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10,397 | When I consider my own existence with respect to time I can imagine three possibilities:
(1) **Time extends infinitely into the past.** In this case, how can the present, with me in it, exist, since there would be an infinite period of time that existed before the present. That seems illogical.
(2) **Time had a sta... | 2014/03/24 | [
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] | I think there may be a 4th option which is closely related to your option (2). That is, time started at the big bang and has existed independently of our minds since then forming our Einstein-Minkowski 'time-cone'.
Of course, what came before the big bang, or if this is even a question that makes sense, is up for deba... | 3 is correct. Time is a abstraction, a filing system used to arrange events and memories into a logical system of cause and effect.
Per relativity, space and time are not discrete entities, but a single construct called spacetime. Saying something is X km long is equal to saying it is Y seconds long. All units of time... |
10,397 | When I consider my own existence with respect to time I can imagine three possibilities:
(1) **Time extends infinitely into the past.** In this case, how can the present, with me in it, exist, since there would be an infinite period of time that existed before the present. That seems illogical.
(2) **Time had a sta... | 2014/03/24 | [
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] | Is time a mental abstraction or does it exist outside consciousness?
====================================================================
The latter. Time exists independently of us.
In all likelihood, time exists independently of one's consciousness. That is to say, while it may be that the experience which we refer... | 3 is correct. Time is a abstraction, a filing system used to arrange events and memories into a logical system of cause and effect.
Per relativity, space and time are not discrete entities, but a single construct called spacetime. Saying something is X km long is equal to saying it is Y seconds long. All units of time... |
10,397 | When I consider my own existence with respect to time I can imagine three possibilities:
(1) **Time extends infinitely into the past.** In this case, how can the present, with me in it, exist, since there would be an infinite period of time that existed before the present. That seems illogical.
(2) **Time had a sta... | 2014/03/24 | [
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] | A popular saying is: "Time doesn't exist, only clocks exist."
Time, like all units of measurement, are abstractions.
In physics, the purest way of comparison is the direct one: How long is this thing compared to that thing. It yields a fraction of some sort, which most importantly is *invariant*.
This fraction has n... | The closest thing that time abstracts is motion. The passage of time is always tracked by some form of motion, be it clock ticks, days, seasons, ageing etc. If the motion of everything in the universe where to cease, time is frozen. Since time directly correspond to periodic (repetitive motion), one can argue that it i... |
10,397 | When I consider my own existence with respect to time I can imagine three possibilities:
(1) **Time extends infinitely into the past.** In this case, how can the present, with me in it, exist, since there would be an infinite period of time that existed before the present. That seems illogical.
(2) **Time had a sta... | 2014/03/24 | [
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] | A popular saying is: "Time doesn't exist, only clocks exist."
Time, like all units of measurement, are abstractions.
In physics, the purest way of comparison is the direct one: How long is this thing compared to that thing. It yields a fraction of some sort, which most importantly is *invariant*.
This fraction has n... | You've presented a false dichotomy: just because something is a "mental construct" doesn't mean that it can't also be a real property of the physical universe.
Take length as an example. "Length," as such, doesn't exist physically. It's not something you can see or touch. Nevertheless, it is a real quality of physical... |
10,397 | When I consider my own existence with respect to time I can imagine three possibilities:
(1) **Time extends infinitely into the past.** In this case, how can the present, with me in it, exist, since there would be an infinite period of time that existed before the present. That seems illogical.
(2) **Time had a sta... | 2014/03/24 | [
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] | I will attempt to present the stance of physicist [Julian Barbour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Barbour), who presented a compelling answer to this question in a lecture I saw him give in Oxford ([this lecture](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5rExaKLEoU)).
He is firmly *not* in the camp of the latter viewpoi... | 3 is correct. Time is a abstraction, a filing system used to arrange events and memories into a logical system of cause and effect.
Per relativity, space and time are not discrete entities, but a single construct called spacetime. Saying something is X km long is equal to saying it is Y seconds long. All units of time... |
10,397 | When I consider my own existence with respect to time I can imagine three possibilities:
(1) **Time extends infinitely into the past.** In this case, how can the present, with me in it, exist, since there would be an infinite period of time that existed before the present. That seems illogical.
(2) **Time had a sta... | 2014/03/24 | [
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] | You've hit upon one of the lines of thinking by Kant.
In his thinking both options (1) & (2) are true; to Kant this suggests this is an actual contradiction, an *antinomy* in his language, and which is irresolvable; by us; one can say we are at the limit of thought, of the human capacity to reason - hence *a critique ... | 3 is correct. Time is a abstraction, a filing system used to arrange events and memories into a logical system of cause and effect.
Per relativity, space and time are not discrete entities, but a single construct called spacetime. Saying something is X km long is equal to saying it is Y seconds long. All units of time... |
10,397 | When I consider my own existence with respect to time I can imagine three possibilities:
(1) **Time extends infinitely into the past.** In this case, how can the present, with me in it, exist, since there would be an infinite period of time that existed before the present. That seems illogical.
(2) **Time had a sta... | 2014/03/24 | [
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] | The closest thing that time abstracts is motion. The passage of time is always tracked by some form of motion, be it clock ticks, days, seasons, ageing etc. If the motion of everything in the universe where to cease, time is frozen. Since time directly correspond to periodic (repetitive motion), one can argue that it i... | 3 is correct. Time is a abstraction, a filing system used to arrange events and memories into a logical system of cause and effect.
Per relativity, space and time are not discrete entities, but a single construct called spacetime. Saying something is X km long is equal to saying it is Y seconds long. All units of time... |
1,393,653 | I have 2 views which transition into each other using the ...
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> [UIView setAnimationTransition:UIAnimationTransitionFlipFromLeft forView:self.view cache:YES]
>
>
>
My views both have a black background and when they flip over the colour underneath is white. I want to change this to something else. How do I do t... | 2009/09/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1393653",
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] | I think what you are looking for is changing the background color of your application window (which is visible between the flipside views). You can do this
* either in the Interface Builder in the MainWindow.xib, Tab 1 of the Inspector
* or in code with
window.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor]; | thanks! Very anti-intuitive. I'd think the superview's background color would show but I'd be wrong ;) |
443,275 | I have so far only worked with WS2812 strips and understood, that the WS2813 have a backup data line. But how do I connect the first LED to my Arduino (acts as a controller)?
Many tutorials said I should just wire the BI to V0, but doesn't this eliminate the backup functionality? So I thought about wiring both data p... | 2019/06/12 | [
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] | No, not connecting the BIN doesn't eliminate the backup functionality. As for what to do with it, the official datasheet at <http://www.world-semi.com/DownLoadFile/117> doesn't say, so I won't speculate.
To show that the backup remains consider that the BIN of a WS2813 LED is connected to the DIN of the previous LED.
... | This is based on a few sources including the (poor) [datasheet](https://www.elecrow.com/download/WS2813_LED_Datasheet.pdf).
My interpretation is that BIN should be connected to the *previous LED's* DIN. Then if the one LED fails, the next one will not receive any data on DIN, but it will receive data on BIN. It will s... |
443,275 | I have so far only worked with WS2812 strips and understood, that the WS2813 have a backup data line. But how do I connect the first LED to my Arduino (acts as a controller)?
Many tutorials said I should just wire the BI to V0, but doesn't this eliminate the backup functionality? So I thought about wiring both data p... | 2019/06/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/443275",
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] | This is based on a few sources including the (poor) [datasheet](https://www.elecrow.com/download/WS2813_LED_Datasheet.pdf).
My interpretation is that BIN should be connected to the *previous LED's* DIN. Then if the one LED fails, the next one will not receive any data on DIN, but it will receive data on BIN. It will s... | Based on the documentation and experimentation: do not connect them together because they are not interpreted the same way. D is the data signal and interpreted as such and B is expected to be the data signal with address shifted -1 so the addressing stays in sync. Do not connect your controller to BI. Do connect the B... |
443,275 | I have so far only worked with WS2812 strips and understood, that the WS2813 have a backup data line. But how do I connect the first LED to my Arduino (acts as a controller)?
Many tutorials said I should just wire the BI to V0, but doesn't this eliminate the backup functionality? So I thought about wiring both data p... | 2019/06/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/443275",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | No, not connecting the BIN doesn't eliminate the backup functionality. As for what to do with it, the official datasheet at <http://www.world-semi.com/DownLoadFile/117> doesn't say, so I won't speculate.
To show that the backup remains consider that the BIN of a WS2813 LED is connected to the DIN of the previous LED.
... | Based on the documentation and experimentation: do not connect them together because they are not interpreted the same way. D is the data signal and interpreted as such and B is expected to be the data signal with address shifted -1 so the addressing stays in sync. Do not connect your controller to BI. Do connect the B... |
283,307 | My bluetooth mouse batteries died, and when I replaced them, the mouse didn't reconnect. Now how can I get OS X to discover and connect my mouse without having a mouse to open the mouse dialogue? | 2017/05/11 | [
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] | You should see a prompt when you turn on your computer. If the mouse can't be found,
* Check if the mouse is on.
* Check all other computers to see if one of them is paired with the mouse. If that is the case, unpair it.
If none of those work, try a USB mouse. | If the batteries run out in my wireless mouse it never reconnects automatically and I have resorted to reconnecting a wired mouse to click on the bluetooth icon in the menu bar. Then I found that you can activate the bluetooth icon by pressing Control-F8 (the "Move focus to status menus" in the keyboard shortcuts) and ... |
283,307 | My bluetooth mouse batteries died, and when I replaced them, the mouse didn't reconnect. Now how can I get OS X to discover and connect my mouse without having a mouse to open the mouse dialogue? | 2017/05/11 | [
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] | You should see a prompt when you turn on your computer. If the mouse can't be found,
* Check if the mouse is on.
* Check all other computers to see if one of them is paired with the mouse. If that is the case, unpair it.
If none of those work, try a USB mouse. | I can usually get my mouse to connect if I can get to the bluetooth preferences.
Since upgrading (now on Monterey 12.3.1) that has become more difficult and a lot of the keyboard combinations to get to the menus do not seem to work for me any more.
The ⌘+Space "Bluetooth" to get to the preferences was not working unt... |
283,307 | My bluetooth mouse batteries died, and when I replaced them, the mouse didn't reconnect. Now how can I get OS X to discover and connect my mouse without having a mouse to open the mouse dialogue? | 2017/05/11 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/283307",
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] | If the batteries run out in my wireless mouse it never reconnects automatically and I have resorted to reconnecting a wired mouse to click on the bluetooth icon in the menu bar. Then I found that you can activate the bluetooth icon by pressing Control-F8 (the "Move focus to status menus" in the keyboard shortcuts) and ... | Keep a cheap usb mouse and keyboard in the back of some closet (with the batteries removed) to quickly use in an emergency. I've successfully used the keyboard and mouse once each in the last 8 - 10 years but it's worth it. |
283,307 | My bluetooth mouse batteries died, and when I replaced them, the mouse didn't reconnect. Now how can I get OS X to discover and connect my mouse without having a mouse to open the mouse dialogue? | 2017/05/11 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/283307",
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] | If the batteries run out in my wireless mouse it never reconnects automatically and I have resorted to reconnecting a wired mouse to click on the bluetooth icon in the menu bar. Then I found that you can activate the bluetooth icon by pressing Control-F8 (the "Move focus to status menus" in the keyboard shortcuts) and ... | I can usually get my mouse to connect if I can get to the bluetooth preferences.
Since upgrading (now on Monterey 12.3.1) that has become more difficult and a lot of the keyboard combinations to get to the menus do not seem to work for me any more.
The ⌘+Space "Bluetooth" to get to the preferences was not working unt... |
283,307 | My bluetooth mouse batteries died, and when I replaced them, the mouse didn't reconnect. Now how can I get OS X to discover and connect my mouse without having a mouse to open the mouse dialogue? | 2017/05/11 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/283307",
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] | You should see a prompt when you turn on your computer. If the mouse can't be found,
* Check if the mouse is on.
* Check all other computers to see if one of them is paired with the mouse. If that is the case, unpair it.
If none of those work, try a USB mouse. | Keep a cheap usb mouse and keyboard in the back of some closet (with the batteries removed) to quickly use in an emergency. I've successfully used the keyboard and mouse once each in the last 8 - 10 years but it's worth it. |
23,557,620 | I'm learning Elixir, and the tool 'dialyzer' lets you do static analysis - annotate the function definition with the type specification of the parameters it expects and the output it returns. It's completely optional, but if it were to be used to the full extent possible, how does it match up to good 'ol static typing? | 2014/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/23557620",
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] | While static typing takes care of a whole class of bugs, static analysis tools like dialyzer can tell you a lot more about potential pitfalls in your code. Assuming you used specs to their fullest extent, dialyzer would probably be more useful than static typing would be on it's own, at least compared to languages like... | For one thing static typing is built into the compilation phase--sort of impossible to miss. Static analysis on the other hand is something that a developer has to run voluntarily.
Likewise, one doesn't have to annotate anything in Elixir; it's entirely down to programmer discretion. In statically typed languages it's... |
23,557,620 | I'm learning Elixir, and the tool 'dialyzer' lets you do static analysis - annotate the function definition with the type specification of the parameters it expects and the output it returns. It's completely optional, but if it were to be used to the full extent possible, how does it match up to good 'ol static typing? | 2014/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/23557620",
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] | My impression was that dialyzer is not as exact as static typing, meaning that it sometimes doesn't report an error, although it should.
On the plus side, if a dialyzer complains, it's almost always my fault. More often than not, errors are usually due to incorrect typespec.
So, while I don't think dialyzer is as goo... | For one thing static typing is built into the compilation phase--sort of impossible to miss. Static analysis on the other hand is something that a developer has to run voluntarily.
Likewise, one doesn't have to annotate anything in Elixir; it's entirely down to programmer discretion. In statically typed languages it's... |
23,557,620 | I'm learning Elixir, and the tool 'dialyzer' lets you do static analysis - annotate the function definition with the type specification of the parameters it expects and the output it returns. It's completely optional, but if it were to be used to the full extent possible, how does it match up to good 'ol static typing? | 2014/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/23557620",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1375688/"
] | My impression was that dialyzer is not as exact as static typing, meaning that it sometimes doesn't report an error, although it should.
On the plus side, if a dialyzer complains, it's almost always my fault. More often than not, errors are usually due to incorrect typespec.
So, while I don't think dialyzer is as goo... | While static typing takes care of a whole class of bugs, static analysis tools like dialyzer can tell you a lot more about potential pitfalls in your code. Assuming you used specs to their fullest extent, dialyzer would probably be more useful than static typing would be on it's own, at least compared to languages like... |
5,157 | What can I do in my specific case to show my positive contribution to the site to get my question ban lifted?
I just asked this question several different ways on the SE meta site and the answer that I derived from all of the feedback is that providing good conventional answers that get up votes can unblock my questi... | 2020/05/13 | [
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] | Stack Exchange sites are rarely an appropriate place to "try out" new or eclectic theories. Like Wikipedia, Stack Exchange sites are only meant to be secondary sources, quoting and linking to the primary sources of knowledge. Maybe on occasion people will in the process of answering a question give some new novel insig... | Question: "What can I do in my specific case to show my positive contribution to the site to get my question ban lifted?"
Answer (part one): Look for questions that make reference to philosophical literature on topics that interest you. Carefully read the cited philosophical literature, or at least the most important ... |
5,157 | What can I do in my specific case to show my positive contribution to the site to get my question ban lifted?
I just asked this question several different ways on the SE meta site and the answer that I derived from all of the feedback is that providing good conventional answers that get up votes can unblock my questi... | 2020/05/13 | [
"https://philosophy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5157",
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] | Phil SE exists because the "work from first principles only" paradigm DOES NOT WORK! It is the nature of humans to be blind to their own unexplored pre-conceptions. We NEED other humans to help us identify, and critique, the assumptions we hide from ourselves. This is a process of dialog, with others both interactively... | Question: "What can I do in my specific case to show my positive contribution to the site to get my question ban lifted?"
Answer (part one): Look for questions that make reference to philosophical literature on topics that interest you. Carefully read the cited philosophical literature, or at least the most important ... |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
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] | It depends on the size of your project. Actually, Windev works well with HyperFileSQL. It has been designed for it ! By using another DBMS, you cut yourself some feature such as direct-reading/modifying/deleting in your tables.
Your performances will decrease significantly as soon as you have a nice amount of records ... | FYI: New in Windev version 19: Hyperfile SQL is ACID. |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | You should carefully consider what sql functions you will use. For example deg2rad, rad2deg, ... not working correctly.
Also if you want to use it on a mobile device (Windev Mobile for iOS or Android) you should use SQLLite. Because HyperFile uses a lot of memory and it will be a problem on mobile. | FYI: New in Windev version 19: Hyperfile SQL is ACID. |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | If you want a free database, use PostgreSQL, the Windev connector for PostgreSQL is free to download and install on your windev as a replacement for HFSQL, it will be way more powerful while using the usual hFunctions like you would with HFSQL, plus you will find a ton of docs on the web to do powerful stuff.
HFSQL is... | FYI: New in Windev version 19: Hyperfile SQL is ACID. |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | Adding upon what Samuël Tremblay already wrote, I would say that after 2+ years of using Windev with HFSQL (old name is HyperFile SQL), here are my conclusions (I have used Windev versions 20 and 22):
**PROS:**
* replication of a database to another server is rather easy to setup. You can choose to replicate a whole ... | FYI: New in Windev version 19: Hyperfile SQL is ACID. |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | You should carefully consider what sql functions you will use. For example deg2rad, rad2deg, ... not working correctly.
Also if you want to use it on a mobile device (Windev Mobile for iOS or Android) you should use SQLLite. Because HyperFile uses a lot of memory and it will be a problem on mobile. | In WinDev Mobile 18 and up, you can use Hyperfile on the device. And it is recommended from me, because it is faster and SQLLite restrict blob-size to 1MB!!
@Spek memory usage of HyperFile on the phone? Can you give me any values? I think if you want to make a full feature APP you cannot ignore the benefits of HyperFi... |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | It depends on the size of your project. Actually, Windev works well with HyperFileSQL. It has been designed for it ! By using another DBMS, you cut yourself some feature such as direct-reading/modifying/deleting in your tables.
Your performances will decrease significantly as soon as you have a nice amount of records ... | You should carefully consider what sql functions you will use. For example deg2rad, rad2deg, ... not working correctly.
Also if you want to use it on a mobile device (Windev Mobile for iOS or Android) you should use SQLLite. Because HyperFile uses a lot of memory and it will be a problem on mobile. |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | It depends on the size of your project. Actually, Windev works well with HyperFileSQL. It has been designed for it ! By using another DBMS, you cut yourself some feature such as direct-reading/modifying/deleting in your tables.
Your performances will decrease significantly as soon as you have a nice amount of records ... | If you want a free database, use PostgreSQL, the Windev connector for PostgreSQL is free to download and install on your windev as a replacement for HFSQL, it will be way more powerful while using the usual hFunctions like you would with HFSQL, plus you will find a ton of docs on the web to do powerful stuff.
HFSQL is... |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | Adding upon what Samuël Tremblay already wrote, I would say that after 2+ years of using Windev with HFSQL (old name is HyperFile SQL), here are my conclusions (I have used Windev versions 20 and 22):
**PROS:**
* replication of a database to another server is rather easy to setup. You can choose to replicate a whole ... | If you want a free database, use PostgreSQL, the Windev connector for PostgreSQL is free to download and install on your windev as a replacement for HFSQL, it will be way more powerful while using the usual hFunctions like you would with HFSQL, plus you will find a ton of docs on the web to do powerful stuff.
HFSQL is... |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | It depends on the size of your project. Actually, Windev works well with HyperFileSQL. It has been designed for it ! By using another DBMS, you cut yourself some feature such as direct-reading/modifying/deleting in your tables.
Your performances will decrease significantly as soon as you have a nice amount of records ... | Adding upon what Samuël Tremblay already wrote, I would say that after 2+ years of using Windev with HFSQL (old name is HyperFile SQL), here are my conclusions (I have used Windev versions 20 and 22):
**PROS:**
* replication of a database to another server is rather easy to setup. You can choose to replicate a whole ... |
11,209,457 | At my work, my co-workers are considering using hyperfile as a database server for a windev project. I don't even know that kind of database, it's from PCSOFT, the company that develops windev.
Since windev can also work with microsoft sql server, I'm looking for advice on that kind of database (performance, stability... | 2012/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11209457",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/918714/"
] | In WinDev Mobile 18 and up, you can use Hyperfile on the device. And it is recommended from me, because it is faster and SQLLite restrict blob-size to 1MB!!
@Spek memory usage of HyperFile on the phone? Can you give me any values? I think if you want to make a full feature APP you cannot ignore the benefits of HyperFi... | FYI: New in Windev version 19: Hyperfile SQL is ACID. |
67,830 | Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress? Let's say a soldier is captured and then tortured by Russian agents to reveal critical top-secret intelligence to the Russian government. Can the soldier be then court-martialed in the U.S. for treason or some other crime? | 2021/07/18 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67830",
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] | [2019 Manual for Courts-Martial](https://jsc.defense.gov/Portals/99/Documents/2019%20MCM%20(Final)%20(20190108).pdf?ver=2019-01-11-115724-610), Rule 916(h):
>
> (h) Coercion or duress. It is a defense to any offense
> except killing an innocent person that the accused’s
> participation in the offense was caused by a ... | [uk](/questions/tagged/uk "show questions tagged 'uk'")
As I understand it, in the UK, there is no specific defence of 'duress' under law against the charge of *Assisting the Enemy* (e.g. in contravention of the [Armed Forces Act 2006](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/pdfs/ukpga_20060052_en.pdf)).
>
> 1.... |
67,830 | Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress? Let's say a soldier is captured and then tortured by Russian agents to reveal critical top-secret intelligence to the Russian government. Can the soldier be then court-martialed in the U.S. for treason or some other crime? | 2021/07/18 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67830",
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] | [2019 Manual for Courts-Martial](https://jsc.defense.gov/Portals/99/Documents/2019%20MCM%20(Final)%20(20190108).pdf?ver=2019-01-11-115724-610), Rule 916(h):
>
> (h) Coercion or duress. It is a defense to any offense
> except killing an innocent person that the accused’s
> participation in the offense was caused by a ... | While the basic answer has already been given it's worth noting the Constitution [says](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII_S3_C1_1_2/) the following about treason:
>
> Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid... |
67,830 | Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress? Let's say a soldier is captured and then tortured by Russian agents to reveal critical top-secret intelligence to the Russian government. Can the soldier be then court-martialed in the U.S. for treason or some other crime? | 2021/07/18 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67830",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/38666/"
] | [2019 Manual for Courts-Martial](https://jsc.defense.gov/Portals/99/Documents/2019%20MCM%20(Final)%20(20190108).pdf?ver=2019-01-11-115724-610), Rule 916(h):
>
> (h) Coercion or duress. It is a defense to any offense
> except killing an innocent person that the accused’s
> participation in the offense was caused by a ... | Convictions are automatic if intelligence is shared, but courts-martial tend to take a dim view of soldiers who succumb to duress. The case of [Bowe Bergdahl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowe_Bergdahl), a U.S. soldiers captured and tortured by the Taliban, and then convicted in a court martial after he was returned t... |
67,830 | Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress? Let's say a soldier is captured and then tortured by Russian agents to reveal critical top-secret intelligence to the Russian government. Can the soldier be then court-martialed in the U.S. for treason or some other crime? | 2021/07/18 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67830",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/38666/"
] | [uk](/questions/tagged/uk "show questions tagged 'uk'")
As I understand it, in the UK, there is no specific defence of 'duress' under law against the charge of *Assisting the Enemy* (e.g. in contravention of the [Armed Forces Act 2006](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/pdfs/ukpga_20060052_en.pdf)).
>
> 1.... | While the basic answer has already been given it's worth noting the Constitution [says](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII_S3_C1_1_2/) the following about treason:
>
> Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid... |
67,830 | Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress? Let's say a soldier is captured and then tortured by Russian agents to reveal critical top-secret intelligence to the Russian government. Can the soldier be then court-martialed in the U.S. for treason or some other crime? | 2021/07/18 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67830",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
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] | [uk](/questions/tagged/uk "show questions tagged 'uk'")
As I understand it, in the UK, there is no specific defence of 'duress' under law against the charge of *Assisting the Enemy* (e.g. in contravention of the [Armed Forces Act 2006](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/pdfs/ukpga_20060052_en.pdf)).
>
> 1.... | Convictions are automatic if intelligence is shared, but courts-martial tend to take a dim view of soldiers who succumb to duress. The case of [Bowe Bergdahl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowe_Bergdahl), a U.S. soldiers captured and tortured by the Taliban, and then convicted in a court martial after he was returned t... |
67,830 | Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress? Let's say a soldier is captured and then tortured by Russian agents to reveal critical top-secret intelligence to the Russian government. Can the soldier be then court-martialed in the U.S. for treason or some other crime? | 2021/07/18 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67830",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/38666/"
] | While the basic answer has already been given it's worth noting the Constitution [says](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII_S3_C1_1_2/) the following about treason:
>
> Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid... | Convictions are automatic if intelligence is shared, but courts-martial tend to take a dim view of soldiers who succumb to duress. The case of [Bowe Bergdahl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowe_Bergdahl), a U.S. soldiers captured and tortured by the Taliban, and then convicted in a court martial after he was returned t... |
820,693 | I am having the problem that most times that I plug in a USB device, my wi-fi in the [Asus Zenbook UX31E](http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_UX31E/) will turn off (not disconnect, but turn off with the red x over the wireless icon in the task bar), as per the diagram after step 7 in the diagram be... | 2014/10/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/820693",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | The root cause of the problem is as follows! Believe you are currently running Windows 7 64-Bit system on an Asus Zenbook UX31E .
On the ASUS download page for the UX31E their is a list of Utilities that comes installed on your computer. One of these is called "Wireless Console 3" here is a link to the utility downloa... | Update USB Drivers or reinstall , and uninstall the WiFi driver and reinstall it
at worst, it is just conflict between drivers in the registry. If it does not work, respond to me under this answer with more details about what happens and I will try to help you. |
820,693 | I am having the problem that most times that I plug in a USB device, my wi-fi in the [Asus Zenbook UX31E](http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_UX31E/) will turn off (not disconnect, but turn off with the red x over the wireless icon in the task bar), as per the diagram after step 7 in the diagram be... | 2014/10/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/820693",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | As of this post, two people have posted some great possible solutions.
If those don't work, or you want to try something else first, try attaching only one very low power USB device into the port (such as a USB flash drive, but not a mechanical drive). See if your Wifi still works. If it does, that would indicate that... | Update USB Drivers or reinstall , and uninstall the WiFi driver and reinstall it
at worst, it is just conflict between drivers in the registry. If it does not work, respond to me under this answer with more details about what happens and I will try to help you. |
820,693 | I am having the problem that most times that I plug in a USB device, my wi-fi in the [Asus Zenbook UX31E](http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_UX31E/) will turn off (not disconnect, but turn off with the red x over the wireless icon in the task bar), as per the diagram after step 7 in the diagram be... | 2014/10/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/820693",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | As of this post, two people have posted some great possible solutions.
If those don't work, or you want to try something else first, try attaching only one very low power USB device into the port (such as a USB flash drive, but not a mechanical drive). See if your Wifi still works. If it does, that would indicate that... | The root cause of the problem is as follows! Believe you are currently running Windows 7 64-Bit system on an Asus Zenbook UX31E .
On the ASUS download page for the UX31E their is a list of Utilities that comes installed on your computer. One of these is called "Wireless Console 3" here is a link to the utility downloa... |
820,693 | I am having the problem that most times that I plug in a USB device, my wi-fi in the [Asus Zenbook UX31E](http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_UX31E/) will turn off (not disconnect, but turn off with the red x over the wireless icon in the task bar), as per the diagram after step 7 in the diagram be... | 2014/10/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/820693",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | The root cause of the problem is as follows! Believe you are currently running Windows 7 64-Bit system on an Asus Zenbook UX31E .
On the ASUS download page for the UX31E their is a list of Utilities that comes installed on your computer. One of these is called "Wireless Console 3" here is a link to the utility downloa... | Had a very similar issue.
When I plugged in my phone through USB, the wifi would disable.
This issue was that the computer was detecting the phone as a network connection.
I disabled the "Disable Wireless when wired connection" and now no longer lose connection.
This or checking AutoPlay options may also wo... |
820,693 | I am having the problem that most times that I plug in a USB device, my wi-fi in the [Asus Zenbook UX31E](http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_UX31E/) will turn off (not disconnect, but turn off with the red x over the wireless icon in the task bar), as per the diagram after step 7 in the diagram be... | 2014/10/04 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/820693",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | As of this post, two people have posted some great possible solutions.
If those don't work, or you want to try something else first, try attaching only one very low power USB device into the port (such as a USB flash drive, but not a mechanical drive). See if your Wifi still works. If it does, that would indicate that... | Had a very similar issue.
When I plugged in my phone through USB, the wifi would disable.
This issue was that the computer was detecting the phone as a network connection.
I disabled the "Disable Wireless when wired connection" and now no longer lose connection.
This or checking AutoPlay options may also wo... |
16,791 | My lease is up this summer and I'm planning on moving apartments. The problem is that I also have a 3-day trip scheduled to start the day my lease ends (cannot be changed).
My cat will be a little over a year old at that point and has always lived indoors at my current apartment. When I go on trips, I usually have a c... | 2017/04/05 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/16791",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/7988/"
] | I would move a week early. Going to a new place is traumatic for most cats, they need time to adjust and scent mark. As you said, boarding then new apartment would be doubly traumatic.
If there is not enough time to get used to her to get used to the apartment, why would it be any better with boarding? In a boarding ... | I agree with the cat whisperer. Take it there at least a week early. If you can't, then bring it for short sessions to get used to the house daily, and confirm with the current resident. If you can't cancel the trip, get a family member or someone the cat knows well and is used to to replace you and introduce it. |
16,791 | My lease is up this summer and I'm planning on moving apartments. The problem is that I also have a 3-day trip scheduled to start the day my lease ends (cannot be changed).
My cat will be a little over a year old at that point and has always lived indoors at my current apartment. When I go on trips, I usually have a c... | 2017/04/05 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/16791",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/7988/"
] | I would move a week early. Going to a new place is traumatic for most cats, they need time to adjust and scent mark. As you said, boarding then new apartment would be doubly traumatic.
If there is not enough time to get used to her to get used to the apartment, why would it be any better with boarding? In a boarding ... | I did the exact same thing once, I moved out to a new apartment with my cat and there was an emergency at the day I was moving so I had to leave for a couple of days.
What I did was; I confined her to a smaller room full of her favourite things & furnitures. This included my bed (she always sleeps with me), her toy co... |
16,791 | My lease is up this summer and I'm planning on moving apartments. The problem is that I also have a 3-day trip scheduled to start the day my lease ends (cannot be changed).
My cat will be a little over a year old at that point and has always lived indoors at my current apartment. When I go on trips, I usually have a c... | 2017/04/05 | [
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/16791",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com",
"https://pets.stackexchange.com/users/7988/"
] | I did the exact same thing once, I moved out to a new apartment with my cat and there was an emergency at the day I was moving so I had to leave for a couple of days.
What I did was; I confined her to a smaller room full of her favourite things & furnitures. This included my bed (she always sleeps with me), her toy co... | I agree with the cat whisperer. Take it there at least a week early. If you can't, then bring it for short sessions to get used to the house daily, and confirm with the current resident. If you can't cancel the trip, get a family member or someone the cat knows well and is used to to replace you and introduce it. |
234,937 | Background:
-----------
Story Background:
>
> The main crux of my story is that one of the 2 mcs - Delilah- is from a group of people being exploited, and the other is the son of the leader of the group doing the exploiting - Jack. Delilah is helping people leave the situation they're in, but the people doing the ex... | 2022/08/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234937",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | Construction
============
An island in a vast ocean is a prime location for an airforce and/or naval base for a superpower.
Have the Jacks struck a deal with a superpower where they lease part of the island to the superpower. Part of the deal is a supply of labourers to do construction. The Delilahs form this group o... | Any resemblance with real people, place or events is purely coincidental. Except not really.
Tourism
-------
Island nations can make for very attractive vacation spots, and you can certainly develop a healthy industry off that, with hotels, restaurants, jetski rentals, boat or helicopter tours, and so forth.
You can... |
234,937 | Background:
-----------
Story Background:
>
> The main crux of my story is that one of the 2 mcs - Delilah- is from a group of people being exploited, and the other is the son of the leader of the group doing the exploiting - Jack. Delilah is helping people leave the situation they're in, but the people doing the ex... | 2022/08/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234937",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/91171/"
] | 1/12 of the whole income of [Tuvalu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu) is from the `.tv` top-level domain.
Your archipelago can have a natural resource (either digital or something like oil) where profits are only distributed to the Jacks and not the Delilahs. | Guano.
Islands attract seabirds, which leave dung that's rich in nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium. Over thousands of years, they can build up huge deposits.
That guano is then valuable as a fertiliser, and as a precursor for nitrate-based explosives (gunpowder etc.) Before the invention of the Haber process, which ... |
234,937 | Background:
-----------
Story Background:
>
> The main crux of my story is that one of the 2 mcs - Delilah- is from a group of people being exploited, and the other is the son of the leader of the group doing the exploiting - Jack. Delilah is helping people leave the situation they're in, but the people doing the ex... | 2022/08/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234937",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/91171/"
] | Have a foreign power import educated labourers
==============================================
There's an island with a poorly known but similar situation to yours. [Nauru](https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/07/magazine/world-s-richest-little-isle.html)
>
> Citizenship in the minirepublic is restricted to the native Nau... | Any resemblance with real people, place or events is purely coincidental. Except not really.
Tourism
-------
Island nations can make for very attractive vacation spots, and you can certainly develop a healthy industry off that, with hotels, restaurants, jetski rentals, boat or helicopter tours, and so forth.
You can... |
234,937 | Background:
-----------
Story Background:
>
> The main crux of my story is that one of the 2 mcs - Delilah- is from a group of people being exploited, and the other is the son of the leader of the group doing the exploiting - Jack. Delilah is helping people leave the situation they're in, but the people doing the ex... | 2022/08/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234937",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/91171/"
] | 1/12 of the whole income of [Tuvalu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu) is from the `.tv` top-level domain.
Your archipelago can have a natural resource (either digital or something like oil) where profits are only distributed to the Jacks and not the Delilahs. | Any resemblance with real people, place or events is purely coincidental. Except not really.
Tourism
-------
Island nations can make for very attractive vacation spots, and you can certainly develop a healthy industry off that, with hotels, restaurants, jetski rentals, boat or helicopter tours, and so forth.
You can... |
234,937 | Background:
-----------
Story Background:
>
> The main crux of my story is that one of the 2 mcs - Delilah- is from a group of people being exploited, and the other is the son of the leader of the group doing the exploiting - Jack. Delilah is helping people leave the situation they're in, but the people doing the ex... | 2022/08/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234937",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/91171/"
] | **Prostitution.**
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Dutch_Caribbean>
>
> Prostitution in the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba,
> Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) is legal and regulated.[1][2] At
> least 500 foreign women are reportedly working in prostitution
> throughout the islands.... | Lumber
======
If the islands are in the tropics, the trees there tend to grow quickly, which is ideal for a lumber trade. Islands are also a great place for building ships, and at least in the early days of seafaring, ships require a lot of wood. An island nation in a strategic place in the ocean would be a great plac... |
234,937 | Background:
-----------
Story Background:
>
> The main crux of my story is that one of the 2 mcs - Delilah- is from a group of people being exploited, and the other is the son of the leader of the group doing the exploiting - Jack. Delilah is helping people leave the situation they're in, but the people doing the ex... | 2022/08/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234937",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/91171/"
] | Pearl Diving (or similar sea-based resources)
---------------------------------------------
There is a reef off the north coast that has a unique and valuable shellfish species, and the northerners job is diving for them.
Exactly why these shellfish are so valuable could vary. Pearls are the obvious answer - top-qual... | Lumber
======
If the islands are in the tropics, the trees there tend to grow quickly, which is ideal for a lumber trade. Islands are also a great place for building ships, and at least in the early days of seafaring, ships require a lot of wood. An island nation in a strategic place in the ocean would be a great plac... |
234,937 | Background:
-----------
Story Background:
>
> The main crux of my story is that one of the 2 mcs - Delilah- is from a group of people being exploited, and the other is the son of the leader of the group doing the exploiting - Jack. Delilah is helping people leave the situation they're in, but the people doing the ex... | 2022/08/28 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/234937",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/91171/"
] | Pearl Diving (or similar sea-based resources)
---------------------------------------------
There is a reef off the north coast that has a unique and valuable shellfish species, and the northerners job is diving for them.
Exactly why these shellfish are so valuable could vary. Pearls are the obvious answer - top-qual... | Purple (or equivalent)
----------------------
The reason purple was associated with royalty in Roman times and earlier is that the only known method of producing it then was from a certain type of mediterranean sea snail, only found in Phoenicia (I believe the name Phoenicia is from the same root as the Greek word for... |
38,941 | I was reading my bible when I stumbled on Isaiah 65:20:
>
> There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that
> hath not filled his days: **for the child shall die an hundred years
> old**; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
>
>
>
From what I understand the verse ref... | 2019/02/14 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/38941",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/28720/"
] | The OP asks if there is a modern translation of the Bible that closely parallels the quote from the *Dialog with Trypho.* The answer is yes. Modern translations of the Septuagint are almost indistinguishable from the quote from Justin Martyr used. Here is the quote from the translation of Justin:
>
> And there shall ... | @vikZ......I have reviewed right now all as much as I could in my Logos Bible Software and scholarly resources online. I read All Power to the Lamb as well written by James Johnson. It seems to me that James Johnson misunderstood what's going on with the Septuagint (LXX). I dont see anything wrong. It's simply phrased ... |
225,000 | I'm trying to design a UML diagram ( UML Static Structure ) in Visio and I need to specify my own custom type for an attribute. How do I this ? When I go the Type combo box I see a list of predefined types and it forces me to select one of those, I can't type whatever I want.
![enter image description here](https://i.... | 2010/12/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/225000",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/60122/"
] | I actually have had a similar problem, and unfortunately you CANNOT specify your own attribute type. I'm unsure what David was talking about, That's just a tutorial on creating a diagram. Unfortunately Microsoft didn't leave data-type as a modifiable parameter, and thus, you have to insert a basic parameter and documen... | You can add your own custom attributes for UML static structure using Visio in the [following way.](http://www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio-help/create-a-uml-static-structure-diagram-HP001208873.aspx)
1. On the File menu, point to new, point to Software, and then click UML Model Diagram.
2. In the tree view, right... |
225,000 | I'm trying to design a UML diagram ( UML Static Structure ) in Visio and I need to specify my own custom type for an attribute. How do I this ? When I go the Type combo box I see a list of predefined types and it forces me to select one of those, I can't type whatever I want.
![enter image description here](https://i.... | 2010/12/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/225000",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/60122/"
] | In Visio 2007 you can add custom datatypes by:
* In the Model Explorer, right-click "UML System"
* Select "Packages"
* Click the "New" button
* Enter a name for your new Package (I recommend you name it the same as your assembly or namespace)
* Click "OK"
* In the Model Explorer, right-click the Package that you just ... | You can add your own custom attributes for UML static structure using Visio in the [following way.](http://www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio-help/create-a-uml-static-structure-diagram-HP001208873.aspx)
1. On the File menu, point to new, point to Software, and then click UML Model Diagram.
2. In the tree view, right... |
190,213 | My knowledge of electrics is very limited, I am planning to buy a Multimeter, but I am confused when it comes to safety. I do not really know what is a danger to life when measuring a circuit with a multimeter. Is it the voltage, current, resistor, capacity, frequenz a combination of some of this or other factors. Coul... | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/190213",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/86392/"
] | Some general points- of course you should always follow the meter and test probe manufacturer's recommendations.
There is danger from electrocution and from release of high energy (shrapnel, molten metal, vapor) in case of a short. Arc flash is a particular type of high energy fault that can cause fatal injuries, A le... | I'll skip the fun stuff, like measuring the voltage of a lightning bolt by standing in the middle of a thunderstorm with one DMM probe stuck in the ground while holding the other above your head.
There are two basic areas to be careful of.
First, measuring high voltage (basically, 110 volts or greater). You've got to... |
190,213 | My knowledge of electrics is very limited, I am planning to buy a Multimeter, but I am confused when it comes to safety. I do not really know what is a danger to life when measuring a circuit with a multimeter. Is it the voltage, current, resistor, capacity, frequenz a combination of some of this or other factors. Coul... | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/190213",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/86392/"
] | I'll skip the fun stuff, like measuring the voltage of a lightning bolt by standing in the middle of a thunderstorm with one DMM probe stuck in the ground while holding the other above your head.
There are two basic areas to be careful of.
First, measuring high voltage (basically, 110 volts or greater). You've got to... | One risk is electric shocks.
It's difficult to pin down exactly what point a supply becomes hazardous because it depends on many factors but the general rule of thumb is that supplies below 50V or so are safe enough under normal conditions.
Sticking probes into bits of live metal carries a risk that you will end up ... |
190,213 | My knowledge of electrics is very limited, I am planning to buy a Multimeter, but I am confused when it comes to safety. I do not really know what is a danger to life when measuring a circuit with a multimeter. Is it the voltage, current, resistor, capacity, frequenz a combination of some of this or other factors. Coul... | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/190213",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/86392/"
] | Some general points- of course you should always follow the meter and test probe manufacturer's recommendations.
There is danger from electrocution and from release of high energy (shrapnel, molten metal, vapor) in case of a short. Arc flash is a particular type of high energy fault that can cause fatal injuries, A le... | One risk is electric shocks.
It's difficult to pin down exactly what point a supply becomes hazardous because it depends on many factors but the general rule of thumb is that supplies below 50V or so are safe enough under normal conditions.
Sticking probes into bits of live metal carries a risk that you will end up ... |
49,839 | So far I've been using a printed copy of the official character sheet for my D&D characters.
It features a blank space for every stat. As a consequence of that, every time my character levels up I have to erase whatever number I wrote and write new ones. After a few levels, this wear and tear adds up and the character... | 2014/10/21 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/49839",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/17639/"
] | As for PDF-based character sheets, [Dyslexic Studeos’](http://charactersheets.minotaur.cc/) are by-far the highest-quality that I have seen. But I don’t think you’re likely to find a non-digital sheet that can be updated without an eraser.
A digital sheet, on the other hand, can have anything edited with ease, and mos... | [Mythweaver](http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetindex.php) is a good place to start.
If online sheet-tracking is an option for you, Mythweaver covers a wide range of character sheets (including DnD 3.5e, as you've requested) and is fully editable, customizable, and easy to update.
There are other online sheet-keeping... |
49,839 | So far I've been using a printed copy of the official character sheet for my D&D characters.
It features a blank space for every stat. As a consequence of that, every time my character levels up I have to erase whatever number I wrote and write new ones. After a few levels, this wear and tear adds up and the character... | 2014/10/21 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/49839",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/17639/"
] | You could have the character sheet printed and laminated somewhere like staples for next to nothing as far as cost and use wet erase markers to update it. This is something I have found useful during campaigns. | [Mythweaver](http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetindex.php) is a good place to start.
If online sheet-tracking is an option for you, Mythweaver covers a wide range of character sheets (including DnD 3.5e, as you've requested) and is fully editable, customizable, and easy to update.
There are other online sheet-keeping... |
49,839 | So far I've been using a printed copy of the official character sheet for my D&D characters.
It features a blank space for every stat. As a consequence of that, every time my character levels up I have to erase whatever number I wrote and write new ones. After a few levels, this wear and tear adds up and the character... | 2014/10/21 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/49839",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/17639/"
] | You could have the character sheet printed and laminated somewhere like staples for next to nothing as far as cost and use wet erase markers to update it. This is something I have found useful during campaigns. | As for PDF-based character sheets, [Dyslexic Studeos’](http://charactersheets.minotaur.cc/) are by-far the highest-quality that I have seen. But I don’t think you’re likely to find a non-digital sheet that can be updated without an eraser.
A digital sheet, on the other hand, can have anything edited with ease, and mos... |
49,839 | So far I've been using a printed copy of the official character sheet for my D&D characters.
It features a blank space for every stat. As a consequence of that, every time my character levels up I have to erase whatever number I wrote and write new ones. After a few levels, this wear and tear adds up and the character... | 2014/10/21 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/49839",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/17639/"
] | As for PDF-based character sheets, [Dyslexic Studeos’](http://charactersheets.minotaur.cc/) are by-far the highest-quality that I have seen. But I don’t think you’re likely to find a non-digital sheet that can be updated without an eraser.
A digital sheet, on the other hand, can have anything edited with ease, and mos... | Use a laminated sheet and Mark it with a permanent marker. They won't accidently erase. In order to erase your old marks, write over them with a dry erase marker, then simply wipe clean. |
49,839 | So far I've been using a printed copy of the official character sheet for my D&D characters.
It features a blank space for every stat. As a consequence of that, every time my character levels up I have to erase whatever number I wrote and write new ones. After a few levels, this wear and tear adds up and the character... | 2014/10/21 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/49839",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/17639/"
] | You could have the character sheet printed and laminated somewhere like staples for next to nothing as far as cost and use wet erase markers to update it. This is something I have found useful during campaigns. | Use a laminated sheet and Mark it with a permanent marker. They won't accidently erase. In order to erase your old marks, write over them with a dry erase marker, then simply wipe clean. |
192,214 | The guidelines do not clearly specify how much work one is assumed to do in writing a MathSciNet review. What is the consensus? Is one expected to read the whole paper and check the the proofs in detail? | 2015/01/05 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/192214",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/64663/"
] | You are not expected to check the proofs. You are expected to write an informative text which will reflect the contents of the paper. So that the reader can get an idea what did the author prove (or claims to prove), and decide whether s/he wants to read the paper. Of course, if you find a mistake you mention this. Or ... | I echo the answer that you are not *expected* to check the proofs as a MathSciNet reviewer. That said, I personally choose to do so, because I believe that this leads to better reviews. When I read a review I want it to tell me what to expect from the paper, and if there is a gaping hole I want to know that fact before... |
46,493 | I had started writing my novel in the first person. Later on, I planned some plot twists along the way.
For these plot twists to happen, the protagonist shouldn't be aware of the consequences/interpretation of certain events; some go back to when she was in school. Eventually, my protagonist will experience a moment ... | 2019/07/07 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/46493",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/40099/"
] | >
> Is she supposed to be aware of everything happening around her and **to** her if I'm writing in the first person?
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Yes. But she can be aware and not *understand.*
She can see and describe things she doesn't understand, but perhaps the reader does. Likewise, she may be involved in conversations, or overh... | **Plot twists are actually easier to pull off in first person**, because the first person perspective shapes what the audience sees. There's a famous plot twist at the end of *The Sixth Sense*, and the clues are all present throughout the movie, but the audience doesn't pick up on it, because we see the entire movie fr... |
8,817,814 | is it any possibility to get a spin box like the ones used in Time or DatePickers? I want to set my own data using those.
Thanks in advance | 2012/01/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8817814",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/649910/"
] | More precisely, I think you are looking for this: <http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/NumberPicker.html>.
EDIT:
Or if you're looking into other options, it already has been discussed here: [Android Number Picker Dialog](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3359510/android-number-picker-dialog).
Hop... | it is possible via a custom view... <http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/custom-components.html>
happy coding ;) |
123,930 | This question is in part inspired by a quote I saw in an answer to another question:
>
> *The problem with incorrect proofs to correct statements is that it is hard to come up with a counterexample.*
>
>
>
A little while ago, I attended a graph theory course in which there was a chapter on graph colourings. The ... | 2012/03/24 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/123930",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/26267/"
] | Kempe's "proof" used induction on the number of vertices in the graph G. Given a graph with n vertices, he removed a vertex, colored the remaining graph in four colors using the inductive hypothesis, and then (and this is the hard part) re-inserted the missing vertex, which possibly resulted in having to "fix up" the c... | Usually proofs have many steps, and establish auxiliary results on the way to the final goal. A counterexample to an auxiliary result would unambiguously disqualify the proof, without disproving the ultimate statement to be proved. |
901,979 | What is generally the fastest algorithm to recursively make a directory (similar to UNIX mkdir -p) using the FTP protocol?
I have considered one approach:
1. MKDIR node
2. if error and nodes left go to 1 with next node
3. end
But this might have bad performance if part of the directory most likely exists. For exampl... | 2009/05/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/901979",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/111559/"
] | Considering that sending a command and receiving the response is taking most of the time, the fastest way to create a directory path is using as few commands as possible.
As there is no way other than to try to create or cd into a directory to check for its existence, just using mkdir a; mkdir a/b; ..., mkdir a/b/c/d... | If the existing directory hierarchy is equally likely to end at any given depth, then **binary searching** for the start position will be the fastest way. But as [dseifert points out](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/901979/the-fastest-way-to-implement-mktree-in-ftp/903540#903540), if most of the time the directorie... |
142,195 | Does AIC require the residuals of the models to be compared to be normally distributed? | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/142195",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/71399/"
] | No, but the likelihood function used in the AIC formula should match the distribution of the residuals (see point 3. [here](http://robjhyndman.com/hyndsight/aic/)). If a normal likelihood is used when the residuals are actually non-normal, that will generally invalidate AIC (except perhaps for some special cases). | After reading the resource pointed out by @Richard Hardy, my take-away is:
No, AIC does not necessarily assume that the residual distribution is normal. *However*, it *does* assume that the model was fit by maximum-likelihood rather than any other method (such as least-squares). If and only if the residuals of a least... |
27,512 | I noticed a few piles of soil near plants in the garden. Not sure which critter is doing it.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/m4POz.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FBbSB.jpg)
So far I... | 2016/07/29 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/27512",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/11971/"
] | Your location would be helpful here, but it appears that whatever it was is after insects, etc, that are living in the decomposing mulch layer (not plants). If it's not rodents, it could be possums, coons, etc rooting through. It looks to me more like something rooting, rather than a rodent tunneling. The best way to s... | This all depends on location of course. This looks like squirrel gopher. Larger than vole and shrews. Usually the preferred food are grubs. Occasionally they will eat roots, bulbs and tender plants as well. If you don't have a big community of grubs. Echnerwal's opinion to 'wait and see' is wise.
J. Musser's live tra... |
241,540 | I have a relatively fresh instance of Ubuntu 16.04 running a Drupal 7 site, with php5.6 installed instead of php7. The drupal site runs well. I am trying to get drush installed so that I can easily do updates.
I have done the global install per <http://docs.drush.org/en/8.x/install/>
Specifically, as the ubuntu user ... | 2017/07/12 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/241540",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/77491/"
] | To use namespaced classes in Drupal 7, you can use one of these modules:
* <https://drupal.org/project/xautoload>
* <https://drupal.org/project/registry_autoload>
One reason for choosing one or the other may be if you have other modules that also depend on one of those modules.
Otherwise I guess it is largely a matt... | I believe the reason is that Drupal 7's class loader doesn't account for namespaces, so it would find \TestClass but \Drupal\testmodule\TestClass is not found.
There are two ways around this: don't use namespaces (may not be possible), or include your own class loader as one of the files mentioned in your .info file.
... |
2,696,229 | I've been a CF developer for 15 years and I've never run into anything this strange or frustrating. I've pulled my hair out for hours, googled, abstracted, simplified, prayed and done it all in reverse. Can you help me?
A cffunction takes one string argument and from that string I build an array of "phrases" to run a ... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2696229",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/182544/"
] | It seems to me that your function generates a slightly different query than what you are expecting, try to put a breakpoint in your function after generating the query, copy the generated query and run it in sql server. I expect no results will be found also.
May be some spaces or something resulting in no records fo... | Are you using CF 8 or CF 8.01? Upgrade to CF 8.01 if you're not on it already.
You can also try loading a different JDBC driver for SQL Server 2005 than the built-in one. See <http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/421/ded4216b.html> I suggest this because the connection between CF/JRUN and the database seems to be the layer where ... |
520,985 | Some physical theories such as special theory of relativity are based on the invariance of the speed of light.
However, is the invariance of the speed of light, in the first place, logically possible?
I'm talking about this version or its equivalence: the speed of light in vacuum is always measured to be the same v... | 2019/12/23 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/520985",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/250120/"
] | You're correct that you've reached a contradiction but it is because you have used the non-relativistic velocity addition formula. The relativistic version is needed to keep the speed of light invariant.
Also, how can the speed of light be different but always be measured to be the same? The value of a number can only... | >
> Also consider the velocity of L with respect to each observers
>
>
>
What seems obvious to us now wasn't as obvious to people at the time of Galileo. Although we are used to [Galilean transformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilean_transformation) so much that we consider it trivial and obvious, it is n... |
520,985 | Some physical theories such as special theory of relativity are based on the invariance of the speed of light.
However, is the invariance of the speed of light, in the first place, logically possible?
I'm talking about this version or its equivalence: the speed of light in vacuum is always measured to be the same v... | 2019/12/23 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/520985",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/250120/"
] | Your argument is faulty. You set out to prove that the speed of light cannot be invariant, and you do so by assuming it is not invariant. Specifically, you say that the velocity of L with respect to O is c-v, which means that the velocity of L is not invariant. If L is light in a vacuum then its velocity is c with resp... | >
> Also consider the velocity of L with respect to each observers
>
>
>
What seems obvious to us now wasn't as obvious to people at the time of Galileo. Although we are used to [Galilean transformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilean_transformation) so much that we consider it trivial and obvious, it is n... |
9,853,562 | I am using xcode to develop a prototype application. Nothing too fancy, just slide effects and other simple gestures. Mostly moving images around the screen.
I can preview the app on my laptop using ios simulator, but how do I take the prototype to the iPad for a more realistic view?
Thank you | 2012/03/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9853562",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1006020/"
] | First, you need to join a paid [iOS Developer Program](https://developer.apple.com/programs/) or, if possible, the [iOS University Program](https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/university/).
Then, you will have to create and install provisioning profiles using the steps in this [documentation](https://developer.ap... | This process requires a developer account with Apple - and you have to go through the Provisioning Portal to setup your provisioning profile. Apple recently came up with a great getting started guide:
<https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/gettingstarted/>
Read the section on "Installing and Testing Apps on iPad, ... |
411,825 | I'm just curious, I'd like to understand how compiled code works from the moment I run an executable file. Some time ago I had found a very well written article which helped, using a hex editor, to read a binary file and, for example, find out the references to external function in external static libs. But I cannot fi... | 2020/06/22 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/411825",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/123094/"
] | There are a few pieces to the puzzle of executables.
First, obviously, is the code itself. To understand this, you need to understand your target CPU's instruction set, including its binary encoding.
Second, how the code is packaged into files. Different OSs use different formats for this, typically ELF on Linux and ... | >
> Understanding how compiled code works
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>
>
You need to read several books.
-------------------------------
Several programming language specifications, e.g. for C11 its standard [n1570](https://web.cs.dal.ca/%7Evlado/pl/C_Standard_2011-n1570.pdf), for C++11 its standard [n3337](http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/s... |
207,709 | What are the factors that help the Earth to form a magnetic field around itself and why it is spread throughout from South to North? | 2015/09/18 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/207709",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/87161/"
] | The outer core of the Earth is a fluid consisting of molten iron, nickel, cobalt and other ferromagnetic metals. These are in constant motion. Their motion and the high temperature together cause the production of the Earth's magnetic field. Since the source of the field is itself dynamic, the magnetic field of the ear... | The Earth's outer core is essentially made of molten iron, nickel, cobalt and other ferromagnetic metals, which are in constant motion. With these elements inside the outer core and in motion, they help create Earth's magnetic field. This is the basic idea of the hydromagnetic dynamo model:
>
> Convection currents of... |
12,328,253 | I have googled and looked all over, but can't find it ANYWHERE. Anyone know where to get it? | 2012/09/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12328253",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1582900/"
] | OK. After a little research on the documentation for this, I believe the library you're looking for is part of the WinAVR-GCC Toolkit, the static library kit for CEENBoT-API, and a few other things. According to the [links](http://www.ceen.unomaha.edu/CEENBoT/API/CEENBoT-API_GettingStarted%28Rev1.07%29.pdf) at UnOmaha,... | math library is part of C standard library. It should be provided with compiler. |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | A great designer catches the intent of what I want to accomplish and improves on it to my delight. A good designer follows a specification to the letter, but creativity shows in how they did that.
A bad designer is, well, none of the above.
I think 'exceptional' is always in the eye of the client, and the people the... | A good designer creates something that does the job well. A great designer also makes the user say "wow!!!".
A good designer knows the established standards, and applies them well. A great designer goes beyond that and creates new solutions that become new standards. |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | A good designer can design for simplicity **or** flexibility **or** efficiency **or** robustness. A great designer has a deep understanding of the tradeoffs involved and can effectively balance all of these and come up with a solution that satisfies all of them reasonably well. | If you want to know what Fred Brooks was saying in *No Silver Bullet* you should read [the paper itself](http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~cah/G51ISS/Documents/NoSilverBullet.html) and not a Wikipedia article about the paper. Brooks isn't specific as to the the precise difference but he nevertheless makes it clear that the dis... |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | If you want to know what Fred Brooks was saying in *No Silver Bullet* you should read [the paper itself](http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~cah/G51ISS/Documents/NoSilverBullet.html) and not a Wikipedia article about the paper. Brooks isn't specific as to the the precise difference but he nevertheless makes it clear that the dis... | Great designers can make 2 + 2 = 5. They change the art of the possible. |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | A good designer can design for simplicity **or** flexibility **or** efficiency **or** robustness. A great designer has a deep understanding of the tradeoffs involved and can effectively balance all of these and come up with a solution that satisfies all of them reasonably well. | Great designers can make 2 + 2 = 5. They change the art of the possible. |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | A great designer catches the intent of what I want to accomplish and improves on it to my delight. A good designer follows a specification to the letter, but creativity shows in how they did that.
A bad designer is, well, none of the above.
I think 'exceptional' is always in the eye of the client, and the people the... | After The Mythical Man Month came out, Fred Brooks released another collection of essays under the title [The Design of Design](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0201362988). There's a lot of information in this book about how to design, the design process and methodologies, what makes a good design, methods of ... |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | I'm going to assume you're talking about Software Design as opposed to the narrower Ux design.
I'll quote a semi-famous passage from Alan Perlis:
"Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it."
One aspect of a Great designer is that they reduce complexity. | Great designers can make 2 + 2 = 5. They change the art of the possible. |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | After The Mythical Man Month came out, Fred Brooks released another collection of essays under the title [The Design of Design](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0201362988). There's a lot of information in this book about how to design, the design process and methodologies, what makes a good design, methods of ... | Depends on what kind of design. For web page designers a good designer can make something that looks good but a great designer can make something that looks good and works well (ie intuitive and easy to use). |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | A great designer catches the intent of what I want to accomplish and improves on it to my delight. A good designer follows a specification to the letter, but creativity shows in how they did that.
A bad designer is, well, none of the above.
I think 'exceptional' is always in the eye of the client, and the people the... | Great designers can make 2 + 2 = 5. They change the art of the possible. |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | I'm going to assume you're talking about Software Design as opposed to the narrower Ux design.
I'll quote a semi-famous passage from Alan Perlis:
"Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it."
One aspect of a Great designer is that they reduce complexity. | A good designer creates something that does the job well. A great designer also makes the user say "wow!!!".
A good designer knows the established standards, and applies them well. A great designer goes beyond that and creates new solutions that become new standards. |
17,059 | While reading this wikipedia [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet), Brookes has told that there is a difference between "good" designers and "great" designers. What is the difference between them? How can I decide if a designer is good or great? | 2010/11/05 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/7087/"
] | A good designer can design for simplicity **or** flexibility **or** efficiency **or** robustness. A great designer has a deep understanding of the tradeoffs involved and can effectively balance all of these and come up with a solution that satisfies all of them reasonably well. | After The Mythical Man Month came out, Fred Brooks released another collection of essays under the title [The Design of Design](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0201362988). There's a lot of information in this book about how to design, the design process and methodologies, what makes a good design, methods of ... |
48,658,097 | I have a liferay cluster(2 servers), while each liferay boundle has one lucene files, I want to separate these lucene files into a mounted volume, like EFS. Is there any way that I can do this? I had tried, but failed, the main reason is that the server will lock the lucene file when indexing, and another server can no... | 2018/02/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48658097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9326034/"
] | When using a clustered environment, it is recommended to not use a plain file base lucene search index. Liferay rather recommends ([Liferay Clustering](https://dev.liferay.com/discover/deployment/-/knowledge_base/6-2/liferay-clustering)) to use a pluggable enterprise search such as SOLR or Elasticsearch. There are also... | As Liferay says:
>
> Sharing a Search Index (not recommended unless you have a file
> locking-aware SAN)
>
>
>
That's why, the best option are:
1. Use pluggable engines like [SolR](https://web.liferay.com/marketplace/-/mp/application/36322550) or ElasticSearch ([Elasticray](https://web.liferay.com/marketplace/-... |
879,890 | I see a lot of frustrated questions here and elsewhere with no clear answer. I am trying to get the stored procs to debug, but with no success.
Client: either VS2005 or VS2008, works in neither. When I select 'Step into Stored Procedure' from the sproc context menu, I get "Cancelled by User' in the debug window and t... | 2009/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/879890",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9382/"
] | One important issue here is that this won't work if SQL Server process is running as local system, which is the default install. It needs to be running as an account which is in the administrator group on the local machine.
What I have done is set up local user on my box named "sqlserver" and put it into the local ad... | What edition is your SQL Server? SP debugging is only available in Pro and Team edition (not Express and Standard)
Also make sure (again) you're using Windows authentication to login and your account is a sysadmin in SQL server.
As you are able to attach to a process on the SQL box, I assume DCOM to work correctly an... |
16,565 | You can use spellcraft to identify a spell as it is being cast. But does this check let you know the target of the spell? As an example of when this could matter quite a lot, *Dominate* allows you to control someone telepathically. You'll really want to know who the evil wizard just tried to dominate!
The rules (3.5/P... | 2012/09/06 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/16565",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4132/"
] | **No.** [Spellcraft only allows you to identify the spell](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/skills/spellcraft), so you just learn what spell it is. No other attributes of the spell as cast (target, exact duration if it varies by caster level, other results of variable rolls, DCs, CLs, etc) are given to you. Expectation otherwis... | Spellcraft or Sense Motive
--------------------------
There is no listed use for determining the target of a spell. This can be important, however, in terms of all sorts of things - immediate-use abilities, spells without visual identifiers (like Dominate, although Dominate/Charm are special in that it allows a Sense ... |
16,565 | You can use spellcraft to identify a spell as it is being cast. But does this check let you know the target of the spell? As an example of when this could matter quite a lot, *Dominate* allows you to control someone telepathically. You'll really want to know who the evil wizard just tried to dominate!
The rules (3.5/P... | 2012/09/06 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/16565",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4132/"
] | **No.** [Spellcraft only allows you to identify the spell](http://www.d20pfsrd.com/skills/spellcraft), so you just learn what spell it is. No other attributes of the spell as cast (target, exact duration if it varies by caster level, other results of variable rolls, DCs, CLs, etc) are given to you. Expectation otherwis... | **RAW doesn't state it explicitly, but I'd be forced to lean no**. d20srd's table for possible Spellcraft checks notes this among the possible uses for Spellcraft:
>
> 20 + spell level : Identify a spell that’s already in place and in effect. You must be able to see or detect the effects of the spell. No action requi... |
2,431,245 | One of Kane, Dave, Ron or Rose broke a vase. The following is what each of them had to tell about the person who broke the vase:
1. Kane: Dave broke it.
2. Dave: Kane lied.
3. Ron: Kane broke it.
4. Rose: I did not break it.
(a) If only one of these statements is true who broke the vase?
(b) If only two of these st... | 2017/09/16 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2431245",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/280637/"
] | The key to both parts of this problem is noticing that if Rose is lying then he broke the vase, and if Dave is not lying then Kane is, and vice-versa.
a : So suppose Rose is not lying. Then, the rest are, which means that Dave is lying, so that Kane can't be lying. This is a contradiction. Hence Rose broke the vase if... | Using symbols probably makes this harder rather than easier. Just try some things. If Kane broke it, then Kane is lying, but the others are telling the truth, so you have three true statements. Well, that's not what you are looking for. So, try something else. |
2,431,245 | One of Kane, Dave, Ron or Rose broke a vase. The following is what each of them had to tell about the person who broke the vase:
1. Kane: Dave broke it.
2. Dave: Kane lied.
3. Ron: Kane broke it.
4. Rose: I did not break it.
(a) If only one of these statements is true who broke the vase?
(b) If only two of these st... | 2017/09/16 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2431245",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/280637/"
] | The key to both parts of this problem is noticing that if Rose is lying then he broke the vase, and if Dave is not lying then Kane is, and vice-versa.
a : So suppose Rose is not lying. Then, the rest are, which means that Dave is lying, so that Kane can't be lying. This is a contradiction. Hence Rose broke the vase if... | This problem can be more easily visualized/solved by making a table:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kM34.jpg)
Assuming the person in the left column broke the vase, we can conclude which statements are true or false.
It is important to notice that thi... |
2,431,245 | One of Kane, Dave, Ron or Rose broke a vase. The following is what each of them had to tell about the person who broke the vase:
1. Kane: Dave broke it.
2. Dave: Kane lied.
3. Ron: Kane broke it.
4. Rose: I did not break it.
(a) If only one of these statements is true who broke the vase?
(b) If only two of these st... | 2017/09/16 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2431245",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/280637/"
] | This problem can be more easily visualized/solved by making a table:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5kM34.jpg)
Assuming the person in the left column broke the vase, we can conclude which statements are true or false.
It is important to notice that thi... | Using symbols probably makes this harder rather than easier. Just try some things. If Kane broke it, then Kane is lying, but the others are telling the truth, so you have three true statements. Well, that's not what you are looking for. So, try something else. |
87,320 | I am a developer who is used to being able to test and debug code.
Occasionally I have to make changes to our load balancer configuration. As far as I can see, if I mess this up it could stop the whole site working, but we don't have a way to test it off-line.
How do people test such things? I was hoping there would... | 2009/11/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/87320",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/536/"
] | Ideally, you should have an F5 BigIP in your (production parallel) staging environment. This allows you to test new configuration, code versions, features, etc without impacting production.
Assuming that this is not possible due to cost or other constraints, then the next best alternative would be to have a second set... | You can get a time (and some functionality) limited virtual edition of LTM that will run in vmware:
<https://www.f5.com/trial/>
Or a test virtual server on the production unit(s) is a good alternative. |
87,320 | I am a developer who is used to being able to test and debug code.
Occasionally I have to make changes to our load balancer configuration. As far as I can see, if I mess this up it could stop the whole site working, but we don't have a way to test it off-line.
How do people test such things? I was hoping there would... | 2009/11/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/87320",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/536/"
] | Ideally, you should have an F5 BigIP in your (production parallel) staging environment. This allows you to test new configuration, code versions, features, etc without impacting production.
Assuming that this is not possible due to cost or other constraints, then the next best alternative would be to have a second set... | Other load balancers offer similar functionality to F5, and their vendors provide more useful test and development options.
You can get a development license for Zeus Traffic Manager (full functionality) or a Citrix VPX license (standard edition only), both limited to 1 MBits throughput (which should be adequate for m... |
87,320 | I am a developer who is used to being able to test and debug code.
Occasionally I have to make changes to our load balancer configuration. As far as I can see, if I mess this up it could stop the whole site working, but we don't have a way to test it off-line.
How do people test such things? I was hoping there would... | 2009/11/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/87320",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/536/"
] | Ideally, you should have an F5 BigIP in your (production parallel) staging environment. This allows you to test new configuration, code versions, features, etc without impacting production.
Assuming that this is not possible due to cost or other constraints, then the next best alternative would be to have a second set... | I do this by setting up a second virtual (or set of virtuals) that are mapped to the same pools. You can then test the staging VIP by editing your /etc/hosts file (or Windows hosts file).
At this point I'll sing the praises of my outsourced DNS provider, Dynect (<http://dynect.com>). They have a Traffic Management fea... |
87,320 | I am a developer who is used to being able to test and debug code.
Occasionally I have to make changes to our load balancer configuration. As far as I can see, if I mess this up it could stop the whole site working, but we don't have a way to test it off-line.
How do people test such things? I was hoping there would... | 2009/11/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/87320",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/536/"
] | Ideally, you should have an F5 BigIP in your (production parallel) staging environment. This allows you to test new configuration, code versions, features, etc without impacting production.
Assuming that this is not possible due to cost or other constraints, then the next best alternative would be to have a second set... | Having a test environment is the first answer.
I recommend to automate testing with any HTTP scenario injection tool.
Then comes the question how to keep your environments in sync, and I recommend to give up manual setup on production environment from admin interface.
Proposals to automate BigIP setup the DevOps way... |
87,320 | I am a developer who is used to being able to test and debug code.
Occasionally I have to make changes to our load balancer configuration. As far as I can see, if I mess this up it could stop the whole site working, but we don't have a way to test it off-line.
How do people test such things? I was hoping there would... | 2009/11/23 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/87320",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/536/"
] | You can get a time (and some functionality) limited virtual edition of LTM that will run in vmware:
<https://www.f5.com/trial/>
Or a test virtual server on the production unit(s) is a good alternative. | Other load balancers offer similar functionality to F5, and their vendors provide more useful test and development options.
You can get a development license for Zeus Traffic Manager (full functionality) or a Citrix VPX license (standard edition only), both limited to 1 MBits throughput (which should be adequate for m... |
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