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532,261 | I've been trying a lot of approaches but still didn't find any effective solution.
I want gigs of photos in a network drive (a IOMega Home Media Network Drive, plugged to my wifi router). I'd like to do 2 things:
1. Do a Picasa import process of all the photos in the drive, making Picasa organize all the files in a y... | 2013/01/10 | [
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] | **You can do things 2 and 3 of your list** by using symbolic links to a locally-mounted network location. Using the info in this post, you achieve the following things:
1. Trick Picasa into thinking it is using the databases installed on the local system for the local user, while accessing databases in a folder on a n... | I'm actually solving similar issue. The remapping folders seems to be OK, but you need to do it everytime you reinstall one of these devices. And also there is a problem when multiple users access the data together.
I've decided to build a separate mini-PC instead of NAS, which I'm using now. And then use the remote c... |
70,157,965 | My friend uses Typescript and Svelte to make web apps. I asked him how he chooses when something should be a Typescript file, versus when it should be a Svelte file; and he said, "in a svelte file it's code per instance of a component," whereas Typescript is "a regular file...global, one per application."
This makes s... | 2021/11/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/70157965",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/12572922/"
] | Generally you would use Svelte files for **Components**, that is anything that will put something on the screen like buttons, links, containers, ... A Svelte file would typically consist of three parts (but not all are required).
* markup, the stuff that gets rendered to the screen
* styling, css to make the markup lo... | Svelte files can use special syntax for svelte components. Each svelte file is compiled into typescript file first.
And typescript files are usual files with typescript code.
So you need to put your components into svelte files and the rest of the code into typescript files. You cannot use svelte syntax in ts files. ... |
1,346 | I know that the individual cohomology groups are representable in the homotopy category of spaces by the Eilenberg-MacLane spaces. Is it also true that the entire cohomology ring is representable? If so, is there a geometric interpretation of the cup product as an operation on the representing space? | 2009/10/20 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/1346",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
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] | The cohomology ring is representable by the product of all the Eilenberg-Mac Lane spaces K(Z, n) as n varies. Note that this gives the product of the abelian groups HnX, not their direct sum. For instance when X = CP∞ we get the power series ring Z[[t]], not the polynomial ring Z[t]. This is in some ways more natural (... | Yes, but it is much better to look at the representing spectrum. Cohomology in degree n is represented by the (pointed) space K(Z, n), as you pointed out. Then the product R of all the K(Z, n) where n ranges over all non-negative integers is the representing object for the whole cohomology ring. By the Yoneda lemma (ap... |
1,346 | I know that the individual cohomology groups are representable in the homotopy category of spaces by the Eilenberg-MacLane spaces. Is it also true that the entire cohomology ring is representable? If so, is there a geometric interpretation of the cup product as an operation on the representing space? | 2009/10/20 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/1346",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/788/"
] | The total cohomology of spaces should be thought of as a **graded ring**, or even more precisely as a **graded E\* algebra** where E\* is the cohomology of a point. It is representable in the sense that there is a *graded E\* algebra object* in hTop representing it.
Let's unpack that a little.
First, you have to unde... | Yes, but it is much better to look at the representing spectrum. Cohomology in degree n is represented by the (pointed) space K(Z, n), as you pointed out. Then the product R of all the K(Z, n) where n ranges over all non-negative integers is the representing object for the whole cohomology ring. By the Yoneda lemma (ap... |
1,346 | I know that the individual cohomology groups are representable in the homotopy category of spaces by the Eilenberg-MacLane spaces. Is it also true that the entire cohomology ring is representable? If so, is there a geometric interpretation of the cup product as an operation on the representing space? | 2009/10/20 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/1346",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/788/"
] | The total cohomology of spaces should be thought of as a **graded ring**, or even more precisely as a **graded E\* algebra** where E\* is the cohomology of a point. It is representable in the sense that there is a *graded E\* algebra object* in hTop representing it.
Let's unpack that a little.
First, you have to unde... | The cohomology ring is representable by the product of all the Eilenberg-Mac Lane spaces K(Z, n) as n varies. Note that this gives the product of the abelian groups HnX, not their direct sum. For instance when X = CP∞ we get the power series ring Z[[t]], not the polynomial ring Z[t]. This is in some ways more natural (... |
785,891 | My desktop is connected to my home WiFi network using a USB WiFi dongle (managed by windows). The LAN port on the desktop is empty.
I am working on a microcontroller project where I need a ethernet internet access, so is there a way I can connect my project to the internet by somehow tunneling the connection through m... | 2014/07/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/785891",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/348461/"
] | Starting in Windows 98 SE, Windows offers such a feature, and it's called *Internet Connection Sharing*.
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126>
It uses NAT (Network Address Translating) and DHCP features to route Internet connection from an adapter into another one. | If I am understanding the question, there is a solution. I'm not on my windows box right now, so I can't walk through it step by step. You have to create a network bridge:
In control panel, go to Network and Sharing Centre > View network connections, select both your wireless card and your LAN card (hold ctrl, and cl... |
785,891 | My desktop is connected to my home WiFi network using a USB WiFi dongle (managed by windows). The LAN port on the desktop is empty.
I am working on a microcontroller project where I need a ethernet internet access, so is there a way I can connect my project to the internet by somehow tunneling the connection through m... | 2014/07/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/785891",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/348461/"
] | One of the quickest and cheapest ways to do this is to create and use a crossover cable. Here is a site that shows you how to create and use one:
<http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ethernet-crossover-cable/> | If I am understanding the question, there is a solution. I'm not on my windows box right now, so I can't walk through it step by step. You have to create a network bridge:
In control panel, go to Network and Sharing Centre > View network connections, select both your wireless card and your LAN card (hold ctrl, and cl... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | There MUST be a resistor in series with the LED. An LED is a diode, and diodes rapidly increase the current they pass as the applied voltage rises above a certain point, well below 3V. So without a current-limiting resistor, the LED would pass so much current it would burn out.
The previous answers that say the LED dr... | I'm just going to ignore voltage drops for a moment, and explain it in terms of current.
When placed in series with the LED, the current passing through the LED is also passing through the bulb, but the heat going into the filament (current squared, multipled by bulb resistance) is insufficient for the filament to get... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35962/"
] | One way to Visualize, and therefore understand what is going on in the circuit, this being a very simplified explanation or analogy , would be by thinking that LED does not Pass enough current to light the lamp.
Put simply, It has much more resistance than the lamp in essence. If you placed two identical type lamps in ... | I'm just going to ignore voltage drops for a moment, and explain it in terms of current.
When placed in series with the LED, the current passing through the LED is also passing through the bulb, but the heat going into the filament (current squared, multipled by bulb resistance) is insufficient for the filament to get... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35962/"
] | The LED drops so much voltage that there is very little left for the light bulb.
You have only two 1.5V batteries, which, in series, are barely enough for the LED forward voltage.
Incandescent bulbs quickly go dim when the power which they dissipate is reduced: power is voltage squared, divided by resistance.
For th... | Your question reminds me of a similar experiment in which two unequal wattage but identical voltage lamps are connected in series. A voltage twice the size of one of the lamps is suddenly applied to the arrangement - just watch what happens.
In choosing your voltage please be aware of electrical safety. Lamps rated at... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35962/"
] | Your question reminds me of a similar experiment in which two unequal wattage but identical voltage lamps are connected in series. A voltage twice the size of one of the lamps is suddenly applied to the arrangement - just watch what happens.
In choosing your voltage please be aware of electrical safety. Lamps rated at... | @Mark McLaren Interesting question....but if you could swap the position of led and bulb without changing polarity(as it is) in series circuit, then the bulb will light if my logic is correct....Needless to say that the voltage is dropped across LED first and the remaining voltage(3 VOLT MINUS voltage used by LED) is i... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35962/"
] | For the parallel connected LED and lamp, each has the entire battery voltage across.
When series connected, the voltage across each must *sum* to the battery voltage.
Without any more information than is given, the most likely answer is that the voltage across the lamp, which must equal the battery voltage *minus* th... | @Mark McLaren Interesting question....but if you could swap the position of led and bulb without changing polarity(as it is) in series circuit, then the bulb will light if my logic is correct....Needless to say that the voltage is dropped across LED first and the remaining voltage(3 VOLT MINUS voltage used by LED) is i... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35962/"
] | For the parallel connected LED and lamp, each has the entire battery voltage across.
When series connected, the voltage across each must *sum* to the battery voltage.
Without any more information than is given, the most likely answer is that the voltage across the lamp, which must equal the battery voltage *minus* th... | There MUST be a resistor in series with the LED. An LED is a diode, and diodes rapidly increase the current they pass as the applied voltage rises above a certain point, well below 3V. So without a current-limiting resistor, the LED would pass so much current it would burn out.
The previous answers that say the LED dr... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35962/"
] | One way to Visualize, and therefore understand what is going on in the circuit, this being a very simplified explanation or analogy , would be by thinking that LED does not Pass enough current to light the lamp.
Put simply, It has much more resistance than the lamp in essence. If you placed two identical type lamps in ... | @Mark McLaren Interesting question....but if you could swap the position of led and bulb without changing polarity(as it is) in series circuit, then the bulb will light if my logic is correct....Needless to say that the voltage is dropped across LED first and the remaining voltage(3 VOLT MINUS voltage used by LED) is i... |
97,338 | My 6 year old son has just started experimenting with a Snap Circuits style kit and already we have a very basic question.
If we arrange an LED and lamp in parallel powered by batteries then both LED and lamp light up brightly.
However, if we arran... | 2014/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97338",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35962/"
] | For the parallel connected LED and lamp, each has the entire battery voltage across.
When series connected, the voltage across each must *sum* to the battery voltage.
Without any more information than is given, the most likely answer is that the voltage across the lamp, which must equal the battery voltage *minus* th... | The LED drops so much voltage that there is very little left for the light bulb.
You have only two 1.5V batteries, which, in series, are barely enough for the LED forward voltage.
Incandescent bulbs quickly go dim when the power which they dissipate is reduced: power is voltage squared, divided by resistance.
For th... |
89,846 | In MyGrammarLab Elementary A1/A2 by Mark Foley and Diane Hall Pearson 2012 I came across the following example sentence in the unit covering Reported Speech statements: 'I haven't got any money.' - She said she *hadn't got* any money.
In all the texbooks I have ever read they say that we form the negative past simple... | 2016/05/13 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/89846",
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] | It's more British English than American:
"As though she hadn't got enough V. P. of her own! "
BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley
<http://www.huxley.net/bnw/thirteen.html>
Theoretically, 'haven't got' changes to 'hadn't got', and 'don't have' changes
to 'didn't have'.
It might depend on whether the exam is American... | The general rule that "we form the negative past simple of any verb with the auxiliary did for all persons and the particle 'not'" does not apply to verb 'be' and modal verbs (always) and to verb 'have' (for some people, some of the time).
In present simple, everyone says 'She has some money', most people say 'She doe... |
89,846 | In MyGrammarLab Elementary A1/A2 by Mark Foley and Diane Hall Pearson 2012 I came across the following example sentence in the unit covering Reported Speech statements: 'I haven't got any money.' - She said she *hadn't got* any money.
In all the texbooks I have ever read they say that we form the negative past simple... | 2016/05/13 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/89846",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | A good rule of thumb is to remember that ***have got*** can be used to mean ***have***1.
1(Though it's very likely that *haven't got any money* in the example should mean "doesn't have any money", the alternate interpretation in BrE, "haven't obtained/received any money", can't be ruled out. For more details, see the... | The general rule that "we form the negative past simple of any verb with the auxiliary did for all persons and the particle 'not'" does not apply to verb 'be' and modal verbs (always) and to verb 'have' (for some people, some of the time).
In present simple, everyone says 'She has some money', most people say 'She doe... |
177,007 | I was wondering if I can use the aac codec in my commercial app for free (through lgpl ffmpeg). It says on the wiki:
>
> No licenses or payments are required to be able to stream or distribute content in AAC format.[36] This reason alone makes AAC a much more attractive format to distribute content than MP3, particul... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/177007",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72932/"
] | Go to [this page](https://www.via-corp.com/licensing/aac/aac-faqs/) and they will set you right up:
>
> ###AAC Frequently Asked Questions
>
>
>
> >
> > Who must sign a license?
> >
> > What products are covered by the license?
> >
> > What technologies are covered under the AAC patent licensing program?
>... | Android apps like TuneIn radio use the FFMPEG decoder and I cannot believe that such a popular app is paying a per download licence fee for that.
I note the the BBCs rather nifty iPlayer Radio app uses HLS to deliver the audio directly to the media player. This is how it should be done. |
177,007 | I was wondering if I can use the aac codec in my commercial app for free (through lgpl ffmpeg). It says on the wiki:
>
> No licenses or payments are required to be able to stream or distribute content in AAC format.[36] This reason alone makes AAC a much more attractive format to distribute content than MP3, particul... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/177007",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72932/"
] | Go to [this page](https://www.via-corp.com/licensing/aac/aac-faqs/) and they will set you right up:
>
> ###AAC Frequently Asked Questions
>
>
>
> >
> > Who must sign a license?
> >
> > What products are covered by the license?
> >
> > What technologies are covered under the AAC patent licensing program?
>... | **(This answer is not legal advice. You should speak to an experienced patent attorney.)**
### What to do about AAC
If I needed to encode or decode AAC, I would rely on operating system APIs where the OS or hardware vendor has licensed the AAC patents AND the patents for similar audio technologies:
* **Windows**: [M... |
177,007 | I was wondering if I can use the aac codec in my commercial app for free (through lgpl ffmpeg). It says on the wiki:
>
> No licenses or payments are required to be able to stream or distribute content in AAC format.[36] This reason alone makes AAC a much more attractive format to distribute content than MP3, particul... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/177007",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72932/"
] | Go to [this page](https://www.via-corp.com/licensing/aac/aac-faqs/) and they will set you right up:
>
> ###AAC Frequently Asked Questions
>
>
>
> >
> > Who must sign a license?
> >
> > What products are covered by the license?
> >
> > What technologies are covered under the AAC patent licensing program?
>... | I think AAC allows apps with limited distribution without payment, but you’d need to check that elsewhere. If you want to ship lots of copies of your app, then someone has to pay a license fee.
Apple, Google, Microsoft all have AAC built into their operating systems and are paying license fees for every shipping devic... |
177,007 | I was wondering if I can use the aac codec in my commercial app for free (through lgpl ffmpeg). It says on the wiki:
>
> No licenses or payments are required to be able to stream or distribute content in AAC format.[36] This reason alone makes AAC a much more attractive format to distribute content than MP3, particul... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/177007",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72932/"
] | **(This answer is not legal advice. You should speak to an experienced patent attorney.)**
### What to do about AAC
If I needed to encode or decode AAC, I would rely on operating system APIs where the OS or hardware vendor has licensed the AAC patents AND the patents for similar audio technologies:
* **Windows**: [M... | Android apps like TuneIn radio use the FFMPEG decoder and I cannot believe that such a popular app is paying a per download licence fee for that.
I note the the BBCs rather nifty iPlayer Radio app uses HLS to deliver the audio directly to the media player. This is how it should be done. |
177,007 | I was wondering if I can use the aac codec in my commercial app for free (through lgpl ffmpeg). It says on the wiki:
>
> No licenses or payments are required to be able to stream or distribute content in AAC format.[36] This reason alone makes AAC a much more attractive format to distribute content than MP3, particul... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/177007",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72932/"
] | **(This answer is not legal advice. You should speak to an experienced patent attorney.)**
### What to do about AAC
If I needed to encode or decode AAC, I would rely on operating system APIs where the OS or hardware vendor has licensed the AAC patents AND the patents for similar audio technologies:
* **Windows**: [M... | I think AAC allows apps with limited distribution without payment, but you’d need to check that elsewhere. If you want to ship lots of copies of your app, then someone has to pay a license fee.
Apple, Google, Microsoft all have AAC built into their operating systems and are paying license fees for every shipping devic... |
718,411 | I am calling a remote stateless session bean from a J2SE application and would like to cache the reference to the session bean in order to reduce the cost of the lookup. Is this ok?
In EJB2 the ServiceLocator pattern was commonly used to cache lookups to remote resources, but EJB3 doesn't have separate EJB Home (whic... | 2009/04/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/718411",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/25688/"
] | Yes, they can be cached. But I don't know if the behavior is defined what will happen should you have a cached reference and the server is rebooted underneath it. You can test that scenario, but the behavior may vary with the container. | If the server goes away, your references become invalid.
As for caching during the normal lifecycle, this should be fine. I've done this for years, both in EJB2 and EJB3, and never had an issue. Generally I just have a static 'LookupServices' class that just looks up the home, or returns the existing one if it's alrea... |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | TL DR; No.
Beer flavor changes over time (hops fade away, oxidation takes hold, etc.), and this process happens more quickly at warmer temperatures than colder ones. But there are no additional chemical reactions caused by temperature changes, so warming to room temperature and re-chilling multiple times is not going ... | I did some experimentation at home to answer this question. My results indicated that room temperature and temperature fluctuation had no impact on flavour. Very high temperature (140° for 24 hours) seems to create a very slight hard to define harshness. Check out my results here:
[Beer Experiments: Sunlight Exposure ... |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | TL DR; No.
Beer flavor changes over time (hops fade away, oxidation takes hold, etc.), and this process happens more quickly at warmer temperatures than colder ones. But there are no additional chemical reactions caused by temperature changes, so warming to room temperature and re-chilling multiple times is not going ... | Repeatedly cooling and warming (to ambient temperatures) a beer can induce a permanent haze, where proteins and tannins bond to create semi-soluble molecules. While this can have an aesthetic impact, it does not impact flavour, aroma or mouthfeel.
This is mostly an issue in beers where the knocking-out, or rapid cool... |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | TL DR; No.
Beer flavor changes over time (hops fade away, oxidation takes hold, etc.), and this process happens more quickly at warmer temperatures than colder ones. But there are no additional chemical reactions caused by temperature changes, so warming to room temperature and re-chilling multiple times is not going ... | Cooling and warming a beer **does have an effect**, but it is minor in the beginning. If you heat, cool, repeatedly many times, there will be evidence of damage and it will become staggeringly obvious!
At Budweizer they gave us a beer that was cycled over a 100 times! It was shocking how many off-flavours such a delica... |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | TL DR; No.
Beer flavor changes over time (hops fade away, oxidation takes hold, etc.), and this process happens more quickly at warmer temperatures than colder ones. But there are no additional chemical reactions caused by temperature changes, so warming to room temperature and re-chilling multiple times is not going ... | I am now drinking a beer from a keg from last weekend. I left the beer keg inside my storage with door open and it's been warm this week (100°F). Five days later the beer tastes almost same exept that the beer foam has gone which in my opinion the beer foam gives it a better taste. |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | I did some experimentation at home to answer this question. My results indicated that room temperature and temperature fluctuation had no impact on flavour. Very high temperature (140° for 24 hours) seems to create a very slight hard to define harshness. Check out my results here:
[Beer Experiments: Sunlight Exposure ... | Cooling and warming a beer **does have an effect**, but it is minor in the beginning. If you heat, cool, repeatedly many times, there will be evidence of damage and it will become staggeringly obvious!
At Budweizer they gave us a beer that was cycled over a 100 times! It was shocking how many off-flavours such a delica... |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | I did some experimentation at home to answer this question. My results indicated that room temperature and temperature fluctuation had no impact on flavour. Very high temperature (140° for 24 hours) seems to create a very slight hard to define harshness. Check out my results here:
[Beer Experiments: Sunlight Exposure ... | I am now drinking a beer from a keg from last weekend. I left the beer keg inside my storage with door open and it's been warm this week (100°F). Five days later the beer tastes almost same exept that the beer foam has gone which in my opinion the beer foam gives it a better taste. |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | Repeatedly cooling and warming (to ambient temperatures) a beer can induce a permanent haze, where proteins and tannins bond to create semi-soluble molecules. While this can have an aesthetic impact, it does not impact flavour, aroma or mouthfeel.
This is mostly an issue in beers where the knocking-out, or rapid cool... | Cooling and warming a beer **does have an effect**, but it is minor in the beginning. If you heat, cool, repeatedly many times, there will be evidence of damage and it will become staggeringly obvious!
At Budweizer they gave us a beer that was cycled over a 100 times! It was shocking how many off-flavours such a delica... |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | Repeatedly cooling and warming (to ambient temperatures) a beer can induce a permanent haze, where proteins and tannins bond to create semi-soluble molecules. While this can have an aesthetic impact, it does not impact flavour, aroma or mouthfeel.
This is mostly an issue in beers where the knocking-out, or rapid cool... | I am now drinking a beer from a keg from last weekend. I left the beer keg inside my storage with door open and it's been warm this week (100°F). Five days later the beer tastes almost same exept that the beer foam has gone which in my opinion the beer foam gives it a better taste. |
605 | I typically prefer my beer only a bit cold, so when I buy a 12-pack from a store's cooler I typically just leave it out. The excess I'll refrigerate at the end of the night, and sometimes repeat the process with the same beer on a different night.
Does this affect the quality of the beer in some chemical way? I almost... | 2014/02/15 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/605",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/479/"
] | Cooling and warming a beer **does have an effect**, but it is minor in the beginning. If you heat, cool, repeatedly many times, there will be evidence of damage and it will become staggeringly obvious!
At Budweizer they gave us a beer that was cycled over a 100 times! It was shocking how many off-flavours such a delica... | I am now drinking a beer from a keg from last weekend. I left the beer keg inside my storage with door open and it's been warm this week (100°F). Five days later the beer tastes almost same exept that the beer foam has gone which in my opinion the beer foam gives it a better taste. |
169,021 | The [Leviathan](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/leviathan)'s Tidal Wave action says (MToF, p. 198):
>
> ***Tidal Wave (Recharge 6).*** While submerged, the leviathan magically creates a wall of water centered on itself. The wall is up 250 feet long, up to 250 feet high, and up to 50 feet thick.
>
>
> When the wa... | 2020/05/16 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/169021",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/63647/"
] | 1. RAW, the wave does not interact with objects, although it should from a perspective of verisimilitude. Considering common knowledge of real-world behavior of water, it seems like there should be three cases.
a) Object is very small (compared to the wave): Applying the rules for creatures seems reasonable in this ca... | Some thoughts on how I would handle it.
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I'm going to try to answer this with how I would rule a hypothetical ship getting hit.
Key point: **50ft per round is 5 miles per hour.** The wave is not moving fast, it is tumultuous and huge but it is slow.
So the Tidal Wave enters th... |
14,748 | The Socratic / dialectical phrase:
>
> I know one thing: that I know nothing.
>
>
>
If one were to subvert it to
* I know one thing: that I will know nothing.
Is it a maxim that can guide practice, in any conceivable way? | 2016/04/11 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/14748",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> "A fool who knows his foolishness is wise at least to that extent, but
> a fool who thinks himself wise is a fool indeed." - [Dhammapada 63](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.05.budd.html)
>
>
>
If a foolish person were to become aware that he is foolish, there is potential for spiritual grow... | Not quite sure what you're looking for. The **I will know nothing** has positive effects in the sense that it will allow us to lead life in a more common sense fashion. It also jogs our spiritual side in the sense that we observe ourselves and our surroundings more. We tend to quieten ourselves a bit more and be more h... |
14,748 | The Socratic / dialectical phrase:
>
> I know one thing: that I know nothing.
>
>
>
If one were to subvert it to
* I know one thing: that I will know nothing.
Is it a maxim that can guide practice, in any conceivable way? | 2016/04/11 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/14748",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> "A fool who knows his foolishness is wise at least to that extent, but
> a fool who thinks himself wise is a fool indeed." - [Dhammapada 63](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.05.budd.html)
>
>
>
If a foolish person were to become aware that he is foolish, there is potential for spiritual grow... | There are two benefits of recognizing self-ignorance: low-level and high-level.
The high-level is the recognition of one's fundamental ignorance. This is crucial for the Buddhist process because this is the very first step in the Buddhist process-of-becoming-who-we-are, the chain of causation and understanding that pi... |
14,748 | The Socratic / dialectical phrase:
>
> I know one thing: that I know nothing.
>
>
>
If one were to subvert it to
* I know one thing: that I will know nothing.
Is it a maxim that can guide practice, in any conceivable way? | 2016/04/11 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/14748",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> "A fool who knows his foolishness is wise at least to that extent, but
> a fool who thinks himself wise is a fool indeed." - [Dhammapada 63](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.05.budd.html)
>
>
>
If a foolish person were to become aware that he is foolish, there is potential for spiritual grow... | This is agnosticism, a view that the Buddha explicitly calls stupid in the Brahmajala Sutta. I quote from my book, *Conversations with the Buddha,* p. 22 (see also p. 25):
>
> "The ‘Eel Wrigglers’ (amaravikkheppika), which can also be translated as ‘endless equivocators,’ are agnostics who refuse to commit themselves... |
57,461,368 | I'm trying to automate a test with detox. The app under test is implemented using react-native but we have a screen that renders a WebView that load an url. In this case, I cannot use the accessibilityLabel or testID in order to access the elements displayed inside the WebView. Anyone know if there is a way to locate e... | 2019/08/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/57461368",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/11917674/"
] | There is currently no way to do so <https://github.com/wix/detox/issues/665>
A work around could be done by using this but if running on different screen sizes the test would probably fail <https://github.com/wix/detox/issues/334#issuecomment-335802212> | It's finally possible to interact with webview elements in Detox (only Android currently).
Check out this [link](https://medium.com/tenets/detox-webview-tests-are-a-reality-39539dfe055) |
36,764,597 | May be this is a common problems,but I have googled it and post it in some forums but I still didn't get the answer..
I have a problem with my ACL. I was following this tutorial <http://dbtricks.com/?p=159> and everything works fine. But when I made REST web service in Oracle APEX 5.0 and tried to run the service, it ... | 2016/04/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36764597",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4468740/"
] | You could try configuring the ACL for the "default parsing schema" ID; generally the schema that owns the tables; not the APEX schema that contains the application. That solved the issue for us. | You should configure the ACL for the schema that owns the APEX application that you are trying to run. |
5,308,371 | the magic tables of a trigger are emptied themselves or have to emptied explicitly? when we insert data into a table having a trigger on it, then first the data goes to the inserted magic table and then to the actual table. but after that does the inserted magic table retains its data or loses it? | 2011/03/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5308371",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/613929/"
] | From [Using the inserted and deleted Tables](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191300.aspx)
>
> SQL Server automatically creates and manages these tables.
>
>
> | I presume you're talking about the INSERTED, DELETED records that exists in the context of the trigger? Why would you assume that they are anything but temporary as they cannot be accessed outside of the scope of the trigger. |
5,308,371 | the magic tables of a trigger are emptied themselves or have to emptied explicitly? when we insert data into a table having a trigger on it, then first the data goes to the inserted magic table and then to the actual table. but after that does the inserted magic table retains its data or loses it? | 2011/03/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5308371",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/613929/"
] | I presume you're talking about the INSERTED, DELETED records that exists in the context of the trigger? Why would you assume that they are anything but temporary as they cannot be accessed outside of the scope of the trigger. | I found the answer in a book as:
Once the trigger has completed, the data for that table is removed from the relevant logical tables.
The logical tables are held within TEMPDB temporary database, & therefore triggers will affect the performance of the tempdb & will be affected by any other process utilizing tempdb.
... |
5,308,371 | the magic tables of a trigger are emptied themselves or have to emptied explicitly? when we insert data into a table having a trigger on it, then first the data goes to the inserted magic table and then to the actual table. but after that does the inserted magic table retains its data or loses it? | 2011/03/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5308371",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/613929/"
] | From [Using the inserted and deleted Tables](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191300.aspx)
>
> SQL Server automatically creates and manages these tables.
>
>
> | I found the answer in a book as:
Once the trigger has completed, the data for that table is removed from the relevant logical tables.
The logical tables are held within TEMPDB temporary database, & therefore triggers will affect the performance of the tempdb & will be affected by any other process utilizing tempdb.
... |
143,905 | When a new Windows server machine joins a domain, AD seems to create a machine account "DOMAIN\MACHINENAME$" for that machine with a SID.
If the machine gets reimaged (with another OS, here: W2K8 instead of W2K3) and then rejoins the domin, will AD re-use the existing domain account with the same SID?
(Reason I'm ask... | 2010/05/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/143905",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/28167/"
] | Max: Yes. The existing accounts and SIDs will be re-used.
As long as you don't delete the machine accounts from AD you'll be fine. When you disjoin the old machine the account will be disabled. When you join a new computer (or a new OS on the old computer) to the domain, using the name of an existing computer object i... | I always laughed at people that thought newsid (never used it) was doing something for them!
in this case a server would be presenting itself as domain\servername$ to the sql server thus as long it was a ***functional*** domain member the login would work.
non functional would be a domain joined server being cloned ... |
2,492 | A former colleague once argued to me as follows:
>
> We usually apply normality tests to the results of processes that,
> under the null, generate random variables that are only
> *asymptotically* or *nearly* normal (with the 'asymptotically' part dependent on some quantity which we cannot make large); In the era ... | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2492",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/795/"
] | I *used* to think that tests of normality were completely useless.
However, now I do consulting for other researchers. Often, obtaining samples is extremely expensive, and so they will want to do inference with n = 8, say.
In such a case, it is very difficult to find statistical significance with non-parametric tes... | I think the first 2 questions have been thoroughly answered but I don't think question 3 was addressed. Many tests compare the empirical distribution to a known hypothesized distribution. The critical value for the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test is based on F being completely specified. It can be modified to test against a pa... |
2,492 | A former colleague once argued to me as follows:
>
> We usually apply normality tests to the results of processes that,
> under the null, generate random variables that are only
> *asymptotically* or *nearly* normal (with the 'asymptotically' part dependent on some quantity which we cannot make large); In the era ... | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2492",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/795/"
] | When thinking about whether normality testing is 'essentially useless', one first has to think about what it is supposed to be useful for. Many people (well... at least, many scientists) misunderstand the question the normality test answers.
The question normality tests answer: Is there convincing evidence of any dev... | Before asking whether a test or any sort of rough check for normality is "useful" you have to answer the question behind the question: "Why are you asking?"
For example, if you only want to put a confidence limit around the *mean* of a set of data, departures from normality may or not be important, depending on how mu... |
2,492 | A former colleague once argued to me as follows:
>
> We usually apply normality tests to the results of processes that,
> under the null, generate random variables that are only
> *asymptotically* or *nearly* normal (with the 'asymptotically' part dependent on some quantity which we cannot make large); In the era ... | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2492",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/795/"
] | IMHO normality tests are absolutely useless for the following reasons:
1. On small samples, there's a good chance that the true distribution of the population is substantially non-normal, but the normality test isn't powerful to pick it up.
2. On large samples, things like the T-test and ANOVA are pretty robust to non... | For what it's worth, I once developed a [fast sampler](https://github.com/murbard/truncatednormal) for the truncated normal distribution, and normality testing (KS) was very useful in debugging the function. This sampler passes the test with huge sample sizes but, interestingly, the GSL's ziggurat sampler didn't. |
2,492 | A former colleague once argued to me as follows:
>
> We usually apply normality tests to the results of processes that,
> under the null, generate random variables that are only
> *asymptotically* or *nearly* normal (with the 'asymptotically' part dependent on some quantity which we cannot make large); In the era ... | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2492",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/795/"
] | Before asking whether a test or any sort of rough check for normality is "useful" you have to answer the question behind the question: "Why are you asking?"
For example, if you only want to put a confidence limit around the *mean* of a set of data, departures from normality may or not be important, depending on how mu... | I wouldn't say it is useless, but it really depends on the application. Note, you never really know the distribution the data is coming from, and all you have is a small set of the realizations. Your sample mean is always finite in sample, but the mean could be undefined or infinite for some types of probability densit... |
2,492 | A former colleague once argued to me as follows:
>
> We usually apply normality tests to the results of processes that,
> under the null, generate random variables that are only
> *asymptotically* or *nearly* normal (with the 'asymptotically' part dependent on some quantity which we cannot make large); In the era ... | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2492",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/795/"
] | IMHO normality tests are absolutely useless for the following reasons:
1. On small samples, there's a good chance that the true distribution of the population is substantially non-normal, but the normality test isn't powerful to pick it up.
2. On large samples, things like the T-test and ANOVA are pretty robust to non... | The argument you gave is an opinion. I think that the importance of normality testing is to make sure that the data does not depart severely from the normal. I use it sometimes to decide between using a parametric versus a nonparametric test for my inference procedure. I think the test can be useful in moderate and lar... |
2,492 | A former colleague once argued to me as follows:
>
> We usually apply normality tests to the results of processes that,
> under the null, generate random variables that are only
> *asymptotically* or *nearly* normal (with the 'asymptotically' part dependent on some quantity which we cannot make large); In the era ... | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2492",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/795/"
] | For what it's worth, I once developed a [fast sampler](https://github.com/murbard/truncatednormal) for the truncated normal distribution, and normality testing (KS) was very useful in debugging the function. This sampler passes the test with huge sample sizes but, interestingly, the GSL's ziggurat sampler didn't. | I think a maximum entropy approach could be useful here. We can assign a normal distribution because we believe the data is "normally distributed" (whatever that means) or because we only expect to see deviations of about the same Magnitude. Also, because the normal distribution has just two sufficient statistics, it i... |
79,128 | Are there any sources where I can find the information regarding the research funds for PhD students and the purposes list on which it can be used?
There is 10% of annual stipend amount available as research fund for PhD students in my University, however I cannot find the regulations for it in English, only in Italian... | 2016/10/31 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/79128",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/56350/"
] | >
> but what I wonder is if I can transfer these money to my stipend if I don't use it totally?
>
>
>
No, usually you can't.
In Italy, typically, funds cannot be transferred directly to non-employees (a PhD student is not an employee of a university), and only certain funds, like those coming from research contra... | I don't know the regulations of your institution, but normally, in Italy like anywhere in the world, one is not allowed to transfer research funds directly into their pockets, for many good reasons. There are strict regulations on which expenses and activities you can use them for, to prevent abuses. |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | The popular Indian president Abdul Kalam has already given the answer.
>
> Love your job but don't love your company, because you may not know
> when your company stops loving you. **Abdul Kalam**
>
>
> | Loyalty is good. Take the job and don't accept a counteroffer.
When you accept the offer verbally, tell the new employer that you need to give notice, and the notice period will start when you receive a written offer and respond in writing. Usually, the notice period is two weeks in the U.S., but it is sometimes longe... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | >
> I feel guilty to leave my current team knowing the difficulties we are facing right now (mostly because the team is too small for the amount of work).
>
>
>
To quote an answer I've written to another question:
>
> An important thing to realize is, that if a company cannot afford to pay (adequately) for softw... | The popular Indian president Abdul Kalam has already given the answer.
>
> Love your job but don't love your company, because you may not know
> when your company stops loving you. **Abdul Kalam**
>
>
> |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | To me... This is a simple choice.
So basically the only reason you're hesitating is because you don't want to leave your team with all the work?
It's going to be overloaded whether you're there or not. They can find a replacement for you but you may not find a replacement job offer that will almost double your salary... | Loyalty is nice, but you don't have to take it to extremes.
If you're a very competent worker, there will be many times in your career when you have to choose between your current employer and a new prospect. And you'll almost always be putting your current employer in a lurch if you decide to leave. You'll sometimes ... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | The popular Indian president Abdul Kalam has already given the answer.
>
> Love your job but don't love your company, because you may not know
> when your company stops loving you. **Abdul Kalam**
>
>
> | It would be worth taking the new job even for the same money, because [your commute is killing you](https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/being-sick-of-the-daily-commute-could-be-affecting-your-health/).
>
> health status, level of happiness and satisfaction were lower for people who had longer commutes
>
... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | It would be worth taking the new job even for the same money, because [your commute is killing you](https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/being-sick-of-the-daily-commute-could-be-affecting-your-health/).
>
> health status, level of happiness and satisfaction were lower for people who had longer commutes
>
... | Every goal of a worker is to have a nice and good salary. When having your current job, it is the main reason why you do so. And I think you don't have to think of your previous job because you already have your job now that is more satisfying than your previous one. And besides, you cannot go back to it anymore, I thi... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | To me... This is a simple choice.
So basically the only reason you're hesitating is because you don't want to leave your team with all the work?
It's going to be overloaded whether you're there or not. They can find a replacement for you but you may not find a replacement job offer that will almost double your salary... | Loyalty is good. Take the job and don't accept a counteroffer.
When you accept the offer verbally, tell the new employer that you need to give notice, and the notice period will start when you receive a written offer and respond in writing. Usually, the notice period is two weeks in the U.S., but it is sometimes longe... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | Many people I know have felt exactly as you do, leaving both better and significantly worse employers than yours. I felt the same, when I left my first employer. I confused the personal loyalty I felt to my team, my manager and the company with my duty as an employee. Of course you feel loyal, you've worked there for a... | **No you should not be concerned about your future-ex company.**
This is business, not college and **you're working to make money, not friends**.
Most workplaces guilt trip you into thinking that you somehow owe them anything. Truth is: you don't. As a worker you are creating revenue for the company (despite them pa... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | Many people I know have felt exactly as you do, leaving both better and significantly worse employers than yours. I felt the same, when I left my first employer. I confused the personal loyalty I felt to my team, my manager and the company with my duty as an employee. Of course you feel loyal, you've worked there for a... | It would be worth taking the new job even for the same money, because [your commute is killing you](https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/being-sick-of-the-daily-commute-could-be-affecting-your-health/).
>
> health status, level of happiness and satisfaction were lower for people who had longer commutes
>
... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | Ciao, you should absolutely should take the new offer.
Regarding your belief that:
>
> Your belief that your old company will be "hurt" when you leave.
>
>
>
This is incorrect thinking. It would be like using red wine in ragu. You must let this go!
1. Everyone is replaceable
2. Teams are usually ***HAPPY*** whe... | It would be worth taking the new job even for the same money, because [your commute is killing you](https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/being-sick-of-the-daily-commute-could-be-affecting-your-health/).
>
> health status, level of happiness and satisfaction were lower for people who had longer commutes
>
... |
126,413 | I currently work for a medium-large (~500 employees) Italian company as a Linux developer. I work in a team of 8 people, most of them are really awesome and really friendly, the day life is good and so is the comfort that the company offers.
To reach the office I have to drive around 75km per day, on alternating weeks... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126413",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97910/"
] | Loyalty is nice, but you don't have to take it to extremes.
If you're a very competent worker, there will be many times in your career when you have to choose between your current employer and a new prospect. And you'll almost always be putting your current employer in a lurch if you decide to leave. You'll sometimes ... | It would be worth taking the new job even for the same money, because [your commute is killing you](https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/being-sick-of-the-daily-commute-could-be-affecting-your-health/).
>
> health status, level of happiness and satisfaction were lower for people who had longer commutes
>
... |
8,859 | At one point [TangibleCryptography](http://tangiblecryptography.com/) offered direct sales of Bitcoins in exchange to USD wire transfer, at competitive rates.
Is there a list of active trusted companies that offer this service? | 2013/03/30 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/8859",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/78/"
] | We have a long history in bitcoin...
bitinstant.com
We offer many options and transaction types. :) | If you have an US bank account maybe [Coinbase](http://blog.coinbase.com/post/34357253898/you-can-now-buy-and-sell-bitcoin-by-connecting-any-u-s "Coinbase") is something for you. |
8,859 | At one point [TangibleCryptography](http://tangiblecryptography.com/) offered direct sales of Bitcoins in exchange to USD wire transfer, at competitive rates.
Is there a list of active trusted companies that offer this service? | 2013/03/30 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/8859",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/78/"
] | We have a long history in bitcoin...
bitinstant.com
We offer many options and transaction types. :) | In The Netherlands: <https://bitonic.nl>
They charge quite a fee, but are easy and quick. iDeal (direct bank transfer) supported. I used them once and got my bitcoins in a few minutes. |
53,419,607 | I need to send an email when a record is added to a table.
A bunch of googling has left me with the impression that the only choices are "bad" and "really bad" and was wondering if anybody had any clean, solid, reliable suggestions.
So far I've found:
* Use a mysql plugin that sends the mail. I'd rather not do this ... | 2018/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53419607",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1951463/"
] | Modify the code that is adding the record and have it do the notifications. If you put it in a try/catch block you will know for sure whether or not the record was added successfully. | Trigger on table(s) of interest to insert into other table (email queue).
Create a scheduled process to process the other table. |
76,479 | In the last movie of TNG's generation, "Nemesis", near the end in the Scimitar (Shinzon's ship)... spoilers ahead...
>
> Data dies
>
>
>
Earlier in the movie the team discovers B-4, a prototype android constructed by Doctor Noonian Soong. A little later Data wished to give his brother the opportunity to expand h... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/76479",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38436/"
] | The clear implication at the end of the film is that *something* of Data has remained and in the [tie-in comics](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Countdown) to the new 2009 reboot of Star Trek, we learn that when LaForge attempted to install Data's emotion chip into B-4, that was the final trigger needed for ... | Warning: the following is **non-canon information** - this answer is not designed to compete with Richard's answer, just to provide additional information.
This matter is actually dealt with in *[Cold Equations: The Persistence of Memory](http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory)* where the tale of ... |
76,479 | In the last movie of TNG's generation, "Nemesis", near the end in the Scimitar (Shinzon's ship)... spoilers ahead...
>
> Data dies
>
>
>
Earlier in the movie the team discovers B-4, a prototype android constructed by Doctor Noonian Soong. A little later Data wished to give his brother the opportunity to expand h... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/76479",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38436/"
] | The clear implication at the end of the film is that *something* of Data has remained and in the [tie-in comics](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Countdown) to the new 2009 reboot of Star Trek, we learn that when LaForge attempted to install Data's emotion chip into B-4, that was the final trigger needed for ... | In [TNG's finale, All good things...](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/All_Good_Things..._%28episode%29), the Data of the future is shown to be the [Lucasian Professor of Mathematics](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Lucasian_Professor_of_Mathematics), and even though that is considered an [*alternate* timeline... |
76,479 | In the last movie of TNG's generation, "Nemesis", near the end in the Scimitar (Shinzon's ship)... spoilers ahead...
>
> Data dies
>
>
>
Earlier in the movie the team discovers B-4, a prototype android constructed by Doctor Noonian Soong. A little later Data wished to give his brother the opportunity to expand h... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/76479",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38436/"
] | The clear implication at the end of the film is that *something* of Data has remained and in the [tie-in comics](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Countdown) to the new 2009 reboot of Star Trek, we learn that when LaForge attempted to install Data's emotion chip into B-4, that was the final trigger needed for ... | In yet another continuity (Star Trek Online), after the Enterprise-E's encounter with the Scimitar, B-4 was in the custody of the [Soong Foundation](http://sto.gamepedia.com/Soong_Foundation) (an affiliate of the Daystrom Institute).
In 2385, Geordi takes a leave of absence from Starfleet to work on "personal projects... |
76,479 | In the last movie of TNG's generation, "Nemesis", near the end in the Scimitar (Shinzon's ship)... spoilers ahead...
>
> Data dies
>
>
>
Earlier in the movie the team discovers B-4, a prototype android constructed by Doctor Noonian Soong. A little later Data wished to give his brother the opportunity to expand h... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/76479",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38436/"
] | The clear implication at the end of the film is that *something* of Data has remained and in the [tie-in comics](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Countdown) to the new 2009 reboot of Star Trek, we learn that when LaForge attempted to install Data's emotion chip into B-4, that was the final trigger needed for ... | Having just read Jean-Luc Picard’s autobiography I can (assuming it is canon) answer this without needing to make any assumptions.
>
> During Picard’s debrief with Admiral Janeway following the events of Nemesis Q appears and “because he misses Data” turns B4 into Data. Data later becomes captain of the Enterprise E... |
76,479 | In the last movie of TNG's generation, "Nemesis", near the end in the Scimitar (Shinzon's ship)... spoilers ahead...
>
> Data dies
>
>
>
Earlier in the movie the team discovers B-4, a prototype android constructed by Doctor Noonian Soong. A little later Data wished to give his brother the opportunity to expand h... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/76479",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38436/"
] | Warning: the following is **non-canon information** - this answer is not designed to compete with Richard's answer, just to provide additional information.
This matter is actually dealt with in *[Cold Equations: The Persistence of Memory](http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory)* where the tale of ... | Having just read Jean-Luc Picard’s autobiography I can (assuming it is canon) answer this without needing to make any assumptions.
>
> During Picard’s debrief with Admiral Janeway following the events of Nemesis Q appears and “because he misses Data” turns B4 into Data. Data later becomes captain of the Enterprise E... |
76,479 | In the last movie of TNG's generation, "Nemesis", near the end in the Scimitar (Shinzon's ship)... spoilers ahead...
>
> Data dies
>
>
>
Earlier in the movie the team discovers B-4, a prototype android constructed by Doctor Noonian Soong. A little later Data wished to give his brother the opportunity to expand h... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/76479",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38436/"
] | In [TNG's finale, All good things...](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/All_Good_Things..._%28episode%29), the Data of the future is shown to be the [Lucasian Professor of Mathematics](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Lucasian_Professor_of_Mathematics), and even though that is considered an [*alternate* timeline... | Having just read Jean-Luc Picard’s autobiography I can (assuming it is canon) answer this without needing to make any assumptions.
>
> During Picard’s debrief with Admiral Janeway following the events of Nemesis Q appears and “because he misses Data” turns B4 into Data. Data later becomes captain of the Enterprise E... |
76,479 | In the last movie of TNG's generation, "Nemesis", near the end in the Scimitar (Shinzon's ship)... spoilers ahead...
>
> Data dies
>
>
>
Earlier in the movie the team discovers B-4, a prototype android constructed by Doctor Noonian Soong. A little later Data wished to give his brother the opportunity to expand h... | 2014/12/23 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/76479",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38436/"
] | In yet another continuity (Star Trek Online), after the Enterprise-E's encounter with the Scimitar, B-4 was in the custody of the [Soong Foundation](http://sto.gamepedia.com/Soong_Foundation) (an affiliate of the Daystrom Institute).
In 2385, Geordi takes a leave of absence from Starfleet to work on "personal projects... | Having just read Jean-Luc Picard’s autobiography I can (assuming it is canon) answer this without needing to make any assumptions.
>
> During Picard’s debrief with Admiral Janeway following the events of Nemesis Q appears and “because he misses Data” turns B4 into Data. Data later becomes captain of the Enterprise E... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | >
> Is Super User unfriendly to beginners?
>
>
>
It's *becoming* more so, yes, but originally it really wasn't. As members with various attitudes come and go, the general tone of the site changes. It's hard to get *people* to change, but by adding or removing active members (whether by force, or they just go inact... | In the beginning ive feeling the same as you @Gaius Augustus , but i've saw they are only a minority, they are ppl who appear to be rude.
I invite you to do not pay attention about that esterile cricticism, just read the **rules** & **faqs** do you best and gain your rep, i know is hard(i really know) but do not give ... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | I couldn't resist to go through your questions on SO, and I fail to see the rudeness you're talking about. Do you have a particular example in mind?
Answering questions is hard. Perhaps you should try it yourself when you see a beginner with a problem you could solve. You will quickly discover that the askers can be d... | In the beginning ive feeling the same as you @Gaius Augustus , but i've saw they are only a minority, they are ppl who appear to be rude.
I invite you to do not pay attention about that esterile cricticism, just read the **rules** & **faqs** do you best and gain your rep, i know is hard(i really know) but do not give ... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | In the beginning ive feeling the same as you @Gaius Augustus , but i've saw they are only a minority, they are ppl who appear to be rude.
I invite you to do not pay attention about that esterile cricticism, just read the **rules** & **faqs** do you best and gain your rep, i know is hard(i really know) but do not give ... | I'm new to superuser, but experienced with SO. My first question here, asking simply if there's work being done on Docker towards making a native version for macs, and if so, whether there's an ETA on it at all, was considered "inviting to opinion-based answers".
I disagreed and kept the question as is, and the result... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | I review a lot of questions and answers here daily, and I don't think there is a generalized problem with rudeness on Super User. By and large, the discourse here is courteous, polite, and geared toward tactfully answering people's questions. Sure, there is the occasional tactless comment, often in response to someone ... | In the beginning ive feeling the same as you @Gaius Augustus , but i've saw they are only a minority, they are ppl who appear to be rude.
I invite you to do not pay attention about that esterile cricticism, just read the **rules** & **faqs** do you best and gain your rep, i know is hard(i really know) but do not give ... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | >
> Is Super User unfriendly to beginners?
>
>
>
It's *becoming* more so, yes, but originally it really wasn't. As members with various attitudes come and go, the general tone of the site changes. It's hard to get *people* to change, but by adding or removing active members (whether by force, or they just go inact... | I couldn't resist to go through your questions on SO, and I fail to see the rudeness you're talking about. Do you have a particular example in mind?
Answering questions is hard. Perhaps you should try it yourself when you see a beginner with a problem you could solve. You will quickly discover that the askers can be d... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | I review a lot of questions and answers here daily, and I don't think there is a generalized problem with rudeness on Super User. By and large, the discourse here is courteous, polite, and geared toward tactfully answering people's questions. Sure, there is the occasional tactless comment, often in response to someone ... | I am a beginner and I feel stack exchange has been unfriendly to me. Why? Even a polite "you did something wrong" seems insulting. Frankly, I, and I suspect most new contributors, are not used to making mistakes. I think it would be easier for beginners if experts frequently remind themselves that this community is mor... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | I am a beginner and I feel stack exchange has been unfriendly to me. Why? Even a polite "you did something wrong" seems insulting. Frankly, I, and I suspect most new contributors, are not used to making mistakes. I think it would be easier for beginners if experts frequently remind themselves that this community is mor... | I'm new to superuser, but experienced with SO. My first question here, asking simply if there's work being done on Docker towards making a native version for macs, and if so, whether there's an ETA on it at all, was considered "inviting to opinion-based answers".
I disagreed and kept the question as is, and the result... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | >
> Is Super User unfriendly to beginners?
>
>
>
It's *becoming* more so, yes, but originally it really wasn't. As members with various attitudes come and go, the general tone of the site changes. It's hard to get *people* to change, but by adding or removing active members (whether by force, or they just go inact... | I am a beginner and I feel stack exchange has been unfriendly to me. Why? Even a polite "you did something wrong" seems insulting. Frankly, I, and I suspect most new contributors, are not used to making mistakes. I think it would be easier for beginners if experts frequently remind themselves that this community is mor... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | I review a lot of questions and answers here daily, and I don't think there is a generalized problem with rudeness on Super User. By and large, the discourse here is courteous, polite, and geared toward tactfully answering people's questions. Sure, there is the occasional tactless comment, often in response to someone ... | I'm new to superuser, but experienced with SO. My first question here, asking simply if there's work being done on Docker towards making a native version for macs, and if so, whether there's an ETA on it at all, was considered "inviting to opinion-based answers".
I disagreed and kept the question as is, and the result... |
9,534 | **Background:** I am a beginner with absolutely no Computer Science background. I am completely self-taught, which means that I only learn things as needed. As such, I know less basics than I should. However, my new job requires more of this knowledge than I have. And no, I don't really have the resources at my job to ... | 2015/07/22 | [
"https://meta.superuser.com/questions/9534",
"https://meta.superuser.com",
"https://meta.superuser.com/users/450980/"
] | >
> Is Super User unfriendly to beginners?
>
>
>
It's *becoming* more so, yes, but originally it really wasn't. As members with various attitudes come and go, the general tone of the site changes. It's hard to get *people* to change, but by adding or removing active members (whether by force, or they just go inact... | I'm new to superuser, but experienced with SO. My first question here, asking simply if there's work being done on Docker towards making a native version for macs, and if so, whether there's an ETA on it at all, was considered "inviting to opinion-based answers".
I disagreed and kept the question as is, and the result... |
22,062,970 | I have a big solution (~50 projects) consisting many web projects and web service projects grouped to modules (solution folders). The reason why I have many WebApi projects is that I assume, in the future, they will be deployed on different domains.
As I mentioned, a module can have many web api projects and class li... | 2014/02/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22062970",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/825968/"
] | Spawning process and do the work will be always slower than just do the work. It strongly depend on your exact requirements. Especially non-function requirements are the key. So go and do measurements. It's pretty easy. See documentation about [Profiling](http://www.erlang.org/doc/efficiency_guide/profiling.html) for m... | Spawning more processes won't necessarily make tasks run in parallel. For example, if you have a 24 cores on your system, only 24 processes can run at any one time.
Instead it might be good to think about how much work is being done when you examine a node in a tree. Lets say the node value represents a url which nee... |
31,821 | I just installed Ubuntu on my netbook, and I'd like to customize it but don't know where to start. Do you know of any tips or guides for customizing Ubuntu? | 2009/08/29 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/31821",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2130/"
] | [Gnome-Look](http://www.gnome-look.org/) is a good place to start for all around customization. Themes, Icons, Fonts, Wallpapers, Screensavers, and more. It's all there. | * GHacks: [**Customize your Ubuntu GNOME theme**](http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/30/customize-your-ubuntu-gnome-theme/)
* Ubuntu Essentials book ref: [**Installing and Customizing Ubuntu Desktop Themes**](http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Installing_and_Customizing_Ubuntu_Desktop_Themes)
* [HP's custom Ubuntu skin for... |
31,821 | I just installed Ubuntu on my netbook, and I'd like to customize it but don't know where to start. Do you know of any tips or guides for customizing Ubuntu? | 2009/08/29 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/31821",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2130/"
] | [Gnome-Look](http://www.gnome-look.org/) is a good place to start for all around customization. Themes, Icons, Fonts, Wallpapers, Screensavers, and more. It's all there. | The Ubuntu desktop environment is composed of several different components that can be individually tailored. This is great for flexibility, but can cause confusion if you were expecting one single entity to configure.
[From Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment):
>
> On systems running the X W... |
31,821 | I just installed Ubuntu on my netbook, and I'd like to customize it but don't know where to start. Do you know of any tips or guides for customizing Ubuntu? | 2009/08/29 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/31821",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2130/"
] | [Gnome-Look](http://www.gnome-look.org/) is a good place to start for all around customization. Themes, Icons, Fonts, Wallpapers, Screensavers, and more. It's all there. | You might want to check out [Epidermis](http://epidermis.tuxfamily.org/), its a program for customizing everything in ubuntu. |
31,821 | I just installed Ubuntu on my netbook, and I'd like to customize it but don't know where to start. Do you know of any tips or guides for customizing Ubuntu? | 2009/08/29 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/31821",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2130/"
] | The Ubuntu desktop environment is composed of several different components that can be individually tailored. This is great for flexibility, but can cause confusion if you were expecting one single entity to configure.
[From Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment):
>
> On systems running the X W... | * GHacks: [**Customize your Ubuntu GNOME theme**](http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/30/customize-your-ubuntu-gnome-theme/)
* Ubuntu Essentials book ref: [**Installing and Customizing Ubuntu Desktop Themes**](http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Installing_and_Customizing_Ubuntu_Desktop_Themes)
* [HP's custom Ubuntu skin for... |
31,821 | I just installed Ubuntu on my netbook, and I'd like to customize it but don't know where to start. Do you know of any tips or guides for customizing Ubuntu? | 2009/08/29 | [
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] | The Ubuntu desktop environment is composed of several different components that can be individually tailored. This is great for flexibility, but can cause confusion if you were expecting one single entity to configure.
[From Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment):
>
> On systems running the X W... | You might want to check out [Epidermis](http://epidermis.tuxfamily.org/), its a program for customizing everything in ubuntu. |
105,849 | I am using Atmega328P to read temperature from LM35 and display it on the LCD (along with few several things it does).
I want to understand the capacitor and connections for the AVR itself and AVcc.
I read stuff online, about decoupling, bursts, under-power and such, but I did not understand what I should connect to ... | 2014/04/08 | [
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] | I will first talk about decoupling capacitors, and then specifically the options the Atmel 328P has for it's AVCC and AREF pins.
Decoupling capacitors are used to provide short bursts of energy during digital switching circuits (they go from zero to full voltage in a very short amount of time, they need energy and av... | The left side of the image shows how to interface ATmeaga664. However, the principle is the same for the 328 model, I believe:
If you do not have any other power consumption except your microcontroller, you might not need a 10uF cap. But I would sug... |
105,849 | I am using Atmega328P to read temperature from LM35 and display it on the LCD (along with few several things it does).
I want to understand the capacitor and connections for the AVR itself and AVcc.
I read stuff online, about decoupling, bursts, under-power and such, but I did not understand what I should connect to ... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/105849",
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] | I will first talk about decoupling capacitors, and then specifically the options the Atmel 328P has for it's AVCC and AREF pins.
Decoupling capacitors are used to provide short bursts of energy during digital switching circuits (they go from zero to full voltage in a very short amount of time, they need energy and av... | I suggest that you head over to Atmels site and search for their application notes on ADC or power supply considerations. Although application note Atmel AVR32837 is for a totally different CPU it as some explanatory pictures of capacitor values and connections. Application not Atmel AVR042 might be good for you also.
... |
225,738 | Im currently evaluating using Apple Remote Desktop for multi laptop and desktop management. Can it also be used for iOS device management ?
We've got a range of devices - iPhone, iPads which are company owned. As well as staff who have their own iPhones which we install email, and specific business apps for them to us... | 2016/01/31 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/225738",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
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] | We use Apple Configurator to supervise iOS devices and then Meraki MDM to remotely manage them. We push out a webclip and a global HTTP proxy setting to all devices this way. Meraki MDM is free for up to 100 clients, after that you have to pay per client up to and including the first 100. We were using the Apple OS X s... | Unfortunately Apple Remote Desktop does not support managing iOS devices at this time. The closest parallel would be [Apple Configurator 2](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12) which targets iOS automation in a similar manner to Remote Desktop.
I suggest investigating MDM solutions:... |
225,738 | Im currently evaluating using Apple Remote Desktop for multi laptop and desktop management. Can it also be used for iOS device management ?
We've got a range of devices - iPhone, iPads which are company owned. As well as staff who have their own iPhones which we install email, and specific business apps for them to us... | 2016/01/31 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/225738",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/33723/"
] | Unfortunately Apple Remote Desktop does not support managing iOS devices at this time. The closest parallel would be [Apple Configurator 2](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12) which targets iOS automation in a similar manner to Remote Desktop.
I suggest investigating MDM solutions:... | Right now it is still not supported. The App hasn’t been updated in a year so I doubt support will be added as is it going a bit out of date.
Apple has some software for remote control mainly designed for education though:
<https://www.apple.com/education/it/>
While not the best solution it does offer Apple ID and i... |
225,738 | Im currently evaluating using Apple Remote Desktop for multi laptop and desktop management. Can it also be used for iOS device management ?
We've got a range of devices - iPhone, iPads which are company owned. As well as staff who have their own iPhones which we install email, and specific business apps for them to us... | 2016/01/31 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/225738",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/33723/"
] | Unfortunately Apple Remote Desktop does not support managing iOS devices at this time. The closest parallel would be [Apple Configurator 2](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12) which targets iOS automation in a similar manner to Remote Desktop.
I suggest investigating MDM solutions:... | No, [Apple Configurator](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12) is Apple's solution for iOS management whereas Apple Remote Desktop is focused only on macOS clients. Server.app as well has profile manager for basic MDM functionality using the Apple Push Notification service. Even if your... |
225,738 | Im currently evaluating using Apple Remote Desktop for multi laptop and desktop management. Can it also be used for iOS device management ?
We've got a range of devices - iPhone, iPads which are company owned. As well as staff who have their own iPhones which we install email, and specific business apps for them to us... | 2016/01/31 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/225738",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/33723/"
] | We use Apple Configurator to supervise iOS devices and then Meraki MDM to remotely manage them. We push out a webclip and a global HTTP proxy setting to all devices this way. Meraki MDM is free for up to 100 clients, after that you have to pay per client up to and including the first 100. We were using the Apple OS X s... | Right now it is still not supported. The App hasn’t been updated in a year so I doubt support will be added as is it going a bit out of date.
Apple has some software for remote control mainly designed for education though:
<https://www.apple.com/education/it/>
While not the best solution it does offer Apple ID and i... |
225,738 | Im currently evaluating using Apple Remote Desktop for multi laptop and desktop management. Can it also be used for iOS device management ?
We've got a range of devices - iPhone, iPads which are company owned. As well as staff who have their own iPhones which we install email, and specific business apps for them to us... | 2016/01/31 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/225738",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/33723/"
] | We use Apple Configurator to supervise iOS devices and then Meraki MDM to remotely manage them. We push out a webclip and a global HTTP proxy setting to all devices this way. Meraki MDM is free for up to 100 clients, after that you have to pay per client up to and including the first 100. We were using the Apple OS X s... | No, [Apple Configurator](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12) is Apple's solution for iOS management whereas Apple Remote Desktop is focused only on macOS clients. Server.app as well has profile manager for basic MDM functionality using the Apple Push Notification service. Even if your... |
225,738 | Im currently evaluating using Apple Remote Desktop for multi laptop and desktop management. Can it also be used for iOS device management ?
We've got a range of devices - iPhone, iPads which are company owned. As well as staff who have their own iPhones which we install email, and specific business apps for them to us... | 2016/01/31 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/225738",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/33723/"
] | Right now it is still not supported. The App hasn’t been updated in a year so I doubt support will be added as is it going a bit out of date.
Apple has some software for remote control mainly designed for education though:
<https://www.apple.com/education/it/>
While not the best solution it does offer Apple ID and i... | No, [Apple Configurator](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12) is Apple's solution for iOS management whereas Apple Remote Desktop is focused only on macOS clients. Server.app as well has profile manager for basic MDM functionality using the Apple Push Notification service. Even if your... |
59,139 | I’ve some doubts regarding the epistyle of David Benatar's thought, the “asymmetry of pleasure and pain”. In *Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence* he writes that:
>
> Both good and bad things happen only to those who exist. However,
> there is a crucial asymmetry between the good and the bad... | 2018/12/25 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/59139",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/34449/"
] | Yes, **it's wrong.**
If you think that the 'absence of pleasure' is merely 'not bad' then you are simply failing to imagine a pleasure which is equal in magnitude to your imagined pain. A standard-issue human brain might be evolutionary adept (and indeed in good tune) when conjuring this prejudiced mistake - as livin... | I'd say it falls through since not all pleasure is good and not all pain is bad. If pleasure was identical to good then the sentence "good is good" would be equivalent to the sentence "pleasure is good". But those sentences are not equivalent, so pleasure is not identical to good. In short, the ethical framework that u... |
59,139 | I’ve some doubts regarding the epistyle of David Benatar's thought, the “asymmetry of pleasure and pain”. In *Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence* he writes that:
>
> Both good and bad things happen only to those who exist. However,
> there is a crucial asymmetry between the good and the bad... | 2018/12/25 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/59139",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/34449/"
] | I have not read Benatar's book, so I'm likely missing subtleties, but the argument as presented here seems specious. Why would the absence of pain be good for a non-existent being? Pain and pleasure are contingent on experience, and experience is contingent on 'being-ness'. If no being exists, no experience can exists ... | Ok it took me a few days but I think I finally got it. From what I read and listened to, Benatar is doing an extremely bad job (for me) at explaining this asymmetry properly...
I think this is because he's mixing that with the existence/non existence issue and that completely overshadows the asymmetry concept.
So I cam... |
59,139 | I’ve some doubts regarding the epistyle of David Benatar's thought, the “asymmetry of pleasure and pain”. In *Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence* he writes that:
>
> Both good and bad things happen only to those who exist. However,
> there is a crucial asymmetry between the good and the bad... | 2018/12/25 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/59139",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/34449/"
] | "The whole argument seems to be based on the pre-supposition that existence itself has no value"
Incorrect.
Existence clearly contains
(1) pleasure is intrinsically good (value)
(2) pain is instrinsically bad (value)
Whereas the absence of pain can be thought of as something relatively better/good about the counte... | Yes, **it's wrong.**
If you think that the 'absence of pleasure' is merely 'not bad' then you are simply failing to imagine a pleasure which is equal in magnitude to your imagined pain. A standard-issue human brain might be evolutionary adept (and indeed in good tune) when conjuring this prejudiced mistake - as livin... |
59,139 | I’ve some doubts regarding the epistyle of David Benatar's thought, the “asymmetry of pleasure and pain”. In *Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence* he writes that:
>
> Both good and bad things happen only to those who exist. However,
> there is a crucial asymmetry between the good and the bad... | 2018/12/25 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/59139",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/34449/"
] | "The whole argument seems to be based on the pre-supposition that existence itself has no value"
Incorrect.
Existence clearly contains
(1) pleasure is intrinsically good (value)
(2) pain is instrinsically bad (value)
Whereas the absence of pain can be thought of as something relatively better/good about the counte... | This philosophy sounds to me like total nihilism founded on an irrational hatred of reality.
But in any case, that the absence of good and bad--rather than just good and bad--are even included here is bizarre. Assigning a moral evaluation to the absence of something in particular, rather than to something in particul... |
59,139 | I’ve some doubts regarding the epistyle of David Benatar's thought, the “asymmetry of pleasure and pain”. In *Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence* he writes that:
>
> Both good and bad things happen only to those who exist. However,
> there is a crucial asymmetry between the good and the bad... | 2018/12/25 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/59139",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/34449/"
] | I have not read Benatar's book, so I'm likely missing subtleties, but the argument as presented here seems specious. Why would the absence of pain be good for a non-existent being? Pain and pleasure are contingent on experience, and experience is contingent on 'being-ness'. If no being exists, no experience can exists ... | This philosophy sounds to me like total nihilism founded on an irrational hatred of reality.
But in any case, that the absence of good and bad--rather than just good and bad--are even included here is bizarre. Assigning a moral evaluation to the absence of something in particular, rather than to something in particul... |
59,139 | I’ve some doubts regarding the epistyle of David Benatar's thought, the “asymmetry of pleasure and pain”. In *Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence* he writes that:
>
> Both good and bad things happen only to those who exist. However,
> there is a crucial asymmetry between the good and the bad... | 2018/12/25 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/59139",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/34449/"
] | The whole argument seems to be based on the pre-supposition that existence itself has no value. As you already stated, if no-one existed, the question of pain and pleasure would be void.
This seems to me more of a religious than of a philosophical question. The Buddhist take seems to be that it is better not to exist ... | Thought about this and I realised why the asymmetry argument isn't convincing to me. It is because I don't measure the meaningfulness of conscious experience in terms of good and bad experiences. Consciousness is subjectivity itself, it is by definition and character meaning, and then after that the experiences within ... |
59,139 | I’ve some doubts regarding the epistyle of David Benatar's thought, the “asymmetry of pleasure and pain”. In *Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence* he writes that:
>
> Both good and bad things happen only to those who exist. However,
> there is a crucial asymmetry between the good and the bad... | 2018/12/25 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/59139",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/34449/"
] | "The whole argument seems to be based on the pre-supposition that existence itself has no value"
Incorrect.
Existence clearly contains
(1) pleasure is intrinsically good (value)
(2) pain is instrinsically bad (value)
Whereas the absence of pain can be thought of as something relatively better/good about the counte... | I feel that is incomplete when we have 4 choices the table is really more long for the eight cases.
1. X Exist and presence of pain
2. X not Exist and Presence of pain
3. X Exist and no presence of pain
4. X not Exist and no pro presence of pain
5. X Exist and presence of pleasure
6. X not Exist and Presence of pleas... |
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