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168,837 | I'm porting a Java library to C#. I'm using Visual Studio 2008, so I don't have the discontinued Microsoft Java Language Conversion Assistant program (JLCA).
My approach is to create a new solution with a similar project structure to the Java library, and to then copy the java code into a c# file and convert it to val... | 2008/10/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/168837",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13943/"
] | Couple other options worth noting:
* [J#](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Sharp) is Microsoft's Java language
implementation on .NET. You can
access Java libraries (up to version
1.4\*, anyways).
\*actually Java 1.1.4 for java.io/lang,
and 1.2 for java.util + keep in mind that J# end of
life is ~ 2015-2017 for J# 2.0... | One more quick-and-dirty idea: you could use [IKVM](http://www.ikvm.net/) to convert the Java jar to a .NET assembly, then use [Reflector](http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/index.htm)--combined with the [FileDisassembler](http://www.codeplex.com/reflectoraddins) Add-in--to disassemble it into a Visual C# proje... |
701,536 | Is there an open rbac framework for asp.net? there a few solutions for rails but i cant find a simple rbac system for asp.net. is there something that can be used and extended? | 2009/03/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/701536",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83224/"
] | [This article](http://www.developerdotstar.com/community/node/482) looks like a good place to start (it is best to drill into the links the author references for more information, but make sure that you read the article as well):
>
> **Implementing RBAC on .Net**:
>
>
> Recently I worked on RBAC (Role based
> acce... | Maybe I've missed the point here, but ASP.NET ships with a pretty robust Role Provider framework - it should be very easy to find many open source implementations, if you really don't want to use the implementation that it comes with. |
701,536 | Is there an open rbac framework for asp.net? there a few solutions for rails but i cant find a simple rbac system for asp.net. is there something that can be used and extended? | 2009/03/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/701536",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83224/"
] | [This article](http://www.developerdotstar.com/community/node/482) looks like a good place to start (it is best to drill into the links the author references for more information, but make sure that you read the article as well):
>
> **Implementing RBAC on .Net**:
>
>
> Recently I worked on RBAC (Role based
> acce... | A comprehensive article on RBAC was found on [RBAC Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-based_access_control). Instead of researching on how to implement the features mentioned in the article, I tried to find security framework which allows a non-technical guy like me to apply security on asp.net applications ... |
3,496 | In an edit of another person's post, you need to change at least six characters. What if the [OP just got one important word wrong](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/42306/do-summoned-creatures-astronach-etc-get-stronger-as-i-level-up) (it's "atronach", not "astronach"), which means the question might not show... | 2011/12/18 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3496",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5388/"
] | I don't see why it *wouldn't* be acceptable. The whole reason for the exemplary answer bounty is to reward the answerer with something extra and to draw attention to it and the question, so (in my opinion) a community-based bounty giveaway would be just as valid as choosing answers yourself. | Are you aware of the [low-rep and anonymous feedback mechanism](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/98630/anonymous-user-feedback-now-in-testing)? We already track "underrated" answers according to this feedback, you can see it on [this 10k-only page](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/tools/post-feedback/underrated... |
263,975 | I have been wanting to transfer an existing game from my old game center account to my new one. I still have access to the old account but I am unable to find a way to transfer the data.
>
> Is there a possible way to do this or a better solution?
>
>
> | 2016/04/29 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/263975",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/146179/"
] | If the game you want to transfer has 'other' cloud save options, such as via facebook, you can login to facebook on the old gamecenter account, then switch to the new one, re-login to facebook and re-sync the save over.
However if they don't have another 3rd party handling saves like this you're outta luck. | Only if the game supports a 3rd party cloud save option (i.e. Facebook login) like another answer mentions. If it doesn't have that option available then the only other way I could possibly imagine is by accessing the apps files while you have your phone plugged in to your Mac/PC.
I'm not even sure if this is possibl... |
10,888,142 | I have some data that I want to do a PCA plot on. However, the first two principal components are entirely due to 3 outlier samples (out of 32), and I'd like to skip these and just plot principal components starting from the 3rd. Is this possible, or would I have to do some calculations to subtract the first two princi... | 2012/06/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10888142",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125921/"
] | If outliers are dominating your pca, and you don't want this I would highly recommend removing them before performing your pca. | An alternative to removing the outliers is to downweight their effect or influence by fitting the PCA with robust methods. R is well endowed with a wide range of robust statistical methods. See the "Multivariate Analysis" bullet in the [Robust task view on CRAN](http://cran.r-project.org/web/views/Robust.html). |
204,903 | How much electricity is required to power twenty average computers on a LAN? | 2010/11/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/204903",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/61180/"
] | Well, an average *office* computer burns between 120-250 watts of energy at any given time, the LCD 80-150 watts. Multiply by 20 and you get 4Kw to 8Kw. Given the average 120v 20a circuit and you'll really need 3 circuits to cover all of that plus incidentals. 240v allows more overhead, you could probably get away with... | Typical office computers use anywhere between 50 and 150 watts depending on specification when doing normal office type work. Don't forget to include the displays too. |
204,903 | How much electricity is required to power twenty average computers on a LAN? | 2010/11/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/204903",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/61180/"
] | Well, an average *office* computer burns between 120-250 watts of energy at any given time, the LCD 80-150 watts. Multiply by 20 and you get 4Kw to 8Kw. Given the average 120v 20a circuit and you'll really need 3 circuits to cover all of that plus incidentals. 240v allows more overhead, you could probably get away with... | Many Asset management products will report on the hardware in use. You can use a KilloWatt device that measures power consumption, to assess how much each different model eats in terms of power.
Then you can build profiles for each hardware configuration, and report on them, to then multiply by your calculated power ... |
22,747 | Is there any compact camera (for example about the size of the Olympus xz-1) having ASP-C (or similar size) sensor?
If not, is there any technical reason? Because I think it would be a really nice product: great quality and fits in your pocket. Maybe using a retractable lens there is not enough room for the the camera... | 2012/04/23 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/22747",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8794/"
] | For a long time there were no large or even medium size compacts but now they are starting to appear in numbers, with cameras like the Sigma DP1, Fuji X100 leading the way. Most of these cameras are on the large side and feature prime lenses.
There are a number of interchangeable lens compacts with a variety of sensor... | Like, perhaps, a [Fujifilm XX100](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/FujifilmX100/)
12 megapixel. APSC.
This essentially meets your spec. The others below are getting a bit closer to SLRs.
[specifications here](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/FujifilmX100/2)
 having ASP-C (or similar size) sensor?
If not, is there any technical reason? Because I think it would be a really nice product: great quality and fits in your pocket. Maybe using a retractable lens there is not enough room for the the camera... | 2012/04/23 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/22747",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8794/"
] | For a long time there were no large or even medium size compacts but now they are starting to appear in numbers, with cameras like the Sigma DP1, Fuji X100 leading the way. Most of these cameras are on the large side and feature prime lenses.
There are a number of interchangeable lens compacts with a variety of sensor... | There are a few. How many depends where you make the cut-off between large and small sensors. The catch to why none of these options are pocket size is that the lens must be proportional to the sensor size, so a bigger sensor simply requires a bigger lens.
[Here are the smallest fixed lens cameras with sensor crop of ... |
22,747 | Is there any compact camera (for example about the size of the Olympus xz-1) having ASP-C (or similar size) sensor?
If not, is there any technical reason? Because I think it would be a really nice product: great quality and fits in your pocket. Maybe using a retractable lens there is not enough room for the the camera... | 2012/04/23 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/22747",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8794/"
] | For a long time there were no large or even medium size compacts but now they are starting to appear in numbers, with cameras like the Sigma DP1, Fuji X100 leading the way. Most of these cameras are on the large side and feature prime lenses.
There are a number of interchangeable lens compacts with a variety of sensor... | The sony RX1 has a full frame sensor and is about the size of the FUJI X100S. It sits on the compact camera category, but, just like other large sensor compact cameras, it is significantly larger than most compact cameras.
[Sony RX1 http://cdn.cnet.com.au/story\_media/339341551/RX1\_1.jpg](http://cdn.cnet.com.au/stor... |
22,747 | Is there any compact camera (for example about the size of the Olympus xz-1) having ASP-C (or similar size) sensor?
If not, is there any technical reason? Because I think it would be a really nice product: great quality and fits in your pocket. Maybe using a retractable lens there is not enough room for the the camera... | 2012/04/23 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/22747",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8794/"
] | Like, perhaps, a [Fujifilm XX100](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/FujifilmX100/)
12 megapixel. APSC.
This essentially meets your spec. The others below are getting a bit closer to SLRs.
[specifications here](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/FujifilmX100/2)
 having ASP-C (or similar size) sensor?
If not, is there any technical reason? Because I think it would be a really nice product: great quality and fits in your pocket. Maybe using a retractable lens there is not enough room for the the camera... | 2012/04/23 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/22747",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8794/"
] | Like, perhaps, a [Fujifilm XX100](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/FujifilmX100/)
12 megapixel. APSC.
This essentially meets your spec. The others below are getting a bit closer to SLRs.
[specifications here](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/FujifilmX100/2)
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/... | The sony RX1 has a full frame sensor and is about the size of the FUJI X100S. It sits on the compact camera category, but, just like other large sensor compact cameras, it is significantly larger than most compact cameras.
[Sony RX1 http://cdn.cnet.com.au/story\_media/339341551/RX1\_1.jpg](http://cdn.cnet.com.au/stor... |
2,355 | I have a landlord who is very interested in saving money. I wanted to suggest options to her to help her save money while reducing environmental footsteps. However she is not motivated to save the environment and is trying to pay off medical bills so is opposed to large upfront costs; so anything I suggest must be an o... | 2013/12/03 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/2355",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/users/927/"
] | As for federal tax credits, I believe they only apply to ['principal residence](http://energystar.supportportal.com/ics/support/kbanswer.asp?deptID=23018&task=knowledge&questionID=22032)' so you must both own and live in it. However the landlord may be able to write it off as a cost if she pays the bill, for some relie... | On the financing front: I don't know about the situation in the US, but some countries have schemes whereby grants or favourable loans are available for improving the energy efficiency of housing stock. For example, in the UK there is the "Green Deal". These schemes will vary in their usefulness versus the amount of bu... |
2,355 | I have a landlord who is very interested in saving money. I wanted to suggest options to her to help her save money while reducing environmental footsteps. However she is not motivated to save the environment and is trying to pay off medical bills so is opposed to large upfront costs; so anything I suggest must be an o... | 2013/12/03 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/2355",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/users/927/"
] | As for federal tax credits, I believe they only apply to ['principal residence](http://energystar.supportportal.com/ics/support/kbanswer.asp?deptID=23018&task=knowledge&questionID=22032)' so you must both own and live in it. However the landlord may be able to write it off as a cost if she pays the bill, for some relie... | You asked this question a while ago so not sure if you still need an answer, but I used to live in Silver Spring, MD, so the question caught my eye. If you're in Montgomery County or Prince George's, Pepco is likely your utility, and they provide a number of [energy saving programs](http://www.pepco.com/my-home/save-mo... |
2,355 | I have a landlord who is very interested in saving money. I wanted to suggest options to her to help her save money while reducing environmental footsteps. However she is not motivated to save the environment and is trying to pay off medical bills so is opposed to large upfront costs; so anything I suggest must be an o... | 2013/12/03 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/2355",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/users/927/"
] | On the financing front: I don't know about the situation in the US, but some countries have schemes whereby grants or favourable loans are available for improving the energy efficiency of housing stock. For example, in the UK there is the "Green Deal". These schemes will vary in their usefulness versus the amount of bu... | You asked this question a while ago so not sure if you still need an answer, but I used to live in Silver Spring, MD, so the question caught my eye. If you're in Montgomery County or Prince George's, Pepco is likely your utility, and they provide a number of [energy saving programs](http://www.pepco.com/my-home/save-mo... |
1,492,585 | So I installed GIT and I'm in a GIT repository and I added a simple test file in the folder. I'm trying to connect to Azure DevOps. My Source Control says that I have made some changes, but it doesn't display those changes. Does anyone know why?
Visual Studio Code - version: 1.39.1
OS: Windows\_NY x64 10.0.17763
Tfv... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1492585",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1101823/"
] | A first stage boot loader runs early in the boot process.
GRUB is an example of a well known second stage boot loader that some may refer to as a boot manager. That lets you boot multiple OSs. | A boot loader or bootstrap loader is the (relatively) small software that
reads the operating system kernel into memory and then passes control to it.
A boot manager is used for cases where there are multiple operating systems
installed on the one computer. Its function is to ask the user to choose
one of them or to t... |
30,688 | If you are having an on-going issue for more than a year and your landlord sends a text stating
>
> If you want to break the lease, you can forfeit your deposit and move out by the end of the month
>
>
>
is it binding?
Would it still be binding if you chose to break the lease and move out the following month whe... | 2018/08/03 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/30688",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/20310/"
] | This sounds like a settlement offer. At a minimum it would have to be accepted by the tenant before it was binding. Until it is accepted it could be withdrawn at any time. | >
> Would it still be binding if you chose to break the lease and move out
> the following month when the same problem persists?
>
>
>
At first glance it seems a bit stretched, but only you know the full contents of the landlord's message.
The key issue is whether "*end of the month*" in that message can reason... |
745,810 | I am wondering if anyone has any experience capturing signatures with a tablet/stylus over the internet.
How would you write a plug-in that uses an ActiveX control and can securely post the signature over the web?
Or maybe you've got a better idea how to handle this...
Thanks in advance.
[EDIT] To be more specifi... | 2009/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/745810",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4263/"
] | I would somehow use flash that would draw to a bitmap, then encode them as an image then upload them to your server.
After a few minutes of googling, i found this.
<http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/drawingboard.htm>
**Edit**
<http://www.topazsystems.com/> has an activex control | You can embed DocuSign and render it on any device (tablet, phone, etc). DocuSign detects if it's on a mobile device and allow people to draw a signature. By using a system like DocuSign you get the added validity and acceptance by legal and financial institutions. |
17,338,084 | Is it a good idea to create per day collections for data on a given day (we could start with per day and then move to per hour if there is too much data). Is there a limit on the number of collections we can create in mongodb, or does it result in performance loss (is it an overhead for mongodb to maintain so many coll... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17338084",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/762747/"
] | what you actually need is to archive the old data. I would suggest you to take a look at this thread at the mongodb mailing list:
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mongodb-user/rsjQyF9Y2J4>
Last post there from Michael Dirolf (10gen)says:
>
> "The OS will handle LRUing out data, so if all of your queries a... | Creating a collection is not much overhead, but it the overhead is larger than creating a new document inside a collections.
There is a limitation on the no of collections that you can create: " <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/limits/#Number> of Namespaces "
Making new collections to me, won't be having any... |
17,338,084 | Is it a good idea to create per day collections for data on a given day (we could start with per day and then move to per hour if there is too much data). Is there a limit on the number of collections we can create in mongodb, or does it result in performance loss (is it an overhead for mongodb to maintain so many coll... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17338084",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/762747/"
] | Yes, there is a limit to the number of collections you can make. From the Mongo documentation Abhishek referenced:
>
> The limitation on the number of namespaces is the size of the namespace file divided by 628.
>
>
> A 16 megabyte namespace file can support approximately 24,000 namespaces. Each index also counts a... | Creating a collection is not much overhead, but it the overhead is larger than creating a new document inside a collections.
There is a limitation on the no of collections that you can create: " <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/limits/#Number> of Namespaces "
Making new collections to me, won't be having any... |
17,338,084 | Is it a good idea to create per day collections for data on a given day (we could start with per day and then move to per hour if there is too much data). Is there a limit on the number of collections we can create in mongodb, or does it result in performance loss (is it an overhead for mongodb to maintain so many coll... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17338084",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/762747/"
] | what you actually need is to archive the old data. I would suggest you to take a look at this thread at the mongodb mailing list:
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mongodb-user/rsjQyF9Y2J4>
Last post there from Michael Dirolf (10gen)says:
>
> "The OS will handle LRUing out data, so if all of your queries a... | Yes, there is a limit to the number of collections you can make. From the Mongo documentation Abhishek referenced:
>
> The limitation on the number of namespaces is the size of the namespace file divided by 628.
>
>
> A 16 megabyte namespace file can support approximately 24,000 namespaces. Each index also counts a... |
2,323,683 | Which screen reader would be best to test site accessibility and how to configure that screen reader to test website (or default screen-reader setting would be ok) and which browser should be used to test accessibility with screen-readers?
Free or commercial it doesn't matter . Which can give best testing then site sh... | 2010/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2323683",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/84201/"
] | I will preface this answer by stating I’m a totally blind individual who uses Jaws as there only screen reader. I've played around with NVDA as well but have l9imited experience with it. [Jaws](https://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/software/JAWS/) is the most widely used screen reader at least in the US. If you ca... | To answer your question directly, I would use JAWS with default settings in your target browser. If you can only afford one license, then use NVDA or Chromevox for your developers and give your Accessibility expert the copy of JAWS.
Keep in mind that while making sure your site works perfectly with a screenreader is v... |
36,356,036 | I am currently building an App for Amazon FireTVStick which should be able to show content of a Website.
I am using Jsoup for HTML-Parsing and locating the Resources and this is working good and was easy with Jsoup.
But now I am stucked at the last step, in which I want to locate the videoLink.
The Page uses dynamic J... | 2016/04/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36356036",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3581460/"
] | The Android Webview is what helped me in the last step. It can execute the JavaScript and return the modified HTML which can than be parsed with JSoup. As for now it is the best solution I could find. | Of course you don't want a FirefoxDriver if it's an android system :) Luckily for you there is an Android version of Selenium called **Selendroid**, check it out at [this link](http://selendroid.io/).
[HTMLUnit](http://htmlunit.sourceforge.net/) is another alternative you might want to consider, it's basically a headl... |
131,802 | Maybe book explains it better but I haven't read it.
Their only dino DNA source was blood from the stomachs of mosquitoes found in amber that fossilized when dinosaurs still lived, correct?
Let's suppose that it is possible to use that DNA as a foundation and "fill in the blanks" using modern frog DNA.
But how did t... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131802",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/67470/"
] | It's been years since I've read the book, but, as I recall, it's what you said:
they grabbed a bunch of samples, grew them, and just saw what came out. | We know that geneticists in the project, like all scientists, sometimes forget in the zeal of discovery the end results and dangers of the proposed path. Therefore I think their thinking is all full steam ahead, deal with the consequences later. Sound familiar? |
131,802 | Maybe book explains it better but I haven't read it.
Their only dino DNA source was blood from the stomachs of mosquitoes found in amber that fossilized when dinosaurs still lived, correct?
Let's suppose that it is possible to use that DNA as a foundation and "fill in the blanks" using modern frog DNA.
But how did t... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131802",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/67470/"
] | **They just grew what they found.**
Here's the relevant quote from the book. (page 107 in the Ballantine mass market paperback from 1990)
>
> "That's a new batch of DNA," Wu said. "We don't know exactly what will grow out. The first time an extraction is done, we don't know for sure what the animal is. You can see... | We know that geneticists in the project, like all scientists, sometimes forget in the zeal of discovery the end results and dangers of the proposed path. Therefore I think their thinking is all full steam ahead, deal with the consequences later. Sound familiar? |
131,802 | Maybe book explains it better but I haven't read it.
Their only dino DNA source was blood from the stomachs of mosquitoes found in amber that fossilized when dinosaurs still lived, correct?
Let's suppose that it is possible to use that DNA as a foundation and "fill in the blanks" using modern frog DNA.
But how did t... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131802",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/67470/"
] | I suppose that they try to grow whatever DNA they find.
Then, when it hatch (or die during the process due to missing DNA) they can see what kind of dinosaure it seems to be.
After that, they can pick some DNA from the (unborn) baby and do it again better, filling every gap with frog DNA or other similar samples they... | We know that geneticists in the project, like all scientists, sometimes forget in the zeal of discovery the end results and dangers of the proposed path. Therefore I think their thinking is all full steam ahead, deal with the consequences later. Sound familiar? |
131,802 | Maybe book explains it better but I haven't read it.
Their only dino DNA source was blood from the stomachs of mosquitoes found in amber that fossilized when dinosaurs still lived, correct?
Let's suppose that it is possible to use that DNA as a foundation and "fill in the blanks" using modern frog DNA.
But how did t... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131802",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/67470/"
] | **They just grew what they found.**
Here's the relevant quote from the book. (page 107 in the Ballantine mass market paperback from 1990)
>
> "That's a new batch of DNA," Wu said. "We don't know exactly what will grow out. The first time an extraction is done, we don't know for sure what the animal is. You can see... | It's been years since I've read the book, but, as I recall, it's what you said:
they grabbed a bunch of samples, grew them, and just saw what came out. |
131,802 | Maybe book explains it better but I haven't read it.
Their only dino DNA source was blood from the stomachs of mosquitoes found in amber that fossilized when dinosaurs still lived, correct?
Let's suppose that it is possible to use that DNA as a foundation and "fill in the blanks" using modern frog DNA.
But how did t... | 2016/06/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131802",
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] | **They just grew what they found.**
Here's the relevant quote from the book. (page 107 in the Ballantine mass market paperback from 1990)
>
> "That's a new batch of DNA," Wu said. "We don't know exactly what will grow out. The first time an extraction is done, we don't know for sure what the animal is. You can see... | I suppose that they try to grow whatever DNA they find.
Then, when it hatch (or die during the process due to missing DNA) they can see what kind of dinosaure it seems to be.
After that, they can pick some DNA from the (unborn) baby and do it again better, filling every gap with frog DNA or other similar samples they... |
187,545 | I'm looking to generate between 50Hz to 150Hz square waves with a PIC18F14K50, which is running with an 8MHz external crystal (XT).
Apart reading an analogue value for the frequency from a pot and displaying the value on a 7-seg display, the PIC doesn't do anything except the square wave.
My options are to either use... | 2015/08/26 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/187545",
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] | If you really need to operate that slowly (usually faster is better, at least up to some kHz for PWM) then you have a couple choices- use a slower clock frequency (much lower, so maybe not desirable- but slower clock means less power consumption). It also does not give you fine resolution on the PWM period (because nor... | Spehro's answer covers the standard approaches. But the XC8 tool you mentioned is likely correct in saying that you cannot produce a 50Hz square wave directly with the Output Compare module. This is due to the fact that the 18F timers used for the Output Compare module can not be slowed down enough to fit their Period ... |
74,674 | I am making a node group for a procedural texture, and want to create a node that has a setting that defines which color value to use, and can be toggled. basically the exact same thing as the [switch node](https://docs.blender.org/manual/es/dev/compositing/types/layout/switch.html), but that doesn't exist in cycles ma... | 2017/02/28 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/74674",
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] | Use a MixRGB Node, then as the inputs add two color values each with your desired color.
Then for the mix factor 0.0 will be the top most input, and 1.0 will be the bottom most input.
Anything in between will be a "mix" of those two colors (but if you want it to be one or the other, just use 0.0 & 1.0).
[![MixRGB]... | I just so happen to have created a custom Group Node that does precisely this. I found myself in a similar situation as yourself, although I needed to switch between more than two sources, so I put this together.
In this demonstration there are 10 different colors being sent into the switch node for convenient testing... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
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] | Great question! A good place to start is the faceted search tool on [Typekit](https://typekit.com/fonts), which gives options for the main types of typeface and the main dimensions they can be measured against:
 to identify a font by appearance. They are specifically asked to narrow down the collection of font by excluding those that doesn't match a criterion. |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are different ways to classify typefaces. user568458 [covers one way in their answer](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/29281/5489) - big umbrellas like sans-serif and serif, and physical characteristics. This is a great start for someone, particularly if you're not all that interested in the nerdy detail... | To keep it brief, you should definitely know if the font you are looking for is Serif (with serifs) or Sans Serif (without serifs). Serifs are those little "tails" at the ends of certain lines. For example Times New Roman or Cambria is Serif font and Arial, Helvetica or Calibri is Sans Serif. If you are looking for som... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
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"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
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] | It's more art than science
--------------------------
Classifying fonts is a tricky business full of opinions of varying quality.
Here's a great quote from a [Typophile thread on the topic](http://typophile.com/node/9757):
>
> It's gonna be tough to get a straight answer out of people about this
> one. Categoriz... | To keep it brief, you should definitely know if the font you are looking for is Serif (with serifs) or Sans Serif (without serifs). Serifs are those little "tails" at the ends of certain lines. For example Times New Roman or Cambria is Serif font and Arial, Helvetica or Calibri is Sans Serif. If you are looking for som... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/21646/"
] | Take a look at the questions asked by [Identifont](http://www.identifont.com/identify.html) to identify a font by appearance. They are specifically asked to narrow down the collection of font by excluding those that doesn't match a criterion. | To keep it brief, you should definitely know if the font you are looking for is Serif (with serifs) or Sans Serif (without serifs). Serifs are those little "tails" at the ends of certain lines. For example Times New Roman or Cambria is Serif font and Arial, Helvetica or Calibri is Sans Serif. If you are looking for som... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/21646/"
] | Great question! A good place to start is the faceted search tool on [Typekit](https://typekit.com/fonts), which gives options for the main types of typeface and the main dimensions they can be measured against:
 - big umbrellas like sans-serif and serif, and physical characteristics. This is a great start for someone, particularly if you're not all that interested in the nerdy detail... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you have a font in an image that you are unable to identify, the "[What The Font](http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/)" tool can help you identify it.
It's not a perfect tool by any means, but if you're not a typography expert/savant, it can point you in the right direction. | To keep it brief, you should definitely know if the font you are looking for is Serif (with serifs) or Sans Serif (without serifs). Serifs are those little "tails" at the ends of certain lines. For example Times New Roman or Cambria is Serif font and Arial, Helvetica or Calibri is Sans Serif. If you are looking for som... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/21646/"
] | Great question! A good place to start is the faceted search tool on [Typekit](https://typekit.com/fonts), which gives options for the main types of typeface and the main dimensions they can be measured against:
![enter image description here](https:... | If you have a font in an image that you are unable to identify, the "[What The Font](http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/)" tool can help you identify it.
It's not a perfect tool by any means, but if you're not a typography expert/savant, it can point you in the right direction. |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/21646/"
] | Great question! A good place to start is the faceted search tool on [Typekit](https://typekit.com/fonts), which gives options for the main types of typeface and the main dimensions they can be measured against:
:
>
> It's gonna be tough to get a straight answer out of people about this
> one. Categoriz... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/21646/"
] | Great question! A good place to start is the faceted search tool on [Typekit](https://typekit.com/fonts), which gives options for the main types of typeface and the main dimensions they can be measured against:
 or Sans Serif (without serifs). Serifs are those little "tails" at the ends of certain lines. For example Times New Roman or Cambria is Serif font and Arial, Helvetica or Calibri is Sans Serif. If you are looking for som... |
29,280 | I have no experience regarding Graphic Design, so this is kind of a intro question.
If I have a font I'd like to identify, but cannot describe the details/semantics of it, how would I explain it? For example, some people here describe fonts as "x". What would it mean for a font to be "x"? Are there "categories" that f... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/21646/"
] | There are different ways to classify typefaces. user568458 [covers one way in their answer](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/29281/5489) - big umbrellas like sans-serif and serif, and physical characteristics. This is a great start for someone, particularly if you're not all that interested in the nerdy detail... | Take a look at the questions asked by [Identifont](http://www.identifont.com/identify.html) to identify a font by appearance. They are specifically asked to narrow down the collection of font by excluding those that doesn't match a criterion. |
885,415 | Suddenly, two days ago my HP 4530s laptop stopped to be able to charge its battery. Since I was noting that the whole battery was dying since some weeks ago, I bought a new one.
Either with the old and new battery, this laptop won't charge them anymore, but it works in the following cases:
1. No battery, just power c... | 2015/03/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/885415",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/137836/"
] | Original chargers often implement a protocol to tell the laptop that they support sufficient power (=Watt) to charge the laptop. If the laptop can't tell that it will have enough power it will go into a low power state where it doesn't charge the laptop.
This can happen because:
* The charger can't deliver enough pow... | well my laptop always does that too but after series of test i discovered that there is a pin in the charging point of the system which is not that very OK
so this is what i do to it to CHARGE.
apply little support to the charger by raising the charger upward |
885,415 | Suddenly, two days ago my HP 4530s laptop stopped to be able to charge its battery. Since I was noting that the whole battery was dying since some weeks ago, I bought a new one.
Either with the old and new battery, this laptop won't charge them anymore, but it works in the following cases:
1. No battery, just power c... | 2015/03/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/885415",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/137836/"
] | Original chargers often implement a protocol to tell the laptop that they support sufficient power (=Watt) to charge the laptop. If the laptop can't tell that it will have enough power it will go into a low power state where it doesn't charge the laptop.
This can happen because:
* The charger can't deliver enough pow... | It's actually a very simple solution, take rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball and dab rubbing alcohol on the connection points from the computer to the battery (the golden colored metal strips where you battery connects to the computer), then reconnect the battery and plug the computer in and it should turn on! |
1,687,402 | When I try to copy code from eclipse and paste it in the actionscript editor within Flash (CS3 or CS4) nothing gets pasted. Flash does detect there is something on the clipboard and does try to paste, but no content is added.
I can copy paste from eclipse to all other pieces of software running on my computer that hav... | 2009/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1687402",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | I'm guessing the bug is within Flash's editor; it's had a long history of gripes from users.
For my projects, I usually create an external .as file and then just load it into my FLA. In your case, it's as easy as:
1. Copy your current code into an external .as file and save it in the same directory as your .fla.
2. L... | Seems like a bug in your editor. But yeah, try your own solution.
>
> update: I made an interesting
> discovery just now, when I copy in
> Eclipse, then paste somewhere else (so
> just paste) I then can also paste in
> Flash.
>
>
> |
1,687,402 | When I try to copy code from eclipse and paste it in the actionscript editor within Flash (CS3 or CS4) nothing gets pasted. Flash does detect there is something on the clipboard and does try to paste, but no content is added.
I can copy paste from eclipse to all other pieces of software running on my computer that hav... | 2009/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1687402",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/203289/"
] | I'm guessing the bug is within Flash's editor; it's had a long history of gripes from users.
For my projects, I usually create an external .as file and then just load it into my FLA. In your case, it's as easy as:
1. Copy your current code into an external .as file and save it in the same directory as your .fla.
2. L... | I've seen similar problems in Eclipse on Windows; in certain Eclipse file-type editors the copy and paste don't work properly. If you are using the HTML or JSP editor in Eclipse try using the text editor and see if your problem goes away. On Windows copy/paste are CTRL-C/CTRL-V, but they are also CTRL-INS/SHIFT-INS. Th... |
3,882,473 | I built my app in iOS 4.1 and the app has iAd Framework.
But I want to set deployment target as 3.1 so that app runs perfectly on older iPhone devices as well.
To add iAd Banner view, I'm used IB and added the ads to my app.
How can I make my app run on older iPhone OS and on Ipads. | 2010/10/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3882473",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/265341/"
] | You'll have to set the role of the framework to weak, and then make runtime checks in order to handle properly the behavior on different iOS versions.
The MessageComposer sample project does exactly the same - you can view the [readme.txt](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#samplecode/MessageComposer/Listings/Rea... | To let your app run on iPhone/iPod and on iPad you need to convert your app to a universal app.
For more information check [this page](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/General/Conceptual/iPadProgrammingGuide/StartingYourProject/StartingYourProject.html).
There is all the information how to create... |
6,463,838 | I want to know that how we can include all the Target Plug-ins in Java search at once. I know how to include a single target plug in in Java search but I don't know how to include all the target plug-ins at once in Java search. | 2011/06/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6463838",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/803687/"
] | Make sure that this option is checked - 'Preferences > Plug-in development > Include all plug-ins from target in Java Search' | Have a look at the third item in <http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.6-201006080911/eclipse-news-part4.html#TargetPlatform>
>
> You can automatically synchronize Java search operations with the target platform via the Preferences > Plug-in Development preference page.
>
>
>
![enter image descr... |
28,759,458 | I have a fusionpbx which is working perfect in our LAN with the static local IP. Now we are planing to move this machine to other network where the IP may not be static or also IP will be changed for sure.
What should I do so that it will work as it is working now with the new IP.
I am new to fusionPBX, So sorry if it... | 2015/02/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28759458",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3921566/"
] | If you can not get a static IP the only option is to assign the machine a dynamic dns hostname.
Go to dyndns.org and get a free hostname
Next on your freepbsd machine install ddclient (follow [THIS](http://www.enavigo.com/2007/08/08/installing-dynamic-dns-client-on-freebsd/) instructions)
Than point all your telephones... | Change the FusionPBX's domain to a dynamic DNS hostname, that you update with the current IP address.
Also remember that all users are per domain. So if you change the server's IP before changing the domain, then you will need to login as: admin@Old\_IP/Domain |
22,605 | Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which leaves me with doubts. Also I want to establish meaning of Dhamma before asking few more questions based on it. | 2017/09/09 | [
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] | The term dhamma has multiple meanings in Buddhism. Dhamma is defined in the accesstoinsight.org [glossary page](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html#d) as:
>
> dhamma [Skt. dharma]:(1) Event; a phenomenon in and of itself; (2)
> mental quality; (3) doctrine, teaching; (4) nibbāna. Also, principles
> of beha... | The **Dhamma** is a way of training that prompts intelligence and freedom from torment. One's comprehension of **Dhamma** turns out to be ever more profound and significant as one advances along the way, old exercises uncovering new certainties as one creates further knowledge and comprehension of Dhamma; "Similarly as... |
22,605 | Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which leaves me with doubts. Also I want to establish meaning of Dhamma before asking few more questions based on it. | 2017/09/09 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/22605",
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] | In the [Rahula Samyutta](http://awake.kiev.ua/dhamma/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/3Samyutta-Nikaya/Samyutta2/17-Rahula-Samyutta/01-Pathamovaggo-e.html), the word 'Dhamma' refers the teachings of 'ultimate or higher truth' (*lokuttara dhamma*), which lead to developing the Noble Eightfold Path & enlightenment. As stated:
>
... | The **Dhamma** is a way of training that prompts intelligence and freedom from torment. One's comprehension of **Dhamma** turns out to be ever more profound and significant as one advances along the way, old exercises uncovering new certainties as one creates further knowledge and comprehension of Dhamma; "Similarly as... |
22,605 | Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which leaves me with doubts. Also I want to establish meaning of Dhamma before asking few more questions based on it. | 2017/09/09 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/22605",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | The term dhamma has multiple meanings in Buddhism. Dhamma is defined in the accesstoinsight.org [glossary page](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html#d) as:
>
> dhamma [Skt. dharma]:(1) Event; a phenomenon in and of itself; (2)
> mental quality; (3) doctrine, teaching; (4) nibbāna. Also, principles
> of beha... | Dhamma is truth. Dhamma is wisdom. Dhamma is the path to liberation of suffering. Dhamma is the teaching about truth to attain wisdom. |
22,605 | Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which leaves me with doubts. Also I want to establish meaning of Dhamma before asking few more questions based on it. | 2017/09/09 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/22605",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/11541/"
] | Dhamma is truth. Dhamma is wisdom. Dhamma is the path to liberation of suffering. Dhamma is the teaching about truth to attain wisdom. | The **Dhamma** is a way of training that prompts intelligence and freedom from torment. One's comprehension of **Dhamma** turns out to be ever more profound and significant as one advances along the way, old exercises uncovering new certainties as one creates further knowledge and comprehension of Dhamma; "Similarly as... |
22,605 | Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which leaves me with doubts. Also I want to establish meaning of Dhamma before asking few more questions based on it. | 2017/09/09 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/22605",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/11541/"
] | The term dhamma has multiple meanings in Buddhism. Dhamma is defined in the accesstoinsight.org [glossary page](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html#d) as:
>
> dhamma [Skt. dharma]:(1) Event; a phenomenon in and of itself; (2)
> mental quality; (3) doctrine, teaching; (4) nibbāna. Also, principles
> of beha... | In the [Rahula Samyutta](http://awake.kiev.ua/dhamma/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/3Samyutta-Nikaya/Samyutta2/17-Rahula-Samyutta/01-Pathamovaggo-e.html), the word 'Dhamma' refers the teachings of 'ultimate or higher truth' (*lokuttara dhamma*), which lead to developing the Noble Eightfold Path & enlightenment. As stated:
>
... |
22,605 | Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which leaves me with doubts. Also I want to establish meaning of Dhamma before asking few more questions based on it. | 2017/09/09 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/22605",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/11541/"
] | The term dhamma has multiple meanings in Buddhism. Dhamma is defined in the accesstoinsight.org [glossary page](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html#d) as:
>
> dhamma [Skt. dharma]:(1) Event; a phenomenon in and of itself; (2)
> mental quality; (3) doctrine, teaching; (4) nibbāna. Also, principles
> of beha... | You want to know what Dhamma is in briefly, well Dhamma is everything that prince siddhartha understood by himself when he became the lord buddha. Dhamma is everything lord buddha taught to his followers. in very briefly Dhamma is what we learning and following today as Buddhists. |
22,605 | Can anyone please explain what is Dhamma in few paragraphs if possible?
A similar question was asked by Rahula in Samyukta Nikaya but what I have is English translation of the conversation which leaves me with doubts. Also I want to establish meaning of Dhamma before asking few more questions based on it. | 2017/09/09 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/22605",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/11541/"
] | Dhamma is truth. Dhamma is wisdom. Dhamma is the path to liberation of suffering. Dhamma is the teaching about truth to attain wisdom. | As if you want to know same as Buddha explained to Rahula it is, nothing is eternal. Everything has to cease and that he trying to get from Rahula if he understand suffering at all. And what we desire with sensation of **eye**, **ear**, **nose**, **tongue**, **body**, and **mind** that we have to overcome sensuality wi... |
213,227 | In both the *A Song of Ice and Fire* and *Game of Thrones* series we, the viewer and/or reader know that Ned Stark is lying when he claims Jon Snow is his illegitimate son.
Ned also refuses to tell King Robert the name of Jon's mother and allows Jon to be a figure of hate for Catelyn so he is lying to his King and his... | 2019/05/24 | [
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] | Ned only really lies about Jon's true parentage but he doesn't necessarily lie when he doesn't lie by refusing to tell Robert of his mother or letting Catelyn believe what she does. That's just withholding information rather than lying per se.
That said Ned does lie again when he is forced to "confess" before Joffrey ... | He lies when he’s writing Robert’s will. When Robert names Ned as Lord Regant and Protector of the Realm until his son Joffrey comes of age. Ned couldn’t bear to tell Robert that Joffrey wasn’t his son.
>
> So Ned bent his head and wrote, but where the king had said “my son Joffrey,” he scrawled “my heir” instead. T... |
3,517 | I'm an attentive follower of Janet Reid's [Query Shark](http://queryshark.blogspot.com/), and I've learned a lot. But Reid doesn't represent speculative fiction, which seems to present wrinkles of its own.
Particularly, Query Shark often stresses the importance of quickly introducing the main characters, and describin... | 2011/08/03 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/3517",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/1046/"
] | Your premise may be central to your story. But that doesn't mean that it requires paragraphs of explanation, or that you should sideline the characters and just talk about your awesome idea. Rather, if you find that the explication of your idea is taking too much time, you probably just aren't cutting it hard enough.
... | I don't think they are open for infodumps, because they do not have the time to read them. And after the tenth infodump you get easily bored.
I do not know the books you have mentioned, so I cannot help you there. But normally the agent (or publisher) just wants to get an idea what your book is about. To do that you d... |
3,484,063 | I'm new to EJB 3 and pretty confused with some doubts which Google didn't provide with a satisfactory answer.
I'm trying to create a framework with some base classes and some utility methods which my other applications can use. All applications are to be deployed on the same server.
When I'm trying to create a new EJ... | 2010/08/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3484063",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/133946/"
] | >
> When I'm trying to create a new EJB
> 3.0 project in eclipse, it asks if I want to create a client jar also. What
> purpose does this client jar serve?
>
>
>
An EJB client JAR file is an optional JAR file that can contain all the class files that a client program needs to use the client view of the enterpris... | See [here](http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v7r5/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.etools.ejb.assembly.doc/topics/ceclientjars.html) for more details. Hope this help. |
32,349,622 | 1. I create new instance of some entity
2. I load a few another instances
3. I set them as reference in new instance
4. I save but EF create refernces instance one more time | 2015/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32349622",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1149731/"
] | You should read this article, [Why Does Entity Framework Reinsert Existing Objects into My Database?](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dn166926.aspx), by Julie Lerman. She explains very well why this can occur and how you can avoid it. | If there is a relation in database between entities (tables), then upon saving parent object, all the child objects will also be saved if they are not null.
You are probably saving parent entity and then also saving child entities again. |
2,277,426 | When a program with some theards, mutexes, shared data, file handles crash because of too much memory allocation, which all resources are freed. How do you recover? | 2010/02/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2277426",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/274123/"
] | HTML v4 and XHTML v1 only support the GET and POST request methods within HTML forms.
On the other hand the GET, POST, PUT and DELETE methods are supported via XMLHttpRequest in all modern browsers.
Related Stack Overflow post:
* [Are the PUT, DELETE, HEAD, etc methods available in most web browsers?](https://stack... | I believe GET and POST are the only valid values on a FORM method attribute. |
2,277,426 | When a program with some theards, mutexes, shared data, file handles crash because of too much memory allocation, which all resources are freed. How do you recover? | 2010/02/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2277426",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/274123/"
] | Browsers only do GET & POST methods. See if your app's platform can simulate PUT methods via a "method" parameter. | I believe GET and POST are the only valid values on a FORM method attribute. |
2,277,426 | When a program with some theards, mutexes, shared data, file handles crash because of too much memory allocation, which all resources are freed. How do you recover? | 2010/02/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2277426",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/274123/"
] | HTML v4 and XHTML v1 only support the GET and POST request methods within HTML forms.
On the other hand the GET, POST, PUT and DELETE methods are supported via XMLHttpRequest in all modern browsers.
Related Stack Overflow post:
* [Are the PUT, DELETE, HEAD, etc methods available in most web browsers?](https://stack... | Browsers only do GET & POST methods. See if your app's platform can simulate PUT methods via a "method" parameter. |
2,351 | I don't see an option for it online. I'm in Sweden. Do I need to wait until I get to Paris to make a reservation? | 2011/09/24 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2351",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | There's a lot of handy info on the [Seat61.com InterRail Pass page](http://www.seat61.com/InterRail-pass-guide.htm#How%20does%20an%20InterRail%20pass%20work) about this. Interestingly, much of it isn't positive about the InterRail discounted tickets...
A couple of key bits to pull out (but you'll really want to go and... | Quite a few things have now changed since the original answer was written in 2011 so to update for 2022.
Interrail reservations are available online through <https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#TravelWish> - if you are traveling with a mobile pass you'll need to generate a pass cover number using [for Eurail](htt... |
2,351 | I don't see an option for it online. I'm in Sweden. Do I need to wait until I get to Paris to make a reservation? | 2011/09/24 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2351",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | There's a lot of handy info on the [Seat61.com InterRail Pass page](http://www.seat61.com/InterRail-pass-guide.htm#How%20does%20an%20InterRail%20pass%20work) about this. Interestingly, much of it isn't positive about the InterRail discounted tickets...
A couple of key bits to pull out (but you'll really want to go and... | In addition to the previous answers:
general booking information on interrail/eurail is found at <https://www.interrail.eu/en/book-reservations#/>
they offer some special products (1 adult, economy), at the time of writing. The cheapest are
* [4 days within 1 month](https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/globa... |
2,351 | I don't see an option for it online. I'm in Sweden. Do I need to wait until I get to Paris to make a reservation? | 2011/09/24 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2351",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30/"
] | Quite a few things have now changed since the original answer was written in 2011 so to update for 2022.
Interrail reservations are available online through <https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#TravelWish> - if you are traveling with a mobile pass you'll need to generate a pass cover number using [for Eurail](htt... | In addition to the previous answers:
general booking information on interrail/eurail is found at <https://www.interrail.eu/en/book-reservations#/>
they offer some special products (1 adult, economy), at the time of writing. The cheapest are
* [4 days within 1 month](https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/globa... |
146,020 | I purchased a strain relief wire [SR9C](http://www.thorlabs.com/thorcat/2700/SR9C-DB9-AutoCADPDF.pdf) which has a small protection circuit for a laser diode. It says to contain a zener and a schottky diodes which protect the laser diode from ESD. By looking at the PCB board, I drew the following circuit (hopefully corr... | 2014/12/31 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/146020",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35526/"
] | Due to the Schottky's low forward voltage drop, any (positive) ESD on the left side of your diagram will cause the Schottky to be forward biased, preventing back biasing of the LD. The Zener will clamp the forward voltage of the the LD to the Zener's breakdown voltage, in this case 3.3V, preventing over voltage across ... | I do something similar, but I use several (3-4) pn diodes in series rather than the zener. The laser diode is very sensitive to ESD and other over voltages. The Schottky is there to provide protection for reverse voltage across the LD and the zener to protect against too much voltage in the forward direction. |
146,020 | I purchased a strain relief wire [SR9C](http://www.thorlabs.com/thorcat/2700/SR9C-DB9-AutoCADPDF.pdf) which has a small protection circuit for a laser diode. It says to contain a zener and a schottky diodes which protect the laser diode from ESD. By looking at the PCB board, I drew the following circuit (hopefully corr... | 2014/12/31 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/146020",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35526/"
] | I do something similar, but I use several (3-4) pn diodes in series rather than the zener. The laser diode is very sensitive to ESD and other over voltages. The Schottky is there to provide protection for reverse voltage across the LD and the zener to protect against too much voltage in the forward direction. | You'll want to use something faster than a Zener for ESD mitigation like a transient voltage suppressor (TVS). The zener isn't fast enough to react to the human-body-model discharge rate of an ESD event. TVS are designed with a very small depletion region which makes for a very fast recovery time due to their low load ... |
146,020 | I purchased a strain relief wire [SR9C](http://www.thorlabs.com/thorcat/2700/SR9C-DB9-AutoCADPDF.pdf) which has a small protection circuit for a laser diode. It says to contain a zener and a schottky diodes which protect the laser diode from ESD. By looking at the PCB board, I drew the following circuit (hopefully corr... | 2014/12/31 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/146020",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/35526/"
] | Due to the Schottky's low forward voltage drop, any (positive) ESD on the left side of your diagram will cause the Schottky to be forward biased, preventing back biasing of the LD. The Zener will clamp the forward voltage of the the LD to the Zener's breakdown voltage, in this case 3.3V, preventing over voltage across ... | You'll want to use something faster than a Zener for ESD mitigation like a transient voltage suppressor (TVS). The zener isn't fast enough to react to the human-body-model discharge rate of an ESD event. TVS are designed with a very small depletion region which makes for a very fast recovery time due to their low load ... |
530,993 | I know there were a lot of this questisons, but I haven't found solution anywhere for my particular problem. I have Windows 8 now and I want to delete it all and instal Ubuntu. I made USB Boot containing lastest version of Ubuntu and tried to install it, but I only get Ubuntu screen, and when I choose "Install Ubuntu".... | 2014/10/01 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/530993",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/333506/"
] | My first guess is that either you downloaded a corrupted file or unetbootin failed to set your pen drive in the proper way.
First use m5checksum on the Ubuntu\*.iso file you downloaded and verify the number matches the original one (all this info should be in the Ubuntu download page)
If the iso is working fine, use ... | Did you allow Ubuntu to totally take over the HDD? If so, you need to change the boot sequence and remove the USB drive from the boot sequence.
I still have the ISO on a disk, but I boot totally from the HDD where I gladly allowed Linux to totally replace Windows.
Don't forget to upgrade and update the repositories i... |
530,993 | I know there were a lot of this questisons, but I haven't found solution anywhere for my particular problem. I have Windows 8 now and I want to delete it all and instal Ubuntu. I made USB Boot containing lastest version of Ubuntu and tried to install it, but I only get Ubuntu screen, and when I choose "Install Ubuntu".... | 2014/10/01 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/530993",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/333506/"
] | My first guess is that either you downloaded a corrupted file or unetbootin failed to set your pen drive in the proper way.
First use m5checksum on the Ubuntu\*.iso file you downloaded and verify the number matches the original one (all this info should be in the Ubuntu download page)
If the iso is working fine, use ... | I have found finally the solution. I needed to set SATA to AHCI and External Sata to Disable |
28,666 | Just wondering what set of exercises do you recommend to be able to perform muscle ups ?
Thanks | 2016/01/17 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/28666",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/19121/"
] | Ring dips and ring pull ups (with false grip) in ordinary gym rings.
If one or both of these exercises are too hard then replace ring pull ups with pull ups (strict or with kipping) in the bar or lower the rings until your feets touches the floor during the exercise. Replace ring dibs for instance with dips between tw... | Firstly you need to be able to do pull ups and chest dips.
To train for muscle ups you will need to do lots of both of those two exercises.
Pull ups and chest dips account for most of the muscle up move however the most difficult part of a muscle up is the transition. False grip training is highly recommended to impr... |
15,794 | I set FireFox to store my history for 90 days, and I think this is slowing down the [AwesomeBar](http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2008/04/21/a-little-something-awesome-about-firefox-3/). I set it to store history for 45 days, but I don't know how to delete everything in my existing history older than 45 days. | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15794",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1537/"
] | You can try out the [**Expire history by days**](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/expire-history-by-days/) extension.
[](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/expire-history-by-days/) | "Today" option means delete history of current calendar day. Not last 24 hours.
For instance,
you visit youtube at 23:50 o'clock and now 23:55.
Open history -> Today -> you will see youtube.
After that you visit superuser at 00:05 o'clock and now 00:15 already.
Open history -> Today -> you will see only superuser but ... |
15,794 | I set FireFox to store my history for 90 days, and I think this is slowing down the [AwesomeBar](http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2008/04/21/a-little-something-awesome-about-firefox-3/). I set it to store history for 45 days, but I don't know how to delete everything in my existing history older than 45 days. | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15794",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1537/"
] | [The long alternative from Use Linux Now:](http://yuenhoe.co.cc/blog/2008/10/trimming-your-firefox-history/)
**Trimming your Firefox History**
As a follow up to my previous post about how you can significantly speed up Firefox 3 by clearing your history log, here are some tips and tricks for people who, like me, do n... | "Today" option means delete history of current calendar day. Not last 24 hours.
For instance,
you visit youtube at 23:50 o'clock and now 23:55.
Open history -> Today -> you will see youtube.
After that you visit superuser at 00:05 o'clock and now 00:15 already.
Open history -> Today -> you will see only superuser but ... |
15,794 | I set FireFox to store my history for 90 days, and I think this is slowing down the [AwesomeBar](http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2008/04/21/a-little-something-awesome-about-firefox-3/). I set it to store history for 45 days, but I don't know how to delete everything in my existing history older than 45 days. | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/15794",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1537/"
] | [The long alternative from Use Linux Now:](http://yuenhoe.co.cc/blog/2008/10/trimming-your-firefox-history/)
**Trimming your Firefox History**
As a follow up to my previous post about how you can significantly speed up Firefox 3 by clearing your history log, here are some tips and tricks for people who, like me, do n... | **Just wait 24 hours!** or you could close the browser (without saving tabs to cache (bookmark all tabs if required)) and then open it and and see if that worked. |
37,791 | I am a novice in image processing. As a part of my school project, I have to do the following steps in Matlab on the below image.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YV5LD.jpg)
1. Detect the edges of a leaf.
2. Calculate the area of a leaf (excluding the stem portion)
My friend ... | 2017/02/21 | [
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com/questions/37791",
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com",
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com/users/25290/"
] | Well, getting a bit linguistic, according to the [Oxford dictionary](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/stochastic):
>
> **stochastic** *(adj.)*: Having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analysed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.
>
>
>
So the definition would be th... | I never saw the second definition, but the example of SGD actually fits the first definition.
SGD works with a random estimator of the gradient, and just GD is using the real gradient (calculated).
To sum up, as far as I know and saw stochastic relates to randomness and not iterative (step by step). |
37,791 | I am a novice in image processing. As a part of my school project, I have to do the following steps in Matlab on the below image.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YV5LD.jpg)
1. Detect the edges of a leaf.
2. Calculate the area of a leaf (excluding the stem portion)
My friend ... | 2017/02/21 | [
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com/questions/37791",
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com",
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com/users/25290/"
] | Well, getting a bit linguistic, according to the [Oxford dictionary](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/stochastic):
>
> **stochastic** *(adj.)*: Having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analysed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.
>
>
>
So the definition would be th... | I wanted to chime in a little only because I think I see why someone would have given you the obviously flawed definition of sample-by-sample. Adaptive algorithms like the [LMS filter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_mean_squares_filter) are based on a stochastic gradient update. For LMS in particular, the updates ... |
2,913,695 | We are using NService bus for our messaging framework.Sometime the message is not coming as par the sequence of sending .Sometimes last message is coming first and than later first message.
Please help me out Thanks | 2010/05/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2913695",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349576/"
] | The nature of NServiceBus does not guarantee that messages will be received in the order they were sent. Each message is meant to be processed independently.
If an action can only be undertaken after two related messages arrive, then you need to utilize a [Saga](http://docs.particular.net/nservicebus/sagas/)
*Edit in... | Would Bus.Sending a collection of Imessages work? NServiceBus allows batching of messages |
562,853 | I'm looking to send a chat to someone that conveys this message/thought but I simply cannot, for the life of me, remember what word I used to use for this.
The message I'm looking to send goes along the lines of, in a positive light,
* I have been able to free up more time recently due to workflow efficiency improvem... | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/562853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/115608/"
] | A couple of slide decks:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JWiO6.jpg)
A card deck:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y1Z6y.jpg) | Apparently the term was derived from the expression “a deck of playing cards” as suggested in the following extract:
>
> ***[A slide deck](https://slidebean.com/blog/startups-what-is-a-slide-deck)*** is just another way to refer to a presentation deck or pitch deck. The term was perhaps first used in Silicon Valley.
... |
562,853 | I'm looking to send a chat to someone that conveys this message/thought but I simply cannot, for the life of me, remember what word I used to use for this.
The message I'm looking to send goes along the lines of, in a positive light,
* I have been able to free up more time recently due to workflow efficiency improvem... | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/562853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/115608/"
] | The definition as a deck of cards is older (1593 Shakespeare King Henry IV is the earliest citation found):
>
> Alas, that Warwicke had no more fore‑cast,
> But whiles he thought to steale the single Ten,
> The King was slyly finger'd from the Deck:
> You left poore Henry at the Bishops Pallace,
> And tenne to one yo... | Apparently the term was derived from the expression “a deck of playing cards” as suggested in the following extract:
>
> ***[A slide deck](https://slidebean.com/blog/startups-what-is-a-slide-deck)*** is just another way to refer to a presentation deck or pitch deck. The term was perhaps first used in Silicon Valley.
... |
562,853 | I'm looking to send a chat to someone that conveys this message/thought but I simply cannot, for the life of me, remember what word I used to use for this.
The message I'm looking to send goes along the lines of, in a positive light,
* I have been able to free up more time recently due to workflow efficiency improvem... | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/562853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/115608/"
] | A couple of slide decks:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JWiO6.jpg)
A card deck:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y1Z6y.jpg) | The definition as a deck of cards is older (1593 Shakespeare King Henry IV is the earliest citation found):
>
> Alas, that Warwicke had no more fore‑cast,
> But whiles he thought to steale the single Ten,
> The King was slyly finger'd from the Deck:
> You left poore Henry at the Bishops Pallace,
> And tenne to one yo... |
562,853 | I'm looking to send a chat to someone that conveys this message/thought but I simply cannot, for the life of me, remember what word I used to use for this.
The message I'm looking to send goes along the lines of, in a positive light,
* I have been able to free up more time recently due to workflow efficiency improvem... | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/562853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/115608/"
] | A couple of slide decks:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JWiO6.jpg)
A card deck:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y1Z6y.jpg) | Been doing powerpoints for years as an analyst. First time I ever heard them called "slide decks" was when I started hanging out with marketers. Then in college (went back to college in my late 30's to get bach/masters), I took grad-level marketing analytics classes. Again, prof called them "slide decks". No other prof... |
562,853 | I'm looking to send a chat to someone that conveys this message/thought but I simply cannot, for the life of me, remember what word I used to use for this.
The message I'm looking to send goes along the lines of, in a positive light,
* I have been able to free up more time recently due to workflow efficiency improvem... | 2021/03/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/562853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/115608/"
] | The definition as a deck of cards is older (1593 Shakespeare King Henry IV is the earliest citation found):
>
> Alas, that Warwicke had no more fore‑cast,
> But whiles he thought to steale the single Ten,
> The King was slyly finger'd from the Deck:
> You left poore Henry at the Bishops Pallace,
> And tenne to one yo... | Been doing powerpoints for years as an analyst. First time I ever heard them called "slide decks" was when I started hanging out with marketers. Then in college (went back to college in my late 30's to get bach/masters), I took grad-level marketing analytics classes. Again, prof called them "slide decks". No other prof... |
31,573 | I came across a [topic](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/13537/where-is-the-mention-of-chanting-rama-three-times-is-equal-to-chanting-1000-nam?rq=1) in which it is explained that 1000 times chanting Vishnu equals chanting rama's name 3 times and I have a subsequent question.
I have heard in the temple that... | 2018/12/24 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31573",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/12976/"
] | This comparison is actually unfair and made famous from some particular sects only. This is same how they started saying "**Hare Krishna** Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare" instead of [Kali-Santarana Upanishad version](http://www.advaita.it/library/kaliasant.htm) "**Hare R... | I will be answering it based on the Krishna Sandarbha by Jiva Goswami where in he discussed this as part of the actual subject that Krishna is the source of all incarnations which [I answered here](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/30209/on-what-basis-is-krishna-claimed-to-be-source-of-vishnu/30223#30223).
... |
31,573 | I came across a [topic](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/13537/where-is-the-mention-of-chanting-rama-three-times-is-equal-to-chanting-1000-nam?rq=1) in which it is explained that 1000 times chanting Vishnu equals chanting rama's name 3 times and I have a subsequent question.
I have heard in the temple that... | 2018/12/24 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31573",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/12976/"
] | This comparison is actually unfair and made famous from some particular sects only. This is same how they started saying "**Hare Krishna** Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare" instead of [Kali-Santarana Upanishad version](http://www.advaita.it/library/kaliasant.htm) "**Hare R... | >
>
> >
> > **Chaitanya Charitamrit, by sril krishnadas kaviraj (C.C. set of 9 vols., in Madhya Lila, Chapter
> > #9).**
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
<https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/9/33/>
**CC Madhya 9.33 (The Verse from Brahmanda-Purana)**
>
>
> >
> > **sahasra-nāmnāṁ puṇyānāṁ
> > trir-āvṛttyā tu yat ph... |
31,573 | I came across a [topic](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/13537/where-is-the-mention-of-chanting-rama-three-times-is-equal-to-chanting-1000-nam?rq=1) in which it is explained that 1000 times chanting Vishnu equals chanting rama's name 3 times and I have a subsequent question.
I have heard in the temple that... | 2018/12/24 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31573",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/12976/"
] | This comparison is actually unfair and made famous from some particular sects only. This is same how they started saying "**Hare Krishna** Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare" instead of [Kali-Santarana Upanishad version](http://www.advaita.it/library/kaliasant.htm) "**Hare R... | It is mentioned nowhere. In Brahmaand Puraan, it is said that Krishna's name = 3 times whole Vishnu Sahasranam!!
1. Brahmaand Puraan is **100% Rajasic Puraan**
2. It is just opinion of **Sheshnaag (minor entity)**
3. **Krishna's name is already in VS**, so obviously Raam Naam is more powerful than it as said by lord S... |
31,573 | I came across a [topic](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/13537/where-is-the-mention-of-chanting-rama-three-times-is-equal-to-chanting-1000-nam?rq=1) in which it is explained that 1000 times chanting Vishnu equals chanting rama's name 3 times and I have a subsequent question.
I have heard in the temple that... | 2018/12/24 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31573",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/12976/"
] | I will be answering it based on the Krishna Sandarbha by Jiva Goswami where in he discussed this as part of the actual subject that Krishna is the source of all incarnations which [I answered here](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/30209/on-what-basis-is-krishna-claimed-to-be-source-of-vishnu/30223#30223).
... | >
>
> >
> > **Chaitanya Charitamrit, by sril krishnadas kaviraj (C.C. set of 9 vols., in Madhya Lila, Chapter
> > #9).**
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
<https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/9/33/>
**CC Madhya 9.33 (The Verse from Brahmanda-Purana)**
>
>
> >
> > **sahasra-nāmnāṁ puṇyānāṁ
> > trir-āvṛttyā tu yat ph... |
31,573 | I came across a [topic](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/13537/where-is-the-mention-of-chanting-rama-three-times-is-equal-to-chanting-1000-nam?rq=1) in which it is explained that 1000 times chanting Vishnu equals chanting rama's name 3 times and I have a subsequent question.
I have heard in the temple that... | 2018/12/24 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31573",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/12976/"
] | I will be answering it based on the Krishna Sandarbha by Jiva Goswami where in he discussed this as part of the actual subject that Krishna is the source of all incarnations which [I answered here](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/30209/on-what-basis-is-krishna-claimed-to-be-source-of-vishnu/30223#30223).
... | It is mentioned nowhere. In Brahmaand Puraan, it is said that Krishna's name = 3 times whole Vishnu Sahasranam!!
1. Brahmaand Puraan is **100% Rajasic Puraan**
2. It is just opinion of **Sheshnaag (minor entity)**
3. **Krishna's name is already in VS**, so obviously Raam Naam is more powerful than it as said by lord S... |
31,573 | I came across a [topic](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/13537/where-is-the-mention-of-chanting-rama-three-times-is-equal-to-chanting-1000-nam?rq=1) in which it is explained that 1000 times chanting Vishnu equals chanting rama's name 3 times and I have a subsequent question.
I have heard in the temple that... | 2018/12/24 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31573",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/12976/"
] | >
>
> >
> > **Chaitanya Charitamrit, by sril krishnadas kaviraj (C.C. set of 9 vols., in Madhya Lila, Chapter
> > #9).**
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
<https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/9/33/>
**CC Madhya 9.33 (The Verse from Brahmanda-Purana)**
>
>
> >
> > **sahasra-nāmnāṁ puṇyānāṁ
> > trir-āvṛttyā tu yat ph... | It is mentioned nowhere. In Brahmaand Puraan, it is said that Krishna's name = 3 times whole Vishnu Sahasranam!!
1. Brahmaand Puraan is **100% Rajasic Puraan**
2. It is just opinion of **Sheshnaag (minor entity)**
3. **Krishna's name is already in VS**, so obviously Raam Naam is more powerful than it as said by lord S... |
799 | The members of the [Sri Vaishnava](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srivaishnava) sect of Hinduism (of which I'm a member), especially the [Iyengars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyengar) (Sri Vaishnavas who are Brahmanas), are divided into two sub-sects, [Thenkalais](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thenkalai) and [Vadakalais... | 2014/07/06 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/799",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/36/"
] | **The *Vadakalai* *Sankalpam*:**
*Sri Bhavatagya sriman Narayana preethiyartham* ~ "By the command of Bhagavat, (I do this act) for the pleasure of Lord Narayana". [Prītyā=*sans*. joy, pleasure]
Since the *Vadakalai* *Sankalpam* is practically identical to the *smarta* in construction, we'll take that as the standard... | As a practicing Tenkalai studying under an Acharya, I can point out that the Tenkalais view the nature of the jeeva as being paritantriyam, wholly dependent upon the mercy of the Supreme Being.
The Smartha/Vadakalai term preethyartham suggests we out of our own volition perform this action to please Him such that He ... |
115,129 | I'm trying to describe the scenario whereby something can be "hidden". I can use "hideable" however I wonder if there's a more eloquent term than "hideable"? | 2013/05/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/115129",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12150/"
] | I have recently had this very same dilemma. In the end I went with 'hidable'. It is extremely clear what is meant, and so is *better* than using a word like *removable* or the ugly *toHide*. It doesn't appear in every dictionary but according to *[Merriam Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hidable)* it ... | There is also ***concealable***. [Free dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/concealable) has an entry for it as an adjective formed from the verb ***to conceal*** (synonym of ***hide***). [YourDictionary](https://www.yourdictionary.com/concealable) defines it as
>
> Able to be concealed.
>
>
>
[Ngram](ht... |
14,196,655 | I'm working on a logback.xml file and as you probably know, logback doesn't have a distinct schema.
So IntelliJ marks every tag as "Cannot resolve symbol".
How can i disable that? I don't want IntelliJ to mark XML files with no schema as errors. | 2013/01/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14196655",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1955090/"
] | In the project view, select the file, open up the context menu, (by right-clicking on the file,) and select "Mark as text". | There is an "Inspector" Icon. If you click it, you can change the inspection level.
You can find it at the bar at the bottom, on the right side. Just left to the bar displaying your memory usage. |
14,196,655 | I'm working on a logback.xml file and as you probably know, logback doesn't have a distinct schema.
So IntelliJ marks every tag as "Cannot resolve symbol".
How can i disable that? I don't want IntelliJ to mark XML files with no schema as errors. | 2013/01/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14196655",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1955090/"
] | In the project view, select the file, open up the context menu, (by right-clicking on the file,) and select "Mark as text". | To visualize what Itchy meant:
Uncheck the "Import popup" checkbox.
 |
1,256,588 | I see grammar graphs on the websites for [SQLite](http://www.sqlite.org/lang.html) and [JSON](http://www.json.org/). What program can be used to generate these pretty pictures? | 2009/08/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1256588",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/140827/"
] | [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/773371/what-is-a-good-tool-for-creating-railroad-diagrams/773416#773416) found that SQLite uses [a custom script](http://www.sqlite.org/docsrc/artifact/46e904a66f) for the graphs on its website. The graphs on json.org are [drawn in visio](https://stackoverflow.com/quest... | I don't know if they have some program that automates it, but you can make those kinds of graphs with [GraphViz](http://www.graphviz.org/). I have done so in the past. |
165,318 | I am trying to learn how to develop web parts and custom solutions for SharePoint 2013. I am running into issues in building an environment suitable for development.
I have installed VS2015 along with the Office Developer Tools on my local PC. I then spun up an Azure installation of SharePoint and linked my Azure acco... | 2015/12/18 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/165318",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/42356/"
] | Yes, you need to install VS directly on the server that is running SharePoint.
In my experience, for the projects I have worked on, each developer gets a single Windows Server VM where they run SQL Server and SharePoint locally as their development environment.
This article on MSDN may be of use to you as well, after... | The examples you see on the internet where people are using Visual Studio on their local machines such as Windows 10 & 8, these examples are for doing development on SharePoint Online, where you would build SharePoint Add-ins. This type of development doesn't require you to have SharePoint installed on your machine.
I... |
33,780 | In the node editor, I am looking for a way to get a random number (in `[0,1)`) per ray. The *object info* node's *random* output just gives a random number per object, the number never changes. I am looking for a way to get a new number every time the shader is sampled.
I am aware of [this question](https://blender.st... | 2015/07/11 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/33780",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/5705/"
] | There's enough randomness in the Position from the Geometry node. It will almost never be exactly the same for two samples, but you have to apply a hash function to convert it to a random number in the [0,1) range.
The simplest solution would be to use a Voronoi or Noise Texture node with a very large Scale.
Another ... | I think you have to combine as many inputs as possible for Noise texture with big scale: window coordinates, per-object random, object local and global coordinates, normal vector, frame number, etc, to get higher enthropy, and maybe this way you will get something close to what you want. |
2,931,578 | I'm currently developing a large site that handles user registrations. A social networking website for argument's sake. However, I've noticed a lag in page loads and deciphered that it is the creation of objects on pages that's slowing things down.
For example, I have a Member object, that when instantiated with an ID... | 2010/05/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2931578",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/102205/"
] | I believe it's generally better to cache the data received from the database, not the PHP object itself. Either way, [APC](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php), [Memcache](http://pecl.php.net/package/memcache) or [XCache](http://xcache.lighttpd.net/) would be the way to store it. | If your caching requirement is all about the user/member object, your best bet to **cache it in the user's session**. Since you don't need the object when user is offline; signout or session time-out will do the all garbage collection stuff. If you need even more speed, you may use a caching solution (ie APC, Memcache,... |
58,480,918 | I have domain under which there are multiple subdomains pointing to different websites hosted on azure. I am starting to explore google cloud and want to host a subdomain on google cloud.
Below is how DNS record should look like
>
> A - GO Daddy hosted main website IP address
>
>
> CNAME - subdomain.example.com - ... | 2019/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/58480918",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1139099/"
] | Based on your question and the reference to Google not providing names for VM instances, I am assuming that you are trying to create a DNS record for the external address of a VM instance.
If you have a static IP address, you should just configure your DNS provider to use an A record for that IP address, rather than a... | I often use App Engine, for a CNAME, you have to map to ghs.googlehosted.com (<https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/mapping-custom-domains>).
It seems possible to do the same on Compute Engine through the network service (<https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/quickstart#create_a_cname_record>). If you d... |
258,309 | *Spider-Man: No Way Home* delves into the Multiverse, bringing together different versions of villains from various iterations of Spider-Man. I'm only tangentially aware of the current crop of Marvel TV shows (*WandaVision*, *Loki*, *What If...?* and *Hawkeye*), but I know that at least some of these touch on alternate... | 2021/12/17 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/258309",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/40437/"
] | No. As your question suggests, the story does involve alternate realities, but you really only need to be familiar with the general principle of a multiverse. I didn't notice any significant references to the Phase Four TV shows, beyond the mere acknowledgement that a multiverse exists.
As long as you've seen the foll... | **There is no minimum required viewing.** You can watch [*Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) by itself and understand the main plot. The film explains everything very clearly for the casual viewer who has not seen any other comic book movie. However, this viewer would be missing ou... |
29,148 | In the game Portal, there are glowing light platforms. These platforms are (supposedly) made of solid, compressed light. How can these realistically be made? | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/29148",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/15069/"
] | No
==
They are not realistic, not in the slightest.
In the real universe, there are two fundamentally different kinds of particles. Fermions are “matter-like” and ultimately that’s why bricks are solid and hard. The way matter behaves comes from the fundamental properties of these particles, which, e.g. cannot be hav... | As others have said, a solid platform made of light is completely unrealistic. However, it is entirely possible for light to exert a force on an object and hold it up, though the force required to support a human's mass against Earth's gravity would require a truly ferocious amount of light.
Using some serious estimat... |
29,148 | In the game Portal, there are glowing light platforms. These platforms are (supposedly) made of solid, compressed light. How can these realistically be made? | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/29148",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/15069/"
] | No
==
They are not realistic, not in the slightest.
In the real universe, there are two fundamentally different kinds of particles. Fermions are “matter-like” and ultimately that’s why bricks are solid and hard. The way matter behaves comes from the fundamental properties of these particles, which, e.g. cannot be hav... | Some of the key traits of solid matter that make it solid matter are these:
* It tends to stay where it is.
* It excludes other matter from being in the same space.
* It has a shape and tends to hold onto that shape even in the face of attempts to change it.
In more detail, matter never moves at the speed of light in... |
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