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41,538,295 | How do I dock the [Browser Console](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Browser_Console) window in Firefox?
The Browser Console currently opens in a separate window. I'd prefer for it to be docked to the bottom of the main window.
There's [a similar question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/709941/how-... | 2017/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/41538295",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2890856/"
] | There is no stock way to dock the [Browser Console](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Browser_Console) to a specific window. The Browser Console is for the entirety of the Firefox browser. What it shows is not limited to a single window. Thus, from a user interface point of view, it does not make sense to ... | The best I could do was manually to dock Browser Console window and Firefox window in my desktop environment (Gnome on Fedora) so that they are both visible when debugging. |
41,538,295 | How do I dock the [Browser Console](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Browser_Console) window in Firefox?
The Browser Console currently opens in a separate window. I'd prefer for it to be docked to the bottom of the main window.
There's [a similar question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/709941/how-... | 2017/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/41538295",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2890856/"
] | The best I could do was manually to dock Browser Console window and Firefox window in my desktop environment (Gnome on Fedora) so that they are both visible when debugging. | I don't know of any way with the built-in console. However, the 'Web Developer Extension' add-on console has toggles to dock to a window, but also several additional useful layouts. |
308,777 | Computers have for a long time been able to play chess using a "brute-force"-technique, searching to a certain depth and then evaluating the position. The AlphaGo computer however, only use an ANN to evaluate the positions (it does not do any depth-search as far as I know). Is it possible to create an chess engine that... | 2017/10/19 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/308777",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/181463/"
] | **EDIT (after reading the paper):**
I've read the paper thoughtfully. Let's start off with what Google claimed in the paper:
* They defeated Stockfish with Monte-Carlo-Tree-Search + Deep neural networks
* The match was absolutely one-sided, many wins for AlphaZero but none for Stockfish
* They were able to do it in j... | [DeepBlue has already beaten Kasparov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)) so this problem is solved with much simpler approach. This was possible because the [number of possible moves in chess is much smaller then in go](https://www.quora.com/How-does-the-complexity-of-Go-compare-with-Chess), so ... |
35,074,497 | I tend to be a visual thinker. So if I can imagine the flow of data through a program I can understand what's happening in it better then if I was reading a text story (pseudo code) of what's happening.
Is there a way to visually represent the way variables and objects flow through and are changed by functions? Prefer... | 2016/01/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35074497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5565233/"
] | I'm a haskeller, so I'll speak for *pure* functional programming. The first thing that comes to my mind is [commutative diagrams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative_diagram). These can be used to describe how functions and structures interact with each other; however, they rather define invariants/laws than beha... | I tend to be a visual thinker as well. Often times when I'm trying to work through a project or I can't find the error in my code, I take it back to block diagrams.
This can get messy with large programs, but you can kind of "walk" a piece of data through the diagram and see what happens. |
35,074,497 | I tend to be a visual thinker. So if I can imagine the flow of data through a program I can understand what's happening in it better then if I was reading a text story (pseudo code) of what's happening.
Is there a way to visually represent the way variables and objects flow through and are changed by functions? Prefer... | 2016/01/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35074497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5565233/"
] | I tend to be a visual thinker as well. Often times when I'm trying to work through a project or I can't find the error in my code, I take it back to block diagrams.
This can get messy with large programs, but you can kind of "walk" a piece of data through the diagram and see what happens. | [B Clay Shannon](https://stackoverflow.com/users/875317/b-clay-shannon) mentioned UML diagrams, so I'll pick up the glove.
[UML diagrams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Modeling_Language#Diagrams) have been around for quite sometime, are a recognized tool among the SW developing community and are easy to use and... |
35,074,497 | I tend to be a visual thinker. So if I can imagine the flow of data through a program I can understand what's happening in it better then if I was reading a text story (pseudo code) of what's happening.
Is there a way to visually represent the way variables and objects flow through and are changed by functions? Prefer... | 2016/01/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35074497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5565233/"
] | I'm a haskeller, so I'll speak for *pure* functional programming. The first thing that comes to my mind is [commutative diagrams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative_diagram). These can be used to describe how functions and structures interact with each other; however, they rather define invariants/laws than beha... | There are some automated solutions. Both of these show you what's in the computer's memory at each step of the computation.
Python has the [Python Tutor](http://www.pythontutor.com/visualize.html) which is entirely online.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fW82... |
35,074,497 | I tend to be a visual thinker. So if I can imagine the flow of data through a program I can understand what's happening in it better then if I was reading a text story (pseudo code) of what's happening.
Is there a way to visually represent the way variables and objects flow through and are changed by functions? Prefer... | 2016/01/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35074497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5565233/"
] | I'm a haskeller, so I'll speak for *pure* functional programming. The first thing that comes to my mind is [commutative diagrams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative_diagram). These can be used to describe how functions and structures interact with each other; however, they rather define invariants/laws than beha... | [B Clay Shannon](https://stackoverflow.com/users/875317/b-clay-shannon) mentioned UML diagrams, so I'll pick up the glove.
[UML diagrams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Modeling_Language#Diagrams) have been around for quite sometime, are a recognized tool among the SW developing community and are easy to use and... |
35,074,497 | I tend to be a visual thinker. So if I can imagine the flow of data through a program I can understand what's happening in it better then if I was reading a text story (pseudo code) of what's happening.
Is there a way to visually represent the way variables and objects flow through and are changed by functions? Prefer... | 2016/01/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35074497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5565233/"
] | There are some automated solutions. Both of these show you what's in the computer's memory at each step of the computation.
Python has the [Python Tutor](http://www.pythontutor.com/visualize.html) which is entirely online.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fW82... | [B Clay Shannon](https://stackoverflow.com/users/875317/b-clay-shannon) mentioned UML diagrams, so I'll pick up the glove.
[UML diagrams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Modeling_Language#Diagrams) have been around for quite sometime, are a recognized tool among the SW developing community and are easy to use and... |
15,183 | Is there clear instruction about how one should practice the brahma viharas in the teachings?
1. Should one go through each one in order [metta - karuna - mudita - upekkha] or is it possible to do i.e. only karuna (in a formal meditation sitting)
2. Why is it that (from my perspective) many meditation teacher only se... | 2016/05/21 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/15183",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/7548/"
] | Thanissaro Bhikkhu said the other Brahma viharas are applications of Metta, and that is why Metta is the core focus in the practice.
>
> Of these four emotions, goodwill (metta) is the most fundamental. It's
> the wish for true happiness, a wish you can direct to yourself or to
> others. Goodwill was the underlying... | The scriptures generally mention the practise of all four brahma vihara together.
As for your 2nd question, I suppose the brahma vihara are dependent upon metta. If there is no friendliness & goodwill towards others, the other brahma vihara cannot be cultivated. |
15,183 | Is there clear instruction about how one should practice the brahma viharas in the teachings?
1. Should one go through each one in order [metta - karuna - mudita - upekkha] or is it possible to do i.e. only karuna (in a formal meditation sitting)
2. Why is it that (from my perspective) many meditation teacher only se... | 2016/05/21 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/15183",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | The scriptures generally mention the practise of all four brahma vihara together.
As for your 2nd question, I suppose the brahma vihara are dependent upon metta. If there is no friendliness & goodwill towards others, the other brahma vihara cannot be cultivated. | In order to be able to practice Brahmavihara, First you need to get your Metta.
How to get Metta?
First you need to be happy, if you're not happy, you won't be able to give your happy feeling to others.
Think about Happy Feeling and send those feeling to a friend
[same gender / not family/ alive] .
Try to stay with ... |
15,183 | Is there clear instruction about how one should practice the brahma viharas in the teachings?
1. Should one go through each one in order [metta - karuna - mudita - upekkha] or is it possible to do i.e. only karuna (in a formal meditation sitting)
2. Why is it that (from my perspective) many meditation teacher only se... | 2016/05/21 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/15183",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/7548/"
] | Thanissaro Bhikkhu said the other Brahma viharas are applications of Metta, and that is why Metta is the core focus in the practice.
>
> Of these four emotions, goodwill (metta) is the most fundamental. It's
> the wish for true happiness, a wish you can direct to yourself or to
> others. Goodwill was the underlying... | In order to be able to practice Brahmavihara, First you need to get your Metta.
How to get Metta?
First you need to be happy, if you're not happy, you won't be able to give your happy feeling to others.
Think about Happy Feeling and send those feeling to a friend
[same gender / not family/ alive] .
Try to stay with ... |
6,848,790 | I am using a proprietary Matlab MEX file to import some simulation results in Matlab (no source code available of course!). The interface with Matlab is actually really simple, as there is a single function, returning a Matlab struct. I would like to know if there is any way to call this function in the MEX file direct... | 2011/07/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6848790",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/586277/"
] | Unless I'm misunderstanding something about how Matlab works or about your question, it is very highly unlikely to be possible. From a technical point of view any solution would need to be a full, binary compatible, bug for bug, feature for feature reimplementation of the Matlab C library, (implementing mxGetPr, mxGetN... | 1. You can build a library from a mex file as Mauro pointed out
2. You can use scipy.io.loadmat safely, the data representation :
from:
<http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.io.loadmat.html>
Returns :
mat\_dict : dict
dictionary with variable names as keys, and loaded matrices as values
The ... |
6,848,790 | I am using a proprietary Matlab MEX file to import some simulation results in Matlab (no source code available of course!). The interface with Matlab is actually really simple, as there is a single function, returning a Matlab struct. I would like to know if there is any way to call this function in the MEX file direct... | 2011/07/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6848790",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/586277/"
] | Unless I'm misunderstanding something about how Matlab works or about your question, it is very highly unlikely to be possible. From a technical point of view any solution would need to be a full, binary compatible, bug for bug, feature for feature reimplementation of the Matlab C library, (implementing mxGetPr, mxGetN... | A mex function is an api that allows Matlab (i.e. a matlab program) to call a function written in c/c++. This function, in turn, can call Matlab own internal functions. As such, the mex function will be linked against Matlab libraries. Thus, to call a mex function directly from a Python program w/o Matlab libraries doe... |
6,848,790 | I am using a proprietary Matlab MEX file to import some simulation results in Matlab (no source code available of course!). The interface with Matlab is actually really simple, as there is a single function, returning a Matlab struct. I would like to know if there is any way to call this function in the MEX file direct... | 2011/07/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6848790",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/586277/"
] | You can create stand alone shared libraries from Matlab code, e.g <http://www.mathworks.com/help/toolbox/compiler/mbuild.html>. These you should be able to call from python. But you need the Matlab Compiler, however, it looks like there is a trial version of it available for free.
See also this [stackoverflow topic](h... | 1. You can build a library from a mex file as Mauro pointed out
2. You can use scipy.io.loadmat safely, the data representation :
from:
<http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.io.loadmat.html>
Returns :
mat\_dict : dict
dictionary with variable names as keys, and loaded matrices as values
The ... |
6,848,790 | I am using a proprietary Matlab MEX file to import some simulation results in Matlab (no source code available of course!). The interface with Matlab is actually really simple, as there is a single function, returning a Matlab struct. I would like to know if there is any way to call this function in the MEX file direct... | 2011/07/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6848790",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/586277/"
] | You can create stand alone shared libraries from Matlab code, e.g <http://www.mathworks.com/help/toolbox/compiler/mbuild.html>. These you should be able to call from python. But you need the Matlab Compiler, however, it looks like there is a trial version of it available for free.
See also this [stackoverflow topic](h... | A mex function is an api that allows Matlab (i.e. a matlab program) to call a function written in c/c++. This function, in turn, can call Matlab own internal functions. As such, the mex function will be linked against Matlab libraries. Thus, to call a mex function directly from a Python program w/o Matlab libraries doe... |
56,289 | I am a beginner for English grammar.
I read following paragraph in my grammar book.
>
> I got your long email about two weeks ago and have been trying to find time to write you back ever since. I have been vary busy lately. In the past two weeks, I have had four tests, and I have another one next week. In addition... | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/56289",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/19498/"
] | Motional *be*
=============
In *The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language* (p.113-4), this is called "motional *be*", and it has a requirement that's very unusual. In this meaning, *be* appears only in perfect constructions:
>
> *(present perfect)* We **have been to** Paris twice.
>
> *(past perfect)* By... | If you had said "We were to the zoo" that would be grammatically incorrect. You should instead say "We were *at* the zoo." You should use "We were at" to explain where you were at a *specific time*. For example:
>
> Where were you yesterday?
>
>
> We were at the zoo.
>
>
>
That's why you don't usually hear:
> ... |
52,379,984 | Is there any way to ask the auto-generate methods created by intellij to be generated at the end of the class?
currently when i generate a method (⌥⌘M) it is created right below the function I extracted the method from, and I would like it to be at the end of the file.
Does intellij offer that option? | 2018/09/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/52379984",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7034613/"
] | You can re-arrange the code in IntelliJ after code generation manually even though this does not guarantee that the code will go to the bottom of the file. You can do that by clicking on the "Rearrange" menu item in the "Code" menu:
[](https://i.stack... | >
> There is no such option in Intellij, Once you extract method you can move method up and down using Press **Up( ⌥ ⇧ Up) or Down( ⌥ ⇧ Down)**.
>
>
> |
10,759,418 | I ran into this really frustrating issue today.
I want to set my view to be autosizing like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nvMVP.png)
But all I find in my xcode settings for an NSView is like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0LfeH... | 2012/05/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10759418",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/924143/"
] | Starting in Xcode 4.3 the xib files for Cocoa projects have auto layout turned on initially. When a xib file uses auto layout, there is no Autosizing section in the size inspector.
If you want to turn off auto layout, open the file inspector and deselect the Use Auto Layout checkbox.
 |
5,416 | Why don't mesh lights affect the shadow pass?
For example:
I have a simple scene with a mesh light and an area lamp:
However, you can see that the mesh light does not affect the shadow pass:
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.c... | 2013/12/09 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/5416",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/599/"
] | That is simply how the shadow pass works. According to the [wiki](http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Render/Cycles/Passes), the shadow pass is only affected by lamp objects, not mesh objects.
I mad a little experiment and was quite surprised, but It may shed some light on this. I also edited my previous ... | Like Gunslinger said in his answer, the shadow pass doesn't have mesh lights. However, I found a (rather imperfect) workaround. If you separate the diffuse direct, you can kind of control the mesh light shadows.
Node setup:
![enter image description ... |
10,468 | I was watching (one of the) Special Edition versions of *Star Wars: A New Hope* and noticed that the music playing during Vader and Obi-Wan's lightsaber duel on the Death Star sounded unfamiliar.
In particular, there was choral singing and the song sounded similar to *Duel of the Fates* from the Phantom Menace soundt... | 2012/02/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/10468",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2187/"
] | Can you please be a little more specific what music you meant?
In Special Edition, the only music I know of that plays during the **entire** Obi-Wan/Vader duel is the first notes of the "[Force Theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZ9kQ1h-ZY)" - right when Ben raises his lightsaber to be killed and ascend to the For... | I went back to figure out what version of ANH I'd been watching, only to discover it wasn't a special edition release at all, but the fan edit *[A New Hope Revisited](http://swrevisited.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/ars-details/)*. When I put in my circa 2000 copy of ANH indeed there was no music during the duel until short... |
86,974 | At the company I work, we are really wanting to get into the agile methodology for developing software. One thing that I'm not excited about is the fact that management wants us to build a custom project management feature inside the company's Intranet.
I think this is a total waste of time. There are many great third... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/86974",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3668/"
] | This is one of well know management anti-patterns, known as [**reinventing the wheel**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinventing_the_wheel). It's typical of big corporations, and driven by [Not Invented Here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Invented_Here) syndrome. Basically managers fear, that 3rd party tool will som... | I'm going to answer a little bit different from everybody else so far.
I think it *can* come down to **company culture** and/or **politics**.
As others have stated, the Pros of doing it in-house:
* Very customized tool for your company's needs
* Your company builds exactly what they need, no bloatware
And the Cons ... |
86,974 | At the company I work, we are really wanting to get into the agile methodology for developing software. One thing that I'm not excited about is the fact that management wants us to build a custom project management feature inside the company's Intranet.
I think this is a total waste of time. There are many great third... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/86974",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3668/"
] | If the [ROI](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_return) is favorable, go for it. Otherwise, no.
There are many factors that could influence the decision:
1. Can you monetize the tool after that? Maybe it can become a product that can be sold..
2. How is the work going to be influenced by this tool? What happens whe... | I've used Trac, Trello, Pivotal Tracker and others and I would use Pivotal Tracker.
I would suggest that you talk to your boss again with words similar to:
"I've thought more about this. I really care a lot about this companies future. I really want to see this product succeed. I'm just really nervous that the direct... |
86,974 | At the company I work, we are really wanting to get into the agile methodology for developing software. One thing that I'm not excited about is the fact that management wants us to build a custom project management feature inside the company's Intranet.
I think this is a total waste of time. There are many great third... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/86974",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3668/"
] | Ok, maybe I am just paranoid, but this might be a bit of reading the writing on the wall.
Your boss would rather build than buy, are they reluctant to buy other tools and assets? This could be an indication of a cash flow problem. They probably have the cash flow for salaries, but little else.
This might be a time to... | Your manager is either playing with other people's money or he has more of his own than he knows what to do with. You did the right thing by informing him of other options and giving insight into the pros and cons, but you are not in a position to make a decision.
Since building your own is inevitable, why don't you ... |
86,974 | At the company I work, we are really wanting to get into the agile methodology for developing software. One thing that I'm not excited about is the fact that management wants us to build a custom project management feature inside the company's Intranet.
I think this is a total waste of time. There are many great third... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/86974",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3668/"
] | Ok, maybe I am just paranoid, but this might be a bit of reading the writing on the wall.
Your boss would rather build than buy, are they reluctant to buy other tools and assets? This could be an indication of a cash flow problem. They probably have the cash flow for salaries, but little else.
This might be a time to... | Well, this has two sides. All of your arguments are valid. However, the other side is this: Every company does project management a little different. Heck, in bigger companies it varies from department to department. And once you start using a 3rd party tool, there is a strong tendency for the tail to wag the dog. Or, ... |
86,974 | At the company I work, we are really wanting to get into the agile methodology for developing software. One thing that I'm not excited about is the fact that management wants us to build a custom project management feature inside the company's Intranet.
I think this is a total waste of time. There are many great third... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/86974",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3668/"
] | This is one of well know management anti-patterns, known as [**reinventing the wheel**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinventing_the_wheel). It's typical of big corporations, and driven by [Not Invented Here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Invented_Here) syndrome. Basically managers fear, that 3rd party tool will som... | I heard this sort of fallacy being called **IKEA effect**, where people put disproportionately large value on things they have build themselves, undervaluing other solutions. Needless to say, this is completely irrational.
I think you did what you could to convince your boss not to do it. You told him about the costs ... |
86,974 | At the company I work, we are really wanting to get into the agile methodology for developing software. One thing that I'm not excited about is the fact that management wants us to build a custom project management feature inside the company's Intranet.
I think this is a total waste of time. There are many great third... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/86974",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3668/"
] | Well, I've seen similar efforts before, and in general, they didn't turn out too bad. A custom-made tool comes with exactly the features your company needs, no bloat added. They are more flexible than any off-the-shelf product could ever be.
Sure, it looks like a waste of time, and it probably is, but installing, conf... | Well, this has two sides. All of your arguments are valid. However, the other side is this: Every company does project management a little different. Heck, in bigger companies it varies from department to department. And once you start using a 3rd party tool, there is a strong tendency for the tail to wag the dog. Or, ... |
86,974 | At the company I work, we are really wanting to get into the agile methodology for developing software. One thing that I'm not excited about is the fact that management wants us to build a custom project management feature inside the company's Intranet.
I think this is a total waste of time. There are many great third... | 2011/06/25 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/86974",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/3668/"
] | Well, I've seen similar efforts before, and in general, they didn't turn out too bad. A custom-made tool comes with exactly the features your company needs, no bloat added. They are more flexible than any off-the-shelf product could ever be.
Sure, it looks like a waste of time, and it probably is, but installing, conf... | I'm going to answer a little bit different from everybody else so far.
I think it *can* come down to **company culture** and/or **politics**.
As others have stated, the Pros of doing it in-house:
* Very customized tool for your company's needs
* Your company builds exactly what they need, no bloatware
And the Cons ... |
15,097 | All of your stuffed animals are assembled, anxiously waiting to learn who will be be invited as the Guest of Honor to your next tea party.
This is to be an exclusive party, after all, as there is to be only *one* Guest of Honor. This is by necessity, because you have only two strawberry pastries, and you obviously in... | 2015/05/17 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/15097",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/9286/"
] | My answer is
>
> All but Mr. Bun will attend the tea party and the Guest of Honor is Peanut
>
>
>
Reason:
>
> Of course, Peanut declares that he wants to be the Guest of Honor (GoH), since he is the last and nobody can dethrone him.
>
> Everybody else knows that asking to be the GoH will cause Peanut (or ... | Clearly,
>
> Peanut (or possibly Mr. Bun)
>
>
>
will be the sole member of your tea party.
Here's why:
>
> All 74 attendants of the party should know that you have access to infinite bags of pastries. So, they would ask if you have more than 1 to spare. When you explain that you do not, then the pastry become... |
15,097 | All of your stuffed animals are assembled, anxiously waiting to learn who will be be invited as the Guest of Honor to your next tea party.
This is to be an exclusive party, after all, as there is to be only *one* Guest of Honor. This is by necessity, because you have only two strawberry pastries, and you obviously in... | 2015/05/17 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/15097",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/9286/"
] | I am not myself a perfect logician, but here the behaviour I observed at my own tea parties, and the explanation my own favourite nounours gave as years passed.
Party of one
------------
This issue was quickly solved before I got my second plush. Nounours was the single invitee, and behaved as well as a bear does at ... | My answer is
>
> All but Mr. Bun will attend the tea party and the Guest of Honor is Peanut
>
>
>
Reason:
>
> Of course, Peanut declares that he wants to be the Guest of Honor (GoH), since he is the last and nobody can dethrone him.
>
> Everybody else knows that asking to be the GoH will cause Peanut (or ... |
15,097 | All of your stuffed animals are assembled, anxiously waiting to learn who will be be invited as the Guest of Honor to your next tea party.
This is to be an exclusive party, after all, as there is to be only *one* Guest of Honor. This is by necessity, because you have only two strawberry pastries, and you obviously in... | 2015/05/17 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/15097",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/9286/"
] | My answer is
>
> All but Mr. Bun will attend the tea party and the Guest of Honor is Peanut
>
>
>
Reason:
>
> Of course, Peanut declares that he wants to be the Guest of Honor (GoH), since he is the last and nobody can dethrone him.
>
> Everybody else knows that asking to be the GoH will cause Peanut (or ... | Alternate Universe Solution:
>
> If we ignore the 5th 'instinctive knowledge' statement about Duke Froggington (taking him at his word, rather than reading his intentions) we get a happier solution.
>
>
>
Setup:
>
> Duke Froggington always lies and is a perfect logician. He knows that if he declares himself ... |
15,097 | All of your stuffed animals are assembled, anxiously waiting to learn who will be be invited as the Guest of Honor to your next tea party.
This is to be an exclusive party, after all, as there is to be only *one* Guest of Honor. This is by necessity, because you have only two strawberry pastries, and you obviously in... | 2015/05/17 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/15097",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/9286/"
] | I am not myself a perfect logician, but here the behaviour I observed at my own tea parties, and the explanation my own favourite nounours gave as years passed.
Party of one
------------
This issue was quickly solved before I got my second plush. Nounours was the single invitee, and behaved as well as a bear does at ... | Clearly,
>
> Peanut (or possibly Mr. Bun)
>
>
>
will be the sole member of your tea party.
Here's why:
>
> All 74 attendants of the party should know that you have access to infinite bags of pastries. So, they would ask if you have more than 1 to spare. When you explain that you do not, then the pastry become... |
15,097 | All of your stuffed animals are assembled, anxiously waiting to learn who will be be invited as the Guest of Honor to your next tea party.
This is to be an exclusive party, after all, as there is to be only *one* Guest of Honor. This is by necessity, because you have only two strawberry pastries, and you obviously in... | 2015/05/17 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/15097",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/9286/"
] | Alternate Universe Solution:
>
> If we ignore the 5th 'instinctive knowledge' statement about Duke Froggington (taking him at his word, rather than reading his intentions) we get a happier solution.
>
>
>
Setup:
>
> Duke Froggington always lies and is a perfect logician. He knows that if he declares himself ... | Clearly,
>
> Peanut (or possibly Mr. Bun)
>
>
>
will be the sole member of your tea party.
Here's why:
>
> All 74 attendants of the party should know that you have access to infinite bags of pastries. So, they would ask if you have more than 1 to spare. When you explain that you do not, then the pastry become... |
15,097 | All of your stuffed animals are assembled, anxiously waiting to learn who will be be invited as the Guest of Honor to your next tea party.
This is to be an exclusive party, after all, as there is to be only *one* Guest of Honor. This is by necessity, because you have only two strawberry pastries, and you obviously in... | 2015/05/17 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/15097",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/9286/"
] | I am not myself a perfect logician, but here the behaviour I observed at my own tea parties, and the explanation my own favourite nounours gave as years passed.
Party of one
------------
This issue was quickly solved before I got my second plush. Nounours was the single invitee, and behaved as well as a bear does at ... | Alternate Universe Solution:
>
> If we ignore the 5th 'instinctive knowledge' statement about Duke Froggington (taking him at his word, rather than reading his intentions) we get a happier solution.
>
>
>
Setup:
>
> Duke Froggington always lies and is a perfect logician. He knows that if he declares himself ... |
25,779 | I own a section in a small rural town in New Zealand. The boundaries of it are well known as I did a redefinition survey to find them out. Let's call this land ***A***.
Historically, land A has had a piece of local authority land attached to it as the fence was erected far too over the legal property boundary of A. Le... | 2018/02/02 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/25779",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/2682/"
] | In New Zealand, public road is public road, whether built or not. You don't have any ability to claim it your own by adverse possession or by any means except for outright purchase. In particular, you must allow others to use it and you cannot deter them from doing so.
If you want the gorse controlled your way, you n... | Yes
---
1. You could buy it on whatever terms could be agreed,
2. You could lease it on whatever terms could be agreed.
You cannot claim [adverse possession](https://www.linz.govt.nz/kb/649) from a local authority. |
19,652,992 | At my workplace we are moving from .drl files to .xls files so that the business analysts can better understand the rules and can communicate with the business faster. Our rule base is pretty complicated and I was wondering if there was a tool which could take drl files as input and provide xls as output.
Any help in ... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19652992",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/498087/"
] | Unfortunately there is no such tool, as DRL is a free-format style of rule whereas spreadsheets and web decision tables are just templates for very rigidly-structured rules.
In general, if your rule base is complex, then spreadsheets are unlikely to support it very well. They work best for large numbers of simple (alm... | I am not sure if it works, but worth giving a try,
Configure 'jboss drools guvnor', upload your drl file, there are options to download PKG files and some thing else. I believe one of the link enable you to download csv/xls . I am not sure though, used drools quite long back |
1,765,606 | I need to work with this db and would like to get a quick start. Would anyone recommend a decent documentation/tutorial/examples?
I didn't find anything useful at the official [website](http://www.sybase.com) | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1765606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149045/"
] | All of the documentation for the iAnywhere products are on [DocCommentXchange](http://dcx.sybase.com/dcx_home.html). They include programming guides with some examples.
You might also be interested in [SQLA](http://sqla.stackexchange.com), the Sybase SQL Anywhere stack overflow clone.
*Note that these sites aren't ge... | This is the one that I used when I was learning sybase. Its big, but you can search for individual topics to learn only what you need.
<http://download.sybase.com/pdfdocs/srg1100e/sqlref.pdf> |
1,765,606 | I need to work with this db and would like to get a quick start. Would anyone recommend a decent documentation/tutorial/examples?
I didn't find anything useful at the official [website](http://www.sybase.com) | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1765606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149045/"
] | All of the documentation for the iAnywhere products are on [DocCommentXchange](http://dcx.sybase.com/dcx_home.html). They include programming guides with some examples.
You might also be interested in [SQLA](http://sqla.stackexchange.com), the Sybase SQL Anywhere stack overflow clone.
*Note that these sites aren't ge... | I would recommend you take a look at the sybase manuals online, choose your database and language then you can see the various reference manuals etc.
<http://sybooks.sybase.com/nav/base.do> |
1,765,606 | I need to work with this db and would like to get a quick start. Would anyone recommend a decent documentation/tutorial/examples?
I didn't find anything useful at the official [website](http://www.sybase.com) | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1765606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149045/"
] | All of the documentation for the iAnywhere products are on [DocCommentXchange](http://dcx.sybase.com/dcx_home.html). They include programming guides with some examples.
You might also be interested in [SQLA](http://sqla.stackexchange.com), the Sybase SQL Anywhere stack overflow clone.
*Note that these sites aren't ge... | <http://www.sypron.nl/syblinks.html>
Rob Verschoor has a lot of interesting information on sybase ASE/RS |
1,765,606 | I need to work with this db and would like to get a quick start. Would anyone recommend a decent documentation/tutorial/examples?
I didn't find anything useful at the official [website](http://www.sybase.com) | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1765606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149045/"
] | This is the one that I used when I was learning sybase. Its big, but you can search for individual topics to learn only what you need.
<http://download.sybase.com/pdfdocs/srg1100e/sqlref.pdf> | <http://www.sypron.nl/syblinks.html>
Rob Verschoor has a lot of interesting information on sybase ASE/RS |
1,765,606 | I need to work with this db and would like to get a quick start. Would anyone recommend a decent documentation/tutorial/examples?
I didn't find anything useful at the official [website](http://www.sybase.com) | 2009/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1765606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/149045/"
] | I would recommend you take a look at the sybase manuals online, choose your database and language then you can see the various reference manuals etc.
<http://sybooks.sybase.com/nav/base.do> | <http://www.sypron.nl/syblinks.html>
Rob Verschoor has a lot of interesting information on sybase ASE/RS |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | Thanks for asking. There are some important principles here.
First it is important to understand that in Matthew 7 Jesus is not talking about trees. He is using trees as a metaphor for people. To try to learn about trees from his statement is a wrong approach.
Looking at the Garden of Eden, the Tree was in fact bring... | It is the **tree of knowledge of good and evil** and not the **tree of good and evil**.
The fruit of this tree is knowledge. You discern whether that knowledge of good and evil was good or evil in itself.
I would say the fruit of the tree was good. It was only by mans disobedience that we have a tarnished view of thi... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | Thanks for asking. There are some important principles here.
First it is important to understand that in Matthew 7 Jesus is not talking about trees. He is using trees as a metaphor for people. To try to learn about trees from his statement is a wrong approach.
Looking at the Garden of Eden, the Tree was in fact bring... | Both [DJClayworth](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/70703/25495) and [www.gffg.info](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/70707/25495) already pointed out:
1.) The tree in Genesis 3 doesn't bring good or evil but the **knowledge** of good and evil.
2.) The usage of tree in Matthew 7:15-19 is a metaphor, a... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | Thanks for asking. There are some important principles here.
First it is important to understand that in Matthew 7 Jesus is not talking about trees. He is using trees as a metaphor for people. To try to learn about trees from his statement is a wrong approach.
Looking at the Garden of Eden, the Tree was in fact bring... | *How come Good and Evil fruit brought from same tree of knowledge in the garden of Eden?*
**Answer**
Matthew7:17-18 is clearly a metaphor while the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil is also a form of metaphor but since it is clouded with mystery it is the subject of a lot of interpretation.
How can we be sure that th... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | Thanks for asking. There are some important principles here.
First it is important to understand that in Matthew 7 Jesus is not talking about trees. He is using trees as a metaphor for people. To try to learn about trees from his statement is a wrong approach.
Looking at the Garden of Eden, the Tree was in fact bring... | The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was **not** simultaneously good and evil. It was a wholly corrupt tree yet one with a deceptively righteous facade. That what makes it so scandalous. Like legalism.
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil promised to make Adam and Eve to know good and evil like God, which... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | Thanks for asking. There are some important principles here.
First it is important to understand that in Matthew 7 Jesus is not talking about trees. He is using trees as a metaphor for people. To try to learn about trees from his statement is a wrong approach.
Looking at the Garden of Eden, the Tree was in fact bring... | **The tree of the knowledge of good and evil (עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע) is one of two specific trees in the story of the [Garden of Eden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_the_knowledge_of_good_and_evil) in Genesis 2–3, along with the tree of life.**
The tree of the **knowledge of good and evil** produced fruit tha... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | It is the **tree of knowledge of good and evil** and not the **tree of good and evil**.
The fruit of this tree is knowledge. You discern whether that knowledge of good and evil was good or evil in itself.
I would say the fruit of the tree was good. It was only by mans disobedience that we have a tarnished view of thi... | Both [DJClayworth](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/70703/25495) and [www.gffg.info](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/70707/25495) already pointed out:
1.) The tree in Genesis 3 doesn't bring good or evil but the **knowledge** of good and evil.
2.) The usage of tree in Matthew 7:15-19 is a metaphor, a... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | It is the **tree of knowledge of good and evil** and not the **tree of good and evil**.
The fruit of this tree is knowledge. You discern whether that knowledge of good and evil was good or evil in itself.
I would say the fruit of the tree was good. It was only by mans disobedience that we have a tarnished view of thi... | *How come Good and Evil fruit brought from same tree of knowledge in the garden of Eden?*
**Answer**
Matthew7:17-18 is clearly a metaphor while the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil is also a form of metaphor but since it is clouded with mystery it is the subject of a lot of interpretation.
How can we be sure that th... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | It is the **tree of knowledge of good and evil** and not the **tree of good and evil**.
The fruit of this tree is knowledge. You discern whether that knowledge of good and evil was good or evil in itself.
I would say the fruit of the tree was good. It was only by mans disobedience that we have a tarnished view of thi... | The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was **not** simultaneously good and evil. It was a wholly corrupt tree yet one with a deceptively righteous facade. That what makes it so scandalous. Like legalism.
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil promised to make Adam and Eve to know good and evil like God, which... |
70,702 | GOD's words will never change from the beginning of creation and forever. If we read in Mathew chapter 7 words 17-18 it says:
>
> 17) Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> 18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth g... | 2019/04/25 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/70702",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/45283/"
] | It is the **tree of knowledge of good and evil** and not the **tree of good and evil**.
The fruit of this tree is knowledge. You discern whether that knowledge of good and evil was good or evil in itself.
I would say the fruit of the tree was good. It was only by mans disobedience that we have a tarnished view of thi... | **The tree of the knowledge of good and evil (עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע) is one of two specific trees in the story of the [Garden of Eden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_the_knowledge_of_good_and_evil) in Genesis 2–3, along with the tree of life.**
The tree of the **knowledge of good and evil** produced fruit tha... |
7,410 | I am having an issue where since doing some recent updates, not sure which, when I come back after a while and my laptop comes back from standby I can no longer see my cursor. It is still there and I can see when i move it that its moving around its just invisible.
I have a 2013 Macbook Air running latest Elementry in... | 2016/09/02 | [
"https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/questions/7410",
"https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com",
"https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/users/6032/"
] | <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1568604>
I think this bug'll be fixed in loki RC1
A quicker workaround is ctrl+alt+f1 and ctrl+alt+f7 | none of the f1 and f7 workarounds worked for me. Freya on a chromebook. If you are like me, try opening a you tube video any one will do and move the mouse around a bit. Then it will appear. |
1,073,059 | I recently purchased Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 RAM , and for some reason I decided to take it out of the box and I touched it without anti static protection of any kind . I didn't touch the RAM connectors, but only the machined aluminium heat sinks covering it. Did I damage the RAM with ESD? | 2016/05/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1073059",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/590313/"
] | More than likely, probably not. ESD damage is actually pretty rare to an extent where it causes noticeable damage to components. Your RAM should be completely fine | Did you get a shock? No? Was no electro-static disharge then. Otherwise most likely yes. |
61,389 | I am creating tons of pixel-perfect views for static websites. My front-end developers losses their times figuring out distances between related divs, images, etc (using Paint).
What I want to achieve is to automate this process and generate an output file when you can easily see those distances just like in CAD softw... | 2015/10/04 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/61389",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/51946/"
] | I'm going to offer up an entirely different way to look at the problem:
>
> don't focus on pixel-perfection
>
>
>
I'd argue there are several reasons to avoid pixel-perfection:
**Reason 1:** Pixel perfection simply doesn't exist on the web. A major benefit of the web is that it is flexible. Flexible in the sense... | If you're using Sketch you should have a look at [Zeplin](https://zeplin.io/). |
24,699 | I've only ever watched the new Doctor Who (2005) and have been wondering: if the Daleks are from another planet then:
* Do they have their own language?
* Is it just the TARDIS translating their speech into English?
* Was this ever explained in the classic series? | 2012/10/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24699",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9284/"
] | Yes, it appears they do. Or at least the Kaled's they 'evolved' from did. For instance Skaro, the home planet of the Kaleds, translates as home.
Various scraps can be found on the web about this, and some words they retained. I can't source most of these here, but they tend to come from the ancillary sources of Dr Wh... | On skaro Dr. identified himself as an alien, and eventhough they all spoke english in Season 12 "Genesis of the Daleks", it was not clear if it was tardis translated or not. Daleks which were created by Davros talked english as well with the Doctor and mentioned the word EXTERMINATE which is used later on as is. So it ... |
24,699 | I've only ever watched the new Doctor Who (2005) and have been wondering: if the Daleks are from another planet then:
* Do they have their own language?
* Is it just the TARDIS translating their speech into English?
* Was this ever explained in the classic series? | 2012/10/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24699",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9284/"
] | Yes, it appears they do. Or at least the Kaled's they 'evolved' from did. For instance Skaro, the home planet of the Kaleds, translates as home.
Various scraps can be found on the web about this, and some words they retained. I can't source most of these here, but they tend to come from the ancillary sources of Dr Wh... | In one of the novels, one of the names the Daleks use for the Doctor is 'Ka Faraq Gatri', which translates to something like 'Destroyer of Worlds'. So, the Daleks almost certainly have their own language, but it is nearly always translated. |
24,699 | I've only ever watched the new Doctor Who (2005) and have been wondering: if the Daleks are from another planet then:
* Do they have their own language?
* Is it just the TARDIS translating their speech into English?
* Was this ever explained in the classic series? | 2012/10/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24699",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | In one of the novels, one of the names the Daleks use for the Doctor is 'Ka Faraq Gatri', which translates to something like 'Destroyer of Worlds'. So, the Daleks almost certainly have their own language, but it is nearly always translated. | On skaro Dr. identified himself as an alien, and eventhough they all spoke english in Season 12 "Genesis of the Daleks", it was not clear if it was tardis translated or not. Daleks which were created by Davros talked english as well with the Doctor and mentioned the word EXTERMINATE which is used later on as is. So it ... |
316,236 | Today a user decided to start removing a tag for a specific UI element ([checklist](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/checklist "show questions tagged 'checklist'")). The community seems to be in support of its removal. I'm not, not even remotely, but I do think the community should decide.
I do not see any r... | 2016/02/05 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/316236",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | In how many ways can you implement a "checklist"? For your programming language, what is a "checklist"? Is this even a programming context? For me the answers are: many, whatever I decide, and no. Checklists are basically what you want to make them. For example:
* This is a check list
* It may not be for you, but for ... | I see their value when paired with other tags. For instance if I need help with a WPF Button vs an HTML Button. This way I can get help for the specific UI element within a specific framework. |
316,236 | Today a user decided to start removing a tag for a specific UI element ([checklist](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/checklist "show questions tagged 'checklist'")). The community seems to be in support of its removal. I'm not, not even remotely, but I do think the community should decide.
I do not see any r... | 2016/02/05 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/316236",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | It would appear that all tags relating to UI elements should all be burninated as being meta tags. According to the criteria in [Jeff Atwood's blog post](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tags/) they fail on both counts:
* The tags makes no sense on their own, since the UI framework is almost ce... | In how many ways can you implement a "checklist"? For your programming language, what is a "checklist"? Is this even a programming context? For me the answers are: many, whatever I decide, and no. Checklists are basically what you want to make them. For example:
* This is a check list
* It may not be for you, but for ... |
316,236 | Today a user decided to start removing a tag for a specific UI element ([checklist](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/checklist "show questions tagged 'checklist'")). The community seems to be in support of its removal. I'm not, not even remotely, but I do think the community should decide.
I do not see any r... | 2016/02/05 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/316236",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | It would appear that all tags relating to UI elements should all be burninated as being meta tags. According to the criteria in [Jeff Atwood's blog post](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tags/) they fail on both counts:
* The tags makes no sense on their own, since the UI framework is almost ce... | I see their value when paired with other tags. For instance if I need help with a WPF Button vs an HTML Button. This way I can get help for the specific UI element within a specific framework. |
40,591 | A friend of mine described this book to me, and I was interested in it, but he couldn't remember the title or author.
Setting is in outer space and on a variety of planets, were humanity has launched its first interstellar ship. The ship gets captured, and the remaining astronauts are picked up by a woman who is somet... | 2013/09/13 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/40591",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/15814/"
] | That sounds like the [Starshield](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starshield) series, by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis, if my memory serves.
I read them a long time back (20 years?), and I seem to remember one point where the starship breaks down because they go out of a zone where the physics for it works; and they h... | Could this be Vernor Vinge's [Zones of Thought](http://www.goodreads.com/series/52585-zones-of-thought) series? In this universe, faster than light travel and intelligent machines are only possible far from the galactic core ([source](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep)):
>
> * The Unthinking Depths ar... |
168,222 | Let's say I have two servers in different data centers. They need to talk to each other, how to protect the security? TLS is a must. For authentication, we are concerning to use credential since if it get stolen anyone can use it to do the integration call. Then we start to think about to use Mutual authentication base... | 2017/08/25 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/168222",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/157647/"
] | [ssh](https://www.ssh.com/ssh/) includes by default peer server authentication: each server has its own private key that only lies in a root only readable folder, and all collaborating machines have the list of their peers public keys.
A common configuration then allows ssh to pass the calling user name, and the calle... | When the list of interconnected systems is small and is relatively static, IP Address whitelisting is the most commonly used mechanism. It is less secure than using two-way TLS authentication.
To worry about "what if my TLS cert is stolen?" is like worrying about "what if my brakes fail?". For this reason, it doesn't... |
168,222 | Let's say I have two servers in different data centers. They need to talk to each other, how to protect the security? TLS is a must. For authentication, we are concerning to use credential since if it get stolen anyone can use it to do the integration call. Then we start to think about to use Mutual authentication base... | 2017/08/25 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/168222",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/157647/"
] | TLS mutual authentication is your most secure option and is what I generally recommend for server to server authentication, except for one very specific, less common situation which I'll explain later. TLS mutual certificate authentication is more secure than password authentication because with TLS certificate authent... | When the list of interconnected systems is small and is relatively static, IP Address whitelisting is the most commonly used mechanism. It is less secure than using two-way TLS authentication.
To worry about "what if my TLS cert is stolen?" is like worrying about "what if my brakes fail?". For this reason, it doesn't... |
20,061 | I've recently taken up learning some C# and wrote a Yahtzee clone. My next step (now that the game logic is in place and functioning correctly) is to integrate some method of keeping stats across all the games played.
My question is this, how should I go about storing this information? My first thought would be to use... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20061",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/271/"
] | I don't know if a database is necessarily what you want. That may be overkill for storing stats for a simple game like that. Databases are good; but you should not automatically use one in every situation (I'm assuming that this is a client application, not an online game).
Personally, for a game that exists only on t... | I would recommend just using a database. I would recommend using LINQ or an ORM tool to interact with the database. For learning LINQ, I would take a look at Scott Guthrie's posts. I think there are 9 of them all together. I linked part 1 below. If you want to go with an ORM tool, say nhibernate, then I would recommend... |
20,061 | I've recently taken up learning some C# and wrote a Yahtzee clone. My next step (now that the game logic is in place and functioning correctly) is to integrate some method of keeping stats across all the games played.
My question is this, how should I go about storing this information? My first thought would be to use... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20061",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/271/"
] | I'd recommend saving your data in simple POCOs and either serializing them to xml or a binary file, like Brian did above.
If you're hot for a database, I'd suggest [Sql Server Compact Edition](http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/default.mspx), or [VistaDB](http://www.vistadb.net/). Both are hosted inproc wit... | I would recommend just using a database. I would recommend using LINQ or an ORM tool to interact with the database. For learning LINQ, I would take a look at Scott Guthrie's posts. I think there are 9 of them all together. I linked part 1 below. If you want to go with an ORM tool, say nhibernate, then I would recommend... |
20,061 | I've recently taken up learning some C# and wrote a Yahtzee clone. My next step (now that the game logic is in place and functioning correctly) is to integrate some method of keeping stats across all the games played.
My question is this, how should I go about storing this information? My first thought would be to use... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20061",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/271/"
] | [SQL Express](http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/default.mspx) from MS is a great free, lightweight version of their SQL Server database. You could try that if you go the DB route.
Alternatively, you could simply create datasets within the application and serialize them to xml, or you could use something li... | I would recommend just using a database. I would recommend using LINQ or an ORM tool to interact with the database. For learning LINQ, I would take a look at Scott Guthrie's posts. I think there are 9 of them all together. I linked part 1 below. If you want to go with an ORM tool, say nhibernate, then I would recommend... |
20,061 | I've recently taken up learning some C# and wrote a Yahtzee clone. My next step (now that the game logic is in place and functioning correctly) is to integrate some method of keeping stats across all the games played.
My question is this, how should I go about storing this information? My first thought would be to use... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20061",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/271/"
] | A database may be overkill - have you thought about just storing the scores in a file?
If you decide to go with a database, you might consider [SQLite](http://sqlite.org/), which you can distribute just like a file. There's an open source .NET provider - [System.Data.SQLite](http://sqlite.phxsoftware.com/) - that incl... | I'd recommend saving your data in simple POCOs and either serializing them to xml or a binary file, like Brian did above.
If you're hot for a database, I'd suggest [Sql Server Compact Edition](http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/default.mspx), or [VistaDB](http://www.vistadb.net/). Both are hosted inproc wit... |
20,061 | I've recently taken up learning some C# and wrote a Yahtzee clone. My next step (now that the game logic is in place and functioning correctly) is to integrate some method of keeping stats across all the games played.
My question is this, how should I go about storing this information? My first thought would be to use... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20061",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/271/"
] | A database may be overkill - have you thought about just storing the scores in a file?
If you decide to go with a database, you might consider [SQLite](http://sqlite.org/), which you can distribute just like a file. There's an open source .NET provider - [System.Data.SQLite](http://sqlite.phxsoftware.com/) - that incl... | I would recommend just using a database. I would recommend using LINQ or an ORM tool to interact with the database. For learning LINQ, I would take a look at Scott Guthrie's posts. I think there are 9 of them all together. I linked part 1 below. If you want to go with an ORM tool, say nhibernate, then I would recommend... |
20,061 | I've recently taken up learning some C# and wrote a Yahtzee clone. My next step (now that the game logic is in place and functioning correctly) is to integrate some method of keeping stats across all the games played.
My question is this, how should I go about storing this information? My first thought would be to use... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20061",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/271/"
] | A database may be overkill - have you thought about just storing the scores in a file?
If you decide to go with a database, you might consider [SQLite](http://sqlite.org/), which you can distribute just like a file. There's an open source .NET provider - [System.Data.SQLite](http://sqlite.phxsoftware.com/) - that incl... | [SQL Express](http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/default.mspx) from MS is a great free, lightweight version of their SQL Server database. You could try that if you go the DB route.
Alternatively, you could simply create datasets within the application and serialize them to xml, or you could use something li... |
231,349 | I am accessing my Server 2003 LAN from my Home PC via VPN. I installed the Remote Server Admin tools on my Windows 7 machine and I am able to browse the Active Directory users and computers with no problems. I go to open the Group Policy manager, right click on Group Policy Manager, add my domain and I get the message:... | 2011/02/04 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/231349",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/51112/"
] | No real way around it as Campo indicated, but realistically you can just RDP into the domain controller and do your work there. It's easier anyway. | <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890737>
Applies to XP but I assume the issues caused would be similar.
Other Idea would be that yes you must join the domain..... As you must provide proper credentials before being aloud to edit group policy. Therefore if you cannot provide those when launching GPeditor (run as admin... |
185,688 | My OS is Windows 7 Ultimate. After installing Paragon Partition Manager 10 Personal, 3 of the 6 application icons in the taskbar are not rendering properly. Generic file icons is being rendered there instead of original app's icon. Googleing about the problem shows that this is a known issue and one solution is to chan... | 2010/09/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/185688",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/18119/"
] | Right-click the taskbar shortcut while holding the Shift key and select Properties.
Change the icon as you would for any other desktop shortcut.
You need to reboot for the change to take effect.
Or alternatively to booting, just kill explorer.exe from the Task Manager, then re-run it from the menu File -> New ta... | In my case deleting the icon cache as described in [this](http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2422299) solved the problem. |
19,533,247 | I am using list view and gallery in android.. i have 3 views as list items i.e a contact photo,name and a button to add that contact . when user clicks the button inside list view,the contact photo of that items should add in gallery... Can anybody please tell how to achieve this? | 2013/10/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19533247",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2644567/"
] | After reading your question and comment, I would suggest you to use one2many relation between two objects and keep one2many list view inside partner, from where one can create the record , does not need to select the partner and record is created only for that partner.
Cheers,
Parthiv | Google OpenERP \_defaults (a dictionary) and default\_get (a method). |
65,926 | I have been researching a little on the concept of blockchain for some time now. If there is any corrupted block then others won't try to build blocks on top of it. But suppose for some time if it remains as the longest chain and if someone adds a block on top of it, and after a while it becomes shorter.. then what hap... | 2017/12/20 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/65926",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/70060/"
] | Any blocks built on top of an invalid block are also invalid. If a chain with more work overtakes the one with the invalid block on it, the block on top is still invalid and is ignored by all other nodes. | Blocks commit to their direct ancestor, and thus by induction to all of their ancestors. As MeshCollider already explained, nothing valid can be chained on top of an invalid chain-tip.
From the perspective of any network participants that enforce the rules of Bitcoin, invalid blocks don't add any consensus relevant i... |
74,308 | As detailed in [this question](https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/72694/loose-electrical-box-for-ceiling-light), I had a loose electrical box in my ceiling.
I acquired a Saf-T-Brace, ripped the old box from the ceiling... and then discovered my beam spacing was too narrow for it.
Now I have a hole in the ceilin... | 2015/09/09 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/74308",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/35435/"
] | With most brackets, there is an easy-to-find specification for the range of spacing between the joists. Alas, [Saf-T-Brace](http://site.electricsuppliesonline.com/documents/westinghouse/ceiling-fan/westinghouse-bracket.pdf) does not publish one I could find, though Home Depot [says](http://www.homedepot.com/p/Westingho... | As mentioned in other answers, Adjust the bracket, or return it and get a new one.
Otherwise:
This is some tight work, but it can be done. First, very carefully measure the joist spacing. Cut two pieces of 2"x(whatever you have)" to fit between your joists. Pre drill some holes so that you can "Toe-screw" these in p... |
23,774,742 | I have an idea but I do not know where to start. I want to make my site which is comprised of four rows of div to be scrollable but one division per scroll (means it must adjust to the screen size 100% in height and width) or just by clicking the arrow down/up button. Where should I start in implementing this? Is this ... | 2014/05/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/23774742",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1709948/"
] | You can give this jQuery plugin a shot: <http://alvarotrigo.com/fullPage/>
It has both scroll and click events and a pretty active/up-to-date GitHub repo: <https://github.com/alvarotrigo/fullPage.js> | I've made a simple example, however fullPage.js worth checking too (+1 [rags02](https://stackoverflow.com/users/1880758/rags02)).
<http://codepen.io/anon/pen/hBcrb> |
1,033,870 | We use Tortoise SVN for accessing our SVN server. I was wondering if anyone knew of a image diff viewer that would show two revisions of the image side by side to see any any changes. Similar to the TortoiseMerge that's included with it by default, only for image files. | 2009/06/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1033870",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/57592/"
] | [TortoiseIDiff](http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/TortoiseIDiff.html) ? | [TortoiseIDiff](http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/TortoiseIDiff.html) does this. |
14,588 | I had bookmarked woodman.com/crackz a couple years back because it looked like it had some good content for learning how to reverse engineer, but I never had the time/vested interest to dig in deep and really start learning. I finally have the time and interest now but I just tried to go to the site and it seems like i... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/14588",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19059/"
] | It seems that woodmann.com, the RCE community, is no longer available and displays an ad.
Due to it's robots.txt blocking archive.org requests,There are no wayback machine archives.
However if you want to find other communities I suggest
<https://www.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering/>
<https://tuts4you.com/> ... | Sorry for that necromancy, but it seems that it's actually possible to reach latest state of the website before it was taken down:
<https://web.archive.org/web/20220330081653/http://www.woodmann.com/forum/index.php>
You can download zipped (rared) archives of the forum as well as other mirrors that were kept alive than... |
14,588 | I had bookmarked woodman.com/crackz a couple years back because it looked like it had some good content for learning how to reverse engineer, but I never had the time/vested interest to dig in deep and really start learning. I finally have the time and interest now but I just tried to go to the site and it seems like i... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/14588",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/19059/"
] | It seems that woodmann.com, the RCE community, is no longer available and displays an ad.
Due to it's robots.txt blocking archive.org requests,There are no wayback machine archives.
However if you want to find other communities I suggest
<https://www.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering/>
<https://tuts4you.com/> ... | Crackz is archived: <https://web.archive.org/web/20110523025938/http://www.woodmann.com/crackz/index.html>
I'd also recommend [www.crackmes.de](http://www.crackmes.de) .. they shut up shop some time ago but there are/were plenty of mirrors (<http://crackmes.cf/archive/>). |
28,130 | Does the Pope have the moral authority to baptize Martians? Or any power from the bible?
This is the article:
>
> Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?'
>
> Pontiff made the out-of-this-world pledge during homily on acceptance
>
>
> Adam Withnall @adamwithnall Tuesday 13 May 20... | 2014/05/13 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/28130",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/11218/"
] | ***[In case of necessity]***, [a]nyone *[, even a non-baptized person, with the required intention]*, can baptize *[CIC, can. 861.2.]*, provided he use water and the correct *[Trinitarian baptismal]* form[ula]: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." *[[cf. CCC V. WHO CA... | In the link you cite, the Pope does not say he would baptize aliens. He is using the idea of Martians wanting to be baptized as an analogy to the strangeness Peter experienced when Gentiles wanted to be baptized in [Acts 10](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2010&version=NIV). It's just a metaphor. |
28,130 | Does the Pope have the moral authority to baptize Martians? Or any power from the bible?
This is the article:
>
> Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?'
>
> Pontiff made the out-of-this-world pledge during homily on acceptance
>
>
> Adam Withnall @adamwithnall Tuesday 13 May 20... | 2014/05/13 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/28130",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/11218/"
] | In the link you cite, the Pope does not say he would baptize aliens. He is using the idea of Martians wanting to be baptized as an analogy to the strangeness Peter experienced when Gentiles wanted to be baptized in [Acts 10](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2010&version=NIV). It's just a metaphor. | Introduction: **If the pope had the authority, would he have posed the question?**
**Answering from Church Tradition.**
What guides the Church in every age is to refer back, through the Church Fathers, to the Apostolic Age [Divine public revelation was closed]. cf. [St. Vincent of Lerins: The "Vincentian Canon", AD 4... |
28,130 | Does the Pope have the moral authority to baptize Martians? Or any power from the bible?
This is the article:
>
> Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?'
>
> Pontiff made the out-of-this-world pledge during homily on acceptance
>
>
> Adam Withnall @adamwithnall Tuesday 13 May 20... | 2014/05/13 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/28130",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/11218/"
] | In the link you cite, the Pope does not say he would baptize aliens. He is using the idea of Martians wanting to be baptized as an analogy to the strangeness Peter experienced when Gentiles wanted to be baptized in [Acts 10](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2010&version=NIV). It's just a metaphor. | I want to contribute to the debate with a different view. According to a [recent article](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nbfr.12319) in the New Blackfriars (a peer-reviewed Catholic theology journal), entitled "Would St. Thomas Aquinas baptize an Extraterrestrial?":
>
> [t]hrough the philosophical invest... |
28,130 | Does the Pope have the moral authority to baptize Martians? Or any power from the bible?
This is the article:
>
> Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?'
>
> Pontiff made the out-of-this-world pledge during homily on acceptance
>
>
> Adam Withnall @adamwithnall Tuesday 13 May 20... | 2014/05/13 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/28130",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/11218/"
] | ***[In case of necessity]***, [a]nyone *[, even a non-baptized person, with the required intention]*, can baptize *[CIC, can. 861.2.]*, provided he use water and the correct *[Trinitarian baptismal]* form[ula]: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." *[[cf. CCC V. WHO CA... | Introduction: **If the pope had the authority, would he have posed the question?**
**Answering from Church Tradition.**
What guides the Church in every age is to refer back, through the Church Fathers, to the Apostolic Age [Divine public revelation was closed]. cf. [St. Vincent of Lerins: The "Vincentian Canon", AD 4... |
28,130 | Does the Pope have the moral authority to baptize Martians? Or any power from the bible?
This is the article:
>
> Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?'
>
> Pontiff made the out-of-this-world pledge during homily on acceptance
>
>
> Adam Withnall @adamwithnall Tuesday 13 May 20... | 2014/05/13 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/28130",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/11218/"
] | ***[In case of necessity]***, [a]nyone *[, even a non-baptized person, with the required intention]*, can baptize *[CIC, can. 861.2.]*, provided he use water and the correct *[Trinitarian baptismal]* form[ula]: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." *[[cf. CCC V. WHO CA... | I want to contribute to the debate with a different view. According to a [recent article](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nbfr.12319) in the New Blackfriars (a peer-reviewed Catholic theology journal), entitled "Would St. Thomas Aquinas baptize an Extraterrestrial?":
>
> [t]hrough the philosophical invest... |
28,130 | Does the Pope have the moral authority to baptize Martians? Or any power from the bible?
This is the article:
>
> Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?'
>
> Pontiff made the out-of-this-world pledge during homily on acceptance
>
>
> Adam Withnall @adamwithnall Tuesday 13 May 20... | 2014/05/13 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/28130",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/11218/"
] | Introduction: **If the pope had the authority, would he have posed the question?**
**Answering from Church Tradition.**
What guides the Church in every age is to refer back, through the Church Fathers, to the Apostolic Age [Divine public revelation was closed]. cf. [St. Vincent of Lerins: The "Vincentian Canon", AD 4... | I want to contribute to the debate with a different view. According to a [recent article](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nbfr.12319) in the New Blackfriars (a peer-reviewed Catholic theology journal), entitled "Would St. Thomas Aquinas baptize an Extraterrestrial?":
>
> [t]hrough the philosophical invest... |
104,762 | There are lots of good Q/A on the Blender Stack exchange about this stuff, but none of it has so far informed my decisions on the best way to do this, so apologies for any redundancy (I did look through all the recommended existing questions before posting!
I'm fairly new to Blender and pushing myself to learn by taki... | 2018/03/22 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/104762",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/48185/"
] | A few side comments.
1. You don't need very high subdivisions for such a simple shape.
2. You don't need to apply the subdivision
3. You don't need to *Transform > To Sphere*, you can use a *Cast* modifier.
To address you main question, if you want to add subtle variations to your objects your answer lies in a *Displ... | **A Lattice**
One suggestion (among many) would be a [lattice](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/rigging/lattice.html). Here is a simple 3 x 3 x 3 encompassing my smartie, and applied via a [lattice modifier](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/modeling/modifiers/deform/lattice.html).
[![enter image descripti... |
4,684,283 | One of the main strength of GWT is to code in java and everything gets compiled and is loaded by several browsers through gwt deferred binding??
Apart from this, i.e. working only on a single code base, do GWT has any other advantage compared to other existing framework??
Edit:
I'm trying to say why should we use gw... | 2011/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4684283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/484290/"
] | My favorite benefit is their RPC mechanisms. JSON gives you a huge reduction in payload size, but GWT's serialization policies allow the data to be sent over the wire without key labels for each value and reduces payload size by another 30% or so. On top of that, its easy to build those services using Spring and Hibern... | If you want a recent comparison of Java Web Frameworks, here is an interesting presentation from Devoxx 2010 :
<http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/my_comparing_jvm_web_frameworks> |
4,684,283 | One of the main strength of GWT is to code in java and everything gets compiled and is loaded by several browsers through gwt deferred binding??
Apart from this, i.e. working only on a single code base, do GWT has any other advantage compared to other existing framework??
Edit:
I'm trying to say why should we use gw... | 2011/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4684283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/484290/"
] | One of the other benefits of GWT is that you can share code between the client and server components of your app. For example, if you're doing a graphical app you can write computational geometry code and have the same code evaluate on both sides. Of course, you *can* also do the same thing by using server-side Javascr... | If you want a recent comparison of Java Web Frameworks, here is an interesting presentation from Devoxx 2010 :
<http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/my_comparing_jvm_web_frameworks> |
4,684,283 | One of the main strength of GWT is to code in java and everything gets compiled and is loaded by several browsers through gwt deferred binding??
Apart from this, i.e. working only on a single code base, do GWT has any other advantage compared to other existing framework??
Edit:
I'm trying to say why should we use gw... | 2011/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4684283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/484290/"
] | GWT follows a principle of no compromise high-performance Javascript.
They have already invested a lot of work into making your application highly performant. For instance, the "compiled" Javascript files it generates are actually .html files. This is due to an issue that some browsers do not correctly support compres... | If you want a recent comparison of Java Web Frameworks, here is an interesting presentation from Devoxx 2010 :
<http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/my_comparing_jvm_web_frameworks> |
4,684,283 | One of the main strength of GWT is to code in java and everything gets compiled and is loaded by several browsers through gwt deferred binding??
Apart from this, i.e. working only on a single code base, do GWT has any other advantage compared to other existing framework??
Edit:
I'm trying to say why should we use gw... | 2011/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4684283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/484290/"
] | My point of view :
**Pure Java :** In standard web application you write html, css, php, javascript, mysql and others and others. In gwt you write java and java and java. Pure Java knowledge is enough for everything.
**gwt-rpc** mechanism is very simple to communicate with server and **uibinder** or any other tool... | If you want a recent comparison of Java Web Frameworks, here is an interesting presentation from Devoxx 2010 :
<http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/my_comparing_jvm_web_frameworks> |
4,684,283 | One of the main strength of GWT is to code in java and everything gets compiled and is loaded by several browsers through gwt deferred binding??
Apart from this, i.e. working only on a single code base, do GWT has any other advantage compared to other existing framework??
Edit:
I'm trying to say why should we use gw... | 2011/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4684283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/484290/"
] | There are no simple answers to these questions:
>
> I'm trying to say why should we use
> gwt and not another framework?? What
> is there in GWT that makes it special
> for web application development?? What
> GWT makes for us and another framework
> or toolkit don't do??
>
>
>
There is no silver bullet. Eve... | If you want a recent comparison of Java Web Frameworks, here is an interesting presentation from Devoxx 2010 :
<http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/my_comparing_jvm_web_frameworks> |
71,714,305 | I am developing an app on with react native, expo, and firebase, and I need to use an api to autocomplete locations when a user types them, but the places API is incredibly expensive. I wanted to know if there were any free or at least far cheaper alternatives to the react-native-google-places-autocomplete package? Ide... | 2022/04/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/71714305",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/12744332/"
] | I would suggest you to fork the react-native-google-places-autocomplete package and replace the api calls to Google with another service. Or just write your own code for it.
* Add cooldown before sending API requests and don't query before 4 letters are typed for example to massively reduce api calls.
Alternative API... | I have found an API for this. here is the link to that API
<https://www.bigdatacloud.com/geocoding-apis/reverse-geocode-to-city-api>
monthly 50K requests are free and additional 50K costs only $2 per month.
a package for react-native is [react-native-geocoder](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-geocoder) |
5,158 | I have a small PVC hoop house that I built last winter and plan on using again this winter. I found out first hand, then read about it later on, that the plastic used for greenhouses will react with PVC and turn white. Since I've already invested in the PVC, and it's a much cheaper alternative to metal pipe, I'm trying... | 2012/09/09 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/5158",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/56/"
] | The UV stability of PVC aside I chose to use a roll of clear weather sealing tape from Frost King. This is used to seal windows which means it's not going to react with the greenhouse plastic I'm using. I've applied it to the top of all the hoops and will see how it fairs over the winter compared to last year without i... | I know this is an old post but I want to thank you Brian for bringing this very important and potentially costly topic to our attention.
I am going through this same experience setting up 2 low tunnels for the first time as nighttime freezing temps creep closer. This pitfall was brought to my attention when purchasing... |
22,708,296 | How does OS "protects" or "maintains boundaries" for different stacks of different threads within a process? I know that individual threads gets stack within process stack but what bothers me how OS prevents other threads from overriding it ?. Any pictorial representation would do a great favour. | 2014/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22708296",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2322837/"
] | if two long threads (say 'A' and 'B')are running simultaneously and 'A' calls functions in order a1,a2,a3..and 'B' in order b1,b2,b3 ....then this information have to be saved
The code, ie. binary instruction codes, for the functions 1,2,3 don't change, (unless the code is self-modifying - never do that). The A and B ... | different OS have different technique and mostly all move around Synchronization, different thread wait for different resources that's being in use by other thread , until that thread done with that no other thread can take it (matter of fact they lock it ).
its like u and your brother fighting for same cake and your ... |
2,950,371 | While trying to encrypt a given input using Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Java I'm using the following algorithms for generating the cipher and the key:
KeyPairGenerator g = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("ECDSA");
Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance("ECIES");
Now as expected, the cipher isn't accepting the keys genera... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950371",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/355483/"
] | According to <http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyPairGenerator>, you need to pass "EC" for an instance of the KeyPairGenerator for ECC. | Also for a more feature-rich cryptography implementation take a look at [Bouncycastle](http://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html). |
19,202,484 | normally I can make apps using image targeting or cloud recognition but now I need to use physical buildings as target so my question is does anyone know how to recognize buildings via vuforia + unity or vuforia android?
I found an app in youtube and just want to know how it should be created.
<http://www.youtube.c... | 2013/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19202484",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/852499/"
] | With Vuforia, you need to provide "Target image" for the recognition and load the target database in Unity. It's possible to take a photo of the building and use it as a target. But you need to take only a photo of something that won't change over time (ex: tree, vegetation, etc.) | The problem with terrains is that it should have enough contrast so the camera can recognize it. When you upload your image to the Vuforia Target Maganer it would show a rating (from 1 to 5 starts). The greater the rate, the better the recognition would be |
6,041,147 | I am new to ASP.NET MVC3!! I want to display a text box for my property which is of list type. I am using Razor view. In that i am using @Html.EditorFor(), but this method is not working if my property is complex like List. Also I want to display a Dropdown in my view.
Can anyone tell the solution for this?
Thanks!!! | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6041147",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/734388/"
] | Handsets implement the queuing required to reassemble concatenated messages. The SMS parts, when delivered to the handset, include information such as total number of message parts and which part this message is. It's then up to the handset to do the reassembly.
As far as I know there's no required minimum or maximum ... | They are simply sent as two separate messages; the sending mechanism doesn't care that they were originally one longer message. Various cellphones implement the sending queue differently, but in general I didn't notice any longer delay between the "parts" of a long SMS than between two unrelated messages. Same goes for... |
66,513 | If the aliens want to destroy all the humans on earth will they destroy everything in a second (booom !!!) like we won't realize we are dead and what we died of ..
OR they will attack us slowly i.e attack specific places and conquer them and then expand like in most of the movies.
They may be destroying all of us ,fo... | 2017/01/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/66513",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/22785/"
] | No way!
-------
**TL;DR Earth is *big*, and there are a *ton* of things living on it. It takes a couple tries to kill them all.**
I'm assuming these aliens aren't so advanced that they could turn the whole world into plasma, summon a black hole, etc - more conventional, pseudo-"realistic" means of destruction will be... | I would say more or less instantly, because if they are capable of coming here in a timely manner, they are just as capable at throwing relativistic missiles at us. They have no need to come here in person or fight any sort of war.
Here's a description of a relativistic attack:
<http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/r... |
66,513 | If the aliens want to destroy all the humans on earth will they destroy everything in a second (booom !!!) like we won't realize we are dead and what we died of ..
OR they will attack us slowly i.e attack specific places and conquer them and then expand like in most of the movies.
They may be destroying all of us ,fo... | 2017/01/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/66513",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/22785/"
] | No way!
-------
**TL;DR Earth is *big*, and there are a *ton* of things living on it. It takes a couple tries to kill them all.**
I'm assuming these aliens aren't so advanced that they could turn the whole world into plasma, summon a black hole, etc - more conventional, pseudo-"realistic" means of destruction will be... | First of all: Does aliens want to kill humans and only humans? For example to free the world from the demented child humanity have become?
If yes they would need to engineer a fast duplicating virus/bacteria/toxin that could affect only human DNA and could easily be transported through air and water.
Or do they wou... |
66,513 | If the aliens want to destroy all the humans on earth will they destroy everything in a second (booom !!!) like we won't realize we are dead and what we died of ..
OR they will attack us slowly i.e attack specific places and conquer them and then expand like in most of the movies.
They may be destroying all of us ,fo... | 2017/01/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/66513",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/22785/"
] | I would say more or less instantly, because if they are capable of coming here in a timely manner, they are just as capable at throwing relativistic missiles at us. They have no need to come here in person or fight any sort of war.
Here's a description of a relativistic attack:
<http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/r... | First of all: Does aliens want to kill humans and only humans? For example to free the world from the demented child humanity have become?
If yes they would need to engineer a fast duplicating virus/bacteria/toxin that could affect only human DNA and could easily be transported through air and water.
Or do they wou... |
68,839 | We often travel by plane, and book most of the flights very early in the morning, so we can sleep in the airport waiting for check-in.
However, we have bags (just carry-on bags that low-cost companies normally allow on-board) and we would like to book our accommodation until the day before the flight.
*For example:
I... | 2016/05/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/68839",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/43894/"
] | You certainly have more than one option, when it comes to leaving your stuff so you can move around freely:
* You'd definitely want to ask to the personnel of your accomodation (hotel, hostel, apartment, etc.) if they can store your luggage until you are ready to leave. Most of the accomodations offer this kind of ser... | Most hotels and many hostels will have a space you can leave your luggage and collect it later. Enquire about this at the front desk. Some hotels even offer this service to non-residents (although usually for a fee in that case).
In the event that you can't make use of this, for example the hotel doesn't offer the se... |
68,839 | We often travel by plane, and book most of the flights very early in the morning, so we can sleep in the airport waiting for check-in.
However, we have bags (just carry-on bags that low-cost companies normally allow on-board) and we would like to book our accommodation until the day before the flight.
*For example:
I... | 2016/05/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/68839",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/43894/"
] | Most hotels and many hostels will have a space you can leave your luggage and collect it later. Enquire about this at the front desk. Some hotels even offer this service to non-residents (although usually for a fee in that case).
In the event that you can't make use of this, for example the hotel doesn't offer the se... | There is a luggage storage service in Denver called LUGDEN. They are right by Union Station and offer luggage storage by the hour, day and week. Their website is lugden.com |
68,839 | We often travel by plane, and book most of the flights very early in the morning, so we can sleep in the airport waiting for check-in.
However, we have bags (just carry-on bags that low-cost companies normally allow on-board) and we would like to book our accommodation until the day before the flight.
*For example:
I... | 2016/05/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/68839",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/43894/"
] | You certainly have more than one option, when it comes to leaving your stuff so you can move around freely:
* You'd definitely want to ask to the personnel of your accomodation (hotel, hostel, apartment, etc.) if they can store your luggage until you are ready to leave. Most of the accomodations offer this kind of ser... | 1. Basically any hotel will keep the luggage for you - secured - until you pick it up. That might be inconvenient if the hotel is on the other side of town, though.
2. You can check your luggage in right away. Often, airlines allow luggage check-in up to 24 hours ahead of time, but you should verify before you drag it ... |
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