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46,459,180 | I am trying to add a splash screen to an xcode project?
It may potentially be an animation with sound effects.
Can anyone help?
Thank you guys. | 2017/09/28 | [
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] | According to apple's guideline it is not possible to use gif as splash screen or launch image.
If you are using story board for launch screen (> ios 7) then you can use jpg but below or equal version to ios 7, you have only option is png.
You can achieve animation kind of startup by making your first view controller ... | You can't make splash screen animated with sound effect.
But it is possible if you make a fake splash screen that you will have full ability to make any animation and sound effect.
For example, add a real splash screen with white background color, and make your fake splash screen appear after with white background ... |
3,565,794 | We work with a small development team and a system engineer who deploys the software at certain times.
At the moment we don't have any leading document for database changes. Changes are done in the staging database and added manually to production when the system engineer deploys a new release.
We started to work wit... | 2010/08/25 | [
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] | We are a $2.5B solar manufacturing company that is using Visual Studio Database Edition for all our database management and versioning needs. It has been a very good tool for us. It version controls our databases with TFS integration, does schema and data compares (like Red-Gate), database validations and much more. We... | We use source control for versioning. All databases changes must only be made in scripts and placed in source control as part of the branch of the code that goes to production with the rest of the code changes for that version. Since devs don't have any rights to create or alter objects in Prod, this works out well for... |
372,330 | A friend accidentally deleted his forum database. Which wouldn't normally be a huge issue, except for the fact that he neglected to perform backups. 2 years of content is just plain gone. Obviously, he's learned his lesson.
The good news, however, is that Google keeps backups, even if individual site owners are idiots... | 2008/12/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/372330",
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] | You may want to consider looking at crawling the archive.org cache as well. If you're in there, it's generally better structured. | If the website is small enough that you can crawl it manually, [this userscript](http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/30878) to seamlessly navigate Google's cache is very useful. |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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> It is in reasonable abundance on Earth, but is rare throughout the universe has a whole
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>
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Let's start with a note on scale. "The universe as a whole" is bigger than we can even see, for various reasons. The bit we *can* see has something like 2 *trillion* galaxies in it. Each galaxy has hundreds of million... | Humans
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Just like humans collect birds, fish, snakes, and other animals, and are willing to pay large amounts of money for rare specimen, aliens collect species from other planets. The further away it comes from, the more space bucks they're willing to pay! A space ship full of humans will earn the crew a lot of... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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] | The topology of this part of the universe was peculiar immediately after the big bang, and our solar system got more than its fair share of [monopoles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_monopole).
Some of them ended up on Earth.
The aliens have magical technology that can detect them, but not manufacture them. T... | A material that doesn't check most of your requirements but could still fit your use case is clean, liquid water:
Water in itself is in abundance in the universe, however not all forms of water are useful for living life.
This material can be synthesized and we can extract clean water from ice which is abundant. Howe... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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] | >
> It is in reasonable abundance on Earth, but is rare throughout the universe has a whole
>
>
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Let's start with a note on scale. "The universe as a whole" is bigger than we can even see, for various reasons. The bit we *can* see has something like 2 *trillion* galaxies in it. Each galaxy has hundreds of million... | Reverse the decision, and consider that where the aliens come from they have a deficiency of a certain element. Though take into account that it would be far easier to mine it from a closer solar system than ours or even ignore us on earth and mine all they would need from Mars or the asteroid belt.
You may perhaps wa... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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] | Reverse the decision, and consider that where the aliens come from they have a deficiency of a certain element. Though take into account that it would be far easier to mine it from a closer solar system than ours or even ignore us on earth and mine all they would need from Mars or the asteroid belt.
You may perhaps wa... | A huge fraction of the universe is composed of just hydrogen and helium. Something like 98%
Of the remaining elements, they are produced in supernova or for a few the lighter ones, as the end stage of a star running out of fuel.
See: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements>
Of the elements ... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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] | **Anything can be synthesized, but how easy...**
Agree with Harthag's question comment, in principle.. in terms of elements, this question is a no-go when dealing with a really really high tech alien. They'll know it all. But in that case, why would they come harvest things on an inhabited planet ?
**Rare Earths that... | A material that doesn't check most of your requirements but could still fit your use case is clean, liquid water:
Water in itself is in abundance in the universe, however not all forms of water are useful for living life.
This material can be synthesized and we can extract clean water from ice which is abundant. Howe... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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> Look at the stunning color variations, the beautiful discontinuity of the impurities, all the gorgeous minute imperfections! *This*, my dear gentlebeings, is a pristine certified-natural carbon crystal, retrieved with blood, eyes and tears from an uncivilized pre-synthesis (of course!) waterworld by the great M'gr... | Humans have attained incredible levels of technology without unlocking the secret to FTL travel. By a similar coincidence, these aliens attained incredible levels of technology without unlocking the secret to integrated circuits and powerful computers.
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222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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] | **Space with breathable atmosphere and gravity**
What they need is lots of land with a Oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. Sure you can make an enclosed space with a pressurized atmosphere, but imagine trying to that for something the size of a large city or bigger.
Everything you could ever want to do, is easier when you do... | A material that doesn't check most of your requirements but could still fit your use case is clean, liquid water:
Water in itself is in abundance in the universe, however not all forms of water are useful for living life.
This material can be synthesized and we can extract clean water from ice which is abundant. Howe... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
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] | ### No FTL? No invasion. No physical trade.
The economics of sending even a trading ship would mean no mission would be sent. Time frames are on the order of tens of thousands of years(or more) and ships would cost trillions of dollars make this an economic non starter. The people who launch the ships would never see ... | Humans
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Just like humans collect birds, fish, snakes, and other animals, and are willing to pay large amounts of money for rare specimen, aliens collect species from other planets. The further away it comes from, the more space bucks they're willing to pay! A space ship full of humans will earn the crew a lot of... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/222216",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/79519/"
] | A material that doesn't check most of your requirements but could still fit your use case is clean, liquid water:
Water in itself is in abundance in the universe, however not all forms of water are useful for living life.
This material can be synthesized and we can extract clean water from ice which is abundant. Howe... | A huge fraction of the universe is composed of just hydrogen and helium. Something like 98%
Of the remaining elements, they are produced in supernova or for a few the lighter ones, as the end stage of a star running out of fuel.
See: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements>
Of the elements ... |
222,216 | I have been world-building a setting where a species of advanced aliens invades Earth, only to be forced off after the humans resort to guerilla tactics. In this setting, biological life is abundant in the universe, so Earth is not unique in that regard. The aliens are advanced, but not to the point where they have out... | 2022/01/13 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/222216",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | >
> It is in reasonable abundance on Earth, but is rare throughout the universe has a whole
>
>
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Let's start with a note on scale. "The universe as a whole" is bigger than we can even see, for various reasons. The bit we *can* see has something like 2 *trillion* galaxies in it. Each galaxy has hundreds of million... | A huge fraction of the universe is composed of just hydrogen and helium. Something like 98%
Of the remaining elements, they are produced in supernova or for a few the lighter ones, as the end stage of a star running out of fuel.
See: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements>
Of the elements ... |
25,239 | Today we studied about [mechanical stepless drives](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmission), which appear to be used quite widely in industry machines, such as CNC lathes.
The concept of varying the transmission ratio arbitrary, without fixed steps, seems tempting for a bike. Has it ever been ... | 2014/10/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/25239",
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] | There have been designs, but cyclists tend to be picky about increases in weight or losses in efficiency.
Bicycles do not have the problems of large spinning masses or rough clutching at low speed, and we seem to do OK with discrete steps in the gear ratio. | The [NuVinci® N360](http://www.fallbrooktech.com/cycling/n360) is a continuous variable transmission that is roller based. It is marketed and used mainly on hybrid and low maintenance city bikes. They must have had some market success as they have been around since 2006. I recall seeing them at Interbike around that ti... |
48,651 | I am thinking about this scenario of throwing a satellite to Mars orbit with a high spin, Can we just throw that? one hypothesis can be that high-frequency spinning generates apparent gravity so it might have enough mass to follow mars’ orbit and reach it without using any energy but If anyone has his own expertise on ... | 2020/11/21 | [
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] | Your question isn't clear but I think I understand what you're after:
Put your satellite at the end of a rope, spin it around and release it when it's moving at the right velocity. There are a couple of problems with this:
1. Unless your rope is exceedingly long you are going to subject your satellite to tremendous a... | How about if we just try it for low Earth orbit at first? If we can't do that, we definitely can't get it to Mars.
OK, orbital velocity for low Earth orbit is about 7 km/sec.
But if you are going to hurl something into orbit, it will have to start out with a lot *more* velocity than 7 km/sec, because it's going to l... |
8,047 | Both [education](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/education "show questions tagged 'education'") and [murder](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/murder "show questions tagged 'murder'") have > 5 questions, no wiki excerpt, and a poor "tag score".
Should we give them wikis and define a pro... | 2016/01/26 | [
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] | I'm not running for mod, so I'll help you out with the more controversial solution:
**Burn both tags.**
Within the context of this Stack, it makes no sense to be an expert in [murder](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/murder "show questions tagged 'murder'") or [education](https://scifi.stackexchange.c... | [education](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/education "show questions tagged 'education'") to me looks middle-of-the-road enough that it's not going anywhere soon. It's one of the tags in the "other aspects of a question" category I'm not a fan of, but also not aggressively against. But the questions m... |
395,430 | I've done a fair bit of reading on stepper motors and acceleration.
I had to wade through a lot of different strategies with a lot of calculations, including one which called for several candles, and "A maiden of virtue pure" Which while interesting, seemed impractical (Not enough space on the Arduino)
Basically they a... | 2018/09/11 | [
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] | Well, for short runs, it should be obvious that you can skip the coast phase.
As for the others, it's pretty simple. Maintain constant acceleration until you are halfway to the target, then decelerate until you reach the target.
However, there's a catch (there always is, isn't there?). If you have misjudged the dista... | If you want to roll your own it will be something like this.
* If accel == decel then the number of steps for the accel phase is equal to the total number of steps required / 2.
* Accelerate until you reach the target number of steps or until you reach Vmax.
* Note the step count, c.
* Run at Vmax until you reach targ... |
395,430 | I've done a fair bit of reading on stepper motors and acceleration.
I had to wade through a lot of different strategies with a lot of calculations, including one which called for several candles, and "A maiden of virtue pure" Which while interesting, seemed impractical (Not enough space on the Arduino)
Basically they a... | 2018/09/11 | [
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] | Well, for short runs, it should be obvious that you can skip the coast phase.
As for the others, it's pretty simple. Maintain constant acceleration until you are halfway to the target, then decelerate until you reach the target.
However, there's a catch (there always is, isn't there?). If you have misjudged the dista... | When planning a [trapezoidal move profile](https://robotics.stackexchange.com/a/7512/37), if you are not travelling far enough, it devolves into a triangular move. I.e. "accelerate, max velocity, decelerate", becomes "accelerate, decelerate".
I typically calculate cruise distance based on subtracting acceleration & de... |
395,430 | I've done a fair bit of reading on stepper motors and acceleration.
I had to wade through a lot of different strategies with a lot of calculations, including one which called for several candles, and "A maiden of virtue pure" Which while interesting, seemed impractical (Not enough space on the Arduino)
Basically they a... | 2018/09/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/395430",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/196596/"
] | Well, for short runs, it should be obvious that you can skip the coast phase.
As for the others, it's pretty simple. Maintain constant acceleration until you are halfway to the target, then decelerate until you reach the target.
However, there's a catch (there always is, isn't there?). If you have misjudged the dista... | I gave you links of simple traj. planner from linuxnc.org. It has to be noted that is not in use since it has been superseeded by new and better (more complex) one.
[wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Simple\_Tp\_Notes](http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Simple_Tp_Notes)
[Source code](https://github.com/LinuxCNC... |
1,412,693 | I am looking for a way to determine the most "different" or "recognizable" N ASCII characters... For example, if N = 10, what would be the most different N characters in the ASCII set from 0x21 to 0x7E? Obviously, the character "X" is very different than "O" (the letter), but "O" (the letter) is very similar to "0" (ze... | 2009/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1412693",
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] | Unfortunately I don't think there will be a single unique answer for this.
It'll depend on the font: Compare the different ways that 0, f, s are represented and also stylistic flourishes.
It'll depend on the type of damage the characters receive before being scanned, some may be more resilient against smudging, other... | Only one way to answer this question: test it. Create a set of samples for each letter, and run OCR on each sample. The letters that OCR gets right the most often are the most "recognizable"; the letters that OCR gets wrong most often are the most "different". |
18,071 | In the UK does accent count as a "legally protected characteristics"?
For example. If i have a thick Newcastle or Yorkshire accent, could an employer legally turn me down for a job for that reason?
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> 6. Race
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> The Act continues to protect people against discrimination on the
> grounds of their race, which i... | 2017/03/30 | [
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] | Discrimination on place of birth is arguably a form of racial discrimination.
But it seems unlikely that you would succeed arguing that you were discriminated against based on your accent. The discrimination would likely have to be about the country you were born in, rather than the regional "culture" you have | Unless and until the Socialist Republic of Yorkshire secedes from the United Kingdom, the fact that you come from Yorkshire is not going to count as 'nationality' or 'national origin' (far less 'race'), so it is not a legally protected characteristic. Employers have as much right to turn you down because of your accent... |
18,071 | In the UK does accent count as a "legally protected characteristics"?
For example. If i have a thick Newcastle or Yorkshire accent, could an employer legally turn me down for a job for that reason?
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> 6. Race
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> The Act continues to protect people against discrimination on the
> grounds of their race, which i... | 2017/03/30 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/18071",
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] | Discrimination on place of birth is arguably a form of racial discrimination.
But it seems unlikely that you would succeed arguing that you were discriminated against based on your accent. The discrimination would likely have to be about the country you were born in, rather than the regional "culture" you have | As a counter argument, even if your possession of an accent (and a thick one, by your own admission) was considered a protected element of nationality, the employer could still deny you on those grounds if they meet three criteria:
1. The requirement must be occupational in nature, with a link between the job and the ... |
18,071 | In the UK does accent count as a "legally protected characteristics"?
For example. If i have a thick Newcastle or Yorkshire accent, could an employer legally turn me down for a job for that reason?
>
> 6. Race
>
>
> The Act continues to protect people against discrimination on the
> grounds of their race, which i... | 2017/03/30 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/18071",
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] | Unless and until the Socialist Republic of Yorkshire secedes from the United Kingdom, the fact that you come from Yorkshire is not going to count as 'nationality' or 'national origin' (far less 'race'), so it is not a legally protected characteristic. Employers have as much right to turn you down because of your accent... | As a counter argument, even if your possession of an accent (and a thick one, by your own admission) was considered a protected element of nationality, the employer could still deny you on those grounds if they meet three criteria:
1. The requirement must be occupational in nature, with a link between the job and the ... |
34,404,728 | I am developing a chat client using Socket.io as a means of communicating with the server. As such, using GCM is not exactly an option.
I want be able to receive chats at any time (even if the application is closed); essentially the socket needs to be listening at all times. I understand that a service can be started ... | 2015/12/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34404728",
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] | You should run one service(e.g. ListenerService) when your application start and inside that service you must start one thread(e.g. ListenerThread). And keep that thread and service alives till your application is in onResume()/onPause(). Through that thread connect your client socket to server. and receive all updates... | GCM is the correct way to handle this. Send the GCM alert to the device and then the user can click it to open your app. At that time you can re-open your socket and get the data needed.
If you ever plan to deploy your app to iOS this is the route you will be taking there. iOS kills your background tasks after 5 minu... |
133,923 | When a post other than a question is revised (edited or a new answer posted), the "revised" timestamp on the Questions page is a link that takes you right to the post which was edited; useful and logical.
For some reason, when the revised post was the question (like when the question is first posted or an edit has bee... | 2012/05/29 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/133923",
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] | This is already the case. The timestamp is only then not a link if there are no answers at all. If you e.g. look at this very question on the homepage, you'll see that the timestamp is indeed a link, and it ends up on the question itself.
But, for the sake of consistency, the timestamp will now be a direct link to the... | I hope they assume that when you ask question you are more cleared about it rather than while you are giving answer(You can misunderstood problem sometimes and give answer).
So any changes to answer (Either revise or edit) it will lead you to answer to see the changes so that you get exact solution to your problem and... |
221,507 | My question is should I use *was* or *were* in the following sentence:
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> ...this is one of the messages, which *was*/*were* sent in the space 37 years ago.
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Which one I should use? | 2015/01/14 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/221507",
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] | It depends on which noun or nouns the phrase "went into space" is modifying.
If a number of messages went into space and this is one of them then the verb belongs to 'messages' and is 'were'. If there were a number of messages and this one alone went into space, then the verb belongs to 'one' and is 'was'. Either your ... | I would normally use the expression **“one of”** with a plural noun.
Reason:
It could be a group of people or things. *“One of”* informs the listener that you are talking about one member *of the group.*
Since you are talking about **one message of the many messages**, you use a singular verb after the plural noun... |
3,048,340 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [Are database triggers evil?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/460316/are-database-triggers-evil)
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There is lot of negative information on database triggers, just want to get the community's take on when is it good vs bad. | 2010/06/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3048340",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1748769/"
] | I think they're OK when they are used to populate a separate, one-off set of tables for things like logging, aggregation etc. for security or creating metadata for example.
When you start altering your "live" data or "looping back" into your biz info tables, that's when they become evil and unwieldy. They are also utt... | Because they're "magic". They aren't very visible and they can do lots of work.
I've seen good developers take a lot of time trying to track down issues that are trigger related because they just didn't think to look for them. Also, they are very rarely needed. |
3,048,340 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [Are database triggers evil?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/460316/are-database-triggers-evil)
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There is lot of negative information on database triggers, just want to get the community's take on when is it good vs bad. | 2010/06/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3048340",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1748769/"
] | Because they're "magic". They aren't very visible and they can do lots of work.
I've seen good developers take a lot of time trying to track down issues that are trigger related because they just didn't think to look for them. Also, they are very rarely needed. | Here are a few articles that should help you figure out by yourself for your needs.
1. [Pros and Cons of Triggers vs. Stored Procedures for Denormalization](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2088905/pros-and-cons-of-triggers-vs-stored-procedures-for-denormalization) (SO question) ;
2. [Choice Between Stored Procedur... |
3,048,340 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Are database triggers evil?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/460316/are-database-triggers-evil)
>
>
>
There is lot of negative information on database triggers, just want to get the community's take on when is it good vs bad. | 2010/06/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3048340",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1748769/"
] | I think they're OK when they are used to populate a separate, one-off set of tables for things like logging, aggregation etc. for security or creating metadata for example.
When you start altering your "live" data or "looping back" into your biz info tables, that's when they become evil and unwieldy. They are also utt... | Database triggers are bad when they are used when other features are more appropriate.
Features which should be considered before attempting to use triggers:
Check constraints
Foreign key constraints
Unique indexes/constraints
(Persisted) computed columns
(Indexed) Views (if a trigger is attempting something like... |
3,048,340 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Are database triggers evil?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/460316/are-database-triggers-evil)
>
>
>
There is lot of negative information on database triggers, just want to get the community's take on when is it good vs bad. | 2010/06/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3048340",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1748769/"
] | I think they're OK when they are used to populate a separate, one-off set of tables for things like logging, aggregation etc. for security or creating metadata for example.
When you start altering your "live" data or "looping back" into your biz info tables, that's when they become evil and unwieldy. They are also utt... | Here are a few articles that should help you figure out by yourself for your needs.
1. [Pros and Cons of Triggers vs. Stored Procedures for Denormalization](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2088905/pros-and-cons-of-triggers-vs-stored-procedures-for-denormalization) (SO question) ;
2. [Choice Between Stored Procedur... |
3,048,340 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Are database triggers evil?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/460316/are-database-triggers-evil)
>
>
>
There is lot of negative information on database triggers, just want to get the community's take on when is it good vs bad. | 2010/06/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3048340",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1748769/"
] | Database triggers are bad when they are used when other features are more appropriate.
Features which should be considered before attempting to use triggers:
Check constraints
Foreign key constraints
Unique indexes/constraints
(Persisted) computed columns
(Indexed) Views (if a trigger is attempting something like... | Here are a few articles that should help you figure out by yourself for your needs.
1. [Pros and Cons of Triggers vs. Stored Procedures for Denormalization](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2088905/pros-and-cons-of-triggers-vs-stored-procedures-for-denormalization) (SO question) ;
2. [Choice Between Stored Procedur... |
29,159 | Can anyone recommend an iOS email client (Exchange/ActiveSync or IMAP... preferably both) that supports really sweet email signatures? Our company email signature has an official format that has a base64 encoded image and a standardized font/color.
Please, throw me some suggestions! | 2011/10/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/12770/"
] | **[Sparrow](http://sparrowmailapp.com/)** is now available for the iPhone, and it supports IMAP.
The app description does not mention exchange, and it specifically says that there's no POP support, but being that it's such a popular mail client, I figured it's worth mentioning.
Disclaimer: I've never used it either... | [Moxier](http://www.moxier.com/)
--------------------------------
This is an email client which supports Exchange ActiveSync in the AppStore. But I'm not sure it supports sweet email signatures. |
29,159 | Can anyone recommend an iOS email client (Exchange/ActiveSync or IMAP... preferably both) that supports really sweet email signatures? Our company email signature has an official format that has a base64 encoded image and a standardized font/color.
Please, throw me some suggestions! | 2011/10/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/12770/"
] | [Moxier](http://www.moxier.com/)
--------------------------------
This is an email client which supports Exchange ActiveSync in the AppStore. But I'm not sure it supports sweet email signatures. | Outlook Mail is pretty good and supports signatures. The problem I've run into is that it doesn't support saved searches (As far as I can Tell) or unread search. |
29,159 | Can anyone recommend an iOS email client (Exchange/ActiveSync or IMAP... preferably both) that supports really sweet email signatures? Our company email signature has an official format that has a base64 encoded image and a standardized font/color.
Please, throw me some suggestions! | 2011/10/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/12770/"
] | [Moxier](http://www.moxier.com/)
--------------------------------
This is an email client which supports Exchange ActiveSync in the AppStore. But I'm not sure it supports sweet email signatures. | Try "Touchdown" for iOS, available in the App Store. |
29,159 | Can anyone recommend an iOS email client (Exchange/ActiveSync or IMAP... preferably both) that supports really sweet email signatures? Our company email signature has an official format that has a base64 encoded image and a standardized font/color.
Please, throw me some suggestions! | 2011/10/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/12770/"
] | [Moxier](http://www.moxier.com/)
--------------------------------
This is an email client which supports Exchange ActiveSync in the AppStore. But I'm not sure it supports sweet email signatures. | try Mail+ for Outlook by iKonic Apps...best email client out there |
29,159 | Can anyone recommend an iOS email client (Exchange/ActiveSync or IMAP... preferably both) that supports really sweet email signatures? Our company email signature has an official format that has a base64 encoded image and a standardized font/color.
Please, throw me some suggestions! | 2011/10/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/12770/"
] | **[Sparrow](http://sparrowmailapp.com/)** is now available for the iPhone, and it supports IMAP.
The app description does not mention exchange, and it specifically says that there's no POP support, but being that it's such a popular mail client, I figured it's worth mentioning.
Disclaimer: I've never used it either... | Outlook Mail is pretty good and supports signatures. The problem I've run into is that it doesn't support saved searches (As far as I can Tell) or unread search. |
29,159 | Can anyone recommend an iOS email client (Exchange/ActiveSync or IMAP... preferably both) that supports really sweet email signatures? Our company email signature has an official format that has a base64 encoded image and a standardized font/color.
Please, throw me some suggestions! | 2011/10/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/12770/"
] | **[Sparrow](http://sparrowmailapp.com/)** is now available for the iPhone, and it supports IMAP.
The app description does not mention exchange, and it specifically says that there's no POP support, but being that it's such a popular mail client, I figured it's worth mentioning.
Disclaimer: I've never used it either... | Try "Touchdown" for iOS, available in the App Store. |
29,159 | Can anyone recommend an iOS email client (Exchange/ActiveSync or IMAP... preferably both) that supports really sweet email signatures? Our company email signature has an official format that has a base64 encoded image and a standardized font/color.
Please, throw me some suggestions! | 2011/10/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29159",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/12770/"
] | **[Sparrow](http://sparrowmailapp.com/)** is now available for the iPhone, and it supports IMAP.
The app description does not mention exchange, and it specifically says that there's no POP support, but being that it's such a popular mail client, I figured it's worth mentioning.
Disclaimer: I've never used it either... | try Mail+ for Outlook by iKonic Apps...best email client out there |
18,783 | I'm moving some files around on the server (Windows Server 2003), and there's a locked file that no one seems to have open. How do I delete this file? | 2009/06/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/18783",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | SysInternals has a tool called MoveFile that will do move or delete the file upon reboot of the machine.
[MoveFile link](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897556.aspx) | As a last resort you can try booting up in "Safe Mode" or "Command Prompt" mode and deleting the file that way.
We see this a lot with viruses, spyware, etc. Booting up in safe mode usually does the trick.
Good luck! |
18,783 | I'm moving some files around on the server (Windows Server 2003), and there's a locked file that no one seems to have open. How do I delete this file? | 2009/06/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/18783",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | SysInternals has a tool called MoveFile that will do move or delete the file upon reboot of the machine.
[MoveFile link](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897556.aspx) | A few methods are here:
<http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/06/04/how-to-delete-an-undeletable-file/> |
18,783 | I'm moving some files around on the server (Windows Server 2003), and there's a locked file that no one seems to have open. How do I delete this file? | 2009/06/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/18783",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | I see this all the time, you can also run Systernal's Process Explorer to find who has the file, here's a great how-to on using Process Explorer for this purpose: [Unlocking files that are in use](http://blog.shijaz.com/2008/10/unlocking-files-that-are-in-use.html)
I personally like this way since I have this tool on ... | A few methods are here:
<http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/06/04/how-to-delete-an-undeletable-file/> |
5,892,509 | 1) What good software out there already exists that allows one (preferably visually) see what folders and files are taking the most space on one's computer (Windows Vista compatible)
2) Say I wanted to write a this program myself, what opensource tools out there can I use to get started?
Thanks! | 2011/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5892509",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/648927/"
] | 1) You can try WinDirStat: <http://windirstat.info/>
2) I don't think you need open source tools, you could write it in Java or .NET just by using what is already provided with the languages. | Yes there are plenty of them. [For example check out these..](http://www.technize.com/5-free-tools-to-list-hard-drive-contents-graphically/) |
5,892,509 | 1) What good software out there already exists that allows one (preferably visually) see what folders and files are taking the most space on one's computer (Windows Vista compatible)
2) Say I wanted to write a this program myself, what opensource tools out there can I use to get started?
Thanks! | 2011/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5892509",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/648927/"
] | 1) You can try WinDirStat: <http://windirstat.info/>
2) I don't think you need open source tools, you could write it in Java or .NET just by using what is already provided with the languages. | I use Sequoia View <http://www.snapfiles.com/get/sequoia.html>. As to the second part of your question I don't know sorry. |
5,892,509 | 1) What good software out there already exists that allows one (preferably visually) see what folders and files are taking the most space on one's computer (Windows Vista compatible)
2) Say I wanted to write a this program myself, what opensource tools out there can I use to get started?
Thanks! | 2011/05/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5892509",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/648927/"
] | Yes there are plenty of them. [For example check out these..](http://www.technize.com/5-free-tools-to-list-hard-drive-contents-graphically/) | I use Sequoia View <http://www.snapfiles.com/get/sequoia.html>. As to the second part of your question I don't know sorry. |
184,772 | I want to develop a WordPress theme similar to another theme present on the internet. Shall I use the default WordPress theme to start from or start from scratch?
Please guide me. | 2015/04/20 | [
"https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/184772",
"https://wordpress.stackexchange.com",
"https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Go with WordPress TwentyFifteen or any other default theme.
You don't have re-invent the wheel, you will save a lot of time. | For learning & understanding I think you should start from [wordpress blank theme](https://wordpress.org/themes/blankslate/) |
184,772 | I want to develop a WordPress theme similar to another theme present on the internet. Shall I use the default WordPress theme to start from or start from scratch?
Please guide me. | 2015/04/20 | [
"https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/184772",
"https://wordpress.stackexchange.com",
"https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Use [this](http://underscores.me/) basic theme with default features that should begginer person to know.
* A just right amount of lean, well-commented, modern, HTML5 templates.
* A helpful 404 template.
* An optional sample custom header implementation in inc/custom-header.php
* Custom template tags in inc/template-t... | For learning & understanding I think you should start from [wordpress blank theme](https://wordpress.org/themes/blankslate/) |
49,832 | Here are the [rules](https://www.jaxgames.com/sequence-game-rules/) of Sequence.
>
> Loss of Card
>
>
> Once you have taken your turn and placed your marker chip on the game board, you must take a card from the draw deck. If you fail to take a card before the next player makes a move AND takes his/her card, you los... | 2020/01/03 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/49832",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/30171/"
] | It does not count as a "pick". From the rulebook, page 3:
>
> IMPORTANT: Some abilities may let you draw a random Energy ( ). **This is
> not a Pick Action.** In those cases, you don’t take from the Energy Row. Instead, you
> draw blindly from the top of the Dispenser
>
>
> | There are two ways to get energy marbles: pick, and draw. Pick is represented by a hand with two fingers making a pinching motion. Draw is represented by a horizontal bar with a question mark in a circle above it. To pick is to take a marble from the Energy Row. You get to take the color of your choice (among the ones ... |
421,210 | I have lots of used Li-Ion 18650s. I want to test their capacity.
There are however 2 important parameters that I cannot find anywhere which is **amperage** and **cut off voltage**. Some people use **500mA** some people use **1000mA**. Some discharge to **3.0V** some do that up to **2.8V**.
Depending on which param... | 2019/02/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/421210",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/212274/"
] | If there's a significant difference in measured capacity between 500mA and 1A discharge currents, you should stick to lower value, i.e. 500mA (or even less). Unless you're interested in *capacity under specific load*, you should aim to measure the *maximum* value, and cells typically have higher capacity at smaller dis... | >
> Since capacity is defined for cells it's calculation must adhere to
> some standards for these parameters.
>
>
>
It is totally untrue. Batteries are designed for different purposes/uses. There are high-capacity batteries with moderate discharge rates (as for laptops). They have all electrode films thinner, so... |
2,309,208 | I have used Signals and slots in Qt and I want to implement same stuff in GTK+.
I have 2 threads in which I need to pass data. I have done it using signals and slots in Qt but now I have to implement this same stuff in GTK+ and C. How should I do it? | 2010/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2309208",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/314247/"
] | [Here](http://zetcode.com/tutorials/gtktutorial/gtkevents/)'s a general tutorial for the signal/event mechanism without threads.
When using threads, you'll have to make sure to
* init the Gtk main loop for threads by calling [g\_thread\_init()](http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Threads.html#g-thread-i... | GTK/GLib has its own [signal mechanism](http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk-tutorial/2.17/x159.html). |
2,309,208 | I have used Signals and slots in Qt and I want to implement same stuff in GTK+.
I have 2 threads in which I need to pass data. I have done it using signals and slots in Qt but now I have to implement this same stuff in GTK+ and C. How should I do it? | 2010/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2309208",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/314247/"
] | [Here](http://zetcode.com/tutorials/gtktutorial/gtkevents/)'s a general tutorial for the signal/event mechanism without threads.
When using threads, you'll have to make sure to
* init the Gtk main loop for threads by calling [g\_thread\_init()](http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Threads.html#g-thread-i... | Qt does some of its own stuff behind the scenes to make signal/slot connections threadsafe. The last I was working with GTKmm, that wasn't the case for GTK. That being the case, you'd probably have to do up your own, or (my recommendation) use boost if you can. If you do have to roll your own, you'll want to have an ev... |
4,412,979 | Our connectivity to EMS code was initially ill-designed and created one TopicConnection object per topic that we listened to. So, in effect, whenever we subscribed to a topic, we create a new connection, a new session and, lastly, a new listener.
We would like to switch to a single connection model. Although I am able... | 2010/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4412979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7583/"
] | The .NET EMS API is based on [JMS](http://dlc.sun.com/pdf/816-5904-10/816-5904-10.pdf). In JMS, the Connection and Session objects are specified to be thread-safe and can be reused within the program. You are quite correct in that the Connection object simply represent a network pipe to the EMS server. The EMS User's G... | I think yes as long as sharing is within the same application (exe, binary).
We have shared same connection object, and used it as a singleton in our code. |
4,412,979 | Our connectivity to EMS code was initially ill-designed and created one TopicConnection object per topic that we listened to. So, in effect, whenever we subscribed to a topic, we create a new connection, a new session and, lastly, a new listener.
We would like to switch to a single connection model. Although I am able... | 2010/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4412979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7583/"
] | The .NET EMS API is based on [JMS](http://dlc.sun.com/pdf/816-5904-10/816-5904-10.pdf). In JMS, the Connection and Session objects are specified to be thread-safe and can be reused within the program. You are quite correct in that the Connection object simply represent a network pipe to the EMS server. The EMS User's G... | Agree with an earlier answer: the JMS Session must not be shared between threads, but the Connection can/should be. So one connection per application is ok (make sure you start/close it only once - best before/after the individual threads creation).
And then create and use one Session per thread. Remember that when yo... |
57,686 | I would like to import my File Geodatabase from ArcGIS 10.1 into MS SQL Server 2012.
I have never done it before, so I expect to do the import the same way as import data from excel table.
Problem is when I open MS SQL Server Import wizard and as a data source I choose Esri geodatabse OLE DB provider - an error occu... | 2013/04/10 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/57686",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/9486/"
] | [ArcSDE](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcSDE) is the best option to Import and Manage your Geodatabase in Database servers ( SQL server,Oracle ,...) . You can't import File Geodatabase or Personal Geodatabase directly in SQL server . you should use ArcSDE software . The Geodatabase type of ArcSDE is SDE Geodatabase not... | You could also go via shape file (not the most elegant but gets the job done):
FileGeodatabase -> Export to ShapeFile - then use [Shape2SQL](http://www.sharpgis.net/page/SQL-Server-2008-Spatial-Tools.aspx) tool to import shape into Sql Server. |
892,936 | If I want to setup a few Windows 7 or 8 PCs to only permit logins using domain accounts, must I fork out the cash to purchase a Windows Server for this? Or a LDAP server such as the Apache DS or even the LDAP server built in my QNAP NAS would do?
If I further want to apply policies on the PCs such as disabling users f... | 2015/03/23 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/892936",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/430734/"
] | You can set up Linux to act as a domain controller using the SAMBA software. So no, you do not need to buy licenses for Windows Server simply for domain logins.
An ordinary LDAP server however, is not enough.
AFIK, you can even apply group policies using free software, SAMBA v4 certainly supports group policies thoug... | A Samba 4 Domain Controller should provide all the functions you described. In particular it supports group policies and authentication you mentioned out of the box as long as you stick to a single server. Setup isn't too hard as long as you stick to the documentation.
As was already mentioned a standard LDAP server h... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | The best tab situation and common situations is:
* input: **email**
* input: **password**
* checkbox: keep me **logged** in *(sometimes this is omitted)*
* button: **submit** (note how you can use the spacebar, faster than enter in some situations)
Proofs:
* Google (unified login)
* Yahoo (unified login, includes Fl... | It is irrelevant to respond "I don't use this pattern". Whether or not the pattern is THE dominant one (and your sample-size-one doesn't show this), if it's a significant pattern then it should be respected. Maybe only 10% of users press a tab before enter, but you don't want to piss off 10% of your users for something... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Just think about your own experiences - when you log in to a site, what do you expect to do? Me, I expect to do exactly what Dan said - Username TAB Password TAB enter. I've even seen placed that have "Remember me" functionality maintain this basic concept - On chase.com, to tab to the "remember my username" checkbox, ... | It is irrelevant to respond "I don't use this pattern". Whether or not the pattern is THE dominant one (and your sample-size-one doesn't show this), if it's a significant pattern then it should be respected. Maybe only 10% of users press a tab before enter, but you don't want to piss off 10% of your users for something... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Just think about your own experiences - when you log in to a site, what do you expect to do? Me, I expect to do exactly what Dan said - Username TAB Password TAB enter. I've even seen placed that have "Remember me" functionality maintain this basic concept - On chase.com, to tab to the "remember my username" checkbox, ... | I agree with John. I think that most people press Enter while in the password field (I do), or will click/tap on the Enter button.
However, for the few Windows users that press Tab and then Enter, Dan is right: there shouldn't be anything between the password's edit field and the Enter button.
I singled out Windows u... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Just think about your own experiences - when you log in to a site, what do you expect to do? Me, I expect to do exactly what Dan said - Username TAB Password TAB enter. I've even seen placed that have "Remember me" functionality maintain this basic concept - On chase.com, to tab to the "remember my username" checkbox, ... | I don't believe the dominant UX pattern is Username TAB Password TAB Enter. Why the extra TAB+Enter after typing in the password? Save yourself a keystroke and hit Enter after entering the password to submit the form. As Chase mentions, for login forms: Username TAB Password Enter.
I consider forms having false submi... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Egregious breaks in this pattern are when helpful form designers put the Forgot Password link on the tab stop after password and before the submit button. This inevitably results in the page refreshing, a new form loading. Then, when going back, as per good security practices, the password field (which I typed in the f... | It is irrelevant to respond "I don't use this pattern". Whether or not the pattern is THE dominant one (and your sample-size-one doesn't show this), if it's a significant pattern then it should be respected. Maybe only 10% of users press a tab before enter, but you don't want to piss off 10% of your users for something... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Egregious breaks in this pattern are when helpful form designers put the Forgot Password link on the tab stop after password and before the submit button. This inevitably results in the page refreshing, a new form loading. Then, when going back, as per good security practices, the password field (which I typed in the f... | I don't believe the dominant UX pattern is Username TAB Password TAB Enter. Why the extra TAB+Enter after typing in the password? Save yourself a keystroke and hit Enter after entering the password to submit the form. As Chase mentions, for login forms: Username TAB Password Enter.
I consider forms having false submi... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | The best tab situation and common situations is:
* input: **email**
* input: **password**
* checkbox: keep me **logged** in *(sometimes this is omitted)*
* button: **submit** (note how you can use the spacebar, faster than enter in some situations)
Proofs:
* Google (unified login)
* Yahoo (unified login, includes Fl... | For login forms if the design requires something between password and submit, you can still change the tab order so that it skips the bad experience elements when tabbing. See <https://www.bankofamerica.com/> which is somewhat similar. Tabbing goes user/area/submit, continue tabbing to get the link for the checkbox and... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Egregious breaks in this pattern are when helpful form designers put the Forgot Password link on the tab stop after password and before the submit button. This inevitably results in the page refreshing, a new form loading. Then, when going back, as per good security practices, the password field (which I typed in the f... | I agree with John. I think that most people press Enter while in the password field (I do), or will click/tap on the Enter button.
However, for the few Windows users that press Tab and then Enter, Dan is right: there shouldn't be anything between the password's edit field and the Enter button.
I singled out Windows u... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Just think about your own experiences - when you log in to a site, what do you expect to do? Me, I expect to do exactly what Dan said - Username TAB Password TAB enter. I've even seen placed that have "Remember me" functionality maintain this basic concept - On chase.com, to tab to the "remember my username" checkbox, ... | For login forms if the design requires something between password and submit, you can still change the tab order so that it skips the bad experience elements when tabbing. See <https://www.bankofamerica.com/> which is somewhat similar. Tabbing goes user/area/submit, continue tabbing to get the link for the checkbox and... |
1,627 | I was intrigued by this statement by [@DanWilson](http://twitter.com/DanWIlson) on Twitter:
>
> All Web Developers: Never Ever Ever
> put anything after the password box
> and before submit button on a form.
> Tab MUST go directly to submit.
>
>
>
When I asked for clarification, he added:
>
> because the UI ... | 2010/09/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1627",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | The best tab situation and common situations is:
* input: **email**
* input: **password**
* checkbox: keep me **logged** in *(sometimes this is omitted)*
* button: **submit** (note how you can use the spacebar, faster than enter in some situations)
Proofs:
* Google (unified login)
* Yahoo (unified login, includes Fl... | I agree with John. I think that most people press Enter while in the password field (I do), or will click/tap on the Enter button.
However, for the few Windows users that press Tab and then Enter, Dan is right: there shouldn't be anything between the password's edit field and the Enter button.
I singled out Windows u... |
3,116,717 | I'd like to program a .NET app that provides a 3D render of an animated world. I'm coding on a Windows PC, but many of my target audience will be on Linux.
There are a bunch of frameworks out there that look useful, categorised into high and low level as best I can:
*Low Level Graphics*
* [OpenTK](https://web.archiv... | 2010/06/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3116717",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24874/"
] | Maybe not quite what you're looking for but, Unity3D is a cross platform 3D gaming environment which is based on Mono, which means that you can code the bits you need to in C#. There are indie and pro versions with the indie version being free.
<http://unity3d.com/> | I'd second the idea to look at Unity, which if I remember rightly uses C# as a scripting language to let you write the game code (using Mono), allowing the actual rendering engine and so on to use native code (presumably C++).
Otherwise, I'd be wary of using Mono for anything like 3D graphics or other 'hard core' uses... |
3,116,717 | I'd like to program a .NET app that provides a 3D render of an animated world. I'm coding on a Windows PC, but many of my target audience will be on Linux.
There are a bunch of frameworks out there that look useful, categorised into high and low level as best I can:
*Low Level Graphics*
* [OpenTK](https://web.archiv... | 2010/06/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3116717",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24874/"
] | Maybe not quite what you're looking for but, Unity3D is a cross platform 3D gaming environment which is based on Mono, which means that you can code the bits you need to in C#. There are indie and pro versions with the indie version being free.
<http://unity3d.com/> | You might look into using Qt and OpenGL. I imagine, however, that OpenGL is probably too low-level (read: "needlessly complex") for your particular needs. |
3,116,717 | I'd like to program a .NET app that provides a 3D render of an animated world. I'm coding on a Windows PC, but many of my target audience will be on Linux.
There are a bunch of frameworks out there that look useful, categorised into high and low level as best I can:
*Low Level Graphics*
* [OpenTK](https://web.archiv... | 2010/06/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3116717",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24874/"
] | Maybe not quite what you're looking for but, Unity3D is a cross platform 3D gaming environment which is based on Mono, which means that you can code the bits you need to in C#. There are indie and pro versions with the indie version being free.
<http://unity3d.com/> | Use OpenTK
* It's OpenGL
It's platform
independent. It's strongly typed |
3,116,717 | I'd like to program a .NET app that provides a 3D render of an animated world. I'm coding on a Windows PC, but many of my target audience will be on Linux.
There are a bunch of frameworks out there that look useful, categorised into high and low level as best I can:
*Low Level Graphics*
* [OpenTK](https://web.archiv... | 2010/06/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3116717",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24874/"
] | I'd second the idea to look at Unity, which if I remember rightly uses C# as a scripting language to let you write the game code (using Mono), allowing the actual rendering engine and so on to use native code (presumably C++).
Otherwise, I'd be wary of using Mono for anything like 3D graphics or other 'hard core' uses... | You might look into using Qt and OpenGL. I imagine, however, that OpenGL is probably too low-level (read: "needlessly complex") for your particular needs. |
3,116,717 | I'd like to program a .NET app that provides a 3D render of an animated world. I'm coding on a Windows PC, but many of my target audience will be on Linux.
There are a bunch of frameworks out there that look useful, categorised into high and low level as best I can:
*Low Level Graphics*
* [OpenTK](https://web.archiv... | 2010/06/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3116717",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/24874/"
] | Use OpenTK
* It's OpenGL
It's platform
independent. It's strongly typed | You might look into using Qt and OpenGL. I imagine, however, that OpenGL is probably too low-level (read: "needlessly complex") for your particular needs. |
31,649 | When I activate BitLocker, I imagine that will make it impossible to read any files on my Windows partition from my Ubuntu installation. Is that correct?
Any way to *not* encrypt certain directories so I can access them from Ubuntu? | 2009/08/28 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/31649",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3354/"
] | Yes.
Bitlocker is whole drive (partition) encryption, it has its own bootloader from start to finish. It is the easiest solution for encryption.
You may even have a problem booting into Ubuntu all together if your machine has a TPM chip as Bitlocker ties in to that to check integrity.
Your best bet would to be have ... | Neither BitLocker or NTFS encrypted folders are supported under Linux. Only way (that I can think of) that you can have encrypted content accessible from both Windows and Linux is to use [TrueCrypt](http://www.truecrypt.org/). |
31,649 | When I activate BitLocker, I imagine that will make it impossible to read any files on my Windows partition from my Ubuntu installation. Is that correct?
Any way to *not* encrypt certain directories so I can access them from Ubuntu? | 2009/08/28 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/31649",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3354/"
] | Neither BitLocker or NTFS encrypted folders are supported under Linux. Only way (that I can think of) that you can have encrypted content accessible from both Windows and Linux is to use [TrueCrypt](http://www.truecrypt.org/). | Alternatively you might also try an encrypted EXT 3 filesystem that you can access from windows using FreeOTFE. I tried Truecrypt before, but especially in combination with SVN, which causes a lot of file accesses during an update, truecrypt was very slow. |
31,649 | When I activate BitLocker, I imagine that will make it impossible to read any files on my Windows partition from my Ubuntu installation. Is that correct?
Any way to *not* encrypt certain directories so I can access them from Ubuntu? | 2009/08/28 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/31649",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3354/"
] | Yes.
Bitlocker is whole drive (partition) encryption, it has its own bootloader from start to finish. It is the easiest solution for encryption.
You may even have a problem booting into Ubuntu all together if your machine has a TPM chip as Bitlocker ties in to that to check integrity.
Your best bet would to be have ... | Alternatively you might also try an encrypted EXT 3 filesystem that you can access from windows using FreeOTFE. I tried Truecrypt before, but especially in combination with SVN, which causes a lot of file accesses during an update, truecrypt was very slow. |
3,100,286 | I'm working on a system that interacts with many external system API:s. Most of them require authentication of some sort. For the sake of usability there is an "application wide reachable" AppConfig that stores configuration info, as well as credentials for the external systems.
My question is if it is a bad idea to s... | 2010/06/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3100286",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347687/"
] | Good security is hard.
As Bruce Schneier says, "Security is a tradeoff." You have to decide how secure you want this information, and how much time you want to spend securing said information. And you definitely don't want to leave passwords just sitting out there in plain text, that's a no-no. If you're in a situatio... | Regarding real live examples, web servers store database login details on the server, in plain text. If someone gains access to your server, you are screwed anyway. But protecting those passwords from the unwanted opportunistic intruder, well personally I like the extra layer to feel safer. Better safe than sorry, righ... |
3,100,286 | I'm working on a system that interacts with many external system API:s. Most of them require authentication of some sort. For the sake of usability there is an "application wide reachable" AppConfig that stores configuration info, as well as credentials for the external systems.
My question is if it is a bad idea to s... | 2010/06/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3100286",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347687/"
] | Good security is hard.
As Bruce Schneier says, "Security is a tradeoff." You have to decide how secure you want this information, and how much time you want to spend securing said information. And you definitely don't want to leave passwords just sitting out there in plain text, that's a no-no. If you're in a situatio... | Some webbservers need to load symmetrically encrypted certificates on startup. To deal with this, they ask for password input on startup. So that it is only stored in memory.
Pros:
* Master password is never stored on disk.
* Master password cannot be extracted from `ps fax`.
Cons:
* Master password can still be ex... |
3,100,286 | I'm working on a system that interacts with many external system API:s. Most of them require authentication of some sort. For the sake of usability there is an "application wide reachable" AppConfig that stores configuration info, as well as credentials for the external systems.
My question is if it is a bad idea to s... | 2010/06/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3100286",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/347687/"
] | Regarding real live examples, web servers store database login details on the server, in plain text. If someone gains access to your server, you are screwed anyway. But protecting those passwords from the unwanted opportunistic intruder, well personally I like the extra layer to feel safer. Better safe than sorry, righ... | Some webbservers need to load symmetrically encrypted certificates on startup. To deal with this, they ask for password input on startup. So that it is only stored in memory.
Pros:
* Master password is never stored on disk.
* Master password cannot be extracted from `ps fax`.
Cons:
* Master password can still be ex... |
90,030 | If a Wild Magic Sorcerer were to multiclass into a level 2 Wizard of Evocation, and a fireball were to occur on a surge, would they be able to exempt themselves and 3 of their friends from the effect?
Argument for: A smart sorcerer would know what's happening, and his knowledge of Evocation magic would allow him to co... | 2016/11/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/90030",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/32251/"
] | No, you can't sculpt it.
------------------------
A spell is defined on PHB 201 as
>
> A spell is a discrete magical effect, a single shaping of the magical energies that suffuse the multiverse into a specific, limited expression. In casting a spell, a character carefully plucks at the invisible strands of raw magic... | I am going to disagree with the above statement in regards to RAW.
Yes, the Wild Magic does state that spells casted from the Wild Surge Magic table is not affected by metamagic. However, Sculpt Spell is not a metamagic ability but a wizard ability.
Also when reading spells from the Wild Magic Surge table for many of... |
2,423 | I have read that the black belt Taekwondo forms are each associated with an I Ching trigram. Are these correspondences emphasized in any dojangs? What can I take away from these associations?
The correspondences between the trigrams and the eight changing palms of bagua are fairly well documented, but it seems like t... | 2013/11/25 | [
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/2423",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/users/1462/"
] | For WTF/Kukkiwon taekwondo the black belt forms: koryo (virtueous man), keumgueng (diamond and mountain), taebaek (bright mountain), pyongwan (a vast plain), sipjin (life and longevity), jitae (struggle and aspiration), chonkwon (heaven), hanseu (water) seem to be paths towards Ilyeo (Buddhist enlightenment). There may... | In Kukkiwon/WTF Taekwondo, the *poomsae* (forms), required for *geup* (below *dan* black belt) grades are associated with I Ching symbols.
In the "Complete Taekwondo Poomsae: The Official Taegeuk, Palgawe and Black Belt Forms" book, page 24, states that the "Poomsae reflect the characteristics of Korean culture", incl... |
2,423 | I have read that the black belt Taekwondo forms are each associated with an I Ching trigram. Are these correspondences emphasized in any dojangs? What can I take away from these associations?
The correspondences between the trigrams and the eight changing palms of bagua are fairly well documented, but it seems like t... | 2013/11/25 | [
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/2423",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/users/1462/"
] | For WTF/Kukkiwon taekwondo the black belt forms: koryo (virtueous man), keumgueng (diamond and mountain), taebaek (bright mountain), pyongwan (a vast plain), sipjin (life and longevity), jitae (struggle and aspiration), chonkwon (heaven), hanseu (water) seem to be paths towards Ilyeo (Buddhist enlightenment). There may... | I have been in several KKW schools, some of which are, shall we say, "militant" about their teachings of the I Ching and of the relationship to the Taeguek forms. They state that the movements in the form are representative of the I Ching elements.
Ok...
So let's see if I got that right: Taeguek 1 represents the "gre... |
2,423 | I have read that the black belt Taekwondo forms are each associated with an I Ching trigram. Are these correspondences emphasized in any dojangs? What can I take away from these associations?
The correspondences between the trigrams and the eight changing palms of bagua are fairly well documented, but it seems like t... | 2013/11/25 | [
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/2423",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/users/1462/"
] | In Kukkiwon/WTF Taekwondo, the *poomsae* (forms), required for *geup* (below *dan* black belt) grades are associated with I Ching symbols.
In the "Complete Taekwondo Poomsae: The Official Taegeuk, Palgawe and Black Belt Forms" book, page 24, states that the "Poomsae reflect the characteristics of Korean culture", incl... | I have been in several KKW schools, some of which are, shall we say, "militant" about their teachings of the I Ching and of the relationship to the Taeguek forms. They state that the movements in the form are representative of the I Ching elements.
Ok...
So let's see if I got that right: Taeguek 1 represents the "gre... |
7,503 | I'm installing lights in my buildings (I'm using [Neopixel strips](https://www.adafruit.com/products/1507), which have a flat back), and I'm trying to tape the lights to the ceiling. Of course, bricks and plates aren't smooth on the bottom, so double sided tape isn't working out too well.
Can you recommend either:
* ... | 2016/04/03 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7503",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/7063/"
] | Take a look at [11203 - Tile, Modified 2 x 2 Inverted](http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=11203#T=S&O=%7B%22ss%22:%22US%22,%22rpp%22:%22500%22%7D). Works like your 2x2 round plate but is flat at the bottom.
[](https://i.stack.im... | >
> An alternate method of affixing small parts to the bottom of bricks and plates:
>
>
>
Check out sticky-tack! It has a ridiculous amount of brand names, but it's basically a safely removable, free-form version of duct-tape. It will stick to anything, and increases its own surface area by spreading all throughou... |
176,924 | According to Jeff Atwood, ["Expletives are not acceptable behavior on meta or any other Stack Overflow site."](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/22233/166851)
My question is: to what degree (if any) does this apply in chat as well as on meta or main? | 2013/04/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/176924",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/166851/"
] | If we're going for a general rule here, I would say that Jeff's statement holds equally well in chat as it does on any site within the network. Swearing is not okay. I think of the network as a (largely) professional environment. And swearing has no place in it.
There are admittedly chat rooms in which language is so... | Since the MPAA doesn't publish guidelines around what words will make ears bleed, I feel the best method for determining what words are appropriate is by deciding the age rating for each room. Let's say that **The Heap** has an R rating. These words would be censored in the transcript, but visible to anyone who enters ... |
98,023 | We have a small business website that has been compromised. They are somehow getting customers order details and contacting them requesting their credit card details. We have had our web team and a third party IT company looking into it and we can't find out where the breach is.
There seems to be no suspicious access... | 2015/08/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/98023",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/84574/"
] | If you can't find the entry point of the hackers, and a "third party IT company" can't find it either, consider hiring a professional security firm to investigate the attack.
This is not an appropriate forum for product or company recommendations, so please don't ask specifically "who" to hire.
I have found that pe... | One of the things left to do would be too lookup for known security flaws on the XCart version you currently have. You mentioned that that is the e-commerce manager you are using and that you didn't update it to the latest version. Now, I am not sure which version you still use, but try to make a Google search to see i... |
98,023 | We have a small business website that has been compromised. They are somehow getting customers order details and contacting them requesting their credit card details. We have had our web team and a third party IT company looking into it and we can't find out where the breach is.
There seems to be no suspicious access... | 2015/08/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/98023",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/84574/"
] | What troubles me is that you mention there was [another user](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/85999/email-phishing-scam-asking-customers-for-card-details) affected by an attacker using the very same name "*Lucy Whetton*".
Are you by any chance using some standard well-known eCommerce website solution (or ... | One of the things left to do would be too lookup for known security flaws on the XCart version you currently have. You mentioned that that is the e-commerce manager you are using and that you didn't update it to the latest version. Now, I am not sure which version you still use, but try to make a Google search to see i... |
7,477,979 | I have a decent programming practice with languages such as ASM, C, C++, PHP, JS, even ActionScript for Flash, and now I feel a strong need to learn Java. But I prefer to explore new languages in practise, and it seems like, if you want to write something worthwile in Java, you have to know this, and this, and that, an... | 2011/09/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7477979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/942817/"
] | Try [the official *Java Tutorials*](http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/). They are actually quite good. | Most of the languages you have learned are Imperative programming languages. Make sure you divide your task into two; learning object oriented thinking and learning the Java language.
I've heard good things about [Object Oriented software Construction, 2nd Edition](http://docs.eiffel.com/book/method/object-oriented-so... |
7,477,979 | I have a decent programming practice with languages such as ASM, C, C++, PHP, JS, even ActionScript for Flash, and now I feel a strong need to learn Java. But I prefer to explore new languages in practise, and it seems like, if you want to write something worthwile in Java, you have to know this, and this, and that, an... | 2011/09/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7477979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/942817/"
] | Try [the official *Java Tutorials*](http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/). They are actually quite good. | Try this book : Its on point
>
> Deitel : How to Program Java : [Book](http://www.deitel.com/Books/Java/JavaHowtoProgram7e/tabid/1191/Default.aspx)
>
>
> |
110,122 | I previously installed Ubuntu on a USB drive. I have since lost it or deleted the data and when I go to try to install it says it is already installed on the usb drive letter. How can I fix this?
This is the error that I'm getting. I do not have the USB drive or it is deleted. I have 10-15 usb drives and have no clue... | 2012/03/05 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/110122",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/49252/"
] | >
> Its look like you have a grub entry which is created using bcdedit ?!
> Go to Windows control panel and check whether there is "Wubi
> uninstaller" menu or not. If it is there then use it to completely
> uninstall previous Ubuntu. Use CCleaner to clean the registry
> afterwards.
>
>
>
– [Curious Apprentice... | Just do a low-level format on that USB drive. |
58,306 | I am making chocolate brownies without sugar using the following ingredients:
* cocoa nibs, 1 & 1/4 cups
* carob powder, 1/4 cup
* margarine, 125 g
* flour, 50 g
* stevia, 1 tablespoon
* vanilla essence, 2 teaspoon
* baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon
* 2 eggs
How can I make the brownie less dry and have more flavor? I don'... | 2015/06/16 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/58306",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/36231/"
] | That 1/4th cup margarine and the 2 eggs are not enough to give those brownies the moisture they need.
I suspect you want something low in sugar and fat. Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD created two books that talk about substitutions for fat and sugar in recipes. One technique to replace fat (like butter) in a recipe is to use... | First, I agree with Tarak'ha's suggestions because it looks like you're trying to keep things somewhat healthy.
Since it looks like you're trying to make healthier brownies, I just wanted to mention yet another less heard of healthy fat replacement in baking: *Finely shredded / pureed beetroot*. I learned this trick f... |
58,306 | I am making chocolate brownies without sugar using the following ingredients:
* cocoa nibs, 1 & 1/4 cups
* carob powder, 1/4 cup
* margarine, 125 g
* flour, 50 g
* stevia, 1 tablespoon
* vanilla essence, 2 teaspoon
* baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon
* 2 eggs
How can I make the brownie less dry and have more flavor? I don'... | 2015/06/16 | [
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"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | That 1/4th cup margarine and the 2 eggs are not enough to give those brownies the moisture they need.
I suspect you want something low in sugar and fat. Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD created two books that talk about substitutions for fat and sugar in recipes. One technique to replace fat (like butter) in a recipe is to use... | Hi I use dates for sugar. I use only 4 ingredients and they are bakeless. You put the ingredients in the food processor and then just press into pan and cut into squares. They are really good and you don't get that sugar rush feeling. I think I found the recipe on Pinterest. |
58,306 | I am making chocolate brownies without sugar using the following ingredients:
* cocoa nibs, 1 & 1/4 cups
* carob powder, 1/4 cup
* margarine, 125 g
* flour, 50 g
* stevia, 1 tablespoon
* vanilla essence, 2 teaspoon
* baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon
* 2 eggs
How can I make the brownie less dry and have more flavor? I don'... | 2015/06/16 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/58306",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/36231/"
] | That 1/4th cup margarine and the 2 eggs are not enough to give those brownies the moisture they need.
I suspect you want something low in sugar and fat. Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD created two books that talk about substitutions for fat and sugar in recipes. One technique to replace fat (like butter) in a recipe is to use... | you could use shredded zucchini, about a 1/4 cup---you will never taste any of it, but it will add moistness to your brownies and not the sugar. |
58,306 | I am making chocolate brownies without sugar using the following ingredients:
* cocoa nibs, 1 & 1/4 cups
* carob powder, 1/4 cup
* margarine, 125 g
* flour, 50 g
* stevia, 1 tablespoon
* vanilla essence, 2 teaspoon
* baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon
* 2 eggs
How can I make the brownie less dry and have more flavor? I don'... | 2015/06/16 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/58306",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/36231/"
] | First, I agree with Tarak'ha's suggestions because it looks like you're trying to keep things somewhat healthy.
Since it looks like you're trying to make healthier brownies, I just wanted to mention yet another less heard of healthy fat replacement in baking: *Finely shredded / pureed beetroot*. I learned this trick f... | Hi I use dates for sugar. I use only 4 ingredients and they are bakeless. You put the ingredients in the food processor and then just press into pan and cut into squares. They are really good and you don't get that sugar rush feeling. I think I found the recipe on Pinterest. |
58,306 | I am making chocolate brownies without sugar using the following ingredients:
* cocoa nibs, 1 & 1/4 cups
* carob powder, 1/4 cup
* margarine, 125 g
* flour, 50 g
* stevia, 1 tablespoon
* vanilla essence, 2 teaspoon
* baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon
* 2 eggs
How can I make the brownie less dry and have more flavor? I don'... | 2015/06/16 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/58306",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/36231/"
] | First, I agree with Tarak'ha's suggestions because it looks like you're trying to keep things somewhat healthy.
Since it looks like you're trying to make healthier brownies, I just wanted to mention yet another less heard of healthy fat replacement in baking: *Finely shredded / pureed beetroot*. I learned this trick f... | you could use shredded zucchini, about a 1/4 cup---you will never taste any of it, but it will add moistness to your brownies and not the sugar. |
2,925,555 | I need to develop a tool for web log data mining.
Having many sequences of urls, requested in a particular user session (retrieved from web-application logs), I need to figure out the patterns of usage and groups (clusters) of users of the website.
I am new to Data Mining, and now examining Google a lot.
Found some u... | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2925555",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/37511/"
] | 1&2: Orange has a frequent pattern mining module. It also supports clustering.
3.I have just check the content of the book. There is not a chapter for frequent pattern mining. Anyway, it is generally a good book for beginners in data mining. You will find it very useful to help you define your problem precisely.
4.... | The Pattern module might be what you are looking for.
<http://www.clips.ua.ac.be/pages/pattern> |
2,424 | When looking through the questions I saw one which was edited by community, I read somewhere that community bot does this to bring attention to old unanswered questions I always thought it was bad to answer questions that aren't that recent.
Is there a cutoff point where you shouldn't answer a question? Or is it still... | 2015/02/19 | [
"https://graphicdesign.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2424",
"https://graphicdesign.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.meta.stackexchange.com/users/38462/"
] | By all means.. answer **anything and everything** if you can. Don't even look at dates :)
Questions get bumped for a number of reasons. I think the only "annoying" reason is when some random person posts a "thank you" as an answer. Other than that... I wouldn't worry about bumping anything.
While old questions have a... | If you have an answer to a question that adds quality to the question by all means provide an answer. There is no time length on answering questions. We do frown upon reviving old questions with a crappy answer and usually people adding answers to an old question are either new, one line answers, or spam aka link only ... |
12,296,605 | could anyone tell me what's the background theories in The Definition of Standard ML, found very interesting and beautiful, i did learn some sml a little, but i want more while don't know how to start (to understand TDSML)
3x in advance | 2012/09/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12296605",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1650725/"
] | For the old version of the Definition (SML'90) there actually was a separate book called "Commentary on Standard ML", which explained how to interpret the Definition. Both the SML'90 Definition and the Commentary are long out of print, but fortunately, are available as [free PDFs](http://www.itu.dk/people/tofte/publ/19... | This is off the top of my head: In order to understand the methods employed in The Definition of Standard ML, you should some basic understanding of:
* [set theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_theory)
* [functions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_%28mathematics%29)
* [first-order logic](http://en.wikipedia.... |
2,862,994 | I want to develop a web Application to manage school administration. But I am not clear, which technology should I use to create Rich Internet Application. At present, develeopment company is going with ASP.net tools and say this is a web app.
However, there is page refresh on every click. Which I don't like. Please ... | 2010/05/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2862994",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/344741/"
] | In a plain ol ASP.NET application, the screen refresh can be eliminated by using update panels in webforms, or by using more of the AJAX capabilities of the MVC Framework. (Wikiplex on Codeplex has a crazy simple example of this that I love in their example application).
Between Silverlight and Flash, however, Silverl... | ASP.NET does provide some special sauce for AJAX, so it's entirely possible to eliminate the page load without leaving ASP.NET. If you leave ASP.NET, the options are endless: Java, Silverlight, JQuery, Flash, etc. ad infinitum. |
2,862,994 | I want to develop a web Application to manage school administration. But I am not clear, which technology should I use to create Rich Internet Application. At present, develeopment company is going with ASP.net tools and say this is a web app.
However, there is page refresh on every click. Which I don't like. Please ... | 2010/05/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2862994",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/344741/"
] | It's a little late for a response to the initiator. But I didn't agree with some of the answers I read here, and since google is popping this up in the search returns I felt compelled to align my answer on this board.
First off, a lot of developers create applications in ASP.NET and AJAX because they are comfortable w... | ASP.NET does provide some special sauce for AJAX, so it's entirely possible to eliminate the page load without leaving ASP.NET. If you leave ASP.NET, the options are endless: Java, Silverlight, JQuery, Flash, etc. ad infinitum. |
2,862,994 | I want to develop a web Application to manage school administration. But I am not clear, which technology should I use to create Rich Internet Application. At present, develeopment company is going with ASP.net tools and say this is a web app.
However, there is page refresh on every click. Which I don't like. Please ... | 2010/05/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2862994",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/344741/"
] | In a plain ol ASP.NET application, the screen refresh can be eliminated by using update panels in webforms, or by using more of the AJAX capabilities of the MVC Framework. (Wikiplex on Codeplex has a crazy simple example of this that I love in their example application).
Between Silverlight and Flash, however, Silverl... | Silverlight and Flash are great for richer user interfaces, however I dont think they should be used for the "whole" interface or application. Its best to narrow down these parts and decide how rich these need to be, then evaluate which technology to use. If you just want to prevent full round trips to the server on a ... |
2,862,994 | I want to develop a web Application to manage school administration. But I am not clear, which technology should I use to create Rich Internet Application. At present, develeopment company is going with ASP.net tools and say this is a web app.
However, there is page refresh on every click. Which I don't like. Please ... | 2010/05/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2862994",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/344741/"
] | In a plain ol ASP.NET application, the screen refresh can be eliminated by using update panels in webforms, or by using more of the AJAX capabilities of the MVC Framework. (Wikiplex on Codeplex has a crazy simple example of this that I love in their example application).
Between Silverlight and Flash, however, Silverl... | It's a little late for a response to the initiator. But I didn't agree with some of the answers I read here, and since google is popping this up in the search returns I felt compelled to align my answer on this board.
First off, a lot of developers create applications in ASP.NET and AJAX because they are comfortable w... |
2,862,994 | I want to develop a web Application to manage school administration. But I am not clear, which technology should I use to create Rich Internet Application. At present, develeopment company is going with ASP.net tools and say this is a web app.
However, there is page refresh on every click. Which I don't like. Please ... | 2010/05/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2862994",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/344741/"
] | It's a little late for a response to the initiator. But I didn't agree with some of the answers I read here, and since google is popping this up in the search returns I felt compelled to align my answer on this board.
First off, a lot of developers create applications in ASP.NET and AJAX because they are comfortable w... | Silverlight and Flash are great for richer user interfaces, however I dont think they should be used for the "whole" interface or application. Its best to narrow down these parts and decide how rich these need to be, then evaluate which technology to use. If you just want to prevent full round trips to the server on a ... |
14,675 | I'm flying soon to Mongolia for a few weeks and I'm still somewhat of a beginner to photography, at least equipment-wise! So, I'm looking for equipment advice mostly. I currently have a Canon EOS 400D with an 18-55mm lens, and I recently purchased a 50mm F/1.8 prime (can't wait for it to arrive!), but I realize that to... | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/14675",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/6225/"
] | I spent a while in Mongolia and frankly I think that what you (will) have is fine, with some minor tweaks.
I'd add a good quality circular polarising filter for your kit lens as well (cheap ones have weird colour casts, good ones are colour-neutral at all angles).
For super-wide shots, I was quite happy with stitched... | what about fish-eye lens? I have Samyang 8 mm for few weeks and found it absolutely fantastic for stitched panoramas and also for those "planet" panoramas.
Ken Rockwell wrote a nice review about this lens here:
<http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/8mm-f35.htm>
the lens is not so expensive, costs about 360 USD. |
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