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1,184,024 | What I need is to clearly differentiate between the attachments (this is an approval, this is an offer, this is a PO, etc).
Is this possible, or it is working only in bulk (attach all files together)?
Thanks, | 2009/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1184024",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/168650/"
] | SharePoint does not support attachment metadata. I would suggest storing the attachments in a document library (probably with Content Types for Approval, Offer, PO, etc) with a lookup column to the associated item in your list. | You could create separate lists for each item requiring an attachment, then link those lists in a master table. |
1,184,024 | What I need is to clearly differentiate between the attachments (this is an approval, this is an offer, this is a PO, etc).
Is this possible, or it is working only in bulk (attach all files together)?
Thanks, | 2009/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1184024",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/168650/"
] | You could create separate lists for each item requiring an attachment, then link those lists in a master table. | There are two option.
1. Add as many attachment you want to attachment column with the list. but you cannot associate metadata with that.
2. Create document library and use lookup in the list to view name of the document. so in a way it is storing the common document in library and just refer which one you are suppose... |
1,184,024 | What I need is to clearly differentiate between the attachments (this is an approval, this is an offer, this is a PO, etc).
Is this possible, or it is working only in bulk (attach all files together)?
Thanks, | 2009/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1184024",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/168650/"
] | SharePoint does not support attachment metadata. I would suggest storing the attachments in a document library (probably with Content Types for Approval, Offer, PO, etc) with a lookup column to the associated item in your list. | There are two option.
1. Add as many attachment you want to attachment column with the list. but you cannot associate metadata with that.
2. Create document library and use lookup in the list to view name of the document. so in a way it is storing the common document in library and just refer which one you are suppose... |
2,002,509 | Right now, I have a console application I'm working on, which is supposed to display and update information to the console at a given interval. The problem I'm having is that with a carriage return, I can only update one line of text at a time. If I use a newline, the old line can no longer be updated using a carriage ... | 2010/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2002509",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/136846/"
] | You might be able to find a [curses library](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curses_(programming_library)) variant that works on your platform. | This is a really ugly solution, but in a pinch you could always just clear the console entirely and then reprint everything. This strategy looks a bit ugly in some cases; it may make things look blinky. |
2,002,509 | Right now, I have a console application I'm working on, which is supposed to display and update information to the console at a given interval. The problem I'm having is that with a carriage return, I can only update one line of text at a time. If I use a newline, the old line can no longer be updated using a carriage ... | 2010/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2002509",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/136846/"
] | You might be able to find a [curses library](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curses_(programming_library)) variant that works on your platform. | The correct answer is to use the curses library as mentioned by Mark. But if you're on Unix-like systems and can't be bothered with curses then the quick and dirty solution is to directly print out vt100 escape sequences:
<http://ascii-table.com/ansi-escape-sequences-vt-100.php>
I often do this especially in scriptin... |
2,002,509 | Right now, I have a console application I'm working on, which is supposed to display and update information to the console at a given interval. The problem I'm having is that with a carriage return, I can only update one line of text at a time. If I use a newline, the old line can no longer be updated using a carriage ... | 2010/01/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2002509",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/136846/"
] | The correct answer is to use the curses library as mentioned by Mark. But if you're on Unix-like systems and can't be bothered with curses then the quick and dirty solution is to directly print out vt100 escape sequences:
<http://ascii-table.com/ansi-escape-sequences-vt-100.php>
I often do this especially in scriptin... | This is a really ugly solution, but in a pinch you could always just clear the console entirely and then reprint everything. This strategy looks a bit ugly in some cases; it may make things look blinky. |
39,749 | When Jon Snow is captured by the Wildlings in S02E08 of Game of Thrones, the Lord of Bones says
>
> Why would we need a dead man's bastard?
>
>
>
How did they know that Ned Stark was dead? It seems unlikely that a crow carrying the message would be north of The Wall. | 2013/08/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/39749",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16133/"
] | We don't know exactly how they know this, but it isn't impossible. Wildlings trade
with the Night's Watch at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. So it could be that they heard about it from the Night's Watch.
Remember that Ned was warden of the North. Besides the Night's Watch, Ned would be the main force preventing the Wildling in... | Mance Rayder, himself, had been to Winterfell, incognito as a traveling minstrel (when King Robert visits at the very beginning of the saga), so the ability to for people and information to move from one side of the Wall to the other is pretty well established. Plus, as a former member of the Night's Watch, he apparent... |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | Good question -- in addition to the answers concerned with the various contexts in which this is asked:
The ambiguity is as much a question of contrastive focus:
* **How** do you like your coffee?
* How **do** you like your coffee?
* How do **you** like your coffee?
* How do you **like** your coffee?
* How do you lik... | It's easier to see the meaning if you expand the two sentences to avoid the ambiguity:
>
> How do you like your coffee [to be]?
>
>
>
And the second definition:
>
> How do you like your coffee [in front of you]?
>
>
>
---
The latter is usually instead said without the "how" (in fact, I have a feeling inclu... |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | This phrase does have two meanings in US English, as agreed by other posters.
For the sake of completeness, I feel compelled to add that in British English, this is a phrase that would only be used when offering coffee. Using it as a question to affirm how much someone was enjoying their coffee would probably be under... | Good question -- in addition to the answers concerned with the various contexts in which this is asked:
The ambiguity is as much a question of contrastive focus:
* **How** do you like your coffee?
* How **do** you like your coffee?
* How do **you** like your coffee?
* How do you **like** your coffee?
* How do you lik... |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | Context depends greatly on whether I ask:
**before I give it to you**, where it's equivalent to *"Would you like milk/sugar/etc.?"*
**after I give it to you**, where I'm asking *"Do you like it?"/"Is that coffee ok?"* | One other possible interpretation is if it's being said by someone who doesn't like coffee, in an incredulous manner:
>
> *How* do you like your coffee?? I hate it!
>
>
>
(This is me. :)) |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | **Be careful of emphasis**
There are 2 ways of emphasizing the question:
1. *How* do you like your coffee?
2. How do you like *your coffee*?
The first is equivalent to 'how do you take your coffee?', so I would expect it in that context after someone has agreed to or requested some coffee.
The second is equivalent ... | One other possible interpretation is if it's being said by someone who doesn't like coffee, in an incredulous manner:
>
> *How* do you like your coffee?? I hate it!
>
>
>
(This is me. :)) |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | Beyond the answers given by other contributors, I would also add another parse:
If asked at a bar at night, when the other party is clearly not drinking coffee, the individual who asked may be implying that they will be making coffee for the other party the following morning; that is, it could also serve as an implici... | It's easier to see the meaning if you expand the two sentences to avoid the ambiguity:
>
> How do you like your coffee [to be]?
>
>
>
And the second definition:
>
> How do you like your coffee [in front of you]?
>
>
>
---
The latter is usually instead said without the "how" (in fact, I have a feeling inclu... |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | You may use this in both situations, and indeed in others; the context will make it clear which meaning is intended:
* If you ask before you start preparing the coffee, you are asking how your hearer prefers their coffee to be prepared—Do you like it strong or weak (or possibly boiled to a black sludge)?
* If you ask ... | This phrase does have two meanings in US English, as agreed by other posters.
For the sake of completeness, I feel compelled to add that in British English, this is a phrase that would only be used when offering coffee. Using it as a question to affirm how much someone was enjoying their coffee would probably be under... |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | You may use this in both situations, and indeed in others; the context will make it clear which meaning is intended:
* If you ask before you start preparing the coffee, you are asking how your hearer prefers their coffee to be prepared—Do you like it strong or weak (or possibly boiled to a black sludge)?
* If you ask ... | It's easier to see the meaning if you expand the two sentences to avoid the ambiguity:
>
> How do you like your coffee [to be]?
>
>
>
And the second definition:
>
> How do you like your coffee [in front of you]?
>
>
>
---
The latter is usually instead said without the "how" (in fact, I have a feeling inclu... |
39,975 | >
> How do you like your coffee?
>
>
>
Can I use the above sentence either on an offering situation that I ask if they like it black or with sugar, or during having situation that I ask if the coffee tastes good?
When the latter is possible, can next both answers be possible?
1. I like it a lot.
2. It's good. | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39975",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | Beyond the answers given by other contributors, I would also add another parse:
If asked at a bar at night, when the other party is clearly not drinking coffee, the individual who asked may be implying that they will be making coffee for the other party the following morning; that is, it could also serve as an implici... | One other possible interpretation is if it's being said by someone who doesn't like coffee, in an incredulous manner:
>
> *How* do you like your coffee?? I hate it!
>
>
>
(This is me. :)) |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | Imagine a car just going along at constant speed. Do your free-body diagram. The net force on the car has to be zero. So the wheels have to be exerting on the ground (net at least) only a vertical force.
Now imagine the car decreasing speed. There has to be a force opposite to the velocity. Free-body time again. The ... | cars stop with their brakes, which produce friction at the inside of the wheel assemblies as the wheels rotate. This friction force retards the rotation of the wheels and dissipates the kinetic energy of the car into heat in the brake parts.
since the wheels are in rolling contact with the pavement, and since the whe... |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | Imagine a car just going along at constant speed. Do your free-body diagram. The net force on the car has to be zero. So the wheels have to be exerting on the ground (net at least) only a vertical force.
Now imagine the car decreasing speed. There has to be a force opposite to the velocity. Free-body time again. The ... | Your teacher's explanation is a bit thin. Firstly, there are several reasons that a car might slow down. Secondly, even when specifically focusing on internal friction, there are several more factors involved.
If there is kinetic friction
----------------------------
(if the wheels are sliding), then that friction is... |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | Imagine a car just going along at constant speed. Do your free-body diagram. The net force on the car has to be zero. So the wheels have to be exerting on the ground (net at least) only a vertical force.
Now imagine the car decreasing speed. There has to be a force opposite to the velocity. Free-body time again. The ... | Have you ever tried to lift yourself up by pulling your own hair? Go ahead try it. Try it really hard. You should be able to levitate a couple of inches, right? What? You got a handful of hairs in your hand and a bald patch in your skull? It should serve you right. Hopefully, you will learn that internal forces cannot ... |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | >
> the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car.
>
>
>
Static friction is able to supply a force. If that force is opposite the direction of motion, it is able to stop the car. In the case of your car and the brakes, that's exactly what happens.
A torque from the br... | cars stop with their brakes, which produce friction at the inside of the wheel assemblies as the wheels rotate. This friction force retards the rotation of the wheels and dissipates the kinetic energy of the car into heat in the brake parts.
since the wheels are in rolling contact with the pavement, and since the whe... |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | Have you ever tried to lift yourself up by pulling your own hair? Go ahead try it. Try it really hard. You should be able to levitate a couple of inches, right? What? You got a handful of hairs in your hand and a bald patch in your skull? It should serve you right. Hopefully, you will learn that internal forces cannot ... | cars stop with their brakes, which produce friction at the inside of the wheel assemblies as the wheels rotate. This friction force retards the rotation of the wheels and dissipates the kinetic energy of the car into heat in the brake parts.
since the wheels are in rolling contact with the pavement, and since the whe... |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | >
> the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car.
>
>
>
Static friction is able to supply a force. If that force is opposite the direction of motion, it is able to stop the car. In the case of your car and the brakes, that's exactly what happens.
A torque from the br... | Your teacher's explanation is a bit thin. Firstly, there are several reasons that a car might slow down. Secondly, even when specifically focusing on internal friction, there are several more factors involved.
If there is kinetic friction
----------------------------
(if the wheels are sliding), then that friction is... |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | Have you ever tried to lift yourself up by pulling your own hair? Go ahead try it. Try it really hard. You should be able to levitate a couple of inches, right? What? You got a handful of hairs in your hand and a bald patch in your skull? It should serve you right. Hopefully, you will learn that internal forces cannot ... | Your teacher's explanation is a bit thin. Firstly, there are several reasons that a car might slow down. Secondly, even when specifically focusing on internal friction, there are several more factors involved.
If there is kinetic friction
----------------------------
(if the wheels are sliding), then that friction is... |
488,742 | I've been doing physics problems regarding cars for a while. I understand that there is a static friction (which appears when the wheel is rolling) and kinetic friction (which appears when the wheel is sliding). However, the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car. In fac... | 2019/06/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488742",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/170120/"
] | >
> the way I'm visualizing it, static friction between the tire and road should not stop a car.
>
>
>
Static friction is able to supply a force. If that force is opposite the direction of motion, it is able to stop the car. In the case of your car and the brakes, that's exactly what happens.
A torque from the br... | Have you ever tried to lift yourself up by pulling your own hair? Go ahead try it. Try it really hard. You should be able to levitate a couple of inches, right? What? You got a handful of hairs in your hand and a bald patch in your skull? It should serve you right. Hopefully, you will learn that internal forces cannot ... |
1,695,546 | I believe the conventional way to deploy Crystal Report with a .NET program is to set it as a prerequisite in the publish settings and then a .msi will be packaged with the ClickOnce files on the web/network/CD/wtv. When the user runs setup.exe, it will check whether Crystal Report is on the client computer. If not, it... | 2009/11/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1695546",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167638/"
] | I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET is not designed for click-once deployment. Crystal Reports is a native application, and the assemblies you use to deal with the report depend on many non-.NET libraries.
Lots of COM objects that require registration, support DLL's that hav... | I am almost sure that there is a redistributable package of libraries that ships with the final version of Crystal Reports when you buy it (not sure if this package ships with the Visual Studio version). |
1,695,546 | I believe the conventional way to deploy Crystal Report with a .NET program is to set it as a prerequisite in the publish settings and then a .msi will be packaged with the ClickOnce files on the web/network/CD/wtv. When the user runs setup.exe, it will check whether Crystal Report is on the client computer. If not, it... | 2009/11/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1695546",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167638/"
] | I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET is not designed for click-once deployment. Crystal Reports is a native application, and the assemblies you use to deal with the report depend on many non-.NET libraries.
Lots of COM objects that require registration, support DLL's that hav... | I'd provide a separate link to the Crystal Redistributable on the installation site and build a check in the ClickOnce app for the presence of the Crystal files. |
1,695,546 | I believe the conventional way to deploy Crystal Report with a .NET program is to set it as a prerequisite in the publish settings and then a .msi will be packaged with the ClickOnce files on the web/network/CD/wtv. When the user runs setup.exe, it will check whether Crystal Report is on the client computer. If not, it... | 2009/11/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1695546",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167638/"
] | I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET is not designed for click-once deployment. Crystal Reports is a native application, and the assemblies you use to deal with the report depend on many non-.NET libraries.
Lots of COM objects that require registration, support DLL's that hav... | You can add CR runtime merge module to your click-one MSI package, MSI will take care of merge module installation, It merges crystal report runtime installation files\process to your application click-one package.
<https://origin.softwaredownloads.sap.com/public/site/index.html> |
1,695,546 | I believe the conventional way to deploy Crystal Report with a .NET program is to set it as a prerequisite in the publish settings and then a .msi will be packaged with the ClickOnce files on the web/network/CD/wtv. When the user runs setup.exe, it will check whether Crystal Report is on the client computer. If not, it... | 2009/11/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1695546",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167638/"
] | If you are dead-set on doing it yourself, you can monitor the installation of the Crystal Reports runtime to see what files/registry entries/settings it creates/modifies. Alternatively, you can decompile the msi or download and decompile the mst transform file from Crystal Reports. Once you know what it is doing, write... | I am almost sure that there is a redistributable package of libraries that ships with the final version of Crystal Reports when you buy it (not sure if this package ships with the Visual Studio version). |
1,695,546 | I believe the conventional way to deploy Crystal Report with a .NET program is to set it as a prerequisite in the publish settings and then a .msi will be packaged with the ClickOnce files on the web/network/CD/wtv. When the user runs setup.exe, it will check whether Crystal Report is on the client computer. If not, it... | 2009/11/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1695546",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167638/"
] | If you are dead-set on doing it yourself, you can monitor the installation of the Crystal Reports runtime to see what files/registry entries/settings it creates/modifies. Alternatively, you can decompile the msi or download and decompile the mst transform file from Crystal Reports. Once you know what it is doing, write... | I'd provide a separate link to the Crystal Redistributable on the installation site and build a check in the ClickOnce app for the presence of the Crystal files. |
1,695,546 | I believe the conventional way to deploy Crystal Report with a .NET program is to set it as a prerequisite in the publish settings and then a .msi will be packaged with the ClickOnce files on the web/network/CD/wtv. When the user runs setup.exe, it will check whether Crystal Report is on the client computer. If not, it... | 2009/11/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1695546",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167638/"
] | If you are dead-set on doing it yourself, you can monitor the installation of the Crystal Reports runtime to see what files/registry entries/settings it creates/modifies. Alternatively, you can decompile the msi or download and decompile the mst transform file from Crystal Reports. Once you know what it is doing, write... | You can add CR runtime merge module to your click-one MSI package, MSI will take care of merge module installation, It merges crystal report runtime installation files\process to your application click-one package.
<https://origin.softwaredownloads.sap.com/public/site/index.html> |
3,818,426 | How do I build a XML-RPC web service in C#? | 2010/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3818426",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/103264/"
] | You could implement either a generic handler (.ashx) or an ASP.NET 2.0-compatible service (.asmx). You would then need to handle the XML parsing and construction either using .NET classes for XML or just on your own.
Edit: I took out information about WCF since the question changed, making it irrelevant. | if you mean RPC where you cliend simply sends raw XML via form variables, etc, and you parse it in the implementation of your service, .net 3.5 and wcf support out of the box POX services.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa395208.aspx> |
3,818,426 | How do I build a XML-RPC web service in C#? | 2010/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3818426",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/103264/"
] | I've seen some people produce "web services" that are just simple .aspx pages that spits out Xml instead of html.
The "proper" way to do this is to probably to [implement your own custom http handler](http://www.developer.com/net/asp/article.php/3565541/Use-Custom-HTTP-Handlers-in-Your-ASPNET-Applications.htm) though.... | if you mean RPC where you cliend simply sends raw XML via form variables, etc, and you parse it in the implementation of your service, .net 3.5 and wcf support out of the box POX services.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa395208.aspx> |
13,786,042 | I have field type string that can get two type of values on it:
1. simple field e.g. **p1**
2. complex fields **p1/p2/p3/p4**
Now I have 2 questions:
1. how can I identify that the type is complex **with little effort as possible** since
the check is runs in loop?
2. when I got type complex I need to store **the l... | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13786042",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | <https://github.com/sgbj/Dukpt.NET> - Great introduction. You'll need the specification to understand the code as it was written with clever brevity in mind, not readability. I used it 6 months ago to not only learn about DUKPT, but to implement the embedded C libraries for biometric sensor device. | There is a ANSI standard that defines DUKPT, X9.24-1 but that uses DES both for the encryption/decryption and to produce the keys. Since you said BDK and KSN, I imagine this is what you have in mind. I expect you did not get any responses (even after the extended period of four hours) because you said AES and DUKPT in ... |
13,786,042 | I have field type string that can get two type of values on it:
1. simple field e.g. **p1**
2. complex fields **p1/p2/p3/p4**
Now I have 2 questions:
1. how can I identify that the type is complex **with little effort as possible** since
the check is runs in loop?
2. when I got type complex I need to store **the l... | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13786042",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | As mentioned in last post ANSI standard that defines DUKPT, X9.24-1 in 3DES mode, that means Dukpt uses 3DES algorithm to generate Key(not to encrypt or decrypt data) and it is known as 3DES-DUKPT.Another type is AES-DUKPT, which uses AES-ECB mode to generate key.
Both have common inputs Base derivation Key(BDK) and KS... | There is a ANSI standard that defines DUKPT, X9.24-1 but that uses DES both for the encryption/decryption and to produce the keys. Since you said BDK and KSN, I imagine this is what you have in mind. I expect you did not get any responses (even after the extended period of four hours) because you said AES and DUKPT in ... |
462 | I was asked how to save all the magento media assets in Amazon S3. I thought about using a PHP Stream Wrapper like this one: <https://github.com/punkave/aS3StreamWrapper> and just set the media folder to s3:\mybucket\mediaFolder
Does anyone has experience with this?
Or better use something like this: [https://github.... | 2013/02/01 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/462",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/217/"
] | [OnePica's CDN extension](http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/6274.html) is very handy out of the box for this functionality and supports more than just S3. Quote: "Currently, the extension integrates with Amazon S3, Coral CDN, Mosso/Rackspace Cloud Files, and any CDN, server or service that supports FTP, FT... | [Found another extension built by arkadedigital](https://github.com/arkadedigital/magento-s3) <https://github.com/arkadedigital/magento-s3> |
462 | I was asked how to save all the magento media assets in Amazon S3. I thought about using a PHP Stream Wrapper like this one: <https://github.com/punkave/aS3StreamWrapper> and just set the media folder to s3:\mybucket\mediaFolder
Does anyone has experience with this?
Or better use something like this: [https://github.... | 2013/02/01 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/462",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/217/"
] | [OnePica's CDN extension](http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/6274.html) is very handy out of the box for this functionality and supports more than just S3. Quote: "Currently, the extension integrates with Amazon S3, Coral CDN, Mosso/Rackspace Cloud Files, and any CDN, server or service that supports FTP, FT... | Well, now that a couple years have gone by I think it's important to note that there are multiple plugins available that will move and serve assets from S3 / CDN.
Google searches turn up plenty of options.
Here's one on GitHub:
<https://github.com/magefm/cdn>
Here's one on Magento's Connect marketplace:
<http://w... |
462 | I was asked how to save all the magento media assets in Amazon S3. I thought about using a PHP Stream Wrapper like this one: <https://github.com/punkave/aS3StreamWrapper> and just set the media folder to s3:\mybucket\mediaFolder
Does anyone has experience with this?
Or better use something like this: [https://github.... | 2013/02/01 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/462",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/217/"
] | [OnePica's CDN extension](http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/6274.html) is very handy out of the box for this functionality and supports more than just S3. Quote: "Currently, the extension integrates with Amazon S3, Coral CDN, Mosso/Rackspace Cloud Files, and any CDN, server or service that supports FTP, FT... | OnePica's CDN extension is not the solution it only works for product images not to mention you need to set the correct TTL for its own cache life time which will timeout much earlier than default Magento. All you cms wysiwyg image will be in media folder but not using S3, you will end up uploading all your media image... |
462 | I was asked how to save all the magento media assets in Amazon S3. I thought about using a PHP Stream Wrapper like this one: <https://github.com/punkave/aS3StreamWrapper> and just set the media folder to s3:\mybucket\mediaFolder
Does anyone has experience with this?
Or better use something like this: [https://github.... | 2013/02/01 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/462",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/217/"
] | I prefer having a separate "admin" node(admin.example.com) and keeping media folders there. This way you would save yourself with NFS cost as well as issue with syncing etc. any CDN (I use cloudfront) could then be connected with admin node media folders, and be configured for all stores.
Other benefits of using admin... | [Found another extension built by arkadedigital](https://github.com/arkadedigital/magento-s3) <https://github.com/arkadedigital/magento-s3> |
462 | I was asked how to save all the magento media assets in Amazon S3. I thought about using a PHP Stream Wrapper like this one: <https://github.com/punkave/aS3StreamWrapper> and just set the media folder to s3:\mybucket\mediaFolder
Does anyone has experience with this?
Or better use something like this: [https://github.... | 2013/02/01 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/462",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/217/"
] | OnePica's CDN extension is not the solution it only works for product images not to mention you need to set the correct TTL for its own cache life time which will timeout much earlier than default Magento. All you cms wysiwyg image will be in media folder but not using S3, you will end up uploading all your media image... | [Found another extension built by arkadedigital](https://github.com/arkadedigital/magento-s3) <https://github.com/arkadedigital/magento-s3> |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | Every guitar player is different so it depends. I have a friend who took piano lessons and read music before learning guitar and she would much rather know the names of the notes.
I play based on sound and feel and knowing where to put my fingers relative to where they are now to get to the note I want next relative ... | I'd memorize the relation of the roots to the tonic for analysis and overview. However, I find it more musical, if I have to try and verbalize, to remember the relation of a note and the current (and sometimes previous and/or next) root. |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | Guitar is a three-dimensional instrument, where you are almost forced to know things in multiple locations.
Here's something I think is of paramount importance: when you learn a tune on guitar, you should always practice playing chord and melody
together. That way you really learn to link the two things together.
It... | I do think some of the answers so far are awesome. Let me please add by indicating something I was taught in music school.
The mode of a sequence of notes is also important, as the mode one is in can actually alter what the ear "hears."
For example the relative minor of CM is Am. The "notes" are exactly the same when... |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | With the guitar being a positional instrument, meaning one can play the same tune in many different keys but retain the same fingering and strings, merely moving where on the neck the tune is played, then knowing note names as the tune unfolds is not necessary. The relationship between the tonic and other notes, as far... | It probably depends on how you 'hear' music.
For example ...
Absolute pitch :
I have recently been playing with a folk vocalist who doen'st play an instrument so we spent a bit of time getting the song into the right key for her. Her first choice was always pretty much the orignal key of a recording she'd learnt fro... |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | Every guitar player is different so it depends. I have a friend who took piano lessons and read music before learning guitar and she would much rather know the names of the notes.
I play based on sound and feel and knowing where to put my fingers relative to where they are now to get to the note I want next relative ... | Good question. It depends on how you interpret music in your mind. I myself prefer scale degrees. If you can easily understand the space between the tonic and the actual notes, then you should choose the scale degrees also. However, you should really keep in mind that you have a good outcome. |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | Every guitar player is different so it depends. I have a friend who took piano lessons and read music before learning guitar and she would much rather know the names of the notes.
I play based on sound and feel and knowing where to put my fingers relative to where they are now to get to the note I want next relative ... | I do think some of the answers so far are awesome. Let me please add by indicating something I was taught in music school.
The mode of a sequence of notes is also important, as the mode one is in can actually alter what the ear "hears."
For example the relative minor of CM is Am. The "notes" are exactly the same when... |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | With the guitar being a positional instrument, meaning one can play the same tune in many different keys but retain the same fingering and strings, merely moving where on the neck the tune is played, then knowing note names as the tune unfolds is not necessary. The relationship between the tonic and other notes, as far... | I'd memorize the relation of the roots to the tonic for analysis and overview. However, I find it more musical, if I have to try and verbalize, to remember the relation of a note and the current (and sometimes previous and/or next) root. |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | With the guitar being a positional instrument, meaning one can play the same tune in many different keys but retain the same fingering and strings, merely moving where on the neck the tune is played, then knowing note names as the tune unfolds is not necessary. The relationship between the tonic and other notes, as far... | Guitar is a three-dimensional instrument, where you are almost forced to know things in multiple locations.
Here's something I think is of paramount importance: when you learn a tune on guitar, you should always practice playing chord and melody
together. That way you really learn to link the two things together.
It... |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | Guitar is a three-dimensional instrument, where you are almost forced to know things in multiple locations.
Here's something I think is of paramount importance: when you learn a tune on guitar, you should always practice playing chord and melody
together. That way you really learn to link the two things together.
It... | I think it would be better to think the scale degrees.
For instance, let's say you play E (V) and then Am (i); if you think in scale degrees, then you will lead the notes that consist the V (E major chord) to the tonic chord (A minor). This way, you make the listener believe that there is some connection between the ... |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | Every guitar player is different so it depends. I have a friend who took piano lessons and read music before learning guitar and she would much rather know the names of the notes.
I play based on sound and feel and knowing where to put my fingers relative to where they are now to get to the note I want next relative ... | I think it would be better to think the scale degrees.
For instance, let's say you play E (V) and then Am (i); if you think in scale degrees, then you will lead the notes that consist the V (E major chord) to the tonic chord (A minor). This way, you make the listener believe that there is some connection between the ... |
30,997 | When playing guitar,especially improvising,is it best to think of the notes a actual lettered notes or Scale degrees related to a tonic ? Since the keys are easily movable , I'm thinking that its better just to know the degree you want to play and knowing where that is related to the tonic. | 2015/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/30997",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/950/"
] | Every guitar player is different so it depends. I have a friend who took piano lessons and read music before learning guitar and she would much rather know the names of the notes.
I play based on sound and feel and knowing where to put my fingers relative to where they are now to get to the note I want next relative ... | It probably depends on how you 'hear' music.
For example ...
Absolute pitch :
I have recently been playing with a folk vocalist who doen'st play an instrument so we spent a bit of time getting the song into the right key for her. Her first choice was always pretty much the orignal key of a recording she'd learnt fro... |
24,514 | It has been my belief that one of the nice features of the original Atari ST is that it has support "out-of-the-box" for a hard disk drive connected via its built-in ACSI port- similar to the way you can connect an external SCSI drive to a Macintosh Plus and have it just work.
However, I see a lot of information onlin... | 2022/05/17 | [
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/24514",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/users/4335/"
] | >
> Question: Can a bare stock, original Atari 520ST, with TOS 1.0x ROM, boot from a connected hard drive, without any special boot floppy or 3rd party driver?
>
>
>
Yes, as long as it's fitted with a proper partition/boot sector and hard disk driver (usually AHDI.SYS).
>
> Assuming the answer is affirmative, wh... | Yes you can boot any Atari/TT/Falcon from a hard disk you just need a driver there are a couple of commercial drivers still available with active support. Peter Putnik's driver he's still active on all the big atari forums and <https://www.hddriver.net/en/>
There are some limits on partition sizes -
TOS limitations:
... |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305/"
] | Eric Partridge, *A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English*, fifth edition (1961) has this roundabout explanation for the origin of the phrase:
>
> **brass off,** *v.i.* To grumble : military : C. 20. F[raser] & Gibbons[, *Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases* (1925)]. Perhaps ex *part brass-rags*.
>
>
>
A... | "Top Brass" meant command, because of their brass insignia. "Brassed Off" might mean told off by military authority, in a slang sense. |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
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] | This NGram suggests **brassed off** came later than **brass monkey**, as used in the expression *cold enough to freeze the balls/nose off a brass monkey*. I know some of the earlier usages for *brass monkey* here don't actually have that figurative meaning, but plenty do.
In light of that, I would simply say that "bra... | My understanding of the phrase is that it originated from the practise of sharpening an engineer's twist drill. The sharp cutting edge was dulled. Otherwise the sharp cutting edge would bite into the brass and chatter. If the cutting edge was removed it could cut into brass sheet or solid bar without any trouble. Hence... |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305/"
] | This NGram suggests **brassed off** came later than **brass monkey**, as used in the expression *cold enough to freeze the balls/nose off a brass monkey*. I know some of the earlier usages for *brass monkey* here don't actually have that figurative meaning, but plenty do.
In light of that, I would simply say that "bra... | Eric Partridge, *A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English*, fifth edition (1961) has this roundabout explanation for the origin of the phrase:
>
> **brass off,** *v.i.* To grumble : military : C. 20. F[raser] & Gibbons[, *Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases* (1925)]. Perhaps ex *part brass-rags*.
>
>
>
A... |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305/"
] | The OED reckons it came from "Service slang", and cites 'browned off' as a comparison. The earliest use there is 1941; taken together with the Ngram, this leads me to believe it arose suddenly and untraceably, as slang does, among the troops (probably the RAF, who were very inventive in such matters), and proved so use... | My understanding of the phrase is that it originated from the practise of sharpening an engineer's twist drill. The sharp cutting edge was dulled. Otherwise the sharp cutting edge would bite into the brass and chatter. If the cutting edge was removed it could cut into brass sheet or solid bar without any trouble. Hence... |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305/"
] | Eric Partridge, *A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English*, fifth edition (1961) has this roundabout explanation for the origin of the phrase:
>
> **brass off,** *v.i.* To grumble : military : C. 20. F[raser] & Gibbons[, *Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases* (1925)]. Perhaps ex *part brass-rags*.
>
>
>
A... | Brassed off comes from the over cleaning of brass, with a rag and abrasive polish, which resulted in the brass being rubbed through to the base metal underneath the brass coating, and certainly a centaury before the nineteen thirty’s as some ‘experts’ suggest. |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305/"
] | The OED reckons it came from "Service slang", and cites 'browned off' as a comparison. The earliest use there is 1941; taken together with the Ngram, this leads me to believe it arose suddenly and untraceably, as slang does, among the troops (probably the RAF, who were very inventive in such matters), and proved so use... | Brassed off comes from the over cleaning of brass, with a rag and abrasive polish, which resulted in the brass being rubbed through to the base metal underneath the brass coating, and certainly a centaury before the nineteen thirty’s as some ‘experts’ suggest. |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/305/"
] | The OED reckons it came from "Service slang", and cites 'browned off' as a comparison. The earliest use there is 1941; taken together with the Ngram, this leads me to believe it arose suddenly and untraceably, as slang does, among the troops (probably the RAF, who were very inventive in such matters), and proved so use... | "Top Brass" meant command, because of their brass insignia. "Brassed Off" might mean told off by military authority, in a slang sense. |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35909",
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] | "Top Brass" meant command, because of their brass insignia. "Brassed Off" might mean told off by military authority, in a slang sense. | Brassed off comes from the over cleaning of brass, with a rag and abrasive polish, which resulted in the brass being rubbed through to the base metal underneath the brass coating, and certainly a centaury before the nineteen thirty’s as some ‘experts’ suggest. |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
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] | "Top Brass" meant command, because of their brass insignia. "Brassed Off" might mean told off by military authority, in a slang sense. | My understanding of the phrase is that it originated from the practise of sharpening an engineer's twist drill. The sharp cutting edge was dulled. Otherwise the sharp cutting edge would bite into the brass and chatter. If the cutting edge was removed it could cut into brass sheet or solid bar without any trouble. Hence... |
35,909 | Brass bands were being discussed today which naturally led to someone claiming to be *brassed off* about something, meaning disgruntled or annoyed. Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Michael Quinion over at [World Wide Words](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra2.htm) suggests the phrase may have arisen... | 2011/07/28 | [
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] | This NGram suggests **brassed off** came later than **brass monkey**, as used in the expression *cold enough to freeze the balls/nose off a brass monkey*. I know some of the earlier usages for *brass monkey* here don't actually have that figurative meaning, but plenty do.
In light of that, I would simply say that "bra... | "Top Brass" meant command, because of their brass insignia. "Brassed Off" might mean told off by military authority, in a slang sense. |
48,617 | I want to go to [Medan city center (Indonesia)](https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/Medan,+Medan+City,+North+Sumatra,+Republic+of+Indonesia/@2.7016627,101.5396721,7z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x303131cc1c3eb2fd:0x23d431c8a6908262) when arriving by plane at [Medan International airport (called Kualanamu International Airport).](... | 2015/06/02 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48617",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
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] | ### Your Options Include Airport Train, Airport Shuttle, Buses, Taxis, and Renting a Car
[The Kualanamu airport website has a page dedicated to airport transfer information.](http://www.kualanamu-airport.co.id/en/guides/transportation) Several options are listed there along with the approximate prices for each solutio... | The best and cheapest option is a public bus, the Perum Damri bus.
The last bus departs at 12pm to Medan city. |
48,617 | I want to go to [Medan city center (Indonesia)](https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/Medan,+Medan+City,+North+Sumatra,+Republic+of+Indonesia/@2.7016627,101.5396721,7z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x303131cc1c3eb2fd:0x23d431c8a6908262) when arriving by plane at [Medan International airport (called Kualanamu International Airport).](... | 2015/06/02 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48617",
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] | The airport is about 16km from the city center.
---
The information below is from **May 2015**
Options I know of:
* Public bus: charges 20'000 IDR, it takes about 45min.
* Taxi: charges circa 150'000 IDR
---
### Resources
<http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Indonesia/North_Sumatra_Province/Medan-1213225/T... | The best and cheapest option is a public bus, the Perum Damri bus.
The last bus departs at 12pm to Medan city. |
55,835 | I mostly ride touristic style, and its not uncommon descents of few hundred meters or even 1000 meters (vertically, usually average gradient is around 5-10%). What's the best technique to brake to avoid glazing of brakes?
Theory
======
I've heard following advices:
* pulse brake instead of constantly braking
* use a... | 2018/07/14 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/55835",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/38573/"
] | Brakes work by turning kinetic energy into heat through friction. As you heat up the system there generally is less capacity to absorb more heat (in addition to physical changes in the brake system component).
Constantly dragging your brakes is probably the worst strategy. Tandem bikes do this but they typically have... | *Metal pads on disc brakes* (a bit much for a comment).
The metal pads on my tourer were better than ever after the second descent on [this ride](https://www.strava.com/activities/1672382419) (the first big descent had a lunch stop in it but was otherwise similar). This was the first time I'd come down anything like t... |
55,835 | I mostly ride touristic style, and its not uncommon descents of few hundred meters or even 1000 meters (vertically, usually average gradient is around 5-10%). What's the best technique to brake to avoid glazing of brakes?
Theory
======
I've heard following advices:
* pulse brake instead of constantly braking
* use a... | 2018/07/14 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/55835",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/38573/"
] | Issues with glazing on 5-10% gradient descents indicate that overall bike technique/confidence is what needs improvement, braking less and harder is more the culmination of good technique and the resulting confidence, rather than a skill per-se. Yes you need to un-learn the bad habit of braking too much and dragging th... | *Metal pads on disc brakes* (a bit much for a comment).
The metal pads on my tourer were better than ever after the second descent on [this ride](https://www.strava.com/activities/1672382419) (the first big descent had a lunch stop in it but was otherwise similar). This was the first time I'd come down anything like t... |
24,530 | Some land-based fighter aircraft have a drogue-chute to help them slow down during landing.
* Do any current models of commercial aircraft have a similar
mechanism?
* Secondly, would such a mechanism help aircraft in making a better landing and reduce landing related incidents/ accidents? | 2016/01/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/24530",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1678/"
] | It is called a [drogue parachute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogue_parachute) and I don't think that any of the present generation large commercial aircraft use them.
That said, a number of older commercial aircraft have used them, a good example being the Sud Caravelle.
[![Caravelle drogue](https://i.stack.imgu... | With the improvement of the brakes and reverse thrust, parachutes are no longer an option for airlines. Nowadays the carbon brakes are the best brakes in the aviation market, together with auto brakes, reversers and speed brakes, most of the new generation aircrafts are landing much shorter compared with old generation... |
24,530 | Some land-based fighter aircraft have a drogue-chute to help them slow down during landing.
* Do any current models of commercial aircraft have a similar
mechanism?
* Secondly, would such a mechanism help aircraft in making a better landing and reduce landing related incidents/ accidents? | 2016/01/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/24530",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1678/"
] | It is called a [drogue parachute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogue_parachute) and I don't think that any of the present generation large commercial aircraft use them.
That said, a number of older commercial aircraft have used them, a good example being the Sud Caravelle.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/57z9r.jpg)
Concorde during ... |
60,242,008 | I am trying to understand SHA uniqueness in simple terms.
For example let us assume there are only messages with maximum length of 4 bits (binery) in whole world. Number of possible messages with different lengths is
* 2 for single bit length
* 2^2 for double bit length
* 2^3 for 3 bit length
* 2^4 for 4 bit length
... | 2020/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60242008",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10618876/"
] | I'm not sure what you mean by "SHA uniqueness". An SHA value (any version) is not unique, it cannot be, because it maps an infinite number of inputs (an input of any length) to a finite number of outputs.
A cryptographic hash function has three important properties (which make it a crypto hash, over a regular hash):
... | Any SHA3 variant will have digests with more than 100 bits. The terminology has probably confused you, because SHA256 has 256 bits, while SHA3 is considered the third generation of SHA algorithms (and does NOT have 3 bits of lenght).
Generally speaking it's not hard to find a hash collision by brute-forcing (alas, it... |
60,242,008 | I am trying to understand SHA uniqueness in simple terms.
For example let us assume there are only messages with maximum length of 4 bits (binery) in whole world. Number of possible messages with different lengths is
* 2 for single bit length
* 2^2 for double bit length
* 2^3 for 3 bit length
* 2^4 for 4 bit length
... | 2020/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60242008",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10618876/"
] | "SHA3 which has digest length of 3bits"
I think this question is based on one bit misunderstanding. SHA-3 is a **family of hashes** that has the same output bit size as SHA-2. SHA-2 has bit sizes 224, 256, 384 or 512 for SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 respectively.
Of course, SHA-2 already took those identifie... | Any SHA3 variant will have digests with more than 100 bits. The terminology has probably confused you, because SHA256 has 256 bits, while SHA3 is considered the third generation of SHA algorithms (and does NOT have 3 bits of lenght).
Generally speaking it's not hard to find a hash collision by brute-forcing (alas, it... |
60,242,008 | I am trying to understand SHA uniqueness in simple terms.
For example let us assume there are only messages with maximum length of 4 bits (binery) in whole world. Number of possible messages with different lengths is
* 2 for single bit length
* 2^2 for double bit length
* 2^3 for 3 bit length
* 2^4 for 4 bit length
... | 2020/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60242008",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10618876/"
] | I'm not sure what you mean by "SHA uniqueness". An SHA value (any version) is not unique, it cannot be, because it maps an infinite number of inputs (an input of any length) to a finite number of outputs.
A cryptographic hash function has three important properties (which make it a crypto hash, over a regular hash):
... | "SHA3 which has digest length of 3bits"
I think this question is based on one bit misunderstanding. SHA-3 is a **family of hashes** that has the same output bit size as SHA-2. SHA-2 has bit sizes 224, 256, 384 or 512 for SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 respectively.
Of course, SHA-2 already took those identifie... |
5,749 | My boss asked me to setup a secured area online, which will contain all the FTP, MySQL etc details related to our web products. This online area must be secured and will only be accessible by the user we define.
It should be easy to understand and should have functionality to download details in PDF or in word format ... | 2010/11/22 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/5749",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/3398/"
] | You can use all three tools without penalty or issue. There's absolutely no reason for a search engine to levy a penalty on a website that uses tools that has no direct effect on the website itself (i.e. these tools aren't altering your code or using "techniques" to manipulate the search results). These tools are just ... | [I asked](https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/5268/multiple-webmaster-tools-accounts-on-website) a while ago if it was ok to have multiple accounts of the same "brand" of webmasters tools (i.e. 2 google accounts on one website - one for me one for an SEO company brought in) and it was ok.
I personally only ... |
5,749 | My boss asked me to setup a secured area online, which will contain all the FTP, MySQL etc details related to our web products. This online area must be secured and will only be accessible by the user we define.
It should be easy to understand and should have functionality to download details in PDF or in word format ... | 2010/11/22 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/5749",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/3398/"
] | Not only can you, but it's my opinion that you should. Each of them offer their own variation of information. The biggest benefit is you'll be aware of any problems with a particular search engine by using all three (i.e. maybe Bing encounters an error crawling your website, but Y! & GG don't).
The exception being that... | [I asked](https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/5268/multiple-webmaster-tools-accounts-on-website) a while ago if it was ok to have multiple accounts of the same "brand" of webmasters tools (i.e. 2 google accounts on one website - one for me one for an SEO company brought in) and it was ok.
I personally only ... |
5,749 | My boss asked me to setup a secured area online, which will contain all the FTP, MySQL etc details related to our web products. This online area must be secured and will only be accessible by the user we define.
It should be easy to understand and should have functionality to download details in PDF or in word format ... | 2010/11/22 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/5749",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/3398/"
] | You can use all three tools without penalty or issue. There's absolutely no reason for a search engine to levy a penalty on a website that uses tools that has no direct effect on the website itself (i.e. these tools aren't altering your code or using "techniques" to manipulate the search results). These tools are just ... | Not only can you, but it's my opinion that you should. Each of them offer their own variation of information. The biggest benefit is you'll be aware of any problems with a particular search engine by using all three (i.e. maybe Bing encounters an error crawling your website, but Y! & GG don't).
The exception being that... |
12,094 | How can I turn a given normal application into a Windows service under Windows XP?
EDIT: This is a server application, so it has no GUI and does not require any input or output. | 2009/05/25 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12094",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2272/"
] | Use [SRVANY.EXE](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890) from Windows \* Resource Kit
For Cygwin applications Use [cygrunsrv](http://cygwin.com/packages/) (NT/W2K service initiator) | [FireDaemon](http://www.firedaemon.com/) is another option for doing this. |
12,094 | How can I turn a given normal application into a Windows service under Windows XP?
EDIT: This is a server application, so it has no GUI and does not require any input or output. | 2009/05/25 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12094",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2272/"
] | Also, once you successfully started your normal application as a service, I would suggest to test how the application behaves when you log off.
Some applications (old ones?) don't like receiving the message that is sent when logging of or shutting down the computer. | [FireDaemon](http://www.firedaemon.com/) is another option for doing this. |
29,475 | My shower pan, made of gel-coated fiber glass, has three cracks, as shown in the photo below. The cracks radiate fairly straight from the drain in the center at twelve, four, and eight o'clock. (All of the other white streaks are just gel-coat coloring.)
I ground away the cracks and filled them with epoxy, which seems... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29475",
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] | You need to fall out of love with this pan - it is broke. Why would you want to go through all of this work and compromise your work with a broken pan? This is a decent size project - GET A NEW PAN. If you want cheap get a used (unbroken) pan off of craigslist. These pans are not that much compared to how much it will ... | You are trying to build a temple on a broken foundation. No amount of patching will fix the broken connection between the drain and the pan.
Without some type of oversize flange drain (e.g., [Schluter Kerdi Drain](http://www.schluter.com/8_2_kerdi_drain_3963.aspx)), there is no way to transfer the water from a overlai... |
29,475 | My shower pan, made of gel-coated fiber glass, has three cracks, as shown in the photo below. The cracks radiate fairly straight from the drain in the center at twelve, four, and eight o'clock. (All of the other white streaks are just gel-coat coloring.)
I ground away the cracks and filled them with epoxy, which seems... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29475",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/6048/"
] | You are trying to build a temple on a broken foundation. No amount of patching will fix the broken connection between the drain and the pan.
Without some type of oversize flange drain (e.g., [Schluter Kerdi Drain](http://www.schluter.com/8_2_kerdi_drain_3963.aspx)), there is no way to transfer the water from a overlai... | I have recently repaired a cracked leaking shower pan. Here's the process I used:
Use a 4" mini grinder with a 1/8" thick metal cutting wheel. If you think the drain to pipe connection has failed, mark an 8 to 10 in. square around the drain, then cut through the pan. A short blade jig saw will work for this part and m... |
29,475 | My shower pan, made of gel-coated fiber glass, has three cracks, as shown in the photo below. The cracks radiate fairly straight from the drain in the center at twelve, four, and eight o'clock. (All of the other white streaks are just gel-coat coloring.)
I ground away the cracks and filled them with epoxy, which seems... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29475",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/6048/"
] | You need to fall out of love with this pan - it is broke. Why would you want to go through all of this work and compromise your work with a broken pan? This is a decent size project - GET A NEW PAN. If you want cheap get a used (unbroken) pan off of craigslist. These pans are not that much compared to how much it will ... | What you need is called an Tub Inlay. It consists of what appears to be a bathmat that is fused to the shower floor giving it strength.
Look for a local tub refinishing company, many of them provide this service.
Make sure you ask about the adhesive they use. You want to make sure the adhesive being used fuses the i... |
29,475 | My shower pan, made of gel-coated fiber glass, has three cracks, as shown in the photo below. The cracks radiate fairly straight from the drain in the center at twelve, four, and eight o'clock. (All of the other white streaks are just gel-coat coloring.)
I ground away the cracks and filled them with epoxy, which seems... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29475",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/6048/"
] | You need to fall out of love with this pan - it is broke. Why would you want to go through all of this work and compromise your work with a broken pan? This is a decent size project - GET A NEW PAN. If you want cheap get a used (unbroken) pan off of craigslist. These pans are not that much compared to how much it will ... | I have recently repaired a cracked leaking shower pan. Here's the process I used:
Use a 4" mini grinder with a 1/8" thick metal cutting wheel. If you think the drain to pipe connection has failed, mark an 8 to 10 in. square around the drain, then cut through the pan. A short blade jig saw will work for this part and m... |
29,475 | My shower pan, made of gel-coated fiber glass, has three cracks, as shown in the photo below. The cracks radiate fairly straight from the drain in the center at twelve, four, and eight o'clock. (All of the other white streaks are just gel-coat coloring.)
I ground away the cracks and filled them with epoxy, which seems... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29475",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/6048/"
] | What you need is called an Tub Inlay. It consists of what appears to be a bathmat that is fused to the shower floor giving it strength.
Look for a local tub refinishing company, many of them provide this service.
Make sure you ask about the adhesive they use. You want to make sure the adhesive being used fuses the i... | I have recently repaired a cracked leaking shower pan. Here's the process I used:
Use a 4" mini grinder with a 1/8" thick metal cutting wheel. If you think the drain to pipe connection has failed, mark an 8 to 10 in. square around the drain, then cut through the pan. A short blade jig saw will work for this part and m... |
59,041,787 | I have integrated GitLab CE and Jenkins. There is a GitLab hook that is triggered when a merge request is created. A Jenkins pipeline then executes all the integration tests and accepts the merge if everything pass. I also have another hook for when code is pushed, but in this case just the unit tests are executed.
Ev... | 2019/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/59041787",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10335/"
] | >
> Edit: I don't want to have two Jenkins jobs. We've tried it and our users get confused. We also need to maintain the code for two jobs.
>
>
>
In this case, the [Generic Webhook Trigger](https://plugins.jenkins.io/generic-webhook-trigger) will help you to configure **execution only for specific webhook token.**... | There are different types of events which can be added for a Jenkins Job, so in your case you have to do:-
1. Add only "Push events" for the Job in which you want the build when code is pushed.
2. Add only "Merge request events" for the Job in which you want the build when merge request is raised.
Please refer the be... |
193,899 | When I was much younger (1980's), my brother and I recall watching a movie at a sci-fi convention. The premise of the movie is that there's some white paste, resembling marshmallow fluff, that enters the market and everyone eats it and starts acting mysteriously, and becomes addicted to eating it and forcing others to ... | 2018/08/30 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/193899",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/103076/"
] | This is [*The Stuff*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stuff) (1985)
>
> Several railroad workers discover a yogurt-like white substance bubbling out of the ground. These workers find it to be sweet and addictive. Later, the substance, marketed as "The Stuff," is being sold to the general public in containers like ... | [*The Stuff*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stuff) (1985) is clearly what you are remembering.
>
> Several railroad workers discover a yogurt-like white substance bubbling out of the ground. These workers find it to be sweet and addictive. Later, the substance, marketed as "The Stuff," is being sold to the genera... |
23,820 | I was down by Boston's Charles River Esplanade yesterday, and it was picture-postcard pretty. I took a break from my usual practice of taking pictures of my kids to take a picture of the view from the Longfellow Bridge:
![The Charles River and Back Bay neighborhood as seen from the Longfellow Bridge](https://i.stack.i... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/23820",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/1943/"
] | Ask yourself the following before you press the shutter:
1 - **Is it a good location?**
I'm quite familiar with that location so I'll mention some specifics: the Longfellow bridge is a beautiful view in person, but there are 2 flaws that make it tough to produce a compelling photo. (1) It's a narrow bridge, roughly a... | Some possibilities are to look for stand-out items or different perspectives or elements which look different. (OK - why not just summarise that as striking and/or different?).
Many landscapes tend to not have much detail, so getting something to stand out can be difficult. So involving the foreground which is clos... |
23,820 | I was down by Boston's Charles River Esplanade yesterday, and it was picture-postcard pretty. I took a break from my usual practice of taking pictures of my kids to take a picture of the view from the Longfellow Bridge:
![The Charles River and Back Bay neighborhood as seen from the Longfellow Bridge](https://i.stack.i... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/23820",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/1943/"
] | Ask yourself the following before you press the shutter:
1 - **Is it a good location?**
I'm quite familiar with that location so I'll mention some specifics: the Longfellow bridge is a beautiful view in person, but there are 2 flaws that make it tough to produce a compelling photo. (1) It's a narrow bridge, roughly a... | My 5 cents:
Some nature's effects will be a good (or maybe the best) option on this photo.
**Clouds**: before weather change, for example before storm, or big clouds of interested forms.
**Fog**: in the morning before, or just during sunrise.
**Time**: sunrise or sunset or eclipse of the sun! :) (I don't that place... |
23,820 | I was down by Boston's Charles River Esplanade yesterday, and it was picture-postcard pretty. I took a break from my usual practice of taking pictures of my kids to take a picture of the view from the Longfellow Bridge:
![The Charles River and Back Bay neighborhood as seen from the Longfellow Bridge](https://i.stack.i... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/23820",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/1943/"
] | Ask yourself the following before you press the shutter:
1 - **Is it a good location?**
I'm quite familiar with that location so I'll mention some specifics: the Longfellow bridge is a beautiful view in person, but there are 2 flaws that make it tough to produce a compelling photo. (1) It's a narrow bridge, roughly a... | @DHall gave a good, complete answer. To give you a concrete example (and I have not stood on the same bridge as you did so I don't have an apples-to-apples image), I shot this:
The differences between the two image (in my mind) are:
* In your image... |
23,820 | I was down by Boston's Charles River Esplanade yesterday, and it was picture-postcard pretty. I took a break from my usual practice of taking pictures of my kids to take a picture of the view from the Longfellow Bridge:
![The Charles River and Back Bay neighborhood as seen from the Longfellow Bridge](https://i.stack.i... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/23820",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/1943/"
] | My 5 cents:
Some nature's effects will be a good (or maybe the best) option on this photo.
**Clouds**: before weather change, for example before storm, or big clouds of interested forms.
**Fog**: in the morning before, or just during sunrise.
**Time**: sunrise or sunset or eclipse of the sun! :) (I don't that place... | Some possibilities are to look for stand-out items or different perspectives or elements which look different. (OK - why not just summarise that as striking and/or different?).
Many landscapes tend to not have much detail, so getting something to stand out can be difficult. So involving the foreground which is clos... |
23,820 | I was down by Boston's Charles River Esplanade yesterday, and it was picture-postcard pretty. I took a break from my usual practice of taking pictures of my kids to take a picture of the view from the Longfellow Bridge:
![The Charles River and Back Bay neighborhood as seen from the Longfellow Bridge](https://i.stack.i... | 2012/05/28 | [
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] | @DHall gave a good, complete answer. To give you a concrete example (and I have not stood on the same bridge as you did so I don't have an apples-to-apples image), I shot this:
The differences between the two image (in my mind) are:
* In your image... | Some possibilities are to look for stand-out items or different perspectives or elements which look different. (OK - why not just summarise that as striking and/or different?).
Many landscapes tend to not have much detail, so getting something to stand out can be difficult. So involving the foreground which is clos... |
23,820 | I was down by Boston's Charles River Esplanade yesterday, and it was picture-postcard pretty. I took a break from my usual practice of taking pictures of my kids to take a picture of the view from the Longfellow Bridge:
![The Charles River and Back Bay neighborhood as seen from the Longfellow Bridge](https://i.stack.i... | 2012/05/28 | [
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] | @DHall gave a good, complete answer. To give you a concrete example (and I have not stood on the same bridge as you did so I don't have an apples-to-apples image), I shot this:
The differences between the two image (in my mind) are:
* In your image... | My 5 cents:
Some nature's effects will be a good (or maybe the best) option on this photo.
**Clouds**: before weather change, for example before storm, or big clouds of interested forms.
**Fog**: in the morning before, or just during sunrise.
**Time**: sunrise or sunset or eclipse of the sun! :) (I don't that place... |
645,113 | I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little more about this:
>
> For the tests in Module 3 you need a clock generator that supplies single clock pulses with a well-defined positive (rising) and negative (falling) edge. This can be built using the 74HC14 hex Schmitt trigger (or a 74HC132 quad NAND Schmitt trigger... | 2022/12/05 | [
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] | >
> For the tests in Module 3 you need a clock generator that supplies single clock pulses with a well-defined positive (rising) and negative (falling) edge.
>
>
>
What this means, in this context, is that your clock should have edges that rise and fall sharply. In addition, the clock should not "chatter" (i.e. gi... | The first circuit is designed to debounce the switch. As shown it should work provided the time constant of R2 and C are significantly longer than the expected bounce time of the switch (typically a few milliseconds). Virtually any Schmitt trigger IC will do the job, you only appear to have the 74HC14 available. And ye... |
88,069 | I need help with the connotation of the phrase *flip flop*. Let me explain – I am working on a small project that is meant to promote travelling and education through travelling and getting to know other cultures. I have to come up with a catchy name for it. “Flip-flop nation” came to mind but I was wondering if used i... | 2012/10/25 | [
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] | As far as our subjective opinions are concerned, the primary use of flip-flop for me is a set of logic gates that comprise a single bit of memory. But that's just me and I don't think this would have any impact.
The secondary meaning is a person (politician) who changes allegiances (and opinions) to be always "with th... | *Flip-flops*, as you probably know, are a kind of footwear worn without socks and of which one part passes between the big toe and the adjacent toe. The name comes from the way in which the sole oscillates between the ground and the sole of the foot. They are known in some places as thongs. Some British politicians hav... |
88,069 | I need help with the connotation of the phrase *flip flop*. Let me explain – I am working on a small project that is meant to promote travelling and education through travelling and getting to know other cultures. I have to come up with a catchy name for it. “Flip-flop nation” came to mind but I was wondering if used i... | 2012/10/25 | [
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] | I would associate the phrase *Flip-flop nation* with the sort of poverty illustrated here...
...where it's implied that the entire nation is only shod in flip-flops, if that. I suppose that this depend on the understanding of *flip-flop,* which I take to be... | *Flip-flops*, as you probably know, are a kind of footwear worn without socks and of which one part passes between the big toe and the adjacent toe. The name comes from the way in which the sole oscillates between the ground and the sole of the foot. They are known in some places as thongs. Some British politicians hav... |
88,069 | I need help with the connotation of the phrase *flip flop*. Let me explain – I am working on a small project that is meant to promote travelling and education through travelling and getting to know other cultures. I have to come up with a catchy name for it. “Flip-flop nation” came to mind but I was wondering if used i... | 2012/10/25 | [
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] | As far as our subjective opinions are concerned, the primary use of flip-flop for me is a set of logic gates that comprise a single bit of memory. But that's just me and I don't think this would have any impact.
The secondary meaning is a person (politician) who changes allegiances (and opinions) to be always "with th... | I'm having a hard time making the jump from *flip flop* to travel and multicultural experiences.
Perhaps *to and fro* carries the connotation that you're trying to convey?
From NOAD:
>
> **to and fro** *noun* constant movement backward and forward
>
> • constant change in ac... |
88,069 | I need help with the connotation of the phrase *flip flop*. Let me explain – I am working on a small project that is meant to promote travelling and education through travelling and getting to know other cultures. I have to come up with a catchy name for it. “Flip-flop nation” came to mind but I was wondering if used i... | 2012/10/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/88069",
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] | As far as our subjective opinions are concerned, the primary use of flip-flop for me is a set of logic gates that comprise a single bit of memory. But that's just me and I don't think this would have any impact.
The secondary meaning is a person (politician) who changes allegiances (and opinions) to be always "with th... | I'll agree with others that "flip-flop" probably does not convey the idea you want. Yes, if I heard "Flip-Flop Nation", my first thought would be, "country of people who change their minds constantly". Next thought would be "country of people who wear sandals". If told neither of these were correct, I might think of SF... |
88,069 | I need help with the connotation of the phrase *flip flop*. Let me explain – I am working on a small project that is meant to promote travelling and education through travelling and getting to know other cultures. I have to come up with a catchy name for it. “Flip-flop nation” came to mind but I was wondering if used i... | 2012/10/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/88069",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | I would associate the phrase *Flip-flop nation* with the sort of poverty illustrated here...
...where it's implied that the entire nation is only shod in flip-flops, if that. I suppose that this depend on the understanding of *flip-flop,* which I take to be... | I'm having a hard time making the jump from *flip flop* to travel and multicultural experiences.
Perhaps *to and fro* carries the connotation that you're trying to convey?
From NOAD:
>
> **to and fro** *noun* constant movement backward and forward
>
> • constant change in ac... |
88,069 | I need help with the connotation of the phrase *flip flop*. Let me explain – I am working on a small project that is meant to promote travelling and education through travelling and getting to know other cultures. I have to come up with a catchy name for it. “Flip-flop nation” came to mind but I was wondering if used i... | 2012/10/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/88069",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | I would associate the phrase *Flip-flop nation* with the sort of poverty illustrated here...
...where it's implied that the entire nation is only shod in flip-flops, if that. I suppose that this depend on the understanding of *flip-flop,* which I take to be... | I'll agree with others that "flip-flop" probably does not convey the idea you want. Yes, if I heard "Flip-Flop Nation", my first thought would be, "country of people who change their minds constantly". Next thought would be "country of people who wear sandals". If told neither of these were correct, I might think of SF... |
30,564,442 | Suppose you have a PHP script that (for whatever reason) takes several minutes to run. If the user closes the browser while the script is running, does the script stop running, or does it execute instructions up to the end of the script? | 2015/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/30564442",
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] | PHP is a server-side language. All processing is done on the server, not in the client. Once the request is sent to the server, the client loses control over it.
This means that the server's configuration on timing out will come into effect on such long queries, but closing your browser will have no effect.
If you ha... | There's not a reliable way for the server to know that the client no longer cares about the request. In general, it will keep running until something stops it. |
207,325 | >
> There are no items for you to review, matching the filter "[vba]
> [excel-vba]"
>
>
>
I know all I have been reviewing lately have had a filter on it but I didn't expect to run out after a few days of reviewing :O The last questions I was reviewing were about 2 years old.
Where does that >90K come from then... | 2013/11/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/207325",
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] | When you run out of posts to review for your chosen tags, then I'd filter on 'Too broad' and 'Primarily opinion based'.
Most questions already flagged for those reasons are very easy to recognize as close candidates. Skip any that are unclear to you, but those two reasons should easily exhaust your daily review votes ... | Start by removing the tags that you have and see what comes up. In cases where you are unfamiliar with the subject matter and don't want to make a judgement you can just press 'skip'. After you do that for a bunch of posts, you get an idea about which tags don't have enough reviews. |
481,243 | I was wondering different packages are usually handled. Specifically, the SMD packages.
Are there any benefits to having all components in a single package?
For example, I have all of my resistors and capacitors in 0402 package but one of the capacitors is nearly 10x in cost for this package size vs say 0805.
Does... | 2020/02/14 | [
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] | From a perspective of pure mechanics of an assembly house there is no difference whatsoever to using different package IF it is same SMD type.
SMDs are assembled by pick-and-place machines which don’t really care about package size as long as it is size the machine can handle (going some super small packages may sign... | You'd have to check with your manufacturer to be sure. Very small packages, (0402 is pretty standard now though), "blind" packages (BGA etc), and having lots of different parts (there will be a limit on the number of reels on the pick and place machine) will raise the cost. Tiny and/or blind packages will also reduce y... |
33,573,692 | I parse documents from a JSON, which will be added as children of a parent document. I just post the items to the index, without taking care about the id.
Sometimes there will be updates to the JSON and items will be added to it. So e.g. I parsed 2 documents from the JSON and after a week or two I parse the same JSON ... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33573692",
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] | Duplication needs to be handled in ID handling itself.
Choose a key that is unique for a document and make that as the \_id. In the the key is too large or it is multiple keys , create a SHAH checksum out of it and make that as the \_id.
If you already have dedupes in the database , you can use terms aggregation neste... | When adding a new document to elasticsearch, it first scans the existing documents to see if any of the IDs match. If there is already an existing document with that ID, the document will be updated instead of adding in a duplicate document (the version field will be updated at the same time to track the amount of upda... |
145,857 | Is there any way to export non Camera Roll or Photo Stream photo albums from an iPhone to a PC? There are a bunch of "free" software online than can do this, but they all require you to buy the software to transfer the photos, or they can only transfer a few photos before needing to buy the software.
The iPhone is hoo... | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/145857",
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] | The application keeps you logged in to your account once you log in unless you log out, but if you do anything that would require a password entry like managing your wish list, a Touch ID prompt comes up giving you the option to use your fingerprint instead of typing in your password | Ok, I just figured this out (finally), "and yes it does work". But it seems to be a combination of several of the answers provided above.
Probably the most important thing to point out is Tpoccu's posting.
"The application keeps you logged in to your account once you log in unless you log out", but if you're anythi... |
145,857 | Is there any way to export non Camera Roll or Photo Stream photo albums from an iPhone to a PC? There are a bunch of "free" software online than can do this, but they all require you to buy the software to transfer the photos, or they can only transfer a few photos before needing to buy the software.
The iPhone is hoo... | 2014/09/18 | [
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] | I just received this email from Amazon that refutes the existence of the feature:
>
> Hello,
>
>
> Thank you for contacting Amazon. I've researched "Touch ID" feature
> and found this feature it isn't available with the Amazon Appstore
> apps at this time. We're constantly adding apps and features to our
> sele... | You're not alone, no one knows how to turn it on (or off!)
[Amazon app for iPhone adds Touch ID support, but nobody knows how to turn it on…or off](http://www.geekwire.com/2014/amazon-app-iphone-gives-new-meaning-1-click-touch-id-support/)
A friend of mine says it works on his iPhone 6+. And so, I log into the same A... |
145,857 | Is there any way to export non Camera Roll or Photo Stream photo albums from an iPhone to a PC? There are a bunch of "free" software online than can do this, but they all require you to buy the software to transfer the photos, or they can only transfer a few photos before needing to buy the software.
The iPhone is hoo... | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/145857",
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] | Go to settings, scroll down till you find a list of downloaded apps. Locate and tap Amazon app. You will find toggle switch to turn on/off touch id feature.
Good Luck. | You're not alone, no one knows how to turn it on (or off!)
[Amazon app for iPhone adds Touch ID support, but nobody knows how to turn it on…or off](http://www.geekwire.com/2014/amazon-app-iphone-gives-new-meaning-1-click-touch-id-support/)
A friend of mine says it works on his iPhone 6+. And so, I log into the same A... |
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