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5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | The tools I use the most are:
* Tongs,
* Spatula for stuck things,
* A small towel to apply oil,
* thermometer,
* a long handled basting brush
* a brush to clean the grill with
* spray bottle with water (for flare-ups) | I have a wide, flat knife that can be used as a spatula; I find it really useful. Everything else has pretty much been mentioned, but I would suggest a pair of tongs with decent teeth on them. It's very disheartening when that burger or steak slips out of your grip and into the coals or onto the ground. |
5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | In addition to what others have said, you should have TWO of each meat-handling tool (tongs, mainly). That way you can use one to handle raw meat, and one to remove cooked meat. | If you're using charcoal, a spray bottle with H2O can be handy for flare-ups. Otherwise, I think others have the bases covered. |
5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | Tool-wise: spatula, tongs, grill brush (for cleaning) and a basting brush. If you're using extremely hot fire or high flames there are grill-safe mitts you can buy.
This isn't a tool, but I find buying cedar (or other wood) planks for grilling fish and other meats and veggies on are invaluable. Similarly, applewood or... | An additional tool that will make grilling much easier is a veggie basket; basically it looks like a saute pan with holes poked throughout it. Aluminum foil can be your friend, but these little guys are much more flexible. |
5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | The basic things that you need are:
* Grill brush to clean the grate
* Large tongs to get food on and off of the grill
With that, oil to oil the grate, fuel, and quite possibly aluminum foil you will be grilling.
A grill basket of sorts can be very useful. Metal skewers for making kebabs are great if you like that s... | I have a wide, flat knife that can be used as a spatula; I find it really useful. Everything else has pretty much been mentioned, but I would suggest a pair of tongs with decent teeth on them. It's very disheartening when that burger or steak slips out of your grip and into the coals or onto the ground. |
5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | The tools I use the most are:
* Tongs,
* Spatula for stuck things,
* A small towel to apply oil,
* thermometer,
* a long handled basting brush
* a brush to clean the grill with
* spray bottle with water (for flare-ups) | If you're using charcoal, a spray bottle with H2O can be handy for flare-ups. Otherwise, I think others have the bases covered. |
5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | Tool-wise: spatula, tongs, grill brush (for cleaning) and a basting brush. If you're using extremely hot fire or high flames there are grill-safe mitts you can buy.
This isn't a tool, but I find buying cedar (or other wood) planks for grilling fish and other meats and veggies on are invaluable. Similarly, applewood or... | I have a wide, flat knife that can be used as a spatula; I find it really useful. Everything else has pretty much been mentioned, but I would suggest a pair of tongs with decent teeth on them. It's very disheartening when that burger or steak slips out of your grip and into the coals or onto the ground. |
5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | The tools I use the most are:
* Tongs,
* Spatula for stuck things,
* A small towel to apply oil,
* thermometer,
* a long handled basting brush
* a brush to clean the grill with
* spray bottle with water (for flare-ups) | Tool-wise: spatula, tongs, grill brush (for cleaning) and a basting brush. If you're using extremely hot fire or high flames there are grill-safe mitts you can buy.
This isn't a tool, but I find buying cedar (or other wood) planks for grilling fish and other meats and veggies on are invaluable. Similarly, applewood or... |
5,959 | What are some grilling tools that a beginner should have when purchasing a new grill? Additionally, are there tools that are useful for the more advanced outdoor cook? | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/5959",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | In addition to what others have said, you should have TWO of each meat-handling tool (tongs, mainly). That way you can use one to handle raw meat, and one to remove cooked meat. | The basic things that you need are:
* Grill brush to clean the grate
* Large tongs to get food on and off of the grill
With that, oil to oil the grate, fuel, and quite possibly aluminum foil you will be grilling.
A grill basket of sorts can be very useful. Metal skewers for making kebabs are great if you like that s... |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | Unfortunately the virtual machine simulates a graphics device and as such you won't have access to the real GPU. This is because of the way the virtualisation handles multiple VMs accessing the same device - it provides a layer in between to share the real device.
It is possible to get true access to the hardware, but... | As of CUDA 3.1 it's virtualization capabilities are not vivid, so the only usable approach is to run CUDA programs directly on the target HW+SW |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | Unfortunately the virtual machine simulates a graphics device and as such you won't have access to the real GPU. This is because of the way the virtualisation handles multiple VMs accessing the same device - it provides a layer in between to share the real device.
It is possible to get true access to the hardware, but... | I just heard a talk at NVIDIA's GPU technology conference by a researcher named Xiaohui Cui (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). Among other things, he described accessing GPUs from Virtual machines using something called gVirtuS. He did not create gVirtuS, but described it as an opensource "virtual cuda" driver. See follo... |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | I faced a similar task once. What I ended up doing was installing Ubuntu on a 8GB thumb drive with persistent mode enabled.
That gave me 4GB to install CUDA and everything else I needed.
Having a bootable USB stick around can be very useful. I recommend reading [this](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersisten... | Unfortunately the virtual machine simulates a graphics device and as such you won't have access to the real GPU. This is because of the way the virtualisation handles multiple VMs accessing the same device - it provides a layer in between to share the real device.
It is possible to get true access to the hardware, but... |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | Unfortunately the virtual machine simulates a graphics device and as such you won't have access to the real GPU. This is because of the way the virtualisation handles multiple VMs accessing the same device - it provides a layer in between to share the real device.
It is possible to get true access to the hardware, but... | Use [rCUDA](http://rcuda.net/) to add a virtual GPU to your VM. |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | I just heard a talk at NVIDIA's GPU technology conference by a researcher named Xiaohui Cui (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). Among other things, he described accessing GPUs from Virtual machines using something called gVirtuS. He did not create gVirtuS, but described it as an opensource "virtual cuda" driver. See follo... | As of CUDA 3.1 it's virtualization capabilities are not vivid, so the only usable approach is to run CUDA programs directly on the target HW+SW |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | I faced a similar task once. What I ended up doing was installing Ubuntu on a 8GB thumb drive with persistent mode enabled.
That gave me 4GB to install CUDA and everything else I needed.
Having a bootable USB stick around can be very useful. I recommend reading [this](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersisten... | As of CUDA 3.1 it's virtualization capabilities are not vivid, so the only usable approach is to run CUDA programs directly on the target HW+SW |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | I faced a similar task once. What I ended up doing was installing Ubuntu on a 8GB thumb drive with persistent mode enabled.
That gave me 4GB to install CUDA and everything else I needed.
Having a bootable USB stick around can be very useful. I recommend reading [this](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersisten... | I just heard a talk at NVIDIA's GPU technology conference by a researcher named Xiaohui Cui (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). Among other things, he described accessing GPUs from Virtual machines using something called gVirtuS. He did not create gVirtuS, but described it as an opensource "virtual cuda" driver. See follo... |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | I just heard a talk at NVIDIA's GPU technology conference by a researcher named Xiaohui Cui (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). Among other things, he described accessing GPUs from Virtual machines using something called gVirtuS. He did not create gVirtuS, but described it as an opensource "virtual cuda" driver. See follo... | Use [rCUDA](http://rcuda.net/) to add a virtual GPU to your VM. |
2,260,931 | i wrote a cuda program and i am testing it on ubuntu as a virtual machine. the reason for this is i have windows 7, i don't want to install ubuntu as a secondary operating system, and i need to use a linux operating system for testing.
my question is: will the virtual machine limit the gpu resources? So will my cuda co... | 2010/02/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2260931",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/272506/"
] | I faced a similar task once. What I ended up doing was installing Ubuntu on a 8GB thumb drive with persistent mode enabled.
That gave me 4GB to install CUDA and everything else I needed.
Having a bootable USB stick around can be very useful. I recommend reading [this](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersisten... | Use [rCUDA](http://rcuda.net/) to add a virtual GPU to your VM. |
19,764 | I'm looking for an exhaustive writing tracker, either software or a spreadsheet. ideally, the basic things it would need to track are word count per session, projects worked on, submission status, etc. The more things related to writing to track the better.
If there's a way to create or it includes graphs that would b... | 2015/11/18 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/19764",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/15928/"
] | **Excel, absolutely.**
You might not want to consider this, but give it a shot. Here are the things it could do for you:
1. **Word Count.** It has this one in the bag. Simply write for a session and count the words. If you're using MS Word, just highlight the words. It will tell you the word count down on the botto... | You can try my old buddy [Scrivener.](http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php) I don't use even a quarter of the bells and whistles I know are there, so hunt around the documentation and see if it's useful. I know it at least has a Goal function so you can set a word count goal to meet, and keeps track in the f... |
19,764 | I'm looking for an exhaustive writing tracker, either software or a spreadsheet. ideally, the basic things it would need to track are word count per session, projects worked on, submission status, etc. The more things related to writing to track the better.
If there's a way to create or it includes graphs that would b... | 2015/11/18 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/19764",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/15928/"
] | **Excel, absolutely.**
You might not want to consider this, but give it a shot. Here are the things it could do for you:
1. **Word Count.** It has this one in the bag. Simply write for a session and count the words. If you're using MS Word, just highlight the words. It will tell you the word count down on the botto... | I use a variation of Fritz Freiheit's Master Writing Log. It is a LibreOffice spreadsheet (works under excel too) and doesn't have graphs but they're easy to put in.
See <http://fritzfreiheit.com/wiki/Master_writing_log> |
19,764 | I'm looking for an exhaustive writing tracker, either software or a spreadsheet. ideally, the basic things it would need to track are word count per session, projects worked on, submission status, etc. The more things related to writing to track the better.
If there's a way to create or it includes graphs that would b... | 2015/11/18 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/19764",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/15928/"
] | While Excel is good at tracking data, and I use Scrivener for all of my writing, you may want to look at [Pacemaker](http://pacemaker.press/). It's a free web service, and a great way to set goals and enter progress.
It will automatically adjust based on your progress, and creates charts that you can vary several dif... | You can try my old buddy [Scrivener.](http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php) I don't use even a quarter of the bells and whistles I know are there, so hunt around the documentation and see if it's useful. I know it at least has a Goal function so you can set a word count goal to meet, and keeps track in the f... |
19,764 | I'm looking for an exhaustive writing tracker, either software or a spreadsheet. ideally, the basic things it would need to track are word count per session, projects worked on, submission status, etc. The more things related to writing to track the better.
If there's a way to create or it includes graphs that would b... | 2015/11/18 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/19764",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/15928/"
] | While Excel is good at tracking data, and I use Scrivener for all of my writing, you may want to look at [Pacemaker](http://pacemaker.press/). It's a free web service, and a great way to set goals and enter progress.
It will automatically adjust based on your progress, and creates charts that you can vary several dif... | I use a variation of Fritz Freiheit's Master Writing Log. It is a LibreOffice spreadsheet (works under excel too) and doesn't have graphs but they're easy to put in.
See <http://fritzfreiheit.com/wiki/Master_writing_log> |
35,059 | I would like to upgrade from XP Professional to Windows 7 Professional. Could someone give me a few basic steps of the process? I keep reading about "clean installs", "migration", and saving everything before upgrading. What specificly, must be saved...or should I not have skipped Vista all these years? | 2009/09/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/35059",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/7920/"
] | Your friend [How-To-Geek](https://superuser.com/users/4102/the-how-to-geek) has a step-by-step guide entitled [Migrate XP to Windows 7 with Easy Transfer and a USB Drive](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3179/migrate-xp-to-windows-7-with-easy-transfer-and-a-usb-drive/) available on [HowToGeek.com](http://www.howtogeek.co... | You won't be able to do a direct xp to 7 upgrade. for some inane reason, microsoft decided against it. you can only do a clean install which means you'll have to backup all of your settings, documents, media and do a clean install of 7 then import your stuff.
i think this is microsoft's way of giving us the finger ba... |
38,112 | I'm a bit new to Blender, and in trying to learn more, I've stumbled across nodes.
What are nodes, and how do I use them? | 2015/09/06 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/38112",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/17941/"
] | ### Understanding of nodes
Nodes are a visual expression of mathematical operations.
The concept of nodes should help users to solve complex tasks by providing "packs" that transform inputs into outputs. In general, complex operations are splitted up into basic nodes to give the **most possible freedom to the user**.... | Nodes are a way to build materials and compositing setups in what some would call a more natural way (though this is just opinion, not everyone agrees). Instead of having a list of properties for a material, we can instead use nodes to visualise how properties are used, how information can be re-used and what processes... |
2,924,848 | When I go to these examples using Firefox 3.6.3 and click the code examples it doesn't work:
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1whwt1k7.aspx>
I want confirmation that this is a Firefox compatibility problem, suspect my firewall.f | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2924848",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/254428/"
] | Can't switch languages in FF 3.6.3 | Works fine in Chrome. |
2,924,848 | When I go to these examples using Firefox 3.6.3 and click the code examples it doesn't work:
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1whwt1k7.aspx>
I want confirmation that this is a Firefox compatibility problem, suspect my firewall.f | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2924848",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/254428/"
] | I can't switch languages in Chrome 5. Haven't been able to for some time. It used to work, or I'd be stuck on the default language instead of F#. | Works fine in Chrome. |
2,924,848 | When I go to these examples using Firefox 3.6.3 and click the code examples it doesn't work:
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1whwt1k7.aspx>
I want confirmation that this is a Firefox compatibility problem, suspect my firewall.f | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2924848",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/254428/"
] | I can't switch languages in Chrome 5. Haven't been able to for some time. It used to work, or I'd be stuck on the default language instead of F#. | Can't switch languages in FF 3.6.3 |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | We generally use 'into' to talk about directions and destinations, while we use 'in' to talk about the positions of thing. So you have to use 'split into' in your example because the destinations of the bibliography are the sections.
However we might use:
(1) 'into' when we think of the division (split) itself;
(2) '... | Split in sections does not make any sense - you would have to split something **into** sections. |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | There's not really a "grammatical" justification for the choice, but idiomatically, we [almost always](http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=split%20in%20sections,split%20into%20sections&year_start=1700&year_end=2000&corpus=0&smoothing=3) use *"into"* with *"sections"*...
![enter image description here](https:/... | Split in sections does not make any sense - you would have to split something **into** sections. |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | >
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to split in/into sections
>
>
>
So, there is this bibliography page that you **split in** most cases. Whatever you split, I hope you always **split into** sections, because I find it to be ---sections--- the best format to do so.
I have a bibliography page which I **s... | Split in sections does not make any sense - you would have to split something **into** sections. |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | We generally use 'into' to talk about directions and destinations, while we use 'in' to talk about the positions of thing. So you have to use 'split into' in your example because the destinations of the bibliography are the sections.
However we might use:
(1) 'into' when we think of the division (split) itself;
(2) '... | I think either one is acceptable.
The word *in* has well over 20 definitions, and one of them is *[into something](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/in#in_29).*
So, I have no problem with *divide this page into three sections.* Moreover, I would accept *divide this page in three sections,* altho... |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | There's not really a "grammatical" justification for the choice, but idiomatically, we [almost always](http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=split%20in%20sections,split%20into%20sections&year_start=1700&year_end=2000&corpus=0&smoothing=3) use *"into"* with *"sections"*...
 'into' when we think of the division (split) itself;
(2) '... |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | >
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to split in/into sections
>
>
>
So, there is this bibliography page that you **split in** most cases. Whatever you split, I hope you always **split into** sections, because I find it to be ---sections--- the best format to do so.
I have a bibliography page which I **s... | We generally use 'into' to talk about directions and destinations, while we use 'in' to talk about the positions of thing. So you have to use 'split into' in your example because the destinations of the bibliography are the sections.
However we might use:
(1) 'into' when we think of the division (split) itself;
(2) '... |
75,153 | In the sentence
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> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | There's not really a "grammatical" justification for the choice, but idiomatically, we [almost always](http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=split%20in%20sections,split%20into%20sections&year_start=1700&year_end=2000&corpus=0&smoothing=3) use *"into"* with *"sections"*...
.*
So, I have no problem with *divide this page into three sections.* Moreover, I would accept *divide this page in three sections,* altho... |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | >
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to split in/into sections
>
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>
So, there is this bibliography page that you **split in** most cases. Whatever you split, I hope you always **split into** sections, because I find it to be ---sections--- the best format to do so.
I have a bibliography page which I **s... | I think either one is acceptable.
The word *in* has well over 20 definitions, and one of them is *[into something](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/in#in_29).*
So, I have no problem with *divide this page into three sections.* Moreover, I would accept *divide this page in three sections,* altho... |
75,153 | In the sentence
>
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to **split in/into** sections
>
>
>
which would you rather use: *split in* or *split into*?
Why? | 2012/07/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75153",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/12482/"
] | There's not really a "grammatical" justification for the choice, but idiomatically, we [almost always](http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=split%20in%20sections,split%20into%20sections&year_start=1700&year_end=2000&corpus=0&smoothing=3) use *"into"* with *"sections"*...
![enter image description here](https:/... | >
> I have a bibliography page which I'd like to split in/into sections
>
>
>
So, there is this bibliography page that you **split in** most cases. Whatever you split, I hope you always **split into** sections, because I find it to be ---sections--- the best format to do so.
I have a bibliography page which I **s... |
98,905 | I'm not getting a clear answer out of Google and would like to know if I'm going to have to reinstall my Mac operating system when attempting to get Bootcamp going on the system.
Thank you. | 2013/08/14 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/98905",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/31620/"
] | No, you don't. I've got bootcamp on my Mac at home and did not have to reinstall my Mac OS. | Boot Camp creates a separate partition on your hard drive through "non-destructive partitioning", that is, by taking a chunk out of the free space left on your hard drive. You should always make a backup first, just in case, but the expected result is that you will simply end up with two partitions instead of one on yo... |
351 | Now that we have our fantastic Community Bulletin, we can advertise our chat better and work in order to make this site more populated. So I was thinking: why not organize chat events? These ones would be on:
* Discussing site problems and strategies (e.g. promotion);
* Welcoming new users and helping them using the s... | 2012/05/08 | [
"https://linguistics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/351",
"https://linguistics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://linguistics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/111/"
] | 1. **Duration**: 1 hour (I think 1 hour is the least to achieve something.)
2. **Structure**:
* First 15 minutes: welcoming new users or new "entries" in the regulars;
* 35 minutes: we talk about the decided topics;
* Last 10 minutes: recap and last-minute news.
3. **Some rules**: During these chat events, it'd be... | User - Time Zone
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* Danger: 0
* Tdhsmith: -6
* blunders: any timezone works |
83,987 | I have a Canon 700d with 2 kit lenses, both having auto-focus feature. I read a book "Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D For Dummies", which warns against switching auto-focus on/off while the camera is on. According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
... | 2016/10/25 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/83987",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/50553/"
] | >
> According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
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That seems pretty ridiculous. Perhaps the authors are serious about their target audience being dummies.
>
> I am confused if this might harm my camera or lens in any way?
>
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... | The warning you read applies to Live View shooting. If you look at the T5I manual it states on page 156 under the Continuous AF section , "...During Continuous AF, turn off the power before you set the len's focus mode switch to MF". I usually only use Continuous AF on my T4I so if I do switch to manual I don't usually... |
83,987 | I have a Canon 700d with 2 kit lenses, both having auto-focus feature. I read a book "Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D For Dummies", which warns against switching auto-focus on/off while the camera is on. According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
... | 2016/10/25 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/83987",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/50553/"
] | >
> According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
>
>
>
That seems pretty ridiculous. Perhaps the authors are serious about their target audience being dummies.
>
> I am confused if this might harm my camera or lens in any way?
>
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>
... | In some situations, it's convenient to autofocus then switch to manual focus so the focus doesn't change (timelapse, prefocussing for a remote-triggered shot etc.). This wouldn't make sense if you had to turn the camera off in between. |
83,987 | I have a Canon 700d with 2 kit lenses, both having auto-focus feature. I read a book "Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D For Dummies", which warns against switching auto-focus on/off while the camera is on. According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
... | 2016/10/25 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/83987",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/50553/"
] | >
> According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
>
>
>
That seems pretty ridiculous. Perhaps the authors are serious about their target audience being dummies.
>
> I am confused if this might harm my camera or lens in any way?
>
>
>
... | The risky AF switching may be:
* Interferrence between in-body motor and in-lens rings. it is simillar to changing gears in car without clutch pressed. All EF lenses have electronic interface only, so this is not your case.
* Switching off the motor under load. When switching the switch, peak currents may be delivered... |
83,987 | I have a Canon 700d with 2 kit lenses, both having auto-focus feature. I read a book "Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D For Dummies", which warns against switching auto-focus on/off while the camera is on. According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
... | 2016/10/25 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/83987",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/50553/"
] | The warning you read applies to Live View shooting. If you look at the T5I manual it states on page 156 under the Continuous AF section , "...During Continuous AF, turn off the power before you set the len's focus mode switch to MF". I usually only use Continuous AF on my T4I so if I do switch to manual I don't usually... | In some situations, it's convenient to autofocus then switch to manual focus so the focus doesn't change (timelapse, prefocussing for a remote-triggered shot etc.). This wouldn't make sense if you had to turn the camera off in between. |
83,987 | I have a Canon 700d with 2 kit lenses, both having auto-focus feature. I read a book "Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D For Dummies", which warns against switching auto-focus on/off while the camera is on. According to it, we should first turn off the camera before turning auto-focus on/off. That's quite cumbersome obviously.
... | 2016/10/25 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/83987",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/50553/"
] | The warning you read applies to Live View shooting. If you look at the T5I manual it states on page 156 under the Continuous AF section , "...During Continuous AF, turn off the power before you set the len's focus mode switch to MF". I usually only use Continuous AF on my T4I so if I do switch to manual I don't usually... | The risky AF switching may be:
* Interferrence between in-body motor and in-lens rings. it is simillar to changing gears in car without clutch pressed. All EF lenses have electronic interface only, so this is not your case.
* Switching off the motor under load. When switching the switch, peak currents may be delivered... |
54,791,998 | How to differentiate git pull request commit and direct checkin commit to a branch using git api or command line ?
Why i need this?
I need to findout how to get all direct checkins which bypassed pull request mechanism... | 2019/02/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/54791998",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5532829/"
] | Pure Git as a version control system is not aware of any pull request functionality. There is no reference to something like this in the [official documentation](https://www.git-scm.com/). The pull request feature is provided by services such as [github.com](https://github.com/) and [bitbucket.org](https://bitbucket.or... | From git's point of view, there's no difference between a revision that came from a PR and another that was just committed and pushed. That might be information you *could* get from your provider if you are using bitbucket or github (and I say *could* in the sense that I have **no idea** if they make it available someh... |
5,412,233 | Should you or should you not test single-line functions? | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5412233",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/673942/"
] | Today it's one line, next week it's twenty lines.
Putting tests in place now warns you if you mistakenly break the behavior down the road.
Use your best judgment as to whether it's something that has any chance of changing in the future. | If they are part of your public interface then you should test them. |
5,412,233 | Should you or should you not test single-line functions? | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5412233",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/673942/"
] | If they are part of your public interface then you should test them. | Some one-liners can be quite elegant/long.
I tend to not test "trivial" functions extensively, though there may be some tests (usually by inspection and one/two test cases) done just to make sure I've matched the documentation/specifications correctly (particularly if others may ever look at the doc and/or function).
... |
5,412,233 | Should you or should you not test single-line functions? | 2011/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5412233",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/673942/"
] | Today it's one line, next week it's twenty lines.
Putting tests in place now warns you if you mistakenly break the behavior down the road.
Use your best judgment as to whether it's something that has any chance of changing in the future. | Some one-liners can be quite elegant/long.
I tend to not test "trivial" functions extensively, though there may be some tests (usually by inspection and one/two test cases) done just to make sure I've matched the documentation/specifications correctly (particularly if others may ever look at the doc and/or function).
... |
148,125 | I'm a student in the US, about to graduate with a BS in zoology. I've just been invited to join [Phi Beta Kappa](https://www.pbk.org/) and am trying to find some more up-to-date discussions of whether or not it's worth it and I see a lot of conflicting opinions/information.
It costs $99 for me to join, which some hav... | 2020/04/23 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/148125",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/123158/"
] | I am looking at this from a European perspective.
Also I focus on the perception and not whether this is accurate, which does not matter that much – whether you like it or not.
You can neither expect readers to research this detail of your CV to fully understand it nor to suppress subconscious bias by the impression th... | Include it. [Phi Beta Kappa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa) isn't a part of the [Animal House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_House) culture. It is an honor, bestowed by the faculty and only those respected by the faculty are considered.
If someone confuses it with the [Dekes](https://en.wikipedi... |
148,125 | I'm a student in the US, about to graduate with a BS in zoology. I've just been invited to join [Phi Beta Kappa](https://www.pbk.org/) and am trying to find some more up-to-date discussions of whether or not it's worth it and I see a lot of conflicting opinions/information.
It costs $99 for me to join, which some hav... | 2020/04/23 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/148125",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/123158/"
] | I am looking at this from a European perspective.
Also I focus on the perception and not whether this is accurate, which does not matter that much – whether you like it or not.
You can neither expect readers to research this detail of your CV to fully understand it nor to suppress subconscious bias by the impression th... | Save your money. At best it's meaningless and at worse it associates you with all the negative connotations of Greek society and none of the benefits (such as the social life and a network of close friends and contacts you get to know over the many years at school).
I say it's meaningless because **everything that it ... |
142,883 | *Westworld* premiered on HBO two weeks ago (as of the writing of this question, we've only seen Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2).
One of the things they haven't shown us yet (I hope will be revealed soon) is how objects in the physical world (host robots, guest humans, even inanimate items like cowboy hats and guns) get "t... | 2016/10/12 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/142883",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/53573/"
] | [It's still unknown](https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/westworld-robots-park-man-in-black-questions).
>
> Where, exactly, is this place? How do paying customers catch the train? It's a nice touch that customers arrive in town along with hosts, but it's also confusing. It's a bit more clear in Michael Cri... | Based on the first two episodes, we know:
* Regional travel appears to be via a vast high-speed underground train, possibly an evacuated tube. If the tunnel air is evacuated, this could be a long-distance transportation network of the future, invisible to the surface.
* The above explains what we know about the park h... |
142,883 | *Westworld* premiered on HBO two weeks ago (as of the writing of this question, we've only seen Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2).
One of the things they haven't shown us yet (I hope will be revealed soon) is how objects in the physical world (host robots, guest humans, even inanimate items like cowboy hats and guns) get "t... | 2016/10/12 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/142883",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/53573/"
] | [It's still unknown](https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/westworld-robots-park-man-in-black-questions).
>
> Where, exactly, is this place? How do paying customers catch the train? It's a nice touch that customers arrive in town along with hosts, but it's also confusing. It's a bit more clear in Michael Cri... | Based on the maps available on the [Westworld Website](https://discoverwestworld.com/), guests arrive by high-speed subterranean monorail, disembark at the Mesa Gold facility's "*Arrivals Monorail Terminal*" (situated a few miles from the centre of the park), then catch the olde-fashioned steam train which takes them t... |
142,883 | *Westworld* premiered on HBO two weeks ago (as of the writing of this question, we've only seen Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2).
One of the things they haven't shown us yet (I hope will be revealed soon) is how objects in the physical world (host robots, guest humans, even inanimate items like cowboy hats and guns) get "t... | 2016/10/12 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/142883",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/53573/"
] | Based on the maps available on the [Westworld Website](https://discoverwestworld.com/), guests arrive by high-speed subterranean monorail, disembark at the Mesa Gold facility's "*Arrivals Monorail Terminal*" (situated a few miles from the centre of the park), then catch the olde-fashioned steam train which takes them t... | Based on the first two episodes, we know:
* Regional travel appears to be via a vast high-speed underground train, possibly an evacuated tube. If the tunnel air is evacuated, this could be a long-distance transportation network of the future, invisible to the surface.
* The above explains what we know about the park h... |
5,273,769 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [Could node.js replace Ruby on Rails completely in the future?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3436335/could-node-js-replace-ruby-on-rails-completely-in-the-future)
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I'm doing bad in understanding the sense of node.js. I understand what it does regarding IO etc., but i... | 2011/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5273769",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | >
> is it for example a ruby on rails replacement?
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IMHO RoR has much longer history/experience/functionality for website development. Node.js itself is a lightweight (low level) framework from which you can take off to build various types of server-side applications (not just web oriented). One of its main a... | Node.js is a totally separate technology to Ruby on Rails, built on a different technology stack. In its current state it's not a replacement for Rails, and certainly not a drop-in replacement |
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I'm doing bad in understanding the sense of node.js. I understand what it does regarding IO etc., but i... | 2011/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5273769",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/193643/"
] | >
> is it for example a ruby on rails replacement?
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IMHO RoR has much longer history/experience/functionality for website development. Node.js itself is a lightweight (low level) framework from which you can take off to build various types of server-side applications (not just web oriented). One of its main a... | AIUI Node.js is a bit more low-level than that, in particular it has no support for typical high level web development (MVC model, db integration, etc). Look at it as a javascripty basis to write networking software on (including web frameworks).
There are some web frameworks out there built on Node.js. The only one I... |
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> **Possible Duplicate:**
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I'm doing bad in understanding the sense of node.js. I understand what it does regarding IO etc., but i... | 2011/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5273769",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/193643/"
] | >
> is it for example a ruby on rails replacement?
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IMHO RoR has much longer history/experience/functionality for website development. Node.js itself is a lightweight (low level) framework from which you can take off to build various types of server-side applications (not just web oriented). One of its main a... | Node.JS is to Javascript as EventMachine is to Ruby (and Twisted to Python). It's something completely different from Rails.
To illustrate: the Thin webserver that is often used to serve Rails application was built using EventMachine. So you would need a complete web framework on top of Node.JS to make it a Rails repl... |
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I'm doing bad in understanding the sense of node.js. I understand what it does regarding IO etc., but i... | 2011/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5273769",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/193643/"
] | >
> is it for example a ruby on rails replacement?
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IMHO RoR has much longer history/experience/functionality for website development. Node.js itself is a lightweight (low level) framework from which you can take off to build various types of server-side applications (not just web oriented). One of its main a... | You are comparing apples and pears.
Ruby on Rails is a MVC Framework to build websites.
Nodejs is a framework to build evented I/O operations.
You can build a port of RoR on top of nodejs if you want. |
266,058 | I have a Macbook Air 13" (mid 2012) on which I installed Windows 10 via Bootcamp a while ago. It all runs smoothly and works fine except for the WiFi.
The internet connection breaks frequently (which means that I am not able to access the internet). I am though still connected to the WLAN network at any time (often i... | 2016/12/24 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/266058",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/216681/"
] | Deinstalling Cisco VPN Client fixed my problem.
There seems to be a problem with updating from Windows 8 to Windows 10 when Cisco VPN Client is installed (<https://superuser.com/questions/947651/no-network-connection-after-upgrading-to-windows-10>).
Although my Windows 10 was a fresh install, deinstalling Cisco VPN... | While I do not have specific experience with Win 10 on this model of MacBook, some people have good success with the OEM manufacturers drivers instead of the ones Apple provides.
So you would go into device manager and look for the make and model of WiFi hardware. (For example Broadcom 3502) and then go to the manufac... |
266,058 | I have a Macbook Air 13" (mid 2012) on which I installed Windows 10 via Bootcamp a while ago. It all runs smoothly and works fine except for the WiFi.
The internet connection breaks frequently (which means that I am not able to access the internet). I am though still connected to the WLAN network at any time (often i... | 2016/12/24 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/266058",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/216681/"
] | Deinstalling Cisco VPN Client fixed my problem.
There seems to be a problem with updating from Windows 8 to Windows 10 when Cisco VPN Client is installed (<https://superuser.com/questions/947651/no-network-connection-after-upgrading-to-windows-10>).
Although my Windows 10 was a fresh install, deinstalling Cisco VPN... | I had a similar problem on my iMac with Bootcamp (iMac 5k, Windows 10 build 1511, Bootcamp 6). Wlan and audio were not working after Windows Update. I resolved this by disabling Hyper-V:
1. Control Panel > Turn Windows Features On and Off
2. Uncheck the "Hyper-V" checkbox
3. Restart |
10,940,434 | Right now users have to two ways to send data to my application: upload a CSV file via browser, or via our API.
It would dramatically reduce duplication to use the API in both instances. Is there a way they could use the existing upload form, but instead of storing the CSV on the server, it would be processed via Java... | 2012/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10940434",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/320619/"
] | There is no way to do this with IE6 (and in my opinion there is no reason to even try this).
Possible workarounds:
* Embed the uploadform into a iframe (ugly)
* Use a FlashPlayer 9+/JavaApplet to perform the upload (requires plugin), but this also gives you the possibility to process the data before sending it. | Unfortunately, no, this is not possible with IE6. Reading local files is possible in HTML5, but IE has a long way to go...
Also- it is not required to store the CSV on the server. You can process the CSV dynamically in a servlet and use the API to store the data without storing the CSV on the server. |
156,476 | I am seeing that Google play books consumes 1.4 GB. I use Play Books only to view my PDF books and at most use 50MB of content. But I don't understand how it can consume so much space... Even a graphic game takes only 800MB. So can anyone point me out to why this happens?? | 2016/09/01 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/156476",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/185616/"
] | I can't tell you why it's using this much on **your** phone in particular. I just looked at Google Play Books on my phone, which is using 224 MB, of which only 32 MB is the app itself, and the rest is data (downloaded books).
Some PDFs and e-books can be very big, because they can include large pictures. Some e-books ... | Google Play Books can also store cache and your data (includes your books).
Try clearing the application's cache by going to the application's app info. |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/19405",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8176/"
] | I don't believe there is anything in Gimp to auto align images.
You can do it manually by putting the images in layers, setting the top opacity so you can see the underlying image and scaling/rotating one of them.
Or you can use a tool like [Enfuse](http://enblend.sourceforge.net/) | click file>>>open as layers>>>select both of the images that you want to merge.
click on the larger image, and click on the scale tool. Scale the larger image down to fit on the smaller image.
Set the top layer's opacity down to a lower number so you can see how the two are aligning, kind of like it's done in this gi... |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
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You can do it manually by putting the images in layers, setting the top opacity so you can see the underlying image and scaling/rotating one of them.
Or you can use a tool like [Enfuse](http://enblend.sourceforge.net/) | You can use Filter|G'MIC|Layers|Align Layers. You must select Input Layers: All before executing. Take into account that this is a time consuming operation. |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
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You can do it manually by putting the images in layers, setting the top opacity so you can see the underlying image and scaling/rotating one of them.
Or you can use a tool like [Enfuse](http://enblend.sourceforge.net/) | I just did this in Gimp with no additional software. This method will easily and precisely produce the "3 point scale, rotate, translate" that you asked about. If there's other perspective issues though, one of the other methods in the other answers will be required.
1. Both images in their own layer. Select the ruler... |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
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] | It looks like [panotools](http://panotools.sourceforge.net/) has a [Gimp plugin](http://sourceforge.net/projects/panotools/files/gimp%20plugin/). I haven't used it, but it's there.
Outside of GIMP, but still free, you might want to try going down different roads.
[**Hugin**](http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) - Primarily... | click file>>>open as layers>>>select both of the images that you want to merge.
click on the larger image, and click on the scale tool. Scale the larger image down to fit on the smaller image.
Set the top layer's opacity down to a lower number so you can see how the two are aligning, kind of like it's done in this gi... |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/19405",
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] | It looks like [panotools](http://panotools.sourceforge.net/) has a [Gimp plugin](http://sourceforge.net/projects/panotools/files/gimp%20plugin/). I haven't used it, but it's there.
Outside of GIMP, but still free, you might want to try going down different roads.
[**Hugin**](http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) - Primarily... | You can use Filter|G'MIC|Layers|Align Layers. You must select Input Layers: All before executing. Take into account that this is a time consuming operation. |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/19405",
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] | It looks like [panotools](http://panotools.sourceforge.net/) has a [Gimp plugin](http://sourceforge.net/projects/panotools/files/gimp%20plugin/). I haven't used it, but it's there.
Outside of GIMP, but still free, you might want to try going down different roads.
[**Hugin**](http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) - Primarily... | I just did this in Gimp with no additional software. This method will easily and precisely produce the "3 point scale, rotate, translate" that you asked about. If there's other perspective issues though, one of the other methods in the other answers will be required.
1. Both images in their own layer. Select the ruler... |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/19405",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8176/"
] | You can use Filter|G'MIC|Layers|Align Layers. You must select Input Layers: All before executing. Take into account that this is a time consuming operation. | click file>>>open as layers>>>select both of the images that you want to merge.
click on the larger image, and click on the scale tool. Scale the larger image down to fit on the smaller image.
Set the top layer's opacity down to a lower number so you can see how the two are aligning, kind of like it's done in this gi... |
19,405 | I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any option in gimp where I can define a number of key points and gimp alig... | 2012/01/20 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/19405",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/8176/"
] | I just did this in Gimp with no additional software. This method will easily and precisely produce the "3 point scale, rotate, translate" that you asked about. If there's other perspective issues though, one of the other methods in the other answers will be required.
1. Both images in their own layer. Select the ruler... | click file>>>open as layers>>>select both of the images that you want to merge.
click on the larger image, and click on the scale tool. Scale the larger image down to fit on the smaller image.
Set the top layer's opacity down to a lower number so you can see how the two are aligning, kind of like it's done in this gi... |
29,230 | Title says all about the question.
I have three guitars, electric and two other which i don't know if it's classical or acoustic. They both have same shape, guitars don't have cut at higher frets like electric does and also they have wide fretboards. | 2015/01/29 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/29230",
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] | Classical guitars are designed to be played primarily finger-style (fingerpicking). They generally use nylon strings which do not require near the same amount of tension as steel strings. Because of the lower tension, they do not require a truss rod to compensate for the string tension.
Steel string or folk guitars u... | All classical guitars are acoustic. The differences come in when you consider the string material (classical acoustics usually have plastic strings in my experience) and a wider and bigger fretboard. |
415,276 | What is a single word to convey the sense of "inaccurate suspicion," but that tends to infer a bit of unfairness, such as
>
> It is immoral to use brutal force in response to [inaccurate suspicion].
>
>
> | 2017/10/22 | [
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] | Inaccurate suspicion is supposition, but, as commented below, I think **misconception** is closer in meaning to the above question which is dealing not with a prior, unvoiced, suspicion but is about a suspicion that becomes active - so misconception would then be more appropriate, I feel.
***Misconception***
>
> A v... | Suspicion is suspicion. Whether your suspicion is based on assumptions or not, it is always the feeling or belief that something may be possible or true.
You can't have a bad suspicion nor a good suspicion. What you suspect to be possible is really what is at stake here, whether good or bad. The suspicion itself, howe... |
415,276 | What is a single word to convey the sense of "inaccurate suspicion," but that tends to infer a bit of unfairness, such as
>
> It is immoral to use brutal force in response to [inaccurate suspicion].
>
>
> | 2017/10/22 | [
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] | Suspicion is suspicion. Whether your suspicion is based on assumptions or not, it is always the feeling or belief that something may be possible or true.
You can't have a bad suspicion nor a good suspicion. What you suspect to be possible is really what is at stake here, whether good or bad. The suspicion itself, howe... | The precisest word in English to this concept is "surmise".
* The OED defines: "To form a notion that the thing in question may be so, on slight grounds or without proof; to infer conjecturally."
* A surmise is (obsoletely) "An allegation, charge, imputation; esp. a false, unfounded, or unproved charge or allegation."... |
415,276 | What is a single word to convey the sense of "inaccurate suspicion," but that tends to infer a bit of unfairness, such as
>
> It is immoral to use brutal force in response to [inaccurate suspicion].
>
>
> | 2017/10/22 | [
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] | Suspicion is suspicion. Whether your suspicion is based on assumptions or not, it is always the feeling or belief that something may be possible or true.
You can't have a bad suspicion nor a good suspicion. What you suspect to be possible is really what is at stake here, whether good or bad. The suspicion itself, howe... | **bogey** noun (FEAR)
[ C usually singular ] (also bogie); (bogy)
something that causes fear among a lot of people, often without reason:
the bogey of unemployment
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bogey>
"a mere bogey" gets the idea over even better but you wanted a single word. |
415,276 | What is a single word to convey the sense of "inaccurate suspicion," but that tends to infer a bit of unfairness, such as
>
> It is immoral to use brutal force in response to [inaccurate suspicion].
>
>
> | 2017/10/22 | [
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] | Inaccurate suspicion is supposition, but, as commented below, I think **misconception** is closer in meaning to the above question which is dealing not with a prior, unvoiced, suspicion but is about a suspicion that becomes active - so misconception would then be more appropriate, I feel.
***Misconception***
>
> A v... | The precisest word in English to this concept is "surmise".
* The OED defines: "To form a notion that the thing in question may be so, on slight grounds or without proof; to infer conjecturally."
* A surmise is (obsoletely) "An allegation, charge, imputation; esp. a false, unfounded, or unproved charge or allegation."... |
415,276 | What is a single word to convey the sense of "inaccurate suspicion," but that tends to infer a bit of unfairness, such as
>
> It is immoral to use brutal force in response to [inaccurate suspicion].
>
>
> | 2017/10/22 | [
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] | Inaccurate suspicion is supposition, but, as commented below, I think **misconception** is closer in meaning to the above question which is dealing not with a prior, unvoiced, suspicion but is about a suspicion that becomes active - so misconception would then be more appropriate, I feel.
***Misconception***
>
> A v... | **bogey** noun (FEAR)
[ C usually singular ] (also bogie); (bogy)
something that causes fear among a lot of people, often without reason:
the bogey of unemployment
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bogey>
"a mere bogey" gets the idea over even better but you wanted a single word. |
415,276 | What is a single word to convey the sense of "inaccurate suspicion," but that tends to infer a bit of unfairness, such as
>
> It is immoral to use brutal force in response to [inaccurate suspicion].
>
>
> | 2017/10/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/415276",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | The precisest word in English to this concept is "surmise".
* The OED defines: "To form a notion that the thing in question may be so, on slight grounds or without proof; to infer conjecturally."
* A surmise is (obsoletely) "An allegation, charge, imputation; esp. a false, unfounded, or unproved charge or allegation."... | **bogey** noun (FEAR)
[ C usually singular ] (also bogie); (bogy)
something that causes fear among a lot of people, often without reason:
the bogey of unemployment
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bogey>
"a mere bogey" gets the idea over even better but you wanted a single word. |
272,101 | I start to work with a dataset with more than 3000 samples, and realize that ACF plot does not make sense with respect of confidence intervals, see figure.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXbla.png)
My purpose is to fit an ARIMA on this, however, I'm no... | 2017/04/05 | [
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] | From the ACF plot, it seems there is periodic behind it , try the seasonal difference.
If possible, do the unit root test to make sure the series is stationary before chooses the parameters for arima . | In case of a large sample you don't need to do ACF, you can use spectral analysis with periodograms, FFT etc. ACF and ARIMA is a poor man's spectral analysis when the sample is small. Whether 3,000 is a large sample is a different question |
1,649,793 | I am learning about the fluid dynamics and I cam across the following phrase as I was reading about the Stokes operator on Wikipedia.
"Since the Stokes operator is unbounded, we must give its domain of definition"
What does the unboundeness of an operator have to do with its domain? | 2016/02/10 | [
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] | Almost always one studies closed operators. In fact, you rarely can do much of anything with an operator that is not closable. Closed operators that are everywhere defined on a Banach space are continuous by the closed graph theorem. So the best you can hope for is that the operator is densely-defined; that leaves you ... | An old result of functional analysis tells us that a symmetric, unbounded operator acting on a Hilbert space cannot be defined on the whole space but only in a dense subspace of it. It is a direct consequence of the Hellinger-Toeplitz theorem. (see for example: Riesz-Nagy, "Functional Analysis", 1955 and also Reed-Simo... |
4,192 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [What does “to cause” mean?](https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/3639/what-does-to-cause-mean)
>
>
>
Take an example, It is reported that [short-circuit caused fire in city bakery](http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/surat/34993969_1_short-circuit-b... | 2012/11/13 | [
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] | Causality as @glebovg states is a very basic understanding of the relation between two objects and the event which takes place based on the interaction. Because you have posted in Philosophy channel i am not sure you do not want the deterministic answer.
Personally i think the more interesting area of causality is fou... | Causality is essentially the relationship between cause and effect. Specific definitions depend on the context. For example, in physics, and in particular thermodynamics, we define an *arrow of time*. In the philosophy of science, one might talk about causality in special relativity. For example, special relativity doe... |
167,113 | In group theory we have encountered the concepts of homomorphisms as maps from one group to another, and the same thing with ring and field theory and we ave called them respectively homomorphisms of groups (of rings, and of fields). Also in linear algebra we have linear maps.
So my question is this:
What is the role o... | 2012/07/05 | [
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] | Homomorphisms do a lot of things:
1. They can be used to show two structures are identical (isomorphism)
2. They can be used to show one structure is a substructure of another (monomorphism)
3. They can be used to show one structure is a quotient of another (epimorphism)
4. General homomorphisms are kind of a mixture ... | Another function of morphisms is as a way of taking an unfamiliar or apparently complex algebraic object, and placing it in a more familiar context, or one where there are known analytical tools and methods - as in representation theory.
The point of view you take depends rather on whether you are more interested in s... |
167,113 | In group theory we have encountered the concepts of homomorphisms as maps from one group to another, and the same thing with ring and field theory and we ave called them respectively homomorphisms of groups (of rings, and of fields). Also in linear algebra we have linear maps.
So my question is this:
What is the role o... | 2012/07/05 | [
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The point of view you take depends rather on whether you are more interested in s... | Let's suppose for the moment that you really only care about isomorphisms. That is, you really only care about telling whether two groups are isomorphic, or something. Great! But how do you write down isomorphisms? It's hard. Often you will be able to write down a map and you'll want to show it's an isomorphism. *Befor... |
167,113 | In group theory we have encountered the concepts of homomorphisms as maps from one group to another, and the same thing with ring and field theory and we ave called them respectively homomorphisms of groups (of rings, and of fields). Also in linear algebra we have linear maps.
So my question is this:
What is the role o... | 2012/07/05 | [
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The point of view you take depends rather on whether you are more interested in s... | I think the use of homomorphisms is to identify one algebraic structure with another. With that identification we can say that two algebraic structures are same structurally i.e they are same when we view them with respect to algebraic operations involved in them although they may seem different with open eye. |
167,113 | In group theory we have encountered the concepts of homomorphisms as maps from one group to another, and the same thing with ring and field theory and we ave called them respectively homomorphisms of groups (of rings, and of fields). Also in linear algebra we have linear maps.
So my question is this:
What is the role o... | 2012/07/05 | [
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167,113 | In group theory we have encountered the concepts of homomorphisms as maps from one group to another, and the same thing with ring and field theory and we ave called them respectively homomorphisms of groups (of rings, and of fields). Also in linear algebra we have linear maps.
So my question is this:
What is the role o... | 2012/07/05 | [
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167,113 | In group theory we have encountered the concepts of homomorphisms as maps from one group to another, and the same thing with ring and field theory and we ave called them respectively homomorphisms of groups (of rings, and of fields). Also in linear algebra we have linear maps.
So my question is this:
What is the role o... | 2012/07/05 | [
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1. They can be used to show two structures are identical (isomorphism)
2. They can be used to show one structure is a substructure of another (monomorphism)
3. They can be used to show one structure is a quotient of another (epimorphism)
4. General homomorphisms are kind of a mixture ... | I think the use of homomorphisms is to identify one algebraic structure with another. With that identification we can say that two algebraic structures are same structurally i.e they are same when we view them with respect to algebraic operations involved in them although they may seem different with open eye. |
167,113 | In group theory we have encountered the concepts of homomorphisms as maps from one group to another, and the same thing with ring and field theory and we ave called them respectively homomorphisms of groups (of rings, and of fields). Also in linear algebra we have linear maps.
So my question is this:
What is the role o... | 2012/07/05 | [
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3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
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D&D 4e has a thing called artifacts. I live in Australia, where we spell it "artefacts", but nevertheless, in the context of D&D 4e I will happily and consistently call them artifacts. They consistently call it that, and as... | While there are a lot of good points, I want to bring up ONE thing:
Keep Game Terms as they appear in the books!
============================================
There are a lot of games out there. Some are in AE, some BE, some CanE, some in Aussie slang. And a lot appear first as PDFs these days. People can easily quote... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
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> Some common reasons to edit are:
>
>
> * **to fix grammatical or spelling mistakes**
> * to clarify the meaning of a post without changing it
> * to correct minor mistakes or add addendums / updates as the post ages
> * to add related resources or hyperlinks
>
>
> Try to make the post substantively better when... | As we are playing particular systems any terms that might have alternative spelling should first the same as the spelling used by that system. If it isn't referring to a specific term then leave as the author intended.
As for whether everyone should be aware of alternative spellings, well that's a hard one. I daresay ... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
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Keep Game Terms as they appear in the books!
============================================
There are a lot of games out there. Some are in AE, some BE, some CanE, some in Aussie slang. And a lot appear first as PDFs these days. People can easily quote... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
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Keep Game Terms as they appear in the books!
============================================
There are a lot of games out there. Some are in AE, some BE, some CanE, some in Aussie slang. And a lot appear first as PDFs these days. People can easily quote... | As we are playing particular systems any terms that might have alternative spelling should first the same as the spelling used by that system. If it isn't referring to a specific term then leave as the author intended.
As for whether everyone should be aware of alternative spellings, well that's a hard one. I daresay ... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
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] | You might be overthinking it. This might not be a case of which English is The Correct English.
D&D 4e has a thing called artifacts. I live in Australia, where we spell it "artefacts", but nevertheless, in the context of D&D 4e I will happily and consistently call them artifacts. They consistently call it that, and as... | Personal feeling: the initial spelling in such cases should be left alone, even if you are already editing the question or answer for other reasons.
And even if we decide that we should standardize on a single spelling, seems to me that this would not be a large enough change on its own to justify making the edit in t... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
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] | You might be overthinking it. This might not be a case of which English is The Correct English.
D&D 4e has a thing called artifacts. I live in Australia, where we spell it "artefacts", but nevertheless, in the context of D&D 4e I will happily and consistently call them artifacts. They consistently call it that, and as... | As we are playing particular systems any terms that might have alternative spelling should first the same as the spelling used by that system. If it isn't referring to a specific term then leave as the author intended.
As for whether everyone should be aware of alternative spellings, well that's a hard one. I daresay ... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
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] | While there are a lot of good points, I want to bring up ONE thing:
Keep Game Terms as they appear in the books!
============================================
There are a lot of games out there. Some are in AE, some BE, some CanE, some in Aussie slang. And a lot appear first as PDFs these days. People can easily quote... | Personal feeling: the initial spelling in such cases should be left alone, even if you are already editing the question or answer for other reasons.
And even if we decide that we should standardize on a single spelling, seems to me that this would not be a large enough change on its own to justify making the edit in t... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3224",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4563/"
] | >
> Some common reasons to edit are:
>
>
> * **to fix grammatical or spelling mistakes**
> * to clarify the meaning of a post without changing it
> * to correct minor mistakes or add addendums / updates as the post ages
> * to add related resources or hyperlinks
>
>
> Try to make the post substantively better when... | Personal feeling: the initial spelling in such cases should be left alone, even if you are already editing the question or answer for other reasons.
And even if we decide that we should standardize on a single spelling, seems to me that this would not be a large enough change on its own to justify making the edit in t... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3224",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | I follow the Wikipedia policy: for AmE, BrE, and CanE (&c) spelling variants, preserve the variant of the original and standardise to that, if necessary. If it's seems to be a mix of spellings from different countries but specific words are consistent, don't try to figure out why, and leave the spelling alone. Basicall... | Personal feeling: the initial spelling in such cases should be left alone, even if you are already editing the question or answer for other reasons.
And even if we decide that we should standardize on a single spelling, seems to me that this would not be a large enough change on its own to justify making the edit in t... |
3,224 | In a recent (otherwise quite solid) edit of [“Will changing an artifact sword to another weapon type impact game balance much?”](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/30616/4563), @okeefe changed the British spelling “artefact” to the American spelling “artifact.”
Searching our meta, I see no rule regarding whether a partic... | 2013/12/09 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3224",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4563/"
] | >
> Some common reasons to edit are:
>
>
> * **to fix grammatical or spelling mistakes**
> * to clarify the meaning of a post without changing it
> * to correct minor mistakes or add addendums / updates as the post ages
> * to add related resources or hyperlinks
>
>
> Try to make the post substantively better when... | You might be overthinking it. This might not be a case of which English is The Correct English.
D&D 4e has a thing called artifacts. I live in Australia, where we spell it "artefacts", but nevertheless, in the context of D&D 4e I will happily and consistently call them artifacts. They consistently call it that, and as... |
87,476 | In a [sister site](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/51752/if-fireflys-mal-reynolds-is-a-sergeant-why-does-zoe-call-him-sir) I saw the word ***sir*** written in IPA as **/sər/**
and not **/sɜ:r/** as it was in my OALD. So I looked it up at [Oxford Dictionary on-line](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definiti... | 2016/04/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/87476",
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] | I've no idea when the change that you ask about occurred. The definition below from the OED has not been updated since 1982, indicating that back then it did not consider the schwa to be exclusively reserved for unstressed syllables.
*A Dictionary of Psychology* (4th edition, Oxford U Press) says:
>
> The neutral a... | First of all, let's figure out the case of the word **sir**. According to [Oxford Learners' Dictionary](http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sir?q=sir), both /sɜːr/ and /sər/ are correct pronunciations of the word. I have seen both pronunciation in OLD only (However I didn't look in a lot of dic... |
87,476 | In a [sister site](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/51752/if-fireflys-mal-reynolds-is-a-sergeant-why-does-zoe-call-him-sir) I saw the word ***sir*** written in IPA as **/sər/**
and not **/sɜ:r/** as it was in my OALD. So I looked it up at [Oxford Dictionary on-line](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definiti... | 2016/04/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/87476",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | I've no idea when the change that you ask about occurred. The definition below from the OED has not been updated since 1982, indicating that back then it did not consider the schwa to be exclusively reserved for unstressed syllables.
*A Dictionary of Psychology* (4th edition, Oxford U Press) says:
>
> The neutral a... | Although for someone learning English, prescription is pedagogically appropriate (tell them what they should do) I remind everyone that a dictionary's PURPOSE is to describe NOT to prescribe. (It says how things are, NOT how they should be). Language (pronunciation, usage, grammar, and meaning) all vary by location and... |
87,476 | In a [sister site](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/51752/if-fireflys-mal-reynolds-is-a-sergeant-why-does-zoe-call-him-sir) I saw the word ***sir*** written in IPA as **/sər/**
and not **/sɜ:r/** as it was in my OALD. So I looked it up at [Oxford Dictionary on-line](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definiti... | 2016/04/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/87476",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/30256/"
] | First of all, let's figure out the case of the word **sir**. According to [Oxford Learners' Dictionary](http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sir?q=sir), both /sɜːr/ and /sər/ are correct pronunciations of the word. I have seen both pronunciation in OLD only (However I didn't look in a lot of dic... | Although for someone learning English, prescription is pedagogically appropriate (tell them what they should do) I remind everyone that a dictionary's PURPOSE is to describe NOT to prescribe. (It says how things are, NOT how they should be). Language (pronunciation, usage, grammar, and meaning) all vary by location and... |
81,577 | From what I understand, the purpose of a variable-pitch propeller (be it manually adjustable, or constant speed) is that it allows the engine to always operate at its most efficient speed, much like the transmission of a car. Is that correct? If so, if an airplane were to accomplish that another way (say, a hybrid gas-... | 2020/10/09 | [
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] | Next to the aerodynamic advantages (both engine and propeller can run at their optimum speed for best efficiency) already mentioned in the other answers, there is an important **safety advantage:** a variable pitch propeller can be **feathered** such that its drag after an engine failure is minimized. This is critical ... | Propellers get more effective the faster they spin. The limiting factor is the speed of the blade tip, which must remain subsonic. So a propeller of a given size will offer maximum thrust when its RPM gives a blade tip speed of around Mach 0.8.
Maximum thrust is needed especially for takeoff and for maximum speed. Whe... |
81,577 | From what I understand, the purpose of a variable-pitch propeller (be it manually adjustable, or constant speed) is that it allows the engine to always operate at its most efficient speed, much like the transmission of a car. Is that correct? If so, if an airplane were to accomplish that another way (say, a hybrid gas-... | 2020/10/09 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/81577",
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] | The comparison with a car's gearbox is unfortunate, and leads to misunderstandings...
At the small airspeeds typical of takeoff, the inflow at the rotor plane is small too, and the prop needs a small amount of pitch in order to produce a large amount of thrust at maximum engine revs, the blades working at the angle of... | ### Reverse Pitch - Reverse Thrust
If the pitch angle is negative (reverse), then some meaningful amount of thrust is produced in the opposite direction than normal. This can be useful to improve stopping distance when landing, and even taxi in reverse.
[https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Reverse\_Pitch#:~:text=When%... |
81,577 | From what I understand, the purpose of a variable-pitch propeller (be it manually adjustable, or constant speed) is that it allows the engine to always operate at its most efficient speed, much like the transmission of a car. Is that correct? If so, if an airplane were to accomplish that another way (say, a hybrid gas-... | 2020/10/09 | [
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] | It's not just the operating RPM that is pertinent. It's also the pitch of the blades.
If your propeller blades' pitch is optimized for takeoff/climb performance, it's going to be aerodynamically inefficient at high true airspeeds, like taking little tiny footsteps on a treadmill that's going really fast. (It works, bu... | 
Propeller efficiency with pitch, taken from Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, H.H.Hurt, 1965
Fixed pitch props need to be designed for a specific flight speed, which would invariably be a compromise between takeoff and cruise performance. By varyi... |
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