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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/"
] | I would add a single advice:
**Plan your turn before the auctions start.**
I usually plan my turn backwards:
1. How many cities can I connect to with the money I have?
2. How much will I (likely) need to pay for resources for my current plants?
3. Now how much is there left for auctions? (counting both the plant pri... | If you have a very expensive plant that only powers one or two cities, consider not powering them as the fuel cost may exceed the extra money you will get in bureaucracy.
The game is pretty close because of the auto handicapping done by puting the leading player in the worse position when buying plants, resources, hou... |
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... | 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/"
] | If you have a very expensive plant that only powers one or two cities, consider not powering them as the fuel cost may exceed the extra money you will get in bureaucracy.
The game is pretty close because of the auto handicapping done by puting the leading player in the worse position when buying plants, resources, hou... | 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/"
] | I would add a single advice:
**Plan your turn before the auctions start.**
I usually plan my turn backwards:
1. How many cities can I connect to with the money I have?
2. How much will I (likely) need to pay for resources for my current plants?
3. Now how much is there left for auctions? (counting both the plant pri... | 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/"
] | 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... | 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/"
] | * Try to minimize the number of plants you buy.
* Aim to end up with enough plants to power the endgame # of houses
+ Don't buy more than one four plant unless it's great deal
* Look carefully at the resource costs and double buy if it looks like a resource is in demand
* A simple strategy is to alternate being first ... | 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. ... |
117,583 | There is a service called [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) that encrypts email on the client, stores encrypted messages on their server and
sends it encrypted in some fashion (depending on what email service the recipient uses).
My question here is how do they manage to search through my data if it's encrypted whe... | 2016/03/16 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/117583",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/104598/"
] | According to their [support page](https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/search/), it doesn't search in the body of the mail:
>
> At this time ProtonMail does not search the body of your email messages. This is due to the fact that they are encrypted on our servers, and therefore we currently do not have a mea... | ProtonMail does not offer searching message body of emails in its cloud service, but on its mobile apps and as the [Benoit Esnard points out.](https://security.stackexchange.com/a/117585/191437) However, on apps that run locally it can locally decrypt your emails and fully search them locally.
Since the end of 2017 Pr... |
117,583 | There is a service called [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) that encrypts email on the client, stores encrypted messages on their server and
sends it encrypted in some fashion (depending on what email service the recipient uses).
My question here is how do they manage to search through my data if it's encrypted whe... | 2016/03/16 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/117583",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/104598/"
] | According to their [support page](https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/search/), it doesn't search in the body of the mail:
>
> At this time ProtonMail does not search the body of your email messages. This is due to the fact that they are encrypted on our servers, and therefore we currently do not have a mea... | The above responses are out-of-date. It is now possible to search message content to easily find the email you're looking for, all without giving ProtonMail access to your messages.
To search your messages' contents while still keeping them private, we create a local index of your emails and store it using your browse... |
26,113 | An article I saw on BBC News this morning was showing a clip where Theresa May accused Russia of creating fake news and photoshopped images during the United Kingdom general election last year. How would this benefit them (Russia) in any way?
[Related news article.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41973043) | 2017/11/14 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/26113",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/16328/"
] | The fact that an entity is not directly running in an election does not mean in any way that it might not see as favourable, and thus prefer, an outcome over the other.
Particularly [it is mostly understood](http://www.ibtimes.com/russia-china-brexit-what-putin-xi-have-lose-gain-britain-leaving-eu-2385835) that a divi... | Assuming the Russian government is being envious, competitive and egoist, not interested in absolute welfare, neither their welfare, nor the welfare of others, but only in competition... well anything that harms others is good for them.
In such case, it's not so much important who got the most votes. What is important... |
21,721,445 | We are developing a simple demo web application where we have to use spring and openAM to consume SAML.Anybody has any idea or links on how to proceed. | 2014/02/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21721445",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1017862/"
] | There is a pretty good and recent article on OpenAM wiki:
<https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/openam/OpenAM+with+Spring+Security+SAML> | Check the links given below. Those might help.
[OpenAM Spring Security Integration](https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/openam/OpenAM+Spring+Security+Integration)
[Single Sign On (SSO) for Web applications using OPENAM](http://reddymails.blogspot.com/2013/03/sso-for-java-or-net-web-based.html)
[Integrati... |
21,721,445 | We are developing a simple demo web application where we have to use spring and openAM to consume SAML.Anybody has any idea or links on how to proceed. | 2014/02/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21721445",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1017862/"
] | There is a pretty good and recent article on OpenAM wiki:
<https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/openam/OpenAM+with+Spring+Security+SAML> | Why do you need OpenAM as a service provider? If there is already an SAMLv2 Identity Provider you can use Spring Security SAML extension directly, as it's implementing a SAMLv2 Service Provider. |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | The idiom, ***water under the bridge*** is akin to another expression *[What's done is done](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/what-s-done-is-done)*, which means it is too late and pointless to change the past, too much water has flowed; i.e. time stands still for no one.
If you have ever tried to st... | [water under the bridge](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/water+under+the+bridge)
>
> *something that has happened and cannot be changed* I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that's water under the bridge now.
>
>
> That's happened in the past, cannot be undone, and ca... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | I could not find earlier mention in English, but in French several expressions using the component *water under the bridge* with the acception of *time passing only in one direction* can be found in the sayings:
>
> "Laisser passer l'eau sous les ponts"
>
>
>
(*to let water flow under the bridge*, meaning to let ... | [water under the bridge](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/water+under+the+bridge)
>
> *something that has happened and cannot be changed* I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that's water under the bridge now.
>
>
> That's happened in the past, cannot be undone, and ca... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | The earliest use I can find of it comes from 1920, from a compilation of the U.K. *"Parliamentary Debates."*
[Google books](http://books.google.com/books?id=UWMzAQAAMAAJ&q=%22water+under+the+bridge%22&dq=%22water+under+the+bridge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RUN_U8zNIseRqgab84L4CA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwADhG)
>
> Time after time the best... | [water under the bridge](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/water+under+the+bridge)
>
> *something that has happened and cannot be changed* I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that's water under the bridge now.
>
>
> That's happened in the past, cannot be undone, and ca... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | [water under the bridge](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/water+under+the+bridge)
>
> *something that has happened and cannot be changed* I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that's water under the bridge now.
>
>
> That's happened in the past, cannot be undone, and ca... | I have located a form of its use in 1847, in a piece entitled "Manzoni" in the [**New Monthly Magazine and Humorist: Part the Third, 1847**](http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SEoaAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22has%20passed%20under%20the%20bridge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GHx8VKu2B8jkavilgagF&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22has%20passed... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | I could not find earlier mention in English, but in French several expressions using the component *water under the bridge* with the acception of *time passing only in one direction* can be found in the sayings:
>
> "Laisser passer l'eau sous les ponts"
>
>
>
(*to let water flow under the bridge*, meaning to let ... | The idiom, ***water under the bridge*** is akin to another expression *[What's done is done](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/what-s-done-is-done)*, which means it is too late and pointless to change the past, too much water has flowed; i.e. time stands still for no one.
If you have ever tried to st... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | The idiom, ***water under the bridge*** is akin to another expression *[What's done is done](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/what-s-done-is-done)*, which means it is too late and pointless to change the past, too much water has flowed; i.e. time stands still for no one.
If you have ever tried to st... | I have located a form of its use in 1847, in a piece entitled "Manzoni" in the [**New Monthly Magazine and Humorist: Part the Third, 1847**](http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SEoaAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22has%20passed%20under%20the%20bridge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GHx8VKu2B8jkavilgagF&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22has%20passed... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | I could not find earlier mention in English, but in French several expressions using the component *water under the bridge* with the acception of *time passing only in one direction* can be found in the sayings:
>
> "Laisser passer l'eau sous les ponts"
>
>
>
(*to let water flow under the bridge*, meaning to let ... | The earliest use I can find of it comes from 1920, from a compilation of the U.K. *"Parliamentary Debates."*
[Google books](http://books.google.com/books?id=UWMzAQAAMAAJ&q=%22water+under+the+bridge%22&dq=%22water+under+the+bridge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RUN_U8zNIseRqgab84L4CA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwADhG)
>
> Time after time the best... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | I could not find earlier mention in English, but in French several expressions using the component *water under the bridge* with the acception of *time passing only in one direction* can be found in the sayings:
>
> "Laisser passer l'eau sous les ponts"
>
>
>
(*to let water flow under the bridge*, meaning to let ... | I have located a form of its use in 1847, in a piece entitled "Manzoni" in the [**New Monthly Magazine and Humorist: Part the Third, 1847**](http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SEoaAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22has%20passed%20under%20the%20bridge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GHx8VKu2B8jkavilgagF&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22has%20passed... |
172,351 | What's the origin/background of the phrase "water under the bridge"? To what does it allude?
I understand it means to let bygones be bygones--to move on from the past. But I don't think I understand what water and the bridge represent. | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172351",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/51959/"
] | The earliest use I can find of it comes from 1920, from a compilation of the U.K. *"Parliamentary Debates."*
[Google books](http://books.google.com/books?id=UWMzAQAAMAAJ&q=%22water+under+the+bridge%22&dq=%22water+under+the+bridge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RUN_U8zNIseRqgab84L4CA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwADhG)
>
> Time after time the best... | I have located a form of its use in 1847, in a piece entitled "Manzoni" in the [**New Monthly Magazine and Humorist: Part the Third, 1847**](http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SEoaAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22has%20passed%20under%20the%20bridge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GHx8VKu2B8jkavilgagF&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22has%20passed... |
165,363 | Are there any cameras currently available that support encryption? And I don't mean encryption of the firmware, I mean encryption of the images it stores on the memory card. | 2010/07/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/165363",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/36565/"
] | Well, I don't know of any in production at the moment, but somebody's filed a patent for such a feature here:
<http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5862217.html>
Also, I know there are ["spy" cameras that have that feature](http://www.szprice.com/products/Mini-Spy-Digital-Video-Camera-with-Encryption-Feature_451.html), b... | I've never heard of such a thing. The only way that you can have encrypted photo's is to transfer them off the camera and on to an encrypted drive manually. Not ideal, but gets the job done. |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | For no sew, quick-fix:
* get a large piece of fabric (before investing rehearse this with a bed sheet)
* get a pillow or two - this is your stuffing so accommodate to fit your needs
* lay the pillows on the chair in such a way as to comfort your back
* use the fabric (bed sheet) to secure the pillows in place to the b... | As far as we can search in google for such a product, no such add-ons have been released for this purpose. Moreover, you will not resort to enhancing your office chair by purchasing extra repair parts and adding them especially for you. Finally, this problem can be resolved using another hack possible, describing them ... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | So I agree with the comment that getting the right chair through your company may be the best and easiest option.
But not every company supports that and we are all about hacks here anyways :-)
Here is my hack... the first challenge I see is the top of your chair has a curvature that bends away from the chair. That ... | As far as we can search in google for such a product, no such add-ons have been released for this purpose. Moreover, you will not resort to enhancing your office chair by purchasing extra repair parts and adding them especially for you. Finally, this problem can be resolved using another hack possible, describing them ... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | Buy a section of PVC and a couple of elbows. Cut 2 pieces as tall as you want the headrest and add 4 inches. Slit those 2 sections 4 inches on each end. Attach the elbows and cut a piece to fit the gap. Now take a piece of plywood about 8x6 and add foam puzzle mat to it, add any additional padding you want, staple on s... | As far as we can search in google for such a product, no such add-ons have been released for this purpose. Moreover, you will not resort to enhancing your office chair by purchasing extra repair parts and adding them especially for you. Finally, this problem can be resolved using another hack possible, describing them ... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | You can buy both attachable backrest and headrest.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ac2ZS.jpg)If that is too pricey pick a tall broken chair on ebay or from garbage and fasten backrest from there to you chair with belts. If it comes with headrest then you are luck... | As far as we can search in google for such a product, no such add-ons have been released for this purpose. Moreover, you will not resort to enhancing your office chair by purchasing extra repair parts and adding them especially for you. Finally, this problem can be resolved using another hack possible, describing them ... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | So I agree with the comment that getting the right chair through your company may be the best and easiest option.
But not every company supports that and we are all about hacks here anyways :-)
Here is my hack... the first challenge I see is the top of your chair has a curvature that bends away from the chair. That ... | For no sew, quick-fix:
* get a large piece of fabric (before investing rehearse this with a bed sheet)
* get a pillow or two - this is your stuffing so accommodate to fit your needs
* lay the pillows on the chair in such a way as to comfort your back
* use the fabric (bed sheet) to secure the pillows in place to the b... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | For no sew, quick-fix:
* get a large piece of fabric (before investing rehearse this with a bed sheet)
* get a pillow or two - this is your stuffing so accommodate to fit your needs
* lay the pillows on the chair in such a way as to comfort your back
* use the fabric (bed sheet) to secure the pillows in place to the b... | Buy a section of PVC and a couple of elbows. Cut 2 pieces as tall as you want the headrest and add 4 inches. Slit those 2 sections 4 inches on each end. Attach the elbows and cut a piece to fit the gap. Now take a piece of plywood about 8x6 and add foam puzzle mat to it, add any additional padding you want, staple on s... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | For no sew, quick-fix:
* get a large piece of fabric (before investing rehearse this with a bed sheet)
* get a pillow or two - this is your stuffing so accommodate to fit your needs
* lay the pillows on the chair in such a way as to comfort your back
* use the fabric (bed sheet) to secure the pillows in place to the b... | You can buy both attachable backrest and headrest.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ac2ZS.jpg)If that is too pricey pick a tall broken chair on ebay or from garbage and fasten backrest from there to you chair with belts. If it comes with headrest then you are luck... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | So I agree with the comment that getting the right chair through your company may be the best and easiest option.
But not every company supports that and we are all about hacks here anyways :-)
Here is my hack... the first challenge I see is the top of your chair has a curvature that bends away from the chair. That ... | Buy a section of PVC and a couple of elbows. Cut 2 pieces as tall as you want the headrest and add 4 inches. Slit those 2 sections 4 inches on each end. Attach the elbows and cut a piece to fit the gap. Now take a piece of plywood about 8x6 and add foam puzzle mat to it, add any additional padding you want, staple on s... |
14,916 | I have this chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEpYb.jpg)
Here's me sitting on the chair:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oim6v.jpg)
Pardon the pixelated face :)
So, my question i... | 2017/01/03 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/14916",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/10588/"
] | So I agree with the comment that getting the right chair through your company may be the best and easiest option.
But not every company supports that and we are all about hacks here anyways :-)
Here is my hack... the first challenge I see is the top of your chair has a curvature that bends away from the chair. That ... | You can buy both attachable backrest and headrest.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ac2ZS.jpg)If that is too pricey pick a tall broken chair on ebay or from garbage and fasten backrest from there to you chair with belts. If it comes with headrest then you are luck... |
46,613,748 | The standard is float32 but I'm wondering under what conditions it's ok to use float16?
I've compared running the same covnet with both datatypes and haven't noticed any issues. With large dataset I prefer float16 because I can worry less about memory issues.. | 2017/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/46613748",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2469211/"
] | Surprisingly, it's totally OK to use 16 bits, even not just for fun, but in production as well. For example, in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzQpd-Ku4o) Jeff Dean talks about **16-bit** calculations at Google, around 52:00. A quote from the slides:
>
> Neural net training very tolerant of reduced pre... | float16 training is tricky: your model might not converge when using standard float16, but float16 does save memory, and is also faster if you are using the latest Volta GPUs. Nvidia recommends "Mixed Precision Training" in the latest [doc](http://docs.nvidia.com/deeplearning/sdk/mixed-precision-training/index.html#mpt... |
46,613,748 | The standard is float32 but I'm wondering under what conditions it's ok to use float16?
I've compared running the same covnet with both datatypes and haven't noticed any issues. With large dataset I prefer float16 because I can worry less about memory issues.. | 2017/10/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/46613748",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2469211/"
] | Surprisingly, it's totally OK to use 16 bits, even not just for fun, but in production as well. For example, in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzQpd-Ku4o) Jeff Dean talks about **16-bit** calculations at Google, around 52:00. A quote from the slides:
>
> Neural net training very tolerant of reduced pre... | According to this study:
>
> Gupta, S., Agrawal, A., Gopalakrishnan, K., & Narayanan, P. (2015,
> June). Deep learning with limited numerical precision. In
> International Conference on Machine Learning (pp. 1737-1746). At:
> <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1502.02551.pdf>
>
>
>
stochastic rounding was required to obt... |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | Don't let the name fool you but you should check out [easydns](https://web.easydns.com/) as an option. They may not be as cheap as GoDaddy but they have been around for a long time and they handle some big companies. [Their about page](https://web.easydns.com/About/) says it all. The complete feature list is [here](htt... | Very easy:
<http://www.mediatemple.net>
GoDaddy is crap. I'm surprised you ended up using them. I don't know if MT has the EXACT same features you're looking for, quite frankly I doubt there will be any other host with identical features to godaddy but you can't lose by going to their site and checking things out. |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | Don't let the name fool you but you should check out [easydns](https://web.easydns.com/) as an option. They may not be as cheap as GoDaddy but they have been around for a long time and they handle some big companies. [Their about page](https://web.easydns.com/About/) says it all. The complete feature list is [here](htt... | Don't use easydns if you want DNSSEC, they have no way of putting the DS records in the parent zone which makes their DNSSEC support a bit pointless (It looks like their deployment stalled).
I use gkg.net which does do DNSSEC properly, they don't do 2 factor auth (afaict) tho.
I've not come accross a registrar that d... |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | I like [CloudFlare](http://www.cloudflare.com) as a DNS host. They offer IPv6, a very good DNS UI (including API access), and analytics. And they import your DNS settings from your current host. | You should try Tucows but am not sure if they have DNSSEC...but they have a very good domain management system... |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | I like [CloudFlare](http://www.cloudflare.com) as a DNS host. They offer IPv6, a very good DNS UI (including API access), and analytics. And they import your DNS settings from your current host. | Piping up to also say, yes, leave GoDaddy. Their customer service is terrible. With them, it does seem that what you pay for is what you get.
Have you looked at [AN Hosting](http://www.anhosting.com/)? I've used them for the past four years. They're reliable, fast, easy to work with, and have great customer service. ... |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | Don't let the name fool you but you should check out [easydns](https://web.easydns.com/) as an option. They may not be as cheap as GoDaddy but they have been around for a long time and they handle some big companies. [Their about page](https://web.easydns.com/About/) says it all. The complete feature list is [here](htt... | I like siteground.com
Security is awesome, and they are very competent. |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | Don't use easydns if you want DNSSEC, they have no way of putting the DS records in the parent zone which makes their DNSSEC support a bit pointless (It looks like their deployment stalled).
I use gkg.net which does do DNSSEC properly, they don't do 2 factor auth (afaict) tho.
I've not come accross a registrar that d... | I like siteground.com
Security is awesome, and they are very competent. |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | Don't let the name fool you but you should check out [easydns](https://web.easydns.com/) as an option. They may not be as cheap as GoDaddy but they have been around for a long time and they handle some big companies. [Their about page](https://web.easydns.com/About/) says it all. The complete feature list is [here](htt... | You should try Tucows but am not sure if they have DNSSEC...but they have a very good domain management system... |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | Don't let the name fool you but you should check out [easydns](https://web.easydns.com/) as an option. They may not be as cheap as GoDaddy but they have been around for a long time and they handle some big companies. [Their about page](https://web.easydns.com/About/) says it all. The complete feature list is [here](htt... | I like [CloudFlare](http://www.cloudflare.com) as a DNS host. They offer IPv6, a very good DNS UI (including API access), and analytics. And they import your DNS settings from your current host. |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | Don't use easydns if you want DNSSEC, they have no way of putting the DS records in the parent zone which makes their DNSSEC support a bit pointless (It looks like their deployment stalled).
I use gkg.net which does do DNSSEC properly, they don't do 2 factor auth (afaict) tho.
I've not come accross a registrar that d... | Very easy:
<http://www.mediatemple.net>
GoDaddy is crap. I'm surprised you ended up using them. I don't know if MT has the EXACT same features you're looking for, quite frankly I doubt there will be any other host with identical features to godaddy but you can't lose by going to their site and checking things out. |
23,785 | I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions (NameCheap, Gandi.net, etc.), but they all seem to lack many of the GoDaddy feature base.
I'm looking for:
* DNSSEC
* IPv6 Res... | 2011/12/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/23785",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12282/"
] | I like [CloudFlare](http://www.cloudflare.com) as a DNS host. They offer IPv6, a very good DNS UI (including API access), and analytics. And they import your DNS settings from your current host. | Very easy:
<http://www.mediatemple.net>
GoDaddy is crap. I'm surprised you ended up using them. I don't know if MT has the EXACT same features you're looking for, quite frankly I doubt there will be any other host with identical features to godaddy but you can't lose by going to their site and checking things out. |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | Your first concern should be the content that will be on the website. A good notion to Google for is 'Content First'. (Here's an article discussing working on your content in tandem with your structure: <http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/structure-first-content-always>)
For actually building the site, I feel that i... | I have to disagree with @Orbling on 2,3,4. This should be a comment on his post but I'm not allowed to do that.
I would rather have the front end design and the back end work going in tandem. If you have a back end engineer creating functionality spitting out markup with elements having class attributes etc the visual... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | A website is like any other IT project initially.
1. Start with requirements; analyse those requirements; formulate the needs and goals of the website - that is, what it must achieve.
2. After that stage you need to get it designed and made. Having worked in this industry for many years, I find the best approach is to... | If you are implementing a web site for a client, start with wire-frames. Unless your client is an experienced web developer or web designer, they will have zero ability to envision anything on the web. You have to show them exactly what they will see, or something that is obviously a drawing of a web page. Try to get t... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | If you are implementing a web site for a client, start with wire-frames. Unless your client is an experienced web developer or web designer, they will have zero ability to envision anything on the web. You have to show them exactly what they will see, or something that is obviously a drawing of a web page. Try to get t... | You say the requirements are known ahead of time, but I would argue that no software project of a useful complexity has requirements that are set in stone.
A website project is still a software project, and accordingly it benefits from agile practices. Develop iteratively, demonstrate working software to the customer... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | A website is like any other IT project initially.
1. Start with requirements; analyse those requirements; formulate the needs and goals of the website - that is, what it must achieve.
2. After that stage you need to get it designed and made. Having worked in this industry for many years, I find the best approach is to... | I have to disagree with @Orbling on 2,3,4. This should be a comment on his post but I'm not allowed to do that.
I would rather have the front end design and the back end work going in tandem. If you have a back end engineer creating functionality spitting out markup with elements having class attributes etc the visual... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | If you are implementing a web site for a client, start with wire-frames. Unless your client is an experienced web developer or web designer, they will have zero ability to envision anything on the web. You have to show them exactly what they will see, or something that is obviously a drawing of a web page. Try to get t... | I have to disagree with @Orbling on 2,3,4. This should be a comment on his post but I'm not allowed to do that.
I would rather have the front end design and the back end work going in tandem. If you have a back end engineer creating functionality spitting out markup with elements having class attributes etc the visual... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | Your first concern should be the content that will be on the website. A good notion to Google for is 'Content First'. (Here's an article discussing working on your content in tandem with your structure: <http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/structure-first-content-always>)
For actually building the site, I feel that i... | I'd add comment but I'm too new, this is the entire purpose of the SDLC (CMMI type thing for software guys). The process is well defined internationally (in the engineering communities) and within various standards.
Gather Requirements > Investigate > Design > Code/Develop/(whatever) > Test > Build
Every step is iter... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | Your first concern should be the content that will be on the website. A good notion to Google for is 'Content First'. (Here's an article discussing working on your content in tandem with your structure: <http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/structure-first-content-always>)
For actually building the site, I feel that i... | If you are implementing a web site for a client, start with wire-frames. Unless your client is an experienced web developer or web designer, they will have zero ability to envision anything on the web. You have to show them exactly what they will see, or something that is obviously a drawing of a web page. Try to get t... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | A website is like any other IT project initially.
1. Start with requirements; analyse those requirements; formulate the needs and goals of the website - that is, what it must achieve.
2. After that stage you need to get it designed and made. Having worked in this industry for many years, I find the best approach is to... | You say the requirements are known ahead of time, but I would argue that no software project of a useful complexity has requirements that are set in stone.
A website project is still a software project, and accordingly it benefits from agile practices. Develop iteratively, demonstrate working software to the customer... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | If you are implementing a web site for a client, start with wire-frames. Unless your client is an experienced web developer or web designer, they will have zero ability to envision anything on the web. You have to show them exactly what they will see, or something that is obviously a drawing of a web page. Try to get t... | I'd add comment but I'm too new, this is the entire purpose of the SDLC (CMMI type thing for software guys). The process is well defined internationally (in the engineering communities) and within various standards.
Gather Requirements > Investigate > Design > Code/Develop/(whatever) > Test > Build
Every step is iter... |
46,512 | For a website, you need to have an idea, you need to have a design and you need to have data, events and output, right? Whether it be a blog, web app, Q&A site, search engine...
Anyway, that is only slightly related to my question. My question is, when designing a website, providing I know the purpose, what should I s... | 2011/02/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46512",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/5624/"
] | A website is like any other IT project initially.
1. Start with requirements; analyse those requirements; formulate the needs and goals of the website - that is, what it must achieve.
2. After that stage you need to get it designed and made. Having worked in this industry for many years, I find the best approach is to... | I'd add comment but I'm too new, this is the entire purpose of the SDLC (CMMI type thing for software guys). The process is well defined internationally (in the engineering communities) and within various standards.
Gather Requirements > Investigate > Design > Code/Develop/(whatever) > Test > Build
Every step is iter... |
141,337 | In the following paragraph from the book "[Zero to One](https://www.outlookbusiness.com/hardbound/the-right-foundation-3137)":
>
> The bureaucracy **lurches ever sideways of its own inertia** no matter
> what actions elected officials take.
>
>
>
What is the meaning of the phrase in bold? I looked for its indivi... | 2017/09/06 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/141337",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/43298/"
] | It is writing about the DMV, the government agency that issues driving licences in the USA. The experience that many people have of the DMV is that it is slow, and inefficient. The author is making the point that the democratic control that we should have over the DMV doesn't seem to work.
Now to consider the phrase -... | The preposition **of** in "of its own inertia" is a way of *attributing* the lurching motion entirely to its own inertia. The object of **of** in this construction is identified as *sole cause*.
Compare:
>
> I did it *of* my own volition.
>
>
>
That is, I chose to do it. I was not coerced in any way. I am wholly... |
59,840 | Mass Effect 3 has two main types of Sniper Rifle, the 1-shot clip heavy damage (Ala Mantis, Widow, Javelin), and then the Semi-Automatic multi-shot clip where each individual shot does much less damage (Viper, Incisor, Raptor).
I know how to use the 1-shot sniper rifles (Find head in crosshair, shoot, rinse, repeat), ... | 2012/03/29 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/59840",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/336/"
] | >
> Honestly, I'm not seeing a huge difference between them and the
> Mattock, a non-automatic assault rifle.
>
>
> Is there any way to get comparable DPS to the slower rifles? Maybe I'm
> just bad at sniping with them, but I can't ever seem to land
> consecutive headshots with the fast rifles.
>
>
>
You don'... | Yes, the Black Widow can get you the DPS you're looking for. The Black Widow has a 3 round clip, and because of that, does slightly less damage than the Widow per shot, but comes close (or possibly even beats it) when it comes to DPS including reloads. Additionally, it has double the spare ammo capacity.
The Black Wid... |
59,840 | Mass Effect 3 has two main types of Sniper Rifle, the 1-shot clip heavy damage (Ala Mantis, Widow, Javelin), and then the Semi-Automatic multi-shot clip where each individual shot does much less damage (Viper, Incisor, Raptor).
I know how to use the 1-shot sniper rifles (Find head in crosshair, shoot, rinse, repeat), ... | 2012/03/29 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/59840",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/336/"
] | You don't land consecutive head shots.
Most of the time the enemy is on the move and the second you shoot them they'll try to move away into an angle you can't hit them from. This means you only get one good chance at a head shot. However this is where the semi-automatic part comes in handy. Because you don't need to ... | Yes, the Black Widow can get you the DPS you're looking for. The Black Widow has a 3 round clip, and because of that, does slightly less damage than the Widow per shot, but comes close (or possibly even beats it) when it comes to DPS including reloads. Additionally, it has double the spare ammo capacity.
The Black Wid... |
59,840 | Mass Effect 3 has two main types of Sniper Rifle, the 1-shot clip heavy damage (Ala Mantis, Widow, Javelin), and then the Semi-Automatic multi-shot clip where each individual shot does much less damage (Viper, Incisor, Raptor).
I know how to use the 1-shot sniper rifles (Find head in crosshair, shoot, rinse, repeat), ... | 2012/03/29 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/59840",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/336/"
] | >
> Honestly, I'm not seeing a huge difference between them and the
> Mattock, a non-automatic assault rifle.
>
>
> Is there any way to get comparable DPS to the slower rifles? Maybe I'm
> just bad at sniping with them, but I can't ever seem to land
> consecutive headshots with the fast rifles.
>
>
>
You don'... | You don't land consecutive head shots.
Most of the time the enemy is on the move and the second you shoot them they'll try to move away into an angle you can't hit them from. This means you only get one good chance at a head shot. However this is where the semi-automatic part comes in handy. Because you don't need to ... |
3,198,298 | Is there a way to basically get a nice UML or some kind of diagram that shows all of your objects and its members in a nice diagram for you? Some tools out there? I don't really know what to call this but that's what I am aiming to do instead of having to look at each class in VS all the time going back and fourth when... | 2010/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3198298",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/93468/"
] | Visual Studio has a "Class Diagram" feature which can be used to create reasonably pretty pictures. It's pretty simple to use - I rather like it. | Enterprise Architect is my tool of choice for all things UML.
<http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/products/ea/8/index.html> |
418,715 | Sorry for this question but it's really confusing me everytime I want to solve the equations of transistors.
The professor told us that in NMOS, the source is the small voltage, and the drain is the biggest voltage(they are interchangeable).
My question:
Lets assume I have already vdd in one of two diode of n+ , th... | 2019/01/24 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/418715",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/210201/"
] | For a planar 4-terminal NMOS transistor there is no required **physical** difference between the source and the drain. However, for the channel to conduct we require that the voltage from gate to **source** be greater than the threshold voltage, and the voltage at the **drain** can be higher than the gate voltage. So, ... | The channel of a MOSFET (Source <--> Drain) is just that... a channel. *One* channel.
The *Gate* voltage (with respect to whatever Source is), controls how much that *channel* (S <--> D) conducts.
As far as whether S or D can be more positive, either can, and it doesn't matter. What matters is the Gate-Source volta... |
115,574 | Here is an example of what I mean. In the below excerpt from Coldplay's "Don't Panic", the note E is accented and comes after the note F in the previous bar. I have not included this as it is on another page and it is irrelevant. If the E resolved by step downward to D it would be a textbook 7-6 suspension. In this cas... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/115574",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/35708/"
] | In this case, as the note E persists in the accompaniment, I don't think it 'resolves' at all. The whole bar is a Fmaj7 chord, the E isn't treated as a dissonance. | 1. **This is not a suspension.** To be a suspension, the note must begin as a chord tone in a different harmony, carry over into a new harmony (the suspension) in which it is a dissonance, and then resolve. (For this reason, the omitted portion is not only relevant, but essential.)
2. **Thie E is not dissonant.** In th... |
115,574 | Here is an example of what I mean. In the below excerpt from Coldplay's "Don't Panic", the note E is accented and comes after the note F in the previous bar. I have not included this as it is on another page and it is irrelevant. If the E resolved by step downward to D it would be a textbook 7-6 suspension. In this cas... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/115574",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/35708/"
] | In this case, as the note E persists in the accompaniment, I don't think it 'resolves' at all. The whole bar is a Fmaj7 chord, the E isn't treated as a dissonance. | Music theory/harmony books never cover the most interesting and exceptional situations in voice-leading and harmonic analysis. Some Bach chorales are full of such examples. Here is an example of a Bach chorale where a suspension doesn't resolve by step. Consider this was analyzed as being in A minor (no key signature, ... |
115,574 | Here is an example of what I mean. In the below excerpt from Coldplay's "Don't Panic", the note E is accented and comes after the note F in the previous bar. I have not included this as it is on another page and it is irrelevant. If the E resolved by step downward to D it would be a textbook 7-6 suspension. In this cas... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/115574",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/35708/"
] | 1. **This is not a suspension.** To be a suspension, the note must begin as a chord tone in a different harmony, carry over into a new harmony (the suspension) in which it is a dissonance, and then resolve. (For this reason, the omitted portion is not only relevant, but essential.)
2. **Thie E is not dissonant.** In th... | Music theory/harmony books never cover the most interesting and exceptional situations in voice-leading and harmonic analysis. Some Bach chorales are full of such examples. Here is an example of a Bach chorale where a suspension doesn't resolve by step. Consider this was analyzed as being in A minor (no key signature, ... |
272,548 | What's the best way to preserve your battery while hatching eggs in Pokemon Go?
For example, do I need to keep the app open and up front? Are there game or phone settings that affect Pokemon Go battery usage?
I'm using Android 6. | 2016/07/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/272548",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/77810/"
] | The easiest settings to reduce the energy consumption are your Location settings:
>
> ->> Settings ->> Location
>
>
>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X8iZfm.png)
>
> ->> Mode
>
>
>
[](https://i.stac... | In the battery saving mode, when you hold your phone so that the top faces the ground, the screen goes black with a very dim white pokemon go logo in the middle of the screen so it saves energy. When a wild pokemon jumps out, the screen will notify you and light back up. |
272,548 | What's the best way to preserve your battery while hatching eggs in Pokemon Go?
For example, do I need to keep the app open and up front? Are there game or phone settings that affect Pokemon Go battery usage?
I'm using Android 6. | 2016/07/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/272548",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/77810/"
] | The easiest settings to reduce the energy consumption are your Location settings:
>
> ->> Settings ->> Location
>
>
>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X8iZfm.png)
>
> ->> Mode
>
>
>
[](https://i.stac... | Best is maybe also download the map in google maps for your area?
I did this and it seems to improve the battery loss |
272,548 | What's the best way to preserve your battery while hatching eggs in Pokemon Go?
For example, do I need to keep the app open and up front? Are there game or phone settings that affect Pokemon Go battery usage?
I'm using Android 6. | 2016/07/06 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/272548",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/77810/"
] | Best is maybe also download the map in google maps for your area?
I did this and it seems to improve the battery loss | In the battery saving mode, when you hold your phone so that the top faces the ground, the screen goes black with a very dim white pokemon go logo in the middle of the screen so it saves energy. When a wild pokemon jumps out, the screen will notify you and light back up. |
1,980 | What are some ideas that the community has that can promote more questions? Our new questions per day rate is awfully low. What can we do to encourage growth? The recent attempt at a theme week failed - other ideas? | 2012/02/20 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1980",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1917/"
] | It might help to take a look at the F.A.Q. and offer more suggestions on the sorts of questions that are appropriate.
-
I realize photo critiques were voted as off topic, but would it be possible to add some kind of section for them? This could encourage community involvement.
-
Things like the weekly photo contest... | getting new members/questions - we need more promotion, as Bob said. Many of us probably are active on other sites and can put up a thread about this site. Anyone who knows bloggers and such can ask them to mention us.
From within the community - I think the theme was a good idea. Once you see questions about X, it tr... |
1,980 | What are some ideas that the community has that can promote more questions? Our new questions per day rate is awfully low. What can we do to encourage growth? The recent attempt at a theme week failed - other ideas? | 2012/02/20 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1980",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1917/"
] | It might help to take a look at the F.A.Q. and offer more suggestions on the sorts of questions that are appropriate.
-
I realize photo critiques were voted as off topic, but would it be possible to add some kind of section for them? This could encourage community involvement.
-
Things like the weekly photo contest... | Analyse the data. How many questions per week per active user do we get compared to other stackexchange sites? If it's high or average, then we just need more visitors. If it's low, then perhaps people are more satisfied just to browse, or they browse and decide not to linger. |
1,980 | What are some ideas that the community has that can promote more questions? Our new questions per day rate is awfully low. What can we do to encourage growth? The recent attempt at a theme week failed - other ideas? | 2012/02/20 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1980",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1917/"
] | I've started a separate meta thread to talk about the [possibility of an SE-funded photography gear lending program](https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1991/6102) to give you guys new material to ask questions about. Please weigh in over there if you're interested.
We at SE are working on a tool that will hopefull... | getting new members/questions - we need more promotion, as Bob said. Many of us probably are active on other sites and can put up a thread about this site. Anyone who knows bloggers and such can ask them to mention us.
From within the community - I think the theme was a good idea. Once you see questions about X, it tr... |
1,980 | What are some ideas that the community has that can promote more questions? Our new questions per day rate is awfully low. What can we do to encourage growth? The recent attempt at a theme week failed - other ideas? | 2012/02/20 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1980",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1917/"
] | Analyse the data. How many questions per week per active user do we get compared to other stackexchange sites? If it's high or average, then we just need more visitors. If it's low, then perhaps people are more satisfied just to browse, or they browse and decide not to linger. | getting new members/questions - we need more promotion, as Bob said. Many of us probably are active on other sites and can put up a thread about this site. Anyone who knows bloggers and such can ask them to mention us.
From within the community - I think the theme was a good idea. Once you see questions about X, it tr... |
1,980 | What are some ideas that the community has that can promote more questions? Our new questions per day rate is awfully low. What can we do to encourage growth? The recent attempt at a theme week failed - other ideas? | 2012/02/20 | [
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1980",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1917/"
] | I've started a separate meta thread to talk about the [possibility of an SE-funded photography gear lending program](https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1991/6102) to give you guys new material to ask questions about. Please weigh in over there if you're interested.
We at SE are working on a tool that will hopefull... | Analyse the data. How many questions per week per active user do we get compared to other stackexchange sites? If it's high or average, then we just need more visitors. If it's low, then perhaps people are more satisfied just to browse, or they browse and decide not to linger. |
48,185,446 | i am trying to genrate .ipa file for my xamarin application.
its get genrated with this message
>
> IPA file should be visible on the build server
>
>
>
sometimes popup automatically opens on my mac machine where .ipa file gets generated.
but most of times it doesn't .then where can i find that .ipa file on my m... | 2018/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48185446",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6055037/"
] | Please check bin folder in IOS project | Please select iPhone instead of iPhoneSimulator in build configuration |
210,003 | Suppose that alien nanobots can alter human bodies by mutation and gene editing, such as recreating their digestive system to allow them to eat synthetics and plastics in order to produce natural body armor for their skin. What would be the mechanics and attributes if they altered a human for being able to survive in a... | 2021/08/13 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/210003",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/42132/"
] | It wouldn't take much, it only has to hold in 1 ATM of pressure (at the most). Any reasonable sealed carapace should do the trick. Being sealed would also prevent moisture loss.
The trick would be oxygen storage.
There are high density nano sponges that can hold more hydrogen than their volume would suggest. I don't ... | In theory it is possible. [Bacteria](https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/space-bacteria-survival-years-astrobiology#:%7E:text=Clumps%20of%20bacteria%20survived%20for,trip%20between%20Earth%20and%20Mars.) has been able to clump together to survive in space for years with the outer layer of bacteria protecting... |
42,626 | Is there some way to look at the front of my character? And I don't mean looking at the image in the character menu. | 2011/12/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/42626",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/483/"
] | Left click and pan your mouse.
Only works when you're standing still, unfortunately (when you start to move, the camera resets to behind you). | You can also bring up the preview window for gear, and spin your character (or companions) around in there.
Ctrl+Left click on any bit of clothing (doesn't matter if you're qualified to wear it or not) and the preview window pops up. Ctrl+left click on that clothing again and it's removed and the preview just shows wh... |
337,484 | Here is the scenario - I have credit memo id's, I need to check in those id's if credit memo is created from same order (if credit memo created for same order, then i need to merge those credit memo data (such as product, credit memo amount etc) then i need to send a credit memo to customer. So eventually it will be li... | 2021/05/21 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/337484",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/94507/"
] | For long term support it's best to upgrade directly to the latest version (2.4.2-p1), as 2.3.x will reach end of life in April 2022.
A note from the 2.3.7 release notes:
>
> PHP 7.3 reaches end of support in December 2021, and Adobe Commerce
> 2.3.x reaches end of support in April 2022. We strongly recommend plannin... | For a deeper understanding of the matter, please check my answer in this thread [Is it necessary to upgrade from 2.3 to 2.4?](https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/337128/is-it-necessary-to-upgrade-from-2-3-to-2-4/337133#337133), it's more than just keeping up to date with the latest versions of the services, it'... |
337,484 | Here is the scenario - I have credit memo id's, I need to check in those id's if credit memo is created from same order (if credit memo created for same order, then i need to merge those credit memo data (such as product, credit memo amount etc) then i need to send a credit memo to customer. So eventually it will be li... | 2021/05/21 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/337484",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/94507/"
] | For long term support it's best to upgrade directly to the latest version (2.4.2-p1), as 2.3.x will reach end of life in April 2022.
A note from the 2.3.7 release notes:
>
> PHP 7.3 reaches end of support in December 2021, and Adobe Commerce
> 2.3.x reaches end of support in April 2022. We strongly recommend plannin... | For long term comparability with Magnento 2 and PHP it is better to upgrade to later version, eventually you will need to do better sooner rather than later, I will say go to 2.4.2
Unless 2.4 is long stretch for you and team better to go directly to 2.4( We were having similar considerations ) what we had done is aske... |
337,484 | Here is the scenario - I have credit memo id's, I need to check in those id's if credit memo is created from same order (if credit memo created for same order, then i need to merge those credit memo data (such as product, credit memo amount etc) then i need to send a credit memo to customer. So eventually it will be li... | 2021/05/21 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/337484",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/94507/"
] | For long term support it's best to upgrade directly to the latest version (2.4.2-p1), as 2.3.x will reach end of life in April 2022.
A note from the 2.3.7 release notes:
>
> PHP 7.3 reaches end of support in December 2021, and Adobe Commerce
> 2.3.x reaches end of support in April 2022. We strongly recommend plannin... | Of course magento 2.4.x will better than 2.3.7 because with 2.4.x magento have more features such as elasticsearch but magento 2.4.x is difficult to deploy. |
138,422 | I have a HTML report, which needs to be printed landscape because of the many columns. It there a way to do this, without the user having to change the document settings?
And what are the options amongst browsers. | 2008/09/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/138422",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/56/"
] | Quoted from [CSS-Discuss Wiki](http://css-discuss.incutio.com/wiki/Print_Stylesheets#The_.40page_rule_and_forcing_Landscape_orientation)
>
> The @page rule has been cut down in
> scope from CSS2 to CSS2.1. The full
> CSS2 @page rule was reportedly
> implemented only in Opera (and buggily
> even then). My own testing ... | You might be able to use the [CSS 2 @page rule](http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/page.html) which allows you to set the ['size' property to landscape](http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/page.html#page-size-prop). |
3,570,950 | >
> **Possible Duplicates:**
>
> [Saving images in database mysql](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2753193/saving-images-in-database-mysql)
>
> [Storing Images in DB - Yea or Nay?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3748/storing-images-in-db-yea-or-nay)
>
>
>
I just found out it's possible to store ima... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3570950",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/431298/"
] | in terms of performance.
database way:
* client requests an image from a web server
* web server passes request to php
* php querying a database. getting image binary content in memory
* php passing image binary content to web-server
* web server sending an image to client
filesystem way
* client requests an imag... | Store the images on disk and store paths (or rather identifiers, that can be translated into files, so that the system can be moved. Store the identifier 12345 and translate this to /path/to/image12345.jpg) in the database. If you ever need to migrate the database you won't want lots of images in there! |
68,587 | [Grotesques](http://www.diablowiki.net/Grotesque) are an example of a monster which explodes on death causing splash damage. Are there other monsters that should be given a wide berth when polishing them off? | 2012/05/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/68587",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/16793/"
] | The only monsters I know of that explode on death are **Grotesques**, and any monster that has the **Molten** modifier. These guys actually have a small delay before exploding, so you usually have time to run away before the explosion hits
The only other monster I can think of that blows up are [Fallen Lunatics](http:... | One prime example of monsters (which have killed me several times at death) are any unique monsters that have the "Molten" perk. After you kill them, don't get too loot crazy because they will explode and it will most likely kill you.
Not that I know from many, many experiences... :P |
7,214 | The question [How to fully discharge supercapacitor?](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/503250/how-to-fully-discharge-supercapacitor) was answered by showing the user that they had made a calculation error.
Should there be a "caused by a typo or calculation error" close reason? | 2020/06/02 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7214",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/36731/"
] | It's common that there incorrect items or statements in the question, they are asking a question because they aren't certain. There is no need to close questions because they are technically incorrect, unless the error is something very trivial and localized, with no interest to future readers. For example, Stack Overf... | No, the best course of action is to downvote a post if you feel it isn't right (I personally see no reason for a downvote on this question). Close reasons are network wide (most of them) and require a network wide change, it is unlikely that any one site will be able to change the close reasons. |
38,877 | I won a Raspberry Pi at a contest about 2 years ago. Finally I got the proper wire to connect it to my laptop, but it's not doing anything!
The light goes on, but nothing appears in my operating system in reference to the machine I just connected. This is a Raspberry Pi 1A connected to Ubuntu 14.04
This is an absolut... | 2015/12/02 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/38877",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/users/37616/"
] | John,
RaspberryPi is essentially a computer all by itself. To boot up and make it all work nicely you will need a few things.
* A standard size SD card
* MicroUSB power cable (like the one used to change your phone)
If you want to see the output, you will need a display, either connected over HDMI or the RCA Video O... | The raspberry pi won't show up as an USB-device on your laptop. You need to create an SD-card with an operating system like [raspbian](https://www.raspbian.org/). Then it will boot and you can 'inspect' it like a 'real' computer. I'd recommend starting with the [quick start guide](https://www.raspberrypi.org/help/quick... |
38,877 | I won a Raspberry Pi at a contest about 2 years ago. Finally I got the proper wire to connect it to my laptop, but it's not doing anything!
The light goes on, but nothing appears in my operating system in reference to the machine I just connected. This is a Raspberry Pi 1A connected to Ubuntu 14.04
This is an absolut... | 2015/12/02 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/38877",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/users/37616/"
] | John,
RaspberryPi is essentially a computer all by itself. To boot up and make it all work nicely you will need a few things.
* A standard size SD card
* MicroUSB power cable (like the one used to change your phone)
If you want to see the output, you will need a display, either connected over HDMI or the RCA Video O... | If you want to conect your raspberry pi to computer you need a usb to TLL cable(like this <https://www.adafruit.com/products/954>) , but you need a sd card with raspbian, or some other OS. |
8,983,134 | I creats one apps in android.I have fetch data from server side useing json but i have proble how to send json string or jso to server | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8983134",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1112898/"
] | Suppose you load a class X with a classloader that has a *different* implementation of class Y. In that case, X would be linked with the different Y.
Note that the statement says "the same **version** of class Y", which means Y could simply be changed after X was compiled. | If X is compiled against class Y thats in jar Z you can run class X with class V in jar W
its similar to compiling a class in java 1.5 but running it in 1.6 |
8,983,134 | I creats one apps in android.I have fetch data from server side useing json but i have proble how to send json string or jso to server | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8983134",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1112898/"
] | Suppose you load a class X with a classloader that has a *different* implementation of class Y. In that case, X would be linked with the different Y.
Note that the statement says "the same **version** of class Y", which means Y could simply be changed after X was compiled. | What is being stated is not that the class can be subclassed. But rather that you have no guarantee of the version of the built class that you are running against. You could make some change, recompile and swap the binaries out. Your code would run but it would be a different version. |
39,677 | We know that Han can understand Shyriiwook and Huttese, plus at least one dialect of binary, plus galactic Common of course, so that's at least four. What other languages can he understand, if any?
I'll take any level of canonicity | 2013/08/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/39677",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5912/"
] | On screen, we see him respond appropriately to
Language (Speaker; Movie)
1. Basic (assorted humans)
2. Shyriiwook (Chewbacca; ANH, ESB, RotJ)
3. Rhodese (Greedo; ANH)
4. Binary (one of his droids; ESB)
5. Huttese (Jabba the Hutt; RotJ)
Less canonical languages:
1. Trader's Argot is from the AC Crispin *Han Solo T... | Per [Wookieepedia](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Han_Solo#Personality_and_traits), Han Solo understands:
1. Basic (native) (and speaks)
2. Selonian (and speaks)
3. Shyriiwook
4. Trader's argot
5. Rodese
6. Illodian
7. Huttese
Not bad for a [scruffy nerf herder](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9154/what-is-... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Seems this latest cycle between militant rocket launches *from Gaza to Israel* and Israeli *retaliations on Gaza* [started on April 23](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-police-clash-with-palestinians-east-jerusalem-tensions-flare-during-2021-04-23/) and has been on-off ever since.
>
> Palestinian mil... | Most answers here lay down the timeline of events, but don't really answer the crux of the question: **why now**?
Indeed, the situation "on the ground" is not entirely new. Evictions, protests, political uncertainty, hung government - that all was happening with some regularity for a long time before. What's new?
Fir... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Since you emphasize the word *now* in your question, I'll try to answer with an emphasis on the current escalation. For the more general question asking why there is a conflict at all, I'll simply refer to [the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict) because it's such a co... | Most answers here lay down the timeline of events, but don't really answer the crux of the question: **why now**?
Indeed, the situation "on the ground" is not entirely new. Evictions, protests, political uncertainty, hung government - that all was happening with some regularity for a long time before. What's new?
Fir... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Since you emphasize the word *now* in your question, I'll try to answer with an emphasis on the current escalation. For the more general question asking why there is a conflict at all, I'll simply refer to [the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict) because it's such a co... | Self-Organized Criticality
==========================
This concept comes from complexity theory, and you can read all about it on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organized_criticality). Many systems in nature exhibit a power law frequency distribution, meaning that the frequency of an event is inversely... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | >
> Why is Gaza under attack now (May 2021)?
>
>
>
Israel is attacking Hamas targets in Gaza because Hamas fired rockets at Israel on 10th of May 2021.
Hamas fired rockets at Israel on 10th of May 2021 because Israel refused an ultimatum by Hamas to remove police forces from the Al Aqsa compound.
Israel refused ... | Self-Organized Criticality
==========================
This concept comes from complexity theory, and you can read all about it on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organized_criticality). Many systems in nature exhibit a power law frequency distribution, meaning that the frequency of an event is inversely... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Most answers here lay down the timeline of events, but don't really answer the crux of the question: **why now**?
Indeed, the situation "on the ground" is not entirely new. Evictions, protests, political uncertainty, hung government - that all was happening with some regularity for a long time before. What's new?
Fir... | Self-Organized Criticality
==========================
This concept comes from complexity theory, and you can read all about it on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organized_criticality). Many systems in nature exhibit a power law frequency distribution, meaning that the frequency of an event is inversely... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Since you emphasize the word *now* in your question, I'll try to answer with an emphasis on the current escalation. For the more general question asking why there is a conflict at all, I'll simply refer to [the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict) because it's such a co... | Seems this latest cycle between militant rocket launches *from Gaza to Israel* and Israeli *retaliations on Gaza* [started on April 23](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-police-clash-with-palestinians-east-jerusalem-tensions-flare-during-2021-04-23/) and has been on-off ever since.
>
> Palestinian mil... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Seems this latest cycle between militant rocket launches *from Gaza to Israel* and Israeli *retaliations on Gaza* [started on April 23](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-police-clash-with-palestinians-east-jerusalem-tensions-flare-during-2021-04-23/) and has been on-off ever since.
>
> Palestinian mil... | Self-Organized Criticality
==========================
This concept comes from complexity theory, and you can read all about it on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organized_criticality). Many systems in nature exhibit a power law frequency distribution, meaning that the frequency of an event is inversely... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Seems this latest cycle between militant rocket launches *from Gaza to Israel* and Israeli *retaliations on Gaza* [started on April 23](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-police-clash-with-palestinians-east-jerusalem-tensions-flare-during-2021-04-23/) and has been on-off ever since.
>
> Palestinian mil... | **Why now?**
Mostly because Israel's current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is fighting for his political life. He's been under investigation for corruption since 2016, was indicted on relevant charges in 2019, and formally charged in 2020; his trial is underway as of the time of writing (May 2021). Should Netany... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | Since you emphasize the word *now* in your question, I'll try to answer with an emphasis on the current escalation. For the more general question asking why there is a conflict at all, I'll simply refer to [the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict) because it's such a co... | **Why now?**
Mostly because Israel's current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is fighting for his political life. He's been under investigation for corruption since 2016, was indicted on relevant charges in 2019, and formally charged in 2020; his trial is underway as of the time of writing (May 2021). Should Netany... |
63,988 | I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked *now* (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want. | 2021/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/63988",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/29035/"
] | It will be nearly impossible to find a news source that is not biased one way or the other. Here is a [Timeline from France24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210511-timeline-deadly-gaza-and-jerusalem-clashes) (from 2021-05-11)
It begins the sequence of events with clashes at the Al-Asqa mosque in East Jerusal... | Self-Organized Criticality
==========================
This concept comes from complexity theory, and you can read all about it on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organized_criticality). Many systems in nature exhibit a power law frequency distribution, meaning that the frequency of an event is inversely... |
48,910 | I am designing a website (RWD) for a Telecom company and I was wondering whether you could provide with some rationales or papers for:
* Having a shopping cart/basket (drop-down shopping cart icon like Amazon for example)?
* What would be the benefits for the users? And from a technical point
of view as well?
* And fo... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/48910",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/36986/"
] | Shopping cart metaphor is simply a variant of view/modify order, allowing you to review your order before checking out, adjust quantities, remove items, etc. If calling it a "shopping cart" bothers you, then just change it to View/Update order.
But nowadays people are pretty familiar with the shopping cart metaphor, s... | I have a problem with the shopping cart metaphor, namely, it breaks down when the user is performing a one-off transaction.
In this instance an interaction direct to the checkout is far more desirable than adding to a cart and then checking out. I don't know why ecommerce transactions are still built around the cart m... |
48,910 | I am designing a website (RWD) for a Telecom company and I was wondering whether you could provide with some rationales or papers for:
* Having a shopping cart/basket (drop-down shopping cart icon like Amazon for example)?
* What would be the benefits for the users? And from a technical point
of view as well?
* And fo... | 2013/12/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/48910",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/36986/"
] | Shopping cart metaphor is simply a variant of view/modify order, allowing you to review your order before checking out, adjust quantities, remove items, etc. If calling it a "shopping cart" bothers you, then just change it to View/Update order.
But nowadays people are pretty familiar with the shopping cart metaphor, s... | You can't predict whether the user will buy only one product or multiple. What I would suggest: instead of clustering screen with multiple buttons (add to cart and buy now), after the user adds her first product, ask if she wants to check-out now or continue shopping. |
275,767 | I downloaded Pokémon GO on my Samsung Galaxy Express and I can play it at home, but when I go outside I can't play because there is no Internet.
How can I play Pokémon GO without Internet outside? | 2016/07/18 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/275767",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/156625/"
] | Quite simply, you can't. The game requires an internet connection. | This is an attempt to build on the obvious "you can't" answer.
Many cities around the world are funding infrastructure projects to connect their cities with free, public WiFi access points. The [LinkNYC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC) project is a perfect example of this, as their goal is to work with the New ... |
33,611 | Some people use the term "college" instead of "university". Are they referring to a different type of university? | 2014/09/16 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/33611",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In the US, most standalone colleges (for lack of a better word, I mean those not a division within a university) do not offer graduate programs where students can obtain an advanced degree (Masters, Doctorate, Law). For advanced degrees, one goes to a university after receiving the undergraduate degree. Most universiti... | In American usage, a "college" gives bachelor degrees, i.e. 4-year degrees. A "university" can give bachelor degrees but also masters degrees and doctorates, i.e. degrees that require more than 4 years.
I understand that British usage is different, that in Britain colleges are subdivisions of a university or something... |
33,611 | Some people use the term "college" instead of "university". Are they referring to a different type of university? | 2014/09/16 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/33611",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | From my experience, a University is a collection of Colleges. I went to Lehigh University, which is composed of three (at the time) colleges: A business college, an engineering college, and the arts/sciences college. Each one is it's own degree granting institution. I think this is the majority of cases.
There are som... | In American usage, a "college" gives bachelor degrees, i.e. 4-year degrees. A "university" can give bachelor degrees but also masters degrees and doctorates, i.e. degrees that require more than 4 years.
I understand that British usage is different, that in Britain colleges are subdivisions of a university or something... |
33,611 | Some people use the term "college" instead of "university". Are they referring to a different type of university? | 2014/09/16 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/33611",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The difference between *college* and *university* is **everything or nothing, depending on where you are in the world**. There are a number of threads on the matter at EL&U, for example *[“In college” versus “at college” versus “at university”](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66295)*, *[“When I was in colle... | In the US, "university" has a slight connotation of a higher-prestige institution than a "college". This connotation is not always respected by people creating new schools. For example the "University of Pheonix" is not a higher-prestige school than Dartmouth College.
You can substitute "college" for an unknown instit... |
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