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24,071 | With potential COVID-19 vaccine trials beginning around the globe, [one vaccine approach](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-to-begin-at-royal-adelaide-hospital/12414384) is to induce the creation of antibodies in the participants.
>
> The first phase of the trial will check whether the... | 2020/07/06 | [
"https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/24071",
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] | People could develop antibodies from natural exposure to the virus. The vaccine is trying to cause antibodies to exist in more people (and/or more strongly) than would express them naturally, therefore a good comparison group is a sample taken randomly in the same way as those getting the vaccine: a placebo group.
At ... | Good question. A phase I trial normally has small numbers, is purely sized to test safety, and it would have no placebo arm.
With side effects and antibodies are end points, and a placebo group, this would more often be called a **combined phase I/II trial**.
The purpose of the placebo should be to compare the proport... |
24,071 | With potential COVID-19 vaccine trials beginning around the globe, [one vaccine approach](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-to-begin-at-royal-adelaide-hospital/12414384) is to induce the creation of antibodies in the participants.
>
> The first phase of the trial will check whether the... | 2020/07/06 | [
"https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/24071",
"https://health.stackexchange.com",
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] | People could develop antibodies from natural exposure to the virus. The vaccine is trying to cause antibodies to exist in more people (and/or more strongly) than would express them naturally, therefore a good comparison group is a sample taken randomly in the same way as those getting the vaccine: a placebo group.
At ... | People in the control group will behave differently if they know they're in the control group.
For example, it's not unreasonable to expect people will do less social distancing once they're vaccinated. This will increase their chances of being exposed to the virus. |
24,071 | With potential COVID-19 vaccine trials beginning around the globe, [one vaccine approach](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-to-begin-at-royal-adelaide-hospital/12414384) is to induce the creation of antibodies in the participants.
>
> The first phase of the trial will check whether the... | 2020/07/06 | [
"https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/24071",
"https://health.stackexchange.com",
"https://health.stackexchange.com/users/19946/"
] | People could develop antibodies from natural exposure to the virus. The vaccine is trying to cause antibodies to exist in more people (and/or more strongly) than would express them naturally, therefore a good comparison group is a sample taken randomly in the same way as those getting the vaccine: a placebo group.
At ... | Antibodies only reflect one part of the immune response: the humoral immunity.
There is another part of the immunity that can't be detected by dosing the antibodies: the **cell-mediated immunity**. It produces no antibodies. It only creates effector T-cells that can detect the presence of viruses (or some intra-cellul... |
24,071 | With potential COVID-19 vaccine trials beginning around the globe, [one vaccine approach](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-to-begin-at-royal-adelaide-hospital/12414384) is to induce the creation of antibodies in the participants.
>
> The first phase of the trial will check whether the... | 2020/07/06 | [
"https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/24071",
"https://health.stackexchange.com",
"https://health.stackexchange.com/users/19946/"
] | Good question. A phase I trial normally has small numbers, is purely sized to test safety, and it would have no placebo arm.
With side effects and antibodies are end points, and a placebo group, this would more often be called a **combined phase I/II trial**.
The purpose of the placebo should be to compare the proport... | Antibodies only reflect one part of the immune response: the humoral immunity.
There is another part of the immunity that can't be detected by dosing the antibodies: the **cell-mediated immunity**. It produces no antibodies. It only creates effector T-cells that can detect the presence of viruses (or some intra-cellul... |
24,071 | With potential COVID-19 vaccine trials beginning around the globe, [one vaccine approach](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-to-begin-at-royal-adelaide-hospital/12414384) is to induce the creation of antibodies in the participants.
>
> The first phase of the trial will check whether the... | 2020/07/06 | [
"https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/24071",
"https://health.stackexchange.com",
"https://health.stackexchange.com/users/19946/"
] | People in the control group will behave differently if they know they're in the control group.
For example, it's not unreasonable to expect people will do less social distancing once they're vaccinated. This will increase their chances of being exposed to the virus. | Antibodies only reflect one part of the immune response: the humoral immunity.
There is another part of the immunity that can't be detected by dosing the antibodies: the **cell-mediated immunity**. It produces no antibodies. It only creates effector T-cells that can detect the presence of viruses (or some intra-cellul... |
87,719 | I need to lock an account name field, and remove a custom button if the close date is more than 6 weeks from today and the stage is closed won.
I was thinking to use record type and page layout. I created a new record type called 'Lock' and a read only page layout. But my problem is I don't know where to go from here.... | 2015/08/11 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/87719",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/22664/"
] | Yeah, sounds about right! Go for a workflow that would change your record type, and then make a special page layout for it and then validation rule (if you need one) that would prevent any kind of modifications if your record is of 'locked' record type. | As Kazoolsky said - the workflow rule would be needed to change the layout and remove the button. As for the validation rule, here it is:
AND(
(CloseDate - TODAY() > 42),
(IsWon = TRUE)
)
You could also add in something like ($Profile.Name<>"System Administrator") to allow yourself and other Admins to not have issu... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | One niche method of doing this is the *shillelagh* cantrip
----------------------------------------------------------
The [*shillelagh*](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/shillelagh) spell states:
>
> The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature's power. For the duration, **you can use you... | Yes (with limits), if you multiclass into an Illrigger1.
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You've put limits at Unearthed Arcana, but I wanted to share my experiences with a homebrew class.
One of my players was in a similar situation: his character was abandoned by his patron, and he lost all ... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | Yes (with limits), if you multiclass into an Illrigger1.
--------------------------------------------------------
You've put limits at Unearthed Arcana, but I wanted to share my experiences with a homebrew class.
One of my players was in a similar situation: his character was abandoned by his patron, and he lost all ... | I think before asking that question you should look more at the way the [Warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock) works:
>
> A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | I am about 95% certain the direct answer to your question is “no, there is no other class that offers Charisma to attack and damage.” The only thing remotely similar that I’m aware of is the battle smith artificer, which gets a similar feature—but for Intelligence—at 3rd level. Aside from that, it’s all Strength or Dex... | Without a DM Fiat, there is no reasonable way\* to salvage this character using offically published materials.
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In my play experience, removing a players agency to continue progressing as the class they set ou... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | One niche method of doing this is the *shillelagh* cantrip
----------------------------------------------------------
The [*shillelagh*](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/shillelagh) spell states:
>
> The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature's power. For the duration, **you can use you... | People seem to agree that you can't have what you want without compromise. Either you turn your weapon to wood for shillelagh, or you actually keep a few levels warlock, or you accept a homebrew. Here's a different option for a compromise:
Pretend Shocking Grasp Is a Weapon
==================================
If you t... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | One niche method of doing this is the *shillelagh* cantrip
----------------------------------------------------------
The [*shillelagh*](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/shillelagh) spell states:
>
> The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature's power. For the duration, **you can use you... | I am about 95% certain the direct answer to your question is “no, there is no other class that offers Charisma to attack and damage.” The only thing remotely similar that I’m aware of is the battle smith artificer, which gets a similar feature—but for Intelligence—at 3rd level. Aside from that, it’s all Strength or Dex... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | I am about 95% certain the direct answer to your question is “no, there is no other class that offers Charisma to attack and damage.” The only thing remotely similar that I’m aware of is the battle smith artificer, which gets a similar feature—but for Intelligence—at 3rd level. Aside from that, it’s all Strength or Dex... | Yes (with limits), if you multiclass into an Illrigger1.
--------------------------------------------------------
You've put limits at Unearthed Arcana, but I wanted to share my experiences with a homebrew class.
One of my players was in a similar situation: his character was abandoned by his patron, and he lost all ... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | One niche method of doing this is the *shillelagh* cantrip
----------------------------------------------------------
The [*shillelagh*](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/shillelagh) spell states:
>
> The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature's power. For the duration, **you can use you... | I think before asking that question you should look more at the way the [Warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock) works:
>
> A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | I am about 95% certain the direct answer to your question is “no, there is no other class that offers Charisma to attack and damage.” The only thing remotely similar that I’m aware of is the battle smith artificer, which gets a similar feature—but for Intelligence—at 3rd level. Aside from that, it’s all Strength or Dex... | I think before asking that question you should look more at the way the [Warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock) works:
>
> A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | One niche method of doing this is the *shillelagh* cantrip
----------------------------------------------------------
The [*shillelagh*](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/shillelagh) spell states:
>
> The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature's power. For the duration, **you can use you... | Without a DM Fiat, there is no reasonable way\* to salvage this character using offically published materials.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In my play experience, removing a players agency to continue progressing as the class they set ou... |
158,215 | I am building a level 2 character for D&D 5e.
For story reasons (I just had to break ties with my patron, in a very fun way), I can no longer be a warlock.
Is there a class (Unearthed Arcana is allowed) that will allow me to basically use the [Hexblade warlock](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheHexblade)'s... | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/158215",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9044/"
] | I am about 95% certain the direct answer to your question is “no, there is no other class that offers Charisma to attack and damage.” The only thing remotely similar that I’m aware of is the battle smith artificer, which gets a similar feature—but for Intelligence—at 3rd level. Aside from that, it’s all Strength or Dex... | People seem to agree that you can't have what you want without compromise. Either you turn your weapon to wood for shillelagh, or you actually keep a few levels warlock, or you accept a homebrew. Here's a different option for a compromise:
Pretend Shocking Grasp Is a Weapon
==================================
If you t... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | Elsa could have dealt with the food issue by conjuring up snow cones and ice cream, or making snowmen to hunt and gather for her. It's possible that she may not have gotten hungry yet when Anna came to visit. Sure, it had been a couple of days, but (a) she could have over-indulged at her coronation dinner, and (b) she ... | If you recall the ending, there is an obvious canonical solution. She simply has to project love onto whatever she wants to thaw. For full effectiveness, it is recommended to direct the love toward indoor plumbing in general, not the sewage itself. As far as cooking goes, she would just have to keep putting energy into... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | Elsa could have dealt with the food issue by conjuring up snow cones and ice cream, or making snowmen to hunt and gather for her. It's possible that she may not have gotten hungry yet when Anna came to visit. Sure, it had been a couple of days, but (a) she could have over-indulged at her coronation dinner, and (b) she ... | Let's take the idea of practical magic and run with it, shall we? A quick glance into Thermodynamics allows us to see that there is no such thing as "cold", just lack of heat. Elsa (and Frozone, and Iceman, etc) can NOT actually "project" ice and cold. Instead, she has a magical ability to selectively absorb energy fro... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | If you recall the ending, there is an obvious canonical solution. She simply has to project love onto whatever she wants to thaw. For full effectiveness, it is recommended to direct the love toward indoor plumbing in general, not the sewage itself. As far as cooking goes, she would just have to keep putting energy into... | Elsa and her Ice Palace are not governed by the laws of nature, but instead by the vivid imagination of Disney artists. |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | Practical Architecture
----------------------
The original concept art for Frozen shows a few additional features that were ultimately removed from the film:
**Bedroom**
**Throne Room**
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.co... | If you recall the ending, there is an obvious canonical solution. She simply has to project love onto whatever she wants to thaw. For full effectiveness, it is recommended to direct the love toward indoor plumbing in general, not the sewage itself. As far as cooking goes, she would just have to keep putting energy into... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | Elsa could have dealt with the food issue by conjuring up snow cones and ice cream, or making snowmen to hunt and gather for her. It's possible that she may not have gotten hungry yet when Anna came to visit. Sure, it had been a couple of days, but (a) she could have over-indulged at her coronation dinner, and (b) she ... | Elsa and her Ice Palace are not governed by the laws of nature, but instead by the vivid imagination of Disney artists. |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | If you recall the ending, there is an obvious canonical solution. She simply has to project love onto whatever she wants to thaw. For full effectiveness, it is recommended to direct the love toward indoor plumbing in general, not the sewage itself. As far as cooking goes, she would just have to keep putting energy into... | Let's take the idea of practical magic and run with it, shall we? A quick glance into Thermodynamics allows us to see that there is no such thing as "cold", just lack of heat. Elsa (and Frozone, and Iceman, etc) can NOT actually "project" ice and cold. Instead, she has a magical ability to selectively absorb energy fro... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | Practical Architecture
----------------------
The original concept art for Frozen shows a few additional features that were ultimately removed from the film:
**Bedroom**
**Throne Room**
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.co... | Many fairy tales mention that ice, created by magic, especially evil one, does not melt from simple heat. Or may be Ice Queen has body temperature below zero. Any of which would make ice the perfect building material.
In reality, lying covered with snow, or even better, in a tight hole in snow, is much warmer than o... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | Practical Architecture
----------------------
The original concept art for Frozen shows a few additional features that were ultimately removed from the film:
**Bedroom**
**Throne Room**
 she could have over-indulged at her coronation dinner, and (b) she ... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | Practical Architecture
----------------------
The original concept art for Frozen shows a few additional features that were ultimately removed from the film:
**Bedroom**
**Throne Room**
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.co... | Let's take the idea of practical magic and run with it, shall we? A quick glance into Thermodynamics allows us to see that there is no such thing as "cold", just lack of heat. Elsa (and Frozone, and Iceman, etc) can NOT actually "project" ice and cold. Instead, she has a magical ability to selectively absorb energy fro... |
66,078 | While Elsa's ice magic is aesthetically effective on a superficial architectural level, the choice of ice as a fundamental building material presents a number of practical difficulties. How, for example, does Elsa's construction manage its water supply? Pipes of ice would freeze the liquid they were made to transport. ... | 2014/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/66078",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24809/"
] | If you consider the technological state of Frozen to the late medieval period, you'll find that these questions are largely not problems.
In medieval castles, you pooped (sorry, disposed of sewage) into a hole in the wall. Covered with appropriate furnishings, but basically its a hole in the wall. Some peasant had the... | If you recall the ending, there is an obvious canonical solution. She simply has to project love onto whatever she wants to thaw. For full effectiveness, it is recommended to direct the love toward indoor plumbing in general, not the sewage itself. As far as cooking goes, she would just have to keep putting energy into... |
4,966 | I love pearl onions, but I'm always put off by the idea of peeling every single one. Are there any shortcuts to peeling pearl onions? | 2010/08/12 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/4966",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1601/"
] | * Dump pearl onions (with skin) into boiling water (on high heat)
* Bring water back to boil
* After 1-2 mins, take the onions out, and dump them in cold water (or ice bath)
* After 1-2 mins, take the onions out of cold water
* Take an onion, hold it between your index finger and thumb, and squeeze. The onion will pop ... | step 1. dump pearl onions skin and all into boiling water high heat
step 2. get a bowl of water with ice cubs in it to prevent the onions from burning
step 3. quickly after 1-2 minutes of boiling strain them and quickly yput them into the bowl of ice water
step 4. after 1-2 minutes take the onions out of the ice water ... |
21,747 | [Some hiring managers](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/a/21689/7945) prefer 'accomplishment-based' resumes over 'responsibility-based' resumes:
>
> I tend to discount resumes that only talk about responsibilities for instance. I want people who think in terms of accomplishments.
>
>
>
So *"led a team of 5 sal... | 2014/03/31 | [
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] | Since I wrote the orginal quote let me clarify what I meant a bit further.
I see resumes at times that say things like:
Responsible for Facility Maintenance
(Well usually I see more like Responible for Database Administration but I wanted to give an example more in line with your question.)
Ok that says nothing ab... | I'd certainly say that they're not impossible. I would word the achievements so that you use the STAR (situation - task - action - result) type of summary. This shows not only what you achieved, but also how you came to that achievement. (in summary style) Of course, you do need to have something that you did that made... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
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] | *Why not to do it:*
Rather than treating the MBA as a label that will look nice on your resume, and it will; it is better to ask yourself what you really want to do with it. As you mentioned only you can really answer that, but I would imagine you enjoy coding enough that you want to combine the two in some way. There... | My apologies for being overtly blunt...MBA is not for everybody, so I would say know yourself and know what you want for yourself and see if MBA aligns with that. If for example, you are getting married so that you can be happy, then you are getting for the wrong reason. Same thing, if you are getting an MBA with the h... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | My personal experience is 25 years being a developer or technical things over a wide range (my experience is s/w + h/w + all sorts). I've done bits of project management and so on along the way as well.
There are a few points I can make:
* If you have the technical skills and ability and like what you do then your ch... | *Why not to do it:*
Rather than treating the MBA as a label that will look nice on your resume, and it will; it is better to ask yourself what you really want to do with it. As you mentioned only you can really answer that, but I would imagine you enjoy coding enough that you want to combine the two in some way. There... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | My personal experience is 25 years being a developer or technical things over a wide range (my experience is s/w + h/w + all sorts). I've done bits of project management and so on along the way as well.
There are a few points I can make:
* If you have the technical skills and ability and like what you do then your ch... | I've gone the management route and personally feel staying techie was a lot more valuable. Eventually you lose touch with the hard core technology and generally are not as valuable to startups or companies looking to fill areas of research. They'll choose core techies for the tech positions, type A creatives for design... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
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] | This touches a nerve big time. Although I did not go for an MBA, I did make the move to management, and I regret it often (although I did learn a lot). You can read [my story here](http://markfreedman.com/index.php/2010/09/11/the-re-education-of-a-software-developer/), and listen to [my interview on This Developer's Li... | I know you see the MBA as the biggest differentiator between you and your friends, but there may be more to it. Were they former programmers who got an MBA and went into management or were they business majors from the beginning? You may find yourself being a round peg in a square hole as a manager and not being very s... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | This touches a nerve big time. Although I did not go for an MBA, I did make the move to management, and I regret it often (although I did learn a lot). You can read [my story here](http://markfreedman.com/index.php/2010/09/11/the-re-education-of-a-software-developer/), and listen to [my interview on This Developer's Li... | Do you like solving puzzles, analyzing problems, twiddling stuff to get a result? Do you go home happy at the end of the day when you have eradicated a couple of bugs, found that elusive solution to a library quirck, got a mail from a user thanking you for the new feature you created?
Or
Do you like figuring out how ... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | *Why not to do it:*
Rather than treating the MBA as a label that will look nice on your resume, and it will; it is better to ask yourself what you really want to do with it. As you mentioned only you can really answer that, but I would imagine you enjoy coding enough that you want to combine the two in some way. There... | If you love what you do, keep doin' it. You can and should continue your schooling through whatever avenues are convenient. If an MBA will give you a skillset you desire, go for it; if not, don't do it! Who really cares about money? All it is, after fulfilling your basic needs, is means to happiness, which is exactly w... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | This touches a nerve big time. Although I did not go for an MBA, I did make the move to management, and I regret it often (although I did learn a lot). You can read [my story here](http://markfreedman.com/index.php/2010/09/11/the-re-education-of-a-software-developer/), and listen to [my interview on This Developer's Li... | *Why not to do it:*
Rather than treating the MBA as a label that will look nice on your resume, and it will; it is better to ask yourself what you really want to do with it. As you mentioned only you can really answer that, but I would imagine you enjoy coding enough that you want to combine the two in some way. There... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | Do you like solving puzzles, analyzing problems, twiddling stuff to get a result? Do you go home happy at the end of the day when you have eradicated a couple of bugs, found that elusive solution to a library quirck, got a mail from a user thanking you for the new feature you created?
Or
Do you like figuring out how ... | I know you see the MBA as the biggest differentiator between you and your friends, but there may be more to it. Were they former programmers who got an MBA and went into management or were they business majors from the beginning? You may find yourself being a round peg in a square hole as a manager and not being very s... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | My personal experience is 25 years being a developer or technical things over a wide range (my experience is s/w + h/w + all sorts). I've done bits of project management and so on along the way as well.
There are a few points I can make:
* If you have the technical skills and ability and like what you do then your ch... | My apologies for being overtly blunt...MBA is not for everybody, so I would say know yourself and know what you want for yourself and see if MBA aligns with that. If for example, you are getting married so that you can be happy, then you are getting for the wrong reason. Same thing, if you are getting an MBA with the h... |
39,013 | I know this is a very subjective question and I am the best person to decide this for myself...but I am just looking for your views.
I have 5 years of experience as a professional developer. I have a decent background in Maths and have done my bachelors in engineering in CS. I have still not reached a stage in my care... | 2011/01/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39013",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13160/"
] | I've gone the management route and personally feel staying techie was a lot more valuable. Eventually you lose touch with the hard core technology and generally are not as valuable to startups or companies looking to fill areas of research. They'll choose core techies for the tech positions, type A creatives for design... | If you love what you do, keep doin' it. You can and should continue your schooling through whatever avenues are convenient. If an MBA will give you a skillset you desire, go for it; if not, don't do it! Who really cares about money? All it is, after fulfilling your basic needs, is means to happiness, which is exactly w... |
1,873 | I have an iPod touch which is regularly synced with my PC/iTunes at home. I have bought some apps and music.
Can I easily plug in my new iPhone (I don't have it yet), start iTunes and have it synced with it? Will all songs and apps be copied on it? And will the apps be running on the iPhone (speaking of license).
Wha... | 2010/07/29 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1873",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/902/"
] | I've not tried this myself but [this guide](http://www.ehow.com/how_4864095_transfer-iphone-apps-another-iphone.html) on ehow.com makes it look fairly simple using iTunes.
Basically as long as the host computer is authorised for iTunes use, you can connect your old iPod, right click on the icon from within iTunes and ... | I did this very thing when I moved from an iPod Touch to an iPhone last year. Basically, iTunes takes care of all the issues. Simply plug in your new iPhone and synch over all the content you have - apps, music and videos. You do not have to de-register your iPod Touch. You can still continue to use that gadget in para... |
76,053 | Similar question:
[Where is the citation of John 7:38 taken from?](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/302/where-is-the-citation-of-john-738-taken-from)
Is it possible that Jesus paraphrased OT scripture in John 7:38?
>
> “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried
> out, saying... | 2022/05/01 | [
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"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | No contradiction here
**Formal logic**
This argument commits the fallacy of [denying the antecedent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent). The classic form of this fallacy is:
* P1: P => Q
* P2: ~P
* C: ~Q
This is invalid.
We can apply that reasoning to the way 2 Tim. 3:16-17 is being represented ... | There is no contradiction. In the passage of the epistle to Timothy, Paul says that all scripture has an Origin in God and that it is good for different purposes, giving the the men of God (those who follow Him) guidance to be well-prepared to do good. The Greek word artios means "ready", "prepared" rather than "comple... |
76,053 | Similar question:
[Where is the citation of John 7:38 taken from?](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/302/where-is-the-citation-of-john-738-taken-from)
Is it possible that Jesus paraphrased OT scripture in John 7:38?
>
> “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried
> out, saying... | 2022/05/01 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/76053",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/44302/"
] | There is no contradiction. In the passage of the epistle to Timothy, Paul says that all scripture has an Origin in God and that it is good for different purposes, giving the the men of God (those who follow Him) guidance to be well-prepared to do good. The Greek word artios means "ready", "prepared" rather than "comple... | I agree that the canon of scripture as we now have it, is complete as suggested (but not conclusively) by 2 Tim 3:16. Actually, the completeness of Scripture as we now have it is not really defined anywhere in the Bible - the closest we get is perhaps Rev 22:18 - but that really only applies to the book of Revelation.
... |
76,053 | Similar question:
[Where is the citation of John 7:38 taken from?](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/302/where-is-the-citation-of-john-738-taken-from)
Is it possible that Jesus paraphrased OT scripture in John 7:38?
>
> “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried
> out, saying... | 2022/05/01 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/76053",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/44302/"
] | No contradiction here
**Formal logic**
This argument commits the fallacy of [denying the antecedent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent). The classic form of this fallacy is:
* P1: P => Q
* P2: ~P
* C: ~Q
This is invalid.
We can apply that reasoning to the way 2 Tim. 3:16-17 is being represented ... | I agree that the canon of scripture as we now have it, is complete as suggested (but not conclusively) by 2 Tim 3:16. Actually, the completeness of Scripture as we now have it is not really defined anywhere in the Bible - the closest we get is perhaps Rev 22:18 - but that really only applies to the book of Revelation.
... |
3,981 | I mean if I encrypt my ""full system"" so that everything (besides the /boot) is in an encrypted VolumeGroup (Linux).
So I store my /boot on a flash drive, thats always next to me.
Q: can the encrypted VolumeGroup (or in any similar solution an encrypted Image) compromised in a way that If I want to "mount" it i... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/3981",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2212/"
] | Especially given your lack of network experience, that sounds like a substantial risk to your home network to me :) Alternatively you could deploy it in the cloud for not much money and watch it there.
See [DMZ (Wikipedia)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_%28computing%29) for background and other answers here for tip... | If you want to do this, two things could make your life a bit safer:
* segregate it fully from your network (see @nealmcb's answer and link)
* check out the honeynet project at [honeynet.org](http://www.honeynet.org) for preconfigured scripts, VM's etc. |
3,981 | I mean if I encrypt my ""full system"" so that everything (besides the /boot) is in an encrypted VolumeGroup (Linux).
So I store my /boot on a flash drive, thats always next to me.
Q: can the encrypted VolumeGroup (or in any similar solution an encrypted Image) compromised in a way that If I want to "mount" it i... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/3981",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2212/"
] | Especially given your lack of network experience, that sounds like a substantial risk to your home network to me :) Alternatively you could deploy it in the cloud for not much money and watch it there.
See [DMZ (Wikipedia)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_%28computing%29) for background and other answers here for tip... | There are many ways to gain experience. You could follow metasploit's guide to [How to set up a penetration testing lab](http://www.metasploit.com/learn-more/how-do-i-use-it/test-lab.jsp), then attack the systems yourself and observe if and how the logging or security tools detected your activities.
For learning purpo... |
3,981 | I mean if I encrypt my ""full system"" so that everything (besides the /boot) is in an encrypted VolumeGroup (Linux).
So I store my /boot on a flash drive, thats always next to me.
Q: can the encrypted VolumeGroup (or in any similar solution an encrypted Image) compromised in a way that If I want to "mount" it i... | 2011/05/20 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/3981",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2212/"
] | Especially given your lack of network experience, that sounds like a substantial risk to your home network to me :) Alternatively you could deploy it in the cloud for not much money and watch it there.
See [DMZ (Wikipedia)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_%28computing%29) for background and other answers here for tip... | As nealmcb suggests, given your lack of network experience that is evident, I'd also advice against trying to run a high interaction honeypot.
There are other solutions you may try, but it all depends on what you want to monitor exactly. There are ready made honeypot implementations out there with log and keystroke c... |
1,628,212 | Is it possible to know which users checked out a repository of an SVN Server?
Thanks | 2009/10/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1628212",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/146356/"
] | Only if you have access to apache logs(if you are using DavSVN) | I’m not sure which distribution of SVN you’re using, but the Enterprise edition of [Visual SVN Server](http://www.visualsvn.com/server/) logs this activity to the Windows event log. |
1,794,714 | I've been trying to find a way to upload a video from an Android device to an API, but I haven't found a good way to do it. It seems most of the information I've found online is fairly out of date (a lot of it being from last year). Most of them are using a method like this: <http://getablogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/and... | 2009/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1794714",
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] | They're different things, but clearly they are related. For example, if you have two (alleged;-) components A and B, but A depends on B *and* B depends on A, then they're not really distinct components -- they're a weird split of what clearly remains a single component. To achieve real modularity, dependencies must ind... | I agree with Alex - if modules are tangled, you don't really have distinct modules. And the external, inter-module dependencies are harder to control than the more visible/localized internal structure. In fact they are most often overlooked.
Also, while tangles are an objective, measurable anti-pattern, you should con... |
1,794,714 | I've been trying to find a way to upload a video from an Android device to an API, but I haven't found a good way to do it. It seems most of the information I've found online is fairly out of date (a lot of it being from last year). Most of them are using a method like this: <http://getablogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/and... | 2009/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1794714",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/135180/"
] | They're different things, but clearly they are related. For example, if you have two (alleged;-) components A and B, but A depends on B *and* B depends on A, then they're not really distinct components -- they're a weird split of what clearly remains a single component. To achieve real modularity, dependencies must ind... | Suppose I have a huge monolithic body of code. It depends on no code outside of it. I think we won't call it modular.
Say I have a crisp, lean, slim body of code which, on the other hand, depends on 60 external bodies of code. Again, I think we won't call it modular either.
Modularity, I assume therefore, is more abo... |
4,555 | I have a desktop that I put on the floor. I put my iPhone on top of the desktop, and accidentally I stumbled on the desktop and the phone dropped to the floor.
When I picked it up the screen was OK, the phone was still functioning as normal. And it appeared as if it never dropped. But what I worried is that it may suf... | 2010/12/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/4555",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1108/"
] | The inside of an iPhone is all solid state and can tolerate being dropped. That said, you should thoroughly test the hardware on your phone to see if anything broke. This includes the screen, case, the touchscreen (make sure that touch and multitouch still works everywhere), the headphone jack, all the buttons, the cam... | What kind of floor did it land on?
Carpet: no worries, the fall was too short to cause damage IMHO.
Hardwood: no worries but check to be sure (see Kyle's).
Concrete: potential damage. Check thoroughly. |
4,555 | I have a desktop that I put on the floor. I put my iPhone on top of the desktop, and accidentally I stumbled on the desktop and the phone dropped to the floor.
When I picked it up the screen was OK, the phone was still functioning as normal. And it appeared as if it never dropped. But what I worried is that it may suf... | 2010/12/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/4555",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1108/"
] | The inside of an iPhone is all solid state and can tolerate being dropped. That said, you should thoroughly test the hardware on your phone to see if anything broke. This includes the screen, case, the touchscreen (make sure that touch and multitouch still works everywhere), the headphone jack, all the buttons, the cam... | FYI
I dropped my iPhone 4 the day before I got my free case... The back glass shattered.
What a lame design I thought.
Apple store charged me 29 to put a new non breakable backside, and my receotion is better.
If I wasn't a stock holder I would have raised my voice, as others reported, and got it free. The shattered p... |
4,555 | I have a desktop that I put on the floor. I put my iPhone on top of the desktop, and accidentally I stumbled on the desktop and the phone dropped to the floor.
When I picked it up the screen was OK, the phone was still functioning as normal. And it appeared as if it never dropped. But what I worried is that it may suf... | 2010/12/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/4555",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1108/"
] | The inside of an iPhone is all solid state and can tolerate being dropped. That said, you should thoroughly test the hardware on your phone to see if anything broke. This includes the screen, case, the touchscreen (make sure that touch and multitouch still works everywhere), the headphone jack, all the buttons, the cam... | I've dropped an iPhone 3G onto concrete from pocket height, two separate times. It miraculously survived both encounters with only superficial scratches. It's still running fine. Apart from the glass, those things are pretty solid. |
4,555 | I have a desktop that I put on the floor. I put my iPhone on top of the desktop, and accidentally I stumbled on the desktop and the phone dropped to the floor.
When I picked it up the screen was OK, the phone was still functioning as normal. And it appeared as if it never dropped. But what I worried is that it may suf... | 2010/12/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/4555",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1108/"
] | The inside of an iPhone is all solid state and can tolerate being dropped. That said, you should thoroughly test the hardware on your phone to see if anything broke. This includes the screen, case, the touchscreen (make sure that touch and multitouch still works everywhere), the headphone jack, all the buttons, the cam... | Honestly my phone started acting up now and I've had it since they came out . I love my phone and I've had this bad habit of laying it my lap and forgetting about it as I get out of my truck . I've done this at least 10 times and it still functions properly
All I have to say is as dainty as I thought this phone would... |
4,555 | I have a desktop that I put on the floor. I put my iPhone on top of the desktop, and accidentally I stumbled on the desktop and the phone dropped to the floor.
When I picked it up the screen was OK, the phone was still functioning as normal. And it appeared as if it never dropped. But what I worried is that it may suf... | 2010/12/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/4555",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1108/"
] | Honestly my phone started acting up now and I've had it since they came out . I love my phone and I've had this bad habit of laying it my lap and forgetting about it as I get out of my truck . I've done this at least 10 times and it still functions properly
All I have to say is as dainty as I thought this phone would... | What kind of floor did it land on?
Carpet: no worries, the fall was too short to cause damage IMHO.
Hardwood: no worries but check to be sure (see Kyle's).
Concrete: potential damage. Check thoroughly. |
4,555 | I have a desktop that I put on the floor. I put my iPhone on top of the desktop, and accidentally I stumbled on the desktop and the phone dropped to the floor.
When I picked it up the screen was OK, the phone was still functioning as normal. And it appeared as if it never dropped. But what I worried is that it may suf... | 2010/12/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/4555",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1108/"
] | Honestly my phone started acting up now and I've had it since they came out . I love my phone and I've had this bad habit of laying it my lap and forgetting about it as I get out of my truck . I've done this at least 10 times and it still functions properly
All I have to say is as dainty as I thought this phone would... | FYI
I dropped my iPhone 4 the day before I got my free case... The back glass shattered.
What a lame design I thought.
Apple store charged me 29 to put a new non breakable backside, and my receotion is better.
If I wasn't a stock holder I would have raised my voice, as others reported, and got it free. The shattered p... |
4,555 | I have a desktop that I put on the floor. I put my iPhone on top of the desktop, and accidentally I stumbled on the desktop and the phone dropped to the floor.
When I picked it up the screen was OK, the phone was still functioning as normal. And it appeared as if it never dropped. But what I worried is that it may suf... | 2010/12/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/4555",
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] | Honestly my phone started acting up now and I've had it since they came out . I love my phone and I've had this bad habit of laying it my lap and forgetting about it as I get out of my truck . I've done this at least 10 times and it still functions properly
All I have to say is as dainty as I thought this phone would... | I've dropped an iPhone 3G onto concrete from pocket height, two separate times. It miraculously survived both encounters with only superficial scratches. It's still running fine. Apart from the glass, those things are pretty solid. |
224,768 | What does "Boys rule, girls drool," mean? I googled it but did not get a straightforward answer.
It is a dialogue of *Dumb And Dumber* (2014) film. | 2019/09/13 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/224768",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | This is an example of "playground language". It is the sort of thing that boys might say on the school playground, when they think no adults can hear them. It is a childish insult.
Saying "*something* rules" means you think that thing is great. This is a fairly common slang.
>
> I love *Game of Thrones*. I think it ... | The original phrase was also the opposite: Girls rule, boys drool. The opposite use in Dumb And Dumber is meant to suggest the characters' immaturity and stupidity in a "I know what you are but what am I / I'm rubber you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you" sense. |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
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] | Well, every mic you toss into the mix also adds more ambience, a bit of feedback from PA and monitors, and will pick up sounds that aren't really supposed to be heard at all, like breathing. Now, this isn't *necessarily* bad – in particular in the studio, I rather like the compact room sensation caused by many mics pic... | In principle, I agree with him. If you don't need a channel, mute it.
In practise though, I would disagree here. It sounds very much like he's heard that principle but hasn't yet got the experience to know when to ignore it. This sounds like one of those instances. When you don't have a soundman out front and one of t... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
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] | In principle, I agree with him. If you don't need a channel, mute it.
In practise though, I would disagree here. It sounds very much like he's heard that principle but hasn't yet got the experience to know when to ignore it. This sounds like one of those instances. When you don't have a soundman out front and one of t... | In your band's case, I'd say you want to balance how much the bass player has to do to run sound vs. how complicated you want your sound to be. Having been in this position - being both a professional engineer & guitarist - I can tell you that it is really not possible to do both without compromising either (or both) j... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | Well, every mic you toss into the mix also adds more ambience, a bit of feedback from PA and monitors, and will pick up sounds that aren't really supposed to be heard at all, like breathing. Now, this isn't *necessarily* bad – in particular in the studio, I rather like the compact room sensation caused by many mics pic... | "We don't know what the audience hears" ⇒ "our stage monitoring doesn't work". Why are you even playing live when your own acoustic impression does not correspond in a meaningful manner with that of the audience? And to add insult to injury, your "sound man" plays bass on the stage and has no chance to notice missing m... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | In your band's case, I'd say you want to balance how much the bass player has to do to run sound vs. how complicated you want your sound to be. Having been in this position - being both a professional engineer & guitarist - I can tell you that it is really not possible to do both without compromising either (or both) j... | Advantages of turning mics off when not in use:
* Less chance of feedback. Turning the mic away to avoid being heard is a huge feedback risk, particularly when the pa is 'hot' (basically, nearly too loud for the room).
* Less noise from footfalls on stage, kicking stands etc.
* Less chance of hearing the bassist chat ... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | In principle, I agree with him. If you don't need a channel, mute it.
In practise though, I would disagree here. It sounds very much like he's heard that principle but hasn't yet got the experience to know when to ignore it. This sounds like one of those instances. When you don't have a soundman out front and one of t... | "We don't know what the audience hears" ⇒ "our stage monitoring doesn't work". Why are you even playing live when your own acoustic impression does not correspond in a meaningful manner with that of the audience? And to add insult to injury, your "sound man" plays bass on the stage and has no chance to notice missing m... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | In principle, I agree with him. If you don't need a channel, mute it.
In practise though, I would disagree here. It sounds very much like he's heard that principle but hasn't yet got the experience to know when to ignore it. This sounds like one of those instances. When you don't have a soundman out front and one of t... | Advantages of turning mics off when not in use:
* Less chance of feedback. Turning the mic away to avoid being heard is a huge feedback risk, particularly when the pa is 'hot' (basically, nearly too loud for the room).
* Less noise from footfalls on stage, kicking stands etc.
* Less chance of hearing the bassist chat ... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | In your band's case, I'd say you want to balance how much the bass player has to do to run sound vs. how complicated you want your sound to be. Having been in this position - being both a professional engineer & guitarist - I can tell you that it is really not possible to do both without compromising either (or both) j... | "We don't know what the audience hears" ⇒ "our stage monitoring doesn't work". Why are you even playing live when your own acoustic impression does not correspond in a meaningful manner with that of the audience? And to add insult to injury, your "sound man" plays bass on the stage and has no chance to notice missing m... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | Well, every mic you toss into the mix also adds more ambience, a bit of feedback from PA and monitors, and will pick up sounds that aren't really supposed to be heard at all, like breathing. Now, this isn't *necessarily* bad – in particular in the studio, I rather like the compact room sensation caused by many mics pic... | Never understood why any mic needs to be live when not in use. Every mic I use on a gig will be equipped with an on/off switch, and it's expected to be used. My own vox mic is only ever on when I sing. (I don't want the audience hearing my asides!)
As a former soundman, I would always pull a mic down if it wasn't bein... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | Never understood why any mic needs to be live when not in use. Every mic I use on a gig will be equipped with an on/off switch, and it's expected to be used. My own vox mic is only ever on when I sing. (I don't want the audience hearing my asides!)
As a former soundman, I would always pull a mic down if it wasn't bein... | Advantages of turning mics off when not in use:
* Less chance of feedback. Turning the mic away to avoid being heard is a huge feedback risk, particularly when the pa is 'hot' (basically, nearly too loud for the room).
* Less noise from footfalls on stage, kicking stands etc.
* Less chance of hearing the bassist chat ... |
58,930 | We have a six person blues band. Our bass player is also our sound person. During a gig, he periodically forgets to turn on mics for soloists or turn on instruments from the board. My husband has asked him why he can't leave all the mics on, as he does when the five of us sing backup to the soloist. He says that "it do... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58930",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/41501/"
] | Advantages of turning mics off when not in use:
* Less chance of feedback. Turning the mic away to avoid being heard is a huge feedback risk, particularly when the pa is 'hot' (basically, nearly too loud for the room).
* Less noise from footfalls on stage, kicking stands etc.
* Less chance of hearing the bassist chat ... | "We don't know what the audience hears" ⇒ "our stage monitoring doesn't work". Why are you even playing live when your own acoustic impression does not correspond in a meaningful manner with that of the audience? And to add insult to injury, your "sound man" plays bass on the stage and has no chance to notice missing m... |
90,426 | In UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM: UFO Defense, sometimes when you shoot down an enemy ship in the Geoscape, it will have a hole at the top of the ship. Is it possible to use, for example, multiple heavy explosives to put such a hole in a ship from the Battlescape? | 2012/10/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/90426",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/21041/"
] | Not Heavy Explosives, no.
The floor of UFOs (including the outside roof, which counts as a floor, as far as the game is concerned) are definitely destructible, but are quite durable. The internal floors / walls are slightly less durable.
As you've seen yourself, shooting down a UFO causes one (or more) of their engin... | In the original game, if you used the Blaster Launcher twice in the same spot on the outside hull of the UFO, it would make a hole. This made the game very easy to clear out any aliens hiding inside. |
2,362,564 | Can you recommend a declarative table-generation taglib for JSP (with EL) that is still being maintained? I found a few, such as the Jakarata taglib and [Display tag](http://displaytag.sourceforge.net) but nothing seems to have been updated in the past year or so.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. | 2010/03/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2362564",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/51967/"
] | It's true that Displaytag development seems to be moribund, but I'm using it in an application and other than a couple of minor issues we haven't had problems. The source is pretty clean and easy to customize/fix if you're desperate.
The main thing that's kind-of hard to do with Displaytag is to have a table viewing ... | [Display Tag](http://displaytag.sourceforge.net/) which you mentioned is good one. It offers option for lot of customization. |
2,362,564 | Can you recommend a declarative table-generation taglib for JSP (with EL) that is still being maintained? I found a few, such as the Jakarata taglib and [Display tag](http://displaytag.sourceforge.net) but nothing seems to have been updated in the past year or so.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. | 2010/03/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2362564",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/51967/"
] | It's true that Displaytag development seems to be moribund, but I'm using it in an application and other than a couple of minor issues we haven't had problems. The source is pretty clean and easy to customize/fix if you're desperate.
The main thing that's kind-of hard to do with Displaytag is to have a table viewing ... | Display tag is probably the most common, but it's still far for being good enough.I have used it intensively and it has severe performance issues, in special when you use custom Decorators. Decorators are needed much more often than they should be and you feel like writing html in old servlet's style.
Ordering is also ... |
28,127,804 | I posted [Setting up HKObserverQuery using Swift](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28102752/setting-up-hkobserverquery-using-swift) a few days ago.
I was wondering also, if there is a way to get the value of the most recent data point that was just added into HealthKit using the HKObserverQuery, or does it just let... | 2015/01/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28127804",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3704981/"
] | The HKObserverQuery primarily notifies whether a sample type has been updated or not. For fetching the data you have to write your respective queries(like HKSampleQuery or HKAnchoredObjectQuery) in update handler block or closure. One thing you should take care of is the predicate provided to the observerquery, as it d... | I was looking for the same answer and found this other post:
[Observing changes in HealthKit data using HKObserverQuery](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24194960/observing-changes-in-healthkit-data-using-hkobserverquery)
It appears you do a separate query every time you get an update |
3,074 | Got this notification when I signed in this morning:
The logic seems faulty to me, but maybe someone can explain it. Basically I have a bounty question where Ramesh answered after the bounty was posted. The answer doesn't resolve the issue though so it seems w... | 2014/07/30 | [
"https://unix.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3074",
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] | I see the below information from [here](https://stackoverflow.com/help/bounty):
>
> If you do not award your bounty within 7 days (plus the grace period), the highest voted answer created after the bounty started with a minimum score of 2 will be awarded half the bounty amount. If two or more eligible answers have th... | There used to be a method to throw away the bounty: create your own answer, and award the bounty to yourself. The points will be lost.
See <https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/54999/135695>
However, this much-loved feature was apparently taken away, see <https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/97802/135695>
These discussions ... |
4,211 | I am a musician. I want to perform music. How do I do this without being sued into oblivion?
I am particularly interested in UK law.
As I understand it, a specific sound recording (of anything) is protected by copyright, but the specific pattern of musical notes that make up a song is *also* protected (and the right... | 2015/10/03 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/4211",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/2883/"
] | Most countries have [**compulsory** or **statutory licences**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license) for exactly these situations. You enter a licence agreement with a collecting society, pay them licencing fees, and give them a record of the music you perform. They in turn then distribute royalties to the ... | There are two basic copyrights held by the original artist (or their publisher/record co): copyright in the songwriting, and copyright in the sound recording.
If you want to play someone else's song in public, you have to pay a performance royalty. If you want to spin someone else's recording in public, same thing.
I... |
990,761 | I want to mount an Azure Datalake Folder as a Ubuntu folder. The [link](https://docs.microsoft.com/bs-latn-ba/azure/storage/blobs/storage-how-to-mount-container-linux) shows how to create 'system managed entities' to connect a Linux machine to ADLS, however, it shows 'REST'ful way of connecting to the folder, which is ... | 2019/11/06 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/990761",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/414461/"
] | goofys supports mounting azure datalake: <https://github.com/kahing/goofys/blob/master/README-azure.md#azure-blob-storage> | You didn't say if you're using ADLS v1 or v2.
ADLS v2 is accessible via the standard blob api, so if you're using v2 you should be able to use blobfuse. See <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-multi-protocol-access> |
13,676,214 | I have a 3D model looks like this in 3Dmax:
I develop a program(C# XNA/OpenGL) to read 3D models and apply material, so it looks like this:
However the model is created by faceg... | 2012/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13676214",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/570769/"
] | There is an nVidia hair demo called Nalu that you can find in the nVidia samples here: <https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-graphics-sdk-11-direct3d>. The shader used is called Marschner shader and you can google more info about it. Ofcourse there are many other techniques for hair rendering and many other shaders.
Al... | One pretty good technique is to use particles for hair, but instead of rendering points you instead render lines.
One way to do this is to render the entire particles lifetime all in one go, as opposed to rendering a specific point at a specific time. Used alongside something like bezier curves you can get some reall... |
13,676,214 | I have a 3D model looks like this in 3Dmax:
I develop a program(C# XNA/OpenGL) to read 3D models and apply material, so it looks like this:
However the model is created by faceg... | 2012/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13676214",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/570769/"
] | There is an nVidia hair demo called Nalu that you can find in the nVidia samples here: <https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-graphics-sdk-11-direct3d>. The shader used is called Marschner shader and you can google more info about it. Ofcourse there are many other techniques for hair rendering and many other shaders.
Al... | At first glance, facegen looks like it's just laying down the hair polygons with alpha blending based on the texture, and UNLIT so that sorting issues for transparent are hard to spot. The choice of hair method depends on many considerations, including the kind of renderer (forward/deferred), the required performance, ... |
53,138,855 | After creating VPC using standard private IP address and their subnets in Alibaba Cloud VPC.
>
> The standard IP address ranges include 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12,
> 192.168.0.0/16 and the default is 172.16.0.0/12.
>
>
>
I am not able to modify CIDR Block
I appreciate any assistance with this. | 2018/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53138855",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Dynamic Programming!
Think of the problem as a graph. Each of the N-factorial permutations represents a graph vertex, and the allowed swaps are just arcs between vertices. The price-tag of a swap is just the weight on the arc.
When you look at the problem this way, it can be easily solved with Dijkstra's algortihm fo... | you can use an algorithm for sorting an array in lexicographical order and modify it so that it fits your needs ( you did not mention the sorting criteria like the desired result i.e. least value first, ... ) there are multiple algorithms available for this, i.e. *quick sort,...*
a code example is in *<https://www.gee... |
22,456 | In ["The Nekker Contract" quest](http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Nekker_Contract), I need to destroy all of the Nekker nests. I found my first Nekker nest, but when I try to destroy it, Geralt just says, "I've got to blow up this nest," and doesn't do anything.
So I assume that I need something to blow it up—what w... | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/22456",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4103/"
] | You find out the way to destroy the Nekker nests by obtaining enough knowledge about the Nekkers, either by reading a book about them (available in Flotsam) or by fighting them. If you're at knowledge level 3/3 (character screen -> Attributes -> Knowledge) there will be the following text about the Nekkers
>
> Witche... | You need a bomb called Grapeshot. You can get the recipe from Cedric in Lebinden. |
5,358 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Why is Christmas on December 25th?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/5144)
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> [When did Christmas (the birth of Christ) first begin as a Christian celebration?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/4772)
>
> [On which date was Christ born?](https://christianity.st... | 2012/01/11 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5358",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | Potential dup (or near question) [Why is Christmas on December 25th?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5144/christmas-on-december-25th)
Regardless, the information there (and in its sources) help form an answer to your question.
December has carried significant "spiritual" weight throughout humanity, ... | If Christians were left to celebrating sacred events on days where no other pagan celebration has ever occurred, there would be no days available for Christian celebrations. So, on a day where some people at a certain time celebrated the birth of a god that never existed, Christians (Catholic and Protestant) choose to ... |
5,358 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Why is Christmas on December 25th?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/5144)
>
> [When did Christmas (the birth of Christ) first begin as a Christian celebration?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/4772)
>
> [On which date was Christ born?](https://christianity.st... | 2012/01/11 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5358",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1161/"
] | If Christians were left to celebrating sacred events on days where no other pagan celebration has ever occurred, there would be no days available for Christian celebrations. So, on a day where some people at a certain time celebrated the birth of a god that never existed, Christians (Catholic and Protestant) choose to ... | There are two 'holidays' celebrated on December 25 in America.
1. A secular holiday celebrating *good* children and awarding them with gifts.
2. A Christian religious holiday celebrating the incarnation of the logos.
It is **NOT** a birthday party. Originally Jesus' birth was not celebrated. Because of Christian ass... |
5,358 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Why is Christmas on December 25th?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/5144)
>
> [When did Christmas (the birth of Christ) first begin as a Christian celebration?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/4772)
>
> [On which date was Christ born?](https://christianity.st... | 2012/01/11 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5358",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1161/"
] | Potential dup (or near question) [Why is Christmas on December 25th?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5144/christmas-on-december-25th)
Regardless, the information there (and in its sources) help form an answer to your question.
December has carried significant "spiritual" weight throughout humanity, ... | There are two 'holidays' celebrated on December 25 in America.
1. A secular holiday celebrating *good* children and awarding them with gifts.
2. A Christian religious holiday celebrating the incarnation of the logos.
It is **NOT** a birthday party. Originally Jesus' birth was not celebrated. Because of Christian ass... |
551,806 | I am fascinated with capacitors. The ones I am most familiar with are the polarized capacitors. I know how they work and what to use them for. There is one capacitor though that I am not familiar with. It is the non polarized capacitor. How does it work? What would you use one for and what are the advantages and disadv... | 2021/03/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/551806",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/278534/"
] | Capacitors are just two "plates" with a dielectric gap. They are inherently "Non-Polarized" devices. The problem is that in order to get very large capacitance, you need very large "plate area" and this can take up a lot of space, even if you roll the plates into a very compact cylinder. To get higher capacitance, elec... | I assume you are talking about electrolytics (or the mostly extinct tantalum) since other dielectrics (ceramic, film, paper, mica and so one) are inherently non polarized.
Polarization in this capacitors is a result of how they are actually built: the oxide forming process would be more or less inverted when subject t... |
99,647 | Growing up playing the violin, I was of average talent and met many people who had just much more natural talent at the muscle movements required to control the instrument as well as the fine hearing required to hear the correct pitch at speed. Has there been much research on what's different physically for these peopl... | 2020/05/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/99647",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
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] | I suspect the main difference is that they love playing their instrument so much that what seems like hard work to me and you is just fun to them and that that love started at a very young age. What sparked that love was often hearing a parent or elder sibling playing when they were toddlers. You will not find neurolog... | While I cannot give scientific evidence, I may give my own anecdotal answer. In my own experience I have been considered very talented and gifted as a pianist. I've always performed better than others that have played for a similar amount of time and even those years beyond me. I think that yes in some part I was natur... |
99,647 | Growing up playing the violin, I was of average talent and met many people who had just much more natural talent at the muscle movements required to control the instrument as well as the fine hearing required to hear the correct pitch at speed. Has there been much research on what's different physically for these peopl... | 2020/05/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/99647",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/34046/"
] | I suspect the main difference is that they love playing their instrument so much that what seems like hard work to me and you is just fun to them and that that love started at a very young age. What sparked that love was often hearing a parent or elder sibling playing when they were toddlers. You will not find neurolog... | From my own experience, I would have to say it's is an amazing abundance of interest and drive. I can't say why I have the interest, I just do. And I've pursued that interest in the face of pretty incredible opposition. That takes a lot of what I refer to as drive. I feel driven to do what I do. To keep this idea in pe... |
99,647 | Growing up playing the violin, I was of average talent and met many people who had just much more natural talent at the muscle movements required to control the instrument as well as the fine hearing required to hear the correct pitch at speed. Has there been much research on what's different physically for these peopl... | 2020/05/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/99647",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/34046/"
] | I suspect the main difference is that they love playing their instrument so much that what seems like hard work to me and you is just fun to them and that that love started at a very young age. What sparked that love was often hearing a parent or elder sibling playing when they were toddlers. You will not find neurolog... | <https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00658/full>
"The genetic basis of music ability".
This is an overview article that studies genetic basis for various music abilities but most of it is around music memory, perception, singing. Nothing specific for instrument playing. |
99,647 | Growing up playing the violin, I was of average talent and met many people who had just much more natural talent at the muscle movements required to control the instrument as well as the fine hearing required to hear the correct pitch at speed. Has there been much research on what's different physically for these peopl... | 2020/05/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/99647",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/34046/"
] | I suspect the main difference is that they love playing their instrument so much that what seems like hard work to me and you is just fun to them and that that love started at a very young age. What sparked that love was often hearing a parent or elder sibling playing when they were toddlers. You will not find neurolog... | Malcolm Gladwell can say it better than I can.
From his book *Outliers*:
>
> the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play.
>
>
> once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the t... |
99,647 | Growing up playing the violin, I was of average talent and met many people who had just much more natural talent at the muscle movements required to control the instrument as well as the fine hearing required to hear the correct pitch at speed. Has there been much research on what's different physically for these peopl... | 2020/05/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/99647",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/34046/"
] | While I cannot give scientific evidence, I may give my own anecdotal answer. In my own experience I have been considered very talented and gifted as a pianist. I've always performed better than others that have played for a similar amount of time and even those years beyond me. I think that yes in some part I was natur... | Malcolm Gladwell can say it better than I can.
From his book *Outliers*:
>
> the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play.
>
>
> once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the t... |
99,647 | Growing up playing the violin, I was of average talent and met many people who had just much more natural talent at the muscle movements required to control the instrument as well as the fine hearing required to hear the correct pitch at speed. Has there been much research on what's different physically for these peopl... | 2020/05/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/99647",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/34046/"
] | From my own experience, I would have to say it's is an amazing abundance of interest and drive. I can't say why I have the interest, I just do. And I've pursued that interest in the face of pretty incredible opposition. That takes a lot of what I refer to as drive. I feel driven to do what I do. To keep this idea in pe... | Malcolm Gladwell can say it better than I can.
From his book *Outliers*:
>
> the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play.
>
>
> once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the t... |
99,647 | Growing up playing the violin, I was of average talent and met many people who had just much more natural talent at the muscle movements required to control the instrument as well as the fine hearing required to hear the correct pitch at speed. Has there been much research on what's different physically for these peopl... | 2020/05/15 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/99647",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/34046/"
] | <https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00658/full>
"The genetic basis of music ability".
This is an overview article that studies genetic basis for various music abilities but most of it is around music memory, perception, singing. Nothing specific for instrument playing. | Malcolm Gladwell can say it better than I can.
From his book *Outliers*:
>
> the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play.
>
>
> once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the t... |
140,418 | I heard about [Dirty COW](http://dirtycow.ninja/) but couldn't find any decent writeup on the scope of the bug. It looks like the exploit can overwrite any non-writable file, which makes me guess that local root is possible via substitution of SUID programs. Is that right? What else do we know about Dirty COW? Is it po... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/140418",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/15648/"
] | The dirty cow vulnerability, is a a privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel versions `2.6.22` and higher; it has existed since 2007 and was fixed on Oct 18, 2016.
[What is the possible impact of dirtyc0w bug?](https://github.com/dirtycow/dirtycow.github.io/wiki/VulnerabilityDetails)
>
> An unprivileged lo... | How scary is it?
----------------
In principle, a privilege escalation is quite scary since it more or less renders all access control meaningless. In practice, it hopefully matters little. You first have to have limited user access.
For servers, it will mean that not-so-well maintained server systems that are somewh... |
140,418 | I heard about [Dirty COW](http://dirtycow.ninja/) but couldn't find any decent writeup on the scope of the bug. It looks like the exploit can overwrite any non-writable file, which makes me guess that local root is possible via substitution of SUID programs. Is that right? What else do we know about Dirty COW? Is it po... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/140418",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/15648/"
] | The dirty cow vulnerability, is a a privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel versions `2.6.22` and higher; it has existed since 2007 and was fixed on Oct 18, 2016.
[What is the possible impact of dirtyc0w bug?](https://github.com/dirtycow/dirtycow.github.io/wiki/VulnerabilityDetails)
>
> An unprivileged lo... | [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/21/dirty-cow-linux-vulnerability-found-after-nine-years) seems to say its a YES, but it looks like it depends on the variant of Android in question:
>
> That also applies to Android: the mobile operating system is affected. While top-end Android devices, ... |
35,538 | After posting the question [Are questions on the historical inauguration of some "utilities" or "methods" on topic?](https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1767/are-questions-on-the-historical-inauguration-of-some-utilities-or-methods-on) on meta I finally decided to ask ask it here:
I'm pretty sure that calen... | 2016/09/26 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35538",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/13438/"
] | i have found some information in wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabular_Islamic_calendar> :
>
> The Tabular Islamic calendar (an example is the Fatimid or Misri
> calendar) is a rule-based variation of the Islamic calendar. It has
> the same numbering of years and months, but the months are determined
> ... | it is quite hard and as i know a good algorithm was invented only in 20th century: <http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/islam_lunvis.htm> . and it seems to me it is not very good, because it is written there that new moon visible only after sunset, but i saw in stellarium that it is visible before sunrise in... |
531,001 | Background: I'm creating a very simple chatroom-like ASP.NET page with C# Code-Behind. The current users/chat messages are displayed in Controls located within an AJAX Update Panel, and using a Timer - they pull information from a DB every few seconds.
I'm trying to find a simple way to handle setting a User's status... | 2009/02/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/531001",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/30598/"
] | I suspect you are barking up the wrong tree. Remember, it is possible for the user to suddenly lose their internet connection, their browser could crash, or switch off their computer using the big red switch. There will be cases where the server simply never hears from the browser again.
The best way to do this is wit... | Javascript cannot be reliable, because I can close my browser by abending it.
A more reliable method might be to send periodic "hi I'm still alive" messages from the browser to the server, and have the server change the status when it stops receiving these messages. |
531,001 | Background: I'm creating a very simple chatroom-like ASP.NET page with C# Code-Behind. The current users/chat messages are displayed in Controls located within an AJAX Update Panel, and using a Timer - they pull information from a DB every few seconds.
I'm trying to find a simple way to handle setting a User's status... | 2009/02/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/531001",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/30598/"
] | I suspect you are barking up the wrong tree. Remember, it is possible for the user to suddenly lose their internet connection, their browser could crash, or switch off their computer using the big red switch. There will be cases where the server simply never hears from the browser again.
The best way to do this is wit... | I can only agree with Joel here. There *is no* reliable way for you to know when the HTTP agent wants to terminate the conversation. |
43,800,578 | I have time in the format hh:mm:ss.00 which I want to copy to three different columns as hh in one column, mm in second and ss.00 in third. I use text to columns for this. Excel, however, makes it ss in the third column instead of ss.00. Decimal points are important for me. Please help. | 2017/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43800578",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6603208/"
] | Mapbox has several tools for batch-calculating driving *times*, but not yet for driving *distances*. The [Directions API](https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/?language=JavaScript#directions) is the only thing that returns the latter, but only one origin-destination pair at a time.
By "nearest", most logistics/opt... | Or just use the mapzen isochrone API which returns GeoJSON polygon(s), then use turf.within on the polygon to find the nearest locations. |
282,368 | >
> I never thought he would stoop to such levels
>
>
>
or
>
> I have never thought he would stoop to such levels
>
>
>
Is there any difference between the two?
I was taught to use "never" only for present perfect tense but I have recently come across people using the word for past tense as well.
If the... | 2015/10/24 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/282368",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/140880/"
] | It's a small but important usage distinction.
>
> I never thought he would stoop to such levels.
>
>
>
This is used to agree that the person being discussed has failed at some point of character and the speaker is shocked by the fact. Equivalent: "I didn't realize he was such a bad man."
>
> I have never thoug... | (a) *I have never thought he would stoop to such levels.*
This means that I have never thought this and ***I still don't think it now.***
E.g.
*I have known John for twenty years and during that time I have never once thought he would stoop to such levels.*
---
(b) *I never thought he would stoop to such levels.* ... |
282,368 | >
> I never thought he would stoop to such levels
>
>
>
or
>
> I have never thought he would stoop to such levels
>
>
>
Is there any difference between the two?
I was taught to use "never" only for present perfect tense but I have recently come across people using the word for past tense as well.
If the... | 2015/10/24 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/282368",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/140880/"
] | It's a small but important usage distinction.
>
> I never thought he would stoop to such levels.
>
>
>
This is used to agree that the person being discussed has failed at some point of character and the speaker is shocked by the fact. Equivalent: "I didn't realize he was such a bad man."
>
> I have never thoug... | "Have never" works best with "be" verbs: "I have never been ... ." From a style perspective, it looks and sounds better in present perfect with a verb ending in "-ed": "I have never wondered [about/that] ... ." In your example, present perfect doesn't sound right--even if it's grammatically correct. Also, there's nothi... |
73,395,777 | I am setting up VSCode for Ada. I typed in a known good test program and tried to "Run -> Start Debugging". In the PROBLEMS (Crtl+Shift+M) window, a message appears:
"No project found in root directory. Please create a project file and add it to the configuration."
I have read the documentation and looked around in t... | 2022/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/73395777",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18208060/"
] | The language extension is looking for a project file (`.gpr` file). Here are some instructions to set that up: <https://github.com/AdaCore/ada_language_server/wiki/Getting-Started> | I saw some extra procedures inside the extension itself. There were extra steps to complete the setup. I started Ada programming with a simple text editor and the gnat compiler so these additional steps were not anticipated. Sorry for the trouble. |
22,972,385 | I'm a java developer that has been tasked with some Classic ASP work. I'm trying to setup IIS 7.5 in Windows 7 64 bit and was able to get the server configured to get the localhost screen for IIS to show up. I found this [setup](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-internet-information-services-iis-7-5) ... | 2014/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22972385",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/543572/"
] | I used the information from this link: [How to setup IIS 7 for Classic ASP](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/43132/How-to-Setup-IIS-on-Windows-to-Allow-Classic). Even though I was using IIS 7.5, I followed the same instructions, except that I added in a virtual directory.
Then I commented out the offending lines in... | IIS 7.5 on 64bit has dissabled ASP Classic because is 32bit native code.
You need activate the 32bit option on IIS check this tutorial from microsoft:
<http://www.iis.net/learn/application-frameworks/running-classic-asp-applications-on-iis-7-and-iis-8/classic-asp-not-installed-by-default-on-iis> |
22,972,385 | I'm a java developer that has been tasked with some Classic ASP work. I'm trying to setup IIS 7.5 in Windows 7 64 bit and was able to get the server configured to get the localhost screen for IIS to show up. I found this [setup](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-internet-information-services-iis-7-5) ... | 2014/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22972385",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/543572/"
] | Step 1. Create root folder for your site and move all your files, folders into it.
Step 2. Create application pool and make sure that you assigned it to run as no managed code. Pipeline as classic. Make sure that your site have this app pool assigned to it.
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pI... | IIS 7.5 on 64bit has dissabled ASP Classic because is 32bit native code.
You need activate the 32bit option on IIS check this tutorial from microsoft:
<http://www.iis.net/learn/application-frameworks/running-classic-asp-applications-on-iis-7-and-iis-8/classic-asp-not-installed-by-default-on-iis> |
2,732,276 | My friend was asked the following question: what's the difference between object language and object-oriented language?
It's a little unintelligible question. What does term «object language» correspond to? Does that mean «pure» object-oriented language, like the [Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object... | 2010/04/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2732276",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/186787/"
] | Unless the person was interviewed by a philosopher talking about an abstract metalanguage, or an old-school engineer talking about the end result a compiler produces, the question sounds like semantic masturbation by someone who doesn't speak the same language as the rest of the industry.
So in other words, the distin... | I'd suspect that the interviewer was looking for a distinction between [object-based](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-based) and [object oriented](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming).
This is, for example, using structs in C, with no polymorphism or inheritance.
The difference between the tw... |
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