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3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
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] | A slow cooker is helpful in that you can plop in vegetables and meat in the morning and let it cook all day so when you get home, dinner will be ready. It doesn't take much effort to get great meals that way and there are tons of recipes on the internet. I use mine often and I don't even work. They aren't expensive to ... | Get a good blender. Blending food is a way to make quick drinks and soups. There are tons of quick recipes online. Vegetable drinks require just a quick rinse and minimal chop. Same with fruit smoothies. Yogurt smoothies are easy. A good blender will even heat a soup just from blending it for 5-10 minutes on high. You ... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | Having a wife with CF, I can appreciate your difficulty. You have the combination of not being able to put the effort into cooking, and the decreased ability to handle food with poor nutritional content (like most TV dinners).
One thing I do is to always cook about about double what we need for a meal and then either... | Get a good blender. Blending food is a way to make quick drinks and soups. There are tons of quick recipes online. Vegetable drinks require just a quick rinse and minimal chop. Same with fruit smoothies. Yogurt smoothies are easy. A good blender will even heat a soup just from blending it for 5-10 minutes on high. You ... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | I also have neurological disorders that cause symptoms similar to chronic fatigue. Here are a few tricks that have helped me with cooking dinner:
* Make sure your kitchen is set up in an efficient organized way. Keeping your kitchen well organized is key to reducing the time you spend cooking. Take your limitations i... | A quick and relatively effort free method of cooking is the electric steamer. It's simplicity itself to cook a salmon fillet, some baby new potatos and a selection of veg (which you could purchase pre-chopped for those days when you're really flagging) and then sit and wait for it to cook.
The other advantage of steam... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | Quinoa salad is easy and doesn't take a lot of effort. Cook the quinoa like rice - twice as much water as quinoa and then bring to a boil, turn it down to a simmer for about 15 minutes covered. Then toss that with whatever veggies you have on hand - I love it with tomatoes, cucumber, feta and olives for a "greek" twist... | Aside from the main discussion point of [this article](http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/22/real.men.eat.salad/index.html) (why it's okay for men to eat salads), the author does mention an interesting technique - they pre-chop all the ingredients needed for a salad when they have time, like on the weekends, and store t... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | A slow cooker is helpful in that you can plop in vegetables and meat in the morning and let it cook all day so when you get home, dinner will be ready. It doesn't take much effort to get great meals that way and there are tons of recipes on the internet. I use mine often and I don't even work. They aren't expensive to ... | Quinoa salad is easy and doesn't take a lot of effort. Cook the quinoa like rice - twice as much water as quinoa and then bring to a boil, turn it down to a simmer for about 15 minutes covered. Then toss that with whatever veggies you have on hand - I love it with tomatoes, cucumber, feta and olives for a "greek" twist... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
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] | I also have neurological disorders that cause symptoms similar to chronic fatigue. Here are a few tricks that have helped me with cooking dinner:
* Make sure your kitchen is set up in an efficient organized way. Keeping your kitchen well organized is key to reducing the time you spend cooking. Take your limitations i... | Aside from the main discussion point of [this article](http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/22/real.men.eat.salad/index.html) (why it's okay for men to eat salads), the author does mention an interesting technique - they pre-chop all the ingredients needed for a salad when they have time, like on the weekends, and store t... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1426/"
] | I also have neurological disorders that cause symptoms similar to chronic fatigue. Here are a few tricks that have helped me with cooking dinner:
* Make sure your kitchen is set up in an efficient organized way. Keeping your kitchen well organized is key to reducing the time you spend cooking. Take your limitations i... | A slow cooker is helpful in that you can plop in vegetables and meat in the morning and let it cook all day so when you get home, dinner will be ready. It doesn't take much effort to get great meals that way and there are tons of recipes on the internet. I use mine often and I don't even work. They aren't expensive to ... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1426/"
] | Having a wife with CF, I can appreciate your difficulty. You have the combination of not being able to put the effort into cooking, and the decreased ability to handle food with poor nutritional content (like most TV dinners).
One thing I do is to always cook about about double what we need for a meal and then either... | Quinoa salad is easy and doesn't take a lot of effort. Cook the quinoa like rice - twice as much water as quinoa and then bring to a boil, turn it down to a simmer for about 15 minutes covered. Then toss that with whatever veggies you have on hand - I love it with tomatoes, cucumber, feta and olives for a "greek" twist... |
3,349 | Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because frequently the effort of cooking a decent meal is beyond my energy limits at the end of the day. | 2010/07/26 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3349",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1426/"
] | I also have neurological disorders that cause symptoms similar to chronic fatigue. Here are a few tricks that have helped me with cooking dinner:
* Make sure your kitchen is set up in an efficient organized way. Keeping your kitchen well organized is key to reducing the time you spend cooking. Take your limitations i... | Having a wife with CF, I can appreciate your difficulty. You have the combination of not being able to put the effort into cooking, and the decreased ability to handle food with poor nutritional content (like most TV dinners).
One thing I do is to always cook about about double what we need for a meal and then either... |
243,907 | I increased the temperature of the water heater and now every once in a while the T&P hose/pipe will drip. Was I supposed to adjust something there as well?
I ensured that the temperature on both panels was the same.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com... | 2022/01/30 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/243907",
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] | Water expands as it's heated. If there is something that acts as a check valve (most commonly a pressure reducing valve, (PRV) rather than a check valve as such, for a municipal supply) the expansion translates to a significant pressure rise unless there's something else to accept that extra volume without such a sever... | You need to install a potable water expansion tank. The size of the tank you need will depend on the size of your hot water tank and the supply pressure. You can measure the supply pressure by picking up a gauge like this: <https://www.homedepot.com/p/Watts-3-4-in-Plastic-Water-Pressure-Test-Gauge-DP-IWTG/100175467> an... |
63,876 | I have now thus far wandered the cold mountains of Skyrim for many hours, and I have seen many "ore" deposits that seem "mine-able". When I attempt to interact with these deposits I get a message that says something to the effect of "you need a [pickaxe](http://uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Pickaxe#Pickaxe) to mine that". I'll ... | 2012/04/24 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/63876",
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] | Picks turn up commonly in and around mines - look for the crossed hammer icon on the maps (shown here):
[How do I find an ore mine?](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/35372/how-do-i-find-an-ore-mine)
You'll also see them in some of the shops in the villages. | You don't need to buy one. Almost every [mine](http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Mines) will have a [pickaxe](http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Pickaxe) lying around that you can use.
If not,check various barrels and sacks,also they are often found on enemies you kill in mines. |
102,041 | **Utopia within a Dystopian world?**
Or would this be a Utopia slowly diminishing into the state of being a Dystopia?......Hmmm
**Question**
Within a futuristic world overrun by another "intelligent" species...
* Is it possible to turn the world from a Utopia to a Dystopia while still
keeping a "Headquarters" th... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/102041",
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] | A utopia relies on sufficient resources for all. A dystopia happens when there is a shortage of resources
You can have a utopia inside a dystopia where there isn't enough resources for all but what resources there is is channeled to a group leaving the rest with less.
If you look at [The Hunger Games](https://en.wiki... | **An Utopia that "lost its way" and turning into a Dystopia? Absolutely.** There are already enough real-world examples of that happening. And more often than not the "failure" of the Utopia was because of human errors/shortcomings.
**An Utopia which exists side-along a Dystopia? Equally possible.** While "Utopia" is ... |
102,041 | **Utopia within a Dystopian world?**
Or would this be a Utopia slowly diminishing into the state of being a Dystopia?......Hmmm
**Question**
Within a futuristic world overrun by another "intelligent" species...
* Is it possible to turn the world from a Utopia to a Dystopia while still
keeping a "Headquarters" th... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/102041",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/46572/"
] | >
> Is it possible to turn the world from a Utopia to a Dystopia while still keeping a "Headquarters" that is utopian?
>
>
>
Absolutely. There's countless ways to make this work. One extreme example is with neural interconnects or drugs which let someone live in a Utopian world while the actual world crumbles bene... | **An Utopia that "lost its way" and turning into a Dystopia? Absolutely.** There are already enough real-world examples of that happening. And more often than not the "failure" of the Utopia was because of human errors/shortcomings.
**An Utopia which exists side-along a Dystopia? Equally possible.** While "Utopia" is ... |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | The flared part of the faucet, the ring around the end, should turn. It should be threaded and holding the the aerator in.
Meaning the the aerator is not threaded in but is being held in by a threaded retention ring. ?? | This looks like a Pfister Faucet but can't be sure - you would need to remove it and look underneath for the make / model information. Just looking at Pfister with the outside crown on the aerator - I am pretty sure that is what you have.
A Pair of Snap Ring pliers for small snap rings would allow you to remove it - ... |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/18208/"
] | I used a pair of needle nosed pliers. Slid the ends into the tiny plastic indents and turned. Worked like a charm. | This looks like a Pfister Faucet but can't be sure - you would need to remove it and look underneath for the make / model information. Just looking at Pfister with the outside crown on the aerator - I am pretty sure that is what you have.
A Pair of Snap Ring pliers for small snap rings would allow you to remove it - ... |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/18208/"
] | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4raue.jpg)I used to back side of a caliper. It's adjustable so it'll fit any diameter aerator. Very simple and it worked beautifully. | This looks like a Pfister Faucet but can't be sure - you would need to remove it and look underneath for the make / model information. Just looking at Pfister with the outside crown on the aerator - I am pretty sure that is what you have.
A Pair of Snap Ring pliers for small snap rings would allow you to remove it - ... |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/18208/"
] | The flared part of the faucet, the ring around the end, should turn. It should be threaded and holding the the aerator in.
Meaning the the aerator is not threaded in but is being held in by a threaded retention ring. ?? | I used a pair of needle nosed pliers. Slid the ends into the tiny plastic indents and turned. Worked like a charm. |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/18208/"
] | The flared part of the faucet, the ring around the end, should turn. It should be threaded and holding the the aerator in.
Meaning the the aerator is not threaded in but is being held in by a threaded retention ring. ?? | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4raue.jpg)I used to back side of a caliper. It's adjustable so it'll fit any diameter aerator. Very simple and it worked beautifully. |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/18208/"
] | The flared part of the faucet, the ring around the end, should turn. It should be threaded and holding the the aerator in.
Meaning the the aerator is not threaded in but is being held in by a threaded retention ring. ?? | One can use a paperclip to unscrew it if you don't have the tools. Bend the paperclip so you can stick one end against one of the teeth and push. Once the teeth are protruded, you can use your fingernail against the teeth to remove it. |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/18208/"
] | I used a pair of needle nosed pliers. Slid the ends into the tiny plastic indents and turned. Worked like a charm. | One can use a paperclip to unscrew it if you don't have the tools. Bend the paperclip so you can stick one end against one of the teeth and push. Once the teeth are protruded, you can use your fingernail against the teeth to remove it. |
134,344 | I've got a bathroom sink faucet with a recessed (cache) aerator that needs to be cleaned or replaced, but seems to require a special tool to remove it. There is no obvious branding on the faucet, so I don't know what removal tool to ask or look for.
I've tried some of the "standard" removal keys they sell at the big b... | 2018/03/11 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/134344",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/18208/"
] | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4raue.jpg)I used to back side of a caliper. It's adjustable so it'll fit any diameter aerator. Very simple and it worked beautifully. | One can use a paperclip to unscrew it if you don't have the tools. Bend the paperclip so you can stick one end against one of the teeth and push. Once the teeth are protruded, you can use your fingernail against the teeth to remove it. |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
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] | After watching it again (I felt a lot like Jess, herself) I realised that she does not forget the events that took place until she is back on the Triangle. We can see her very sombre in the beginning of the film (when we have no explanation for it).
The reason she voluntarily goes back is because of what The Driver sa... | Okay Triangle is actually not a time-travel movie even though it seems like one. So she actually is forgetting what happened before due to traumatic event stress and because of where she actually is. It's actually hell. Or at least it is Jessie's personal hell. Most of what we see is her replaying events onboard a ship... |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | Okay Triangle is actually not a time-travel movie even though it seems like one. So she actually is forgetting what happened before due to traumatic event stress and because of where she actually is. It's actually hell. Or at least it is Jessie's personal hell. Most of what we see is her replaying events onboard a ship... | She goes back on the boat, because she wants to save her son. Then she goes to sleep and forgets everything, does the whole film again, and kills her son again, and then she goes to the boat, and wants to save her son (because she doesn't know that it isn't possible). |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | Okay Triangle is actually not a time-travel movie even though it seems like one. So she actually is forgetting what happened before due to traumatic event stress and because of where she actually is. It's actually hell. Or at least it is Jessie's personal hell. Most of what we see is her replaying events onboard a ship... | In the Liner, Jess is looking to stop the loop from happening, she wants to go back to her son. The son that she has forgotten she has ended up killing. When the loop starts all over again, she doesn't stop the people from setting sail because the shock of it all.
While the whole thing looks like she is stuck in some... |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | Okay Triangle is actually not a time-travel movie even though it seems like one. So she actually is forgetting what happened before due to traumatic event stress and because of where she actually is. It's actually hell. Or at least it is Jessie's personal hell. Most of what we see is her replaying events onboard a ship... | I got that the final cicle starts at the end of the film, not that it repeats the first one.
The jess of the ending is the jess that wears the mask and gets shot, takes it off to pretend to be the earlier version, lead the couple to the cabin an slits his throat and say's "sorry, but I need to see my son"
She is the co... |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | After watching it again (I felt a lot like Jess, herself) I realised that she does not forget the events that took place until she is back on the Triangle. We can see her very sombre in the beginning of the film (when we have no explanation for it).
The reason she voluntarily goes back is because of what The Driver sa... | She goes back on the boat, because she wants to save her son. Then she goes to sleep and forgets everything, does the whole film again, and kills her son again, and then she goes to the boat, and wants to save her son (because she doesn't know that it isn't possible). |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | After watching it again (I felt a lot like Jess, herself) I realised that she does not forget the events that took place until she is back on the Triangle. We can see her very sombre in the beginning of the film (when we have no explanation for it).
The reason she voluntarily goes back is because of what The Driver sa... | In the Liner, Jess is looking to stop the loop from happening, she wants to go back to her son. The son that she has forgotten she has ended up killing. When the loop starts all over again, she doesn't stop the people from setting sail because the shock of it all.
While the whole thing looks like she is stuck in some... |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | After watching it again (I felt a lot like Jess, herself) I realised that she does not forget the events that took place until she is back on the Triangle. We can see her very sombre in the beginning of the film (when we have no explanation for it).
The reason she voluntarily goes back is because of what The Driver sa... | I got that the final cicle starts at the end of the film, not that it repeats the first one.
The jess of the ending is the jess that wears the mask and gets shot, takes it off to pretend to be the earlier version, lead the couple to the cabin an slits his throat and say's "sorry, but I need to see my son"
She is the co... |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | I got that the final cicle starts at the end of the film, not that it repeats the first one.
The jess of the ending is the jess that wears the mask and gets shot, takes it off to pretend to be the earlier version, lead the couple to the cabin an slits his throat and say's "sorry, but I need to see my son"
She is the co... | She goes back on the boat, because she wants to save her son. Then she goes to sleep and forgets everything, does the whole film again, and kills her son again, and then she goes to the boat, and wants to save her son (because she doesn't know that it isn't possible). |
15,831 | In the film *[Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%282009_British_film%29)*, we learn at the very end of the film,
>
> that the Jess we meet in the beginning already went through the loop (maybe even all of them). She remembers what happens on the liner, and she must remember that her main goal was to st... | 2012/05/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/15831",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2565/"
] | I got that the final cicle starts at the end of the film, not that it repeats the first one.
The jess of the ending is the jess that wears the mask and gets shot, takes it off to pretend to be the earlier version, lead the couple to the cabin an slits his throat and say's "sorry, but I need to see my son"
She is the co... | In the Liner, Jess is looking to stop the loop from happening, she wants to go back to her son. The son that she has forgotten she has ended up killing. When the loop starts all over again, she doesn't stop the people from setting sail because the shock of it all.
While the whole thing looks like she is stuck in some... |
10,454,470 | I found this [page](http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/plans/eclipse_project_plan_4_2.xml) stating that Java 8 support for Juno is deffered, but I can't find more information how soon people can exspect to be able to write first closures in Eclipse and get productive with that stuff.
Has someone got insight ho... | 2012/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10454470",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/643742/"
] | One of the key reasons that Java 8 support was deferred is that Java 8 will be available after Eclipse Juno is released. A major release of Eclipse couldn't be shipped with functionality reliant on an unfinished Java release.
Java 7 support went through a similar issue with Eclipse Indigo. Tooling for Java 7 proceeded... | Java 8 will be released at some point after mid 2013, so there is still quite some time to go :-) Full support in Eclipse for Java 8 should not be expected before Java 8's release date, it was the same for Java 7 support.
Currently, there is no branch open for this work. However, whenever that does happen you can expe... |
10,454,470 | I found this [page](http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/plans/eclipse_project_plan_4_2.xml) stating that Java 8 support for Juno is deffered, but I can't find more information how soon people can exspect to be able to write first closures in Eclipse and get productive with that stuff.
Has someone got insight ho... | 2012/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10454470",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/643742/"
] | One of the key reasons that Java 8 support was deferred is that Java 8 will be available after Eclipse Juno is released. A major release of Eclipse couldn't be shipped with functionality reliant on an unfinished Java release.
Java 7 support went through a similar issue with Eclipse Indigo. Tooling for Java 7 proceeded... | You may give IntelliJ Idea a try which has preliminary suport for it, see <http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/IDEA+12+EAP> |
10,454,470 | I found this [page](http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/plans/eclipse_project_plan_4_2.xml) stating that Java 8 support for Juno is deffered, but I can't find more information how soon people can exspect to be able to write first closures in Eclipse and get productive with that stuff.
Has someone got insight ho... | 2012/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10454470",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/643742/"
] | Java 8 will be released at some point after mid 2013, so there is still quite some time to go :-) Full support in Eclipse for Java 8 should not be expected before Java 8's release date, it was the same for Java 7 support.
Currently, there is no branch open for this work. However, whenever that does happen you can expe... | You may give IntelliJ Idea a try which has preliminary suport for it, see <http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/IDEA+12+EAP> |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I believe the game hints mention that certain types of plants only appear in certain types of boards or levels.
For aquatic plants, you need to be playing an aquatic level.
For plants for your fungus garden, you need to be playing a night level. | At least on the PC version of the game, if you play Hard Survival levels, you can improve your chances of getting specific plants. If you get a Zen Garden plant, it will be from a specific set plants, a list of 8 plants on most levels or 6 on Roof level. No other plant for your Zen Garden will show up on that level. Th... |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | After doing some testing, it seem to be quite random. Either random between all the plant (Survival endless) or random between a row (in the adventure).
What worked best was to play the adventure however and ever. In the level that correspond to row of the plant I am going, there is reasonable probability that I will ... | At least on the PC version of the game, if you play Hard Survival levels, you can improve your chances of getting specific plants. If you get a Zen Garden plant, it will be from a specific set plants, a list of 8 plants on most levels or 6 on Roof level. No other plant for your Zen Garden will show up on that level. Th... |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I'll assume you are talking about plants that you find for your zen garden (the only other option is the plants unlocked while playing the game's adventure mode, and those have a set order which never changes).
There is no way to increase the probability of receiving a certain kind of plant for your zen garden. The ty... | Based on the comment from [Guillaume Coté](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034/how-to-obtain-a-specific-plant-for-the-zen-garden/31908?noredirect=1#comment177519_31908), going to add a clear answer
Short answer: **NO**, you can't pick an **specific** plant. But there are someways to get a **specific type*... |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | After doing some testing, it seem to be quite random. Either random between all the plant (Survival endless) or random between a row (in the adventure).
What worked best was to play the adventure however and ever. In the level that correspond to row of the plant I am going, there is reasonable probability that I will ... | as said before water plants are in pool levels and shrooms are in night levels.you get normal plants on your lawn.in i zombie levels(in the puzzle option) when you eat the brains it might give you a plant but it gives all kinds of plants also replay whack a zombie and bust up as many graves you can and at the end other... |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I believe the game hints mention that certain types of plants only appear in certain types of boards or levels.
For aquatic plants, you need to be playing an aquatic level.
For plants for your fungus garden, you need to be playing a night level. | Based on the comment from [Guillaume Coté](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034/how-to-obtain-a-specific-plant-for-the-zen-garden/31908?noredirect=1#comment177519_31908), going to add a clear answer
Short answer: **NO**, you can't pick an **specific** plant. But there are someways to get a **specific type*... |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I'll assume you are talking about plants that you find for your zen garden (the only other option is the plants unlocked while playing the game's adventure mode, and those have a set order which never changes).
There is no way to increase the probability of receiving a certain kind of plant for your zen garden. The ty... | At least on the PC version of the game, if you play Hard Survival levels, you can improve your chances of getting specific plants. If you get a Zen Garden plant, it will be from a specific set plants, a list of 8 plants on most levels or 6 on Roof level. No other plant for your Zen Garden will show up on that level. Th... |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I believe the game hints mention that certain types of plants only appear in certain types of boards or levels.
For aquatic plants, you need to be playing an aquatic level.
For plants for your fungus garden, you need to be playing a night level. | According to the tips given by the Zen tree, yes playing certain areas increases your chances of getting certain plants. Play the pool levels to get the plants for the Zen garden aquarium plants. It increases your chances but is no guarantee you will still get the other Zen garden plants too. |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I believe the game hints mention that certain types of plants only appear in certain types of boards or levels.
For aquatic plants, you need to be playing an aquatic level.
For plants for your fungus garden, you need to be playing a night level. | as said before water plants are in pool levels and shrooms are in night levels.you get normal plants on your lawn.in i zombie levels(in the puzzle option) when you eat the brains it might give you a plant but it gives all kinds of plants also replay whack a zombie and bust up as many graves you can and at the end other... |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I'll assume you are talking about plants that you find for your zen garden (the only other option is the plants unlocked while playing the game's adventure mode, and those have a set order which never changes).
There is no way to increase the probability of receiving a certain kind of plant for your zen garden. The ty... | I believe the game hints mention that certain types of plants only appear in certain types of boards or levels.
For aquatic plants, you need to be playing an aquatic level.
For plants for your fungus garden, you need to be playing a night level. |
26,034 | In Plants vs Zombies, are there strategies that make it more probable to have certain plants (for your Zen Garden)?
How does the game decide which plant is given? | 2011/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/26034",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/10236/"
] | I'll assume you are talking about plants that you find for your zen garden (the only other option is the plants unlocked while playing the game's adventure mode, and those have a set order which never changes).
There is no way to increase the probability of receiving a certain kind of plant for your zen garden. The ty... | According to the tips given by the Zen tree, yes playing certain areas increases your chances of getting certain plants. Play the pool levels to get the plants for the Zen garden aquarium plants. It increases your chances but is no guarantee you will still get the other Zen garden plants too. |
582,315 | I am designing a threaded message display for a PHP/MySQL application - like comments on Slashdot or Youtube - and am wondering how I should go about ordering the comments and separating it into pages so that you can have, say, 20 comments to a page but still have them nested.
Comments in my app can be nested unlimite... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/582315",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/53212/"
] | I assume that the reason you want nested comments at all is because your users tend to want to read through a single thread of interest at a time. That is, you have reason to believe users will create threads of coherent chains of thought, and/or what gets discussed in one thread will interest some users but not others... | I think what you need is storing a hierarchical data in a Database.
You should start with this articles:
[Article at sitepoint](http://www.sitepoint.com/article/hierarchical-data-database/)
[Article at MySQL's website](http://mikehillyer.com/articles/managing-hierarchical-data-in-mysql/) |
11,343 | **Edit:**
When teaching math to English only students they are often unaware that the numbers from 11 to 19 do not follow the normal rule for saying numbers. It is fun to point this out while leaning about counting in other bases. I have often used my made up words below to help students think about counting in base 16... | 2015/02/08 | [
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/11343",
"https://linguistics.stackexchange.com",
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] | You first have to distinguish between actual native numbers, vs. invented ~ imposed systems. English is basically base 10, and so is Arabic, and so on, so there's a bunch of things that you can ask about how people read these base 10 number strings (the basic result is that people gravitate towards binary groups if the... | So, I gather, you're not interested in describing how people say numbers. Instead, you want to tell them how they ought to say numbers. This is similar to the approach of the astronomers who recently decided that we ought not to call Pluto a planet. It is generally contrary to linguistic thought of the last century or ... |
34,667,854 | Before a browser can request for a webpage, A TCP connection is required to be established. What is the necessity of 3 way handshake in interacting with a server computer? why can't we simply send a web request and wait for the response?
Shouldn't the resolution of IP address be enough for this purpose?
Basically, I ... | 2016/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34667854",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/597858/"
] | You are using a device named A and server is named B
Host A sends a TCP SYNchronize packet to Host B
Host B receives A's SYN
Host B sends a SYNchronize-ACKnowledgement
Host A receives B's SYN-ACK
Host A sends ACKnowledge
Host B receives ACK.
TCP socket connection is ESTABLISHED.
* See more at: <http://www.inet... | TCP provides ordering, automatic retransmission, and congestion control. I'd say these are the obvious reasons why the design adopted TCP.
In contrast, e.g. UDP is fast. There is no handshaking. But UDP packets are not ordered, also packets can get lost (no automatic retransmission), and there is no congestion control... |
34,667,854 | Before a browser can request for a webpage, A TCP connection is required to be established. What is the necessity of 3 way handshake in interacting with a server computer? why can't we simply send a web request and wait for the response?
Shouldn't the resolution of IP address be enough for this purpose?
Basically, I ... | 2016/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34667854",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/597858/"
] | You are using a device named A and server is named B
Host A sends a TCP SYNchronize packet to Host B
Host B receives A's SYN
Host B sends a SYNchronize-ACKnowledgement
Host A receives B's SYN-ACK
Host A sends ACKnowledge
Host B receives ACK.
TCP socket connection is ESTABLISHED.
* See more at: <http://www.inet... | Because you need a TCP connection to send HTTP over, and TCP has a 3-way handshake.
>
> Basically, I need to know the reason for establishing TCP connection.
>
>
>
Because HTTP runs over TCP. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. |
34,667,854 | Before a browser can request for a webpage, A TCP connection is required to be established. What is the necessity of 3 way handshake in interacting with a server computer? why can't we simply send a web request and wait for the response?
Shouldn't the resolution of IP address be enough for this purpose?
Basically, I ... | 2016/01/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34667854",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/597858/"
] | Because you need a TCP connection to send HTTP over, and TCP has a 3-way handshake.
>
> Basically, I need to know the reason for establishing TCP connection.
>
>
>
Because HTTP runs over TCP. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. | TCP provides ordering, automatic retransmission, and congestion control. I'd say these are the obvious reasons why the design adopted TCP.
In contrast, e.g. UDP is fast. There is no handshaking. But UDP packets are not ordered, also packets can get lost (no automatic retransmission), and there is no congestion control... |
6,189 | Since I lack of academic formation please be tolerant if I write something not correct.
As you know the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test is based on 4 personality dimensions (E/I, S/N, T/F, J/P) each of which can assume two possible values (I think the name is trait) for a total of 16 clusters. [link](http://en... | 2014/04/09 | [
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/6189",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/users/4425/"
] | The MBTI is widely used in applied contexts, such as for personnel selection. Nevertheless, it is hardly used in scientific research on personality because its theoretical basis questionable, because its validity is limited, and because its reliability is inferior to other established measures of personality (for a sta... | According to the following document there is a prevalence of the Judging trait most of women seems to be Judging.
>
> the stereotype that females prefer routines, plans and outlines is
> largely justified; the majority fall into the judging category. It may
> come as a surprise, however, that the majority of boys (... |
7,251,494 | I want to execute a Java class to test pieces of an Android application's functionality (from a Java Module) to read/write data to file. If I execute within the Android module, I get Stub! errors (Android SDK). If I install or emulate, it is very slow (I'm only testing a specific piece).
If I include the Android modul... | 2011/08/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7251494",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/870840/"
] | You need to either instrument your tests and run them on a device (or emulator), or use [Roboelectric](http://pivotal.github.com/robolectric/), it provides replacements for the SDK jar stubbed classes. | While you can use Robolectric or other techniques to tests on the host JVM, it's worth noticing that this should only be used as a workaround during the development cycle to avoid long waits for the tests to run on the emulator or device and would never replace testing on the real platform as incompatibilities between ... |
7,251,494 | I want to execute a Java class to test pieces of an Android application's functionality (from a Java Module) to read/write data to file. If I execute within the Android module, I get Stub! errors (Android SDK). If I install or emulate, it is very slow (I'm only testing a specific piece).
If I include the Android modul... | 2011/08/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7251494",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/870840/"
] | Seems to be fixed in later releases of IntelliJ 10 - hadn't been able to reproduce the issue | You need to either instrument your tests and run them on a device (or emulator), or use [Roboelectric](http://pivotal.github.com/robolectric/), it provides replacements for the SDK jar stubbed classes. |
7,251,494 | I want to execute a Java class to test pieces of an Android application's functionality (from a Java Module) to read/write data to file. If I execute within the Android module, I get Stub! errors (Android SDK). If I install or emulate, it is very slow (I'm only testing a specific piece).
If I include the Android modul... | 2011/08/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7251494",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/870840/"
] | Seems to be fixed in later releases of IntelliJ 10 - hadn't been able to reproduce the issue | While you can use Robolectric or other techniques to tests on the host JVM, it's worth noticing that this should only be used as a workaround during the development cycle to avoid long waits for the tests to run on the emulator or device and would never replace testing on the real platform as incompatibilities between ... |
42,213 | I'm working some steel rods into small studs, the problem is that when I tighten them in my vice, they get severely bitten by the vice's jaw blocks, leaving some nasty marks in the rods. I can live with the marks, but some rods have very small flat shanks and the marks interfere with the next threading session. I'm not... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/42213",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/19738/"
] | **Use a collet block**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4pdcc.jpg)
These are designed to take a collet and tighten down on a rod. It works just like collets in a lathe or the spindle on a mill. You can hold the block in a vise, install the appropriate collet, tighten it... | sounds mad but a block hard wood drilled and split should do it, may be a sharper cutting tool with lot of reverse action as you fight it. goodluck. |
42,213 | I'm working some steel rods into small studs, the problem is that when I tighten them in my vice, they get severely bitten by the vice's jaw blocks, leaving some nasty marks in the rods. I can live with the marks, but some rods have very small flat shanks and the marks interfere with the next threading session. I'm not... | 2017/02/23 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/42213",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/19738/"
] | Have some spare length, create the first thread, then use a couple of nuts to "lock" on to the thread, cut off the damaged spare then do the second thread on a virgin section. A lot cheaper than purchasing collets etc. No disrespect to toolmakers and the precision they work to! | sounds mad but a block hard wood drilled and split should do it, may be a sharper cutting tool with lot of reverse action as you fight it. goodluck. |
25,455 | That is, what is the standard way to tell a string player to play normally again? | 2014/12/01 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/25455",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/15511/"
] | You can use **ordinario** or **normale**:
>
> **ordinario or normale**: to bow in the ordinary or normal fashion, canceling a previous instruction to play s.p. or s.t.
> abbreviations: ord. ; norm.; N. - [source](http://www.moderncellotechniques.com/bow-techniques/ponticello-tasto/ponticello-tasto-overview/)
>
>
> | 'loco' is also used in these situations. |
107,546 | I've placed some medium and high-density roads between the ultra-pollution industrial side of the city and the medium density residential/commercial side of the city. Now my city is at a size where all those roads are filled with traffic every day. And unfortunately I also built some low density R/C zones on these east... | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/107546",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1070/"
] | In SimCity, there are two different types of road. These are streets and avenues.
Streets are one square wide and avenues are two squares wide. All streets are the same width, so a dirt road can be upgraded to a high density street using the upgrade road tool.
In order to upgrade a street to an avenue, however, you... | If you have a tight grid with lots of intersections, the intersections themselves can slow traffic down. Removing every second road (sometimes needing to demolish buildings) can ease the business of the intersections and improve traffic congestion a bit. |
107,546 | I've placed some medium and high-density roads between the ultra-pollution industrial side of the city and the medium density residential/commercial side of the city. Now my city is at a size where all those roads are filled with traffic every day. And unfortunately I also built some low density R/C zones on these east... | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/107546",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1070/"
] | In SimCity, there are two different types of road. These are streets and avenues.
Streets are one square wide and avenues are two squares wide. All streets are the same width, so a dirt road can be upgraded to a high density street using the upgrade road tool.
In order to upgrade a street to an avenue, however, you... | Now, with the raise and lower street tool, you can raise an avenue high enough so it makes basically makes a freeway through your city. Then, make exits onto different parts of your city. Avenues are your best chance of getting sims around. I had a problem like this in one of my cities. The streets were so crowded 24/7... |
107,546 | I've placed some medium and high-density roads between the ultra-pollution industrial side of the city and the medium density residential/commercial side of the city. Now my city is at a size where all those roads are filled with traffic every day. And unfortunately I also built some low density R/C zones on these east... | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/107546",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1070/"
] | If you have a tight grid with lots of intersections, the intersections themselves can slow traffic down. Removing every second road (sometimes needing to demolish buildings) can ease the business of the intersections and improve traffic congestion a bit. | Now, with the raise and lower street tool, you can raise an avenue high enough so it makes basically makes a freeway through your city. Then, make exits onto different parts of your city. Avenues are your best chance of getting sims around. I had a problem like this in one of my cities. The streets were so crowded 24/7... |
58,444 | I can't have any acid in my diet, so I need a good substitute for it for my dishes. Like lemon, orange, citric acids and vinegar. Thank you | 2015/06/22 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/58444",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/36348/"
] | If you search for a non-acid substitute for souring the food / raising the tartness: There is no substitute. The sensation of a tart dish is caused by lowering the pH at the corresponding taste buds. [By definition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste#Sourness) tasting sourness is detecting an acid. | Another reason you can't replace acids is that they are involved in important *chemical* reactions. Some flavors are soluble acid but not in just water, and also acid helps deglaze pans because it's a stronger solvent than water alone. |
3,554,001 | Is it really to add Analysys Services for existing instance of SQL Server 2008 R2 Express? | 2010/08/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3554001",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/429183/"
] | SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services just includes SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), not SSAS | SSAS excludes SQL Server Standard and Enterprise |
6,262,870 | In our database model we have a **Beneficiary** entity. A beneficiary can be a **physical person** or a **corporate** beneficiary; a phisical beneficiary has a number of attributes such as name, surname, sex, etc.; in addition, a beneficiary (either corporate or physical person) can either be foreign or not; this furth... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6262870",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1393120/"
] | Accomodating different domain values in one field will replicate the type of problem you are now having with the main beneficiary table - at some point in the future. I would adopt this approach:
Amend your proposed keys in the CorporateBeneficiary/PhysicalBeneficiary table as follows:
1. Add the surrogate primary ke... | You are thinking along the correct lines.
I would suggest you have a separate "address" table to be shared by all beneficiaries. (you are really describing a maildrop which is the same for people and companies!). But the simplest way to handle the i18n problems here is to keep it simple Line1, Line2, Line3, Line4 and ... |
6,262,870 | In our database model we have a **Beneficiary** entity. A beneficiary can be a **physical person** or a **corporate** beneficiary; a phisical beneficiary has a number of attributes such as name, surname, sex, etc.; in addition, a beneficiary (either corporate or physical person) can either be foreign or not; this furth... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6262870",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1393120/"
] | "Clean Beneficiary table, keeping only common data;"
Exactly what there is to do.
"Add a surrogate primary key to Beneficiary table, let's call it BeneficiaryID;"
May be useful, but don't forget that IF there exists a "natural" identifier, then the uniqueness of this should be enforced too.
"Split Beneficiary table... | You are thinking along the correct lines.
I would suggest you have a separate "address" table to be shared by all beneficiaries. (you are really describing a maildrop which is the same for people and companies!). But the simplest way to handle the i18n problems here is to keep it simple Line1, Line2, Line3, Line4 and ... |
6,262,870 | In our database model we have a **Beneficiary** entity. A beneficiary can be a **physical person** or a **corporate** beneficiary; a phisical beneficiary has a number of attributes such as name, surname, sex, etc.; in addition, a beneficiary (either corporate or physical person) can either be foreign or not; this furth... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6262870",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1393120/"
] | You are thinking along the correct lines.
I would suggest you have a separate "address" table to be shared by all beneficiaries. (you are really describing a maildrop which is the same for people and companies!). But the simplest way to handle the i18n problems here is to keep it simple Line1, Line2, Line3, Line4 and ... | For generalization there are three concepts how you can design them for a database:
(explanation for 1 generalization, 2 subtypes)
---
**1. One table for all**
Here you have all attributes from generalization and subtypes in one table.
Pros:
* no JOINs, no UNIONs needed (=therefore it is often fastest possibility... |
6,262,870 | In our database model we have a **Beneficiary** entity. A beneficiary can be a **physical person** or a **corporate** beneficiary; a phisical beneficiary has a number of attributes such as name, surname, sex, etc.; in addition, a beneficiary (either corporate or physical person) can either be foreign or not; this furth... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6262870",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1393120/"
] | "Clean Beneficiary table, keeping only common data;"
Exactly what there is to do.
"Add a surrogate primary key to Beneficiary table, let's call it BeneficiaryID;"
May be useful, but don't forget that IF there exists a "natural" identifier, then the uniqueness of this should be enforced too.
"Split Beneficiary table... | Accomodating different domain values in one field will replicate the type of problem you are now having with the main beneficiary table - at some point in the future. I would adopt this approach:
Amend your proposed keys in the CorporateBeneficiary/PhysicalBeneficiary table as follows:
1. Add the surrogate primary ke... |
6,262,870 | In our database model we have a **Beneficiary** entity. A beneficiary can be a **physical person** or a **corporate** beneficiary; a phisical beneficiary has a number of attributes such as name, surname, sex, etc.; in addition, a beneficiary (either corporate or physical person) can either be foreign or not; this furth... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6262870",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1393120/"
] | Accomodating different domain values in one field will replicate the type of problem you are now having with the main beneficiary table - at some point in the future. I would adopt this approach:
Amend your proposed keys in the CorporateBeneficiary/PhysicalBeneficiary table as follows:
1. Add the surrogate primary ke... | For generalization there are three concepts how you can design them for a database:
(explanation for 1 generalization, 2 subtypes)
---
**1. One table for all**
Here you have all attributes from generalization and subtypes in one table.
Pros:
* no JOINs, no UNIONs needed (=therefore it is often fastest possibility... |
6,262,870 | In our database model we have a **Beneficiary** entity. A beneficiary can be a **physical person** or a **corporate** beneficiary; a phisical beneficiary has a number of attributes such as name, surname, sex, etc.; in addition, a beneficiary (either corporate or physical person) can either be foreign or not; this furth... | 2011/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6262870",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1393120/"
] | "Clean Beneficiary table, keeping only common data;"
Exactly what there is to do.
"Add a surrogate primary key to Beneficiary table, let's call it BeneficiaryID;"
May be useful, but don't forget that IF there exists a "natural" identifier, then the uniqueness of this should be enforced too.
"Split Beneficiary table... | For generalization there are three concepts how you can design them for a database:
(explanation for 1 generalization, 2 subtypes)
---
**1. One table for all**
Here you have all attributes from generalization and subtypes in one table.
Pros:
* no JOINs, no UNIONs needed (=therefore it is often fastest possibility... |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | My wiew on Borg Queen is that she is not a real person but actually an avatar of Borg collective itself. An living embodiment of the whole Borg collective, put in one body. And that would explain how can there be so many Borg queens. The fact is there isn't really a Borg queen as a leader who governs all, but a living ... | She said in First Contact that, the Borg before her it was just havoc and chaos, where the Borg where (running around like a chicken with its head cut off) when she was assimilated she took over and brought unity and formality to the collective. |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I might point out that in the movie, Picard is surprised that she was still alive. While she never appeared in the episode where he was assimilated, he mentions that her voice was always there and points out that ship and all the borg on it had been destroyed, to which she replies: "You think in such three-dimensional ... | She said in First Contact that, the Borg before her it was just havoc and chaos, where the Borg where (running around like a chicken with its head cut off) when she was assimilated she took over and brought unity and formality to the collective. |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | IMO it seems that the Borg Queen would have a mechanical "backup" say she does die she can just replace herself through the hive drones. There's no background to confirm this just my opinion
on what just seems logical. Since nothing ever really dies in the hive. | She said in First Contact that, the Borg before her it was just havoc and chaos, where the Borg where (running around like a chicken with its head cut off) when she was assimilated she took over and brought unity and formality to the collective. |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I might point out that in the movie, Picard is surprised that she was still alive. While she never appeared in the episode where he was assimilated, he mentions that her voice was always there and points out that ship and all the borg on it had been destroyed, to which she replies: "You think in such three-dimensional ... | My wiew on Borg Queen is that she is not a real person but actually an avatar of Borg collective itself. An living embodiment of the whole Borg collective, put in one body. And that would explain how can there be so many Borg queens. The fact is there isn't really a Borg queen as a leader who governs all, but a living ... |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I might point out that in the movie, Picard is surprised that she was still alive. While she never appeared in the episode where he was assimilated, he mentions that her voice was always there and points out that ship and all the borg on it had been destroyed, to which she replies: "You think in such three-dimensional ... | IMO it seems that the Borg Queen would have a mechanical "backup" say she does die she can just replace herself through the hive drones. There's no background to confirm this just my opinion
on what just seems logical. Since nothing ever really dies in the hive. |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I don't think this was really fully addressed in the movies or TV series, but the [memory alpha](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Borg_Queen) page seems to indicate that they are not the same physical bodies, but they might be the same personalities - the Collective simply upgraded a drone to be a new queen when the old... | She said in First Contact that, the Borg before her it was just havoc and chaos, where the Borg where (running around like a chicken with its head cut off) when she was assimilated she took over and brought unity and formality to the collective. |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | The Borg hive mind stores everything that is entered into it. Seven of Nine mentioned that even though she is no longer connected to the Borg, she will, in a way, live forever. The Borg collective is so large, even if one Borg queen body is destroyed, as long as the collective is around, she can always be downloaded in... | IMO it seems that the Borg Queen would have a mechanical "backup" say she does die she can just replace herself through the hive drones. There's no background to confirm this just my opinion
on what just seems logical. Since nothing ever really dies in the hive. |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I might point out that in the movie, Picard is surprised that she was still alive. While she never appeared in the episode where he was assimilated, he mentions that her voice was always there and points out that ship and all the borg on it had been destroyed, to which she replies: "You think in such three-dimensional ... | The Borg hive mind stores everything that is entered into it. Seven of Nine mentioned that even though she is no longer connected to the Borg, she will, in a way, live forever. The Borg collective is so large, even if one Borg queen body is destroyed, as long as the collective is around, she can always be downloaded in... |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | My wiew on Borg Queen is that she is not a real person but actually an avatar of Borg collective itself. An living embodiment of the whole Borg collective, put in one body. And that would explain how can there be so many Borg queens. The fact is there isn't really a Borg queen as a leader who governs all, but a living ... | IMO it seems that the Borg Queen would have a mechanical "backup" say she does die she can just replace herself through the hive drones. There's no background to confirm this just my opinion
on what just seems logical. Since nothing ever really dies in the hive. |
5,683 | Were they meant to be the same entity?
If they weren't, does this imply that Borg have distinct "hives"?
Out-of-Universe, the actresses playing the roles were all mixed up, but sounds like Paramount originally wanted the same actress implying it was the same Queen (or merely that all Queens are 'clones'?):
From <htt... | 2011/09/20 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5683",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | I don't think this was really fully addressed in the movies or TV series, but the [memory alpha](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Borg_Queen) page seems to indicate that they are not the same physical bodies, but they might be the same personalities - the Collective simply upgraded a drone to be a new queen when the old... | My wiew on Borg Queen is that she is not a real person but actually an avatar of Borg collective itself. An living embodiment of the whole Borg collective, put in one body. And that would explain how can there be so many Borg queens. The fact is there isn't really a Borg queen as a leader who governs all, but a living ... |
9,628 | I think it is not a good practice to close doors on one's face! My English is not good? It's ok. Tell me that. I'll accept it and I'll make an effort to make it better. I have let an incomplete answer because a bad educated person closed a door on my face! | 2022/01/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9628",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | Closing questions off topic questions is an integral part of the stack exchange format. If closing questions didn't prevent people from answering them then the act of closing questions would be meaningless.
There isn't a system to indicate that a question has pending draft answers and in the eyes of the community mode... | I've had a dozen or more questions over the years closed half-way through an answer I was writing. Once or twice I even thought the answer I was writing was some of my best work.
It happens - it's a consequence of the fact that 1-5 people voted to close the question before I could finish. It's not an insult to me - th... |
9,628 | I think it is not a good practice to close doors on one's face! My English is not good? It's ok. Tell me that. I'll accept it and I'll make an effort to make it better. I have let an incomplete answer because a bad educated person closed a door on my face! | 2022/01/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9628",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/users/86005/"
] | Closing questions off topic questions is an integral part of the stack exchange format. If closing questions didn't prevent people from answering them then the act of closing questions would be meaningless.
There isn't a system to indicate that a question has pending draft answers and in the eyes of the community mode... | **I really agree with the asker and I *upvoted* this question.**
From many answerer's perspective, also mine, topics get closed too quickly on WB imho, even for first answers. Sometimes there's long answers, because of the subject. These take time. When starting research and answer, why would you take 1-2 close votes ... |
9,628 | I think it is not a good practice to close doors on one's face! My English is not good? It's ok. Tell me that. I'll accept it and I'll make an effort to make it better. I have let an incomplete answer because a bad educated person closed a door on my face! | 2022/01/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9628",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/users/86005/"
] | Closing questions off topic questions is an integral part of the stack exchange format. If closing questions didn't prevent people from answering them then the act of closing questions would be meaningless.
There isn't a system to indicate that a question has pending draft answers and in the eyes of the community mode... | Let's keep in mind that only around [7% of closed questions get reopened](https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9609/2021-a-year-in-moderation), it is always safer to never be the first to answer, wait a few hours and see how it goes, just to save your own time and mental sanity.
Alternativelly, re as... |
9,628 | I think it is not a good practice to close doors on one's face! My English is not good? It's ok. Tell me that. I'll accept it and I'll make an effort to make it better. I have let an incomplete answer because a bad educated person closed a door on my face! | 2022/01/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9628",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/users/86005/"
] | I've had a dozen or more questions over the years closed half-way through an answer I was writing. Once or twice I even thought the answer I was writing was some of my best work.
It happens - it's a consequence of the fact that 1-5 people voted to close the question before I could finish. It's not an insult to me - th... | **I really agree with the asker and I *upvoted* this question.**
From many answerer's perspective, also mine, topics get closed too quickly on WB imho, even for first answers. Sometimes there's long answers, because of the subject. These take time. When starting research and answer, why would you take 1-2 close votes ... |
9,628 | I think it is not a good practice to close doors on one's face! My English is not good? It's ok. Tell me that. I'll accept it and I'll make an effort to make it better. I have let an incomplete answer because a bad educated person closed a door on my face! | 2022/01/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9628",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/users/86005/"
] | I've had a dozen or more questions over the years closed half-way through an answer I was writing. Once or twice I even thought the answer I was writing was some of my best work.
It happens - it's a consequence of the fact that 1-5 people voted to close the question before I could finish. It's not an insult to me - th... | Let's keep in mind that only around [7% of closed questions get reopened](https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9609/2021-a-year-in-moderation), it is always safer to never be the first to answer, wait a few hours and see how it goes, just to save your own time and mental sanity.
Alternativelly, re as... |
9,628 | I think it is not a good practice to close doors on one's face! My English is not good? It's ok. Tell me that. I'll accept it and I'll make an effort to make it better. I have let an incomplete answer because a bad educated person closed a door on my face! | 2022/01/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9628",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/users/86005/"
] | Let's keep in mind that only around [7% of closed questions get reopened](https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9609/2021-a-year-in-moderation), it is always safer to never be the first to answer, wait a few hours and see how it goes, just to save your own time and mental sanity.
Alternativelly, re as... | **I really agree with the asker and I *upvoted* this question.**
From many answerer's perspective, also mine, topics get closed too quickly on WB imho, even for first answers. Sometimes there's long answers, because of the subject. These take time. When starting research and answer, why would you take 1-2 close votes ... |
134,847 | My name in my Japanese passport is different to the one in my philippine passport. I’m going to Japan this June. I’m really worried because if i were to show only my Philippine passport in the immigration booth when departing in the philippines they will ask for a Japanese visa while if I were to show only my Japanese ... | 2019/03/30 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/134847",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/94313/"
] | You will need to show a passport on three or four occasions.
1. On check-in. Here, the agent has to confirm that you meet the requirements to be admitted to Japan and that you are the person on the booking. You want to show the agent your Japanese passport as it confirms you are eligible to enter Japan in the easiest ... | The Philippine authorities are responsible for enforcing *their* country's immigration rules, not Japan's. Since you're a citizen of their country they should not have a problem with you leaving.
(Actually I seem to vaguely recall that Philippine authorities *do* have a problem with some of their citizens traveling ab... |
21,555 | Let me start by saying that I am not a GIS expert nor a cartographer , and my knowledge of GIS is limited to the quasi-null professional training I had as an architect.
My question here was triggered by [another question I have asked on stackoverflow regarding the use of Google maps API.](https://stackoverflow.com/que... | 2012/03/11 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/21555",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/6321/"
] | I am not sure how to extract this information from GoogleMaps about water bodies.
Check this link though: <http://www.epa.gov/waters/data/downloads.html>
Once you have this information, i.e. shapefiles with landclasses, then you can check for your point being in a polygon (say a polygon with class 'water'). A python ... | You may test the [google elevation API](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/elevation/): A request for a location [on the sea](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.2961,5.3333&hl=fr&ll=43.295699,5.332232&spn=0.017148,0.038581&sll=43.296324,5.332532&sspn=0.017148,0.038581&t=h&z=15) will return [a negative eleva... |
21,555 | Let me start by saying that I am not a GIS expert nor a cartographer , and my knowledge of GIS is limited to the quasi-null professional training I had as an architect.
My question here was triggered by [another question I have asked on stackoverflow regarding the use of Google maps API.](https://stackoverflow.com/que... | 2012/03/11 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/21555",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/6321/"
] | You could try to extract something from a web mapping service (preferably OpenStreetMap). There are pre-existing polygons for water available [here](http://openstreetmapdata.com/data/water-polygons).
Alternately, you could try connecting a raster land-cover dataset. There is the GLCF 250m [MODIS water mask](http://glc... | You may test the [google elevation API](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/elevation/): A request for a location [on the sea](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.2961,5.3333&hl=fr&ll=43.295699,5.332232&spn=0.017148,0.038581&sll=43.296324,5.332532&sspn=0.017148,0.038581&t=h&z=15) will return [a negative eleva... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/90059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/2260/"
] | Your behavior will need to be, in this case, **entirely professional**. While team lead, you should refrain from any non-professional conduct involving this person so that they will only see you in an authoritative light. This means no discussions about sports, video games, etc. that are considered casual and will put ... | most answers i see, i think, focus on the wrong problem.
i can't help but think that the OP is disillusioned, this is only half the story
leadership is hard, i can't help but wonder that if i was in the poster's shoes, the situation never would have evolved to the point that a peer disrespects me
developers don't "r... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
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] | You are in a tough spot, because if this guy wasn't fired yet then he either has political importance or you work for an organization that will never fire people for performance.
Pray it is the latter, that is much easier to deal with. Politically important troublemakers like that can ruin you despite ALL of your best... | While I very much like both Pierre 303 and Jarrod's answers, I would also suggest keeping track of his code submissions.
If you are a strong lead, you *may* be able to mentor him into being a successful teammate. Sometimes being straightforward with him and actually *tell* him what others have said behind his back (f... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
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] | Most answers here are focused on accountability, which in my mind is setting the person up for failure, or at least there is an assumption that the person will fail. All may very well be the case in the end, but I do not think that entering into a situation presuming failure will create an atmosphere in which success i... | The best approach is **isolation**. Assign most mission critical parts of the project to core team, leaving the rest for him. You can even come up with some useless feature idea, just to keep him ocupied. If he produces bad code, you will produce bug reports/cleanup requests. Just make sure that whatever he does has ve... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
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] | I agree with Joel, all the answers are on the same frequency, everyone is giving suggestions as peers, not as managers.
Before dwelling in the human side of the problem, I think there's a meta-question you have to answer yourself.
As the leader of the team, your responsibility is for the team to deliver, on time, on ... | most answers i see, i think, focus on the wrong problem.
i can't help but think that the OP is disillusioned, this is only half the story
leadership is hard, i can't help but wonder that if i was in the poster's shoes, the situation never would have evolved to the point that a peer disrespects me
developers don't "r... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
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] | The other answers I'm seeing here ("short leash!", "document everything!", "be professional!") are nice and all, and they're superficially correct, but they fall short in that they fail to consider the human aspect of the situation.
The thing is, everyone is a human, and humans are different, and their motivations an... | Your behavior will need to be, in this case, **entirely professional**. While team lead, you should refrain from any non-professional conduct involving this person so that they will only see you in an authoritative light. This means no discussions about sports, video games, etc. that are considered casual and will put ... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/90059",
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] | Some good answers here but for me there's a fundamental issue that nobody has addressed: you've decided what this guy is going to be like on your project before it's even started; you're judging him on something he hasn't done yet. While it's very much worth having a strategy for dealing with problems you might encount... | I have also seen this type of job. Some people have extra talent and obviously have risen to a high position, but you have to remember that he is older than you.
So respect him. But never forget you are the team leader and you have to manage your team. You have to maintain a proper understanding between team .//// an... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
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] | I've been in the same situation many times, and the most effective method I know is **removing him from the team**. No serious company can afford conflicts in teams. According your description, he is not a team player.
If you really need to keep him, here is what I suggest (this apply to any team member):
* Don't con... | **You need a Mediator / Judge**
(from a Soft. Dev. plus H.R. / psychology guy)
You cannot solve this problem by yourself. Whatever you do, "its already out of your hands", you require a person higher on your company with more authority.
I have seen several cases like that. That employee won't follow your guidelines,... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/90059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/2260/"
] | Remember that human relationships trump just about everything when it comes to human interactions. People behave irrationally, but they respond to their own emotions. You can use that to your own advantage -- not by being manipulative, but by being responsive (almost the same thing, i know, but the difference is in how... | I find a lot of the answers very cautious.
Remember *you* are responsible for your career no one else is. This means that by agreeing to work with this person you are saying that you are accepting this assignment and responsibility and that you will be able to manage the project (and this person) to its fruition.
If ... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/90059",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/2260/"
] | Let's see... some good answers have already covered a few on my list:
* **Be professional** - a no brainer anyway, but avoid, at all costs, judgement calls about your potential problem employee. If you really need to vent, ask your *boss* for the opportunity to talk through the issue, don't ever let his problem or you... | Some good answers here but for me there's a fundamental issue that nobody has addressed: you've decided what this guy is going to be like on your project before it's even started; you're judging him on something he hasn't done yet. While it's very much worth having a strategy for dealing with problems you might encount... |
90,059 | I've been told that I am to be a team lead of an upcoming project. I've not ever been team lead before but the responsibilities are what you would typically expect, with revolving door of 3 to 4 other developers through the 8 or 9 months it takes to complete the project.
My problem is this: one of the developers who w... | 2011/07/06 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/90059",
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] | You are in a tough spot, because if this guy wasn't fired yet then he either has political importance or you work for an organization that will never fire people for performance.
Pray it is the latter, that is much easier to deal with. Politically important troublemakers like that can ruin you despite ALL of your best... | Just keep your humor. If you can't get rid of him, the worst thing you can do is let him bother you. He's not a big deal. He wants you to be nervous. He wants to be "that guy". Let him be "that guy". Just keep your good humor and always look on the bright side.
Handle him. Don't let him handle you. |
237,544 | The main character (male) is called to a lab built on the ocean floor that is atop some sort of vault that is in need of the main character's expertise in figuring out the password to unlock it. The calculations always come up with impossible numbers like 0/0. Does this ring any bells? I believe the main character appe... | 2020/10/01 | [
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] | Could it be [Sphere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_(novel)) by Michael Crichton, perhaps?
Journey to the ocean floor - check
Puzzle how to open a mysterious object - check.
Impossible things found - check. (Example - impossible sea creatures such as shrimp with no digestive organs. I don't recall if 0/0 was p... | At least a partial match to Peter Watts' [Rifters](https://us.macmillan.com/series/rifterstrilogy/) series, which is about a group of genetically modified humans working in a deep-ocean lab/power plant that accidentally release a pandemic causing microorganism. The main character is Lenie Clarke who is blamed for the r... |
237,544 | The main character (male) is called to a lab built on the ocean floor that is atop some sort of vault that is in need of the main character's expertise in figuring out the password to unlock it. The calculations always come up with impossible numbers like 0/0. Does this ring any bells? I believe the main character appe... | 2020/10/01 | [
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] | This distinctly reminds me of [Deep Storm, by Lincoln Child](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BZ5JNZ2/), and is part of his Jeremy Logan series of books (the others being The Third Gate, The Forgotten Room, Full Wolf Moon).
The protagonist is requested to investigate a medical issue aboard a drilling platform in... | Could it be [Sphere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_(novel)) by Michael Crichton, perhaps?
Journey to the ocean floor - check
Puzzle how to open a mysterious object - check.
Impossible things found - check. (Example - impossible sea creatures such as shrimp with no digestive organs. I don't recall if 0/0 was p... |
237,544 | The main character (male) is called to a lab built on the ocean floor that is atop some sort of vault that is in need of the main character's expertise in figuring out the password to unlock it. The calculations always come up with impossible numbers like 0/0. Does this ring any bells? I believe the main character appe... | 2020/10/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/237544",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/132944/"
] | This distinctly reminds me of [Deep Storm, by Lincoln Child](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BZ5JNZ2/), and is part of his Jeremy Logan series of books (the others being The Third Gate, The Forgotten Room, Full Wolf Moon).
The protagonist is requested to investigate a medical issue aboard a drilling platform in... | At least a partial match to Peter Watts' [Rifters](https://us.macmillan.com/series/rifterstrilogy/) series, which is about a group of genetically modified humans working in a deep-ocean lab/power plant that accidentally release a pandemic causing microorganism. The main character is Lenie Clarke who is blamed for the r... |
13,814 | A friend of mine wants to get the “You Got Splunk!” hat from Winter Bash 2022 on Sci Fi & Fantasy SE. This requires that they ask or answer a question with “data” in the name of a tag. What on topic works should they read or watch in the three weeks to make this possible? | 2022/12/15 | [
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] | [This query](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/adv_search_results.cgi?USE_1=title_title&O_1=contains&TERM_1=data&C=AND&USE_2=title_language_free&O_2=exact&TERM_2=english&USE_3=title_ttype&O_3=exact&TERM_3=NOVEL&ORDERBY=title_copyright&ACTION=query&START=0&TYPE=Title) finds 6 novels with "data" in the title, including *The ... | * ***Android at Arms*** (1971), book by Andre Norton
* ***Cold Hearted: A Tale of the Wicked Stepmother*** (2021), book by Serena Valentino based on Disney's *Cinderella*
* *Star Trek: the New Generation* TV series, or the movies in that sub-franchise, because the character **Data** has his own tag [star-trek-data](htt... |
6,206,157 | I have a static array in my class. When do i release it? or I don't have to worry about it?
I was thinking about releasing it in dealloc method but not sure.
Thanks | 2011/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6206157",
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] | If it's static, you shouldn't release it. | If you are concerned about the amount of memory the array takes up (because it's potentially large and is something that you can always recreate if needed), you can empty the array upon receiving a didReceiveMemoryWarning notification. Otherwise there's really no reason to care too much about it. |
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