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1,062,312 | I have Windows 10 build 10586.164 installed on my machine, and am trying to set up a Hyper-V test lab.
I find that after I restart my PC, I can add and change hardware without issue, but after a while, I start getting this kind of error when modifying hardware:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5t9gg.png)
which will find this page:
<http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/NP-RV515-A01US>
The resulting page:
[!... | Go to the official website of your machine manufacturer (Samsung in this case) and download the drivers from there; looking for the web I found your laptop drivers and you can download them [from here (this link is for your laptop model)](http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/NP-RV515-A01US): once on the we... |
79,225 | I've tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it. Do the notes stored in Google Keep use space from the Google storage? Or is it free and unlimited like a Google doc in Google Drive?
EDIT: that's too good to believe they would give unlimited storage for pictures and audio recordings.
Any update? | 2015/06/15 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/79225",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | Tested this a minute ago: 19,999 characters is the upper limit for text in **each** Google Keep note, not including the title or any images. additionally, 999 characters maximum are allowed in the title. I was able to upload 7 images totaling 3.0MB to the same note after the above text limits were reached. I assume mor... | It seems there is no limit for Google Keep storage according to [this article](http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/google-keep-vs-evernote-vs-apple-notes-1139656). |
79,225 | I've tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it. Do the notes stored in Google Keep use space from the Google storage? Or is it free and unlimited like a Google doc in Google Drive?
EDIT: that's too good to believe they would give unlimited storage for pictures and audio recordings.
Any update? | 2015/06/15 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/79225",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | It seems there is no limit for Google Keep storage according to [this article](http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/google-keep-vs-evernote-vs-apple-notes-1139656). | All the Google Keep data is stored in your android phone in main memory. The Default size appears to be 2 GB on my phone. When I used up the 2GB, it prompted me to give it more space, but by then the phone was almost full. I have not found the place where the settings are to change it yet. Seems Like a space hog. Wish ... |
79,225 | I've tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it. Do the notes stored in Google Keep use space from the Google storage? Or is it free and unlimited like a Google doc in Google Drive?
EDIT: that's too good to believe they would give unlimited storage for pictures and audio recordings.
Any update? | 2015/06/15 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/79225",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | It seems there is no limit for Google Keep storage according to [this article](http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/google-keep-vs-evernote-vs-apple-notes-1139656). | There is a limit for the number of items in a Google Keep list. By my estimate, that limit is 1,000.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mJyma.png) |
79,225 | I've tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it. Do the notes stored in Google Keep use space from the Google storage? Or is it free and unlimited like a Google doc in Google Drive?
EDIT: that's too good to believe they would give unlimited storage for pictures and audio recordings.
Any update? | 2015/06/15 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/79225",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | Tested this a minute ago: 19,999 characters is the upper limit for text in **each** Google Keep note, not including the title or any images. additionally, 999 characters maximum are allowed in the title. I was able to upload 7 images totaling 3.0MB to the same note after the above text limits were reached. I assume mor... | All the Google Keep data is stored in your android phone in main memory. The Default size appears to be 2 GB on my phone. When I used up the 2GB, it prompted me to give it more space, but by then the phone was almost full. I have not found the place where the settings are to change it yet. Seems Like a space hog. Wish ... |
79,225 | I've tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it. Do the notes stored in Google Keep use space from the Google storage? Or is it free and unlimited like a Google doc in Google Drive?
EDIT: that's too good to believe they would give unlimited storage for pictures and audio recordings.
Any update? | 2015/06/15 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/79225",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/22630/"
] | Tested this a minute ago: 19,999 characters is the upper limit for text in **each** Google Keep note, not including the title or any images. additionally, 999 characters maximum are allowed in the title. I was able to upload 7 images totaling 3.0MB to the same note after the above text limits were reached. I assume mor... | There is a limit for the number of items in a Google Keep list. By my estimate, that limit is 1,000.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mJyma.png) |
450,826 | I used iMessage with my cell number in the US. I moved away from the US and cancelled my cell plan. I can still use iMessage to talk to people who have iPhones. But I did not update any information in the app or configuration (such as phone number).
Is there any potential issue with someone being reissued my old numbe... | 2022/11/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/450826",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/87482/"
] | There's a potential issue for **any** app or service you have that uses your phone number as a primary or secondary address source. You need to remove/change the number in everything from iMessage to WhatsApp, and also any service you use which has your phone number as a 2FA/backup/lost password path.
The time from ab... | When you de-activate your phone number it should de-activate from iMessage. Your messages will start coming from your email address, and people will need to send new messages to your email address.
Your existing messages will not be deleted, and if you switch to a new number or an email address, you will continue bein... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I think the shield technology is a little different than the later ellipsoid ones. It is an energy field applied to the hull that deflects energy weapons. In *Star Trek 6* you can see torpedoes hitting the hull even though the shields are up, but they cause little damage compared to later when the shields are down. | The *Enterprise* in this episode is a new and untried ship with an inexperienced crew.
The shields are designed to protect the hull of the starship, so a piece of another starship of the same design could possibly breach the shields, as the shields are designed to protect against energy weapons and foreign materials, ... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | The exact behavior of shields varies through the canon. It's generally accepted that shields block high-energy transmissions (phasers, disruptors, transporter beams), and "high-velocity" physical objects (photon torpedoes, asteroids, even smaller ships). However, there are also instances of a ship's shields holding bac... | The *Enterprise* in this episode is a new and untried ship with an inexperienced crew.
The shields are designed to protect the hull of the starship, so a piece of another starship of the same design could possibly breach the shields, as the shields are designed to protect against energy weapons and foreign materials, ... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I think the shield technology is a little different than the later ellipsoid ones. It is an energy field applied to the hull that deflects energy weapons. In *Star Trek 6* you can see torpedoes hitting the hull even though the shields are up, but they cause little damage compared to later when the shields are down. | The exact behavior of shields varies through the canon. It's generally accepted that shields block high-energy transmissions (phasers, disruptors, transporter beams), and "high-velocity" physical objects (photon torpedoes, asteroids, even smaller ships). However, there are also instances of a ship's shields holding bac... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I'd have to watch that scene again - but it could be that the debris was already inside the shield's surface area.
In other *Star Trek* material (particularly *TNG*, but other series, too), shields appear to be ellipsoid shells around the ship, so it is possible that the debris was already inside as the shield was po... | The *Enterprise* in this episode is a new and untried ship with an inexperienced crew.
The shields are designed to protect the hull of the starship, so a piece of another starship of the same design could possibly breach the shields, as the shields are designed to protect against energy weapons and foreign materials, ... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I think the shield technology is a little different than the later ellipsoid ones. It is an energy field applied to the hull that deflects energy weapons. In *Star Trek 6* you can see torpedoes hitting the hull even though the shields are up, but they cause little damage compared to later when the shields are down. | I've always attributed this to the *size* of the debris that collided with the ship. As you mentioned, the shields (augmented by the navigational deflector) are capable of deflecting interstellar dust, even at high velocities.
But dust has a relatively low mass, meaning the energy required to move it out of the way i... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I think the shield technology is a little different than the later ellipsoid ones. It is an energy field applied to the hull that deflects energy weapons. In *Star Trek 6* you can see torpedoes hitting the hull even though the shields are up, but they cause little damage compared to later when the shields are down. | I don't believe there are canonical examples of starships plowing through fields of ship-sized debris and expecting the shields to handle it for them. Maybe this is just because captains prefer to preserve their shield power, but it's certainly plausible that shields just aren't meant to handle that sort of thing. |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I don't believe there are canonical examples of starships plowing through fields of ship-sized debris and expecting the shields to handle it for them. Maybe this is just because captains prefer to preserve their shield power, but it's certainly plausible that shields just aren't meant to handle that sort of thing. | The *Enterprise* in this episode is a new and untried ship with an inexperienced crew.
The shields are designed to protect the hull of the starship, so a piece of another starship of the same design could possibly breach the shields, as the shields are designed to protect against energy weapons and foreign materials, ... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I've always attributed this to the *size* of the debris that collided with the ship. As you mentioned, the shields (augmented by the navigational deflector) are capable of deflecting interstellar dust, even at high velocities.
But dust has a relatively low mass, meaning the energy required to move it out of the way i... | The *Enterprise* in this episode is a new and untried ship with an inexperienced crew.
The shields are designed to protect the hull of the starship, so a piece of another starship of the same design could possibly breach the shields, as the shields are designed to protect against energy weapons and foreign materials, ... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I'd have to watch that scene again - but it could be that the debris was already inside the shield's surface area.
In other *Star Trek* material (particularly *TNG*, but other series, too), shields appear to be ellipsoid shells around the ship, so it is possible that the debris was already inside as the shield was po... | I've always attributed this to the *size* of the debris that collided with the ship. As you mentioned, the shields (augmented by the navigational deflector) are capable of deflecting interstellar dust, even at high velocities.
But dust has a relatively low mass, meaning the energy required to move it out of the way i... |
9,692 | Re-watching the 2009 movie for the first time after answering [this question about shield collisions](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9312/what-would-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe-if-shields-collided), I noticed the following:
>
> *Enterprise* is about to drop out of warp in Vulcan space.
>
>
> Captain... | 2012/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/9692",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3247/"
] | I don't believe there are canonical examples of starships plowing through fields of ship-sized debris and expecting the shields to handle it for them. Maybe this is just because captains prefer to preserve their shield power, but it's certainly plausible that shields just aren't meant to handle that sort of thing. | I've always attributed this to the *size* of the debris that collided with the ship. As you mentioned, the shields (augmented by the navigational deflector) are capable of deflecting interstellar dust, even at high velocities.
But dust has a relatively low mass, meaning the energy required to move it out of the way i... |
12,120 | How do I know which notes of a scale may be a Major/Minor chord?
Take [this](https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/6177/finding-out-which-scales-contain-a-specific-chord) question as an example. The OP states that the C major scale contains the following chords: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim
How do I accomplish this? | 2013/09/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/12120",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/7098/"
] | This comes from walking up the scale and taking triplets of notes which are spaced every other note: CEG, DFA, EGB, ... These are called "triads".

The majors and minors have a perfect fifth above their root note, for instance the Am chord's A-E inte... | In the major scale, the first and fourth degrees are major. The fifth degree is dominant (major 3rd but minor 7th). The second, third and sixth degrees are minor, and the seventh degree is a minor with a diminished fifth (also known as minor 7th flat 5 or something like that, I'm not too good with chord names in Englis... |
12,120 | How do I know which notes of a scale may be a Major/Minor chord?
Take [this](https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/6177/finding-out-which-scales-contain-a-specific-chord) question as an example. The OP states that the C major scale contains the following chords: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim
How do I accomplish this? | 2013/09/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/12120",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/7098/"
] | In the major scale, the first and fourth degrees are major. The fifth degree is dominant (major 3rd but minor 7th). The second, third and sixth degrees are minor, and the seventh degree is a minor with a diminished fifth (also known as minor 7th flat 5 or something like that, I'm not too good with chord names in Englis... | This may have already been answered, but I'll throw in my grain of salt. If you remember, every triad is made up of 3 tones. The root, the third, and the fifth. If you play a C on your piano, then play one third up, and then play a third above that, you have a C major chord, because C-E is an M3.
Continue and you get... |
12,120 | How do I know which notes of a scale may be a Major/Minor chord?
Take [this](https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/6177/finding-out-which-scales-contain-a-specific-chord) question as an example. The OP states that the C major scale contains the following chords: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim
How do I accomplish this? | 2013/09/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/12120",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/7098/"
] | This comes from walking up the scale and taking triplets of notes which are spaced every other note: CEG, DFA, EGB, ... These are called "triads".

The majors and minors have a perfect fifth above their root note, for instance the Am chord's A-E inte... | This may have already been answered, but I'll throw in my grain of salt. If you remember, every triad is made up of 3 tones. The root, the third, and the fifth. If you play a C on your piano, then play one third up, and then play a third above that, you have a C major chord, because C-E is an M3.
Continue and you get... |
18,123 | I fitted a new tap and waste outlet to a small basin, because the new outlet is shorter than the old, the plastic pipework no longer reaches (see photo) I can force the parts to mate but I don't like having the pipe under a lot of strain and it doesn't seal properly (I havent tried applying copious amounts of plumbers ... | 2012/09/16 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/18123",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/2815/"
] | 
Cut where marked, but adjust the location so you've got clearance to work later.
Seeing as you only need a couple of millimeters, you might be able to get away with buying only the coupling connector similar to this:
![enter image description here]... | So far I have discovered there are at least two incompatible types of "32mm" plastic waste pipe.
* "**solvent weld**" PVC or ABS pipe with an inside diameter of **32mm** and outside diameter of **~37mm**.
* "**push fit**" plastic pipe with an inside diameter of **~29mm** and an outside diameter of **~35mm**
Because o... |
17,869 | I bought 2 copies of WoW when it launched, and gave one to a friend. He has since lost his CD key, and needs it to recover his account or some such. Unfortunately I didn't make a note of whose key was whose.
Is there any way I can determine which of the CD keys was used to activate my account? That way I can give him ... | 2011/03/07 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17869",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/708/"
] | Once a key is used, it is permanently associated with an account, but you won't be able to look it up anywhere:
>
> **Should I keep my authentication key?**
>
>
> Yes, the authentication key can be
> used to verify an account if other
> information (such as the Secret
> Question Answer) has been forgotten.
> Ho... | There is no existing method to discover your CD key. It is not stored in your account settings on Battle.net nor is it able to be extracted from the game files.
Your friend should be able to reset his account password or recover his account via Battle.net's [account recovery tools](https://us.battle.net/account/suppor... |
17,869 | I bought 2 copies of WoW when it launched, and gave one to a friend. He has since lost his CD key, and needs it to recover his account or some such. Unfortunately I didn't make a note of whose key was whose.
Is there any way I can determine which of the CD keys was used to activate my account? That way I can give him ... | 2011/03/07 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17869",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/708/"
] | Once a key is used, it is permanently associated with an account, but you won't be able to look it up anywhere:
>
> **Should I keep my authentication key?**
>
>
> Yes, the authentication key can be
> used to verify an account if other
> information (such as the Secret
> Question Answer) has been forgotten.
> Ho... | If you call Blizzard and read them the CD key, they should be able to tell you which one is used on your account. They often use the CD key as a form of verification, so they should be able to help you figure out which is the right one to use.
It's not the best answer, but you can't see keys on battle.net, so I think ... |
70,874 | In my opinion, not so much. I haven't got much experience with the US justice system, but everything the detective learns is hearsay, so (s)he can't tell the jury what witness so-and-so says. (S)he sends everything to the crine lab for testing, but only the scientist can testify about the results. So really, all (s)he ... | 2021/08/17 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/70874",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/23774/"
] | >
> How useful a lead detective will be as a murder witness in a trial inside of the courtroom?
>
>
>
Very useful. *As a murder witness*, the detective's testimony can be more useful than the average witness's because the detective's training renders him capable of paying attention to important elements that to th... | >
> ... everything the detective learns is hearsay ...
>
>
>
[Hearsay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearsay) doesn't mean what you think it means.
Under the Federal Rule of Evidence (which is representative of all common law jurisdictions): "Hearsay is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while test... |
35,081 | Given to me, by a friend:
>
> How would you make 20, using two threes?
>
>
>
* You may use any basic operation. And others, such as square roots (the symbol), factorials, etc. Any operation is allowed.
* Just two threes, though. You can't raise a three to any digit other than three, etc.
Any out of the box, non-... | 2016/06/06 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/35081",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/24648/"
] | >
> If we're allowing chopping up the numbers, how about some Roman Numerals [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/N1qCw.png)
>
>
> | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MRAgA.jpg)
Very non-mathematical and taking a leaf out of the Car Talk match-stick puzzlers, we can shift around some lines and get a 2 and a 0 from a 3 and a 3. |
35,081 | Given to me, by a friend:
>
> How would you make 20, using two threes?
>
>
>
* You may use any basic operation. And others, such as square roots (the symbol), factorials, etc. Any operation is allowed.
* Just two threes, though. You can't raise a three to any digit other than three, etc.
Any out of the box, non-... | 2016/06/06 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/35081",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/24648/"
] | Since the puzzle oddly and specifically mentions the **symbol** for the square root, I used this:
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hYj9q.png)
>
>
>
but rotated and reflected it giving:
>
> [” solution?
You'd be lucky to **not** get 20, following the explicit formula publis... |
35,081 | Given to me, by a friend:
>
> How would you make 20, using two threes?
>
>
>
* You may use any basic operation. And others, such as square roots (the symbol), factorials, etc. Any operation is allowed.
* Just two threes, though. You can't raise a three to any digit other than three, etc.
Any out of the box, non-... | 2016/06/06 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/35081",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/24648/"
] | Two threes:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9iVy6.png)
>
> How would you make 20, using two threes?
>
>
>
Solution:
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FRKXm.png)
>
>
>
With ap... | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MRAgA.jpg)
Very non-mathematical and taking a leaf out of the Car Talk match-stick puzzlers, we can shift around some lines and get a 2 and a 0 from a 3 and a 3. |
35,081 | Given to me, by a friend:
>
> How would you make 20, using two threes?
>
>
>
* You may use any basic operation. And others, such as square roots (the symbol), factorials, etc. Any operation is allowed.
* Just two threes, though. You can't raise a three to any digit other than three, etc.
Any out of the box, non-... | 2016/06/06 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/35081",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/24648/"
] | Since the puzzle oddly and specifically mentions the **symbol** for the square root, I used this:
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hYj9q.png)
>
>
>
but rotated and reflected it giving:
>
> [ which extend "outside the box". As my answer note that they divide the box into 20 (yellow regions).

Therefore:
Box / two three's = 20 |
244,822 | When I type any word ending with an 'l' (ell, like "local") and then press the `/` key, the 'l' is replaced with another symbol and the slash, '/', is omitted. How can I deactivate that function?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBxkj.gif) | 2016/07/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/244822",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
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] | This looks like the behavior of some very old Mac fonts (Palatino was one of them) where you could make the character l with stroke (used in Polish and elsewhere) by typing such a sequence. Try changing your font. If this is in fact the cause of the problem, you should get rid of the font that does this, which should n... | This looks to me like a rendering bug rather than a feature. I would try increasing the font size on your terminal. |
244,822 | When I type any word ending with an 'l' (ell, like "local") and then press the `/` key, the 'l' is replaced with another symbol and the slash, '/', is omitted. How can I deactivate that function?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBxkj.gif) | 2016/07/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/244822",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
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] | Seeing that you use white on black, I take it you use the "Pro" profile (unless you duplicated it or created a fresh new one).
I would look into Terminal's preferences and check the used encoding and other options. If there are differences with, let's say the "Basic" profile, try to see if using that profile is behavi... | This looks to me like a rendering bug rather than a feature. I would try increasing the font size on your terminal. |
244,822 | When I type any word ending with an 'l' (ell, like "local") and then press the `/` key, the 'l' is replaced with another symbol and the slash, '/', is omitted. How can I deactivate that function?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBxkj.gif) | 2016/07/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/244822",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/190873/"
] | I had this same problem because I had an old Monaco font in ~/Library/Fonts/. I was able to disable the old font with FontBook, and the issue was resolved.
Note that I had the same issue with a number of leftover old fonts. I was able to clean them all out in FontBook with "Look for enabled duplicates..." | This looks to me like a rendering bug rather than a feature. I would try increasing the font size on your terminal. |
244,822 | When I type any word ending with an 'l' (ell, like "local") and then press the `/` key, the 'l' is replaced with another symbol and the slash, '/', is omitted. How can I deactivate that function?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBxkj.gif) | 2016/07/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/244822",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/190873/"
] | This looks like the behavior of some very old Mac fonts (Palatino was one of them) where you could make the character l with stroke (used in Polish and elsewhere) by typing such a sequence. Try changing your font. If this is in fact the cause of the problem, you should get rid of the font that does this, which should n... | Seeing that you use white on black, I take it you use the "Pro" profile (unless you duplicated it or created a fresh new one).
I would look into Terminal's preferences and check the used encoding and other options. If there are differences with, let's say the "Basic" profile, try to see if using that profile is behavi... |
244,822 | When I type any word ending with an 'l' (ell, like "local") and then press the `/` key, the 'l' is replaced with another symbol and the slash, '/', is omitted. How can I deactivate that function?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBxkj.gif) | 2016/07/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/244822",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/190873/"
] | This looks like the behavior of some very old Mac fonts (Palatino was one of them) where you could make the character l with stroke (used in Polish and elsewhere) by typing such a sequence. Try changing your font. If this is in fact the cause of the problem, you should get rid of the font that does this, which should n... | I had this same problem because I had an old Monaco font in ~/Library/Fonts/. I was able to disable the old font with FontBook, and the issue was resolved.
Note that I had the same issue with a number of leftover old fonts. I was able to clean them all out in FontBook with "Look for enabled duplicates..." |
305,245 | I have a device I designed which utilizes 32 SK6812 LEDs (RGBW neopixels).
I am experiencing noise in the 1.2khz range (SK6812 LEDs use a 1.2khz PWM signal to control color and brightness) and its associated harmonic frequencies. This noise is most apparent in the 5v line on my device (the SK6812 LEDs are powered on ... | 2017/05/14 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/305245",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/149106/"
] | That is the nature of these neopixel devices. They have no output inductance or capacitance on the PWM switching. They generate a lot of EMI.
With a PWM frequency of 1.2Khz, the 1.2khz noise you are experiencing is expected.
It would be best if the 5.5 switcher, 5v LDO, and LEDs had their own ground plane.
F... | No that won't help your noise is broadband with harmonics of 20Hz with some phase noise around 1.2kHz . **Any clues why?**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/36gXR.jpg)
The problem appears to be **load regulation noise ,** which does not follow the SMPS l... |
126,218 | I have a plan on how to get a lot of damage out with the assassin from Dnd 5e but I wanted to run the order of actions by you guys to see if it is correct or not.
Assassin 17/warlock 3
* Apply serpent venom poison to rapier
* Casts *[Invisibility](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/invisibility)* via warlock invocation... | 2018/07/13 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/126218",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/45765/"
] | ### Hex won't cause disadvantage on the saving throw
Ability checks and saving throws are different things.
>
> Also, choose one ability. The target has disadvantage on ability checks with the chosen ability. (PHB, p. 251)
>
>
>
Not casting *hex*, since it isn't helping you, removes the worry about being invisi... | ### Apply serpent venom poison to rapier
From [serpent venom poison](https://www.dndbeyond.com/equipment/serpent-venom-injury) description:
>
> This poison must be harvested from a dead or incapacitated giant poisonous snake. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution **saving throw**,... |
9,896,674 | In a Relational Database, what is the best way to handle removing an object from the object graph while still retaining referential integrity? At some point, this has to happen. Either through a soft or hard delete.
For example - when a product is removed, what is the best approach to make sure that the orders contain... | 2012/03/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9896674",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1026459/"
] | There are basically 3 "standard solutions":
*Solution 1*
You need the product (like in your case because of the invoices referencing it). This means the data is VALID and the only change is that it goes "out of stock" or "out of portfolio". In any case your business process often will need you to handle RMA situatio... | Here is an answer I received from an un-named source. I will say this, he is pretty well respected, and to be respectful I am not going to post his name.
I am not going to accept my own answer here, or bypass the bounty, but am just showing his answer.
"With a full-featured RDBMS you can partition the table on the "d... |
32,612,381 | In Identity Server features I see "Multi-factor authentication" but I don't see how to configure it in the product ! All I see is configuring a local authentication with either login/password or IWA... | 2015/09/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32612381",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5342924/"
] | WSO2IS does not support for multi-factor authentication by default. It has capabilities to support it. Because you can implement and plug custom authenticators for WSO2IS. However there is no any multi-factor authenticator which is shipped with it. But there is some plan to ship a `FIDO` authenticator with WSO2IS next ... | To have multi-factor authentication, add multiple identity providers to a single service provider. An example of this is detailed [here](http://xacmlinfo.org/2015/09/01/configure-multiple-federated-identity-providers-with-wso2-identity-server-wso2is/). In that example, Asela shows how to set multiple federated provider... |
13,530 | The problem occurs within one particular unit of an apartment complex. All other units are fine. The problem has gradually gotten worse. All electricity within the house will flicker on and off. It is most obvious with the lights but TVs, stove, and other appliances are affected as well.
At first, this would only be t... | 2012/04/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/13530",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5858/"
] | If you are the landlord I would have another electrician come out to check it. It be something like a factory defect in the subpanel or main panel. Every lug could be tightened and torqued to factory specs but the lug might be stripped out.
If you are the renter then I would make it clear to your landlord that this is... | There might be a break in the wire from the meter to the main panel. The break is small enough to work most of the time but under a large load it will increase in resistance. Or a big truck passing by may shake the ground enough to widen the crack. Try having that piece replaced.
Second to that, I would replace the m... |
13,530 | The problem occurs within one particular unit of an apartment complex. All other units are fine. The problem has gradually gotten worse. All electricity within the house will flicker on and off. It is most obvious with the lights but TVs, stove, and other appliances are affected as well.
At first, this would only be t... | 2012/04/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/13530",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/5858/"
] | If you are the landlord I would have another electrician come out to check it. It be something like a factory defect in the subpanel or main panel. Every lug could be tightened and torqued to factory specs but the lug might be stripped out.
If you are the renter then I would make it clear to your landlord that this is... | I would consider hiring a thermal imaging camera. Given what you have probably spent already, and the danger posed, you may want to invest in one that attaches to your Android or Apple smart phone. You can always sell it afterwards. In the UK, a 3 day hire is around $100.
I'd be inclined to look at the main breaker. V... |
60,595 | In the normal workflow of image processing, there are multiple operations, increase image contrast, image denoising, image deblur and image super-resolution. What are the sequence/order of performing these different operations. Are there any overlap among these operations? | 2019/09/09 | [
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com/questions/60595",
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com",
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com/users/670/"
] | If your image is modeled as an image which is noisy, blurry and heavily decimated the optimal thing to do is estimate the image given that model.
The model is well defined in [@Laurent Duval](https://dsp.stackexchange.com/users/15892/laurent-duval)'s [answer](https://dsp.stackexchange.com/a/60605/128).
I'd remark ... | I suggest you take a look at this paper:
*End-to-End Learning for Joint Image Demosaicing, Denoising and Super-Resolution*.
in **Section 3. Proposed method**, they have discussed the execution order of image demosaicing, denoising, and super-resolution. From the paper,
>
> For the mixture problem of image demos... |
11,627,797 | Can't seem to find the definitive answer to this. What restrictions should I look out for between the two? I currently use foursquare exclusively, but sometimes there are places not in foursquare that maybe I want to use Google for.
**Update**
I use the 4sq API only for the name of the place and lat/lng. I don't want... | 2012/07/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11627797",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/61320/"
] | <https://developer.foursquare.com/overview/community> explicitly says
"Venues Database Usage
...
DON'T perform a search across both foursquare and Google Places, then return a combination of their results/data." | In the "Venue database usage" Foursquare policy seems to accept a combined use of their API with others as long as the rule of attribution is addressed:
"You can show information from these kinds of sources side by side, so long as the data from Foursquare is in its original form and clearly attributed to us. As a rul... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | Ernst Mach and Julian Barbour suggest that *time is our perception of change*, and perhaps that's one of the best definitions of time I've found. The only physical fact lying under such definition is *change*, which we can perceive subjectively.
Before answering your question, a mental experiment. Imagine you are a pr... | Time, as we know it is a method of tracking events, the "time" we know is something that is defined by man, but something defined by man is not always created by them, "time" will always flow, without time, we would not be able to see, hear, think, thus be.
>
> That is, if everything in the universe suddenly stopped,... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | Ernst Mach and Julian Barbour suggest that *time is our perception of change*, and perhaps that's one of the best definitions of time I've found. The only physical fact lying under such definition is *change*, which we can perceive subjectively.
Before answering your question, a mental experiment. Imagine you are a pr... | The interval of a second is currently defined as exactly 9 192 631 770 cycles of a Caesium atomic clock. Furthermore the definition has changed several times.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second>
>
>
>
From this we see that: 1. The interval of a second is completely arbitrarily chosen. 2. Scientists take gr... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | Ernst Mach and Julian Barbour suggest that *time is our perception of change*, and perhaps that's one of the best definitions of time I've found. The only physical fact lying under such definition is *change*, which we can perceive subjectively.
Before answering your question, a mental experiment. Imagine you are a pr... | It depends.
If nothing is changing because in fact there is nothing there then it's right to say that no time is passing because there is nothing there including time.
If nothing is changing because everything is actually in stasis but could potentially change then time is passing.
If nothing is changing because ev... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | There's no contradiction between "time is something fundamental," a physics/metaphysics thesis, and "time is a concept invented to describe how we experience events," an epistemic/conceptual thesis. I would combine a "don't know" answer to time (or rather, spacetime) being fundamental, with a "yes" to your second optio... | The interval of a second is currently defined as exactly 9 192 631 770 cycles of a Caesium atomic clock. Furthermore the definition has changed several times.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second>
>
>
>
From this we see that: 1. The interval of a second is completely arbitrarily chosen. 2. Scientists take gr... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | The interval of a second is currently defined as exactly 9 192 631 770 cycles of a Caesium atomic clock. Furthermore the definition has changed several times.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second>
>
>
>
From this we see that: 1. The interval of a second is completely arbitrarily chosen. 2. Scientists take gr... | It depends.
If nothing is changing because in fact there is nothing there then it's right to say that no time is passing because there is nothing there including time.
If nothing is changing because everything is actually in stasis but could potentially change then time is passing.
If nothing is changing because ev... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | Time, as we know it is a method of tracking events, the "time" we know is something that is defined by man, but something defined by man is not always created by them, "time" will always flow, without time, we would not be able to see, hear, think, thus be.
>
> That is, if everything in the universe suddenly stopped,... | It depends.
If nothing is changing because in fact there is nothing there then it's right to say that no time is passing because there is nothing there including time.
If nothing is changing because everything is actually in stasis but could potentially change then time is passing.
If nothing is changing because ev... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | I'd say you're on the right track in suggesting that there is an existential connection between change and time. Thus the Perennialists and mystics are able to deny the reality of time only because they also deny the reality of change and the things that change. It has to be all or nothing for the reasons you sketch ou... | The interval of a second is currently defined as exactly 9 192 631 770 cycles of a Caesium atomic clock. Furthermore the definition has changed several times.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second>
>
>
>
From this we see that: 1. The interval of a second is completely arbitrarily chosen. 2. Scientists take gr... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | The interval of a second is currently defined as exactly 9 192 631 770 cycles of a Caesium atomic clock. Furthermore the definition has changed several times.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second>
>
>
>
From this we see that: 1. The interval of a second is completely arbitrarily chosen. 2. Scientists take gr... | I don't think we can acknowledge the possibility that nothing happens in any physical universe without positing complete uniformity, having maximal entropy. Furthermore, I think there are cosmological and metaphysical issues with such a universe, not the least because it requires a very substantive infinite quantity.
... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | I'd say you're on the right track in suggesting that there is an existential connection between change and time. Thus the Perennialists and mystics are able to deny the reality of time only because they also deny the reality of change and the things that change. It has to be all or nothing for the reasons you sketch ou... | Time, as we know it is a method of tracking events, the "time" we know is something that is defined by man, but something defined by man is not always created by them, "time" will always flow, without time, we would not be able to see, hear, think, thus be.
>
> That is, if everything in the universe suddenly stopped,... |
55,676 | I'm looking to find some resources to read about the following:
When we talk about a general concept (the word pencil in "a pencil is made of wood"), we actually have a mental image of a **particular** object in our mind (a particular pencil with a particular color in the example).
I'm looking to read about this an... | 2018/09/22 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/55676",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/35091/"
] | Ernst Mach and Julian Barbour suggest that *time is our perception of change*, and perhaps that's one of the best definitions of time I've found. The only physical fact lying under such definition is *change*, which we can perceive subjectively.
Before answering your question, a mental experiment. Imagine you are a pr... | I don't think we can acknowledge the possibility that nothing happens in any physical universe without positing complete uniformity, having maximal entropy. Furthermore, I think there are cosmological and metaphysical issues with such a universe, not the least because it requires a very substantive infinite quantity.
... |
9,940 | I'm interested if there is any ArcGIS tool which give us the same result like GRASS command r.sun. I need to get drop shadows. You can suggest some other software? | 2011/05/19 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/9940",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/2451/"
] | You can use **Spatial Analyst** extension from ESRI to perform the solar radiation modelling.
Refer the link below:
<http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.2/index.cfm?TopicName=An_overview_of_the_Solar_Radiation_tools>
1. Area solar radiation analysis
2. Point solar radiation analysis
Cheers! | The equivalent tool in ArcGIS is the [solar radiation toolset](http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/An_overview_of_the_Solar_Radiation_tools/009z000000t4000000/), part of spatial analyst. I'm not sure of exactly what you mean by 'drop shadows', but it does support control over a large number of... |
11,859 | In the early stage, it's said that radiating loving kindness to opposite sex can potentially arouse lust. While I'm not sure if the person who we radiate loving kindness to can have their lust aroused, is radiating loving kindness in any stage of practice by any means can increase the attachment to that person? What is... | 2015/10/01 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/11859",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/5315/"
] | * **Lovingkindness**, good-will (metta): **Near enemy** – **attachment/lust**; far enemy – hatred
* Compassion (karuna): Near enemy – pity; far enemy – cruelty
* Sympathetic joy, Appreciation (mudita), joy at the good fortune of
others: Near enemy – comparison,hypocrisy, insincerity, joy for
others but tinged with iden... | Generally you should not do Metta to:
* Lingavisabhāga (opposite sex - generally directed at a specific person)
* Kālakatapuggala (a dead person)
See page 81 of [Knowing and Seeing](http://www.paaukforestmonastery.org/books/1PAS%2001%20Knowing%20and%20Seeing%204th%20Rev%20Ed%20-%20pamc%20112014.pdf) revised edition b... |
349,352 | I am hoping someone can explain in simple terms, what it really means that windows XP will be [end of life](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle)?
It looks like SP2 is already not being patched, but maybe SP3 is going to be patched up until 4/18/2014?
So I assume that means there will be wind... | 2012/01/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/349352",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41580/"
] | Simply put EOL means no patches no support. From <http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-gb&C2=1173> "Support ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information, please see the service pack policy..."
For service pack... | [This Microsoft Table](http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Windows%20XP&Filter=FilterNO) and the [revelant article](http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy) to crossmatch with Extended Support,Mainstream support etc. In windows XP terms it means upgrade where possible.
>
> It l... |
349,352 | I am hoping someone can explain in simple terms, what it really means that windows XP will be [end of life](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle)?
It looks like SP2 is already not being patched, but maybe SP3 is going to be patched up until 4/18/2014?
So I assume that means there will be wind... | 2012/01/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/349352",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41580/"
] | Simply put EOL means no patches no support. From <http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-gb&C2=1173> "Support ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information, please see the service pack policy..."
For service pack... | Just some further information, many vendors only provide support for their products when they are used in a supported environment. For example JoeAccounting is the software your accounting department uses on their Windows XP computers. Say something happens and you have to re-install JoeAccounting on their computers, b... |
349,352 | I am hoping someone can explain in simple terms, what it really means that windows XP will be [end of life](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle)?
It looks like SP2 is already not being patched, but maybe SP3 is going to be patched up until 4/18/2014?
So I assume that means there will be wind... | 2012/01/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/349352",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41580/"
] | I won't speak to WHEN it will happen, since the date has fluctuated...but to answer your questions and help make this question a `canonical` for this topic that is sure to pop up a lot...
>
> **So I assume that means there will be windows update patches available
> until that date?**
>
>
>
MS will continue to rel... | Simply put EOL means no patches no support. From <http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-gb&C2=1173> "Support ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information, please see the service pack policy..."
For service pack... |
349,352 | I am hoping someone can explain in simple terms, what it really means that windows XP will be [end of life](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle)?
It looks like SP2 is already not being patched, but maybe SP3 is going to be patched up until 4/18/2014?
So I assume that means there will be wind... | 2012/01/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/349352",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41580/"
] | I won't speak to WHEN it will happen, since the date has fluctuated...but to answer your questions and help make this question a `canonical` for this topic that is sure to pop up a lot...
>
> **So I assume that means there will be windows update patches available
> until that date?**
>
>
>
MS will continue to rel... | [This Microsoft Table](http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Windows%20XP&Filter=FilterNO) and the [revelant article](http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy) to crossmatch with Extended Support,Mainstream support etc. In windows XP terms it means upgrade where possible.
>
> It l... |
349,352 | I am hoping someone can explain in simple terms, what it really means that windows XP will be [end of life](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle)?
It looks like SP2 is already not being patched, but maybe SP3 is going to be patched up until 4/18/2014?
So I assume that means there will be wind... | 2012/01/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/349352",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41580/"
] | I won't speak to WHEN it will happen, since the date has fluctuated...but to answer your questions and help make this question a `canonical` for this topic that is sure to pop up a lot...
>
> **So I assume that means there will be windows update patches available
> until that date?**
>
>
>
MS will continue to rel... | Just some further information, many vendors only provide support for their products when they are used in a supported environment. For example JoeAccounting is the software your accounting department uses on their Windows XP computers. Say something happens and you have to re-install JoeAccounting on their computers, b... |
545 | How long is the term for moderator? Is it one year? | 2011/09/14 | [
"https://security.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/545",
"https://security.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2737/"
] | There is no specific term - it is until a moderator steps down or is removed.
[Should Community Moderators be "elected for life", or have terms?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/984/should-community-moderators-be-elected-for-life-or-have-terms) | There are no "terms" for moderators. Instead, they retain their position mostly indefinitely. This is subject to challenge if, say, the moderator wishes to step down (such as if they never had the time for it) or if things go south. Otherwise, they stick around all the time. |
545 | How long is the term for moderator? Is it one year? | 2011/09/14 | [
"https://security.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/545",
"https://security.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2737/"
] | There is no specific term - it is until a moderator steps down or is removed.
[Should Community Moderators be "elected for life", or have terms?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/984/should-community-moderators-be-elected-for-life-or-have-terms) | Would we be interested in an unofficial community standard for that? Kind of a polite, "we go for six months at a time and then rotate it up among those interested?"
... Though our current crowd of pro tempore folk has been pretty awesome. |
115,074 | Is there an instrument that can produce a sub bass sine wave like tone, that also has a lot of volume? Something that would sound a bit like an 808 bass.
I've listened to some contrabass type flutes but it sounds very breathy and there are too many overtone sounds.
I know that an ocarina produces a tone that comes cl... | 2021/06/07 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/115074",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/74657/"
] | There really is no such thing as a sub bass sine like tone with a lot of volume. There are some organs with 32" subbass flutes (which produce a comparatively sine-like tone). They are monstrous in size and move a lot of air, but due to the limits of human hearing, the audible volume is not all that large. You feel thei... | What do you mean by sub bass? Are you referring to a sub harmonic of the instrument?
I will assume you are asking whether an instrument can produce a pure sine wave.
It would be very unlikely to get a pure sine wave from a musical instrument. Even a function generator will produce transient harmonics due to being "sw... |
4,153 | In our gaming group, our storyteller loves to use creatures with teleportation abilities. This is starting to get frustrating since as soon as a creature is bloodied, it teleports away with its next action. We've only managed to kill 1 creature in our last 10 combat encounters.
I'm looking for any powers or magical it... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4153",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | You might need to have a talk with your DM. Ask him why he keeps using these kinds of monsters. Remind him that you are here to kill things and take their stuff. :) This kind of tactic, used right, could be an interesting twist in the game. Having to track down and finally kill an annoying bad guy is very rewarding. If... | It's possible the DM is just enjoying a power trip, in which case there's nothing you can do to fix this situation at the *technical level*. As other answers suggest, you need to sit down with your DM and figure out why this is happening at the *social level*.
But that aside...
**Let the DM teleport his monsters away... |
4,153 | In our gaming group, our storyteller loves to use creatures with teleportation abilities. This is starting to get frustrating since as soon as a creature is bloodied, it teleports away with its next action. We've only managed to kill 1 creature in our last 10 combat encounters.
I'm looking for any powers or magical it... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4153",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | Your best bet is a [Feyslaughter Weapon](http://www.wizards.com/dndinsider/compendium/item.aspx?id=1463):
>
> Feyslaughter weapon
>
>
> Level: 14
>
>
> Property: When you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature cannot teleport until the end of your next turn.
>
>
>
Other Items: [Forbidding Weapon](http... | Aside from any special anti-teleportation powers already mentioned, there's only three things I know of that prevent teleportation:
* A successful save to avoid involuntary teleportation into "hindering terrain".
* The person using the power does not have Line of Sight to either the target object, or the target endpoi... |
4,153 | In our gaming group, our storyteller loves to use creatures with teleportation abilities. This is starting to get frustrating since as soon as a creature is bloodied, it teleports away with its next action. We've only managed to kill 1 creature in our last 10 combat encounters.
I'm looking for any powers or magical it... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4153",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | I've attempted here to find some of the lowest level stuff that will do what you want, here's a couple of suggestions:
**Dimensional Warding - Swordmage Utility 6 - Daily**
It's a close burst 2 arcane/stance/zone that prevents teleport in or out.
[Dimensional Warding compendium entry](http://www.wizards.com/dndinsid... | It's possible the DM is just enjoying a power trip, in which case there's nothing you can do to fix this situation at the *technical level*. As other answers suggest, you need to sit down with your DM and figure out why this is happening at the *social level*.
But that aside...
**Let the DM teleport his monsters away... |
4,153 | In our gaming group, our storyteller loves to use creatures with teleportation abilities. This is starting to get frustrating since as soon as a creature is bloodied, it teleports away with its next action. We've only managed to kill 1 creature in our last 10 combat encounters.
I'm looking for any powers or magical it... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4153",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | Your best bet is a [Feyslaughter Weapon](http://www.wizards.com/dndinsider/compendium/item.aspx?id=1463):
>
> Feyslaughter weapon
>
>
> Level: 14
>
>
> Property: When you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature cannot teleport until the end of your next turn.
>
>
>
Other Items: [Forbidding Weapon](http... | It's possible the DM is just enjoying a power trip, in which case there's nothing you can do to fix this situation at the *technical level*. As other answers suggest, you need to sit down with your DM and figure out why this is happening at the *social level*.
But that aside...
**Let the DM teleport his monsters away... |
4,153 | In our gaming group, our storyteller loves to use creatures with teleportation abilities. This is starting to get frustrating since as soon as a creature is bloodied, it teleports away with its next action. We've only managed to kill 1 creature in our last 10 combat encounters.
I'm looking for any powers or magical it... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4153",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | I've attempted here to find some of the lowest level stuff that will do what you want, here's a couple of suggestions:
**Dimensional Warding - Swordmage Utility 6 - Daily**
It's a close burst 2 arcane/stance/zone that prevents teleport in or out.
[Dimensional Warding compendium entry](http://www.wizards.com/dndinsid... | You might need to have a talk with your DM. Ask him why he keeps using these kinds of monsters. Remind him that you are here to kill things and take their stuff. :) This kind of tactic, used right, could be an interesting twist in the game. Having to track down and finally kill an annoying bad guy is very rewarding. If... |
4,153 | In our gaming group, our storyteller loves to use creatures with teleportation abilities. This is starting to get frustrating since as soon as a creature is bloodied, it teleports away with its next action. We've only managed to kill 1 creature in our last 10 combat encounters.
I'm looking for any powers or magical it... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4153",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | It's possible the DM is just enjoying a power trip, in which case there's nothing you can do to fix this situation at the *technical level*. As other answers suggest, you need to sit down with your DM and figure out why this is happening at the *social level*.
But that aside...
**Let the DM teleport his monsters away... | Aside from any special anti-teleportation powers already mentioned, there's only three things I know of that prevent teleportation:
* A successful save to avoid involuntary teleportation into "hindering terrain".
* The person using the power does not have Line of Sight to either the target object, or the target endpoi... |
58,407,978 | I'm reading an article on Apache Spark and I came across the following sentence:
"Hadoop as a big data processing technology has been around for 10 years and has proven to be the solution of choice for processing large data sets. MapReduce is a great solution for one-pass computations, but not very efficient for use ... | 2019/10/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/58407978",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7253901/"
] | Map Reduce
==========
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LEqzi.png)
Source : <https://www.guru99.com/introduction-to-mapreduce.html>
Here you can see, the input file is processed as follows.
1. first split
2. goes into mapping phase
3. Shuffling
4. Redu... | One pass computations is when you are reading the dataset once whereas multipass computations is when a dataset is read once from the disk and multiple computations or operation are done on the same dataset. Apache Spark processing framework allows you to read data once which is then cached into memory and then we can ... |
4,552 | I'm a complete newbie to woodwork - please bear with me!
I'm trying to build a free-standing fence or barrier that will sit on top of concrete similar to this picture:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3utB1.jpg)
The fence I want to build is a bit taller - 6-8ft. How wide doe... | 2016/08/23 | [
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/4552",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com",
"https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/users/2614/"
] | >
> How wide does the "feet" of the fence have to be to keep it from falling over in the wind?
>
>
>
There are too many unknown variables to be able to get a definitive answer on how long the "feet" need to be, but if you guestimate the dimensions of the fence in the photo and multiply up to your possible heights... | Don't try to guess how much wind will force your fence and how wide feet would be needed and how much weights adds to the equation.
Instead figure out a way (construction) to adapt (change) the feet (and weights) to what you observe (learn). |
2,735,994 | Is there any way to remove the URL from a URLClassloader?
If suppose we removed the URL from classloader what all possible problems can happen? | 2010/04/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2735994",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/269154/"
] | >
> Is there any way to remove the URL from a URLClassloader?
>
>
>
AFAIK, no.
>
> If suppose we removed the URL from classloader what all possible problems can happen?
>
>
>
Well, for a start it can break code that relies on being able to dynamically load classes and resources. It is also possible this kind... | >
> Is there any way to remove the URL
> from a URLClassloader?
>
>
>
No.
>
> If suppose we removed the URL from
> classloader what all possible problems
> can happen?
>
>
>
As you can't the question is pointless. |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | I find Glassdoor to be invaluable in reviewing companies, though not infallible. Your issue is one I've stumbled across a few times where I've worked or contracted with a small company and want to leave a review.
Some points to consider:
* If there's only one review on the site, the odds are no one at the company is ... | Personally I make it a policy to never bad mouth past employers in writing anywhere. I have run into past colleagues at new workplaces many times. It makes no sense to do something that might mean I am unable to get a job at a place I wanted to work at because ten years ago I insulted the person who is now friends with... |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | First of all, I smell its going to be a bad one.
If you are so sure of being identified, and your review may hurt you within the company, I would suggest avoiding that. Anyway, all job seekers don't take reviews to their heart and are not strict believers, it is just taken as a suggestion.
If the review is a positive... | If you are going to stay more in that company, **never ever leave negative feedback**. Full stop. This will only go against you. Even if you are not the **single** employee in that position, reducing the chances to two or three people is too risky.
You might be recognized as the author even in the future. For example ... |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | I find Glassdoor to be invaluable in reviewing companies, though not infallible. Your issue is one I've stumbled across a few times where I've worked or contracted with a small company and want to leave a review.
Some points to consider:
* If there's only one review on the site, the odds are no one at the company is ... | >
> How can I go about leaving an anonymous review (what Glassdoor is
> intended for) when the company is so small that they will know it is
> me?
>
>
>
It's not clear what your motivation for leaving a review might be, and clearly you don't want to leave a positive review, but there are several possibilities he... |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | First of all, I smell its going to be a bad one.
If you are so sure of being identified, and your review may hurt you within the company, I would suggest avoiding that. Anyway, all job seekers don't take reviews to their heart and are not strict believers, it is just taken as a suggestion.
If the review is a positive... | Leaving a review about the company on Glassdoor.com has two purposes:
1. You want your concerns to be addressed, a lot of genuine employers do attend to employees' (ex or current) concerns if any...
2. Your review helps other job seekers get a fair view on choosing this specific employer as a next stop in their career... |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | >
> How can I go about leaving an anonymous review (what Glassdoor is
> intended for) when the company is so small that they will know it is
> me?
>
>
>
It's not clear what your motivation for leaving a review might be, and clearly you don't want to leave a positive review, but there are several possibilities he... | If you are going to stay more in that company, **never ever leave negative feedback**. Full stop. This will only go against you. Even if you are not the **single** employee in that position, reducing the chances to two or three people is too risky.
You might be recognized as the author even in the future. For example ... |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | If you are going to stay more in that company, **never ever leave negative feedback**. Full stop. This will only go against you. Even if you are not the **single** employee in that position, reducing the chances to two or three people is too risky.
You might be recognized as the author even in the future. For example ... | * No, they don't know. unless you share full details of you or about any
particular the incident that happened in the company.
* Be honest with your reviews,
* try to post anonymously,
* And glassdoor doesn't reveal your identity to anyone. |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | >
> How can I go about leaving an anonymous review (what Glassdoor is
> intended for) when the company is so small that they will know it is
> me?
>
>
>
It's not clear what your motivation for leaving a review might be, and clearly you don't want to leave a positive review, but there are several possibilities he... | Leaving a review about the company on Glassdoor.com has two purposes:
1. You want your concerns to be addressed, a lot of genuine employers do attend to employees' (ex or current) concerns if any...
2. Your review helps other job seekers get a fair view on choosing this specific employer as a next stop in their career... |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | Personally I make it a policy to never bad mouth past employers in writing anywhere. I have run into past colleagues at new workplaces many times. It makes no sense to do something that might mean I am unable to get a job at a place I wanted to work at because ten years ago I insulted the person who is now friends with... | * No, they don't know. unless you share full details of you or about any
particular the incident that happened in the company.
* Be honest with your reviews,
* try to post anonymously,
* And glassdoor doesn't reveal your identity to anyone. |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | I find Glassdoor to be invaluable in reviewing companies, though not infallible. Your issue is one I've stumbled across a few times where I've worked or contracted with a small company and want to leave a review.
Some points to consider:
* If there's only one review on the site, the odds are no one at the company is ... | If you are going to stay more in that company, **never ever leave negative feedback**. Full stop. This will only go against you. Even if you are not the **single** employee in that position, reducing the chances to two or three people is too risky.
You might be recognized as the author even in the future. For example ... |
32,704 | During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others.
However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassd... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/32704",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/8233/"
] | I find Glassdoor to be invaluable in reviewing companies, though not infallible. Your issue is one I've stumbled across a few times where I've worked or contracted with a small company and want to leave a review.
Some points to consider:
* If there's only one review on the site, the odds are no one at the company is ... | First of all, I smell its going to be a bad one.
If you are so sure of being identified, and your review may hurt you within the company, I would suggest avoiding that. Anyway, all job seekers don't take reviews to their heart and are not strict believers, it is just taken as a suggestion.
If the review is a positive... |
970,443 | I need to extract code (but not data!) from classic win32 exe/dll files. It's clear I can't do this only with extraction of code segment content (because code segment contains also the data -- jump tables for example) and that I need some help from compiler.
\*.map files are nice but they only contain addresses of fun... | 2009/06/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/970443",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/21009/"
] | There is a [PDB extractor](http://undocumented.rawol.com/win_pdbx.zip) for download at the page here: <http://undocumented.rawol.com>. It can extract all information when you use the /type option. There is also an article with PDB viewer here: <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/bugs/PdbParser.aspx> but it extracts less inf... | Well, I just happened to read the other day that [DIA is a lot easier to use from C#](http://msinilo.pl/blog/?p=425 "Crunching bytes | .mischief.mayhem.soap.:") (links to source for a simple program); another program that keeps coming up on my google searches is [PDB Cracker](http://www.ishani.org/pdb.php), which also ... |
7,092 | My dog loves walks and with winter upon us, salt is everywhere. Salt seriously dries out skin, so what is a good moisturizer for both her and me?
I have all natural coconut oil based lotion and cream and Aveeno Oatmeal lotion, are either of them OK to use on Maggy, the border collie? | 2014/12/20 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/7092",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
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] | Vaseline works just fine. A dab on the paws before bed and a dab before walks. If you want I'd shop for one but you can make homemade moisturizers for your dog.
>
> Shea butter
> Lavender oil (Lavendula augustifolia) (I chose this because of its calming healing properties)
> Vitamin E oil
> Beeswax
> Olive oil. ... | The dryness might just be a symptom and salt might be the problem to address.
When living in a Northeast city with my dog, I vaguely remember vets telling me that salt was very corrosive for a dogs paws and that the dog should wear booties or the salt should be rinsed off after walks. We had a small Tupperware contai... |
8,852,502 | The source code of our application is hundreds of thousands of line, thousands of files, and in places very old - the app was first written in 1995 or 1996. Over the past few years my team has greatly improved the quality of the source, but one issue remains that particularly bugs me: a lot of classes have a lot of met... | 2012/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8852502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/121689/"
] | You might try [Lazy C++](https://github.com/driedfruit/lzz). I have not used it, but I believe it is a command line tool to do just what you want. | If the code is working then I would vote against any major automated rewrite.
Lots of work could be involved fixing it up.
Small iterative improvements over time is a better technique as you will be able to test each change in isolation (and add unit tests). Anyway your major complaint about not being able to find ... |
8,852,502 | The source code of our application is hundreds of thousands of line, thousands of files, and in places very old - the app was first written in 1995 or 1996. Over the past few years my team has greatly improved the quality of the source, but one issue remains that particularly bugs me: a lot of classes have a lot of met... | 2012/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8852502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/121689/"
] | You might try [Lazy C++](https://github.com/driedfruit/lzz). I have not used it, but I believe it is a command line tool to do just what you want. | You have a number of problems to solve:
* How to regroup the source and header files ideally
* How to automate the code modifications to carry this out
In both cases, you need a robust C++ parser with full name resolution to determine the dependencies accurately.
Then you need machinery that can reliably modify the ... |
8,852,502 | The source code of our application is hundreds of thousands of line, thousands of files, and in places very old - the app was first written in 1995 or 1996. Over the past few years my team has greatly improved the quality of the source, but one issue remains that particularly bugs me: a lot of classes have a lot of met... | 2012/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8852502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/121689/"
] | You might try [Lazy C++](https://github.com/driedfruit/lzz). I have not used it, but I believe it is a command line tool to do just what you want. | XE2 includes a new static analyzer. It might be worthwhile to give the new version of C++Builer's trial a spin. |
8,852,502 | The source code of our application is hundreds of thousands of line, thousands of files, and in places very old - the app was first written in 1995 or 1996. Over the past few years my team has greatly improved the quality of the source, but one issue remains that particularly bugs me: a lot of classes have a lot of met... | 2012/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8852502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/121689/"
] | If the code is working then I would vote against any major automated rewrite.
Lots of work could be involved fixing it up.
Small iterative improvements over time is a better technique as you will be able to test each change in isolation (and add unit tests). Anyway your major complaint about not being able to find ... | You have a number of problems to solve:
* How to regroup the source and header files ideally
* How to automate the code modifications to carry this out
In both cases, you need a robust C++ parser with full name resolution to determine the dependencies accurately.
Then you need machinery that can reliably modify the ... |
8,852,502 | The source code of our application is hundreds of thousands of line, thousands of files, and in places very old - the app was first written in 1995 or 1996. Over the past few years my team has greatly improved the quality of the source, but one issue remains that particularly bugs me: a lot of classes have a lot of met... | 2012/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8852502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/121689/"
] | If the code is working then I would vote against any major automated rewrite.
Lots of work could be involved fixing it up.
Small iterative improvements over time is a better technique as you will be able to test each change in isolation (and add unit tests). Anyway your major complaint about not being able to find ... | XE2 includes a new static analyzer. It might be worthwhile to give the new version of C++Builer's trial a spin. |
110,821 | I just cut an object in half and then mirrored it.
Before i joined the objects, they looked perfectly similar, but after joining, one half is darker than the other.
I tried some stuff and i did delete doubles, and i checked the material
but it all doesn't help
That's the thing, after joining the 2 halves:
[![thats th... | 2018/06/15 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/110821",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/57857/"
] | I have 2 possible solutions. One, try (in edit mode) pressing {control n} which will recalculate the normals. If the normals are incorrect then it will fix that. Otherwise, it's just a question of shading. | My solution is. Roughness set it to 1.0.
I'm creating character, I really don't know how to do. But when I did it. It goes fine.
Maybe after applying Mirror then that's the time to adjust roughness again if you need. |
110,821 | I just cut an object in half and then mirrored it.
Before i joined the objects, they looked perfectly similar, but after joining, one half is darker than the other.
I tried some stuff and i did delete doubles, and i checked the material
but it all doesn't help
That's the thing, after joining the 2 halves:
[![thats th... | 2018/06/15 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/110821",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/57857/"
] | I have 2 possible solutions. One, try (in edit mode) pressing {control n} which will recalculate the normals. If the normals are incorrect then it will fix that. Otherwise, it's just a question of shading. | Remove Mirror modifier.
Object Mode > CRTL+A,
Apply all transformation,
then add Mirror Modifier again.
Hahahahaha can't believe I remember that 4 seconds to some videos I watch. |
255,741 | I'm a complete Ada newbie, though I've used Pascal for 2-3 years during HS.
IIRC, it is possible to call Pascal compiled functions from C/C++. Is it possible to call procedures & functions written in Ada from C++? | 2008/11/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/255741",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14069/"
] | According to this [old tutorial](http://www.ghs.com/download/whitepapers/ada_c++.pdf), it should be possible.
However, as illustrated by [this thread](http://archives.devshed.com/forums/programming-132/problem-passing-in-out-parameter-from-c-to-ada-1023388.html), you must be careful with the c++ extern "C" definitions... | That kind of thing is done all the time. The trick is to tell both sides to use a "C"-style calling protocol for the routine. In C++ this is done with extern "C" declarations, and in the Ada side with pragma Export ("C", ...
Look those up in your favorite respective reference sources for details. Watch out for pointer... |
255,741 | I'm a complete Ada newbie, though I've used Pascal for 2-3 years during HS.
IIRC, it is possible to call Pascal compiled functions from C/C++. Is it possible to call procedures & functions written in Ada from C++? | 2008/11/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/255741",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14069/"
] | According to this [old tutorial](http://www.ghs.com/download/whitepapers/ada_c++.pdf), it should be possible.
However, as illustrated by [this thread](http://archives.devshed.com/forums/programming-132/problem-passing-in-out-parameter-from-c-to-ada-1023388.html), you must be careful with the c++ extern "C" definitions... | Yes. Several years ago I wrote a short simple demo to prove it. There were two DLLs, one written in C++ and the other in Ada. They just added constants to floating point values. Two apps, one in C++ and one in Ada, each used both the DLL. So every possible combination of C++ calling/called from Ada existed. It all work... |
255,741 | I'm a complete Ada newbie, though I've used Pascal for 2-3 years during HS.
IIRC, it is possible to call Pascal compiled functions from C/C++. Is it possible to call procedures & functions written in Ada from C++? | 2008/11/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/255741",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14069/"
] | That kind of thing is done all the time. The trick is to tell both sides to use a "C"-style calling protocol for the routine. In C++ this is done with extern "C" declarations, and in the Ada side with pragma Export ("C", ...
Look those up in your favorite respective reference sources for details. Watch out for pointer... | Yes. Several years ago I wrote a short simple demo to prove it. There were two DLLs, one written in C++ and the other in Ada. They just added constants to floating point values. Two apps, one in C++ and one in Ada, each used both the DLL. So every possible combination of C++ calling/called from Ada existed. It all work... |
1,602,436 | I was wondering if anybody could give me ballpark figures for translating resx files. Let's say I have 10 Resx files with each about 10K words. What would be the cost to translate those from English to Spanish (or English to German)?
For the details, we are using Infragistics controls in our application. IG does not p... | 2009/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1602436",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/80280/"
] | A ballpark would be .10~.20 USD per word.
You need to be careful when translating resx files, especially if translatable and do-not-translate content is mixed together. There are tools like [Alchemy Catalyst](http://www.alchemysoftware.ie/products/alchemy_catalyst.html) and [Lingobit Localizer](http://www.lingobit.co... | As far as pricing is concerned: <http://www.proz.com> is a excellent translators forum. It's probably the best place to start with. |
265,786 | I noticed that clickable box showing up on Meta-SO "X new questions with activity".
On click, it displays the concerned questions.
But, if I'm not wrong, I never saw this on SO before.
I guess it's because there is a lot more activity on SO, and "67 new questions with activity" wouldn't be that good.
Yet, is there an... | 2014/07/16 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/265786",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/2627459/"
] | Live refresh has been around for a long time, but is explicitly disabled on the Stack Overflow front pages (including *interesting*) as the number of new posts per minute would be far too great.
As such, you'll *only* see this on tag pages (including combined tag searches).
See [New Feature: real time updates to ques... | You can see the live refresh on individual tag pages on Stack Overflow:
 |
24,000 | Wikipedia [says](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte) kB = 1000 bytes and KB = 1024 bytes.
Which one are we using for Bitcoin? | 2014/03/26 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/24000",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/5068/"
] | According to the [Bitcoin.it-wiki page on Transaction fees](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees#Sending) are dependent on multiples of **1,000 bytes** (rounded up).
The above page cites Gavin Andresen's [post on 0.8.2 Release notes](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=219504.msg2311420#msg2311420):
>
> T... | Here is the latest changed(commit) made for the fee drop: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/beabca2be092d0e2a1de26989d4e63a12cce1284#diff-279f95e952b2c1cff13bdfbcd7bc36ee>
It seems to be a multiple of 1,000 bytes as it's seen in the source code.
So yes, it's a multiple of **1000 bytes**, not **1024 bytes**.
... |
11,351 | is there a way to execute the batch(\*.bat) file from a sharepoint designer workflow?
I've a specific column in the sharepoint list, a batch file should be executed whenever the value of the field is changed. I just want to design a sharepoint designer workflow to be triggered whenever the value of the site column is... | 2011/04/15 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/11351",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/1232/"
] | I would suggest that you create a custom workflow activity to do the stuff instead of a batch file. Since your only gathering info from a list and producing a file this should be quite easy. | My recommendation is to create a powershell script that runs as a scheduled task. This powershell script will look for a change in a list value item (custom column). When the column changes then the powershell script performs your action.
I hope that gets you going in the right direction,
Dan |
11,351 | is there a way to execute the batch(\*.bat) file from a sharepoint designer workflow?
I've a specific column in the sharepoint list, a batch file should be executed whenever the value of the field is changed. I just want to design a sharepoint designer workflow to be triggered whenever the value of the site column is... | 2011/04/15 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/11351",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/1232/"
] | I would suggest that you create a custom workflow activity to do the stuff instead of a batch file. Since your only gathering info from a list and producing a file this should be quite easy. | I would NOT recommend allowing the executing of .bat or powershell scripts from a workflow activity.
In some respects, this is a very huge security hole - someone could very easily inject their own code into your batch/script file to execute after yours, and depending on the context of the script, could wreak havok on... |
11,351 | is there a way to execute the batch(\*.bat) file from a sharepoint designer workflow?
I've a specific column in the sharepoint list, a batch file should be executed whenever the value of the field is changed. I just want to design a sharepoint designer workflow to be triggered whenever the value of the site column is... | 2011/04/15 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/11351",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/1232/"
] | I would NOT recommend allowing the executing of .bat or powershell scripts from a workflow activity.
In some respects, this is a very huge security hole - someone could very easily inject their own code into your batch/script file to execute after yours, and depending on the context of the script, could wreak havok on... | My recommendation is to create a powershell script that runs as a scheduled task. This powershell script will look for a change in a list value item (custom column). When the column changes then the powershell script performs your action.
I hope that gets you going in the right direction,
Dan |
218,332 | Is this sentence, "I wish I had a little less problems" grammatically correct? Especially the phrase, "... a little less problems". I know there are other ways to say the same thing like, "I wish I didn't have as much problems" or "I wish I had less problems" but it changes the feel of the sentence. The feel I'm tryna ... | 2019/07/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/218332",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/82587/"
] | I would write *"I wish I had **fewer** problems"*.
In theory, **less** is supposed to be used to describe a smaller amount of a single entity, while **fewer** is supposed to be used to describe a smaller number of entities.
In practice, what you have written is likely to be understood, if a little awkward.
For more ... | The following would apply to normal phrasing:
>
> ✔ fewer problems
>
> ✘ less problems
>
>
> ✘ fewer of a problem
>
> ✔ less of a problem
>
>
>
The use of adjectives should not be influencing the word used.
In other words, I would say one of the following:
>
> 1. a little **less** ***of a problem***
... |
224,000 | Is it generally better to have a small number of fully upgraded rooms? Or have a larger number of not-so-upgraded ones? (Provided of course, that we have Power to spare.)
Wondering if the massive costs for upgrading are worth it. For example, I had a dweller training in a level 2 Strength Center with 2.00 hours to go.... | 2015/06/17 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/224000",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/115740/"
] | I won't upgrade those rooms. You have later more than enough people to get others for hours in the training room. Buy 2-3 rooms and put the people in them instead one fast room. It's much cheaper and efficient.
By the way. You can further improve this. Just make a woman pregnant and put her inside the training room (n... | Up until this point in my progress. All Ive done is upgraded my vault little by little, collecting a few caps, couple of uniforms, and some pretty decent weaponary. Currently on a new game. I've got 25 dwellers, I'm able to maintain my power, food, and my water all at full capacity. I've already got Lucas Simms legenda... |
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