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162,657 | Hay, i need to find a software solution to a problem. I want to be able to limit a Windows XP machine's bandwidth on all ports between 10AM - 11PM.
I have access to the machine in question, i need an application which can achieve this. I want to be able to limit to bandwidth to something like 10kb/s between these tim... | 2010/07/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/162657",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/23155/"
] | [NetLimiter](http://www.netlimiter.com/) can probably do the job. | I was curious myself if Windows has an "in-house" way of doing this. Apparently, [a part of SCCM, called Data Protection Manager](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161325.aspx) **partly** offers what you are looking for, if I understand it correctly. That requires you have much more enterprise infrastructure... |
130,775 | This news about the Tesla stock came yesterday. The stock rose to 8% and then retreated. The following is the story.
My question is, what caused the stock to retreat other than a reason of a seller sold the stocks? Is it by a computer algorithm automatically adjusted before a few seconds before the real buying took pl... | 2020/09/11 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/130775",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/92007/"
] | Fibonacci Retracement (and most technical indicators, IMHO) is an *effect*, not a *cause*. It may work on average (meaning it predicts resistance correctly more often than it doesn't), but I highly doubt that there are many traders that say "Tesla passed this retreatment/resistence level so I'd better sell now." More l... | If you draw a matrix of lines on the price chart of a security, there's a a high probability that price movement will move to the vicinity of one of these arbitrary levels. It could be Fibonacci numbers or for that matter, you could just as well draw price ratio horizontal lines based prime numbers above and below curr... |
69,925,974 | I am currently using a IBM MQ Advanced for Developers server for testing our client and was able to achieve around 1000 messages per second using the sample consumer written in jms, which seems to be pretty slow. Is this a limit for dev server, and if yes that what throughput can be achieved using a licensed production... | 2021/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/69925974",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6825571/"
] | There is no artificial limit associated with IBM MQ Advanced for Developers. It is the same as the licensed production version of IBM MQ.
You don't say what type of machine you were using, what persistence your messages were, what size they were, or any other qualifying criteria.
You say client, but I don't know whet... | As an ex MQ performance person I would say - it depends.
At one level you can ask - what can one application in isolation process.
For persistent messages this will come down to the rate at which you can write to the log files.
If you have 10 applications in parallel each putting and getting from their own queue, the... |
578 | **Background:**
My community is a web forum and two game servers. There are about 500 members that are active in the community. Last year one of my moderators found an external site that is solely used to criticize my community. Almost all of it is someone blowing off steam, but there are a few legitimate complaints th... | 2014/08/22 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/578",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/344/"
] | It's probably the best policy to keep on doing what you are currently doing. That is improving the site and it's moderation without acknowledging the source of these improvements is the trolls. Why - one thing the trolls want is attention and even by acknowledging that something happened because of trolling feeds that ... | You're already saying that you're taking actions based on what legitimate criticism you find on the hate site, but without acknowledging the source. Given this, the only question is whether you'll use the specific moderators targeted by the site in order to leverage the hate site into advertisement for your own site - ... |
578 | **Background:**
My community is a web forum and two game servers. There are about 500 members that are active in the community. Last year one of my moderators found an external site that is solely used to criticize my community. Almost all of it is someone blowing off steam, but there are a few legitimate complaints th... | 2014/08/22 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/578",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/344/"
] | It appears that you have encountered a helpful troll. Channel this and use it to your advantage. These types of trolls are rare.
>
> This site brings in traffic to both the forums and the game servers. [...] 10% stick around as guests and the remainder join the c... | You're already saying that you're taking actions based on what legitimate criticism you find on the hate site, but without acknowledging the source. Given this, the only question is whether you'll use the specific moderators targeted by the site in order to leverage the hate site into advertisement for your own site - ... |
578 | **Background:**
My community is a web forum and two game servers. There are about 500 members that are active in the community. Last year one of my moderators found an external site that is solely used to criticize my community. Almost all of it is someone blowing off steam, but there are a few legitimate complaints th... | 2014/08/22 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/578",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/344/"
] | I'd challenge you never want to feed trolls, but it doesn't sound like these guys are really trolls. Disagreements always happen in communities, it is a natural and healthy part of them. It becomes a problem when one side starts to be too hard on the other. If the moderators are too strict and don't listen to the valid... | You're already saying that you're taking actions based on what legitimate criticism you find on the hate site, but without acknowledging the source. Given this, the only question is whether you'll use the specific moderators targeted by the site in order to leverage the hate site into advertisement for your own site - ... |
578 | **Background:**
My community is a web forum and two game servers. There are about 500 members that are active in the community. Last year one of my moderators found an external site that is solely used to criticize my community. Almost all of it is someone blowing off steam, but there are a few legitimate complaints th... | 2014/08/22 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/578",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/344/"
] | It appears that you have encountered a helpful troll. Channel this and use it to your advantage. These types of trolls are rare.
>
> This site brings in traffic to both the forums and the game servers. [...] 10% stick around as guests and the remainder join the c... | It's probably the best policy to keep on doing what you are currently doing. That is improving the site and it's moderation without acknowledging the source of these improvements is the trolls. Why - one thing the trolls want is attention and even by acknowledging that something happened because of trolling feeds that ... |
578 | **Background:**
My community is a web forum and two game servers. There are about 500 members that are active in the community. Last year one of my moderators found an external site that is solely used to criticize my community. Almost all of it is someone blowing off steam, but there are a few legitimate complaints th... | 2014/08/22 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/578",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/344/"
] | It appears that you have encountered a helpful troll. Channel this and use it to your advantage. These types of trolls are rare.
>
> This site brings in traffic to both the forums and the game servers. [...] 10% stick around as guests and the remainder join the c... | I'd challenge you never want to feed trolls, but it doesn't sound like these guys are really trolls. Disagreements always happen in communities, it is a natural and healthy part of them. It becomes a problem when one side starts to be too hard on the other. If the moderators are too strict and don't listen to the valid... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | You didn't give any info as to where this (may have) occurred, but as a general principle I think an NDA on a job offer would be difficult to enforce, because the offer doesn't contain anything proprietary or that would be viewed as a corporate secret.
To me, the larger issue is moral or ethical if the interview was in... | >
> "Y wants proof in the form of (seeing) the offer letter"
>
>
>
Run away from Y. Do not even respond to them in any way. Ghost them.
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* This behavior from Y is so unprofessional, **so far outside the industry norms**, that I would suggest it i... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | Salary negotiation can be summarized as follows:
“We’re willing to pay you x.”
“I’d be willing to accept x+2.”
“We’ll only go as high as x+1”
All the reasoning and justifications that go in between only serve to fill gaps in an otherwise very uncomfortable exchange. The idea of needing proof of some extraneous deta... | As [Kilisi said](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/a/170979/59502), there is no legal problem in the absence of an agreement, but a minor chance of some blowback.
However, I don't view it as weak if your friend complies with the request. I think it's completely reasonable for a hiring company to not be able to take ... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | Confidential does not have any legal weight in most places without a formal agreement. You can't just send someone something and mark it confidential.
But handing it over would be a breach of the company (that actually has given an offer) expectations. And there is no guarantee that the other company will better the o... | Salary negotiation can be summarized as follows:
“We’re willing to pay you x.”
“I’d be willing to accept x+2.”
“We’ll only go as high as x+1”
All the reasoning and justifications that go in between only serve to fill gaps in an otherwise very uncomfortable exchange. The idea of needing proof of some extraneous deta... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | As [Kilisi said](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/a/170979/59502), there is no legal problem in the absence of an agreement, but a minor chance of some blowback.
However, I don't view it as weak if your friend complies with the request. I think it's completely reasonable for a hiring company to not be able to take ... | >
> "Y wants proof in the form of (seeing) the offer letter"
>
>
>
Run away from Y. Do not even respond to them in any way. Ghost them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
* This behavior from Y is so unprofessional, **so far outside the industry norms**, that I would suggest it i... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | Salary negotiation can be summarized as follows:
“We’re willing to pay you x.”
“I’d be willing to accept x+2.”
“We’ll only go as high as x+1”
All the reasoning and justifications that go in between only serve to fill gaps in an otherwise very uncomfortable exchange. The idea of needing proof of some extraneous deta... | >
> "Y wants proof in the form of (seeing) the offer letter"
>
>
>
Run away from Y. Do not even respond to them in any way. Ghost them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
* This behavior from Y is so unprofessional, **so far outside the industry norms**, that I would suggest it i... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | Confidential does not have any legal weight in most places without a formal agreement. You can't just send someone something and mark it confidential.
But handing it over would be a breach of the company (that actually has given an offer) expectations. And there is no guarantee that the other company will better the o... | You didn't give any info as to where this (may have) occurred, but as a general principle I think an NDA on a job offer would be difficult to enforce, because the offer doesn't contain anything proprietary or that would be viewed as a corporate secret.
To me, the larger issue is moral or ethical if the interview was in... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | Your friend didn't sign an NDA with company X, so if they show company X's document marked "confidential" to company Y, and company X finds out, can company X *sue* them? Probably not.
Could company X *blacklist* your friend, though? Entirely possible, and justifiable.
And even if company X never finds out, company Y... | >
> "Y wants proof in the form of (seeing) the offer letter"
>
>
>
Run away from Y. Do not even respond to them in any way. Ghost them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
* This behavior from Y is so unprofessional, **so far outside the industry norms**, that I would suggest it i... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | As [Kilisi said](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/a/170979/59502), there is no legal problem in the absence of an agreement, but a minor chance of some blowback.
However, I don't view it as weak if your friend complies with the request. I think it's completely reasonable for a hiring company to not be able to take ... | You didn't give any info as to where this (may have) occurred, but as a general principle I think an NDA on a job offer would be difficult to enforce, because the offer doesn't contain anything proprietary or that would be viewed as a corporate secret.
To me, the larger issue is moral or ethical if the interview was in... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | Confidential does not have any legal weight in most places without a formal agreement. You can't just send someone something and mark it confidential.
But handing it over would be a breach of the company (that actually has given an offer) expectations. And there is no guarantee that the other company will better the o... | >
> "Y wants proof in the form of (seeing) the offer letter"
>
>
>
Run away from Y. Do not even respond to them in any way. Ghost them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
* This behavior from Y is so unprofessional, **so far outside the industry norms**, that I would suggest it i... |
170,977 | A friend of mine (for real, not me) received an offer letter from two tech firms in Silicon Valley. Let's called one X and the other Y.
X's offer letter has a better salary and sign-on bonus. However, my friend prefers to go to Y. Y is willing to match X's salary and sign-on bonus, but wants proof in the form of the o... | 2021/03/31 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/170977",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/14182/"
] | Confidential does not have any legal weight in most places without a formal agreement. You can't just send someone something and mark it confidential.
But handing it over would be a breach of the company (that actually has given an offer) expectations. And there is no guarantee that the other company will better the o... | As [Kilisi said](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/a/170979/59502), there is no legal problem in the absence of an agreement, but a minor chance of some blowback.
However, I don't view it as weak if your friend complies with the request. I think it's completely reasonable for a hiring company to not be able to take ... |
30,526 | Why is it that if the edges of an undirected graph G can be grouped into two sets such that every vertex is incident to at most 1 edge from each set, then the graph is 2-colorable.
The reason that I am guessing this happens is because the graph is bipartite. But I was not sure about this... I was trying to show it wa... | 2014/10/03 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/30526",
"https://cs.stackexchange.com",
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/users/12623/"
] | Hint: Consider a cycle in your graph. The edge colors must alternate, so the cycle must have even length. A graph is bipartite iff it has no odd cycles. | Bipartite is the same as two colorable.
To show that your graph is two colorable you just need to show that once you color the vertices there are no edges going between two vertices with the same color. Should be easy to show based on the definition of your graph. |
64,807,681 | I am testing the BG95-M3 with its corresponding evaluation board.
I live in Spain and I am using a Vodafone SIM card. I am able to connect to the GSM network with the default settings just by specifying the APN, user and password. Also I can connect to my server and send/receive data without problems.
My issue is tha... | 2020/11/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/64807681",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1281500/"
] | According to this website [Orange](https://www.frequencycheck.com/carriers/orange-spain), [Movistar](https://www.frequencycheck.com/carriers/movistar-spain) and [Vodafone](https://www.frequencycheck.com/carriers/vodafone-spain) are using bands B3 and B7 in spain. The BG95-M3 does not support band B7 ([source](https://w... | BG95 is supporting LTE-CAT-M1 networks, not LTE (4G), so maybe you should ask vodafone in Spain about LTE Cat-M
I tested BG600L-M3 for LTE-Cat-M1, it is working only in some areas, and the first regestering to the netowrk take a while (1-2 minutes)
to make sure of right AT commands look to AT+QCFG commands
Have a nic... |
390,169 | I am looking for software/application that can help me of checking some Linux commands working in a browser irrespective of OS. I mean Live CLI in the browser.
Thank you. | 2013/12/13 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/390169",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/33833/"
] | Ok have found something after some googling , <http://www.compileonline.com/execute_ksh_online.php>
Posting here for helping others:
 | just refer this link below tells you about the basic steps !!
<http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/executing-linuxunix-commands-from-web-page-part-i.html> |
390,169 | I am looking for software/application that can help me of checking some Linux commands working in a browser irrespective of OS. I mean Live CLI in the browser.
Thank you. | 2013/12/13 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/390169",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/33833/"
] | Amongst many other solutions for an online Linux emulator there is [Bellard's Javascript emulator](http://bellard.org/jslinux/):
 | just refer this link below tells you about the basic steps !!
<http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/executing-linuxunix-commands-from-web-page-part-i.html> |
390,169 | I am looking for software/application that can help me of checking some Linux commands working in a browser irrespective of OS. I mean Live CLI in the browser.
Thank you. | 2013/12/13 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/390169",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/33833/"
] | Amongst many other solutions for an online Linux emulator there is [Bellard's Javascript emulator](http://bellard.org/jslinux/):
 | Ok have found something after some googling , <http://www.compileonline.com/execute_ksh_online.php>
Posting here for helping others:
 |
1,076,032 | Can someone explain the concept of sessions in ASP.NET? How do I use them, and how do cookies fit in? | 2009/07/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1076032",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Session is a per-user object for persisting state between HTTP requests. It is good for storing information that you will need on the server to properly serve requests back to the user (e.g. user name, email, etc.).
ASP.NET places a cookie on the client's machine that contains a GUID (in the case of cookieless session... | * [ASP.NET State Management Overview](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/75x4ha6s.aspx)
"Use ASP.NET session state to store and retrieve values for a user."
+ [Session State Overview](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178581.aspx)
- [Background](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178581.asp... |
1,076,032 | Can someone explain the concept of sessions in ASP.NET? How do I use them, and how do cookies fit in? | 2009/07/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1076032",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Session is a per-user object for persisting state between HTTP requests. It is good for storing information that you will need on the server to properly serve requests back to the user (e.g. user name, email, etc.).
ASP.NET places a cookie on the client's machine that contains a GUID (in the case of cookieless session... | Sounds like you're pretty new to ASP.NET. Rather than posting vague questions here, I would suggest you head over to [http://www.ASP.net](http://asp.net) and check out their tutorials. They've got a lot of walkthroughs and articles that will give you a good overview of how ASP.NET state works. |
1,076,032 | Can someone explain the concept of sessions in ASP.NET? How do I use them, and how do cookies fit in? | 2009/07/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1076032",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Session is a per-user object for persisting state between HTTP requests. It is good for storing information that you will need on the server to properly serve requests back to the user (e.g. user name, email, etc.).
ASP.NET places a cookie on the client's machine that contains a GUID (in the case of cookieless session... | A question like this makes me want to point you over to a post I did a while back ([Should I Use a Framework While Learning Web Development](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1052080/should-i-use-a-framework-while-learning-web-development/1052127#1052127)) which will give you a heads up to other areas you might want ... |
2,111 | [This chart](http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/EXCRESNS) at the St. Louis Fed has a lot of people worried about future inflation, because it represents idle money that, when lent out, could eventually flood the world with 10 - 12 trillion new dollars. But my father says that it has already been lent out in th... | 2010/06/20 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/2111",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/723/"
] | Two kinds of lending going on.
The first occurs when the Federal Reserve purchases government securities. This creates reserves at the Federal Reserve in another bank.
The second kind of lending comes when this bank lends out the money. This is the multiplier effect.
The reason for the excess reserves now is that ba... | Many terms a'blending here.
"Reserves" in yankee are merely deposits at the Fed by lending institutions, from bankers to brokers.
"Treasuries" are loans borrowed by the US gov't itself, not its monetary authority, the Federal Reserve. The Fed borrows with the cash (zero coupon perpetuities) or "reserves" (deposits) (... |
39,882,793 | I am studying about coding and I got a question to control airplane mode in iphone programmatically
For android phone, we can use usb connection and adb to send unix command to control airplane mode.
Is there any possibility to control airplane mode by unix command and lighting cable connection?
I was checking
[io... | 2016/10/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/39882793",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/807779/"
] | No, you just can't do that.
An app has to adopt to the current network state, not control it. | You would need to access the private API and this would mean, you can't upload the app to the `App Store` because it is not allowed to use the private API in productive mode. |
23,787 | It seems to be a well-established fact that sharkskin was used as sandpaper. This includes the use of the skin of rays and dog sharks.
My question is:
* A. how far back does this practice go?
* B. were any other fish types outside of the shark family ever used for this? | 2015/08/03 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/23787",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/8756/"
] | A) The earliest documentation I've found regarding the use of sharkskin as sandpaper goes back to [the British Empire in the mid 18th century](https://anthonyhaycabinetmaker.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/yes-virginia-there-really-is-sandpaper-in-1775/). Sharkskin was [apparently only used to finish very fine work](http://ww... | One thing I should clear up up-front: While sometimes classified together, Sharks (and the related Rays) **are not** really fish. They in fact are less related to fish than we humans are. For instance, they don't have bones like we and fish do. There are numerous other physical differences too, but more importantly for... |
23,787 | It seems to be a well-established fact that sharkskin was used as sandpaper. This includes the use of the skin of rays and dog sharks.
My question is:
* A. how far back does this practice go?
* B. were any other fish types outside of the shark family ever used for this? | 2015/08/03 | [
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] | A) The earliest documentation I've found regarding the use of sharkskin as sandpaper goes back to [the British Empire in the mid 18th century](https://anthonyhaycabinetmaker.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/yes-virginia-there-really-is-sandpaper-in-1775/). Sharkskin was [apparently only used to finish very fine work](http://ww... | The practice goes back at least to the early centuries of the common era, since the [Mishna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah) ([Kelim 16:1](http://learn.conservativeyeshiva.org/kelim-16-1-htm/)) mentions "rubbing with fish skin" as the typical way of finishing wooden utensils. Doesn't say anything about whether i... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | You really do need to define what you mean by faith. People mean vastly different things when they talk about this topic all the time, and any refusal to pin down what they specifically mean is usually just an attempt at leaving wiggle room to avoid confronting hard truths or even move goal posts.
Here is my best take... | I think there is a continuum of trustworthiness for knowledge. I've heard the term "faith," as used by Christians, fall in many places along this continuum. At one extreme you have faith meaning a rigid belief that is supported mostly on the basis of authority. "The Bible says ... ." On the other extreme you have faith... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | As religions themselves mature, we may be reaching a point where one can reasonably manage their own faith, seeking between genuine options without being coerced. But we are not there yet.
Historically we can see in every era that 'faiths' have been constructed by power structures and tuned for the advantages of certa... | Short answer: despising faith generally is a sign of emotional immaturity, and a blindness to the nature of ones own belief.
A truth as old (at least) as Socrates is that wisdom is knowing you know virtually nothing.
Faith (not specific to Christian, or even religious faith) is recognizing a lack of knowledge, and de... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | I will be writing this answer from the frank, blunt perspective of someone who is inclusive and accepting of all peoples and belief systems, but who tries to analyze my own personal pattern-matching.
I would not say that faith is a sign of weakness, nor do I think it is seen as one. Rather, it implies the existence of... | I think there is a continuum of trustworthiness for knowledge. I've heard the term "faith," as used by Christians, fall in many places along this continuum. At one extreme you have faith meaning a rigid belief that is supported mostly on the basis of authority. "The Bible says ... ." On the other extreme you have faith... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | Short answer: despising faith generally is a sign of emotional immaturity, and a blindness to the nature of ones own belief.
A truth as old (at least) as Socrates is that wisdom is knowing you know virtually nothing.
Faith (not specific to Christian, or even religious faith) is recognizing a lack of knowledge, and de... | Don't hate me for being honest, i'm trying to answer the actual question. I'll confess, I would probably discount you after that revelation. Despise is too strong, but I would lose respect for you.
Why? I was thinking about it, and I found a few concepts that might explain why.
**Association**
Faith and open-mindedne... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | Of course faith opens up an additional domain of consciousness with many creative and fantastic ideas like gods, incarnation, sacrifices, superhuman power etc. That's similar to creative ideas in art or literature.
In addition, faith provides answers to several existential questions which otherwise had to be left wit... | Short answer: despising faith generally is a sign of emotional immaturity, and a blindness to the nature of ones own belief.
A truth as old (at least) as Socrates is that wisdom is knowing you know virtually nothing.
Faith (not specific to Christian, or even religious faith) is recognizing a lack of knowledge, and de... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | History may help us understand better...
One reason is that the most powerful empire in recent memory, the British Empire, was explicitly Christian. When anti-imperial forces (think Ghandi) became more popular in the mid-20th Century, they reasonably associated being Christian with unjust authority.
Also, since the 1... | (A little bit late in the game, but here's an additional perspective)
It's not really about being Christian perse, that makes people assume that you are weak, but about being Christian in a Christian majority culture or location.
Most religious people (I don't have the exact stats, but I'd wager it's above 99%) foll... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | I should know better than to jump into this fray. But I can't help myself since this is something I've wondered about myself. Here are the reasons I've collected over the years. Often times I don't remember where I first learned of these reasons, I'm going to leave this un-cited.
1. **How do you distinguish faith from... | As you said, there are deep unanswered mysteries and people people need some kind of an answer at the risk of losing their mind. While eventually everyone needs answers to maintain sanity. Some people have slightly greater tolerance for these unanswered questions than others. Some people seek the answer in science and ... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | There are already some excellent answers which cover most of what I want to say, but I can't resist jumping in as well...
I'm going to refer to "me" as an (hopefully) relevant example of someone with the reaction you describe.
When you say you consider faith an unexplored opportunity, that's certainly not enough to d... | I should know better than to jump into this fray. But I can't help myself since this is something I've wondered about myself. Here are the reasons I've collected over the years. Often times I don't remember where I first learned of these reasons, I'm going to leave this un-cited.
1. **How do you distinguish faith from... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | I think there is a continuum of trustworthiness for knowledge. I've heard the term "faith," as used by Christians, fall in many places along this continuum. At one extreme you have faith meaning a rigid belief that is supported mostly on the basis of authority. "The Bible says ... ." On the other extreme you have faith... | My previous answer has been tagged for deletion by someone. No surprises there (although it is based on formal study of religion and world political history in Sri Lanka as well as Canada - Quebec, and experiences/readings/discussions in the Middle East, USA, UK, Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, etc).
**The point o... |
50,288 | Hope this is the right place to put this question!
I am a person of faith (more specific, a Christian) and most of the time people consider me somehow **inferior** for my belief. I am not antisocial, not sick, nor crazy, but rather rational (even if apparently this is in contradiction with "faith"). I feel that many t... | 2018/03/30 | [
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] | I will say a number of things on this, all of them just my own opinion really, and unfortunately that's all anyone can really offer on this kind of question:
* I don't think your interpretation of others' disdain can be necessarily interpreted as always meaning 'weakness' on your part. This is just your subjective pro... | If somebody thinks we live in a new age of reason, you need to check out the facts:
84% of the world’s population identifies with **Faith** in a religious group.
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> According to 2015 figures, Christians form the biggest religious group by some margin, with 2.3 billion adherents or 31.2% of the total world populatio... |
25,696 | People on this site frequently ask about how much water they should drink while doing strenuous outdoor activities such as hiking and running. How broad is the safety range for water consumption in order to avoid both dehydration and [hyponatremia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia)? | 2020/12/01 | [
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] | The range of safety is extremely wide. It's not dangerous to get thirsty, nor do you increase your risk of heat stroke by drinking less water. Drinking very large amounts of water causes a danger of hyponatremia, but only if you distrust your body's sensations and force yourself to drink vast amounts of water because s... | Practical checks:
Watch your pee, both frequency and colour.
If your pee is clear, and you are peeing often, you are at no risk of dehydration. May be drinking a bit too much.
If your pee is clear to pale yellow, and you peeing at reasonable interval, this is optimum.
If you pee is dark yellow, strong smell, then y... |
574,040 | It's been a while since I have soldered, so I bought a cheap unbranded soldering iron to use while I re-familiarised myself with the skill. After a few weeks of use, I turned it on just now and it popped with a blue spark. Now it appears to be dead. Did I do something wrong, or is that simply what happens sometimes whe... | 2021/07/03 | [
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] | Just looking at how these wires are soldered to the PCB indicates a low quality product. I would not blame you but the product instead. | This soldering iron is garbage. The PCB has been soldered by machine and is likely ok. The power cable looks like it hasn't even be soldered on in a factory but by home workers with bad equipment and bad skills. It starts by the cables not being properly deinsulated (you can see a number of torn copper strands) and the... |
574,040 | It's been a while since I have soldered, so I bought a cheap unbranded soldering iron to use while I re-familiarised myself with the skill. After a few weeks of use, I turned it on just now and it popped with a blue spark. Now it appears to be dead. Did I do something wrong, or is that simply what happens sometimes whe... | 2021/07/03 | [
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] | Just looking at how these wires are soldered to the PCB indicates a low quality product. I would not blame you but the product instead. | It looks like the mains cord was not fully soldered to the board.
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You can see a stray whisker of the ground still. There were probably also loose strands on the current-carying conductors. They probably flexed enough to touch when you were handling the ... |
574,040 | It's been a while since I have soldered, so I bought a cheap unbranded soldering iron to use while I re-familiarised myself with the skill. After a few weeks of use, I turned it on just now and it popped with a blue spark. Now it appears to be dead. Did I do something wrong, or is that simply what happens sometimes whe... | 2021/07/03 | [
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] | Just looking at how these wires are soldered to the PCB indicates a low quality product. I would not blame you but the product instead. | That thing was not UL Listed
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and should never have been plugged into AC power. It violated the safety codes of lots of countries.
Never plug anything into AC power that isn't UL Listed.\*
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rO7... |
574,040 | It's been a while since I have soldered, so I bought a cheap unbranded soldering iron to use while I re-familiarised myself with the skill. After a few weeks of use, I turned it on just now and it popped with a blue spark. Now it appears to be dead. Did I do something wrong, or is that simply what happens sometimes whe... | 2021/07/03 | [
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] | This soldering iron is garbage. The PCB has been soldered by machine and is likely ok. The power cable looks like it hasn't even be soldered on in a factory but by home workers with bad equipment and bad skills. It starts by the cables not being properly deinsulated (you can see a number of torn copper strands) and the... | It looks like the mains cord was not fully soldered to the board.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
You can see a stray whisker of the ground still. There were probably also loose strands on the current-carying conductors. They probably flexed enough to touch when you were handling the ... |
574,040 | It's been a while since I have soldered, so I bought a cheap unbranded soldering iron to use while I re-familiarised myself with the skill. After a few weeks of use, I turned it on just now and it popped with a blue spark. Now it appears to be dead. Did I do something wrong, or is that simply what happens sometimes whe... | 2021/07/03 | [
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] | This soldering iron is garbage. The PCB has been soldered by machine and is likely ok. The power cable looks like it hasn't even be soldered on in a factory but by home workers with bad equipment and bad skills. It starts by the cables not being properly deinsulated (you can see a number of torn copper strands) and the... | That thing was not UL Listed
----------------------------
and should never have been plugged into AC power. It violated the safety codes of lots of countries.
Never plug anything into AC power that isn't UL Listed.\*
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rO7... |
574,040 | It's been a while since I have soldered, so I bought a cheap unbranded soldering iron to use while I re-familiarised myself with the skill. After a few weeks of use, I turned it on just now and it popped with a blue spark. Now it appears to be dead. Did I do something wrong, or is that simply what happens sometimes whe... | 2021/07/03 | [
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] | That thing was not UL Listed
----------------------------
and should never have been plugged into AC power. It violated the safety codes of lots of countries.
Never plug anything into AC power that isn't UL Listed.\*
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rO7... | It looks like the mains cord was not fully soldered to the board.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
You can see a stray whisker of the ground still. There were probably also loose strands on the current-carying conductors. They probably flexed enough to touch when you were handling the ... |
741,907 | I have a question about VMware and NIC Teaming. Here is my easy test scenario. I have two VMs. VM1 and VM2. I want to copy 1 big file from VM1 to VM2 because I want to see that I can gain more copy speed than 1Gbit/s. But i can’t get more speed than about 113MB/s… (which is nearly the 1Gbit/s) But I don’t understand wh... | 2015/12/09 | [
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] | A NIC team does NOT provide any more bandwidth. A single network connection (like the one between your 2 VM's) will never use more than one of the possible NIC's in the team. The point of a NIC team is to balance **many** connections across the available NIC's.
With your chosen load balancing method (Route based on th... | While NIC Teaming can provide additional bandwidth, it's greatest benefit is fault tolerance to your setup. There is still an aggregate bandwidth increase, but as far as I know with most equipment, you will not be able to get greater than 1gbps for a ***single*** transfer even if you have 4 teamed 1gbps connections. Wh... |
94,349 | According to Catholicism, an act of heresy is a mortal sin.
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> "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same ...
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[Catechism of the Catholic Church #2089](https://www.vatican.va/arc... | 2023/01/31 | [
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] | [Heresy is a species of unbelief](https://isidore.co/aquinas/summa/SS/SS011.html#SSQ11A1THEP1), [which is a sin](https://isidore.co/aquinas/summa/SS/SS010.html#SSQ10A1THEP1) against the theological virtue of faith, [which resides in the intellect](https://isidore.co/aquinas/summa/SS/SS004.html#SSQ4A2THEP1).
St. Thomas... | The reason is in the definition of heresy. As you stated
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> "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same"
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If some truth must be believed with divine and catholic faith, then one w... |
94,349 | According to Catholicism, an act of heresy is a mortal sin.
>
> "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same ...
>
>
>
[Catechism of the Catholic Church #2089](https://www.vatican.va/arc... | 2023/01/31 | [
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] | [Heresy is a species of unbelief](https://isidore.co/aquinas/summa/SS/SS011.html#SSQ11A1THEP1), [which is a sin](https://isidore.co/aquinas/summa/SS/SS010.html#SSQ10A1THEP1) against the theological virtue of faith, [which resides in the intellect](https://isidore.co/aquinas/summa/SS/SS004.html#SSQ4A2THEP1).
St. Thomas... | **In Catholicism, why is heresy a mortal sin?**
According to the Catholic Church the sin of heresy is a mortal sin because it is destructive to the virtue of Christian faith and it’s revolt against a Divinely constituted authority.
It can at times seem complicated.
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> [**Gravity of the sin of heresy**](https://www... |
94,349 | According to Catholicism, an act of heresy is a mortal sin.
>
> "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same ...
>
>
>
[Catechism of the Catholic Church #2089](https://www.vatican.va/arc... | 2023/01/31 | [
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] | **In Catholicism, why is heresy a mortal sin?**
According to the Catholic Church the sin of heresy is a mortal sin because it is destructive to the virtue of Christian faith and it’s revolt against a Divinely constituted authority.
It can at times seem complicated.
>
> [**Gravity of the sin of heresy**](https://www... | The reason is in the definition of heresy. As you stated
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> "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same"
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If some truth must be believed with divine and catholic faith, then one w... |
69,030 | According to the [this answer](https://www.answers.com/boating/What_do_red_buoy%27s_and_green_buoy%27s_mean_when_boating), in the US buoys on the right are red when returning to a harbour, with green on the left. This is in contrast to most of the rest of the world.
What caused this split in the conventions? | 2022/05/18 | [
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] | There used to be very many more buoyage systems in use around the world which resulted in confusion and danger. An agreement to unify the system was agreed at Geneva in 1936 by the League of Nations, but the collapse of the League and World War II scuppered that. In 1965 IALA (the International Association of Lighthous... | [@Martin's existing answer](https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/69030/why-does-the-us-use-the-opposite-convention-to-the-rest-of-the-world-for-colour/69031#69031) is good, but I'd like to emphasize a point behind his point: Basically, the reason that standards consolidation has not gone further is because it is... |
32,934 | I have read/played a couple of "Choose your own adventure"-style book and am interested in the process of creating one.
**Where can I find (preferrably free) online resources, such as *How-To-Write* or styleguide articles and blogs, about writing a "Choose your own adventure"-style books?**
The main reason for askin... | 2018/02/01 | [
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] | The original books always used the second person 'you'. (I still have one on my book shelf.) Other variations may use the first person.
There are many variations on the theme. For example, some require you to keep track of health, supplies, etc. whereas with others all you do is turn the pages. Some require dice. Othe... | It's worth noting that "[Choose Your Own Adventure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure)" is a specific brand of children's novelty "gamebooks," and that nearly all books written in this format are released under that brand. It's not --at least to my knowledge --a viable sub-genre outside the brand.... |
32,934 | I have read/played a couple of "Choose your own adventure"-style book and am interested in the process of creating one.
**Where can I find (preferrably free) online resources, such as *How-To-Write* or styleguide articles and blogs, about writing a "Choose your own adventure"-style books?**
The main reason for askin... | 2018/02/01 | [
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] | The blogger **These Heterogenous Tasks** has been writing his analysis on specific **CYOA** books, and general observations about their history, trends, and common structure.
<https://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/category/cyoa/>
One article in particular is often cited by other writers:
[**Standard Patterns in Cho... | It's worth noting that "[Choose Your Own Adventure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure)" is a specific brand of children's novelty "gamebooks," and that nearly all books written in this format are released under that brand. It's not --at least to my knowledge --a viable sub-genre outside the brand.... |
32,934 | I have read/played a couple of "Choose your own adventure"-style book and am interested in the process of creating one.
**Where can I find (preferrably free) online resources, such as *How-To-Write* or styleguide articles and blogs, about writing a "Choose your own adventure"-style books?**
The main reason for askin... | 2018/02/01 | [
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] | The original books always used the second person 'you'. (I still have one on my book shelf.) Other variations may use the first person.
There are many variations on the theme. For example, some require you to keep track of health, supplies, etc. whereas with others all you do is turn the pages. Some require dice. Othe... | FYI, there is a gaming company called [Choice of Games](https://www.choiceofgames.com/). They have quite a number of these CYOA games available on the web and for tablets, etc. The really useful part is that they have a tool that is free for authors to use to create their own stories. This may or may not be useful for ... |
32,934 | I have read/played a couple of "Choose your own adventure"-style book and am interested in the process of creating one.
**Where can I find (preferrably free) online resources, such as *How-To-Write* or styleguide articles and blogs, about writing a "Choose your own adventure"-style books?**
The main reason for askin... | 2018/02/01 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/32934",
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] | The blogger **These Heterogenous Tasks** has been writing his analysis on specific **CYOA** books, and general observations about their history, trends, and common structure.
<https://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/category/cyoa/>
One article in particular is often cited by other writers:
[**Standard Patterns in Cho... | FYI, there is a gaming company called [Choice of Games](https://www.choiceofgames.com/). They have quite a number of these CYOA games available on the web and for tablets, etc. The really useful part is that they have a tool that is free for authors to use to create their own stories. This may or may not be useful for ... |
31,841 | I'm trying to mount Luxos IQ2 onto the fork crown. There isn't quite enough space between the back of the light and front brake cable and I was wondering if I could add a spacer between IQ2 metal bracket and the fork crown. Or would it weaken the stability of the mount?
![Luxos IQ2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/buPlP.jp... | 2015/07/09 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/31841",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/20389/"
] | There is not that much load on the light - just add spacers or bend the mount as @super proposed, you'll be fine. | The only problem that you might run into with a spacer is that you'd loose the fit on the curve of the fork, so the light might be little more likely to flop to the side. I would think that a rubber or leather washer would handle that.
You don't need anything as fancy as a purpose built part. Your local hardware store... |
81,877 | My Schengen Visa expires on 10th January 2017. It is an 80 days visa for family visit purpose. Now my return journey from Dusseldorf to Mumbai is via Zurich. I am departing Dusseldorf on 10th January 2017 at 20:30 Hrs (CET). Reaching Zurich on 21:30 Hrs (CET). My flight for Mumbai from Zurich is the next day (11th Janu... | 2016/11/02 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/81877",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/53282/"
] | As correctly pointed out by @pnuts, yes it is a problem.
I see two ways out:
1. Contact the consulate (or the place that issued your visa) and ask for a correction of the dates on your visa. If you handed in the itinerary with your application they could/should have noticed that.
2. ZRH has an airside transit hotel... | >
> Doesn't it look like I am overstaying my visa period?
>
>
>
Yes.
>
> But is it really a problem as I am returning back to the country I am a passport holder of (India)?
>
>
>
Yes. |
81,877 | My Schengen Visa expires on 10th January 2017. It is an 80 days visa for family visit purpose. Now my return journey from Dusseldorf to Mumbai is via Zurich. I am departing Dusseldorf on 10th January 2017 at 20:30 Hrs (CET). Reaching Zurich on 21:30 Hrs (CET). My flight for Mumbai from Zurich is the next day (11th Janu... | 2016/11/02 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/81877",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/53282/"
] | As correctly pointed out by @pnuts, yes it is a problem.
I see two ways out:
1. Contact the consulate (or the place that issued your visa) and ask for a correction of the dates on your visa. If you handed in the itinerary with your application they could/should have noticed that.
2. ZRH has an airside transit hotel... | >
> Yes, you are overstaying your Schengen visa for 1 day.
>
>
>
Although you are finishing your Schengen stay in Dusseldorf , but you exit from Zurich next day (11 January 2017) which is actually your last stop in Schengen Zone.
There could be serious consequences for your next Schengen visa , also you are stayi... |
38,812 | I'm a software developer working with hardware devices that are deployed on the field. Every now and then, I would need to update the hardware's firmware (upgrades, patches, etc)
I'm thinking of now, implementing a secure channel to upgrade this firmware, and for some checking to be performed by the hardware before ac... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/38812",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | With respect to your goals you need:
1. Data confidentiality->Encryption. The question is public one or secret one. I guess you need a secret one in which only the owner of the key can encrypt and decrypt. You don't want anyone to encrypt firmware.
2. That implies an integrity mechanism. If you use a secret key scheme... | You're going to need more than application and protocol security. You'll also need robust hardware security.
It's easy to monitor the data flowing to and from the memory chips, or to read the content of a flash chip. Instructions stored in a CPU's flash memory can be retrieved through the JTAG port. Other side channe... |
38,812 | I'm a software developer working with hardware devices that are deployed on the field. Every now and then, I would need to update the hardware's firmware (upgrades, patches, etc)
I'm thinking of now, implementing a secure channel to upgrade this firmware, and for some checking to be performed by the hardware before ac... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/38812",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | With respect to your goals you need:
1. Data confidentiality->Encryption. The question is public one or secret one. I guess you need a secret one in which only the owner of the key can encrypt and decrypt. You don't want anyone to encrypt firmware.
2. That implies an integrity mechanism. If you use a secret key scheme... | Why reinvent the wheel? Use rsync+ssh, scp, or sftp. |
38,812 | I'm a software developer working with hardware devices that are deployed on the field. Every now and then, I would need to update the hardware's firmware (upgrades, patches, etc)
I'm thinking of now, implementing a secure channel to upgrade this firmware, and for some checking to be performed by the hardware before ac... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/38812",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | With respect to your goals you need:
1. Data confidentiality->Encryption. The question is public one or secret one. I guess you need a secret one in which only the owner of the key can encrypt and decrypt. You don't want anyone to encrypt firmware.
2. That implies an integrity mechanism. If you use a secret key scheme... | Your question details no computational restrictions so I am assuming I have a modern CPU to solve the problem.
I personally think of shared secret as the lowest form of authentication. What you are describing seems to boil down to "How can this machine trust that the binary package it's being asked to run is in it's c... |
38,812 | I'm a software developer working with hardware devices that are deployed on the field. Every now and then, I would need to update the hardware's firmware (upgrades, patches, etc)
I'm thinking of now, implementing a secure channel to upgrade this firmware, and for some checking to be performed by the hardware before ac... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/38812",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You're going to need more than application and protocol security. You'll also need robust hardware security.
It's easy to monitor the data flowing to and from the memory chips, or to read the content of a flash chip. Instructions stored in a CPU's flash memory can be retrieved through the JTAG port. Other side channe... | Why reinvent the wheel? Use rsync+ssh, scp, or sftp. |
38,812 | I'm a software developer working with hardware devices that are deployed on the field. Every now and then, I would need to update the hardware's firmware (upgrades, patches, etc)
I'm thinking of now, implementing a secure channel to upgrade this firmware, and for some checking to be performed by the hardware before ac... | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/38812",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You're going to need more than application and protocol security. You'll also need robust hardware security.
It's easy to monitor the data flowing to and from the memory chips, or to read the content of a flash chip. Instructions stored in a CPU's flash memory can be retrieved through the JTAG port. Other side channe... | Your question details no computational restrictions so I am assuming I have a modern CPU to solve the problem.
I personally think of shared secret as the lowest form of authentication. What you are describing seems to boil down to "How can this machine trust that the binary package it's being asked to run is in it's c... |
73,525,188 | Hi everyone hope you guys well!
So here is the deal; I have an android unity project which has not extra plugin or SDK.
When I am going to try to build project, this error appears. I'm stuck with this :(
Tried With this versions;
Unity Version:2021.3.5f1 ,2020.3.25f1
Gradle version: Built-in, 7.4.2, 6.2, 7.0.2
JDK... | 2022/08/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/73525188",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/16909470/"
] | **Suggestions:**
Download gradle version 6+ and go to preferences and give the path to that directory where you have downloaded the new gradle then go to Player publishing settings and uncheck any custom gradle or manifest (if they are checked) then check and delete files androidManifest and baseGradleTemplate from Pl... | I use Unity 2021.3, project includes Firebase, Admob, Ironsource. I did follow this steps and it's worked
* Delete folder: <PROJECT\_FOLDER>\Library\Bee\Android
* Android Resolver > Force Resolve
* Build again
Hope this helps! |
3,092,242 | I understand in Junit 4, @Before can be used to setup test fixtures for the test class's multiple test methods.
However, in my system, there are common test objects i would like to have available for all tests.
What is the most appropriate name for these objects and what is a good best practice way to store them? | 2010/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3092242",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/99033/"
] | The best practice is to create them in the fixture so as to keep the tests **isolated**, unless their state is not changed by the tests (such as a logger). Otherwise one may have side-effects between the tests: one test failing because of another one, or the opposite. | The preferred names for your common test objects will depend on what these objects really are (I can't help unless you provide more detail). If you want to share an object between all the tests then it must be static in your test class (JUnit will recreate the test class before every test). |
3,092,242 | I understand in Junit 4, @Before can be used to setup test fixtures for the test class's multiple test methods.
However, in my system, there are common test objects i would like to have available for all tests.
What is the most appropriate name for these objects and what is a good best practice way to store them? | 2010/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3092242",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/99033/"
] | There is definitely a use case for having some shared data between test cases. JUnit provides the @BeforeClass annotation for this. Should help you I hope...
<http://junit.sourceforge.net/javadoc/org/junit/BeforeClass.html> | The preferred names for your common test objects will depend on what these objects really are (I can't help unless you provide more detail). If you want to share an object between all the tests then it must be static in your test class (JUnit will recreate the test class before every test). |
3,092,242 | I understand in Junit 4, @Before can be used to setup test fixtures for the test class's multiple test methods.
However, in my system, there are common test objects i would like to have available for all tests.
What is the most appropriate name for these objects and what is a good best practice way to store them? | 2010/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3092242",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/99033/"
] | The best practice is to create them in the fixture so as to keep the tests **isolated**, unless their state is not changed by the tests (such as a logger). Otherwise one may have side-effects between the tests: one test failing because of another one, or the opposite. | There is definitely a use case for having some shared data between test cases. JUnit provides the @BeforeClass annotation for this. Should help you I hope...
<http://junit.sourceforge.net/javadoc/org/junit/BeforeClass.html> |
3,092,242 | I understand in Junit 4, @Before can be used to setup test fixtures for the test class's multiple test methods.
However, in my system, there are common test objects i would like to have available for all tests.
What is the most appropriate name for these objects and what is a good best practice way to store them? | 2010/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3092242",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/99033/"
] | The best practice is to create them in the fixture so as to keep the tests **isolated**, unless their state is not changed by the tests (such as a logger). Otherwise one may have side-effects between the tests: one test failing because of another one, or the opposite. | Why not have an abstract BaseTest superclass that holds the common objects and initializes them, either in the constructor or a @BeforeClass method? |
3,092,242 | I understand in Junit 4, @Before can be used to setup test fixtures for the test class's multiple test methods.
However, in my system, there are common test objects i would like to have available for all tests.
What is the most appropriate name for these objects and what is a good best practice way to store them? | 2010/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3092242",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/99033/"
] | There is definitely a use case for having some shared data between test cases. JUnit provides the @BeforeClass annotation for this. Should help you I hope...
<http://junit.sourceforge.net/javadoc/org/junit/BeforeClass.html> | Why not have an abstract BaseTest superclass that holds the common objects and initializes them, either in the constructor or a @BeforeClass method? |
24,419 | I am setting up my personal website, and I have designed a simple "Coming Soon / Under Construction" page which basically has nothing but a small notice for the users.
What kind of SEO can I make on this page such that it won't harm the full website's ranking later on? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/24419",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12566/"
] | Instead of a single "coming soon" or "under construction" line, expand it a little and explain *what* is coming soon and why a visitor should bookmark it or visit it again.
There's also no reason why you can't already include a short about paragraph, some contact information and possible even a little subscribe funct... | Make sure the content/keywords on the coming soon page is similar to the content that your final website will contain. Newer websites tend to get crawled less frequently so it may take a while to get your new website crawled and Google's index updated. So the snippet Google displays in their index may not be updated fo... |
24,419 | I am setting up my personal website, and I have designed a simple "Coming Soon / Under Construction" page which basically has nothing but a small notice for the users.
What kind of SEO can I make on this page such that it won't harm the full website's ranking later on? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/24419",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12566/"
] | Instead of a single "coming soon" or "under construction" line, expand it a little and explain *what* is coming soon and why a visitor should bookmark it or visit it again.
There's also no reason why you can't already include a short about paragraph, some contact information and possible even a little subscribe funct... | A good place to start would be to create a simple homepage with an email registration form for 'Early Bird Access'. Add a blog article (highlighting the future launch of your project) and some legal pages (e.g. Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Statement).
If you've got Google Webmaster Tools setup and ... |
24,419 | I am setting up my personal website, and I have designed a simple "Coming Soon / Under Construction" page which basically has nothing but a small notice for the users.
What kind of SEO can I make on this page such that it won't harm the full website's ranking later on? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/24419",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12566/"
] | I don't bother with "coming soon" for a domain.
It won't help SEO
-----------------
Search engines don't typically index coming soon pages, and even if they did, the coming soon page would only rank for the name of the website. No real progress on SEO can be made until there is actual content that contains keywords. ... | Make sure the content/keywords on the coming soon page is similar to the content that your final website will contain. Newer websites tend to get crawled less frequently so it may take a while to get your new website crawled and Google's index updated. So the snippet Google displays in their index may not be updated fo... |
24,419 | I am setting up my personal website, and I have designed a simple "Coming Soon / Under Construction" page which basically has nothing but a small notice for the users.
What kind of SEO can I make on this page such that it won't harm the full website's ranking later on? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/24419",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12566/"
] | Make sure the content/keywords on the coming soon page is similar to the content that your final website will contain. Newer websites tend to get crawled less frequently so it may take a while to get your new website crawled and Google's index updated. So the snippet Google displays in their index may not be updated fo... | A good place to start would be to create a simple homepage with an email registration form for 'Early Bird Access'. Add a blog article (highlighting the future launch of your project) and some legal pages (e.g. Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Statement).
If you've got Google Webmaster Tools setup and ... |
24,419 | I am setting up my personal website, and I have designed a simple "Coming Soon / Under Construction" page which basically has nothing but a small notice for the users.
What kind of SEO can I make on this page such that it won't harm the full website's ranking later on? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/24419",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/12566/"
] | I don't bother with "coming soon" for a domain.
It won't help SEO
-----------------
Search engines don't typically index coming soon pages, and even if they did, the coming soon page would only rank for the name of the website. No real progress on SEO can be made until there is actual content that contains keywords. ... | A good place to start would be to create a simple homepage with an email registration form for 'Early Bird Access'. Add a blog article (highlighting the future launch of your project) and some legal pages (e.g. Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Statement).
If you've got Google Webmaster Tools setup and ... |
3,692,518 | Is it possible to have a HTML Select containing elements, not just text values but say an object (specifically i'd like to add a JQuery slider with the text) but if someone could advice me generally how to do this, i could investigate. | 2010/09/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3692518",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/429664/"
] | No, definitely not. The default `select` element is rendered by the browser and can not be extended beyond its standard behaviour.
You would need to look into entirely JavaScript-powered SELECT alternatives.
[Here's](http://www.queness.com/post/204/25-jquery-plugins-that-enhance-and-beautify-html-form-elements#9) a s... | If you want to do this, don't use an HTML select element. Use a div or whatever, and implement the whole thing in javascript. Then you can add whatever functionality you like. |
29,615,196 | I am calling a web service and the data from the web service is in csv format.
If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
So, how can I save the data in csv with multipletab/sheets in c#.
I know csv with multiple tabs is not practical, but is there any damn way or any library to save... | 2015/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29615196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4780425/"
] | CSV, as a file format, assumes one "table" of data; in Excel terms that's one sheet of a workbook. While it's just plain text, and you can interpret it any way you want, the "standard" CSV format does not support what your supervisor is thinking.
You can fudge what you want a couple of ways:
* Use a different file fo... | >
> If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
>
>
>
Your answer is in your question, don't use text/csv (which most certainly can **not** do multiple sheets, it can't even do one sheet; there's no such thing as a sheet in text/csv though there is in how some applications like Exc... |
29,615,196 | I am calling a web service and the data from the web service is in csv format.
If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
So, how can I save the data in csv with multipletab/sheets in c#.
I know csv with multiple tabs is not practical, but is there any damn way or any library to save... | 2015/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29615196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4780425/"
] | >
> If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
>
>
>
Your answer is in your question, don't use text/csv (which most certainly can **not** do multiple sheets, it can't even do one sheet; there's no such thing as a sheet in text/csv though there is in how some applications like Exc... | I've been using this library for a while now,
<https://github.com/SheetJS/js-xlsx>
in my projects to import data and structure from formats like: xls(x), csv and xml but you can for sure save in that formats as well (all from client)!
Hope that can help you,, take a look on online demo,
<http://oss.sheetjs.com/j... |
29,615,196 | I am calling a web service and the data from the web service is in csv format.
If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
So, how can I save the data in csv with multipletab/sheets in c#.
I know csv with multiple tabs is not practical, but is there any damn way or any library to save... | 2015/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29615196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4780425/"
] | >
> If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
>
>
>
Your answer is in your question, don't use text/csv (which most certainly can **not** do multiple sheets, it can't even do one sheet; there's no such thing as a sheet in text/csv though there is in how some applications like Exc... | I think you want to reduce the size of your excel file. If yes then you can do it by saving it as xlsb i.e., Excel Binary Workbook format. Further, you can reduce your file size by deleting all the blank cells. |
29,615,196 | I am calling a web service and the data from the web service is in csv format.
If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
So, how can I save the data in csv with multipletab/sheets in c#.
I know csv with multiple tabs is not practical, but is there any damn way or any library to save... | 2015/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29615196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4780425/"
] | CSV, as a file format, assumes one "table" of data; in Excel terms that's one sheet of a workbook. While it's just plain text, and you can interpret it any way you want, the "standard" CSV format does not support what your supervisor is thinking.
You can fudge what you want a couple of ways:
* Use a different file fo... | I've been using this library for a while now,
<https://github.com/SheetJS/js-xlsx>
in my projects to import data and structure from formats like: xls(x), csv and xml but you can for sure save in that formats as well (all from client)!
Hope that can help you,, take a look on online demo,
<http://oss.sheetjs.com/j... |
29,615,196 | I am calling a web service and the data from the web service is in csv format.
If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
So, how can I save the data in csv with multipletab/sheets in c#.
I know csv with multiple tabs is not practical, but is there any damn way or any library to save... | 2015/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29615196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4780425/"
] | CSV, as a file format, assumes one "table" of data; in Excel terms that's one sheet of a workbook. While it's just plain text, and you can interpret it any way you want, the "standard" CSV format does not support what your supervisor is thinking.
You can fudge what you want a couple of ways:
* Use a different file fo... | I think you want to reduce the size of your excel file. If yes then you can do it by saving it as xlsb i.e., Excel Binary Workbook format. Further, you can reduce your file size by deleting all the blank cells. |
29,615,196 | I am calling a web service and the data from the web service is in csv format.
If I try to save data in xls/xlsx, then I get multiple sheets in a workbook.
So, how can I save the data in csv with multipletab/sheets in c#.
I know csv with multiple tabs is not practical, but is there any damn way or any library to save... | 2015/04/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29615196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4780425/"
] | I've been using this library for a while now,
<https://github.com/SheetJS/js-xlsx>
in my projects to import data and structure from formats like: xls(x), csv and xml but you can for sure save in that formats as well (all from client)!
Hope that can help you,, take a look on online demo,
<http://oss.sheetjs.com/j... | I think you want to reduce the size of your excel file. If yes then you can do it by saving it as xlsb i.e., Excel Binary Workbook format. Further, you can reduce your file size by deleting all the blank cells. |
711,018 | We have a dll that is a plug-in for a asp.net shopping cart software that customers can purchase. However, we want to lock that dll to a particular domain for security reasons and we don't want them to be able to read that dll or use that dll in another domain they may have. How can we do this? | 2009/04/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/711018",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/45429/"
] | Brainstorming:
* Hard-code a domain-check into the dll's main function and compile a new dll for each customer (ok, not scalable)
* Distribute a license file with the dll that stores the valid domain for the dll, encrypted. Have your DLL check for the file, decrypt the contents, and fail if the file is missing or the ... | The DLL could look at the incoming request's host header. |
33,829 | We want to use SPSS to compare two groups (2 independent samples t-test). The first group contains real data, the other group is fictional. This fictional group should contain as many "subjects" as the real (1st) group. But the mean is set to 0 and the standard deviation to 1 (standard normal distribution).
There are ... | 2012/08/07 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/33829",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/13123/"
] | Spectral coherence, if used correctly would do it. Coherence is computed at each frequency-and hence is a vector. Hence, a sum of a weighted coherence would be a good measure. You would typically want to weight the coherences at frequencies that have a high energy in the power spectral density. That way, you would be m... | Have you tried another approach for climate signal detection/modelling, like a wavelet analysis? The big problem that can arise with the DFT in climate analysis is actually what you mention: the oscillations are not perfectly periodic and they usually have different time spans so they can actually have many different o... |
33,829 | We want to use SPSS to compare two groups (2 independent samples t-test). The first group contains real data, the other group is fictional. This fictional group should contain as many "subjects" as the real (1st) group. But the mean is set to 0 and the standard deviation to 1 (standard normal distribution).
There are ... | 2012/08/07 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/33829",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/13123/"
] | Have you tried another approach for climate signal detection/modelling, like a wavelet analysis? The big problem that can arise with the DFT in climate analysis is actually what you mention: the oscillations are not perfectly periodic and they usually have different time spans so they can actually have many different o... | I voted for and second the use of wavelet and spectrogram based analysis as an alternative to dft. If you can decompose your series into localized time-frequency bins, it reduces the fourier problems of aperiodicity and non-stationarity, as well as provides a nice profile of discretized data to compare.
Once the data ... |
33,829 | We want to use SPSS to compare two groups (2 independent samples t-test). The first group contains real data, the other group is fictional. This fictional group should contain as many "subjects" as the real (1st) group. But the mean is set to 0 and the standard deviation to 1 (standard normal distribution).
There are ... | 2012/08/07 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/33829",
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] | Spectral coherence, if used correctly would do it. Coherence is computed at each frequency-and hence is a vector. Hence, a sum of a weighted coherence would be a good measure. You would typically want to weight the coherences at frequencies that have a high energy in the power spectral density. That way, you would be m... | I voted for and second the use of wavelet and spectrogram based analysis as an alternative to dft. If you can decompose your series into localized time-frequency bins, it reduces the fourier problems of aperiodicity and non-stationarity, as well as provides a nice profile of discretized data to compare.
Once the data ... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
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] | Shooting manual mode doesn't make you a better photographer, understanding what all the settings effectively do will. Your camera has three basic settings:
* **Aperture**: Use this to control depth of field (DoF). This is usually the most important setting to most photographers, as it influences both subject matter an... | In general you want to use as low an ISO setting as you can to avoid noise. If the lowest ISO means shooting at a low shutter speed, say 1/15th then you may bump up the ISO a bit so that you can shoot at a faster shutter speed.
If the light isn't changing, setting everything manually means that you get consistent exp... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | First, stay away from the "icons" on your 500D. These are the automated settings, and offer no freedom to choose your aperture and shutter speed.
Once you do that, here are four simple rules I follow:
Rule #1: stay above 1/60.
-------------------------
If you are using a tripod, you can go below this speed, but when... | Exposure
========
There are several technical factors that will affect your images directly which you have control over. Depending on each situation that you want to shoot, you may want to have the others adjusted automatically by your camera, or adjust all of them manually yourself. Shooting moving subjects generally... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | Taking all photos in full manual mode seems a bit extreme to me.
To get proper exposure in manual mode just use the small light meter in the viewfinder or on the back screen and adjust the settings until the little arrow is in the middle - or - half press the shutter button on Auto, P, Av or Tv mode (this will show yo... | Exposure
========
There are several technical factors that will affect your images directly which you have control over. Depending on each situation that you want to shoot, you may want to have the others adjusted automatically by your camera, or adjust all of them manually yourself. Shooting moving subjects generally... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | Shooting manual mode doesn't make you a better photographer, understanding what all the settings effectively do will. Your camera has three basic settings:
* **Aperture**: Use this to control depth of field (DoF). This is usually the most important setting to most photographers, as it influences both subject matter an... | I'll provide some answers for some specific situations where I find manual mode useful, with or without auto-ISO:
* **Astrophotography.** For moon, I use f/8 (the sharpest aperture of the lens @ 250mm), ISO 100, 1/200 s. This provides exposure equivalent to the Looney f/11 rule, but with a sharper aperture. For milky ... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | In general you want to use as low an ISO setting as you can to avoid noise. If the lowest ISO means shooting at a low shutter speed, say 1/15th then you may bump up the ISO a bit so that you can shoot at a faster shutter speed.
If the light isn't changing, setting everything manually means that you get consistent exp... | I'll provide some answers for some specific situations where I find manual mode useful, with or without auto-ISO:
* **Astrophotography.** For moon, I use f/8 (the sharpest aperture of the lens @ 250mm), ISO 100, 1/200 s. This provides exposure equivalent to the Looney f/11 rule, but with a sharper aperture. For milky ... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | First, stay away from the "icons" on your 500D. These are the automated settings, and offer no freedom to choose your aperture and shutter speed.
Once you do that, here are four simple rules I follow:
Rule #1: stay above 1/60.
-------------------------
If you are using a tripod, you can go below this speed, but when... | I'll provide some answers for some specific situations where I find manual mode useful, with or without auto-ISO:
* **Astrophotography.** For moon, I use f/8 (the sharpest aperture of the lens @ 250mm), ISO 100, 1/200 s. This provides exposure equivalent to the Looney f/11 rule, but with a sharper aperture. For milky ... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | In general you want to use as low an ISO setting as you can to avoid noise. If the lowest ISO means shooting at a low shutter speed, say 1/15th then you may bump up the ISO a bit so that you can shoot at a faster shutter speed.
If the light isn't changing, setting everything manually means that you get consistent exp... | Exposure
========
There are several technical factors that will affect your images directly which you have control over. Depending on each situation that you want to shoot, you may want to have the others adjusted automatically by your camera, or adjust all of them manually yourself. Shooting moving subjects generally... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | Shooting manual mode doesn't make you a better photographer, understanding what all the settings effectively do will. Your camera has three basic settings:
* **Aperture**: Use this to control depth of field (DoF). This is usually the most important setting to most photographers, as it influences both subject matter an... | Exposure
========
There are several technical factors that will affect your images directly which you have control over. Depending on each situation that you want to shoot, you may want to have the others adjusted automatically by your camera, or adjust all of them manually yourself. Shooting moving subjects generally... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | First, stay away from the "icons" on your 500D. These are the automated settings, and offer no freedom to choose your aperture and shutter speed.
Once you do that, here are four simple rules I follow:
Rule #1: stay above 1/60.
-------------------------
If you are using a tripod, you can go below this speed, but when... | In general you want to use as low an ISO setting as you can to avoid noise. If the lowest ISO means shooting at a low shutter speed, say 1/15th then you may bump up the ISO a bit so that you can shoot at a faster shutter speed.
If the light isn't changing, setting everything manually means that you get consistent exp... |
11,548 | I have purchased my first DSLR (a Canon 500D) and have been playing around quite a lot within the aperture priority mode, with auto shutter speed and ISO.
Anyways as I would like to become a better photographer I would like to start taking *all* my photos in Full Manual mode.
Are there any general rules that I should... | 2011/05/03 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/11548",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/4990/"
] | Shooting manual mode doesn't make you a better photographer, understanding what all the settings effectively do will. Your camera has three basic settings:
* **Aperture**: Use this to control depth of field (DoF). This is usually the most important setting to most photographers, as it influences both subject matter an... | First, stay away from the "icons" on your 500D. These are the automated settings, and offer no freedom to choose your aperture and shutter speed.
Once you do that, here are four simple rules I follow:
Rule #1: stay above 1/60.
-------------------------
If you are using a tripod, you can go below this speed, but when... |
24,951 | My [4yr old son](https://nationalbikechallenge.org/rider/39497) has a [16in Bikestar](http://amzn.com/B003YT1B8E) and at times he maxes out the gearing on it trying to keep up with his old man. How feasible is it to add either a 2 or 3 speed hub to such a bike? I'm concerned about how much space the hub is going to tak... | 2014/10/01 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/24951",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/6782/"
] | It's pretty easy if you have a spoke cutter and are willing to run a funny spoke pattern. I suggest buying (ideally second hand) a three speed hub and lacing it into the 16" rim yourself. With a wheel that small and a child on it there's not enough load to make strength an issue, so you can reasonably either lace a 20 ... | I don't think that its a good idea given that in a few months, you're going to want a 20 inch bicycle for the child. IGH's wouldn't work since the hub width is likely smaller than standard, and mounting a derailleur would be a problem as well. Also, if you were to find a compatible hub or whatever (given the 20 spoke c... |
24,951 | My [4yr old son](https://nationalbikechallenge.org/rider/39497) has a [16in Bikestar](http://amzn.com/B003YT1B8E) and at times he maxes out the gearing on it trying to keep up with his old man. How feasible is it to add either a 2 or 3 speed hub to such a bike? I'm concerned about how much space the hub is going to tak... | 2014/10/01 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/24951",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/6782/"
] | I don't think that its a good idea given that in a few months, you're going to want a 20 inch bicycle for the child. IGH's wouldn't work since the hub width is likely smaller than standard, and mounting a derailleur would be a problem as well. Also, if you were to find a compatible hub or whatever (given the 20 spoke c... | Old thread but why don’t you think the other way and do a “dingle” , put in a double chainring and shift on that rather than the sprocket.... too simple folks. |
24,951 | My [4yr old son](https://nationalbikechallenge.org/rider/39497) has a [16in Bikestar](http://amzn.com/B003YT1B8E) and at times he maxes out the gearing on it trying to keep up with his old man. How feasible is it to add either a 2 or 3 speed hub to such a bike? I'm concerned about how much space the hub is going to tak... | 2014/10/01 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/24951",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/6782/"
] | It's pretty easy if you have a spoke cutter and are willing to run a funny spoke pattern. I suggest buying (ideally second hand) a three speed hub and lacing it into the 16" rim yourself. With a wheel that small and a child on it there's not enough load to make strength an issue, so you can reasonably either lace a 20 ... | A [Brompton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brompton_Bicycle) uses a 16" wheel size, which means you could get a used Brompton wheel with Sturmey Archer 3-speed hub and swap it out. The only problem is that such wheels are rather expensive even used. |
24,951 | My [4yr old son](https://nationalbikechallenge.org/rider/39497) has a [16in Bikestar](http://amzn.com/B003YT1B8E) and at times he maxes out the gearing on it trying to keep up with his old man. How feasible is it to add either a 2 or 3 speed hub to such a bike? I'm concerned about how much space the hub is going to tak... | 2014/10/01 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/24951",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/6782/"
] | It's pretty easy if you have a spoke cutter and are willing to run a funny spoke pattern. I suggest buying (ideally second hand) a three speed hub and lacing it into the 16" rim yourself. With a wheel that small and a child on it there's not enough load to make strength an issue, so you can reasonably either lace a 20 ... | You could buy a rear wheel from Woom with the Scram automatic 2 speed rear hub. It shifts gears when the hub reaches a certain speed.
I am in the same boat as you trying to modify a 16" bike for my 4 year old |
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