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614,941 | We’re trying to lessen the amount of clicks to approve a PDF in a workflow. With Word docs in Word 2007, you have the Workflow task bar at the top of the application so when you are viewing the document, you can approve or reject it from there. Our issue is that we need this functionality for PDF documents. Do you know... | 2009/03/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/614941",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | You could write your own workflow that sends a custom email which contains the link to an approval form, where they can 1. view 2. approve/reject the document.
That way the user have 3 clicks:
1. Open the form
2. Open the document
3. Approve the document
It's the same problem for people still using Office 2003 - so ... | You could use something like iTextSharp to embed an "approve" and "reject" link in the document itself which, when clicked, would call a web service that would flip a flag in SharePoint. This would mean that the resulting PDFs would have those links permanently, but depending on your workflow that might not be an issue... |
24,476 | I'm creating an iPad application where the user can purchase fictional currency in bulk and the fictional currency is used to purchase items in the app.
My current design for purchase is similar to the apple app store design, one button with a purchase price which changes to a confirmation button on tap. With this des... | 2012/08/08 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/24476",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/12450/"
] | As a rule of thumb, **ask users to confirm any action that doesn't have a corresponding symmetric action**, especially if the action has some "weight" to the user. This "weight" can come from several things:
* The action has some **real money** associated (possibly with intermediary ficational currency)
* The action h... | There's purchase confirmation even in 80s videogames for home PCs (by PC, I mean, Commodore 64), where it wasn't even a possibility to have a connection betwen real money and game money.
The question is: *can the user regain the losses immediately if there was a mistake? If not, how large these losses would be?*
Ther... |
35,797 | I'm looking for a way to sync my Dropbox, Onedrive and OneNote one way to my personal FTP server.
* Dropbox ==> FTP
* OneDrive ==> FTP
* OneNote ==> FTP
It would be neat to have it both ways, but the one way is the most important for now.
Is there a software like this around? I'm not talking about the standard clien... | 2016/08/28 | [
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/35797",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/18747/"
] | As for DropBox, try run Dropbox from scheduler as described in [DropBox forum](https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/202122759-sync-when-not-logged-in), it sync files locally. And then sync FTPBox or other way to desired location.
**UPD:**
[rclone](https://rclone.org/) can be used to sync dropbox and ... | You can use Cloudsfer to migrate the data from Dropbox and OneDrive to your personal FTP server with the option to perform a sync to ensure that your personal FTP is up to date.
Please check out Cloudsfer for more info,
Thanks,
Roy - The Cloudsfer Team.
<http://www.cloudsfer.com/> |
35,797 | I'm looking for a way to sync my Dropbox, Onedrive and OneNote one way to my personal FTP server.
* Dropbox ==> FTP
* OneDrive ==> FTP
* OneNote ==> FTP
It would be neat to have it both ways, but the one way is the most important for now.
Is there a software like this around? I'm not talking about the standard clien... | 2016/08/28 | [
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/35797",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/18747/"
] | As for DropBox, try run Dropbox from scheduler as described in [DropBox forum](https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/202122759-sync-when-not-logged-in), it sync files locally. And then sync FTPBox or other way to desired location.
**UPD:**
[rclone](https://rclone.org/) can be used to sync dropbox and ... | MultCloud can be a rather considerable option, I’ve used this app for several months and it seems like working pretty well so far. I somehow read an article on the MultCloud official website about how to migrate files between clouds and I immediately fell in love with this product. All I need is to transfer my files ea... |
1,252,323 | Is there a way to review the alterations to spell check in Windows? I'm noticing more and more that typos are somehow getting in when using Skype (I have the "Auto correct and highlight misspelled words" checked). The most recent is "aroudn"; Firefox shows it with the red squiggly, MS Word objects to it as well, but Sk... | 2017/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1252323",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/659693/"
] | In general, Skype’s spell check feature is turned on.
We can go to Options\IM, make a tick before Check spelling as I type option.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pRqRw.png)
[](https://... | I'm having the exact same issue; disappointed to see no one has answered yet.
Accidentally added a misspelled word to skype and everything I find online only talks about how to correct the custom dictionaries for other M$ products, which Skype doesn't seem to utilize.
*EDIT*
I was able to locate it finally: %appdata... |
41,674 | Does GMail's "New Compose" support hotkeys?
With the old compose I could label mails I am writing with easily with the hotkey `l`. See [Label outgoing emails in Gmail when composing the mail](https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/2228/label-outgoing-emails-in-gmail-when-composing-the-mail?rq=1)
But with the "Ne... | 2013/03/15 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/41674",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/10071/"
] | GMail's "New Compose" doesn't support hotkeys since it has to allow for text entry.
There are however ways to use the keyboard to access the submenu as ashtu mentioned.
If you would like to label the message first before doing anything else, you can push shift tab to immediately jump to the drop down menu, then push ... | Try this,
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FYlXv.png)
Then,
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OwBek.png)
Scroll down, Then SAVE
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.... |
5,887,078 | Like the title says - say I have a text field turned into a UI autocomplete widget, is there a way I can convert it back the original element without recreating it? | 2011/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5887078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/550595/"
] | You don't have to do extensive job to support every possible screen size, you only need to make resources for several configurations and Android will do the rest. The major concept here is that there are several screen densities you have to support. Once you've made a resource for each density, Android will automatical... | I have not seen such an option while uploading my own applications to the market. [This](http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html) is a good/official explanation of how to program to various screen resolutions.
If it is impossible for your to package all of your resolution-specific resources i... |
11,075,249 | I often have the jquery library included for my page, roughly 75kb or so. Lately, I'm looking into the need to add more javascript libraries/plugins I found online, which I'm looking at adding another 25kb. In doing so, I would be concerned of adding sizes will increase the loading time for my site. Is there a 'rule of... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11075249",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1151042/"
] | My rule has always been, **use only what you need**.
If you can achieve the goals of your application without something, don't use it. If an important feature set relies on a heavy library, use it.
Of course, no matter what, always make sure your JS files are gzip (or equivalent) compressed by your server, and use mi... | No general rules I could suggest other than to keep it as small as is possible and don't link in libraries you don't intend to use.
If you are using common libraries, link your libraries from a common third party like the [Google Libraries API](https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/). It is likely that many o... |
11,075,249 | I often have the jquery library included for my page, roughly 75kb or so. Lately, I'm looking into the need to add more javascript libraries/plugins I found online, which I'm looking at adding another 25kb. In doing so, I would be concerned of adding sizes will increase the loading time for my site. Is there a 'rule of... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11075249",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1151042/"
] | My rule has always been, **use only what you need**.
If you can achieve the goals of your application without something, don't use it. If an important feature set relies on a heavy library, use it.
Of course, no matter what, always make sure your JS files are gzip (or equivalent) compressed by your server, and use mi... | There is no limit to the size (You can have it 1GB if you wanted), but generally I'd keep it as very small as possible.
Some tips to optimize scripts:
* **Minify** - This means shortening variable names, remove whitespaces and so on. Dean Edwards' [/packer/](http://dean.edwards.name/packer/) is an example. I'd sugges... |
11,075,249 | I often have the jquery library included for my page, roughly 75kb or so. Lately, I'm looking into the need to add more javascript libraries/plugins I found online, which I'm looking at adding another 25kb. In doing so, I would be concerned of adding sizes will increase the loading time for my site. Is there a 'rule of... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11075249",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1151042/"
] | My rule has always been, **use only what you need**.
If you can achieve the goals of your application without something, don't use it. If an important feature set relies on a heavy library, use it.
Of course, no matter what, always make sure your JS files are gzip (or equivalent) compressed by your server, and use mi... | I'm not so sure about a 'rule of thumb' but you should certainly be asking yourself the following questions:
* Are your scripts [minified](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minification_%28programming%29)?
* Are external scripts being linked externally?
* Can these be linked from a [CDN](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conten... |
11,075,249 | I often have the jquery library included for my page, roughly 75kb or so. Lately, I'm looking into the need to add more javascript libraries/plugins I found online, which I'm looking at adding another 25kb. In doing so, I would be concerned of adding sizes will increase the loading time for my site. Is there a 'rule of... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11075249",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1151042/"
] | My rule has always been, **use only what you need**.
If you can achieve the goals of your application without something, don't use it. If an important feature set relies on a heavy library, use it.
Of course, no matter what, always make sure your JS files are gzip (or equivalent) compressed by your server, and use mi... | It is difficult to make an estimation since we do not know what functionality your library offers. However you can compare it with jQuery. It offers so much cross browser functionality as a 30 kb file.
Every file you add to the page will take some time to transfer. It can be reduced by caching, minification,CDNs etc.... |
85,034 | This picture is from underneath the trunk of my car:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OrYbT.jpg)
As you can see, it seems like there is some "Bondo" on the edge behind the spare wheel.
What does this mean about the history of the car? What kind of damage or other reason... | 2021/08/20 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/85034",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/67826/"
] | That's not bondo. It's [seam sealer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_sealant). This is used to ... well ... seal seams in the metal. It provides a seal as well as provides better structural support. This comes from the factory with the stuff on most cars. Every manufacturer uses it at their own pace, meaning, some u... | That looks original from the original build to seal the joint. No evidence of creases either - but more images may prove that, also removing the spare… |
280,402 | I want to transfer power via induction.
I have done this successfully multiple times with multiple designs. For various reasons I am steering clear from more traditional methods, for one, so that I could potentially have a lot more current flow through my induction coil (which is just a single hollow copper loop) rel... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/280402",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/135996/"
] | Two problems. If you took away the inductor you are charging a capacitor and then discharging it. That is just 100% wasted energy given off in heat. The second problem with your H bridge is that the high side N channel MOSFETs are source followers and will never switch on to a low on resistance: -
[![enter image descr... | Inductance in the drain circuit is key to getting Reasonable efficiency at 500KHz .The circuit that Andy provided will do ZVs .You could adapt The circuit to your full bridge proposal .The full bridge will make more power so it could be worth the effort .Your Flip Flop I guess is driven from a sig gen at say 1MHz ? Rem... |
12,552 | In the Doctrines and Covenants from which the Word of Wisdom comes (referring to abstinence from hot drinks, strong drinks/alcohol, and tobacco), it also states that meat should be used sparingly, specifically in times of winter, cold or famine.
>
> 12 Yea, flesh also of beasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the
> ... | 2013/01/08 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/12552",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/207/"
] | Some ambiguity in interpretation causes confusion. In addition to the passages you cited, I can think of one other in the Doctrine and Covenants with specific reference to meat:
>
> And whoso forbiddeth to abstain from meats, that man should not eat the same, is not ordained of God; For, behold, the beasts of the fie... | It seems clear to me based on D&C:49 and 89 as well as the Joseph Smith Translation of Gen: 9:11 that the Lord's encouragement to eat little meat is also about His love and concern for animals. As a church and as Americans we now eat meat as the main course of most every meal. The church leaders are remaining silent on... |
79,395 | You went on a walk with Billy but he got lost. Since you're his babysitter, you have to find him! He mentioned six different local places that he would have wanted to travel to: The park, the modern game store, the cave, the dairy farm, the pet store, and the valley.
You think he said something about two game stores, ... | 2019/02/07 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/79395",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/56803/"
] | Billy is
>
> at the pet store.
>
> Most of the clues are misdirection or irrelevant. Billy is allergic to cows, but that didn't stop him from going to the farm, as evidenced by a text you got from the farmer. The only actionable clue is that you received a text about a missing child at the pet store. Presumably if... | Spoiler:
>
> Billy dies in the end
>
>
>
Moving on to the answer to the riddle, I am not familiar with the versions but .... believe that Billy is having **a wonderful life**.
Hence, Billy is at ....
>
> anywhere. I don't really know, but he will be back at his place by the end of the day.
>
>
>
Because... |
79,395 | You went on a walk with Billy but he got lost. Since you're his babysitter, you have to find him! He mentioned six different local places that he would have wanted to travel to: The park, the modern game store, the cave, the dairy farm, the pet store, and the valley.
You think he said something about two game stores, ... | 2019/02/07 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/79395",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/56803/"
] | Partial answer:
Billy might be in the
>
> park.
>
>
>
The farmer told you that
>
> Billy left the farm and headed to the park, since he might had an allergic reaction when he got near the cows.
>
>
>
The game store
>
> closes at 2:30, it was 12:00 (noon) when he got lost, the time now is 3:00, so he... | Spoiler:
>
> Billy dies in the end
>
>
>
Moving on to the answer to the riddle, I am not familiar with the versions but .... believe that Billy is having **a wonderful life**.
Hence, Billy is at ....
>
> anywhere. I don't really know, but he will be back at his place by the end of the day.
>
>
>
Because... |
79,395 | You went on a walk with Billy but he got lost. Since you're his babysitter, you have to find him! He mentioned six different local places that he would have wanted to travel to: The park, the modern game store, the cave, the dairy farm, the pet store, and the valley.
You think he said something about two game stores, ... | 2019/02/07 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/79395",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/56803/"
] | Billy is
>
> at the pet store.
>
> Most of the clues are misdirection or irrelevant. Billy is allergic to cows, but that didn't stop him from going to the farm, as evidenced by a text you got from the farmer. The only actionable clue is that you received a text about a missing child at the pet store. Presumably if... | I'm guessing
>
> He is home or on his way home.
>
>
>
And I think he was heading to
>
> The game store by walking past the farm to the cave, walking through the cave to get past the valley(and maybe also the forest and either got to the store before or after the park. But since the shop closed at 2:30 I'm ju... |
79,395 | You went on a walk with Billy but he got lost. Since you're his babysitter, you have to find him! He mentioned six different local places that he would have wanted to travel to: The park, the modern game store, the cave, the dairy farm, the pet store, and the valley.
You think he said something about two game stores, ... | 2019/02/07 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/79395",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/56803/"
] | Partial answer:
Billy might be in the
>
> park.
>
>
>
The farmer told you that
>
> Billy left the farm and headed to the park, since he might had an allergic reaction when he got near the cows.
>
>
>
The game store
>
> closes at 2:30, it was 12:00 (noon) when he got lost, the time now is 3:00, so he... | I'm guessing
>
> He is home or on his way home.
>
>
>
And I think he was heading to
>
> The game store by walking past the farm to the cave, walking through the cave to get past the valley(and maybe also the forest and either got to the store before or after the park. But since the shop closed at 2:30 I'm ju... |
79,395 | You went on a walk with Billy but he got lost. Since you're his babysitter, you have to find him! He mentioned six different local places that he would have wanted to travel to: The park, the modern game store, the cave, the dairy farm, the pet store, and the valley.
You think he said something about two game stores, ... | 2019/02/07 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/79395",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/56803/"
] | Billy is
>
> at the pet store.
>
> Most of the clues are misdirection or irrelevant. Billy is allergic to cows, but that didn't stop him from going to the farm, as evidenced by a text you got from the farmer. The only actionable clue is that you received a text about a missing child at the pet store. Presumably if... | Partial answer:
Billy might be in the
>
> park.
>
>
>
The farmer told you that
>
> Billy left the farm and headed to the park, since he might had an allergic reaction when he got near the cows.
>
>
>
The game store
>
> closes at 2:30, it was 12:00 (noon) when he got lost, the time now is 3:00, so he... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Before replying to any further interviews, it would be worthwhile doing some homework on the companies involved and put together a shortlist. If for example ten companies wanted to interview you, I would imagine you have a preference on which ones you would most enjoy and which ones you are more confident you could sec... | Firstly it's absurd not to go to as many interviews as possible, as everyone has said.
Go to every possible interview.
Secondly the answer to your literal question couldn't be simpler: quite simply,
**in the first instance, just wait a couple of days before replying anyway** - you've already delayed a few days in th... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Before replying to any further interviews, it would be worthwhile doing some homework on the companies involved and put together a shortlist. If for example ten companies wanted to interview you, I would imagine you have a preference on which ones you would most enjoy and which ones you are more confident you could sec... | It is possible you have cast your net too wide and have caught some sharks.
Many "recruiters" are only trying to fill a quota, and will waste your time with meaningless interviews. Often they are just trying to satisfy H1-B and other foreign worker visa requirements and just need to prove they interviewed local candid... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Before replying to any further interviews, it would be worthwhile doing some homework on the companies involved and put together a shortlist. If for example ten companies wanted to interview you, I would imagine you have a preference on which ones you would most enjoy and which ones you are more confident you could sec... | Prioritize.
===========
@Kozaky's answer is *excellent.* Research companies. Figure out before accepting or turning down an offer of interview which companies that are offering you interviews are the most likely to fit.
However, to specifically answer your question:
>
> How do I turn down an interview offer, even t... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Before replying to any further interviews, it would be worthwhile doing some homework on the companies involved and put together a shortlist. If for example ten companies wanted to interview you, I would imagine you have a preference on which ones you would most enjoy and which ones you are more confident you could sec... | Even though you have an accepted answer, I'd like to elaborate on an alternative process, on how you might rank those companies, a little, when doing the suggested homework.
Instead of picking your favored list of companies from general impressions, create two lists, prior to and independent of looking at any of the o... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Even though you have an accepted answer, I'd like to elaborate on an alternative process, on how you might rank those companies, a little, when doing the suggested homework.
Instead of picking your favored list of companies from general impressions, create two lists, prior to and independent of looking at any of the o... | In the past I had a similar spell of a period of too many interviews, and I was getting already stressed out by the situation.
Learn when to say "no", and ask the job description beforehand just to cut the profiles which are not a fit for you. I reached a point where I included in my linked.in profile "I do not accep... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | In the past I had a similar spell of a period of too many interviews, and I was getting already stressed out by the situation.
Learn when to say "no", and ask the job description beforehand just to cut the profiles which are not a fit for you. I reached a point where I included in my linked.in profile "I do not accep... | It is possible you have cast your net too wide and have caught some sharks.
Many "recruiters" are only trying to fill a quota, and will waste your time with meaningless interviews. Often they are just trying to satisfy H1-B and other foreign worker visa requirements and just need to prove they interviewed local candid... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Prioritize.
===========
@Kozaky's answer is *excellent.* Research companies. Figure out before accepting or turning down an offer of interview which companies that are offering you interviews are the most likely to fit.
However, to specifically answer your question:
>
> How do I turn down an interview offer, even t... | Even though you have an accepted answer, I'd like to elaborate on an alternative process, on how you might rank those companies, a little, when doing the suggested homework.
Instead of picking your favored list of companies from general impressions, create two lists, prior to and independent of looking at any of the o... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Even though you have an accepted answer, I'd like to elaborate on an alternative process, on how you might rank those companies, a little, when doing the suggested homework.
Instead of picking your favored list of companies from general impressions, create two lists, prior to and independent of looking at any of the o... | Firstly it's absurd not to go to as many interviews as possible, as everyone has said.
Go to every possible interview.
Secondly the answer to your literal question couldn't be simpler: quite simply,
**in the first instance, just wait a couple of days before replying anyway** - you've already delayed a few days in th... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | In the past I had a similar spell of a period of too many interviews, and I was getting already stressed out by the situation.
Learn when to say "no", and ask the job description beforehand just to cut the profiles which are not a fit for you. I reached a point where I included in my linked.in profile "I do not accep... | Firstly it's absurd not to go to as many interviews as possible, as everyone has said.
Go to every possible interview.
Secondly the answer to your literal question couldn't be simpler: quite simply,
**in the first instance, just wait a couple of days before replying anyway** - you've already delayed a few days in th... |
92,026 | I'm currently in the situation where I'm about to graduate, and I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters and companies alike reaching out to me offering me an interview.
At this point I've accepted 4 interviews so far to at least have a choice when it comes to having a first job, but of course I can't accept al... | 2017/06/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/92026",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70867/"
] | Prioritize.
===========
@Kozaky's answer is *excellent.* Research companies. Figure out before accepting or turning down an offer of interview which companies that are offering you interviews are the most likely to fit.
However, to specifically answer your question:
>
> How do I turn down an interview offer, even t... | In the past I had a similar spell of a period of too many interviews, and I was getting already stressed out by the situation.
Learn when to say "no", and ask the job description beforehand just to cut the profiles which are not a fit for you. I reached a point where I included in my linked.in profile "I do not accep... |
46,764 | In the past few weeks some of my aloe’s leaves are becoming flat. What is wrong with it? Is there anything I can do? . | 2019/07/12 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/46764",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/26372/"
] | The grass looks greener but thinner and taller right? Like Rob was saying, the chemistry on the icky lawn leached off and fertilized the seeds of your grasses in the shade.
Fertilizer is not good for shaded plants that just don't need much nitrogen or phosphorous or potassium. Not enough light to get those photosynthe... | There are many different possibilities as to why the grass is growing better in certain areas of your lawn. For instance, the lay of the land may be affecting how well the roots are able to establish themselves, or perhaps there is more gravel beneath the sod in some areas than others—causing valuable nutrients and wat... |
14,880,480 | I have a dokuwiki wiki set up on my server, and I would love to be able to edit the wiki with inline editing, a la Aloha Editor or Hallo Editor. On the Aloha editor home page they mention that you could use it for wikis in passing, but there are no more details.
I know I could go through all the work of implementing A... | 2013/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14880480",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2072961/"
] | [WYSIWYG Wiki](http://wysiwygwiki.org/), which is written in PHP. | you could try <https://wikidocs.com>. It is based on Aloha Editor (although the controls look different) and even offers collaborative editing of the same page by multiple users.
I think this does exactly what you are searching for. |
226,234 | My application is using struts 1.1.
I'm trying to group URL forwards, using wildcards.
For example, if the action is like this:
action path="/edit/product" type="classname"
forward
name="success"
path=".myapp.main"
action
Replacing the first line above with
action path="/edit/\*" type="cla... | 2008/10/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/226234",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | To the best of my knowledge Struts does not support this type of wildcard configuration. | laz, it does support.
I'm not sure if version 1.1 supports though.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onjava/blog/2004/12/struts_12_offers_cool_new_feat.html> |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are a brazillion router bit roundover sizes. From somewhere with a gentle return policy, buy the one you think you need plus sizes above and below.
Or if you're going to a brick+mortar, you could create a profile template (stiff cardboard) of your stair and compare it with what's on the shelf. | You could get a better measurement with a profile tool.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VkgC7.jpg) |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are a brazillion router bit roundover sizes. From somewhere with a gentle return policy, buy the one you think you need plus sizes above and below.
Or if you're going to a brick+mortar, you could create a profile template (stiff cardboard) of your stair and compare it with what's on the shelf. | Well, what I would do is grab my collection of router bits and hold a likely suspect next to the step to see if that bit matches.
If it was routed in the U.S. by a U.S. craftsman, it is probably one of [these four bits](http://www.harborfreight.com/carbide-tip-roundover-beading-router-bit-set-4-pc-68870.html) which ca... |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | There are a brazillion router bit roundover sizes. From somewhere with a gentle return policy, buy the one you think you need plus sizes above and below.
Or if you're going to a brick+mortar, you could create a profile template (stiff cardboard) of your stair and compare it with what's on the shelf. | I used a compass and traced a 1/2" radius on a cereal box and cut it out. It matches almost exactly so it's 1/2" radius. |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | You could get a better measurement with a profile tool.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VkgC7.jpg) | Well, what I would do is grab my collection of router bits and hold a likely suspect next to the step to see if that bit matches.
If it was routed in the U.S. by a U.S. craftsman, it is probably one of [these four bits](http://www.harborfreight.com/carbide-tip-roundover-beading-router-bit-set-4-pc-68870.html) which ca... |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | You could get a better measurement with a profile tool.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VkgC7.jpg) | I used a compass and traced a 1/2" radius on a cereal box and cut it out. It matches almost exactly so it's 1/2" radius. |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | First, setup a lamp shinning on the rounded edge.
Get two rulers, place one perpendicular the vertical side of the stair and the other perpendicular the horizontal side. Then line rulers up flush to each other, say at the 4” mark, you should be able to get a measurement of where the gap starts (from both directions).... | You could get a better measurement with a profile tool.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VkgC7.jpg) |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | I used a compass and traced a 1/2" radius on a cereal box and cut it out. It matches almost exactly so it's 1/2" radius. | Well, what I would do is grab my collection of router bits and hold a likely suspect next to the step to see if that bit matches.
If it was routed in the U.S. by a U.S. craftsman, it is probably one of [these four bits](http://www.harborfreight.com/carbide-tip-roundover-beading-router-bit-set-4-pc-68870.html) which ca... |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | First, setup a lamp shinning on the rounded edge.
Get two rulers, place one perpendicular the vertical side of the stair and the other perpendicular the horizontal side. Then line rulers up flush to each other, say at the 4” mark, you should be able to get a measurement of where the gap starts (from both directions).... | Well, what I would do is grab my collection of router bits and hold a likely suspect next to the step to see if that bit matches.
If it was routed in the U.S. by a U.S. craftsman, it is probably one of [these four bits](http://www.harborfreight.com/carbide-tip-roundover-beading-router-bit-set-4-pc-68870.html) which ca... |
77,985 | I want to match the existing radius on my stairs trim, but I'm unsure what size rounding over bit I need to get. I measured the arc of the radius the best I could with a flexible tape measure and it's about 9/16". I did the math and that equates to a 0.6" radius, which is close to 5/8". Perhaps I'm not measuring correc... | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77985",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5097/"
] | First, setup a lamp shinning on the rounded edge.
Get two rulers, place one perpendicular the vertical side of the stair and the other perpendicular the horizontal side. Then line rulers up flush to each other, say at the 4” mark, you should be able to get a measurement of where the gap starts (from both directions).... | I used a compass and traced a 1/2" radius on a cereal box and cut it out. It matches almost exactly so it's 1/2" radius. |
21,274 | I'm experiencing the duplicate CSS issue mentioned in drupal.org [#830382: Unwanted / duplicated temporary css files if CSS Optimization is enabled.](http://drupal.org/node/830382 "Status: closed (won't fix)") In one of my production sites I have about 335 CSS files consuming 3.2M. While this is not a big deal at the m... | 2012/02/01 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/21274",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/562/"
] | I think your problem is about aggregate css files. The issue you give is unrelated. Each page may need a different aggregate CSS file (even in D7, it's much better than it was in D6). It results in hundreds of CSS files as you may state.
Nothing to worry about. Unused file will be deleted automatically. I can't sugges... | 335 does sound like rather a lot... I wonder if it is a sum of CSS files which have been used?
Try clear your cache to make sure CSS files are being automatically deleted. You should see them all disappear and then gradually be rebuilt as pages are requested which required different CSS files.
If they are not being ... |
196,874 | I apologize in advance if this has already been answered, but I could not find a previous question addressing this.
I am playing a Rogue for the first time (Lvl.2) and I would (obviously) like to optimize my ability to *Sneak Attack*.
In the RAW I can't find anything that would prevent me from *Feinting* from a dista... | 2022/03/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/196874",
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] | Not usually
===========
Unfortunately, the [Feint](https://aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?Name=Feint&Category=Special%20Attacks) rules are pretty vague. However, note the feat [Ranged Feint](https://aonprd.com/FeatDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Ranged%20Feint), which specifies
>
> **Normal:** You can feint only with a melee weapon, a... | **Probably**
------------
The Feint feat is notoriously ambiguous, but it says nothing about whether fainting from a distance is allowed or not, so when in doubt, you can probably do it. However, I would check with your GM just in case, as anything the GM says is law. |
196,874 | I apologize in advance if this has already been answered, but I could not find a previous question addressing this.
I am playing a Rogue for the first time (Lvl.2) and I would (obviously) like to optimize my ability to *Sneak Attack*.
In the RAW I can't find anything that would prevent me from *Feinting* from a dista... | 2022/03/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/196874",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | The default range of Feints is ambiguous, but it was likely intended for melee.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**By RAW, Feint can be done at any distance, but only provides melee benefits.**
As you pointed out, the *Core Rulebook* does not explicitly say that Feints m... | **Probably**
------------
The Feint feat is notoriously ambiguous, but it says nothing about whether fainting from a distance is allowed or not, so when in doubt, you can probably do it. However, I would check with your GM just in case, as anything the GM says is law. |
29,810 | I've attended a course on Machine Learning and another one in Network Analysis, and I wonder if this two topics already intersect, in particular I'm interested in the following model:
* we have a mobile network (that is, the nodes perform a random walk in some area, then sending a message within some assigned range, l... | 2012/06/05 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/29810",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/3531/"
] | Interesting problem.
If we assume that each message exchanged between pairs of nodes contain summary information about every other exchange that has happened, for example, ID and status or ID and last known location.
In that case, any single node will have access to information about other nodes, and the number of ... | Two years ago I asked this question investigating distributed algorithms that infers properties of the underlying network in the mobile network model.
I was interested mainly on analytical results; it turned out that there's no much mathematical theory about making inference on mobile networks in a distributed fashion... |
3,935 | [What is the best way to use inheritance with ORMs?](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/160473/what-is-the-best-way-to-use-inheritance-with-orms)
In my view, this is a perfectly appropriate question for Programmers.SE that can yield an objective, constructive answer.
Do people think that it would... | 2012/08/23 | [
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3935",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1996/"
] | Preface: I did not vote to close this question... :)
Sometimes using the word "best" in the title or main question will start a question down the slippery slope to closure. What does "best" mean? I don't know and the question doesn't help define it.
I think pdr's edits helped a great deal. Hopefully the OP can add to... | It will likely yield an answer per ORM. The OP did mention Entity and Django in the question, but the net is cast quite wide overall, since he's thinking of it in terms of the database itself still.
For example, Django has a [built-in](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/models/#model-inheritance) way to d... |
21,301 | In Legend of the Five Rings (2nd edition), for bojitsu (and I believe someone was looking for naginata as well) we looked for the specific trait that would tell us what dice to keep, however in none of the descriptions nor tables is there a specific trait mentioned; it says variable, all others however are specified.
... | 2013/01/15 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/21301",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/7242/"
] | As I recall, all weapon skills except for Kyujutsu are based on Agility (Kyujutsu is Reflexes). I don't have rulebooks with me to give you a page number, but it should be spelled out in the skill section.
(edit) had a chance to look at the 2e Player's Book, and found your answers. It's a bit scattered about, but...
E... | This may come as a reiteration of prior answers/comments, but a weapon skill "varies" only depending on its use. Most commonly **they use Agility as the trait when attacking**, with the lone exception of bows (kyujutsu) and even then it can be changed. I believe my reference book is 1st edition but there are few differ... |
178,111 | What settings to use when making 7zip files in order to get maximum compression? I'm compressing PDF documents containing scanned images. I'm thinking about using LZMA2, but I don't know what to set in dictionary size, word size, etc. Also, would LZMA or PPMd be better options?
I need to have some files transfered (~2... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/178111",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/36601/"
] | The content of the PDFs (text & images) is probably already compressed -- so there's not going to be much to gain by trying to compress them again. | Try [precomp](https://github.com/schnaader/precomp-cpp) - it first decompresses the already compressed data inside of your PDFs. Then 7z can do its magic on uncompressed data.
Also try nanozip which I have verified to be very effective, yet very efficient (400kb/s at compression ratios of PAQ algorithms). |
178,111 | What settings to use when making 7zip files in order to get maximum compression? I'm compressing PDF documents containing scanned images. I'm thinking about using LZMA2, but I don't know what to set in dictionary size, word size, etc. Also, would LZMA or PPMd be better options?
I need to have some files transfered (~2... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/178111",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/36601/"
] | The content of the PDFs (text & images) is probably already compressed -- so there's not going to be much to gain by trying to compress them again. | lzma compression is the best because you can make an sfx file or an msi package with a high compression ratio. in your case you are not compressing a big file so the diffrence is quite small especially if the file has been compressed such as: mp3 or png
try win arc it is free and gives a gret compression ratio |
178,111 | What settings to use when making 7zip files in order to get maximum compression? I'm compressing PDF documents containing scanned images. I'm thinking about using LZMA2, but I don't know what to set in dictionary size, word size, etc. Also, would LZMA or PPMd be better options?
I need to have some files transfered (~2... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/178111",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/36601/"
] | Try [precomp](https://github.com/schnaader/precomp-cpp) - it first decompresses the already compressed data inside of your PDFs. Then 7z can do its magic on uncompressed data.
Also try nanozip which I have verified to be very effective, yet very efficient (400kb/s at compression ratios of PAQ algorithms). | lzma compression is the best because you can make an sfx file or an msi package with a high compression ratio. in your case you are not compressing a big file so the diffrence is quite small especially if the file has been compressed such as: mp3 or png
try win arc it is free and gives a gret compression ratio |
19,961 | I need to explain the needs for integration of a web-based service on our website to the programmers. I want to find out the best structure for such a request.
How should I describe the features I want from a non-technical point of view? | 2016/08/26 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/19961",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/25683/"
] | Stories should always be defined in *business* terms. *Why* does there need to be web integration? *Who* is it for? *What* exactly does it need to accomplish?
If it is *not* directly-related to a business requirement (unlikely for web integration, but theoretically possible), then it should instead be a developer task... | Imagine you are going to the hospital and meeting with a doctor to help you because you have chest pain. Do you tell the dr straight away "I have a heart problem, i just read webmd, I need a heart transplant, schedule it for tomorrow"? Obviously, I'm sure you could understand why a dr might grin in this circumstance.
... |
19,961 | I need to explain the needs for integration of a web-based service on our website to the programmers. I want to find out the best structure for such a request.
How should I describe the features I want from a non-technical point of view? | 2016/08/26 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/19961",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/25683/"
] | Stories should always be defined in *business* terms. *Why* does there need to be web integration? *Who* is it for? *What* exactly does it need to accomplish?
If it is *not* directly-related to a business requirement (unlikely for web integration, but theoretically possible), then it should instead be a developer task... | Mostly agree with @codegnome and just summing up and adding my 2 cents
1. Describe features in terms of stories (it's often a good way to convey information that you could ignore as for you are trivial giving your background)
2. Try to transform the Story in terms of Interfaces and desired Input and Output through th... |
19,961 | I need to explain the needs for integration of a web-based service on our website to the programmers. I want to find out the best structure for such a request.
How should I describe the features I want from a non-technical point of view? | 2016/08/26 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/19961",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/25683/"
] | Imagine you are going to the hospital and meeting with a doctor to help you because you have chest pain. Do you tell the dr straight away "I have a heart problem, i just read webmd, I need a heart transplant, schedule it for tomorrow"? Obviously, I'm sure you could understand why a dr might grin in this circumstance.
... | Mostly agree with @codegnome and just summing up and adding my 2 cents
1. Describe features in terms of stories (it's often a good way to convey information that you could ignore as for you are trivial giving your background)
2. Try to transform the Story in terms of Interfaces and desired Input and Output through th... |
32,489 | There's like people who do baby-sitting, that is look after infants and toddlers for the parents. What do we call people who do this for the elderly? For example, my friend hires a "elder-sitter" for her mother. It's not a professional, just someone who knows how to care for the elderly.
Is there a name for this pers... | 2011/07/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/32489",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/8183/"
] | Caregiver is the professional term. I'm not certain if there is a less formal word.
>
> **[caregiver](http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/caregiver?region=us)** |ˈkɛrˈgɪvər|
> *noun*
> a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person.
>
>
> | [Carer](http://www.uk-care.com/roles-of-live-in-carers.html). |
32,489 | There's like people who do baby-sitting, that is look after infants and toddlers for the parents. What do we call people who do this for the elderly? For example, my friend hires a "elder-sitter" for her mother. It's not a professional, just someone who knows how to care for the elderly.
Is there a name for this pers... | 2011/07/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/32489",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/8183/"
] | [Carer](http://www.uk-care.com/roles-of-live-in-carers.html). | It can carry a slightly negative/mocking connotation, but the closest term I've heard to what you're asking for is [*granny-sitter*](http://caregivingadvice.blogspot.com/2009/05/granny-sitter-in-car-accident.html).
(Others have given the more formal/polite terms such as *carer/caregiver*, though these might be taken t... |
32,489 | There's like people who do baby-sitting, that is look after infants and toddlers for the parents. What do we call people who do this for the elderly? For example, my friend hires a "elder-sitter" for her mother. It's not a professional, just someone who knows how to care for the elderly.
Is there a name for this pers... | 2011/07/02 | [
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] | Caregiver is the professional term. I'm not certain if there is a less formal word.
>
> **[caregiver](http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/caregiver?region=us)** |ˈkɛrˈgɪvər|
> *noun*
> a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person.
>
>
> | It can carry a slightly negative/mocking connotation, but the closest term I've heard to what you're asking for is [*granny-sitter*](http://caregivingadvice.blogspot.com/2009/05/granny-sitter-in-car-accident.html).
(Others have given the more formal/polite terms such as *carer/caregiver*, though these might be taken t... |
53,699 | Are there any significant gameplay differences between the PC/PS3/Xbox 360 versions of Mass Effect 3, or is the game/DLC all the same in all practical terms?
I don't mean things like button configurations, graphics settings for PC or minor graphics differences that are present in all cross-platform games, but actual c... | 2012/03/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/53699",
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] | The Xbox 360 version is different in that it features Kinect support. Here's an excerpt from the [Destructoid review](http://www.destructoid.com/review-mass-effect-3-223213.phtml) detailing the Kinect functionality:
>
> Using Microsoft's camera accessory with the game is totally optional and serves to allow most of t... | There are no significant gameplay differences between the versions.
Be aware that some pre-order DLC will only be available to certain users based on purchase location or ME3 merchandise purchases.
If you own the additional Kinect peripheral for the 360, there is enabled voice recognition for combat. But the game its... |
149,320 | 240v power supply has 4 wires red black white ground. my 240v air compressor only has 3 wires white, black,and ground. how do I connect it? | 2018/10/25 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/149320",
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] | EDIT: I am assuming this question is saying the compressor has white, black, and green leads in the peckerhead.
In the US, the four wire supply should be
* Black - L1 (maybe L2 - doesn't matter)
* Red - L2 (maybe L1 - doesn't matter)
* White - Neutral
* Green - Ground
To test, you should see the following voltages... | 4 wire feed to 3 wire hookups will use black, red, and ground. Wire nut the white wire on both ends and tuck it out of the way. I don't recommend cutting the white wire off. This way it's there for possible future upgrades. |
624,901 | are there any particular features in one versus another that would help me decide which to purchase for a winforms app.
I am looking for both memory, cpu, performance bottlenecks. | 2009/03/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/624901",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4653/"
] | I red various reviews. Somebody liked [dotTrace](http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/) and somebody [Ants](http://www.red-gate.com/Products/ants_profiler/index.htm). I would recommend you to download trial versions of both and try it for yourself. They are not cheap and therefore it is better to know what you're buying. ... | It isn't WinForms-specific, but you might find the answers to [What are some good .NET profilers?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3927/what-are-some-good-net-profilers) useful.
RedGate's [Ants](http://www.red-gate.com/Products/ants%5Fprofiler/index.htm) profiler and JetBrains' [dotTrace](http://www.jetbrains.com/... |
15,971 | In my working design, I have a transceiver TX on low power; Then boost it in a preamp phase in the back.
The way I'm sending the signals (RX and TX) through the radio is by a network of 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide copper strips.
The first network is from the TX side of the Transceiver to the input of the preamp in the rea... | 2020/01/16 | [
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/15971",
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] | There is no such thing as a minimum power level at which a conductor will *start radiating.* If it radiates at all, then the radiation will be proportional to the power applied. Therefore, the maximum usable power in this circumstance is the power at which such radiation will interfere with (or damage) the receiver, an... | More critical than power is *length*. As a rule of thumb, over distances less than 1/10th the wavelength, metal strips, ordinary wire, or anything you might use to conduct electricity is probably fine.
Longer than 1/10th the wavelength, and the "wires" start to look more like "antennas", leading to unintentional recep... |
175,489 | In the recently released preview of the Wild Magic Barbarian that will be in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything ([preview here](https://dndcelebration2020.com/#/previews)), I noticed the 6th level feature 'Bolstering Magic'. This feature has two applications. One acts as a Bless-type option, the second one reads:
>
> Rol... | 2020/09/16 | [
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] | RAW nothing would happen.
-------------------------
The feature only does what it says it does. From the section you quoted (emphasis mine):
>
> The creature [you're touching] regains one expended spell slot, **the level of which equals the number rolled or lower** (the creature’s choice).
>
>
>
Since the Warloc... | The first dot point is correct. The feature says the creature “regains one expended spell slot, the level of which equals the number rolled or lower”; the Warlock in question has no expended spell slots that meet the level requirement, so they cannot regain them. The feature doesn’t say it grants new spell slots, so th... |
175,489 | In the recently released preview of the Wild Magic Barbarian that will be in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything ([preview here](https://dndcelebration2020.com/#/previews)), I noticed the 6th level feature 'Bolstering Magic'. This feature has two applications. One acts as a Bless-type option, the second one reads:
>
> Rol... | 2020/09/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/175489",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | While not a RAW answer, I would consider how the *pearl of power* works and has been errata'd over time in this scenario.
The original text of the item read:
>
> You can use an action to speak this pearl's command word and regain one expended spell slot of up to 3rd level.
>
>
>
Over time, Crawford [suggested](h... | The first dot point is correct. The feature says the creature “regains one expended spell slot, the level of which equals the number rolled or lower”; the Warlock in question has no expended spell slots that meet the level requirement, so they cannot regain them. The feature doesn’t say it grants new spell slots, so th... |
175,489 | In the recently released preview of the Wild Magic Barbarian that will be in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything ([preview here](https://dndcelebration2020.com/#/previews)), I noticed the 6th level feature 'Bolstering Magic'. This feature has two applications. One acts as a Bless-type option, the second one reads:
>
> Rol... | 2020/09/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/175489",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | While not a RAW answer, I would consider how the *pearl of power* works and has been errata'd over time in this scenario.
The original text of the item read:
>
> You can use an action to speak this pearl's command word and regain one expended spell slot of up to 3rd level.
>
>
>
Over time, Crawford [suggested](h... | RAW nothing would happen.
-------------------------
The feature only does what it says it does. From the section you quoted (emphasis mine):
>
> The creature [you're touching] regains one expended spell slot, **the level of which equals the number rolled or lower** (the creature’s choice).
>
>
>
Since the Warloc... |
75,327 | I've heard a lot of buzz about the Iron languages..
I mostly write line of business applications in c# and I'm not really enjoying c# these days.
Is IronRuby mature and fast enough to be used in silverlight right now?
As in am I gonna get a call in the middle of the night from an angry customer cause the silverlight... | 2011/05/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/75327",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | Compared to C# I don't have any comparison data but in general IronRuby is known to be overall slower than native ruby.
Maturity wise, I'd say it's not either. It still doesn't support 100% of the ruby language feature set and getting IronRuby running w/ silverlight does require a few more steps then just using C#.
I... | The last time I looked at IronRuby (6-7 months ago), it didn't integrate with Visual Studio, which was a deal-killer for me. I can live without syntax coloring and auto-complete, but I can't live without at least some degree of debugger support. |
75,327 | I've heard a lot of buzz about the Iron languages..
I mostly write line of business applications in c# and I'm not really enjoying c# these days.
Is IronRuby mature and fast enough to be used in silverlight right now?
As in am I gonna get a call in the middle of the night from an angry customer cause the silverlight... | 2011/05/10 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/75327",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/13637/"
] | And most importantly, as far as I know, IronRuby + Visual Studio doesn't compile down to exe / dll so you'll have to give out your source code within your application.
I don't know if things changed recently, but I doubt it. | The last time I looked at IronRuby (6-7 months ago), it didn't integrate with Visual Studio, which was a deal-killer for me. I can live without syntax coloring and auto-complete, but I can't live without at least some degree of debugger support. |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
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] | You have a specific "effect" you're looking for and while a calculator like <http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html> will tell you the DoF range given parameters, it won't tell you if the out of focus part is out of focus *enough* for **you**.
Before you lay down another chunk of change on a lens, I'd strongly recommend... | You have 35mm/1.8 = 19mm (somewhat). This is the maximum amount of background blur in relation to the focusing plane that you can get at infinite distance. That's perhaps a bit more than the diameter of her eye. The background blur on your second much more closeup image is maybe half of that. You reach half of the maxi... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | The subject distance is much closer in the dog picture. DOF decreases rapidly with closer subject distance.
Spend an afternoon on:
<http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html>
Trying different settings and you'll soon get a feel for how to minimise DOF. | You have a specific "effect" you're looking for and while a calculator like <http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html> will tell you the DoF range given parameters, it won't tell you if the out of focus part is out of focus *enough* for **you**.
Before you lay down another chunk of change on a lens, I'd strongly recommend... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | Comparing specifically, here's the parameters on the dog photo:
1. f/1.4 vs. your f/1.8
2. 85mm lens vs. 35mm
3. full-frame sensor vs. crop sensor (maybe)
4. subject may be closer (not 100% sure here)
All four of these things will lead to a shallower DOF if you have a crop sensor, and everything except #3 if you have... | One thing you might also try is to **position your subject further away from walls.** As you can see from playing with the DoF calculator that others have mentioned, distance from your subject increases depth of field. Practically, what this means is that you should be aware of the *relative distances between your came... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | Comparing specifically, here's the parameters on the dog photo:
1. f/1.4 vs. your f/1.8
2. 85mm lens vs. 35mm
3. full-frame sensor vs. crop sensor (maybe)
4. subject may be closer (not 100% sure here)
All four of these things will lead to a shallower DOF if you have a crop sensor, and everything except #3 if you have... | You have 35mm/1.8 = 19mm (somewhat). This is the maximum amount of background blur in relation to the focusing plane that you can get at infinite distance. That's perhaps a bit more than the diameter of her eye. The background blur on your second much more closeup image is maybe half of that. You reach half of the maxi... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | I think the key difference here is subject distance. Depth of field is a function of aperture, subject distance, and focal length. The closer you are to your subject, the thinner your depth of field will be. That said, longer focal length is also a way to get the effect you are looking for as well.
If you have the op... | You have a specific "effect" you're looking for and while a calculator like <http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html> will tell you the DoF range given parameters, it won't tell you if the out of focus part is out of focus *enough* for **you**.
Before you lay down another chunk of change on a lens, I'd strongly recommend... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | One thing you might also try is to **position your subject further away from walls.** As you can see from playing with the DoF calculator that others have mentioned, distance from your subject increases depth of field. Practically, what this means is that you should be aware of the *relative distances between your came... | You have a specific "effect" you're looking for and while a calculator like <http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html> will tell you the DoF range given parameters, it won't tell you if the out of focus part is out of focus *enough* for **you**.
Before you lay down another chunk of change on a lens, I'd strongly recommend... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | The subject distance is much closer in the dog picture. DOF decreases rapidly with closer subject distance.
Spend an afternoon on:
<http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html>
Trying different settings and you'll soon get a feel for how to minimise DOF. | One thing you might also try is to **position your subject further away from walls.** As you can see from playing with the DoF calculator that others have mentioned, distance from your subject increases depth of field. Practically, what this means is that you should be aware of the *relative distances between your came... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | One thing you might also try is to **position your subject further away from walls.** As you can see from playing with the DoF calculator that others have mentioned, distance from your subject increases depth of field. Practically, what this means is that you should be aware of the *relative distances between your came... | You have 35mm/1.8 = 19mm (somewhat). This is the maximum amount of background blur in relation to the focusing plane that you can get at infinite distance. That's perhaps a bit more than the diameter of her eye. The background blur on your second much more closeup image is maybe half of that. You reach half of the maxi... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | I think the key difference here is subject distance. Depth of field is a function of aperture, subject distance, and focal length. The closer you are to your subject, the thinner your depth of field will be. That said, longer focal length is also a way to get the effect you are looking for as well.
If you have the op... | You have 35mm/1.8 = 19mm (somewhat). This is the maximum amount of background blur in relation to the focusing plane that you can get at infinite distance. That's perhaps a bit more than the diameter of her eye. The background blur on your second much more closeup image is maybe half of that. You reach half of the maxi... |
6,710 | I am trying to get a shot of the subject that is a foot or two away from the background that I would like to have show as blurry.
This is what I am going after. Notice how the face of the dog is in focus and his rump is already very blurry.
[dog](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessejames77/3525437289/)
This is what I ... | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6710",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2200/"
] | Comparing specifically, here's the parameters on the dog photo:
1. f/1.4 vs. your f/1.8
2. 85mm lens vs. 35mm
3. full-frame sensor vs. crop sensor (maybe)
4. subject may be closer (not 100% sure here)
All four of these things will lead to a shallower DOF if you have a crop sensor, and everything except #3 if you have... | You have a specific "effect" you're looking for and while a calculator like <http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html> will tell you the DoF range given parameters, it won't tell you if the out of focus part is out of focus *enough* for **you**.
Before you lay down another chunk of change on a lens, I'd strongly recommend... |
96,401 | To start off, this is not about loading data from within MySQL itself, but using the command-line tool "mysqlimport".
I am using it to load a CSV directly into a table and need to see the warnings it has generated. I cannot seem to get warnings to display with verbose nor debugging turned on. Any ideas?
(MySQL 5.0.... | 2009/12/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/96401",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/29774/"
] | Like the others said the real problem is that for SHOW WARNINGS to work you have to be in the same connected session. mysqlimport disconnects from the session as soon as it's finished importing, making the capture of it's warnings impossible in it's current version. Sounds like an opportunity to donate a patch. :) | I've found no way to print warnings with mysqlimport either. But since mysqlimport does nothing but "LOAD DATA INFILE" why don't you use the mysql command to import the data followed by a "SHOW WARNINGS"? |
110,514 | I am trying to add a simple pie radar chart to a Google Sheets file for a college assignment. All I can find are simple pie charts.
Anyone know how to upgrade them to pie radar charts? | 2017/10/06 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/110514",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | At the moment I believe there is no way. The options for types of chart are [here](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/190718?hl=en) and pie radar is not one (though pie is and radar is).
You might want to consider [Google Charts](https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/customizing_charts) though if so... | It's somewhat crude, but it is possible to get a pie radar chart using a radar chart by making a circle of ~360 degrees, and setting each degree to a value based on what should be presented (at that point you are basically using the radar chart like an drawing tool).
Here's an example that shows this in action. It's m... |
2,737 | Before I say anything else, let me say Salesforce Stack Exchange is a great resource with some truly amazing contributors.
I've learned a lot from both the answers to my own questions as well as the answers to many other questions. Sometimes I even learn not from actual answers but from the process of trying to phrase... | 2018/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2737",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2776/"
] | Let me begin by saying that I understand the reasons behind our rules and support our not allowing questions that are intended to elicit discussions that are opinion based, etc. That's simply not the purpose of this forum. That having been said, I do believe that very often the comments made below questions and answers... | @Brian,
In my opinion, you make more sense. It appears that the moderators have taken on the concept of moderating to the point where it's a religion. Trainhead is way more easy going. I can hear when a user abuse asite or get into trading barbs that we need a final 3rd party's decision to enforce civility. But as a r... |
2,737 | Before I say anything else, let me say Salesforce Stack Exchange is a great resource with some truly amazing contributors.
I've learned a lot from both the answers to my own questions as well as the answers to many other questions. Sometimes I even learn not from actual answers but from the process of trying to phrase... | 2018/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2737",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2776/"
] | There are only three moderators, and we all have a little diamond by our name whenever we make a post or comment. When we close a question, it can be single-handed and for the most part we try to be careful and not rule with an iron fist.
You seem to be blaming moderators for actions they took no part in, here. If you... | I was the user who first voted to close both of your questions. I voted to close for **exactly** the reasons @Adrian stated. He really couldn't have described it better than me. I could try to, but I think its been covered well enough.
---
I'd like to bring up an experiment SE tried a few years ago.
8 years ago, "... |
2,737 | Before I say anything else, let me say Salesforce Stack Exchange is a great resource with some truly amazing contributors.
I've learned a lot from both the answers to my own questions as well as the answers to many other questions. Sometimes I even learn not from actual answers but from the process of trying to phrase... | 2018/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2737",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes.
Consider that the greatest value of our model is not only to answer questions, but to as much as possible expose those specific questions and answers as reference of knowledge.
There is no aim to surface popular opinions to the top, but to host answers which are prove-able correct. This requires specific questi... | Let me begin by saying that I understand the reasons behind our rules and support our not allowing questions that are intended to elicit discussions that are opinion based, etc. That's simply not the purpose of this forum. That having been said, I do believe that very often the comments made below questions and answers... |
2,737 | Before I say anything else, let me say Salesforce Stack Exchange is a great resource with some truly amazing contributors.
I've learned a lot from both the answers to my own questions as well as the answers to many other questions. Sometimes I even learn not from actual answers but from the process of trying to phrase... | 2018/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2737",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are only three moderators, and we all have a little diamond by our name whenever we make a post or comment. When we close a question, it can be single-handed and for the most part we try to be careful and not rule with an iron fist.
You seem to be blaming moderators for actions they took no part in, here. If you... | Yes.
Consider that the greatest value of our model is not only to answer questions, but to as much as possible expose those specific questions and answers as reference of knowledge.
There is no aim to surface popular opinions to the top, but to host answers which are prove-able correct. This requires specific questi... |
2,737 | Before I say anything else, let me say Salesforce Stack Exchange is a great resource with some truly amazing contributors.
I've learned a lot from both the answers to my own questions as well as the answers to many other questions. Sometimes I even learn not from actual answers but from the process of trying to phrase... | 2018/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2737",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2776/"
] | There are only three moderators, and we all have a little diamond by our name whenever we make a post or comment. When we close a question, it can be single-handed and for the most part we try to be careful and not rule with an iron fist.
You seem to be blaming moderators for actions they took no part in, here. If you... | @Brian,
In my opinion, you make more sense. It appears that the moderators have taken on the concept of moderating to the point where it's a religion. Trainhead is way more easy going. I can hear when a user abuse asite or get into trading barbs that we need a final 3rd party's decision to enforce civility. But as a r... |
2,737 | Before I say anything else, let me say Salesforce Stack Exchange is a great resource with some truly amazing contributors.
I've learned a lot from both the answers to my own questions as well as the answers to many other questions. Sometimes I even learn not from actual answers but from the process of trying to phrase... | 2018/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2737",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2776/"
] | I was the user who first voted to close both of your questions. I voted to close for **exactly** the reasons @Adrian stated. He really couldn't have described it better than me. I could try to, but I think its been covered well enough.
---
I'd like to bring up an experiment SE tried a few years ago.
8 years ago, "... | @Brian,
In my opinion, you make more sense. It appears that the moderators have taken on the concept of moderating to the point where it's a religion. Trainhead is way more easy going. I can hear when a user abuse asite or get into trading barbs that we need a final 3rd party's decision to enforce civility. But as a r... |
2,737 | Before I say anything else, let me say Salesforce Stack Exchange is a great resource with some truly amazing contributors.
I've learned a lot from both the answers to my own questions as well as the answers to many other questions. Sometimes I even learn not from actual answers but from the process of trying to phrase... | 2018/06/19 | [
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2737",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://salesforce.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2776/"
] | There are only three moderators, and we all have a little diamond by our name whenever we make a post or comment. When we close a question, it can be single-handed and for the most part we try to be careful and not rule with an iron fist.
You seem to be blaming moderators for actions they took no part in, here. If you... | Let me begin by saying that I understand the reasons behind our rules and support our not allowing questions that are intended to elicit discussions that are opinion based, etc. That's simply not the purpose of this forum. That having been said, I do believe that very often the comments made below questions and answers... |
621,749 | And what about if we quartered the image, took it to eights etc. | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/621749",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> [A useful way to visualize](http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Solids/band.html) the difference between conductors, insulators and semiconductors is to plot the available energies for electrons in the materials. Instead of having discrete energies as in the case of free atoms, the available energy states f... | As this model is itself associated with quantum model, so it seems obvious that energy levels occur in steps or we can say that they are discrete but experimental analysis says that they are continuous and it's intuitive that they are too close that's why we call them a band i.e a band of too close energy levels. |
621,749 | And what about if we quartered the image, took it to eights etc. | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/621749",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> [A useful way to visualize](http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Solids/band.html) the difference between conductors, insulators and semiconductors is to plot the available energies for electrons in the materials. Instead of having discrete energies as in the case of free atoms, the available energy states f... | To summarize the answers given so far:
In any finite system, the energy levels are discrete, and the number of energy levels is proportional to the number of atoms in your system.
So if you have a particle only a few atoms across, your energy levels are noticeably distinct, even within the same band. But for a macros... |
621,749 | And what about if we quartered the image, took it to eights etc. | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/621749",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | As other have noted, it's discrete but with fine enough spacing to treat as continuous.
However I disagree that quantum mechanics is the reason. You see the exact same thing in a [classical 1-D chain of masses connected by springs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonon#One-dimensional_lattice).
The allowed wave vector... | As this model is itself associated with quantum model, so it seems obvious that energy levels occur in steps or we can say that they are discrete but experimental analysis says that they are continuous and it's intuitive that they are too close that's why we call them a band i.e a band of too close energy levels. |
621,749 | And what about if we quartered the image, took it to eights etc. | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/621749",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | As this model is itself associated with quantum model, so it seems obvious that energy levels occur in steps or we can say that they are discrete but experimental analysis says that they are continuous and it's intuitive that they are too close that's why we call them a band i.e a band of too close energy levels. | To summarize the answers given so far:
In any finite system, the energy levels are discrete, and the number of energy levels is proportional to the number of atoms in your system.
So if you have a particle only a few atoms across, your energy levels are noticeably distinct, even within the same band. But for a macros... |
621,749 | And what about if we quartered the image, took it to eights etc. | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/621749",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | As other have noted, it's discrete but with fine enough spacing to treat as continuous.
However I disagree that quantum mechanics is the reason. You see the exact same thing in a [classical 1-D chain of masses connected by springs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonon#One-dimensional_lattice).
The allowed wave vector... | To summarize the answers given so far:
In any finite system, the energy levels are discrete, and the number of energy levels is proportional to the number of atoms in your system.
So if you have a particle only a few atoms across, your energy levels are noticeably distinct, even within the same band. But for a macros... |
7,392,778 | I was watching "storefront starter kit", its using repository pattern with service layer. In the video, he didnt really explain why he's using service layer. Seems like those are just extra.
what are pros and cons using service layer? | 2011/09/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7392778",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/817314/"
] | Repository is your Data Layer ... it's responsibility is to fetch and save data.
The Service Layer is your Business Layer ... it's responsibility is to hold all your business logic. | For most asp.net mvc apps it is perfectly reasonable and preferable for your controllers to directly address the repository (via an interface). I would only add a service layer when you need to, for example when other apps are interfacing with your application. In my opinion you should avoid unnecessary abstraction lay... |
7,433,540 | do you know of a WYSIWYG equation editor, like DragMath, implemented in javascript/mathml or Flash?
I could embed DragMath as well, but I was wondering if there's a way to have a good WYSIWYG formula editor without requiring the users to run a Java applet.
Thanks! | 2011/09/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7433540",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/486883/"
] | **Disclaimer: I'm working for [Scolab](http://www.Scolab.com) on one of the editor listed below.**
This list of MathML editors could help you:
<http://www.w3.org/Math/Software/mathml_software_cat_editors.html>
I know these web-based editors and display engines:
* [**FMath**](http://www.fmath.info) and [**MathMlEdito... | [MathQuill](http://mathquill.com/) is a very good and modern opensource library – it's WYSIWYG but it uses keyboard extensively and if you know LaTeX commands, you can use them too. It's the library used by Symbolab.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OqvRQ.png)
---
Or... |
7,433,540 | do you know of a WYSIWYG equation editor, like DragMath, implemented in javascript/mathml or Flash?
I could embed DragMath as well, but I was wondering if there's a way to have a good WYSIWYG formula editor without requiring the users to run a Java applet.
Thanks! | 2011/09/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7433540",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/486883/"
] | **Disclaimer: I'm working for [Scolab](http://www.Scolab.com) on one of the editor listed below.**
This list of MathML editors could help you:
<http://www.w3.org/Math/Software/mathml_software_cat_editors.html>
I know these web-based editors and display engines:
* [**FMath**](http://www.fmath.info) and [**MathMlEdito... | <http://mathdox.org/formulaeditor/>
this is what I am considering using |
156,910 | I'm 3 years out of school and at my third job, working as a software engineer. I left the first two because of rampant sexual harassment from my coworkers and managers. I'm running into the same thing at my current job, so I don't think finding a new job is the answer. I regularly get emails from male coworkers I've ne... | 2020/04/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/156910",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I'm sorry to hear this is happening to you. It's the software trade's biggest disgrace. And we wonder why so few women in our trade...
You can take action. Read your company's employee manual, and look for the section on workplace harassment. It probably specifies what to do. It usually offers an alternative person fo... | A few aproaches:
1. Depending the size of the company you work, they may have a comitee that enforce rules and standards for sexual harassment, Equal Employment Opportunity among others.
2. If you do have enough evidence (e-mails, audios, security cameras footage) and HR is ignoring this, fill a police report and/or l... |
156,910 | I'm 3 years out of school and at my third job, working as a software engineer. I left the first two because of rampant sexual harassment from my coworkers and managers. I'm running into the same thing at my current job, so I don't think finding a new job is the answer. I regularly get emails from male coworkers I've ne... | 2020/04/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/156910",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If a co-worker comes to your desk and stares at you, get up and say very loudly so that everyone can hear it: “Why are you standing there and staring at me? Don’t you have work to do?”
If someone insists on sitting next to you in the cafeteria, accidentally spilling your coffee over their clothes might educate them.
... | A few aproaches:
1. Depending the size of the company you work, they may have a comitee that enforce rules and standards for sexual harassment, Equal Employment Opportunity among others.
2. If you do have enough evidence (e-mails, audios, security cameras footage) and HR is ignoring this, fill a police report and/or l... |
156,910 | I'm 3 years out of school and at my third job, working as a software engineer. I left the first two because of rampant sexual harassment from my coworkers and managers. I'm running into the same thing at my current job, so I don't think finding a new job is the answer. I regularly get emails from male coworkers I've ne... | 2020/04/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/156910",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I'm sorry to hear this is happening to you. It's the software trade's biggest disgrace. And we wonder why so few women in our trade...
You can take action. Read your company's employee manual, and look for the section on workplace harassment. It probably specifies what to do. It usually offers an alternative person fo... | If a co-worker comes to your desk and stares at you, get up and say very loudly so that everyone can hear it: “Why are you standing there and staring at me? Don’t you have work to do?”
If someone insists on sitting next to you in the cafeteria, accidentally spilling your coffee over their clothes might educate them.
... |
58,141 | Is there a simple term for *the question this one was closed as a dupe of* other than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of", because "the question this one was closed as a dupe of" is pretty long and unwieldy and much in need of a simpler term than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of". | 2012/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/58141",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/18158/"
] | In programming, I've sometimes heard **original** used as a relative term, as in "the original of the new bug is a year old." Perhaps this extends to online Q&A discussions.
Since each question is closed as a duplicate of exactly one, the relationship is unique and you can probably refer to it in context as simply **t... | Given that you seem to spend most of your time on programmers forums, they'll probably recognise the word *deduplicate*.
>
> The term **deduplication** refers generally to eliminating duplicate or redundant information.
>
>
>
— [The Standard Repository of All Knowledge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deduplication)... |
58,141 | Is there a simple term for *the question this one was closed as a dupe of* other than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of", because "the question this one was closed as a dupe of" is pretty long and unwieldy and much in need of a simpler term than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of". | 2012/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/58141",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/18158/"
] | It's not a single word, but *the duplicated question* seems like an obvious answer. | Given that you seem to spend most of your time on programmers forums, they'll probably recognise the word *deduplicate*.
>
> The term **deduplication** refers generally to eliminating duplicate or redundant information.
>
>
>
— [The Standard Repository of All Knowledge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deduplication)... |
58,141 | Is there a simple term for *the question this one was closed as a dupe of* other than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of", because "the question this one was closed as a dupe of" is pretty long and unwieldy and much in need of a simpler term than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of". | 2012/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/58141",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/18158/"
] | In the context of SE questions there's often a certain amount of debate over whether the later question is *identical* to the one cited as a duplicate, so I tend to avoid the term *original*.
Admittedly this approach deprives me of a convenient noun form, but I think it's less contentious to refer to it as the **earli... | Given that you seem to spend most of your time on programmers forums, they'll probably recognise the word *deduplicate*.
>
> The term **deduplication** refers generally to eliminating duplicate or redundant information.
>
>
>
— [The Standard Repository of All Knowledge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deduplication)... |
58,141 | Is there a simple term for *the question this one was closed as a dupe of* other than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of", because "the question this one was closed as a dupe of" is pretty long and unwieldy and much in need of a simpler term than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of". | 2012/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/58141",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/18158/"
] | The notion of *duplication* and *redundancy* are very often justified in prose, but I agree that a pithy term is ideal here. Specifically, we want a noun describing "that which is immediately *deprecated* because it contains a strict subset of another preceding [concept or idea]."
Picking through [Everything2](http://... | Given that you seem to spend most of your time on programmers forums, they'll probably recognise the word *deduplicate*.
>
> The term **deduplication** refers generally to eliminating duplicate or redundant information.
>
>
>
— [The Standard Repository of All Knowledge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deduplication)... |
58,141 | Is there a simple term for *the question this one was closed as a dupe of* other than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of", because "the question this one was closed as a dupe of" is pretty long and unwieldy and much in need of a simpler term than "the question this one was closed as a dupe of". | 2012/02/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/58141",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/18158/"
] | It's not a single word, but *the duplicated question* seems like an obvious answer. | In programming, I've sometimes heard **original** used as a relative term, as in "the original of the new bug is a year old." Perhaps this extends to online Q&A discussions.
Since each question is closed as a duplicate of exactly one, the relationship is unique and you can probably refer to it in context as simply **t... |
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