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37,595,829 | I used to have an application in beta on the google play store, I moved it from beta to production via google play developer console and all the users get this error and the review/mark is not saved.
Link to the app if it can help : <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pasapas.eu.enigmes_pas_a_pas>
The only... | 2016/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37595829",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3856297/"
] | I finally understood why the problem appeared. If you have beta testers and then you promote an application to production, all your beta testers will be unable to write a review. To solve the issue just disable beta testing in the Google Play Console (I had Production and Beta testing at the same time). | Its probably the cached meta data about the app installation, version and download channel. Try clearing the data for google play services and you should be good once it re-syncs.
That's the reason you can do it on web and not mobile.
In normal scenario, wait for a day or two will the meta gets updated and is in syn... |
37,595,829 | I used to have an application in beta on the google play store, I moved it from beta to production via google play developer console and all the users get this error and the review/mark is not saved.
Link to the app if it can help : <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pasapas.eu.enigmes_pas_a_pas>
The only... | 2016/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37595829",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3856297/"
] | I finally understood why the problem appeared. If you have beta testers and then you promote an application to production, all your beta testers will be unable to write a review. To solve the issue just disable beta testing in the Google Play Console (I had Production and Beta testing at the same time). | App must be installed on device.You cannot review app either you are addded as tester for app OR your email is not public means it belongs to work or school.
if not follow these steps-:
Open your device's main Settings app.
Tap Apps or Application manager (depending on your device, this may be different).
Tap Google P... |
46,393 | I want to state a salad that has many different kinds of vegetables, so can I say "a multi-vegetable salad"? I've looked up the meaning of the prefix "multi" in Oxford learner's dictionary <http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/salad> and found some examples such as "multicoloured", "multi-ethnic... | 2015/01/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/46393",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15400/"
] | native English speakers tend to use the phrase "mixed salad".
I realise the logic of your thinking but the phrase "multi-vegetable salad" would not be used. | The thing to understand about "Multi" is that it wasn't a commonly used affix until somewhat recently, (as Google shows [here](https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=multi%20define)), long after the word salad came into usage.
As a result of "Multis" fairly recent rise in ... |
46,393 | I want to state a salad that has many different kinds of vegetables, so can I say "a multi-vegetable salad"? I've looked up the meaning of the prefix "multi" in Oxford learner's dictionary <http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/salad> and found some examples such as "multicoloured", "multi-ethnic... | 2015/01/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/46393",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15400/"
] | I think your hunch is right; *multi-vegetable salad* sounds a bit odd.
This might be why: the phrase sounds **redundant** because a salad has multiple vegetables *almost by definition*:
>
> **salad** (*n.*) a dish, usually cold, of raw or sometimes cooked vegetables or fruits in various **combinations**, served with... | The thing to understand about "Multi" is that it wasn't a commonly used affix until somewhat recently, (as Google shows [here](https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=multi%20define)), long after the word salad came into usage.
As a result of "Multis" fairly recent rise in ... |
160,207 | I tried to change an old chandelier, but when I removed the ceiling rose all I have is an earth and one large brown cable and a block connector with red, blue and earth each side of connector but not attached to light.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fqVa... | 2019/03/19 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/160207",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/98506/"
] | That "large brown" cable likely has 2 conductors inside that coming out of the brown jacket somewhere out of sight and then are connecting to that block. | That brown cable is just snagged on something up in the box. That may have been done deliberately as a stress relief. It comes back out of the box, splits into its wires, and then goes down to the little connector and splices in there.
Green goes to bare, blue goes to blue, and lamp brown goes to whatever is left. |
479,379 | I have watched many videos and read many articles and it says that a particle is acting like a wave. So why we try to understand on which hole the particle went through?
>
> Clearly a wave will pass in both slits and that's why we get the stripped pattern.
>
>
>
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.i... | 2019/05/11 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/479379",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/231716/"
] | I will try to explain my perspective on the matter.
The "strangeness" in quantum mechanics is that sometimes light appears to behave like a particle, and sometimes like a wave.
In the photoelectric effect or Compton scattering, a photon behaves like a particle. Roughly speaking, we can treat it like a billiard ball t... | The stripped pattern are just because of the super position of waves . So we place the slits closer we expect to experience the superposition at some reachable distance thus seeing fringes abd patterns and if double slits are placed far then the pattern are found to be more far ..thus particle happens to also be a wave |
479,379 | I have watched many videos and read many articles and it says that a particle is acting like a wave. So why we try to understand on which hole the particle went through?
>
> Clearly a wave will pass in both slits and that's why we get the stripped pattern.
>
>
>
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.i... | 2019/05/11 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/479379",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/231716/"
] | I will try to explain my perspective on the matter.
The "strangeness" in quantum mechanics is that sometimes light appears to behave like a particle, and sometimes like a wave.
In the photoelectric effect or Compton scattering, a photon behaves like a particle. Roughly speaking, we can treat it like a billiard ball t... | Welcome to SE! I'm not totally clear on your proposal for a "general theory," so I won't address that, but as for your first question:
It seems like you are basically asking why we shouldn't just think of quantum particles as waves, since they exhibit interference. The answer is that they can exhibit particle-like pro... |
479,379 | I have watched many videos and read many articles and it says that a particle is acting like a wave. So why we try to understand on which hole the particle went through?
>
> Clearly a wave will pass in both slits and that's why we get the stripped pattern.
>
>
>
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.i... | 2019/05/11 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/479379",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/231716/"
] | I will try to explain my perspective on the matter.
The "strangeness" in quantum mechanics is that sometimes light appears to behave like a particle, and sometimes like a wave.
In the photoelectric effect or Compton scattering, a photon behaves like a particle. Roughly speaking, we can treat it like a billiard ball t... | Light is both particle as well as wave no matter which experiment we demonstrate according to de broglie .We take the reference from Heisenberg uncertainty principle where he says dx\*dp>=h/4pi .Here if the width of slit is large then dx is large hence momentum of photons is small hence it seems to be particle as light... |
5,610,868 | How to use the buttons to play audio with siwng, some example please ?
I'm using a button ok, it plays the song, but when i click the button it just can't get clicked again until the song ends .Any ideas, how to make that works ?Wheni click button to start the audio, and how to do to let me click the button again, unt... | 2011/04/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5610868",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/673616/"
] | There is good example at <http://www.developer.com/java/other/article.php/2173111/Java-Sound-Playing-Back-Audio-Files-using-Java.htm> and it works fine. The audio gets stopped.
**Update**
I found this interesting link, maybe it helps:
<http://introcs.cs.princeton.edu/faq/mp3/mp3.html> | start a new thread on button click and play the sound there, it will work fine. If you try to play it there, the UI will stuck and you will have issues. |
132,330 | I found out recently that a user with an Android phone is using TouchDown to sync with his Exchange 2003 account. What's the best way of blocking this? | 2010/04/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/132330",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/12400/"
] | In the long term EC2 is rarely more cost effective than dedicated servers of your own. It's main advantage is in rapid scalability. If you have a relatively slow changing userbase then it is probably not worth it.
But the great thing is that it is easy to set something up and try it out for just a handful of $, withou... | You might want to look at Terracotta.
Terracotta does distributing the JVM across EC2 cloud. So it works in making non-scalable Java applications to become scalable with little code modification. Terracotta is similar to Elastic Beanstalk but better suited for handling:
1. Java
2. Scaling
3. Load balancing
4. Databas... |
7,358,361 | Yesterday i got a requirement from my senior saying that they want to view pages which are in asp that should be properly rendered on BlackBerry device. I know it will work but it will ugly... but after googling i have found about asp.net mobile pages that will work for my requirement..... but are there any more option... | 2011/09/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7358361",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/293298/"
] | There shouldn't be any difference in what language the site is programmed in. How the client (in this case a phone) interprets it is entirely based on what it is sent: html, css, and javascript. One popular client-side framework for mobile development is <http://jquerymobile.com/>. Its goal is to:
>
> unify user inte... | In case that you havn't found the material, this is [asp.net mvc 4 mobile features tutorial](http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/aspnet-mvc-4-mobile-features).
You can also watch the [video tutorial from Phil](http://channel9.msdn.com/events/BUILD/BUILD2011/TOOL-803T) |
51,768 | Would like some thoughts on the first (entry) page of our current website, [www.saintpetershcs.com](http://www.saintpetershcs.com) Personally I don't like it and I think we should being users to a real entry page that could have a small slideshow but need more content for people to easily figure where to go....more alo... | 2014/02/06 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/51768",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/42596/"
] | **Don't do it.**
[Nielsen Norman did some research into this.](http://www.nngroup.com/articles/auto-forwarding/)
They weren't very positive about this type of intro/carousel.
This all stems from the simple fact that people don't read on the internet. They're in a hurry. Nobody wastes much time, unless they're really... | I'll try to be nice about this.
I like the homepage you linked to. But as a user, I am sick and tired of seeing most new websites these days with a Slideshow-style homepage. When I visit a website, I want content. As much content as you can give me on a single page - with the bare minimum of scrolling involved.
I don... |
51,768 | Would like some thoughts on the first (entry) page of our current website, [www.saintpetershcs.com](http://www.saintpetershcs.com) Personally I don't like it and I think we should being users to a real entry page that could have a small slideshow but need more content for people to easily figure where to go....more alo... | 2014/02/06 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/51768",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/42596/"
] | **Don't do it.**
[Nielsen Norman did some research into this.](http://www.nngroup.com/articles/auto-forwarding/)
They weren't very positive about this type of intro/carousel.
This all stems from the simple fact that people don't read on the internet. They're in a hurry. Nobody wastes much time, unless they're really... | Carousels (or slideshows) are not very useful, because more often than not they are skipped over by users. Some possible reasons include...
* The information they want isn't there
* They look like advertisements
* More likely to scroll on the page for info, and miss the fact there is hidden content
You need to find o... |
51,768 | Would like some thoughts on the first (entry) page of our current website, [www.saintpetershcs.com](http://www.saintpetershcs.com) Personally I don't like it and I think we should being users to a real entry page that could have a small slideshow but need more content for people to easily figure where to go....more alo... | 2014/02/06 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/51768",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/42596/"
] | **Don't do it.**
[Nielsen Norman did some research into this.](http://www.nngroup.com/articles/auto-forwarding/)
They weren't very positive about this type of intro/carousel.
This all stems from the simple fact that people don't read on the internet. They're in a hurry. Nobody wastes much time, unless they're really... | I worked on a children's hospital website. Take a look at Boston Children's, Seattle Children's, Mayo Clinic, and maybe check sites that rank highly in your specific type of institution. This page uses a huge portion of the screen for 1 very simplistic message that takes far too long to finish. It cannot be interacted ... |
111,322 | What software and tools can I use to quickly create lines over single or multiple photographs that have the effect of disappearing into the distance? Sometimes the line would need to have curves. I would also like the line to reduce opacity as it disappears in the distance.
Take the following base image for example:
... | 2018/07/04 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/111322",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
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] | Just to add to Danielillo's excellent answer, something similar is also possible using Inkscape's Interpolate extension.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VWAly.gif)
Reducing the opacity of lines in the distance could be achieved using a mask, made from a... | With Illustrator
* Make two irregular lines at the border of the street
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v0ALN.png)
* Select both lines, **Menu Object** > **Blend** > **Make**
* **Menu Object** > **Blend** > **Blend Options** > **Specified Steps** = number
* Stroke the blend ... |
9,785,518 | My client would like to give each customer a password and once entered, this should then redirect them to a certain page. I.e. password 'cake' would go to a page about cakes, password 'cats' would go to a page about cats. Sounds simple enough, is there a plugin that you guys are aware of that would do it? Or is it poss... | 2012/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9785518",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/584235/"
] | Take a look at [Peter's Login Redirect](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/peters-login-redirect/). I haven't used it myself, but it has good ratings, has been updated recently, and it sounds like it can redirect based on the login criteria entered.
On a side note, I can't wait to see this website that features cats... | I've searched for hours for that solution! Here You go @ajguk: <http://thecodecave.com/plugins/smart-passworded-pages/> or <http://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-passworded-pages/>
The plugin is called "Smart passwor pages" (for those experts that can't reed what the link says). It is as close as it gets 4 me. The plugin ... |
9,785,518 | My client would like to give each customer a password and once entered, this should then redirect them to a certain page. I.e. password 'cake' would go to a page about cakes, password 'cats' would go to a page about cats. Sounds simple enough, is there a plugin that you guys are aware of that would do it? Or is it poss... | 2012/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9785518",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/584235/"
] | Take a look at [Peter's Login Redirect](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/peters-login-redirect/). I haven't used it myself, but it has good ratings, has been updated recently, and it sounds like it can redirect based on the login criteria entered.
On a side note, I can't wait to see this website that features cats... | I'm sure there are better solutions out there. I accomplished what you are looking for by using conditional fields and html in Gravity forms. To mimic a password, I removed the Gravity forms submit button, and I basically created my own submit button in the html field to redirect the visitor to my desired url. Using co... |
9,785,518 | My client would like to give each customer a password and once entered, this should then redirect them to a certain page. I.e. password 'cake' would go to a page about cakes, password 'cats' would go to a page about cats. Sounds simple enough, is there a plugin that you guys are aware of that would do it? Or is it poss... | 2012/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9785518",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/584235/"
] | I'm sure there are better solutions out there. I accomplished what you are looking for by using conditional fields and html in Gravity forms. To mimic a password, I removed the Gravity forms submit button, and I basically created my own submit button in the html field to redirect the visitor to my desired url. Using co... | I've searched for hours for that solution! Here You go @ajguk: <http://thecodecave.com/plugins/smart-passworded-pages/> or <http://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-passworded-pages/>
The plugin is called "Smart passwor pages" (for those experts that can't reed what the link says). It is as close as it gets 4 me. The plugin ... |
50,390 | I've read the following thing in wizards.com compendium:
"Once per encounter, a creature can try to gain combat advantage against a target by making a Bluff check."
So, I have two questions about it:
1. What action is this - standard, move, minor, free?
2. Is this roll being made against 10 or against creatures will? | 2014/11/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/50390",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/17719/"
] | Wax Eagle pretty much has it, but *Create a Diversion to Hide* and *Gain Combat Advantage* through Bluff are 2 different things, although very similar.
Via *Rules Compendium* page 141
>
> Bluff
> -----
>
>
> **Gain Combat Advantage**
>
> Make a Bluff check to gain combat advantage against an enemy by feining.
... | From [Bluff](http://www.wizards.com/dndinsider/compendium/skill.aspx?id=3):
>
> CREATE A DIVERSION TO HIDE
>
>
> Make a Bluff check to create a diversion and become hidden using the Stealth
> skill.
>
>
> Action: Standard action. A creature can take this action only once per encounter.
>
>
> Opposed Check: Aga... |
20,293,126 | When you tune the volume with the buttons on the side of the phone, a grey square shows up.
What is it?
This might have been asked, but I don't know which keywords to search. | 2013/11/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20293126",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1467926/"
] | As far as I know, Apple don't allow developers access to this UIView.
There is an open source alternative [MPProgressHUD](https://github.com/jdg/MBProgressHUD) that should help. | [SVProgressHUD](https://github.com/samvermette/SVProgressHUD) is a better open-source option, and it has already been updated to support iOS7 translucency features.
 |
129,989 | Do I "restrict background data" yes or no and does it have more negative side effects than positive? | 2015/11/26 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/129989",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/138649/"
] | Here is my phone's (Note 4 Edge) warning screen for "restrict background data". The implication is that this is a feature meant to protect users with miniml plans from accidentally incurring charges. It's also darn handy when travelling overseas or out of plan range.
I do not expect it would hamper performance, but ma... | It doesn't harm your phone..it restrict background data which means you will not receive notifications of mail or messenger while doing other stuff. And some apps like Google Play won't work. |
299,223 | I want to make sure that I am not going to break existing links by renaming or moving files, so how do I know if the Document ID Service is enabled in SharePoint online, if I am not an admin.
I've read that the feature is configurable in the site settings, but it appear that you cannot even view the settings if you ar... | 2021/12/02 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/299223",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/101372/"
] | **The root (top-level) site for your organization can't be deleted.** If you're a global or SharePoint admin in Microsoft 365, you can replace the root site with a different site.
After replacing the classic root site with a communication site , you can set it as a hub site later.
If your environment was set up **bef... | You can do a site swap. Short answer is that you can configure a new communication site, get it configured the way you want, then in the SP admin center, swap it with the root site to make it become the new root site.
Optionally, you can replace the home page with a full width modern page.
Instructions for this are a... |
187,112 | I just bought a new router (DeWalt 618, changeable fixed/plunge base). It comes with the motor mounted on the fixed base, which is what I planned to use anyway. I opened the locking lever and tried to turn the dial to adjust the depth, but nothing budged. The instructions were no help: in fact, they just added to the p... | 2020/03/22 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/187112",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/79781/"
] | Ok, revised my answer
I found the instructions [here](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/B1UUC4xiXES.pdf) and the information is on page two under "Set-up: Fixed and D-Handle Base - ADJUSTING THE DEPTH OF CUT (FIG. 1, 3)"
Occurring to this there is no lock of the black adjustment ring so it should turn ... | I have a Ryobi router that loves to completely lock up like I suspect yours did. I keep a tool very similar to the one pictured below handy to motivate it back open when necessary.
For $14, it's probably something worth having around, and it's a cheap test for whether the router is just stuck.
![enter image descrip... |
9,096 | Is it considered bad style to use abbreviations contractions like "it's" and "that's" (instead of spelling them out as "it is" and "that is") in a textbook or academic publication? | 2011/01/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9096",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/544/"
] | It depends on the context. "[A] textbook or academic publication" includes a wide range of publications, including textbooks for grade school, where I can see *that's* being used (perhaps not in running text, but at least in a sidebar). Even published journal papers in some fields may include such words: mathematics pa... | Yes, that's what I've always been taught. Abbreviations are more informal / oral speech. |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | Do a Tutorial like in a video game
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In fact that's not only for new players. Every encounter and every puzzle should have some kind of tutorial in beforehand. Teach your players how to play YOUR game. That's why it is important that design your adventures with that in mind. And like y... | I agree with all the learn by playing advice above. I also have a few more bits of advice from teaching lots of new players, including in workshops. This advice also applies to players who know the basics but have trouble learning or remembering rules. There are plenty of folks who find this difficult for a variety of ... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | As someone who introduced multiple people to the hobby, in many cases without even having access to a rulebook, I realized that there is just one thing you need to explain to a new player who wants to start playing DnD (and most other pen&paper RPGs). And that's the basic game loop:
1. The dungeon master describes the... | Do a brief, verbal explanation of what the game is about
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You can just dump players in, but they're often confused about how to interact with the world. As such, explain the basics of social interaction, skill interaction, and combat interaction. If they have flu... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | Walk Them Through It
--------------------
Since you've stipulated that they have some interest, I'll assume that they have some basic idea what the game is about, so you don't need to do that. And since you've also stipulated that you're about to start a game, it seems plausible that your group hasn't settled on chara... | [@Greenstone Walker has the best answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/184747/9044). I would like to just add a suggestions as to how to play the game with a new player.
1 - Use an online platform or other tool
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A lot of people see DnD as this scary set of rules and math. Mos... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | Do a Tutorial like in a video game
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In fact that's not only for new players. Every encounter and every puzzle should have some kind of tutorial in beforehand. Teach your players how to play YOUR game. That's why it is important that design your adventures with that in mind. And like y... | [@Greenstone Walker has the best answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/184747/9044). I would like to just add a suggestions as to how to play the game with a new player.
1 - Use an online platform or other tool
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A lot of people see DnD as this scary set of rules and math. Mos... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
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] | Play the game
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Just play. Give the person a pregen character for the first couple of sessions (something simple, Champion Fighter for example) and just let them play.
Don't worry about rules, just ask them to describe intentions.
*Fighty McFightFace runs up to the nearest goblin and munts them with his ... | Walk Them Through It
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Since you've stipulated that they have some interest, I'll assume that they have some basic idea what the game is about, so you don't need to do that. And since you've also stipulated that you're about to start a game, it seems plausible that your group hasn't settled on chara... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | As someone who introduced multiple people to the hobby, in many cases without even having access to a rulebook, I realized that there is just one thing you need to explain to a new player who wants to start playing DnD (and most other pen&paper RPGs). And that's the basic game loop:
1. The dungeon master describes the... | Find or create a very small dungeon, and run a one-on-one session with them to show them the ropes.
Why one-on-one?
* you don't want other players trying to talk over you to explain things
* you don't want the noob to get distracted by other players
* you don't want multiple people fast-forwarding through the game me... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | Play the game
-------------
Just play. Give the person a pregen character for the first couple of sessions (something simple, Champion Fighter for example) and just let them play.
Don't worry about rules, just ask them to describe intentions.
*Fighty McFightFace runs up to the nearest goblin and munts them with his ... | As someone who introduced multiple people to the hobby, in many cases without even having access to a rulebook, I realized that there is just one thing you need to explain to a new player who wants to start playing DnD (and most other pen&paper RPGs). And that's the basic game loop:
1. The dungeon master describes the... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | As someone who introduced multiple people to the hobby, in many cases without even having access to a rulebook, I realized that there is just one thing you need to explain to a new player who wants to start playing DnD (and most other pen&paper RPGs). And that's the basic game loop:
1. The dungeon master describes the... | Walk Them Through It
--------------------
Since you've stipulated that they have some interest, I'll assume that they have some basic idea what the game is about, so you don't need to do that. And since you've also stipulated that you're about to start a game, it seems plausible that your group hasn't settled on chara... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | Walk Them Through It
--------------------
Since you've stipulated that they have some interest, I'll assume that they have some basic idea what the game is about, so you don't need to do that. And since you've also stipulated that you're about to start a game, it seems plausible that your group hasn't settled on chara... | I agree with all the learn by playing advice above. I also have a few more bits of advice from teaching lots of new players, including in workshops. This advice also applies to players who know the basics but have trouble learning or remembering rules. There are plenty of folks who find this difficult for a variety of ... |
184,746 | Someone I know recently expressed interest in playing D&D. This came at the perfect time because I and some other friends were about to start a D&D 5e game.
The problem is, I don't know how to teach this person the game. Usually, my advice is, just read the PHB, but the person in question isn't much of a reader, and I... | 2021/05/05 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/184746",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/69099/"
] | Walk Them Through It
--------------------
Since you've stipulated that they have some interest, I'll assume that they have some basic idea what the game is about, so you don't need to do that. And since you've also stipulated that you're about to start a game, it seems plausible that your group hasn't settled on chara... | Do a brief, verbal explanation of what the game is about
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You can just dump players in, but they're often confused about how to interact with the world. As such, explain the basics of social interaction, skill interaction, and combat interaction. If they have flu... |
38,975 | At the beginning of episode 2 of *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*, we see this drawing of two hands with inscriptions that use Hebrew letters. (Click for larger image.)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/db3CR.jpg)
This appears to originate from Kabbalah: I fou... | 2017/02/16 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38975",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2604/"
] | The way the hands are positioned is reminiscent of the [priestly blessing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priestly_Blessing), and [יהוה (aka the tetragrammaton)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton) is the holiest name for God in Judaism.
That being said, If you look *really* closely at the hands in the book f... | I'm a native Hebrew speaker, and it doesn't really have any meaning. There's also Hebrew in the 4th ending, and there are some real words in there but no actual sentences, so I'm 99% sure that it is incidental. Also the script in the palm of the hands in the picture above is in fact Hebrew, but like someone else has co... |
38,975 | At the beginning of episode 2 of *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*, we see this drawing of two hands with inscriptions that use Hebrew letters. (Click for larger image.)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/db3CR.jpg)
This appears to originate from Kabbalah: I fou... | 2017/02/16 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38975",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2604/"
] | The way the hands are positioned is reminiscent of the [priestly blessing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priestly_Blessing), and [יהוה (aka the tetragrammaton)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton) is the holiest name for God in Judaism.
That being said, If you look *really* closely at the hands in the book f... | There is also the word “adonai” in english on the door of the “truth” room when Ed sees Al’s body
The word “Adonai” means “god” in hebrew |
38,975 | At the beginning of episode 2 of *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*, we see this drawing of two hands with inscriptions that use Hebrew letters. (Click for larger image.)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/db3CR.jpg)
This appears to originate from Kabbalah: I fou... | 2017/02/16 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38975",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/2604/"
] | I'm a native Hebrew speaker, and it doesn't really have any meaning. There's also Hebrew in the 4th ending, and there are some real words in there but no actual sentences, so I'm 99% sure that it is incidental. Also the script in the palm of the hands in the picture above is in fact Hebrew, but like someone else has co... | There is also the word “adonai” in english on the door of the “truth” room when Ed sees Al’s body
The word “Adonai” means “god” in hebrew |
33,420,893 | I want to run a delayed job/function–ideally something on AWS lambda. I saw on SQS or SNS there was an option to delay a message 15 minutes, but I want to be able to delay it up to 1 week. What's the best way to accomplish something like that?
I want to use a service like SQS or SNS. At the moment, I am considering us... | 2015/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33420893",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/629599/"
] | AWS Lambda now has the ability to setup and run functions on a chron like schedule:
<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-lambda-update-python-vpc-increased-function-duration-scheduling-and-more/> | I'm looking for something like that myself. I found this, and it seems like what you would want, but I haven't played with it at all, so I can't tell you how to do it.
<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/CloudWatchEvents.html#putEvents-property> |
33,420,893 | I want to run a delayed job/function–ideally something on AWS lambda. I saw on SQS or SNS there was an option to delay a message 15 minutes, but I want to be able to delay it up to 1 week. What's the best way to accomplish something like that?
I want to use a service like SQS or SNS. At the moment, I am considering us... | 2015/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33420893",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/629599/"
] | AWS Lambda now has the ability to setup and run functions on a chron like schedule:
<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-lambda-update-python-vpc-increased-function-duration-scheduling-and-more/> | For one-off executions seems like the only option is to use Step Functions and the [Wait state](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/amazon-states-language-wait-state.html) which "*delays the state machine from continuing for a specified time*". Since delay does not have to be hard-coded, but can come f... |
33,420,893 | I want to run a delayed job/function–ideally something on AWS lambda. I saw on SQS or SNS there was an option to delay a message 15 minutes, but I want to be able to delay it up to 1 week. What's the best way to accomplish something like that?
I want to use a service like SQS or SNS. At the moment, I am considering us... | 2015/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33420893",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/629599/"
] | For one-off executions seems like the only option is to use Step Functions and the [Wait state](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/amazon-states-language-wait-state.html) which "*delays the state machine from continuing for a specified time*". Since delay does not have to be hard-coded, but can come f... | I'm looking for something like that myself. I found this, and it seems like what you would want, but I haven't played with it at all, so I can't tell you how to do it.
<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/CloudWatchEvents.html#putEvents-property> |
785,182 | Which encryption libraries are available for actionscript 3.0? my preference is on performance compared to price. | 2009/04/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/785182",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/23164/"
] | Look up [as3crypto](http://code.google.com/p/as3crypto/). | as3corelib (<http://code.google.com/p/as3corelib/>) also includes md5 and sha 1. |
575,146 | My company is switching from an old clunky dedicated email server (which we can't maintain anymore) to Google Apps email, and we'd like to start using the Google email now, as the old server regularly loses emails.
The problem is that we're waiting on the MX records to change, and the guy before me (who's no longer wi... | 2014/02/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/575146",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/209122/"
] | Set up the old box to be a **secondary MX** server, flush the DNS records on your old box (so that when you do a 'host -t MX your domain' you see google with a lower MX value than your old box). Now your old email box *may* merrily be a secondary MX server and relay email to google.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_re... | Just forward port 25 on the (retired) mailserver to Google. |
575,146 | My company is switching from an old clunky dedicated email server (which we can't maintain anymore) to Google Apps email, and we'd like to start using the Google email now, as the old server regularly loses emails.
The problem is that we're waiting on the MX records to change, and the guy before me (who's no longer wi... | 2014/02/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/575146",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/209122/"
] | Set up the old box to be a **secondary MX** server, flush the DNS records on your old box (so that when you do a 'host -t MX your domain' you see google with a lower MX value than your old box). Now your old email box *may* merrily be a secondary MX server and relay email to google.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_re... | You can get a postfix server to forward all email to another server with the line:
relayhost = googlehostname.google.com
To answer the specific question that was asked "How to send email to an address and not an MX record", you can edit the /etc/postfix/transport file to over email locations for a domain.
Something... |
8,834,832 | There are a few alternatives I am aware of:
* Delimited literal (e.g. 'Item1,Item2' or 'Item1:Item2')
+ Requires splitting and processing, which isn't natively supported
* XML fragment (e.g. )
+ incurs overhead with XML processing, which I am assured is pretty hefty
Another one I thought of was to actually write a... | 2012/01/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8834832",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/167945/"
] | "Unicode font" is an imprecise term for a font with wide coverage of the Unicode character set. Microsoft has two such fonts (that I'm aware of): [Arial Unicode MS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial_Unicode_MS) and [Lucida Sans Unicode](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucida_Sans_Unicode). Neither one comes with older ve... | If you can't find a suitable font installed by default in Windows, perhaps you can use one that can be installed freely. There are many such, and guides to help you find them. One guide: <http://www.unifont.org/fontguide/> |
3,473,452 | I have a cron job which parses a # of RSS feeds. It turns out it takes too long so I'm getting a HardDeadlineExceededError. I tried just creating two cron jobs, one which parses the even feeds, one which parses the odd feeds, I still get the error.
What's the best way to break up this work so it fits within a 30 secon... | 2010/08/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3473452",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/92259/"
] | I recommend using the [Task Queue](http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/taskqueue/overview.html) -- a task can perform any number N of sub-tasks of your choice, making sure to get close but not *too* close to the hard-deadline, then it spawns another task to continue where the spawner left off. | Increase the number of jobs to decrease the number of feeds per job. Not just two segments (odd and even), but more (feed number MOD x) until it fits into the window.
If this does not work (too many cron jobs), take a look at Task Queues. This way the cron job could push out the work into the queue, maybe one task per... |
3,473,452 | I have a cron job which parses a # of RSS feeds. It turns out it takes too long so I'm getting a HardDeadlineExceededError. I tried just creating two cron jobs, one which parses the even feeds, one which parses the odd feeds, I still get the error.
What's the best way to break up this work so it fits within a 30 secon... | 2010/08/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3473452",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/92259/"
] | Increase the number of jobs to decrease the number of feeds per job. Not just two segments (odd and even), but more (feed number MOD x) until it fits into the window.
If this does not work (too many cron jobs), take a look at Task Queues. This way the cron job could push out the work into the queue, maybe one task per... | What I ended up doing was creating a simple datastore object that tracks what RSS feed I parsed last. I parse one RSS feed and increment the variable every time the cron job runs. |
3,473,452 | I have a cron job which parses a # of RSS feeds. It turns out it takes too long so I'm getting a HardDeadlineExceededError. I tried just creating two cron jobs, one which parses the even feeds, one which parses the odd feeds, I still get the error.
What's the best way to break up this work so it fits within a 30 secon... | 2010/08/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3473452",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/92259/"
] | I recommend using the [Task Queue](http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/taskqueue/overview.html) -- a task can perform any number N of sub-tasks of your choice, making sure to get close but not *too* close to the hard-deadline, then it spawns another task to continue where the spawner left off. | What I ended up doing was creating a simple datastore object that tracks what RSS feed I parsed last. I parse one RSS feed and increment the variable every time the cron job runs. |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
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] | The answer to the question as posed clearly is "no", but in the process of working out set pieces, your fingers and motor control will get used to navigating common patterns in music without involving active thought processes. That gives you considerably more refined building blocks to work with when actually learning ... | If you practice playing from notation, you'll get good at doing that. If you practice 'playing by ear' you'll get good at that. And, hopefully, you're also studying 'theory' in its various forms. These skills feed on each other, they are not exclusive.
But maybe you need to consciously keep up to scratch at both. Ther... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Funnily enough, "Now, will that give him, through an unconscious process, the ability e.g. to accompany the church choir on the piano on a random hymn (that is, without score for the accompaniment)?" and "whether a good portion of famous pianists are incapable of the slightest extemporaneous deviation from the sheet" h... | A pretty emphatic no!
Out of all the players I've had the pleasure of playing with, the vast majority fall into one category or the other. There's only been literally a handful who were good at reading *and* extemporising. Most were very good at one or the other.
The reason is often that when one is good at sight rea... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | A pretty emphatic no!
Out of all the players I've had the pleasure of playing with, the vast majority fall into one category or the other. There's only been literally a handful who were good at reading *and* extemporising. Most were very good at one or the other.
The reason is often that when one is good at sight rea... | The act of performing music from "sight"(reading sheet music and translating it in to sound) is a mechanical process. It is exactly analogous to "reading outloud"(which could mean reading outloud in your own mind = reading to ones subconscious).
The act works by looking at the scribbles on a page and translating them ... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Funnily enough, "Now, will that give him, through an unconscious process, the ability e.g. to accompany the church choir on the piano on a random hymn (that is, without score for the accompaniment)?" and "whether a good portion of famous pianists are incapable of the slightest extemporaneous deviation from the sheet" h... | If you practice playing from notation, you'll get good at doing that. If you practice 'playing by ear' you'll get good at that. And, hopefully, you're also studying 'theory' in its various forms. These skills feed on each other, they are not exclusive.
But maybe you need to consciously keep up to scratch at both. Ther... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Funnily enough, "Now, will that give him, through an unconscious process, the ability e.g. to accompany the church choir on the piano on a random hymn (that is, without score for the accompaniment)?" and "whether a good portion of famous pianists are incapable of the slightest extemporaneous deviation from the sheet" h... | The answer to the question as posed clearly is "no", but in the process of working out set pieces, your fingers and motor control will get used to navigating common patterns in music without involving active thought processes. That gives you considerably more refined building blocks to work with when actually learning ... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Music theory and practice has neglected the way of Partimento and teaching improvisation for almost 200 years. Now it has been recovered and since about more than 10 years there's a great renaissance of this kind of approach to music composing and improvisation.
I bet the next generation of musician will answer your q... | The answer to the question as posed clearly is "no", but in the process of working out set pieces, your fingers and motor control will get used to navigating common patterns in music without involving active thought processes. That gives you considerably more refined building blocks to work with when actually learning ... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Music theory and practice has neglected the way of Partimento and teaching improvisation for almost 200 years. Now it has been recovered and since about more than 10 years there's a great renaissance of this kind of approach to music composing and improvisation.
I bet the next generation of musician will answer your q... | The act of performing music from "sight"(reading sheet music and translating it in to sound) is a mechanical process. It is exactly analogous to "reading outloud"(which could mean reading outloud in your own mind = reading to ones subconscious).
The act works by looking at the scribbles on a page and translating them ... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Have a look at classical violinist Ray Chen trying to learn to improvise with jazz pianist Tseng-Yi "Mike" Tseng in this video: [Ray learns Improv - Jazz 101](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQsJFxrcf0&t=36s).
Ray is a world-renowned violinist who won the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin and the 2009 Queen Elisabeth competition... | A pretty emphatic no!
Out of all the players I've had the pleasure of playing with, the vast majority fall into one category or the other. There's only been literally a handful who were good at reading *and* extemporising. Most were very good at one or the other.
The reason is often that when one is good at sight rea... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Music theory and practice has neglected the way of Partimento and teaching improvisation for almost 200 years. Now it has been recovered and since about more than 10 years there's a great renaissance of this kind of approach to music composing and improvisation.
I bet the next generation of musician will answer your q... | If you practice playing from notation, you'll get good at doing that. If you practice 'playing by ear' you'll get good at that. And, hopefully, you're also studying 'theory' in its various forms. These skills feed on each other, they are not exclusive.
But maybe you need to consciously keep up to scratch at both. Ther... |
124,795 | I am thinking of somebody whose entire musical training consists of playing from sheet music. He goes though all Bach, Beethoven, etc. and eventually becomes good enough for Carnegie Hall. He is great at both sight reading and playing from memory ("from sheet" is intended to comprehend both these).
Now, will that give... | 2022/09/06 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/124795",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/86549/"
] | Have a look at classical violinist Ray Chen trying to learn to improvise with jazz pianist Tseng-Yi "Mike" Tseng in this video: [Ray learns Improv - Jazz 101](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQsJFxrcf0&t=36s).
Ray is a world-renowned violinist who won the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin and the 2009 Queen Elisabeth competition... | The answer to the question as posed clearly is "no", but in the process of working out set pieces, your fingers and motor control will get used to navigating common patterns in music without involving active thought processes. That gives you considerably more refined building blocks to work with when actually learning ... |
11,833 | If an Asteroid was to strike the Earth, would it affect noticeably the Earth's rotation, and if so, how large would this Asteroid have to be? | 2015/09/16 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/11833",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/9200/"
] | To have a noticeable effect the impactor needs to be BIG.
Most questions about "what would happen if ... hits" can be answered by the "Earth impact effects program" ([Impact: Earth!](https://impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/ImpactEarth/))
Here are calculations for a [100km stony asteroid...](http://impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/cgi-bin/cra... | >
> Scientists estimate that about 48.5 tons (44,000 kilograms) of meteoritic material falls on Earth each day.
>
>
> ([Meteors & Meteorites](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/meteors-and-meteorites/in-depth/))
>
>
>
>
> Overall, Earth's spin has slowed by about 6 hours in the past 2740 ... |
41,583,731 | I am trying to build a web CMS application using php and SQL. I haven't fully learned Laravel yet and I may need more time to complete my course. My question is, does Laravel come in with built-in extra security or is it the same as coding in our php. No one told me this, I have a feeling, I would have to do a lot of m... | 2017/01/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/41583731",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7121235/"
] | Using a framework does not secure your code magically. You still have to protect it.
you can see your web app as a house with many doors. with pure PHP, you will have to build your doors before using them. On the other side, Laravel (or any framework) comes with built-in doors but if you don't use them, your app will ... | I know this is several years too late but figured I would add in, locking down your laravel project once in production does not take too much effort. If you utilize @csrf and form validation as stated above that will cover your "doors" there. On top of using something like fail2ban on the server and pointing everything... |
22,482,679 | I am trying to read through a .dat file looking for the particular HEX signature 00 02 00 using C. when it finds the signature it needs to copy 744 bytes from the start of the signature to a buffer.
I have tried various ways including reading into a buffer and using (strtol/strtok/fscanf) and i am running out of optio... | 2014/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22482679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2660300/"
] | If your database is 40GB it's long past time to consider having a redundant Database server that's ready to go as soon as the main becomes faulty.
You should have a second server running alongside the main DB server that has no actual routines except to sync with the main server on an hourly/daily basis (depending on... | Key is to use right data management strategy as well that helps solve your objective. Wrong architecture and approach to put everything on cloud can prove disastrous... here's more to it to read - <http://archdipesh.blogspot.com/2014/03/windows-azure-data-strategies-and.html> |
22,482,679 | I am trying to read through a .dat file looking for the particular HEX signature 00 02 00 using C. when it finds the signature it needs to copy 744 bytes from the start of the signature to a buffer.
I have tried various ways including reading into a buffer and using (strtol/strtok/fscanf) and i am running out of optio... | 2014/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22482679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2660300/"
] | If your database is 40GB it's long past time to consider having a redundant Database server that's ready to go as soon as the main becomes faulty.
You should have a second server running alongside the main DB server that has no actual routines except to sync with the main server on an hourly/daily basis (depending on... | Azure SQL Database already has these local replicas that Liam is referring to. You can find more details on these three local replicas here <http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1695.inside-windows-azure-sql-database.aspx#High_Availability_with_SQL_Azure>
Also, SQL Database recently introduced n... |
22,482,679 | I am trying to read through a .dat file looking for the particular HEX signature 00 02 00 using C. when it finds the signature it needs to copy 744 bytes from the start of the signature to a buffer.
I have tried various ways including reading into a buffer and using (strtol/strtok/fscanf) and i am running out of optio... | 2014/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22482679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2660300/"
] | If your database is 40GB it's long past time to consider having a redundant Database server that's ready to go as soon as the main becomes faulty.
You should have a second server running alongside the main DB server that has no actual routines except to sync with the main server on an hourly/daily basis (depending on... | Azure now supports Point in time restore / Geo restore and GeoDR features. You can use the combination of these to have quick backup / restore. PiTR and Geo restore comes with no additional cost while you have to pay for
Geo replica |
22,482,679 | I am trying to read through a .dat file looking for the particular HEX signature 00 02 00 using C. when it finds the signature it needs to copy 744 bytes from the start of the signature to a buffer.
I have tried various ways including reading into a buffer and using (strtol/strtok/fscanf) and i am running out of optio... | 2014/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22482679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2660300/"
] | If your database is 40GB it's long past time to consider having a redundant Database server that's ready to go as soon as the main becomes faulty.
You should have a second server running alongside the main DB server that has no actual routines except to sync with the main server on an hourly/daily basis (depending on... | There are multiple ways to do backup, restore and copy jobs on Azure.
1. Point in time restore.
Azure Service takes full backups, multiple differential backups and t-log backups every 5 minutes.
2. Geo Restore
same as Point in time restore. Only difference is that it picks up a redundant copy from a different blob ... |
22,482,679 | I am trying to read through a .dat file looking for the particular HEX signature 00 02 00 using C. when it finds the signature it needs to copy 744 bytes from the start of the signature to a buffer.
I have tried various ways including reading into a buffer and using (strtol/strtok/fscanf) and i am running out of optio... | 2014/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22482679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2660300/"
] | Azure SQL Database already has these local replicas that Liam is referring to. You can find more details on these three local replicas here <http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1695.inside-windows-azure-sql-database.aspx#High_Availability_with_SQL_Azure>
Also, SQL Database recently introduced n... | Key is to use right data management strategy as well that helps solve your objective. Wrong architecture and approach to put everything on cloud can prove disastrous... here's more to it to read - <http://archdipesh.blogspot.com/2014/03/windows-azure-data-strategies-and.html> |
22,482,679 | I am trying to read through a .dat file looking for the particular HEX signature 00 02 00 using C. when it finds the signature it needs to copy 744 bytes from the start of the signature to a buffer.
I have tried various ways including reading into a buffer and using (strtol/strtok/fscanf) and i am running out of optio... | 2014/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22482679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2660300/"
] | Azure now supports Point in time restore / Geo restore and GeoDR features. You can use the combination of these to have quick backup / restore. PiTR and Geo restore comes with no additional cost while you have to pay for
Geo replica | Key is to use right data management strategy as well that helps solve your objective. Wrong architecture and approach to put everything on cloud can prove disastrous... here's more to it to read - <http://archdipesh.blogspot.com/2014/03/windows-azure-data-strategies-and.html> |
22,482,679 | I am trying to read through a .dat file looking for the particular HEX signature 00 02 00 using C. when it finds the signature it needs to copy 744 bytes from the start of the signature to a buffer.
I have tried various ways including reading into a buffer and using (strtol/strtok/fscanf) and i am running out of optio... | 2014/03/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22482679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2660300/"
] | There are multiple ways to do backup, restore and copy jobs on Azure.
1. Point in time restore.
Azure Service takes full backups, multiple differential backups and t-log backups every 5 minutes.
2. Geo Restore
same as Point in time restore. Only difference is that it picks up a redundant copy from a different blob ... | Key is to use right data management strategy as well that helps solve your objective. Wrong architecture and approach to put everything on cloud can prove disastrous... here's more to it to read - <http://archdipesh.blogspot.com/2014/03/windows-azure-data-strategies-and.html> |
105,091 | In the desktop application I am developing, we have ListViews representing items in repositories, and for each one we have a TextBox at the top which works as a search box that filters elements in realtime.
I want to know if this is a **well-known pattern having a specific name**, so that I can research for best UX pr... | 2017/02/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/105091",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7838/"
] | The question "Due to the actual cost of gas, would you like your car to run on a cheaper kind of energy rather than gas?" will not , on it's own, cause any kind of intellectual property issues. It would only cause problems if the respondent knew you were working for a particular oil, energy, or motor vehicle company (o... | +1 on using an independent researcher to front for your company if you don't want participants to make assumptions about your product plans.
Also, I realize your example interview question may not be your actual text, but it leads people quite strongly. The assumption is that cost of gas is a pressing problem and that... |
105,091 | In the desktop application I am developing, we have ListViews representing items in repositories, and for each one we have a TextBox at the top which works as a search box that filters elements in realtime.
I want to know if this is a **well-known pattern having a specific name**, so that I can research for best UX pr... | 2017/02/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/105091",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7838/"
] | The question "Due to the actual cost of gas, would you like your car to run on a cheaper kind of energy rather than gas?" will not , on it's own, cause any kind of intellectual property issues. It would only cause problems if the respondent knew you were working for a particular oil, energy, or motor vehicle company (o... | While I was browsing the web, I stumbled upon this [link](http://blog.walkme.com/ux-methods-low-users-long-time/) and it helps provide more information about how to deal with constrains that might occur to test products with IP protection (or other limitation) and thus, also help provide more information about the ques... |
105,091 | In the desktop application I am developing, we have ListViews representing items in repositories, and for each one we have a TextBox at the top which works as a search box that filters elements in realtime.
I want to know if this is a **well-known pattern having a specific name**, so that I can research for best UX pr... | 2017/02/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/105091",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7838/"
] | +1 on using an independent researcher to front for your company if you don't want participants to make assumptions about your product plans.
Also, I realize your example interview question may not be your actual text, but it leads people quite strongly. The assumption is that cost of gas is a pressing problem and that... | While I was browsing the web, I stumbled upon this [link](http://blog.walkme.com/ux-methods-low-users-long-time/) and it helps provide more information about how to deal with constrains that might occur to test products with IP protection (or other limitation) and thus, also help provide more information about the ques... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | **Gently and very slowly pull the tick out.**
* **Do not** burn the tick.
* **Do not** twist the tick.
* **Do not** pour oil or alcohol on the tick.
It is a living creature and as soon as you stress it out, it will start spitting and vomiting into your body. | There's a lot of answers on this page that wrong and could lead to life threatening anaphylaxis. Given the risks involved here, I'll be providing quotes from physicians throughout.
Don't pull it off - not with your fingers and not with tweezers!
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139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | Use tweezers, grip as near to the head as you can, and pull gently and evenly but firmly - it should come off cleanly. If it doesn't then be sure to remove the head rather than just leave it in there. Then clean the area with alcohol and be sure to keep an eye on it in case any rashes or other untoward symptoms appear.... | Some of the answers here suggest really bad solutions. I recently researched an answer for the question [Tick removal, to twist or not twist?](https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/17598/tick-removal-to-twist-or-not-twist) it focuses on technique.
While you can find lots of people with lots of suggestions, the only... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | To remove a tick that has attached to your skin: *Use a pair of fine tipped tweezers* and *pull up* **evenly**, i.e. with steady pressure. Don't twist or jerk, as this may leave body parts in the skin. If this happens, use the tweezers to pull them out.
**Also, don't forget to use rubbing/isopropyl alcohol to steriliz... | In my experience ticks hold on very strongly with their bite. I would not recommend any make-shift way of removing them.
When using tweezers for example you take the risk of clipping off the body from the head. Leaving that small part stuck might then lead to inflammation.
For several years now I’ve been using special... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | Until just a few years ago I would have said tweezers. I use a [tick key](http://www.rei.com/product/777807/liberty-mountain-the-tick-key) these days because it removes without squeezing the tick.
I get between three and a dozen ticks a year (they like me), and I much... | There's a lot of answers on this page that wrong and could lead to life threatening anaphylaxis. Given the risks involved here, I'll be providing quotes from physicians throughout.
Don't pull it off - not with your fingers and not with tweezers!
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> "N... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | If a tick has already attached to you, I'd reccommend seeking out some medical help, but since we're in the outdoors group, what are the chances of there being one nearby? :)
You should:
* Pour a little bit of spirits on the tick. That should both disinfect the area and stun the bugger a bit.
* Make a little loop of ... | There's a lot of answers on this page that wrong and could lead to life threatening anaphylaxis. Given the risks involved here, I'll be providing quotes from physicians throughout.
Don't pull it off - not with your fingers and not with tweezers!
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> "N... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | To remove a tick that has attached to your skin: *Use a pair of fine tipped tweezers* and *pull up* **evenly**, i.e. with steady pressure. Don't twist or jerk, as this may leave body parts in the skin. If this happens, use the tweezers to pull them out.
**Also, don't forget to use rubbing/isopropyl alcohol to steriliz... | There's a lot of answers on this page that wrong and could lead to life threatening anaphylaxis. Given the risks involved here, I'll be providing quotes from physicians throughout.
Don't pull it off - not with your fingers and not with tweezers!
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> "N... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | Until just a few years ago I would have said tweezers. I use a [tick key](http://www.rei.com/product/777807/liberty-mountain-the-tick-key) these days because it removes without squeezing the tick.
I get between three and a dozen ticks a year (they like me), and I much... | Working in a very tick infested woods for a summer, I accumulated many tick-bites (before learning the wonders of vinegar solutions for repelling ticks). Most of the tick removals were done at the end of the day in my cabin, where I did my thorough tick-checks. This was recommended to me and worked very well in my expe... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | It's vital to get them off ASAP as the risk of infection from [Lyme Disease](http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Lyme-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx) increases after the first 24 hours, but the list of ways NOT to do this is probably more important ;-)
Don't burn it, squeeze it or cover it in alcohol/wax/marmalade/whatever... | In my experience ticks hold on very strongly with their bite. I would not recommend any make-shift way of removing them.
When using tweezers for example you take the risk of clipping off the body from the head. Leaving that small part stuck might then lead to inflammation.
For several years now I’ve been using special... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | **Gently and very slowly pull the tick out.**
* **Do not** burn the tick.
* **Do not** twist the tick.
* **Do not** pour oil or alcohol on the tick.
It is a living creature and as soon as you stress it out, it will start spitting and vomiting into your body. | To remove a tick that has attached to your skin: *Use a pair of fine tipped tweezers* and *pull up* **evenly**, i.e. with steady pressure. Don't twist or jerk, as this may leave body parts in the skin. If this happens, use the tweezers to pull them out.
**Also, don't forget to use rubbing/isopropyl alcohol to steriliz... |
139 | If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it?
I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also heard that the fire method makes the tick essentially vomit and is worse than just ripping the tick off.
What is the best ... | 2012/01/24 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/139",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/68/"
] | In my experience ticks hold on very strongly with their bite. I would not recommend any make-shift way of removing them.
When using tweezers for example you take the risk of clipping off the body from the head. Leaving that small part stuck might then lead to inflammation.
For several years now I’ve been using special... | There's a lot of answers on this page that wrong and could lead to life threatening anaphylaxis. Given the risks involved here, I'll be providing quotes from physicians throughout.
Don't pull it off - not with your fingers and not with tweezers!
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1,280 | I was trying to add a bounty to Lawrence Cayton's [question on exact near neighbors](https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/7844/exact-nearest-neighbor-in-d-dimensional-euclidean-space), but I can nowhere see the link to start a bounty. I've looked at other questions and didn't have a problem seeing the link, so ... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://cstheory.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1280",
"https://cstheory.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://cstheory.meta.stackexchange.com/users/80/"
] | I think you need to wait for two days after the question is posted to set a bounty. | See the bullets at the bottom of
<https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/faq#bounty>
For the basic set of rules around bounties. There's also more detail at
[How does the bounty system work?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16065/how-does-the-bounty-system-work) |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | >
> Hoist with his own petard
>
>
>
... is —[as far as I can see](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=petard)— a Shakespearian phrase for a plan going so wrong that it is inflicted back on the perpetrator. Literally to be blown up/over/away by a small bomb used for breaching that you set.
It does really only... | "Rebound" is a single word with this kind of meaning. |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | >
> Hoist with his own petard
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>
>
... is —[as far as I can see](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=petard)— a Shakespearian phrase for a plan going so wrong that it is inflicted back on the perpetrator. Literally to be blown up/over/away by a small bomb used for breaching that you set.
It does really only... | "Karma" might work in a metaphorical sense. Such as the act of throwing something or doing wrong causes bad things to happen to you. This may be a far stretch though! |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | [to recoil](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/recoil) may suggest the meaning you describe:
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> to jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust.
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In a figurative sense I'd say [karmic](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Karmic):
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> of an action seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, either in th... | "Rebound" is a single word with this kind of meaning. |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | >
> When Geoffrey slandered his ex's new boyfriend on Facebook, the equally negative remarks from his ex's friends [**came back to bite him**](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/come+back+to+bite+you).
>
>
> | "Karma" might work in a metaphorical sense. Such as the act of throwing something or doing wrong causes bad things to happen to you. This may be a far stretch though! |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | Consider [**backfire**](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/backfire), [**backlash**](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/backlash), [**kickback**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickback), and [**payback**](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/payback).
>
> backfire: a miscalculation that recoi... | "Rebound" is a single word with this kind of meaning. |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | One word that could work is *blowback.*
Definition of BLOWBACK
: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback> | "What goes around, comes around."
Popular idiom that captures this notion. |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | One word that could work is *blowback.*
Definition of BLOWBACK
: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback> | >
> Hoist with his own petard
>
>
>
... is —[as far as I can see](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=petard)— a Shakespearian phrase for a plan going so wrong that it is inflicted back on the perpetrator. Literally to be blown up/over/away by a small bomb used for breaching that you set.
It does really only... |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | [to recoil](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/recoil) may suggest the meaning you describe:
>
> to jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust.
>
>
>
In a figurative sense I'd say [karmic](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Karmic):
>
> of an action seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, either in th... | "Karma" might work in a metaphorical sense. Such as the act of throwing something or doing wrong causes bad things to happen to you. This may be a far stretch though! |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | Consider [**backfire**](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/backfire), [**backlash**](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/backlash), [**kickback**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickback), and [**payback**](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/payback).
>
> backfire: a miscalculation that recoi... | >
> Hoist with his own petard
>
>
>
... is —[as far as I can see](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=petard)— a Shakespearian phrase for a plan going so wrong that it is inflicted back on the perpetrator. Literally to be blown up/over/away by a small bomb used for breaching that you set.
It does really only... |
175,274 | Is there a metaphor or a single word for "When you throw a rubber ball into a wall and it bounces back and hits you." Something like boomerang, but unexpected and with negative connotation. | 2014/06/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175274",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2213/"
] | One word that could work is *blowback.*
Definition of BLOWBACK
: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback> | [to recoil](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/recoil) may suggest the meaning you describe:
>
> to jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust.
>
>
>
In a figurative sense I'd say [karmic](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Karmic):
>
> of an action seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, either in th... |
122,483 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [What is the difference between 32bit and 64 bit and which should I chose?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/7034/what-is-the-difference-between-32bit-and-64-bit-and-which-should-i-chose)
>
>
>
I read somewhere that Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit is recommended by Canonical.. but my machine... | 2012/04/16 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/122483",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/55152/"
] | Your cpu is 32-bit. Use the 32-bit version. | If you are not using a 64-bit machine then the i386 (32-bit) image is the one for you...
Also going by your answer you say it's not AMD64 (an actual AMD processor) which is fine, AMD64 images will run on 64-bit Intel processors as well... |
122,483 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [What is the difference between 32bit and 64 bit and which should I chose?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/7034/what-is-the-difference-between-32bit-and-64-bit-and-which-should-i-chose)
>
>
>
I read somewhere that Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit is recommended by Canonical.. but my machine... | 2012/04/16 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/122483",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/55152/"
] | If you are not using a 64-bit machine then the i386 (32-bit) image is the one for you...
Also going by your answer you say it's not AMD64 (an actual AMD processor) which is fine, AMD64 images will run on 64-bit Intel processors as well... | If you're running a 64-bit Intel processor then I would highly suggest using the AMD64 images(these will still work), as some applications are only available to run on 64bit machines. Oracle 11g for example. |
122,483 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [What is the difference between 32bit and 64 bit and which should I chose?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/7034/what-is-the-difference-between-32bit-and-64-bit-and-which-should-i-chose)
>
>
>
I read somewhere that Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit is recommended by Canonical.. but my machine... | 2012/04/16 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/122483",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/55152/"
] | Your cpu is 32-bit. Use the 32-bit version. | If you're running a 64-bit Intel processor then I would highly suggest using the AMD64 images(these will still work), as some applications are only available to run on 64bit machines. Oracle 11g for example. |
13,230 | As a thirsty graduate student, I've amassed a burgeoning collection of research articles in both paper and digital formats. Right now I manage pdfs and references with Zotero, but I'm still searching for an organization logic for paper documents that allows rapid access and prevents redundant printing and storage. [Som... | 2013/10/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/13230",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/4226/"
] | I have them organized similarly to the blog post you linked. I'm not sure it is the optimal way, but it works quite well.
* The central search key for me is (First)AuthorYEAR. By now I know my way around in my field so that the author names are meaningful. And easier to remember exactly than title abbreviations.
* I t... | I always store the references in zotero before printing them. I don't print all of the references, therefore I always use zotero to find the references before searching for the printed paper.
In this context what I did is:
1. When I print the paper I write in one corner the date and time when it was added to zotero (... |
13,230 | As a thirsty graduate student, I've amassed a burgeoning collection of research articles in both paper and digital formats. Right now I manage pdfs and references with Zotero, but I'm still searching for an organization logic for paper documents that allows rapid access and prevents redundant printing and storage. [Som... | 2013/10/06 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/13230",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/4226/"
] | I have them organized similarly to the blog post you linked. I'm not sure it is the optimal way, but it works quite well.
* The central search key for me is (First)AuthorYEAR. By now I know my way around in my field so that the author names are meaningful. And easier to remember exactly than title abbreviations.
* I t... | I always create a collection in Zotero for each of my projects and papers. That places a paper into a proper context. As was already mentioned above, the nice option of Zotero (and jabref) is that you may put a bibliographic record into infinite number of collections.
---
I hope, you know of and use [zotfile](http:/... |
90,180 | I will be leaving my current employer soon, they provided me a company laptop (as they do everyone), and I am considering just making an offer on it rather than returning it.
It's a non SOE controlled device (They don't have a system for Macs, just Windows devices) and for the sake of this discussion let's leave aside... | 2017/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/90180",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/69467/"
] | "Fair price" means third party buyer and third party seller - you have neither. So most likely, your best offer is full price (or a slightly lower amount). If that's worth it to you, then go for it.
That probably sounds wrong, but here is the reasoning:
As the "buyer" what is the highest price you are willing to pay?... | The best way I have found is to search on eBay using the "Completed Items" search criteria. As others point out, a market price is set by the highest price someone is willing to buy for. eBay is a transparent marketplace in that regard.
Remember that in your case, your company does not have to pay transaction fees to... |
90,180 | I will be leaving my current employer soon, they provided me a company laptop (as they do everyone), and I am considering just making an offer on it rather than returning it.
It's a non SOE controlled device (They don't have a system for Macs, just Windows devices) and for the sake of this discussion let's leave aside... | 2017/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/90180",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/69467/"
] | "Fair price" means third party buyer and third party seller - you have neither. So most likely, your best offer is full price (or a slightly lower amount). If that's worth it to you, then go for it.
That probably sounds wrong, but here is the reasoning:
As the "buyer" what is the highest price you are willing to pay?... | As this is a company asset, it will be listed on the company's accounts. Most companies will depreciate the computers value over several years and then write it off when disposed.
Some companies also have a policy which allows old computers (typically when warranty expires) to be purchased at the depreciated value.
R... |
90,180 | I will be leaving my current employer soon, they provided me a company laptop (as they do everyone), and I am considering just making an offer on it rather than returning it.
It's a non SOE controlled device (They don't have a system for Macs, just Windows devices) and for the sake of this discussion let's leave aside... | 2017/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/90180",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/69467/"
] | "Fair price" means third party buyer and third party seller - you have neither. So most likely, your best offer is full price (or a slightly lower amount). If that's worth it to you, then go for it.
That probably sounds wrong, but here is the reasoning:
As the "buyer" what is the highest price you are willing to pay?... | >
> So the opportunity is there, and I feel all parties are willing,
> however I am unsure how you would price this deal. Thoughts?
>
>
>
Do a quick internet search, looking for the prices of the same version of a used computer.
Offer whatever it would cost for you to purchase the same computer on the open marke... |
16,146,727 | I want to use TFS 2012 code review template. I am using vS2012 online TFS workspace, where i created 5 of users.
From VS2012 I am trying to Add Reviewer to review my code, it display error like "Reviewer name is not in the list of allowed reviewers." | 2013/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16146727",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1679971/"
] | You need to go to your Team Project and add some users to your Team. If you first select your Team Project \ Team you will notice that you have a "Members (0)" on the right. If you click "Manage all members" under that heading you can add any number of Windows or Microsoft Id users to that list.
![Adding Users to a T... | After several weeks with that problem, I found out that I had to do a hard clear cache on my Visual Studio. After that, it showed me a correct list of reviewers.
I found out that by this forum post: <https://developercommunityapi.westus.cloudapp.azure.com/content/problem/1145784/reviewer-name-is-not-in-the-list-of-all... |
185,895 | I need help with burning Ubuntu to a CD and being able to boot it into a PC, and an old iBook. I have already downloaded the ISO file, and have burned it to a CD.
However when I try to load it, it doesn't work.
I would also need help when it boots up. I would like to perform the procedure on a PC too. | 2012/09/09 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/185895",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/88554/"
] | **If you are using *Ubuntu* -**
If you are using Ubuntu itself to create the bootable CD/DVD, use [k3b](http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/k3b) [](http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/k3b) instead of [brasero](http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/brasero) [![Install brasero](https://hostmar.co/software-sma... | Instead of burning the .iso to disc as a file, you need to tell your burning software to burn it as an image instead. |
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