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6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | I really hate opinion type answers, and indeed many of the more banal answers I post are because I considered an existing answer inadequate and I didn't want the OP to go away with the wrong impression. Since I'm philosophically opposed to downvoting, posting a better answer is usually the only way to show my displeasu... | Speaking with my moderator hat on ...
-------------------------------------
I have not been acting on examples of A2 or cases that are borderline between A2 and A3: that's up to the community to establish by consensus.
Outright example of A3 I delete after they have accumulated a net score of around -4 and no signifi... |
6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | I really hate opinion type answers, and indeed many of the more banal answers I post are because I considered an existing answer inadequate and I didn't want the OP to go away with the wrong impression. Since I'm philosophically opposed to downvoting, posting a better answer is usually the only way to show my displeasu... | My comment under the original question highlights why A2 answers *may* be acceptable. I asked OP to classify my answer to the following question: [Time length molecular dynamics](https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/160443/time-length-molecular-dynamics/160449#160449)
I would call it an A2 answer. OP ranked it ... |
6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | I really hate opinion type answers, and indeed many of the more banal answers I post are because I considered an existing answer inadequate and I didn't want the OP to go away with the wrong impression. Since I'm philosophically opposed to downvoting, posting a better answer is usually the only way to show my displeasu... | I agree with Kyle Kanos that A2 and A3 are answers, however poor in quality, since they attempt to address the Question.
I agree with tpg2114 that A2 Answers require development. This can be done more conveniently if comments are addressed to this Answer, rather than to the Question.
I think we would all agree that... |
6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | I think **A2** is an acceptable answer. The votes (up or down) depend on the accuracy (which probably requires knowledge on the actual answer to the question), but I think leaving comments along the lines of *This answer could be better if ..."* would be helpful to the OP and to future readers (again, this probably req... | Speaking with my moderator hat on ...
-------------------------------------
I have not been acting on examples of A2 or cases that are borderline between A2 and A3: that's up to the community to establish by consensus.
Outright example of A3 I delete after they have accumulated a net score of around -4 and no signifi... |
6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | Speaking with my moderator hat on ...
-------------------------------------
I have not been acting on examples of A2 or cases that are borderline between A2 and A3: that's up to the community to establish by consensus.
Outright example of A3 I delete after they have accumulated a net score of around -4 and no signifi... | I agree with Kyle Kanos that A2 and A3 are answers, however poor in quality, since they attempt to address the Question.
I agree with tpg2114 that A2 Answers require development. This can be done more conveniently if comments are addressed to this Answer, rather than to the Question.
I think we would all agree that... |
6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | I think **A2** is an acceptable answer. The votes (up or down) depend on the accuracy (which probably requires knowledge on the actual answer to the question), but I think leaving comments along the lines of *This answer could be better if ..."* would be helpful to the OP and to future readers (again, this probably req... | My comment under the original question highlights why A2 answers *may* be acceptable. I asked OP to classify my answer to the following question: [Time length molecular dynamics](https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/160443/time-length-molecular-dynamics/160449#160449)
I would call it an A2 answer. OP ranked it ... |
6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | My comment under the original question highlights why A2 answers *may* be acceptable. I asked OP to classify my answer to the following question: [Time length molecular dynamics](https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/160443/time-length-molecular-dynamics/160449#160449)
I would call it an A2 answer. OP ranked it ... | I agree with Kyle Kanos that A2 and A3 are answers, however poor in quality, since they attempt to address the Question.
I agree with tpg2114 that A2 Answers require development. This can be done more conveniently if comments are addressed to this Answer, rather than to the Question.
I think we would all agree that... |
6,474 | So, I was going through and flagging new answers to old questions (because that's fun) and it dawned on me, are opinions really answers? The obvious answer is "yes" and that wrong opinions should be downvoted. But let me present an example and then I'll open the floor for discussion and laying of guidelines.
Here's an... | 2015/01/27 | [
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6474",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23473/"
] | I think **A2** is an acceptable answer. The votes (up or down) depend on the accuracy (which probably requires knowledge on the actual answer to the question), but I think leaving comments along the lines of *This answer could be better if ..."* would be helpful to the OP and to future readers (again, this probably req... | I agree with Kyle Kanos that A2 and A3 are answers, however poor in quality, since they attempt to address the Question.
I agree with tpg2114 that A2 Answers require development. This can be done more conveniently if comments are addressed to this Answer, rather than to the Question.
I think we would all agree that... |
2,525 | If a player commits a *direct* free kick offence in their own penalty area, this results in a penalty kick instead of a direct free kick. However, if the offence is an *indirect* free kick offence, it remains as an indirect free kick [as shown here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPx5AUx0zhg).
What offences result in... | 2013/04/15 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2525",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/1286/"
] | Inside the penalty box, an indirect free kick, instead of a penalty, will be awarded
* if the goalkeeper controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds.
* if the goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it has touched another player.
* if the goalke... | The penalty kick is a kind of penalty used *if and only if* a team commits an offense warranting a direct free kick inside its own penalty area, in which case, a penalty kick is used *instead* of the direct free kick. As this does not apply to indirect free kicks, nothing is special there.
The only special case here i... |
2,525 | If a player commits a *direct* free kick offence in their own penalty area, this results in a penalty kick instead of a direct free kick. However, if the offence is an *indirect* free kick offence, it remains as an indirect free kick [as shown here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPx5AUx0zhg).
What offences result in... | 2013/04/15 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2525",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/1286/"
] | Inside the penalty box, an indirect free kick, instead of a penalty, will be awarded
* if the goalkeeper controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds.
* if the goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it has touched another player.
* if the goalke... | Indirect free kicks in the box were quite common at all levels of the game until about 20 years ago. It is nearly always for "obstruction". The problem has been that players now deliberately obstruct, which can be seen as "reckless or excessively forceful", hence a direct free kick/penalty.
Referees tend to see all obs... |
2,525 | If a player commits a *direct* free kick offence in their own penalty area, this results in a penalty kick instead of a direct free kick. However, if the offence is an *indirect* free kick offence, it remains as an indirect free kick [as shown here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPx5AUx0zhg).
What offences result in... | 2013/04/15 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2525",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/1286/"
] | Inside the penalty box, an indirect free kick, instead of a penalty, will be awarded
* if the goalkeeper controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds.
* if the goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it has touched another player.
* if the goalke... | It may be easier to list only the offences that result in a penalty kick being awarded (ie. direct free kick offences), as there are a lot less of them. The vast majority of possible infringements result in an indirect free kick, in spite of direct free kick offences being far more common.
A number of the other answer... |
2,525 | If a player commits a *direct* free kick offence in their own penalty area, this results in a penalty kick instead of a direct free kick. However, if the offence is an *indirect* free kick offence, it remains as an indirect free kick [as shown here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPx5AUx0zhg).
What offences result in... | 2013/04/15 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2525",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/1286/"
] | The penalty kick is a kind of penalty used *if and only if* a team commits an offense warranting a direct free kick inside its own penalty area, in which case, a penalty kick is used *instead* of the direct free kick. As this does not apply to indirect free kicks, nothing is special there.
The only special case here i... | Indirect free kicks in the box were quite common at all levels of the game until about 20 years ago. It is nearly always for "obstruction". The problem has been that players now deliberately obstruct, which can be seen as "reckless or excessively forceful", hence a direct free kick/penalty.
Referees tend to see all obs... |
2,525 | If a player commits a *direct* free kick offence in their own penalty area, this results in a penalty kick instead of a direct free kick. However, if the offence is an *indirect* free kick offence, it remains as an indirect free kick [as shown here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPx5AUx0zhg).
What offences result in... | 2013/04/15 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2525",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/1286/"
] | The penalty kick is a kind of penalty used *if and only if* a team commits an offense warranting a direct free kick inside its own penalty area, in which case, a penalty kick is used *instead* of the direct free kick. As this does not apply to indirect free kicks, nothing is special there.
The only special case here i... | It may be easier to list only the offences that result in a penalty kick being awarded (ie. direct free kick offences), as there are a lot less of them. The vast majority of possible infringements result in an indirect free kick, in spite of direct free kick offences being far more common.
A number of the other answer... |
2,525 | If a player commits a *direct* free kick offence in their own penalty area, this results in a penalty kick instead of a direct free kick. However, if the offence is an *indirect* free kick offence, it remains as an indirect free kick [as shown here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPx5AUx0zhg).
What offences result in... | 2013/04/15 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2525",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/1286/"
] | Indirect free kicks in the box were quite common at all levels of the game until about 20 years ago. It is nearly always for "obstruction". The problem has been that players now deliberately obstruct, which can be seen as "reckless or excessively forceful", hence a direct free kick/penalty.
Referees tend to see all obs... | It may be easier to list only the offences that result in a penalty kick being awarded (ie. direct free kick offences), as there are a lot less of them. The vast majority of possible infringements result in an indirect free kick, in spite of direct free kick offences being far more common.
A number of the other answer... |
44,898,431 | I want to create a backup of one of my Git repositories and save it to AWS CodeCommit. I don't want to include the use of my local machine. Can anyone tell me how can I do it directly or through AWS Lambda? | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/44898431",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8101473/"
] | I just started searching for the answer to this very question. Before I post some of my preliminary data have you found a solution to this?
**Here is what I have found so far:**
* BitBucket
<https://github.com/ef-labs/stash-hook-mirror>
* GitHub
<https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/issues/833>
<https://help.gi... | It seems migrating directly from Github to AWS Code-commit is not available in the AWS documentation. The following links have some scripts that can do the migration using a local machine.
Please check:
<http://www.paul-kearney.com/2015/09/migrating-from-github-to-aws-codecommit.html>
<https://gist.github.com/paulke... |
44,898,431 | I want to create a backup of one of my Git repositories and save it to AWS CodeCommit. I don't want to include the use of my local machine. Can anyone tell me how can I do it directly or through AWS Lambda? | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/44898431",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8101473/"
] | AWS Quickstart provide a [solution](https://github.com/aws-quickstart/quickstart-git2s3) that copies your repo to s3 using lambda and webhooks.
This solution could quite easily be modified to copy to CodeCommit rather than s3.
[](https://i.stack.img... | It seems migrating directly from Github to AWS Code-commit is not available in the AWS documentation. The following links have some scripts that can do the migration using a local machine.
Please check:
<http://www.paul-kearney.com/2015/09/migrating-from-github-to-aws-codecommit.html>
<https://gist.github.com/paulke... |
44,898,431 | I want to create a backup of one of my Git repositories and save it to AWS CodeCommit. I don't want to include the use of my local machine. Can anyone tell me how can I do it directly or through AWS Lambda? | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/44898431",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8101473/"
] | I just started searching for the answer to this very question. Before I post some of my preliminary data have you found a solution to this?
**Here is what I have found so far:**
* BitBucket
<https://github.com/ef-labs/stash-hook-mirror>
* GitHub
<https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/issues/833>
<https://help.gi... | AWS Quickstart provide a [solution](https://github.com/aws-quickstart/quickstart-git2s3) that copies your repo to s3 using lambda and webhooks.
This solution could quite easily be modified to copy to CodeCommit rather than s3.
[](https://i.stack.img... |
7,045,087 | Please keep in mind that I know nothing about Matlab.
Matlab Builder JA lets developer build Matlab applications and export them into Java jars. That's great, I just have to produce a jar and I can then use it from other java code.
Does anyone know how much the single jar packaging module cost?
Is there any free ver... | 2011/08/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7045087",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/807231/"
] | MATLAB Builder JA for Java is currently £3,150 for an individual commercial license, and requires MATLAB Compiler, which is currently £3,850 for an individual commercial license. I'm in the UK so can't get pricing in other currencies, but you can get your local prices from the following links.
[Pricing for MATLAB Buil... | You should probably contact MathWorks about licensing. As this is fairly high end functionality I would speculate that it is quite expensive.
You should probably take a look at [Octave](http://www.octave.org) which is licensed under GNU GPL. Also, there are also a wide variety of wrappers around Matlab, such as [MLabW... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | Sorry, but you will never find a real comparison with respect to accuracy. I am searching for three months now for my master thesis and have not found it. So I started to do the comparison on my own but it's still a long way to go. I'm testing with 3d engines and even 2d engines and for now Chipmunk is the one with the... | One thing I found really valuable in ODE is the ability to change pretty much every single parameter 'on the fly'. As an example, the engine doesn't seem to complain if you modify the inertia or even the shape of a body. You could replace a sphere with a box and everything would just keep working, or change the size of... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | There is a nice comparison of ODE and Bullet here:
<http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/03/Comparing-ODE-and-Bullet>
Hope it can be useful in making a choice. | One thing I found really valuable in ODE is the ability to change pretty much every single parameter 'on the fly'. As an example, the engine doesn't seem to complain if you modify the inertia or even the shape of a body. You could replace a sphere with a box and everything would just keep working, or change the size of... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | Although it is a bit dated, there is a comprehensive comparison of (in alphabetical order) Bullet, JigLib, Newton, ODE, PhysX, and others available here:
* <http://www.adrianboeing.com/pal/papers/p281-boeing.pdf>
The comparison considers integrators, friction models, constraint solvers, collision detection, stacking,... | A physics abstraction layer supports a large number of physics engines via a unified API, making it easy to compare engines for your situation.
[PAL](http://pal.sourceforge.net/) provides a unique interface for these physics engines:
1. Box2D (experimental)
2. Bullet
3. Dynamechs(deprecated)
4. Havok (experimental)
5.... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | There is a nice comparison of ODE and Bullet here:
<http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/03/Comparing-ODE-and-Bullet>
Hope it can be useful in making a choice. | A physics abstraction layer supports a large number of physics engines via a unified API, making it easy to compare engines for your situation.
[PAL](http://pal.sourceforge.net/) provides a unique interface for these physics engines:
1. Box2D (experimental)
2. Bullet
3. Dynamechs(deprecated)
4. Havok (experimental)
5.... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | Sorry, but you will never find a real comparison with respect to accuracy. I am searching for three months now for my master thesis and have not found it. So I started to do the comparison on my own but it's still a long way to go. I'm testing with 3d engines and even 2d engines and for now Chipmunk is the one with the... | A physics abstraction layer supports a large number of physics engines via a unified API, making it easy to compare engines for your situation.
[PAL](http://pal.sourceforge.net/) provides a unique interface for these physics engines:
1. Box2D (experimental)
2. Bullet
3. Dynamechs(deprecated)
4. Havok (experimental)
5.... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | There is a nice comparison of ODE and Bullet here:
<http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/03/Comparing-ODE-and-Bullet>
Hope it can be useful in making a choice. | Although it is a bit dated, there is a comprehensive comparison of (in alphabetical order) Bullet, JigLib, Newton, ODE, PhysX, and others available here:
* <http://www.adrianboeing.com/pal/papers/p281-boeing.pdf>
The comparison considers integrators, friction models, constraint solvers, collision detection, stacking,... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | There is a nice comparison of ODE and Bullet here:
<http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/03/Comparing-ODE-and-Bullet>
Hope it can be useful in making a choice. | Check out Simbody, which is used in engineering. It's particularly good for simulating articulated bodies. It has been used for more than 5 years to simulate human musculoskeletal dynamics. It's also one of the physics engines used in Gazebo, a robot simulation environment.
<https://github.com/simbody/simbody>
<http:... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | Although it is a bit dated, there is a comprehensive comparison of (in alphabetical order) Bullet, JigLib, Newton, ODE, PhysX, and others available here:
* <http://www.adrianboeing.com/pal/papers/p281-boeing.pdf>
The comparison considers integrators, friction models, constraint solvers, collision detection, stacking,... | One thing I found really valuable in ODE is the ability to change pretty much every single parameter 'on the fly'. As an example, the engine doesn't seem to complain if you modify the inertia or even the shape of a body. You could replace a sphere with a box and everything would just keep working, or change the size of... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | Although it is a bit dated, there is a comprehensive comparison of (in alphabetical order) Bullet, JigLib, Newton, ODE, PhysX, and others available here:
* <http://www.adrianboeing.com/pal/papers/p281-boeing.pdf>
The comparison considers integrators, friction models, constraint solvers, collision detection, stacking,... | Check out Simbody, which is used in engineering. It's particularly good for simulating articulated bodies. It has been used for more than 5 years to simulate human musculoskeletal dynamics. It's also one of the physics engines used in Gazebo, a robot simulation environment.
<https://github.com/simbody/simbody>
<http:... |
6,408,198 | I am trying to pick a physics engine for a simple software application. It would be to simulate a rather small number of objects so performance isn't a huge concern. I am mostly concerned with the accuracy of the motion involved. I would also like the engine to be cross-platform between windows/linux/mac and usable wit... | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6408198",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/131383/"
] | There is a nice comparison of ODE and Bullet here:
<http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/03/Comparing-ODE-and-Bullet>
Hope it can be useful in making a choice. | Sorry, but you will never find a real comparison with respect to accuracy. I am searching for three months now for my master thesis and have not found it. So I started to do the comparison on my own but it's still a long way to go. I'm testing with 3d engines and even 2d engines and for now Chipmunk is the one with the... |
183,005 | Part of a laboratory experiment question set.
Why is it that the known temperature of the boiling bath can be accurately determined from the days atmospheric pressure but the atmospheric pressure is not considered when determining the temperature of the ice bath for the calibration of thermometer? | 2015/05/09 | [
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] | The required change in pressure for a change in melting point can be found from the phase diagram of water. The typical variations in atmospheric pressure are negligible, just as you neglect the additional water pressure experienced in the lower parts of the ice bath.
I will leave it up to you to find the factor invol... | In order for water to boil, it must become a vapor. Bubbles rising from boiling water contain water molecules that have enough kinetic energy to separate themselves from the less-energetic liquid molecules that remain in the liquid state. It's easier for vapor to form in a low pressure environment because there is less... |
2,838,812 | I know it might sound weird, but I wrote a web server without knowing how to deploy it and run it, so how do I do it in eclipse? (and please specify the eclipse version)
thanks | 2010/05/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2838812",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/246980/"
] | The webserver is implemented in java? Then to run it just launch it as any other java program (right click on main class, 'Run As'->'Java Application').
You can deploy it as runnable jar. Right click on the project, 'Export As...'. Choose 'Java'->'Runnable JAR file'. Follow the wizard instructions. If you have exporte... | You need to write an [Eclipse plugin](http://www.eclipsepluginsite.com/) as well. [Some](http://www.eclipsetotale.com/tomcatPlugin.html#A3) of [them](https://glassfishplugins.dev.java.net/source/browse/glassfishplugins/) are open source, you may want to take a look. |
844,788 | I want to install ubuntu alongside Windows 10 (which is already installed in my pc) in my pc, i was trying to shrink volume of C:\ drive by disk management but my C:\ drive don't have enough space . Will it work if i shrink my D:\ or E:\ drive in stead of C:\?
I also tried using USB drive by downloading unetbootin but... | 2016/11/02 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/844788",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/614443/"
] | You can use the utility [gparted within a live USB or CD install to resize your disk](https://i.imgur.com/o9qud7x.png) offline. It should come preinstalled however if it is not you can run 'sudo apt-get install gparted' to install it.
I happen to find the ['Universal USB Installer'](https://www.pendrivelinux.com/unive... | Yes, shrinking the D or E drive can work. Look at [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOfnvbdWhrs).
For USB bootable OS, do this :
1. Download ISO file of ubuntu (any version)
2. Download Universal USB Installer (UUI) from [here](https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/)
3. Connec... |
749 | Are there free (or low cost) sources for nursery pots? Presumably nurseries reuse them. I'd like to get a few dozen in varying sizes for starting vegetables. | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/749",
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] | I've always had the opposite problem. After a few years of trips to the nursery, combined with the fact that the pots are not recyclable (at least they haven't been in the past -- not sure if this has or will change soon), I've had more of those things than I can ever reuse. There are enough gardeners in my neighborhoo... | **Ask friends**
Like rsgoheen I have too many. So I would suggest that the average gardener is in the same boat as us two. If you have any gardening friends or friends of friends then just ask them. It's likely they'll be all too pleased to get rid of some of their build up.
**or ask a Nursery**
I wanted a few free ... |
749 | Are there free (or low cost) sources for nursery pots? Presumably nurseries reuse them. I'd like to get a few dozen in varying sizes for starting vegetables. | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/749",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
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] | Be Creative
===========
Be creative -- my two favorite free pots for transplanting up (i.e. repotting tomato/pepper/broccoli/etc seedlings into a larger container) are milk cartons and yogurt tubs.
Half gallon cardboard milk cartons are the perfect size for tomatoes. I rinse them well, cut off the top, leaving 4-5" o... | I've always had the opposite problem. After a few years of trips to the nursery, combined with the fact that the pots are not recyclable (at least they haven't been in the past -- not sure if this has or will change soon), I've had more of those things than I can ever reuse. There are enough gardeners in my neighborhoo... |
749 | Are there free (or low cost) sources for nursery pots? Presumably nurseries reuse them. I'd like to get a few dozen in varying sizes for starting vegetables. | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/749",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/101/"
] | I've always had the opposite problem. After a few years of trips to the nursery, combined with the fact that the pots are not recyclable (at least they haven't been in the past -- not sure if this has or will change soon), I've had more of those things than I can ever reuse. There are enough gardeners in my neighborhoo... | You could use moso bamboo nodes, but if you live in an area where these aren't hardy, you might have to get them online.
You can make bamboo cups, bowls, or nursery pots! |
749 | Are there free (or low cost) sources for nursery pots? Presumably nurseries reuse them. I'd like to get a few dozen in varying sizes for starting vegetables. | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/749",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/101/"
] | Be Creative
===========
Be creative -- my two favorite free pots for transplanting up (i.e. repotting tomato/pepper/broccoli/etc seedlings into a larger container) are milk cartons and yogurt tubs.
Half gallon cardboard milk cartons are the perfect size for tomatoes. I rinse them well, cut off the top, leaving 4-5" o... | **Ask friends**
Like rsgoheen I have too many. So I would suggest that the average gardener is in the same boat as us two. If you have any gardening friends or friends of friends then just ask them. It's likely they'll be all too pleased to get rid of some of their build up.
**or ask a Nursery**
I wanted a few free ... |
749 | Are there free (or low cost) sources for nursery pots? Presumably nurseries reuse them. I'd like to get a few dozen in varying sizes for starting vegetables. | 2011/06/20 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/749",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/101/"
] | Be Creative
===========
Be creative -- my two favorite free pots for transplanting up (i.e. repotting tomato/pepper/broccoli/etc seedlings into a larger container) are milk cartons and yogurt tubs.
Half gallon cardboard milk cartons are the perfect size for tomatoes. I rinse them well, cut off the top, leaving 4-5" o... | You could use moso bamboo nodes, but if you live in an area where these aren't hardy, you might have to get them online.
You can make bamboo cups, bowls, or nursery pots! |
1,129,564 | we have a COM add-in that we use in MS Office application like Word and Excel.
That COM add-in has exposed few APIs to use, which we use for customization.
Problem is - Any user can access the APIs and that is causing security problems.
we dont want that to happen, we want to give access to VBA editor to only few peop... | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1129564",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/112501/"
] | If one of the requirements of the COM Add-In is restricted access, the solution shouldn't be to disable anything than can access it. The answer should be to fix the add-in itself. An easy way to do it would be to define a user group that can use the add-in, and then just make the add-in check to verify the user is a me... | Can't you add a password to view/edit code? then at least they can't see your api and should prevent them from opening the editor.
Right click the project in the VBA project window and select 'properties' to add a password to that project in the Protection tab. |
1,129,564 | we have a COM add-in that we use in MS Office application like Word and Excel.
That COM add-in has exposed few APIs to use, which we use for customization.
Problem is - Any user can access the APIs and that is causing security problems.
we dont want that to happen, we want to give access to VBA editor to only few peop... | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1129564",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/112501/"
] | The VBA Password Protection does not actually protect you from people reading the file. It's incredibly simple to remove the protection.
One alternative is to obfuscate the COM API as well as the VBA (so that, even if people can read the code, it would be difficult to figure out what's going on). Apple has done this ... | Can't you add a password to view/edit code? then at least they can't see your api and should prevent them from opening the editor.
Right click the project in the VBA project window and select 'properties' to add a password to that project in the Protection tab. |
1,129,564 | we have a COM add-in that we use in MS Office application like Word and Excel.
That COM add-in has exposed few APIs to use, which we use for customization.
Problem is - Any user can access the APIs and that is causing security problems.
we dont want that to happen, we want to give access to VBA editor to only few peop... | 2009/07/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1129564",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/112501/"
] | If one of the requirements of the COM Add-In is restricted access, the solution shouldn't be to disable anything than can access it. The answer should be to fix the add-in itself. An easy way to do it would be to define a user group that can use the add-in, and then just make the add-in check to verify the user is a me... | The VBA Password Protection does not actually protect you from people reading the file. It's incredibly simple to remove the protection.
One alternative is to obfuscate the COM API as well as the VBA (so that, even if people can read the code, it would be difficult to figure out what's going on). Apple has done this ... |
88,525 | This probably has an obvious answer I'm missing. To make a long story short, my mother helped us out with an event several months back involving having to serve breakfast to a large number of people including breakfast sausage, a mix of links and patties. Afterwards, as is her habit, she packaged up the leftovers in a ... | 2018/03/22 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/88525",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/65978/"
] | One option: reheat slowly in the microwave and until it is barely unfrozen enough to break apart. Then break it down into meal-sized portions, take the part you want for now and wrap the remaining bits in cellophane so they don't freeze together again. (My advice as a self-judged microwave expert is to heat it up at lo... | I would do my best to break off a good-sized lump, and defrost that in the fridge (which might take a couple of days but the outer parts should be usable before that). Then plan on eating that over a few days. If you pick a time when you've got more mouths to feed for at least one meal, that will alleviate the boredom.... |
88,525 | This probably has an obvious answer I'm missing. To make a long story short, my mother helped us out with an event several months back involving having to serve breakfast to a large number of people including breakfast sausage, a mix of links and patties. Afterwards, as is her habit, she packaged up the leftovers in a ... | 2018/03/22 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/88525",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/65978/"
] | One option: reheat slowly in the microwave and until it is barely unfrozen enough to break apart. Then break it down into meal-sized portions, take the part you want for now and wrap the remaining bits in cellophane so they don't freeze together again. (My advice as a self-judged microwave expert is to heat it up at lo... | Despite what you may have heard, multiple thawings and refreezings are safe, as long as the cumulative time spent at over 4 Celsius stays within the 2 hour limit. Also, the quality loss in thawing ground and cooked meat is much less pronounced than the quality loss in refreezing something like a steak.
So, I would de... |
88,525 | This probably has an obvious answer I'm missing. To make a long story short, my mother helped us out with an event several months back involving having to serve breakfast to a large number of people including breakfast sausage, a mix of links and patties. Afterwards, as is her habit, she packaged up the leftovers in a ... | 2018/03/22 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/88525",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/65978/"
] | I would do my best to break off a good-sized lump, and defrost that in the fridge (which might take a couple of days but the outer parts should be usable before that). Then plan on eating that over a few days. If you pick a time when you've got more mouths to feed for at least one meal, that will alleviate the boredom.... | Despite what you may have heard, multiple thawings and refreezings are safe, as long as the cumulative time spent at over 4 Celsius stays within the 2 hour limit. Also, the quality loss in thawing ground and cooked meat is much less pronounced than the quality loss in refreezing something like a steak.
So, I would de... |
623,748 | In the Standard Model of QM, all forces are mediated or carried by particles (for want of a better word) called bosons. The photon is an example of a force-carrying gauge boson, and mediates the electromagnetic force.
The electrostatic and magnetostatic forces are not mediated by real photons, and [the answer here](ht... | 2021/03/25 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/623748",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/219654/"
] | I have never liked the "virtual particles" concept; they're the result of taking Feynman diagrams a tad bit too literally. Feynman diagrams are nice little pictorial representations of terms in a perturbation series designed to calculate scattering elements between two particles; there's one in anna v's answer. However... | At the quantum framework, everything in the world is made up by the particles in the [standard model of particle physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model) and their interactions. All other theories can be shown mathematically to be emergent from this level.
The macroscopic electric and magnetic fields are... |
63,034 | I have a dell latitude 820. The fan was blocked for a while, after removing the crap (hair, etc.) the fan didn't work anymore. I tested the fan, but that part was OK. So I think the fan controller is broken. Which component is the fan controller? | 2009/10/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/63034",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | If you are sure the fan is working then there isn't much that you can service. Not sure about your specific laptop but most have the fan controllers built into the motherboard so there isn't much to fix (beyond replacing the motherboard).
Are you sure the fan just isn't turning on because it doesn't need too? The d820... | If you enter the BIOS on most Dell Latitudes you can run a diagnostic on the system and determine what may be wrong. It will test the fan and controller. As others have mentioned, they don't seem to run all that much normally |
63,034 | I have a dell latitude 820. The fan was blocked for a while, after removing the crap (hair, etc.) the fan didn't work anymore. I tested the fan, but that part was OK. So I think the fan controller is broken. Which component is the fan controller? | 2009/10/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/63034",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | If you are sure the fan is working then there isn't much that you can service. Not sure about your specific laptop but most have the fan controllers built into the motherboard so there isn't much to fix (beyond replacing the motherboard).
Are you sure the fan just isn't turning on because it doesn't need too? The d820... | I'm not familiar with the lattitude series, but as long as the fan is not the processor fan, you should be ok. You can get a lapcooler to place underneath the laptop for cooling if you are worried that it's gonna get hot. This is a fairly cheap (~$20-$50) solution that won't give you a headache with the anti-static str... |
63,034 | I have a dell latitude 820. The fan was blocked for a while, after removing the crap (hair, etc.) the fan didn't work anymore. I tested the fan, but that part was OK. So I think the fan controller is broken. Which component is the fan controller? | 2009/10/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/63034",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | If you are sure the fan is working then there isn't much that you can service. Not sure about your specific laptop but most have the fan controllers built into the motherboard so there isn't much to fix (beyond replacing the motherboard).
Are you sure the fan just isn't turning on because it doesn't need too? The d820... | If you or a friend have a multimeter, you can actually test the voltages going to the fan. If voltage is being applied, but it's not turning, it's the fan. If there are no voltages when the temp is high, then it's in all likelihood the motherboard. |
2,210,623 | I want to write a script to log in and interact with a web page, and a bit at a loss as to where to start. I can probably figure out the html parsing, but how do I handle the login part? I was planning on using bash, since that is what I know best, but am open to any other suggestions. I'm just looking for some referen... | 2010/02/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2210623",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110797/"
] | Take a look a [cURL](http://curl.haxx.se/), which is generally available in a Linux/Unix environment, and which lets you script a call to a web page, including POST parameters (say a username and password), and lets you manage the cookie store, so that a subsequent call (to get a different page within the site) can use... | Search this site for [screen scraping](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=screen+scraping). It can get hairy since you will need to deal with cookies, javascript and hidden fields (viewstate!). Usually you will need to scrape the login page to get the hidden fields and then post to the login page. Have fun :D |
2,210,623 | I want to write a script to log in and interact with a web page, and a bit at a loss as to where to start. I can probably figure out the html parsing, but how do I handle the login part? I was planning on using bash, since that is what I know best, but am open to any other suggestions. I'm just looking for some referen... | 2010/02/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2210623",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110797/"
] | Take a look a [cURL](http://curl.haxx.se/), which is generally available in a Linux/Unix environment, and which lets you script a call to a web page, including POST parameters (say a username and password), and lets you manage the cookie store, so that a subsequent call (to get a different page within the site) can use... | I did something like that at work some time ago, I had to login in a page and post the same data over and over...
Take a look at [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1232867/login-to-a-site-and-then-post-to-a-page-in-it). I used wget because I did not get it working with curl. |
2,210,623 | I want to write a script to log in and interact with a web page, and a bit at a loss as to where to start. I can probably figure out the html parsing, but how do I handle the login part? I was planning on using bash, since that is what I know best, but am open to any other suggestions. I'm just looking for some referen... | 2010/02/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2210623",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110797/"
] | I did something like that at work some time ago, I had to login in a page and post the same data over and over...
Take a look at [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1232867/login-to-a-site-and-then-post-to-a-page-in-it). I used wget because I did not get it working with curl. | Search this site for [screen scraping](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=screen+scraping). It can get hairy since you will need to deal with cookies, javascript and hidden fields (viewstate!). Usually you will need to scrape the login page to get the hidden fields and then post to the login page. Have fun :D |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
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] | Yes it is an appropriate use of the term. It is more often used to refer specific damage output per second in the literal sense. But classes that are known for specifically dealing damage can be referred to as DPS. It can be used similarly to how a class would be known as a healer or tank class.
Most classes in most ... | Damage
Per
Second
Yes, you are using it correctly. |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281090",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes it is an appropriate use of the term. It is more often used to refer specific damage output per second in the literal sense. But classes that are known for specifically dealing damage can be referred to as DPS. It can be used similarly to how a class would be known as a healer or tank class.
Most classes in most ... | "Damage Per Second". DPS refers to heroes whose main purpose is dealing damage. This (generally) means offense characters. Alternatively, it is the ability to put a lot of damage on a single target, allowing for quick picks.
(Example) In Overwatch, a pharah can dish out insane DPS due to splash damage, no fall off on... |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281090",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes it is an appropriate use of the term. It is more often used to refer specific damage output per second in the literal sense. But classes that are known for specifically dealing damage can be referred to as DPS. It can be used similarly to how a class would be known as a healer or tank class.
Most classes in most ... | DPS as a person: A dedicated damage dealer class and specialization, such as an Arms Warrior or Shadow Priest.
DPS as a measurement: The amount of damage done every second over a period of time (5 seconds, 1 minute, an entire boss fight). Typically seen in damage meters like Details.
**Examples of usage:**
*LF3DPS*:... |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281090",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | DPS means, simply, **D**amage **P**er **S**econd. It is a numerical value that represents the amount of damage one player can inflict onto another or the environment.
DPS is not dependent on class as much as it is loadout and abilities/skill - it can change drastically based on what weaponry you use.
It can be calcul... | Damage
Per
Second
Yes, you are using it correctly. |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281090",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/46216/"
] | DPS means, simply, **D**amage **P**er **S**econd. It is a numerical value that represents the amount of damage one player can inflict onto another or the environment.
DPS is not dependent on class as much as it is loadout and abilities/skill - it can change drastically based on what weaponry you use.
It can be calcul... | "Damage Per Second". DPS refers to heroes whose main purpose is dealing damage. This (generally) means offense characters. Alternatively, it is the ability to put a lot of damage on a single target, allowing for quick picks.
(Example) In Overwatch, a pharah can dish out insane DPS due to splash damage, no fall off on... |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281090",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/46216/"
] | DPS means, simply, **D**amage **P**er **S**econd. It is a numerical value that represents the amount of damage one player can inflict onto another or the environment.
DPS is not dependent on class as much as it is loadout and abilities/skill - it can change drastically based on what weaponry you use.
It can be calcul... | DPS as a person: A dedicated damage dealer class and specialization, such as an Arms Warrior or Shadow Priest.
DPS as a measurement: The amount of damage done every second over a period of time (5 seconds, 1 minute, an entire boss fight). Typically seen in damage meters like Details.
**Examples of usage:**
*LF3DPS*:... |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281090",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/46216/"
] | "Damage Per Second". DPS refers to heroes whose main purpose is dealing damage. This (generally) means offense characters. Alternatively, it is the ability to put a lot of damage on a single target, allowing for quick picks.
(Example) In Overwatch, a pharah can dish out insane DPS due to splash damage, no fall off on... | Damage
Per
Second
Yes, you are using it correctly. |
281,090 | I think it originates from MMORPGs, particularly World of Warcraft. I think it refers to more than one thing. Did it really originate from MMORPGs? Does it mean one thing exclusively, or can it mean something else ina different context?
What does the term DPS mean? | 2016/08/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/281090",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/46216/"
] | DPS as a person: A dedicated damage dealer class and specialization, such as an Arms Warrior or Shadow Priest.
DPS as a measurement: The amount of damage done every second over a period of time (5 seconds, 1 minute, an entire boss fight). Typically seen in damage meters like Details.
**Examples of usage:**
*LF3DPS*:... | Damage
Per
Second
Yes, you are using it correctly. |
78,827 | **What are those characteristics by which every sound can identified uniquely?**
For example, pitch is one of the characteristics of sound, but let’s say a note C# can also be played on a guitar and piano with same pitch but the resulting *sound* that we hear is different so what are those characteristics which define... | 2013/09/28 | [
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] | The entirety of the wave train is involved in the perception of [timbre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre) and it is not reducable to a few easily measurable features. There are entire books, including one by Helmholtz, investigating the characteristics of sound and how it relates to perception. I like *Music, Physi... | Two waves never mix up together. They just add up when they meet while travelling along the same medium. This phenomenon is called interference. But they still retain their own properties and shapes, and return to their individual shapes when they divide. May be, brain uses this property to recognize individual sounds.... |
78,827 | **What are those characteristics by which every sound can identified uniquely?**
For example, pitch is one of the characteristics of sound, but let’s say a note C# can also be played on a guitar and piano with same pitch but the resulting *sound* that we hear is different so what are those characteristics which define... | 2013/09/28 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/78827",
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] | What makes a violin sound like a violin and not a trumpet, even though they are both sounding a note in the same pitch?
The answer is harmonic content.
A pure tone of a single frequency is essentially a sinusoidal vibration... repeated displacement back and forth which, if plotted against time, will appear as a "sine... | Two waves never mix up together. They just add up when they meet while travelling along the same medium. This phenomenon is called interference. But they still retain their own properties and shapes, and return to their individual shapes when they divide. May be, brain uses this property to recognize individual sounds.... |
39,600 | I'm stuck with these rulings in [Sunbird's Invocation](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSunbird%27s%5d%2b%5bInvocation%5d):
* For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X
to determine the spell's converted mana cost.
* If a revealed card in your library has {X} in... | 2017/12/28 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/39600",
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] | >
> Does it mean spells with {X} sometimes have CMC 0 and sometimes X?
>
>
>
Yes, but thankfully it's simple:
* If a spell is on the stack, {X} is treated as the value the caster chose for it.
* Anywhere else, {X} is 0.
This comes from comprehensive rule 202:
>
> **202.3d** When calculating the converted mana ... | Yes, CMC only includes X when the spell is on the stack:
>
> 202.3d When calculating the converted mana cost of an object with an {X} in its mana cost, X is treated as 0 while the object is not on the stack, and X is treated as the number chosen for it while the object is on the stack.
>
>
>
This explains your fi... |
39,600 | I'm stuck with these rulings in [Sunbird's Invocation](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSunbird%27s%5d%2b%5bInvocation%5d):
* For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X
to determine the spell's converted mana cost.
* If a revealed card in your library has {X} in... | 2017/12/28 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/39600",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/2532/"
] | Yes, CMC only includes X when the spell is on the stack:
>
> 202.3d When calculating the converted mana cost of an object with an {X} in its mana cost, X is treated as 0 while the object is not on the stack, and X is treated as the number chosen for it while the object is on the stack.
>
>
>
This explains your fi... | >
> **Does it mean spells with {X} sometimes have CMC 0 and sometimes X?**
>
>
>
No, an X for a *spell* is whatever was chosen. An X for a *card* is 0.
>
> 111.1. A spell is a card on the stack.
>
>
>
For something to be a spell, it has to be put on the stack, and to put it on the stack, you have to pay its... |
39,600 | I'm stuck with these rulings in [Sunbird's Invocation](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSunbird%27s%5d%2b%5bInvocation%5d):
* For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X
to determine the spell's converted mana cost.
* If a revealed card in your library has {X} in... | 2017/12/28 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/39600",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/2532/"
] | >
> Does it mean spells with {X} sometimes have CMC 0 and sometimes X?
>
>
>
Yes, but thankfully it's simple:
* If a spell is on the stack, {X} is treated as the value the caster chose for it.
* Anywhere else, {X} is 0.
This comes from comprehensive rule 202:
>
> **202.3d** When calculating the converted mana ... | >
> **Does it mean spells with {X} sometimes have CMC 0 and sometimes X?**
>
>
>
No, an X for a *spell* is whatever was chosen. An X for a *card* is 0.
>
> 111.1. A spell is a card on the stack.
>
>
>
For something to be a spell, it has to be put on the stack, and to put it on the stack, you have to pay its... |
9,482 | The system bus of the IBM PC had 8 data lines and 20 address lines, in a logical correspondence to the 8088 CPU.
The AT added a second inline edge connector to expand this to 16 data lines and 24 address lines, again in a logical correspondence to the new 286 CPU. And certainly the wider data bus made the system run f... | 2019/03/30 | [
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] | Yes, there were 16-bit ISA cards which used the extra address lines; for example IBM’s various [memory expansion options](http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5170/cards/5170_cards.htm), most of which could be configured to provide extended memory beyond 1MiB. You can see the address lines referenced in the corresponding sc... | Yes, especially for VGA Graphics cards, which also have a large address space requirement. As motherboards included more memory, it became necessary to have the BIOS and motherboard leave a hole in the address space for the graphics card. On motherboards I used, there was a VGA hole at megabyte 0xE (I think, it may bav... |
9,482 | The system bus of the IBM PC had 8 data lines and 20 address lines, in a logical correspondence to the 8088 CPU.
The AT added a second inline edge connector to expand this to 16 data lines and 24 address lines, again in a logical correspondence to the new 286 CPU. And certainly the wider data bus made the system run f... | 2019/03/30 | [
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] | Yes, there were 16-bit ISA cards which used the extra address lines; for example IBM’s various [memory expansion options](http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5170/cards/5170_cards.htm), most of which could be configured to provide extended memory beyond 1MiB. You can see the address lines referenced in the corresponding sc... | >
> So in the 286 era, you didn't need to put memory cards on the system bus anymore.
>
>
>
There were a number of driving factors that decoupled memory expansion from the ISA expansion bus, but early 286 machines did allow for it. The CPU bus, at CPU speed, was directly exposed on the slot edge connector, so mem... |
9,482 | The system bus of the IBM PC had 8 data lines and 20 address lines, in a logical correspondence to the 8088 CPU.
The AT added a second inline edge connector to expand this to 16 data lines and 24 address lines, again in a logical correspondence to the new 286 CPU. And certainly the wider data bus made the system run f... | 2019/03/30 | [
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] | Yes, there were 16-bit ISA cards which used the extra address lines; for example IBM’s various [memory expansion options](http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5170/cards/5170_cards.htm), most of which could be configured to provide extended memory beyond 1MiB. You can see the address lines referenced in the corresponding sc... | Back with the 8088 I used a MDA which mapped into 4KB of video memory 0B0000h. The address decode did not even resolve it properly so it was copied over 32KB of address space.
I used one of them with my old IBM PC.
The PC AT with the 80286 had new slots. In DOS however the same world as before.
You needed a differen... |
9,482 | The system bus of the IBM PC had 8 data lines and 20 address lines, in a logical correspondence to the 8088 CPU.
The AT added a second inline edge connector to expand this to 16 data lines and 24 address lines, again in a logical correspondence to the new 286 CPU. And certainly the wider data bus made the system run f... | 2019/03/30 | [
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] | Yes, there were 16-bit ISA cards which used the extra address lines; for example IBM’s various [memory expansion options](http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5170/cards/5170_cards.htm), most of which could be configured to provide extended memory beyond 1MiB. You can see the address lines referenced in the corresponding sc... | Multi-megabyte memory expansion cards for ATs absolutely WERE a thing, including more than a few sold by IBM themselves. I recommend having a scoot around the various document archives of the interwebs such as Bitsavers, Google Books' back catalogue of Byte / Infoworld / Computer Shopper etc, and various others whose n... |
9,482 | The system bus of the IBM PC had 8 data lines and 20 address lines, in a logical correspondence to the 8088 CPU.
The AT added a second inline edge connector to expand this to 16 data lines and 24 address lines, again in a logical correspondence to the new 286 CPU. And certainly the wider data bus made the system run f... | 2019/03/30 | [
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] | Yes, especially for VGA Graphics cards, which also have a large address space requirement. As motherboards included more memory, it became necessary to have the BIOS and motherboard leave a hole in the address space for the graphics card. On motherboards I used, there was a VGA hole at megabyte 0xE (I think, it may bav... | Multi-megabyte memory expansion cards for ATs absolutely WERE a thing, including more than a few sold by IBM themselves. I recommend having a scoot around the various document archives of the interwebs such as Bitsavers, Google Books' back catalogue of Byte / Infoworld / Computer Shopper etc, and various others whose n... |
9,482 | The system bus of the IBM PC had 8 data lines and 20 address lines, in a logical correspondence to the 8088 CPU.
The AT added a second inline edge connector to expand this to 16 data lines and 24 address lines, again in a logical correspondence to the new 286 CPU. And certainly the wider data bus made the system run f... | 2019/03/30 | [
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/9482",
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"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/users/4274/"
] | >
> So in the 286 era, you didn't need to put memory cards on the system bus anymore.
>
>
>
There were a number of driving factors that decoupled memory expansion from the ISA expansion bus, but early 286 machines did allow for it. The CPU bus, at CPU speed, was directly exposed on the slot edge connector, so mem... | Multi-megabyte memory expansion cards for ATs absolutely WERE a thing, including more than a few sold by IBM themselves. I recommend having a scoot around the various document archives of the interwebs such as Bitsavers, Google Books' back catalogue of Byte / Infoworld / Computer Shopper etc, and various others whose n... |
9,482 | The system bus of the IBM PC had 8 data lines and 20 address lines, in a logical correspondence to the 8088 CPU.
The AT added a second inline edge connector to expand this to 16 data lines and 24 address lines, again in a logical correspondence to the new 286 CPU. And certainly the wider data bus made the system run f... | 2019/03/30 | [
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/9482",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com",
"https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/users/4274/"
] | Back with the 8088 I used a MDA which mapped into 4KB of video memory 0B0000h. The address decode did not even resolve it properly so it was copied over 32KB of address space.
I used one of them with my old IBM PC.
The PC AT with the 80286 had new slots. In DOS however the same world as before.
You needed a differen... | Multi-megabyte memory expansion cards for ATs absolutely WERE a thing, including more than a few sold by IBM themselves. I recommend having a scoot around the various document archives of the interwebs such as Bitsavers, Google Books' back catalogue of Byte / Infoworld / Computer Shopper etc, and various others whose n... |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | [Munin](http://munin.projects.linpro.no/) is what you need for Unix-like operating systems. Actually, Munin is great for graphing anything for which you can collect numbers. If you could get one to run a TCP server, it could graph the temperature in your refrigerator. | Using Process Explorer, right-click a process and use the "Properties..." menu. In the "Performance Graph" tab you can see the memory, io and cpu usage of an individual process. |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | I use [VMMAP](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/dd535533.aspx "VMMap (Systernals)") for this very purpose.
It's a recent tool made by the Sysinternals team that brought us [ProcessExplorer](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) that was suggested in a precedent post. | Using Process Explorer, right-click a process and use the "Properties..." menu. In the "Performance Graph" tab you can see the memory, io and cpu usage of an individual process. |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | Check out [Perfmon](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490957.aspx). It's a great performance monitoring tool that lets you graphically monitor nearly any aspect of a running program. | Using Process Explorer, right-click a process and use the "Properties..." menu. In the "Performance Graph" tab you can see the memory, io and cpu usage of an individual process. |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | You can try:
* [**Process Explorer**](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx)
* [**Process Hacker**](http://processhacker.sourceforge.net/)
* [**Red-Gate Memory Tracker**](http://labs.red-gate.com/index.php/Red_Gate_Memory_Tracker#Download) (this is currently experimental)
You'll likely need to... | Using Process Explorer, right-click a process and use the "Properties..." menu. In the "Performance Graph" tab you can see the memory, io and cpu usage of an individual process. |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | [Process Explorer](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) has several visualization options for both individual processes and the system as a whole. | Using Process Explorer, right-click a process and use the "Properties..." menu. In the "Performance Graph" tab you can see the memory, io and cpu usage of an individual process. |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | [Process Explorer](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) has several visualization options for both individual processes and the system as a whole. | I use [VMMAP](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/dd535533.aspx "VMMap (Systernals)") for this very purpose.
It's a recent tool made by the Sysinternals team that brought us [ProcessExplorer](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) that was suggested in a precedent post. |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | [Process Explorer](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) has several visualization options for both individual processes and the system as a whole. | [Munin](http://munin.projects.linpro.no/) is what you need for Unix-like operating systems. Actually, Munin is great for graphing anything for which you can collect numbers. If you could get one to run a TCP server, it could graph the temperature in your refrigerator. |
31,034 | Is there any tool that draws a graphic visualization of a process' memory?
I'd like a graph showing the percentage of pages in physical memory and in the page file. | 2009/06/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/31034",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/10565/"
] | [Process Explorer](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) has several visualization options for both individual processes and the system as a whole. | You can try:
* [**Process Explorer**](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx)
* [**Process Hacker**](http://processhacker.sourceforge.net/)
* [**Red-Gate Memory Tracker**](http://labs.red-gate.com/index.php/Red_Gate_Memory_Tracker#Download) (this is currently experimental)
You'll likely need to... |
8,253 | In my experience, the default **sitecore\_master\_index** and **sitecore\_web\_index** work pretty fast with Solr. We have around 1 million documents in the index and it returns a result in between 0 to 10ms. I can also rebuild part of the index using Rebuild Tree button on developer tab, so I don't have to worry that ... | 2017/11/02 | [
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/questions/8253",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/35/"
] | I don't think it takes 10 ms when you have complex query with facets.
The most important reasons for creating a separate index are the following:
1. you can index only the items you need, speeding up (re-)indexation
2. you can index only the fields you really need, speeding up (re-)indexation
3. your index will only... | Next to the reasons already mentioned by our Climber, I would add:
* possibility to tweak the index in all ways possible - you can go really far in this tweaking your fields in the index, or even using custom document options etc
* when in need of (several) ComputedFields, I normally start considering a custom index (... |
8,253 | In my experience, the default **sitecore\_master\_index** and **sitecore\_web\_index** work pretty fast with Solr. We have around 1 million documents in the index and it returns a result in between 0 to 10ms. I can also rebuild part of the index using Rebuild Tree button on developer tab, so I don't have to worry that ... | 2017/11/02 | [
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/questions/8253",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/35/"
] | I don't think it takes 10 ms when you have complex query with facets.
The most important reasons for creating a separate index are the following:
1. you can index only the items you need, speeding up (re-)indexation
2. you can index only the fields you really need, speeding up (re-)indexation
3. your index will only... | An additional minor benefit is that it makes it easier to debug the index using a tool like Luke (<http://www.getopt.org/luke/>). For example, if you were developing a blog, you might have 100 documents in a custom index as opposed to a million in the Sitecore indexes. The custom index will be much easier to browse and... |
8,253 | In my experience, the default **sitecore\_master\_index** and **sitecore\_web\_index** work pretty fast with Solr. We have around 1 million documents in the index and it returns a result in between 0 to 10ms. I can also rebuild part of the index using Rebuild Tree button on developer tab, so I don't have to worry that ... | 2017/11/02 | [
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/questions/8253",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/35/"
] | I don't think it takes 10 ms when you have complex query with facets.
The most important reasons for creating a separate index are the following:
1. you can index only the items you need, speeding up (re-)indexation
2. you can index only the fields you really need, speeding up (re-)indexation
3. your index will only... | Here are some pretty good posts on God index vs Domain indexes.
<https://soen.ghost.io/tackling-the-challenges-of-architecting-a-search-indexing-infrastructure-in-sitecore-part-2/>
<http://jockstothecore.com/indexing-patterns-in-sitecore/>
As can see even sitecore has been adding domain indexes as versions of sitecore... |
8,253 | In my experience, the default **sitecore\_master\_index** and **sitecore\_web\_index** work pretty fast with Solr. We have around 1 million documents in the index and it returns a result in between 0 to 10ms. I can also rebuild part of the index using Rebuild Tree button on developer tab, so I don't have to worry that ... | 2017/11/02 | [
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/questions/8253",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/35/"
] | Next to the reasons already mentioned by our Climber, I would add:
* possibility to tweak the index in all ways possible - you can go really far in this tweaking your fields in the index, or even using custom document options etc
* when in need of (several) ComputedFields, I normally start considering a custom index (... | An additional minor benefit is that it makes it easier to debug the index using a tool like Luke (<http://www.getopt.org/luke/>). For example, if you were developing a blog, you might have 100 documents in a custom index as opposed to a million in the Sitecore indexes. The custom index will be much easier to browse and... |
8,253 | In my experience, the default **sitecore\_master\_index** and **sitecore\_web\_index** work pretty fast with Solr. We have around 1 million documents in the index and it returns a result in between 0 to 10ms. I can also rebuild part of the index using Rebuild Tree button on developer tab, so I don't have to worry that ... | 2017/11/02 | [
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/questions/8253",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/35/"
] | Next to the reasons already mentioned by our Climber, I would add:
* possibility to tweak the index in all ways possible - you can go really far in this tweaking your fields in the index, or even using custom document options etc
* when in need of (several) ComputedFields, I normally start considering a custom index (... | Here are some pretty good posts on God index vs Domain indexes.
<https://soen.ghost.io/tackling-the-challenges-of-architecting-a-search-indexing-infrastructure-in-sitecore-part-2/>
<http://jockstothecore.com/indexing-patterns-in-sitecore/>
As can see even sitecore has been adding domain indexes as versions of sitecore... |
8,253 | In my experience, the default **sitecore\_master\_index** and **sitecore\_web\_index** work pretty fast with Solr. We have around 1 million documents in the index and it returns a result in between 0 to 10ms. I can also rebuild part of the index using Rebuild Tree button on developer tab, so I don't have to worry that ... | 2017/11/02 | [
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/questions/8253",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com",
"https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/35/"
] | Here are some pretty good posts on God index vs Domain indexes.
<https://soen.ghost.io/tackling-the-challenges-of-architecting-a-search-indexing-infrastructure-in-sitecore-part-2/>
<http://jockstothecore.com/indexing-patterns-in-sitecore/>
As can see even sitecore has been adding domain indexes as versions of sitecore... | An additional minor benefit is that it makes it easier to debug the index using a tool like Luke (<http://www.getopt.org/luke/>). For example, if you were developing a blog, you might have 100 documents in a custom index as opposed to a million in the Sitecore indexes. The custom index will be much easier to browse and... |
42,909 | As I understand it, mic level input and line level input are two different things, with line level input having a much higher power level.
In my case, I'm dealing with an old minidisc recorder that only has a line level input on it. This is using a regular 3.5mm jack.
I see plenty of attenuators/converters around for... | 2018/02/23 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/42909",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/24206/"
] | Most microphones output about 0.0006 volts while line level is about 1 volt or 1.23
The device you want is a microphone preamp to bring the microphone signal up to Line level. If you get one with 1/4" out then it's not hard to go from 1/4 to 3.5mm. But I don't know of a battery powered one. You might need to buy a new... | Are you sure about that line level input? The portable minidisc recorders (rather than mere players) I am familiar with have a 3.5mm input suitable for electret condenser microphones with plugin power. There are actual stereo lapel microphones for those recorders that were popular for bootleg recordings in olden times.... |
42,909 | As I understand it, mic level input and line level input are two different things, with line level input having a much higher power level.
In my case, I'm dealing with an old minidisc recorder that only has a line level input on it. This is using a regular 3.5mm jack.
I see plenty of attenuators/converters around for... | 2018/02/23 | [
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/42909",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com",
"https://sound.stackexchange.com/users/24206/"
] | Most microphones output about 0.0006 volts while line level is about 1 volt or 1.23
The device you want is a microphone preamp to bring the microphone signal up to Line level. If you get one with 1/4" out then it's not hard to go from 1/4 to 3.5mm. But I don't know of a battery powered one. You might need to buy a new... | Yes, you can buy or easily make a battery powered preamp to insert in between a mic and the Line In input. I made one many years ago to do exactly this - total cost was about £3 |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
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] | The pros have 4gate pretty much figured out.
The tell is, if you scout at the ~14 food mark:
* one gas
* one gateway
* one cybernetics core and
* lots of energy in the Nexus.
* (the last three gateways will most often be placed down all at once)
As holycow has mentioned, each race has its own reactions to it, but I... | Good scouting against ANY rush is the exact way to counter it. What boggles the mind is that a 4 gate rush is still consistently winning in Gold and Platinum, for the simple fact that it is nearly completely counterable by good scouting, and any player worth their salt by that level of play sound be scouting more than ... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
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] | What people often forget about the 4 Warp Gate strategy is that it's an all-in strategy. If your rush fails, your opponent has a better economy than yours and will crush you in mid-game.
If a 4 Gate is scouted and reacted to in the appropriate way, it's 70/30 in favor of the defender, and professional players recogniz... | See this build a lot on gomtv by protoss, anyway to be able to counter you can;
Terran- Bunker up with marauders + a few marines use 1 base + 1 gass and use 3 rax then siege expand.
Zerg- use 2/3 spine crawlers and roaches they take a lot of hits and try to get burrow tech also spread creep to help surround + transfu... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
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] | What people often forget about the 4 Warp Gate strategy is that it's an all-in strategy. If your rush fails, your opponent has a better economy than yours and will crush you in mid-game.
If a 4 Gate is scouted and reacted to in the appropriate way, it's 70/30 in favor of the defender, and professional players recogniz... | Well, quite frankly it does dominate professional play kinda. Scouting the 4 gates is crucial when playing vs toss, and like Ivo said, the thing with the four gates is that you can continually warp from all 4 off one base. It uses all resources almost perfectly leaving no resources for anything else (unless you stop wa... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
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] | What people often forget about the 4 Warp Gate strategy is that it's an all-in strategy. If your rush fails, your opponent has a better economy than yours and will crush you in mid-game.
If a 4 Gate is scouted and reacted to in the appropriate way, it's 70/30 in favor of the defender, and professional players recogniz... | The pros have 4gate pretty much figured out.
The tell is, if you scout at the ~14 food mark:
* one gas
* one gateway
* one cybernetics core and
* lots of energy in the Nexus.
* (the last three gateways will most often be placed down all at once)
As holycow has mentioned, each race has its own reactions to it, but I... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18743",
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] | Well, quite frankly it does dominate professional play kinda. Scouting the 4 gates is crucial when playing vs toss, and like Ivo said, the thing with the four gates is that you can continually warp from all 4 off one base. It uses all resources almost perfectly leaving no resources for anything else (unless you stop wa... | Good scouting against ANY rush is the exact way to counter it. What boggles the mind is that a 4 gate rush is still consistently winning in Gold and Platinum, for the simple fact that it is nearly completely counterable by good scouting, and any player worth their salt by that level of play sound be scouting more than ... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18743",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | The pros have 4gate pretty much figured out.
The tell is, if you scout at the ~14 food mark:
* one gas
* one gateway
* one cybernetics core and
* lots of energy in the Nexus.
* (the last three gateways will most often be placed down all at once)
As holycow has mentioned, each race has its own reactions to it, but I... | Well, quite frankly it does dominate professional play kinda. Scouting the 4 gates is crucial when playing vs toss, and like Ivo said, the thing with the four gates is that you can continually warp from all 4 off one base. It uses all resources almost perfectly leaving no resources for anything else (unless you stop wa... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18743",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | Defensive play is always more efficient than offensive play. The static defence advantages, especially of forcefield on the ramp in PvP, is extremely strong. 3gate for toss or equivalent for other races are good enough to hold 4gate when prepared correctly; if you know the 4gate is coming you can easily efficiently def... | Good scouting against ANY rush is the exact way to counter it. What boggles the mind is that a 4 gate rush is still consistently winning in Gold and Platinum, for the simple fact that it is nearly completely counterable by good scouting, and any player worth their salt by that level of play sound be scouting more than ... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18743",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/424/"
] | What people often forget about the 4 Warp Gate strategy is that it's an all-in strategy. If your rush fails, your opponent has a better economy than yours and will crush you in mid-game.
If a 4 Gate is scouted and reacted to in the appropriate way, it's 70/30 in favor of the defender, and professional players recogniz... | Good scouting against ANY rush is the exact way to counter it. What boggles the mind is that a 4 gate rush is still consistently winning in Gold and Platinum, for the simple fact that it is nearly completely counterable by good scouting, and any player worth their salt by that level of play sound be scouting more than ... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18743",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/424/"
] | Well, quite frankly it does dominate professional play kinda. Scouting the 4 gates is crucial when playing vs toss, and like Ivo said, the thing with the four gates is that you can continually warp from all 4 off one base. It uses all resources almost perfectly leaving no resources for anything else (unless you stop wa... | See this build a lot on gomtv by protoss, anyway to be able to counter you can;
Terran- Bunker up with marauders + a few marines use 1 base + 1 gass and use 3 rax then siege expand.
Zerg- use 2/3 spine crawlers and roaches they take a lot of hits and try to get burrow tech also spread creep to help surround + transfu... |
18,743 | This might be a dumb question; I actually don't own SC2, so what experience I have is playing friends' accounts. But my friend has been playing on Diamond + Platinum, and so far he seems to be unopposed by 4 warp gate rush. Which is basically 4 warp gates + proxy pylon within 6 minutes, and sending in 3 zealots 3 stalk... | 2011/03/22 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18743",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/424/"
] | What people often forget about the 4 Warp Gate strategy is that it's an all-in strategy. If your rush fails, your opponent has a better economy than yours and will crush you in mid-game.
If a 4 Gate is scouted and reacted to in the appropriate way, it's 70/30 in favor of the defender, and professional players recogniz... | Defensive play is always more efficient than offensive play. The static defence advantages, especially of forcefield on the ramp in PvP, is extremely strong. 3gate for toss or equivalent for other races are good enough to hold 4gate when prepared correctly; if you know the 4gate is coming you can easily efficiently def... |
85,881 | **Can an EPS-file with text contain non-vectorized fonts?** (meaning that the receiver needs to have the fonts in question installed) or are fonts always vectorized when I save a file as EPS? | 2017/02/27 | [
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] | An EPS is merely a file **wrapper**. What's in that wrapper can be a mix of *either* raster *or* vector. It's also possible that an EPS contains 100% raster data and no vector data at all... or that it contains 100% vector data and no raster data at all.
Fonts, typically are vector, and when contained in a file which ... | Yes an EPS can contain live, editable text and therefore this would necessitate the correct font being available to successfully edit it and maintain the intended appearance.
No, fonts are not vectorised by default in an EPS file. |
28,612 | I want to know about Prophet Muhammad's life. Please tell me about the last Salat performed by the Prophet and the Surah which He recited in it. | 2015/11/12 | [
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] | As Medi Saif pointed out, Prophet (peace be upon him) did not pray in the mosque for some time and he appointed Abu-Baker Assidiq to lead the prayer, a total of 17 prayers. Which suggests that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not go to the mosque for at least 3 days. According to the Muslim historians and hadith sch... | The prophets last prayer that he led in the mosque was Maghrib and the Surah that he read was surah Mursalat and then when he woke up he read fajr and then passed away |
16,649 | I have my print settings dialed into a real good spot, but there's one obstacle that's preventing them from coming out flawless; somehow, my print has "fuzz" everywhere. Not traditional stringing like you get from filament oozing while travelling from section to section, nor do I mean over-extrusion that causes the out... | 2021/06/28 | [
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] | That is the print stringing still. Even thought that you have your printer dialed in, the plastic that is still in the nozzle is still grabbing onto your print and pulling out the nozzle just a tad. This, as far as I know, is unavoidable. The best solution that I could think of fixing this (as far as having your print ... | These stringers are common with PETG.
You can reduce them by:
1. Increasing retraction reduces the stringers, but too much retraction can cause the filament to jam and stop extruding.
2. Lowering the extruder temperature will reduce the stringers, but also reduce adhesion between layers. Stringers usually aren't an is... |
5,291 | Everyone knows there are 16 Sanskar in Hinduism. In this 16 Sanskar, Antyesthi (Cremation) is the final Sanskar performed after death (of a person) by his or her descendents.But I came to know that the person (who wants to take Sanyasa from Vanaprastha) before taking Sanyasa have to perform his own Antyesthi (Cremation... | 2015/01/29 | [
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] | What is the Purpose of Own Antyesthi (Cremation) before taking Sanyasa?
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It is because the rites are performed when the body dies. Similarly when one takes up Sannyasa, it is symbolic that His body attachment is now dead. That is one has cut off al... | Having received sannyas and being of Vivekananda's lineage, let me clarify a few points. Sai's answer is good and mostly true. Vivekananda and the direct disciples of Ramakrishna received their sannyas robes from Ramakrishna, they did not receive their names from him. Vivekananda actually used several names before deci... |
112,349 | What is a good attitude from developers when discussing new features, and namely, non critical/questionable features?
Say you are developing some sort of Java like language, and the boss says: "We need pointers so that developers could fiddle with object memory directly!"
Should the developer shoot down the idea beca... | 2011/10/04 | [
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] | From the perspective of a developer: NEVER tell anybody paying the bills that they can't have what they want. Instead, you may tell them they can't have it for that price, or that they can't have it exactly the way they originally conceived it.
To your "pointer" example; .NET, a managed-code environment, has pointers.... | Excuse me, but this question sounds like a minor asking for fatherly advice. If this is the case, the good developer will need to embrace these commandments:
* Remain faithful to yourself. If your gut feels uneasy about a feature, voice your concerns audibly. Chances are good that the team is just awaiting an opening.... |
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