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168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
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] | Covered at this Physics.SE question: <https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167077/freefall-into-snow>
Yes: You can do it.
No: It won't kill you.
It does however depend on factors such as how much snow there is, is it powder or compacted, whether the landing is steep or flat. Falls of 100 feet or more are noted in comments. | In World War II, multiple pilots survived falls of not just 100 feet, but over 18,000 feet without a parachute. If my memory serves correctly, the true story *Under the Wire* by William Ash (and Brendan Foley) tells at one point how William Ash met a Soviet prisoner-of-war who had fallen more than 20,000 feet from his bomber aircraft and survived by plunging into snow.
Additionally:
* Nicholas Alkemade apparently survived falling 18,000 feet into pine trees and soft snow.
* Alan Magee fell 22,000 feet and through the glass roof of a railway station, surviving but with many injuries.
There are plenty more examples. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | Covered at this Physics.SE question: <https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167077/freefall-into-snow>
Yes: You can do it.
No: It won't kill you.
It does however depend on factors such as how much snow there is, is it powder or compacted, whether the landing is steep or flat. Falls of 100 feet or more are noted in comments. | There may have been some water in a moat that's frozen over, so they hit the snow then they hit they hit water too slowing their fall. Would have been very wet though. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | Covered at this Physics.SE question: <https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167077/freefall-into-snow>
Yes: You can do it.
No: It won't kill you.
It does however depend on factors such as how much snow there is, is it powder or compacted, whether the landing is steep or flat. Falls of 100 feet or more are noted in comments. | If the snow's deep enough, they could easily survive a fall of 80 feet, regardless of plot armor.
[This video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/-RYkapHBVs8) shows a guy skiing away from a jump off a 255 foot cliff. He lands head first. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | **TL;DR:** Characters survive their falls from heights due to plot armour.
---
Looking back over the scene it isn't clear at all how they actually survive the jump. The snow at the bottom of the wall doesn't actually look that deep and you never see them land. The following image is of the look down the wall to the ground before they jump:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/826b8.png)
The snow also looks quite compact. The two could have injuries but ignore them due to adrenaline taking over. Here's the scene for reference:
Note that in the above scene Theon pushes Myranda from the wall that is less high and has no snow and she is killed on impact. Though she doesn't land feet first but on her side/back.
We next see them in Season 6 Episode 1 with them both still hurriedly running through the snow and it doesn't look much more than ankle deep at best.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V2Sbm.jpg)
Obviously they are further away from Winterfell so the snow won't be exactly the same but they're still hurrying and looking worried so they can't be too far away.
Here's the scene of them running through the forests:
The snow at Winterfell below the walls will be deeper as snow collects at walls so should help soften the impact.
So it appears they could survive the fall with the snow cushioning it but the amount of snow needed doesn't seem to tally up with what we see on screen.
All the way back in Season 1 Episode 1 we see Bran fall from a tower, of taller height, straight onto his back after being pushed by Jaime.
He is paralysed and put into a coma by this fall but does survive it. So it appears it is possible. Credit to @Flater for this point.
Another character that dies from his fall is Tommen Baratheon though he appears to fall from a much taller height.
---
From the books the perspective is a little differently. Though in the show the snow doesn't appear to be forty feet high at all.
>
> "I saved her." The outer wall of Winterfell was eighty feet high, but beneath the spot where he had jumped the **snows had piled up to a depth of more than forty**. A cold white pillow.
>
> Winds of Winter - Theon I
>
>
> | In World War II, multiple pilots survived falls of not just 100 feet, but over 18,000 feet without a parachute. If my memory serves correctly, the true story *Under the Wire* by William Ash (and Brendan Foley) tells at one point how William Ash met a Soviet prisoner-of-war who had fallen more than 20,000 feet from his bomber aircraft and survived by plunging into snow.
Additionally:
* Nicholas Alkemade apparently survived falling 18,000 feet into pine trees and soft snow.
* Alan Magee fell 22,000 feet and through the glass roof of a railway station, surviving but with many injuries.
There are plenty more examples. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | In World War II, multiple pilots survived falls of not just 100 feet, but over 18,000 feet without a parachute. If my memory serves correctly, the true story *Under the Wire* by William Ash (and Brendan Foley) tells at one point how William Ash met a Soviet prisoner-of-war who had fallen more than 20,000 feet from his bomber aircraft and survived by plunging into snow.
Additionally:
* Nicholas Alkemade apparently survived falling 18,000 feet into pine trees and soft snow.
* Alan Magee fell 22,000 feet and through the glass roof of a railway station, surviving but with many injuries.
There are plenty more examples. | There may have been some water in a moat that's frozen over, so they hit the snow then they hit they hit water too slowing their fall. Would have been very wet though. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | In World War II, multiple pilots survived falls of not just 100 feet, but over 18,000 feet without a parachute. If my memory serves correctly, the true story *Under the Wire* by William Ash (and Brendan Foley) tells at one point how William Ash met a Soviet prisoner-of-war who had fallen more than 20,000 feet from his bomber aircraft and survived by plunging into snow.
Additionally:
* Nicholas Alkemade apparently survived falling 18,000 feet into pine trees and soft snow.
* Alan Magee fell 22,000 feet and through the glass roof of a railway station, surviving but with many injuries.
There are plenty more examples. | If the snow's deep enough, they could easily survive a fall of 80 feet, regardless of plot armor.
[This video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/-RYkapHBVs8) shows a guy skiing away from a jump off a 255 foot cliff. He lands head first. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | **TL;DR:** Characters survive their falls from heights due to plot armour.
---
Looking back over the scene it isn't clear at all how they actually survive the jump. The snow at the bottom of the wall doesn't actually look that deep and you never see them land. The following image is of the look down the wall to the ground before they jump:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/826b8.png)
The snow also looks quite compact. The two could have injuries but ignore them due to adrenaline taking over. Here's the scene for reference:
Note that in the above scene Theon pushes Myranda from the wall that is less high and has no snow and she is killed on impact. Though she doesn't land feet first but on her side/back.
We next see them in Season 6 Episode 1 with them both still hurriedly running through the snow and it doesn't look much more than ankle deep at best.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V2Sbm.jpg)
Obviously they are further away from Winterfell so the snow won't be exactly the same but they're still hurrying and looking worried so they can't be too far away.
Here's the scene of them running through the forests:
The snow at Winterfell below the walls will be deeper as snow collects at walls so should help soften the impact.
So it appears they could survive the fall with the snow cushioning it but the amount of snow needed doesn't seem to tally up with what we see on screen.
All the way back in Season 1 Episode 1 we see Bran fall from a tower, of taller height, straight onto his back after being pushed by Jaime.
He is paralysed and put into a coma by this fall but does survive it. So it appears it is possible. Credit to @Flater for this point.
Another character that dies from his fall is Tommen Baratheon though he appears to fall from a much taller height.
---
From the books the perspective is a little differently. Though in the show the snow doesn't appear to be forty feet high at all.
>
> "I saved her." The outer wall of Winterfell was eighty feet high, but beneath the spot where he had jumped the **snows had piled up to a depth of more than forty**. A cold white pillow.
>
> Winds of Winter - Theon I
>
>
> | There may have been some water in a moat that's frozen over, so they hit the snow then they hit they hit water too slowing their fall. Would have been very wet though. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | **TL;DR:** Characters survive their falls from heights due to plot armour.
---
Looking back over the scene it isn't clear at all how they actually survive the jump. The snow at the bottom of the wall doesn't actually look that deep and you never see them land. The following image is of the look down the wall to the ground before they jump:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/826b8.png)
The snow also looks quite compact. The two could have injuries but ignore them due to adrenaline taking over. Here's the scene for reference:
Note that in the above scene Theon pushes Myranda from the wall that is less high and has no snow and she is killed on impact. Though she doesn't land feet first but on her side/back.
We next see them in Season 6 Episode 1 with them both still hurriedly running through the snow and it doesn't look much more than ankle deep at best.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V2Sbm.jpg)
Obviously they are further away from Winterfell so the snow won't be exactly the same but they're still hurrying and looking worried so they can't be too far away.
Here's the scene of them running through the forests:
The snow at Winterfell below the walls will be deeper as snow collects at walls so should help soften the impact.
So it appears they could survive the fall with the snow cushioning it but the amount of snow needed doesn't seem to tally up with what we see on screen.
All the way back in Season 1 Episode 1 we see Bran fall from a tower, of taller height, straight onto his back after being pushed by Jaime.
He is paralysed and put into a coma by this fall but does survive it. So it appears it is possible. Credit to @Flater for this point.
Another character that dies from his fall is Tommen Baratheon though he appears to fall from a much taller height.
---
From the books the perspective is a little differently. Though in the show the snow doesn't appear to be forty feet high at all.
>
> "I saved her." The outer wall of Winterfell was eighty feet high, but beneath the spot where he had jumped the **snows had piled up to a depth of more than forty**. A cold white pillow.
>
> Winds of Winter - Theon I
>
>
> | If the snow's deep enough, they could easily survive a fall of 80 feet, regardless of plot armor.
[This video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/-RYkapHBVs8) shows a guy skiing away from a jump off a 255 foot cliff. He lands head first. |
168,929 | We could see that Theon Greyjoy helped Sansa Stark escape from Winterfell which was under Ramsay's control by jumping off the wall. The outer wall is said to be about 80 feet high. How did both of them survive jumping from that height? It is highly unlikely to survive that jump even if there was snow. | 2017/09/05 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/168929",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89353/"
] | If the snow's deep enough, they could easily survive a fall of 80 feet, regardless of plot armor.
[This video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/-RYkapHBVs8) shows a guy skiing away from a jump off a 255 foot cliff. He lands head first. | There may have been some water in a moat that's frozen over, so they hit the snow then they hit they hit water too slowing their fall. Would have been very wet though. |
8,081,575 | I'm using lwIP on an embedded device, and I feel that I may be running into some bugs related to running out of memory. I know that the mem\_malloc function itself will return null when a memory allocation fails, but is there any way to get a rough assessment of the available memory at an arbitrary point in time? It would be great to be able to monitor it directly, to determine which usage patterns are leaking memory.
Thanks. | 2011/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8081575",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/109517/"
] | Define MEM\_STATS and look at the memory statistics via stats\_display\_mem. See stats.h, stats.c, and opt.h among other places. That should get you started. | In LwIP version 2.1.3, You need to define MEM\_STATS, but also LWIP\_STATS. To output the stats, when you have defined LWIP\_STATS\_DISPLAY, you can use MEM\_STATS\_DISPLAY(). |
1,765 | Presently I am a married 55 year old man married with two grown kids. One of my term life insurance policies expires soon and they have offered me a policy that will never increase in price for the rest of my life. The premium is quite a bit higher and the amount is less than what I presently have.
I do invest pretty heavily but lately the market has been very unpredictable. Would I be better off to perhaps take those additional monies and invest it? | 2010/06/05 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/1765",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The following is from [Wikipedia - Term life insurance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_life_insurance#Usage) (with very minor editing)
>
> Because term life insurance is a pure
> death benefit, its primary use is to
> provide coverage of financial
> responsibilities, for the insured.
> Such responsibilities may include, but
> are not limited to, consumer debt,
> dependent care, college education for
> dependents, funeral costs, and
> mortgages. Term life insurance is
> generally chosen in favor of permanent
> life insurance because it is usually
> much less expensive (depending on the
> length of the term). Many financial
> advisors or other experts commonly
> recommend term life insurance as a
> means to cover potential expenses
> until such time that there are
> sufficient funds available from
> savings to protect those whom the
> insurance coverage was intended to
> protect. For example, an individual
> might choose to obtain a policy whose
> term expires near his or her
> retirement age based on the premise
> that, by the time the individual
> retires, he or she would have amassed
> sufficient funds in retirement savings
> to provide financial security for
> their dependents.
>
>
>
This suggests the questions "why do you have this policy?" also "how many term life policies do you need?" or "how much insurance do **you** need?"
Clearly **you** will be better off investing the premiums in the market. Your beneficiaries may be better off either way (depends when you die and to a lesser extent on market performance).
If you are not able to retire now but expect to be able to later, you should strongly consider having sufficient insurance to provide income replacement for your spouse. This is a fairly common why. | If I were in your shoes, I would invest conservatively fully aware that for the next few years the stock market is going to be depressed, but then again, don't take that as advice. Every situation is different, weigh the pros and cons carefully and if required, consult a qualified professional. |
1,765 | Presently I am a married 55 year old man married with two grown kids. One of my term life insurance policies expires soon and they have offered me a policy that will never increase in price for the rest of my life. The premium is quite a bit higher and the amount is less than what I presently have.
I do invest pretty heavily but lately the market has been very unpredictable. Would I be better off to perhaps take those additional monies and invest it? | 2010/06/05 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/1765",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Life insurance is not an investment -- by definition, since the companies need to take a profit out of it, the average amount paid in exceeds the amount paid out, yielding a negative rate of return.
Get life insurance if your death would cause severe financial hardship for someone. If you have sufficient savings that your wife could recover and move on with her life without hardship, and your kids are grown, you probably DO NOT need life insurance. | If I were in your shoes, I would invest conservatively fully aware that for the next few years the stock market is going to be depressed, but then again, don't take that as advice. Every situation is different, weigh the pros and cons carefully and if required, consult a qualified professional. |
157,180 | f(n) = log n^2; g(n) = log n + 5 => f(n) = Θ (g(n))
I think we can prove this for omega but how can we prove it for Big oh ?
because if we simplify it to logn + logn <= logn +5 => logn<=5 is not true ! | 2023/01/29 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/157180",
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] | You might be looking for a [dictionary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_(data%20structure)). Common implementations are [hash tables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table) and [binary search trees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search_tree). | Another common name for such a "map" data structure is *Map*. That's what it is called in [C++](https://cplusplus.com/reference/map/map/), [Java](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/19/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Map.html), [ECMAScript](https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-map-objects), [PHP](https://php.net/manual/en/class.ds-map.php), [Go](https://go.dev/ref/spec#Map_types), [Matlab](https://mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/overview-of-the-map-data-structure.html), [Rust](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/collections/index.html), [Scala](https://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/collections-2.13/maps.html), [Clojure](https://clojure.org/reference/data_structures#Maps), [Elixir](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/Map.html), [OCaml](https://v2.ocaml.org/api/Map.html), [F#](https://fsharp.github.io/fsharp-core-docs/reference/fsharp-collections-fsharpmap-2.html), [Racket](https://docs.racket-lang.org/rebellion/Sorted_Maps.html), [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/collections-overview.html#map), [Dart](https://dart.dev/guides/language/language-tour#maps), [Ada](http://ada-auth.org/standards/rm12_w_tc1/html/RM-A-18-4.html), and [Haskell](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/containers-0.4.0.0/docs/Data-Map.html), to name just a few.
The name *Map* is also [used in Computer Science](https://tildesites.bowdoin.edu/%7Eltoma/teaching/cs210/fall09/Slides/Maps.pdf).
Yet another common name is [*Associative Array*](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Associative_array).
A slightly less common name is *Table*. That's what it is called in [*Lua*](https://lua.org/manual/5.4/manual.html#2.1). The term *Table* also appears in terms like [*Hash Table*](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table). |
321,029 | In *Donkey Kong 64*, one of the minigames is "Beaver Bother" where you try to herd beavers into a hole. I've tried this a whole bunch and am having a really hard time beating it.
My strategy has been pretty much to just run up to the beaver closest to the hole and spam the B button, which the tutorial says is supposed to scare them. I don't see any visible evidence that it is working. What usually happens is the beaver will just stay near the hole, but not fall in, then go to either the right or left away from the hole. I've tried shoving the beavers in as well, but that doesn't seem to work. Jumping (A button) seems useless to me, so I haven't used it.
What is the trick to beating this minigame? | 2017/11/08 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/321029",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/47878/"
] | There's not much of a secret as there's only so many things you can do. You have the right idea to try and get the ones in that are closest to the hole, however, the way in which you move may make a difference in how it is panning out. If you go straight at them, it does very little to nothing, but if you move toward them from the side, they will run away. Follow the circle around and around fairly closely and wrap your circle around the nearest beaver. They will move toward the hole.
Here's a great example of somebody who has figured this out:
And here's somebody doing it completely the wrong way:
So you can see the difference if you watch both. | Both of the videos in the above post get it wrong. You'lll notice, in particular, the "good way" doesn't actually work in the first video; the narrator's method consistently fails even as he's describing why it allegedly works. However, he wins the game because he's, however inadvertently, approximating the method below.
Don't try to "push" individual beavers into the hole. This will not work. Beavers close to the hole fall in at random. You have no control over this. However, you DO have control over how many beavers are close to the hole. The strategy is to run around the beavers and bark them into a circle AROUND the hole. Some of them will randomly fall in, and the more you can herd into the circle, the more of them will stumble in.
It took me a while to sort this out, but it's not a "driving" game, but a "herding" game. You can't drive individual beavers into the whole, but you can herd groups of beavers into the middle of the stage and wait for them to fall in on their own. |
89,782 | Florida is close to passing [HB.543](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/543) dubbed “constitutional carry”. This would allow people to carry concealed loaded guns without permits under legislation.
* For people with concealed weapons permits, does this change anything?
* Are the benefits of concealed weapons permits passed along to unlicensed people? | 2023/02/26 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/89782",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/134/"
] | 1. Effectively they would stop being required to pay fees for renewal and/or obtaining permits, plus no longer required to attend any required safety courses or self-report on any other information that such permits would typically require. There may be an issue with other states honoring a state's constitutional carry if they require a permit, however, states rarely respect out of state permits for conceal carry either way (If you plan to travel interstate, it's best to have your firearms secured in locked containers. People have been arrested for accidentally illegal conceal carry when traveling to a state they are not permitted to conceal carry in.).
2. Yes, in that there is no longer a license to permit carrying a concealed firearm.
There are some benefits to having a licensing program over Constitutional Carry, specifically that, statistically speaking, Conceal Carry are some of the people least likely to break the law. Police are statistically more likely to break the law than conceal carry permit holders, where as Constitutional Carry would not guarantee that degree of safety (Criminals who have gone uncaught typically do by avoiding any investigational scrutiny, so they would avoid the background check of the conceal carry permit process.).
That said, as of 2022, all states that require a Conceal Carry Permit are "Shall Issue" states, following the SCOTUS decision in *New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen*. This means that states must give a license if all requirements for a license are met. Some former "May Issue" states, have tried to get around this by-passing additional burdens on Permit requirements with many challenges in court over the constitutionality of such restrictions and requirements (I'm aware of multiple cases making their way through New York, New Jersey, and California and are in various states of appeals.). Critics of Permit carry hold that any state that requires such a stipulation are at best highly prone to corrupting influence in permit processes and at worst, creating laws specifically intended to design constitutional rights. | Two questions here:
1. For people who already have a FL issued permit, there is likely no change. Their permit is still valid and some may opt to continue to obtain one as there are other states that don't have "constitutional carry" and may recognized the FL permit.
2. This depends on the law but in most cases where states have passed similar laws, there is no longer a need for an otherwise lawful person to obtain a government-issued permit to carry a firearm or other weapon covered under the statute. |
326,262 | I need to create an application that when a user copies a file into an specific folder, my application will be activated and the file will be changed, also, when the user reads back any file in the folder, changes will also be made to the file.
Is it possible?
I'll use .net for this.
I think the folder C:\WINDOWS\assembly is somehow like this?
Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks! | 2008/11/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/326262",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17648/"
] | Well, I'm sure you could write an explorer extension that would do that, but the more typical method that I know of is to write a windows service that monitors the directory in question using the FileSystemWatcher class to monitor events.
The service can then perform the requested actions (or spawn an executable to do it).
One caveat I have noticed is that sometimes the file watcher can miss events if a lot of activity occurs at once (as of .net 2.0 - haven't checked 3.5).
If you use that method, make sure you check the directory contents yourself when you receive a change notification rather than relying on what the filewatcher tells you. I ended up combining the filewatcher event handling with an infrequent poll just to make sure I didn't miss anything. | You can monitor for changes with [FileSystemWatcher](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ch2s8yd7.aspx).
>
> You can configure the component to
> watch either an entire directory and
> its contents or a specific file or set
> of files within a given directory. The
> FileSystemWatcher component raises an
> event whenever a file or subdirectory
> within the specified root directory is
> created, deleted, renamed, or changed
> in some other way. The types of
> changes that the component monitors
> include changes in the file's or
> subdirectory's attributes, size, last
> write time, last access time, and
> security settings.
>
>
> |
326,262 | I need to create an application that when a user copies a file into an specific folder, my application will be activated and the file will be changed, also, when the user reads back any file in the folder, changes will also be made to the file.
Is it possible?
I'll use .net for this.
I think the folder C:\WINDOWS\assembly is somehow like this?
Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks! | 2008/11/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/326262",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17648/"
] | Well, I'm sure you could write an explorer extension that would do that, but the more typical method that I know of is to write a windows service that monitors the directory in question using the FileSystemWatcher class to monitor events.
The service can then perform the requested actions (or spawn an executable to do it).
One caveat I have noticed is that sometimes the file watcher can miss events if a lot of activity occurs at once (as of .net 2.0 - haven't checked 3.5).
If you use that method, make sure you check the directory contents yourself when you receive a change notification rather than relying on what the filewatcher tells you. I ended up combining the filewatcher event handling with an infrequent poll just to make sure I didn't miss anything. | The closest thing you'll get in .net is the FileSystemWatcher class, it will monitor for changes (creating and writing) but not for reading activity.
There are many samples online and on MSDN
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.filesystemwatcher.aspx> |
326,262 | I need to create an application that when a user copies a file into an specific folder, my application will be activated and the file will be changed, also, when the user reads back any file in the folder, changes will also be made to the file.
Is it possible?
I'll use .net for this.
I think the folder C:\WINDOWS\assembly is somehow like this?
Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks! | 2008/11/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/326262",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17648/"
] | You can detect users copying files into a folder with a service that uses FileSystemWatcher. Altering the contents of a file when an app reads the file requires viral techniques that patch the operating system. Like a rootkit or a file system filter driver. Not something I'd recommend considering, alter the file after it was written.
c:\windows\assembly contains the GAC. .NET installs a shell extension handler that hides the contents of the folder. The folder is otherwise quite accessible, the shell extension handler only works when you look at the folder with Windows Explorer. Writing shell extension handlers with .NET is strongly discouraged by Microsoft, the framework also completely lacks support. | You can monitor for changes with [FileSystemWatcher](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ch2s8yd7.aspx).
>
> You can configure the component to
> watch either an entire directory and
> its contents or a specific file or set
> of files within a given directory. The
> FileSystemWatcher component raises an
> event whenever a file or subdirectory
> within the specified root directory is
> created, deleted, renamed, or changed
> in some other way. The types of
> changes that the component monitors
> include changes in the file's or
> subdirectory's attributes, size, last
> write time, last access time, and
> security settings.
>
>
> |
326,262 | I need to create an application that when a user copies a file into an specific folder, my application will be activated and the file will be changed, also, when the user reads back any file in the folder, changes will also be made to the file.
Is it possible?
I'll use .net for this.
I think the folder C:\WINDOWS\assembly is somehow like this?
Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks! | 2008/11/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/326262",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17648/"
] | You can detect users copying files into a folder with a service that uses FileSystemWatcher. Altering the contents of a file when an app reads the file requires viral techniques that patch the operating system. Like a rootkit or a file system filter driver. Not something I'd recommend considering, alter the file after it was written.
c:\windows\assembly contains the GAC. .NET installs a shell extension handler that hides the contents of the folder. The folder is otherwise quite accessible, the shell extension handler only works when you look at the folder with Windows Explorer. Writing shell extension handlers with .NET is strongly discouraged by Microsoft, the framework also completely lacks support. | The closest thing you'll get in .net is the FileSystemWatcher class, it will monitor for changes (creating and writing) but not for reading activity.
There are many samples online and on MSDN
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.filesystemwatcher.aspx> |
87,946 | I'm a little confused...
When I log into the main SharePoint web interface (SharePoint 2007) I'll see a specific user under People and Groups.
Then if I log into Central Admin > Shared Services > User Profiles and Properties > View User Profiles and attempt to search for that user I can't find it.
How is that possible.. shouldn't all SharePoint users be searchable in the View User Profiles section?
Thanks | 2014/01/16 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/87946",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/8699/"
] | Yes you can certainly invoke a .exe file using C#. You would use the Process.Start command from the System.Diagnostics namespace. Remember all servers that run this code will need a copy of the exe in the location you specify to run it from.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.start(v=vs.110).aspx> | No, but if its an activeX component you can call it through javascript, if you are sure that all the users are running IE.
If you should call the exe, it should be on the server and then with a lot of hacks you could access the client computer if its on a network where you can control the security.. Not a very clean solution that I would recommend.. |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | **in succession** from succeed [dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/succession?s=t)
>
> To come **next** in time or order; the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events:
>
>
>
As in:
"A set of tasks done in succession" | **List** has a very precise meaning in mathematical or computer science domains, which seems to apply here.
Would a *”a **list** of tasks”* make sense?
>
> In computer science, a **list** or **sequence** is an abstract data type that represents a countable number of **ordered** values, where the same value may occur more than once.
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_(abstract_data_type)>
>
>
>
This is in contrast with a **set** which has no order. |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | The Oxford Reference has '**sequentially dependent task**'. | **List** has a very precise meaning in mathematical or computer science domains, which seems to apply here.
Would a *”a **list** of tasks”* make sense?
>
> In computer science, a **list** or **sequence** is an abstract data type that represents a countable number of **ordered** values, where the same value may occur more than once.
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_(abstract_data_type)>
>
>
>
This is in contrast with a **set** which has no order. |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | You can use **subsequent**
As in, set of subsequent tasks. | **List** has a very precise meaning in mathematical or computer science domains, which seems to apply here.
Would a *”a **list** of tasks”* make sense?
>
> In computer science, a **list** or **sequence** is an abstract data type that represents a countable number of **ordered** values, where the same value may occur more than once.
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_(abstract_data_type)>
>
>
>
This is in contrast with a **set** which has no order. |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | [Procedure](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/procedure) : A *series* of actions conducted *in a certain order* or manner. | **List** has a very precise meaning in mathematical or computer science domains, which seems to apply here.
Would a *”a **list** of tasks”* make sense?
>
> In computer science, a **list** or **sequence** is an abstract data type that represents a countable number of **ordered** values, where the same value may occur more than once.
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_(abstract_data_type)>
>
>
>
This is in contrast with a **set** which has no order. |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | The Oxford Reference has '**sequentially dependent task**'. | **in succession** from succeed [dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/succession?s=t)
>
> To come **next** in time or order; the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events:
>
>
>
As in:
"A set of tasks done in succession" |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | You can use **subsequent**
As in, set of subsequent tasks. | **in succession** from succeed [dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/succession?s=t)
>
> To come **next** in time or order; the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events:
>
>
>
As in:
"A set of tasks done in succession" |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | The Oxford Reference has '**sequentially dependent task**'. | [Procedure](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/procedure) : A *series* of actions conducted *in a certain order* or manner. |
439,086 | I'm looking for a word that describes the backward, dependency between items that must be completed in a specific order, one after another.
"A series of *interdependent* tasks."
Is there a word that is more specific than interdependent? I don't want to imply that multiple tasks might depend on multiple other tasks. I also don't want to imply that two or more tasks might share dependencies between themselves at the same time. Only one task at a time has dependency on its prerequisite and the dependency relationship only goes in one direction. | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/439086",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/261646/"
] | You can use **subsequent**
As in, set of subsequent tasks. | [Procedure](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/procedure) : A *series* of actions conducted *in a certain order* or manner. |
22,209 | In [an article on Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/heres-what-happens-to-your-retina-if-you-view-an-eclipse-without-protection/) about safely viewing a solar eclipse, they say this:
>
> First, what not to do: Don’t view the eclipse with your naked eye or unfiltered telescopes, binoculars, sunglasses (yeah, even if they’re really dark), camera lenses, or other optics devices. Don’t use anything that focuses light, even if you’re wearing eclipse glasses.
>
>
>
This may sound like a stupid question, but are eyeglasses (by which I mean, lenses to correct poor vision) safe to wear during an eclipse along with eclipse glasses? I don't know if the light focusing is strong enough to be concerned about. | 2017/08/20 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/22209",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/13850/"
] | Yes, it's safe :). Your eyeglasses are just correcting your vision. The net effect is just to give the equivalent of normal vision - and in any case, you'd normally be holding the eclipse glasses in front of your eyeglasses, in the same way that front-of-scope solar filters work to reduce the incoming light to a safe level.
Even if you're longsighted (which uses converging (positive) lenses to correct your vision, the glasses are close enough to your eye that you're nowhere near the focal point - so the light doesn't get concentrated much (and probably gets unconcentrated again by your eye, anyway).
If you're shortsighted, like me, your glasses will be diverging (negative) lenses which spread the light out rather than concentrating it (and again, are close enough to your eye that's there's not enough distance for it to affect things much. | Yes, it is fine to wear eclipse glasses over your eyeglasses. What the article in Ars Technica is talking about is looking through a telescope with eclipse glasses. The telescope would focus the light, burning right through the eclipse glasses. But wearing normal eyeglasses behind eclipse glasses is perfectly fine. |
5,024 | Some people usually use a spoon when eating spaghetti, and some do not.
The proportion seems to be dependent on the country/region.
Has any data been published on the topic?
Preferably raw poll result files, but aggregated data as CSV is OK too.
Bonus if the data is also sorted by age group and by formal/informal setting.
 | 2015/04/17 | [
"https://opendata.stackexchange.com/questions/5024",
"https://opendata.stackexchange.com",
"https://opendata.stackexchange.com/users/754/"
] | No dataset was available, so I got 300+ people to answer a questionnaire about the topic.
General view of the data (green=spoon, red=no spoon):
* Detailed analysis: <http://aegif-labo.blogspot.jp/2015/04/eating-spaghetti-spoon-or-not.html>
* [Raw data](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xi8RHqxVapqNSc-a9J1UhAjrADzg0CRQxpzpk4m2ALQ/edit?usp=sharing) (as a Google Spreadsheet)
* License: Public domain | I find this question kind of silly, but it's a good "placeholder" for anecdotal questions that are popular with data-blogs and data-driven journalism.
See, for example, the "[Dear Mona](http://fivethirtyeight.com/tag/dear-mona/)" column at [fivethirtyeight.com](http://fivethirtyeight.com/).
To randomly select two:
* [Are prisoners more likely to be atheists?](http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likely-to-be-atheists/)
* [How many Americans have never shot a gun?](http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/how-many-americans-have-never-shot-a-gun/)
---
So, I suspect you'll have to collect the data yourself.
**Some ideas:**
* Post an online survey on [/r/SampleSize](http://www.reddit.com/r/SampleSize/)
* For geographical, aggregate data, contact Italian restaurants around the world with an email describing the project and a link to a simple web form. If you ~~spam~~ send to enough restaurants, you could have an interesting dataset. I know you are involved with Wikivoyage, and perhaps you can extract
* Pay a very little for a micro-advertising campaign. Google is the major player, but I think for this project a good medium would be [Twitter](https://ads.twitter.com). You could promote tweets to target regions, language-groups, or user-types, and those tweets would send users to a online survey. A cool thing is that once you start even a tiny advertising campaign, you get to see [analytics](https://twitter.com/philshem/status/586654700566642690) for all your tweets (even when the campaign is over).
* Create a twitter-bot that searches for the term "spaghetti" or something, then responds to those tweets with a link to an online form.
* Conduct polls on food blogs, forums, or [SeasonedAdvice](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/).
* Ask [Mona]. As a plus, their [datasets](https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data) have friendly licenses.
---
And in case anyone is curious:
>
> ''Most restaurants (and hostesses) that feature pasta provide guests with a large spoon as well as the knife and fork. The fork is used to spear a few strands of spaghetti, the tips are placed against the spoon, which is held on its side, in the left hand, and the fork is twirled, wrapping the spaghetti around itself as it turns. If no spoon is provided, the tips of the fork may be rested against the curve of the plate.''
>
>
>
[''The New Emily Post's Etiquette,'' Elizabeth L. Post, 1975 By CRAIG CLAIBORNE](http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/19/garden/the-spoon-question-or-how-to-eat-pasta-like-an-expert.html) |
30,843 | I need to encrypt social security column in a list. What are my options?
ps: Did not find Encryption in the Tags.
Actually, looking for something like this (Column Level Security, but non commercial solution)
<http://store.bamboosolutions.com/sharepoint-column-level-security.aspx>
This may be new topic or a topic no one wants to talk about. | 2012/03/05 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/30843",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/7222/"
] | You can use Transparent Data Encryption for the entire SharePoint Content database. | You can create custom secure field. see this codeplex solution: <http://cryptocollaboration.codeplex.com/>
FYI: I have seen issues with custom fields (almost all the time) either with jquery or 3rd party or nintex. So that's something you will have calculate when implementing custom fields.
Good Luck |
30,843 | I need to encrypt social security column in a list. What are my options?
ps: Did not find Encryption in the Tags.
Actually, looking for something like this (Column Level Security, but non commercial solution)
<http://store.bamboosolutions.com/sharepoint-column-level-security.aspx>
This may be new topic or a topic no one wants to talk about. | 2012/03/05 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/30843",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/7222/"
] | I don't if this is acceptable by your business user or policy. This help hide or set permission who can see a given field.
<http://splistdisplaysetting.codeplex.com/> | You can create custom secure field. see this codeplex solution: <http://cryptocollaboration.codeplex.com/>
FYI: I have seen issues with custom fields (almost all the time) either with jquery or 3rd party or nintex. So that's something you will have calculate when implementing custom fields.
Good Luck |
114,955 | Through the course of the seven books, we learn more about Snape’s life. We learn that he was a Death Eater, and that he was in love with Harry’s mother, Lily.
Before James and Lily's death, he came to Dumbledore to beg him to protect them.
Dumbledore wanted something from Snape in return.
Was Dumbledore asking to *spy* on the Death Eaters (meaning he was already a Death Eater)? Or was he asking Snape to *become* a Death Eater? | 2016/01/14 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/114955",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/48434/"
] | Severus Snape was already a Death Eater.
He approached Dumbledore after having already told Voldemort about the prophecy.
>
> “What request could a Death Eater make of me?”
>
>
> “The — the prophecy . . . the prediction . . . Trelawney . . .”
>
>
> “Ah, yes,” said Dumbledore. “How much did you relay to Lord Voldemort?”
>
>
> “Everything — everything I heard!” said Snape. “That is why —
> it is for that reason — he thinks it means Lily Evans!”
>
>
> “The prophecy did not refer to a woman,” said Dumbledore. “It
> spoke of a boy born at the end of July —”
>
>
> “You know what I mean! He thinks it means her son, he is going to
> hunt her down — kill them all —”
>
>
> “If she means so much to you,” said Dumbledore, “surely Lord
> Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother,
> in exchange for the son?”
>
>
> “I have — I have asked him —”
>
>
> “You disgust me,” said Dumbledore, and Harry had never heard so much
> contempt in his voice. Snape seemed to shrink a little. “You do not
> care, then, about the deaths of her husband and child? They can die,
> as long as you have what you want?”
>
>
> “Hide them all, then,” he croaked. “Keep her — them — safe.
> Please.”
>
>
> “And what will you give me in return, Severus?”
>
>
> “In — in return?” Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected
> him to protest, but after a long moment he said, “Anything.”
>
>
>
Early we see Lily say,
>
> You and your precious little Death Eater friends — you see, you don’t even deny it! You don’t even deny that’s what you’re all aiming to be! You can’t wait to join You-Know-Who, can you?
>
>
> | **Snape was already a Death Eater.**
He was well-placed in Voldemort’s ranks. While acting as a Death Eater, he overheard Trelawney’s prophecy. He relayed this to Voldemort, who interpreted it to mean Harry, and by extension, Lily. It was only when Snape realised Lily was in danger that he sought Dumbledore’s protection, and turned himself in.
Indeed, when he comes to see Dumbledore, he is called out as a Death Eater:
>
> Dumbledore flicked his wand. Though leaves and branches still flew through the night air around them, silence fell on the spot where he and Snape faced each other.
>
>
> “What request could a Death Eater make of me?”
>
>
> — *Deathly Hallows*, chapter 33 (*The Prince’s Tale*)
>
>
>
And per Dumbledore’s testimony at Karkaroff’s trial:
>
> “I have given evidence already on this matter,” he said calmly. “Severus Snape was indeed a Death Eater. However, he rejoined our side before Lord Voldemort’s downfall and turned spy for us, at great personal risk. He is now no more a Death Eater than I am.”
>
>
> — *Goblet of Fire*, chapter 30 (*The Pensieve*)
>
>
> |
2,714 | Is there a way to hide the profile title. I have added a tracking profile which is being populated by values passed in the URL to the contribute page. The fields I have added are being hidden, so the title is unnecessary. | 2015/05/26 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/2714",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/533/"
] | You can probably do something similar with jQuery and hide it via an extra.tpl file documented here:
<https://civicrm.org/blogs/dave-greenberg/now-its-easier-add-custom-behaviors-templates> | Examined the source, determine the class value for the fieldset, and add an entry to the style sheet (civicrm.css).
fieldset.crm-profile-id-13 {
visibility: hidden;
}
I do not like changing production files, so I will do some addition research to determine a better location for the change. Is there a custom style sheet for profiles? |
89,556 | I am running a .NET web application in its own application pool on IIS7. The parent website is set to run in its own application pool. Today we noticed a huge number of connections going to IIS. I tried to browse a plain ol' .html page in the directory of the web application and it hangs. I then try to browse another plain .html file in the root of the parent website, and it too hangs.
In performance monitor, i see there are some 8k connections to the default website and climbing. I cant seem to understand if my application was the problem, or IIS itself.
If it was my application, wouldnt the html page in the root of the parent website still be able to be served?
edit: Also, if i shut down the app pool to my application, the html page on the root of the parent website is still not able to be displayed. | 2009/11/30 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/89556",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/27661/"
] | Mike, the short answer to the question in the title is "No". Every application that has its own application pool, doesn't inherit any other application pool.
But it seems to me that the problem is somewhere else. I'm not very familiar with Windows' TCP stack and connections limitation, but it is possible that IIS itself (the main process that routes requests to the various applications and application pools) causes the problems. This would explain why shutting down your application didn't help making IIS more responsive.
Are 8K users the norm for this site? It this just a one time peak?
Also, try to provide some more information regarding the configuration: amount of RAM, the nature of the applications (static HTMLs? ASP.NET?), etc. | I don't believe so. Sounds more like your server is running out of resources due to the number of connections. Have you tried running perf monitor to check? You could try putting a limit on the connections to your app also. |
202,299 | I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1.2 (latest available for my phone apparently). I have about 500 contacts on my iPhone, however only 203 of them appear on iCloud.com. I cannot get the rest to sync with iCloud and you can imagine that manually re-adding about 300 contacts, one by one, sounds rather terrifying. I tried all the tips I could find, i.e. turning off and on the "Contacts" in the iCloud settings on my phone, logging off iCloud on all devices, restarting my phone and Mac, etc. Nothing changed. | 2015/08/27 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/202299",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/143340/"
] | Contacts app have groups of contacts, ie. Google contacts, Hotmail contacts, Facebook contacts and then iCloud contacts. To see the different groups, go to Contacts, at the very top you will see Groups, just tick iCloud and untick the rest. Now scroll down to the bottom and see if you have 500 contacts or 203.
If you have 203, it means that all your contacts are there. If you still see 500, make a manual backup:
1. Put your phone on charge.
2. Make sure you are connected to the internet via WiFi.
3. Go to Settings -> iCloud. Turn on Contacts.
4. Now go to Backup -> iCloud Backup: ON
5. If your iCloud Backup is switched on, you get a Back Up Now button.
6. Tap the Back Up Now button to manually back up to iCloud.
>
> Automatically back up data such as your photo library, accounts,
> documents, Health data, Home configuration, and settings when this
> iPhone is plugged in, locked, and connected to WiFi.
>
>
> | It's likely Apple can support you with iCloud if your account has a problem. Before calling them, though you will want to check and see under the Settings app what you have configured under Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
It's entirely likely your iCloud contacts are exactly what <https://www.icloud.com/#contacts> shows.
1. Make a backup of the phone to a computer if possible
2. Make a backup to iCloud for safety
3. Then inspect all accounts. Write down each account that has contacts synced.
You can disable iCloud contacts on the device and tell it to delete all those contacts from your phone. You will then be left with contacts on the device itself and other cloud services. Check them similarly (log in online) and then disable syncing. At the end, you will have contacts that exist on the phone only.
Sync them over the computer and get them into iCloud or enable iCloud only for contacts and choose to merge things.
That usually sorts things out. |
202,299 | I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1.2 (latest available for my phone apparently). I have about 500 contacts on my iPhone, however only 203 of them appear on iCloud.com. I cannot get the rest to sync with iCloud and you can imagine that manually re-adding about 300 contacts, one by one, sounds rather terrifying. I tried all the tips I could find, i.e. turning off and on the "Contacts" in the iCloud settings on my phone, logging off iCloud on all devices, restarting my phone and Mac, etc. Nothing changed. | 2015/08/27 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/202299",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/143340/"
] | Contacts app have groups of contacts, ie. Google contacts, Hotmail contacts, Facebook contacts and then iCloud contacts. To see the different groups, go to Contacts, at the very top you will see Groups, just tick iCloud and untick the rest. Now scroll down to the bottom and see if you have 500 contacts or 203.
If you have 203, it means that all your contacts are there. If you still see 500, make a manual backup:
1. Put your phone on charge.
2. Make sure you are connected to the internet via WiFi.
3. Go to Settings -> iCloud. Turn on Contacts.
4. Now go to Backup -> iCloud Backup: ON
5. If your iCloud Backup is switched on, you get a Back Up Now button.
6. Tap the Back Up Now button to manually back up to iCloud.
>
> Automatically back up data such as your photo library, accounts,
> documents, Health data, Home configuration, and settings when this
> iPhone is plugged in, locked, and connected to WiFi.
>
>
> | If you have only an iCloud account, it is probable that the contacts that don't appear there are local i.e. On your phone only.
To upload them, do the following:
1. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Select your iCloud account
3. Find the "Contacts" switch and turn it off; it will ask if you want to keep the contacts on your phone or delete them —select keep
4. Wait till it's done
5. Turn "Contacts" on again for iCloud; it will ask you if you'd like to merge existing contacts with iCloud —select yes or merge |
202,299 | I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1.2 (latest available for my phone apparently). I have about 500 contacts on my iPhone, however only 203 of them appear on iCloud.com. I cannot get the rest to sync with iCloud and you can imagine that manually re-adding about 300 contacts, one by one, sounds rather terrifying. I tried all the tips I could find, i.e. turning off and on the "Contacts" in the iCloud settings on my phone, logging off iCloud on all devices, restarting my phone and Mac, etc. Nothing changed. | 2015/08/27 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/202299",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/143340/"
] | It's likely Apple can support you with iCloud if your account has a problem. Before calling them, though you will want to check and see under the Settings app what you have configured under Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
It's entirely likely your iCloud contacts are exactly what <https://www.icloud.com/#contacts> shows.
1. Make a backup of the phone to a computer if possible
2. Make a backup to iCloud for safety
3. Then inspect all accounts. Write down each account that has contacts synced.
You can disable iCloud contacts on the device and tell it to delete all those contacts from your phone. You will then be left with contacts on the device itself and other cloud services. Check them similarly (log in online) and then disable syncing. At the end, you will have contacts that exist on the phone only.
Sync them over the computer and get them into iCloud or enable iCloud only for contacts and choose to merge things.
That usually sorts things out. | If you have only an iCloud account, it is probable that the contacts that don't appear there are local i.e. On your phone only.
To upload them, do the following:
1. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Select your iCloud account
3. Find the "Contacts" switch and turn it off; it will ask if you want to keep the contacts on your phone or delete them —select keep
4. Wait till it's done
5. Turn "Contacts" on again for iCloud; it will ask you if you'd like to merge existing contacts with iCloud —select yes or merge |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | **Ignore them...**
These emails aren't actually being sent out by humans, but automated systems that crunch your resume looking for keywords. The recruiters don't expect to hear back from you unless you are a match.
The emails are generated by stringing the keywords on your resume, and inserting them on a form email.
Then, the recruiter sits back and waits.
Seriously, the best way to react is to ignore them. Most reset after X amount of time, and you drop off their lists if you don't respond. | If you can automate it or make it really quick, send back a reply that is polite and isn't likely to burn bridges but causes them to waste their time like they chose to waste yours.
Our time is valuable - arguably the most valuable resource we will ever have. **Our time wasted by reading their email is just as valuable as their time saved by not reading our resumes.**
But they're treating it as value-less, free, because to them it is. Whether that is because they
1. just are not mindful of the cost to us because it's not a part of their life,
2. don't care about imposing that cost on us, or
3. are forced to do so by the incentive gradients around them,
there can only be one response - for us all to shift the cost back to them, to properly reflect the cost to us in the incentive gradients and selective pressures around them.
We want to make sure that **some combination of people at the responsible corporation**, not necessarily the recruiter, spend enough time on it that on average the market value of time spent is greater than the market value of our time.
Because remember: this is **not** personal, this is **not** about angrily getting back at the recruiter, this is **not** some vindictive eye-for-an-eye thing. This just is about speaking to the corporate organisms ultimately responsible in the language they understand.
(I might get downvoted into oblivion for this, but it has to be said. On the other hand if enough people feel the same way, maybe it's time for us start some open source software to scan messages for recruiter keywords and send back an appropriate reply.) |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | If you're in the USA, this is a necessary step for an H1B abuser. They need to show that they looked for an American candidate before they place their H1B.
They never intended for you to respond. | I always look at it as a pre-screening mechanism. If the company is sending me terribly matched jobs then they are a terrible recruiter and I don't want to do business with them. I delete the emails and move on.
If a recruiter wants my interest then they need to do their jobs - step 1 being having and offering a job appropriate to my CV. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | Instead of ignoring the messages, mark them as "spam." This trains ESPs to put the messages in the spam folder instead of the inbox, blocking future messages to you and others getting these messages. When their "cold calls" stop getting delivered, it may encourage them to change their practices. Regardless, you'll stop getting those messages from this and other recruiters. | I always look at it as a pre-screening mechanism. If the company is sending me terribly matched jobs then they are a terrible recruiter and I don't want to do business with them. I delete the emails and move on.
If a recruiter wants my interest then they need to do their jobs - step 1 being having and offering a job appropriate to my CV. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | >
> But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort
> of email?
>
>
>
Ignore it, optionally hitting 'Delete'.
Ideally, set up a specific email account for all recruiter activity. If you're not actively looking, it won't keep pinging you and you can just clean it up once a week.
If you reply with "thanks, not interested" to auto generated stuff, you're wasting your time and theirs. | **Short Answer**
Use a **different disposable email address** for your job-hunt. And **use a different phone number** as well, preferably a Google Voice number (assuming Google Voice is available where you are located).
**Longer Answer**
Don't try to build a relationship with a spammer. The barrier to entry to become a recruiter is so low, anyone with a computer can be one. Be extremely careful about which 3rd party recruiters you trust with your information.
If a recruiter is too lazy to actually read your resume, you do not want that recruiter. And if a recruiter is not local, that recruiter won't even understand your geographical requirements.
Ideally, only use 3rd party recruiters when they come highly recommended by your friends/colleagues, or if they have an exclusive relationship with a client. The ones that have an exclusive relationship with a client are easy to spot, they'll use an official email alias provided by their client and also, they won't be cagey about telling you who the client is.
Once, I made the mistake of posting my resume on dice dot com for less than 24 hours and I'm still suffering the consequences of having done several years later.
And no, marking a message spam doesn't really work. I've tried. Even gmail has trouble picking up the nuances between legitimate solicited job descriptions from recruiters and unsolicited job descriptions that are only tangentially related to my skills-set coming from spamming recruiters. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | **Ignore them...**
These emails aren't actually being sent out by humans, but automated systems that crunch your resume looking for keywords. The recruiters don't expect to hear back from you unless you are a match.
The emails are generated by stringing the keywords on your resume, and inserting them on a form email.
Then, the recruiter sits back and waits.
Seriously, the best way to react is to ignore them. Most reset after X amount of time, and you drop off their lists if you don't respond. | **Short Answer**
Use a **different disposable email address** for your job-hunt. And **use a different phone number** as well, preferably a Google Voice number (assuming Google Voice is available where you are located).
**Longer Answer**
Don't try to build a relationship with a spammer. The barrier to entry to become a recruiter is so low, anyone with a computer can be one. Be extremely careful about which 3rd party recruiters you trust with your information.
If a recruiter is too lazy to actually read your resume, you do not want that recruiter. And if a recruiter is not local, that recruiter won't even understand your geographical requirements.
Ideally, only use 3rd party recruiters when they come highly recommended by your friends/colleagues, or if they have an exclusive relationship with a client. The ones that have an exclusive relationship with a client are easy to spot, they'll use an official email alias provided by their client and also, they won't be cagey about telling you who the client is.
Once, I made the mistake of posting my resume on dice dot com for less than 24 hours and I'm still suffering the consequences of having done several years later.
And no, marking a message spam doesn't really work. I've tried. Even gmail has trouble picking up the nuances between legitimate solicited job descriptions from recruiters and unsolicited job descriptions that are only tangentially related to my skills-set coming from spamming recruiters. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | I've found that a polite email simply pointing out that you're not a good fit and then stressing your actual skills/experience is *the response that's most likely to result in you actually getting a job out of the interaction*.
Something like;
>
> Hi [Insert-name], and thanks for emailing me. I'm not sure why you think I'd be a fit for foo when my skills are better suited to bar and baz. If you have any of those jobs in future, don't hesitate to drop me a line.
>
>
>
Often you'll get a response asking you for a follow-up (are you actively looking, etc) or just future responses that are more fine-tuned to the jobs you're after.
---
On the other hand, if the goal is to get the emails to stop entirely, you can just flag them as spam and your email provider will block them in future. | **Short Answer**
Use a **different disposable email address** for your job-hunt. And **use a different phone number** as well, preferably a Google Voice number (assuming Google Voice is available where you are located).
**Longer Answer**
Don't try to build a relationship with a spammer. The barrier to entry to become a recruiter is so low, anyone with a computer can be one. Be extremely careful about which 3rd party recruiters you trust with your information.
If a recruiter is too lazy to actually read your resume, you do not want that recruiter. And if a recruiter is not local, that recruiter won't even understand your geographical requirements.
Ideally, only use 3rd party recruiters when they come highly recommended by your friends/colleagues, or if they have an exclusive relationship with a client. The ones that have an exclusive relationship with a client are easy to spot, they'll use an official email alias provided by their client and also, they won't be cagey about telling you who the client is.
Once, I made the mistake of posting my resume on dice dot com for less than 24 hours and I'm still suffering the consequences of having done several years later.
And no, marking a message spam doesn't really work. I've tried. Even gmail has trouble picking up the nuances between legitimate solicited job descriptions from recruiters and unsolicited job descriptions that are only tangentially related to my skills-set coming from spamming recruiters. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | **Ignore them...**
These emails aren't actually being sent out by humans, but automated systems that crunch your resume looking for keywords. The recruiters don't expect to hear back from you unless you are a match.
The emails are generated by stringing the keywords on your resume, and inserting them on a form email.
Then, the recruiter sits back and waits.
Seriously, the best way to react is to ignore them. Most reset after X amount of time, and you drop off their lists if you don't respond. | >
> But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort
> of email?
>
>
>
Ignore it, optionally hitting 'Delete'.
Ideally, set up a specific email account for all recruiter activity. If you're not actively looking, it won't keep pinging you and you can just clean it up once a week.
If you reply with "thanks, not interested" to auto generated stuff, you're wasting your time and theirs. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | **Ignore them...**
These emails aren't actually being sent out by humans, but automated systems that crunch your resume looking for keywords. The recruiters don't expect to hear back from you unless you are a match.
The emails are generated by stringing the keywords on your resume, and inserting them on a form email.
Then, the recruiter sits back and waits.
Seriously, the best way to react is to ignore them. Most reset after X amount of time, and you drop off their lists if you don't respond. | Ignore it, unfortunately it's par for the course when looking for jobs or signing up to recruitment websites. If you respond to them negatively then you run the risk of them not contacting you in the future even for relevant positions. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | **Ignore them...**
These emails aren't actually being sent out by humans, but automated systems that crunch your resume looking for keywords. The recruiters don't expect to hear back from you unless you are a match.
The emails are generated by stringing the keywords on your resume, and inserting them on a form email.
Then, the recruiter sits back and waits.
Seriously, the best way to react is to ignore them. Most reset after X amount of time, and you drop off their lists if you don't respond. | Ignore it. If you get too many emails from a given recruiter about irrelevant positions then mark them as spam. Most recruiters are just quasi-sentient spam bots anyways. You only need to worry about keeping in touch with the few good ones. |
146,931 | So today I opened my email and found another email from a recruiter who clearly did not look at my resume or any details about me. Here is the email (with [PII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_data) removed):
>
> Hi,
>
>
> My name is [redacted], I’m a Technical Recruiter for [redacted]. I’m
> reaching out because, I believe your professional experience and
> background is a great fit for a Sr. Business Analyst role I currently
> have open with a Fortune financial institution in [redacted]. The
> client is looking to fill this position as soon as possible, I look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
>
> We do offer a $500 dollar cash referral bonus for anyone you refer who
> gets the job, if you’re not interested yourself!
>
>
> Best Regards, [redacted]
>
>
>
So the position is for a Senior Business Analyst for a "Fortune financial institution". I've seen many variations on this -- Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50 -- but never just a "Fortune" company. So if the recruiter had actually looked at my resume or whatever profile he found from whatever job website I'm on, he would see that I briefly held a 6-month contract Business Analyst position as a trainee, not even as a full fledged BA. This was in 2015, and I haven't held any further Business Analyst positions since then. Clearly, I am not going to be qualified for a Senior Business Analyst position.
I receive many emails like this where it is obvious that the recruiter is just spamming the position to as many people as possible in case something sticks.
**But my question is, what is the best method for reacting to this sort of email from a recruiter who has not reviewed my profile or resume?**
I am not interested in even attempting to apply for the position, and I'm fairly new to the area (moved here at the end of the aforementioned BA contract), so I wouldn't have any referrals either. I've typically just ignored these emails, but should I be responding in some way to preserve some semblance of a professional relationship for future job searches?
@MonkeyZeus Thanks for the dupe target, but I would say this is different enough to remain independent. That link is about the same recruiter sending multiple emails about the same job, whereas this question is about receiving large amounts of recruiter emails from multiple recruiters and companies for positions that are not well-suited for the intended email recipient. I believe this question has received a strong amount of good answers enough that it can be helpful for others -- even expanding beyond the intended focus of US workers. | 2019/10/23 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/146931",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/100852/"
] | Ignore it, unfortunately it's par for the course when looking for jobs or signing up to recruitment websites. If you respond to them negatively then you run the risk of them not contacting you in the future even for relevant positions. | Instead of ignoring the messages, mark them as "spam." This trains ESPs to put the messages in the spam folder instead of the inbox, blocking future messages to you and others getting these messages. When their "cold calls" stop getting delivered, it may encourage them to change their practices. Regardless, you'll stop getting those messages from this and other recruiters. |
16,286 | Are there any half-official repositories for CentOS 5 with Python 2.7?
EPEL provides only Python 2.6 | 2011/07/08 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16286",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/8925/"
] | Have you checked any of these repos:
* [Dag Wieers](http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/)
* [Dries](http://dries.ulyssis.org/rpm/)
* [rpmforge](http://rpmrepo.org/RPMforge)
* [livna](http://rpm.livna.org/)
Is it ok if you have the rpm instead of a repo (i.e. can you take care of dependencies if it arises?). If so, try [phone](http://rpm.pbone.net) or [rpmfind](http://rpmfind.net). If none of the above helps, consider building from source tar balls. By far that will be the easiest. | You can try my build adapted from Fedora 16:
<http://ftp.srce.hr/redhat/test/el5/x86_64/> |
16,286 | Are there any half-official repositories for CentOS 5 with Python 2.7?
EPEL provides only Python 2.6 | 2011/07/08 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16286",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/8925/"
] | Have you checked any of these repos:
* [Dag Wieers](http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/)
* [Dries](http://dries.ulyssis.org/rpm/)
* [rpmforge](http://rpmrepo.org/RPMforge)
* [livna](http://rpm.livna.org/)
Is it ok if you have the rpm instead of a repo (i.e. can you take care of dependencies if it arises?). If so, try [phone](http://rpm.pbone.net) or [rpmfind](http://rpmfind.net). If none of the above helps, consider building from source tar balls. By far that will be the easiest. | Not that I am aware of at this time, but then again it would be prudent to learn a standard gunzip make install instead of relying on package managers. |
16,286 | Are there any half-official repositories for CentOS 5 with Python 2.7?
EPEL provides only Python 2.6 | 2011/07/08 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16286",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/8925/"
] | Have you checked any of these repos:
* [Dag Wieers](http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/)
* [Dries](http://dries.ulyssis.org/rpm/)
* [rpmforge](http://rpmrepo.org/RPMforge)
* [livna](http://rpm.livna.org/)
Is it ok if you have the rpm instead of a repo (i.e. can you take care of dependencies if it arises?). If so, try [phone](http://rpm.pbone.net) or [rpmfind](http://rpmfind.net). If none of the above helps, consider building from source tar balls. By far that will be the easiest. | You can try to get 2.6 srpm from epel you've found, extract spec file from it, change version number and rebuild it.
However, be carefull: there are a lot of packages depending on python 2.4 on el5 (like yum). You'll probably need to ensure that you are installing 2.4 and 2.7 at the same time or that you've rebuild everything depending on 2.4. |
16,286 | Are there any half-official repositories for CentOS 5 with Python 2.7?
EPEL provides only Python 2.6 | 2011/07/08 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16286",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/8925/"
] | You can try to get 2.6 srpm from epel you've found, extract spec file from it, change version number and rebuild it.
However, be carefull: there are a lot of packages depending on python 2.4 on el5 (like yum). You'll probably need to ensure that you are installing 2.4 and 2.7 at the same time or that you've rebuild everything depending on 2.4. | Not that I am aware of at this time, but then again it would be prudent to learn a standard gunzip make install instead of relying on package managers. |
16,286 | Are there any half-official repositories for CentOS 5 with Python 2.7?
EPEL provides only Python 2.6 | 2011/07/08 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16286",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/8925/"
] | You can try my build adapted from Fedora 16:
<http://ftp.srce.hr/redhat/test/el5/x86_64/> | Not that I am aware of at this time, but then again it would be prudent to learn a standard gunzip make install instead of relying on package managers. |
24,527 | I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery. I told my parents about these future plans. They said they were disappointed in me & that I was running away from my responsibilities & will ruin their and my life if I follow this path.
Since they've made me the person I am today, I feel the need to ask for permission before I leave. They won't allow me.
What would be the best way to solve this, maybe a middle path? | 2018/01/10 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/24527",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The rule of requiring your parents' permission for ordination, even if you are an adult, comes from [this incident](http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/24lbud.htm):
>
> When King Suddhodana heard that his beloved grandson had become a monk
> he was deeply grieved. The king said, "When you left home it made me
> sad. When Nanda left home my heart ached. I concentrated my love on my
> grandson and again the one I love has left me. Please do not ordain
> anyone without their parent's permission." To this the Buddha agreed
> and never ordained anybody after that without their parents'
> permission.
>
>
>
In any case, most monasteries would not allow you to ordain right away as a monk. See [here](https://bswa.org/our-locations/ordaining-as-a-monk/) for the ordination process of the Bodhinyana Monastery near Perth, Australia.
You have to first undertake the [eight precepts](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/atthasila.html) as an [anagarika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagarika) (a sort of a pre-monk) for some period of time (maybe a year), before undertaking the [ten precepts](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/dasasila.html), to become a novice monk ([samanera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanera)). Then some time later (maybe another year), you may be allowed to ordain as a full monk ([bhikkhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhu)). The novice monk and full monk both wear similar robes, while the anagarika usually wears white clothes.
You don't need your parents' permission to become an anagarika and serve in a monastery. You can spend this time to experience a taste of the monastic life, to see if renunciation is what you really want to do, before making a final decision. Maybe you might not like it after experiencing it.
At some point, you would still have to get your parents' permission to ordain. For this, you need to convince them. In any case, you can remain an anagarika for an extended period of time.
I don't think you need your parents' permission to become a novice monk either. But they would probably be unhappy to see you in a novice monk's robes which is almost the same as a full monk's robes.
For more info, read [here](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#novice), [here](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#bhikkhu) and [here](https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/ordination1.htm).
Another point is, have you decided which tradition to join? Theravada, Mahayana, Tibetan, Zen etc.? Perhaps, there's more things to consider. | Your thinking to get approach to practice Buddhism is remarkable and it's similar to the Buddha who left everything his son,wife,luxury etc.. This is very hard and difficult decision. My suggestion is you better to make them understanding about Buddhism and what is your intention of renunciation and if there is a possibility of arrange residence closer to monastery so you can easily visit them in difficulties. Make them involve with your practices and share it with them and that's good for your parents to gain their morality in late life. This is not against Buddhist teaching as treat and look after parents in their late life as they are weak and helpless. That's also good practice. Wish you all the courage to reach your best potential and wisdom and serve the world with your achievements. Thank you. metta. |
24,527 | I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery. I told my parents about these future plans. They said they were disappointed in me & that I was running away from my responsibilities & will ruin their and my life if I follow this path.
Since they've made me the person I am today, I feel the need to ask for permission before I leave. They won't allow me.
What would be the best way to solve this, maybe a middle path? | 2018/01/10 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/24527",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The rule of requiring your parents' permission for ordination, even if you are an adult, comes from [this incident](http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/24lbud.htm):
>
> When King Suddhodana heard that his beloved grandson had become a monk
> he was deeply grieved. The king said, "When you left home it made me
> sad. When Nanda left home my heart ached. I concentrated my love on my
> grandson and again the one I love has left me. Please do not ordain
> anyone without their parent's permission." To this the Buddha agreed
> and never ordained anybody after that without their parents'
> permission.
>
>
>
In any case, most monasteries would not allow you to ordain right away as a monk. See [here](https://bswa.org/our-locations/ordaining-as-a-monk/) for the ordination process of the Bodhinyana Monastery near Perth, Australia.
You have to first undertake the [eight precepts](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/atthasila.html) as an [anagarika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagarika) (a sort of a pre-monk) for some period of time (maybe a year), before undertaking the [ten precepts](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/dasasila.html), to become a novice monk ([samanera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanera)). Then some time later (maybe another year), you may be allowed to ordain as a full monk ([bhikkhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhu)). The novice monk and full monk both wear similar robes, while the anagarika usually wears white clothes.
You don't need your parents' permission to become an anagarika and serve in a monastery. You can spend this time to experience a taste of the monastic life, to see if renunciation is what you really want to do, before making a final decision. Maybe you might not like it after experiencing it.
At some point, you would still have to get your parents' permission to ordain. For this, you need to convince them. In any case, you can remain an anagarika for an extended period of time.
I don't think you need your parents' permission to become a novice monk either. But they would probably be unhappy to see you in a novice monk's robes which is almost the same as a full monk's robes.
For more info, read [here](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#novice), [here](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#bhikkhu) and [here](https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/ordination1.htm).
Another point is, have you decided which tradition to join? Theravada, Mahayana, Tibetan, Zen etc.? Perhaps, there's more things to consider. | I suppose it's better for everyone if you persuade them.
There was a sutta, [MN 82](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.082.than.html) in which Ratthapala was denied permission by his parent[s] -- and so he stopped eating, until they changed their mind and consented.
Perhaps that remains a viable (not suicidal) argument, e.g. the article [When My Son Became a Monk](https://tricycle.org/magazine/monastics-parents/) includes,
>
> I know monks who have refused to eat until their parents agreed to let them ordain
>
>
>
One thing I noted from reading MN 82 was that his action (or demonstration) was a counter-argument to their specific objection (i.e. they told him he was "raised in comfort", implying he was unsuited for the rigours of monastic life); I imagine there are other objections a parent might have, I don't know whether this is the best or only counter-argument for every situation. |
24,527 | I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery. I told my parents about these future plans. They said they were disappointed in me & that I was running away from my responsibilities & will ruin their and my life if I follow this path.
Since they've made me the person I am today, I feel the need to ask for permission before I leave. They won't allow me.
What would be the best way to solve this, maybe a middle path? | 2018/01/10 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/24527",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The rule of requiring your parents' permission for ordination, even if you are an adult, comes from [this incident](http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/24lbud.htm):
>
> When King Suddhodana heard that his beloved grandson had become a monk
> he was deeply grieved. The king said, "When you left home it made me
> sad. When Nanda left home my heart ached. I concentrated my love on my
> grandson and again the one I love has left me. Please do not ordain
> anyone without their parent's permission." To this the Buddha agreed
> and never ordained anybody after that without their parents'
> permission.
>
>
>
In any case, most monasteries would not allow you to ordain right away as a monk. See [here](https://bswa.org/our-locations/ordaining-as-a-monk/) for the ordination process of the Bodhinyana Monastery near Perth, Australia.
You have to first undertake the [eight precepts](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/atthasila.html) as an [anagarika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagarika) (a sort of a pre-monk) for some period of time (maybe a year), before undertaking the [ten precepts](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/dasasila.html), to become a novice monk ([samanera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanera)). Then some time later (maybe another year), you may be allowed to ordain as a full monk ([bhikkhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhu)). The novice monk and full monk both wear similar robes, while the anagarika usually wears white clothes.
You don't need your parents' permission to become an anagarika and serve in a monastery. You can spend this time to experience a taste of the monastic life, to see if renunciation is what you really want to do, before making a final decision. Maybe you might not like it after experiencing it.
At some point, you would still have to get your parents' permission to ordain. For this, you need to convince them. In any case, you can remain an anagarika for an extended period of time.
I don't think you need your parents' permission to become a novice monk either. But they would probably be unhappy to see you in a novice monk's robes which is almost the same as a full monk's robes.
For more info, read [here](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#novice), [here](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#bhikkhu) and [here](https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/ordination1.htm).
Another point is, have you decided which tradition to join? Theravada, Mahayana, Tibetan, Zen etc.? Perhaps, there's more things to consider. | If your parents say ,"you have responsibilities" ,it's best to not leave them . Leaving will put a lot of burden over them. You too will remain tensed.
If your parents say ,"No responsibilities ,still We won't allow asceticness " ,then you may try to live as Anagaarik in white robes and come to meet parents every once in a month or so & show them what you have learnt .
But ,when you are ready & have strong urge to go for deep meditation in forest/hill & with NO Responsibility ,still parents are not ready ... NO ADVICE IN THIS SCENARIO ,cause your mother's or your father's tears might break you down during meditation in cave/forest. Only one thing can be said here that, ' Try to maintain contact with them'... but I know that during deep meditation there must be no contact with anyone because of Noble-Silence that's why ,NO ADVICE .
If you have responsibilities , you can either talk to in monastery/meditation-center that ," I wanna learn & earn too by serving here as per my talent/capability ".
Talking to a teacher would be best. In this way ,you can support your parents & meditate/learn too. Talk to a teacher of nearest meditation centre/ monastery would be best for you & your parents.
Most important part is that you ,out of every-one , must remain happy & a best learner possible ,whatever the scenario you are facing. |
24,527 | I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery. I told my parents about these future plans. They said they were disappointed in me & that I was running away from my responsibilities & will ruin their and my life if I follow this path.
Since they've made me the person I am today, I feel the need to ask for permission before I leave. They won't allow me.
What would be the best way to solve this, maybe a middle path? | 2018/01/10 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/24527",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You told:
>
> I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery.
>
>
>
That is a very praiseworthy way one sees one parents, Sadhu! And a notion of a good sense of gratitude and right view.
Ruben gave some information, which are at large not so wrong. How ever, take always away notions of "I have a right" or "it should be this and that". If it work not now, it will work by time. When your parents get more and more understood your ways, while practicing based on right view where you are, they are more likely to understand.
When it comes to a point where you are no more able to live a householders live, you parents will see that and seeing it, they will ask, beeing asked, is a good place to explain deeper and make things understood.
Since it contains a lot of stories, aside the rules of the Bhikkhus (not someones rights!), it's maybe worthy to give [the Mahavagga I](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/vin/mv/index_en.html#mv01) an extended read.
Meanwhile, [something to rejoice](http://sangham.net/index.php/topic,8304.msg13663.html#msg13663) with, take part on merits: a certain person, just few days ago, joyfull shared his mothers now joyful agreement, with his soon going forth. Something really not common in regard of intented to really going forth, not just changing house with monastery, which is often really just a "seek for 'easy' life" and welness.
The case of the Buddhas son, and the grieve of his mother, and the request of Ven. Ananda, which was the reason for the rule not to give going forth, one who has no permission from the parents, was in regard of a Samanera and such as "Anagarika" does not exist within the Dhamma-Vinaya, but is actually also a Samanera (one who asked for going forth under the Buddhas teaching). So not only out of this, it's good to seek a good and proper way, not stubborn and proper to time and facts.
As told, if there are no more ways to live a housholders life, there will be ways anyway. It's possible not wrong at all if spending much and most time avalible in contact with the monks, try to make service and maybe it's possible to get your parents to attend often or part time.
At least, althought maybe not that welcome to hear/read, its always good to speak with good and possible also knowledgeable monks, at first place and if avaliable (which requires to let go of usuall "lazy" ways) in all Dhamma-Vinaya cases, specially in regard of ordination.
There are many personal things, which those could probably handle with, which "in all cases seen from outward"-accounts are not able to serve propably best. One would not easy find someone with real refuge in the Juwels in this spheres, which does on the otherside not mean that ones Nissaya does not have its ways anyway, if walking with pure heart and certain right view, sticking firm to the basics.
Best possible strength, effort and endure for success in regard of path, fruits and the mastering of the holy life, where ever being. Watching after giving good causes. Effects come by themselves, just a matter of crossing the soil for it, sooner or later.
---
***Addition***
My person has to add (just translating that part of the Mahavagga), that the Original wish after the rule, that those desire the going forth, need permission, to be faultless ordained by a Bhikkhu, was raised from Buddhas father and the rule does not cover only the acceptance as Bhikkhu, but also all other forms of going into homelessness, going forth (*pabbājeyya*) under the Buddha: eg. Samaneria and technical Anagarika (who are actually Samanera) as well.
See: [Rāhulavatthu - The Case of Rāhula](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/vin/mv/mv01/mv.01.41.khem_en.html)
*[Note: This is a gift of Dhamma, not meant for commercial use or other lower wordily gains by ways of exchange or trade]* | Your thinking to get approach to practice Buddhism is remarkable and it's similar to the Buddha who left everything his son,wife,luxury etc.. This is very hard and difficult decision. My suggestion is you better to make them understanding about Buddhism and what is your intention of renunciation and if there is a possibility of arrange residence closer to monastery so you can easily visit them in difficulties. Make them involve with your practices and share it with them and that's good for your parents to gain their morality in late life. This is not against Buddhist teaching as treat and look after parents in their late life as they are weak and helpless. That's also good practice. Wish you all the courage to reach your best potential and wisdom and serve the world with your achievements. Thank you. metta. |
24,527 | I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery. I told my parents about these future plans. They said they were disappointed in me & that I was running away from my responsibilities & will ruin their and my life if I follow this path.
Since they've made me the person I am today, I feel the need to ask for permission before I leave. They won't allow me.
What would be the best way to solve this, maybe a middle path? | 2018/01/10 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/24527",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You told:
>
> I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery.
>
>
>
That is a very praiseworthy way one sees one parents, Sadhu! And a notion of a good sense of gratitude and right view.
Ruben gave some information, which are at large not so wrong. How ever, take always away notions of "I have a right" or "it should be this and that". If it work not now, it will work by time. When your parents get more and more understood your ways, while practicing based on right view where you are, they are more likely to understand.
When it comes to a point where you are no more able to live a householders live, you parents will see that and seeing it, they will ask, beeing asked, is a good place to explain deeper and make things understood.
Since it contains a lot of stories, aside the rules of the Bhikkhus (not someones rights!), it's maybe worthy to give [the Mahavagga I](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/vin/mv/index_en.html#mv01) an extended read.
Meanwhile, [something to rejoice](http://sangham.net/index.php/topic,8304.msg13663.html#msg13663) with, take part on merits: a certain person, just few days ago, joyfull shared his mothers now joyful agreement, with his soon going forth. Something really not common in regard of intented to really going forth, not just changing house with monastery, which is often really just a "seek for 'easy' life" and welness.
The case of the Buddhas son, and the grieve of his mother, and the request of Ven. Ananda, which was the reason for the rule not to give going forth, one who has no permission from the parents, was in regard of a Samanera and such as "Anagarika" does not exist within the Dhamma-Vinaya, but is actually also a Samanera (one who asked for going forth under the Buddhas teaching). So not only out of this, it's good to seek a good and proper way, not stubborn and proper to time and facts.
As told, if there are no more ways to live a housholders life, there will be ways anyway. It's possible not wrong at all if spending much and most time avalible in contact with the monks, try to make service and maybe it's possible to get your parents to attend often or part time.
At least, althought maybe not that welcome to hear/read, its always good to speak with good and possible also knowledgeable monks, at first place and if avaliable (which requires to let go of usuall "lazy" ways) in all Dhamma-Vinaya cases, specially in regard of ordination.
There are many personal things, which those could probably handle with, which "in all cases seen from outward"-accounts are not able to serve propably best. One would not easy find someone with real refuge in the Juwels in this spheres, which does on the otherside not mean that ones Nissaya does not have its ways anyway, if walking with pure heart and certain right view, sticking firm to the basics.
Best possible strength, effort and endure for success in regard of path, fruits and the mastering of the holy life, where ever being. Watching after giving good causes. Effects come by themselves, just a matter of crossing the soil for it, sooner or later.
---
***Addition***
My person has to add (just translating that part of the Mahavagga), that the Original wish after the rule, that those desire the going forth, need permission, to be faultless ordained by a Bhikkhu, was raised from Buddhas father and the rule does not cover only the acceptance as Bhikkhu, but also all other forms of going into homelessness, going forth (*pabbājeyya*) under the Buddha: eg. Samaneria and technical Anagarika (who are actually Samanera) as well.
See: [Rāhulavatthu - The Case of Rāhula](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/vin/mv/mv01/mv.01.41.khem_en.html)
*[Note: This is a gift of Dhamma, not meant for commercial use or other lower wordily gains by ways of exchange or trade]* | I suppose it's better for everyone if you persuade them.
There was a sutta, [MN 82](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.082.than.html) in which Ratthapala was denied permission by his parent[s] -- and so he stopped eating, until they changed their mind and consented.
Perhaps that remains a viable (not suicidal) argument, e.g. the article [When My Son Became a Monk](https://tricycle.org/magazine/monastics-parents/) includes,
>
> I know monks who have refused to eat until their parents agreed to let them ordain
>
>
>
One thing I noted from reading MN 82 was that his action (or demonstration) was a counter-argument to their specific objection (i.e. they told him he was "raised in comfort", implying he was unsuited for the rigours of monastic life); I imagine there are other objections a parent might have, I don't know whether this is the best or only counter-argument for every situation. |
24,527 | I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery. I told my parents about these future plans. They said they were disappointed in me & that I was running away from my responsibilities & will ruin their and my life if I follow this path.
Since they've made me the person I am today, I feel the need to ask for permission before I leave. They won't allow me.
What would be the best way to solve this, maybe a middle path? | 2018/01/10 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/24527",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You told:
>
> I have thought about this since a long time, and now I am ready for renunciation, accept teachings and practise Buddhism in a monastery.
>
>
>
That is a very praiseworthy way one sees one parents, Sadhu! And a notion of a good sense of gratitude and right view.
Ruben gave some information, which are at large not so wrong. How ever, take always away notions of "I have a right" or "it should be this and that". If it work not now, it will work by time. When your parents get more and more understood your ways, while practicing based on right view where you are, they are more likely to understand.
When it comes to a point where you are no more able to live a householders live, you parents will see that and seeing it, they will ask, beeing asked, is a good place to explain deeper and make things understood.
Since it contains a lot of stories, aside the rules of the Bhikkhus (not someones rights!), it's maybe worthy to give [the Mahavagga I](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/vin/mv/index_en.html#mv01) an extended read.
Meanwhile, [something to rejoice](http://sangham.net/index.php/topic,8304.msg13663.html#msg13663) with, take part on merits: a certain person, just few days ago, joyfull shared his mothers now joyful agreement, with his soon going forth. Something really not common in regard of intented to really going forth, not just changing house with monastery, which is often really just a "seek for 'easy' life" and welness.
The case of the Buddhas son, and the grieve of his mother, and the request of Ven. Ananda, which was the reason for the rule not to give going forth, one who has no permission from the parents, was in regard of a Samanera and such as "Anagarika" does not exist within the Dhamma-Vinaya, but is actually also a Samanera (one who asked for going forth under the Buddhas teaching). So not only out of this, it's good to seek a good and proper way, not stubborn and proper to time and facts.
As told, if there are no more ways to live a housholders life, there will be ways anyway. It's possible not wrong at all if spending much and most time avalible in contact with the monks, try to make service and maybe it's possible to get your parents to attend often or part time.
At least, althought maybe not that welcome to hear/read, its always good to speak with good and possible also knowledgeable monks, at first place and if avaliable (which requires to let go of usuall "lazy" ways) in all Dhamma-Vinaya cases, specially in regard of ordination.
There are many personal things, which those could probably handle with, which "in all cases seen from outward"-accounts are not able to serve propably best. One would not easy find someone with real refuge in the Juwels in this spheres, which does on the otherside not mean that ones Nissaya does not have its ways anyway, if walking with pure heart and certain right view, sticking firm to the basics.
Best possible strength, effort and endure for success in regard of path, fruits and the mastering of the holy life, where ever being. Watching after giving good causes. Effects come by themselves, just a matter of crossing the soil for it, sooner or later.
---
***Addition***
My person has to add (just translating that part of the Mahavagga), that the Original wish after the rule, that those desire the going forth, need permission, to be faultless ordained by a Bhikkhu, was raised from Buddhas father and the rule does not cover only the acceptance as Bhikkhu, but also all other forms of going into homelessness, going forth (*pabbājeyya*) under the Buddha: eg. Samaneria and technical Anagarika (who are actually Samanera) as well.
See: [Rāhulavatthu - The Case of Rāhula](http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/vin/mv/mv01/mv.01.41.khem_en.html)
*[Note: This is a gift of Dhamma, not meant for commercial use or other lower wordily gains by ways of exchange or trade]* | If your parents say ,"you have responsibilities" ,it's best to not leave them . Leaving will put a lot of burden over them. You too will remain tensed.
If your parents say ,"No responsibilities ,still We won't allow asceticness " ,then you may try to live as Anagaarik in white robes and come to meet parents every once in a month or so & show them what you have learnt .
But ,when you are ready & have strong urge to go for deep meditation in forest/hill & with NO Responsibility ,still parents are not ready ... NO ADVICE IN THIS SCENARIO ,cause your mother's or your father's tears might break you down during meditation in cave/forest. Only one thing can be said here that, ' Try to maintain contact with them'... but I know that during deep meditation there must be no contact with anyone because of Noble-Silence that's why ,NO ADVICE .
If you have responsibilities , you can either talk to in monastery/meditation-center that ," I wanna learn & earn too by serving here as per my talent/capability ".
Talking to a teacher would be best. In this way ,you can support your parents & meditate/learn too. Talk to a teacher of nearest meditation centre/ monastery would be best for you & your parents.
Most important part is that you ,out of every-one , must remain happy & a best learner possible ,whatever the scenario you are facing. |
172,393 | I applied for Company A for a job. I applied also for Company B.
Company A has given me an offer. I accepted it, and I canceled all of my other applications, except to Company B. I did it because Company B was a much better job, but I've seen only a small chance for a success.
Company A sent me a contract to sign, and started to organize the starting procedure.
Meanwhile, also Company B has given me an offer. It was a surprise, but I had luck.
Now I need to cancel the procedure for Company A.
Yes, on the paper and on the law is everything okay. I got an offer, I am free to reject it.
But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
I am ashamed.
What the heck could I do? What?
What should I say to them? I think, I will be forever blacklisted at Company A, and I deserve it, but what should I say them? | 2021/05/12 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/172393",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32611/"
] | >
> But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
>
>
> I am ashamed.
>
>
>
No need to be ashamed, thats just business. You are looking out for your best interest, the company is looking out for theirs..
Since you haven't signed, there's no legal obligation on your side.
>
> What should I say to them?
>
>
>
Thank them for their interest in you and their time spent on the application process and tell them you found another job that's more suitable to you.
You could add that they might keep your record for future opportunities.
That's all there is to it - no need to loose sleep or get grey hairs over it, your move is not so uncommon and completely understandable.. | If they choose to blacklist you, it's very unlikely that whatever you're thinking of saying is going to change their mind.
That said, if you're ready to face the consequences (burning the bridges, to say the least), go ahead and inform them about the change of mind as soon as possible. That's the most you can do - to minimize the impact of your rejection and allow them sufficient time (compared to a delayed intimation) to find a suitable replacement for you.
Do not go into explaining anything - it's likely that it's going to make things worse - thank them for the opportunity, state your choice apologize and move on. |
172,393 | I applied for Company A for a job. I applied also for Company B.
Company A has given me an offer. I accepted it, and I canceled all of my other applications, except to Company B. I did it because Company B was a much better job, but I've seen only a small chance for a success.
Company A sent me a contract to sign, and started to organize the starting procedure.
Meanwhile, also Company B has given me an offer. It was a surprise, but I had luck.
Now I need to cancel the procedure for Company A.
Yes, on the paper and on the law is everything okay. I got an offer, I am free to reject it.
But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
I am ashamed.
What the heck could I do? What?
What should I say to them? I think, I will be forever blacklisted at Company A, and I deserve it, but what should I say them? | 2021/05/12 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/172393",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32611/"
] | People back out of accepting a job offer *all the time*. For a multitude of reasons. A small company with inexperienced staff may be surprised, but for most companies, this is just part of the game. They will just shrug, and move on. For the companies POV, it's better if you abort the process now, then if you would start, and leave during your probation period.
Just send them a letter, addressed to the relevant people, thanking them for their time and trust they put in you, but that you have decided to decline the offer. You don't have tell them any reason.
Will that burn any bridges? Maybe. Some people might remember your name, and decline to talk to you for another opportunity. Some HR agent might put note in your file. (I know recruitment at the company I work for does -- they keep track of every outcome, mostly to track performance as recruitment as a whole; but I also know several people who first declined an offer, and later joined the company; it's not hold against them). Most likely, they won't remember. (Of course, if you work in a field of which there only a few dozens of people working in the whole work, it will be harder to forget a name).
If you find a better position, go for it. You don't have to be loyal to a company you haven't even gotten a first paycheck from. | If they choose to blacklist you, it's very unlikely that whatever you're thinking of saying is going to change their mind.
That said, if you're ready to face the consequences (burning the bridges, to say the least), go ahead and inform them about the change of mind as soon as possible. That's the most you can do - to minimize the impact of your rejection and allow them sufficient time (compared to a delayed intimation) to find a suitable replacement for you.
Do not go into explaining anything - it's likely that it's going to make things worse - thank them for the opportunity, state your choice apologize and move on. |
172,393 | I applied for Company A for a job. I applied also for Company B.
Company A has given me an offer. I accepted it, and I canceled all of my other applications, except to Company B. I did it because Company B was a much better job, but I've seen only a small chance for a success.
Company A sent me a contract to sign, and started to organize the starting procedure.
Meanwhile, also Company B has given me an offer. It was a surprise, but I had luck.
Now I need to cancel the procedure for Company A.
Yes, on the paper and on the law is everything okay. I got an offer, I am free to reject it.
But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
I am ashamed.
What the heck could I do? What?
What should I say to them? I think, I will be forever blacklisted at Company A, and I deserve it, but what should I say them? | 2021/05/12 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/172393",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32611/"
] | >
> But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
>
>
> I am ashamed.
>
>
>
No need to be ashamed, thats just business. You are looking out for your best interest, the company is looking out for theirs..
Since you haven't signed, there's no legal obligation on your side.
>
> What should I say to them?
>
>
>
Thank them for their interest in you and their time spent on the application process and tell them you found another job that's more suitable to you.
You could add that they might keep your record for future opportunities.
That's all there is to it - no need to loose sleep or get grey hairs over it, your move is not so uncommon and completely understandable.. | You have the choice: Get a much better job with B, and make A upset. Or get a much less good job with A, and make B upset.
In that case you look after #1, which is YOU. You do what's best for you. A is a business, they have to look after themselves, and if they can't, tough. So what's best for YOU? Take the job with B. It's business.
And you were not dishonest. Every reasonable employer will expect you to look after yourself and your interests, and they will look after their interests. So going with B's offer is totally expected. Sure, A will be annoyed, but that is part of being a business, sometimes things happen that you don't like. |
172,393 | I applied for Company A for a job. I applied also for Company B.
Company A has given me an offer. I accepted it, and I canceled all of my other applications, except to Company B. I did it because Company B was a much better job, but I've seen only a small chance for a success.
Company A sent me a contract to sign, and started to organize the starting procedure.
Meanwhile, also Company B has given me an offer. It was a surprise, but I had luck.
Now I need to cancel the procedure for Company A.
Yes, on the paper and on the law is everything okay. I got an offer, I am free to reject it.
But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
I am ashamed.
What the heck could I do? What?
What should I say to them? I think, I will be forever blacklisted at Company A, and I deserve it, but what should I say them? | 2021/05/12 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/172393",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/32611/"
] | >
> But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
>
>
> I am ashamed.
>
>
>
No need to be ashamed, thats just business. You are looking out for your best interest, the company is looking out for theirs..
Since you haven't signed, there's no legal obligation on your side.
>
> What should I say to them?
>
>
>
Thank them for their interest in you and their time spent on the application process and tell them you found another job that's more suitable to you.
You could add that they might keep your record for future opportunities.
That's all there is to it - no need to loose sleep or get grey hairs over it, your move is not so uncommon and completely understandable.. | People back out of accepting a job offer *all the time*. For a multitude of reasons. A small company with inexperienced staff may be surprised, but for most companies, this is just part of the game. They will just shrug, and move on. For the companies POV, it's better if you abort the process now, then if you would start, and leave during your probation period.
Just send them a letter, addressed to the relevant people, thanking them for their time and trust they put in you, but that you have decided to decline the offer. You don't have tell them any reason.
Will that burn any bridges? Maybe. Some people might remember your name, and decline to talk to you for another opportunity. Some HR agent might put note in your file. (I know recruitment at the company I work for does -- they keep track of every outcome, mostly to track performance as recruitment as a whole; but I also know several people who first declined an offer, and later joined the company; it's not hold against them). Most likely, they won't remember. (Of course, if you work in a field of which there only a few dozens of people working in the whole work, it will be harder to forget a name).
If you find a better position, go for it. You don't have to be loyal to a company you haven't even gotten a first paycheck from. |
172,393 | I applied for Company A for a job. I applied also for Company B.
Company A has given me an offer. I accepted it, and I canceled all of my other applications, except to Company B. I did it because Company B was a much better job, but I've seen only a small chance for a success.
Company A sent me a contract to sign, and started to organize the starting procedure.
Meanwhile, also Company B has given me an offer. It was a surprise, but I had luck.
Now I need to cancel the procedure for Company A.
Yes, on the paper and on the law is everything okay. I got an offer, I am free to reject it.
But, the sad truth is that I was unthinkably dishonest. They honored me with a job, they trusted me, and I slapped them on the face. That is the truth.
I am ashamed.
What the heck could I do? What?
What should I say to them? I think, I will be forever blacklisted at Company A, and I deserve it, but what should I say them? | 2021/05/12 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/172393",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | People back out of accepting a job offer *all the time*. For a multitude of reasons. A small company with inexperienced staff may be surprised, but for most companies, this is just part of the game. They will just shrug, and move on. For the companies POV, it's better if you abort the process now, then if you would start, and leave during your probation period.
Just send them a letter, addressed to the relevant people, thanking them for their time and trust they put in you, but that you have decided to decline the offer. You don't have tell them any reason.
Will that burn any bridges? Maybe. Some people might remember your name, and decline to talk to you for another opportunity. Some HR agent might put note in your file. (I know recruitment at the company I work for does -- they keep track of every outcome, mostly to track performance as recruitment as a whole; but I also know several people who first declined an offer, and later joined the company; it's not hold against them). Most likely, they won't remember. (Of course, if you work in a field of which there only a few dozens of people working in the whole work, it will be harder to forget a name).
If you find a better position, go for it. You don't have to be loyal to a company you haven't even gotten a first paycheck from. | You have the choice: Get a much better job with B, and make A upset. Or get a much less good job with A, and make B upset.
In that case you look after #1, which is YOU. You do what's best for you. A is a business, they have to look after themselves, and if they can't, tough. So what's best for YOU? Take the job with B. It's business.
And you were not dishonest. Every reasonable employer will expect you to look after yourself and your interests, and they will look after their interests. So going with B's offer is totally expected. Sure, A will be annoyed, but that is part of being a business, sometimes things happen that you don't like. |
379,440 | Everything is in the title: Why does it take time to melt ice when the loss of magnetization of a material at its Curie temperature is immediate?
Have you an explanation for this difference? | 2018/01/12 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/379440",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The melting of ice is a *first order* phase transition.
First order phase transition involve the release/absorption of a fixed amount of [latent heat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_heat) per unit volume. A finite amount of time is needed for the release/absorption of such heat, and thus for completing the transition.
The loss of magnetization of a ferromagnet at the Curie temperature is a *second order* phase transition, where there is no latent heat involved. | In addition to Valerio answer, while liquid water has a higher energy level than ice (which you need to provide for the phase transition. Magnets, on the contrary store some potential energy (You can observe it if you break a magnet parallel with the field lines, parts will turn to make a shorter magnetic circuit, and even more if you reduce it to dust. And so, passing the Currie point will free some energy instead of absorbing it, which can happen instantaneously. |
310,906 | >
> “A guard! Well, that IS good. So somebody’s got to set up all night and never get any sleep, just so as to watch them. I think that’s foolishness. Why can’t a body **take a club** and ransom them as soon as they get here?”
>
>
>
I have no idea what "take a club" means here. I checked online. It doesn't seem to be an idiom.
Note that the English variant is kinda old. Here is the modern version:
>
> “A guard! Well, that IS a good idea. So someone has got to stay up all night and never get any sleep, just to keep an eye on them. I think that’s ridiculous. Why can’t we just **take a club** and ransom them as soon as they get here?”
>
>
>
This is from *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*. Here is the linked to it: <https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/lit/huckfinn/chapter-2/page_3/> | 2022/03/05 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/310906",
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] | "Take a club" in this case means exactly what Kate Bunting and SoronelHaetir have suggested: to pick up a [club](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/club#Noun), a "heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or plaything." The verb [**to take**](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take#Verb) has 55 main meanings listed at Wiktionary, and the meaning here is the very first one:
>
> 1. (*transitive*) To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
>
> *They **took** Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.*
>
>
>
The confusing part is the implication that the club *itself* will be used to "ransom" the people who have been kidnapped and brought to the cave. The speakers—Tom Sawyer and Ben Rogers and the rest of the Gang—don't actually know what that word means! They assume it has something to do with *killing* the people, and Ben Rogers suggests that they "ransom" the people with a club. He thinks this means they will beat the people with the club until they are dead.
But of course the verb [**to ransom**](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ransom#Verb) does *not* mean that! It means "3. To exact a ransom (payment) in exchange for the freedom of." But the boys do not know the correct meaning and they misuse the word, which makes for some humorous dialogue. | I would read it as to threaten the prisoner with being hit with a club unless they (or someone on their behalf) pays up, that the "take" simply means to "hold onto" (a shortened form of "take-in-hand").
Normally I would read "take a club" as meaning someone actually got hit, as in "I've no desire to take a club", or more likely "he took a club to the head", but that meaning doesn't really make sense in the cited sentence. And note that if this is a translated work something may well be getting lost from the original. |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | BLDC motors usually just use permanent magnets on the rotor (be it in-runner or out-runner) and use a set of windings on the stator connected in a three-phase delta or wye configuration. The speed controller just generates a variable-frequency, three phase waveform to power the motor. Since the windings are symmetric, electrically there's no reason you can't turn the motor in either direction.
As for whether it's a good idea to run a prop backwards on landing, that's more of an aeronautics problem than anything inherently electronic. Having flown some r/c planes, it seems to make sense to me that if you reverse the prop on landing, you're basically just applying a braking force along the line of the axis of rotation. If that line passes above the center of gravity (not below it), that should torque things so that the tail will stay down, so you should be stable if that's the case. If the prop axis is below the CG, though, you're looking at forward torques that would drive the nose down, which would result in damage. | Yes, you can drive a brushless DC motor in both directions.
See, for example, the [On Semiconductor MC33035](http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=MC33035PG) brushless DC motor control chip, which has a pin to control direction.
Here's a little explanation from p. 9 of [the datasheet](http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC33035-D.PDF):
>
> The Forward/Reverse input (Pin 3) is used to change the
> direction of motor rotation by reversing the voltage across
> the stator winding. When the input changes state, from high
> to low with a given sensor input code (for example 100), the
> enabled top and bottom drive outputs with the same alpha
> designation are exchanged (AT to AB, BT to BB, CT to CB).
> In effect, the commutation sequence is reversed and the
> motor changes directional rotation.
>
>
>
I believe you do have to be careful about "shoot-through"-- if you're trying to switch the direction of current flow in a winding, you have to be sure to turn one set of FETs off completely before you turn on the other set, or you may inadvertently short your power supply.
You might google "adaptive gate drive" or "dead time" for more details. |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | BLDC motors usually just use permanent magnets on the rotor (be it in-runner or out-runner) and use a set of windings on the stator connected in a three-phase delta or wye configuration. The speed controller just generates a variable-frequency, three phase waveform to power the motor. Since the windings are symmetric, electrically there's no reason you can't turn the motor in either direction.
As for whether it's a good idea to run a prop backwards on landing, that's more of an aeronautics problem than anything inherently electronic. Having flown some r/c planes, it seems to make sense to me that if you reverse the prop on landing, you're basically just applying a braking force along the line of the axis of rotation. If that line passes above the center of gravity (not below it), that should torque things so that the tail will stay down, so you should be stable if that's the case. If the prop axis is below the CG, though, you're looking at forward torques that would drive the nose down, which would result in damage. | What you have to worry about most when you reverse direction of a motor, is that you do not put too much current into either the motor or the electronics/switches that control it.
When you connect a voltage source across a motor that is at rest and either has a large inertia or a locked rotor, you get a large current flowing through it = V / R where R is the stator winding resistance of the motor. This is called the stall current.
If you are running at full speed with a voltage source across a motor, and you immediately reverse the polarity of the voltage source, you can get up to 2x the stall current, because the voltage source is then at the opposite polarity of the motor's back-emf. This can be too much current, and if that's the case then you have to control the rate at which you reverse voltage across the motor, by using PWM or some other way besides a hard voltage reversal. |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | BLDC motors usually just use permanent magnets on the rotor (be it in-runner or out-runner) and use a set of windings on the stator connected in a three-phase delta or wye configuration. The speed controller just generates a variable-frequency, three phase waveform to power the motor. Since the windings are symmetric, electrically there's no reason you can't turn the motor in either direction.
As for whether it's a good idea to run a prop backwards on landing, that's more of an aeronautics problem than anything inherently electronic. Having flown some r/c planes, it seems to make sense to me that if you reverse the prop on landing, you're basically just applying a braking force along the line of the axis of rotation. If that line passes above the center of gravity (not below it), that should torque things so that the tail will stay down, so you should be stable if that's the case. If the prop axis is below the CG, though, you're looking at forward torques that would drive the nose down, which would result in damage. | Thrust on helycopters is controlled by varying the propeller pitch, not the motor speed/direction. In an helycopter, the main rotor motor turns almost always at the same speed.
Inverted hovering needs a special designed [swash plate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashplate_%28helicopter%29) that allows positive and negative blade pitch.
For the original question, yes, you can drive a brushless dc motor in both direction.
Stopping it quickly (with a propeller connected to it), change direcion to the thrust, and keeping your plane on the track, is another story :-) |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | BLDC motors usually just use permanent magnets on the rotor (be it in-runner or out-runner) and use a set of windings on the stator connected in a three-phase delta or wye configuration. The speed controller just generates a variable-frequency, three phase waveform to power the motor. Since the windings are symmetric, electrically there's no reason you can't turn the motor in either direction.
As for whether it's a good idea to run a prop backwards on landing, that's more of an aeronautics problem than anything inherently electronic. Having flown some r/c planes, it seems to make sense to me that if you reverse the prop on landing, you're basically just applying a braking force along the line of the axis of rotation. If that line passes above the center of gravity (not below it), that should torque things so that the tail will stay down, so you should be stable if that's the case. If the prop axis is below the CG, though, you're looking at forward torques that would drive the nose down, which would result in damage. | I know this is a very old question from 2010, but for the sake of other people with the problem today, brushless drone and model motor controllers now commutate the motor by sensing the back emf of the winding. There is no hall effect sensors, so you just have to reverse any 2 of the 3 motor wires. |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | Yes, you can drive a brushless DC motor in both directions.
See, for example, the [On Semiconductor MC33035](http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=MC33035PG) brushless DC motor control chip, which has a pin to control direction.
Here's a little explanation from p. 9 of [the datasheet](http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC33035-D.PDF):
>
> The Forward/Reverse input (Pin 3) is used to change the
> direction of motor rotation by reversing the voltage across
> the stator winding. When the input changes state, from high
> to low with a given sensor input code (for example 100), the
> enabled top and bottom drive outputs with the same alpha
> designation are exchanged (AT to AB, BT to BB, CT to CB).
> In effect, the commutation sequence is reversed and the
> motor changes directional rotation.
>
>
>
I believe you do have to be careful about "shoot-through"-- if you're trying to switch the direction of current flow in a winding, you have to be sure to turn one set of FETs off completely before you turn on the other set, or you may inadvertently short your power supply.
You might google "adaptive gate drive" or "dead time" for more details. | What you have to worry about most when you reverse direction of a motor, is that you do not put too much current into either the motor or the electronics/switches that control it.
When you connect a voltage source across a motor that is at rest and either has a large inertia or a locked rotor, you get a large current flowing through it = V / R where R is the stator winding resistance of the motor. This is called the stall current.
If you are running at full speed with a voltage source across a motor, and you immediately reverse the polarity of the voltage source, you can get up to 2x the stall current, because the voltage source is then at the opposite polarity of the motor's back-emf. This can be too much current, and if that's the case then you have to control the rate at which you reverse voltage across the motor, by using PWM or some other way besides a hard voltage reversal. |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | Yes, you can drive a brushless DC motor in both directions.
See, for example, the [On Semiconductor MC33035](http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=MC33035PG) brushless DC motor control chip, which has a pin to control direction.
Here's a little explanation from p. 9 of [the datasheet](http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC33035-D.PDF):
>
> The Forward/Reverse input (Pin 3) is used to change the
> direction of motor rotation by reversing the voltage across
> the stator winding. When the input changes state, from high
> to low with a given sensor input code (for example 100), the
> enabled top and bottom drive outputs with the same alpha
> designation are exchanged (AT to AB, BT to BB, CT to CB).
> In effect, the commutation sequence is reversed and the
> motor changes directional rotation.
>
>
>
I believe you do have to be careful about "shoot-through"-- if you're trying to switch the direction of current flow in a winding, you have to be sure to turn one set of FETs off completely before you turn on the other set, or you may inadvertently short your power supply.
You might google "adaptive gate drive" or "dead time" for more details. | Thrust on helycopters is controlled by varying the propeller pitch, not the motor speed/direction. In an helycopter, the main rotor motor turns almost always at the same speed.
Inverted hovering needs a special designed [swash plate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashplate_%28helicopter%29) that allows positive and negative blade pitch.
For the original question, yes, you can drive a brushless dc motor in both direction.
Stopping it quickly (with a propeller connected to it), change direcion to the thrust, and keeping your plane on the track, is another story :-) |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | Yes, you can drive a brushless DC motor in both directions.
See, for example, the [On Semiconductor MC33035](http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=MC33035PG) brushless DC motor control chip, which has a pin to control direction.
Here's a little explanation from p. 9 of [the datasheet](http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC33035-D.PDF):
>
> The Forward/Reverse input (Pin 3) is used to change the
> direction of motor rotation by reversing the voltage across
> the stator winding. When the input changes state, from high
> to low with a given sensor input code (for example 100), the
> enabled top and bottom drive outputs with the same alpha
> designation are exchanged (AT to AB, BT to BB, CT to CB).
> In effect, the commutation sequence is reversed and the
> motor changes directional rotation.
>
>
>
I believe you do have to be careful about "shoot-through"-- if you're trying to switch the direction of current flow in a winding, you have to be sure to turn one set of FETs off completely before you turn on the other set, or you may inadvertently short your power supply.
You might google "adaptive gate drive" or "dead time" for more details. | I know this is a very old question from 2010, but for the sake of other people with the problem today, brushless drone and model motor controllers now commutate the motor by sensing the back emf of the winding. There is no hall effect sensors, so you just have to reverse any 2 of the 3 motor wires. |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | What you have to worry about most when you reverse direction of a motor, is that you do not put too much current into either the motor or the electronics/switches that control it.
When you connect a voltage source across a motor that is at rest and either has a large inertia or a locked rotor, you get a large current flowing through it = V / R where R is the stator winding resistance of the motor. This is called the stall current.
If you are running at full speed with a voltage source across a motor, and you immediately reverse the polarity of the voltage source, you can get up to 2x the stall current, because the voltage source is then at the opposite polarity of the motor's back-emf. This can be too much current, and if that's the case then you have to control the rate at which you reverse voltage across the motor, by using PWM or some other way besides a hard voltage reversal. | I know this is a very old question from 2010, but for the sake of other people with the problem today, brushless drone and model motor controllers now commutate the motor by sensing the back emf of the winding. There is no hall effect sensors, so you just have to reverse any 2 of the 3 motor wires. |
2,771 | Can you run a [BLDC motor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor) backwards without damage?
Is it OK to drive a model airplane BLDC engine backwards while landing, so it gets a little "reverse thrust" and come to a stop a little quicker on the runway?
Is it OK to drive a model helicopter BLDC motors backwards so it can hover upside-down?
Or do I need to design the hardware so that it never drives the motor backwards, under any circumstances, no matter what the pilot on the ground does at the transmitter? | 2010/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/2771",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/813/"
] | Thrust on helycopters is controlled by varying the propeller pitch, not the motor speed/direction. In an helycopter, the main rotor motor turns almost always at the same speed.
Inverted hovering needs a special designed [swash plate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashplate_%28helicopter%29) that allows positive and negative blade pitch.
For the original question, yes, you can drive a brushless dc motor in both direction.
Stopping it quickly (with a propeller connected to it), change direcion to the thrust, and keeping your plane on the track, is another story :-) | I know this is a very old question from 2010, but for the sake of other people with the problem today, brushless drone and model motor controllers now commutate the motor by sensing the back emf of the winding. There is no hall effect sensors, so you just have to reverse any 2 of the 3 motor wires. |
333 | We have two related tags that I feel overlap largely but IMHO are distinct enough to keep them as separate tags; [carbon-footprint](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carbon-footprint "show questions tagged 'carbon-footprint'") and [greenhouse-gas-emissions](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/greenhouse-gas-emissions "show questions tagged 'greenhouse-gas-emissions'"). Assuming other people agree the tags are not synonyms, my suggestion is to make it more clear when to use each tag by improving the tag usage guidance description for both tags (the excerpt that appears if you hover on the tag on the main site).
Currently the tag description for [carbon-footprint](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carbon-footprint "show questions tagged 'carbon-footprint'") is
"*a measure of the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced directly and indirectly by a person, an organisation, an event or a product.*"
[greenhouse-gas-emissions](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/greenhouse-gas-emissions "show questions tagged 'greenhouse-gas-emissions'") doesn't have a tag wiki yet.
Any suggestions? For what kind of questions should people use the carbon-footprint tag and for what questions the greenhouse-gas-emissions tag? | 2019/12/23 | [
"https://sustainability.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/333",
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] | This is a hard thing to categorise. The topics intersect somewhat and the tags are currently used interchangeably.
It might be worth renaming [greenhouse-gas-emissions](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/greenhouse-gas-emissions "show questions tagged 'greenhouse-gas-emissions'") to just [greenhouse-gas](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/greenhouse-gas "show questions tagged 'greenhouse-gas'") (or [greenhouse-gases](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/greenhouse-gases "show questions tagged 'greenhouse-gases'")?), and have it be a tag that categorises questions *about* gases but not necessarily about emissions, like the following:
* [How much does the methane content of natural gas vary, and what is the impact?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/9842/8232)
* [Which gases increase the greenhouse effect more than carbon dioxide?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/83/8232)
* [How much of the emitted CO2 is human caused](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/2339/8232)
That way, questions about the emission of GHGs could fall under [carbon-footprint](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carbon-footprint "show questions tagged 'carbon-footprint'"). A 'carbon footprint' is a measurement of emissions that boils them down to a single number (CO2 equivalent). It's meant to be an 'at-a-glance' indicator of how high (or low) an impact a particular individual, business, event or product has on the environment. As such, the sorts of questions tagged [carbon-footprint](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carbon-footprint "show questions tagged 'carbon-footprint'") would be:
* How to **assess, estimate, measure and/or quantify**, emissions, product life-cycles, or other carbon-generating processes that would factor into a carbon footprint. For example:
+ [How would you calculate carbon emissions of software?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/9891/8232)
+ [Is a solar cell phone charger a sustainable choice?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/6900/8232)
+ [With current technology, how much CO2 is emitted when making renewable power plants?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/8307/8232)
+ [Why is the per capita CO2 emissions so much higher in Wyoming than in the Northeast?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/6702/8232)
* Ask for **comparisons** of alike sources of carbon, e.g comparing the footprints of different sized households, transport options, products (clothing, furniture etc) and so on. Examples:
+ [Which has a smaller footprint -- canned or frozen vegetables?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/6353/8232)
+ [Carbon footprint of CNG vs. Diesel as a vehicle fuel](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/5919/8232)
+ [What type of cheese has the lowest carbon footprint?](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/q/5903/8232)
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105,495 | I have received a very good job offer at a company in finance after a long application process.
From the first day onward, I would be required to give notice of termination 6 months prior to the termination date, and I am entitled to receive the same. This seems common in this field.
However, there is a 3-months probation period, during which my employer would be allowed to terminate the contract with one week prior notice, but I don't get the same right.
I was assured that it never happened that the company actually made use of the probation period rule, and it also never happened that someone wanted to quit in the very beginning (which actually does not surprise me, they seem great).
On the one hand, I feel it would not be so much to ask to include the week termination period for me as well, since there seems almost no risk that I would make use of it. I am very certain I will like it there. On the other hand, I would like to minimize risks.
Is it strange to ask for this? Would it sound as if I am not sure or I am afraid I might get cold feet?
**Addendum:** I would relocate from the US to Europe for this, this would show a certain level of commitment from my side as well. | 2018/01/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/105495",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/82023/"
] | The probation period in several European countries works both ways.
*Usually* contracts also cannot subtract rights that are written in the law, and such clauses can be indeed deemed illegal in several countries.
I would never accept a one-sided probation period nowadays. On the other hand, I was an expat a few years, and I know first hand that it can be customary to apply one-sided probation periods for people going abroad for covering their investment. However I was working in Africa, and I am confident quite a few European countries enforce a dual sided probation period. I would let it go and accept the probation period because you need to focus on other issue.
A six month notice period is pretty abusive, and again almost all the same comments apply, excepting that is not that common. In practice, if enforced, it can deter you from changing positions. Most employers arent willing to wait six months for a new prospective hire. Try to negotiate it down to at least 3 months if it is not common to your industry.
You are not obliged to accept all the terms on a proposed contract and you can and are expected to negotiate it; if in doubt, talk with a lawyer specialised in European work law.
Be aware how the six-month notice clause is worded also. Depending on the wording, it might prevent you for getting another position for a significant period of time in the remote possibility they use the probation period. Or it might hide a non-compete clause in some other legalese.
Ask for a copy of the contract(s) *before signing them* and show them to a lawyer instead of asking random people in the Internet.
I also agree with the comments bellow the biggest no-no on this contract is the lengthy notice period; do not sign anything you might regret on your future.
If hired in the US by a firm with an American subsidiary:
* You probably will have an US *and* you must have an European contract;
* ask for both legs of the contract to show a lawyer, both the US and the European one;
* Do not believe the white lie the European contract "will be just a formality";
* Beware of clauses in the US contract deemed to get around rights given by European labour law.
I would consult a lawyer if I were on your shoes; I did not before signing my expat contract, being younger and more naive, and had it gone wrong I would be in big troubles (yeah, that kind of clauses "it never happened to us"...it sure did happen before, people gone sick, people that did not adjust well to the new country, people gone berserk with the new environment getting into drugs and drinking as I found out later through the grapevine ).
Finally, a prospective employer talking you down about clauses of a contract is an huge red flag that should not be ignored. Remember, HR are not your friend. | In Germany a 6 month probation period is the maximum allowed in most circumstances, but that period is also quite common for most jobs. However it is not at all a requirement, and it is possible to negotiate a shorter or even no probation period at all. Waiving a probation period is really uncommon (and not sure why you would want that anyway), but there is nothing legally against it.
There is no circumstance where an employer can legally demand a shorter notice period than the employee gets.
During the probation period both employer and employee may terminate with a two weeks notice - a shorter notice period is forbidden by law. After the probation period the notice period for the employee is a minimum of 4 weeks to the 15th or end of the month, same for the employer. A 3 month notice period is not at all unusual for skilled employees, and prospective new employers don't bat an eye if they have to wait 3 months before you can join. etc etc...any point in continuing?
*Europe is not a country* Please provide a country tag as customs and laws vary quite a bit from place to place. |
105,495 | I have received a very good job offer at a company in finance after a long application process.
From the first day onward, I would be required to give notice of termination 6 months prior to the termination date, and I am entitled to receive the same. This seems common in this field.
However, there is a 3-months probation period, during which my employer would be allowed to terminate the contract with one week prior notice, but I don't get the same right.
I was assured that it never happened that the company actually made use of the probation period rule, and it also never happened that someone wanted to quit in the very beginning (which actually does not surprise me, they seem great).
On the one hand, I feel it would not be so much to ask to include the week termination period for me as well, since there seems almost no risk that I would make use of it. I am very certain I will like it there. On the other hand, I would like to minimize risks.
Is it strange to ask for this? Would it sound as if I am not sure or I am afraid I might get cold feet?
**Addendum:** I would relocate from the US to Europe for this, this would show a certain level of commitment from my side as well. | 2018/01/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/105495",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/82023/"
] | Probation periods tend to allow *either* party to give shorter notice (not just the employer).
And you can certainly either ask or insist that they change it so it goes both ways.
However:
* This might be something the company is unwilling to change, especially if they're covering your relocation expenses.
* It might indeed make you seem a bit undecided or unreliable, or perhaps like you're trying to take advantage of them (e.g. say they're providing sponsorship and said sponsorship would be easily transferable or would last sufficiently long after you've stopped working there).
As such, asking (and definitely also insisting) that it be changed can certainly put the offer at risk.
Although I wouldn't expect just asking to be particularly risky - if they're unwilling to change it, I'd expect the most common response to just be for them to tell you that and not withdraw the offer (if the employer is reasonable, that is).
As an alternative to proposing that it be the same for both sides, you can also consider proposing a notice period somewhere between 1 week and 6 months.
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I'm assuming they're not doing anything illegal by proposing this one-sided probation period - as others pointed out, that might not be the case.
The 6 month notice period also seems excessive long to me, but I wouldn't be able to comment on whether it's the norm in your industry. | In Germany a 6 month probation period is the maximum allowed in most circumstances, but that period is also quite common for most jobs. However it is not at all a requirement, and it is possible to negotiate a shorter or even no probation period at all. Waiving a probation period is really uncommon (and not sure why you would want that anyway), but there is nothing legally against it.
There is no circumstance where an employer can legally demand a shorter notice period than the employee gets.
During the probation period both employer and employee may terminate with a two weeks notice - a shorter notice period is forbidden by law. After the probation period the notice period for the employee is a minimum of 4 weeks to the 15th or end of the month, same for the employer. A 3 month notice period is not at all unusual for skilled employees, and prospective new employers don't bat an eye if they have to wait 3 months before you can join. etc etc...any point in continuing?
*Europe is not a country* Please provide a country tag as customs and laws vary quite a bit from place to place. |
140,114 | I am thinking of using a company that has an online panel to recruit participants for a questionnaire study. Because the demographics (age, gender, region etc) of the entire population is known (population is around 30,000), they say that they can claim representativeness of the results as they can ensure the demographics of the sample matches the population. Does this sound right?
(sample would be at 95% confidence levels with 5% confidence interval). | 2015/03/03 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/140114",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/70243/"
] | The sample itself is not representative. But you could randomly select on demographic characteristics to meet those of the general population. Or otherwise attempt to control for your bias. In short: the selection is biased but there exists some methodologies that will help mitigate the problem. | In principle yes but there are possibilities that participants are special case where some sort of unobserved selection mechanism is at work. |
36,206,445 | I'm trying to send a notification through my iOS and Android apps when a user walks through the front door of a restaurant. I've tried Geofencing, but the minimum radius isn't small enough and people will get notifications from multiple restaurants in the area. I know iBeacons exist. Are they my only option? (I know Foursquare sends these kinds of notifications, but I don't think they use iBeacons.) | 2016/03/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36206445",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/786457/"
] | **Beacons are much more accurate than Geofences**, but they still have a range of about 40 meters. **In a dense urban area, beacons might still trigger notifications from multiple adjacent restaurants** at the same time. You might also trigger the notification as the user walks by on the sidewalk. There are ways you can lesson the likelihood of this by placing beacons inside the restaurant so the signal is very weak outside. But you cannot eliminate it.
**The Foursquare does use beacons.** I know this because the Android version of their started being bundled with the Android Beacon Library about two years ago, and I'm the lead developer on that open source project. That said, I suspect they use a combination of geofences and beacons, only using beacons for cases where customers actually have them installed.
**Geofence-based notifications are especially problematic on iOS** because geofences often fall back to location from cell towers to save battery when no location apps are in the foreground. Cell tower locations are only accurate within a kilometer or two, and will trip a geofence of the outer range of the location uncertainty overlaps with the geofence. **This can trigger a restaurant welcome notification from over a mile away.**
One way to improve bad Geofence-based notifications like this is to use the following technique on iOS:
1. Request an extra 180 seconds of background running time when the geofence is tripped.
2. Request location updates with GPS, and monitor these updates for 180 seconds in the background.
3. Using the location update data, if you find that the accuracy of the fix is high enough and the distance from the restaurant is small enough, then trigger the notification. Until and unless this happens, don't trigger it at all. | You would need a beacon inside the restaurant already, otherwise geofencing is going to be your only option. You could combine geofencing with a gps call and see if the gps call is within a lat long you have deemed to be inside that establishment, and then repeat this gps call every few minutes while you are inside the geofence until it matches a coordinate inside the place.
The disadvantage to this approach is that the battery drain will be higher than using ibeacons, which operate using BLE (bluetooth low energy) |
85,280 | I am working with a bunch of SVG logos each placed in a 200x200 pixel artboard. When exporting these to PNG, they turn out to be pixelated. What is the fastest and best way to export them as high quality logos without having to go through the hassle of scaling the artboards and logos individually?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mM3tA.png) | 2017/02/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/85280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/86127/"
] | PNG is a bitmap image format and 200 pixels square is pretty tiny so visible pixelation is inevitable. Assuming that the logos exist in a vector format, the solution would be to export them at a higher resolution or as a vector file.
It's impossible to offer more specific advice without knowing the intended use case. | Use the Asset Exporter panel to generate various scales and formats of your artboards instantly. Menu > Window > Asset Export |
85,280 | I am working with a bunch of SVG logos each placed in a 200x200 pixel artboard. When exporting these to PNG, they turn out to be pixelated. What is the fastest and best way to export them as high quality logos without having to go through the hassle of scaling the artboards and logos individually?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mM3tA.png) | 2017/02/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/85280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/86127/"
] | PNG is a bitmap image format and 200 pixels square is pretty tiny so visible pixelation is inevitable. Assuming that the logos exist in a vector format, the solution would be to export them at a higher resolution or as a vector file.
It's impossible to offer more specific advice without knowing the intended use case. | I read above that you are planning to use these images for a wordpress site. If so, just install the wordpress plugin entitled [SVG Support](https://wordpress.org/plugins/svg-support/) |
85,280 | I am working with a bunch of SVG logos each placed in a 200x200 pixel artboard. When exporting these to PNG, they turn out to be pixelated. What is the fastest and best way to export them as high quality logos without having to go through the hassle of scaling the artboards and logos individually?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mM3tA.png) | 2017/02/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/85280",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/86127/"
] | Use the Asset Exporter panel to generate various scales and formats of your artboards instantly. Menu > Window > Asset Export | I read above that you are planning to use these images for a wordpress site. If so, just install the wordpress plugin entitled [SVG Support](https://wordpress.org/plugins/svg-support/) |
1,273,813 | What are semantics of %Q and %{} in Ruby? What is difference between them? | 2009/08/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1273813",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1286649/"
] | [Jim Hoskins](http://jimhoskins.com/2008/10/07/ruby-percent-syntax-percent-functions/) clears it up.
>
> %Q is the equivalent to a double-quoted ruby string. #{expression} evaluation works just like in double-quoted strings, even if you use %Q{} as your delimiter!
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> You can also leave off the Q and it will have the same functionality. I recommend leaving the Q in to be more clear.
>
>
> | There are in effect the same. Both follow double-quoted string semantics |
1,273,813 | What are semantics of %Q and %{} in Ruby? What is difference between them? | 2009/08/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1273813",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1286649/"
] | [Jim Hoskins](http://jimhoskins.com/2008/10/07/ruby-percent-syntax-percent-functions/) clears it up.
>
> %Q is the equivalent to a double-quoted ruby string. #{expression} evaluation works just like in double-quoted strings, even if you use %Q{} as your delimiter!
>
>
> You can also leave off the Q and it will have the same functionality. I recommend leaving the Q in to be more clear.
>
>
> | No, there is no functional difference. Some might argue that %Q{} is a little clearer, but both are interpolated strings (just like using double quotes). |
1,273,813 | What are semantics of %Q and %{} in Ruby? What is difference between them? | 2009/08/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1273813",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1286649/"
] | No, there is no functional difference. Some might argue that %Q{} is a little clearer, but both are interpolated strings (just like using double quotes). | There are in effect the same. Both follow double-quoted string semantics |
245,112 | I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 and it requires a passphrase to boot up (I installed it with an encrypted file system).
Do I have to reinstall to change to a standard unencrypted file system? | 2013/01/19 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/245112",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/124533/"
] | If Ubuntu asks for an encryption passphrase during boot (i.e. on the text console before the login screen is displayed), this indicates that a full disk encryption method was used. (There's more than one way to do this, but I'll keep the answer general.) The encryption is handled by an extra software layer between the file system and the physical hard drive, not the file system itself.
There is no simple method or tool to undo this. With some knowledge about how Linux systems work, it can be done. You'd have to move the whole file system (or all files) to another partition (with enough free space) or external HDD. Then, remove the encrypted container, and recreate the file system without encryption. Finally, make sure that the new file system is properly recognized by the boot loader and `mount -a` before rebooting.
If possible, it's best to avoid this time consuming and error-prone procedure. Just do a fresh install. For a new user, this is the quickest and safest option.
PS: Chances are that you can change the encryption passphrase, possibly to an empty string. Then decrypting only requires to press Enter. Maybe you can go further and supress to (now useless) passphrase prompt. However, this does not disable the encryption. The data would still be encrypted although the encryption would be useless since the key can be trivially guessed. | In case it is OK to keep the encryption, but to switch off the passphrase prompt, a much simpler approach is to just set a trivial password like "password" and then save that trivial password in the initramfs in cleartext. [Disable the LUKS encryption password](http://atterer.org/linux-remove-disable-luks-encryption-password-on-disk-partition-crypttab-initrd).
Essentially, add a hook script which in turn adds a "keyscript" to the initramfs. Usually these scripts are used to get the password via Bletooth, from a USB stick etc., but in this case, just make it print the trivial password. |
245,112 | I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 and it requires a passphrase to boot up (I installed it with an encrypted file system).
Do I have to reinstall to change to a standard unencrypted file system? | 2013/01/19 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/245112",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/124533/"
] | If Ubuntu asks for an encryption passphrase during boot (i.e. on the text console before the login screen is displayed), this indicates that a full disk encryption method was used. (There's more than one way to do this, but I'll keep the answer general.) The encryption is handled by an extra software layer between the file system and the physical hard drive, not the file system itself.
There is no simple method or tool to undo this. With some knowledge about how Linux systems work, it can be done. You'd have to move the whole file system (or all files) to another partition (with enough free space) or external HDD. Then, remove the encrypted container, and recreate the file system without encryption. Finally, make sure that the new file system is properly recognized by the boot loader and `mount -a` before rebooting.
If possible, it's best to avoid this time consuming and error-prone procedure. Just do a fresh install. For a new user, this is the quickest and safest option.
PS: Chances are that you can change the encryption passphrase, possibly to an empty string. Then decrypting only requires to press Enter. Maybe you can go further and supress to (now useless) passphrase prompt. However, this does not disable the encryption. The data would still be encrypted although the encryption would be useless since the key can be trivially guessed. | Just format the encrypted disk and run disk drill , thats what i did i just put it in the slot sata on my windows laptop dont write anything to it after you have formatted it , use disk drill and voila, an Lubuntu encrypted volume was all open to get back my files from. |
169,163 | Please, take a loot at this circuit:
Obviously, this is a circuit that is very easy to solve using lots of different methods. However, I'm trying to solve it using Nodal Analysis (I'm not sure if it's possible).
I tried to use node B as reference. When I do it, I notice that the voltage from C to B is known (10V). The voltage from A to B is already known (20i). So, there's no equation to find.
I would like to know if this circuit is already "solved" (voltages are known) or if I'm missing something here. I just can't find any useful equation taking B as the reference. Even if I try to find a equation using node A, I can't go forward since I can't find find the current that is passing through the dependent source.
Thanks! | 2015/05/06 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/169163",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/70284/"
] | At Node C: (C+20i)/10 + (C+20i)/30 = i
But C=10, hence you can solve for i.
Then, voltage at A is -20i | You won't be able to set up a traditional Nodal equation for node A because of the dependent voltage source. This brings you down one equation, but in return you get the equation for the dependent voltage source: **Va = -20\*i** ('i' which would also be referenced in your nodal equaton for node C).
So to answer to "can you solve this using nodal analysis" well... I would say yes, but that's assuming that dependent voltage source stuff is somewhat orthogonal. |
80,072 | I just bought a Toshiba NB200 netbook and I also ordered some SSD drives from Crucial, one of which is going to go into that new device. I expected there to be an easily accessible hdd bay, but there seems to be only one for the RAM.
Before I take my screwdriver and investigate, I'd like to find a tutorial by someone who already did it. I found a YouTube video about it, but it appears to be blocked for copyright reasons, I'm not exactly sure what that's supposed to mean in this context.
I couldn't find anything else helpful. Does someone have a hint? | 2009/12/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/80072",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/497/"
] | Found this link that shows the drive revealed Looks like it may assist
[NB200 Disassembly](http://www.jayson.in/diy/removing-bios-password-in-toshiba-netbook-nb200.html) | Meanwhile, I found [this article about resetting the BIOS password](http://www.jayson.in/diy/removing-bios-password-in-toshiba-netbook-nb200.html) on the machine and it includes instructions for disassembly with photographs that look promising. The machine seems to be exactly the same I have.
Somewhat hard to find (loads of spammy garbage sites kept littering my search results) and not yet verified, but looking good. A non-standard screwdriver (Torx they are called in Germany) is required. |
80,072 | I just bought a Toshiba NB200 netbook and I also ordered some SSD drives from Crucial, one of which is going to go into that new device. I expected there to be an easily accessible hdd bay, but there seems to be only one for the RAM.
Before I take my screwdriver and investigate, I'd like to find a tutorial by someone who already did it. I found a YouTube video about it, but it appears to be blocked for copyright reasons, I'm not exactly sure what that's supposed to mean in this context.
I couldn't find anything else helpful. Does someone have a hint? | 2009/12/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/80072",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/497/"
] | Here is a [Service Manual for NB100](http://netbookitalia.it/toshiba-nb100-guida-al-disassemblaggio.html), compare it perhaps? I don't see any for the NB200. | Meanwhile, I found [this article about resetting the BIOS password](http://www.jayson.in/diy/removing-bios-password-in-toshiba-netbook-nb200.html) on the machine and it includes instructions for disassembly with photographs that look promising. The machine seems to be exactly the same I have.
Somewhat hard to find (loads of spammy garbage sites kept littering my search results) and not yet verified, but looking good. A non-standard screwdriver (Torx they are called in Germany) is required. |
9,000 | Wikipedia says that the [intermediate value theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_value_theorem) “depends on (and is actually equivalent to) the completeness of the real numbers.” It then offers a simple counterexample to the analogous proposition on ℚ and a proof of the theorem in terms of the completeness property.
Does an analogous result hold for the computable reals (perhaps assuming that the function in question is computable)? If not, is there a nice counterexample? | 2009/12/15 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/9000",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/2599/"
] | Let me assume that you are speaking about computable reals and functions in the sense of
[computable analysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computable_analysis), which is one of the most successful approaches to the topic. (One must be careful, since there are several incompatible notions of computability on the reals.)
In computable analysis, the [computable real numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computable_real_number) are those that can be computed to within any desired precision by a finite, terminating algorithm (e.g. using Turing machines). One should imagine receiving rational approximations to the given real. In this subject, functions on the reals are said to be computable, if there is an algorithm that can compute, for any desired degree of accuracy, the value of the function, for any algorithm that produces approximations to the input with sufficient accuracy. That is, if we want to know f(x) to within epsilon, then the algorithm is allowed to ask for x to within any delta it cares to.
The **Computable Intermediate Value Theorem** would be the assertion that if f is a computable continuous function and f(a)< c<f(b) for computable reals a, b, c, then there is a computable real d with f(d)=c.
The book [Computable analysis: an introduction](https://books.google.com/books?id=OPolVWVFDJYC&dq=computable+analysis&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=_QlUjkXhSy&sig=5m7E0aXQ-CVl8HcF77tzW2AW5Pk&hl=en&ei=Eh8pS93oN4Oj8AbDoIW1DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEIQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false) by Klaus Weihrauch discusses exactly this question in Example 6.3.6.
The basic situation is as follows. The answer is **Yes**. If f happens to be increasing, then the usual bisection proof of existence turns out to be effective. For other f, however, one can use a trisection proof. Theorem 6.3.8 says that if f is computable and f(x)\*f(z)<0, then f has a computable zero. This implies the Computable Intermediate Value theorem above.
In contrast, the same theorem also says that there is a non-negative computable continuous function f on [0,1], such that the sets of zeros of f has Lebesgue measure greater than 1/2, but f has no computable zero.
In summary, if the function crosses the line, you can compute a crossing point, but if it stays on one side, then you might not be able to compute a kissing point, even if it is kissing on a large measure set. | This question and its answers confused me for a while, but I think I get it now, so I'll describe my experience in the hopes that it will help other non-experts, and the experts can tell me if I've still got anything wrong.
My initial reaction was: given a computable function f : [a, b] → ℝ with f(a) < 0 and f(b) > 0, "of course" we can compute an element z of [a, b] with f(z) = 0, as follows: choose c to be the midpoint (a+b)/2, check whether f(c) is positive or negative, report that z is in [a, c] or [c, b] respectively, and recurse on that interval. Ironically, the problem is that f(c) might actually be exactly 0. If so, we can ask for its value to arbitrarily large precision, but will never learn anything about whether it is positive, negative, or zero, so we cannot output c as the answer, nor guarantee that either subinterval [a, c] or [c, b] contains a root of f.
Under the locally non-constant hypothesis, however, we can choose c' near c (so that both intervals [a, c'] and [c', b] are less than k times as wide as [a, b] for some fixed k < 1) so that f(c) and f(c') are distinct. Then we can compute f(c) and f(c') in parallel, stopping when we know that one of them is either positive or negative, as must eventually happen since they cannot both be zero, and proceed as before.
It's also clear now why classically there is a computable root of f without any hypotheses besides computability of f: either some number of the form a + (s/2r)(b-a) is a root of f—these numbers are all computable—or the original algorithm will succeed forever and thus compute a root of f. |
1,204 | I've heard a little about [bots being used to moderate chatrooms](https://communitybuilding.stackexchange.com/a/313/1067) and got thinking about how automated replies and smart bots could be used for other aspects of online community building beyond just in a chatroom. Automatically commenting on a user's first post for example or up-voting posts which meet a certain set of criteria.
I'm really interested to hear if there are any examples of the ways in which automated replies have been used (and misused).
**How can automation/bots be used to build, grow and manage an online community and are there any existing examples where this is already happening?** | 2015/06/28 | [
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/questions/1204",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com",
"https://moderators.stackexchange.com/users/1067/"
] | Bots are all over the internet. The good ones attempt to provide some bit of information to the user. The bad ones spew spam (or worse).
On reddit, there are several "good" bots that attempt to provide further information to users of the site. One of the most common ones you see is [/u/autowikibot](https://www.reddit.com/user/autowikibot). This bot provides an except of a linked Wikipedia article in the comment thread. This is a [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/3bihvp/our_dogs_are_terrified_of_my_wifes_cat/csmupwf) to their most recent post at the time of this answer (with screenshot below).
Another bot that is popular on reddit is [AutoModerator](http://www.reddit.com/r/AutoModerator). This bot helps to manage moderation activities.
Many of the bots you find on reddit are written with [PRAW](http://praw.readthedocs.org/en/latest/pages/writing_a_bot.html).
---
Stack Exchange, itself, has bots watching it that help users moderate. [Smoke Detector](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/11540/charcoal-hq) watches the real time feed for common spam patterns and posts the results to rooms around the network. This ensured that spam that would have been missed on smaller sites is dealt with quickly.
Another bot on Stack Exchange is the [SO-Chatbot](https://github.com/Zirak/SO-ChatBot), which was built to help out within the chat rooms. Automated replies can be created (ie. Don't ask to ask a question, just ask...).
I've mentioned other Stack Exchange bots in [another answer](https://communitybuilding.stackexchange.com/a/1145/78), for more details.
---
Bad bots, however, are more easily recognized. While things like AutoWikibot may post a response, it is often considered useful, so not immediately recognizable as "a bot" (*GASP!*). Spam bots, on the other hand, spew garbage where ever there is an open textbox on the internet. The results are often similar to this:
All of these were deleted via various automated processes, including the help of Smoke Detector (above).
---
To utilize automation to grow a community is tricky. If you have a bot handle all replies, you end up with a series of the same message over and over. "Welcome [Name]. Please don't ask to ask a question, just ask." This becomes noise.
Without investing a lot of time and research, it will be very difficult to get a bot that can mimic and hold a true conversation. Bots, at this point, are better at doing limited specific tasks. Holding a conversation isn't one of those things. However, they can add content (both helpfully and unhelpfully). In chat rooms on Stack Exchange, for example, there are [automated feeds](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/22458839#22458839) that bring content into the room to help users see that conversations are occurring. Using a bot in this manner is helpful, as it points users to places they should focus a bit of attention. It can also help start a conversation, which is really what you're after, isn't it? | "Manage" and "Grow" are two separate things. People have used logic to manage user-generated content for years.
Growing a community is an interesting though, but requires knowing what it is that grows a community. Assume content is important. Having a bot help users generate quality content would mean more quality content.
Having great content does no good if nobody can find it. A bot that identifies related content could help. |
3,500,919 | I've written a small and simple tokenizer but without use of regular expressions.
I starts at first index and iterates through every character until end and creates the required tokens.
I showed it to a colleague that said it would've been much simpler to do /that/ with regex without going into any depths.
So should I rewrite and expect it to be "better"? | 2010/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3500919",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375049/"
] | I don't think so. Regex must be very feature-rich, and because of it your program may run slower. | Depends very much on the language parsed and your definition of "better". |
3,500,919 | I've written a small and simple tokenizer but without use of regular expressions.
I starts at first index and iterates through every character until end and creates the required tokens.
I showed it to a colleague that said it would've been much simpler to do /that/ with regex without going into any depths.
So should I rewrite and expect it to be "better"? | 2010/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3500919",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375049/"
] | Usually the tokenization can be done with a finite state machine, which is equivalent to canonical regular expressions. If you make sane regexps it will be much easier to read and maintain than a homebrewed FSA. Use tools like flex or jflex and such, they will compile the regexps into minimal FSAs, giving very good performance. Doing this manually should only be done as an exercise.
Lexers exists in several implementations, quite possibly for your favourite language. | I don't think so. Regex must be very feature-rich, and because of it your program may run slower. |
3,500,919 | I've written a small and simple tokenizer but without use of regular expressions.
I starts at first index and iterates through every character until end and creates the required tokens.
I showed it to a colleague that said it would've been much simpler to do /that/ with regex without going into any depths.
So should I rewrite and expect it to be "better"? | 2010/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3500919",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375049/"
] | Two questions you should ask:
a) If something should change, which one would be the easiest to maintain?
b) If it is working and you don't expect any change, do you really want to spend more time on it?
I'm sure the performance differences are small enough to ignore. The programming experience, and minimizing potential bugs, is the most important issue. | I don't think so. Regex must be very feature-rich, and because of it your program may run slower. |
3,500,919 | I've written a small and simple tokenizer but without use of regular expressions.
I starts at first index and iterates through every character until end and creates the required tokens.
I showed it to a colleague that said it would've been much simpler to do /that/ with regex without going into any depths.
So should I rewrite and expect it to be "better"? | 2010/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3500919",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375049/"
] | Usually the tokenization can be done with a finite state machine, which is equivalent to canonical regular expressions. If you make sane regexps it will be much easier to read and maintain than a homebrewed FSA. Use tools like flex or jflex and such, they will compile the regexps into minimal FSAs, giving very good performance. Doing this manually should only be done as an exercise.
Lexers exists in several implementations, quite possibly for your favourite language. | Depends very much on the language parsed and your definition of "better". |
3,500,919 | I've written a small and simple tokenizer but without use of regular expressions.
I starts at first index and iterates through every character until end and creates the required tokens.
I showed it to a colleague that said it would've been much simpler to do /that/ with regex without going into any depths.
So should I rewrite and expect it to be "better"? | 2010/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3500919",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375049/"
] | Two questions you should ask:
a) If something should change, which one would be the easiest to maintain?
b) If it is working and you don't expect any change, do you really want to spend more time on it?
I'm sure the performance differences are small enough to ignore. The programming experience, and minimizing potential bugs, is the most important issue. | Depends very much on the language parsed and your definition of "better". |
3,500,919 | I've written a small and simple tokenizer but without use of regular expressions.
I starts at first index and iterates through every character until end and creates the required tokens.
I showed it to a colleague that said it would've been much simpler to do /that/ with regex without going into any depths.
So should I rewrite and expect it to be "better"? | 2010/08/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3500919",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/375049/"
] | Two questions you should ask:
a) If something should change, which one would be the easiest to maintain?
b) If it is working and you don't expect any change, do you really want to spend more time on it?
I'm sure the performance differences are small enough to ignore. The programming experience, and minimizing potential bugs, is the most important issue. | Usually the tokenization can be done with a finite state machine, which is equivalent to canonical regular expressions. If you make sane regexps it will be much easier to read and maintain than a homebrewed FSA. Use tools like flex or jflex and such, they will compile the regexps into minimal FSAs, giving very good performance. Doing this manually should only be done as an exercise.
Lexers exists in several implementations, quite possibly for your favourite language. |
120,457 | Whenever to unplug from the thunderbolt display one have to unmount all the devices connected to the display ports. Is there an automated way to do this without having to search for everything in finder? | 2014/02/09 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/120457",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/69938/"
] | [Jettison](http://www.stclairsoft.com/Jettison/) from the App Store for $1.99 has helped me with this.
It's a menubar application that helps in 2 ways: You can click and eject all drives (the only problem is that you can't say something like "Only eject drives connected to the Thunderbolt Display"); you can also select an option to eject all drives when putting the computer to sleep (so if you are disconnecting your computer to go somewhere, you can put it to sleep, wait a moment, then unplug everything).
That being said, I now use [Launchbar](http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html) to accomplish this. I just activate Launchbar and select "Eject All Ejectable Volumes". I'm willing to bet other app launchers (Quicksilver, Alfred) can do this just as easily. | I found an app in the appstore called undock that does all the unmounting and advice when it's safe to unplug.
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/undock/id402359583?mt=12> |
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