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94,528 | I do not have a smart phone, nor do I have a computer in my kitchen or anything elaborate like that. I would simple like recommendations on any applications that others **have found to be useful** for keeping recipes and printing out grocery lists. | 2010/01/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/94528",
"https://superuser.com",
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] | Notepad and a good directory/file structure.
Seriously, I have tried everything in the past, but nothing works as well!
At any one moment, I have about 6 notepad windows open (which can become annoying, so thinking of switching to a multi-tabbed variant), but I find this very good - fast to open, prints well - works ... | I use OneNote for all of my recipes and lists. If you copy stuff from the web, it includes a link to the original site, which is handy for tracking down information. |
94,528 | I do not have a smart phone, nor do I have a computer in my kitchen or anything elaborate like that. I would simple like recommendations on any applications that others **have found to be useful** for keeping recipes and printing out grocery lists. | 2010/01/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/94528",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/21690/"
] | I use [Allrecipes.com](http://allrecipes.com) to organize my recipes, find new recipes, and make grocery lists. You can create private recipes only viewable to you, as well as public recipes that anyone can share and rate. Of course, you can also add other people's public recipes to your "Recipe Book," rate them as you... | **[Shopping List](http://www.acutesoftware.com.au/shopping.html)** - Quickly make your shopping lists and print them sorted by aisle.
Simply make a shopping list by dragging items from the 'supermarket shelves' into your current weekly list - edit the quantities you need and print it.
![alt text](https://i.stack.imgu... |
94,528 | I do not have a smart phone, nor do I have a computer in my kitchen or anything elaborate like that. I would simple like recommendations on any applications that others **have found to be useful** for keeping recipes and printing out grocery lists. | 2010/01/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/94528",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/21690/"
] | Notepad and a good directory/file structure.
Seriously, I have tried everything in the past, but nothing works as well!
At any one moment, I have about 6 notepad windows open (which can become annoying, so thinking of switching to a multi-tabbed variant), but I find this very good - fast to open, prints well - works ... | **[Shopping List](http://www.acutesoftware.com.au/shopping.html)** - Quickly make your shopping lists and print them sorted by aisle.
Simply make a shopping list by dragging items from the 'supermarket shelves' into your current weekly list - edit the quantities you need and print it.
![alt text](https://i.stack.imgu... |
94,528 | I do not have a smart phone, nor do I have a computer in my kitchen or anything elaborate like that. I would simple like recommendations on any applications that others **have found to be useful** for keeping recipes and printing out grocery lists. | 2010/01/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/94528",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/21690/"
] | Notepad and a good directory/file structure.
Seriously, I have tried everything in the past, but nothing works as well!
At any one moment, I have about 6 notepad windows open (which can become annoying, so thinking of switching to a multi-tabbed variant), but I find this very good - fast to open, prints well - works ... | I wrote a recipebook which is html & javascript. This works ok for me because, I am able to copy the recipebook to any folder or send it to people without changes for any OS.
My biggest problem with it is that I was a beginner at HTMLwhen I wrote it and I didn't standardize the code so getting the data to everywhere I... |
94,528 | I do not have a smart phone, nor do I have a computer in my kitchen or anything elaborate like that. I would simple like recommendations on any applications that others **have found to be useful** for keeping recipes and printing out grocery lists. | 2010/01/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/94528",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/21690/"
] | Notepad and a good directory/file structure.
Seriously, I have tried everything in the past, but nothing works as well!
At any one moment, I have about 6 notepad windows open (which can become annoying, so thinking of switching to a multi-tabbed variant), but I find this very good - fast to open, prints well - works ... | I'll throw in my own method too (I like to cook a lot of things). Google docs, with a link to each recipe if there is one. It is just line delimented with categories like lunch. I then write down a recipe and usually know the ingredients by recipe alone, but sometimes I forget things and go back :(. |
94,528 | I do not have a smart phone, nor do I have a computer in my kitchen or anything elaborate like that. I would simple like recommendations on any applications that others **have found to be useful** for keeping recipes and printing out grocery lists. | 2010/01/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/94528",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/21690/"
] | For recipes, I use e-mail. One e-mail per recipe, name in the title, can contain text, URL, and images, easy to forward to friends, can all be filed in a folder/label, and available from multiple locations and devices. Hard to beat, really!
For grocery lists, I tend to use google sticky notes and todo-list gadgets tha... | I use OneNote for all of my recipes and lists. If you copy stuff from the web, it includes a link to the original site, which is handy for tracking down information. |
100,909 | I used to send money home to my parent’s account and they would then pay the bill. However my father is not in a position to do that anymore.
Is there anyway to send money directly to the credit card? Japanese banks don’t have a sort code and setting up a direct debit will add another 7,000 yen to my bill. | 2018/10/11 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/100909",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/77918/"
] | You don't say which country your credit card was opened in.
In Australia, banks are often able to link your credit card to an internet banking account. Once you do that, even if you are unable to pay the credit card directly from Japan, you should be able to transfer money into a suitable account and use internet bank... | This answer assumes that you don't have your own bank account in the USA, and won't be returning to the USA any time soon, in which case you could open one then.
If the situation is that your father can no longer make the credit card payments, perhaps he could open a subsidiary account for you and you could have your... |
43,360,375 | **Background**
I'm in a project involving a website that, supposedly to have **200K+ users at peak load**, performs some business logic using the **latitude/longitude pairs** in a city given by users, while its UI asks them for **addresses** in that city instead, meaning that website needs to **convert the latters to ... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43360375",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7083153/"
] | After several more hours of investigation and discussion with the team, I think the only feasible solution is to use **a combination of client side browser codes and server side webservice code**.
Then most of the requests will be handled on the client side, but for such requests returning OVER\_QUERY\_LIMIT, they'll ... | I had been hitting OVER\_QUERY\_LIMIT and even after resetting it to higher number, the error still persisted. Then I realised that I have multiple quotas, even though I am using single method of geocode api. Quotas are listed in Google Quotas overview in the way that one would need to scroll down to see there are more... |
14,955,365 | When I am trying to copy a directory from local machine to remote server directory,It is asking for remote server password but i dint set any password for that.How should i solve it?? | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14955365",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2017014/"
] | In Lightswitch, if you want to have a dynamic set of data bound to a control, that data *must* be in a table. You then need to create a query that filters the data in that table based on the user's selection and bind your control to that query.
Here is a pair of articles that describes implementing a situation that is... | We can't directly assign our own values to combo box. we have to use either data table ( as mentioned by embedded.kyle ) or we have to create custom control to assign values.
i have used custom User Control for above scenario. detail step that i followed can be found in following [Link](http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Up... |
14,955,365 | When I am trying to copy a directory from local machine to remote server directory,It is asking for remote server password but i dint set any password for that.How should i solve it?? | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14955365",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2017014/"
] | In Lightswitch, if you want to have a dynamic set of data bound to a control, that data *must* be in a table. You then need to create a query that filters the data in that table based on the user's selection and bind your control to that query.
Here is a pair of articles that describes implementing a situation that is... | Adding a record that doesn't already exist in a bound table is a very common scenario. Unfortunately, there's no out-of-the-box way to do this in LightSwitch, you simply have to write code to achieve it, like in this blog post.
[Add non existent records using AutoCompleteBox](http://dotnettim.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/... |
14,955,365 | When I am trying to copy a directory from local machine to remote server directory,It is asking for remote server password but i dint set any password for that.How should i solve it?? | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14955365",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2017014/"
] | We can't directly assign our own values to combo box. we have to use either data table ( as mentioned by embedded.kyle ) or we have to create custom control to assign values.
i have used custom User Control for above scenario. detail step that i followed can be found in following [Link](http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Up... | Adding a record that doesn't already exist in a bound table is a very common scenario. Unfortunately, there's no out-of-the-box way to do this in LightSwitch, you simply have to write code to achieve it, like in this blog post.
[Add non existent records using AutoCompleteBox](http://dotnettim.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/... |
97,750 | I can add comments to a question, if any previous comment is already present. Also, I can add a comment to an answer.
I cannot find any button to add a comment to a question when I'm the first one to comment. Is this a question of permissions, did I just miss it, or is it a bug?
I'm using Firefox 5 and see the same b... | 2011/07/07 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/97750",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/165315/"
] | You need more than 50 reputation (except here on meta) to be able to comment on other people's posts.
You can always comment on your own posts (questions and answers) and comment on answers to your own questions. | You need [50 reputation to comment](https://stackoverflow.com/privileges/comment) on every post.
With less that 50 reputation you can only comment on your own posts.
So that's probably what has happened. |
97,750 | I can add comments to a question, if any previous comment is already present. Also, I can add a comment to an answer.
I cannot find any button to add a comment to a question when I'm the first one to comment. Is this a question of permissions, did I just miss it, or is it a bug?
I'm using Firefox 5 and see the same b... | 2011/07/07 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/97750",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/165315/"
] | You need [50 reputation to comment](https://stackoverflow.com/privileges/comment) on every post.
With less that 50 reputation you can only comment on your own posts.
So that's probably what has happened. | I installed Firefox on my computer, and I cannot reproduce this issue.
If you don't have any UserScript that removes the link to add a comment from the question pages, then (basing on your reputation on Stack Overflow), you should be able to comment everywhere on your questions, and in your answers.
As reported in ... |
97,750 | I can add comments to a question, if any previous comment is already present. Also, I can add a comment to an answer.
I cannot find any button to add a comment to a question when I'm the first one to comment. Is this a question of permissions, did I just miss it, or is it a bug?
I'm using Firefox 5 and see the same b... | 2011/07/07 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/97750",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/165315/"
] | You need more than 50 reputation (except here on meta) to be able to comment on other people's posts.
You can always comment on your own posts (questions and answers) and comment on answers to your own questions. | It might relate more to *which posts* you are trying to comment on; is this within the context of your *own* questions? or on other people's? You need a nominal rep (50, IIRC) to comment on questions that aren't yours. |
97,750 | I can add comments to a question, if any previous comment is already present. Also, I can add a comment to an answer.
I cannot find any button to add a comment to a question when I'm the first one to comment. Is this a question of permissions, did I just miss it, or is it a bug?
I'm using Firefox 5 and see the same b... | 2011/07/07 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/97750",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/165315/"
] | You need more than 50 reputation (except here on meta) to be able to comment on other people's posts.
You can always comment on your own posts (questions and answers) and comment on answers to your own questions. | I installed Firefox on my computer, and I cannot reproduce this issue.
If you don't have any UserScript that removes the link to add a comment from the question pages, then (basing on your reputation on Stack Overflow), you should be able to comment everywhere on your questions, and in your answers.
As reported in ... |
97,750 | I can add comments to a question, if any previous comment is already present. Also, I can add a comment to an answer.
I cannot find any button to add a comment to a question when I'm the first one to comment. Is this a question of permissions, did I just miss it, or is it a bug?
I'm using Firefox 5 and see the same b... | 2011/07/07 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/97750",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/165315/"
] | It might relate more to *which posts* you are trying to comment on; is this within the context of your *own* questions? or on other people's? You need a nominal rep (50, IIRC) to comment on questions that aren't yours. | I installed Firefox on my computer, and I cannot reproduce this issue.
If you don't have any UserScript that removes the link to add a comment from the question pages, then (basing on your reputation on Stack Overflow), you should be able to comment everywhere on your questions, and in your answers.
As reported in ... |
84,711 | I'm making a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" style of game. I'm really stuck at the part where I should arrange questions from easy to hard.
Isn't this subjective? How can I tell how hard/difficult a question is? | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/84711",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/52711/"
] | The "difficulty" of a question is certainly hard to classify. There is a large amount of subjectivity to the issue -- for example, a question about mathematics will likely seem harder to a person with no mathematics background in their education.
You can't classify the "difficultly" of questions in general with an alg... | Is your game online? Then you could use a crowdsourcing approach. Just check how many players answer a question correctly and rate the questions accordingly. This can be made completely automatic.
A simple solution would be to have every question start with a score of 0. When a player answers it correctly, you subtrac... |
84,711 | I'm making a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" style of game. I'm really stuck at the part where I should arrange questions from easy to hard.
Isn't this subjective? How can I tell how hard/difficult a question is? | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/84711",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
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] | The very first thing you need to determine is what is your target audience. Your target audience will help you determine the range of what is considered common versus uncommon type questions. The broader the audience, the more generalized common becomes because the questions will have to span larger age groups of where... | Actually there's a simple formula for it but its based on how many people on average would get the right answer in a population.
difficulty = correct - wrong
where correct is the number of people that got it right and wrong is the number of poeple that didn't when asked to a large group of people.
The real question ... |
84,711 | I'm making a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" style of game. I'm really stuck at the part where I should arrange questions from easy to hard.
Isn't this subjective? How can I tell how hard/difficult a question is? | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/84711",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/52711/"
] | The "difficulty" of a question is certainly hard to classify. There is a large amount of subjectivity to the issue -- for example, a question about mathematics will likely seem harder to a person with no mathematics background in their education.
You can't classify the "difficultly" of questions in general with an alg... | **Questions**
I agree with the others that this since this is a trivia game, the "heart" of your game is the questions, and this is where a considerable amount of time should be spent. I would recommend starting with a list of metrics on which to "Grade" each question:
* Topic
* Sub Topic
* Geographic Uniqueness
* Pe... |
84,711 | I'm making a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" style of game. I'm really stuck at the part where I should arrange questions from easy to hard.
Isn't this subjective? How can I tell how hard/difficult a question is? | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/84711",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/52711/"
] | The very first thing you need to determine is what is your target audience. Your target audience will help you determine the range of what is considered common versus uncommon type questions. The broader the audience, the more generalized common becomes because the questions will have to span larger age groups of where... | Is your game online? Then you could use a crowdsourcing approach. Just check how many players answer a question correctly and rate the questions accordingly. This can be made completely automatic.
A simple solution would be to have every question start with a score of 0. When a player answers it correctly, you subtrac... |
84,711 | I'm making a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" style of game. I'm really stuck at the part where I should arrange questions from easy to hard.
Isn't this subjective? How can I tell how hard/difficult a question is? | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/84711",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/52711/"
] | The very first thing you need to determine is what is your target audience. Your target audience will help you determine the range of what is considered common versus uncommon type questions. The broader the audience, the more generalized common becomes because the questions will have to span larger age groups of where... | **Questions**
I agree with the others that this since this is a trivia game, the "heart" of your game is the questions, and this is where a considerable amount of time should be spent. I would recommend starting with a list of metrics on which to "Grade" each question:
* Topic
* Sub Topic
* Geographic Uniqueness
* Pe... |
84,711 | I'm making a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" style of game. I'm really stuck at the part where I should arrange questions from easy to hard.
Isn't this subjective? How can I tell how hard/difficult a question is? | 2014/10/10 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/84711",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/52711/"
] | The "difficulty" of a question is certainly hard to classify. There is a large amount of subjectivity to the issue -- for example, a question about mathematics will likely seem harder to a person with no mathematics background in their education.
You can't classify the "difficultly" of questions in general with an alg... | Actually there's a simple formula for it but its based on how many people on average would get the right answer in a population.
difficulty = correct - wrong
where correct is the number of people that got it right and wrong is the number of poeple that didn't when asked to a large group of people.
The real question ... |
5,655 | In chapter 2 Job refuses to curse God but states:
>
> "Shall we accept good from God and not trouble"
>
>
>
and then in chapter 3v3-4 it says that Job cursed the day he was born:
>
> 'May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, "A boy is conceived!" 4 That day—may it turn to darkness; may God abo... | 2013/08/20 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/5655",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/2572/"
] | Good question, and welcome to BHB.
As you will find out very quickly if you continue to participate in BHB, perhaps the most important principle of hermeneutics is *context*. A good mantra for a site such as ours should be:
>
> "A text without a context is a pretext."
>
>
>
The habit of contextualizing a text s... | Yes, God's name is the reason humanity is alive, so he is forever connected to us through his title and name, God. So, cursing the life that was given to you is the same as cursing God because God is the author of life itself. This deals with a challenge and not a deal struck. If it was, Job would have been in serious ... |
5,655 | In chapter 2 Job refuses to curse God but states:
>
> "Shall we accept good from God and not trouble"
>
>
>
and then in chapter 3v3-4 it says that Job cursed the day he was born:
>
> 'May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, "A boy is conceived!" 4 That day—may it turn to darkness; may God abo... | 2013/08/20 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/5655",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/2572/"
] | Good question, and welcome to BHB.
As you will find out very quickly if you continue to participate in BHB, perhaps the most important principle of hermeneutics is *context*. A good mantra for a site such as ours should be:
>
> "A text without a context is a pretext."
>
>
>
The habit of contextualizing a text s... | Job did not curse God at all.
Job lateral curse the day he was born. Job 3:1 " At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth." NLT
We also gather that Job was not so sure whether his power to curse can work or not, this tell us that Job was doing these for the first time in his life. Job 3:8 "Let those who ar... |
1,045 | As my textbook *An Introduction to Genetic Analysis* points out, yeast mitochondrial DNA has approximately 78 kb of genetic data, while the human mitochondrial DNA contains 17 kb. Is there any evolution reason for this drastic change in size? Also, are there any particularities about mitochondrial function that have be... | 2012/02/14 | [
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/1045",
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] | One of the contributing factors the size of the yeast mitochondrial genome are 'selfish' mobile genetic elements termed [homing endonucleases genes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homing_endonuclease) (HEGs). These genes are typically found in introns that encode site-specific DNA endonucleases. These endnoclueases cleav... | Shorter DNA would allows easier synthesis, but more introns could allow for more different transcription factors to influence gene expression.
Human mitochondria probably does not need to be as adaptable as mitochondria in yeast, since the a human cell's environment tends to be more stable. This could provide a viabl... |
1,045 | As my textbook *An Introduction to Genetic Analysis* points out, yeast mitochondrial DNA has approximately 78 kb of genetic data, while the human mitochondrial DNA contains 17 kb. Is there any evolution reason for this drastic change in size? Also, are there any particularities about mitochondrial function that have be... | 2012/02/14 | [
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/1045",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/users/307/"
] | Shorter DNA would allows easier synthesis, but more introns could allow for more different transcription factors to influence gene expression.
Human mitochondria probably does not need to be as adaptable as mitochondria in yeast, since the a human cell's environment tends to be more stable. This could provide a viabl... | Multicellular have mt-DNA that contain 14 - 20 kb but planta have mt-DNA that contain 200 -2500 kb.
Yeast mt-DNA ís in between.
It seems that the role of the mitochondria determines its size rather than its evolution.lífið |
1,045 | As my textbook *An Introduction to Genetic Analysis* points out, yeast mitochondrial DNA has approximately 78 kb of genetic data, while the human mitochondrial DNA contains 17 kb. Is there any evolution reason for this drastic change in size? Also, are there any particularities about mitochondrial function that have be... | 2012/02/14 | [
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/1045",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/users/307/"
] | One of the contributing factors the size of the yeast mitochondrial genome are 'selfish' mobile genetic elements termed [homing endonucleases genes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homing_endonuclease) (HEGs). These genes are typically found in introns that encode site-specific DNA endonucleases. These endnoclueases cleav... | Multicellular have mt-DNA that contain 14 - 20 kb but planta have mt-DNA that contain 200 -2500 kb.
Yeast mt-DNA ís in between.
It seems that the role of the mitochondria determines its size rather than its evolution.lífið |
9,815 | I'm trying to understand boundary layer theory in fluids. All I've found are dimensional arguments, order of magnitude arguments, etc... What I'm looking for is more mathematically sound arguments. Not rigorous as in keeping track of all epsilons and deltas, but more rigorous than an heuristic argument. Hope you unders... | 2011/05/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/9815",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Boundary layer theory come in as a method to "simplify" the mathematics in fluid mechanics, so that it is solvable analytically. It separates the fluid as two regions:
1. where the viscosity effect is important, i.e. boundary layer
2. where viscosity is not important
This approach has been proven useful for large ran... | I will probably disappoint you now, but fluid dynamics must be approximative. You start from a model which is (to some extent) rigorous and intuitive and consists of partial differential equations - Navier-Stokes equations, continuity equation and Fourier-Kirchhoff (if heat transfer is involved) - with proper boundary ... |
9,815 | I'm trying to understand boundary layer theory in fluids. All I've found are dimensional arguments, order of magnitude arguments, etc... What I'm looking for is more mathematically sound arguments. Not rigorous as in keeping track of all epsilons and deltas, but more rigorous than an heuristic argument. Hope you unders... | 2011/05/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/9815",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/3064/"
] | I will probably disappoint you now, but fluid dynamics must be approximative. You start from a model which is (to some extent) rigorous and intuitive and consists of partial differential equations - Navier-Stokes equations, continuity equation and Fourier-Kirchhoff (if heat transfer is involved) - with proper boundary ... | I learnt boundary layer theory from Bender-Orszag, and found it fairly simple, though it gets a little more mathematically involved than I'd hope. Here's the [book on google books](http://books.google.it/books?id=-yQXwhE6iWMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=it&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false).
I also wrote s... |
9,815 | I'm trying to understand boundary layer theory in fluids. All I've found are dimensional arguments, order of magnitude arguments, etc... What I'm looking for is more mathematically sound arguments. Not rigorous as in keeping track of all epsilons and deltas, but more rigorous than an heuristic argument. Hope you unders... | 2011/05/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/9815",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/3064/"
] | Boundary layer theory come in as a method to "simplify" the mathematics in fluid mechanics, so that it is solvable analytically. It separates the fluid as two regions:
1. where the viscosity effect is important, i.e. boundary layer
2. where viscosity is not important
This approach has been proven useful for large ran... | I learnt boundary layer theory from Bender-Orszag, and found it fairly simple, though it gets a little more mathematically involved than I'd hope. Here's the [book on google books](http://books.google.it/books?id=-yQXwhE6iWMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=it&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false).
I also wrote s... |
39,595,468 | Is there anyway I could refresh the built-in Apple **Mail** based on an event in **My App**?
So,:
1. **My App** is not running on the user's phone.
2. It waits to receives a silent (without an alert) push notification.
3. It pulls data and based on certain conditions an event is triggered.
4. Refresh (not launch) the... | 2016/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/39595468",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/172637/"
] | Let me try to break down what you are asking:
1. My App receives a silent push notification, gets some information, and sends a request to a server (all in the background).
2. When the server receives that request, it sends out an email to the device.
3. You want that email to appear instantly.
Apple does not give de... | Ok, there are many points in what you are asking that may raise some issues:
>
> My App is not running on the user's phone.
>
>
> It waits to receives a silent (without an alert) push notification.
>
>
>
If the user has deactivate background mode for your app, your app won't even be notified silently. Nothing w... |
159,674 | One of the players in a party I DM is an Eldritch Knight and he uses "Protection " in every single battle. Here's what Protection is:
>
> **Protection**
>
>
> When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll... | 2019/11/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/159674",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/59879/"
] | Protection does not grant additional opportunity attacks
--------------------------------------------------------
The Protection is one of the options for a Fighter's fighting style. It allows, exactly as you quoted, to use one's reaction to impose disadvantage on enemy attack rolls under certain conditions. It doesn'... | Your interpretation is correct and your players have misunderstood the ability.
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Your interpretation of this feature is absolutely correct; the only thing the protection fighting style allows a character to do is, upon seeing a creature att... |
159,674 | One of the players in a party I DM is an Eldritch Knight and he uses "Protection " in every single battle. Here's what Protection is:
>
> **Protection**
>
>
> When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll... | 2019/11/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/159674",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/59879/"
] | Protection does not grant additional opportunity attacks
--------------------------------------------------------
The Protection is one of the options for a Fighter's fighting style. It allows, exactly as you quoted, to use one's reaction to impose disadvantage on enemy attack rolls under certain conditions. It doesn'... | Protection does not work this way, but Tunnel Fighter does
----------------------------------------------------------
As several others have said, your interpretation of Protection here
>
> Because I think maybe he doesn't get any actual attacks of his own, but rather, just causes the enemy to attack at a disadvanta... |
159,674 | One of the players in a party I DM is an Eldritch Knight and he uses "Protection " in every single battle. Here's what Protection is:
>
> **Protection**
>
>
> When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll... | 2019/11/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/159674",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/59879/"
] | You only have *one* reaction per round
======================================
The bottom line here is that a PC only has ***one*** reaction, as [kviiri's answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/159675/35259) also states. From the rules of [Reactions](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#Reactions):
> ... | Your interpretation is correct and your players have misunderstood the ability.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your interpretation of this feature is absolutely correct; the only thing the protection fighting style allows a character to do is, upon seeing a creature att... |
159,674 | One of the players in a party I DM is an Eldritch Knight and he uses "Protection " in every single battle. Here's what Protection is:
>
> **Protection**
>
>
> When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll... | 2019/11/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/159674",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/59879/"
] | You only have *one* reaction per round
======================================
The bottom line here is that a PC only has ***one*** reaction, as [kviiri's answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/159675/35259) also states. From the rules of [Reactions](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#Reactions):
> ... | Protection does not work this way, but Tunnel Fighter does
----------------------------------------------------------
As several others have said, your interpretation of Protection here
>
> Because I think maybe he doesn't get any actual attacks of his own, but rather, just causes the enemy to attack at a disadvanta... |
5,490 | I have noticed that [Pixel & Tonic Assets](http://pixelandtonic.com/assets) add-on explicitly states compatibility with Amazon S3. We use Rackspace for our site and are expanding to CloudFiles to take advantage of the integrated CDN. Is Assets an option here?
The only other add-on I have seen on devotee was [Rackspac... | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/questions/5490",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/users/902/"
] | >
> We use Rackspace for our site and are expanding to CloudFiles to take advantage of the integrated CDN. Is Assets an option here?
>
>
>
No. Assets only works with the local file system and Amazon S3.
>
> Can I manage other types of assets like PDFs?
>
>
>
Yes, you can manage any type of file with Assets. | I recently switched from Assets to Dev Demon's Channel Files on one project to gain Amazon S3 support. Unfortunately it was just a few weeks before Assets support for S3 was announced. I'm a big Assets fan.
[Dev Demon's Channel Files](http://www.devdemon.com/channel_files/) appears to support Rackspace Cloud if you do... |
5,490 | I have noticed that [Pixel & Tonic Assets](http://pixelandtonic.com/assets) add-on explicitly states compatibility with Amazon S3. We use Rackspace for our site and are expanding to CloudFiles to take advantage of the integrated CDN. Is Assets an option here?
The only other add-on I have seen on devotee was [Rackspac... | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/questions/5490",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/users/902/"
] | I recently switched from Assets to Dev Demon's Channel Files on one project to gain Amazon S3 support. Unfortunately it was just a few weeks before Assets support for S3 was announced. I'm a big Assets fan.
[Dev Demon's Channel Files](http://www.devdemon.com/channel_files/) appears to support Rackspace Cloud if you do... | The whole codebase was re-engineered for Assets 2 to enable multiple source types, so Rackspace Cloud will be coming in the future, but we don't have an ETA on that yet. |
5,490 | I have noticed that [Pixel & Tonic Assets](http://pixelandtonic.com/assets) add-on explicitly states compatibility with Amazon S3. We use Rackspace for our site and are expanding to CloudFiles to take advantage of the integrated CDN. Is Assets an option here?
The only other add-on I have seen on devotee was [Rackspac... | 2013/01/28 | [
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/questions/5490",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/users/902/"
] | >
> We use Rackspace for our site and are expanding to CloudFiles to take advantage of the integrated CDN. Is Assets an option here?
>
>
>
No. Assets only works with the local file system and Amazon S3.
>
> Can I manage other types of assets like PDFs?
>
>
>
Yes, you can manage any type of file with Assets. | The whole codebase was re-engineered for Assets 2 to enable multiple source types, so Rackspace Cloud will be coming in the future, but we don't have an ETA on that yet. |
165,216 | I have a DVD that I want to burn, but it's one of those huge dual layer ones. I'm wondering, before I attempt the burn process, if I need a special DVD burner in my PC to make this work properly.
Thanks. | 2010/07/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/165216",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/434/"
] | You can install the freely available "VSO Inspector" software to determine whether your burner is capable of burning Dual-Layer DVDs [from this link.](http://www.vso-software.fr/products/inspector/inspector.php) | You do. The drive has to be able to realign the write optics to focus on the second layer. |
29,863 | I want to create center lines from road polygons.
Are there any automated tools in ArcGIS for Desktop to do this?
I am including a Screenshot of my vector file below.
 | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/29863",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7923/"
] | 
These two modeling available in ESRI software. After you can run 1st modeling we will do trim on lines model 2. | ArcGIS Pro now has a [Polygon to Centerline tool](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/topographic-production/polygon-to-centerline.htm), available if you have the Production Mapping extension with a standard or advanced license. |
29,863 | I want to create center lines from road polygons.
Are there any automated tools in ArcGIS for Desktop to do this?
I am including a Screenshot of my vector file below.
 | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/29863",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7923/"
] | you can check out ET GeoTools for ArcGIS [here](http://www.ian-ko.com/ET_GeoWizards/UserGuide/createCenterlines.htm). Beside this you can check out Feature To Line (Data Management) [here](http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//001700000039000000) but you have to some engaging in.
and check ou... | There is no single geoprocessing tool that automatically performs this task. The tools used in this procedure require an ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced license-
1.Convert the polygon layer to a line feature class by using the Polygon to Line tool.
2.Remove the lines enclosing the polyline layer.
3.Save the edits, and s... |
29,863 | I want to create center lines from road polygons.
Are there any automated tools in ArcGIS for Desktop to do this?
I am including a Screenshot of my vector file below.
 | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/29863",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7923/"
] | 
These two modeling available in ESRI software. After you can run 1st modeling we will do trim on lines model 2. | There is no single geoprocessing tool that automatically performs this task. The tools used in this procedure require an ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced license-
1.Convert the polygon layer to a line feature class by using the Polygon to Line tool.
2.Remove the lines enclosing the polyline layer.
3.Save the edits, and s... |
29,863 | I want to create center lines from road polygons.
Are there any automated tools in ArcGIS for Desktop to do this?
I am including a Screenshot of my vector file below.
 | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/29863",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7923/"
] | you can check out ET GeoTools for ArcGIS [here](http://www.ian-ko.com/ET_GeoWizards/UserGuide/createCenterlines.htm). Beside this you can check out Feature To Line (Data Management) [here](http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//001700000039000000) but you have to some engaging in.
and check ou... | 
These two modeling available in ESRI software. After you can run 1st modeling we will do trim on lines model 2. |
29,863 | I want to create center lines from road polygons.
Are there any automated tools in ArcGIS for Desktop to do this?
I am including a Screenshot of my vector file below.
 | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/29863",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7923/"
] | Finally i got a solution. I converted the polygon to image in arcgis using Polygon to raster tool. Then reclassified it and used Automatic vectorization. About 90 percent accuracy is obtained using this method. There are only little snapping mismatches and also the line is drawn through the exact centre. I think this i... | you can check out ET GeoTools for ArcGIS [here](http://www.ian-ko.com/ET_GeoWizards/UserGuide/createCenterlines.htm). Beside this you can check out Feature To Line (Data Management) [here](http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//001700000039000000) but you have to some engaging in.
and check ou... |
29,863 | I want to create center lines from road polygons.
Are there any automated tools in ArcGIS for Desktop to do this?
I am including a Screenshot of my vector file below.
 | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/29863",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/7923/"
] | you can check out ET GeoTools for ArcGIS [here](http://www.ian-ko.com/ET_GeoWizards/UserGuide/createCenterlines.htm). Beside this you can check out Feature To Line (Data Management) [here](http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//001700000039000000) but you have to some engaging in.
and check ou... | ArcGIS Pro now has a [Polygon to Centerline tool](https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/topographic-production/polygon-to-centerline.htm), available if you have the Production Mapping extension with a standard or advanced license. |
90,287 | I am wondering over whether the number of classes distributed over my training, validation, and test label affects the model.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4I6fu.png) | 2021/03/05 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/90287",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/106808/"
] | This depends on what you want to show.
When working with metrics you shouldn't just take the value as is, but *see what each metric are telling you*. baseline\_1 isn't better/worse than baseline\_0 because it has a higher/lower value in metric X. **Both baselines give an interesting perspective on a given dataset** and... | Selecting the right metric is maybe the first point to find out and strongly **depends on** the **real use case** your are trying to apply the model to. Is it more important to prevent false negatives (e.g. in medical applications)? Or is it a balance between getting high true positives and true negatives ratio (e.g. n... |
90,287 | I am wondering over whether the number of classes distributed over my training, validation, and test label affects the model.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4I6fu.png) | 2021/03/05 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/90287",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/106808/"
] | This depends on what you want to show.
When working with metrics you shouldn't just take the value as is, but *see what each metric are telling you*. baseline\_1 isn't better/worse than baseline\_0 because it has a higher/lower value in metric X. **Both baselines give an interesting perspective on a given dataset** and... | >
> Does this mean this baseline model is not good for comparing to my experimental models and I should use baseline\_0 instead, or that baseline\_1 is good but that the f1 score is not good for making these comparisons?
>
>
>
By definition a majority classifier like baseline\_1 is stronger than a random classifie... |
10,652 | I am teaching a course for sophomore-level math majors this quarter, and next quarter, I'll be teaching the same thing. I haven't been in this situation before, and I'm wondering to what degree I can reuse exercises from this quarter.
On the one hand, I provide detailed solutions to all the homework I assign, and it ... | 2016/03/01 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10652",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/6429/"
] | For me, the answer is simply that homework is not collected, graded, or scored. I assign odd-numbered problems from standard textbooks, expect that students check the answers at the back, and I ask for discussion of any problems or surprises in the next class. This basically wipes the entire logistical/ethical difficul... | I guess it depends on how you grade the homework. I don't change mine at all, unless I have thought of a way to improve it. But I don't give it much weight. I stamp it each day, and count the stamps at test time. They are supposed to check answers in the back of the book. Homework is 10% to 15% of the grade. |
10,652 | I am teaching a course for sophomore-level math majors this quarter, and next quarter, I'll be teaching the same thing. I haven't been in this situation before, and I'm wondering to what degree I can reuse exercises from this quarter.
On the one hand, I provide detailed solutions to all the homework I assign, and it ... | 2016/03/01 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10652",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/6429/"
] | I guess it depends on how you grade the homework. I don't change mine at all, unless I have thought of a way to improve it. But I don't give it much weight. I stamp it each day, and count the stamps at test time. They are supposed to check answers in the back of the book. Homework is 10% to 15% of the grade. | I would avoid giving detailed written solutions. (I realize it's a late for that now but it's something you can do going forward.) Instead, I would suggest discussing the solutions in the next class. Students will have the solutions in their notes but it will be their interpretation of the solutions. Not only will this... |
10,652 | I am teaching a course for sophomore-level math majors this quarter, and next quarter, I'll be teaching the same thing. I haven't been in this situation before, and I'm wondering to what degree I can reuse exercises from this quarter.
On the one hand, I provide detailed solutions to all the homework I assign, and it ... | 2016/03/01 | [
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/questions/10652",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/users/6429/"
] | For me, the answer is simply that homework is not collected, graded, or scored. I assign odd-numbered problems from standard textbooks, expect that students check the answers at the back, and I ask for discussion of any problems or surprises in the next class. This basically wipes the entire logistical/ethical difficul... | I would avoid giving detailed written solutions. (I realize it's a late for that now but it's something you can do going forward.) Instead, I would suggest discussing the solutions in the next class. Students will have the solutions in their notes but it will be their interpretation of the solutions. Not only will this... |
7,635,048 | I have a page in asp.net. A button click in the page will open a pop-up.
Now if session is expired, it is opening the pop-up window and in the pop-up it is showing the login screen.
Is there any way in which i can avoid pop-up being opened if the session is expired and directly go back to login page? | 2011/10/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7635048",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/952339/"
] | When you say pop-up, do you mean window.open? If so, then you have to make a AJAX call to verify the session, before opening the new window. | I am not sure I understand your requirement clearly. There is no exact way to achive this. But we can do it javascript.
put a timer(duration would be session timeout, use settimeout function) in the parent page. Check this value before open a popup. |
31,932,218 | So in my django application, i'm running a task that will request from an api some data in the form of json.
in order for me to get this data, i need to give the IP address of where the requests are going to come from (my heroku app)
how do i get the ip address in which my heroku application will request at | 2015/08/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/31932218",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4095894/"
] | Heroku does not provide a static IP by itself but you can use addons to achieve this goal. This limitation is discussed here - <https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/apex-domains>
Generally sites use URL instead of IP address to authenticate requests. You can use [zerigo\_dns](https://elements.heroku.com/addons/zerigo... | To my knowledge you can not get an ip for a heroku application. You could create a proxy with a known ip that serves as a middleman for the application. Otherwise you might want to look at whether heroku is still the correct solution for you |
8,789,404 | Earlier I was planning on using MySQL for doing some analysis on Netflix and Twitter data. Then I thought of giving SQLite a try. Till now my experience has been :
1. Ratio of time to load data from a file with 100,480,057 rows & 4 columns into a DB :
MySQL:sqLite :: 1:1.6
2. Ratio of time to create an index on a gi... | 2012/01/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8789404",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/443380/"
] | What made you think that SQLite is faster than MySQL?
I think, the very basic answer to your question would be that the amount of data you're trying to process fits better to MySQL | See this link: <http://www.sqlite.org/speed.html>
**Note: It's very out of date**
In particular, notice that dropping tables is very slow (which explains 3.)
Also, all the tests are on relatively small datasets. I imagine most of the speedup would be due to lower latency, but I couldn't say for sure.
Also hard disk... |
364,631 | I recently reached 20 reputation points, so I decided to try out Stack Overflow Chat. However when I go to chat.stackoverflow.com, it just shows an "Oops! Something Bad Happened!" error. There's no kind of error code. I attempted to use a different browser (Chrome instead of Firefox), but the error happened immediately... | 2018/03/14 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/364631",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/5257483/"
] | We had a low-level issue affecting one of our web servers that was causing some users trying to access the page to receive 500 errors. The issue has since been addressed and we're still looking into the root cause. Sorry for any inconvenience and please let us know if you experience any additional issues! | OP here. Like one of the comments above, it was failing for me all day yesterday, and is now working today from the same location/browser/OS.
Thanks to whomever fixed whatever was wrong. Looks like I wasn't the only one seeing it, but that it was scattered. |
43,975,894 | I am trying to find a way to start a project in Xcode 8.3.1 (8E1000a) using .xib files instead of storyboards in Objective-C on macOS.
There isn't a clearcut way to do it, and everything I've seen is iOS using single view storyboard application.
I'm hoping you guys have a fix or at least a quick hack.
Thanks in adva... | 2017/05/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43975894",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8012886/"
] | A workaround is to keep a copy of Xcode 8.2 around to create new projects. Create the project in 8.2. Develop the project in 8.3.
If you're going to use Xcode 8.3 to create new projects, you'll have to manually remove the storyboard and add xib files to the project. You'll also have to tell the project to use one of y... | You can't. Basically Xcode is proposing you some templates when you create a new project.
And there are all using Storyboards.
However, you can definitely use xib files in your project.
I myself use xib files because it is so much simpler when your project is under version control.
Storyboard + Version Control = Mes... |
43,975,894 | I am trying to find a way to start a project in Xcode 8.3.1 (8E1000a) using .xib files instead of storyboards in Objective-C on macOS.
There isn't a clearcut way to do it, and everything I've seen is iOS using single view storyboard application.
I'm hoping you guys have a fix or at least a quick hack.
Thanks in adva... | 2017/05/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43975894",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8012886/"
] | Update in 2018: **In Xcode 9, the Use Storyboards option is back!**
This does not apply to all templates, for example the Game template, but it is in the normal Cocoa App template. | You can't. Basically Xcode is proposing you some templates when you create a new project.
And there are all using Storyboards.
However, you can definitely use xib files in your project.
I myself use xib files because it is so much simpler when your project is under version control.
Storyboard + Version Control = Mes... |
1,150 | Let's assume that I'm on a check-ride and my next requirement is to perform a short-field landing.
If I'm coming in for landing and it's obvious I'm not going to hit my mark, can I perform a go-around and try again? Would that be considered a fail? | 2014/01/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/1150",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/553/"
] | In general, you get one free go-around.
---------------------------------------
1. First of all, any checkride which involves short-field landings probably also involves demonstrating go-arounds. **If you don't do one on your own, your examiner will have to ask to see one later.**
2. **Going around when it's obvious y... | In short, **No**.
I messed up both my short field, and soft-field landings.
I properly called and executed a go-around, and hit the landings on the second tries.
The examiner passed me, and gave me credit for executing properly when the landing couldn't be saved.
I think the important thing that he called out aft... |
1,150 | Let's assume that I'm on a check-ride and my next requirement is to perform a short-field landing.
If I'm coming in for landing and it's obvious I'm not going to hit my mark, can I perform a go-around and try again? Would that be considered a fail? | 2014/01/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/1150",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/553/"
] | In general, you get one free go-around.
---------------------------------------
1. First of all, any checkride which involves short-field landings probably also involves demonstrating go-arounds. **If you don't do one on your own, your examiner will have to ask to see one later.**
2. **Going around when it's obvious y... | **No, you shouldn't fail** *if you're going around for a valid reason* and the go-around is well executed. If you're well prepared, the way you operate on the checkride should be how you would operate if the examiner was *any other passenger*.
If you take a look at the [Practical Test Standards](http://www.faa.gov/tra... |
1,150 | Let's assume that I'm on a check-ride and my next requirement is to perform a short-field landing.
If I'm coming in for landing and it's obvious I'm not going to hit my mark, can I perform a go-around and try again? Would that be considered a fail? | 2014/01/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/1150",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
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] | In general, you get one free go-around.
---------------------------------------
1. First of all, any checkride which involves short-field landings probably also involves demonstrating go-arounds. **If you don't do one on your own, your examiner will have to ask to see one later.**
2. **Going around when it's obvious y... | I did a go around on the short field for my PPL checkride. I was floating too much and even with a slip and s-turn I couldn't make it. So I went around and tried again. On my second try I turned base further downwind so I had a long final. Then I dragged it in for a spot on landing. The DE asked me if I knew why I was ... |
237,563 | One thing I see people say about dark side Force-users a lot is that physical pain, the kind of which is received from anything that pretty much harms you, makes them more powerful, and it is often used as a response to the excuses that "Kylo Ren was injured in the fight in *The Force Awakens* and that was why he lost ... | 2020/10/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/237563",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/132588/"
] | In Legends (Mainly The Old Republic) they delve a bit deeper on the whole Jedi vs Sith ideology, but some aspects are also seen in the movies (mainly the prequels) But this is mainly theory(in the movies) seeing it's not blatantly stated .
They both have a code to abide by and it shows that they aren't Good VS Evil bu... | Yes
---
The canon novel [*Lords of the Sith*](https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Lords_of_the_Sith) has the following passage with Vader meditating (emphasis added):
>
> Without the neural connection to his armor, he was conscious of the stumps of his legs, the ruin of his arms, the perpetual pain in his flesh. He wel... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | It is important to realise that making code **future proof**, and writing code **in case it is needed in the future** are two very different things. The former is crucial to a good application, the lesser is usually not good coding practice.
* For me, future proofing the code, is writing it in a way that it will be ab... | "Future Proof" at best means "loosely-coupled design". 80% of the time people mean "flexible" when they say "future proof". Sometimes they say it to try and sound cool. But at least they're delivering something on time that works.
"Future Proof" at worst is meaningless. 20% of the time, it's an excuse to waste time re... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | Do not write code that will not be used for a long time. It will be useless as it most likely will not fit the needs at that time (which you by definition do not know yet).
Make the code robust against unexpected problem situations allowing for graceful recovery or fail-fast, but do not write code for possible future ... | **YAGNI** = [You Aren't Gonna Need It](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_ain%27t_gonna_need_it).
Your instincts are correct: their code is superfluous, adds a burden of maintenance and testing, and wastes time on things that don't have a concrete business value.
See Also: [Gold Plating](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | Think about how many time you have enabled a piece of code down the line in a production environment and thought, "Thank god I wrote that 2 years ago!".
Code should be modifiable / extendable easily. Don't add code that isn't immediately necessary, because this gives a very false sense of security and wastes dev/test ... | Good, clean, well-organized code **is** future-proof in the sense that it makes changes and additions easier to implement correctly. |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | "Future Proof" at best means "loosely-coupled design". 80% of the time people mean "flexible" when they say "future proof". Sometimes they say it to try and sound cool. But at least they're delivering something on time that works.
"Future Proof" at worst is meaningless. 20% of the time, it's an excuse to waste time re... | Ignoring the title of the question, and sticking the main point about "putting stuff in because somebody might want it some day"...
The answer is NO. Never. Don't write a stitch of code you don't need today. Here's why:
1. The program is now more complicated than it needs to be.
2. You may never need the feature, so ... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | Well first of all, there are some things that need clarification:
* Future proofing is **not** adding stuff.
* Future proofing is making sure you can **easily** add code/features without breaking existing functionality.
This means is that writing "future proof" code, is ensuring that the code is written in a loose co... | **YAGNI** = [You Aren't Gonna Need It](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_ain%27t_gonna_need_it).
Your instincts are correct: their code is superfluous, adds a burden of maintenance and testing, and wastes time on things that don't have a concrete business value.
See Also: [Gold Plating](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | Think about how many time you have enabled a piece of code down the line in a production environment and thought, "Thank god I wrote that 2 years ago!".
Code should be modifiable / extendable easily. Don't add code that isn't immediately necessary, because this gives a very false sense of security and wastes dev/test ... | "Future Proof" at best means "loosely-coupled design". 80% of the time people mean "flexible" when they say "future proof". Sometimes they say it to try and sound cool. But at least they're delivering something on time that works.
"Future Proof" at worst is meaningless. 20% of the time, it's an excuse to waste time re... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | A lot of the other answers address kind of larger design issues, or are rather abstract. If you think in terms of what will happen in the future you can define some clear techniques to help *future-proof* the code.
Primarily think that in the future somebody will try to add a feature to the code, or will attempt to re... | Ignoring the title of the question, and sticking the main point about "putting stuff in because somebody might want it some day"...
The answer is NO. Never. Don't write a stitch of code you don't need today. Here's why:
1. The program is now more complicated than it needs to be.
2. You may never need the feature, so ... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | Good, clean, well-organized code **is** future-proof in the sense that it makes changes and additions easier to implement correctly. | Ignoring the title of the question, and sticking the main point about "putting stuff in because somebody might want it some day"...
The answer is NO. Never. Don't write a stitch of code you don't need today. Here's why:
1. The program is now more complicated than it needs to be.
2. You may never need the feature, so ... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | Think about how many time you have enabled a piece of code down the line in a production environment and thought, "Thank god I wrote that 2 years ago!".
Code should be modifiable / extendable easily. Don't add code that isn't immediately necessary, because this gives a very false sense of security and wastes dev/test ... | Ignoring the title of the question, and sticking the main point about "putting stuff in because somebody might want it some day"...
The answer is NO. Never. Don't write a stitch of code you don't need today. Here's why:
1. The program is now more complicated than it needs to be.
2. You may never need the feature, so ... |
79,586 | Where I work developers are always telling me that "I added this just in case for the future" or "I think it's a good idea to do this because they'll probably want it some day". I think it's great that they're proactive in trying to anticipate future changes but I can't help thinking that it's unnecessary and risks wri... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/79586",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19799/"
] | Well first of all, there are some things that need clarification:
* Future proofing is **not** adding stuff.
* Future proofing is making sure you can **easily** add code/features without breaking existing functionality.
This means is that writing "future proof" code, is ensuring that the code is written in a loose co... | It is important to realise that making code **future proof**, and writing code **in case it is needed in the future** are two very different things. The former is crucial to a good application, the lesser is usually not good coding practice.
* For me, future proofing the code, is writing it in a way that it will be ab... |
262,738 | Biological viruses stay in the population essentially indefinitely. We have immune systems, but this somehow doesn't cause virus strains to completely disappear after some time, as everyone's immune system gets rid of them. Rather they decrease in prevalence in the population, and then later possibly mutate and increas... | 2022/06/15 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/262738",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/161635/"
] | Computer malware, including self-replicating and self-propagating software, do not evolve by themselves. Humans modify them. Computer "viruses" have very little in common with biological viruses outside their name.
Samples of malware are kept by antivirus companies and researchers. Some are often executed in controlle... | There are actually plenty of studies (and previous attacks) to back this with a little research and practice for the next 10-20 years of learning what capabilities are/were possible.
For instance, sophisticated rootkits, worms, fileless malware, memory-resident injections, certain payload residing in trojans etc., can... |
262,738 | Biological viruses stay in the population essentially indefinitely. We have immune systems, but this somehow doesn't cause virus strains to completely disappear after some time, as everyone's immune system gets rid of them. Rather they decrease in prevalence in the population, and then later possibly mutate and increas... | 2022/06/15 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/262738",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/161635/"
] | Sure, there have been worms that stay silent and propagate until some trigger is met. Either a time trigger or when the worm lands on a machine with certain desired characteristics. Until then, they try to spread as far as they can.
Stuxnet is one such famous worm.
The problem is that antivirus programs end up learni... | There are actually plenty of studies (and previous attacks) to back this with a little research and practice for the next 10-20 years of learning what capabilities are/were possible.
For instance, sophisticated rootkits, worms, fileless malware, memory-resident injections, certain payload residing in trojans etc., can... |
2,832 | There is an LSD for BWM. Can anyone give me an link to sale of this where I can find LSD for BWM M3 E46 / E36, or BWM E46 330i? | 2012/02/14 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/2832",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/1512/"
] | The 'M's should come with an LSD from the factory, so you should be able to find a used one from a specialist BMW parts supplier. I'd also think that the usual manufacturers of LSD have one that would fit, but they're most likely not cheap. | It should be noted that there are parts in an LSD which eventually wear out. Therefore an old LSD might require a rebuild to restore the function of limiting slip. |
41,127 | My studio gives no opportunity to mount pull up bar, and the pull up station takes too much place. I don't want to purchase any big devices because they take a lot of place.
Can I train my upper back muscles with kettlebells, indian clubs, dip up frames or other relatively small devices? What exercises can I use? I've... | 2019/10/28 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41127",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/4097/"
] | You want to look at rowing motions (horizontal pulling) in all it's forms rather than vertical. So...
* Bent over rows
* Gorilla rows
* Inverted rows (using the dip frames, if they're tall enough)
You might also find that you get a surprising amount of upper back work from things like dips (if you pause at the top an... | You can do pullovers with kettlebell: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rV1aBNC2Bg> I have seen guys doing pullovers with 32+kg KB.
Also you can buy and use ab wheel:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqiTPdK1c_I>
As was mentioned before, you can do any kind of rows with KB (there are hundreds of them).
And lastly, b... |
40,650,497 | I'm learning to use the above testing software and was just wondering if there is any way so that selenium detects whatever browser the user is using rather then a specific driver having to be defined i.e.
private WebDriver driver= new FirefoxDriver()
Another quick question is how can I loop a test so that it repeats... | 2016/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/40650497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5763811/"
] | I looked at sweet\_xml, which has some nice sigils for pulling out specific patterns of data. My issue with it that, it requires a pretty verbose setup on my part in order to specify all the paths I would need to get.
I also looked at Quinn, which parses xml into some other data structure which can be searched. I find... | Try to use [sweet\_xml](https://hex.pm/packages/sweet_xml). You can return a map from the xml document using `xmap` function and basic usage of xpath. Here's an [example](https://github.com/awetzel/sweet_xml#examples). |
40,650,497 | I'm learning to use the above testing software and was just wondering if there is any way so that selenium detects whatever browser the user is using rather then a specific driver having to be defined i.e.
private WebDriver driver= new FirefoxDriver()
Another quick question is how can I loop a test so that it repeats... | 2016/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/40650497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5763811/"
] | I looked at sweet\_xml, which has some nice sigils for pulling out specific patterns of data. My issue with it that, it requires a pretty verbose setup on my part in order to specify all the paths I would need to get.
I also looked at Quinn, which parses xml into some other data structure which can be searched. I find... | There is one more tool based on [SAX](http://www.saxproject.org/) (Simple API for XML) algorithm: <https://github.com/xinz/sax_map> |
285,891 | I started a new game completed a couple of quests and collected four fusion cores and stashed them away for later.
I then started the mission to clear the Corvega assembly plant I cleared the outside of the plant with a sniper rifle filled my inventory with loot and ran back to drop it off.
Then I picked up a couple ... | 2016/09/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/285891",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/166787/"
] | **Random drops are random.**
It sounds like maybe you looked at a list like [this](http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Corvega_assembly_plant#Notable_loot) or [this](http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fusion_core#Locations).
These are just lists of the items that are fixed, and will appear in the same location every time. Thing... | I can verify Timmy Jim's observation in the comments. Furthermore, according to the [wikia](http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fusion_core),
>
> In addition to fixed locations below, fusion cores may also spawn in groups of four in certain ammo boxes across the Commonwealth.
>
>
>
This supports our observations. You ... |
477,277 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Good (preferably free), easy to use, attractive flowchart software](https://superuser.com/questions/426591/good-preferably-free-easy-to-use-attractive-flowchart-software)
>
>
>
I need to draw algorithm flowcharts and have already used the program "Dia". It's not bad, but is the... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/477277",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Two I know of:
* TikZ, if you like LaTeX: <http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/simple-flow-chart/>
* MS Visio, if you like commercial solutions: <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visio> | [Graphviz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphviz) and the *dot* language might be the answer to all your troubles, unless it's not. In that case you should use something else. |
131,537 | I have a back room that was converted from a back porch to a room. It has a light switch on one wall that doesn't appear to work anything. I checked to see if it has current coming to the switch and it was showing less than 1 volt. The switch is very old and has 2 red wires and 2 black wires coming to and going away fr... | 2018/01/23 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/131537",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/80769/"
] | Shut off power and trace the cables leaving that box. (See [How to trace mystery switches](https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/25812/how-to-trace-mystery-switches).) Once you've identified the cables and confirmed they're truly not connected to anything else, you can cap them in the box or cut them back (see [What ... | Turn off the power at the circuit breaker for safety. Cap all wires with a wire nuts. Replace with blank faceplate and then turn the power back on. |
4,721 | I'm considering replacing my road shoes, finally, and I was looking at the [Fi'zi:k R3 Uomo Carbon Road](http://www.condorcycles.com/Shoes-Footwear/10428-Fizik-R1-Uomo-Road-Shoe/flypage.tpl.html). I'm in Dubai. No one in my region carries them in stock, so there is little possibility of seeing them, or fitting them bef... | 2011/07/07 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/4721",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/1259/"
] | **Updated after a week of use:**
I recently purchased the R1 from a local bike shop. Summary:
* It's the most comfortable shoe I've worn (which isn't many).
* The R1 especially needs a bit of wearing in to reshape the leather and custom Sidas insert to the shape of your specific foot.
* The included insert is rather ... | I am in the process of purchasing these and I chose them over the Mavic Zxelium Ultimates which are at least $100.00 more here in the U.S.. They do run big by at least .5 to 1.0 full size.
Another thing to mention is that they have a larger arch support than I have ever felt before in any road shoes. This could be of... |
4,721 | I'm considering replacing my road shoes, finally, and I was looking at the [Fi'zi:k R3 Uomo Carbon Road](http://www.condorcycles.com/Shoes-Footwear/10428-Fizik-R1-Uomo-Road-Shoe/flypage.tpl.html). I'm in Dubai. No one in my region carries them in stock, so there is little possibility of seeing them, or fitting them bef... | 2011/07/07 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/4721",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/1259/"
] | **Updated after a week of use:**
I recently purchased the R1 from a local bike shop. Summary:
* It's the most comfortable shoe I've worn (which isn't many).
* The R1 especially needs a bit of wearing in to reshape the leather and custom Sidas insert to the shape of your specific foot.
* The included insert is rather ... | I just bought the same shoe (R3) and can tell you the fit is "spot on". They provide a US size on the box and it's very accurate. Many shoes, like "skate shoes
" employ Vanity size techniques such as a 12 is really an 11 so the kids think they have bigger feet and Converse Chucks run a size larger. |
156,748 | Take a look at this very old question that I came across in the review queue:
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/90446/learning-php-for-fun-and-profit>
Can you imagine the response this would get if it were asked today? Wouldn't this qualify as "not constructive"? How has it remained open for years?
**UPDATE:**
T... | 2012/11/26 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/156748",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/190533/"
] | I think that the reason the question was open for so long was because it was posted *way* back when Stack Overflow was still trying to figure itself out. In its current state it wouldn't survive today, but I think that closing it is kind of a moot point, despite it being closed now. | Dunno, but it's attracted three close votes already, and I suspect it may be closed by the time I press "Post Your Answer". |
9,525 | How can someone become the **greatest chess player** like **Magnus Carlsen**?
I have been playing chess since I was 12 years old, but still I am an average chess player.
Does it take genetics to become a Super GM like Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, or Vishy Anand? Or have they all followed some path towards their g... | 2015/06/19 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/users/5730/"
] | * Talent: Generally the role of talent in chess is vastly overrated, but for those at the very top anecdotes of impressive memory feats are quite common. (Like Carlsen learning hundred of statistics about norwegian municipalities as a four year old, or Fischer repeating a phone call in islandic verbatim, although he di... | Having great coaches. Peter Heine Neilsen and Kasparov.
He started young and studied a lot. I heard he used a standard Russian approach of learning two openings for Black and White which he would study for one hour a day He would spend two hours on endgames, two hours on tactics and one hour on middlegame strategy. If... |
9,525 | How can someone become the **greatest chess player** like **Magnus Carlsen**?
I have been playing chess since I was 12 years old, but still I am an average chess player.
Does it take genetics to become a Super GM like Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, or Vishy Anand? Or have they all followed some path towards their g... | 2015/06/19 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/9525",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/users/5730/"
] | * Talent: Generally the role of talent in chess is vastly overrated, but for those at the very top anecdotes of impressive memory feats are quite common. (Like Carlsen learning hundred of statistics about norwegian municipalities as a four year old, or Fischer repeating a phone call in islandic verbatim, although he di... | It is not possible to become someone like Magnus/Garry/Fischer/Vishy etc . They are some one like Chess Genius. Now if you know there is a vast difference between the word Talented and to be Genius . All Chess Players whom I have named above and also World Champions like Alekhine/Capa/Botvinnik/Tal had some IQ level wh... |
14,623 | I'm newbie on this. I got some GIS data on Arcview but I want to develop a Web based GIS, I've found that OpenLayers is pretty easy to me because I'm Javascript/jQuery developer, the issue is that I don't have a clue how to export the data from Arcview to get it work with OpenLayers.
It would be nice if I can change s... | 2011/09/15 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/14623",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/4223/"
] | For a web map you are going to need a WMS server (e.g. [GeoServer](http://geoserver.org), [MapServer](http://mapserver.org), [ArcServer](http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisserver/index.html)) which can read in shapefiles (You don't say what format you have but in ArcView that seems likely).
If you go with the f... | OpenLayers supports [many protocols and formats](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/6604/comparison-of-the-different-open-source-gis-servers) to communicate with a server, but brace yourself, because the server part is the tough one.
There are basicly three options for webmapping:
-use a fully integrated proprie... |
151,147 | I don't want to use words like despite, in spite and Having worked on for the below sentence. It looks clumsy and repeated(if I use Having worked on..) to me. Please let me know about any suggestion.
>
> Despite of being an embedded and desktop application developer I have also worked on web technologies and Photosho... | 2017/12/22 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/151147",
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] | Laugh's suggestion of "in addition" to is a good way to change this from a negative to a positive association.
>
> **In addition to** being a professional ballet dancer and an accomplished television chef, he is also a virtuoso pianist.
>
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> | Despite of being an embedded and desktop application developer I have also worked on web technologies and Photoshop designs both as a hobby and as a profession.
should read
Despite being an embedded and desktop application developer, I have also worked on web technologies and Photoshop designs, both as a hobbyist and... |
52,182 | >
> The annual summit lasts four days and all expenses but your flight and transportation on the first and last day are covered.
>
>
>
What does this statement mean ?
Does it mean that the flight and transportation charges are covered, or do they have to be borne by the traveller ? | 2015/03/05 | [
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] | I’m in Chicago and most of my team is in Paris, so this is a situation I have a lot of practice with!
My primary recommendation is: **reference the time of your audience.**
However, the key fact is: **anything you say nicely is fine.**
Typical conversations I’ve had at 8 AM my time (CST), 3 PM their time (CET):
1. ... | No matter the language, you'll want to be civil, friendly, and polite.
That being the case, I would avoid "correcting" the other person. That person was most likely giving you the most natural greeting for their time of day. When that happens, you have two options:
1. Just let it go ("Good morning to you, too!")
2.... |
52,182 | >
> The annual summit lasts four days and all expenses but your flight and transportation on the first and last day are covered.
>
>
>
What does this statement mean ?
Does it mean that the flight and transportation charges are covered, or do they have to be borne by the traveller ? | 2015/03/05 | [
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] | No matter the language, you'll want to be civil, friendly, and polite.
That being the case, I would avoid "correcting" the other person. That person was most likely giving you the most natural greeting for their time of day. When that happens, you have two options:
1. Just let it go ("Good morning to you, too!")
2.... | Literally nobody cares! Just say "hi" or "good <anything>". If your coworker knows you are from some other place on the planet, they will not care about a discrepancy in greeting.
The only way you could feasibly get this wrong is if you were to say something totally random that didn't apply to either of you (e.g. "goo... |
52,182 | >
> The annual summit lasts four days and all expenses but your flight and transportation on the first and last day are covered.
>
>
>
What does this statement mean ?
Does it mean that the flight and transportation charges are covered, or do they have to be borne by the traveller ? | 2015/03/05 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/52182",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | I’m in Chicago and most of my team is in Paris, so this is a situation I have a lot of practice with!
My primary recommendation is: **reference the time of your audience.**
However, the key fact is: **anything you say nicely is fine.**
Typical conversations I’ve had at 8 AM my time (CST), 3 PM their time (CET):
1. ... | Literally nobody cares! Just say "hi" or "good <anything>". If your coworker knows you are from some other place on the planet, they will not care about a discrepancy in greeting.
The only way you could feasibly get this wrong is if you were to say something totally random that didn't apply to either of you (e.g. "goo... |
444,467 | Recently, the *sleek cylinder* of **platinum-iridium** metal has been **discarded** and the kilogram is set to be **redefined** along with *ampere* for electricity and *Kelvin* for temperature. Hereafter the [Kilogram is dead](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/science/kilogram-physics-measurement.html) and does it aff... | 2018/12/01 | [
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] | Short answer: no
Slightly longer answer: One of the primary goals of the BIPM is to ensure continuity in all redefinitions of the SI. So the numerical value of Planck’s constant chosen to define the kilogram was chosen precisely to prevent any discontinuity. In other words, avoiding any “day to day life” impact is an ... | The international kilogram prototype was just redefined because it lost some of its mass during the course of years. So just it was redefined to its initial mass.
It does not have any significant impact on our daily life or on the previous calculations because the loss in mass was very small (approximately 0.000005 mil... |
527 | In [this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/15424/3631) the requested instruction sheet was found in a posting on a site not dedicated to the permanent hosting of content (Ebay). This means the link provided will eventually rot and the linked content is going to be lost. There are two perspectives here, one is ... | 2020/10/01 | [
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] | I'd like to explore the internals, functionality, and potential hackability of the new Mario intelligent brick:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B4uCg.png)
I would perform a teardown via a self-answered Q&A question covering the internals of this element.
If th... | I would like to do an analysis of the differences between the new front fork suspension of 42107 Ducati Panigale V4 R and the existing [lego shock absorbers](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=731c06#T=S&O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D) (part 731c06). I might also be able to review characteristics of other ... |
527 | In [this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/15424/3631) the requested instruction sheet was found in a posting on a site not dedicated to the permanent hosting of content (Ebay). This means the link provided will eventually rot and the linked content is going to be lost. There are two perspectives here, one is ... | 2020/10/01 | [
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] | I've been thinking it would be cool to try to make a working LEGO glider using the sails in the [42105 Catamaran](https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/catamaran-42105) for wings.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/f3v9X.jpg)
Unfortunately they made the sails... | I would like to do an analysis of the differences between the new front fork suspension of 42107 Ducati Panigale V4 R and the existing [lego shock absorbers](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=731c06#T=S&O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D) (part 731c06). I might also be able to review characteristics of other ... |
114,290 | As an indie developer, I don't know if I should make my own models or buy them from the asset store (unity engine). I do know basic modeling in Blender, but I also have spare money that I can use to buy assets.
Another doubt I have is that if I decide to make my own models or assets. Is it good to sell them in the as... | 2016/01/05 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/114290",
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] | It depends entirely on what you want.
Any answer but that would probably be subjective, but I'll try to elaborate anyhow:
I enjoy making games because it lets me get creative. I can make my own models, animate them, and place them in a 3d world. I like being able to say I made the entire game. But if you find it diff... | It's a simple cost-benefit analysis.
* How much money per hour do you value your worktime?
* How many hours will it take you to create asset X?
* How much money will it cost you to buy asset X?
This, of course, assumes that you:
1. have the skills to create the asset yourself in the desired quality and
2. that you f... |
6,754,907 | I have a question about Workspaces on TFS. Currently, I am using TFS 2008 (though I will soon be migrating to TFS 2010), and I have two workspaces:
* Workspace1
* Workspace2
Workspace1 and Workspace2 each contain different applications, which have different purposes, different user-bases, different developers that wo... | 2011/07/19 | [
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] | 1. Pull the common code out into its own project
2. Automated builds of this new project will deploy the resulting assemblies into a folder on a file share
3. Both of the existing projects will reference the common code from the share
Binaries are not source, and should not be checked into source control (IMHO). | I think this depends on what sort of reference Workspace 1 has on Workspace 2. If the assemblies that are referenced are in a "3rd Party" style - by that I mean, not updated very often and have a fairly unchanging API, in the same way referencing a library off the internet would. If that is the case, I would check in t... |
6,754,907 | I have a question about Workspaces on TFS. Currently, I am using TFS 2008 (though I will soon be migrating to TFS 2010), and I have two workspaces:
* Workspace1
* Workspace2
Workspace1 and Workspace2 each contain different applications, which have different purposes, different user-bases, different developers that wo... | 2011/07/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6754907",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272219/"
] | 1. Pull the common code out into its own project
2. Automated builds of this new project will deploy the resulting assemblies into a folder on a file share
3. Both of the existing projects will reference the common code from the share
Binaries are not source, and should not be checked into source control (IMHO). | from long time ago I spend a lot of time to find the best structure of files in the source control and after reading the p&p guide it show me all what I need like Structuring Projects and Solutions in Source Control, branch and merge Strategy, Managing Source Control Dependencies in Visual Studio Team System, and many ... |
6,754,907 | I have a question about Workspaces on TFS. Currently, I am using TFS 2008 (though I will soon be migrating to TFS 2010), and I have two workspaces:
* Workspace1
* Workspace2
Workspace1 and Workspace2 each contain different applications, which have different purposes, different user-bases, different developers that wo... | 2011/07/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6754907",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272219/"
] | 1. Pull the common code out into its own project
2. Automated builds of this new project will deploy the resulting assemblies into a folder on a file share
3. Both of the existing projects will reference the common code from the share
Binaries are not source, and should not be checked into source control (IMHO). | You have several choices all have trade offs.
1. Split the "shared code" out into a seperate TFS project. as John said have each dependant app reference from the drop location of the shared project's build.
2. Place the "shared code" in the project with which it is most in sequence with from a development/release cycl... |
7,087,759 | When working in the MVC project, I often want to see the all data of the View Model object that passed through from the controller.
Without having to add break points in the controller code and using watcher, is there a quicker way to see it on the View/Page on the web browser?
In another word, i want to quickly "bin... | 2011/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7087759",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | When creating a view, there is a checkbox ***create a strongly typed view***, from which you can generate create, edit, delete and view forms quickly. | why don't you add a list view to show all the objects . See the tutorial. <http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/create-a-movie-database-application-in-15-minutes-with-asp-net-mvc-vb> |
7,087,759 | When working in the MVC project, I often want to see the all data of the View Model object that passed through from the controller.
Without having to add break points in the controller code and using watcher, is there a quicker way to see it on the View/Page on the web browser?
In another word, i want to quickly "bin... | 2011/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7087759",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/166338/"
] | Another option would be [MVCScaffolding](http://blog.stevensanderson.com/2011/01/13/scaffold-your-aspnet-mvc-3-project-with-the-mvcscaffolding-package/).
It uses Entity Framework to build out the Controller, View and repository context.
using the nuget Package Console
Install-Package MvcScaffolding | why don't you add a list view to show all the objects . See the tutorial. <http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/create-a-movie-database-application-in-15-minutes-with-asp-net-mvc-vb> |
129,747 | Since Minecraft on the Xbox 360 is not unlimited like the PC counterpart, will every level generated have every biome available?
If not, are there any types of biomes that will guaranteed be available no matter what the seed? | 2013/09/03 | [
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] | No, it's entirely luck of the draw. The world seed determines what is generated, just as if it were an infinite world, but then it's cut off at the boundaries. | I dont think every Biome can be on one Map on the Xbox 360 Version but there might be some update to make the world bigger Thus more room for building, Exploring, Mining and so on. |
129,747 | Since Minecraft on the Xbox 360 is not unlimited like the PC counterpart, will every level generated have every biome available?
If not, are there any types of biomes that will guaranteed be available no matter what the seed? | 2013/09/03 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/129747",
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] | No, it's entirely luck of the draw. The world seed determines what is generated, just as if it were an infinite world, but then it's cut off at the boundaries. | I'm pretty sure it can happen but it's a very low percent chance. If u get lucky enough it could happen - when you play Minecraft anything is possible so all biomes might be present in one world but nobody really knows so lets just wait and see.
Also one time I came so close I found 22 of 23 biomes - I guess that wor... |
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