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9,552,105 | I am currently working on a Java graphics API and want to enable easy customization. Part of what I have in mind is being able to replace standard code with custom code. To achieve this, I'm wondering if I can have the methods of my code reference code in external, swappable files (that may or may not be written in a d... | 2012/03/04 | [
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] | I think this is not the way to go, if you want to offer customization to your library, interfaces and abstract classes are your best bet. Implementing wrappers for other languages will be very inefficient and probably relatively slow, not even starting with the complexity it add to your code. How are you going to pass ... | What you are asking to do sounds exactly like what the Reflection A.P.I. can offer:
**Extensibility Features**
An application may make use of external, user-defined classes by creating instances of extensibility objects using their fully-qualified names.
Read up more on it here:
<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor... |
2,905 | There comes a time when time-outs don't cut it anymore.
Normally, when my kids exercise poor judgement, I let them experience natural consequences. However, sometimes their actions go against what we are teaching them and the consequences are rewarding.
When pre-teens break the rules or disobey, what consequences ar... | 2011/09/13 | [
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] | It depends on the privileges they have. Sometimes, giving them extra chores is appropriate (say, if they've broken something and you want them to make restitution.) Many times, though, you'll want to take something away from them. Anything short of food, clothing, and the roof over their heads is fair game-- depending ... | Besides taking away privileges, it is really important to kids this age to express themselves as individuals. You may not always like what they choose to wear but sometimes it's tolerable. Make sure you have given them enough so that there is plenty to take away.
How they want their hair done.
A special pair of shoes.... |
2,905 | There comes a time when time-outs don't cut it anymore.
Normally, when my kids exercise poor judgement, I let them experience natural consequences. However, sometimes their actions go against what we are teaching them and the consequences are rewarding.
When pre-teens break the rules or disobey, what consequences ar... | 2011/09/13 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/2905",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | It depends on the privileges they have. Sometimes, giving them extra chores is appropriate (say, if they've broken something and you want them to make restitution.) Many times, though, you'll want to take something away from them. Anything short of food, clothing, and the roof over their heads is fair game-- depending ... | Developmentally, preteens and teens are at the age they are supposed to question everything. This makes for some delightful challenges. The piece that helps with their questioning is that they also like to feel like they have some ownership or control over their life. It is absolutely appropriate at that age to sit dow... |
2,905 | There comes a time when time-outs don't cut it anymore.
Normally, when my kids exercise poor judgement, I let them experience natural consequences. However, sometimes their actions go against what we are teaching them and the consequences are rewarding.
When pre-teens break the rules or disobey, what consequences ar... | 2011/09/13 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/2905",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | It depends on the privileges they have. Sometimes, giving them extra chores is appropriate (say, if they've broken something and you want them to make restitution.) Many times, though, you'll want to take something away from them. Anything short of food, clothing, and the roof over their heads is fair game-- depending ... | Preteens are at a particular stage in life that makes them **very different** from their younger selves **and very different** from adults. That means they are often motivated differently so your question is exceptional in its likely quality in terms of others needing similar advice.
The first thing to know is that at... |
2,905 | There comes a time when time-outs don't cut it anymore.
Normally, when my kids exercise poor judgement, I let them experience natural consequences. However, sometimes their actions go against what we are teaching them and the consequences are rewarding.
When pre-teens break the rules or disobey, what consequences ar... | 2011/09/13 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/2905",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Developmentally, preteens and teens are at the age they are supposed to question everything. This makes for some delightful challenges. The piece that helps with their questioning is that they also like to feel like they have some ownership or control over their life. It is absolutely appropriate at that age to sit dow... | Besides taking away privileges, it is really important to kids this age to express themselves as individuals. You may not always like what they choose to wear but sometimes it's tolerable. Make sure you have given them enough so that there is plenty to take away.
How they want their hair done.
A special pair of shoes.... |
2,905 | There comes a time when time-outs don't cut it anymore.
Normally, when my kids exercise poor judgement, I let them experience natural consequences. However, sometimes their actions go against what we are teaching them and the consequences are rewarding.
When pre-teens break the rules or disobey, what consequences ar... | 2011/09/13 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/2905",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/61/"
] | Developmentally, preteens and teens are at the age they are supposed to question everything. This makes for some delightful challenges. The piece that helps with their questioning is that they also like to feel like they have some ownership or control over their life. It is absolutely appropriate at that age to sit dow... | Preteens are at a particular stage in life that makes them **very different** from their younger selves **and very different** from adults. That means they are often motivated differently so your question is exceptional in its likely quality in terms of others needing similar advice.
The first thing to know is that at... |
49,741 | I am going to start a little side project very soon, but this time i want to do not just the little UML domain model and case diagrams i often do before programming, i thought about making a full functional specification. Is there anybody that has experience writing functional specifications that could recommend me wha... | 2011/02/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/49741",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | There's three things to keep in mind
1) You have to start somewhere
Have you identified what the problem this project is trying to solve is? You also could start by saying "Here are the things this project would not be complete if it couldn't do." I have also seen some projects (some successful, others not so much) d... | Preparing all these documents may take months! Looks like a waterfall kind of approach to me.
I cannot suggest adding anything more to your list unless you take out a few from it. I guess the artefacts to be produced will depend on culture within your organisation, and skill set of the developers. |
49,741 | I am going to start a little side project very soon, but this time i want to do not just the little UML domain model and case diagrams i often do before programming, i thought about making a full functional specification. Is there anybody that has experience writing functional specifications that could recommend me wha... | 2011/02/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/49741",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | Preparing all these documents may take months! Looks like a waterfall kind of approach to me.
I cannot suggest adding anything more to your list unless you take out a few from it. I guess the artefacts to be produced will depend on culture within your organisation, and skill set of the developers. | There is no better functional specification that a working but fugly prototype, precisely because of the problems with a waterfall approach. |
49,741 | I am going to start a little side project very soon, but this time i want to do not just the little UML domain model and case diagrams i often do before programming, i thought about making a full functional specification. Is there anybody that has experience writing functional specifications that could recommend me wha... | 2011/02/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/49741",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17839/"
] | There's three things to keep in mind
1) You have to start somewhere
Have you identified what the problem this project is trying to solve is? You also could start by saying "Here are the things this project would not be complete if it couldn't do." I have also seen some projects (some successful, others not so much) d... | I would split your list into three parts: the stuff users care about, the stuff programmers care about and the stuff managers care about. Let a programmer do their part and a manager do their part. The programmer will probably need to provide estimates for parts of the project to the manager and the manager to provide ... |
49,741 | I am going to start a little side project very soon, but this time i want to do not just the little UML domain model and case diagrams i often do before programming, i thought about making a full functional specification. Is there anybody that has experience writing functional specifications that could recommend me wha... | 2011/02/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/49741",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17839/"
] | There's three things to keep in mind
1) You have to start somewhere
Have you identified what the problem this project is trying to solve is? You also could start by saying "Here are the things this project would not be complete if it couldn't do." I have also seen some projects (some successful, others not so much) d... | There is no better functional specification that a working but fugly prototype, precisely because of the problems with a waterfall approach. |
49,741 | I am going to start a little side project very soon, but this time i want to do not just the little UML domain model and case diagrams i often do before programming, i thought about making a full functional specification. Is there anybody that has experience writing functional specifications that could recommend me wha... | 2011/02/19 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/49741",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17839/"
] | I would split your list into three parts: the stuff users care about, the stuff programmers care about and the stuff managers care about. Let a programmer do their part and a manager do their part. The programmer will probably need to provide estimates for parts of the project to the manager and the manager to provide ... | There is no better functional specification that a working but fugly prototype, precisely because of the problems with a waterfall approach. |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
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] | It's a somewhat complex question. Let's start with your first sentence:
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> If you are heavier you will be stronger whether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
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No, I don't agree. What is true is that in martial arts and boxing lighter fighters have a disadvantage, probably even ag... | >
> If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
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There is no science which supports this claim.
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> So if you have excessive fat, wi... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
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] | >
> If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
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On what do you base this? Apart from very few lifts where a bit more body weight helps you, I can't see a scenario that shows having extra fat helps you lift weights.
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> Say there is a version ... | >
> If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
>
>
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There is no science which supports this claim.
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> So if you have excessive fat, wi... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
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] | Most sports require lean performance as fat adds nothing but sport baggage. Good 40 yard times and slam dunks require it. IF you push your fat percentage below 5% other organs including the immune system will be compromised. Many Olympic performances have not gone as expected for this reason. Sumo wrestlers, cannon bal... | Muscles make you stronger, not fat, fat will make you slow and lazy because Muscle is more metabolically active than fat. Since muscle is denser, if you compare two equal sizes of fat and muscle, the muscle would weigh more. The density of fat is .9g/ml whereas the density of muscle is 1.1g/ml. these numbers can vary d... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/13435/"
] | >
> If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
>
>
>
On what do you base this? Apart from very few lifts where a bit more body weight helps you, I can't see a scenario that shows having extra fat helps you lift weights.
>
> Say there is a version ... | Muscles make you stronger, not fat, fat will make you slow and lazy because Muscle is more metabolically active than fat. Since muscle is denser, if you compare two equal sizes of fat and muscle, the muscle would weigh more. The density of fat is .9g/ml whereas the density of muscle is 1.1g/ml. these numbers can vary d... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/13435/"
] | >
> If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
>
>
>
There is no science which supports this claim.
>
> So if you have excessive fat, wi... | Muscles make you stronger, not fat, fat will make you slow and lazy because Muscle is more metabolically active than fat. Since muscle is denser, if you compare two equal sizes of fat and muscle, the muscle would weigh more. The density of fat is .9g/ml whereas the density of muscle is 1.1g/ml. these numbers can vary d... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/13435/"
] | >
> If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
>
>
>
On what do you base this? Apart from very few lifts where a bit more body weight helps you, I can't see a scenario that shows having extra fat helps you lift weights.
>
> Say there is a version ... | Most sports require lean performance as fat adds nothing but sport baggage. Good 40 yard times and slam dunks require it. IF you push your fat percentage below 5% other organs including the immune system will be compromised. Many Olympic performances have not gone as expected for this reason. Sumo wrestlers, cannon bal... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/13435/"
] | >
> If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
>
>
>
On what do you base this? Apart from very few lifts where a bit more body weight helps you, I can't see a scenario that shows having extra fat helps you lift weights.
>
> Say there is a version ... | It's a somewhat complex question. Let's start with your first sentence:
>
> If you are heavier you will be stronger whether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
>
>
>
No, I don't agree. What is true is that in martial arts and boxing lighter fighters have a disadvantage, probably even ag... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/13435/"
] | It's a somewhat complex question. Let's start with your first sentence:
>
> If you are heavier you will be stronger whether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
>
>
>
No, I don't agree. What is true is that in martial arts and boxing lighter fighters have a disadvantage, probably even ag... | Most sports require lean performance as fat adds nothing but sport baggage. Good 40 yard times and slam dunks require it. IF you push your fat percentage below 5% other organs including the immune system will be compromised. Many Olympic performances have not gone as expected for this reason. Sumo wrestlers, cannon bal... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/13435/"
] | It's a somewhat complex question. Let's start with your first sentence:
>
> If you are heavier you will be stronger whether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
>
>
>
No, I don't agree. What is true is that in martial arts and boxing lighter fighters have a disadvantage, probably even ag... | Muscles make you stronger, not fat, fat will make you slow and lazy because Muscle is more metabolically active than fat. Since muscle is denser, if you compare two equal sizes of fat and muscle, the muscle would weigh more. The density of fat is .9g/ml whereas the density of muscle is 1.1g/ml. these numbers can vary d... |
41,645 | If you are heavier you will be stronger wether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that. (I'm not talking about overly fat because at that point it would probably not hold true due to health reasons)
So if you have excessive fat, will you gain more muscle because you can lift heavier then the versi... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/41645",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/13435/"
] | It's a somewhat complex question. Let's start with your first sentence:
>
> If you are heavier you will be stronger whether this is by fat or by muscle I think we can all agree on that.
>
>
>
No, I don't agree. What is true is that in martial arts and boxing lighter fighters have a disadvantage, probably even ag... | Yes and no, there are some misconceptions, and there is no clear undisputable answer to any such question (as there are three dozen factors playing in, and diagonally opposing goals).
No single thing is always good (or always bad) and no single thing works well for everybody and in every situation. Or, for every goa... |
664,074 | I have HP ELiteBook , this problem has become a routine headache for me (after every 20, 25 minutes\_ - While using, suddenly everything hangs and black out goes around and then a message pop at the task bar below that display driver stopped ...and successfully recovered but the hangs and black screen continues and the... | 2013/10/23 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/664074",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/256777/"
] | I had the same issue with mine, so I contacted apple support. when you are in System Preferences>Displays - hold the option key while clicking on scaled, all the resolutions will appear again. I hope this helps! | I had the same problem on my 3840x1024 Matrox TripleHead2Go display. After upgrading to Mavericks, it detected the display as 1280x1024 with no option in Display Preference to select my previous resolution.
I solved the problem by installing "[SwitchResX](https://www.macupdate.com/app/iphone/8355/switchresx)" which al... |
63,688 | I'm considering a passive solar radiant heating installation in the Chicago area and was wondering if it would be feasible to store enough water/energy to support heating for most of the night. The house already has a gas central furnace, and can serve as backup, but the winter bills have been as high as $300-400 (for ... | 2015/04/15 | [
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] | You could use a plug cutter to remove the screw and surrounding wood.
 | Grip Pliers (Vice Grip) to clamp the tip of the screw and unscrew. Thats what I would do. unless the head will get stuck as its going out the other end.
You will need to clamp the head parallel to the board so that you can get maximum torque.
 |
63,688 | I'm considering a passive solar radiant heating installation in the Chicago area and was wondering if it would be feasible to store enough water/energy to support heating for most of the night. The house already has a gas central furnace, and can serve as backup, but the winter bills have been as high as $300-400 (for ... | 2015/04/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/63688",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | If I were doing this, I'd use a hole saw with a portable drill press.
If the hole saw leaves a rough hole, you can follow up with a larger forstner bit.
 to clamp the tip of the screw and unscrew. Thats what I would do. unless the head will get stuck as its going out the other end.
You will need to clamp the head parallel to the board so that you can get maximum torque.
 |
63,688 | I'm considering a passive solar radiant heating installation in the Chicago area and was wondering if it would be feasible to store enough water/energy to support heating for most of the night. The house already has a gas central furnace, and can serve as backup, but the winter bills have been as high as $300-400 (for ... | 2015/04/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/63688",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | Replying to this tread with my experience based upon the hole-saw recommendation above. First of all, this sucks. What would be a 3-second step to remove the spindle turns into a 3 minute step per spindle, after a run to the hardware store for a 5/8" holesaw bit you likely don't just have laying around. Remove the pilo... | Grip Pliers (Vice Grip) to clamp the tip of the screw and unscrew. Thats what I would do. unless the head will get stuck as its going out the other end.
You will need to clamp the head parallel to the board so that you can get maximum torque.
 |
360,758 | Is there a way to make the Apple Watch display a 24-hour single-hand watch face? Preferably with midnight on the bottom, and noon at the top?
Something like this:
 | 2019/05/23 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/360758",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
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] | When it comes to Apple Watch faces, one is limited to [customizations](https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/customize-the-watch-face-apdb0c5fb937/watchos) as per what Apple allows.
App Store Review Guidelines restrict app developers from creating custom watch faces.
* <https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/gu... | Apple has a Solar Dial face that is practically the same as a single arm 24 hr. face.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/o5QFG.png)
[...
Is it ok to give a jQuery answer if the OP has tagged jQuery, but does not use it in their code? It screams "mis-tag" to me, versus "gimme dat jQuery".
More or less, should jQuery answers be valid on a mis-t... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/275208",
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] | To me it depends on the question. If the question is
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> "How do I do X in JavaScript"
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where X is something that's not really doable in regular javascript, but has a reasonably simple solution in jQuery, then it seems like it's a fine thing to answer with a jQuery answer regardless of whether it's tagged th... | If you feel that the answer isn't helpful, you're more than welcome to downvote it. If others feel that it is a helpful answer, despite using a tool not mentioned in the question, they may upvote it. Everyone is free to provide the feedback they feel is most appropriate.
Your first comment certainly isn't inappropriat... |
275,208 | Going off this question [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26537486/radio-button-clears-text-boxes)...
Is it ok to give a jQuery answer if the OP has tagged jQuery, but does not use it in their code? It screams "mis-tag" to me, versus "gimme dat jQuery".
More or less, should jQuery answers be valid on a mis-t... | 2014/10/23 | [
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] | I tend to agree with this author's rationale [expressed in his comment in a discussion on this subject:](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30896297/onclick-function-in-javascript/30896696#30896696)
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> The only person here that should have issues with my answer is the poster then. Not you. I told him/her how to do ... | To me it depends on the question. If the question is
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> "How do I do X in JavaScript"
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>
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where X is something that's not really doable in regular javascript, but has a reasonably simple solution in jQuery, then it seems like it's a fine thing to answer with a jQuery answer regardless of whether it's tagged th... |
275,208 | Going off this question [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26537486/radio-button-clears-text-boxes)...
Is it ok to give a jQuery answer if the OP has tagged jQuery, but does not use it in their code? It screams "mis-tag" to me, versus "gimme dat jQuery".
More or less, should jQuery answers be valid on a mis-t... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/275208",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
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] | Sometimes it can be hard to make grand statements about how much jQuery to use. None? Martijn's classic link depicting "needs more jQuery"?
I think each instance is kind of different and here is my take on this one.
Based on looking at this user's past history of posts they are attempting to integrate jQuery but do n... | If you feel that the answer isn't helpful, you're more than welcome to downvote it. If others feel that it is a helpful answer, despite using a tool not mentioned in the question, they may upvote it. Everyone is free to provide the feedback they feel is most appropriate.
Your first comment certainly isn't inappropriat... |
275,208 | Going off this question [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26537486/radio-button-clears-text-boxes)...
Is it ok to give a jQuery answer if the OP has tagged jQuery, but does not use it in their code? It screams "mis-tag" to me, versus "gimme dat jQuery".
More or less, should jQuery answers be valid on a mis-t... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/275208",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/774078/"
] | I tend to agree with this author's rationale [expressed in his comment in a discussion on this subject:](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30896297/onclick-function-in-javascript/30896696#30896696)
>
> The only person here that should have issues with my answer is the poster then. Not you. I told him/her how to do ... | Sometimes it can be hard to make grand statements about how much jQuery to use. None? Martijn's classic link depicting "needs more jQuery"?
I think each instance is kind of different and here is my take on this one.
Based on looking at this user's past history of posts they are attempting to integrate jQuery but do n... |
275,208 | Going off this question [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26537486/radio-button-clears-text-boxes)...
Is it ok to give a jQuery answer if the OP has tagged jQuery, but does not use it in their code? It screams "mis-tag" to me, versus "gimme dat jQuery".
More or less, should jQuery answers be valid on a mis-t... | 2014/10/23 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/275208",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/774078/"
] | I tend to agree with this author's rationale [expressed in his comment in a discussion on this subject:](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30896297/onclick-function-in-javascript/30896696#30896696)
>
> The only person here that should have issues with my answer is the poster then. Not you. I told him/her how to do ... | If you feel that the answer isn't helpful, you're more than welcome to downvote it. If others feel that it is a helpful answer, despite using a tool not mentioned in the question, they may upvote it. Everyone is free to provide the feedback they feel is most appropriate.
Your first comment certainly isn't inappropriat... |
50,438 | I have a Macbook Pro with an OWC DataDoubler drive caddy replacing the Superdrive (installed at an Apple premium reseller, when I bought it, so I can still have my warranty).
The main drive slot has an SSD, and the Superdrive slot has the original 750GB hard drive. It all works great, and I have Lion installed on the ... | 2012/05/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/50438",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/22431/"
] | Look here:
* [How can I install boot camp off a Windows 7 USB flash drive?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/q/8044/14994)
and here:
* [Install Bootcamp Windows7 off external USB optical drive on Lion system](https://apple.stackexchange.com/q/22890/14994)
Maybe rEFIt will work for you too, but be aware of this:
*... | I had this same problem. I used Daemon tools Lite for mac (free) to mount the .iso file and bootcamp let me create the partition, Then I used Winclone 3.5 (not free) to restore an old image I made.
If you don't have an image, you'll have to find a friend with the same model macbook pro you have and see if they will d... |
6,313 | Here is what I have:
1. Site licences for Mindstorms Software 1.0 (NXT) and EV3.
2. An upgrade to Version 2.0 for the NXT
3. 9 NXT kits
4. 4 EV3 kits
5. 2 Renewable Energy Kits and Temperature sensors
My problem is that on the NXT units, the only version of the software which supports the Renewable energy/temperature... | 2015/05/11 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6313",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/5774/"
] | 1. You probably don't need it, but the LEGO Education NXT 2.1 Software is still for sale through [LEGO Education](http://education.lego.com) (at least in the USA). They do not advertise and upgrade price, but it does not hurt to ask.
2. The Energy Meter blocks are available for download on the LEGO Education website. I... | I managed to install my license of Mindstorms Edu NXT v2.0 (Windows 7 x64) and the software has Data Logging and the Temperature Sensor Block.
If you have an upgrade from v1.0 to v2.0 at least the Temperature Sensor Block will be available. |
3,455 | On the sidesticks of Airbus aircraft, there is a Priority Takeover button. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-stick) has this to say:
>
> In typical Airbus side-stick implementations, the sticks are independent. The plane's computer either aggregates multiple inputs or a pilot can press a "priority button"... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3455",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/97/"
] | It's been several years since I worked at United's flight training center, but if my memory serves me, it is there in case the system is receiving input that the pilot wants to exclude. As was explained to me, an example of this would be the other pilot becoming incapacitated, with their body leaning against the sidest... | As far as I recall the priority button suppresses the other stick **and autopilot**. Since it is right under the thumb on the side-stick, that makes it quicker way to disconnect autopilot than navigating the other hand to the flight management panel.
The overall idea is that when the pilot needs to make manual input q... |
3,455 | On the sidesticks of Airbus aircraft, there is a Priority Takeover button. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-stick) has this to say:
>
> In typical Airbus side-stick implementations, the sticks are independent. The plane's computer either aggregates multiple inputs or a pilot can press a "priority button"... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3455",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/97/"
] | It's been several years since I worked at United's flight training center, but if my memory serves me, it is there in case the system is receiving input that the pilot wants to exclude. As was explained to me, an example of this would be the other pilot becoming incapacitated, with their body leaning against the sidest... | I'm not sure it exactly answers your question, but there is an excellent example of why this feature ought to always be used in an emergency situation.
[Air France Flight 447](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447#Final_report) was an Airbus A330, I'm not entirely certain if it had this feature (I assume ... |
3,455 | On the sidesticks of Airbus aircraft, there is a Priority Takeover button. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-stick) has this to say:
>
> In typical Airbus side-stick implementations, the sticks are independent. The plane's computer either aggregates multiple inputs or a pilot can press a "priority button"... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3455",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/97/"
] | It's been several years since I worked at United's flight training center, but if my memory serves me, it is there in case the system is receiving input that the pilot wants to exclude. As was explained to me, an example of this would be the other pilot becoming incapacitated, with their body leaning against the sidest... | A prime reason for this is the fact that the Airbus sidesticks are not connected mechanically, unlike the center control columns of other aircraft. In the event of conflicting inputs from both pilots, such a condition would not be readily apparent. With mechanically connected columns, conflicting input is not possible,... |
3,455 | On the sidesticks of Airbus aircraft, there is a Priority Takeover button. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-stick) has this to say:
>
> In typical Airbus side-stick implementations, the sticks are independent. The plane's computer either aggregates multiple inputs or a pilot can press a "priority button"... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3455",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/97/"
] | The priority button is not normally used when taking over controls from the other pilot. Even in Airbus the control hand over is done verbally. The pilot who wants the control says, *'I have controls'* and the pilot who gives the control says, *'You have controls.'* Or if the flying pilot wants to give the controls to ... | As far as I recall the priority button suppresses the other stick **and autopilot**. Since it is right under the thumb on the side-stick, that makes it quicker way to disconnect autopilot than navigating the other hand to the flight management panel.
The overall idea is that when the pilot needs to make manual input q... |
3,455 | On the sidesticks of Airbus aircraft, there is a Priority Takeover button. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-stick) has this to say:
>
> In typical Airbus side-stick implementations, the sticks are independent. The plane's computer either aggregates multiple inputs or a pilot can press a "priority button"... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3455",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/97/"
] | The priority button is not normally used when taking over controls from the other pilot. Even in Airbus the control hand over is done verbally. The pilot who wants the control says, *'I have controls'* and the pilot who gives the control says, *'You have controls.'* Or if the flying pilot wants to give the controls to ... | I'm not sure it exactly answers your question, but there is an excellent example of why this feature ought to always be used in an emergency situation.
[Air France Flight 447](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447#Final_report) was an Airbus A330, I'm not entirely certain if it had this feature (I assume ... |
3,455 | On the sidesticks of Airbus aircraft, there is a Priority Takeover button. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-stick) has this to say:
>
> In typical Airbus side-stick implementations, the sticks are independent. The plane's computer either aggregates multiple inputs or a pilot can press a "priority button"... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3455",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/97/"
] | The priority button is not normally used when taking over controls from the other pilot. Even in Airbus the control hand over is done verbally. The pilot who wants the control says, *'I have controls'* and the pilot who gives the control says, *'You have controls.'* Or if the flying pilot wants to give the controls to ... | A prime reason for this is the fact that the Airbus sidesticks are not connected mechanically, unlike the center control columns of other aircraft. In the event of conflicting inputs from both pilots, such a condition would not be readily apparent. With mechanically connected columns, conflicting input is not possible,... |
30,898 | I'm not exactly sure what type of palm tree this is but I was wondering if I could use it for Hugelkultur (burying it in the ground as a form of compost for my plants). I realise some trees (eg. Eucalyptus) are not good for this technique.
[![Palm tree I would like to use for Hugelkultur](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Uh... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/30898",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/1658/"
] | Cool question. I did some digging around but could not come up with a definitive answer so here goes with some peripheral reasoning:
1. chopped coir fibres are often used in horticulture as a peat substitute - you know, coconut, palm ...
2. most sources I read where people were trying [hugelkultur with palm](https://p... | If it is organic and dead it is decomposing. My problems with this Hugelkultur are; 1) As long as the decomposing is happening which will be years, the decomposers require lots of nitrogen and the other micro and macro organisms go dormant until there is DECOMPOSED organic matter to 'eat', 2) When this matter finally d... |
30,898 | I'm not exactly sure what type of palm tree this is but I was wondering if I could use it for Hugelkultur (burying it in the ground as a form of compost for my plants). I realise some trees (eg. Eucalyptus) are not good for this technique.
[![Palm tree I would like to use for Hugelkultur](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Uh... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/30898",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/1658/"
] | Palm is a grass. It rots fast. So does not last long. It has a long fiber. It holds water, So is good for wicking water into the soil. It forms a good black mulch & loosens soil. But needs replaced often as low in minerals. So good for growing things for about 6 months. Best used as a soil fiber restorer. We use it her... | Cool question. I did some digging around but could not come up with a definitive answer so here goes with some peripheral reasoning:
1. chopped coir fibres are often used in horticulture as a peat substitute - you know, coconut, palm ...
2. most sources I read where people were trying [hugelkultur with palm](https://p... |
30,898 | I'm not exactly sure what type of palm tree this is but I was wondering if I could use it for Hugelkultur (burying it in the ground as a form of compost for my plants). I realise some trees (eg. Eucalyptus) are not good for this technique.
[![Palm tree I would like to use for Hugelkultur](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2Uh... | 2017/02/22 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/30898",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/1658/"
] | Palm is a grass. It rots fast. So does not last long. It has a long fiber. It holds water, So is good for wicking water into the soil. It forms a good black mulch & loosens soil. But needs replaced often as low in minerals. So good for growing things for about 6 months. Best used as a soil fiber restorer. We use it her... | If it is organic and dead it is decomposing. My problems with this Hugelkultur are; 1) As long as the decomposing is happening which will be years, the decomposers require lots of nitrogen and the other micro and macro organisms go dormant until there is DECOMPOSED organic matter to 'eat', 2) When this matter finally d... |
114,187 | So, in my case, I have a list of boroughs and connected cities. The way it works here in Montreal is we have boroughs and connected cities(like Westmount; geographically-speaking, it's still on the island and an outsider would think it's a regular borough, but it's not..). So, it wouldn't make sense to use 2 dropdowns ... | 2017/12/09 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/114187",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/109070/"
] | I don't think it's necessarily 'bad practice' to have subdivided selects (dropdowns). After all, there are specific HTML tags for select list subgroups so it's accessible too.
However, it *is* bad practice to have long select lists - they make things difficult to find and are physically difficult to use.
Almost any... | You can use fancy dropdown widgets like [Shield UI's DropDown](http://demos.shieldui.com/web/dropdown/templates), which allow you to render anything, from distinctive images to indents and paddings for each item. |
114,187 | So, in my case, I have a list of boroughs and connected cities. The way it works here in Montreal is we have boroughs and connected cities(like Westmount; geographically-speaking, it's still on the island and an outsider would think it's a regular borough, but it's not..). So, it wouldn't make sense to use 2 dropdowns ... | 2017/12/09 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/114187",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/109070/"
] | I don't think it's necessarily 'bad practice' to have subdivided selects (dropdowns). After all, there are specific HTML tags for select list subgroups so it's accessible too.
However, it *is* bad practice to have long select lists - they make things difficult to find and are physically difficult to use.
Almost any... | I would suggest to use grouping within the drop-down menu. The groups can be collapsible so that user can go towards the required option easily. Also, don't forget to provide search feature (in the form of auto-complete) when user enters some text to find a country.
If it is a mobile interface, then providing two leve... |
146,185 | I'm trying to simulate this effect in cycles with materials
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SGw9V.jpg)
This phenomena is called "Opposition Surge/effect", and is a result of the phase angle between a light source (sun) and the observer approaches... | 2019/07/23 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/146185",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/37812/"
] | You can create dense geometry only where needed with [Adaptive Subdivision](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.80/render/cycles/object_settings/adaptive_subdiv.html) and displacement in Blender. It's still an experimental feature, but seems to work quite well. | Or you can create gravel with a particle system or use linked duplicates. |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | Adding to what Scott Davies had to say:
1. Make absolutely sure you know what your program is all about before you start. What *is* your program? What will it *not* do? What problem is it trying to solve?
2. Your first set of use cases shouldn't be a laundry list of everything the program will eventually do. Start wit... | Just quoting <http://www.fysh.org/~katie/computing/methodologies.txt>
And at the core of RUP is a small area where you have to use OO design
talents.... if you don't have them, it's like having a methodology for
running the 100m.
"Step 1: write about running really fast.
Step 2: Go and draw a plan of the racetrack. ... |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | The technique I've used in real projects with reasonable success is Responsibility Driven Design, inspired by Wirfs-Brock's book.
Start with the top level user stories, and with colleagues, at a whiteboard, sketch the high-level interactions they imply. This gets you the first idea of what the big modules are; and an... | Honestly, a good step would be going back and looking at flow charting and sequence diagramming. There are a ton of good sites that show you how to do it. I find it to be invaluable when looking at how I want to break down a program into classes as I know exactly what the program needs inputted, computed, and outputted... |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | The problem with large projects is that you can not oversee all the interactions between components. It is thus important to reduce the complexity of the project. Class and Sequence diagrams are too detailed for this phase of design.
First try to think from a higher abstraction level. Think about major components and... | I am afraid that this is not an answer *people like to hear*. Anyway, let me state my opinion.
OOP should be viewed as one of the paradigms, not as the superior paradigm. OOP is good for solving certain kind of problems, like developing a GUI library. It also fits into the style of software development usually follow... |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | **Learn design patterns**. It has been my personal revolution the past two years regarding OOP. Get a book. I would recommend you this one:
[Head First Design Patterns](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0596007124)
It is in Java but it can be extensible to any language. | As answered in [What is the workflow you follow to design the software you’re about to write?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/454382/what-is-the-workflow-you-follow-to-design-the-software-youre-about-to-write/454406#454406) |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | 1. study & master Design Patterns.
2. Next, learn about the Domain Driven Design
3. After that, learn the requirement gathering
>
> I took an OOD course a few semesters
> back and learned a lot from it; like
> writing UML, and translating
> requirements documents into objects
> and classes. We learned sequence
> ... | One useful technique is to relate your unique problem description to something you can find in the real world. For example, you are modelling a complex health care system that will take the world by storm. Are there any examples you can readily call upon to model this?
Indeed. Observe how the side pharmacy would oper... |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | **Design Patterns**
**Creational Design Patterns**
Singleton - Ensure that only one instance of a class is created and Provide a global access point to the object.
Factory(Simplified version of Factory Method)- Creates objects without exposing the instantiation logic to the client and Refers to the newly created o... | If you have domain expertise on the project you are going to work on like say banking. It's easy to structure your objects and you know how those enhancements come every other day.
If you don't have that expertise work with someone who has that expertise and convert those ideas into technical details.
If you are conf... |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | It's oft repeated but completely true - understand your data.
For OOP your classes should describe salient pieces of information and how they interact.
If you have a mental model that well-describes the behaviour and lifetime of the data, you'll have an easy ride laying out your classes.
This is simply an extension ... | First of all - design should come from your soul. You must feel it by your every fibre. I usually walk it down for two or three months before I start doing anything, Just walking down the streets (really). And thinking. Walking is a good meditation, you know. So it lets you to concentrate well.
Secondly - use OOP and ... |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | Try using behavior driven development. It'll be hard to break your old habits, but I've found that BDD really is your best bet when it comes to developing in the real world.
<http://behaviour-driven.org/> | Honestly, a good step would be going back and looking at flow charting and sequence diagramming. There are a ton of good sites that show you how to do it. I find it to be invaluable when looking at how I want to break down a program into classes as I know exactly what the program needs inputted, computed, and outputted... |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | 1. study & master Design Patterns.
2. Next, learn about the Domain Driven Design
3. After that, learn the requirement gathering
>
> I took an OOD course a few semesters
> back and learned a lot from it; like
> writing UML, and translating
> requirements documents into objects
> and classes. We learned sequence
> ... | As answered in [What is the workflow you follow to design the software you’re about to write?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/454382/what-is-the-workflow-you-follow-to-design-the-software-youre-about-to-write/454406#454406) |
1,100,819 | I'm working on a large project (for me) which will have many classes and will need to be extensible, but I'm not sure how to plan out my program and how the classes need to interact.
I took an OOD course a few semesters back and learned a lot from it; like writing UML, and translating requirements documents into objec... | 2009/07/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1100819",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/125946/"
] | The steps that I use for initial design (getting to a class diagram), are:
1. Requirements gathering. Talk to the client and factor out the use cases to define what functionality the software should have.
2. Compose a narrative of the individual use cases.
3. Go through the narrative and highlight nouns (person, place... | I am afraid that this is not an answer *people like to hear*. Anyway, let me state my opinion.
OOP should be viewed as one of the paradigms, not as the superior paradigm. OOP is good for solving certain kind of problems, like developing a GUI library. It also fits into the style of software development usually follow... |
4,161,399 | We've got an app that needs to run in a Java app server. I've got to develop a webapp to go with it. I've started reading about Ruby on Rails, and I really like the approach: MVC, convention over configuration, tons of stuff taken care of for you.
I may be dreaming the impossible dream, but are there any Java webapp d... | 2010/11/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4161399",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/237815/"
] | Not impossible at all. It's already been done.
Here are a few Java-equivalents:
* Grails <http://www.grails.org/>
* SpringRoo. <http://www.springsource.org/roo>
* Spring MVC. <http://www.springsource.org/>
All are products of SpringSource. If you're getting serious about Java web development, I highly recommend you ... | Have a good look at the the [Play Framework](http://www.playframework.org/). I think that it's the best way to develop Java web applications at the moment. Certainly the quickest. There is no deploy cycle. Save the code and refresh the browser.
It comes with Hibernate and a host of enhanced functionality that streaml... |
4,903,770 | I have an application that needs to peek into blobs get out small numbers of bytes (via getBytes(long pos, int length)). The blobs are ~30MB. When I ask for bytes near the beginning of the blob, the performance is reasonable. When I ask for bytes near the end of the blob, the performance is much worse. Looking at the s... | 2011/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4903770",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/603917/"
] | It's slow, because H2 uses an InputStream and doesn't do random access (so you have already answered the question yourself). The reason why random access it is not supported is: so far nobody requested this feature :-)
I don't think there is a simple workaround. H2 needs to be changed to support random access. For BLO... | I just upgraded to version 1.3.166 and was happy to find that this issue has been corrected. Peeking near the end of the blob in my case took about 500ms.
It now takes 4ms. |
235,395 | Right now USB C ports are just arriving in laptops and I unfortunately dedicated to go with a cheaper laptop (pc) but with thunderbolt-2.
The thing I don't like about thunderbolt 2 products is the premium price you pay for the Lacie external drives with thunderbolt2. I hope that in the future USB-C devices will come ... | 2016/04/19 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/235395",
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In general, as long as your Mac has any Thunderbolt connector, it is highly likely you will be advantaged to connect over thunderbolt instead of using USB. For my money even Thunderbolt 1 is superior in many ways to the best USB 3 chipsets we ha... | this entire question is backwards... the old connection CANNOT be adapted to by a new one. You can't get an adapter to use USB-C drives on USB or Thunderbolt. You MAY be able to use Thunderbolt 2 on USB-C. USB-C is a faster connection, so you won't be able to shove it into a smaller pipe. |
235,395 | Right now USB C ports are just arriving in laptops and I unfortunately dedicated to go with a cheaper laptop (pc) but with thunderbolt-2.
The thing I don't like about thunderbolt 2 products is the premium price you pay for the Lacie external drives with thunderbolt2. I hope that in the future USB-C devices will come ... | 2016/04/19 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/235395",
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] | In specific. Thunderbolt can carry USB but USB cannot carry thunderbolt.
In general, as long as your Mac has any Thunderbolt connector, it is highly likely you will be advantaged to connect over thunderbolt instead of using USB. For my money even Thunderbolt 1 is superior in many ways to the best USB 3 chipsets we ha... | >
> Will there be a USB-C to thunderbolt 2 adaptor?
>
>
>
USB-C is a connector, Thunderbolt is a protocol, which makes this something of a nonsense question. USB-C can carry a number of protocols, including Thunderbolt and USB. Thunderbolt is a protocol used on USB-C and mini-DP connectors, if there are more exter... |
235,395 | Right now USB C ports are just arriving in laptops and I unfortunately dedicated to go with a cheaper laptop (pc) but with thunderbolt-2.
The thing I don't like about thunderbolt 2 products is the premium price you pay for the Lacie external drives with thunderbolt2. I hope that in the future USB-C devices will come ... | 2016/04/19 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/235395",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/180246/"
] | >
> Will there be a USB-C to thunderbolt 2 adaptor?
>
>
>
USB-C is a connector, Thunderbolt is a protocol, which makes this something of a nonsense question. USB-C can carry a number of protocols, including Thunderbolt and USB. Thunderbolt is a protocol used on USB-C and mini-DP connectors, if there are more exter... | this entire question is backwards... the old connection CANNOT be adapted to by a new one. You can't get an adapter to use USB-C drives on USB or Thunderbolt. You MAY be able to use Thunderbolt 2 on USB-C. USB-C is a faster connection, so you won't be able to shove it into a smaller pipe. |
66,721,983 | I am running into weird issue with Vscode integrated terminal.
It cannot find a git repository, while my normal linux terminal finds it perfectly fine.
Below image clearly tells the problem. What might be the issue here?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/O... | 2021/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66721983",
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"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8663277/"
] | I had the same issue and what worked for me is to disable **Git: Terminal Authentication** in the settings. It will prompt the username and the password in the terminal. Hope that this solution/workaround is good for other people.
From this site I found this solution/workaround:
<https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/is... | I have had a few strange issues with VSCode git integration versus working in the integrated terminal.
For example, sometimes the git integration in VSCode and and in the terminal disagree with each other, and sometimes the terminal's history is apparently corrupted by VS Code. See my question here: [Why do I get a di... |
137,361 | In Star Trek Beyond, they fix up the old Federation ship, USS Franklin. It wasn't made to fly in atmosphere, so in order to take off they need to propel it off a cliff and reach terminal velocity before the impulse engines can fire. (From what I can recall from a single viewing - if any of those assumptions are wrong p... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | The quote from the film is
>
> **Kirk:** *Scotty, can you get this thing started?*
>
>
> **Scott:** *Started yes, Sir. Flying, that's a different thing. These old vessels, they were built in space. They were never supposed to
> take off from atmosphere.*
>
>
>
then
>
> **Chekov:** *We have to achieve termin... | They specifically get the inspiration from the idea of the jumpstart. Then they basically "push started" the starship. So I'm assuming the older starships have a manual transmission, and they popped the clutch after getting up to speed. On a car, the wheels transmit the motion to the engine and engaging the engine sudd... |
137,361 | In Star Trek Beyond, they fix up the old Federation ship, USS Franklin. It wasn't made to fly in atmosphere, so in order to take off they need to propel it off a cliff and reach terminal velocity before the impulse engines can fire. (From what I can recall from a single viewing - if any of those assumptions are wrong p... | 2016/08/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/137361",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/69852/"
] | The quote from the film is
>
> **Kirk:** *Scotty, can you get this thing started?*
>
>
> **Scott:** *Started yes, Sir. Flying, that's a different thing. These old vessels, they were built in space. They were never supposed to
> take off from atmosphere.*
>
>
>
then
>
> **Chekov:** *We have to achieve termin... | Spaceships in atmosphere are usually depicted as flying due to downward force from an engine, like a hovering harrier. Since the Franklin wasn't designed to fly in atmosphere, it may not be able to direct sufficient force in a downward direction to effect a vertical takeoff.
So, if it can't just take off straight up, ... |
137,361 | In Star Trek Beyond, they fix up the old Federation ship, USS Franklin. It wasn't made to fly in atmosphere, so in order to take off they need to propel it off a cliff and reach terminal velocity before the impulse engines can fire. (From what I can recall from a single viewing - if any of those assumptions are wrong p... | 2016/08/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/137361",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/69852/"
] | Spaceships in atmosphere are usually depicted as flying due to downward force from an engine, like a hovering harrier. Since the Franklin wasn't designed to fly in atmosphere, it may not be able to direct sufficient force in a downward direction to effect a vertical takeoff.
So, if it can't just take off straight up, ... | They specifically get the inspiration from the idea of the jumpstart. Then they basically "push started" the starship. So I'm assuming the older starships have a manual transmission, and they popped the clutch after getting up to speed. On a car, the wheels transmit the motion to the engine and engaging the engine sudd... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | The Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are true for the worldlings who have craving (tanha) and greed (lobha) or aversion / revulsion (dosa), caused by ignorance (moha). Tanha, lobha, dosa, moha provides nourishment for the continuation of life from existence to existen... | * Son's flesh - eating itself is unsatisfactory (as the sensations produced by it is unsatisfactory - [Kīta,giri Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/11.1-Kitagiri-S-m70-piya.pdf)). eating should be only to maintain life to fulfil holy life and not for the please of it.
* Skinne... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | Its simple, i will explain each 4 nutriement in points
(1) physical food- it is to be regarded only for survival ,not for flavour or intoxication. We should treat our physical food like we are feeding on our young baby
(2) contact- if contact happens with our six senses (eye, ear, skin ,etc) to its corresponding obj... | * Son's flesh - eating itself is unsatisfactory (as the sensations produced by it is unsatisfactory - [Kīta,giri Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/11.1-Kitagiri-S-m70-piya.pdf)). eating should be only to maintain life to fulfil holy life and not for the please of it.
* Skinne... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | The Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are true for the worldlings who have craving (tanha) and greed (lobha) or aversion / revulsion (dosa), caused by ignorance (moha). Tanha, lobha, dosa, moha provides nourishment for the continuation of life from existence to existen... | Here's my personal interpretation of [SN 12.63](https://suttacentral.net/sn12.63/en/bodhi).
To understand each of the similes, the clue is in the epilogue of each simile. The nutriments are not taken literally. Each simile becomes harder to interpret than the previous one. Each simile is also related in some way to th... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | Existence is nourished by four nutriments as pointed out in the Sutta in @Dhammadhatu ‘s OP. They are essential to continue life in this repeated existence in samsara. This is true even to the deities in the celestial world and brahmas in the Brahma world. Of these four kinds, one is material/physical, and the other th... | * Son's flesh - eating itself is unsatisfactory (as the sensations produced by it is unsatisfactory - [Kīta,giri Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/11.1-Kitagiri-S-m70-piya.pdf)). eating should be only to maintain life to fulfil holy life and not for the please of it.
* Skinne... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | The Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are true for the worldlings who have craving (tanha) and greed (lobha) or aversion / revulsion (dosa), caused by ignorance (moha). Tanha, lobha, dosa, moha provides nourishment for the continuation of life from existence to existen... | I am happy to see this quiz or riddle being attempted. For many years I used to wonder about this teaching of nutriments, was never satisfied with Ven. Nyanaponika's explanation & could not work out a satisfactory explanation for myself.
My personal interpretation is as follows:
1. The skinned cow refers to all sen... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | Its simple, i will explain each 4 nutriement in points
(1) physical food- it is to be regarded only for survival ,not for flavour or intoxication. We should treat our physical food like we are feeding on our young baby
(2) contact- if contact happens with our six senses (eye, ear, skin ,etc) to its corresponding obj... | Here's my personal interpretation of [SN 12.63](https://suttacentral.net/sn12.63/en/bodhi).
To understand each of the similes, the clue is in the epilogue of each simile. The nutriments are not taken literally. Each simile becomes harder to interpret than the previous one. Each simile is also related in some way to th... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | While the sutta did not state the nutriments are evil, it did give vivid and explicit similes of the son's flesh, the skinned cow, the man being dragged toward a burning pit, and a criminal being pierced with three hundred spears. Needless to say, one doesn't have to be very smart to think carefully before indulging on... | Its simple, i will explain each 4 nutriement in points
(1) physical food- it is to be regarded only for survival ,not for flavour or intoxication. We should treat our physical food like we are feeding on our young baby
(2) contact- if contact happens with our six senses (eye, ear, skin ,etc) to its corresponding obj... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | I am happy to see this quiz or riddle being attempted. For many years I used to wonder about this teaching of nutriments, was never satisfied with Ven. Nyanaponika's explanation & could not work out a satisfactory explanation for myself.
My personal interpretation is as follows:
1. The skinned cow refers to all sen... | * Son's flesh - eating itself is unsatisfactory (as the sensations produced by it is unsatisfactory - [Kīta,giri Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/11.1-Kitagiri-S-m70-piya.pdf)). eating should be only to maintain life to fulfil holy life and not for the please of it.
* Skinne... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | While the sutta did not state the nutriments are evil, it did give vivid and explicit similes of the son's flesh, the skinned cow, the man being dragged toward a burning pit, and a criminal being pierced with three hundred spears. Needless to say, one doesn't have to be very smart to think carefully before indulging on... | Existence is nourished by four nutriments as pointed out in the Sutta in @Dhammadhatu ‘s OP. They are essential to continue life in this repeated existence in samsara. This is true even to the deities in the celestial world and brahmas in the Brahma world. Of these four kinds, one is material/physical, and the other th... |
17,167 | In the [Puttamansa Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.nypo.html), the Four Nutriments ('ahara') of physical food, sense contact, intention & consciousness are discussed using four comparative similes ('metaphors').
The 1st simile of eating the flesh of one's own son (merely for the sake o... | 2016/08/06 | [
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] | Existence is nourished by four nutriments as pointed out in the Sutta in @Dhammadhatu ‘s OP. They are essential to continue life in this repeated existence in samsara. This is true even to the deities in the celestial world and brahmas in the Brahma world. Of these four kinds, one is material/physical, and the other th... | Here's my personal interpretation of [SN 12.63](https://suttacentral.net/sn12.63/en/bodhi).
To understand each of the similes, the clue is in the epilogue of each simile. The nutriments are not taken literally. Each simile becomes harder to interpret than the previous one. Each simile is also related in some way to th... |
84,477 | I have a newbie question about focal length, what it actually means for lenses and how I can translate this into "how close to the target it's going to practically take me" (I don't want to use the term zoom here to avoid confusion, perhaps magnifying power is what describes best what I'm after, basically shots from th... | 2016/11/13 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/84477",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
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] | Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX60 has a small sensor ([6.16x4.62 mm](http://www.digicamdb.com/specs/sony_cybershot-dsc-hx60/)). When talking about "Sigma 18-200mm lens", you don't mention which camera you use it on, but I guess it's an APS-C sensor (24×16 mm), hence 3.8 times bigger. At constant image size on the sensor, the sm... | Your question cannot be answered that way. There are instead other factors.
Your 18-200 Sigma lens is for a APS size camera, with a relatively large digital sensor.
Your little compact has a very tiny sensor (all compacts and phones do).
These are very important differences regarding the size image they can show.
So ... |
84,477 | I have a newbie question about focal length, what it actually means for lenses and how I can translate this into "how close to the target it's going to practically take me" (I don't want to use the term zoom here to avoid confusion, perhaps magnifying power is what describes best what I'm after, basically shots from th... | 2016/11/13 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/84477",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
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] | Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX60 has a small sensor ([6.16x4.62 mm](http://www.digicamdb.com/specs/sony_cybershot-dsc-hx60/)). When talking about "Sigma 18-200mm lens", you don't mention which camera you use it on, but I guess it's an APS-C sensor (24×16 mm), hence 3.8 times bigger. At constant image size on the sensor, the sm... | **Overall the image from the smaller sensor is being enlarged about 3.6X more than the image captured by the larger APS-C sensor when viewed at the same display size. That's why objects in the picture taken by the compact camera from the same distance appear larger than the same objects in the picture taken by the came... |
36,866 | I guess it's technically a Mornay, it has Parmesan and Fontina. I've got about 1 1/2 cups in my fridge. Refrigerated it's solid enough to hold a knife vertically, when it was warm it was just barely pourable and self spreading. It's a darn good sauce, I'd hate to waste it, but after all my adventures lately making an '... | 2013/09/17 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/36866",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | Crouque-Monsier or the similar "Hot Brown" sandwich is perfect for my needs. That will use up the sauce in a completely different way. It will also make a great lunch. Thanks SAJ14SAJ for the tip. | You're already half way towards [kroketten](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquette#Netherlands).
(Search for 'Dutch Croquettes' to find recipes in English) |
36,866 | I guess it's technically a Mornay, it has Parmesan and Fontina. I've got about 1 1/2 cups in my fridge. Refrigerated it's solid enough to hold a knife vertically, when it was warm it was just barely pourable and self spreading. It's a darn good sauce, I'd hate to waste it, but after all my adventures lately making an '... | 2013/09/17 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/36866",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | Crouque-Monsier or the similar "Hot Brown" sandwich is perfect for my needs. That will use up the sauce in a completely different way. It will also make a great lunch. Thanks SAJ14SAJ for the tip. | You can mix it with a little bit of tomatoes and pour it over spicy burritos the oven heat makes everything golden brown and crusty. |
36,866 | I guess it's technically a Mornay, it has Parmesan and Fontina. I've got about 1 1/2 cups in my fridge. Refrigerated it's solid enough to hold a knife vertically, when it was warm it was just barely pourable and self spreading. It's a darn good sauce, I'd hate to waste it, but after all my adventures lately making an '... | 2013/09/17 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/36866",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20183/"
] | Crouque-Monsier or the similar "Hot Brown" sandwich is perfect for my needs. That will use up the sauce in a completely different way. It will also make a great lunch. Thanks SAJ14SAJ for the tip. | If you want something kind of healthy, you can always mix it with steamed spinach and it can't be more delicious!!! Oh, with brocoli works pretty well too ;-) |
355,233 | I like the new notification version of the review icon, which I'm guessing is still undergoing A/B testing:
It does a better job at saying "attention here, please" than the old icon which was almost indiscernible, and certainly easily ignored.
What it doesn't do i... | 2017/08/17 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/355233",
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"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/2756409/"
] | >
> Or does it light up when a particular queue is full to a certain threshold?
>
>
>
This. ~~Currently the thresholds are based on 90% of the max hourly value over the past couple weeks~~ (test is done, thresholds now aspirational - see below); we'll adjust those based on the initial test results in an effort to ... | Just in case anyone decides that the lack of any useful information behind the alert is enough of a reason to want to hide the redness altogether, @Glorfindel made a nice little script that hides exactly that part of the CSS [over here](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/358157/1338280).
Of course, at some point your wi... |
89,401 | In confirmatory analysis do you basically just test hypotheses? Then in exploratory analysis you try to generate hypotheses? In general, I know that you can first do exploratory analysis to form hypotheses and then confirmatory analysis to test them. But can you first do confirmatory analysis and then do exploratory an... | 2014/03/10 | [
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Comparison from [here](http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~joel/g210_w07/lect... | I don't think there is a set recipe for when to perform which. You have to use the tools required for the task, whether they are most useful for an exploratory analysis or testing hypotheses. It is likely you will begin with hypotheses (that's why you collected this data in the first place right?) and then test them. Y... |
123,398 | My agency has been developing an application that they're hoping will bring in a lot of revenue and they're going about it the wrong way. The agency usually only deals with wordpress and drupal type sites. Our typical client approaches us for 3-6 months of work on a custom theme and then follows up after that with main... | 2018/11/25 | [
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] | Build a consensus amongst the technical team. Take what you've written here and bring it to the lead dev of the other team and see what they say. Preface it with "We can do it, but I have some reservations" and lay out your concerns.
If you get the other person to agree with you, you both bring it to the boss present... | You don't get involved with another teams project over which you have no control in terms of enforcing what is used and how.
If they request something, you refer them to decision makers who can then ask you if they want. If they do then this is the point at which you treat it as your teams project and let them know wh... |
123,398 | My agency has been developing an application that they're hoping will bring in a lot of revenue and they're going about it the wrong way. The agency usually only deals with wordpress and drupal type sites. Our typical client approaches us for 3-6 months of work on a custom theme and then follows up after that with main... | 2018/11/25 | [
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"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | Build a consensus amongst the technical team. Take what you've written here and bring it to the lead dev of the other team and see what they say. Preface it with "We can do it, but I have some reservations" and lay out your concerns.
If you get the other person to agree with you, you both bring it to the boss present... | If the company culture allows it, I would have an open chat with the decision maker and, without slandering the other team, explain that you reviewed the requirements, and to apply your better performing solution the most efficient way is to recreate the other project from scratch. Nobody wants infighting or to make an... |
123,398 | My agency has been developing an application that they're hoping will bring in a lot of revenue and they're going about it the wrong way. The agency usually only deals with wordpress and drupal type sites. Our typical client approaches us for 3-6 months of work on a custom theme and then follows up after that with main... | 2018/11/25 | [
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"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | Build a consensus amongst the technical team. Take what you've written here and bring it to the lead dev of the other team and see what they say. Preface it with "We can do it, but I have some reservations" and lay out your concerns.
If you get the other person to agree with you, you both bring it to the boss present... | Another possible outcome is that the manager decides the feature isn't important after all, or not important enough to rewrite what they have. You mention it will require great expense, but not how much it will help out. |
123,398 | My agency has been developing an application that they're hoping will bring in a lot of revenue and they're going about it the wrong way. The agency usually only deals with wordpress and drupal type sites. Our typical client approaches us for 3-6 months of work on a custom theme and then follows up after that with main... | 2018/11/25 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/123398",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | You don't get involved with another teams project over which you have no control in terms of enforcing what is used and how.
If they request something, you refer them to decision makers who can then ask you if they want. If they do then this is the point at which you treat it as your teams project and let them know wh... | If the company culture allows it, I would have an open chat with the decision maker and, without slandering the other team, explain that you reviewed the requirements, and to apply your better performing solution the most efficient way is to recreate the other project from scratch. Nobody wants infighting or to make an... |
123,398 | My agency has been developing an application that they're hoping will bring in a lot of revenue and they're going about it the wrong way. The agency usually only deals with wordpress and drupal type sites. Our typical client approaches us for 3-6 months of work on a custom theme and then follows up after that with main... | 2018/11/25 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/123398",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | You don't get involved with another teams project over which you have no control in terms of enforcing what is used and how.
If they request something, you refer them to decision makers who can then ask you if they want. If they do then this is the point at which you treat it as your teams project and let them know wh... | Another possible outcome is that the manager decides the feature isn't important after all, or not important enough to rewrite what they have. You mention it will require great expense, but not how much it will help out. |
7,086 | I 'm new to Elementary OS , I'm adapting to the desktop and to their way of seeing things "I have a few questions . :
One is whether there is any way to put a new folder in the area of personal directories Files Pantheon [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GB... | 2016/07/28 | [
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] | Click on "Carpeta Personal", create your Work file in Home (or wherever you want). Then right-click that new file and left click on Bookmark (or for you it's probably "Marcador" or something like that). Then it should be available on the left-hand panel.
I made a little slideshow for you: <https://goo.gl/photos/Zvk4Kb... | Right click on the folder you want to add and left click 'bookmark' in the menu that appears. |
7,086 | I 'm new to Elementary OS , I'm adapting to the desktop and to their way of seeing things "I have a few questions . :
One is whether there is any way to put a new folder in the area of personal directories Files Pantheon [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GB... | 2016/07/28 | [
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7,086 | I 'm new to Elementary OS , I'm adapting to the desktop and to their way of seeing things "I have a few questions . :
One is whether there is any way to put a new folder in the area of personal directories Files Pantheon [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GB... | 2016/07/28 | [
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] | Click on "Carpeta Personal", create your Work file in Home (or wherever you want). Then right-click that new file and left click on Bookmark (or for you it's probably "Marcador" or something like that). Then it should be available on the left-hand panel.
I made a little slideshow for you: <https://goo.gl/photos/Zvk4Kb... | You can drag and drop the folder too. Just look for the cursor to have a green plus sign and a line to appear indicating where in the list the folder will appear. |
3,163,775 | If I download a module which is not stable to run in Drupal (red color over download link), is this causing issues to my drupal installation even if it is not enabled ?
In other words, if I enable it, and use it.. could it cause issues to other modules or drupal core that remain there even after I've disabled it ?
th... | 2010/07/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3163775",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/257022/"
] | If a bug in the module messes up configuration settings or other data in your database, these will remain even after you uninstalled the module. So yes, it could cause issues for other modules or Drupal core, even after removal.
Note that this could happen with 'stable' modules as well, as the decision on when to decl... | There are two things you need to do which may help
1. Clear the cache manually Under admin->performance
2. Uninstall the module (there is a tab at the top of the modules page to allow you to do this).
Modules which are well written should not affect your site after these steps are taken, but they may corrupt the data... |
418,210 | What are the things I should be looking for when I produce a dependency graph?
Or to put it another way, what are the characteristics of a good looking graph vs a bad one?
Edit: The context here is my first look at my assemblies in NDepend. | 2009/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/418210",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/337/"
] | a dependency graph of what? classes? stored procedures?
cycles are bad... | If changing one dependency means you need to change a whole lot of others, it's bad.
But yea, some context could help. |
418,210 | What are the things I should be looking for when I produce a dependency graph?
Or to put it another way, what are the characteristics of a good looking graph vs a bad one?
Edit: The context here is my first look at my assemblies in NDepend. | 2009/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/418210",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/337/"
] | a dependency graph of what? classes? stored procedures?
cycles are bad... | I don't known what NDepend shows but artifacts that tend to get into many sections (particularly unrelated sections) of code would tend to be bad (IMHO). I've thought of that as "Cancer Code". |
418,210 | What are the things I should be looking for when I produce a dependency graph?
Or to put it another way, what are the characteristics of a good looking graph vs a bad one?
Edit: The context here is my first look at my assemblies in NDepend. | 2009/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/418210",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/337/"
] | a dependency graph of what? classes? stored procedures?
cycles are bad... | A speaker at a NFJS conference showed us some dependency graphs...
One smell he pointed out was to look for things with relationships to different functional parts of your codebase. These likely break encapsulation.
Also I would look at the general complexity of each section.. ones with lines all over are suspects. |
65,832,949 | I'm learning about goroutines and channels and have a question about what happens if multiple goroutines try fetching data from the same channel.
How does the go runtime makes sure that data in a channel that is being read by multiple goroutines is provided to only one of the goroutines waiting on the channel and not ... | 2021/01/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/65832949",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5163149/"
] | Channels are one of the primary ways for goroutines to synchronize with each other. Therefore they contain a mechanism to ensure that only one goroutine at a time is able to pull a data item from a channel and that the data item retrieved is not duplicated.
You can't really count on any particular sequence of multiple... | There is a quite good analysis of Go channel internals here <https://codeburst.io/diving-deep-into-the-golang-channels-549fd4ed21a8>
Basically, the channel maintains an internal queue of goroutines waiting for the read operations. And when something is sent, it just selects one goroutine from that queue and feeds it... |
1,581,818 | My laptop is connected to 2 external monitors (which makes 3 monitors with laptop inbuilt monitor). Windows 10 only offers "second screen only" but no "third screen only" option. Which means that to use one of the 2 external monitors, I need to unplug the other.
I know the monitors are well detected because I can (onl... | 2020/08/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1581818",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/235752/"
] | Following these steps seems to work
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OyXAF.png)
I discovered I could even add some hotkey to switch (and shut down) the monitors. [](https://i.stack.imgur... | In case you may be working with windows 11 now you can do the following:
1- Make sure you are in 2nd display-only mode, then go to display settings (by right-clicking on the home screen or just by pulling up settings).
2- Click the monitor that is labeled as 2.
3- In the section at the top that allows for display ad... |
173,853 | I have heard the phrase "feeding the dragon" used to describe pouring time, resources, and energy into a situation that is self-perpetuating, caught in a positive feedback loop with negative consequences, or is growing out of control because of actions being taken. I think "giving a mouse a cookie" has similar meaning ... | 2014/05/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/173853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/75188/"
] | The phrase appears to be a straightforward metaphor, as Dispensador observes. One early instance where the dragon really is a dragon occurs in Karl Stieler, Hans Wachenhusen, and Friedrich Hacklander, [*The Rhine From Its Source to the Sea*](http://books.google.com/books?id=dk0MAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA315&dq=%22feeding+the+drago... | IT seems to "feed the dragon" is a metaphor for supplying more fuel to that which does not serve us. And yet, a dragon is not a beast, nor is it a negative, it's a myth, a metaphor.
Dragon's have power, if the dragon is within the psyche it needs food to thrive to be powerful and must be fed.
We fear the dragon, and... |
173,853 | I have heard the phrase "feeding the dragon" used to describe pouring time, resources, and energy into a situation that is self-perpetuating, caught in a positive feedback loop with negative consequences, or is growing out of control because of actions being taken. I think "giving a mouse a cookie" has similar meaning ... | 2014/05/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/173853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/75188/"
] | I would interpret the phrase as a derivation of ***to feed the beast***. The earliest Google Books results for this phrase refer to the literal feeding of animals, but by 1900 we have uses such as
>
> They perfectly understand the utility of “[feeding the beast](http://books.google.com/books?id=oJhyAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA245... | The etymology seems to be related to morality:
**Dragonism** is defined as "unremitting watchfulness" and there is a historical reference in clergyman Joshua Lacy Wilson's **Episcopal Methodism; or Dragonism Exhibited** (1811)
Wilson, a Presbyterian clergyman, and professor of "moral philosophy
and logic" campaigned... |
173,853 | I have heard the phrase "feeding the dragon" used to describe pouring time, resources, and energy into a situation that is self-perpetuating, caught in a positive feedback loop with negative consequences, or is growing out of control because of actions being taken. I think "giving a mouse a cookie" has similar meaning ... | 2014/05/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/173853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/75188/"
] | I always thought that "feeding the dragon" came from the opium dens of Victorian England, where addicts would pour more and more time and money into their habit only to reinforce their addiction.
As mentioned in several other answers, "the dragon" part of the phrase came from the Chinese connection, although whether a... | IT seems to "feed the dragon" is a metaphor for supplying more fuel to that which does not serve us. And yet, a dragon is not a beast, nor is it a negative, it's a myth, a metaphor.
Dragon's have power, if the dragon is within the psyche it needs food to thrive to be powerful and must be fed.
We fear the dragon, and... |
173,853 | I have heard the phrase "feeding the dragon" used to describe pouring time, resources, and energy into a situation that is self-perpetuating, caught in a positive feedback loop with negative consequences, or is growing out of control because of actions being taken. I think "giving a mouse a cookie" has similar meaning ... | 2014/05/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/173853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/75188/"
] | The phrase appears to be a straightforward metaphor, as Dispensador observes. One early instance where the dragon really is a dragon occurs in Karl Stieler, Hans Wachenhusen, and Friedrich Hacklander, [*The Rhine From Its Source to the Sea*](http://books.google.com/books?id=dk0MAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA315&dq=%22feeding+the+drago... | I always thought that "feeding the dragon" came from the opium dens of Victorian England, where addicts would pour more and more time and money into their habit only to reinforce their addiction.
As mentioned in several other answers, "the dragon" part of the phrase came from the Chinese connection, although whether a... |
173,853 | I have heard the phrase "feeding the dragon" used to describe pouring time, resources, and energy into a situation that is self-perpetuating, caught in a positive feedback loop with negative consequences, or is growing out of control because of actions being taken. I think "giving a mouse a cookie" has similar meaning ... | 2014/05/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/173853",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/75188/"
] | I would interpret the phrase as a derivation of ***to feed the beast***. The earliest Google Books results for this phrase refer to the literal feeding of animals, but by 1900 we have uses such as
>
> They perfectly understand the utility of “[feeding the beast](http://books.google.com/books?id=oJhyAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA245... | As a attorney who represents people charged with [drug crimes](http://www.idefendva.com/fairfax-drug-lawyer) I know that "feeding the dragon" is actually not the correct phrase. The correct phraseology is "chasing the dragon." I always tell my clients that the secret to chasing the dragon is to make sure that they neve... |
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