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66,829,378 | I am getting error on my expo go app.
Error :
Uncaught error:java.net.SocketTimeout Exception: failed to connect to /192.168.100.10(port 19000) from / 192.168.100.2(port 39440) after 10000ms.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HMYCY.png) | 2021/03/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66829378",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | if you are on windows 10 :
1- Select the buttonStart > Settings> Update & Security> Windows Security then Firewall & network protection
2- deactivate the Firewall for public network | Check the following step by step:
Is their computer IP address in the URL correct?
Do you have a firewall that could be blocking the connection?
Or could your router be blocking the connection?
Can you get it working with expo start --tunnel?
right click connection internet icon Bottom right=> change adapter optio... |
66,829,378 | I am getting error on my expo go app.
Error :
Uncaught error:java.net.SocketTimeout Exception: failed to connect to /192.168.100.10(port 19000) from / 192.168.100.2(port 39440) after 10000ms.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HMYCY.png) | 2021/03/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66829378",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | **Connecting Expo Go from device (android) and my react-native app (windows 10):**
Some reasons I found:
1. Different internet network
2. IP address wrong (one possible reason: virtual machines)
3. Firewall
Some facts:
1. About change LAN connection to TUNNEL in Metro UI:
* Metro bundler user interface is not disp... | Check the following step by step:
Is their computer IP address in the URL correct?
Do you have a firewall that could be blocking the connection?
Or could your router be blocking the connection?
Can you get it working with expo start --tunnel?
right click connection internet icon Bottom right=> change adapter optio... |
66,829,378 | I am getting error on my expo go app.
Error :
Uncaught error:java.net.SocketTimeout Exception: failed to connect to /192.168.100.10(port 19000) from / 192.168.100.2(port 39440) after 10000ms.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HMYCY.png) | 2021/03/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66829378",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | if you are on windows 10 :
1- Select the buttonStart > Settings> Update & Security> Windows Security then Firewall & network protection
2- deactivate the Firewall for public network | Turning off firewall should work.
In my case,It was **McAfee** |
66,829,378 | I am getting error on my expo go app.
Error :
Uncaught error:java.net.SocketTimeout Exception: failed to connect to /192.168.100.10(port 19000) from / 192.168.100.2(port 39440) after 10000ms.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HMYCY.png) | 2021/03/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66829378",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | **Connecting Expo Go from device (android) and my react-native app (windows 10):**
Some reasons I found:
1. Different internet network
2. IP address wrong (one possible reason: virtual machines)
3. Firewall
Some facts:
1. About change LAN connection to TUNNEL in Metro UI:
* Metro bundler user interface is not disp... | Turning off firewall should work.
In my case,It was **McAfee** |
121,832 | Back in June 2007 I was sentenced to 9 months jail time and 3 years probation for a felony (soliciting to promote prison contraband) and a misdemeanor(possession of marijuana). I want to visit London specifically in 2020, but am worried that with my record I could be turned away. Even though I'm from the US, should I g... | 2018/09/05 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/121832",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/83821/"
] | Please take it with a grain of salt - as this is always the case with visas or entry, we can only speculate here. So you have two options:
1. Going without a visa. The UK Landing Card [does not ask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_card) about prior convictions, and in my countless visits to UK I have never been ... | Highly unlikely you'd be turned away over it; however, with the UK and the US sharing criminal records, do **not** lie if asked about it.
Do bring proof of your ties to the US, just in case they decide to dig deeper into you. |
121,832 | Back in June 2007 I was sentenced to 9 months jail time and 3 years probation for a felony (soliciting to promote prison contraband) and a misdemeanor(possession of marijuana). I want to visit London specifically in 2020, but am worried that with my record I could be turned away. Even though I'm from the US, should I g... | 2018/09/05 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/121832",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/83821/"
] | Highly unlikely you'd be turned away over it; however, with the UK and the US sharing criminal records, do **not** lie if asked about it.
Do bring proof of your ties to the US, just in case they decide to dig deeper into you. | Worth noting that if you apply for a visa and are refused (unlikely, but possible as a previous commentator has mentioned), you will no longer be eligible to enter the UK via the visa waiver program. That is, you would need to be explicitly granted a visa for every subsequent visit. |
121,832 | Back in June 2007 I was sentenced to 9 months jail time and 3 years probation for a felony (soliciting to promote prison contraband) and a misdemeanor(possession of marijuana). I want to visit London specifically in 2020, but am worried that with my record I could be turned away. Even though I'm from the US, should I g... | 2018/09/05 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/121832",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/83821/"
] | Please take it with a grain of salt - as this is always the case with visas or entry, we can only speculate here. So you have two options:
1. Going without a visa. The UK Landing Card [does not ask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_card) about prior convictions, and in my countless visits to UK I have never been ... | Worth noting that if you apply for a visa and are refused (unlikely, but possible as a previous commentator has mentioned), you will no longer be eligible to enter the UK via the visa waiver program. That is, you would need to be explicitly granted a visa for every subsequent visit. |
229,914 | I am using QGIS 2.18 . I have shapefile which contains multiple lines. After processing certain data processing , I need to draw parallel lines at different distances from existing lines. For example I have 32 lines in existing shapefile. I want to draw parallel lines at distance of 50, 100, 170, 500,400 from line ID n... | 2017/02/25 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/229914",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/91653/"
] | You may use "v.parallel", you can found this tool in QGIS processing toolbox.
1. Select the line with line ID no. 3 ,6,20,25,31
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YH3vV.png)
2. Use "v.parallel", create parallel line from the selected lines. But, you have to do multiple tim... | You can very simply create a parallel line in your QGIS plugin based on QgsGeometry.offsetCurve method. |
101,838 | I'm new as a UX mobile designer and I have some trouble to represent an *Add Attachment* button to a form? How should I do that? I can't find any good examples.
Firstly, I designed a classic button inside my form but I don't know if this is the correct way... I also checked the material design chart from google but th... | 2016/11/25 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/101838",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/94007/"
] | There isn't necessarily a "correct" way.
1. The user needs to understand what he needs to do.
2. The CTA must be in a place that is easily seen and follows the user's train of thought as he's completing the form. Therefore the CTA can be anyplace in the form.
3. The label (and icon if included) must be informative.
... | Without seeing the whole form, maybe a [raised button](https://material.google.com/components/buttons.html#buttons-raised-buttons) (which only contains text) would be useful in your case:
>
> Raised buttons stand out more than flat buttons.
>
>
>
 |
101,838 | I'm new as a UX mobile designer and I have some trouble to represent an *Add Attachment* button to a form? How should I do that? I can't find any good examples.
Firstly, I designed a classic button inside my form but I don't know if this is the correct way... I also checked the material design chart from google but th... | 2016/11/25 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/101838",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/94007/"
] | There isn't necessarily a "correct" way.
1. The user needs to understand what he needs to do.
2. The CTA must be in a place that is easily seen and follows the user's train of thought as he's completing the form. Therefore the CTA can be anyplace in the form.
3. The label (and icon if included) must be informative.
... | I would recommend using a raised button at the bottom of the form. It will be easy to see and will attract the viewer's attention.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8VQy.png)
In terms of the icon, use either an attachment icon or a file upload icon, both... |
601,344 | I'm trying to find the simplest way to import a large number of BIND zone files in to Route 53. I've had a quick look at the AWS CLI and AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell but they don't seem to include a zone file import option like the AWS Route53 GUI does.
The [cli53](https://github.com/barnybug/cli53) utility on the... | 2014/06/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/601344",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/223482/"
] | cli53 has since been rewritten in go, so is installable as a single executable available for Windows now:
<https://github.com/barnybug/cli53/releases/latest/> | Not a windows person but you could install [Virtualbox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) and then run cli53 inside a Linux VM on Windows. |
1,325,784 | ### I have a laptop with important data stored on it.
Unfortunately, **the LCD of that laptop is broken,** thus unuseable.
I would like to recover files from a specific directory, but that laptop lacks an HDMI port, I have a USB, and an Android device. My laptop runs Windows 7.
### What can I do to get my data back? | 2018/05/25 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1325784",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/908560/"
] | Open up the Laptop, take out the harddisk/SSD, connect it to some other computer using an internal SATA connection, an external SATA-to-USB adapter, a docking station or any other way you like.
Now, you can read and retreive all that importand data. | Your data is undamaged and intact.
----------------------------------
The data is intact, provided, that the rest of the laptop, specifically the hard drive was not damaged.
One possibility without opening the laptop would be making use of other display output ports than HDMi.
The other possibility is opening the la... |
2,335 | I just have a simple question, what happens when a country wins a war: will that country rule the losing country, or what happens after the war? | 2013/11/06 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/2335",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
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] | War is not a game. There is no specific thing that happens when a country "wins" a war.
When a war ends, it's either because
* there is only one side left, and the other sides are completely annihilated or rendered completely unable to fight somehow. In this case, yes, the victorious country gets to do pretty much w... | Not necessarily - at the end of both World War I & II, for example, Germany was temporarily occupied and forced to pay reparations, but the country's sovereignty was never questioned. Even when Germany was divided in 1955, it was considered a sovereign state.
War, as [Karl von Clausewitz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... |
2,335 | I just have a simple question, what happens when a country wins a war: will that country rule the losing country, or what happens after the war? | 2013/11/06 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/2335",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
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] | War is not a game. There is no specific thing that happens when a country "wins" a war.
When a war ends, it's either because
* there is only one side left, and the other sides are completely annihilated or rendered completely unable to fight somehow. In this case, yes, the victorious country gets to do pretty much w... | It mostly depends on why the war was fought, and what the result was. I'll use some American examples.
In the American War of Independence, America fought (and won) a war with Britain for the right to be independent. America never wanted to attack or conquer Britain, all it wanted was for Britain to "get out" of the U... |
2,335 | I just have a simple question, what happens when a country wins a war: will that country rule the losing country, or what happens after the war? | 2013/11/06 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/2335",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
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] | War is not a game. There is no specific thing that happens when a country "wins" a war.
When a war ends, it's either because
* there is only one side left, and the other sides are completely annihilated or rendered completely unable to fight somehow. In this case, yes, the victorious country gets to do pretty much w... | There is only one legal way to wage war under international law, enforced by the UN. That is in self defence, and when the war is concluded by ending the threat everything must be returned to the prior state, including the losing side retaining sovereignty and self-governance.
On the other hand, illegal wars can resul... |
2,335 | I just have a simple question, what happens when a country wins a war: will that country rule the losing country, or what happens after the war? | 2013/11/06 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/2335",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Not necessarily - at the end of both World War I & II, for example, Germany was temporarily occupied and forced to pay reparations, but the country's sovereignty was never questioned. Even when Germany was divided in 1955, it was considered a sovereign state.
War, as [Karl von Clausewitz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... | It mostly depends on why the war was fought, and what the result was. I'll use some American examples.
In the American War of Independence, America fought (and won) a war with Britain for the right to be independent. America never wanted to attack or conquer Britain, all it wanted was for Britain to "get out" of the U... |
2,335 | I just have a simple question, what happens when a country wins a war: will that country rule the losing country, or what happens after the war? | 2013/11/06 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/2335",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/2072/"
] | Not necessarily - at the end of both World War I & II, for example, Germany was temporarily occupied and forced to pay reparations, but the country's sovereignty was never questioned. Even when Germany was divided in 1955, it was considered a sovereign state.
War, as [Karl von Clausewitz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... | There is only one legal way to wage war under international law, enforced by the UN. That is in self defence, and when the war is concluded by ending the threat everything must be returned to the prior state, including the losing side retaining sovereignty and self-governance.
On the other hand, illegal wars can resul... |
2,335 | I just have a simple question, what happens when a country wins a war: will that country rule the losing country, or what happens after the war? | 2013/11/06 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/2335",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/2072/"
] | It mostly depends on why the war was fought, and what the result was. I'll use some American examples.
In the American War of Independence, America fought (and won) a war with Britain for the right to be independent. America never wanted to attack or conquer Britain, all it wanted was for Britain to "get out" of the U... | There is only one legal way to wage war under international law, enforced by the UN. That is in self defence, and when the war is concluded by ending the threat everything must be returned to the prior state, including the losing side retaining sovereignty and self-governance.
On the other hand, illegal wars can resul... |
3,545 | >
> 1. Kristina has found a job **at last**.
> 2. Kristina has found a job **finally**.
> 3. Kristina has found a job **eventually**.
> 4. Kristina has found a job **in the end**.
>
>
>
Apart the word order, on which I have doubts - especially in 2 and 3 cases -, which of the sentences above, if there is any, soun... | 2013/03/06 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/3545",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | Regarding all your examples, you can phrase them as a question but they should begin with "Did you know that..." not "Do you know that...".
To go through each of your examples:
>
> 1) Kristina has found a job at last.
>
>
>
This is perfectly fine, though I think the "at last" implies an exclamation mark at the ... | "Kristina has found a job at last" is the most natural of the above.
An adverb usually precedes the verb it modifies, so #2 should be, "Kristina has finally found a job." With that change, #1 and #2 would sound equally good to a native English speaker and would mean pretty much the same thing.
"Eventually" does not m... |
3,545 | >
> 1. Kristina has found a job **at last**.
> 2. Kristina has found a job **finally**.
> 3. Kristina has found a job **eventually**.
> 4. Kristina has found a job **in the end**.
>
>
>
Apart the word order, on which I have doubts - especially in 2 and 3 cases -, which of the sentences above, if there is any, soun... | 2013/03/06 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/3545",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Regarding all your examples, you can phrase them as a question but they should begin with "Did you know that..." not "Do you know that...".
To go through each of your examples:
>
> 1) Kristina has found a job at last.
>
>
>
This is perfectly fine, though I think the "at last" implies an exclamation mark at the ... | If the question refers to Kristina’s job, then you don’t necessarily need to repeat it in the answer. See below
>
> Q: Did Kristina find a job?
>
>
> A: Yes, she did.
>
>
> A: Yes, she finally did.
>
>
>
Or in general: Kristina finally found a job. |
3,545 | >
> 1. Kristina has found a job **at last**.
> 2. Kristina has found a job **finally**.
> 3. Kristina has found a job **eventually**.
> 4. Kristina has found a job **in the end**.
>
>
>
Apart the word order, on which I have doubts - especially in 2 and 3 cases -, which of the sentences above, if there is any, soun... | 2013/03/06 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/3545",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | "Kristina has found a job at last" is the most natural of the above.
An adverb usually precedes the verb it modifies, so #2 should be, "Kristina has finally found a job." With that change, #1 and #2 would sound equally good to a native English speaker and would mean pretty much the same thing.
"Eventually" does not m... | If the question refers to Kristina’s job, then you don’t necessarily need to repeat it in the answer. See below
>
> Q: Did Kristina find a job?
>
>
> A: Yes, she did.
>
>
> A: Yes, she finally did.
>
>
>
Or in general: Kristina finally found a job. |
221,655 | Is it required to destroy all Tesla towers to 3 star a base? What about those that don't get triggered?
For example, if I were to "hide a tesla" where it isn't likely to get triggered by an attacker will that help me in any way from getting 3-starred? | 2015/05/31 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/221655",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/468/"
] | Yes it is necessary to destroy all teslas.
According to the wiki
>
> The only exception to this rule is that Hidden Teslas will reveal themselves once a base has incurred at least 51% damage, as they must be destroyed (along with all other buildings) in order to achieve 3 stars.
>
>
> | I tried the hiding the hidden tesla strategy, it pops up automatically after your base is destroyed by a certain amount. the only good thing about doing this is that the attacker might not have enough time to get to the hidden tesla |
262,235 | If one is going to run a cross-connect in a data center colocation does that mean that it requires another physical network port in the machine being connected? For example if a machine in a data center has three separate cross connects to other machines there does it then require two ethernet ports? Or do cross-connec... | 2011/04/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/262235",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/79126/"
] | Generally the way I've seen this done in data centers like Peer1, is that they will provide a separate CAT5 drop for each cross connect. It's up to you what you will do with it. You can go direct into your servers via dedicated NICs. But we would always plug them into our own VLAN switch and then tag them to our router... | I agree with @Wilm - I work in a colocation facility - we provide a Cat5 cable to the customer cabinet and they split it up however they seem fit. We'll also deliver several Cat5 cables if the customer wants to phsyically seperate networks within their cabinet. |
136,102 | The river rock floor that was installed in my shower has some areas that can be uncomfortable on the feet where the rocks are somewhat pointy. Any ideas on if it's possible to grind these pointy areas down? I was thinking of using a diamond grinding cup on an angle grinder. But I'm also thinking this could go horribly ... | 2018/03/24 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/136102",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | By coincidence, I saw a video just the other day of an artist who takes river rocks and grinds decorations into them with a Dremel tool and a diamond bit. So yes, they can be ground down.
An angle grinder with a diamond grinding cup would do it, but like you said, it may dislodge stones. A safer (but slower) approach... | Yes, many commercial floors are made that way and a couple homes in my neighborhood. My guess is that is not a job for homeowner equipment; maybe rental equipment. |
8,167,531 | I have a "Cart" item in a menu option, and I'd like to display the number of products in the cart, as shown below.
To achieve this I want to create several images with numbers from 1 to 9 and 9+ and set the correct image as the background of the cor... | 2011/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8167531",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326849/"
] | This is the [maximum matching](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matching_%28graph_theory%29) problem, which is poly-time solvable. Given an instance of your problem, construct a bipartite graph with nodes a1, …, aX, b1, …, bY, and edges aibj for all (i,j) where there's a point. Take the points corresponding to the edges in... | Construct graph. Points are vertices of graph. Every vertice is connected with all vertices in the same row and same column - edges of graph. Your problem is to select **maximum** independent set of vertices (without common edges).
[Independent\_set](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_set_%28graph_theory%29)
T... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12335",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1448/"
] | In Blade Runner, Dr. Eldon Tyrell's glasses much resemble the paper in Battlestar Galactica. Edward James Olmos (William Adama) was in Blade Runner (Gaff) and he seems to have been very, I guess, interested with Blade Runner (just my conclusion from watching David Eick's "blog" videos (Olmos mentions Blade Runner more ... | The efficiency of a space vessel goes down as the weight goes up. In a society of where travel through space is common, weight must be cut from everything including personal effects. Cutting the corners of each book is a no brainer. It may only reduce the weight of one book, but scaled up all the books on a spacecraft,... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12335",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1448/"
] | One of the major themes of Battlestar Galactica is that "everything has happened before". That's why the human planets looked so similar to contemporary Earth, including architecture and even automobiles.
That said, it stands to reason that different technologies developed at different rates. That might explain why th... | The efficiency of a space vessel goes down as the weight goes up. In a society of where travel through space is common, weight must be cut from everything including personal effects. Cutting the corners of each book is a no brainer. It may only reduce the weight of one book, but scaled up all the books on a spacecraft,... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12335",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1448/"
] | There's no in-universe reason provided but there are rumours that it was done in the mini-series because SciFi was constantly pushing them to "cut corners" in addition to providing a neat styling difference. As an in-joke they did exactly that on all the paper in the show. However there's alternating versions out there... | ### The Show Was Not Consistent
In Season 2, Episode 16 "Sacrifice," at the beginning of the episode when Sesha Abinell is in her office plotting the terrorist attack to get the Cylon Sharon Valerii released to them, the room has paper all over—desk, walls, floor—that **all** ***has corners*** on it.
[![enter image d... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12335",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | The original series also had the cut corners. It mirrored a number of other visual elements, such as Adama's cloak medallion, the video monitors, etc.
I always took the same "effect" in the re-imagined series to be an homage to the original. | Over time the right-angle corners of a book tend to get smashed and worn which eventually exposes the book board underneath due to wear. The 3/4 book bind, which puts leather on all the corners and spine, is intended to make the book last longer. Maybe if you cut the corners this is less likely to happen. Although, the... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
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] | The original series also had the cut corners. It mirrored a number of other visual elements, such as Adama's cloak medallion, the video monitors, etc.
I always took the same "effect" in the re-imagined series to be an homage to the original. | One of the major themes of Battlestar Galactica is that "everything has happened before". That's why the human planets looked so similar to contemporary Earth, including architecture and even automobiles.
That said, it stands to reason that different technologies developed at different rates. That might explain why th... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
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] | The original series also had the cut corners. It mirrored a number of other visual elements, such as Adama's cloak medallion, the video monitors, etc.
I always took the same "effect" in the re-imagined series to be an homage to the original. | The efficiency of a space vessel goes down as the weight goes up. In a society of where travel through space is common, weight must be cut from everything including personal effects. Cutting the corners of each book is a no brainer. It may only reduce the weight of one book, but scaled up all the books on a spacecraft,... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
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In Season 2, Episode 16 "Sacrifice," at the beginning of the episode when Sesha Abinell is in her office plotting the terrorist attack to get the Cylon Sharon Valerii released to them, the room has paper all over—desk, walls, floor—that **all** ***has corners*** on it.
[![enter image d... | When shelf space is limited, it is easier to add or remove a book from the tight shelf if the corners of the books are trimmed; it requires less space. Try lifting a large book from the bottom shelf of your book shelf. |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
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] | One of the major themes of Battlestar Galactica is that "everything has happened before". That's why the human planets looked so similar to contemporary Earth, including architecture and even automobiles.
That said, it stands to reason that different technologies developed at different rates. That might explain why th... | There is an easy, plausible, in-universe answer for the cut corners of all paper articles.
Conservancy. There is no real reason to retain the corners of paper since there is very little data contained there, and every corner removed is that much more paper pulp that goes back into paper production.
Since everything ... |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
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] | The efficiency of a space vessel goes down as the weight goes up. In a society of where travel through space is common, weight must be cut from everything including personal effects. Cutting the corners of each book is a no brainer. It may only reduce the weight of one book, but scaled up all the books on a spacecraft,... | When shelf space is limited, it is easier to add or remove a book from the tight shelf if the corners of the books are trimmed; it requires less space. Try lifting a large book from the bottom shelf of your book shelf. |
12,335 | In Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined series), as far as I can see all the paper have their 4 corners removed. While I don't remember an in-universe mention of it (there wasn't really a need), did the writers or producers or anyone ever explain or mention it?
Even books had the corners opposite from the spine cut o... | 2012/03/01 | [
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] | There is an easy, plausible, in-universe answer for the cut corners of all paper articles.
Conservancy. There is no real reason to retain the corners of paper since there is very little data contained there, and every corner removed is that much more paper pulp that goes back into paper production.
Since everything ... | The efficiency of a space vessel goes down as the weight goes up. In a society of where travel through space is common, weight must be cut from everything including personal effects. Cutting the corners of each book is a no brainer. It may only reduce the weight of one book, but scaled up all the books on a spacecraft,... |
3,075,335 | So the title says it. I couldn't find any info on how actualy build effects into 3D game. I'll maybe stick to some engine later, but for understanding of this whole thing I would need to try it on my own for this time. I found a few about particle systems which may be the right way but any other connection between Dire... | 2010/06/19 | [
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] | First of all: particle effects are just one kind of effects, it's better you specify the word particle engine :p.
Secondly: search int he articles of [Gamedev](http://www.gamedev.net), it's really the best resource if you want things like this. You can find lots of articles and even better, tons of links, and useful i... | >
> So I would be thankful if you would point me on some tutorials for this
>
>
>
You need to download microsoft [DirectX SDK](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/directx/aa937788.aspx).
In addition to it, you should try [NVidia SDK](http://developer.nvidia.com/object/sdk_home).
You may also try [ATI SDK](http://dev... |
3,075,335 | So the title says it. I couldn't find any info on how actualy build effects into 3D game. I'll maybe stick to some engine later, but for understanding of this whole thing I would need to try it on my own for this time. I found a few about particle systems which may be the right way but any other connection between Dire... | 2010/06/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3075335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | First of all: particle effects are just one kind of effects, it's better you specify the word particle engine :p.
Secondly: search int he articles of [Gamedev](http://www.gamedev.net), it's really the best resource if you want things like this. You can find lots of articles and even better, tons of links, and useful i... | OpenGL is the best bet to learn I feel. Glut is available free of cost and has all the functions you need to implement a particle engine. Plus theres loads of sample code online. I like the way functions are . Easy to remember and use logically |
3,075,335 | So the title says it. I couldn't find any info on how actualy build effects into 3D game. I'll maybe stick to some engine later, but for understanding of this whole thing I would need to try it on my own for this time. I found a few about particle systems which may be the right way but any other connection between Dire... | 2010/06/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3075335",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/365619/"
] | First of all: particle effects are just one kind of effects, it's better you specify the word particle engine :p.
Secondly: search int he articles of [Gamedev](http://www.gamedev.net), it's really the best resource if you want things like this. You can find lots of articles and even better, tons of links, and useful i... | The best books for learning D3D9.0c/D3D10 are by Frank Luna. Just put him in to amazon or google and you'll get results. He teaches how to build a fully-fledged game engine from scratch. |
3,523,523 | I've been learning programming for some months now, mainly with java and C#. They seem so similar from my limited knowledge, so I'm trying to grasp an understanding of the practical differences. Could seasoned programmers please enlighten me as to which programming language is more suited for which kinds of jobs?
In w... | 2010/08/19 | [
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] | From my experience in the financial world, the trend I see most commonly is Java being used on the backend (typically Linux servers) and C# (WPF) being used on the front end. I think this trend is here to stay until either Mono becomes widely accepted or Microsoft figures out a way to make their Server OS's free :)
I'... | Java was originally designed to be the portable solution. If you need something to run on multiple operating systems you would probably want to go with Java. |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
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] | Here's a presumably PC proposal that might pass muster:
>
> The blindfolded leading the blindfolded.
>
>
>
Unless there are serious blindfolded folks somewhere who might think this pokes fun at them. | Your quest to find an alternative that won't be offensive to anyone will be fruitless. I quote:
>
> BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind ..., this 9th
> day of July, 1993, that the following statement of policy be adopted:
>
>
> We believe that it is respectable to be blind, and although we have ... |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275397",
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"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/112436/"
] | EDITED
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/U9Xz7.jpg)
The point of the proverb, *the blind leading the blind*, is purely figurative. A blind person guiding another blind person across unknown territory is pretty useless. If two or more people are equally ig... | I like:
>
> The unknowing leading the unknowing
>
>
>
I think it fits the situation nicely without slurring the subjects. |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275397",
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] | I think I've finally got something useful, with the right tone, and a parallelism that echoes *blind* being repeated. To make it work, I had to swap the two roles and use the passive.
This is clearly a case of **the helpless being led by the clueless.** | Ask George Lucas:
>
> Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?
>
>
> |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
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] | This is a coinage, but I don't think there are any real existent alternatives to the original:
>
> My friend has an iPad. I have never used an iPad, but am trying to help her set things up better -- so it's clearly a case of **all students, no teachers**.
>
>
>
This has the advantage of being easily understood, a... | Your quest to find an alternative that won't be offensive to anyone will be fruitless. I quote:
>
> BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind ..., this 9th
> day of July, 1993, that the following statement of policy be adopted:
>
>
> We believe that it is respectable to be blind, and although we have ... |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275397",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | If the “A leading/advising A/B” form isn’t required, I’d say that “Where iPads are concerned you two (or ‘we/they’) are **[both as clueless as each/the other](https://books.google.com/books?id=QcDMsIEO5UMC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=%22both+as+clueless+as+each+other%22&source=bl&ots=00md2WgOq6&sig=2-Wwwfom4Y5mRROGtyzfQvUVwMI&... | It's not as flexible a phrase as that in question, but used in the way you have in your example, I think it might do the trick.
>
> "You want my son giving your uncle directions? Sounds like ***recursive senselessness*** to me.
>
>
> |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275397",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/112436/"
] | Ask George Lucas:
>
> Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?
>
>
> | EDITED
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/U9Xz7.jpg)
The point of the proverb, *the blind leading the blind*, is purely figurative. A blind person guiding another blind person across unknown territory is pretty useless. If two or more people are equally ig... |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
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] | Newborns School Nurslings!
--------------------------
I'd offer you a phrase or two, but I'm afraid it would be a clear case of a putz/simpleton/jackass/buffoon/bozo advising/counseling/instructing/coaching/informing a fool/idiot/blockhead/ninny/dimwit. Give a man a proverb, after all, and it may vanish with the dropp... | Here's a presumably PC proposal that might pass muster:
>
> The blindfolded leading the blindfolded.
>
>
>
Unless there are serious blindfolded folks somewhere who might think this pokes fun at them. |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275397",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/112436/"
] | I think I've finally got something useful, with the right tone, and a parallelism that echoes *blind* being repeated. To make it work, I had to swap the two roles and use the passive.
This is clearly a case of **the helpless being led by the clueless.** | While I can't remember the exact phrase, you can use something along the lines of:
>
> The student/novice teaching the class.
>
>
>
There's another somewhat new word that's gendered and a little offensive, but may suit the situation:
>
> [Mansplaining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansplaining): explaining wit... |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275397",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/112436/"
] | If the “A leading/advising A/B” form isn’t required, I’d say that “Where iPads are concerned you two (or ‘we/they’) are **[both as clueless as each/the other](https://books.google.com/books?id=QcDMsIEO5UMC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=%22both+as+clueless+as+each+other%22&source=bl&ots=00md2WgOq6&sig=2-Wwwfom4Y5mRROGtyzfQvUVwMI&... | Your quest to find an alternative that won't be offensive to anyone will be fruitless. I quote:
>
> BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind ..., this 9th
> day of July, 1993, that the following statement of policy be adopted:
>
>
> We believe that it is respectable to be blind, and although we have ... |
275,397 | I'm looking for an alternative to *[the blind leading the blind](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+blind+leading+the+blind)* that won't be offensive to anyone.
>
> *Proverb* - Someone who is not capable of dealing with a situation is guiding someone else who is not capable of dealing with it.
>
>
>
(*McGraw... | 2015/09/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/275397",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/112436/"
] | One somewhat similar phrase (which may have insensitivity problems of its own) is usually stated either as **the inmates have taken over the asylum** or as **the inmates are running the asylum**. The "running" wording appears to be slightly older than the ""taken over"" wording, but both have been around for at least 4... | I believe that a Central Powers military leader characterized the British Army as "lions led by donkeys." Simultaneously -- praise for the Tommies and a slap at their leadership. |
182,026 | I am in computer science in the usa with a PHD offer. I’ve been told that if u get funded with a TA position, it doesn’t necessarily slow your graduation time. Is this true? It seems obvious to me that someone who works more on research will be able to graduate faster.
I’m asking because I do enjoy TAing and would lik... | 2022/02/05 | [
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Also, it was always a nice little break for me to teach undergr... |
182,026 | I am in computer science in the usa with a PHD offer. I’ve been told that if u get funded with a TA position, it doesn’t necessarily slow your graduation time. Is this true? It seems obvious to me that someone who works more on research will be able to graduate faster.
I’m asking because I do enjoy TAing and would lik... | 2022/02/05 | [
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] | This might depend on the field, but, in general it probably has only a minimal effect. Research in many fields takes time to "mature" and "ripen" in the mind. And serving several hours a week as a TA still leaves you time to think the deep thoughts that lead to breakthroughs. In fact, taking a break from deep thought t... | Not really. It's because of the nature of research work. This extra time you get from not doing teaching work can matter if you know what to do next in your research, and that something is straightforward and time-consuming. However, much more often in research:
* You don't know what to do next.
* You have some idea w... |
182,026 | I am in computer science in the usa with a PHD offer. I’ve been told that if u get funded with a TA position, it doesn’t necessarily slow your graduation time. Is this true? It seems obvious to me that someone who works more on research will be able to graduate faster.
I’m asking because I do enjoy TAing and would lik... | 2022/02/05 | [
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] | This might depend on the field, but, in general it probably has only a minimal effect. Research in many fields takes time to "mature" and "ripen" in the mind. And serving several hours a week as a TA still leaves you time to think the deep thoughts that lead to breakthroughs. In fact, taking a break from deep thought t... | As others have noted this may be field- and department-specific. When I was in U.S. grad school in mathematics, non-U.S. students took roughly one semester less than U.S. students to graduate (on average) and it was widely thought that TAing was the reason. (Ex-U.S. students were more likely to have external funding, e... |
182,026 | I am in computer science in the usa with a PHD offer. I’ve been told that if u get funded with a TA position, it doesn’t necessarily slow your graduation time. Is this true? It seems obvious to me that someone who works more on research will be able to graduate faster.
I’m asking because I do enjoy TAing and would lik... | 2022/02/05 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/182026",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | It shouldn't matter that much if you have good time management skills. However, in my experience a CS TA have a bit more work than a math TA, which I was. You write automated graders, deal with hundreds of students bugging you to debug their code etc etc.
Also, it was always a nice little break for me to teach undergr... | As others have noted this may be field- and department-specific. When I was in U.S. grad school in mathematics, non-U.S. students took roughly one semester less than U.S. students to graduate (on average) and it was widely thought that TAing was the reason. (Ex-U.S. students were more likely to have external funding, e... |
182,026 | I am in computer science in the usa with a PHD offer. I’ve been told that if u get funded with a TA position, it doesn’t necessarily slow your graduation time. Is this true? It seems obvious to me that someone who works more on research will be able to graduate faster.
I’m asking because I do enjoy TAing and would lik... | 2022/02/05 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/182026",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | Not really. It's because of the nature of research work. This extra time you get from not doing teaching work can matter if you know what to do next in your research, and that something is straightforward and time-consuming. However, much more often in research:
* You don't know what to do next.
* You have some idea w... | As others have noted this may be field- and department-specific. When I was in U.S. grad school in mathematics, non-U.S. students took roughly one semester less than U.S. students to graduate (on average) and it was widely thought that TAing was the reason. (Ex-U.S. students were more likely to have external funding, e... |
36,124,874 | I wanted to Host my Web Application Built in ASP.NET MVC 4 in .NET 4 on Windows Server 2003 IIS6. I followed some steps given in [This Blog (haacked.com)](http://haacked.com/archive/2008/11/26/asp.net-mvc-on-iis-6-walkthrough.aspx/). I followed the IIS6 Extension-less URLs approach. But the problem is, I am getting Pag... | 2016/03/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36124874",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1616171/"
] | You could build you own image, using a Dockerfile.
There are two ways :
* Take the [current image Dockerfile](https://hub.docker.com/r/clue/adminer/~/dockerfile/) and add what you need. If you do this way, you can delete the unused packages too.
* Create a new one, and just specify that your image is based on the cur... | I'd recommend you to create your own docker image. It is probably rare you find a ready to go image in the Internet that perfectly fits your requirements.
From my point of view, the best approach would start by creating a [Dockerfile](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/) using your prefered base image (i... |
323,659 | In this following context, what does the clause ''this is done'' mean?
Does the verb ''done'' stand in for the above verb ''speak''?
Please simplify this to me...
The context:
>
> 'Thus, when the Buddhist scriptures speak of persons, or even of the
> rebirth of persons, this is done only for the sake of easier
> un... | 2022/09/25 | [
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] | I'd say "a fake ice cream" is a good description. A "mock ice cream cone" is also possible.
I'd be happy to just say "a giant ice cream cone on the roof" and allow the context to imply that it isn't *real* ice cream.
In more "grown-up" language you might call it a model, or a display. | Maybe *a truck with a huge ice-cream cone sculpture on its roof.*
The top of a closed motor vehicle is its *roof*.
The word *cone* is needed because it's not just a blob of ice cream:
[M-W *ice-cream cone*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream%20cone)
: a thin crisp edible cone for holding ice c... |
323,659 | In this following context, what does the clause ''this is done'' mean?
Does the verb ''done'' stand in for the above verb ''speak''?
Please simplify this to me...
The context:
>
> 'Thus, when the Buddhist scriptures speak of persons, or even of the
> rebirth of persons, this is done only for the sake of easier
> un... | 2022/09/25 | [
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] | Maybe *a truck with a huge ice-cream cone sculpture on its roof.*
The top of a closed motor vehicle is its *roof*.
The word *cone* is needed because it's not just a blob of ice cream:
[M-W *ice-cream cone*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream%20cone)
: a thin crisp edible cone for holding ice c... | I don't think "figure" is wrong, but I would say "a figure of an ice cream cone." In general, one doesn't say "an X figure".
In Merriam-Webster, definition 3a for figure is:
>
> : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or
> geometric entity
>
>
> [example:] a figure of a girl with pigtails
>
... |
323,659 | In this following context, what does the clause ''this is done'' mean?
Does the verb ''done'' stand in for the above verb ''speak''?
Please simplify this to me...
The context:
>
> 'Thus, when the Buddhist scriptures speak of persons, or even of the
> rebirth of persons, this is done only for the sake of easier
> un... | 2022/09/25 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/323659",
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] | I'd say "a fake ice cream" is a good description. A "mock ice cream cone" is also possible.
I'd be happy to just say "a giant ice cream cone on the roof" and allow the context to imply that it isn't *real* ice cream.
In more "grown-up" language you might call it a model, or a display. | I don't think "figure" is wrong, but I would say "a figure of an ice cream cone." In general, one doesn't say "an X figure".
In Merriam-Webster, definition 3a for figure is:
>
> : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or
> geometric entity
>
>
> [example:] a figure of a girl with pigtails
>
... |
11,434 | I can't find other than a torrent search engine in windows store. Is it possible to download movies and all through torrent in windows phone too?
Or any other facility that we got to do so. | 2015/09/11 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/11434",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/16487/"
] | Try Torrex Pro. Is a universal app, ready for mobile and desktop.
The store link is [here](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/torrex-pro/9wzdncrdsgkg). | I've used `wpTorrent` for a while. You can give it a [try](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/wptorrent/9wzdncrfj4cw). |
76,490 | Slashes can be used to abbreviate repetitions...
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QqJ6W.png)
...but, are there any marks or *standard* instructions to repeat *and* sequence up or down by step or half step?
I figure that I can always notate the figures a... | 2018/11/14 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/76490",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/23919/"
] | You could write the first few repetitions of the pattern then 'sim.'. But it would have to be VERY obvious how the pattern continued.
I'd certainly only advise it in an etude or exercise, not in a piece to be sight-read and performed. | I have seen notation like this only in instructional materials. For instance, here are two examples from Jerry Coker's "Patterns for Jazz":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xkbHy.png)
In the first example, he writes a few repetitions with "etc." written at the end of ... |
50,058,092 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yeXwy.jpg)
I've been making a chatbot using Dialogflow formerly Api.AI but now encountering error while integrating the project to my app written in Swift in Xcode. I'd installed cocoapods using terminal "sudo gem install ... | 2018/04/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/50058092",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9709121/"
] | After installing a pod using Cocoa Pods, you must from that point forward open the workspace rather that the project file. The icons will appear differently in your project like so:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BxsEa.png)
In the image you provided is... | After installing pod you should clean project (shift + command + k) and then builds (command + b) in it a few times. Repeat it a few times if it is not still working.
Hope this help! |
50,058,092 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yeXwy.jpg)
I've been making a chatbot using Dialogflow formerly Api.AI but now encountering error while integrating the project to my app written in Swift in Xcode. I'd installed cocoapods using terminal "sudo gem install ... | 2018/04/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/50058092",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9709121/"
] | After installing a pod using Cocoa Pods, you must from that point forward open the workspace rather that the project file. The icons will appear differently in your project like so:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BxsEa.png)
In the image you provided is... | Go to Pods Build settings and set **Build Active Architecture Only** to **NO**. This always helps while using pods. After that clean the project once and then build. |
285,197 | A milestone is
>
> a significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.
>
>
>
But does it also imply a chronological step? So does it make sense to say something like: "I suggest you get done with milestone 5 before you start milestone 2" | 2015/11/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285197",
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"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/43562/"
] | Just as *satellite* means something different to an astronomer than to a layman, and *nun* has a much narrower definition in Catholicism than in general contexts, and *tap* refers to radically different concepts among plumbers, electricians, software developers, and entertainers, *milestone* is a term of art in the fie... | Milestone long became a part of project manager lingo, where it is used exactly as you described. Milestone is a mark on a project plan, so it can be enumerated, put in a chronological order, etc. |
244,683 | Among other things, I use clamscan on my web servers website directories to help find compromised websites. Unfortunately the time to do this scan is becoming onerous.
Are there any good reasons not to ignore the scanning of .jpg and .png files to reduce the load on the scanner? | 2021/02/12 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/244683",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/21993/"
] | It depends on what you mean by DDoS protection.
If you mean be able to serve normal request even when facing a DDoS attack using a very large number of relays, then the only way if to use a CDN that will be able to absorb the increased load.
If you mean to detect clients sending requests at an abnormal rate, and limi... | Cloudflare technically does support hosting websites via their [Cloudflare Workers](https://workers.cloudflare.com/) service, so in that sense you could trivially say that if you use Cloudflare Workers you could get hosting and DDoS protection from the same company. The big players in cloud ([AWS](https://aws.amazon.co... |
55,806 | First of all, I have no law background whatsoever, so be free to tell if I am completely wrong.
As I understood it, 2nd article of the Human Rights Act gives the right to live. This right is called absolute, which means that I cannot renounce this right, hence when I try to commit suicide law enforcement is allowed to... | 2020/08/29 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/55806",
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] | The Eleventh Amendment has generally been construed to bar suits against a state by citizens of that state in federal court. There are all sorts of caveats, though, and it's possible that the doctrine is still evolving.
The text of the [Amendment](https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxi) reads:
>
> The ... | Under [28 USC 1254](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1254),
>
> Cases in the courts of appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by
> the following methods: (1) By writ of certiorari granted upon the
> petition of any party to any civil or criminal case, before or after
> rendition of judgment or decree;... |
140,975 | I have a MariaDB database with InnoDB tables. I have two connections to the same database. One connection is using a transaction around a large chunk of work. The other connection is tasked with updating a table in the same database (but outside the scope of the transaction's work) to track the progress of the transact... | 2016/06/10 | [
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/140975",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/users/97586/"
] | None of the other suggested solutions appeared to work for me. Instead, I ended up switching the "job progress" table over to MyISAM from InnoDB. Since MyISAM does not support transactions, the records are written to the table right away even during a transaction.
In the future, I'd love an alternative way to keep all... | You may have one giant transaction for Connection 2.
"3. Connection 2: update progress" should be in a transaction unto itself. Simplest is to not use BEGIN in Connection 2 and have autocommit=0.
That makes Connection 2 pretty much the same as MyISAM. |
48,723 | Below shows a link for the derivation of Flexural formula.
[Derivation of Flexural formula](https://www.prodyogi.com/2019/08/flexural-formula-bending-theory.html?fbclid=IwAR3BjQAY5lbro9pfPAZpFs7uCjjmf_80LmZAzqhrh-6XFHRcStStrJV4EMY)
In this above link, there are a few assumptions made to reach to its final form. They ... | 2021/12/13 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/48723",
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] | On an appropriate scale many composite materials (even unidirectional with the appropriate layup or fabric) can be considered homogeneous and (quasi-) isotropic materials.
E.g.: in the case of beams with short randomly oriented fibres should be adequately modelled using the assumption of isotropy and homogeneity. The ... | Boeing 787 is made largely of composite materials. Kit composite airplanes have been available to assemble by customers from the early 80s.
Composite structural beams and joists made of wood chips compressed and laminated in resin are commonly used in buildings. They are treated very similarly to regular lumber for st... |
254,597 | Larry Niven's [Kzinti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kzin) from his Known Space setting appeared as such within *Star Trek: The Animated Series*, recently within *Star Trek: Lower Decks*, and Niven did writing in preparation for live action Trek shows which never materialized.
While *Star Trek: The Original Series* ex... | 2021/10/04 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/254597",
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"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31393/"
] | Star Wars in *Star Trek: Into Darkness* in the form of R2-D2?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1OCJw.jpg) | i know of no certain examples.
Possible Crossover Number One:
But I find a year number mentioned in "Space Seed" interesting, The teleplay is credited to Carey Wilber and Gene L.Coon, with Gene Roddenberry writing the second revised final draft.
When Kirk & Co. beam over to the *Botany Bay*:
>
> SCOTT: Definitely ... |
742,944 | I'm looking for an efficient keyboard input system for a game in Java. At present I'm using some code I found here:
[Keyboard Input Polling System](http://gpsnippets.blogspot.com/2008/03/keyboard-input-polling-system-in-java.html)
it seems a little inefficient however (please comment as to your thoughts on the code).... | 2009/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/742944",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/82865/"
] | Set up a KeyEventListener; when invoked, put the current key into a one-key buffer.
In the computation thread, or in a polling thread, query the current key buffer periodically. Now, instead of that constant peeking at the I/O, you have the event listener doing it (which is already heavily optimized and cleanly implem... | I think it's great code. The linked author has implemented a pull style data transfer from the keyboard instead of the usual KeyListener push method. This implementation supports [N-key rollover](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_%28key%29#n-key_rollover), however, the limit with USB is 6-8 keys simultaneously.
If... |
267,817 | I'm a big fan of this feature embedded in Altium. However some of the component generators have flaws:
* Chip resistor and chip capacitor generators making me a wrong component height (despite the "minimum height" setting the resistor appearing too high, and the capacitor is too low)
* SOD123FL body have no cathode de... | 2016/11/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/267817",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35875/"
] | The STEP model created by the Alitum Wizard is not editable, at least inside Altium. Actually you can't modify any STEP model in Altium.
I suppose you could go around this doing this:
* Placing the footprint in a PCB
* Exporting the PCB into a STEP model
* Modifing the STEP model in a CAD tool such as Solidworks.
It... | There isn't an editable file to prevent these errors, but you can easily fix them post footprint creation.
First off, I would make sure you are entering the inputs right. I say this because for chip capacitors/resistors/inductors, it asks for the MAXIMUM height, not the minimum.
[![enter image description here](https... |
263,917 | I have an electric shower. It has the usual two dials, one for the heating elements and one for the flow rate.
In summer it works fine, but in winter when the mains water is cold turning up the heat to a satisfactory temperature causes the 'low flow' light to illuminate, turning off the heating elements all together.
... | 2023/01/04 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/263917",
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] | It looks like most of the mold is growing, not on the solid grout between tiles, but on the flexible sealant (presumably silicone) joining the tub to the tile walls and joining perpendicular walls to each other. (If the edge between the tub and the tile is actually grout rather than silicone, that's a whole different p... | I soak bleach into a shop towel and let it sit against the surface for 8 hours. This typically kills any mold. Generally I use this at the caulking seams. The grout lines that you show is likely easiest to give them a quick sand with a grout saw and then use a grout sealer to prevent it happening again. |
263,917 | I have an electric shower. It has the usual two dials, one for the heating elements and one for the flow rate.
In summer it works fine, but in winter when the mains water is cold turning up the heat to a satisfactory temperature causes the 'low flow' light to illuminate, turning off the heating elements all together.
... | 2023/01/04 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/263917",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/150393/"
] | It looks like most of the mold is growing, not on the solid grout between tiles, but on the flexible sealant (presumably silicone) joining the tub to the tile walls and joining perpendicular walls to each other. (If the edge between the tub and the tile is actually grout rather than silicone, that's a whole different p... | It looks like someone already tried **easiest** where they replaced the grout in the corners with caulk. To one degree or another, that's contributing to the problem you're having now.
I'd dig out the caulk in the vertical corner and replace it with actual grout. The rest of the grout can be scrubbed up with some grou... |
14,422 | I was running, and i must have zoned out, because the next thing i knew, I had ran into a sand pit. It had just rained the other day,so the sand was really muddy, and now they are covered in dried mud/sand. I tried scrubbing it off with a wet towel, but it just wouldn't come off. Do you guys (and gals) have any suggest... | 2016/11/06 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14422",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
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] | Let them dry. Rubbing the wet sand just grinds it into the fabric.
Then bang them repeatedly on your front steps (outdoors, the sand will fly everywhere). Also bang them upside down to get the sand out from inside.
To be extra thorough you can unlace them.
Source: often run and hike in mud. | Hose with a nozzle. Flush it out.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PdibX.jpg) |
14,422 | I was running, and i must have zoned out, because the next thing i knew, I had ran into a sand pit. It had just rained the other day,so the sand was really muddy, and now they are covered in dried mud/sand. I tried scrubbing it off with a wet towel, but it just wouldn't come off. Do you guys (and gals) have any suggest... | 2016/11/06 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14422",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
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] | Hose with a nozzle. Flush it out.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PdibX.jpg) | Depending on your shoes, but if it's mostly soft fabrics like plenty of sneakers; you can just throw them in the washing machine.
Let dry for couple of days, should be good. |
14,422 | I was running, and i must have zoned out, because the next thing i knew, I had ran into a sand pit. It had just rained the other day,so the sand was really muddy, and now they are covered in dried mud/sand. I tried scrubbing it off with a wet towel, but it just wouldn't come off. Do you guys (and gals) have any suggest... | 2016/11/06 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14422",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/17822/"
] | Let them dry. Rubbing the wet sand just grinds it into the fabric.
Then bang them repeatedly on your front steps (outdoors, the sand will fly everywhere). Also bang them upside down to get the sand out from inside.
To be extra thorough you can unlace them.
Source: often run and hike in mud. | Depending on your shoes, but if it's mostly soft fabrics like plenty of sneakers; you can just throw them in the washing machine.
Let dry for couple of days, should be good. |
8,894 | Ive looked everywhere on the android SE mobile interface and I cannot, for the life of me, find any way whatsoever to perform a search of previous SE questions without resorting to exiting the program and using a Google search.
What gives? Is it buried somewhere? Am I missing something obvious?
Should i be punished f... | 2016/07/07 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8894",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/122066/"
] | On the third line of the mobile version of the Physics SE page, there is "All questions" in bold face. When you wait for the page to fully load, a magnifying glass icon appears on the right side from "All questions". Clicking at this icon gives the same search box that you find immediately in the upper right corner of ... | It's not clear to me, at all, what you think is the problem - but then again, I don't normally use the app. However, I just installed it, clicked on the menu button at top left, and selected a random site, which gives this page:
Unless the site homepage within the app looks di... |
2,529 | I'm using Views to display lists of CiviCRM contacts (4.5.2). I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | The culprit is often the website field which has no filters that enable you to specify which of a number should show and hence they produce multiple rows. But like others say, it could be Address, Email or Phone if you haven't specified either the location type or Primary only. Or multiple relationships etc. | Unfortunately, *I believe* in my case because I was using Household relationships and Addresses of Employers this caused a lot of duplicates.
What did work for me was to set **Aggregation on**. Then setting Group by on your main element that you wish to not duplicate. Viola all is well! |
2,529 | I'm using Views to display lists of CiviCRM contacts (4.5.2). I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | If you use adress fields and the contact has several addresses in CiviCRM the contact will be shown several times. In that case you could configure the address fields to only show the primary record.
. I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | The culprit is often the website field which has no filters that enable you to specify which of a number should show and hence they produce multiple rows. But like others say, it could be Address, Email or Phone if you haven't specified either the location type or Primary only. Or multiple relationships etc. | If you use adress fields and the contact has several addresses in CiviCRM the contact will be shown several times. In that case you could configure the address fields to only show the primary record.
. I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | The culprit is often the website field which has no filters that enable you to specify which of a number should show and hence they produce multiple rows. But like others say, it could be Address, Email or Phone if you haven't specified either the location type or Primary only. Or multiple relationships etc. | There is a work-around for this. Take the example of multiple phone numbers in a contact record.
1. Include the Phone Number field once for each unique type of number (Home/Mobile, Home/Phone, Work/Phone etc)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y2cnn.png)
2. In Civicrm Loc... |
2,529 | I'm using Views to display lists of CiviCRM contacts (4.5.2). I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | There is a work-around for this. Take the example of multiple phone numbers in a contact record.
1. Include the Phone Number field once for each unique type of number (Home/Mobile, Home/Phone, Work/Phone etc)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y2cnn.png)
2. In Civicrm Loc... | If you are still having trouble after setting DISTINCT as an option in the View, and specifying the Location Type hasn't helped -- then a RANDOM sort order may be the issue. Because of the way Drupal views handles random as a column *as well as* a ORDER BY clause, it breaks the distinctness of the query. |
2,529 | I'm using Views to display lists of CiviCRM contacts (4.5.2). I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | Unfortunately, *I believe* in my case because I was using Household relationships and Addresses of Employers this caused a lot of duplicates.
What did work for me was to set **Aggregation on**. Then setting Group by on your main element that you wish to not duplicate. Viola all is well! | If you are still having trouble after setting DISTINCT as an option in the View, and specifying the Location Type hasn't helped -- then a RANDOM sort order may be the issue. Because of the way Drupal views handles random as a column *as well as* a ORDER BY clause, it breaks the distinctness of the query. |
2,529 | I'm using Views to display lists of CiviCRM contacts (4.5.2). I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | If you use adress fields and the contact has several addresses in CiviCRM the contact will be shown several times. In that case you could configure the address fields to only show the primary record.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y2cnn.png)
2. In Civicrm Loc... |
2,529 | I'm using Views to display lists of CiviCRM contacts (4.5.2). I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | Why this is happening depends very much on how your View is set up, providing an export of the View might help us investigate.
One thing that might help is turning on the 'Distinct' option in the View, to force only one of each result appearing.
This can be done whilst editing the View, under: Advanced > Other > Quer... | There is a work-around for this. Take the example of multiple phone numbers in a contact record.
1. Include the Phone Number field once for each unique type of number (Home/Mobile, Home/Phone, Work/Phone etc)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y2cnn.png)
2. In Civicrm Loc... |
2,529 | I'm using Views to display lists of CiviCRM contacts (4.5.2). I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | If you use adress fields and the contact has several addresses in CiviCRM the contact will be shown several times. In that case you could configure the address fields to only show the primary record.
. I'm finding that several contacts appear in Views twice. Any ideas what might be going on here? | 2015/05/20 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2529",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/37/"
] | The culprit is often the website field which has no filters that enable you to specify which of a number should show and hence they produce multiple rows. But like others say, it could be Address, Email or Phone if you haven't specified either the location type or Primary only. Or multiple relationships etc. | If you are still having trouble after setting DISTINCT as an option in the View, and specifying the Location Type hasn't helped -- then a RANDOM sort order may be the issue. Because of the way Drupal views handles random as a column *as well as* a ORDER BY clause, it breaks the distinctness of the query. |
28,962 | Since yesterday, all YouTube videos have a red / pink tint. Vimeo and other video sites are working.
It seems strange that it's only on YouTube, but since other people I asked don't have this problem, I think it's a Flash plugin problem.
It does this on all my browsers.
![screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iZ0wG.... | 2011/03/04 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/28962",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/82/"
] | Saw this this morning, <http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/fix-pinkred-youtube-videos-bug-using.html>
Which by the way this is a fantastic site to have in your feed reader. | Disable hardware acceleration in flash. Normally, this is done by finding a flash object, right clicking it and unchecking hardware acceleration. |
38,632 | Should Testers use Risk-based Testing only during Regression or should they only test important stuff even in weekly QA builds?
My question is that when Production release is approaching and QA team starts the formal "Regression" suite testing, Now, is that a great time to use risk-based techniques to guide test desig... | 2019/04/05 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/38632",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/37964/"
] | >
> Testing is the process of evaluating a product by learning about it
> through exploration and experimentation, which includes to some
> degree: questioning, study, modeling, observation, inference, etc.
>
>
>
[James Bach](https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/856).
Therefore, the level of risk-based testi... | >
> Testing is fundamentally an risk based activity so no matter which
> phase you are in you should prioritize what needs to be tested first
> based on risk associated as how much likely it may happen in
> production.
>
>
>
Testing gives you coverage in areas based on the risk of failure in the production.As r... |
38,632 | Should Testers use Risk-based Testing only during Regression or should they only test important stuff even in weekly QA builds?
My question is that when Production release is approaching and QA team starts the formal "Regression" suite testing, Now, is that a great time to use risk-based techniques to guide test desig... | 2019/04/05 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/38632",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/37964/"
] | >
> Testing is the process of evaluating a product by learning about it
> through exploration and experimentation, which includes to some
> degree: questioning, study, modeling, observation, inference, etc.
>
>
>
[James Bach](https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/856).
Therefore, the level of risk-based testi... | Every software testing company performs different types of testing. Risk based testing is the type of software testing that tells about the features and functions that needs to be tested based on priority, importance and potential failures. So, it’s better to start risk based testing with product risk analysis in the b... |
19,665 | I am working on a project and was wondering if it possible to communicate between both devices through the otg. The idea the app on the phone will send a command through the otg and the pi will have a listener and respond to the command. Would this be set up as if I were trying to communicate with a computer over com a... | 2014/06/24 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/users/17663/"
] | The Raspberry Pi **only** has USB host ports, and Android has a client port that can also be used like a host port through OTG. Therefore the Pi can't be connected to the Android when the Android is an OTG host, as the Pi cannot be used as a client. The Android could be connected to the Pi as a client, but this doesn't... | It depends which way round you want it. The Pi's \*\*micro\*USB is power only, so you can't use the Pi as an OTG host. The two USB ports work fine, so any OTG stuff you'd do from android and receive from the Pi. The latter would be perfectly possible, I don't know what you'd use on the Pi and android. |
44,883 | *(Disclaimer: I know nothing about aviation. It is not even a hobby to me. I'm sorry if this question sounds obvious or silly to experts.)*
I was casually checking the arrival time of a flight on FightAware when I came across this strange speed profile, apparently for a routine flight between Korea and Japan:
[![Spee... | 2017/10/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/44883",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/26279/"
] | At that point, altitude shows about 11 km, or FL330. Up there, 380 km/h, or 205 knots *true* corresponds to something like 124 knots *indicated*, well below clean stall speed.
This is ground speed though, so with very strong head-wind it could be possible. But the only sufficiently strong wind is the Jet stream and fl... | You are right that this seems odd. An A320 would not be able to sustain flight at such a low speed at that altitude. Your reference data is erroneous. Don't trust everything you see on the internet. |
1,118,365 | I want to access my BIOS without taking out my GeForce GTX 970 graphics card. My 970 disables my BIOS and so I would need to take out my graphics card to get around it. Is there another solution that doesn't require me to take out my 970? I want to enable Intel VT-x (which is supported with my processor) for virtualiza... | 2016/08/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1118365",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/419022/"
] | The computer's BIOS might be too old to handle this video card. Let us know your computer model and operating system, as well as the BIOS version
(displayed when booting), to check if a newer BIOS exists
(and to give better answers).
Ensure also that your chipset driver is up to date.
The post [New PC won't boot when ... | 1. Check the Video Priorities in the BIOS. Set PCIE on top and then plug in your Graphics Card again.
2. Update your Graphics Card BIOS, if possible
Pretty sure that only the priority list is in the wrong order. |
744,110 | I’m not sure if this is the best stack exchange to ask this, but what kind of behaviour can we expect from a car at launch that is powered by both a conventional reciprocating engine (connected to the wheels via a gearbox) and a jet engine at the same time? My intuition is that the maximum acceleration of a car at stan... | 2023/01/06 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/744110",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/355070/"
] | This is a very long-winded answer, so let me state the punchline up front: the boundary condition you pointed out really is physically suspect, and probably not realized in Nature -- however using it anyway leads to a very useful exact solution of Einstein's equations!
---
The full Schwarzschild solution (sometimes c... | The spacetime be static is not a necessary assumption for obtaining the Schwarzschild solution. [Birhoff's theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkhoff%27s_theorem_(relativity)) tells us that any spherically symmetric vacuum solution to the Einstein equation is also static and asymptotically flat, and therefore must... |
389,664 | In PHP we have two canonicals. One is for [`mysql_*`](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2973202/mysql-fetch-array-mysql-fetch-assoc-mysql-fetch-row-mysql-num-rows-etc) API and the other is for [mysqli](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22662488/mysqli-fetch-assoc-expects-parameter-call-to-a-member-function-bind-par... | 2019/09/22 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/389664",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/1839439/"
] | The easiest solution is: Earn a gold badge in that tag, then you can just edit it in yourself. But always remember that curation on SO is a *collaborative* effort, you should always talk to the ones that closed those questions, there might be reasons for their choice.
If you don't have a goldbadge yet, you can still p... | There are three actions you can take, and each depends on the specific circumstances:
If you have the appropriate reputation, edit the duplicate to include the correct canonical duplicate, and if you’re able, remove the incorrect one.
If you can’t do that, you can always vote to re-open and vote to close with the co... |
389,664 | In PHP we have two canonicals. One is for [`mysql_*`](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2973202/mysql-fetch-array-mysql-fetch-assoc-mysql-fetch-row-mysql-num-rows-etc) API and the other is for [mysqli](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22662488/mysqli-fetch-assoc-expects-parameter-call-to-a-member-function-bind-par... | 2019/09/22 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/389664",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/1839439/"
] | Most of the points suggested in the other answers are good, but there are two more worth emphasising:
* If the tag also has an active chatroom, you may consider seeking assistance there. You might even find the same gold badge holder who marked the duplicate, or other gold badge owners who may be able to provide their... | There are three actions you can take, and each depends on the specific circumstances:
If you have the appropriate reputation, edit the duplicate to include the correct canonical duplicate, and if you’re able, remove the incorrect one.
If you can’t do that, you can always vote to re-open and vote to close with the co... |
389,664 | In PHP we have two canonicals. One is for [`mysql_*`](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2973202/mysql-fetch-array-mysql-fetch-assoc-mysql-fetch-row-mysql-num-rows-etc) API and the other is for [mysqli](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22662488/mysqli-fetch-assoc-expects-parameter-call-to-a-member-function-bind-par... | 2019/09/22 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/389664",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/1839439/"
] | As a Gold-badger who has made a similar mistake myself in the past, my suggestion is: Leave a comment. Tag the gold-badger user, and explain the problem. For example:
>
> @flimzy, I think that's the wrong duplicate. Did you mean this one: ...
>
>
>
I may be unusual among gold-badgers (but I doubt it), in that I a... | There are three actions you can take, and each depends on the specific circumstances:
If you have the appropriate reputation, edit the duplicate to include the correct canonical duplicate, and if you’re able, remove the incorrect one.
If you can’t do that, you can always vote to re-open and vote to close with the co... |
1,260,007 | Given a solution for the Boolean satisfiability or the Hamilton cycle problem it's obvious whether it's true or not, but how does one quickly check whether a solution for the TSP (travelling salesman problem) is true? That is, whether a given route is the shortest possible one. The problems are supposed to be equivalen... | 2015/05/01 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1260007",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/77260/"
] | One quickly checks "whether a solution for the TSP (travelling salesman problem) is true"
by quickly solving [a coNP-complete problem](http://arxiv.org/pdf/1403.3431v2.pdf).
I don't know how much asking about uniqueness changes the situation. | The TSP has to be modified to a decision problem for it to be quickly checkable. Plus there is an issue of discretization for the Euclidean TSP.
A comment on the human performance: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem#Human_performance_on_TSP> |
155,539 | We bought a 1920 house about a year and a half ago and occasionally we can smell a sewer gas odor and I’ve been trying to figure out what the cause is. Whenever we smell it, it’s coming from either the second floor bathroom or the kitchen below it on the first floor. Sometimes it smells bad in the dish washer when I op... | 2019/01/22 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/155539",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/89061/"
] | It turned out to be that there was no wax seal on the toilet. I hired a plumber who noticed that the toilet was wobbly and believed that a bad seal was the problem. It’s been a few weeks since he installed a new seal and we have not noticed the sewer gas smell once, so I think that was it!
There were other clues. The ... | It looks to me, based on what you have posted, that you have a blocked, under sized or non-existent vent system. I have seen several times when DIY people cannot understand the purpose and function of the vents and think they are superfluous, so they don't replace them when re-doing the plumbing, or use too small of a ... |
4,055,131 | First, let me admit that what I know about HTTPS is pretty rudimentary. I don't know much about session security, encryption, or how either of those things is supposed to be done.
What I do know is that web security is important; that horror stories of XSS, CSRF, and database injections pop up over and over again. I k... | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4055131",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/86937/"
] | The traditional reason for not having the entire site behind SSL is processing time. It does take more work for both the client and the server to use SSL. However, this overhead is fairly small compared to modern processors.
If you are running a very large site, you may need to scale slightly faster if you are encrypt... | One of the concerns is that https traffic could be blocked, for example on Apple computers if you set parental control on it blocks https traffic because it can't read the encrypted content, you can read here:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2900>
>
> https note: For websites that use SSL
> encryption (the URL will... |
4,055,131 | First, let me admit that what I know about HTTPS is pretty rudimentary. I don't know much about session security, encryption, or how either of those things is supposed to be done.
What I do know is that web security is important; that horror stories of XSS, CSRF, and database injections pop up over and over again. I k... | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4055131",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/86937/"
] | Noticeable overhead? Yes, but that matters less and less these days as clients *and* servers are much faster.
You don't need to make a copy of everything, but you do need to make those files accessible via HTTPS. Your HTTPS and HTTP services can use the same doc root.
Is it foolish to put the whole site under encrypt... | An important "pro" for more https at your site is the following:
**a user connecting thru an unencrypted WiFi, like at an airport, can give their password in https, but if the site then switches back to http after the password page, the session cookie becomes exposed and can be immediately used by an eavesdropper**.
... |
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