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38,223 | I will preface my question by stating I am very new to writing and new to this website. I am here for help.
I'm writing a collection of inspirational short stories, as though I was sitting across from someone over coffee sharing my experiences. Because my normal manner of speaking is in passive voice, I am struggling ... | 2018/08/09 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/38223",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
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] | Well, for starters, a mix of active and passive voice gives your writing variation. It's the same with how you would want to vary sentence length and structure.
The difference between active voice and passive voice is where you put your focus.
The dog bit the man. (Active)
The man was bitten by the dog. (Passive)
... | I struggle with this too, so while I can't completely act like I know what I'm doing, I would like to recommend this app:
<http://www.hemingwayapp.com/>
It's a neat little app that will at the very least flag up all the little ways you're using passive voice so you know where you're tripping up. It's useful for minim... |
38,223 | I will preface my question by stating I am very new to writing and new to this website. I am here for help.
I'm writing a collection of inspirational short stories, as though I was sitting across from someone over coffee sharing my experiences. Because my normal manner of speaking is in passive voice, I am struggling ... | 2018/08/09 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/38223",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/32652/"
] | I'm struggling with the idea that you customarily write in passive voice, because, well, people just don't do that. Passive voice is really pretty rare.
Just to clarify what we're talking about:
"Joe fed the dog" is active voice.
"The dog was fed by Joe" is passive voice.
But--
"The dog was eating" is ACTIVE voice... | Do you know someone who speaks in an active voice?
If so then a simple method is to have that person (In your minds eye) speak your dialogue to you.
Alternatively, if you have a favourite character who uses active voice, then that is another possible person you have speak this dialogue to you.
With this kind of visu... |
38,223 | I will preface my question by stating I am very new to writing and new to this website. I am here for help.
I'm writing a collection of inspirational short stories, as though I was sitting across from someone over coffee sharing my experiences. Because my normal manner of speaking is in passive voice, I am struggling ... | 2018/08/09 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/38223",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/32652/"
] | Consider finishing your draft before trying to do active voice and instead changing things to active prose in your revisions.
Active vs passive voice usually reads better, but it does not change the meaning of the text it just makes it seem more energetic and immediate. Therefore it is not like you will have to restr... | Do you know someone who speaks in an active voice?
If so then a simple method is to have that person (In your minds eye) speak your dialogue to you.
Alternatively, if you have a favourite character who uses active voice, then that is another possible person you have speak this dialogue to you.
With this kind of visu... |
38,223 | I will preface my question by stating I am very new to writing and new to this website. I am here for help.
I'm writing a collection of inspirational short stories, as though I was sitting across from someone over coffee sharing my experiences. Because my normal manner of speaking is in passive voice, I am struggling ... | 2018/08/09 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/38223",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/32652/"
] | Don't worry about it in your first draft. It's hard enough to finish a first draft, don't make it harder by trying to write perfectly. Just get your story out and fix it later.
Especially since you're working on short pieces, you can devote your revisions to individual issues. Read through once just to look for passiv... | Do you know someone who speaks in an active voice?
If so then a simple method is to have that person (In your minds eye) speak your dialogue to you.
Alternatively, if you have a favourite character who uses active voice, then that is another possible person you have speak this dialogue to you.
With this kind of visu... |
38,223 | I will preface my question by stating I am very new to writing and new to this website. I am here for help.
I'm writing a collection of inspirational short stories, as though I was sitting across from someone over coffee sharing my experiences. Because my normal manner of speaking is in passive voice, I am struggling ... | 2018/08/09 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/38223",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/32652/"
] | It is somewhat normal to write a first draft with a passive style.
Here is how you shift writing to a more active voice:
-----------------------------------------------------
**(1)** Search through your document for is/was/were and similar verbs of being. Assess each instance, and decide if that word is part of a pa... | I struggle with this too, so while I can't completely act like I know what I'm doing, I would like to recommend this app:
<http://www.hemingwayapp.com/>
It's a neat little app that will at the very least flag up all the little ways you're using passive voice so you know where you're tripping up. It's useful for minim... |
38,223 | I will preface my question by stating I am very new to writing and new to this website. I am here for help.
I'm writing a collection of inspirational short stories, as though I was sitting across from someone over coffee sharing my experiences. Because my normal manner of speaking is in passive voice, I am struggling ... | 2018/08/09 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/38223",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/32652/"
] | Well, for starters, a mix of active and passive voice gives your writing variation. It's the same with how you would want to vary sentence length and structure.
The difference between active voice and passive voice is where you put your focus.
The dog bit the man. (Active)
The man was bitten by the dog. (Passive)
... | Do you know someone who speaks in an active voice?
If so then a simple method is to have that person (In your minds eye) speak your dialogue to you.
Alternatively, if you have a favourite character who uses active voice, then that is another possible person you have speak this dialogue to you.
With this kind of visu... |
7,436,972 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How do you find a roman numeral equivalent of an integer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3921866/how-do-you-find-a-roman-numeral-equivalent-of-an-integer)
>
>
>
I need to write a JSP function that will efficiently convert an integer (from 1 - 3000) to a roman numeral. | 2011/09/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7436972",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/422845/"
] | Start simple. Work out how you would convert the numbers 1 - 9 into Roman. Code and test. When it is working correctly, extend it to handle numbers up to 99. Again code and test. When it is working correctly, extend it to handle numbers up to 999. Code, test and extend up to 3,000. | Google has quite a few links to both algorithms and code:
<http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGLL_enUS384US384&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&sugexp=gsis%2Ci18n%3Dtrue&cp=34&gs_id=3&xhr=t&q=decimal+to+roman+numeral+algorithm&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&rlz=1B3GGLL_enUS384US384&site=webhp&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=decimal+... |
40,693 | How do the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches differentiate between which Apocrypha are part of their holy tradition and which are not?
For example, the story of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not contained in any books of the Bible and is rather coming from the early Apocrypha: "The Protevangelium of ... | 2015/05/16 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/40693",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/234/"
] | There's the Gospels of Eve, Judas, Philip, Mary, Ebionites, Hebrews, Marcion, Mani, Apelles, Bartholomew... there's a huge list. To be "Apocrypha", a book need only be unaccepted into the official Bible. This, added to the propensity of early Christians (especially Gnostics) to write what were essentially fan-fics at t... | I'm not aware of any. I would say that it's not possible. First off, there is no single Bible. The word "bible" means "books" plural in Greek. Various groups picked certain ancient books to be part of their Bible, and ignored many others. Different groups ignored different books. The Protestant believe there are 66 boo... |
40,693 | How do the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches differentiate between which Apocrypha are part of their holy tradition and which are not?
For example, the story of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not contained in any books of the Bible and is rather coming from the early Apocrypha: "The Protevangelium of ... | 2015/05/16 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/40693",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/234/"
] | ### Eastern Orthodox Old Testament "Apocrypha"
In the [Eastern Orthodox tradition](https://orthodoxwiki.org/Apocrypha), the Old Testament Apocrypha comprises books such as the [Assumption of Moses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Moses), [Ascension of Isaiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_of_Isai... | I'm not aware of any. I would say that it's not possible. First off, there is no single Bible. The word "bible" means "books" plural in Greek. Various groups picked certain ancient books to be part of their Bible, and ignored many others. Different groups ignored different books. The Protestant believe there are 66 boo... |
40,693 | How do the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches differentiate between which Apocrypha are part of their holy tradition and which are not?
For example, the story of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not contained in any books of the Bible and is rather coming from the early Apocrypha: "The Protevangelium of ... | 2015/05/16 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/40693",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/234/"
] | ### Eastern Orthodox Old Testament "Apocrypha"
In the [Eastern Orthodox tradition](https://orthodoxwiki.org/Apocrypha), the Old Testament Apocrypha comprises books such as the [Assumption of Moses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Moses), [Ascension of Isaiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_of_Isai... | There's the Gospels of Eve, Judas, Philip, Mary, Ebionites, Hebrews, Marcion, Mani, Apelles, Bartholomew... there's a huge list. To be "Apocrypha", a book need only be unaccepted into the official Bible. This, added to the propensity of early Christians (especially Gnostics) to write what were essentially fan-fics at t... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | The aircraft turns to change its speed vector. The absolute value of the vector stays the same, but its direction is changed. A force is needed to change the direction of movement of any mass, and the wing is used to provide this force in addition to the lift force. This is why lift is increased in a turn.
[![Actual a... | The AoA in a turn will be higher than in level flight IF the same airspeed and level is maintained. Reason being, in a turn some of the "upwards" (relative to the lateral axis) force generated by the wing is used to turn the aircraft around, so more lift needs to be generated to maintain altitude. To generate more lift... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | Just to avoid some confusion that I feel in your question:
It doesn't!
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That is, it doesn't happen by itself. The pilot or autopilot must actively pitch up (and possibly do other adjustments, e.g. increase thrust). Without active control, the angle of attack will stay about the same (initially), and the ai... | The AoA in a turn will be higher than in level flight IF the same airspeed and level is maintained. Reason being, in a turn some of the "upwards" (relative to the lateral axis) force generated by the wing is used to turn the aircraft around, so more lift needs to be generated to maintain altitude. To generate more lift... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | The AoA in a turn will be higher than in level flight IF the same airspeed and level is maintained. Reason being, in a turn some of the "upwards" (relative to the lateral axis) force generated by the wing is used to turn the aircraft around, so more lift needs to be generated to maintain altitude. To generate more lift... | >
> **How does the angle of attack vary in turns?**
>
>
>
While many of the answers focus on the ***need*** for the angle-of-attack to be higher in a turn than in wings-level-flight if altitude is to be maintained with no change in power setting (or alternatively if altitude is to be maintained with increased powe... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | The AoA in a turn will be higher than in level flight IF the same airspeed and level is maintained. Reason being, in a turn some of the "upwards" (relative to the lateral axis) force generated by the wing is used to turn the aircraft around, so more lift needs to be generated to maintain altitude. To generate more lift... | The question itself is open ended but, in the simplest terms, it depends on how you execute the turn - are you flying a constant airspeed or a constant angle of attack?
In either instance, in a level turn, the load factor will increase with the inverse cosine of the bank angle.
If flying a constant airspeed turn, the... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | The aircraft turns to change its speed vector. The absolute value of the vector stays the same, but its direction is changed. A force is needed to change the direction of movement of any mass, and the wing is used to provide this force in addition to the lift force. This is why lift is increased in a turn.
[![Actual a... | >
> **How does the angle of attack vary in turns?**
>
>
>
While many of the answers focus on the ***need*** for the angle-of-attack to be higher in a turn than in wings-level-flight if altitude is to be maintained with no change in power setting (or alternatively if altitude is to be maintained with increased powe... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | The aircraft turns to change its speed vector. The absolute value of the vector stays the same, but its direction is changed. A force is needed to change the direction of movement of any mass, and the wing is used to provide this force in addition to the lift force. This is why lift is increased in a turn.
[![Actual a... | The question itself is open ended but, in the simplest terms, it depends on how you execute the turn - are you flying a constant airspeed or a constant angle of attack?
In either instance, in a level turn, the load factor will increase with the inverse cosine of the bank angle.
If flying a constant airspeed turn, the... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | Just to avoid some confusion that I feel in your question:
It doesn't!
-----------
That is, it doesn't happen by itself. The pilot or autopilot must actively pitch up (and possibly do other adjustments, e.g. increase thrust). Without active control, the angle of attack will stay about the same (initially), and the ai... | >
> **How does the angle of attack vary in turns?**
>
>
>
While many of the answers focus on the ***need*** for the angle-of-attack to be higher in a turn than in wings-level-flight if altitude is to be maintained with no change in power setting (or alternatively if altitude is to be maintained with increased powe... |
30,187 | I read somewhere that when the aircraft banks to turn, its angle of attack increases.Since angle of attack is the angle between the relative wind and chord line, how does turning increase it? Is it because the relative wind is now from different direction or is it because the wing that goes higher meets the air at a hi... | 2016/07/20 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30187",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/11517/"
] | Just to avoid some confusion that I feel in your question:
It doesn't!
-----------
That is, it doesn't happen by itself. The pilot or autopilot must actively pitch up (and possibly do other adjustments, e.g. increase thrust). Without active control, the angle of attack will stay about the same (initially), and the ai... | The question itself is open ended but, in the simplest terms, it depends on how you execute the turn - are you flying a constant airspeed or a constant angle of attack?
In either instance, in a level turn, the load factor will increase with the inverse cosine of the bank angle.
If flying a constant airspeed turn, the... |
54,333 | Capaldi [PhD Columbia](http://www.business.loyno.edu/bio/nicholas-capaldi), Smit [PhD Catholic Univ. of Leuven](http://www.petrarch-institute.com/about-us/founders/). [*The Art of Deception* (2007)](https://www.amazon.ca/Art-Deception-Introduction-Critical-Thinking/dp/159102532X). p. 173.
>
> ### Red Herring
>
>
> ... | 2018/08/06 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/54333",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring) describes a red herring fallacy as follows:
>
> A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant
> or important issue.
>
>
>
The OP quotes from a book called *The Art of Deception*. It appears the book is an attempt to show the reader ho... | It isn't. He's apparently taking for granted that you know what a red herring fallacy is and wants you to use it. So "Remember that the only thing that always sticks to the point is a dead insect on display." is more of a mantra for the reader to keep in mind, so that you avoid sticking to the point, which ultimately m... |
6,196,027 | As per the concept about static members, they are created/loaded into the memory when there is first call made to its class. And they are common among all instances of that class. Means they are not re-created or re-itialized etc. In addition, They can be accessed by the class name only. There is no need to create obje... | 2011/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6196027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453767/"
] | 1) Static members are garbage collected only when the class that defines them is itself collected; this in turn can only happen if the defining ClassLoader is collected. This is common in web application containers and plugin architectures.
2) Yes, defining a large amount of static data can be a bad idea. But it's lik... | 1. yes. No GC will ever clean up static variables. This is important because otherwise one could not rely on values stored in static variables. Design patterns like "Singleton" rely on static variables.
2. The static variables take as much mem as the same value stored in instance variable, so as long as the value store... |
6,196,027 | As per the concept about static members, they are created/loaded into the memory when there is first call made to its class. And they are common among all instances of that class. Means they are not re-created or re-itialized etc. In addition, They can be accessed by the class name only. There is no need to create obje... | 2011/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6196027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453767/"
] | 1) Static members are garbage collected only when the class that defines them is itself collected; this in turn can only happen if the defining ClassLoader is collected. This is common in web application containers and plugin architectures.
2) Yes, defining a large amount of static data can be a bad idea. But it's lik... | 1. No, they are collected with the class.
2. Overhead compared to what? What's the alternative?
3. Yes, but nobody said you have to fill them up with static members. |
6,196,027 | As per the concept about static members, they are created/loaded into the memory when there is first call made to its class. And they are common among all instances of that class. Means they are not re-created or re-itialized etc. In addition, They can be accessed by the class name only. There is no need to create obje... | 2011/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6196027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453767/"
] | 1. yes. No GC will ever clean up static variables. This is important because otherwise one could not rely on values stored in static variables. Design patterns like "Singleton" rely on static variables.
2. The static variables take as much mem as the same value stored in instance variable, so as long as the value store... | 1. No, they are collected with the class.
2. Overhead compared to what? What's the alternative?
3. Yes, but nobody said you have to fill them up with static members. |
8,298 | In terms of integrating Blender renders with existing photographs, is there a way to create a set of Blender mesh points using the parallax info between just a pair of stereo photographs?
I've gotten good at regular camera tracking with video, and also using BLAM for static images, but what I'd really like to do is ta... | 2014/04/03 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/8298",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/621/"
] | Or you could try point cloud reconstruction software which are free to download using Visual SFM and Meshlab. There are a few tutorials on the subject on youtube. As the question you are asking will require substantial write up, it's best to point you to some tutorials.
I learn this in 3 hours last night. However you ... | Yes, there is a way, because there is an image processing package called Hugin (available for free), with tutorials from <http://hugin.sourceforge.net/> which does exactly what you want.
I have downloaded it and tried to do exactly what you wish, but I've not yet mastered Hugin. I do perceive that it might be more do... |
43,880,569 | I am developing my first simple app in Dynamics 365, and one of my main pieces is a Web Resource that involves a lot of tweak-save-test-repeat workflow. Up to this point, every time I have made a tiny change to my web resource, I have been deploying it by opening the solution customization settings, navigating to my pa... | 2017/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43880569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/390519/"
] | Check out the open source alternative to the SDK's developer toolkit called [Dynamics CRM & 365 Developer Extensions](https://github.com/jlattimer/CRMDeveloperExtensions) which you can install right into VS. It makes deployment of web resources a snap. Basically, you map individual JS/Html/Css/etc files to their corres... | Another lightweight Visual Studio Add-in, which allows for deploying single (or multiple) web resource file to CRM without leaving Visual Studio is
**Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web Resources Updater**:
<https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MaratVDeykun.MicrosoftDynamicsCRMWebResourcesUpdater> |
43,880,569 | I am developing my first simple app in Dynamics 365, and one of my main pieces is a Web Resource that involves a lot of tweak-save-test-repeat workflow. Up to this point, every time I have made a tiny change to my web resource, I have been deploying it by opening the solution customization settings, navigating to my pa... | 2017/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43880569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/390519/"
] | Check out the open source alternative to the SDK's developer toolkit called [Dynamics CRM & 365 Developer Extensions](https://github.com/jlattimer/CRMDeveloperExtensions) which you can install right into VS. It makes deployment of web resources a snap. Basically, you map individual JS/Html/Css/etc files to their corres... | There is also a commercial solution called XrmToolkit which can be set to automatically publish to CRM when you save the web resource file in Visual Studio:
<https://www.xrmtoolkit.com/> |
43,880,569 | I am developing my first simple app in Dynamics 365, and one of my main pieces is a Web Resource that involves a lot of tweak-save-test-repeat workflow. Up to this point, every time I have made a tiny change to my web resource, I have been deploying it by opening the solution customization settings, navigating to my pa... | 2017/05/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43880569",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/390519/"
] | Check out the open source alternative to the SDK's developer toolkit called [Dynamics CRM & 365 Developer Extensions](https://github.com/jlattimer/CRMDeveloperExtensions) which you can install right into VS. It makes deployment of web resources a snap. Basically, you map individual JS/Html/Css/etc files to their corres... | Another tool is the Web Resource Manager in the [XrmToolBox](http://www.xrmtoolbox.com) It's free, a part of the XrmToolBox, and even handles pushing .map and .ts files you're doing TypeScript. It will warn you if someone else has updated the file since you have, and allows you to push, publish, or even add the files t... |
61,030,603 | I'm looking to organize some items based on inheritance, with the goal of identifying which items are the most densely-connected parents, and also just seeing the connections formed.
Normally this would be done with a topological sort, but my graph has cycles. Is there something like a "best-effort" topological sort, ... | 2020/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/61030603",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/592678/"
] | One way to achieve something like that would be to compute for each node how many other nodes are accessible from it, and then sort the nodes based on that number.
Alternatively, you can reverse that logic. For each node compute how many nodes have access to it, then sort nodes in ascending order. | Google's [pagerank-Algorithm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Kt6Abq_rM) evaluates websites, whose hyperlinks are represented as directed edges. Websites with many and important incoming links are rated highly.
In your case it seems to be the opposite. You want few/no incoming edge.
You could therefore try the ... |
63,956 | I'm updating the main content2 view, and I'd like to add another column to show which user made the last update. I'm using workbench moderation, in case that makes any difference. | 2013/02/28 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/63956",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/1561/"
] | 1. Edit your content type's Publishing options & enable 'Create new revision'.
2. In Views' Advanced pane, add a Relationship of type 'Content revision: User'.
3. Under Fields, add the field 'User: Name' AND use the relationship you just created.
Voilà! | 1. Download [revisioning](http://drupal.org/project/revisioning)
2. In your view fields section you will now find a new option called **Content: Last edited by** |
3,593 | If I'm making Homemade Jams/Preserves, how long will they last? | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3593",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | The [Good Eats jam episode](http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/Season2/Jam/JamTranscript.htm) suggests 2-3 weeks if you don't actually preserve the jam in a home-canning kind of way and about a year if you do. | There's also freezer jams, which can easily last a few years in a deep-freeze without losing much quality. They're well sealed, so there's little moisture loss / freezer burn, there's little loss of quality aside from the initial freezing, and you don't have to worry about mold or other organism growing in the freezer. |
3,593 | If I'm making Homemade Jams/Preserves, how long will they last? | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3593",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | The [Good Eats jam episode](http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/Season2/Jam/JamTranscript.htm) suggests 2-3 weeks if you don't actually preserve the jam in a home-canning kind of way and about a year if you do. | Home made Jam made with half Fruit and half Sugar will last almost indefinitely... it's additives that spoil food, placed into in a sterile jam jar it could be there many years and still as good as the one eaten in the first week, Ask your granny not a jobsworth! 50/50 nothing else! |
3,593 | If I'm making Homemade Jams/Preserves, how long will they last? | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3593",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | All home-canned food should be used within a year. This assumes you follow the strict sterilization regimen required by jarring/canning at home. You should also store them in a cool, dark, dry place between 50-70°F.
Over time changes in color, flavor, and texture is inevitable. This will result in a degradation of *q... | There's also freezer jams, which can easily last a few years in a deep-freeze without losing much quality. They're well sealed, so there's little moisture loss / freezer burn, there's little loss of quality aside from the initial freezing, and you don't have to worry about mold or other organism growing in the freezer. |
3,593 | If I'm making Homemade Jams/Preserves, how long will they last? | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3593",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | All home-canned food should be used within a year. This assumes you follow the strict sterilization regimen required by jarring/canning at home. You should also store them in a cool, dark, dry place between 50-70°F.
Over time changes in color, flavor, and texture is inevitable. This will result in a degradation of *q... | Home made Jam made with half Fruit and half Sugar will last almost indefinitely... it's additives that spoil food, placed into in a sterile jam jar it could be there many years and still as good as the one eaten in the first week, Ask your granny not a jobsworth! 50/50 nothing else! |
3,593 | If I'm making Homemade Jams/Preserves, how long will they last? | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3593",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | "Use within a year" is a good guideline. There are exceptions. Lingonberry jam done right is easily good for a couple of years. | There's also freezer jams, which can easily last a few years in a deep-freeze without losing much quality. They're well sealed, so there's little moisture loss / freezer burn, there's little loss of quality aside from the initial freezing, and you don't have to worry about mold or other organism growing in the freezer. |
3,593 | If I'm making Homemade Jams/Preserves, how long will they last? | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3593",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | There's also freezer jams, which can easily last a few years in a deep-freeze without losing much quality. They're well sealed, so there's little moisture loss / freezer burn, there's little loss of quality aside from the initial freezing, and you don't have to worry about mold or other organism growing in the freezer. | Home made Jam made with half Fruit and half Sugar will last almost indefinitely... it's additives that spoil food, placed into in a sterile jam jar it could be there many years and still as good as the one eaten in the first week, Ask your granny not a jobsworth! 50/50 nothing else! |
3,593 | If I'm making Homemade Jams/Preserves, how long will they last? | 2010/07/28 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/3593",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/177/"
] | "Use within a year" is a good guideline. There are exceptions. Lingonberry jam done right is easily good for a couple of years. | Home made Jam made with half Fruit and half Sugar will last almost indefinitely... it's additives that spoil food, placed into in a sterile jam jar it could be there many years and still as good as the one eaten in the first week, Ask your granny not a jobsworth! 50/50 nothing else! |
370,750 | Can "[antithesis](http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/antithesis)" be used with the preposition "to" as in the following example sentence?
>
> ...We human beings have a tendency to demand without giving much in
> return to the Earth. However, this is an antithesis **to** how the
> biosphere works...
>
>
> | 2017/01/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/370750",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/98169/"
] | Your use of "to" is correct. However, one would take issue with your use of the article, 'an'.
The word 'antithesis' is to mean the *exact* opposite of something. Meaning, there can be only one exact opposite. So if you're going to use antithesis in a sentence, it should be written as '**the** antithesis' rather than ... | Yes, the expression ***[an antithesis to](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=in%20antithesis%20to%2C%20an%20antithesis%20to&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cin%20antithesis%20to%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Can%20antithesis%20to%3B%2Cc0)*** is a correct expression meaning "t... |
370,750 | Can "[antithesis](http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/antithesis)" be used with the preposition "to" as in the following example sentence?
>
> ...We human beings have a tendency to demand without giving much in
> return to the Earth. However, this is an antithesis **to** how the
> biosphere works...
>
>
> | 2017/01/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/370750",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/98169/"
] | Your use of "to" is correct. However, one would take issue with your use of the article, 'an'.
The word 'antithesis' is to mean the *exact* opposite of something. Meaning, there can be only one exact opposite. So if you're going to use antithesis in a sentence, it should be written as '**the** antithesis' rather than ... | Why not replace the noun with an adjective, which seems much more natural to me?
>
> ...We human beings have a tendency to demand without giving much in return to the Earth. However, this is *antithetical* to how the biosphere works...
>
>
> |
370,750 | Can "[antithesis](http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/antithesis)" be used with the preposition "to" as in the following example sentence?
>
> ...We human beings have a tendency to demand without giving much in
> return to the Earth. However, this is an antithesis **to** how the
> biosphere works...
>
>
> | 2017/01/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/370750",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/98169/"
] | Yes, the expression ***[an antithesis to](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=in%20antithesis%20to%2C%20an%20antithesis%20to&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cin%20antithesis%20to%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Can%20antithesis%20to%3B%2Cc0)*** is a correct expression meaning "t... | Why not replace the noun with an adjective, which seems much more natural to me?
>
> ...We human beings have a tendency to demand without giving much in return to the Earth. However, this is *antithetical* to how the biosphere works...
>
>
> |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | There's a contact transfer app for Nokia Windows Phones.
Easy route: watch the youtube video showing the contact transfer process at <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwZAWXyXYbU> .
Have the micro SIM in your Nokia 710 and turn it on. You must use the micro SIM that comes with your Nokia Lumia, aka the one that was in... | Use a phone to phone tool.
May this tool will help you.
<http://www.iphonetoandroidtransfer.com/> |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | If you are using WP8, follow these steps:
1. Install the [Transfer My Data](http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=dc08943b-7b3d-4ee5-aa3c-30f1a826af02) app
2. Switch on Bluetooth on your old phone and ensure that it's visible to other devices.
3. Open the Transfer My Data app on your Windows phone, and now you can transfer ... | While this might not be the best method, I have found it best served what I needed when transferring my iphone contacts to my Android HTC:
<http://fff.wf/hfSj>
First, I don't have a Gmail account, and even if I had, I would not wish to mix my email addresses with my iphone address book by syncing Gmail with my iphone... |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | Built into every Nokia Windows Phone is a small utility, 'Contacts Transfer', providing a very quick way for Symbian smartphone owners to get their core contacts over to a replacement Windows Phone. Here's a walkthrough of this usefull utility in action.
1. Turn Bluetooth on in the source smartphone (on the N8, in Set... | If you are using WP8, follow these steps:
1. Install the [Transfer My Data](http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=dc08943b-7b3d-4ee5-aa3c-30f1a826af02) app
2. Switch on Bluetooth on your old phone and ensure that it's visible to other devices.
3. Open the Transfer My Data app on your Windows phone, and now you can transfer ... |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | There's a contact transfer app for Nokia Windows Phones.
Easy route: watch the youtube video showing the contact transfer process at <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwZAWXyXYbU> .
Have the micro SIM in your Nokia 710 and turn it on. You must use the micro SIM that comes with your Nokia Lumia, aka the one that was in... | If you are using WP8, follow these steps:
1. Install the [Transfer My Data](http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=dc08943b-7b3d-4ee5-aa3c-30f1a826af02) app
2. Switch on Bluetooth on your old phone and ensure that it's visible to other devices.
3. Open the Transfer My Data app on your Windows phone, and now you can transfer ... |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | Built into every Nokia Windows Phone is a small utility, 'Contacts Transfer', providing a very quick way for Symbian smartphone owners to get their core contacts over to a replacement Windows Phone. Here's a walkthrough of this usefull utility in action.
1. Turn Bluetooth on in the source smartphone (on the N8, in Set... | Use a phone to phone tool.
May this tool will help you.
<http://www.iphonetoandroidtransfer.com/> |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | Built into every Nokia Windows Phone is a small utility, 'Contacts Transfer', providing a very quick way for Symbian smartphone owners to get their core contacts over to a replacement Windows Phone. Here's a walkthrough of this usefull utility in action.
1. Turn Bluetooth on in the source smartphone (on the N8, in Set... | While this might not be the best method, I have found it best served what I needed when transferring my iphone contacts to my Android HTC:
<http://fff.wf/hfSj>
First, I don't have a Gmail account, and even if I had, I would not wish to mix my email addresses with my iphone address book by syncing Gmail with my iphone... |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | There's a contact transfer app for Nokia Windows Phones.
Easy route: watch the youtube video showing the contact transfer process at <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwZAWXyXYbU> .
Have the micro SIM in your Nokia 710 and turn it on. You must use the micro SIM that comes with your Nokia Lumia, aka the one that was in... | You can use google sync to solve the issue about [how to transfer contacts from Nokia to iPhone](http://iphone-contact-transfer.blogspot.com/2013/10/transfer-contacts-from-nokia-to-iphone.html).
1 Launch Mail Exchange on your Nokia phone and setup using the settings mentioned here .
2 Now use your iPhone and navigate t... |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | Built into every Nokia Windows Phone is a small utility, 'Contacts Transfer', providing a very quick way for Symbian smartphone owners to get their core contacts over to a replacement Windows Phone. Here's a walkthrough of this usefull utility in action.
1. Turn Bluetooth on in the source smartphone (on the N8, in Set... | You can use google sync to solve the issue about [how to transfer contacts from Nokia to iPhone](http://iphone-contact-transfer.blogspot.com/2013/10/transfer-contacts-from-nokia-to-iphone.html).
1 Launch Mail Exchange on your Nokia phone and setup using the settings mentioned here .
2 Now use your iPhone and navigate t... |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | There's a contact transfer app for Nokia Windows Phones.
Easy route: watch the youtube video showing the contact transfer process at <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwZAWXyXYbU> .
Have the micro SIM in your Nokia 710 and turn it on. You must use the micro SIM that comes with your Nokia Lumia, aka the one that was in... | While this might not be the best method, I have found it best served what I needed when transferring my iphone contacts to my Android HTC:
<http://fff.wf/hfSj>
First, I don't have a Gmail account, and even if I had, I would not wish to mix my email addresses with my iphone address book by syncing Gmail with my iphone... |
867 | How do i transfer contacts from old nokia symbian phone to windows phone?
Also is there a way to sync sms from my old phone to windows phone?
Windows Phone is Nokia 710. My old Nokia Phone has bluetooth but it is refusing to connect to the new Windows Phone | 2012/08/15 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/867",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com",
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/users/179/"
] | If you are using WP8, follow these steps:
1. Install the [Transfer My Data](http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=dc08943b-7b3d-4ee5-aa3c-30f1a826af02) app
2. Switch on Bluetooth on your old phone and ensure that it's visible to other devices.
3. Open the Transfer My Data app on your Windows phone, and now you can transfer ... | You can use google sync to solve the issue about [how to transfer contacts from Nokia to iPhone](http://iphone-contact-transfer.blogspot.com/2013/10/transfer-contacts-from-nokia-to-iphone.html).
1 Launch Mail Exchange on your Nokia phone and setup using the settings mentioned here .
2 Now use your iPhone and navigate t... |
238,385 | What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class/truancy) and where did it come from? | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238385",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/72833/"
] | ***Dictionary discussions of 'hookey'***
John Bartlett, [*Dictionary of Americanisms*](https://books.google.com/books?id=NhVAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=%22hookey%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6f8mVeT2FsGzogStzIDgCQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBzhk#v=onepage&q=%22hookey%22&f=false) (1848) has entries for "hookey" and for a term that I suspect may be ve... | ***UPDATE:*** @Old-School's answer sounds the most plausible (and most interesting), so I've marked it as the accepted answer.
---
Since the phrase has been around [since the mid 1800's](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=play+hooky%2Cplaying+hooky%2Cplay+hookey%2Cplaying+hookey%2Chook+jack&case_insensitiv... |
238,385 | What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class/truancy) and where did it come from? | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238385",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/72833/"
] | ***Dictionary discussions of 'hookey'***
John Bartlett, [*Dictionary of Americanisms*](https://books.google.com/books?id=NhVAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=%22hookey%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6f8mVeT2FsGzogStzIDgCQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBzhk#v=onepage&q=%22hookey%22&f=false) (1848) has entries for "hookey" and for a term that I suspect may be ve... | I was told by my grandparents that at one time the Amish were called "Hookies". This was because they wore "hook and eye" closures instead of zippers. The Amish also didn't attend school. On their way to school children used to taunt the Amish children with phrases such as "lookie lookie, it's a hookie! Run and hide, o... |
238,385 | What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class/truancy) and where did it come from? | 2015/04/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238385",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/72833/"
] | ***Dictionary discussions of 'hookey'***
John Bartlett, [*Dictionary of Americanisms*](https://books.google.com/books?id=NhVAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=%22hookey%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6f8mVeT2FsGzogStzIDgCQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBzhk#v=onepage&q=%22hookey%22&f=false) (1848) has entries for "hookey" and for a term that I suspect may be ve... | My father, born in 1914 in Ohio and lived in and around Detroit had told me that ***playing hooky*** was in reference to kids not going to school and going fishing instead. Boys my dad's age would carry hooks and string to school in case they had a chance to go fishing. If they got caught at school with this they told ... |
36,195,230 | Please help me to protect access to APP Services (Api APP) in Azure from outside . **I need to disable external IP**. I have Web App which should be available for everyone and API APP which should be available for WEB but **unavailable** for others.
Thanks,
Mykola | 2016/03/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36195230",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6108182/"
] | You cannot really disable the external IP address of an WebApp.
There are various ways you can **protect** the API App.
First way is to protect it using Azure AD Bearer Token authentication. Check this sample here: <https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-devquickstarts-webapi-dotnet/... | In addition to the AD bearer token already suggested, you could use a client certificate or a simple shared secret using HTTP Basic Authentication. |
47,834,297 | The softmax cross-entropy with logits loss function is used to reduce the difference between the logits and labels provided to the function. Typically, the labels are fixed for supervised learning and the logits are adapted. But what happens when the labels come from a differentiable source, e.g., another network? Do b... | 2017/12/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47834297",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6621268/"
] | You need to use tf.softmax\_cross\_entropy\_with\_logits\_v2 to get gradients with respect to labels. | The gradient is calculated from loss provided to the optimizer, if the "labels" are coming from another trainable network, then yes, these will be modified, since they influence the loss. The correct way of using another networks outputs for your own is to define it as untrainable, or make a list of all variables you w... |
2,022,336 | I have downloaded facebook-java-api-3.0.2-bin from
<http://code.google.com/p/facebook-java-api/>
for connecting to face book.I want to use this api in my java application to connect Facebook.I am developing a desktop application for this purpose.I have created account on Face book and registered as a developer.
Is... | 2010/01/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2022336",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/160577/"
] | Have you tried out the various examples available in the api wiki?
<http://code.google.com/p/facebook-java-api/wiki/Examples>
Google also returns various tutorial pages:
<http://programmaremobile.blogspot.com/2009/01/facebook-java-apieng.html>
<http://www.socialjava.com/socialjavastepbystep.html>
You should try w... | Note that the facebook-java-api project is now dead.
Use instead:
<http://restfb.com/> |
3,962,169 | I have a file which contains around 10 million rows and size is around 400mb , my system is just not able to handle it . when i try opening the file using gedit , it just gets stuck . Is there any way to handle such large files of data. | 2010/10/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3962169",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/405442/"
] | A web based great utility that can handle large file is Google Refine Tool.
You can find <https://code.google.com/p/google-refine/wiki/FaqAllocateMoreMemory> [details for memory allocation] | Split them using the gnu (cygwin on Windows) head, tail or cut utilities. Then do work on the file parts. |
3,962,169 | I have a file which contains around 10 million rows and size is around 400mb , my system is just not able to handle it . when i try opening the file using gedit , it just gets stuck . Is there any way to handle such large files of data. | 2010/10/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3962169",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/405442/"
] | A web based great utility that can handle large file is Google Refine Tool.
You can find <https://code.google.com/p/google-refine/wiki/FaqAllocateMoreMemory> [details for memory allocation] | A great utility for Windows is [Large Text Viewer](http://www.swiftgear.com/ltfviewer/features.html)
I was able to open a file over 4GB in size. |
80,491 | I was making a project with Arduino Uno ,
It's working is like this it connects to a key pad and a 7segment display ,and when you press a run button connected to Arduino it should run the code written.
I don't want code for display and keypad but for executing a string like we can do in python- **exec("print (8)")**
... | 2020/12/31 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/80491",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/71342/"
] | Unless you want to implement some form of scripting engine, you can't.
Arduino code is compiled code, not interpreted code. There is no way of converting text into runnable code, since that is done by your computer at compile time, not by the Arduino at run-time.
The only thing you could possibly do is write some for... | As stated in Majenko's answer, you would need an interpreter running on
the Arduino. Python is too large to run on an Uno, although [it can run
on some more powerful microcontrollers](https://micropython.org/).
A Web search for Arduino interpreters yields quite a few promising
options. I have not tested any of them:
... |
15,770 | I was trying to reverse engineer an android ndk (arm) using ida pro on a static analysis. However, it appears there are a lot of useless jumps to the same place and with random values set to R1 to compare and jump again. Like the following picture. Nearly every function is doing something similar -- Initialization firs... | 2017/07/06 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/15770",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20811/"
] | Unfortunately it is not enough code to say exactly what it is, but,
as @0xec said, it looks very much like control flow flattening.
Usually such kind of code transformations are done automatically with obfuscators.
There are some obfuscating compilers, and [one of them](https://github.com/obfuscator-llvm/obfuscator/w... | Here's a blog post describing this technique in a little more detail as well as some hints on how to undo it:
<https://blog.quarkslab.com/deobfuscation-recovering-an-ollvm-protected-program.html>
**EDIT**
Another article from 2017:
<https://blog.rpis.ec/2017/12/dissection-llvm-obfuscator-p1.html> |
15,770 | I was trying to reverse engineer an android ndk (arm) using ida pro on a static analysis. However, it appears there are a lot of useless jumps to the same place and with random values set to R1 to compare and jump again. Like the following picture. Nearly every function is doing something similar -- Initialization firs... | 2017/07/06 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/15770",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20811/"
] | Unfortunately it is not enough code to say exactly what it is, but,
as @0xec said, it looks very much like control flow flattening.
Usually such kind of code transformations are done automatically with obfuscators.
There are some obfuscating compilers, and [one of them](https://github.com/obfuscator-llvm/obfuscator/w... | **There are several method of obfuscation**, including:
* obfuscation based on source code obfuscation.
* meta-level based code obfuscation (compile-time level).
* IR level obfuscation (like OLLVM and etc).
* binary level obfuscation (instructions morphing, shuffling and etc).
* packing/protection level obfuscation (w... |
15,770 | I was trying to reverse engineer an android ndk (arm) using ida pro on a static analysis. However, it appears there are a lot of useless jumps to the same place and with random values set to R1 to compare and jump again. Like the following picture. Nearly every function is doing something similar -- Initialization firs... | 2017/07/06 | [
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/15770",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/users/20811/"
] | Here's a blog post describing this technique in a little more detail as well as some hints on how to undo it:
<https://blog.quarkslab.com/deobfuscation-recovering-an-ollvm-protected-program.html>
**EDIT**
Another article from 2017:
<https://blog.rpis.ec/2017/12/dissection-llvm-obfuscator-p1.html> | **There are several method of obfuscation**, including:
* obfuscation based on source code obfuscation.
* meta-level based code obfuscation (compile-time level).
* IR level obfuscation (like OLLVM and etc).
* binary level obfuscation (instructions morphing, shuffling and etc).
* packing/protection level obfuscation (w... |
372,343 | I've set up a small hardcore Minecraft server for me and some friends. There aren't many of us, and what we really want out of the hardcore mode is that as soon as anyone dies, the whole world gets deleted and the server restarts from scratch.
At the moment, the dead players go into spectator mode, and it's kinda bori... | 2020/07/10 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/372343",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/254528/"
] | You can go back to life in hardcore. Find a way to turn on cheats. If on singleplayer, open to LAN. If on multiplayer, find another way to do so. (I will edit when I find out how). Then, set your gamemode to survival. Using this, you can have infinite lives on hardcore. | You can technically see when a player dies. When any player dies, you can quit and delete the world. Then, recreate the world using the same seed. |
33,906,487 | I have generated my xml coverage file as part of CI build on the TFS server using vNext 2015 build definition. How would one display the results in the TFS 2015 summary ? Either using the xml report or the html generated using the ReportGenerator. | 2015/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33906487",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245189/"
] | Currently, these customizations are not supported. You can't edit the displays in new build summary. However, you can [customize Code Coverage Analysis](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj159530.aspx).
>
> You can submit it to User Voice site at:
> <http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-stud... | Instead of using OpenCover extension, it is very convenience for you to generate code coverage result and include it in the build summary page this way:
Select the Visual Studio Test step, check the **Code Coverage Enabled** option.
[](https://i.stack... |
33,906,487 | I have generated my xml coverage file as part of CI build on the TFS server using vNext 2015 build definition. How would one display the results in the TFS 2015 summary ? Either using the xml report or the html generated using the ReportGenerator. | 2015/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33906487",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245189/"
] | In “TFS 2015 - Update 2” this is possible by writing your own vsts extension (see here: <https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/integrate/extensions/overview> ).
I set up my own 'learning project' for building this as .vsix here: <https://github.com/RobertK66/vsts-opencover>.
My custom build step uses nunit3 console... | Currently, these customizations are not supported. You can't edit the displays in new build summary. However, you can [customize Code Coverage Analysis](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj159530.aspx).
>
> You can submit it to User Voice site at:
> <http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-stud... |
33,906,487 | I have generated my xml coverage file as part of CI build on the TFS server using vNext 2015 build definition. How would one display the results in the TFS 2015 summary ? Either using the xml report or the html generated using the ReportGenerator. | 2015/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33906487",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245189/"
] | You need to convert the results produced by OpenCover to a format which can be parsed by TFS.
One way to do this would be to use the [OpenCoverToCoberturaConverter](https://github.com/danielpalme/OpenCoverToCoberturaConverter) NuGet package.
Once you have that, you can use the *Publish Code Coverage Results* build st... | Currently, these customizations are not supported. You can't edit the displays in new build summary. However, you can [customize Code Coverage Analysis](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj159530.aspx).
>
> You can submit it to User Voice site at:
> <http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-stud... |
33,906,487 | I have generated my xml coverage file as part of CI build on the TFS server using vNext 2015 build definition. How would one display the results in the TFS 2015 summary ? Either using the xml report or the html generated using the ReportGenerator. | 2015/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33906487",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245189/"
] | In “TFS 2015 - Update 2” this is possible by writing your own vsts extension (see here: <https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/integrate/extensions/overview> ).
I set up my own 'learning project' for building this as .vsix here: <https://github.com/RobertK66/vsts-opencover>.
My custom build step uses nunit3 console... | Instead of using OpenCover extension, it is very convenience for you to generate code coverage result and include it in the build summary page this way:
Select the Visual Studio Test step, check the **Code Coverage Enabled** option.
[](https://i.stack... |
33,906,487 | I have generated my xml coverage file as part of CI build on the TFS server using vNext 2015 build definition. How would one display the results in the TFS 2015 summary ? Either using the xml report or the html generated using the ReportGenerator. | 2015/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33906487",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245189/"
] | You need to convert the results produced by OpenCover to a format which can be parsed by TFS.
One way to do this would be to use the [OpenCoverToCoberturaConverter](https://github.com/danielpalme/OpenCoverToCoberturaConverter) NuGet package.
Once you have that, you can use the *Publish Code Coverage Results* build st... | Instead of using OpenCover extension, it is very convenience for you to generate code coverage result and include it in the build summary page this way:
Select the Visual Studio Test step, check the **Code Coverage Enabled** option.
[](https://i.stack... |
33,906,487 | I have generated my xml coverage file as part of CI build on the TFS server using vNext 2015 build definition. How would one display the results in the TFS 2015 summary ? Either using the xml report or the html generated using the ReportGenerator. | 2015/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33906487",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245189/"
] | You need to convert the results produced by OpenCover to a format which can be parsed by TFS.
One way to do this would be to use the [OpenCoverToCoberturaConverter](https://github.com/danielpalme/OpenCoverToCoberturaConverter) NuGet package.
Once you have that, you can use the *Publish Code Coverage Results* build st... | In “TFS 2015 - Update 2” this is possible by writing your own vsts extension (see here: <https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/integrate/extensions/overview> ).
I set up my own 'learning project' for building this as .vsix here: <https://github.com/RobertK66/vsts-opencover>.
My custom build step uses nunit3 console... |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | That bar at the bottom of the screen simulates an analog meter - the length of the bar increases with increasing digital readings. It is often easier to observe a varying voltage by looking at the bar than trying to interpret rapidly changing digits. | From the Fluke 87V [datasheet](https://dam-assets.fluke.com/s3fs-public/80v_____umeng0200.pdf?tKDGTic.KN0dP9_UJVtSyLsuYWEUp3SY) page 11 point 18 :
>
> The number of segments is relative
> to the full-scale value of the
> selected range. In normal operation
> 0 (zero) is on the left. The polarity
> indicator at th... |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | From the Fluke 87V [datasheet](https://dam-assets.fluke.com/s3fs-public/80v_____umeng0200.pdf?tKDGTic.KN0dP9_UJVtSyLsuYWEUp3SY) page 11 point 18 :
>
> The number of segments is relative
> to the full-scale value of the
> selected range. In normal operation
> 0 (zero) is on the left. The polarity
> indicator at th... | I know this question has been answered, but I don't agree with the answer.
**The horizontal bar shows you how much of your current range you have used up, ie. how much the voltage/current/whatever can change before the meter has to switch to a higher input range**
Anyone who has spend hours upon hours using a multime... |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | From the Fluke 87V [datasheet](https://dam-assets.fluke.com/s3fs-public/80v_____umeng0200.pdf?tKDGTic.KN0dP9_UJVtSyLsuYWEUp3SY) page 11 point 18 :
>
> The number of segments is relative
> to the full-scale value of the
> selected range. In normal operation
> 0 (zero) is on the left. The polarity
> indicator at th... | Digital multimeters have measurement ranges like 0-200 mV, 0-2V, 0-20V, 0-400V etc.
Bar graph shows how near you are to the end of one range. |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | That bar at the bottom of the screen simulates an analog meter - the length of the bar increases with increasing digital readings. It is often easier to observe a varying voltage by looking at the bar than trying to interpret rapidly changing digits. | The bar is a fast-responding 'analog meter', that can be useful for following variations in the input voltage, for instance when you're adjusting a circuit with a potentiometer in real time.
In the Fluke I had, the digital display updated once per second to 3200 count resolution, while the 32 step bar updated at 25Hz.... |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | That bar at the bottom of the screen simulates an analog meter - the length of the bar increases with increasing digital readings. It is often easier to observe a varying voltage by looking at the bar than trying to interpret rapidly changing digits. | I know this question has been answered, but I don't agree with the answer.
**The horizontal bar shows you how much of your current range you have used up, ie. how much the voltage/current/whatever can change before the meter has to switch to a higher input range**
Anyone who has spend hours upon hours using a multime... |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | That bar at the bottom of the screen simulates an analog meter - the length of the bar increases with increasing digital readings. It is often easier to observe a varying voltage by looking at the bar than trying to interpret rapidly changing digits. | Digital multimeters have measurement ranges like 0-200 mV, 0-2V, 0-20V, 0-400V etc.
Bar graph shows how near you are to the end of one range. |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | The bar is a fast-responding 'analog meter', that can be useful for following variations in the input voltage, for instance when you're adjusting a circuit with a potentiometer in real time.
In the Fluke I had, the digital display updated once per second to 3200 count resolution, while the 32 step bar updated at 25Hz.... | I know this question has been answered, but I don't agree with the answer.
**The horizontal bar shows you how much of your current range you have used up, ie. how much the voltage/current/whatever can change before the meter has to switch to a higher input range**
Anyone who has spend hours upon hours using a multime... |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | The bar is a fast-responding 'analog meter', that can be useful for following variations in the input voltage, for instance when you're adjusting a circuit with a potentiometer in real time.
In the Fluke I had, the digital display updated once per second to 3200 count resolution, while the 32 step bar updated at 25Hz.... | Digital multimeters have measurement ranges like 0-200 mV, 0-2V, 0-20V, 0-400V etc.
Bar graph shows how near you are to the end of one range. |
480,971 | What does the horizontal bar indicate and how to use it in my measurement?
 | 2020/02/13 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/480971",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/193564/"
] | I know this question has been answered, but I don't agree with the answer.
**The horizontal bar shows you how much of your current range you have used up, ie. how much the voltage/current/whatever can change before the meter has to switch to a higher input range**
Anyone who has spend hours upon hours using a multime... | Digital multimeters have measurement ranges like 0-200 mV, 0-2V, 0-20V, 0-400V etc.
Bar graph shows how near you are to the end of one range. |
133,162 | I finished my PhD a few years ago, and since then have been hopping from temporary job to temporary job every year. They've all been research-and-teaching jobs, which has been exactly what I wanted. I applied to a whole host of jobs this year, and got one. It's a secure, open-ended job, in a location I think I could be... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/133162",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/104822/"
] | **First, I’ll describe what happens at my department (engineering, high ranking, UK). It might be useful to understand the mindset.**
We were recently hiring for teaching only position at my school (teaching fellow). The idea behind it was to get someone to teach in a specific area. *The job is open-ended, the same sa... | It sounds like the research mathematicians are at the same campus. If so, even if not in the same building, you can cultivate collegiate relationships:
* Go to the seminars held by the research group
* Be a co-supervisor for PhD students in the research group
If you spend some time finding out peoples' interests, the... |
133,162 | I finished my PhD a few years ago, and since then have been hopping from temporary job to temporary job every year. They've all been research-and-teaching jobs, which has been exactly what I wanted. I applied to a whole host of jobs this year, and got one. It's a secure, open-ended job, in a location I think I could be... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/133162",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/104822/"
] | It sounds like the research mathematicians are at the same campus. If so, even if not in the same building, you can cultivate collegiate relationships:
* Go to the seminars held by the research group
* Be a co-supervisor for PhD students in the research group
If you spend some time finding out peoples' interests, the... | The obvious answer is to shirk teaching and divert time to research. Do it in a stealthy manner of course (just be perceived as efficient, not blowing things off). Use your massive Ph.D. brain to figure out how to do that. (limit graded homework, use established texts and curricula versus trying new ones, etc. etc. use... |
133,162 | I finished my PhD a few years ago, and since then have been hopping from temporary job to temporary job every year. They've all been research-and-teaching jobs, which has been exactly what I wanted. I applied to a whole host of jobs this year, and got one. It's a secure, open-ended job, in a location I think I could be... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/133162",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/104822/"
] | **First, I’ll describe what happens at my department (engineering, high ranking, UK). It might be useful to understand the mindset.**
We were recently hiring for teaching only position at my school (teaching fellow). The idea behind it was to get someone to teach in a specific area. *The job is open-ended, the same sa... | The obvious answer is to shirk teaching and divert time to research. Do it in a stealthy manner of course (just be perceived as efficient, not blowing things off). Use your massive Ph.D. brain to figure out how to do that. (limit graded homework, use established texts and curricula versus trying new ones, etc. etc. use... |
292,551 | Here's the problem:
I have to modify an existing Excel spreadsheet using .NET. The spreadsheet is hugely complex, and I just have to add data in some predefined areas.
I'm investigating my options, and Excel Automation/InterOp is out of the question, as I'm implementing an ASP.NET website, and Excel probably isn't i... | 2008/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/292551",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10932/"
] | I've used [Aspose.Cells](http://www.aspose.com) for this sort of thing with good success. The documentation can be a little obtuse, but the product seems to work. It won't require you to have Excel on the server and it works with the latest versions of Excel (and previous versions). | You may want to take a look at <http://www.gemboxsoftware.com/GBSpreadsheetFree.htm>.
They have a free version with all features but limited to 150 rows per sheet and 5 sheets per workbook, if that falls within your needs, otherwise the paid version starts at $425 for a 1 Developer License.
There are additional answe... |
292,551 | Here's the problem:
I have to modify an existing Excel spreadsheet using .NET. The spreadsheet is hugely complex, and I just have to add data in some predefined areas.
I'm investigating my options, and Excel Automation/InterOp is out of the question, as I'm implementing an ASP.NET website, and Excel probably isn't i... | 2008/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/292551",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10932/"
] | Check out [MyXls](http://myxls.in2bits.org) a .NET solution for reading and writing binary XLS files. | You may want to take a look at <http://www.gemboxsoftware.com/GBSpreadsheetFree.htm>.
They have a free version with all features but limited to 150 rows per sheet and 5 sheets per workbook, if that falls within your needs, otherwise the paid version starts at $425 for a 1 Developer License.
There are additional answe... |
292,551 | Here's the problem:
I have to modify an existing Excel spreadsheet using .NET. The spreadsheet is hugely complex, and I just have to add data in some predefined areas.
I'm investigating my options, and Excel Automation/InterOp is out of the question, as I'm implementing an ASP.NET website, and Excel probably isn't i... | 2008/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/292551",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10932/"
] | In that situation, I would normally favour not messing with the complex spreadsheet, but setting up a separate data file, to which I would link the data cells in the complex spreadsheet. This is much cleaner and safer than changing a complex spreadsheet from outside.
If this is not easier than the alternatives you are... | The problem with using Excel as an ISAM database using any driver (ODBC, OLEDB., etc.) is the datatype of the column is based on the first 8 rows in the column - this is pure evil; for example: if a column is something like a part# and the first 8 parts happen to be only numeric then you get get NULL for any cell in th... |
292,551 | Here's the problem:
I have to modify an existing Excel spreadsheet using .NET. The spreadsheet is hugely complex, and I just have to add data in some predefined areas.
I'm investigating my options, and Excel Automation/InterOp is out of the question, as I'm implementing an ASP.NET website, and Excel probably isn't i... | 2008/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/292551",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10932/"
] | Check out [MyXls](http://myxls.in2bits.org) a .NET solution for reading and writing binary XLS files. | not sure if this is exactly what you need, but certainly could be: [4 Editing In Excel Tutorials](http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2008/11/links-1192008.html) (under .NET #5-8) |
292,551 | Here's the problem:
I have to modify an existing Excel spreadsheet using .NET. The spreadsheet is hugely complex, and I just have to add data in some predefined areas.
I'm investigating my options, and Excel Automation/InterOp is out of the question, as I'm implementing an ASP.NET website, and Excel probably isn't i... | 2008/11/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/292551",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10932/"
] | The problem with using Excel as an ISAM database using any driver (ODBC, OLEDB., etc.) is the datatype of the column is based on the first 8 rows in the column - this is pure evil; for example: if a column is something like a part# and the first 8 parts happen to be only numeric then you get get NULL for any cell in th... | You may want to take a look at <http://www.gemboxsoftware.com/GBSpreadsheetFree.htm>.
They have a free version with all features but limited to 150 rows per sheet and 5 sheets per workbook, if that falls within your needs, otherwise the paid version starts at $425 for a 1 Developer License.
There are additional answe... |
150,133 | Total newbie here as far as home improvement goes, I'd love some advice from the community!
I'm considering building a little office-shed (for remote work) in my backyard. From what I can tell, in order for electric run to the shed to be up to code, it needs to be buried underground.
There are two problems in my case... | 2018/11/07 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/150133",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/92839/"
] | There is no problem with running the feeder from the garage's subpanel to the shed.
The only thing you have to watch out for is the remaining capacity of the garage's panel.
The heaviest load in the shed is going to be climate control if you choose to install one. All the rest you'd need for remote work can be powere... | You can set up the shed as a subpanel of the garage subpanel, supplying it from a 2-pole breaker in the garage.
Alternately, if the sizes make sense, you can avoid using 2 breaker spaces and simply continue the garage feeder onto the shed with the same size wire. You would either double-lug the garage main breaker, o... |
407,371 | According to Longman dictionary (and also Oxford dictionary), a parking ticket is "*an official notice fixed to a vehicle, saying that you have to pay money because you have parked your car in the wrong place or for too long*".
I don't know what is the right word for the piece of paper you get from a parking meter. Ca... | 2017/08/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/407371",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/251921/"
] | As per the comments, you are looking for a name for the piece of paper that proves you have **permission to park**, not a piece of paper that proves you have paid money.
---
Receipt
-------
"Receipt" is not correct then. The OED defines a [receipt](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/receipt) as:
>
> A wr... | Certainly in British English a *ticket* in the context of parking is also a piece of paper stating how much parking you've paid for. The machine may also (especially if you pay by card) issue a receipt, on the same type of paper.
This example (user Man vyi on wikipedia) comes with bonus Welsh:
[!["Have you paid and d... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | There might be a hidden specification in wanting 5% - the circuit might be relying on carbon film (typically 5%, "beige bones") vs metal film (typically 1%, "blue bones") resistors. Carbon film has different behaviour under temporary overloads (in a bad design, a metal film resistor might fail) and looks (which might b... | Yes. If you are building a run of (say) 100 RC oscillators and you want them to have a spread of frequencies from (say) 95-105kHz. So you buy a lot of 5% resistors and **select** to get that range.
Of course there *are* better ways to do this, but it isn't an impossible scenario.
In other words, the customer is alway... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | There might be a hidden specification in wanting 5% - the circuit might be relying on carbon film (typically 5%, "beige bones") vs metal film (typically 1%, "blue bones") resistors. Carbon film has different behaviour under temporary overloads (in a bad design, a metal film resistor might fail) and looks (which might b... | depending on the circuit you are making, you don't need the precision. For example, if it is a current limiting resistor it will do the work either at 1% or 5%.
Honestly the main reason to prefer 5% over higher precision like 1% is cost, the other is power, it is very hard to guarantee very high precision for higher p... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | If he truly did want 5% instead of 1% then he may have been trying to bin the resistors. That is, individually testing each one and selecting for a particular value.
Are you sure he did not say he needed 0.5%? Because no one says it is "only 1%" then proceeds to get 5%.
Otherwise you might prefer 5% if the resistor c... | For a random signal noise source, you may want noisier resistors that tend to come with larger tolerances because of different technology. Admittedly that's extra-handwavy because the additional noisiness of, say, carbon resistors comes from shot noise while a good random signal noise source would rather tend to rely o... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | There might be a hidden specification in wanting 5% - the circuit might be relying on carbon film (typically 5%, "beige bones") vs metal film (typically 1%, "blue bones") resistors. Carbon film has different behaviour under temporary overloads (in a bad design, a metal film resistor might fail) and looks (which might b... | There's no technical benefit. All resistors are ideally 0% tolerance. As they can't be, circuits should be designed for the part's worst value at tolerance. It's a design complication that leads to performance variance.
In the past, 5% resistors have been significantly cheaper than 1% resistors. That becomes important... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | There might be a hidden specification in wanting 5% - the circuit might be relying on carbon film (typically 5%, "beige bones") vs metal film (typically 1%, "blue bones") resistors. Carbon film has different behaviour under temporary overloads (in a bad design, a metal film resistor might fail) and looks (which might b... | Customers don't know everything, I once returned a suitable product as unsuitable just because I don't know any better.
However customers are always right (tm)
With beer 5% is better than 1%, perhaps your customer was thinking along those lines. |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | There might be a hidden specification in wanting 5% - the circuit might be relying on carbon film (typically 5%, "beige bones") vs metal film (typically 1%, "blue bones") resistors. Carbon film has different behaviour under temporary overloads (in a bad design, a metal film resistor might fail) and looks (which might b... | Of course agreeing with all other answers that generally say "no", I see those four cases:
1. In analog musical circuits not-tight values may produce "the tone", when all loose tolerances in filters and other elements sum up, making one's tone less reproducable. Thus, even when you build a clone of your sound processo... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | If *everything* else is the same then there is no technical reason to prefer a looser tolerance, so I think you are correct.
Of course there are situations where a particular manufacturer and part number may be required for regulatory or other similar reasons and no substitutes are permissible. And there are many resi... | There might be a hidden specification in wanting 5% - the circuit might be relying on carbon film (typically 5%, "beige bones") vs metal film (typically 1%, "blue bones") resistors. Carbon film has different behaviour under temporary overloads (in a bad design, a metal film resistor might fail) and looks (which might b... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | For a random signal noise source, you may want noisier resistors that tend to come with larger tolerances because of different technology. Admittedly that's extra-handwavy because the additional noisiness of, say, carbon resistors comes from shot noise while a good random signal noise source would rather tend to rely o... | Customers don't know everything, I once returned a suitable product as unsuitable just because I don't know any better.
However customers are always right (tm)
With beer 5% is better than 1%, perhaps your customer was thinking along those lines. |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | If he truly did want 5% instead of 1% then he may have been trying to bin the resistors. That is, individually testing each one and selecting for a particular value.
Are you sure he did not say he needed 0.5%? Because no one says it is "only 1%" then proceeds to get 5%.
Otherwise you might prefer 5% if the resistor c... | Of course agreeing with all other answers that generally say "no", I see those four cases:
1. In analog musical circuits not-tight values may produce "the tone", when all loose tolerances in filters and other elements sum up, making one's tone less reproducable. Thus, even when you build a clone of your sound processo... |
654,689 | I work at an electronics store and the other day a customer came in who was rebuilding a circuit board. I sold him some resistors, but later he came back in wanting to return some of them because they were only 1% tolerance, and he needed 5%. I'm not an engineer but I have a hobbyist's understanding of electronics, and... | 2023/02/20 | [
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] | Of course agreeing with all other answers that generally say "no", I see those four cases:
1. In analog musical circuits not-tight values may produce "the tone", when all loose tolerances in filters and other elements sum up, making one's tone less reproducable. Thus, even when you build a clone of your sound processo... | **People forget economics**
Why would you want a 5% tolerance resistor? Because it's cheaper than a 1% tolerance resistor and your circuit can stand the variation.
A good example of such a circuit is a voltage divider where *both* resistors are 5% tolerance. Generally (not perfectly, but generally), resistors of the ... |
1,521 | What I mean is that is it more dangerous than other contact sports that aren't martial arts? Such as Football, Soccer, Basketball, etc...
And if yes, why? | 2012/10/16 | [
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] | I'm not sure that your statement about the safety of boxing is generally accepted.
>
> ["There is absolutely no way you can make boxing safe," said Nelson Richards, MD, a delegate from the American Academy of Neurology who proposed the original resolution to ban the sport in 1983.](https://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2... | While black eyes and minor bruises or the occasional broke nose are quite common in boxing, i think the devastating injuries like cruciate-ruptures are rare.
From my non-representative experience i'd say that runners, soccer-players and the like usually spend more time with doctors because of knee-injuries or broken a... |
1,521 | What I mean is that is it more dangerous than other contact sports that aren't martial arts? Such as Football, Soccer, Basketball, etc...
And if yes, why? | 2012/10/16 | [
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] | At a good gym, meaning experienced coaches and decent equipment, boxing/kick-boxing should not be that dangerous. First of all, you're probably not sparring right away, and once you are its in a controlled environment with mouthpieces, headgear, gloves, and shinpads(if kickboxing).
As pointed out in a previous answer,... | While black eyes and minor bruises or the occasional broke nose are quite common in boxing, i think the devastating injuries like cruciate-ruptures are rare.
From my non-representative experience i'd say that runners, soccer-players and the like usually spend more time with doctors because of knee-injuries or broken a... |
1,521 | What I mean is that is it more dangerous than other contact sports that aren't martial arts? Such as Football, Soccer, Basketball, etc...
And if yes, why? | 2012/10/16 | [
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] | The short answer is yes. The very point of the sport is to do damage to your opponent. That being said, the chances of you actually breaking something (apart from your nose) is pretty rare. The only particularly dangerous thing that can happen to you in boxing or kickboxing is a concussion, which can and probably will ... | While black eyes and minor bruises or the occasional broke nose are quite common in boxing, i think the devastating injuries like cruciate-ruptures are rare.
From my non-representative experience i'd say that runners, soccer-players and the like usually spend more time with doctors because of knee-injuries or broken a... |
1,521 | What I mean is that is it more dangerous than other contact sports that aren't martial arts? Such as Football, Soccer, Basketball, etc...
And if yes, why? | 2012/10/16 | [
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] | TL;DR: Yes, kickboxing, MMA, and boxing are extremely dangerous.
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**The greatest risk in all combat sports in which blows to the head are allowed is traumatic brain injury. When it comes to traumatic brain injury, boxing is by far the most dangerous sport... | While black eyes and minor bruises or the occasional broke nose are quite common in boxing, i think the devastating injuries like cruciate-ruptures are rare.
From my non-representative experience i'd say that runners, soccer-players and the like usually spend more time with doctors because of knee-injuries or broken a... |
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