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3,734,089 | I am developing an App where I would need to perform HTTP Request using C#.
Had in been PHP, I could use the HttpRequest class. Which class or group of class is best matched for the PHP HttpRequest by which I could make GET and POST Request. | 2010/09/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3734089",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326820/"
] | See [QScintilla](http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla/intro). It has Javascript highlighting and (auto-)completion support built-in. | * Full-fledged code editor widget: [QCodeEdit](http://qcodeedit.org/)
* Very simple solution: [QtScript highlighter](http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/25501-QtScript-script-text-editor-for-Qt-4-4-3-with-Syntax-Highlighter) (MultiLineCommentHighlighter class is defined [here](http://www.qtcentre.org/archive/index.php/t-25483.html)) |
3,734,089 | I am developing an App where I would need to perform HTTP Request using C#.
Had in been PHP, I could use the HttpRequest class. Which class or group of class is best matched for the PHP HttpRequest by which I could make GET and POST Request. | 2010/09/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3734089",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326820/"
] | See [QScintilla](http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla/intro). It has Javascript highlighting and (auto-)completion support built-in. | Try KatePart of KDE:
<http://kate-editor.org/about-katepart/>
To quote:
>
> KatePart is a fast and feature-rich text editor component with many advanced features. It implements the KTextEditor interfaces, a common interface collection for text editor components in KDE, allowing it to be selected as the editor in applications that lets the user chose from different implementations, and it can use KTextEditor plug-ins.
>
>
> KatePart is originally based on code from the KDE 1 richtext editor widget, but has been almost completely rewritten over the years. It is the default text editor widget in Kate and KWrite and also the default to display text in Konqueror. A lot of other applications use it as text editing component, too, like KDevelop.
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> |
3,734,089 | I am developing an App where I would need to perform HTTP Request using C#.
Had in been PHP, I could use the HttpRequest class. Which class or group of class is best matched for the PHP HttpRequest by which I could make GET and POST Request. | 2010/09/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3734089",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326820/"
] | Try [stealing the official one](http://svn://labs.trolltech.com/svn/qtscript/qtscriptdebug), you want src/editor/scripthighlighter.h and src/editor/scripthighlighter.cpp | * Full-fledged code editor widget: [QCodeEdit](http://qcodeedit.org/)
* Very simple solution: [QtScript highlighter](http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/25501-QtScript-script-text-editor-for-Qt-4-4-3-with-Syntax-Highlighter) (MultiLineCommentHighlighter class is defined [here](http://www.qtcentre.org/archive/index.php/t-25483.html)) |
3,734,089 | I am developing an App where I would need to perform HTTP Request using C#.
Had in been PHP, I could use the HttpRequest class. Which class or group of class is best matched for the PHP HttpRequest by which I could make GET and POST Request. | 2010/09/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3734089",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326820/"
] | Try KatePart of KDE:
<http://kate-editor.org/about-katepart/>
To quote:
>
> KatePart is a fast and feature-rich text editor component with many advanced features. It implements the KTextEditor interfaces, a common interface collection for text editor components in KDE, allowing it to be selected as the editor in applications that lets the user chose from different implementations, and it can use KTextEditor plug-ins.
>
>
> KatePart is originally based on code from the KDE 1 richtext editor widget, but has been almost completely rewritten over the years. It is the default text editor widget in Kate and KWrite and also the default to display text in Konqueror. A lot of other applications use it as text editing component, too, like KDevelop.
>
>
> | * Full-fledged code editor widget: [QCodeEdit](http://qcodeedit.org/)
* Very simple solution: [QtScript highlighter](http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/25501-QtScript-script-text-editor-for-Qt-4-4-3-with-Syntax-Highlighter) (MultiLineCommentHighlighter class is defined [here](http://www.qtcentre.org/archive/index.php/t-25483.html)) |
27,932 | I have a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. Both are good kids and just have the usual kid moments here and there - but on the whole they're very good :)
However, whenever we go out anywhere, literally anywhere, they always pine and try to get a new toy or little trinket... The scale really doesn't matter, they're happy with a 50p or £1 toy, or squishy thing or whatever it may be. For me, the cost isn't really an issue - let's face it, we pay significantly more for a tepid cup of brown liquid someone has deemed to call coffee!
My concern is longer term, will this become a problem - the expectation is set and that carries into adult life, then they'll shop themselves into terrible debt for example. Seems extreme, but I know of a number of people who are maxed out on credit cards simply buying handbags! | 2016/11/26 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/27932",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/25435/"
] | I'd say if you have a concern, you should listen to your inner voice.
I personally think you are setting up your kids to expect certain things at certain times. We all do it it different ways -- it is up to you to decide. They won't always get a treat, but they often will, perhaps only if you stop for coffee.
In my own opinion, I think a treat every once in awhile is fine and an allowance for the rest of the time works well. It is never too early to teach kids about money and responsibility. You have to gear the lesson to their understanding of course. If you give your child a dollar per week or a pound every two to three weeks, the amount is up to you. Help them spend it (and yes at this age you get to say 'yes' or 'no'), or to save it, or part of it for a bigger treat. "If you save your dollar, you may have enough for the thing you want."
And slightly off topic -- allowance is what your child wants to have for things they want, but do not need. It should not be tied to chores or behaviour, though it might be for truly egregious behaviour. Chores are what all members of a family do because that is what families do to make it work. As a child gets older allowance can include money for extras like a movie or a special pair of shoes -- but they may have to save for those items. | Kids want toys, finite. That is normal and they can have already tons, it doesn't matter. Also just for the future, expect to throw masses of these toys away later. If they get older and don't care any more about them.
However now the smartest things you could do is using that to teach them planning and decision making. For example if you know they want multiple things, tell them that they each can have one. Also introduce them to the idea that you can't always get something, and tell them if they got already many things lately, that there is no more budged for new things.
If you have the feeling that they are understanding these concepts you can go further with things like pocket money, but I would say that they both will take a view years till they get that far. |
61,248 | All new 737s use split-tip winglets, which are more efficient than the simpler blended winglets previously used.
However, for no clear reason, they use two different types of split-tip winglet:
* New 737 Next Generations (the 737-700/-800/-900)1 use *split-scimitar* winglets, which have a main body shaped like a blended winglet, but with its upper tip hooked backwards, and also have an additional scimitar-shaped fin projecting outwards and backwards from the upbend in the winglet.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lWvIF.jpg)
(Image by Mnts at [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B737-800_Split_Winglet_WP_20141110_001.jpg).)
* The 737 MAX series uses the eponymous *MAX* winglets, which have a simpler shape than the split-scimitar winglet, looking essentially like if someone decided to put a winglet on the bottom of the wingtip in addition to the one at the top.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KpeRZ.jpg)
(Image by Aka The Beav at [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/87117889@N04/23326959580/), via Helmy oved at [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_737_MAX_(23326959580).jpg), modified by Altair78 at [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_737_MAX_(23326959580)_winglet.jpg).)
I don’t get it - why go to the trouble of producing two slightly different styles of winglet alongside each other for two mostly-similar families of the same aircraft? Why not just go with the more efficient style of the two (be it the split-scimitar winglet or the MAX winglet), and use that on both the Next Generation and the MAX?
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1: The 737-600 also belongs to the Next Generation family, but it left production long before the Next Generations switched from the blended to the split-scimitar winglet. | 2019/03/16 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/61248",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/22726/"
] | The 737NG was originally introduced with with no winglets. A company called Aviation Partners [worked with Boeing](http://www.b737.org.uk/winglets.htm) to develop the "blended" winglet, originally for the NG-based BBJ (Boeing Business Jet). Customers then had them installed after delivery for a while before Boeing worked their own version into the production line. There is a similar case now with the split scimitar, where Boeing is delivering the 737NG with the "blended" winglet and customers are having it replaced with the split scimitar from Aviation Partners Boeing sometime after delivery if they choose.
One reason for developing a new winglet on the MAX is that it helps differentiate it from the NG and has become part of its "brand."
There also may be a consideration for cost from certifying the new winglets. As the split scimitar and MAX designs are so similar overall, there may not be enough benefit of the MAX design to justify certifying it for the NG, where they needed to do extensive flight testing on the MAX anyway. The split scimitar is also somewhat a modified blended winglet, which may have made certification easier. | Since a winglet is basically a sail generating thrust (lift with a modest forward-tilted vector) from the circulating flow around the tip, extracting beneficial energy from the circulation (the thrust part) and producing an "outwash" that opposes and weakens the vortice flow in the process, it's just adding another sail beside the first one to extract more of the available energy from the flow. From the [NASA Dryden](https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/about/Organizations/Technology/Facts/TF-2004-15-DFRC.html) page:
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> Winglets, which are airfoils operating just like a sailboat tacking upwind, produce a forward thrust inside the circulation field of the vortices and reduce their strength. Weaker vortices mean less drag at the wingtips and lift is restored. Improved wing efficiency translates to more payload, reduced fuel consumption, and a longer cruising range that can allow an air carrier to expand routes and destinations.
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> To produce as much forward thrust as possible, the winglet's airfoil is designed with the same attention as the airfoil of the wings themselves. Performance improvements generated by winglets, however, depend on factors such as the basic design of the aircraft, engine efficiency, and even the weather in which an aircraft is operating.
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In the case of the MAX, you can see that the lower winglet is at less than a 45 degree angle, so it's producing mostly vertical lift with a slight forward component because as you can also see its incidence is somewhat nose down relative to the main wing to optimize its AOA in the tip circulation. It's kind of a half winglet, half tip extension.
Different engineering groups will do studies of different configurations and will say, "hey, if we do this, it'll be some little bit more efficient than if we do that, based on our particular analysis".
If you put different groups of engineers together to attack the problem, they are all going to come out with variations on what they think is the ideal configuration. And so you see seemingly endless permutations that are, really, mostly nibbling at the margins of the major benefit that was achieved when you put one there in the first place.
Plus there is probably a bit of "styling" going on as well. Just to be different. |
10,216 | I'm trying to install **Sitecore 9 Update 1 XP0 topology** and everything looks great until the step
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> **CreateShardApplicationDatabaseServerLoginSqlCmd**
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>
>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VvbpO.png)
The server I am running the installation was already used to install XP1 topology, and everything worked just fine.
Any idea what might be the issue? | 2018/02/16 | [
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/questions/10216",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/393/"
] | Right after post my question, realized that sqlcmd was not installed at the server - which is weird, because XP1 topology didn't require at all!
In my case, I had to download and install
* [Microsoft ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50420)
* [Microsoft Command Line Utilities 13 for SQL Server](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52680)
Once I got both installed, it was just a matter to re-run the XP0. | Adding to Vinicius answer and Rama suggestion.
If it still does not work Restart would help. It worked for me after a restart. |
11,778 | Normally, reputation increases by 10 if an answer gets 1 upvote, 15 if an answer is accepted, and 5 if a question gets 1 upvote.
But on this website, reputation increases by 1 for some of my questions. I'd like to know how reputation increases by 1. Thanks. | 2018/10/10 | [
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/11778",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/319007/"
] | Although it's not particularly clear when looking at [this page](https://english.stackexchange.com/users/319007/math-wizard?tab=reputation&sort=post) (because the events didn't happen in this order), the complete summary of your reputation on this site can be summarized as follows:
* Association bonus: +100
* 7 upvotes on [Are articles pronouns?](https://english.stackexchange.com/q/467058/191178): +35
* 7 downvotes on [Are articles pronouns?](https://english.stackexchange.com/q/467058/191178): -14
* Accepting an answer on [Are articles pronouns?](https://english.stackexchange.com/q/467058/191178): +2
* Downvote on this question on main: -2
+ Because it was migrated to meta where votes don't affect rep (also downvotes are reversed when a question is migrated), this rep change will be reversed [when the question is 30 days old and gets deleted automatically](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/92006/323179).
More specifically, I think you're getting confused seeing the net +21 from upvotes and downvotes on the one question. Under normal circumstances it's unusual to see a post with such a large yet equal number of upvotes and downvotes, but I believe it's due to the fact the question was mentioned on meta [elsewhere](https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/q/11768/191178).
As others have pointed out, you need to have [1000 reputation](https://english.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/established-user) on this site to see the vote breakdown directly, although there are some other solutions, such as a SEDE query or a userscript (see [here](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/318347/6083675) for more info). However, unless you reach the daily 200 rep cap (or it's a meta question) it is usually easiest to calculate it via equations, where u is # of upvotes, d is number of downvotes, t is total net rep gain from votes (in this case +21), and s is net score (in this case 0):
* If question: 5u - 2d = t
* If answer: 10u - 2d = t
* u + d = s
(You have to make sure that you account for reputation from accepted answers, which is +2 if you're doing the accept or +15 if you get the accept. This isn't too hard of a calculation IMHO, since I do it all the time in my head for users who have only one post.)
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Note: the question and this answer were written before the November 2019 [retroactive change to make question upvotes worth +10](https://stackoverflow.blog/2019/11/13/were-rewarding-the-question-askers). | It's also possible that you've reached the reputation maximum for the day.
In general you can only gain 200 reputation per day (although some things bypass this: bounty awards, accepted answers, and association bonuses). For instance, if you were already at 199 (somehow), then getting an upvote would only give you one more point (+1), not ten (+10), even though it *would* have given you the additional nine points if you hadn't reached the daily maximum. |
11,778 | Normally, reputation increases by 10 if an answer gets 1 upvote, 15 if an answer is accepted, and 5 if a question gets 1 upvote.
But on this website, reputation increases by 1 for some of my questions. I'd like to know how reputation increases by 1. Thanks. | 2018/10/10 | [
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/11778",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/users/319007/"
] | Your reputation may increase by 1 if an answer you downvoted is deleted.
You can see all the individual events that affected your reputation by going to your Profile->Activity->Reputation. | It's also possible that you've reached the reputation maximum for the day.
In general you can only gain 200 reputation per day (although some things bypass this: bounty awards, accepted answers, and association bonuses). For instance, if you were already at 199 (somehow), then getting an upvote would only give you one more point (+1), not ten (+10), even though it *would* have given you the additional nine points if you hadn't reached the daily maximum. |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You're probably used to this in a different sense, but [disgusting](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/disgusting) means
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> causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
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>
>
The etymology of [disgust](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=disgust) is "dis + taste"; in other words, it tastes so bad that feels repugnace toward it.
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> 1590s, from Middle French desgoust "strong dislike, repugnance," literally "distaste" (16c., Modern French dégoût), from desgouster "have a distaste for," from des- "opposite of" (see dis-) + gouster "taste," from Latin gustare "to taste" (see gusto).
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> | **gag**
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> to experience the sudden uncomfortable feeling of tightness in the
> throat and stomach that makes you feel like you are going to vomit
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[Cambridge](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gag?a=british) |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> “smell” : “***reek***”
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> “taste” : “***smack***”
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There is no one word that works everywhere, but ***smack*** is a perfect replacement in the compound verb *reeks of*:
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> Your plan *reeks of* desperation. (*bad-smell metaphor*)
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> Your plan *smacks of* desperation. (*bad-taste metaphor*)
>
>
>
### Acknowledgements
“[Words related to taste](http://www.lexfn.com/l/lexfn-cuff.cgi?sWord=taste&tWord=&query=show&maxReach=2&Atrg=on&Asyn=on&Agen=on&Aspc=on&Acom=on&Apar=on&Abox=on&Abnx=on&Abbx=on&Abdx=on&Abtr=on&Abak=on)” at Lexical FreeNet
Connected Thesaurus
“[define smack](https://www.google.com/webhp?q=define%20smack)” at Google
“[smack of](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/smack-of)” at Macmillan Dictionary | **Bite**. Often implies acidity, but works for any strong flavor.
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> 3A sharp or pungent flavour. ‘a fresh, lemony bite’
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ODO bite: <https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/bite> |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Perhaps "**smack**" would serve. This meaning of the word is defined by [oxforddictionaries.com](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/smack) as
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> Have a flavour of; taste of
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and
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> Suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant)
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> | **Bite**. Often implies acidity, but works for any strong flavor.
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> 3A sharp or pungent flavour. ‘a fresh, lemony bite’
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ODO bite: <https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/bite> |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> “smell” : “***reek***”
>
> “taste” : “***smack***”
>
>
>
There is no one word that works everywhere, but ***smack*** is a perfect replacement in the compound verb *reeks of*:
>
> Your plan *reeks of* desperation. (*bad-smell metaphor*)
>
> Your plan *smacks of* desperation. (*bad-taste metaphor*)
>
>
>
### Acknowledgements
“[Words related to taste](http://www.lexfn.com/l/lexfn-cuff.cgi?sWord=taste&tWord=&query=show&maxReach=2&Atrg=on&Asyn=on&Agen=on&Aspc=on&Acom=on&Apar=on&Abox=on&Abnx=on&Abbx=on&Abdx=on&Abtr=on&Abak=on)” at Lexical FreeNet
Connected Thesaurus
“[define smack](https://www.google.com/webhp?q=define%20smack)” at Google
“[smack of](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/smack-of)” at Macmillan Dictionary | Just from the limited information given by the OP, he/she seems to be asking for a verb for taste with a negative connotation.
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> smell : reek :: taste : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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>
Taking the general meaning of "reek" as "smell bad," a comparable verb that, when used for taste, generally means "taste bad" is [**cloy**](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cloy):
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> Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
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The meaning of "cloy" is not restricted to taste, but used in context it does have the basic meaning of "taste bad."
An example of it used in relation to taste:
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> Not everything works so well. Grilled octopus with potato is a bit dull. And a special of plump sweet diver scallops with vinegared rhubarb and white asparagus cream just misses the mark. The vanilla in the asparagus cream gives it a perceived sweetness that **cloys**.
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[*LA Times*, "The Review: La Vida" by S. Irene Virbila (May 13, 2010)](http://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-review-20100513-story.html) |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> “smell” : “***reek***”
>
> “taste” : “***smack***”
>
>
>
There is no one word that works everywhere, but ***smack*** is a perfect replacement in the compound verb *reeks of*:
>
> Your plan *reeks of* desperation. (*bad-smell metaphor*)
>
> Your plan *smacks of* desperation. (*bad-taste metaphor*)
>
>
>
### Acknowledgements
“[Words related to taste](http://www.lexfn.com/l/lexfn-cuff.cgi?sWord=taste&tWord=&query=show&maxReach=2&Atrg=on&Asyn=on&Agen=on&Aspc=on&Acom=on&Apar=on&Abox=on&Abnx=on&Abbx=on&Abdx=on&Abtr=on&Abak=on)” at Lexical FreeNet
Connected Thesaurus
“[define smack](https://www.google.com/webhp?q=define%20smack)” at Google
“[smack of](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/smack-of)” at Macmillan Dictionary | You're probably used to this in a different sense, but [disgusting](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/disgusting) means
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> causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
>
>
>
The etymology of [disgust](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=disgust) is "dis + taste"; in other words, it tastes so bad that feels repugnace toward it.
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> 1590s, from Middle French desgoust "strong dislike, repugnance," literally "distaste" (16c., Modern French dégoût), from desgouster "have a distaste for," from des- "opposite of" (see dis-) + gouster "taste," from Latin gustare "to taste" (see gusto).
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355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You're probably used to this in a different sense, but [disgusting](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/disgusting) means
>
> causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
>
>
>
The etymology of [disgust](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=disgust) is "dis + taste"; in other words, it tastes so bad that feels repugnace toward it.
>
> 1590s, from Middle French desgoust "strong dislike, repugnance," literally "distaste" (16c., Modern French dégoût), from desgouster "have a distaste for," from des- "opposite of" (see dis-) + gouster "taste," from Latin gustare "to taste" (see gusto).
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> | Not sure that there is a comparable word as 'taste' by itself (even in context) does not have an alternate meaning that implies unpleasantness. 'Smell' can imply unpleasantness.
Example:
"Something smells."
"Somethings tastes."
..and as an adjective can in fact imply pleasantness...
"That is smelly."
"That is tasty." |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Just from the limited information given by the OP, he/she seems to be asking for a verb for taste with a negative connotation.
>
> smell : reek :: taste : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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>
>
Taking the general meaning of "reek" as "smell bad," a comparable verb that, when used for taste, generally means "taste bad" is [**cloy**](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cloy):
>
> Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
>
>
>
The meaning of "cloy" is not restricted to taste, but used in context it does have the basic meaning of "taste bad."
An example of it used in relation to taste:
>
> Not everything works so well. Grilled octopus with potato is a bit dull. And a special of plump sweet diver scallops with vinegared rhubarb and white asparagus cream just misses the mark. The vanilla in the asparagus cream gives it a perceived sweetness that **cloys**.
>
>
>
[*LA Times*, "The Review: La Vida" by S. Irene Virbila (May 13, 2010)](http://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-review-20100513-story.html) | It's not a verb but maybe [pungent](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pungent) [MW] would work for you
>
> having a strong, sharp taste or smell
>
>
> |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
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] | Perhaps "**smack**" would serve. This meaning of the word is defined by [oxforddictionaries.com](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/smack) as
>
> Have a flavour of; taste of
>
>
>
and
>
> Suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant)
>
>
> | It's not a verb but maybe [pungent](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pungent) [MW] would work for you
>
> having a strong, sharp taste or smell
>
>
> |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
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] | Just from the limited information given by the OP, he/she seems to be asking for a verb for taste with a negative connotation.
>
> smell : reek :: taste : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
>
>
>
Taking the general meaning of "reek" as "smell bad," a comparable verb that, when used for taste, generally means "taste bad" is [**cloy**](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cloy):
>
> Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
>
>
>
The meaning of "cloy" is not restricted to taste, but used in context it does have the basic meaning of "taste bad."
An example of it used in relation to taste:
>
> Not everything works so well. Grilled octopus with potato is a bit dull. And a special of plump sweet diver scallops with vinegared rhubarb and white asparagus cream just misses the mark. The vanilla in the asparagus cream gives it a perceived sweetness that **cloys**.
>
>
>
[*LA Times*, "The Review: La Vida" by S. Irene Virbila (May 13, 2010)](http://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-review-20100513-story.html) | Not sure that there is a comparable word as 'taste' by itself (even in context) does not have an alternate meaning that implies unpleasantness. 'Smell' can imply unpleasantness.
Example:
"Something smells."
"Somethings tastes."
..and as an adjective can in fact imply pleasantness...
"That is smelly."
"That is tasty." |
355,700 | If "reek" is used as a term to describe something that smells bad, what word of equivalent meaning would describe something that tastes bad? | 2016/10/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/355700",
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] | Perhaps "**smack**" would serve. This meaning of the word is defined by [oxforddictionaries.com](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/smack) as
>
> Have a flavour of; taste of
>
>
>
and
>
> Suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant)
>
>
> | Not sure that there is a comparable word as 'taste' by itself (even in context) does not have an alternate meaning that implies unpleasantness. 'Smell' can imply unpleasantness.
Example:
"Something smells."
"Somethings tastes."
..and as an adjective can in fact imply pleasantness...
"That is smelly."
"That is tasty." |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
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] | I would (and do) apply the Athletics skill. Characters don't get a lot of skills, so it's an investment to choose Athletics as one of the (about) 4 you get. So it should be of some use.
The entire point of the Athletics skill is that you are better at physical tasks, Opening (stuck, locked, etc.) doors is a physical task. So if a character has invested in the skill, he should get the benefit of that. | Personally I always let people add their applicable skills. It makes more sense that someone who trains in lifting things (which is part of athletics) would be better at lifting a portcullis than someone who isn't. They would probably also have an easier time opening a stuck door. If someone puts one of their limited number of trained skills into something, I'm going to give them the benefit of using it if it makes sense to do so. That is just my personal GM style though. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | RAW Forcing open a door is a Strength Check
-------------------------------------------
Comparing Strength with Strength (Athletics) as described in the PHB, we can conclude that forcing open a door should be a Strength check.
Let's start with Strength checks. The PHB says (175/176 - emphasis mine) says
>
> A Strength check can model any attempt to lift, push, pull, or **break something**, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation...
> The DM might also call for a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks like
> the following:
>
> • **Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door**
>
> • Break free of bonds
>
> • Push through a tunnel that is too small
>
> • Hang on to a wagon while being dragged behind it
>
> • Tip over a statue
>
> • Keep a boulder from rolling
>
>
>
We note first that Strength checks are explicitly called out as being used for forcing doors open, as well as breaking things in general. On a more subtle note, we can see that they reflect short bursts of 'brute force', **single events** that either succeed or fail immediately.
On Strength (Athletics) checks, however, the PHB (175 - emphasis mine) says:
>
> The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in **certain kinds** of Strength checks...Your Strength (Athletics) check covers **difficult situations you encounter while climbing, jumping, or swimming.** Examples include the following activities:
>
> • You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off.
>
> • You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump.
>
> • You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous currents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. Or another creature tries to push or pull you underwater
> or otherwise interfere with your swimming.
>
>
>
By their nature, Athletics checks are not used for *events*, but rather for ***situations***. There is some complex process that you are attempting over a period of time, and the DM calls for a check to see if you can pass the most difficult or dangerous part of the process. [Grammarians should note the shift from the simple tense descriptions of Strength checks to the progressive tenses of the Strength (Athletics) checks.]
Two people with equal Strengths might be equally good at the "burst strength" required to tip over a statue. But, by virtue of their Athletic training, a person with the Athletics skill would have the stamina, focus, balance, and determination needed for a long climb up a sheer cliff that someone with untrained raw strength would lack.
Applying this background understanding to the specific question of opening doors, we can assume that most doors would be subject to a single instance of burst strength, a single event of applying enough force to break through their structural integrity (lock, latch, bar, hinges, or what have you). A portcullis has a certain weight - if the character can lift the weight in a single burst (Strength), the portcullis can be lifted.
But there are situations in which Athletics could rightly be considered
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A Strength (Athletics) check might be properly called for when opening the door or lifting the portcullis is no longer an *event* but has become a prolonged and difficult *situation*. For example - the gate of the palisade is thick and barred from the other side, and no simple burst of strength will sunder it. You can eventually chop through it with your axe, but can you do that before the orcs arrive?
You can lift the portcullis; you are strong enough for that, but can you hold it open for several rounds while the rest of the party makes it under and you are being subjected to missile and spell fire? | I would (and do) apply the Athletics skill. Characters don't get a lot of skills, so it's an investment to choose Athletics as one of the (about) 4 you get. So it should be of some use.
The entire point of the Athletics skill is that you are better at physical tasks, Opening (stuck, locked, etc.) doors is a physical task. So if a character has invested in the skill, he should get the benefit of that. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | I would (and do) apply the Athletics skill. Characters don't get a lot of skills, so it's an investment to choose Athletics as one of the (about) 4 you get. So it should be of some use.
The entire point of the Athletics skill is that you are better at physical tasks, Opening (stuck, locked, etc.) doors is a physical task. So if a character has invested in the skill, he should get the benefit of that. | I would allow either, on physical (real-world) grounds.
If you have the brute strength, then fine, use it, smash down the door on a plain Strength check.
If you have specific training for using and controlling your strength, then use that—a Strength (Athletics) check—to break down the door. Take advantage of the proficiency bonus you get from your training. Physically (in the real world) this would correspond to developing your core strength, not just arm or leg strength. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | The Angry GM brings up this particular example in his article on Ability Checks. <https://theangrygm.com/being-in-flex-able/>
Since you’re asking this question, I highly recommend reading the full overview of ability checks, skills, and a seasoned review of the rules and some recommendations.
The short version is that he recommends asking for just the strength check first. But if the player has a reasoning for how Athletics (or any other skill) would apply in the particular circumstance, he would let the player add that.
Additionally, for reference, in The Angry GM’s free 5e module The Fall of Silverpine Watch he does not call out Athletics as a likely skill to work with forcing doors open. | Personally I always let people add their applicable skills. It makes more sense that someone who trains in lifting things (which is part of athletics) would be better at lifting a portcullis than someone who isn't. They would probably also have an easier time opening a stuck door. If someone puts one of their limited number of trained skills into something, I'm going to give them the benefit of using it if it makes sense to do so. That is just my personal GM style though. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | RAW Forcing open a door is a Strength Check
-------------------------------------------
Comparing Strength with Strength (Athletics) as described in the PHB, we can conclude that forcing open a door should be a Strength check.
Let's start with Strength checks. The PHB says (175/176 - emphasis mine) says
>
> A Strength check can model any attempt to lift, push, pull, or **break something**, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation...
> The DM might also call for a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks like
> the following:
>
> • **Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door**
>
> • Break free of bonds
>
> • Push through a tunnel that is too small
>
> • Hang on to a wagon while being dragged behind it
>
> • Tip over a statue
>
> • Keep a boulder from rolling
>
>
>
We note first that Strength checks are explicitly called out as being used for forcing doors open, as well as breaking things in general. On a more subtle note, we can see that they reflect short bursts of 'brute force', **single events** that either succeed or fail immediately.
On Strength (Athletics) checks, however, the PHB (175 - emphasis mine) says:
>
> The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in **certain kinds** of Strength checks...Your Strength (Athletics) check covers **difficult situations you encounter while climbing, jumping, or swimming.** Examples include the following activities:
>
> • You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off.
>
> • You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump.
>
> • You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous currents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. Or another creature tries to push or pull you underwater
> or otherwise interfere with your swimming.
>
>
>
By their nature, Athletics checks are not used for *events*, but rather for ***situations***. There is some complex process that you are attempting over a period of time, and the DM calls for a check to see if you can pass the most difficult or dangerous part of the process. [Grammarians should note the shift from the simple tense descriptions of Strength checks to the progressive tenses of the Strength (Athletics) checks.]
Two people with equal Strengths might be equally good at the "burst strength" required to tip over a statue. But, by virtue of their Athletic training, a person with the Athletics skill would have the stamina, focus, balance, and determination needed for a long climb up a sheer cliff that someone with untrained raw strength would lack.
Applying this background understanding to the specific question of opening doors, we can assume that most doors would be subject to a single instance of burst strength, a single event of applying enough force to break through their structural integrity (lock, latch, bar, hinges, or what have you). A portcullis has a certain weight - if the character can lift the weight in a single burst (Strength), the portcullis can be lifted.
But there are situations in which Athletics could rightly be considered
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A Strength (Athletics) check might be properly called for when opening the door or lifting the portcullis is no longer an *event* but has become a prolonged and difficult *situation*. For example - the gate of the palisade is thick and barred from the other side, and no simple burst of strength will sunder it. You can eventually chop through it with your axe, but can you do that before the orcs arrive?
You can lift the portcullis; you are strong enough for that, but can you hold it open for several rounds while the rest of the party makes it under and you are being subjected to missile and spell fire? | The Angry GM brings up this particular example in his article on Ability Checks. <https://theangrygm.com/being-in-flex-able/>
Since you’re asking this question, I highly recommend reading the full overview of ability checks, skills, and a seasoned review of the rules and some recommendations.
The short version is that he recommends asking for just the strength check first. But if the player has a reasoning for how Athletics (or any other skill) would apply in the particular circumstance, he would let the player add that.
Additionally, for reference, in The Angry GM’s free 5e module The Fall of Silverpine Watch he does not call out Athletics as a likely skill to work with forcing doors open. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | The Angry GM brings up this particular example in his article on Ability Checks. <https://theangrygm.com/being-in-flex-able/>
Since you’re asking this question, I highly recommend reading the full overview of ability checks, skills, and a seasoned review of the rules and some recommendations.
The short version is that he recommends asking for just the strength check first. But if the player has a reasoning for how Athletics (or any other skill) would apply in the particular circumstance, he would let the player add that.
Additionally, for reference, in The Angry GM’s free 5e module The Fall of Silverpine Watch he does not call out Athletics as a likely skill to work with forcing doors open. | I would allow either, on physical (real-world) grounds.
If you have the brute strength, then fine, use it, smash down the door on a plain Strength check.
If you have specific training for using and controlling your strength, then use that—a Strength (Athletics) check—to break down the door. Take advantage of the proficiency bonus you get from your training. Physically (in the real world) this would correspond to developing your core strength, not just arm or leg strength. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | RAW Forcing open a door is a Strength Check
-------------------------------------------
Comparing Strength with Strength (Athletics) as described in the PHB, we can conclude that forcing open a door should be a Strength check.
Let's start with Strength checks. The PHB says (175/176 - emphasis mine) says
>
> A Strength check can model any attempt to lift, push, pull, or **break something**, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation...
> The DM might also call for a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks like
> the following:
>
> • **Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door**
>
> • Break free of bonds
>
> • Push through a tunnel that is too small
>
> • Hang on to a wagon while being dragged behind it
>
> • Tip over a statue
>
> • Keep a boulder from rolling
>
>
>
We note first that Strength checks are explicitly called out as being used for forcing doors open, as well as breaking things in general. On a more subtle note, we can see that they reflect short bursts of 'brute force', **single events** that either succeed or fail immediately.
On Strength (Athletics) checks, however, the PHB (175 - emphasis mine) says:
>
> The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in **certain kinds** of Strength checks...Your Strength (Athletics) check covers **difficult situations you encounter while climbing, jumping, or swimming.** Examples include the following activities:
>
> • You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off.
>
> • You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump.
>
> • You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous currents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. Or another creature tries to push or pull you underwater
> or otherwise interfere with your swimming.
>
>
>
By their nature, Athletics checks are not used for *events*, but rather for ***situations***. There is some complex process that you are attempting over a period of time, and the DM calls for a check to see if you can pass the most difficult or dangerous part of the process. [Grammarians should note the shift from the simple tense descriptions of Strength checks to the progressive tenses of the Strength (Athletics) checks.]
Two people with equal Strengths might be equally good at the "burst strength" required to tip over a statue. But, by virtue of their Athletic training, a person with the Athletics skill would have the stamina, focus, balance, and determination needed for a long climb up a sheer cliff that someone with untrained raw strength would lack.
Applying this background understanding to the specific question of opening doors, we can assume that most doors would be subject to a single instance of burst strength, a single event of applying enough force to break through their structural integrity (lock, latch, bar, hinges, or what have you). A portcullis has a certain weight - if the character can lift the weight in a single burst (Strength), the portcullis can be lifted.
But there are situations in which Athletics could rightly be considered
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A Strength (Athletics) check might be properly called for when opening the door or lifting the portcullis is no longer an *event* but has become a prolonged and difficult *situation*. For example - the gate of the palisade is thick and barred from the other side, and no simple burst of strength will sunder it. You can eventually chop through it with your axe, but can you do that before the orcs arrive?
You can lift the portcullis; you are strong enough for that, but can you hold it open for several rounds while the rest of the party makes it under and you are being subjected to missile and spell fire? | Personally I always let people add their applicable skills. It makes more sense that someone who trains in lifting things (which is part of athletics) would be better at lifting a portcullis than someone who isn't. They would probably also have an easier time opening a stuck door. If someone puts one of their limited number of trained skills into something, I'm going to give them the benefit of using it if it makes sense to do so. That is just my personal GM style though. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | I would allow either, on physical (real-world) grounds.
If you have the brute strength, then fine, use it, smash down the door on a plain Strength check.
If you have specific training for using and controlling your strength, then use that—a Strength (Athletics) check—to break down the door. Take advantage of the proficiency bonus you get from your training. Physically (in the real world) this would correspond to developing your core strength, not just arm or leg strength. | Personally I always let people add their applicable skills. It makes more sense that someone who trains in lifting things (which is part of athletics) would be better at lifting a portcullis than someone who isn't. They would probably also have an easier time opening a stuck door. If someone puts one of their limited number of trained skills into something, I'm going to give them the benefit of using it if it makes sense to do so. That is just my personal GM style though. |
185,647 | According to RAW, should forcing stuck/locked/barred doors open be a Strength check, or a Strength (Athletics) check?
As I read the description of the Strength ability and the Athletics skill in the rules, it seems that brute force checks, such as pushing/shoving/kicking or pulling open a stuck, heavy or locked door should be a simple Strength check, with the Athletics skill applying only to things that involve more coordination such as jumping, climbing, or swimming.
However, in the published Dungeons & Dragons adventures, examples are inconsistent. Other than the Starter Set, where all door checks are just Strength and all Athletics checks involve climbing or other more complicated activity, other supplements seem to contain a mix of Strength or Strength (Athletics) to force open doors, seemingly at random within the same adventure.
For example, in Curse of Strahd area K74, opening the 5-foot-submerged iron gate to a row of cells requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, but opening the 5-foot submerged locked/barred gate to any particular cell is a DC 25 Strength check. The only difference is the latter is locked. But then in K78 opening the locked door is a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, so being locked/barred isn't the determinant.
What do the rules specify should be the standard check to force open a door, gate, portcullis, etc.? When do they say Athletics skill should apply, if ever? I'm not asking about DM preference (because I realize any DM can vary any rule any time they feel the need), but what the RAW and RAI state, and if there is any rules-based explanation for the noted exceptions. | 2021/05/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/185647",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/52407/"
] | RAW Forcing open a door is a Strength Check
-------------------------------------------
Comparing Strength with Strength (Athletics) as described in the PHB, we can conclude that forcing open a door should be a Strength check.
Let's start with Strength checks. The PHB says (175/176 - emphasis mine) says
>
> A Strength check can model any attempt to lift, push, pull, or **break something**, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation...
> The DM might also call for a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks like
> the following:
>
> • **Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door**
>
> • Break free of bonds
>
> • Push through a tunnel that is too small
>
> • Hang on to a wagon while being dragged behind it
>
> • Tip over a statue
>
> • Keep a boulder from rolling
>
>
>
We note first that Strength checks are explicitly called out as being used for forcing doors open, as well as breaking things in general. On a more subtle note, we can see that they reflect short bursts of 'brute force', **single events** that either succeed or fail immediately.
On Strength (Athletics) checks, however, the PHB (175 - emphasis mine) says:
>
> The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in **certain kinds** of Strength checks...Your Strength (Athletics) check covers **difficult situations you encounter while climbing, jumping, or swimming.** Examples include the following activities:
>
> • You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off.
>
> • You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump.
>
> • You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous currents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. Or another creature tries to push or pull you underwater
> or otherwise interfere with your swimming.
>
>
>
By their nature, Athletics checks are not used for *events*, but rather for ***situations***. There is some complex process that you are attempting over a period of time, and the DM calls for a check to see if you can pass the most difficult or dangerous part of the process. [Grammarians should note the shift from the simple tense descriptions of Strength checks to the progressive tenses of the Strength (Athletics) checks.]
Two people with equal Strengths might be equally good at the "burst strength" required to tip over a statue. But, by virtue of their Athletic training, a person with the Athletics skill would have the stamina, focus, balance, and determination needed for a long climb up a sheer cliff that someone with untrained raw strength would lack.
Applying this background understanding to the specific question of opening doors, we can assume that most doors would be subject to a single instance of burst strength, a single event of applying enough force to break through their structural integrity (lock, latch, bar, hinges, or what have you). A portcullis has a certain weight - if the character can lift the weight in a single burst (Strength), the portcullis can be lifted.
But there are situations in which Athletics could rightly be considered
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A Strength (Athletics) check might be properly called for when opening the door or lifting the portcullis is no longer an *event* but has become a prolonged and difficult *situation*. For example - the gate of the palisade is thick and barred from the other side, and no simple burst of strength will sunder it. You can eventually chop through it with your axe, but can you do that before the orcs arrive?
You can lift the portcullis; you are strong enough for that, but can you hold it open for several rounds while the rest of the party makes it under and you are being subjected to missile and spell fire? | I would allow either, on physical (real-world) grounds.
If you have the brute strength, then fine, use it, smash down the door on a plain Strength check.
If you have specific training for using and controlling your strength, then use that—a Strength (Athletics) check—to break down the door. Take advantage of the proficiency bonus you get from your training. Physically (in the real world) this would correspond to developing your core strength, not just arm or leg strength. |
39,653 | Often times we file a bug and later see that it's marked as "As Designed" by the developer. Sometimes it gets marked as "Will Not Fix".
When a bug is marked "Will Not Fix" then it is supposed to give credit to the tester and an acknowledgement that the bug was valid but it was decided not to fix it.
What is the thinking process that can be used to decide whether a bug should go to "Will Not Fix" vs "As Designed"? | 2019/06/20 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/39653",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/816/"
] | When a bug is marking as "**Will not Fix**" it may have many probabilities.
* We need to validate the severity/impact of the bug to the users. If the bug is really valid one but it wont have much impact on the user and business side then it can go in "Will not Fix" category
* "Will not Fix" innocents the bug will not be fixed in the release instead it can be taken in future releases.
"As Designed" category will not come under Bug.
For "**As Designed**"
* The functionality of the application is designed in such a way to behave. But the designed functionality can have some issues in terms of usability or business aspects. In such cases check with the module owner or refer the documentation for getting the idea on why it was designed like that. | A decision about a bug MUST ALWAYS BE MADE by the core team: project manager, architect, analyst, test lead... whatever they may be called in the organization.
"Will not fix" acknowledges the presence of the bug. It is quite dangerous to choose this option, if a very careful analysis is not done regarding its impact (delay of the delivery date, money, safety...).
"As designed" means that it was the intended behavior. This status must be supported by a clear proof that there is a requirement present giving the details of that behavior.
However, if a behavior is not documented in any way, then an internal decision must be made - again by the core team.
Option 1. Add the proper requirements to describe the behavior.
Option 2. Remove the behavior.
Option 3. Just leave the behavior in the fog - do nothing. Really not recommended. |
183,021 | I have been in a team for more than a year and I am stuck. The company works on proprietary software and I don't have much guidance. I waste all my time going round in circles and I can barely get other team members to give me some basic info. My weekend and weekdays are also lost because of this.
This is my first job out of college and I used to be a good programmer. The pay is decent but I want to change. I failed few interviews for lack of practice. I can't make time to practice Leetcode and above all, I am getting fed up with all the work that keeps getting piled up.
I believe I am trapped. I can't do a team change within company for minimum another year. How to get out of this mess ? (Any advice)
Should I resign and stay at home ? (Easier to get a job while you are still employed ) | 2022/02/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/183021",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/133159/"
] | Never resign without having another job lined up. There are many other answers on this site that explain why. Don't do it.
Your question reads like you are burning out. I would focus on getting your mind back on track.
1. Practice detaching yourself from the stuff happening in your workplace: What happens at work, stays at work. Never think about work when you are not on the clock. Do some hobbies, meet with friends, focus on something different.
2. If you don't get enough training on the job, don't try to compensate by training yourself on the weekends. This will burn you out. If you want to practice your programming skills, do so. But don't train/work on the weekends "because your boss told you so".
3. Don't beat yourself up if you feel inadequate at work. You are a beginner. Beginners make mistakes.
4. Schedule a meeting with your supervisor. List stuff that's holding you back. Try not to whine, detach yourself emotionally. Only state what prevents you from working at your full potential. If your supervisor is non-commital, agree on a timeframe when you meet again and review if something has improved.
5. If your company is not what you are looking for, you should continue looking for new opportunities. Analyze what your weaknesses are in the interview process, and work on those. You can ask friends to "play" interview with you, or you can do whiteboard coding. Most interview problems arise from being nervous. Try to relax, don't try too hard. | When you do have time to yourself take time to reflect and re-organize. Where you want to work, what you can do in terms of your skills and abilities, goals either at the same company or career goals in general and decide if your goals can be better met at the current company or with a different one. As for interviewing no problem. If you can practice interviewing with a friend or watching videos on interviewing tips. Now as for leetcode practicing you know your schedule better than any of us so maybe take a look at it and determine what activities you feel you could do without and practice then. Just remember there's always a solution. |
2,954,814 | ### Requirements
[Word frequency algorithm for natural language processing](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/90580/word-frequency-algorithm-for-natural-language-processing)
### Using Solr
While the answer for that question is excellent, I was wondering if I could make use of all the time I spent getting to know SOLR for my NLP.
I thought of SOLR because:
1. It's got a bunch of tokenizers and performs a lot of NLP.
2. It's pretty use to use out of the box.
3. It's restful distributed app, so it's easy to hook up
4. I've spent some time with it, so using could save me time.
### Can I use Solr?
Although the above reasons are good, I don't know SOLR THAT well, so I need to know if it would be appropriate for my requirements.
### Ideal Usage
Ideally, I'd like to configure SOLR, and then be able to send SOLR some text, and retrieve the indexed tonkenized content.
### Context
I'm working on a small component of a bigger recommendation engine. | 2010/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2954814",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62653/"
] | I guess you can use Solr and combine it with other tools.
Tokenization, stop word removal, stemming, and even synonyms come out of the box with Solr.
If you need named entity recognition or base noun-phrase extraction, you need to use [OpenNLP](http://opennlp.sourceforge.net/) or an equivalent tool as a pre-processing stage. You will probably need term vectors for your retrieval purposes. [Integrating Apache Mahout with Apache Lucene and Solr](http://www.lucidimagination.com/blog/2010/03/16/integrating-apache-mahout-with-apache-lucene-and-solr-part-i-of-3/) may be useful as it discusses Lucene and Solr integration with a machine learning (including recommendation) engine. Other then that, feel free to ask further more specific questions. | You can actually configure Solr to use NLP algorithms both when indexing documents and at search time.
The first phase (indexing time) can be done using/writing Solr UpdateRequestProcessor plugins for analyzing fields texts while the second phase can be implemented writing a custom QParserPlugin which analyzes the query hit by the user.
I've presented an approach for implementing natural language search in Solr at Lucene Eurocon 2011 which takes advantage of Apache UIMA for running (open source) NLP algorithms.
You can take a look at the [slides](http://www.slideshare.net/teofili/natural-language-search-in-solr) and at the [video](http://www.lucidimagination.com/devzone/events/conferences/ApacheLuceneEurocon2011/natural-language-search-solr) of the talk.
Hope this helps.
Tommaso |
2,954,814 | ### Requirements
[Word frequency algorithm for natural language processing](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/90580/word-frequency-algorithm-for-natural-language-processing)
### Using Solr
While the answer for that question is excellent, I was wondering if I could make use of all the time I spent getting to know SOLR for my NLP.
I thought of SOLR because:
1. It's got a bunch of tokenizers and performs a lot of NLP.
2. It's pretty use to use out of the box.
3. It's restful distributed app, so it's easy to hook up
4. I've spent some time with it, so using could save me time.
### Can I use Solr?
Although the above reasons are good, I don't know SOLR THAT well, so I need to know if it would be appropriate for my requirements.
### Ideal Usage
Ideally, I'd like to configure SOLR, and then be able to send SOLR some text, and retrieve the indexed tonkenized content.
### Context
I'm working on a small component of a bigger recommendation engine. | 2010/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2954814",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62653/"
] | I guess you can use Solr and combine it with other tools.
Tokenization, stop word removal, stemming, and even synonyms come out of the box with Solr.
If you need named entity recognition or base noun-phrase extraction, you need to use [OpenNLP](http://opennlp.sourceforge.net/) or an equivalent tool as a pre-processing stage. You will probably need term vectors for your retrieval purposes. [Integrating Apache Mahout with Apache Lucene and Solr](http://www.lucidimagination.com/blog/2010/03/16/integrating-apache-mahout-with-apache-lucene-and-solr-part-i-of-3/) may be useful as it discusses Lucene and Solr integration with a machine learning (including recommendation) engine. Other then that, feel free to ask further more specific questions. | There is a special request handler designed to apply parsing to filter our less relevant search results. It is based on machine learning of constituency parse trees obtained by OpenNLP.
Please see the blog
<http://search-engineering.blogspot.com>
and the paper
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2012.07.003>
This SOLR search request handler will be available as a part of OpenNLP Similarity component |
2,954,814 | ### Requirements
[Word frequency algorithm for natural language processing](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/90580/word-frequency-algorithm-for-natural-language-processing)
### Using Solr
While the answer for that question is excellent, I was wondering if I could make use of all the time I spent getting to know SOLR for my NLP.
I thought of SOLR because:
1. It's got a bunch of tokenizers and performs a lot of NLP.
2. It's pretty use to use out of the box.
3. It's restful distributed app, so it's easy to hook up
4. I've spent some time with it, so using could save me time.
### Can I use Solr?
Although the above reasons are good, I don't know SOLR THAT well, so I need to know if it would be appropriate for my requirements.
### Ideal Usage
Ideally, I'd like to configure SOLR, and then be able to send SOLR some text, and retrieve the indexed tonkenized content.
### Context
I'm working on a small component of a bigger recommendation engine. | 2010/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2954814",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62653/"
] | I guess you can use Solr and combine it with other tools.
Tokenization, stop word removal, stemming, and even synonyms come out of the box with Solr.
If you need named entity recognition or base noun-phrase extraction, you need to use [OpenNLP](http://opennlp.sourceforge.net/) or an equivalent tool as a pre-processing stage. You will probably need term vectors for your retrieval purposes. [Integrating Apache Mahout with Apache Lucene and Solr](http://www.lucidimagination.com/blog/2010/03/16/integrating-apache-mahout-with-apache-lucene-and-solr-part-i-of-3/) may be useful as it discusses Lucene and Solr integration with a machine learning (including recommendation) engine. Other then that, feel free to ask further more specific questions. | In this Google code project
<http://code.google.com/p/relevance-based-on-parse-trees>
you can use the linguistic-based request handler
in the package opennlp.tools.similarity.apps.solr
public class SyntGenRequestHandler extends SearchHandler
where the search results obtained by SearchHandler
are re-ranked based on similarity of parse trees. |
2,954,814 | ### Requirements
[Word frequency algorithm for natural language processing](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/90580/word-frequency-algorithm-for-natural-language-processing)
### Using Solr
While the answer for that question is excellent, I was wondering if I could make use of all the time I spent getting to know SOLR for my NLP.
I thought of SOLR because:
1. It's got a bunch of tokenizers and performs a lot of NLP.
2. It's pretty use to use out of the box.
3. It's restful distributed app, so it's easy to hook up
4. I've spent some time with it, so using could save me time.
### Can I use Solr?
Although the above reasons are good, I don't know SOLR THAT well, so I need to know if it would be appropriate for my requirements.
### Ideal Usage
Ideally, I'd like to configure SOLR, and then be able to send SOLR some text, and retrieve the indexed tonkenized content.
### Context
I'm working on a small component of a bigger recommendation engine. | 2010/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2954814",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62653/"
] | You can actually configure Solr to use NLP algorithms both when indexing documents and at search time.
The first phase (indexing time) can be done using/writing Solr UpdateRequestProcessor plugins for analyzing fields texts while the second phase can be implemented writing a custom QParserPlugin which analyzes the query hit by the user.
I've presented an approach for implementing natural language search in Solr at Lucene Eurocon 2011 which takes advantage of Apache UIMA for running (open source) NLP algorithms.
You can take a look at the [slides](http://www.slideshare.net/teofili/natural-language-search-in-solr) and at the [video](http://www.lucidimagination.com/devzone/events/conferences/ApacheLuceneEurocon2011/natural-language-search-solr) of the talk.
Hope this helps.
Tommaso | There is a special request handler designed to apply parsing to filter our less relevant search results. It is based on machine learning of constituency parse trees obtained by OpenNLP.
Please see the blog
<http://search-engineering.blogspot.com>
and the paper
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2012.07.003>
This SOLR search request handler will be available as a part of OpenNLP Similarity component |
2,954,814 | ### Requirements
[Word frequency algorithm for natural language processing](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/90580/word-frequency-algorithm-for-natural-language-processing)
### Using Solr
While the answer for that question is excellent, I was wondering if I could make use of all the time I spent getting to know SOLR for my NLP.
I thought of SOLR because:
1. It's got a bunch of tokenizers and performs a lot of NLP.
2. It's pretty use to use out of the box.
3. It's restful distributed app, so it's easy to hook up
4. I've spent some time with it, so using could save me time.
### Can I use Solr?
Although the above reasons are good, I don't know SOLR THAT well, so I need to know if it would be appropriate for my requirements.
### Ideal Usage
Ideally, I'd like to configure SOLR, and then be able to send SOLR some text, and retrieve the indexed tonkenized content.
### Context
I'm working on a small component of a bigger recommendation engine. | 2010/06/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2954814",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/62653/"
] | You can actually configure Solr to use NLP algorithms both when indexing documents and at search time.
The first phase (indexing time) can be done using/writing Solr UpdateRequestProcessor plugins for analyzing fields texts while the second phase can be implemented writing a custom QParserPlugin which analyzes the query hit by the user.
I've presented an approach for implementing natural language search in Solr at Lucene Eurocon 2011 which takes advantage of Apache UIMA for running (open source) NLP algorithms.
You can take a look at the [slides](http://www.slideshare.net/teofili/natural-language-search-in-solr) and at the [video](http://www.lucidimagination.com/devzone/events/conferences/ApacheLuceneEurocon2011/natural-language-search-solr) of the talk.
Hope this helps.
Tommaso | In this Google code project
<http://code.google.com/p/relevance-based-on-parse-trees>
you can use the linguistic-based request handler
in the package opennlp.tools.similarity.apps.solr
public class SyntGenRequestHandler extends SearchHandler
where the search results obtained by SearchHandler
are re-ranked based on similarity of parse trees. |
78,521 | What do the drummers do? It says they increase moral. What does moral equate to in attack/speed for affected soldiers? Seems like it makes them faster, but not 100% sure. What would be the best use for them? | 2012/07/26 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/78521",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7101/"
] | I wish there was more documentation on this game, but all I could find online was this:
>
> Drum Solider: can not attack but can increase attack rate and damage
>
>
>
I didn't notice an increase in attack rate, but I did seem to get more critical hits. However, I wasn't rigorous about my observations so take them with a grain of salt.
I'm not sure about the best use, but I often place a lot of Taoist Priests or Hammer Soldiers around one Drum Solider. Also, I know upgrading the Drum Solider (75, 150, 300) increases its range, but I don't know if it increases its effects as well.
Source: [Empire Defense 2 Blog Post](http://android-games-cheat.blogspot.com/2012/07/empire-defense-2.html) | The Drummer can increase the morale of soldiers with 30 or 40 percent. And when it upgrade to the third stage, it can covers more soliders. |
78,521 | What do the drummers do? It says they increase moral. What does moral equate to in attack/speed for affected soldiers? Seems like it makes them faster, but not 100% sure. What would be the best use for them? | 2012/07/26 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/78521",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7101/"
] | Upgrading the drummer only increases the radius of his influence over soldiers. Without an upgrade he can affect all the soldiers that are physically touching him. First upgrade allows him to enhance the 4 soldiers in the 2nd row away from him in each direction (up down left right), but not the soldiers in the corners of the 2nd row. The 2nd upgrade allows him to enhance ALL soldiers within 2 rows of the drummer in every direction.
I still don't know whether or not it's effective from a damage standpoint to use that space on a drummer rather than an upgraded soldier, but it definitely depends on how many soldiers your drummer is touching and enhancing. If he's only touching 2 or 3 soldiers I doubt that it's worthwhile to waste that space. You definitely want to make sure your drummer is enhancing as many soldiers as possible to maximize the use of that square. I rarely upgrade the drummer because it's very seldom that there's enough contiguous open ground that you can completely surround the drummer in every direction for 2 full rows, or even 2 rows just in 4 directions. I usually arrange my drummer in the middle of 5 or more soldiers, sometimes as many as 8 if things work out that way. | The Drummer can increase the morale of soldiers with 30 or 40 percent. And when it upgrade to the third stage, it can covers more soliders. |
78,521 | What do the drummers do? It says they increase moral. What does moral equate to in attack/speed for affected soldiers? Seems like it makes them faster, but not 100% sure. What would be the best use for them? | 2012/07/26 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/78521",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7101/"
] | What I actuall discovered is that upgrading also inproves his effect. first level gives about 10-15% boost for damage, and third level about 30%, however this is distracted from critical hits. The fist-rule I use is, if a drummer can boost at least 4 soldiers, or 2 soldiers and 1 hightened soldier, of if you heighten the drummer itself it can boost 6 soldiers, then I choose to build the drummer | The Drummer can increase the morale of soldiers with 30 or 40 percent. And when it upgrade to the third stage, it can covers more soliders. |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | Looking around a little, it seems that you don't always need to apply for a Chinese visa in your home country, but you generally need to have at least a work permit in the country where you apply. For example, the [Chinese Visa Application Service Center in New Delhi](http://www.visaforchina.in/visaen/visaView.html?method=readSimple&channelId=8#Menu=ChildMenu4) “is responsible for receiving visa applications for visit to mainland China from ordinary passport holders who are Indian citizens and citizens of other countries possessing Indian permanent residence or work permits”. The site of the [Chinese embassy in Switzerland](http://ch.china-embassy.org/fra/lsfw/visa/t812199.htm) mentions that “for non-Swiss passports, a residency card is required (or Swiss employer certificate, or Swiss school certificate, etc.)”. This isn't a definitive answer — you'd need to contact a Chinese embassy to be sure — but there is a presumption that the answer will be no in general.
Looking at non-official sources, it seems that the answer is yes in certain countries (perhaps certain neighboring countries?). For example, a certain travel agency website has fee schedules for non-residents in [Kazakhstan](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/kazakhstan.htm) and [India](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/india.htm) but not in [Georgia](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm). They also claim that [a Kazakhstan citizen can apply for a Chinese transit visa in Australia](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/kazakhstan.htm), and that [a Georgian can apply for a Chinese visa from Kazakhstan](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm) but [applying in Georgia requires being a Georgian national or resident](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm). | I found [this site](http://kz.china-embassy.org/rus/lsfw/visa/t530320.htm) (China Embassy in Kazakhstan Republic, only Russian and Chinese); there it says that you can apply for the China transit visa in this Consulate in the Kazakhstan republic, but I still can't find official information about it (don't know Chinese). |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | Edward Hasbrouck, a travel writer, has a pair of posts about getting Chinese visas outside of China specifically in Hong Kong. The information is a little dated, but might still be useful.
<http://www.hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001498.html>
<http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001598.html> | I found [this site](http://kz.china-embassy.org/rus/lsfw/visa/t530320.htm) (China Embassy in Kazakhstan Republic, only Russian and Chinese); there it says that you can apply for the China transit visa in this Consulate in the Kazakhstan republic, but I still can't find official information about it (don't know Chinese). |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | It probably depends on the country. I know of people that have gotten Chinese Visa's in Vietnam and Thailand so it's certainly possible, really the best thing to do is ask the embassy in question.
As a fallback go to Hong Kong instead, I've got several visa's from Hong Kong for China, you can usually get them in less than a day through a travel agent or about two days through the official office. | I found [this site](http://kz.china-embassy.org/rus/lsfw/visa/t530320.htm) (China Embassy in Kazakhstan Republic, only Russian and Chinese); there it says that you can apply for the China transit visa in this Consulate in the Kazakhstan republic, but I still can't find official information about it (don't know Chinese). |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | Looking around a little, it seems that you don't always need to apply for a Chinese visa in your home country, but you generally need to have at least a work permit in the country where you apply. For example, the [Chinese Visa Application Service Center in New Delhi](http://www.visaforchina.in/visaen/visaView.html?method=readSimple&channelId=8#Menu=ChildMenu4) “is responsible for receiving visa applications for visit to mainland China from ordinary passport holders who are Indian citizens and citizens of other countries possessing Indian permanent residence or work permits”. The site of the [Chinese embassy in Switzerland](http://ch.china-embassy.org/fra/lsfw/visa/t812199.htm) mentions that “for non-Swiss passports, a residency card is required (or Swiss employer certificate, or Swiss school certificate, etc.)”. This isn't a definitive answer — you'd need to contact a Chinese embassy to be sure — but there is a presumption that the answer will be no in general.
Looking at non-official sources, it seems that the answer is yes in certain countries (perhaps certain neighboring countries?). For example, a certain travel agency website has fee schedules for non-residents in [Kazakhstan](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/kazakhstan.htm) and [India](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/india.htm) but not in [Georgia](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm). They also claim that [a Kazakhstan citizen can apply for a Chinese transit visa in Australia](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/kazakhstan.htm), and that [a Georgian can apply for a Chinese visa from Kazakhstan](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm) but [applying in Georgia requires being a Georgian national or resident](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm). | Update: It is possible again in Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan also still possible, but more difficult than before.
It's not possible to get a Chinese visa in Kazakhstan at the moment. It is possible in Uzbekistan and Kyrygzstan. More information available in [Caravanistan](http://www.caravanistan.com/visa/china/) site.
**EDIT**: Note - author is affiliated with site. |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | Looking around a little, it seems that you don't always need to apply for a Chinese visa in your home country, but you generally need to have at least a work permit in the country where you apply. For example, the [Chinese Visa Application Service Center in New Delhi](http://www.visaforchina.in/visaen/visaView.html?method=readSimple&channelId=8#Menu=ChildMenu4) “is responsible for receiving visa applications for visit to mainland China from ordinary passport holders who are Indian citizens and citizens of other countries possessing Indian permanent residence or work permits”. The site of the [Chinese embassy in Switzerland](http://ch.china-embassy.org/fra/lsfw/visa/t812199.htm) mentions that “for non-Swiss passports, a residency card is required (or Swiss employer certificate, or Swiss school certificate, etc.)”. This isn't a definitive answer — you'd need to contact a Chinese embassy to be sure — but there is a presumption that the answer will be no in general.
Looking at non-official sources, it seems that the answer is yes in certain countries (perhaps certain neighboring countries?). For example, a certain travel agency website has fee schedules for non-residents in [Kazakhstan](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/kazakhstan.htm) and [India](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/india.htm) but not in [Georgia](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm). They also claim that [a Kazakhstan citizen can apply for a Chinese transit visa in Australia](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/kazakhstan.htm), and that [a Georgian can apply for a Chinese visa from Kazakhstan](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm) but [applying in Georgia requires being a Georgian national or resident](http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/georgia.htm). | **July 2013:**
We successfully got our [Chinese visas while in Mongolia](http://twoyeartrip.com/blog/2013/08/getting-a-chinese-visa-in-ulaanbaatar-mongolia/) (link is to our blog). It took a bit of extra effort and supporting paperwork compared to applying from our home country (UK), but it was cheaper and the Chinese Embassy staff in Ulaanbaatar are very helpful |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | Edward Hasbrouck, a travel writer, has a pair of posts about getting Chinese visas outside of China specifically in Hong Kong. The information is a little dated, but might still be useful.
<http://www.hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001498.html>
<http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001598.html> | Update: It is possible again in Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan also still possible, but more difficult than before.
It's not possible to get a Chinese visa in Kazakhstan at the moment. It is possible in Uzbekistan and Kyrygzstan. More information available in [Caravanistan](http://www.caravanistan.com/visa/china/) site.
**EDIT**: Note - author is affiliated with site. |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | Edward Hasbrouck, a travel writer, has a pair of posts about getting Chinese visas outside of China specifically in Hong Kong. The information is a little dated, but might still be useful.
<http://www.hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001498.html>
<http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001598.html> | **July 2013:**
We successfully got our [Chinese visas while in Mongolia](http://twoyeartrip.com/blog/2013/08/getting-a-chinese-visa-in-ulaanbaatar-mongolia/) (link is to our blog). It took a bit of extra effort and supporting paperwork compared to applying from our home country (UK), but it was cheaper and the Chinese Embassy staff in Ulaanbaatar are very helpful |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | It probably depends on the country. I know of people that have gotten Chinese Visa's in Vietnam and Thailand so it's certainly possible, really the best thing to do is ask the embassy in question.
As a fallback go to Hong Kong instead, I've got several visa's from Hong Kong for China, you can usually get them in less than a day through a travel agent or about two days through the official office. | Update: It is possible again in Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan also still possible, but more difficult than before.
It's not possible to get a Chinese visa in Kazakhstan at the moment. It is possible in Uzbekistan and Kyrygzstan. More information available in [Caravanistan](http://www.caravanistan.com/visa/china/) site.
**EDIT**: Note - author is affiliated with site. |
1,043 | For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)
Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now. | 2011/07/17 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/1043",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/140/"
] | It probably depends on the country. I know of people that have gotten Chinese Visa's in Vietnam and Thailand so it's certainly possible, really the best thing to do is ask the embassy in question.
As a fallback go to Hong Kong instead, I've got several visa's from Hong Kong for China, you can usually get them in less than a day through a travel agent or about two days through the official office. | **July 2013:**
We successfully got our [Chinese visas while in Mongolia](http://twoyeartrip.com/blog/2013/08/getting-a-chinese-visa-in-ulaanbaatar-mongolia/) (link is to our blog). It took a bit of extra effort and supporting paperwork compared to applying from our home country (UK), but it was cheaper and the Chinese Embassy staff in Ulaanbaatar are very helpful |
1,342,789 | For years, I had the impression that a single process can only use at most one core of the CPU, but recently I found two examples where a single process used all the cores of a multi-core Windows system.
One of them is easy to test for most people: <http://fitgirl-repacks.site/donate-by-mining/>
Disabling the multi-process function of your browser, the setting "CPU threads" on the web page is still effective. You can see the single browser process using all your CPU cores.
Why does this happen only sometimes while most of time it does not (so many programs spawn several processes to try to take advantage of the multi-processor system)? | 2018/07/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1342789",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/926932/"
] | A program can be written to make use of multiple threads, thus allowing them to use more than one core.
A program can also be written to split itself into distinct *processes*, each with one or more threads to work.
There is a very subtle but real difference between multi-thread and multi-process. Disabling the multi-process functionality does not disable multi-threading, which was already present.
The recent browser updates to allow multi-process functionality enhances security and crash tolerance by separating threads for separate pages into their own process, each of those processes can still have multiple threads, all working independently. | There are several ways a single process can use more than one core.
The most obvious way they can do is by creating multiple threads of execution. Each thread can be scheduled on a core to provide direct use of more than one core by a single process.
But there are also other ways a single process can use more than one core. For example, a process can make requests from operating system services that are internally able to use more than one core. For example, a process that does a lot of disk I/O might be running on one core as another core, running operating system code, complete one of the disk I/O operations that process initiated. Network and graphics operations can similarly be internally implemented in ways that use more than one core. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/2442/"
] | The first book I read about Buddhism described the Sermon at Benares, i.e. the *Dhammacakkappavattana*, as explaining that the cause of suffering (the second noble truth) is,
>
> ... the craving to have what you don't have; the craving to keep what you can't keep; the craving to live; even the *craving to die*.
>
>
>
And here is [the same quote from Access to Insight](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html),
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the origination of stress: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion & delight, relishing now here & now there — i.e., craving for sensual pleasure, craving for becoming, *craving for non-becoming*.
>
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of stress: the remainderless fading & cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, & *letting go of that very craving*.
>
>
>
So I think that suicide must be missing the most important, fundamental truth of Buddhism.
[Suicidal ideation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidal_ideation) is a risk factor: Suminda said, "You shouldn't even think about things like suicide".
---
Similarly, the "middle way" doctrine says not to afflict or self-mortify the body.
And, the doctrine of rebirth suggests that, although there are problems in life, these problems can't be escaped simply by dying. It was by 'unbinding' (not suicide) that in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta the Buddha said,
>
> I reached the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding. Knowledge & vision arose in me: 'Unprovoked is my release. This is the last birth. There is now no further becoming.'
>
>
>
According to [the Vinaya](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1.pdf) even 'describing the advantages of dying' is wrong.
>
> This, the third type of act covered by this
> rule, can include [...] telling a
> person of the miseries of life or the bliss of dying and going to heaven in such a
> way that he/she might feel inspired to commit suicide or simply pine away to
> death. [...] Thus, the Commentary notes, a bhikkhu talking to a dying patient should be
> very circumspect in how he chooses his words, focusing not on how to speed up
> the dying process but on how to inspire the patient with the following thoughts:
> “The attainment of the paths and fruitions is not out of the ordinary for a
> virtuous person. So, having formed no attachment for such things as your
> dwelling, and establishing mindfulness in the Buddha, Dhamma, Saºgha, or the
> body, you should be heedful in your attention.” The Vinita-vatthu to Pr 4
> contains a number of stories in which bhikkhus comfort a dying bhikkhu by
> asking him to reflect on what he has attained through the practice, which was
> apparently a common way of encouraging a dying bhikkhu to focus his
> thoughts on the best object possible. The suttas also contain advice on how to
> encourage patients facing death. See, for example, MN 143, SN 36.7, and AN 6.16.
> **In all of these cases, the advice is aimed not at precipitating death but at inspiring
> calm and insight**.
>
>
>
---
As for "what makes life worth living": Buddhism can even seem quite 'negative' ("life is suffering") ... and so I asked this question, [How to explain what Buddhism is?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/7258/254) ... and people's answers to that explain it in more 'positive' or constructive terms: morality; concentration; and wisdom.
My dad told me, when I was young, that suicide is painful for the friends and family who are left behind (i.e. it causes suffering for others): I thought, even that is enough reason to avoid suicide.
And, for example, I lived with a friend: who became relatively enlightened, especially during the last year of her life. So it was more perfect, for her and for others, that she lived as long as she did, instead of dying earlier.
Perhaps what makes life worth living is that it's an opportunity to "live the holy life".
Many Buddhist descriptions try to describe the experiences of one person (e.g. in meditation), or even of 'no self'.
But part of the "holy life" is in the relationships between people, for example,
>
> As he was sitting there, Ven. Ananda said to the Blessed One, "This is half of the holy life, lord: admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie."[1]
>
>
> "Don't say that, Ananda. Don't say that. Admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is **actually the whole of the holy life**.
>
>
>
Perhaps you don't feel you have that (or are that) at the moment but there is every chance you might in future.
---
Unfortunately there are things which can make life **seem** unimportant: bad companions, "heedlessness", "restlessness", etc.
Instead, try to remember what Right intention is:
>
> And what is right resolve? Being resolved on renunciation, on freedom from ill will, on harmlessness: This is called right resolve.
>
>
>
Also, problems are fixable: problems, too, are 'conditioned' and therefore changeable. | You shouldn't even think about things like suicide. Thoughts will be full of negative emotions and states that it will drag you to lower planes.
When you are doing the act you will have negative thoughts which would mean that your next life is bad.
You are also breaking the precept of not killing which is very grave.
Also it is best you see a doctor but until then practice Metta to your self and others. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/2442/"
] | The first book I read about Buddhism described the Sermon at Benares, i.e. the *Dhammacakkappavattana*, as explaining that the cause of suffering (the second noble truth) is,
>
> ... the craving to have what you don't have; the craving to keep what you can't keep; the craving to live; even the *craving to die*.
>
>
>
And here is [the same quote from Access to Insight](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html),
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the origination of stress: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion & delight, relishing now here & now there — i.e., craving for sensual pleasure, craving for becoming, *craving for non-becoming*.
>
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of stress: the remainderless fading & cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, & *letting go of that very craving*.
>
>
>
So I think that suicide must be missing the most important, fundamental truth of Buddhism.
[Suicidal ideation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidal_ideation) is a risk factor: Suminda said, "You shouldn't even think about things like suicide".
---
Similarly, the "middle way" doctrine says not to afflict or self-mortify the body.
And, the doctrine of rebirth suggests that, although there are problems in life, these problems can't be escaped simply by dying. It was by 'unbinding' (not suicide) that in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta the Buddha said,
>
> I reached the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding. Knowledge & vision arose in me: 'Unprovoked is my release. This is the last birth. There is now no further becoming.'
>
>
>
According to [the Vinaya](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1.pdf) even 'describing the advantages of dying' is wrong.
>
> This, the third type of act covered by this
> rule, can include [...] telling a
> person of the miseries of life or the bliss of dying and going to heaven in such a
> way that he/she might feel inspired to commit suicide or simply pine away to
> death. [...] Thus, the Commentary notes, a bhikkhu talking to a dying patient should be
> very circumspect in how he chooses his words, focusing not on how to speed up
> the dying process but on how to inspire the patient with the following thoughts:
> “The attainment of the paths and fruitions is not out of the ordinary for a
> virtuous person. So, having formed no attachment for such things as your
> dwelling, and establishing mindfulness in the Buddha, Dhamma, Saºgha, or the
> body, you should be heedful in your attention.” The Vinita-vatthu to Pr 4
> contains a number of stories in which bhikkhus comfort a dying bhikkhu by
> asking him to reflect on what he has attained through the practice, which was
> apparently a common way of encouraging a dying bhikkhu to focus his
> thoughts on the best object possible. The suttas also contain advice on how to
> encourage patients facing death. See, for example, MN 143, SN 36.7, and AN 6.16.
> **In all of these cases, the advice is aimed not at precipitating death but at inspiring
> calm and insight**.
>
>
>
---
As for "what makes life worth living": Buddhism can even seem quite 'negative' ("life is suffering") ... and so I asked this question, [How to explain what Buddhism is?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/7258/254) ... and people's answers to that explain it in more 'positive' or constructive terms: morality; concentration; and wisdom.
My dad told me, when I was young, that suicide is painful for the friends and family who are left behind (i.e. it causes suffering for others): I thought, even that is enough reason to avoid suicide.
And, for example, I lived with a friend: who became relatively enlightened, especially during the last year of her life. So it was more perfect, for her and for others, that she lived as long as she did, instead of dying earlier.
Perhaps what makes life worth living is that it's an opportunity to "live the holy life".
Many Buddhist descriptions try to describe the experiences of one person (e.g. in meditation), or even of 'no self'.
But part of the "holy life" is in the relationships between people, for example,
>
> As he was sitting there, Ven. Ananda said to the Blessed One, "This is half of the holy life, lord: admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie."[1]
>
>
> "Don't say that, Ananda. Don't say that. Admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is **actually the whole of the holy life**.
>
>
>
Perhaps you don't feel you have that (or are that) at the moment but there is every chance you might in future.
---
Unfortunately there are things which can make life **seem** unimportant: bad companions, "heedlessness", "restlessness", etc.
Instead, try to remember what Right intention is:
>
> And what is right resolve? Being resolved on renunciation, on freedom from ill will, on harmlessness: This is called right resolve.
>
>
>
Also, problems are fixable: problems, too, are 'conditioned' and therefore changeable. | The following only is relevant if you follow Buddhism\ the following are all from Shantideva's text:
1. "Upon finding the boat of human birth now, cross the great river of suffering. O fool, there is no time to sleep, for this boat is hard to catch again."
2. When shall I encounter the extremely rare appearance of the Tathagata, faith, human existence and the ability to practice virtue,
3. Health , daily sustenance, and lack of adversity? life is momentary and deceptive; and the body is as if on loan.
4. With such behavior on my part, a human state is certainly not obtained again. When a human state is not achieved, there is only vice. When a human state is not achieved, there is only vice and how could there be blessing?
5. If I do not perform virtue even when I am capable of it, what then shall I do when fully dazed by the sufferings of miserable states of existence
6. For one who does not perform virtue but accumulates sin, even the expression "favorable state of existence" will be lost for a thousand million eons.
7. Therefore, the Blessed One (Buddha) stated that human existence is extremely hard to obtain, like a turtle's head emerging into the ring of a yoke on a vast ocean.
The text goes on and on. Too lazy to type the rest. I'll leave you with one of my favorite lines:
"Enemies such as craving and hatred are without arms, legs and so on. They are neither courageous nor wise. How is it that they have enslaved me? "
-If you are a Buddhist and accept certain Buddhist ideas and thoughts then the above may help answer your question. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
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] | Have you been to see a doctor about this? Depression can cause life to lack appeal. Why is life worth living is one of those questions that cannot be answered in words, it's an inner feeling that doesn't need an explanation that most have felt at some point. It's a sign of good health to have a passion for life.
If whatever is causing you to feel that life is bleak changes, as it inevitably will, a passion for life can automatically emerge in you.
Life and death are two aspects of the same movement. By dying, the Buddhist would say, you don't really escape, for your return to life is guaranteed. Whether it is life as a human or not is another matter. So, what else is left if suicide doesn't improve things?
Given that life and death are one continuous movement, ever occurring, it makes sense to learn to live and learn to die.
Living in misery and dying in misery are common but not necessary.
Get tested for depression, and perhaps meditate with a good teacher in a monastery. The compassionate surroundings may trigger a change towards joie de vivre in you. | The [sutta](http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/bits/bits077.htm) doesn't say that the Buddha allowed him to commit suicide. When Mara reported this to the Buddha, venerable Godhika committed suicide. Then the Buddha saw what has happened and said that he has attained Nibbana.
According to Bhikkhu Vinaya, the only allowable act that comes close to committing suicide is rejecting medication, if you are suffering from a terminal illness and being a burden to everyone around you. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
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] | The first book I read about Buddhism described the Sermon at Benares, i.e. the *Dhammacakkappavattana*, as explaining that the cause of suffering (the second noble truth) is,
>
> ... the craving to have what you don't have; the craving to keep what you can't keep; the craving to live; even the *craving to die*.
>
>
>
And here is [the same quote from Access to Insight](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html),
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the origination of stress: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion & delight, relishing now here & now there — i.e., craving for sensual pleasure, craving for becoming, *craving for non-becoming*.
>
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of stress: the remainderless fading & cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, & *letting go of that very craving*.
>
>
>
So I think that suicide must be missing the most important, fundamental truth of Buddhism.
[Suicidal ideation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidal_ideation) is a risk factor: Suminda said, "You shouldn't even think about things like suicide".
---
Similarly, the "middle way" doctrine says not to afflict or self-mortify the body.
And, the doctrine of rebirth suggests that, although there are problems in life, these problems can't be escaped simply by dying. It was by 'unbinding' (not suicide) that in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta the Buddha said,
>
> I reached the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding. Knowledge & vision arose in me: 'Unprovoked is my release. This is the last birth. There is now no further becoming.'
>
>
>
According to [the Vinaya](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1.pdf) even 'describing the advantages of dying' is wrong.
>
> This, the third type of act covered by this
> rule, can include [...] telling a
> person of the miseries of life or the bliss of dying and going to heaven in such a
> way that he/she might feel inspired to commit suicide or simply pine away to
> death. [...] Thus, the Commentary notes, a bhikkhu talking to a dying patient should be
> very circumspect in how he chooses his words, focusing not on how to speed up
> the dying process but on how to inspire the patient with the following thoughts:
> “The attainment of the paths and fruitions is not out of the ordinary for a
> virtuous person. So, having formed no attachment for such things as your
> dwelling, and establishing mindfulness in the Buddha, Dhamma, Saºgha, or the
> body, you should be heedful in your attention.” The Vinita-vatthu to Pr 4
> contains a number of stories in which bhikkhus comfort a dying bhikkhu by
> asking him to reflect on what he has attained through the practice, which was
> apparently a common way of encouraging a dying bhikkhu to focus his
> thoughts on the best object possible. The suttas also contain advice on how to
> encourage patients facing death. See, for example, MN 143, SN 36.7, and AN 6.16.
> **In all of these cases, the advice is aimed not at precipitating death but at inspiring
> calm and insight**.
>
>
>
---
As for "what makes life worth living": Buddhism can even seem quite 'negative' ("life is suffering") ... and so I asked this question, [How to explain what Buddhism is?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/7258/254) ... and people's answers to that explain it in more 'positive' or constructive terms: morality; concentration; and wisdom.
My dad told me, when I was young, that suicide is painful for the friends and family who are left behind (i.e. it causes suffering for others): I thought, even that is enough reason to avoid suicide.
And, for example, I lived with a friend: who became relatively enlightened, especially during the last year of her life. So it was more perfect, for her and for others, that she lived as long as she did, instead of dying earlier.
Perhaps what makes life worth living is that it's an opportunity to "live the holy life".
Many Buddhist descriptions try to describe the experiences of one person (e.g. in meditation), or even of 'no self'.
But part of the "holy life" is in the relationships between people, for example,
>
> As he was sitting there, Ven. Ananda said to the Blessed One, "This is half of the holy life, lord: admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie."[1]
>
>
> "Don't say that, Ananda. Don't say that. Admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is **actually the whole of the holy life**.
>
>
>
Perhaps you don't feel you have that (or are that) at the moment but there is every chance you might in future.
---
Unfortunately there are things which can make life **seem** unimportant: bad companions, "heedlessness", "restlessness", etc.
Instead, try to remember what Right intention is:
>
> And what is right resolve? Being resolved on renunciation, on freedom from ill will, on harmlessness: This is called right resolve.
>
>
>
Also, problems are fixable: problems, too, are 'conditioned' and therefore changeable. | Have you been to see a doctor about this? Depression can cause life to lack appeal. Why is life worth living is one of those questions that cannot be answered in words, it's an inner feeling that doesn't need an explanation that most have felt at some point. It's a sign of good health to have a passion for life.
If whatever is causing you to feel that life is bleak changes, as it inevitably will, a passion for life can automatically emerge in you.
Life and death are two aspects of the same movement. By dying, the Buddhist would say, you don't really escape, for your return to life is guaranteed. Whether it is life as a human or not is another matter. So, what else is left if suicide doesn't improve things?
Given that life and death are one continuous movement, ever occurring, it makes sense to learn to live and learn to die.
Living in misery and dying in misery are common but not necessary.
Get tested for depression, and perhaps meditate with a good teacher in a monastery. The compassionate surroundings may trigger a change towards joie de vivre in you. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
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] | The first book I read about Buddhism described the Sermon at Benares, i.e. the *Dhammacakkappavattana*, as explaining that the cause of suffering (the second noble truth) is,
>
> ... the craving to have what you don't have; the craving to keep what you can't keep; the craving to live; even the *craving to die*.
>
>
>
And here is [the same quote from Access to Insight](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html),
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the origination of stress: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion & delight, relishing now here & now there — i.e., craving for sensual pleasure, craving for becoming, *craving for non-becoming*.
>
>
> "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of stress: the remainderless fading & cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, & *letting go of that very craving*.
>
>
>
So I think that suicide must be missing the most important, fundamental truth of Buddhism.
[Suicidal ideation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidal_ideation) is a risk factor: Suminda said, "You shouldn't even think about things like suicide".
---
Similarly, the "middle way" doctrine says not to afflict or self-mortify the body.
And, the doctrine of rebirth suggests that, although there are problems in life, these problems can't be escaped simply by dying. It was by 'unbinding' (not suicide) that in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta the Buddha said,
>
> I reached the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding. Knowledge & vision arose in me: 'Unprovoked is my release. This is the last birth. There is now no further becoming.'
>
>
>
According to [the Vinaya](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1.pdf) even 'describing the advantages of dying' is wrong.
>
> This, the third type of act covered by this
> rule, can include [...] telling a
> person of the miseries of life or the bliss of dying and going to heaven in such a
> way that he/she might feel inspired to commit suicide or simply pine away to
> death. [...] Thus, the Commentary notes, a bhikkhu talking to a dying patient should be
> very circumspect in how he chooses his words, focusing not on how to speed up
> the dying process but on how to inspire the patient with the following thoughts:
> “The attainment of the paths and fruitions is not out of the ordinary for a
> virtuous person. So, having formed no attachment for such things as your
> dwelling, and establishing mindfulness in the Buddha, Dhamma, Saºgha, or the
> body, you should be heedful in your attention.” The Vinita-vatthu to Pr 4
> contains a number of stories in which bhikkhus comfort a dying bhikkhu by
> asking him to reflect on what he has attained through the practice, which was
> apparently a common way of encouraging a dying bhikkhu to focus his
> thoughts on the best object possible. The suttas also contain advice on how to
> encourage patients facing death. See, for example, MN 143, SN 36.7, and AN 6.16.
> **In all of these cases, the advice is aimed not at precipitating death but at inspiring
> calm and insight**.
>
>
>
---
As for "what makes life worth living": Buddhism can even seem quite 'negative' ("life is suffering") ... and so I asked this question, [How to explain what Buddhism is?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/7258/254) ... and people's answers to that explain it in more 'positive' or constructive terms: morality; concentration; and wisdom.
My dad told me, when I was young, that suicide is painful for the friends and family who are left behind (i.e. it causes suffering for others): I thought, even that is enough reason to avoid suicide.
And, for example, I lived with a friend: who became relatively enlightened, especially during the last year of her life. So it was more perfect, for her and for others, that she lived as long as she did, instead of dying earlier.
Perhaps what makes life worth living is that it's an opportunity to "live the holy life".
Many Buddhist descriptions try to describe the experiences of one person (e.g. in meditation), or even of 'no self'.
But part of the "holy life" is in the relationships between people, for example,
>
> As he was sitting there, Ven. Ananda said to the Blessed One, "This is half of the holy life, lord: admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie."[1]
>
>
> "Don't say that, Ananda. Don't say that. Admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is **actually the whole of the holy life**.
>
>
>
Perhaps you don't feel you have that (or are that) at the moment but there is every chance you might in future.
---
Unfortunately there are things which can make life **seem** unimportant: bad companions, "heedlessness", "restlessness", etc.
Instead, try to remember what Right intention is:
>
> And what is right resolve? Being resolved on renunciation, on freedom from ill will, on harmlessness: This is called right resolve.
>
>
>
Also, problems are fixable: problems, too, are 'conditioned' and therefore changeable. | This [Scientific American article](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-mindfulness-good-medicine/) describes some of the benefits of mindfulness:
>
> As a remedy for depression and anxiety, mindfulness meditation may
> help patients let go of negative thoughts instead of obsessing over
> them. Training people to experience the present, rather than reviewing
> the past or contemplating the future, may help keep the mind out of a
> depressive or anxious loop.
>
>
>
If you have thoughts that are repeating in a loop, perhaps you are focusing on those thoughts, intentionally or unintentionally, and as suggested above mindfulness meditation may be a solution.
You may read [A Guided Meditation](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/guided.html) by Thanissaro Bhikkhu to understand how to practise mindfulness meditation. If [The Five Hindrances](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_hindrances) to practice disturb you, you can find the antidotes in [this essay](http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebmed051.htm) by Ajahn Brahmavamso.
**What is the purpose of life? Well, the purpose of life is to experience true happiness.** That's one way to look at it. From the Thanissaro essay:
>
> Then bring your thoughts back to the present. **If you want true
> happiness, you have to find it in the present**, for the past is gone
> and the future is an uncertainty. So you have to dig down into the
> present. What do you have right here? You've got the body, sitting
> here and breathing. And you've got the mind, thinking and aware. So
> bring all these things together. Think about the breath and then be
> aware of the breath as it comes in and goes out. Keeping your thoughts
> directed to the breath: that's mindfulness. Being aware of the breath
> as it comes in and out: that's alertness. Keep those two aspects of
> the mind together. If you want, you can use a meditation word to
> strengthen your mindfulness. Try "Buddho," which means "awake." Think
> "bud-" with the in-breath, "dho" with the out.
>
>
> Try to breathe as comfortably as possible. **A very concrete way of
> learning how to provide for your own happiness in the immediate
> present** — and at the same time, strengthening your alertness — is to
> let yourself breathe in a way that's comfortable.
>
>
>
And what to do when your negative thoughts come back over and over to disturb you? The essay continues:
>
> **If your mind wanders off, gently bring it right back. If it wanders
> off ten times, a hundred times, bring it back ten times, a hundred
> times. Don't give in.** This quality is called ardency. In other words,
> as soon as you realize that the mind has slipped away, you bring it
> right back. You don't spend time aimlessly sniffing at the flowers,
> looking at the sky, or listening to the birds. You've got work to do:
> work in learning how to breathe comfortably, how to let the mind
> settle down in a good space here in the present moment.
>
>
> |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
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] | You shouldn't even think about things like suicide. Thoughts will be full of negative emotions and states that it will drag you to lower planes.
When you are doing the act you will have negative thoughts which would mean that your next life is bad.
You are also breaking the precept of not killing which is very grave.
Also it is best you see a doctor but until then practice Metta to your self and others. | This [Scientific American article](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-mindfulness-good-medicine/) describes some of the benefits of mindfulness:
>
> As a remedy for depression and anxiety, mindfulness meditation may
> help patients let go of negative thoughts instead of obsessing over
> them. Training people to experience the present, rather than reviewing
> the past or contemplating the future, may help keep the mind out of a
> depressive or anxious loop.
>
>
>
If you have thoughts that are repeating in a loop, perhaps you are focusing on those thoughts, intentionally or unintentionally, and as suggested above mindfulness meditation may be a solution.
You may read [A Guided Meditation](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/guided.html) by Thanissaro Bhikkhu to understand how to practise mindfulness meditation. If [The Five Hindrances](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_hindrances) to practice disturb you, you can find the antidotes in [this essay](http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebmed051.htm) by Ajahn Brahmavamso.
**What is the purpose of life? Well, the purpose of life is to experience true happiness.** That's one way to look at it. From the Thanissaro essay:
>
> Then bring your thoughts back to the present. **If you want true
> happiness, you have to find it in the present**, for the past is gone
> and the future is an uncertainty. So you have to dig down into the
> present. What do you have right here? You've got the body, sitting
> here and breathing. And you've got the mind, thinking and aware. So
> bring all these things together. Think about the breath and then be
> aware of the breath as it comes in and goes out. Keeping your thoughts
> directed to the breath: that's mindfulness. Being aware of the breath
> as it comes in and out: that's alertness. Keep those two aspects of
> the mind together. If you want, you can use a meditation word to
> strengthen your mindfulness. Try "Buddho," which means "awake." Think
> "bud-" with the in-breath, "dho" with the out.
>
>
> Try to breathe as comfortably as possible. **A very concrete way of
> learning how to provide for your own happiness in the immediate
> present** — and at the same time, strengthening your alertness — is to
> let yourself breathe in a way that's comfortable.
>
>
>
And what to do when your negative thoughts come back over and over to disturb you? The essay continues:
>
> **If your mind wanders off, gently bring it right back. If it wanders
> off ten times, a hundred times, bring it back ten times, a hundred
> times. Don't give in.** This quality is called ardency. In other words,
> as soon as you realize that the mind has slipped away, you bring it
> right back. You don't spend time aimlessly sniffing at the flowers,
> looking at the sky, or listening to the birds. You've got work to do:
> work in learning how to breathe comfortably, how to let the mind
> settle down in a good space here in the present moment.
>
>
> |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/2442/"
] | You shouldn't even think about things like suicide. Thoughts will be full of negative emotions and states that it will drag you to lower planes.
When you are doing the act you will have negative thoughts which would mean that your next life is bad.
You are also breaking the precept of not killing which is very grave.
Also it is best you see a doctor but until then practice Metta to your self and others. | The following only is relevant if you follow Buddhism\ the following are all from Shantideva's text:
1. "Upon finding the boat of human birth now, cross the great river of suffering. O fool, there is no time to sleep, for this boat is hard to catch again."
2. When shall I encounter the extremely rare appearance of the Tathagata, faith, human existence and the ability to practice virtue,
3. Health , daily sustenance, and lack of adversity? life is momentary and deceptive; and the body is as if on loan.
4. With such behavior on my part, a human state is certainly not obtained again. When a human state is not achieved, there is only vice. When a human state is not achieved, there is only vice and how could there be blessing?
5. If I do not perform virtue even when I am capable of it, what then shall I do when fully dazed by the sufferings of miserable states of existence
6. For one who does not perform virtue but accumulates sin, even the expression "favorable state of existence" will be lost for a thousand million eons.
7. Therefore, the Blessed One (Buddha) stated that human existence is extremely hard to obtain, like a turtle's head emerging into the ring of a yoke on a vast ocean.
The text goes on and on. Too lazy to type the rest. I'll leave you with one of my favorite lines:
"Enemies such as craving and hatred are without arms, legs and so on. They are neither courageous nor wise. How is it that they have enslaved me? "
-If you are a Buddhist and accept certain Buddhist ideas and thoughts then the above may help answer your question. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/2442/"
] | You shouldn't even think about things like suicide. Thoughts will be full of negative emotions and states that it will drag you to lower planes.
When you are doing the act you will have negative thoughts which would mean that your next life is bad.
You are also breaking the precept of not killing which is very grave.
Also it is best you see a doctor but until then practice Metta to your self and others. | The [sutta](http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/bits/bits077.htm) doesn't say that the Buddha allowed him to commit suicide. When Mara reported this to the Buddha, venerable Godhika committed suicide. Then the Buddha saw what has happened and said that he has attained Nibbana.
According to Bhikkhu Vinaya, the only allowable act that comes close to committing suicide is rejecting medication, if you are suffering from a terminal illness and being a burden to everyone around you. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/2442/"
] | Have you been to see a doctor about this? Depression can cause life to lack appeal. Why is life worth living is one of those questions that cannot be answered in words, it's an inner feeling that doesn't need an explanation that most have felt at some point. It's a sign of good health to have a passion for life.
If whatever is causing you to feel that life is bleak changes, as it inevitably will, a passion for life can automatically emerge in you.
Life and death are two aspects of the same movement. By dying, the Buddhist would say, you don't really escape, for your return to life is guaranteed. Whether it is life as a human or not is another matter. So, what else is left if suicide doesn't improve things?
Given that life and death are one continuous movement, ever occurring, it makes sense to learn to live and learn to die.
Living in misery and dying in misery are common but not necessary.
Get tested for depression, and perhaps meditate with a good teacher in a monastery. The compassionate surroundings may trigger a change towards joie de vivre in you. | The following only is relevant if you follow Buddhism\ the following are all from Shantideva's text:
1. "Upon finding the boat of human birth now, cross the great river of suffering. O fool, there is no time to sleep, for this boat is hard to catch again."
2. When shall I encounter the extremely rare appearance of the Tathagata, faith, human existence and the ability to practice virtue,
3. Health , daily sustenance, and lack of adversity? life is momentary and deceptive; and the body is as if on loan.
4. With such behavior on my part, a human state is certainly not obtained again. When a human state is not achieved, there is only vice. When a human state is not achieved, there is only vice and how could there be blessing?
5. If I do not perform virtue even when I am capable of it, what then shall I do when fully dazed by the sufferings of miserable states of existence
6. For one who does not perform virtue but accumulates sin, even the expression "favorable state of existence" will be lost for a thousand million eons.
7. Therefore, the Blessed One (Buddha) stated that human existence is extremely hard to obtain, like a turtle's head emerging into the ring of a yoke on a vast ocean.
The text goes on and on. Too lazy to type the rest. I'll leave you with one of my favorite lines:
"Enemies such as craving and hatred are without arms, legs and so on. They are neither courageous nor wise. How is it that they have enslaved me? "
-If you are a Buddhist and accept certain Buddhist ideas and thoughts then the above may help answer your question. |
8,973 | When asking around, I've never heard anyone agree that a young, healthy person should end their life by suicide. But I also don't know what reason there is for that consensus.
Did Buddha teach anything regarding what makes life worth living? | 2015/05/07 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/8973",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/2442/"
] | Have you been to see a doctor about this? Depression can cause life to lack appeal. Why is life worth living is one of those questions that cannot be answered in words, it's an inner feeling that doesn't need an explanation that most have felt at some point. It's a sign of good health to have a passion for life.
If whatever is causing you to feel that life is bleak changes, as it inevitably will, a passion for life can automatically emerge in you.
Life and death are two aspects of the same movement. By dying, the Buddhist would say, you don't really escape, for your return to life is guaranteed. Whether it is life as a human or not is another matter. So, what else is left if suicide doesn't improve things?
Given that life and death are one continuous movement, ever occurring, it makes sense to learn to live and learn to die.
Living in misery and dying in misery are common but not necessary.
Get tested for depression, and perhaps meditate with a good teacher in a monastery. The compassionate surroundings may trigger a change towards joie de vivre in you. | This [Scientific American article](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-mindfulness-good-medicine/) describes some of the benefits of mindfulness:
>
> As a remedy for depression and anxiety, mindfulness meditation may
> help patients let go of negative thoughts instead of obsessing over
> them. Training people to experience the present, rather than reviewing
> the past or contemplating the future, may help keep the mind out of a
> depressive or anxious loop.
>
>
>
If you have thoughts that are repeating in a loop, perhaps you are focusing on those thoughts, intentionally or unintentionally, and as suggested above mindfulness meditation may be a solution.
You may read [A Guided Meditation](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/guided.html) by Thanissaro Bhikkhu to understand how to practise mindfulness meditation. If [The Five Hindrances](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_hindrances) to practice disturb you, you can find the antidotes in [this essay](http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebmed051.htm) by Ajahn Brahmavamso.
**What is the purpose of life? Well, the purpose of life is to experience true happiness.** That's one way to look at it. From the Thanissaro essay:
>
> Then bring your thoughts back to the present. **If you want true
> happiness, you have to find it in the present**, for the past is gone
> and the future is an uncertainty. So you have to dig down into the
> present. What do you have right here? You've got the body, sitting
> here and breathing. And you've got the mind, thinking and aware. So
> bring all these things together. Think about the breath and then be
> aware of the breath as it comes in and goes out. Keeping your thoughts
> directed to the breath: that's mindfulness. Being aware of the breath
> as it comes in and out: that's alertness. Keep those two aspects of
> the mind together. If you want, you can use a meditation word to
> strengthen your mindfulness. Try "Buddho," which means "awake." Think
> "bud-" with the in-breath, "dho" with the out.
>
>
> Try to breathe as comfortably as possible. **A very concrete way of
> learning how to provide for your own happiness in the immediate
> present** — and at the same time, strengthening your alertness — is to
> let yourself breathe in a way that's comfortable.
>
>
>
And what to do when your negative thoughts come back over and over to disturb you? The essay continues:
>
> **If your mind wanders off, gently bring it right back. If it wanders
> off ten times, a hundred times, bring it back ten times, a hundred
> times. Don't give in.** This quality is called ardency. In other words,
> as soon as you realize that the mind has slipped away, you bring it
> right back. You don't spend time aimlessly sniffing at the flowers,
> looking at the sky, or listening to the birds. You've got work to do:
> work in learning how to breathe comfortably, how to let the mind
> settle down in a good space here in the present moment.
>
>
> |
25,063 | *RSVP* literally means "Please respond", however it seems to have turned itself into a noun in common usage:
>
> "What's your RSVP for the party?"
>
>
> "I'm attending"
>
>
>
Is it acceptable to refer to a person's attendance status as *their RSVP* ? | 2011/05/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/25063",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/414/"
] | The conventional meaning of the abbreviation is (from *New Oxford American Dictionary*):
>
> **RSVP**
> *répondez s'il vous plaît*, or please reply (used at the end of invitations to request a response)
>
>
>
Modern usage of the term has pushed the boundaries of its use, and the Corpus of Contemporary American English includes examples of it being used as pretty much everything form a noun, a verb, an adjective, etc.
>
> * It said to RSVP with the enclosed card
> * Rosie O'Donnell's last-minute RSVP is throwing everyone into a tizzy
> * There's an RSVP section
> * When people RSVP with uninvited dates, I deal with that
> * I think it's the third request for your RSVP in regard to your alma mater's fundraiser
>
>
>
It appears as such in fiction, magazines and printed news, so you can consider it's pretty common (though not particularly formal). | It's not their attendance status per se, it's their response. It's acceptable, if uncommon, colloquial usage. I'm more used to seeing *RSVP* used informally as a verb:
>
> "Have you RSVPed yet?"
>
>
> |
25,063 | *RSVP* literally means "Please respond", however it seems to have turned itself into a noun in common usage:
>
> "What's your RSVP for the party?"
>
>
> "I'm attending"
>
>
>
Is it acceptable to refer to a person's attendance status as *their RSVP* ? | 2011/05/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/25063",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | It's not their attendance status per se, it's their response. It's acceptable, if uncommon, colloquial usage. I'm more used to seeing *RSVP* used informally as a verb:
>
> "Have you RSVPed yet?"
>
>
> | I believe that these extended uses indicate an embarrassing ignorance of the meaning of the phrase. If an invitation ended with "please respond," would you say "I please responded," or "I'm waiting for your please respond"? |
25,063 | *RSVP* literally means "Please respond", however it seems to have turned itself into a noun in common usage:
>
> "What's your RSVP for the party?"
>
>
> "I'm attending"
>
>
>
Is it acceptable to refer to a person's attendance status as *their RSVP* ? | 2011/05/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/25063",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/414/"
] | The conventional meaning of the abbreviation is (from *New Oxford American Dictionary*):
>
> **RSVP**
> *répondez s'il vous plaît*, or please reply (used at the end of invitations to request a response)
>
>
>
Modern usage of the term has pushed the boundaries of its use, and the Corpus of Contemporary American English includes examples of it being used as pretty much everything form a noun, a verb, an adjective, etc.
>
> * It said to RSVP with the enclosed card
> * Rosie O'Donnell's last-minute RSVP is throwing everyone into a tizzy
> * There's an RSVP section
> * When people RSVP with uninvited dates, I deal with that
> * I think it's the third request for your RSVP in regard to your alma mater's fundraiser
>
>
>
It appears as such in fiction, magazines and printed news, so you can consider it's pretty common (though not particularly formal). | I believe that these extended uses indicate an embarrassing ignorance of the meaning of the phrase. If an invitation ended with "please respond," would you say "I please responded," or "I'm waiting for your please respond"? |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25431",
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] | No! God doesn't sleep nor needs to sleep. God is not a human.
>
> Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. (Psalm 121:4, NIV)
>
>
>
I would mock and laugh at any god who needs to sleep. A god who needs to sleep is not a true God at all. The idea that God would sleep was humorous to Elijah the prophet.
>
> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If
> Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling!
> Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27,
> NCV)
>
>
> | It is helpful to compare Genesis 1.1-2.3 to other Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) creation texts; the meaning of God 'resting' can be determined by verbal cues and literary parallels to other ANE creation accounts.
John H. Walton notes that *Enuma Elish* – after Tiamat is slain, after the functions of the world are established from her remains, after humanity has been created – concludes with the creation of a temple for the god Marduk: 'Below the firmament, whose grounding I have made firm, A house I shall build, let it be the abode of my pleasure. Within it I shall establish its holy place, I shall appoint my holy chambers, I shall establish my kingship' (5.121-124). Later, 'We will make a shrine, whose name will be a byword, your chamber that shall be our stopping place, we shall find rest therein' (6.51-52).
The climax of the creation of the world was the creation of a temple, which would serve as the place of 'rest' for the supreme god-king Marduk.
Genesis 2.2-3 describes day 7. At this point, 'the heavens and the earth were finished' already, so day 7 is not an act of creating anything. Instead, day 7 gives meaning to what has just been created: God comes to 'rest'. Appealing to other Hebrew texts, Walton states that 'divine rest' in ANE thought always occurs in a temple. One key text that substantiates this claim is Psalm 132, verses 7-8 and 13-14, which describes the temple in Jerusalem as the 'resting place' and 'dwelling' of God. This temple concept is further corroborated when he look back to day 6, where we find humanity is created as 'the image of God', i.e. God's temple icon.
The necessary conclusion then becomes that the universe that has been created on days 1-6 is God's temple. When God 'rests' in the universe he has just created, it means his presence has come to dwell in his cosmic temple. |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
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] | It is helpful to compare Genesis 1.1-2.3 to other Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) creation texts; the meaning of God 'resting' can be determined by verbal cues and literary parallels to other ANE creation accounts.
John H. Walton notes that *Enuma Elish* – after Tiamat is slain, after the functions of the world are established from her remains, after humanity has been created – concludes with the creation of a temple for the god Marduk: 'Below the firmament, whose grounding I have made firm, A house I shall build, let it be the abode of my pleasure. Within it I shall establish its holy place, I shall appoint my holy chambers, I shall establish my kingship' (5.121-124). Later, 'We will make a shrine, whose name will be a byword, your chamber that shall be our stopping place, we shall find rest therein' (6.51-52).
The climax of the creation of the world was the creation of a temple, which would serve as the place of 'rest' for the supreme god-king Marduk.
Genesis 2.2-3 describes day 7. At this point, 'the heavens and the earth were finished' already, so day 7 is not an act of creating anything. Instead, day 7 gives meaning to what has just been created: God comes to 'rest'. Appealing to other Hebrew texts, Walton states that 'divine rest' in ANE thought always occurs in a temple. One key text that substantiates this claim is Psalm 132, verses 7-8 and 13-14, which describes the temple in Jerusalem as the 'resting place' and 'dwelling' of God. This temple concept is further corroborated when he look back to day 6, where we find humanity is created as 'the image of God', i.e. God's temple icon.
The necessary conclusion then becomes that the universe that has been created on days 1-6 is God's temple. When God 'rests' in the universe he has just created, it means his presence has come to dwell in his cosmic temple. | Just to add to previous answers.
For clarity, Sleep is a physiological phenomenon,
"characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surroundings." - <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep>
While it's a subject of ongoing research, sleep is generally associated with the need to rest, with being tired, a direct association with being material and mortal.
As stated, God is not human, He is immaterial and eternal (Revelation 1:8, John 4:24). The idea of God sleeping doesn't make sense. Similar to asking if a bachelor can be married.
The example given above with Elijah:
>
> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27, NCV)
>
>
>
Elijah is not just making fun of his opponents god's failure to act. He is, in a sense, charging them with not being real god's (or not even being real at all!). |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
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"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | No! God doesn't sleep nor needs to sleep. God is not a human.
>
> Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. (Psalm 121:4, NIV)
>
>
>
I would mock and laugh at any god who needs to sleep. A god who needs to sleep is not a true God at all. The idea that God would sleep was humorous to Elijah the prophet.
>
> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If
> Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling!
> Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27,
> NCV)
>
>
> | Just to add to previous answers.
For clarity, Sleep is a physiological phenomenon,
"characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surroundings." - <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep>
While it's a subject of ongoing research, sleep is generally associated with the need to rest, with being tired, a direct association with being material and mortal.
As stated, God is not human, He is immaterial and eternal (Revelation 1:8, John 4:24). The idea of God sleeping doesn't make sense. Similar to asking if a bachelor can be married.
The example given above with Elijah:
>
> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27, NCV)
>
>
>
Elijah is not just making fun of his opponents god's failure to act. He is, in a sense, charging them with not being real god's (or not even being real at all!). |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
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] | The confusion about God resting comes from the translation of the original word used in Hebrew.
That original word was:
שָׁבַת
>
> shabath (shaw-bath') v.
>
>
>
> >
> > 1. to repose, i.e. desist from exertion
> > 2. used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> KJV: (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.
>
>
>
For some reason many people want to take the word to mean strictly to repose, or sleep, while disregarding it's most common usage which is to ***stop from exertion***.
All Scriptures quoted are from the King James translation.
Genesis 2:1 through 3
>
> 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
>
>
> 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
>
>
> 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
>
>
>
These verses make more sense when we substitute the word celebrate instead of rested and rested from especially in view of later references to the sabbath
Exodus 20:8 through 11
>
> 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
>
>
> 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
>
>
> 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
>
>
> 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
>
>
>
Sometimes when I am doing something, especially if it is strenuous; I will stop for awhile and catch my breath, (I'm no spring chicken any longer) that may be called rest. However, when I have finished what I was doing I desist from working on it and that rest is different from the break I take in the middle of the task.
On those rare occasions when I do a really good job I have a tendency to step back and admire my work as I: so to speak; rest. That is much different from both of the rests described above.
Having considered all those things it seems to me that after:
>
> Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
>
>
>
That might just have been what God did. And it also may have been the reason he commanded us:
>
> Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
>
>
>
Perhaps he just might have wanted us to remember on that day once a week that it had only taken him six days to create all of this and give him thanks for doing it. | Just to add to previous answers.
For clarity, Sleep is a physiological phenomenon,
"characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surroundings." - <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep>
While it's a subject of ongoing research, sleep is generally associated with the need to rest, with being tired, a direct association with being material and mortal.
As stated, God is not human, He is immaterial and eternal (Revelation 1:8, John 4:24). The idea of God sleeping doesn't make sense. Similar to asking if a bachelor can be married.
The example given above with Elijah:
>
> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27, NCV)
>
>
>
Elijah is not just making fun of his opponents god's failure to act. He is, in a sense, charging them with not being real god's (or not even being real at all!). |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25431",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/6506/"
] | In the Gospel of John it is written in 4:24 that God is a Spirit and spirit don't need rest or sleep. He is alive mighty God and if God sleeps then He is not a God.
According to Psalm 121 our God neither sleeps nor slumbers. | Just to add to previous answers.
For clarity, Sleep is a physiological phenomenon,
"characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surroundings." - <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep>
While it's a subject of ongoing research, sleep is generally associated with the need to rest, with being tired, a direct association with being material and mortal.
As stated, God is not human, He is immaterial and eternal (Revelation 1:8, John 4:24). The idea of God sleeping doesn't make sense. Similar to asking if a bachelor can be married.
The example given above with Elijah:
>
> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27, NCV)
>
>
>
Elijah is not just making fun of his opponents god's failure to act. He is, in a sense, charging them with not being real god's (or not even being real at all!). |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25431",
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] | "Rested" = "Ceased"
===================
The Hebrew word translated "rested" in [Genesis 2:2](http://ref.ly/Ge2.2;nasb) is *[shabath](http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/shabath.html)* (7673, שָׁבַת) literally means: to cease, desist, rest. This is the origin of the word "Sabbath," the day of rest or the day on which no work was to be done.
I posit that "rest" here means something like "at rest" (i.e. an object that is not moving) as opposed to relaxing or sleeping. He "rested" because he had (v2) "completed His work which He had done" and there was nothing left to do. He "ceased" from working because his work was finished.
It isn't sensible to think that God sleeps (as pointed out by @Mawia), nor does the text in Genesis 2:2 support such an idea. | It is helpful to compare Genesis 1.1-2.3 to other Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) creation texts; the meaning of God 'resting' can be determined by verbal cues and literary parallels to other ANE creation accounts.
John H. Walton notes that *Enuma Elish* – after Tiamat is slain, after the functions of the world are established from her remains, after humanity has been created – concludes with the creation of a temple for the god Marduk: 'Below the firmament, whose grounding I have made firm, A house I shall build, let it be the abode of my pleasure. Within it I shall establish its holy place, I shall appoint my holy chambers, I shall establish my kingship' (5.121-124). Later, 'We will make a shrine, whose name will be a byword, your chamber that shall be our stopping place, we shall find rest therein' (6.51-52).
The climax of the creation of the world was the creation of a temple, which would serve as the place of 'rest' for the supreme god-king Marduk.
Genesis 2.2-3 describes day 7. At this point, 'the heavens and the earth were finished' already, so day 7 is not an act of creating anything. Instead, day 7 gives meaning to what has just been created: God comes to 'rest'. Appealing to other Hebrew texts, Walton states that 'divine rest' in ANE thought always occurs in a temple. One key text that substantiates this claim is Psalm 132, verses 7-8 and 13-14, which describes the temple in Jerusalem as the 'resting place' and 'dwelling' of God. This temple concept is further corroborated when he look back to day 6, where we find humanity is created as 'the image of God', i.e. God's temple icon.
The necessary conclusion then becomes that the universe that has been created on days 1-6 is God's temple. When God 'rests' in the universe he has just created, it means his presence has come to dwell in his cosmic temple. |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
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] | No! God doesn't sleep nor needs to sleep. God is not a human.
>
> Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. (Psalm 121:4, NIV)
>
>
>
I would mock and laugh at any god who needs to sleep. A god who needs to sleep is not a true God at all. The idea that God would sleep was humorous to Elijah the prophet.
>
> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If
> Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling!
> Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27,
> NCV)
>
>
> | In the Gospel of John it is written in 4:24 that God is a Spirit and spirit don't need rest or sleep. He is alive mighty God and if God sleeps then He is not a God.
According to Psalm 121 our God neither sleeps nor slumbers. |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25431",
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] | "Rested" = "Ceased"
===================
The Hebrew word translated "rested" in [Genesis 2:2](http://ref.ly/Ge2.2;nasb) is *[shabath](http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/shabath.html)* (7673, שָׁבַת) literally means: to cease, desist, rest. This is the origin of the word "Sabbath," the day of rest or the day on which no work was to be done.
I posit that "rest" here means something like "at rest" (i.e. an object that is not moving) as opposed to relaxing or sleeping. He "rested" because he had (v2) "completed His work which He had done" and there was nothing left to do. He "ceased" from working because his work was finished.
It isn't sensible to think that God sleeps (as pointed out by @Mawia), nor does the text in Genesis 2:2 support such an idea. | In the Gospel of John it is written in 4:24 that God is a Spirit and spirit don't need rest or sleep. He is alive mighty God and if God sleeps then He is not a God.
According to Psalm 121 our God neither sleeps nor slumbers. |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25431",
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] | "Rested" = "Ceased"
===================
The Hebrew word translated "rested" in [Genesis 2:2](http://ref.ly/Ge2.2;nasb) is *[shabath](http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/shabath.html)* (7673, שָׁבַת) literally means: to cease, desist, rest. This is the origin of the word "Sabbath," the day of rest or the day on which no work was to be done.
I posit that "rest" here means something like "at rest" (i.e. an object that is not moving) as opposed to relaxing or sleeping. He "rested" because he had (v2) "completed His work which He had done" and there was nothing left to do. He "ceased" from working because his work was finished.
It isn't sensible to think that God sleeps (as pointed out by @Mawia), nor does the text in Genesis 2:2 support such an idea. | The confusion about God resting comes from the translation of the original word used in Hebrew.
That original word was:
שָׁבַת
>
> shabath (shaw-bath') v.
>
>
>
> >
> > 1. to repose, i.e. desist from exertion
> > 2. used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> KJV: (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.
>
>
>
For some reason many people want to take the word to mean strictly to repose, or sleep, while disregarding it's most common usage which is to ***stop from exertion***.
All Scriptures quoted are from the King James translation.
Genesis 2:1 through 3
>
> 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
>
>
> 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
>
>
> 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
>
>
>
These verses make more sense when we substitute the word celebrate instead of rested and rested from especially in view of later references to the sabbath
Exodus 20:8 through 11
>
> 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
>
>
> 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
>
>
> 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
>
>
> 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
>
>
>
Sometimes when I am doing something, especially if it is strenuous; I will stop for awhile and catch my breath, (I'm no spring chicken any longer) that may be called rest. However, when I have finished what I was doing I desist from working on it and that rest is different from the break I take in the middle of the task.
On those rare occasions when I do a really good job I have a tendency to step back and admire my work as I: so to speak; rest. That is much different from both of the rests described above.
Having considered all those things it seems to me that after:
>
> Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
>
>
>
That might just have been what God did. And it also may have been the reason he commanded us:
>
> Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
>
>
>
Perhaps he just might have wanted us to remember on that day once a week that it had only taken him six days to create all of this and give him thanks for doing it. |
25,431 | God rested in the 7th day. Did He take a nap?
Does the Bible indicate that He sleeps? | 2014/02/03 | [
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] | No! God doesn't sleep nor needs to sleep. God is not a human.
>
> Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. (Psalm 121:4, NIV)
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I would mock and laugh at any god who needs to sleep. A god who needs to sleep is not a true God at all. The idea that God would sleep was humorous to Elijah the prophet.
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> At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If
> Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling!
> Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!” (1 Kings 18:27,
> NCV)
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> | The confusion about God resting comes from the translation of the original word used in Hebrew.
That original word was:
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For some reason many people want to take the word to mean strictly to repose, or sleep, while disregarding it's most common usage which is to ***stop from exertion***.
All Scriptures quoted are from the King James translation.
Genesis 2:1 through 3
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> 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
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These verses make more sense when we substitute the word celebrate instead of rested and rested from especially in view of later references to the sabbath
Exodus 20:8 through 11
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Sometimes when I am doing something, especially if it is strenuous; I will stop for awhile and catch my breath, (I'm no spring chicken any longer) that may be called rest. However, when I have finished what I was doing I desist from working on it and that rest is different from the break I take in the middle of the task.
On those rare occasions when I do a really good job I have a tendency to step back and admire my work as I: so to speak; rest. That is much different from both of the rests described above.
Having considered all those things it seems to me that after:
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> Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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That might just have been what God did. And it also may have been the reason he commanded us:
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> Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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Perhaps he just might have wanted us to remember on that day once a week that it had only taken him six days to create all of this and give him thanks for doing it. |
109,263 | I have been trying to imitate the gold standard of curries; The British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Chicken Madras and have had some success.
I have made the base-curry sauce as per the books and it works out OK but there is a lot of preparation and the taste is not quite there.
One thing about BIR Madras is that is it always *savoury*. When I follow homemade curry recipes I always find that my curry is too sour from the tomato, so I have taken to adding chicken stock (using Knorr cubes) and my curry is starting to approach my goal.
Can anyone suggest ways of making my curry even more savoury?
EDIT: This is my recipe, which won't surprise many people.
* Marinade chicken breast in yoghurt and lemon for 30 mins in the fridge.
* Rinse off marinade and partially fry the chicken and set aside.
* Fry onion in Ghee until it starts to brown.
* Add garlic and ginger paste. Wait 2 mins.
* Add dried kashmiri chillies.
* Stir in spices; coriander powder, cumin, garam masala, hot chilli powder, tumeric and fenugreek powder. Wait 1 min.
* Add 1 mug chicken stock (1 Knorr cube).
* Add tomato passata.
* Add chicken back in and cook for 15 mins or so.
EDIT 2: I have seen several places that the garam masala should go in last; I will actually do that next time. | 2020/06/24 | [
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Your recipe, as it stands, isn't bad for the finalisation stage of the curry, but what you are seriously missing is the base sauce.
The base sauce has all your depth, & a fair proportion of your texture & mouth-feel. Your 'tweaks' are just what is needed to get the chicken right at the end. It's just the add-on segment.
BTW, some of the 'sour' could be coming from your marinade - yoghurt & lemon.
BIR chicken curry is not marinated. The only marinated chicken is tikka.
You need to start 6 - 8 hours earlier.
Your actual ingredients are really the least important part of this, it's the method & time spent simmering that makes all the difference.
Start by par-boiling onions. Then puree them. Then get your bhuna or bhogar going [this is either wet or dry spices, depending on result required. Wet is easier to get right, but needs a *good* amount of oil, you can't skimp the oil/ghee - whenever you think you've got too much… add some more. Garlic/ginger purée can go in now, 2 mins, then, if you're going the tomato purée route, add now. If you're going with canned, wait til after your onions are at a simmer. Then fry your onion purée in your spice blend.
Once your onions start to go in, a bit at a time, whack the heat right up [watch out, they spit]. This is a bit of a 'be careful' moment. You don't want to burn your spice blend, but you need to caramelise the onions. Once you get a good bit of caramelisation going, drop the heat & simmer.
That is your absolute basic sauce starter. Give it at least 4 hours, preferably more. Think of it as a stock pot. Season to taste after maybe an hour, when it's settled enough to gauge accurately. You can tweak towards the end, so don't go overboard.
Done this way your onions & oil are your sauce base. You won't need to add any additional water. Can of tomatoes is as far as I'd go for additional liquid. I wouldn't dream of adding stock cubes to it. It doesn't need it.
If you want actual onion chunks for texture at the end, that's what your quick-cook does. What it doesn't do is give the sauce anything to stand on.
I'd probably get the Kashmiri chilli in at the initial sauce stage. tbh, I usually use pre-ground Kashmiri mirch, which is a fabulous colour-booster without adding much in the way of heat. It's a bit like paprika in that respect.
If you want the rehydrated chilli chunks/whole vibe [which certainly can work nicely] then save the whole ones until your later stage & use ground in the base.
...and leave out the passata & stock in your 'tweak' sauce. They're not helping. A tablespoon of purée, fried into your onion/spice blend, will give you the tomato addition that a 'Brit madras' needs.
When you get to the point you'd add your stock - that's when your base sauce goes in instead.
Your garam masala can go in twice - once to your base sauce, then again at the end. The long vs short cook on these aromatics will give you depth plus top notes.
*Late notes after other answers & comments [includes some sweeping generalisations].*
There's no colour on the chicken in a madras, other than what it picks up from the sauce. It's boiled, not fried. In a restaurant it's often pre-boiled in a simple spice blend, then cooled, so it can be dropped in the last 2 minutes to a take-away order. If you want pre-cooked/charred edge, you order tikka madras.
It's always chicken breast, skinned & off the bone, no dark meat. That's the way the Brits wanted it originally, that's what it became.
Unless you order tikka, it is not marinated at all, it's just boiled in spices from fresh.
Although I imagine it can happen in some takeaways, MSG is not needed to get a curry right.
Coconut is for Southern Indian dishes, not Northern Indian/Pakistani, which is where 'BIR' originated.
If you want a totally different experience, including coconut, pandan & curry leaves, try Sri Lankan. It's fabulous. That's actually my preferred home curry style, partly because it's the one I can do better than any restaurant I've ever eaten in. My madras is not quite as spectacular, but it's still pretty good ;)
Quick list of spices I'd envision in the sauce base
Cumin
Coriander
Turmeric
Garam Masala
Kashmiri mirch [if you can't find that, paprika will just about do instead]
Red chilli powder of any type, cayenne-like, depending on intensity required]
Fenugreek [ground seed]
… & then the ones missing from above
Cardamom
Cloves
Garlic powder - it's a BIR thing, different taste to fresh, which should be in too]
Asafoetida - gives a kind of sweet onion taste [smells revolting until it cooks in]
Black pepper - vital, different kind of hot to chilli
Methi - dried fenugreek leaves [totally different to seeds]
That's your basic - anything else will become dish-variant & go in your final cook. | This is a difficult question to answer, as there's a lot of things that can potentially make a difference, including ingredient selection. I'm going to run through a things that I think might improve your dish (although, it might not give you exactly what you're trying to emulate).
I wouldn't recommend putting in the spices last. It might be okay for a long-cooking sauces, but for quick cooking, it helps to ['bloom' the spices](https://www.seriouseats.com/2017/01/blooming-frying-ground-spices-in-oil.html) in the oil until you can smell them (about 20-60 seconds). If anything, I would try adding them just before you add the garlic and ginger.
I don't know if it'll work here, but many American recipes for quick cooking tomato sauce (the Italian type sauce, not the British one) call for adding a pinch of sugar to help balance out any sourness.
You didn't mention what type of onions you're using, but I would recommend avoiding sweet varieties of onions (they're usually more disk shaped, rather than closer to spherical), as they don't tend to have as deep of a flavor as most other onion varieties (white, red, and yellow).
Give up on the chicken breast (which has very little flavor), and switch to chicken thigh meat. It can be a little bit trickier to deal with, but it's typically cheaper. If you can get boneless, or even boneless skinless (as I wouldn't use the skin for this anyway), go with that if you're trying to keep this quick, although I still recommend feeling around with your hands just to see if the butcher might've accidentally sliced through a bit of bone or cartilage and left a shard in there.
As you're not spending the time to cook down the tomatoes, I would recommend using an already cooked tomato product, such as tomato paste, canned tomato sauce (the American kind, which is usually thinned out tomato paste possibly with some herbs in it), or tomato soup concentrate.
If this were a Mexican dish, I'd also toast the chilies earlier, in a dry pan, then possibly set them aside while cooking the other stuff. I'm not sure how much that might change the flavor profile, though, and if that would detract from the 'Indian-ness' of the dish.
I also suspect that you're not getting much color on your chicken, as you're rinsing off the marinade. At the very least, pat it dry with paper towels, and work in batches so there's plenty of space between the chicken. This will prevent steam from building up, which will prevent your chicken from browning (which is a chemical reaction that brings many deeper flavors).
You can also cook the chicken in a very hot oven, spread out on a wire rack over a sheet pan, or on a sheet pan under the broiler (or grill, whatever you call top-only heat in your country), as this will be closer to cooking in a tandoor. You want to cook them over high heat to get some brown (and possibly even a few blackened spots), and then finish the cooking in the sauce.
And as for the chicken cube -- my mom used to frequently use bullion (either chicken or beef) to add flavor to vegetable dishes when growing up. She would just crumble it up and sprinkle it on in place of salt when she was cooking things like brocolli. I suspect that part of the advantage is MSG, which is frequently in powdered bullion, but most households don't keep a container of. If you have MSG, you can always try a pinch or two of that, and skip the bullion. (although as this is a chicken dish, you're probably fine just using the bullion). |
109,263 | I have been trying to imitate the gold standard of curries; The British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Chicken Madras and have had some success.
I have made the base-curry sauce as per the books and it works out OK but there is a lot of preparation and the taste is not quite there.
One thing about BIR Madras is that is it always *savoury*. When I follow homemade curry recipes I always find that my curry is too sour from the tomato, so I have taken to adding chicken stock (using Knorr cubes) and my curry is starting to approach my goal.
Can anyone suggest ways of making my curry even more savoury?
EDIT: This is my recipe, which won't surprise many people.
* Marinade chicken breast in yoghurt and lemon for 30 mins in the fridge.
* Rinse off marinade and partially fry the chicken and set aside.
* Fry onion in Ghee until it starts to brown.
* Add garlic and ginger paste. Wait 2 mins.
* Add dried kashmiri chillies.
* Stir in spices; coriander powder, cumin, garam masala, hot chilli powder, tumeric and fenugreek powder. Wait 1 min.
* Add 1 mug chicken stock (1 Knorr cube).
* Add tomato passata.
* Add chicken back in and cook for 15 mins or so.
EDIT 2: I have seen several places that the garam masala should go in last; I will actually do that next time. | 2020/06/24 | [
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Your recipe, as it stands, isn't bad for the finalisation stage of the curry, but what you are seriously missing is the base sauce.
The base sauce has all your depth, & a fair proportion of your texture & mouth-feel. Your 'tweaks' are just what is needed to get the chicken right at the end. It's just the add-on segment.
BTW, some of the 'sour' could be coming from your marinade - yoghurt & lemon.
BIR chicken curry is not marinated. The only marinated chicken is tikka.
You need to start 6 - 8 hours earlier.
Your actual ingredients are really the least important part of this, it's the method & time spent simmering that makes all the difference.
Start by par-boiling onions. Then puree them. Then get your bhuna or bhogar going [this is either wet or dry spices, depending on result required. Wet is easier to get right, but needs a *good* amount of oil, you can't skimp the oil/ghee - whenever you think you've got too much… add some more. Garlic/ginger purée can go in now, 2 mins, then, if you're going the tomato purée route, add now. If you're going with canned, wait til after your onions are at a simmer. Then fry your onion purée in your spice blend.
Once your onions start to go in, a bit at a time, whack the heat right up [watch out, they spit]. This is a bit of a 'be careful' moment. You don't want to burn your spice blend, but you need to caramelise the onions. Once you get a good bit of caramelisation going, drop the heat & simmer.
That is your absolute basic sauce starter. Give it at least 4 hours, preferably more. Think of it as a stock pot. Season to taste after maybe an hour, when it's settled enough to gauge accurately. You can tweak towards the end, so don't go overboard.
Done this way your onions & oil are your sauce base. You won't need to add any additional water. Can of tomatoes is as far as I'd go for additional liquid. I wouldn't dream of adding stock cubes to it. It doesn't need it.
If you want actual onion chunks for texture at the end, that's what your quick-cook does. What it doesn't do is give the sauce anything to stand on.
I'd probably get the Kashmiri chilli in at the initial sauce stage. tbh, I usually use pre-ground Kashmiri mirch, which is a fabulous colour-booster without adding much in the way of heat. It's a bit like paprika in that respect.
If you want the rehydrated chilli chunks/whole vibe [which certainly can work nicely] then save the whole ones until your later stage & use ground in the base.
...and leave out the passata & stock in your 'tweak' sauce. They're not helping. A tablespoon of purée, fried into your onion/spice blend, will give you the tomato addition that a 'Brit madras' needs.
When you get to the point you'd add your stock - that's when your base sauce goes in instead.
Your garam masala can go in twice - once to your base sauce, then again at the end. The long vs short cook on these aromatics will give you depth plus top notes.
*Late notes after other answers & comments [includes some sweeping generalisations].*
There's no colour on the chicken in a madras, other than what it picks up from the sauce. It's boiled, not fried. In a restaurant it's often pre-boiled in a simple spice blend, then cooled, so it can be dropped in the last 2 minutes to a take-away order. If you want pre-cooked/charred edge, you order tikka madras.
It's always chicken breast, skinned & off the bone, no dark meat. That's the way the Brits wanted it originally, that's what it became.
Unless you order tikka, it is not marinated at all, it's just boiled in spices from fresh.
Although I imagine it can happen in some takeaways, MSG is not needed to get a curry right.
Coconut is for Southern Indian dishes, not Northern Indian/Pakistani, which is where 'BIR' originated.
If you want a totally different experience, including coconut, pandan & curry leaves, try Sri Lankan. It's fabulous. That's actually my preferred home curry style, partly because it's the one I can do better than any restaurant I've ever eaten in. My madras is not quite as spectacular, but it's still pretty good ;)
Quick list of spices I'd envision in the sauce base
Cumin
Coriander
Turmeric
Garam Masala
Kashmiri mirch [if you can't find that, paprika will just about do instead]
Red chilli powder of any type, cayenne-like, depending on intensity required]
Fenugreek [ground seed]
… & then the ones missing from above
Cardamom
Cloves
Garlic powder - it's a BIR thing, different taste to fresh, which should be in too]
Asafoetida - gives a kind of sweet onion taste [smells revolting until it cooks in]
Black pepper - vital, different kind of hot to chilli
Methi - dried fenugreek leaves [totally different to seeds]
That's your basic - anything else will become dish-variant & go in your final cook. | The other answers have some great ideas for how to deepen the flavor of your curry! However, even if you are not interested in significantly changing your process, I think we can solve your immediate problem:
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> my curry is too sour
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Let's take a look at the acidic ingredients you are using. I see three:
1. Yogurt
2. Lemon juice
3. Tomato
Since you only use yogurt and lemon juice in the marinade, and remove most of it before cooking, they are probably not the culprits. You could try reducing the amount of lemon juice, but honestly I don't think it will make a difference.
Instead, I would blame the tomatoes. Tinned tomato products are often rather sour, some brands more so than others. One solution is to **add a pinch of baking soda** to neutralize the acid. Start with, say 1/8 tsp, and add more to taste. A bit of sugar for balance might help too.
Another alternative is to **use fresh ripe tomatoes**. Fresh tomatoes will be sweeter and less acidic than the canned ones. Passing them through a food mill or blitzing in a food processor could give a fresher more balanced tomato sauce than a canned product. (Alternatively, dice the tomatoes for a more rustic sauce).
Finally, you could sub some of the tomato for **tomato paste**. (Perhaps "tomato concentrate" in UK parlance?) Add it right after browning the onions to "cook out" a bit. Since tomato paste is a cooked and reduced product, it will have a less sour and more savory flavor than either fresh tomatoes or tomato passata. |
109,263 | I have been trying to imitate the gold standard of curries; The British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Chicken Madras and have had some success.
I have made the base-curry sauce as per the books and it works out OK but there is a lot of preparation and the taste is not quite there.
One thing about BIR Madras is that is it always *savoury*. When I follow homemade curry recipes I always find that my curry is too sour from the tomato, so I have taken to adding chicken stock (using Knorr cubes) and my curry is starting to approach my goal.
Can anyone suggest ways of making my curry even more savoury?
EDIT: This is my recipe, which won't surprise many people.
* Marinade chicken breast in yoghurt and lemon for 30 mins in the fridge.
* Rinse off marinade and partially fry the chicken and set aside.
* Fry onion in Ghee until it starts to brown.
* Add garlic and ginger paste. Wait 2 mins.
* Add dried kashmiri chillies.
* Stir in spices; coriander powder, cumin, garam masala, hot chilli powder, tumeric and fenugreek powder. Wait 1 min.
* Add 1 mug chicken stock (1 Knorr cube).
* Add tomato passata.
* Add chicken back in and cook for 15 mins or so.
EDIT 2: I have seen several places that the garam masala should go in last; I will actually do that next time. | 2020/06/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/109263",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | Let me try to at least start this one off…
Your recipe, as it stands, isn't bad for the finalisation stage of the curry, but what you are seriously missing is the base sauce.
The base sauce has all your depth, & a fair proportion of your texture & mouth-feel. Your 'tweaks' are just what is needed to get the chicken right at the end. It's just the add-on segment.
BTW, some of the 'sour' could be coming from your marinade - yoghurt & lemon.
BIR chicken curry is not marinated. The only marinated chicken is tikka.
You need to start 6 - 8 hours earlier.
Your actual ingredients are really the least important part of this, it's the method & time spent simmering that makes all the difference.
Start by par-boiling onions. Then puree them. Then get your bhuna or bhogar going [this is either wet or dry spices, depending on result required. Wet is easier to get right, but needs a *good* amount of oil, you can't skimp the oil/ghee - whenever you think you've got too much… add some more. Garlic/ginger purée can go in now, 2 mins, then, if you're going the tomato purée route, add now. If you're going with canned, wait til after your onions are at a simmer. Then fry your onion purée in your spice blend.
Once your onions start to go in, a bit at a time, whack the heat right up [watch out, they spit]. This is a bit of a 'be careful' moment. You don't want to burn your spice blend, but you need to caramelise the onions. Once you get a good bit of caramelisation going, drop the heat & simmer.
That is your absolute basic sauce starter. Give it at least 4 hours, preferably more. Think of it as a stock pot. Season to taste after maybe an hour, when it's settled enough to gauge accurately. You can tweak towards the end, so don't go overboard.
Done this way your onions & oil are your sauce base. You won't need to add any additional water. Can of tomatoes is as far as I'd go for additional liquid. I wouldn't dream of adding stock cubes to it. It doesn't need it.
If you want actual onion chunks for texture at the end, that's what your quick-cook does. What it doesn't do is give the sauce anything to stand on.
I'd probably get the Kashmiri chilli in at the initial sauce stage. tbh, I usually use pre-ground Kashmiri mirch, which is a fabulous colour-booster without adding much in the way of heat. It's a bit like paprika in that respect.
If you want the rehydrated chilli chunks/whole vibe [which certainly can work nicely] then save the whole ones until your later stage & use ground in the base.
...and leave out the passata & stock in your 'tweak' sauce. They're not helping. A tablespoon of purée, fried into your onion/spice blend, will give you the tomato addition that a 'Brit madras' needs.
When you get to the point you'd add your stock - that's when your base sauce goes in instead.
Your garam masala can go in twice - once to your base sauce, then again at the end. The long vs short cook on these aromatics will give you depth plus top notes.
*Late notes after other answers & comments [includes some sweeping generalisations].*
There's no colour on the chicken in a madras, other than what it picks up from the sauce. It's boiled, not fried. In a restaurant it's often pre-boiled in a simple spice blend, then cooled, so it can be dropped in the last 2 minutes to a take-away order. If you want pre-cooked/charred edge, you order tikka madras.
It's always chicken breast, skinned & off the bone, no dark meat. That's the way the Brits wanted it originally, that's what it became.
Unless you order tikka, it is not marinated at all, it's just boiled in spices from fresh.
Although I imagine it can happen in some takeaways, MSG is not needed to get a curry right.
Coconut is for Southern Indian dishes, not Northern Indian/Pakistani, which is where 'BIR' originated.
If you want a totally different experience, including coconut, pandan & curry leaves, try Sri Lankan. It's fabulous. That's actually my preferred home curry style, partly because it's the one I can do better than any restaurant I've ever eaten in. My madras is not quite as spectacular, but it's still pretty good ;)
Quick list of spices I'd envision in the sauce base
Cumin
Coriander
Turmeric
Garam Masala
Kashmiri mirch [if you can't find that, paprika will just about do instead]
Red chilli powder of any type, cayenne-like, depending on intensity required]
Fenugreek [ground seed]
… & then the ones missing from above
Cardamom
Cloves
Garlic powder - it's a BIR thing, different taste to fresh, which should be in too]
Asafoetida - gives a kind of sweet onion taste [smells revolting until it cooks in]
Black pepper - vital, different kind of hot to chilli
Methi - dried fenugreek leaves [totally different to seeds]
That's your basic - anything else will become dish-variant & go in your final cook. | I'm a bit of a heretic when it comes to curries, but I think they turn out great.
In addition to using stock instead of water, I suggest you try beef stock instead of chicken (unless cows are holy to you), or possibly mushroom stock.
I also improve the taste of my curries by adding a small amount of soy sauce; like one of the commenters says, it's probably just MSG, which soy sauce contains plenty of.
Finally, I also add some coconut milk to my curries, it softens the sharp tones in the curry, so I can add more spices for fuller flavour. |
109,263 | I have been trying to imitate the gold standard of curries; The British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Chicken Madras and have had some success.
I have made the base-curry sauce as per the books and it works out OK but there is a lot of preparation and the taste is not quite there.
One thing about BIR Madras is that is it always *savoury*. When I follow homemade curry recipes I always find that my curry is too sour from the tomato, so I have taken to adding chicken stock (using Knorr cubes) and my curry is starting to approach my goal.
Can anyone suggest ways of making my curry even more savoury?
EDIT: This is my recipe, which won't surprise many people.
* Marinade chicken breast in yoghurt and lemon for 30 mins in the fridge.
* Rinse off marinade and partially fry the chicken and set aside.
* Fry onion in Ghee until it starts to brown.
* Add garlic and ginger paste. Wait 2 mins.
* Add dried kashmiri chillies.
* Stir in spices; coriander powder, cumin, garam masala, hot chilli powder, tumeric and fenugreek powder. Wait 1 min.
* Add 1 mug chicken stock (1 Knorr cube).
* Add tomato passata.
* Add chicken back in and cook for 15 mins or so.
EDIT 2: I have seen several places that the garam masala should go in last; I will actually do that next time. | 2020/06/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/109263",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/84475/"
] | This is a difficult question to answer, as there's a lot of things that can potentially make a difference, including ingredient selection. I'm going to run through a things that I think might improve your dish (although, it might not give you exactly what you're trying to emulate).
I wouldn't recommend putting in the spices last. It might be okay for a long-cooking sauces, but for quick cooking, it helps to ['bloom' the spices](https://www.seriouseats.com/2017/01/blooming-frying-ground-spices-in-oil.html) in the oil until you can smell them (about 20-60 seconds). If anything, I would try adding them just before you add the garlic and ginger.
I don't know if it'll work here, but many American recipes for quick cooking tomato sauce (the Italian type sauce, not the British one) call for adding a pinch of sugar to help balance out any sourness.
You didn't mention what type of onions you're using, but I would recommend avoiding sweet varieties of onions (they're usually more disk shaped, rather than closer to spherical), as they don't tend to have as deep of a flavor as most other onion varieties (white, red, and yellow).
Give up on the chicken breast (which has very little flavor), and switch to chicken thigh meat. It can be a little bit trickier to deal with, but it's typically cheaper. If you can get boneless, or even boneless skinless (as I wouldn't use the skin for this anyway), go with that if you're trying to keep this quick, although I still recommend feeling around with your hands just to see if the butcher might've accidentally sliced through a bit of bone or cartilage and left a shard in there.
As you're not spending the time to cook down the tomatoes, I would recommend using an already cooked tomato product, such as tomato paste, canned tomato sauce (the American kind, which is usually thinned out tomato paste possibly with some herbs in it), or tomato soup concentrate.
If this were a Mexican dish, I'd also toast the chilies earlier, in a dry pan, then possibly set them aside while cooking the other stuff. I'm not sure how much that might change the flavor profile, though, and if that would detract from the 'Indian-ness' of the dish.
I also suspect that you're not getting much color on your chicken, as you're rinsing off the marinade. At the very least, pat it dry with paper towels, and work in batches so there's plenty of space between the chicken. This will prevent steam from building up, which will prevent your chicken from browning (which is a chemical reaction that brings many deeper flavors).
You can also cook the chicken in a very hot oven, spread out on a wire rack over a sheet pan, or on a sheet pan under the broiler (or grill, whatever you call top-only heat in your country), as this will be closer to cooking in a tandoor. You want to cook them over high heat to get some brown (and possibly even a few blackened spots), and then finish the cooking in the sauce.
And as for the chicken cube -- my mom used to frequently use bullion (either chicken or beef) to add flavor to vegetable dishes when growing up. She would just crumble it up and sprinkle it on in place of salt when she was cooking things like brocolli. I suspect that part of the advantage is MSG, which is frequently in powdered bullion, but most households don't keep a container of. If you have MSG, you can always try a pinch or two of that, and skip the bullion. (although as this is a chicken dish, you're probably fine just using the bullion). | I'm a bit of a heretic when it comes to curries, but I think they turn out great.
In addition to using stock instead of water, I suggest you try beef stock instead of chicken (unless cows are holy to you), or possibly mushroom stock.
I also improve the taste of my curries by adding a small amount of soy sauce; like one of the commenters says, it's probably just MSG, which soy sauce contains plenty of.
Finally, I also add some coconut milk to my curries, it softens the sharp tones in the curry, so I can add more spices for fuller flavour. |
109,263 | I have been trying to imitate the gold standard of curries; The British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Chicken Madras and have had some success.
I have made the base-curry sauce as per the books and it works out OK but there is a lot of preparation and the taste is not quite there.
One thing about BIR Madras is that is it always *savoury*. When I follow homemade curry recipes I always find that my curry is too sour from the tomato, so I have taken to adding chicken stock (using Knorr cubes) and my curry is starting to approach my goal.
Can anyone suggest ways of making my curry even more savoury?
EDIT: This is my recipe, which won't surprise many people.
* Marinade chicken breast in yoghurt and lemon for 30 mins in the fridge.
* Rinse off marinade and partially fry the chicken and set aside.
* Fry onion in Ghee until it starts to brown.
* Add garlic and ginger paste. Wait 2 mins.
* Add dried kashmiri chillies.
* Stir in spices; coriander powder, cumin, garam masala, hot chilli powder, tumeric and fenugreek powder. Wait 1 min.
* Add 1 mug chicken stock (1 Knorr cube).
* Add tomato passata.
* Add chicken back in and cook for 15 mins or so.
EDIT 2: I have seen several places that the garam masala should go in last; I will actually do that next time. | 2020/06/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/109263",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/84475/"
] | The other answers have some great ideas for how to deepen the flavor of your curry! However, even if you are not interested in significantly changing your process, I think we can solve your immediate problem:
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Let's take a look at the acidic ingredients you are using. I see three:
1. Yogurt
2. Lemon juice
3. Tomato
Since you only use yogurt and lemon juice in the marinade, and remove most of it before cooking, they are probably not the culprits. You could try reducing the amount of lemon juice, but honestly I don't think it will make a difference.
Instead, I would blame the tomatoes. Tinned tomato products are often rather sour, some brands more so than others. One solution is to **add a pinch of baking soda** to neutralize the acid. Start with, say 1/8 tsp, and add more to taste. A bit of sugar for balance might help too.
Another alternative is to **use fresh ripe tomatoes**. Fresh tomatoes will be sweeter and less acidic than the canned ones. Passing them through a food mill or blitzing in a food processor could give a fresher more balanced tomato sauce than a canned product. (Alternatively, dice the tomatoes for a more rustic sauce).
Finally, you could sub some of the tomato for **tomato paste**. (Perhaps "tomato concentrate" in UK parlance?) Add it right after browning the onions to "cook out" a bit. Since tomato paste is a cooked and reduced product, it will have a less sour and more savory flavor than either fresh tomatoes or tomato passata. | I'm a bit of a heretic when it comes to curries, but I think they turn out great.
In addition to using stock instead of water, I suggest you try beef stock instead of chicken (unless cows are holy to you), or possibly mushroom stock.
I also improve the taste of my curries by adding a small amount of soy sauce; like one of the commenters says, it's probably just MSG, which soy sauce contains plenty of.
Finally, I also add some coconut milk to my curries, it softens the sharp tones in the curry, so I can add more spices for fuller flavour. |
146,715 | I was trying use span and style tags in pages, rather than in CSS and it seems that Drupal is configured to strip them out whether the input format is *Filtered HTML*, i.e. they are applied to *Full HTML*.
Is that something which can be fixed only by editing the core files, or are the some modules or settings in Drupal's admin settings that can override that? | 2015/02/07 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/146715",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/3258/"
] | Go to Configuration -> Content Authoring -> Text formats. Here you can configure what tags are allowed.
All unallowed tags are stripped out, is always stripped out.
Check out <https://www.drupal.org/project/wysiwyg_filter> for more advanced filtering. | To configure Text Formats you can go to /admin/config/content/formats
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> A text format contains filters that change the user input, for example stripping out malicious HTML or making URLs clickable. Filters are executed from top to bottom and the order is important, since one filter may prevent another filter from doing its job. For example, when URLs are converted into links before disallowed HTML tags are removed, all links may be removed. When this happens, the order of filters may need to be re-arranged.
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See [here](https://www.drupal.org/node/213156) for more information on text filters and input formats. |
146,715 | I was trying use span and style tags in pages, rather than in CSS and it seems that Drupal is configured to strip them out whether the input format is *Filtered HTML*, i.e. they are applied to *Full HTML*.
Is that something which can be fixed only by editing the core files, or are the some modules or settings in Drupal's admin settings that can override that? | 2015/02/07 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/146715",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/3258/"
] | Go to Configuration -> Content Authoring -> Text formats. Here you can configure what tags are allowed.
All unallowed tags are stripped out, is always stripped out.
Check out <https://www.drupal.org/project/wysiwyg_filter> for more advanced filtering. | Are you using a WYSIWYG module like "CKEditor - WYSIWYG HTML"?
It appears to be this module or the CKEditor itself that is wrongly stripping out correct HTML such as inline styles, not Drupal.
There is a bug report open here <https://www.drupal.org/node/778200>
My current workaround is to disable the editor when adding these types of HTML so that I edit and save while in source mode.
You could also try using a different WYSIWIG editor besides CKEditor. This module allows several different editors to be used: <https://www.drupal.org/project/wysiwyg> |
146,715 | I was trying use span and style tags in pages, rather than in CSS and it seems that Drupal is configured to strip them out whether the input format is *Filtered HTML*, i.e. they are applied to *Full HTML*.
Is that something which can be fixed only by editing the core files, or are the some modules or settings in Drupal's admin settings that can override that? | 2015/02/07 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/146715",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/3258/"
] | Are you using a WYSIWYG module like "CKEditor - WYSIWYG HTML"?
It appears to be this module or the CKEditor itself that is wrongly stripping out correct HTML such as inline styles, not Drupal.
There is a bug report open here <https://www.drupal.org/node/778200>
My current workaround is to disable the editor when adding these types of HTML so that I edit and save while in source mode.
You could also try using a different WYSIWIG editor besides CKEditor. This module allows several different editors to be used: <https://www.drupal.org/project/wysiwyg> | To configure Text Formats you can go to /admin/config/content/formats
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> A text format contains filters that change the user input, for example stripping out malicious HTML or making URLs clickable. Filters are executed from top to bottom and the order is important, since one filter may prevent another filter from doing its job. For example, when URLs are converted into links before disallowed HTML tags are removed, all links may be removed. When this happens, the order of filters may need to be re-arranged.
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See [here](https://www.drupal.org/node/213156) for more information on text filters and input formats. |
541 | I certainly don't think inquiries about Magento 2 belong in the magento.stackexchange; can we hurry up and confirm/enforce this? I feel all inquiries should be directed at the brand and/or the repository. | 2015/03/15 | [
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/541",
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5506/"
] | Magento 2 questions are allowed.
They should just be tagged with the proper version to make a difference between pre-alpha, alpha, beta, rc and official release. | I think some question which fit squarely into the "issues" bucket *belong* on GitHub. But for questions which do not rise to the level of "hey something's broken" or "hey I have an architectural suggestion / improvement" are noise in a GitHub context. My opinion of course, and curious to hear the opinions of others. |
541 | I certainly don't think inquiries about Magento 2 belong in the magento.stackexchange; can we hurry up and confirm/enforce this? I feel all inquiries should be directed at the brand and/or the repository. | 2015/03/15 | [
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/541",
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5506/"
] | Magento 2 questions are allowed.
They should just be tagged with the proper version to make a difference between pre-alpha, alpha, beta, rc and official release. | Here is my two cents. Magento 2 is the newest edition of Magento. If a question clearly states it is related to Magento 2 I see absolutely no reason why it does not belong on magento.stackexchange.com. |
541 | I certainly don't think inquiries about Magento 2 belong in the magento.stackexchange; can we hurry up and confirm/enforce this? I feel all inquiries should be directed at the brand and/or the repository. | 2015/03/15 | [
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/541",
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5506/"
] | I think some question which fit squarely into the "issues" bucket *belong* on GitHub. But for questions which do not rise to the level of "hey something's broken" or "hey I have an architectural suggestion / improvement" are noise in a GitHub context. My opinion of course, and curious to hear the opinions of others. | Here is my two cents. Magento 2 is the newest edition of Magento. If a question clearly states it is related to Magento 2 I see absolutely no reason why it does not belong on magento.stackexchange.com. |
106,434 | **How many monitors can be hooked up to a Mac Mini?**
I've only ever hooked a Mac Mini up to 2 monitors, but I'm interested in going up to at least 4. Is this even possible?
According to [Apple's Mac Mini feature description page](http://www.apple.com/mac-mini/features.html "Apple's Mac Mini features description site"):
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> You can daisy-chain up to six peripherals to a single Thunderbolt 2 port.
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Does this mean that more than 2 monitors is possible?
 | 2013/10/23 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/106434",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/60251/"
] | Only one Mac Mini (to date) has supported three simultaneous monitors. The Mid 2011 Mac Mini (Macmini5,2) came with an AMD Radeon HD 6630M that was powerful enough to drive two Thunderbolt displays while simultaneously driving an HDMI display. [1](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219#dispnum)
The current Late 2012 Mac Mini, along with the other Mid 2011 Mac Minis, all have integrated Intel graphics that are only able to drive, at most, two Thunderbolt displays or one Thunderbold and one HDMI display. | Intel Haswell can support 3 monitors, so when the new 2013 Mac Mini is finally released it may support 3 monitors as well. |
350,101 | It is said that having two anti-virus software is bad for one's computer. But, I want to know if it is also bad to have an anti-spyware and a separate anti-virus at the same time. Should I just use the former that also offers anti-virus service but with a fee? | 2011/10/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/350101",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/102621/"
] | This is a mis-understood topic... (that I have probably also written wrongly in the past).
It is not bad to have more than one Antivirus on a single machine - it is bad to have more than one active scanner on a machine. It just happens that nearly every antivirus product out there that you purchase are active scanners - which is why it is easier to say that it is bad to have more than one antivirus on your machine.
The majority of spyware scanners out there on the other hand are just passive scanners and do not actually "hook" in to the operating system.
Personally, I would prefer a good all in one tool, however, you can run as many passive antivirus/antimalware programs as you want without problems.
As for fee/free - I would just use [Microsoft Security Essentials](http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/) and be happy! If you want another tool, consider using [Malware Bytes](http://www.malwarebytes.org/) free from time to time.
(FYI, Malware Bytes have a free passive program, or a premium active program... Just use the free version). | The point is when you have 2 or more antiviral tools on the same machine, they start conflicting with each other because each tool treats the other one as a threat. Basically, you can have multiple programs installed, but make sure there's only 1 tool that is active and all the other ones are switched off. |
10,423,596 | I want to create an app that allows a user to find the nearby other users location using GPS coordinates who are Logged in to the same app .Also it can be track the location of the devices(Logged in to the same app) which are moving in a car .
Can someone give me an overview of how I can accomplish this. is there any free API available to accomplish this task. | 2012/05/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10423596",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1175050/"
] | Danielbeard is correct - you would need to be continually storing/updating locations on a server somewhere. Your app does get some running time when it is in the background, but I'm not sure it would be enough to run the web traffic that you'd need.
Check out this post: [Running app in background and send frequent http request](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4954661/iphone-sdk-running-app-in-background-and-send-frequent-http-request)
And check out the multitasking guide here: [Multitasking Guidelines](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/ManagingYourApplicationsFlow/ManagingYourApplicationsFlow.html)
You can also look at Push Notifications. Hopefully this helps. | In iOS7 MultiPeerConnectivity was introduced to find near by applications, so if you have a coffee shop and someone walks by or in they could get the latest deals, or, you walk into a room and the music changes to what you like as your device exchanges information with another.
<http://nshipster.com/multipeer-connectivity/> |
33,134 | I have a master slave setup using MySQL 5.0.
I have very frequent writes to the master and slave is used only for backup purpose (no explicit writes).
In my current configuration, the slave database is synced with the master by MySQL automatically via VPN. But if the system (win 7) consisting of Master goes down for some reason, after reboot the synchronization doesn't continue from the last synced record. Instead I have to stop the services at both the ends, delete and recreate the config files, move the sql of the backup from master to slave and restart the sync. All this has to be done every time my system goes down for any reason.
Is it possible to avoid this so that whenever master system goes down, the syncing starts again as usual ? | 2013/01/18 | [
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/33134",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/users/7462/"
] | I don't know about the other services, but for the main database service you can go into SQL Server Configuration Manager (start - all programs - microsoft sql server 2008 - configuration tools - sql server configuration manager) and change where the master database is located.
Right click SQL Server(MSSQLSERVER)[parens may be different for named instances] - properties. Go to the Advanced tab. In the startup parameters (make sure the service is off first), update it to where your master files are physically located, should look something like this for you:
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Once you've edited it to the correct locations hit apply and restart the service and see if it comes up. | At the very least, you need to change your drive letter back as in the original configuration. But if *reinstalled* (not *repaired*) Windows then you basically have a new machine and you must re-install SQL and everything else on it. |
1,360,417 | I used the VirtualBox Media Manager to resize the disk from 10gb to 50gb.
I then used GParted Live to expand the partition to 50gb.
When I boot into Ubuntu and run df -h it shows that ‘/dev/mapper/vg\_cloud-Log…’ which is mounted on ‘/‘ is at 100% usage.
What do I need to do to get Ubuntu to see all the disk space?
Ps: I’m running Ubuntu without a GUI. | 2021/08/27 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/1360417",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/472224/"
] | Dailies are for pre-release testing. After release, there is no more daily respin.
* The final release for 21.04 is at <https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-base/releases/21.04/>.
* There are dailies for LTS releases (Bionic/18.04 and Focal/20.04) because there are still point releases being tested.
WARNING: Ubuntu-base does not include an installer or a kernel. It takes skill to install (manually) properly. It is not for beginners. | Ubuntu 21.04 (*hirsute hippo*) has been released, so no more dailies are produced.
You can find mention of dailies here - <http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/> but you'll note they report as "*Released*".
For LTS releases, there are later *point* releases, eg. [Ubuntu 20.04.3 has just been released](https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2021/08/27/ubuntu-20-04-3-lts-released/) but *dailies* will exist for *focal* as the next release will be 20.04.4, which will contain all patches between now and the 20.04.4 release, plus the kernel stack from Ubuntu 21.10 (currently *impish indri*) as well. |
42,521,580 | I have been developing an application using firebase storage, I am currently using the free plan, yesterday I was testing and I noticed that on my firebase storage I gt the error
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> You have exceeded your quota for this project. Please upgrade your plan.
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I am really confused as to how this could have happened. I am definitely not exceeding the limit my images sizes are really small and I am the only one accessing the files at the moment.
I came on stackoverflow to find answers to the problems. It seems this user had the same [problem](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38361517/firebase-storage-quota-has-been-exceeded), just that my application is on android. I am getting concerned with this now because I do not understand how this is possible and am considering moving over to AWS if this persists because it does not allow me to continue development.
I am using the glide function to pull images from storage into my recycler view. The images are max 5mb and there are not many of them.
Can a firebase dev possibly give me the breakdown of my usage if I provide my details? Maybe somewhere I can email to? And does anyone else have this problem?
thanks | 2017/03/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42521580",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7638512/"
] | Firebase storage has a limitation for free usage which is 5GB storage and 1GB transfer daily you must pay to upgrade your limit you can check thier website <https://firebase.google.com/pricing/> | You must have exceeded it or someone purposely throttled your bandwidth.
Show us the report of traffic and we'll calculate the math for you. |
183,081 | Mana is the substance that makes a human capable of performing spells. In the magitocracy, mages rule the kingdom. An individual capable of magic must learn to focus his power, solidifying and controlling the Mana in order to use it. Welding Mana in this way takes years of study. Mages are of various power levels, those who master their Mana welding are among the strongest mages in society.
However, there are areas of the world in which Mana roams free and unbound by humans. This mana is unrestrained and leads to these areas being high in radiation. This could be deadly to those in the vicinity, as it can have debilitating effects, mutations, and even death.
All humans contain Mana, whether they learn to harness it or not. However, Wild Mana remains dangerous to people. How could this be the case? | 2020/08/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/183081",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52361/"
] | It causes elements to transmute into other forms.
Turning lead into gold is a classic pursuit of magic, and so is turning carbon to silicon (through petrification), but both of these do not change the number of nucleons in the atom -- they change whether they are protons or neutrons.
Very little change is needed to make radically unstable atoms. And the wild magic, not being constrained by a mage, tends to be rather more random in its changes. (Iron into sodium? Why not? Which means that it's not only radioactive but before it decays, it's explosive in the presence of water.)
(Poul Anderson made use of the "silicon" idea.) | Mages are not born with magic. Mages are those born with the ability to either negate the radiation or be immune to it. Thus wield mana and no die.
Variations exist. Maybe mages are those evolved to produce a compound, or hormone or whatever, that allows them to handle the radiation.
Maybe it is radioactive because mana is a sort of sentient create or ability that only works if in a proper humans host.
Magic heals radiation, the older wizards died quickly.
Actually this ties in with the whole it takes a long time to master.
The earliest wizards died real quick. New generations were careful, they were focused on expanding their power but also protecting themselves from the radiation.
That's why it takes years. You slowly have to develop the magic to ward of the radiation.
Heck. You can have it that wizards even use pure radiation as an attack, or if they die, under certain circumstances, they have a little explosion.
Thanks god our earlier ancestors found out the Tianga plant when they did.
This little plant is almost magic. It combats radiation in all it's forms and allows people with even the most sever case of radiation poisoning to survive and heal.
Guess who has a monopoly on the thing? |
183,081 | Mana is the substance that makes a human capable of performing spells. In the magitocracy, mages rule the kingdom. An individual capable of magic must learn to focus his power, solidifying and controlling the Mana in order to use it. Welding Mana in this way takes years of study. Mages are of various power levels, those who master their Mana welding are among the strongest mages in society.
However, there are areas of the world in which Mana roams free and unbound by humans. This mana is unrestrained and leads to these areas being high in radiation. This could be deadly to those in the vicinity, as it can have debilitating effects, mutations, and even death.
All humans contain Mana, whether they learn to harness it or not. However, Wild Mana remains dangerous to people. How could this be the case? | 2020/08/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/183081",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/52361/"
] | It causes elements to transmute into other forms.
Turning lead into gold is a classic pursuit of magic, and so is turning carbon to silicon (through petrification), but both of these do not change the number of nucleons in the atom -- they change whether they are protons or neutrons.
Very little change is needed to make radically unstable atoms. And the wild magic, not being constrained by a mage, tends to be rather more random in its changes. (Iron into sodium? Why not? Which means that it's not only radioactive but before it decays, it's explosive in the presence of water.)
(Poul Anderson made use of the "silicon" idea.) | Mana is energy. Even though some animals have organs that process mana, much like the electric eel does for electricity, in excessive amounts, it is *always* dangerous. Well-trained mages can supplement their own biological reserves by drawing from a low level of ambient mana, but excessive use can cause shock, organ failure, even death.
Drawing mana inside yourself can have all sorts of unpredictable magical effects if you aren't able to control it, including visible physical changes but also subtler effects on bio-thaumatology, which is why even non-mages who wish to work in high-mana areas must have some degree of magic training. The changes might be reversible by a specialist, but that does you no good if you die before you get to one or didn't know you were affected. Extreme levels of environmental mana is dangerous even to well-trained mages in the best PPE. |
1,094 | I found the book [Pairwise Independence and Derandomization](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1933019220) on the subject, but it's more research-oriented than tutorial oriented.
I'm new to the subject of "Derandomization," and as such, I wanted to know which reference to start from?
I prefer one that discusses literature and history, as well as the technical details. | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/1094",
"https://cstheory.stackexchange.com",
"https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/users/873/"
] | The notes from Salil Vadhan's class, ["Pseudorandomness"](http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~salil/cs225/), are excellent for this purpose. He is writing a textbook based on these. The draft version of the book is available [online](http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~salil/pseudorandomness/). | I really like [Pseudorandom Generators: A Primer](http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~oded/prg-primer.html) by Oded Goldreich. I think it's very well written and probably at the level you want. (Not very research oriented, but still has technical details.) |
149,007 | I foolishly let my child try Dragonvale... but on a Kindle Fire device I must now return. Can the world be packaged and transferred to an Android or iOS device account?
On Kindle Fire specifically it appears each "Free Time" child gets their own world, are these parks transferable once the kids reach the age of majority and/or get their own Kindle? | 2014/01/02 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/149007",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/65678/"
] | According to the Android Device [FAQ](http://www.backflipstudios.com/help/androidfaq/) from Backflip, you can transfer a "local" park to be a "facebook" park, using the options menu within the game. A "facebook" park can be signed into from a different Android device (but not from an iOS device).
If you have an existing Facebook park, you'll be prompted to ask which park to keep. Parks cannot be converted back to local parks, and you can only have one Facebook park. | In Dragonvale, there are two modes of access: 1) local mode, and 2) server mode. For a user to use "server mode", they *must* connect to Facebook. If the user has played without doing so, their Dragonvale game information is stored only on local mode, and cannot be transferred. If the game was connected, then the user can access that park on any device, so long as the user installs the Dragonvale app, and then signs in to their saved server information by connecting to Facebook.
If your children signed into their Facebook pages, then their game is saved on the server, and they will be able to retrieve them. If they have not connected the game to Facebook, then they will not be able to save their park information, and will have to start again when they start playing on a new device. |
2,618 | Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
Coins are, and have been for a very long time, quite literally, money. On the other hand, the value of rare coins stems from their rarity and the fact collectors want them, not from their face value. In that way, their value is no different from the value of rare stamps, which I would not consider asking on Money.SE.
For example, I may consider as a question:
>
> I've received a commemorative coin as change when buying something on a market.
>
>
> The coin is for sale on the [Royal Mint](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/beatrix-potter/benjamin-bunny/benjamin-bunny-2017-uk-50p-bu-coin/) for £10 and on Ebay for anything from [£2](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50p-COIN-2017-BEATRIX-POTTER-BENJAMIN-BUNNY-CIRCULATED-GOOD-CONDITION-FAST-DELIV/113272082330?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D098bc58c2d6b4852b5e0e1ddffe1d83a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D142944570054%26itm%3D113272082330&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982) to [£1000](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Benjamin-Bunny-50p-2017-Collectible-/142944570054).
>
>
> Is the £1000 sale essentially a fraud, or is there some reason why the value of this coin may vary over three orders of magnitude?
>
>
> | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2618",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9083/"
] | I personally have been a numismatist from the time I was 10 years old. I think that coin collector questions should be "off-topic" on this site. This site is titled "Personal Finance & Money", and most questions are about loans, taxes, stocks, banks accounts, IRS, ect... Coin collecting really has nothing to do with the actual face value of the coin, and so therefore should not be "on-topic". I would really like to see a numismatics site proposed on [Area 51](https://area51.stackexchange.com) | The question might be on topic.
We have tags for [collectibles](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/collectibles "show questions tagged 'collectibles'") and [coins](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/coins "show questions tagged 'coins'"). |
2,618 | Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
Coins are, and have been for a very long time, quite literally, money. On the other hand, the value of rare coins stems from their rarity and the fact collectors want them, not from their face value. In that way, their value is no different from the value of rare stamps, which I would not consider asking on Money.SE.
For example, I may consider as a question:
>
> I've received a commemorative coin as change when buying something on a market.
>
>
> The coin is for sale on the [Royal Mint](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/beatrix-potter/benjamin-bunny/benjamin-bunny-2017-uk-50p-bu-coin/) for £10 and on Ebay for anything from [£2](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50p-COIN-2017-BEATRIX-POTTER-BENJAMIN-BUNNY-CIRCULATED-GOOD-CONDITION-FAST-DELIV/113272082330?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D098bc58c2d6b4852b5e0e1ddffe1d83a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D142944570054%26itm%3D113272082330&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982) to [£1000](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Benjamin-Bunny-50p-2017-Collectible-/142944570054).
>
>
> Is the £1000 sale essentially a fraud, or is there some reason why the value of this coin may vary over three orders of magnitude?
>
>
> | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2618",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9083/"
] | I would like to see numismatics on-topic on our site.
* Coins are usually legal tender, and we allow questions about physical currency, as these are certainly tied to personal finance and money.
* We also allow questions about investing in precious metals, as investing is on-topic.
* Questions about investing in rare collections should be on-topic, in my opinion, as investing in general is on-topic.
We have had questions in the past about coin collecting that have remained open, and I would like to see that continue.
As for your example question, I think it is a good question. Besides the fact that it is about currency that you received as change, questions about how consumer prices are set are usually considered on-topic. | The question might be on topic.
We have tags for [collectibles](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/collectibles "show questions tagged 'collectibles'") and [coins](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/coins "show questions tagged 'coins'"). |
2,618 | Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
Coins are, and have been for a very long time, quite literally, money. On the other hand, the value of rare coins stems from their rarity and the fact collectors want them, not from their face value. In that way, their value is no different from the value of rare stamps, which I would not consider asking on Money.SE.
For example, I may consider as a question:
>
> I've received a commemorative coin as change when buying something on a market.
>
>
> The coin is for sale on the [Royal Mint](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/beatrix-potter/benjamin-bunny/benjamin-bunny-2017-uk-50p-bu-coin/) for £10 and on Ebay for anything from [£2](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50p-COIN-2017-BEATRIX-POTTER-BENJAMIN-BUNNY-CIRCULATED-GOOD-CONDITION-FAST-DELIV/113272082330?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D098bc58c2d6b4852b5e0e1ddffe1d83a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D142944570054%26itm%3D113272082330&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982) to [£1000](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Benjamin-Bunny-50p-2017-Collectible-/142944570054).
>
>
> Is the £1000 sale essentially a fraud, or is there some reason why the value of this coin may vary over three orders of magnitude?
>
>
> | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2618",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9083/"
] | I'm not aware of it ever having come up before, but I tend to agree with the "rare stamps" view. | The question might be on topic.
We have tags for [collectibles](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/collectibles "show questions tagged 'collectibles'") and [coins](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/coins "show questions tagged 'coins'"). |
2,618 | Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
Coins are, and have been for a very long time, quite literally, money. On the other hand, the value of rare coins stems from their rarity and the fact collectors want them, not from their face value. In that way, their value is no different from the value of rare stamps, which I would not consider asking on Money.SE.
For example, I may consider as a question:
>
> I've received a commemorative coin as change when buying something on a market.
>
>
> The coin is for sale on the [Royal Mint](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/beatrix-potter/benjamin-bunny/benjamin-bunny-2017-uk-50p-bu-coin/) for £10 and on Ebay for anything from [£2](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50p-COIN-2017-BEATRIX-POTTER-BENJAMIN-BUNNY-CIRCULATED-GOOD-CONDITION-FAST-DELIV/113272082330?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D098bc58c2d6b4852b5e0e1ddffe1d83a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D142944570054%26itm%3D113272082330&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982) to [£1000](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Benjamin-Bunny-50p-2017-Collectible-/142944570054).
>
>
> Is the £1000 sale essentially a fraud, or is there some reason why the value of this coin may vary over three orders of magnitude?
>
>
> | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2618",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9083/"
] | I personally have been a numismatist from the time I was 10 years old. I think that coin collector questions should be "off-topic" on this site. This site is titled "Personal Finance & Money", and most questions are about loans, taxes, stocks, banks accounts, IRS, ect... Coin collecting really has nothing to do with the actual face value of the coin, and so therefore should not be "on-topic". I would really like to see a numismatics site proposed on [Area 51](https://area51.stackexchange.com) | >
> Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
>
>
>
This is quite broad. While some basic questions like what are the risks, or general questions can be on topic. A vast set of questions should be off-topic. For example questions related to identification of coin; why do specific coin have more value, or discussion about history of a specific coin, or price of the coin.
To that extent; I see it to be slightly similar [but more narrower] than the questions on stocks.
I have just gone through the questions tagged coins and in my view quite a few need to be closed as off-topic. |
2,618 | Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
Coins are, and have been for a very long time, quite literally, money. On the other hand, the value of rare coins stems from their rarity and the fact collectors want them, not from their face value. In that way, their value is no different from the value of rare stamps, which I would not consider asking on Money.SE.
For example, I may consider as a question:
>
> I've received a commemorative coin as change when buying something on a market.
>
>
> The coin is for sale on the [Royal Mint](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/beatrix-potter/benjamin-bunny/benjamin-bunny-2017-uk-50p-bu-coin/) for £10 and on Ebay for anything from [£2](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50p-COIN-2017-BEATRIX-POTTER-BENJAMIN-BUNNY-CIRCULATED-GOOD-CONDITION-FAST-DELIV/113272082330?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D098bc58c2d6b4852b5e0e1ddffe1d83a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D142944570054%26itm%3D113272082330&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982) to [£1000](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Benjamin-Bunny-50p-2017-Collectible-/142944570054).
>
>
> Is the £1000 sale essentially a fraud, or is there some reason why the value of this coin may vary over three orders of magnitude?
>
>
> | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2618",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9083/"
] | I personally have been a numismatist from the time I was 10 years old. I think that coin collector questions should be "off-topic" on this site. This site is titled "Personal Finance & Money", and most questions are about loans, taxes, stocks, banks accounts, IRS, ect... Coin collecting really has nothing to do with the actual face value of the coin, and so therefore should not be "on-topic". I would really like to see a numismatics site proposed on [Area 51](https://area51.stackexchange.com) | I'm not aware of it ever having come up before, but I tend to agree with the "rare stamps" view. |
2,618 | Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
Coins are, and have been for a very long time, quite literally, money. On the other hand, the value of rare coins stems from their rarity and the fact collectors want them, not from their face value. In that way, their value is no different from the value of rare stamps, which I would not consider asking on Money.SE.
For example, I may consider as a question:
>
> I've received a commemorative coin as change when buying something on a market.
>
>
> The coin is for sale on the [Royal Mint](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/beatrix-potter/benjamin-bunny/benjamin-bunny-2017-uk-50p-bu-coin/) for £10 and on Ebay for anything from [£2](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50p-COIN-2017-BEATRIX-POTTER-BENJAMIN-BUNNY-CIRCULATED-GOOD-CONDITION-FAST-DELIV/113272082330?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D098bc58c2d6b4852b5e0e1ddffe1d83a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D142944570054%26itm%3D113272082330&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982) to [£1000](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Benjamin-Bunny-50p-2017-Collectible-/142944570054).
>
>
> Is the £1000 sale essentially a fraud, or is there some reason why the value of this coin may vary over three orders of magnitude?
>
>
> | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2618",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9083/"
] | I would like to see numismatics on-topic on our site.
* Coins are usually legal tender, and we allow questions about physical currency, as these are certainly tied to personal finance and money.
* We also allow questions about investing in precious metals, as investing is on-topic.
* Questions about investing in rare collections should be on-topic, in my opinion, as investing in general is on-topic.
We have had questions in the past about coin collecting that have remained open, and I would like to see that continue.
As for your example question, I think it is a good question. Besides the fact that it is about currency that you received as change, questions about how consumer prices are set are usually considered on-topic. | I'm not aware of it ever having come up before, but I tend to agree with the "rare stamps" view. |
2,618 | Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
Coins are, and have been for a very long time, quite literally, money. On the other hand, the value of rare coins stems from their rarity and the fact collectors want them, not from their face value. In that way, their value is no different from the value of rare stamps, which I would not consider asking on Money.SE.
For example, I may consider as a question:
>
> I've received a commemorative coin as change when buying something on a market.
>
>
> The coin is for sale on the [Royal Mint](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/beatrix-potter/benjamin-bunny/benjamin-bunny-2017-uk-50p-bu-coin/) for £10 and on Ebay for anything from [£2](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50p-COIN-2017-BEATRIX-POTTER-BENJAMIN-BUNNY-CIRCULATED-GOOD-CONDITION-FAST-DELIV/113272082330?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3D098bc58c2d6b4852b5e0e1ddffe1d83a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D142944570054%26itm%3D113272082330&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982) to [£1000](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Benjamin-Bunny-50p-2017-Collectible-/142944570054).
>
>
> Is the £1000 sale essentially a fraud, or is there some reason why the value of this coin may vary over three orders of magnitude?
>
>
> | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2618",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9083/"
] | I would like to see numismatics on-topic on our site.
* Coins are usually legal tender, and we allow questions about physical currency, as these are certainly tied to personal finance and money.
* We also allow questions about investing in precious metals, as investing is on-topic.
* Questions about investing in rare collections should be on-topic, in my opinion, as investing in general is on-topic.
We have had questions in the past about coin collecting that have remained open, and I would like to see that continue.
As for your example question, I think it is a good question. Besides the fact that it is about currency that you received as change, questions about how consumer prices are set are usually considered on-topic. | >
> Are questions on numismatics on-topic?
>
>
>
This is quite broad. While some basic questions like what are the risks, or general questions can be on topic. A vast set of questions should be off-topic. For example questions related to identification of coin; why do specific coin have more value, or discussion about history of a specific coin, or price of the coin.
To that extent; I see it to be slightly similar [but more narrower] than the questions on stocks.
I have just gone through the questions tagged coins and in my view quite a few need to be closed as off-topic. |
567,130 | I have been trying to read a 4wire pressure transducer (M3021-000005-01KPG) with a microcontroller, but problems keep arising. First of all, I realized that the signal (0-100 mV) is differential, which means that we have to measure it between the 2 signal wires of the transducer, not between the ground of the circuit and a single wire. With lab instruments this is no problem, but I would like to read the signal with a microcontroller. In this case, the problem becomes obvious because not only is the signal too small (0-100mV), but also the microcontroller's ADC (ex. the ADC of an Arduino) compares a voltage with its ground, and does not read differential signals.
I tried to pass the signal through a differential amplifier circuit (an op amp with some resistors) with unity gain (i will add gain later) in order to convert it to a signal relative to the circuit's ground, but the signal was not correctly read. More specifically, I was reading 5mV without the sensor connected and 8mV with the sensor @6bar pressure. The sensor's signal @6 bar should be 9 mV, so I assume that i should read 5+9 = 14mV.
I know that the diff. amp. circuit is correct because I was measuring the expected results when I was sending a custom differential signal instead of the sensor (I was getting the signal value + the noise). I also know that the transducer's signal is OK beause I measured it with a multimeter, without the diff. amp. circuit.
So, I can't find out what is wrong. I dont have much experience with op-amps, so any help would be appreciated !!
P.S. : Some info about the transducer. The signal is 0-100mV representing values from 1 to 69 bar linearly. I know that the signal is almost at noise level, but I could consistently measure 9mV @6 bar with a good mulimeter, so I assume that the sensor works fine. Filters and amplification will probably need to be added later on, but for now I just need to be able to convert the differential signal to single-ended.
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fzxZZR.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
Datasheet : <https://eu.mouser.com/datasheet/2/418/6/ENG_DS_MSP300_B-1130121.pdf> | 2021/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/567130",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/286598/"
] | The part number you have, M3021, is a mV output device, so according to the datasheet should have a load resistance of minimum 1 Mohm.
Offset voltages at the LM358 may result in a voltage close to or even below ground. Although the input common mode goes below 0 V, the output certainly doesn't. Your amplifier may not be driving the output correctly near to ground.
The arduino ADC does not read correctly within a few counts of ground.
That's three reasons you may be having problems.
As the LM358 is a dual opamp, I suggest you use the basic two-amplifier instrumentation opamp circuit shown [here](https://www.analog.com/media/en/training-seminars/tutorials/MT-062.pdf). I've arranged the resistors in a configuration that makes it clear how the amplifier works, and is hopefully easy to remember. The amplifiers will do whatever they have to to get the voltage across the R1s equal to the differential input voltage. The R1s current flows through R2s, and we take the output voltage across the whole R2+R1 string.
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fprSxF.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
Now your high impedance device is loaded only by amplifier inputs.
Use the Vref input voltage to place your output voltage well within the clean range of your Arduino's ADC. Maybe have a diode to ground with a small bias current to give 0.7 V. You don't need to know it accurately as you can take it to another ADC input and read it, so you could use a voltage divider between supply and ground to reference it. The output voltage is the difference between Vref and Vout.
Without RG, the resistor values shown give the amplifier a gain of 11, or with equal values (say all of them 10k) the gain would be 2. You can use RG to adjust the gain up if you want, keeping good common mode rejection, without having to change the matched resistors R1 and R2.
This simple amplifier does have limitations. I suggest you read the tutorial I've linked to for the common-mode / Vref / gain tradeoffs that may cause OA1 to saturate. Either that, or check using a DMM or simulator whether OA1's actual output voltage is within range over the full operating range of your transducer. | With regard to the sensor-to-buffer amplifier end: many pressure sensors implement the Kelvin Wheatstone bridge in their design. The most secure way to connect *your* sensor to a data acquisition system is to follow instructions from the sensor manufacturer or your supplier, but there exist scenarios where you should solve the problem on your own. See a circuit that can be used with a 4-wire pressure sensor in the Weber State University's [EE4900 course notes, Fundamentals of Sensor design](https://faculty.weber.edu/snaik/ECE5900_ECE6900/04Lec04_Pressure.pdf), page/slide 21. Maybe, with necessary changes, the circuit can be adapted to your system.
If the unexpected sensor signal measurements reported in your question are obtained with the Arduino board, the measurements can suffer timing issues unrelated to a buffer amplifier design, see my answer [Troubleshooting multi-staged multiplexer design](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/566263/troubleshooting-multi-staged-multiplexer-design#566379).
**UPDATE**
With your "differential amplifier circuit ... with unity gain" disclosed in the question edit, the unexpectedly low output of the buffer amplifier has a clear explanation: the load for a pressure transducer is too heavy, and you better use an instrumentation amplifier. A solution with two-amplifier instrumentation amplifier should work, and it is the solution offered in the EE4900 course notes, but, considering that you "dont have much experience with op-amps" (in your own words), and to be on the safe side, maybe a [three-opamp instrumentation amplifier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentation_amplifier) would be easier to implement. |
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