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855 | What is a portfolio, and what should it consist of? Please include details such as the format, use of, number of items, types of items, etc. | 2011/02/10 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/855",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
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] | A portfolio should sum up the work you have done and the impression you are trying to give. Generally speaking ,if you are a web designer, a portfolio fo print work would be less relevant than your web design work so you would promote your web design work over your print work.
Think of it like a colourful CV/resume. Y... | A portfolio is a place where one includes their best work to show it off. Portfolio pages help in the selection criteria for business services. [Here](http://www.slideshare.net/webdesigntips/what-is-portfolio-website-design) is a slide that covers almost all about what a portfolio is and what it requires, including the... |
68,788 | One standard approach to showing compactness of first-order logic is to show completeness, of which compactness is an easy corollary. I am told this approach is deprecated nowadays, as Compactness is seen as the "deeper" result.
Could someone explain this intuition? In particular, are there logical systems which are ... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/68788",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/9896/"
] | The point is that we care about the models, rather than about the proofs. The compactness theorem---the claim that a theory is satisfiable iff every finite subset of it is satisfiable---is fundamentally connected to the models, and the possiblility of truth in these models. To use it, you need to understand your theory... | I was to say that the answers given so far are all wrong and misleading, but thanksfully I recalled that I am not a mathematician :-)
There are mainly two approaches to the concept of "logic".
1. The classical (or mathematical) approach to logic. Roughly speaking, a logic consists of two classes: a set of formulae an... |
68,788 | One standard approach to showing compactness of first-order logic is to show completeness, of which compactness is an easy corollary. I am told this approach is deprecated nowadays, as Compactness is seen as the "deeper" result.
Could someone explain this intuition? In particular, are there logical systems which are ... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/68788",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/9896/"
] | Really, compactness is seen as the deeper result? I have to say that I am also more interested in the models rather than formulas and deduction systems, and hence like
to teach students proofs of the compactness theorem that do not use the completeness
theorem. Typically I prove compactness using ultraproducts.
On th... | Here is an interesting quote from Bruno Poizat's "A Course in Model Theory":
>
> The compactness theorem, in the forms of Theorems 4.5 and 4.6, is due to Gödel; in fact, as explained in the beginning of Section 4.3 [Henkin's Method], the theorem was for Gödel a simple corollary (we could even say an unexpected coroll... |
68,788 | One standard approach to showing compactness of first-order logic is to show completeness, of which compactness is an easy corollary. I am told this approach is deprecated nowadays, as Compactness is seen as the "deeper" result.
Could someone explain this intuition? In particular, are there logical systems which are ... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/68788",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/9896/"
] | Really, compactness is seen as the deeper result? I have to say that I am also more interested in the models rather than formulas and deduction systems, and hence like
to teach students proofs of the compactness theorem that do not use the completeness
theorem. Typically I prove compactness using ultraproducts.
On th... | I was to say that the answers given so far are all wrong and misleading, but thanksfully I recalled that I am not a mathematician :-)
There are mainly two approaches to the concept of "logic".
1. The classical (or mathematical) approach to logic. Roughly speaking, a logic consists of two classes: a set of formulae an... |
68,788 | One standard approach to showing compactness of first-order logic is to show completeness, of which compactness is an easy corollary. I am told this approach is deprecated nowadays, as Compactness is seen as the "deeper" result.
Could someone explain this intuition? In particular, are there logical systems which are ... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/68788",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/9896/"
] | The point is that we care about the models, rather than about the proofs. The compactness theorem---the claim that a theory is satisfiable iff every finite subset of it is satisfiable---is fundamentally connected to the models, and the possiblility of truth in these models. To use it, you need to understand your theory... | I think that everything important that can be said about the
differences between Compactness and Completeness Theorems and their
proofs from the technical point of view has been said. (I also like
most the detailed and elucidating answer given by Joel David Hamkins
(at
[In model theory, does compactness easily imply co... |
68,788 | One standard approach to showing compactness of first-order logic is to show completeness, of which compactness is an easy corollary. I am told this approach is deprecated nowadays, as Compactness is seen as the "deeper" result.
Could someone explain this intuition? In particular, are there logical systems which are ... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/68788",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/9896/"
] | This is a side comment. There are several answers that explain why compactness is so important in model theory, and I agree with what they say. But I want to point out that the "in model theory" part is key here. In the overall study of logic, not restricted to model theory, both compactness and completeness are import... | Compactness is a "semantic" theorem, whose statement involves no "syntactic" concepts such as proofs or provability. So it seems one should not need the latter concepts to prove compactness (and of course, one does not). |
68,788 | One standard approach to showing compactness of first-order logic is to show completeness, of which compactness is an easy corollary. I am told this approach is deprecated nowadays, as Compactness is seen as the "deeper" result.
Could someone explain this intuition? In particular, are there logical systems which are ... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/68788",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/9896/"
] | The point is that we care about the models, rather than about the proofs. The compactness theorem---the claim that a theory is satisfiable iff every finite subset of it is satisfiable---is fundamentally connected to the models, and the possiblility of truth in these models. To use it, you need to understand your theory... | Here is an interesting quote from Bruno Poizat's "A Course in Model Theory":
>
> The compactness theorem, in the forms of Theorems 4.5 and 4.6, is due to Gödel; in fact, as explained in the beginning of Section 4.3 [Henkin's Method], the theorem was for Gödel a simple corollary (we could even say an unexpected coroll... |
4,870,911 | I have experience of integration of facebook and twitter api. But Its just feed post.
I want full Facebook application which shows friends list their messages and events.
And i want same thing for twitter and linkedin.
If any body have idea or code for this please give me link or post that.
Thanks | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4870911",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/591879/"
] | the API for Linkedin You can refer this :
<http://developer.linkedin.com/thread/1169?tstart=30> | You can use UIWebView to load twitter and facebook. It will let you exploit the entire functionality offered by these two Social networking sites. Though It's not impossible to build an application the way you want it to be but using webview will save your time as well as efforts. Since you are already aware of the FB ... |
375,594 | Do measurements of time-scales for decoherence disprove some versions of Copenhagen or MWI?
Since these discussions of interpretations of quantum mechanics often shed more heat than light, I want to state some clear definitions.
**standard qm** = linearity; observables are self-adjoint operators; wavefunction evolves... | 2017/12/21 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/375594",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I am not aware of any experimental evidence, so this probably does not qualify as an answer. However I can offer a reference that addresses this question theoretically:
* Armen E. Allahverdyan, Roger Balian, Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen (2011) *Understanding quantum measurement from the solution of dynamical models*, <https:... | Do measurements of time-scales for decoherence disprove some versions of Copenhagen or MWI?
No.
From Decoherence on wikipedia (emphasis mine):
>
> Decoherence has been used to understand the collapse of the wavefunction in quantum mechanics. **Decoherence does not generate actual wave function collapse**. It only ... |
19,940,141 | I'm studying algorithms to find connected components of graph., but I still don't know why is important to find connected components. In which applications do we use connected components of a graph?
Edit:
I want to know which graph analysis is dependent to the connected components of a graph? means that if i find the ... | 2013/11/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19940141",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2812081/"
] | As you've already found out, any user can write to the event log with existing event sources.
You have to treat the event log as unsafe input, that could potentially have been manipulated and that you need to handle carefully.
Without more details on what you are trying to accomplish it's hard to give any more specif... | I may also add on to Anders Abel. Not only can it be written to, it can also be cleared without notice. This may have serious adverse affects to your program if not handled correctly.
There are ways to "secure" the event log using user permissions etc, however this doesn't stop applications or the system from changing... |
17,641 | It is a frequent idiom for a group of characters to interact while eating Chinese food. Generally of the carry out variety, with chop sticks being plunged into the deep fold-up boxes. It seems to me that this is intended to bring a particular thematic element, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I see it way too oft... | 2014/03/03 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/17641",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | I do think you have something in thinking that Chinese food has a particular significance as take-out. There's an aura of a comfortable, but pressured, environment, where people are banding together to get stuff done. But, enough of my personal opinion and on to some quotes and particular examples. Much of this is crib... | I think sometimes people look for symbolism a little too much in cinema. In this case, I contend that there is **no** symbolism in Chinese food. It just happens to be an easily recognizable take-out food that can be recognized without branding. Also, hamburgers or pizza have been used but there are a lot of challenges ... |
17,641 | It is a frequent idiom for a group of characters to interact while eating Chinese food. Generally of the carry out variety, with chop sticks being plunged into the deep fold-up boxes. It seems to me that this is intended to bring a particular thematic element, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I see it way too oft... | 2014/03/03 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/17641",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | I do think you have something in thinking that Chinese food has a particular significance as take-out. There's an aura of a comfortable, but pressured, environment, where people are banding together to get stuff done. But, enough of my personal opinion and on to some quotes and particular examples. Much of this is crib... | I don't think Chinese food, in particular, is being used as a theme. I think it's delivery food in general. It evokes the sense that these people don't have time to go anywhere or do anything other than work on the project they're currently working on.
In America, there are really only two universal foods that are del... |
17,641 | It is a frequent idiom for a group of characters to interact while eating Chinese food. Generally of the carry out variety, with chop sticks being plunged into the deep fold-up boxes. It seems to me that this is intended to bring a particular thematic element, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I see it way too oft... | 2014/03/03 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/17641",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | I do think you have something in thinking that Chinese food has a particular significance as take-out. There's an aura of a comfortable, but pressured, environment, where people are banding together to get stuff done. But, enough of my personal opinion and on to some quotes and particular examples. Much of this is crib... | I think that movies and TV shows use those Chinese takeout boxes just because it’s easy for production. They could be empty boxes and they wouldn't actually have to prepare any food for the scene or multiple scenes at that. |
17,641 | It is a frequent idiom for a group of characters to interact while eating Chinese food. Generally of the carry out variety, with chop sticks being plunged into the deep fold-up boxes. It seems to me that this is intended to bring a particular thematic element, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I see it way too oft... | 2014/03/03 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/17641",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | I think sometimes people look for symbolism a little too much in cinema. In this case, I contend that there is **no** symbolism in Chinese food. It just happens to be an easily recognizable take-out food that can be recognized without branding. Also, hamburgers or pizza have been used but there are a lot of challenges ... | I don't think Chinese food, in particular, is being used as a theme. I think it's delivery food in general. It evokes the sense that these people don't have time to go anywhere or do anything other than work on the project they're currently working on.
In America, there are really only two universal foods that are del... |
17,641 | It is a frequent idiom for a group of characters to interact while eating Chinese food. Generally of the carry out variety, with chop sticks being plunged into the deep fold-up boxes. It seems to me that this is intended to bring a particular thematic element, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I see it way too oft... | 2014/03/03 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/17641",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | I think sometimes people look for symbolism a little too much in cinema. In this case, I contend that there is **no** symbolism in Chinese food. It just happens to be an easily recognizable take-out food that can be recognized without branding. Also, hamburgers or pizza have been used but there are a lot of challenges ... | I think that movies and TV shows use those Chinese takeout boxes just because it’s easy for production. They could be empty boxes and they wouldn't actually have to prepare any food for the scene or multiple scenes at that. |
17,641 | It is a frequent idiom for a group of characters to interact while eating Chinese food. Generally of the carry out variety, with chop sticks being plunged into the deep fold-up boxes. It seems to me that this is intended to bring a particular thematic element, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I see it way too oft... | 2014/03/03 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/17641",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | I don't think Chinese food, in particular, is being used as a theme. I think it's delivery food in general. It evokes the sense that these people don't have time to go anywhere or do anything other than work on the project they're currently working on.
In America, there are really only two universal foods that are del... | I think that movies and TV shows use those Chinese takeout boxes just because it’s easy for production. They could be empty boxes and they wouldn't actually have to prepare any food for the scene or multiple scenes at that. |
19,733 | In this society a lot of people say "I'm a Buddhist" but they're just saying that. So my question is, how can a person become a real Buddhist? And how do we know he's a real Buddhist? | 2017/03/22 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19733",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | You become a real Buddhist when you walk the path of Dhamma. The Buddhist teaching is to be experienced here and now and to be verified here and now. There are many ways this has been put forward:
* Sila - Samadhi - Panna where later is realisation at the experiential level or at the level of wisdom
* Pariyatti - Pati... | * Have unwavering faith in Buddha
* Have unwavering faith in Dhamma
* Have unwavering faith in Sangha
* Be relentless in eliminating Sakkaaya Ditti |
19,733 | In this society a lot of people say "I'm a Buddhist" but they're just saying that. So my question is, how can a person become a real Buddhist? And how do we know he's a real Buddhist? | 2017/03/22 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19733",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | You become a real Buddhist when you walk the path of Dhamma. The Buddhist teaching is to be experienced here and now and to be verified here and now. There are many ways this has been put forward:
* Sila - Samadhi - Panna where later is realisation at the experiential level or at the level of wisdom
* Pariyatti - Pati... | To become a true Buddhist one should have a pleasant mind towards, and confidence, in the Supreme Buddha. This confidence should be rooted (mulajata), and it should be well established (patitthita). To develop this kind of unshakeable confidence, it is important to know about the knowledge of The Buddha. A “Sotāpanna”/... |
19,733 | In this society a lot of people say "I'm a Buddhist" but they're just saying that. So my question is, how can a person become a real Buddhist? And how do we know he's a real Buddhist? | 2017/03/22 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19733",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | You become a real Buddhist when you walk the path of Dhamma. The Buddhist teaching is to be experienced here and now and to be verified here and now. There are many ways this has been put forward:
* Sila - Samadhi - Panna where later is realisation at the experiential level or at the level of wisdom
* Pariyatti - Pati... | I don't know about "Buddhism" as a name. There are those who honor the Buddha by practicing the eightfold path. There are those that honor the Buddha by giving garlands and incense but both are wholesome and real "Buddhist" practices alright. Even someone who has little idea what they are doing can technically be a "re... |
19,733 | In this society a lot of people say "I'm a Buddhist" but they're just saying that. So my question is, how can a person become a real Buddhist? And how do we know he's a real Buddhist? | 2017/03/22 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19733",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/8305/"
] | You become a real Buddhist when you walk the path of Dhamma. The Buddhist teaching is to be experienced here and now and to be verified here and now. There are many ways this has been put forward:
* Sila - Samadhi - Panna where later is realisation at the experiential level or at the level of wisdom
* Pariyatti - Pati... | I think a real Buddhist at the very least follows the five precepts. |
19,733 | In this society a lot of people say "I'm a Buddhist" but they're just saying that. So my question is, how can a person become a real Buddhist? And how do we know he's a real Buddhist? | 2017/03/22 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19733",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | You become a real Buddhist when you walk the path of Dhamma. The Buddhist teaching is to be experienced here and now and to be verified here and now. There are many ways this has been put forward:
* Sila - Samadhi - Panna where later is realisation at the experiential level or at the level of wisdom
* Pariyatti - Pati... | One "becomes a Buddhist" by seeking refuge in the 3 jewels: the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha. By seeking refuge we mean actively learning and using that knowledge.
After the point of inquiry into "Buddhism?" then you start to learn about it thru literature or asking people or videos. All part of the dharma. Then... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you ask me, whatever introductory level book you can find at your public library on html or css or "web programming" is a great place to start as far as books go. Typically, those kinds of books are a little bit "stale" as far as you're likely to find something that's not the latest greatest version of HTML, but for... | I'd recommend [Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/047017708X). There apparently is a second edition now, but my first edition has:
>
> Chapter 2: Best Practices for XHTML and CSS
>
>
>
The book (first edition) is basically comprised of case studi... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you are interested in online resources, The [SitePoint Reference](http://reference.sitepoint.com/) seems good. It covers HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The information seems clear, and there is the capability to add user notes as well.
If you prefer printed material, I started out with HTML for Dummies - despite the co... | If you know programming languages like Java, then I'd recommend checking out the [HTML4 spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/) on the W3C site.
It is as close as you'll come to the official docs.
I'd also recommend learning the differences between HTML and XHTML, why XHTML has no benefits to today's web (IE, content... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you are interested in online resources, The [SitePoint Reference](http://reference.sitepoint.com/) seems good. It covers HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The information seems clear, and there is the capability to add user notes as well.
If you prefer printed material, I started out with HTML for Dummies - despite the co... | I'm working through Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML. I have found it to be quite useful in staring me off with these technologies. |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | IMHO, the best way to learn it is by doing it, make a plan for a website, and have a go at making it happen (repeat as required), by the time you put html, css, javascript, and eventually a server side framework together, it can be a bit of a dark art, and there is much learning that can only happen when you are actual... | If you're looking for reference information, [W3 Schools](http://www.w3schools.com/) is a great place to start. [Smashing Magazine](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/) is great for pretty much everything to do with web development. I'd also recommend [A List Apart,](http://www.alistapart.com/) which often has great artic... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | IMHO, the best way to learn it is by doing it, make a plan for a website, and have a go at making it happen (repeat as required), by the time you put html, css, javascript, and eventually a server side framework together, it can be a bit of a dark art, and there is much learning that can only happen when you are actual... | I'd recommend [Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/047017708X). There apparently is a second edition now, but my first edition has:
>
> Chapter 2: Best Practices for XHTML and CSS
>
>
>
The book (first edition) is basically comprised of case studi... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you ask me, whatever introductory level book you can find at your public library on html or css or "web programming" is a great place to start as far as books go. Typically, those kinds of books are a little bit "stale" as far as you're likely to find something that's not the latest greatest version of HTML, but for... | IMHO, the best way to learn it is by doing it, make a plan for a website, and have a go at making it happen (repeat as required), by the time you put html, css, javascript, and eventually a server side framework together, it can be a bit of a dark art, and there is much learning that can only happen when you are actual... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you know programming languages like Java, then I'd recommend checking out the [HTML4 spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/) on the W3C site.
It is as close as you'll come to the official docs.
I'd also recommend learning the differences between HTML and XHTML, why XHTML has no benefits to today's web (IE, content... | I'm working through Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML. I have found it to be quite useful in staring me off with these technologies. |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you know programming languages like Java, then I'd recommend checking out the [HTML4 spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/) on the W3C site.
It is as close as you'll come to the official docs.
I'd also recommend learning the differences between HTML and XHTML, why XHTML has no benefits to today's web (IE, content... | If you're looking for reference information, [W3 Schools](http://www.w3schools.com/) is a great place to start. [Smashing Magazine](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/) is great for pretty much everything to do with web development. I'd also recommend [A List Apart,](http://www.alistapart.com/) which often has great artic... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you ask me, whatever introductory level book you can find at your public library on html or css or "web programming" is a great place to start as far as books go. Typically, those kinds of books are a little bit "stale" as far as you're likely to find something that's not the latest greatest version of HTML, but for... | If you're looking for reference information, [W3 Schools](http://www.w3schools.com/) is a great place to start. [Smashing Magazine](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/) is great for pretty much everything to do with web development. I'd also recommend [A List Apart,](http://www.alistapart.com/) which often has great artic... |
2,519,632 | What's a good book, or a good way to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS? I recently graduated from school and I only know Java, and C++.
I would like to learn some web development so I am looking for some good books and resources. | 2010/03/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2519632",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69514/"
] | If you are interested in online resources, The [SitePoint Reference](http://reference.sitepoint.com/) seems good. It covers HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The information seems clear, and there is the capability to add user notes as well.
If you prefer printed material, I started out with HTML for Dummies - despite the co... | If you're looking for reference information, [W3 Schools](http://www.w3schools.com/) is a great place to start. [Smashing Magazine](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/) is great for pretty much everything to do with web development. I'd also recommend [A List Apart,](http://www.alistapart.com/) which often has great artic... |
37,271,401 | Disclaimer: I am a total noob when it comes to anything .Net, but I have to get stuck in for a project I'm working on.
I see there are already some posts on this here, but no complete answer on how to resolve this. I get this warning:
>
> Can't find PInvoke DLL 'sqlceme35.dll'
>
>
>
when trying to deploy to a *... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37271401",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6344656/"
] | sqlceme35.dll is not part of a standard Windows Mobile SDK installation and needs to be installed separately (see <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8831>) and deployed manually (copy and install CAB file from your PC after install, see <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/13kw2t64%28v=vs.90... | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\v3.5\Devices\wce500\armv4i
Get the following cab files:
* sqlce.wce5.armv4i.CAB
* sqlce.repl.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB
* sqlce.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB
* sqlce.dev.ENU.wce5.armv4i.CAB
Install those onto the Program files directory of your pocket pc. Once they are inst... |
271,142 | Yennefer and Geralt are supposed to have an especially close romantic relationship. Yet I through the Witcher games, Geralt freely sleeps with a number of other female characters.
I cannot recall Yennefer ever discussing how she feels about this during the games. Do we ever get an insight on her opinions about Geralt'... | 2016/06/23 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/271142",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/63056/"
] | At the very least, her actions give us insight of her disapproval. That said, Geralt and Yennefer's relationship is not necessarily a natural one.
Geralt and Yennefer's Relationship
----------------------------------
In Witcher lore, Yennefer first appears in "[The Last Wish](http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Last_Wi... | I'll add a few more information from the books: Yennefer asks once Geralt "has he been faithful to her", for which he replies "Yes, I've been always thinking only about you", which seems to satisfy her. She seems to get a bit upset with Triss having a brief affair with Geralt, but she settles the matter after having a ... |
271,142 | Yennefer and Geralt are supposed to have an especially close romantic relationship. Yet I through the Witcher games, Geralt freely sleeps with a number of other female characters.
I cannot recall Yennefer ever discussing how she feels about this during the games. Do we ever get an insight on her opinions about Geralt'... | 2016/06/23 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/271142",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/63056/"
] | At the very least, her actions give us insight of her disapproval. That said, Geralt and Yennefer's relationship is not necessarily a natural one.
Geralt and Yennefer's Relationship
----------------------------------
In Witcher lore, Yennefer first appears in "[The Last Wish](http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Last_Wi... | the couple doesn’t care about the other being sexually intimate with other partners but Geralt was willing to kill Istredd for a while after finding out that he might lose Yen to him. |
271,142 | Yennefer and Geralt are supposed to have an especially close romantic relationship. Yet I through the Witcher games, Geralt freely sleeps with a number of other female characters.
I cannot recall Yennefer ever discussing how she feels about this during the games. Do we ever get an insight on her opinions about Geralt'... | 2016/06/23 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/271142",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/63056/"
] | I'll add a few more information from the books: Yennefer asks once Geralt "has he been faithful to her", for which he replies "Yes, I've been always thinking only about you", which seems to satisfy her. She seems to get a bit upset with Triss having a brief affair with Geralt, but she settles the matter after having a ... | the couple doesn’t care about the other being sexually intimate with other partners but Geralt was willing to kill Istredd for a while after finding out that he might lose Yen to him. |
134,753 | This is about the 1980 movie *Superman II* with Reeve and Hackman.
The only information I noticed in the film itself was this line from Superman's mother:
>
> The one danger we have considered is that the Phantom Zone might - we cannot predict - just might be cracked by a nuclear explosion in space. I cannot say I a... | 2016/07/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/134753",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/35327/"
] | In this movie the Phantom Zone is a prison that travels through space and you could argue that the Zone was caught in Krypton's explosion and followed a similar path as Kal El's ship.
Furthermore, later in the movie, Superman grabs the nuke in Paris and disposes of it by throwing it in deep space where it just happens ... | Well, perhaps when the rocket ship was sent from Krypton if you remember in the new version with the added scenes the ship passed by them in space so maybe, it was caught in the rockets trajectory, even though it left them behind because it was much faster letting them drift the same way the ship was going, and eventua... |
134,753 | This is about the 1980 movie *Superman II* with Reeve and Hackman.
The only information I noticed in the film itself was this line from Superman's mother:
>
> The one danger we have considered is that the Phantom Zone might - we cannot predict - just might be cracked by a nuclear explosion in space. I cannot say I a... | 2016/07/16 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/134753",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/35327/"
] | It's not explained how, or indeed why, the Phantom Zone was *so close to Earth* in either the film or its official novelisation. That being said, if we look at the earlier (1976) script treatment, it's explained that **the Phantom Zone is intended to remain in orbit around Krypton.**
>
> **JOR-EL**: (a trifle uneasil... | Well, perhaps when the rocket ship was sent from Krypton if you remember in the new version with the added scenes the ship passed by them in space so maybe, it was caught in the rockets trajectory, even though it left them behind because it was much faster letting them drift the same way the ship was going, and eventua... |
42,090 | Running an update check on all the installed modules on my site takes quite some time, and sometimes even exceeds PHP's runtime limits. Leaving the module enabled makes using the web based administration very difficult, as many different actions cause it to make a full run.
Is there a way to leave the module enabled, ... | 2012/09/08 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/42090",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/942/"
] | In regard to the **Update** module, my solution is to never use it on a live website, only in Staging or Devel, but not with the final website.
Also [Elysia Cron](http://drupal.org/project/elysia_cron) lets you to choose when you want to run all the hook\_crons. I think this is is a "must have" module in all drupal pr... | Yes. Of course. I don't think it is built-in, so you actually have a pretty cool idea for an easy but useful custom module. I actually made something very close to this not too long ago.
You create a module say updateManager, and in your module file add elysia cron as dependency,
One of the goals of the module could... |
424,254 | We're planning to use standard ASP.NET user authentication for our application. However, by default this requires us to have our user database on our web server in the App\_Data folder.
This is usually a **big** no-no for us - our databases are all behind the firewall and all access is done via a WCF Service layer.
I... | 2009/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/424254",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39709/"
] | You can install the neccessary db tables etc. in any SQL Server database.
Use the aspnet\_regsql.exe Wizard found in C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework....... to set up the target database.
Then simply update the connection strings in the provider configurations in the web.config. | Yes and Yes.
1. If you ever need to move to multiple web servers you shouldn't have the user data on one of those servers.
2. There are multiple was to do this, but check out this link for details on one [MSDN How To: Use Forms Authentication with SQL Server in ASP.NET 2.0](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms99... |
424,254 | We're planning to use standard ASP.NET user authentication for our application. However, by default this requires us to have our user database on our web server in the App\_Data folder.
This is usually a **big** no-no for us - our databases are all behind the firewall and all access is done via a WCF Service layer.
I... | 2009/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/424254",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39709/"
] | You can install the neccessary db tables etc. in any SQL Server database.
Use the aspnet\_regsql.exe Wizard found in C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework....... to set up the target database.
Then simply update the connection strings in the provider configurations in the web.config. | Yes, you should worry. No, there is no out-of-the-box solution. ASP.NET only ships with a SQL Membership Provider and an Active Directory membership provider [(reference)](https://web.archive.org/web/20210513220018/http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/120705-1.aspx). You will have to use a custom membership provid... |
424,254 | We're planning to use standard ASP.NET user authentication for our application. However, by default this requires us to have our user database on our web server in the App\_Data folder.
This is usually a **big** no-no for us - our databases are all behind the firewall and all access is done via a WCF Service layer.
I... | 2009/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/424254",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39709/"
] | You can install the neccessary db tables etc. in any SQL Server database.
Use the aspnet\_regsql.exe Wizard found in C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework....... to set up the target database.
Then simply update the connection strings in the provider configurations in the web.config. | you can create your own Custom membership provider by overriding the methods and properties of the following abstract class: public abstract class MembershipProvider. Once you override them, then you can use any valid datasource to authenticate the user. For example, you can use MYSQL, SQL server or even XML file to au... |
2,423,203 | What is the difference between server and client Hotspot. Is there any reason to switch production environment to -server. Please share your practical experience. Is there any performance boost? Related to Oracle UCM 10g | 2010/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2423203",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/290570/"
] | Yes, there can be a *huge* performance boost in some cases. When benchmarking my Protocol Buffers implementation, I was comparing it against the Java implementation - and I was really pleased, until I switched on -server... and saw the Java performance double. I don't know the details of everything it does, but basical... | The server VM collects stats for a longer time than the client VM before converting Java bytecode to native code. A **bit** more here: <http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/performance/hotspot.html#server> |
109,568 | In the Netflix movie *1922* we see the father and the son eat dinner right after talking with the sheriff about the missing wife.
I noticed that they were holding knives in their right hands and forks on their left. Then the father finished cutting up a piece of steak maybe, before switching the fork to the right hand... | 2020/06/13 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/109568",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/18998/"
] | As other posters have said, the use of a knife and fork is a cultural artifact. How they were used will vary by culture. As some have not pointed out, culture is a very regional as well as generational thing. So are manners, gentility, and hospitality to name a few. In a country as diverse as the US, it varies greatly ... | Eating and other customs change with geography and time.
On the subject of eating utensils, my answer to this question shows how some persons reacted to the use of different ones:
[https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/42159/did-the-catholic-church-forbid-the-use-of-forks-in-medieval-times/42167#42167[1]](http... |
109,568 | In the Netflix movie *1922* we see the father and the son eat dinner right after talking with the sheriff about the missing wife.
I noticed that they were holding knives in their right hands and forks on their left. Then the father finished cutting up a piece of steak maybe, before switching the fork to the right hand... | 2020/06/13 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/109568",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/18998/"
] | Specifically addressing the question.
The practice of cutting food such as a steak with a knife in the dominant hand (more commonly the right hand in the USA), and fork in the non-dominant hand, then switching to just a fork in the dominant hand to eat is a common practice in USA dining today, not just in the 1920s.
... | As other posters have said, the use of a knife and fork is a cultural artifact. How they were used will vary by culture. As some have not pointed out, culture is a very regional as well as generational thing. So are manners, gentility, and hospitality to name a few. In a country as diverse as the US, it varies greatly ... |
109,568 | In the Netflix movie *1922* we see the father and the son eat dinner right after talking with the sheriff about the missing wife.
I noticed that they were holding knives in their right hands and forks on their left. Then the father finished cutting up a piece of steak maybe, before switching the fork to the right hand... | 2020/06/13 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/109568",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/18998/"
] | Specifically addressing the question.
The practice of cutting food such as a steak with a knife in the dominant hand (more commonly the right hand in the USA), and fork in the non-dominant hand, then switching to just a fork in the dominant hand to eat is a common practice in USA dining today, not just in the 1920s.
... | Eating and other customs change with geography and time.
On the subject of eating utensils, my answer to this question shows how some persons reacted to the use of different ones:
[https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/42159/did-the-catholic-church-forbid-the-use-of-forks-in-medieval-times/42167#42167[1]](http... |
5,568,111 | This is a philosophical question, actually.
It's been a year I'm programming using PHP as a language and, as all of you know, PHP is very liberal as for the datatypes.
I was wondering: given that, is it a good practice to allow methods to return different kind of values?
Example: I'm used to set the variable that shoul... | 2011/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5568111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/204790/"
] | Seems like a correct approach: returning boolean false allows the method/function to return other logical "false" values such as 0 or the empty string as valid while still allowing the caller to check its result with the `===` operator. | >
> I was wondering: given that, is it a
> good practice to allow methods to
> return different kind of values?
>
>
>
No, it's not. Not in PHP not in other languages. Better add an other method for a specific type of results. |
5,568,111 | This is a philosophical question, actually.
It's been a year I'm programming using PHP as a language and, as all of you know, PHP is very liberal as for the datatypes.
I was wondering: given that, is it a good practice to allow methods to return different kind of values?
Example: I'm used to set the variable that shoul... | 2011/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5568111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/204790/"
] | It's a common approach, at least in PHP, and it isn't a bad practice.
It can be documented without problem using the PHPDoc convention: <http://manual.phpdoc.org/HTMLSmartyConverter/HandS/phpDocumentor/tutorial_tags.return.pkg.html> | >
> I was wondering: given that, is it a
> good practice to allow methods to
> return different kind of values?
>
>
>
No, it's not. Not in PHP not in other languages. Better add an other method for a specific type of results. |
5,568,111 | This is a philosophical question, actually.
It's been a year I'm programming using PHP as a language and, as all of you know, PHP is very liberal as for the datatypes.
I was wondering: given that, is it a good practice to allow methods to return different kind of values?
Example: I'm used to set the variable that shoul... | 2011/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5568111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/204790/"
] | Seems like a correct approach: returning boolean false allows the method/function to return other logical "false" values such as 0 or the empty string as valid while still allowing the caller to check its result with the `===` operator. | It's a common approach, at least in PHP, and it isn't a bad practice.
It can be documented without problem using the PHPDoc convention: <http://manual.phpdoc.org/HTMLSmartyConverter/HandS/phpDocumentor/tutorial_tags.return.pkg.html> |
148,787 | I was wondering what "core" means? CPU or memory or both? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/148787",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/9265/"
] | A core is a processing unit. It may or may not have a number of caches (small quick memory) of its own, depending on the design of the chip. What most people consider 'the memory' (ie the main RAM) is not directly connected to the idea of a core. | Some further read :
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core>
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit>
From what I understand, one or more core are part of a processor (CPU).
Memory can refer to the cache (a small and faster type of memory) or the RAM. The RAM isn't part of the CPU. |
148,787 | I was wondering what "core" means? CPU or memory or both? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/148787",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/9265/"
] | Like most terms, it depends on context.
* The term **cpu core** is frequently used these days. It refers to one of the independent processing units of [a multi-core processor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core_processor).
* The term **core memory** is a leftover from an early form of random access memory (RAM). ... | A core is a processing unit. It may or may not have a number of caches (small quick memory) of its own, depending on the design of the chip. What most people consider 'the memory' (ie the main RAM) is not directly connected to the idea of a core. |
148,787 | I was wondering what "core" means? CPU or memory or both? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/148787",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/9265/"
] | The word "core" has multiple meanings. These days, it's mostly used to refer to the [actual processing units](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core) within the CPU (now that they tend to have more than one), but it used to be that "core" referred to the [amount of memory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core_me... | A core is a processing unit. It may or may not have a number of caches (small quick memory) of its own, depending on the design of the chip. What most people consider 'the memory' (ie the main RAM) is not directly connected to the idea of a core. |
148,787 | I was wondering what "core" means? CPU or memory or both? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/148787",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/9265/"
] | Like most terms, it depends on context.
* The term **cpu core** is frequently used these days. It refers to one of the independent processing units of [a multi-core processor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core_processor).
* The term **core memory** is a leftover from an early form of random access memory (RAM). ... | Some further read :
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core>
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit>
From what I understand, one or more core are part of a processor (CPU).
Memory can refer to the cache (a small and faster type of memory) or the RAM. The RAM isn't part of the CPU. |
148,787 | I was wondering what "core" means? CPU or memory or both? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/148787",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/9265/"
] | The word "core" has multiple meanings. These days, it's mostly used to refer to the [actual processing units](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core) within the CPU (now that they tend to have more than one), but it used to be that "core" referred to the [amount of memory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core_me... | Some further read :
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core>
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit>
From what I understand, one or more core are part of a processor (CPU).
Memory can refer to the cache (a small and faster type of memory) or the RAM. The RAM isn't part of the CPU. |
148,787 | I was wondering what "core" means? CPU or memory or both? | 2010/06/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/148787",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/9265/"
] | Like most terms, it depends on context.
* The term **cpu core** is frequently used these days. It refers to one of the independent processing units of [a multi-core processor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core_processor).
* The term **core memory** is a leftover from an early form of random access memory (RAM). ... | The word "core" has multiple meanings. These days, it's mostly used to refer to the [actual processing units](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core) within the CPU (now that they tend to have more than one), but it used to be that "core" referred to the [amount of memory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core_me... |
64,998,115 | I have created 3 different notebook using pyspark code in Azure synapse Analytics. Notebook is running using spark pool.
There is only one spark pool for all 3 notebook. when these 3 notebook run individually, spark pool starts for all 3 notebook by default.
The issue which i am facing is related to spark pool. It is ... | 2020/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/64998115",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14310176/"
] | I have this problem a lot too. It takes 4-5 minutes in my experience as well.
If it takes longer, make sure you publish (save) your notebook first, then reload the page. Sometimes that refreshes the underlying Livy session. | The performance of your Apache Spark pool jobs depends on multiple factors. These performance factors include:
* How your data is stored
* How the cluster has configured (Small, Medium, Large)
* The operations that are used when processing the data.
Common challenges you might face include:
* Memory constraints due ... |
19,101 | I would like to organize a game playing session for 140 people in the same room. I could just split them up into lots of small groups and organize a tournament. But then I started to wonder, are there any massively multiplayer non-online games? My restriction is that any material needed will have to be printed out. | 2014/09/26 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/19101",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/6874/"
] | Once the second Pledge enters the battlefield, the first one again starts granting protection from white to the Gnomes, which causes the second aura to fall off. This happens as a state-based action just after the second Pledge resolves. | See Kevin's answer: the second Pledge causes the first to also grant protection from white.
If somehow both Pledges are colorless, and then both stop being colorless at end of turn, then my original answer applies:
Both Pledges will go to the graveyard, for exactly the reason you state. As soon as the Gnome's effect ... |
19,101 | I would like to organize a game playing session for 140 people in the same room. I could just split them up into lots of small groups and organize a tournament. But then I started to wonder, are there any massively multiplayer non-online games? My restriction is that any material needed will have to be printed out. | 2014/09/26 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/19101",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/6874/"
] | Let's walk through this. Our starting state is:
>
> **Gnome** is enchanted by **Colorless Pledge**.
>
>
>
The following events occur:
* You cast a second Pledge, targeting Gnome
* Pledge resolves and attaches to Gnome
The state of the board is now:
>
> **Gnome** is enchanted by **Colorless Pledge** and **Whit... | See Kevin's answer: the second Pledge causes the first to also grant protection from white.
If somehow both Pledges are colorless, and then both stop being colorless at end of turn, then my original answer applies:
Both Pledges will go to the graveyard, for exactly the reason you state. As soon as the Gnome's effect ... |
19,101 | I would like to organize a game playing session for 140 people in the same room. I could just split them up into lots of small groups and organize a tournament. But then I started to wonder, are there any massively multiplayer non-online games? My restriction is that any material needed will have to be printed out. | 2014/09/26 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/19101",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/6874/"
] | Once the second Pledge enters the battlefield, the first one again starts granting protection from white to the Gnomes, which causes the second aura to fall off. This happens as a state-based action just after the second Pledge resolves. | Let's walk through this. Our starting state is:
>
> **Gnome** is enchanted by **Colorless Pledge**.
>
>
>
The following events occur:
* You cast a second Pledge, targeting Gnome
* Pledge resolves and attaches to Gnome
The state of the board is now:
>
> **Gnome** is enchanted by **Colorless Pledge** and **Whit... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/225782",
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>
> The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the
> person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle
> age, and then steadily declines.
>
>
>
The questions that need to be answered are:
* What is mana? Actual life for... | ### Despite being magical constructs, a crowd of Homunculi contain much less extractable Mana than any single human would
Life energy and magical energy are not the same in quality or quantity. Mages can cast power spells because a small amount of life energy can be turned into large amounts of magical energy. As you ... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | **TL/DR: Mana is not released from the death of the victim. Mana is borrowed from the victim, then given back. Mages also get exhausted after using too much mana.**
**To answer your question, stealing mana from homunculi is dangerous - when the homunculus dies (this cannot be avoided), the stolen mana becomes dead and... | Mana from different sources do different things.
================================================
Why not use animal sacrifices instead of humans? Because while each animal's death releases a comparable *amount* of mana as a human's death, it's not the sort of mana the Sacrificer tribe needs for those spells and ritua... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | Put quite simply, sacrificing an homunculus will not gain a net increase in mana.
Creating an homunculus costs mana. Sacrificing an homunculus gains mana. However, because no process is 100% efficient, it takes more mana than a homunculus contains to create one, and sacrificing it yields less mana than it contains. Th... | A child's mana (or a homunculus's) is linked their parent's. This is a part of the natural order that helps parents train their children in magic, and also is partially responsible for the devastation felt when losing a child. Normally a parent may have a dozen children with a few surviving to adulthood. The mana drain... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | **Good luck sacrificing homunculi.**
They are freaking incredibly tough. You think one is dead but you have got no mana from it. Then you check and not only is it not dead but it is getting back up. Excessive measures to ensure death prove not excessive enough. People tell stories about times you get the mana from the... | **MAKE THEM FEEL IT**
The homunculus suffers for its master. It does work, it takes hits. It dies for the master. But it still feels all the pain because someone has to.
In rare cases the pain the homunculus feels can be shared by the master.
It most commonly happens when the homunculus is unconscious. If it is unco... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | Disaster followed.
They sacrificed homunculi, there were earthquakes, storms, drought, and other disasters. Whether the gods were offended, or the mana was bad, or the thing was a total coincidence, anyone who suggests trying it again will find himself the next sacrifice. | You already established your rule why it wouldn't work:
>
> The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the
> person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle
> age, and then steadily declines.
>
>
>
The questions that need to be answered are:
* What is mana? Actual life for... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | Homonculus mana makes the absorber servile, much like the homonculus it comes from. Even the most ruthless tyrant ends up a will-less servant carrying everyone's water after they try it. Not ideal for ambitious young Incas.
You could riff on it and have it that some who tries it actually end up as very nice, humble pe... | You already established your rule why it wouldn't work:
>
> The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the
> person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle
> age, and then steadily declines.
>
>
>
The questions that need to be answered are:
* What is mana? Actual life for... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | **Good luck sacrificing homunculi.**
They are freaking incredibly tough. You think one is dead but you have got no mana from it. Then you check and not only is it not dead but it is getting back up. Excessive measures to ensure death prove not excessive enough. People tell stories about times you get the mana from the... | **Homunculi don't have full mana because they're created only from sperm.**
Basing this on @Ivella's comment. The homunculi can function well for mundane purposes, but because they are not created from both sperm and egg, they don't have the full mystical characteristics of a natural creature.
It's even possible that... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | Homonculus mana makes the absorber servile, much like the homonculus it comes from. Even the most ruthless tyrant ends up a will-less servant carrying everyone's water after they try it. Not ideal for ambitious young Incas.
You could riff on it and have it that some who tries it actually end up as very nice, humble pe... | The most direct approach would be that, due to their different origins, homunculi don't possess mana, in the same way they don't possess free will.
If that doesn't work, they can have only the minimum needed for survival. Any working would be fatal to them, and produce a barely useful minimum of mana, possibly even le... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | Homonculus mana makes the absorber servile, much like the homonculus it comes from. Even the most ruthless tyrant ends up a will-less servant carrying everyone's water after they try it. Not ideal for ambitious young Incas.
You could riff on it and have it that some who tries it actually end up as very nice, humble pe... | He's A Soulja (But Not Really)
------------------------------
So, you want to know why your artificially created being who has no free will or individuality cannot be used to generate mana? It is simply because, unlike humans, homunculi do not have souls. And every mage has been told since they were a wee initiate to ... |
225,782 | The human body contains mana, the life force that can be transferred for use as a source for magic. The individual's capacity for mana slowly grows with time as the person ages into adulthood, finally reaching its limits during middle age, and then steadily declines. A mage must take care to control the amount of mana ... | 2022/03/16 | [
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] | Put quite simply, sacrificing an homunculus will not gain a net increase in mana.
Creating an homunculus costs mana. Sacrificing an homunculus gains mana. However, because no process is 100% efficient, it takes more mana than a homunculus contains to create one, and sacrificing it yields less mana than it contains. Th... | Mana only exists in free-willed spirits. Male sperm contains the animalcule, but the female egg contains the anima that inhabits the animalcule. If you try to create an homonculus out of both male and female gametes, it turns out to be no different than a fast grown rebellious normal human.
But that is not all: as I s... |
38,563,204 | I am searching for a way to make my table sortable by clicking on the column names but I cannot figure it out. I tried different ways that I found on the internet like installing angular2-datable (npm install angular-data-table) and do an import {DataTableDirectives} from 'angular2-datatable/datatable'; installing easy... | 2016/07/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/38563204",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6434325/"
] | The best way to use prime ng grid .That makes Better Ui
<http://www.primefaces.org/primeng/#/> | I am also unable to install angular-datatable because of permission denied while accessing **.config** directory.
You can add using the following command:
**sudo chown -R : /path/to/home/directory/.config**
This will transfer ownership to **user\_name** .Let me know,if you find other error. |
4,740,178 | What provider and driver offer the best performance when connection to SQL Server using ADO?
I'm connecting MS Access 2007 to SQL Server 2008.
Provider Options:
1. OLE DB provider for ODBC (MSDASQL.1) (default provider)
2. OLE DB provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB)
3. There may be other options that I'm not aware of
... | 2011/01/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4740178",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | You should test it in your specific environment to be sure. Whatever the performance differences are, they should be negligible. | Microsoft's Official Statement is here:
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ms130978.aspx>
In short: For an ADO-Connection, use SQLOLEDB.
MSDASQL is deprecated for a long, long time and does not do well with varchar(max) fields, for example.
When using the Native Client, you will have to specify DataTypeCompati... |
48,415 | Images, as I call them, are an important part of your prose.
Now, let's look at examples of bad images:
From [Onision's (from now on, Onii-san) book, Reaper's Creek](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFGMBvIJ0iQ) :
>
> Maybe that current lead him to a gathering of logs, and assuming he had not already drowned, he was... | 2019/10/06 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/48415",
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] | What makes it good is a good use of sensory information that the reader can recognize, "a warm blanket on a cold night" is talking about a particular sensory feeling we can relate to.
It has to be consistent with the character, and what the character knows, but ALSO something the reader can recognize. Saying *"The an... | Descriptive Words
-----------------
You are looking for descriptive adjectives and adverbs. If you look at the two passages you've provided, you'll notice that the first is almost devoid of adjectives and adverbs, while the second uses description, as well as an entire adverbial phrase (I think that's what it's called... |
307,842 | My wife needs to know, for academic reasons, what to call such a game. She's writing about using games to learn things, so here's your chance to help improve the general perception of video games ;)
In my childhood, we called the games within a game "minigames" or "the puzzle games inside the game." But I don't know w... | 2017/04/27 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/307842",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | TLDR: You wouldn't call it anything special.
The vernacular in regards to the overarching game is to use a possessive when referring to the minigame. So for instance, Final Fantasy's Chocobo Races. There is no special word or phrase given to the "main game" as you say.
[The wiki entry for minigame](https://en.wikiped... | While other answers address the specifics of the example games given, there is actually a couple of different subtypes of games that would also apply to 'Game that has other games within it' that I think is worth covering:
**Minigame Compilations**
-------------------------
These are games where the entire goal/inten... |
1,717,805 | Here is the question I have been posed:
"What is the best way to handle in valid credentials when logging into a site. Do we tell the user if their username was invalid? Or likewise if their password is invalid?"
I did some searching, but I'm having trouble finding a site with some best practices for this, to refer t... | 2009/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1717805",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9406/"
] | Just say that their credentials were incorrect.
Telling them that one piece of information was correct means that you're helping hackers discover user names at the very least.
If I enter:
>
> admin
>
>
> Password1
>
>
>
for example and I get a response that the password was invalid I now know that there is a ... | The most authoritative discussion I can find on this issue is from the "Web Security Testing Cookbook," Recipe 12.8.
The book points out:
1. You should provide a generic message indicating either the username or password was incorrect; revealing that just the username is correct allows attackers to enumerate valid us... |
102,183 | I am looking for best practices that big organizations follow for code check-in and validations.
Currently we follow these steps,
- Developer writes code
- Developer do some initial tests
- Code is awaiting validation now
- Technical lead reviews the code (possible bugs, see if coding convention is followed etc)
- On... | 2011/08/18 | [
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] | It seems like bad practice to me that there are no check-ins until the code is production ready. I would have a production branch and only cut over to it when the code has gone through all of those steps. my version of your process would be something like this:
* Developer writes code, checks it in.
* Does initial tes... | The code should always be in source control. The new code can be committed to a branch, reviews, changes, improvements are done there.
QA can be build from the branch.
AFter final approval, merge to trunk. |
102,183 | I am looking for best practices that big organizations follow for code check-in and validations.
Currently we follow these steps,
- Developer writes code
- Developer do some initial tests
- Code is awaiting validation now
- Technical lead reviews the code (possible bugs, see if coding convention is followed etc)
- On... | 2011/08/18 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/102183",
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] | It seems like bad practice to me that there are no check-ins until the code is production ready. I would have a production branch and only cut over to it when the code has gone through all of those steps. my version of your process would be something like this:
* Developer writes code, checks it in.
* Does initial tes... | I'd agree that code should be checked in as often as possible, but don't allow check ins that would break the build. Continuous integration is a very good tool to use as well IMO. Requiring all checkins pass the build process and unit tests (and even test coverage if possible) is a good way to ensure that people aren't... |
102,183 | I am looking for best practices that big organizations follow for code check-in and validations.
Currently we follow these steps,
- Developer writes code
- Developer do some initial tests
- Code is awaiting validation now
- Technical lead reviews the code (possible bugs, see if coding convention is followed etc)
- On... | 2011/08/18 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/102183",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/34681/"
] | It seems like bad practice to me that there are no check-ins until the code is production ready. I would have a production branch and only cut over to it when the code has gone through all of those steps. my version of your process would be something like this:
* Developer writes code, checks it in.
* Does initial tes... | I agree with the others that only a single check in is not very good. You should check in all the time, unfortunately "Enterprise" VCS seem to make it difficult to check in, which is near-suicide as far as I can tell. Major integration hassles invariably result.
One thing I would add: do a "diff" on the code in versio... |
35,468,029 | Trying to debug a stored procedure on a local SQL Server Express instance. I am running SSMS As Administrator. My login is in the sysadmin server role. My connection user is in the sysadmin server role. I get the message "Unable to start the Transact-SQL debugger, could not connect to the Database Engine instance 'loca... | 2016/02/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35468029",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2132098/"
] | Yes - I switched to using a Windows Authentication connection and it works now. So the answer is Yes, debugging works with SQL Express. | I believe the Express version does not have the debugger. I personally have never found the debugger of value anyway because problems with t-sql tend to be of the "did I get correct results" variety (which are often debugged by trying different variation of where clauses and joins until you find the culprit).
They ar... |
174,251 | Under this sequence of events:
1. Someone posts a question
2. I post an answer
3. OP comments on my answer
4. A third party adds a comment to my answer
5. I add a comment to my answer
Does the OP receive automatic notifications for either comment #4 or #5? The actual post in question is [using content\_for and and aj... | 2013/03/30 | [
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> Does the OP receive automatic notifications for either comment #4 or #5?
>
>
>
No. The OP is notified on your answer only if that third user pings the OP.
>
> If I'm reading this correctly, the OP will not get automatic notifications for either of those above events. Is this correct?
>
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Yes! | >
> No OP will not get notified until and unless you use @ and OP name
> this will notify him that the comment is related or targeted towards
> him. Also you will not require your name with @tag to recieve
> notification as you are owner of the question. You can use only one
> person name with @ with respect to th... |
26,293,227 | I am a student programmer and the topic my degree work is to finalize one of the input methods for touchscreen devices by visually impaired people (including the blind).
I want to make my application work correct with TalkBack. But I totally don't know, how to do it. I've found the package for accessibility, but it's n... | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/26293227",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4122043/"
] | You can start with simple layout with ImageView and add android:contentDescription="your string" as a parameter in xml. Then turn on talkback and click on that image to see what happens. | As an application developer, you don't need to specifically integrate your app with TalkBack. Instead, you should focus on providing correct data to the accessibility framework. This will ensure that your application works not only with TalkBack, but also with Braille and switch-based accessibility services.
See the A... |
26,293,227 | I am a student programmer and the topic my degree work is to finalize one of the input methods for touchscreen devices by visually impaired people (including the blind).
I want to make my application work correct with TalkBack. But I totally don't know, how to do it. I've found the package for accessibility, but it's n... | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/26293227",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4122043/"
] | You can start with simple layout with ImageView and add android:contentDescription="your string" as a parameter in xml. Then turn on talkback and click on that image to see what happens. | Use **android:contentDescription="Generic Image"** in any View with any custom content.
Note: When using ViewGroup, should be careful of clicking through view.
Here is a example: <https://github.com/dotrinhdev/AndroidTalkback> |
26,293,227 | I am a student programmer and the topic my degree work is to finalize one of the input methods for touchscreen devices by visually impaired people (including the blind).
I want to make my application work correct with TalkBack. But I totally don't know, how to do it. I've found the package for accessibility, but it's n... | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/26293227",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4122043/"
] | As an application developer, you don't need to specifically integrate your app with TalkBack. Instead, you should focus on providing correct data to the accessibility framework. This will ensure that your application works not only with TalkBack, but also with Braille and switch-based accessibility services.
See the A... | Use **android:contentDescription="Generic Image"** in any View with any custom content.
Note: When using ViewGroup, should be careful of clicking through view.
Here is a example: <https://github.com/dotrinhdev/AndroidTalkback> |
4,018 | I am using ESRI based GIS software, Postgresql/PostGIS/ArcSDE DB and we have a Mincom Ellipse asset management system.
Currently our all our spatial information regarding asset sites have been recorded as points, this has been versatile for the fact that it accommodates mapping at various scales. Now that we are integ... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/4018",
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] | I feel like you might have a couple of questions in your question. For the question in your title, your don't provide enough information about your GIS or asset management system to answer.
However, I think this is a good question, but certainly not limited to asset management.
>
> Do I now have to create a polygon
... | >
> Do I now have to create a polygon
> layer for my dams to be used with the
> asset management system for viewing at
> 1:1,000 then a point layer for mapping
> purposes when producing a map of the
> same sites at 1:100,000?
>
>
>
One alternative might be to develop a [custom renderer](http://help.arcgis.com... |
4,018 | I am using ESRI based GIS software, Postgresql/PostGIS/ArcSDE DB and we have a Mincom Ellipse asset management system.
Currently our all our spatial information regarding asset sites have been recorded as points, this has been versatile for the fact that it accommodates mapping at various scales. Now that we are integ... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/4018",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/1357/"
] | I feel like you might have a couple of questions in your question. For the question in your title, your don't provide enough information about your GIS or asset management system to answer.
However, I think this is a good question, but certainly not limited to asset management.
>
> Do I now have to create a polygon
... | Depending upon scale I would show features differently.
To save of storing multiple geometries for your feature you can use geometric centroids of buildings to compute a single point to represent the asset at much larger scales this will allow you to store single geometries for your assets.
But it does depend on your... |
4,018 | I am using ESRI based GIS software, Postgresql/PostGIS/ArcSDE DB and we have a Mincom Ellipse asset management system.
Currently our all our spatial information regarding asset sites have been recorded as points, this has been versatile for the fact that it accommodates mapping at various scales. Now that we are integ... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/4018",
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] | I suggest you have one table that contains both the polygon and point data. This table would have (at minimum):
* an id column that is a foreign key to the matching asset record,
* a geometry column that contains that polygon geometry and
* a geometry column that contains the point geometry.
Create a trigger that upd... | >
> Do I now have to create a polygon
> layer for my dams to be used with the
> asset management system for viewing at
> 1:1,000 then a point layer for mapping
> purposes when producing a map of the
> same sites at 1:100,000?
>
>
>
One alternative might be to develop a [custom renderer](http://help.arcgis.com... |
4,018 | I am using ESRI based GIS software, Postgresql/PostGIS/ArcSDE DB and we have a Mincom Ellipse asset management system.
Currently our all our spatial information regarding asset sites have been recorded as points, this has been versatile for the fact that it accommodates mapping at various scales. Now that we are integ... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/4018",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/1357/"
] | I suggest you have one table that contains both the polygon and point data. This table would have (at minimum):
* an id column that is a foreign key to the matching asset record,
* a geometry column that contains that polygon geometry and
* a geometry column that contains the point geometry.
Create a trigger that upd... | Depending upon scale I would show features differently.
To save of storing multiple geometries for your feature you can use geometric centroids of buildings to compute a single point to represent the asset at much larger scales this will allow you to store single geometries for your assets.
But it does depend on your... |
4,018 | I am using ESRI based GIS software, Postgresql/PostGIS/ArcSDE DB and we have a Mincom Ellipse asset management system.
Currently our all our spatial information regarding asset sites have been recorded as points, this has been versatile for the fact that it accommodates mapping at various scales. Now that we are integ... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/4018",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/1357/"
] | >
> Do I now have to create a polygon
> layer for my dams to be used with the
> asset management system for viewing at
> 1:1,000 then a point layer for mapping
> purposes when producing a map of the
> same sites at 1:100,000?
>
>
>
One alternative might be to develop a [custom renderer](http://help.arcgis.com... | Depending upon scale I would show features differently.
To save of storing multiple geometries for your feature you can use geometric centroids of buildings to compute a single point to represent the asset at much larger scales this will allow you to store single geometries for your assets.
But it does depend on your... |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes, pretty much.
With the "cloud" (as in "cloud providers"), you are renting the diskspace, bandwidth, CPU and memory owned by the provider and the means to use them from your software. They give you the infrastructure and you don't own the hardware.
There are other forms of cloud computing that don't involve these ... | Cloud computing begins with *Renting* hard disks to servers. However, it goes beyond that much more. This is not to say that there isn't any hype about it; but i am trying to define what is the key difference between being in cloud and not so!
In my office we have a set of servers, which i can access from anywhere. D... |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | No. Cloud computing is not merely a way to rent resources.
Cloud is all about services that:
* are delivered over the network (possibly the Internet)
* are fully controlled by API
* are fully automatable and automated
* require no human interaction for control
* are delivered as a commodity
* are billed like a utilit... | Cloud computing does not only provide resource renting.
It also offers a fault tolerance layer, should the rented resources fail. Serious cloud providers work hard to deliver a service without interruption. |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | While it's hyped as something new, cloud computing really a new marketing twist on the time-sharing distributed computing model emerged in the mid-to-late 1960's. Of course, there are huge technical improvements but, when you look at it closely, it's not too much different from hooking up to a mainframe via an acoustic... | Cloud computing begins with *Renting* hard disks to servers. However, it goes beyond that much more. This is not to say that there isn't any hype about it; but i am trying to define what is the key difference between being in cloud and not so!
In my office we have a set of servers, which i can access from anywhere. D... |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | Yes, pretty much.
With the "cloud" (as in "cloud providers"), you are renting the diskspace, bandwidth, CPU and memory owned by the provider and the means to use them from your software. They give you the infrastructure and you don't own the hardware.
There are other forms of cloud computing that don't involve these ... | Cloud computing says absolutely nothing about who owns the resources. Cloud computing is an architecture for developing distributed, network-based applications. There are a number of cloud computing service providers out there, such as Azure Services Platform, Amazon Web Services, Google App Engine, and a number of oth... |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | No. Cloud computing is not merely a way to rent resources.
Cloud is all about services that:
* are delivered over the network (possibly the Internet)
* are fully controlled by API
* are fully automatable and automated
* require no human interaction for control
* are delivered as a commodity
* are billed like a utilit... | Cloud computing begins with *Renting* hard disks to servers. However, it goes beyond that much more. This is not to say that there isn't any hype about it; but i am trying to define what is the key difference between being in cloud and not so!
In my office we have a set of servers, which i can access from anywhere. D... |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | Cloud computing begins with *Renting* hard disks to servers. However, it goes beyond that much more. This is not to say that there isn't any hype about it; but i am trying to define what is the key difference between being in cloud and not so!
In my office we have a set of servers, which i can access from anywhere. D... | Cloud computing does not only provide resource renting.
It also offers a fault tolerance layer, should the rented resources fail. Serious cloud providers work hard to deliver a service without interruption. |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | While it's hyped as something new, cloud computing really a new marketing twist on the time-sharing distributed computing model emerged in the mid-to-late 1960's. Of course, there are huge technical improvements but, when you look at it closely, it's not too much different from hooking up to a mainframe via an acoustic... | Cloud computing does not only provide resource renting.
It also offers a fault tolerance layer, should the rented resources fail. Serious cloud providers work hard to deliver a service without interruption. |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | Cloud computing says absolutely nothing about who owns the resources. Cloud computing is an architecture for developing distributed, network-based applications. There are a number of cloud computing service providers out there, such as Azure Services Platform, Amazon Web Services, Google App Engine, and a number of oth... | While it's hyped as something new, cloud computing really a new marketing twist on the time-sharing distributed computing model emerged in the mid-to-late 1960's. Of course, there are huge technical improvements but, when you look at it closely, it's not too much different from hooking up to a mainframe via an acoustic... |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | Cloud computing says absolutely nothing about who owns the resources. Cloud computing is an architecture for developing distributed, network-based applications. There are a number of cloud computing service providers out there, such as Azure Services Platform, Amazon Web Services, Google App Engine, and a number of oth... | Cloud computing does not only provide resource renting.
It also offers a fault tolerance layer, should the rented resources fail. Serious cloud providers work hard to deliver a service without interruption. |
118,971 | The company I work at recently hosted a web service in Windows Azure and announced that. Now trade online magazines say lots of meaningless stuff like "company X moves to the cloud", "company X drops desktops for the cloud", etc.
Looks like there're lots of materials out there (starting with [Wikipedia](http://en.wiki... | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/118971",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/587/"
] | Cloud computing says absolutely nothing about who owns the resources. Cloud computing is an architecture for developing distributed, network-based applications. There are a number of cloud computing service providers out there, such as Azure Services Platform, Amazon Web Services, Google App Engine, and a number of oth... | Cloud computing begins with *Renting* hard disks to servers. However, it goes beyond that much more. This is not to say that there isn't any hype about it; but i am trying to define what is the key difference between being in cloud and not so!
In my office we have a set of servers, which i can access from anywhere. D... |
103,513 | In my story, I want a creature to be immune to bullets, but giving it bulletproof skin seems too obvious. I want it so that you could shoot the creature a few times at its seemingly vital spots (the head, heart, etc.), but it won't die right away and can still escape or attack you. The best way to make sure it dies qui... | 2018/01/30 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/103513",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41106/"
] | What about a dense skeleton?
The skull would protect the brain of course, and you could have a ribcage where the ribs are more tightly packed (or even overlapping dual layer, allowing expansion in both layers but still protecting against vital shots) so that lungs, heart et al are protected. You still need a circulato... | How big is this creature allowed to be?
I'd like to take this in a different direction than the other answers: **make the creature "sparse"** (as the crown of a tree) and/or large (as a coral reef), so that point-effect weapons (such as bullets) have a very low chance of doing significant damage.
Maybe combined with ... |
103,513 | In my story, I want a creature to be immune to bullets, but giving it bulletproof skin seems too obvious. I want it so that you could shoot the creature a few times at its seemingly vital spots (the head, heart, etc.), but it won't die right away and can still escape or attack you. The best way to make sure it dies qui... | 2018/01/30 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/103513",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41106/"
] | Your creatures may have a reasonably thick layer of [ballistic gel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_gelatin) or blubber-like material under their skin, which scope shall be to slow down and thus absorb most of the kinetic energy of bullets, sparing damages to vital organs.
You can either change the density of ... | **Self-Regenerative tissue**
your creature has a very fast inmune and regenerative system, making beheading (or very big caliber shots on the head), and thus cutting all neural links, the only way to kill it.
**disclaimer: your creature might have strong bonds to young-adult self destructive women, cigars, muscle ca... |
103,513 | In my story, I want a creature to be immune to bullets, but giving it bulletproof skin seems too obvious. I want it so that you could shoot the creature a few times at its seemingly vital spots (the head, heart, etc.), but it won't die right away and can still escape or attack you. The best way to make sure it dies qui... | 2018/01/30 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/103513",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41106/"
] | Um why not use an actual polar bear? Or something very similar; bears, especially the big bears, (Polar and Grisly) are notoriously hard to kill with small calibre rounds, the combination of muscle layers, fat, and fur over their primary body cavity makes getting at their organs really unlikely with handgun rounds. The... | How big is this creature allowed to be?
I'd like to take this in a different direction than the other answers: **make the creature "sparse"** (as the crown of a tree) and/or large (as a coral reef), so that point-effect weapons (such as bullets) have a very low chance of doing significant damage.
Maybe combined with ... |
103,513 | In my story, I want a creature to be immune to bullets, but giving it bulletproof skin seems too obvious. I want it so that you could shoot the creature a few times at its seemingly vital spots (the head, heart, etc.), but it won't die right away and can still escape or attack you. The best way to make sure it dies qui... | 2018/01/30 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/103513",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41106/"
] | Um why not use an actual polar bear? Or something very similar; bears, especially the big bears, (Polar and Grisly) are notoriously hard to kill with small calibre rounds, the combination of muscle layers, fat, and fur over their primary body cavity makes getting at their organs really unlikely with handgun rounds. The... | Your creatures may have a reasonably thick layer of [ballistic gel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_gelatin) or blubber-like material under their skin, which scope shall be to slow down and thus absorb most of the kinetic energy of bullets, sparing damages to vital organs.
You can either change the density of ... |
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