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916 | What is your experience with applying IT policy to the Board of Directors?
Please mention the country and industry you have experience in, since the advice you're sharing may or may not be the same across all industries.
**[Edit]**
It isn't uncommon for a single Board Member to be involved in more than one board/co... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
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] | I work in healthcare and write the IT policies (among other things). All of my policies are reviewed by the corporate compliance team and others before being finalized. Once a policy is approved the first people I hold to the policy are the ones who asked for it or helped write it.
My thinking is that the people who h... | A board member should never deviate from the companies policy where the policy applies to them. The policy should be clear on what applies to whom and what the consequences for violation are. Policies can have contradictory elements where "allowed vs not-allowed" depends on ones position and responsibilities. The board... |
916 | What is your experience with applying IT policy to the Board of Directors?
Please mention the country and industry you have experience in, since the advice you're sharing may or may not be the same across all industries.
**[Edit]**
It isn't uncommon for a single Board Member to be involved in more than one board/co... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/396/"
] | If you're lucky enough to operate in a jurisdiction where [**directors would be personally liable**](http://www.soxlaw.com/s802.htm) for knowingly violating the protections in place, you can just wave that piece of law at them until they realise they had better comply with the policy. | A board member should never deviate from the companies policy where the policy applies to them. The policy should be clear on what applies to whom and what the consequences for violation are. Policies can have contradictory elements where "allowed vs not-allowed" depends on ones position and responsibilities. The board... |
916 | What is your experience with applying IT policy to the Board of Directors?
Please mention the country and industry you have experience in, since the advice you're sharing may or may not be the same across all industries.
**[Edit]**
It isn't uncommon for a single Board Member to be involved in more than one board/co... | 2010/12/01 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/916",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/396/"
] | I work in healthcare and write the IT policies (among other things). All of my policies are reviewed by the corporate compliance team and others before being finalized. Once a policy is approved the first people I hold to the policy are the ones who asked for it or helped write it.
My thinking is that the people who h... | If you're lucky enough to operate in a jurisdiction where [**directors would be personally liable**](http://www.soxlaw.com/s802.htm) for knowingly violating the protections in place, you can just wave that piece of law at them until they realise they had better comply with the policy. |
61,127 | Why is the *f* dynamic indication repeated in the last two bars displayed below if a dynamic instruction should last until a different indication occurs?
Also, in the same picture, should the notes between the sforzando indications be played as *ff* (the last dynamic specified before *sf* )?
Thanks for your help!
[!... | 2017/08/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61127",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43419/"
] | At least in the classical period, the normal practice (with no explicit notation) was that different beats in the bar were accented differently.
Repeating the "f" on every beat says "ignore the fact that the first beat in the bar is normally louder than the second beat in 2/4 time, and play them both at the same dynam... | Sforzando only applies to the notes immediately above it, so the notes in between should not be played sforzando.
RE: the repeated forte, this is not necessary. Once forte, the layers must continue to play forte until told otherwise. My guess is that the composer wanted to remind the players to do this every few notes... |
61,127 | Why is the *f* dynamic indication repeated in the last two bars displayed below if a dynamic instruction should last until a different indication occurs?
Also, in the same picture, should the notes between the sforzando indications be played as *ff* (the last dynamic specified before *sf* )?
Thanks for your help!
[!... | 2017/08/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61127",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43419/"
] | Sforzando only applies to the notes immediately above it, so the notes in between should not be played sforzando.
RE: the repeated forte, this is not necessary. Once forte, the layers must continue to play forte until told otherwise. My guess is that the composer wanted to remind the players to do this every few notes... | The composer wants the staccato notes to be emphasised. But they have a staccato dot over them. They need '>' over as well. There's no room. So he has to put 'f' instead. |
61,127 | Why is the *f* dynamic indication repeated in the last two bars displayed below if a dynamic instruction should last until a different indication occurs?
Also, in the same picture, should the notes between the sforzando indications be played as *ff* (the last dynamic specified before *sf* )?
Thanks for your help!
[!... | 2017/08/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61127",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43419/"
] | At least in the classical period, the normal practice (with no explicit notation) was that different beats in the bar were accented differently.
Repeating the "f" on every beat says "ignore the fact that the first beat in the bar is normally louder than the second beat in 2/4 time, and play them both at the same dynam... | The composer wants the staccato notes to be emphasised. But they have a staccato dot over them. They need '>' over as well. There's no room. So he has to put 'f' instead. |
707,463 | From my understanding your ISP will assign (sometimes dynamically) an IP address to your ***router.***
(Or is it assigned to the modem? [I'm starting to think it is.])
If it is assigned to the **router**, then this question follows:
What if I plug my PC directly into the modem via an Ethernet cable.
Does my compute... | 2014/01/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/707463",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/292855/"
] | The automatic assignment of IP addresses happens via a standard known as the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
When a computer connects to the network, the DHCP client, generally a component of the operating system sends out a DHCP request and recieves an offer from a DHCP server. The offer generally contains:
1.... | Your PC has software ([DHCP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol) client) that can request IP settings to be assigned to it by the ISP the same way the router does. |
707,463 | From my understanding your ISP will assign (sometimes dynamically) an IP address to your ***router.***
(Or is it assigned to the modem? [I'm starting to think it is.])
If it is assigned to the **router**, then this question follows:
What if I plug my PC directly into the modem via an Ethernet cable.
Does my compute... | 2014/01/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/707463",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/292855/"
] | The automatic assignment of IP addresses happens via a standard known as the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
When a computer connects to the network, the DHCP client, generally a component of the operating system sends out a DHCP request and recieves an offer from a DHCP server. The offer generally contains:
1.... | In my experience, your modem is normally a DHCP client and a DHCP server, but they dont have to be either.
IF your modem is a DHCP client, then when you connect it to your upstream network (IE. Plug the modem into cable of the DSL Line) and power it on IT will ask for an address on that interface. The ISP will then r... |
344,066 | Example:
>
> The accident happened due to a lack of communication (or coordination) between the parties involved.
>
>
> | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/344066",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1824/"
] | **Miscommunication** — [Cambridge](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/miscommunication)
>
> *noun* Failure to communicate ideas or intentions successfully
>
>
> *"A spokeswomen blamed the confusion on miscommunication between the company and its customers.*"
>
>
> | Perhaps **disconnect** ([Cambridge](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/miscommunication))
>
> A situation in which two or more things are not connected in the way
> that they should be.
>
>
>
better indicates the missed opportunity to communicate, if that's your intention.
**[Breakdown](http://d... |
344,066 | Example:
>
> The accident happened due to a lack of communication (or coordination) between the parties involved.
>
>
> | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/344066",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1824/"
] | **Miscommunication** — [Cambridge](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/miscommunication)
>
> *noun* Failure to communicate ideas or intentions successfully
>
>
> *"A spokeswomen blamed the confusion on miscommunication between the company and its customers.*"
>
>
> | **Confusion** has a couple definitions along this line: [[Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confusion)]
>
> a situation in which people are uncertain about what to do or are
> unable to understand something clearly
>
>
>
and
>
> the feeling that you have when you do not understand wh... |
241,028 | I can definitely remember the series showing us animals being transfigured into objects, but what about the reverse? Do the books give us any examples? | 2020/12/27 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/241028",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Yes.**
McGonagall uses this type of transfiguration as a demonstration in her first lesson in PS/SS:
>
> Then she changed her desk into a pig and back again. They were all very impressed and couldn't wait to get started, but soon realised they weren't going to be changing the furniture into animals for a long time... | ### Yes, turning objects into animals is possible.
It is indeed possible to turn an inanimate object into an animal. It is not a uniquely difficult branch of magic, as turning a teapot into a tortoise is covered in Hogwarts’s third year Transfiguration class.
>
> “The third-years emerged from Transfiguration at lunc... |
20,356,546 | I have made C# application of Loan Receive Management for my client in windows 7(x86) and using Microsoft visual studio 2010 (.NET Framework 4.0) and it works fine, but my client using windows XP now. So I am worry that my application will run completely fine in his OS (XP).
If it can produce any problem or difficultie... | 2013/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20356546",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3062281/"
] | It should work fine, You should only be worried if your application is targeting .Net framework 4.5 which is not available on windows XP. To be on the safe side, select "Any CPU" for platform target in project properties.
Make sure that the target computer has .Net framework 4.0 installed. | yes it should works fine you need sp3 installed on XP and compile your app in 32 bit mode to be more sure and make sure your .net installed as Full on XP. You can download it from [here](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718) |
44,917 | I'm trying to get my new Android phone running without speaking to Google or sending them my data. For the moment, I've got Funambol Running, but Funambol doesn't have a Thunderbird client. They do have an Evolution plugin, however. I'm not prepared to switch over to Evolution, because I really like Thunderbird and hav... | 2011/05/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/44917",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/13049/"
] | Yes, Thunderbird uses EDS by default in 11.10, which means that it is shared with Evolution. EDS currently has issues with DesktopCouch addressbooks, but others seem to work nicely. | You could manually save and load adressbooks via dropbox or similar services! There is a dropbox app for android, should work. But that's not what you want, is it? |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | potter of 28 years experience here. What you are seeing is called crazing. It's caused by a slightly poor "fit" between glaze and clay body of the ceramics, usually because of too much silica in the glaze. With some glazes, it's intentional; [celedons craze](https://digitalfire.com/glossary/celadon+glaze), as do [white... | It is safe to use. I have seen lots of cups with similar cracks. I think that they are only in the glaze, not in the ceramic below. But even if the ceramic is slightly damaged too, I have never had one of these break in my hands despite using them for years. |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | That is called crazing. It is a crack or fissure in the enamel coating on the cup, not indicative of deep structural flaws.
Your cup is unlikely to fail in the sense of completely breaking due to the craze in the glaze.
On the other hand, they will stain over time, and be unsightly, and hard to wash out.
If the pie... | potter of 28 years experience here. What you are seeing is called crazing. It's caused by a slightly poor "fit" between glaze and clay body of the ceramics, usually because of too much silica in the glaze. With some glazes, it's intentional; [celedons craze](https://digitalfire.com/glossary/celadon+glaze), as do [white... |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | Looks [crazed](https://www.google.com/search?q=crazed%20ceramic&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2QS&rls=org.mozilla%3aen-US%3aofficial&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7fXBUo6bAo7AkQeW1oCACQ&ved=0CE4QsAQ&biw=1478&bih=783). Sometimes that's a death sentence for a cup, more often it means that dark colored liquids can see... | Cracks in any dishes hold bacteria so they are always unsafe. Never use dishes with any cracks in them for food. Chips on edges of plates or serving dishes do not really present a problem, but all tiny cracks present a health problem and the poster is also exactly right about leaching into the cracks and molds and stai... |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | Looks [crazed](https://www.google.com/search?q=crazed%20ceramic&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2QS&rls=org.mozilla%3aen-US%3aofficial&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7fXBUo6bAo7AkQeW1oCACQ&ved=0CE4QsAQ&biw=1478&bih=783). Sometimes that's a death sentence for a cup, more often it means that dark colored liquids can see... | It is safe to use. I have seen lots of cups with similar cracks. I think that they are only in the glaze, not in the ceramic below. But even if the ceramic is slightly damaged too, I have never had one of these break in my hands despite using them for years. |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | That is called crazing. It is a crack or fissure in the enamel coating on the cup, not indicative of deep structural flaws.
Your cup is unlikely to fail in the sense of completely breaking due to the craze in the glaze.
On the other hand, they will stain over time, and be unsightly, and hard to wash out.
If the pie... | As anybody who has ever made something from ceramic and has tried to paint it knows, ceramic is a very porous material, which will soak up some of whatever touches it's surface. That is the very reason why a glazing is needed to seal it, in order to make it food safe, if we want to make something, such as a cup, from i... |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | It is safe to use. I have seen lots of cups with similar cracks. I think that they are only in the glaze, not in the ceramic below. But even if the ceramic is slightly damaged too, I have never had one of these break in my hands despite using them for years. | As anybody who has ever made something from ceramic and has tried to paint it knows, ceramic is a very porous material, which will soak up some of whatever touches it's surface. That is the very reason why a glazing is needed to seal it, in order to make it food safe, if we want to make something, such as a cup, from i... |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | It is safe to use. I have seen lots of cups with similar cracks. I think that they are only in the glaze, not in the ceramic below. But even if the ceramic is slightly damaged too, I have never had one of these break in my hands despite using them for years. | Cracks in any dishes hold bacteria so they are always unsafe. Never use dishes with any cracks in them for food. Chips on edges of plates or serving dishes do not really present a problem, but all tiny cracks present a health problem and the poster is also exactly right about leaching into the cracks and molds and stai... |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | That is called crazing. It is a crack or fissure in the enamel coating on the cup, not indicative of deep structural flaws.
Your cup is unlikely to fail in the sense of completely breaking due to the craze in the glaze.
On the other hand, they will stain over time, and be unsightly, and hard to wash out.
If the pie... | Looks [crazed](https://www.google.com/search?q=crazed%20ceramic&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2QS&rls=org.mozilla%3aen-US%3aofficial&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7fXBUo6bAo7AkQeW1oCACQ&ved=0CE4QsAQ&biw=1478&bih=783). Sometimes that's a death sentence for a cup, more often it means that dark colored liquids can see... |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | potter of 28 years experience here. What you are seeing is called crazing. It's caused by a slightly poor "fit" between glaze and clay body of the ceramics, usually because of too much silica in the glaze. With some glazes, it's intentional; [celedons craze](https://digitalfire.com/glossary/celadon+glaze), as do [white... | Cracks in any dishes hold bacteria so they are always unsafe. Never use dishes with any cracks in them for food. Chips on edges of plates or serving dishes do not really present a problem, but all tiny cracks present a health problem and the poster is also exactly right about leaching into the cracks and molds and stai... |
40,713 | I have a large ceramic soup cup which appears to be internally damaged after being rinsed with cold water while hot:
Is this cup still safe to use, or is it likely to shatter or otherwise fail during use? | 2013/12/30 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/40713",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11542/"
] | Looks [crazed](https://www.google.com/search?q=crazed%20ceramic&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2QS&rls=org.mozilla%3aen-US%3aofficial&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7fXBUo6bAo7AkQeW1oCACQ&ved=0CE4QsAQ&biw=1478&bih=783). Sometimes that's a death sentence for a cup, more often it means that dark colored liquids can see... | As anybody who has ever made something from ceramic and has tried to paint it knows, ceramic is a very porous material, which will soak up some of whatever touches it's surface. That is the very reason why a glazing is needed to seal it, in order to make it food safe, if we want to make something, such as a cup, from i... |
98,405 | My first year undergraduate teammate has submitted our project work to multiple conferences. I want him to pull back the submission before reviewers take action against us. But he wants proof that conferences actually care about it and can detect self plagiarism and double submission.
This is in electronics, where con... | 2017/11/04 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/98405",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | Organizers of conferences with overlapping review periods sometimes exchange the submission information to detect cases of multiple submission. However, since doing so without the authors' agreement would be a breach of confidentiality, this can only be done ethically by conferences who announce this process in their c... | Submitting without the approval of all authors is obviously wrong.
Putting that aside, what’s the problem with submitting to multiple conferences? Its not the same a dual publication of journal articles - a permanent citeable record.
I routinely submit work to two conferences - it’s in the remit of both, but there ... |
98,405 | My first year undergraduate teammate has submitted our project work to multiple conferences. I want him to pull back the submission before reviewers take action against us. But he wants proof that conferences actually care about it and can detect self plagiarism and double submission.
This is in electronics, where con... | 2017/11/04 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/98405",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | Organizers of conferences with overlapping review periods sometimes exchange the submission information to detect cases of multiple submission. However, since doing so without the authors' agreement would be a breach of confidentiality, this can only be done ethically by conferences who announce this process in their c... | As a reviewer I routinely search for the paper title, basic paper keywords, and/or the particular combination of authors' names in an academic search engine. This typically shows the close environment of peers, a sub-sub-area, so to say.
But not once or twice this has resulted in rather unexpected results, such as a v... |
98,405 | My first year undergraduate teammate has submitted our project work to multiple conferences. I want him to pull back the submission before reviewers take action against us. But he wants proof that conferences actually care about it and can detect self plagiarism and double submission.
This is in electronics, where con... | 2017/11/04 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/98405",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | "Actually care about it": Read the conference's rules.
"Can detect": Irrelevant. Like many things in academic research, this is primarily honor system. If your teammate thinks that whether something is acceptable is determined by whether you can get away with it, they need a serious attitude adjustment.
By the way: d... | Submitting without the approval of all authors is obviously wrong.
Putting that aside, what’s the problem with submitting to multiple conferences? Its not the same a dual publication of journal articles - a permanent citeable record.
I routinely submit work to two conferences - it’s in the remit of both, but there ... |
98,405 | My first year undergraduate teammate has submitted our project work to multiple conferences. I want him to pull back the submission before reviewers take action against us. But he wants proof that conferences actually care about it and can detect self plagiarism and double submission.
This is in electronics, where con... | 2017/11/04 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/98405",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/82427/"
] | As a reviewer I routinely search for the paper title, basic paper keywords, and/or the particular combination of authors' names in an academic search engine. This typically shows the close environment of peers, a sub-sub-area, so to say.
But not once or twice this has resulted in rather unexpected results, such as a v... | Submitting without the approval of all authors is obviously wrong.
Putting that aside, what’s the problem with submitting to multiple conferences? Its not the same a dual publication of journal articles - a permanent citeable record.
I routinely submit work to two conferences - it’s in the remit of both, but there ... |
98,405 | My first year undergraduate teammate has submitted our project work to multiple conferences. I want him to pull back the submission before reviewers take action against us. But he wants proof that conferences actually care about it and can detect self plagiarism and double submission.
This is in electronics, where con... | 2017/11/04 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/98405",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/82427/"
] | "Actually care about it": Read the conference's rules.
"Can detect": Irrelevant. Like many things in academic research, this is primarily honor system. If your teammate thinks that whether something is acceptable is determined by whether you can get away with it, they need a serious attitude adjustment.
By the way: d... | As a reviewer I routinely search for the paper title, basic paper keywords, and/or the particular combination of authors' names in an academic search engine. This typically shows the close environment of peers, a sub-sub-area, so to say.
But not once or twice this has resulted in rather unexpected results, such as a v... |
206,580 | After all, we are talking about very definite passengers – the ones that were on that train. Can it be gathered from the sentence that not all of the passengers were given a refund?
P.S. The sentence comes from a grammar book. | 2019/04/22 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/206580",
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"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/77655/"
] | The sentence
>
> Since the train was delayed for more than an hour, passengers were given a full refund.
>
>
>
is formally ambiguous. One cannot tell from the sentence alone whether **the** passengers were given a refund -- that is, all the passengers -- or whether only **some** passengers were given a refund: pe... | It could be a stylistic reason, because "the" has already been used for "the train", so "passengers" reads better. It is possibly from a newspaper article. Your reasoning is correct, the refund concerns these specific passengers. |
206,580 | After all, we are talking about very definite passengers – the ones that were on that train. Can it be gathered from the sentence that not all of the passengers were given a refund?
P.S. The sentence comes from a grammar book. | 2019/04/22 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/206580",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/77655/"
] | It could be a stylistic reason, because "the" has already been used for "the train", so "passengers" reads better. It is possibly from a newspaper article. Your reasoning is correct, the refund concerns these specific passengers. | The main takeaway (for me) from reading that sentence is that the railway company admitted responsibility for the delay, and followed through on that admission by actually giving out full refunds. Who exactly got those refunds (all passengers, or just some passengers), and what they had to do in order to get them isn't... |
206,580 | After all, we are talking about very definite passengers – the ones that were on that train. Can it be gathered from the sentence that not all of the passengers were given a refund?
P.S. The sentence comes from a grammar book. | 2019/04/22 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/206580",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/77655/"
] | The sentence
>
> Since the train was delayed for more than an hour, passengers were given a full refund.
>
>
>
is formally ambiguous. One cannot tell from the sentence alone whether **the** passengers were given a refund -- that is, all the passengers -- or whether only **some** passengers were given a refund: pe... | The main takeaway (for me) from reading that sentence is that the railway company admitted responsibility for the delay, and followed through on that admission by actually giving out full refunds. Who exactly got those refunds (all passengers, or just some passengers), and what they had to do in order to get them isn't... |
454,807 | I develop asp.net websites, and I read about cloud computing, windows azure, etc. But in the end, I cannot see any pratical reasons to change/move/etc my services to the "cloud".
What the benefices?
Cloud computing is some kind of "evolution" of web farms?
Thanks, and sorry my ignorance.... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454807",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | I think the number-one reason is the level of dynamic scalability that is offered.
Then I would say the amount of redundancy, that is typically offered. | Because you can use one buzzword more to impress your clients. :)
Honestly, if you don't know it you probably don't need it. |
454,807 | I develop asp.net websites, and I read about cloud computing, windows azure, etc. But in the end, I cannot see any pratical reasons to change/move/etc my services to the "cloud".
What the benefices?
Cloud computing is some kind of "evolution" of web farms?
Thanks, and sorry my ignorance.... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454807",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | To explain the benefits, I'll use two examples [Microsoft Azure](http://www.azure.com) and [Amazon EC2](http://aws.amazon.com).
In the case of Amazon EC2 you can rent a virtual image with Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server for a few cents per machine per hour. Like other hosting companies you don't need to manage the ... | I think the number-one reason is the level of dynamic scalability that is offered.
Then I would say the amount of redundancy, that is typically offered. |
454,807 | I develop asp.net websites, and I read about cloud computing, windows azure, etc. But in the end, I cannot see any pratical reasons to change/move/etc my services to the "cloud".
What the benefices?
Cloud computing is some kind of "evolution" of web farms?
Thanks, and sorry my ignorance.... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454807",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | I think the number-one reason is the level of dynamic scalability that is offered.
Then I would say the amount of redundancy, that is typically offered. | The short answer is that "the cloud" is a buzzword for virtual server services. If you need to use it it's because you don't want to spend your money on IT-staff and servers that can do the same thing.
Azure has some extra features for microsoft developers and you can watch the [PDC 2008 keynote](http://channel9.msdn.... |
454,807 | I develop asp.net websites, and I read about cloud computing, windows azure, etc. But in the end, I cannot see any pratical reasons to change/move/etc my services to the "cloud".
What the benefices?
Cloud computing is some kind of "evolution" of web farms?
Thanks, and sorry my ignorance.... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454807",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | To explain the benefits, I'll use two examples [Microsoft Azure](http://www.azure.com) and [Amazon EC2](http://aws.amazon.com).
In the case of Amazon EC2 you can rent a virtual image with Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server for a few cents per machine per hour. Like other hosting companies you don't need to manage the ... | Because you can use one buzzword more to impress your clients. :)
Honestly, if you don't know it you probably don't need it. |
454,807 | I develop asp.net websites, and I read about cloud computing, windows azure, etc. But in the end, I cannot see any pratical reasons to change/move/etc my services to the "cloud".
What the benefices?
Cloud computing is some kind of "evolution" of web farms?
Thanks, and sorry my ignorance.... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454807",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48729/"
] | To explain the benefits, I'll use two examples [Microsoft Azure](http://www.azure.com) and [Amazon EC2](http://aws.amazon.com).
In the case of Amazon EC2 you can rent a virtual image with Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server for a few cents per machine per hour. Like other hosting companies you don't need to manage the ... | The short answer is that "the cloud" is a buzzword for virtual server services. If you need to use it it's because you don't want to spend your money on IT-staff and servers that can do the same thing.
Azure has some extra features for microsoft developers and you can watch the [PDC 2008 keynote](http://channel9.msdn.... |
137,416 | I Googled and found [this page](https://www.prepressure.com/design/basics/bleed) about bleed. It says the following:
>
> The fact that content needs to extend beyond the page boundaries is no excuse for sloppy design. Letting images extend beyond the needed bleed clutters the file, can lead to bloated PDF files and s... | 2020/05/14 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/137416",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/83685/"
] | Objects extending past bleed marks are never *really* a problem. There's no such thing as "too much" bleed. Within reason of course. I mean a 6" bleed would be ridiculous unless it was requested.
However, it never hurts to keep cleanliness in mind while working. Much the same way you can't work effectively if there ar... | While keeping your files tidy is mostly just good craftsmanship (and courtesy when working with other people), there are some cases where it can prevent problems further down the road.
---
For example: **Spot colours**
If you place an "spot-coloured" object next to your page, some prepress-algorithms will flag your ... |
6,768,166 | I need to create a recursive method in java which checks two Char lists.
If the second list includes all the chars in the first list at least once and in the same order it should return true, else it should return false.
for example:
List 1: "abbcd"(every char in a node), List 2: "abbcccddd"(every char in node) This s... | 2011/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6768166",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/854745/"
] | I'll assume that you use the usual node structure with a data element and a reference to the next node. Then one can define the function as follows:
* contains(null, haystack) = true (since every string contains the empty string)
* contains(pattern, null) = false (since the empty string doesn't contain any patterns)
*... | The *in order* requirement also simplifies the problem.
Consider that both lists are iterated over at the same time with slightly different advancing rules:
1. When is the list "to find" advanced to the next node?
2. When is the list which may contain the "to find" list advanced to the next node?
3. At what point is ... |
61,855,532 | Problem #1: Hello, so I messed up my Windows(while removing dual boot with ubuntu) once and it wouldn't start so I had to install using a flash drive, during installation I deleted the EFI partition and the free space is still there but windows made another EFI partition and now I have free space and then EFI partition... | 2020/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/61855532",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13424587/"
] | So, I solved this thing on my own. Here's how it goes - First of all the EFI partition I'm talking about in Problem #1 turns out that it's not EFI partition but it's Win Recovery Tools and I deleted them during my fresh windows install and the memory left before them, I merged it with my C drive using AOEMI partition t... | You can use disk partition software like partition magic that can help you remove the Linux partitions and make it unpartitioned space. Post making unpartioned format it as NTFS and it will be merged with windows.
You can use the free version of partition magic for this. |
354 | Regarding: [Sachin Tendulkar's bowling record](https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2632/sachin-tendulkars-bowling-record)
In said question, the following was omitted:
>
> Does the batting sensation hold any other such fascinating bowling records to his name?
>
>
>
As of the writing of this post, three clo... | 2013/05/12 | [
"https://sports.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/354",
"https://sports.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Here's why I initially tried to edit this into some semblance of order, and then ultimately decided I'd vote to close (I don't really care the reason, but TL fits here and I'll explain why).
First the merits of the question. This started out as a bad question, the line you quoted there was my main concern and I initi... | Posting my comment from that question here:
If this question is too localized, I am not sure what would be the question you would ask in a Q&A forum for sports page. Localized was used as an option in SO to denote that the problem was very specific to the person who asked question and will not benefit anyone apart fro... |
354 | Regarding: [Sachin Tendulkar's bowling record](https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2632/sachin-tendulkars-bowling-record)
In said question, the following was omitted:
>
> Does the batting sensation hold any other such fascinating bowling records to his name?
>
>
>
As of the writing of this post, three clo... | 2013/05/12 | [
"https://sports.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/354",
"https://sports.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Here's why I initially tried to edit this into some semblance of order, and then ultimately decided I'd vote to close (I don't really care the reason, but TL fits here and I'll explain why).
First the merits of the question. This started out as a bad question, the line you quoted there was my main concern and I initi... | I voted to close. As edmastermind29 points out, this forms part of an ongoing discussion about how to handle 'trivia' questions and also 'statistics' questions. Some trivia/stats questions a good, and some are sufficiently poor as to warrant closure so as to not encourage more such poor questions. How could the distinc... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | English doesn’t have “grammatical” gender at all, not even for *he*, *she*, or *it*. The “gender” *he*, *she*, and *it* refer to the actual, real-world gender of the antecedent, not its grammatical gender. In general, one would use the word *she* for *child* because this particular child is female.
Even in cases such ... | The word *child* is indeed gender-neutral. In fact, really English as a whole doesn't have grammatical gender. All that matters is the gender of the actual person that it is referring to.
If the child being referred to is a boy, then you use *he*. If the child is a girl, you use *she*.
If the writer is not really ref... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | "Child" is, indeed, gender-neutral.
For a long time, "he" was considered to be both the male pronoun and the non-gender-specific pronoun (see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He#Gender_neutral)). An older text would talk about a child learning from his environment and it would be understood to mean that both ... | Child is not gender neutral, but it is gender normative. In modern English it is gender neutral, but it depends upon its use and more importantly it derives from kilþei a Gothic word for Womb. It entered Old English with a female gender moniker and retained it only until the onset of Modern English. Arguably, Child/Cil... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | "Child" is, indeed, gender-neutral.
For a long time, "he" was considered to be both the male pronoun and the non-gender-specific pronoun (see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He#Gender_neutral)). An older text would talk about a child learning from his environment and it would be understood to mean that both ... | English doesn’t have “grammatical” gender at all, not even for *he*, *she*, or *it*. The “gender” *he*, *she*, and *it* refer to the actual, real-world gender of the antecedent, not its grammatical gender. In general, one would use the word *she* for *child* because this particular child is female.
Even in cases such ... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | Child **is** gender neutral. As a result, when referring to a child, one must then choose a pronoun **he**, **she** or **they** when referring to the said child, as English does not have a gender neutral way of referring to that individual. This causes a problem for writers. Whatever you choose could be wrong.
Some wo... | Child is not gender neutral, but it is gender normative. In modern English it is gender neutral, but it depends upon its use and more importantly it derives from kilþei a Gothic word for Womb. It entered Old English with a female gender moniker and retained it only until the onset of Modern English. Arguably, Child/Cil... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | The word *child* is indeed gender-neutral. In fact, really English as a whole doesn't have grammatical gender. All that matters is the gender of the actual person that it is referring to.
If the child being referred to is a boy, then you use *he*. If the child is a girl, you use *she*.
If the writer is not really ref... | From historic perspective, `it` used to be an appropriate pronoun for a child.
<http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/09/28/a_girl_called_it/>
This is similar to other Germanic languages that have grammatical gender (which has degenerated in English except rare cases like ship-she), like German "d... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | From historic perspective, `it` used to be an appropriate pronoun for a child.
<http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/09/28/a_girl_called_it/>
This is similar to other Germanic languages that have grammatical gender (which has degenerated in English except rare cases like ship-she), like German "d... | Child is not gender neutral, but it is gender normative. In modern English it is gender neutral, but it depends upon its use and more importantly it derives from kilþei a Gothic word for Womb. It entered Old English with a female gender moniker and retained it only until the onset of Modern English. Arguably, Child/Cil... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | "Child" is, indeed, gender-neutral.
For a long time, "he" was considered to be both the male pronoun and the non-gender-specific pronoun (see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He#Gender_neutral)). An older text would talk about a child learning from his environment and it would be understood to mean that both ... | The word *child* is indeed gender-neutral. In fact, really English as a whole doesn't have grammatical gender. All that matters is the gender of the actual person that it is referring to.
If the child being referred to is a boy, then you use *he*. If the child is a girl, you use *she*.
If the writer is not really ref... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | Child **is** gender neutral. As a result, when referring to a child, one must then choose a pronoun **he**, **she** or **they** when referring to the said child, as English does not have a gender neutral way of referring to that individual. This causes a problem for writers. Whatever you choose could be wrong.
Some wo... | "Child" is, indeed, gender-neutral.
For a long time, "he" was considered to be both the male pronoun and the non-gender-specific pronoun (see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He#Gender_neutral)). An older text would talk about a child learning from his environment and it would be understood to mean that both ... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | English doesn’t have “grammatical” gender at all, not even for *he*, *she*, or *it*. The “gender” *he*, *she*, and *it* refer to the actual, real-world gender of the antecedent, not its grammatical gender. In general, one would use the word *she* for *child* because this particular child is female.
Even in cases such ... | From historic perspective, `it` used to be an appropriate pronoun for a child.
<http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/09/28/a_girl_called_it/>
This is similar to other Germanic languages that have grammatical gender (which has degenerated in English except rare cases like ship-she), like German "d... |
77,736 | I've been taught that a *child* is gender-neutral noun. But in the textbook on linguistics I've been reading, the noun is used as feminine. For example, a sentence in the book goes like this:
>
> The child must also learn many aspects of grammar from her specific linguistic environment.
>
>
>
Is there an explanat... | 2016/01/03 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/77736",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/26564/"
] | Child **is** gender neutral. As a result, when referring to a child, one must then choose a pronoun **he**, **she** or **they** when referring to the said child, as English does not have a gender neutral way of referring to that individual. This causes a problem for writers. Whatever you choose could be wrong.
Some wo... | The word *child* is indeed gender-neutral. In fact, really English as a whole doesn't have grammatical gender. All that matters is the gender of the actual person that it is referring to.
If the child being referred to is a boy, then you use *he*. If the child is a girl, you use *she*.
If the writer is not really ref... |
202,038 | Are there any benefits to removing unused using statements in a VS project (such as can be done using Resharper), or will VS automatically take care of that when building/deploying? | 2013/06/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/202038",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/65774/"
] | There aren't any performance benefits, if that's what you mean.
All references in an assembly are fully qualified; the compiler merely uses the references you provide in your code to fully qualify identifiers, so the only impact of unused references in your source code is a slight decrease in readability (why is this... | Yes - I can think of two primary benefits:
1. Beyond its primary functional purpose (i.e. to reduce code verbosity), the 'Using' statement list at the top of a code file can tell future readers (especially those without Resharper) which namespaces are (or at least *were*) relevant to that code file. If you actively pr... |
202,038 | Are there any benefits to removing unused using statements in a VS project (such as can be done using Resharper), or will VS automatically take care of that when building/deploying? | 2013/06/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/202038",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/65774/"
] | There aren't any performance benefits, if that's what you mean.
All references in an assembly are fully qualified; the compiler merely uses the references you provide in your code to fully qualify identifiers, so the only impact of unused references in your source code is a slight decrease in readability (why is this... | Removing unused code, is just extra baggage and hard to measure the efficiencies gained.
* Removing unused code, brings down the compilation time, I am working on a project which takes anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes, there is tons of unused code. Eliminating unused code decreased the compile time to ~7 minutes. This m... |
202,038 | Are there any benefits to removing unused using statements in a VS project (such as can be done using Resharper), or will VS automatically take care of that when building/deploying? | 2013/06/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/202038",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/65774/"
] | Yes - I can think of two primary benefits:
1. Beyond its primary functional purpose (i.e. to reduce code verbosity), the 'Using' statement list at the top of a code file can tell future readers (especially those without Resharper) which namespaces are (or at least *were*) relevant to that code file. If you actively pr... | Removing unused code, is just extra baggage and hard to measure the efficiencies gained.
* Removing unused code, brings down the compilation time, I am working on a project which takes anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes, there is tons of unused code. Eliminating unused code decreased the compile time to ~7 minutes. This m... |
150,326 | My spouse is self-employed and has significant expenses that he can write off, eg home office expenses. For him, itemized deductions makes total sense compared to standard.
I'm also working from home (remotely) but I'm an employee so apparently I can't claim home office expenses as deductions (weird). Therefore for me... | 2022/04/11 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/150326",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/116595/"
] | The standard deduction for married filing jointly is 2x the standard deduction for filing single or married filing separately.
When filing jointly you either itemize or take the standard deduction jointly. Even if you filed separately, if one spouse itemized the other would have to too (well, they don't HAVE to but th... | It is not possible. If you file separately, you have to both either itemize or not.
However, if your spouse is self-employed then their home-office deduction goes as an expense on their Schedule C, not as a deduction on schedule A. That should solve your problem. |
92,943 | Why Edge Split doesn't dynamically apply its functions through animation?
Using it as a tool (Mesh->Edges->Edge Split) allows you to manipulate each face independently. However Edge Split modifier doesn't work like that. Yes it still increase vertex count but doesn't actually split geometry, unless click *Apply* butto... | 2017/10/23 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/92943",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/29200/"
] | >
> so why it splits edges and at the same time keeps them connected
> before applying?
>
>
>
Edge split modifier actually split geometry. But you test this using wrong way. Try to add Susurf after Edge Split:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUrWv.... | Yes, I understood your problem but i suggest you to split the only desired face by this method:
1:Select
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/avO1Z.png)
2:Press Ctrl+E
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1K2q1.p... |
87 | Regarding promoting the site and [the various ways to go about doing that](https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/85/what-options-do-we-have-to-promote-the-site-and-grow-its-user-base), are there any members of the UI industry whom we should approach for participation in StackExchagne UI? Do any of us know any of ... | 2010/08/24 | [
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/87",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/users/249/"
] | I contacted Michael Angeles, the UX designer of Balsamiq Mockups. He runs Konigi, a neat site that links to various tools and apps for UX designers. He wrote a blog post about StackExchange UI: <http://konigi.com/notebook/user-interface-stack-exchange> | I run a user group in the UK http:\www.nxtgenug.net, probably the most active in the UK, with a few thousand registrants... with 7 locations across the UK..... WIll promote there... |
87 | Regarding promoting the site and [the various ways to go about doing that](https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/85/what-options-do-we-have-to-promote-the-site-and-grow-its-user-base), are there any members of the UI industry whom we should approach for participation in StackExchagne UI? Do any of us know any of ... | 2010/08/24 | [
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/87",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/users/249/"
] | I contacted Michael Angeles, the UX designer of Balsamiq Mockups. He runs Konigi, a neat site that links to various tools and apps for UX designers. He wrote a blog post about StackExchange UI: <http://konigi.com/notebook/user-interface-stack-exchange> | Why don't we start a Twitter account that automatically tweets the latest questions? All we need to do is create an account and then set up [TwitterFeed](http://twitterfeed.com/). Then we can promote the account. |
87 | Regarding promoting the site and [the various ways to go about doing that](https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/85/what-options-do-we-have-to-promote-the-site-and-grow-its-user-base), are there any members of the UI industry whom we should approach for participation in StackExchagne UI? Do any of us know any of ... | 2010/08/24 | [
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/87",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/users/249/"
] | I sent an email a couple of weeks ago to Don Norman, who I've had a few email exchanges with in the past, acknowledging that this is not his area, but also asking him to pass it on to Jakob Nielson, Tog and the rest of the NNG. He had a look and agreed that it was a good thing to be doing, and passed it on. | I run a user group in the UK http:\www.nxtgenug.net, probably the most active in the UK, with a few thousand registrants... with 7 locations across the UK..... WIll promote there... |
87 | Regarding promoting the site and [the various ways to go about doing that](https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/85/what-options-do-we-have-to-promote-the-site-and-grow-its-user-base), are there any members of the UI industry whom we should approach for participation in StackExchagne UI? Do any of us know any of ... | 2010/08/24 | [
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/87",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/users/249/"
] | I sent an email a couple of weeks ago to Don Norman, who I've had a few email exchanges with in the past, acknowledging that this is not his area, but also asking him to pass it on to Jakob Nielson, Tog and the rest of the NNG. He had a look and agreed that it was a good thing to be doing, and passed it on. | Why don't we start a Twitter account that automatically tweets the latest questions? All we need to do is create an account and then set up [TwitterFeed](http://twitterfeed.com/). Then we can promote the account. |
87 | Regarding promoting the site and [the various ways to go about doing that](https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/85/what-options-do-we-have-to-promote-the-site-and-grow-its-user-base), are there any members of the UI industry whom we should approach for participation in StackExchagne UI? Do any of us know any of ... | 2010/08/24 | [
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/87",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.meta.stackexchange.com/users/249/"
] | I run a user group in the UK http:\www.nxtgenug.net, probably the most active in the UK, with a few thousand registrants... with 7 locations across the UK..... WIll promote there... | Why don't we start a Twitter account that automatically tweets the latest questions? All we need to do is create an account and then set up [TwitterFeed](http://twitterfeed.com/). Then we can promote the account. |
222,818 | I read this short fiction about 10-15 years ago but of course it might have been written long before, I don't remember what collection it was in.
It was about a short novelette length, maybe technically still a "short story" but not a short-short one.
The main character is a woman physicist, specialist in quantum mech... | 2019/11/09 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/222818",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/115682/"
] | Possibly the novelette [At the Rialto](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?41639) by Connie Willis. I read it in the anthology [Impossible Things](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?17916).
The physicist is Dr. Ruth Baringer and the man she keeps bumping into is just referred to as *David* - we never learn his s... | Could it be this one? I don't know if it matches your plot description, as I haven't read it and would prefer not to, unless it's absolutely necessary.
["Entangled Eyes Are Smiling"](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?301541), a novelette by [John Meaney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Meaney), published in [... |
650,482 | Anyone using colorjack? Someone here on SO mentioned it the other day, so I checked it out. It is a really slick tool, but I am having a hard time figuring out how it is used?
<http://www.colorjack.com/sphere/>
I do all web development using asp.net, and my strength is in back-end programming but I'd love to beef up... | 2009/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/650482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/53686/"
] | Colorjack is a color scheme generator.
Is useful if you want to find quickly a nice color scheme for your user interface. It is based on color theory: schemes can be analogous, complementary, triadic, tetradic and so on...
It also has the useful function to simulate how the generated color schemes are seen by people... | Tools like colorjack are used to help you pick a color scheme for your design. There are many methods people have devised to pick a group of colors that will look good together, based on different aspects of [color theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory). I found this short [article](http://www.colorjack.com... |
650,482 | Anyone using colorjack? Someone here on SO mentioned it the other day, so I checked it out. It is a really slick tool, but I am having a hard time figuring out how it is used?
<http://www.colorjack.com/sphere/>
I do all web development using asp.net, and my strength is in back-end programming but I'd love to beef up... | 2009/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/650482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/53686/"
] | Colorjack is a color scheme generator.
Is useful if you want to find quickly a nice color scheme for your user interface. It is based on color theory: schemes can be analogous, complementary, triadic, tetradic and so on...
It also has the useful function to simulate how the generated color schemes are seen by people... | Adobe has a Flash/Flex version of something very similar called [Kuler](http://kuler.adobe.com). |
650,482 | Anyone using colorjack? Someone here on SO mentioned it the other day, so I checked it out. It is a really slick tool, but I am having a hard time figuring out how it is used?
<http://www.colorjack.com/sphere/>
I do all web development using asp.net, and my strength is in back-end programming but I'd love to beef up... | 2009/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/650482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/53686/"
] | Colorjack is a color scheme generator.
Is useful if you want to find quickly a nice color scheme for your user interface. It is based on color theory: schemes can be analogous, complementary, triadic, tetradic and so on...
It also has the useful function to simulate how the generated color schemes are seen by people... | [COLOURlovers](http://www.colourlovers.com/) is also a good resource. |
650,482 | Anyone using colorjack? Someone here on SO mentioned it the other day, so I checked it out. It is a really slick tool, but I am having a hard time figuring out how it is used?
<http://www.colorjack.com/sphere/>
I do all web development using asp.net, and my strength is in back-end programming but I'd love to beef up... | 2009/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/650482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/53686/"
] | Tools like colorjack are used to help you pick a color scheme for your design. There are many methods people have devised to pick a group of colors that will look good together, based on different aspects of [color theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory). I found this short [article](http://www.colorjack.com... | Adobe has a Flash/Flex version of something very similar called [Kuler](http://kuler.adobe.com). |
650,482 | Anyone using colorjack? Someone here on SO mentioned it the other day, so I checked it out. It is a really slick tool, but I am having a hard time figuring out how it is used?
<http://www.colorjack.com/sphere/>
I do all web development using asp.net, and my strength is in back-end programming but I'd love to beef up... | 2009/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/650482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/53686/"
] | [COLOURlovers](http://www.colourlovers.com/) is also a good resource. | Adobe has a Flash/Flex version of something very similar called [Kuler](http://kuler.adobe.com). |
5,909,292 | I need to get current account balance sim card programatically. Any ideas? | 2011/05/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5909292",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1932241/"
] | There is no API to access that sort of information from the SIM card in Android, sorry. You may wish to contact the mobile carrier for advice. | Even if there is some technique to get data from sim card , it simply cant word ... because thr is no dedicated field for balance in a sim card ....
bt if some how you cat trace d service provider , den a possible approach can be 2 create a hashmap for main service provider's vs related number for balance inquiry => s... |
40,467,151 | According to [the GraphDB documentation](http://graphdb.ontotext.com/documentation/free/using-graphdb-with-the-sesame-api.html), it is possible to program against its underlying RDF4J database directly. It goes against my intuition that the same database files can concurrently be accessed by two separate applications. ... | 2016/11/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/40467151",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1466126/"
] | I think there is a bit of confusion here. GraphDB does not have an "underlying RDF4J/Sesame database". It's actually the other way around: RDF4J/Sesame provides a standardized Java access API for RDF databases, and GraphDB is an implementation of this API.
You can programmatically access a GraphDB store using the Ses... | >
> I believe GraphDB uses an older Sesame 2.9 version. Has the file
> format changed with the latest RDF4J 2.1 version? Or do I need to use
> this older Sesame version instead?
>
>
>
Sesame 2.9 still uses Java 7, Sesame 4 and RDF4J use Java 8
The file format did not change but the programming API changed quite... |
2,494 | I'm currently trying to do the [Stronglifts 5x5](http://www.stronglifts.com) weight training program *and* the [Couch to 5k](http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml) running program at the same time. I'm finding it hard to find time for both, especially with adequate rest. My experience tells that if I work o... | 2011/06/14 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/2494",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/323/"
] | You're right, you should still get results, albeit slower.
However, you might consider lifting twice and running three times a week rather than the other way around. Given enough intensity (and proper rest), it is easy enough to see progress with lifting on just two sessions a week.
Or you might switch between blocks... | I think you could do a running program consisting of 2 runs a weeks and still achieve "good results".
One run should focus on a shorter and faster effort after a nice brisk warm up walk. And the other run should focus on a longer and slower effort after a nice brisk warm up. The shorter run should be closer to your 5... |
166,576 | I'm setting up an offsite DR facility on a budget. The office has 2 ADSL lines coming in to identical router/modem devices.
I'm looking for a cost effective (cheap) way of joining the two connections so that the network only sees one link to the outside world.
Primarily I'm looking for ADSL failover as opposed to loa... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/166576",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | Get a DrayTek 2955
<http://draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2955.html>
Loads of feature for a one time price only | I have a [Syswan SW24](http://www.syswan.com/sw24_overview.htm) that I use for WAN failover and it works pretty well. I suspect the firmware has a memory leak because if I leave a bittorrent client running over the weekend, it'll lock up, but otherwise it runs for months without reboot given typical office usage.
[pfs... |
166,576 | I'm setting up an offsite DR facility on a budget. The office has 2 ADSL lines coming in to identical router/modem devices.
I'm looking for a cost effective (cheap) way of joining the two connections so that the network only sees one link to the outside world.
Primarily I'm looking for ADSL failover as opposed to loa... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/166576",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | You can install OpenBSD on old PC and use [CARP](http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/carp.html) (as Warner mentioned) or [uCARP](http://www.ucarp.org/project/ucarp) (for non-OpenBSD :).
<http://meinit.nl/openbsd-loadbalancing-and-failover-relayd-pf-and-carp>
I wanted to use two ADSL lines a year ago but provider dropped pr... | I have a [Syswan SW24](http://www.syswan.com/sw24_overview.htm) that I use for WAN failover and it works pretty well. I suspect the firmware has a memory leak because if I leave a bittorrent client running over the weekend, it'll lock up, but otherwise it runs for months without reboot given typical office usage.
[pfs... |
166,576 | I'm setting up an offsite DR facility on a budget. The office has 2 ADSL lines coming in to identical router/modem devices.
I'm looking for a cost effective (cheap) way of joining the two connections so that the network only sees one link to the outside world.
Primarily I'm looking for ADSL failover as opposed to loa... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/166576",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | Get a DrayTek 2955
<http://draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2955.html>
Loads of feature for a one time price only | You are best off focusing on network protocols for your type of implementation.
Typically [Border Gateway Protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol) (BGP) is among the ideal solution for managing dynamic network routing but this is unlikely an option with your DSL connections. Nevertheless, this w... |
166,576 | I'm setting up an offsite DR facility on a budget. The office has 2 ADSL lines coming in to identical router/modem devices.
I'm looking for a cost effective (cheap) way of joining the two connections so that the network only sees one link to the outside world.
Primarily I'm looking for ADSL failover as opposed to loa... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/166576",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | Get a DrayTek 2955
<http://draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2955.html>
Loads of feature for a one time price only | Have a look at Endian Community firewall. It allows multiple connections to be setup with failover. It's free, and also a solid firewall/proxy too.
[Endian - Secure everyThing](http://www.endian.org)
Download the ISO and install on any old bit of hardware with multiple NICs. |
166,576 | I'm setting up an offsite DR facility on a budget. The office has 2 ADSL lines coming in to identical router/modem devices.
I'm looking for a cost effective (cheap) way of joining the two connections so that the network only sees one link to the outside world.
Primarily I'm looking for ADSL failover as opposed to loa... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/166576",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | Get a DrayTek 2955
<http://draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2955.html>
Loads of feature for a one time price only | You can install OpenBSD on old PC and use [CARP](http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/carp.html) (as Warner mentioned) or [uCARP](http://www.ucarp.org/project/ucarp) (for non-OpenBSD :).
<http://meinit.nl/openbsd-loadbalancing-and-failover-relayd-pf-and-carp>
I wanted to use two ADSL lines a year ago but provider dropped pr... |
166,576 | I'm setting up an offsite DR facility on a budget. The office has 2 ADSL lines coming in to identical router/modem devices.
I'm looking for a cost effective (cheap) way of joining the two connections so that the network only sees one link to the outside world.
Primarily I'm looking for ADSL failover as opposed to loa... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/166576",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | You can install OpenBSD on old PC and use [CARP](http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/carp.html) (as Warner mentioned) or [uCARP](http://www.ucarp.org/project/ucarp) (for non-OpenBSD :).
<http://meinit.nl/openbsd-loadbalancing-and-failover-relayd-pf-and-carp>
I wanted to use two ADSL lines a year ago but provider dropped pr... | You are best off focusing on network protocols for your type of implementation.
Typically [Border Gateway Protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol) (BGP) is among the ideal solution for managing dynamic network routing but this is unlikely an option with your DSL connections. Nevertheless, this w... |
166,576 | I'm setting up an offsite DR facility on a budget. The office has 2 ADSL lines coming in to identical router/modem devices.
I'm looking for a cost effective (cheap) way of joining the two connections so that the network only sees one link to the outside world.
Primarily I'm looking for ADSL failover as opposed to loa... | 2010/08/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/166576",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | You can install OpenBSD on old PC and use [CARP](http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/carp.html) (as Warner mentioned) or [uCARP](http://www.ucarp.org/project/ucarp) (for non-OpenBSD :).
<http://meinit.nl/openbsd-loadbalancing-and-failover-relayd-pf-and-carp>
I wanted to use two ADSL lines a year ago but provider dropped pr... | Have a look at Endian Community firewall. It allows multiple connections to be setup with failover. It's free, and also a solid firewall/proxy too.
[Endian - Secure everyThing](http://www.endian.org)
Download the ISO and install on any old bit of hardware with multiple NICs. |
234,656 | I am trying to understand how exactly the voltage from a 1.5 V battery gets connected to a 1000+ V capacitor inside these disposable cameras. Is there a specific chip designed to act as a voltage amplifier and diode or do capacitors act as a sponge of sorts and directly connecting them to lower power sources allow for ... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/234656",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/110296/"
] | Its not even a chip - its a single transistor oscillator.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MiUXN.png)
Here's a fairly typical circuit. Q1 (NPN BJT) forms an oscillator with T1,R1 and C1. (If you listen carefully you can usually hear its high frequency wh... | Inside the camera there's a little chip that turns the small battery voltage into AC (but still at the same voltage), the AC feeds a step-up transformer that cranks it up to around 350V AC (pretty much all xenon camera flashes use ~300-350V). The AC from the step-up transformer gets rectified to DC and that's used to c... |
91,533 | There are two capstone abilities that grant "cures for aging"
The wizard has the [immortality](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/wizard/arcane-discoveries/arcane-discoveries-paizo/immortality) arcane discovery:
>
> Benefit: You discover a cure for aging, and from this point forward
> you take no penalty ... | 2016/12/09 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/91533",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/3230/"
] | Could go either way, depending on how you read “cure for aging.”
* It might just be description—a “cure for aging” which here is *defined as* eliminating penalties by the rest of the description, which are taken to be the actual effect.
* It might mean a cure for the things the game calls aging—the penalties. This is ... | They cannot die from old age.
-----------------------------
Unless it says so on the ability, your character **does not die** when they reach their racial maximum age, because **they do not age** to reach that maximum age, their actual age is stuck at whatver age they had when their character obtained that ability.
T... |
75,612 | >
> Annie said that she couldn't do anything with Helen Keller unless she had her all to herself.
>
>
>
I'd like to paraphrase the sentence as the following.
>
> 1. Annie wanted to have Helen all to herself **because she wanted to control her completely.**
> 2. Annie wanted to have Helen all to herself **so th... | 2015/12/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/75612",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/27528/"
] | I think it means:
>
> Annie wanted the complete and undivided attention of Helen.
>
>
>
The second sentence is almost correct. But I wouldn't use "manage". Manage is to control. I don't think Annie wanted to control Helen, but wanted her complete attention, so as to help her. | >
> ...all to herself.
>
>
>
Means **without outside influence or interference**, there is a certain amount of controlling and **not sharing** which is implied, but the controlling may or may not be egregious to the point of domination. Imagine that Anne got what she wanted, consider the statement:
>
> She had H... |
75,612 | >
> Annie said that she couldn't do anything with Helen Keller unless she had her all to herself.
>
>
>
I'd like to paraphrase the sentence as the following.
>
> 1. Annie wanted to have Helen all to herself **because she wanted to control her completely.**
> 2. Annie wanted to have Helen all to herself **so th... | 2015/12/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/75612",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/27528/"
] | When you talk about "controlling" a person, that has the connotation of dominating that person, of forcing them to do what you want. That's generally viewed as a very negative thing. Like, "My wife is always trying to control me!" We talk about prison guards "controlling" the prisoners, etc. Adding "completely" makes i... | >
> ...all to herself.
>
>
>
Means **without outside influence or interference**, there is a certain amount of controlling and **not sharing** which is implied, but the controlling may or may not be egregious to the point of domination. Imagine that Anne got what she wanted, consider the statement:
>
> She had H... |
43,271 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/txg2H.jpg)
I am trying to design the windmill blades (the green part) in Solidworks but am having trouble since the radius of curvature for the blades varies at different points. I tried bending it as a sheet metal, but am having a lot of dif... | 2021/05/13 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/43271",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The classic example of a frame of reference in which gravitational forces *disappear* is called a *freely-falling* reference frame.
This is what you get when in deep space, or in orbit around the earth, or when falling off a tall building or down a mine shaft on earth.
In a freely-falling reference frame, pendulums d... | In the so called **center of mass frame** the gravitational forces of the constituents sums to zero per definition. That's the reason why we describe two body problems as (1) motion of the center of mass, and (2) relative motion with respect to the cantor of mass. |
43,271 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/txg2H.jpg)
I am trying to design the windmill blades (the green part) in Solidworks but am having trouble since the radius of curvature for the blades varies at different points. I tried bending it as a sheet metal, but am having a lot of dif... | 2021/05/13 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/43271",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The classic example of a frame of reference in which gravitational forces *disappear* is called a *freely-falling* reference frame.
This is what you get when in deep space, or in orbit around the earth, or when falling off a tall building or down a mine shaft on earth.
In a freely-falling reference frame, pendulums d... | it is called free float. And Einstein used it as an intuition leading to his theory of general relativity. In a small local spacetime no physical ebservation or experiment can tell the difference between weightlessness and free float.
the picture is from A Jurney into Gravity.. by John A Wheeler.
It is said that he c... |
48,951 | If I have the following information about star A and Star B, how can I compute the distance between A and B?
* Distance from Sol for Star A
* Right Ascension/Declination of Star A
* Parallax/Absolute Magnitude of Star A
* Distance from Sol for Star B
* Right Ascension/Declination of Star B
* Parallax/Absolute Magnitud... | 2022/03/27 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/48951",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/30889/"
] | Alternative approach:
Right ascension + declination + distance are spherical coordinates. Apply a standard conversion from spherical to rectangular coordinates and the distance calculation becomes easy. | The really, really easy way to find the distances between two stars with kown directions and distances from Earth is to use an application which calculates those distances.
See:
[What is the closest stellar neighbour to Sirius?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/45105/what-is-the-closest-stellar-neighbour... |
4,629 | I asked [this question](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/73933/what-type-of-knot-do-wayfinders-tie-in-moana) about three years ago, and the answer helped me [understand the scene better](https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/a/307/4206), as [this comment](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/73933/what-... | 2020/02/12 | [
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4629",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4206/"
] | >
> Have the guidelines changed since 2017, or what am I missing here?
>
>
>
Not as far as I know **but** the community has become a little more strict about what constitues TRIVIA in the intervening period.
From the help page...
>
> Unimportant trivia that does not add to the understanding or appreciation of ... | I'll weigh in as I was the one that started this train.
The question, title and body, boil down to: what is this knot? It also has the image. The question does absolutely nothing to tie (pun may or may knot intended) this piece of trivia to the plot of the movie, or any character development, or honestly even a cultur... |
4,953 | I have a [2009 Kona Dew](http://www.konabikeworld.com/09_dew_en.cfm) and I'm just wondering how to figure out what front and rear derailleurs are compatible with my bike.
Do I just have to find a matching Shimano part that fits 8-speed gearsets? It seems like most of the [front derailleurs at Jenson USA](http://www.je... | 2011/07/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/4953",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/210/"
] | Front and rear derailers are essentially independent -- so long as the two derailers can function with the same type chain they can work together.
Derailer "fit" basically involves 4 factors:
* The amount of chain that can be "absorbed" by the arm (rear derailer only)
* The index "pitch" of the derailer & its shift l... | Determining compatibility in a practical sense, for your bike, will consist of 4 steps:
1. Clamp position:
* There are two major types here, and a couple less common varieties.
* A top clamp derailleur is on where the clamp that mount the front derailleur to the frame is above the body of the derailleur.
 and I'm just wondering how to figure out what front and rear derailleurs are compatible with my bike.
Do I just have to find a matching Shimano part that fits 8-speed gearsets? It seems like most of the [front derailleurs at Jenson USA](http://www.je... | 2011/07/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/4953",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/210/"
] | Front and rear derailers are essentially independent -- so long as the two derailers can function with the same type chain they can work together.
Derailer "fit" basically involves 4 factors:
* The amount of chain that can be "absorbed" by the arm (rear derailer only)
* The index "pitch" of the derailer & its shift l... | There is one other aspect that has not yet been addressed: shifters.
Shimano and SRAM use different technologies for the rear derailleur. Most SRAM has a 1:1 actuation ratio, which means that the length of cable moved by the shifters is identical to the horizontal movement of the derailleur. However, all Shimano uses ... |
4,953 | I have a [2009 Kona Dew](http://www.konabikeworld.com/09_dew_en.cfm) and I'm just wondering how to figure out what front and rear derailleurs are compatible with my bike.
Do I just have to find a matching Shimano part that fits 8-speed gearsets? It seems like most of the [front derailleurs at Jenson USA](http://www.je... | 2011/07/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/4953",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/210/"
] | Front and rear derailers are essentially independent -- so long as the two derailers can function with the same type chain they can work together.
Derailer "fit" basically involves 4 factors:
* The amount of chain that can be "absorbed" by the arm (rear derailer only)
* The index "pitch" of the derailer & its shift l... | <http://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bicycles/Maintenance_and_Repair/Gear-changing_Dimensions> Shimano pulls roughly half the cable per shift compaired to SRAM. |
4,953 | I have a [2009 Kona Dew](http://www.konabikeworld.com/09_dew_en.cfm) and I'm just wondering how to figure out what front and rear derailleurs are compatible with my bike.
Do I just have to find a matching Shimano part that fits 8-speed gearsets? It seems like most of the [front derailleurs at Jenson USA](http://www.je... | 2011/07/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/4953",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/210/"
] | Determining compatibility in a practical sense, for your bike, will consist of 4 steps:
1. Clamp position:
* There are two major types here, and a couple less common varieties.
* A top clamp derailleur is on where the clamp that mount the front derailleur to the frame is above the body of the derailleur.
 and I'm just wondering how to figure out what front and rear derailleurs are compatible with my bike.
Do I just have to find a matching Shimano part that fits 8-speed gearsets? It seems like most of the [front derailleurs at Jenson USA](http://www.je... | 2011/07/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/4953",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/210/"
] | There is one other aspect that has not yet been addressed: shifters.
Shimano and SRAM use different technologies for the rear derailleur. Most SRAM has a 1:1 actuation ratio, which means that the length of cable moved by the shifters is identical to the horizontal movement of the derailleur. However, all Shimano uses ... | <http://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bicycles/Maintenance_and_Repair/Gear-changing_Dimensions> Shimano pulls roughly half the cable per shift compaired to SRAM. |
133,962 | I have a couple of profiles defined in Tasker that I would only like to enable while traveling abroad. As Tasker cannot recognize the state "traveling abroad", I would like to set this state manually which should then disable all the profiles related to this meta profile "traveling abroad".
I envision this in Tasker:
... | 2016/01/11 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/133962",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/75572/"
] | Disabling a profile constitutes as an action so you need to do something in a task only. Tasker supports toggling the status of profiles from a task.
Create a new task and use this action: Tasker → Profile Status
* Name: name of the profile to be toggled
* Set: On/Off/Toggle
When would you or how would you like to ... | You can create a Profile that is always active when it turned on, then use the %pactive variable state in the other profiles so that they are only able to be active when the main profile is. |
145,749 | Which of these sentences is better?
>
> * The **method to** measure the intelligence of a man is to...
> * The **method for** estimating the intelligence of a man is to...
>
>
>
Is it *method to* or *method for*? | 2014/01/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/145749",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/59472/"
] | I don't know of any concrete rules, but "method of" or "method for" would seem more natural to me and are the usual constructions I see.
The only time I can recall "method to" being used is in "method to (his or her) madness," where method is to mean "purpose" more than "process."
Sources:
* The five APA style pap... | the word'to' indicates intention / purpose.
When we say,
Students study to gain knowledge.
We are making parallel two entities which are parallel
i.e. (noun + verb) before 'to' and (noun+verb) after 'to'
*We mean that 'studying' is done for the purpose of gaining knowledge.*
But when we say 'The method to measure th... |
360,119 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?](https://superuser.com/questions/100360/what-to-do-if-my-computer-is-infected-by-a-virus-or-a-malware)
>
>
>
My parents computer have apparently contracted a virus named "System Fix"
I have diagnosed this from exa... | 2011/11/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/360119",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/15226/"
] | I would suggest you first run TDSSKILLER, download it on a flash drive on another PC or if possible on the same computer and see if the computer is infected with MBR Virus.
After that, download Malwarebytes AntiMalware, it should remove it.
<http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.zip>
<http://www.mal... | EDIT/ADDITION: Follow all directions below and / or visit [this](http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-fix) site.
I'll start with some general info on the virus. Then I'll get into how to take care of it.
This virus will start first before any other application and it changes the
start-up items ... |
82,957 | How to set a view title from page title dynamically, as if the page node title is About the Company I want the corresponding view title to be the same as node title.
any suggestions | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/82957",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/10329/"
] | Hope this will help you.
In Drupal 7 you can use **VIEWS CONTEXTUAL FILTER** for your requirement
Steps
* Add **VIEWS contextual filter** for node ID
 item
* **Contextual filter settings** for node ID
+ Provide the **default argument** from the ... | From the Context part of the panel page pick out **%node:title** and put it in the settings of the view. |
5,184 | I just to want to know the flow of activities happening after loading the linux kernel image into the RAM after boot process. | 2010/12/28 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/5184",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/2269/"
] | * Kernel takes in the control of the
system H/W as soon as you see
"Uncompressing Linux..".
* Kernel checks and sets the the BIOS
registers of graphics cards and the
screen output format.
* Kernel then reads BIOS settings, and
initializes basic hardware
interfaces.
* Next the drivers in the kernel
initialize the hardwa... | The boot loader jumps to the image entry point passing kernel command line (if any), and the kernel handles the rest. |
376,119 | I am trying to make a simple map with the following legend:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/aQmID.png)
Whatever I change in the settings I can't get the other boxes of the predicted deprivation section to be place under the group title. Ideally I would l... | 2020/10/08 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/376119",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/171018/"
] | It's not clean but a trick is to create a legend per column.
Then you edit each column by deleting / hiding the objects you are not interested in.
This solution can help you on a one-off basis. | I don't think this is possible within QGIS. So I suggest you export your map to Inkscape and edit it manually.
Once you're done with all other things you want in the print composer , export your map as SVG then open the SVG with Inkscape.
Inkscape is a free and open-source graphic design software. So it blends seamle... |
545,419 | I am working on implementation of PLL.
The implementation in MATLAB is done. It should be simulated in a similar way in hardware.
Honestly, I don’t understand what a simulation in hardware means. Does anyone explain it to me?
I have read the software engineers use FPGA for software development. I am familiar with FPG... | 2021/01/29 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/545419",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/275334/"
] | Simulated in hardware, or simulated as a hardware design? They are different things.
Simulated as a hardware design might mean simulated using a spice type circuit simulator with your loop built out of opamps resistors and caps, and the phase detector done as some suitable implementation of a type I or II detector (ge... | Mathworks has a product called HDL CODER toolbox that allows you to translate MATLAB into synthesizeable VHDL which can then be put on an FPGA.
<https://www.mathworks.com/products/hdl-coder.html>
You could try looking into that. |
545,419 | I am working on implementation of PLL.
The implementation in MATLAB is done. It should be simulated in a similar way in hardware.
Honestly, I don’t understand what a simulation in hardware means. Does anyone explain it to me?
I have read the software engineers use FPGA for software development. I am familiar with FPG... | 2021/01/29 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/545419",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/275334/"
] | A PLL is sufficiently straightforward and analogue that simulating it in hardware doesn't make much sense. Just go ahead and build it, and see how it behaves.
There might be a case for simulation if you couldn't get hold of some of the components, but still wanted to have a hardware model of the loop to integrate into... | Mathworks has a product called HDL CODER toolbox that allows you to translate MATLAB into synthesizeable VHDL which can then be put on an FPGA.
<https://www.mathworks.com/products/hdl-coder.html>
You could try looking into that. |
126,513 | My team has a need to publish documentation internally. At the moment, it's spread all over the place and this means we often have to search everywhere to find something.
We'd like to publish everything in one place. The main thing that stops us is access control - the wikis in place don't belong to us and we can't do... | 2010/03/26 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/126513",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/14439/"
] | Probably best to say what platform you're using, but if it's Windows Server then Windows Sharepoint Services will do nearly all of the above. It's also *free* as a download from Microsoft.
There is a full paid version (Microsft Office Sharepoint Services) but we're using WSS here and it fulfils all our needs, and we h... | It used to have a free version I am not sure if it still does (under the name opengoo):
<http://www.fengoffice.com/web/index.php>
I think it provides everything you want. |
126,513 | My team has a need to publish documentation internally. At the moment, it's spread all over the place and this means we often have to search everywhere to find something.
We'd like to publish everything in one place. The main thing that stops us is access control - the wikis in place don't belong to us and we can't do... | 2010/03/26 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/126513",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/14439/"
] | I use <http://www.dokuwiki.org/> because it is easy to set up, has a lot of features (my favourite is "Downloadable Code Blocks"), allows the use of ACLs and uses .txt files which don't depend on any Office/Office Version and are easy to back up.
It has everything you asked for except "if you don't have access to a do... | Probably best to say what platform you're using, but if it's Windows Server then Windows Sharepoint Services will do nearly all of the above. It's also *free* as a download from Microsoft.
There is a full paid version (Microsft Office Sharepoint Services) but we're using WSS here and it fulfils all our needs, and we h... |
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