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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 ... | 
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... |
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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] | ### 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%... | 
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... |
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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] | 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... | 
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... |
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... | ### 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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] | 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... | 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 | [
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] | 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... | 
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... |
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 ... | ### 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%... |
204,597 | I am looking for a verb which means to engage in a debate or argument. For example, how would I fill in the blank in the following sentence?
>
> "That is just my idea and I have no intention to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
>
>
>
The person saying this doesn't have time to debate.
Thanks! | 2014/10/26 | [
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] | If you are talking about doing something or asking others to do a thing a certain way, the adverb **SO** should be used;
*'Position the frame on the cone using the sliding bar so that the cursor of the meter is on the crosshairs'*
**SUCH** is a determiner used mainly to add optional emphasis to a noun or noun phras... | *So that* and *such that* are synonymous in this context. However, *such* is more formal, and commonly appears in mathematics (e.g. "The set of all prime numbers *p* such that *p*+2 is also prime"), while *so* is less formal and more likely to appear in (say) a DIY instruction manual.
Avoid "in a way that"; it's wordy... |
89,064 | So I was perusing through the suggested edit queue and came across this suggestion:
<https://stackoverflow.com/suggested-edits/37540>
I saw the suggestion as a change from a broken link, to a personal blog which is not the sort of changes we should be allowing AFAIK so I rejected it. However immediately after rejecti... | 2011/04/28 | [
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] | Please have a look at the user profiles. They have the same name, but different ID's. This user probably has created a second account by mistake. | It's not the same account. Now that the edit is approved one has 3 rep, the other 1. |
121,858 | In the early 1990s, local television network affiliates across North America aired this promotional advertisement for *The Next Generation*, featuring a song sung to the tune of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire":
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> Jean-Luc, Geordi's specs
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> Mysteries on the holodecks
>
> Asteroids, triple droids
... | 2016/03/11 | [
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] | As Xantec noted and Richard provided a link in the comments above, Voyager used modified Borg several times:
>
> In 2374, The Doctor was able to modify nanoprobes as an offensive weapon against Species 8472. He reprogrammed them to mimic the alien cells' electrochemical signatures, so that they could evade detection ... | They have... on several occasions in Voyager.
* They used Seven-of-Nine's nanoprobes to revive Neelix when he was killed by a protomatter cloud discharge in [VOY: Mortal Coil](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mortal_Coil_(episode))
* They again used her nanoprobes to 'arrest' the alcohol particles and make an alie... |
22,817 | I've always wanted to have a home studio and I figured that with around 10K I could build a semi-descent setup. I'm interested in everybody's opinion on what is the best (Pro Tools preferably) setup I can put together for under $10.000?
Thx in advance! | 2010/12/08 | [
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] | This is going to be HUGELY subjective based on what your needs are.
Do you need to record a full band, or just yourself? You'll want to consider how the acoustics of the room affect what you're doing and whether you have enough mics, preams, and channels on your recording device. Do you have some particular instrumen... | I would definitely spend $120 or so and get a multi-effects processor for the guitars. I've been using a DigiTech RP 255 and couldn't be more pleased. I can get any sound I want by turning a few dials and its got some great pre-sets. It can be the equivalent of hooking a chain of effects together but without all the wi... |
22,817 | I've always wanted to have a home studio and I figured that with around 10K I could build a semi-descent setup. I'm interested in everybody's opinion on what is the best (Pro Tools preferably) setup I can put together for under $10.000?
Thx in advance! | 2010/12/08 | [
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] | Pro tools is great, but I wouldn't go for pro tools if I don't buy the pro-tools hardware.
[Reaper](http://www.reaper.fm/)(DAW) is awesome, works on many platforms (windows, mac, linux) and works great with any hardware. Best of all it's ridiculously cheap and very easy to learn. | I would definitely spend $120 or so and get a multi-effects processor for the guitars. I've been using a DigiTech RP 255 and couldn't be more pleased. I can get any sound I want by turning a few dials and its got some great pre-sets. It can be the equivalent of hooking a chain of effects together but without all the wi... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | The e-book was trying to contrast two different meters, 2/2 to 4/4, kind of assuming that the reader might not notice or understand the difference at all. They were trying to provide a simplified first explanation of an unfamiliar meter symbol.
They meant "Crossing the C has the effect that the conductor's hand will s... | Adding to the other answers, I played in a group for a few years that liked to take music "a bit" faster than normal, for stylistic purposes, and we would often count 4/4 music in 2 (or 3/4 music in 1) because it was just easier for our leader to count off the tempo (from the piano, often by nodding) when counting at a... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | No, it's not current... and it doesn't really make much sense. (How fast is it "written"?)
Your assertion that time signatures do not dictate tempo is correct. Certain meters might imply faster tempi (6/4 is probably going to be used for slower pieces, and 12/16 is usually seen in fast pieces like gigues) but those ar... | The e-book was trying to contrast two different meters, 2/2 to 4/4, kind of assuming that the reader might not notice or understand the difference at all. They were trying to provide a simplified first explanation of an unfamiliar meter symbol.
They meant "Crossing the C has the effect that the conductor's hand will s... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | It would be more accurate to say that cut time "will sound twice as fast as the same notes played in 4/4 at the same tempo". That's essentially what they're trying to get across.
But even that wouldn't really be accurate. Cut time is a duple meter, 4/4 is a quadruple meter. The difference is subtle, but it's still a d... | In a simple sense, it is correct. "Whatever tempo you have in mind, this is twice as fast as that". This works on the assumption that most people are used to the quarter note being the beat, which happens to be true.
But it basically means that the pulse of the song will be on the half-notes. If someone was standing t... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | It may be that the e-book used the same notation example written in 4/4 earlier, and is indicating to play this version faster?
You are correct that the time signature is not the indicator for tempo. There is an old tradition of using Alla Breve to indicate the piece is a faster tempo, but current practice is to use ... | In a simple sense, it is correct. "Whatever tempo you have in mind, this is twice as fast as that". This works on the assumption that most people are used to the quarter note being the beat, which happens to be true.
But it basically means that the pulse of the song will be on the half-notes. If someone was standing t... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | That sentence "Played twice as fast as written" indicates that someone must have a misunderstanding. Someone who probably thinks that quarter notes are supposed to be played at a certain speed. That person would need more knowledge and experience with both tempo markings and different kinds of time signatures.
I suppo... | No, it's not current... and it doesn't really make much sense. (How fast is it "written"?)
Your assertion that time signatures do not dictate tempo is correct. Certain meters might imply faster tempi (6/4 is probably going to be used for slower pieces, and 12/16 is usually seen in fast pieces like gigues) but those ar... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | That sentence "Played twice as fast as written" indicates that someone must have a misunderstanding. Someone who probably thinks that quarter notes are supposed to be played at a certain speed. That person would need more knowledge and experience with both tempo markings and different kinds of time signatures.
I suppo... | Adding to the other answers, I played in a group for a few years that liked to take music "a bit" faster than normal, for stylistic purposes, and we would often count 4/4 music in 2 (or 3/4 music in 1) because it was just easier for our leader to count off the tempo (from the piano, often by nodding) when counting at a... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | It would be more accurate to say that cut time "will sound twice as fast as the same notes played in 4/4 at the same tempo". That's essentially what they're trying to get across.
But even that wouldn't really be accurate. Cut time is a duple meter, 4/4 is a quadruple meter. The difference is subtle, but it's still a d... | Adding to the other answers, I played in a group for a few years that liked to take music "a bit" faster than normal, for stylistic purposes, and we would often count 4/4 music in 2 (or 3/4 music in 1) because it was just easier for our leader to count off the tempo (from the piano, often by nodding) when counting at a... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | It would be more accurate to say that cut time "will sound twice as fast as the same notes played in 4/4 at the same tempo". That's essentially what they're trying to get across.
But even that wouldn't really be accurate. Cut time is a duple meter, 4/4 is a quadruple meter. The difference is subtle, but it's still a d... | The e-book was trying to contrast two different meters, 2/2 to 4/4, kind of assuming that the reader might not notice or understand the difference at all. They were trying to provide a simplified first explanation of an unfamiliar meter symbol.
They meant "Crossing the C has the effect that the conductor's hand will s... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | That sentence "Played twice as fast as written" indicates that someone must have a misunderstanding. Someone who probably thinks that quarter notes are supposed to be played at a certain speed. That person would need more knowledge and experience with both tempo markings and different kinds of time signatures.
I suppo... | In a simple sense, it is correct. "Whatever tempo you have in mind, this is twice as fast as that". This works on the assumption that most people are used to the quarter note being the beat, which happens to be true.
But it basically means that the pulse of the song will be on the half-notes. If someone was standing t... |
85,115 | I was just reading an e-book and saw this sentence which really confused me:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CuYCV.png)
"Played twice as fast as written" - This isn't what cut time actually means right, or are there situations where cut time means exact... | 2019/05/22 | [
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] | No, it's not current... and it doesn't really make much sense. (How fast is it "written"?)
Your assertion that time signatures do not dictate tempo is correct. Certain meters might imply faster tempi (6/4 is probably going to be used for slower pieces, and 12/16 is usually seen in fast pieces like gigues) but those ar... | Adding to the other answers, I played in a group for a few years that liked to take music "a bit" faster than normal, for stylistic purposes, and we would often count 4/4 music in 2 (or 3/4 music in 1) because it was just easier for our leader to count off the tempo (from the piano, often by nodding) when counting at a... |
82,972 | Is it common to denote a chord symbol with an arpeggio marking? How else would you indicate that the chord is to be played arpeggio? | 2019/04/18 | [
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] | The vast majority of chords in piano music are not marked to be played arpeggio, but that still leaves many which are so marked.
Here are typical notations, courtesy of [Dolmetsch Online](https://www.dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm):
[](https://i.st... | Another commenter explained the arpeggio symbols used in staff notation, but your question is about **chord symbols.**
The principle behind the chord symbols used in jazz and pop music is to let the instrumentalist follow their own intuition in choosing voicings and textures. If there is a specific arpeggiated pattern... |
82,972 | Is it common to denote a chord symbol with an arpeggio marking? How else would you indicate that the chord is to be played arpeggio? | 2019/04/18 | [
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] | As far as I know, for instruments that use chord symbols (not piano, but guitar maybe), **no, this is not common.** Chord symbols break down when trying to convey performance text specifically like that in general; how one chooses to convey that arpeggio is up to the transcriber/composer.
However, any well-trained mus... | Another commenter explained the arpeggio symbols used in staff notation, but your question is about **chord symbols.**
The principle behind the chord symbols used in jazz and pop music is to let the instrumentalist follow their own intuition in choosing voicings and textures. If there is a specific arpeggiated pattern... |
82,972 | Is it common to denote a chord symbol with an arpeggio marking? How else would you indicate that the chord is to be played arpeggio? | 2019/04/18 | [
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] | For piano music it is common to mark the chord with one of the usual signs. (Look up the other answers.)
But in simple chord accompaniments for guitar in folk -
and pop music it is up to the interpret if he wants to play arpeggio or a strummed chord. This means: There is not a common sign.
(I didn’t understand the ... | Another commenter explained the arpeggio symbols used in staff notation, but your question is about **chord symbols.**
The principle behind the chord symbols used in jazz and pop music is to let the instrumentalist follow their own intuition in choosing voicings and textures. If there is a specific arpeggiated pattern... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
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] | It makes sense for robots to be humanoid if they're expected to be generalists that are interchangeable with humans in their roles
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A humanoid robot can use things designed for humans. They... | AI relies on a model of the human brain.
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Most AIs in the future are based off human models. Their minds inherently value a humanoid form. Efforts to insert them into other forms have resulted in robopsychosis where the dehumanization makes them go insane.
Efforts to design non... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
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When identifying what you want your robot to do, you make a list of priorities. If "interacting with people" isn't on the list, then you don't put any effort into their appearance. Making something "humanoid" is an additional qualification that is really too expensive for mo... | I haven't seen anyone state what I believe to be the primary reason you don't see many humanoid robots: It is vastly more difficult and costly to build a humanoid robot.
Most motion devices we have to work with are rotary motors, solenoids, rotary and linear servos, etc. These devices are not conducive to moving the h... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
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] | Nature *hasn't* settled on a humanoid form. There's only been a handful of humanoid species, and all but one are extinct. If anything, the ideal form is apparently [crablike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation), or perhaps some variety of [beetle](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inordinate_fondness_for... | There are three things that you need to take in to account:
Firstly, would the robot be performing a specific talk using purpose built tools. Or would it be a multi purpose robot sharing tools with its owner.
For example, a Roomba uses its own built in vacuum unit so it can be constructed in a very simple non-humanoi... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
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A humanoid robot can use things designed for humans. They... | Nature *hasn't* settled on a humanoid form. There's only been a handful of humanoid species, and all but one are extinct. If anything, the ideal form is apparently [crablike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation), or perhaps some variety of [beetle](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inordinate_fondness_for... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/242508",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/95860/"
] | Form follows function
---------------------
When identifying what you want your robot to do, you make a list of priorities. If "interacting with people" isn't on the list, then you don't put any effort into their appearance. Making something "humanoid" is an additional qualification that is really too expensive for mo... | Most robots are designed for a quite specific range of tasks. So, factory robots for example, are usually intended to do a repetitive set of tasks. They are not intended to be arbitrarily capable. They are supposed to be doing things like putting a part on a device, weld it, take a photo or x-ray, spray some paint on, ... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/242508",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/95860/"
] | Form follows function
---------------------
When identifying what you want your robot to do, you make a list of priorities. If "interacting with people" isn't on the list, then you don't put any effort into their appearance. Making something "humanoid" is an additional qualification that is really too expensive for mo... | **[Uncanny Valley](https://spectrum.ieee.org/what-is-the-uncanny-valley)**
I think Boba Fit's answer pretty well covers the main reason why we might not see humanoid robots much, which is that robots are normally "built to task" but I wanted to elaborate on what I believe is an important ancillary reason we don't see ... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/242508",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/95860/"
] | Most robots are designed for a quite specific range of tasks. So, factory robots for example, are usually intended to do a repetitive set of tasks. They are not intended to be arbitrarily capable. They are supposed to be doing things like putting a part on a device, weld it, take a photo or x-ray, spray some paint on, ... | Nature *hasn't* settled on a humanoid form. There's only been a handful of humanoid species, and all but one are extinct. If anything, the ideal form is apparently [crablike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation), or perhaps some variety of [beetle](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inordinate_fondness_for... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/242508",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/95860/"
] | Most robots are designed for a quite specific range of tasks. So, factory robots for example, are usually intended to do a repetitive set of tasks. They are not intended to be arbitrarily capable. They are supposed to be doing things like putting a part on a device, weld it, take a photo or x-ray, spray some paint on, ... | Obviously if people want general purpose servant robots to replace servants or slaves they would have to have humanoid body form to be able to perform many or all of the things a human servant could do.
And obviously sexbots would be built to look very human.
Some people might want robot companions (and maybe caretak... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/242508",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/95860/"
] | Versatility: A good reason for a humanoid robot is to use things designed for humans.
If you run a hotel, you could have a robot vacuum cleaner shaped like R2D2, a robot bellhop that's basically a luggage cart with mechnical arms and a motor, and a valet robot that's basically a tow truck with autopilot.
Or you could... | They wouldn't. Just look at nature and the real world.
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If you've browsed the questions in this site about realistic angels and mermaids, you probably found answers that were a variation of "they're not realistic as they're depicted because the human body plan is a... |
242,508 | Most robots that exist in the world today are factory robots. Not particularly humanoid, except the arm+hand concept. When you design a robot to replace the human task of pushing a vacuum cleaner around the house, you don't design a robot that resembles a human in any way.
Roboticists today are designing all sorts of ... | 2023/02/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/242508",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/95860/"
] | Versatility: A good reason for a humanoid robot is to use things designed for humans.
If you run a hotel, you could have a robot vacuum cleaner shaped like R2D2, a robot bellhop that's basically a luggage cart with mechnical arms and a motor, and a valet robot that's basically a tow truck with autopilot.
Or you could... | Robot soldiers **might** look somewhat human so the enemy might waste ammunition on them that is ineffective.
Other answers have thoroughly covered other reasons for or against.
One more: if a large subculture is so anti-robot that they resort to sabotage, making their targets harder to distinguish from humans would ... |
34,224 | I am confused in how to distinguish a syntactically oriented language exercise from semantically oriented language exercise.
For example, suppose a teacher gave the English exercise below to his student:
>
> Question: Consider the sentence below.
>
>
> "When I was at the party, I didn't drink much but I had a few ... | 2019/11/16 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/34224",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/users/27220/"
] | >
> Does this exercise test syntactic (because it's about finding meaning
> of the pronoun) or semantic (because the student would need to
> understand the sentence to solve this problem) knowledge of a student
>
>
>
The question reveals a misunderstanding about the difference between syntax and semantics, and a... | It's clearly expected that the answer is
Semantics
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although I don't think a fine line can be drawn. So I understand that the question can be confusing. It needs to be asked because some facts about syntax hold true invaruably of the semantics, and vice versa, so we want to disambiguate. Specifically:
The r... |
526,609 | 
Consider the example shown above. Ideal fluid is flowing along the flat tube of uniform cross section area located in the horizontal plane and bent as shown. The flow is steady. My text book says following two things:
1. Pressure at point 1 will be ... | 2020/01/23 | [
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] | Laplace's equation in terms of the stream function is based on Euler's equation (which takes into account the inertial forces involved). The solution to Euler's equation will show that the streamlines are closer together at point 2 than at point 1. The pressure has to be higher at point 1 than point 2 because it is on ... | Bennoulis principle has a condition that the flow must be streamline. The curve will create Eddies and Bernoulli's principle will not apply |
158,439 | Moderators should be able to comment on things after normal users are unable to, such as when a post is deleted or locked. As a moderator on Programmers, I try to leave a comment (if necessary) before taking the appropriate action on the post. However, in the time it takes to write a comment (which often includes diggi... | 2012/12/12 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/158439",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/572/"
] | This would be extremely helpful.
I've had the following real world cases happen:
* A user defaces their own post. I lock the post, then remember I should comment letting everyone know why it's locked. I unlock the post, and write a comment, only to discover that the user has *once again* defaced the post in the meant... | *Educational* aspect of deleted content has been specifically stressed in the rationale for a recently introduced change:
* [Turbocharging the Roomba: solutions for premature deletion](https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/173513/165773)
>
> Show users their deleted content. ...without this, it's always a trade-off betwe... |
1,983,330 | I have a good grasp of unit testing, DI, mocks, and all the design principal goodness required to have as close to full code coverage as humanly possible (single responsibility principal, think 'how will i test this' as I code, etc...).
My most recent app, I did not code doing true TDD. I kept unit-testing in mind as ... | 2009/12/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1983330",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/191206/"
] | **Do I write the entire application, using nothing but stubbed out code?**
No, not in the slightest sense - that sounds like a very wasteful approach. We must always keep in mind that the underlying reason for doing TDD is **rapid feedback**. An automated test suite can tell us if we broke anything much faster than a ... | +1 Good question
I truly don't know the answer, but I would start with building blocks of classes that I could test then build into the application, not with the top-level stuff. And yes I would have a rough up-front design of the interfaces, otherwise I think you would find those interfaces changing so often as you ... |
1,983,330 | I have a good grasp of unit testing, DI, mocks, and all the design principal goodness required to have as close to full code coverage as humanly possible (single responsibility principal, think 'how will i test this' as I code, etc...).
My most recent app, I did not code doing true TDD. I kept unit-testing in mind as ... | 2009/12/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1983330",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/191206/"
] | * Do you do design up front?
Of course you do. You've got a big application in front of you. You've got to have some idea of the structure it will have before you start writing tests and code. You don't have to have it all worked out in detail, but you should have some basic idea of the layers, components, and interfa... | +1 Good question
I truly don't know the answer, but I would start with building blocks of classes that I could test then build into the application, not with the top-level stuff. And yes I would have a rough up-front design of the interfaces, otherwise I think you would find those interfaces changing so often as you ... |
1,983,330 | I have a good grasp of unit testing, DI, mocks, and all the design principal goodness required to have as close to full code coverage as humanly possible (single responsibility principal, think 'how will i test this' as I code, etc...).
My most recent app, I did not code doing true TDD. I kept unit-testing in mind as ... | 2009/12/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1983330",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/191206/"
] | **Do I write the entire application, using nothing but stubbed out code?**
No, not in the slightest sense - that sounds like a very wasteful approach. We must always keep in mind that the underlying reason for doing TDD is **rapid feedback**. An automated test suite can tell us if we broke anything much faster than a ... | * Do you do design up front?
Of course you do. You've got a big application in front of you. You've got to have some idea of the structure it will have before you start writing tests and code. You don't have to have it all worked out in detail, but you should have some basic idea of the layers, components, and interfa... |
1,983,330 | I have a good grasp of unit testing, DI, mocks, and all the design principal goodness required to have as close to full code coverage as humanly possible (single responsibility principal, think 'how will i test this' as I code, etc...).
My most recent app, I did not code doing true TDD. I kept unit-testing in mind as ... | 2009/12/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1983330",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/191206/"
] | **Do I write the entire application, using nothing but stubbed out code?**
No, not in the slightest sense - that sounds like a very wasteful approach. We must always keep in mind that the underlying reason for doing TDD is **rapid feedback**. An automated test suite can tell us if we broke anything much faster than a ... | * **Do you write the entire application, using nothing but stubbed out code?**
To test our systems we mainly do unit, integration and remote services testing. In unit tests we stub out all long running, time consuming, and external services, i.e. database operations, web services connection or any connection to extern... |
1,983,330 | I have a good grasp of unit testing, DI, mocks, and all the design principal goodness required to have as close to full code coverage as humanly possible (single responsibility principal, think 'how will i test this' as I code, etc...).
My most recent app, I did not code doing true TDD. I kept unit-testing in mind as ... | 2009/12/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1983330",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/191206/"
] | * Do you do design up front?
Of course you do. You've got a big application in front of you. You've got to have some idea of the structure it will have before you start writing tests and code. You don't have to have it all worked out in detail, but you should have some basic idea of the layers, components, and interfa... | * **Do you write the entire application, using nothing but stubbed out code?**
To test our systems we mainly do unit, integration and remote services testing. In unit tests we stub out all long running, time consuming, and external services, i.e. database operations, web services connection or any connection to extern... |
689,401 | My laptop is Lenovo T400, whose CPU is 64-bit and RAM is 1x2GB. When I bought it, it already had 32-bit Windows 7. Then I partition the hard drive and install 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7.
Now I am going to reintall the Ubuntu part from 32-bit 12.04 to 64-bit (possibly the latest version), while still keep... | 2013/12/17 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/689401",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/9265/"
] | No steps required really. I would load the system with the memory and then go ahead with the Ubuntu install. Keep in mind that Win 7 and Ubuntu 32 bit will load quite happily with 8 gigs of memory but at the most will only be able to access 4 gigs tops.
Consider upgrading your Win 7 to a 64 bit version too - just soun... | No Bios changes required. simply goahead. probably this is the interface you're going to work with
Just Customize the existing ubuntu partition(meaning just delete and create again)
then just press next, next, next and you're there. you don't need ... |
163,843 | After 2.5 years working at my current job (programming), I recently came to the conclusion that I want to find a new workplace.
Reason for this is solely my boss who (in general has a good heart but) is never satisfied with my work, never shows appreciation, gets angry over almost everything I do (no matter what I do) ... | 2020/09/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/163843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | **No, just give your notice once you have a job.**
I think organizations would gain enormously if they welcomed people telling them that they were planning to leave. The knowledge losses are enormous from it.
But you have to protect yourself. Your boss might fire you if he thinks you are disloyal. And you probably co... | >
> Should I tell my boss or colleagues that I will leave the company?
>
>
>
No.
Do your job search interview and wait until you have an offer in hand that you are ready to sign. Make sure that factor in your legally required notice time into negotiating the start date of your new job. Maybe you also want to do a... |
163,843 | After 2.5 years working at my current job (programming), I recently came to the conclusion that I want to find a new workplace.
Reason for this is solely my boss who (in general has a good heart but) is never satisfied with my work, never shows appreciation, gets angry over almost everything I do (no matter what I do) ... | 2020/09/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/163843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/71108/"
] | **No, just give your notice once you have a job.**
I think organizations would gain enormously if they welcomed people telling them that they were planning to leave. The knowledge losses are enormous from it.
But you have to protect yourself. Your boss might fire you if he thinks you are disloyal. And you probably co... | >
> Since I already know that I will leave as soon as I find a suitable job, this might become a problem. It would make more sense to transfer this project to someone who stays in the company.
>
>
>
Frankly, I think you are overestimating how crucial you are to this project.
Your managers never took it for granted... |
160,107 | I am studying spin-spin coupling theory in NMR. Below is an exercise from Mcmurry's organic chemistry.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zacXW.png)
The textbook says that \* stands for chiral center. But is it true? When I searched for it some said that there is no chira... | 2021/12/02 | [
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/160107",
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] | The substitution of one of the two hydrogens leads to the *cis* or the *trans* isomer of the disubstituted cyclohexane. Thus, they are certainly diastereotopic.
Perhaps, what confused you, as well me in a previous answer focused on 1,3-cyclohexandiol, is that substitution with an OH group leads to two diastereoisomers... | Cyclohexanol does not have a chiral carbon but hydrogen atoms are diasteotopic because the substitution for one of the two hydrogen atoms (in alternate fashion) would give diastereomers, as the $\ce{C-1}$ carbon of cyclohexanol will now become either chiral (for C-2 and C-3 H-substitution) or will have specific cis or ... |
518,895 | Which one is correct? Can I use both?
"I am going to listen and read."
"I am going to listen and to read." | 2019/11/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/518895",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | Depends on how distinct you want *listen* and *read* to sound. Tying both objects to one infinitive conveys the sense of a single activity, while preceding each object with *to* conveys distinct activities. | It really depends on how you group the *to* and what you intend it to mean.
If you are using the phrasal verb "going to" as in:
>
> What are you going to do when you get there?
>
> I am [going to] listen and read.
>
>
>
But if you are just using the verb "go" as in:
>
> Why are you going to the exhibition?... |
8,328 | Under Article 5, if one member country is attacked, all member countries may be required to respond with military force. But the U.S. Constitution says we aren't allowed to go to war without Congressional approval. If the United States of America assists another country with military force, would it be acting in violat... | 2015/05/25 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/8328",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/5703/"
] | Short version...
* Only Congress has the Power to declare War.
* The military only takes orders from the President.
* The money to run the military can only come from congress.
In effect, "Declaring War" is not a prerequisite to having a war. If congress doesn't like what the President is doing they can stop funding ... | The premise of the question is wrong:
>
> Article 5
>
> The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individua... |
25,797 | I started gathering some information about Iceland reading Travel.SE (what else?) and I was quite surprised I didn't find a single question about moving around Iceland using public transport, a car seems mandatory.
How widespread is the public transportation system net in July? Would it be viable to rely upon it to m... | 2014/04/06 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/25797",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/2523/"
] | It definitely [looks like](http://www.thrillophilia.com/blog/camps-of-india-50-best-one/) almost anyone can set a camp almost anywhere in India.
If I were a non-local camping in India, I would definitely swing by the local police station and inquire if it was safe to stay put where I wanted to camp. This way, I'd know... | Legally it is ok to camp almost anywhere in India.
I am a local and have traveled a lot (especially South India). I've gone on a 2240 kms motorcycle journey through Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on my HERO HONDA PASSION PLUS(2003 edition-silver.)
While you are in India, try do/not-to-do the following things:
... |
53,271 | I was awakened last night to a thump on my front door. When I turned the knob, I found none other than my close friend Dmitri! Before I could begin to inquire what he needed at this late hour, he uttered this nonsense:
>
> Eggs rotting, guns shooting: I smell hell!
>
> Let's not eat the crust's abundant; it's tox... | 2017/07/10 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/53271",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Partial answer**
Having stared at this for a while and stopped making progress, here's what I have so far.
>
> The first letters say ELEMENTS and the friend is called [Dmitri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Mendeleev) so of course each line is a clue to a chemical element:
>
> S (sulfur) -- hydrogen sul... | Each line seems to refer to some element(s):
Eggs rotting, guns shooting: I smell hell!
>
> Things that smell like Sulfur (S)
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>
>
Let's not eat the crust's abundant; it's toxic when pure!
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> Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust, toxic in high enough concentrations (O)
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>
>
Everyon... |
53,271 | I was awakened last night to a thump on my front door. When I turned the knob, I found none other than my close friend Dmitri! Before I could begin to inquire what he needed at this late hour, he uttered this nonsense:
>
> Eggs rotting, guns shooting: I smell hell!
>
> Let's not eat the crust's abundant; it's tox... | 2017/07/10 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/53271",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
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] | As @IanMacDonald pointed out in a comment,
>
> The first letters of each line spell out ELEMENTS. We can see that each line describes a chemical element. Combine their symbols.
>
>
>
Eggs rotting, guns shooting: I smell hell!
>
> Sulfur (straightforward) -> S
>
>
>
Let's not eat the crust's abundant; it's... | Each line seems to refer to some element(s):
Eggs rotting, guns shooting: I smell hell!
>
> Things that smell like Sulfur (S)
>
>
>
Let's not eat the crust's abundant; it's toxic when pure!
>
> Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust, toxic in high enough concentrations (O)
>
>
>
Everyon... |
53,271 | I was awakened last night to a thump on my front door. When I turned the knob, I found none other than my close friend Dmitri! Before I could begin to inquire what he needed at this late hour, he uttered this nonsense:
>
> Eggs rotting, guns shooting: I smell hell!
>
> Let's not eat the crust's abundant; it's tox... | 2017/07/10 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/53271",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/38165/"
] | As @IanMacDonald pointed out in a comment,
>
> The first letters of each line spell out ELEMENTS. We can see that each line describes a chemical element. Combine their symbols.
>
>
>
Eggs rotting, guns shooting: I smell hell!
>
> Sulfur (straightforward) -> S
>
>
>
Let's not eat the crust's abundant; it's... | **Partial answer**
Having stared at this for a while and stopped making progress, here's what I have so far.
>
> The first letters say ELEMENTS and the friend is called [Dmitri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Mendeleev) so of course each line is a clue to a chemical element:
>
> S (sulfur) -- hydrogen sul... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | ### A Giant Goat fits your needs; roughly the same power level as warhorse
>
> A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs
> and ledges and everything else that makes up the terrain.
>
>
>
Using the same CR as warhorse (1/2) and the same HP (19) you can offer a [Giant goat](http://medi... | [Carrion Crawler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_crawler), Monster Manual page 37.
It's a large creature (a monstrosity, not a beast, which makes a difference for some spells and features) with spider climb. I think its a GM call whether it has the strength and rigidity to carry a medium character. It should at... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16358/"
] | ### A Giant Goat fits your needs; roughly the same power level as warhorse
>
> A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs
> and ledges and everything else that makes up the terrain.
>
>
>
Using the same CR as warhorse (1/2) and the same HP (19) you can offer a [Giant goat](http://medi... | If you want material for an underdark campaign, the [drowtales](http://www.drowtales.com) comic is set there and may provide inspiration. For your specific question, various drow clans in the comic use:
* [Dire wolves](https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Dire%20Wolf), which have non-sight-based bonuses to perception. ... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | I did a [search](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters?filter-type=0&filter-search=&filter-cr-min=&filter-cr-max=5&filter-size=5&filter-environment=9&filter-armor-class-min=&filter-armor-class-max=&filter-average-hp-min=&filter-average-hp-max=&filter-is-legendary=&filter-has-lair=) on D&D Beyond for Large Underdark creatu... | ### A Giant Goat fits your needs; roughly the same power level as warhorse
>
> A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs
> and ledges and everything else that makes up the terrain.
>
>
>
Using the same CR as warhorse (1/2) and the same HP (19) you can offer a [Giant goat](http://medi... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | I don't speak for the canonicity of these alternatives, as I've not read the source material, but I draw the references from this [website](https://www.textise.net/showText.aspx?strURL=http%253A//drowcampaign.roleplaynexus.com/drowcreatures.html). I summarize here in the event of link rot. I'm only including the ones f... | [Carrion Crawler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_crawler), Monster Manual page 37.
It's a large creature (a monstrosity, not a beast, which makes a difference for some spells and features) with spider climb. I think its a GM call whether it has the strength and rigidity to carry a medium character. It should at... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16358/"
] | I don't speak for the canonicity of these alternatives, as I've not read the source material, but I draw the references from this [website](https://www.textise.net/showText.aspx?strURL=http%253A//drowcampaign.roleplaynexus.com/drowcreatures.html). I summarize here in the event of link rot. I'm only including the ones f... | If you want material for an underdark campaign, the [drowtales](http://www.drowtales.com) comic is set there and may provide inspiration. For your specific question, various drow clans in the comic use:
* [Dire wolves](https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Dire%20Wolf), which have non-sight-based bonuses to perception. ... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16358/"
] | I did a [search](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters?filter-type=0&filter-search=&filter-cr-min=&filter-cr-max=5&filter-size=5&filter-environment=9&filter-armor-class-min=&filter-armor-class-max=&filter-average-hp-min=&filter-average-hp-max=&filter-is-legendary=&filter-has-lair=) on D&D Beyond for Large Underdark creatu... | I don't speak for the canonicity of these alternatives, as I've not read the source material, but I draw the references from this [website](https://www.textise.net/showText.aspx?strURL=http%253A//drowcampaign.roleplaynexus.com/drowcreatures.html). I summarize here in the event of link rot. I'm only including the ones f... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16358/"
] | If you want material for an underdark campaign, the [drowtales](http://www.drowtales.com) comic is set there and may provide inspiration. For your specific question, various drow clans in the comic use:
* [Dire wolves](https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Dire%20Wolf), which have non-sight-based bonuses to perception. ... | [Carrion Crawler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_crawler), Monster Manual page 37.
It's a large creature (a monstrosity, not a beast, which makes a difference for some spells and features) with spider climb. I think its a GM call whether it has the strength and rigidity to carry a medium character. It should at... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16358/"
] | I did a [search](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters?filter-type=0&filter-search=&filter-cr-min=&filter-cr-max=5&filter-size=5&filter-environment=9&filter-armor-class-min=&filter-armor-class-max=&filter-average-hp-min=&filter-average-hp-max=&filter-is-legendary=&filter-has-lair=) on D&D Beyond for Large Underdark creatu... | [Carrion Crawler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_crawler), Monster Manual page 37.
It's a large creature (a monstrosity, not a beast, which makes a difference for some spells and features) with spider climb. I think its a GM call whether it has the strength and rigidity to carry a medium character. It should at... |
95,497 | I am currently working as the DM for Out of the Abyss and have a Paladin in my party. This means at level 5, I need to come up with a Mount for her.
Due to the Underdark being the Underdark, traditional surface world mounts aren't terribly useful. A Horse is going to have a hard time navigating the tunnels and cliffs ... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/95497",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16358/"
] | I did a [search](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters?filter-type=0&filter-search=&filter-cr-min=&filter-cr-max=5&filter-size=5&filter-environment=9&filter-armor-class-min=&filter-armor-class-max=&filter-average-hp-min=&filter-average-hp-max=&filter-is-legendary=&filter-has-lair=) on D&D Beyond for Large Underdark creatu... | If you want material for an underdark campaign, the [drowtales](http://www.drowtales.com) comic is set there and may provide inspiration. For your specific question, various drow clans in the comic use:
* [Dire wolves](https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Dire%20Wolf), which have non-sight-based bonuses to perception. ... |
19,009,531 | I'm trying to create a new Wordpress website in Azure. Today when I get to the page about creating a new mySQL database, I can't check the box to agree to the ClearDB terms - even in the HTML box it's disabled.
Tried this on both US East and US West servers, same thing. Database name meets their requirements, I've don... | 2013/09/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19009531",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1489234/"
] | try this:
New -> Store
Data -> ClearDB
After that try to add the Wordpress (New -> Compute -> Web Site ->From Gallery), but instead of create a new Mysql database, use this one that you create in the step above. | We getting following error after the step you mentioned.
We cannot provide a billing estimate at this time. Please try again later. If this error persists, contact support with the following information.
Subscription could not be found for the provided subscription id |
95,598 | I innocently edited the title of the question, [I accidentally a whole fact table](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6364780/i-accidentally-a-whole-fact-table). Apparently, this kind of grammar with no verb is [an internet meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally). Because I was not familiar with said meme ... | 2011/06/18 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/95598",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/142684/"
] | The title should be edited correctly and the post locked. The users involved should at least be looked at closely. While perhaps not intended as such, it's just internet vandalism and isn't really what this site is about. | One of the main goals of Stack Exchange is to be the first hit (or one of the first hits) for people trying to solve problems using Google searches. To that end, the clearer the title, the better.
In this case, it appears the author and a high rep user have decided that's not important and are entering into an edit wa... |
95,598 | I innocently edited the title of the question, [I accidentally a whole fact table](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6364780/i-accidentally-a-whole-fact-table). Apparently, this kind of grammar with no verb is [an internet meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally). Because I was not familiar with said meme ... | 2011/06/18 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/95598",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/142684/"
] | One of the main goals of Stack Exchange is to be the first hit (or one of the first hits) for people trying to solve problems using Google searches. To that end, the clearer the title, the better.
In this case, it appears the author and a high rep user have decided that's not important and are entering into an edit wa... | Found some relevant discussions:
* [Stack Overflow: Where We Hate Fun](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/01/stack-overflow-where-we-hate-fun/) - Jeff basically says *some* fun will be tolerated, as long as it's not disruptive. But **no** smiling.
* [Joke Questions: Please Refrain](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009... |
95,598 | I innocently edited the title of the question, [I accidentally a whole fact table](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6364780/i-accidentally-a-whole-fact-table). Apparently, this kind of grammar with no verb is [an internet meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally). Because I was not familiar with said meme ... | 2011/06/18 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/95598",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/142684/"
] | One of the main goals of Stack Exchange is to be the first hit (or one of the first hits) for people trying to solve problems using Google searches. To that end, the clearer the title, the better.
In this case, it appears the author and a high rep user have decided that's not important and are entering into an edit wa... | I was the OP of the SO question being debated here and I'm sorry for creating such a hubbub.
I'd like to point out that I made the first rollback with a note attached explaining my reasons -- as well as the second (because I was feeling chuffed) but the flurry of edits that followed came from 2 unrelated users, not me... |
95,598 | I innocently edited the title of the question, [I accidentally a whole fact table](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6364780/i-accidentally-a-whole-fact-table). Apparently, this kind of grammar with no verb is [an internet meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally). Because I was not familiar with said meme ... | 2011/06/18 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/95598",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/142684/"
] | The title should be edited correctly and the post locked. The users involved should at least be looked at closely. While perhaps not intended as such, it's just internet vandalism and isn't really what this site is about. | Found some relevant discussions:
* [Stack Overflow: Where We Hate Fun](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/01/stack-overflow-where-we-hate-fun/) - Jeff basically says *some* fun will be tolerated, as long as it's not disruptive. But **no** smiling.
* [Joke Questions: Please Refrain](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009... |
95,598 | I innocently edited the title of the question, [I accidentally a whole fact table](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6364780/i-accidentally-a-whole-fact-table). Apparently, this kind of grammar with no verb is [an internet meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally). Because I was not familiar with said meme ... | 2011/06/18 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/95598",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/142684/"
] | The title should be edited correctly and the post locked. The users involved should at least be looked at closely. While perhaps not intended as such, it's just internet vandalism and isn't really what this site is about. | I was the OP of the SO question being debated here and I'm sorry for creating such a hubbub.
I'd like to point out that I made the first rollback with a note attached explaining my reasons -- as well as the second (because I was feeling chuffed) but the flurry of edits that followed came from 2 unrelated users, not me... |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I really like (and recommend) Billingsley's *Ergodic Theory and Information*. It is a well-written book with very clear explanations. For example, his treatment of entropy tops those in both Walter's *An Introduction to Ergodic Theory* and Petersen's *Ergodic Theory*, both of which are also good books though. | I have learned topological dynamics from this [textbook](http://www.cts.cuni.cz/~kurka/studij.html). |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | What about the following?
Sinai, Ya. G.
Introduction to ergodic theory.
Translated by V. Scheffer. Mathematical Notes, 18. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 1976. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-691-08182-4
This seems to have the highest content-to-volume ratio. It treats, among others, invariant measures, translations on... | I have learned topological dynamics from this [textbook](http://www.cts.cuni.cz/~kurka/studij.html). |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I really like (and recommend) Billingsley's *Ergodic Theory and Information*. It is a well-written book with very clear explanations. For example, his treatment of entropy tops those in both Walter's *An Introduction to Ergodic Theory* and Petersen's *Ergodic Theory*, both of which are also good books though. | I recommend Foundations of Ergodic Theory by Marcelo Viana and Oliviera <https://books.google.it/books/about/Foundations_of_Ergodic_Theory.html?id=vlRyCwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false>
This book has almost everything explained. |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I really like (and recommend) Billingsley's *Ergodic Theory and Information*. It is a well-written book with very clear explanations. For example, his treatment of entropy tops those in both Walter's *An Introduction to Ergodic Theory* and Petersen's *Ergodic Theory*, both of which are also good books though. | Personally, I like Mañe's book Teoría Ergódica. I do think it's a classical book full of exercises. On the other hand the book has loads of mistakes, which makes it interesting to read, you realise that you are understanding everything when you spot the mistakes. As far as I know, both versions (English and Portuguese)... |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | For me the standard text is Peter Walters, "[An Introduction to Ergodic Theory](http://books.google.ca/books?id=eCoufOp7ONMC&lpg=PP1&dq=peter%2520walters%2520ergodic%2520theory&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false)", Springer Graduate Texts in Mathematics. | Personally, I like Mañe's book Teoría Ergódica. I do think it's a classical book full of exercises. On the other hand the book has loads of mistakes, which makes it interesting to read, you realise that you are understanding everything when you spot the mistakes. As far as I know, both versions (English and Portuguese)... |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I think another good choice is the book "Ergodic Theory: With a View Towards Number Theory" by Manfred Einsiedler and Thomas Ward,Graduate Texts in Mathematics 259.Besides basic concepts of ergodic theory,the book also discusses the connection between ergodic theory and number theory,which is a hot topic recently.And a... | I have learned topological dynamics from this [textbook](http://www.cts.cuni.cz/~kurka/studij.html). |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I think another good choice is the book "Ergodic Theory: With a View Towards Number Theory" by Manfred Einsiedler and Thomas Ward,Graduate Texts in Mathematics 259.Besides basic concepts of ergodic theory,the book also discusses the connection between ergodic theory and number theory,which is a hot topic recently.And a... | Personally, I like Mañe's book Teoría Ergódica. I do think it's a classical book full of exercises. On the other hand the book has loads of mistakes, which makes it interesting to read, you realise that you are understanding everything when you spot the mistakes. As far as I know, both versions (English and Portuguese)... |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I second Siming Tu's recommendation for E-W book.
It is a well balanced book (regarding theory vs applications), it has nice appendix contains relevant theory from functional analysis, and it contains a nice selection of subjects (although not addressing entropy, which one might say is a very big problem).
I think tha... | Let me suggest you a recent book by Steve Kalikow and Randall McCutcheon:
"An Outline of Ergodic Theory". This is a nice book to get a solid background in isomorphism theory of measurable dynamical systems. I like the way proofs of theorems are presented through guided exercises. |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I really like (and recommend) Billingsley's *Ergodic Theory and Information*. It is a well-written book with very clear explanations. For example, his treatment of entropy tops those in both Walter's *An Introduction to Ergodic Theory* and Petersen's *Ergodic Theory*, both of which are also good books though. | I'd recommend "Introduction to Ergodic Theory" by Nathanial A. Friedman. The book is reasonably concrete and short and treats the important "cutting and stacking" constructions in detail. This only will help you with the measurable setting and is an older book, though. |
82,661 | Hello,
I'd like to hear your opinion for ergodic theory books which would suit a beginner (with background in measure theory, real analysis and topological groups). I am looking for something well structured, well motivated, and perhaps with application to other fields.
any such book exists?
I tried a book by nadkar... | 2011/12/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/82661",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/14105/"
] | I think another good choice is the book "Ergodic Theory: With a View Towards Number Theory" by Manfred Einsiedler and Thomas Ward,Graduate Texts in Mathematics 259.Besides basic concepts of ergodic theory,the book also discusses the connection between ergodic theory and number theory,which is a hot topic recently.And a... | I really like (and recommend) Billingsley's *Ergodic Theory and Information*. It is a well-written book with very clear explanations. For example, his treatment of entropy tops those in both Walter's *An Introduction to Ergodic Theory* and Petersen's *Ergodic Theory*, both of which are also good books though. |
417,635 | I have a Philips 222E display connected via a mini-DP to DVI adapter and DVI cable to a Macbook Air (mid-2011).
Every time that the MBA wakes from sleep, the display shows this static:
The static is replaced with the proper desktop image after aroun... | 2012/04/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/417635",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/32448/"
] | I've been investigating a little bit and would be good for you guys have a try with this steps. The steps are written for a different type of Display, but can get the idea:
>
> * Under "SIZE & POSITION" menu, go to "Image Size" and set to "Screen Fit"
> * Under "SETUP & RESET" menu (down on the second page with my mo... | I had similar issues (exactly the same static problems) with a device that did not support HDCP negotiation ([High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection)) properly whenever I woke the device up from standby (in my case a Sky+/BenQ monitor combinati... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | Maybe it's just me, but I *like* when a blog has a tag cloud. It lets me see at a glance what kinds of things the author talks about, and gives me a really easy way to browse the content that I'm interested in. I also like the archive links, if I've just discovered a blog that's been around for a while and I want to go... | If you think of sidebars in the case of blogs, it's a good guess the majority are set up by people who are not strong on UI, UX or usability. Often, they want everything they are linking to visible all the time or they simply do not know how to add context to their sidebar implementation.
With a platform like Wordpres... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | Maybe it's just me, but I *like* when a blog has a tag cloud. It lets me see at a glance what kinds of things the author talks about, and gives me a really easy way to browse the content that I'm interested in. I also like the archive links, if I've just discovered a blog that's been around for a while and I want to go... | I'd say that the cleaner the side bar is - the better.
My personal preference is to have there some info about the blog or the blogger, plus maybe a blog roll, which most people expect in the side bar.
I think tag clouds are usually useless and I'll explain:
* The context is too wide (the whole blog). It's much mor... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | I never use the tags cloud. Vote up if you do not use them as well ;-) | Maybe it's just me, but I *like* when a blog has a tag cloud. It lets me see at a glance what kinds of things the author talks about, and gives me a really easy way to browse the content that I'm interested in. I also like the archive links, if I've just discovered a blog that's been around for a while and I want to go... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | Be careful about what you put in the sidebar. Most often people just throw stuff in there that they are used to seeing. Drop the archive links (who browses by date?), especially if it's a calendar, drop the tag cloud, etc.
Put things that people are likely to click on, a list of recent posts, if they liked your post, ... | If you think of sidebars in the case of blogs, it's a good guess the majority are set up by people who are not strong on UI, UX or usability. Often, they want everything they are linking to visible all the time or they simply do not know how to add context to their sidebar implementation.
With a platform like Wordpres... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | +1 to the points about making it context sensitive.
+1 to the idea that tag clouds are a bad idea - they just aren't very meaningful.
A further point is to avoid using graphical banners, as many users confuse these with ads and will reflexively avoid them. | If you think of sidebars in the case of blogs, it's a good guess the majority are set up by people who are not strong on UI, UX or usability. Often, they want everything they are linking to visible all the time or they simply do not know how to add context to their sidebar implementation.
With a platform like Wordpres... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | Sidebars are great! you just have to use the right widgets.
I use sidebars for sub navigation, or to promote certain pages on a site, or to promote an activity (like register here, or buy now).
Many people use ready made templates and don't know how to setup the sidebar widgets, but those who do get a lot of use out ... | Avoid using chat boxes on the sidebar of your blogs. An example is the Cbox, etc. This will only take away comments on your blog posts and is a magnet for spam messages. |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | Sidebars are great! you just have to use the right widgets.
I use sidebars for sub navigation, or to promote certain pages on a site, or to promote an activity (like register here, or buy now).
Many people use ready made templates and don't know how to setup the sidebar widgets, but those who do get a lot of use out ... | +1 to the points about making it context sensitive.
+1 to the idea that tag clouds are a bad idea - they just aren't very meaningful.
A further point is to avoid using graphical banners, as many users confuse these with ads and will reflexively avoid them. |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | I never use the tags cloud. Vote up if you do not use them as well ;-) | I'd say that the cleaner the side bar is - the better.
My personal preference is to have there some info about the blog or the blogger, plus maybe a blog roll, which most people expect in the side bar.
I think tag clouds are usually useless and I'll explain:
* The context is too wide (the whole blog). It's much mor... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | Be careful about what you put in the sidebar. Most often people just throw stuff in there that they are used to seeing. Drop the archive links (who browses by date?), especially if it's a calendar, drop the tag cloud, etc.
Put things that people are likely to click on, a list of recent posts, if they liked your post, ... | I'd say that the cleaner the side bar is - the better.
My personal preference is to have there some info about the blog or the blogger, plus maybe a blog roll, which most people expect in the side bar.
I think tag clouds are usually useless and I'll explain:
* The context is too wide (the whole blog). It's much mor... |
188 | I see a lot of blogs that seem to have really cluttered sidebars, with a ton of additional widgets, navigation, etc, that I never find myself using. What are some tips for things that make good additions to the sidebar, and some things that are unnecessary?
One example that springs to mind are Tag Clouds. I see these... | 2010/08/10 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/188",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72/"
] | I never use the tags cloud. Vote up if you do not use them as well ;-) | +1 to the points about making it context sensitive.
+1 to the idea that tag clouds are a bad idea - they just aren't very meaningful.
A further point is to avoid using graphical banners, as many users confuse these with ads and will reflexively avoid them. |
3,984 | The author of [this answer](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/72101/why-was-the-dispatch-reliability-of-the-a320-low-during-its-first-years/72108#72108) wrote "despatch" instead of "dispatch" several times, which is (being a non-native English speaker myself) an understandable mistake. It was corrected in an... | 2019/12/01 | [
"https://aviation.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3984",
"https://aviation.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.meta.stackexchange.com/users/33692/"
] | When I made the edit I didn't realize (until *now*) that [despatch](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/despatch) is an alternative spelling.
So in this case, let it go.
In other cases, where there would be a wrong spelling, I have no idea! I couldn't find an answer on MSE.
---
Side note: [tags are to be in American Eng... | No comment on the right/wrong spelling, but to avoid a continual edit war flag the answer for mod attention with a custom message describing the problem, and if need be, we will lock the answer to stop further edits. |
14,898 | I am a Dutch citizen moving from the United Kingdom to Germany. I have received a conditional employment offer. My next employer has asked me to submit my *Lohnsteuerklasse und Steuer-Identifikationsnummer* (salary tax classification and tax identification number) at least one month prior to my start of employment. I u... | 2018/10/22 | [
"https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/questions/14898",
"https://expatriates.stackexchange.com",
"https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/users/6/"
] | Your employer is making an unreasonable request. Either they have no idea how things are working in their country or they don't care.
The very first thing you need is an *Arbeitsvertrag*. You don't need a German tax registration or *Anmeldung* to get an *Arbeitsvertrag*.
Once you have an *Arbeitsvertrag* you can star... | Since there are, I believe, people living in neighbouring countries and working in Germany, you should probably be able to register with the Finanzamt using your UK address. |
77,839 | In Revelation 12:12, we have this passage “Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them!” Heavens is the universe, so who dwells in it? Could God create other intelligent beings in our cosmos?
Also in this passage “You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host... The host of heaven worsh... | 2022/08/06 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/77839",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/51354/"
] | There are numerous references to other beings "in the heavens" or outside the earth as we know it such as:
* 1 Kings 22:19 - Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and **all the host of heaven** standing by Him on His right and on His left.
* Neh 9:6 - You alone ... | In order to understand the "who", we need to look at the context to understand the "where".
First, let's look at the word "heaven(s)" in the original languages.
**Hebrew שָׁמַיִם *shamayim* ([Strong's H8064](https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8064.htm))**
Brown-Driver-Briggs defines it as:
* visible heavens, sky, where ... |
77,839 | In Revelation 12:12, we have this passage “Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them!” Heavens is the universe, so who dwells in it? Could God create other intelligent beings in our cosmos?
Also in this passage “You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host... The host of heaven worsh... | 2022/08/06 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/77839",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/51354/"
] | In the OP, two verses are mentioned.
1. Revelation 12:12 - “Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell
in them!”
2. Nehemiah 9:6 - “You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with
all their host... The host of heaven worships You.”
In both of these verses there is a link between heaven and its "inhabitants", ... | In order to understand the "who", we need to look at the context to understand the "where".
First, let's look at the word "heaven(s)" in the original languages.
**Hebrew שָׁמַיִם *shamayim* ([Strong's H8064](https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8064.htm))**
Brown-Driver-Briggs defines it as:
* visible heavens, sky, where ... |
77,839 | In Revelation 12:12, we have this passage “Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them!” Heavens is the universe, so who dwells in it? Could God create other intelligent beings in our cosmos?
Also in this passage “You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host... The host of heaven worsh... | 2022/08/06 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/77839",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/51354/"
] | In the OP, two verses are mentioned.
1. Revelation 12:12 - “Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell
in them!”
2. Nehemiah 9:6 - “You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with
all their host... The host of heaven worships You.”
In both of these verses there is a link between heaven and its "inhabitants", ... | There are numerous references to other beings "in the heavens" or outside the earth as we know it such as:
* 1 Kings 22:19 - Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and **all the host of heaven** standing by Him on His right and on His left.
* Neh 9:6 - You alone ... |
150,024 | I recently joined this company and they have this tradition wherein *newcomers* must "perform" in the Year-end/Christmas party. It's going to be a short performance in the stage, most likely in-between breaks. I've talked with my seniors about this and they told me that they did a performance before too, even if they d... | 2019/12/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/150024",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/112115/"
] | >
> How do I tell our HR that I don't want to “perform” in our Christmas
> party?
>
>
>
Dear HR,
I will not dance in our Christmas party because I don't feel comfortable doing this. Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
donotexecuteorder66
---
If you don't want to do something, you don't have to do... | Unless you have been hired as a professional dancer (or something of the like), this is ridiculous. There is no reason to humiliate new hires in a way like that. And no, humiliation has nothing to do with team building.
As somebody has already said in the comments: What would they do if the new hire was physically una... |
150,024 | I recently joined this company and they have this tradition wherein *newcomers* must "perform" in the Year-end/Christmas party. It's going to be a short performance in the stage, most likely in-between breaks. I've talked with my seniors about this and they told me that they did a performance before too, even if they d... | 2019/12/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/150024",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/112115/"
] | Do it without doing it
----------------------
One possible solution, snag some "dance" video of internet fame that you find humorous (or think your coworkers will), whether it's I'm a kitty cat and I dance dance dance or baby shark or a video of someone else dancing from last year... whatever you feel is the right vid... | ### *This is more of a supplement to all the "Don't do it" answers:*
I strongly suggest considering a "make up move". All the others before you had to complete this initiating dance while they didnt want to and "*this new guy gets away with not doing it?!?!?*" Regarding what *you* think, you will be one step behind at... |
150,024 | I recently joined this company and they have this tradition wherein *newcomers* must "perform" in the Year-end/Christmas party. It's going to be a short performance in the stage, most likely in-between breaks. I've talked with my seniors about this and they told me that they did a performance before too, even if they d... | 2019/12/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/150024",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/112115/"
] | Don't do it!
------------
I had a similar experience where **I did a singing performance**. Like Joe's answer suggests, **I thought I could put it behind me** after. Someone recorded it, shared it, kept sharing it for years, kept bringing it up occasionally years later. And this was before the days of YouTube and prol... | ...implying a duty to loiter for the entire party
-------------------------------------------------
Let's flip it, and take it from the perspective of a social butterfly.
First, the fashionable holiday party period is very short - just a couple of weeks. *And there are a **lot** of holiday parties*. That means a soc... |
150,024 | I recently joined this company and they have this tradition wherein *newcomers* must "perform" in the Year-end/Christmas party. It's going to be a short performance in the stage, most likely in-between breaks. I've talked with my seniors about this and they told me that they did a performance before too, even if they d... | 2019/12/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/150024",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/112115/"
] | >
> How do I tell our HR that I don't want to “perform” in our Christmas
> party?
>
>
>
Dear HR,
I will not dance in our Christmas party because I don't feel comfortable doing this. Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
donotexecuteorder66
---
If you don't want to do something, you don't have to do... | ...implying a duty to loiter for the entire party
-------------------------------------------------
Let's flip it, and take it from the perspective of a social butterfly.
First, the fashionable holiday party period is very short - just a couple of weeks. *And there are a **lot** of holiday parties*. That means a soc... |
150,024 | I recently joined this company and they have this tradition wherein *newcomers* must "perform" in the Year-end/Christmas party. It's going to be a short performance in the stage, most likely in-between breaks. I've talked with my seniors about this and they told me that they did a performance before too, even if they d... | 2019/12/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/150024",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/112115/"
] | Don't do it!
------------
I had a similar experience where **I did a singing performance**. Like Joe's answer suggests, **I thought I could put it behind me** after. Someone recorded it, shared it, kept sharing it for years, kept bringing it up occasionally years later. And this was before the days of YouTube and prol... | I agree with Joe that this is something you probably can, but shouldn't, refuse. And yeah, it's one of those things that I as an introvert would also rather avoid. But it's probably better not to dodge it.
It's a bit like fraternity hazing. Not quite as juvenile, but kinda reminds you. You don't get to be the cool kid... |
150,024 | I recently joined this company and they have this tradition wherein *newcomers* must "perform" in the Year-end/Christmas party. It's going to be a short performance in the stage, most likely in-between breaks. I've talked with my seniors about this and they told me that they did a performance before too, even if they d... | 2019/12/18 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/150024",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/112115/"
] | I have actually been in a similar situation.
I worked at a large company, in a small department. Each department within our division were creating short videos that would be presented at an annual management conference.
My department's video involved us all dancing. It was intended to be humorous.
I am **very** unco... | I am also an introvert, but I do my best to fight it, in the workplace, as seemingly going along to get along works better in the long term. Let me caveat this by stating I am at the tail end of being a "baby boomer" (I was born in 1964.) Were I to be 'commanded' to dance, I would 'own it'. All four of the following do... |
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