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33,317 | My problem is that I have to control (turn on and off) one LASER that is placed inside an aluminium can (not like soda can, but one 2 mm thick).
So the question is if there's any way to do that wirelessly. I've been thinking about Bluetooth and Zigbee but in my initial research I've found data may not be able to 'go t... | 2012/06/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/33317",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/9165/"
] | Sound waves (or ultrasound) should be able to get through the can. Use a speaker and microphone (or [ultrasonic transducers](http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=136654&)). | Simple solution: Big coil outside and reed contact inside the can. A strong magnetic field should be able to penetrate 2mm alu. Might need some experimentation to learn what is "strong enough". |
33,317 | My problem is that I have to control (turn on and off) one LASER that is placed inside an aluminium can (not like soda can, but one 2 mm thick).
So the question is if there's any way to do that wirelessly. I've been thinking about Bluetooth and Zigbee but in my initial research I've found data may not be able to 'go t... | 2012/06/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/33317",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/9165/"
] | Simple solution: Big coil outside and reed contact inside the can. A strong magnetic field should be able to penetrate 2mm alu. Might need some experimentation to learn what is "strong enough". | You can make the can/casing the antenna.
Create a design where the cylinder is cut/sectioned midway its length. Join/mate the halves mechanically in some fashion (say threaded) to provide a hermetic seal. This allows you to easily assemble into and access the contents of the casing. Make sure though that the halves ar... |
33,317 | My problem is that I have to control (turn on and off) one LASER that is placed inside an aluminium can (not like soda can, but one 2 mm thick).
So the question is if there's any way to do that wirelessly. I've been thinking about Bluetooth and Zigbee but in my initial research I've found data may not be able to 'go t... | 2012/06/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/33317",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/9165/"
] | Sound waves (or ultrasound) should be able to get through the can. Use a speaker and microphone (or [ultrasonic transducers](http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=136654&)). | You can make the can/casing the antenna.
Create a design where the cylinder is cut/sectioned midway its length. Join/mate the halves mechanically in some fashion (say threaded) to provide a hermetic seal. This allows you to easily assemble into and access the contents of the casing. Make sure though that the halves ar... |
5,779,538 | Just wondering, is it possible to see the directory structure and all the files in a project that is uploaded to Windows Azure? Can we maybe use an ftp program or the developer portal to do that? | 2011/04/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5779538",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | You can setup your Azure roles to enable RDP. That way you can log onto the machine and investigate the directory structure, etc.
More information at this MSDN article <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg443832.aspx> | An old article that explains how to view package contents:
<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jnak/archive/2009/04/16/digging-in-to-the-windows-azure-service-package.aspx> |
5,779,538 | Just wondering, is it possible to see the directory structure and all the files in a project that is uploaded to Windows Azure? Can we maybe use an ftp program or the developer portal to do that? | 2011/04/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5779538",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/246392/"
] | You can setup your Azure roles to enable RDP. That way you can log onto the machine and investigate the directory structure, etc.
More information at this MSDN article <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg443832.aspx> | Or install WebMatrix which lets you view the whole structure of an Azure web app
<http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/> |
5,779,538 | Just wondering, is it possible to see the directory structure and all the files in a project that is uploaded to Windows Azure? Can we maybe use an ftp program or the developer portal to do that? | 2011/04/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5779538",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/246392/"
] | Or install WebMatrix which lets you view the whole structure of an Azure web app
<http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/> | An old article that explains how to view package contents:
<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jnak/archive/2009/04/16/digging-in-to-the-windows-azure-service-package.aspx> |
7,871,108 | This may sound silly but I didn't want to hijack a question.
I recently read this post:
[Why a second UI thread freezes the first one?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7865260/why-a-second-ui-thread-freezes-the-first-one)
and after reading the solution I felt that I was very weak with threading/ui/c#. Does anyo... | 2011/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7871108",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/530738/"
] | Usually it is suggested that the Threading by [Albahari](http://www.albahari.com/threading/) is the best book available. But i do not think that the threading in WPF is quite different than explained by Albahari. Even in case of handling UI threads. | Joe Albahari's ebook is the best free resource I know of ( he actually knows what he's talking about ), so I would start there.
However, Joe Duffy's book ( Concurrent Programming on Windows ) has much more detail - 1,000 pages worth! It's mandatory reading if you want to get serious. |
43,627 | If I give [Etrata, the Silencer](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bEtrata%2c%20the%20Silencer%5d) double strike, what happens? Am I able to get off the second hit and exile a second creature? Or would she shuffle herself away after the first strike damage (and before the normal damage)? | 2018/10/04 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/43627",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/12141/"
] | Double Strike causes damage to be dealt at 2 separate times, with a chance for triggered abilities and other responses to happen in between.
Because of this, after Etrata deals damage the first time, during the First Strike damage step, she will be shuffled into the owner's library and won't deal damage a second time.... | You would shuffle her away after the first strike damage step, so she wouldn't have a chance to deal damage for the second time during the normal damage step. |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | I have just find the utility [Network Recycle Bin Tool](http://coolstuff.ws/software/netrbin). It moves deleted files from network drives to the recycle bin. Unlike backup software you can restore a deleted file as it was at the time of deletion. You can define the list of network drives or network folders to track del... | Not to be too snarky but if you have Volume Shadow Copies turned on and are doing all the other standard backup stuff then its time for the user to take responsibility for that one.
I do agree with the SharePoint idea from smearp though. The Recycle Bin is great but I also notice that users treat a web interface diffe... |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | Third party applications like Undelete can do this - but I think Microsoft simply considers a file share as not really a document system. For storing, keeping version control over and handling important documents - something else is needed. Like the mentioned Sharepoint (though I can't say I enjoy the user experience o... | Not to be too snarky but if you have Volume Shadow Copies turned on and are doing all the other standard backup stuff then its time for the user to take responsibility for that one.
I do agree with the SharePoint idea from smearp though. The Recycle Bin is great but I also notice that users treat a web interface diffe... |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | Third party applications like Undelete can do this - but I think Microsoft simply considers a file share as not really a document system. For storing, keeping version control over and handling important documents - something else is needed. Like the mentioned Sharepoint (though I can't say I enjoy the user experience o... | I have just find the utility [Network Recycle Bin Tool](http://coolstuff.ws/software/netrbin). It moves deleted files from network drives to the recycle bin. Unlike backup software you can restore a deleted file as it was at the time of deletion. You can define the list of network drives or network folders to track del... |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | Third party applications like Undelete can do this - but I think Microsoft simply considers a file share as not really a document system. For storing, keeping version control over and handling important documents - something else is needed. Like the mentioned Sharepoint (though I can't say I enjoy the user experience o... | I don't know of a Recycle Bin for file shares, but this is a place where SharePoint stands out. SharePoint has two levels of recycle bins, one for users and one for admins, that capture deletes before you have to resort to restoring from a backup.
Just something to consider if one of the other ServerFault gurus can't ... |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | Unfortunatley, there is no Recycle Bin feature for any Network Share on any version of Windows.
It did make [a brief appearance](https://web.archive.org/web/1/http://articles.techrepublic%2ecom%2ecom/5100-10878_11-6090574.html) in Vista but then disappeared before RTM. | Not to be too snarky but if you have Volume Shadow Copies turned on and are doing all the other standard backup stuff then its time for the user to take responsibility for that one.
I do agree with the SharePoint idea from smearp though. The Recycle Bin is great but I also notice that users treat a web interface diffe... |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | As other have said it isn't generally possible to have a recycle bin on a network share.
But it is possible to get this functionality for home folders. If GPOs are used to redirect "My Documents" to a network share, anything deleted from "My Documents" will end up in the recycle bin.
This does bring up another issue,... | Not to be too snarky but if you have Volume Shadow Copies turned on and are doing all the other standard backup stuff then its time for the user to take responsibility for that one.
I do agree with the SharePoint idea from smearp though. The Recycle Bin is great but I also notice that users treat a web interface diffe... |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | Third party applications like Undelete can do this - but I think Microsoft simply considers a file share as not really a document system. For storing, keeping version control over and handling important documents - something else is needed. Like the mentioned Sharepoint (though I can't say I enjoy the user experience o... | Unfortunatley, there is no Recycle Bin feature for any Network Share on any version of Windows.
It did make [a brief appearance](https://web.archive.org/web/1/http://articles.techrepublic%2ecom%2ecom/5100-10878_11-6090574.html) in Vista but then disappeared before RTM. |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | Third party applications like Undelete can do this - but I think Microsoft simply considers a file share as not really a document system. For storing, keeping version control over and handling important documents - something else is needed. Like the mentioned Sharepoint (though I can't say I enjoy the user experience o... | We use a product called Undelete (<http://www.undelete.com/file-recovery.aspx>) on our file servers, but we are running Windows 2008. I think older versions of Windows did include a hidden file called a "network recycle bin" on each file partition on the server. But I could be wrong. You might want to check that. |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | I'm not terribly familiar with the Volume Shadow Copy feature, so maybe there's a technical limitation I'm not aware of, but why not just take more frequent snapshots?
As snapshots, they should be fairly lightweight after the first one, right? If you took hourly snapshots during business hours, wouldn't that drastica... | Not to be too snarky but if you have Volume Shadow Copies turned on and are doing all the other standard backup stuff then its time for the user to take responsibility for that one.
I do agree with the SharePoint idea from smearp though. The Recycle Bin is great but I also notice that users treat a web interface diffe... |
10,032 | One of the networks I administrate uses Windows Server 2003 File Shares to provide network storage for users. To prevent against accidental deletion, I use Shadow Copies to create snapshots twice a day. This method is only effective, however, for files which were on the share during the last snapshot. When users accide... | 2009/05/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10032",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2293/"
] | I don't know of a Recycle Bin for file shares, but this is a place where SharePoint stands out. SharePoint has two levels of recycle bins, one for users and one for admins, that capture deletes before you have to resort to restoring from a backup.
Just something to consider if one of the other ServerFault gurus can't ... | Not to be too snarky but if you have Volume Shadow Copies turned on and are doing all the other standard backup stuff then its time for the user to take responsibility for that one.
I do agree with the SharePoint idea from smearp though. The Recycle Bin is great but I also notice that users treat a web interface diffe... |
1,015 | In the following [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov) biography on Gary Kasparov, I read the following:
>
> From age 7, Kasparov attended the Young Pioneer Palace in Baku and, at 10 began training at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school under noted coach Vladimir Makogonov. Makogonov helped develop Ka... | 2012/07/10 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/1015",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com",
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] | Based on the sentence syntax I don't believe that the author is intending to make a connection between the mentioned opening systems and positional skills. Every strong player must have good positional skills and must also be a good tactician. You could not become a world class player without both.
Both of these openi... | I think that playing slower, more 'positional' defenses like the Caro Kann and Tartakower System of the QGD absolutely do help develop positional skills, but of course those are two openings out of many. |
1,015 | In the following [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov) biography on Gary Kasparov, I read the following:
>
> From age 7, Kasparov attended the Young Pioneer Palace in Baku and, at 10 began training at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school under noted coach Vladimir Makogonov. Makogonov helped develop Ka... | 2012/07/10 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/1015",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/users/109/"
] | Based on the sentence syntax I don't believe that the author is intending to make a connection between the mentioned opening systems and positional skills. Every strong player must have good positional skills and must also be a good tactician. You could not become a world class player without both.
Both of these openi... | There are also many more openings for positional play, like the London System, Nimzo-Indian, etc. Perhaps the best choices are systems since they require little or no theory. |
1,015 | In the following [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov) biography on Gary Kasparov, I read the following:
>
> From age 7, Kasparov attended the Young Pioneer Palace in Baku and, at 10 began training at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school under noted coach Vladimir Makogonov. Makogonov helped develop Ka... | 2012/07/10 | [
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/1015",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com",
"https://chess.stackexchange.com/users/109/"
] | I think that playing slower, more 'positional' defenses like the Caro Kann and Tartakower System of the QGD absolutely do help develop positional skills, but of course those are two openings out of many. | There are also many more openings for positional play, like the London System, Nimzo-Indian, etc. Perhaps the best choices are systems since they require little or no theory. |
79,997 | In the scene where Barty Crouch Jr. is revealed (movie, not books) to have been impersonating Mad-Eye Moody, Barty makes a weird remark:
>
> I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
>
>
>
He then sticks his arm out to show the Dark Mark. Dumbledore then reacts by having Harry stick his arm out, which shows the in... | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/79997",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/52465/"
] | When Barty Crouch Jr. says,
>
> I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
>
>
>
he wasn't referring to the dark mark, but to the wound Harry got at the graveyard. He was trying to let on that they got Harry's blood and after that, he would have revealed his dark mark.
When he says this, Dumbledore got curious and... | I took that scene as Crouch wanting to prove to Dumbledore that Voldemort is back, by showing his Dark Mark burning on his arm, which hadn't happened since Voldermort had disappeared all those years ago.
He knew that Harry was being taken to give blood to contribute to the resurrection, and was effectively backing up ... |
19,071,254 | Does the deployment target of an app need to be set to iOS 7 in order to get the iOS 7 appearance on and iOS 7 device?
It was that way during the beta and it still seems like it is right now due to my testing.
I am currently building using iOS 7 SDK and deployment target of - let just say < iOS 7. The app runs usin... | 2013/09/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19071254",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/761902/"
] | No! You can set the deployment target to be 6.1 For example and on devices running 6.1 it will look like 6.1 while on iOS7 devices it will look like 7.0.
And of course if you set deployment target to 7.0 it can ONLY run on 7.0 and up devices.
Also, make sure you set Base SDK to "Latest iOS". And check that your Targe... | Yes I think that's the intended behaviour. If the deployment target is <7, it will run like an iOS 6 app on your iOS 7 device.
This is because it doesn't have the usable status bar and also implements the old style keyboard.
Now that apple has the feature of downloading the last compatible version, if you update you... |
19,071,254 | Does the deployment target of an app need to be set to iOS 7 in order to get the iOS 7 appearance on and iOS 7 device?
It was that way during the beta and it still seems like it is right now due to my testing.
I am currently building using iOS 7 SDK and deployment target of - let just say < iOS 7. The app runs usin... | 2013/09/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19071254",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/761902/"
] | I had exactly the same problem - Base SDK 7.0, Deployment Target SDK 6.1 on simulator worked as expected (iOS7 looks) but on the device (which had iOS7 installed) resulted in iOS6 looks.
Turns out it was because I had 6.1 SDK copied in my XCode 5 (I copied it previously to build another project against iOS6.1 with XCo... | Yes I think that's the intended behaviour. If the deployment target is <7, it will run like an iOS 6 app on your iOS 7 device.
This is because it doesn't have the usable status bar and also implements the old style keyboard.
Now that apple has the feature of downloading the last compatible version, if you update you... |
19,071,254 | Does the deployment target of an app need to be set to iOS 7 in order to get the iOS 7 appearance on and iOS 7 device?
It was that way during the beta and it still seems like it is right now due to my testing.
I am currently building using iOS 7 SDK and deployment target of - let just say < iOS 7. The app runs usin... | 2013/09/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19071254",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/761902/"
] | No! You can set the deployment target to be 6.1 For example and on devices running 6.1 it will look like 6.1 while on iOS7 devices it will look like 7.0.
And of course if you set deployment target to 7.0 it can ONLY run on 7.0 and up devices.
Also, make sure you set Base SDK to "Latest iOS". And check that your Targe... | I had exactly the same problem - Base SDK 7.0, Deployment Target SDK 6.1 on simulator worked as expected (iOS7 looks) but on the device (which had iOS7 installed) resulted in iOS6 looks.
Turns out it was because I had 6.1 SDK copied in my XCode 5 (I copied it previously to build another project against iOS6.1 with XCo... |
48,723 | I'm new to Arduino and coding but I build wooden clocks. The biggest problem is timing the clock to the correct beats per min when adjusting pendulum length. I'm thinking Arduino and an IR sensor?? to detect when the pendulum breaks the beam, then displaying the beats per min real time would be possible. If not real ti... | 2018/01/12 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/48723",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/41727/"
] | If the accuracy you require is about 1%, that should be doable with any
Arduino. Much higher accuracies would be hard to achieve because most
Arduinos are clocked off a ceramic resonator, and these have a frequency
tolerance of about 0.5%.
Given that your signal is very slow, the simplest approach may be to
poll the p... | I'd suggest to have the Arduino send a message to the PC when a 'tick' occurs. Then have the PC do the calculations over a larger number of ticks. You can even have the PC measure it's drift using NTP (PC clocks also aren't extremely accurate, but better that the crystal on the Arduino).
The procedure that I used, I ... |
44,650,852 | our company ordered an EV-Certificate from [GlobalSign](https://www.globalsign.com/en/code-signing-certificate/ev-code-signing-certificates/).
Before we had a normal code signing certificate as a p12 file which we could use in Install4J.
Now, with the new certificate we have no cert-files but a usb-token.
Is there a... | 2017/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/44650852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3486801/"
] | Based on Ingo's answer, it's not possible to use an EV Code Sign certificate. I hope, in future, it will.
As I said in my question, you have to use "Executable processing" in media wizard (for windows only).
You can use microsoft's codesign on windows itself or you can you a little tool called [jsign](https://ebourg.... | >
> Or do I need to use the "Executable processing" step of media wizard like
> mentioned here?
>
>
>
Yes, that's the only way.
>
> Maybe a way to sign all installers (win, mac, linux) from one machine (like macos)?
>
>
>
Unfortunately, that's not possible.
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**Update 2019-10-22**
Since install4j 8.0,... |
76,536 | I am an undergraduate student in computer science, and I have been working as an undergraduate researcher in theoretical computer science for 7 months. There was this problem that my supervisor mentioned, and I worked on it for a while. But I only managed to solve a sub-case of the problem, which didn't interest my sup... | 2016/09/08 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/76536",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/61539/"
] | As an early-career mathematician, I have had this experience, more or less exactly, several times. I think I've solved a problem (or made good progress toward doing so) and I become proud and emotionally invested, only to show it to a mentor (first my PhD advisor, then my postdoc supervisor) who quickly points out a fa... | Perhaps I'm taking the OP too literally at his word, but my first inclination is to see it like this: an undergraduate tried his hand at research, had a predominantly negative experience, and now is not motivated to continue even though his advisor gave him something else to do. Well, there is one obvious answer: don't... |
76,536 | I am an undergraduate student in computer science, and I have been working as an undergraduate researcher in theoretical computer science for 7 months. There was this problem that my supervisor mentioned, and I worked on it for a while. But I only managed to solve a sub-case of the problem, which didn't interest my sup... | 2016/09/08 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/76536",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/61539/"
] | Perhaps I'm taking the OP too literally at his word, but my first inclination is to see it like this: an undergraduate tried his hand at research, had a predominantly negative experience, and now is not motivated to continue even though his advisor gave him something else to do. Well, there is one obvious answer: don't... | Okay. I was in a well respected PhD program for two years, doing research, when I got sick, and now I've been sick for 3 years unable to do math. I'm won't say what your experiencing isn't real or unpleasant, but I'd like to suggest I have some perspective to offer you. A lot of it comes from realizing unhealthy emotio... |
76,536 | I am an undergraduate student in computer science, and I have been working as an undergraduate researcher in theoretical computer science for 7 months. There was this problem that my supervisor mentioned, and I worked on it for a while. But I only managed to solve a sub-case of the problem, which didn't interest my sup... | 2016/09/08 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/76536",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | Perhaps I'm taking the OP too literally at his word, but my first inclination is to see it like this: an undergraduate tried his hand at research, had a predominantly negative experience, and now is not motivated to continue even though his advisor gave him something else to do. Well, there is one obvious answer: don't... | Focusing too much on your personal experience may have something to do with it - the world is bigger than your own self, connect to it.
Maybe find other motivations: e.g. "some economists out there just can't wait to use the methods you derive" or "theoretical CS is beautiful no matter how treacherous"
It also may be... |
76,536 | I am an undergraduate student in computer science, and I have been working as an undergraduate researcher in theoretical computer science for 7 months. There was this problem that my supervisor mentioned, and I worked on it for a while. But I only managed to solve a sub-case of the problem, which didn't interest my sup... | 2016/09/08 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/76536",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/61539/"
] | As an early-career mathematician, I have had this experience, more or less exactly, several times. I think I've solved a problem (or made good progress toward doing so) and I become proud and emotionally invested, only to show it to a mentor (first my PhD advisor, then my postdoc supervisor) who quickly points out a fa... | Okay. I was in a well respected PhD program for two years, doing research, when I got sick, and now I've been sick for 3 years unable to do math. I'm won't say what your experiencing isn't real or unpleasant, but I'd like to suggest I have some perspective to offer you. A lot of it comes from realizing unhealthy emotio... |
76,536 | I am an undergraduate student in computer science, and I have been working as an undergraduate researcher in theoretical computer science for 7 months. There was this problem that my supervisor mentioned, and I worked on it for a while. But I only managed to solve a sub-case of the problem, which didn't interest my sup... | 2016/09/08 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/76536",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/61539/"
] | As an early-career mathematician, I have had this experience, more or less exactly, several times. I think I've solved a problem (or made good progress toward doing so) and I become proud and emotionally invested, only to show it to a mentor (first my PhD advisor, then my postdoc supervisor) who quickly points out a fa... | Focusing too much on your personal experience may have something to do with it - the world is bigger than your own self, connect to it.
Maybe find other motivations: e.g. "some economists out there just can't wait to use the methods you derive" or "theoretical CS is beautiful no matter how treacherous"
It also may be... |
76,536 | I am an undergraduate student in computer science, and I have been working as an undergraduate researcher in theoretical computer science for 7 months. There was this problem that my supervisor mentioned, and I worked on it for a while. But I only managed to solve a sub-case of the problem, which didn't interest my sup... | 2016/09/08 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/76536",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/61539/"
] | Okay. I was in a well respected PhD program for two years, doing research, when I got sick, and now I've been sick for 3 years unable to do math. I'm won't say what your experiencing isn't real or unpleasant, but I'd like to suggest I have some perspective to offer you. A lot of it comes from realizing unhealthy emotio... | Focusing too much on your personal experience may have something to do with it - the world is bigger than your own self, connect to it.
Maybe find other motivations: e.g. "some economists out there just can't wait to use the methods you derive" or "theoretical CS is beautiful no matter how treacherous"
It also may be... |
30,429 | There are for example SharePoint questions on SO, SF and SharePointOverflow.
It would be nice to be able to see / search for answers across all sites. | 2009/11/20 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/30429",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/130822/"
] | Stackexchange sites like SharePointOverflow and SO, SF are run by totally different people. They use similar software, as StackExchange is a version of the SO software that is further developped by FogCreek (Joel's company).
It would be rather hard to make a search to span all these sites, apart from existing solution... | This question is a bit out of date, but under the new SE site model, there is now a centralized hub of all sites, [stackexchange.com](http://stackexchange.com). On that site, you can:
* Create "tag sets" which let you group together questions with different tags from different sites on the network (i.e., questions tag... |
66,053 | Just asked this question on "Christianity", but feel asked it in a very awkward way:
>
> Do we have any evidence that Martin Luther considered some individuals
> of the Roman Catholic clergy living in some **centuries close to
> Luther's time (the closer centuries are preferred)** to be the part of
> the Universal... | 2012/04/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66053",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2270/"
] | You have written a long sentence, and so I would suggest making a few other revisions to tighten it up. Maybe something like this:
>
> Is there any evidence that Martin Luther considered any of the Roman Catholic clergymen who were his contemporaries or who lived in the centuries preceding his own lifetime a part of... | How about "...in the centuries before his time, especially (or particularly) the ***latter***"? |
1,493,087 | How to print a Windows form as a word doc would be printed?
I do have a windows form, the content of which, including labels and textbox values, i want to print. I did have the thought of using reports, but it would be very hard to create it, so i'm asking for a simple way of doing it (the printing). So this question ... | 2009/09/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1493087",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | in visual studio 2008 in c# under Visual basic Powerpacks there is a PrintForm object you can add, the tool tip states "allows you to easily print a window form as a simple report." | Here is an article on [CodeProject](http://www.codeproject.com/KB/printing/printawinformsusercontrol.aspx) that should walk you through what you want. |
54,201,892 | I know how to do it on Mac, Linux and Windows, but it doesn't work on Chromebook. You'd expect it to be alt-up/down like Win/Linux, but that is treated like home and end.
Anybody know the trick? | 2019/01/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/54201892",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/105562/"
] | **Alt + Up/Down** and **Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down** are reserved by Chromebook. You could open **File --> Preferences --> Keyboard Shorcuts** in VS Code and change **Move Line Up/Down** settings to something else.
[Chromebook keyboard shortcuts](https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/183101?hl=en)
[Chromebook keyboa... | There's a easy way.
Just open google-chrome and type **chrome://flags** in the URL bar,go to the Experiments page.
Search **Deprecate Alt based six-pack** , then **Enable** this feature.
Restart.
Then you can use the default shortcut to move line up/down in VSCode. |
111,316 | I always wondered what Barry Allen's top speed is in *The Flash* (CW), as it's never really stated or estimated.
What is the top speed of the Flash? | 2020/10/18 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/111316",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/84017/"
] | The information provided in [this answer](https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/111317) isn't really correct on Barry's top speed. As far as I'm aware, and I watched the show up to season 6, Barry's top speed was revealed in Season 4, Episode 15, called "Enter Flashtime".
In this episode, a nuclear bomb is detonated, and... | After a lot of research, I found out Barry's top speed.
In S6, Gideon tells Barry that ultraviolet light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles/second, and that the current Barry is 80 times slower than that, so we can do the math and check it out:
186,000 miles/sec/80 = 2,325 miles/sec (Barry's top speed)
This convert... |
314,432 | We are using RF radiation in between 0.3 and 100MHz for [evaporative cooling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooling_(atomic_physics)) of Rb87 atoms in vacuum. For example, in one application we ramp our frequncy in a three-part linear ramp from 80 to 1MHz during 8 seconds.
What would be the ideal antenna d... | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/314432",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/152732/"
] | Yes it certainly sounds like a near-field transmission with the main energy being delivered as an alternating magnetic field and not a proper EM wave. The coil you describe sounds to me like it would have an inductance of about 2 uH and, to improve efficiency (at the low end) you could use parallel tuning.
I estimate... | While some optimization of the antenna is possible, given the physical constraints, the effort may not yield a substantial improvement. Some optimization for a smaller range of frequencies is, however, quite plausible and worth pursuing.
Since your goal is to optimize the energy to which the 87Rb is subjected, I would... |
325,050 | In the context below:
"Months of American diplomacy have failed to stop the fighting in northern Ethiopia.
Now, the civil war is plunging into its most alarming phase yet."
is "fight in northern Ethiopia" interchangeable by "fighting in northern Ethiopia"????
if I could extend this post I would ask also if "intercha... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/325050",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/152626/"
] | No, "fight" is not interchangeable *with* "fighting".
The verb "fight" (as in "fighting") refers generally to any situation where people are in an aggressive conflict, usually against someone else, but not always. It includes war.
The noun "fight" (as in "the fight"), on the other hand, refers only to a few very spec... | "fight" has a higher level meaning than "fighting", putting more importance on the underlying purpose of the conflict:
* The **fight** for equal rights.
* The **fight** against malaria.
* The **fight** over Crimea has been going on for centuries.
"fighting", as a noun (gerund), is more about the ongoing process, putt... |
325,050 | In the context below:
"Months of American diplomacy have failed to stop the fighting in northern Ethiopia.
Now, the civil war is plunging into its most alarming phase yet."
is "fight in northern Ethiopia" interchangeable by "fighting in northern Ethiopia"????
if I could extend this post I would ask also if "intercha... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/325050",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/152626/"
] | "fight" has a higher level meaning than "fighting", putting more importance on the underlying purpose of the conflict:
* The **fight** for equal rights.
* The **fight** against malaria.
* The **fight** over Crimea has been going on for centuries.
"fighting", as a noun (gerund), is more about the ongoing process, putt... | In the example given you may interchangeably use "the fight" and "the fighting" and many English speakers will understand. You may say "interchangeable by" and be understood but many English speakers may prefer "interchangeable with". |
325,050 | In the context below:
"Months of American diplomacy have failed to stop the fighting in northern Ethiopia.
Now, the civil war is plunging into its most alarming phase yet."
is "fight in northern Ethiopia" interchangeable by "fighting in northern Ethiopia"????
if I could extend this post I would ask also if "intercha... | 2022/10/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/325050",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/152626/"
] | No, "fight" is not interchangeable *with* "fighting".
The verb "fight" (as in "fighting") refers generally to any situation where people are in an aggressive conflict, usually against someone else, but not always. It includes war.
The noun "fight" (as in "the fight"), on the other hand, refers only to a few very spec... | In the example given you may interchangeably use "the fight" and "the fighting" and many English speakers will understand. You may say "interchangeable by" and be understood but many English speakers may prefer "interchangeable with". |
20,968 | I have some routable data for testing my pgRouting functions, and everything is fine. Now I have to download some more countries from OSM. I downloaded Germany shape files, but OSM maps are not routable. OK, next step, I found osm2pgrouting Import Tool but it works only on Linux, I need Windows version.
Is there any po... | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/20968",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/5808/"
] | You may want to take a look at the OSM chapter of the pgRouting workshop: <http://workshop.pgrouting.org/chapters/osm2pgrouting.html>
To import your data on Windows you could try osm2po (<http://osm2po.de>). It's written in Java, so it may work. | I have used OSM2PostGIS for Windows without issue
*"OSM2PostGIS is a new tool for importing data from the OpenStreetMap XML (.osm) files to a PostgreSQL database with the correct geometry projection, spatial reference (PostGIS), and directed topology for routing (pgRouting). Routing cost calculation is aware of one-wa... |
20,968 | I have some routable data for testing my pgRouting functions, and everything is fine. Now I have to download some more countries from OSM. I downloaded Germany shape files, but OSM maps are not routable. OK, next step, I found osm2pgrouting Import Tool but it works only on Linux, I need Windows version.
Is there any po... | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/20968",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/5808/"
] | You may want to take a look at the OSM chapter of the pgRouting workshop: <http://workshop.pgrouting.org/chapters/osm2pgrouting.html>
To import your data on Windows you could try osm2po (<http://osm2po.de>). It's written in Java, so it may work. | You can also use our OSM converter. It turns the OSM files into SHP, which you can then import into PostGIS (or even better use it with our routing products). In any case the converter is aimed at making OSM routable and highlight errors in the data.
Find it at <http://www.routeware.dk> |
53,147 | Some time after graduating, a student publicly alleged that a professor wrongly accused and failed him for academic dishonesty. I was a teaching assistant (TA) for this class one semester before the student took it and noticed various discrepancies between this student's story and factual information I gained as a TA r... | 2020/07/11 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/53147",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/32381/"
] | **Step One: Does FERPA apply?**
Are you or the other TAs still employed by the university? Any of you who are no longer working for the school are no longer bound by FERPA.
**Step Two: Is your information an "educational record"?**
FERPA links federal funding to policies governing the the release of "educational rec... | This sounds more like a retaliatory privacy tort related to a separate defamation tort than a FERPA problem. It's unclear whether a number of TAs acting in concert about a matter that touches on the scope of their employment rises to the level of a "practice" sufficient to endanger the institution's federal funding.
[... |
1,956,634 | I have made apps for iPhone, but want to also code for the Android but want to know if it is first worth my time, second worth my having to learn another language, and third worth the effort in the sense that am I going to make a profit from this. Also if in any way Android code is similar, then will it be hard to brin... | 2009/12/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1956634",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/225020/"
] | It's a most definite no. As iPhone Guy pointed out, there's a major difference in the languages both platforms require. iPhone uses Objective-C whereas the Android is based on Java (don't know if it's Mobile Edition or "regular" though). In addition, it's a completely different set of APIs. iPhone uses a modified form ... | Yes -- programming on the iPhone uses Objective-C while programming for Android is in Java. Although they use similar concepts, the two languages are different.
I was a Java programmer before switching to Objective C. Personally I like Objective C better than Java, but that's just a personal opinion ;) |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | You could always add some toe clips to your pedals they will keep your feet positioned on the pedals better. Clipless pedals - like Shimano SPD or Crank Bros Egg Beaters - work great too, but they do require special shoes with cleats on them. | You may want to try this [online fit computer](http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO). It does require several measurements, but the results are generally pretty good.
Regarding changing the geometry, you can sometimes make a small bike work, but it will never be as good as a properly-size... |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | You could always add some toe clips to your pedals they will keep your feet positioned on the pedals better. Clipless pedals - like Shimano SPD or Crank Bros Egg Beaters - work great too, but they do require special shoes with cleats on them. | Ideally, the ball of your feet (the part just below the toes), should be on the pedal to transfer power to the pedals (efficiently and bio-mechanically healthy).
This is also likely causing your knees to "flare" away from the frame (like a V). You'll want to keep your knee, toes and hip on the same vertical plane. oth... |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | If I understand the problem correctly, it sounds like you're sitting too far forward on this bike. Whether you're too tall for your frame or not is difficult to diagnose without at least pictures, but you might consider that this bike is simply too small for you. (If you're having trouble getting the handlebars far eno... | You may want to try this [online fit computer](http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO). It does require several measurements, but the results are generally pretty good.
Regarding changing the geometry, you can sometimes make a small bike work, but it will never be as good as a properly-size... |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | If I understand the problem correctly, it sounds like you're sitting too far forward on this bike. Whether you're too tall for your frame or not is difficult to diagnose without at least pictures, but you might consider that this bike is simply too small for you. (If you're having trouble getting the handlebars far eno... | Try an [offset seat post](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seatpost#Offset.2FLayback), that will help get your seat back a little further.
Other than that, sure, a different [seat tube](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_frame#Seat_tube) angle would change the spatial relationship between your rear and your feet. But th... |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | Ideally, the ball of your feet (the part just below the toes), should be on the pedal to transfer power to the pedals (efficiently and bio-mechanically healthy).
This is also likely causing your knees to "flare" away from the frame (like a V). You'll want to keep your knee, toes and hip on the same vertical plane. oth... | Try an [offset seat post](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seatpost#Offset.2FLayback), that will help get your seat back a little further.
Other than that, sure, a different [seat tube](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_frame#Seat_tube) angle would change the spatial relationship between your rear and your feet. But th... |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | If I understand the problem correctly, it sounds like you're sitting too far forward on this bike. Whether you're too tall for your frame or not is difficult to diagnose without at least pictures, but you might consider that this bike is simply too small for you. (If you're having trouble getting the handlebars far eno... | What type of pedal are you using? You're a relatively tall guy for a 55 cm bike. You're almost my height, I think you would be much more comfortable on a frame that's closer to 59 cm. |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | If I understand the problem correctly, it sounds like you're sitting too far forward on this bike. Whether you're too tall for your frame or not is difficult to diagnose without at least pictures, but you might consider that this bike is simply too small for you. (If you're having trouble getting the handlebars far eno... | Ideally, the ball of your feet (the part just below the toes), should be on the pedal to transfer power to the pedals (efficiently and bio-mechanically healthy).
This is also likely causing your knees to "flare" away from the frame (like a V). You'll want to keep your knee, toes and hip on the same vertical plane. oth... |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | You may want to try this [online fit computer](http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO). It does require several measurements, but the results are generally pretty good.
Regarding changing the geometry, you can sometimes make a small bike work, but it will never be as good as a properly-size... | What type of pedal are you using? You're a relatively tall guy for a 55 cm bike. You're almost my height, I think you would be much more comfortable on a frame that's closer to 59 cm. |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | You could always add some toe clips to your pedals they will keep your feet positioned on the pedals better. Clipless pedals - like Shimano SPD or Crank Bros Egg Beaters - work great too, but they do require special shoes with cleats on them. | What type of pedal are you using? You're a relatively tall guy for a 55 cm bike. You're almost my height, I think you would be much more comfortable on a frame that's closer to 59 cm. |
13,298 | I am 1,85m tall, have shoes sized 58-59 (European) and have classic non sloped frame with seat tube 55cm. Problem is that my feet land with their middle on the pedals, not with the front part where the toes are.
I will try to move seat more to the back, but other than that, is it possible to look for different geometr... | 2012/11/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13298",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/5563/"
] | You could always add some toe clips to your pedals they will keep your feet positioned on the pedals better. Clipless pedals - like Shimano SPD or Crank Bros Egg Beaters - work great too, but they do require special shoes with cleats on them. | Try an [offset seat post](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seatpost#Offset.2FLayback), that will help get your seat back a little further.
Other than that, sure, a different [seat tube](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_frame#Seat_tube) angle would change the spatial relationship between your rear and your feet. But th... |
4,282,520 | Can anyone tell me how to write a verilog code for DWT of an image and download in to fpga.
Actually my project is to write a verilog code to perform discrete wavelet transform of a medical image, can anyone frame the logic or if have the code can you send me, please
I am using xilinx virtex 2 pro.. | 2010/11/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4282520",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/428130/"
] | [This one](http://opencores.org/project,dwt2d) is in VHDL instead of Verilog, but might still provide at least some inspiration. | Generally FPGA's come with software for programming them. Depending on manufacturer those packages are different. But most of FPGA manufacturers(Xilinx, Altera, etc) ship tools to program their chips.
Besides that there are few 3rd party tools:
<http://www.synopsys.com/Solutions/EndSolutions/FPGASolution/Pages/defaul... |
32,098 | Can anybody explain what the bold sentence want to say?
>
> Context:
>
>
> And whilst cities obviously contain bodies, bodies also contain
> cities. In fact, the city itself functions as an ‘ecological’ body,
> one that facilitates the circulation of particular socio-economic and
> cultural discourses whilst als... | 2016/02/13 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32098",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/17128/"
] | "The people can't imagine breaking some of the city's rules." | You really should give a reference and context. But the language sounds familiar enough. I would tend to agree that Shane's neat deflation is basically correct.
This is a textbook sort of *post-modernist* rhetoric that might be enlightening by recasting our way of seeing things. But here it just sounds a bit bloated ... |
563,315 | I have a very simple question:
I am trying to power five 28BYJ-48 stepper motors attached to some ULN2003 driving boards but **I am confused about the amperage I need**. Each of the stepper motors needs **5V** and **250mA** to run and my driving boards take **up to 500mA**.
I'm wondering if I need to buy a power supp... | 2021/05/03 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/563315",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/272452/"
] | You are trying to make a DPST (NC/NO) switch into a SPDT switch with break before make.
This requirement is the same as a half bridge that demands no shootthru between Vdd and Vss or “dead-time” yet these are tolerant to high V isolation and high blocking voltage so the cross conduction of switches will occur yet be o... | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XogMr.png)
*Figure 1. With tON and tOFF rated at 4 ms max it looks like you have a region of about 2 ms where you will have shoot-through risk.*
I suspect that any dual NO / NC package like this will suffer the same probl... |
563,315 | I have a very simple question:
I am trying to power five 28BYJ-48 stepper motors attached to some ULN2003 driving boards but **I am confused about the amperage I need**. Each of the stepper motors needs **5V** and **250mA** to run and my driving boards take **up to 500mA**.
I'm wondering if I need to buy a power supp... | 2021/05/03 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/563315",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/272452/"
] | You are trying to make a DPST (NC/NO) switch into a SPDT switch with break before make.
This requirement is the same as a half bridge that demands no shootthru between Vdd and Vss or “dead-time” yet these are tolerant to high V isolation and high blocking voltage so the cross conduction of switches will occur yet be o... | Generally speaking, it seems to be true for most, if not all, SSR relays with single diode controlling both switches.
The devices with separate LEDs *might* have the break-before-make functionality. For example [this app note](http://datasheet.digchip.com/000/000-1-APP62.pdf) mentions Siemens LH1502 with built-in cont... |
1,720 | Many head-stones only show the year of death, not the full date. Others may record the internment date rather than date of death.
Where would I locate more accurate dates of death before the 1800's in the US? | 2012/10/24 | [
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/1720",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are two sources you could try.
Check with the county or state for will probates, which will give you a closer proximity.
Sometimes, land records, where the deed for the land the person owned changes hands. | Disclaimer: I haven't done much research in the period, but these are the questions I would ask and attempt to answer if I were looking to confirm a death date for a pre-1800 tombstone.
* Are there any clues that would indicate the age of the stone? Who might have been in charge of the cemetery at the time? e.g. if a ... |
1,720 | Many head-stones only show the year of death, not the full date. Others may record the internment date rather than date of death.
Where would I locate more accurate dates of death before the 1800's in the US? | 2012/10/24 | [
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/1720",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are two sources you could try.
Check with the county or state for will probates, which will give you a closer proximity.
Sometimes, land records, where the deed for the land the person owned changes hands. | Very, very occasionally, luck will smile upon you and the records of the doctor who attended the family will have survived in a repository somewhere (a society, a library, an archive). If not published in book form, perhaps a transcription is available in a genealogical or historical journal.
ADDED:
* Be sure to util... |
1,720 | Many head-stones only show the year of death, not the full date. Others may record the internment date rather than date of death.
Where would I locate more accurate dates of death before the 1800's in the US? | 2012/10/24 | [
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/1720",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/users/52/"
] | Disclaimer: I haven't done much research in the period, but these are the questions I would ask and attempt to answer if I were looking to confirm a death date for a pre-1800 tombstone.
* Are there any clues that would indicate the age of the stone? Who might have been in charge of the cemetery at the time? e.g. if a ... | Very, very occasionally, luck will smile upon you and the records of the doctor who attended the family will have survived in a repository somewhere (a society, a library, an archive). If not published in book form, perhaps a transcription is available in a genealogical or historical journal.
ADDED:
* Be sure to util... |
98,983 | I have a bunch of word doc's that were created using a template - which is no longer available. If I am connected the company network when i try to open these documents Word hangs and will not open them. If i disconnect the network cable or i try to open them when not connected the company network the doc's open withou... | 2010/01/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/98983",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | I believe you can go into the tools menu, select 'templates and addins" click on "attach" and attach the document to a local template (e.g. normal). I am looking at Word 2003, so your exact menu sequence may be different. Unfortunately this is a document, by document process as well, so this may not solve it much bette... | Here's a template disconnection procedure for Office 2k7:
<http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/word-help/load-or-unload-a-template-or-add-in-program-HA010105537.aspx#BM2> |
98,983 | I have a bunch of word doc's that were created using a template - which is no longer available. If I am connected the company network when i try to open these documents Word hangs and will not open them. If i disconnect the network cable or i try to open them when not connected the company network the doc's open withou... | 2010/01/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/98983",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | I believe you can go into the tools menu, select 'templates and addins" click on "attach" and attach the document to a local template (e.g. normal). I am looking at Word 2003, so your exact menu sequence may be different. Unfortunately this is a document, by document process as well, so this may not solve it much bette... | I have inherited a doc from someone and every time I open it, it tries to connect to some network location to download some template. I never understood why and needed to resolve it and made me look for it until one impatient user complained that the document does not open.
Here is the procedure to fix this with Offi... |
98,983 | I have a bunch of word doc's that were created using a template - which is no longer available. If I am connected the company network when i try to open these documents Word hangs and will not open them. If i disconnect the network cable or i try to open them when not connected the company network the doc's open withou... | 2010/01/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/98983",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | I believe you can go into the tools menu, select 'templates and addins" click on "attach" and attach the document to a local template (e.g. normal). I am looking at Word 2003, so your exact menu sequence may be different. Unfortunately this is a document, by document process as well, so this may not solve it much bette... | I had problems opening a file that was looking for a template on a remote server. I managed to read it (in word 2013) by selecting "open in protected view". Go file > open > computer > browse. Browse for your file, select it but be careful *not* to just click the "open button". Instead, click the little black down ward... |
98,983 | I have a bunch of word doc's that were created using a template - which is no longer available. If I am connected the company network when i try to open these documents Word hangs and will not open them. If i disconnect the network cable or i try to open them when not connected the company network the doc's open withou... | 2010/01/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/98983",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Here's a template disconnection procedure for Office 2k7:
<http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/word-help/load-or-unload-a-template-or-add-in-program-HA010105537.aspx#BM2> | I had problems opening a file that was looking for a template on a remote server. I managed to read it (in word 2013) by selecting "open in protected view". Go file > open > computer > browse. Browse for your file, select it but be careful *not* to just click the "open button". Instead, click the little black down ward... |
98,983 | I have a bunch of word doc's that were created using a template - which is no longer available. If I am connected the company network when i try to open these documents Word hangs and will not open them. If i disconnect the network cable or i try to open them when not connected the company network the doc's open withou... | 2010/01/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/98983",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | I have inherited a doc from someone and every time I open it, it tries to connect to some network location to download some template. I never understood why and needed to resolve it and made me look for it until one impatient user complained that the document does not open.
Here is the procedure to fix this with Offi... | I had problems opening a file that was looking for a template on a remote server. I managed to read it (in word 2013) by selecting "open in protected view". Go file > open > computer > browse. Browse for your file, select it but be careful *not* to just click the "open button". Instead, click the little black down ward... |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | Downgrade BIOS from 2.22 to 1.14 resolved mine problems.
BIOS update utility :
<http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS037575>
I've ran file 'gluj04us.exe' (1.14 BIOS) from Windows 7, then Laptop restarted 3 times (flash operations).
After 4th reboot laptop I've reinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 and e... | I'm also experiencing problems with the T440p.
For what concernes the optimus bug, see
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1268669> |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | Downgrade BIOS from 2.22 to 1.14 resolved mine problems.
BIOS update utility :
<http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS037575>
I've ran file 'gluj04us.exe' (1.14 BIOS) from Windows 7, then Laptop restarted 3 times (flash operations).
After 4th reboot laptop I've reinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 and e... | My Lenovo T440p has just arrived in my house. And this Laptop use UEFI and a secure boot to prevent some security problems. I have installed the latest Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit version just to assure you that the installation is possible. I don't know if you could install Ubuntu 12.04 as for me, it does not support the U... |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | Downgrade BIOS from 2.22 to 1.14 resolved mine problems.
BIOS update utility :
<http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS037575>
I've ran file 'gluj04us.exe' (1.14 BIOS) from Windows 7, then Laptop restarted 3 times (flash operations).
After 4th reboot laptop I've reinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 and e... | I've a T420 and I hope most of its configurations might be same as your T440p. I'm also having some issues to get the optimus to work and presently settled for using laptop in discrete(pure nvidia) graphics mode(enable/disable from BIOS) with nvidia's 331.38 version of the driver. For installation use nomodset as sugge... |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | Downgrade BIOS from 2.22 to 1.14 resolved mine problems.
BIOS update utility :
<http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS037575>
I've ran file 'gluj04us.exe' (1.14 BIOS) from Windows 7, then Laptop restarted 3 times (flash operations).
After 4th reboot laptop I've reinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 and e... | Not the answer you need but I run 64-bit Ubuntu desktop on Lenovo Thinkpad X121e. It is a terribly slow laptop and I gave up trying to run Windows 7 on it.
Except for speed and lack of CD/DVD player I have no issues.
I started using 12.04 LTS and have upgraded to 14.04 LTS |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | From your [link](https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/246834) :
>
> I had the same problem with my T440p i7-4700MQ with Intel and Nvidia.
>
>
> I managed to finally boot off a 14.04 Live-DVD by pressing F6 and/or
> ESC as soon as the "Press Enter" disappeared. Then I modified the boot
> options to "nomo... | I'm also experiencing problems with the T440p.
For what concernes the optimus bug, see
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1268669> |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | Downgrade BIOS from 2.22 to 1.14 resolved mine problems.
BIOS update utility :
<http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS037575>
I've ran file 'gluj04us.exe' (1.14 BIOS) from Windows 7, then Laptop restarted 3 times (flash operations).
After 4th reboot laptop I've reinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 and e... | From your [link](https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/246834) :
>
> I had the same problem with my T440p i7-4700MQ with Intel and Nvidia.
>
>
> I managed to finally boot off a 14.04 Live-DVD by pressing F6 and/or
> ESC as soon as the "Press Enter" disappeared. Then I modified the boot
> options to "nomo... |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | From your [link](https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/246834) :
>
> I had the same problem with my T440p i7-4700MQ with Intel and Nvidia.
>
>
> I managed to finally boot off a 14.04 Live-DVD by pressing F6 and/or
> ESC as soon as the "Press Enter" disappeared. Then I modified the boot
> options to "nomo... | My Lenovo T440p has just arrived in my house. And this Laptop use UEFI and a secure boot to prevent some security problems. I have installed the latest Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit version just to assure you that the installation is possible. I don't know if you could install Ubuntu 12.04 as for me, it does not support the U... |
454,268 | Is there anybody, who is able to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 (64bit) on Lenovo Thinkpad T440p and get fully functional NVIDIA Optimus? This laptop model is certified by Canonical to be fully supported by Ubuntu, but install Ubuntu 14.04 is nearly impossible, due to the fact, that 14.04 desktop ISO image crash during ... | 2014/04/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/454268",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/87222/"
] | From your [link](https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/246834) :
>
> I had the same problem with my T440p i7-4700MQ with Intel and Nvidia.
>
>
> I managed to finally boot off a 14.04 Live-DVD by pressing F6 and/or
> ESC as soon as the "Press Enter" disappeared. Then I modified the boot
> options to "nomo... | I've a T420 and I hope most of its configurations might be same as your T440p. I'm also having some issues to get the optimus to work and presently settled for using laptop in discrete(pure nvidia) graphics mode(enable/disable from BIOS) with nvidia's 331.38 version of the driver. For installation use nomodset as sugge... |
126,096 |  every month in my bank statement I transferred money to my cousin to save and he transferred it back before my visa.... | 2018/11/22 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/126096",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/87205/"
] | To summarize:
* You want to spend practically all of your savings on a trip to the UK
* You plan to visit for 55 days and take 90 days off work, long periods of time that raise the question of how you'll support yourself after spending all your money on a trip
* Your bank statements show suspiciously unexplained trans... | 1. You can reapply with in 28 days of refusal with the same sponsorship documents , but you will have to satisfy the ECO;
2. You will have to get new letter from your employer with the specific dates of visiting abroad. You may ad up 3/4 days
3. Your bank transaction in November does not consistent with the previous de... |
100,141 | A friend baked a rum cake for me. She baked it in an aluminum pan. The cake was soaking in rum. Overnight the cake turned BLACK. I suspect this is a chemical reaction, but cannot find information to back my theory. Surely, this may not be safe to eat. Anybody?
My gifted cake....well....it's a bit scarier......[![ente... | 2019/07/11 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/100141",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/76486/"
] | Aluminum cookware is "reactive", as opposed to "non-reactive" cookware like glass or stainless steel. When cooking acidic ingredients, a reaction occurs that can discolor food and sometimes leave a taste of tin. It would appear that the rum cake in question was acidic enough to cause this reaction. While I have yet to ... | It is unlikely but possible that it is unsafe to eat. This study of aluminum leaching from pans during cooking of acidic liquids (<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1397396>) showed a levels as high as about 50mg/kg. Let's assume your cake is about 1kg, so 50mg aluminum. The European Food Safety guideline for aluminu... |
100,141 | A friend baked a rum cake for me. She baked it in an aluminum pan. The cake was soaking in rum. Overnight the cake turned BLACK. I suspect this is a chemical reaction, but cannot find information to back my theory. Surely, this may not be safe to eat. Anybody?
My gifted cake....well....it's a bit scarier......[![ente... | 2019/07/11 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/100141",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/76486/"
] | This is an interesting question. Personally I would throw it out, the discoloration and resulting taste are the result of a chemical reaction with the pan.
The brownish discoloration is a sign that the Aluminium (Al, the chemical symbol for the element from here on), is being attacked by a chemical reaction. This is m... | It is unlikely but possible that it is unsafe to eat. This study of aluminum leaching from pans during cooking of acidic liquids (<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1397396>) showed a levels as high as about 50mg/kg. Let's assume your cake is about 1kg, so 50mg aluminum. The European Food Safety guideline for aluminu... |
10,953,923 | The default keyboard shortcut for open resource in Eclipse is Ctrl+Shift+R. It is also the case in Aptana, but there also seems to be a conflicting key since when clicked it brings up a context menu with 2 options "Run" and "Open Resource". How to I avoid having this context menu pop up?
I tried to go to the preferenc... | 2012/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10953923",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1321251/"
] | it seems to me that what you want is to edit Aptana's Ruble files
take a look at [Modifying the Built-In Bundles](https://wiki.appcelerator.org/display/tis/Modifying+your+shortcut+keys#Modifyingyourshortcutkeys-Instructions%28RublebasedCommands%29)
and also [Ruble specifications](https://wiki.appcelerator.org/dis... | An alternative fix to fix is to use a 'Cmd+T' key instead.
I familiar with Cmd+Shift+R too, but Cmd+T is a quick fix. Hope this help someone who comes across this. |
109,723 | A common theme throughout the series is Data doing what he could to become more human. But of all the alien species out there, why did he pick human? Why not Ferengi or whatever Q was? | 2015/12/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/109723",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44635/"
] | For a start, **Data's 'father' N. Soong was human**. Children often seek to grow up and become like their parents, and the same instinct may apply to androids created in their maker's image.
Add to that the fact that the majority of the Starfleet officers and other people surrounding Data, the **people he might possi... | In addition to the points made by @rand, there is one other key point: **Data was designed to surpass his programming.** Considering his programming, the one key thing that distinguishes him from most organic species is his inability to be experience emotions. Yes, he could try to become a Vulcan and with some minor an... |
109,723 | A common theme throughout the series is Data doing what he could to become more human. But of all the alien species out there, why did he pick human? Why not Ferengi or whatever Q was? | 2015/12/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/109723",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44635/"
] | For a start, **Data's 'father' N. Soong was human**. Children often seek to grow up and become like their parents, and the same instinct may apply to androids created in their maker's image.
Add to that the fact that the majority of the Starfleet officers and other people surrounding Data, the **people he might possi... | I always took Data's attempt to be "human" not literally but more like an image.
If you look at the series (all Star Trek series), the human way of life (mortality, compassion, ....) is the dominant factor, and regardless of which species shows them to an even greater extent than humans, it's the humans who are used as... |
109,723 | A common theme throughout the series is Data doing what he could to become more human. But of all the alien species out there, why did he pick human? Why not Ferengi or whatever Q was? | 2015/12/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/109723",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44635/"
] | For a start, **Data's 'father' N. Soong was human**. Children often seek to grow up and become like their parents, and the same instinct may apply to androids created in their maker's image.
Add to that the fact that the majority of the Starfleet officers and other people surrounding Data, the **people he might possi... | >
> A common theme throughout the series...
>
>
>
If you take a further step back, I think you'll find that a common theme throughout the series is, *"What does it mean to be human?"*
The original Star Trek had Spock with a mixture of humanity and something not-quite-human to explore the internal battle, bringing... |
109,723 | A common theme throughout the series is Data doing what he could to become more human. But of all the alien species out there, why did he pick human? Why not Ferengi or whatever Q was? | 2015/12/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/109723",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44635/"
] | In addition to the points made by @rand, there is one other key point: **Data was designed to surpass his programming.** Considering his programming, the one key thing that distinguishes him from most organic species is his inability to be experience emotions. Yes, he could try to become a Vulcan and with some minor an... | I always took Data's attempt to be "human" not literally but more like an image.
If you look at the series (all Star Trek series), the human way of life (mortality, compassion, ....) is the dominant factor, and regardless of which species shows them to an even greater extent than humans, it's the humans who are used as... |
109,723 | A common theme throughout the series is Data doing what he could to become more human. But of all the alien species out there, why did he pick human? Why not Ferengi or whatever Q was? | 2015/12/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/109723",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44635/"
] | In addition to the points made by @rand, there is one other key point: **Data was designed to surpass his programming.** Considering his programming, the one key thing that distinguishes him from most organic species is his inability to be experience emotions. Yes, he could try to become a Vulcan and with some minor an... | >
> A common theme throughout the series...
>
>
>
If you take a further step back, I think you'll find that a common theme throughout the series is, *"What does it mean to be human?"*
The original Star Trek had Spock with a mixture of humanity and something not-quite-human to explore the internal battle, bringing... |
115,619 | In C major, notes are G-D-F-A- (G is in the bass). How would one notate this chord? The G is not a pedal tone nor a passing tone. The first time this occurs there is a C pedal tone that is left over from the section before, the second time this chord occurs there is no pedal tone.
I'm looking specifically at the last s... | 2021/06/26 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/115619",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/79825/"
] | I'm just hazarding a guess, since I don't know of any literature about this. But I'm going to say that certain TYPES of musician are definitely going to come out on top.
#1: **A producer with a good ear**. If you can talk a Rick Beato into spending time doing this, I 100% GUARANTEE-- absoluteley guarantee-- that he's ... | Musicians are better than non-musicians at learning ANYTHING!
Seriously, I can't categorically state that there's never been a study of how quickly musicians versus non-musicians learn echo-location. But I can't find one.
Echo-location is a skill of particular use to blind people. I wonder if they learn it more easil... |
1,694 | This is in regards to this question:
<https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/82519/why-command-line-is-faster-than-gui-closed>
Please read the **previous version** of my question also, as the second revision will make more sense that way.
A moderator mentioned the locking "is because of [my] comments... | 2011/06/08 | [
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1694",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11833/"
] | I would like to take the time to fully detail my actions involved with your question. However, given I just got in the middle of something I can't take the time to do so *at the moment*.
In a (very brief) nutshell:
* You asked "Why is Command Line faster then GUI"
* You received several excellent answers and even mo... | This question is yet another variation of
>
> Why should I use vim for daily tasks, as opposed to emacs? Someone told me it's faster, but I don't understand why/when/how. Please provide examples of the daily tasks!
>
>
>
Or if you prefer
>
> Why should I use choose vanilla ice cream for my daily ice cream brea... |
466,944 | Is this sentence correct? Grammarly does not take it a mistake.
>
> There you can see how **much** the scores will change.
>
>
> | 2018/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/466944",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/318907/"
] | About your sentence:
>
> There you can see how much the scores will change.
>
>
>
Yes, **much** is correct here, because we're talking about the rate of change of the scores, and, as stated in the question's title, not about the scores. | "Is the below sentence correct?" <-- below cannot be used as an adjective.
(you want to say: "Is the sentence below correct?")
As for the statement: "There you can see how much the scores will change."
Yes! If you factor out that 'much' implies the 'rate of change (of the scores)' and since change is uncountable, '... |
466,944 | Is this sentence correct? Grammarly does not take it a mistake.
>
> There you can see how **much** the scores will change.
>
>
> | 2018/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/466944",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/318907/"
] | "Is the below sentence correct?" <-- below cannot be used as an adjective.
(you want to say: "Is the sentence below correct?")
As for the statement: "There you can see how much the scores will change."
Yes! If you factor out that 'much' implies the 'rate of change (of the scores)' and since change is uncountable, '... | Further to Alex StJohn's and Alberto Solano's answers:
If we refer to the amount by which a score changes, we would say e.g. "The score will change by 10 points". The word "by" is needed. Therefore, if the OP's sentence refers to the amount of change, it needs the word "by". It should be one of the following:
* There... |
466,944 | Is this sentence correct? Grammarly does not take it a mistake.
>
> There you can see how **much** the scores will change.
>
>
> | 2018/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/466944",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/318907/"
] | About your sentence:
>
> There you can see how much the scores will change.
>
>
>
Yes, **much** is correct here, because we're talking about the rate of change of the scores, and, as stated in the question's title, not about the scores. | Further to Alex StJohn's and Alberto Solano's answers:
If we refer to the amount by which a score changes, we would say e.g. "The score will change by 10 points". The word "by" is needed. Therefore, if the OP's sentence refers to the amount of change, it needs the word "by". It should be one of the following:
* There... |
19,200 | I read the discussion between Bhavaviveka and Buddhapalita, and there's a reference to "no cognition" (anupalabdhi) of emptiness, as liberative, though I forget which one of the two were supporting it.
e.g. Garfield and Westerhoff in *Madhyamaka and Yogacara*:
>
> The cognition of the ultimate nature of things—their... | 2017/02/05 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19200",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Following have a wide outreach:
* <http://www.dhamma.org/en/index>
* <http://www.internationalmeditationcentre.org/global/index.html>
So there might be a place near to where you live.
Also you can try: [World Buddhist Directory](http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/) | Blue Mountains Insight Meditation centre - Medlow Bath Australia. 1hr45min drive from Sydney Airport. Train station is walking distance to centre.
Individual rooms with share bathroom. Separate accommodation for men and women. Books out fast as they only have accommodation for about 20 people. |
19,200 | I read the discussion between Bhavaviveka and Buddhapalita, and there's a reference to "no cognition" (anupalabdhi) of emptiness, as liberative, though I forget which one of the two were supporting it.
e.g. Garfield and Westerhoff in *Madhyamaka and Yogacara*:
>
> The cognition of the ultimate nature of things—their... | 2017/02/05 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19200",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, in Myanmar (Burma).
<http://paaukforestmonastery.org/index.htm>
However, you will have to develop access concentration before you can begin Vipassana (Satipatthana).
You may remain there for a period of months or years, even lifetime if you are able to renew your visa each year. You also hav... | Blue Mountains Insight Meditation centre - Medlow Bath Australia. 1hr45min drive from Sydney Airport. Train station is walking distance to centre.
Individual rooms with share bathroom. Separate accommodation for men and women. Books out fast as they only have accommodation for about 20 people. |
19,200 | I read the discussion between Bhavaviveka and Buddhapalita, and there's a reference to "no cognition" (anupalabdhi) of emptiness, as liberative, though I forget which one of the two were supporting it.
e.g. Garfield and Westerhoff in *Madhyamaka and Yogacara*:
>
> The cognition of the ultimate nature of things—their... | 2017/02/05 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19200",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | These are two prominent places in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka offers 1 year residence visa easily if you have a recommendation beforehand. Normally in Sri Lanka, temperory ordination is discouraged and permanent ordination is possible at anytime.
1. **Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya**
* Teacher- Ven. Udairiyagama Dhammajiva Ma... | Blue Mountains Insight Meditation centre - Medlow Bath Australia. 1hr45min drive from Sydney Airport. Train station is walking distance to centre.
Individual rooms with share bathroom. Separate accommodation for men and women. Books out fast as they only have accommodation for about 20 people. |
19,200 | I read the discussion between Bhavaviveka and Buddhapalita, and there's a reference to "no cognition" (anupalabdhi) of emptiness, as liberative, though I forget which one of the two were supporting it.
e.g. Garfield and Westerhoff in *Madhyamaka and Yogacara*:
>
> The cognition of the ultimate nature of things—their... | 2017/02/05 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/19200",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If you are in the south-central United States, there is the The Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center in Kaufman, Texas. It is about an hour and fifteen minutes drive southeast from the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. <https://www.siri.dhamma.org/> | Blue Mountains Insight Meditation centre - Medlow Bath Australia. 1hr45min drive from Sydney Airport. Train station is walking distance to centre.
Individual rooms with share bathroom. Separate accommodation for men and women. Books out fast as they only have accommodation for about 20 people. |
5,203,883 | I am working on a chat application for android. This chat application is for sending messages from one device to another using internet(GPRS,3G,etc) from this application. please tell me a way to implement this.
I thought using web services is more data(internet) consuming and less efficient.is this right?
I worked ... | 2011/03/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5203883",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/396530/"
] | [This](http://tokudu.com/2010/how-to-implement-push-notifications-for-android/comment-page-4/#comment-3016) helps you to solve Push Notification in Android Chat applications. You may also build your own push notification server backed by the [Really Small Message Broker](http://u7572305.fsdata.se/rsmb/doc/gettingstarte... | You can use the [Xtify](http://www.xtify.com/) push notification service to implement the chat feature. It is much easier to use with their provided sample code and all. |
5,203,883 | I am working on a chat application for android. This chat application is for sending messages from one device to another using internet(GPRS,3G,etc) from this application. please tell me a way to implement this.
I thought using web services is more data(internet) consuming and less efficient.is this right?
I worked ... | 2011/03/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5203883",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/396530/"
] | [This](http://tokudu.com/2010/how-to-implement-push-notifications-for-android/comment-page-4/#comment-3016) helps you to solve Push Notification in Android Chat applications. You may also build your own push notification server backed by the [Really Small Message Broker](http://u7572305.fsdata.se/rsmb/doc/gettingstarte... | You should try this...[quickblox](http://quickblox.com/developers/SuperSample_%28Map_Chat_code_sample%29_Android) will be easier enough to implement server based applications. As in your case you needs interaction with the server to built a chatting application in Android. |
1,574,713 | I am working on a large click-once application (150MB, >200 DLLs) and as part of the interative debugging process I would like to update just 1 DLL and relaunch the application without having to rebuild and redeploy the entire application.
Is that possible? If so... how?
**Question Clarification:** 9/26/2009
I know ... | 2009/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1574713",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756/"
] | ClickOnce will determine the updated dlls for you, your clients won't have to download the full 150MB but only the updated ones. Only downside is you still have to upload all the 150MB.
I have a ClickOnce Application at my Customer that works that way, about 40MB always remains the same. No extra work required. | Assuming you are working in the live environment on the clients system you should be able to replace a dll by copying it over the previous dll in the installation folder. I think the location of clickonce installations on Windows XP is C:\Documents and Settings\userprofile\Local Settings\Apps. |
1,574,713 | I am working on a large click-once application (150MB, >200 DLLs) and as part of the interative debugging process I would like to update just 1 DLL and relaunch the application without having to rebuild and redeploy the entire application.
Is that possible? If so... how?
**Question Clarification:** 9/26/2009
I know ... | 2009/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1574713",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756/"
] | I'm having the same problem here.
I think you need to copy the specific file to the clickOnce folder.
Edit the .manifest and .application files with MageUI.
Advance the version number in both files.
Not sure about this but the ClickOnce at client side is expected to download the file that was changed. | ClickOnce will determine the updated dlls for you, your clients won't have to download the full 150MB but only the updated ones. Only downside is you still have to upload all the 150MB.
I have a ClickOnce Application at my Customer that works that way, about 40MB always remains the same. No extra work required. |
1,574,713 | I am working on a large click-once application (150MB, >200 DLLs) and as part of the interative debugging process I would like to update just 1 DLL and relaunch the application without having to rebuild and redeploy the entire application.
Is that possible? If so... how?
**Question Clarification:** 9/26/2009
I know ... | 2009/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1574713",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756/"
] | I have been fighting with this for a couple of days, it can be done but it's fiddly, With this solution ClickOnce still scans all files and shows the progress bar but only downloads and updates the changes.
Here is the process I have written to apply this patching method...
Note this process need to be carried on wit... | ClickOnce will determine the updated dlls for you, your clients won't have to download the full 150MB but only the updated ones. Only downside is you still have to upload all the 150MB.
I have a ClickOnce Application at my Customer that works that way, about 40MB always remains the same. No extra work required. |
1,574,713 | I am working on a large click-once application (150MB, >200 DLLs) and as part of the interative debugging process I would like to update just 1 DLL and relaunch the application without having to rebuild and redeploy the entire application.
Is that possible? If so... how?
**Question Clarification:** 9/26/2009
I know ... | 2009/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1574713",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/756/"
] | I'm having the same problem here.
I think you need to copy the specific file to the clickOnce folder.
Edit the .manifest and .application files with MageUI.
Advance the version number in both files.
Not sure about this but the ClickOnce at client side is expected to download the file that was changed. | Assuming you are working in the live environment on the clients system you should be able to replace a dll by copying it over the previous dll in the installation folder. I think the location of clickonce installations on Windows XP is C:\Documents and Settings\userprofile\Local Settings\Apps. |
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