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1,273 | **Definition/Update**
In what follows I use the term *God* to refer to an entity that has at least one of the following properties:
1. Has created the universe
2. Is omnipotent
3. Is omniscient
**Approaches to Atheism**
A great many philosophers and scientists have put together their efforts to form what today is ... | 2011/09/14 | [
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] | Disclosure: I'm agnostic with Ietsist streak.
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> Definition of God
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Omniscience, omnipotence, omnibenevolence and creator-of-the-universe do not make a God. The defining characteristic of a God is he/she demands worship, obedience, sacrifice and holy fear. That's why its called religion, it involves respect... | Yes, there is.
In short, the rational approach when thinking about existence is to assume there's a strong asymmetry related to truth and falsity.
We don't assume everything is true and eventually test some of the beliefs about that (for any reason whatsoever). It's the other way round.
If we look at how we come to... |
15,190 | I previously asked a [general question about noise reduction](https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/15104/what-does-a-receivers-noise-reduction-function-do), but none of the answers mentioned this specific method or algorithm. (the noise reduction button on some radios and DSP software seems to enable spectral subtra... | 2019/08/26 | [
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] | From <https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-322-92773-6_9> :
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> *Spectral subtraction* is a method for restoration of the power or the magnitude spectrum of a signal observed in additive noise, through subtraction of an estimate of the average noise spectrum from the noisy signal spectrum. The noise spectr... | The technical description of how spectral subtraction works is described in Mike Waters' answer. I will attempt to describe how it generates musical noise.
Spectral subtraction operates by estimating the long-term average background noise and subtracting it from the audio signal. If the estimated average background no... |
53,791 | I have been using my Arranger Keyboard as a MIDI controller (connecting it via USB) with FL Studio and doing all sequencing and arranging on FL Studio only.
However, my Arranger Keyboard also has feature to sequence a song (it has got its own individual 16 tracks). So, if I arrange a song on my hardware synth, is the... | 2017/02/25 | [
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] | Depending on what keyboard you have and what software is comes with, it is likely that the easiest way to get the sequenced tracks into FL Studio would be to export the tracks from the keyboard through USB to your computer system as individual wav files, and import them into Fl Studio. | No this is not possible in midi....but you can easily use an aux jack and attach it between the headphone port on your keyboard and the speaker port on your pc and record the track through the mixer. That's how I do it. |
53,791 | I have been using my Arranger Keyboard as a MIDI controller (connecting it via USB) with FL Studio and doing all sequencing and arranging on FL Studio only.
However, my Arranger Keyboard also has feature to sequence a song (it has got its own individual 16 tracks). So, if I arrange a song on my hardware synth, is the... | 2017/02/25 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/53791",
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] | Depending on what keyboard you have and what software is comes with, it is likely that the easiest way to get the sequenced tracks into FL Studio would be to export the tracks from the keyboard through USB to your computer system as individual wav files, and import them into Fl Studio. | "No this is not possible in midi....but you can easily use an aux jack and attach it between the headphone port on your keyboard and the speaker port on your pc and record the track through the mixer. That's how I do it".
Not unless he has a microkorg or any other synth like that, as it can actually be used as a midi ... |
148,171 | I openly admit that I am financial illiterate and for most of my life neither know about nor cared about investing. I am currently doing research in a field that is tangentially, but not exactly related to financial mathematics (say physics: a lot of Brownian motions and what not going on).
What has gotten me interes... | 2020/04/24 | [
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] | Don't even think about investing until you've saved an emergency fund enough to cover at least 3 to 6 months (and perhaps a year) of living expenses.
Due to exponential growth, investing earlier does have huge advantages, but for PhDs in many fields you make more than enough after PhD that you will be able to invest e... | Over long time periods the stock market tends upward but with fairly (or even extremely wide) fluctuations. If you get into the market as a young person, your investments will likely grow over the long term. But risky investments, or meme driven investments are contraindicated.
If you have a modest amount of funds th... |
59,570 | I've had a Nexus 7 for a year now and since the day I've got it, I could easily connect it to my PC and transfer file to/from it in MTP mode. But some weeks ago I tried installing Ubuntu on it and since I failed, I downloaded and reinstalled Android on it. But ever since, it is not recognized as a mass storage on my PC... | 2013/12/23 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/59570",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
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] | I've occasionally seen a new (or factory reset) N7 refuse to appear on a PC until you change the storage mode to camera then back to MTP. From memory (I don't have my N7 to hand) go to Settings, Storage, tap the three dot menu and there is an option to change the storage mode there. | Most likely a hardware issue. I recommend you get your device repaired by sending it to [Google/Asus](https://support.google.com/googleplay/troubleshooter/3070579?hl=en#ts=3070585,3070683). |
59,570 | I've had a Nexus 7 for a year now and since the day I've got it, I could easily connect it to my PC and transfer file to/from it in MTP mode. But some weeks ago I tried installing Ubuntu on it and since I failed, I downloaded and reinstalled Android on it. But ever since, it is not recognized as a mass storage on my PC... | 2013/12/23 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/59570",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/36303/"
] | I've occasionally seen a new (or factory reset) N7 refuse to appear on a PC until you change the storage mode to camera then back to MTP. From memory (I don't have my N7 to hand) go to Settings, Storage, tap the three dot menu and there is an option to change the storage mode there. | Try uninstalling drivers.
There is a tool in the Nexus root toolkit
<http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/> |
149,673 | **Main Question:** Should someone gain good computer programming skills/experience **through a software engineering job** before entering a 5-year PhD program in Computer Science (Tentative specialization: Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, Deep Learning)?
**IMPORTANT NOTE**:-
The reason for asking about ga... | 2020/05/27 | [
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] | I think the answer largely depends on what role you are in.
If you are a professor on the graduate admission committee, and/or consider taking Ph.D. students, you are free to set your standards according to your opinions (that I disagree with, but irrelevant here).
If you are a student that is considering applying to... | Sorry that I'm a bit late with an answer, I hope not too late.
I doubt that a software engineering *job* will get you closer to your goal. It might take you farther afield. You do need to be able to program effectively but that is different from working at a SE job. Your research work will, perhaps, depend on programm... |
37,744 | At work we have 5 engineers that all have the same test bench setup in their area. Each test bench has 10 modules, each of which have an ip address "burned/assigned in firmware by the manufacture. Each model of module all have the same IP and can not be changed. So only one engineer at a time can have their test bench ... | 2017/01/03 | [
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] | So - I'm assuming that the 192.168.81.x network is set aside for the labs while 192.168.80.x is your production gear? If so, then you're looking for vrf NAT. [This article](http://www.packetu.com/2012/07/26/vrfing-103-using-nat-virtual-interfaces-for-global-reachability/) is a great example that hits most of your use c... | You can run 2 NICs on PC/laptop simultaneously. The trick is that DHCP can only be enabled on one at a time (bcs only 1 default gateway). Also, you may need to add some host routes if resources reachable through the second NIC are on a different subnet.
See <https://serverfault.com/questions/100011/windows-7-route-sin... |
8,940 | Some users' user name contains space. My question is:
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> To @ those users whose user names consist of two part, which one of the forms in the title I should use?
>
>
> | 2013/03/29 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8940",
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] | The full name should be @JimGreen. But unless there is uncertainty, only the first three characters after the @ are actually referenced (I think). So @Jim would work just as well.
One thing that I never figured out was how to do @t.b. | My name has a space in it, and if someone I don't know is being polite they should use a space. Similarly, I would use a space for any other user's name if it has a space, and not abbreviate it in any way, unless I have interacted with them a few times and think it is now appropriate. This is the same kind of common co... |
197,833 | I'm looking at getting a laptop and wanted to make sure that most of my Steam games would be compatible. I know how to read hardware requirements but unfortunately I haven't found an easy way to get an overview of hardware requirements for all of the games I own.
Is there a way to see a general list of system require... | 2014/12/24 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/197833",
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] | If the *only* thing you care about is level 2 districts then your layout should tend towards being a flat edged shape with as few corners as possible, which will cause every district within the shape except for those in the corners to be level 2. Ultimately, a complete triangle or quadrilateral is most efficient as all... | I personally go with a two tile wide block. It easier to track and you always have only four unleveled tiles. |
30,158 | I've had an amazing client for the past three years who I've done regular graphic design work for - mostly product promotions (print & web), product brochures, posters and point of sale.
She is now trying to sell her business (which I'm gutted about!) and has asked me to put together a presentation of all the marketin... | 2014/04/24 | [
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] | * Do you want the possibility of getting work from the new owner?
* Do you want the possibility of getting more works from the current owner if she every starts a new business?
If the answer to one of these question is yes, do not even think about being so daft as to even talk to her about recharging for work you have... | Speaking purely in generalities:
The work a designer does for a client usually falls into the [work for hire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire) bucket. Upon completion of the job, the client now owns the assets that you were paid to deliver. They can resell as they see fit.
But note that this is only for d... |
30,158 | I've had an amazing client for the past three years who I've done regular graphic design work for - mostly product promotions (print & web), product brochures, posters and point of sale.
She is now trying to sell her business (which I'm gutted about!) and has asked me to put together a presentation of all the marketin... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/30158",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/22587/"
] | * Do you want the possibility of getting work from the new owner?
* Do you want the possibility of getting more works from the current owner if she every starts a new business?
If the answer to one of these question is yes, do not even think about being so daft as to even talk to her about recharging for work you have... | A logo designed for a person for a business--when they paid you to make it--would be assumed by any reasonable person to be something they could include in the sale of the business.
Certainly the concept is theirs. You don't get hired to make a funky SC lettering for Sam's Coffee, give it to them as a bitmap, and then... |
14,844 | Although many languages share the same alphabets, the pronunciation varies greatly. The letters and words alone do not convey sufficient information.
Phonetic alphabets, on the other hand, are specifically designed for that purpose. They are relatively easy to learn and use, and don't need much more space or time to w... | 2015/10/30 | [
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] | I think you're confusing the issue a little bit. You need to differentiate between the concept of **phonetic alphabet** and **transparent orthography**.
The introduction of the IPA or **international phonetic alphabet** was the one more or less successful attempt at making communication among linguists and language ed... | As far as I know, there have not been any systematic efforts to replace an established writing system with a phonetic-symbol based one. There have been numerous cases where the first writing system for a language is based on or more like a prevailing phonetic transcription, for example Lushootseed, Somali, Shona, Saami... |
14,844 | Although many languages share the same alphabets, the pronunciation varies greatly. The letters and words alone do not convey sufficient information.
Phonetic alphabets, on the other hand, are specifically designed for that purpose. They are relatively easy to learn and use, and don't need much more space or time to w... | 2015/10/30 | [
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] | I think you're confusing the issue a little bit. You need to differentiate between the concept of **phonetic alphabet** and **transparent orthography**.
The introduction of the IPA or **international phonetic alphabet** was the one more or less successful attempt at making communication among linguists and language ed... | For most languages, fully phonetic is not that much of a sensible goal. In general, languages aren’t understood in *phonetic* but rather in *phonemic* terms. The set of phonemes of a language is the collection of sounds that a speaker would usually differentiate as different sounds. For example, the first sounds in *Ka... |
14,844 | Although many languages share the same alphabets, the pronunciation varies greatly. The letters and words alone do not convey sufficient information.
Phonetic alphabets, on the other hand, are specifically designed for that purpose. They are relatively easy to learn and use, and don't need much more space or time to w... | 2015/10/30 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/14844",
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] | As far as I know, there have not been any systematic efforts to replace an established writing system with a phonetic-symbol based one. There have been numerous cases where the first writing system for a language is based on or more like a prevailing phonetic transcription, for example Lushootseed, Somali, Shona, Saami... | For most languages, fully phonetic is not that much of a sensible goal. In general, languages aren’t understood in *phonetic* but rather in *phonemic* terms. The set of phonemes of a language is the collection of sounds that a speaker would usually differentiate as different sounds. For example, the first sounds in *Ka... |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
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] | What is the goal of mathematics? It is the same as that of any other scholarly discipline: to attain understanding of its object of study. I fairly admit that my answer is trite, so let me expand it and along the way answer some closely related questions.
The principal myth that needs to be shot down is that mathemati... | As a kid I loved maths. Just because it was challenging my mind to work in a logical fashion.
There's no goal to maths. Mostly nobody who studies it deep enough expect to become a John Nash and get anything back in a life time. Mathematicians do it just for the heck of it. Nothing else. |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
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] | I think the answer to this question depends on your philosophy of mathematics. Hilbert said that
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> "Mathematics is a game played according to certain rules with meaningless marks on paper."
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>
>
while Arnold said that
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> "Mathematics is the part of physics where experiments are cheap."
>
>
>
I think mo... | As a kid I loved maths. Just because it was challenging my mind to work in a logical fashion.
There's no goal to maths. Mostly nobody who studies it deep enough expect to become a John Nash and get anything back in a life time. Mathematicians do it just for the heck of it. Nothing else. |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
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] | Besides Hardy's, another wonderful essay on this and related topics is "The Study of Mathematics" by Bertrand Russell, available online for example [here](http://www.corporate-aliens.com/books/mysticismlogic.html#IV). I recommend the whole essay, but the part that addresses your question most directly is maybe this: "m... | I've been retired for some time. I spent a good deal of effort looking for the meaning of things, and tried more endeavors than I would like to think of thinking doing this or that will resolve all issues. Well, for me anyway, nothing worked.
Then by a stroke of luck, I came across a set of beautiful lecture notes tau... |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
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] | Besides Hardy's, another wonderful essay on this and related topics is "The Study of Mathematics" by Bertrand Russell, available online for example [here](http://www.corporate-aliens.com/books/mysticismlogic.html#IV). I recommend the whole essay, but the part that addresses your question most directly is maybe this: "m... | Mathematics, indeed, cannot be translated; and, therefore, it is the goal of mathematicians to preserve the language of mathematics; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a new language if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation. But as the beauties of mathematics cannot be preserved... |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
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] | Two amazing essays I highly recommend on this subject are Tao's [What is good mathematics?](http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702396) and Thurston's [On proof and progress in mathematics](http://arxiv.org/abs/math.HO/9404236). | This is a really old question, but one I ask myself all the time. (Warning: I'm going to stretch a metaphor so far that the Bard would be worried)
I once heard a description of Grothendieck which said the following: Many mathematicians saw the peak of the mountain and tried to climb it, coming up with the most ingenio... |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
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] | Mathematics are a language, a form of thinking that emphasis absolute logic and reasoning, so in a way, mathematicians are explorers of the land of the truth.
The real purpose of mathematics is to see up to where logical thinking can bring us, what we can build with it, what we can simplify, what we can be absolutely ... | It is quite simple. Consider your question. What's the goal of mathematics?
Why Mathematics? This is a simple as the question can get.
Its about questions. How? what? where? when? why? Think about some of the symbols used for those question words. (t)=when f(x)=what/where... And those are high school math symbols.
... |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
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] | I've always viewed pure mathematics as somewhat like the R in R&D. We like to determine what is possible, not what we can develop into something practical (useful within mathematics can be a goal, but not useful in the real world). Someday, someone may come along and say "Oh, by the way, do you have ... ?", and we migh... | I used to hate math in high school and as an undergrad. Now in grad school I've discovered that math can help me probe mysteries that until now were beyond my reach.
Sure mathematicians might be more as Hilbert describes them. But for scientists and engineers, math is another very powerful tool that we can adapt to o... |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
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] | I think the answer to this question depends on your philosophy of mathematics. Hilbert said that
>
> "Mathematics is a game played according to certain rules with meaningless marks on paper."
>
>
>
while Arnold said that
>
> "Mathematics is the part of physics where experiments are cheap."
>
>
>
I think mo... | Timothy Gowers has a talk on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsIJN4YMZZo> related to this question. |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/4290/"
] | What is the goal of mathematics? It is the same as that of any other scholarly discipline: to attain understanding of its object of study. I fairly admit that my answer is trite, so let me expand it and along the way answer some closely related questions.
The principal myth that needs to be shot down is that mathemati... | This is a really old question, but one I ask myself all the time. (Warning: I'm going to stretch a metaphor so far that the Bard would be worried)
I once heard a description of Grothendieck which said the following: Many mathematicians saw the peak of the mountain and tried to climb it, coming up with the most ingenio... |
28,665 | Are we just trying to prove every theorem or find theories which lead to a lot of creativity or what?
I've already read G. H. Hardy *Apology* but I didn't get an answer from it. | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28665",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
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] | It's probably cheaper to let us do mathematics, than to pay for mental care. | I've been retired for some time. I spent a good deal of effort looking for the meaning of things, and tried more endeavors than I would like to think of thinking doing this or that will resolve all issues. Well, for me anyway, nothing worked.
Then by a stroke of luck, I came across a set of beautiful lecture notes tau... |
347,642 | I know this is such a familiar old question, but I'm a bit stumped.
I have a Rackspace virtual server running Fedora 14. It's a small machine, doing not a great deal (a test web site) with 256MB of RAM and 10GB of disk.
In the last few days it's started operating really slowly. It's slow in a terminal session, progra... | 2012/01/07 | [
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] | This question is a bit open ended. A Router by its strictest definition simply routes packets at Layer 3.
So, essentially, no. I don't know of any normal off the shelf pure router that have this sort of behaviour built in.
However, there are most certainly other devices that could. Now, the confusing thing is that th... | It's not likely to cache it on the router itself, but it's certainly possible to configure another port to mirror an active port, and attach a device to it that records all the packets received. You should always assume that ISP staff can view any unencrypted traffic that passes through their ISP. |
347,642 | I know this is such a familiar old question, but I'm a bit stumped.
I have a Rackspace virtual server running Fedora 14. It's a small machine, doing not a great deal (a test web site) with 256MB of RAM and 10GB of disk.
In the last few days it's started operating really slowly. It's slow in a terminal session, progra... | 2012/01/07 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/347642",
"https://serverfault.com",
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] | It's not likely to cache it on the router itself, but it's certainly possible to configure another port to mirror an active port, and attach a device to it that records all the packets received. You should always assume that ISP staff can view any unencrypted traffic that passes through their ISP. | If you are talking about IP-level routers, this is highly unlikely. Routers are responsible for handling huge amount of traffic especially in busy/big ISPs. So, it is really inefficient to do such things. This is not the routers task to do so. Usually, they don't (need to) understand application level headers and data. |
347,642 | I know this is such a familiar old question, but I'm a bit stumped.
I have a Rackspace virtual server running Fedora 14. It's a small machine, doing not a great deal (a test web site) with 256MB of RAM and 10GB of disk.
In the last few days it's started operating really slowly. It's slow in a terminal session, progra... | 2012/01/07 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/347642",
"https://serverfault.com",
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] | The role of router as you find it on the networking diagrams doesn't do that sort of higher-layer caching. It just forwards packets to their next local network, rewriting the layer two data as needed.
Where it gets confusing is when the routing function is bundled into something else like a firewall. These days "fire... | It's not likely to cache it on the router itself, but it's certainly possible to configure another port to mirror an active port, and attach a device to it that records all the packets received. You should always assume that ISP staff can view any unencrypted traffic that passes through their ISP. |
347,642 | I know this is such a familiar old question, but I'm a bit stumped.
I have a Rackspace virtual server running Fedora 14. It's a small machine, doing not a great deal (a test web site) with 256MB of RAM and 10GB of disk.
In the last few days it's started operating really slowly. It's slow in a terminal session, progra... | 2012/01/07 | [
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"https://serverfault.com",
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] | This question is a bit open ended. A Router by its strictest definition simply routes packets at Layer 3.
So, essentially, no. I don't know of any normal off the shelf pure router that have this sort of behaviour built in.
However, there are most certainly other devices that could. Now, the confusing thing is that th... | If you are talking about IP-level routers, this is highly unlikely. Routers are responsible for handling huge amount of traffic especially in busy/big ISPs. So, it is really inefficient to do such things. This is not the routers task to do so. Usually, they don't (need to) understand application level headers and data. |
347,642 | I know this is such a familiar old question, but I'm a bit stumped.
I have a Rackspace virtual server running Fedora 14. It's a small machine, doing not a great deal (a test web site) with 256MB of RAM and 10GB of disk.
In the last few days it's started operating really slowly. It's slow in a terminal session, progra... | 2012/01/07 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/347642",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/102335/"
] | The role of router as you find it on the networking diagrams doesn't do that sort of higher-layer caching. It just forwards packets to their next local network, rewriting the layer two data as needed.
Where it gets confusing is when the routing function is bundled into something else like a firewall. These days "fire... | If you are talking about IP-level routers, this is highly unlikely. Routers are responsible for handling huge amount of traffic especially in busy/big ISPs. So, it is really inefficient to do such things. This is not the routers task to do so. Usually, they don't (need to) understand application level headers and data. |
50,684 | The situation is my [Mortus Strider](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMortus%20Strider%5d) has been enchanted with [Unholy Indenture](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bUnholy%20Indenture%5d).
The creature has
>
> when it dies, return it to his owner’s h... | 2020/03/24 | [
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] | **Assuming you control both the Mortus Strider and the Unholy Indenture, you get to choose which ability will resolve first. If your opponent controls the Unholy Indenture, it depends on whose turn it is.**
The position of spells and abilities on the stack decide the order in which they resolve. Players can only cast ... | The answer is: It depends who's turn it was and who controlled what. For the purposes of this I assume different players control the aura and the creature (the question implies that but is not explicit) We'll say Player A controls the creature and Player B controls the aura.
These are triggered abilities, both trigger... |
7,351,233 | The video files I have are 500mg-1gb. I have tried AES encryption and it takes too long to decrypt and play. I was hoping to modify the mp4 files within my app in someway when i store them that if someone does copy them off of the iPad they will appear "broken" and unplayable.
Can I accomplish this with moving some bi... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7351233",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/727271/"
] | When passing session tokens as URL params two things you specifically need to worry about is browser history and server logs. URL params are typically stored in both and are then exposed in plaintext whether or not you use SSL.
They can also accidentally be exposed by end-users if they were to copy and paste from the... | In addition to the risks that Jason mentions, a third risk is that the session token might be disclosed to other sites via the Referer: header. I would not recommend sending the session token as a query string parameter. |
20,010 | When rereading my copies of letters of recommendation I wrote when a student of mine applied to multiple graduate schools, I was appalled to see mistakes I made where the wrong graduate program was mentioned in the letter. For example, in a letter to CMU, I recommended the student to Georgia Tech.
Do mistakes like th... | 2014/04/30 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/20010",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | I've occasionally seen letters with incorrect graduate program names, and it's not something I'd worry about. It's never bothered me, and while I've seen other committee members point it out, I've never gotten the impression that they particularly cared. (They've pointed it out in the spirit of "Oops, someone messed up... | I cannot estimate how much, but I think this could harm the student's case: such mistakes make one think that the letter writer made them in a hurry, not caring too much. This can in principle mitigate the positive effect of the letter. |
20,010 | When rereading my copies of letters of recommendation I wrote when a student of mine applied to multiple graduate schools, I was appalled to see mistakes I made where the wrong graduate program was mentioned in the letter. For example, in a letter to CMU, I recommended the student to Georgia Tech.
Do mistakes like th... | 2014/04/30 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/20010",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | I've occasionally seen letters with incorrect graduate program names, and it's not something I'd worry about. It's never bothered me, and while I've seen other committee members point it out, I've never gotten the impression that they particularly cared. (They've pointed it out in the spirit of "Oops, someone messed up... | I do occasionally see copy-and-paste errors in recommendation letters and I smile for a minute and move on. Living in a glass house as I do, I would not dare to throw stones.
I know this is tangential, but I take the opposite extreme with cover letters. If a candidate is applying for a job at my university and their l... |
128,462 | There are lots of papers concerning car hacking. It is often done with physical access (by the OBD interface for example), sometimes without ([Remote Exploitation of an Unaltered Passenger Vehicle](http://illmatics.com/Remote%20Car%20Hacking.pdf)).
The only case of exploitation I've read about is the [theft of BMW car... | 2016/06/27 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/128462",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/106454/"
] | As [reported on Wired](https://www.wired.com/2010/03/hacker-bricks-cars/) in March 2010:
>
> More than 100 drivers in Austin, Texas found their cars disabled or the horns honking out of control, after an intruder ran amok in a web-based vehicle-immobilization system normally used to get the attention of consumers del... | Yes, they can. My Jeep Cherokee was vulnerable. They even ran a segment on TV and I immediately went on line and found it to be true. I was referred to a Jeep website where I was able to download the patch to a thumb drive which I plugged in my car and started it up. It recognized the patch and installed it to the Jeep... |
290,002 | Was watching Avengers: Age of Ultron. In that Nick Fury says this about Ultron,
>
> The guy's multiplying faster than a Catholic rabbit.
>
>
>
What does that mean? | 2015/11/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/290002",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | Rabbits multiply very quickly. There is a saying that some people **"breed like rabbits"** which means **they produce too many babies very quickly.**
As for the catholic component of the joke, that's because **the Catholic Church proscribes any form of birth control,** so a catholic couple is likely to have more child... | Rabbits are famous for having sex practically all the time, and multiplying quickly.
Catholics are rumored to view sex only as a means of reproduction, no more.
The joke is kind of strained. |
581,053 | We recently bought our domain. It turns out, two generations ago, it was a porn site.
Now we're still blocked in some filters, resulting in blocked pages at several corporate routers.
I'm now sending mails out to some of those filters, but is there a general way of whitelisting? | 2014/03/10 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/581053",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/204612/"
] | No, there is no "global" list; every company maintains their own classifications. So you will have to contact each one individually. | Some black lists will drop you once you are again "Clean", but this depends on the list. Generally, if you are still blacklisted you will need to make contact; This has been my experience.
This site gives some good info.
<http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-get-removed-from-an-email-blacklist.html> |
581,053 | We recently bought our domain. It turns out, two generations ago, it was a porn site.
Now we're still blocked in some filters, resulting in blocked pages at several corporate routers.
I'm now sending mails out to some of those filters, but is there a general way of whitelisting? | 2014/03/10 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/581053",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/204612/"
] | No, there is no "global" list; every company maintains their own classifications. So you will have to contact each one individually. | There are a couple of sites such as [this one](http://www.mailradar.com/rbl/), but it all depends on if the receiving party implements this type of checking, not all do.
If your domain makes it to one of these lists, you'll have to contact that site typically to get removed, and it takes a little while. I don't know i... |
106,159 | >
> Clinton **gets passes** for everything.
>
>
>
Source: [Trump voters stay loyal: 'I am not voting for him to be pope'](http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/09/news/economy/voting-for-donald-trump/index.html?iid=Lead) on CNN Money US | 2016/10/10 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/106159",
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] | This is "pass" in the sense of the OED's **pass** *n* 4, definition 7g:
>
> g. An explicit or implicit permission, licence, or authorization to
> engage in something without (legal) conditions or restrictions. Freq.
> in negative contexts.
>
>
>
So "gets passes for everything" means "is permitted to do everythi... | There, "gets passes" means "is not held accountable". |
376,256 | I grew up in a small down full of orginal settlers and kin from england- This was saying in our small town - did it originate with us, or does it have origins elsewhere. | 2017/03/01 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/376256",
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] | I'm from Kent in England and I've heard this saying before. It means if a person (represented by the dog) is desperately in need of help then you should be careful about helping them as they may keep coming back to you expecting more and more. Not the nicest of proverbs really but there's some sense in it. We say it 'n... | I found two famous sayings related to feeding (or not feeding) starving dogs. The first is attributed to Mohandas Gandhi, in Louis Fischer, [*The Life of Mahatma Gandhi*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8qwqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22insult+to+a+starving+dog%22&dq=%22insult+to+a+starving+dog%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOj43H2rbSAhU... |
25,348 | First set: 12, 23, 24, 14, 29, 30, 31, 16.
Second set: 12, 22, 24, 14, 30, 30, 31, 16.
These data are obtained using a software (first set) and visual observation (second set) of the same process. I do not know if it matters it is expressed in minutes per 2 hours interval.
Thanks. | 2012/03/27 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/25348",
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] | Make sure you plot them. You should always plot your data. You may not even need a formal test if the plot looks right. | Assuming that corresponding scores in the two sets are from the same individuals: Pearson r, which describes the relationship between two continuous variables. The sign (- or +) will describe the direction of the relationship, and the absolute value of the coefficient (ranging from 0 to 1) will describe the strength of... |
25,348 | First set: 12, 23, 24, 14, 29, 30, 31, 16.
Second set: 12, 22, 24, 14, 30, 30, 31, 16.
These data are obtained using a software (first set) and visual observation (second set) of the same process. I do not know if it matters it is expressed in minutes per 2 hours interval.
Thanks. | 2012/03/27 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/25348",
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] | Make sure you plot them. You should always plot your data. You may not even need a formal test if the plot looks right. | @whuber's comment and @Chris Beeley's answer both hint that your data are very obviously highly correlated (see plot). Most statistical tests are seeking evidence to dismiss a null hypothesis of "no relation" between the two variables. It is very obvious that there is a strong relation between your two variables so it ... |
50,823 | I need to deal with a peak load at 5VDC and about 11.25A but I'm not sure how to manage this.
I have 5 individual loads of 2.25A and small loads from an MCU and some LEDs all of which should fit into the 12A. Another requirement that I have is that power supply can be placed in a sealed enclosure so that it can be pla... | 2012/12/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/50823",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/8240/"
] | If you're not comfortable working with mains voltage, and assuming that your loads are in the same enclosure as your power supply (i.e. you're generating a lot of heat in an enclosure), you might consider a AC->DC power supply mounted remotely from your enclosure, and running 5V into your enclosure.
Normally, voltage ... | Exterior power supplies are a big challenge because they need to be sealed (to keep rain / snow / dust / dirt out) which compromises cooling (forced air doesn't really help) plus they need to withstand some extreme temperature swings (-40C to +50C isn't uncommon) which limits you in some nasty ways (most electrolytic c... |
50,823 | I need to deal with a peak load at 5VDC and about 11.25A but I'm not sure how to manage this.
I have 5 individual loads of 2.25A and small loads from an MCU and some LEDs all of which should fit into the 12A. Another requirement that I have is that power supply can be placed in a sealed enclosure so that it can be pla... | 2012/12/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/50823",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/8240/"
] | Building your own AC-DC power supply will be quite tricky. As others mentioned, you won't be able to do this easily with a linear regulator, and it's just not worth designing a SMPS on your own. After all, computer power supply units regularly provide lots of current on the 5V rail (20 A is typical), and they are very ... | Exterior power supplies are a big challenge because they need to be sealed (to keep rain / snow / dust / dirt out) which compromises cooling (forced air doesn't really help) plus they need to withstand some extreme temperature swings (-40C to +50C isn't uncommon) which limits you in some nasty ways (most electrolytic c... |
15,652 | During the Battle of Hogwarts, the students were given the choice to leave or stay and fight. I remember reading somewhere that most of Hufflepuff stayed and fought, more so than any other house. This would imply some students did not stay and instead left. When/how did they do this? | 2012/04/29 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15652",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | As **dlanod** says in his answer, the student were evacuated through the painting in the Room of Requirement that led to the Hog's Head, to Disapparate from Hogsmeade (or presumably to be picked up by parents or relatives; perhaps the Hogwarts Express was called up for duty) This occurred before the Battle of Hogwarts.... | They left via the painting inside the Room of Requirement that Harry entered Hogwarts through. It lead to Aberforth's bar in Hogsmeade.
>
> "Potter!" Aberforth Dumbledore stood blocking the corridor ahead, his
> wand held ready.
>
>
> "I’ve had hundreds of kids thundering through my pub,
> Potter!"
>
>
> "I know,... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
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] | Despite common misconception, both [Hong Kong Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island) and the [Kowloon Peninsula](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Peninsula) were ceded to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, via the [Treaty of Nanking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Nanking) and the [Convention... | One other aspect to this discussion is water. Once the UK had returned the leased territories (as they would have had to do), all China needed to do was turn off the tap supplying water to the rest of HK. (Where do you think it came from?) It is unlikely that the rest of HK would have lasted more than a few days - no t... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
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] | Gibraltar was defensible, but Hong Kong was not. In the 1990s, the distance from the UK would have made Hong Hong impossible to defend. Also, Hong Kong is primarily occupied by Chinese, unlike Gibraltar, which is occupied by UK citizens, many of whom are soldiers. Gibraltar is a fortress, and it is relatively close to ... | In addition to realpolitik and defensive considerations mentioned above, here are two more reasons:
1. Gibraltar has been under British rule for significantly longer than Hong Kong was, both in absolute terms and (more significantly) in relative terms. Hong Kong was British for 100-150 years and Chinese for 2000, whil... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
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] | One other aspect to this discussion is water. Once the UK had returned the leased territories (as they would have had to do), all China needed to do was turn off the tap supplying water to the rest of HK. (Where do you think it came from?) It is unlikely that the rest of HK would have lasted more than a few days - no t... | In addition to realpolitik and defensive considerations mentioned above, here are two more reasons:
1. Gibraltar has been under British rule for significantly longer than Hong Kong was, both in absolute terms and (more significantly) in relative terms. Hong Kong was British for 100-150 years and Chinese for 2000, whil... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
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] | Gibraltar was defensible, but Hong Kong was not. In the 1990s, the distance from the UK would have made Hong Hong impossible to defend. Also, Hong Kong is primarily occupied by Chinese, unlike Gibraltar, which is occupied by UK citizens, many of whom are soldiers. Gibraltar is a fortress, and it is relatively close to ... | In 1984, Margaret Thatcher and Deng Xiaoping negotiated the British handover of Hong Kong to China 15 years later. Recently released archival documents suggest that one of Thatcher’s prime concerns was to further British business interests in China.
From a recent news report:
>
> Around six weeks before her trip, th... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
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] | I find it interesting that many answers belong to "armchair generals", that point only to the military power, and logistics,¹ but forget to mention the issues that could lead to a war in the first place. Remember, **war is the continuation of politics...**.
* *First of all*, I would point the main issue would be notic... | In addition to realpolitik and defensive considerations mentioned above, here are two more reasons:
1. Gibraltar has been under British rule for significantly longer than Hong Kong was, both in absolute terms and (more significantly) in relative terms. Hong Kong was British for 100-150 years and Chinese for 2000, whil... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
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] | In addition to realpolitik and defensive considerations mentioned above, here are two more reasons:
1. Gibraltar has been under British rule for significantly longer than Hong Kong was, both in absolute terms and (more significantly) in relative terms. Hong Kong was British for 100-150 years and Chinese for 2000, whil... | Another viewpoint, different from the other answers of "Britain could defend Gibraltar but not Hong Kong" is, who would we return it to?
Hong Kong was / is by and large made up a Chinese or cultural Chinese populace, with no real ties / history to the UK.
Gibraltarians on the other hand, whether the Spanish agree or ... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
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17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/8781/"
] | One other aspect to this discussion is water. Once the UK had returned the leased territories (as they would have had to do), all China needed to do was turn off the tap supplying water to the rest of HK. (Where do you think it came from?) It is unlikely that the rest of HK would have lasted more than a few days - no t... | Gibraltar is much closer to home, and much more important to Britain than Hong Kong. Gibraltar is literally the gateway to the Mediterranean, all of southern Europe, and large parts of Africa and the Middle East. Hong Kong has nowhere a comparable level of strategic significance, at least to Britain, because it is half... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/8781/"
] | In addition to realpolitik and defensive considerations mentioned above, here are two more reasons:
1. Gibraltar has been under British rule for significantly longer than Hong Kong was, both in absolute terms and (more significantly) in relative terms. Hong Kong was British for 100-150 years and Chinese for 2000, whil... | Gibraltar is much closer to home, and much more important to Britain than Hong Kong. Gibraltar is literally the gateway to the Mediterranean, all of southern Europe, and large parts of Africa and the Middle East. Hong Kong has nowhere a comparable level of strategic significance, at least to Britain, because it is half... |
17,648 | Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong? | 2014/12/22 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/17648",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/8781/"
] | I find it interesting that many answers belong to "armchair generals", that point only to the military power, and logistics,¹ but forget to mention the issues that could lead to a war in the first place. Remember, **war is the continuation of politics...**.
* *First of all*, I would point the main issue would be notic... | Gibraltar was defensible, but Hong Kong was not. In the 1990s, the distance from the UK would have made Hong Hong impossible to defend. Also, Hong Kong is primarily occupied by Chinese, unlike Gibraltar, which is occupied by UK citizens, many of whom are soldiers. Gibraltar is a fortress, and it is relatively close to ... |
15,116 | I totally agree when answer are sorted according their rating on the result page, no question about the reason here. Although when I'm viewing my profile page I would like to see my recent questions first. It would allow me to easily see if there is any new answer.
It would be nice (as people have said below) to have ... | 2009/08/18 | [
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[alt text http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9758/recentquestions.jpg](http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9758/recentquestions.jpg) | You have multiple ways of sorting the answers, but the traditional idea is that you want all the best answers to "bubble up" to the top. This is not exactly your traditional forum software where you expect to see something chronologically. This is a Q&A software where you expect to see questions and then the best answe... |
15,116 | I totally agree when answer are sorted according their rating on the result page, no question about the reason here. Although when I'm viewing my profile page I would like to see my recent questions first. It would allow me to easily see if there is any new answer.
It would be nice (as people have said below) to have ... | 2009/08/18 | [
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[alt text http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9758/recentquestions.jpg](http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9758/recentquestions.jpg) | Honestly, if you can't answer "who cares what order the answers were posted?" then you are **not *getting* Stack Overflow**.
Stack Overflow is a "Question & Answer" forum, not a tradition "Discussion" forum.
**The Traditional Discussion Forum**
Messages are threaded; each message is part of a larger discussion whic... |
15,116 | I totally agree when answer are sorted according their rating on the result page, no question about the reason here. Although when I'm viewing my profile page I would like to see my recent questions first. It would allow me to easily see if there is any new answer.
It would be nice (as people have said below) to have ... | 2009/08/18 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/15116",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | You have multiple ways of sorting the answers, but the traditional idea is that you want all the best answers to "bubble up" to the top. This is not exactly your traditional forum software where you expect to see something chronologically. This is a Q&A software where you expect to see questions and then the best answe... | Honestly, if you can't answer "who cares what order the answers were posted?" then you are **not *getting* Stack Overflow**.
Stack Overflow is a "Question & Answer" forum, not a tradition "Discussion" forum.
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143,457 | I want to know the meaning of the bold portion, please.
Also the meaning of the "*come up with*" and what is subject for the bold portion.
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> She has seen six doctors so far but **none has come up with a cause or a cure.**
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>
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Reference: <https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/none> | 2017/09/28 | [
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] | The example sentence is short for:
>
> She has seen six doctors so far but **none [of them] has come up with a cause or a cure**.
>
>
>
which is short for:
>
> She has seen six doctors so far but **[not one] [of them] has come up with a cause or a cure**.
>
>
>
which is logically equivalent to:
>
> She ha... | It was typed wrong by someone
What they were trying to say was:
**Nobody has figure out what has caused this or if there is a cure**
Come up with means figured out
They said
**none** but meant no-one |
11,244 | Issue:
My head is on the smaller side, so all "universal adult" helmets don't fit me. I've been to a couple LBS's recently and tried on just about all their helmets, from most of the popular brands (excepting Specialized). Most Small sized helmets I tried on don't even fit very well, some of them are in fact too tight... | 2012/09/09 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/11244",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/4961/"
] | In most bike shops, if they have a helmet in stock, they will sell it even if it's last year's model, rather than ship it off to a remainder seller or some such. But, of course, if they sell the helmet, and the model changes next year, they will not get more of the old ones.
I would guess that helmet manufacturers tur... | Depending on how long it takes before you change helmets, possibly not. My understanding is that even just lying around, the crash-resistant foam in helmets gradually degrades. Five years seems to be a common number, but I don't see any supporting evidence, so take that for the little it's worth. |
11,244 | Issue:
My head is on the smaller side, so all "universal adult" helmets don't fit me. I've been to a couple LBS's recently and tried on just about all their helmets, from most of the popular brands (excepting Specialized). Most Small sized helmets I tried on don't even fit very well, some of them are in fact too tight... | 2012/09/09 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/11244",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/4961/"
] | In most bike shops, if they have a helmet in stock, they will sell it even if it's last year's model, rather than ship it off to a remainder seller or some such. But, of course, if they sell the helmet, and the model changes next year, they will not get more of the old ones.
I would guess that helmet manufacturers tur... | During one single winter, most probably you'll still get the same model aftwerwards. But experience suggests that these fashion-oriented goods are constantly "replaced" by "newer" (as in "better") ones, if not just for the sake of change (which, of course, makes me upset).
So it is with frames, suspension forks, derai... |
11,244 | Issue:
My head is on the smaller side, so all "universal adult" helmets don't fit me. I've been to a couple LBS's recently and tried on just about all their helmets, from most of the popular brands (excepting Specialized). Most Small sized helmets I tried on don't even fit very well, some of them are in fact too tight... | 2012/09/09 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/11244",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/4961/"
] | In most bike shops, if they have a helmet in stock, they will sell it even if it's last year's model, rather than ship it off to a remainder seller or some such. But, of course, if they sell the helmet, and the model changes next year, they will not get more of the old ones.
I would guess that helmet manufacturers tur... | I personally would not factor warmth into my decision - or if I did it would probably be the opposite of what you did with the cheaper helmet. My criteria would be "if I wear this helmet in the middle of summer will my head get too hot?"
If the answer is "yes" then I don't want the helmet, period. For all of the coole... |
67,784 | I have following devices I want to network.
1> Modem (Regular dsl modem)
2> A gateway for internal LAN (Corp datacenter)
3> A standalone server
I want to connect 1 -> 2 and 1-> 3
And I have multiple static IPs. I want one IP for #3 and a few for #2.
So what do I need between 1, 2 and 3? A router? Or some type of ... | 2009/09/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/67784",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/15872/"
] | For a situation like this I would buy a small corporate firewall like a Netscreen SSG5. I would then configure it so that the firewall had a 'DMZ' security zone, and put the server into the DMZ. Then I would configure a MIP (mapped IP) from the 'untrust' (internet) zone to the DMZ zone. The firewall would then pass tra... | Another option would be to go the [DD-WRT Route](http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/index.php) and pay $60 for a linksys and then put your own custom firmware on there. We did this for a year or so before switching over to something like a checkpoint @home product. I think for what you want the DD-WRT custom firmware is pe... |
67,784 | I have following devices I want to network.
1> Modem (Regular dsl modem)
2> A gateway for internal LAN (Corp datacenter)
3> A standalone server
I want to connect 1 -> 2 and 1-> 3
And I have multiple static IPs. I want one IP for #3 and a few for #2.
So what do I need between 1, 2 and 3? A router? Or some type of ... | 2009/09/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/67784",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/15872/"
] | For a situation like this I would buy a small corporate firewall like a Netscreen SSG5. I would then configure it so that the firewall had a 'DMZ' security zone, and put the server into the DMZ. Then I would configure a MIP (mapped IP) from the 'untrust' (internet) zone to the DMZ zone. The firewall would then pass tra... | A box with [m0n0wall](http://m0n0.ch/wall/) installed will do what you want. You can configure it to either route or or do 1-to-1 NAT mappings between public/private IPs.
Do report back what you try. |
67,784 | I have following devices I want to network.
1> Modem (Regular dsl modem)
2> A gateway for internal LAN (Corp datacenter)
3> A standalone server
I want to connect 1 -> 2 and 1-> 3
And I have multiple static IPs. I want one IP for #3 and a few for #2.
So what do I need between 1, 2 and 3? A router? Or some type of ... | 2009/09/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/67784",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/15872/"
] | For a situation like this I would buy a small corporate firewall like a Netscreen SSG5. I would then configure it so that the firewall had a 'DMZ' security zone, and put the server into the DMZ. Then I would configure a MIP (mapped IP) from the 'untrust' (internet) zone to the DMZ zone. The firewall would then pass tra... | OpenBSD and PF. it'll do everything you want and you get to learn new stuff as you implement your solution. The gateway setup guide in the pf users manual is just awesome. |
67,784 | I have following devices I want to network.
1> Modem (Regular dsl modem)
2> A gateway for internal LAN (Corp datacenter)
3> A standalone server
I want to connect 1 -> 2 and 1-> 3
And I have multiple static IPs. I want one IP for #3 and a few for #2.
So what do I need between 1, 2 and 3? A router? Or some type of ... | 2009/09/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/67784",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/15872/"
] | OpenBSD and PF. it'll do everything you want and you get to learn new stuff as you implement your solution. The gateway setup guide in the pf users manual is just awesome. | Another option would be to go the [DD-WRT Route](http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/index.php) and pay $60 for a linksys and then put your own custom firmware on there. We did this for a year or so before switching over to something like a checkpoint @home product. I think for what you want the DD-WRT custom firmware is pe... |
67,784 | I have following devices I want to network.
1> Modem (Regular dsl modem)
2> A gateway for internal LAN (Corp datacenter)
3> A standalone server
I want to connect 1 -> 2 and 1-> 3
And I have multiple static IPs. I want one IP for #3 and a few for #2.
So what do I need between 1, 2 and 3? A router? Or some type of ... | 2009/09/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/67784",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/15872/"
] | OpenBSD and PF. it'll do everything you want and you get to learn new stuff as you implement your solution. The gateway setup guide in the pf users manual is just awesome. | A box with [m0n0wall](http://m0n0.ch/wall/) installed will do what you want. You can configure it to either route or or do 1-to-1 NAT mappings between public/private IPs.
Do report back what you try. |
11,644 | I don't know if this is the best place to ask this question, but I couldn't find another stackexchange site to ask it.
I am a computer engineering student that doesn't work anywhere, and I don't have a company as well. I decided to develop an android application for a famous person in my country. We talked a few times... | 2013/05/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/11644",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9024/"
] | First of all, it is really nice to know that you are developing stuff that is useful for others.
It doesn't really matter whether you are a student or a professional. What you have done is most important. Of course, it depends on how you present it. I would like to suggest the following.
>
> **Presentation**: Powe... | Being a student and not a professional doesn't mean you can't work professionally. A good presentation can be very impressive. For a developer like me a demo application would be more interesting but that is up to you.
I guess more information and more things to show are always better in your case. |
11,644 | I don't know if this is the best place to ask this question, but I couldn't find another stackexchange site to ask it.
I am a computer engineering student that doesn't work anywhere, and I don't have a company as well. I decided to develop an android application for a famous person in my country. We talked a few times... | 2013/05/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/11644",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9024/"
] | Being a student and not a professional doesn't mean you can't work professionally. A good presentation can be very impressive. For a developer like me a demo application would be more interesting but that is up to you.
I guess more information and more things to show are always better in your case. | Helping a potential customer visualize how your product will be like is always a good thing. It would be better if you could show him a prototype but a presentation is still beneficial. And i think it is always good for a student to act professional. I don't see how it could be considered a disadvantage. Good luck... |
11,644 | I don't know if this is the best place to ask this question, but I couldn't find another stackexchange site to ask it.
I am a computer engineering student that doesn't work anywhere, and I don't have a company as well. I decided to develop an android application for a famous person in my country. We talked a few times... | 2013/05/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/11644",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9024/"
] | First of all, it is really nice to know that you are developing stuff that is useful for others.
It doesn't really matter whether you are a student or a professional. What you have done is most important. Of course, it depends on how you present it. I would like to suggest the following.
>
> **Presentation**: Powe... | Don't do a PowerPoint presentation if you're just going to show some bullet points that match what you're saying. If you need to represent data, charts, images, video, etc., that would be different. I think this applies even more if this is going to be one on one. Also, don't do a presentation if you don't have a proje... |
11,644 | I don't know if this is the best place to ask this question, but I couldn't find another stackexchange site to ask it.
I am a computer engineering student that doesn't work anywhere, and I don't have a company as well. I decided to develop an android application for a famous person in my country. We talked a few times... | 2013/05/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/11644",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9024/"
] | First of all, it is really nice to know that you are developing stuff that is useful for others.
It doesn't really matter whether you are a student or a professional. What you have done is most important. Of course, it depends on how you present it. I would like to suggest the following.
>
> **Presentation**: Powe... | Helping a potential customer visualize how your product will be like is always a good thing. It would be better if you could show him a prototype but a presentation is still beneficial. And i think it is always good for a student to act professional. I don't see how it could be considered a disadvantage. Good luck... |
11,644 | I don't know if this is the best place to ask this question, but I couldn't find another stackexchange site to ask it.
I am a computer engineering student that doesn't work anywhere, and I don't have a company as well. I decided to develop an android application for a famous person in my country. We talked a few times... | 2013/05/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/11644",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9024/"
] | Don't do a PowerPoint presentation if you're just going to show some bullet points that match what you're saying. If you need to represent data, charts, images, video, etc., that would be different. I think this applies even more if this is going to be one on one. Also, don't do a presentation if you don't have a proje... | Helping a potential customer visualize how your product will be like is always a good thing. It would be better if you could show him a prototype but a presentation is still beneficial. And i think it is always good for a student to act professional. I don't see how it could be considered a disadvantage. Good luck... |
208,123 | I've just completed a Silverlight project and it's time to have a little clean up. I'd like to take my core files and put them into a separate project which I will reference from my main Silverlight app.
Some of these classes are compatible with WPF and I would quite like to be able to have Silverlight / WPF code all i... | 2008/10/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/208123",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/986/"
] | I haven't tried it myself (still trying to find the time to play with Silverlight), but couldn't you have one solution with two projects, one targetting Silverlight and the other targetting .NET 3.5, and add the common class files to each project as Links (right-click the project, Add Existing Item..., Add as Link)?
\... | You should check out "patterns & practices: Composite WPF and Silverlight"
<http://www.codeplex.com/CompositeWPF/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home>
It has quick starts with WPF/Silvelight versions of the same app in one solution.
Also a "Project Linker" that updates the source of your WPF app when you change Silverlight cod... |
152,256 | It would be nice if I could create a tag list and/or keywords that would create a pool of questions I may be able to answer or flag as something I can't.
But as it is how can I do something similar. | 2012/10/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/152256",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/200052/"
] | For Ubuntu flavoured distributions I would try [Ask Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/tour).
And maybe [Unix & Linux](https://unix.stackexchange.com/tour) for other distributions.
If you want to see what all the sites are you should give the Stack Exchange [All Sites](https://stackexchange.com/sites) page a look. | You can ask on <http://superuser.com> or <http://unix.stackexchange.com>.
**Super User FAQ**
What kind of questions can I ask here?
* Computer hardware
* Computer software
* Personal and home computer networking
**Unix FAQ**
What kind of questions can I ask here?
* Using or administering a \*nix desktop or server... |
82,978 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Ubuntu One for Xfce or Xubuntu?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/15710/ubuntu-one-for-xfce-or-xubuntu)
>
>
>
I installed Ubuntu One on my Xubuntu oneiric, but when starting the program nothing happens. I do not see the control center. Any ideas? | 2011/11/26 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/82978",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/35524/"
] | You have to install these packages to make Ubuntu One working in Xubuntu 11.10:
(In synaptic, search: ubuntuone)
1. desktopcouch-ubuntuone
2. python-ubuntuone
3. python-ubuntuone-client
4. python-ubuntuone-control-panel
5. python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol
6. ubuntuone-client
7. ubuntuone-client-dbg
8. ubuntuone-client... | You can install **ubuntuone-client** and that should pull in all the necessary packages to do file sync. You do not want to install **ubuntuone-client-gnome**. That will pull in a lot of Gnome stuff, like Nautilus, that you do not want.
You will want to become familiar with the command line tool **u1sdtool**. You will... |
121,905 | According to my calculations if I place 2 wards every 3 minutes I'll get my money back in 15 minutes. After that it is a huge win to have the item. In most games I won't fill up my inventory or if I do it will be well over the 30 minute mark.
So is it viable to buy this item on any other role than a support? (I'm assu... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/121905",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | Overall, I believe it's a bad idea. Some things to consider:
* A Sightstone costs a lot of money up front. In fact, you can't buy it at the start of the game, unlike a ward or 2. That means you will be without any wards for several minutes at least, when you are most vulnerable to ganks, and a death because of that wi... | Assuming you place enough wards during the game to make it worth and you can afford to lose tempo it should be a good item.
The drawbacks of this is that Sighstone is pretty expensive to buy at first. It only provide 180 health points for 950g. This will hinder your power compared to a champion going for a more offen... |
121,905 | According to my calculations if I place 2 wards every 3 minutes I'll get my money back in 15 minutes. After that it is a huge win to have the item. In most games I won't fill up my inventory or if I do it will be well over the 30 minute mark.
So is it viable to buy this item on any other role than a support? (I'm assu... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/121905",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10050/"
] | Assuming you place enough wards during the game to make it worth and you can afford to lose tempo it should be a good item.
The drawbacks of this is that Sighstone is pretty expensive to buy at first. It only provide 180 health points for 950g. This will hinder your power compared to a champion going for a more offen... | Purchasing Sightstone on a mid-lane champion is a defensive strategy. I would only recommend it if the opposing jungler is a serious problem for you, or you're well ahead and you want to maintain the lead via map awareness.
Because the mid lane role typically focuses on burst damage, you're almost always better off bu... |
121,905 | According to my calculations if I place 2 wards every 3 minutes I'll get my money back in 15 minutes. After that it is a huge win to have the item. In most games I won't fill up my inventory or if I do it will be well over the 30 minute mark.
So is it viable to buy this item on any other role than a support? (I'm assu... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/121905",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10050/"
] | Assuming you place enough wards during the game to make it worth and you can afford to lose tempo it should be a good item.
The drawbacks of this is that Sighstone is pretty expensive to buy at first. It only provide 180 health points for 950g. This will hinder your power compared to a champion going for a more offen... | I Agree with Hackworth that it's not a really good investment and it will put you a little behind in items in your lane
But if you know your ennemy laner can't kill you without the jungler it could be worth it considering the gold you will not loose avoiding death and you will not give to your opponent. And if you con... |
121,905 | According to my calculations if I place 2 wards every 3 minutes I'll get my money back in 15 minutes. After that it is a huge win to have the item. In most games I won't fill up my inventory or if I do it will be well over the 30 minute mark.
So is it viable to buy this item on any other role than a support? (I'm assu... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/121905",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10050/"
] | Overall, I believe it's a bad idea. Some things to consider:
* A Sightstone costs a lot of money up front. In fact, you can't buy it at the start of the game, unlike a ward or 2. That means you will be without any wards for several minutes at least, when you are most vulnerable to ganks, and a death because of that wi... | Purchasing Sightstone on a mid-lane champion is a defensive strategy. I would only recommend it if the opposing jungler is a serious problem for you, or you're well ahead and you want to maintain the lead via map awareness.
Because the mid lane role typically focuses on burst damage, you're almost always better off bu... |
121,905 | According to my calculations if I place 2 wards every 3 minutes I'll get my money back in 15 minutes. After that it is a huge win to have the item. In most games I won't fill up my inventory or if I do it will be well over the 30 minute mark.
So is it viable to buy this item on any other role than a support? (I'm assu... | 2013/06/27 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/121905",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10050/"
] | Overall, I believe it's a bad idea. Some things to consider:
* A Sightstone costs a lot of money up front. In fact, you can't buy it at the start of the game, unlike a ward or 2. That means you will be without any wards for several minutes at least, when you are most vulnerable to ganks, and a death because of that wi... | I Agree with Hackworth that it's not a really good investment and it will put you a little behind in items in your lane
But if you know your ennemy laner can't kill you without the jungler it could be worth it considering the gold you will not loose avoiding death and you will not give to your opponent. And if you con... |
240,565 | Light slows down while passing through, say, water. After passing through the water, does the light speed back up to the "speed of light"? If so, how and why? | 2016/02/29 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/240565",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/108348/"
] | Classical electromagnetic waves, which is what light is, [emerge as a confluence](http://motls.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-classical-fields-particles-emerge.html) of an enormous number of photons, quantum mechanical entities. Light does change velocity through the medium, the photons do not, they always travel at c.
What... | yes. passed each interface, the new refraction index tells the new celerity (and wavelength change). See [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snell%27s_law) Huygens formulation and graphical derivations. |
240,565 | Light slows down while passing through, say, water. After passing through the water, does the light speed back up to the "speed of light"? If so, how and why? | 2016/02/29 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/240565",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/108348/"
] | Classical electromagnetic waves, which is what light is, [emerge as a confluence](http://motls.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-classical-fields-particles-emerge.html) of an enormous number of photons, quantum mechanical entities. Light does change velocity through the medium, the photons do not, they always travel at c.
What... | Without going into the thick of it: light doesn't really slow down inside a transmissive material, so it doesn't speed up upon exiting either.
What it does is interact with the particles of the material, and it is this interactions that slows the effective time of travel. |
3,777 | A superbug is a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs, according to Oxford Dictionary. The reason that it can resist the drug is because it has evolved in the environment which contains the drug. Only those that contain the drug resistant gene can survive and become the superbug.
But why don... | 2015/11/19 | [
"https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/3777",
"https://health.stackexchange.com",
"https://health.stackexchange.com/users/99/"
] | (This answer is related to my answer on [Bacteria resistance to natural antibiotics](https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/40221/bacteria-resistance-to-natural-antibiotics) on the Biology SE)
First of all: When it comes to evolution, Biology doesn't talk of 'strong' and 'weak' , it talks of 'fitness' ("survival... | In short, because mutations are not defined as specific.
A mutation of any bacteria could be mutation that could be weak or strong.
Weak & Strong would be quantified by our technology, treatments and comprehension of the bacteria.
There are two factors important to understanding the change of the bacteria.
>
>... |
85,709 | I have a friend and I have added his real name in my Contacts. I want to put his nickname in Whatsapp simultaneously. I am using it in Android. How do I accomplish this? | 2014/10/24 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85709",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/77567/"
] | For Whatsapp Users on Android platforms on phones like the MOTO G.
Please use these steps:
1. Access your phone book.
2. Select the Contact/name you want to change or edit.
3. When the contact/name shows up on the screen, tap/touch on the Pencil [at the upper right hand corner of the screen] icon to edit.
4. If you ar... | If you don't have a name for that contact at all, and it is just the number, then add that number to a contact in the address book (or contacts) app that came with the phone with the name of your choice. Allow Whatsapp to view your contacts and it will automatically rename that contact with the name you entered in sett... |
85,709 | I have a friend and I have added his real name in my Contacts. I want to put his nickname in Whatsapp simultaneously. I am using it in Android. How do I accomplish this? | 2014/10/24 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85709",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/77567/"
] | I am afraid to say this, but this looks highly unlikely.
The reason I am saying this is because I read following Lines in WhatsApp FAQ Page:
**How do I add contacts to WhatsApp?**
The important part is adding the contact into your **phone's address book.**
And in the same FAQ Section, at point 3. below lines are me... | For Android phones.
There is another way. Say, you entered a new contact on whatsapp as An Unknown contact. Then you want to change it to a real name.
First add this contact with his real name, say, John Franklin. Then in the contacts click on a chain icon. It is on middle right and is chain shaped. There you will se... |
85,709 | I have a friend and I have added his real name in my Contacts. I want to put his nickname in Whatsapp simultaneously. I am using it in Android. How do I accomplish this? | 2014/10/24 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85709",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/77567/"
] | Just go to the contacts list and click on the person whose name you want to change and change it. It will automatically change the person's name on WhatsApp. | For Whatsapp Users on Android platforms on phones like the MOTO G.
Please use these steps:
1. Access your phone book.
2. Select the Contact/name you want to change or edit.
3. When the contact/name shows up on the screen, tap/touch on the Pencil [at the upper right hand corner of the screen] icon to edit.
4. If you ar... |
85,709 | I have a friend and I have added his real name in my Contacts. I want to put his nickname in Whatsapp simultaneously. I am using it in Android. How do I accomplish this? | 2014/10/24 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85709",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/77567/"
] | I am afraid to say this, but this looks highly unlikely.
The reason I am saying this is because I read following Lines in WhatsApp FAQ Page:
**How do I add contacts to WhatsApp?**
The important part is adding the contact into your **phone's address book.**
And in the same FAQ Section, at point 3. below lines are me... | If you don't have a name for that contact at all, and it is just the number, then add that number to a contact in the address book (or contacts) app that came with the phone with the name of your choice. Allow Whatsapp to view your contacts and it will automatically rename that contact with the name you entered in sett... |
85,709 | I have a friend and I have added his real name in my Contacts. I want to put his nickname in Whatsapp simultaneously. I am using it in Android. How do I accomplish this? | 2014/10/24 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85709",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/77567/"
] | For Whatsapp Users on Android platforms on phones like the MOTO G.
Please use these steps:
1. Access your phone book.
2. Select the Contact/name you want to change or edit.
3. When the contact/name shows up on the screen, tap/touch on the Pencil [at the upper right hand corner of the screen] icon to edit.
4. If you ar... | For Android phones.
There is another way. Say, you entered a new contact on whatsapp as An Unknown contact. Then you want to change it to a real name.
First add this contact with his real name, say, John Franklin. Then in the contacts click on a chain icon. It is on middle right and is chain shaped. There you will se... |
85,709 | I have a friend and I have added his real name in my Contacts. I want to put his nickname in Whatsapp simultaneously. I am using it in Android. How do I accomplish this? | 2014/10/24 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85709",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/77567/"
] | Just go to the contacts list and click on the person whose name you want to change and change it. It will automatically change the person's name on WhatsApp. | There's a simple solution that worked for me:
Delete the phone number -> save contacts -> and add the number again.
Whatsapp will update itself i.e. Whatsapp name would be changed to whatever is stored in contacts. |
55,003 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [When should I use “each other” vs. “one another”?](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/5914/when-should-i-use-each-other-vs-one-another)
>
>
>
It occurred to me recently that I've been using these phrases interchangeably (basing my decision purely on how formal I want t... | 2012/01/16 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/55003",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/1651/"
] | The standard rule is:
1. Use "each other" to refer to two entities that are exchanging something.
2. Prefer "one another" when there are three or more in question. | Neither usage is appropriate. Without context, I have no idea what this *"most important"* thing is (perhaps, as the statement implies, simply because I'm a human being).
It would be perfectly reasonable to end the sentence at the word *"important"*. Semantically (but not stylistically) it could reasonably end with *"... |
11,573,979 | I installed SQL Server 2012 but not able to connection to express instance getting below error:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured... | 2012/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11573979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/751971/"
] | Just open incoming port 1433 in the Windows firewall for TCP access:
<http://blogs.technet.com/b/danstolts/archive/2011/06/08/how-to-open-firewall-port-1433-for-sql-server-database-engine-for-use-with-scom-or-anything-else.aspx> | re-installing SQL was the only solution in my case. Learning is always attach 2-3 windows account with SQL Server. |
11,573,979 | I installed SQL Server 2012 but not able to connection to express instance getting below error:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured... | 2012/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11573979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/751971/"
] | Just open incoming port 1433 in the Windows firewall for TCP access:
<http://blogs.technet.com/b/danstolts/archive/2011/06/08/how-to-open-firewall-port-1433-for-sql-server-database-engine-for-use-with-scom-or-anything-else.aspx> | I just had this problem solved by following this guy's answer
[Can't connect to localhost on SQL Server Express 2012 / 2016](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12774827/cant-connect-to-localhost-on-sql-server-express-2012) |
11,573,979 | I installed SQL Server 2012 but not able to connection to express instance getting below error:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured... | 2012/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11573979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/751971/"
] | Just open incoming port 1433 in the Windows firewall for TCP access:
<http://blogs.technet.com/b/danstolts/archive/2011/06/08/how-to-open-firewall-port-1433-for-sql-server-database-engine-for-use-with-scom-or-anything-else.aspx> | In my case, SqlServer Service was somehow stopped,i think it's because after installing MySql.I changed back it's state to 'Running', and it works now:
* Go To Sql Server Configuration Manager
* Click on 'Sql Server Services' in the left pane
* Right click on the 'SQL Server' in the right pane and click on 'Start'
<h... |
11,573,979 | I installed SQL Server 2012 but not able to connection to express instance getting below error:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured... | 2012/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11573979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/751971/"
] | re-installing SQL was the only solution in my case. Learning is always attach 2-3 windows account with SQL Server. | In my case, SqlServer Service was somehow stopped,i think it's because after installing MySql.I changed back it's state to 'Running', and it works now:
* Go To Sql Server Configuration Manager
* Click on 'Sql Server Services' in the left pane
* Right click on the 'SQL Server' in the right pane and click on 'Start'
<h... |
11,573,979 | I installed SQL Server 2012 but not able to connection to express instance getting below error:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured... | 2012/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11573979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/751971/"
] | I just had this problem solved by following this guy's answer
[Can't connect to localhost on SQL Server Express 2012 / 2016](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12774827/cant-connect-to-localhost-on-sql-server-express-2012) | In my case, SqlServer Service was somehow stopped,i think it's because after installing MySql.I changed back it's state to 'Running', and it works now:
* Go To Sql Server Configuration Manager
* Click on 'Sql Server Services' in the left pane
* Right click on the 'SQL Server' in the right pane and click on 'Start'
<h... |
904 | This is a duplicate, but answers may very do to each individual SE policy.
I have a positive reputation. In science and math there are negatives. I thought I was OK but now I cannot ask questions or revise on poor(which is an opinion of a few not of the many) questions.
The rules are defined, but the most important... | 2017/08/27 | [
"https://space.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/904",
"https://space.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18879/"
] | The scoring system is common to all Stackexchange sites, not something users of individual sites can change. The place to discuss the scoring system is <https://meta.stackexchange.com/>. You can also find answers to your questions about the rules there.
A user can vote on each question or answer only once. | "Why can't up grades be made to this system for one user to block another if they are bored and/or annoyed by the questioner thus allowing lower lever users to answer it for them? Is it software design or software limitation?"
I am not a Stack Exchange developer, but as a former software developer, in my opinion, ther... |
48,037 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Family Name Pluralization](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7469/family-name-pluralization)
>
>
>
What is the plural of *Santa Claus*? It would be *Santa Clauses*, right? I started with *Santa Claus'* but that's obviously not correct. | 2011/11/11 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/48037",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/3837/"
] | The plural of *Santa Claus* is *Santa Clauses*. See this [guide](http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/department/docs/punctuation/node21.html#SECTION00062000000000000000) on unusual plurals for example. | Santa Clauses. Since Santa Claus is a proper noun, it's capitalized, thus differentiating it from Santa clauses, which is maybe where you're getting confused. Other than that, it's up to your discretion to make the distinction. That's the English language for you... |
3,931,337 | How would you go about handling Eclipse in a multiuser and multisite environment with, say, 500 or more developers?
Having each one downloading their own installation would lead to a support and maintenance nightmare.
Forcing each one to use a central installation doesnt feel ideal either and would limit the users o... | 2010/10/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3931337",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/207764/"
] | There are ways to install Eclipse in a shared environment so that plugins come from one place and are locked down, but the workspace/prefs are per-user. I've never done it, so check the documentation for more details.
But I would say that letting people be in charge of their own IDE destiny is a good way to go, and th... | I would use ant for compiling, building, generating Javadoc and checking code clarity.
If you have got more than 500 developers everyone should go agains a repository, be it CSV or VSN using a client appropiate to their client machine.
Dont even think about demmanding Eclipse as development environment, some people m... |
3,931,337 | How would you go about handling Eclipse in a multiuser and multisite environment with, say, 500 or more developers?
Having each one downloading their own installation would lead to a support and maintenance nightmare.
Forcing each one to use a central installation doesnt feel ideal either and would limit the users o... | 2010/10/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3931337",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/207764/"
] | The best solution will be [Yoxos Ondemand Eclipse](http://eclipsesource.com/en/yoxos/yoxos-ondemand/) + Maven
Yoxos has capabilities of creating templates of IDEs which you can distribute or update.
In some of the big java shops, they create their own edition of Eclipse (add plugins, tweaks etc), make it available on... | I would use ant for compiling, building, generating Javadoc and checking code clarity.
If you have got more than 500 developers everyone should go agains a repository, be it CSV or VSN using a client appropiate to their client machine.
Dont even think about demmanding Eclipse as development environment, some people m... |
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