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1,099,430 | Some background on myself. Former AS/400 guy, recently downsized and unemployed. Taking this opportunity to learn java.
I’m fairly new to Java and Netbeans. Since I’m unemployed and not in an organization with ‘experts’, I’m trying to find resources for help.
I’m in ATLanta so I’ve joined www.ajug.org in hopes of net... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1099430",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I'm not sure that many projects use the Swing Application Framework. It's way immature IMHO
and companies already have their "own" frameworks or solutions for speed up development or
deal with common annoyances.
I would suggest to look at the JSR296 documentation in details.
By the way, you don't have to tell us ... | The Swing Application Framework is dead in the water -- from what I hear, most of the developers have been moved over to JavaFX.
As for your general design problem -- is there a reason that the different pieces need to be separate applications? My instinct is that you don't need to do that, and that therefore you don'... |
1,099,430 | Some background on myself. Former AS/400 guy, recently downsized and unemployed. Taking this opportunity to learn java.
I’m fairly new to Java and Netbeans. Since I’m unemployed and not in an organization with ‘experts’, I’m trying to find resources for help.
I’m in ATLanta so I’ve joined www.ajug.org in hopes of net... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1099430",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I'm not sure that many projects use the Swing Application Framework. It's way immature IMHO
and companies already have their "own" frameworks or solutions for speed up development or
deal with common annoyances.
I would suggest to look at the JSR296 documentation in details.
By the way, you don't have to tell us ... | Maybe a better choice is Spring Rich Client?
Or even one of this list:
<http://karussell.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/java-application-frameworks-not-only-client-side/>
?? |
184,436 | I'm looking into the history of malware. When was malicious software fist called malware? I think that malicious software is called "computer virus". | 2018/04/24 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/184436",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
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] | According to [dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/malware) this was first recorded in 1990-95; mal(icious) + -ware
Following chart from google Ngram may help too, ([Ref](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=malware&year_start=1970&year_end=2018&corpus=15&smoothing=0&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cmalw... | If you read through the [wikipedia page on malware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware), you will learn that the computing security industry and security researcher adopt the evolved term in the beginning of the Internet boom. The financial incentive trigger a boom of innovative malicious software beyond "virus/worm... |
184,436 | I'm looking into the history of malware. When was malicious software fist called malware? I think that malicious software is called "computer virus". | 2018/04/24 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/184436",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/176496/"
] | According to [dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/malware) this was first recorded in 1990-95; mal(icious) + -ware
Following chart from google Ngram may help too, ([Ref](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=malware&year_start=1970&year_end=2018&corpus=15&smoothing=0&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cmalw... | @Mohammad's answer gives the date when the word malware sprang into use.
I want to give a different perspective: In the beginning, there were only computer virusses and no other types of malware. Than worms, trojan horses and other types of evil software emerged on the scene, and a unifying covering term for all the d... |
184,436 | I'm looking into the history of malware. When was malicious software fist called malware? I think that malicious software is called "computer virus". | 2018/04/24 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/184436",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/176496/"
] | If you read through the [wikipedia page on malware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware), you will learn that the computing security industry and security researcher adopt the evolved term in the beginning of the Internet boom. The financial incentive trigger a boom of innovative malicious software beyond "virus/worm... | @Mohammad's answer gives the date when the word malware sprang into use.
I want to give a different perspective: In the beginning, there were only computer virusses and no other types of malware. Than worms, trojan horses and other types of evil software emerged on the scene, and a unifying covering term for all the d... |
36,099 | Preface
-------
Evolution is great for trial and error over millennia. It creates wonderfully intelligent creatures that are suitable for a variety of habitats. All it needs to start with is a creature that
* Is willing to and can reproduce
* Has some form of self preservation instinct.
Dawn of the First Day
------... | 2016/02/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/36099",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | Your AI is a virus.
-------------------
Its sole goal is to reproduce - you didn't give it any other goals to achieve.
What I mean to say is that it won't evolve to have human-like intelligence. It might decide that it needs greater intelligence to be smart enough to get past air-gaps and isolated networks, but that... | Maybe the overwriting requires a password guess? If this is the case, then understanding how humans come up with passwords would help the AIs defeat passwords. They have to understand how a human thinks to defeat human-generated passwords.
Of course, the problem then is how to keep the requirement in place in the face... |
36,099 | Preface
-------
Evolution is great for trial and error over millennia. It creates wonderfully intelligent creatures that are suitable for a variety of habitats. All it needs to start with is a creature that
* Is willing to and can reproduce
* Has some form of self preservation instinct.
Dawn of the First Day
------... | 2016/02/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/36099",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/352/"
] | Your AI is a virus.
-------------------
Its sole goal is to reproduce - you didn't give it any other goals to achieve.
What I mean to say is that it won't evolve to have human-like intelligence. It might decide that it needs greater intelligence to be smart enough to get past air-gaps and isolated networks, but that... | user6511 mentioned as their answer that the program starts at the stage of a virus, and has no pressure to evolve into a higher stage of intelligence.
However, I'm going to disagree with that, and for a reason that is absent from your scenario: device drivers. Namely, the drivers that control network hardware.
An agg... |
36,099 | Preface
-------
Evolution is great for trial and error over millennia. It creates wonderfully intelligent creatures that are suitable for a variety of habitats. All it needs to start with is a creature that
* Is willing to and can reproduce
* Has some form of self preservation instinct.
Dawn of the First Day
------... | 2016/02/16 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/36099",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/352/"
] | user6511 mentioned as their answer that the program starts at the stage of a virus, and has no pressure to evolve into a higher stage of intelligence.
However, I'm going to disagree with that, and for a reason that is absent from your scenario: device drivers. Namely, the drivers that control network hardware.
An agg... | Maybe the overwriting requires a password guess? If this is the case, then understanding how humans come up with passwords would help the AIs defeat passwords. They have to understand how a human thinks to defeat human-generated passwords.
Of course, the problem then is how to keep the requirement in place in the face... |
16,153 | >
> Stay ***home***.
>
>
> Stay ***at home***.
>
>
>
When "home" functions as an adverb, it can modify the verb "stay". There are other examples, such as "go home",but there is no expression:
>
> Go **to home**.
>
>
>
So I wonder which one is correct. | 2014/01/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/16153",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/2065/"
] | Now that you mention it, it's an inconsistency in the language. For every other place I can think of, we say "go to" or "stay at/in". "Go to work." "Stay at work." "Go to the store." "Stay at the store." "Go to France." "Stay in France." Etc. No fluent English speaker would say "Go store" or "Stay library".
But with "... | Both are correct. Nevertheless COCAE shows *Stay home* far too frequently used as compared to *Stay at home.*
*Go to home* is okay though very very rare.
One of the examples -
>
> There was a few times I had to get rental skates, go out on the ice, get her off of the ice so that I could **go to home** and go to wo... |
16,153 | >
> Stay ***home***.
>
>
> Stay ***at home***.
>
>
>
When "home" functions as an adverb, it can modify the verb "stay". There are other examples, such as "go home",but there is no expression:
>
> Go **to home**.
>
>
>
So I wonder which one is correct. | 2014/01/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/16153",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/2065/"
] | I am an English learner but.. I've been told that 'home' in "I'm home!" is an adverb and my dictionary do say 'home' is used as an adverb. I had been long believing that 'home' is a noun but Collins Dictionary also says it's used as an adverb. I've learned that the grammar is something came after the usage and, for ins... | Both are correct. Nevertheless COCAE shows *Stay home* far too frequently used as compared to *Stay at home.*
*Go to home* is okay though very very rare.
One of the examples -
>
> There was a few times I had to get rental skates, go out on the ice, get her off of the ice so that I could **go to home** and go to wo... |
16,153 | >
> Stay ***home***.
>
>
> Stay ***at home***.
>
>
>
When "home" functions as an adverb, it can modify the verb "stay". There are other examples, such as "go home",but there is no expression:
>
> Go **to home**.
>
>
>
So I wonder which one is correct. | 2014/01/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/16153",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/2065/"
] | People used to think that prepositions had to come before a noun. However, in 1924 a writer called Otto Jespersen realised that prepositions are always prepositions, even if we don't use them with a noun. He also realised that some prepositions *never* come before nouns.
It took a long time for people to change their ... | Both are correct. Nevertheless COCAE shows *Stay home* far too frequently used as compared to *Stay at home.*
*Go to home* is okay though very very rare.
One of the examples -
>
> There was a few times I had to get rental skates, go out on the ice, get her off of the ice so that I could **go to home** and go to wo... |
16,153 | >
> Stay ***home***.
>
>
> Stay ***at home***.
>
>
>
When "home" functions as an adverb, it can modify the verb "stay". There are other examples, such as "go home",but there is no expression:
>
> Go **to home**.
>
>
>
So I wonder which one is correct. | 2014/01/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/16153",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/2065/"
] | Now that you mention it, it's an inconsistency in the language. For every other place I can think of, we say "go to" or "stay at/in". "Go to work." "Stay at work." "Go to the store." "Stay at the store." "Go to France." "Stay in France." Etc. No fluent English speaker would say "Go store" or "Stay library".
But with "... | I am an English learner but.. I've been told that 'home' in "I'm home!" is an adverb and my dictionary do say 'home' is used as an adverb. I had been long believing that 'home' is a noun but Collins Dictionary also says it's used as an adverb. I've learned that the grammar is something came after the usage and, for ins... |
16,153 | >
> Stay ***home***.
>
>
> Stay ***at home***.
>
>
>
When "home" functions as an adverb, it can modify the verb "stay". There are other examples, such as "go home",but there is no expression:
>
> Go **to home**.
>
>
>
So I wonder which one is correct. | 2014/01/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/16153",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/2065/"
] | People used to think that prepositions had to come before a noun. However, in 1924 a writer called Otto Jespersen realised that prepositions are always prepositions, even if we don't use them with a noun. He also realised that some prepositions *never* come before nouns.
It took a long time for people to change their ... | I am an English learner but.. I've been told that 'home' in "I'm home!" is an adverb and my dictionary do say 'home' is used as an adverb. I had been long believing that 'home' is a noun but Collins Dictionary also says it's used as an adverb. I've learned that the grammar is something came after the usage and, for ins... |
137,629 | My PhD thesis is on numerical modeling using finite element methods and non-linear continuum mechanics. My university did not offer these courses during the first two years of my PhD. So, I had to self study them from different books to the best of my ability. As I got completely engrossed in my research after my secon... | 2019/09/26 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/137629",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/114439/"
] | >
> I think that my lack of relevant coursework will be a huge negative in my applications.
>
>
>
**I seriously doubt this.** While I cannot speak to all cultures and fields, I find it hard to imagine that anyone will doubt your ability to understand and teach underwater basket weaving if you have published origin... | >
> I had to self study them from different books to the best of my ability.
>
>
>
This sounds an awful lot like you simply researched topics that were relevant to your research. Under this definition, I have taken enough classes in my PhD/Postdoc/Professorship to have several extra degrees. Taking a course usuall... |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | I'll make it easy on you. You'll never master a language. Period. If you think you have, then you very obviously have not. There's no mountain top you suddenly reach and say "Well, now, I've fully mastered that language. What now?" Even seasoned programmers who've been working with the same language for decades will te... | May I make a couple of suggestions?
First if you can find a mentor to discuss your use of the language with, and to get the best tips and tricks, and to answer when one technique is better than another.
Secondly, practice as much as possible and try the language out to the max! I used to work in a team, that would (... |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | I have to answer, "All of the above." People argue about whether coding is an art, a craft, an engineering discipline, or a branch of mathematics, and I think it's fairest to say it's some of each. As such, the more techniques you bring to mastery of the language, the better. Here is a partial list:
* Use the language... | I would add two items to Glen's list
* Try to solved hard problem that others have e.g. give answers on SO
* Read language designers blogs/book. That's the best resource of deep knowledge. You would know what's the design decision behind reason X. |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | I have to answer, "All of the above." People argue about whether coding is an art, a craft, an engineering discipline, or a branch of mathematics, and I think it's fairest to say it's some of each. As such, the more techniques you bring to mastery of the language, the better. Here is a partial list:
* Use the language... | You already know the answer to this
* You have to use the language. A lot. To solve as diverse a range of problems as possible
* You have to read (and, ideally, work with) other peoples code, preferably ones who have a degree of mastery (i.e. a deep understanding of at least some aspect of the language). By extension,... |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | I have to answer, "All of the above." People argue about whether coding is an art, a craft, an engineering discipline, or a branch of mathematics, and I think it's fairest to say it's some of each. As such, the more techniques you bring to mastery of the language, the better. Here is a partial list:
* Use the language... | Programming languages reflect the ideas behind the programming paradigms that were developed targeting general-purpose software development or for developing special-purpose software. For example, a program language like Java represents the object-oriented program paradigm, but AspectJ (an extension of Java) is used to... |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | *NEVER* consider yourself the master of the whole language until you have implemented a better language than that. Which means, to learn how a particular language works from beneath, get a book that teaches you the compiler/interpreter concepts of the language. For example:
* C: The LCC Compiler book
* C++: The Design... | You cant learn a language from the book. All you need is practice and practice . Don't think You can learn a language from that particular book or that particular source .Just think programming language is same as human language .You cant simply learn English or French by reading a particular book.All you need is using... |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | May I make a couple of suggestions?
First if you can find a mentor to discuss your use of the language with, and to get the best tips and tricks, and to answer when one technique is better than another.
Secondly, practice as much as possible and try the language out to the max! I used to work in a team, that would (... | To build on what @TMN said. I've had great success in learning languages by writing the same program in a different language.
For example writing a program that reads in a CSV file, parses the text and then writes it back to a second CSV with the columns in reverse order.
Like this,
>
> Column1,Column2,Column3
> ... |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | I have to answer, "All of the above." People argue about whether coding is an art, a craft, an engineering discipline, or a branch of mathematics, and I think it's fairest to say it's some of each. As such, the more techniques you bring to mastery of the language, the better. Here is a partial list:
* Use the language... | Try using the language for something it wasn't intended to be used for. Write a device driver in Python, or a matrix manipulation library in COBOL. I think one of the best ways to master a language is to really push it, trying to make its strengths overcome its weaknesses. |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | 10,000 hours of practice is what it takes.
Read ["Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years"](http://norvig.com/21-days.html)
Key points from above:
>
> * Get **interested** in programming, and do some because it is fun. Make sure that it keeps being enough fun so that you will be willing
> to put in your ten years/... | On the high level side of the problem, learn about architecture: how to organize your projects, what's its structure. Don't just let them grow randomly.
On the middle level, learn different techniques and paradigms. The more diverse tools you have in your repertoire, the more power to you. If you only have studied jav... |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | *NEVER* consider yourself the master of the whole language until you have implemented a better language than that. Which means, to learn how a particular language works from beneath, get a book that teaches you the compiler/interpreter concepts of the language. For example:
* C: The LCC Compiler book
* C++: The Design... | I would add two items to Glen's list
* Try to solved hard problem that others have e.g. give answers on SO
* Read language designers blogs/book. That's the best resource of deep knowledge. You would know what's the design decision behind reason X. |
165,380 | I know that learning a language, you can simply buy a book, follow the examples, and whenever possible try the exercises. But what I'm really looking is how to master the language once you've learned it.
Now I know that experience is one major factor, but what about learning the internals of the language, what is the ... | 2012/09/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/165380",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/52568/"
] | *NEVER* consider yourself the master of the whole language until you have implemented a better language than that. Which means, to learn how a particular language works from beneath, get a book that teaches you the compiler/interpreter concepts of the language. For example:
* C: The LCC Compiler book
* C++: The Design... | On the high level side of the problem, learn about architecture: how to organize your projects, what's its structure. Don't just let them grow randomly.
On the middle level, learn different techniques and paradigms. The more diverse tools you have in your repertoire, the more power to you. If you only have studied jav... |
11,468,149 | I am wondering if it is possible to add small icons, that are available as png files, during launch time to a custom font I use in my app? The code should work on iOS5 and above. This would have several use cases. For example you could add labels with icons without using an image view and a label and layouting the stuf... | 2012/07/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11468149",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/653133/"
] | I have simulated this by using a custom view that has a string and font property as well as one or more images. Create a mapping between special char values and images. In drawrect use the uikit category on NSString that lets you draw chars or strings. When u get to your special char you skip it and draw the image. Tho... | I think it is not possible to add png to font in device. Font file use vector graphics to represent every glyph. You can convert font file to SVG. But PNG is not vector graphics.
I use icon font in some of my projects. I have create a project to use icon font easily. <https://github.com/JohnWong/IconFont>. Icon font ... |
243,892 | When a solid objects makes contact with another solid object, I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gasses) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on th... | 2016/03/16 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/243892",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Well, I don't fully understand what your asking, but I don't have a glasses on right now so I might be reading this wrong. To be as simple as possible, if you take your hand (a solid) and your other hand (a solid) and force them together slowly the force or friction is the same as if you put them together faster. With ... | Once there *is* contact between any *two* objects (*whatever* phase they may be in,) there *will be* a friction *opposing* relative motion between two.In *fluid mechanics* this is usually called *viscosity* though. |
243,892 | When a solid objects makes contact with another solid object, I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gasses) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on th... | 2016/03/16 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/243892",
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] | I will answer your question by first explaining why fluid friction is velocity-dependent. The resistance between fluid is called viscosity. It is a property arising from collisions between neighboring particles in a fluid that is moving at different velocities. When a fluid is forced through a solid, say a tube, the pa... | Well, I don't fully understand what your asking, but I don't have a glasses on right now so I might be reading this wrong. To be as simple as possible, if you take your hand (a solid) and your other hand (a solid) and force them together slowly the force or friction is the same as if you put them together faster. With ... |
243,892 | When a solid objects makes contact with another solid object, I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gasses) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on th... | 2016/03/16 | [
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] | Well, I don't fully understand what your asking, but I don't have a glasses on right now so I might be reading this wrong. To be as simple as possible, if you take your hand (a solid) and your other hand (a solid) and force them together slowly the force or friction is the same as if you put them together faster. With ... | >
> I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gases) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on the solid does depend on the relative velocity of the two su... |
243,892 | When a solid objects makes contact with another solid object, I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gasses) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on th... | 2016/03/16 | [
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] | I will answer your question by first explaining why fluid friction is velocity-dependent. The resistance between fluid is called viscosity. It is a property arising from collisions between neighboring particles in a fluid that is moving at different velocities. When a fluid is forced through a solid, say a tube, the pa... | Once there *is* contact between any *two* objects (*whatever* phase they may be in,) there *will be* a friction *opposing* relative motion between two.In *fluid mechanics* this is usually called *viscosity* though. |
243,892 | When a solid objects makes contact with another solid object, I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gasses) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on th... | 2016/03/16 | [
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] | Once there *is* contact between any *two* objects (*whatever* phase they may be in,) there *will be* a friction *opposing* relative motion between two.In *fluid mechanics* this is usually called *viscosity* though. | >
> I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gases) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on the solid does depend on the relative velocity of the two su... |
243,892 | When a solid objects makes contact with another solid object, I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gasses) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on th... | 2016/03/16 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/243892",
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] | I will answer your question by first explaining why fluid friction is velocity-dependent. The resistance between fluid is called viscosity. It is a property arising from collisions between neighboring particles in a fluid that is moving at different velocities. When a fluid is forced through a solid, say a tube, the pa... | >
> I believe the magnitude of the force of friction between them does not depend on the relative speed of the two objects. When a solid and a fluid substance (including gases) are in contact, however, I believe that the magnitude of the force of friction on the solid does depend on the relative velocity of the two su... |
58,710 | The **passive** form of **perfect participle** "having been done" indicates that the time of the action that it refers to is before that of the verb in the main clause, and also there is passive meaning. So does the **past participle** "done".
So I am wondering whether there is any differences between them. Are they ex... | 2015/06/07 | [
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] | This could be just my bias, but it seems to me that the more roundabout passive version is more *particular* than the simple past participle version, referring to a specific circumstance or incident. Although both versions can be understood either as a statement of general truth or as a statement of a specific truth, i... | Yes, those three sound correct to me. But for the 3rd set, I think you could use either one.
3a. implies that the reason the Town Hall was the most distinguished building at that time was because it was completed in the 1800s.
3b. is simply stating that it was the most distinguished building at that time. |
58,710 | The **passive** form of **perfect participle** "having been done" indicates that the time of the action that it refers to is before that of the verb in the main clause, and also there is passive meaning. So does the **past participle** "done".
So I am wondering whether there is any differences between them. Are they ex... | 2015/06/07 | [
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] | Told many times, he finally understood it - Doesn't sound right.
I would say "After being told many times, he finally understood it."
The first action should be completed - first he was told, then he understood. In this case, it is the same as 'having been told'.
Being told the truth, he looked shocked - two actions... | Yes, those three sound correct to me. But for the 3rd set, I think you could use either one.
3a. implies that the reason the Town Hall was the most distinguished building at that time was because it was completed in the 1800s.
3b. is simply stating that it was the most distinguished building at that time. |
34,572 | The abrupt stop of the historic information in the book of Acts leads to the conclusion that the history stops because that was when Luke wrote Acts and his Gospel. Note where the history stops:
>
> There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. (Acts 28:14, ESV)
> ... | 2018/09/10 | [
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] | The view that Luke-Acts was written by Luke for Paul's trial is championed in this book entitled ["Paul On Trial"](https://books.google.com/books?id=UKsWAQAACAAJ&dq=paul%20on%20trial&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj1ybXusbHdAhVRnOAKHXoJDbwQ6AEIKTAA). Here is the Google Books description:
[
> ... | 2018/09/10 | [
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] | The view that Luke-Acts was written by Luke for Paul's trial is championed in this book entitled ["Paul On Trial"](https://books.google.com/books?id=UKsWAQAACAAJ&dq=paul%20on%20trial&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj1ybXusbHdAhVRnOAKHXoJDbwQ6AEIKTAA). Here is the Google Books description:
[
> ... | 2018/09/10 | [
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] | You question contains an intriguing possibility about data that we do not know. What we do know is:
* Both the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts were written by Luke (from the Latin Lucas) a gentile physician and believer (Col 4:10-14).
* Early tradition makes Luke a native of Antioch in Syria. He was obviously well... | Composing the Gospel from several written sources was certainly not a quick effort. Although it is not critical to the Romans, it would not be necessary to do this for the defense of his friend and teacher Paul.
Luke states in the beginning of the Acts that he had already written the Gospel. So he wrote another long s... |
34,572 | The abrupt stop of the historic information in the book of Acts leads to the conclusion that the history stops because that was when Luke wrote Acts and his Gospel. Note where the history stops:
>
> There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. (Acts 28:14, ESV)
> ... | 2018/09/10 | [
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] | You question contains an intriguing possibility about data that we do not know. What we do know is:
* Both the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts were written by Luke (from the Latin Lucas) a gentile physician and believer (Col 4:10-14).
* Early tradition makes Luke a native of Antioch in Syria. He was obviously well... | The purpose of Luke's writings was clearly stated in Luke 1:
>
> 1 Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3Therefore, having **carefully investigated everything** from the be... |
34,572 | The abrupt stop of the historic information in the book of Acts leads to the conclusion that the history stops because that was when Luke wrote Acts and his Gospel. Note where the history stops:
>
> There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. (Acts 28:14, ESV)
> ... | 2018/09/10 | [
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] | The article you mention in your comments explains that there are several theories as to who Theophilus was, none of which can be substantiated.
With regard to Luke and his purpose in writing his gospel account and Acts of the Apostles, the article concludes:
>
> While each of these theories holds possibilities, it ... | Composing the Gospel from several written sources was certainly not a quick effort. Although it is not critical to the Romans, it would not be necessary to do this for the defense of his friend and teacher Paul.
Luke states in the beginning of the Acts that he had already written the Gospel. So he wrote another long s... |
34,572 | The abrupt stop of the historic information in the book of Acts leads to the conclusion that the history stops because that was when Luke wrote Acts and his Gospel. Note where the history stops:
>
> There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. (Acts 28:14, ESV)
> ... | 2018/09/10 | [
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] | The article you mention in your comments explains that there are several theories as to who Theophilus was, none of which can be substantiated.
With regard to Luke and his purpose in writing his gospel account and Acts of the Apostles, the article concludes:
>
> While each of these theories holds possibilities, it ... | The purpose of Luke's writings was clearly stated in Luke 1:
>
> 1 Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3Therefore, having **carefully investigated everything** from the be... |
34,572 | The abrupt stop of the historic information in the book of Acts leads to the conclusion that the history stops because that was when Luke wrote Acts and his Gospel. Note where the history stops:
>
> There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. (Acts 28:14, ESV)
> ... | 2018/09/10 | [
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] | Composing the Gospel from several written sources was certainly not a quick effort. Although it is not critical to the Romans, it would not be necessary to do this for the defense of his friend and teacher Paul.
Luke states in the beginning of the Acts that he had already written the Gospel. So he wrote another long s... | The purpose of Luke's writings was clearly stated in Luke 1:
>
> 1 Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3Therefore, having **carefully investigated everything** from the be... |
95,155 | As sentient beings, we have the ability to reflect on our own existence and consider the moral implications of our actions. But what gives us the right to exist in the first place? Is it simply the fact that we are alive, or is there a deeper moral justification for our existence in the universe? What are the ethical c... | 2022/12/09 | [
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] | Rule-following is a complex philosophical issue. Rules have many purposes, including:
* Preventing incidental harm by people not fully aware of potential consequences
* Acting as an external conscience for people who are immature or lack moral development
* Regulating behavior between individuals with differing view, ... | That heavily depends on the rules in question. Like some rules are meant to be broken. Like idk some warnings are meant to scare away inexperienced people and so being able to overcome what was warned against is the point. Some rules are more of a guideline meant to be adjusted or replaced later on and some rules are "... |
95,155 | As sentient beings, we have the ability to reflect on our own existence and consider the moral implications of our actions. But what gives us the right to exist in the first place? Is it simply the fact that we are alive, or is there a deeper moral justification for our existence in the universe? What are the ethical c... | 2022/12/09 | [
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] | Rule-following is a complex philosophical issue. Rules have many purposes, including:
* Preventing incidental harm by people not fully aware of potential consequences
* Acting as an external conscience for people who are immature or lack moral development
* Regulating behavior between individuals with differing view, ... | Rules keep order. That's why there are laws to physics, otherwise it would be complete entropy and no life at all. (Correlary: Therefore, one can conclude that life co-evolved with physics.)
The issue that is relevant are when rules exhibit an abuse of power. Should they be followed? It depends. This issue of power is... |
95,155 | As sentient beings, we have the ability to reflect on our own existence and consider the moral implications of our actions. But what gives us the right to exist in the first place? Is it simply the fact that we are alive, or is there a deeper moral justification for our existence in the universe? What are the ethical c... | 2022/12/09 | [
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] | Rule-following is a complex philosophical issue. Rules have many purposes, including:
* Preventing incidental harm by people not fully aware of potential consequences
* Acting as an external conscience for people who are immature or lack moral development
* Regulating behavior between individuals with differing view, ... | Rules are laws without the consequences or enforcement mechanisms of a law. Rules are more synonomous with guidelines. Without some sort of incentive (punishment or reward), rules will be circumvented as long as the reward/risk ratio is high enough for an individual. Sex presents an extremely high reward/risk ratio for... |
51,983 | The word can also be written "pzaz" and "pizazz". I have found some definitions, but I want a synonym. As English is not my natural tongue, I also don't exactly know what it means socially. Is it the same as *je ne sais quois*? | 2011/12/16 | [
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] | [Dictionary.com](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pizzazz) has a few synonyms, grouped into two basic meanings:
>
> **1.** energy; vitality; vigor.
>
> **2.** attractive style; dash; flair.
>
>
>
Though this word is informal, it can be used at its face value socially - it's a positive term (as evidenced ... | Sparkle, excitement, energy. I've never seen it spelled pzaz. That sounds like it was seen in a text message. |
17,745 | I am wondering is there such thing as a WYSIWYG / graphical editor for PHP based website such as Drupal and Joomla?
I am from the print world, working with code and database just driving me nuts!
Thanks~
Jeno | 2011/08/03 | [
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] | [TinyMCE](http://www.tinymce.com/) is popular and generally available in content management systems like Drupal and Joomla. | Maybe you are looking for something like CKEditor.com ?
If not please clarify your question. |
17,745 | I am wondering is there such thing as a WYSIWYG / graphical editor for PHP based website such as Drupal and Joomla?
I am from the print world, working with code and database just driving me nuts!
Thanks~
Jeno | 2011/08/03 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/17745",
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] | [TinyMCE](http://www.tinymce.com/) is popular and generally available in content management systems like Drupal and Joomla. | Try **[Adobe Contribute](http://www.adobe.com/products/contribute.html)**. From their [FAQ](http://www.adobe.com/products/contribute/faq.html):
>
> **What is Adobe® Contribute® CS5, and who is it for?**
>
>
> **Adobe Contribute CS5 software** enables users to collaboratively
> author, review, and publish web conte... |
17,745 | I am wondering is there such thing as a WYSIWYG / graphical editor for PHP based website such as Drupal and Joomla?
I am from the print world, working with code and database just driving me nuts!
Thanks~
Jeno | 2011/08/03 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/17745",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
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] | [TinyMCE](http://www.tinymce.com/) is popular and generally available in content management systems like Drupal and Joomla. | There are a few editors that will help with web development, but none that will get you out of working with the code. [microsoft web matrix](http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/) is probably the one that will get you the furthest with drupal and joomla. Haven't used it myself so I can't say much about how to work wi... |
17,745 | I am wondering is there such thing as a WYSIWYG / graphical editor for PHP based website such as Drupal and Joomla?
I am from the print world, working with code and database just driving me nuts!
Thanks~
Jeno | 2011/08/03 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/17745",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/9260/"
] | [TinyMCE](http://www.tinymce.com/) is popular and generally available in content management systems like Drupal and Joomla. | I am not that well experienced with Drupal, but for Joomla I am quite aware that there is a Joomla DreamWeaver extension, which enables you to use Joomla in collaboration with DreamWeaver. There are so many Joomla editors, kindly check out www.joomla.org |
253,118 | In the Recent log messages I get this message repeated many times:
>
> Warning: array\_flip(): Can only flip STRING and INTEGER values! i
> DrupalDefaultEntityController->cacheGet() (rad 388 av
> C:\wamp\www\includes\entity.inc).
>
>
>
I assume that the problem lies within one of the modules I have installed, b... | 2018/01/04 | [
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] | Best way is probably to use a debugguer like [xdebug](https://xdebug.org/) and watch the callstack in your IDE before your warning.
If you cannot, use [debug\_print\_backtrace()](http://php.net/manual/en/function.debug-print-backtrace.php) or [debug\_backtrace()](http://php.net/manual/en/function.debug-backtrace.php),... | >
> I haven't used Xdebug but I will try to get it to work in my environment (WAMP and Atom). My problem is that the warning can originate from any of about 30 modules, so I need to pin down the faulty module before I can print and die
>
>
>
Another approach is like so:
1. Disable ALL 30 modules
2. Re-enable each... |
253,118 | In the Recent log messages I get this message repeated many times:
>
> Warning: array\_flip(): Can only flip STRING and INTEGER values! i
> DrupalDefaultEntityController->cacheGet() (rad 388 av
> C:\wamp\www\includes\entity.inc).
>
>
>
I assume that the problem lies within one of the modules I have installed, b... | 2018/01/04 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/253118",
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] | Best way is probably to use a debugguer like [xdebug](https://xdebug.org/) and watch the callstack in your IDE before your warning.
If you cannot, use [debug\_print\_backtrace()](http://php.net/manual/en/function.debug-print-backtrace.php) or [debug\_backtrace()](http://php.net/manual/en/function.debug-backtrace.php),... | Latest patch for adding backtrace to errors in core: <https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/1158322#comment-12405373>
This is a must for any Drupal install; very handy. |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
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] | The answer to this question has a lot of things that change the answer, depending on whom you ask. It would depend on which Buddha we're talking about, which lineage, which region, which culture, and which set of histories we're willing to accept as historical fact. As such, there is no singular answer which could poss... | Buddha is not a man or a woman. Those are aggregates. Buddha is beyond words or descriptions.
<https://www.facebook.com/suzukiroshi>
>
> Just to sit is much better than to see all the buddha in the world
> [laughs].
>
>
>
The only proof is experience. There is no convincing anyone.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/q... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
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] | The answer to this question has a lot of things that change the answer, depending on whom you ask. It would depend on which Buddha we're talking about, which lineage, which region, which culture, and which set of histories we're willing to accept as historical fact. As such, there is no singular answer which could poss... | Though is modern times this might seem controversial [Bahu Dhātuka Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/29.1a-Bahudhatuka-S-m115-piya.pdf) mentions certain things a woman cannot achieve:
>
> **He understands that it is impossible, there is no chance, that a *woman* would becom... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
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] | Sounds like a koan. Are you a hidden Zen master? ;) "Is Buddha a man or woman?" -- "Buddha is awesome!" :)
Seriously, Buddha is your own true nature, how can it be limited to gender? | Though is modern times this might seem controversial [Bahu Dhātuka Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/29.1a-Bahudhatuka-S-m115-piya.pdf) mentions certain things a woman cannot achieve:
>
> **He understands that it is impossible, there is no chance, that a *woman* would becom... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
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] | Buddha is not a man or a woman. Those are aggregates. Buddha is beyond words or descriptions.
<https://www.facebook.com/suzukiroshi>
>
> Just to sit is much better than to see all the buddha in the world
> [laughs].
>
>
>
The only proof is experience. There is no convincing anyone.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/q... | Only a **male** person can become a Lord Buddha. Even when fulfilling Paramitha in Bodhisattva state, Lord Buddhas give Niyatha wiwarana to the Bodhisattva. To give the Niyatha Viwarana also, Bodhisattva **must be** a male. If female wish to become Buddha, first she has to wish to be a male and start completing Paramit... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
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] | **Buddha is a title** for **any being** who after much compassionate work as a bodhisattva, achieves Buddahood. (This begs the important, approachable question what is a bodhisattva? Not meant to be asked, but researched.)
*A Buddha does not enter Nirvana until all beings are saved.*
The original Buddha of our little... | This is just an opinion. I believe a that a Buddha does not have a gender and I say this because of what I have learnt from the Agganna Sutta where the brahmas did not have a gender and their mental deterioration caused humans to come to being. A Buddha is someone who is beyond the brahmas in terms of intelligence and ... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/5277",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | Buddha is not a man or a woman. Those are aggregates. Buddha is beyond words or descriptions.
<https://www.facebook.com/suzukiroshi>
>
> Just to sit is much better than to see all the buddha in the world
> [laughs].
>
>
>
The only proof is experience. There is no convincing anyone.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/q... | Though is modern times this might seem controversial [Bahu Dhātuka Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/29.1a-Bahudhatuka-S-m115-piya.pdf) mentions certain things a woman cannot achieve:
>
> **He understands that it is impossible, there is no chance, that a *woman* would becom... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/5277",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | Sounds like a koan. Are you a hidden Zen master? ;) "Is Buddha a man or woman?" -- "Buddha is awesome!" :)
Seriously, Buddha is your own true nature, how can it be limited to gender? | Buddha is not a man or a woman. Those are aggregates. Buddha is beyond words or descriptions.
<https://www.facebook.com/suzukiroshi>
>
> Just to sit is much better than to see all the buddha in the world
> [laughs].
>
>
>
The only proof is experience. There is no convincing anyone.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/q... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/5277",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | Though is modern times this might seem controversial [Bahu Dhātuka Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/29.1a-Bahudhatuka-S-m115-piya.pdf) mentions certain things a woman cannot achieve:
>
> **He understands that it is impossible, there is no chance, that a *woman* would becom... | This is just an opinion. I believe a that a Buddha does not have a gender and I say this because of what I have learnt from the Agganna Sutta where the brahmas did not have a gender and their mental deterioration caused humans to come to being. A Buddha is someone who is beyond the brahmas in terms of intelligence and ... |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/5277",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | The Buddha was a man. I have no idea why everyone is trying to dodge obvious conceptual truth. I don't need an argument for this just like I don't need an argument for the fact that the Earth is round. | i think buddha is peace and harmony. something all men and women in the world should strive to be |
5,277 | Tantric rituals harness the power/engergy of taboo acts by including either actual or visualizations of alcohol, meat and sex into the ritual.
In that system, does it still work if people don't actually believe that there is anything wrong with drinking [alcohol, eating meat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganachakra) o... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/5277",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | One has to understand this: "Buddha" because it connotes being awakened by light. The word Buddha doesn't even makes mention of male or female. Both may become enlightened and both can be awakened by Light. Such is the writings and mantras and such are as if like alien from the higher consciousness we must reach and to... | I would like to answer your question with a quote on the Buddha. The quote is from the book [*"What Buddhists Believe"*](http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/whatbelieve.pdf) by Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda, p. 32-33:
>
> "... So special was He and so electrifying His message, that many people asked Him ‘What (not so much Wh... |
204,465 | I have no idea what "move worlds" mean/imply in this sentence:
>
> I have **moved worlds** out of conviction, he thought.
>
>
>
I only have seen phrases like "move **across** the world", but "move worlds"?
**Does it mean "Loki travel across many worlds"? If so, is it common or grammatically right to omit "acros... | 2019/04/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/204465",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/86301/"
] | He's talking about a semi-erection. In other words, he responds positively to such strangers, up to a point. | The expression in the movies is a mix of "this girl/boy/thing makes me go hard" (gives me an erection) and "rubbery one" which is just referring to non-firm material similar to rubber.
So "strangers ... makes me go a rubbery one" means "strangers ... give me a semi-erection".
---
The other answer is good enough, but... |
204,465 | I have no idea what "move worlds" mean/imply in this sentence:
>
> I have **moved worlds** out of conviction, he thought.
>
>
>
I only have seen phrases like "move **across** the world", but "move worlds"?
**Does it mean "Loki travel across many worlds"? If so, is it common or grammatically right to omit "acros... | 2019/04/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/204465",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/86301/"
] | He's talking about a semi-erection. In other words, he responds positively to such strangers, up to a point. | It's not a semi-erection he's referencing: he's facetiously referencing the kind of erection that happens quickly and without physical stimulation. The perceived visual texture of such erection would look "shiny" and "rubbery" - with that line, Palahniuk is using exaggeration to get his point across. |
198,309 | How can I upgrade from Drupal 8.0.x to Drupal 8.1.x?
Do I have to copy the core files in the project folder and then run update.php as usual, or do I have to do something more complicated like when migrating from older versio | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/198309",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/1419/"
] | Yes, replace the core and vendor directories and run update.php.
**Note:**
>
> Also please follow the instructions from [upgrade.txt](https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!UPGRADE.txt/8). There are several other necessary instruction so that you can recover from any mishappening.
>
>
>
Drupal treats 8.0.x and 8... | if your site installed with composer and want to upgrade to version 8.8.1 you can follow the steps below.
1)cd your\_install\_dir
2)rm composer.lock
3)rm -rf vendor
4)composer remove webflo/drupal-core-strict --no-update
5)composer remove drupal/core --no-update
6)composer require --dev drupal/core-dev
7)browse ... |
122,066 | So I am running a 9th-level 3.5e campaign for a mix of new and old players. Since not everyone has a handbook, I've been keeping generally to the SRD rule base, since all my players can look them up. I have one exception; I've included legacy weapons in my campaign, since several of my heavier-RP players love the idea.... | 2018/05/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/122066",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/44390/"
] | ### Even with Combat Reflexes, a given event provokes at most one attack of opportunity from each character
That is, if someone takes an attack of opportunity for someone moving in their threatened area, they don’t get to make any more attacks of opportunity for moving around in the threatened area even if the target ... | This is not a powerful ability, given the necessary investment
==============================================================
Shot on the Run requires Dodge, Mobility, and Point Blank Shot. That means your player is sinking 4 feats into this trick, plus probably another one for Exotic Weapon Proficiency with the net. ... |
122,066 | So I am running a 9th-level 3.5e campaign for a mix of new and old players. Since not everyone has a handbook, I've been keeping generally to the SRD rule base, since all my players can look them up. I have one exception; I've included legacy weapons in my campaign, since several of my heavier-RP players love the idea.... | 2018/05/07 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/122066",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/44390/"
] | ### Even with Combat Reflexes, a given event provokes at most one attack of opportunity from each character
That is, if someone takes an attack of opportunity for someone moving in their threatened area, they don’t get to make any more attacks of opportunity for moving around in the threatened area even if the target ... | First, note that Combat Reflexes does not help in this situation. From [here](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/attacksOfOpportunity.htm):
>
> Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same round doesn’t count as more than one opportunity for that opponent.
>
>
>
Having established ... |
5,382 | In my question [about legal 5e PDF's](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/47655/is-there-a-legal-way-to-get-dd-5e-core-rulebook-pdfs), it has, more than once, attracted answers advocating piracy or even linking to pirated versions of these PDF's. Is our policy just to downvote and move on, or should we actively fla... | 2015/02/20 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5382",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I think [my answer regarding the (now defunct) DndTools.eu site](https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2773/321) is relevant. It goes something like this:
1. The legality of linking to infringing material is unclear, with conflicting legal precedents, and different ones in different countries. It's legal in the US thou... | **Answers that are in clear violation of copyright should be deleted. (or flagged if you cannot vote to delete)**
A lot of the material we share on this site is copyrighted in some way that limits reproduction. A lot of the excerpts we source to improve the quality of our answers could be seen in breach of that copyr... |
14,847,471 | In emulator am use this 10.0.2.2 ip address to test the application it work fine,but it not work for testing in android device.am connect the device through USB cable.How to test the app in device with local host.Can anyone know help me. | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14847471",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2090784/"
] | use The WIFI That is The Best Solution of your Problem..And Use Your IP Address for Connection ...from android device to the local server..:-) | USB won't provide network to you.
Hope this will help you.
[How can I access my localhost from my Android device?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4779963/how-can-i-access-my-localhost-from-my-android-device) |
14,847,471 | In emulator am use this 10.0.2.2 ip address to test the application it work fine,but it not work for testing in android device.am connect the device through USB cable.How to test the app in device with local host.Can anyone know help me. | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14847471",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2090784/"
] | 1. Start Wamp server on pc
2. Click Wamp windows taskbar
3. Click "Put Online" (bottom of wamp)
4. Run command prompt
5. type ipconfig and enter
6. Note your IPv4 address (192.168.1.206 in my case)
7. Make sure your pc and android connect with same wifi
8. Make sure your wifi network as "Home Network"
9. Open browser o... | USB won't provide network to you.
Hope this will help you.
[How can I access my localhost from my Android device?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4779963/how-can-i-access-my-localhost-from-my-android-device) |
14,847,471 | In emulator am use this 10.0.2.2 ip address to test the application it work fine,but it not work for testing in android device.am connect the device through USB cable.How to test the app in device with local host.Can anyone know help me. | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14847471",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2090784/"
] | use The WIFI That is The Best Solution of your Problem..And Use Your IP Address for Connection ...from android device to the local server..:-) | use Connectify Software, and insert the IP address of the system, in your android code instead of 10.0.0.2. |
14,847,471 | In emulator am use this 10.0.2.2 ip address to test the application it work fine,but it not work for testing in android device.am connect the device through USB cable.How to test the app in device with local host.Can anyone know help me. | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14847471",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2090784/"
] | use The WIFI That is The Best Solution of your Problem..And Use Your IP Address for Connection ...from android device to the local server..:-) | For Windows 10 Users
>
> 1. go to Control Panel-> System and Security->Windows Defender Firewall->Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off.
>
>
>
Set both private and public network settings to off.
>
> 2. open a command prompt. type ipconfig and note your IP.
> 3. on your android device open a browser and type... |
14,847,471 | In emulator am use this 10.0.2.2 ip address to test the application it work fine,but it not work for testing in android device.am connect the device through USB cable.How to test the app in device with local host.Can anyone know help me. | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14847471",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2090784/"
] | 1. Start Wamp server on pc
2. Click Wamp windows taskbar
3. Click "Put Online" (bottom of wamp)
4. Run command prompt
5. type ipconfig and enter
6. Note your IPv4 address (192.168.1.206 in my case)
7. Make sure your pc and android connect with same wifi
8. Make sure your wifi network as "Home Network"
9. Open browser o... | use Connectify Software, and insert the IP address of the system, in your android code instead of 10.0.0.2. |
14,847,471 | In emulator am use this 10.0.2.2 ip address to test the application it work fine,but it not work for testing in android device.am connect the device through USB cable.How to test the app in device with local host.Can anyone know help me. | 2013/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14847471",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2090784/"
] | 1. Start Wamp server on pc
2. Click Wamp windows taskbar
3. Click "Put Online" (bottom of wamp)
4. Run command prompt
5. type ipconfig and enter
6. Note your IPv4 address (192.168.1.206 in my case)
7. Make sure your pc and android connect with same wifi
8. Make sure your wifi network as "Home Network"
9. Open browser o... | For Windows 10 Users
>
> 1. go to Control Panel-> System and Security->Windows Defender Firewall->Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off.
>
>
>
Set both private and public network settings to off.
>
> 2. open a command prompt. type ipconfig and note your IP.
> 3. on your android device open a browser and type... |
19,796 | I don't understand the point of Shamans in Shadowrun. In a world full of technology and magic, I don't see how the Shaman tradition can be roleplayed and mentioned without making the players scratch their head about where they come from. How can I present them effectively as part of Seattle's population. Some kind of e... | 2012/12/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19796",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> How can I include a shaman as a bad guy for a run that the players need to deal with. Where can I read about Shamanism and their role in the setting?
>
>
>
My Shadowrun experience is mostly 1st and 2nd edition but I don't think the fundamental idea of a shaman is that different in any edition of SR.
In Shado... | The 20th Anniversary Edition includes a Radical Eco-Shaman as an example player character. Shamans aren't ignorant about tech, they just have (for example) an anti-corporate agenda for companies they feel are polluting and destroying the planet. I'm sure someone's dumping something somewhere in Seattle.
As for an adve... |
19,796 | I don't understand the point of Shamans in Shadowrun. In a world full of technology and magic, I don't see how the Shaman tradition can be roleplayed and mentioned without making the players scratch their head about where they come from. How can I present them effectively as part of Seattle's population. Some kind of e... | 2012/12/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19796",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The 20th Anniversary Edition includes a Radical Eco-Shaman as an example player character. Shamans aren't ignorant about tech, they just have (for example) an anti-corporate agenda for companies they feel are polluting and destroying the planet. I'm sure someone's dumping something somewhere in Seattle.
As for an adve... | Most of my experience is from Shadowrun 2nd ed, but not all Shamans necessarily need to be nature loving. Toxic shamans actively oppose nature in some ways. As other answers mentioned, shamans with totems like rat or cat or (to a lesser degree) dog actively prefer cities.
One way to think of it is that shamans are jus... |
19,796 | I don't understand the point of Shamans in Shadowrun. In a world full of technology and magic, I don't see how the Shaman tradition can be roleplayed and mentioned without making the players scratch their head about where they come from. How can I present them effectively as part of Seattle's population. Some kind of e... | 2012/12/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19796",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> How can I include a shaman as a bad guy for a run that the players need to deal with. Where can I read about Shamanism and their role in the setting?
>
>
>
My Shadowrun experience is mostly 1st and 2nd edition but I don't think the fundamental idea of a shaman is that different in any edition of SR.
In Shado... | It might help to think of Shamans as a form of Cleric: an Eagle Shaman tries to bring about what Eagle desires, as a totem rather than a bird. Depending on your mythology (and of course the shaman's interpretation) this would include bravery, avoidance of pollution and punishment of polluters, reverence for high places... |
19,796 | I don't understand the point of Shamans in Shadowrun. In a world full of technology and magic, I don't see how the Shaman tradition can be roleplayed and mentioned without making the players scratch their head about where they come from. How can I present them effectively as part of Seattle's population. Some kind of e... | 2012/12/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19796",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> How can I include a shaman as a bad guy for a run that the players need to deal with. Where can I read about Shamanism and their role in the setting?
>
>
>
My Shadowrun experience is mostly 1st and 2nd edition but I don't think the fundamental idea of a shaman is that different in any edition of SR.
In Shado... | Most of my experience is from Shadowrun 2nd ed, but not all Shamans necessarily need to be nature loving. Toxic shamans actively oppose nature in some ways. As other answers mentioned, shamans with totems like rat or cat or (to a lesser degree) dog actively prefer cities.
One way to think of it is that shamans are jus... |
19,796 | I don't understand the point of Shamans in Shadowrun. In a world full of technology and magic, I don't see how the Shaman tradition can be roleplayed and mentioned without making the players scratch their head about where they come from. How can I present them effectively as part of Seattle's population. Some kind of e... | 2012/12/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/19796",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | It might help to think of Shamans as a form of Cleric: an Eagle Shaman tries to bring about what Eagle desires, as a totem rather than a bird. Depending on your mythology (and of course the shaman's interpretation) this would include bravery, avoidance of pollution and punishment of polluters, reverence for high places... | Most of my experience is from Shadowrun 2nd ed, but not all Shamans necessarily need to be nature loving. Toxic shamans actively oppose nature in some ways. As other answers mentioned, shamans with totems like rat or cat or (to a lesser degree) dog actively prefer cities.
One way to think of it is that shamans are jus... |
121,370 | ### Lengthy Explanation of Why I'm Here:
**TLDR; "force field" made of electromagnetic radiation.**
Recently, I've decided to compile a list of possible technologies available in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, along with explanations and descriptions. I have already come up with names of some of the technologies (mechs... | 2018/08/13 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/121370",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54186/"
] | I don't think your concept will work
------------------------------------
You can not create a "passive" electromagnetic field that makes solid or liquid matter fall apart or evaporate it. This is not how electromagnetic fields work. Most of what you would achieve is probably create problems for your ships computers.
... | I think the main issue you've failed to consider is momentum. Let's say you have a very fast projectile headed towards your spacecraft. Handwaving away all the physics of this Annihilation Zone, what you've said is that the target dissociates into its component molecules. Great! Except, now you have a very fast cloud o... |
121,370 | ### Lengthy Explanation of Why I'm Here:
**TLDR; "force field" made of electromagnetic radiation.**
Recently, I've decided to compile a list of possible technologies available in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, along with explanations and descriptions. I have already come up with names of some of the technologies (mechs... | 2018/08/13 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/121370",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54186/"
] | I don't think your concept will work
------------------------------------
You can not create a "passive" electromagnetic field that makes solid or liquid matter fall apart or evaporate it. This is not how electromagnetic fields work. Most of what you would achieve is probably create problems for your ships computers.
... | **To make it work, you should probably have it light-like**
I suggest to use a **phased array laser weapon.**
You clothe the ship in a dense array of laser emitters, and you can direct the beam by adjusting the phase of the emitters, and use the interference of the many emitters to direct the greater part of your pow... |
121,370 | ### Lengthy Explanation of Why I'm Here:
**TLDR; "force field" made of electromagnetic radiation.**
Recently, I've decided to compile a list of possible technologies available in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, along with explanations and descriptions. I have already come up with names of some of the technologies (mechs... | 2018/08/13 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/121370",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/54186/"
] | I don't think your concept will work
------------------------------------
You can not create a "passive" electromagnetic field that makes solid or liquid matter fall apart or evaporate it. This is not how electromagnetic fields work. Most of what you would achieve is probably create problems for your ships computers.
... | I'm going to assume that you're mostly interested in present-day physics. If you put it in the future you might want to assume a new physics that does things that fit your plot and background, and you can just wave your hands and say that it wouldn't make sense to twentieth century physicists.
Then if anybody argues ... |
65,592,588 | we are using software to push events to calendars using MS Graph, however 2 of the users are getting errors saying the user has multiple calendars with the name 'Calendar'
When i use the MS graph explorer on
<https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/graph-explorer>
I can see that there are 2 calendars setup the sa... | 2021/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/65592588",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14950404/"
] | * Programmatically ids only will help you to differentiate. To overcome the scenario, i would suggest you to rename the calendar names in a meaningful way in the UI. If its not showing in UI, it means the calendar folder might be hidden.
* You updated that you will have a go at renaming it, then will go for the delete ... | I ran into this issue on one mailbox, and came here to post the resolution as I had to dig around and piece together a way to resolve it.
I'm sure there's a way to add the correct MS Graph permissions to an admin account to resolve this without logging in as the user, but I couldn't get that part right so here's what ... |
636,080 | Let's say there is a closed cylinder floating in space, experiencing no acceleratory forces. Suppose the cylinder is 200 ft tall and has a 75 ft radius (arbitrary selections). Lastly, let's say there is a stationary ball floating 100 ft from the base of the cylinder and 35 ft from the side, offset from the very center.... | 2021/05/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/636080",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/299301/"
] | At first, the ball would stay exactly where it was. All the effects we commonly encounter when dealing with rotating bodies (centrifugal force, coriolis force, etc.) occur because the rotating object interacts with things in or on it, usually by friction. Since in the example you give, there is no such interaction betw... | In the reference frame of the cylinder, the ball would experience a centrifugal force, since every object in a non-inertial reference frame experiences the pseudo-forces associated with that reference frame. However, if the ball is stationary in an inertial reference frame, then it must be moving in uniform circular mo... |
428,900 | So sometimes my internet is disappearing and it's probably my internet provider problem, because my neighbors got the same problem. Now what's strange is when internet is gone, I can see using System Monitor that network download/upload is still going on, but just several kilobytes. Why is it showing internet download/... | 2014/03/03 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/428900",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/214689/"
] | Even if you're not connected to the internet there will still be data sent from and to your wireless router. It's not from the internet but it's still data and system monitor will treat it as such. | There are many possible issues in this case, but from what you say, I believe that the download/upload connection that you see, is just the connection between your computer and your home router.
So if you are unable to access www.google.com lets say from your browser, your computer tries to communicate to remote serve... |
26,561,995 | I am new to JavaEE and Spring Framework. I am having difficulty in understanding how we can write application using Spring Framework only. I have read over the internet that the intention of Spring Framework was to make development of enterprise level application simpler as opposed to EJB development (mainly in EJB 2.x... | 2014/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/26561995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3438473/"
] | Spring consists in many different parts, and so does Java EE. Some of them are direct competitors, while for others, Spring provides an abstraction layer and/or Spring integration of Java EE components.
For example:
* Spring MVC is built on top of servlets (which are part of Java EE), and it competes with JAX-RS and ... | First of all, define Enterprise application - AFAIK "Enterprise" in Java EE is just a marketing term.
JavaEE is a set of API's and a bunch (a big one) of standards/specifications for building scalable server-side applications in Java, thus allowing to create something big and complex - something that could be called ... |
12,170,272 | I want to create a model that has a attribute that holds a string based unique identifier.
I only want the unique string to be 3 characters long and consist of letters of the alphabet (lower case only) and numbers.
How do I implement something like the above? How do I avoid collisions? I have looked into MD5, and tha... | 2012/08/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12170272",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/627264/"
] | Check out this [SO thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1117584/guids-in-ruby); it's got plenty of good suggestions. Especially the last answer by [Simone Carletti](https://stackoverflow.com/users/123527/simone-carletti) which points to this [post](http://blog.logeek.fr/2009/7/2/creating-small-unique-tokens-in-r... | So the solution I decided to roll with after reading some of the questions & answers is quite different than what anyone had suggested.
I created a table to store codes. I wrote a ruby script to populate this table with every 3 letter combo based on the characters I wanted to use. Then on my model I have a before\_sav... |
12,170,272 | I want to create a model that has a attribute that holds a string based unique identifier.
I only want the unique string to be 3 characters long and consist of letters of the alphabet (lower case only) and numbers.
How do I implement something like the above? How do I avoid collisions? I have looked into MD5, and tha... | 2012/08/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12170272",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/627264/"
] | Check out this [SO thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1117584/guids-in-ruby); it's got plenty of good suggestions. Especially the last answer by [Simone Carletti](https://stackoverflow.com/users/123527/simone-carletti) which points to this [post](http://blog.logeek.fr/2009/7/2/creating-small-unique-tokens-in-r... | [This gem called alphadecimal](https://github.com/JackDanger/alphadecimal) might be able to help you. |
109,110 | I read a [review](https://kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/24-105mm.htm) of the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens. It said:
>
> Focus shifts while zooming.
>
>
> Zoom before you focus.
>
Surprised by this (I don't recall ever seeing the focus scale shift while zooming), I took my 24-105mm lens, and manually focu... | 2019/06/23 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/109110",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/81735/"
] | A lens that maintains the same distance of focus as it is zoomed is said to be *parfocal*. This is a highly desirable quality in a lens if one is shooting film or video and wishes to maintain focus while zooming in or out during a continuous shot.
Some zoom lenses that are not really parfocal, particularly those with ... | Theoretically, all the 'zoom' lenses we use today should be parfocal. Some simpler older designs were explicitly varifocal, and they changed focus dramatically and obviously when zoomed. (Or, the other way round, some (most?) prime lenses, especially macro, actually change the focal length somewhat when you focus them)... |
961 | One thing I know will be inevitable are fixes from the director, or producer, or even actors/producers in some cases.
How do you guys prepare/go about doing fixes on the dub stage?
Do you bring a separate rig and have a copy of the session to do them?
Do you destructive-punch on your predubs which are on a server th... | 2010/05/07 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/961",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/18160/"
] | One of the most important skills as a supervising sound editor is to be able to decide whether a fix can be done then & there (ie very rapidly without holding up progress) or it should be done off the stage & revisited later (in ten minutes, an hour, a day etc)
For adding fixes during the mix the two crucial aspects f... | Ryan,
Here's a couple of possible approaches:
* Have a separate stage rig that
provides direct 1-to-1 outputs to the
console (best approach if you've made actual predubs);
* Cut within your session (if you're
going virtual)
Be sure you don't destroy any of the original audio or automation when doing your fixes, just... |
11,612,268 | What is the data type of ROWID in Oracle/SQL? How is this value stored? | 2012/07/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11612268",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/861832/"
] | The following link explains what the data type for ROWID is - [ROWID data type](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/sql_elements001.htm#i46148)
ROWID is stored as a [psuedocolumn](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/pseudocolumns.htm#g1020307). | A ROWID data type stores information related to the disk location of table rows. They also uniquely identify the rows in your table. The ROWID data type is stored as a hexadecimal.
Therefore the hexadecimal string represents the unique address of a row in its table. |
11,612,268 | What is the data type of ROWID in Oracle/SQL? How is this value stored? | 2012/07/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11612268",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/861832/"
] | The following link explains what the data type for ROWID is - [ROWID data type](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/sql_elements001.htm#i46148)
ROWID is stored as a [psuedocolumn](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/pseudocolumns.htm#g1020307). | The ROWID (since Oracle8 called extended ROWID, till Oracle7 now called restricted ROWID) stores/encodes the physical location of a row.
The (extended) ROWID encodes (in hexadecimal format) the following fields:
OBJID (unique id of the object the row belongs to), the FILENO (relative file number within the TABLESPACE ... |
91,143 | is there a userfriendly way of adding an entry to a selectlist with predefined options? besides being able of selecting a value from a select list i want the option to add a value of my own but am not sure how this would work/look. I know it's possible to foresee a free text field within the select list but what is the... | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/91143",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/41967/"
] | A standard way of solving this is autocomplete. For instance, here is how it works in Jira.
User starts editing a field. There are options to accept/cancel the input:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oo8lR.png)
User may click the down arrow and see a li... | On an Apex implementation (not
mobile) we are currently developing, we use the [Select2 jquery plugin](https://select2.github.io) on the front-end.
This awesome extended select-box allows for all kinds of customized implementations, including autocomplete, multi-select, and adding new entries.
I can really recommend ... |
29,356 | I've been conducting usability tests for a few years now for a variety of products and interfaces. These have been in-person and remote, high-fidelity and low-fidelity, structured and unstructured. I've been working on a general best practice participant introduction script for personal use and to share with colleagues... | 2012/11/20 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29356",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/15625/"
] | Instead of asking them to "let you know what they think" sometimes it will be more helpful to phrased it as "please think out loud as you use the prototype". Another thing I might mention is that "I am just the person conducting the test so feel free to speak your mind". Maybe it's helpful to let them know that you are... | Another statement which I always mention is that " Please dont think there is no right approach or right way of achieving the end goal. We want to see all the ways you approach the task and what works best for you as that will provide us inputs into how users might use this application. If you see multiple ways of doin... |
29,356 | I've been conducting usability tests for a few years now for a variety of products and interfaces. These have been in-person and remote, high-fidelity and low-fidelity, structured and unstructured. I've been working on a general best practice participant introduction script for personal use and to share with colleagues... | 2012/11/20 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29356",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/15625/"
] | Instead of asking them to "let you know what they think" sometimes it will be more helpful to phrased it as "please think out loud as you use the prototype". Another thing I might mention is that "I am just the person conducting the test so feel free to speak your mind". Maybe it's helpful to let them know that you are... | I like what you have here; it's very similar to what I've used before. My only suggestion would be to avoid using the word "test" whenever possible, even in the phrase "usability test". It's a trigger word that (in my experience) immediately causes people to think they are taking the SATs and that they are going to fai... |
29,356 | I've been conducting usability tests for a few years now for a variety of products and interfaces. These have been in-person and remote, high-fidelity and low-fidelity, structured and unstructured. I've been working on a general best practice participant introduction script for personal use and to share with colleagues... | 2012/11/20 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29356",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/15625/"
] | Your script is off to a great start. I would refer to the [Checklist for Prestest Briefing](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companions/9780123739339/Checklist_for_Pretest_Briefing.pdf) (Figure 5.7) in [Moderating Usability Tests](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/v2/companion.jsp?ISBN=9780123739339) by Joe Dumas and Beth Lor... | Instead of asking them to "let you know what they think" sometimes it will be more helpful to phrased it as "please think out loud as you use the prototype". Another thing I might mention is that "I am just the person conducting the test so feel free to speak your mind". Maybe it's helpful to let them know that you are... |
29,356 | I've been conducting usability tests for a few years now for a variety of products and interfaces. These have been in-person and remote, high-fidelity and low-fidelity, structured and unstructured. I've been working on a general best practice participant introduction script for personal use and to share with colleagues... | 2012/11/20 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29356",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/15625/"
] | Instead of asking them to "let you know what they think" sometimes it will be more helpful to phrased it as "please think out loud as you use the prototype". Another thing I might mention is that "I am just the person conducting the test so feel free to speak your mind". Maybe it's helpful to let them know that you are... | It turned out to be useful to pay the compensation fee at the beginning of the test so the users do not feel the duty having to work towards something they think you want to hear to get the money.
We always emphasize that the compensation is for showing up only and that it's not them who are tested. |
29,356 | I've been conducting usability tests for a few years now for a variety of products and interfaces. These have been in-person and remote, high-fidelity and low-fidelity, structured and unstructured. I've been working on a general best practice participant introduction script for personal use and to share with colleagues... | 2012/11/20 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29356",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/15625/"
] | Your script is off to a great start. I would refer to the [Checklist for Prestest Briefing](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companions/9780123739339/Checklist_for_Pretest_Briefing.pdf) (Figure 5.7) in [Moderating Usability Tests](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/v2/companion.jsp?ISBN=9780123739339) by Joe Dumas and Beth Lor... | Another statement which I always mention is that " Please dont think there is no right approach or right way of achieving the end goal. We want to see all the ways you approach the task and what works best for you as that will provide us inputs into how users might use this application. If you see multiple ways of doin... |
29,356 | I've been conducting usability tests for a few years now for a variety of products and interfaces. These have been in-person and remote, high-fidelity and low-fidelity, structured and unstructured. I've been working on a general best practice participant introduction script for personal use and to share with colleagues... | 2012/11/20 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29356",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/15625/"
] | Your script is off to a great start. I would refer to the [Checklist for Prestest Briefing](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companions/9780123739339/Checklist_for_Pretest_Briefing.pdf) (Figure 5.7) in [Moderating Usability Tests](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/v2/companion.jsp?ISBN=9780123739339) by Joe Dumas and Beth Lor... | I like what you have here; it's very similar to what I've used before. My only suggestion would be to avoid using the word "test" whenever possible, even in the phrase "usability test". It's a trigger word that (in my experience) immediately causes people to think they are taking the SATs and that they are going to fai... |
29,356 | I've been conducting usability tests for a few years now for a variety of products and interfaces. These have been in-person and remote, high-fidelity and low-fidelity, structured and unstructured. I've been working on a general best practice participant introduction script for personal use and to share with colleagues... | 2012/11/20 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29356",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/15625/"
] | Your script is off to a great start. I would refer to the [Checklist for Prestest Briefing](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companions/9780123739339/Checklist_for_Pretest_Briefing.pdf) (Figure 5.7) in [Moderating Usability Tests](http://www.elsevierdirect.com/v2/companion.jsp?ISBN=9780123739339) by Joe Dumas and Beth Lor... | It turned out to be useful to pay the compensation fee at the beginning of the test so the users do not feel the duty having to work towards something they think you want to hear to get the money.
We always emphasize that the compensation is for showing up only and that it's not them who are tested. |
591 | Tonight I'll be playing Power Grid for the second time with my game group. It's the second time for all of us.
What key strategy or tactic should I focus on to give me the best chance of winning? | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/591",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | Regarding some previous comments about hiding your money. Your cash is the ONLY thing that is private. The rules allow this, and it is a critical aspect of the game. Not knowing if someone can win or not on the next turn makes it exciting, sees if you were paying attention, makes you guess, second guess, triple guess. ... | My advice isn't too different from the accepted answer, but there's a few points I want to emphasize that can be confusing for beginners and should be kept in mind.
Divide your thinking into roughly the three phases.
First off, your goal in phase 1 is to *save money*. To accomplish this,
1. expand slowly but not le... |
591 | Tonight I'll be playing Power Grid for the second time with my game group. It's the second time for all of us.
What key strategy or tactic should I focus on to give me the best chance of winning? | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/591",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | The best advice I can offer is
**don't buy a city unless you can fire it up**
This is especially important in the early game, when turn order hinges on a single city. If you do, then all you are doing is sacrificing turn order. Even if it makes no difference because you have the highest value plant, it may make a dif... | Here's another tip: don't be afraid to pay a little more for a plant you really need. I have lost many a game by not spending enough money on plants in the midgame. I often have the money and the ability to build the cities but not the power capacity.
Also, if there are two desirable plants with the same capacity in t... |
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