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1,545 | As someone who has to teach courses in computational science, I am confronted with the age-old question: how do I evaluate the ability of the students to learn a subject that depends on applications that are difficult to test with "standard" testing methods (written or oral exams)? Part of the course does depend on und... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/questions/1545",
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com",
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] | Here's what I've seen as a student and teaching assistant:
* **Projects** in programming and numerical methods were good in terms of bringing lots of concepts together and forcing me and other students to be creative. However, with computational projects, it's probably worth devoting a little bit of time to [software ... | In my honest opinion, I think the ultimate test is to apply your knowledge in unfamiliar territory. I would propose applied projects designed to test a students' ability to select effective models, discretization, approximation/solver methods, exploitable parallelism, error estimates and numerical analysis, as well as ... |
1,545 | As someone who has to teach courses in computational science, I am confronted with the age-old question: how do I evaluate the ability of the students to learn a subject that depends on applications that are difficult to test with "standard" testing methods (written or oral exams)? Part of the course does depend on und... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/questions/1545",
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com",
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/users/348/"
] | Some of the other answers suggest individualized projects. I'm doing that in my finite element software class and it's a lot of fun; I believe it's also really instructive for students. At the same time, it's also hugely time intensive: last time I had 18 students and it was practically a full-time job for the entire s... | In my honest opinion, I think the ultimate test is to apply your knowledge in unfamiliar territory. I would propose applied projects designed to test a students' ability to select effective models, discretization, approximation/solver methods, exploitable parallelism, error estimates and numerical analysis, as well as ... |
1,545 | As someone who has to teach courses in computational science, I am confronted with the age-old question: how do I evaluate the ability of the students to learn a subject that depends on applications that are difficult to test with "standard" testing methods (written or oral exams)? Part of the course does depend on und... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/questions/1545",
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com",
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/users/348/"
] | Here's what I've seen as a student and teaching assistant:
* **Projects** in programming and numerical methods were good in terms of bringing lots of concepts together and forcing me and other students to be creative. However, with computational projects, it's probably worth devoting a little bit of time to [software ... | I have lectured, taught, or assisted in a variety of courses relating to numerical and computational methods, from the upper level undergraduate to the advanced graduate level. Here are the elements I have found to be helpful as an instructor:
### Research Projects
For advanced classes, a research project (incorpora... |
1,545 | As someone who has to teach courses in computational science, I am confronted with the age-old question: how do I evaluate the ability of the students to learn a subject that depends on applications that are difficult to test with "standard" testing methods (written or oral exams)? Part of the course does depend on und... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/questions/1545",
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com",
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/users/348/"
] | Here's what I've seen as a student and teaching assistant:
* **Projects** in programming and numerical methods were good in terms of bringing lots of concepts together and forcing me and other students to be creative. However, with computational projects, it's probably worth devoting a little bit of time to [software ... | Some of the other answers suggest individualized projects. I'm doing that in my finite element software class and it's a lot of fun; I believe it's also really instructive for students. At the same time, it's also hugely time intensive: last time I had 18 students and it was practically a full-time job for the entire s... |
19,203 | When freezing apps using Titanium Backup Pro, do I have to reboot for the freeze to take effect? (e.g. not be started anymore, even if applicaple Intent is fired off?)
Does it depend on whether the app is a system one or not?
If it matters, environment is Droid X (Stock 2.2 Froyo, rooted), latest Market version of TB... | 2012/02/07 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/19203",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/3258/"
] | You shouldn't need to restart after freezing an app. Once you freeze the app, it should disappear from the apps drawer. | Freezing an app is similar to uninstalling it, in that it won't be able to run (whether by the user wanting to load it or via any intents). However, since it is frozen and not actually uninstalled, it does still take up space.
If you freeze a system app, you may have to reboot your phone. This usually isn't needed, bu... |
2,889,391 | I hope I am not repeating any previously asked question.
Anyway, so Google Wave is nice and shiny and sounds like a lot of folks(at least at Google I/O :) used it in a useful for work(!) way. I've been beta-testing Google Wave for sometime now, but can't quite grasp how to improve our workflow using it. We have a medi... | 2010/05/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2889391",
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] | I do not think Google Wave will ever replace "communication" tools, so you won't be able to offload much in terms of IM/Skype/email (and imho the ping feature in Google wave kinda sucks).
What's it's great for is collaboratively and concurrently editing content in the chaotic initial phase, be it documentation, email... | Notifications.
Unload the daily/hourly/whatever notifications about people pushing git updates, how many errors were found, etc onto Wave for people to monitor and respond to instead of making them filter all sorts of email notifications. |
2,889,391 | I hope I am not repeating any previously asked question.
Anyway, so Google Wave is nice and shiny and sounds like a lot of folks(at least at Google I/O :) used it in a useful for work(!) way. I've been beta-testing Google Wave for sometime now, but can't quite grasp how to improve our workflow using it. We have a medi... | 2010/05/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2889391",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/90268/"
] | I do not think Google Wave will ever replace "communication" tools, so you won't be able to offload much in terms of IM/Skype/email (and imho the ping feature in Google wave kinda sucks).
What's it's great for is collaboratively and concurrently editing content in the chaotic initial phase, be it documentation, email... | Hey, youll be happy to know Devunity.com is finishing up a Google Wave/App Engine + Eclipse Perspective team collaboration. it will let you post your code automatically into a created wave and syntax highlight it side by side with your current code.
be sure to check for updates <http://beta.devunity.com>.
coming soon... |
2,889,391 | I hope I am not repeating any previously asked question.
Anyway, so Google Wave is nice and shiny and sounds like a lot of folks(at least at Google I/O :) used it in a useful for work(!) way. I've been beta-testing Google Wave for sometime now, but can't quite grasp how to improve our workflow using it. We have a medi... | 2010/05/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2889391",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/90268/"
] | I do not think Google Wave will ever replace "communication" tools, so you won't be able to offload much in terms of IM/Skype/email (and imho the ping feature in Google wave kinda sucks).
What's it's great for is collaboratively and concurrently editing content in the chaotic initial phase, be it documentation, email... | We're working on a desktop app here that leverages email communication to help teams succeed with projects. The app represents email communication in channels, as chats, and adds project related info so that all ownerships and requests could be tracked.
It is in "beta" but check it out, may be there is a fit for your... |
2,889,391 | I hope I am not repeating any previously asked question.
Anyway, so Google Wave is nice and shiny and sounds like a lot of folks(at least at Google I/O :) used it in a useful for work(!) way. I've been beta-testing Google Wave for sometime now, but can't quite grasp how to improve our workflow using it. We have a medi... | 2010/05/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2889391",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/90268/"
] | Notifications.
Unload the daily/hourly/whatever notifications about people pushing git updates, how many errors were found, etc onto Wave for people to monitor and respond to instead of making them filter all sorts of email notifications. | Hey, youll be happy to know Devunity.com is finishing up a Google Wave/App Engine + Eclipse Perspective team collaboration. it will let you post your code automatically into a created wave and syntax highlight it side by side with your current code.
be sure to check for updates <http://beta.devunity.com>.
coming soon... |
2,889,391 | I hope I am not repeating any previously asked question.
Anyway, so Google Wave is nice and shiny and sounds like a lot of folks(at least at Google I/O :) used it in a useful for work(!) way. I've been beta-testing Google Wave for sometime now, but can't quite grasp how to improve our workflow using it. We have a medi... | 2010/05/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2889391",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/90268/"
] | Notifications.
Unload the daily/hourly/whatever notifications about people pushing git updates, how many errors were found, etc onto Wave for people to monitor and respond to instead of making them filter all sorts of email notifications. | We're working on a desktop app here that leverages email communication to help teams succeed with projects. The app represents email communication in channels, as chats, and adds project related info so that all ownerships and requests could be tracked.
It is in "beta" but check it out, may be there is a fit for your... |
5,298,861 | in rails 3 **sendmail\_settings**, there is a option `:location` which represent the location of the sendmail executable (Defaults to **/usr/sbin/sendmail**). In my ubuntu OS machine, there is no such file under **/usr/sbin**, how can I get **/usr/sbin/sendmail** executable then? | 2011/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5298861",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/475850/"
] | [Bertrand Meyer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Meyer), inventor of the [Eiffel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_%28programming_language%29) programming language and author of the book [Object-oriented software construction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-Oriented_Software_Construction), calls them "que... | I would call it state-dependent method
depending on `State` (design-pattern) instance of object is in, you get different result (not only output) or extension |
133,338 | I'm a contractor in the UK (working short term jobs that end from 6 months to a year althought my current contract has been for 3 years). I'd like to be able to take out a mortgage with a monthly payment I could manage even if I was out of work for a while but also be able to pay it off quicker when things are good.
M... | 2020/12/01 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/133338",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
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] | Discussions of current mortgage products would be out of scope, so this is a general answer.
Offset mortgages are indeed appealing in theory. In practice, it almost always comes down to rate.
Whenever I have looked at offsets, the rates and fees simply haven't been competitive versus the cost of borrowing and saving ... | I'm also a contractor.
For us, the advantage of an offset mortgage is that you can keep access to your savings in case of lean times for business, while also reducing your mortgage payments. This gives you the benefits of overpaying without actually parting with the money.
That might be worth paying a premium for an ... |
136,610 | >
> You are required to give an explanation (A) for your conduct (B) within two days of the receipt of this letter. (C) No error (D)
>
>
>
This sentence was asked in my exam under the tag of error spotting questions. Is the sentence correct? I am sceptical for part C, I googled for the phrase *within two days of t... | 2017/07/17 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/136610",
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] | The usual use of *within* is "within (measure) of ", and is used for both time and space. Eg *Within 200 metres of the building*, or *within ten minutes of departure*.
Having said that, in the case of time, there is an ambiguity: does it mean, "in the interval of time starting at the point", or "in the interval of ti... | To my (American) ear, the best choice is (D) "No error".
One could argue that "within two days of the receipt of this letter" should be "within two days of receipt of this letter" (without a determiner before "receipt"), or "within two days of your receipt of this letter" (with a more specific determiner before "recei... |
136,610 | >
> You are required to give an explanation (A) for your conduct (B) within two days of the receipt of this letter. (C) No error (D)
>
>
>
This sentence was asked in my exam under the tag of error spotting questions. Is the sentence correct? I am sceptical for part C, I googled for the phrase *within two days of t... | 2017/07/17 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/136610",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | The usual use of *within* is "within (measure) of ", and is used for both time and space. Eg *Within 200 metres of the building*, or *within ten minutes of departure*.
Having said that, in the case of time, there is an ambiguity: does it mean, "in the interval of time starting at the point", or "in the interval of ti... | **The sentence is fine as is and with 'from', but not with a 'to'.**
In English, expressions of time are fairly wide. 'Within two days of the receipt of this letter' is perfectly fine- 'within two days from the receipt of this letter' is a bit more clunky to speak, but not (by any way I could find) technically incorre... |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | Changing to the asp.net web site model won't have any effect, as the recycle will also happen, some of changes that trigger it for sure: web.config, global.asax, app\_code.
After the recycle, user will still be logged in because asp.net will just validate the syntax. That is given you use a fixed machine key, otherwis... | It is not a technical solution, but set up a scheduled maintenance window. You can annoucement in advance giving your user base fair warning that there is a possiblity that the application will not be available during that time frame. |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | Changing to the asp.net web site model won't have any effect, as the recycle will also happen, some of changes that trigger it for sure: web.config, global.asax, app\_code.
After the recycle, user will still be logged in because asp.net will just validate the syntax. That is given you use a fixed machine key, otherwis... | One solution could be to deploy your application into a load balanced environment (web farm).
When deploying a new version you would use the load balancer to redirect requests to the server you are not deploying to. |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | [App\_offline.htm](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/10/06/426755.aspx) is great solution for this I think.
in SO we see application currently unavailable page when a deployment begins. | It is not a technical solution, but set up a scheduled maintenance window. You can annoucement in advance giving your user base fair warning that there is a possiblity that the application will not be available during that time frame. |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | One solution could be to deploy your application into a load balanced environment (web farm).
When deploying a new version you would use the load balancer to redirect requests to the server you are not deploying to. | I am not sure how SO handles it.. But we usually put a holding page. So what ever the user has done (adding question or answering questions) does not get updated. As soon as he updates something he will see a holding page asking him to try after sometime.
And if I am the user I usually press the back button to make s... |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | One solution could be to deploy your application into a load balanced environment (web farm).
When deploying a new version you would use the load balancer to redirect requests to the server you are not deploying to. | It is not a technical solution, but set up a scheduled maintenance window. You can annoucement in advance giving your user base fair warning that there is a possiblity that the application will not be available during that time frame. |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | I create two Web sites in IIS. One is the production Web site, and the other is a static Web site with an HttpHandler that sends all requests to a single static "We're updating" HTML page served with an HTTP 503 Service Unavailable. Typically the update Web site is turned off. When it's time to update, we stop the prod... | One solution could be to deploy your application into a load balanced environment (web farm).
When deploying a new version you would use the load balancer to redirect requests to the server you are not deploying to. |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | I create two Web sites in IIS. One is the production Web site, and the other is a static Web site with an HttpHandler that sends all requests to a single static "We're updating" HTML page served with an HTTP 503 Service Unavailable. Typically the update Web site is turned off. When it's time to update, we stop the prod... | [App\_offline.htm](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/10/06/426755.aspx) is great solution for this I think.
in SO we see application currently unavailable page when a deployment begins. |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | I create two Web sites in IIS. One is the production Web site, and the other is a static Web site with an HttpHandler that sends all requests to a single static "We're updating" HTML page served with an HTTP 503 Service Unavailable. Typically the update Web site is turned off. When it's time to update, we stop the prod... | I am not sure how SO handles it.. But we usually put a holding page. So what ever the user has done (adding question or answering questions) does not get updated. As soon as he updates something he will see a holding page asking him to try after sometime.
And if I am the user I usually press the back button to make s... |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | Changing to the asp.net web site model won't have any effect, as the recycle will also happen, some of changes that trigger it for sure: web.config, global.asax, app\_code.
After the recycle, user will still be logged in because asp.net will just validate the syntax. That is given you use a fixed machine key, otherwis... | [App\_offline.htm](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/10/06/426755.aspx) is great solution for this I think.
in SO we see application currently unavailable page when a deployment begins. |
646,055 | I am trying to get a grasp on how to handle updates to a live, functioning ASP.NET (2.0 or greater) Application while there are users on the site.
For example, suppose SO is an ASP.NET Web Application project. The project code compiles down to the single .DLL in the BIN folder. Now, there are constantly users on SO, s... | 2009/03/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/646055",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62477/"
] | [App\_offline.htm](http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/10/06/426755.aspx) is great solution for this I think.
in SO we see application currently unavailable page when a deployment begins. | I am not sure how SO handles it.. But we usually put a holding page. So what ever the user has done (adding question or answering questions) does not get updated. As soon as he updates something he will see a holding page asking him to try after sometime.
And if I am the user I usually press the back button to make s... |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Well, wxRuby is just a Ruby binding for [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/), an awesome cross-platform GUI toolkit. There is a similar binding for Python called wxPython, as well as [bindings for many other languages.](http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/General_Information) | I'd recommend Java in your situation.
Reasons:
* If you know .NET, you'll be relatively comfortable with Java (C# was largely inspired by Java and many of the conventions and even library names are very similar)
* Java has some impressive GUI capabilities (even if they are not so widely acknowldged). The best cross-p... |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Well, wxRuby is just a Ruby binding for [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/), an awesome cross-platform GUI toolkit. There is a similar binding for Python called wxPython, as well as [bindings for many other languages.](http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/General_Information) | Remember that the hard-core non-microsoft non-apple people are command-line driven, and GUI design is fairly useless there. They will, to some extent, compromise and make GUIs in HTML, to be consumed by browsers, but that's for their clients, not for themselves.
If you with to stay in the GUI world, I suppose you mig... |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | I'm not sure if your question is limited to determining if Ruby or Python is better or if you're asking which other languages you might want to learn to develop Windows GUI apps in general. I'm assuming the latter.
There are also Java, Delphi, or native Win32 programming. Any of those are suitable for developing GUI a... | I'd recommend Java in your situation.
Reasons:
* If you know .NET, you'll be relatively comfortable with Java (C# was largely inspired by Java and many of the conventions and even library names are very similar)
* Java has some impressive GUI capabilities (even if they are not so widely acknowldged). The best cross-p... |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Remember that the hard-core non-microsoft non-apple people are command-line driven, and GUI design is fairly useless there. They will, to some extent, compromise and make GUIs in HTML, to be consumed by browsers, but that's for their clients, not for themselves.
If you with to stay in the GUI world, I suppose you mig... | Look into other programming languages that work with the .Net runtime, like IronRuby and IronPython. Next, check out the [mono project](http://www.monoproject.org).
These steps will get you out of your .Net comfort zone and developing on Linux. From there, it's a small leap to full-on UNIX-style development. |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Well, wxRuby is just a Ruby binding for [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/), an awesome cross-platform GUI toolkit. There is a similar binding for Python called wxPython, as well as [bindings for many other languages.](http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/General_Information) | Python works fine for GUI. You can have a look at PyQt, PyGTK, WxPython etc. Those are actively used for GUI development (in Linux) and said to be cross-platform. |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | Check Qt.
it's arguably as rich as .NET, and the IDE (QtCreator) is simple yet pretty powerful. Of course, it's better used on the native C++, but the Python binding is kept complete and up to date.
On top of it, it's really crossplatform, and that includes mobile platforms now too :-) | I'd recommend Java in your situation.
Reasons:
* If you know .NET, you'll be relatively comfortable with Java (C# was largely inspired by Java and many of the conventions and even library names are very similar)
* Java has some impressive GUI capabilities (even if they are not so widely acknowldged). The best cross-p... |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Check Qt.
it's arguably as rich as .NET, and the IDE (QtCreator) is simple yet pretty powerful. Of course, it's better used on the native C++, but the Python binding is kept complete and up to date.
On top of it, it's really crossplatform, and that includes mobile platforms now too :-) | Look into other programming languages that work with the .Net runtime, like IronRuby and IronPython. Next, check out the [mono project](http://www.monoproject.org).
These steps will get you out of your .Net comfort zone and developing on Linux. From there, it's a small leap to full-on UNIX-style development. |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Check Qt.
it's arguably as rich as .NET, and the IDE (QtCreator) is simple yet pretty powerful. Of course, it's better used on the native C++, but the Python binding is kept complete and up to date.
On top of it, it's really crossplatform, and that includes mobile platforms now too :-) | Remember that the hard-core non-microsoft non-apple people are command-line driven, and GUI design is fairly useless there. They will, to some extent, compromise and make GUIs in HTML, to be consumed by browsers, but that's for their clients, not for themselves.
If you with to stay in the GUI world, I suppose you mig... |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Remember that the hard-core non-microsoft non-apple people are command-line driven, and GUI design is fairly useless there. They will, to some extent, compromise and make GUIs in HTML, to be consumed by browsers, but that's for their clients, not for themselves.
If you with to stay in the GUI world, I suppose you mig... | Python works fine for GUI. You can have a look at PyQt, PyGTK, WxPython etc. Those are actively used for GUI development (in Linux) and said to be cross-platform. |
19,449 | I have been developing Windows GUI applications since many years and jumped into .NET in early 2005. .NET is a undoubtedly a remarkable platform and I am still using it, but with a variety of technologies out there, I don't want to remain dedicated to this camp. I want to learn new languages with which I can develop GU... | 2010/11/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19449",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/6001/"
] | Check Qt.
it's arguably as rich as .NET, and the IDE (QtCreator) is simple yet pretty powerful. Of course, it's better used on the native C++, but the Python binding is kept complete and up to date.
On top of it, it's really crossplatform, and that includes mobile platforms now too :-) | Python works fine for GUI. You can have a look at PyQt, PyGTK, WxPython etc. Those are actively used for GUI development (in Linux) and said to be cross-platform. |
371,829 | I've seen a few similar questions on the web, but none of them solve the problem for me. Essentially random youtube videos won't play in the chrome browser, but work in firefox just fine. Sometimes they even work in chrome on a website that displays the video still hosted at youtube, but won't work if I visit the actua... | 2013/11/06 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/371829",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/211836/"
] | 1) have two setups which work differently -
same Ubuntu 12.04.03, different arch
same Chromium Version 30.0.1599.114 Ubuntu 12.04 (30.0.1599.114-0ubuntu0.12.04.3)
Laptop @ 32bit works
Desktop @ 64bit does not work - shows same result as described in this question
2) If I see a problematic video (showing "This video ... | I have the same problem but found a workaround: click on a video in the related list, and if it works, click back in Chrome to go back to the faulty video and it will start playing this time instead of showing the error message. Opting in/out and disabling/enabling the flash plugin did nothing for me. |
122,572 | The section on Dying states that:
>
> All damage that you suffer lowers your Health,
> and when your Health drops to zero or below,
> you immediately fall unconscious. The next
> attack that hits you will kill you.
>
>
>
The section on Medicine states:
>
> The Target Number to heal a character is
> always 1... | 2018/05/14 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/122572",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/10867/"
] | **Answer**:
There's no negative Health in Planet Mercenary. There are two states you can be in if you've been reduced to 0 Health.
1. If you're at 0, and you get shot again, you are *dying*.
2. Otherwise, if you're at 0, you're *unconscious.*
When a merc is *unconscious*, use the First Aid rules (TN 15, 1+Margin ov... | Until I receive an official ruling *ex cathedra* from Alan Bahr, my plan is to take the better of both worlds. With a mercenary unconscious from damage, the player rolls Medicine and adds *check*-14 to the target Sophont's Health as per battlefield first-aid. If their result was 20 or greater, and the Sophont's Health ... |
10,080,873 | All the network programming guides I can find are in C. ALL of them. Is it even possible to set up a socket connection in C++? If so, what is the #include and where can I find tutorials or documentation? I would assume there must be multiple libraries for this given the prevalence of the language-- which is considered ... | 2012/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10080873",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1029146/"
] | Try using [boost ASIO](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_49_0/doc/html/boost_asio.html). | There are no significant differences between C and C++ in this respect. |
15,036 | I'm running a Werewolf game and, after the pack managed to root out a Bale Hound and make the only other Rahu in the local area stand down, it seems like they want to take the time to handle mortal antagonists in their backstories. What I'd like to know is what NWoD books could provide good resources for kinfolk, crimi... | 2012/06/14 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/15036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/3699/"
] | One great resource for the criminal and law aspects of your question is **[Tales From the 13th Precinct](http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/12203/World-of-Darkness%3a-Tales-from-the-13th-Precinct?it=1)**, a sourcebook from the core World of Darkness line that approaches the setting from a law-enforcement perspective... | Just for completeness:
To go with **Tales From the 13th Precinct** (which should definatly be your first point),
other (less useful, but still worth a look) books are,
the back section of **Armoury**,mostly talks about gun law,
and also **Dogs of War** which is about the military, but relevant (iirc) for things like bo... |
15,036 | I'm running a Werewolf game and, after the pack managed to root out a Bale Hound and make the only other Rahu in the local area stand down, it seems like they want to take the time to handle mortal antagonists in their backstories. What I'd like to know is what NWoD books could provide good resources for kinfolk, crimi... | 2012/06/14 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/15036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/3699/"
] | One great resource for the criminal and law aspects of your question is **[Tales From the 13th Precinct](http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/12203/World-of-Darkness%3a-Tales-from-the-13th-Precinct?it=1)**, a sourcebook from the core World of Darkness line that approaches the setting from a law-enforcement perspective... | You might also check out the **Hunter: The Vigil** line as this deals with the humans (from small barely organized local groups to huge world spanning conspiracies) handle the supernatural monsters in the world. Very specifically the expansion book **Spirit Slayers** looks much more closely at hunter groups that deals ... |
7,899,455 | in order our apps to be submitted to apple store,
do we only need subscription to iOS developer program that cost $99,
or **we need iOS device such as iPhone or iPod touch too?**
I read from Book Phonegap Beginner Guide, we need to register
iOS device in order to get iOS provisioning profile.
I have mac mini with me,... | 2011/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7899455",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1012534/"
] | There is an simulator in the developer tools, you can use that. But still nothing beats the real thing though. | You can create and submit apps with only the simulator, but it is doubtful if you can test it enough that way.
You need the provisioning profile to test on the devices, but if you do not have one, you would not need that, either. |
7,899,455 | in order our apps to be submitted to apple store,
do we only need subscription to iOS developer program that cost $99,
or **we need iOS device such as iPhone or iPod touch too?**
I read from Book Phonegap Beginner Guide, we need to register
iOS device in order to get iOS provisioning profile.
I have mac mini with me,... | 2011/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7899455",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1012534/"
] | You could possibly do your early stages of development without any hardware and only use the simulator.
But get an iPod Touch, at least. If you're going to spend your time on it, it better be worth the $300 for an iPod Touch.
Unlike Android, the iOS simulator is actually much faster than the actual device - and won... | You can create and submit apps with only the simulator, but it is doubtful if you can test it enough that way.
You need the provisioning profile to test on the devices, but if you do not have one, you would not need that, either. |
2,069,960 | I'm writing a shell script that is supposed to be run by users only in sudo user list, what's the appropriate way of doing this?
what I'm thinking is in the shell script, try to create a dummy file in system dir such as /var/run/ and remove it, so users not in sudo list will receive a permission error, but I believe ... | 2010/01/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2069960",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/156153/"
] | Change the execute permissions on the script to only be executable by the user, and change the ownership of the script to `root`. That should do it. | make sure you are in the sudoers list then:
sudo chmod 700 /path/to/scriptname
[answering comment]
sorry - I don't use subversion: my guess is that you will need to run another script as a sudoer that will create the script with the correct permissions.
No, you do not *have to* change ownership to root, but it wi... |
2,069,960 | I'm writing a shell script that is supposed to be run by users only in sudo user list, what's the appropriate way of doing this?
what I'm thinking is in the shell script, try to create a dummy file in system dir such as /var/run/ and remove it, so users not in sudo list will receive a permission error, but I believe ... | 2010/01/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2069960",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/156153/"
] | You can check the values of $UID and $EUID in your script. They would be zero for being equivalent to root. Or, if not Bash, you can use `id -u`. | make sure you are in the sudoers list then:
sudo chmod 700 /path/to/scriptname
[answering comment]
sorry - I don't use subversion: my guess is that you will need to run another script as a sudoer that will create the script with the correct permissions.
No, you do not *have to* change ownership to root, but it wi... |
61,984 | A channel has bandwidth 3 KHz, signal to noise ratio is 40 dB find maximum data rate for 16 level encoding schemes.
There are two ways to find channel capacity. First one is with Nyquist theorem and second one is with shanon capacity. For Nyquist theorem I found 24 kbps and for Shanon capacity I found 39.84 kbps. So w... | 2013/03/23 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/61984",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/20586/"
] | The difference between the two formulas arises from the fact that the Nyquist formula uses the number of encoding levels that was explicitly given (16 levels implies 4 bits/baud), while the Shannon formula is the theoretical maximum based on the SNR of the channel (40 dB implies about 6.64 bits/baud).
3000 Hz × 2 baud... | I'm not going to do your homework for you. Instead of trying to plug numbers into some formula, go back to what Nyquist and Shannon were really saying.
You want to send data encoded with 16 different analog levels. Divide the voltage range of your signal up so that 16 levels are maximally spaced apart. That means each... |
61,984 | A channel has bandwidth 3 KHz, signal to noise ratio is 40 dB find maximum data rate for 16 level encoding schemes.
There are two ways to find channel capacity. First one is with Nyquist theorem and second one is with shanon capacity. For Nyquist theorem I found 24 kbps and for Shanon capacity I found 39.84 kbps. So w... | 2013/03/23 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/61984",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/20586/"
] | The difference between the two formulas arises from the fact that the Nyquist formula uses the number of encoding levels that was explicitly given (16 levels implies 4 bits/baud), while the Shannon formula is the theoretical maximum based on the SNR of the channel (40 dB implies about 6.64 bits/baud).
3000 Hz × 2 baud... | Nyquist theorem gives your the bit rate achieved with a certain modulation such as 16-QAM (4bits/symbol). You can go higher and higher by selecting even more complex modulation schemes e.g. with 64-QAM you can achieve 36kbps and with 256-QAM 48kbps, even higher than Shannon Capacity. Is this possible? Short answer NO.
... |
61,984 | A channel has bandwidth 3 KHz, signal to noise ratio is 40 dB find maximum data rate for 16 level encoding schemes.
There are two ways to find channel capacity. First one is with Nyquist theorem and second one is with shanon capacity. For Nyquist theorem I found 24 kbps and for Shanon capacity I found 39.84 kbps. So w... | 2013/03/23 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/61984",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/20586/"
] | I'm not going to do your homework for you. Instead of trying to plug numbers into some formula, go back to what Nyquist and Shannon were really saying.
You want to send data encoded with 16 different analog levels. Divide the voltage range of your signal up so that 16 levels are maximally spaced apart. That means each... | Nyquist theorem gives your the bit rate achieved with a certain modulation such as 16-QAM (4bits/symbol). You can go higher and higher by selecting even more complex modulation schemes e.g. with 64-QAM you can achieve 36kbps and with 256-QAM 48kbps, even higher than Shannon Capacity. Is this possible? Short answer NO.
... |
286,110 | So I'm doing a task where I take a massive list (30,000+) of movies on Wikipedia that have multiple columns (such as the films name, the genre, the cast, the plot etc.) and upload it into Elasticsearch. However, after doing that I now want to make it so the table is in at least 1NF. I'm not really experienced in databa... | 2021/02/26 | [
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/286110",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/users/168315/"
] | 1. as you know the PK from child tables, the joins are pointles.
2. even with joins, the difference between #tmpA and TableA is zero, may even be maybe in favor of TableA, depending. Your first select does the physical read if needed into memory, then its only logical reads and those would have to be done with temp tab... | I don't think you need to use temp table.
It's only a waste of write IO.
Waht I would do is to have cover indexes in tableB and tableC on filed TableAID.
You can eventually evaluate a the SNAPSHOT ISOLATION LEVEL if updates aiming the A table are generating to high locks. |
46,121 | I have a finished concrete pillar in my living room that I need to be patched and painted.
The pillar has final gypsum and paint on top of concrete. Since the concrete is chipped off I need to use a fast set repair mortar (such as QUIKRETE® FastSet™ Repair Mortar) to repair the concrete.
But I don't know if the gypsum... | 2014/07/12 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/46121",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/23722/"
] | I would use a setting joint compound (maybe durabond) rather than mud because it's more durable and moisture resistant. It's more time-consuming to sand, however. Either should stick to concrete and both should get a coat of primer before painting. If have old or really glossy concrete, you can prep the surface with a ... | I would not hesitate to skim over clean dry concrete with drywall mud. As long as the concrete NEVER has a chance to get wet. |
46,727 | In the Firefly episode *[The Message](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_%28Firefly%29)*, we see that [Tracey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Firefly_characters#Tracey_Smith) comes aboard and gets shot by [Zoe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Firefly_characters#Zoe_Washburne) at close range with a shot... | 2013/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/46727",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13639/"
] | There are two possibilities.
One is simply that the shotgun pellets simply didn't hit anything critical (i.e. Tracey got really, really lucky).
A more likely (in my opinion) explanation is that the lab-grown organs Tracey was smuggling allowed him to shrug off an unusual portion of the pain and shock of getting shot.... | I think you are mistaken.
As far as I can remember, Tracey arrives on *[Serenity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_%28Firefly_vessel%29)* in a cargo box that was parceled to captain Malcolm Reynolds. When they opened the box, Tracy's body was in it. They assumed that he was dead, and they took him in.
When they... |
28,938 | Does anyone have any suggestions for displaying a large data table in a mobile app? Some of the columns (the ones that are underlined) need to be able to be sorted when clicked.
<https://www.evernote.com/shard/s159/sh/d535b5de-6400-4995-80ff-c15b747c3234/89277707839492505f6807336e2bbf34> | 2012/11/09 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/28938",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/9481/"
] | The company **Filament Group** suggests an interesting solution for displaying complex tables:
* The markup of the table is the same for all the devices.
* The author sets the importance of each column by applying CSS classes to the table headings: essential, optional, or persist.
* The webpage shows only some of the ... | Interesting question!
My take at providing a solution.
There has to be multiple screen transitions involved.
1st. Provide the option to select which columns to be displyed - this could potentially allow all the columns to fit in to the mobile screen, if all columns are not needed in the result
Also, an option to se... |
19,581,728 | Of all the example codes I have read online regarding SerialPorts all uses ReadByte then convert to Character instead of using ReadChar in the first place.
Is there a advantage in doing this? | 2013/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19581728",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2279034/"
] | I think this is more of a business question.
You should build a Conference (event) entity and relate the attendees (100 contacts) either manually or by some automated process.
This will enable you to use that information in any report. | Try the Customer Portal Accelerator.
It was initially called the Event Management Accelerator but the name has changed since and additional functionality has been added
<http://dynamics-crm.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applications/customer-portal-for-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011-12884910826> |
648,701 | I am a high school student and I am very confused in topic "current and electricity" I have read that when any circuit {take a simple one with only one resistor ) is open some charges leaks out from battery and appears as surface charges on the connecting wires which makes up the electric field 0 inside the whole circu... | 2021/06/30 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/648701",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/273556/"
] | After initial transients, the total current in all parts of a circuit must be equal. If this condition is not met, the non-uniformity in the (E) field will shift the positions of charges until it is met. This is the same feedback mechanism that keeps the field equal to zero in a non-driven conductor. | Imagine you have a spring, said R, press it. You have an effect on R that now has a particular length. Now press the R spring with the help of... another spring ;) , said C (conductor), using the same energy you employed before: you obtain a different effect on R with another length (is longer than before because your ... |
208,246 | In PQ 15 'Legendary Super Saiyan', I cannot get Goku to transform in Super Saiyan, even though I beat Krilin.
What are the conditions for this to happen ? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/208246",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/29000/"
] | Provided that all other conditions are met (i.e. you defeated Krillin before Goku), there is a random chance (I don't know the exact figure but experience suggests it's somewhere around 25%) that Goku will transform. Even if you *do* get lucky and he transforms, Stage 1 Frieza is an absolute Super Kamehameha magnet and... | I tried a killion times then I started defeating them in order, piccollo, vegeta, then gohan and of course krillin before goku and he transformed 3X in a row. |
28,244 | I'm a looking for a good reference on how to color grade footage for a "cinematic" or "filmic" look. The best I have found are scattered YouTube videos; I'm looking more for general principles and ideas. I do not need any instruction on how to use grading software like Resolve, and I can get to color-correct grade usin... | 2019/08/12 | [
"https://avp.stackexchange.com/questions/28244",
"https://avp.stackexchange.com",
"https://avp.stackexchange.com/users/25935/"
] | I am sorry that I do not have an exact answer to the question on the title.
But here is the core of the question
>
> I'm looking more for general principles and ideas.
>
>
>
So here are my two cents:
1. Focal length and aperture
----------------------------
Yes, I know. I started with something is not controll... | The true source of a "cinematic" or "filmic" look comes from a well-executed lighting plan, which usually includes a concept of white, black, and mid-tone points within the scene, logical contrast ratios and illumination for key elements, elimination of extraneous details that distract from the filmic elements you real... |
2,683 | I'm planning to visit a few places in Egypt during the month of January or February. The locations on my itinerary are:
* Cairo
* Alexandria
* Aswan
* Abu Simbel
* Luxor
I plan to spend anywhere from 1 to 2 days at those locations. Is it culturally acceptable for a male to wear shorts, tshirts and flip flops? What's ... | 2011/10/07 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2683",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/78/"
] | All of those places are touristy, and as such they're completely used to seeing tourists wearing all of the described clothing.
One thing to note, however, is if you're taking the train down to Aswan/Luxor overnight, it can get rather chilly in the desert at which point you will most certainly want more than just t-sh... | For men, the only place you have to worry about what you are wearing is inside a mosque, other than that you can wear whatever you want to. This does not apply to women, though.
However in January or February I think it is going to be a little cold for shorts, t-shirts and flip flops.
In Aswan, Abo Simbel and Luxor it... |
4,382,834 | Stack Overflow. I see some great resources on time complexity here, but so far I haven't been able to answer to this space complexity question using them. So:
If I am multiplying the first n primes together, what *space* would be required to store the answer? For example, multiplying the first thousand primes together... | 2010/12/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4382834",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/534353/"
] | The [prime number theorem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number_theorem) tells us that the *n*th prime is approximately *n* ln *n*, so the product of the first *n* primes is approximately
>
> Π*i* ≤ *n*(*i* ln *i*) = *n*! O((log *n*)*n*) = O((*n* log *n*)*n*)
>
>
>
And to represent this number you'd need spa... | Just taking the last part of your question. If you have a list of the first n primes, the # of digits in the final multiplication will be log(n^n) which is just n log n. Since the algorithm would just be to multiply each one with a single accumulator, i would say the total space requirement would be the final expected ... |
50,858 | This is a question about a seemingly illogical approach to hypothesis testing and *p*-value interpretation that I find almost universally endorsed. I’ll cite the answers at [Can I trust ANOVA results for a non-normally distributed DV?](https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/5680/can-i-trust-anova-results-for-a-non-n... | 2013/02/26 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/50858",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/2669/"
] | The precision of the p-value is linked to its uncertainty. The uncertainty in the p-value when the test assumptions are not met might reasonable be viewed as part of the general problem of how we incorporate model selection error into our statistical analysis. For more details see
Chris Chatfield, Model Uncertainty, D... | I am looking forward to others answers here, but I have one strong suspicion what might be the cause. It is not at all clear in what way the p-value would have to be adjusted since that depends mainly on the way a requirement of the method is adjusted. Note that I don't see any need to restrict the discussion to violat... |
485,313 | Can anyone provide me with a more professional way of saying "slice and dice"? For example, "This new interactive report allows you to slice and dice information regarding your clients" | 2019/02/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/485313",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/331944/"
] | >
> This new interactive report allows you to rearrange and analyze information regarding your clients in a number of different ways
>
>
>
[Not quite literally:] <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slice_and_dice> | As in"
>
> "This new interactive report allows you to **data mine** information
> regarding your clients"
>
>
>
**data mining** [TFD](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/data+mining)
>
> n. The extraction of useful, often previously unknown information from
> large databases or data sets.
>
>
> |
485,313 | Can anyone provide me with a more professional way of saying "slice and dice"? For example, "This new interactive report allows you to slice and dice information regarding your clients" | 2019/02/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/485313",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/331944/"
] | I have never before seen slice and dice used figuratively like that to be honest. Generally, I would recommend more literal options, but if you want to use a figure of speech that preserve the cutting metaphor slice 'n dice communicates, then I would suggest using the word [Dissect](http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Di... | As in"
>
> "This new interactive report allows you to **data mine** information
> regarding your clients"
>
>
>
**data mining** [TFD](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/data+mining)
>
> n. The extraction of useful, often previously unknown information from
> large databases or data sets.
>
>
> |
21,811 | >
> They play hard, they play often, and they play to win. Australian sports teams win more than their **fair share** of titles, demolishing rivals with seeming ease. How do they do it? A big part of the secret is an extensive an expensive network of sporting academies underpinned by science and medicine. At the Austr... | 2014/04/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/21811",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/5036/"
] | Literally, "fair share" means an equal or otherwise equitable division. If you have eight slices of pizza, and eight people, each person gets one slice of pizza. If one person eats two slices, meaning someone else doesn't get a slice, then that person is said to have eaten more than his "fair share."
In this context, ... | In my interpretation **programmes of excellence** means programmes designed to improve performance.
Excellence would be the goal of those programmes.
(Pardon the pun) |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | This really depends on what tools you use, and how you like to organize it.
For example, I have seen people that use Eclipse but put every project in a single workspace, or use one single workspace for each project. The actual storage of projects can also vary. So, I don't think there is an accepted practice.
I think... | I have a folder called Work. Under this folder, I have Projects.
Project contains all my developed software, one directory for each one, with a conventional name. Each directory is a full bazaar respository, contaning tags, trunk and branches (heritage of my old svn style, probably I am going to change soon).
I also ... |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | This really depends on what tools you use, and how you like to organize it.
For example, I have seen people that use Eclipse but put every project in a single workspace, or use one single workspace for each project. The actual storage of projects can also vary. So, I don't think there is an accepted practice.
I think... | It highly depends on the programming language you use. I'm programming in java and the best structure I've seen there is given by [maven](http://maven.apache.org/).
You don't need to mess around with dozens of jar files because of the great dependency management of maven. You can use existing plugins to accomplish ne... |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | This really depends on what tools you use, and how you like to organize it.
For example, I have seen people that use Eclipse but put every project in a single workspace, or use one single workspace for each project. The actual storage of projects can also vary. So, I don't think there is an accepted practice.
I think... | I have everything in a version control repositories (nb: a very reassuring set of files to have, and to have tested backups of). On my dev machines, I have Projects folder for checked out current/recent work, and a Projects/Archives folder for older checkouts which I'm not currently working on. When I need third-party ... |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | I have a folder called Work. Under this folder, I have Projects.
Project contains all my developed software, one directory for each one, with a conventional name. Each directory is a full bazaar respository, contaning tags, trunk and branches (heritage of my old svn style, probably I am going to change soon).
I also ... | It highly depends on the programming language you use. I'm programming in java and the best structure I've seen there is given by [maven](http://maven.apache.org/).
You don't need to mess around with dozens of jar files because of the great dependency management of maven. You can use existing plugins to accomplish ne... |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | For me, it's the following list of directories under the project root:
1. src for .java files, using the package hierarchy
2. lib for 3rd party JARs, unless I'm getting them from a repository (e.g., Spring distro)
3. test for JUnit or TestNG test files
4. resources or config for .properties, .xml, etc.
5. web if it's ... | I have a folder called Work. Under this folder, I have Projects.
Project contains all my developed software, one directory for each one, with a conventional name. Each directory is a full bazaar respository, contaning tags, trunk and branches (heritage of my old svn style, probably I am going to change soon).
I also ... |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | I have a folder called Work. Under this folder, I have Projects.
Project contains all my developed software, one directory for each one, with a conventional name. Each directory is a full bazaar respository, contaning tags, trunk and branches (heritage of my old svn style, probably I am going to change soon).
I also ... | I have everything in a version control repositories (nb: a very reassuring set of files to have, and to have tested backups of). On my dev machines, I have Projects folder for checked out current/recent work, and a Projects/Archives folder for older checkouts which I'm not currently working on. When I need third-party ... |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | For me, it's the following list of directories under the project root:
1. src for .java files, using the package hierarchy
2. lib for 3rd party JARs, unless I'm getting them from a repository (e.g., Spring distro)
3. test for JUnit or TestNG test files
4. resources or config for .properties, .xml, etc.
5. web if it's ... | It highly depends on the programming language you use. I'm programming in java and the best structure I've seen there is given by [maven](http://maven.apache.org/).
You don't need to mess around with dozens of jar files because of the great dependency management of maven. You can use existing plugins to accomplish ne... |
1,451,240 | I've got a folder with all my projects, in different languages. Then I've got the libraries that I might eventually use in my code (mostly jar files). I'm sure there is an accepted practice, right? What do the professionals do? | 2009/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1451240",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/169909/"
] | For me, it's the following list of directories under the project root:
1. src for .java files, using the package hierarchy
2. lib for 3rd party JARs, unless I'm getting them from a repository (e.g., Spring distro)
3. test for JUnit or TestNG test files
4. resources or config for .properties, .xml, etc.
5. web if it's ... | I have everything in a version control repositories (nb: a very reassuring set of files to have, and to have tested backups of). On my dev machines, I have Projects folder for checked out current/recent work, and a Projects/Archives folder for older checkouts which I'm not currently working on. When I need third-party ... |
10,142,326 | i want to use location based services in my application.
How to do it on kindle fire? | 2012/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10142326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1085714/"
] | Skyhook offers a location [SDK for the Kindle Fire](http://www.skyhookwireless.com/location-technology/sdk.php) that allow app developers to easily include location in their apps. Several apps are available that [leverage this SDK on the Kindle Fire](http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/kindle-fire-app-gets-location-se... | [socketGPS](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.capsicumdreams.SocketGPS&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5jYXBzaWN1bWRyZWFtcy5Tb2NrZXRHUFMiXQ..%20%28socketGPS%29) on the Android market connects to an iPhone, to simulate a real GPS receiver on an android device without a GPS module. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | You might also want to check out [Scott Hanselman's weekly source code discussions.](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CategoryView.aspx?category=Source+Code)
Instead of just blocks of code he takes time to discuss it in detail. | Take a peek at Wikipedia's [List of Free Software Programmed in C#](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_software_programmed_in_C_Sharp) which I am sure will hold some gems. The MonoDevelop IDE and programs like F-Spot, I have used, and are of high quality. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | Take a peek at Wikipedia's [List of Free Software Programmed in C#](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_software_programmed_in_C_Sharp) which I am sure will hold some gems. The MonoDevelop IDE and programs like F-Spot, I have used, and are of high quality. | Try <http://www.codeplex.com/>. In my opinion, the best way to get into the code is to download it, run it locally (if possible) and debug through it, by stepping along the code. Refactoring also helps you to understand the code more deeply since you have to reason about it for doing it successfully. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | You might also want to check out [Scott Hanselman's weekly source code discussions.](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CategoryView.aspx?category=Source+Code)
Instead of just blocks of code he takes time to discuss it in detail. | If you want to study framework code, obviously the Microsoft framework is relevant. You can look at most of details using Reflector.
Also, the [C5 Generic Collection Library](http://www.itu.dk/research/c5/) is worth a look. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | You might also want to check out [Scott Hanselman's weekly source code discussions.](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CategoryView.aspx?category=Source+Code)
Instead of just blocks of code he takes time to discuss it in detail. | Try <http://www.codeplex.com/>. In my opinion, the best way to get into the code is to download it, run it locally (if possible) and debug through it, by stepping along the code. Refactoring also helps you to understand the code more deeply since you have to reason about it for doing it successfully. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | You might also want to check out [Scott Hanselman's weekly source code discussions.](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CategoryView.aspx?category=Source+Code)
Instead of just blocks of code he takes time to discuss it in detail. | Do you know you can look at the .net source code. Also, you can [debug it](http://blogs.msdn.com/sburke/archive/2008/01/16/configuring-visual-studio-to-debug-net-framework-source-code.aspx). You can learn a lot from it.
Ask the [reflector genie](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/) and it will allow you to see... |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | Take a peek at Wikipedia's [List of Free Software Programmed in C#](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_software_programmed_in_C_Sharp) which I am sure will hold some gems. The MonoDevelop IDE and programs like F-Spot, I have used, and are of high quality. | If you want to study framework code, obviously the Microsoft framework is relevant. You can look at most of details using Reflector.
Also, the [C5 Generic Collection Library](http://www.itu.dk/research/c5/) is worth a look. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | Do you know you can look at the .net source code. Also, you can [debug it](http://blogs.msdn.com/sburke/archive/2008/01/16/configuring-visual-studio-to-debug-net-framework-source-code.aspx). You can learn a lot from it.
Ask the [reflector genie](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/) and it will allow you to see... | If you want to study framework code, obviously the Microsoft framework is relevant. You can look at most of details using Reflector.
Also, the [C5 Generic Collection Library](http://www.itu.dk/research/c5/) is worth a look. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | Do you know you can look at the .net source code. Also, you can [debug it](http://blogs.msdn.com/sburke/archive/2008/01/16/configuring-visual-studio-to-debug-net-framework-source-code.aspx). You can learn a lot from it.
Ask the [reflector genie](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/) and it will allow you to see... | Have a look at [Spring.NET](http://www.springframework.net/). That's some well-thought out, well-designed code in C#. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | Do you know you can look at the .net source code. Also, you can [debug it](http://blogs.msdn.com/sburke/archive/2008/01/16/configuring-visual-studio-to-debug-net-framework-source-code.aspx). You can learn a lot from it.
Ask the [reflector genie](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/) and it will allow you to see... | Try <http://www.codeplex.com/>. In my opinion, the best way to get into the code is to download it, run it locally (if possible) and debug through it, by stepping along the code. Refactoring also helps you to understand the code more deeply since you have to reason about it for doing it successfully. |
1,319,099 | I got into log4net code and Nunit. Both of them gave me something to think about and taught me something new. What other aps do you know, with source code open that worth reading their code? Also, what is the best way to get into the code, sure if you can't ask its creator a question?
A little addition: I'd like to ha... | 2009/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1319099",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145334/"
] | You might also want to check out [Scott Hanselman's weekly source code discussions.](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CategoryView.aspx?category=Source+Code)
Instead of just blocks of code he takes time to discuss it in detail. | Have a look at [Spring.NET](http://www.springframework.net/). That's some well-thought out, well-designed code in C#. |
10,115,347 | I instaled AspectJ in Eclipse (AJDT), but the specific methods of Java 7 are marked as errors when I use the AspectJ project.
My doubt is if AspectJ works with Java 7 or this is an issue with Eclipse or AJDT.
**EDIT:** The problem is AJDT that doesn't support AspectJ for Java 7 yet. There is some IDE to AspectJ that ... | 2012/04/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10115347",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/734984/"
] | You need AspectJ 1.7.0 M1 (or higher) for Java 7 compatibility. <http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/released/README-170.html> | From the [aspectJ webpage](http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/):
"AspectJ 1.7.0.M1 is now available for download. See the readme for more information. **This is our first Java7 compiler based milestone.**" so it should work. Did you search at all? |
10,115,347 | I instaled AspectJ in Eclipse (AJDT), but the specific methods of Java 7 are marked as errors when I use the AspectJ project.
My doubt is if AspectJ works with Java 7 or this is an issue with Eclipse or AJDT.
**EDIT:** The problem is AJDT that doesn't support AspectJ for Java 7 yet. There is some IDE to AspectJ that ... | 2012/04/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10115347",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/734984/"
] | You need AspectJ 1.7.0 M1 (or higher) for Java 7 compatibility. <http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/released/README-170.html> | You should install the snapshot version of the AspectJ Development Tools (AJDT) from this update site:
<http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ajdt/37/dev/update> |
53,116 | We experience space and time very differently. From the point of view of physics, what fundamentally grounds this difference?
Dimensionality (the fact that there are three spatial dimensions but only one temporal) surely cannot be sufficient, as there are tentative proposals among string theories for models with multi... | 2013/02/05 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/53116",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/20625/"
] | @Kathryn Boast I assume you are looking for an answer that is based on the available experimental evidence we have about nature, not wild new speculations that are not firmly established and supported by experiment. It is very interesting to see how a question as simple as this, has many of us going into a spin… There ... | What makes the difference is that the order of Time is made by the presence of memory. That is, consciousness creates the "arrow of Time". |
53,116 | We experience space and time very differently. From the point of view of physics, what fundamentally grounds this difference?
Dimensionality (the fact that there are three spatial dimensions but only one temporal) surely cannot be sufficient, as there are tentative proposals among string theories for models with multi... | 2013/02/05 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/53116",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/20625/"
] | My guess would be that time is special for us by definition (assuming the universe is causally connected).
I wouldn't speculate on what would be if there were 3 time dimensions and 1 spatial, let's imagine instead that we live in 1+1 dimensions. Then all the observers/particles/people/cats/forest animals/etc would be... | i think time and space are substancial equivalent but differ by the scale of their cycle.
when you move in space, you can turn around go back to the start or go on too ifinity and you will end up at the starting point, this is at least for me the meanning of the determistic view.
with time it's the same but causality w... |
53,116 | We experience space and time very differently. From the point of view of physics, what fundamentally grounds this difference?
Dimensionality (the fact that there are three spatial dimensions but only one temporal) surely cannot be sufficient, as there are tentative proposals among string theories for models with multi... | 2013/02/05 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/53116",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/20625/"
] | >
> Are there equations in physics that can be considered to predict across space (for a given time)?
>
>
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If you take time out of the equation, then you take "change" out of the equation. (And without change, things remain the same "all the time".)
If you take all time out of the equation except for one specif... | Philosophical discussion of this can be started from Zeno's Paradoxes and will go for thousand of pages, but physically speaking we have less choices:
In physics, time goes in one direction, and the most fundamental reason for that is: cause and effect (other reasons can be constructed, but this one is the most intuit... |
53,116 | We experience space and time very differently. From the point of view of physics, what fundamentally grounds this difference?
Dimensionality (the fact that there are three spatial dimensions but only one temporal) surely cannot be sufficient, as there are tentative proposals among string theories for models with multi... | 2013/02/05 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/53116",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/20625/"
] | My guess would be that time is special for us by definition (assuming the universe is causally connected).
I wouldn't speculate on what would be if there were 3 time dimensions and 1 spatial, let's imagine instead that we live in 1+1 dimensions. Then all the observers/particles/people/cats/forest animals/etc would be... | What makes the difference is that the order of Time is made by the presence of memory. That is, consciousness creates the "arrow of Time". |
17,022 | After looking into various schematics on controlling a relay via an Arduino, I have noticed that, most of the time, transistors are used to switch the separate supply into the relay coil rather than directly supplying the relay with the 5-Volt output from the I/O pin of the Arduino. For example, I have a 5-volt DPDT re... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/17022",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/14129/"
] | Processor pins have strictly limited current drive capability.
* The rated values may vary depending on whether you want a high or low drive.
* Some processors will supply only a few mA and the most you will usually officially get is in the 20 to 30 mA range.
* There is usually a total current limit for the processor... | The recommended output (source or sink) from an I/O pin is 20 mA. The absolute maximum is 40 mA. Your relay coil is likely to consume more than that, particularly when it initially energizes. This will damage your output pin. Then it will eventually fail.
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> Nothing seems to be amiss by far.
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>
>
No, not yet. ... |
17,022 | After looking into various schematics on controlling a relay via an Arduino, I have noticed that, most of the time, transistors are used to switch the separate supply into the relay coil rather than directly supplying the relay with the 5-Volt output from the I/O pin of the Arduino. For example, I have a 5-volt DPDT re... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/17022",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/14129/"
] | The recommended output (source or sink) from an I/O pin is 20 mA. The absolute maximum is 40 mA. Your relay coil is likely to consume more than that, particularly when it initially energizes. This will damage your output pin. Then it will eventually fail.
>
> Nothing seems to be amiss by far.
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>
>
No, not yet. ... | Let us look as some basic's, these seem to be the basis of a lot of questions:
A capacitor when power is switched on draws a huge amount of current that tapers off as it gets charged. This curve is also called the RC time constant (this is close but not exact "<http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/rc/rc_1.html>" will g... |
17,022 | After looking into various schematics on controlling a relay via an Arduino, I have noticed that, most of the time, transistors are used to switch the separate supply into the relay coil rather than directly supplying the relay with the 5-Volt output from the I/O pin of the Arduino. For example, I have a 5-volt DPDT re... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/17022",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
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] | Processor pins have strictly limited current drive capability.
* The rated values may vary depending on whether you want a high or low drive.
* Some processors will supply only a few mA and the most you will usually officially get is in the 20 to 30 mA range.
* There is usually a total current limit for the processor... | Have a look at the simple circuit on this [PDF](http://playground.arduino.cc/uploads/Main/relays.pdf) from the Arduino Playground. It shows a single transistor to drive a small relay.
As Russell says in his answer, a ULN2803 or similar is a chip which will allow you to drive several small relays, which is neater than ... |
17,022 | After looking into various schematics on controlling a relay via an Arduino, I have noticed that, most of the time, transistors are used to switch the separate supply into the relay coil rather than directly supplying the relay with the 5-Volt output from the I/O pin of the Arduino. For example, I have a 5-volt DPDT re... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/17022",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/14129/"
] | Processor pins have strictly limited current drive capability.
* The rated values may vary depending on whether you want a high or low drive.
* Some processors will supply only a few mA and the most you will usually officially get is in the 20 to 30 mA range.
* There is usually a total current limit for the processor... | To really protect your arduino it's worth putting a photo-coupler on the pin and driving your circuit that way. Then no stray inductive charge or short can affect the arduino.
They are also called OptoIsolators or Optocouplers.
<http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=143954.0> |
17,022 | After looking into various schematics on controlling a relay via an Arduino, I have noticed that, most of the time, transistors are used to switch the separate supply into the relay coil rather than directly supplying the relay with the 5-Volt output from the I/O pin of the Arduino. For example, I have a 5-volt DPDT re... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/17022",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/14129/"
] | Processor pins have strictly limited current drive capability.
* The rated values may vary depending on whether you want a high or low drive.
* Some processors will supply only a few mA and the most you will usually officially get is in the 20 to 30 mA range.
* There is usually a total current limit for the processor... | Let us look as some basic's, these seem to be the basis of a lot of questions:
A capacitor when power is switched on draws a huge amount of current that tapers off as it gets charged. This curve is also called the RC time constant (this is close but not exact "<http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/rc/rc_1.html>" will g... |
17,022 | After looking into various schematics on controlling a relay via an Arduino, I have noticed that, most of the time, transistors are used to switch the separate supply into the relay coil rather than directly supplying the relay with the 5-Volt output from the I/O pin of the Arduino. For example, I have a 5-volt DPDT re... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/17022",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/14129/"
] | Have a look at the simple circuit on this [PDF](http://playground.arduino.cc/uploads/Main/relays.pdf) from the Arduino Playground. It shows a single transistor to drive a small relay.
As Russell says in his answer, a ULN2803 or similar is a chip which will allow you to drive several small relays, which is neater than ... | Let us look as some basic's, these seem to be the basis of a lot of questions:
A capacitor when power is switched on draws a huge amount of current that tapers off as it gets charged. This curve is also called the RC time constant (this is close but not exact "<http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/rc/rc_1.html>" will g... |
17,022 | After looking into various schematics on controlling a relay via an Arduino, I have noticed that, most of the time, transistors are used to switch the separate supply into the relay coil rather than directly supplying the relay with the 5-Volt output from the I/O pin of the Arduino. For example, I have a 5-volt DPDT re... | 2015/10/20 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/17022",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/14129/"
] | To really protect your arduino it's worth putting a photo-coupler on the pin and driving your circuit that way. Then no stray inductive charge or short can affect the arduino.
They are also called OptoIsolators or Optocouplers.
<http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=143954.0> | Let us look as some basic's, these seem to be the basis of a lot of questions:
A capacitor when power is switched on draws a huge amount of current that tapers off as it gets charged. This curve is also called the RC time constant (this is close but not exact "<http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/rc/rc_1.html>" will g... |
47,677,170 | I have created an SQL database in azure portal. But there is no tools section in the overview of my DB, so as there is no query editor for me to use.
Instead i have connect with option where only visual studio is shown and not the query editor. Kindly give me a solution why no tools section and how can i get Query Edi... | 2017/12/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47677170",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8939644/"
] | Now, Azure SQL database supports Data explorer (preview), you could use it to query.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XaIui.jpg)
Note: It only show limited object. For full capability please open SSDT. | There is a Query Editor available on Azure Portal. You can find this experience by navigating to your SQL database and clicking the Tools command and then clicking Query Editor (preview), as shown on [this](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/t-sql-query-editor-in-browser-azure-portal/) Blog post. |
47,677,170 | I have created an SQL database in azure portal. But there is no tools section in the overview of my DB, so as there is no query editor for me to use.
Instead i have connect with option where only visual studio is shown and not the query editor. Kindly give me a solution why no tools section and how can i get Query Edi... | 2017/12/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47677170",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8939644/"
] | There is a Query Editor available on Azure Portal. You can find this experience by navigating to your SQL database and clicking the Tools command and then clicking Query Editor (preview), as shown on [this](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/t-sql-query-editor-in-browser-azure-portal/) Blog post. | I think I had a similar experience when using Firefox Quantum on a Mac - found the query editor no longer available. I tried using the new 'Data Explorer' and found the query editor window was not working (though I was able to open a query written with an external editor):
[Query editor not working in the 'Data Explore... |
47,677,170 | I have created an SQL database in azure portal. But there is no tools section in the overview of my DB, so as there is no query editor for me to use.
Instead i have connect with option where only visual studio is shown and not the query editor. Kindly give me a solution why no tools section and how can i get Query Edi... | 2017/12/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47677170",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8939644/"
] | Now, Azure SQL database supports Data explorer (preview), you could use it to query.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XaIui.jpg)
Note: It only show limited object. For full capability please open SSDT. | I think I had a similar experience when using Firefox Quantum on a Mac - found the query editor no longer available. I tried using the new 'Data Explorer' and found the query editor window was not working (though I was able to open a query written with an external editor):
[Query editor not working in the 'Data Explore... |
11,858,881 | I have dropdownlist whose value is filled using the value of the other drop down. The problem here is that i need to bind the value of the second when the value of the first changes. I need to do it from the javascript.
Only thing i need to do is remove and add the select options in the second dropdown as the first dr... | 2012/08/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11858881",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1000768/"
] | Entity classes are usually hand-written, or are generated from a schema then hand-tweaked. In the Java world many tools like NetBeans and Eclipse can help, but things seem much less mature in the C#/.NET world if you're not using Microsoft databases and Microsoft query tools.
[This answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/... | Depends on a language but yes - you can do something like this in Java or Python using Object Relational tools such as SQLAlchemy, Hybernate, iBatis, etc.
They can generate schema for you, can populate data based on the definitions of objects. |
205,382 | If we have a SAQ A compliant website for online signups, can we also use SAQ C-VT for phone orders? I'm thinking yes since they're separate payment channels but this aspect is new to me. | 2019/03/14 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/205382",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/386/"
] | There is a relevant [FAQ from the PCI SSC](https://pcissc.secure.force.com/faq/articles/Frequently_Asked_Question/Can-SAQ-eligibility-criteria-be-used-for-determining-applicability-of-PCI-DSS-requirements-for-onsite-assessments/p?pubstatus=o) that addresses this questions. The gist of it is that you if the environment ... | Yes - it is fine to use two SAQs, one for each acceptance channel iff there is no connectivity between the two channels - ie there is nothing that is 'connected to' both channels. It is wise to let your processor/acquirer know that this is your approach and to document this in the SAQ. |
205,382 | If we have a SAQ A compliant website for online signups, can we also use SAQ C-VT for phone orders? I'm thinking yes since they're separate payment channels but this aspect is new to me. | 2019/03/14 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/205382",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/386/"
] | There is a relevant [FAQ from the PCI SSC](https://pcissc.secure.force.com/faq/articles/Frequently_Asked_Question/Can-SAQ-eligibility-criteria-be-used-for-determining-applicability-of-PCI-DSS-requirements-for-onsite-assessments/p?pubstatus=o) that addresses this questions. The gist of it is that you if the environment ... | Multiple SAQs are allowed per the following guidance. The acquiring bank is going to be the best source of guidance here.
[PCI FAQ 1082](https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/faq/articles/Frequently_Asked_Question/If-a-merchant-has-multiple-processing-environments-should-the-merchant-complete-multiple-SAQ-to-validate-t... |
139,354 | In [#26 The Attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Attack_(novel)), Jake acquires a [Howler](http://animorphs.wikia.com/wiki/Howler) morph. In my opinion, this is hands-down the most dangerous battle morph Jake has ever acquired. (As evident from the events in said book.)
However, in the following books, despite be... | 2016/09/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/139354",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/64504/"
] | To avoid the overly kind Howler instincts, to avoid leakage of sensitive information, and because of the moral concerns involved with morphing sentient creatures.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | Option 1 is probably the answer here. Jake got pretty ruthless near the end, and he wouldn't avoid using the Howler just because it was 'evil'.
As for A or B, both are plausible, but I would lean towards B. You dismiss the Sario Rip effects demonstrating the loss of the Tyrannosaur morphs, but to be honest that situa... |
139,354 | In [#26 The Attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Attack_(novel)), Jake acquires a [Howler](http://animorphs.wikia.com/wiki/Howler) morph. In my opinion, this is hands-down the most dangerous battle morph Jake has ever acquired. (As evident from the events in said book.)
However, in the following books, despite be... | 2016/09/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/139354",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/64504/"
] | To avoid the overly kind Howler instincts, to avoid leakage of sensitive information, and because of the moral concerns involved with morphing sentient creatures.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | In-universe, I believe that the reasoning could be attributed to the trauma Jake experienced when he first transformed into the Howler:
>
> And then I felt something I had never felt before. Some strange part
> of the Howler brain, like an extra sense. My brain had tapped into a
> pool of awareness, of knowledge. R... |
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