a process in shell script which is running through cron?](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/147221/how-to-kill-a-process-in-shell-script-which-is-running-through-cron)). | Note that you have to avoid fast-syncing as it must be completed before stopping. |
23,544 | I have an ISP that provides 5000 GB for use between 1am and 7am. Is it possible to schedule Geth to sync only during that time? | 2017/08/02 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/23544",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/16527/"
] | You can use [Cron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) to launch a process at specified times on \*nix systems (see also: [How to kill a process in shell script which is running through cron?](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/147221/how-to-kill-a-process-in-shell-script-which-is-running-through-cron)). | Syncing can not be restricted directly in the Geth software.
Some of the other answers give suggestions of possibilities - cron jobs etc.
That said, the Ethereum blockchain is not that big (< 30GB), and it syncs really quickly with the various fast sync [command line options](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Command-Line-Options).
Just sync the chain manually between 1am and 7am. Keeping the head of the chain synced after that point will not use up much daily bandwidth at all. |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | This seems like an extremely weird way to fix this problem. Can't we just alert them through the inbox that the question was deleted, or through some other method? I was thrilled when the feature request to [allow deleting terrible questions](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/72181/allow-faster-deleting-of-obviously-bad-questions) was implemented; we really don't need to make deletion worse yet again | If it were me, I'd do a "merge" instead of delete. This is very useful to gather metrics such as determining popular repeated questions and immediately offer them up in the new question title box question list.
Proper merging also helps incrementing usefulness of the original post, that is, if the first post covered 2 facts, a later duplicate could come up with a 3rd fact - a merge ensures the 3 of them co-exist, while a delete would potentially cause more duplicates which focus on the said 3rd fact.
Talking about all this brings "community wiki" to my mind. Perhaps this should be on a similar but smaller level? |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | The power to delete questions with no delay once closed is given to very high rep users in order to lighten the load on the moderators.
If we add a delay:
* It would require more moderator intervention to close those egregiously bad questions that shouldn't remain for even minutes.
* It would allow people to game the site more easily - spammers and abusers would know that their material will be visible for longer, and in a business like theirs seconds make a difference. (note that the flag for abuse also deletes the question or answer much more quickly, as it's automated and only requires 5 votes from people with much lower reputation, so this isn't a strong argument for speedy delete vote access)
* It won't reduce the real issue
+ Users will still be confused if their question is deleted a day later rather than within a few minutes.
+ Users who post such bad questions that they are closed and deleted that quickly probably need more help than can be provided by leaving the question open for a longer period of time.
Keep in mind that it takes 5 people with 3k rep to close it in the first place, and 3 people with 20k rep to delete it.
That means that expert users with a combined experience of well over one year (and probably many years) deem the question unsuitable.
It's not a minor judgement. | If it were me, I'd do a "merge" instead of delete. This is very useful to gather metrics such as determining popular repeated questions and immediately offer them up in the new question title box question list.
Proper merging also helps incrementing usefulness of the original post, that is, if the first post covered 2 facts, a later duplicate could come up with a 3rd fact - a merge ensures the 3 of them co-exist, while a delete would potentially cause more duplicates which focus on the said 3rd fact.
Talking about all this brings "community wiki" to my mind. Perhaps this should be on a similar but smaller level? |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | I have a better idea: **Start taking closing seriously!**
Closing, from the earliest days of the site, has been a "nomination for deletion" - a purgatory where bad questions sit until they've atoned for their sins, get deleted, and are allowed to move on to Question Nirvana.
Ignoring the painfully-mixed metaphors in the previous paragraph, this means if you see a closed question - or a question *with close votes* - that you think can be improved to the point where it won't need to be deleted, **you should do your utmost to improve it *and then re-open it***!
I recall getting into an argument with another user a few years back for deleting a question that sat closed for *months*. He made some good arguments for how it could have been salvaged, but... It *wasn't* salvaged. It sat there, collecting dust, because the prevailing attitude at the time was that deletion was an empty threat, and so once you got your answer in, who *cares* if the question got closed?
Now, it's pretty obvious that while a question *might* sit around closed for a good while, it might also disappear within minutes of being closed - **that's a *good* thing!** Crappy questions clogging up the site are harmful, and the quicker they're either fixed or deleted, the better it is for the site. If the new deletion rules provide a long-overdue sense of urgency to fans of closed questions, then I'm happy.
It doesn't take an hour to fix a question, or to post a comment urging would-be delete-voters to hold off while editing is in progress. **If you post a lousy question and then sit on your hands while other users critique it, close it, and finally delete it... Then you probably have something else you should be doing**, and can ask again when you've at least as much time to devote to seeing your question answered as you expect others to put into answering it. | If it were me, I'd do a "merge" instead of delete. This is very useful to gather metrics such as determining popular repeated questions and immediately offer them up in the new question title box question list.
Proper merging also helps incrementing usefulness of the original post, that is, if the first post covered 2 facts, a later duplicate could come up with a 3rd fact - a merge ensures the 3 of them co-exist, while a delete would potentially cause more duplicates which focus on the said 3rd fact.
Talking about all this brings "community wiki" to my mind. Perhaps this should be on a similar but smaller level? |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | The speed at which a question is deleted is now in direct proportion to the question's suckiness. Higher suckiness means faster deletion.
[status-by-design](/questions/tagged/status-by-design "show questions tagged 'status-by-design'")
Your question assumes that people who post bad questions just need to be educated. But in my experience, the people who post really bad questions do not care about your explanations. They just want to post their spammy questions.
As an example, if a person posts three or four answers with links to their product or blog, without even making a feeble attempt to read the faq or find out what StackOverflow is all about, we don't try to educate them; we just burn their account (and all of their posts with it).
If it's really an honest mistake, the people willing to get better will figure it out. | If it were me, I'd do a "merge" instead of delete. This is very useful to gather metrics such as determining popular repeated questions and immediately offer them up in the new question title box question list.
Proper merging also helps incrementing usefulness of the original post, that is, if the first post covered 2 facts, a later duplicate could come up with a 3rd fact - a merge ensures the 3 of them co-exist, while a delete would potentially cause more duplicates which focus on the said 3rd fact.
Talking about all this brings "community wiki" to my mind. Perhaps this should be on a similar but smaller level? |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | The power to delete questions with no delay once closed is given to very high rep users in order to lighten the load on the moderators.
If we add a delay:
* It would require more moderator intervention to close those egregiously bad questions that shouldn't remain for even minutes.
* It would allow people to game the site more easily - spammers and abusers would know that their material will be visible for longer, and in a business like theirs seconds make a difference. (note that the flag for abuse also deletes the question or answer much more quickly, as it's automated and only requires 5 votes from people with much lower reputation, so this isn't a strong argument for speedy delete vote access)
* It won't reduce the real issue
+ Users will still be confused if their question is deleted a day later rather than within a few minutes.
+ Users who post such bad questions that they are closed and deleted that quickly probably need more help than can be provided by leaving the question open for a longer period of time.
Keep in mind that it takes 5 people with 3k rep to close it in the first place, and 3 people with 20k rep to delete it.
That means that expert users with a combined experience of well over one year (and probably many years) deem the question unsuitable.
It's not a minor judgement. | This seems like an extremely weird way to fix this problem. Can't we just alert them through the inbox that the question was deleted, or through some other method? I was thrilled when the feature request to [allow deleting terrible questions](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/72181/allow-faster-deleting-of-obviously-bad-questions) was implemented; we really don't need to make deletion worse yet again |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | I have a better idea: **Start taking closing seriously!**
Closing, from the earliest days of the site, has been a "nomination for deletion" - a purgatory where bad questions sit until they've atoned for their sins, get deleted, and are allowed to move on to Question Nirvana.
Ignoring the painfully-mixed metaphors in the previous paragraph, this means if you see a closed question - or a question *with close votes* - that you think can be improved to the point where it won't need to be deleted, **you should do your utmost to improve it *and then re-open it***!
I recall getting into an argument with another user a few years back for deleting a question that sat closed for *months*. He made some good arguments for how it could have been salvaged, but... It *wasn't* salvaged. It sat there, collecting dust, because the prevailing attitude at the time was that deletion was an empty threat, and so once you got your answer in, who *cares* if the question got closed?
Now, it's pretty obvious that while a question *might* sit around closed for a good while, it might also disappear within minutes of being closed - **that's a *good* thing!** Crappy questions clogging up the site are harmful, and the quicker they're either fixed or deleted, the better it is for the site. If the new deletion rules provide a long-overdue sense of urgency to fans of closed questions, then I'm happy.
It doesn't take an hour to fix a question, or to post a comment urging would-be delete-voters to hold off while editing is in progress. **If you post a lousy question and then sit on your hands while other users critique it, close it, and finally delete it... Then you probably have something else you should be doing**, and can ask again when you've at least as much time to devote to seeing your question answered as you expect others to put into answering it. | This seems like an extremely weird way to fix this problem. Can't we just alert them through the inbox that the question was deleted, or through some other method? I was thrilled when the feature request to [allow deleting terrible questions](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/72181/allow-faster-deleting-of-obviously-bad-questions) was implemented; we really don't need to make deletion worse yet again |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | I have a better idea: **Start taking closing seriously!**
Closing, from the earliest days of the site, has been a "nomination for deletion" - a purgatory where bad questions sit until they've atoned for their sins, get deleted, and are allowed to move on to Question Nirvana.
Ignoring the painfully-mixed metaphors in the previous paragraph, this means if you see a closed question - or a question *with close votes* - that you think can be improved to the point where it won't need to be deleted, **you should do your utmost to improve it *and then re-open it***!
I recall getting into an argument with another user a few years back for deleting a question that sat closed for *months*. He made some good arguments for how it could have been salvaged, but... It *wasn't* salvaged. It sat there, collecting dust, because the prevailing attitude at the time was that deletion was an empty threat, and so once you got your answer in, who *cares* if the question got closed?
Now, it's pretty obvious that while a question *might* sit around closed for a good while, it might also disappear within minutes of being closed - **that's a *good* thing!** Crappy questions clogging up the site are harmful, and the quicker they're either fixed or deleted, the better it is for the site. If the new deletion rules provide a long-overdue sense of urgency to fans of closed questions, then I'm happy.
It doesn't take an hour to fix a question, or to post a comment urging would-be delete-voters to hold off while editing is in progress. **If you post a lousy question and then sit on your hands while other users critique it, close it, and finally delete it... Then you probably have something else you should be doing**, and can ask again when you've at least as much time to devote to seeing your question answered as you expect others to put into answering it. | The power to delete questions with no delay once closed is given to very high rep users in order to lighten the load on the moderators.
If we add a delay:
* It would require more moderator intervention to close those egregiously bad questions that shouldn't remain for even minutes.
* It would allow people to game the site more easily - spammers and abusers would know that their material will be visible for longer, and in a business like theirs seconds make a difference. (note that the flag for abuse also deletes the question or answer much more quickly, as it's automated and only requires 5 votes from people with much lower reputation, so this isn't a strong argument for speedy delete vote access)
* It won't reduce the real issue
+ Users will still be confused if their question is deleted a day later rather than within a few minutes.
+ Users who post such bad questions that they are closed and deleted that quickly probably need more help than can be provided by leaving the question open for a longer period of time.
Keep in mind that it takes 5 people with 3k rep to close it in the first place, and 3 people with 20k rep to delete it.
That means that expert users with a combined experience of well over one year (and probably many years) deem the question unsuitable.
It's not a minor judgement. |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | The power to delete questions with no delay once closed is given to very high rep users in order to lighten the load on the moderators.
If we add a delay:
* It would require more moderator intervention to close those egregiously bad questions that shouldn't remain for even minutes.
* It would allow people to game the site more easily - spammers and abusers would know that their material will be visible for longer, and in a business like theirs seconds make a difference. (note that the flag for abuse also deletes the question or answer much more quickly, as it's automated and only requires 5 votes from people with much lower reputation, so this isn't a strong argument for speedy delete vote access)
* It won't reduce the real issue
+ Users will still be confused if their question is deleted a day later rather than within a few minutes.
+ Users who post such bad questions that they are closed and deleted that quickly probably need more help than can be provided by leaving the question open for a longer period of time.
Keep in mind that it takes 5 people with 3k rep to close it in the first place, and 3 people with 20k rep to delete it.
That means that expert users with a combined experience of well over one year (and probably many years) deem the question unsuitable.
It's not a minor judgement. | The speed at which a question is deleted is now in direct proportion to the question's suckiness. Higher suckiness means faster deletion.
[status-by-design](/questions/tagged/status-by-design "show questions tagged 'status-by-design'")
Your question assumes that people who post bad questions just need to be educated. But in my experience, the people who post really bad questions do not care about your explanations. They just want to post their spammy questions.
As an example, if a person posts three or four answers with links to their product or blog, without even making a feeble attempt to read the faq or find out what StackOverflow is all about, we don't try to educate them; we just burn their account (and all of their posts with it).
If it's really an honest mistake, the people willing to get better will figure it out. |
88,854 | A recent trend seems to be delete voting a question immediately after it's closed. While I like the sentiment, it has caused issues. Quite often, the question will be deleted within minutes of asking. So quick that the original poster never sees that it was closed and just sees it disappear. So they think there was a bug and re-post the same question. This obviously is not great for several reasons. [Here is a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5791241/what-is-the-difference-between-div-and-span-elements-in-html) that it almost happened to today (2 delete votes within 3 minutes of asking)...
I propose a "Delete Window". Basically, we'd still allow delete votes immediately after close. However once the necessary number of votes is received, a banner will appear on the question saying "This question is marked for deletion". Then it will remain available for some fixed time window as read-only (perhaps 1 hour). That way the poster can have time to see the fact that it was closed (and the marked duplicates).
The existence of the 20k 'rapid delete' has added some spice to this problem. A user submits a really poor question -- beyond reasonable repair. Within moments, it's both closed and deleted. Well, this is fine, except that it lacks a feedback path to the user, unless that user was watching closely enough to see the comments and/or close reason before the delete happened. | 2011/04/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/88854",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/147370/"
] | I have a better idea: **Start taking closing seriously!**
Closing, from the earliest days of the site, has been a "nomination for deletion" - a purgatory where bad questions sit until they've atoned for their sins, get deleted, and are allowed to move on to Question Nirvana.
Ignoring the painfully-mixed metaphors in the previous paragraph, this means if you see a closed question - or a question *with close votes* - that you think can be improved to the point where it won't need to be deleted, **you should do your utmost to improve it *and then re-open it***!
I recall getting into an argument with another user a few years back for deleting a question that sat closed for *months*. He made some good arguments for how it could have been salvaged, but... It *wasn't* salvaged. It sat there, collecting dust, because the prevailing attitude at the time was that deletion was an empty threat, and so once you got your answer in, who *cares* if the question got closed?
Now, it's pretty obvious that while a question *might* sit around closed for a good while, it might also disappear within minutes of being closed - **that's a *good* thing!** Crappy questions clogging up the site are harmful, and the quicker they're either fixed or deleted, the better it is for the site. If the new deletion rules provide a long-overdue sense of urgency to fans of closed questions, then I'm happy.
It doesn't take an hour to fix a question, or to post a comment urging would-be delete-voters to hold off while editing is in progress. **If you post a lousy question and then sit on your hands while other users critique it, close it, and finally delete it... Then you probably have something else you should be doing**, and can ask again when you've at least as much time to devote to seeing your question answered as you expect others to put into answering it. | The speed at which a question is deleted is now in direct proportion to the question's suckiness. Higher suckiness means faster deletion.
[status-by-design](/questions/tagged/status-by-design "show questions tagged 'status-by-design'")
Your question assumes that people who post bad questions just need to be educated. But in my experience, the people who post really bad questions do not care about your explanations. They just want to post their spammy questions.
As an example, if a person posts three or four answers with links to their product or blog, without even making a feeble attempt to read the faq or find out what StackOverflow is all about, we don't try to educate them; we just burn their account (and all of their posts with it).
If it's really an honest mistake, the people willing to get better will figure it out. |
599 | Latex and MathJax preview don't seem to work anymore when asking/editing/answering questions. | 2011/04/03 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/599",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/66/"
] | This was a regression - the CDN version of MathJax wasn't wired up correctly. | Either very slow or broken on FF 3.6.16 on Mac OS, too.
And it was working last night. Did something change recently? |
15,435,064 | For a Meteor JS deployment, how do your point domain.com at the same deployment as www.domain.com?
I have the A record pointing at the same IP address as www., but I'm getting the "there is no site deployed at this address message":
<http://emiliotelevision.com>
It appears Meteor's servers are not smart enough to make the site on www.emiliotelevision.com, which is working, also work for the equivalent with out the www..
Is there a better solution for this than pointing at another one of your own servers configured to redirect to the www. version? | 2013/03/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15435064",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/213861/"
] | Use a [CNAME record](http://docs.meteor.com/#deploying) for both www.emiliotelevision.com and emiliotelevision.com that points to yourserver.meteor.com | You need to set a domain redirect. emiliotelevision.com should redirect to www.emiliotelevision.com.
Now you can meteor deploy to www.emiliotelevision.com.
You may be able to set up the redirect from where you purchased the domain main. |
559,597 | I have one server that requires a .NET3.5 patch KB951847 (per MBSA) but vulnerability scan does not report that patch as needed... the details:
Server W2003 has .NET4.0 installed but MBSA tells me that I need to install KB 951847 patch that installs .NET 3.5, why? I have ONLY installed .NET2 SP2 and .NET 4 , so .NET 4.0 shouldn't make .NET 3.5 Irrelevant?
-Server W2003 SP2 (x86)
-Nessus scan does not show any .NET vulnerabilities
please help me to solve this discrepancy, I am trying to avoid to install an unnecessary software (.NET 3.5).
Thank you :) | 2013/12/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/559597",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/201638/"
] | Scott Hanselman does an excellent job explaining the versioning of .NET in his blog entry:
[.NET Versioning and Multi-Targeting - .NET 4.5 is an in-place upgrade to .NET 4.0](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NETVersioningAndMultiTargetingNET45IsAnInplaceUpgradeToNET40.aspx).
In short, .NET 3.5 is an in-place upgrade to .NET 2 so that's why it needs to be installed. He also has another blog entry that, while IIS centric, has great information explaining the relationship between .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5.
[How to set an IIS Application or AppPool to use ASP.NET 3.5 rather than 2.0](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToSetAnIISApplicationOrAppPoolToUseASPNET35RatherThan20.aspx) | Vulnerability scans suffer from a couple of problems: false positives and false negatives.
Which is why you always need to check the results, and why there is a thriving industry in proper penetration testing, in addition to vulnerability scanning.
Generally, MBSA is pretty good at sorting out dependencies, so perhaps you have parts of .NET installed as part of one of your applications. |
559,597 | I have one server that requires a .NET3.5 patch KB951847 (per MBSA) but vulnerability scan does not report that patch as needed... the details:
Server W2003 has .NET4.0 installed but MBSA tells me that I need to install KB 951847 patch that installs .NET 3.5, why? I have ONLY installed .NET2 SP2 and .NET 4 , so .NET 4.0 shouldn't make .NET 3.5 Irrelevant?
-Server W2003 SP2 (x86)
-Nessus scan does not show any .NET vulnerabilities
please help me to solve this discrepancy, I am trying to avoid to install an unnecessary software (.NET 3.5).
Thank you :) | 2013/12/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/559597",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/201638/"
] | .NET 3.0/3.5/3.5 SP1 were DLL/feature additions/optimizations on top of .NET 2.0.
Internally, all of these versions of .NET use the same core CLR (Common Language Runtime) executable. So, just the presence of .NET 2.0 SP2 on your machine is enough to expose the vulnerability MBSA is flagging.
With .NET 4.0, Microsoft actually re-wrote the CLR, creating a new, separate executable. If you only had 4.0 on the machine, you probably wouldn't be getting flagged for this patch.
This TechNet article explains the relationship between .NET 2.0 and 3.0/3.5/3.5 SP1 somewhat:
[.NET Framework 3.5.1 Features Overview](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772269.aspx) | Vulnerability scans suffer from a couple of problems: false positives and false negatives.
Which is why you always need to check the results, and why there is a thriving industry in proper penetration testing, in addition to vulnerability scanning.
Generally, MBSA is pretty good at sorting out dependencies, so perhaps you have parts of .NET installed as part of one of your applications. |
559,597 | I have one server that requires a .NET3.5 patch KB951847 (per MBSA) but vulnerability scan does not report that patch as needed... the details:
Server W2003 has .NET4.0 installed but MBSA tells me that I need to install KB 951847 patch that installs .NET 3.5, why? I have ONLY installed .NET2 SP2 and .NET 4 , so .NET 4.0 shouldn't make .NET 3.5 Irrelevant?
-Server W2003 SP2 (x86)
-Nessus scan does not show any .NET vulnerabilities
please help me to solve this discrepancy, I am trying to avoid to install an unnecessary software (.NET 3.5).
Thank you :) | 2013/12/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/559597",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/201638/"
] | .NET 3.0/3.5/3.5 SP1 were DLL/feature additions/optimizations on top of .NET 2.0.
Internally, all of these versions of .NET use the same core CLR (Common Language Runtime) executable. So, just the presence of .NET 2.0 SP2 on your machine is enough to expose the vulnerability MBSA is flagging.
With .NET 4.0, Microsoft actually re-wrote the CLR, creating a new, separate executable. If you only had 4.0 on the machine, you probably wouldn't be getting flagged for this patch.
This TechNet article explains the relationship between .NET 2.0 and 3.0/3.5/3.5 SP1 somewhat:
[.NET Framework 3.5.1 Features Overview](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772269.aspx) | Scott Hanselman does an excellent job explaining the versioning of .NET in his blog entry:
[.NET Versioning and Multi-Targeting - .NET 4.5 is an in-place upgrade to .NET 4.0](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NETVersioningAndMultiTargetingNET45IsAnInplaceUpgradeToNET40.aspx).
In short, .NET 3.5 is an in-place upgrade to .NET 2 so that's why it needs to be installed. He also has another blog entry that, while IIS centric, has great information explaining the relationship between .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5.
[How to set an IIS Application or AppPool to use ASP.NET 3.5 rather than 2.0](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToSetAnIISApplicationOrAppPoolToUseASPNET35RatherThan20.aspx) |
559,597 | I have one server that requires a .NET3.5 patch KB951847 (per MBSA) but vulnerability scan does not report that patch as needed... the details:
Server W2003 has .NET4.0 installed but MBSA tells me that I need to install KB 951847 patch that installs .NET 3.5, why? I have ONLY installed .NET2 SP2 and .NET 4 , so .NET 4.0 shouldn't make .NET 3.5 Irrelevant?
-Server W2003 SP2 (x86)
-Nessus scan does not show any .NET vulnerabilities
please help me to solve this discrepancy, I am trying to avoid to install an unnecessary software (.NET 3.5).
Thank you :) | 2013/12/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/559597",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/201638/"
] | Scott Hanselman does an excellent job explaining the versioning of .NET in his blog entry:
[.NET Versioning and Multi-Targeting - .NET 4.5 is an in-place upgrade to .NET 4.0](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NETVersioningAndMultiTargetingNET45IsAnInplaceUpgradeToNET40.aspx).
In short, .NET 3.5 is an in-place upgrade to .NET 2 so that's why it needs to be installed. He also has another blog entry that, while IIS centric, has great information explaining the relationship between .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5.
[How to set an IIS Application or AppPool to use ASP.NET 3.5 rather than 2.0](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToSetAnIISApplicationOrAppPoolToUseASPNET35RatherThan20.aspx) | Each different major version of .net (2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0) are entirely separate, and require their own set of updates. If you have an app that uses .NET 3.5 you still need 3.5 even if you have 4.0.
You need to install the security updates for ALL versions of .NET that you have installed. IF you are not using .NET 3.5 you can uninstall it |
559,597 | I have one server that requires a .NET3.5 patch KB951847 (per MBSA) but vulnerability scan does not report that patch as needed... the details:
Server W2003 has .NET4.0 installed but MBSA tells me that I need to install KB 951847 patch that installs .NET 3.5, why? I have ONLY installed .NET2 SP2 and .NET 4 , so .NET 4.0 shouldn't make .NET 3.5 Irrelevant?
-Server W2003 SP2 (x86)
-Nessus scan does not show any .NET vulnerabilities
please help me to solve this discrepancy, I am trying to avoid to install an unnecessary software (.NET 3.5).
Thank you :) | 2013/12/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/559597",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/201638/"
] | .NET 3.0/3.5/3.5 SP1 were DLL/feature additions/optimizations on top of .NET 2.0.
Internally, all of these versions of .NET use the same core CLR (Common Language Runtime) executable. So, just the presence of .NET 2.0 SP2 on your machine is enough to expose the vulnerability MBSA is flagging.
With .NET 4.0, Microsoft actually re-wrote the CLR, creating a new, separate executable. If you only had 4.0 on the machine, you probably wouldn't be getting flagged for this patch.
This TechNet article explains the relationship between .NET 2.0 and 3.0/3.5/3.5 SP1 somewhat:
[.NET Framework 3.5.1 Features Overview](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772269.aspx) | Each different major version of .net (2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0) are entirely separate, and require their own set of updates. If you have an app that uses .NET 3.5 you still need 3.5 even if you have 4.0.
You need to install the security updates for ALL versions of .NET that you have installed. IF you are not using .NET 3.5 you can uninstall it |
322,148 | I just [ran into an error](https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/q/322146/102) when deploying a Profile that required knowing the mapping between the UI Label "Run Macros on Multiple Records" and it's corresponding API PermissionName of "BulkMacrosAllowed".
I was able to guess at that based on the metadata that was changing with the deployment. However, how can I find a more complete set of mappings between the API names and the UI labels?
The data is available in the HTML source, but that would be painful to extract.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WCEjD.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YNX40.png) | 2020/10/12 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/322148",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/102/"
] | I found one possible solution posted by SteveMo in [API Names of System and App Permissions?](https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/?id=906F00000009BdJIAU).
I can use the field describe metadata from PermissionSet to map from the fields Name to its label.
*Images from [Steve's post](https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/?id=906F00000009BdJIAU).*
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vBsq2.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/s64o9.png)
I've posted an expanded set of mappings in [Mappings between Salesforce Permission Name and the Label](http://www.fishofprey.com/2020/10/mappings-between-salesforce-permission.html)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3tD3H.png) | Step by step process to map between permission name and label
<https://www.sfdcamplified.com/2021/09/challenge-map-between-salesforce-permissionname-and-label.html> |
44,288 | I am trying to apply Jelly Bean firmware update on my Galaxy S2 X, but everytime I try to, Kies dies at 0% of the firmware update, without any error message.
I tried uninstalling and installing Kies again. It is up to date. I also tried running it in Windows 7 mode and XP SP3 mode (I'm on Windows 8 64-bit).
I did a factory reset of my cellphone, and still encounter the problem.
Is there any alternative or way to fix this? | 2013/04/23 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/44288",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/32764/"
] | Remote Phone Call is much more polished for SMS to PC.
<https://www.justremotephone.com/>
 | I former times I have used [MyPhoneExplorer](http://www.fjsoft.at/) application. It was initially released for SonyEricsson but later added android support.
You can stablish a bluetooth connection between this app and your phone.
Website: <http://www.fjsoft.at/> |
44,288 | I am trying to apply Jelly Bean firmware update on my Galaxy S2 X, but everytime I try to, Kies dies at 0% of the firmware update, without any error message.
I tried uninstalling and installing Kies again. It is up to date. I also tried running it in Windows 7 mode and XP SP3 mode (I'm on Windows 8 64-bit).
I did a factory reset of my cellphone, and still encounter the problem.
Is there any alternative or way to fix this? | 2013/04/23 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/44288",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/32764/"
] | If you're a gamer at all, you might be interested in using something like Razor Comms!
<http://www.razerzone.com/comms>
It is a free VoIP program created by Razor that will give you an ingame overlay of your communications, including your phone. It also can do this out of game. It has a call forwarding and SMS forwarding feature that will allow you to answer calls and respond to text messages while on the computer. Even if you're not into games, the VoIP still works very well. | I former times I have used [MyPhoneExplorer](http://www.fjsoft.at/) application. It was initially released for SonyEricsson but later added android support.
You can stablish a bluetooth connection between this app and your phone.
Website: <http://www.fjsoft.at/> |
150,429 | If you complete the Dark Carnival campaign, and take the gnome all the way to the helicopter, on easy difficulty, do you still get the achievement? | 2014/01/11 | [
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Since it isn't especially an easy one, if you just want to get the achiev', you'll probably prefer to get it on easy. But it's also a great challenge to try it on expert. |
3,625,810 | I wanted to add a voice chat feature to my business app. I have been trying hard to find anything useful but there is not much help regarding this. Could anyone plz point me to something concrete??
PS: The skype app makes use of this feature. | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3625810",
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Your options (as far as I know) are:
* Build your own solution.
* Look for a third party solution.
* Look for a open source solution.
Voice "chat" could be one of many things like:
* using the voice features of a cellular network to a conference call.
* using the voice features of a cellular network with a PBX server that supports conference calls.
* using a [VOIP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_Internet_Protocol) solution using a [SIP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol) stack with a SIP server
* using a [XMPP](http://xmpp.org/) [Jingle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_%28protocol%29) solution (I believe the google voice service uses this)
* using your own SIP setup solution
* custom solution
None of these options are easy.
Open Source SIP implementations that have iphone ports (that I know of):
* [reSIProcate](http://www.resiprocate.org/Main_Page)
* [pjsip](http://www.pjsip.org/)
Update:
SIP & Jingle both use [RTP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocol) for the actual transport protocol between the parties. RTP is a UDP point-to-point protocol. The ports which form a session are negotiated using other protocols such as RTSP (using SDP in the setup method) and SIP. RTP and RTCP typically use unprivileged UDP ports (1024 to 65535). | For easy Server / Client setup check [Jingle Nodes](http://jinglenodes.org) in combination with SIP Communicator which is a Desktop application. But as being opensource I presume you can reuse a lot of the code to make it mobile. Specially for Android. Check this draft of a [Jingle Nodes Setup Guide](https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYRjaHIDbVEcZG52cmd3N180NzVrc201Z2JmYw&hl=en) |
48,248 | I'm designing an app that is crowd sourced and therefore needs to be as simple as possible to use. One of the big things about the app is that users can upload things themselves using an input form within the app. All of the forms are native (not using webview). As far as I can see it there are two potions here:
1. Stick to the native Android placeholder prompt:
2. Or put labels in front of the input fields:
However there are pros and cons for each of these layouts:
***Android Native:***
**Pros**
* Familiar
* Takes up less space
* Looks cleaner
**Cons**
* Grey text maybe harder to read
* Not immediately obvious to a user what they were filling in should they be interrupted
* Hard to mark required fields
***Labelled view***
**Pros**
* Clear and obvious
* Text can be made easy to read
* Allows for further information in the input field (like "i.e. green")
* Easy to continue filling in if interrupted
**Cons**
* Less streamlined
* Seems "messier"
* Will cause problems on smaller screens
[This question](https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/25144/what-is-the-best-approach-to-labelling-text-input-fields-on-smartphone-applicati) has some answers (like using top aligned labels) but seems to be more about a webview or cross platform framework, which won't act as a native app does.
I've read articles however they have a lot of conflicting opinions, one author will say to label text fields, another will say that labeling an input field is the worst thing that can be done.
Do we have any stats or figures to show which type of input label Android users prefer? | 2013/11/20 | [
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My criteria is that when the users fills in the fields, will they be able to tell what the values mean without the placeholders? In your case, I think that the answer is YES. The fields 'Name', 'Corporation' and 'Type' seam different enough that they will rarely contain duplicate (or near duplicate) values. In other words, if you showed someone a filled out form with no labels, I think they would be able to figure out that the top item is the person's name and the second item is the company they work for.
To me, the placeholders are a subtle way to instruct new users and at the same time not visually clutter the screen for experienced users.
Sorry I don't have a clearcut answer for all situations. I think that's because its a design choice we have to make in each specific situation! | It is advised to place form field labels above the field to ensure that all fields are of adequate length to display any commonly expected inputs. Also, I wouldn't use inline lables for more than 2 fields. More than 2 and the user might loose context.
>
> At their core, form fields are all alike. They are rectangular boxes
> on the screen. What distinguishes one field from the next is its label
> – the label is the defining context for that box. The problem then
> arise when the label disappears (as they do with inline labels when
> users begin typing, and in some cases even upon entering the field) –
> suddenly the only context for the field is the user’s own input. This
> not only makes it more difficult for users to fill out the fields, it
> also makes it much more difficult to correct any validation errors
> they run into...
>
>
> During the mobile e-commerce research study we observed numerous test
> subjects struggle with fields that had inline labels...
>
>
> Inline labels are a prime example of false simplicity. They look
> simple, but are in fact very tricky to use.
>
>
>
from [this article](http://baymard.com/blog/mobile-forms-avoid-inline-labels) by Baymard Institue. |
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Taken in northern Montana - just outside Glacier National Park (US).
The colorful trees are coniferous, known as *[Larches](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larch)*.
**[Larger](http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiohack23/6332082461/)** with slightly different dimensions. | Occupied Harvard
================
In the category of photojournalism....
November 15th, 2011, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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Detail from the ceiling of the Washington, D.C. Metro Center station. Cropped and rotated version of this [photo](http://kim.burgaardphotography.com/Architecture/Washington-DC-metro/16009410_hgtGtV/1/1204131919_6zQjT#1204132132_EiCBV).
Hand held shot with a full-frame (35mm) dSLR at 42mm, f/2.8, 1/25 and ISO 800. | Train Trestles & Mountain Larches
---------------------------------
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"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1629",
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] | The Missing Screw
-----------------
Playing with lights (from my mobile phone) and a cheap point & shoot with cool macro capabilities (Canon A410). [Larger Version](http://500px.com/photo/3202855) | **Candy Shop**
[Larger](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/GMTD4OPUMg29zu6nUh4yfmpzUQFIr2meqSnjLSkWOnOfAKckanUJ2yQHEmBexZMFlYGtpop3uE5oMeHVGHEVd7bN6Q-kA7uUEnI=w1024) |
1,629 | This is the place to submit and vote on photos for the **week of 21 November** to be featured on the main site. This contest should showcase your best quality work, demonstrating at least moderate skill with a camera and a general understanding of the artistic aspects of photography. Remember, the selected photo will be displayed on our main site header for a week. Submit something that you and the members of our site will want to look at and admire for seven days! This contest is for the community to choose what they *LIKE* (not what they dislike), with the most liked being displayed on the main site header for a week.
.: Voting Closes on Nov 20th at 11:59pm EDT (UTC-4) :.
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Submissions may be added any day of the week until voting closes. The winning image (with the highest votes) as of the close of voting will be exhibited on the main site.
[Last week's thread](https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1614/weekly-featured-image-nov-14-11)
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**General Tips:**
We encourage you to include a link to a larger version of your image. You may host your work on sites such as Flickr, 1x.com, 500px.com, RedBubble.com, etc. to showcase larger versions.
You should include a title for your image. Feel free to include a concise description that explains the image, the emotion behind them, etc. and perhaps some explanation of gear and exposure settings, etc. | 2011/11/14 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1629",
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] | **Jelly Fish**
from Hong Kong
Canon EOS 60D with EF 50mm f/1.4 | Occupied Harvard
================
In the category of photojournalism....
November 15th, 2011, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
1,629 | This is the place to submit and vote on photos for the **week of 21 November** to be featured on the main site. This contest should showcase your best quality work, demonstrating at least moderate skill with a camera and a general understanding of the artistic aspects of photography. Remember, the selected photo will be displayed on our main site header for a week. Submit something that you and the members of our site will want to look at and admire for seven days! This contest is for the community to choose what they *LIKE* (not what they dislike), with the most liked being displayed on the main site header for a week.
.: Voting Closes on Nov 20th at 11:59pm EDT (UTC-4) :.
---
Submissions may be added any day of the week until voting closes. The winning image (with the highest votes) as of the close of voting will be exhibited on the main site.
[Last week's thread](https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1614/weekly-featured-image-nov-14-11)
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* A specific photo may be submitted at most two weeks in a row
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* Keep all images appropriate, we want this site to be work safe.
* Do not submit any photo if you are currently featured.
* **Images must be 210 px high and up to 375 px wide.**
* **Images must be in landscape orientation.**
* Do not use this forum as a means to get critiques!
* Showcase your best works!
**Voting Rules:**
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* Only vote up the images you like...ignore those you do not.
* DO NOT use this forum as a place for image critique. Use chat for that (you'll get far better feedback)!
* DO NOT vote down your competitors! UP VOTES ONLY! Don't like, don't vote.
**General Tips:**
We encourage you to include a link to a larger version of your image. You may host your work on sites such as Flickr, 1x.com, 500px.com, RedBubble.com, etc. to showcase larger versions.
You should include a title for your image. Feel free to include a concise description that explains the image, the emotion behind them, etc. and perhaps some explanation of gear and exposure settings, etc. | 2011/11/14 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1629",
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] | Center Point
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Detail from the ceiling of the Washington, D.C. Metro Center station. Cropped and rotated version of this [photo](http://kim.burgaardphotography.com/Architecture/Washington-DC-metro/16009410_hgtGtV/1/1204131919_6zQjT#1204132132_EiCBV).
Hand held shot with a full-frame (35mm) dSLR at 42mm, f/2.8, 1/25 and ISO 800. | **Cactus Hearts**
 |
19,054,265 | I am hosting my application on amazon ec2 , on one of their micro linux instances.
It costs (apart from other costs) $0.11 per 1 million I/O requests . I was wondering how much I/O requests does it take when I have say 1000 users using it for say 1 hours per day for 1 month ?
I guess my main concern is : if a hacker keeps hitting my login page (simple html) , will it increase the I/O request count ? I guess yes, as every time the server needs to do something to server that page. | 2013/09/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19054265",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1324292/"
] | There are a lot of factors that will impact your IO requests, as @datasage says, try it and see how it behaves under your scenario. Micro Linux instances are incredible cheap to begin with, but if you are really concerned, setup a billing alert that will notify you when your usage passes a pre-determined threshold - if it suddenly spikes up, you can take some action to shut it down if that is what you want.
<https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/account?ie=UTF8&action=billing-alerts> | @Dilpa yes you are right. If some brute force attack will occur to your website eg: somebody hitting to your loginn page then it will increase the server I/O if you enable loging for your webserver. Webserver will keep log to it's log files of every event and that will increase your I/O. Just verify your webserver log for such kind of attack and you can prevent them. |
19,054,265 | I am hosting my application on amazon ec2 , on one of their micro linux instances.
It costs (apart from other costs) $0.11 per 1 million I/O requests . I was wondering how much I/O requests does it take when I have say 1000 users using it for say 1 hours per day for 1 month ?
I guess my main concern is : if a hacker keeps hitting my login page (simple html) , will it increase the I/O request count ? I guess yes, as every time the server needs to do something to server that page. | 2013/09/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19054265",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1324292/"
] | Take a look at CloudWatch, and (for free) set up a VolumeWriteOps and VolumeReadOps alarm to work with Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) to send you a text message and eMail notice right away if things get too busy, *before* the bill gets high! (A billing alert will let you know too late - after it has reached the threshold.)
In general though, from my experience, you will not have the problem you outline. Scan the EC2 Discussion Forum at [forums.aws.amazon.com](https://forums.aws.amazon.com/forum.jspa?forumID=30) where you would find evidence of this kind of problem if were prevalent; it does not seem to be happening. | @Dilpa yes you are right. If some brute force attack will occur to your website eg: somebody hitting to your loginn page then it will increase the server I/O if you enable loging for your webserver. Webserver will keep log to it's log files of every event and that will increase your I/O. Just verify your webserver log for such kind of attack and you can prevent them. |
3,331,037 | I have some old javascript code from around 2000-2002 which (surprisingly) still works in IE, but doesn't in Firefox, Chrome, Opera etc. I already found out about some quirks, some browsers do some things this way, some another. So there are code snippets on the internet to create some browser plattform independent function that does it.
Now my problem is, to even locate the problems. Right now, there are buttons in the website, when I click them, something happens in IE, but Firefox does just nothing. There isn't even an errormsg. I tried stepping through the javascript Firebug, but at some point in the code, when I do the next debug step, the script just seems to abort, without any error message. It doesn't continue with the next statement. Pretty strange and I have no idea what causes it or how to fix it. :/
So how do I debug javascript so I get error messages telling me what the problem is, for example, what function/variable I'm using isn't defined in firefox or when I use wrong parameters.
Thx & Best regards
Marc | 2010/07/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3331037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155733/"
] | Firefox doesn't popup error messages or put them in the status bar (like IE). You have to open the Error Console to see the errors.
Firefox puts Javascript errors in the Error Console, but also HTML and CSS errors and warnings.
As to what might not work in the code, there are plenty of things that are IE specific and won't work in any other browser. Also there is a big difference between IE in quirks mode and IE in standards compliant mode. Put a proper doctype in the page so that it's rendered in standards compliant mode, which will make IE more like other browsers, and some IE-specific quirks are removed. This might cause your old script to stop working, in which case you know that it's likely that it's some IE-specific feature that causes the problem. | There's [FireBug](http://getfirebug.com/), but it only works for Firefox.
EDIT: Doh, you already mentioned this in your question. |
3,331,037 | I have some old javascript code from around 2000-2002 which (surprisingly) still works in IE, but doesn't in Firefox, Chrome, Opera etc. I already found out about some quirks, some browsers do some things this way, some another. So there are code snippets on the internet to create some browser plattform independent function that does it.
Now my problem is, to even locate the problems. Right now, there are buttons in the website, when I click them, something happens in IE, but Firefox does just nothing. There isn't even an errormsg. I tried stepping through the javascript Firebug, but at some point in the code, when I do the next debug step, the script just seems to abort, without any error message. It doesn't continue with the next statement. Pretty strange and I have no idea what causes it or how to fix it. :/
So how do I debug javascript so I get error messages telling me what the problem is, for example, what function/variable I'm using isn't defined in firefox or when I use wrong parameters.
Thx & Best regards
Marc | 2010/07/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3331037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155733/"
] | Firefox doesn't popup error messages or put them in the status bar (like IE). You have to open the Error Console to see the errors.
Firefox puts Javascript errors in the Error Console, but also HTML and CSS errors and warnings.
As to what might not work in the code, there are plenty of things that are IE specific and won't work in any other browser. Also there is a big difference between IE in quirks mode and IE in standards compliant mode. Put a proper doctype in the page so that it's rendered in standards compliant mode, which will make IE more like other browsers, and some IE-specific quirks are removed. This might cause your old script to stop working, in which case you know that it's likely that it's some IE-specific feature that causes the problem. | Firebug for firefox is okay. The console for safari and chrome, IMO, is better. In either case, right click the page, hit "inspect element," and click the "console" tab in the pane that pops up. Now you'll see any errors and warnings generated by the page.
If you really want to *debug* the scripts you can click on the "Scripts" tab and either pause execution immediately or set a break point. Then, you can step through the execution of the script line by line, inspecting the call stack and watch list as you go. |
134,003 | I am interested in renaming my characters and worlds. Is that possible?
I have looked through the UI and could not find a way. | 2013/10/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/134003",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/30210/"
] | It is possible, but it requires external tools to do so. There are [various inventory editors](http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Inventory_editors) that let you change your player's name and appearance. And, of course, there are tools like [TEdit](http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/tedit-terraria-map-editor.35394/) that let you edit a world including the name.
Changing the profile/world filename will not rename the world and those files are not in plain text so normal text editor will not do. | [Terrasavr](http://yal.cc/r/terrasavr/) allows you to upload a character save file, edit it, and download it again. It has a wide range of features, and does not require installing any external tools.
You can find your character in Documents/My Games/Terraria.
It does not support world files. |
134,003 | I am interested in renaming my characters and worlds. Is that possible?
I have looked through the UI and could not find a way. | 2013/10/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/134003",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/30210/"
] | It is possible, but it requires external tools to do so. There are [various inventory editors](http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Inventory_editors) that let you change your player's name and appearance. And, of course, there are tools like [TEdit](http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/tedit-terraria-map-editor.35394/) that let you edit a world including the name.
Changing the profile/world filename will not rename the world and those files are not in plain text so normal text editor will not do. | I *have* managed to change a worlds name by opening it in a text editor and then just finding and replacing the 2 instances of the old name with the new one. It worked except for that the map display was reset (previously explored areas were cleared) and one other apparent problem was that the new name had to be the same length as the original otherwise the world became corrupt (Terraria failed to load info about the world such as difficulty, size and creation date (showing as "unknown")).
**It is possible to change it without any special tools but I don't recommend it if you don't want to possibly ruin your world.** |
916 | There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:
* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed) | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | Whereas there can be high-quality ID questions, those picture-only ones definitely aren't. When they don't provide any additional information and look like the OP just found some random picture on a website, they really don't help anyone.
ID questions are already a hot topic, but we settled that they are allowed and on-topic, when well-phrased and useful. Whereas this is probably a subjective decision to some degree to be decided on a question by question basis, it doesn't take too much subjectivity to realize the very poor quality of *"found this picture, what movie from?"* questions. So at least downvote them and probably close-vote. | This question doesn't seems constructive to me. So i am not in a favor of them. Only a video or pic without any detail for ID question are too vague. I was even holding close vote on all of the three earlier.
I think they should be closed by making it duplicate of
[How to identify a movie from a screen shot](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10644/how-to-identify-a-movie-from-a-screen-shot). |
916 | There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:
* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed) | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | I find the dislike of image/video-only identify (ID) questions to be baffling. The accepted type of ID questions is way more prone to issues. A description-only ID question will have:
* Incorrectly-remembered details
* Lack of details (either vague or not-mentioned)
* Can only be properly verified by the question asker
That last one is the most damning in my opinion, and is what I think makes image/video ID questions better. It is possible to take a screenshot of a film and show that it's an exact match for the image/video in the question. It is impossible to do this with a text-only ID question. This means answers are independently verifiable as a correct or incorrect, which removes a great deal of the issues that surround ID questions as a class. | So to reiterate my comment into an answer. I believe that the ultimate problem with these sort of questions is that they exist in a vacuum. The only information that the asker has is the picture, which to me is worse than relying on their memory because they can come up with more details from their memory than if they **only** have a photo or video. |
916 | There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:
* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed) | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | I find the dislike of image/video-only identify (ID) questions to be baffling. The accepted type of ID questions is way more prone to issues. A description-only ID question will have:
* Incorrectly-remembered details
* Lack of details (either vague or not-mentioned)
* Can only be properly verified by the question asker
That last one is the most damning in my opinion, and is what I think makes image/video ID questions better. It is possible to take a screenshot of a film and show that it's an exact match for the image/video in the question. It is impossible to do this with a text-only ID question. This means answers are independently verifiable as a correct or incorrect, which removes a great deal of the issues that surround ID questions as a class. | This discussion may be getting to a root solution: **no ID questions**.
Because there is so much subjectivity inherent in ID questions, it seems to me that they should not be here. They are questions allowing people to benefit from the knowledgable users who use Movies and TV-- but they're not specifically adding to the quality of the site.
We're supposed to be about experts answering expert questions. Being an expert in Google Fu doesn't make you an expert in Movies and TV.
Furthermore, these questions are definitively localized. They essentially boil down to: "I'm having this problem (I can't remember the name of this movie), here's what I know (it has this one line/I remember this one scene), can anyone help (what is this from?)?" Other Stack sites close questions like this all the time, and without hesitation.
My only weakness for these questions is that it introduces new users to the community, which-- if they get what they want-- may pique their interest enough to stay and become a part of what we're doing here.
But is that really enough? Is it really worth the noise, the debate, the distraction? We could be asking truly challenging questions that require research and explanation. Instead we're searching for ' "your shoelaces are untied"+movie+1980s'in Google.
---
To @DForck42's original question: the kind of ID questions wherein the OP provides little more than an image or YouTube clip should be given the now common first comment along the lines of "can you provide more detail?" then closed within a reasonable amount of time (say 1-2 weeks) if nothing more is provided. |
916 | There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:
* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed) | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | This type of question should be downvoted and closed. They all show a complete lack of research and effort on the part of the asker, and provide so little detail that they should be closed as Not Constructive. By allowing this type of question, we open the site up to all manner of vague trivia identify-this questions where the asker seeks to have a minimal amount of information linked to a correct answer.
We expect questions to show some expertise and/or effort on the part of the question asker, and because this type of question requires neither, they should be not allowed. | So to reiterate my comment into an answer. I believe that the ultimate problem with these sort of questions is that they exist in a vacuum. The only information that the asker has is the picture, which to me is worse than relying on their memory because they can come up with more details from their memory than if they **only** have a photo or video. |
916 | There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:
* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed) | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | Whereas there can be high-quality ID questions, those picture-only ones definitely aren't. When they don't provide any additional information and look like the OP just found some random picture on a website, they really don't help anyone.
ID questions are already a hot topic, but we settled that they are allowed and on-topic, when well-phrased and useful. Whereas this is probably a subjective decision to some degree to be decided on a question by question basis, it doesn't take too much subjectivity to realize the very poor quality of *"found this picture, what movie from?"* questions. So at least downvote them and probably close-vote. | This type of question should be downvoted and closed. They all show a complete lack of research and effort on the part of the asker, and provide so little detail that they should be closed as Not Constructive. By allowing this type of question, we open the site up to all manner of vague trivia identify-this questions where the asker seeks to have a minimal amount of information linked to a correct answer.
We expect questions to show some expertise and/or effort on the part of the question asker, and because this type of question requires neither, they should be not allowed. |
916 | There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:
* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed) | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | I find the dislike of image/video-only identify (ID) questions to be baffling. The accepted type of ID questions is way more prone to issues. A description-only ID question will have:
* Incorrectly-remembered details
* Lack of details (either vague or not-mentioned)
* Can only be properly verified by the question asker
That last one is the most damning in my opinion, and is what I think makes image/video ID questions better. It is possible to take a screenshot of a film and show that it's an exact match for the image/video in the question. It is impossible to do this with a text-only ID question. This means answers are independently verifiable as a correct or incorrect, which removes a great deal of the issues that surround ID questions as a class. | This type of question should be downvoted and closed. They all show a complete lack of research and effort on the part of the asker, and provide so little detail that they should be closed as Not Constructive. By allowing this type of question, we open the site up to all manner of vague trivia identify-this questions where the asker seeks to have a minimal amount of information linked to a correct answer.
We expect questions to show some expertise and/or effort on the part of the question asker, and because this type of question requires neither, they should be not allowed. |
916 | There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:
* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed) | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | Whereas there can be high-quality ID questions, those picture-only ones definitely aren't. When they don't provide any additional information and look like the OP just found some random picture on a website, they really don't help anyone.
ID questions are already a hot topic, but we settled that they are allowed and on-topic, when well-phrased and useful. Whereas this is probably a subjective decision to some degree to be decided on a question by question basis, it doesn't take too much subjectivity to realize the very poor quality of *"found this picture, what movie from?"* questions. So at least downvote them and probably close-vote. | So to reiterate my comment into an answer. I believe that the ultimate problem with these sort of questions is that they exist in a vacuum. The only information that the asker has is the picture, which to me is worse than relying on their memory because they can come up with more details from their memory than if they **only** have a photo or video. |
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