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44,910 | iOS seems to refuse to allow me to email "long" voice memos, and I'm unaware of any way to extract them from iTunes backups of my phone. How can I retrieve entire voice memos that aren't really short? | 2012/03/21 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/44910",
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] | [This answer](https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/44914/5472) by [jmlumpkin](https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/181/jmlumpkin) is canonically correct, all existing memos sync over to a special "Voice Memos" playlist in iTunes. However, if you like to record voice memos that you will retrieve later on your computer, my... | There is an unclear aspect of iTunes which isn't mentioned in the other answers here.
After selecting the iPhone, iTunes (12.1.2.27) shows an *On My Device > Voice Memos* list in the sidebar. However, this list doesn't actually seem to show all the voice memos on the device(!).
In particular, newly recorded memos don... |
44,910 | iOS seems to refuse to allow me to email "long" voice memos, and I'm unaware of any way to extract them from iTunes backups of my phone. How can I retrieve entire voice memos that aren't really short? | 2012/03/21 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/44910",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/638/"
] | There is a free third-party utility that I find very useful in situations like this. [Macroplant iExplorer](http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/), for Mac and Windows, lets you mount the file system of your iOS device in the Finder or Windows Explorer, so you can copy the voice memo files (and most other iOS document f... | There is an unclear aspect of iTunes which isn't mentioned in the other answers here.
After selecting the iPhone, iTunes (12.1.2.27) shows an *On My Device > Voice Memos* list in the sidebar. However, this list doesn't actually seem to show all the voice memos on the device(!).
In particular, newly recorded memos don... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Although the D in the scale of B will be natural in the key signature, it will often be sharpened when leading to the key note E. Think of the melodic minor scale for E. D will be sharpened on the way up but natural on the way down.
So, if your chord is to resolve to the tonic E, the sharpened D will work nicely. You... | Say we play in Em (relative major is G, one sharp). The V chord of Em should be Bm (B D F#). Although playing B major adds a sharp to D it is not considered as an "error" since it can naturaly lead to Em. It's clearer if you play B7 (B D# F# A) as it's the dominant chord of Em.
Sometimes the II chord of the major scal... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Two points.
First: the scale of a key or mode is a framework. It doesn't instruct you NOT to use other notes. A piece of music that used ONLY diatonic (in the scale) notes and chords would be very basic and possibly very boring (although there's also beauty in simplicity).
Second: in traditional harmony the dominant ... | Although the D in the scale of B will be natural in the key signature, it will often be sharpened when leading to the key note E. Think of the melodic minor scale for E. D will be sharpened on the way up but natural on the way down.
So, if your chord is to resolve to the tonic E, the sharpened D will work nicely. You... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Although the D in the scale of B will be natural in the key signature, it will often be sharpened when leading to the key note E. Think of the melodic minor scale for E. D will be sharpened on the way up but natural on the way down.
So, if your chord is to resolve to the tonic E, the sharpened D will work nicely. You... | Yes, you are making a mistake in the theory you know. Each major key sig. has a relative minor to go with it - C- Am: G- Em; Bb- Gm etc. Whilst the majors adhere exactly to the # or b in their key sig., minors cannot and do not.
That's because the notes that make up the minor scales vary in their 6th and 7th notes. It... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Although the D in the scale of B will be natural in the key signature, it will often be sharpened when leading to the key note E. Think of the melodic minor scale for E. D will be sharpened on the way up but natural on the way down.
So, if your chord is to resolve to the tonic E, the sharpened D will work nicely. You... | One way to look at things is that, for music in a minor key, the chord on scale step 5 is minor (Gm in the key of Cm). In a cadence, scale step is usually raised to be a half step below the tonic (scale step 8). In non-cadential passages, often the minor chord on the 5th step is used. For example, in a cycle of fifths,... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Two points.
First: the scale of a key or mode is a framework. It doesn't instruct you NOT to use other notes. A piece of music that used ONLY diatonic (in the scale) notes and chords would be very basic and possibly very boring (although there's also beauty in simplicity).
Second: in traditional harmony the dominant ... | Say we play in Em (relative major is G, one sharp). The V chord of Em should be Bm (B D F#). Although playing B major adds a sharp to D it is not considered as an "error" since it can naturaly lead to Em. It's clearer if you play B7 (B D# F# A) as it's the dominant chord of Em.
Sometimes the II chord of the major scal... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Say we play in Em (relative major is G, one sharp). The V chord of Em should be Bm (B D F#). Although playing B major adds a sharp to D it is not considered as an "error" since it can naturaly lead to Em. It's clearer if you play B7 (B D# F# A) as it's the dominant chord of Em.
Sometimes the II chord of the major scal... | One way to look at things is that, for music in a minor key, the chord on scale step 5 is minor (Gm in the key of Cm). In a cadence, scale step is usually raised to be a half step below the tonic (scale step 8). In non-cadential passages, often the minor chord on the 5th step is used. For example, in a cycle of fifths,... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Two points.
First: the scale of a key or mode is a framework. It doesn't instruct you NOT to use other notes. A piece of music that used ONLY diatonic (in the scale) notes and chords would be very basic and possibly very boring (although there's also beauty in simplicity).
Second: in traditional harmony the dominant ... | Yes, you are making a mistake in the theory you know. Each major key sig. has a relative minor to go with it - C- Am: G- Em; Bb- Gm etc. Whilst the majors adhere exactly to the # or b in their key sig., minors cannot and do not.
That's because the notes that make up the minor scales vary in their 6th and 7th notes. It... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Two points.
First: the scale of a key or mode is a framework. It doesn't instruct you NOT to use other notes. A piece of music that used ONLY diatonic (in the scale) notes and chords would be very basic and possibly very boring (although there's also beauty in simplicity).
Second: in traditional harmony the dominant ... | One way to look at things is that, for music in a minor key, the chord on scale step 5 is minor (Gm in the key of Cm). In a cadence, scale step is usually raised to be a half step below the tonic (scale step 8). In non-cadential passages, often the minor chord on the 5th step is used. For example, in a cycle of fifths,... |
61,079 | I find when playing in a minor key I always end up playing the major version of the V chord. (So in Em I always end up playing a "B major" chord.)
However, the third of this chord should be played as a minor when looking at the key and it seems like using an accidental as frequently as I do is not really in the spirit... | 2017/08/13 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/61079",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/43231/"
] | Yes, you are making a mistake in the theory you know. Each major key sig. has a relative minor to go with it - C- Am: G- Em; Bb- Gm etc. Whilst the majors adhere exactly to the # or b in their key sig., minors cannot and do not.
That's because the notes that make up the minor scales vary in their 6th and 7th notes. It... | One way to look at things is that, for music in a minor key, the chord on scale step 5 is minor (Gm in the key of Cm). In a cadence, scale step is usually raised to be a half step below the tonic (scale step 8). In non-cadential passages, often the minor chord on the 5th step is used. For example, in a cycle of fifths,... |
230,787 | I just read a question with answers about the letter *u* making the sound /w/ in *penguin* and *sanguine*. However, the word *language* was not mentioned. What is the explanation for the spelling of *language*? | 2015/02/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/230787",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/111970/"
] | Here is how the spelling evolved:
<http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=language>
Pronunciation note: Because of the mentioned varied origins of English words, you pretty much need to memorize which words with "gui" or "gua" have a "w" sound. And which ones don't.
For example, "guarantee", "guard" "guest", guild... | Part of the problem of the differences and inconsistencies between spelling and pronunciation in English is that there is no central arbiter of what is "right" and what is "not right". France has the Académie Française and Spain has the Real Academia Española or RAE to keep things in some kind of order. English doesn't... |
25,252 | Was the early church a missionary church? Matthew 28:19-20 leads me to believe it was:
>
> Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
> the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
>
>
> Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
> and, lo, I am with you ... | 2014/01/28 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25252",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/9652/"
] | **Mormons**
80 000+ missionaries in serving in more than 400 missions throughout the world.
[REF](http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/topic/missionary-program)
**Jehovah's Witnesses**
Total hours spent in the field ministry during their past service year (September 2012 - August 2013) 1,841,180,235
[REF](http://www.jw.o... | Currently The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has over 82,000 full time proselytizing missionaries and another 10,000 service or humanitarian missionaries. All serve on a volunteer basis and are required to pay most of their expenses. Financial assistance is also available for those who have limited resourc... |
25,252 | Was the early church a missionary church? Matthew 28:19-20 leads me to believe it was:
>
> Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
> the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
>
>
> Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
> and, lo, I am with you ... | 2014/01/28 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25252",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/9652/"
] | **Mormons**
80 000+ missionaries in serving in more than 400 missions throughout the world.
[REF](http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/topic/missionary-program)
**Jehovah's Witnesses**
Total hours spent in the field ministry during their past service year (September 2012 - August 2013) 1,841,180,235
[REF](http://www.jw.o... | Jehovah's Witnesses are very focused on preaching and teaching the good news of the kingdom, including missionary work. ([Matthew 24:14](http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/matthew/24/#v40024014), [1 Timothy 2:4](http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/1-timothy/2/#v54002004), [Acts 10:34, 35](h... |
25,252 | Was the early church a missionary church? Matthew 28:19-20 leads me to believe it was:
>
> Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
> the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
>
>
> Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
> and, lo, I am with you ... | 2014/01/28 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25252",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/9652/"
] | **Mormons**
80 000+ missionaries in serving in more than 400 missions throughout the world.
[REF](http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/topic/missionary-program)
**Jehovah's Witnesses**
Total hours spent in the field ministry during their past service year (September 2012 - August 2013) 1,841,180,235
[REF](http://www.jw.o... | **Denominational Missions**
The Pentecostal Assemblies of God (2800 cross cultural workers) and the Baptist International Missions Board (5200 cross cultural workers) are among the larger denominational missions movements. In denominational missions work missionaries generally function more as project managers, overse... |
144,317 | >
> Please be advised that the clerks Intake Specialist Unit is in receipt of the complaint you filed against Maple Lee alleging harassment, and retaliation, which has now been assigned Intake #123425.
>
>
>
My question is, should there be a comma before *and* in "alleging harassment, and retaliation"? | 2014/01/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/144317",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/61179/"
] | No. It adds nothing. No punctuation should be used unless it serves a purpose. | No, not in this case. The common is only needed before "and" if the list is three or more items. |
24,159 | The card Clerical Error has the text:
>
> Choose a player. Collect any noble of your choice from that player's
> score pile. That player then chooses any other noble from your score
> pile and collects it.
>
>
>
The noble Robespierre has the text:
>
> The day ends after you collect this noble. Discard any noble... | 2015/05/14 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/24159",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
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] | A common Uno variant allows the recipient of a draw 2 to avoid drawing (and being skipped) by playing their own draw 2. The next player either needs to skip their turn and draw 4 cards, or play their own draw 2. If they play their own, the next player must either draw 6 cards or continue the sequence. Some variants all... | You can play a Wild card on top of *anything*, so long as it's your turn to play. Your friend is crazy.
For the Wild Draw 4, you should ideally be unable to match the color - it is possible to challenge a Wild Draw 4, and if the person who played it could have played a card to match the color instead (not the number)... |
24,159 | The card Clerical Error has the text:
>
> Choose a player. Collect any noble of your choice from that player's
> score pile. That player then chooses any other noble from your score
> pile and collects it.
>
>
>
The noble Robespierre has the text:
>
> The day ends after you collect this noble. Discard any noble... | 2015/05/14 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/24159",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/9999/"
] | You can play a Wild card on top of *anything*, so long as it's your turn to play. Your friend is crazy.
For the Wild Draw 4, you should ideally be unable to match the color - it is possible to challenge a Wild Draw 4, and if the person who played it could have played a card to match the color instead (not the number)... | According to this link (<http://www.qcsalon.net/en/uno>), a +4 can't be played on top of +2 or vice-versa. There are other rules too, regarding playing of a +4 card, you can choose to follow. |
24,159 | The card Clerical Error has the text:
>
> Choose a player. Collect any noble of your choice from that player's
> score pile. That player then chooses any other noble from your score
> pile and collects it.
>
>
>
The noble Robespierre has the text:
>
> The day ends after you collect this noble. Discard any noble... | 2015/05/14 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/24159",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/9999/"
] | You can play a Wild card on top of *anything*, so long as it's your turn to play. Your friend is crazy.
For the Wild Draw 4, you should ideally be unable to match the color - it is possible to challenge a Wild Draw 4, and if the person who played it could have played a card to match the color instead (not the number)... | Yes you can me and my family had the same problem it comes in the uno manual |
24,159 | The card Clerical Error has the text:
>
> Choose a player. Collect any noble of your choice from that player's
> score pile. That player then chooses any other noble from your score
> pile and collects it.
>
>
>
The noble Robespierre has the text:
>
> The day ends after you collect this noble. Discard any noble... | 2015/05/14 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/24159",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/9999/"
] | You can play a Wild card on top of *anything*, so long as it's your turn to play. Your friend is crazy.
For the Wild Draw 4, you should ideally be unable to match the color - it is possible to challenge a Wild Draw 4, and if the person who played it could have played a card to match the color instead (not the number)... | My family has never put a draw 4 ontop of a draw 2 we will only do that if it is agreed on and that is the rules of uno but you can play however you want to play |
24,159 | The card Clerical Error has the text:
>
> Choose a player. Collect any noble of your choice from that player's
> score pile. That player then chooses any other noble from your score
> pile and collects it.
>
>
>
The noble Robespierre has the text:
>
> The day ends after you collect this noble. Discard any noble... | 2015/05/14 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/24159",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/9999/"
] | A common Uno variant allows the recipient of a draw 2 to avoid drawing (and being skipped) by playing their own draw 2. The next player either needs to skip their turn and draw 4 cards, or play their own draw 2. If they play their own, the next player must either draw 6 cards or continue the sequence. Some variants all... | According to this link (<http://www.qcsalon.net/en/uno>), a +4 can't be played on top of +2 or vice-versa. There are other rules too, regarding playing of a +4 card, you can choose to follow. |
24,159 | The card Clerical Error has the text:
>
> Choose a player. Collect any noble of your choice from that player's
> score pile. That player then chooses any other noble from your score
> pile and collects it.
>
>
>
The noble Robespierre has the text:
>
> The day ends after you collect this noble. Discard any noble... | 2015/05/14 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/24159",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/9999/"
] | A common Uno variant allows the recipient of a draw 2 to avoid drawing (and being skipped) by playing their own draw 2. The next player either needs to skip their turn and draw 4 cards, or play their own draw 2. If they play their own, the next player must either draw 6 cards or continue the sequence. Some variants all... | Yes you can me and my family had the same problem it comes in the uno manual |
24,159 | The card Clerical Error has the text:
>
> Choose a player. Collect any noble of your choice from that player's
> score pile. That player then chooses any other noble from your score
> pile and collects it.
>
>
>
The noble Robespierre has the text:
>
> The day ends after you collect this noble. Discard any noble... | 2015/05/14 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/24159",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/9999/"
] | A common Uno variant allows the recipient of a draw 2 to avoid drawing (and being skipped) by playing their own draw 2. The next player either needs to skip their turn and draw 4 cards, or play their own draw 2. If they play their own, the next player must either draw 6 cards or continue the sequence. Some variants all... | My family has never put a draw 4 ontop of a draw 2 we will only do that if it is agreed on and that is the rules of uno but you can play however you want to play |
68,022 | What is the difference between 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s? What are the advantages of a 1 Gbit/s network and pricing? | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/68022",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/20996/"
] | **It's probably the line rate (speed) of the first network link, the one which attaches your server to the hosting providers network.** It matches the ubiquitous 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s Ethernet standards; and hosting providers have a habit of mentioning this link speed, as it gives such a nice high number to show.
Th... | 1 gigabit/s network is ten times faster, and therefore more capable, than 100 megabit/s - so 1 Gbit/s should be better than 100 Mbit/s - that said, if your server doesn't use this extra capacity, it may not be worth going for the 1 Gbit/s. What's the price difference? |
68,022 | What is the difference between 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s? What are the advantages of a 1 Gbit/s network and pricing? | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/68022",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/20996/"
] | 1 gigabit/s network is ten times faster, and therefore more capable, than 100 megabit/s - so 1 Gbit/s should be better than 100 Mbit/s - that said, if your server doesn't use this extra capacity, it may not be worth going for the 1 Gbit/s. What's the price difference? | I don't think people here gives you clear picture which leads me to believe they don't have real experience.
The point behind overselling is, that most servers will never need true 100 Mbit/s or 1 Gbit/s. The same at home, you don't buy fiber for downloading 24 hours a day at 50 Mbit/s, but for convenience - when you d... |
68,022 | What is the difference between 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s? What are the advantages of a 1 Gbit/s network and pricing? | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/68022",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/20996/"
] | **It's probably the line rate (speed) of the first network link, the one which attaches your server to the hosting providers network.** It matches the ubiquitous 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s Ethernet standards; and hosting providers have a habit of mentioning this link speed, as it gives such a nice high number to show.
Th... | I don't think people here gives you clear picture which leads me to believe they don't have real experience.
The point behind overselling is, that most servers will never need true 100 Mbit/s or 1 Gbit/s. The same at home, you don't buy fiber for downloading 24 hours a day at 50 Mbit/s, but for convenience - when you d... |
64,147 | I'm considering running a game, in which characters take on a role of courtiers in a sovereign ruler's court. The idea is that these courtiers all serve as spies, diplomats, enforcers etc. to some factions, domestic or foreign, to further their causes through intrigue and conspiracy. The PCs would not (initially) be or... | 2015/06/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/64147",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14670/"
] | Let me recommend [Polaris](http://www.tao-games.com/polaris/), which is a very odd game but potentially just what you're looking for. It's also potentially not at all what you're looking for, because Polaris is *weird*, but nothing ventured nothing gained eh?
By default in Polaris, you are knights under the command of... | There is a P&P system for Game of Thrones. You might want to look into that. More intriguing and backstabing than that isn't possible I guess.
<https://greenronin.com/sifrp/>
There is a quickstart PDF as well, if you want to see if it may fit your needs.
I haven't played it myself, but my Gamemaster has told me a li... |
46,629 | I was trying to analyze one stock, where there was a link called Fibonacci value, which shows different prices of stock as bellow:
>
> Trading :: Fibonacci Values Stock Code ANDPRA Exchange NSE 1st
> Fibonacci Value 343.00 2nd Fibonacci Value 338.89 3rd Fibonacci
> Value 337.63 4th Fibonacci Value 336.36 5th Fibona... | 2015/04/09 | [
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So if the stock has been... | This is how I've understood this concept. Fibonacci nos/levels/ratios/%s is based on concept of sequential increment. You may find lot of info about Fibonacci on net. In stock market this concept is used to predict psychological level. While a trend is form, usually price tend to accumulate/consolidate at these level. ... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
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>
> Fail:
>
>
> The noun (e.g. *without fail*) is from
> **late 13c.**, from O.Fr. *faile* "deficiency," from *falir*. The
> Anglo-French form of the verb,
> *failer*, came to be used as a noun, hence *[failure](http://www.etymonl... | Fail has been used as a noun with a quite different meaning by Rev John Davidson,DD in his book 'Old Aberdeenshire Ministers and their people' 1895.
He describes a parish school built in a day with dry-stone walls topped with FAIL or divot and a roof of open rafters covered by thatch. |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
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The exact date when the explosion of FAILs noun usage began probably cant be pin pointed. But where and why is absolutely and unquestionably.......
The online game WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
And more specifically it applied to RAIDs in WOW. In a raid you gather 15 or 30 online players at a specific lo... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
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] | [Online Etymology Dictionary](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fail) says:
>
> Fail:
>
>
> The noun (e.g. *without fail*) is from
> **late 13c.**, from O.Fr. *faile* "deficiency," from *falir*. The
> Anglo-French form of the verb,
> *failer*, came to be used as a noun, hence *[failure](http://www.etymonl... | My answer focuses on the emergence not of "fail" as a noun but of the phrase "a fail" in the sense of "a failure."
The earliest instance I've found in a Google Books search is from testimony given by Stian Finne—"a clerk with a stock sales house"—in May 1927 in [Duncan v. Stoneham](https://books.google.com/books?id=ft... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9657",
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] | "Fail" has existed as a noun and has been part of our lexicon [for a long time](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fail), such as in the phrase "without fail." However, it gained a new meaning in the recent years with the fail Internet meme, where it started as an interjection first, capable of standing on alone ... | Although "fail" has been used sparingly in the past as a noun (e.g. "without fail"), there is evidence that the word is creeping toward ordinary usage as a noun to replace the word "failure." I just read the following headline in Bloomberg Businessweek (6/6/11-6/12/11 issue): "How Stephen Elop is trying to lead Nokia p... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9657",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | "Fail" has existed as a noun and has been part of our lexicon [for a long time](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fail), such as in the phrase "without fail." However, it gained a new meaning in the recent years with the fail Internet meme, where it started as an interjection first, capable of standing on alone ... | My answer focuses on the emergence not of "fail" as a noun but of the phrase "a fail" in the sense of "a failure."
The earliest instance I've found in a Google Books search is from testimony given by Stian Finne—"a clerk with a stock sales house"—in May 1927 in [Duncan v. Stoneham](https://books.google.com/books?id=ft... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
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] | [Online Etymology Dictionary](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fail) says:
>
> Fail:
>
>
> The noun (e.g. *without fail*) is from
> **late 13c.**, from O.Fr. *faile* "deficiency," from *falir*. The
> Anglo-French form of the verb,
> *failer*, came to be used as a noun, hence *[failure](http://www.etymonl... | The correct answer is....
The exact date when the explosion of FAILs noun usage began probably cant be pin pointed. But where and why is absolutely and unquestionably.......
The online game WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
And more specifically it applied to RAIDs in WOW. In a raid you gather 15 or 30 online players at a specific lo... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9657",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | "Fail" has existed as a noun and has been part of our lexicon [for a long time](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fail), such as in the phrase "without fail." However, it gained a new meaning in the recent years with the fail Internet meme, where it started as an interjection first, capable of standing on alone ... | The recent uprise in incidences of non-verb *fail* is due to its being an internet meme, possibly from a Japanese video game with poor translation to English. [Know your meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fail). |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9657",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1778/"
] | Fail has been used as a noun with a quite different meaning by Rev John Davidson,DD in his book 'Old Aberdeenshire Ministers and their people' 1895.
He describes a parish school built in a day with dry-stone walls topped with FAIL or divot and a roof of open rafters covered by thatch. | The correct answer is....
The exact date when the explosion of FAILs noun usage began probably cant be pin pointed. But where and why is absolutely and unquestionably.......
The online game WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
And more specifically it applied to RAIDs in WOW. In a raid you gather 15 or 30 online players at a specific lo... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9657",
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] | Although "fail" has been used sparingly in the past as a noun (e.g. "without fail"), there is evidence that the word is creeping toward ordinary usage as a noun to replace the word "failure." I just read the following headline in Bloomberg Businessweek (6/6/11-6/12/11 issue): "How Stephen Elop is trying to lead Nokia p... | My answer focuses on the emergence not of "fail" as a noun but of the phrase "a fail" in the sense of "a failure."
The earliest instance I've found in a Google Books search is from testimony given by Stian Finne—"a clerk with a stock sales house"—in May 1927 in [Duncan v. Stoneham](https://books.google.com/books?id=ft... |
9,657 | Does anyone know when and how *fail* became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage. | 2011/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9657",
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] | Although "fail" has been used sparingly in the past as a noun (e.g. "without fail"), there is evidence that the word is creeping toward ordinary usage as a noun to replace the word "failure." I just read the following headline in Bloomberg Businessweek (6/6/11-6/12/11 issue): "How Stephen Elop is trying to lead Nokia p... | The correct answer is....
The exact date when the explosion of FAILs noun usage began probably cant be pin pointed. But where and why is absolutely and unquestionably.......
The online game WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
And more specifically it applied to RAIDs in WOW. In a raid you gather 15 or 30 online players at a specific lo... |
26,438 | In the *Breaking Bad* episode "Breakage" (S02E05) one of *Jesse*'s dealers gets robbed by some junkies. When *Walt* comes to know this, he gives *Jesse* a gun and urges him to *"handle it"* in order for them not to lose their respect on the streets (which then leads to *Jesse*'s unpleasant experiences with a junkie fam... | 2014/10/20 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/26438",
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] | My Personal Interpretation:
**Walt cares for Jesse**
Walt cares for Jesse, I mean, in the previous episodes when Tuco beats Jesse badly, Walt gets so worked up and goes to Tuco with full rage and destroys the place and gets the money (may be he wouldn't have gone to a place full of gangsters if it's just for the mone... | Walt is aware of the possibility that Jesse decides to disobey him, given what he already knows about Jesse's personality and their complex relationship.
Therefore, when Walt pulls out his order, he is using what is called "reverse psychology". He really aims to get Jesse to do it. |
24,070 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kf1 Qe7
1) Chess.com computer at Level 10 plays 5. Nxf7. Theory recommends 5. Bxf7. Which line to follow in my game in tournaments? Please advice as I am confused now.
2) After analyzing the game with computer of chess.com it suggests 4. ... Bc5 as Blunder. T... | 2019/03/30 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/24070",
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] | Bxf7+ is definitely the way to go in practice in my opinion. I have done quite a lot of analysis with stockfish on Nxf7 and am not at all sure it is better for white despite the computer evaluation early on.
Bxf7+ almost certainly is a lot better for white and is a lot simpler to learn which is important for a reperto... | As previously suggested by Hamish, Bxf7 instead of Nxf7 is a safe way for white to gain an edge, though Nxf7 is unsound anyways.
In my opinion, if you want a swashbuckling defense against the fried liver,
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 **Nxe4!?**
This move is much less known than traxler counter gambit and full of tricks... |
684,890 | So I got the mathematical aspects down of what it means for a vector field to not be conservative, but I'm trying to make sense of the physical intuition. Why are so many vector fields found in nature conservative? What can be said about vector fields found in nature that are not conservative, for example, an induced e... | 2021/12/23 | [
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] | A vector fields is conservative if it is the gradient of a scalar field. In static cases we can use the the scalar Coulomb and the Newton potentials. The force fields are then conservative. In the more general case they are not. The Coulomb and 'magnetic' vector potential form a Lorentz vector. For gravity you have to ... | Your description gives the impression that most of the fields in nature are conservative which is not true and quite the opposite in classical applications and open systems. Force fields and systems where for example friction or drag is found are not overall conservative. Many confuse the law of conservation of energy ... |
30,972 | I want to send the mail only when creating the new contact through workflow. so what criteria i should set in the criteria field.
Note: if I update the contact no need send the mail. | 2014/03/26 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/30972",
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] | You can simply use the `ISNEW()` function in your criteria.
Take a look here for this and other formula functions
<https://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=customize_functions.htm&language=en_US> | Or just select "Everytime a record is created" (the first radio option) and set the formula value to True |
26,705,071 | I had just installed eclipse luna and I use the marketplace to install oracle package to use glassfish v4.0. Everything went ok but when I'm trying to install it they still show me an error at the server root path (Error: The specified directory is not a valid GlassFish installation.)...I don't know why? this happen ev... | 2014/11/02 | [
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] | I got caught by this trying to following along with the Lynda.com tutorial on web services with Java EE. You need to download and install Glassfish and then point the server root to the glassfish directory. Here are the steps I took:
1. download glassfish from here: <https://glassfish.java.net/download.html>
2. unzip ... | Possible duplicate of [How do I use Glass fish server with eclipse luna for Java EE?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26723197/how-do-i-use-glass-fish-server-with-eclipse-luna-for-java-ee)
However, you need to specify the "glassfish" folder under the extracted GlassFish files, for example ...\glassfish4\glassfish |
26,705,071 | I had just installed eclipse luna and I use the marketplace to install oracle package to use glassfish v4.0. Everything went ok but when I'm trying to install it they still show me an error at the server root path (Error: The specified directory is not a valid GlassFish installation.)...I don't know why? this happen ev... | 2014/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/26705071",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4208512/"
] | I got caught by this trying to following along with the Lynda.com tutorial on web services with Java EE. You need to download and install Glassfish and then point the server root to the glassfish directory. Here are the steps I took:
1. download glassfish from here: <https://glassfish.java.net/download.html>
2. unzip ... | First Download full platform from <https://glassfish.java.net/download.html>
Unzip it.
At the window you read this error, go to the browse for server root and find the glassfish folder inside your unzipped folder. Click on it and your error will be gone. |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | You could add italics:
>
> Salads are tasty, delicious, healthy, *and* cheap.
>
>
>
It emphasizes the "and"; that is, that salads have all of these qualities, not just some. It also has a side effect of putting a bit more emphasis on the last adjective in the list, but that might be an effect you are looking for. | You seem to ask for a way of implying a contrast between adjectives, i.e., healthy vs tasty.
One might say:
"Salads are not only healthy, they are tasty and delicious."
Implying a contrast between three adjectives might use a little italicizing as a hint about how to stress words:
"Not only are salads healthy, they... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
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] | If you need to call it out explicitly (as you do with "both"), then:
>
> Salads are all of tasty, delicious, healthy, and cheap.
>
>
>
You could say "each of" instead of "all of", but not just "each" -- that would be ungrammatical the way you have it, and could lead people to believe you're talking about multiple... | You seem to ask for a way of implying a contrast between adjectives, i.e., healthy vs tasty.
One might say:
"Salads are not only healthy, they are tasty and delicious."
Implying a contrast between three adjectives might use a little italicizing as a hint about how to stress words:
"Not only are salads healthy, they... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
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Sticking a little closer to your original "Salads are both a and b" form, substituting *at once* for *both* allows
>
> Salads are at once a, b, c and d
>
>
>
wh... | You seem to ask for a way of implying a contrast between adjectives, i.e., healthy vs tasty.
One might say:
"Salads are not only healthy, they are tasty and delicious."
Implying a contrast between three adjectives might use a little italicizing as a hint about how to stress words:
"Not only are salads healthy, they... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12448/"
] | If you need to call it out explicitly (as you do with "both"), then:
>
> Salads are all of tasty, delicious, healthy, and cheap.
>
>
>
You could say "each of" instead of "all of", but not just "each" -- that would be ungrammatical the way you have it, and could lead people to believe you're talking about multiple... | Your sentence would be correct like this:
>
> All the salads are tasty, delicious, healthy and cheap.
>
>
>
The use of **all** in the beginning of the sentence ensures that the qualities described by each adjective apply to all the salads.
If you have different types of salads, then you can have a sentence of t... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12448/"
] | Your sentence would be correct like this:
>
> All the salads are tasty, delicious, healthy and cheap.
>
>
>
The use of **all** in the beginning of the sentence ensures that the qualities described by each adjective apply to all the salads.
If you have different types of salads, then you can have a sentence of t... | You seem to ask for a way of implying a contrast between adjectives, i.e., healthy vs tasty.
One might say:
"Salads are not only healthy, they are tasty and delicious."
Implying a contrast between three adjectives might use a little italicizing as a hint about how to stress words:
"Not only are salads healthy, they... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12448/"
] | I agree with Monica that the form "Salads are a, b, c and d" is reasonable, and with Irene that placing *All* at the beginning of the sentence works ok.
Sticking a little closer to your original "Salads are both a and b" form, substituting *at once* for *both* allows
>
> Salads are at once a, b, c and d
>
>
>
wh... | If you need to call it out explicitly (as you do with "both"), then:
>
> Salads are all of tasty, delicious, healthy, and cheap.
>
>
>
You could say "each of" instead of "all of", but not just "each" -- that would be ungrammatical the way you have it, and could lead people to believe you're talking about multiple... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12448/"
] | I agree with Monica that the form "Salads are a, b, c and d" is reasonable, and with Irene that placing *All* at the beginning of the sentence works ok.
Sticking a little closer to your original "Salads are both a and b" form, substituting *at once* for *both* allows
>
> Salads are at once a, b, c and d
>
>
>
wh... | We say *all three of them, all four of them, ..., all seventy-nine of them, ...*, etc. It turns out, though, that \**all two of them* is ungrammatical.
As is often the case with special numbers like *one* or *two* or *twelve*, there is a special word, *both*, which we use instead of the ungrammatical \**all two*. If ... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12448/"
] | You could add italics:
>
> Salads are tasty, delicious, healthy, *and* cheap.
>
>
>
It emphasizes the "and"; that is, that salads have all of these qualities, not just some. It also has a side effect of putting a bit more emphasis on the last adjective in the list, but that might be an effect you are looking for. | We say *all three of them, all four of them, ..., all seventy-nine of them, ...*, etc. It turns out, though, that \**all two of them* is ungrammatical.
As is often the case with special numbers like *one* or *two* or *twelve*, there is a special word, *both*, which we use instead of the ungrammatical \**all two*. If ... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
>
>
>
Consider this statement:
>
> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
>
>
>
Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12448/"
] | I agree with Monica that the form "Salads are a, b, c and d" is reasonable, and with Irene that placing *All* at the beginning of the sentence works ok.
Sticking a little closer to your original "Salads are both a and b" form, substituting *at once* for *both* allows
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> Salads are at once a, b, c and d
>
>
>
wh... | Your sentence would be correct like this:
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> All the salads are tasty, delicious, healthy and cheap.
>
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>
The use of **all** in the beginning of the sentence ensures that the qualities described by each adjective apply to all the salads.
If you have different types of salads, then you can have a sentence of t... |
52,910 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Equivalent of “both” when referring three or more items?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22357/equivalent-of-both-when-referring-three-or-more-items)
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Consider this statement:
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> Salads are both tasty and delicious.
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Is there a natural way to use t... | 2011/12/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52910",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12448/"
] | I agree with Monica that the form "Salads are a, b, c and d" is reasonable, and with Irene that placing *All* at the beginning of the sentence works ok.
Sticking a little closer to your original "Salads are both a and b" form, substituting *at once* for *both* allows
>
> Salads are at once a, b, c and d
>
>
>
wh... | *Both* in such sentences may be replaced with ***simultaneously*** without your having to alter the structure of the sentence.
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> Salads are simultaneously tasty, delicious, healthy, and cheap.
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*Both* essentially means *two together*; *simultaneously* means *occurring at the same moment.* |
342,991 | I read [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42041948/making-boxes-around-circles-with-numbers) question and flagged it as *too broad* along with some constructive comments.
The question was how to make an user draw shapes in a window and then calculate how many circles were enclosed, with some restrictions. I c... | 2017/02/05 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/342991",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/6486738/"
] | >
> Is it on topic to ask for guidelines to solve a bigger problem?
>
>
>
Yes, *as long as* the asker frames their question with enough detail on what they are trying to do so that the question doesn't:
* *Unavoidably* require unreasonably long answers (be it due to needing too much code or explanations of too ma... | Asking how to *go about* doing something is definitely on-topic, and many times such questions and their answers are more useful than questions just asking for code. Such requests *can* still be too broad if there are too many possible answers or good answers would be too long for the format.
Who knows, such question... |
342,991 | I read [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42041948/making-boxes-around-circles-with-numbers) question and flagged it as *too broad* along with some constructive comments.
The question was how to make an user draw shapes in a window and then calculate how many circles were enclosed, with some restrictions. I c... | 2017/02/05 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/342991",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/6486738/"
] | Asking how to *go about* doing something is definitely on-topic, and many times such questions and their answers are more useful than questions just asking for code. Such requests *can* still be too broad if there are too many possible answers or good answers would be too long for the format.
Who knows, such question... | >
> Is it on topic to ask for guidelines to solve a bigger problem?
>
>
>
Lets put it this way: asking about how to get to the moon is too broad, asking how to build the rocket to get to the moon is too broad, asking about what route has to be taken to get to the moon is too broad; asking about how to get telemetr... |
342,991 | I read [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42041948/making-boxes-around-circles-with-numbers) question and flagged it as *too broad* along with some constructive comments.
The question was how to make an user draw shapes in a window and then calculate how many circles were enclosed, with some restrictions. I c... | 2017/02/05 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/342991",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/6486738/"
] | >
> Is it on topic to ask for guidelines to solve a bigger problem?
>
>
>
Yes, *as long as* the asker frames their question with enough detail on what they are trying to do so that the question doesn't:
* *Unavoidably* require unreasonably long answers (be it due to needing too much code or explanations of too ma... | >
> Is it on topic to ask for guidelines to solve a bigger problem?
>
>
>
Lets put it this way: asking about how to get to the moon is too broad, asking how to build the rocket to get to the moon is too broad, asking about what route has to be taken to get to the moon is too broad; asking about how to get telemetr... |
18,561,457 | **Context**
I'm learning how to use Google's - GTFS-realtime
The timestamps that are supplied by a service adhering to this standard are described on this page: <https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs-realtime/reference>
Part of the instructions include this sentence:
"To avoid time skew between systems produ... | 2013/09/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18561457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1193977/"
] | Suppose that your application is running on multiple machines. Some event occurs concurrently (at the same time) on two or more machines. If the machines time is **not** synchronous (machine 1 says 01.09.2013 **08:00:00.000** and machine 2 says 01.09.2013 **07:58:45.123**). The events will not have the correct appearen... | In practical terms, what this means is whenever you want to get a timestamp for use in your application, instead of using your own copmauter's timesatmp, you should get it from a time server on the network. To set this up , you can read this: <http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html> |
18,561,457 | **Context**
I'm learning how to use Google's - GTFS-realtime
The timestamps that are supplied by a service adhering to this standard are described on this page: <https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs-realtime/reference>
Part of the instructions include this sentence:
"To avoid time skew between systems produ... | 2013/09/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18561457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1193977/"
] | Suppose that your application is running on multiple machines. Some event occurs concurrently (at the same time) on two or more machines. If the machines time is **not** synchronous (machine 1 says 01.09.2013 **08:00:00.000** and machine 2 says 01.09.2013 **07:58:45.123**). The events will not have the correct appearen... | You ask the server what time it is, because your local hardware clock might be inaccurate. For some algorithms it is important that time is synchronized.
Even if it is not a strict requirement, synchronous clocks are helpful for debugging. You need to correlate logs sometimes. |
54,118 | I made two characters and I noticed I get the Paragon Interrupt (the flashing icon that lets you interrupt a cutscene to say something Paragon/Renegade-y) when my character is mostly Paragon and I get Renegade when my character matches that. I haven't played with a neural character at all.
What determines which Interr... | 2012/03/08 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/54118",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/11920/"
] | From the [ME wiki](http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Interrupt):
>
> Unlike Charm and Intimidate, Shepard is not required to have any
> minimum amount of Paragon or Renegade points in order for an interrupt
> to be presented. All characters will encounter the interrupt at the
> appropriate time, assuming they made ... | First off, Interrupts are scripted. Not every conversation has one, and not every opportunity to use a Paragon Interrupt has a corresponding Renegade Interrupt, and vice versa.
As for what determines whether you can use them, much like charm and intimidate options, there are occasionally minimum reputation or Paragon/... |
71,346,924 | I have created new dataset using snowflake connector and used the same as source dataset in lookup activity.
Then I am trying to INSERT the record into snowflake using following query.
'INSERT INTO SAMPLE\_TABLE VALUES('TEST',1,1,CURRENT\_TIMESTAMP,'TEST'-- (all values are passed)
Result: **The row getting inserted i... | 2022/03/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/71346924",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18297532/"
] | Lookup, as the name suggests, is for searching and retrieving data, not for inserting. However, you can enclose your INSERT code in a procedure and execute it using the Lookup activity.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufsgk.png)
However, I strongly **do... | You *can* use the lookup activity to perform operations other than selects, it just HAS to have an output. I've gotten around it with a postgres database doing create tables, truncates, one off inserts by just concatenating a
select current\_date;
after the main query.
Note, the sql script activity will definitely b... |
7,640,694 | Simple question, when the test is done executing, does the Start item in the Run menu become enabled again ? I see it disabled for a period while my test is running and then become enabled again. I ask because I've been running Jmeter for 3 days and don't see the tests completing but see start become re-enabled.
Cheer... | 2011/10/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7640694",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/977430/"
] | As with most computer vision algorithms, [Google Scholar](http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&as_sdt=0,1&as_vis=1) is your friend :) I would suggest reading a few papers on how it works. [Here](http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.115.404&rep=rep1&type=pdf) is one of the most referenced papers on ... | Your terminology is a bit mixed up. HOG is a feature descriptor. You can train a classifier using HOG, which can in turn be used for object detection. OpenCV includes a people detector that uses HOG features and an SVM classifier. It also includes CascadeClassifier, which can use HOG, and which is typically used for fa... |
62,481 | Seems like it should be simple to turn off conversation mode, I was able to do it in my Outlook client pretty easily. However, I can't find the option in the web client (which I'm now stuck using due to my thick client refusing to connect (I've hit a known MS bug that currently has no resolution)). To help me keep my s... | 2014/06/11 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/62481",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/3897/"
] | Go to [GitHub settings](https://github.com/settings/notifications)
You'll see this:
>
> **Automatic Watching**
>
>
> **☑ Automatically watch repositoiries**
>
>
> When you’re given push access to a repository, automatically receive notifications for it.
>
>
>
If you uncheck or untick that box you should now ... | Go to [github.com/settings/notifications](https://github.com/settings/notifications) and uncheck "Automatically watch repositories" under "Automatic Watching". |
409,653 | **Short version of the issue**
* We have a 3rd party workflow tool that needs to check e-mail inboxes.
* The tool only supports checking e-mail with pop3 or IMAP
* Our network guys don't allow pop3 or IMAP access to our exchange server.
**My working solution / Concept**
* Install some kind of pop3/imap mail server s... | 2012/07/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/409653",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/14344/"
] | I'd seriously push for fighting the political battle to allow IMAP access to the Exchange system. IMAP and POP can be enabled on a per-account basis. Since this is a workflow item with a defined business application, there's definitely a purpose...
I'd be more suspicious of a the long-term viability of a workaround so... | Probably too late for you but I am posting an answer for posterity. Check out DavMail - <http://davmail.sourceforge.net>
This is a cross-platform gateway for Exchange or Office365. In their own words -
"DavMail is a POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP gateway allowing users to use any mail client with Exchange, even f... |
165,656 | A lot of the satellite SE sites have jargon that is specific to the site's domain. For example: Cooks might suggest a user sauté something; Home Brewers may talk about their wort; Photographers will discuss fancy lens terms I don't understand.
Is there a recommended way to provide definitions for these terms? The SO p... | 2013/01/31 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/165656",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/156776/"
] | I would recommend simply asking a question eg. "what is sauté?".
It will either be closed as general reference (on english.se) or lead to a series of very good answers about the best way to sauté, why you saute, where it comes from etc..
I don't see the point of a site-specific glossary, I think dictionaries are f... | Mi Yodeya has rather a bit of jargon. We have a [glossary](http://meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/581/mi-yodeya-glossary) with one post per term (not one big mega-post like the SO glossary). This facilitates linking to the glossary from the main site. That seems to be working pretty well, though our glossary i... |
165,656 | A lot of the satellite SE sites have jargon that is specific to the site's domain. For example: Cooks might suggest a user sauté something; Home Brewers may talk about their wort; Photographers will discuss fancy lens terms I don't understand.
Is there a recommended way to provide definitions for these terms? The SO p... | 2013/01/31 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/165656",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/156776/"
] | Google is an excellent dictionary, most SE sites tend to focus on creating repositories of useful but hard to find information in a question and answer format. Google and Wikipedia already have a far better format to explain basic terminology than SE. Most sites are geared towards people that already have a basic under... | Mi Yodeya has rather a bit of jargon. We have a [glossary](http://meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/581/mi-yodeya-glossary) with one post per term (not one big mega-post like the SO glossary). This facilitates linking to the glossary from the main site. That seems to be working pretty well, though our glossary i... |
1,167,022 | i have the following geometrical issue in 2D:
i have a point from which i cast an infinite angle (2D-cone) which is given by a direction and an angle. (the point and the direction form a vector and to each side half of the angle forms the 2D-cone)
now i want to check if another point in 2D is inside this cone or outs... | 2009/07/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1167022",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/97688/"
] | Calculate the vector from the center of the cone to the query point. Normalize the vector to be of length 1, Take the center vector of the cone and normalize this as well to the length of 1.
Now take the dot product between the vectors. The dot product between two normalized vectors is the cosinus of the angle betwe... | Calculate the angle of the direction using arctg of the direction. Substract the origin from the checked point. Calculate its angle (again via arctg of a normalized vector), and check if it lies within angle boundaries. |
1,167,022 | i have the following geometrical issue in 2D:
i have a point from which i cast an infinite angle (2D-cone) which is given by a direction and an angle. (the point and the direction form a vector and to each side half of the angle forms the 2D-cone)
now i want to check if another point in 2D is inside this cone or outs... | 2009/07/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1167022",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/97688/"
] | Calculate the vector from the center of the cone to the query point. Normalize the vector to be of length 1, Take the center vector of the cone and normalize this as well to the length of 1.
Now take the dot product between the vectors. The dot product between two normalized vectors is the cosinus of the angle betwe... | I would say the best way is to project the point onto the 2D surface perpendicular to the cones direction. Then you calculate the othogonal distance between that same plane and the point. Finally, you know the width of the cone at that height, so you can see if the point is outside that width. |
1,167,022 | i have the following geometrical issue in 2D:
i have a point from which i cast an infinite angle (2D-cone) which is given by a direction and an angle. (the point and the direction form a vector and to each side half of the angle forms the 2D-cone)
now i want to check if another point in 2D is inside this cone or outs... | 2009/07/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1167022",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/97688/"
] | Calculate the vector from the center of the cone to the query point. Normalize the vector to be of length 1, Take the center vector of the cone and normalize this as well to the length of 1.
Now take the dot product between the vectors. The dot product between two normalized vectors is the cosinus of the angle betwe... | Let the vector from the point of origin to the specified point makes an angle A with the normal that runs through the center. If the angle A is less than the half angle of the cone it lies inside else outside. |
51,034 | If the car's acceleration is higher when the wheel's angular acceleration is higher(tangential acceleration=alpha x radius). Why are higher gears not used to accomplish the acceleration of the car instead of lower gears? | 2022/05/19 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/51034",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/35653/"
] | ### The Rotational Inertia of individual gears doesn't matter.
You are way overestimating the effect of rotating gears on overall acceleration. The mass of gears is inconsequential compared to the weight of the vehicle (and the rest of the rotating mass. So a larger diameter first gear does have a slightly larger rota... | It is down to power against drag ie rolling & aerodynamic. After about 40mph, the aerodynamic drag is larger and increases with the square of the speed.
Basically the vehicle has to push more and more air out of the way the faster it goes. Once the power equals the sum of the drag, acceleration will be zero.
And it w... |
51,034 | If the car's acceleration is higher when the wheel's angular acceleration is higher(tangential acceleration=alpha x radius). Why are higher gears not used to accomplish the acceleration of the car instead of lower gears? | 2022/05/19 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/51034",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/35653/"
] | ### The Rotational Inertia of individual gears doesn't matter.
You are way overestimating the effect of rotating gears on overall acceleration. The mass of gears is inconsequential compared to the weight of the vehicle (and the rest of the rotating mass. So a larger diameter first gear does have a slightly larger rota... | You are mixed UP. The angular acceleration of the wheel does not effect the entire car's acceleration. What will, is the force applied to the ground from the tires. |
51,034 | If the car's acceleration is higher when the wheel's angular acceleration is higher(tangential acceleration=alpha x radius). Why are higher gears not used to accomplish the acceleration of the car instead of lower gears? | 2022/05/19 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/51034",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/35653/"
] | ### The Rotational Inertia of individual gears doesn't matter.
You are way overestimating the effect of rotating gears on overall acceleration. The mass of gears is inconsequential compared to the weight of the vehicle (and the rest of the rotating mass. So a larger diameter first gear does have a slightly larger rota... | Every engine will start to choke when demand torque from the transmission, or better said from the tires, gets close to the engine's output torque at that state, RPM, breathing, engine capacity to shed the heat, and many other factors.
All engines need a burst of torque to accelerate their angular speed and that torqu... |
69,987 | My party is about to enter a room full of enemies so I cast Spirit Guardians on myself designating my party as friendly. Our druid casts fog cloud or our warlock casts magical darkness in the room then I proceed to move through the fog or darkness using dodge as my action hoping to damage the enemy with the spirits.
W... | 2015/10/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/69987",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/25227/"
] | How to use [wild shape](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/druid#TOC-Wild-Shape-Su-)
==============================================================================================
The creature takes a standard action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity to use the [supernatural ability](http://www.d20... | * You do not gain racial skill bonuses from the type of creature that you shapeshift into.
* In addition to the size modifiers to stats listed under the spell that you're mimicking with Wild Shape (ie, Beast Shape II, etc.), you also gain the standard size modifiers to attack, CMB, CMD, AC, and Stealth checks. If you a... |
69,987 | My party is about to enter a room full of enemies so I cast Spirit Guardians on myself designating my party as friendly. Our druid casts fog cloud or our warlock casts magical darkness in the room then I proceed to move through the fog or darkness using dodge as my action hoping to damage the enemy with the spirits.
W... | 2015/10/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/69987",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/25227/"
] | * You do not gain racial skill bonuses from the type of creature that you shapeshift into.
* In addition to the size modifiers to stats listed under the spell that you're mimicking with Wild Shape (ie, Beast Shape II, etc.), you also gain the standard size modifiers to attack, CMB, CMD, AC, and Stealth checks. If you a... | I would add that you also do not get special attacks/abilities from the form that are not explicitly listed under the "Wild Shape" spell. For example, Giant Toad has a swallow whole ability, but no level of Wild Shape lets you get that ability. So no swallow whole attack for you! |
69,987 | My party is about to enter a room full of enemies so I cast Spirit Guardians on myself designating my party as friendly. Our druid casts fog cloud or our warlock casts magical darkness in the room then I proceed to move through the fog or darkness using dodge as my action hoping to damage the enemy with the spirits.
W... | 2015/10/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/69987",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/25227/"
] | How to use [wild shape](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/druid#TOC-Wild-Shape-Su-)
==============================================================================================
The creature takes a standard action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity to use the [supernatural ability](http://www.d20... | I would add that you also do not get special attacks/abilities from the form that are not explicitly listed under the "Wild Shape" spell. For example, Giant Toad has a swallow whole ability, but no level of Wild Shape lets you get that ability. So no swallow whole attack for you! |
41,342,668 | Looks like I am being held hostage by the Atomineer Pro Documentation add-in for Visual Studio! The trail period is over, I have no use for it! But now everytime I do something in Visual Studio I get an error message and get sent to their web site!
I have looked all over to find out how to uninstall it and have not fo... | 2016/12/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/41342668",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1863408/"
] | I ran into this too running on Windows 10 and VS 2013. Ended up installing and running IObit Uninstaller, which clean up the registry, but Atomineer was still loading in Visual Studio. My second pass was to search my C: drive for "Atomineer" which got several hits including some in a VS AddIns folder (I think). I just ... | *Visual Studio 2015 onwards (Standard VS Extension)*
* In Visual Studio, go to **Tools > Extensions and Updates**, select Atomineer from the list, and click the Uninstall button.
*Visual Studio 2005-2013 (Standard VS Add-in)*
* Use **Control Panel > Programs and Features** to uninstall it just like any other app, **... |
100,658 | The [Stone Warder](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer/archetypes/paizo-sorcerer-archetypes/stone-warder-sorcerer/) archetype for Sorcerer includes:
>
> Power of Stone (Su)
>
>
> A stone warder draws power from natural rock, and gains a +1 bonus to her caster level when in hills, mountains, or und... | 2017/05/31 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/100658",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28326/"
] | The [Magic](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/) rules don't mention "spell type" or anything close to it at all. Then the wording for the elemental bloodline arcana must be wrong, and "spell's type" may refer to spell descriptor. Then your damaging spells should all get the acid or earth descriptor in place of their origin... | Yes, it's a valid choice.
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You can learn those spells just fine, the ability simply prevents you from **casting** spells with those descriptors. Nothing prevents you from using extraordinary or supernatural abilities that emulate those spells, or from learning those spells, or even from activa... |
101,146 | From Obama's second inaugural speech:
>
> We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/101146",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/36258/"
] | By adding the *a*, Obama elevated MLK to an archetype, just as an intellectually average or above person might say, "I'm no [= not **an**] Einstein, but it seems to me that doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome is insanity in this case". It doesn't mean that MLK was the king of anything, only that he i... | It is a pun being used stylistically. MLK is likened unto a king, and King happens to be his name. |
101,146 | From Obama's second inaugural speech:
>
> We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/101146",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/36258/"
] | By adding the *a*, Obama elevated MLK to an archetype, just as an intellectually average or above person might say, "I'm no [= not **an**] Einstein, but it seems to me that doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome is insanity in this case". It doesn't mean that MLK was the king of anything, only that he i... | Perhaps he meant to give the phrase a subtle *double entendre*. I could be read to mean Martin Luther King Jr. and it could also have a meaning that we need to be guided by leaders (even if they are kings) who value individual freedom for all people.
This is perhaps a subtle, somewhat ironic reference to some kings e... |
101,146 | From Obama's second inaugural speech:
>
> We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/101146",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/36258/"
] | It is a pun being used stylistically. MLK is likened unto a king, and King happens to be his name. | Perhaps he meant to give the phrase a subtle *double entendre*. I could be read to mean Martin Luther King Jr. and it could also have a meaning that we need to be guided by leaders (even if they are kings) who value individual freedom for all people.
This is perhaps a subtle, somewhat ironic reference to some kings e... |
101,146 | From Obama's second inaugural speech:
>
> We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/101146",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/36258/"
] | Stylistically, the phrase "to hear a King proclaim..." echoes the previous construction "to hear a preacher say...." The repetition of the indefinite article maintains the flow of the speech. (Imagine how awkward it would have sounded if, in place of "to hear a King proclaim," Obama had said "to hear the Reverend Dr. M... | It is a pun being used stylistically. MLK is likened unto a king, and King happens to be his name. |
101,146 | From Obama's second inaugural speech:
>
> We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who... | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/101146",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/36258/"
] | Stylistically, the phrase "to hear a King proclaim..." echoes the previous construction "to hear a preacher say...." The repetition of the indefinite article maintains the flow of the speech. (Imagine how awkward it would have sounded if, in place of "to hear a King proclaim," Obama had said "to hear the Reverend Dr. M... | Perhaps he meant to give the phrase a subtle *double entendre*. I could be read to mean Martin Luther King Jr. and it could also have a meaning that we need to be guided by leaders (even if they are kings) who value individual freedom for all people.
This is perhaps a subtle, somewhat ironic reference to some kings e... |
5,061,629 | I'm trying to find and create/import the Northwind database to practice my Linq-fu.
I cannot find it for the life of me, searching just turns me to this page, which in turn tells me to find it on the official page which isn't there.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227484%28v=vs.90%29.aspx>
Where can I fin... | 2011/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5061629",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Northwind doesn't come installed with SQL Server 2008. You can instead:
* [download *scripts* for creating the Northwind and pubs sample databases](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=06616212-0356-46A0-8DA2-EEBC53A68034&displaylang=en).
* [download Northwind and pubs MDF/LDF from Microsoft](ht... | Try this for a step by step tutorial on how to find the download and install the Northwind and Pubs databases for Sql Server 2008.
[northwind database sql server 2008](http://www.codeproject.com/KB/database/InstallingNorthwindAndPub.aspx) |
5,061,629 | I'm trying to find and create/import the Northwind database to practice my Linq-fu.
I cannot find it for the life of me, searching just turns me to this page, which in turn tells me to find it on the official page which isn't there.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227484%28v=vs.90%29.aspx>
Where can I fin... | 2011/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5061629",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Try this for a step by step tutorial on how to find the download and install the Northwind and Pubs databases for Sql Server 2008.
[northwind database sql server 2008](http://www.codeproject.com/KB/database/InstallingNorthwindAndPub.aspx) | For any edition of SQL SERVER. You can create the database yourself using Northwind database creation script.
Download Northwind.sql.zip from this site
<https://northwinddatabase.codeplex.com/downloads/get/269239>
then create a database called `Northwind` in your Sql Server then.
Unzip / decompress the file then open... |
5,061,629 | I'm trying to find and create/import the Northwind database to practice my Linq-fu.
I cannot find it for the life of me, searching just turns me to this page, which in turn tells me to find it on the official page which isn't there.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227484%28v=vs.90%29.aspx>
Where can I fin... | 2011/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5061629",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Northwind doesn't come installed with SQL Server 2008. You can instead:
* [download *scripts* for creating the Northwind and pubs sample databases](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=06616212-0356-46A0-8DA2-EEBC53A68034&displaylang=en).
* [download Northwind and pubs MDF/LDF from Microsoft](ht... | For any edition of SQL SERVER. You can create the database yourself using Northwind database creation script.
Download Northwind.sql.zip from this site
<https://northwinddatabase.codeplex.com/downloads/get/269239>
then create a database called `Northwind` in your Sql Server then.
Unzip / decompress the file then open... |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | I'm seeing this on two different Win10 boxes.
I think it's related (somehow) to the April 2018 Windows update.
On one machine whenever you type the letter "d" into an Excel cell, Excel exits (!). This was fixed by reverting to the previous version of Windows.
On another machine, whenever I type "We" into the first l... | Happen on both my laptop and desktop. When it happens I click "alt + tab" then click on a program that seems to fix it. |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | Try to install a new language. In my case, for example, the problem didn't get solved until I installed English (United Kingdom) Language although English (United States) was already installed. | maybe its a little late, I started having this issues too. It was a Windows update that was causing this. Uninstalled it and everything back to normal. Hope it helps. |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | Try to install a new language. In my case, for example, the problem didn't get solved until I installed English (United Kingdom) Language although English (United States) was already installed. | Happen on both my laptop and desktop. When it happens I click "alt + tab" then click on a program that seems to fix it. |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | @Jamgreen: ok I got it it's the graphic driver hotkey enabled. disable the same. If its intel Graphics, right click-> graphics options-> hot key -> disable.
same kind of Steps for other graphics driver. | Try a USB keyboard and also try whether the issue is reproducible. If the issue is not reproducible, disable the laptop keyboard and use the USB.
If the issue is also happening on the USB keyboard check that:
1. The Windows Speech Recognition is turned off
2. Sticky Keys is turned off |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | Try a USB keyboard and also try whether the issue is reproducible. If the issue is not reproducible, disable the laptop keyboard and use the USB.
If the issue is also happening on the USB keyboard check that:
1. The Windows Speech Recognition is turned off
2. Sticky Keys is turned off | Happen on both my laptop and desktop. When it happens I click "alt + tab" then click on a program that seems to fix it. |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | Try a USB keyboard and also try whether the issue is reproducible. If the issue is not reproducible, disable the laptop keyboard and use the USB.
If the issue is also happening on the USB keyboard check that:
1. The Windows Speech Recognition is turned off
2. Sticky Keys is turned off | maybe its a little late, I started having this issues too. It was a Windows update that was causing this. Uninstalled it and everything back to normal. Hope it helps. |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | @Jamgreen: ok I got it it's the graphic driver hotkey enabled. disable the same. If its intel Graphics, right click-> graphics options-> hot key -> disable.
same kind of Steps for other graphics driver. | I'm seeing this on two different Win10 boxes.
I think it's related (somehow) to the April 2018 Windows update.
On one machine whenever you type the letter "d" into an Excel cell, Excel exits (!). This was fixed by reverting to the previous version of Windows.
On another machine, whenever I type "We" into the first l... |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | I'm seeing this on two different Win10 boxes.
I think it's related (somehow) to the April 2018 Windows update.
On one machine whenever you type the letter "d" into an Excel cell, Excel exits (!). This was fixed by reverting to the previous version of Windows.
On another machine, whenever I type "We" into the first l... | maybe its a little late, I started having this issues too. It was a Windows update that was causing this. Uninstalled it and everything back to normal. Hope it helps. |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | @Jamgreen: ok I got it it's the graphic driver hotkey enabled. disable the same. If its intel Graphics, right click-> graphics options-> hot key -> disable.
same kind of Steps for other graphics driver. | Try to install a new language. In my case, for example, the problem didn't get solved until I installed English (United Kingdom) Language although English (United States) was already installed. |
1,050,187 | I have a HP ProBook with Windows 10.
My keyboard just started acting super strange. When I press certain keys (shift, arrow keys, etc.), it acts weird; however, all the letter and number keys work fine.
I went to a laptop repair shop today and they said it seems to be a software problem.
They advised me to install W... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1050187",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/393183/"
] | @Jamgreen: ok I got it it's the graphic driver hotkey enabled. disable the same. If its intel Graphics, right click-> graphics options-> hot key -> disable.
same kind of Steps for other graphics driver. | Happen on both my laptop and desktop. When it happens I click "alt + tab" then click on a program that seems to fix it. |
16,437,761 | When we are making images for android app, I wanted to know which way is correct for making **XHDPI**, **HDPI**, **MDPI**, **LDPI**. (both may be wrong)
**The first way** is get the original image, open in photoshop, change the DPI to 320 (the original has 326 DPI) then save the image as XHDPI, then change the DPI to ... | 2013/05/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16437761",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2361731/"
] | Sorry, i'm a little bit late but this can help other people too.
I use the free plugin ["Cut&Slice me"](http://www.cutandslice.me/).
It's very easy to use.
Just click on the layer you want to export and the plugin automatically create folders (drawable-xhdpi, drawable-hdpi...) and put them on.
I hope this can help y... | I guess you can use the [asset studio](http://android-ui-utils.googlecode.com/hg/asset-studio/dist/index.html) webapp instead. It's really convenient.
Choose the option you need depending on the use you are going to give to the icons (it's not the same a notification icon than a launcher icon, for instance). |
930 | The following stanza is from Robert Frost's *Into My Own*:
>
> One of my wishes is that those dark trees,
>
> So old and firm they scarcely show the breeze,
>
> Were not, as ’twere, the merest mask of gloom,
>
> But stretched away unto the **edge of doom**.
>
>
>
(Emphasis mine.)
I am guessing that t... | 2017/01/25 | [
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/930",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/286/"
] | Your reading of the poem makes sense. It might help to know that the dark trees are symbolizing the future in this poem. The second line tells us that these trees rarely show a breeze. This means that we cannot predict the future.
In the fourth line, Frost expresses his wish that those dark trees in the first line we... | The author could be alluding to Shakespeare's [*Macbeth* (Act IV, Scene 1, with the witches)](http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2264/pg2264.html) :
>
> A shew of eight Kings, and Banquo last, with a glasse in his hand.
>
>
> Macb. Thou art too like the Spirit of Banquo: Down:
>
>
> Thy Crowne do's seare mine Ey... |
930 | The following stanza is from Robert Frost's *Into My Own*:
>
> One of my wishes is that those dark trees,
>
> So old and firm they scarcely show the breeze,
>
> Were not, as ’twere, the merest mask of gloom,
>
> But stretched away unto the **edge of doom**.
>
>
>
(Emphasis mine.)
I am guessing that t... | 2017/01/25 | [
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/930",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/286/"
] | Your reading of the poem makes sense. It might help to know that the dark trees are symbolizing the future in this poem. The second line tells us that these trees rarely show a breeze. This means that we cannot predict the future.
In the fourth line, Frost expresses his wish that those dark trees in the first line we... | In Sonnet 116 of Shakespeare, we also find the phrase "the edge of doom":
>
> Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
>
> Within his bending sickle's compass come;
>
> Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
>
> But bears it out even to **the edge of doom**.
>
>
>
Indeed, it sugges... |
930 | The following stanza is from Robert Frost's *Into My Own*:
>
> One of my wishes is that those dark trees,
>
> So old and firm they scarcely show the breeze,
>
> Were not, as ’twere, the merest mask of gloom,
>
> But stretched away unto the **edge of doom**.
>
>
>
(Emphasis mine.)
I am guessing that t... | 2017/01/25 | [
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/930",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/286/"
] | Your reading of the poem makes sense. It might help to know that the dark trees are symbolizing the future in this poem. The second line tells us that these trees rarely show a breeze. This means that we cannot predict the future.
In the fourth line, Frost expresses his wish that those dark trees in the first line we... | The phrase “the edge of doom” comes from Shakespeare’s [sonnet 116](https://archive.org/details/shakespearesson01shakgoog/page/n108/mode/2up):
>
> Loue alters not with his breefe houres and weekes,
>
> But beares it out euen to the edge of doome
>
>
>
“Doom” means “fate” or “judgement” and here it is being use... |
930 | The following stanza is from Robert Frost's *Into My Own*:
>
> One of my wishes is that those dark trees,
>
> So old and firm they scarcely show the breeze,
>
> Were not, as ’twere, the merest mask of gloom,
>
> But stretched away unto the **edge of doom**.
>
>
>
(Emphasis mine.)
I am guessing that t... | 2017/01/25 | [
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/930",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/286/"
] | The author could be alluding to Shakespeare's [*Macbeth* (Act IV, Scene 1, with the witches)](http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2264/pg2264.html) :
>
> A shew of eight Kings, and Banquo last, with a glasse in his hand.
>
>
> Macb. Thou art too like the Spirit of Banquo: Down:
>
>
> Thy Crowne do's seare mine Ey... | The phrase “the edge of doom” comes from Shakespeare’s [sonnet 116](https://archive.org/details/shakespearesson01shakgoog/page/n108/mode/2up):
>
> Loue alters not with his breefe houres and weekes,
>
> But beares it out euen to the edge of doome
>
>
>
“Doom” means “fate” or “judgement” and here it is being use... |
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