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7,330 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXsv3m.jpg)
We often end up sitting in [正座 (seiza)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghos... | 2017/03/21 | [
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] | The most important part is doing exercises that stretch your quads. One efficient one is this: Sit on your knees, shins against the ground (like in seiza), then lean back, trying to put your shoulders and upper back on the floor behind you. Knees and legs should remain in full contact of the floor. | If you spend part of your day in front of a laptop, find a low table and spend part of that time sitting on the floor, in seiza, legs crossed, legs streched, whatever. It will give you flexibility and improve circulation on your legs.
You can also go for having some of your meals on the low table, Japanese style. |
7,330 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXsv3m.jpg)
We often end up sitting in [正座 (seiza)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghos... | 2017/03/21 | [
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] | The most important part is doing exercises that stretch your quads. One efficient one is this: Sit on your knees, shins against the ground (like in seiza), then lean back, trying to put your shoulders and upper back on the floor behind you. Knees and legs should remain in full contact of the floor. | I recommend picking up a yoga block and placing it between the legs so that it supports the butt. Start with the block in the highest position, then after you get comfortable in this height (could be a few months) then move to the medium height until comfortable, then the smallest height until you get comfortable and f... |
7,330 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXsv3m.jpg)
We often end up sitting in [正座 (seiza)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghos... | 2017/03/21 | [
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] | If you spend part of your day in front of a laptop, find a low table and spend part of that time sitting on the floor, in seiza, legs crossed, legs streched, whatever. It will give you flexibility and improve circulation on your legs.
You can also go for having some of your meals on the low table, Japanese style. | In *The New Rules of Posture*, Mary Bond suggests two modifications to seiza if this position causes strain.
1. >
> If kneeling causes strain in your knees, put a cushion between your thighs and buttocks and sit on the cushion.
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The accompanying illustration suggests this cushion should actually be separate ... |
7,330 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXsv3m.jpg)
We often end up sitting in [正座 (seiza)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghos... | 2017/03/21 | [
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/7330",
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] | I recommend picking up a yoga block and placing it between the legs so that it supports the butt. Start with the block in the highest position, then after you get comfortable in this height (could be a few months) then move to the medium height until comfortable, then the smallest height until you get comfortable and f... | In *The New Rules of Posture*, Mary Bond suggests two modifications to seiza if this position causes strain.
1. >
> If kneeling causes strain in your knees, put a cushion between your thighs and buttocks and sit on the cushion.
>
>
>
The accompanying illustration suggests this cushion should actually be separate ... |
7,330 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXsv3m.jpg)
We often end up sitting in [正座 (seiza)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghos... | 2017/03/21 | [
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] | The best thing I found was to try and sit in seiza more often. This helps to get used to the position and will also help you to find your "sweet spot". For me that is with my weight on top of my feet with the ankles pushing out.
Outside of just sitting in seiza try to stretch out quads before and after as that also he... | I don't know if this will help you, but I've gotten great results from foam rolling and using a tennis ball to work out trigger points in my thighs and calves. I used to get stiff, painful knees and hips from seiza, which sounds different than you, but the "magic bullet" for my knees was the tennis ball work. A lot of ... |
7,330 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXsv3m.jpg)
We often end up sitting in [正座 (seiza)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghos... | 2017/03/21 | [
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] | The best thing I found was to try and sit in seiza more often. This helps to get used to the position and will also help you to find your "sweet spot". For me that is with my weight on top of my feet with the ankles pushing out.
Outside of just sitting in seiza try to stretch out quads before and after as that also he... | I recommend picking up a yoga block and placing it between the legs so that it supports the butt. Start with the block in the highest position, then after you get comfortable in this height (could be a few months) then move to the medium height until comfortable, then the smallest height until you get comfortable and f... |
7,330 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iXsv3m.jpg)
We often end up sitting in [正座 (seiza)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghos... | 2017/03/21 | [
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/7330",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/users/82/"
] | The best thing I found was to try and sit in seiza more often. This helps to get used to the position and will also help you to find your "sweet spot". For me that is with my weight on top of my feet with the ankles pushing out.
Outside of just sitting in seiza try to stretch out quads before and after as that also he... | In *The New Rules of Posture*, Mary Bond suggests two modifications to seiza if this position causes strain.
1. >
> If kneeling causes strain in your knees, put a cushion between your thighs and buttocks and sit on the cushion.
>
>
>
The accompanying illustration suggests this cushion should actually be separate ... |
22,518 | I have some placed files in an Illustrator document, linked to the originals. When the originals are changed, Illustrator updates the placed versions. However, it keeps them at the same physical size (in centimetres), even if the size of the original was changed.
Is it possible to get Illustrator to keep the same scal... | 2013/11/07 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/22518",
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] | Not a perfect answer, but I found that what can be controlled about this is in the [Placement Options](http://help.adobe.com/en_US/illustrator/cs/using/WS714a382cdf7d304e7e07d0100196cbc5f-656da.html#WS714a382cdf7d304e7e07d0100196cbc5f-656ba).
Clicked the placed file, click the file's name on the dynamically changing t... | I use Symbols.
* Create a symbol - Just draw a rectangle and make that a symbol.
* Double-click the symbol in the Symbol Panel to enter Symbol Editing Mode
* Delete the Rectangle
* Place the file while in Symbol Editing Mode
* Exit Symbol Editing Mode
* Resize the symbol (which now contains the placed file).
In the f... |
36,438 | I want to know what turn of events did it take by the death of Portgas D. Ace in One Piece. I don't seem to understand. | 2016/09/20 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/36438",
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] | Out of universe reason: the capture and death of Ace seems to setup the War of the Best and ensure that Luffy unequivocally lost it. This moment of loss is like "The Ordeal" in "The Hero's Journey". Think the Empire Strikes Back for Luke. By having the main character lose and recover, it deepens the character and makes... | So far, as I remember, Ace death are impact to some event on One Piece time line.
>
> -From [this](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Post-War_Arc), It's revealed about Luffy's backstory about how he met and began his brotherhood with Ace is shown.
>
>
> -Luffy and Ace's foster mother is revealed to be Curly Dadan.... |
29,786 | I'm looking to make a faucet website, but was wondering what is the maximum number of output addresses one can send to with one bitcoin transaction? | 2014/07/31 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/29786",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
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] | Today the modern Bitcoin-qt client does not relay transactions with more than 200 outputs. But this is not protocol restriction. You can create transactions up to 100k size, which gives you 2500-3000 outputs (try to count the exact number yourself).
For example, tx <https://blockchain.info/tx/0313e6552a5337de92c475c0d... | You add to size of the transaction as you add more addresses, and eventually increase transaction fee.
If you don't add a minimum transaction fee, and your coins do not have enough confirmations then your transactions would be delayed for a day or more. |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
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] | My DM once decided that he was going to run a campaign that he had created from scratch. He had the same problem that you are having. He didn't know how to bring our characters together, so he went with something off the wall. The four main characters were all introduced to each other in a sleazy back water bordello. A... | Of course you can always go with a generic tie: You're all hired by the same guy, or are thrown together by strange circumstances (you're framed/hunted/robbed/whatever). Some games make this easier than others, but it can probably work in just about every setting.
But I've found the best ties come when you give the pl... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | Some starting points I've seen/used:
* The characters are helping to stop a war. There are 3 main factions that the PCs know about, the 2 countries warring, and the church that just wants the bloodshed to stop. Characters can be from either X country, or the church. As a result half the group was from the country, and... | Ones I have used in the past to get the group together and get things rolling:
**Wake for me**
The characters are all called together for a wake for an old mutual friend from their past. The characters son proceeds to give them all a fine evenings entertainment as they reminisce how they each knew the deceased (good ... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | I would suggest you have a look at [The Reject Files: You all meet in a tavern](http://www.dangermouse.net/gurps/reject/tavern.html).
Apart from that, I can add personal experience of it being best to start PCs in a way that they don't have to meta-game getting together. I have used taverns to start adventures within ... | Here are a few of the ones I have used:
1. You all grew up in the same village and have known each other since childhood; some of the PCs are related to each other by blood.
When I used that, we did some random roles to decide everyone's relationship with each other. Two of the characters were half-brothers (one was ... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | Check out the Dresden Files character creation. It's a cool method where each player gets a card and starts writing a story from their character's perspective then everyone passes it to the right. The next person picks up the story from their character's perspective. The Dresden Files' book gives really good prompts an... | I think explaining the problem to your players (before they create their character's if possible), will largely help alleviate this problem. Give them a brief summary of the plot (no spoilers, just something so they get a general idea of what they'll start out doing), and explain that you want them to work together as ... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/593/"
] | I haven't had the chance to do this myself, but I've been wanting to use the "Usual Suspects" set-up.
Surprise, you're all in a single jail cell for a crime you didn't commit (which is tricky for mixed company). Then you find out you've been setup by another mastermind, whom you have to appease, or else.
You're all ... | Here are a few of the ones I have used:
1. You all grew up in the same village and have known each other since childhood; some of the PCs are related to each other by blood.
When I used that, we did some random roles to decide everyone's relationship with each other. Two of the characters were half-brothers (one was ... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/593/"
] | Some starting points I've seen/used:
* The characters are helping to stop a war. There are 3 main factions that the PCs know about, the 2 countries warring, and the church that just wants the bloodshed to stop. Characters can be from either X country, or the church. As a result half the group was from the country, and... | I would suggest you have a look at [The Reject Files: You all meet in a tavern](http://www.dangermouse.net/gurps/reject/tavern.html).
Apart from that, I can add personal experience of it being best to start PCs in a way that they don't have to meta-game getting together. I have used taverns to start adventures within ... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/593/"
] | My DM once decided that he was going to run a campaign that he had created from scratch. He had the same problem that you are having. He didn't know how to bring our characters together, so he went with something off the wall. The four main characters were all introduced to each other in a sleazy back water bordello. A... | Here are a few of the ones I have used:
1. You all grew up in the same village and have known each other since childhood; some of the PCs are related to each other by blood.
When I used that, we did some random roles to decide everyone's relationship with each other. Two of the characters were half-brothers (one was ... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/593/"
] | I would suggest you have a look at [The Reject Files: You all meet in a tavern](http://www.dangermouse.net/gurps/reject/tavern.html).
Apart from that, I can add personal experience of it being best to start PCs in a way that they don't have to meta-game getting together. I have used taverns to start adventures within ... | For my recent campaign, I decided to offload that responsibility from the players by first getting them on a boat, then forcing them to work together to not die horribly by pirates. It's a decent enough reason as to why they feel they can work together I found; I then sealed the deal by making the group of them directl... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/593/"
] | I haven't had the chance to do this myself, but I've been wanting to use the "Usual Suspects" set-up.
Surprise, you're all in a single jail cell for a crime you didn't commit (which is tricky for mixed company). Then you find out you've been setup by another mastermind, whom you have to appease, or else.
You're all ... | Ones I have used in the past to get the group together and get things rolling:
**Wake for me**
The characters are all called together for a wake for an old mutual friend from their past. The characters son proceeds to give them all a fine evenings entertainment as they reminisce how they each knew the deceased (good ... |
10,195 | I'm making a list of things to do for character creation for my first game as DM, and one things I've often heard is to have at least some reason for the players to have come together for their adventures (The traditional ‘[we just met at a bar and decided to have some fun](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/55694... | 2011/09/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/10195",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/593/"
] | Ones I have used in the past to get the group together and get things rolling:
**Wake for me**
The characters are all called together for a wake for an old mutual friend from their past. The characters son proceeds to give them all a fine evenings entertainment as they reminisce how they each knew the deceased (good ... | Why not give them something to link to, and let each player decide how it fits his character? "You each owe a favour to this retired swordsman"; maybe he taught you to fence, maybe he saved your mother's life when the bandits attacked, maybe a bet on his arena fighting financed your training. Or "You're all in this vil... |
9,496 | I have a decoder which can record TV shows. Is recording (copyrighted) TV programs and/or films legal? Is it legal to watch them more than once and back them up on my PC **without sharing them with others**? | 2016/05/26 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/9496",
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] | This is allowed under both the Fair Use (USA) and Fair Dealing (Commonwealth) provisions in their laws. Providing the recording is for personal use for the purposes of time shifting then this is fine. Note that personal use does not include inviting all your friends over to binge watch Game of Thrones. | It might vary by jurisdiction, but in general, this is OK -
See the [Betamax Ruling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc.) clarified that this kind of behaviour falls under fair use - if you want to research it more, look into the law related to "Time Shifting" and "Fair... |
18,087,793 | I have a python script that loads mp3 music files into memory using NumPY, manipulates certain parts of each song, and renders the multiple music files into one single mp3 file. It can very RAM intensive depending on how many mp3 files the user specifies.
My problem is that the script throws "Memory Error" when I att... | 2013/08/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18087793",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/947186/"
] | There is no way to increase memory usage for a process. The problem was with the python module I was using. After updating to a newer version of the module I was not limited to 1 GB of RAM. | There's a work around.
See [Increasing the Amount of Memory Available to a 32-bit Windows Application](https://www.coveros.com/increasing-the-amount-of-memory-available-to-a-32-bit-windows-application/).
Using Visual Studio command prompt:
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> editbin /LARGEADDRESSAWARE “C:pathtoexeexecutable.exe”
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31,013 | In one instance it seems like God is afflicting Job
Job 1:11 (KJV)
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> 11 But put ***forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath***, and he will curse thee to thy face.
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Job 1:16 (KJV)
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> 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The ***fire of God*** is fallen from heaven, an... | 2017/12/15 | [
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] | As Martin Luther opined, the Devil is God's devil. God was and is sovereign, although not culpable for the evil that occurs. God brings up Job's righteousness to Satan in a clear challenge. And it is also clear that Satan's actions are limited by God as to the extent to which he can torment Job.
It is clear that Job ... | The [other answer](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/31017/2672) is correct in not taking a Christian notion of "Devil" and "Satan" and applying it to the text. The satan is not to be understood as "the Devil", a deity of similar power as YHWH. From the text speaks a different kind of theology. In particular, "S... |
31,013 | In one instance it seems like God is afflicting Job
Job 1:11 (KJV)
>
> 11 But put ***forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath***, and he will curse thee to thy face.
>
>
>
Job 1:16 (KJV)
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> 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The ***fire of God*** is fallen from heaven, an... | 2017/12/15 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/31013",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | As Martin Luther opined, the Devil is God's devil. God was and is sovereign, although not culpable for the evil that occurs. God brings up Job's righteousness to Satan in a clear challenge. And it is also clear that Satan's actions are limited by God as to the extent to which he can torment Job.
It is clear that Job ... | From Satan's perspective, or it could just as likely be another of his deceptions, it is God who is responsible for Job's afflictions (Job 1:11). In actuality, the source of Job's afflictions is Satan, who was only able to inflict harm because God had removed His protection (Job 1:10 & 12, Job 2:6).
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> 10 Have You n... |
31,013 | In one instance it seems like God is afflicting Job
Job 1:11 (KJV)
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> 11 But put ***forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath***, and he will curse thee to thy face.
>
>
>
Job 1:16 (KJV)
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> 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The ***fire of God*** is fallen from heaven, an... | 2017/12/15 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/31013",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/16527/"
] | As Martin Luther opined, the Devil is God's devil. God was and is sovereign, although not culpable for the evil that occurs. God brings up Job's righteousness to Satan in a clear challenge. And it is also clear that Satan's actions are limited by God as to the extent to which he can torment Job.
It is clear that Job ... | In Job 1, Satan tells God: "*But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.*".
As the OP suggests, God *does* cause the disasters, demonstrating to Satan that even such catastrophes won't cause Job to hate God.
Job 1 concludes with: "*In all this Job sinned not, nor charg... |
31,013 | In one instance it seems like God is afflicting Job
Job 1:11 (KJV)
>
> 11 But put ***forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath***, and he will curse thee to thy face.
>
>
>
Job 1:16 (KJV)
>
> 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The ***fire of God*** is fallen from heaven, an... | 2017/12/15 | [
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] | As Martin Luther opined, the Devil is God's devil. God was and is sovereign, although not culpable for the evil that occurs. God brings up Job's righteousness to Satan in a clear challenge. And it is also clear that Satan's actions are limited by God as to the extent to which he can torment Job.
It is clear that Job ... | ### Initiator
The commandment came from God, He initiates and instigates the accuser on all accounts. The accusers brings a very weak case against Job but it was sufficient for God because Job was guilty of self-righteousness
God initiates chapter 1
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> “And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant J... |
31,013 | In one instance it seems like God is afflicting Job
Job 1:11 (KJV)
>
> 11 But put ***forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath***, and he will curse thee to thy face.
>
>
>
Job 1:16 (KJV)
>
> 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The ***fire of God*** is fallen from heaven, an... | 2017/12/15 | [
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] | The [other answer](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/31017/2672) is correct in not taking a Christian notion of "Devil" and "Satan" and applying it to the text. The satan is not to be understood as "the Devil", a deity of similar power as YHWH. From the text speaks a different kind of theology. In particular, "S... | From Satan's perspective, or it could just as likely be another of his deceptions, it is God who is responsible for Job's afflictions (Job 1:11). In actuality, the source of Job's afflictions is Satan, who was only able to inflict harm because God had removed His protection (Job 1:10 & 12, Job 2:6).
>
> 10 Have You n... |
31,013 | In one instance it seems like God is afflicting Job
Job 1:11 (KJV)
>
> 11 But put ***forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath***, and he will curse thee to thy face.
>
>
>
Job 1:16 (KJV)
>
> 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The ***fire of God*** is fallen from heaven, an... | 2017/12/15 | [
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] | In Job 1, Satan tells God: "*But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.*".
As the OP suggests, God *does* cause the disasters, demonstrating to Satan that even such catastrophes won't cause Job to hate God.
Job 1 concludes with: "*In all this Job sinned not, nor charg... | From Satan's perspective, or it could just as likely be another of his deceptions, it is God who is responsible for Job's afflictions (Job 1:11). In actuality, the source of Job's afflictions is Satan, who was only able to inflict harm because God had removed His protection (Job 1:10 & 12, Job 2:6).
>
> 10 Have You n... |
31,013 | In one instance it seems like God is afflicting Job
Job 1:11 (KJV)
>
> 11 But put ***forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath***, and he will curse thee to thy face.
>
>
>
Job 1:16 (KJV)
>
> 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The ***fire of God*** is fallen from heaven, an... | 2017/12/15 | [
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] | ### Initiator
The commandment came from God, He initiates and instigates the accuser on all accounts. The accusers brings a very weak case against Job but it was sufficient for God because Job was guilty of self-righteousness
God initiates chapter 1
>
> “And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant J... | From Satan's perspective, or it could just as likely be another of his deceptions, it is God who is responsible for Job's afflictions (Job 1:11). In actuality, the source of Job's afflictions is Satan, who was only able to inflict harm because God had removed His protection (Job 1:10 & 12, Job 2:6).
>
> 10 Have You n... |
28,679,551 | I've been asked to help obfuscate a library (written in C++) which will be distributed to clients. I've already discussed why obfuscation is not necessarily a good idea, and seeing as licensing will be integrated into the software many concerns regarding copy protection are moot.
Regardless, I've been asked to researc... | 2015/02/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28679551",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | I wouldn't put much energy to doing it very thoroughly, because the reverse engineer is going to win this round.
<https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/155131/is-it-important-to-obfuscate-c-application-code>
Obfuscating C++ binaries is a bit of a losing battle. It depends on who you are dealing wit... | Well really you have 2 primary vectors that you have to guard against
1. Disassembley
2. Debugging
My favourite method for preventing the first issue is in memory decryption, take parts of your executable code and encrypt it, have it self decrypt in memory while your library is running, you can also checksum parts o... |
29,730 | I've never played a tabletop role-playing game, but when I was young I played a lot of role-playing video games, and I never liked the experience system they all used.
I won't say that everything from that concept is bad, and to be honest I'm not interested in the pro and cons of xp.
I just would like to know if some... | 2013/10/27 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/29730",
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] | I would recommend [GURPS](http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/) as a xp less game. In GURPS, you build a character using a point system. Extra points can be awarded at the end of a session, but not because you passed the arbitrary xp threshold for the next level. The GURPS website has a Lite version that will give you the bas... | Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space by Cubicle 7 games has no experience points system.
The GM is of course free to say that the characters have learned from their experiences and can add skills or traits, including negative traits, if they feel it is appropriate, but there aren't any levels or XP.
Link:
<ht... |
29,730 | I've never played a tabletop role-playing game, but when I was young I played a lot of role-playing video games, and I never liked the experience system they all used.
I won't say that everything from that concept is bad, and to be honest I'm not interested in the pro and cons of xp.
I just would like to know if some... | 2013/10/27 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/29730",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | The **[Fate](http://www.faterpg.com/)** system and its various incarnations do not use experience points. Some variants like [Spirit of the Century](http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html#the-long-game-advancement) and the new [Fate Core](http://fate-srd.com/fate-core/advancement-change) do character advancement as pa... | Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space by Cubicle 7 games has no experience points system.
The GM is of course free to say that the characters have learned from their experiences and can add skills or traits, including negative traits, if they feel it is appropriate, but there aren't any levels or XP.
Link:
<ht... |
32,803 | This question comes on the heels of the question asked [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/371/how-do-you-make-sure-email-you-send-programmatically-is-not-automatically-marke).
The email that comes from our web server comes from an IP address that is different than that for the Exchange server. Is this okay if ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32803",
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] | It can be dangerous / problematic in web servlet environments also.
Throwing an Exception is generally considered the other alternative. | It's frowned upon for *normal* exits. If "not everything is going according to plan", then System.exit is fine.
Update: I should add that I assume your '1' has meaning that is documented somewhere. |
130,193 | Is it possible to modify a registry value (whether string or DWORD) via a .bat/.cmd script? | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3153/"
] | In addition to reg.exe, I highly recommend that you also check out powershell, its vastly more capable in its registry handling. | See <http://www.chaminade.org/MIS/Articles/RegistryEdit.htm> |
130,193 | Is it possible to modify a registry value (whether string or DWORD) via a .bat/.cmd script? | 2008/09/24 | [
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"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | You can make a .reg file and call start on it. You can export any part of the registry as a .reg file to see what the format is.
Format here:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310516>
This can be run on any Windows machine without installing other software. | Yes. You can use reg.exe which comes with the OS to add, delete or query registry values. Reg.exe does not have an explicit modify command, but you can do it by doing delete and then add. |
11,333,482 | I am interested in learning why so many services like Twitter and Facebook name their CDN files the way they do. Looking at <http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6m6g57NgY1qdhfhho2_1280.jpg> I have some observational questions:
1. Do they use multiple sub domains (25.media, 26.media, etc.) to offload DNS queries from a ... | 2012/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11333482",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/973122/"
] | 1. Browsers have limits to how many parallel requests they can make to a single domain, using multiple sub domains means more parallel requests. See: <http://yuiblog.com/blog/2007/04/11/performance-research-part-4/>
2. They might be using the seemingly random filenames for the reason you describe. But more likely they ... | 1. Another possible reason for the multiple subdomains is the fact they may be using multiple media containers due to restrictions on the number of objects each container may hold (or should hold, to keep things running quickly. Too many objects in a single container can slow things down). |
80,500 | I have a polygon featureclass that I am trying to convert to raster format at a low bit depth (i.e. <8 bit unsigned). The FC contains 50,000 polygons which have five values: 1,3,5,7,9. I have set the value field to record the previously described values. I have also tried adding a field populated with 1's and setting t... | 2013/12/14 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/80500",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/8104/"
] | Looking at the help for this tool, bit depth is not an environment setting accessible to this tool. You can use the [Copy Raster](http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//001700000094000000) tool to change bit depth of an existing raster. | After much research into the subject and even a discussion with ESRI support staff, I am afraid to report that there is no out-of-the-box solution for controlling bit-depth using the ArcGIS [Polygon to Raster](http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//001200000030000000) tool. However, Erdas Imagine ha... |
2,398 | My calendar is full of facebook friend birthdays! and worse, they are listed under "My Calendar", not Facebook calendar, so I can't hide them by unchecking Facebook in Calendar, Settings > Calendars. Even thouh they are listed under My Calendar, they still have facebook logos on the entry and a sync logo. I tried by tu... | 2010/10/25 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2398",
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] | This was reported in the Android Central forum [here](http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/15384-want-remove-facebook-birthdays-phone-calendar.html) with a link to LifeHacker. It sounds like it will allow you to sync your Facbook calendar without the birthdays because you're exporting the events directly from Fac... | I simply stopped syncing the Sense Facebook app to fix this. However, all the contacts I connected with Facebook are gone as well which is the down side. |
2,398 | My calendar is full of facebook friend birthdays! and worse, they are listed under "My Calendar", not Facebook calendar, so I can't hide them by unchecking Facebook in Calendar, Settings > Calendars. Even thouh they are listed under My Calendar, they still have facebook logos on the entry and a sync logo. I tried by tu... | 2010/10/25 | [
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] | This was reported in the Android Central forum [here](http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/15384-want-remove-facebook-birthdays-phone-calendar.html) with a link to LifeHacker. It sounds like it will allow you to sync your Facbook calendar without the birthdays because you're exporting the events directly from Fac... | Go into **Accounts and sync** in Settings and remove Facebook HTC Sense and your calendar will be back to normal. Stupid thing had my calendar full of birthdays from my Facebook that I don't really care about.... |
2,398 | My calendar is full of facebook friend birthdays! and worse, they are listed under "My Calendar", not Facebook calendar, so I can't hide them by unchecking Facebook in Calendar, Settings > Calendars. Even thouh they are listed under My Calendar, they still have facebook logos on the entry and a sync logo. I tried by tu... | 2010/10/25 | [
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] | This was reported in the Android Central forum [here](http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/15384-want-remove-facebook-birthdays-phone-calendar.html) with a link to LifeHacker. It sounds like it will allow you to sync your Facbook calendar without the birthdays because you're exporting the events directly from Fac... | There is a downward-pointing arrow on the top right of of the calendar. Hit this, and a list of all your calendars drops down. Untick the ones whose events you don't want synched to your phone's calendar. |
2,398 | My calendar is full of facebook friend birthdays! and worse, they are listed under "My Calendar", not Facebook calendar, so I can't hide them by unchecking Facebook in Calendar, Settings > Calendars. Even thouh they are listed under My Calendar, they still have facebook logos on the entry and a sync logo. I tried by tu... | 2010/10/25 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2398",
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] | Go into **Accounts and sync** in Settings and remove Facebook HTC Sense and your calendar will be back to normal. Stupid thing had my calendar full of birthdays from my Facebook that I don't really care about.... | I simply stopped syncing the Sense Facebook app to fix this. However, all the contacts I connected with Facebook are gone as well which is the down side. |
2,398 | My calendar is full of facebook friend birthdays! and worse, they are listed under "My Calendar", not Facebook calendar, so I can't hide them by unchecking Facebook in Calendar, Settings > Calendars. Even thouh they are listed under My Calendar, they still have facebook logos on the entry and a sync logo. I tried by tu... | 2010/10/25 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2398",
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] | There is a downward-pointing arrow on the top right of of the calendar. Hit this, and a list of all your calendars drops down. Untick the ones whose events you don't want synched to your phone's calendar. | I simply stopped syncing the Sense Facebook app to fix this. However, all the contacts I connected with Facebook are gone as well which is the down side. |
15,472 | What's the best way to keep [pakoras](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakora) crisp until being served? I am planning to make pakoras for a party and will not have time to make it as the guests arrive, which is why I would like to make it a few hours ahead and serve upon arrival. Will keeping them in a warm oven help? If ... | 2011/06/15 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/15472",
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"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/4817/"
] | You'll need to go by the consistency of the stock. If your cooled stock is just slightly gelatinous, but falls apart easily when handled, it's probably around 1%. If it is as solid as "dessert gelatin" (Jello), it's around 3% or more. (source: "On Food and Cooking") | This is going to be tough to answer. Too many variables.
I pressure cook all my saved chicken bones until they can be pulverized easily between two fingers (only about 1 hour). Then I reduce the stock from 3 quarts down to about one. When cooled and poured into a can-and-freeze jar it will typically gel at room tempe... |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | My Osborne-1 luggable Z80 computer with 64K RAM running CP/M came with complete schematics.
I learned so much from it, for example, seeing how the ASCII in RAM got decoded into pixels via a font ROM as the video scanned. A huge bonus. | The Apple II Reference Manual that came in the box included a complete schematic. One did not need to purchase any additional (programmers reference or service) manuals.
The Apple III manual did not include a schematic. One needed to purchase a service manual to get an official copy.
The RCA B&W vacuum tube TV my par... |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | Back until the late 80ies, it was actually pretty commonplace to get a circuit diagram with a lot of electronics devices when you bought them - Even TVs and radio sets often came with them.
In cases where the device didn't come with a schematics directly, you were at least able to request one from the manufacturer in ... | Schematics for the Sun2 came with the workstation, and for the Sun3 were available upon request.
I received the schematics for the BBC Micro as part of their Service Manual. This had a somewhat restricted distribution, but samizdat photocopies were easily found.
These days service manuals don't include full schematic... |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | The questions wording (discrete, valve) makes it sound as if it's about early systems, not microcomputer and maybe not even mini-computers.
Here it may be safe to distinguish one off machines (which covers moste valve based) and in numbers produced units. One-offs were usually also full or in part developed by their u... | The [Nascom 1 and 2 computers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nascom_(computer_kit)) went a step further still - they were launched alongside a series of articles in a well-known UK electronics magazine that explained how they work in precise detail. |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | I'm afraid that I have to disagree with @Raffzahn, in part citing @JeffSilverman's answer relating to DEC equipment.
Focussing on mainframes, and in particular Burroughs Large Systems (capitalised since that was what the range of ALGOL-based systems were called), I cite this reference [https://users.monash.edu.au/~ral... | The Apple II Reference Manual that came in the box included a complete schematic. One did not need to purchase any additional (programmers reference or service) manuals.
The Apple III manual did not include a schematic. One needed to purchase a service manual to get an official copy.
The RCA B&W vacuum tube TV my par... |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | Back until the late 80ies, it was actually pretty commonplace to get a circuit diagram with a lot of electronics devices when you bought them - Even TVs and radio sets often came with them.
In cases where the device didn't come with a schematics directly, you were at least able to request one from the manufacturer in ... | The Memotech MTX computer (circa 1983, 4MHz Z80A, 24 KB ROM, 32 or 64 KB RAM, 9918A/9929A VDP, 16KB VRAM) came with a manual with full circuit diagrams at the back, and even selected extracts from chip specifications (eg: VDP). |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | I remember the computers from Czechoslovakia back in the 80s', and they come with the circuit diagram automatically, especially those for "professional use". The manufacturers knew that users have to repair those computers or build their own peripherals.
Other computers, e.g. the "hobby computer" PMD-85, come with the... | The [Nascom 1 and 2 computers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nascom_(computer_kit)) went a step further still - they were launched alongside a series of articles in a well-known UK electronics magazine that explained how they work in precise detail. |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | My Osborne-1 luggable Z80 computer with 64K RAM running CP/M came with complete schematics.
I learned so much from it, for example, seeing how the ASCII in RAM got decoded into pixels via a font ROM as the video scanned. A huge bonus. | The Memotech MTX computer (circa 1983, 4MHz Z80A, 24 KB ROM, 32 or 64 KB RAM, 9918A/9929A VDP, 16KB VRAM) came with a manual with full circuit diagrams at the back, and even selected extracts from chip specifications (eg: VDP). |
16,815 | If you purchased a computer, back when they were actually made from discrete components, would you expect to get a circuit diagram as part of the documentation? Was that something you could purchase as an optional extra? Or would you be expected to pay the manufacturer to come and service your equipment?
I'm guessing ... | 2020/11/08 | [
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] | Back until the late 80ies, it was actually pretty commonplace to get a circuit diagram with a lot of electronics devices when you bought them - Even TVs and radio sets often came with them.
In cases where the device didn't come with a schematics directly, you were at least able to request one from the manufacturer in ... | The questions wording (discrete, valve) makes it sound as if it's about early systems, not microcomputer and maybe not even mini-computers.
Here it may be safe to distinguish one off machines (which covers moste valve based) and in numbers produced units. One-offs were usually also full or in part developed by their u... |
6,309,160 | we have an APP, that uses many local resources, such as windows printing API, windows registry, some Active X to connect to POS devices(to pay money & get receipt, the price is sent from APP), Barcode printer to print labels, RFID devices to read & write some data. The application is written with .Net framework 3.5, an... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6309160",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | "but I thought it was well known that sending arbitrary (uncompiled) SQL to the database was a performance hit."
The distinction you're making between stored procs and other sql statements regarding precompilation hasn't existed since SQL 6.5.
>
> **Stored Procedures and Execution Plans**
>
>
> In SQL Server vers... | In my experience, most DBAs could no more write a stored proc then they could fly the space shuttle. Everywhere I've worked stored procs have been written by the application developers, who also designed and implemented the databases.
Having said that, stored procs are not innately faster than using, say views, and ma... |
6,309,160 | we have an APP, that uses many local resources, such as windows printing API, windows registry, some Active X to connect to POS devices(to pay money & get receipt, the price is sent from APP), Barcode printer to print labels, RFID devices to read & write some data. The application is written with .Net framework 3.5, an... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6309160",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/790896/"
] | In my experience, most DBAs could no more write a stored proc then they could fly the space shuttle. Everywhere I've worked stored procs have been written by the application developers, who also designed and implemented the databases.
Having said that, stored procs are not innately faster than using, say views, and ma... | as for performance: Either use Stored procedures or Precompiled statements.
as for abstraction: Either use a DAL/ORM or Stored procedures.
Sure, stored procedures can do things that you can't do from the outside and with this performance. So as usual, it depends.. |
6,309,160 | we have an APP, that uses many local resources, such as windows printing API, windows registry, some Active X to connect to POS devices(to pay money & get receipt, the price is sent from APP), Barcode printer to print labels, RFID devices to read & write some data. The application is written with .Net framework 3.5, an... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6309160",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/790896/"
] | "but I thought it was well known that sending arbitrary (uncompiled) SQL to the database was a performance hit."
The distinction you're making between stored procs and other sql statements regarding precompilation hasn't existed since SQL 6.5.
>
> **Stored Procedures and Execution Plans**
>
>
> In SQL Server vers... | as for performance: Either use Stored procedures or Precompiled statements.
as for abstraction: Either use a DAL/ORM or Stored procedures.
Sure, stored procedures can do things that you can't do from the outside and with this performance. So as usual, it depends.. |
7,668,050 | I've been looking for a code documentation editor app. I don't mean just a generation tool like doxygen, but an application that allows me to edit the documentations and change it directly at the code.
Does anyone out there know of a good editor?
Thanks! | 2011/10/05 | [
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] | If you're talking about Visual Studio...
I've written an add-in, [AtomineerUtils Pro Documentation](http://www.atomineerutils.com/), which will help a lot with documentation creation & editing.
* To create comments, the addin uses as much information as possible from the code element you are documenting to fil in a s... | Use a code editor and auto-fold the function bodies so you can't see them. It is the simplest way to do what you want to do. You'll have to manage version control as well, sorry to say.
The problem is that the code (and comments) are in version control and that **needs** to be tracked. You cannot get around it.
For w... |
17,937 | As a semi-professional cinematographer and photographer, I've always wondered why large productions mostly always prefer to use Film cameras, even with the development of cameras such as RED and BlackMagic?
How do the recorded films get converted to digital? isn't there some sort of inevitable quality loss from this p... | 2016/03/18 | [
"https://avp.stackexchange.com/questions/17937",
"https://avp.stackexchange.com",
"https://avp.stackexchange.com/users/12769/"
] | The biggest reason for shooting on film is because...it looks like film.
20 years ago, Red Hat founder Bob Young told a story about branding that bears on this question. He explained that if you offer somebody who has never tasted Ketchup before two samples, one being the most popular brand in America (which enjoys > ... | By far the biggest benefit is archival.
We know how to store film and retrieve the images for at least 100 years. That's not the case with digital film making. Assuming you are able to get the bits off the disk (damn where's my syquest drive), and you can read the file format (will anyone know what a jpeg is in 100 ye... |
45,180 | Are @2x images simply larger in terms of height and width or do they actually have a higher PPI (pixel density)? If they are truly higher PPI, in terms of workflow of creating responsive images (and particulary retina) I've been told by trainers that it is important to link to or embed a higher PPI quality photo as a s... | 2014/12/30 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/45180",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/35977/"
] | They are just twice the size (width and height).
You *never* want to "up size". Ideally you work at the 2x (or 3x) size than **down size** to meet the non-retina image sizes. | **The short ver.**
A retina image is just a higher resolution file than a "normal".
or
The "normal" image is just a smaller resolution **to save bandwith** and loading times.
**The long version:**
The **pixel density** is a unit describing how many pixels a device, with a phisical mesure, can display. So **it is r... |
13,513 | An office colleague wrote the following in an email:
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"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/13513",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2020/"
] | *The team concerned* is short for something like *the team that is concerned with it*. While *the concerned team* is also valid in that context, on its own I'd be more likely understand it as referring to a team of people that are feeling worried. So you're both correct, but I'd say your phrasing is generally preferabl... | >
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6,649 | Which scenario will be worse for the ultimate fate of the Universe, forever expanding or the "Big Crunch"? Will the Universe be destroyed in both scenarios? At the present time does it appear that it will expand forever or will the expansion stop sometime in the future? | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/6649",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/2562/"
] | >
> Which scenario will be worse for the ultimate fate of the universe?
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Well, that's a wee bit opinionated. It depends on your point of view - that is, how you take a liking to the following two scenarios. Everyone has their own opinion; from the details I give below, I'll let you answer that yourself.
**To... | I'll be brief in my answer but I suggest you look at the wikipedia page on dark energy for a good starting point for further research.
(<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy>)
At the present time it is believed that the universe will continue to expand at an ever increasing rate due to the driving force of "dark e... |
146,458 | We recently moved to a home with a surround sound system, but we have absolutely no idea how to hook them up to our TV.
There are two front speakers. Their make/model are Yamaha NS-A636. Photos below:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n9gtH.jpg)
[![Yamaha NS-A63... | 2018/09/05 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/146458",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/90683/"
] | Surround Sound
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One common configuration is called [5.1 surround sound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.1_surround_sound). This configuration uses 5 speakers: two front (R and L), two rear (R and L), and one front center. The '.1' corresponds to a subwoofer for increased low-end response. (A similar conf... | Got a multimeter? Check for pairs that go to each speaker. With the exception of the one with the cut wire. Use the continuity setting on the meter and keep one lead on one terminal till you find its pair. Continue on till they all are found.
Those jacks are used with plugs like this...
<https://www.primecables.ca/p-31... |
146,458 | We recently moved to a home with a surround sound system, but we have absolutely no idea how to hook them up to our TV.
There are two front speakers. Their make/model are Yamaha NS-A636. Photos below:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n9gtH.jpg)
[![Yamaha NS-A63... | 2018/09/05 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/146458",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/90683/"
] | go to Goodwill and get a receiver for like $15. Then hook up the speaker outputs to those speaker connections coming out of your wall in the 5th photo. You dont need to use a multimeter. The speaker wires on the receiver will be marked Left Front, Left Back, Right Front, Right Back, Middle, and Subwoofer. As you hook u... | Got a multimeter? Check for pairs that go to each speaker. With the exception of the one with the cut wire. Use the continuity setting on the meter and keep one lead on one terminal till you find its pair. Continue on till they all are found.
Those jacks are used with plugs like this...
<https://www.primecables.ca/p-31... |
146,458 | We recently moved to a home with a surround sound system, but we have absolutely no idea how to hook them up to our TV.
There are two front speakers. Their make/model are Yamaha NS-A636. Photos below:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n9gtH.jpg)
[![Yamaha NS-A63... | 2018/09/05 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/146458",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/90683/"
] | go to Goodwill and get a receiver for like $15. Then hook up the speaker outputs to those speaker connections coming out of your wall in the 5th photo. You dont need to use a multimeter. The speaker wires on the receiver will be marked Left Front, Left Back, Right Front, Right Back, Middle, and Subwoofer. As you hook u... | Surround Sound
--------------
One common configuration is called [5.1 surround sound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.1_surround_sound). This configuration uses 5 speakers: two front (R and L), two rear (R and L), and one front center. The '.1' corresponds to a subwoofer for increased low-end response. (A similar conf... |
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | I usually use the (posting) name of the person, as in
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | "Author" is fine. One does not have to be an accomplished writer to be an author. Someone can write a simple letter and it would be completely proper to say "the author of the letter."
"OP" is okay but I would limit its usage to meta where people will likely have seen it before, and *only* in comments where space may ... | The OP is used alternatively to refer to "Original Post".
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | "Author" is fine. One does not have to be an accomplished writer to be an author. Someone can write a simple letter and it would be completely proper to say "the author of the letter."
"OP" is okay but I would limit its usage to meta where people will likely have seen it before, and *only* in comments where space may ... | I prefer to refer to this person as the *questioner* (or even the *asker*). This is completely unambiguous, and what is more, fully correct and widely accepted English. |
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | I usually use the (posting) name of the person, as in
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | In comments I prefer "OP", for "Original Poster", or, occasionally, "Original Post"; "original" means the post that started it all: the question.
The acronym might initially confuse some, but is unambiguous once learned — something that you can't *quite* say for "poster" (alone) or "author", since there are many 'post... | I prefer to refer to this person as the *questioner* (or even the *asker*). This is completely unambiguous, and what is more, fully correct and widely accepted English. |
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | I usually use the (posting) name of the person, as in
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | I prefer to refer to this person as the *questioner* (or even the *asker*). This is completely unambiguous, and what is more, fully correct and widely accepted English. | "OP" or "Original Poster" is used overmuch on forums, but even there someone will be puzzled by it from time to time. I tend to use the name of the person. If it's important to my point that it be understood that I'm referring to the post that started the thread, I'll write something like this: "Edward Tanguay's origin... |
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | "Author" is fine. One does not have to be an accomplished writer to be an author. Someone can write a simple letter and it would be completely proper to say "the author of the letter."
"OP" is okay but I would limit its usage to meta where people will likely have seen it before, and *only* in comments where space may ... | "OP" or "Original Poster" is used overmuch on forums, but even there someone will be puzzled by it from time to time. I tend to use the name of the person. If it's important to my point that it be understood that I'm referring to the post that started the thread, I'll write something like this: "Edward Tanguay's origin... |
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | I prefer to refer to this person as the *questioner* (or even the *asker*). This is completely unambiguous, and what is more, fully correct and widely accepted English. | I agree with Robert Cartaino, in fact StackExchange embodies this - in the edit screen the last "How to Edit" tip reads "always respect the original *author*" |
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"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | In comments I prefer "OP", for "Original Poster", or, occasionally, "Original Post"; "original" means the post that started it all: the question.
The acronym might initially confuse some, but is unambiguous once learned — something that you can't *quite* say for "poster" (alone) or "author", since there are many 'post... | I usually use the (posting) name of the person, as in
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46,773,991 | I'm trying to release the mfc app which can execute without installing visual studio 2015.
First, When I'm on google, this suggested that I can execute like above by installing vc++ redistributable package.
So I've installed packages but it doesn't work.
And I got the error message. The message is like - "The program c... | 2017/10/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/46773991",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8541156/"
] | You distributing a DEBUG version of your application. You can tell that by the name of the DLL it says it can't find. The "d" suffix of "mfc140ud.dll" indicates it's looking for the DEBUG version of the MFC libraries. I don't think that the redistributable contains debug version. Nor should it.
Try releasing a RELEASE... | Your application don't run on other PC because is the debug version, compiling to release and distributing on other PC having the visual studio redistributable package will do.
If you want your application to run not depending on the mfc140u.dll you can simply static link your application with MFC. This is easily acco... |
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How to track iphone application?
how to get Analytics working for an iPhone application ? | 2011/10/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7736598",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/898013/"
] | <http://www.tinymce.com>
I dont think you will find one to plugin to Dreamweaver and it doesn't matter what OS you are you. | Go for [ckeditor](http://ckeditor.com/). |
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how to get Analytics working for an iPhone application ? | 2011/10/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7736598",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/898013/"
] | <http://www.tinymce.com>
I dont think you will find one to plugin to Dreamweaver and it doesn't matter what OS you are you. | Even though I use CKEditor, I like the fact that TinyMCE comes with a Image Manager. CKEditor also has a Image/File Manager but it's paid and does not have image crop functionality like TinyMCE.
Hmm, seems it's time to think about switching to TinyMCE ;) |
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How to track iphone application?
how to get Analytics working for an iPhone application ? | 2011/10/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7736598",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/898013/"
] | <http://www.tinymce.com>
I dont think you will find one to plugin to Dreamweaver and it doesn't matter what OS you are you. | Actually you can find this in DW. It's called a widget. And in fact, it's tinymce (it's been linked in this thread). Look under your INSERT menu for "Gadgets..." There are quite a few of them. One is exactly what you need.
VERY easy to install and you can customize any widget. You can even download the widgets code, i... |
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How to track iphone application?
how to get Analytics working for an iPhone application ? | 2011/10/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7736598",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/898013/"
] | Go for [ckeditor](http://ckeditor.com/). | Even though I use CKEditor, I like the fact that TinyMCE comes with a Image Manager. CKEditor also has a Image/File Manager but it's paid and does not have image crop functionality like TinyMCE.
Hmm, seems it's time to think about switching to TinyMCE ;) |
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> [Best analytics offering for iPhone](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/406186/best-analytics-offering-for-iphone)
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How to track iphone application?
how to get Analytics working for an iPhone application ? | 2011/10/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7736598",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/898013/"
] | Go for [ckeditor](http://ckeditor.com/). | Actually you can find this in DW. It's called a widget. And in fact, it's tinymce (it's been linked in this thread). Look under your INSERT menu for "Gadgets..." There are quite a few of them. One is exactly what you need.
VERY easy to install and you can customize any widget. You can even download the widgets code, i... |
17,975,205 | I want to make major changes to the layout of the Liferay blog portlet. Is it possible to define my own template somehow? I want to be able to change the markup. Kind of the same way you can make templates for Web content. | 2013/07/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17975205",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1335868/"
] | Unfortunately the blogs portlet doesn't have the same capability as WebContent. However, depending on your setup, you might be able to "mimic" a blog with WebContent: Categorize your content according to your requirements, publish on AssetPublisher and stick a label "Blog" on to it.
It depends a bit on the number of ... | Maybe the Hook would be the best option in your case. With Hook you can easily override any jsp in Liferay portal. You can find example [here](http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.0/development/-/ai/overriding-a-jsp) |
1,471 | Where can I find a chart (or even raw data) of [Namecoin](http://dot-bit.org/) prices over time?
[NMC Watch](http://www.nmcwatch.com/index.php?p=charts) doesn't seem to provide a link to historical data, just one day.
In BTC? In USD? | 2011/10/10 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1471",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/78/"
] | Everyone is using it as a countable noun. There's actually a grammatical rule that says this is what should happen. If a new term ends with an existing term and is semantically related to that term, it gets the old term's rules. If not, it does not.
So, a "pop fly" is not a type of fly (the bug). So we don't say "pop ... | I have typically seen Bitcoin used as a countable noun, as in your first example. There is much confusion around the terminology commonly used since the word can refer either to a project encompassing the currency or can refer to the units of currency themselves. We had quite a [discussion on capitalization](https://bi... |
66,777 | I was playing Dragon Age:Origins when I came across a trap; however, I was unable to interact with it (other than set it off). As I was in combat at the time, I waited until I had killed all the dark-spawn in the area; however, I was still unable to get my rogue character to disable or even interact with the trap.
Am ... | 2012/05/16 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/66777",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/25165/"
] | You need a rogue in your party in order to disarm a trap. So, that's the first thing to check. You will also need sufficient lockpicking skill, as discussed on [this](http://dragonage.neoseeker.com/wiki/Trap%20Detection%20and%20Disarm) and [other](http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/950916-dragon-age-origins/52499784) pages... | I was having the exact same problem. If you are talking about disarming a tripwire you click on the endposts, NOT the wire. |
955,138 | **Context:** My task is to administer a virtual machine with about 5 web services for a small workgroup. I plan to run all services in Docker containers. An additional nginx Docker container should redirect requests to the different services.
**Problem:** I do not have much experience with DevOps and plan to use basic... | 2019/02/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/955138",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/384751/"
] | A single virtual machine with 6 Docker containers does not require any tool. Adding tooling to the mix really just increase the complexity level of your installation and turns a simple thing into a monster.
A few Shell scripts is all you need at that size. | While what ETL says in his answer is more or less true, I still think there some value in some tooling to ale life raider.
What I’ve found is [Portainer](https://www.portainer.io/), which would let you do most of what you want with a nice web interface. |
41,304 | I have an apartment on the top floor of an apartment building (the community roof is right over us). In summer, the place gets very hot! I can't start a community garden upstairs and am dying with the air conditioning bills. Is there some quick cheap way in which I can cool my place? | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/41304",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/21019/"
] | Adding insulation to your ceiling is probably the ultimate answer, but it may be expensive and disruptive. The master bedroom in our last house was below a flat roof, and I found the following measures made for more comfortable sleeping:
1) Since the cold air from air conditioners tends to sink, use fans to blow it ba... | Roofs are one of the main sources of heat gain (in summer) and loss (in winter). That is why this is the most important area to insulate.
Since it probably is not possible for you to add to whatever insulation is above your ceiling, you might try adding some below it. If you have enough height, you could create false ... |
41,304 | I have an apartment on the top floor of an apartment building (the community roof is right over us). In summer, the place gets very hot! I can't start a community garden upstairs and am dying with the air conditioning bills. Is there some quick cheap way in which I can cool my place? | 2014/04/24 | [
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] | Adding insulation to your ceiling is probably the ultimate answer, but it may be expensive and disruptive. The master bedroom in our last house was below a flat roof, and I found the following measures made for more comfortable sleeping:
1) Since the cold air from air conditioners tends to sink, use fans to blow it ba... | If possible, consider adding a skylight. Mount a ceiling fan below it. On hot days, open the skylight and turn the fan on so that the fan is pushing air up and out the skylight. |
41,304 | I have an apartment on the top floor of an apartment building (the community roof is right over us). In summer, the place gets very hot! I can't start a community garden upstairs and am dying with the air conditioning bills. Is there some quick cheap way in which I can cool my place? | 2014/04/24 | [
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] | Adding insulation to your ceiling is probably the ultimate answer, but it may be expensive and disruptive. The master bedroom in our last house was below a flat roof, and I found the following measures made for more comfortable sleeping:
1) Since the cold air from air conditioners tends to sink, use fans to blow it ba... | Add window tint. They are designed to allow visible light in but cut out 99% of UV light and some of the heat coming into the home. There are different types, different shades and some have insulating properties.
As I recall, we had this huge heat and glare problem in an office I once worked in in Malaysia (tropical)... |
53,342 | The Words used in the parable - "entrusted them his property" (Mt. 25:14); "talents" the monetary unit with specified quantity; "traded" and "made" - all commercial term relate to "money".
Text: [Mt. 25: 14-30](http://localhost:8989/?q=version=ESV%7Creference=Matt.25.14-Matt.25.30&options=VNHUG) (texts linked for its ... | 2020/11/30 | [
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] | When Jesus told parables, they were stories from everyday life. The parable of the talents is no exception. A τάλαντον (talanton) was a unit of WEIGHT (about 34 kg) but mostly applied to a quantity of gold, except in Rev 16:12 where it is used to weigh a hailstone of ice.
When used of money and gold, it represented th... | **In the parable of talents, does Jesus speak on the “money -talent” or natural aptitude(s)? What is the return(s) Jesus expected?**
Recommend reading the "Parable of the Talents". Matthew 25:14-30
<https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+++25%3A14-30&version=NASB;NET>
In this parable of the talents, Je... |
53,342 | The Words used in the parable - "entrusted them his property" (Mt. 25:14); "talents" the monetary unit with specified quantity; "traded" and "made" - all commercial term relate to "money".
Text: [Mt. 25: 14-30](http://localhost:8989/?q=version=ESV%7Creference=Matt.25.14-Matt.25.30&options=VNHUG) (texts linked for its ... | 2020/11/30 | [
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] | When Jesus told parables, they were stories from everyday life. The parable of the talents is no exception. A τάλαντον (talanton) was a unit of WEIGHT (about 34 kg) but mostly applied to a quantity of gold, except in Rev 16:12 where it is used to weigh a hailstone of ice.
When used of money and gold, it represented th... | Two thousand years ago, the word "talent" was a unit of weight, which was also used as a unit of money.
(Similarly the word "pound" is used for both weight and money today.)
That parable was taught to countless generations and known by everyone.
As a result, the word "talent" eventually became a metaphor for any preci... |
123,732 | Can I start a sentence as follows?
>
> Allowing to detect only circular shape objects, objects, classified mistakenly as trees, can be avoided from the modelling process.
>
>
>
or may be can we write it as:
>
> Objects, classified mistakenly as trees, can be avoided from the modelling process allowing to detec... | 2013/08/23 | [
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] | Bearing in mind the warnings given by Avner and Mat, you could try:-
>
> 1.The normal amount one gets every month: *Salary*
>
>
> 2.The variable amount that depends on how much work one has billed to the customers: *Commission*
>
>
> 3.The freebies as phone, car, representation etc: *Perquisites*
>
>
> 4.The ad... | As far as I know there can only be one salary - Basic/Fixed Salary
The rest are all perks/commissions/incentives etc |
123,732 | Can I start a sentence as follows?
>
> Allowing to detect only circular shape objects, objects, classified mistakenly as trees, can be avoided from the modelling process.
>
>
>
or may be can we write it as:
>
> Objects, classified mistakenly as trees, can be avoided from the modelling process allowing to detec... | 2013/08/23 | [
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] | In the UK we would call these:
1. Base salary (or just "salary")
2. Commission
3. Benefits in kind (or just "benefits")
4. Overtime | As far as I know there can only be one salary - Basic/Fixed Salary
The rest are all perks/commissions/incentives etc |
123,732 | Can I start a sentence as follows?
>
> Allowing to detect only circular shape objects, objects, classified mistakenly as trees, can be avoided from the modelling process.
>
>
>
or may be can we write it as:
>
> Objects, classified mistakenly as trees, can be avoided from the modelling process allowing to detec... | 2013/08/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/123732",
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] | In the UK we would call these:
1. Base salary (or just "salary")
2. Commission
3. Benefits in kind (or just "benefits")
4. Overtime | Bearing in mind the warnings given by Avner and Mat, you could try:-
>
> 1.The normal amount one gets every month: *Salary*
>
>
> 2.The variable amount that depends on how much work one has billed to the customers: *Commission*
>
>
> 3.The freebies as phone, car, representation etc: *Perquisites*
>
>
> 4.The ad... |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
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] | The [existing answer](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/8591/2215) already gives the essentials. This variation in reading Revelation 22:14 persists across quite [a number of modern English translations](http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-14.htm).
I thought it might help to have a bit of explanation, too, especi... | These are variant readings. The translators of the KJV followed the Textus Receptus of 1550 (οι ποιουντες τας εντολας αυτου). Modern translators follow the oldest manuscripts (οι πλυνοντες τας στολας αυτων).
Reference: Tischendorf, Novum Testamentum Graece, editio octava critica major, Vol. II 1872, Rev. 22:14. |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/8589",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Could it mean...that "washing their robes" IS "doing the Commandments of God? After all, the Pauline Epistles --written to the Church--tell us that we CANNOT attain righteousness by keeping the Law; It is by washing the "robes" of our Selves, in His blood, that we gain acceptance by God. RER | These are variant readings. The translators of the KJV followed the Textus Receptus of 1550 (οι ποιουντες τας εντολας αυτου). Modern translators follow the oldest manuscripts (οι πλυνοντες τας στολας αυτων).
Reference: Tischendorf, Novum Testamentum Graece, editio octava critica major, Vol. II 1872, Rev. 22:14. |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/8589",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Revelation 22:14**
The provenance of the Sinaitic group of manuscripts is poor. If, as is supposed they were copied for Emperor Constantine by professional copyists in north Africa, it is unlikely that Greek was their mother tongue. Also speed and profit might have figured highly. These factors would account for the... | These are variant readings. The translators of the KJV followed the Textus Receptus of 1550 (οι ποιουντες τας εντολας αυτου). Modern translators follow the oldest manuscripts (οι πλυνοντες τας στολας αυτων).
Reference: Tischendorf, Novum Testamentum Graece, editio octava critica major, Vol. II 1872, Rev. 22:14. |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
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"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | The [existing answer](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/8591/2215) already gives the essentials. This variation in reading Revelation 22:14 persists across quite [a number of modern English translations](http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-14.htm).
I thought it might help to have a bit of explanation, too, especi... | Christianity mostly took away the 4th commandment so they leave out as much as possible about observing it.They changed Fathers Holy Day the Sabbath into Sunday worship.
We know also that the Catholic church took out the commandment not to make idols.
The real truth is if people do not observe every commandment "they... |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/8589",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3665/"
] | The [existing answer](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/8591/2215) already gives the essentials. This variation in reading Revelation 22:14 persists across quite [a number of modern English translations](http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-14.htm).
I thought it might help to have a bit of explanation, too, especi... | Could it mean...that "washing their robes" IS "doing the Commandments of God? After all, the Pauline Epistles --written to the Church--tell us that we CANNOT attain righteousness by keeping the Law; It is by washing the "robes" of our Selves, in His blood, that we gain acceptance by God. RER |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/8589",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | The [existing answer](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/8591/2215) already gives the essentials. This variation in reading Revelation 22:14 persists across quite [a number of modern English translations](http://biblehub.com/revelation/22-14.htm).
I thought it might help to have a bit of explanation, too, especi... | **Revelation 22:14**
The provenance of the Sinaitic group of manuscripts is poor. If, as is supposed they were copied for Emperor Constantine by professional copyists in north Africa, it is unlikely that Greek was their mother tongue. Also speed and profit might have figured highly. These factors would account for the... |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
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"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Could it mean...that "washing their robes" IS "doing the Commandments of God? After all, the Pauline Epistles --written to the Church--tell us that we CANNOT attain righteousness by keeping the Law; It is by washing the "robes" of our Selves, in His blood, that we gain acceptance by God. RER | Christianity mostly took away the 4th commandment so they leave out as much as possible about observing it.They changed Fathers Holy Day the Sabbath into Sunday worship.
We know also that the Catholic church took out the commandment not to make idols.
The real truth is if people do not observe every commandment "they... |
8,589 | **[Revelation 22:14 (New International Version)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+22:14&version=NIV)**
>
> 14 “Blessed are those who **wash their robes**, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
>
>
>
**[Revelation 22:14 (King James Versio... | 2014/03/16 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/8589",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Revelation 22:14**
The provenance of the Sinaitic group of manuscripts is poor. If, as is supposed they were copied for Emperor Constantine by professional copyists in north Africa, it is unlikely that Greek was their mother tongue. Also speed and profit might have figured highly. These factors would account for the... | Christianity mostly took away the 4th commandment so they leave out as much as possible about observing it.They changed Fathers Holy Day the Sabbath into Sunday worship.
We know also that the Catholic church took out the commandment not to make idols.
The real truth is if people do not observe every commandment "they... |
23,863 | I keep seeing claims that currant cuttings will "root enthusiastically". I'd love to have another black currant bush or two, but so far I haven't been able to get one to survive. They usually last long enough to drop the original leaves and start growing new ones and new stem, then give up.
Had one in a pot this winte... | 2016/04/03 | [
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] | It sounds as though you aren't keeping the cutting in a humidity tent. In other words, I think your basic problem is desiccation of the cutting. I've found it convenient to root cuttings in one gallon containers - 1 gallon zip lock bags fit snugly over the top. People frequently make little terrariums by cutting the bo... | Try winter hardwood cuttings instead of softwood summer cuttings. With a little rooting hormone (I like good old dip n grow), and almost no effort, you can get 40-60% survival, which works out pretty well.
I have used 6-8 inch stem cuttings in the past. I've switched to using hardwood cuttings whenever possible becaus... |
1,157,193 | We have a very old application dating back to ASP era which we are gradually refactoring to ASP.NET + VB.NET codebase.
It contains a lots of files with the below types:
aspx, asmx, ascx, vb, js (JavaScript), html, vbs (VBScript).
The backend database is SQL Server 2005 with lots of sprocs.
We would like to create ... | 2009/07/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1157193",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/78258/"
] | You can take a look at [Microsoft's Sandcastle](http://blogs.msdn.com/sandcastle/) tool. I've used it many times, and it generates documentation based on the comments provided in your .NET code. If I remember correctly, it can also generate documentation for JavaScript libraries. | There are some out there:
[SandCastle](http://www.codeplex.com/Sandcastle)
[NDOC](http://ndoc.sourceforge.net/) |
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