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1,779 | **Example**: In class, when a teacher proposes some unreasonable assignment, students hesitate to express their objection until someone steps-up and then others find courage to talk.
I've tried searching for the term for this phenomenon but I don't know what I'm looking for exactly. | 2012/10/26 | [
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1779",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/users/2293/"
] | One related term I found is the [bandwagon effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect).
>
> In layman’s term the bandwagon effect refers to **people doing certain
> things because other people are doing them**, regardless of their own
> beliefs, which they may ignore or override.
>
>
> The general rule... | Your example of no student willing to object until one objects is analagous to [Asch's conformity experiments](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments). To quote the Wikipedia article:
>
> In a control group, with no pressure to conform to an erroneous view,
> only one participant out of 35 ever gav... |
109,869 | I have data in an Excel file that I want to join with a shapefile in my project.
The Excel file contains values like volumes. The Excel file and the shapefile I want to join it with both contain the same property names.
The problem is, when I join the two, I get too many decimals in the attribute table. I get six, but... | 2014/08/08 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/109869",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/18546/"
] | Notice that in this cases you can create a new column with the desired size and precision, and populate it's values with the "old" column values. After saving, your new column will have the wanted precision.
Take this exemple. I have a table with a column ("test") with a precision size 20 and precision 15.
![enter im... | After writing this I just realized that you were talking about QGIS and not ArcMap but I will keep it here anyway.
After doing your join with the unaltered csv table right click the field title in the attribute table and select "Properties". In the Field properties dialog you select the button labeled "Number Format: ... |
58,694 | I have a non EU passport, but I have a Multiple entry Schengen Visa.
I plan to travel from Serbia to Romania to Hungary by train. My situation is absolutely legal but i am worried the time it takes to do the border checks...
I will be traveling by train.
I read on this page that border checks are done by police who bo... | 2015/11/13 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/58694",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/37124/"
] | I'm Serbian and have crossed the Romanian border several times to go to the Timișoara airport which is conveniently close to my home town. I've never had problems myself, but I have the need to point out this particular border is infamous in my home area as being quite unpredictable. What follows is based on stories I'... | In general, yes, that is right, but I have never traveled to the countries you mentioned, except for a train trip from Budapest to Vienna in 1988, which worked as you described. (I entered Hungary from Austria by car.)
More recently, but before Slovenia joined the Schengen area, I traveled by train between Slovenia an... |
62,293 | What open source Java code would you suggest for me to study?
EDIT: I'm interested in the design, simplicity(?), their programming style, logic.
EDIT2: The first thing that came to my mind is [JUnit source code](https://github.com/KentBeck/junit/downloads). I started looking into it and I was impressed by how 'Money... | 2011/03/26 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62293",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/1672/"
] | I suggest you pickup a good design book instead. Professional code usually does not explain important details such as "this is a factory pattern.". It also often contains loosely implemented patterns (if any) and custom requirements.
Design patterns are just far too complex to just figure it out on your own. It took ... | I would suggest you this tutorial - <http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/guidebook/?name=Using%20The%20GUI&page=1>. It would be difficult to study the source code without explanations. |
62,293 | What open source Java code would you suggest for me to study?
EDIT: I'm interested in the design, simplicity(?), their programming style, logic.
EDIT2: The first thing that came to my mind is [JUnit source code](https://github.com/KentBeck/junit/downloads). I started looking into it and I was impressed by how 'Money... | 2011/03/26 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62293",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/1672/"
] | I suggest you pickup a good design book instead. Professional code usually does not explain important details such as "this is a factory pattern.". It also often contains loosely implemented patterns (if any) and custom requirements.
Design patterns are just far too complex to just figure it out on your own. It took ... | If your already with a software development company you may be in a better position to accomplish this due to being able to ask for help from various mentors within the organization, but don't be afraid of jumping in to source code regardless of career choice if you want to study it.
*Studying with a mentor is ideal*... |
62,293 | What open source Java code would you suggest for me to study?
EDIT: I'm interested in the design, simplicity(?), their programming style, logic.
EDIT2: The first thing that came to my mind is [JUnit source code](https://github.com/KentBeck/junit/downloads). I started looking into it and I was impressed by how 'Money... | 2011/03/26 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62293",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/1672/"
] | I suggest you pickup a good design book instead. Professional code usually does not explain important details such as "this is a factory pattern.". It also often contains loosely implemented patterns (if any) and custom requirements.
Design patterns are just far too complex to just figure it out on your own. It took ... | Look at Spring Framework's code. It is neatly designed and well documented.
To improve your design skills, step into eclipse plug-in development.This is the best place to learn design patterns and put into practice. |
62,293 | What open source Java code would you suggest for me to study?
EDIT: I'm interested in the design, simplicity(?), their programming style, logic.
EDIT2: The first thing that came to my mind is [JUnit source code](https://github.com/KentBeck/junit/downloads). I started looking into it and I was impressed by how 'Money... | 2011/03/26 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/62293",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/1672/"
] | I suggest you pickup a good design book instead. Professional code usually does not explain important details such as "this is a factory pattern.". It also often contains loosely implemented patterns (if any) and custom requirements.
Design patterns are just far too complex to just figure it out on your own. It took ... | One great project to study if you really want to dive into code is JHotDraw. It's an open source graphics framework written in Java as a demonstration of how design patterns can be used in practice. A member of the GOF (Erich Gamma) is one of the authors of the framework. The main page is at <http://www.jhotdraw.org/> ... |
21,725 | My understanding of Quorum is that private contracts have encrypted states hence I am confused as to how they reach consensus and prevent double spending. If each state is encrypted how can the nodes be sure a tx isn't double spent as the data is encrypted? | 2017/07/21 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/21725",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/3147/"
] | Quorum has two type of transactions, public transactions and private transaction. Public transactions get processed similar to as how public Ethereum processes transactions, get included in blocks and derive a public state.
Private transactions are flagged as "private" but are otherwise publicly visible and also get i... | Quorum has a privateFor: that contains a contract, state and related transactions to the parties involved. But, the parties involved in the private transaction see the contract. They execute the functions and hold the state in manner that is very similar to ethereum. It's just that non-participants who are not on the p... |
26,988 | I have bought a [PIC16F877A microcontroller and its board](http://ram-e-shop.com/oscmax/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1399) before and since then, I haven't used it much because I don't really have enough time and patience to learn C. I was thinking to buy a [Netduino](http://netduino.com/) since it can be progr... | 2012/02/21 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/26988",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/8241/"
] | No. However, you can get a BASIC compiler for your PIC16F877A from Micro Engineering Labs. I've used some PIC products built with that.
See <http://pbp3.com/download.html> -- they have a 15 day free trial, after that you will need to open your wallet.
Good luck with your project. | You can read following link for vb tutorial of Serial port
You can have a simple demo here to send data from vb to serial port..later on you can use 8051 or pic microcontroller board to decode it on hardware for leds.
<http://embeddedtweaks.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/accessing-pc-serial-port-in-visual-basic/> |
21,341 | I have a public-facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site managed by a hosting company, so I don't have access to the 14 hive, web.config, Central Administration, etc. The site is a standard Team Site, so my home page URL resolves to /SitePages/Home.aspx.
I wanted to keep anonymous users from seeing All Site Content, etc... | 2011/10/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/21341",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | Please check this excellent post where it is detailed step by step to add web part below the Quick launch - <http://lauracurtis.posterous.com/sharepoint-2010-showing-content-below-quick-l> | This can be achieved, yes. But only if you add them directly to the masterpage (e.g. via SharePoint designer). |
21,341 | I have a public-facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site managed by a hosting company, so I don't have access to the 14 hive, web.config, Central Administration, etc. The site is a standard Team Site, so my home page URL resolves to /SitePages/Home.aspx.
I wanted to keep anonymous users from seeing All Site Content, etc... | 2011/10/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/21341",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | The smarter option (albeit more involved), may be to create a user control that includes your web part references. As has been stated, you can't include web parts in master pages without editing the master page in SharePoint Designer, which means if you have multiple site collections you have to touch those master page... | This can be achieved, yes. But only if you add them directly to the masterpage (e.g. via SharePoint designer). |
21,341 | I have a public-facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site managed by a hosting company, so I don't have access to the 14 hive, web.config, Central Administration, etc. The site is a standard Team Site, so my home page URL resolves to /SitePages/Home.aspx.
I wanted to keep anonymous users from seeing All Site Content, etc... | 2011/10/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/21341",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | Please check this excellent post where it is detailed step by step to add web part below the Quick launch - <http://lauracurtis.posterous.com/sharepoint-2010-showing-content-below-quick-l> | You can design you web part zones accordingly in your page layout and place web parts in those web part zones.
Edit: Corrected Master page to page layout. |
21,341 | I have a public-facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site managed by a hosting company, so I don't have access to the 14 hive, web.config, Central Administration, etc. The site is a standard Team Site, so my home page URL resolves to /SitePages/Home.aspx.
I wanted to keep anonymous users from seeing All Site Content, etc... | 2011/10/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/21341",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | The smarter option (albeit more involved), may be to create a user control that includes your web part references. As has been stated, you can't include web parts in master pages without editing the master page in SharePoint Designer, which means if you have multiple site collections you have to touch those master page... | You can design you web part zones accordingly in your page layout and place web parts in those web part zones.
Edit: Corrected Master page to page layout. |
21,341 | I have a public-facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site managed by a hosting company, so I don't have access to the 14 hive, web.config, Central Administration, etc. The site is a standard Team Site, so my home page URL resolves to /SitePages/Home.aspx.
I wanted to keep anonymous users from seeing All Site Content, etc... | 2011/10/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/21341",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | Please check this excellent post where it is detailed step by step to add web part below the Quick launch - <http://lauracurtis.posterous.com/sharepoint-2010-showing-content-below-quick-l> | Master pages don't contain webpart zones. Zones is contained in pages\page layouts. You need to edit page in sharepoint designer in advanced mode as place WebPartZone in content for PlaceHolderLeftNavBar. |
21,341 | I have a public-facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site managed by a hosting company, so I don't have access to the 14 hive, web.config, Central Administration, etc. The site is a standard Team Site, so my home page URL resolves to /SitePages/Home.aspx.
I wanted to keep anonymous users from seeing All Site Content, etc... | 2011/10/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/21341",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3361/"
] | The smarter option (albeit more involved), may be to create a user control that includes your web part references. As has been stated, you can't include web parts in master pages without editing the master page in SharePoint Designer, which means if you have multiple site collections you have to touch those master page... | Master pages don't contain webpart zones. Zones is contained in pages\page layouts. You need to edit page in sharepoint designer in advanced mode as place WebPartZone in content for PlaceHolderLeftNavBar. |
13,355,950 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Protecting executable from reverse engineering?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6481668/protecting-executable-from-reverse-engineering)
>
>
>
As primary goal, I would like to encrypt information about used header files and libraries
For the most part my application is wri... | 2012/11/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13355950",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1436359/"
] | The app store already encrypts your application's executable file (or most of it) before sending it to a user's device. The iOS kernel decrypts the encrypted part of the file, in memory, when it launches your app.
Since Objective-C looks up classes by name when loading dynamic libraries (like UIKit and Foundation), an... | Obfuscation is essentially flawed in that - by definition - it must always come with the code used to restore the application to its original form.
A skilled attacker (which is what you will be dealing with if anyone tries to reverse engineer at all) will not be hindered much by any obfuscation scheme. |
2,793,945 | I've been working on a Cook Book App and I've been making each page individually which takes a really long time to do, I asked a question similar to this and it was brought to my attention that you can setup a way to automate the design process so all you need to do is input your data.
Can someone please explain in as... | 2010/05/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2793945",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/279330/"
] | You could make one master view that contains all the controls that you need: standard background picture, scroll view, appropriate buttons, etc, and make any subsequent views that you create inherit from this view, so that they all contain those controls.
You could also use just one view and work with multiple instanc... | Xcode project templates and file templates are pretty easy to make, with a few caveats.
Check the answers to these questions:
[Add new templates in Xcode](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/589757/add-new-templates-in-xcode)
[Change templates in XCode](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33720/change-templates... |
2,793,945 | I've been working on a Cook Book App and I've been making each page individually which takes a really long time to do, I asked a question similar to this and it was brought to my attention that you can setup a way to automate the design process so all you need to do is input your data.
Can someone please explain in as... | 2010/05/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2793945",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/279330/"
] | You could make one master view that contains all the controls that you need: standard background picture, scroll view, appropriate buttons, etc, and make any subsequent views that you create inherit from this view, so that they all contain those controls.
You could also use just one view and work with multiple instanc... | It sounds to me like your putting your data into your views (pages). That's a big design error. You need to employ the Model-View-Controller design pattern and separate your data from your views. That will make it easy to create one view (template) that you can reload with data to display each individual recipe.
The ... |
5,167 | [Related](https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2137/as-a-site-about-elu-should-we-maintain-correct-grammar-punctuation-etc-thro) (although the title is too broad, and it references a small item).
Should we try to keep correct grammar in the comments? I think, being an EL&U site, we should aim to have good ... | 2014/08/27 | [
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5167",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/89332/"
] | In the general world, correcting other people's grammar and orthography is questionable. Mistakes are a thorn in your side, a nail sticking out that asks to be hammered down.
Newspaper editors and school teachers have paying jobs to correct these, the rest of us a just annoyed.
On the internet, I think the prevailin... | Well sometimes this is appropriate. But some people may react badly. If they do, just drop it.
They were fine with me - I deleted the comments about it, they reposted and deleted the original, looked like nothing had changed. |
176,973 | I want to express that both of us are not quite right but I am closer. Should I put:
>
> 1. I'm more close to right than you.
> 2. I'm closer to right than you.
>
>
>
So, which way is correct to express this? | 2018/08/22 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/176973",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/59517/"
] | If the context is that the speaker is debating with someone about whose opinion is correct, the phrase "I'm closer to right than you" sounds strange. This is mainly because "closer to right" is not a common idiom for "being correct." Instead, try
>
> My story is truer than yours.
>
>
>
or
>
> My facts are more ... | The comparative of the adjective "close" is **closer**. See, for instance, [Merriam Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close). You can say
>
> I am closer to right than you.
>
>
> |
69,959 | We are working on CS14. Starting last Friday we are suffering form a extreme performance loss on CS14. Loading and Saving Metadata via Tooling/Metadata-API is very slow.
Operations which usually take about 2 to 5 seconds now take 100 to 400 seconds. We noticed such degradations earlier, but they usually did not last ... | 2015/03/23 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/69959",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/users/9937/"
] | There is now way to report such issues without Permier Support. Only thing you can do is wait, until performance comes back... Support responded like this:
>
> Hi, I am Jasdeep from Salesforce Developer Support and I want to
> update you that the Developer support is currently available only to
> our premier custom... | I'm having the same issue on CS14, and it's taking a good 20 minutes (1000 s) to get a Tooling API response on the Dev Console.
I found an article from about 4 days ago describing a similar issue, <https://success.salesforce.com/issues_view?id=a1p300000008XvGAAU>, and the article provides a workaround:
>
> **Workaro... |
8,909,754 | I'm working on a project where I need to parse .avb project files and extract all filenames associated with usage of external audio files (WAV and MP3 files) along with the duration of the usage. Based on this, the application I'm working on should be able to generate a report of the audio used in a production.
How wo... | 2012/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8909754",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/355232/"
] | Well, unfortunately the AVB file format specification is not public. Your best option is probably to export an AAF or EDL of your sequence from inside the Avid application and work with that in your program. Exchange with Avid Pro Tools is done entirely AAF/OMF as well for instance.
But if you are really interested in... | As Peter noted, there is no public documentation of .avb files, so your only options seem to be to reverse engineer the format, or use existing tools to help you. I know only 2 such tools:
Avid MediaLog lets you export bins as .ALE or tab-delimited text files. You have to manually open each bin, and export it.
[Auto... |
8,909,754 | I'm working on a project where I need to parse .avb project files and extract all filenames associated with usage of external audio files (WAV and MP3 files) along with the duration of the usage. Based on this, the application I'm working on should be able to generate a report of the audio used in a production.
How wo... | 2012/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8909754",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/355232/"
] | Well, unfortunately the AVB file format specification is not public. Your best option is probably to export an AAF or EDL of your sequence from inside the Avid application and work with that in your program. Exchange with Avid Pro Tools is done entirely AAF/OMF as well for instance.
But if you are really interested in... | I was also working in the AVID's .avb files earlier. With some research, I ended up in exporting .avb into .EDL file (which is pretty much a text file) that has all the info you are seeking for. |
8,909,754 | I'm working on a project where I need to parse .avb project files and extract all filenames associated with usage of external audio files (WAV and MP3 files) along with the duration of the usage. Based on this, the application I'm working on should be able to generate a report of the audio used in a production.
How wo... | 2012/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8909754",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/355232/"
] | As Peter noted, there is no public documentation of .avb files, so your only options seem to be to reverse engineer the format, or use existing tools to help you. I know only 2 such tools:
Avid MediaLog lets you export bins as .ALE or tab-delimited text files. You have to manually open each bin, and export it.
[Auto... | I was also working in the AVID's .avb files earlier. With some research, I ended up in exporting .avb into .EDL file (which is pretty much a text file) that has all the info you are seeking for. |
19,277 | Is there a way on an html page to have a link to the Chrome download page, from a https:// site? I tried using https:// to the Chrome download site, but it just bounces me to Google.
I'm trying to avoid the security warning that IE can throw out.
<http://www.google.com/chrome/> | 2011/09/07 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/19277",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/10108/"
] | There's nothing you can do to stop IE from displaying that message. It's a warning to the user that they are leaving a secure page and going to a non-secure page. That's is something they should be aware of. Fortunately most users choose not to see that message more then once and tell IE not to display after the initia... | Maybe this wasn't an option when you asked this question back in 2011, but you can certainly now link to the *secure* Chrome download page at <https://www.google.com/chrome/>. |
4,683,691 | I've noticed that when I run a Junit sampler with Jmeter, the messaging is pretty bare. If an exception occurs, Jmeter will report it, but everything else that happens in my tests has to get outputted using Log4J or another logging tool. Is there a way just to log result back to Jmeter? Do they have an API for this? | 2011/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4683691",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/301816/"
] | Have you looked into the simple data writer as an option?
You could also do a BeanShell script to parse and write results to a file. | You can append the assertion results to a log file.
1. Check on "Append assertion errors" and "Append runtime exceptions"
2. Add listener "View Results in Table"
3. Specifya file name and check on "Errors" in "Write results to file/ Read from file" section. YOu could also click "Configure" button to add more informati... |
475,720 | consider this sentence:
>
> I saw him driving the car.
>
>
>
I know it is made from two sentences
>
> 1.I saw him
>
>
> 2.He was driving the car
>
>
>
in the second sentence it is obvious that driving is a verb, but when you join them
what is "driving":
a verb or an adverb or an adjective or a noun?
if it... | 2018/12/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/475720",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/326821/"
] | >
> *I saw him* [*driving the car*].
>
>
>
"See" is a catenative verb and this is a complex catenative construction where the bracketed non-finite clause (headed by the verb "driving") is catenative complement of "saw".
The intervening noun phrase, "him", is object of "saw" and the understood (semantic) subject o... | You are right : They are two sentences made one simple sentence which can accommodate only one finite verb, here it's " SAW ". So " WAS DRIVING " should be made non finite by using infinitive form, ' to drive ' or participle form,
' driving ' both of which inspite of being verbs, don't complete sense, haven't any te... |
102,652 | The PHP documentation can be found [here](http://us.php.net/manual/en/book.xmlwriter.php), but I think it's rather lacking. There are no examples of how to use these functions, and few (if any) of the pages have user comments. So where might I be able to find an explanation (and example code) on how to use these functi... | 2008/09/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/102652",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/572/"
] | You should be able to move the \*.eml files to the Exchange server's **pickup directory**. Or set the IIS SMTP service to **smart host** to the new MTA, assuming they (the 3rd party) allow SMTP relay from your IP address. | Moving the files will work. However, any email with a BCC line in the header will get sent out with the BCC intact. Some clients, such as gmail, will display the information to the recipient, thus breaking the whole point of BCC.
This happens when copying EML files to MS-SMTP (which Exchange also uses) because the BCC... |
71,731 | Currently I have a dataset and I am trying to predict whether someone will default on their bank loan.
The dataset is quite tricky. It covers those who have defaulted in the past, but is also tracking those with current loans. So we don’t know whether they will default in the future.
This means that the target vari... | 2020/04/04 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/71731",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/93963/"
] | >
> Assuming I can’t use external datasets, what’s the solution to this problem? How can I best understand those who have defaulted if I don’t have something to compare them to?
>
>
>
If you wanna use this only this data as **classification** task, you can't perform this task. You could way this around, by generat... | To expand on [fuwiak's answer](https://datascience.stackexchange.com/a/71733/91594), you can cluster the *current loan* group, declare clusters to be classes, and see whether a good fraction from your *default* set gets classified in one of the classes/clusters. If yes, this class is predictive of *default*.
Another t... |
289,388 | At my company we created proprietary software that we use only internally - we do not distribute this software - to generate reports from client data. We sell these reports to our clients, not the software.
If we were to link to GPL licensed software from our software, would will still need to (upon request) provide o... | 2015/07/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/289388",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/127024/"
] | For the regular GPL, the answer is no. [Quoth the FSF FAQ](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#GPLOutput):
>
> Q: Is there some way that I can GPL the output people get from use of
> my program? For example, if my program is used to develop hardware
> designs, can I require that these designs must be free?... | The fact that a tool was used to produce some output does generally not give the copyright holder of the tool any rights to the output to the tool. For example, Microsoft has no rights at all to the documents that you create with Microsoft Word.
There are some rare cases of tools where copyrighted parts of the tool ar... |
61,068,448 | I am trying to find readymade service for text comparison (the meaning of sentences including consideration of synonyms)
I found out that AWS Comprehend does not support text comparison. I am looking for a trusted way to quickly implement. | 2020/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/61068448",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/12139975/"
] | The information "text comparison" is very broad. If there is an example of the expected functionality, we can help better. Following are some points regarding semantics with Python's library for WORDNET.
1. This offers a way to identify synonyms, hypernymy, and hyponymy.
2. This also offers a way to measure the distan... | I've used [SprinkeML](https://sprinkleml.com) to do word comparisons and it's worked well. |
82,274 | I've been using this camera for two years and it was always enough for me to use an Intelligent Auto mode. But I became curious; is it ever possible to capture an Aurora Borealis with this camera? I went to an observation place at night and actually saw an aurora (it was not very bright, but still able to be seen with ... | 2016/08/27 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82274",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56132/"
] | There is a limit to what the camera can measure. When it is so dark, the camera cannot meter and cannot focus since there is nothing to focus on for an aurora. Autofocus requires contrast and what you are trying to shoot has very little of it.
This is the right time to shoot in Manual Exposure mode with Manual Focus. ... | >
> I don't know much about photography and would be happy if someone could help me learn how to adjust the camera settings (if possible) so I can shoot in the dark and capture an aurora.
>
>
>
Not just settings
-----------------
The first thing to understand is that this isn't just a matter of camera settings, b... |
5,203,562 | I'm making a site where a user repeatedly clicks a button to increase his/her score. Apart from using clicking bots, people can also click the button, and then without letting go of the mouse, hold down the enter or space bar key to get clicks at ridiculous speed, and can just place an object on one of these keys to ho... | 2011/03/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5203562",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/491148/"
] | Maybe have a look at [jKey](http://oscargodson.com/labs/jkey/). It is a jQuery plugin to allow key shortcuts, but you will maybe be able to do what you want with it. | could you not set a flag when the button is clicked, then start a timer? When the timer expires unset the flag again.
When the button is clicked check if the flag is set, if it is do not increase the score. you could also reset the timer to stop people just increasing their score as soon as the timer goes off.
My jQ... |
5,203,562 | I'm making a site where a user repeatedly clicks a button to increase his/her score. Apart from using clicking bots, people can also click the button, and then without letting go of the mouse, hold down the enter or space bar key to get clicks at ridiculous speed, and can just place an object on one of these keys to ho... | 2011/03/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5203562",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/491148/"
] | You can measure the time between successive clicks and if it less than say 100ms ignore the click. | could you not set a flag when the button is clicked, then start a timer? When the timer expires unset the flag again.
When the button is clicked check if the flag is set, if it is do not increase the score. you could also reset the timer to stop people just increasing their score as soon as the timer goes off.
My jQ... |
75,775 | I'm going to read some books on routing, but I'd like to have earlier correct big picture understanding. So:
(1) IP addresses are assigned globally by IANA and RIRS to Internet Service Providers. More strictly, these registries assign large ranges of IP addresses to Internet Service Providers,
(2) the most widespre... | 2021/08/06 | [
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/75775",
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/users/78339/"
] | First, to answer your last question, BGP neighbors are manually configured by the administrator. So when I configure my router to "peer" with your router, I know your router's IP address.
Second, your items 1-5 are generally correct. I might quibble with a few points, but you have a basic idea. | >
> (1) IP addresses are assigned globally by IANA and RIRS to Internet Service Providers. More strictly, these registries assign large ranges of IP addresses to Internet Service Providers,
>
>
>
Pretty much yes.
>
> (2) the most widespread/fundamental external routing protocol is BGP,
>
>
>
Yes
>
> (3) al... |
43,595 | **Vacation Need/Want**
I usually have just enough vacation days to keep me happy, but the problem is a 6-work-day trip I am taking with my University, which seriously cuts into my PTO package. I have 10 PTO days, 6 of which will be going towards a trip, leaving just 4 days for everything else, which is not enough.
Ho... | 2015/04/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/43595",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/33774/"
] | First things first - your HR people are not being "misguided". They are entirely correct that by giving you more PTO, employees in similar positions (salaried, non-managers) will want similar arrangements. This creates a headache for them, and a large segment of the staff when they need to tell them no.
Secondly, spen... | I think you should look at this from HR's point of view: You want to get more paid holidays than everyone else gets, so that you don't have to choose between a trip you want to go on vs spending time in Florida with your spouse. Just because your boss is personally interested in supporting your university doesn't mean ... |
43,595 | **Vacation Need/Want**
I usually have just enough vacation days to keep me happy, but the problem is a 6-work-day trip I am taking with my University, which seriously cuts into my PTO package. I have 10 PTO days, 6 of which will be going towards a trip, leaving just 4 days for everything else, which is not enough.
Ho... | 2015/04/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/43595",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/33774/"
] | First things first - your HR people are not being "misguided". They are entirely correct that by giving you more PTO, employees in similar positions (salaried, non-managers) will want similar arrangements. This creates a headache for them, and a large segment of the staff when they need to tell them no.
Secondly, spen... | I can't see why they will not let you take unpaid leave. That does not treat you "better" than anyone else. Personally, I think a 10 day PTO is ridiculously short for "salaried" employees, and that's an issue with the company in general.
I also vote for looking for a different job that will provide better benefits for... |
43,595 | **Vacation Need/Want**
I usually have just enough vacation days to keep me happy, but the problem is a 6-work-day trip I am taking with my University, which seriously cuts into my PTO package. I have 10 PTO days, 6 of which will be going towards a trip, leaving just 4 days for everything else, which is not enough.
Ho... | 2015/04/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/43595",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/33774/"
] | First things first - your HR people are not being "misguided". They are entirely correct that by giving you more PTO, employees in similar positions (salaried, non-managers) will want similar arrangements. This creates a headache for them, and a large segment of the staff when they need to tell them no.
Secondly, spen... | Your SO is right, sort of. You will find that most companies give vacation time based on tenure with the company though, so switching jobs won't necessarily get you more PTO, and very few companies will give that during negotiations as well. It will help you after you get some tenure though.
If your company is giving ... |
43,595 | **Vacation Need/Want**
I usually have just enough vacation days to keep me happy, but the problem is a 6-work-day trip I am taking with my University, which seriously cuts into my PTO package. I have 10 PTO days, 6 of which will be going towards a trip, leaving just 4 days for everything else, which is not enough.
Ho... | 2015/04/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/43595",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/33774/"
] | First things first - your HR people are not being "misguided". They are entirely correct that by giving you more PTO, employees in similar positions (salaried, non-managers) will want similar arrangements. This creates a headache for them, and a large segment of the staff when they need to tell them no.
Secondly, spen... | First off, the time for negotiations of anything other than pure pay is prior to employment. That's when you want to set expectations. I have on many occasions negotiated more PTO than company standard, however I've only been able to do that *prior* to accepting a position.
Next, regardless of whether you think the ow... |
43,595 | **Vacation Need/Want**
I usually have just enough vacation days to keep me happy, but the problem is a 6-work-day trip I am taking with my University, which seriously cuts into my PTO package. I have 10 PTO days, 6 of which will be going towards a trip, leaving just 4 days for everything else, which is not enough.
Ho... | 2015/04/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/43595",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/33774/"
] | I think you should look at this from HR's point of view: You want to get more paid holidays than everyone else gets, so that you don't have to choose between a trip you want to go on vs spending time in Florida with your spouse. Just because your boss is personally interested in supporting your university doesn't mean ... | I can't see why they will not let you take unpaid leave. That does not treat you "better" than anyone else. Personally, I think a 10 day PTO is ridiculously short for "salaried" employees, and that's an issue with the company in general.
I also vote for looking for a different job that will provide better benefits for... |
43,595 | **Vacation Need/Want**
I usually have just enough vacation days to keep me happy, but the problem is a 6-work-day trip I am taking with my University, which seriously cuts into my PTO package. I have 10 PTO days, 6 of which will be going towards a trip, leaving just 4 days for everything else, which is not enough.
Ho... | 2015/04/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/43595",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/33774/"
] | I think you should look at this from HR's point of view: You want to get more paid holidays than everyone else gets, so that you don't have to choose between a trip you want to go on vs spending time in Florida with your spouse. Just because your boss is personally interested in supporting your university doesn't mean ... | Your SO is right, sort of. You will find that most companies give vacation time based on tenure with the company though, so switching jobs won't necessarily get you more PTO, and very few companies will give that during negotiations as well. It will help you after you get some tenure though.
If your company is giving ... |
43,595 | **Vacation Need/Want**
I usually have just enough vacation days to keep me happy, but the problem is a 6-work-day trip I am taking with my University, which seriously cuts into my PTO package. I have 10 PTO days, 6 of which will be going towards a trip, leaving just 4 days for everything else, which is not enough.
Ho... | 2015/04/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/43595",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/33774/"
] | I think you should look at this from HR's point of view: You want to get more paid holidays than everyone else gets, so that you don't have to choose between a trip you want to go on vs spending time in Florida with your spouse. Just because your boss is personally interested in supporting your university doesn't mean ... | First off, the time for negotiations of anything other than pure pay is prior to employment. That's when you want to set expectations. I have on many occasions negotiated more PTO than company standard, however I've only been able to do that *prior* to accepting a position.
Next, regardless of whether you think the ow... |
210,609 | Would it be feasible to make a planet out of asteroids taken from the solar system? It can only be made from objects less than 3 kilometers in radius inside the solar system. The way i'm thinking of getting it to work is by getting ships to take them close enough together that they can be bound using metal cabling & wi... | 2021/08/21 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/210609",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/73451/"
] | Yes. We don't know the exact weight of the Oort cloud, but it is likely more than 1 earth mass. Some estimates are more than 5 earth masses. That means enough asteroids to slam together and make a planet.
Edit: just checked, the Oort cloud is technically part of the solar system. | **No**
Can a body with an 800 km radius be theoretically constructed out of "spare parts" in the solar system? As per Demingan's answer, yes. It will not need to be held together with cables, the whole point is that a body of sufficient size will form into a basically spherical shape as a result of its own gravity.
H... |
210,609 | Would it be feasible to make a planet out of asteroids taken from the solar system? It can only be made from objects less than 3 kilometers in radius inside the solar system. The way i'm thinking of getting it to work is by getting ships to take them close enough together that they can be bound using metal cabling & wi... | 2021/08/21 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/210609",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/73451/"
] | Yes. We don't know the exact weight of the Oort cloud, but it is likely more than 1 earth mass. Some estimates are more than 5 earth masses. That means enough asteroids to slam together and make a planet.
Edit: just checked, the Oort cloud is technically part of the solar system. | >
> Q. Would it be feasible to make a planet out of asteroids taken from the solar system?
>
>
>
**A. No, not really. *Unless you want it to be*, then yes.**
I'll be honest, that answer sounds like cheating, and it is, but I have a very good reason for saying it.
First some background: As others have mentioned, ... |
123,861 | Neo was shown to have some powers in the real world. Couldn't he have destroyed all the machines (like he destroyed the sentinels) and hence left Zion intact? Or was he just was not sufficiently powerful? | 2016/04/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123861",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/64120/"
] | Neo had limited power and could not destroy all machines at once. It took some intense mental effort to destroy the machines that attacked him, thus showing that he was a *"novice"*. Also, Neo could not destroy those machines remotely as the machines had to be physically close for Neo to sense them. | It seemed like he could only do this to one or just a few at a time. There were hundreds, if not thousands coming at him all at once. It was just too much for him. |
123,861 | Neo was shown to have some powers in the real world. Couldn't he have destroyed all the machines (like he destroyed the sentinels) and hence left Zion intact? Or was he just was not sufficiently powerful? | 2016/04/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123861",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/64120/"
] | **He wasn't sufficiently powerful, because it was mentally taxing and there were too many machines.**
Neo destroyed a multitude of machines mentally. He destroyed the most at one time when he and Trinity attempted to reach the Machine City:
[](https:... | It seemed like he could only do this to one or just a few at a time. There were hundreds, if not thousands coming at him all at once. It was just too much for him. |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | First off, all of [edgerunner's answers](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/19012/696) are great. But I wanted to add some Dungeon World specifics:
Check p.19 and you'll see that 6- isn't "failure" - it's "trouble". The GM will say what happens and the player will mark XP. You are attaching non-DW simulationist ideas to ... | This looks like a good spot to let them succeed with complications. Some ideas that come to mind are:
* He climbs the chain but drops his weapon in the progress
* The chain he climbed happened to be on the wrong side of the tower, so he must brave more of the tower's denizens to reach his goal.
* The chain also happen... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | This looks like a good spot to let them succeed with complications. Some ideas that come to mind are:
* He climbs the chain but drops his weapon in the progress
* The chain he climbed happened to be on the wrong side of the tower, so he must brave more of the tower's denizens to reach his goal.
* The chain also happen... | Firstly, **never ask for any kind of roll if you cannot imagine an interesting failure**. Your players' characters are extremely competent, heroic people. They succeed unless the challenge is significant, like indeed the example above. Bluntly when you imagine the climbable chains you should spare a thought for what co... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | This looks like a good spot to let them succeed with complications. Some ideas that come to mind are:
* He climbs the chain but drops his weapon in the progress
* The chain he climbed happened to be on the wrong side of the tower, so he must brave more of the tower's denizens to reach his goal.
* The chain also happen... | In DW failure means consequences, even DEATH
============================================
When a character **rolls 6-** you make a *hard move*. That means a move that has **immediate and irrevocable consequences**.
In my opinion (I'm unsure on the exact rules) **a hard move always comes after a soft move**, and **the... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | This looks like a good spot to let them succeed with complications. Some ideas that come to mind are:
* He climbs the chain but drops his weapon in the progress
* The chain he climbed happened to be on the wrong side of the tower, so he must brave more of the tower's denizens to reach his goal.
* The chain also happen... | The "forward" in "fail forward" means "motion", not "progress".
===============================================================
So, you may be familiar with games that don't do anything special on failure. You line up to make a roll (like an attack roll) that generally does nothing more than succeed or fail, and when ... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | First off, all of [edgerunner's answers](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/19012/696) are great. But I wanted to add some Dungeon World specifics:
Check p.19 and you'll see that 6- isn't "failure" - it's "trouble". The GM will say what happens and the player will mark XP. You are attaching non-DW simulationist ideas to ... | Firstly, **never ask for any kind of roll if you cannot imagine an interesting failure**. Your players' characters are extremely competent, heroic people. They succeed unless the challenge is significant, like indeed the example above. Bluntly when you imagine the climbable chains you should spare a thought for what co... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | First off, all of [edgerunner's answers](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/19012/696) are great. But I wanted to add some Dungeon World specifics:
Check p.19 and you'll see that 6- isn't "failure" - it's "trouble". The GM will say what happens and the player will mark XP. You are attaching non-DW simulationist ideas to ... | In DW failure means consequences, even DEATH
============================================
When a character **rolls 6-** you make a *hard move*. That means a move that has **immediate and irrevocable consequences**.
In my opinion (I'm unsure on the exact rules) **a hard move always comes after a soft move**, and **the... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | First off, all of [edgerunner's answers](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/19012/696) are great. But I wanted to add some Dungeon World specifics:
Check p.19 and you'll see that 6- isn't "failure" - it's "trouble". The GM will say what happens and the player will mark XP. You are attaching non-DW simulationist ideas to ... | The "forward" in "fail forward" means "motion", not "progress".
===============================================================
So, you may be familiar with games that don't do anything special on failure. You line up to make a roll (like an attack roll) that generally does nothing more than succeed or fail, and when ... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | In DW failure means consequences, even DEATH
============================================
When a character **rolls 6-** you make a *hard move*. That means a move that has **immediate and irrevocable consequences**.
In my opinion (I'm unsure on the exact rules) **a hard move always comes after a soft move**, and **the... | Firstly, **never ask for any kind of roll if you cannot imagine an interesting failure**. Your players' characters are extremely competent, heroic people. They succeed unless the challenge is significant, like indeed the example above. Bluntly when you imagine the climbable chains you should spare a thought for what co... |
19,011 | I am having trouble understanding the specifics of failure in *Dungeon World*. According to the rules, a GM should "make a move" against players when they fail, and that's alright, I get that.
What I don't get is how a GM is supposed to advance the plot by doing so. Let's take an example:
Rick the Fighter is climbing... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19011",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4555/"
] | In DW failure means consequences, even DEATH
============================================
When a character **rolls 6-** you make a *hard move*. That means a move that has **immediate and irrevocable consequences**.
In my opinion (I'm unsure on the exact rules) **a hard move always comes after a soft move**, and **the... | The "forward" in "fail forward" means "motion", not "progress".
===============================================================
So, you may be familiar with games that don't do anything special on failure. You line up to make a roll (like an attack roll) that generally does nothing more than succeed or fail, and when ... |
46,990,774 | I am new to programming and new to firebase as well. I have been trying to write firebase cloud function. I tested it successfully in development env and now I am trying to deploy in production env. In my case, both are different instances. I tried to re-initialize firebase thinking it will ask me to associate index.js... | 2017/10/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/46990774",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8693661/"
] | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wyHnS.png)Your project folder that contains your "functions" folder will have the .firebaserc file in it.
On a MAC you can see the file by pressing Shift + Command + .(dot) | I couldn't find the .firebaserc file but I did manage to solve problem but firiing firebase use --add command. Problem was solved. |
53,833 | I am currently a student of a "normal" Finance program and would like to know some more things about quantitative finance in general and especially risk management.
When we derived formulas, such as the Black-Scholes formula, we didn't do it properly. For example, our professor simply gave us the result of Ito's formu... | 2020/05/03 | [
"https://quant.stackexchange.com/questions/53833",
"https://quant.stackexchange.com",
"https://quant.stackexchange.com/users/46444/"
] | It depends:
Does the exchange support Stop orders? Some do, some don't. You can find it in exchange's documentation. If the answer is "no" but your broker offers it, then Stop orders are managed either by your broker (on the "server side") or maybe by your trading platform (on the "client side"). If the exchange suppo... | It is important to note the difference between "regular" buy / sell orders and "stop-loss" orders in terms of how they enter the order book.
Regular buy/sell orders enter the order book **immediately** after you enter them with your broker. The orders then **sit** in the order-book and **wait there until they get "hit... |
4,017,848 | Where is the best place to create dynamic controls in ASP.NET? [MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178472.aspx) says Pre\_init , another [MSDN article](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms972976.aspx) says Init, and [some people](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/886664/creating-dynamic-control-in-... | 2010/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4017848",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/175057/"
] | svn revert back to the revision before you deleted the .svn folder.
See: <http://wiki.greenstone.org/wiki/index.php/Useful_SVN_Commands> | Delete the folder and then update to the head revision. Otherwise you may need to rebuild your repository I believe. I'm not an expert but I've done this before. I just fixed it be updating my repository. |
3,412 | I read this fascinating article:
<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627550.200-enter-the-matrix-the-deep-law-that-shapes-our-reality.html>
Unfortunately all the other papers I find googling are just not tangible to me :-(
Could anyone please point me to some material that bridges the gap from this popular sc... | 2010/08/26 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3412",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/346/"
] | I like very much and I think that the exposition is very good and clear in the Deift's book:
Orthogonal polynomials and random matrices: a Riemann-Hilbert approach. | Random matrix theory is a diverse area; and different people prefer different introductions. One question is whether you're mostly interested in mathematical aspect *or* in applications in physics (and other areas). But I can recommend everything below.
**Lecture notes**
[Topics in random matrix theory](http://terryt... |
31,288 | How would/should a perfect monk appear, act and possible serve you?
Or from Buddhas view if wishing to try to answer this?
Good if remarking whether a claim one would have or possible good for a monk (the used perspective of individual "issues")
*[One may render it how ever wished for better lucie to nurish stackes ... | 2019/02/25 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/31288",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/14906/"
] | From the [Ajaniya Sutta](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.094.than.html), we find that the ideal monk should be consummate in beauty, strength and speed (like a thoroughbred horse):
>
> "In the same way, a monk endowed with these three qualities is worthy
> of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worth... | A perfect monk keeps silent unless requested to speak & teach. The Lord Buddha praised silence. |
31,288 | How would/should a perfect monk appear, act and possible serve you?
Or from Buddhas view if wishing to try to answer this?
Good if remarking whether a claim one would have or possible good for a monk (the used perspective of individual "issues")
*[One may render it how ever wished for better lucie to nurish stackes ... | 2019/02/25 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/31288",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/14906/"
] | There is no perfection can be found in the realm of forms. Only Nibbana is perfect. Even an Arahant who attained Nibbana permanently and have great wisdom, higher goodness and intelligence still has to live in the limitations of a human form until s/he dies.
So a monk mustn't try to be perfect, or try to be better tha... | A perfect monk keeps silent unless requested to speak & teach. The Lord Buddha praised silence. |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | I loaded the pictures and did some basic edits in Photoshop Elements. Your problem is definitely grain (or noise) caused by the need to use high ISO and underexposure. The grain is especially visible in the shadow areas e.g. on the left cheek of the players.
The sharpness of the lens is adequate. In those conditions o... | This is subjective. You are posting tiny resolution images, and you have not tried to correct any "defect" on the exposure.
With 45 seconds of editing you can get a decent photo but because of the tiny size only for a website. Of course you can clean them more.
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.c... |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | >
> Painting is a science and should be pursued as an inquiry into the
> laws of nature. Why, then, may not a landscape be considered as a
> branch of natural philosophy, of which pictures are but experiments? -- [Constable, 1836](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Constable)
>
>
>
Too grainy to be salvaged for wh... | > Are these too grainy to be salvaged?
No, since there isn't a grain problem. Electronic sensors don't have grain. These picture do have a severe sensor noise problem, due to gross underexposure. Whether there is too much noise depends on things you haven't told us.
The more you can reduce the picture resolution, the... |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | I loaded the pictures and did some basic edits in Photoshop Elements. Your problem is definitely grain (or noise) caused by the need to use high ISO and underexposure. The grain is especially visible in the shadow areas e.g. on the left cheek of the players.
The sharpness of the lens is adequate. In those conditions o... | I am personally a fan of the Tamron 16-300mm, however the lens is not suitable for sport or low light situations.
Not only is the lens slow, but the t-stop is worse than it seems on paper - the lens is really slow, and from about 200mm and beyond you need to stop down to about F8 to get sharp images. It's great as a al... |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | Other answers have addressed what you could do to prevent this happening in future, so I will address some options for the images you have.
First off, there are noise reduction algorithms in most raw editors, however these usually soften the image. If you have not yet tried this it is an avenue worth exploring.
Anoth... | > Are these too grainy to be salvaged?
No, since there isn't a grain problem. Electronic sensors don't have grain. These picture do have a severe sensor noise problem, due to gross underexposure. Whether there is too much noise depends on things you haven't told us.
The more you can reduce the picture resolution, the... |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | Other answers have addressed what you could do to prevent this happening in future, so I will address some options for the images you have.
First off, there are noise reduction algorithms in most raw editors, however these usually soften the image. If you have not yet tried this it is an avenue worth exploring.
Anoth... | I loaded the pictures and did some basic edits in Photoshop Elements. Your problem is definitely grain (or noise) caused by the need to use high ISO and underexposure. The grain is especially visible in the shadow areas e.g. on the left cheek of the players.
The sharpness of the lens is adequate. In those conditions o... |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | >
> Painting is a science and should be pursued as an inquiry into the
> laws of nature. Why, then, may not a landscape be considered as a
> branch of natural philosophy, of which pictures are but experiments? -- [Constable, 1836](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Constable)
>
>
>
Too grainy to be salvaged for wh... | I am personally a fan of the Tamron 16-300mm, however the lens is not suitable for sport or low light situations.
Not only is the lens slow, but the t-stop is worse than it seems on paper - the lens is really slow, and from about 200mm and beyond you need to stop down to about F8 to get sharp images. It's great as a al... |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | Other answers have addressed what you could do to prevent this happening in future, so I will address some options for the images you have.
First off, there are noise reduction algorithms in most raw editors, however these usually soften the image. If you have not yet tried this it is an avenue worth exploring.
Anoth... | This is subjective. You are posting tiny resolution images, and you have not tried to correct any "defect" on the exposure.
With 45 seconds of editing you can get a decent photo but because of the tiny size only for a website. Of course you can clean them more.
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.c... |
87,321 | I shot these in a basketball court with good lighting. However, I had used a high ISO on all images to balance the tight shutter speed for capturing the quick motions of the derby girls.
So I get home and insert my memory card, ready to run basic edits but notice nearly ALL of these images are recognizably grainy. What... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/87321",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/60861/"
] | I loaded the pictures and did some basic edits in Photoshop Elements. Your problem is definitely grain (or noise) caused by the need to use high ISO and underexposure. The grain is especially visible in the shadow areas e.g. on the left cheek of the players.
The sharpness of the lens is adequate. In those conditions o... | > Are these too grainy to be salvaged?
No, since there isn't a grain problem. Electronic sensors don't have grain. These picture do have a severe sensor noise problem, due to gross underexposure. Whether there is too much noise depends on things you haven't told us.
The more you can reduce the picture resolution, the... |
11,611,133 | What are relational database (and schema) migration patterns on production in continuous delivery?
In many traditional developments the DBA arranges a big migration script out of the many smaller scripts created in the current release cycle. But in CD the developer may want to push the change now to production, not wa... | 2012/07/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11611133",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/69636/"
] | Flyway works great for continuous delivery/deployment. Many clients use it across all environments, including production.
The single most important thing for cascading DB migrations across environments is to have a 3 step process:
**Step 1**
Old application code works together with old DB.
**Step 2**
New applicati... | Implement changes to your database as single (raw) sql files, then use [sqlpatch](https://github.com/LuvDaSun/sqlpatch) to build a migration script.
I usually have a single git repository for the database alone and a cd environment attached to it. I usually have a production and a development database that are automat... |
46,488 | I am flying BNE-SYD-SFO-EWR booked (as one ticket) on United Airlines. The BNE-SYD portion is with Virgin Australia and my layover at SYD is 130 minutes.
I read online that the international terminal is far from the domestic terminal and [various transfer options are available](http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/go/term... | 2015/04/21 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/46488",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/28739/"
] | From [Virgin Australia's Connecting Flights](https://www.virginaustralia.com/us/en/experience/at-the-airport/connecting-flights/#international-connections) page,
>
> ### Domestic Check-in Connecting through Sydney
>
>
> When you check in at a domestic port, your bags will be checked through to your final destinatio... | To add to other answers - you can also get a taxi between the two terminals BUT the taxi drivers on the 'taxi rank' may be unwilling to make the short lowish-price (not low) trip between terminals as they lose their place in the queue. So standing at the main entrance and acquiring a taxi from an arriving passenger is ... |
46,488 | I am flying BNE-SYD-SFO-EWR booked (as one ticket) on United Airlines. The BNE-SYD portion is with Virgin Australia and my layover at SYD is 130 minutes.
I read online that the international terminal is far from the domestic terminal and [various transfer options are available](http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/go/term... | 2015/04/21 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/46488",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/28739/"
] | Sydney Airport, as noted, has its domestic and international terminals quite a distance apart. As such you'll need to get a bus or train between them.
Your best bet is to check with the Virgin transfer desk upon arrival and explain your situation. If all goes well, you'll be able to use their courtesy coach. However ... | To add to other answers - you can also get a taxi between the two terminals BUT the taxi drivers on the 'taxi rank' may be unwilling to make the short lowish-price (not low) trip between terminals as they lose their place in the queue. So standing at the main entrance and acquiring a taxi from an arriving passenger is ... |
130,709 | QuickTime crashes whenever I try and play an MP3. It says 'QuickTime Player quit unexpectedly'.
This is for all MP3s. Ableton Live also refuses to load any MP3s, either because QuickTime is broken, or for the same reason that QuickTime won't work.
How do I reinstall QuickTime? I really don't want to have to reinstall... | 2014/05/14 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/130709",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/6576/"
] | I know you "don't want to reinstall OS X," but **the easiest way to reinstall Quicktime (the current version, which *is not a standalone download*) is to reinstall [Mountain Lion via Recovery Mode](http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10763).** Following the introduction of Lion, Quicktime became apart of the OS X installatio... | Both CousinCocaine and njboot are correct and extremely helpful so try their steps and enlighten yourself. I would like to suggest something though.
You could spare yourself the reinstall process by installing 10.8 on a separate hard drive and running all possible updates on it. Once that is done you can copy over th... |
209,782 | I have a FRDM K64f board that is using the nRF24L01+ as it's wireless transceiver.
I want to communicate between the K64f board and my PC locally.
I am struggling to find the hardware needed on my PC's side.
I had thought of using a USB to TTL adapter and connect a nRF24L01+ on the PC side and communicate this way.... | 2016/01/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/209782",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/96274/"
] | If you have a lot of cash to spare, Nordic makes an evaluation kit for the nRF24L01+, part number nRF24L01P-EVKIT, that should probably fulfill your needs.
However, considering the sparkfun product Andy aka posted has the schematic, eagle, and code files available, it would probably be cheaper to have one of those mad... | >
> I had thought of using a USB to TTL adapter and connect a nRF24L01+ on
> the PC side and communicate this way.
>
>
> Would this be viable?
>
>
>
Your PC will need a driver installed (if there is one) and that driver has to match the Nordic chip's data protocol and take heed of any subtleties in the TTL to U... |
209,782 | I have a FRDM K64f board that is using the nRF24L01+ as it's wireless transceiver.
I want to communicate between the K64f board and my PC locally.
I am struggling to find the hardware needed on my PC's side.
I had thought of using a USB to TTL adapter and connect a nRF24L01+ on the PC side and communicate this way.... | 2016/01/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/209782",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/96274/"
] | If you have a lot of cash to spare, Nordic makes an evaluation kit for the nRF24L01+, part number nRF24L01P-EVKIT, that should probably fulfill your needs.
However, considering the sparkfun product Andy aka posted has the schematic, eagle, and code files available, it would probably be cheaper to have one of those mad... | The NRF24LU1+ is a variation of the NRF24L01 idea with an on-board microcontroller having a USB interface. It is commonly found in wireless keyboards and mice, but also used for some custom projects. You would have to find or create firmware for this.
Another option would be to simply use another Kinetis Freedom board... |
10,585 | From what I see in the curriculum we use for my children if we stay on track with the current trajectory they'll finish by grade 8 what is usually called *Precalculus* (USA terminology, includes solutions of algebraic equations, factoring techniques, graphing rational functions, basic matrix arithmetic, solutions of in... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10585",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/128/"
] | You can explore combinatorics, like through Bogart's ["Combinatorics through Guided Discovery"](http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/news-resources/electronic/kpbogart/ComboNoteswHints11-06-04.pdf). Or you could take a peek at Chen's [lecture notes](https://rutherglen.science.mq.edu.au/~maths/Chen-notes/ln.html), they cover a... | Where I live, many fences are works of art. If someone around here bothers to paint a fence, it will be a pretty fence.
Here are some practical skills for scientists and engineers:
**Tolerances and estimation**
* Significant figures, and the difference between accuracy and precision.
* How to estimate the number of ... |
10,585 | From what I see in the curriculum we use for my children if we stay on track with the current trajectory they'll finish by grade 8 what is usually called *Precalculus* (USA terminology, includes solutions of algebraic equations, factoring techniques, graphing rational functions, basic matrix arithmetic, solutions of in... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10585",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/128/"
] | You can explore combinatorics, like through Bogart's ["Combinatorics through Guided Discovery"](http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/news-resources/electronic/kpbogart/ComboNoteswHints11-06-04.pdf). Or you could take a peek at Chen's [lecture notes](https://rutherglen.science.mq.edu.au/~maths/Chen-notes/ln.html), they cover a... | My current opinion is that the ideal curriculum is one which returns to the material learned in the past with an eye towards establishing the relevance of formal methods in addressing such troubling questions as "What are numbers?" or "What is a function?" or, gasp, "What is proof?"
B.F. Skinner demonstrated that a pi... |
10,585 | From what I see in the curriculum we use for my children if we stay on track with the current trajectory they'll finish by grade 8 what is usually called *Precalculus* (USA terminology, includes solutions of algebraic equations, factoring techniques, graphing rational functions, basic matrix arithmetic, solutions of in... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10585",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/128/"
] | You can explore combinatorics, like through Bogart's ["Combinatorics through Guided Discovery"](http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/news-resources/electronic/kpbogart/ComboNoteswHints11-06-04.pdf). Or you could take a peek at Chen's [lecture notes](https://rutherglen.science.mq.edu.au/~maths/Chen-notes/ln.html), they cover a... | I would keep it down the middle (accelerated, not enriched). Think that gives you more option value.
Frosh: Calc 1 and 2 (standard version)
Soph: Calc 3 (multivariable), ODEs
ODEs is the first place where you may have issues as almost any textbook covers more material than is comfortable to do in a semester (unless ... |
10,585 | From what I see in the curriculum we use for my children if we stay on track with the current trajectory they'll finish by grade 8 what is usually called *Precalculus* (USA terminology, includes solutions of algebraic equations, factoring techniques, graphing rational functions, basic matrix arithmetic, solutions of in... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10585",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/128/"
] | Where I live, many fences are works of art. If someone around here bothers to paint a fence, it will be a pretty fence.
Here are some practical skills for scientists and engineers:
**Tolerances and estimation**
* Significant figures, and the difference between accuracy and precision.
* How to estimate the number of ... | I would keep it down the middle (accelerated, not enriched). Think that gives you more option value.
Frosh: Calc 1 and 2 (standard version)
Soph: Calc 3 (multivariable), ODEs
ODEs is the first place where you may have issues as almost any textbook covers more material than is comfortable to do in a semester (unless ... |
10,585 | From what I see in the curriculum we use for my children if we stay on track with the current trajectory they'll finish by grade 8 what is usually called *Precalculus* (USA terminology, includes solutions of algebraic equations, factoring techniques, graphing rational functions, basic matrix arithmetic, solutions of in... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10585",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/128/"
] | My current opinion is that the ideal curriculum is one which returns to the material learned in the past with an eye towards establishing the relevance of formal methods in addressing such troubling questions as "What are numbers?" or "What is a function?" or, gasp, "What is proof?"
B.F. Skinner demonstrated that a pi... | I would keep it down the middle (accelerated, not enriched). Think that gives you more option value.
Frosh: Calc 1 and 2 (standard version)
Soph: Calc 3 (multivariable), ODEs
ODEs is the first place where you may have issues as almost any textbook covers more material than is comfortable to do in a semester (unless ... |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Check out:
<https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/wiki/php>
It is easy to use cucumber with PHP, even managing the database. | **Behat**, with **Mink**, **PhantomJS** and **Sahi** extensions, is a great BDD combo for php. If you are coming at it from a QA perspective, anyway. |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Cited from the [cucumber](http://cukes.info/) website:
>
> Cucumber works with Ruby, Java, .NET, Flex or web applications written in any language. It has been translated to over 30 spoken languages.
>
>
> | You could definitely look at [Behat](http://behat.org) and [Mink](http://mink.behat.org). Behat is a runner for cucumber's Gherkin syntax (Given, When, Thens) and Mink lets Behat run real browsers. It provides you with a single API across several browser drivers, quite similar to Ruby's Capybara.
While using Cucumber ... |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Here's a great example of how to functionally test a PHP Webapp using Cucumber ... it will show you how to set up your test folder and where to put steps
<http://jystewart.net/2008/11/10/testing-php-apps-with-ruby-tools/>
Check out what this guy has done with Capybara.
Capbyara is a package that lets you choose yo... | **Behat**, with **Mink**, **PhantomJS** and **Sahi** extensions, is a great BDD combo for php. If you are coming at it from a QA perspective, anyway. |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Check out:
<https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/wiki/php>
It is easy to use cucumber with PHP, even managing the database. | Here's a great example of how to functionally test a PHP Webapp using Cucumber ... it will show you how to set up your test folder and where to put steps
<http://jystewart.net/2008/11/10/testing-php-apps-with-ruby-tools/>
Check out what this guy has done with Capybara.
Capbyara is a package that lets you choose yo... |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Check out:
<https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/wiki/php>
It is easy to use cucumber with PHP, even managing the database. | Cited from the [cucumber](http://cukes.info/) website:
>
> Cucumber works with Ruby, Java, .NET, Flex or web applications written in any language. It has been translated to over 30 spoken languages.
>
>
> |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Check out:
<https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/wiki/php>
It is easy to use cucumber with PHP, even managing the database. | Checkout <http://everzet.com/Behat/>
(the URL appears to have changed to <http://behat.org/>) |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Check out:
<https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/wiki/php>
It is easy to use cucumber with PHP, even managing the database. | You could definitely look at [Behat](http://behat.org) and [Mink](http://mink.behat.org). Behat is a runner for cucumber's Gherkin syntax (Given, When, Thens) and Mink lets Behat run real browsers. It provides you with a single API across several browser drivers, quite similar to Ruby's Capybara.
While using Cucumber ... |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Here's a great example of how to functionally test a PHP Webapp using Cucumber ... it will show you how to set up your test folder and where to put steps
<http://jystewart.net/2008/11/10/testing-php-apps-with-ruby-tools/>
Check out what this guy has done with Capybara.
Capbyara is a package that lets you choose yo... | You could definitely look at [Behat](http://behat.org) and [Mink](http://mink.behat.org). Behat is a runner for cucumber's Gherkin syntax (Given, When, Thens) and Mink lets Behat run real browsers. It provides you with a single API across several browser drivers, quite similar to Ruby's Capybara.
While using Cucumber ... |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Checkout <http://everzet.com/Behat/>
(the URL appears to have changed to <http://behat.org/>) | Cited from the [cucumber](http://cukes.info/) website:
>
> Cucumber works with Ruby, Java, .NET, Flex or web applications written in any language. It has been translated to over 30 spoken languages.
>
>
> |
1,389,601 | Is it possible to use Cucumber outside Rails? I'd like to start using it for testing some of my PHP applications, but I really don't know how to start.
Probably the easiest way would be creating a Rails project only to run Cucumber features, but that seems like to me as overkill.
What is the simplest way to set up Cu... | 2009/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1389601",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/72583/"
] | Checkout <http://everzet.com/Behat/>
(the URL appears to have changed to <http://behat.org/>) | **Behat**, with **Mink**, **PhantomJS** and **Sahi** extensions, is a great BDD combo for php. If you are coming at it from a QA perspective, anyway. |
421,726 | Using the lightning to USB accessory can I use a wired mouse with my [iPad (8th gen)](https://support.apple.com/kb/SP822) connected to a wired keyboard that has USB ports in it? | 2021/06/02 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/421726",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/419538/"
] | I just tested this on my 6th generation iPad, with an Apple USB 'short' keyboard and a generic mouse plugged into that.
I get an alert that the device uses too much power, unless I also keep the iPad plugged into the mains, using the Lightning port on the adaptor.
Your mileage may vary on newer iPads. But you'll like... | Yes, that shouldn't in itself be a problem. |
215,469 | I read a book about a boy who was a scribe, copying textbooks. He started showing signs of either chaos mage or an order mage, but he could not touch the other without feeling pain. He went to a school to learn a new language and they did it by dumping all the students into one room. He then continued on and was able t... | 2019/07/04 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/215469",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/118356/"
] | To pick up on DavidW and Alith's comments this does sound like The White Order by L. E. Modesitt.
The protagonist is a boy called Cerryl. After his father is killed by a white (Chaos) mage he is sent away to be apprenticed to Tellis, the scrivener, for his own protection. It is then that he realises he has magic power... | Thanks to @DavidW for the link, and the initial thoughts in his comments. I think he is correct that the book the OP is looking for is actually [Natural Ordermage](https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=NdPPAZNtw5MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=natural%20ordermage&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG48f10aXjAhXMwsQBHfJ_A-AQ6AEIKDAA#v=onep... |
338,333 | I made some basic multi-threading tests here, and noticed that the speed increase when using the exact is bigger than I expected.
I assumed that speed would increase linearly until I hit the limit of cores, and then either stop increasing, or even slow down.
Instead speed increases linearly, and then **JUMPS** upward... | 2016/12/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/338333",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/22141/"
] | Some of the many things that may or may not be relevant include:
* if the threads use all CPU time they're given, or are constantly blocking/unblocking (e.g. for file IO, time delays, mutexes, ...)
* what the CPU/s are. A NUMA system (with a pair of dual core chips) is very different to "single quad-core chip with SMT... | Interesting case. If you had no dependencies on other threads, you would get a peak at the number of cpu's (or double with Hyper Threading) and then a slight decrease due to excessive context switching.
The large jump aspect is a mystery for now, you may be hitting a "resonation point" where callback requests and cont... |
338,333 | I made some basic multi-threading tests here, and noticed that the speed increase when using the exact is bigger than I expected.
I assumed that speed would increase linearly until I hit the limit of cores, and then either stop increasing, or even slow down.
Instead speed increases linearly, and then **JUMPS** upward... | 2016/12/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/338333",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/22141/"
] | Some of the many things that may or may not be relevant include:
* if the threads use all CPU time they're given, or are constantly blocking/unblocking (e.g. for file IO, time delays, mutexes, ...)
* what the CPU/s are. A NUMA system (with a pair of dual core chips) is very different to "single quad-core chip with SMT... | The amount of time a task takes is the maximum amount that it takes each core to do its work. With 4 threads each thread does 1/4 of the work and each core has 1 thread, so each core has the same amount of work. With 5 threads then each thread does 1/5 of the work but one core must handle 2 threads, taking 2/5 of the t... |
338,333 | I made some basic multi-threading tests here, and noticed that the speed increase when using the exact is bigger than I expected.
I assumed that speed would increase linearly until I hit the limit of cores, and then either stop increasing, or even slow down.
Instead speed increases linearly, and then **JUMPS** upward... | 2016/12/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/338333",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/22141/"
] | Interesting case. If you had no dependencies on other threads, you would get a peak at the number of cpu's (or double with Hyper Threading) and then a slight decrease due to excessive context switching.
The large jump aspect is a mystery for now, you may be hitting a "resonation point" where callback requests and cont... | The amount of time a task takes is the maximum amount that it takes each core to do its work. With 4 threads each thread does 1/4 of the work and each core has 1 thread, so each core has the same amount of work. With 5 threads then each thread does 1/5 of the work but one core must handle 2 threads, taking 2/5 of the t... |
12,755 | Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?
(A Windows example of a similar product would be Microsoft Access ... it also has forms and reports, which are not as important, but I would not mind a Mac solut... | 2011/04/24 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/12755",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | [SQLite Professional](http://sqlitepro.com) is a good option and should do what your looking for. Its a SQLite frontend that will allow you to import csv files and execute queries on the results. I should note that I'm the developer. | Why not **MySQL** with [**MySQL Workbench**](http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/)?
It's an amazing GUI, you can of course view and edit the databases contents, but also create databases graphically with all kinds of relationships. It's worth checking it out:
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.... |
12,755 | Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?
(A Windows example of a similar product would be Microsoft Access ... it also has forms and reports, which are not as important, but I would not mind a Mac solut... | 2011/04/24 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/12755",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Filemaker Pro will be your best bet overall. It is easier to use than Access, and will give you what you want and more. It's going to be a learning curve with anything if you're used to Access, so just jump in to one of them.
Filemaker Pro -
<http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-pro/>
If you're wanting to do... | [Symphytum](http://giowisys.com/products/symphytum/)
A personal database software for everyone who desires to manage and organize data in an easy and intuitive way, without having to study complex database languages and software user interfaces.
[Portofino](http://www.manydesigns.com/en/portofino)
A free and open so... |
12,755 | Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?
(A Windows example of a similar product would be Microsoft Access ... it also has forms and reports, which are not as important, but I would not mind a Mac solut... | 2011/04/24 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/12755",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | [Base](http://menial.co.uk/software/base/) by Menial is a fantastic SQLite editor that can do what you're looking for. You can buy it from their website or from the Mac App Store. | If you are looking for a fully relational database with a GUI front-end for Mac, I would suggest checking out [4th Dimension (4D)](http://www.4d.com)
This database development platform has been around on the Mac since 1987. While you can do a lot of development without writing any code, you will soon want to dive in a... |
12,755 | Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?
(A Windows example of a similar product would be Microsoft Access ... it also has forms and reports, which are not as important, but I would not mind a Mac solut... | 2011/04/24 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/12755",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If you are looking for a fully relational database with a GUI front-end for Mac, I would suggest checking out [4th Dimension (4D)](http://www.4d.com)
This database development platform has been around on the Mac since 1987. While you can do a lot of development without writing any code, you will soon want to dive in a... | I would suggest looking at the latest offering from QSA Toolworks - they've taken over Helix an incredible relational database that doesn't use any coding whatsoever. Helix (the product) comes in a number of variants Helix RADE (Rapid Application Development Environment), Helix Engine (to allow databases to be used by ... |
12,755 | Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?
(A Windows example of a similar product would be Microsoft Access ... it also has forms and reports, which are not as important, but I would not mind a Mac solut... | 2011/04/24 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/12755",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | MySQL is a very popular open-source relational database. Sequel Pro (http://www.sequelpro.com) is an **awesome**, free Mac app for working with MySQL. I use it every day at work. I couldn't do my job without it! | check out <http://servoy.com/> ***\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_** |
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