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233,308 | I read many experts here recommend the caps (usually 100nF ones) **as close to the power and ground pins** as possible. Why do they have to be soldered very near to the pins?
And I used the term decoupling capacitors. Is decoupling and bypass caps same thing in this context. | 2016/05/10 | [
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] | The ICs contain fast switching transistors generating RF signals. As you know all electrical signals travel in loops. For these ICs the loop is through the power supply pins.
The decoupling caps form a short circuit for these RF signals so the closer you mount the decoupling caps to the power pins of the ICs the small... | Decoupling Caps are used to avoid the noise/glitch on the power supply line. Basically when you say noise, it can be of many types. For the decoupling caps, one of the primary advantage is to remove the ground bounce(from Ground plane) & voltage sag (from voltage rail).
Inside an IC, using NMOS & PMOS circuit, the swi... |
233,308 | I read many experts here recommend the caps (usually 100nF ones) **as close to the power and ground pins** as possible. Why do they have to be soldered very near to the pins?
And I used the term decoupling capacitors. Is decoupling and bypass caps same thing in this context. | 2016/05/10 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/233308",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/16307/"
] | The ICs contain fast switching transistors generating RF signals. As you know all electrical signals travel in loops. For these ICs the loop is through the power supply pins.
The decoupling caps form a short circuit for these RF signals so the closer you mount the decoupling caps to the power pins of the ICs the small... | Yes "decoupling" and "bypass" capacitors are the same thing.
Ideally the power supply to a chip would have a zero impedance at all frequencies. If the power supply has a finite impedance it will act as an unwanted coupling path. The higher the impedance the stronger this unwanted coupling path.
The unwanted coupling ... |
233,308 | I read many experts here recommend the caps (usually 100nF ones) **as close to the power and ground pins** as possible. Why do they have to be soldered very near to the pins?
And I used the term decoupling capacitors. Is decoupling and bypass caps same thing in this context. | 2016/05/10 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/233308",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/16307/"
] | Decoupling Caps are used to avoid the noise/glitch on the power supply line. Basically when you say noise, it can be of many types. For the decoupling caps, one of the primary advantage is to remove the ground bounce(from Ground plane) & voltage sag (from voltage rail).
Inside an IC, using NMOS & PMOS circuit, the swi... | Yes "decoupling" and "bypass" capacitors are the same thing.
Ideally the power supply to a chip would have a zero impedance at all frequencies. If the power supply has a finite impedance it will act as an unwanted coupling path. The higher the impedance the stronger this unwanted coupling path.
The unwanted coupling ... |
548,530 | I recently installed a Ubuntu 12.10 64bit using wubi installer under Windows 8. Every time I start my machine, it will go to the Windows 8 bootloader first and then I can choose which operating system I want.
After I choose ubuntu, the machine will actually start again(go through the bios screen), and then get into th... | 2013/02/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/548530",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/135275/"
] | You can safely ignore this message.
You don't need the VT feature for Ubuntu. You only need the VT feature if you are wanting Ubuntu to act as a VM Server, ie to use it as a host for virtual machines (for example using KVM). If you are just wanting to use it as a regular server or even a virtual client you don't need ... | Wubi will install it directly on your hard drive, and you will be able to boot it up instead of Windows. Once finished, you can reboot and boot Windows again. |
465 | I read on [somewhere](http://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-implements-units-policy-will-switch-to-base-10-units-in-future-release) that Ubuntu will no longer use the familiar file size units we all know by now (kB, MB, GB, TB) and switch to a different IEC standard (KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB). If this is true, I would like to kn... | 2010/07/30 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/465",
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] | Short answer is yes, the prefixes change. But it doesn't really make a difference.
Reasoning
---------
There has always been confusion because decimal-style units like KB, MB, GB were used with binary data - KB meant 1024 bytes, not 1000 bytes as might be expected. And of course many people throughout the world use t... | It is indeed confusing what happened regarding the changes of designation of sizes back in 1998 and would have been much simpler if they had simply added a new set in powers of 10 as a new designation but sadly they did not do so because the reasoning at the time was centered around correcting the etymology of the word... |
853,996 | I am creating a presentaion about the bittorent protocol. Of course I understand how it works. But I am wondering, who would create a .torrent file for a resource and risk legal issues? I could imagine that mostly the operators of trackers or create them themselfes to have more users on their website. I try to find a l... | 2014/12/18 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/853996",
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] | Why are you assuming that and individual who uploads a new .torrent file is risking legal issues? If I were to record a new album of self written songs that I produced and then create a .torrent so anyone could download it, I'm not risking anything. Maybe I want to give everyone a chance to listen to the music I create... | You do. In fact, many torrent clients let you do that, and add trackers.
Now, lets say I had an awesomesauce remix of fedora, full of software for helping in the conservation of wild [Heffalumps and Woozles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heffalumps_and_Woozles). I may include the calls of said creatures, or music that ... |
853,996 | I am creating a presentaion about the bittorent protocol. Of course I understand how it works. But I am wondering, who would create a .torrent file for a resource and risk legal issues? I could imagine that mostly the operators of trackers or create them themselfes to have more users on their website. I try to find a l... | 2014/12/18 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/853996",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/317203/"
] | Torrents are not illegal. Distributing or downloading copyrighted data without permission is illegal. There are many legitimate torrents out there. Many Linux distros offer torrents of their OS. World of Warcraft uses torrents to update their game. You can make a torrent out of any file, just make sure you have the rig... | You do. In fact, many torrent clients let you do that, and add trackers.
Now, lets say I had an awesomesauce remix of fedora, full of software for helping in the conservation of wild [Heffalumps and Woozles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heffalumps_and_Woozles). I may include the calls of said creatures, or music that ... |
84,959 | I got sent funds but I do not have enough space on my computer to update bitcoin core and therefore the funds will not come is there anyway to cancel the transaction. The website I got the funds from said they cannot cancel so can I cancel. | 2019/02/28 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/84959",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/92628/"
] | It is difficult to cancel a Bitcoin transaction after it's been sent, and it cannot be done by the recipient, only by the sender. If the transaction has been confirmed, cancellation becomes impossible.
However, the funds are not lost. They will be waiting in the address until you claim them. You can either eventually ... | If you lack free space enable disk space restrictions via settings menu > options > main tab. You will still need to download the blockchain but it'll automatically delete blocks that it has verified to lower disk space usage. The lowest you can set the amount there is 550 megabytes. However if you do that it'll use ab... |
40,908 | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.
My phone is becoming slow. I don't know how to find the app that slows it down. Can someone help me with this? My guess that the app is FACEBOOK... worst app ever.
After restart, the phone works fine for some time. Then, it slows down again and becomes lagged. | 2013/03/06 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/40908",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
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] | You could try to use some live monitoring app, e.g. [OS Monitor](http://www.appbrain.com/app/os-monitor/com.eolwral.osmonitor). These usually offer you a view on apps currently consuming most of the ressources, e.g. hogging your CPU, eating your RAM, or utilizing your network:
[, just uninstall it and see if the problem goes away. |
33,249 | i've problems connecting to an ftp-server behind a cisco asa firewall using passive mode. ftp works using active and "extended passive" mode, however: when i turn off "extended passive" (epsv in ftp console client app), it does not work anylonger -- all commands result in a timeout. however we need non-"extended passiv... | 2009/06/29 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/33249",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/7952/"
] | You may need to create a rule to allow the Pasv ports, not just port 21. In your FTP program usually they have a configuration setting where you can specify customer Pasv port range. Specify some high range of ports say 45200 to 45500 or something like that.
Then in your ASA allow those ports to the IP of the FTP serve... | The ASAs don't have a fixup command like the PIX did.
Are you using the default inspections on FTP traffic via a service policy rule? |
33,249 | i've problems connecting to an ftp-server behind a cisco asa firewall using passive mode. ftp works using active and "extended passive" mode, however: when i turn off "extended passive" (epsv in ftp console client app), it does not work anylonger -- all commands result in a timeout. however we need non-"extended passiv... | 2009/06/29 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/33249",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/7952/"
] | You may need to create a rule to allow the Pasv ports, not just port 21. In your FTP program usually they have a configuration setting where you can specify customer Pasv port range. Specify some high range of ports say 45200 to 45500 or something like that.
Then in your ASA allow those ports to the IP of the FTP serve... | You could switch to using implicit SFTP instead and then you only need to worry about a single port to open. |
33,249 | i've problems connecting to an ftp-server behind a cisco asa firewall using passive mode. ftp works using active and "extended passive" mode, however: when i turn off "extended passive" (epsv in ftp console client app), it does not work anylonger -- all commands result in a timeout. however we need non-"extended passiv... | 2009/06/29 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/33249",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/7952/"
] | Ancient topic, but I ran into similar problems recently and figured my $.02 might help somebody.
In my case, we're running IIS 7.5 behind a slightly older version of ASA, which we're in the process of replacing. We have an existing FTP site and my plan was to simply add FTPS support with the certificate & maybe gettin... | I think the command "ftp mode passive" is for the asa (router itself) to send, or recieve configs to or from itself. Not for passing sessions. Just what I've found.... |
33,249 | i've problems connecting to an ftp-server behind a cisco asa firewall using passive mode. ftp works using active and "extended passive" mode, however: when i turn off "extended passive" (epsv in ftp console client app), it does not work anylonger -- all commands result in a timeout. however we need non-"extended passiv... | 2009/06/29 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/33249",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/7952/"
] | You may need to create a rule to allow the Pasv ports, not just port 21. In your FTP program usually they have a configuration setting where you can specify customer Pasv port range. Specify some high range of ports say 45200 to 45500 or something like that.
Then in your ASA allow those ports to the IP of the FTP serve... | Hi try the following things:
**ftp mode passive**
**policy-map global\_policy**
**class inspection\_default**
**inspect ftp**
I am not exactely sure what the first command does, but i saw it in a couple of running configs. just give it a try
but i am quite sure that you need to create a policy-map with an ftp in... |
33,249 | i've problems connecting to an ftp-server behind a cisco asa firewall using passive mode. ftp works using active and "extended passive" mode, however: when i turn off "extended passive" (epsv in ftp console client app), it does not work anylonger -- all commands result in a timeout. however we need non-"extended passiv... | 2009/06/29 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/33249",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/7952/"
] | Ancient topic, but I ran into similar problems recently and figured my $.02 might help somebody.
In my case, we're running IIS 7.5 behind a slightly older version of ASA, which we're in the process of replacing. We have an existing FTP site and my plan was to simply add FTPS support with the certificate & maybe gettin... | You could switch to using implicit SFTP instead and then you only need to worry about a single port to open. |
33,249 | i've problems connecting to an ftp-server behind a cisco asa firewall using passive mode. ftp works using active and "extended passive" mode, however: when i turn off "extended passive" (epsv in ftp console client app), it does not work anylonger -- all commands result in a timeout. however we need non-"extended passiv... | 2009/06/29 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/33249",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/7952/"
] | Ancient topic, but I ran into similar problems recently and figured my $.02 might help somebody.
In my case, we're running IIS 7.5 behind a slightly older version of ASA, which we're in the process of replacing. We have an existing FTP site and my plan was to simply add FTPS support with the certificate & maybe gettin... | You may need to create a rule to allow the Pasv ports, not just port 21. In your FTP program usually they have a configuration setting where you can specify customer Pasv port range. Specify some high range of ports say 45200 to 45500 or something like that.
Then in your ASA allow those ports to the IP of the FTP serve... |
412,103 | For the purposes of unit testing I'd like to create an iPhone project target in Xcode that includes all of the release application files, plus some additional files containing code useful for UI unit testing.
I can do this by duplicating the original application target; however, the problem with this is that every tim... | 2009/01/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/412103",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/51503/"
] | In Xcode, you can create targets which have direct dependencies on each other. There are a number of non-product building targets that can help with this in the *Other* category when adding a new target, depending on how simple or complicated your set-up is. Creating specific targets for running unit tests with a direc... | No there's not. Is there a particular reason you want every single file in your Unit Test target? This would include main.m and all classes that you aren't testing (such as maybe your view classes). In fact, if main.m is included in your Unit Test, then how would your Unit Test even run properly? |
412,103 | For the purposes of unit testing I'd like to create an iPhone project target in Xcode that includes all of the release application files, plus some additional files containing code useful for UI unit testing.
I can do this by duplicating the original application target; however, the problem with this is that every tim... | 2009/01/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/412103",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/51503/"
] | In Xcode, you can create targets which have direct dependencies on each other. There are a number of non-product building targets that can help with this in the *Other* category when adding a new target, depending on how simple or complicated your set-up is. Creating specific targets for running unit tests with a direc... | I solved the problem by building most of my application as static library, which is linked to both app and unit test targets.
Targets in my project look like:
* libMyApp
+ compile .m files
* MyApp.app
+ libMyApp (dependency)
+ Link with library: libMyApp.a
* UITest.app
+ libMyApp (dependency)
+ Link with library... |
383,295 | I recently deployed a MAAS/Juju environment based on a six nodes cluster, using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, to run a "proof of concept". I could appreciate how interesting the architecture is, and I'd like to understand if I can really base my future business on this technology. Therefore I'd like to understand more about any in... | 2013/11/28 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/383295",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/212642/"
] | Massimo, yes, with recent MAAS and Juju packages, you can have multiple different Juju environments running using one MAAS controller.
When a Juju MAAS environment is bootstrapped, it gets an "agent-name", which is a created UUID. This is then used to discriminate between different Juju environments, so a single user ... | I am not the right person to answer your question but I quickly asked around and by default MaaS supports one Juju environment and via manual providers you could run multiple in a more manual fashion.
I am interested in understanding your use case to see if support for multiple Juju environments for MaaS should go int... |
60,740 | Is there an IE6/PNG fix that is officially developed by the jQuery team?
If not which of the available plugins should I use? | 2008/09/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60740",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3747/"
] | I'm using [jquery.pngFix.js](http://jquery.andreaseberhard.de/pngFix/). I don't know if it's officially sanctioned or not, I do know that it works. I chose it because it was the plugin included with FancyBox, no other reason. | Check this out. Some people mention jQuery plugins in the comments as well.
[PNG Fix from 24 Ways](http://24ways.org/2007/supersleight-transparent-png-in-ie6) |
60,740 | Is there an IE6/PNG fix that is officially developed by the jQuery team?
If not which of the available plugins should I use? | 2008/09/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60740",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3747/"
] | Check this out. Some people mention jQuery plugins in the comments as well.
[PNG Fix from 24 Ways](http://24ways.org/2007/supersleight-transparent-png-in-ie6) | Hey guys, just wanted to toss this one in. I was digging around for it again and it has one specific advantage over the rest: repeatable backgrounds, as well as background-position (the one thats flagged as the best answer here actually just scales the background image).
<http://www.dillerdesign.com/experiment/DD_bel... |
60,740 | Is there an IE6/PNG fix that is officially developed by the jQuery team?
If not which of the available plugins should I use? | 2008/09/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60740",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3747/"
] | I'm using [jquery.pngFix.js](http://jquery.andreaseberhard.de/pngFix/). I don't know if it's officially sanctioned or not, I do know that it works. I chose it because it was the plugin included with FancyBox, no other reason. | This [.htc pngfix](http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/) has always worked for me, even in cases where the jquery plugin failed. |
60,740 | Is there an IE6/PNG fix that is officially developed by the jQuery team?
If not which of the available plugins should I use? | 2008/09/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60740",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3747/"
] | I'm using [jquery.pngFix.js](http://jquery.andreaseberhard.de/pngFix/). I don't know if it's officially sanctioned or not, I do know that it works. I chose it because it was the plugin included with FancyBox, no other reason. | Hey guys, just wanted to toss this one in. I was digging around for it again and it has one specific advantage over the rest: repeatable backgrounds, as well as background-position (the one thats flagged as the best answer here actually just scales the background image).
<http://www.dillerdesign.com/experiment/DD_bel... |
60,740 | Is there an IE6/PNG fix that is officially developed by the jQuery team?
If not which of the available plugins should I use? | 2008/09/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60740",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3747/"
] | This [.htc pngfix](http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/) has always worked for me, even in cases where the jquery plugin failed. | Hey guys, just wanted to toss this one in. I was digging around for it again and it has one specific advantage over the rest: repeatable backgrounds, as well as background-position (the one thats flagged as the best answer here actually just scales the background image).
<http://www.dillerdesign.com/experiment/DD_bel... |
74,188 | If I'm going to the optometrist to get a pair of new lenses with a new prescription for my glasses, do I say I'm going to *renew*, or I'm going to *update* my prescription? | 2012/07/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74188",
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] | *Update* or perhaps *refresh* both seem like suitable words to me — suggesting that you are going to check your prescription, and change *if necessary*.
To me, *renew* suggests that you are going there to get another prescription which is the same (or extend the life of the old prescription) — which of course, would n... | I'd just say that I was *getting new glasses*. That seems to cover everything (even though glass is no longer involved in their manufacture).
It's irrelevant whether you keep the same frames or not, unless you think of glasses as facial adornments, instead of seeing aids, in which case it's unlikely anyone would care ... |
74,188 | If I'm going to the optometrist to get a pair of new lenses with a new prescription for my glasses, do I say I'm going to *renew*, or I'm going to *update* my prescription? | 2012/07/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74188",
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] | *Update* or perhaps *refresh* both seem like suitable words to me — suggesting that you are going to check your prescription, and change *if necessary*.
To me, *renew* suggests that you are going there to get another prescription which is the same (or extend the life of the old prescription) — which of course, would n... | Update is definitely the right word. You might be thinking of the word "renew" because of its usage in the phrase "renewing a subscription," like for a magazine. |
74,188 | If I'm going to the optometrist to get a pair of new lenses with a new prescription for my glasses, do I say I'm going to *renew*, or I'm going to *update* my prescription? | 2012/07/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74188",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/21210/"
] | I'd just say that I was *getting new glasses*. That seems to cover everything (even though glass is no longer involved in their manufacture).
It's irrelevant whether you keep the same frames or not, unless you think of glasses as facial adornments, instead of seeing aids, in which case it's unlikely anyone would care ... | Update is definitely the right word. You might be thinking of the word "renew" because of its usage in the phrase "renewing a subscription," like for a magazine. |
68,808 | I have a makita drill that still works but sometimes stops working then starts working again. Any ideas what it could be? | 2015/07/06 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/68808",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/39166/"
] | If it's a corded drill, that's a common sign that the cord is going bad and it's time to replace it. It might also be the power switch (see below).
If it's a battery drill then look to the power switch. Dirty contacts will cause intermittent power loss. You may just have to spray some contact cleaner into the switch a... | This doesn't sound like your problem, but in my experience modern lithium-ions batteries just suddenly quit when they're out of juice unlike older ones which slowly loose power. |
68,808 | I have a makita drill that still works but sometimes stops working then starts working again. Any ideas what it could be? | 2015/07/06 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/68808",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/39166/"
] | Badly worn brushes or worn/tired/broken brush springs will do this. They may be easy or hard to access, depending on the designer. | This doesn't sound like your problem, but in my experience modern lithium-ions batteries just suddenly quit when they're out of juice unlike older ones which slowly loose power. |
6,733 | I am learning qiskit software and this term keeps popping up and I am unable to get a grasp on the technical definition given by wikipedia. For example, the functions state fidelity and process fidelity. | 2019/07/11 | [
"https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/6733",
"https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com",
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] | It might be worth mentioning the physical motivation for these definitions and the concept of fidelity itself.
Unlike the classical computers we all know and love, quantum computers are fundamentally analog machines. what that means practically is that the gates you apply when you run code on a real quantum computer ... | To give you an answer in the simplest way possible, fidelity is a measure of how much one quantum state matches with the other. Imagine you have two packs of potato chips, one each from Lays and Pringles.
Now you get your friend to close their eyes and taste test both of them. Now with how much probability will he be ... |
6,834,658 | What is a low-latency, low-bandwidth algorithm for synchronizing, say, a text file between a client and a server?
Is there a design where the client send a delta of it's current state and it's last ACK'd state from the server? I am thinking Quake3 networking..
EDIT 1:
More specifically, how would a diff/delta algori... | 2011/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6834658",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/268981/"
] | You mean like a [diff](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff)?
Store the server-side's version of the file in the client. Whenever you need to synchronize, run a diff (you can either write your own or use a library). Then send the difference over to the server and have the server [patch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch... | For text you can use delta algorithm, take a look, for example, on how rsync works.
Google uses a different approach to update chrome, you can "google" it to see.
Edit: If it was a server generating one change and replicating in lots of clients, it should be done in server. From the question's changes, I understood t... |
6,834,658 | What is a low-latency, low-bandwidth algorithm for synchronizing, say, a text file between a client and a server?
Is there a design where the client send a delta of it's current state and it's last ACK'd state from the server? I am thinking Quake3 networking..
EDIT 1:
More specifically, how would a diff/delta algori... | 2011/07/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6834658",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/268981/"
] | You mean like a [diff](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff)?
Store the server-side's version of the file in the client. Whenever you need to synchronize, run a diff (you can either write your own or use a library). Then send the difference over to the server and have the server [patch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch... | If a client also edits text, and has an undo/redo feature then undo stack can be used for delta. For large texts and small changes using undo stack should be more efficient than running a diff. |
13,621,940 | I have a project which is purely made of .net client profile.
I needed to use a control nut this control uses the reference system.design, which does not available on client profile,
I cannot change my project framework, and I need this library, so I tried to pull it and grab it as a reference dll to my project, but... | 2012/11/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13621940",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1595439/"
] | Simply put: you can't.
You'll have to either change the target framework or re-implement the control for the client profile.
Please see the sixth comment on [this Scott Hanselman article](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TowardsASmallerNET4DetailsOnTheClientProfileAndDownloadingNET.aspx) for more information. | *This assumes that your solution targets version 3.5 or 4.0 of the .NET Framework to be using the Client Profile.*
The Client Profile just limits the framework to allowing certain assemblies, so basically it's not possible to reference this assembly.
One thing you should notice is that with version 4.5 of the .NET F... |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | Colors as a status are tricky and very dependent on the context of the web application and their application. This is just food for thought.
Contextual consistency helps avoid confusion (such as using red to indicate something is paused but also indicates a system has broken - one situation would be more dire than the... | When coloring for status, rather than to invoke mood, here is some common colors:
[Find a great list of color meanings here](http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html)
* **Light Grey**, associated with something that is neutral and not doing any actions
* **Blue**, associated with non-critical, basic informat... |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | Colors as a status are tricky and very dependent on the context of the web application and their application. This is just food for thought.
Contextual consistency helps avoid confusion (such as using red to indicate something is paused but also indicates a system has broken - one situation would be more dire than the... | You can spell it out rather than having traffic lights. There are a set of visual representations that conform to global standards (like traffic lights). I would recommend to let the user know the status rather than understanding the color definitions. Meaning, words are "sometimes" more powerful than visual cues. |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | Colors as a status are tricky and very dependent on the context of the web application and their application. This is just food for thought.
Contextual consistency helps avoid confusion (such as using red to indicate something is paused but also indicates a system has broken - one situation would be more dire than the... | I use the following colors for project status:
1. Dark Grey - Cancelled
2. Blue - Completed
3. Green
3a. Dark Green - Future (2 - 3 months) - on track
3b. Bright Green - Action required / Imminent (next month, next)
4. Yellow - Warning
5. Red - Threat / Danger
6. No Color - Normal |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | When coloring for status, rather than to invoke mood, here is some common colors:
[Find a great list of color meanings here](http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html)
* **Light Grey**, associated with something that is neutral and not doing any actions
* **Blue**, associated with non-critical, basic informat... | I use the following colors for project status:
1. Dark Grey - Cancelled
2. Blue - Completed
3. Green
3a. Dark Green - Future (2 - 3 months) - on track
3b. Bright Green - Action required / Imminent (next month, next)
4. Yellow - Warning
5. Red - Threat / Danger
6. No Color - Normal |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | This does not directly answer the question, but an interesting approach to status is not only showing text and color. You could indicate all the steps (states) involved using indicators similar to this image
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a9aFg.png)
Some pros:
* Th... | I use the following colors for project status:
1. Dark Grey - Cancelled
2. Blue - Completed
3. Green
3a. Dark Green - Future (2 - 3 months) - on track
3b. Bright Green - Action required / Imminent (next month, next)
4. Yellow - Warning
5. Red - Threat / Danger
6. No Color - Normal |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | When coloring for status, rather than to invoke mood, here is some common colors:
[Find a great list of color meanings here](http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html)
* **Light Grey**, associated with something that is neutral and not doing any actions
* **Blue**, associated with non-critical, basic informat... | You can spell it out rather than having traffic lights. There are a set of visual representations that conform to global standards (like traffic lights). I would recommend to let the user know the status rather than understanding the color definitions. Meaning, words are "sometimes" more powerful than visual cues. |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | This does not directly answer the question, but an interesting approach to status is not only showing text and color. You could indicate all the steps (states) involved using indicators similar to this image
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a9aFg.png)
Some pros:
* Th... | We had a long debate in my company around this subject. We came to the conclusion that the *correct* colour depends really on what we are trying to achieve.
**NOTE:** I take the point that colour alone isn't a great indicator due to colour blindness. In such cases, we combine colours with an icon shape.
If we are try... |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | When coloring for status, rather than to invoke mood, here is some common colors:
[Find a great list of color meanings here](http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html)
* **Light Grey**, associated with something that is neutral and not doing any actions
* **Blue**, associated with non-critical, basic informat... | We had a long debate in my company around this subject. We came to the conclusion that the *correct* colour depends really on what we are trying to achieve.
**NOTE:** I take the point that colour alone isn't a great indicator due to colour blindness. In such cases, we combine colours with an icon shape.
If we are try... |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | This does not directly answer the question, but an interesting approach to status is not only showing text and color. You could indicate all the steps (states) involved using indicators similar to this image
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a9aFg.png)
Some pros:
* Th... | You can spell it out rather than having traffic lights. There are a set of visual representations that conform to global standards (like traffic lights). I would recommend to let the user know the status rather than understanding the color definitions. Meaning, words are "sometimes" more powerful than visual cues. |
88,528 | Given that a project can be
* not yet started
* active
* active, but paused
* completed
What are good colours to help me represent those states (as augmentation, only, to text) ? | 2015/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/88528",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/8538/"
] | Colors as a status are tricky and very dependent on the context of the web application and their application. This is just food for thought.
Contextual consistency helps avoid confusion (such as using red to indicate something is paused but also indicates a system has broken - one situation would be more dire than the... | This does not directly answer the question, but an interesting approach to status is not only showing text and color. You could indicate all the steps (states) involved using indicators similar to this image
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a9aFg.png)
Some pros:
* Th... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
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] | Railgun Technology
------------------
There are a number of problems to overcome in order to have effective railguns. Most obviously, is the enormousness power requirement along with a large direct current. In order to be anything other than a static defence for fixed fortifications and large warships, the powers sour... | I think there could be some feasibility in how you structure your worlds history. However if your world does have rail cannon artillery then they certainly understand that the magnetic energy can launch projectiles.
You do touch on the idea that this requires immense energy, however the military machine will always tr... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | To be honest, you've created what I call a "technology dichotomoy." Your civilization has the ability to build a rail gun that projects a projectile using magnetism, but they never thought about using explosives? Not even with all the hints laying around? Like slingshots? Or pneumatic BB guns (or just air hoses with a ... | I'm not entirely sure I got your question right, but:
* If they are XXI century-like they would have *a lot* of things that would make "infantry running around the battlefield with swords" be very out of place, regardless of presence of firearms or not.
* they would have communications
* they would have transportation... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | What bothers me is that your civilization uses working railguns but still relies on swords. It seems odd that they didn't yet came up with a better, eventually ranged, alternative. Indeed, there are various non-explosive possibilities - while it seems dubious to me that they achieved electricity tech sooner than humans... | I think there could be some feasibility in how you structure your worlds history. However if your world does have rail cannon artillery then they certainly understand that the magnetic energy can launch projectiles.
You do touch on the idea that this requires immense energy, however the military machine will always tr... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
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"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | A sword. On a stick. next to another stick. With a string on it. Let's call it a BOW.
People have this idea that the further you are from somebody you want to kill and the sooner you can inflict dead on them the more people you can kill before they get to you.
So without explosion they can use electromagnetic pulse ... | If they discovered Electricity before us maybe they have the necessary science to store more power in little containers, it could open some possibilities.
For example in modern technology, we use capacitors that can release a big tension at once and can kill humans if it is badly manipulated. If they find the mean to o... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | What bothers me is that your civilization uses working railguns but still relies on swords. It seems odd that they didn't yet came up with a better, eventually ranged, alternative. Indeed, there are various non-explosive possibilities - while it seems dubious to me that they achieved electricity tech sooner than humans... | There are many explosive reactions in chemistry, you can even create explosions by distributing harmless substances like flour in the air. Other explosions are so easy to produce like Oxyhydrogen (water + oxygen), that it is unlikely that no one discovered them by accident. There are many historical records of unexpect... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
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] | I like the concept but since you are asking us to challenge it, here is my take: it sounds like people in your world use a lot of steel, right? Steel is made with coking coal and iron ore, both of which require blasting to be mined economically in large quantities: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drilling_and_blasting>
... | If explosions as a means of propelling something is out of the question, then combustion engines are out of the question, since explosions are needed to propel the pistons' movement.
Without combustion engines, you're going to have a hard time getting enough power for a large rail gun through batteries alone. The larg... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | I like the concept but since you are asking us to challenge it, here is my take: it sounds like people in your world use a lot of steel, right? Steel is made with coking coal and iron ore, both of which require blasting to be mined economically in large quantities: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drilling_and_blasting>
... | There are many explosive reactions in chemistry, you can even create explosions by distributing harmless substances like flour in the air. Other explosions are so easy to produce like Oxyhydrogen (water + oxygen), that it is unlikely that no one discovered them by accident. There are many historical records of unexpect... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | **It's plausible**
*First, I am assuming that the railguns would **not** be used as handheld weapons, because this would **completely defeat the purpose** of having swords in the first place.*
With no explosives, the only way to take out large groups of soldiers would be with melee combat. The railguns would be great... | I'm surprised nobody mentioned Dune.
In that story, personal shield generators made firearms useless, which meant combat was often hand-to-hand or with swords.
Perhaps you could craft a handwavium solution in this story:
*Excellent electrical mastery resulted in the development of personal shields, rendering the r... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | Railgun Technology
------------------
There are a number of problems to overcome in order to have effective railguns. Most obviously, is the enormousness power requirement along with a large direct current. In order to be anything other than a static defence for fixed fortifications and large warships, the powers sour... | I'm not entirely sure I got your question right, but:
* If they are XXI century-like they would have *a lot* of things that would make "infantry running around the battlefield with swords" be very out of place, regardless of presence of firearms or not.
* they would have communications
* they would have transportation... |
89,218 | In a world that i am building, there is an advanced civilization that is somewhat close to 21st century humans. Two of the differences are: they have discovered electricity much earlier than we did and they have never had the idea that explosives can be used as a propellant for projectiles. That's why most of land base... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/89218",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/41660/"
] | What bothers me is that your civilization uses working railguns but still relies on swords. It seems odd that they didn't yet came up with a better, eventually ranged, alternative. Indeed, there are various non-explosive possibilities - while it seems dubious to me that they achieved electricity tech sooner than humans... | I like the concept but since you are asking us to challenge it, here is my take: it sounds like people in your world use a lot of steel, right? Steel is made with coking coal and iron ore, both of which require blasting to be mined economically in large quantities: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drilling_and_blasting>
... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | It's very difficult to provide a coherent update when you're in the middle of troubleshooting or designing a solution to a problem.
Consider delaying your response until you have a clear idea of the issue, and one or more plans to mitigate or solve.
If your manager demands an instant, on-the-spot update, simply say t... | Different strokes for different folks.
Your manager has indicated already what he wanted from you. He doesn't want the details because it was not his thing.
*What's in it for me?* is a question that you must answer every time you talk to someone -- be he a manager or your subordinate. His background may have somethi... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | Technical people get caught up in this type of thing all the time. Stop including details in your explanation. I know he asked what was wrong, but all he hears is "blah, blah, command, blah blah target, blah, blah error." You're either still working on it or it is completed. Doesn't matter why to him. Try to include so... | >
> Reading between the lines he was unhappy and made a scoffing noise
> and said “you’re the programmer I cannot help you with this”.
>
>
>
He maybe has a very direct way of saying: "Too much information". The next time he asks a question you know better and can only give the relevant information.
>
> It’s be... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | Technical people get caught up in this type of thing all the time. Stop including details in your explanation. I know he asked what was wrong, but all he hears is "blah, blah, command, blah blah target, blah, blah error." You're either still working on it or it is completed. Doesn't matter why to him. Try to include so... | It's very difficult to provide a coherent update when you're in the middle of troubleshooting or designing a solution to a problem.
Consider delaying your response until you have a clear idea of the issue, and one or more plans to mitigate or solve.
If your manager demands an instant, on-the-spot update, simply say t... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | Technical people get caught up in this type of thing all the time. Stop including details in your explanation. I know he asked what was wrong, but all he hears is "blah, blah, command, blah blah target, blah, blah error." You're either still working on it or it is completed. Doesn't matter why to him. Try to include so... | Different strokes for different folks.
Your manager has indicated already what he wanted from you. He doesn't want the details because it was not his thing.
*What's in it for me?* is a question that you must answer every time you talk to someone -- be he a manager or your subordinate. His background may have somethi... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | Technical people get caught up in this type of thing all the time. Stop including details in your explanation. I know he asked what was wrong, but all he hears is "blah, blah, command, blah blah target, blah, blah error." You're either still working on it or it is completed. Doesn't matter why to him. Try to include so... | There are a lot of insights in the existing answers and comments. Some things jumped out at me in reading what you wrote.
* Your manager stopped by in person for an update. That's
actually a good sign. He isn't hiding behind email or a closed door.
He wants face-to-face interaction, even if only briefly.
* It sounds l... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | >
> Reading between the lines he was unhappy and made a scoffing noise
> and said “you’re the programmer I cannot help you with this”.
>
>
>
He maybe has a very direct way of saying: "Too much information". The next time he asks a question you know better and can only give the relevant information.
>
> It’s be... | When you inform your boss of an obstacle, do you also come with a solution? I realize timing doesn't always allow for this (as in your example when he walked up as you identified it). Manager's (should) want their team members to be problem solvers, not problem reporters.
Unless the solution is actually something you... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | There are a lot of insights in the existing answers and comments. Some things jumped out at me in reading what you wrote.
* Your manager stopped by in person for an update. That's
actually a good sign. He isn't hiding behind email or a closed door.
He wants face-to-face interaction, even if only briefly.
* It sounds l... | Different strokes for different folks.
Your manager has indicated already what he wanted from you. He doesn't want the details because it was not his thing.
*What's in it for me?* is a question that you must answer every time you talk to someone -- be he a manager or your subordinate. His background may have somethi... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | >
> Reading between the lines he was unhappy and made a scoffing noise
> and said “you’re the programmer I cannot help you with this”.
>
>
>
He maybe has a very direct way of saying: "Too much information". The next time he asks a question you know better and can only give the relevant information.
>
> It’s be... | Different strokes for different folks.
Your manager has indicated already what he wanted from you. He doesn't want the details because it was not his thing.
*What's in it for me?* is a question that you must answer every time you talk to someone -- be he a manager or your subordinate. His background may have somethi... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
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] | There are a lot of insights in the existing answers and comments. Some things jumped out at me in reading what you wrote.
* Your manager stopped by in person for an update. That's
actually a good sign. He isn't hiding behind email or a closed door.
He wants face-to-face interaction, even if only briefly.
* It sounds l... | When you inform your boss of an obstacle, do you also come with a solution? I realize timing doesn't always allow for this (as in your example when he walked up as you identified it). Manager's (should) want their team members to be problem solvers, not problem reporters.
Unless the solution is actually something you... |
52,277 | My manager seems irritated when he asks for an update and I inform him of a barrier I’m working on. For example I was working on implementing a subprocess call, and when tried it on the program to be launched got an error but tried on a simple system command and it worked. I then started searching online for informatio... | 2015/08/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/52277",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/38355/"
] | When you inform your boss of an obstacle, do you also come with a solution? I realize timing doesn't always allow for this (as in your example when he walked up as you identified it). Manager's (should) want their team members to be problem solvers, not problem reporters.
Unless the solution is actually something you... | Different strokes for different folks.
Your manager has indicated already what he wanted from you. He doesn't want the details because it was not his thing.
*What's in it for me?* is a question that you must answer every time you talk to someone -- be he a manager or your subordinate. His background may have somethi... |
6,975,165 | Could anyone point me to some examples of how to uses Rob Conerys Massive Data Access routines. I couldn't find much using google, maybe I am using the wrong search criteria? Preferably something for someone new to dynamics in the .net framework | 2011/08/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6975165",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/301736/"
] | The Tekpub MVC 3 series uses Massive for the data access, code can be found here -
<https://github.com/tekpub/mvc3> | Maybe this one can help
[Massive: 400 Lines of Data Access Happiness](http://rob.conery.io/2011/02/16/massive-400-lines-of-data-access-happiness/) |
36,983 | I looked this up, and [came up with:.](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rig1.htm)
>
> It makes no more sense than the variants it has usurped and is clearly just a play on words (though perhaps there’s a lurking idea that rain often comes straight down, in a right line, to use the old sense).
>
>
>
The author ... | 2011/08/06 | [
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] | Your source [*World Wide Words*](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rig1.htm) makes the point that the phrase *right as...* has appeared in many forms over the years and that *right as rain* probably became the favoured variant because of its pleasing alliteration. It seems like a reasonable conclusion and all I can d... | Meaning
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*The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and Phrases* ([2006](http://books.google.fi/books?id=ZAb_OC7uAZ8C&pg=PA140&dq=%22right%20as%20rain%22%20dictionary&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Os0iT8yfFZGK4gTHtNDECA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false)) says:
>
> The expression right as something has been us... |
36,983 | I looked this up, and [came up with:.](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rig1.htm)
>
> It makes no more sense than the variants it has usurped and is clearly just a play on words (though perhaps there’s a lurking idea that rain often comes straight down, in a right line, to use the old sense).
>
>
>
The author ... | 2011/08/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/36983",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/8183/"
] | Your source [*World Wide Words*](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rig1.htm) makes the point that the phrase *right as...* has appeared in many forms over the years and that *right as rain* probably became the favoured variant because of its pleasing alliteration. It seems like a reasonable conclusion and all I can d... | The phrase "as right as ninepence" almost certainly has nothing to do do with coinage or money; it is most likely a corruption of the phrase "as right as ninepins" or "as nice as ninepins" - a reference to the game of nine pine bowling.
The nine pins must be set out in a 3x3 grid square or lozenge, each pin equidistan... |
36,983 | I looked this up, and [came up with:.](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rig1.htm)
>
> It makes no more sense than the variants it has usurped and is clearly just a play on words (though perhaps there’s a lurking idea that rain often comes straight down, in a right line, to use the old sense).
>
>
>
The author ... | 2011/08/06 | [
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"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | Meaning
-------
*The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and Phrases* ([2006](http://books.google.fi/books?id=ZAb_OC7uAZ8C&pg=PA140&dq=%22right%20as%20rain%22%20dictionary&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Os0iT8yfFZGK4gTHtNDECA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false)) says:
>
> The expression right as something has been us... | The phrase "as right as ninepence" almost certainly has nothing to do do with coinage or money; it is most likely a corruption of the phrase "as right as ninepins" or "as nice as ninepins" - a reference to the game of nine pine bowling.
The nine pins must be set out in a 3x3 grid square or lozenge, each pin equidistan... |
3,817 | *Battle Angel Alita* is known as *Gunnm* in Japan, and Alita as Gally.
Why was the title and name of the series changed when it was localized? What other changes did they make from the original Japanese version? | 2013/05/18 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3817",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
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] | Viz Media was responsible for localizing the Battle Angel Alita manga, and the reason apparently makes no sense, (from [this page](http://everything2.com/title/Gunnm)):
>
> Gally's name is changed to Alita. Why this was done is unknown, but the person who decided on the change tried to "validate" it, explaining that ... | Changing names is quite usual for translators/publishers when it comes to foreign works. Apparently their idea is that people couldn't possibly buy something with "foreign-sounding" names because that would be too confusing for our little brains. It's all about marketing. This is why "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's... |
3,817 | *Battle Angel Alita* is known as *Gunnm* in Japan, and Alita as Gally.
Why was the title and name of the series changed when it was localized? What other changes did they make from the original Japanese version? | 2013/05/18 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3817",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/"
] | Viz Media was responsible for localizing the Battle Angel Alita manga, and the reason apparently makes no sense, (from [this page](http://everything2.com/title/Gunnm)):
>
> Gally's name is changed to Alita. Why this was done is unknown, but the person who decided on the change tried to "validate" it, explaining that ... | GALLY is the original name for the Gally Battle Angel Japanese cartoon. This is a sad attempt to make political correctness for giving a. Few props to recognize a hispanic female heroine. Much like, the thinking that ghost in a shell should be played by a european in the live movie version. It sure would be nice to hav... |
3,817 | *Battle Angel Alita* is known as *Gunnm* in Japan, and Alita as Gally.
Why was the title and name of the series changed when it was localized? What other changes did they make from the original Japanese version? | 2013/05/18 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3817",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
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] | Viz Media was responsible for localizing the Battle Angel Alita manga, and the reason apparently makes no sense, (from [this page](http://everything2.com/title/Gunnm)):
>
> Gally's name is changed to Alita. Why this was done is unknown, but the person who decided on the change tried to "validate" it, explaining that ... | The word "Alita" in spanish means "Small Wing", so it also makes some sense when you translate the title to spanish " Battle Angel's Small Wing". |
3,817 | *Battle Angel Alita* is known as *Gunnm* in Japan, and Alita as Gally.
Why was the title and name of the series changed when it was localized? What other changes did they make from the original Japanese version? | 2013/05/18 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3817",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/"
] | The word "Alita" in spanish means "Small Wing", so it also makes some sense when you translate the title to spanish " Battle Angel's Small Wing". | Changing names is quite usual for translators/publishers when it comes to foreign works. Apparently their idea is that people couldn't possibly buy something with "foreign-sounding" names because that would be too confusing for our little brains. It's all about marketing. This is why "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's... |
3,817 | *Battle Angel Alita* is known as *Gunnm* in Japan, and Alita as Gally.
Why was the title and name of the series changed when it was localized? What other changes did they make from the original Japanese version? | 2013/05/18 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3817",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/63/"
] | The word "Alita" in spanish means "Small Wing", so it also makes some sense when you translate the title to spanish " Battle Angel's Small Wing". | GALLY is the original name for the Gally Battle Angel Japanese cartoon. This is a sad attempt to make political correctness for giving a. Few props to recognize a hispanic female heroine. Much like, the thinking that ghost in a shell should be played by a european in the live movie version. It sure would be nice to hav... |
2,077 | Today I see sudden change in my points for various posts. can anybody explain this. are we clearing up bogus account and removing points voted by them?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MZIbJ.png) | 2016/01/13 | [
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] | I might need to talk to the network admins — it appears as though they're all legit downvotes. When I say 'legit' I meant they're not the result of an automatic operation.
This is a pretty clear case of serial downvoting which should get picked up automatically and reversed by the system within 24 hours. I'll keep an ... | For your Information:
On any Site which is part of Stackexchange, their background robots/scripts run which keep track of many unusual activities.
If any user which down votes or up votes to your question/answer very frequently, get noticed by the Stackexchange system (daily vote anomaly script) and the super moder... |
35,791,296 | I am already aware of the advantanges of retrofit and have used it in many scenerios. For a particular application , I need to call only 1 login API which will do authentication.
I am not sure if the advantages of retrofit are worth it for only one API. or is it a overhead and I should Http for sake of simplicity | 2016/03/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35791296",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4057066/"
] | If it is just a single request, then I'd say go with the simplest/lightest approach. But these things tend to evolve with time, therefore you are likely to find yourself in a position of adding another one, then another one...
Remember - networking mechanism is not an architectural decision. In fact, your application ... | For a single API call http is fine. As you know using library with your application is going to occupy user phone space when they install your application on their device. so for a single call, you are good to go with async task. |
5,016,627 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [iPhone XMLParser help](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2664831/iphone-xmlparser-help)
>
>
>
hi..
since im new to iphone, i dont know how to parse a xml file. can anyone help me out | 2011/02/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5016627",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/766047/"
] | Take a look at NSXMLParser
<http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSXMLParser_Class/Reference/Reference.html>
It should help you out.. | It's quite old, but you should read <http://www.raywenderlich.com/553/how-to-chose-the-best-xml-parser-for-your-iphone-project> This can help you.
Or open Xcode's help (Xcode - Help - Documentation and API Reference) and search for SeismicXML. This is sample from iOS SDK. There are also samples like XMLBrowser, XMLPer... |
5,016,627 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [iPhone XMLParser help](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2664831/iphone-xmlparser-help)
>
>
>
hi..
since im new to iphone, i dont know how to parse a xml file. can anyone help me out | 2011/02/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5016627",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/766047/"
] | This is a sample code from Apple.. It shows the difference between All XML parsers available..
<http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#samplecode/XMLPerformance/Introduction/Intro.html>
For a newbie it will be real helpfull..Feel free to use it.. | It's quite old, but you should read <http://www.raywenderlich.com/553/how-to-chose-the-best-xml-parser-for-your-iphone-project> This can help you.
Or open Xcode's help (Xcode - Help - Documentation and API Reference) and search for SeismicXML. This is sample from iOS SDK. There are also samples like XMLBrowser, XMLPer... |
97,489 | I find I often wrestle with the implementation of bookmarks in Safari. Since I care to have my bookmarks simply and cleanly synchronized by iCloud, I continue to use the (inadequate) bookmark features of Safari. My specific question is: Is there a way to tell if a site is already bookmarked? I have 1000s of bookmarks, ... | 2013/07/29 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/97489",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/44013/"
] | Safari has a bookmark search function in the top right corner of the bookmark menu window,
Just paste the new bookmark (or type first 3 letters) in to it and it will tell you if it already exist.
It is also useful in finding bookmarks in a very large library.
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.co... | Here's a cheeky, long-winded approach with all keyboard shortcuts to copy the URL and search in bookmarks editor:
**TLDR: ⌘L then ⌘C then ⌥⌘B then ⌘F then ⌘V**
When done, close bookmark editor: ⌥⌘B
I'm wondering if there's a good bookmark manager workflow in **Alfred** that includes deleting (**the stock Alfred boo... |
12,293,803 | I am using Sql Server 2005.
There are two different Sql Servers.
I need to get data from one server and insert them into database on other server.
As a example assume there is two servers call A and B.
A has DB call ADB and B has DB call BDB.
I need to get data from ADB and insert them into BDB.
Any sug... | 2012/09/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12293803",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1650955/"
] | You could do it many ways..
If both servers are in the same network use **COPY DATABASE** option in SSMS
[COPY Databade](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188664.aspx)
IF both servers are not in the same network, then you could **generate script** from one database and execute in another
a detailed exampl... | On Server A add a linked server (B)
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188279.aspx>
Then you can transfer data between the two.
[Export table data from one SQL Server to another](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11009189/export-table-data-from-one-sql-server-to-another)
HTH |
5,115,037 | I'm unsure if SO is the best place for this question, but here goes:
Are login & logout procedures part of the Session layer or the Application Layer of the OSI model?
[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Layer) says:
>
> The Session Layer provides the
> mechanism for opening, closing and
> managing a... | 2011/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5115037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | The OSI model is a theoretical reference model (aka not the real thing)
When comparing the TCP/IP stack against the OSI model, you will see that the OSI Session layer is cut in half, half goes to the TCP and the other half gos to the application.
Conclusion for the OSI model login is part of the session layer, but fo... | The semantic meaning of what is meant by the term logon and logoff could determine the layers involved.
It is possible to take 'logon' to mean 'connect' without including authentication or encryption. Literally -
'logon', I connected...
'logoff', I disconnected.
So while authentication happens inside the application ... |
5,115,037 | I'm unsure if SO is the best place for this question, but here goes:
Are login & logout procedures part of the Session layer or the Application Layer of the OSI model?
[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Layer) says:
>
> The Session Layer provides the
> mechanism for opening, closing and
> managing a... | 2011/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5115037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Yes, I believe you are correct. That is, in the OSI model, I agree that the concept of "login/logout" could be considered part of the session layer. It certainly doesn't seem to fall into presentation, and application is far too high-level. Application would be concerned with managing the login/logout procedures (such ... | The semantic meaning of what is meant by the term logon and logoff could determine the layers involved.
It is possible to take 'logon' to mean 'connect' without including authentication or encryption. Literally -
'logon', I connected...
'logoff', I disconnected.
So while authentication happens inside the application ... |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
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] | **Disaster** is very close in root meaning to what you're looking for, describing as it does an "ill-starred" event.
**Debacle** has the advantage of *looking* like an antonym to "miracle". | If the event is relatively small in scale, e.g. affecting a person or a few people rather than a country, "**freak accident**" may be applicable:
>
> An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances.
>
>
>
<http://onelook.com/?w=freak+accident> |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Disaster** is very close in root meaning to what you're looking for, describing as it does an "ill-starred" event.
**Debacle** has the advantage of *looking* like an antonym to "miracle". | Tragedy.If Miracle is unexplained welcome event so is the Tragedy opposite of it. |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
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] | I favour the use of the word ***cataclysm*** to convey the meaning as you have described it i.e. antonym to ***Miracle***. | I think it would have to be Curse. |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/21286/"
] | Consider *[force majeure](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/force_majeure)* ("an overwhelming force" or "an unavoidable catastrophe") and *[act of God](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/act_of_God)* ("an unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster"). Also consider slightly-related idioms or phrases l... | >
> inexplicable catastrophe
>
>
>
To the use of miracle for both good and bad, I suggest that only works when the reader understands the lexicographic definition. And I'm afraid the vast majority of mankind does not. |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/21286/"
] | If the event is relatively small in scale, e.g. affecting a person or a few people rather than a country, "**freak accident**" may be applicable:
>
> An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances.
>
>
>
<http://onelook.com/?w=freak+accident> | >
> inexplicable catastrophe
>
>
>
To the use of miracle for both good and bad, I suggest that only works when the reader understands the lexicographic definition. And I'm afraid the vast majority of mankind does not. |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/21286/"
] | If the event is relatively small in scale, e.g. affecting a person or a few people rather than a country, "**freak accident**" may be applicable:
>
> An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances.
>
>
>
<http://onelook.com/?w=freak+accident> | Tragedy.If Miracle is unexplained welcome event so is the Tragedy opposite of it. |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | ***Miracle*** is still the right word. As [Terry Pratchett](http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1636629-small-gods) puts it,
>
> “Whatever happens, they say afterwards, it must have been Fate. People are always a little confused about this, as they are in the case of miracles. When someone is saved from certain deat... | If the event is relatively small in scale, e.g. affecting a person or a few people rather than a country, "**freak accident**" may be applicable:
>
> An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances.
>
>
>
<http://onelook.com/?w=freak+accident> |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/21286/"
] | Consider *[force majeure](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/force_majeure)* ("an overwhelming force" or "an unavoidable catastrophe") and *[act of God](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/act_of_God)* ("an unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster"). Also consider slightly-related idioms or phrases l... | I think it would have to be Curse. |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/21286/"
] | **Disaster** is very close in root meaning to what you're looking for, describing as it does an "ill-starred" event.
**Debacle** has the advantage of *looking* like an antonym to "miracle". | Consider *[force majeure](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/force_majeure)* ("an overwhelming force" or "an unavoidable catastrophe") and *[act of God](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/act_of_God)* ("an unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster"). Also consider slightly-related idioms or phrases l... |
74,741 | Are there any English words that mean "an unlikely calamity" in that same way that "miracle" can mean "an unlikely beneficial event"? My thesaurus only provides antonyms of "miracle" that mean "a mundane event" rather than "a horrible event".
I'm thinking specifically of multiple unlikely failures occurring simultaneo... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74741",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | I favour the use of the word ***cataclysm*** to convey the meaning as you have described it i.e. antonym to ***Miracle***. | >
> inexplicable catastrophe
>
>
>
To the use of miracle for both good and bad, I suggest that only works when the reader understands the lexicographic definition. And I'm afraid the vast majority of mankind does not. |
601,421 | Is there a word that refers to any form of entertainment being made for adults specifically to enjoy (rather than aimed at children) that doesn't imply that it's not appropriate for children? Words like 'adult' tend to generally give a connotation of being only for adults, rather than the meaning I want.
Example Sente... | 2023/01/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/601421",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/435397/"
] | Netflix has a category called "Adult animation" that has animation designed for a mature audience (BoJack, Archer etc.)
It's also fairly common to see "Shows for kids", "Shows for teenagers" etc, and "Shows for adults" doesn't imply shows of an adult-orientated nature.
**Shows like 'The Simpsons' are clearly shows fo... | One option is "adult-oriented". For example:
>
> Children’s shows can handle nearly any of the topics you come across in late-night anime and frequently explore them with more nuance and grace than their more ostensibly “adult-oriented” counterparts.1
>
>
>
Another option (mentioned in a comment) is "for mature a... |
601,421 | Is there a word that refers to any form of entertainment being made for adults specifically to enjoy (rather than aimed at children) that doesn't imply that it's not appropriate for children? Words like 'adult' tend to generally give a connotation of being only for adults, rather than the meaning I want.
Example Sente... | 2023/01/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/601421",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/435397/"
] | Netflix has a category called "Adult animation" that has animation designed for a mature audience (BoJack, Archer etc.)
It's also fairly common to see "Shows for kids", "Shows for teenagers" etc, and "Shows for adults" doesn't imply shows of an adult-orientated nature.
**Shows like 'The Simpsons' are clearly shows fo... | In the United States, most reviews and listings of TV shows and movies assume that the audience is adult; programs for children or young adults are noted separately. Netflix uses the term "kids". There's often also a "family" category that's of interest to grown-ups (there's a term you might use!) but also suitable and... |
308,362 | I am downloading AVI files from a German "online" video recording service. These files don't work with quicktime, but using the Elmedia video player (via app store) does the job.
Now I would like to "cut" those videos (basically selecting the *real* content of the videos, as they always contain additional 5 minutes b... | 2017/12/08 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/308362",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
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] | You could just put them into iMovie and trim the beginning and end and export them.
I tried using iMovie with .avi files before posting this answer, so I know it works. | [Filmora Video Editor](https://www.iskysoft.us/lp/filmora-video-editor/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuoLepvu21wIVS5PtCh273QBCEAAYASAAEgJRM_D_BwE) have a free trial and accept many input format like MP4, AVI, FLV, MKV, M4V, MOV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, DAT, TS, M2TS, WMV, ASF, DV, DIF, NUT, H264, NSV, PSP, 3GP, EVO, RM, TP, TRP, DVR-MS, e... |
121,633 | I want to make consomme. I think I have the general theory down. Im just wondering what veggies works best in the mirepoix, and in what way they should be chopped?
I wonder if the French tradition teaches something specific in this regard? | 2022/09/12 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/121633",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/18910/"
] | Do you mean [mirepoix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirepoix)? The standard combination is 2 parts onion to 1 part each of carrot and celery. See that linked Wikipedia article for alternatives and the related sofrito and Cajun "holy trinity". | If available, parsley root and parsnip work very well in addition to the classic mix.
Also roasting a cut onion in a pan until black and adding it to the stock with the peel gives additional depth and colour |
171,035 | The rules for making skill checks are usually cut and dried. If a character is making a check to see if they can swim against a current, this would usually be a *Strength (Athletics)* check.
But the rules allow for unique circumstances to require [skill checks with atypical abilities](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources... | 2020/06/25 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/171035",
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] | By RAW, no - but ruling otherwise is unlikely to be a problem.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Two key ideas:
1. No hidden rules. Things do exactly what they say they do. And it says Wisdom (Perception), not "any check involving Perception proficiency".
2. In 5e, *skill checks* are no l... | 1. A "Intelligence (Perception) Check would be "Investigation" IMO - Especially in the situation you mentioned.
2. If a racial ability give you proficiency or advantage is linked with the logical outcome of the scenario.
If for example a race got "keen senses" to give advantage on perception checks regarding smells. T... |
30,630 | Is there a Stack Exchange site for machine learning questions? | 2009/11/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/30630",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | What's wrong with asking them on SO? It's a programming topic. I can't promise that a hoard of experts will descend and answer your questions, but you might get lucky. | As bmargulies suggests, this topic doesn't strike me as out of place for StackOverflow.
For a more ML-specific site, you could try asking on <https://meta.stackexchange.com/> -- or check the [list of stackexchange sites](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4/list-of-stackexchange-sites). |
30,630 | Is there a Stack Exchange site for machine learning questions? | 2009/11/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/30630",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Sure. [Cross Validated](https://stats.stackexchange.com/) welcome any questions regarding machine learning and statistical data analysis. See our [FAQ](https://stats.stackexchange.com/faq) page for what we define as on-topic questions there. | What's wrong with asking them on SO? It's a programming topic. I can't promise that a hoard of experts will descend and answer your questions, but you might get lucky. |
30,630 | Is there a Stack Exchange site for machine learning questions? | 2009/11/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/30630",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Yes, there is.
Though not a fully-fledged site yet... There is a proposed site in area51 here: [machine-learning](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/26434/machine-learning) | As bmargulies suggests, this topic doesn't strike me as out of place for StackOverflow.
For a more ML-specific site, you could try asking on <https://meta.stackexchange.com/> -- or check the [list of stackexchange sites](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4/list-of-stackexchange-sites). |
30,630 | Is there a Stack Exchange site for machine learning questions? | 2009/11/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/30630",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Sure. [Cross Validated](https://stats.stackexchange.com/) welcome any questions regarding machine learning and statistical data analysis. See our [FAQ](https://stats.stackexchange.com/faq) page for what we define as on-topic questions there. | As bmargulies suggests, this topic doesn't strike me as out of place for StackOverflow.
For a more ML-specific site, you could try asking on <https://meta.stackexchange.com/> -- or check the [list of stackexchange sites](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4/list-of-stackexchange-sites). |
30,630 | Is there a Stack Exchange site for machine learning questions? | 2009/11/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/30630",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Recently started [Computer Science](https://cs.stackexchange.com/) accepts machine-learning questions. | As bmargulies suggests, this topic doesn't strike me as out of place for StackOverflow.
For a more ML-specific site, you could try asking on <https://meta.stackexchange.com/> -- or check the [list of stackexchange sites](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4/list-of-stackexchange-sites). |
30,630 | Is there a Stack Exchange site for machine learning questions? | 2009/11/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/30630",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Sure. [Cross Validated](https://stats.stackexchange.com/) welcome any questions regarding machine learning and statistical data analysis. See our [FAQ](https://stats.stackexchange.com/faq) page for what we define as on-topic questions there. | Yes, there is.
Though not a fully-fledged site yet... There is a proposed site in area51 here: [machine-learning](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/26434/machine-learning) |
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