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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/"
] | In regards to Chinese economics, the meanings behind *feeding the dragon* and *chasing the dragon* refer to China as a dragon, its mythological mascot of sorts. When referring to China as a dragon, I feel it appropriate to capitalize the D.
*Feeding the Dragon* would be aiding China's economy by giving it business and ... | 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/"
] | 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**Dragonism** is defined as "unremitting watchfulness" and there is a historical reference in clergyman Joshua Lacy Wilson's **Episcopal Methodism; or Dragonism Exhibited** (1811)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... | 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... | 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... |
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... | 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/"
] | 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... | 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... |
2,261 | Home Depot/Lowes, etc., have boiled linseed oil at a much cheaper price than the local art store that I go to.
Are there any problem using boiled linseed oil from these home stores for oil painting applications, cleaning brushes etc? | 2016/09/28 | [
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2261",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/users/1006/"
] | The thing about the art store options is that they're being tested by the manufacturers for their impact on the longevity of the painting or color impact to the pigments, so I would divide my response into a couple of parts...
Brush Cleaning? Sure, presuming that you're doing additional cleaning after. If you're looki... | Since you tagged this as oil-paint, I assume that is your intended use.
Actually, the BLO that is sold in art stores is the same stuff that is peddled in hardware stores, be they large or small.
So you can use the BLO from the gallon cans for anything that you might use the BLO purchased from anywhere else.
**Edit:... |
2,261 | Home Depot/Lowes, etc., have boiled linseed oil at a much cheaper price than the local art store that I go to.
Are there any problem using boiled linseed oil from these home stores for oil painting applications, cleaning brushes etc? | 2016/09/28 | [
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2261",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/users/1006/"
] | Since you tagged this as oil-paint, I assume that is your intended use.
Actually, the BLO that is sold in art stores is the same stuff that is peddled in hardware stores, be they large or small.
So you can use the BLO from the gallon cans for anything that you might use the BLO purchased from anywhere else.
**Edit:... | My understanding is that the art store stuff is better filtered and cooked differently.
I read that the main risk is early yellowing-browning....that being said I have used it in the past and I have paintings done 15-20 years ago using very liberal oil amounts (painting in layers, glazes: a very small amount of pigmen... |
2,261 | Home Depot/Lowes, etc., have boiled linseed oil at a much cheaper price than the local art store that I go to.
Are there any problem using boiled linseed oil from these home stores for oil painting applications, cleaning brushes etc? | 2016/09/28 | [
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2261",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/users/1006/"
] | Since you tagged this as oil-paint, I assume that is your intended use.
Actually, the BLO that is sold in art stores is the same stuff that is peddled in hardware stores, be they large or small.
So you can use the BLO from the gallon cans for anything that you might use the BLO purchased from anywhere else.
**Edit:... | To reduce the potential effects of yellowing/browning, I use hardware store BLO only with dark colors. I use only art store BLO for light colors. If you don't mind diluting colors with boiled linseed oil, go for it. It works great on the abstract stuff, usually the very large-sized works.
If you do indoor painting, us... |
2,261 | Home Depot/Lowes, etc., have boiled linseed oil at a much cheaper price than the local art store that I go to.
Are there any problem using boiled linseed oil from these home stores for oil painting applications, cleaning brushes etc? | 2016/09/28 | [
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2261",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/users/1006/"
] | The thing about the art store options is that they're being tested by the manufacturers for their impact on the longevity of the painting or color impact to the pigments, so I would divide my response into a couple of parts...
Brush Cleaning? Sure, presuming that you're doing additional cleaning after. If you're looki... | My understanding is that the art store stuff is better filtered and cooked differently.
I read that the main risk is early yellowing-browning....that being said I have used it in the past and I have paintings done 15-20 years ago using very liberal oil amounts (painting in layers, glazes: a very small amount of pigmen... |
2,261 | Home Depot/Lowes, etc., have boiled linseed oil at a much cheaper price than the local art store that I go to.
Are there any problem using boiled linseed oil from these home stores for oil painting applications, cleaning brushes etc? | 2016/09/28 | [
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2261",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/users/1006/"
] | The thing about the art store options is that they're being tested by the manufacturers for their impact on the longevity of the painting or color impact to the pigments, so I would divide my response into a couple of parts...
Brush Cleaning? Sure, presuming that you're doing additional cleaning after. If you're looki... | To reduce the potential effects of yellowing/browning, I use hardware store BLO only with dark colors. I use only art store BLO for light colors. If you don't mind diluting colors with boiled linseed oil, go for it. It works great on the abstract stuff, usually the very large-sized works.
If you do indoor painting, us... |
2,261 | Home Depot/Lowes, etc., have boiled linseed oil at a much cheaper price than the local art store that I go to.
Are there any problem using boiled linseed oil from these home stores for oil painting applications, cleaning brushes etc? | 2016/09/28 | [
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2261",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com",
"https://crafts.stackexchange.com/users/1006/"
] | My understanding is that the art store stuff is better filtered and cooked differently.
I read that the main risk is early yellowing-browning....that being said I have used it in the past and I have paintings done 15-20 years ago using very liberal oil amounts (painting in layers, glazes: a very small amount of pigmen... | To reduce the potential effects of yellowing/browning, I use hardware store BLO only with dark colors. I use only art store BLO for light colors. If you don't mind diluting colors with boiled linseed oil, go for it. It works great on the abstract stuff, usually the very large-sized works.
If you do indoor painting, us... |
66,755 | [From the BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-50211901), WRT instructions by the police for people on the streets to move on:
>
> the legal niceties don't always matter: "The police will often just insist on people 'moving on' because they have been asked by the local authority to clear the street, but without qu... | 2021/06/14 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/66755",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/24401/"
] | **Is asking police to justify their orders illegal?**
**NO** but the manner in which the "asking" is done may be. | Asking is not illegal
---------------------
**In fact, the police must tell you the reason for the direction to be valid.**
[new-south-wales](/questions/tagged/new-south-wales "show questions tagged 'new-south-wales'")
[s197](http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/leara2002451/s197.html) of the *Law Enfo... |
236,136 | I have a remote win xp machine to which I connect via RDP. When I open a Cisco VPN connection (4.8 client) on that machine, the RDP connection drops because all traffic is routed over the VPN connection now.
Is there a way to make this work?
me => rdp => winXp => vpn => target | 2011/02/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/236136",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/101758/"
] | Typically the SC is on a 'proper' routable network to allow for management, if you want the SC to deal with the VMs in any way (and it's a **very** bad idea by the way) you need to put the VMs on the same network as the SC or one that is routable from the SC. | I don't think you can access the OS directly from an ESX host, and until you network those machines you aren't going to be able to run commands on them through SSH. Since you are switching IP tables off, I am assuming that you don't have a security policy in place that requires IP tables (or any firewall) is switched o... |
236,136 | I have a remote win xp machine to which I connect via RDP. When I open a Cisco VPN connection (4.8 client) on that machine, the RDP connection drops because all traffic is routed over the VPN connection now.
Is there a way to make this work?
me => rdp => winXp => vpn => target | 2011/02/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/236136",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/101758/"
] | Typically the SC is on a 'proper' routable network to allow for management, if you want the SC to deal with the VMs in any way (and it's a **very** bad idea by the way) you need to put the VMs on the same network as the SC or one that is routable from the SC. | Nope, not from the ESX console. Just because these are VMs, doesn't mean you can do batched actions within them from the ESX side of things. You'll probably have to do this the same way you would do it with 32 physical machines - pssh, puppet, etc.
---
/edit - missed the fact that there's no network enabled in your V... |
154,453 | I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium on a Sony Vaio laptop. I think somehow my Windows Explorer has become corrupted. I don't recall any certain inciting incident like installing an unreputable 3rd party app or hardware failure but just recently my system won't wake after it's been left idle longer that 20 minutes an... | 2010/06/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/154453",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/36108/"
] | Download the latest AV files here
Paid versions
<http://www.avg.com/us-en/download-update>
AVG Free
<http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-update>
. | Have you tried using "Sync Center"? If I am right, you should be able to share your -
C:\ProgramData\avg10\update folder with your second computer. I have yet to test this
option, but it looks like it should do the trick for you. |
45,973 | We have quite a few [questions on tipping in the USA](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tipping+usa), but looking through I can't seem to spot one that covers this.
When in the USA, if you are somewhere where drinks are free but served to you, is it expected to tip the person pouring / bringing the dri... | 2015/04/11 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/45973",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/26/"
] | In general, if you're in a place that also *sells* drinks and you're using vouchers, etc then tip as you would if you'd paid. So a dollar or two per drink depending on price and place. Same goes for discounts and other freebies like a 2 for 1 deal -- although you could choose to tip more up front. Obviously if the staf... | "It depends."
Typically, the rule is that whoever gets the bill does the tipping. For example, at a catered event, you wouldn't try to tip the people bringing you your food or drinks because you're not paying the bill. I think any time you aren't paying a bill, you're safe to err on the side of "no tipping".
I have b... |
45,973 | We have quite a few [questions on tipping in the USA](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tipping+usa), but looking through I can't seem to spot one that covers this.
When in the USA, if you are somewhere where drinks are free but served to you, is it expected to tip the person pouring / bringing the dri... | 2015/04/11 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/45973",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/26/"
] | In general, if you're in a place that also *sells* drinks and you're using vouchers, etc then tip as you would if you'd paid. So a dollar or two per drink depending on price and place. Same goes for discounts and other freebies like a 2 for 1 deal -- although you could choose to tip more up front. Obviously if the staf... | Tipping in North America has become such a hot button issue. It is customary to tip and is usually a percentage of the cost of your food/drinks (or what the cost would have been). But there have been so much writing happening on this topic like:
1. Why is the tip calculated on post tax amount and it should be pre tax ... |
45,973 | We have quite a few [questions on tipping in the USA](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tipping+usa), but looking through I can't seem to spot one that covers this.
When in the USA, if you are somewhere where drinks are free but served to you, is it expected to tip the person pouring / bringing the dri... | 2015/04/11 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/45973",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/26/"
] | "It depends."
Typically, the rule is that whoever gets the bill does the tipping. For example, at a catered event, you wouldn't try to tip the people bringing you your food or drinks because you're not paying the bill. I think any time you aren't paying a bill, you're safe to err on the side of "no tipping".
I have b... | Tipping in North America has become such a hot button issue. It is customary to tip and is usually a percentage of the cost of your food/drinks (or what the cost would have been). But there have been so much writing happening on this topic like:
1. Why is the tip calculated on post tax amount and it should be pre tax ... |
39,980 | Until just a few weeks ago I always used to set up my home-servers one service at a time (e.g. httpd, ProFTPD, etc.). I have now begun using XAMPP instead and was wondering if there is any reason why I **shouldn't** be using it.
I have heard that using a server package such as XAMPP can present a security risk. How is... | 2009/09/12 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/39980",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1951/"
] | The biggest problem is that out of the box its not locked down very tight.
From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAMPP):
>
> Officially, XAMPP's designers intended
> it for use only as a development tool,
> to allow website designers and
> programmers to test their work on
> their own computers without ... | FTP isn't the greatest protocol to use for security reasons plain text passwords is one. Unless you update the software yourself you are stuck on their upgrade schedule which can lead to exploits and other security holes. The other packages they include just add to your problems if they aren't patched on a regular basi... |
4,271,008 | I need a database of interests for a coming project.
By saying "interests" I mean like:
Sports - Football, Basketball and so on...
Is somebody know something like this?
I just don't want start writing thousands (or even millions) of interests. | 2010/11/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4271008",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/519322/"
] | Try to google on "interests list" or "hobbies list" and the write simple parcer to extract all (based on neko-html for example). Examples of useful links:
<http://www.notsoboringlife.com/list-of-hobbies/>
<http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-types-of-hobbies/>
Also it is possible to ask admins of any dating sites t... | There is an API from google called Freebase. I allows you suggest to the user what input he should give the same way google search suggests you what to look for.
[Freebase](https://developers.google.com/freebase/v1/suggest) |
56,906 | I'm in the process of doing some usability testing this week for one our iOS apps. We're having them attempt a few targeted tasks to test goals like
* New users should be able to signup with their email in under 15 seconds
* Users should use all their 'votes' inside a challenge
* Users should be able to located 'John ... | 2014/05/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/56906",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/47798/"
] | The 'flat design' aesthetic tends to favor large blocks of solid colors. If all of your colors are 'highlighter-esque' then you just end up with an incredibly busy UI where nothing stands out as they are all competing equally for your attention.
Intense vibrant colors--in UI design, at least--are there to draw attenti... | The answer doesn't depend on wether its flat or 3D because bright "highlighteresque" colors are harsh to the eyes, hard to read, and don't comply with usability guidelines for people with color blindness et. al. As an accent color they are fine but large swaths wouldn't be advisable nor would it be advised to place tex... |
56,906 | I'm in the process of doing some usability testing this week for one our iOS apps. We're having them attempt a few targeted tasks to test goals like
* New users should be able to signup with their email in under 15 seconds
* Users should use all their 'votes' inside a challenge
* Users should be able to located 'John ... | 2014/05/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/56906",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/47798/"
] | The 'flat design' aesthetic tends to favor large blocks of solid colors. If all of your colors are 'highlighter-esque' then you just end up with an incredibly busy UI where nothing stands out as they are all competing equally for your attention.
Intense vibrant colors--in UI design, at least--are there to draw attenti... | Harsh colors are one of those things that break through the unconscious into conscious awareness as an annoyance when in an interface. In other words, some UI choices, like counterintuitive navigation, fatigue users and they might not know the culprit. However, people usually speak up, knowing exactly why they don't en... |
71,321,052 | quoting AWS:
>
> AWS has the concept of a Region, which is a physical location around the world where we cluster data centers. We call each group **of logical data centers an Availability Zone**. Each AWS Region consists of **multiple, isolated, and physically separate AZs within a geographic area**.
>
>
>
I'm co... | 2022/03/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/71321052",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7948270/"
] | AWS availability zone logical or physical?
>
> When they say logical datacenter it's like saying a logical model
> which describes the physical datacenter without regarding to how they
> are physically implemented, but giving you a clear perspective how
> they operate.
>
>
>
In contrast, a physical datacenter is ... | An Availability Zone (AZ) is one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity in an AWS Region.
Ref: <https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regions_az/> |
2,413 | I am studying Informatics and I am interested in doing a Masters in Robotics and I was checking out some unis and their courses and I saw that Robotics contains analysis and a lot of math.
Why is that? | 2014/01/30 | [
"https://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/2413",
"https://robotics.stackexchange.com",
"https://robotics.stackexchange.com/users/2538/"
] | Your mechanism will depend on the type of dispenser you want. Like if its gravity feed or not. I will assume it is, so I make this sketch to give you some idea:
The hole size will depend on how many candy you want to dispense at each stroke. (... | There are two good search terms that come to mind. The first one is a "candy machine mechansim", or "dispenser mechanism" (e.g. <http://www.woodworkingformeremortals.com/2012/10/make-candy-dispenser.html>). There are several models of off-the-shelf pet food dispensers and cereal dispensers that use this method.
[![cer... |
4,448,811 | I want to deploy a Sitecore test site I've been playing with from a single developer platform (everything on one local PC) to something more like a test environment (dedicated IIS and SQL servers, virtual access to IIS). I don't really need to worry too much about team development and source control right now, though d... | 2010/12/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4448811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/528656/"
] | Fortunately, moving a Sitecore installation around is a fairly simple task, and there are a number of approaches you could be using. Here's what I would normally do (somewhat simplified).
* Set the target environment up. Meaning IIS, SQL Server, security settings and so on
* Detach my local databases, stop the local I... | With regards to Installer vs Zip I've always prefered the zip.
It seems faster and I get to control the whole process... plus the first installers I played with never seemed to work that well or at all.
With regards to moving a site, I'd say make a cleaned up zip of the solution.
there are things that are not needed... |
2,539,744 | This is the first time I'm creating an app using Ruby on Rails.
I would like to switch the database depending on the site which is loaded. With php I used to do a simple strpos on http host, and set the database name depending on that. How can I do this with rails? | 2010/03/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2539744",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/275372/"
] | When a Rails app starts in production mode, it preloads its classes and retrieves e.g. column data from the configured database. To use multiple databases, you would have to stop it doing this - and that could potentially cause a lot more problems than it solves.
A much easier to manage solution is simply to have two ... | You can run your application with different environments (i.e. domain1\_production, domain2\_production etc) so you can define in database.yml database environments for all your domains. But each environment have to run his own proccess in memory.
Another solution is to set before\_filter in each model and parsing you... |
4,469,304 | Is there a DI framework comparable to Google Guice? And what does Google use? | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4469304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1178669/"
] | There is nothing as mature or standard as Guice in the C++ world. However, some people have put together simplistic implementations on their own. Here's a couple.
* <http://adam.younglogic.com/2008/07/dependency-injection-in-c/> (source for implementation is at the end of the post)
* <http://sourceforge.net/projects/q... | I am currently authoring one called [sauce](https://github.com/phs/sauce), whose design (and name) is directly inspired by guice. I still consider it alpha, but you may find it useful. |
4,469,304 | Is there a DI framework comparable to Google Guice? And what does Google use? | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4469304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1178669/"
] | There is nothing as mature or standard as Guice in the C++ world. However, some people have put together simplistic implementations on their own. Here's a couple.
* <http://adam.younglogic.com/2008/07/dependency-injection-in-c/> (source for implementation is at the end of the post)
* <http://sourceforge.net/projects/q... | There is a recent one that looks very interesting called [Hypodermic](https://github.com/ybainier/Hypodermic/wiki/Registering-concrete-types), i haven't tested it but it looks pretty active |
4,469,304 | Is there a DI framework comparable to Google Guice? And what does Google use? | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4469304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1178669/"
] | There is nothing as mature or standard as Guice in the C++ world. However, some people have put together simplistic implementations on their own. Here's a couple.
* <http://adam.younglogic.com/2008/07/dependency-injection-in-c/> (source for implementation is at the end of the post)
* <http://sourceforge.net/projects/q... | I'm the author of [wallaroo](http://wallaroolib.sourceforge.net/). It's actively developed and has the following features:
* it's lightweight but powerful
* its interface supports both C++11 and C++98 with boost
* it's type safe
* it doesn't need custom preprocessors / code generators
* you can load classes defined in... |
4,469,304 | Is there a DI framework comparable to Google Guice? And what does Google use? | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4469304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1178669/"
] | There is a recent one that looks very interesting called [Hypodermic](https://github.com/ybainier/Hypodermic/wiki/Registering-concrete-types), i haven't tested it but it looks pretty active | I am currently authoring one called [sauce](https://github.com/phs/sauce), whose design (and name) is directly inspired by guice. I still consider it alpha, but you may find it useful. |
4,469,304 | Is there a DI framework comparable to Google Guice? And what does Google use? | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4469304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1178669/"
] | I'm the author of [wallaroo](http://wallaroolib.sourceforge.net/). It's actively developed and has the following features:
* it's lightweight but powerful
* its interface supports both C++11 and C++98 with boost
* it's type safe
* it doesn't need custom preprocessors / code generators
* you can load classes defined in... | I am currently authoring one called [sauce](https://github.com/phs/sauce), whose design (and name) is directly inspired by guice. I still consider it alpha, but you may find it useful. |
27,090,946 | Fast question
=============
How to correctly add a reference to an external / third-party .NET DLL (which is not a NuGet package and not in GAC) and force it to be shipped as a part of solution (which is under version control) in Visual Studio?
Long story
==========
I have a Visual Studio 2013 solution, which contai... | 2014/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/27090946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3095779/"
] | I see two possible solutions to your problem
1. You can add the dll on the TFS. Create a folder under your solution called lib, for example and put your dll in there. Then reference the dll from that folder. When you check the changes in , include the lib folder with the dll. Once someone else will get latest, they w... | You can create a new folder in the project where the dll is required then reference the dll in the project from there and then chekck-in the dll.
When the other users will get latest project/solution they will get this dll automatically and they will not get problem in building. |
27,090,946 | Fast question
=============
How to correctly add a reference to an external / third-party .NET DLL (which is not a NuGet package and not in GAC) and force it to be shipped as a part of solution (which is under version control) in Visual Studio?
Long story
==========
I have a Visual Studio 2013 solution, which contai... | 2014/11/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/27090946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3095779/"
] | I see two possible solutions to your problem
1. You can add the dll on the TFS. Create a folder under your solution called lib, for example and put your dll in there. Then reference the dll from that folder. When you check the changes in , include the lib folder with the dll. Once someone else will get latest, they w... | You may consider checking-in the external DLL in the source control as well. Create an "Externals" folder within the project folder and place external DLLs there. Use this path to reference the external DLL. This should work with other developers as well as when they checkout they will have the DLL and proper relative ... |
1,896,042 | I installed VS2010 B2 on my Win 7 machine. I create a simple DLL project and try to open the file Class1.cs that gets created by Default. I get a error message "The operation could not be completed. Invalid Pointer. So far i have seen this and similar error messages on previous versions of VS2010. Anyone else faced and... | 2009/12/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1896042",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/37494/"
] | Sounds like a pretty fatal error in a fundamental operation, so it's unlikely to be a simple bug that was overlooked - it's more likely to be a problem with your install - If it were me, I would try reinstalling it (and do so with the default options - if the install was customised it's vaguely possible that a required... | I had this problem when trying to put a style element on an .ascx page. Lots of times you can solve the error by saving the file, closing the page, then re-opening it. |
7,125 | Even though I have signed in, cleared all cache/cookies [Google Instant](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search#Instant_Search) still doesn't work for me. How can it be fixed?
[Edit]
The URL I use is [www.google.com.vn](http://www.google.com.vn).
I see the dropdown keyword suggestion list but the search result d... | 2010/09/29 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/7125",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/3520/"
] | From the [Google Instant FAQ](http://www.google.com/instant/) -
>
> Google Instant is starting to roll-out
> to users on Google domains in the US,
> UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and
> Russia who use the following browsers:
> Chrome v5/6, Firefox v3, Safari v5 for
> Mac and Internet Explorer v8. Please
> no... | No longer works for [anybody](https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/26/16034844/google-kills-off-instant-search-for-mobile-consistency) (:. |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | An analogy which I find useful is **buses**.
One side (server) puts information on a bus and sends the bus to the other side (client\user end). The buses are loaded with data which is a sequence of `1` and `0`1. Each sequence has a passenger before it, and that passenger is used to identify *what sort of data* was loa... | One analogy I use in my intro class is transportation. The Internet is the roads, bridges, and highways. The World Wide Web is the cars and trucks that travel along these routes, carrying cargo to/from different places. |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | One analogy I use in my intro class is transportation. The Internet is the roads, bridges, and highways. The World Wide Web is the cars and trucks that travel along these routes, carrying cargo to/from different places. | I gave the following EDRi paper to my students, and they found it very clear. I also had them write a 2 page essay explaining how the internet works, and that also helped them digest the paper.
<https://edri.org/files/2012EDRiPapers/how_the_internet_works.pdf> |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | One analogy I use in my intro class is transportation. The Internet is the roads, bridges, and highways. The World Wide Web is the cars and trucks that travel along these routes, carrying cargo to/from different places. | The videos on the code.org YouTube channel are some of the most helpful I've found.
For example:
[How The Internet Works playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdnOPI1iJNfMRZm5DDxco3UdsFegvuB7) |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | An analogy which I find useful is **buses**.
One side (server) puts information on a bus and sends the bus to the other side (client\user end). The buses are loaded with data which is a sequence of `1` and `0`1. Each sequence has a passenger before it, and that passenger is used to identify *what sort of data* was loa... | Since you mentioned that ideally you were looking for a video, a few years ago I used to show a video to my students: **[The Good Warriors of the Net - IP for Peace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9XWxD6cJuY)** . It is a bit old, but the main concepts are there.
Another that I used to show my students was: [How the ... |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | An analogy which I find useful is **buses**.
One side (server) puts information on a bus and sends the bus to the other side (client\user end). The buses are loaded with data which is a sequence of `1` and `0`1. Each sequence has a passenger before it, and that passenger is used to identify *what sort of data* was loa... | I gave the following EDRi paper to my students, and they found it very clear. I also had them write a 2 page essay explaining how the internet works, and that also helped them digest the paper.
<https://edri.org/files/2012EDRiPapers/how_the_internet_works.pdf> |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | An analogy which I find useful is **buses**.
One side (server) puts information on a bus and sends the bus to the other side (client\user end). The buses are loaded with data which is a sequence of `1` and `0`1. Each sequence has a passenger before it, and that passenger is used to identify *what sort of data* was loa... | The videos on the code.org YouTube channel are some of the most helpful I've found.
For example:
[How The Internet Works playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdnOPI1iJNfMRZm5DDxco3UdsFegvuB7) |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | Since you mentioned that ideally you were looking for a video, a few years ago I used to show a video to my students: **[The Good Warriors of the Net - IP for Peace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9XWxD6cJuY)** . It is a bit old, but the main concepts are there.
Another that I used to show my students was: [How the ... | I gave the following EDRi paper to my students, and they found it very clear. I also had them write a 2 page essay explaining how the internet works, and that also helped them digest the paper.
<https://edri.org/files/2012EDRiPapers/how_the_internet_works.pdf> |
1,479 | I have been having trouble finding a good resource (ideally a video) or analogy that helps me to explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web work.
It does not need to be too in-depth. Only enough to cover how web pages are made available to the end user, and how HTTP requests work on the surface. Preferably, somet... | 2017/07/07 | [
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/1479",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com",
"https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/users/1770/"
] | Since you mentioned that ideally you were looking for a video, a few years ago I used to show a video to my students: **[The Good Warriors of the Net - IP for Peace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9XWxD6cJuY)** . It is a bit old, but the main concepts are there.
Another that I used to show my students was: [How the ... | The videos on the code.org YouTube channel are some of the most helpful I've found.
For example:
[How The Internet Works playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdnOPI1iJNfMRZm5DDxco3UdsFegvuB7) |
80,873 | In X-2: X-Men United, Xavier is being controlled by Jason's illusions and made to try to kill all the mutants. However, Jason is not affected by Xavier's attack. Being a mutant, shouldn't he have been since Charles carried out a global attack on the mutants? Is it because he was inside Cerebro with Charles? Does this a... | 2015/02/04 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/80873",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/35497/"
] | Cerebro is shielded, or more accurately, Cerebro is a focusing artifact and cannot target inside its self.
If I recall correctly, it is explicitly stated in the movie that, if you are inside the chamber, you are immune to the effects. | Because the girl in the illusion with Charles is Jason. He tells Charles: "Find all the mutants".
Charles doesn't need to focus on the little girl (who is actually Jason), as he knows where she is, and he is not going to look for himself either. He just targets everyone else. |
80,873 | In X-2: X-Men United, Xavier is being controlled by Jason's illusions and made to try to kill all the mutants. However, Jason is not affected by Xavier's attack. Being a mutant, shouldn't he have been since Charles carried out a global attack on the mutants? Is it because he was inside Cerebro with Charles? Does this a... | 2015/02/04 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/80873",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/35497/"
] | Cerebro is shielded, or more accurately, Cerebro is a focusing artifact and cannot target inside its self.
If I recall correctly, it is explicitly stated in the movie that, if you are inside the chamber, you are immune to the effects. | Operation-wise, Cerebro is a device that amplifies the brainwaves of the user. For a telepath, it gives the user ability to rapidly read the minds of individuals around the globe from which the user can identify mutants and / or humans. From the movie reference, it is clear that professor Xavier literally connects to t... |
80,873 | In X-2: X-Men United, Xavier is being controlled by Jason's illusions and made to try to kill all the mutants. However, Jason is not affected by Xavier's attack. Being a mutant, shouldn't he have been since Charles carried out a global attack on the mutants? Is it because he was inside Cerebro with Charles? Does this a... | 2015/02/04 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/80873",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/35497/"
] | Operation-wise, Cerebro is a device that amplifies the brainwaves of the user. For a telepath, it gives the user ability to rapidly read the minds of individuals around the globe from which the user can identify mutants and / or humans. From the movie reference, it is clear that professor Xavier literally connects to t... | Because the girl in the illusion with Charles is Jason. He tells Charles: "Find all the mutants".
Charles doesn't need to focus on the little girl (who is actually Jason), as he knows where she is, and he is not going to look for himself either. He just targets everyone else. |
99,372 | I am in the final stages of my PhD and have been applying for postdocs for the last six months. Recently, I heard back from the job I applied for, we had a phone interview and he was very happy with my experience and skills. In fact he was looking for a new postdoc with the same experience what I did in my PhD. We comm... | 2017/11/24 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/99372",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/83349/"
] | I will share some information with you, based on two things you mentioned:
>
> a) You said your advisor is very aggressive and loves to make racist jokes
>
>
> b) You suspect your advisor soured your postdoc application through negative remarks to your prospective employer
>
>
>
This sounds like a situation whi... | >
> I am really freaking out in this situation. I initially had problems with my PhD advisor because he is very aggressive and loves to make racist jokes. But I managed to handle his sense of humor and aggression. But I feel like he is racially prejudiced to me and will spoil my whole career.
>
>
>
A resource you ... |
99,372 | I am in the final stages of my PhD and have been applying for postdocs for the last six months. Recently, I heard back from the job I applied for, we had a phone interview and he was very happy with my experience and skills. In fact he was looking for a new postdoc with the same experience what I did in my PhD. We comm... | 2017/11/24 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/99372",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/83349/"
] | I will share some information with you, based on two things you mentioned:
>
> a) You said your advisor is very aggressive and loves to make racist jokes
>
>
> b) You suspect your advisor soured your postdoc application through negative remarks to your prospective employer
>
>
>
This sounds like a situation whi... | I think you had a narrow escape from a similar situation. The professor who requires the references is very unprofessional.
1. If you require some references, you do it before the invitation. Because the person might have rejected other interviews/visits. This is very disrespectful to the potential postdoc.
2. The ref... |
99,372 | I am in the final stages of my PhD and have been applying for postdocs for the last six months. Recently, I heard back from the job I applied for, we had a phone interview and he was very happy with my experience and skills. In fact he was looking for a new postdoc with the same experience what I did in my PhD. We comm... | 2017/11/24 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/99372",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/83349/"
] | I will share some information with you, based on two things you mentioned:
>
> a) You said your advisor is very aggressive and loves to make racist jokes
>
>
> b) You suspect your advisor soured your postdoc application through negative remarks to your prospective employer
>
>
>
This sounds like a situation whi... | First of all, everybody is free to write whatever he wants in his recommendation letters and to tell people whatever opinion he has about you and you cannot influence that. So, you need a really solid reason to accuse your PhD advisor of any "racial prejudice" against you (perhaps you have one, I don't know). If he jus... |
91,067 | i am travelling on club world from Singapore to London and i understand from their site that the maximum check in luggage is two items at 32kg each. As i am relocating to the country, i currently have more than 2 luggage but total weight should not exceed 64kg. Do you know if BA is strict on the 2 luggage policy and th... | 2017/04/04 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/91067",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/59494/"
] | If you come with 5 pieces, yes it will be an issue. If you have 3 and you are loyal customer for them (with a status), then you have a good probability to be able to check-in all your luggage without any issue. If you ask me for a percentage, I would say 30-40%. They might also ask you to pay for something extra. | I thought I should mention luggage allowances are higher for nearly all international flights to & from the US (& Canada). |
91,067 | i am travelling on club world from Singapore to London and i understand from their site that the maximum check in luggage is two items at 32kg each. As i am relocating to the country, i currently have more than 2 luggage but total weight should not exceed 64kg. Do you know if BA is strict on the 2 luggage policy and th... | 2017/04/04 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/91067",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/59494/"
] | BA provides a free third bag in CW only for people with BA Gold/OneWorld Emerald status. Given that this is a benefit for people with that status level, I rate your chances of an extra bag as roughly zero if you don't have that status.
It's worth noting that you can carry two items of hand luggage weighing up to 23kg ... | I thought I should mention luggage allowances are higher for nearly all international flights to & from the US (& Canada). |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65818",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/57771/"
] | As much as I understood, answer of your question would be like this..
1) Take a certain size of file(file A)
2) Now you will have a screen with transparent background. without doing anything else further, first of all take a screen shot of such screen.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AeDSi.png) |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65818",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/57771/"
] | Select the background layer.
Double click so it is no longer locked, it will rename as layer 0.
select all within your canvas (cmd + a) and delete. | Window -> Properties.
Make sure Artboard is selected.
See properties panel (that should be visible now) -> In the Artboard background color dropdown select: **Transparent** (white is selected by default).
You can check a quick (12sec) video here:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9sgajjbrZk> |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65818",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/57771/"
] | As much as I understood, answer of your question would be like this..
1) Take a certain size of file(file A)
2) Now you will have a screen with transparent background. without doing anything else further, first of all take a screen shot of such screen.
[ -> In the Artboard background color dropdown select: **Transparent** (white is selected by default).
You can check a quick (12sec) video here:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9sgajjbrZk> |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65818",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/57771/"
] | Set artboard background
In the Properties panel (Window > Properties) for the artboard, set the desired value for Artboard Background Color field. You can also set the artboard background to transparent. | Window -> Properties.
Make sure Artboard is selected.
See properties panel (that should be visible now) -> In the Artboard background color dropdown select: **Transparent** (white is selected by default).
You can check a quick (12sec) video here:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9sgajjbrZk> |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65818",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/57771/"
] | As much as I understood, answer of your question would be like this..
1) Take a certain size of file(file A)
2) Now you will have a screen with transparent background. without doing anything else further, first of all take a screen shot of such screen.
[ . |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65818",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/57771/"
] | As much as I understood, answer of your question would be like this..
1) Take a certain size of file(file A)
2) Now you will have a screen with transparent background. without doing anything else further, first of all take a screen shot of such screen.
[ for the artboard, set the desired value for Artboard Background Color field. You can also set the artboard background to transparent. |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65818",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/57771/"
] | While you create a new file (menu > NEW). Select "Background Contents" drop to Transparent... Now you will get a transparent artboard. | Window -> Properties.
Make sure Artboard is selected.
See properties panel (that should be visible now) -> In the Artboard background color dropdown select: **Transparent** (white is selected by default).
You can check a quick (12sec) video here:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9sgajjbrZk> |
65,818 | I love the Photoshop artboard feature, however I'm used to seeing the transparent background grid. Is there any way to show this in my artboards in Photoshop?
And yes, I know it will still save with a transparent background, but I like having the grid that way if I were to use a white background for something I would ... | 2016/01/21 | [
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] | ....Or you could create the board from the outset:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AeDSi.png) | Window -> Properties.
Make sure Artboard is selected.
See properties panel (that should be visible now) -> In the Artboard background color dropdown select: **Transparent** (white is selected by default).
You can check a quick (12sec) video here:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9sgajjbrZk> |
39,103,847 | We have upgraded our DB from 9 to 12c. I did not see ojdbc14.jar and classes12.jar. Does this mean we have to move to ojdbc5.jar, Ojdbc7.jar? | 2016/08/23 | [
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] | You should strongly consider upgrading to JDK 8. All earlier versions of Java have passed the end of their support life. JDK 9 is coming. It's time to upgrade.
The number in the Oracle JDBC JAR driver name refers to the JDK version it is written for. classes12.jar is *hopelessly* out of date - that's JDK 1.2.
There's... | I faced the same issue with my old legacy code.
I renamed the ojdbc8.jar as classes12.jar, and it is working great without any code migration. |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | my millenial daughter uses the term FOMO. It's a person who suffers from a severe Fear Of Missing Out. | Possibly a little dated, but "[a man about town](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/man--about--town)" could be used. |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | [***Man About Town***](http://www.abbreviationfinder.org/fr/acronyms/mat_man-about-town.html)
>
> A man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in *Fred is quite the **man about town** these days*. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to... | Possibly a little dated, but "[a man about town](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/man--about--town)" could be used. |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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========
>
> A habitual pleasure-seeker.
>
>
>
I think this is a great, fun word that doesn't get enough play. | [***Man About Town***](http://www.abbreviationfinder.org/fr/acronyms/mat_man-about-town.html)
>
> A man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in *Fred is quite the **man about town** these days*. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to... |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | gadabout
========
>
> A habitual pleasure-seeker.
>
>
>
I think this is a great, fun word that doesn't get enough play. | **Eventgoer** (or event-goer) — [Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/event-goer)
>
> One who attends an event.
>
>
>
This should work just like **partygoer** — [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partygoer)
>
> a person who attends a party or who attends parties frequently
>
>
> "*chauffeur... |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | my millenial daughter uses the term FOMO. It's a person who suffers from a severe Fear Of Missing Out. | Perhaps [**bon vivant**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bon%20vivant) is what you're looking for?
>
> a person who likes going to parties and other social occasions and who enjoys good food, wine, etc.
>
>
> |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | **event**eur - from **entrepre**neur | Perhaps [**bon vivant**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bon%20vivant) is what you're looking for?
>
> a person who likes going to parties and other social occasions and who enjoys good food, wine, etc.
>
>
> |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | [***Man About Town***](http://www.abbreviationfinder.org/fr/acronyms/mat_man-about-town.html)
>
> A man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in *Fred is quite the **man about town** these days*. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to... | Perhaps [**bon vivant**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bon%20vivant) is what you're looking for?
>
> a person who likes going to parties and other social occasions and who enjoys good food, wine, etc.
>
>
> |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | my millenial daughter uses the term FOMO. It's a person who suffers from a severe Fear Of Missing Out. | Glitterati popped into my head, although it might just apply to the smartly dressed attendees. |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | You may be looking for **party animal**
>
> (informal) someone who enjoys parties and party activities very much and goes to as many as possible: *Sarah's a real party animal - she likes to dance all night.* — [Cambridge](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party-animal)
>
>
> | Possibly a little dated, but "[a man about town](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/man--about--town)" could be used. |
322,524 | I'm looking for a short word that could describe people who are always going to every event in town. It doesn't need to be an existing word, feel free to create one of your own. It can also be made of words related to events and parties. (ex: club, event, guest list, etc.)
**Edit**
The word will serve as a new term t... | 2016/04/29 | [
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] | You may be looking for **party animal**
>
> (informal) someone who enjoys parties and party activities very much and goes to as many as possible: *Sarah's a real party animal - she likes to dance all night.* — [Cambridge](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party-animal)
>
>
> | [***Man About Town***](http://www.abbreviationfinder.org/fr/acronyms/mat_man-about-town.html)
>
> A man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in *Fred is quite the **man about town** these days*. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to... |
39,029 | Why we require high voltage swing at the output of line drivers? ( My knowledge in this area is limited and please correct me if am asking an irrelevant question ) just like + or - 15V at the output of a line driver even though the pro audio line voltage swing is only 3.47Vpp ?[![enter image description here](https://i... | 2016/05/24 | [
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] | Headroom, mainly. Your peak voltage is 1.736 volt only when you have a sine wave signal of *exactly* +4 dBu (0VU on professional equipment). That never happens in the real world.. 0 on the meters is an averaged level, so with real-world audio signals you will have peaks far higher than 0VU.
A peak of +20 (+24 dBu) wou... | 600 ohm line driver IC's such as the SSM2142 have supply rails of +/- 18 vdc. The output voltage of this IC is +/- 10 volts into a 600 ohm load. These are often use for long signal runs, such as a 100 foot 'snake' from stage to mixer, or in some studios. This wide voltage helps over come EMI noise and 'ghost' sounds fr... |
63,855 | Got a bike 3 weeks ago. It now slips gears WITHOUT shifting. only slipping when I pedal hard or uphill.. It shifts good. I weigh 250lbs.
edit: with a new derailleur | 2019/08/26 | [
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] | Even if a derailleur appears to shift well, it could be out of adjustment. My shifter cable recently snapped and I replaced it. I put on a new one, and after adjusting it to the point of the shifting being "good", there was still some skipping when pedaling up a steep hill; some finer adjusting took care of it (while a... | I'm guessing that this is a used bike as you specifically point out it has a new derailleur.
The most likely cause is worn chain and sprockets. When you pedal hard you are literally pulling the chain off of the sprocket teeth. A new derailleur won't do anything to fix this.
Another possibility of ghost shifting - whe... |
63,855 | Got a bike 3 weeks ago. It now slips gears WITHOUT shifting. only slipping when I pedal hard or uphill.. It shifts good. I weigh 250lbs.
edit: with a new derailleur | 2019/08/26 | [
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] | Even if a derailleur appears to shift well, it could be out of adjustment. My shifter cable recently snapped and I replaced it. I put on a new one, and after adjusting it to the point of the shifting being "good", there was still some skipping when pedaling up a steep hill; some finer adjusting took care of it (while a... | what about your gear or sprocket . is there any clogs or it might been use for so long and have misalignment or become gear too sharp as when you pedaling it hard easily make the chain loose .. a picture of it will help to understand |
63,855 | Got a bike 3 weeks ago. It now slips gears WITHOUT shifting. only slipping when I pedal hard or uphill.. It shifts good. I weigh 250lbs.
edit: with a new derailleur | 2019/08/26 | [
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] | I'm guessing that this is a used bike as you specifically point out it has a new derailleur.
The most likely cause is worn chain and sprockets. When you pedal hard you are literally pulling the chain off of the sprocket teeth. A new derailleur won't do anything to fix this.
Another possibility of ghost shifting - whe... | what about your gear or sprocket . is there any clogs or it might been use for so long and have misalignment or become gear too sharp as when you pedaling it hard easily make the chain loose .. a picture of it will help to understand |
104,214 | Chat just took a dive, everything operational or are we headed for bad news?
<https://chat.stackoverflow.com> is "[not loading](http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/chat.stackexchange.com)" and pinging chat.so times out.
 | 2011/08/28 | [
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] | I would love to blame Irene for this, but I fear we have to blame ourselves…
We recently made some major changes to the network architecture, and there are still a few things to iron out, especially when it comes to commuication between our two datacenters in Oregon (where chat is hosted) and New York (where the main ... | Could it be this?
 |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | I don't exactly have an answer or advice to this, as I have a similar experience to a certain extent, but I understand that even though others might see the external us and base an opinion on it, the mind development that's going on for Buddhists may always be misunderstood by those not familiar with it and thus, dukkh... | In buddhism, what is referred as attachment is the type of attachment which keeps wheel of dependent origination.
In each case when a through arrives in your mind you get a sensation. When you react to this sensation with liking then it is attachement. If you do it with dislike it is aversion. All this because you do ... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | I don't exactly have an answer or advice to this, as I have a similar experience to a certain extent, but I understand that even though others might see the external us and base an opinion on it, the mind development that's going on for Buddhists may always be misunderstood by those not familiar with it and thus, dukkh... | Maybe don't try to balance anything, just experience. Wanting things to be a certain way is always dukkha.
Ideally, we should do what is appropriate to the situation(this is easy for Arahants, hard for beginners). So if they think they are being ignored, maybe use the misunderstanding as an opportunity to tell them ab... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | I don't exactly have an answer or advice to this, as I have a similar experience to a certain extent, but I understand that even though others might see the external us and base an opinion on it, the mind development that's going on for Buddhists may always be misunderstood by those not familiar with it and thus, dukkh... | I too have felt some resistance, although it did eventually resolve. For one, try being more compassionate. For a long while I simply desired wisdom, and did so in a way that was neither mindful of the consequences of my actions(and how people felt about them) and had a sense of pride. Now I am practising more compassi... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | I don't exactly have an answer or advice to this, as I have a similar experience to a certain extent, but I understand that even though others might see the external us and base an opinion on it, the mind development that's going on for Buddhists may always be misunderstood by those not familiar with it and thus, dukkh... | The right fix, in my personal opinion, would be to respond as best as you can when people tell you such things. Try to see what it is about your reaction that gets on these people's nerves. It's not the case that you have to suffer when making use of social norms and conventions in order to maintain a dignified convers... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | I too have felt some resistance, although it did eventually resolve. For one, try being more compassionate. For a long while I simply desired wisdom, and did so in a way that was neither mindful of the consequences of my actions(and how people felt about them) and had a sense of pride. Now I am practising more compassi... | In buddhism, what is referred as attachment is the type of attachment which keeps wheel of dependent origination.
In each case when a through arrives in your mind you get a sensation. When you react to this sensation with liking then it is attachement. If you do it with dislike it is aversion. All this because you do ... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | In buddhism, what is referred as attachment is the type of attachment which keeps wheel of dependent origination.
In each case when a through arrives in your mind you get a sensation. When you react to this sensation with liking then it is attachement. If you do it with dislike it is aversion. All this because you do ... | The right fix, in my personal opinion, would be to respond as best as you can when people tell you such things. Try to see what it is about your reaction that gets on these people's nerves. It's not the case that you have to suffer when making use of social norms and conventions in order to maintain a dignified convers... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | I too have felt some resistance, although it did eventually resolve. For one, try being more compassionate. For a long while I simply desired wisdom, and did so in a way that was neither mindful of the consequences of my actions(and how people felt about them) and had a sense of pride. Now I am practising more compassi... | Maybe don't try to balance anything, just experience. Wanting things to be a certain way is always dukkha.
Ideally, we should do what is appropriate to the situation(this is easy for Arahants, hard for beginners). So if they think they are being ignored, maybe use the misunderstanding as an opportunity to tell them ab... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | Maybe don't try to balance anything, just experience. Wanting things to be a certain way is always dukkha.
Ideally, we should do what is appropriate to the situation(this is easy for Arahants, hard for beginners). So if they think they are being ignored, maybe use the misunderstanding as an opportunity to tell them ab... | The right fix, in my personal opinion, would be to respond as best as you can when people tell you such things. Try to see what it is about your reaction that gets on these people's nerves. It's not the case that you have to suffer when making use of social norms and conventions in order to maintain a dignified convers... |
3,969 | One of the main problems I had to deal with, when I started to meditate and study the Dhamma, was the consequence of giving up attachment to reputation and pride.
Of course this is an extremelly positive thing to do, you simply become stronger when you stop caring about how other people see you, you just care about yo... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | I too have felt some resistance, although it did eventually resolve. For one, try being more compassionate. For a long while I simply desired wisdom, and did so in a way that was neither mindful of the consequences of my actions(and how people felt about them) and had a sense of pride. Now I am practising more compassi... | The right fix, in my personal opinion, would be to respond as best as you can when people tell you such things. Try to see what it is about your reaction that gets on these people's nerves. It's not the case that you have to suffer when making use of social norms and conventions in order to maintain a dignified convers... |
7,168 | A long long time ago (.. I can still remember ♫) there were these old bottle caps. My parents still have 2 or 3 at home from soviet times. They look kinda like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kv6MK.jpg)
What are those called? Ar there some keyword... | 2018/01/28 | [
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] | Found what I was looking for: [WESTMARK 3 Flaschenverschlüsse, Flaschenstöpsel mit Hebel und Gummidichtung, 40 x 60 x 15 mm, farblich sortiert](https://www.danto.de/Wohnen-Einrichten/Barmoebel-accessoires/Flaschenhalter/WESTMARK-3-Flaschenverschluesse-Flaschenstoepsel-mit-Hebel-und-Gummidichtung-40-x-60-x-15-mm-farblic... | In the USA you can find this type of cap at most homebrew shops. These originated in Holland but now are popular for many breweries around the world. Here are the [caps](https://www.morebeer.com/products/flip-top-swing-cap.html) |
23,665 | I've got an assignment to make some kind of alarm. When user presses the push button, 1kHz sound should be generated and outputted on some kind of speaker (I'll use buzzer).
That part I know how to make. I can use NE 555 to make astable to generate 1kHz output. But other part of the assignment is the problem. Is says... | 2011/12/14 | [
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] | Personally I'd use a small microcontroller.
Something like an ATTiny, or a PIC10F for example. Both incredibly cheap, and pretty much no external components needed other than some resistors, a button and a piezo transducer. | Have you considered multiple 555 timers? The first setting the variable duty cycle as an input to the 1khz generator? |
23,665 | I've got an assignment to make some kind of alarm. When user presses the push button, 1kHz sound should be generated and outputted on some kind of speaker (I'll use buzzer).
That part I know how to make. I can use NE 555 to make astable to generate 1kHz output. But other part of the assignment is the problem. Is says... | 2011/12/14 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/23665",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Personally I'd use a small microcontroller.
Something like an ATTiny, or a PIC10F for example. Both incredibly cheap, and pretty much no external components needed other than some resistors, a button and a piezo transducer. | This is actually pretty easy if you think about it the right way. You say making a 1 kHz oscillator driving a speaker is no problem. You already know how to enable and disable that. When free running, the duty cycle should be about 50% (a square wave) already. Now note that 0% duty cycle is the same as off. So intead o... |
23,665 | I've got an assignment to make some kind of alarm. When user presses the push button, 1kHz sound should be generated and outputted on some kind of speaker (I'll use buzzer).
That part I know how to make. I can use NE 555 to make astable to generate 1kHz output. But other part of the assignment is the problem. Is says... | 2011/12/14 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/23665",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/5029/"
] | Is the duty cycle supposed to switch from 50% to 0%, or decay from 50% to 0%? Is there any particular precision required on the 50%? Is there any requirement regarding quiescent current?
I would suggest that you start by using a 555 or similar chip to generate a symmetrical sawtooth-ish (doesn't have to have straight ... | Have you considered multiple 555 timers? The first setting the variable duty cycle as an input to the 1khz generator? |
23,665 | I've got an assignment to make some kind of alarm. When user presses the push button, 1kHz sound should be generated and outputted on some kind of speaker (I'll use buzzer).
That part I know how to make. I can use NE 555 to make astable to generate 1kHz output. But other part of the assignment is the problem. Is says... | 2011/12/14 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/23665",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/5029/"
] | Is the duty cycle supposed to switch from 50% to 0%, or decay from 50% to 0%? Is there any particular precision required on the 50%? Is there any requirement regarding quiescent current?
I would suggest that you start by using a 555 or similar chip to generate a symmetrical sawtooth-ish (doesn't have to have straight ... | This is actually pretty easy if you think about it the right way. You say making a 1 kHz oscillator driving a speaker is no problem. You already know how to enable and disable that. When free running, the duty cycle should be about 50% (a square wave) already. Now note that 0% duty cycle is the same as off. So intead o... |
4,650,817 | I've been looking around for a definitive answer as to how to use LINQ to SQL with mySQL but can't seem to come up with anything. Does anyone have any experience / suggestions using the two together? In particular, I would like to avoid using string SQL statements.
Cheers | 2011/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4650817",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/558619/"
] | MySQL isn't directly supported by Microsoft's LINQ to SQL provider, but there are several alternative ways you can use LINQ against MySQL.
Take a look at using [LINQ to nHibernate](http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2007/03/16/Linq-for-NHibernate.aspx), or see [here](http://code2code.net/DB_Linq/) for LINQ providers agains... | Now (as of 2015) you can use the Connector/NET provided by MySQL.
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/connector-net-tutorials.html> |
12,068 | Would it be possible to run StackOverflow without ASP.NET sessions? | 2009/08/04 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12068",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/130023/"
] | The use of session was discussed in the [last podcast](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/07/podcast-63/), in the context of adding more servers. IIRC, the summary is "session is used but not a lot and could probably be removed if desired". But in Jeff's words ;-p | I've noticed that stackoverflow doesn't use asp.net session cookie anymore , does it mean it doesn't use session anymore ? |
183,949 | The spell Summon Greater Demon lets the caster summon a Demon and give it orders:
>
> You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss.[...] When you summon it and on each of your turns thereafter, you can issue a verbal command to it (requiring no action on your part), telling it what it must do... | 2021/04/15 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/183949",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/48603/"
] | It would appear so
------------------
It's hard to know if it's intended or not, but it is a consistent way to interpret the rules, depending on how you interpret p.54 of the Monster Manual, which tells us that:
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> A demon can be forced to disclose its name if charmed
>
>
>
There are two ways of reading this in... | Game mechanics wise, forcing a caster to use TWO 4th level spell slots (SGD and Charm Monster) and TWO Turns to try to get the demon to follow orders longer (and thus not kill your team) when it has one turn in between these actions to save and break free is overly punitive. Most fights are over in a few rounds. Even i... |
664 | If I add a notice to my user page that my answers are licensed under the GPL, in addition to the "standard" site-wide Creative Commons license, how does this affect posts by other users that I edit or other users that edit my posts?
Personally, I don't mind if others can use my code to write useful plugins or contribu... | 2011/06/06 | [
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/664",
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8/"
] | I would imagine that edits (for clarification, grammatical or typographical errors) do not constitute copyrightable content. Thus, the original author of such Questions/Answers retains full copyright over the work in question. In which case, the copyright license remains whatever the original author applies. | *As always when it comes to licensing issues:*
>
> (Disclaimer) I'm no lawyer, so this is just my personal opinion.
>
>
>
Currently no one can tell if everything WP related inherits the license. There are (loads of) different opinions about it. One of the strongest arguments out there is
>
> that WordPress is... |
664 | If I add a notice to my user page that my answers are licensed under the GPL, in addition to the "standard" site-wide Creative Commons license, how does this affect posts by other users that I edit or other users that edit my posts?
Personally, I don't mind if others can use my code to write useful plugins or contribu... | 2011/06/06 | [
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/664",
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8/"
] | A Word about Licensing
----------------------
Licensing via the GPL isn't so much to protect our rights as developers but to protect the rights of people receiving our code. In a nutshell, it guarantees that anyone using our stuff has permission to do so, permission to change what we wrote, and permission to distribut... | I would imagine that edits (for clarification, grammatical or typographical errors) do not constitute copyrightable content. Thus, the original author of such Questions/Answers retains full copyright over the work in question. In which case, the copyright license remains whatever the original author applies. |
664 | If I add a notice to my user page that my answers are licensed under the GPL, in addition to the "standard" site-wide Creative Commons license, how does this affect posts by other users that I edit or other users that edit my posts?
Personally, I don't mind if others can use my code to write useful plugins or contribu... | 2011/06/06 | [
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/664",
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8/"
] | A Word about Licensing
----------------------
Licensing via the GPL isn't so much to protect our rights as developers but to protect the rights of people receiving our code. In a nutshell, it guarantees that anyone using our stuff has permission to do so, permission to change what we wrote, and permission to distribut... | *As always when it comes to licensing issues:*
>
> (Disclaimer) I'm no lawyer, so this is just my personal opinion.
>
>
>
Currently no one can tell if everything WP related inherits the license. There are (loads of) different opinions about it. One of the strongest arguments out there is
>
> that WordPress is... |
55,424 | I feel like this may be already out there somewhere, but I really did think this up on my own. What does this rebus puzzle mean?
>
> GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
>
>
>
That's really it! No additional hints exist in any of the content not in block quotes.
Hint:
>
> The answer has 5 words.
>
>
> | 2017/09/27 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/55424",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | Any Chance it'd be:
>
> Go Wait in a line
>
>
>
as in
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> Go \* 8 in a line
>
>
> | Is it
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> Forgot to go
>
>
>
Implying
>
> 4 GO x 2 GO = 8 GO (Four-go-two-go) = forgot to go
>
>
> |
55,424 | I feel like this may be already out there somewhere, but I really did think this up on my own. What does this rebus puzzle mean?
>
> GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
>
>
>
That's really it! No additional hints exist in any of the content not in block quotes.
Hint:
>
> The answer has 5 words.
>
>
> | 2017/09/27 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/55424",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | I guess the answer you're after is:
>
> to forego
>
>
>
because indeed
>
> 2 \* GO GO GO GO = two (four GO)
>
>
> | Probably
>
> **GO**es in line...
>
>
>
> with?
>
>
>
As in:
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> Rhymes with.
>
>
> |
55,424 | I feel like this may be already out there somewhere, but I really did think this up on my own. What does this rebus puzzle mean?
>
> GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
>
>
>
That's really it! No additional hints exist in any of the content not in block quotes.
Hint:
>
> The answer has 5 words.
>
>
> | 2017/09/27 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/55424",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | Could it be:
>
> It takes two to tango?
>
>
>
Rather cryptically, the rebus puzzle depicts:
>
> It takes two (more go) to (get) ten go.
>
>
> | I feel,
(EDITED ANSWER):
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> Goes online (that is LIVE!)
>
>
>
based on pronounciation mainly
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> 8 GOs arranged in a line
>
>
>
a common phrase of usage. |
55,424 | I feel like this may be already out there somewhere, but I really did think this up on my own. What does this rebus puzzle mean?
>
> GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
>
>
>
That's really it! No additional hints exist in any of the content not in block quotes.
Hint:
>
> The answer has 5 words.
>
>
> | 2017/09/27 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/55424",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | I guess the answer you're after is:
>
> to forego
>
>
>
because indeed
>
> 2 \* GO GO GO GO = two (four GO)
>
>
> | I think the answer is
>
> Everything is a go
>
>
>
meaning
>
> All preparations are complete
>
>
> |
55,424 | I feel like this may be already out there somewhere, but I really did think this up on my own. What does this rebus puzzle mean?
>
> GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
>
>
>
That's really it! No additional hints exist in any of the content not in block quotes.
Hint:
>
> The answer has 5 words.
>
>
> | 2017/09/27 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/55424",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/30254/"
] | Is it
>
> Forgot to go
>
>
>
Implying
>
> 4 GO x 2 GO = 8 GO (Four-go-two-go) = forgot to go
>
>
> | I think the answer is
>
> Everything is a go
>
>
>
meaning
>
> All preparations are complete
>
>
> |
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