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1,687,912 | Has anyone checked out a copy of Drupal 7 yet? What do people think?
I'm pretty excited about the PDO and all of the designers I work with a very excited about the new admin interface/structure.
Do we have any Drupal core developers here on Stack Overflow? | 2009/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1687912",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/197375/"
] | It looks good, and the API is now frozen so module developers can get going before the final release.
A lot of the strength of Drupal comes from the modules and until they are on D7 it won't have a huge amount of benefit over D6.
The architectural changes are good and the api changes generally seem to be a step in t... | I finally got around to signing up on SO, and I'm a core contributor. I'm obviously biased, but I think Drupal 7 is even more of an improvement over D6 than D6 was over D5. The easiest way to give it a spin is to sign up for a [Drupal Gardens](http://www.drupalgardens.com) account. It'll take a little while to get an i... |
1,687,912 | Has anyone checked out a copy of Drupal 7 yet? What do people think?
I'm pretty excited about the PDO and all of the designers I work with a very excited about the new admin interface/structure.
Do we have any Drupal core developers here on Stack Overflow? | 2009/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1687912",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/197375/"
] | It looks good, and the API is now frozen so module developers can get going before the final release.
A lot of the strength of Drupal comes from the modules and until they are on D7 it won't have a huge amount of benefit over D6.
The architectural changes are good and the api changes generally seem to be a step in t... | Drupal Gardens is now in public beta; it is free, and you can export your site at any time. Check out the [FAQ if you know Drupal](http://www.drupalgardens.com/content/how-do-drupal-7-and-drupal-gardens-differ). |
1,687,912 | Has anyone checked out a copy of Drupal 7 yet? What do people think?
I'm pretty excited about the PDO and all of the designers I work with a very excited about the new admin interface/structure.
Do we have any Drupal core developers here on Stack Overflow? | 2009/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1687912",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/197375/"
] | I finally got around to signing up on SO, and I'm a core contributor. I'm obviously biased, but I think Drupal 7 is even more of an improvement over D6 than D6 was over D5. The easiest way to give it a spin is to sign up for a [Drupal Gardens](http://www.drupalgardens.com) account. It'll take a little while to get an i... | Drupal Gardens is now in public beta; it is free, and you can export your site at any time. Check out the [FAQ if you know Drupal](http://www.drupalgardens.com/content/how-do-drupal-7-and-drupal-gardens-differ). |
43,931 | My Banjo is fair to good quality and strings 1, 2, 3, and 5 all go up 1/2 step per fret as they are supposed to. The 4th string is tuned to D and I tune it quite flat and it doesn't go up 1/2 step, it continually goes sharp as I go higher up the frets. I see no obvious problems. Could it be something wrong wit the stri... | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/43931",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/28225/"
] | Are you sure the bridge is rightly positioned? Banjo intonation can some times be tricky, requiring the bridge to be positioned in a slightly oblique orientation to allow proper intonation of both the low and high strings.
Try the harmonics at the octave fret in both the treble and bass D strings (1 and 4 counting up... | If, by the 4th D string, you mean the lowest string of the banjo (there is some confusion about the numbering of banjo strings), then it's most likely that the string is at fault- it's probably not wound heavily enough. Are you sure it's the right kind of string? |
31,815 | I was on about 87 kg to 88 kg. With my height of 1,94 m, it was pretty damn good in terms of my BMI :) I nearly hit exactly the middle of the target value of a mid-twenty male.
However, I started to train for a run a few weeks ago. I'm running nearly every second day (8 to 11 km) and do a few push-ups (20) and sit-ups... | 2016/08/18 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/31815",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/23303/"
] | BMI is just an average target, being healthy and fit varies per person. I used to be really underweight according to BMI measurements while feeling fine and working out almost daily (cycling, running) and eating properly.
I've started doing weight training about 2 years ago and gained about 20kg (44lbs) in muscle, and... | The respondanse have been correct, B.M.I is a flawed way of measuring fat to bone/muscle. Hip to waist measurements provide far a better idea of how much fat you carry. More sophisticated techniques give accurate measurements but are costly.
What to do??? Not always easy to do, but simple to quantify, use more calories... |
31,815 | I was on about 87 kg to 88 kg. With my height of 1,94 m, it was pretty damn good in terms of my BMI :) I nearly hit exactly the middle of the target value of a mid-twenty male.
However, I started to train for a run a few weeks ago. I'm running nearly every second day (8 to 11 km) and do a few push-ups (20) and sit-ups... | 2016/08/18 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/31815",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/23303/"
] | No, do not use BMI to gauge your fitness level.
First of all, and I love pointing this out; the person who invented the BMI scale said that it should NOT be used to indicate the level of fatness in a person.
Second of all, it was invented between 1830 and 1850. Our knowledge of the human body has evolved so much now,... | The respondanse have been correct, B.M.I is a flawed way of measuring fat to bone/muscle. Hip to waist measurements provide far a better idea of how much fat you carry. More sophisticated techniques give accurate measurements but are costly.
What to do??? Not always easy to do, but simple to quantify, use more calories... |
36,786,329 | I'm debugging C++ program compiled with MSVC under Windows.
I want to investigate issue linked with multi threading. So I put ASSERT in my code and when program reaches ASSERT it displays window about ASSERT (Standart [Abort], [Retry], [Ignore] window) with proposal to pause program in debugger. I press [Retry] button ... | 2016/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36786329",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2000124/"
] | Select Device in-place of Simulator and then make Archive .
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yhgt.png) | [![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: <http://i.stack.imgur.com/VQB3K.png> you need to select the 'Generic Ios device' and the go for product -> Archive |
36,786,329 | I'm debugging C++ program compiled with MSVC under Windows.
I want to investigate issue linked with multi threading. So I put ASSERT in my code and when program reaches ASSERT it displays window about ASSERT (Standart [Abort], [Retry], [Ignore] window) with proposal to pause program in debugger. I press [Retry] button ... | 2016/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36786329",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2000124/"
] | Select Device in-place of Simulator and then make Archive .
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yhgt.png) | select device as Generic IOS Device in devices tab
Goto Project -> Archive -> building of your project start after this organiser window will open
in organiser window there is an option "Export" click on that and save your IPA on to your location |
329,253 | I am trying to understand pMOSFET. I searched online tutorial saying that pMOSFET is like a closed switch if V(gs) < V(threshold), like a open switch if V(gs) > V(threshold), V(threshold) typically -1.5V.
But when I do an online simulation, it show the following result. Does anyone know why the left one has current f... | 2017/09/14 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/329253",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/161908/"
] | MOSFETs have a **body diode** which will conduct when the MOSFET is "backwards biased": in the case of a PMOS, when the drain-source voltage is greater than a diode drop.
It helps to have a MOSFET symbol which has the body diode included:
[](https://i.stack.... | In a P-channel MOSFET, the source needs to be more positive than the drain, otherwise the terminals switch roles. That means that in figure 1, the bottom electrode is acting as the source even though it is supposed to be the drain. In this case, Vgs is -5, since the gate is at 0V and the source is at +5.
Second, the M... |
540,910 | While loading YouTube videos on Ubuntu 14.4 my screen goes black and yet everything still works, lights on the keyboard and the video plays. No amount of pressing buttons (ctrl+alt+f1, power button, mouse clicks etc..) can get the screen to turn on again. I've had ubuntu 14.4 for a few months now and this error started... | 2014/10/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/540910",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/185988/"
] | As @AE indicates you can turn off hardware acceleration in chrome in the settings by chrome://settings/ -> 'advanced settings' -> untick 'use hardware acceleration' and restart chrome.
In Firefox It's here:
A restart may be required here as well. | I think your problem maybe caused by adobe-flash. You can update your adobe flash plugin(<https://get.adobe.com/cn/flashplayer/>) or watch Youtube videos in a html5 format(recommended).(turn it on at <https://www.youtube.com/html5>)
Hope can help you. |
310,385 | Which term is the correct one in British English for descring degrees in Celcius scale?
I've always refered to it with minus, for instance: In Siberia there are minus 50 degrees. But today I saw [this](https://youtu.be/Fz4ZMLsPzqM) video in which the author is saying "negative 50" when refering to Celcius degrees.
So... | 2022/02/26 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/310385",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/12430/"
] | "It is minus fifty" (not there are minus fifty)
Saying "negative fifty" is a slightly more scientific alternative. Both "minus" and "negative" are used. | You can have below-zero temperatures in Fahrenheit as well as Celsius.
The usual spelling of the C degree name is Celsius. That's how the Swedish scientist (Anders Celsius) who invented the C scale spelled his name.
0 degrees F is minus 17.78 degrees Celsius, so 'sub zero temperatures' in Fahrenheit countries (the US... |
53,767,231 | I've built an AWS CodePipeline to build and deploy containers into Fargate managed EC2 instances. Ref [AWS CodePipeline](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-cd-pipeline.html)
One of the services is a web server and I'm attempting to access it from the public which is possible via a public a... | 2018/12/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53767231",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3294568/"
] | Although it's not free, normally if you want a public DNS name to an ECS service (fargate or EC2) you'd front it with a load balancer (which can also do SSL termination, if you so desire).
Because of that, AWS makes it easy to create a load balancer or add your service to an existing target group when you're setting u... | You can use [ECS Service Discovery](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-discovery.html) for registering your containers in a private DNS namespace - unfortunately this is not possible with public DNS.
But, what you can do, is to have a script
* fetch your containers' public IP after r... |
53,767,231 | I've built an AWS CodePipeline to build and deploy containers into Fargate managed EC2 instances. Ref [AWS CodePipeline](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-cd-pipeline.html)
One of the services is a web server and I'm attempting to access it from the public which is possible via a public a... | 2018/12/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53767231",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3294568/"
] | Although it's not free, normally if you want a public DNS name to an ECS service (fargate or EC2) you'd front it with a load balancer (which can also do SSL termination, if you so desire).
Because of that, AWS makes it easy to create a load balancer or add your service to an existing target group when you're setting u... | When I set up an ECS Fargate service for the first time, the setup wizard seems to have automatically (?) created a load balancer for me. I was able to access the web app that I created via the URL at Amazon ECS -> Clusters -> {my cluster} -> {my service} -> Target Group Name (under Load Balancing in the Details tab) -... |
53,767,231 | I've built an AWS CodePipeline to build and deploy containers into Fargate managed EC2 instances. Ref [AWS CodePipeline](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-cd-pipeline.html)
One of the services is a web server and I'm attempting to access it from the public which is possible via a public a... | 2018/12/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53767231",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3294568/"
] | You can use [ECS Service Discovery](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-discovery.html) for registering your containers in a private DNS namespace - unfortunately this is not possible with public DNS.
But, what you can do, is to have a script
* fetch your containers' public IP after r... | When I set up an ECS Fargate service for the first time, the setup wizard seems to have automatically (?) created a load balancer for me. I was able to access the web app that I created via the URL at Amazon ECS -> Clusters -> {my cluster} -> {my service} -> Target Group Name (under Load Balancing in the Details tab) -... |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | Yes, but I'm not sure what this has to do with C++ or programming. A binary image could be an image where pixels are only either red or blue.
Binary Image: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_image>
Grayscale Image: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayscale> | Yes,
A binary image is one that consists of pixels that can have one of exactly two colors, usually black and white. It is also called bi-level or two-level.
A gray scale image is a kind of black and white or gray monochrome are composed exclusively of shades of gray. |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | Yes, the one is grayscale, e.g. gray scales from 0.255, the binary imange is binary, that means black(0) or white(1).
EDIT: Convert grayscale to binary. Directly converting color images (like RGB) to binary is not that easy, because you have to handle every color channel within the image seperatly.
Converting to bi... | Yes, but I'm not sure what this has to do with C++ or programming. A binary image could be an image where pixels are only either red or blue.
Binary Image: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_image>
Grayscale Image: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayscale> |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | Yes, the one is grayscale, e.g. gray scales from 0.255, the binary imange is binary, that means black(0) or white(1).
EDIT: Convert grayscale to binary. Directly converting color images (like RGB) to binary is not that easy, because you have to handle every color channel within the image seperatly.
Converting to bi... | A binary image has only two values for each pixel, 0 and 1 corresponding to black and white (or vice versa). A gray scale image has a certain number (probably 8) bits of information per pixel, hence, 256 possible grey values.
Of course, a grey scale image has a binary representation, but the smallest size of informati... |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | Yes, but I'm not sure what this has to do with C++ or programming. A binary image could be an image where pixels are only either red or blue.
Binary Image: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_image>
Grayscale Image: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayscale> | Yes
**Binary Image**
A binary image is a black and white image where each **pixel value is either 0 or 1.** The value 0 represents background or black and the value 1 represents foreground or white.
**Grayscale Image**
A grayscale image is a black and white image with various shades of gray. The pixel value of a g... |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | Yes, the one is grayscale, e.g. gray scales from 0.255, the binary imange is binary, that means black(0) or white(1).
EDIT: Convert grayscale to binary. Directly converting color images (like RGB) to binary is not that easy, because you have to handle every color channel within the image seperatly.
Converting to bi... | **Black and White** image contains only **two levels**.
**Gray image** represent by black and white shades or combination of levels for **e.g.**
**8 bit gray image** means total **2^8 levels** form black to **white 0 = black and 255 is White**. |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | Yes, the one is grayscale, e.g. gray scales from 0.255, the binary imange is binary, that means black(0) or white(1).
EDIT: Convert grayscale to binary. Directly converting color images (like RGB) to binary is not that easy, because you have to handle every color channel within the image seperatly.
Converting to bi... | Yes,
A binary image is one that consists of pixels that can have one of exactly two colors, usually black and white. It is also called bi-level or two-level.
A gray scale image is a kind of black and white or gray monochrome are composed exclusively of shades of gray. |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | A binary image has only two values for each pixel, 0 and 1 corresponding to black and white (or vice versa). A gray scale image has a certain number (probably 8) bits of information per pixel, hence, 256 possible grey values.
Of course, a grey scale image has a binary representation, but the smallest size of informati... | **Black and White** image contains only **two levels**.
**Gray image** represent by black and white shades or combination of levels for **e.g.**
**8 bit gray image** means total **2^8 levels** form black to **white 0 = black and 255 is White**. |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | **Black and White** image contains only **two levels**.
**Gray image** represent by black and white shades or combination of levels for **e.g.**
**8 bit gray image** means total **2^8 levels** form black to **white 0 = black and 255 is White**. | Yes,
A binary image is one that consists of pixels that can have one of exactly two colors, usually black and white. It is also called bi-level or two-level.
A gray scale image is a kind of black and white or gray monochrome are composed exclusively of shades of gray. |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | **Black and White** image contains only **two levels**.
**Gray image** represent by black and white shades or combination of levels for **e.g.**
**8 bit gray image** means total **2^8 levels** form black to **white 0 = black and 255 is White**. | Yes
**Binary Image**
A binary image is a black and white image where each **pixel value is either 0 or 1.** The value 0 represents background or black and the value 1 represents foreground or white.
**Grayscale Image**
A grayscale image is a black and white image with various shades of gray. The pixel value of a g... |
3,123,129 | is there any difference between grey scale image and binary image? | 2010/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3123129",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375297/"
] | A binary image has only two values for each pixel, 0 and 1 corresponding to black and white (or vice versa). A gray scale image has a certain number (probably 8) bits of information per pixel, hence, 256 possible grey values.
Of course, a grey scale image has a binary representation, but the smallest size of informati... | Yes,
A binary image is one that consists of pixels that can have one of exactly two colors, usually black and white. It is also called bi-level or two-level.
A gray scale image is a kind of black and white or gray monochrome are composed exclusively of shades of gray. |
76,394 | I play electric guitar and today I had an experience where the guitar would give very slight tingling sensations - I wouldn't quite call any of them a bad shock because none of them really hurt badly, but it was noticeable.
My question is: how to I test if the outlet we use is grounded properly. My bassist who uses th... | 2015/10/17 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/76394",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/38364/"
] | YES, you should not plug in without testing the ground, and you really should be protected by a GFI when playing outdoors. It is dangerous because you could be shocked or even electrocuted by playing without a ground or with a faulty ground. The guitar player for The Yardbirds was killed this way, look it up.
You can ... | You could test the ground. Sometimes grounds are deliberately disconnected for audio / video equipment to eliminate noise problems. (Obviously that is a bad way to fix noise problems!)
There are other wiring faults that could cause this issue, and some of them you can't count on an inexpensive outlet tester to find. ... |
19,854,777 | In hadoop definitive guide :
**a 1 MB file stored with a block size of 128 MB uses 1 MB of disk space, not128 MB**.
what does this mean ?
does it use 1MB of size in a block of 128MB or 1MB is used and reamining 127MB is free to occupy by some other file ? | 2013/11/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19854777",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2961307/"
] | This is often a misconception about HDFS - the block size is more about how a single file is split up / partitioned, not about some reserved part of the file system.
Behind the schemes, each block is stored on the DataNodes underlying files system as a plain file (and an associated checksum). If you look into the data... | Hadoop Block size is Hadoop Storage Concept. Every Time When you store a File in Hadoop it will divided into the block sizes and based on the replication factor and data locality it will be distributed over the cluster.
**For Details you can find my answer here**
[Small files and HDFS blocks](https://stackoverflow.co... |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15152/"
] | Critical Hits
=============
When you score a critical hit (roll a natural 20 on the attack roll), you roll double damage. Therefore, you'll probably want to bring a **second** weapon die, depending on what weapon you'll be using. Greatswords and mauls are a 2d6 weapon, so you may want **four** d6s if you plan to use o... | This really depends on the level of the characters, if starting with level 1's then the basic 7 dice set, or pair of each is more than enough to cover you for a while.
At level 5 you get access to extra attacks and to level 3 spells. There might be a need to add additional dice, lightning bolt/fireball damage starts ... |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15152/"
] | Yes
===
You should bring extra dice to *any* roleplaying event. In large numbers.
There are many situations where you need more dice and they are for the most part independent of the actual system you are playing:
* Maybe 5 enemies attack. All with the same stats. Roll 5 dice.
* Maybe all 5 hit and the character nee... | This really depends on the level of the characters, if starting with level 1's then the basic 7 dice set, or pair of each is more than enough to cover you for a while.
At level 5 you get access to extra attacks and to level 3 spells. There might be a need to add additional dice, lightning bolt/fireball damage starts ... |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15152/"
] | The dice I always seem to be short on are d4s. For healing potions and magic missiles, mostly.
Two d20s is essential, for rolling with advantage.
But seriously folks, there's no such thing as "too many dice" :-) | This really depends on the level of the characters, if starting with level 1's then the basic 7 dice set, or pair of each is more than enough to cover you for a while.
At level 5 you get access to extra attacks and to level 3 spells. There might be a need to add additional dice, lightning bolt/fireball damage starts ... |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15152/"
] | Critical Hits
=============
When you score a critical hit (roll a natural 20 on the attack roll), you roll double damage. Therefore, you'll probably want to bring a **second** weapon die, depending on what weapon you'll be using. Greatswords and mauls are a 2d6 weapon, so you may want **four** d6s if you plan to use o... | In my experience (I have a 5th level Ranger/Rogue in my current group), and if getting more dice isn't a hassle, I would for sure bring **2 D20(for when you need advantage or disadvantage), 1D12, 1D10, 1D8, 1D6, 1D4** for each player.
*Additionally* I would look at each player to see what their most common attack is.... |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
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] | Critical Hits
=============
When you score a critical hit (roll a natural 20 on the attack roll), you roll double damage. Therefore, you'll probably want to bring a **second** weapon die, depending on what weapon you'll be using. Greatswords and mauls are a 2d6 weapon, so you may want **four** d6s if you plan to use o... | Yes
===
You should bring extra dice to *any* roleplaying event. In large numbers.
There are many situations where you need more dice and they are for the most part independent of the actual system you are playing:
* Maybe 5 enemies attack. All with the same stats. Roll 5 dice.
* Maybe all 5 hit and the character nee... |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15152/"
] | Critical Hits
=============
When you score a critical hit (roll a natural 20 on the attack roll), you roll double damage. Therefore, you'll probably want to bring a **second** weapon die, depending on what weapon you'll be using. Greatswords and mauls are a 2d6 weapon, so you may want **four** d6s if you plan to use o... | The dice I always seem to be short on are d4s. For healing potions and magic missiles, mostly.
Two d20s is essential, for rolling with advantage.
But seriously folks, there's no such thing as "too many dice" :-) |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15152/"
] | Yes
===
You should bring extra dice to *any* roleplaying event. In large numbers.
There are many situations where you need more dice and they are for the most part independent of the actual system you are playing:
* Maybe 5 enemies attack. All with the same stats. Roll 5 dice.
* Maybe all 5 hit and the character nee... | In my experience (I have a 5th level Ranger/Rogue in my current group), and if getting more dice isn't a hassle, I would for sure bring **2 D20(for when you need advantage or disadvantage), 1D12, 1D10, 1D8, 1D6, 1D4** for each player.
*Additionally* I would look at each player to see what their most common attack is.... |
65,236 | I will be playing my first 5e session here soon. I got to skim the basic rules PDF, so I know that it plays a bit like 3.5 with some modernization. (*Please don't stone me if I'm oversimplifying that*.) I'd like to know what I should bring in my dicebag.
*I know that it's usually best to have one of each dice in D&D, ... | 2015/07/24 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/65236",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15152/"
] | The dice I always seem to be short on are d4s. For healing potions and magic missiles, mostly.
Two d20s is essential, for rolling with advantage.
But seriously folks, there's no such thing as "too many dice" :-) | In my experience (I have a 5th level Ranger/Rogue in my current group), and if getting more dice isn't a hassle, I would for sure bring **2 D20(for when you need advantage or disadvantage), 1D12, 1D10, 1D8, 1D6, 1D4** for each player.
*Additionally* I would look at each player to see what their most common attack is.... |
74,959 | What color should a deletion confirmation message be?
This is related to the question *[Should 'yes, delete it' be red, or green?](//ux.stackexchange.com/questions/49991/should-yes-delete-it-be-red-or-green)*, but different because this question asks about a passive confirmation message and not the active delete butto... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/74959",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/17283/"
] | I would recommend moving away from colour for confirmation messages in this case.
I say this because it can be confusing for the user especially since you are using red and green for "Reject" and "Accept" so when they have successfully done an action moving from red to green can be disorientating and unworthy extra c... | 
I find that the grey background with white text gives a very neutral feel and looks good on the eye as well. Unless it's good or bad, I would avoid green or red. |
74,959 | What color should a deletion confirmation message be?
This is related to the question *[Should 'yes, delete it' be red, or green?](//ux.stackexchange.com/questions/49991/should-yes-delete-it-be-red-or-green)*, but different because this question asks about a passive confirmation message and not the active delete butto... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/74959",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/17283/"
] | 
I find that the grey background with white text gives a very neutral feel and looks good on the eye as well. Unless it's good or bad, I would avoid green or red. | **The message indicates a successful action, so if you're using color cues, this message should use the color of success: green, in your case**. The danger color (red, in this example) should be used when the user is *about to do* something destructive (e.g. "Are you sure you want to delete this?"), but the message you... |
74,959 | What color should a deletion confirmation message be?
This is related to the question *[Should 'yes, delete it' be red, or green?](//ux.stackexchange.com/questions/49991/should-yes-delete-it-be-red-or-green)*, but different because this question asks about a passive confirmation message and not the active delete butto... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/74959",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/17283/"
] | 
I find that the grey background with white text gives a very neutral feel and looks good on the eye as well. Unless it's good or bad, I would avoid green or red. | Already there are couple of good answers urging you from moving away from colors. I do agree with them. Considering the color blindness/cultural relations, **colors should always be used as a secondary mode of conveying any information**. But then again, if you are working with an application which already has alerts f... |
74,959 | What color should a deletion confirmation message be?
This is related to the question *[Should 'yes, delete it' be red, or green?](//ux.stackexchange.com/questions/49991/should-yes-delete-it-be-red-or-green)*, but different because this question asks about a passive confirmation message and not the active delete butto... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/74959",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/17283/"
] | I would recommend moving away from colour for confirmation messages in this case.
I say this because it can be confusing for the user especially since you are using red and green for "Reject" and "Accept" so when they have successfully done an action moving from red to green can be disorientating and unworthy extra c... | **The message indicates a successful action, so if you're using color cues, this message should use the color of success: green, in your case**. The danger color (red, in this example) should be used when the user is *about to do* something destructive (e.g. "Are you sure you want to delete this?"), but the message you... |
74,959 | What color should a deletion confirmation message be?
This is related to the question *[Should 'yes, delete it' be red, or green?](//ux.stackexchange.com/questions/49991/should-yes-delete-it-be-red-or-green)*, but different because this question asks about a passive confirmation message and not the active delete butto... | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/74959",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/17283/"
] | I would recommend moving away from colour for confirmation messages in this case.
I say this because it can be confusing for the user especially since you are using red and green for "Reject" and "Accept" so when they have successfully done an action moving from red to green can be disorientating and unworthy extra c... | Already there are couple of good answers urging you from moving away from colors. I do agree with them. Considering the color blindness/cultural relations, **colors should always be used as a secondary mode of conveying any information**. But then again, if you are working with an application which already has alerts f... |
740,432 | I bought a new HD (1 TB) which was my D drive. I want the new HD to be C drive and someone helped me to change that. Now my new HD is C drive but with 2 OS (Windows 7 and Vista). My old HD is now D drive also with Windows 7 on it. So now I have 3 OS on my PC. How can I delete Vista on drive C and the other Win 7 on dri... | 2014/04/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/740432",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/314769/"
] | Boot up the machine using a Linux LiveCD, such as Ubuntu.
Then you should be able to edit the disk partitions with `gparted` and delete one.
You can then create a new partition in the free space, or expand one of the other ones to fill it.
The problem with using Disk Manager through Windows, is you may find it imp... | When you install another copy of windows on partition which already contains windows, the old one is moved to windows.old directory. All you have to do to get rid of it is deleting this directory.
Second step is fixing your boot.ini file. The easiest way is using 3rd party software like easyBCD to remove spare entrie... |
740,432 | I bought a new HD (1 TB) which was my D drive. I want the new HD to be C drive and someone helped me to change that. Now my new HD is C drive but with 2 OS (Windows 7 and Vista). My old HD is now D drive also with Windows 7 on it. So now I have 3 OS on my PC. How can I delete Vista on drive C and the other Win 7 on dri... | 2014/04/11 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/740432",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/314769/"
] | Boot up the machine using a Linux LiveCD, such as Ubuntu.
Then you should be able to edit the disk partitions with `gparted` and delete one.
You can then create a new partition in the free space, or expand one of the other ones to fill it.
The problem with using Disk Manager through Windows, is you may find it imp... | If you want to delete vista then log in using windows 7 and go to run and type `msconfig`without quote. **System Configuration** windows will be open then see in **Boot**.
If there is vista present in the list then you can delete it. and after restart you can format your vista drive using cmd.
In case Vista is not pr... |
1,874,696 | Five boys and three girls are to be seated in a row such that no two girls sit side by side? | 2016/07/29 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1874696",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/356805/"
] | I'm assuming there is individuality between the girls and the boys, so we can generalize arrangements such that there is no need to remove cases of congruent order.
The above scenario is identical to the statement: arrange 8 people in 8 seats, remove scenarios where 3 girls are sitting side by side.
To arrange 8 peop... | So you should first try to count how many ways can everybody be seated without any constraint. Keep in mind that we don't care about specific people, namely (boy 1 on chair 1, boy 2 on chair 2) is exactly the same as (boy 2 on chair 1, boy 1 on chair 2).
Then you can just remove from this total the number of ways you... |
26,681 | I created a few macros in Excel 2007 and I saved them in the **personal macro workbook**.
Since then, I've deleted the macros. *Note: You have to unhide the workbook, delete the macro and then hide it again to accomplish this.*
Now, every time I open Excel, create/edit a workbook and click the close/exit (red X) butt... | 2009/08/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/26681",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/45675/"
] | You can also hold down Shift as you click the "X" to close all open workbooks and Excel completely. | You can close Excel using ALT F4 - this will close Excel completely |
26,681 | I created a few macros in Excel 2007 and I saved them in the **personal macro workbook**.
Since then, I've deleted the macros. *Note: You have to unhide the workbook, delete the macro and then hide it again to accomplish this.*
Now, every time I open Excel, create/edit a workbook and click the close/exit (red X) butt... | 2009/08/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/26681",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/45675/"
] | One more solution: click on the 'Office Button' in the upper left hand corner of your screen - right click on 'Exit Excel' - then choose 'Add to Quick Access Toolbar'. This will place an 'X' on your toolbar which only needs to be clicked once to close Excel completely. | You can close Excel using ALT F4 - this will close Excel completely |
19,210 | My PC's ATX power supply stopped working. I opened it and noticed that it makes a high pitch sound when turned on. I can't figure out which component in the power supply makes that sound, so that I can replace it. | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/19210",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/4906/"
] | **Instant Death:**
**WARNING - PC Power supplies have lethal voltages internally both when mains voltage is applied and also for a variable period of time after being turned off.**
**Lurking death**
**A power supply that has been turned off for many minutes MAY contain voltages that can kill you.**
If you don't k... | The sound could come from a capacitor or a transformer, though that is not necessarily the part that is defective.
Personally I wouldn't mess with a switched power supply (it is very dangerous and a repair is unlikely to succeed) and buy a new one. |
19,210 | My PC's ATX power supply stopped working. I opened it and noticed that it makes a high pitch sound when turned on. I can't figure out which component in the power supply makes that sound, so that I can replace it. | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/19210",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/4906/"
] | The sound could come from a capacitor or a transformer, though that is not necessarily the part that is defective.
Personally I wouldn't mess with a switched power supply (it is very dangerous and a repair is unlikely to succeed) and buy a new one. | How exactly has it stopped working?
Have you tested the output for voltage? Is the fan working?
It is quite likely a coil/transformer that is whining due to a e.g. shorted output transistor, bad capacitors or faulty load, causing excess current/pulse skipping which produces audible frequencies. Make sure you have ... |
19,210 | My PC's ATX power supply stopped working. I opened it and noticed that it makes a high pitch sound when turned on. I can't figure out which component in the power supply makes that sound, so that I can replace it. | 2011/09/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/19210",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/4906/"
] | **Instant Death:**
**WARNING - PC Power supplies have lethal voltages internally both when mains voltage is applied and also for a variable period of time after being turned off.**
**Lurking death**
**A power supply that has been turned off for many minutes MAY contain voltages that can kill you.**
If you don't k... | How exactly has it stopped working?
Have you tested the output for voltage? Is the fan working?
It is quite likely a coil/transformer that is whining due to a e.g. shorted output transistor, bad capacitors or faulty load, causing excess current/pulse skipping which produces audible frequencies. Make sure you have ... |
114,190 | I'm making something using butter beans (*fasiola gigandes*) which will be cooked for a long time (12+ hours) in a casserole dish with liquid covering them.
Normally I would soak the beans first for a long time before discarding the water and using them. Can I reduce/skip the soaking stage given that they will be soak... | 2021/02/09 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/114190",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/36356/"
] | I use a slow cooker almost every time I cook dried beans, and I don't recommend cutting down on soaking. I typically soak overnight (with a little bicarbonate of soda), and start cooking in the morning, so 10-12 hours soaking + 8-12 hours cooking, avoiding adding (much) acid/salt until towards the end.
It's possible y... | **I have gotten away with no soak many times.**
I often cook beans overnight. I think if you cook for 6 hours + the beans are so soft that soaking in advance does not make much difference.
Usually for long cooks I use kidney, red, pinto, turtle beans or black eyed peas. Even with those tough beans and no soak about h... |
103,740 | I have this question: since the CMO on board a starship is generally the captain's own private physician, is there anything in the regulations that says a CMO can't call the captain by his real first name in certain instances? Like when the captain feels stressed, or is afraid about something?
I"m not talking about me... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103740",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44166/"
] | How the captain is addressed, based on the various series we have available, is dependent on your relationship with said captain.
As you said, Bones and Kirk have an informal relationship.
Most captains in the Star Trek franchise (who are a main character) have at least one member of the crew they are particularly clos... | I think the answer is in the respective ranks.
As CMO, the doctor is usually a captain in their own right.
This is a command safety procedure.
The CMO has the right, even the duty, to place the captain on administrative leave if he/she deems it necessary.
This is a current naval safety procedure.
Therefore, unless... |
103,740 | I have this question: since the CMO on board a starship is generally the captain's own private physician, is there anything in the regulations that says a CMO can't call the captain by his real first name in certain instances? Like when the captain feels stressed, or is afraid about something?
I"m not talking about me... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103740",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44166/"
] | In most cases, the medical staff on a starship are outside the chain of command as they are specialists with their own command structure headed by Star Fleet's Surgeon General. In some cases, medical officers can take command courses if they wish (both Deanna Troi and Beverly Crusher do so at one point if I remember co... | I think the answer is in the respective ranks.
As CMO, the doctor is usually a captain in their own right.
This is a command safety procedure.
The CMO has the right, even the duty, to place the captain on administrative leave if he/she deems it necessary.
This is a current naval safety procedure.
Therefore, unless... |
103,740 | I have this question: since the CMO on board a starship is generally the captain's own private physician, is there anything in the regulations that says a CMO can't call the captain by his real first name in certain instances? Like when the captain feels stressed, or is afraid about something?
I"m not talking about me... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103740",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44166/"
] | How the captain is addressed, based on the various series we have available, is dependent on your relationship with said captain.
As you said, Bones and Kirk have an informal relationship.
Most captains in the Star Trek franchise (who are a main character) have at least one member of the crew they are particularly clos... | In most cases, the medical staff on a starship are outside the chain of command as they are specialists with their own command structure headed by Star Fleet's Surgeon General. In some cases, medical officers can take command courses if they wish (both Deanna Troi and Beverly Crusher do so at one point if I remember co... |
5,810,551 | the thing I am asking is like this,say I went to webpage but I dont like the font-face they used or the font-size or may be the background color, can I change it from my pc using any local css? In firefox, there is a plugin firebug, using which I can do some changes temporarily, but I want it to remain unless I change ... | 2011/04/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5810551",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/728115/"
] | yes, I remember an extension for firefox: [greasemonkey](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/).
It's easy to change color and other styles of standard elements, like background, headers (h1, ...), paragraph, ... but I don't know about custom css class that are widely used across web sites. So a... | You could use [Greasemonkey](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/), and associate a Javascript with every page you want to modify. |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ?
>
>
>
It is the only sensible way
>
> Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ?
>
>
>
You can generate CSS with JavaScript. (Not advisable for general styling).
You can use [JSSS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_Style_Sheet... | You're also able to style HTML with HTML-attributes itself, but this way is pretty impractical and old-fashioned. Most of these techniques are deprecated and the functionality is VERY limited. |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | JavaScript is a scripting language, not a styling language. While you can use JavaScript to apply CSS, it's still CSS, not JavaScript, that's defining the styles.
There exist HTML presentational attributes from [a long time ago](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32), but those have been superseded by CSS. You can still use... | As mentioned previously, CSS is not the only way to stylize HTML but definitely the standard. If you're looking for a more programmatic way utilizing JavaScript you can look into [less](http://lesscss.org/) which (taken directly from the webpage) ...extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables, mixins, operation... |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ?
>
>
>
It is the only sensible way
>
> Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ?
>
>
>
You can generate CSS with JavaScript. (Not advisable for general styling).
You can use [JSSS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_Style_Sheet... | I suppose the correct answer to your question is no, because html includes some basic style elements itself. But CSS is the best way to style your documents and you absolutely should learn and use it. Once you're comfortable using CSS, try using a framework such as [Twitter bootstrap](http://twitter.github.com/bootstra... |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ?
>
>
>
It is the only sensible way
>
> Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ?
>
>
>
You can generate CSS with JavaScript. (Not advisable for general styling).
You can use [JSSS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_Style_Sheet... | It's not the only way but the recommended way.
You can include styling in your html tags but it becomes messy.
That's why CSS was invented so use it ! |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | It's not the only way but the recommended way.
You can include styling in your html tags but it becomes messy.
That's why CSS was invented so use it ! | As mentioned previously, CSS is not the only way to stylize HTML but definitely the standard. If you're looking for a more programmatic way utilizing JavaScript you can look into [less](http://lesscss.org/) which (taken directly from the webpage) ...extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables, mixins, operation... |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | You're also able to style HTML with HTML-attributes itself, but this way is pretty impractical and old-fashioned. Most of these techniques are deprecated and the functionality is VERY limited. | As mentioned previously, CSS is not the only way to stylize HTML but definitely the standard. If you're looking for a more programmatic way utilizing JavaScript you can look into [less](http://lesscss.org/) which (taken directly from the webpage) ...extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables, mixins, operation... |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | JavaScript is a scripting language, not a styling language. While you can use JavaScript to apply CSS, it's still CSS, not JavaScript, that's defining the styles.
There exist HTML presentational attributes from [a long time ago](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32), but those have been superseded by CSS. You can still use... | You're also able to style HTML with HTML-attributes itself, but this way is pretty impractical and old-fashioned. Most of these techniques are deprecated and the functionality is VERY limited. |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | JavaScript is a scripting language, not a styling language. While you can use JavaScript to apply CSS, it's still CSS, not JavaScript, that's defining the styles.
There exist HTML presentational attributes from [a long time ago](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32), but those have been superseded by CSS. You can still use... | I suppose the correct answer to your question is no, because html includes some basic style elements itself. But CSS is the best way to style your documents and you absolutely should learn and use it. Once you're comfortable using CSS, try using a framework such as [Twitter bootstrap](http://twitter.github.com/bootstra... |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | JavaScript is a scripting language, not a styling language. While you can use JavaScript to apply CSS, it's still CSS, not JavaScript, that's defining the styles.
There exist HTML presentational attributes from [a long time ago](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32), but those have been superseded by CSS. You can still use... | >
> I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ?
>
>
>
It is the only sensible way
>
> Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ?
>
>
>
You can generate CSS with JavaScript. (Not advisable for general styling).
You can use [JSSS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_Style_Sheet... |
14,692,027 | I am a beginner web-designer. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript. I know that CSS used to style HTML docs, but is that the only way ? Can I use JavaScript to style HTML, somehow ? Or Is there any other way rather than CSS ? | 2013/02/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14692027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | JavaScript is a scripting language, not a styling language. While you can use JavaScript to apply CSS, it's still CSS, not JavaScript, that's defining the styles.
There exist HTML presentational attributes from [a long time ago](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32), but those have been superseded by CSS. You can still use... | It's not the only way but the recommended way.
You can include styling in your html tags but it becomes messy.
That's why CSS was invented so use it ! |
58,190 | Scientific literature has items called letters, communications and journal papers. They all seem quite similar in terms of format and content. What are the differences between them? | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/58190",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/30698/"
] | At my university in the USA, it would likely be illegal for the instructor or the TAs of the particular class to participate in this. There is just too much of a (perceived) conflict of interest since they are evaluating you for a grade for the class.
However, there would not be anything barring you from approaching a... | The appropriate way to do it is explain what you want, and why you are willing to pay for it. You have to be careful to not say something like "I want to pass this course, and I'm willing to pay you to make that happen", since that would look like an offer of a bribe which would be illegal. It is not illegal to pay a p... |
365,280 | I recently marked over $100$ assignments for a multivariable calculus course. One question which a lot of people did poorly was proving a given set was open. Aside from issues relating to rigour and logic (or lack thereof), I noticed an issue that I wasn't as aware of before this experience. A lot of students used Engl... | 2013/04/18 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/365280",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/39599/"
] | Charles Wells, *The Handbook of Mathematical Discourse*; it’s available as a PDF [here](https://www.abstractmath.org/Handbook/handbook.pdf). His site [abstractmath.org](http://www.abstractmath.org/MM/MMIntro.htm) may also be useful. | Again ('cos I've recommended it before) I can very warmly recommend getting your students to beg/borrow/buy and then **read** the excellent
>
> Daniel J. Velleman, *How to Prove it: A Structured Approach* (CUP, 1994 and much reprinted, and now into a second edition).
>
>
>
From the blurb: "Many students have trou... |
365,280 | I recently marked over $100$ assignments for a multivariable calculus course. One question which a lot of people did poorly was proving a given set was open. Aside from issues relating to rigour and logic (or lack thereof), I noticed an issue that I wasn't as aware of before this experience. A lot of students used Engl... | 2013/04/18 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/365280",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/39599/"
] | Charles Wells, *The Handbook of Mathematical Discourse*; it’s available as a PDF [here](https://www.abstractmath.org/Handbook/handbook.pdf). His site [abstractmath.org](http://www.abstractmath.org/MM/MMIntro.htm) may also be useful. | I'm using
>
> Franco Vivaldi *Mathematical Writing* (Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series)
>
>
>
which I find very useful. It contains many definitions of basic mathematical objects (sets, maps...) as well as examples of proves. |
365,280 | I recently marked over $100$ assignments for a multivariable calculus course. One question which a lot of people did poorly was proving a given set was open. Aside from issues relating to rigour and logic (or lack thereof), I noticed an issue that I wasn't as aware of before this experience. A lot of students used Engl... | 2013/04/18 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/365280",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/39599/"
] | Again ('cos I've recommended it before) I can very warmly recommend getting your students to beg/borrow/buy and then **read** the excellent
>
> Daniel J. Velleman, *How to Prove it: A Structured Approach* (CUP, 1994 and much reprinted, and now into a second edition).
>
>
>
From the blurb: "Many students have trou... | I'm using
>
> Franco Vivaldi *Mathematical Writing* (Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series)
>
>
>
which I find very useful. It contains many definitions of basic mathematical objects (sets, maps...) as well as examples of proves. |
1,135 | I dropped my iPhone earlier today. The screen is now full of cracks but the phone still functioning. Is there any cases of DIY style repair being performed? Can anyone share their repair steps for this? | 2010/09/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1135",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I went through this myself a couple of weeks ago. Stupid tile floor in my office wouldn't catch my phone at 9.81m/s2. I ended up taking my phone into a mobile repair shop and had them replace the screen (voiding my warranty in the process), but was a hell of a lot cheaper than doing it myself. Took all of about 15 minu... | eBay is a great option for repair kits, you can get them sent globally no matter where you are. Unless perhaps if you are a Nigerian businessman....
Otherwise you can choose an aftermarket iPhone screen repair service, if you are in Perth then www.buddhaiphonerepair.com is a fantastic way to go. |
648,376 | I have several Amazon AWS EC2 virtual machines that I created on AWS EC2. They were not imported, they were created there. I would like to export these machines in order to achieve local backups, and a local testing environment.
I have looked a lot of places, and found tons of information that says you can only expor... | 2014/12/01 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/648376",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/155268/"
] | 1. Yes pfsense is the perfect tool what you are trying to accomplish, and much more.
2 & 3. pfsense has certain packages that can help e.g. squid proxy and squid guard.
[A simple howto to install squid, squid guard, ACL and blacklisting.](https://www.howtoforge.com/pfsense-squid-squidguard-traffic-shaping-tutorial) | Definitely use Squid proxy. It understands URL's.
Most free firewalls just understand IP addresses and ports right now.
You can do simple IP based filters for source IP's (admins vs normal users)
You can do regex based destination url filters (for blacklist/whitelists)
You can do use authentication to do mo... |
22,876 | After the passing of Denethor, Gandalf says the following:
>
> Though the Stewards deemed that it was a secret kept only by themselves, long ago I guessed that here in the White Tower, one at least of the Seven Seeing Stones was preserved. In the days of his wisdom Denethor did not presume to use it, nor to challenge... | 2012/09/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/22876",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7910/"
] | Well, we have an obvious upper bound of TA 2988 (from Appendices A & B):
>
> 2988 Finduilas dies young.
>
>
> ‘After [Finduilas'] death Denethor became more grim and silent than before, and would sit long alone in his tower deep in thought, foreseeing that the assault of Mordor would come in his time. It was afterw... | Appendix A4 (“Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion”) does tell that story. Denethor's wife, [Finduilas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finduilas_of_Dol_Amroth), died a few years he became Steward.
>
> After her death Denethor became more grim and silent than before, and would sit long alone in his tower deep in thought, for... |
22,876 | After the passing of Denethor, Gandalf says the following:
>
> Though the Stewards deemed that it was a secret kept only by themselves, long ago I guessed that here in the White Tower, one at least of the Seven Seeing Stones was preserved. In the days of his wisdom Denethor did not presume to use it, nor to challenge... | 2012/09/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/22876",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7910/"
] | Well, we have an obvious upper bound of TA 2988 (from Appendices A & B):
>
> 2988 Finduilas dies young.
>
>
> ‘After [Finduilas'] death Denethor became more grim and silent than before, and would sit long alone in his tower deep in thought, foreseeing that the assault of Mordor would come in his time. It was afterw... | More is said in Unfinished Tales concerning this matter.
>
> ...when and why Denethor had dared to use the Stone was and remains a matter of conjecture.
>
>
> His 'grimness' was first observable to others after his wife Finduilas died in 2988, but it seems fairly plain that he had at once turned to the Stone as soo... |
6,193,607 | For some reason when I try to compile my code, I get this error:
fatal error: direct.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
I'm on linux using g++ (GCC) 4.6.0 20110509 (Red Hat 4.6.0-7) | 2011/05/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6193607",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | `direct.h` is part of the Digital Mars compiler, not gcc.
Most of its functions have similar names on linux that's posix standarized. Read the manpage for e.g. [getcwd](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getcwd.html) , [rmdir](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/rmdir.html), ... | Commonly, is a C/C++ header file provided by Microsoft Windows, so it cannot works in linux.
[reference at wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct.h)
You can use unistd.h to replace the actions in direct.h like mkdir, rmdir, etc. |
6,193,607 | For some reason when I try to compile my code, I get this error:
fatal error: direct.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
I'm on linux using g++ (GCC) 4.6.0 20110509 (Red Hat 4.6.0-7) | 2011/05/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6193607",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | `direct.h` is part of the Digital Mars compiler, not gcc.
Most of its functions have similar names on linux that's posix standarized. Read the manpage for e.g. [getcwd](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getcwd.html) , [rmdir](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/rmdir.html), ... | I took SWMM5 source code and modify the files following the readme and some small fixes. It seems in linux you do not need direct.h at all for the CLE version. I have tested several of the examples provided by EPA
<https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-05/epaswmm5_apps_manual.zip>
You can get the files [from... |
6,193,607 | For some reason when I try to compile my code, I get this error:
fatal error: direct.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
I'm on linux using g++ (GCC) 4.6.0 20110509 (Red Hat 4.6.0-7) | 2011/05/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6193607",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Commonly, is a C/C++ header file provided by Microsoft Windows, so it cannot works in linux.
[reference at wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct.h)
You can use unistd.h to replace the actions in direct.h like mkdir, rmdir, etc. | I took SWMM5 source code and modify the files following the readme and some small fixes. It seems in linux you do not need direct.h at all for the CLE version. I have tested several of the examples provided by EPA
<https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-05/epaswmm5_apps_manual.zip>
You can get the files [from... |
547,009 | >
> He is a pedant, a sesquipedalianist, an ambivert.
>
>
>
Is this grammatically correct? I am not sure about the use of "a sesquipedalianist". | 2020/09/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/547009",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/399135/"
] | "He is a pedant, sesquipedalianist, and an ambivert" can be rewritten more compactly as "He is a pedant, sesquipedalianist, and ambivert". You should group together items in a list that require the same indefinite article, and only use it once at the start.
Whether you use 'a' or 'an' at the beginning of a list to sui... | Yes.
These are the rules for a/an articles:
1. ***A*** before words starting with consonant sounds.
e.g. A man, a university, a yacht...
2. ***An*** before words starting with vowel sounds.
e.g. An animal, an error...
So the sentence is grammatically correct. |
141,004 | I want to help a friend upgrading her macbook pro macbook 2012 MD101 from 4GB RAM and HDD to 8GB RAM and SSD.
Since I am not a mac guy myself, I need to ask you guys what is the compatible RAM modules for this particular mac model. Further more. As far as I know RAM modules should be 204pin SODIMM 1.5 volt?
Also doe... | 2014/08/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/141004",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/86863/"
] | As long as you can confirm the laptop is indeed from mid-2012 (later models have the memory soldered in), then these specs should work for you with either a 13" or 15" laptop (Apple started soldering memory in 17" laptops after 2011):
* 204-pin
* PC3-12800 DDr3 1600 MHz type RAM
(Found at <http://support.apple.com/kb... | I just put a Crucial MX-100 512GB in a 2011 model and was impressed by the performance. Measured faster than the Samsung 840 in my 2012 model. It came with the spacer needed to fit the 7mm drive snugly into the 9mm space on the MBP.
If you are going to the trouble to add memory, you might as well spend the extra $75 a... |
792 | In recent times i found that one user is basically copy pasting posts from arbitrary/unknown blogs as answers.Many of his answers are like that with [this](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/17295/4732) being a typical example.
How to deal with them(such answers)?
I don't think we should allow this to continue.What... | 2017/02/26 | [
"https://hinduism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/792",
"https://hinduism.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4732/"
] | Blogs which give Blog owner's interpretations shouldn't be allowed and answers which cite them as sources should be deleted.
For example, if a blog has exact Vedic Verses or Puranic verses, we can cite them in answers (without citing blog in answer) as these verses are not influenced by Blog author's intepretation. Si... | Simple Solution: **Use your voting power**!
---
If you don't use it enough, you've only yourself to blame in the long run! And when you downvote somebody's answer, don't forget to explain your reasons in comments. Always give feedback why you didn't like it.
Also, before voting, you can leave a comment and wait for ... |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | GAC only helps with .NET assemblies. There a lot of other applications which are not written in .NET.
What else problems exist?
* Other applications holding files open
* Other applications holding network connections open
* Other applications holding devices open
* Other applications slowing down the machine so that ... | The possibility of conflict between application being installed and already running one is very small. These days most applications are based around concept of sandbox and they don't need to step out of it during installation process (or normal usage).
But lets suppose while installing some software, a change needs to... |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | maybe the installer is just overly paranoid?
in all honesty, I have never ever closed all programs when an installer asked me to do so and never ever got into trouble. Might just be luck though. | it's hedging. i never bother, and have had no trouble. the only exception is installing a plugin when the targeted app (IE, FireFox, Visual Studio, etc) is still open |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | GAC only helps with .NET assemblies. There a lot of other applications which are not written in .NET.
What else problems exist?
* Other applications holding files open
* Other applications holding network connections open
* Other applications holding devices open
* Other applications slowing down the machine so that ... | You can't overwrite a DLL or EXE that is in use by another app. The better written prompts say "look, either close stuff that is using things I want to update (and gives you a list) or continue the install and we'll have to reboot after to replace the DLL/EXE then." The lazy ones just blindly tell you to close every si... |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | You can't overwrite a DLL or EXE that is in use by another app. The better written prompts say "look, either close stuff that is using things I want to update (and gives you a list) or continue the install and we'll have to reboot after to replace the DLL/EXE then." The lazy ones just blindly tell you to close every si... | A lot of times that message is just inserted as default text for the installation system being used. 9 out of 10 times it can be ignored. Its just that 10th time you have to worry about :-) imo, in addition to the technical reasons DevArt summarized nicely, it was probably put in there originally so that end users dont... |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | You can't overwrite a DLL or EXE that is in use by another app. The better written prompts say "look, either close stuff that is using things I want to update (and gives you a list) or continue the install and we'll have to reboot after to replace the DLL/EXE then." The lazy ones just blindly tell you to close every si... | The possibility of conflict between application being installed and already running one is very small. These days most applications are based around concept of sandbox and they don't need to step out of it during installation process (or normal usage).
But lets suppose while installing some software, a change needs to... |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | A lot of times that message is just inserted as default text for the installation system being used. 9 out of 10 times it can be ignored. Its just that 10th time you have to worry about :-) imo, in addition to the technical reasons DevArt summarized nicely, it was probably put in there originally so that end users dont... | it's hedging. i never bother, and have had no trouble. the only exception is installing a plugin when the targeted app (IE, FireFox, Visual Studio, etc) is still open |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | maybe the installer is just overly paranoid?
in all honesty, I have never ever closed all programs when an installer asked me to do so and never ever got into trouble. Might just be luck though. | The possibility of conflict between application being installed and already running one is very small. These days most applications are based around concept of sandbox and they don't need to step out of it during installation process (or normal usage).
But lets suppose while installing some software, a change needs to... |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | GAC only helps with .NET assemblies. There a lot of other applications which are not written in .NET.
What else problems exist?
* Other applications holding files open
* Other applications holding network connections open
* Other applications holding devices open
* Other applications slowing down the machine so that ... | it's hedging. i never bother, and have had no trouble. the only exception is installing a plugin when the targeted app (IE, FireFox, Visual Studio, etc) is still open |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | You can't overwrite a DLL or EXE that is in use by another app. The better written prompts say "look, either close stuff that is using things I want to update (and gives you a list) or continue the install and we'll have to reboot after to replace the DLL/EXE then." The lazy ones just blindly tell you to close every si... | it's hedging. i never bother, and have had no trouble. the only exception is installing a plugin when the targeted app (IE, FireFox, Visual Studio, etc) is still open |
34,028 | What kind of problems arise from installing a new program while other programs are running? I'd imagine the GAC solved a lot of the old problems of shared dll's being locked. So what kind of issues still arise? I can see issues with upgrading a single program for sure, but outside of this its hard to see why apps would... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/34028",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/11107/"
] | A lot of times that message is just inserted as default text for the installation system being used. 9 out of 10 times it can be ignored. Its just that 10th time you have to worry about :-) imo, in addition to the technical reasons DevArt summarized nicely, it was probably put in there originally so that end users dont... | The possibility of conflict between application being installed and already running one is very small. These days most applications are based around concept of sandbox and they don't need to step out of it during installation process (or normal usage).
But lets suppose while installing some software, a change needs to... |
341,294 | Does it describe the contents of the questions to which it is applied? and is it unambiguous?
=============================================================================================
[plugins](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/plugins "show questions tagged 'plugins'") [tag wiki](https://stackoverflow.co... | 2017/01/11 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/341294",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/1542723/"
] | There's a few problems here
1. 18k+ questions. A while back, [we burninated the godaddy tag](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/331817/should-we-burninate-godaddy). That was ~2000 questions (the largest successful burnination to date AFAIK), and we wound up locking the tag at the end, instead of retagging about ... | >
> While a plugin pattern could be useful for the site, most of the questions are going to be either too broad or opinion based.
>
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I think plugin development is very on topic for this side and doesn't has to be too broad or opinion based. These ones doesn't look too broad to me. [Design Pattern for implementi... |
87,637 | I’m 19 and working as a stripper part time right now and I make 60k a year, and I plan on doing so for the next 7 years. I have 15k saved up, but it’s just in a bank account.
I’m also in college majoring in nursing. I have scholarships and my parents are paying for the rest of my school costs so I won’t have any stud... | 2017/11/28 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/87637",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
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] | From what I have seen, every retail financial advisor who charges as a percentage of wealth is charging what I would consider to be an unreasonable fee and I continue to be amazed how many people pay this. Somehow 1% or more of your assets every year sounds like a reasonable amount while the dollar equivalent would hav... | You are interviewing two advisors who are pricing their services differently than the one you used 15 years ago.
They aren't spending x hours and giving you a report and walking through it in a short meeting. You then executed their plan over the next 10+ years.
These two are proposing a continuing set of services,... |
1,281,449 | I've got a project where I need to generate PDF reports from a template. The report will have a header, details and a footer, and can potentially run on multiple pages.
I was going to use iTextSharp for that. For the templates i was thinking of two options:
* PDF Form template
* HTML template
Can you comment on the ... | 2009/08/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1281449",
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"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10793/"
] | Yes you can. But first install VS 6.0 , Then VS 2008. Else VS 6 will mess around with defaults of VS2008. VS 2008 is Vs 6 aware but not vice versa. | Nope, but I'd recommend installing them starting from the earliest version first. |
1,281,449 | I've got a project where I need to generate PDF reports from a template. The report will have a header, details and a footer, and can potentially run on multiple pages.
I was going to use iTextSharp for that. For the templates i was thinking of two options:
* PDF Form template
* HTML template
Can you comment on the ... | 2009/08/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1281449",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10793/"
] | Yes you can. But first install VS 6.0 , Then VS 2008. Else VS 6 will mess around with defaults of VS2008. VS 2008 is Vs 6 aware but not vice versa. | Yes you can, I'm running VS 6.0, VS 2003, 2005 and 2008 on Vista Business. I'd suggest installing them in that order. In addition make sure you install the service packs for each environment after the main install to avoid conflicts, e.g. VS 6.0, VS 6.0 SP1, VS 2003, VS 2003 SP1, VS 2003 SP2, etc. |
39,566 | What I know about metabolism is that,during exercise body uses carbohydrate first then fats and then protein,so my question is why does body prefer glucose first as fuel for energy and what makes glucose biochemically preferred molecule to be metabolized first | 2015/10/14 | [
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/39566",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com",
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] | None of them can be directly use for energy. We all talk about aerobic oxidation, which is the major process for metabolism.
They all need to go into the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) and oxidation phosphorylation to produce ATP, which is the energy used in organism.
For glucose, they can break down into two p... | I already forget all of the structure of carbohydrate, fat and also protein. But I still remember the reason for body using order of these compounds is related to the structure.
None all of carbohydrate can be directly used, only simple carbohydrate, like glucose, can be directly used.
For fat, it can be turn by car... |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Nope. Nobody has the right to usurp your time. In fact, it is rude of someone to expect that you drop everything to answer every single follow-up question they may possibly have. You are here for your enjoyment, not out of a debt to anyone. | In the specific case you describe I second what J.M. said. In my opinion the most apt course of action is to state that you do not wish to elaborate.
This has several advantages:
1. OP knows there is no point in waiting for you to reply.
2. Others will know that you decided actively not to elaborate further and thi... |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Nope. Nobody has the right to usurp your time. In fact, it is rude of someone to expect that you drop everything to answer every single follow-up question they may possibly have. You are here for your enjoyment, not out of a debt to anyone. | It depends on the circumstance. If you post one comment or answer (a hint, as you say) and the OP requests further clarification in the comments and you choose not to reply, I believe that is rude. Facilitating mathematical discussion is the reason we have a "commenting" system; if you're uninterested in discussing, do... |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Nope. Nobody has the right to usurp your time. In fact, it is rude of someone to expect that you drop everything to answer every single follow-up question they may possibly have. You are here for your enjoyment, not out of a debt to anyone. | I believe that simply choosing not to reply is a bit rude. I would support leaving a comment such as "Please put more effort into this question. I would rather not post a full solution" instead of not replying. |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Nope. Nobody has the right to usurp your time. In fact, it is rude of someone to expect that you drop everything to answer every single follow-up question they may possibly have. You are here for your enjoyment, not out of a debt to anyone. | I understand your point that sometimes you feel that the student is not giving a minimum effort, and it is true that you have no moral obligation to reply and elaborate. The best course of action however, in my eyes, as a student, is to reply by saying something along the lines of:
"what I have written is a direct ba... |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Nope. Nobody has the right to usurp your time. In fact, it is rude of someone to expect that you drop everything to answer every single follow-up question they may possibly have. You are here for your enjoyment, not out of a debt to anyone. | Think about what you would want, if you were asking the question. (You should be able to figure out the answer from this fairly good hint.) |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In the specific case you describe I second what J.M. said. In my opinion the most apt course of action is to state that you do not wish to elaborate.
This has several advantages:
1. OP knows there is no point in waiting for you to reply.
2. Others will know that you decided actively not to elaborate further and thi... | It depends on the circumstance. If you post one comment or answer (a hint, as you say) and the OP requests further clarification in the comments and you choose not to reply, I believe that is rude. Facilitating mathematical discussion is the reason we have a "commenting" system; if you're uninterested in discussing, do... |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In the specific case you describe I second what J.M. said. In my opinion the most apt course of action is to state that you do not wish to elaborate.
This has several advantages:
1. OP knows there is no point in waiting for you to reply.
2. Others will know that you decided actively not to elaborate further and thi... | I believe that simply choosing not to reply is a bit rude. I would support leaving a comment such as "Please put more effort into this question. I would rather not post a full solution" instead of not replying. |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In the specific case you describe I second what J.M. said. In my opinion the most apt course of action is to state that you do not wish to elaborate.
This has several advantages:
1. OP knows there is no point in waiting for you to reply.
2. Others will know that you decided actively not to elaborate further and thi... | I understand your point that sometimes you feel that the student is not giving a minimum effort, and it is true that you have no moral obligation to reply and elaborate. The best course of action however, in my eyes, as a student, is to reply by saying something along the lines of:
"what I have written is a direct ba... |
25,686 | Suppose that I posted, as an answer, a fairly good hint to a question, but the OP still can't solve it on their own, and they ask me for further details. Would it be rude if I did not reply?
The only reason I'd choose to do that would be foreseeing that it would lead to me eventually giving out a detailed, complete an... | 2017/01/15 | [
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25686",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In the specific case you describe I second what J.M. said. In my opinion the most apt course of action is to state that you do not wish to elaborate.
This has several advantages:
1. OP knows there is no point in waiting for you to reply.
2. Others will know that you decided actively not to elaborate further and thi... | Think about what you would want, if you were asking the question. (You should be able to figure out the answer from this fairly good hint.) |
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