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192,551 | **Side note: This is for an actual nation roleplay, and there is QUITE a bit of leeway there, but I highly recommend you base your answer on science. It's fine if you don't, but please try.**
The Fortnite Zero Point is this big ball that has *unimaginable* energy.
In a way, I thought of an idea like that. Let's just c... | 2020/12/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/192551",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | It's a very, very, very small [white hole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hole).
That is, there's a black hole out there with the usual gravity field: nothing that falls in can escape, including light. Tidal forces will tear apart anything that tries. Consequently as the remnants fall through space and time until... | **Nuclear reactor with extra steps**
I am one of those people who do not know what that "Fortnite Zero point" is, but what you have described here kinda fills the bill of a nuclear reactor.
By your rules:
* Cannot exponentially gain energy (energy put into it makes it generate faster, but there has to be a way to st... |
192,551 | **Side note: This is for an actual nation roleplay, and there is QUITE a bit of leeway there, but I highly recommend you base your answer on science. It's fine if you don't, but please try.**
The Fortnite Zero Point is this big ball that has *unimaginable* energy.
In a way, I thought of an idea like that. Let's just c... | 2020/12/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/192551",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/81449/"
] | Let's begin with the obvious frame challenge here: **It WILL emit radiation**. Anything that releases energy is releasing some form of radiation, it is how the radiation acts that actually matters.
The real question is what kind of radiation you are emitting and how you are generating it. First of all, there are many ... | **Nuclear reactor with extra steps**
I am one of those people who do not know what that "Fortnite Zero point" is, but what you have described here kinda fills the bill of a nuclear reactor.
By your rules:
* Cannot exponentially gain energy (energy put into it makes it generate faster, but there has to be a way to st... |
192,551 | **Side note: This is for an actual nation roleplay, and there is QUITE a bit of leeway there, but I highly recommend you base your answer on science. It's fine if you don't, but please try.**
The Fortnite Zero Point is this big ball that has *unimaginable* energy.
In a way, I thought of an idea like that. Let's just c... | 2020/12/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/192551",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/81449/"
] | **Nuclear reactor with extra steps**
I am one of those people who do not know what that "Fortnite Zero point" is, but what you have described here kinda fills the bill of a nuclear reactor.
By your rules:
* Cannot exponentially gain energy (energy put into it makes it generate faster, but there has to be a way to st... | **A zero point reactor will use zero point energy.**
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy>
That's why they call it that, right? The TV show Stargate had Z-point energy generators that were about the size of footballs. I am sure this is where Fortnite got the idea.
>
> Zero-point energy (ZPE) is the lowe... |
192,551 | **Side note: This is for an actual nation roleplay, and there is QUITE a bit of leeway there, but I highly recommend you base your answer on science. It's fine if you don't, but please try.**
The Fortnite Zero Point is this big ball that has *unimaginable* energy.
In a way, I thought of an idea like that. Let's just c... | 2020/12/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/192551",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/81449/"
] | It's a very, very, very small [white hole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hole).
That is, there's a black hole out there with the usual gravity field: nothing that falls in can escape, including light. Tidal forces will tear apart anything that tries. Consequently as the remnants fall through space and time until... | Let's begin with the obvious frame challenge here: **It WILL emit radiation**. Anything that releases energy is releasing some form of radiation, it is how the radiation acts that actually matters.
The real question is what kind of radiation you are emitting and how you are generating it. First of all, there are many ... |
192,551 | **Side note: This is for an actual nation roleplay, and there is QUITE a bit of leeway there, but I highly recommend you base your answer on science. It's fine if you don't, but please try.**
The Fortnite Zero Point is this big ball that has *unimaginable* energy.
In a way, I thought of an idea like that. Let's just c... | 2020/12/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/192551",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/81449/"
] | It's a very, very, very small [white hole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hole).
That is, there's a black hole out there with the usual gravity field: nothing that falls in can escape, including light. Tidal forces will tear apart anything that tries. Consequently as the remnants fall through space and time until... | **A zero point reactor will use zero point energy.**
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy>
That's why they call it that, right? The TV show Stargate had Z-point energy generators that were about the size of footballs. I am sure this is where Fortnite got the idea.
>
> Zero-point energy (ZPE) is the lowe... |
192,551 | **Side note: This is for an actual nation roleplay, and there is QUITE a bit of leeway there, but I highly recommend you base your answer on science. It's fine if you don't, but please try.**
The Fortnite Zero Point is this big ball that has *unimaginable* energy.
In a way, I thought of an idea like that. Let's just c... | 2020/12/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/192551",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/81449/"
] | Let's begin with the obvious frame challenge here: **It WILL emit radiation**. Anything that releases energy is releasing some form of radiation, it is how the radiation acts that actually matters.
The real question is what kind of radiation you are emitting and how you are generating it. First of all, there are many ... | **A zero point reactor will use zero point energy.**
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy>
That's why they call it that, right? The TV show Stargate had Z-point energy generators that were about the size of footballs. I am sure this is where Fortnite got the idea.
>
> Zero-point energy (ZPE) is the lowe... |
5,255 | This is part of my quest how to test my tests and test data. I looked at the techniques that would help improve my test cases. While *code/branch coverage* can tell me whether my test suites cover my code base sufficiently, it will not tell me whether my test oracles are able to detect all faults. So, here comes [mutat... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/5255",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/1933/"
] | I'm the author of one of the tools for Java (<http://pitest.org>).
I have found mutation testing useful in practice, working on large legacy corporate code bases and smaller test driven projects.
I've seen a lot of dismissals of the value of mutation testing such as Bj Rollison's answer. I generally don't disagree wi... | Mutation testing is generally interesting from an academic perspective. I have never seen or heard of anyone using mutation testing on software that is delivered to customers on a schedule. The time and expense involved in mutation testing is huge compared to the perceived value returned. In complex projects with sever... |
5,255 | This is part of my quest how to test my tests and test data. I looked at the techniques that would help improve my test cases. While *code/branch coverage* can tell me whether my test suites cover my code base sufficiently, it will not tell me whether my test oracles are able to detect all faults. So, here comes [mutat... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/5255",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/1933/"
] | Mutation testing is generally interesting from an academic perspective. I have never seen or heard of anyone using mutation testing on software that is delivered to customers on a schedule. The time and expense involved in mutation testing is huge compared to the perceived value returned. In complex projects with sever... | Mutation testing has been used in some small systems e.g.: see article ["An intuitive approach to determine test adequacy in safety-critical software"](http://se.kaist.ac.kr/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/An-Intuitive-Approach-to-Determine-Test-Adequacy-in-Safety-critical-Software.pdf). Here's the abstract:
>
> Safety-cr... |
5,255 | This is part of my quest how to test my tests and test data. I looked at the techniques that would help improve my test cases. While *code/branch coverage* can tell me whether my test suites cover my code base sufficiently, it will not tell me whether my test oracles are able to detect all faults. So, here comes [mutat... | 2012/11/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/5255",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/1933/"
] | I'm the author of one of the tools for Java (<http://pitest.org>).
I have found mutation testing useful in practice, working on large legacy corporate code bases and smaller test driven projects.
I've seen a lot of dismissals of the value of mutation testing such as Bj Rollison's answer. I generally don't disagree wi... | Mutation testing has been used in some small systems e.g.: see article ["An intuitive approach to determine test adequacy in safety-critical software"](http://se.kaist.ac.kr/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/An-Intuitive-Approach-to-Determine-Test-Adequacy-in-Safety-critical-Software.pdf). Here's the abstract:
>
> Safety-cr... |
14,296 | I'm trying to build a "list" which is comprised of a bunch of workflows. Example workflows would be: Travel, Reimbursement, Software Request. I would like to list these workflows and allow a user to click the Software Request workflow to launch a new instance of the Software Request workflow. The workflows do not relat... | 2011/06/09 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/14296",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/3349/"
] | Since you have created site workflows and they don’t have a list item or document to start from, they must be started either:
1) manually - <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee662540.aspx>
or
2) Using API - example - <http://unclepaul84.blogspot.com/2009/12/starting-sharepoint-2010-site-workflows.html>
Le... | Create hyperlinks to the NewForm pages of the lists that hold the workflows. Workflows have to run on list or library items, so users have to submit something. |
36,790,312 | I'd like to be able to manage voice skype calls using [Microsoft Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com) and creating Skype Bot I see this option:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xVcyC.png)
I read **Limited Preview**, do I have to make a special re... | 2016/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36790312",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2013945/"
] | The Skype Calling API is now available in the bot framework as of V3 which was released just a couple of weeks ago. The API lets your bot answer calls, record audio, recognize speech (using LUIS congnitive service) or accept digits from the user on the dial pad. You can combine these actions and create complex dialogs ... | Voice is bot yet available in the botframework.
Not sure that it will be available soon. |
101,068 | I use the Olympus micro four thirds (MFT) system. One of the problems with this is that there are no shift lenses for this format, so taking landscape photos with buildings is problematic. I can kind of get around it by taking panoramas if there is no motion in the scene. The photo below shows the typical problem:
[![... | 2018/08/29 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/101068",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/56382/"
] | Be aware that some sophisticated wide angle lenses (floating element primes, wide angle zooms) are *extremely* sensitive to flange distance mismatches, so be sure that any adapter you use is precise in that regard. A mismatch of fractions of a mm that would merely throw off infinity focus with a normal prime can wreck ... | There is one tilt-shift lens with an MFT mount: [the Samyang 24mm f/3.5](https://www.samyanglensglobal.com/en/product/product-view.php?seq=266).
But no, you can't adapt E-mount. But you can find shift adapters (and tilt-shift adapters) for full frame lenses to MFT. Kipon and [Fotodiox](https://fotodioxpro.com/collecti... |
13,812,509 | I have a search string that is getting passed
>
> Eg: "a+b",a, b, "C","d+e",a-b,d
>
>
>
I want to filter out all sub strings surrounded by double quotes("").
In above sample Output should contain:
>
> "a+b","C","d+e"
>
>
>
Is there a way to do this without looping?
Also I then need to extract a string wit... | 2012/12/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13812509",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1436510/"
] | You can check <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/windows.phone.applicationmodel.applicationprofile.modes(v=vs.105).aspx>
Windows.Phone.ApplicationModel.ApplicationProfile namespace | I don't currently know any way to access the starting point of an app. This would be the information necessary to know if the user was in Kids Corner or not. |
326,359 | If you link a GPO to an OU that is designed to push out say, Excel 2007, and half of the computers in that OU already have that software installed, will the GPO be smart enough to notice, or will it force the install to all computers in the OU regardless? | 2011/10/31 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/326359",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/12510/"
] | Afaik it depends on the previous installation. If it's the exact same one as published by the GPO it will be smart enough. In all other cases there could be problems. | It does depend on the smartness of the MSI. The installation is triggered in any case, no matter if the software is already installed or not (with the obvious exception that it will not be triggered if it was installed by the very same group policy). In most cases you should see a repair install / reinstall of the appl... |
3,067,050 | Most of the online sites on registration do send a link to activate the site and on any further correspondence with the end user they provide information about the site and also provide the login credentials with password in clear text (as given below)
Username - myname@gmail.com
Password - mysecretpassword
What woul... | 2010/06/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3067050",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/253714/"
] | It's a commonly-held fallacy that if you receive a password in plain-text it means they aren't stored securely - passwords like any other data can be stored using reversible encryption.
Having said that, it's pretty likely anyone that sends you a plaintext password does not have a clue about security and is probably s... | Yes, this is definitely a security violation. Only a salted and hashed version of passwords should be stored.
It *is* common to have reset password functionality that sends either a temporary auto-generated password (which should be good for only one login) or a one-time reset link. This does mean your other accounts... |
3,067,050 | Most of the online sites on registration do send a link to activate the site and on any further correspondence with the end user they provide information about the site and also provide the login credentials with password in clear text (as given below)
Username - myname@gmail.com
Password - mysecretpassword
What woul... | 2010/06/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3067050",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/253714/"
] | Yes, this is definitely a security violation. Only a salted and hashed version of passwords should be stored.
It *is* common to have reset password functionality that sends either a temporary auto-generated password (which should be good for only one login) or a one-time reset link. This does mean your other accounts... | There are always trade-offs, and developers have to consider useability, the savvy-ness of the intended users, the secrecy and importance of the data, the frequency that the website will be used, and so on. Of course users don't want their privacy violated, but on the other hand "ordinary" web users may be turned off b... |
3,067,050 | Most of the online sites on registration do send a link to activate the site and on any further correspondence with the end user they provide information about the site and also provide the login credentials with password in clear text (as given below)
Username - myname@gmail.com
Password - mysecretpassword
What woul... | 2010/06/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3067050",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/253714/"
] | It's a commonly-held fallacy that if you receive a password in plain-text it means they aren't stored securely - passwords like any other data can be stored using reversible encryption.
Having said that, it's pretty likely anyone that sends you a plaintext password does not have a clue about security and is probably s... | There are always trade-offs, and developers have to consider useability, the savvy-ness of the intended users, the secrecy and importance of the data, the frequency that the website will be used, and so on. Of course users don't want their privacy violated, but on the other hand "ordinary" web users may be turned off b... |
555,256 | Modern power FET's can be unreliable in some linear applications due to thermal instability causing die hotspots and premature failure. This is called the Spirito effect. How do Silicon Carbide devices compare? | 2021/03/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/555256",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/70314/"
] | Take a look at how off-the-line switch mode power supplies work. The very first thing they do is rectify the AC input to DC, using a bridge rectifier. You could literally use such a supply that's rated for 230V AC and connect it to your DC source, bearing in mind that two out of the four diodes in the bridge will be ca... | Basically just a +1 to hacktastical answer, this is copied from Mean Well FAQ:
>
> Q32: In MEAN WELL's catalog, we see AC and DC at input, what is it all about?
>
>
>
>
> Ans: Due to different circuit designs, MEAN WELL power supply's input consists of three types as below:
> (VAC≒VDC)
> a.85~264VAC;120~370VDC
>... |
1,512,138 | I need to refresh a bunch of EDMX files in my solution. We have disected our tables into groups and each model represents one component or process. However, there are some overlapping tables, which means sometimes I need to refresh/update multiple Entity Models.
*Refreshing a group of different entity models in VS 200... | 2009/10/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1512138",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/34183/"
] | Check out the EDM Generator
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb387165.aspx>
You could put in a pre-build event to regenerate the model.
It's also wise to pre-generate the Views which increases performance substantially.
Hope this helps. | Open the .edmx file in the Model Browser (double click it in VS.Net). Right-click anywhere and choose "Update Model from Database...". The wizard that opens up will show you a limited diff: new tables and deleted tables. But its granularity stops there. It doesn't show changes in fields, for instance. |
1,512,138 | I need to refresh a bunch of EDMX files in my solution. We have disected our tables into groups and each model represents one component or process. However, there are some overlapping tables, which means sometimes I need to refresh/update multiple Entity Models.
*Refreshing a group of different entity models in VS 200... | 2009/10/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1512138",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/34183/"
] | As far as I can tell EdmGen will only work for WPF apps. Since you are looking to update a .EDMX file you will not have access to the xml files which the EdmGen tries to validate.
I would suggest checking the The ADO.NET blog: <http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2008/06/26/edm-tools-options-part-3-of-4.aspx>
They... | Open the .edmx file in the Model Browser (double click it in VS.Net). Right-click anywhere and choose "Update Model from Database...". The wizard that opens up will show you a limited diff: new tables and deleted tables. But its granularity stops there. It doesn't show changes in fields, for instance. |
7,492 | I want to go to Haridwar from Delhi. Which is the fastest and cheapest way to reach there? Also I want to know which are the must visit places there and nearby to it? | 2012/06/05 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/7492",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/2321/"
] | The best way to get there is an overnight train ride by [Mussoorie Express](http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1126/349/456) which is fully booked at this time for general class but you can get a foreign quota ticket for any day since there are four tickets available daily. BTW, this train doesn't depart from New Delhi sta... | Taking a train to Haridwar is surely the best option. The road to it, NH 58, is still being worked on and some kilometres of it are in a complete mess. So the best you can do is avoid it altogether.
There are many trains to Haridwar, almost all of these taking around 7 hours. One of the best trains to the place is Sh... |
7,492 | I want to go to Haridwar from Delhi. Which is the fastest and cheapest way to reach there? Also I want to know which are the must visit places there and nearby to it? | 2012/06/05 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/7492",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/2321/"
] | The best way to get there is an overnight train ride by [Mussoorie Express](http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1126/349/456) which is fully booked at this time for general class but you can get a foreign quota ticket for any day since there are four tickets available daily. BTW, this train doesn't depart from New Delhi sta... | You can go Haridwar From Kashmiri Gate(ISBT) Delhi via AC Bus. It will be the best and the fair is the nearest Rs.400 to Rs.450. |
7,492 | I want to go to Haridwar from Delhi. Which is the fastest and cheapest way to reach there? Also I want to know which are the must visit places there and nearby to it? | 2012/06/05 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/7492",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/2321/"
] | Taking a train to Haridwar is surely the best option. The road to it, NH 58, is still being worked on and some kilometres of it are in a complete mess. So the best you can do is avoid it altogether.
There are many trains to Haridwar, almost all of these taking around 7 hours. One of the best trains to the place is Sh... | You can go Haridwar From Kashmiri Gate(ISBT) Delhi via AC Bus. It will be the best and the fair is the nearest Rs.400 to Rs.450. |
320,296 | My question might sound stupid, but is there any way that i could connect my desktop PC with my laptop without setting up any router-LAN or without any USB/Ext.HDD. | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/320296",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23211/"
] | Find yourself a [crossover Ethernet cable](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable) (they are usually red or are terminated in red connectors) and you connect the PC's directly to each other.
This will have the same effect as being on the same network/LAN without the need for a router/switch/other interm... | You could use firewire if you have the ports, or you can try something like an HDMI to firewire converter.
Using crossover ethernet cables is probably the easiest way. |
320,296 | My question might sound stupid, but is there any way that i could connect my desktop PC with my laptop without setting up any router-LAN or without any USB/Ext.HDD. | 2011/08/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/320296",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/23211/"
] | Find yourself a [crossover Ethernet cable](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable) (they are usually red or are terminated in red connectors) and you connect the PC's directly to each other.
This will have the same effect as being on the same network/LAN without the need for a router/switch/other interm... | **Option 1:**
You should be able to run a normal ethernet cable between the two machines. Once upon a time this required a crossover cable, but just about any network card made in the last 10 years has a feature called "[auto mdix](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_dependent_interface#Auto-MDIX)" that will handle th... |
150,089 | I have a schottky diode in a sot23 package that is composed by 2 schottky diodes with a common catode connection. I need to use one of them.
Should I let the second floating with unconnected pin or should I connect it to ground? | 2015/01/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/150089",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/59850/"
] | Yes, you can leave the anode of the second diode unconnected.
But, why use a dual diode package in the first place? There are plenty of single Shottky diodes available in small packages. Unless you are using the dual diodes elsewhere in the same design, just use the right part. | If it is literally just a 2 diode package the extra diode can float with no ill effects. Any other connection may cause problems. |
150,089 | I have a schottky diode in a sot23 package that is composed by 2 schottky diodes with a common catode connection. I need to use one of them.
Should I let the second floating with unconnected pin or should I connect it to ground? | 2015/01/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/150089",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/59850/"
] | If the common is connected to a low-impedance node you can leave it floating. If not, I'd short it out lest it act as an accidental antenna/detector.
I'd also suggest using the single out of the pair that would be present if you bought the one-diode version of the 3-pin package (if possible), just for future compatib... | If it is literally just a 2 diode package the extra diode can float with no ill effects. Any other connection may cause problems. |
150,089 | I have a schottky diode in a sot23 package that is composed by 2 schottky diodes with a common catode connection. I need to use one of them.
Should I let the second floating with unconnected pin or should I connect it to ground? | 2015/01/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/150089",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/59850/"
] | If the common is connected to a low-impedance node you can leave it floating. If not, I'd short it out lest it act as an accidental antenna/detector.
I'd also suggest using the single out of the pair that would be present if you bought the one-diode version of the 3-pin package (if possible), just for future compatib... | Yes, you can leave the anode of the second diode unconnected.
But, why use a dual diode package in the first place? There are plenty of single Shottky diodes available in small packages. Unless you are using the dual diodes elsewhere in the same design, just use the right part. |
150,089 | I have a schottky diode in a sot23 package that is composed by 2 schottky diodes with a common catode connection. I need to use one of them.
Should I let the second floating with unconnected pin or should I connect it to ground? | 2015/01/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/150089",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/59850/"
] | Yes, you can leave the anode of the second diode unconnected.
But, why use a dual diode package in the first place? There are plenty of single Shottky diodes available in small packages. Unless you are using the dual diodes elsewhere in the same design, just use the right part. | Seems like there is a third option besides floating or grounded, shorted? i.e. connect the anode to the cathode. |
150,089 | I have a schottky diode in a sot23 package that is composed by 2 schottky diodes with a common catode connection. I need to use one of them.
Should I let the second floating with unconnected pin or should I connect it to ground? | 2015/01/20 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/150089",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/59850/"
] | If the common is connected to a low-impedance node you can leave it floating. If not, I'd short it out lest it act as an accidental antenna/detector.
I'd also suggest using the single out of the pair that would be present if you bought the one-diode version of the 3-pin package (if possible), just for future compatib... | Seems like there is a third option besides floating or grounded, shorted? i.e. connect the anode to the cathode. |
82,662 | In the *13 Reasons Why* episode where Hannah kills herself, that particular morning she wears a scarf along with a blue jacket. Earlier, when she wore the same jacket, I don't remember her wearing that scarf.
Is the presence of the scarf supposed to mean something? | 2017/11/13 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/82662",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/53624/"
] | After the rape, she must have started to be insecure about her body and chose to cover it as much as she could. So hence, the scarf. | The state of a person's mind also determines his/her choice of clothing. Given the situation Hannah was in, people tend to wear more clothes because they feel comfortable with being more covered (the connection to the mind) and also the fact that the body temperature decreases when you are afraid or are fearful or tens... |
138,984 | So we are venturing out into the world of SharePoint and it seems that I have to install SharePoint Server directly on each developer's box. Is this correct? I have SharePoint up and running on a separate sever so it seems redundant to have to install it on each box. Not to mention installing SharePoint on Windows 7 is... | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/138984",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/42344/"
] | No you don't need to install sharepoint on every box, just VS and the SDK. You should have a separate dev instance for them to connect to, but that should be a real server not a win7 desktop.
So you should have
1 Server with sharepoint 2010
N Dev workstations that have VS2010 and the SDK installed. | We've used Microsfoft VPC and installed Server 2008 and Sharepoint on that. Then do dev either on your host PC or the VPC and deploy to the Sharepoint instance on your VPC to test your changes. This way developers are stepping all over each other in a Development environment. |
138,984 | So we are venturing out into the world of SharePoint and it seems that I have to install SharePoint Server directly on each developer's box. Is this correct? I have SharePoint up and running on a separate sever so it seems redundant to have to install it on each box. Not to mention installing SharePoint on Windows 7 is... | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/138984",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/42344/"
] | No you don't need to install sharepoint on every box, just VS and the SDK. You should have a separate dev instance for them to connect to, but that should be a real server not a win7 desktop.
So you should have
1 Server with sharepoint 2010
N Dev workstations that have VS2010 and the SDK installed. | SharePoint 2008 cannot be installed on Microsoft VPC due to the fact that it needs Windows Server 2008 64-bit. Microsoft VPC cannot run a 64-bit Operating System, you'll need a different Virtualization Platform.
This can be confusing due to the fact that you can run a 64-bit version of Microsoft VPC. |
138,984 | So we are venturing out into the world of SharePoint and it seems that I have to install SharePoint Server directly on each developer's box. Is this correct? I have SharePoint up and running on a separate sever so it seems redundant to have to install it on each box. Not to mention installing SharePoint on Windows 7 is... | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/138984",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/42344/"
] | No you don't need to install sharepoint on every box, just VS and the SDK. You should have a separate dev instance for them to connect to, but that should be a real server not a win7 desktop.
So you should have
1 Server with sharepoint 2010
N Dev workstations that have VS2010 and the SDK installed. | Here is couple practical tips for setting up SharePoint 2010 development environment:
[SharePoint 2010 Team Development Environment](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/vesku/sharepoint-2010-team-development-environment) by Vesa Juvonen
[SharePoint 2010 Development Environment Practical Tips](https://web.... |
138,984 | So we are venturing out into the world of SharePoint and it seems that I have to install SharePoint Server directly on each developer's box. Is this correct? I have SharePoint up and running on a separate sever so it seems redundant to have to install it on each box. Not to mention installing SharePoint on Windows 7 is... | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/138984",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/42344/"
] | We've used Microsfoft VPC and installed Server 2008 and Sharepoint on that. Then do dev either on your host PC or the VPC and deploy to the Sharepoint instance on your VPC to test your changes. This way developers are stepping all over each other in a Development environment. | SharePoint 2008 cannot be installed on Microsoft VPC due to the fact that it needs Windows Server 2008 64-bit. Microsoft VPC cannot run a 64-bit Operating System, you'll need a different Virtualization Platform.
This can be confusing due to the fact that you can run a 64-bit version of Microsoft VPC. |
138,984 | So we are venturing out into the world of SharePoint and it seems that I have to install SharePoint Server directly on each developer's box. Is this correct? I have SharePoint up and running on a separate sever so it seems redundant to have to install it on each box. Not to mention installing SharePoint on Windows 7 is... | 2010/05/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/138984",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/42344/"
] | We've used Microsfoft VPC and installed Server 2008 and Sharepoint on that. Then do dev either on your host PC or the VPC and deploy to the Sharepoint instance on your VPC to test your changes. This way developers are stepping all over each other in a Development environment. | Here is couple practical tips for setting up SharePoint 2010 development environment:
[SharePoint 2010 Team Development Environment](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/vesku/sharepoint-2010-team-development-environment) by Vesa Juvonen
[SharePoint 2010 Development Environment Practical Tips](https://web.... |
79,940 | Fubini's theorem, from 1907, expresses integration with respect to a product measure in terms of iterated integrals. The simpler version of this theorem for multiple Riemann integrals was used long before Fubini was around and of course was not known by his name. Nowadays it is common for the relation between multiple ... | 2011/11/07 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/79940",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/619/"
] | I used a Google search on ['Fubini 's Theorem' on books from 1947 to 1976](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Fubini%27s%20theorem%22&tbs=bks:1,cdr:1,cd_min:1947,cd_max:1976&lr=lang_en#lr=lang_en&psj=1&q=%22Fubini%27s%20theorem%22&tbm=bks&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:1947,cd_max:1976,lr%3alang_1en,sbd:1) and read the snippets of t... | Here's what I can verify: Fubini apparently proved the general form of the theorem in 1907 and began dispersing the proof in oral lectures. It did not appear in a fully detailed statement and proof in the literature until 1958. It is sometimes called the Tonnelli theorem because Fubini's result is actually a modified f... |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | Tools that I would use
[Nmap](http://nmap.org/) Sister Tool [SQLMap](http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net/doc/README.html)
and [Nessus](http://nessus.org/nessus/)
also quick scanning for XSS and HTML Injection <http://www.seoegghead.com/tools/scan-for-html-injection.seo> also <http://www.cirt.net/nikto2>
Make sure you hav... | [Nikto](http://www.cirt.net/nikto2 "Nikto") is a nice start to look for well known vulnerabilities. Works on Windows and Linux, etc. Simple enough even for noobs like me :) |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | [McAfee Secure](http://www.mcafeesecure.com/us/) offers a pretty decent scanning service that will look at the web server, network, and the web site itself in an automated, on-demand way. Their scanner is certified for PCI scans, so it's pretty comprehensive. | There is a variety of public license tools out there at your disposal, however, where I operate, we use Firefox and Paros Proxy to manipulate posts and gets, WebInspect for application vulnerablity reporting, and QualysGuard Enterprise for a good old fashioned hosts scan. Depending on what the results are, we make adju... |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | [Nikto](http://www.cirt.net/nikto2 "Nikto") is a nice start to look for well known vulnerabilities. Works on Windows and Linux, etc. Simple enough even for noobs like me :) | [Free Nikto, Nmap, OpenVas vulnerability scans available online from this website](http://www.hackertarget.com) |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | [Nikto](http://www.cirt.net/nikto2 "Nikto") is a nice start to look for well known vulnerabilities. Works on Windows and Linux, etc. Simple enough even for noobs like me :) | Actually i'm the main creator of a new pentest LiveCD Distro, which is a fork of Backtrack 4.
The Distro embbeds everything needed to make good penetration tests ( OpenVAS, Metasploit, fasttrack, milw0rm exploits...). Its name is shadowcircle, and you can check it out @
www.shadowcircle.org.
Hope you'll like it ;) |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | Top l0 list of Vulnerability scanners: http:// sectools.org/vuln-scanners.html
There's also Microsoft's Baseline Security Analyzer which should be part of your base setup if its not already before you deploy a server to prod: http:// www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F32921AF-9DBE-4DCE-889E-ECF997EB18E... | Regardless of the technology you need to know the threats. You need to know what is the data that you are trying to protect? You need to know how your website works. Do a threat model first forgetting about these magical security bullet technology methods. You need to figure out where you are at before you spend wastel... |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | The first thing would be a **network scan**. Since you're on the windows stack, use [zenmap](http://nmap.org/zenmap/) and scan the webserver and both sql servers. This will tell you about open ports and services running. Run zenmap on the comprehensive test. I would use this info to tweak your firewall to block ports t... | Actually i'm the main creator of a new pentest LiveCD Distro, which is a fork of Backtrack 4.
The Distro embbeds everything needed to make good penetration tests ( OpenVAS, Metasploit, fasttrack, milw0rm exploits...). Its name is shadowcircle, and you can check it out @
www.shadowcircle.org.
Hope you'll like it ;) |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | the whitehat consultants i've seen come in & use [this tool](http://nessus.org/) then send you a massive bill.
Take a look at [OWASP](http://owasp.org) (Open Web Application Security Project) they're very informative & free! they have a very detailed [pen-testing guide](http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Te... | [Nikto](http://www.cirt.net/nikto2 "Nikto") is a nice start to look for well known vulnerabilities. Works on Windows and Linux, etc. Simple enough even for noobs like me :) |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | Tools that I would use
[Nmap](http://nmap.org/) Sister Tool [SQLMap](http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net/doc/README.html)
and [Nessus](http://nessus.org/nessus/)
also quick scanning for XSS and HTML Injection <http://www.seoegghead.com/tools/scan-for-html-injection.seo> also <http://www.cirt.net/nikto2>
Make sure you hav... | Actually i'm the main creator of a new pentest LiveCD Distro, which is a fork of Backtrack 4.
The Distro embbeds everything needed to make good penetration tests ( OpenVAS, Metasploit, fasttrack, milw0rm exploits...). Its name is shadowcircle, and you can check it out @
www.shadowcircle.org.
Hope you'll like it ;) |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | [McAfee Secure](http://www.mcafeesecure.com/us/) offers a pretty decent scanning service that will look at the web server, network, and the web site itself in an automated, on-demand way. Their scanner is certified for PCI scans, so it's pretty comprehensive. | Regardless of the technology you need to know the threats. You need to know what is the data that you are trying to protect? You need to know how your website works. Do a threat model first forgetting about these magical security bullet technology methods. You need to figure out where you are at before you spend wastel... |
12,847 | We're deploying a new website, hosted ourselves. Short of getting in white hats how would you go about penetration testing from outside the network? | 2009/05/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/12847",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2277/"
] | [McAfee Secure](http://www.mcafeesecure.com/us/) offers a pretty decent scanning service that will look at the web server, network, and the web site itself in an automated, on-demand way. Their scanner is certified for PCI scans, so it's pretty comprehensive. | [Nikto](http://www.cirt.net/nikto2 "Nikto") is a nice start to look for well known vulnerabilities. Works on Windows and Linux, etc. Simple enough even for noobs like me :) |
80,159 | We were debating on Psalm 150:6 help me what does the Bible means when it says "let everything that has BREATH praise the LORD | 2022/12/05 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/80159",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/53015/"
] | Not so fast - we need to keep in mind that the Bible, especially Hebrew, is extremely rich in metaphors. For example:
* Job 12:8 - Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
* Job 38:7 - while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
* Isa 55:12 - ... | Psalm 150:
>
> 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
> praise him with resounding cymbals.
> 6 Let **everything** that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
>
>
>
From the immediate context, "everything" refers to humans.
In the broader context, 5 chapters earlier, Psalm 145:
>
> 21 My mouth will spea... |
43,884 | Browsing through a previous [question](https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11165/studies-showing-significant-usability-differences-between-windows-and-mac-os-x?rq=1) on the usability between Windows and Mac OS, I thought an interesting question would be to see if there were any studies done on the impact of changing... | 2013/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/43884",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/27659/"
] | I don't know and cannot find evidence of entire companies making such a switch. I tend to see a couple of scenarios:
1. Totally invested in a Windows or Linux based platform with a bunch
of proprietary software and unable to make the switch even if they
wanted to.
2. Having to support numerous novices with everything ... | As I used to work as a user researcher on Office:Mac, I can tell you that there has been plenty of research on this very topic. However, I can't share specific results, since that research is proprietary to Microsoft. With that in mind, I can share some things about conducting this sort of research in general.
The fir... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery seems to be nicely backward compatible. I have been using it for more than a couple of years now through several versions of the core and have not had issues when upgrading except a few minor ones with some plugins. I would say that the core seems to be fine but if you're using a lot of plugins you might run int... | jQuery is so serious about backwards compatibility that they produce a "backwards compatibility" plugin for each release: <http://docs.jquery.com/Release:jQuery_1.2#jQuery_1.1_Compatibility_Plugin>. It let people who don't need backwards compatibility save on page weight. |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery seems to be nicely backward compatible. I have been using it for more than a couple of years now through several versions of the core and have not had issues when upgrading except a few minor ones with some plugins. I would say that the core seems to be fine but if you're using a lot of plugins you might run int... | *My experience* is that when upgrading, I sometimes find that stuff that used to work breaks. For instance, when upgrading from 1.7.2 to 1.8.3 I found some drag-and-drop features stopped working. Some problems may be due to deprecated jQuery functions being dropped, still in use by incompatible versions of [jQuery UI](... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery seems to be nicely backward compatible. I have been using it for more than a couple of years now through several versions of the core and have not had issues when upgrading except a few minor ones with some plugins. I would say that the core seems to be fine but if you're using a lot of plugins you might run int... | In my experience, jQuery 1.x has been very backwards-compatible until version 1.9.
>
> The jQuery 1.x line had major changes as of jQuery 1.9.0. We strongly recommend that you also use the jQuery Migrate plugin if you are upgrading from pre-1.9 versions of jQuery or need to use plugins that haven't yet been updated. ... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery seems to be nicely backward compatible. I have been using it for more than a couple of years now through several versions of the core and have not had issues when upgrading except a few minor ones with some plugins. I would say that the core seems to be fine but if you're using a lot of plugins you might run int... | jQuery has produced backwards compatibility plugins since version 1.0.
>
> Web development has changed a lot over the years, and jQuery has changed along with it. Through all of this time, the team has tried to walk the line between maintaining compatibility with code from the past versus supporting the best web dev... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery is so serious about backwards compatibility that they produce a "backwards compatibility" plugin for each release: <http://docs.jquery.com/Release:jQuery_1.2#jQuery_1.1_Compatibility_Plugin>. It let people who don't need backwards compatibility save on page weight. | *My experience* is that when upgrading, I sometimes find that stuff that used to work breaks. For instance, when upgrading from 1.7.2 to 1.8.3 I found some drag-and-drop features stopped working. Some problems may be due to deprecated jQuery functions being dropped, still in use by incompatible versions of [jQuery UI](... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery is so serious about backwards compatibility that they produce a "backwards compatibility" plugin for each release: <http://docs.jquery.com/Release:jQuery_1.2#jQuery_1.1_Compatibility_Plugin>. It let people who don't need backwards compatibility save on page weight. | In my experience, jQuery 1.x has been very backwards-compatible until version 1.9.
>
> The jQuery 1.x line had major changes as of jQuery 1.9.0. We strongly recommend that you also use the jQuery Migrate plugin if you are upgrading from pre-1.9 versions of jQuery or need to use plugins that haven't yet been updated. ... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery is so serious about backwards compatibility that they produce a "backwards compatibility" plugin for each release: <http://docs.jquery.com/Release:jQuery_1.2#jQuery_1.1_Compatibility_Plugin>. It let people who don't need backwards compatibility save on page weight. | jQuery has produced backwards compatibility plugins since version 1.0.
>
> Web development has changed a lot over the years, and jQuery has changed along with it. Through all of this time, the team has tried to walk the line between maintaining compatibility with code from the past versus supporting the best web dev... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | *My experience* is that when upgrading, I sometimes find that stuff that used to work breaks. For instance, when upgrading from 1.7.2 to 1.8.3 I found some drag-and-drop features stopped working. Some problems may be due to deprecated jQuery functions being dropped, still in use by incompatible versions of [jQuery UI](... | In my experience, jQuery 1.x has been very backwards-compatible until version 1.9.
>
> The jQuery 1.x line had major changes as of jQuery 1.9.0. We strongly recommend that you also use the jQuery Migrate plugin if you are upgrading from pre-1.9 versions of jQuery or need to use plugins that haven't yet been updated. ... |
281,438 | We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems with jQuery not being backward compatible. We are starting to use it quite heavily and are thinking about upgrading to a newer version to st... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/281438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2486/"
] | jQuery has produced backwards compatibility plugins since version 1.0.
>
> Web development has changed a lot over the years, and jQuery has changed along with it. Through all of this time, the team has tried to walk the line between maintaining compatibility with code from the past versus supporting the best web dev... | In my experience, jQuery 1.x has been very backwards-compatible until version 1.9.
>
> The jQuery 1.x line had major changes as of jQuery 1.9.0. We strongly recommend that you also use the jQuery Migrate plugin if you are upgrading from pre-1.9 versions of jQuery or need to use plugins that haven't yet been updated. ... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/198077",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/83344/"
] | **Make her as powerful as you imagine she is.**
Because that is where the awesome is! You worry your character will be overpowered which means you can imagine her doing overpowered stuff. You worry she will be able to do stuff no-one can counter. And I think you like it. **Have her do that stuff!** Please! Have her to... | One of the easy ways to eliminate the more extreme abuses is a line-of-sight limitation. You can only teleport to a location if you can currently see it. That puts a hard cap on the range of the effect, and introduces opportunities for opponents to disrupt it (fight indoors, obscure their vision, etc). Teleporting some... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/198077",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/83344/"
] | Do a little twist on some old thaumaturgy tropes.
You want it to be contiguous floor or some such, so make it where a change in flooring would be a block. Tile floor acts as one piece, wood another. This sets up people who are aware of the ability to build in some limitations. If you can teleport, it's less effective ... | ### "Electrical magic"-based teleportation: requires a conductive path.
Suppose your teleportation magic makes your teleporting person act as a self-propelled surge of electrons. As long as they are in physical contact with a conductive surface or conduit, they can teleport to any other point on it with enough space f... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
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] | **Make her as powerful as you imagine she is.**
Because that is where the awesome is! You worry your character will be overpowered which means you can imagine her doing overpowered stuff. You worry she will be able to do stuff no-one can counter. And I think you like it. **Have her do that stuff!** Please! Have her to... | Please be much more imaginative. Either explain or drop any difference between “using magic” and how else they might "teleport”.
Explain how a “hand” matters, rather than a foot or shoulder, knee or elbow.
A “circular arena…” is one thing. A “circular area…”; even “a circle…” very different. You might not care.
Your... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
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] | ### "Electrical magic"-based teleportation: requires a conductive path.
Suppose your teleportation magic makes your teleporting person act as a self-propelled surge of electrons. As long as they are in physical contact with a conductive surface or conduit, they can teleport to any other point on it with enough space f... | Please be much more imaginative. Either explain or drop any difference between “using magic” and how else they might "teleport”.
Explain how a “hand” matters, rather than a foot or shoulder, knee or elbow.
A “circular arena…” is one thing. A “circular area…”; even “a circle…” very different. You might not care.
Your... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
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] | **Make her as powerful as you imagine she is.**
Because that is where the awesome is! You worry your character will be overpowered which means you can imagine her doing overpowered stuff. You worry she will be able to do stuff no-one can counter. And I think you like it. **Have her do that stuff!** Please! Have her to... | ### "Electrical magic"-based teleportation: requires a conductive path.
Suppose your teleportation magic makes your teleporting person act as a self-propelled surge of electrons. As long as they are in physical contact with a conductive surface or conduit, they can teleport to any other point on it with enough space f... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
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] | Do a little twist on some old thaumaturgy tropes.
You want it to be contiguous floor or some such, so make it where a change in flooring would be a block. Tile floor acts as one piece, wood another. This sets up people who are aware of the ability to build in some limitations. If you can teleport, it's less effective ... | First, you already limited the most unfair application by limiting it to ground use :
The dropping someone off in space and coming back.
This was also only usable if you allow forced teleportation of others. Which you can limit (maximum weight, maximum volume or needing the consent of other living beings to move them)... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
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"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Make her as powerful as you imagine she is.**
Because that is where the awesome is! You worry your character will be overpowered which means you can imagine her doing overpowered stuff. You worry she will be able to do stuff no-one can counter. And I think you like it. **Have her do that stuff!** Please! Have her to... | First, you already limited the most unfair application by limiting it to ground use :
The dropping someone off in space and coming back.
This was also only usable if you allow forced teleportation of others. Which you can limit (maximum weight, maximum volume or needing the consent of other living beings to move them)... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
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] | **Limitations in other places**
Positioning is powerful. Incredibly, insanely powerful. In any engagement this is more important that the weapon your holding, as the position in regards to your opponents dictate what is effective.
If you let someone teleport at will with some items every few seconds as long as they h... | One of the easy ways to eliminate the more extreme abuses is a line-of-sight limitation. You can only teleport to a location if you can currently see it. That puts a hard cap on the range of the effect, and introduces opportunities for opponents to disrupt it (fight indoors, obscure their vision, etc). Teleporting some... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/198077",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/83344/"
] | ### "Electrical magic"-based teleportation: requires a conductive path.
Suppose your teleportation magic makes your teleporting person act as a self-propelled surge of electrons. As long as they are in physical contact with a conductive surface or conduit, they can teleport to any other point on it with enough space f... | First, you already limited the most unfair application by limiting it to ground use :
The dropping someone off in space and coming back.
This was also only usable if you allow forced teleportation of others. Which you can limit (maximum weight, maximum volume or needing the consent of other living beings to move them)... |
198,077 | In my story, there is a character that is capable of using magic or an ability that allows them to "teleport" as long as they are in contact with the ground or the area that they want to use it on with at least one hand.
For example, in the middle of a circular arena 100m in diameter, as long as they are touching the ... | 2021/03/19 | [
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] | Instead of true teleportation, have them move within the ground as if it were not solid. They can "merge" with it and move around really fast - maybe so fast that for practical purposes, it is much the same as teleporting.
The advantage of this is that it prevents the user from abusing this power. For example, in the ... | One of the easy ways to eliminate the more extreme abuses is a line-of-sight limitation. You can only teleport to a location if you can currently see it. That puts a hard cap on the range of the effect, and introduces opportunities for opponents to disrupt it (fight indoors, obscure their vision, etc). Teleporting some... |
15,646,834 | I'm working on small WPF desktop app to track a robot. I have a Kinect for Windows on my desk and I was able to do the basic features and run the Depth camera stream and the RGB camera stream.
What I need is to track a robot on the floor but I have no idea where to start. I found out that I should use EMGU (OpenCV wra... | 2013/03/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15646834",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Robot localization is a very tricky problem and I myself have been struggling for months now, I can tell you what I have achieved But you have a number of options:
* **Optical Flow Based Odometery**: (Also known as visual odometry):
1. Extract keypoints from one image or features (I used Shi-Tomashi, or cvGoodFeature... | Not sure if is would help you or not...but I put together a Python module that might help.
<http://letsmakerobots.com/node/38883#comments> |
5,139,253 | Example Page: <http://kian02.comlu.com/kian3.html>
I want the Navi in the example page to have mouseover and also be a link.
It's been going crazy as a result of me trying as you can see lol. | 2011/02/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5139253",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/637303/"
] | You may want to have a look at the [PDF Converter for SharePoint](http://www.muhimbi.com/Products/PDF-Converter-for-SharePoint/summary.aspx). It supports all the formats you are interested in and more. In addition to a SharePoint GUI it has full support for workflows and comes with watermarking, PDF Security and a frie... | Have you considered using [Google Docs Viewer](http://docs.google.com/viewer)? It may not cover all of your requirements but might still be an alternative. |
557,442 | I would like to get better control over my deployment environments, but I share the system administration responsibility with an IT department that has their own (not fully automated) processes for bootstrapping VM-instances, managing organization users and performing security updates.
Can I still benefit from using C... | 2013/11/26 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/557442",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/24289/"
] | I'd say you have even more use for Chef than in the case where you control everything. I think you have the wrong idea about what Chef is there to do for
you.
Chef isn't about controlling the entire environment. In fact there are things that you probably shouldn't attempt to provide with Chef. Provisioning ( which is... | Besides it not being "best practice" i would say that there could be some benefit with using chef(-solo).
Given you really "own" the application-stack that you would like manage you could manage it with chef. Security-updates should - AFAIK - not interfere with that since they are usually updates of the application(-b... |
373,084 | To be clear I'm not looking for any myself, but I had thought there were no PS4 cheats and yesterday a friend and I were playing, and a player was griefing us. We shot him endlessly with rockets, grenades, mines, you name it... no effect. I even hit his avatar directly (so not in a vehicle) with an RPG and he went flyi... | 2020/07/29 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/373084",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/184913/"
] | Yes, it was a cheat. More specifically it was a cheat as a result of a mod, there are normally no cheats in the game. No secret passwords or konami-code type sequence of button presses that will enable god-mode.
Modding on consoles is more uncommon than PC, because it usually requires altering the console's hardware i... | If you are on the PS4, it was most likely a godmode exploit, as modding was made incredibly difficult on this generation of consoles, as compared to the Ps3/Xbox360. An example of an exploit that worked on patch 1.50 is [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKRYO50Wfo). |
901,251 | I am using AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding cipher instance for AES encryption and decryption in java
How can I decrypt the data using blackberry encrypted by above in java.
decrypting data with AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding using blackberry
Thanks
Bapi | 2009/05/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/901251",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I think the [Bouncy Castle Library](http://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html) supports that. They provide some short tutorials too. | Bouncy castle has a fantastic library for doing this. The main problem will be how to get the key there in a secure way. I found that .NET and Java serialize the keys in incompatible ways, so I ended up using Bouncy Castle on both sides in order to facilitate key transfer, as it was transferred using RSA, for security ... |
10,468 | I've just pulled some beetroot out of my garden.
I've never cooked beetroot before so would love a few suggestions. | 2010/12/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10468",
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] | Basically you boil them or roast them until tender, then let them cool and peel them. It is better not to cut or peel them before cooking, they will bleed lots of color and flavor. Some classic things to do with them: puree into a soup called borscht, slice them in a salad (particularly nice with goat cheese), serve as... | I like them steamed: Steam , unpeeled, for around 35 minutes depending on size. Use paper towel to rub off the peel after it's cooked, and then slice.
They're very likely to stain your nice towels, clothing, and counter-tops .... a cutting board is recommended. |
10,468 | I've just pulled some beetroot out of my garden.
I've never cooked beetroot before so would love a few suggestions. | 2010/12/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10468",
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] | I like them steamed: Steam , unpeeled, for around 35 minutes depending on size. Use paper towel to rub off the peel after it's cooked, and then slice.
They're very likely to stain your nice towels, clothing, and counter-tops .... a cutting board is recommended. | The only way i have beets is roasted with a little olive oil, salt and pepper(fresh cracked of course). I find that if steamed or boiled, the beet flavor gets watered down. Sometimes i make a relish like dish with with the baked beets sliced along with parsely, garlic,onions, and a light drizzle of white vinegar, letti... |
10,468 | I've just pulled some beetroot out of my garden.
I've never cooked beetroot before so would love a few suggestions. | 2010/12/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10468",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | Basically you boil them or roast them until tender, then let them cool and peel them. It is better not to cut or peel them before cooking, they will bleed lots of color and flavor. Some classic things to do with them: puree into a soup called borscht, slice them in a salad (particularly nice with goat cheese), serve as... | The only way i have beets is roasted with a little olive oil, salt and pepper(fresh cracked of course). I find that if steamed or boiled, the beet flavor gets watered down. Sometimes i make a relish like dish with with the baked beets sliced along with parsely, garlic,onions, and a light drizzle of white vinegar, letti... |
10,468 | I've just pulled some beetroot out of my garden.
I've never cooked beetroot before so would love a few suggestions. | 2010/12/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10468",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1410/"
] | Basically you boil them or roast them until tender, then let them cool and peel them. It is better not to cut or peel them before cooking, they will bleed lots of color and flavor. Some classic things to do with them: puree into a soup called borscht, slice them in a salad (particularly nice with goat cheese), serve as... | My Russian Flatmate inspired me to try 'beetroot chocolate cake'. The beetroot keeps the cake really moist but without the need to use much butter/oil. It's really healthy and tastes very rich and moist, almost similar to chocolate browny. I made two of them in the last couple of weeks and will make another one tomorro... |
10,468 | I've just pulled some beetroot out of my garden.
I've never cooked beetroot before so would love a few suggestions. | 2010/12/24 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/10468",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1410/"
] | My Russian Flatmate inspired me to try 'beetroot chocolate cake'. The beetroot keeps the cake really moist but without the need to use much butter/oil. It's really healthy and tastes very rich and moist, almost similar to chocolate browny. I made two of them in the last couple of weeks and will make another one tomorro... | The only way i have beets is roasted with a little olive oil, salt and pepper(fresh cracked of course). I find that if steamed or boiled, the beet flavor gets watered down. Sometimes i make a relish like dish with with the baked beets sliced along with parsely, garlic,onions, and a light drizzle of white vinegar, letti... |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Users aren't stupid. They approach the application in different ways and with different expectations. One of the beautiful thing about the web is that one can get to the same information in different ways - one way is not necessarily better than another.
I'm pretty much an "expert" user by every standard one can give ... | Following the "users aren't stupid" crowd, I'll add this "but very many UX coders are quite stupid".
Programmers write interfaces they are comfortable with because they often have little evidence to the contrary. This implies "If they are too busy to understand the entire system as well as I do, they're ignorable insi... |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Users aren't stupid, they just have more important things to do than focus on the interface you're designing.
=============================================================================================================
For you, the interface represents a lot of thought and work, and you care about getting it right. B... | I upvoted Peter's and Mayo's answers and would like to add this:
There are different groups of users. **One interface can't possibly satisfy everyone** or be optimally easy for everyone to use. **Do user research** and determine what the common shared qualities are within each user group. That will result in *data-dri... |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | One can be a trained musician, artist or a doctor but may not be trained to use computers. Not knowing to use a computer interface does not mean one is stupid.
>
> They want to get in, get out, and move on with their own tasks
>
>
>
<http://www.nngroup.com/articles/are-users-stupid/> | Is there any reason for doing bad job which results in *bad* UX? No. |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Users aren't stupid, they just have more important things to do than focus on the interface you're designing.
=============================================================================================================
For you, the interface represents a lot of thought and work, and you care about getting it right. B... | One can be a trained musician, artist or a doctor but may not be trained to use computers. Not knowing to use a computer interface does not mean one is stupid.
>
> They want to get in, get out, and move on with their own tasks
>
>
>
<http://www.nngroup.com/articles/are-users-stupid/> |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Users aren't stupid, they just have more important things to do than focus on the interface you're designing.
=============================================================================================================
For you, the interface represents a lot of thought and work, and you care about getting it right. B... | Following the "users aren't stupid" crowd, I'll add this "but very many UX coders are quite stupid".
Programmers write interfaces they are comfortable with because they often have little evidence to the contrary. This implies "If they are too busy to understand the entire system as well as I do, they're ignorable insi... |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | One can be a trained musician, artist or a doctor but may not be trained to use computers. Not knowing to use a computer interface does not mean one is stupid.
>
> They want to get in, get out, and move on with their own tasks
>
>
>
<http://www.nngroup.com/articles/are-users-stupid/> | Following the "users aren't stupid" crowd, I'll add this "but very many UX coders are quite stupid".
Programmers write interfaces they are comfortable with because they often have little evidence to the contrary. This implies "If they are too busy to understand the entire system as well as I do, they're ignorable insi... |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Users aren't stupid, they just have more important things to do than focus on the interface you're designing.
=============================================================================================================
For you, the interface represents a lot of thought and work, and you care about getting it right. B... | Is there any reason for doing bad job which results in *bad* UX? No. |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | "Users are stupid" is a programmer's mantra. I think it has persisted because it inspires [defensive programming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_programming) and defensive design, which is usually a good route to take. However, **it's not true**, and it's a little bit harmful. I think the sentiment should be br... | I upvoted Peter's and Mayo's answers and would like to add this:
There are different groups of users. **One interface can't possibly satisfy everyone** or be optimally easy for everyone to use. **Do user research** and determine what the common shared qualities are within each user group. That will result in *data-dri... |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | "Users are stupid" is a programmer's mantra. I think it has persisted because it inspires [defensive programming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_programming) and defensive design, which is usually a good route to take. However, **it's not true**, and it's a little bit harmful. I think the sentiment should be br... | Following the "users aren't stupid" crowd, I'll add this "but very many UX coders are quite stupid".
Programmers write interfaces they are comfortable with because they often have little evidence to the contrary. This implies "If they are too busy to understand the entire system as well as I do, they're ignorable insi... |
64,273 | I keep hearing that **users are stupid idiots** alot, and that being said it is also used as a reason to have everyone's experience crap now and in the future.
For example: not enough options for things that would enhance the overall user experience, because it might allow stupid users to do stupid things.
**Is user ... | 2014/09/11 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64273",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Users aren't stupid, they just have more important things to do than focus on the interface you're designing.
=============================================================================================================
For you, the interface represents a lot of thought and work, and you care about getting it right. B... | Users aren't stupid. They approach the application in different ways and with different expectations. One of the beautiful thing about the web is that one can get to the same information in different ways - one way is not necessarily better than another.
I'm pretty much an "expert" user by every standard one can give ... |
949,471 | Can I authenticate credentials with Office365 based on NTLMv2.
Microsoft describes on [*Authentication and EWS in Exchange*](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/client-developer/exchange-web-services/authentication-and-ews-in-exchange) that clients can authenticate with Exchange based on NTLM, but My program con... | 2019/01/17 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/949471",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/505689/"
] | No, you cannot. O365 uses modern claims based auth, so WS\* and SAML. Possibly OAUTH or OPENID too.
If you have on-prem AD, ADFS, you can probably auth to that, and get a token to pass to O365. | According the article you provided, it seems NTLM authentication is only available for Exchange on-premises servers. |
21,684 | I'm wondering if there is any research about if there are better, or at least "not so bad" times of a child's development for a father to less available. (Not completely absent, but time would be limited to weekends and a bit most/some evenings on weekdays.)
Situation is a two-parent household with one 3 year old dau... | 2015/08/17 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/21684",
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] | Based on my experience as a military kid, my husband's experience as a military dad, and my experience as a foster parent, the biggest factor is how the limited schedule is presented to the kids. For smaller children, like your daughter, they tend to quickly adapt to the new normal, as long as the parents are satisfied... | Well, I can talk to you from my experience with my oldest child. I got pregnant at the university, and her father was 400 km away because he was at university too. Her first three year she only saw him like two times a month, two days each.
She is now almost 6 years old, and love him so much. But the relationship with ... |
21,684 | I'm wondering if there is any research about if there are better, or at least "not so bad" times of a child's development for a father to less available. (Not completely absent, but time would be limited to weekends and a bit most/some evenings on weekdays.)
Situation is a two-parent household with one 3 year old dau... | 2015/08/17 | [
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] | Simple answer, no there isn't a better or worse time in general. Each child is different and is going to need different amounts of time. But if you think about it, a great many children don't see one of their parents during the week very much. I work a typical office job (8-5) but if there's a late night, which happens... | Well, I can talk to you from my experience with my oldest child. I got pregnant at the university, and her father was 400 km away because he was at university too. Her first three year she only saw him like two times a month, two days each.
She is now almost 6 years old, and love him so much. But the relationship with ... |
21,684 | I'm wondering if there is any research about if there are better, or at least "not so bad" times of a child's development for a father to less available. (Not completely absent, but time would be limited to weekends and a bit most/some evenings on weekdays.)
Situation is a two-parent household with one 3 year old dau... | 2015/08/17 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/21684",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/17604/"
] | Based on my experience as a military kid, my husband's experience as a military dad, and my experience as a foster parent, the biggest factor is how the limited schedule is presented to the kids. For smaller children, like your daughter, they tend to quickly adapt to the new normal, as long as the parents are satisfied... | Simple answer, no there isn't a better or worse time in general. Each child is different and is going to need different amounts of time. But if you think about it, a great many children don't see one of their parents during the week very much. I work a typical office job (8-5) but if there's a late night, which happens... |
59,528 | I heard this sentence in an American film a while ago as I was watching it on DVD (the part after **but** is verbatim):
*"I'm doing my best but **I mustn't be doing it right**."*
This is something I occasionally hear in American films: phrases like *"he mustn't have done it"* or *"she mustn't be studying now"*, where... | 2012/02/28 | [
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] | Per my comment, I'd avoid it because it sounds rather dated and "upper class" to me.
Semantically, the reason for avoiding this construction is simply that it takes the focus off the critical word **not**. Since the "conclusion" clause is intended to convey something along the lines of *"I am failing"*, this negating ... | I personally find the use of the contraction "mustn't" to be a bit off-putting in this case, but I certainly would have no problem expressing an argument this way:
>
> If John had stolen the money, he would have gotten ink on his fingers when the dye-pack exploded.
>
>
> John doesn't have ink on his fingers.
>
>
... |
59,528 | I heard this sentence in an American film a while ago as I was watching it on DVD (the part after **but** is verbatim):
*"I'm doing my best but **I mustn't be doing it right**."*
This is something I occasionally hear in American films: phrases like *"he mustn't have done it"* or *"she mustn't be studying now"*, where... | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/59528",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | I personally find the use of the contraction "mustn't" to be a bit off-putting in this case, but I certainly would have no problem expressing an argument this way:
>
> If John had stolen the money, he would have gotten ink on his fingers when the dye-pack exploded.
>
>
> John doesn't have ink on his fingers.
>
>
... | When considered deductions, **can’t be** or **can’t/couldn’t have been** is negative of **must be**.
**Mustn't be** is also negative of **must be** meaning that there is no possible way that it could be otherwise. It implies the certainty of the speaker's own claim.
Please compare:
>
> a) ... but I must be doing i... |
59,528 | I heard this sentence in an American film a while ago as I was watching it on DVD (the part after **but** is verbatim):
*"I'm doing my best but **I mustn't be doing it right**."*
This is something I occasionally hear in American films: phrases like *"he mustn't have done it"* or *"she mustn't be studying now"*, where... | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/59528",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13799/"
] | I personally find the use of the contraction "mustn't" to be a bit off-putting in this case, but I certainly would have no problem expressing an argument this way:
>
> If John had stolen the money, he would have gotten ink on his fingers when the dye-pack exploded.
>
>
> John doesn't have ink on his fingers.
>
>
... | Several replies here address whether it is appropriate to use the contraction "mustn't" rather than writing out "must not" in such an example. Is this your question, or are you asking about the definition of the word "must"? Assuming the latter ...
"Must" can mean "obligated, required", as in, "You must pay your taxes... |
59,528 | I heard this sentence in an American film a while ago as I was watching it on DVD (the part after **but** is verbatim):
*"I'm doing my best but **I mustn't be doing it right**."*
This is something I occasionally hear in American films: phrases like *"he mustn't have done it"* or *"she mustn't be studying now"*, where... | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/59528",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13799/"
] | Per my comment, I'd avoid it because it sounds rather dated and "upper class" to me.
Semantically, the reason for avoiding this construction is simply that it takes the focus off the critical word **not**. Since the "conclusion" clause is intended to convey something along the lines of *"I am failing"*, this negating ... | When considered deductions, **can’t be** or **can’t/couldn’t have been** is negative of **must be**.
**Mustn't be** is also negative of **must be** meaning that there is no possible way that it could be otherwise. It implies the certainty of the speaker's own claim.
Please compare:
>
> a) ... but I must be doing i... |
59,528 | I heard this sentence in an American film a while ago as I was watching it on DVD (the part after **but** is verbatim):
*"I'm doing my best but **I mustn't be doing it right**."*
This is something I occasionally hear in American films: phrases like *"he mustn't have done it"* or *"she mustn't be studying now"*, where... | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/59528",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13799/"
] | Per my comment, I'd avoid it because it sounds rather dated and "upper class" to me.
Semantically, the reason for avoiding this construction is simply that it takes the focus off the critical word **not**. Since the "conclusion" clause is intended to convey something along the lines of *"I am failing"*, this negating ... | Several replies here address whether it is appropriate to use the contraction "mustn't" rather than writing out "must not" in such an example. Is this your question, or are you asking about the definition of the word "must"? Assuming the latter ...
"Must" can mean "obligated, required", as in, "You must pay your taxes... |
59,528 | I heard this sentence in an American film a while ago as I was watching it on DVD (the part after **but** is verbatim):
*"I'm doing my best but **I mustn't be doing it right**."*
This is something I occasionally hear in American films: phrases like *"he mustn't have done it"* or *"she mustn't be studying now"*, where... | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/59528",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13799/"
] | Several replies here address whether it is appropriate to use the contraction "mustn't" rather than writing out "must not" in such an example. Is this your question, or are you asking about the definition of the word "must"? Assuming the latter ...
"Must" can mean "obligated, required", as in, "You must pay your taxes... | When considered deductions, **can’t be** or **can’t/couldn’t have been** is negative of **must be**.
**Mustn't be** is also negative of **must be** meaning that there is no possible way that it could be otherwise. It implies the certainty of the speaker's own claim.
Please compare:
>
> a) ... but I must be doing i... |
93,951 | The link between brain activity and qualia is unexplained. But most people think the former causes the latter.
What if its the other way, that our mind creates the external universe?
This does not necessarily mean that all other people are without a mind.
They also could have their own consciousness, but when they pas... | 2022/10/01 | [
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] | Yes. You can eliminate that possibility.
First of all, what you are aware of as being "you" is the experience of being you. This is clearly separate from what you experience as external to yourself, because you aren't aware of creating things that you perceive as external to yourself. Could this generation of things b... | Assuming [mind-body connection as holding true](https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/a/93309/14508) (mind and body are connected, regardless if "mind" is an epiphenomenon of matter or a separate thing in itself) and assuming matter-energy to be conserved, we can infer mind, in some sense similar to matter-energy, canno... |
93,951 | The link between brain activity and qualia is unexplained. But most people think the former causes the latter.
What if its the other way, that our mind creates the external universe?
This does not necessarily mean that all other people are without a mind.
They also could have their own consciousness, but when they pas... | 2022/10/01 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/93951",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes. You can eliminate that possibility.
First of all, what you are aware of as being "you" is the experience of being you. This is clearly separate from what you experience as external to yourself, because you aren't aware of creating things that you perceive as external to yourself. Could this generation of things b... | We first need to clear the widespread confusion between consciousness and mind.
It is the fact that the word "consciousness" is terminally ambiguous which led some philosophers to come up with the notion of subjective experience and qualia. We will follow this welcome innovation here.
We can define the mind as a sort... |
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