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6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
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] | If you don't mind it as an adjective, this person is either:
**insincere**
or
**disingenuous** | >
> Nixonian?
>
> As in "Well, when the President does it that means that it is not illegal." [via Wikipedia](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon)
>
>
> |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2871/"
] | I have heard someone use
>
> I am a prophet, not a saint.
>
>
>
A *prophet* is one who comes to the world to give us a message. Here it refers to how he criticizes others for their wrongdoings.
A *saint* is one who does good things. Here it refers to how he does the same bad thing that he criticizes others for. | >
> Nixonian?
>
> As in "Well, when the President does it that means that it is not illegal." [via Wikipedia](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon)
>
>
> |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2871/"
] | I have heard someone use
>
> I am a prophet, not a saint.
>
>
>
A *prophet* is one who comes to the world to give us a message. Here it refers to how he criticizes others for their wrongdoings.
A *saint* is one who does good things. Here it refers to how he does the same bad thing that he criticizes others for. | This sounds like a person who is making a *rationalization*. The noun form would be *rationalizer* (one who rationalizes), but I can't think of any times I've seen or heard that word used. |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2871/"
] | The idiom that describes this behavior is: "Do as I say and not as I do." However, it's usually said by the person exhibiting the contradictory behavior and not those categorizing them. | I have heard someone use
>
> I am a prophet, not a saint.
>
>
>
A *prophet* is one who comes to the world to give us a message. Here it refers to how he criticizes others for their wrongdoings.
A *saint* is one who does good things. Here it refers to how he does the same bad thing that he criticizes others for. |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you don't mind it as an adjective, this person is either:
**insincere**
or
**disingenuous** | Does it have to be one word? I suggest some sort of compound phrase:
>
> *open hypocrite*
>
>
>
The implication being that a normal hypocrite is closed because they hide their hypocrisy either intentionally or unintentionally.
>
> *apathetic hypocrite*
>
>
>
This person knows and communicates that they are ... |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2871/"
] | If you don't mind using a Biblical allusion which may not be immediately obvious to your audience, you could go with *whitewashed tomb*. | >
> Nixonian?
>
> As in "Well, when the President does it that means that it is not illegal." [via Wikipedia](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon)
>
>
> |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2871/"
] | If you don't mind using a Biblical allusion which may not be immediately obvious to your audience, you could go with *whitewashed tomb*. | Does it have to be one word? I suggest some sort of compound phrase:
>
> *open hypocrite*
>
>
>
The implication being that a normal hypocrite is closed because they hide their hypocrisy either intentionally or unintentionally.
>
> *apathetic hypocrite*
>
>
>
This person knows and communicates that they are ... |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2871/"
] | The idiom that describes this behavior is: "Do as I say and not as I do." However, it's usually said by the person exhibiting the contradictory behavior and not those categorizing them. | This sounds like a person who is making a *rationalization*. The noun form would be *rationalizer* (one who rationalizes), but I can't think of any times I've seen or heard that word used. |
6,961 | I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.
This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept... | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6961",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2871/"
] | I have heard someone use
>
> I am a prophet, not a saint.
>
>
>
A *prophet* is one who comes to the world to give us a message. Here it refers to how he criticizes others for their wrongdoings.
A *saint* is one who does good things. Here it refers to how he does the same bad thing that he criticizes others for. | If you don't mind it as an adjective, this person is either:
**insincere**
or
**disingenuous** |
78,745 | I know the basic difference between Arminianism and Calvinism in the soteriology subject, but when Molinism comes I can't grasp the core doctrines that it teaches. I'm not asking for which is better, just a concise, easy, and helpful definition of each one without too much philosophical blather. | 2020/08/06 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/78745",
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] | ***I found an article*** that explains Molinism in simple, easy to understand language. The second part of the article asks whether it is biblical, but I have left that part out since this is not what you ask. Here is a partial quote:
>
> Molinism is named for the 16th-century Jesuit, Luis de Molina. Molinism is a sy... | Extract from [William Lane Craig](https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/molinism-vs.-calvinism/) answering a question on the complexity of Molinism :
>
> Actually, I have no problem with certain classic statements of the Reformed view. For example, the Westminster Confession (Sect. III) declares th... |
78,745 | I know the basic difference between Arminianism and Calvinism in the soteriology subject, but when Molinism comes I can't grasp the core doctrines that it teaches. I'm not asking for which is better, just a concise, easy, and helpful definition of each one without too much philosophical blather. | 2020/08/06 | [
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] | Extract from [William Lane Craig](https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/molinism-vs.-calvinism/) answering a question on the complexity of Molinism :
>
> Actually, I have no problem with certain classic statements of the Reformed view. For example, the Westminster Confession (Sect. III) declares th... | TL;DR: Calvinists and Arminians disagree about whether man is able and/or free to choose God, Molinism is to do with God's knowledge and not salvation, so can fit with either.
Molinist here - Molinism isn't technically a view of soteriology (meaning to do with man's salvation), but is a view of God's knowledge, summed... |
78,745 | I know the basic difference between Arminianism and Calvinism in the soteriology subject, but when Molinism comes I can't grasp the core doctrines that it teaches. I'm not asking for which is better, just a concise, easy, and helpful definition of each one without too much philosophical blather. | 2020/08/06 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/78745",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | ***I found an article*** that explains Molinism in simple, easy to understand language. The second part of the article asks whether it is biblical, but I have left that part out since this is not what you ask. Here is a partial quote:
>
> Molinism is named for the 16th-century Jesuit, Luis de Molina. Molinism is a sy... | TL;DR: Calvinists and Arminians disagree about whether man is able and/or free to choose God, Molinism is to do with God's knowledge and not salvation, so can fit with either.
Molinist here - Molinism isn't technically a view of soteriology (meaning to do with man's salvation), but is a view of God's knowledge, summed... |
345,036 | I want to express a situation to a friend saying the following:
>
> I have received two offers. The first one is of a good salary, but I did not
> like the city, while regarding the 2nd offer, it is of a lower salary but
> the city is awesome. I do not know whether or not I should sacrifice the
> salary for living... | 2016/08/26 | [
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] | **Sacrifice** and **forgo** both seem like perfectly good choices.
**Trade-off** (or **tradeoff**) would be a good possibility, but the dictionaries I've checked define it only as a noun. See <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-off>, <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tradeoff>, <http://www.dictionary.com/... | *Sacrifice* often has the connotation of giving up something you already had:
>
> **To surrender or give up (something)** for the attainment of some higher advantage or dearer object.
>
>
>
If I had a well-paying job in a crummy city, and I was offered a worse-paying job in a preferable city, I might consider sa... |
345,036 | I want to express a situation to a friend saying the following:
>
> I have received two offers. The first one is of a good salary, but I did not
> like the city, while regarding the 2nd offer, it is of a lower salary but
> the city is awesome. I do not know whether or not I should sacrifice the
> salary for living... | 2016/08/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/345036",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/185732/"
] | *Sacrifice* often has the connotation of giving up something you already had:
>
> **To surrender or give up (something)** for the attainment of some higher advantage or dearer object.
>
>
>
If I had a well-paying job in a crummy city, and I was offered a worse-paying job in a preferable city, I might consider sa... | I agree with Michael Seifert on this one.
You are comparing the pros and cons of these two job opportunities.
And you can't really sacrifice something you don't have.
So your sentence could look something like:
"I have received two offers. The first one is of a good salary, but I did not like the city, while regar... |
345,036 | I want to express a situation to a friend saying the following:
>
> I have received two offers. The first one is of a good salary, but I did not
> like the city, while regarding the 2nd offer, it is of a lower salary but
> the city is awesome. I do not know whether or not I should sacrifice the
> salary for living... | 2016/08/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/345036",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/185732/"
] | **Sacrifice** and **forgo** both seem like perfectly good choices.
**Trade-off** (or **tradeoff**) would be a good possibility, but the dictionaries I've checked define it only as a noun. See <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-off>, <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tradeoff>, <http://www.dictionary.com/... | I agree with Michael Seifert on this one.
You are comparing the pros and cons of these two job opportunities.
And you can't really sacrifice something you don't have.
So your sentence could look something like:
"I have received two offers. The first one is of a good salary, but I did not like the city, while regar... |
109,013 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNN7W.jpg)
The photographer said it was done by using the built in flash, that's it and he never explained the process. Does anyone know how it was done?
<https://imgur.com/a/Zx1Zz3z> | 2019/06/18 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/109013",
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] | The subject is in complete darkness, so a long exposure (1 or 2 seconds) combined with a bit of camera wobble makes the lights in the picture leave trails like that but you don't get a blurry subject.
Combine that with a camera flash (1/1000s maybe?) which illuminates the subject and there you have it. (the flash als... | Since all the "jiggles" have the same shape, I'd say that it was done with a double exposure.
One with a flash to (slightly under) expose the subject.
Another exposure was made on some lights with an extended exposure time while the camera was moved.
The two can be made in any order.
Some people do this on purpose ... |
143,651 | I am a junior at a large state university. Lately, as you all have probably heard, the coronavirus is spreading like a wildfire and we all should be scared.
My instructor is from China, and my school is also filled with Asian students. How do I ask for excused absences so that I can stay at home for the lectures so th... | 2020/01/31 | [
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] | You should do none of these things and we should not all be scared. This would be panic reaction.
You have not said in which country you are studying, but the Health authorities of most governments have issued official advice to their citizens which you should follow. Most institutions, such as universities, will also... | "We should all be scared" [citation needed]
However, some concern is reasonable. For this reason it is likely that your university has developed policies around this topic. Ask your contact point at the university (e.g. a student service centre or similar). Please be careful to avoid racism against people who look Asi... |
143,651 | I am a junior at a large state university. Lately, as you all have probably heard, the coronavirus is spreading like a wildfire and we all should be scared.
My instructor is from China, and my school is also filled with Asian students. How do I ask for excused absences so that I can stay at home for the lectures so th... | 2020/01/31 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/143651",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | You should do none of these things and we should not all be scared. This would be panic reaction.
You have not said in which country you are studying, but the Health authorities of most governments have issued official advice to their citizens which you should follow. Most institutions, such as universities, will also... | If you have a special need, such as an immune deficiency, and must avoid all potential sources of infection, then your university will probably have some procedures to accommodate you. If you have deep psychological fears of disease then your university may have a counseling office to help you deal with your fears.
O... |
143,651 | I am a junior at a large state university. Lately, as you all have probably heard, the coronavirus is spreading like a wildfire and we all should be scared.
My instructor is from China, and my school is also filled with Asian students. How do I ask for excused absences so that I can stay at home for the lectures so th... | 2020/01/31 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/143651",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/118937/"
] | If you have a special need, such as an immune deficiency, and must avoid all potential sources of infection, then your university will probably have some procedures to accommodate you. If you have deep psychological fears of disease then your university may have a counseling office to help you deal with your fears.
O... | "We should all be scared" [citation needed]
However, some concern is reasonable. For this reason it is likely that your university has developed policies around this topic. Ask your contact point at the university (e.g. a student service centre or similar). Please be careful to avoid racism against people who look Asi... |
59,859 | I'm trying to test a simple WebForms (asp.net) based UI, and follow the MVP pattern to allow my UI to be more testable.
As I follow the TDD methodology for backend algorithms, I find that there are some unit test refactorings that happen in the spirit of the DRY principle (Don't Repeat Yourself). As I try to apply th... | 2008/09/12 | [
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] | I would not refactor tests like standard code. Tests start to become more obscure as you refactor things into common base classes, helper methods, etc. Tests should be sufficiently clear on their own.
DRY is not a test concern.
That said, there are many plumbing things that are commonly done, and those should be abs... | I use MVP, and on my tests I try to apply most of the refactoring I would in standard code. It normally doesn't work quite as well on the tests, due to the slight variations needed to test different scenarios, but within parts there can be commonality, and when possible I do consolidate. This does ease the needed chang... |
59,859 | I'm trying to test a simple WebForms (asp.net) based UI, and follow the MVP pattern to allow my UI to be more testable.
As I follow the TDD methodology for backend algorithms, I find that there are some unit test refactorings that happen in the spirit of the DRY principle (Don't Repeat Yourself). As I try to apply th... | 2008/09/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/59859",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5619/"
] | I would not refactor tests like standard code. Tests start to become more obscure as you refactor things into common base classes, helper methods, etc. Tests should be sufficiently clear on their own.
DRY is not a test concern.
That said, there are many plumbing things that are commonly done, and those should be abs... | I'd prefer to treat unit test as pure functional programs, to avoid to have to test them. If an operation is enough common in between tests, then I would evaluate it for the standard codebase, but even then I'd avoid refactoring tests, because I tend to have lots of them, specially for gui driven BL. |
59,859 | I'm trying to test a simple WebForms (asp.net) based UI, and follow the MVP pattern to allow my UI to be more testable.
As I follow the TDD methodology for backend algorithms, I find that there are some unit test refactorings that happen in the spirit of the DRY principle (Don't Repeat Yourself). As I try to apply th... | 2008/09/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/59859",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5619/"
] | I would not refactor tests like standard code. Tests start to become more obscure as you refactor things into common base classes, helper methods, etc. Tests should be sufficiently clear on their own.
DRY is not a test concern.
That said, there are many plumbing things that are commonly done, and those should be abs... | I use selenium for functional testing
and I'm using JUnit to test my controllers.
I'll mock out services or resources used by the controller and test to see what URI the controller is redirecting to, etc...
The only thing I'm not really testing at this point are the views. But I have employed functional testing to co... |
21,446,318 | I'm getting this error on running a python script (see screen shot). The rest of the menu are fine apart from the StaticIP menu that's causing the exception.
<https://github.com/turnkeylinux/confconsole/blob/master/confconsole.py>
Appreciate any leads.
 | 2014/01/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21446318",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1600047/"
] | It turned out the stock python-dialog package won't work.
So the author advised to install the forked version of pythondialog.
Works like a charm now!
<https://github.com/turnkeylinux/pythondialog> | The "dialog not supported" string/error message one can read on the screenshot is not part of (at least current) pythondialog from <http://pythondialog.sourceforge.net/>.
Did you report a bug at <https://sourceforge.net/p/pythondialog/_list/tickets> or ask your question on the [pythondialog mailing list](https://sourc... |
54,933 | How are computers able to tell the correct time and date every time?
Whenever I close the computer (shut it down) all connections and processes inside stop. How is it that when I open the computer again it tells the exact correct time? Does the computer not shut down completely when I shut it down? Are there some proc... | 2016/03/25 | [
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] | Computers have a "real-time clock" -- a special hardware device (e.g., containing a quartz crystal) on the motherboard that maintains the time. It is always powered, even when you shut your computer off. Also, the motherboard has a small battery that is used to power the clock device even when you disconnect your compu... | If you remove the battery on the motherboard then the computer wouldn't have any way to tell the time.
This is also the case with mobile phones. If you let a phone discharge and then not recharge it for more than a few weeks it will also "forget the time" because the small auxiliary battery is discharged completely an... |
54,933 | How are computers able to tell the correct time and date every time?
Whenever I close the computer (shut it down) all connections and processes inside stop. How is it that when I open the computer again it tells the exact correct time? Does the computer not shut down completely when I shut it down? Are there some proc... | 2016/03/25 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/54933",
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] | Computers have a "real-time clock" -- a special hardware device (e.g., containing a quartz crystal) on the motherboard that maintains the time. It is always powered, even when you shut your computer off. Also, the motherboard has a small battery that is used to power the clock device even when you disconnect your compu... | When you start Windows, it gains direct access to the memory of the Real Time Clock (RTC) and uses its date and time values to set the computer date and time. Timer interrupts maintain the computer time when Windows is running. A Time Daemon in Windows runs approximately once each hour after the Windows starts. The Tim... |
54,933 | How are computers able to tell the correct time and date every time?
Whenever I close the computer (shut it down) all connections and processes inside stop. How is it that when I open the computer again it tells the exact correct time? Does the computer not shut down completely when I shut it down? Are there some proc... | 2016/03/25 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/54933",
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] | If you remove the battery on the motherboard then the computer wouldn't have any way to tell the time.
This is also the case with mobile phones. If you let a phone discharge and then not recharge it for more than a few weeks it will also "forget the time" because the small auxiliary battery is discharged completely an... | When you start Windows, it gains direct access to the memory of the Real Time Clock (RTC) and uses its date and time values to set the computer date and time. Timer interrupts maintain the computer time when Windows is running. A Time Daemon in Windows runs approximately once each hour after the Windows starts. The Tim... |
387,528 | Consider that the outcome of Alice's efforts are understood to be satisfactory or even excellent, by her peers and the upper hierarchy. Given that Alice recognises she can deliver even better than she did, how should Alice formally state that she aims to do better than she has achieved without risking being misundersto... | 2017/05/02 | [
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] | Without substantially altering your sentence, the simplest way to convey that her current achievement is already very good, would be (in my opinion) to use 'even more' as an intensified form of 'more' as in
>
> "my goal is to be **even more efficient** and to close more deals per month"
>
>
>
where she can clear... | Most people would not take the statement as negative. However the simplest change the emphasis to the positive is to add the word 'even' before the goals.
>
> My goal is to be *even* more efficient and to close *even* more sales per month.
>
>
>
It's not a subtle change. |
387,528 | Consider that the outcome of Alice's efforts are understood to be satisfactory or even excellent, by her peers and the upper hierarchy. Given that Alice recognises she can deliver even better than she did, how should Alice formally state that she aims to do better than she has achieved without risking being misundersto... | 2017/05/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/387528",
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] | Without substantially altering your sentence, the simplest way to convey that her current achievement is already very good, would be (in my opinion) to use 'even more' as an intensified form of 'more' as in
>
> "my goal is to be **even more efficient** and to close more deals per month"
>
>
>
where she can clear... | When taken without the full context, yes, it may appear that Alice is acknowledging inferior performance by saying "my goal is to be more efficient and to close more deals per month".
One way for Alice to restate this in a positive way would be
>
> My successes come from continuously looking for ways to improve.
>
... |
387,528 | Consider that the outcome of Alice's efforts are understood to be satisfactory or even excellent, by her peers and the upper hierarchy. Given that Alice recognises she can deliver even better than she did, how should Alice formally state that she aims to do better than she has achieved without risking being misundersto... | 2017/05/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/387528",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | When taken without the full context, yes, it may appear that Alice is acknowledging inferior performance by saying "my goal is to be more efficient and to close more deals per month".
One way for Alice to restate this in a positive way would be
>
> My successes come from continuously looking for ways to improve.
>
... | Most people would not take the statement as negative. However the simplest change the emphasis to the positive is to add the word 'even' before the goals.
>
> My goal is to be *even* more efficient and to close *even* more sales per month.
>
>
>
It's not a subtle change. |
444,147 | I have been reading lately about electricity markets and I have stumbled upon the term ["volume risk"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_market#Risk_management).
>
> Volume risk is often used to denote the phenomenon whereby electricity market participants have uncertain volumes or quantities of consumption ... | 2019/06/18 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/444147",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | >
> where would the overproduced electricity go, if the consumer has
> estimated his consumption poorly?
>
>
>
It doesn't go anywhere - if the consumer under-consumes compared to the original prediction then, that under-consumption is physically less-current being taken and less-power being supplied by the genera... | The simple answer to "where would the overproduced electricity go" is that the generator will not produce excess electricity and that causes a reduction in the fuel that feeds the driver of the generator. It is more complex than that. Some types and sizes of generating equipment are easier to "throttle back" than other... |
444,147 | I have been reading lately about electricity markets and I have stumbled upon the term ["volume risk"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_market#Risk_management).
>
> Volume risk is often used to denote the phenomenon whereby electricity market participants have uncertain volumes or quantities of consumption ... | 2019/06/18 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/444147",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/217809/"
] | >
> where would the overproduced electricity go, if the consumer has
> estimated his consumption poorly?
>
>
>
It doesn't go anywhere - if the consumer under-consumes compared to the original prediction then, that under-consumption is physically less-current being taken and less-power being supplied by the genera... | >
> Who would cover the electricity difference if the generator does not
> end up producing the quantity stated in the trade or where would the
> overproduced electricity go, if the consumer has estimated his
> consumption poorly?
>
>
>
This is why continuous grid management is needed.
Electricity in the grid ... |
444,147 | I have been reading lately about electricity markets and I have stumbled upon the term ["volume risk"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_market#Risk_management).
>
> Volume risk is often used to denote the phenomenon whereby electricity market participants have uncertain volumes or quantities of consumption ... | 2019/06/18 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/444147",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/217809/"
] | >
> where would the overproduced electricity go, if the consumer has
> estimated his consumption poorly?
>
>
>
It doesn't go anywhere - if the consumer under-consumes compared to the original prediction then, that under-consumption is physically less-current being taken and less-power being supplied by the genera... | There are different kinds of generators. Some do supply constant electricity with monthly schedules like nuclear and thermal power plant, these can't dynamically change the production.
The variable part of the demand is supplied by power plants that can quickly turn on and off, these are gas turbine, hydroelectric pl... |
169,529 | I'd like to know whether "the survey online" or "an online survey" should be used in the following:
>
> World Gym has been under new management since July 3. For the new team to better serve our members, please take a few moments and click here to fill out **the survey online / an online survey**.
>
>
>
I'd appre... | 2018/06/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/169529",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3865/"
] | The chosen article reveals the speaker's thought.
With **the** the speaker is indicating that he or she believes you will understand (you, being the visitor reading those words) that **a survey** is normally associated with attempts to get to know users better, and **the particular survey in this instance** can be rea... | The survey is **very specific here.** How? Because it says *click here.* Anything specific i.e. *only that thing and nothing else* would have the definite article. Take another example and you may understand that -
>
> If you want to register, click here to go to **the registration form.**
>
>
>
So, registration ... |
110,430 | In a song I am learning, there is a section of the song that has the chord progression G#m | A#m7b5 | B6
I sometimes get the fingerings wrong and use dimished 7th chords on guitar instead of m7b5 chords and in this case I actually think the dimished7th chord sounds good too. So I wanted to ask, what is the difference f... | 2021/02/02 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/110430",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
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] | vii7b5 = (me),se,te,re => V7 without root tone
VIIdim7 = (me),se,te,re,fa => Vb9
**me or mi** in brackets as it can be considered as dropped root tone of the dom7 respectively dom7b9.
Critical point to decide which chord will better fit is the melody: if it contains the b9 (in F#,**A#,C#,E,G**) this would be **G** -... | I don't have much to add to other posts concerning the analysis, however I'd like to point another point. In some cases indeed either diminished and half-diminished chords might provide good harmonization of a melody, however they sound substantially different. If you play one or another randomly, due to mistakes, it m... |
110,430 | In a song I am learning, there is a section of the song that has the chord progression G#m | A#m7b5 | B6
I sometimes get the fingerings wrong and use dimished 7th chords on guitar instead of m7b5 chords and in this case I actually think the dimished7th chord sounds good too. So I wanted to ask, what is the difference f... | 2021/02/02 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/110430",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/35708/"
] | The basic triad (which is what usually gives the main "color" to the chord) is the same, and being a diminshed fifth it creates a lots of tension towards the next one - usually a half tone above, and usually the tonic.
They *are* similar and often interchangeable. While they are not diatonic on both major and minor mo... | While m7♭5 chords and dim7 chords are fairly interchangeable as dominant-function chords (don't interchange them if the melody note is the 7th), the dim7 chord is a much better **pivot chord** between keys than the m7♭5 chord, as any given dim7 chord is an enharmonic re-spelling of 3 other dim7 chords, while a m7♭5 cho... |
110,430 | In a song I am learning, there is a section of the song that has the chord progression G#m | A#m7b5 | B6
I sometimes get the fingerings wrong and use dimished 7th chords on guitar instead of m7b5 chords and in this case I actually think the dimished7th chord sounds good too. So I wanted to ask, what is the difference f... | 2021/02/02 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/110430",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/35708/"
] | The basic triad (which is what usually gives the main "color" to the chord) is the same, and being a diminshed fifth it creates a lots of tension towards the next one - usually a half tone above, and usually the tonic.
They *are* similar and often interchangeable. While they are not diatonic on both major and minor mo... | I don't have much to add to other posts concerning the analysis, however I'd like to point another point. In some cases indeed either diminished and half-diminished chords might provide good harmonization of a melody, however they sound substantially different. If you play one or another randomly, due to mistakes, it m... |
110,430 | In a song I am learning, there is a section of the song that has the chord progression G#m | A#m7b5 | B6
I sometimes get the fingerings wrong and use dimished 7th chords on guitar instead of m7b5 chords and in this case I actually think the dimished7th chord sounds good too. So I wanted to ask, what is the difference f... | 2021/02/02 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/110430",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/35708/"
] | The tritone A♯ and E resolves nicely to B and D♯. Other notes in the chords are less important.
That tritone is found in F♯7 (the standard dominant of B major). It's also found in A♯m7♭5 and in A♯dim7. (Also in C7, if we want to play with ♭5 substitutions.) So they'll all resolve in a nice functionally harmonic way to... | While m7♭5 chords and dim7 chords are fairly interchangeable as dominant-function chords (don't interchange them if the melody note is the 7th), the dim7 chord is a much better **pivot chord** between keys than the m7♭5 chord, as any given dim7 chord is an enharmonic re-spelling of 3 other dim7 chords, while a m7♭5 cho... |
34,387 | Can lower stages of current rockets be replaced to reusable and more efficient boosters with parachutes? Would reusable rocket stages save money? | 2019/02/22 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/34387",
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"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/18879/"
] | At [12 launches per year](https://spacenews.com/ariane-6-could-use-reusable-prometheus-engine-designer-says/), Arianespace does not see a business case for a reusable first stage.
>
> “We still have not understood, would we save money by reusing? At least with our launch rate?” he asked. “We hope to launch 12 times a... | Reusable first stages are already saving SpaceX money.
Parachute recovery has the drawback that your stage is going to splash down in corrosive salt water, requiring some cleaning and refurbishment before it's ready to fly again.
Falcon 9 style powered-landing boosters have to reserve a lot of fuel mass for landing ... |
17,176 | What was the concept behind the staff that Loki used in the Avengers movie? It contained a blue crystal (presumably a part of the tesseract?) He uses it to put people like Hawkeye under a spell of sorts and also used it to blast stuff.
I assumed that the tesseract could only be used as an energy source. It is evident... | 2012/05/24 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/17176",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | ### Loki is an [Asgardian](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/16815/2765). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is a member of a super-advanced race of beings that live on other planets far from Earth, but connected via technological tools. Loki's staff was believed to be one of those tools.
**UPDATE:** It appears Loki... | The staff is a magic weapon from Asgard and the crystal he uses is different from the gems from the infinity gauntlet. It is the mind gem, not part of the tesseract. |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | There are two logical ways of dealing with time travel paradoxes:
* [**Stable time loop**](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StableTimeLoop). When you travel to the past, whatever you do, you won't actually change anything (which pretty much implies there is no free will).
In fiction, the way this is often d... | My belief is that the audience is guided towards the nonsensical belief that there are two dimensions of time - ordinary time, and "meta-time" - that is, that before "now" in "meta-time", the universe had such-and-such a history, but one second later in "meta-time", history was "changed", and the past became a differen... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | My belief is that the audience is guided towards the nonsensical belief that there are two dimensions of time - ordinary time, and "meta-time" - that is, that before "now" in "meta-time", the universe had such-and-such a history, but one second later in "meta-time", history was "changed", and the past became a differen... | If the time travel is branching, then it needs no explanation, but if it's linear, then I'd imagine it's because time travelling protected them? For example, and I hope this is not just in the CW show, the Reverse Flash, mortal enemy of the Flash (I hope you could've figured that one out on your own), is able to basica... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | My belief is that the audience is guided towards the nonsensical belief that there are two dimensions of time - ordinary time, and "meta-time" - that is, that before "now" in "meta-time", the universe had such-and-such a history, but one second later in "meta-time", history was "changed", and the past became a differen... | This is a variation of Flater's answer about the universe "preventing" the paradox. At first I was going to comment that it requires a sort of "God" or "Deus Ex Machina" to intervene on behalf of the plot. But think of it slightly differently:
Quantum physics tells us that there is an inherent randomness in the univer... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | There are two logical ways of dealing with time travel paradoxes:
* [**Stable time loop**](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StableTimeLoop). When you travel to the past, whatever you do, you won't actually change anything (which pretty much implies there is no free will).
In fiction, the way this is often d... | The highest voted answer makes sense, but it seems to omit a third possibility, which happens to be the theory I subscribe to.
There are many theories. I like this one the most because it makes sense (to me) and is consistent with how the (real world) universe tries to solve similar paradoxes, e.g. when two objects tr... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | There are two logical ways of dealing with time travel paradoxes:
* [**Stable time loop**](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StableTimeLoop). When you travel to the past, whatever you do, you won't actually change anything (which pretty much implies there is no free will).
In fiction, the way this is often d... | If the time travel is branching, then it needs no explanation, but if it's linear, then I'd imagine it's because time travelling protected them? For example, and I hope this is not just in the CW show, the Reverse Flash, mortal enemy of the Flash (I hope you could've figured that one out on your own), is able to basica... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | There are two logical ways of dealing with time travel paradoxes:
* [**Stable time loop**](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StableTimeLoop). When you travel to the past, whatever you do, you won't actually change anything (which pretty much implies there is no free will).
In fiction, the way this is often d... | This is a variation of Flater's answer about the universe "preventing" the paradox. At first I was going to comment that it requires a sort of "God" or "Deus Ex Machina" to intervene on behalf of the plot. But think of it slightly differently:
Quantum physics tells us that there is an inherent randomness in the univer... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | The highest voted answer makes sense, but it seems to omit a third possibility, which happens to be the theory I subscribe to.
There are many theories. I like this one the most because it makes sense (to me) and is consistent with how the (real world) universe tries to solve similar paradoxes, e.g. when two objects tr... | If the time travel is branching, then it needs no explanation, but if it's linear, then I'd imagine it's because time travelling protected them? For example, and I hope this is not just in the CW show, the Reverse Flash, mortal enemy of the Flash (I hope you could've figured that one out on your own), is able to basica... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | The highest voted answer makes sense, but it seems to omit a third possibility, which happens to be the theory I subscribe to.
There are many theories. I like this one the most because it makes sense (to me) and is consistent with how the (real world) universe tries to solve similar paradoxes, e.g. when two objects tr... | This is a variation of Flater's answer about the universe "preventing" the paradox. At first I was going to comment that it requires a sort of "God" or "Deus Ex Machina" to intervene on behalf of the plot. But think of it slightly differently:
Quantum physics tells us that there is an inherent randomness in the univer... |
15,539 | There are many movies and TV episodes in which a character "crosses his own timeline", sometimes even meeting his past or future self (e.g. *The Day of the Doctor*). Technically, I should say meeting his past self *and* meeting his future self, I suppose, since this is actually what happens.
When they supposedly alter... | 2013/12/01 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/15539",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/729/"
] | This is a variation of Flater's answer about the universe "preventing" the paradox. At first I was going to comment that it requires a sort of "God" or "Deus Ex Machina" to intervene on behalf of the plot. But think of it slightly differently:
Quantum physics tells us that there is an inherent randomness in the univer... | If the time travel is branching, then it needs no explanation, but if it's linear, then I'd imagine it's because time travelling protected them? For example, and I hope this is not just in the CW show, the Reverse Flash, mortal enemy of the Flash (I hope you could've figured that one out on your own), is able to basica... |
5,060,583 | I'm looking for something like flex/bison that works with C# code. I want to be able to provide some language descriptors and a parser should be generated. | 2011/02/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5060583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/616840/"
] | [ANTLR](http://www.antlr.org/) is a very common parser generator with output bindings for many languages (including c#), but it is LLR which might make it a little more cumbersome than flex/bison if that's what you are accustomed to. | I've had my best luck with ANTLR, it can generate C# code as well. Good Language design support as well with ANTLR Works, an IDE for designing and testing your grammars, and quite a few tutorials to explain the whole thing.
Other option is the F# powerpack that has fsLex and fsYacc. Only brielfy poked at it, seems pow... |
5,060,583 | I'm looking for something like flex/bison that works with C# code. I want to be able to provide some language descriptors and a parser should be generated. | 2011/02/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5060583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/616840/"
] | There are several options. I've found Irony to be good. It's powerful, and it has a novel syntax utilizing C# operator overloads to convey the syntax of your grammars directly in C#.
Irony - .NET Language Implementation Kit.
<http://irony.codeplex.com/> | I've had my best luck with ANTLR, it can generate C# code as well. Good Language design support as well with ANTLR Works, an IDE for designing and testing your grammars, and quite a few tutorials to explain the whole thing.
Other option is the F# powerpack that has fsLex and fsYacc. Only brielfy poked at it, seems pow... |
74,284 | Is the phrase "I'm glad it helped" grammatically correct?
And if it is, does it express correctly that I am more than happy that I could help someone? | 2012/07/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74284",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | "I'm glad it helped" is grammatically correct. But it doesn't mean that you're glad *you* helped, it means you're glad that something helped. It might, from context, be clear that it was something you said, did, or gave them. But "I'm glad it helped" alone doesn't say that.
You can say "I'm glad I helped" or "I'm glad... | *I'm glad it helped* is certainly grammatical, and it expresses the meaning you indicate. There are variations including, for example, *I’m glad I was able to help*. More briefly, you can say *My pleasure*. |
74,284 | Is the phrase "I'm glad it helped" grammatically correct?
And if it is, does it express correctly that I am more than happy that I could help someone? | 2012/07/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74284",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | *I'm glad it helped* is certainly grammatical, and it expresses the meaning you indicate. There are variations including, for example, *I’m glad I was able to help*. More briefly, you can say *My pleasure*. | This is very much comprehensible and commonly used, but it is not grammatically correct as the word "that" has been omitted. I know that it's pedantic but don't tell the guy that his sentence is absolutely correct. Of course, I would definitely advise a foreigner in England to use this phrase as it is polite and idioma... |
74,284 | Is the phrase "I'm glad it helped" grammatically correct?
And if it is, does it express correctly that I am more than happy that I could help someone? | 2012/07/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74284",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/20713/"
] | "I'm glad it helped" is grammatically correct. But it doesn't mean that you're glad *you* helped, it means you're glad that something helped. It might, from context, be clear that it was something you said, did, or gave them. But "I'm glad it helped" alone doesn't say that.
You can say "I'm glad I helped" or "I'm glad... | This is very much comprehensible and commonly used, but it is not grammatically correct as the word "that" has been omitted. I know that it's pedantic but don't tell the guy that his sentence is absolutely correct. Of course, I would definitely advise a foreigner in England to use this phrase as it is polite and idioma... |
401,950 | *I want to say up front, that this question involves minor modification (transient surge/current suppression) to the power supply side of a power tool. Usually I'd be the last to do anything like this (and never have). But in this case, my basic knowledge of electronics suggests that a trivial component inline with or ... | 2018/10/18 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401950",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/149027/"
] | What you are looking for is called an "electronic circuit breaker". Since it sounds like you're not qualified to design such a thing from scratch, it would probably be best to look for commercial products under that designation.
The key issue for you is that you need something that will allow the normal start-up surge... | You can choose a 10 or 12A breaker and mount in a electric box with a socket and plug.
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wylex-NHXB10-Single-Circuit-Breaker/dp/B075NPNYYV/ref=zg_bs_1938267031_9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EA1QB085ATFXXF57A6RN> |
401,950 | *I want to say up front, that this question involves minor modification (transient surge/current suppression) to the power supply side of a power tool. Usually I'd be the last to do anything like this (and never have). But in this case, my basic knowledge of electronics suggests that a trivial component inline with or ... | 2018/10/18 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401950",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/149027/"
] | The term "surge suppressor" is used to describe something that protects against a surge in VOLTAGE, i.e. a problem with the line voltage coming from your utility service. What you are talking about would be something that operates on CURRENT. The technology is called is a "Current Sensing Relay" (CSR), also sometimes c... | You can choose a 10 or 12A breaker and mount in a electric box with a socket and plug.
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wylex-NHXB10-Single-Circuit-Breaker/dp/B075NPNYYV/ref=zg_bs_1938267031_9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EA1QB085ATFXXF57A6RN> |
939,397 | I've seen a lot of examples which use
**getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleDescription(...)**
to set some "magic" description.
What is the use of this description? Where can it be seen and
how should it support accessibility?
Why **setDescription(...)** is not used?
Additionally, what is your opinion / experi... | 2009/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/939397",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/76393/"
] | I haven't actually used Swing's accessibility facilities in my applications (and I probably should), but I presume that it will aid in the use of screen readers and other technologies which to improve the accessibility of an application.
From the [Accessibility and the Swing Set](http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/a... | As pointed out the accessible information is used to expose information to assistive technologies such as screen readers (in short as a blind computer user I use a screen reader to gather useful information about what control has focus and other useful things happening in a application and then for it to speak it out t... |
25,480 | Some of the boards in my hardwood floors (1949) are disintegrating.
Can anyone tell me what gives? And how I might go about stopping it?
 | 2013/02/23 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/25480",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/11749/"
] | Its either rot or termites.
The discoloring suggests a water leak that persisted long enough to rot. Do you have access under that spot? Is the subfloor similarly discolored? If so, it may need to be repaired at the same time as the board.
Board replacement is possible by any flooring contractor by sawing out the cen... | Looks like water damage. Did it occur while you owned the house? If so, and you don't remember any flooding, then the water is coming from underneath the floor. This needs to be fixed or you will continue to get rot and mold. Try to get access to the subfloor from below. The rotted pieces will need to be replaced so yo... |
131,299 | If I were to publicly display the 6 digit code from my google authenticator, would my account security be diminished beyond it's valid life time?
What if it were the code and the time it was generated?
What if it were N sequential codes?
I'd like to know why or why not for each case. | 2016/07/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/131299",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/118844/"
] | No. Thats the whole point of TOTP/HOTP. That it should be infeasible, given any sequence of valid codes, to generate future codes or recreate the seed.
The reason is that the TOTP/HOTP algoritm, use HMAC-SHA1 as hash, given the "challenge" (either current UNIX time or a counter of usages) and the secret "seed" as key.... | The first OTP definition in RFC 2289 based on S/Key had even this design requirement.
It was not ment to implement two factor authentication but to merely protect the password or passphrase. It was simply used to avoid the password crossing the network - obviously it was assumed that the transmission could be evesdrop... |
144,926 | I have upgraded my ubuntu with 11.10 i368,after completion of installation i have connected my EVDO card and configured all mobile broadband setting. At first it got connected and was able to surf properly....but after completion of installation and updating all packages (its was like 414 packages to download) i was no... | 2012/06/01 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/144926",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/67627/"
] | Has the resolvconf got updated? Go through the following link and give it a shot. Worked for me for my BSNL EVDO (Prithvi dongle)
>
> You might have issues with resolvconf stomping on your DNS
> configuration in /etc/resolv.conf - but if you're getting an IP
> address from the remote peer then the modem is working,... | Look for comparable reports in Launchpad: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/?field.searchtext=evdo&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=OPINION&field.status%3Alist=INVALID&field.status%3Alist=WONTFIX&field.status%3Alist=EXPIRED&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Al... |
27,972 | This is in part a UX and a legal (UK) question.
Is there a best practice in terms of opt in statements for data protection for registration. I have had our CRM team suggest that we should include an automatic opt in as part of the T's & C's so a user has to receive communications (email / phone / post / text) from us... | 2012/10/18 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/27972",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/17299/"
] | This is a really interesting question.
My understanding of the legal situation is a user doesn't have to specifically opt-in to your marketing, providing you give them a way to opt-out in every email you send them. This seems to be referred to as 'soft opt-in', or 'implied consent' - they give you their details as par... | This is the official line ( 'The Information Commissioner’s Office is *the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals*'
<http://www.ico.gov.uk/global/faqs/privacy_and_electronic_communications_regulations_f... |
893 | I'm hosting a Minecraft server with 14 friends of mine playing on it. We peacefully build houses and structures, hold events, go kill the enderdragon, stuff like that. All is peaceful. Until one day, another friend of mine (let's call him "A") joined the server. Then our houses got griefed and burned. Our stuff is all ... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/893",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
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] | It's always a bit tricky when you have a situation where real life and online life cross. Fundamentally, you have to decide which matters more, the real life situation or preventing the problems online.
If it is a friendship that you both value, then it may be worth having a chat with him offline about the behavior. M... | Create a second server where you can play and have fun and leave him a copy where he can destroy if that is his prefered way of playing. |
893 | I'm hosting a Minecraft server with 14 friends of mine playing on it. We peacefully build houses and structures, hold events, go kill the enderdragon, stuff like that. All is peaceful. Until one day, another friend of mine (let's call him "A") joined the server. Then our houses got griefed and burned. Our stuff is all ... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/893",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/708/"
] | It's always a bit tricky when you have a situation where real life and online life cross. Fundamentally, you have to decide which matters more, the real life situation or preventing the problems online.
If it is a friendship that you both value, then it may be worth having a chat with him offline about the behavior. M... | I think it is rather simple. You like this game, you enjoy playing it with other people.
Tell him that, if he values you as a friend, he will stop his behavior, if not just kick him.
People sometimes misses the real meaning of what is going on because they think is only an "online" event. But what if you were building... |
893 | I'm hosting a Minecraft server with 14 friends of mine playing on it. We peacefully build houses and structures, hold events, go kill the enderdragon, stuff like that. All is peaceful. Until one day, another friend of mine (let's call him "A") joined the server. Then our houses got griefed and burned. Our stuff is all ... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/893",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/708/"
] | It's always a bit tricky when you have a situation where real life and online life cross. Fundamentally, you have to decide which matters more, the real life situation or preventing the problems online.
If it is a friendship that you both value, then it may be worth having a chat with him offline about the behavior. M... | In an ideal case, he should have to be obey all the same rules as any other member of the server, even if you did not know him in real life.
There are two ways to achieve this, the first is by excluding people who break the rules, the second is by making the rules impossible to break.
As an aside, you say, *"He would... |
893 | I'm hosting a Minecraft server with 14 friends of mine playing on it. We peacefully build houses and structures, hold events, go kill the enderdragon, stuff like that. All is peaceful. Until one day, another friend of mine (let's call him "A") joined the server. Then our houses got griefed and burned. Our stuff is all ... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/893",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/708/"
] | I think it is rather simple. You like this game, you enjoy playing it with other people.
Tell him that, if he values you as a friend, he will stop his behavior, if not just kick him.
People sometimes misses the real meaning of what is going on because they think is only an "online" event. But what if you were building... | Create a second server where you can play and have fun and leave him a copy where he can destroy if that is his prefered way of playing. |
893 | I'm hosting a Minecraft server with 14 friends of mine playing on it. We peacefully build houses and structures, hold events, go kill the enderdragon, stuff like that. All is peaceful. Until one day, another friend of mine (let's call him "A") joined the server. Then our houses got griefed and burned. Our stuff is all ... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/893",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/708/"
] | In an ideal case, he should have to be obey all the same rules as any other member of the server, even if you did not know him in real life.
There are two ways to achieve this, the first is by excluding people who break the rules, the second is by making the rules impossible to break.
As an aside, you say, *"He would... | Create a second server where you can play and have fun and leave him a copy where he can destroy if that is his prefered way of playing. |
152,448 | I saw in a [recent answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/152447/15689) a reference to 1/3 casters and 1/2 casters, and have never encountered this terminology before:
>
> Paladin's are known as 1/2 casters, so their spell progression isn't as big as full casters.
>
>
>
What does it mean to be a 1/3 caster vs a... | 2019/07/25 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/152448",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15689/"
] | It refers to the speed at which classes gain spell slots and new levels of spells during their progression. Full casters (like a Wizard) gain spell slots fastest, while 1/3rd casters only gain slots and new spell levels at about a third that rate.
The name "1/2 caster" and "1/3 caster" comes from the Multiclassing rul... | The fractions here come from the multiclassing rules: when figuring out what level of “multiclassed spellcaster” you are, in order to figure out your spell slots, you need to add your full level in some classes (like wizard), half your level in other classes (like paladin), and a third of your level in yet other classe... |
152,448 | I saw in a [recent answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/152447/15689) a reference to 1/3 casters and 1/2 casters, and have never encountered this terminology before:
>
> Paladin's are known as 1/2 casters, so their spell progression isn't as big as full casters.
>
>
>
What does it mean to be a 1/3 caster vs a... | 2019/07/25 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/152448",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15689/"
] | "1/X Caster" is shorthand for how quickly a character gains "spellcaster levels" (and with them, more spell slots)
==================================================================================================================
The progression for each of these spellcaster types looks like this, with the first colum... | The fractions here come from the multiclassing rules: when figuring out what level of “multiclassed spellcaster” you are, in order to figure out your spell slots, you need to add your full level in some classes (like wizard), half your level in other classes (like paladin), and a third of your level in yet other classe... |
152,448 | I saw in a [recent answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/152447/15689) a reference to 1/3 casters and 1/2 casters, and have never encountered this terminology before:
>
> Paladin's are known as 1/2 casters, so their spell progression isn't as big as full casters.
>
>
>
What does it mean to be a 1/3 caster vs a... | 2019/07/25 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/152448",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15689/"
] | "1/X Caster" is shorthand for how quickly a character gains "spellcaster levels" (and with them, more spell slots)
==================================================================================================================
The progression for each of these spellcaster types looks like this, with the first colum... | It refers to the speed at which classes gain spell slots and new levels of spells during their progression. Full casters (like a Wizard) gain spell slots fastest, while 1/3rd casters only gain slots and new spell levels at about a third that rate.
The name "1/2 caster" and "1/3 caster" comes from the Multiclassing rul... |
16,817 | My question is what are potential reasons for Naive Bayes to perform well on a train set but poorly on a test set?
I am working with a variation of the [20news dataset](http://qwone.com/~jason/20Newsgroups/). The dataset has documents, which are represented as "bag of words" with no metadata. My goal is to classify ea... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/16817",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/23480/"
] | Text mining is rather a tricky field of machine learning application, since all you've got is "unstructured and semi structured data" and the preprocessing and feature extraction step matters a lot. [The text mining handbook](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/893219.The_Text_Mining_Handbook) is a priceless reference i... | Unless you're doing it on some other related file, you're not removing stopwords. If label 16 makes a great use of such, that's a plausible explanation for such result.
On the other hand (unless again, you're doing it on some other file) you're not reducing words to their morphemes. Not doing so might cause these kin... |
16,817 | My question is what are potential reasons for Naive Bayes to perform well on a train set but poorly on a test set?
I am working with a variation of the [20news dataset](http://qwone.com/~jason/20Newsgroups/). The dataset has documents, which are represented as "bag of words" with no metadata. My goal is to classify ea... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/16817",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/23480/"
] | Let me try to answer your questions point by point. Perhaps you already solved your problem, but your questions are interesting and so perhaps other people can benefit from this discussion.
* Is Naive Bayes overfitting to the training set? If Naive Bayes is implemented correctly, I don't think it should be overfitting... | Unless you're doing it on some other related file, you're not removing stopwords. If label 16 makes a great use of such, that's a plausible explanation for such result.
On the other hand (unless again, you're doing it on some other file) you're not reducing words to their morphemes. Not doing so might cause these kin... |
16,817 | My question is what are potential reasons for Naive Bayes to perform well on a train set but poorly on a test set?
I am working with a variation of the [20news dataset](http://qwone.com/~jason/20Newsgroups/). The dataset has documents, which are represented as "bag of words" with no metadata. My goal is to classify ea... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/16817",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/23480/"
] | Let me try to answer your questions point by point. Perhaps you already solved your problem, but your questions are interesting and so perhaps other people can benefit from this discussion.
* Is Naive Bayes overfitting to the training set? If Naive Bayes is implemented correctly, I don't think it should be overfitting... | Text mining is rather a tricky field of machine learning application, since all you've got is "unstructured and semi structured data" and the preprocessing and feature extraction step matters a lot. [The text mining handbook](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/893219.The_Text_Mining_Handbook) is a priceless reference i... |
34,369,398 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hJUjp.png)
Hi All,
Does any of you face this problem before? My Android studio stuck on startup. I've tried restart/shut down. Btw, my android studio version is 1.5 on mac | 2015/12/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34369398",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2128070/"
] | If you experience system crash or system auto restart, then please be patient. It take sometime to startup and everything will back to normal :) cheer! | You should go to the %appdata% and delete InteliJ folder, after that run program as administrator.
This is probably caused by:
* No space on partition
* No write permission in %appdata%
* Bug
If it does not work, try to reinstall.
... 1 more!
* Slow write speed or compute speed so it takes much more time as usual. |
169,360 | **Plot Details/Summary**
Another one where I have only sketchy memories of the tale, I fear. The setting for this one is the near future (from the writer's perspective, which I think was the 1970s). Man's reached a point where bloodshed and loss of life are no longer necessary to settle conflicts. Instead, all dispute... | 2017/09/10 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/169360",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/69621/"
] | ["A Short History of World War LXXVIII"](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?50251), a short story by [Roy L. Prosterman](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?12378) in [*Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact*, April 1977](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?57054+c).
**Man's reached a point where bloodshed and los... | I read this one or something a whole lot like it, I think in a 1970s edition of Analog. The version I read was a "war" between "Usa" (that one I remember) and Arabia (although I don't think it was called that).
Two robots fight it out on the moon, Usa wins (of course). The kicker line was that oil prices would remain ... |
20,390,148 | I've been trying to search for an alternative for browsers that have disabled cookies in their browser and forms that require the antiforgerytoken for validation. How should a case like this be handled?
Any suggestions or alternatives to preventing CSRF in ASP.Net MVC forms would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks you! | 2013/12/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20390148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1930778/"
] | You can create your own CUSTOM ANTIFORGERYTOKEN FILTER for more details
check the links...
<http://forums.asp.net/t/1938599.aspx>
<http://www.prideparrot.com/blog/archive/2012/7/securing_all_forms_using_antiforgerytoken> | There are a number of alternatives to using AntiForgeryTokens stored in session as part of the Synchroniser Token Pattern. One method gaining traction is the [Encrypted Token Pattern](http://insidethecpu.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/encrypted-token-pattern/), implemented by a Framework called ARMOR. The premise here is tha... |
21,041 | I have an RN-41 bluetooth module connected to an MSP430. I want to connect the RN-41 to an Android cellphone. Just by having power to the Bluetooth module, the cellphone finds the device. However, it is not able to make pairing the only documentation that I find about pairing on the RN-41 says that the default key for ... | 2011/10/19 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/21041",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/5712/"
] | The problem I was actually having with the module, was a hardware problem. I tried to connect the Bluetooth module power to the VCC pin of the target board of the MSP. It is a 3.3v source, which is appears to be compatible. But the maximum current that could pass through that pin was 15mA, which is enough to set the de... | It has been a while since I messed with my RN41 connecting to an android phone, but I will try to provide some advice for you.
The bluetooth module uses [SPP (Serial Port Profile)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_profile#Serial_Port_Profile_.28SPP.29) as its default profile. Essentially the way that it works is... |
236,743 | I'm looking into solid state relays for an application where I need to switch between two different transducers to allow two different modes of operation for an echo sounder. Basically a MUX that allows selecting either transducer #1 or transducer #2.
Short overview of how an echo sounder works: the echo sounder gener... | 2016/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/236743",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/41060/"
] | The 74HC4051 has level shifters inside that allow you to use a logic supply that is GND to Vcc and another supply voltage Vee that is less than (or equal to) GND.
This is a great advantage when you want to use dual supplies such as +/-5V for the analog electronics, and the digital signals are 0 to +5 (or +/-3.3V with... | The CD4051 mux can work at +15 volts single-ended supply, or +/- 7.5 volts for bipolar supply handling bipolar signals to +/- 5 volts or so. The IC also needs a ground ref for the 3 to 5 volt logic used to select which of 8 input/outputs is selected to connect to the common I/O pin.
So for bipolar operation you need 3... |
74,776 | Do we have any standard for using ghost buttons? I know basic details on when to use ghost buttons but more detailed explanation will help
Can we use ghost button as well as solid button on same page?
If you notice, there is close icon next to close button. Do you think its very smalll and it should also be button? Th... | 2015/03/12 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/74776",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/52106/"
] | This question is quite broad for a single answer to cover everything, but I'll give it a go!
First of all, **motion sickness**. In actual fact it's not even motion sickness, it's the opposite - it's the brain telling you you're moving when other senses tell you you're not.
And in any case, it's not the manipulation o... | The reason why a mouse is a terrible UI for VR is because when you (inevitably) take your hand off of it (to type or itch or eat etc.), then you have to find the mouse without being able to see it! That can't happen in VR. You have to be able to see the things you're interacting with **or** the things you're interactin... |
2,202,271 | Is there a way to have an app write a into a file and then have another app read from that file?
I mean writting into the file system of the iPhone.
I want to do this without using an internet connection. So uploading the file and then downloading from the other app is not what i mean.
Thanks! | 2010/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2202271",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/217808/"
] | It appears that there are ways you can, but it won't get approved by Apple if you do.
See <http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/2008/09/sandbox-think-like-apple.html> for more information. | I'm not sure exactly what circumstances you're in here, but you could register app B as a handler for a particular protocol, and have app A try to open such a link (e.g. appB://yourinfohere). It depends on how much data you want to transfer and many other things, but it might work. |
2,202,271 | Is there a way to have an app write a into a file and then have another app read from that file?
I mean writting into the file system of the iPhone.
I want to do this without using an internet connection. So uploading the file and then downloading from the other app is not what i mean.
Thanks! | 2010/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2202271",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/217808/"
] | The current sand boxing of applications does not allow this, however it appears that this may be available in future iPhone OS versions. [Reference](http://www.techhail.com/gadgets/iphone-os-3-2-for-ipad-with-improved-text-file-document-support-xcode-tools/3088) | I'm not sure exactly what circumstances you're in here, but you could register app B as a handler for a particular protocol, and have app A try to open such a link (e.g. appB://yourinfohere). It depends on how much data you want to transfer and many other things, but it might work. |
15,196 | I am creating a SaaS that will be delivered through a Vertical Information Portal (VIP).
In my research I have found that by developing a custom lean web browser and installing it on the clients platform, I can better restrict access to the portal on the web by only allowing this custom browser to access it.
I realiz... | 2012/05/21 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/15196",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/10090/"
] | It sounds to me like you want your Web based SaaS application to be accessed only by browser/client/hosts that have some system integrity properties that are usually lacking in a typical web client host -- e.g. absence of malware, resistance to malware. If that is so, then you should consider developing a client that i... | This is [(in)security though obscurity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity), I don't see how this improves the security of any system. Probably the reason why you can't find any information on this topic is because its not a good idea. I suspect you would also implement your own HTTP protocol, and ... |
33,945 | After the one ring was destroyed and Aragorn was crowned King of Gondor and Arnor, he and Arwen were married. Though he looks older than his bride, I'm learning that Arwen is actually older than Aragorn by at least 2,600 years. She's obviously robbing the cradle, but I can't get an exact fix on exactly how old they wer... | 2013/04/07 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/33945",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13090/"
] | Both Aragorn and Arwen's births, and their marriage, are listed in the Third Age section of The Tale of Years (Appendix B, at the back of *Return of the King*). Arwen was born in the year 241. Aragorn was born on March 1 of 2931. Since they were married at the end of June in 3019, this means Aragorn was 88 years old wh... | Aragorn was 88 (having aged 45 years) and Arwen 2778 (having aged 33 years)
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As far as I can tell, Tolkien's last known writings about Arwen's growth is the work "Elvish Ages & Númenórean" written in 1965 and published in *The Nature of Middle-... |
1,099,439 | Recently, I find out that somebody uses my network traffic. I found his `MAC` address and now I wanna find full details of his device. I tried: <http://www.macvendors.com/> and such this, but the response was only the name of manufacture. Tnx from anybody who helps me( or says a better solution to find him:) )
EDIT: An... | 2016/07/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1099439",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/613671/"
] | Just searching on the MAC will only give you the vendor. It will never show you in which hardware the component with the MAC was used. (Think of it as finding the vendor name for a lightbulb, which does not tell you in which device the bulb was used).
But given that you have the MAC and almost certainly the IP, you ca... | It is not possible to get device details via MAC address as @Hennes already said as the MAC address is only specific to the network card.
Another way to obtain more information is to log into your router/firewall and look for known devices with the found MAC. There you have the association MAC <-> IP address.
You th... |
1,099,439 | Recently, I find out that somebody uses my network traffic. I found his `MAC` address and now I wanna find full details of his device. I tried: <http://www.macvendors.com/> and such this, but the response was only the name of manufacture. Tnx from anybody who helps me( or says a better solution to find him:) )
EDIT: An... | 2016/07/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1099439",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/613671/"
] | Just searching on the MAC will only give you the vendor. It will never show you in which hardware the component with the MAC was used. (Think of it as finding the vendor name for a lightbulb, which does not tell you in which device the bulb was used).
But given that you have the MAC and almost certainly the IP, you ca... | I have another idea for this purpose: what if somebody , on purpose , set own wifi without any password and the thief could connect again!
I think in that case we have more chance to discover what device is connected to our router. |
1,099,439 | Recently, I find out that somebody uses my network traffic. I found his `MAC` address and now I wanna find full details of his device. I tried: <http://www.macvendors.com/> and such this, but the response was only the name of manufacture. Tnx from anybody who helps me( or says a better solution to find him:) )
EDIT: An... | 2016/07/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1099439",
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] | I have another idea for this purpose: what if somebody , on purpose , set own wifi without any password and the thief could connect again!
I think in that case we have more chance to discover what device is connected to our router. | It is not possible to get device details via MAC address as @Hennes already said as the MAC address is only specific to the network card.
Another way to obtain more information is to log into your router/firewall and look for known devices with the found MAC. There you have the association MAC <-> IP address.
You th... |
107,973 | [iOS Human Interface Guidelines](https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/graphics/launch-screen/) say:
>
> Design a launch screen that’s nearly identical to the first screen
> of your app. If you include elements that look different when the app
> finishes launching, people can experience an unpl... | 2017/05/13 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/107973",
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] | Maybe they are using other guidelines. You have the iOS Human Interface Guidelines, but also Material Design Guidelines. They are not OS-bound. Google applications on iOS also use Material Design. [Material Design guidelines](https://material.io/guidelines/patterns/launch-screens.html#launch-screens-types-of-launch-scr... | I know that in some cases splash screens are a must due to technical reasons. Depending on how the code of the app is written, it may take some time for the app to load when launched so splash screens are used for that reason. |
146,570 | I am writing an app that requires multiple levels of users, where one user is an administrator and adds slave users.
I can't really seem to find a way to allow access to the slave users safely. Emailing a password is unsafe as emails are unencrypted, and I might as well just send the password if I'm sending a one-time... | 2016/12/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/146570",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
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] | Assuming you are talking about personal accounts not company accounts here. It's part of your identity and you should protect it as much as possible, risk is greater if they can find your address (fairly easy - online address finders, whois records if you own the website) or your date of birth.
There was a case a few... | I think I could pay my car payment with just that information.
You could use PayPal for this kind of venture. |
32,019 | I understand that this circuit could be used as a treble control circuit with high frequency gain occuring when R3 is set so a=b (we'll call this k=0), and high frequency attenuation occuring when R3 is 22kOhms across a and b (k=1). So therefore, depending on R3's setting, this circuit is either a high pass (k=0) or lo... | 2012/05/16 | [
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] | The AC feedback via C2 is negative feedback - it will decrease the gain.
Increasing the negative feedback with frequency will reduce the gain as frequency increases.
C2 impedance decreases as frequency increases so feedback via C2 increases so gain decreases if all feedback is applied to inverting input.
Fina... | Rather than thinking of the capactior as such, think of it as simply a resistor who's value decreases linearly with the increasing frequency of the current flowing through it.
An inductor can be considered in the same way except the frequency relationship is not inverse. (in this case rising 'reactance' with rising ... |
6,005 | To the outside world, programmers, computer scientists, software engineers, and developers may all seem alike, but that's far from the case for the people who create software for a living. Any single programmer's ability and knowledge can range very widely, as well as their tools (OS, language, and yes, preferred edito... | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/6005",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | I'd consider myself part of the **Real-Time Systems** group. There are some 'Old School' characteristics but with less focus on CS, more on hardware.
The archetype:
* Has expert knowledge of 'C'
+ Has an original copy of K&R
+ Writes in other languages as if they were just an alternate syntax for 'C'
* Can predict... | I represent the lonely contingent of Delphi Devs under 30. Our caucus is small, but our hearts are big. |
6,005 | To the outside world, programmers, computer scientists, software engineers, and developers may all seem alike, but that's far from the case for the people who create software for a living. Any single programmer's ability and knowledge can range very widely, as well as their tools (OS, language, and yes, preferred edito... | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/6005",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/2026/"
] | I'd consider myself part of the **Real-Time Systems** group. There are some 'Old School' characteristics but with less focus on CS, more on hardware.
The archetype:
* Has expert knowledge of 'C'
+ Has an original copy of K&R
+ Writes in other languages as if they were just an alternate syntax for 'C'
* Can predict... | I guess that there exists several cultures which somehow live alongside rather then fight and are somehow transcendent:
* **Hacker/Open Source culture**: sharing code, uses real name or not. Concentrated probably on small tools that solve one problem. Allows in-program hacks. Languages: *C*, *Lisp*, *C++*, *Python*. P... |
6,005 | To the outside world, programmers, computer scientists, software engineers, and developers may all seem alike, but that's far from the case for the people who create software for a living. Any single programmer's ability and knowledge can range very widely, as well as their tools (OS, language, and yes, preferred edito... | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/6005",
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"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/2026/"
] | I represent the lonely contingent of Delphi Devs under 30. Our caucus is small, but our hearts are big. | I'm kind of in the Alt.NET/old-school CS camp. I work with Microsoft tech (C#, etc.), but I'm aware that there's a whole world around me, other languages, algorithms, frameworks, "stuff under the hood", etc. Not perfect, obviously, but it's a work in progress. |
6,005 | To the outside world, programmers, computer scientists, software engineers, and developers may all seem alike, but that's far from the case for the people who create software for a living. Any single programmer's ability and knowledge can range very widely, as well as their tools (OS, language, and yes, preferred edito... | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/6005",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/2026/"
] | I'd consider myself part of the **Real-Time Systems** group. There are some 'Old School' characteristics but with less focus on CS, more on hardware.
The archetype:
* Has expert knowledge of 'C'
+ Has an original copy of K&R
+ Writes in other languages as if they were just an alternate syntax for 'C'
* Can predict... | I don't entirely agree with this statement about MS subculture: "Don't see what the fuss with open-source and such is all about - besides, who needs to know another language? Generally, I've found such places to be 9-5 and quite corporate (driven by business managers, not software people). The anti-thesis of the hacker... |
98,320 | Thunderwave, on a failed save, pushes a target 10 feet when it hits them in addition to doing damage. In the event that a party as a whole were falling, a creative Cleric could Ready his spell to be cast when they're about to hit the ground, by Thunderwaving the other member's of the party, directly, 10 feet in the opp... | 2017/04/18 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/98320",
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] | This method nets you more damage
================================
Falling damage is dealt *at the end of a fall*.
>
> **PHB 183, Falling**
>
>
> At the end of a fall, a creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it fell, to a maximum of 20d6. The creature lands prone, unless it avoids taking damage fr... | This is mostly likely a DM Discretion issue, but what follows is some guidance:
In order for Thunderwave to successfully push you 10' away from the ground, the Cleric would need to have done the following:
1. Depending on initiative order at the time of falling, there may not have been an opportunity to ready the act... |
98,320 | Thunderwave, on a failed save, pushes a target 10 feet when it hits them in addition to doing damage. In the event that a party as a whole were falling, a creative Cleric could Ready his spell to be cast when they're about to hit the ground, by Thunderwaving the other member's of the party, directly, 10 feet in the opp... | 2017/04/18 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/98320",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | This method nets you more damage
================================
Falling damage is dealt *at the end of a fall*.
>
> **PHB 183, Falling**
>
>
> At the end of a fall, a creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it fell, to a maximum of 20d6. The creature lands prone, unless it avoids taking damage fr... | The combo is outside the rules, and by strict RAW provides no benefit. However, many DM's might still desire to encourage roleplaying and creative thinking, and PHB p.193 states:
>
> When you describe an action not detailed elsewhere in the rules, the DM tells you whether that action is possible and what kind of roll... |
267,918 | We are currently using Office 2002 on Windows XP but will be moving our users to Windows 7 in the next few months. Part of our business is writing research documents so there is heavy use of Word (including an in-house bespoke templating add-in).
The Windows 7 test user group have found that Word 2002 documents which ... | 2011/04/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/267918",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/59/"
] | According to the Windows 7 Compatibility Center, Office 2002 may not be compatible with Windows 7: <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Software&p=Microsoft%20Office%20XP%202002%20Standard&v=Microsoft&uid=10&l=en&pf=0&pi=0&s=office%202002&os=64-bit>
You may have to upgrade ... | From skimming the web it seems there's a fair number of people out there using Office 2002 with minimal problems on Windows 7 (most issues seem related to Outlook). I think it's going to be fairly natural of Microsoft to mark the compatibility status of such an old version of Office with the latest Windows as ambiguous... |
267,918 | We are currently using Office 2002 on Windows XP but will be moving our users to Windows 7 in the next few months. Part of our business is writing research documents so there is heavy use of Word (including an in-house bespoke templating add-in).
The Windows 7 test user group have found that Word 2002 documents which ... | 2011/04/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/267918",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/59/"
] | I have seen a similar issue. We solved this by running Word in Compatibility mode, as also suggested by Randolph Potter in the comments above. What worked for us was to choose "Windows XP Service Pack 3".
Here is an article from How To Geek on changing Compatibility mode: <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10436/using-pr... | According to the Windows 7 Compatibility Center, Office 2002 may not be compatible with Windows 7: <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Software&p=Microsoft%20Office%20XP%202002%20Standard&v=Microsoft&uid=10&l=en&pf=0&pi=0&s=office%202002&os=64-bit>
You may have to upgrade ... |
267,918 | We are currently using Office 2002 on Windows XP but will be moving our users to Windows 7 in the next few months. Part of our business is writing research documents so there is heavy use of Word (including an in-house bespoke templating add-in).
The Windows 7 test user group have found that Word 2002 documents which ... | 2011/04/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/267918",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/59/"
] | I have seen a similar issue. We solved this by running Word in Compatibility mode, as also suggested by Randolph Potter in the comments above. What worked for us was to choose "Windows XP Service Pack 3".
Here is an article from How To Geek on changing Compatibility mode: <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10436/using-pr... | From skimming the web it seems there's a fair number of people out there using Office 2002 with minimal problems on Windows 7 (most issues seem related to Outlook). I think it's going to be fairly natural of Microsoft to mark the compatibility status of such an old version of Office with the latest Windows as ambiguous... |
267,918 | We are currently using Office 2002 on Windows XP but will be moving our users to Windows 7 in the next few months. Part of our business is writing research documents so there is heavy use of Word (including an in-house bespoke templating add-in).
The Windows 7 test user group have found that Word 2002 documents which ... | 2011/04/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/267918",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/59/"
] | Run Microsoft Word in Compatibility Mode and choose an older version of Windows. This fixed the problem for me when running Office 2003 with Windows 8. | From skimming the web it seems there's a fair number of people out there using Office 2002 with minimal problems on Windows 7 (most issues seem related to Outlook). I think it's going to be fairly natural of Microsoft to mark the compatibility status of such an old version of Office with the latest Windows as ambiguous... |
267,918 | We are currently using Office 2002 on Windows XP but will be moving our users to Windows 7 in the next few months. Part of our business is writing research documents so there is heavy use of Word (including an in-house bespoke templating add-in).
The Windows 7 test user group have found that Word 2002 documents which ... | 2011/04/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/267918",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/59/"
] | I have seen a similar issue. We solved this by running Word in Compatibility mode, as also suggested by Randolph Potter in the comments above. What worked for us was to choose "Windows XP Service Pack 3".
Here is an article from How To Geek on changing Compatibility mode: <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10436/using-pr... | Run Microsoft Word in Compatibility Mode and choose an older version of Windows. This fixed the problem for me when running Office 2003 with Windows 8. |
116,283 | I am an editor for a trade publication with 40 years of experience in journalism. The company wants me to take a job on the events side, writing content, helping with organization, moderating panels, archiving video. They haven’t called it a promotion but it would clearly be more intense work and involve traveling to c... | 2018/07/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/116283",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/90496/"
] | You are playing well above your pay grade. Let your manager manage your colleague. An outcome like "the project got finished but wasn't great, one of the interns worked hard but the other was a nightmare" is common as dirt in this industry.
Do the tasks your manager has assigned to you. When you're out of tasks, go a... | * Inform you manager about the Verbatim copies of code from the Internet, and tell that you see a potential legal liability there
* Explicitly state in commit messages which of his commits you fixed
* Your manager listened to you once, so the next time a huge and messy commit comes which breaks something working and co... |
116,283 | I am an editor for a trade publication with 40 years of experience in journalism. The company wants me to take a job on the events side, writing content, helping with organization, moderating panels, archiving video. They haven’t called it a promotion but it would clearly be more intense work and involve traveling to c... | 2018/07/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/116283",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/90496/"
] | Since you are using a versioning system: Fix one bug in his code and check the fix into the versioning system. Then fix another bug and check the fix into the versioning system. And so on. So when you need evidence you point your boss to the versioning system, which contains your name 99 times and his name once.
(In a... | * Inform you manager about the Verbatim copies of code from the Internet, and tell that you see a potential legal liability there
* Explicitly state in commit messages which of his commits you fixed
* Your manager listened to you once, so the next time a huge and messy commit comes which breaks something working and co... |
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