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3,331 | I'm designing a ToggleButton control that has the ability to be in a **locked** state in which user interaction will not be able to further toggle the control. In general I would like the button to appear somewhat natural in the natural scheme of rules laid out in Microsoft's UXGuide but I don't mind the idea of using ... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3331",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/3403/"
] | Admittedly late to the party, but here's my 2c worth ...
You appear to have four available states:
1. On; user may turn it off.
2. Off; user may turn it on.
3. Locked On
4. Locked Off.
If you show a button on the control (even if disabled), you're implying to the user that they might be able to change the value - in... | You currently have 3 *4* states for your button which are logically paired, on, off in one group and locked(on) and locked(off) in the other. With your push button metaphor and labeling, you are hinting at only 2 of those states, off and on. That means that I have no idea that a locked state could be waiting for me in ... |
3,331 | I'm designing a ToggleButton control that has the ability to be in a **locked** state in which user interaction will not be able to further toggle the control. In general I would like the button to appear somewhat natural in the natural scheme of rules laid out in Microsoft's UXGuide but I don't mind the idea of using ... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3331",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/3403/"
] | You currently have 3 *4* states for your button which are logically paired, on, off in one group and locked(on) and locked(off) in the other. With your push button metaphor and labeling, you are hinting at only 2 of those states, off and on. That means that I have no idea that a locked state could be waiting for me in ... | I would use a toggle switch, and graying it on the locked state.
Why?
* It doesn't suffer the problem of the command vs state problem. Imagine you have a media player with a Play/Pause button. When you display the Play icon on it, is it the command or the state? This is a common issue on two-state toggle buttons.
* I... |
3,331 | I'm designing a ToggleButton control that has the ability to be in a **locked** state in which user interaction will not be able to further toggle the control. In general I would like the button to appear somewhat natural in the natural scheme of rules laid out in Microsoft's UXGuide but I don't mind the idea of using ... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3331",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/3403/"
] | Admittedly late to the party, but here's my 2c worth ...
You appear to have four available states:
1. On; user may turn it off.
2. Off; user may turn it on.
3. Locked On
4. Locked Off.
If you show a button on the control (even if disabled), you're implying to the user that they might be able to change the value - in... | I agree with Rob Allen's point. Your challenge is to recreate a four state choice field with a metaphor typically associated with two choices. A radio button type metaphor (where mutual exclusiveness is reinforced) may be more comfortable for users since this metaphor type supports an nth state choice field.
However i... |
3,331 | I'm designing a ToggleButton control that has the ability to be in a **locked** state in which user interaction will not be able to further toggle the control. In general I would like the button to appear somewhat natural in the natural scheme of rules laid out in Microsoft's UXGuide but I don't mind the idea of using ... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3331",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/3403/"
] | I agree with Rob Allen's point. Your challenge is to recreate a four state choice field with a metaphor typically associated with two choices. A radio button type metaphor (where mutual exclusiveness is reinforced) may be more comfortable for users since this metaphor type supports an nth state choice field.
However i... | I would use a toggle switch, and graying it on the locked state.
Why?
* It doesn't suffer the problem of the command vs state problem. Imagine you have a media player with a Play/Pause button. When you display the Play icon on it, is it the command or the state? This is a common issue on two-state toggle buttons.
* I... |
3,331 | I'm designing a ToggleButton control that has the ability to be in a **locked** state in which user interaction will not be able to further toggle the control. In general I would like the button to appear somewhat natural in the natural scheme of rules laid out in Microsoft's UXGuide but I don't mind the idea of using ... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3331",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/3403/"
] | Admittedly late to the party, but here's my 2c worth ...
You appear to have four available states:
1. On; user may turn it off.
2. Off; user may turn it on.
3. Locked On
4. Locked Off.
If you show a button on the control (even if disabled), you're implying to the user that they might be able to change the value - in... | I would use a toggle switch, and graying it on the locked state.
Why?
* It doesn't suffer the problem of the command vs state problem. Imagine you have a media player with a Play/Pause button. When you display the Play icon on it, is it the command or the state? This is a common issue on two-state toggle buttons.
* I... |
3,331 | I'm designing a ToggleButton control that has the ability to be in a **locked** state in which user interaction will not be able to further toggle the control. In general I would like the button to appear somewhat natural in the natural scheme of rules laid out in Microsoft's UXGuide but I don't mind the idea of using ... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3331",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/3403/"
] | Admittedly late to the party, but here's my 2c worth ...
You appear to have four available states:
1. On; user may turn it off.
2. Off; user may turn it on.
3. Locked On
4. Locked Off.
If you show a button on the control (even if disabled), you're implying to the user that they might be able to change the value - in... | I know this question is old, but I saw it hasn't an answer. I think for on/off it should be used a simple switch button and for the locked state, the button should be disabled.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyj57.png)
More examples: [Material design -... |
3,331 | I'm designing a ToggleButton control that has the ability to be in a **locked** state in which user interaction will not be able to further toggle the control. In general I would like the button to appear somewhat natural in the natural scheme of rules laid out in Microsoft's UXGuide but I don't mind the idea of using ... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/3331",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/3403/"
] | I know this question is old, but I saw it hasn't an answer. I think for on/off it should be used a simple switch button and for the locked state, the button should be disabled.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyj57.png)
More examples: [Material design -... | I would use a toggle switch, and graying it on the locked state.
Why?
* It doesn't suffer the problem of the command vs state problem. Imagine you have a media player with a Play/Pause button. When you display the Play icon on it, is it the command or the state? This is a common issue on two-state toggle buttons.
* I... |
10,441 | My little child has a habit of moving to our bed during the night. Last night he wet our bed.
Some of the urine went though the sheets and reached the mattress. I tried to soak it with paper towels and wiped it with scented wipes, but there's still some urine smell left.
How can I get rid of that smell? It's a new m... | 2015/12/27 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/10441",
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] | I've figured it out! For anyone who's curious, here's **how to sharpen nasal scissors**.
---
You will need:
1. a sort-of-rough edge (the glass panel of a modern digital weighing scale did the trick for me)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qt4DD.jpg)
2. something to test... | I'd suggest to cut a simple sandpaper several times with this scissors. |
3,994,093 | i want to create a small c# application. there is a text box and a button in form. if anyone enter a network path for a file and press the button, then the application must copy that file to a folder within that system. How can i do this.?
How to access a network path and how can i copy the file in that path to the sy... | 2010/10/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3994093",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461561/"
] | You can use the OpenFileDilog class in .net to browse through the files.
Also you can visit these links for Copy and other functionalities.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc148994.aspx>
[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.file.copy(VS.71).aspx](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.... | Net work paths are accessed by there full UNC ie \Server\Share\drive\file. As long as you have credentials to access them. You can use [system.io.file.copy](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.file.aspx) to move the files. |
1,539,780 | With flash media server 3.5, I was wonder what my options would be for implementing flash inside my asp.net applications? I've seen some 3rd party asp.net flash controls and flash sells a product called something like 'flash remoting'. Are there any other options?
Thanks | 2009/10/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1539780",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/186641/"
] | If you're using ASP.NET then you're better off using a .NET product for Flash integration. [Fluorine](http://www.fluorinefx.com/) and [WebOrb](http://www.themidnightcoders.com) are two options. We've used Fluorine for years and are very happy with it.
Flash Remoting is a technology Flash/Flex can use to communicate wi... | You can use XML/JSON to communicate between the server and Flash, however, using AMF is probably the fastest way to go. You could also bridge the gap between Flash and the server with Javascript and ExternalInterface. You have a bunch of options, and non of them should cost you any money.
Give [AMFNet](http://amfnet.o... |
128,618 | Do I need a ground connection when connecting differential signals between two systems?
I was thinking this should not be needed, but how will common mode voltage at the receiving end behaves? Without connected the ground between the two systems, I probe the inputs at the receiving end and observe that the inputs ride... | 2014/09/10 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/128618",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are 3 main types of receivers used to detect "differential signals":
DC coupled differential signals
-------------------------------
RS-485, RS-422, CANbus, LVDS, USB, SATA, PCI Express, etc. directly connect differential signals to the receiver chip -- "DC-coupled".
They *require* a ground connection to keep t... | Even though it's differential, you do need to constrain the common-mode range. That's what the common ground is for; it keeps the references somewhat equal so that the common mode isn't influenced by a floating Tx, Rx, or both.
Of course, by adding that connection, you may then create a ground loop. See here for detai... |
128,618 | Do I need a ground connection when connecting differential signals between two systems?
I was thinking this should not be needed, but how will common mode voltage at the receiving end behaves? Without connected the ground between the two systems, I probe the inputs at the receiving end and observe that the inputs ride... | 2014/09/10 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/128618",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/52960/"
] | There are 3 main types of receivers used to detect "differential signals":
DC coupled differential signals
-------------------------------
RS-485, RS-422, CANbus, LVDS, USB, SATA, PCI Express, etc. directly connect differential signals to the receiver chip -- "DC-coupled".
They *require* a ground connection to keep t... | If you used a transformer at one end, the ground would be isolated in which case you would not need a ground wire between.
But in theory I think you could also make a circuit without a transformer that just used identical drivers on both terminals with capacitors. Then it would be completely isolated. But in practice ... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
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] | Imagine you're [Scrooge McDuck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrooge_McDuck). You've been keeping your piles of money in one giant vault for a while now, but there's a problem with that: if a thief ever gains access to the vault, all your money will be lost in one go! That's no good. So, clever duck that you are, you d... | Analogy: As a locksmith, I may (with the customers' permission) keep records of what I've done for them, including the details of their keys. But that puts me at risk of having my own shop broken into and the list stolen (or an Evil Employee doing so) -- in which case the crook could make keys for many houses, and I'd ... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
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] | Explain it in terms of lines of defense.
========================================
Obviously, you're going to be doing everything you can to make sure that your code is secure. But the fact is, your server will not only run code that you wrote, and you have no control over the code written by other people. Even if all ... | For hashing functions, no ready analogy finds itself in the sphere of football or automobiles. The best we can do is to spill the actual facts.
Dear Boss,
In a perfect world, users would be security conscious, and never use the same (or even a similar) password for two or more different sites or services. In that per... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/34161/"
] | To start off, I'll provide one to start with:
Imagine you manage a bank. You don't want to allow your customers direct access to the money. So you have a teller who has just a computer and a small amount of money to deal with everyday withdrawals and deposits. He cannot access everything, nor can he pass secrets to th... | The most fundamental answer, which I haven't seen anyone state directly yet, is that the actions of anyone who would be in a position to discover a password cannot be reliably distinguished from the actions of its rightful owner. If one wants to be able to prove that the rightful owner either performed an action or by ... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/34161/"
] | Using analogies can be powerful, but in this case, I think it would be much easier to just explain in simple language what is going on. Something like this should be effective, but probably should include powerpoint slides with illustrations and large corporate fonts.
*As you know, we require people to use passwords s... | What to tell the boss: "Here's the problem. I'm an experienced software developer and I'm telling you that storing unencrypted password is risky on a level of absolute inexcusable stupidity. Even storing unsalted passwords is risky on the level of gross incompetence. And I have just told you this. You can order me to s... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
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] | **How to explain.**
* Humans are humans, it doesn't matter how modernized they are; there passwords will be something like Birth date or Name of the Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Pet animals etc etc.
So, it is a threat to save password in clear text. Anyone can read it.
* Hashing helps to make them unreadable to humans (incl... | What to tell the boss: "Here's the problem. I'm an experienced software developer and I'm telling you that storing unencrypted password is risky on a level of absolute inexcusable stupidity. Even storing unsalted passwords is risky on the level of gross incompetence. And I have just told you this. You can order me to s... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/34161/"
] | I like analogy as a way to explain technology, however in this case it's probably not workable as the analogy would be too complex.
Most managers are more motivated to avoid personal risk to their position than doing the right thing, so rather than an analogy I'd use examples where storing passwords in plain text has... | What to tell the boss: "Here's the problem. I'm an experienced software developer and I'm telling you that storing unencrypted password is risky on a level of absolute inexcusable stupidity. Even storing unsalted passwords is risky on the level of gross incompetence. And I have just told you this. You can order me to s... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/34161/"
] | All explanations so far are a bit long, here is a short one:
Some people who can't remember their bank pin, keep a note in their wallet.
If a thief or aquaintence would get to look inside the wallet they'd have a problem, UNLESS the pin is written in a way that they can't read it.
Hashing is basically writing text i... | What to tell the boss: "Here's the problem. I'm an experienced software developer and I'm telling you that storing unencrypted password is risky on a level of absolute inexcusable stupidity. Even storing unsalted passwords is risky on the level of gross incompetence. And I have just told you this. You can order me to s... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/34161/"
] | Analogy: As a locksmith, I may (with the customers' permission) keep records of what I've done for them, including the details of their keys. But that puts me at risk of having my own shop broken into and the list stolen (or an Evil Employee doing so) -- in which case the crook could make keys for many houses, and I'd ... | What to tell the boss: "Here's the problem. I'm an experienced software developer and I'm telling you that storing unencrypted password is risky on a level of absolute inexcusable stupidity. Even storing unsalted passwords is risky on the level of gross incompetence. And I have just told you this. You can order me to s... |
63,392 | Note: This is not an actual situation I'm currently in.
Assume your boss is one of those old-fashioned computer-illiterate managers and wants to store the passwords in plaintext to simplify development. You get 5 minutes to explain the point of hashing passwords. You also know from experience that your boss can be swa... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/63392",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/34161/"
] | Let's say your database with passwords is leaked or stolen:
If passwords are in plain-text, all your password are belong to us.
If passwords are hashed, all passwords are still in a shared bank-vault that must be cracked.
If passwords are hashed and salted, each password is in its own private bank-vault. | For hashing functions, no ready analogy finds itself in the sphere of football or automobiles. The best we can do is to spill the actual facts.
Dear Boss,
In a perfect world, users would be security conscious, and never use the same (or even a similar) password for two or more different sites or services. In that per... |
12,034,600 | I am wanting to incorporate the built-in text-to-speech tool on a mac to a website. Basically, the website will show a list of tasks, and in a different view mode, it will only show one task on the screen. In the "one task" mode, I want to to the "text-to-speech" software on Macs to read the task. I would want to do th... | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12034600",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1267801/"
] | There isn't any JavaScript command but you can use:
* <http://www.jtalkplugin.com/>
* <https://github.com/kripken/speak.js>
Both seems like a good option to gain the ability to 'start speaking the text'. | I don't think you can access OSX's text-to-speech feature directly, but if you're looking for a text-to-speech solution, you should look into speak.js:
[Speak.js on GitHub](https://github.com/kripken/speak.js)
[Working demo of speak.js](http://syntensity.com/static/espeak.html "Working demo of speak.js") |
12,034,600 | I am wanting to incorporate the built-in text-to-speech tool on a mac to a website. Basically, the website will show a list of tasks, and in a different view mode, it will only show one task on the screen. In the "one task" mode, I want to to the "text-to-speech" software on Macs to read the task. I would want to do th... | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12034600",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1267801/"
] | There isn't any JavaScript command but you can use:
* <http://www.jtalkplugin.com/>
* <https://github.com/kripken/speak.js>
Both seems like a good option to gain the ability to 'start speaking the text'. | Text-To-Speech is part of the os and not of the browser (or any HTML specifications for that matter). Thus there are several **hypothetical** ways of triggering it:
1. Call a js function that does a call to the underlying OS
* I have not hear yet of any browser that implements that
2. Call AppleScript from JS
* I ha... |
12,034,600 | I am wanting to incorporate the built-in text-to-speech tool on a mac to a website. Basically, the website will show a list of tasks, and in a different view mode, it will only show one task on the screen. In the "one task" mode, I want to to the "text-to-speech" software on Macs to read the task. I would want to do th... | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12034600",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1267801/"
] | Text-To-Speech is part of the os and not of the browser (or any HTML specifications for that matter). Thus there are several **hypothetical** ways of triggering it:
1. Call a js function that does a call to the underlying OS
* I have not hear yet of any browser that implements that
2. Call AppleScript from JS
* I ha... | I don't think you can access OSX's text-to-speech feature directly, but if you're looking for a text-to-speech solution, you should look into speak.js:
[Speak.js on GitHub](https://github.com/kripken/speak.js)
[Working demo of speak.js](http://syntensity.com/static/espeak.html "Working demo of speak.js") |
56,618 | I have calculated a posterior distribution where the highest probability (peak of posterior-curve) is at 99%. But the mean probability is lower, at about 98%. This is of course because "the curve" stretches much further toward 0 than it can toward 100.
I see in literature that the mean value is what matters (and the d... | 2013/04/19 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/56618",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/8040/"
] | I think the frequentist analogues are that of estimating equations to posterior mean and maximum likelihood to posterior mode. They are not equivalent by any means, but have some important similarities. When you estimate a posterior mode, you're doing Bayesian "maximum likelihood".
The posterior mode is not often pre... | It's not always the case that the mean is more relevant than the mode. That is part of the value of representing the full distribution within the Bayesian approach, if you have the full distribution you can extract whatever statistical information is required.
The average of the distribution, will often be useful for ... |
56,618 | I have calculated a posterior distribution where the highest probability (peak of posterior-curve) is at 99%. But the mean probability is lower, at about 98%. This is of course because "the curve" stretches much further toward 0 than it can toward 100.
I see in literature that the mean value is what matters (and the d... | 2013/04/19 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/56618",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/8040/"
] | I think the frequentist analogues are that of estimating equations to posterior mean and maximum likelihood to posterior mode. They are not equivalent by any means, but have some important similarities. When you estimate a posterior mode, you're doing Bayesian "maximum likelihood".
The posterior mode is not often pre... | Both are used (along with the median). Which is "best" depends on the context of how you are going to use it. Generally to a Bayesian the whole posterior distribution is interesting, not just one single number from it. Also interesting is the Credible intervals, but again you have choices, do you want the Highest Poste... |
949,441 | I upgraded from windows 8.1 to 10 using the "Windows Update"
Firstly, it didnt ask me for a clean install option (i think i need to use a "Media Creation Tool" for that, which i wasnt aware of). How to go about it?
Secondly, I wish to partition my drives differently and i cant find a way to do so. Can someone guide?
... | 2015/08/02 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/949441",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/467839/"
] | Reset
-----
Since you have already upgraded to Windows 10, you can effectively get a clean install by resetting. If you want a real clean install, you can always just create an ISO using the [Windows 10 media creation tool](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10).
First go to **Settings** and the... | I figured out what needs to be done in the situation I had posted:
1. If you have an official version Windows 7/ Windows 8, you are entitled to a free official version of Windows 10 until July 29, 2016.
If you want the official version, you must upgrade via the upgrade provided by Windows. This will not be a clean in... |
67,657,275 | In new Interface package when I right-click in new java class option nit shown
 | 2021/05/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/67657275",
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] | `interface` is not a valid package name, because it is a [Java keyword](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/jls-3.html#jls-3.9). A keyword can not be used as an identifier, for example as a package name, variable name or class name. If you choose a different name for your package, the option to create a J... | Make sure you have created the module of the **Java** type. |
404,344 | I salvaged this breaker unit from the scrape yard. Compared to every other breakers i have seen before, this is very different. It has 5 terminals.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLZEX.jpg)
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/K17... | 2018/10/31 | [
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] | It's an interesting type of circuit breaker, a Hydraulic-Magnetic. See the catalog [here](https://www.onlinecomponents.com/heinemann-eaton/am2sa3a152h-11503322.html).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/D5OUf.png)
Anyway, the third pin is actually for... | See the diagram on the lower-left of page 19 of [this document](http://www.eaton.com/ecm/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&allowInterrupt=1&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&noSaveAs=0&Rendition=Primary&dDocName=CA130003EN). Your breaker would appear to be a "dual rating" type, in which an overload on either of the B or ... |
575,139 | I am looking for best practices to implement a [TraceListener](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.tracelistener.aspx) that will write logs inside SQL server from an ASP.NET application.
What are the things that should be taken into account when implementing such a class in order to avoid perfo... | 2009/02/22 | [
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] | Stored Procedures won't be any faster then paramteized SQL. I prefer a Stored Procedure over hardcoding SQL in my application but if you were going to generate the insert statements then that is even better.
Using a buffer is a good idea if your ok with the idea that you might loose data. If you want to decouple the c... | i cant speak as to whether SPs are faster than ADO inserts but i will always suggest keeping querys/nonquerys in your application, NOT in the datastore. as you now, the datastore is for data, not logic. avoid SPs.
MS SQL Server is a complex piece of machinery and i dont think your application would be able to cause b... |
575,139 | I am looking for best practices to implement a [TraceListener](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.tracelistener.aspx) that will write logs inside SQL server from an ASP.NET application.
What are the things that should be taken into account when implementing such a class in order to avoid perfo... | 2009/02/22 | [
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] | **log4net** will dump trace to a sql db with a whole heap of flush options etc.
check it: <http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/features.html>
log4net is proven. if you can avoid 're-writing the wheel' it's good right? | i cant speak as to whether SPs are faster than ADO inserts but i will always suggest keeping querys/nonquerys in your application, NOT in the datastore. as you now, the datastore is for data, not logic. avoid SPs.
MS SQL Server is a complex piece of machinery and i dont think your application would be able to cause b... |
519,006 | I am trying to find the more appropriate helper sentences, e.g. for a single choice question:
>
> "check" only one of the options
> **OR** "check" only one of the answers
>
>
>
Is there a better way to say this!?
Also, for multiple-choice questions:
>
> You can "check" more than one option **OR** You can "che... | 2019/11/24 | [
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] | The Cambridge English Dictionary (online) gives two related definitions of the preposition *by* which are relevant to your examples. They are: ***agency*** (explaining by whom or by what an action is caused - in short, the *agent*); and ***method*** Explaining **how** and action is accomplished.
You can find the defi... | *By* used this way is a vestige of the phrase, "by way of". For conciseness, the "way of" part is understood. *Via* also means, "by way of," and can be substituted for *by*, but I'd not overuse it. |
519,006 | I am trying to find the more appropriate helper sentences, e.g. for a single choice question:
>
> "check" only one of the options
> **OR** "check" only one of the answers
>
>
>
Is there a better way to say this!?
Also, for multiple-choice questions:
>
> You can "check" more than one option **OR** You can "che... | 2019/11/24 | [
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] | [Macmillan](https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/by) perhaps realises the peripherality of the use of a preposition followed by an ing-clause.
>
> **by** [preposition] ...
>
>
> 2 used for saying how something is done
>
>
> a. using a particular method to achieve something
>
>
> * Reading is ... | *By* used this way is a vestige of the phrase, "by way of". For conciseness, the "way of" part is understood. *Via* also means, "by way of," and can be substituted for *by*, but I'd not overuse it. |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | I can think of a handful of possible reasons to shoot RAW:
1. The "oops" factor. If anything at all needs to be corrected -- even if you believe it's properly set up during the shoot -- RAW gives you just a bit more room to do so. In virtually all cases, you'd very much prefer to get stuff right in-camera vs. trying t... | Still for better editing flexibility and best results, shooting in RAW is more advisable.
Editing flexibility in a sense of editing a photograph into creative shots. Example is turning it into an old photograph, or apply a selective color effects. with proper lighting, still it is necessary to shoot in RAW. |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | I've been on the client side of this argument - I paid a relatively hefty price to I get an electronic copy of my kid's school photo which was shot straight to jpeg under controlled conditions by someone who does it all the time... Let's just say if I ever meet that particular photographer I'm going to set their camera... | Well, maybe for a not so important but time demanding event like on news photojournalism where the most important thing is to deliver the images as soon as it was captured because of the tough competition (news companies competes for first aired or reported news), it is not practical to shoot in RAW. I personally shoot... |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | I can think of a handful of possible reasons to shoot RAW:
1. The "oops" factor. If anything at all needs to be corrected -- even if you believe it's properly set up during the shoot -- RAW gives you just a bit more room to do so. In virtually all cases, you'd very much prefer to get stuff right in-camera vs. trying t... | I've been on the client side of this argument - I paid a relatively hefty price to I get an electronic copy of my kid's school photo which was shot straight to jpeg under controlled conditions by someone who does it all the time... Let's just say if I ever meet that particular photographer I'm going to set their camera... |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/38850",
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] | I've been on the client side of this argument - I paid a relatively hefty price to I get an electronic copy of my kid's school photo which was shot straight to jpeg under controlled conditions by someone who does it all the time... Let's just say if I ever meet that particular photographer I'm going to set their camera... | I would never want to shoot anything but RAW for an event. The main cost is how long you can keep up continuous shooting and the secondary cost is how long post takes since you have to apply a conversion to JPEG (or similar) later.
That said, the advantages far outweigh the cost. On good modern equipment, you can stil... |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | RAW certainly gives a lot more after-the-fact flexibility. But, it's generally true that if the exposure is correct and white balance set to match the lighting, that flexibility is less important. If you're happy with the processing options the camera gives (and, especially for higher-level cameras, such options are ex... | Well, maybe for a not so important but time demanding event like on news photojournalism where the most important thing is to deliver the images as soon as it was captured because of the tough competition (news companies competes for first aired or reported news), it is not practical to shoot in RAW. I personally shoot... |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | It really depends on what you mean by "photographing an event". If on-site printing/sales are part of the deal, then the photographer would have to be an idiot to shoot RAW; it would just increase turn-around time for no benefit, and every delay is lost sales (that part of the trade is highly impulse-driven). So if the... | I would never want to shoot anything but RAW for an event. The main cost is how long you can keep up continuous shooting and the secondary cost is how long post takes since you have to apply a conversion to JPEG (or similar) later.
That said, the advantages far outweigh the cost. On good modern equipment, you can stil... |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | It really depends on what you mean by "photographing an event". If on-site printing/sales are part of the deal, then the photographer would have to be an idiot to shoot RAW; it would just increase turn-around time for no benefit, and every delay is lost sales (that part of the trade is highly impulse-driven). So if the... | Still for better editing flexibility and best results, shooting in RAW is more advisable.
Editing flexibility in a sense of editing a photograph into creative shots. Example is turning it into an old photograph, or apply a selective color effects. with proper lighting, still it is necessary to shoot in RAW. |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/38850",
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] | Still for better editing flexibility and best results, shooting in RAW is more advisable.
Editing flexibility in a sense of editing a photograph into creative shots. Example is turning it into an old photograph, or apply a selective color effects. with proper lighting, still it is necessary to shoot in RAW. | Well, maybe for a not so important but time demanding event like on news photojournalism where the most important thing is to deliver the images as soon as it was captured because of the tough competition (news companies competes for first aired or reported news), it is not practical to shoot in RAW. I personally shoot... |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | I can think of a handful of possible reasons to shoot RAW:
1. The "oops" factor. If anything at all needs to be corrected -- even if you believe it's properly set up during the shoot -- RAW gives you just a bit more room to do so. In virtually all cases, you'd very much prefer to get stuff right in-camera vs. trying t... | Well, maybe for a not so important but time demanding event like on news photojournalism where the most important thing is to deliver the images as soon as it was captured because of the tough competition (news companies competes for first aired or reported news), it is not practical to shoot in RAW. I personally shoot... |
38,850 | I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'l... | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | I can think of a handful of possible reasons to shoot RAW:
1. The "oops" factor. If anything at all needs to be corrected -- even if you believe it's properly set up during the shoot -- RAW gives you just a bit more room to do so. In virtually all cases, you'd very much prefer to get stuff right in-camera vs. trying t... | I would never want to shoot anything but RAW for an event. The main cost is how long you can keep up continuous shooting and the secondary cost is how long post takes since you have to apply a conversion to JPEG (or similar) later.
That said, the advantages far outweigh the cost. On good modern equipment, you can stil... |
11,234 | I installed Windows 7 RC 1 from a usb flash drive using [these directions](https://serverfault.com/questions/2952/boot-and-install-windows-from-a-usb-thumb-drive). The installation went well, however when I log into the laptop I'm getting the error message:
"There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into dri... | 2009/05/22 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/11234",
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] | Turns out it was the windows logon scripts used to attach to the network drives.
I went into disk management, and there were two drive letter being used although no drives were attached, meaing drive letter G: and H: were set aside to be used by removable media, although the media wasn't available.
I've seen a simil... | I had the same error when launching Miranda IM on a Vista x64 System. Your answer definately helped me in tracking down the problem.
It wasn't a network drive that was not ready but a drive letter that was used by my USB Card reader but did not have a card in it. After I removed the drive letter from disk management Mi... |
574,231 | First, is there any theory for random sampling being optimal?
Second, consider the following example. Suppose there are two balls in an urn. Their colors can be either white or red. So there are three states: two red, one red on white, and two white.
In random sampling, one randomly draws a ball, puts it back, and dr... | 2022/05/06 | [
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] | You seem to be conflating the idea of [random sampling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_random_sample) with the separate question of whether objects are sampled *with or without replacement*. The first method you describe is a simple-random-sample with replacement and the second is a simple-random-sample without r... | The **Central Limit Theorem** may be the theory you're looking for. It shows that random sample *means* follow a Normal distribution (even if the *population* isn't Normally distributed) and that allows us to use a lot of popular statistics like standard deviations, p-values, etc.
Of course, if your entire population ... |
574,231 | First, is there any theory for random sampling being optimal?
Second, consider the following example. Suppose there are two balls in an urn. Their colors can be either white or red. So there are three states: two red, one red on white, and two white.
In random sampling, one randomly draws a ball, puts it back, and dr... | 2022/05/06 | [
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] | You seem to be conflating the idea of [random sampling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_random_sample) with the separate question of whether objects are sampled *with or without replacement*. The first method you describe is a simple-random-sample with replacement and the second is a simple-random-sample without r... | A non-random sample may be good for a particular purpose, or it may be bad. A random sample can be shown with high probability to be "good" for many purposes.
In particular, in statistics, our purpose is to learn general properties of a population. There are some non-random samples we can draw that help us do that ver... |
59,826 | I have two computers in Private Network: one is laptop and another is a desktop PC with Remote Connection Disabled.
How can I run an application from the laptop on the desktop PC without using Remote Desktop Connection?
The target PC (the desktop) runs Windows 7, whereas the source PC (the laptop) runs Windows Vista.... | 2009/10/24 | [
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] | **[PsExec](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx)**, from SysInternals, can do just this, providing you have the credentials to access the other computer.
>
> Utilities like Telnet and remote
> control programs like Symantec's PC
> Anywhere let you execute programs on
> remote systems, but ... | if the two computers are close to each other (in sight), you can use **[Synergy](http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/)**. other than that, you can remotely excute commands on another machine via telnet or **[PuTTy](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)**. |
7,140 | I am trying to create a mechanism with moving parts, and would like to see how it works (whether it even works) before printing it.
For example, there's a servo with a bracket, and I would like to see how far can the bracket move before colliding with other objects.
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.im... | 2018/10/08 | [
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] | freeCad has a draft rotate function in **DRAFT workbench**:
1. Select an object;
2. Press the Draft Rotate button, then;
3. Click to set the rotating point and rotate.
You will get used to that after a few trails.
There is a [step by step guide](https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Draft_Rotate) on freeCad site.
There i... | I would also like to take a look at the A2plus Workbench (Freecad Addon). There you can define constraints which can help with this problem. As far as I know, parts cannot be moved with the mouse pointer, but angle parameters can be entered.
<https://freecadweb.org/wiki/A2plus_Workbench> |
564,914 | If we want to hit a target by a stone or missile we have to consider and calculate the interaction of the surroundings with the thrown object precisely. Can you show a mathematical model or trajectory how a bowler hit the stumps by swinging or reverse swinging the ball? | 2020/07/10 | [
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] | It cannot be done with a mathematical model, because swing bowling (quite distinct from spin, btw) depends on the layer of turbulence adhering to the edge of the ball, and we cannot accurately give a mathematical model of turbulence. However, the basic physical principles can be explained.
First, consider golf balls. ... | Providing “swing” refers to spinning of the ball, the explanation you are looking for is the [Magnus effect](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect). A spinning object moving through a fluid (in this case a ball moving through air) will deviate from a parabolic path: a ball spinning clockwise as viewed by the bo... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | The beasts in Daniel 7 are explained in Daniel 7:17 as four (separate and distinct) kings (kingdoms) which arise out of the earth (mankind). These respectively correspond to the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome.
They give rise to a little horn (power) which rises up out of the fourth kingdom (Rome).
In... | **Source:** Backus, I. (2000). THE BEAST: INTERPRETATIONS OF DANIEL 7.2-9 AND APOCALYPSE 13.1-4, 11-12 IN LUTHERAN, ZWINGLIAN AND CALVINIST CIRCLES IN THE LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Reformation & Renaissance Review: Journal Of The Society For Reformation Studies, (3), 59.
>
> It is obvious that the Apocalypse passage is... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | **Source:** Backus, I. (2000). THE BEAST: INTERPRETATIONS OF DANIEL 7.2-9 AND APOCALYPSE 13.1-4, 11-12 IN LUTHERAN, ZWINGLIAN AND CALVINIST CIRCLES IN THE LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Reformation & Renaissance Review: Journal Of The Society For Reformation Studies, (3), 59.
>
> It is obvious that the Apocalypse passage is... | Daniel 7:7 says:"After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth: it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with it's feet, it was different from all the beasts that went before it and it had ten horns."
If it wer... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | From some books that I read, it is understood that the Beast that came out of the sea in Revelation 13 is the **combination of the three beasts in Daniel 7**. Daniel saw three separate beasts - lion, bear and leopard. John saw one beast which is an **integration of lion, bear and leopard**. The three beasts in Daniel a... | **Is the beast of Revelation 13 the same as the beast of Daniel 7?**
Put simply, one represents Rome and one represents Papal Rome, and that is why they are so similar.
---
The prophecies in Daniel, starting with Daniel 2, repeat the same four sequence of world kingdoms, starting with Babylon, then Greece, Medo-Per... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | I agree that these two beasts are actually the same beast. Here's a list of similarities:
1. Both rise from the sea
2. Both have 10 horns
3. Both will war against the saints
4. Both will torture holy people for 3.5 years (Daniel); equivalent to 42 months (Rev)
5. Both will say boastful words against God
6. Both will h... | The beast that comes out of the sea of Revelation 13 and 17 is synonymous with the beasts of Daniel 7. They share the same body types and the same number of heads. The references to the book of Daniel in the book of Revelation compels us to believe that the Holy Spirit intended a link between the two books. Our underst... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | I agree that these two beasts are actually the same beast. Here's a list of similarities:
1. Both rise from the sea
2. Both have 10 horns
3. Both will war against the saints
4. Both will torture holy people for 3.5 years (Daniel); equivalent to 42 months (Rev)
5. Both will say boastful words against God
6. Both will h... | Daniel 7:7 says:"After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth: it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with it's feet, it was different from all the beasts that went before it and it had ten horns."
If it wer... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | From some books that I read, it is understood that the Beast that came out of the sea in Revelation 13 is the **combination of the three beasts in Daniel 7**. Daniel saw three separate beasts - lion, bear and leopard. John saw one beast which is an **integration of lion, bear and leopard**. The three beasts in Daniel a... | **Source:** Backus, I. (2000). THE BEAST: INTERPRETATIONS OF DANIEL 7.2-9 AND APOCALYPSE 13.1-4, 11-12 IN LUTHERAN, ZWINGLIAN AND CALVINIST CIRCLES IN THE LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Reformation & Renaissance Review: Journal Of The Society For Reformation Studies, (3), 59.
>
> It is obvious that the Apocalypse passage is... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | The beasts in Daniel 7 are explained in Daniel 7:17 as four (separate and distinct) kings (kingdoms) which arise out of the earth (mankind). These respectively correspond to the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome.
They give rise to a little horn (power) which rises up out of the fourth kingdom (Rome).
In... | The beast that comes out of the sea of Revelation 13 and 17 is synonymous with the beasts of Daniel 7. They share the same body types and the same number of heads. The references to the book of Daniel in the book of Revelation compels us to believe that the Holy Spirit intended a link between the two books. Our underst... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | I agree that these two beasts are actually the same beast. Here's a list of similarities:
1. Both rise from the sea
2. Both have 10 horns
3. Both will war against the saints
4. Both will torture holy people for 3.5 years (Daniel); equivalent to 42 months (Rev)
5. Both will say boastful words against God
6. Both will h... | **Is the beast of Revelation 13 the same as the beast of Daniel 7?**
Put simply, one represents Rome and one represents Papal Rome, and that is why they are so similar.
---
The prophecies in Daniel, starting with Daniel 2, repeat the same four sequence of world kingdoms, starting with Babylon, then Greece, Medo-Per... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | The beasts in Daniel 7 are explained in Daniel 7:17 as four (separate and distinct) kings (kingdoms) which arise out of the earth (mankind). These respectively correspond to the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome.
They give rise to a little horn (power) which rises up out of the fourth kingdom (Rome).
In... | I agree that these two beasts are actually the same beast. Here's a list of similarities:
1. Both rise from the sea
2. Both have 10 horns
3. Both will war against the saints
4. Both will torture holy people for 3.5 years (Daniel); equivalent to 42 months (Rev)
5. Both will say boastful words against God
6. Both will h... |
20,643 | In Roman Catholicism, I understand that as per traditions, while praying for the salvation of departed souls, we usually have to recite “Our Father and Hail Mary”. Are there any Church guidelines along these lines? There is some confusion as to whether we should conclude this with “Glory to the Father and the Son ....”... | 2013/11/09 | [
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] | The beasts in Daniel 7 are explained in Daniel 7:17 as four (separate and distinct) kings (kingdoms) which arise out of the earth (mankind). These respectively correspond to the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome.
They give rise to a little horn (power) which rises up out of the fourth kingdom (Rome).
In... | Daniel 7:7 says:"After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth: it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with it's feet, it was different from all the beasts that went before it and it had ten horns."
If it wer... |
111,726 | A few related questions here. The level of technology is that of humans capable of solar system exploration and colonization, with sub-light drives for long journeys within the solar system and nuclear-powered rockets for short range flight. Weapons are limited to missiles, light lasers and maybe rail guns, but rare. A... | 2018/05/09 | [
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] | Let's deal with the question of recoil first because it's simpler.
Newton's third law applies, even more so in space because there is no pesky gravity or wind resistance throwing off the effects. So, if you shoot a missile, a bullet, or anything else out of the ship, there will be recoil. This is actually critical to ... | The question about recoil has been answered more than sufficiently, so I will look at the effects of missile impact.
Given that interplanetary velocities are ridiculously fast, you will discover that the common experiences on Earth are not good guides to what happens in space. Consider that the American Space Shuttles... |
111,726 | A few related questions here. The level of technology is that of humans capable of solar system exploration and colonization, with sub-light drives for long journeys within the solar system and nuclear-powered rockets for short range flight. Weapons are limited to missiles, light lasers and maybe rail guns, but rare. A... | 2018/05/09 | [
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] | Let's deal with the question of recoil first because it's simpler.
Newton's third law applies, even more so in space because there is no pesky gravity or wind resistance throwing off the effects. So, if you shoot a missile, a bullet, or anything else out of the ship, there will be recoil. This is actually critical to ... | The blast would knock the ship in a direction away from the blast. Does the missile have to impact the ship, or can it detonate close to the ship like today's air to air and surface to air missiles? If it must impact the ship to detonate, then the missile's vector is also a factor, yes, but probably not as much as the ... |
111,726 | A few related questions here. The level of technology is that of humans capable of solar system exploration and colonization, with sub-light drives for long journeys within the solar system and nuclear-powered rockets for short range flight. Weapons are limited to missiles, light lasers and maybe rail guns, but rare. A... | 2018/05/09 | [
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] | The recoil a ship experience will depend heavily on how large your space ship is and how much force the missile is capable of impacting on the spaceships structure. A lot of energy is used up deforming and melting a spaceships hull which doesn't leave that much energy left over to love the entire spaceship.
In additi... | The blast would knock the ship in a direction away from the blast. Does the missile have to impact the ship, or can it detonate close to the ship like today's air to air and surface to air missiles? If it must impact the ship to detonate, then the missile's vector is also a factor, yes, but probably not as much as the ... |
111,726 | A few related questions here. The level of technology is that of humans capable of solar system exploration and colonization, with sub-light drives for long journeys within the solar system and nuclear-powered rockets for short range flight. Weapons are limited to missiles, light lasers and maybe rail guns, but rare. A... | 2018/05/09 | [
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] | The Kzinti lesson: "A reaction drive's efficiency as a weapon is in direct proportion to its efficiency as a drive." And your ships have nuclear reaction drives.
<http://www.larryniven.net/kzin/worlds.shtml>
Already proposed here: antimissile weapons similar to what aircraft carriers use. Nothing wrong with that. The... | The blast would knock the ship in a direction away from the blast. Does the missile have to impact the ship, or can it detonate close to the ship like today's air to air and surface to air missiles? If it must impact the ship to detonate, then the missile's vector is also a factor, yes, but probably not as much as the ... |
111,726 | A few related questions here. The level of technology is that of humans capable of solar system exploration and colonization, with sub-light drives for long journeys within the solar system and nuclear-powered rockets for short range flight. Weapons are limited to missiles, light lasers and maybe rail guns, but rare. A... | 2018/05/09 | [
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] | Let's deal with the question of recoil first because it's simpler.
Newton's third law applies, even more so in space because there is no pesky gravity or wind resistance throwing off the effects. So, if you shoot a missile, a bullet, or anything else out of the ship, there will be recoil. This is actually critical to ... | The recoil a ship experience will depend heavily on how large your space ship is and how much force the missile is capable of impacting on the spaceships structure. A lot of energy is used up deforming and melting a spaceships hull which doesn't leave that much energy left over to love the entire spaceship.
In additi... |
111,726 | A few related questions here. The level of technology is that of humans capable of solar system exploration and colonization, with sub-light drives for long journeys within the solar system and nuclear-powered rockets for short range flight. Weapons are limited to missiles, light lasers and maybe rail guns, but rare. A... | 2018/05/09 | [
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] | Let's deal with the question of recoil first because it's simpler.
Newton's third law applies, even more so in space because there is no pesky gravity or wind resistance throwing off the effects. So, if you shoot a missile, a bullet, or anything else out of the ship, there will be recoil. This is actually critical to ... | The Kzinti lesson: "A reaction drive's efficiency as a weapon is in direct proportion to its efficiency as a drive." And your ships have nuclear reaction drives.
<http://www.larryniven.net/kzin/worlds.shtml>
Already proposed here: antimissile weapons similar to what aircraft carriers use. Nothing wrong with that. The... |
33,028,942 | I installed the stack on my laptop and it was working fine. Then I restarted my computer and tried to start mongo and it would not start.
the error message I get in the manager is
>
> meanstack-3.0.6-1/mongodb/scripts/ctl.sh : mongodb could not be
> started Stderr: child process exited abnormally
>
>
>
And whe... | 2015/10/09 | [
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] | Rename below file to anything
meanstack-3.0.6-1/mongodb/data/db/mongod.lock
restart mongodb from bitnami
note:-- mongodb installed in your system is different then installed through bitnami, they are using different ports, i.e. currently you have two instance of mongodb installed in your system. | I needed to install an old version of Mongo so I replaced all the files in the /bin folder with the old version and then I was getting the error "mongodb could not be started". I then deleted all the files under data/db and restarted using "./ctlscript.sh start mongodb" which worked. |
33,028,942 | I installed the stack on my laptop and it was working fine. Then I restarted my computer and tried to start mongo and it would not start.
the error message I get in the manager is
>
> meanstack-3.0.6-1/mongodb/scripts/ctl.sh : mongodb could not be
> started Stderr: child process exited abnormally
>
>
>
And whe... | 2015/10/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33028942",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5425679/"
] | just a tip: check your **available free disc space**, sometimes this kind of problems occurs because **mongDb** don't have enough space on the disc to run the server.
if this is not working then manually check the log file **Mongodb.log** at '**yourPath\bitnami\meanstack-3.x.x-x\mongodb\log**' hear you will sure fi... | Rename below file to anything
meanstack-3.0.6-1/mongodb/data/db/mongod.lock
restart mongodb from bitnami
note:-- mongodb installed in your system is different then installed through bitnami, they are using different ports, i.e. currently you have two instance of mongodb installed in your system. |
33,028,942 | I installed the stack on my laptop and it was working fine. Then I restarted my computer and tried to start mongo and it would not start.
the error message I get in the manager is
>
> meanstack-3.0.6-1/mongodb/scripts/ctl.sh : mongodb could not be
> started Stderr: child process exited abnormally
>
>
>
And whe... | 2015/10/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33028942",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5425679/"
] | just a tip: check your **available free disc space**, sometimes this kind of problems occurs because **mongDb** don't have enough space on the disc to run the server.
if this is not working then manually check the log file **Mongodb.log** at '**yourPath\bitnami\meanstack-3.x.x-x\mongodb\log**' hear you will sure fi... | I needed to install an old version of Mongo so I replaced all the files in the /bin folder with the old version and then I was getting the error "mongodb could not be started". I then deleted all the files under data/db and restarted using "./ctlscript.sh start mongodb" which worked. |
80,603 | The comment discussion in [this question](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/80600/were-all-the-ones-before-neo-also-called-neo) made me wonder something: according to the Architect, the One plays a key role in re-founding Zion and beginning the next iteration in the Matrix cycle.
But does the One survive this ... | 2015/01/30 | [
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] | **We don't know** (for certain) but based on Morpheus' battery speech...
>
> "...When the Matrix was first built, there was a man born inside who
> had the ability to change whatever he wanted, to remake the Matrix as
> he saw fit. **It was he who freed the first of us, taught us the truth**"
>
>
>
**we can su... | I think Richard's answer is complete however, I'd like to add that in the Battery dialogue, Morpheus mentions that after a while the previous savior died.
>
> "It was he who freed the first of us, taught us the truth - As long as
> the Matrix exists, the human race will never be free. After he died,
> ... ."
>
> ... |
1,303,090 | I'm studying high-performance coding for websites in PHP, and this idea popped into my mind:
We know that accessing a database uses a significant amount of CPU usage, so we cache such data, saving it to the HDD. But I was wondering, can't it rest in the RAM of the server, so I can access it **even more** faster? | 2009/08/19 | [
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] | You might want to check out memcached:
<http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.memcache.php> | PHP normally comes with [APC](http://au2.php.net/apc/) as a bytecode cache. You can also use it as a local cache. If you need something in a distributed/clustered environment, then [memcached](http://www.danga.com/memcached/) (plus possibly [beanstalkd](http://xph.us/software/beanstalkd/)) is the way to go. |
1,303,090 | I'm studying high-performance coding for websites in PHP, and this idea popped into my mind:
We know that accessing a database uses a significant amount of CPU usage, so we cache such data, saving it to the HDD. But I was wondering, can't it rest in the RAM of the server, so I can access it **even more** faster? | 2009/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1303090",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | You might want to check out memcached:
<http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.memcache.php> | XCache, eaccelerator, apc and memcache allow you to save items to semi persistent memory (you don't necessarily know when an item will expire in most cases). It isn't the same as a database, more like a key/value list. The downside being that it requires a third party library, so you might be a bit limited depending on... |
1,303,090 | I'm studying high-performance coding for websites in PHP, and this idea popped into my mind:
We know that accessing a database uses a significant amount of CPU usage, so we cache such data, saving it to the HDD. But I was wondering, can't it rest in the RAM of the server, so I can access it **even more** faster? | 2009/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1303090",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/101066/"
] | You might want to check out memcached:
<http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.memcache.php> | If your server is *ANY* good, then it will already do so. But of course, it may be the case that your server is serving a few thousand other tasks besides yours as well, meaning you don't have that server's cache all for yourself.
And if there really are a few thousand others being served besides you, then the probabi... |
1,303,090 | I'm studying high-performance coding for websites in PHP, and this idea popped into my mind:
We know that accessing a database uses a significant amount of CPU usage, so we cache such data, saving it to the HDD. But I was wondering, can't it rest in the RAM of the server, so I can access it **even more** faster? | 2009/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1303090",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/101066/"
] | PHP normally comes with [APC](http://au2.php.net/apc/) as a bytecode cache. You can also use it as a local cache. If you need something in a distributed/clustered environment, then [memcached](http://www.danga.com/memcached/) (plus possibly [beanstalkd](http://xph.us/software/beanstalkd/)) is the way to go. | XCache, eaccelerator, apc and memcache allow you to save items to semi persistent memory (you don't necessarily know when an item will expire in most cases). It isn't the same as a database, more like a key/value list. The downside being that it requires a third party library, so you might be a bit limited depending on... |
1,303,090 | I'm studying high-performance coding for websites in PHP, and this idea popped into my mind:
We know that accessing a database uses a significant amount of CPU usage, so we cache such data, saving it to the HDD. But I was wondering, can't it rest in the RAM of the server, so I can access it **even more** faster? | 2009/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1303090",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/101066/"
] | PHP normally comes with [APC](http://au2.php.net/apc/) as a bytecode cache. You can also use it as a local cache. If you need something in a distributed/clustered environment, then [memcached](http://www.danga.com/memcached/) (plus possibly [beanstalkd](http://xph.us/software/beanstalkd/)) is the way to go. | If your server is *ANY* good, then it will already do so. But of course, it may be the case that your server is serving a few thousand other tasks besides yours as well, meaning you don't have that server's cache all for yourself.
And if there really are a few thousand others being served besides you, then the probabi... |
123 | (Inspired by [this recent question](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/7619/how-does-judaism-think-about-gay) and by past experience on mi.yodeya, such as under the [tznius-modesty](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tznius-modesty "show questions tagged 'tznius-modesty'") tag.)
Do we need rul... | 2011/05/18 | [
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] | There is absolutely no doubt that we need rules. It is quite obvious that questions can easily get out-of-hand and go way beyond what is even remotely okay by all standards [and yet still be defined as legitimate questions by the *current* rules]. There is a definite need to draw the line and say "this is something tha... | Has anyone looked at the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch lately? It goes into great length on a lot of issues that might be considered "adult" or non-tzniusdik. If I remember correctly there is a rather surprisingly graphic discussion of whether or not one may recite the S'hma when naked in a pool of fetid water.
I don't think ... |
123 | (Inspired by [this recent question](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/7619/how-does-judaism-think-about-gay) and by past experience on mi.yodeya, such as under the [tznius-modesty](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tznius-modesty "show questions tagged 'tznius-modesty'") tag.)
Do we need rul... | 2011/05/18 | [
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] | There is absolutely no doubt that we need rules. It is quite obvious that questions can easily get out-of-hand and go way beyond what is even remotely okay by all standards [and yet still be defined as legitimate questions by the *current* rules]. There is a definite need to draw the line and say "this is something tha... | I think that as long as the topics are of a halakhic nature, then they should be allowed. The gemara in M. Brachos (62a) states that Rav Kahana hid under his rabbi's bed when he and his wife were alone dealing with intimate matters. When he was interrogated about why he did such a thing, he replied that "Even this is T... |
123 | (Inspired by [this recent question](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/7619/how-does-judaism-think-about-gay) and by past experience on mi.yodeya, such as under the [tznius-modesty](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tznius-modesty "show questions tagged 'tznius-modesty'") tag.)
Do we need rul... | 2011/05/18 | [
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] | There is absolutely no doubt that we need rules. It is quite obvious that questions can easily get out-of-hand and go way beyond what is even remotely okay by all standards [and yet still be defined as legitimate questions by the *current* rules]. There is a definite need to draw the line and say "this is something tha... | [Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky](http://www.aish.com/authors/48865682.html) when I asked him about this specifically, said that discussing matters of a sexual nature in a public forum is improper.
I proposed a source I had seen in the Talmud, and he dismissed it, telling me that if citing the Talmud, I should use [Shabbos 33a... |
123 | (Inspired by [this recent question](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/7619/how-does-judaism-think-about-gay) and by past experience on mi.yodeya, such as under the [tznius-modesty](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tznius-modesty "show questions tagged 'tznius-modesty'") tag.)
Do we need rul... | 2011/05/18 | [
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"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | Has anyone looked at the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch lately? It goes into great length on a lot of issues that might be considered "adult" or non-tzniusdik. If I remember correctly there is a rather surprisingly graphic discussion of whether or not one may recite the S'hma when naked in a pool of fetid water.
I don't think ... | I think that as long as the topics are of a halakhic nature, then they should be allowed. The gemara in M. Brachos (62a) states that Rav Kahana hid under his rabbi's bed when he and his wife were alone dealing with intimate matters. When he was interrogated about why he did such a thing, he replied that "Even this is T... |
123 | (Inspired by [this recent question](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/7619/how-does-judaism-think-about-gay) and by past experience on mi.yodeya, such as under the [tznius-modesty](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tznius-modesty "show questions tagged 'tznius-modesty'") tag.)
Do we need rul... | 2011/05/18 | [
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] | Has anyone looked at the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch lately? It goes into great length on a lot of issues that might be considered "adult" or non-tzniusdik. If I remember correctly there is a rather surprisingly graphic discussion of whether or not one may recite the S'hma when naked in a pool of fetid water.
I don't think ... | [Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky](http://www.aish.com/authors/48865682.html) when I asked him about this specifically, said that discussing matters of a sexual nature in a public forum is improper.
I proposed a source I had seen in the Talmud, and he dismissed it, telling me that if citing the Talmud, I should use [Shabbos 33a... |
70,277,028 | I am looking for a way to programmatically retrieve a list of domains that I own through Google Domains (domains.google.com). I have found APIs available for Google *Cloud* Domains and Google Domains *RDAP* but these do not appear to be hooked into my Google Domains account, as when I make the API calls nothing is retu... | 2021/12/08 | [
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] | I was able to reach Google Domains support regarding if there is an API I can use to export a list of registered domains with our account, and the response was "At the moment, we do not have that feature with Google Domains." | GET [https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/directory/v1/customer/{customer}/domains](https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/directory/v1/customer/%7Bcustomer%7D/domains)
<https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/reference/rest/v1/domains/list>
you can check your all domains with your workspace customer-id with this... |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
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] | Use references whenever you can, because they *can't* be null, therefore you don't have to check if they are null.
It's good practice to check for null in function parameters and other places you may be dealing with pointers someone else is passing you. However, in your own code, you might have pointers you know will ... | I think that is a good idea for a debug version.
In a release version, checking for null pointers can result in a performance degradation.
Moreover, there are cases where you can check the pointer value in a parent function and avoid the checking in its children. |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2798959",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/283271/"
] | In general, I would advise against doing this, as it makes your code harder to read and you also have to come up with some sensible way of dealing with the situation if a pointer is actually NULL.
In my C++ projects, I only check if a pointer (if I am using pointers at all) is NULL, only if it could be a valid state o... | If the pointers are coming to you as parameters to a function, then make sure they are valid at the beginning of the function. Otherwise, there is not much point. `new` throws an exception on failure. |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2798959",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/283271/"
] | the answer is yes, if you are not in control of the object. that is, if the object is returned from some method you do not control, or if in your own code you expect (or it is possible) that an object can be null.
it also depends on where the code will run. if you are writing professional code that customers / users w... | I think that is a good idea for a debug version.
In a release version, checking for null pointers can result in a performance degradation.
Moreover, there are cases where you can check the pointer value in a parent function and avoid the checking in its children. |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2798959",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/283271/"
] | Use references whenever you can, because they *can't* be null, therefore you don't have to check if they are null.
It's good practice to check for null in function parameters and other places you may be dealing with pointers someone else is passing you. However, in your own code, you might have pointers you know will ... | If the pointers are coming to you as parameters to a function, then make sure they are valid at the beginning of the function. Otherwise, there is not much point. `new` throws an exception on failure. |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2798959",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/283271/"
] | Use references whenever you can, because they *can't* be null, therefore you don't have to check if they are null.
It's good practice to check for null in function parameters and other places you may be dealing with pointers someone else is passing you. However, in your own code, you might have pointers you know will ... | In general, I would advise against doing this, as it makes your code harder to read and you also have to come up with some sensible way of dealing with the situation if a pointer is actually NULL.
In my C++ projects, I only check if a pointer (if I am using pointers at all) is NULL, only if it could be a valid state o... |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2798959",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/283271/"
] | In general, I would advise against doing this, as it makes your code harder to read and you also have to come up with some sensible way of dealing with the situation if a pointer is actually NULL.
In my C++ projects, I only check if a pointer (if I am using pointers at all) is NULL, only if it could be a valid state o... | I figure I can do a whole lot of checks for NULL pointers for the cost of (debugging) just one segfault.
And the performance hit is negligible. TWO INSTRUCTIONS. Test for register == zero, branch if test succeeds. Depending on the machine, maybe only ONE instruction, if the register load sets the condition codes (and ... |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2798959",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/283271/"
] | I figure I can do a whole lot of checks for NULL pointers for the cost of (debugging) just one segfault.
And the performance hit is negligible. TWO INSTRUCTIONS. Test for register == zero, branch if test succeeds. Depending on the machine, maybe only ONE instruction, if the register load sets the condition codes (and ... | I think that is a good idea for a debug version.
In a release version, checking for null pointers can result in a performance degradation.
Moreover, there are cases where you can check the pointer value in a parent function and avoid the checking in its children. |
2,798,959 | This seems like a lot of work; to check for null each time an object is used.
I have been advised that it is a good idea to check for null pointers so you don't have to spend time looking for where segmentation faults occur.
Just wondering what the community here thinks? | 2010/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2798959",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/283271/"
] | In general, I would advise against doing this, as it makes your code harder to read and you also have to come up with some sensible way of dealing with the situation if a pointer is actually NULL.
In my C++ projects, I only check if a pointer (if I am using pointers at all) is NULL, only if it could be a valid state o... | I think that is a good idea for a debug version.
In a release version, checking for null pointers can result in a performance degradation.
Moreover, there are cases where you can check the pointer value in a parent function and avoid the checking in its children. |
86,372 | In *[Thor: Ragnarok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor:_Ragnarok)*, Hela informs Skurge that the sword that Heimdall uses is the key to opening Bifrost. She is ready to kill and torture people to know the whereabouts of it. All this time, she had access to Odin's spear.
In *[Thor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(... | 2018/03/13 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/86372",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/42798/"
] | 1. **She did not have it.**
This is the most likely reason because we don't actually see much of Odin's spear but the times we do, we see Thor is seen wielding it.
According to [Cinematic Wiki](http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Gungnir)
>
> When Hela came to take the throne of Asgard, Thor had taken the... | Metro Boomin offered some nice answers, and I am no expert, but I THINK if she uses the spear to activate the Bifrost, she can not take it with her, and while she is quite powerful without it, she'd probably like to take it with her.
I do have a question to Metro Boomin though:
"This is kind of a big assumption but ... |
25,610 | I often see huge announcements for incredible fares for Thalys trips between Paris, Brussels, Cologne, and Amsterdam. Whenever I need to use the Thalys, I am never able to get these incredible fares.
You always need to provide dates when you want to travel. Is it possible to search for dates when the cheapest fares app... | 2014/03/31 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/25610",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | [This blog post](https://blog.capitainetrain.com/how-to-take-trains-in-europe/) on the Capitaine Train site explains that to get the cheapest fares on Thalys and many other European carriers, you need to book well in advance. In the case of Thalys, their booking window opens 90 days before the date of travel, so most o... | About your question on whether it is “possible to search for dates when the cheapest fares apply”: SNCF offers a [“best price calendar”](http://calendar.en.voyages-sncf.com/). After you select stations and an approximate date of travel, you get a calendar with a price for each date, which is the price of the cheapest t... |
111,708 | I am writing a memo (quite formal) and I need to mention that the attitudes in the previous meeting were really offtopic, the team didn't focus on the important matters.
Were it informal writing I would use **go all round the houses**. Which expression would be adequate for a formal context? | 2013/04/18 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/111708",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/17054/"
] | You could say **unproductive** or **unfocused**.
Not so long ago, you could have used the word **inappropriate**, but that is now a suggestive catch-all for anything awkward, lewd, rude or lecherous. | I would use the word **prevaricate**.
>
> verb
> ----
>
>
> [no object]
>
>
> Speak or act in an evasive way:
>
>
> ‘he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions’
>
>
>
For your specific scenario I suppose the phrase *"I noticed a fair amount of prevarication at our previous meeting"* ... |
4,634,688 | The limitation of an APK's size on the Android Market is now 50mb. However I'm doing an application which is really bigger.
The size of my app is due to videos. However even if I don't now if I'll make a free or paid app, I don't want anyone to be able to copy/re-use my videos. So I can't upload my videos on Internet... | 2011/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4634688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/400695/"
] | No, you can't do that. You should put your videos online somewhere. It doesn't have to be YouTube - it can be a service you host yourself.
Besides, even if you did put the videos inside your application it would still be very easy for your users to copy them and upload them to YouTube so you probably wouldn't gain any... | I would either obfuscate the address or make the videos only accessible after authentication. |
4,634,688 | The limitation of an APK's size on the Android Market is now 50mb. However I'm doing an application which is really bigger.
The size of my app is due to videos. However even if I don't now if I'll make a free or paid app, I don't want anyone to be able to copy/re-use my videos. So I can't upload my videos on Internet... | 2011/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4634688",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/400695/"
] | Unencrypted Video on APK
------------------------
Here's what you're trying to do: you put an unencrypted video in your apk. Enlarging the size of the apk, and exceeding Google Market's limit.
**How to beat the scheme:** a rooted user need to extract the apk, unzip the apk, and post your video on Youtube for everyone... | I would either obfuscate the address or make the videos only accessible after authentication. |
2,548 | My significant other and I are looking to spend next year in Costa Rica. His company is going to relocate us there so he can work full time. I was hoping that someone might know what kind of requirements there are for the different visas.
We are from the United States. We wouldn't mind living on a tourist visa for a ... | 2011/10/01 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2548",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/63/"
] | After doing tons of research on the subject, I did find a website that talks about different types of residency options. Not sure which one we will apply for yet, but it is a start.
<http://www.therealcostarica.com/residency_costa_rica/working_costa_rica.html> | Strictly speaking, this question is off-topic for Travel.SE. Tourist visas rarely if ever allow for paid work, even if it is done online or telecommuting. Without a residency permit, you may find yourself unable to open bank accounts, for instance. Also, it's also highly unlikely to find any country that offers *year*-... |
2,548 | My significant other and I are looking to spend next year in Costa Rica. His company is going to relocate us there so he can work full time. I was hoping that someone might know what kind of requirements there are for the different visas.
We are from the United States. We wouldn't mind living on a tourist visa for a ... | 2011/10/01 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2548",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/63/"
] | After doing tons of research on the subject, I did find a website that talks about different types of residency options. Not sure which one we will apply for yet, but it is a start.
<http://www.therealcostarica.com/residency_costa_rica/working_costa_rica.html> | I met loads of Europeans and North Americans living (and many working) semi-permanently in Costa Rica, and almost all of them were there just on a tourist visa. These people periodically visit a neighbouring country for another 3-month stay. (The only foreigner with a non-tourist visa that I talked to was an American m... |
637 | I have built a robot from a wheelchair that has worked very well thus far. It is now time for me to take the next step. I need to implement a permanent power circuit with proper protection.
The lowest level of protection I can think of is a fuse, but I would like to take a step further (current/voltage/direction/swit... | 2012/12/06 | [
"https://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/637",
"https://robotics.stackexchange.com",
"https://robotics.stackexchange.com/users/565/"
] | I think this is a very relevant question for robotics, as you can spent a lot of time fixing your system if something went wrong in this area. Here are a few things to look out for:
* Insulation: Ideally you don't want any high voltages to reach your equipment in the first place. So one of the most important rules we ... | Keeping with the idea of robotics-relevant answers, another thing to take into consideration for mobile/wheeled robotics (albeit not so much with a wheelchair unless you plan to take it off-roading) is vibration and shock. In reviewing your design, ask yourself: is there anything that's going to come loose? Think conne... |
693,323 | I've got a router far from the room I use as an office. I've got a Gigabit Ethernet cable from there that goes to a switch and then to several computers/devices. Now I'd like to have a secondary WiFi network for my office.
I've connected the router to the switch, deleted its WAN settings, and configured it as an Acce... | 2013/12/26 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/693323",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/24198/"
] | The only part I see "missing" here is the secondary router having the primary router address entered as its gateway. That would actually be on the "default gateway" page rather than needing to add a route.
Prefix length will be 24.
There is no problem with having two DHCP's if they don't overlap and both have the cor... | Disabling DHCP on the second router, as Michael and Journeyman said, was the key. Fantastic! ;) I thought that second network should have its own DHCP server, but I was wrong, obviously.
Thanks! |
252,358 | It is stated in my grammar textbook that in American English people use “***must not***” when they want to say that something is improbable or it is improbable that somebody has done something:
American English:
>
> *It **must not** be broken, because I checked it before delivery.*
>
>
>
British English:
>
> *... | 2020/06/29 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/252358",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/107625/"
] | The first examples are what is called the *epistemic* use of the modals "can" and "must": they're saying things about the speaker's knowledge and expectations, not about possibilities or powers in the real world. They both say "I am sure that" or "I conclude that" it isn't broken. Certainly *can't* is more likely there... | *Can* refers to ability. If you *can* do something, you're able to do it--it doesn't mean you will do it, or have to do it, but you are *able* to do it.
*Must* means not having a choice to do something. If you *must* do X, you don't have a choice not do X.
Keep in mind modals in English are often "misused" for polite... |
70,579 | When creating the `id` attributes for HTML elements, what rules are there for the value? | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/70579",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6093/"
] | Also, never forget that an ID is unique. Once used, the ID value may not appear again anywhere in the document.
You may have many ID's, but all must have a unique value.
On the other hand, there is the class-element. Just like ID, it can appear many times, but the value may be used over and over again. | alphabets → caps & small
digits → 0-9
special characters → ':', '-', '\_', '.'
The format should be either starting from '.' or an alphabet, followed by either of the special characters of more alphabets or numbers. The value of the id field must not end at an '\_'.
Also, spaces are not allowed, if provided, they a... |
70,579 | When creating the `id` attributes for HTML elements, what rules are there for the value? | 2008/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/70579",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6093/"
] | For [HTML5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5):
>
> The value must be unique amongst all the IDs in the element’s home
> subtree and must contain at least one character. The value must not
> contain any space characters.
>
>
>
At least one character, no spaces.
This opens the door for valid use cases such as u... | 1. Uppercase and lowercase alphabets works
2. '\_' and '-' works, too
3. Numbers works
4. Colons (,) and period (.) seems to work
5. Interestingly, emojis work |
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