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17,306 | Is there an AI technology out there or being developed that can predict human behaviour, given that we as humans are irrational decision-makers?
I'm looking at this from an economic standpoint - the issue with current economic models is that they assume that humans are perfectly rational, but obviously this isn't the ... | 2019/12/30 | [
"https://ai.stackexchange.com/questions/17306",
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] | Though *word-embedding* is primarily a *language modeling tool*, it also acts as a feature extraction method because it helps transform raw data (characters in text documents) to a meaningful alignment of word vectors in the embedding space that the model can work with more effectively (than other traditional methods s... | I think you guys are playing on semantics.
If you consider feature extraction to be an unlearned preprocessing step to get inputs for your model, then no, word embeddings are not a feature extraction technique (examples here would be BoW counts, n-gram features, etc)
If you consider feature extraction to be any form ... |
464,314 | I'm unable to connect default metro applications (Mail, Calendar and Poeple) to corporate Exchange server.
I run the app and in setting select Add account > Outlook account. I fill the email and the password and after about half a minute I receive:
>
> We couldn't find settings for email@domain.com. Provide us with ... | 2012/08/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/464314",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/63530/"
] | I believe the issue is centered around self signed ssl certificates on the exchange server. We have this issue and almost all people I have seen with this issue also have self signed certificates. Once a certificate was installed on the server that could be authenticated over the internet then the problem seemed to dis... | In your Outlook webmail click on **Options** or **See all options** and look for the link that says **Settings for POP, IMAP, and SMTP access...**.
There you can find the name of the server that I believe Mail is looking for.
See the short video [on this page](... |
464,314 | I'm unable to connect default metro applications (Mail, Calendar and Poeple) to corporate Exchange server.
I run the app and in setting select Add account > Outlook account. I fill the email and the password and after about half a minute I receive:
>
> We couldn't find settings for email@domain.com. Provide us with ... | 2012/08/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/464314",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/63530/"
] | I had this same issue which was caused by the server using a self signed ssl certificate.
You can add an exchange account using a self signed ssl certificate to the Windows 8 Mail app. There is a lot of information on the internet indicating the contrary, however you CAN do it.
It requires installing the certificate ... | In your Outlook webmail click on **Options** or **See all options** and look for the link that says **Settings for POP, IMAP, and SMTP access...**.
There you can find the name of the server that I believe Mail is looking for.
See the short video [on this page](... |
6,320 | I'm surveying current techniques on flash memory security. I've learned that the non-in-place update of flash memories prevent us from adapting the same encryption techniques that we used on hard disks — see [Do Flash memory (SSD) architecture impacts encryption techniques?](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/6320",
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] | I think this question is asking a bit more about what happens when you encrypt data on a device where that data was previously unencrypted. SSD units and HDD units suffer from different possible compromises related this. This is basically referred to (at least on the venerable Wikipedia) as [data remanence](http://en.w... | Intentional non-in-place updates are often used for critical software or data like the BIOS. Unintentional non-in-place is usually done by wear-leveling algorithms. For normal file access on certain types of flash controllers, you can write drivers to allow same-address write after erase. The block size is usually 128k... |
6,320 | I'm surveying current techniques on flash memory security. I've learned that the non-in-place update of flash memories prevent us from adapting the same encryption techniques that we used on hard disks — see [Do Flash memory (SSD) architecture impacts encryption techniques?](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/6320",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/4055/"
] | I think this question is asking a bit more about what happens when you encrypt data on a device where that data was previously unencrypted. SSD units and HDD units suffer from different possible compromises related this. This is basically referred to (at least on the venerable Wikipedia) as [data remanence](http://en.w... | I believe there is a misconception of how data encryption works on current SSDs.
Data are written from the host to the device in 8bit/10bit format. On the level of the link layer the data are converted back to 8bit /byte format and then sent to the cache (either DRAM or SRAM). If the controller supports encryption (mo... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
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] | There is actually a popular Paypal scam that operates differently from Vicky's answer. They will send you ask you for your Paypal email, and send you an email invoice from a site that *looks like* Paypal, but actually isn't. It's a spoof page. The attack is twofold:
First, when you enter your account information to "l... | I've also experienced this scam before (I knew what it was when I saw it, but I played along to see what the scammer would try) and the PayPal email they sent appeared to be from a genuine PayPal email address (on the 'paypal.com' domain).
However GMail's DKIM protection snuffed out the real source from the email's h... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | I think you're overthinking it. They are likely nowhere near you and they don't actually want any puppies or the hassle of coming in person.
The likely way it works is: they wire you the money and tell you the shipping company will pick the puppies up. Then they email a bit later and say "oops sorry, shipping company... | They don't care about the product (puppy). The scam is this:
1. They send you money. Your bank accepts it.
2. They ask for part of the money back. Either they overpaid you somehow, or they send you the shipping money and ask you to pay the shipper. ***Their*** shipper.
3. You send/give the extra money.
4. **HAHA**! T... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | There is actually a popular Paypal scam that operates differently from Vicky's answer. They will send you ask you for your Paypal email, and send you an email invoice from a site that *looks like* Paypal, but actually isn't. It's a spoof page. The attack is twofold:
First, when you enter your account information to "l... | >
> Are the scammers actually in Croatia (or somewhere close)
>
>
>
Possibly yes, they are close by; they would pick up the puppies and then ask PayPal to reverse the transaction as the item was not shipped / delivered. The paperwork they would have given you would be of no use as it would be some fictitious shipp... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | I have experienced this scam (but not fallen for it) when I sold my old car. The "buyer" says they will pay for the shipping. They send you payment in a form that can be reversed. They then say that they are unable to forward payment to their shipper, and would you please sent the shipper the money (included in the pay... | >
> Are the scammers actually in Croatia (or somewhere close)
>
>
>
Possibly yes, they are close by; they would pick up the puppies and then ask PayPal to reverse the transaction as the item was not shipped / delivered. The paperwork they would have given you would be of no use as it would be some fictitious shipp... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | I have experienced this scam (but not fallen for it) when I sold my old car. The "buyer" says they will pay for the shipping. They send you payment in a form that can be reversed. They then say that they are unable to forward payment to their shipper, and would you please sent the shipper the money (included in the pay... | I have been using craigslist.org for many years and I have had my share of scammer inquiries. Lately though upon posting a craigslist ad for a motorcycle, I have had 12 inquiries and none of them from a legitimate buyer. They are all either from dealers, re-sellers, or scammers. The scammer inquiries came despite the b... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | I think you're overthinking it. They are likely nowhere near you and they don't actually want any puppies or the hassle of coming in person.
The likely way it works is: they wire you the money and tell you the shipping company will pick the puppies up. Then they email a bit later and say "oops sorry, shipping company... | I have been using craigslist.org for many years and I have had my share of scammer inquiries. Lately though upon posting a craigslist ad for a motorcycle, I have had 12 inquiries and none of them from a legitimate buyer. They are all either from dealers, re-sellers, or scammers. The scammer inquiries came despite the b... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | There is actually a popular Paypal scam that operates differently from Vicky's answer. They will send you ask you for your Paypal email, and send you an email invoice from a site that *looks like* Paypal, but actually isn't. It's a spoof page. The attack is twofold:
First, when you enter your account information to "l... | They don't care about the product (puppy). The scam is this:
1. They send you money. Your bank accepts it.
2. They ask for part of the money back. Either they overpaid you somehow, or they send you the shipping money and ask you to pay the shipper. ***Their*** shipper.
3. You send/give the extra money.
4. **HAHA**! T... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | I have been using craigslist.org for many years and I have had my share of scammer inquiries. Lately though upon posting a craigslist ad for a motorcycle, I have had 12 inquiries and none of them from a legitimate buyer. They are all either from dealers, re-sellers, or scammers. The scammer inquiries came despite the b... | >
> Are the scammers actually in Croatia (or somewhere close)
>
>
>
Possibly yes, they are close by; they would pick up the puppies and then ask PayPal to reverse the transaction as the item was not shipped / delivered. The paperwork they would have given you would be of no use as it would be some fictitious shipp... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | I've also experienced this scam before (I knew what it was when I saw it, but I played along to see what the scammer would try) and the PayPal email they sent appeared to be from a genuine PayPal email address (on the 'paypal.com' domain).
However GMail's DKIM protection snuffed out the real source from the email's h... | I have been using craigslist.org for many years and I have had my share of scammer inquiries. Lately though upon posting a craigslist ad for a motorcycle, I have had 12 inquiries and none of them from a legitimate buyer. They are all either from dealers, re-sellers, or scammers. The scammer inquiries came despite the b... |
71,918 | I live in Croatia and my family breeds dogs. When we have puppies we list them for sale on a Croatian website similar to eBay. Every once in a while for the past year or two we get a message from a US based phone number wanting to buy our puppies.
The story is almost always the same, they live in USA, our price is gre... | 2016/10/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/71918",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/49647/"
] | I've also experienced this scam before (I knew what it was when I saw it, but I played along to see what the scammer would try) and the PayPal email they sent appeared to be from a genuine PayPal email address (on the 'paypal.com' domain).
However GMail's DKIM protection snuffed out the real source from the email's h... | >
> Are the scammers actually in Croatia (or somewhere close)
>
>
>
Possibly yes, they are close by; they would pick up the puppies and then ask PayPal to reverse the transaction as the item was not shipped / delivered. The paperwork they would have given you would be of no use as it would be some fictitious shipp... |
5,881,210 | How do we show a thread is invoked and inturn invokes other threads in UML Diagram.This looks more like a WorkFlow. Is it possible to represent in UML | 2011/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5881210",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/619133/"
] | [Sequence Diagram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_diagram) should do the work. | Agree with @Yasin, Sequence Diagram might do the job.
[Activity Diagram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activity_diagram) is another option that's well suited for showing workflow. Parallelism, threads, synchronisation etc. are definitely one of the sweet spots and arguably easier to understand in an Activity Diagram th... |
5,881,210 | How do we show a thread is invoked and inturn invokes other threads in UML Diagram.This looks more like a WorkFlow. Is it possible to represent in UML | 2011/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5881210",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/619133/"
] | [Sequence Diagram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_diagram) should do the work. | UML is a language with a very structured syntax and semantics.
See the UML specification at <http://www.omg.org/spec/UML>
To answer your question consider that in UML a Thread is an active class.
The UML Class meta-class in fact owns a boolean attribute named isActive with the semantics you need. An active class own... |
5,881,210 | How do we show a thread is invoked and inturn invokes other threads in UML Diagram.This looks more like a WorkFlow. Is it possible to represent in UML | 2011/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5881210",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/619133/"
] | Agree with @Yasin, Sequence Diagram might do the job.
[Activity Diagram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activity_diagram) is another option that's well suited for showing workflow. Parallelism, threads, synchronisation etc. are definitely one of the sweet spots and arguably easier to understand in an Activity Diagram th... | UML is a language with a very structured syntax and semantics.
See the UML specification at <http://www.omg.org/spec/UML>
To answer your question consider that in UML a Thread is an active class.
The UML Class meta-class in fact owns a boolean attribute named isActive with the semantics you need. An active class own... |
242,680 | A The Independent of London [article](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-rise-and-rise-of-sudoku-473598.html), *The rise and rise of Sudoku*, reads:
>
> [...] sales of pencils in Britain are reported to have risen 700 per cent *on the back of* the Sudoku boom.
>
>
>
Question: Does the phrase "o... | 2015/04/30 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/242680",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | It means that "Sudoku fever" has increased the sales of pencils significantly.
>
> **on the back of**
>
>
> * "by using the efforts of" (other people) - [MW](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20back%20of)
> * "soon after an earlier success, and as a result of it" - [CD](http://dictionary.cambridge... | [Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms](https://books.google.ca/books?id=g9ynBrageYIC&pg=PA15&dq=%22on%20the%20back%20of%22%20idiom&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6YpCVafcIIO_sQTMl4HABw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22on%20the%20back%20of%22%20idiom&f=false) - Page 15
John Ayto - 2010
**on the back of**
following on from (and perhaps as a... |
242,680 | A The Independent of London [article](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-rise-and-rise-of-sudoku-473598.html), *The rise and rise of Sudoku*, reads:
>
> [...] sales of pencils in Britain are reported to have risen 700 per cent *on the back of* the Sudoku boom.
>
>
>
Question: Does the phrase "o... | 2015/04/30 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/242680",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/24531/"
] | It means that "Sudoku fever" has increased the sales of pencils significantly.
>
> **on the back of**
>
>
> * "by using the efforts of" (other people) - [MW](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20back%20of)
> * "soon after an earlier success, and as a result of it" - [CD](http://dictionary.cambridge... | The notion of "on the back of" here is much like the kindred expression "[on the coattails of](https://books.google.com/books?id=l_LxuR1jMVgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22out+of+pocket%22+random+crazy+%22out+of+line%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oa28VNa_Fc6eyASGh4CgAQ&ved=0CCAQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22on%20the%20coattails%20of%22&f=fal... |
212,358 | Has there ever been a peaceful vote to determine who sits on the Throne?
I have the following criteria:
* The vote may be preceded by a battle.
* The vote must include multiple candidates.
* The voters must consist of multiple people (but not necessarily many, A, B and C electing D would suffice).
Answers may be bas... | 2019/05/13 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/212358",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/100466/"
] | Three times in history, [The Great Council](https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Great_Council) was summoned to peacefully determine who shall rule
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* Great Council of 10... | Yes. In addition to the examples in the accepted answer, S08E06 showed a meeting in which Bran was elected king. A shot of those taking part in the meeting:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uWGpv.jpg)
From [screenrant.com](https://screenrant.com/game-thro... |
479,895 | I have an E-Commerce site, which gains a sudden peak of very high traffic when I turn on different ads campaigns.
From this moment on, my current dedicated server (Hostgator, 4GB Memoray, 100mbps uplink) becomes unresponsive.
I have worked too much on my site code's optimization including cache mechanism.
But it s... | 2013/02/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/479895",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/160487/"
] | I can't really answer the "who should I use" part of the question (as it's off-topic), but given that I do have significant experience in making sites/applications scale for high-traffic loads, I can definitely suggest that you look at getting a Reverse-Proxy CDN.
The last company I worked for used [Yottaa](http://ww... | You could start by spending a couple of years learning Linux/Unix systems administration, another couple of years learning about programming and applying those skills, then spend 12-18 months learning about HTTP addministration, reading up on the topic, building test systems and experimenting with different configurati... |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | Consider, ***premising***.
>
> **PREMISE**
>
>
> : (used with object) to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a
> proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
>
>
> : (used without object) to state or assume a premise. [Random
> House](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/premise?s=t)
>
>
> | If you're doing it for the purposes of setting it up to completely knock down later, it's called a "Straw Man" argument.
A "Devil's Advocate" is probably the most correct, but in common usage sometimes people go with the completely informal "Let's just say...." |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | Let me additionally suggest the term "**arguendo**": <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arguendo>.
You can also simply start your sentence with **"Assuming..."**.
Google Ngram for "arguendo":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/osI4l.png) | If you're doing it for the purposes of setting it up to completely knock down later, it's called a "Straw Man" argument.
A "Devil's Advocate" is probably the most correct, but in common usage sometimes people go with the completely informal "Let's just say...." |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | Let me additionally suggest the term "**arguendo**": <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arguendo>.
You can also simply start your sentence with **"Assuming..."**.
Google Ngram for "arguendo":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/osI4l.png) | I commonly hear it put as **playing the devil's advocate**.
>
> In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position they do not necessarily agree with (or simply an alternative position from the accepted norm), for the sake of debate or to explore the thought further.
>
... |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | Let me additionally suggest the term "**arguendo**": <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arguendo>.
You can also simply start your sentence with **"Assuming..."**.
Google Ngram for "arguendo":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/osI4l.png) | >
> **Supposing** that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I think this fits quite well in sentences where the assumption of a premise is being made. However, I don't think it works very well for talking about assuming a premise:
>
> When I am **supposing**, I... |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | "**For argument's sake**" is, in my experience, a common idiom and, in fact, has been used as the title of at least one [book](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/142086954X).
A slight variation is "**For the sake of argument**" which was addressed in [xkcd #1432](http://www.xkcd.com/1432/) (see an [explanation h... | Let me additionally suggest the term "**arguendo**": <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arguendo>.
You can also simply start your sentence with **"Assuming..."**.
Google Ngram for "arguendo":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/osI4l.png) |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | I commonly hear it put as **playing the devil's advocate**.
>
> In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position they do not necessarily agree with (or simply an alternative position from the accepted norm), for the sake of debate or to explore the thought further.
>
... | If you're doing it for the purposes of setting it up to completely knock down later, it's called a "Straw Man" argument.
A "Devil's Advocate" is probably the most correct, but in common usage sometimes people go with the completely informal "Let's just say...." |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | "**For argument's sake**" is, in my experience, a common idiom and, in fact, has been used as the title of at least one [book](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/142086954X).
A slight variation is "**For the sake of argument**" which was addressed in [xkcd #1432](http://www.xkcd.com/1432/) (see an [explanation h... | I commonly hear it put as **playing the devil's advocate**.
>
> In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position they do not necessarily agree with (or simply an alternative position from the accepted norm), for the sake of debate or to explore the thought further.
>
... |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | "**For argument's sake**" is, in my experience, a common idiom and, in fact, has been used as the title of at least one [book](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/142086954X).
A slight variation is "**For the sake of argument**" which was addressed in [xkcd #1432](http://www.xkcd.com/1432/) (see an [explanation h... | Consider, ***premising***.
>
> **PREMISE**
>
>
> : (used with object) to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a
> proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
>
>
> : (used without object) to state or assume a premise. [Random
> House](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/premise?s=t)
>
>
> |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | >
> **Supposing** that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I think this fits quite well in sentences where the assumption of a premise is being made. However, I don't think it works very well for talking about assuming a premise:
>
> When I am **supposing**, I... | If you're doing it for the purposes of setting it up to completely knock down later, it's called a "Straw Man" argument.
A "Devil's Advocate" is probably the most correct, but in common usage sometimes people go with the completely informal "Let's just say...." |
285,407 | Currently I'm using the phrase "Operating on the premise that". Here's an example:
>
> Operating on the premise that the God depicted in the Old Testament is real, I would provide a sacrificial lamb.
>
>
>
I want to be able to talk about this practice in the abstract.
>
> When I am [new abstraction]ing, I'm ab... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/285407",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/146245/"
] | Let me additionally suggest the term "**arguendo**": <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arguendo>.
You can also simply start your sentence with **"Assuming..."**.
Google Ngram for "arguendo":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/osI4l.png) | Certain interpretations of "Rhetoric" seem to fit your requirements. Certainly politicians will feign belief for the purpose of constructing an argument favorable to them. |
19,460 | I have a user that is logged into SharePoint via Claims Authentication and a custom STS. This provides the following claims:
* <http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/authentication>
* <http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/windowsaccountname>
* <http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/ide... | 2011/09/15 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/19460",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/4780/"
] | Note that only Windows claims accounts can be used in delegation scenarios. AS requires delegation properly configured and the reason for the previous constraint is the C2WTS process that converts claims to windows tokens. In SharePoint only Windows claims can be converted to Windows token. That was some background...
... | You can get a Windows user token from claims using the Claims to Windows Token Service (which is a windows service) - here is an example on how to use it: <http://blogs.objectsharp.com/cs/blogs/steve/archive/2010/09/10/converting-claims-to-windows-tokens-and-user-impersonation.aspx>
I am not sure how good an approach ... |
3,806,788 | Is there any library or documentation/link which gives more information of implementing Trie data structure in java?
Any help would be great!
Thanks. | 2010/09/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3806788",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/368892/"
] | You could read up on [Java Trie](https://community.oracle.com/thread/2070706) or look at [trie](https://github.com/brianfromoregon/trie). | Another implementation, I believe from Limewire developers originally: <https://github.com/rkapsi/patricia-trie> |
3,806,788 | Is there any library or documentation/link which gives more information of implementing Trie data structure in java?
Any help would be great!
Thanks. | 2010/09/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3806788",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/368892/"
] | You could read up on [Java Trie](https://community.oracle.com/thread/2070706) or look at [trie](https://github.com/brianfromoregon/trie). | There's a java implementation in [Robert Sedgewick's book on algorithms](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/032157351X). It's very basic, i.e., no compression and a very simple interface, but I found it instructive to understand how tries work.
I also recently found a [library](https://code.google.com/p/co... |
3,806,788 | Is there any library or documentation/link which gives more information of implementing Trie data structure in java?
Any help would be great!
Thanks. | 2010/09/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3806788",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/368892/"
] | There's a java implementation in [Robert Sedgewick's book on algorithms](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/032157351X). It's very basic, i.e., no compression and a very simple interface, but I found it instructive to understand how tries work.
I also recently found a [library](https://code.google.com/p/co... | Another implementation, I believe from Limewire developers originally: <https://github.com/rkapsi/patricia-trie> |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Once I ejected the hard drive from mac os, it was instantly recognized by the guest windows virtual machine. | In my case (OSX Catalina, Virtual Box 6.1 and Windows 10 virtualized), I managed to get it working by using the the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack.
Get them [from the official downloads page](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). Make sure to download the exact version for the VirtualBox that you have insta... |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Host: MacBook Pro Summer 2014 with Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 (has USB 3.0 ports).
Guest: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (I have not installed USB 3 capability yet).
Win7 would not recognise a USB 2.0 Kingston 16GB memory stick. I have VirtualBox extensions installed, and have added a USB device filter under VM settings.
I ... | After unmounting your drive in the Finder, try opening Disk Utility, and see if the drive can be ejected. After ejection (if done), VirtualBox may see the device. |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Host: MacBook Pro Summer 2014 with Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 (has USB 3.0 ports).
Guest: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (I have not installed USB 3 capability yet).
Win7 would not recognise a USB 2.0 Kingston 16GB memory stick. I have VirtualBox extensions installed, and have added a USB device filter under VM settings.
I ... | Seems like you'd like the guest system to handle the whole USB thing.
Because OSX automatically attaches USB devices, you'll have to do the following:
Open Machine Settings > USB > Click the green plus symbol > Select your HDD.
Then unplug the Disk and plug in again, from now on the guest should see it as an USB devic... |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In my case (OSX Catalina, Virtual Box 6.1 and Windows 10 virtualized), I managed to get it working by using the the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack.
Get them [from the official downloads page](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). Make sure to download the exact version for the VirtualBox that you have insta... | Seems like you'd like the guest system to handle the whole USB thing.
Because OSX automatically attaches USB devices, you'll have to do the following:
Open Machine Settings > USB > Click the green plus symbol > Select your HDD.
Then unplug the Disk and plug in again, from now on the guest should see it as an USB devic... |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Once I ejected the hard drive from mac os, it was instantly recognized by the guest windows virtual machine. | I have an issue maybe related (i do not use MAC at all)...
I can not make VirtualBOX to pass to the Guest a "USB 2.0 Hub"... it is not listed, it is hidden.
Does your USB HDD's have an internal HUB? Some have it... like some WD that also have a VirtualCD.
Maybe it is not related to your problem, but maybe it is.
An... |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | insert Guest Additions CD image.iso corresponding to your version number <http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/> worked for me once I unmounted USB from host OS launched VB, went into settings adding the USB filter and pointed to desired USB, launched VB, logged in to windows, voila, right there in computer device... | After unmounting your drive in the Finder, try opening Disk Utility, and see if the drive can be ejected. After ejection (if done), VirtualBox may see the device. |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | insert Guest Additions CD image.iso corresponding to your version number <http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/> worked for me once I unmounted USB from host OS launched VB, went into settings adding the USB filter and pointed to desired USB, launched VB, logged in to windows, voila, right there in computer device... | Seems like you'd like the guest system to handle the whole USB thing.
Because OSX automatically attaches USB devices, you'll have to do the following:
Open Machine Settings > USB > Click the green plus symbol > Select your HDD.
Then unplug the Disk and plug in again, from now on the guest should see it as an USB devic... |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Once I ejected the hard drive from mac os, it was instantly recognized by the guest windows virtual machine. | Host: MacBook Pro Summer 2014 with Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 (has USB 3.0 ports).
Guest: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (I have not installed USB 3 capability yet).
Win7 would not recognise a USB 2.0 Kingston 16GB memory stick. I have VirtualBox extensions installed, and have added a USB device filter under VM settings.
I ... |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In my case (OSX Catalina, Virtual Box 6.1 and Windows 10 virtualized), I managed to get it working by using the the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack.
Get them [from the official downloads page](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). Make sure to download the exact version for the VirtualBox that you have insta... | I have an issue maybe related (i do not use MAC at all)...
I can not make VirtualBOX to pass to the Guest a "USB 2.0 Hub"... it is not listed, it is hidden.
Does your USB HDD's have an internal HUB? Some have it... like some WD that also have a VirtualCD.
Maybe it is not related to your problem, but maybe it is.
An... |
125,225 | I have installed VirtualBox in order to use Windows 7 as guest on a Macbook Air running Mavericks (mainly to be able to use a printer that has no drivers for Mac). Also, I have installed the Oracle\_VM\_VirtualBox\_Extension\_Pack and the Guest Additions, so that now the video settings as well as the support for USB ar... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/125225",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Once I ejected the hard drive from mac os, it was instantly recognized by the guest windows virtual machine. | After unmounting your drive in the Finder, try opening Disk Utility, and see if the drive can be ejected. After ejection (if done), VirtualBox may see the device. |
34,335 | It Has A Child states
>
> If you are eliminated discard all your cards and lose all your [Star], Heal to 10 [Heart] and start again.
>
>
>
If somebody with this card is in Tokyo and they are eliminated, do they remain in Tokyo when they start again? | 2017/02/19 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/34335",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/10042/"
] | *It Has a Child* doesn't prevent you from being eliminated. If it did, it would be phrased
>
> If you would be eliminated, instead ...
>
>
>
instead of
>
> If you are eliminated, ...
>
>
>
This means that other effects that occur on elimination still occur. Specifically,
>
> If you are eliminated by an at... | There is a thread on [board game geek](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/681926/it-has-child) that says you lose Tokyo and the person who eliminated you takes your place, or if you were eliminated by a card no one takes your place.
>
> "If you are eliminated by an attack on Tokyo, the Monster who attacked you automat... |
25,474 | Note: This is exactly the opposite question of:
[What pauper cards are legal in MTGO but not paper?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/25435/what-pauper-cards-are-legal-in-mtgo-but-not-paper)
I am trying to collect most cards relevant to pauper. Because MTGO pauper is more popular than paper pauper, and ... | 2015/08/06 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/25474",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/2260/"
] | I think you're right that rule 114.2 has no effect, given the other rules and the cards which have been printed. (I did a cursory survey of what words/phrases follow "target" on existing cards and found nothing where this would apply. Could've missed something, but I'm reasonably confident.) But it's still useful, beca... | There are a number of redundant rules I call them "reminder rules". 114.2 reminds you that 109.2 applies when targeting.
>
> 109.2. If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes a card type or subtype, but doesn’t include the word “card,” “spell,” “source,” or “scheme,” it means a permanent of t... |
25,474 | Note: This is exactly the opposite question of:
[What pauper cards are legal in MTGO but not paper?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/25435/what-pauper-cards-are-legal-in-mtgo-but-not-paper)
I am trying to collect most cards relevant to pauper. Because MTGO pauper is more popular than paper pauper, and ... | 2015/08/06 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/25474",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/2260/"
] | Consider a creature like [Nectar Faerie](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nectar%20Faerie). It says
>
> {B}, {T}: Target Faerie or Elf gains lifelink until end of turn.
>
>
>
Now we know that spells can have lifelink, as per [Soulfire Grand Master](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/... | There are a number of redundant rules I call them "reminder rules". 114.2 reminds you that 109.2 applies when targeting.
>
> 109.2. If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes a card type or subtype, but doesn’t include the word “card,” “spell,” “source,” or “scheme,” it means a permanent of t... |
280,703 | i am trying creating extension but not [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JbzR0.png)getting extension option only getting webpart | 2020/05/22 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/280703",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/20903/"
] | Running a html/aspx file directly from SharePoint libraries in browser only works when it is an **independent** web file.
SharePoint Online does not support using a html/aspx file to call other components in the project directly from a document library or Site Assets.
You need to deploy the project as a [custom solu... | So probably a really high level response right now but you could either change the URL to Site Assets file or use iframes to display the other files. I have experience in .aspx and custom files in SharePoint but never tried embedding sorry |
280,703 | i am trying creating extension but not [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JbzR0.png)getting extension option only getting webpart | 2020/05/22 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/280703",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/20903/"
] | After a lot of digging, I have found the answer. As a couple of people have pointed out, there have been some changes to Sharepoint that made this more difficult, but not impossible.
The trick to call custom pages was to create a sub-site for the Sharepoint site, do my work within the sub-site, then call the custom pa... | So probably a really high level response right now but you could either change the URL to Site Assets file or use iframes to display the other files. I have experience in .aspx and custom files in SharePoint but never tried embedding sorry |
1,039,202 | I'm programmatically creating an edmx file as part of our code generation process and I'd like to know how the designer decides to use "1" or "0..1" for a relationship when you "Update model from database". Any insight on this? Thanks
**Edit:**
Ok, I think it uses "0..1" when the "many" side is a nullable foreign key... | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1039202",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/64279/"
] | Yes, setting "0..1" or "1" for the Parent relation role depends upon the fact whether the column is nullable or not.
Don't forget that if the relation is built over parts of primary key columns from both tables(1 to 1 association) the cardinality will be 1 (Parent) to 0..1 (Child).
If you are developing a new edmx... | Your edit is spot on. The EF detects it based on whether or not the field is nullable. |
19,630 | I have noticed that quite a few Old questions are appearing in the **Close Vote Review Queue**.
They mention older releases and have been flagged as past **"end of standard support or end of life date"**.
Most of these questions seem to have high votes and to have been on-topic at the time they were asked.
I think o... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/19630",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/43926/"
] | Honestly, advocate for Ubuntu in your social circles. As someone who has overcome the hurdles you have, you probably work with other medical practitioners in the UK in a similar position.
I know there are private forums and discussion areas which non-NHS staff will have difficulty getting access to. With your skills, ... | Why not look to create a new stack exchange site specifically for your target audience?
The [Community Building Beta](https://communitybuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/3132/how-do-i-gather-the-people-to-create-a-new-stack-exchange-community) shows how this can be achieved.
Might require some effort on your part b... |
19,630 | I have noticed that quite a few Old questions are appearing in the **Close Vote Review Queue**.
They mention older releases and have been flagged as past **"end of standard support or end of life date"**.
Most of these questions seem to have high votes and to have been on-topic at the time they were asked.
I think o... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/19630",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/43926/"
] | Honestly, advocate for Ubuntu in your social circles. As someone who has overcome the hurdles you have, you probably work with other medical practitioners in the UK in a similar position.
I know there are private forums and discussion areas which non-NHS staff will have difficulty getting access to. With your skills, ... | A few ideas:
**Document it**: Publish what you did...even if your documentation is merely a blog post with a step-by-step checklist. Google will find it.
**Keep the document up-to-date**: Set your calendar to try your install again (in a Virtual Machine) for the next release of Ubuntu. Then publish an update to your ... |
19,630 | I have noticed that quite a few Old questions are appearing in the **Close Vote Review Queue**.
They mention older releases and have been flagged as past **"end of standard support or end of life date"**.
Most of these questions seem to have high votes and to have been on-topic at the time they were asked.
I think o... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/19630",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/43926/"
] | This answer focuses on how to help new users using this site (**Ask Ubuntu**) specifically.
Read the Ask Ubuntu Help Pages
==============================
To help new users of Ubuntu using this site, first you should learn how to use this site effectively. I suggest you start with the [help pages](https://askubuntu.co... | Honestly, advocate for Ubuntu in your social circles. As someone who has overcome the hurdles you have, you probably work with other medical practitioners in the UK in a similar position.
I know there are private forums and discussion areas which non-NHS staff will have difficulty getting access to. With your skills, ... |
19,630 | I have noticed that quite a few Old questions are appearing in the **Close Vote Review Queue**.
They mention older releases and have been flagged as past **"end of standard support or end of life date"**.
Most of these questions seem to have high votes and to have been on-topic at the time they were asked.
I think o... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/19630",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/43926/"
] | A few ideas:
**Document it**: Publish what you did...even if your documentation is merely a blog post with a step-by-step checklist. Google will find it.
**Keep the document up-to-date**: Set your calendar to try your install again (in a Virtual Machine) for the next release of Ubuntu. Then publish an update to your ... | Why not look to create a new stack exchange site specifically for your target audience?
The [Community Building Beta](https://communitybuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/3132/how-do-i-gather-the-people-to-create-a-new-stack-exchange-community) shows how this can be achieved.
Might require some effort on your part b... |
19,630 | I have noticed that quite a few Old questions are appearing in the **Close Vote Review Queue**.
They mention older releases and have been flagged as past **"end of standard support or end of life date"**.
Most of these questions seem to have high votes and to have been on-topic at the time they were asked.
I think o... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/19630",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/43926/"
] | This answer focuses on how to help new users using this site (**Ask Ubuntu**) specifically.
Read the Ask Ubuntu Help Pages
==============================
To help new users of Ubuntu using this site, first you should learn how to use this site effectively. I suggest you start with the [help pages](https://askubuntu.co... | Why not look to create a new stack exchange site specifically for your target audience?
The [Community Building Beta](https://communitybuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/3132/how-do-i-gather-the-people-to-create-a-new-stack-exchange-community) shows how this can be achieved.
Might require some effort on your part b... |
19,630 | I have noticed that quite a few Old questions are appearing in the **Close Vote Review Queue**.
They mention older releases and have been flagged as past **"end of standard support or end of life date"**.
Most of these questions seem to have high votes and to have been on-topic at the time they were asked.
I think o... | 2021/06/24 | [
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/19630",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com",
"https://meta.askubuntu.com/users/43926/"
] | This answer focuses on how to help new users using this site (**Ask Ubuntu**) specifically.
Read the Ask Ubuntu Help Pages
==============================
To help new users of Ubuntu using this site, first you should learn how to use this site effectively. I suggest you start with the [help pages](https://askubuntu.co... | A few ideas:
**Document it**: Publish what you did...even if your documentation is merely a blog post with a step-by-step checklist. Google will find it.
**Keep the document up-to-date**: Set your calendar to try your install again (in a Virtual Machine) for the next release of Ubuntu. Then publish an update to your ... |
6,173,113 | Please someone tell me the concept of Globalization and localization and how they are different. How to implement the concept of Globalization and localization in windows and web application with c#. Looking for good explanation with sample. | 2011/05/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6173113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/750398/"
] | Scott Hanselman has an [excellent blog post](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GlobalizationInternationalizationAndLocalizationInASPNETMVC3JavaScriptAndJQueryPart1.aspx) on this subject. It's more focused on web applications but he exposes some interesting concepts which could be used in desktop applications as well. | Refer to [Difference between Globalization and Localization](http://forums.asp.net/p/1032375/1419036.aspx) for the question you asked. |
6,173,113 | Please someone tell me the concept of Globalization and localization and how they are different. How to implement the concept of Globalization and localization in windows and web application with c#. Looking for good explanation with sample. | 2011/05/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6173113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/750398/"
] | Scott Hanselman has an [excellent blog post](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GlobalizationInternationalizationAndLocalizationInASPNETMVC3JavaScriptAndJQueryPart1.aspx) on this subject. It's more focused on web applications but he exposes some interesting concepts which could be used in desktop applications as well. | Refering to [ASP.NET Globalization and Localization](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c6zyy3s9.aspx):
>
> **Globalization** is the process of
> designing and developing applications
> that function for multiple cultures.
> **Localization** is the process of
> customizing your application for a
> given cu... |
6,173,113 | Please someone tell me the concept of Globalization and localization and how they are different. How to implement the concept of Globalization and localization in windows and web application with c#. Looking for good explanation with sample. | 2011/05/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6173113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/750398/"
] | Scott Hanselman has an [excellent blog post](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GlobalizationInternationalizationAndLocalizationInASPNETMVC3JavaScriptAndJQueryPart1.aspx) on this subject. It's more focused on web applications but he exposes some interesting concepts which could be used in desktop applications as well. | Globalization and localization is mechanism that allow system to work at globally(means every languages) and allowing system to work in local languages that is localization. |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | It's hard to eliminate "yourself" from the expresion. Without it every synonym will sound impersonal.
Another good synonym for "to push yourself" is "to challenge yourself" and from there to one word I have seen people using "self-challenge". | persistence, determination, resolution, resolve, doggedness, tenacity, diligence, application, assiduity, dedication, commitment, purpose, purposefulness, constancy, steadfastness, stamina, endurance, indefatigability
Chambers Thesaurus |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | **Sticktoitiveness** (Stick-to-it-iv-ness). Extremely nonstandard but I've heard it said. | This sounds like it might be used in a business setting so why not invent some jargon, with bonus points for using nouns as verbs? In that spirit I suggest to "hero", to "robot", or to "CPA" through a situation, depending on what connotation you wish to convey. |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | It's hard to eliminate "yourself" from the expresion. Without it every synonym will sound impersonal.
Another good synonym for "to push yourself" is "to challenge yourself" and from there to one word I have seen people using "self-challenge". | Our company's personal-evaluation jargon for this is *stretch*. |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | Without looking too much at other answers:
* Focused
* Targeted
* Committed | *Strive*, *strain*, *labor*, and *fight* are all synonyms for "push yourself," depending on the context. |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | **Perseverance** comes to mind.... | This sounds like it might be used in a business setting so why not invent some jargon, with bonus points for using nouns as verbs? In that spirit I suggest to "hero", to "robot", or to "CPA" through a situation, depending on what connotation you wish to convey. |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | Resolute:
>
> * firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
> * characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.
>
>
> | This sounds like it might be used in a business setting so why not invent some jargon, with bonus points for using nouns as verbs? In that spirit I suggest to "hero", to "robot", or to "CPA" through a situation, depending on what connotation you wish to convey. |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | Resolute:
>
> * firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
> * characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.
>
>
> | PSR mentioned business jargon, which reminded me of gaming jargon.
Grind is used commonly among gamers to convey working towards a distant goal often though a repetitive or boring task. The grind is often used to refer to the type of work you mentioned. I presume these uses may refer to the phrase, “Putting one’s nose... |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | "Toil" may be one answer. Toil - to work hard | *Strive*, *strain*, *labor*, and *fight* are all synonyms for "push yourself," depending on the context. |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | **Exert:** To exert oneself.
1. Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
2. Make a physical or mental effort | PSR mentioned business jargon, which reminded me of gaming jargon.
Grind is used commonly among gamers to convey working towards a distant goal often though a repetitive or boring task. The grind is often used to refer to the type of work you mentioned. I presume these uses may refer to the phrase, “Putting one’s nose... |
41,156 | I'm looking for a word that means "to push yourself". Endurance sort of fits, except that it means enduring a situation where one can't change things. I'm looking for someone pushing themselves when they have a choice to stop or back out.
(In case you're wondering- I want it for the caption of a motivational poster)
... | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/41156",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/9085/"
] | [Persist](http://www.google.com/search?sclient=psy&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=piffle&pbx=1&oq=piffle&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=102401l103355l0l103697l6l6l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&biw=1024&bih=581&cad=cbv&sei=0_FoTvHyOoaDgAec-cWJDQ#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=Persist&pbx=1&oq=Persist&aq=f&aqi=g-s1g9&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=29... | DRIVEN
(is much shorter than 30 chars) |
58,808 | I'm spending a lot of time sight reading piano music and one thing that is constantly trying me up is a scenario like this:
A note, D say, is sharp in the left hand. In the same bar, another D, an octave above the sharp one, is also played, this time by the right hand. There is sometimes a natural symbol on the upper ... | 2017/06/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58808",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/33712/"
] | It depends on the style of the music, and also "how you are reading it". If you are reading one note at a time, then it might trip you up. On the other hand if you are reading in "chunks" in terms of the harmonies and chord progressions, it can be a very useful warning.
There are many different conventions used by di... | I find it quite a useful addition, although strictly speaking, unnecessary. An accidental only refers to other notes in the same octave, after it, in the same bar. However, some people prefer to analyse the music as they go along, and I hope I'd be forgiven for thinking that since one note was sharpened, the same name ... |
58,808 | I'm spending a lot of time sight reading piano music and one thing that is constantly trying me up is a scenario like this:
A note, D say, is sharp in the left hand. In the same bar, another D, an octave above the sharp one, is also played, this time by the right hand. There is sometimes a natural symbol on the upper ... | 2017/06/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58808",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/33712/"
] | It depends on the style of the music, and also "how you are reading it". If you are reading one note at a time, then it might trip you up. On the other hand if you are reading in "chunks" in terms of the harmonies and chord progressions, it can be a very useful warning.
There are many different conventions used by di... | The customary practice is to have accidentals apply only to the octave they're on. *This custom is solid enough that Musescore automatically uses it.* (I haven't tested with Finale yet, but I suspect it also uses that custom.)
To get over that mental hiccup, at least you found a good piece with courtesy accidentals th... |
58,808 | I'm spending a lot of time sight reading piano music and one thing that is constantly trying me up is a scenario like this:
A note, D say, is sharp in the left hand. In the same bar, another D, an octave above the sharp one, is also played, this time by the right hand. There is sometimes a natural symbol on the upper ... | 2017/06/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/58808",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/33712/"
] | It depends on the style of the music, and also "how you are reading it". If you are reading one note at a time, then it might trip you up. On the other hand if you are reading in "chunks" in terms of the harmonies and chord progressions, it can be a very useful warning.
There are many different conventions used by di... | Quick answer - yes, it is common for 'cautionary' accidentals to be used. Often they will be in brackets. Sometimes they're a matter of house style. Sometimes they're essential. We can argue over whether the lower E in this example technically requires a natural (probably it does). But I have frequently seen this sort ... |
54,497 | Namaste, please help with the understanding of Atma is a witness or Sakshi. Reference: BG 9:18. In the materialistic world, the act of witnessing requires something (perhaps light) to enter something (receptors) of the witness (observer as witness). Since atma is indriyatheeta, how should one interpret the function of ... | 2023/02/27 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/54497",
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"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/29440/"
] | Witness or Sakshi is to be self Aware, or to bear witness to the one's own existence, which is nothing but to witness the infinite, Whole, Brahman. Because there is no Second entity to witness other than witnessing the self. It not a sensory awareness that is outward, like we have. This is what being **conscious-of-sel... | First, you have committed a causal fallacy in your opening. You have equated the material act of perception with the 'perception' of Brahman. How men perceive this universe is limited to the senses and to the sensual universe - the realm of Maya. Brahman is beyond Maya, beyond the senses. You have been trained since yo... |
73,592 | We've just implemented a proxy that decrypts all SSL traffic in order to classify and scan it. Naturally a lot of our users feel concerned. We're a small company (100 users) owned by a big company (5000 users). What we hear internally is that "other companies doesn't do this". I think that this is the de facto standard... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/73592",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/61127/"
] | "SSL decryption" (through a firewall-controlled CA and on-the-fly MitM) is a feature offered on most "expensive" firewall appliances, so one can say that most big companies *can* deploy SSL decryption. Whether they really do it is another matter. Common reasons for not using that feature include:
* **Legal concerns.**... | I believe it depends on which industry you are in. It might be justified if the company has lots of proprietary content which they are afraid of competitors getting their hands on. Some companies even have policies forbidding the use of internet for non-work related purposes. Therefore, if you are using the internet so... |
73,592 | We've just implemented a proxy that decrypts all SSL traffic in order to classify and scan it. Naturally a lot of our users feel concerned. We're a small company (100 users) owned by a big company (5000 users). What we hear internally is that "other companies doesn't do this". I think that this is the de facto standard... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/73592",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/61127/"
] | For what it's worth, I'm on the enterprise security team overseeing half a dozen major companies that we own (mostly in USA), totaling over 10,000 employees, and we don't employ SSL decryption anywhere. A technique like that isn't even on our radar. | I believe it depends on which industry you are in. It might be justified if the company has lots of proprietary content which they are afraid of competitors getting their hands on. Some companies even have policies forbidding the use of internet for non-work related purposes. Therefore, if you are using the internet so... |
73,592 | We've just implemented a proxy that decrypts all SSL traffic in order to classify and scan it. Naturally a lot of our users feel concerned. We're a small company (100 users) owned by a big company (5000 users). What we hear internally is that "other companies doesn't do this". I think that this is the de facto standard... | 2014/11/25 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/73592",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/61127/"
] | "SSL decryption" (through a firewall-controlled CA and on-the-fly MitM) is a feature offered on most "expensive" firewall appliances, so one can say that most big companies *can* deploy SSL decryption. Whether they really do it is another matter. Common reasons for not using that feature include:
* **Legal concerns.**... | For what it's worth, I'm on the enterprise security team overseeing half a dozen major companies that we own (mostly in USA), totaling over 10,000 employees, and we don't employ SSL decryption anywhere. A technique like that isn't even on our radar. |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | The "adding new features at the last minute" isn't really a workplace problem but a software development problem. As a software developer, I would say "are you completely bonkers"? But since you posted on workplace, you would put that into slightly more polite terms.
Again from software development / business point o... | It is essential to get the request, and the information about the difficulties it may cause, to a high enough management level.
Depending on the strategic situation, a sufficiently senior manager might be able to offer concessions to employees, such as extra paid time off after the launch and/or pay for being on-call,... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | >
> My current view is weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it correct
> decision?
>
>
>
That depends on the company and the relationship with the client.
Where I worked, if the client requested someone to be on-call, then someone was on-call - even if that request came late in the week.
But perhaps your compa... | The client is asking something that is outside of their contract with your business, and your business would be asking something that is outside their contracts with their developers.
At this point, it is pretty much all down to goodwill by all those involved. Your company *could* try to convince some developers to be... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | >
> My current view is weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it correct
> decision?
>
>
>
That depends on the company and the relationship with the client.
Where I worked, if the client requested someone to be on-call, then someone was on-call - even if that request came late in the week.
But perhaps your compa... | >
> My current view is that the weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it the correct decision? How do I politely express my concern to the client?
>
>
>
In general, on-call happens, and it *does* happen on the weekend. I've done it before big deployments. Sometimes, the big deployment happens *during* the weekend.... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | >
> My current view is weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it correct
> decision?
>
>
>
That depends on the company and the relationship with the client.
Where I worked, if the client requested someone to be on-call, then someone was on-call - even if that request came late in the week.
But perhaps your compa... | It is essential to get the request, and the information about the difficulties it may cause, to a high enough management level.
Depending on the strategic situation, a sufficiently senior manager might be able to offer concessions to employees, such as extra paid time off after the launch and/or pay for being on-call,... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | >
> My current view is that the weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it the correct decision? How do I politely express my concern to the client?
>
>
>
In general, on-call happens, and it *does* happen on the weekend. I've done it before big deployments. Sometimes, the big deployment happens *during* the weekend.... | It is essential to get the request, and the information about the difficulties it may cause, to a high enough management level.
Depending on the strategic situation, a sufficiently senior manager might be able to offer concessions to employees, such as extra paid time off after the launch and/or pay for being on-call,... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | >
> My current view is weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it correct
> decision?
>
>
>
That depends on the company and the relationship with the client.
Where I worked, if the client requested someone to be on-call, then someone was on-call - even if that request came late in the week.
But perhaps your compa... | Seems like the greater issue is not having someone available just before a launch date, which seems reasonable, but accepting the other last-minute requests for new features. **THOSE** should be refused as "too late for this release."
Having said that, asking for additional weekend hours, while "reasonable," according... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
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> My current view is weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it correct
> decision?
>
>
>
That depends on the company and the relationship with the client.
Where I worked, if the client requested someone to be on-call, then someone was on-call - even if that request came late in the week.
But perhaps your compa... | The "adding new features at the last minute" isn't really a workplace problem but a software development problem. As a software developer, I would say "are you completely bonkers"? But since you posted on workplace, you would put that into slightly more polite terms.
Again from software development / business point o... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | The client is asking something that is outside of their contract with your business, and your business would be asking something that is outside their contracts with their developers.
At this point, it is pretty much all down to goodwill by all those involved. Your company *could* try to convince some developers to be... | The "adding new features at the last minute" isn't really a workplace problem but a software development problem. As a software developer, I would say "are you completely bonkers"? But since you posted on workplace, you would put that into slightly more polite terms.
Again from software development / business point o... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | >
> My current view is that the weekend on-call shouldn't be done. Is it the correct decision? How do I politely express my concern to the client?
>
>
>
In general, on-call happens, and it *does* happen on the weekend. I've done it before big deployments. Sometimes, the big deployment happens *during* the weekend.... | Seems like the greater issue is not having someone available just before a launch date, which seems reasonable, but accepting the other last-minute requests for new features. **THOSE** should be refused as "too late for this release."
Having said that, asking for additional weekend hours, while "reasonable," according... |
91,973 | I am a software developer at the outsourcing company in Europe (outside EU). Recently, the client asked to have somebody online during the weekend before the launch of the product (client plans to add content to the website product and fears critical issues could be found).
That request has come two days before the we... | 2017/06/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/91973",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/70878/"
] | The client is asking something that is outside of their contract with your business, and your business would be asking something that is outside their contracts with their developers.
At this point, it is pretty much all down to goodwill by all those involved. Your company *could* try to convince some developers to be... | Seems like the greater issue is not having someone available just before a launch date, which seems reasonable, but accepting the other last-minute requests for new features. **THOSE** should be refused as "too late for this release."
Having said that, asking for additional weekend hours, while "reasonable," according... |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | Typically a computer is storing a count of how many of a certain unit of time has gone by since a specific time and date in the past. In Unix systems, for example, this could be the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch, which is midnight, Jan 1st 1970 GMT. In Windows, this is the number of 100 ns intervals since 1601... | Aside from the realtime clock, date calculations are mostly a software library function.
Dates are rather irregular and so behind the scenes a mixture of approximations, corrections and lookup-tables are used.
The representation of a date can vary as well, usually some (arbitrary) startdate is used. A common system... |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | A surprising amount of surprisingly complicated code is required for date parsing, computation, creation etc.
For example, in Java, dates are computed, modified, stored etc via the [Date](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/sql/Date.html), [Calendar](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.... | Buy any of these books on [Calendrical Calculations](http://emr.cs.uiuc.edu/home/reingold/calendar-book/index.shtml). They'll fill you in on how the date libraries work under the hood. |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | Well ... Most computers contain a "[real-time clock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_clock)", which counts time on the human scale of seconds, minutes etc. Traditionally, there is a small battery on the motherboard, that lets the chip either remember the time, or even keep counting it, even when the rest of the ... | Most replies have been to do with how the current date is obtained. i.e. from system clock and so on.
If you want to know how it is stored and used there are many different implementations and it depends on the system.
I believe a common one is the use of a 64 bit signed integer in T-sql the 01/01/1970 is 0 so nega... |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | A surprising amount of surprisingly complicated code is required for date parsing, computation, creation etc.
For example, in Java, dates are computed, modified, stored etc via the [Date](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/sql/Date.html), [Calendar](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.... | The date/time is often stored in terms of times since a certain date. For example ticks (100 nanosecond intervals) since January 1, 0001. It is also usueally stored in reference to UTC. The underlying methods in the OS, database, framework, application, etc. can then convert these to a more usable representation. Back ... |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | Aside from the realtime clock, date calculations are mostly a software library function.
Dates are rather irregular and so behind the scenes a mixture of approximations, corrections and lookup-tables are used.
The representation of a date can vary as well, usually some (arbitrary) startdate is used. A common system... | Your computer has a system clock and the BIOS has a timer function that can be updated from your OS. Languages only take the information from there and some can update it too. |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | A surprising amount of surprisingly complicated code is required for date parsing, computation, creation etc.
For example, in Java, dates are computed, modified, stored etc via the [Date](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/sql/Date.html), [Calendar](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.... | We had occasion when debugging a client problem to look at how SQL stores datetimes... fairly interesting and makes pretty good sense once you see it.
SQL uses 2 4 byte integers...
The first 4 bytes are the date in days since Jan. 1st, 1753. I believe the maximum year is supposed to be 9999, which doesn't exactly line... |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | Well ... Most computers contain a "[real-time clock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_clock)", which counts time on the human scale of seconds, minutes etc. Traditionally, there is a small battery on the motherboard, that lets the chip either remember the time, or even keep counting it, even when the rest of the ... | The date/time is often stored in terms of times since a certain date. For example ticks (100 nanosecond intervals) since January 1, 0001. It is also usueally stored in reference to UTC. The underlying methods in the OS, database, framework, application, etc. can then convert these to a more usable representation. Back ... |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | Typically a computer is storing a count of how many of a certain unit of time has gone by since a specific time and date in the past. In Unix systems, for example, this could be the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch, which is midnight, Jan 1st 1970 GMT. In Windows, this is the number of 100 ns intervals since 1601... | Date and time information is provided usually by operating system, so it's a system call. Operating system deals with realtime clock mounted on computer mainboard and powered by small battery (which lasts for years). |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | Aside from the realtime clock, date calculations are mostly a software library function.
Dates are rather irregular and so behind the scenes a mixture of approximations, corrections and lookup-tables are used.
The representation of a date can vary as well, usually some (arbitrary) startdate is used. A common system... | The date/time is often stored in terms of times since a certain date. For example ticks (100 nanosecond intervals) since January 1, 0001. It is also usueally stored in reference to UTC. The underlying methods in the OS, database, framework, application, etc. can then convert these to a more usable representation. Back ... |
965,078 | Most languages have some sort of date function where you really don't have to do any programming to get any date information you just get it from the date function/object. I am curious what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? | 2009/06/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/965078",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/46011/"
] | Typically a computer is storing a count of how many of a certain unit of time has gone by since a specific time and date in the past. In Unix systems, for example, this could be the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch, which is midnight, Jan 1st 1970 GMT. In Windows, this is the number of 100 ns intervals since 1601... | Most replies have been to do with how the current date is obtained. i.e. from system clock and so on.
If you want to know how it is stored and used there are many different implementations and it depends on the system.
I believe a common one is the use of a 64 bit signed integer in T-sql the 01/01/1970 is 0 so nega... |
141 | When you watch most commercials for cholesterol drugs, they always have the disclaimer "Not proven to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke".
If the drugs which reduce cholesterol do not reduce the risk of heart attack, should we question more seriously the original premise that too much cholesterol leads to heart... | 2011/02/25 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/141",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | The drugs that lower cholesterol you're asking about are called [Statins](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statin).
There is a recent [Cochrane Review1](http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.d480) (also discussed by [Steven Novella on Science Based Medicine](http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=10170)) that discusses the u... | I've always found this obsession over cholesterol odd. It's like saying: more people die in cars when the speedometer is on a high number, lets see if we can get the speedometer to not go so high, while not changing anything about the actual speed of the car.
As far as I understand it there are many different types of... |
141 | When you watch most commercials for cholesterol drugs, they always have the disclaimer "Not proven to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke".
If the drugs which reduce cholesterol do not reduce the risk of heart attack, should we question more seriously the original premise that too much cholesterol leads to heart... | 2011/02/25 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/141",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/34/"
] | The drugs that lower cholesterol you're asking about are called [Statins](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statin).
There is a recent [Cochrane Review1](http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.d480) (also discussed by [Steven Novella on Science Based Medicine](http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=10170)) that discusses the u... | *It is not clear whether statin treatment is beneficial in a primary prevention setting, that is in people without prevalent CVD who are at relatively lower risk. The recent results of the JUPITER trial1 have fuelled an intense debate whether statins should be given for primary prevention of CVD.*
<http://ebm.bmj.com/c... |
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