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30,541 | Let's suppose the development team is planning the next Sprint. What does it technically mean that a User Story is added to the Sprint Backlog? Is it assigned to a developer or to the whole team? (If it's assigned to the whole development team, then how do we do this in Jira?) | 2020/11/01 | [
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] | When the team plans a sprint, they pull product backlog items or user stories from the top of the backlog and into their sprint. The stories they selected to do that sprint now form the "[sprint backlog](https://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#artifacts-sprintbacklog)".
Now, **concerning assignment of these stori... | It's up to the team to create the sprint backlog based on the backlog items chosen by the Product Owner. Some teams do use sprint planning to allocate at least some items to individual developers, other teams adopt a "pull system", meaning items are not pre-allocated and it's up to each individual to pick up items off ... |
34,097 | Which photo has the more correct White Balance? For me the second is much better than the first. My understanding is that the R+G+B histogram needs to be as balanced as possible. Is this true, or does it depend?
 | 2013/01/30 | [
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] | Without referencing a white object in your photo, we cannot decide which one has a better white balance. In short, white balance is process of removing unrealistic color cast on your image, i.e., correct the white area in your image that captured as gray. So it cannot be judged by histogram. If you know what part of yo... | The technically correct white balance setting is the setting that "cancels out" the color of the lights lighting your scene so that the color of items in your image is the same as the color in real life.
You can't judge white balance from the histogram or anything in the photo without some reference to that item real ... |
34,097 | Which photo has the more correct White Balance? For me the second is much better than the first. My understanding is that the R+G+B histogram needs to be as balanced as possible. Is this true, or does it depend?
 | 2013/01/30 | [
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] | Like with photograhps in general, it's down to opinion and there is no real "correct".
[White Balance](http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm) is based on [Colour Temperature](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature) where different light source temperatures create unnormal colours (to wha... | The technically correct white balance setting is the setting that "cancels out" the color of the lights lighting your scene so that the color of items in your image is the same as the color in real life.
You can't judge white balance from the histogram or anything in the photo without some reference to that item real ... |
425,161 | I have just a few tenants on my application right now, but the number is going to increase over time. The processing logic for each tenant is slightly different from each other and right now the logic for each tenant is residing in the same microservice.
From a best practice viewpoint, is it a good idea to create an i... | 2021/04/06 | [
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] | There is no one size fits all answer here.
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> Right now, I'm finding a bit too many if else cases with my implementation, thinking if there's a better way to do this.
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On the spectrum of good to bad for your specific needs, tenanted microservices are on the better end of the spectrum than hardcoded if/else ... | Yes. **IF** the logic is different and not shared. **AND** you buy into the micro-service philosophy in general.
Leave the word tenant out of the equation for a bit. You have two separate operations to perform. The alternative to two separate applications would be one application with multiple modules.
Sure you can d... |
425,161 | I have just a few tenants on my application right now, but the number is going to increase over time. The processing logic for each tenant is slightly different from each other and right now the logic for each tenant is residing in the same microservice.
From a best practice viewpoint, is it a good idea to create an i... | 2021/04/06 | [
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] | The idea behind multi-tenancy is that you have a single application that is shared by multiple customers. Having separate services is antithetical to this approach. That doesn't mean that would be a bad idea in some cases, but that wouldn't be multi-tenancy.
So, what do do with customers that need different features? ... | There is no one size fits all answer here.
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> Right now, I'm finding a bit too many if else cases with my implementation, thinking if there's a better way to do this.
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On the spectrum of good to bad for your specific needs, tenanted microservices are on the better end of the spectrum than hardcoded if/else ... |
425,161 | I have just a few tenants on my application right now, but the number is going to increase over time. The processing logic for each tenant is slightly different from each other and right now the logic for each tenant is residing in the same microservice.
From a best practice viewpoint, is it a good idea to create an i... | 2021/04/06 | [
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] | The idea behind multi-tenancy is that you have a single application that is shared by multiple customers. Having separate services is antithetical to this approach. That doesn't mean that would be a bad idea in some cases, but that wouldn't be multi-tenancy.
So, what do do with customers that need different features? ... | Yes. **IF** the logic is different and not shared. **AND** you buy into the micro-service philosophy in general.
Leave the word tenant out of the equation for a bit. You have two separate operations to perform. The alternative to two separate applications would be one application with multiple modules.
Sure you can d... |
1,214 | I manage a support forum for software that changes pretty rapidly. Content therefore ages out in usefulness.
We are currently trying to figure out how to address this... and if we should. Does anyone here have best practices around labeling/archiving/removing older content? Heck, even going through and locating what i... | 2015/06/30 | [
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] | It's difficult to give a single answer as to when these times would be, but if your target audience is school students then they are more likely to be online just after school (~4pm - depending on exactly when they finish school) and at weekends, whereas if you are targeting working adults then lunchtimes and later eve... | It really depends on what kind of content you're posting (B2B or B2C) and what your CTA (call-to-action) is.
My recommendation would be posting around 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (when people are on their lunch and typically looking at their phones or checking their social media) or around 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. (when they're probably... |
2,874,657 | Which is the book one should start with in the domain of spiking neural networks? I know about Gerstner's ["Spiking Neuron Models"](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0521890799), published in 2002. Is there a more recent book, or maybe a more suitable one? I have a background in maths and artificial neural ... | 2010/05/20 | [
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] | Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) or Pulsed Neural Networks (PNNs) are artificial neural networks (ANNs) that more closely emulate the behaviours of natural neural mechanisms. I would like to advise you following fundamental books:
* Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience by Thomas Trappenberg
* Theoretical Neuroscie... | Don't forget [BindsNet](https://github.com/BindsNET/bindsnet): Best choice. And trending. |
666,306 | I've made a quite big domain model with entity framework. I wanted to know if it is possible to map it so i create automaticly the tables in the database wanted?
I've looked up edmgen.exe but still couldn't find the right command.
thank's for helping!
Edit1: I know the tool LightSpeed from Mindscape ofer this featur... | 2009/03/20 | [
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] | currently this is not available but i thing this feature will be shipped with vs2010 | My guess is that the answer is "no." The Entity Framework isn't necessarily meant to map 1-1 to the database, it's actually supposed to be a business object representation of how you want to use data stored in the database. Therefore it would be very, very difficult to write something that created a database from your ... |
666,306 | I've made a quite big domain model with entity framework. I wanted to know if it is possible to map it so i create automaticly the tables in the database wanted?
I've looked up edmgen.exe but still couldn't find the right command.
thank's for helping!
Edit1: I know the tool LightSpeed from Mindscape ofer this featur... | 2009/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/666306",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | According to this [blog entry](http://blog.nakedobjects.net/?p=58), it's currently (v1) not possible to create the database from an entity model.
About half way down, under the heading of "2. Process and tooling issues", you'll find:
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> * It is not currently possible to create the database schema
> automatically f... | My guess is that the answer is "no." The Entity Framework isn't necessarily meant to map 1-1 to the database, it's actually supposed to be a business object representation of how you want to use data stored in the database. Therefore it would be very, very difficult to write something that created a database from your ... |
666,306 | I've made a quite big domain model with entity framework. I wanted to know if it is possible to map it so i create automaticly the tables in the database wanted?
I've looked up edmgen.exe but still couldn't find the right command.
thank's for helping!
Edit1: I know the tool LightSpeed from Mindscape ofer this featur... | 2009/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/666306",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/60561/"
] | currently this is not available but i thing this feature will be shipped with vs2010 | According to this [blog entry](http://blog.nakedobjects.net/?p=58), it's currently (v1) not possible to create the database from an entity model.
About half way down, under the heading of "2. Process and tooling issues", you'll find:
>
> * It is not currently possible to create the database schema
> automatically f... |
380,130 | Which of these verbs would you choose to insert?
The survey on the wall stretches present in the burg, along with the subsequent comparison with the masonry of the medieval tower, have contributed to **hypothesize/guess** the evolution of the wall belt and therefore the possible expansion of the burg. | 2017/03/25 | [
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] | **Neither**, because a noun rather than a verb is needed.
The structure of the sentence you are asking about seems to be:
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> *Insert missing verb — hypothesize or guess*
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> …the development of the archaelogical site (or whatever).
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... | If you are writing this at the beginning of a paper I would choose ***'hypothesise'***, as *'guess'* is very informal and suggests a lack of empirical evidence.
If this is at the end of the writing, like a conclusion, I would use **"Theorise"** as a hypothesis is usually stated at the beginning of a paper to be tested... |
22,382,818 | Is there a flexible framework for fuzzy testing in Java?
The [Wikipedia article on Fuzz testing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzz_testing) defines fuzz testing as follows:
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> Fuzz testing or fuzzing is a software testing technique, often automated or semi-automated, that involves providing invalid, unexpected, or... | 2014/03/13 | [
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] | You may want to look into JQF:
<https://github.com/rohanpadhye/jqf> | Looks like there is a [Java port of Quickcheck](https://bitbucket.org/blob79/quickcheck).
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> The goal of QuickCheck is to replace manually picked values with generated values. A QuickCheck-based test tries to cover the laws of a domain whereas classical testing can only test the validity for distinct values.
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1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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* According to [the records](https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/users?tab=Voters&filter=all) I have cast more votes in total than anyone else
* I am also one of the "very high rep members" that m\_goldberg refers to
* As a Community Moderator my conduct should be held to a hi... | I wasn't around when this was asked, but I feel I should also be putting in my take.
My upvoting criterion is capriciously arbitrary: if I "enjoyed" reading the answer, or learned something genuinely new, or it is an answer that I would have written myself (also counting the case where it was written in a far better s... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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My upvoting criterion is capriciously arbitrary: if I "enjoyed" reading the answer, or learned something genuinely new, or it is an answer that I would have written myself (also counting the case where it was written in a far better s... | I think of my voting policy as very conservative. Every vote must be justified (at least ideally). Nonetheless, there's a lot of good content on the site, so it's not hard for even a conservative voter to have cast a lot of votes in aggregate. My voting is also very subjective, although it has become less so over time ... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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] | I suppose I should answer this because:
* According to [the records](https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/users?tab=Voters&filter=all) I have cast more votes in total than anyone else
* I am also one of the "very high rep members" that m\_goldberg refers to
* As a Community Moderator my conduct should be held to a hi... | My approach is subjective. I upvote answers from which I learn something new and unexpected. I sometimes downvote an answer when I have the impression that it too heavily relies on comments or answers already given. Sometimes I downvote questions if the OP doesn't participate ("Do my homework but don't bother me with q... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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My upvoting criterion is capriciously arbitrary: if I "enjoyed" reading the answer, or learned something genuinely new, or it is an answer that I would have written myself (also counting the case where it was written in a far better s... | This is a Q & A page.
When I need answers to specific questions, I search with keywords and usually find fair questions but even better answers. If a Q / A element solves my question or brings me a good bit closer to the solution I rate also old solutions positive.
I do upvote "old" responses.
One time "Questioner... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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] | I suppose I should answer this because:
* According to [the records](https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/users?tab=Voters&filter=all) I have cast more votes in total than anyone else
* I am also one of the "very high rep members" that m\_goldberg refers to
* As a Community Moderator my conduct should be held to a hi... | I think of my voting policy as very conservative. Every vote must be justified (at least ideally). Nonetheless, there's a lot of good content on the site, so it's not hard for even a conservative voter to have cast a lot of votes in aggregate. My voting is also very subjective, although it has become less so over time ... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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] | My policy is simple too: Try to act, **always**. It is important that this doesn't automatically means an up-vote. It includes down-votes, close-votes, reopen-votes or comments. The idea behind this is simple, if I take the time click on a post to read a question, I have already spend some of my time. Usually, I do thi... | This is a Q & A page.
When I need answers to specific questions, I search with keywords and usually find fair questions but even better answers. If a Q / A element solves my question or brings me a good bit closer to the solution I rate also old solutions positive.
I do upvote "old" responses.
One time "Questioner... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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] | I wasn't around when this was asked, but I feel I should also be putting in my take.
My upvoting criterion is capriciously arbitrary: if I "enjoyed" reading the answer, or learned something genuinely new, or it is an answer that I would have written myself (also counting the case where it was written in a far better s... | My approach is subjective. I upvote answers from which I learn something new and unexpected. I sometimes downvote an answer when I have the impression that it too heavily relies on comments or answers already given. Sometimes I downvote questions if the OP doesn't participate ("Do my homework but don't bother me with q... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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So I vote fast and often, without overthinking it. If I read an answer and think "yeah, good answer", I up... | This is a Q & A page.
When I need answers to specific questions, I search with keywords and usually find fair questions but even better answers. If a Q / A element solves my question or brings me a good bit closer to the solution I rate also old solutions positive.
I do upvote "old" responses.
One time "Questioner... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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] | I suppose I should answer this because:
* According to [the records](https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/users?tab=Voters&filter=all) I have cast more votes in total than anyone else
* I am also one of the "very high rep members" that m\_goldberg refers to
* As a Community Moderator my conduct should be held to a hi... | This is a Q & A page.
When I need answers to specific questions, I search with keywords and usually find fair questions but even better answers. If a Q / A element solves my question or brings me a good bit closer to the solution I rate also old solutions positive.
I do upvote "old" responses.
One time "Questioner... |
1,357 | Mine is simple. I up vote any answer I think will be of value to the OP and to others with a similar problem. If I think the answer will only be of use to the OP (this usually stems from the question being very localized), I will up vote the answer when the answer takes a broad view of the question and goes sufficientl... | 2014/07/27 | [
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] | My policy is simple too: Try to act, **always**. It is important that this doesn't automatically means an up-vote. It includes down-votes, close-votes, reopen-votes or comments. The idea behind this is simple, if I take the time click on a post to read a question, I have already spend some of my time. Usually, I do thi... | My approach is subjective. I upvote answers from which I learn something new and unexpected. I sometimes downvote an answer when I have the impression that it too heavily relies on comments or answers already given. Sometimes I downvote questions if the OP doesn't participate ("Do my homework but don't bother me with q... |
189,183 | My colleague and I are currently teaching "true infinitesimal calculus" (TIC), in the sense of calculus with infinitesimals, to a class of about 120 freshmen at our university, based on the book by Keisler <https://www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html>. Two of my colleagues in Belgium are similarly teaching TIC at two ... | 2014/12/08 | [
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] | Since you mentioned University of Hawaii --
[David Ross](http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~ross/) regularly teaches nonstandard analysis and infinitesimal calculus at University of Hawaii in various forms, for instance
* [MATH 649K](http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~ross/649.htm) (a regular grad course), Spring 2008
* [MATH 699... | So far I have been able to find out that true infinitesimal calculus was taught at the following universities:
University of Hawaii;
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
University of Iowa;
University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Anyone who has either taught or studied in such courses there is requested to shar... |
11,199,540 | I'm writing a simple image upload function with php + image magick using amazon ec2 + s3.
The function basically receives the image, possibly compresses, and resizes it into 3~4 different sizes and the images get accessed more frequently than they are uploaded.
Not being an expert on digital images, I'm still decidin... | 2012/06/26 | [
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] | From my experience, you want to keep the original image. You might need it later if you decide to redesign site and change image formats globally. If you don't keep the original, you will not be able to re-process them in such situation.
Re. computing power usage -- you should not worry about that. You resize only onc... | It's typically not a great idea to change the image format that a user uploaded. Certain formats have their own characteristics and benefits, and changing the format may not be ideal. For example, png has better support for transparency than gif or jpeg. So the conversion may cause your image to look odd. |
11,199,540 | I'm writing a simple image upload function with php + image magick using amazon ec2 + s3.
The function basically receives the image, possibly compresses, and resizes it into 3~4 different sizes and the images get accessed more frequently than they are uploaded.
Not being an expert on digital images, I'm still decidin... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11199540",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/811599/"
] | From my experience, you want to keep the original image. You might need it later if you decide to redesign site and change image formats globally. If you don't keep the original, you will not be able to re-process them in such situation.
Re. computing power usage -- you should not worry about that. You resize only onc... | png and gif are better at compressing certain types of images, basically blocky graphics, while jpeg are better for photo-like images. So depending on the type of images your uploading there may not be a gain there in saving bandwidth/storage space.
The computation to convert will be expensive and it will slow down yo... |
1,983,710 | I'm now learning a bit of MATLAB and I have two versions of it. Version 4.2c, that I use on my emulated Windows 3.11 and the lastest one, that I use on my Windows Vista.
Here is a screenshot of it:
[MATLAB 4.2c On My Windows 3.11 http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4042/matlabv4.png](http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4042/... | 2009/12/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1983710",
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] | **EDIT:** Now that I see the screenshot, I realize you really *are* referring to MATLAB Version 4.2c (R7). I thought perhaps you were mistakenly referring to the MATLAB *Compiler* instead, since I didn't think anyone would still be using [a version that's over 15 years old](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATLAB#Release_h... | There are a huge number of differences since that time. New variable types (logical, sparse, cell arrays, uint(N), single, etc.), objects, anonymous and nested functions, gui tools, toolbox changes galore.
Having said that, I have code written in 1988 (20+ years) that still runs with essentially no change. (Maybe vers... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
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] | I don't know of any standards. I agree that it's frustrating. The ubiquity of cheap 16:9 panels design for television makes it understandable that these digital frames aren't available in more photography-friendly aspect ratios.
I think one reason that there's no standard is that it really depends on your content and ... | >
> I find that I do not have a lot of content in those aspect ratios.
>
>
>
Maybe you do and you don't know it.
Back when I used to do chemical photography, I had an enlarging easel that held paper in four sizes: 8x10, 5x7, 3.5x5 and 2.5x3.5. There wasn't a whole lot of aspect ratio diversity there, with one at ... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | I don't know of any standards. I agree that it's frustrating. The ubiquity of cheap 16:9 panels design for television makes it understandable that these digital frames aren't available in more photography-friendly aspect ratios.
I think one reason that there's no standard is that it really depends on your content and ... | **The natural choice is to let the user decide.** One of the standout features of using an electronic display compared to print is that you can change not only what images to display, but how to display them.
You can see a fine example on any HDTV set. Because there's still plenty of 4:3 video being broadcast every da... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | I don't know of any standards. I agree that it's frustrating. The ubiquity of cheap 16:9 panels design for television makes it understandable that these digital frames aren't available in more photography-friendly aspect ratios.
I think one reason that there's no standard is that it really depends on your content and ... | Thank you, everyone - and I do mean that literally, as everyone who responded had something worthwhile to offer.
I was especially drawn to the notion of laying things out as a triptych or mosaic - basically, treating the screen real-estate as a space to lay down whatever 'story' I have in mind. Most of the fun I've b... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | An option I don't see mentioned above is the same approach that videographers generally take as they will target a particular aspect ratio, but ensure the content works in other aspect ratios.
Obviously this only works if you can go back to the source (and it works with the content). I will usually compose my pictures... | >
> I find that I do not have a lot of content in those aspect ratios.
>
>
>
Maybe you do and you don't know it.
Back when I used to do chemical photography, I had an enlarging easel that held paper in four sizes: 8x10, 5x7, 3.5x5 and 2.5x3.5. There wasn't a whole lot of aspect ratio diversity there, with one at ... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | An option I don't see mentioned above is the same approach that videographers generally take as they will target a particular aspect ratio, but ensure the content works in other aspect ratios.
Obviously this only works if you can go back to the source (and it works with the content). I will usually compose my pictures... | **The natural choice is to let the user decide.** One of the standout features of using an electronic display compared to print is that you can change not only what images to display, but how to display them.
You can see a fine example on any HDTV set. Because there's still plenty of 4:3 video being broadcast every da... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | An option I don't see mentioned above is the same approach that videographers generally take as they will target a particular aspect ratio, but ensure the content works in other aspect ratios.
Obviously this only works if you can go back to the source (and it works with the content). I will usually compose my pictures... | Thank you, everyone - and I do mean that literally, as everyone who responded had something worthwhile to offer.
I was especially drawn to the notion of laying things out as a triptych or mosaic - basically, treating the screen real-estate as a space to lay down whatever 'story' I have in mind. Most of the fun I've b... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | Another option is to combine several (related) images, maybe with a large main image and two or three smaller ones filling the space. A 37" screen seems large enough to support that.
You could make a mosaic, or a triptychon, or any other arrangement. | >
> I find that I do not have a lot of content in those aspect ratios.
>
>
>
Maybe you do and you don't know it.
Back when I used to do chemical photography, I had an enlarging easel that held paper in four sizes: 8x10, 5x7, 3.5x5 and 2.5x3.5. There wasn't a whole lot of aspect ratio diversity there, with one at ... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | Another option is to combine several (related) images, maybe with a large main image and two or three smaller ones filling the space. A 37" screen seems large enough to support that.
You could make a mosaic, or a triptychon, or any other arrangement. | **The natural choice is to let the user decide.** One of the standout features of using an electronic display compared to print is that you can change not only what images to display, but how to display them.
You can see a fine example on any HDTV set. Because there's still plenty of 4:3 video being broadcast every da... |
82,342 | Background: I do not wish to debate their merits or lack thereof, but of late I have been experimenting with a couple of "digital art frames" - these are 37" diagonal, 1920x1080 HD, in a nice frame, optimized for maximum viewing angle and low power consumption.
The Question: the frame can be hung in landscape (1920x10... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/82342",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56201/"
] | Another option is to combine several (related) images, maybe with a large main image and two or three smaller ones filling the space. A 37" screen seems large enough to support that.
You could make a mosaic, or a triptychon, or any other arrangement. | Thank you, everyone - and I do mean that literally, as everyone who responded had something worthwhile to offer.
I was especially drawn to the notion of laying things out as a triptych or mosaic - basically, treating the screen real-estate as a space to lay down whatever 'story' I have in mind. Most of the fun I've b... |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | "Nope" is informal. You wouldn't usually want to use it, for example, answering questions for a job interview, but it would be an appropriate answer to a friend's question "Have you seen that movie yet?" | I think the context has a lot to do with how the word Nope is perceived:
1. Somebody asks you for something.
>
> - Will you do something for me?
> - Nope. << Rude
>
>
>
2. Somebody asks for information.
>
> - Is your name Sam?
> - Nope. << Playful / informal
>
>
>
Maybe the word Nope implies a casual, rel... |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | From [here](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/59658/31820), they have no difference in meaning; but *nope* is more informal, only used in a sense of opposite to *yes* (or *yup*). Also, *nope* is not used often in writing.
You wouldn't say "there were nope errors", for example. | "Nope" is informal. You wouldn't usually want to use it, for example, answering questions for a job interview, but it would be an appropriate answer to a friend's question "Have you seen that movie yet?" |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | The first and most important point to note it that it's *very* informal (more so than using contractions such as my ***it's*** there, for example).
The main reason for using it at all stems from that "extreme informality". It normally conveys a *relaxed attitude* on the part of the speaker. Depending on context, it ca... | Nope is used informally, normally during chat where you want to give a quick, fluid answer to a question without halting it like 'No' would.
They both mean the same thing, and 'Nope' is very rarely written. |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | Nope is used informally, normally during chat where you want to give a quick, fluid answer to a question without halting it like 'No' would.
They both mean the same thing, and 'Nope' is very rarely written. | I think there is a subtle difference between emphatic and dismissive or terminal. And I think that nope is often used in the latter two ways. Think of how the lips must close together and this gives nope its terminal feeling in a physical way. Pursed lips. Can't pry them open. Not going to change. |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | I agree with the person who says that nope is dismissive and slightly rude and I would add that a text nope feels rude to the recipient. It feels like a "final" no. | I think there is a subtle difference between emphatic and dismissive or terminal. And I think that nope is often used in the latter two ways. Think of how the lips must close together and this gives nope its terminal feeling in a physical way. Pursed lips. Can't pry them open. Not going to change. |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | "Nope" is informal. You wouldn't usually want to use it, for example, answering questions for a job interview, but it would be an appropriate answer to a friend's question "Have you seen that movie yet?" | Nope is used informally, normally during chat where you want to give a quick, fluid answer to a question without halting it like 'No' would.
They both mean the same thing, and 'Nope' is very rarely written. |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | From [here](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/59658/31820), they have no difference in meaning; but *nope* is more informal, only used in a sense of opposite to *yes* (or *yup*). Also, *nope* is not used often in writing.
You wouldn't say "there were nope errors", for example. | 'Nope' is a variant of 'no' (exclamation).
First known use: 1888 ([M-W](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nope#h1))
Phonologically, pronunciation can explain where the P came from.
Suppose someone asked you a question and you said 'No'. You'd usually pause after saying 'No' (exclamation) with your lips alr... |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | The first and most important point to note it that it's *very* informal (more so than using contractions such as my ***it's*** there, for example).
The main reason for using it at all stems from that "extreme informality". It normally conveys a *relaxed attitude* on the part of the speaker. Depending on context, it ca... | I think the context has a lot to do with how the word Nope is perceived:
1. Somebody asks you for something.
>
> - Will you do something for me?
> - Nope. << Rude
>
>
>
2. Somebody asks for information.
>
> - Is your name Sam?
> - Nope. << Playful / informal
>
>
>
Maybe the word Nope implies a casual, rel... |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | In my opinion Nope is a dismissive and slightly rude version of no. Nope should never be used in a professional context e.g. it should never be used as an option for web site or search engine users to select as a response to a question, because it makes the company using it look un-professional and rude to their custom... | I agree with the person who says that nope is dismissive and slightly rude and I would add that a text nope feels rude to the recipient. It feels like a "final" no. |
30 | What is the difference caused by using “nope” instead of ”no”?
Is it used because “nope” sounds better and not straight like “no”? In some situations, it feels like *nope* is better to use than *no* even though it adds 2 more characters. What is the reason why many use it? | 2013/01/23 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/30",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/4/"
] | "Nope" is informal. You wouldn't usually want to use it, for example, answering questions for a job interview, but it would be an appropriate answer to a friend's question "Have you seen that movie yet?" | *Nope* is an informal variant of one of the meanings *No* which is:
>
> 3 : not so —used to express negation, dissent, denial, or refusal (**e.g.** no, I'm not going)
>
> [Webster-Merriam](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no)
>
>
>
That is why, we can only use it for *Yes/No questions*. |
27,107 | I just had my 7 month old male cat neutered 4 days ago but now his sister has gone in heat and he is chasing and mounting her.
Since he is only newly fixed can he still get her pregnant?
Should I lock them away from each other? | 2020/02/17 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/27107",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/17356/"
] | He can impregnate her for a short period after neutering.
Separate them from each other at this early stage.
When a cat is neutered the testicles are removed, making the cat unable to create sperm. The residual sperm can still impregnate a female cat. A search shows different time frames for which this residual spe... | Yes, a [neutered male cat can still get a female pregnant](https://learnaboutcat.com/can-a-neutered-male-cat-still-get-a-female-pregnant/). Your male cat's genital tract will still contain testosterone and sperm for **at least six weeks after neutering**. Therefore, he is still capable of impregnating female cats. If y... |
63,092,165 | I have a very simple question that is essentially as stated in the title.
**When implementing a JWT authentication scheme that incorporates short-lived access tokens and longer term refresh tokens, should these two token types be signed with different secrets?**
I have been learning more about this authentication sch... | 2020/07/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/63092165",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13190130/"
] | **Answer:** No
**Why?**
2 tokens we're speaking of are
1. access token
2. refresh token
Cryptographically there is no upper-bound on key-usage that I'm aware of for either HMAC, RSA or ECDSA. So signing with the same key is totally reasonable to protect from [existential forgery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit... | My intuition tells me to separate the secrets for the two tokens. But not because of security reasons. I mean, if on of the secrets leaks then you are done. And the attack surface is IMHO the same if there is one secret or two.
The reason for me to keep the secrets apart would be usability and error prevention. Develo... |
63,092,165 | I have a very simple question that is essentially as stated in the title.
**When implementing a JWT authentication scheme that incorporates short-lived access tokens and longer term refresh tokens, should these two token types be signed with different secrets?**
I have been learning more about this authentication sch... | 2020/07/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/63092165",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13190130/"
] | **Answer:** No
**Why?**
2 tokens we're speaking of are
1. access token
2. refresh token
Cryptographically there is no upper-bound on key-usage that I'm aware of for either HMAC, RSA or ECDSA. So signing with the same key is totally reasonable to protect from [existential forgery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit... | From cryptographic aspect I can agree with the accepted answer.
But one thing to think about is, that if you are using the same secret, you should care how you validate the refresh token. If you just check that the JWT is valid, one could send an access token as the refresh token and obtain a new access token from an ... |
32,364 | I have seen the following argument in several places:
>
> Consciousness cannot be an illusion, and it surely exists.
>
>
> An illusion is perceiving something to be true when this something is not actually the case. "Perceiving" and "being conscious of" can be taken to be synonymous, so saying that consciousness is... | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32364",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/19486/"
] | 1) Taken your question literally: One does not need to argue that consciousness exists. Everybody when awake is conscious and experiences consciousness.
One can discuss whether every perception is a conscious perception. Because we know that humans can also be triggered by unconscious stimuli. This kind of stimulatio... | Anaxogoras, of Clyzomanae in Asia Minor, around 500 BC write of *nous* as an ordering force in the cosmos:
>
> B12: *Nous* is unlimited and self-ruling and has been mixed with no thing; but is alone itself, by itself ... and *nous* has control over all things that have soul, both the larger and the smaller; and *nous... |
32,364 | I have seen the following argument in several places:
>
> Consciousness cannot be an illusion, and it surely exists.
>
>
> An illusion is perceiving something to be true when this something is not actually the case. "Perceiving" and "being conscious of" can be taken to be synonymous, so saying that consciousness is... | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32364",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/19486/"
] | Anaxogoras, of Clyzomanae in Asia Minor, around 500 BC write of *nous* as an ordering force in the cosmos:
>
> B12: *Nous* is unlimited and self-ruling and has been mixed with no thing; but is alone itself, by itself ... and *nous* has control over all things that have soul, both the larger and the smaller; and *nous... | Upanishads are earlier recorded arguments on consciousness and other internal phenomena.
You can browse various translations of these scriptures in English.
P.S. It seems any reference to Indian Philosophies are getting negative voting on this site.
Edit: Aitareya Upanisad from the rigveda which is older than any gi... |
32,364 | I have seen the following argument in several places:
>
> Consciousness cannot be an illusion, and it surely exists.
>
>
> An illusion is perceiving something to be true when this something is not actually the case. "Perceiving" and "being conscious of" can be taken to be synonymous, so saying that consciousness is... | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32364",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/19486/"
] | 1) Taken your question literally: One does not need to argue that consciousness exists. Everybody when awake is conscious and experiences consciousness.
One can discuss whether every perception is a conscious perception. Because we know that humans can also be triggered by unconscious stimuli. This kind of stimulatio... | Upanishads would be the earliest. One of the *Mahavakyas* ('Great Sayings') of the Upanishads (there are 4 in total) is *Prajnanam Brahma* - Consciousness is Brahman. It appears in the *Aitareya Upanishad* III. i. 3. The *Aitareya Upanishad* is part of the *Rig Veda*, considered by many as the oldest Veda. Most conside... |
32,364 | I have seen the following argument in several places:
>
> Consciousness cannot be an illusion, and it surely exists.
>
>
> An illusion is perceiving something to be true when this something is not actually the case. "Perceiving" and "being conscious of" can be taken to be synonymous, so saying that consciousness is... | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32364",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/19486/"
] | Upanishads would be the earliest. One of the *Mahavakyas* ('Great Sayings') of the Upanishads (there are 4 in total) is *Prajnanam Brahma* - Consciousness is Brahman. It appears in the *Aitareya Upanishad* III. i. 3. The *Aitareya Upanishad* is part of the *Rig Veda*, considered by many as the oldest Veda. Most conside... | Upanishads are earlier recorded arguments on consciousness and other internal phenomena.
You can browse various translations of these scriptures in English.
P.S. It seems any reference to Indian Philosophies are getting negative voting on this site.
Edit: Aitareya Upanisad from the rigveda which is older than any gi... |
32,364 | I have seen the following argument in several places:
>
> Consciousness cannot be an illusion, and it surely exists.
>
>
> An illusion is perceiving something to be true when this something is not actually the case. "Perceiving" and "being conscious of" can be taken to be synonymous, so saying that consciousness is... | 2016/02/24 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32364",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/19486/"
] | 1) Taken your question literally: One does not need to argue that consciousness exists. Everybody when awake is conscious and experiences consciousness.
One can discuss whether every perception is a conscious perception. Because we know that humans can also be triggered by unconscious stimuli. This kind of stimulatio... | Upanishads are earlier recorded arguments on consciousness and other internal phenomena.
You can browse various translations of these scriptures in English.
P.S. It seems any reference to Indian Philosophies are getting negative voting on this site.
Edit: Aitareya Upanisad from the rigveda which is older than any gi... |
48,767,380 | We are using docker container for .net core. When we execute build command from window's power shell go the following error message:
hcsshim: timeout waiting for notification extra info
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/beoKn.png)
Here is our docker file... | 2018/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48767380",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9167469/"
] | So I had this issue now for a couple of days and couldn't really pin point it down.
What did the trick for me was:
* Uninstalling docker
* Removing all docker folders
* Removing the windows features Containers and Hyper-v
* Restart
* Reinstall docker
* Let docker handle the Windows features
* Restart
And that's it..... | I think in my case the fix was that I needed to run Windows Powershell in Admin mode. However following @halbherz's answer. I uninstalled docker for windows. Un-installation wasn't easy. For uninstalling I had to do following:
* First I tried to uninstall it using uninstaller which got stuck for
like forever in the en... |
48,767,380 | We are using docker container for .net core. When we execute build command from window's power shell go the following error message:
hcsshim: timeout waiting for notification extra info
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/beoKn.png)
Here is our docker file... | 2018/02/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48767380",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9167469/"
] | So I had this issue now for a couple of days and couldn't really pin point it down.
What did the trick for me was:
* Uninstalling docker
* Removing all docker folders
* Removing the windows features Containers and Hyper-v
* Restart
* Reinstall docker
* Let docker handle the Windows features
* Restart
And that's it..... | solution worked for me: (windows 10, windows containers)
1. uninstall hyper-v (windows features)
2. restart pc
3. install hyper-v (windows features)
4. restart pc
and it worked to build my container |
2,016,250 | I'm working on a Java password manager and I currently have all of the user's data, after being decrypted from a file, sitting around in memory at all times and stored plainly as a String for displaying in the UI etc.
Is this a security risk in any way? I'm particularly concerned with someone "dumping" or reading the ... | 2010/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2016250",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/242405/"
] | If your adversary has the ability to run arbitrary code on your target machine (with the debug privileges required to dump a process image), you are all sorts of screwed.
If your adversary has the ability to read memory at a distance accurately (ie. [TEMPEST](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEMPEST)), you are all sorts o... | Yes it certainly is, especially since you quite trivially can debug an application. Most code dealing with encryption and unsafe data use char arrays instead of strings. By using char arrays, you can overwrite the memory with sensitive details, limiting the lifetime of the sensitive data. |
2,016,250 | I'm working on a Java password manager and I currently have all of the user's data, after being decrypted from a file, sitting around in memory at all times and stored plainly as a String for displaying in the UI etc.
Is this a security risk in any way? I'm particularly concerned with someone "dumping" or reading the ... | 2010/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2016250",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/242405/"
] | If your adversary has the ability to run arbitrary code on your target machine (with the debug privileges required to dump a process image), you are all sorts of screwed.
If your adversary has the ability to read memory at a distance accurately (ie. [TEMPEST](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEMPEST)), you are all sorts o... | In theory, you cannot protect anything in memory completely. Some group out there managed to deep freeze the memory chips and read their contents 4 hours after the computer was turned off. Even without going to such lengths, a debugger and a breakpoint at just the right time will do the trick.
Practically though, just... |
2,016,250 | I'm working on a Java password manager and I currently have all of the user's data, after being decrypted from a file, sitting around in memory at all times and stored plainly as a String for displaying in the UI etc.
Is this a security risk in any way? I'm particularly concerned with someone "dumping" or reading the ... | 2010/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2016250",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/242405/"
] | If your adversary has the ability to run arbitrary code on your target machine (with the debug privileges required to dump a process image), you are all sorts of screwed.
If your adversary has the ability to read memory at a distance accurately (ie. [TEMPEST](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEMPEST)), you are all sorts o... | It is worth noting that the OS might decide to swap memory to disk, where it might remain for quite a while. Of course, reading the swap file requires strong priviledges, but who knows? The user's laptop might get stolen ... |
50,656 | Whenever I hear someone like, say, Daniel Dennett say that consciousness is an "illusion", I'm always left pretty much stumped. Firstly, both the terms "consciousness" and "illusion" are generally left undefined, although this is more apparent with the term "illusion". With this, I have to use the default definitions o... | 2018/04/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/50656",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I can't deny myself (the 'I' or the consciousness of being myself). Can you? If you say "Yes", you would never have asked your question. In other words, this question must be asked unconsciously. If you say "Yes" again, why can't you say the consciousness for asking this question is somewhere else? So....
**One can de... | When I run across problematic statements of this sort, I always prefer to follow Wittgenstein and look for the error in language that lies behind it. This is precisely the kind of 'philosophy' he thought needed therapy more than analysis.
The first step in that Wittgensteinian therapy is to step back and consider what... |
50,656 | Whenever I hear someone like, say, Daniel Dennett say that consciousness is an "illusion", I'm always left pretty much stumped. Firstly, both the terms "consciousness" and "illusion" are generally left undefined, although this is more apparent with the term "illusion". With this, I have to use the default definitions o... | 2018/04/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/50656",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I can't deny myself (the 'I' or the consciousness of being myself). Can you? If you say "Yes", you would never have asked your question. In other words, this question must be asked unconsciously. If you say "Yes" again, why can't you say the consciousness for asking this question is somewhere else? So....
**One can de... | Your scepticism of Dennett is well-grounded. Claims similar to Dennetts were given by Skinner under the rubric of behavioral psychology where one supposed thinking things (*res cogitans*) were merely things, that is automatons, and one was not supposed to ask a man about his inner self, his *telos* or his intentions, o... |
50,656 | Whenever I hear someone like, say, Daniel Dennett say that consciousness is an "illusion", I'm always left pretty much stumped. Firstly, both the terms "consciousness" and "illusion" are generally left undefined, although this is more apparent with the term "illusion". With this, I have to use the default definitions o... | 2018/04/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/50656",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | This phrasing is used by different philosophers for different purposes, so one must take the phrase in context. However, in general, it is used in reference to the idea that consciousness is a thing which is separable from other things.
Denett argues that consciousness does not exist except as an image which describes... | When I run across problematic statements of this sort, I always prefer to follow Wittgenstein and look for the error in language that lies behind it. This is precisely the kind of 'philosophy' he thought needed therapy more than analysis.
The first step in that Wittgensteinian therapy is to step back and consider what... |
50,656 | Whenever I hear someone like, say, Daniel Dennett say that consciousness is an "illusion", I'm always left pretty much stumped. Firstly, both the terms "consciousness" and "illusion" are generally left undefined, although this is more apparent with the term "illusion". With this, I have to use the default definitions o... | 2018/04/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/50656",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | This phrasing is used by different philosophers for different purposes, so one must take the phrase in context. However, in general, it is used in reference to the idea that consciousness is a thing which is separable from other things.
Denett argues that consciousness does not exist except as an image which describes... | Your scepticism of Dennett is well-grounded. Claims similar to Dennetts were given by Skinner under the rubric of behavioral psychology where one supposed thinking things (*res cogitans*) were merely things, that is automatons, and one was not supposed to ask a man about his inner self, his *telos* or his intentions, o... |
50,656 | Whenever I hear someone like, say, Daniel Dennett say that consciousness is an "illusion", I'm always left pretty much stumped. Firstly, both the terms "consciousness" and "illusion" are generally left undefined, although this is more apparent with the term "illusion". With this, I have to use the default definitions o... | 2018/04/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/50656",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> From Google:
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> il·lu·sion
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> 1. a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses
> 2. a deceptive appearance or impression
> 3. a false idea or belief.
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Daniel Dennett in *Consciousness Explained* lays out his argument for how consciousness is illus... | When I run across problematic statements of this sort, I always prefer to follow Wittgenstein and look for the error in language that lies behind it. This is precisely the kind of 'philosophy' he thought needed therapy more than analysis.
The first step in that Wittgensteinian therapy is to step back and consider what... |
50,656 | Whenever I hear someone like, say, Daniel Dennett say that consciousness is an "illusion", I'm always left pretty much stumped. Firstly, both the terms "consciousness" and "illusion" are generally left undefined, although this is more apparent with the term "illusion". With this, I have to use the default definitions o... | 2018/04/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/50656",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> From Google:
>
>
> il·lu·sion
>
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> noun
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> 1. a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses
> 2. a deceptive appearance or impression
> 3. a false idea or belief.
>
>
>
Daniel Dennett in *Consciousness Explained* lays out his argument for how consciousness is illus... | Your scepticism of Dennett is well-grounded. Claims similar to Dennetts were given by Skinner under the rubric of behavioral psychology where one supposed thinking things (*res cogitans*) were merely things, that is automatons, and one was not supposed to ask a man about his inner self, his *telos* or his intentions, o... |
50,656 | Whenever I hear someone like, say, Daniel Dennett say that consciousness is an "illusion", I'm always left pretty much stumped. Firstly, both the terms "consciousness" and "illusion" are generally left undefined, although this is more apparent with the term "illusion". With this, I have to use the default definitions o... | 2018/04/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/50656",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Your scepticism of Dennett is well-grounded. Claims similar to Dennetts were given by Skinner under the rubric of behavioral psychology where one supposed thinking things (*res cogitans*) were merely things, that is automatons, and one was not supposed to ask a man about his inner self, his *telos* or his intentions, o... | When I run across problematic statements of this sort, I always prefer to follow Wittgenstein and look for the error in language that lies behind it. This is precisely the kind of 'philosophy' he thought needed therapy more than analysis.
The first step in that Wittgensteinian therapy is to step back and consider what... |
3,704 | I am making something for outdoor use and I've painted it with a matte exterior latex paint. I'm satisfied with the protection that the paint will offer but I'm experimenting with ways to make it look nicer.
Right now I am considering glossy finishes. I have found that I much prefer the appearance and texture of shell... | 2016/03/21 | [
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/3704",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/users/1250/"
] | >
> My question is, how should I expect a fairly thick shellac finish (over paint) to behave outdoors over time? It will be exposed to sunlight, a wide range of temperatures, and plenty of rain, snow, and ice.
>
>
>
I'm going to reference [this thread](https://advice.thisoldhouse.com/showthread.php?8804-Urethane-o... | Shellac doesn't do well with water, that's your starting point here. It's also relatively brittle and with the expected movement in the wood you're likely to see problems with cracking.
Bonding to the paint shouldn't be an issue initially at least, the perceived wisdom is that "shellac sticks to everything and everyt... |
3,704 | I am making something for outdoor use and I've painted it with a matte exterior latex paint. I'm satisfied with the protection that the paint will offer but I'm experimenting with ways to make it look nicer.
Right now I am considering glossy finishes. I have found that I much prefer the appearance and texture of shell... | 2016/03/21 | [
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/3704",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/users/1250/"
] | >
> My question is, how should I expect a fairly thick shellac finish (over paint) to behave outdoors over time? It will be exposed to sunlight, a wide range of temperatures, and plenty of rain, snow, and ice.
>
>
>
I'm going to reference [this thread](https://advice.thisoldhouse.com/showthread.php?8804-Urethane-o... | Shellac is perhaps the worst choice for the outdoor use. If you ever set a wet glass on shellac finished furniture, you'll notice a white ring. Water softens shellac and overtime it will wear away from the surface. When it softens with water, it has a tacky feel which is a magnet for dust. When it dries, any dust or di... |
3,704 | I am making something for outdoor use and I've painted it with a matte exterior latex paint. I'm satisfied with the protection that the paint will offer but I'm experimenting with ways to make it look nicer.
Right now I am considering glossy finishes. I have found that I much prefer the appearance and texture of shell... | 2016/03/21 | [
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/3704",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/users/1250/"
] | >
> My question is, how should I expect a fairly thick shellac finish (over paint) to behave outdoors over time? It will be exposed to sunlight, a wide range of temperatures, and plenty of rain, snow, and ice.
>
>
>
I'm going to reference [this thread](https://advice.thisoldhouse.com/showthread.php?8804-Urethane-o... | I've wondered this and done some experimentation myself. Shellac is the most beautiful finish, IMO, and non-toxic, natural, has character, etc--so of course I would like to use it. The answer is not so simple. The clear sanding-sealer and "clear" slightly colored shellacs are not good for outdoors. I tried it on my dec... |
3,704 | I am making something for outdoor use and I've painted it with a matte exterior latex paint. I'm satisfied with the protection that the paint will offer but I'm experimenting with ways to make it look nicer.
Right now I am considering glossy finishes. I have found that I much prefer the appearance and texture of shell... | 2016/03/21 | [
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/3704",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/users/1250/"
] | Shellac doesn't do well with water, that's your starting point here. It's also relatively brittle and with the expected movement in the wood you're likely to see problems with cracking.
Bonding to the paint shouldn't be an issue initially at least, the perceived wisdom is that "shellac sticks to everything and everyt... | Shellac is perhaps the worst choice for the outdoor use. If you ever set a wet glass on shellac finished furniture, you'll notice a white ring. Water softens shellac and overtime it will wear away from the surface. When it softens with water, it has a tacky feel which is a magnet for dust. When it dries, any dust or di... |
3,704 | I am making something for outdoor use and I've painted it with a matte exterior latex paint. I'm satisfied with the protection that the paint will offer but I'm experimenting with ways to make it look nicer.
Right now I am considering glossy finishes. I have found that I much prefer the appearance and texture of shell... | 2016/03/21 | [
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/3704",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/users/1250/"
] | Shellac doesn't do well with water, that's your starting point here. It's also relatively brittle and with the expected movement in the wood you're likely to see problems with cracking.
Bonding to the paint shouldn't be an issue initially at least, the perceived wisdom is that "shellac sticks to everything and everyt... | I've wondered this and done some experimentation myself. Shellac is the most beautiful finish, IMO, and non-toxic, natural, has character, etc--so of course I would like to use it. The answer is not so simple. The clear sanding-sealer and "clear" slightly colored shellacs are not good for outdoors. I tried it on my dec... |
29,001 | I work on my computer at office in 45-50 minutes blocks and then take a break. During the break, I walk around and drink a glass of water and do a fixed number of pushups. Just over a year ago, I started with a fairly small number of pushups (20) during every break. For an 8 hour day, it would result in 8×20 = 160 push... | 2016/02/21 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/29001",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | * Edit: The assumption is that you are healthy, and have no weight issues, especially that you are not over-weight, and not too old.
* Supposing you have 10 minutes to train per "break" (not really a break any more...), the maximum amount of push-ups you will possibly be able to do (down the road) during one single bre... | Sorry to spoil your dreams pal, but I would say you could, at maximum, only do a **truly** safe number of about 300 push ups, three times per week. Sorry to rat on your accepted answer, but doing 5000 push ups a day five times a week will damage you for good. Here will be some side effects of 100-200 push ups twice a w... |
144,746 | It appears that we are having a problem with the disk i/o speed on our Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition server (64-bit). As we were initializing a database that created two 1G tablespaces on 3 different machines, it became obvious that the two smaller machines (each 32-bit Windows 2003 Standard Edition with less RAM) ki... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/144746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/43829/"
] | Try benchmarking the 'service-bare' machine with [IOZone](http://www.iozone.org/), this will tell you if you have an IO-subsystem or application-level issue. | Could this help?
[MSDN : Database File Initialization](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175935.aspx)
From the article:
*Data and log files are initialized to overwrite any existing data left on the disk from previously deleted files. Data and log files are first initialized by filling the files with zeros w... |
56,886,571 | Is there a way to achieve exporting the entire active records in a rails application to csv where each relation is a sheet of csv or there is another way to export full db data.Any suggestions? | 2019/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/56886571",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10476417/"
] | I solved this issue by clearing cache for Nuget Packages. | I know I'm a bit late but since the answer for this matter did not work for me, here is how I solved it:
First of all, it's obviously a NuGet packages problem, so I searched in my .nuget folder at C:\Users{yourUser}.nuget\packages and looked inside some of the folders, in my case the Android support libraries folders,... |
56,886,571 | Is there a way to achieve exporting the entire active records in a rails application to csv where each relation is a sheet of csv or there is another way to export full db data.Any suggestions? | 2019/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/56886571",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10476417/"
] | I solved this issue by clearing cache for Nuget Packages. | Neither of the above solutions worked for me. I encountered the error opening an Xamarin project that was created in VS 2015 on VS 2019. I changed the "Compile using android version" in the manifest to Android 9.0, updated the NuGet packages, but this error remained. I also attempted the tried-and-true deleting ".vs", ... |
56,886,571 | Is there a way to achieve exporting the entire active records in a rails application to csv where each relation is a sheet of csv or there is another way to export full db data.Any suggestions? | 2019/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/56886571",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10476417/"
] | I solved this issue by clearing cache for Nuget Packages. | I was getting
Program type already present: androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources$ColorStateListCacheEntry error.
I had 2 references
a)Xamarin.AndroidX.Appcompat and
b)Xmarin.Androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
I removed the reference Xmarin.Androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
... |
56,886,571 | Is there a way to achieve exporting the entire active records in a rails application to csv where each relation is a sheet of csv or there is another way to export full db data.Any suggestions? | 2019/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/56886571",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10476417/"
] | I know I'm a bit late but since the answer for this matter did not work for me, here is how I solved it:
First of all, it's obviously a NuGet packages problem, so I searched in my .nuget folder at C:\Users{yourUser}.nuget\packages and looked inside some of the folders, in my case the Android support libraries folders,... | Neither of the above solutions worked for me. I encountered the error opening an Xamarin project that was created in VS 2015 on VS 2019. I changed the "Compile using android version" in the manifest to Android 9.0, updated the NuGet packages, but this error remained. I also attempted the tried-and-true deleting ".vs", ... |
56,886,571 | Is there a way to achieve exporting the entire active records in a rails application to csv where each relation is a sheet of csv or there is another way to export full db data.Any suggestions? | 2019/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/56886571",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10476417/"
] | I know I'm a bit late but since the answer for this matter did not work for me, here is how I solved it:
First of all, it's obviously a NuGet packages problem, so I searched in my .nuget folder at C:\Users{yourUser}.nuget\packages and looked inside some of the folders, in my case the Android support libraries folders,... | I was getting
Program type already present: androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources$ColorStateListCacheEntry error.
I had 2 references
a)Xamarin.AndroidX.Appcompat and
b)Xmarin.Androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
I removed the reference Xmarin.Androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
... |
57,217 | I know that I can update my ECT record (using InfoPath forms I created for the external lists), by passing the BdcIdentity (ID) to the form and it will find that record and enable me to edit.
How do I edit a record without the BdcIdentity ID. Say I know some of the other IDs I need to uniquely identify a record. EG, M... | 2013/01/16 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/57217",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3003/"
] | Just for others who might come across this, try a full refresh by pressing CTRL+F5. This is likely a cache issue, especially if it only occurs in one browser. This happened to me after the Default Website was started while the Portal Web App was stopped and I hit the site. Once I stopped the Default Website and started... | Since the new version of IE, it cache all get requests. So that is possible that the site is already cached. Try to empty it and then it will be working. |
10,699 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [Is there a 'rule of thumb' that I can use to estimate depth of field while shooting?](https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6047/is-there-a-rule-of-thumb-that-i-can-use-to-estimate-depth-of-field-while-shooti)
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How do you estimate the aperture needed to produce suffici... | 2011/04/08 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/10699",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/3775/"
] | I would either stop down as far as I can get away with, or shoot and check the image on the rear LCD.
I'm sure there's an approximation of the DOF formula that's simple enough to do a quick mental calculation, after guessing your subject distance and reading the focal length off the lens, but it's important to underst... | >
> What methods do you use to visualise depth of field?
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When I used a Nikon FE, I used to look through the viewfinder and press the "stop-down"/"depth of field preview (DOF)" button.
None of my cameras since have had one. It is certainly a feature I miss. Nowadays I mostly guess. |
10,699 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [Is there a 'rule of thumb' that I can use to estimate depth of field while shooting?](https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6047/is-there-a-rule-of-thumb-that-i-can-use-to-estimate-depth-of-field-while-shooti)
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How do you estimate the aperture needed to produce suffici... | 2011/04/08 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/10699",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/3775/"
] | Experience! Once you've taken enough photos at various apertures and distances, you will have the experience to get the DOF right on the first or second try, without having to measure distances or perform calculations. With an accurate enough estimate, bracketing should get you quickly to the right aperture. Many camer... | >
> What methods do you use to visualise depth of field?
>
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When I used a Nikon FE, I used to look through the viewfinder and press the "stop-down"/"depth of field preview (DOF)" button.
None of my cameras since have had one. It is certainly a feature I miss. Nowadays I mostly guess. |
10,699 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Is there a 'rule of thumb' that I can use to estimate depth of field while shooting?](https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/6047/is-there-a-rule-of-thumb-that-i-can-use-to-estimate-depth-of-field-while-shooti)
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How do you estimate the aperture needed to produce suffici... | 2011/04/08 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/10699",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/3775/"
] | DoF calculators are good for when you can take your time setting up a landscape shot (and if your lens has a focus distance scale), but for more dynamic situations there are general rules of thumb that can help you.
For wildlife or portraits, you should be fine pretty much wide open on a normal lens - about f/4-f/5.6 ... | >
> What methods do you use to visualise depth of field?
>
>
>
When I used a Nikon FE, I used to look through the viewfinder and press the "stop-down"/"depth of field preview (DOF)" button.
None of my cameras since have had one. It is certainly a feature I miss. Nowadays I mostly guess. |
83,684 | I recently bought my first DSLR and made the decision to spend a similar amount on the lens as on the body, on the basis that the lens is where the optics are, and I would guess that changing the optics make a much greater difference to image quality than changing the sensor. Camera reviews seemed to implicitly confirm... | 2016/10/14 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/83684",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56937/"
] | >
> What effect does the body have on the character and quality of images?
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After you eliminate "... things like APS-C vs. full-frame, in-body image stabilisation, ISO range or resolution..." there's not much left. Sensor size, pixel size, sensor efficiency (how much of the light that hits a sensor actually m... | Probably we can narrow them into
* Noise 1. I would not discard ISO range. This is one of the most important things. Ok I am not refering on the maximum ISO directly. But if a camera has a higher ISO sensitivity, for example one with a max ISO of 1,600 and one with max ISO of 64,000, the second most likely will perfor... |
94,837 | Apologies from a QGIS beginner but I have added a WMS layer of polygons to fill in the gaps of an existing data set I have. the problem is that I want all of this data to have the same style (colour etc) and the WMS layer which comes up as orange cross hatching doesn't seeem to be able to be modified to a single colour... | 2014/05/02 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/94837",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
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] | No. WMS is a image that is generated and sent from a server. Once you have it in QGIS it's too late to change it. | Yes, if you use GeoServer with [Dynamic Colormap Generation](http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/community/colormap/index.html). |
90,014 | I still can't wrap my head around this one and have to consult references every time I want to be safe:
* Is it "0.4 point" or "0.4 points"?
* Is it "1.0 point" or "1.0 points"?
I know that I can work around that by using ***four tenths of a point*** or ***one point*** instead, but sometimes writing ***0.4 point/poin... | 2016/05/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/90014",
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] | I started analyzing this question by trying to figure out a context where I might use this. I thought of a gymnastics meet, where someone might say:
>
> *Alex lost by X points*.
>
>
>
If X = 1, the answer is obvious. If X = 1.0, though, the answer isn't so clear, particularly if the it's presumed the speaker wou... | The simple rule is that 1 is singular and anything else is plural so 1.0 point all else is plural as it is a multiple or fraction of 1. However, in the written form 0.5 points would be half point |
24,564,094 | currently I'm looking for an open source project that gives me the opportunity to install software easily. I prefer direct calls or access with a REST interface.
I thought that CloudFoundry would fits my needs but it is'nt so.
AppFog (<https://www.appfog.com/product/>) comes much closer to my goal. It allows me to in... | 2014/07/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24564094",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1477415/"
] | [Docker](http://docker.com) is seems to be the next big thing in the PaaS world. There are dozens new projects that build on top of docker or supporting it. For example OpenShift and Apache Stratos support docker. So if you look at solutions based on docker you can find a solution for you needs.
Right now I'm using do... | Tobias,
Suggest you look at **Apache Stratos:**
* 100% open source
* Easy to Get Up and Running
* Highly extensible, flexible, expandable
* Uses REST APIs
* Runs on Linux (Ubuntu or SUSE)
* Mature (version 4)
See:
* **Intro article -- "Why Apache Stratos is the Preferred Choice in the PaaS Space"**
<http://wso2.com... |
24,564,094 | currently I'm looking for an open source project that gives me the opportunity to install software easily. I prefer direct calls or access with a REST interface.
I thought that CloudFoundry would fits my needs but it is'nt so.
AppFog (<https://www.appfog.com/product/>) comes much closer to my goal. It allows me to in... | 2014/07/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24564094",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1477415/"
] | [Docker](http://docker.com) is seems to be the next big thing in the PaaS world. There are dozens new projects that build on top of docker or supporting it. For example OpenShift and Apache Stratos support docker. So if you look at solutions based on docker you can find a solution for you needs.
Right now I'm using do... | OpenShift is what you looking for :
1. it is open source and free for 3 gears for ever.
2. gives that possibility to install, configure and uninstall software in [openshift.redhat.com](https://www.openshift.com/) or in [rhc client tools](https://www.openshift.com/developers/rhc-client-tools-install).
3. it is extendab... |
319,821 | I have seen some general comments online about running a 6V DC motor on 9V Battery being OK.
I am looking to run an air mattress pump originally designed for 4x 1.5V D batteries (6V DC) from a universal car laptop adapter. The lowest output voltage on the car adapter is 9V.
Nothing on the air pump motor mentions inpu... | 2017/07/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/319821",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/157702/"
] | Yes, the same number of electrons is being transferred per unit of time in each case.
Nonetheless, more power is being delivered to the load in the case with higher voltage. | Practically, I have two situations where that amperage is the same. My Electric Vehicle charges at 16 Amps with either a 110 Volt charger or a 220 Volt charger. The 110 Volt charger takes twice the time to charge the car battery at the same amperage. When I look at my electric company's energy use in kWh the total cost... |
319,821 | I have seen some general comments online about running a 6V DC motor on 9V Battery being OK.
I am looking to run an air mattress pump originally designed for 4x 1.5V D batteries (6V DC) from a universal car laptop adapter. The lowest output voltage on the car adapter is 9V.
Nothing on the air pump motor mentions inpu... | 2017/07/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/319821",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/157702/"
] | Short answer, yes. Both the circuits have same amount of electrons transferred in the same period of time.
**Theory behind it:**
Current is the rate of flow of charge and voltage is the amount of work done in moving that charge from some point to another point.
Now since both the circuits are drawing 100mA of curren... | Practically, I have two situations where that amperage is the same. My Electric Vehicle charges at 16 Amps with either a 110 Volt charger or a 220 Volt charger. The 110 Volt charger takes twice the time to charge the car battery at the same amperage. When I look at my electric company's energy use in kWh the total cost... |
11,820 | How would I go about creating a menu system with fonts in OpenGL? I want to make a dungeon crawler and will need a menu for inventory and stats for the weapons. I can draw a world made out of blocks ok but I'm not quite sure how to do this.
I think I need to use the matrix that glortho applies to the matrix stack. Spe... | 2011/05/01 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/11820",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/3128/"
] | If you're using WebGL, using the properties of the underlying 'canvas' element from which you created the context from to draw text. Don't make it harder than it needs to be until it needs to be. | Maybe I just don't understand your question, but if you want to draw text, you can use function [glutBitmapCharacter](http://www.opengl.org/resources/libraries/glut/spec3/node76.html). |
11,820 | How would I go about creating a menu system with fonts in OpenGL? I want to make a dungeon crawler and will need a menu for inventory and stats for the weapons. I can draw a world made out of blocks ok but I'm not quite sure how to do this.
I think I need to use the matrix that glortho applies to the matrix stack. Spe... | 2011/05/01 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/11820",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/3128/"
] | OpenGL know nothing of fonts, so you have two choices. Either use bitmap fonts (a font written into a texture) or use Canvas/HTML to display your text.
Most regular OpenGL games uses bitmap fonts. | Maybe I just don't understand your question, but if you want to draw text, you can use function [glutBitmapCharacter](http://www.opengl.org/resources/libraries/glut/spec3/node76.html). |
11,820 | How would I go about creating a menu system with fonts in OpenGL? I want to make a dungeon crawler and will need a menu for inventory and stats for the weapons. I can draw a world made out of blocks ok but I'm not quite sure how to do this.
I think I need to use the matrix that glortho applies to the matrix stack. Spe... | 2011/05/01 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/11820",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/3128/"
] | OpenGL know nothing of fonts, so you have two choices. Either use bitmap fonts (a font written into a texture) or use Canvas/HTML to display your text.
Most regular OpenGL games uses bitmap fonts. | If you're using WebGL, using the properties of the underlying 'canvas' element from which you created the context from to draw text. Don't make it harder than it needs to be until it needs to be. |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25703/"
] | I think it has a different and specific meaning.
"Do a shop" or "Do the shop" is a specific task, eg. the weekly trip to the supermarket for the big grocery shop.
"Go shopping" is a more general, recreational, go out and look at the shops but with no specific aim.
It's the same way that "load" is a verb or a noun. S... | "Do the shop."
Usually means, "Do the weekly shop".
Grammatically, going for a shop, is like going for a walk. "Walk" can be either a noun or a verb - "to walk", "the walk".
When people say, "to go for a walk", what they mean is "to go walking" or to go on "the walk", or "the usual walk".
Do people stop to consider... |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | If you don't use this phrase, you may not know that it carries some precision. If I say that after I do X, I think I will have time to go shopping, you don't know if I just intend to randomly browse, get birthday presents, or buy the weekly groceries. If I say I think I will have time to shop, then the random browsing ... | The OED’s definition 2e for *shop* is ‘An act of shopping for purchases’ and it is described as colloquial. The earliest citation in this sense is from 1960: *You should find it possible to have one big ‘shop’ a week with a small mid-week ‘shop’ for perishables.* Once we see *shop* used as a noun in this way, any gramm... |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25703/"
] | "Do the shop."
Usually means, "Do the weekly shop".
Grammatically, going for a shop, is like going for a walk. "Walk" can be either a noun or a verb - "to walk", "the walk".
When people say, "to go for a walk", what they mean is "to go walking" or to go on "the walk", or "the usual walk".
Do people stop to consider... | "Do a shop" is no more or less "correct" than other slang, e.g., "Let's do lunch", "Let's take a meeting", and "**Enhance** your manhood by 3 inches instantly!" It's what people say. If they say it, and if other people understand what they mean, what on Earth does it matter? |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25703/"
] | If you don't use this phrase, you may not know that it carries some precision. If I say that after I do X, I think I will have time to go shopping, you don't know if I just intend to randomly browse, get birthday presents, or buy the weekly groceries. If I say I think I will have time to shop, then the random browsing ... | "Do the shop."
Usually means, "Do the weekly shop".
Grammatically, going for a shop, is like going for a walk. "Walk" can be either a noun or a verb - "to walk", "the walk".
When people say, "to go for a walk", what they mean is "to go walking" or to go on "the walk", or "the usual walk".
Do people stop to consider... |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25703/"
] | I think it has a different and specific meaning.
"Do a shop" or "Do the shop" is a specific task, eg. the weekly trip to the supermarket for the big grocery shop.
"Go shopping" is a more general, recreational, go out and look at the shops but with no specific aim.
It's the same way that "load" is a verb or a noun. S... | "Do a shop" is no more or less "correct" than other slang, e.g., "Let's do lunch", "Let's take a meeting", and "**Enhance** your manhood by 3 inches instantly!" It's what people say. If they say it, and if other people understand what they mean, what on Earth does it matter? |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25703/"
] | If you don't use this phrase, you may not know that it carries some precision. If I say that after I do X, I think I will have time to go shopping, you don't know if I just intend to randomly browse, get birthday presents, or buy the weekly groceries. If I say I think I will have time to shop, then the random browsing ... | I think it has a different and specific meaning.
"Do a shop" or "Do the shop" is a specific task, eg. the weekly trip to the supermarket for the big grocery shop.
"Go shopping" is a more general, recreational, go out and look at the shops but with no specific aim.
It's the same way that "load" is a verb or a noun. S... |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25703/"
] | If the noun *a shop* is taken to mean *the act of shopping* then *do a shop* is the same grammatical construction as phrases like *do a backflip*. I don't know where it came from but it is certainly common idiomatic usage here in the UK. As @BarrieEngland states it is most often used with an adjective (big, weekly, etc... | I think it has a different and specific meaning.
"Do a shop" or "Do the shop" is a specific task, eg. the weekly trip to the supermarket for the big grocery shop.
"Go shopping" is a more general, recreational, go out and look at the shops but with no specific aim.
It's the same way that "load" is a verb or a noun. S... |
80,698 | This has puzzled me for a few years now. When preceded by *'a'*, *shop* becomes a noun. Does "do a shop" even make sense then? The correct phrase for me was always "go shopping", or similar.
Can anyone tell me where "do a shop" came from and whether it's grammatical?
Take the article in the following link, from an I... | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/80698",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/25703/"
] | The OED’s definition 2e for *shop* is ‘An act of shopping for purchases’ and it is described as colloquial. The earliest citation in this sense is from 1960: *You should find it possible to have one big ‘shop’ a week with a small mid-week ‘shop’ for perishables.* Once we see *shop* used as a noun in this way, any gramm... | "Do the shop."
Usually means, "Do the weekly shop".
Grammatically, going for a shop, is like going for a walk. "Walk" can be either a noun or a verb - "to walk", "the walk".
When people say, "to go for a walk", what they mean is "to go walking" or to go on "the walk", or "the usual walk".
Do people stop to consider... |
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