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1,630,519 | for example, I want the textfield input number only. my idea is when the user typing, it will call a javascript to check whether it is valid, if it is not valid, I delete the text which is just entered. But I think it is very complex to do so. Is there any simple way to do so? | 2009/10/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1630519",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148978/"
] | Put a validation on submit. | I think, like o.k.w said, jQuery Masking would be a good choice because of 2 things:
1. jQuery is solid and fast
2. Masking is more user friendly than just deleting user input on the fly without any notification. Masking gives them a graphical reference of what type of input is expected and what the input might look l... |
1,630,519 | for example, I want the textfield input number only. my idea is when the user typing, it will call a javascript to check whether it is valid, if it is not valid, I delete the text which is just entered. But I think it is very complex to do so. Is there any simple way to do so? | 2009/10/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1630519",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148978/"
] | JQuery Masking could be a good choice: <http://digitalbush.com/projects/masked-input-plugin/> | The script to do this is here. It's a pretty common requirement.
<http://javascript.internet.com/forms/validate-numeric-only.html> |
1,630,519 | for example, I want the textfield input number only. my idea is when the user typing, it will call a javascript to check whether it is valid, if it is not valid, I delete the text which is just entered. But I think it is very complex to do so. Is there any simple way to do so? | 2009/10/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1630519",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/148978/"
] | JQuery Masking could be a good choice: <http://digitalbush.com/projects/masked-input-plugin/> | I think, like o.k.w said, jQuery Masking would be a good choice because of 2 things:
1. jQuery is solid and fast
2. Masking is more user friendly than just deleting user input on the fly without any notification. Masking gives them a graphical reference of what type of input is expected and what the input might look l... |
8,410,608 | I am having a String like "A AND B OR C AND ( D OR E)". I just want to parse the logical expression here, is there any Java Api for the same.
Here A,B,C... are in the form of string,string,string (i.e key,value,operator) | 2011/12/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8410608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/588747/"
] | First you will need to fix the grammar of the expression that you are going to accept. What you have written:
>
> "A AND B OR C AND ( D OR E)"
>
>
>
is an example string of your language. So first you will need to define your language which can be defined using [BNF](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backus%E2%80%93Na... | Use Spring Expression - supports AND OR NOT |
369,016 | I want to build into mt ASP.NET application the ability for users to fill up forms, but the forms are not something I can hard-code into my (Enterprise) software.
So I need one screen that lets end users create the forms. Doing it the 2.0 way, I just love what PollDaddy did in their survey editor (great job guys!). Ho... | 2008/12/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/369016",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/350/"
] | The [AJAX control toolkit](http://www.asp.net/ajax/ajaxcontroltoolkit/samples/) is free and would work for some of this items shown in the video. However, JQuery has tons of plugins it is easy to extend and even easier to use. I would suggest starting there and extending it where needed.
Good Luck | You could build it yourself using an AJAX framework like ASP.NET AJAX or even telerik controls. You could use jQuery but ASP.NET AJAX is free and embeds well with ASP.NET pages. You could buy something, but I've yet to encounter packages as such. |
4,602,427 | On his blog Scott Kovatch writes:
>
> Without getting into too much detail, typing ‘java MyAWTCode’ from a Terminal window violates a whole lot of assumptions about what an application is on Mac OS X, and needs a lot of cooperation between the AWT and the Process Manager to sort it out.
> <http://skovatch.wordpress.... | 2011/01/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4602427",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/15441/"
] | Sure, I can elaborate on that a bit.
The Process Manager starts with the assumption that all applications that present a UI on Mac OS X are bundled, are packaged in a folder named Application.app, binary in Contents/MacOS/Application, and most importantly, have an Info.plist to get things like the name of the applicat... | I am not sure what he had in mind, but I guess a big difference is the file structure: a normal MacOS X application is a bundle with the structure NameOfTheApp.app/Contents/MacOS/NameOfTheApp , and specific files in the Contents directory. When we use the terminal with a "java" command, the JVM has to create a "virtual... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | >
> Moonshine is any alcohol that is made illegally. It is usually make in
> small batches
>
>
>
In most cases if you are able to buy 'Moonshine' from a store it is generally not real moonshine
I believe that it's called moonshine because it was illegal to make, so it was usually distributed at night time under... | Moonshine derives (supposedly) its name from transporting it at night to avoid detection.
Moonshine was made a lot in the mountains because of the inaccessibility of where the mountain-folk would hide the Stills and the abundance of fresh mountain springs. They could also make the moonshine high proof to maximize cost... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Generally, when people refer to "moonshine" and they are referring to what can be purchased legally, they are really referring to "white whiskey" (a.k.a. un-aged whiskey), or whiskey that has not been aged in an oak barrel.
Most whiskey is fermented from either all-corn, or corn and an other grain (like rye), but ther... | >
> Moonshine is any alcohol that is made illegally. It is usually make in
> small batches
>
>
>
In most cases if you are able to buy 'Moonshine' from a store it is generally not real moonshine
I believe that it's called moonshine because it was illegal to make, so it was usually distributed at night time under... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | >
> Moonshine is any alcohol that is made illegally. It is usually make in
> small batches
>
>
>
In most cases if you are able to buy 'Moonshine' from a store it is generally not real moonshine
I believe that it's called moonshine because it was illegal to make, so it was usually distributed at night time under... | As a detail and hopefully and appropriately informative aside for this topic:
In chemistry lab there are two alcohol solvents used:
1. Medical Grade (surgical alcohol) = 95% Alcohol (getting that last 0.57% is very time consuming to achieve)
2. (benzene) Alcohol = 98% Alcohol (with 2% benzene still in solution with th... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | >
> Moonshine is any alcohol that is made illegally. It is usually make in
> small batches
>
>
>
In most cases if you are able to buy 'Moonshine' from a store it is generally not real moonshine
I believe that it's called moonshine because it was illegal to make, so it was usually distributed at night time under... | If you want to be a traditionalist, it's not really Moonshine unless it was produced illegally, without all the proper taxes and such. Anything you buy in the store could more accurately be called white liquor, grain liquor or corn liquor, depending on the mash stock.
A key feature of both legally and illegally produc... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Generally, when people refer to "moonshine" and they are referring to what can be purchased legally, they are really referring to "white whiskey" (a.k.a. un-aged whiskey), or whiskey that has not been aged in an oak barrel.
Most whiskey is fermented from either all-corn, or corn and an other grain (like rye), but ther... | Moonshine derives (supposedly) its name from transporting it at night to avoid detection.
Moonshine was made a lot in the mountains because of the inaccessibility of where the mountain-folk would hide the Stills and the abundance of fresh mountain springs. They could also make the moonshine high proof to maximize cost... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Moonshine derives (supposedly) its name from transporting it at night to avoid detection.
Moonshine was made a lot in the mountains because of the inaccessibility of where the mountain-folk would hide the Stills and the abundance of fresh mountain springs. They could also make the moonshine high proof to maximize cost... | As a detail and hopefully and appropriately informative aside for this topic:
In chemistry lab there are two alcohol solvents used:
1. Medical Grade (surgical alcohol) = 95% Alcohol (getting that last 0.57% is very time consuming to achieve)
2. (benzene) Alcohol = 98% Alcohol (with 2% benzene still in solution with th... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Generally, when people refer to "moonshine" and they are referring to what can be purchased legally, they are really referring to "white whiskey" (a.k.a. un-aged whiskey), or whiskey that has not been aged in an oak barrel.
Most whiskey is fermented from either all-corn, or corn and an other grain (like rye), but ther... | As a detail and hopefully and appropriately informative aside for this topic:
In chemistry lab there are two alcohol solvents used:
1. Medical Grade (surgical alcohol) = 95% Alcohol (getting that last 0.57% is very time consuming to achieve)
2. (benzene) Alcohol = 98% Alcohol (with 2% benzene still in solution with th... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | Generally, when people refer to "moonshine" and they are referring to what can be purchased legally, they are really referring to "white whiskey" (a.k.a. un-aged whiskey), or whiskey that has not been aged in an oak barrel.
Most whiskey is fermented from either all-corn, or corn and an other grain (like rye), but ther... | If you want to be a traditionalist, it's not really Moonshine unless it was produced illegally, without all the proper taxes and such. Anything you buy in the store could more accurately be called white liquor, grain liquor or corn liquor, depending on the mash stock.
A key feature of both legally and illegally produc... |
5,198 | With the legalization of moonshine in many US states I've been wondering what are the big differences between Moonshine and Vodka?
Both are clear spirits made from whatever grains/starches are available. Both can be fairly high proof.
Is it all just an Appalachian that is tied to their origin? | 2016/07/13 | [
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/5198",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com",
"https://beer.stackexchange.com/users/4637/"
] | If you want to be a traditionalist, it's not really Moonshine unless it was produced illegally, without all the proper taxes and such. Anything you buy in the store could more accurately be called white liquor, grain liquor or corn liquor, depending on the mash stock.
A key feature of both legally and illegally produc... | As a detail and hopefully and appropriately informative aside for this topic:
In chemistry lab there are two alcohol solvents used:
1. Medical Grade (surgical alcohol) = 95% Alcohol (getting that last 0.57% is very time consuming to achieve)
2. (benzene) Alcohol = 98% Alcohol (with 2% benzene still in solution with th... |
55,158 | I've recently noticed that most of my activity with Google and its services goes through a local Google Global Cache server set up by our ISP. Since I don't fully trust the ISP, this has become a big concern for me.
Is it possible for the provider to read the encrypted requests that pass through GGC, thus getting acce... | 2014/04/08 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/55158",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/43723/"
] | As described [here](https://peering.google.com/about/getting_ggc.html):
>
> Once registered and qualified by Google, we will send you a simple agreement for joining the GGC program. After you have electronically signed this agreement, Google will *ship you servers that you install in your facility* and attach to your... | Your search queries are definitely very easily accessed as you can see by the [recent DNS interception in Turkey](http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/03/googles-public-dns-intercepted-in-turkey.html).
How much information they are able to get depends on how extensive the interception is. Your search queries ... |
41,403,674 | I'm searching for pointers to structs in the memory of a program, that are 4 bytes away from each other, but the amount can vary. I'm pretty sure that after the structs comes some other variable that's not a pointer.
I figured if I tried to use that next variable as a pointer and apply to it the highest offset the str... | 2016/12/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/41403674",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5352316/"
] | GCS provides strong read-after-write consistency. If you upload a new version of an object and then download it back, you will always get the new version of the object.
However, by default, when a publicly readable object is fetched, GCS responds with a "Cache-Control" header allowing caching for up to 1 hour. Google ... | You can go to the object in your console, click on "Edit Metadata", then enter what you want in the "Cache control" field. If you want no caching at all, you can add the string `no-store`.
Documentation on the allowed values is [here](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/metadata#cache-control). |
60,070,913 | Usually we can get data using ODBC connector in Power BI. Is there any way to get the data using the JDBC connector? | 2020/02/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60070913",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/12843669/"
] | Unfortunately there is no native support for JDBC.
You can upvote the feature request for JDBC [at this link](https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/7262643-support-jdbc-data-sources)
There are options that convert your JDBC connection in to an ODBC one, known as JDBC to ODBC bridges. [Or... | Since Power BI is not coded in java its not easy to support JDBC (you will see only ODBC or .net based connectors in PBI). If Microsoft ever wants to add support for JAVA in Power BI then they might have to do via some sort of bridge.
If you are open for 3rd party solution then [here is one option by ZappySys](https:/... |
149,192 | The basic meaning of overhead is "above one's head"
However, in business field, usually An overhead cost or expense.
‘overheads, such as lighting, equipment, and any little extras, are paid for out of a centralized fund’
[Overhead (business) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_(business))[Overhead (bus... | 2017/12/05 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/149192",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/64925/"
] | The key is not, as you say, "indirect and excess" but "unavoidable costs incurred when performing work". It is the same for brick-and-mortar business establishments and for digital computation. The "work" may be different but the *core* concept of **overhead** is the same.
A business needs lights; a program needs ele... | You are referring to the word in two different forms.
Overhead as a business cost is a ***noun***.
Overhead as in 'Birds flying overhead' is an ***adverb***.
More [here](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overhead#Etymology_2) |
15,505 | I was reading this [article](http://www.riagenic.com/archives/526) about Metro UI designs, and I was struck by this statement:
>
> Example, if you look under the hood of a new car, you will see areas
> colored yellow whereas the rest is the same color of the engine etc.
> Car manufacturers do this on purpose, they ... | 2011/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/15505",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/5113/"
] | That example illustrates some cognitive psychology, named here as grouping. Works splendid!
More examples of visual cues:
<http://www.eruptingmind.com/depth-perception-cues-other-forms-of-perception/>
Perhaps you had something else in mind? If so, please elaborate your question.
Edit: Gestallt principles that is ho... | Color-coding is ages-old and nothing revolutionary. It's present almost everywhere in technology: from peripheral connectors to input devices to wiring to the aforementioned cars.
Traditional rules for color-coding are 1) all these go together and 2) touch these things and don't touch those at all, both of which we al... |
15,505 | I was reading this [article](http://www.riagenic.com/archives/526) about Metro UI designs, and I was struck by this statement:
>
> Example, if you look under the hood of a new car, you will see areas
> colored yellow whereas the rest is the same color of the engine etc.
> Car manufacturers do this on purpose, they ... | 2011/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/15505",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/5113/"
] | I think the example from the post makes reference to a key concept: grouping by color (probably described by a [Gestalt Principle](http://www.vanseodesign.com/web-design/gestalt-principles-of-perception/), but I can't find a reference to it now).
**In a site that has a prominent hue, an alternative hue will appear to ... | That example illustrates some cognitive psychology, named here as grouping. Works splendid!
More examples of visual cues:
<http://www.eruptingmind.com/depth-perception-cues-other-forms-of-perception/>
Perhaps you had something else in mind? If so, please elaborate your question.
Edit: Gestallt principles that is ho... |
15,505 | I was reading this [article](http://www.riagenic.com/archives/526) about Metro UI designs, and I was struck by this statement:
>
> Example, if you look under the hood of a new car, you will see areas
> colored yellow whereas the rest is the same color of the engine etc.
> Car manufacturers do this on purpose, they ... | 2011/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/15505",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/5113/"
] | As the original author, i'll add my reasons:
It has to do with the fact pattern recognition is a built in component within humans, once we identify a familiar pattern it then becomes easier to seed.
The thing is, most users don't turn up to the average software as UX virgins? that is to say they aren't using a comput... | That example illustrates some cognitive psychology, named here as grouping. Works splendid!
More examples of visual cues:
<http://www.eruptingmind.com/depth-perception-cues-other-forms-of-perception/>
Perhaps you had something else in mind? If so, please elaborate your question.
Edit: Gestallt principles that is ho... |
15,505 | I was reading this [article](http://www.riagenic.com/archives/526) about Metro UI designs, and I was struck by this statement:
>
> Example, if you look under the hood of a new car, you will see areas
> colored yellow whereas the rest is the same color of the engine etc.
> Car manufacturers do this on purpose, they ... | 2011/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/15505",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/5113/"
] | I think the example from the post makes reference to a key concept: grouping by color (probably described by a [Gestalt Principle](http://www.vanseodesign.com/web-design/gestalt-principles-of-perception/), but I can't find a reference to it now).
**In a site that has a prominent hue, an alternative hue will appear to ... | Color-coding is ages-old and nothing revolutionary. It's present almost everywhere in technology: from peripheral connectors to input devices to wiring to the aforementioned cars.
Traditional rules for color-coding are 1) all these go together and 2) touch these things and don't touch those at all, both of which we al... |
15,505 | I was reading this [article](http://www.riagenic.com/archives/526) about Metro UI designs, and I was struck by this statement:
>
> Example, if you look under the hood of a new car, you will see areas
> colored yellow whereas the rest is the same color of the engine etc.
> Car manufacturers do this on purpose, they ... | 2011/12/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/15505",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/5113/"
] | As the original author, i'll add my reasons:
It has to do with the fact pattern recognition is a built in component within humans, once we identify a familiar pattern it then becomes easier to seed.
The thing is, most users don't turn up to the average software as UX virgins? that is to say they aren't using a comput... | Color-coding is ages-old and nothing revolutionary. It's present almost everywhere in technology: from peripheral connectors to input devices to wiring to the aforementioned cars.
Traditional rules for color-coding are 1) all these go together and 2) touch these things and don't touch those at all, both of which we al... |
43,089,847 | The Service Fabric Team announced in their [blog post](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-azure-service-fabric-5-5-and-sdk-2-5/) that Service Fabric now supports *Refresh Mode* in Preview when debugging on a 1 Node cluster in Visual Studio 2015.
I've just installed the new Service Fabric SDK from the We... | 2017/03/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43089847",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2463810/"
] | As the [announce](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-azure-service-fabric-5-5-and-sdk-2-5/) states about Refresh application debug mode in Visual Studio 2015 as follows:
>
> In conjunction with ASP.NET Core integration support, we’ve added a new **application debug mode** to the Service Fabric Applica... | It's a new option in the Application Debug Mode values, in the properties of your SF Application project.
(from the detailed release notes document) |
359,762 | I using a TI buck regulator (LM21212) to power a bunch of components on my board at a certain voltage. When calculating stability, do I need to take into account all the decoupling capacitors (e.g. 0.1 uF and 0.01 uF) that I have placed next to all the components that is powered by the regulator? | 2018/03/05 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/359762",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/180124/"
] | Practically speaking, it's safe to ignore the decoupling capacitors around your circuit when designing a switching power supply. Pedantically, those capacitors will have some affect on the power supply, but they're negligible. Here's a few reasons why:
1. Most of the decoupling capacitors are electrically "far away". ... | It depends what your specs are for step load response for transient delay and amplitude as well as ringing. Since every contributing dynamic and/or reactive part affects voltage ripple, it cannot be ignored.
Depending on your noisy immunity spec, you must specify worst case Ripple Voltage with a budget from each sourc... |
13,332 | I've heard and read about how recording/mixing engineers in the music business analyze each others mixes to learn the techniques used to make a certain track sound so good or what the latest trend/style is being used for them to incorporate in their work. They listen to how the track is balanced, panned and where each ... | 2012/03/31 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/13332",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/6524/"
] | *light spoilers ahead for We Own the Night, Inglorious Basterds and Michael Clayton ahead*
Be careful not to get too lost in the technical details. Be mindful of the overall purpose of the sound design. I brought this up in another question a couple years ago... the movie, We Own the Night, starring Joaquin Phoenix an... | I found it effective to use Adobe Audition and XMind (mind mapping tool).
In Audition I am able to see both waveform and spectrum at the same time. I set markers at the in and out points of certain audio sections that I'm interested in and then use Marque Tool to listen to exact frequency range of the sound. I can re... |
13,332 | I've heard and read about how recording/mixing engineers in the music business analyze each others mixes to learn the techniques used to make a certain track sound so good or what the latest trend/style is being used for them to incorporate in their work. They listen to how the track is balanced, panned and where each ... | 2012/03/31 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/13332",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/6524/"
] | The music engineering world is very different from a technical standpoint because the music usually stands on its own, giving the engineers, producers and artists free reign (more or less) to make choices without penalty. On the other hand, film and game sound design must work harmoniously with visual elements to tell ... | I found it effective to use Adobe Audition and XMind (mind mapping tool).
In Audition I am able to see both waveform and spectrum at the same time. I set markers at the in and out points of certain audio sections that I'm interested in and then use Marque Tool to listen to exact frequency range of the sound. I can re... |
112,888 | Many cooks/chefs recommend resting meat. There's a saying of "rest for the same length of time it was cooked".
For steaks this is fine, a 6 or so min cooking time means 6 mins at room temp is okay. But what about a full chicken or turkey? Depending on the size, they're cooked for 2-3 hours or more. Surely it's not saf... | 2020/11/29 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/112888",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20465/"
] | There is a rule of thumb
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSIN5.png)
This is not the full story
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dDT86.png)
A cooked turkey should be at 72C. When you take ... | I don't think there is a consensus on how long you should rest meat, be it a turkey, chicken or steak or other meats.
Personally, I think the 3 hours is a little bit on the extreme side of it, but I don't see anything wrong or unsafe if the turkey was cooked to a good temperature.
Remember that meat will continue to ... |
836,144 | I have two devices in the same broadcast domain. My PC and an Avaya IP Control Unit.
My IP is **10.168.10.154/22**.
Avaya Device IP is **192.168.10.99/23**.
I am able to ping this device and don't understand how.
1. The Avaya Device has no gateway set.
2. Even if it did, there are no routes on the Cisco router to a... | 2017/03/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/836144",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/158670/"
] | >
> Route Print on my local machine shows: 192.168.10.99 255.255.255.255 On-link
> 10.168.10.154 26
>
>
>
That is why, the On-link routes are accessible locally without any gateway, many times they are created when you connect via dial-up (to Avaya device maybe). You have to find out why this route is being crea... | It looks to me like you have an additional ip address assigned to your NIC.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ItJ0x.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zktPU.png) |
394,806 | I was walking to school (England) with my eight-year-old talking about stuff she'd been doing the day before. At some point she said that something had been "...funner..." than something else.
I did not immediately realise that 'fun' is, historically at least, a noun and NOT an adjective. So I was wondering in my head... | 2017/06/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/394806",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/103961/"
] | Nowadays it's common to use "fun" as an adjective.
Fun is used for talking about something that is enjoyable
or someone that you enjoy being with.
1) Barcelona is a fun city.
2) Our day at the beach was really fun.
The examples are collected from Macmillan dictionary. And by saying " more /most fun ", you will be ... | No, definitely not!
I might say it is the 'most fun city', but it is not really my (British)style.
I would be more likely to say "I had more fun in Barcelona than in any other city"
I can spare the extra time and ink for a more 'elegant' sentence! |
238,635 | I will be explaining what I think:
A battery acts like a pump which provides energy to do work on negative charges to move them towards the negative terminal, and hence creating an electric field. Now, due to this field, when a wire is connected to make a circuit, electrons move from negative to positive terminal, the... | 2016/02/20 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/238635",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/87129/"
] | If you add more resistors in series the effect will be the opposite of what you say: the battery will last longer. A battery has a certain rated capacity, written in mAh (milliamps times hours). Divide this capacity by the current you are drawing and you will get how much will that battery last in hours, at the same cu... | The power consumed by your circuit determines how fast the battery drains. P = I \* E: power (Watts) is found by multiplying the current (Amps) by the voltage (Volts). Since your battery has a (reasonably) constant voltage under normal operation, current is the variable here.
I = E / R, amps = volts / ohms. If we com... |
238,635 | I will be explaining what I think:
A battery acts like a pump which provides energy to do work on negative charges to move them towards the negative terminal, and hence creating an electric field. Now, due to this field, when a wire is connected to make a circuit, electrons move from negative to positive terminal, the... | 2016/02/20 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/238635",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/87129/"
] | If you add more resistors in series the effect will be the opposite of what you say: the battery will last longer. A battery has a certain rated capacity, written in mAh (milliamps times hours). Divide this capacity by the current you are drawing and you will get how much will that battery last in hours, at the same cu... | Case 1:
They are connected in series - the more you add the higher the resistance, the less current - longer life
Rtot = R1 + R2 + ... RN
Case 2:
They are connected in parallel - the more you add the lower the resistance, more current - shorter life
1/Rtot = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + ... 1/RN
Case 3:
Mixed series/parallel connec... |
238,635 | I will be explaining what I think:
A battery acts like a pump which provides energy to do work on negative charges to move them towards the negative terminal, and hence creating an electric field. Now, due to this field, when a wire is connected to make a circuit, electrons move from negative to positive terminal, the... | 2016/02/20 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/238635",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/87129/"
] | The power consumed by your circuit determines how fast the battery drains. P = I \* E: power (Watts) is found by multiplying the current (Amps) by the voltage (Volts). Since your battery has a (reasonably) constant voltage under normal operation, current is the variable here.
I = E / R, amps = volts / ohms. If we com... | Case 1:
They are connected in series - the more you add the higher the resistance, the less current - longer life
Rtot = R1 + R2 + ... RN
Case 2:
They are connected in parallel - the more you add the lower the resistance, more current - shorter life
1/Rtot = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + ... 1/RN
Case 3:
Mixed series/parallel connec... |
1,021,571 | Can I use access 2007 VBA references with impunity (specifically, as far as the base language and old com interfaces are concerned) to develop VBA based solutions for access 2003?
Or is there some new/modified syntax added to the language that I need to be aware of?
Has the object model been enhanced drastically in o... | 2009/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1021571",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/51103/"
] | The VBA language itself has not been changed between the recent versions of Microsoft Office (and is probably not going to change in the future either). The version of VBA from Access2000 onwards is VBA6.
The object model of the Office applications however is slighty modified. Microsoft usually only extends the OM by ... | If you are compiling your accdb/mdb to accde/mde, you want to make sure you compile them in the same version as your main applicaiton. I've had some trouble using Access 2003 MDE's with Access 2007 (and obviously vice versa). |
512 | I'm interested in investing in power functions based trains, but want to automate switching points. Is this possible? What is the cheapest / easiest way of achieving this? | 2011/11/02 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/512",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/134/"
] | There is a pure way of changing the points at a track. It requires as few pieces as you like: a motor and two technic beam/bricks. This [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoNiq5FCd9U) demonstrates the principles of point changing with a NXT motor and will work with PF and RCX.
[ is enough to move the lever. If you're lazy to figure out how, you can [buy a kit from a fan](http://www.blokbricks.com/contents/en-us/p104.html?lmd=40799.435417) which will allow you to co... |
512 | I'm interested in investing in power functions based trains, but want to automate switching points. Is this possible? What is the cheapest / easiest way of achieving this? | 2011/11/02 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/512",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/134/"
] | One elegant solution is to use pneumatic elements, as a [small pneumatic pump](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=x191c01) is enough to move the lever. If you're lazy to figure out how, you can [buy a kit from a fan](http://www.blokbricks.com/contents/en-us/p104.html?lmd=40799.435417) which will allow you to co... | I just found this link on another forum.
This is a set of instructions for using a medium power functions motor to switch the point. It is quite compact and is compatible with the infrared receiver.
(page 7 of 8)
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/whoward69/3731639719/in/set-72157621512518259/> |
512 | I'm interested in investing in power functions based trains, but want to automate switching points. Is this possible? What is the cheapest / easiest way of achieving this? | 2011/11/02 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/512",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/134/"
] | There is a pure way of changing the points at a track. It requires as few pieces as you like: a motor and two technic beam/bricks. This [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoNiq5FCd9U) demonstrates the principles of point changing with a NXT motor and will work with PF and RCX.
[
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/whoward69/3731639719/in/set-72157621512518259/> |
35,636,377 | I have a Universal application in Swift 2.0 developed in XCode 7.
On the storyboard simulated metrics, I have the 'size' set to 'iPhone 4.7-inch'.
When I run the application on my device (iPhone 5s), none of the labels are aligned and the toolbar is out of view. -This is also the case when I run using the iPad devic... | 2016/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/35636377",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5330854/"
] | That's what auto layout (*constraints*) is for.
>
> On the storyboard simulated metrics, I have the 'size' set to 'iPhone 4.7-inch'.
>
>
>
That's irrelevant, and indeed misleading, since in means that only on the iPhone 4.7-inch will your app look like the storyboard design — unless you use auto layout.
iPhones... | Maybe you are using auto layout and auto constraint. You could deactivate this in opening the storyboard, open up right panel , go to "show the file inspector" section and under Interface Builder Document uncheck auto layout and auto constraint
[Image here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4FN5X.png)
Select your item view, g... |
61,742 | What, if any, ability does a priest or bishop have in order to stop a brother priest who has confessed to molestation of minors, according to Canon Law?
Very often I hear, and am personally aware of local priests, being re-assigned; so presumably some action can be taken in response to a confession like this. What can... | 2018/01/16 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/61742",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/20611/"
] | Canon law is very explicit on this...
The priest can't betray the person confessing (983.1)
>
> The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore it is **absolutely forbidden** for a confessor to betray in any way a penitent in words or in **any manner and for any reason**.
>
>
> Sacramentale sigillum inviolabile est;... | Oregon, USA, passed a law requiring the breaking of confidentiality in cases of child abuse/molestation.
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, teachers, and attorneys all signed on board. The Catholic Church was the only hold out.
It did not do the Church well in the social structure of such a liberal state. ... |
47,301,777 | I want to record phone screen in a video format.
Is there a way to record my screen using ARcore android SDK?? | 2017/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47301777",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8943551/"
] | Do you want the recording functionality to be built into your app? If not, just use something like the [DU Recorder](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duapps.recorder) App. Worked well for me for recording Google Tango Apps. Haven't tested it with ARCore, but should work as well. | Try to see if this works for you - <https://stackoverflow.com/a/31547690/855984>
The only thing that sucks about it is that you'll need to be tethered via USB cable to control the recording.
Android Studio will sample whatever it is you are seeing on your device provided that you're the owner of the process. Won't wo... |
47,301,777 | I want to record phone screen in a video format.
Is there a way to record my screen using ARcore android SDK?? | 2017/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47301777",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8943551/"
] | Do you want the recording functionality to be built into your app? If not, just use something like the [DU Recorder](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duapps.recorder) App. Worked well for me for recording Google Tango Apps. Haven't tested it with ARCore, but should work as well. | I was successfully able to record the phone screen by using a recordablesurfaceview in place of the GLSurfaceView. see: <https://github.com/UncorkedStudios/recordablesurfaceview>. The OnDrawFrame is called twice by recordablesurfaceview, once to render to the screen and the second time to record the video. Once the vid... |
28,650,198 | Forking on Github or Bitcket creates a repo's copy under your own account.
Does this mean that forking is a server-side action? I was unable to find "fork command" inside Git.
If it's not a server-side action, what are the steps to fork a local Git repository with full history and tags? | 2015/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28650198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/437039/"
] | *Forking* is not a technical operation but a process which happens in software development:
>
> [...] a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software.
>
>
>
*source: <http://en.w... | Forking is just copying the whole repo. `git clone` is how you do it locally. Or you could literally just copy the entire repo.
See also [Are git forks actually git clones?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6286571/git-fork-is-git-clone) |
28,650,198 | Forking on Github or Bitcket creates a repo's copy under your own account.
Does this mean that forking is a server-side action? I was unable to find "fork command" inside Git.
If it's not a server-side action, what are the steps to fork a local Git repository with full history and tags? | 2015/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28650198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/437039/"
] | *Forking* is not a technical operation but a process which happens in software development:
>
> [...] a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software.
>
>
>
*source: <http://en.w... | There is a great summary of forking on [GitHub](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/), but essentially you are creating a copy of their repo so you can make your own changes to it without affecting the source repo.
This means you can build upon what someone else has done but alter it to your own ends. |
28,650,198 | Forking on Github or Bitcket creates a repo's copy under your own account.
Does this mean that forking is a server-side action? I was unable to find "fork command" inside Git.
If it's not a server-side action, what are the steps to fork a local Git repository with full history and tags? | 2015/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28650198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/437039/"
] | *Forking* is not a technical operation but a process which happens in software development:
>
> [...] a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software.
>
>
>
*source: <http://en.w... | The representation of **Fork** in Github is a git configuration with some server side logics for **Pull Requests** features.
**Commands to simulate a github fork in git commands:**
>
> git clone externalrepo
>
>
> git remote rename origin external
>
>
> create a empty repositories (could be any server, but when ... |
28,650,198 | Forking on Github or Bitcket creates a repo's copy under your own account.
Does this mean that forking is a server-side action? I was unable to find "fork command" inside Git.
If it's not a server-side action, what are the steps to fork a local Git repository with full history and tags? | 2015/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28650198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/437039/"
] | Forking is just copying the whole repo. `git clone` is how you do it locally. Or you could literally just copy the entire repo.
See also [Are git forks actually git clones?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6286571/git-fork-is-git-clone) | There is a great summary of forking on [GitHub](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/), but essentially you are creating a copy of their repo so you can make your own changes to it without affecting the source repo.
This means you can build upon what someone else has done but alter it to your own ends. |
28,650,198 | Forking on Github or Bitcket creates a repo's copy under your own account.
Does this mean that forking is a server-side action? I was unable to find "fork command" inside Git.
If it's not a server-side action, what are the steps to fork a local Git repository with full history and tags? | 2015/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28650198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/437039/"
] | The representation of **Fork** in Github is a git configuration with some server side logics for **Pull Requests** features.
**Commands to simulate a github fork in git commands:**
>
> git clone externalrepo
>
>
> git remote rename origin external
>
>
> create a empty repositories (could be any server, but when ... | There is a great summary of forking on [GitHub](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/), but essentially you are creating a copy of their repo so you can make your own changes to it without affecting the source repo.
This means you can build upon what someone else has done but alter it to your own ends. |
609,872 | Is it safe to use the HTTP status code [308 Permanent Redirect](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7238) ([suggestion](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-reschke-http-status-308-07)) in server responses? The issue with 301 Moved Permanently is that it only works with GET requests (to be fair: POST will transfor... | 2014/07/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/609872",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/98811/"
] | <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/308>
The RFC 7538 proposal have wide support today. It's safe.
308 instead 301. 307 instead 302.
move != redirect
Move reminds a specific address and/or file moved. Redirect is a new location or address. | To end this: No it is not safe to use that status code. See comments for details.
>
> 308 is not a standard - it's a proposal, still in the experimental stage. Browers should fall back to a 300 interpretation of any 301-399 error that they don't specifically understand.
>
>
>
Some browsers just fail completely on... |
609,872 | Is it safe to use the HTTP status code [308 Permanent Redirect](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7238) ([suggestion](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-reschke-http-status-308-07)) in server responses? The issue with 301 Moved Permanently is that it only works with GET requests (to be fair: POST will transfor... | 2014/07/03 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/609872",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/98811/"
] | Although 308 is now a standard (<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7538>), **it is not currently Safe** [Edit] (as of 3 April 2019), especially for desktop applications, but may be almost safe in some specific regions (e.g. India), or for applications targeted at tablets and mobile devices.
The lack of safety is becau... | To end this: No it is not safe to use that status code. See comments for details.
>
> 308 is not a standard - it's a proposal, still in the experimental stage. Browers should fall back to a 300 interpretation of any 301-399 error that they don't specifically understand.
>
>
>
Some browsers just fail completely on... |
61,866 | They are very small and look like the earliest stages of thrip larva, but I have never seen an adult thrip, even though I see these guys often, so I don't think that's what they are. They walk on legs and have antennas. I find them in the bottom of tropical plant pots inside, and also in the bottom of veggie pots on th... | 2022/02/20 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/61866",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/29668/"
] | After the top part of the central leader of a Leyland spruce is broken, the tree will grow multiple leaders. These leaders compete for dominance, but often the result is several leaders growing alongside. This leads to the loss of the slender shape of the tree, and result in a V-shaped or further irregular shaped tree,... | It will develop another leader, maybe a few, and continue grow. |
18,725 | How far should lay followers go, to help others?
There is no denying that we all have innate desire to ease suffering of others, but when it’s done without right understanding it may lead to a higher suffering to the assisted person. On the other had if it’s done with right understanding and with the aim to assist the... | 2017/01/01 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/18725",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The most important things is to get [Panna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praj%C3%B1%C4%81_(Buddhism)) yourself as much as you can. You can achieve it by either reading Tripitaka or consulting monks about wholesome and unwholesome acts or both.
Passionate or compassionate about others is generally speaking wholesome a... | >
> *...by preventing it we could be hindering the person from realizing the first noble truth.*
>
>
>
It is very difficult to actually prevent another person from suffering. Generally, people are destined to suffering because of their strong wrong views & opinions. Otherwise, they have a positive intuition or wis... |
41,784 | I download lots of lectures from iTunes U. The problem is, they usually come with video and there is no audio-only version for many.
How can I, using any software available for Snow Leopard, free or paid, extract the audio from a series of video files and end up with a series of audio files?
Any ideas? | 2012/02/26 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/41784",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1377/"
] | Please try it with [VLC](http://www.videolan.org/), see [Extract Audio](http://wiki.videolan.org/Extract_audio) in the Videolan wiki. | I use AudioHijack Pro it costs money though. I can rip audio from DVDs and Internet streams. |
41,784 | I download lots of lectures from iTunes U. The problem is, they usually come with video and there is no audio-only version for many.
How can I, using any software available for Snow Leopard, free or paid, extract the audio from a series of video files and end up with a series of audio files?
Any ideas? | 2012/02/26 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/41784",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1377/"
] | You can import the clip into iMovie, then export it as an AIF audio file using the iMovie Share menu's Quicktime export feature. Then you can import the AIF file into iTunes. Once it's in iTunes, you can create a much more compact MP3 version. All rather cumbersome. Too bad iTunes U doesn't just upload audio versions o... | I use AudioHijack Pro it costs money though. I can rip audio from DVDs and Internet streams. |
41,784 | I download lots of lectures from iTunes U. The problem is, they usually come with video and there is no audio-only version for many.
How can I, using any software available for Snow Leopard, free or paid, extract the audio from a series of video files and end up with a series of audio files?
Any ideas? | 2012/02/26 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/41784",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1377/"
] | Old question, but one you can do that nobody mentioned is, download a bunch of Video Lectures using Itunes U.
Add the selections to a Playlist in iTunes.
Right click the Playlist and select Burn Playlist to Disc:
There will be Disc Formats : Audio CD. and MP3 Cd.
selecting either of those options will strip just th... | I use AudioHijack Pro it costs money though. I can rip audio from DVDs and Internet streams. |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | [Evince](http://projects.gnome.org/evince/) does that...it's for Linux, but hey you never said anything about the OS: ;) | Since no OS is mentioned: Preview on Mac OS X does it by default. |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | Acrobat Reader
 | **[PDF-Xchange Viewer](http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/PDF-XChange_Tools/pdfx_viewer/)** does just that (and not only for the last opened document, but all documents). In addition you can create your own bookmarks.
PDF-Xchange Viewer is freeware and a portable... |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | [Evince](http://projects.gnome.org/evince/) does that...it's for Linux, but hey you never said anything about the OS: ;) | **[PDF-Xchange Viewer](http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/PDF-XChange_Tools/pdfx_viewer/)** does just that (and not only for the last opened document, but all documents). In addition you can create your own bookmarks.
PDF-Xchange Viewer is freeware and a portable... |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | [**Foxit Reader**](http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/reader3.php) does that and it's free!
 | **[PDF-Xchange Viewer](http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/PDF-XChange_Tools/pdfx_viewer/)** does just that (and not only for the last opened document, but all documents). In addition you can create your own bookmarks.
PDF-Xchange Viewer is freeware and a portable... |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | [Evince](http://projects.gnome.org/evince/) does that...it's for Linux, but hey you never said anything about the OS: ;) | [Okular](http://okular.kde.org/) |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | [**Foxit Reader**](http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/reader3.php) does that and it's free!
 | Since no OS is mentioned: Preview on Mac OS X does it by default. |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | Acrobat Reader
 | Since no OS is mentioned: Preview on Mac OS X does it by default. |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | Acrobat Reader
 | [**Foxit Reader**](http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/reader3.php) does that and it's free!
 |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | [Evince](http://projects.gnome.org/evince/) does that...it's for Linux, but hey you never said anything about the OS: ;) | [Sumatra](http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html) does that to all PDF files by default.
>
> Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR)
> reader for Windows.
>
>
> |
99,021 | Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?
The usage scenario should be something like this:
* A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
* The PDF file is opened on page 0
* Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
* Reader closed
...
* The same PDF file is loaded in... | 2010/01/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/99021",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11659/"
] | Acrobat Reader
 | [Evince](http://projects.gnome.org/evince/) does that...it's for Linux, but hey you never said anything about the OS: ;) |
48,386 | I'm moving to Canada from New York and I'm just checking in baggage along with plastic storage boxes. I'm trying to figure out the safest and most secure way to close the boxes. Any suggestions? Is this even possible? I'm flying Air Canada. I'd really appreciate feedback, packing is stressful enough. | 2015/05/28 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48386",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30087/"
] | You are flying FROM New York, hence you are at the mercy of TSA. And if the scanners show anything suspicious looking in your boxes, they will open them to inspect, in which case your duct tape, plastic wrap, etc will be cut open and useless.
What I usually do with boxes and cases like that is to get some compression ... | Be aware that baggage handling systems are known not to be too gentle. It could pretty happily put your box upside down in a cart on a steep incline while heading to another part of the building at 30 km/h. When it gets there, it is usually tipped off the cart at speed and down a steep chute to the waiting luggage hand... |
48,386 | I'm moving to Canada from New York and I'm just checking in baggage along with plastic storage boxes. I'm trying to figure out the safest and most secure way to close the boxes. Any suggestions? Is this even possible? I'm flying Air Canada. I'd really appreciate feedback, packing is stressful enough. | 2015/05/28 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48386",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30087/"
] | You are flying FROM New York, hence you are at the mercy of TSA. And if the scanners show anything suspicious looking in your boxes, they will open them to inspect, in which case your duct tape, plastic wrap, etc will be cut open and useless.
What I usually do with boxes and cases like that is to get some compression ... | I can't possibly comment on what you're likely to experience with the TSA, however I can recommend good storage bin for air travel.
Before moving to the UK from Canada in 2010, I bought two [24 gallon Rubbermaid ActionPackers](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00002N6SQ "amazon.com") and a 4 pack of padlocks (... |
281,394 | Is it possible for a third party app to access macOS's clipboard content?
I am asking in relation to copy & paste sensitive data such as passwords and sensitive file content. | 2017/04/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/281394",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/234813/"
] | No security for data that is in one of the system clipboards is possible by design. This appears to be changing with 2020 features in publicly announced betas where [Apple potentially will notify us each time an app copies content out of the clipboard](https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/23/ios-14-clipboard-pasted-notifi... | Any process with sufficient permissions can read your clipboard at any time, and you can't easily prevent this. Security is always a trade-off with usability, and this is the choice that most (but not all) OSes take when implementing the clipboard.
Some apps that store sensitive data (e.g. [1Password](https://1passwor... |
60,580 | For example, several missions have been launched just to find ice at the lunar poles. Why do astronomers and space agencies care so much about there being ice somewhere? | 2022/10/07 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/60580",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/49512/"
] | Ice is very important for future missions. Ice is frozen water so if you send some humans there, you can save a lot of weight by using the water already in the area.
Water is H2O. This means that you can split the Hydrogen and oxygen and then converted it into rocket fuel. H would be the fuel and O the oxidiser.
The ... | Water is the big one.
Why?
Because it's made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen, which in turn are the primary materials needed for ongoing spaceflight.
Hydrogen/Oxygen can be liquefied and used as rocket fuel.
We need oxygen to breathe, water to drink, and you can use both to grow more food.
So as long as you have water a... |
60,580 | For example, several missions have been launched just to find ice at the lunar poles. Why do astronomers and space agencies care so much about there being ice somewhere? | 2022/10/07 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/60580",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/49512/"
] | Ice is very important for future missions. Ice is frozen water so if you send some humans there, you can save a lot of weight by using the water already in the area.
Water is H2O. This means that you can split the Hydrogen and oxygen and then converted it into rocket fuel. H would be the fuel and O the oxidiser.
The ... | Other answers have discussed water already, so I'll mention other ices.
Life needs enormous quantities of carbon and nitrogen, respectively found in the ices methane and ammonia, plus nitrogen is itself an ice in some environments. In fact, ammonia is even more useful to life than elemental nitrogen, although certain ... |
60,580 | For example, several missions have been launched just to find ice at the lunar poles. Why do astronomers and space agencies care so much about there being ice somewhere? | 2022/10/07 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/60580",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/49512/"
] | It will cost a lot to send even a few liters of water to the Moon, hundreds of thousands of dollars per liter. Water is also probably the best source of breathable air. Humans on the Moon (or on Mars) will need to consume quite a bit of water per day, so any water obtained *in situ* on the Moon (or on Mars) will repres... | Water is the big one.
Why?
Because it's made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen, which in turn are the primary materials needed for ongoing spaceflight.
Hydrogen/Oxygen can be liquefied and used as rocket fuel.
We need oxygen to breathe, water to drink, and you can use both to grow more food.
So as long as you have water a... |
60,580 | For example, several missions have been launched just to find ice at the lunar poles. Why do astronomers and space agencies care so much about there being ice somewhere? | 2022/10/07 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/60580",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/49512/"
] | It will cost a lot to send even a few liters of water to the Moon, hundreds of thousands of dollars per liter. Water is also probably the best source of breathable air. Humans on the Moon (or on Mars) will need to consume quite a bit of water per day, so any water obtained *in situ* on the Moon (or on Mars) will repres... | Other answers have discussed water already, so I'll mention other ices.
Life needs enormous quantities of carbon and nitrogen, respectively found in the ices methane and ammonia, plus nitrogen is itself an ice in some environments. In fact, ammonia is even more useful to life than elemental nitrogen, although certain ... |
60,580 | For example, several missions have been launched just to find ice at the lunar poles. Why do astronomers and space agencies care so much about there being ice somewhere? | 2022/10/07 | [
"https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/60580",
"https://space.stackexchange.com",
"https://space.stackexchange.com/users/49512/"
] | Water is the big one.
Why?
Because it's made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen, which in turn are the primary materials needed for ongoing spaceflight.
Hydrogen/Oxygen can be liquefied and used as rocket fuel.
We need oxygen to breathe, water to drink, and you can use both to grow more food.
So as long as you have water a... | Other answers have discussed water already, so I'll mention other ices.
Life needs enormous quantities of carbon and nitrogen, respectively found in the ices methane and ammonia, plus nitrogen is itself an ice in some environments. In fact, ammonia is even more useful to life than elemental nitrogen, although certain ... |
82,447 | I have some kidney beans that I soaked overnight to cook the next day but didn't get a chance and accidentally left them out and it's been fairly hot lately. Some of the beans started to get little sprouts poking out. There's also a little bit of a smell. Is it still safe to cook the batch or have I wasted a bunch of b... | 2017/06/17 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/82447",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/58619/"
] | This is totally safe to eat as long as you cook them. The taste and the texture would be a little bit different than what you use to though.
Here is an [article](http://www.living-foods.com/articles/largebeans.html) about the safety of eating sprouted beans. | Personally, I would *not* cook & serve those beans. Beans have such an "acid-y" (not a word, I know) kind of taste anyways, which can & does show up in the final result despite the salt and spices you add...
Then there's the gas issue from those little buggers! Suppose the chemical changes in the bean which resulted ... |
82,447 | I have some kidney beans that I soaked overnight to cook the next day but didn't get a chance and accidentally left them out and it's been fairly hot lately. Some of the beans started to get little sprouts poking out. There's also a little bit of a smell. Is it still safe to cook the batch or have I wasted a bunch of b... | 2017/06/17 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/82447",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/58619/"
] | This is totally safe to eat as long as you cook them. The taste and the texture would be a little bit different than what you use to though.
Here is an [article](http://www.living-foods.com/articles/largebeans.html) about the safety of eating sprouted beans. | Whether they're okay to eat depends on whether they've started to spoil. You said there's a bit of a smell. Sprouting beans shouldn't have a bad smell. If any feel at all slimy or mushy (not just softer like soaked beans are), I'd err on the side of caution and discard them. You posted your question on June 17 and it's... |
82,447 | I have some kidney beans that I soaked overnight to cook the next day but didn't get a chance and accidentally left them out and it's been fairly hot lately. Some of the beans started to get little sprouts poking out. There's also a little bit of a smell. Is it still safe to cook the batch or have I wasted a bunch of b... | 2017/06/17 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/82447",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/58619/"
] | Whether they're okay to eat depends on whether they've started to spoil. You said there's a bit of a smell. Sprouting beans shouldn't have a bad smell. If any feel at all slimy or mushy (not just softer like soaked beans are), I'd err on the side of caution and discard them. You posted your question on June 17 and it's... | Personally, I would *not* cook & serve those beans. Beans have such an "acid-y" (not a word, I know) kind of taste anyways, which can & does show up in the final result despite the salt and spices you add...
Then there's the gas issue from those little buggers! Suppose the chemical changes in the bean which resulted ... |
42,627 | One of the settings I've been working on is a retro-futuristic world with a technology level and aesthetic of the early cold war era, something quite similar to the setting of the Alien franchise in terms of technology.
One of the reasons that technology has changed so much since then is the rapid development of comp... | 2016/05/31 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/42627",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10738/"
] | First, we must help the aliens a little, by figuring out how such chip suppression can be done, in order to have a way to find out the possible health effects. There does indeed exist a way to mess up the n-p junctions: [Silicon doping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_%28semiconductor%29), the proses of creating e... | Does it have to be a suppression field or is any effort by aliens to screw up computer tech ok?
Computer chips are difficult and expensive to make. Chip fabs cost billions to build. They're also easily contaminated. Quantities of copper vapor too low to quickly detect with the best instruments can be enough to destro... |
104,636 | Some studies have shown that serif versus sans-serif on a computer display is not what affects readability and the practical differences between the two font styles are largely inconclusive.
I observed some designers prefer to use serif fonts only for titles or important elements and that make me ask: The font style o... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/104636",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72956/"
] | According to [this](https://blog.kissmetrics.com/how-typography-affects-conversions/) post by Kissmetrics:
>
> As far as research goes, there is no ironclad answer as to whether serif or sans serif is better. But, as far as general consensus goes, when it comes to reading online, sans serif typefaces are easier to re... | I think you're talking about an [article by Alex Poole](http://alexpoole.info/blog/which-are-more-legible-serif-or-sans-serif-typefaces/). Anyhow, it basically says the same as you: in the battle of serif vs. sans-serif, there is not a decisive winner when it comes to legibility. They both have their pros and cons.
Bu... |
104,636 | Some studies have shown that serif versus sans-serif on a computer display is not what affects readability and the practical differences between the two font styles are largely inconclusive.
I observed some designers prefer to use serif fonts only for titles or important elements and that make me ask: The font style o... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/104636",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72956/"
] | According to [this](https://blog.kissmetrics.com/how-typography-affects-conversions/) post by Kissmetrics:
>
> As far as research goes, there is no ironclad answer as to whether serif or sans serif is better. But, as far as general consensus goes, when it comes to reading online, sans serif typefaces are easier to re... | "Will serif or sans-serif fonts change the user decision/behavior on a call-to-action?"
The short answer is no. The serif may affect readability, and there is something to be said about aesthetics, but at the time of this post (2017) there is no conclusive evidence that a serif font influences user decisions.
The ru... |
104,636 | Some studies have shown that serif versus sans-serif on a computer display is not what affects readability and the practical differences between the two font styles are largely inconclusive.
I observed some designers prefer to use serif fonts only for titles or important elements and that make me ask: The font style o... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/104636",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72956/"
] | According to [this](https://blog.kissmetrics.com/how-typography-affects-conversions/) post by Kissmetrics:
>
> As far as research goes, there is no ironclad answer as to whether serif or sans serif is better. But, as far as general consensus goes, when it comes to reading online, sans serif typefaces are easier to re... | I would avoid using serif for the call to actions unless you have a very good reason! Sans serif is easier to read, more modern. Serif is more likely to be used in a header, where it's larger text and ultimately more legible AND suits the design values of the brand (e.g. perhaps more traditional values) |
104,636 | Some studies have shown that serif versus sans-serif on a computer display is not what affects readability and the practical differences between the two font styles are largely inconclusive.
I observed some designers prefer to use serif fonts only for titles or important elements and that make me ask: The font style o... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/104636",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72956/"
] | "Will serif or sans-serif fonts change the user decision/behavior on a call-to-action?"
The short answer is no. The serif may affect readability, and there is something to be said about aesthetics, but at the time of this post (2017) there is no conclusive evidence that a serif font influences user decisions.
The ru... | I think you're talking about an [article by Alex Poole](http://alexpoole.info/blog/which-are-more-legible-serif-or-sans-serif-typefaces/). Anyhow, it basically says the same as you: in the battle of serif vs. sans-serif, there is not a decisive winner when it comes to legibility. They both have their pros and cons.
Bu... |
104,636 | Some studies have shown that serif versus sans-serif on a computer display is not what affects readability and the practical differences between the two font styles are largely inconclusive.
I observed some designers prefer to use serif fonts only for titles or important elements and that make me ask: The font style o... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/104636",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72956/"
] | I think you're talking about an [article by Alex Poole](http://alexpoole.info/blog/which-are-more-legible-serif-or-sans-serif-typefaces/). Anyhow, it basically says the same as you: in the battle of serif vs. sans-serif, there is not a decisive winner when it comes to legibility. They both have their pros and cons.
Bu... | I would avoid using serif for the call to actions unless you have a very good reason! Sans serif is easier to read, more modern. Serif is more likely to be used in a header, where it's larger text and ultimately more legible AND suits the design values of the brand (e.g. perhaps more traditional values) |
104,636 | Some studies have shown that serif versus sans-serif on a computer display is not what affects readability and the practical differences between the two font styles are largely inconclusive.
I observed some designers prefer to use serif fonts only for titles or important elements and that make me ask: The font style o... | 2017/02/07 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/104636",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/72956/"
] | "Will serif or sans-serif fonts change the user decision/behavior on a call-to-action?"
The short answer is no. The serif may affect readability, and there is something to be said about aesthetics, but at the time of this post (2017) there is no conclusive evidence that a serif font influences user decisions.
The ru... | I would avoid using serif for the call to actions unless you have a very good reason! Sans serif is easier to read, more modern. Serif is more likely to be used in a header, where it's larger text and ultimately more legible AND suits the design values of the brand (e.g. perhaps more traditional values) |
17,277,427 | Should I use MySQL with SSL protocol if my web application and database are on the same machine? | 2013/06/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17277427",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1688894/"
] | There is no definitive answer to about when you should use MySQL over SSL. If your website isn't dealing with sensitive information, then you most likely don't need it.
However, if you deal with information such as payment info (or similar sensitive info) coming back and forth from your scripting language and MySQL, t... | That depends on how much you trust the other users on that machine. If you don't use SSL, the logins will be passed as cleartext, and potentially sniffable by anyone else on that machine. |
17,277,427 | Should I use MySQL with SSL protocol if my web application and database are on the same machine? | 2013/06/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17277427",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1688894/"
] | If MySQL and the client application run on the same machine, then the best idea would be to have them communicate via a [Unix domain socket](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/server-options.html#option_mysqld_socket). I don't think one can spy communications on this channel without kind of rewriting some low-level... | That depends on how much you trust the other users on that machine. If you don't use SSL, the logins will be passed as cleartext, and potentially sniffable by anyone else on that machine. |
66,703 | I am working for a company for the last 3 years, they sponsored me on Tier 2 General.
My UK visa will expire in July of this year, the company was supposed to renew their COS allocations in January but they still haven't done it.
Here are the reasons I have been told for this:
* HR was too busy, they applied in Marc... | 2016/05/08 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/66703",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/50254/"
] | You can hope for a miracle if the CEO knows and likes you personally, and it sounds like you can't make things worse so you might as well try, but the CEO would generally let lower management decide whether you were worth the trouble. Delegation is why multiple layers of management exist, after all.
Make plans assumin... | Ask your CEO if he has time to discuss some Problems that you could not solve with your Manager.
You can't drop the bom on him. Ask him if he has time for your Problems related to x. Seeing as you are a relatively small Company he might even know what you are talking about from the start.
Honestly you should have sta... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | We are not here to judge users (though educating them might sometimes be adequate...). While posts and comments clearly implying the necessity of piracy should be removed due to the legal implications, the mere fact that someone uses a pirated version of a game does not render an otherwise valid question suddenly inval... | [SE's policy is to not dictate to us how to handle piracy, so studiously avoiding even the possibility of being involved in helping someone using a pirated game isn't *our* concern.](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/10889506#10889506) That means my concerns about exposure to liability aren't relevant – ... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | As I see it, closing a question **strictly** because the asker admits (or implies) the use of an illegal copy, is a misuse of close votes.
There are two major problems that arise from this, "Piracy == Close" policy. The first has been demonstrated by Sterno, who re-asked the question that sparked this whole debate.
I... | We are not here to judge users (though educating them might sometimes be adequate...). While posts and comments clearly implying the necessity of piracy should be removed due to the legal implications, the mere fact that someone uses a pirated version of a game does not render an otherwise valid question suddenly inval... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | One of the founding principles of the network is to focus not on people, but on information. It's why we disallow discussion, why votes are focused on posts and not people, and a host of other components we have enabled to improve the quality of our Q&A above all. A great question asked for stupid reasons (though this ... | I'm not very clear on what policy or practice has been established or agreed upon.
The impression I have in the mixture of answers and ensuing comments was: *the onus should be on site members to differentiate between intent and content by encouraging edits and semantics as a means to mitigate negative reaction and se... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | One of the founding principles of the network is to focus not on people, but on information. It's why we disallow discussion, why votes are focused on posts and not people, and a host of other components we have enabled to improve the quality of our Q&A above all. A great question asked for stupid reasons (though this ... | [SE's policy is to not dictate to us how to handle piracy, so studiously avoiding even the possibility of being involved in helping someone using a pirated game isn't *our* concern.](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/10889506#10889506) That means my concerns about exposure to liability aren't relevant – ... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | One of the founding principles of the network is to focus not on people, but on information. It's why we disallow discussion, why votes are focused on posts and not people, and a host of other components we have enabled to improve the quality of our Q&A above all. A great question asked for stupid reasons (though this ... | We are not here to judge users (though educating them might sometimes be adequate...). While posts and comments clearly implying the necessity of piracy should be removed due to the legal implications, the mere fact that someone uses a pirated version of a game does not render an otherwise valid question suddenly inval... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | When I think of the "no piracy" policy, I think of avoiding situations where we're suggesting an illegal or questionably legal activity to further another illegal or questionably legal activity.
We *close questions to prevent answers -* in this case, the "evil" of the answer is the furtherance of this illegal activit... | In general, the pirated version of a game really is a different game from the "public" one.
* The public version gets updates, the pirated usually doesn't.
* The public version integrates with Steam, Origin and pals, the pirated thinks it does but it doesn't.
* The public version passes any internal anti-piracy checks... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | When I think of the "no piracy" policy, I think of avoiding situations where we're suggesting an illegal or questionably legal activity to further another illegal or questionably legal activity.
We *close questions to prevent answers -* in this case, the "evil" of the answer is the furtherance of this illegal activit... | I'm not very clear on what policy or practice has been established or agreed upon.
The impression I have in the mixture of answers and ensuing comments was: *the onus should be on site members to differentiate between intent and content by encouraging edits and semantics as a means to mitigate negative reaction and se... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | In general, the pirated version of a game really is a different game from the "public" one.
* The public version gets updates, the pirated usually doesn't.
* The public version integrates with Steam, Origin and pals, the pirated thinks it does but it doesn't.
* The public version passes any internal anti-piracy checks... | [SE's policy is to not dictate to us how to handle piracy, so studiously avoiding even the possibility of being involved in helping someone using a pirated game isn't *our* concern.](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/10889506#10889506) That means my concerns about exposure to liability aren't relevant – ... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | As I see it, closing a question **strictly** because the asker admits (or implies) the use of an illegal copy, is a misuse of close votes.
There are two major problems that arise from this, "Piracy == Close" policy. The first has been demonstrated by Sterno, who re-asked the question that sparked this whole debate.
I... | One of the founding principles of the network is to focus not on people, but on information. It's why we disallow discussion, why votes are focused on posts and not people, and a host of other components we have enabled to improve the quality of our Q&A above all. A great question asked for stupid reasons (though this ... |
7,546 | 
There's been a lot of talk recently about what it means to support piracy and pirated games. A very recent example is [this question](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/127918/why-cant-i-harvest-blood-for-discerning-the-transmundane), in whic... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7546",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3062/"
] | As I see it, closing a question **strictly** because the asker admits (or implies) the use of an illegal copy, is a misuse of close votes.
There are two major problems that arise from this, "Piracy == Close" policy. The first has been demonstrated by Sterno, who re-asked the question that sparked this whole debate.
I... | In general, the pirated version of a game really is a different game from the "public" one.
* The public version gets updates, the pirated usually doesn't.
* The public version integrates with Steam, Origin and pals, the pirated thinks it does but it doesn't.
* The public version passes any internal anti-piracy checks... |
64,141 | I have an app that has tiny tiny writing that I need to read and I can't take a hundred screenshots to zoom in to read each one and the developer has yet to fix it but I was wondering if there was a way to have a magnifying thingy on top of this app and move it around the screen to enlarge whatever I can't read in real... | 2014/02/23 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/64141",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/32491/"
] | If your Android version is 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or greater, you can find magnification gestures under your system settings.
1. Go to *Settings*
2. *Accessibility*
3. *Magnification Gestures*
Info:
* [Magnification Gestures](http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/mcmw/magnification-gestures-android-jelly-bean-4-2-2/)
* [Usage](ht... | It may/may not solve OP's problem depending on the OP's resources, but it could be helpful for the other android users for other alternatives. You could record the screen of your mobile using a screen recording app and view it on a large computer/tv screen to view the text clearly.
Alternatively, you could also use an... |
2,877,916 | I've always followed the logic: if assert fails, then there is a bug. Root cause could either be:
* Assert itself is invalid (bug)
* There is a programming error (bug)
* (no other options)
I.E. Are there any other conclusions one could come to? Are there cases where an assert would fail and there is no bug? | 2010/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2877916",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/126494/"
] | Yes, there is a bug in the code.
*[Code Complete](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0735619670)*
>
> Assertions check for conditions that
> should never occur. [...]
>
>
> If an
> assertion is fired for an anomalous
> condition, the corrective action is
> not merely to handle an error
> graceful... | If assert fails there is a bug in either the caller or callee. Why else would there be an assertion? |
2,877,916 | I've always followed the logic: if assert fails, then there is a bug. Root cause could either be:
* Assert itself is invalid (bug)
* There is a programming error (bug)
* (no other options)
I.E. Are there any other conclusions one could come to? Are there cases where an assert would fail and there is no bug? | 2010/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2877916",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/126494/"
] | Yes, there is a bug in the code.
*[Code Complete](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0735619670)*
>
> Assertions check for conditions that
> should never occur. [...]
>
>
> If an
> assertion is fired for an anomalous
> condition, the corrective action is
> not merely to handle an error
> graceful... | If you are trying to be logically inclusive about all the possibilities, remember that electronic circuitry is known to be affected by radiation from space. If the right photon/particle hits in just the right place at just the right time, it can cause an otherwise logically impossible state transition.
The probability... |
2,877,916 | I've always followed the logic: if assert fails, then there is a bug. Root cause could either be:
* Assert itself is invalid (bug)
* There is a programming error (bug)
* (no other options)
I.E. Are there any other conclusions one could come to? Are there cases where an assert would fail and there is no bug? | 2010/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2877916",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/126494/"
] | That's a good question.
My feeling is, if the assert fails due to your code, then it is a bug. The assertion is an expected behaviour/result of your code, so an assertion failure will be a failure of your code. | No. An assertion failure means something happened that the original programmer did not intend or expect to occur.
This can indicate:
* A bug in your code (you are simply calling the method incorrectly)
* A bug in the Assertion (the original programmer has been too zealous and is complaining about you doing something ... |
2,877,916 | I've always followed the logic: if assert fails, then there is a bug. Root cause could either be:
* Assert itself is invalid (bug)
* There is a programming error (bug)
* (no other options)
I.E. Are there any other conclusions one could come to? Are there cases where an assert would fail and there is no bug? | 2010/05/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2877916",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/126494/"
] | Yes, there is a bug in the code.
*[Code Complete](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0735619670)*
>
> Assertions check for conditions that
> should never occur. [...]
>
>
> If an
> assertion is fired for an anomalous
> condition, the corrective action is
> not merely to handle an error
> graceful... | I can think of one case that wouldn't really class as a bug:
An assert placed to check for something external that normally should be there. You're hunting something nutty that occurs on one machine and you want to know if a certain factor is responsible.
A real world example (although from before the era of asserts)... |
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