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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, "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... | 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 the US (and many western countries) a university is an umbrella for several colleges. So within a university there would be a college of science, college of math, etc.
In the US you attend college (not university). The word university is used in the name of each school (i.e. New York University), but the word colle... |
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 (and many western countries) a university is an umbrella for several colleges. So within a university there would be a college of science, college of math, etc.
In the US you attend college (not university). The word university is used in the name of each school (i.e. New York University), but the word colle... |
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 UK, "college" generally refers to a place of [further education](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Further_education). That is, institutions of learning or training that you can go to after compulsory secondary education, but distinct from universities which are classed as [higher education](http://en.wikipedia.org/w... |
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 UK, "college" generally refers to a place of [further education](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Further_education). That is, institutions of learning or training that you can go to after compulsory secondary education, but distinct from universities which are classed as [higher education](http://en.wikipedia.org/w... | 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... |
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, "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... | In the US (and many western countries) a university is an umbrella for several colleges. So within a university there would be a college of science, college of math, etc.
In the US you attend college (not university). The word university is used in the name of each school (i.e. New York University), but the word colle... |
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 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... |
10,916,517 | What I am interested in doing is creating a separate class, similar to a Model in a Model-View-Controller relationship, in which I can store all of my data so that each Activity can access its functions. I have started reading about Intents, but it still doesn't seem to be exactly what I'm looking for.
Am I not under... | 2012/06/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10916517",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1435712/"
] | There is a good answer on your question: <http://chrisrisner.com/31-Days-of-Android--Day-7%E2%80%93Sharing-Data-Between-Activities> | If you are using Intents then use can pass the object in putExtra.
[This SO post has a good example](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2139134/how-to-send-an-object-from-one-android-activity-to-another-using-intents)
Moreover use a singleton pattern so each class has reference to same object. |
10,916,517 | What I am interested in doing is creating a separate class, similar to a Model in a Model-View-Controller relationship, in which I can store all of my data so that each Activity can access its functions. I have started reading about Intents, but it still doesn't seem to be exactly what I'm looking for.
Am I not under... | 2012/06/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10916517",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1435712/"
] | There is a good answer on your question: <http://chrisrisner.com/31-Days-of-Android--Day-7%E2%80%93Sharing-Data-Between-Activities> | You can also subclass the Application class and access that singleton instance from all Activities & Services |
8,114 | Whenever I'm writing, I use this style:
>
> "I don't see why I have to put up with this nonsense." I muttered.
>
>
>
However, I see this type of writing in books:
>
> "This room is full of idiots," he muttered.
>
>
>
Is the style I use okay, or do I have to change it to the one I see in books? | 2013/06/10 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/8114",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you end the quote with a period, that makes it a complete sentence. And that turns:
>
> I muttered.
>
>
>
into a second sentence.
If you want to indicate that he (or I) muttered the words between the quotation marks, then yes, you must end the quoted words with a comma. | I agree with the two other posters and would like to caution you from always using correct grammar for dialogue. When people are talking out loud, they don't use it.
Off the top of my head, this is an example:
"Something I said?" he asked.
"Every time, another complaint," she said.
"Try living with yourself sometim... |
8,114 | Whenever I'm writing, I use this style:
>
> "I don't see why I have to put up with this nonsense." I muttered.
>
>
>
However, I see this type of writing in books:
>
> "This room is full of idiots," he muttered.
>
>
>
Is the style I use okay, or do I have to change it to the one I see in books? | 2013/06/10 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/8114",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/5321/"
] | Dialogue has a bit of a different style. Here's some examples of correct dialogue grammar (with respect to punctuation at the end):
"You're looking well this morning," said Tommy.
"I'm doing well," said Theresa, "thank you kindly."
Katherine said, "Let's have pasta for dinner."
"That sounds good," said Austin. "Do ... | I agree with the two other posters and would like to caution you from always using correct grammar for dialogue. When people are talking out loud, they don't use it.
Off the top of my head, this is an example:
"Something I said?" he asked.
"Every time, another complaint," she said.
"Try living with yourself sometim... |
117,056 | Is there any convention on possible naming for local domain names (like *.local*), apart from not using any possible or existing top-level domain?
Wikipedia [says](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain) that
* *.local* conflicts with zeroconf
* *.localhost* is reserved, but is traditionally translated statica... | 2010/03/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/117056",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/17426/"
] | The question has been treated in detail [on ServerFault](https://serverfault.com/questions/47087/). Executive summary; do **not** use `.local` or another dummy TLD, use a real domain. | Nope.
There is no official naming convention for private domains, because they're private. |
117,056 | Is there any convention on possible naming for local domain names (like *.local*), apart from not using any possible or existing top-level domain?
Wikipedia [says](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain) that
* *.local* conflicts with zeroconf
* *.localhost* is reserved, but is traditionally translated statica... | 2010/03/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/117056",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/17426/"
] | Nope.
There is no official naming convention for private domains, because they're private. | It looks like .home and .corp won't be delegated anytime soon!
>
> The proposed gTLDs .home and .corp create risks to the internet
> comparable to the Millennium Bug, which terrorized a burgeoning
> internet at the turn of the century, and should be rejected.
>
>
> Meanwhile, every other gTLD that has been applie... |
117,056 | Is there any convention on possible naming for local domain names (like *.local*), apart from not using any possible or existing top-level domain?
Wikipedia [says](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain) that
* *.local* conflicts with zeroconf
* *.localhost* is reserved, but is traditionally translated statica... | 2010/03/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/117056",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/17426/"
] | The question has been treated in detail [on ServerFault](https://serverfault.com/questions/47087/). Executive summary; do **not** use `.local` or another dummy TLD, use a real domain. | It looks like .home and .corp won't be delegated anytime soon!
>
> The proposed gTLDs .home and .corp create risks to the internet
> comparable to the Millennium Bug, which terrorized a burgeoning
> internet at the turn of the century, and should be rejected.
>
>
> Meanwhile, every other gTLD that has been applie... |
27,136 | If I use certain elements of a culture or language, how different should they be compared to the original? How different should the language used to reference those elements be?
Examples:
* Can I use a culture specific dish like sushi and call it sushi to describe the cuisine of my fictional culture?
* In the Swedis... | 2017/03/13 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/27136",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes, because you are framing it in terms the reader will understand and respond to. This, in turn, helps the reader immerse themselves in the story.
It's like describing colours or hats. You can describe someone wearing a blue tunic, even though it's a fictional culture and the word for blue might be "Spangleglott". O... | Well, if you garner enough attention to get any critics interested in savaging you, you will already be doing well. But critics qua critics are unlikely to savage you for it unless you do it clumsily.
The accusation of cultural appropriation is a relatively new weapon in the culture wars. Indeed, adopting the culture... |
27,136 | If I use certain elements of a culture or language, how different should they be compared to the original? How different should the language used to reference those elements be?
Examples:
* Can I use a culture specific dish like sushi and call it sushi to describe the cuisine of my fictional culture?
* In the Swedis... | 2017/03/13 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/27136",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/23987/"
] | >
> Can I use a culture specific dish like sushi and call it sushi to describe the cuisine of my fictional culture?
>
>
> Yes, because you are framing it in terms the reader will understand and respond to. This, in turn, helps the reader **(s?)** immerse themselves in the story.
>
>
>
Nothing can prevent you fro... | Well, if you garner enough attention to get any critics interested in savaging you, you will already be doing well. But critics qua critics are unlikely to savage you for it unless you do it clumsily.
The accusation of cultural appropriation is a relatively new weapon in the culture wars. Indeed, adopting the culture... |
27,136 | If I use certain elements of a culture or language, how different should they be compared to the original? How different should the language used to reference those elements be?
Examples:
* Can I use a culture specific dish like sushi and call it sushi to describe the cuisine of my fictional culture?
* In the Swedis... | 2017/03/13 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/27136",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/23987/"
] | Golden Rule: You can do whatever you like so long as it can stand on its own for your target audience.
---
If your story is constructed to be a plausible future where the swedes and japanese have taken over, then both of those things could realistically happen. But if you have to spend a lot of time with exposition e... | Well, if you garner enough attention to get any critics interested in savaging you, you will already be doing well. But critics qua critics are unlikely to savage you for it unless you do it clumsily.
The accusation of cultural appropriation is a relatively new weapon in the culture wars. Indeed, adopting the culture... |
27,136 | If I use certain elements of a culture or language, how different should they be compared to the original? How different should the language used to reference those elements be?
Examples:
* Can I use a culture specific dish like sushi and call it sushi to describe the cuisine of my fictional culture?
* In the Swedis... | 2017/03/13 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/27136",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/23987/"
] | **Long Answer:** I think when taking cultural inspiration for a work of fiction, you have to ask yourself: will this piece of a single culture fit the context of what is this universe's realistic. Example: [Tolkien drew from Norse legends for his Dwarves and Elves](https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/... | Well, if you garner enough attention to get any critics interested in savaging you, you will already be doing well. But critics qua critics are unlikely to savage you for it unless you do it clumsily.
The accusation of cultural appropriation is a relatively new weapon in the culture wars. Indeed, adopting the culture... |
97,963 | I think this question almost answers itself, but I've learned that's not always the case. It appears from my somewhat brief googling and catalog-trawling that Microchip sells the [3008](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/21295d.pdf) and [3208](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/21298c.pdf) ADC... | 2014/01/28 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97963",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35981/"
] | Cost is one factor, as you note. $1 is a big difference in price for a lot of people.
Also consider the complexity in interfacing with the ADC. If it has a parallel interface, you need two extra pins for the 12-bit ADC versus the 10-bit. If it has a serial interface, then you don't need extra pins, but you need extra ... | In addition to Phil's excellent observations, more bits may also mean more iterations of the algorithm underlying the sampling. For example, successive approximation ADC's will need more iterations to yield more bits. This can decrease your effective sampling rate, even for a device with parallel communication. Similar... |
97,963 | I think this question almost answers itself, but I've learned that's not always the case. It appears from my somewhat brief googling and catalog-trawling that Microchip sells the [3008](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/21295d.pdf) and [3208](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/21298c.pdf) ADC... | 2014/01/28 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97963",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35981/"
] | Cost is one factor, as you note. $1 is a big difference in price for a lot of people.
Also consider the complexity in interfacing with the ADC. If it has a parallel interface, you need two extra pins for the 12-bit ADC versus the 10-bit. If it has a serial interface, then you don't need extra pins, but you need extra ... | Looks like the 10 bit throughput is twice the 12 bit throughput; 200 vs 100 ksps. 12 bit conversion also takes two more clock cycles than 10 bit conversion. What's the more important aspect of your analog signal, precise amplitude, or precise frequency? Would [aliasing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing#Sampling_si... |
97,963 | I think this question almost answers itself, but I've learned that's not always the case. It appears from my somewhat brief googling and catalog-trawling that Microchip sells the [3008](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/21295d.pdf) and [3208](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/21298c.pdf) ADC... | 2014/01/28 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/97963",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35981/"
] | In addition to Phil's excellent observations, more bits may also mean more iterations of the algorithm underlying the sampling. For example, successive approximation ADC's will need more iterations to yield more bits. This can decrease your effective sampling rate, even for a device with parallel communication. Similar... | Looks like the 10 bit throughput is twice the 12 bit throughput; 200 vs 100 ksps. 12 bit conversion also takes two more clock cycles than 10 bit conversion. What's the more important aspect of your analog signal, precise amplitude, or precise frequency? Would [aliasing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing#Sampling_si... |
49,097 | I'm new to animation in blender and I'm trying to make some character animations for UE4. I was wondering if it were possible to keyframe every bone at once instead of having to hit 'I' over rotation for every bone in a new pose? It sure would save a lot of time. | 2016/03/19 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/49097",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/22863/"
] | In the timeline, activate the red record button to automatically insert a new keyframe every time you move a bone, and the "two keys icon" aside to use the selected option for keyframing; then select from the menu the "whole character" option to keyframe all the bones of the character everytime you hit the "I" key.
[!... | In pose mode for the armature select all bones with the keystroke
[a]
then keystroke [i]. The menu will appear and you may choose the keyframe attributes. |
13,410,029 | I've seen several questions here on StackOverFlow, and some comments about it in the user documentation of Logback, but I cant' seem to find any concrete documentation on how to programmatically configure logback. All I can find are some examples for specific cases, nothing in general that would help overall. | 2012/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13410029",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39371/"
] | As far as I can tell there is no documentation on the website. Until I'm proven wrong or the documentation is updated I unfortunately have to go with this answer... | Please have a look at the test cases involving appenders. |
13,410,029 | I've seen several questions here on StackOverFlow, and some comments about it in the user documentation of Logback, but I cant' seem to find any concrete documentation on how to programmatically configure logback. All I can find are some examples for specific cases, nothing in general that would help overall. | 2012/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13410029",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39371/"
] | As far as I can tell there is no documentation on the website. Until I'm proven wrong or the documentation is updated I unfortunately have to go with this answer... | Logback can be configured programmatically with Joran. The Logback documentation has [an entire chapter](http://logback.qos.ch/manual/onJoran.html) on using Joran.
Another way is [using Spring](https://github.com/qos-ch/logback-extensions/wiki/Spring). |
290,429 | Just installed Dual-Boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with Grub 2.0 I tried to boot off of windows 8, and a few seconds after I selected the OS it would restart my computer entirely. I am clueless when it comes to Linux entirely as I am ... | 2013/05/04 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/290429",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/155417/"
] | If you make sure the scan is 1 page per pdf, you can open en edit it with Gimp.
As long there is no text-recognition done by the scanning software, libre-office or open-office will never be able to do editing.
A simple scan gives you a image (build up by pixels) => editable by gimp
Afterwards it's possible to do tex... | I just tried with Ubuntu 13.04, LibreOffice 4.0.2.2: LibreOffice Draw fails to display the image in the event of a one-page one-image pdf, although it displays other pdf files normally.
Probably there's a bug in Linux/Ubuntu setup files, and this should be reported if it hasn't been done already.
PS: As an alternativ... |
290,429 | Just installed Dual-Boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with Grub 2.0 I tried to boot off of windows 8, and a few seconds after I selected the OS it would restart my computer entirely. I am clueless when it comes to Linux entirely as I am ... | 2013/05/04 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/290429",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/155417/"
] | In LibreOffice Writer **windows** go to:
Insert -> Object -> OLE Object
A popup window will appear. Ensure that the "Create new" radio button is selected. In the listbox below select "Other objects". Unfortunately this entry isn't available in the Linux edition of LibreOffice.
A new popup window will appear; "Insert ... | I just tried with Ubuntu 13.04, LibreOffice 4.0.2.2: LibreOffice Draw fails to display the image in the event of a one-page one-image pdf, although it displays other pdf files normally.
Probably there's a bug in Linux/Ubuntu setup files, and this should be reported if it hasn't been done already.
PS: As an alternativ... |
290,429 | Just installed Dual-Boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with Grub 2.0 I tried to boot off of windows 8, and a few seconds after I selected the OS it would restart my computer entirely. I am clueless when it comes to Linux entirely as I am ... | 2013/05/04 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/290429",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/155417/"
] | If you make sure the scan is 1 page per pdf, you can open en edit it with Gimp.
As long there is no text-recognition done by the scanning software, libre-office or open-office will never be able to do editing.
A simple scan gives you a image (build up by pixels) => editable by gimp
Afterwards it's possible to do tex... | To import a PDF file in LibreOffice, just open a terminal and type this:
**sudo apt-get install libreoffice-pdfimport**
Type you password and ***Voilá!***
The file will open in the LibreOffice Draw. |
290,429 | Just installed Dual-Boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with Grub 2.0 I tried to boot off of windows 8, and a few seconds after I selected the OS it would restart my computer entirely. I am clueless when it comes to Linux entirely as I am ... | 2013/05/04 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/290429",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/155417/"
] | In LibreOffice Writer **windows** go to:
Insert -> Object -> OLE Object
A popup window will appear. Ensure that the "Create new" radio button is selected. In the listbox below select "Other objects". Unfortunately this entry isn't available in the Linux edition of LibreOffice.
A new popup window will appear; "Insert ... | To import a PDF file in LibreOffice, just open a terminal and type this:
**sudo apt-get install libreoffice-pdfimport**
Type you password and ***Voilá!***
The file will open in the LibreOffice Draw. |
234,591 | When doing case-insensitive comparisons, is it more efficient to convert the string to upper case or lower case? Does it even matter?
It is suggested [in this SO post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9033/hidden-features-of-c#12137) that C# is more efficient with ToUpper because "Microsoft optimized it that way." ... | 2008/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/234591",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9974/"
] | Converting to either upper case or lower case in order to do case-insensitive comparisons is incorrect due to "interesting" features of some cultures, particularly Turkey. Instead, use a [StringComparer](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.stringcomparer.aspx) with the appropriate options.
MSDN has some [gr... | It really shouldn't ever matter. With ASCII characters, it definitely doesn't matter - it's just a few comparisons and a bit flip for either direction. Unicode might be a little more complicated, since there are some characters that change case in weird ways, but there really shouldn't be any difference unless your tex... |
234,591 | When doing case-insensitive comparisons, is it more efficient to convert the string to upper case or lower case? Does it even matter?
It is suggested [in this SO post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9033/hidden-features-of-c#12137) that C# is more efficient with ToUpper because "Microsoft optimized it that way." ... | 2008/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/234591",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9974/"
] | If you are doing string comparison in C# it is significantly faster to use .Equals() instead of converting both strings to upper or lower case. Another big plus for using .Equals() is that more memory isn't allocated for the 2 new upper/lower case strings. | Doing it right, there should be a small, insignificant speed advantage if you convert to lower case, but this is, as many has hinted, culture dependent and is not inherit in the function but in the strings you convert (lots of lower case letters means few assignments to memory) -- converting to upper case is faster if ... |
234,591 | When doing case-insensitive comparisons, is it more efficient to convert the string to upper case or lower case? Does it even matter?
It is suggested [in this SO post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9033/hidden-features-of-c#12137) that C# is more efficient with ToUpper because "Microsoft optimized it that way." ... | 2008/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/234591",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9974/"
] | If you are doing string comparison in C# it is significantly faster to use .Equals() instead of converting both strings to upper or lower case. Another big plus for using .Equals() is that more memory isn't allocated for the 2 new upper/lower case strings. | It really shouldn't ever matter. With ASCII characters, it definitely doesn't matter - it's just a few comparisons and a bit flip for either direction. Unicode might be a little more complicated, since there are some characters that change case in weird ways, but there really shouldn't be any difference unless your tex... |
234,591 | When doing case-insensitive comparisons, is it more efficient to convert the string to upper case or lower case? Does it even matter?
It is suggested [in this SO post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9033/hidden-features-of-c#12137) that C# is more efficient with ToUpper because "Microsoft optimized it that way." ... | 2008/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/234591",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9974/"
] | Converting to either upper case or lower case in order to do case-insensitive comparisons is incorrect due to "interesting" features of some cultures, particularly Turkey. Instead, use a [StringComparer](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.stringcomparer.aspx) with the appropriate options.
MSDN has some [gr... | According to [MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973919.aspx) it is more efficient to pass in the strings and tell the comparison to ignore case:
>
> String.Compare(strA, strB, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
> is equivalent to (**but faster than**) calling
>
>
> String.Compare(ToUpperInvariant(s... |
10,881 | I'm writing my master thesis at the moment in the area of cyber/computer security.
However, I'm having real trouble in keeping a good structure in the thesis.
What I mean with structure is that my supervisor has commented on several occasions that the order of subjects should be changed and that some parts should be s... | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10881",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6332/"
] | Folk might have their own opinions on their favourite wording of the following sections, but here is a basic outline of the structure of a significant technical work, such as a thesis.
1. Abstract
2. Introduction / Literature review
3. Aims and Objectives
4. Methodology
5. Results and Data analysis
6. Discussion
7. Fu... | Have a look at good masters theses and good PhD theses in your area to get an indication of the structure. Borrow a book from the library on structuring a thesis. In any case, the structure will look something like the following (with variation possible):
* title page
* abstract
* acknowledgements
* contents page(s)
*... |
10,881 | I'm writing my master thesis at the moment in the area of cyber/computer security.
However, I'm having real trouble in keeping a good structure in the thesis.
What I mean with structure is that my supervisor has commented on several occasions that the order of subjects should be changed and that some parts should be s... | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10881",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6332/"
] | Other answers have suggested outlines, but even with such an outline it's not always clear what is the best order to discuss everything (whether it's the choice of section or ordering within a section).
One approach I have seen used is to print out the whole document, cut out each paragraph, and pin them on a pinboard... | Have a look at good masters theses and good PhD theses in your area to get an indication of the structure. Borrow a book from the library on structuring a thesis. In any case, the structure will look something like the following (with variation possible):
* title page
* abstract
* acknowledgements
* contents page(s)
*... |
10,881 | I'm writing my master thesis at the moment in the area of cyber/computer security.
However, I'm having real trouble in keeping a good structure in the thesis.
What I mean with structure is that my supervisor has commented on several occasions that the order of subjects should be changed and that some parts should be s... | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10881",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6332/"
] | Folk might have their own opinions on their favourite wording of the following sections, but here is a basic outline of the structure of a significant technical work, such as a thesis.
1. Abstract
2. Introduction / Literature review
3. Aims and Objectives
4. Methodology
5. Results and Data analysis
6. Discussion
7. Fu... | As you've discovered, everyone has a slightly different suggestion. I found this really confusing when I did my MSc thesis. As I wrote more of my thesis, my supervisors kept tweaking the structure. The changes they made were definitely for the better, and I was satisfied with the end result. But I felt like I should ha... |
10,881 | I'm writing my master thesis at the moment in the area of cyber/computer security.
However, I'm having real trouble in keeping a good structure in the thesis.
What I mean with structure is that my supervisor has commented on several occasions that the order of subjects should be changed and that some parts should be s... | 2013/07/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10881",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6332/"
] | Other answers have suggested outlines, but even with such an outline it's not always clear what is the best order to discuss everything (whether it's the choice of section or ordering within a section).
One approach I have seen used is to print out the whole document, cut out each paragraph, and pin them on a pinboard... | As you've discovered, everyone has a slightly different suggestion. I found this really confusing when I did my MSc thesis. As I wrote more of my thesis, my supervisors kept tweaking the structure. The changes they made were definitely for the better, and I was satisfied with the end result. But I felt like I should ha... |
276,182 | I need to power a Thermoelectric module with 10A maximum load current. I'm designing a card with a minimal design in order to change the current or the voltage across the load, given a standard voltage source.
I just need a minimal regulation of the load, which is, just be able to decrease the power of the thermoelect... | 2016/12/21 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/276182",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/7098/"
] | Your ripple requirement isn't that hard – what's more problematic is that your output voltage \* output current = 300 W!
That's quite a lot. You would not want to burn a couple of volts at 20A over a linear regulator (which, by the way, makes no sense – that will convert the energy that you don't put inot your thermoe... | Just ask your favorite supplier or search engine for **"Adjustable Power Resistors"** and use one of those together with your load as a voltage divider.
Let's assume that your load is strictly ohmic. Your output specs require 300 W of output power, and you want to regulate (burn away) 10-20% of that. That's 30-60 Watt... |
276,182 | I need to power a Thermoelectric module with 10A maximum load current. I'm designing a card with a minimal design in order to change the current or the voltage across the load, given a standard voltage source.
I just need a minimal regulation of the load, which is, just be able to decrease the power of the thermoelect... | 2016/12/21 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/276182",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/7098/"
] | Your ripple requirement isn't that hard – what's more problematic is that your output voltage \* output current = 300 W!
That's quite a lot. You would not want to burn a couple of volts at 20A over a linear regulator (which, by the way, makes no sense – that will convert the energy that you don't put inot your thermoe... | If you want design simplicity, why not just toggle the power to the thermoelectric module on and off at very slow PWM rate using an N-channel MOSFET driven by a timer circuit?
Remember, your home fridge works in similar way, except even slower running every 10 minutes or so.
You could use say a 1 second pulse rate, s... |
276,182 | I need to power a Thermoelectric module with 10A maximum load current. I'm designing a card with a minimal design in order to change the current or the voltage across the load, given a standard voltage source.
I just need a minimal regulation of the load, which is, just be able to decrease the power of the thermoelect... | 2016/12/21 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/276182",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/7098/"
] | Just ask your favorite supplier or search engine for **"Adjustable Power Resistors"** and use one of those together with your load as a voltage divider.
Let's assume that your load is strictly ohmic. Your output specs require 300 W of output power, and you want to regulate (burn away) 10-20% of that. That's 30-60 Watt... | If you want design simplicity, why not just toggle the power to the thermoelectric module on and off at very slow PWM rate using an N-channel MOSFET driven by a timer circuit?
Remember, your home fridge works in similar way, except even slower running every 10 minutes or so.
You could use say a 1 second pulse rate, s... |
106,257 | I listed an item on OpenSea for 0.01 ETH. It wasn't an auction, just a fixed price. I received an offer for 0.01 WETH. I don't understand the advantage to using WETH vs ETH. Why would somebody offer 0.01 WETH instead of simply purchasing it for 0.01 ETH as I listed it?
Are they doing this to get me to pay the gas fees... | 2021/07/29 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/106257",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/78458/"
] | 1ETH = 1WETH. Here's an explanation of why WETH even exists:
>
> The ERC-20 standard defined certain mandatory rules for every token
> contract such as totalSupply, balanceOf, transfer, transferFrom,
> approve and allowance.
>
>
> The ERC-20 standard was developed after the native token ETH was
> released, and ETH ... | mhhh, not too sure, and not really familiar with OpenSea anyways. Do you have a way to check the token contract address? because anyone can create an ERC20 token and call it WETH. Maybe the guy is just trying to scam you by sending you worthless tokens. |
106,257 | I listed an item on OpenSea for 0.01 ETH. It wasn't an auction, just a fixed price. I received an offer for 0.01 WETH. I don't understand the advantage to using WETH vs ETH. Why would somebody offer 0.01 WETH instead of simply purchasing it for 0.01 ETH as I listed it?
Are they doing this to get me to pay the gas fees... | 2021/07/29 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/106257",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/78458/"
] | With 1 WETH you can make an unlimited amount of bids (on different NFT's) for max 1 WETH, the moment one of the bids get traded the rest will automatically be pulled. With ETH this is not possible. So, this is to encourage bots and gives a seemingly higher liquidity on OpenSea. | mhhh, not too sure, and not really familiar with OpenSea anyways. Do you have a way to check the token contract address? because anyone can create an ERC20 token and call it WETH. Maybe the guy is just trying to scam you by sending you worthless tokens. |
106,257 | I listed an item on OpenSea for 0.01 ETH. It wasn't an auction, just a fixed price. I received an offer for 0.01 WETH. I don't understand the advantage to using WETH vs ETH. Why would somebody offer 0.01 WETH instead of simply purchasing it for 0.01 ETH as I listed it?
Are they doing this to get me to pay the gas fees... | 2021/07/29 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/106257",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/78458/"
] | 1ETH = 1WETH. Here's an explanation of why WETH even exists:
>
> The ERC-20 standard defined certain mandatory rules for every token
> contract such as totalSupply, balanceOf, transfer, transferFrom,
> approve and allowance.
>
>
> The ERC-20 standard was developed after the native token ETH was
> released, and ETH ... | WETH or WBTC are wrapped Ethereum and wrapped Bitcoin... the idea is that ERC20 is the Gold Standard that all (fungible) tokens are judged against. Yes, there are newer standards (ERC777 looks like the main, more complete contender), but they all strive for backwards compatibility.
So once you get a wallet that unders... |
106,257 | I listed an item on OpenSea for 0.01 ETH. It wasn't an auction, just a fixed price. I received an offer for 0.01 WETH. I don't understand the advantage to using WETH vs ETH. Why would somebody offer 0.01 WETH instead of simply purchasing it for 0.01 ETH as I listed it?
Are they doing this to get me to pay the gas fees... | 2021/07/29 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/106257",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/78458/"
] | With 1 WETH you can make an unlimited amount of bids (on different NFT's) for max 1 WETH, the moment one of the bids get traded the rest will automatically be pulled. With ETH this is not possible. So, this is to encourage bots and gives a seemingly higher liquidity on OpenSea. | WETH or WBTC are wrapped Ethereum and wrapped Bitcoin... the idea is that ERC20 is the Gold Standard that all (fungible) tokens are judged against. Yes, there are newer standards (ERC777 looks like the main, more complete contender), but they all strive for backwards compatibility.
So once you get a wallet that unders... |
26,239 | With the theme of my campaign I chose a number of monsters from the lowest CR to about CR 5 to fight against my players. After finishing a couple of other preparations I reread the monsters that I chose and noticed that majority of the foes had no treasure on them the few that have treasure only have incidental treasur... | 2013/06/08 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/26239",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/8433/"
] | **They don't *have* to be no treasure**
There's ways to do things like this without inexplicably giving the monsters wealth. Here's a few:
**Location, Location, Location**
In the module *Ruins of Myth Drannor* for 3.0 there's a small dungeon sequence in which almost none of the *enemies* have treasure. Thankfully, t... | I can think of a few ways to grant the players profit from monsters which are listed without any treasure:
* Other adventurers, unlucky travellers or the like have fallen victim to the monster and their stuff is lying around together with their remains.
* An old and strangely detailed drawing on the wall in the dead m... |
41,156 | I have worked as a functional, black-box tester for over 8 years in the Software Industry. I am a skilled exploratory tester and have found a lot of critical problems in many products over the years.
I have been appreciated for my exploratory skills. I use heuristics to guide my test design and have been a reading a ... | 2019/10/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/41906/"
] | >
> **Quote:-** If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.
>
>
>
Automated testing requires more discipline compared to manual, Learning automation is not difficult but it requires a focused and planned approach. Keep this in your mind **Cheating is acceptable in automation if you understand wha... | I have also been in similar situation in functional testing services. The way to transform to automation engineer is to get started with small steps.
1. Pick any programming language Java or Python.
2. Learn about the language concepts such as data types, inheritance, abstraction, interfaces, methods, classes, objects... |
41,156 | I have worked as a functional, black-box tester for over 8 years in the Software Industry. I am a skilled exploratory tester and have found a lot of critical problems in many products over the years.
I have been appreciated for my exploratory skills. I use heuristics to guide my test design and have been a reading a ... | 2019/10/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/41906/"
] | >
> **Quote:-** If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.
>
>
>
Automated testing requires more discipline compared to manual, Learning automation is not difficult but it requires a focused and planned approach. Keep this in your mind **Cheating is acceptable in automation if you understand wha... | >
> Organisations now want to hire technical testers that can write automation frameworks in Selenium webdriver, Java/python and CI/CT tools etc.
>
>
>
Well, you already know how. It just takes time and action, you need to pick up one of these automation tools and learn it. That's your part and other ppl can only ... |
41,156 | I have worked as a functional, black-box tester for over 8 years in the Software Industry. I am a skilled exploratory tester and have found a lot of critical problems in many products over the years.
I have been appreciated for my exploratory skills. I use heuristics to guide my test design and have been a reading a ... | 2019/10/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/41906/"
] | >
> **Quote:-** If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.
>
>
>
Automated testing requires more discipline compared to manual, Learning automation is not difficult but it requires a focused and planned approach. Keep this in your mind **Cheating is acceptable in automation if you understand wha... | so just for motivation purposes. I have been working as Testmanager and also for functional tester for many years. I am in same position like you, changed it to Automtion engineer - and surprise - at the a**ge of 38 years**!
There are few steps how in my way it worked:
* **Broad your technical skills like Java and/o... |
41,156 | I have worked as a functional, black-box tester for over 8 years in the Software Industry. I am a skilled exploratory tester and have found a lot of critical problems in many products over the years.
I have been appreciated for my exploratory skills. I use heuristics to guide my test design and have been a reading a ... | 2019/10/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/41906/"
] | >
> Organisations now want to hire technical testers that can write automation frameworks in Selenium webdriver, Java/python and CI/CT tools etc.
>
>
>
Well, you already know how. It just takes time and action, you need to pick up one of these automation tools and learn it. That's your part and other ppl can only ... | I have also been in similar situation in functional testing services. The way to transform to automation engineer is to get started with small steps.
1. Pick any programming language Java or Python.
2. Learn about the language concepts such as data types, inheritance, abstraction, interfaces, methods, classes, objects... |
41,156 | I have worked as a functional, black-box tester for over 8 years in the Software Industry. I am a skilled exploratory tester and have found a lot of critical problems in many products over the years.
I have been appreciated for my exploratory skills. I use heuristics to guide my test design and have been a reading a ... | 2019/10/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/41906/"
] | so just for motivation purposes. I have been working as Testmanager and also for functional tester for many years. I am in same position like you, changed it to Automtion engineer - and surprise - at the a**ge of 38 years**!
There are few steps how in my way it worked:
* **Broad your technical skills like Java and/o... | I have also been in similar situation in functional testing services. The way to transform to automation engineer is to get started with small steps.
1. Pick any programming language Java or Python.
2. Learn about the language concepts such as data types, inheritance, abstraction, interfaces, methods, classes, objects... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | I've been there myself, having missed work as a result of mental health issues.
The important thing to realize is that it is very difficult for people who have no experience with psychiatric disorders (either not having experienced them themselves or through a family member) to empathize with those who do.
To them it... | >
> Could this possibly be a legal issue? The fact that she stated 'we
> were' talking....gives me the feeling she talked to others about my
> issues...
>
>
>
I'd be careful about this as there is a great chance of people clamming up if asked, "Did you talk about that person's private issues?" while you may well... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | Personally, I would have answered, "Trust me, It would have been a lot more fun being here."
If this is said in public, then ask the person if you can speak with her privately. (Otherwise just continue the conversation.) Say that you don't appreciate such statements because you just went through hell, her joke was cru... | >
> Could this possibly be a legal issue? The fact that she stated 'we
> were' talking....gives me the feeling she talked to others about my
> issues...
>
>
>
I'd be careful about this as there is a great chance of people clamming up if asked, "Did you talk about that person's private issues?" while you may well... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | I've been there myself, having missed work as a result of mental health issues.
The important thing to realize is that it is very difficult for people who have no experience with psychiatric disorders (either not having experienced them themselves or through a family member) to empathize with those who do.
To them it... | Going through what you've been through was surely very difficult. Returning to work to find that people are talking about you in sarcastic and/or gossipy ways is adding insult to injury. Sorry you've had to go through this.
That said, before deciding what to do, I recommend that you ask yourself what your goals are he... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | >
> Could this possibly be a legal issue?
>
>
>
**Almost certainly not.** But if you really need to be sure, you'll need to consult an attorney.
Otherwise, try to shake it off.
While at best ham-handed, and at worst somewhat cruel, it's quite possible that your boss was just trying to make conversation, and doi... | To be honest, if you were on a two months leave of absence, it is kind of unavoidable for everyone at your workplace to notice, since there is a person-sized gap on the chair at the desk where you would normally be sitting. And it is kind of unavoidable that at some point your manager told the other employees who would... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | I've been there myself, having missed work as a result of mental health issues.
The important thing to realize is that it is very difficult for people who have no experience with psychiatric disorders (either not having experienced them themselves or through a family member) to empathize with those who do.
To them it... | Its a sticky situation as
1. If your boss is taking about your personal matters, especially medical issue as office gossip, then it would be out of line and they should face some kind of disciplinary action.
2. Divulging sensitive personnel in a manner not in line with the performance of their job would be unethical ... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | >
> Could this possibly be a legal issue?
>
>
>
**Almost certainly not.** But if you really need to be sure, you'll need to consult an attorney.
Otherwise, try to shake it off.
While at best ham-handed, and at worst somewhat cruel, it's quite possible that your boss was just trying to make conversation, and doi... | Its a sticky situation as
1. If your boss is taking about your personal matters, especially medical issue as office gossip, then it would be out of line and they should face some kind of disciplinary action.
2. Divulging sensitive personnel in a manner not in line with the performance of their job would be unethical ... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | >
> Could this possibly be a legal issue?
>
>
>
**Almost certainly not.** But if you really need to be sure, you'll need to consult an attorney.
Otherwise, try to shake it off.
While at best ham-handed, and at worst somewhat cruel, it's quite possible that your boss was just trying to make conversation, and doi... | Going through what you've been through was surely very difficult. Returning to work to find that people are talking about you in sarcastic and/or gossipy ways is adding insult to injury. Sorry you've had to go through this.
That said, before deciding what to do, I recommend that you ask yourself what your goals are he... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | >
> Could this possibly be a legal issue?
>
>
>
**Almost certainly not.** But if you really need to be sure, you'll need to consult an attorney.
Otherwise, try to shake it off.
While at best ham-handed, and at worst somewhat cruel, it's quite possible that your boss was just trying to make conversation, and doi... | Personally, I would have answered, "Trust me, It would have been a lot more fun being here."
If this is said in public, then ask the person if you can speak with her privately. (Otherwise just continue the conversation.) Say that you don't appreciate such statements because you just went through hell, her joke was cru... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | To be honest, if you were on a two months leave of absence, it is kind of unavoidable for everyone at your workplace to notice, since there is a person-sized gap on the chair at the desk where you would normally be sitting. And it is kind of unavoidable that at some point your manager told the other employees who would... | Its a sticky situation as
1. If your boss is taking about your personal matters, especially medical issue as office gossip, then it would be out of line and they should face some kind of disciplinary action.
2. Divulging sensitive personnel in a manner not in line with the performance of their job would be unethical ... |
49,150 | Yesterday I returned from a Leave of Absence (LOA). My boss said to me that we were talking about the idea of being off of work for 2 months, and how nice it would be to be able to do that. She said "I mean it's not like you off on a beach in Hawaii sipping Mai tais. But I'm sure it has it's cons to being out on a leav... | 2015/07/02 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/49150",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/37749/"
] | Going through what you've been through was surely very difficult. Returning to work to find that people are talking about you in sarcastic and/or gossipy ways is adding insult to injury. Sorry you've had to go through this.
That said, before deciding what to do, I recommend that you ask yourself what your goals are he... | >
> Could this possibly be a legal issue? The fact that she stated 'we
> were' talking....gives me the feeling she talked to others about my
> issues...
>
>
>
I'd be careful about this as there is a great chance of people clamming up if asked, "Did you talk about that person's private issues?" while you may well... |
188,592 | When hardening a LINUX system what command line tools would you remove first in order to make an attackers life really difficult? | 2018/06/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/188592",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/57040/"
] | Most of the native tools are necessary for system administration. There are very few that you could remove without being concerned that you'll need them one day.
You run a serious risk of extending outages or delaying projects when administrators are missing essential tools.
Instead, you should focus on:
1. Making i... | First? First I would remove compilers like gcc, g++, etc. No need for development tools on a prod system. |
12,982,576 | I am running into an issue that I am sure many iOS developers have experienced before, so I am coming here to get some help. I work at a company where the design specs for the iPhone app I am working on are made in Adobe PhotoShop. I get these design specs and am told to "make it happen".
In an effort to follow the de... | 2012/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12982576",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/221904/"
] | I am pretty sure that the different iOS devices out there (iPhones, iPads) have different characteristics in terms of their display color profiles: if you used a different device, you would have got a different result from Digital Color Meter.
In principle, to solve this problem, you should color profile the device di... | What you need is color management in your app.
There is a good color management library available. It's open source.
Have a look at little CMS :- <https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS>
From IOS 9.3, apple has built in colormanagement across the devices. |
9,090,465 | I am trying to setup a private nuget server in my company, and there will be different group of people using it.
I noticed that there is an entry in web.config to set a shared API key for publishing an package.
Is there a way of setting up different api keys for every user? Thanks. | 2012/02/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9090465",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/964204/"
] | The easiest way of creating API keys is to ask each user to register themselves via the web front-end.
The instructions are basically those here: <http://haacked.com/archive/2011/01/12/uploading-packages-to-the-nuget-gallery.aspx> although of course the users will use an internal URL, not <http://nuget.org/>
Less wo... | If you want to have API keys for each user like the public NuGet gallery does, you'll need to run your own internal [NuGet gallery](http://docs.nuget.org/docs/contribute/setting-up-a-local-gallery). The instructions in NuGet's documentation has a walkthrough of getting this set up. It uses Orchard for the gallery. |
9,090,465 | I am trying to setup a private nuget server in my company, and there will be different group of people using it.
I noticed that there is an entry in web.config to set a shared API key for publishing an package.
Is there a way of setting up different api keys for every user? Thanks. | 2012/02/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9090465",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/964204/"
] | The easiest way of creating API keys is to ask each user to register themselves via the web front-end.
The instructions are basically those here: <http://haacked.com/archive/2011/01/12/uploading-packages-to-the-nuget-gallery.aspx> although of course the users will use an internal URL, not <http://nuget.org/>
Less wo... | Just FYI, you could also save yourself the trouble and get you a private MyGet feed using one of the 3 subscription based plans (or the cheap [Enterprise Plan](http://www.myget.org/plans) might sound useful to you). [MyGet](http://www.myget.org) by default gives every user his own personal API key. There's also a free ... |
9,090,465 | I am trying to setup a private nuget server in my company, and there will be different group of people using it.
I noticed that there is an entry in web.config to set a shared API key for publishing an package.
Is there a way of setting up different api keys for every user? Thanks. | 2012/02/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9090465",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/964204/"
] | If you want to have API keys for each user like the public NuGet gallery does, you'll need to run your own internal [NuGet gallery](http://docs.nuget.org/docs/contribute/setting-up-a-local-gallery). The instructions in NuGet's documentation has a walkthrough of getting this set up. It uses Orchard for the gallery. | Just FYI, you could also save yourself the trouble and get you a private MyGet feed using one of the 3 subscription based plans (or the cheap [Enterprise Plan](http://www.myget.org/plans) might sound useful to you). [MyGet](http://www.myget.org) by default gives every user his own personal API key. There's also a free ... |
3,068 | New users can't vote until they have 15 rep. Wouldn't it make sense that they can at least vote on the answers to their own questions, even if they don't have the 15 rep yet?
For instance in [this answer](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/72000/28009) OP has to say thanks in comment, but couldn't upvote. | 2013/09/05 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3068",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/28009/"
] | I can appreciate your sentiment although I suspect one reason the system has been setup that way is to prevent sockpuppet accounts easily voting each other up. You get +15 for an accepted answer but unlike voting which is anonymous it's obvious who accepted an answer making it easy to spot suspicious behaviour between ... | His way to recognize the answer is to accept it, until he has enough reputation to upvote it. |
3,068 | New users can't vote until they have 15 rep. Wouldn't it make sense that they can at least vote on the answers to their own questions, even if they don't have the 15 rep yet?
For instance in [this answer](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/72000/28009) OP has to say thanks in comment, but couldn't upvote. | 2013/09/05 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3068",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/28009/"
] | I can appreciate your sentiment although I suspect one reason the system has been setup that way is to prevent sockpuppet accounts easily voting each other up. You get +15 for an accepted answer but unlike voting which is anonymous it's obvious who accepted an answer making it easy to spot suspicious behaviour between ... | A good question almost guarantees at least 3 upvotes, in which case you understand the system and contributed enough to vote for others that do. If you have not garnered 15 reputation somehow, probably one of the lowest hurdles, we trust you to note who fixed your issue, but you are not yet ready to judge quality of an... |
58,459 | (Not sure if this should be on the Law.SE)
Per title. Most of the news coverage I've seen have said the challenges are bad, such as this recent one on [the result of a challenge in Pennsylvania](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/21/trump-campaign-lawsuit-challenging-election-pennsylvania-d... | 2020/11/23 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/58459",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/15133/"
] | First, while most US court systems do have rules against frivolous lawsuits, most judges are loathed to employ them because the punishment is that the vexatious litigant would be denied the use of courts for when they do actually have a case of merit. Declaring someone a vexatious litigant also does not 100% block some... | >
> Taken at face value this would imply that the legal cases are really bad, effectively wasting court time. This in turn implies that the judges would have handed down a frivolous litigation judgement with associated penalties for the plaintiffs. But if this has happened, I'vd not seen it reported in the news. Why?
... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | The analogy will work, but you added more complication such as what to do at yellow light.
A simpler way is to only have green and red light; the traffic light would indicate two state changes:
* red to green: traffic can go.
* green to red: traffic must stop.
Note that actions that should take place as a result of ... | I don't think this is a right analogy. Observers register themselves with the Subject initially. In the traffic example, this would get a bit complex because cars would need to register/unregister themselves at every traffic light based on whether the signal is green or not. For me, an appropriate analogy would be mult... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | The analogy will work, but you added more complication such as what to do at yellow light.
A simpler way is to only have green and red light; the traffic light would indicate two state changes:
* red to green: traffic can go.
* green to red: traffic must stop.
Note that actions that should take place as a result of ... | I think the analogy is not the best one. When you drive a car you really don't care about EVERY traffic lights state changes, you only care about the CURRENT state of the next traffic light you will encounter.
A better one, in my opinion, would be economic tv channels and Stock Exchange. Stock Exchange would be your s... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | The analogy will work, but you added more complication such as what to do at yellow light.
A simpler way is to only have green and red light; the traffic light would indicate two state changes:
* red to green: traffic can go.
* green to red: traffic must stop.
Note that actions that should take place as a result of ... | I think your analogy is wrong, depending on how technically correct you want the analogy to be.
Although the car "observes" the traffic light, the observer pattern is about the subject actively notifies its observers about a change in state.
If the traffic light analogy should apply, then the traffic light should ac... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | The main problem with the observer pattern and a traffic light example, as I see it, is that the observer pattern is for notifying subscribers of **state changes**. Theoretically, an observer (a car in traffic) is concerned with the **current state** of the traffic light, not as much about when it changes. | I don't think this is a right analogy. Observers register themselves with the Subject initially. In the traffic example, this would get a bit complex because cars would need to register/unregister themselves at every traffic light based on whether the signal is green or not. For me, an appropriate analogy would be mult... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | The main problem with the observer pattern and a traffic light example, as I see it, is that the observer pattern is for notifying subscribers of **state changes**. Theoretically, an observer (a car in traffic) is concerned with the **current state** of the traffic light, not as much about when it changes. | I think the analogy is not the best one. When you drive a car you really don't care about EVERY traffic lights state changes, you only care about the CURRENT state of the next traffic light you will encounter.
A better one, in my opinion, would be economic tv channels and Stock Exchange. Stock Exchange would be your s... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | The main problem with the observer pattern and a traffic light example, as I see it, is that the observer pattern is for notifying subscribers of **state changes**. Theoretically, an observer (a car in traffic) is concerned with the **current state** of the traffic light, not as much about when it changes. | I think your analogy is wrong, depending on how technically correct you want the analogy to be.
Although the car "observes" the traffic light, the observer pattern is about the subject actively notifies its observers about a change in state.
If the traffic light analogy should apply, then the traffic light should ac... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | I don't think this is a right analogy. Observers register themselves with the Subject initially. In the traffic example, this would get a bit complex because cars would need to register/unregister themselves at every traffic light based on whether the signal is green or not. For me, an appropriate analogy would be mult... | I think the analogy is not the best one. When you drive a car you really don't care about EVERY traffic lights state changes, you only care about the CURRENT state of the next traffic light you will encounter.
A better one, in my opinion, would be economic tv channels and Stock Exchange. Stock Exchange would be your s... |
150,773 | I wanted to verify with all of you, if I have a correct Observer Pattern analogy. The scenario is as follows:
Consider, at a junction, there is a traffic signal, having red, yellow and green lights respectively. There are vehicles facing the traffic signal post. When it shows red, the vehicles stop, when it shows green... | 2012/05/28 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/150773",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/41740/"
] | I don't think this is a right analogy. Observers register themselves with the Subject initially. In the traffic example, this would get a bit complex because cars would need to register/unregister themselves at every traffic light based on whether the signal is green or not. For me, an appropriate analogy would be mult... | I think your analogy is wrong, depending on how technically correct you want the analogy to be.
Although the car "observes" the traffic light, the observer pattern is about the subject actively notifies its observers about a change in state.
If the traffic light analogy should apply, then the traffic light should ac... |
24,258 | Assuming an average woman... a.k.a
NOT already strong or very much in-shape for their chosen sport... And following the following training plan:
>
> First, get strong with a simple beginner barbell strength program.
>
>
> The foundation of the routine would be the big compound lifts: squats, deadlifts, presses (be... | 2015/04/13 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/24258",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/15433/"
] | I boxed for four years and came out of one of the best gyms in the midwest. It was no frills and no excuses type of place in one of the worst areas of the US. But they were popping out guys for the Olympic team like candy. We also had a trainer that is recognized internationally. I will let his methods answer your ques... | As the person who wrote that answer, I'd say that no one has any idea how long it will take. It depends on your specific level of fitness at those tasks now, which you haven't told us. In general, I'd say that most fit women should plan for a few months of training to reach the goals you stipulate. However:
1. It's im... |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Paneer butter masala, malai kofta gravy and matar paneer are part of the North Indian cuisine where the base is mostly the same with some minor variations (like excluding cumin seeds).
So essentially, you have a common base gravy for sweeter dishes like these and then you have a spicier gravy for other dishes.
Many I... | Both three have some differences,they are not same in taste, texture and appearance.
Paneer butter masala is a rich, creamy,cashew based gravy where red chilli powder and tomato gravy are used to prepare. Paneer butter masala taste less sweet, little spicy and having a thick smooth gravy. It is light red in colour.
An... |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Paneer butter masala, malai kofta gravy and matar paneer are part of the North Indian cuisine where the base is mostly the same with some minor variations (like excluding cumin seeds).
So essentially, you have a common base gravy for sweeter dishes like these and then you have a spicier gravy for other dishes.
Many I... | These are all post-colonization dishes and are in their nature fusion dishes, therefore aren't authentically a part of historic Indian cuisine. This is also why a butter paneer at one restaurant tastes drastically different than the other.
The post-colonization mire-poix-style equivalent core content for North Indian ... |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Paneer butter masala, malai kofta gravy and matar paneer are part of the North Indian cuisine where the base is mostly the same with some minor variations (like excluding cumin seeds).
So essentially, you have a common base gravy for sweeter dishes like these and then you have a spicier gravy for other dishes.
Many I... | In an Indian restaurant in US they might use the same gravy, but back home it is different gravies. |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Paneer butter masala, malai kofta gravy and matar paneer are part of the North Indian cuisine where the base is mostly the same with some minor variations (like excluding cumin seeds).
So essentially, you have a common base gravy for sweeter dishes like these and then you have a spicier gravy for other dishes.
Many I... | Yes those three are very different. Paneer butter masala is paneer in tomato sauce, kofta is fried paneer balls and nabratan korma is made with vegetables. |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Both three have some differences,they are not same in taste, texture and appearance.
Paneer butter masala is a rich, creamy,cashew based gravy where red chilli powder and tomato gravy are used to prepare. Paneer butter masala taste less sweet, little spicy and having a thick smooth gravy. It is light red in colour.
An... | These are all post-colonization dishes and are in their nature fusion dishes, therefore aren't authentically a part of historic Indian cuisine. This is also why a butter paneer at one restaurant tastes drastically different than the other.
The post-colonization mire-poix-style equivalent core content for North Indian ... |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Both three have some differences,they are not same in taste, texture and appearance.
Paneer butter masala is a rich, creamy,cashew based gravy where red chilli powder and tomato gravy are used to prepare. Paneer butter masala taste less sweet, little spicy and having a thick smooth gravy. It is light red in colour.
An... | In an Indian restaurant in US they might use the same gravy, but back home it is different gravies. |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Yes those three are very different. Paneer butter masala is paneer in tomato sauce, kofta is fried paneer balls and nabratan korma is made with vegetables. | These are all post-colonization dishes and are in their nature fusion dishes, therefore aren't authentically a part of historic Indian cuisine. This is also why a butter paneer at one restaurant tastes drastically different than the other.
The post-colonization mire-poix-style equivalent core content for North Indian ... |
44,602 | It seems to me that although you can find different recipes for each of the dishes described above, the gravy is basically the same, with the only difference for example between paneer butter masala and matar paneer is that matar paneer has peas in it.
(The gravy I'm taking about - frying cumin seeds, onions, ginger g... | 2014/06/02 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/44602",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20708/"
] | Yes those three are very different. Paneer butter masala is paneer in tomato sauce, kofta is fried paneer balls and nabratan korma is made with vegetables. | In an Indian restaurant in US they might use the same gravy, but back home it is different gravies. |
1,207,995 | I have a website where users upload documents in .doc and .pdf format. I am using Sphinx to conduct full text searches on my SQL database (MySQL). What is the best way to index these file formats with Sphinx? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1207995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/36609/"
] | Unfortunately, Sphinx can't index those file types directly. You'll need to either import the textual contents into a database, or into [an XML format that Sphinx can understand](http://www.sphinxsearch.com/docs/manual-0.9.8.html#xmlpipe). | The method I use for this is pdf2text and antiword. I use both of these to dump the contents of the pdfs and word documents into the database. From there it's easy to crawl with Sphinx. |
1,207,995 | I have a website where users upload documents in .doc and .pdf format. I am using Sphinx to conduct full text searches on my SQL database (MySQL). What is the best way to index these file formats with Sphinx? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1207995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/36609/"
] | Unfortunately, Sphinx can't index those file types directly. You'll need to either import the textual contents into a database, or into [an XML format that Sphinx can understand](http://www.sphinxsearch.com/docs/manual-0.9.8.html#xmlpipe). | Has anyone used Tika to index other types of documents, much like the SOLR plugin?
[Apache Tika](http://tika.apache.org/1.2/formats.html)
Some links:
1. [PDF2TEXT is in poppler or poppler-utils on Linux](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext)
2. [ANTIWORD -- seems to be for old .doc, not newer .docx](http://www.winf... |
1,207,995 | I have a website where users upload documents in .doc and .pdf format. I am using Sphinx to conduct full text searches on my SQL database (MySQL). What is the best way to index these file formats with Sphinx? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1207995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/36609/"
] | The method I use for this is pdf2text and antiword. I use both of these to dump the contents of the pdfs and word documents into the database. From there it's easy to crawl with Sphinx. | Has anyone used Tika to index other types of documents, much like the SOLR plugin?
[Apache Tika](http://tika.apache.org/1.2/formats.html)
Some links:
1. [PDF2TEXT is in poppler or poppler-utils on Linux](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext)
2. [ANTIWORD -- seems to be for old .doc, not newer .docx](http://www.winf... |
19,094 | I am having trouble following the logic of Rom 11:11-24 altogether. I would be in a better position if I could get a handle on two verses that seem to be using the same sort of logic.
Romans 11, vv. 12, 15 (NA28 | ESV):
>
> (12) εἰ δὲ τὸ παράπτωμα αὐτῶν πλοῦτος κόσμου
>
> Now if their\* trespass means\*\* riches... | 2015/06/29 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/19094",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3555/"
] | On this occasion I would like to use the *[NAB](http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/__PYZ.HTM)* translation for its simpler English, adding context verses to help understanding. Overall, Paul is hoping that he will encourage his fellow-Jews to become Christians, so we should read it in that context:
>
> Romans 11:1... | ***Rhetorician Revised Version--RRV***
Since Paul’s use of *argumentum a minore ad maius* in Romans 11 is a more complicated variation on the theme, we might do well to consider a much simpler example from Jesus’ teaching and then graduate to Paul. In Matthew 6, Jesus lays out the cure for anxiety:
>
> ”Look at the ... |
19,094 | I am having trouble following the logic of Rom 11:11-24 altogether. I would be in a better position if I could get a handle on two verses that seem to be using the same sort of logic.
Romans 11, vv. 12, 15 (NA28 | ESV):
>
> (12) εἰ δὲ τὸ παράπτωμα αὐτῶν πλοῦτος κόσμου
>
> Now if their\* trespass means\*\* riches... | 2015/06/29 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/19094",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3555/"
] | >
> NRSV Rom. 11:11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no
> means! But through their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles,
> so as to make Israel jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling means riches
> for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much
> more will their full inc... | On this occasion I would like to use the *[NAB](http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/__PYZ.HTM)* translation for its simpler English, adding context verses to help understanding. Overall, Paul is hoping that he will encourage his fellow-Jews to become Christians, so we should read it in that context:
>
> Romans 11:1... |
19,094 | I am having trouble following the logic of Rom 11:11-24 altogether. I would be in a better position if I could get a handle on two verses that seem to be using the same sort of logic.
Romans 11, vv. 12, 15 (NA28 | ESV):
>
> (12) εἰ δὲ τὸ παράπτωμα αὐτῶν πλοῦτος κόσμου
>
> Now if their\* trespass means\*\* riches... | 2015/06/29 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/19094",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3555/"
] | On this occasion I would like to use the *[NAB](http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/__PYZ.HTM)* translation for its simpler English, adding context verses to help understanding. Overall, Paul is hoping that he will encourage his fellow-Jews to become Christians, so we should read it in that context:
>
> Romans 11:1... | The relationship Israel has with the fate of the world.
-------------------------------------------------------
Salvation from sin was first offered to the Jew. And if the Jews would have accomplished this then only the Jews would have been saved from sin.
Their failure to accomplish this meant that the message on "h... |
19,094 | I am having trouble following the logic of Rom 11:11-24 altogether. I would be in a better position if I could get a handle on two verses that seem to be using the same sort of logic.
Romans 11, vv. 12, 15 (NA28 | ESV):
>
> (12) εἰ δὲ τὸ παράπτωμα αὐτῶν πλοῦτος κόσμου
>
> Now if their\* trespass means\*\* riches... | 2015/06/29 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/19094",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3555/"
] | >
> NRSV Rom. 11:11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no
> means! But through their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles,
> so as to make Israel jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling means riches
> for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much
> more will their full inc... | ***Rhetorician Revised Version--RRV***
Since Paul’s use of *argumentum a minore ad maius* in Romans 11 is a more complicated variation on the theme, we might do well to consider a much simpler example from Jesus’ teaching and then graduate to Paul. In Matthew 6, Jesus lays out the cure for anxiety:
>
> ”Look at the ... |
19,094 | I am having trouble following the logic of Rom 11:11-24 altogether. I would be in a better position if I could get a handle on two verses that seem to be using the same sort of logic.
Romans 11, vv. 12, 15 (NA28 | ESV):
>
> (12) εἰ δὲ τὸ παράπτωμα αὐτῶν πλοῦτος κόσμου
>
> Now if their\* trespass means\*\* riches... | 2015/06/29 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/19094",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3555/"
] | >
> NRSV Rom. 11:11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no
> means! But through their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles,
> so as to make Israel jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling means riches
> for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much
> more will their full inc... | The relationship Israel has with the fate of the world.
-------------------------------------------------------
Salvation from sin was first offered to the Jew. And if the Jews would have accomplished this then only the Jews would have been saved from sin.
Their failure to accomplish this meant that the message on "h... |
5,499,552 | I need to schedule jobs, but i'm looking for solution which can dispatch task by following rules like: launch one task by rss feed i need to refresh but dispatch it during the day.
I imagine a queue system where i send a list a command to execute and a time period where they need to be dispatch.
Thanks | 2011/03/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5499552",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/80487/"
] | Let me start by saying I am a developer for this company so I am a bit biased. We make a solution called JAMS Job Scheduler which is a job scheduling and batch queue facility. JAMS allows you to set triggers and dependencies and also has Cron and Task Scheduler converters. You can check it out at www.JAMSScheduler.com | My company makes CloudQuartz ([www.thecloudblocks.com](http://www.thecloudblocks.com)) which allows you to schedule the jobs through an API and get callbacks when they are due to run. |
5,499,552 | I need to schedule jobs, but i'm looking for solution which can dispatch task by following rules like: launch one task by rss feed i need to refresh but dispatch it during the day.
I imagine a queue system where i send a list a command to execute and a time period where they need to be dispatch.
Thanks | 2011/03/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5499552",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/80487/"
] | I found a solution from Airbnb: chronos
<https://mesos.github.io/chronos/> | My company makes CloudQuartz ([www.thecloudblocks.com](http://www.thecloudblocks.com)) which allows you to schedule the jobs through an API and get callbacks when they are due to run. |
1,055,159 | Is there a program that converts a SQL Server database diagram to er model, or create er model of a database from SQL Server server? | 2009/06/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1055159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Within SQL Server, there's the "Database Diagram" feature in each database, in Management Studio.
You can create a new diagram from that, and include all (or some) of your tables, so showing where the relationships are, and what the tables are. | Try Microsoft Visio. Visio professional has a reasonably good database reverse engineering feature, and it is easy to retrofit relationships logically present in the data but not physically manifested in the database. It is also easy to make multiple diagrams from the same reverse engineered model (on separate pages in... |
1,055,159 | Is there a program that converts a SQL Server database diagram to er model, or create er model of a database from SQL Server server? | 2009/06/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1055159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Within SQL Server, there's the "Database Diagram" feature in each database, in Management Studio.
You can create a new diagram from that, and include all (or some) of your tables, so showing where the relationships are, and what the tables are. | I've used Erwin for 10 years and it works great! Unfortunately it is a bit pricey. Hopefully someone will come out with a less expensive tool to accomplish this, I've heard Visual Studio 2010 may have some tools in this area. |
4,594 | In writing software we name things. In Java we name classes, interfaces, methods, variables, etc. How can we teach both the importance and the skill of choosing good names?
### What teaching practices will lead students naturally to good practice in naming their programming constructs?
How important is *naming* in th... | 2018/04/09 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/4594",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1293/"
] | My answer is similar to that of Fritz Sieker, in that we both start on paper, but there are enough differences to post an answer of my own.
First of all, note that I've only tested this method on myself, so I have no guarantee that it is widely applicable. However, this would be my approach if I want to teach naming p... | The other answers have some really good techniques, the only insight I can add is that learning to give things useful names is something that's going to take many years to learn, so it's useful to keep that perspective in mind when they don't seem to make visible progress.
While there is some uncertainty over [who sa... |
4,594 | In writing software we name things. In Java we name classes, interfaces, methods, variables, etc. How can we teach both the importance and the skill of choosing good names?
### What teaching practices will lead students naturally to good practice in naming their programming constructs?
How important is *naming* in th... | 2018/04/09 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/4594",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1293/"
] | 1. When you are reviewing code with them, individually or as a class, make them fully describe any ambiguously named variable every time it is used. They will quickly tire of explaining it and will catch on if they don't have to explain the appropriately named variable. If they use abbreviations, make them spell the ab... | The other answers have some really good techniques, the only insight I can add is that learning to give things useful names is something that's going to take many years to learn, so it's useful to keep that perspective in mind when they don't seem to make visible progress.
While there is some uncertainty over [who sa... |
9,968 | I am looking on Ancestry.com and trying to locate the detail of the following records to establish more information and parents and the orphans themselves.
It is known two Michael Saussers were in Berks county PA that passed away in 1821 as well as one of their sons Michael Sausser in the area but he would have only b... | 2015/11/27 | [
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/9968",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/users/2576/"
] | For Document 2, you say:
>
> The second ... is from: Orphans Court Proceedings, 1752-1857; Index; Author: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Berks County); Probate Place:
> Berks, Pennsylvania
> and
> Document 2 From 1821 referencing page 483. Michael listed as "Children Guardian" Catherine and Joseph as "Guardian App... | It looks like Ancestry has done a semi-indexed pass-through of FamilySearch's [Pennsylvania Probate Records](https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196).
If you go to FamilySearch directly, their microfilm set includes not only the Orphan's Court Proceedings for Berks County, Pa., but also the Orphan's Court ... |
34,915 | I followed Alton Brown's recipe for stock in which he gave a rough estimate of 8-9 hours at a low simmer to extract maximum flavor. At one point, he said, paraphrased, "How will you know you've extracted the maximum amount of nutrients from your bird? Well..." at which point he fetches a rather large leg bone from the ... | 2013/06/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/34915",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/11407/"
] | With all respect to Alton Brown, "snapping" the bones is not a test I have ever heard of. He does not mention that in the [official recipe](http://www.food.com/recipe/good-eats-chicken-stock-from-alton-brown-327372) on the Food Network site.
I just watched the entire episode on youtube, and he does show the snapping t... | I wouldn't hold too much stock (pun intended) in the snap the bones thing. Chicken breeds vary, some bones may be stronger depending on breed, size of the chicken, and whether it was frozen or not. The important thing is you liked the result. If smaller bones were getting mushy that's a pretty good indication that they... |
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