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42,430 | My company recently announced they will be performing some layoffs over the next 12 weeks. My area of the company will be affected, so I have no choice but to assume I will be let go and am starting to look for a new job now.
I've never been through this kind of thing before. Not once in my life have I been in the position of maybe not having a job tomorrow. So, needless to say, I am a bit unfocused right now. That's a problem for me, because I take my work very seriously and even though it is likely I will be let go, or find another job before I have a chance to find out, it is extremely important to me that I remain focused and professional while I'm at work.
Does any one have any tips/advice for how to accomplish this in the face of such uncertainty? I read [this Q & A](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/19360/how-to-motivate-a-team-when-everyone-is-paranoid-about-layoffs), but all the answers all just said to start looking for work. I already know to do that. I need to know what I can do to help keep myself focused and my quality of work high. It's both a matter of self-preservation and my own morals and values for me to do so.
---
I think people have mis-understood my question to some degree. I am not actually very concerned with "saving my skin" so to speak. What I am concerned with are techniques I can use to maintain a high level of focus and professionalism. It's a matter of principal, not saving my job. | 2015/03/06 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/42430",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/26114/"
] | **Focus on what you can control and worry about that**
It is hard to be positive with your job on the line. But it is important not to let yourself get down. If you focus on what you can't control you will get depressed. Despite your best efforts you may be laid off. Don't worry about that. There is nothing you can do. You can focus on keeping your performance up, that's it.
Focus on what you can control: Looking for new jobs, keeping your work at your current job up to snuff, being positive with/around your co-workers and bosses.
It takes true strength to be positive in times of trouble. Being positive and confident may be the difference you need(in your current job or the one your are looking for). | If your priority is to stay professional and focused, you need to *balance* your effort between your immediate duties versus looking for new work.
There is no "prize" for being laid off after working extra hard. The reputation you built as a diligent worker isn't going to evaporate in a few short weeks. If you know you're going to be cut, there is no point in going above and beyond.
To make it even worse, being laid off will be a strike against you when looking for new work. If at all possible you're better off landing the new job before the ax comes. The best thing you can do is to put a modest amount of effort into your current work while conducting a job search with some intensity. |
42,430 | My company recently announced they will be performing some layoffs over the next 12 weeks. My area of the company will be affected, so I have no choice but to assume I will be let go and am starting to look for a new job now.
I've never been through this kind of thing before. Not once in my life have I been in the position of maybe not having a job tomorrow. So, needless to say, I am a bit unfocused right now. That's a problem for me, because I take my work very seriously and even though it is likely I will be let go, or find another job before I have a chance to find out, it is extremely important to me that I remain focused and professional while I'm at work.
Does any one have any tips/advice for how to accomplish this in the face of such uncertainty? I read [this Q & A](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/19360/how-to-motivate-a-team-when-everyone-is-paranoid-about-layoffs), but all the answers all just said to start looking for work. I already know to do that. I need to know what I can do to help keep myself focused and my quality of work high. It's both a matter of self-preservation and my own morals and values for me to do so.
---
I think people have mis-understood my question to some degree. I am not actually very concerned with "saving my skin" so to speak. What I am concerned with are techniques I can use to maintain a high level of focus and professionalism. It's a matter of principal, not saving my job. | 2015/03/06 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/42430",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/26114/"
] | You need some sort of motivation to finish strong. Here's one possibility that may or may not resonate with you.
Whenever you leave a company (voluntarily or no), you leave behind an impression on those with whom you worked. People remember former coworkers who were good. Working hard in the couple months preceding your termination allows you to leave on a good note. If you work hard and are laid off, it may leave a good impression on people. This will be helpful if you run into some of your former coworkers in future jobs/companies and when asking people for references.
So you may be able to motivate yourself by working for your reputation, and the effect it may have on future business opportunities. Think of it as a long term investment. | Far from being a definitive answer, but here's what's working for me so far.
1. Establish Cognitive Dissonance
---------------------------------
From "9 to 5" convince yourself that you are safe and will not be let go. This allows you to focus on your work and get the job done. After you punch out, convince yourself that you *will* be let go, and spend your time accordingly.
2. Talk About It
----------------
but not with your co-workers. Your co-workers are as frightened and uncertain about the future as you are. DO NOT discuss this with them. Negative energy builds in abundance this way. No, you need to talk about this, but with someone who is minimally affected by the situation. Obviously, discuss this with your significant other, but someone even more objective is preferred. If you have a mentor, call them. It's likely they've been through this before and have a few words of wisdom.
3. Stay Positive
----------------
By any means necessary. Get an extra workout in. Go for a long walk in the woods. Whatever you do for you, do it. Now is the time to make a little extra time for you.
Remind yourself that this is not the end of the world. Your not the first person to ever face a layoff and civilization is still here. Yup. I just checked. The whole wide world is still outside my window.
4. View the Situation as an Opportunity
---------------------------------------
Perhaps this is a good time to make a big bold career move. You've nothing to lose, so there is no sense of potentially lost security holding you back. Seize the opportunity to do something new or simply bigger than your current role. |
42,430 | My company recently announced they will be performing some layoffs over the next 12 weeks. My area of the company will be affected, so I have no choice but to assume I will be let go and am starting to look for a new job now.
I've never been through this kind of thing before. Not once in my life have I been in the position of maybe not having a job tomorrow. So, needless to say, I am a bit unfocused right now. That's a problem for me, because I take my work very seriously and even though it is likely I will be let go, or find another job before I have a chance to find out, it is extremely important to me that I remain focused and professional while I'm at work.
Does any one have any tips/advice for how to accomplish this in the face of such uncertainty? I read [this Q & A](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/19360/how-to-motivate-a-team-when-everyone-is-paranoid-about-layoffs), but all the answers all just said to start looking for work. I already know to do that. I need to know what I can do to help keep myself focused and my quality of work high. It's both a matter of self-preservation and my own morals and values for me to do so.
---
I think people have mis-understood my question to some degree. I am not actually very concerned with "saving my skin" so to speak. What I am concerned with are techniques I can use to maintain a high level of focus and professionalism. It's a matter of principal, not saving my job. | 2015/03/06 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/42430",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/26114/"
] | You need some sort of motivation to finish strong. Here's one possibility that may or may not resonate with you.
Whenever you leave a company (voluntarily or no), you leave behind an impression on those with whom you worked. People remember former coworkers who were good. Working hard in the couple months preceding your termination allows you to leave on a good note. If you work hard and are laid off, it may leave a good impression on people. This will be helpful if you run into some of your former coworkers in future jobs/companies and when asking people for references.
So you may be able to motivate yourself by working for your reputation, and the effect it may have on future business opportunities. Think of it as a long term investment. | Another motivator is being laid of today, doesn't mean no job tomorrow.
I don't know your company's situation other than if they are facing layoffs, it's probably bad. But often bad it a temporary thing.
Case and point. Our company had to lay off ALOT of people about two years ago because a company we were working with / competing with managed to trap our money in escrow. (AKA we earned the money, they just kept it from getting to us) when we finally got through that we hired most of the people we laid off back.
So even if you are laid off, that doesn't mean they won't hire you back later. Keep up the good work and if things don't pan out else where you might be able to come back when things stabilize.
(Also you want to have a good rep as a professional when layoffs happen. Often another company will try to hire up a chunk of people who get laid off. Such as if I'm looking to spin up a new team for a new project at my company, and the decent office next door is letting 8 developers go I'm going to hire the whole lot as they already know how to work together.) |
42,430 | My company recently announced they will be performing some layoffs over the next 12 weeks. My area of the company will be affected, so I have no choice but to assume I will be let go and am starting to look for a new job now.
I've never been through this kind of thing before. Not once in my life have I been in the position of maybe not having a job tomorrow. So, needless to say, I am a bit unfocused right now. That's a problem for me, because I take my work very seriously and even though it is likely I will be let go, or find another job before I have a chance to find out, it is extremely important to me that I remain focused and professional while I'm at work.
Does any one have any tips/advice for how to accomplish this in the face of such uncertainty? I read [this Q & A](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/19360/how-to-motivate-a-team-when-everyone-is-paranoid-about-layoffs), but all the answers all just said to start looking for work. I already know to do that. I need to know what I can do to help keep myself focused and my quality of work high. It's both a matter of self-preservation and my own morals and values for me to do so.
---
I think people have mis-understood my question to some degree. I am not actually very concerned with "saving my skin" so to speak. What I am concerned with are techniques I can use to maintain a high level of focus and professionalism. It's a matter of principal, not saving my job. | 2015/03/06 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/42430",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/26114/"
] | Far from being a definitive answer, but here's what's working for me so far.
1. Establish Cognitive Dissonance
---------------------------------
From "9 to 5" convince yourself that you are safe and will not be let go. This allows you to focus on your work and get the job done. After you punch out, convince yourself that you *will* be let go, and spend your time accordingly.
2. Talk About It
----------------
but not with your co-workers. Your co-workers are as frightened and uncertain about the future as you are. DO NOT discuss this with them. Negative energy builds in abundance this way. No, you need to talk about this, but with someone who is minimally affected by the situation. Obviously, discuss this with your significant other, but someone even more objective is preferred. If you have a mentor, call them. It's likely they've been through this before and have a few words of wisdom.
3. Stay Positive
----------------
By any means necessary. Get an extra workout in. Go for a long walk in the woods. Whatever you do for you, do it. Now is the time to make a little extra time for you.
Remind yourself that this is not the end of the world. Your not the first person to ever face a layoff and civilization is still here. Yup. I just checked. The whole wide world is still outside my window.
4. View the Situation as an Opportunity
---------------------------------------
Perhaps this is a good time to make a big bold career move. You've nothing to lose, so there is no sense of potentially lost security holding you back. Seize the opportunity to do something new or simply bigger than your current role. | If your priority is to stay professional and focused, you need to *balance* your effort between your immediate duties versus looking for new work.
There is no "prize" for being laid off after working extra hard. The reputation you built as a diligent worker isn't going to evaporate in a few short weeks. If you know you're going to be cut, there is no point in going above and beyond.
To make it even worse, being laid off will be a strike against you when looking for new work. If at all possible you're better off landing the new job before the ax comes. The best thing you can do is to put a modest amount of effort into your current work while conducting a job search with some intensity. |
42,430 | My company recently announced they will be performing some layoffs over the next 12 weeks. My area of the company will be affected, so I have no choice but to assume I will be let go and am starting to look for a new job now.
I've never been through this kind of thing before. Not once in my life have I been in the position of maybe not having a job tomorrow. So, needless to say, I am a bit unfocused right now. That's a problem for me, because I take my work very seriously and even though it is likely I will be let go, or find another job before I have a chance to find out, it is extremely important to me that I remain focused and professional while I'm at work.
Does any one have any tips/advice for how to accomplish this in the face of such uncertainty? I read [this Q & A](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/19360/how-to-motivate-a-team-when-everyone-is-paranoid-about-layoffs), but all the answers all just said to start looking for work. I already know to do that. I need to know what I can do to help keep myself focused and my quality of work high. It's both a matter of self-preservation and my own morals and values for me to do so.
---
I think people have mis-understood my question to some degree. I am not actually very concerned with "saving my skin" so to speak. What I am concerned with are techniques I can use to maintain a high level of focus and professionalism. It's a matter of principal, not saving my job. | 2015/03/06 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/42430",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/26114/"
] | You need some sort of motivation to finish strong. Here's one possibility that may or may not resonate with you.
Whenever you leave a company (voluntarily or no), you leave behind an impression on those with whom you worked. People remember former coworkers who were good. Working hard in the couple months preceding your termination allows you to leave on a good note. If you work hard and are laid off, it may leave a good impression on people. This will be helpful if you run into some of your former coworkers in future jobs/companies and when asking people for references.
So you may be able to motivate yourself by working for your reputation, and the effect it may have on future business opportunities. Think of it as a long term investment. | If your priority is to stay professional and focused, you need to *balance* your effort between your immediate duties versus looking for new work.
There is no "prize" for being laid off after working extra hard. The reputation you built as a diligent worker isn't going to evaporate in a few short weeks. If you know you're going to be cut, there is no point in going above and beyond.
To make it even worse, being laid off will be a strike against you when looking for new work. If at all possible you're better off landing the new job before the ax comes. The best thing you can do is to put a modest amount of effort into your current work while conducting a job search with some intensity. |
42,430 | My company recently announced they will be performing some layoffs over the next 12 weeks. My area of the company will be affected, so I have no choice but to assume I will be let go and am starting to look for a new job now.
I've never been through this kind of thing before. Not once in my life have I been in the position of maybe not having a job tomorrow. So, needless to say, I am a bit unfocused right now. That's a problem for me, because I take my work very seriously and even though it is likely I will be let go, or find another job before I have a chance to find out, it is extremely important to me that I remain focused and professional while I'm at work.
Does any one have any tips/advice for how to accomplish this in the face of such uncertainty? I read [this Q & A](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/19360/how-to-motivate-a-team-when-everyone-is-paranoid-about-layoffs), but all the answers all just said to start looking for work. I already know to do that. I need to know what I can do to help keep myself focused and my quality of work high. It's both a matter of self-preservation and my own morals and values for me to do so.
---
I think people have mis-understood my question to some degree. I am not actually very concerned with "saving my skin" so to speak. What I am concerned with are techniques I can use to maintain a high level of focus and professionalism. It's a matter of principal, not saving my job. | 2015/03/06 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/42430",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/26114/"
] | **Focus on what you can control and worry about that**
It is hard to be positive with your job on the line. But it is important not to let yourself get down. If you focus on what you can't control you will get depressed. Despite your best efforts you may be laid off. Don't worry about that. There is nothing you can do. You can focus on keeping your performance up, that's it.
Focus on what you can control: Looking for new jobs, keeping your work at your current job up to snuff, being positive with/around your co-workers and bosses.
It takes true strength to be positive in times of trouble. Being positive and confident may be the difference you need(in your current job or the one your are looking for). | Another motivator is being laid of today, doesn't mean no job tomorrow.
I don't know your company's situation other than if they are facing layoffs, it's probably bad. But often bad it a temporary thing.
Case and point. Our company had to lay off ALOT of people about two years ago because a company we were working with / competing with managed to trap our money in escrow. (AKA we earned the money, they just kept it from getting to us) when we finally got through that we hired most of the people we laid off back.
So even if you are laid off, that doesn't mean they won't hire you back later. Keep up the good work and if things don't pan out else where you might be able to come back when things stabilize.
(Also you want to have a good rep as a professional when layoffs happen. Often another company will try to hire up a chunk of people who get laid off. Such as if I'm looking to spin up a new team for a new project at my company, and the decent office next door is letting 8 developers go I'm going to hire the whole lot as they already know how to work together.) |
42,430 | My company recently announced they will be performing some layoffs over the next 12 weeks. My area of the company will be affected, so I have no choice but to assume I will be let go and am starting to look for a new job now.
I've never been through this kind of thing before. Not once in my life have I been in the position of maybe not having a job tomorrow. So, needless to say, I am a bit unfocused right now. That's a problem for me, because I take my work very seriously and even though it is likely I will be let go, or find another job before I have a chance to find out, it is extremely important to me that I remain focused and professional while I'm at work.
Does any one have any tips/advice for how to accomplish this in the face of such uncertainty? I read [this Q & A](https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/19360/how-to-motivate-a-team-when-everyone-is-paranoid-about-layoffs), but all the answers all just said to start looking for work. I already know to do that. I need to know what I can do to help keep myself focused and my quality of work high. It's both a matter of self-preservation and my own morals and values for me to do so.
---
I think people have mis-understood my question to some degree. I am not actually very concerned with "saving my skin" so to speak. What I am concerned with are techniques I can use to maintain a high level of focus and professionalism. It's a matter of principal, not saving my job. | 2015/03/06 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/42430",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/26114/"
] | You need some sort of motivation to finish strong. Here's one possibility that may or may not resonate with you.
Whenever you leave a company (voluntarily or no), you leave behind an impression on those with whom you worked. People remember former coworkers who were good. Working hard in the couple months preceding your termination allows you to leave on a good note. If you work hard and are laid off, it may leave a good impression on people. This will be helpful if you run into some of your former coworkers in future jobs/companies and when asking people for references.
So you may be able to motivate yourself by working for your reputation, and the effect it may have on future business opportunities. Think of it as a long term investment. | **Focus on what you can control and worry about that**
It is hard to be positive with your job on the line. But it is important not to let yourself get down. If you focus on what you can't control you will get depressed. Despite your best efforts you may be laid off. Don't worry about that. There is nothing you can do. You can focus on keeping your performance up, that's it.
Focus on what you can control: Looking for new jobs, keeping your work at your current job up to snuff, being positive with/around your co-workers and bosses.
It takes true strength to be positive in times of trouble. Being positive and confident may be the difference you need(in your current job or the one your are looking for). |
218 | <https://ukrainian.stackexchange.com/a/2909/240>
У цій відповіді @Artemix посилається на словник мультитран, що перекладає поміж англійською і російською мовами.
Як мені перевіряти джерела і дивитися, що там написано, якщо я не розумію російської?
Всі ми знаємо, що такі люди існують і на українотеренних землях, і у Канаді, наприклад, у США, багато де. Як їм працювати з такими джерелами? Чому немає посилань на словенські, польські словники, але з’являються посилання на російські словники?
Поясніть, будь ласка.
Особиста позиція моя така, що немає тут бути таких джерел, зрозуміло. | 2018/02/05 | [
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/218",
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com/users/240/"
] | У правилах сайту нема вимог що посилання повинні бути тільки на україномовні джерела. Сайт дозволяє писати пости (відповіді і питання) двома мовами - українською та англійською. У питанні автор зазначає, що українські словники не дали йому потрібних за контекстом значень - варіанти "партизан" і "партійний" йому не підійшли.
Чому для розширення контексту не можна користуватися іншомовними джерелами? Я згоден що відповідь може посилатися на чеські, польські, словенські сайти і насправді у нас на Ukrainian.SE є відповіді з подібними посиланнями. Я користувався іншомовними джерелами для розширення контексту тлумачення **англійського** слова. Наскільки мені відомо у перекладацькій практиці трапляються випадки коли для перекладу слова доводиться користуватися проміжними мовами (наприклад з німецької на англійську а потім з англійської на українську), тому не бачу у такому залученні ніякого порушення логіки чи здорового глузду.
Звичайно, посилання на прямий англо-український словник буде якісно кращим, але я поки що не бачу спроб зробити конструктивних кроків щодо покращення існуючої або надання більш якісної відповіді. | Якщо я правильно розумію, цей сайт присвячений мові, а не мовній політиці. Відповідно, тут розглядаються питання мовні, а не політичні і не соціально-психологічні.
Саме з лінгвістичного, а не з політичного погляду нема жодних проблем з порівнянням можливостей у споріднених мовах і – у випадку, коли усталеного і прямого еквіваленту не існує, – імовірним запозиченням схожого варіанту зі спорідненої мови.
Альтернативою було б залишити мову варитися у власному соку і не давати їй розвиватися, обмежуючи коло тем і питань, які можна нею обговорити, і спектр значень і відтінків, які можна нею виразити. Тобто залишити мову бідною.
Тим більше що Artemix не надавав переклади слова partisan російською. Він узяв варіанти з мови, яка все-таки функціонує подібно до української, і дав найближчі **українські** відповідники російських слів, давши корисну відповідь.
Люди, які не знають російської мови, мають бути вдячні за те, що хтось, хто володіє третьою мовою, запропонував корисні еквіваленти, якими можна скористатися, замість затуляти очі і вуха і волати "Московщина!"
Московщина запозичувала і обертала на свою користь усе, що могла, і тим розвинулася і мовно, і соціально, і політично. Що ширший спектр інструментів, то з більшою кількістю життєвих питань можна впоратися.
Зрештою, сама ідея SE полягає у тому, що тут ми не відсилаємо запитувачів подивитися щось у джерелах. Наприклад, на ELL за пропозицію подивитися у словник відповідь мінусують. Тобто головне те, щоб відповідь була самодостатньою сама по собі. Якщо хтось хоче подивитися джерела і може в них розібратися - чудово. Не усі джерела будуть зрозумілими для запитувачів. Обмеження запитувачів у розумінні сторонніх джерел не повинні слугувати керівним принципом обмеження джерел, якими може користуватися той, хто дає відповідь. Це нормально, коли людина, яка дає відповідь на питання, знає більше, ніж знає запитувач (в нашому випадку - знає ще одну мову, якою можна знайти джерела джерела, в яких можна знайти варіанти, які можна адаптувати до української). Тому-то ця людина, власне, і є тою, хто відповідає на запитання. Якщо хтось ставить запитання на стеку, присвяченому технічним питанням, і відповідь дає посилання на джерела, які запитувач не здатний зрозуміти, тому що не володіє матчастиною, запитувачі не починають кампанію за те, щоб відповіді обмежувалися лише посиланням на ті джерела, що їх вони здатні зрозуміти. Це було б абсурдно. Те саме стосується і цього випадку, якщо тут ідеться про сферу знань, а не про політичні переконання. |
218 | <https://ukrainian.stackexchange.com/a/2909/240>
У цій відповіді @Artemix посилається на словник мультитран, що перекладає поміж англійською і російською мовами.
Як мені перевіряти джерела і дивитися, що там написано, якщо я не розумію російської?
Всі ми знаємо, що такі люди існують і на українотеренних землях, і у Канаді, наприклад, у США, багато де. Як їм працювати з такими джерелами? Чому немає посилань на словенські, польські словники, але з’являються посилання на російські словники?
Поясніть, будь ласка.
Особиста позиція моя така, що немає тут бути таких джерел, зрозуміло. | 2018/02/05 | [
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/218",
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com/users/240/"
] | У правилах сайту нема вимог що посилання повинні бути тільки на україномовні джерела. Сайт дозволяє писати пости (відповіді і питання) двома мовами - українською та англійською. У питанні автор зазначає, що українські словники не дали йому потрібних за контекстом значень - варіанти "партизан" і "партійний" йому не підійшли.
Чому для розширення контексту не можна користуватися іншомовними джерелами? Я згоден що відповідь може посилатися на чеські, польські, словенські сайти і насправді у нас на Ukrainian.SE є відповіді з подібними посиланнями. Я користувався іншомовними джерелами для розширення контексту тлумачення **англійського** слова. Наскільки мені відомо у перекладацькій практиці трапляються випадки коли для перекладу слова доводиться користуватися проміжними мовами (наприклад з німецької на англійську а потім з англійської на українську), тому не бачу у такому залученні ніякого порушення логіки чи здорового глузду.
Звичайно, посилання на прямий англо-український словник буде якісно кращим, але я поки що не бачу спроб зробити конструктивних кроків щодо покращення існуючої або надання більш якісної відповіді. | Схоже, пан [P. Vovk](/users/240/) намагався бути дуже обережним, тому вся суть теми не передалася темнішим. Промах. Дійсно, тема вельми делікатненька, тому спробую пояснити і задати напрям, аби ця делікатність не заважала.
**Суть**, наскільки я зрозумів, саме така: **Московщина**! Не треʼ боятися цӧго слова, бо, пан так перевертає карту, а не як вельмичутливий пан [tenebris2020](/users/1439/tenebris2020) — провокує чи вказує инших і закриває тему.
А яка саме тут «московщина»? Заохочений українець би поцікавився: сусідніми, иншими словʼянськими чи ключнопроміжними (німецька чи французька) мовами, а не тільки, як «пересічному» українцю зі своєю звичкою чи лінню, до імперської московскої мови, яка, все ж таки без сумніву (і трохи жалю), теж є ключовою і проміжною. Але через ту недбалість, знов триваʼ несвідома залежність від московської мови навіть у незалежні часи.
Свідомі українці і несвідомий я розуміють, так не можна, треʼ щось робить. Тому очевидне питання тут зовсім инше: **ми не знаємо инші словники чи не можемо їх відшукати**.
Про погані наслідки від чищення мови чи уникнень прямих запозичень — доволі гучна і необґрунтова заява, тим паче існує деякий приклад-заперечення у [вигляді ісляндської мови](//r2u.org.ua/node/45).
Тому на таку суть треʼ **відповідати словниками**. Пізніше обробити у зручну збірку на штиб [Корисні ланки](/questions/8).
---
**Отже!**
Один з найкращих словників на базисі німецького — [dict](//dict.cc). Чудовий також тим, що включає чи посилає на ті самі инші словники, причому кількість, як на мене, відносно вражаюча. А [**тут**](//contribute.dict.cc/?action=lang-wishlist) можете пропрохати українську мову чи запропонувати себе у якости учасника:
*#24 Ukrainian
89 possible future contributor(s)
294 total request(s)*
Тепер приклад:
＞ <https://enpl.dict.cc/?s=partisan>
partyzancki
*woj.* partyzant
*woj.* partyzantka]
*На цӧму можна не зупинятися, унизу ланки на инші словники чи просто ӝерела:*
Google – Wikipedia – Wiktionary – dict.pl – PONS – Onet – Interia – Pittsburgh
Деякі працюють цілком і корисні.
＞ <http://tlumacz.interia.pl/szukaj?q=partisan>
**partisan**
stronnik; zwolennik; poplecznik; partyzant; adherent
**non-partisan**
bezpartyjny
＞ <http://edict.pl/dict?word=partisan>
**partisan**
partyzant; stronnik; zwolennik
**nonpartisan**
bezpartyjny; niezaangażowany
**bipartisan**
ponadpartyjny; ponad podziałami
*Лятинські букви читать уміємо, але можливі проблеми:*
* Чи справді так звучить?
* Що то слово означаʼ, наприклад **zwolennik**, але детальніше?
Перше питання легко вирішується звичаєвим пошуком і не завше обовʼязкове для відповіді тут.
А для другого треʼ вже постаратися, але для сусідних мов, як от польською, можуть урятувати тлумачники.
Мені відомі такі:
＞ <https://sjp.pl/zwolennik>
osoba popierająca coś lub kogoś; stronnik
＞ <http://wsjp.pl/index.php?id_hasla=4042>
＞＞ POKAŻ WSZYSTKO
＞＞＞ <http://wsjp.pl/do_druku.php?id_hasla=4042>
*Вельми широка сторінка і можна взнати нового.*
Od st.pol. *zwolić* 'wyratować, ocalić; wyrazić zgodę, przystać na coś', z czeskiego 'wybrać, przeznaczyć na coś'. Kontynuuje *psł.* \*sъ-voliti 'wyrazić swą wolę, pozwolić, zezwolić'
1. osoba, które popiera jakąś osobę
2. osoba, która jest przekonana o słuszności jakiejś idei, koncepcji lub jakiegoś działania i często je aktywnie popiera
*Також не слід забувати про синоніми, навіть тут польська включила з анґлійської [adherent](//dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adherent).*
Коли знов пошукати по знаӧмому:
＞ <https://e2u.org.ua/s?w=adherent>
*Видно, що переважно прикріплюється закінченнями. Наприклад, республіканець, маккейнівець тощо. Але для окремого слова знаходимо таке:*
**сторо́нник (-ка)**
partisan, adherent, partyman, supporter
**односу́м (-ма)**
comrade, political friend (adherent); fellow-inmate; accomplice; |
218 | <https://ukrainian.stackexchange.com/a/2909/240>
У цій відповіді @Artemix посилається на словник мультитран, що перекладає поміж англійською і російською мовами.
Як мені перевіряти джерела і дивитися, що там написано, якщо я не розумію російської?
Всі ми знаємо, що такі люди існують і на українотеренних землях, і у Канаді, наприклад, у США, багато де. Як їм працювати з такими джерелами? Чому немає посилань на словенські, польські словники, але з’являються посилання на російські словники?
Поясніть, будь ласка.
Особиста позиція моя така, що немає тут бути таких джерел, зрозуміло. | 2018/02/05 | [
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/218",
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://ukrainian.meta.stackexchange.com/users/240/"
] | Схоже, пан [P. Vovk](/users/240/) намагався бути дуже обережним, тому вся суть теми не передалася темнішим. Промах. Дійсно, тема вельми делікатненька, тому спробую пояснити і задати напрям, аби ця делікатність не заважала.
**Суть**, наскільки я зрозумів, саме така: **Московщина**! Не треʼ боятися цӧго слова, бо, пан так перевертає карту, а не як вельмичутливий пан [tenebris2020](/users/1439/tenebris2020) — провокує чи вказує инших і закриває тему.
А яка саме тут «московщина»? Заохочений українець би поцікавився: сусідніми, иншими словʼянськими чи ключнопроміжними (німецька чи французька) мовами, а не тільки, як «пересічному» українцю зі своєю звичкою чи лінню, до імперської московскої мови, яка, все ж таки без сумніву (і трохи жалю), теж є ключовою і проміжною. Але через ту недбалість, знов триваʼ несвідома залежність від московської мови навіть у незалежні часи.
Свідомі українці і несвідомий я розуміють, так не можна, треʼ щось робить. Тому очевидне питання тут зовсім инше: **ми не знаємо инші словники чи не можемо їх відшукати**.
Про погані наслідки від чищення мови чи уникнень прямих запозичень — доволі гучна і необґрунтова заява, тим паче існує деякий приклад-заперечення у [вигляді ісляндської мови](//r2u.org.ua/node/45).
Тому на таку суть треʼ **відповідати словниками**. Пізніше обробити у зручну збірку на штиб [Корисні ланки](/questions/8).
---
**Отже!**
Один з найкращих словників на базисі німецького — [dict](//dict.cc). Чудовий також тим, що включає чи посилає на ті самі инші словники, причому кількість, як на мене, відносно вражаюча. А [**тут**](//contribute.dict.cc/?action=lang-wishlist) можете пропрохати українську мову чи запропонувати себе у якости учасника:
*#24 Ukrainian
89 possible future contributor(s)
294 total request(s)*
Тепер приклад:
＞ <https://enpl.dict.cc/?s=partisan>
partyzancki
*woj.* partyzant
*woj.* partyzantka]
*На цӧму можна не зупинятися, унизу ланки на инші словники чи просто ӝерела:*
Google – Wikipedia – Wiktionary – dict.pl – PONS – Onet – Interia – Pittsburgh
Деякі працюють цілком і корисні.
＞ <http://tlumacz.interia.pl/szukaj?q=partisan>
**partisan**
stronnik; zwolennik; poplecznik; partyzant; adherent
**non-partisan**
bezpartyjny
＞ <http://edict.pl/dict?word=partisan>
**partisan**
partyzant; stronnik; zwolennik
**nonpartisan**
bezpartyjny; niezaangażowany
**bipartisan**
ponadpartyjny; ponad podziałami
*Лятинські букви читать уміємо, але можливі проблеми:*
* Чи справді так звучить?
* Що то слово означаʼ, наприклад **zwolennik**, але детальніше?
Перше питання легко вирішується звичаєвим пошуком і не завше обовʼязкове для відповіді тут.
А для другого треʼ вже постаратися, але для сусідних мов, як от польською, можуть урятувати тлумачники.
Мені відомі такі:
＞ <https://sjp.pl/zwolennik>
osoba popierająca coś lub kogoś; stronnik
＞ <http://wsjp.pl/index.php?id_hasla=4042>
＞＞ POKAŻ WSZYSTKO
＞＞＞ <http://wsjp.pl/do_druku.php?id_hasla=4042>
*Вельми широка сторінка і можна взнати нового.*
Od st.pol. *zwolić* 'wyratować, ocalić; wyrazić zgodę, przystać na coś', z czeskiego 'wybrać, przeznaczyć na coś'. Kontynuuje *psł.* \*sъ-voliti 'wyrazić swą wolę, pozwolić, zezwolić'
1. osoba, które popiera jakąś osobę
2. osoba, która jest przekonana o słuszności jakiejś idei, koncepcji lub jakiegoś działania i często je aktywnie popiera
*Також не слід забувати про синоніми, навіть тут польська включила з анґлійської [adherent](//dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adherent).*
Коли знов пошукати по знаӧмому:
＞ <https://e2u.org.ua/s?w=adherent>
*Видно, що переважно прикріплюється закінченнями. Наприклад, республіканець, маккейнівець тощо. Але для окремого слова знаходимо таке:*
**сторо́нник (-ка)**
partisan, adherent, partyman, supporter
**односу́м (-ма)**
comrade, political friend (adherent); fellow-inmate; accomplice; | Якщо я правильно розумію, цей сайт присвячений мові, а не мовній політиці. Відповідно, тут розглядаються питання мовні, а не політичні і не соціально-психологічні.
Саме з лінгвістичного, а не з політичного погляду нема жодних проблем з порівнянням можливостей у споріднених мовах і – у випадку, коли усталеного і прямого еквіваленту не існує, – імовірним запозиченням схожого варіанту зі спорідненої мови.
Альтернативою було б залишити мову варитися у власному соку і не давати їй розвиватися, обмежуючи коло тем і питань, які можна нею обговорити, і спектр значень і відтінків, які можна нею виразити. Тобто залишити мову бідною.
Тим більше що Artemix не надавав переклади слова partisan російською. Він узяв варіанти з мови, яка все-таки функціонує подібно до української, і дав найближчі **українські** відповідники російських слів, давши корисну відповідь.
Люди, які не знають російської мови, мають бути вдячні за те, що хтось, хто володіє третьою мовою, запропонував корисні еквіваленти, якими можна скористатися, замість затуляти очі і вуха і волати "Московщина!"
Московщина запозичувала і обертала на свою користь усе, що могла, і тим розвинулася і мовно, і соціально, і політично. Що ширший спектр інструментів, то з більшою кількістю життєвих питань можна впоратися.
Зрештою, сама ідея SE полягає у тому, що тут ми не відсилаємо запитувачів подивитися щось у джерелах. Наприклад, на ELL за пропозицію подивитися у словник відповідь мінусують. Тобто головне те, щоб відповідь була самодостатньою сама по собі. Якщо хтось хоче подивитися джерела і може в них розібратися - чудово. Не усі джерела будуть зрозумілими для запитувачів. Обмеження запитувачів у розумінні сторонніх джерел не повинні слугувати керівним принципом обмеження джерел, якими може користуватися той, хто дає відповідь. Це нормально, коли людина, яка дає відповідь на питання, знає більше, ніж знає запитувач (в нашому випадку - знає ще одну мову, якою можна знайти джерела джерела, в яких можна знайти варіанти, які можна адаптувати до української). Тому-то ця людина, власне, і є тою, хто відповідає на запитання. Якщо хтось ставить запитання на стеку, присвяченому технічним питанням, і відповідь дає посилання на джерела, які запитувач не здатний зрозуміти, тому що не володіє матчастиною, запитувачі не починають кампанію за те, щоб відповіді обмежувалися лише посиланням на ті джерела, що їх вони здатні зрозуміти. Це було б абсурдно. Те саме стосується і цього випадку, якщо тут ідеться про сферу знань, а не про політичні переконання. |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
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] | A [stowaway](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/stowaway) is:
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> a person who hides aboard a vehicle, ship, or aircraft in order to gain free passage
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(Collins Online Dictionary)
From Alexander Rein's *The Blue Streak: A Hacker's Guide to Special Relativity:*
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> For example, if a railroad train is passing by a bystander who is very close to the tracks and at the same time a stowaway on top of a railroad car is running in the forward direction, the Velocity of the stowaway relative to the bystander is simply the sum of the two Velocities: the ground velocity of the train and the Velocity of the stowaway relative to the train.
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> | In the UK at least, someone who rides public transport without paying for a ticket is called a ['fare dodger'](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fare_dodger)
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> Fare Dodger - **noun**
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> 1 - A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport
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> www.wiktionary.org
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However this term does not apply to someone riding without consent on the back of a truck [or other vehicle]. |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
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] | "Watch out for **Hop-Ons**!"
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> Hop-ons are people who jump on to the back of the stair car for a free ride. They are a constant annoyance for the Bluth family members who must drive the stair car. [(source)](http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/Hop-ons)
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If your vehicle was towing a small cabin, you would of course need to watch out for **Live-Ins**.
This is a running joke from the TV series *Arrested Development*, but "hop ons" would be an easily understood term for the situation. You even used it in the question! | Consider,
[***fare beater***](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fare+beater%2Cfare+beaters&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=17&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cfare%20beater%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cfare%20beaters%3B%2Cc0)/[***farebeater***](https://www.google.fr/search?sclient=tablet-gws&lr=lang_en&tbs=lr%3Alang_1en&tbm=bks&q=%22farebeaters%22&oq=%22farebeaters%22&gs_l=tablet-gws.3...3288.7767.0.8596.15.15.0.0.0.0.389.2188.0j6j1j3.10.0....0...1c.1.64.tablet-gws..6.3.686.95dpNTo37jU)
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> *n.* *Informal* One who avoids paying the fare for public transportation, especially the subway. [American Heritage® Dictionary](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/farebeater)
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> *noun* A person who illegally avoids paying a fare, as by entering a public bus through the exit door. [Random House](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/farebeater)
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[***fare evader***](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fare+evaders&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=17&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cfare%20evaders%3B%2Cc0)
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> **fare evasion** or **ticket evasion** is the act of travelling on public transport in disregard of the law and/or regulation, having deliberately not purchased the required ticket to travel (having had the chance to do so.) [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fare_evasion)
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> *As I am almost certainly the only person on this board who has ever arrested anyone for this activity, I can tell you with absolute certainty that in New York City, the legal term that the State of New York uses in the statute that describes this criminal offense is* ***theft of services**. The formal, but not the legal, term for the action (such as might be used in the press, or in a news release issued by the Transit Authority) is* ***fare evasion**, and a person who does not pay his required fare is a* ***fare evader**. The popular term universally used by police is* "***farebeating**", while a person who "beats the fare" is a* "***farebeater**."* [...] *I would consider "fare dodger" to be something those unfamiliar with the term might not immediately understand*.
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> GreenWhiteBlue, January 14, 2009 - [WordReference](http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/fare-dodger.1237529/) (emphasis is mine.)
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***deadhead***
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> *Slang* A person who attends a performance, sports event, etc., or travels on a train, airplane, etc., without having paid for a ticket, especially a person using a complimentary ticket or free pass. [Random House](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deadhead)
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> One who has not paid for a ticket [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadhead)
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302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
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] | A [stowaway](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/stowaway) is:
>
> a person who hides aboard a vehicle, ship, or aircraft in order to gain free passage
>
>
>
(Collins Online Dictionary)
From Alexander Rein's *The Blue Streak: A Hacker's Guide to Special Relativity:*
>
> For example, if a railroad train is passing by a bystander who is very close to the tracks and at the same time a stowaway on top of a railroad car is running in the forward direction, the Velocity of the stowaway relative to the bystander is simply the sum of the two Velocities: the ground velocity of the train and the Velocity of the stowaway relative to the train.
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> | This is getting a bit away from your question,
but, if you observe a meeting or other activity without the consent —
and, especially, without the *knowledge* — of the participants,
you are ***snooping*** or ***spying***. If you are primarily listening
without the consent and the knowledge of the speakers,
that's ***eavesdropping***.
On the other hand, if you overtly attend a meeting in order to obtain refreshments to which you aren't entitled, that's [***mooching***](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mooch),
or simply ***stealing*** (or ***theft***). |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
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] | In the UK at least, someone who rides public transport without paying for a ticket is called a ['fare dodger'](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fare_dodger)
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> Fare Dodger - **noun**
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> 1 - A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport
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> www.wiktionary.org
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However this term does not apply to someone riding without consent on the back of a truck [or other vehicle]. | When we used to grab onto the bumpers of unsuspecting cars for a tow while skateboarding, we called it ~~*hitching*~~ *skitching*. |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
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] | **Free Rider** — [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free+rider)
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> *n.* a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return
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> *"claimed that welfare recipients were a bunch of free riders with little or nothing to offer society"*
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> ***Synonyms*** bloodsucker, freeloader, leech, hanger-on, moocher, parasite, sponge, sponger
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> | This is not a travel metaphor, but in college we would call that an **audit**. You can **audit** a class which means you attend the class, but you don't get a grade or credit on your transcript. |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
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] | A [stowaway](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/stowaway) is:
>
> a person who hides aboard a vehicle, ship, or aircraft in order to gain free passage
>
>
>
(Collins Online Dictionary)
From Alexander Rein's *The Blue Streak: A Hacker's Guide to Special Relativity:*
>
> For example, if a railroad train is passing by a bystander who is very close to the tracks and at the same time a stowaway on top of a railroad car is running in the forward direction, the Velocity of the stowaway relative to the bystander is simply the sum of the two Velocities: the ground velocity of the train and the Velocity of the stowaway relative to the train.
>
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> | "Watch out for **Hop-Ons**!"
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> Hop-ons are people who jump on to the back of the stair car for a free ride. They are a constant annoyance for the Bluth family members who must drive the stair car. [(source)](http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/Hop-ons)
>
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>
If your vehicle was towing a small cabin, you would of course need to watch out for **Live-Ins**.
This is a running joke from the TV series *Arrested Development*, but "hop ons" would be an easily understood term for the situation. You even used it in the question! |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
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] | In the UK at least, someone who rides public transport without paying for a ticket is called a ['fare dodger'](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fare_dodger)
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> Fare Dodger - **noun**
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> 1 - A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport
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> www.wiktionary.org
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However this term does not apply to someone riding without consent on the back of a truck [or other vehicle]. | [Riding the rails](http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_07.html) was the term, especially during the Great Depression, for "hopping a freight" to obtain free (though dangerous) transport across country.
There were variations. "Trainhopping" was another general term, and [riding the rods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freighthopping#Riding_the_rods) was the term for the even more dangerous practice of riding on the truss and brake rods under the car (vs riding in an unlocked boxcar or riding atop a car).
[Fare dodging](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fare-dodging) is the somewhat more modern term for dodging the conductor or ticket taker on a train or bus. |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
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] | How about ***piggybacking***?
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> link to or take advantage of (an existing system or body of work). *"they have piggybacked their own networks on to the system"*
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OED | Specifically applying to subways (and possibly other modes of public transportation) is *turnstile jumping*.
This refers to the act of avoiding paying at a turnstile, which is a gate which opens when you deposit your fare, by jumping over it. I couldn't find a definition but it's widely used in [US newspapers](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/subway-turnstile-jumpers-saving-loads-money-caught-study-shows-article-1.162403) |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
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] | A free ride is a ***[hitch](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hitch):***
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> * (informal) a ride obtained by hitchhiking.
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(Collins Dictionary) | How about "tagging along", meaning "to go somewhere with a person or group, usually when they have not asked you to go with them.
<http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tag-along> |
302,161 | I think there should be a specific term for someone getting a free ride without consent, but I keep thinking of the word "hijack" which clearly isn't correct.
Examples include jumping on a train without a ticket, or riding without consent on the back of a truck. Or perhaps I want to sit in on someone else's meeting and just observe.
Am I gatecrashing? Or going along for a free ride?
Equally, if I hop on the roof of a train to get somewhere for free, is there a term for that? | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/302161",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/42740/"
] | "Watch out for **Hop-Ons**!"
>
> Hop-ons are people who jump on to the back of the stair car for a free ride. They are a constant annoyance for the Bluth family members who must drive the stair car. [(source)](http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/Hop-ons)
>
>
>
If your vehicle was towing a small cabin, you would of course need to watch out for **Live-Ins**.
This is a running joke from the TV series *Arrested Development*, but "hop ons" would be an easily understood term for the situation. You even used it in the question! | How about ***piggybacking***?
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> link to or take advantage of (an existing system or body of work). *"they have piggybacked their own networks on to the system"*
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OED |
138,075 | I've asked this elsewhere before, and am *still* in search of an answer that will give me clear guidelines for making such decisions in actual play (whether as a GM or as a player who's making up a part of a consensus).
Let's say we have a situation where an action *would* normally be uncontested (e.g. moving between zones), though somehow failing to do it *would* still be noteworthy for the narrative. However, according to the narrative, whether as an initial condition or as a result of something that happened mid-scene, we currently have an obstacle of some sort, which we of course translate into game mechanics as an Aspect. ***Knee-High Snow*** for moving between zones, a ***Thick Black Smoke*** for trying to read a piece of paper on a table, a ***Fragile Pencil*** for a stenographer trying to write down a speech etc.
**The main question:** When would such obstacles require an Invocation to make them mechanically affect an action ('create passive opposition at Fair (+2) if there wasn’t going to be any'), and when should a passive opposition be assigned 'for free' against everyone who tries to perform the action in question? Keep in mind that in *all* of the above cases the Aspect *is* relevant to the action (otherwise invoking it wouldn't be possible at all). And that in the former case, *not* spending an Invocation would result in the Aspect not *mechanically* influencing the chances of outcomes.
**Answers that are not helpful:**
* Too vague: 'Whatever makes the best story!'. But if you go down that path, criteria of a good story are usually the plot being both engaging not having holes (including holes discovered during a fridge logic moment); those criteria seem to be either mechanics-agnostic, or favour mechanical principles that favour coherent and consistent resolutions.
* Evasive: 'Ask the GM/table!'. I am a GM and a member of a table, I'd like to know the procedural principles of making decisions like this.
* Off-topic: 'Don't offer a Passive Opposition that makes an action harder, use a Compel to make it fail completely instead!'. I do know about Compels, but that's a very different kettle of fish and the answer I'm seeking relates to Passive Opposition (free and invoked), not Compels. | 2018/12/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/138075",
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] | If there is a situation aspect from any source which would definitively make a specific task more difficult, it should always provide opposition without spending fate points. For example, if a room is **Pitch Black** any attempts to see things in that room should now require a roll even if they wouldn't normally, and any attempts that would already require a roll should be made more difficult. It is worth noting that the GM or the players could invoke that aspect with a fate point to increase the passive opposition by a further +2.
If an aspect would not normally be expected to interfere then it should require justification and an invocation. For example, my character is a **Paranoid Weirdo**, so as someone attempts to sneak into his house while he's not at home I spend a fate point and retroactively declare that he's set up surveillance cameras that make a stealth roll required to enter unseen, establishing passive opposition where there would not ordinarily be any. Or I have **Claude, My Faithful Bird Companion**, so when an enemy is trying to cross a rickety, narrow bridge I spend a fate point and declare that the bird is flapping in their face, making their roll to cross safely more difficult. In both those cases we have an aspect that would not ordinarily affect the roll, but can be justified by the fiction, so it requires a fate point. | Apples and oranges.
Passive Opposition
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Generally you want to use passive opposition to indicate the general difficulty of a task. If a task is significantly more difficult because of a fact that's represented by an aspect, then increase the passive opposition. A lot of times that's less than strictly linear for me, as a lot of little things don't really make something significantly harder, but that's a matter of interpretation and taste.
Invocations
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Invocations aren't really just "it's more difficult". They're more like dramatic reversals. It looks like things are going one way, but then - oh no! - the hero slips at the last second or thinks of something to give them the last bit of oomph or whatever the case may be.
That's a big part of why I require *narration* for invocations, rather than just "because" statements. In writer terms, this becomes "show, don't tell".
Both Can Work Together
----------------------
As an example:
GM: "Okay, the wall is ***Frozen Over With Ice*** so it's going to be really tough to climb... +4 difficulty."
Player: "Okay, I got a five. I climb up the wall..."
(note the use of the ellipsis trick here)
GM: "Not so fast, as you get to the top of the wall, your hand slips on an icy section, since the wall is ***Frozen Over With Ice***, and you're in danger of falling down... Care to invoke something else?"
Player: "Yeah. I've got ***Fast Reflexes***, so as I start slipping my hand darts out and grabs another rock, preventing my fall..." |
138,075 | I've asked this elsewhere before, and am *still* in search of an answer that will give me clear guidelines for making such decisions in actual play (whether as a GM or as a player who's making up a part of a consensus).
Let's say we have a situation where an action *would* normally be uncontested (e.g. moving between zones), though somehow failing to do it *would* still be noteworthy for the narrative. However, according to the narrative, whether as an initial condition or as a result of something that happened mid-scene, we currently have an obstacle of some sort, which we of course translate into game mechanics as an Aspect. ***Knee-High Snow*** for moving between zones, a ***Thick Black Smoke*** for trying to read a piece of paper on a table, a ***Fragile Pencil*** for a stenographer trying to write down a speech etc.
**The main question:** When would such obstacles require an Invocation to make them mechanically affect an action ('create passive opposition at Fair (+2) if there wasn’t going to be any'), and when should a passive opposition be assigned 'for free' against everyone who tries to perform the action in question? Keep in mind that in *all* of the above cases the Aspect *is* relevant to the action (otherwise invoking it wouldn't be possible at all). And that in the former case, *not* spending an Invocation would result in the Aspect not *mechanically* influencing the chances of outcomes.
**Answers that are not helpful:**
* Too vague: 'Whatever makes the best story!'. But if you go down that path, criteria of a good story are usually the plot being both engaging not having holes (including holes discovered during a fridge logic moment); those criteria seem to be either mechanics-agnostic, or favour mechanical principles that favour coherent and consistent resolutions.
* Evasive: 'Ask the GM/table!'. I am a GM and a member of a table, I'd like to know the procedural principles of making decisions like this.
* Off-topic: 'Don't offer a Passive Opposition that makes an action harder, use a Compel to make it fail completely instead!'. I do know about Compels, but that's a very different kettle of fish and the answer I'm seeking relates to Passive Opposition (free and invoked), not Compels. | 2018/12/28 | [
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] | Yes, No, or Fate Point
----------------------
For a second, pretend Fate Points don't exist. Ask yourself "is this state of affairs going to present a dramatic obstacle?" If your first impulse is "yes, absolutely" then yes. If your first impulse is "absolutely not" then no. If your first impulse is anywhere in between, Fate Point. Is knee-high snow going to present an obstacle to:
* hard-nosed vigilante, Jack Tarot? Yes.
* everyone's favorite metal boy, Atomic Robo? No. (Unless MAD SCIENCE is at work, anyway.)
* hard-nosed vigilante Jack Tarot's beat-up old Studebaker? Well, it depends how well-packed it is and how fast he's- Fate Point.
Of course, you have to bring table consensus to that point - clear yes, clear no, or somewhere-in-between Fate Point.
Bringing Table Consensus To That Point
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So, first, if you are the GM setting up or anyone else creating elements of the scene with the intent that they will provide an obstacle, **actually say that's why you're doing it**. This will both get any dissent out of the way up front and get you closer to a neutral read from everybody else at the table -- revealing it later has a certain air of "surprise, you fools, I am invincible" about it, which never goes over well.
Second, if you're clear yes or clear no, say why you're not conflicted:
* Jack Tarot is only a man, and knee-high snow is tough going.
* Atomic Robo has Atomic Strength and laughs in the face of Nature.
Or, if you're conflicted and trying to get people off clear yes or clear no, say what would push you to clear yes/clear no, but is not currently true.
* Yeah, if Jack Tarot's car was actually having trouble running it would always need to make this check, but it's "beat up" in the sense that he keeps it in good repair but doesn't care about cosmetics.
* Yeah, if Jack Tarot spent some time kitting his car out for winter driving, with a plow or tire chains or something, snow wouldn't pose an obstacle, but -- wait, it's the dead of winter in New York, of course he would, objection withdrawn.
Sometimes you'll find yourself getting argued out of it! That's fine too.
Adjudicating: Making an Aspect vs. Creating an Obstacle
-------------------------------------------------------
So if a player intends to do something to create or discover an aspect that is a barrier, just by existing, as opposed to an aspect that's basically just holding an invoke or two to be used later, how do you respond to that, as a GM? Well, a couple ways.
**If the aspect is being created proactively**; that is, it's meant to block something nobody is currently trying to do, kick the difficulty of the passive opposition to the check up by +2, over what it would have been as just an aspect with some invokes.
**If the aspect is being created reactively**; that is, there are people right now interested in doing the thing it's blocking, then make it an opposed roll against them, even if the aspect isn't going to attach to them necessarily. This is usually going to end up harder than just creating an aspect against passive opposition but you're also asking more of it.
Of course, even that might not get you all the way there. Just remember: the bridge between "yes" and "no" is "Fate Point".
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> **Starhound:** Don't worry, Athens, I'm very distracting! SUPPRESSIVE FIRE!
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> **GM:** This is more Create an Advantage than an attack for stress, right?
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> **Starhound:** Yeah, I'm rolling Shoot to put *Suppressive Fire* on the guards.
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> **GM:** Cool, I'll roll their defend and-- **\*TIME PASSES\*** -- and *Suppressive Fire* is on the guards with one free invoke. The guards know better than to pop up and shoot - you hear a subcomm hum to life and one of them says "Boss! This is the West Gate, we're pinned down!"
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> **Athens:** Way to announce we're here, Starhound.
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> **Starhound:** Wait, aren't they too busy cowering to do anything else? That's what I was going for.
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> **GM:** Oh. Yeah, that'd actually be more Provoke than Shoot, because you want to fill them with fear and not blaster fire. Tell you what, spend a Fate Point and they'll be rolling Will against your raw Shoot to get the message out.
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> **Starhound:** This isn't active opposition? I'm still kinda throwing shots at them, right?
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> **GM:** Well, it could be. Do you want to be standing out in the open cowing them?
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> **Starhound:** Point. Passive it is.
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> **GM:** You'll still get to burn the invoke and bank a Fate Point off *Suppressive Fire* if they crit this or whatever. Now let's see...
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This seems a little iffy...
---------------------------
Can you "cleverly cheat" this system by inventing doubts about anything the GM says and oh-so-earnestly saying your character's just invincible?
Yes!
Please don't try to cheat your friends. You are never as clever as you think. | Apples and oranges.
Passive Opposition
------------------
Generally you want to use passive opposition to indicate the general difficulty of a task. If a task is significantly more difficult because of a fact that's represented by an aspect, then increase the passive opposition. A lot of times that's less than strictly linear for me, as a lot of little things don't really make something significantly harder, but that's a matter of interpretation and taste.
Invocations
-----------
Invocations aren't really just "it's more difficult". They're more like dramatic reversals. It looks like things are going one way, but then - oh no! - the hero slips at the last second or thinks of something to give them the last bit of oomph or whatever the case may be.
That's a big part of why I require *narration* for invocations, rather than just "because" statements. In writer terms, this becomes "show, don't tell".
Both Can Work Together
----------------------
As an example:
GM: "Okay, the wall is ***Frozen Over With Ice*** so it's going to be really tough to climb... +4 difficulty."
Player: "Okay, I got a five. I climb up the wall..."
(note the use of the ellipsis trick here)
GM: "Not so fast, as you get to the top of the wall, your hand slips on an icy section, since the wall is ***Frozen Over With Ice***, and you're in danger of falling down... Care to invoke something else?"
Player: "Yeah. I've got ***Fast Reflexes***, so as I start slipping my hand darts out and grabs another rock, preventing my fall..." |
55,087 | I have two unknown peaks on my GC (both with the same MW or rather highest M/Z ratio peak = 98) and I am trying to confirm their identity.
**Unknown-1**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TsPcF.png)
**Unknown-2**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbzvc.png)
Based on the expected chemistry I have identified two potential candidate molecules from a library of GCMS spectra (see images below; just click on the images please if you cannot read the smaller font numbers).
**Compound-A**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ItbGJ.png)
**Compound-B**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X3oZr.png)
Is it safe to think these are matches or not really? The MS was run in EI+ mode.
* Unknown-1 is Compund-B?
* Unknown-2 is Compound-A?
Both likely? Neither likely? Any one likely?
Is having the same set of M/z fragments good enough (e.g. 98-83-55 similar between Unknown-1 & Compound-B) or ought the abundance ratios also match mostly? | 2016/07/17 | [
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/55087",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/users/12803/"
] | It depends. Bread has moth small molecules (like 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline). These molecules will just pushed aside by the blade. You have hydrogen bond network between water molecules. You break those. Bread has large polymers like starch. Knife breaks those.
A cleaner system to study is a polyethylene. You can freeze it in N2, break under inert atmosphere and study by EPR spectroscopy. You will find free radicals at the breaking point. This is because it costs less energy to break a bond then to move one molecule relative to others. | Essentially, what you are doing with an everyday knife is wedging your way through the substance. You are pushing aside the particles within the substance. In this instance, bread; you are pushing apart the different particles, requiring you to break the inter molecular forces that held them together. |
987,382 | Can you provide additional default base security settings for working on the internet (not install software like fail2ban ...)?
I know is need to have these is important to do:
1. SELinux - set on Linux, kernel or system to Enforcing;
2. disable virtual consoles tty;
3. change message from /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net
4. get the ports with *netstat -tunlp* or *lsof -Pnl +M -i4* and set minimal;
5. set iptables rules;
6. set sudo permissions for default user;
7. disable root login for ssh in sshd\_conf with: PermitRootLogin no;
8. change the default ssh port for connection; | 2019/10/09 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/987382",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/306210/"
] | You need to compile the squid from source code with --enable-ssl-crtd --with-openssl, or simply install squid from this ppa <https://github.com/diladele/squid-ubuntu>, it already compiled with ssl enabled. | compiling from source is required otherwise use one of the pre-compiled images, if you plan to use this as a VM on vmware or virtualbox you can use the proxyeg bundle, [www.proxyeg.com](https://www.proxyeg.com/squidva/) This is squid, ClamAV and SSL options all enabled by default and installed on Ubuntu. |
3,703,991 | I'm trying to build a link to an external website using some properties of my model class in my view page, e.g. I want it to render as something like -
< a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Currently reading <http://www.mywebsite.com/post-id>">Twitter < /a>
where post-id would be pulled from the model (I'm using a strongly typed view model here - I can't use ViewData as there's a list of items being pulled back all of which need seperate links).
I tried doing < a href="<% model.PermaLink(); %>">, where PermaLink is just some string, however the value doesn't get picked up.
If I try < a href="<%= model.PermaLink %>">, I get an error - CS1502: The best overloaded method match for 'System.IO.TextWriter.Write(char)' has some invalid arguments
Is there any way to do this? I tried adding the runat="server" attribute, however this just linked to my local site and controller/model actions. | 2010/09/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3703991",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/355732/"
] | Do a merge with Tortoise, from the branch into the mainline, and unless there are conflicts (contrary changes very close to each other), it'll handle it. The repo hasn't changed yet, it's just a local merge. So now you commit the changes. Preview the commit to see what you're actually changing. If you like it, great.
Now do the same from the mainline into the branch. Now you should be in sync.
If you have conflicts, you'll have to edit the conflict (right within tortoise) to pick and choose which lines you want. | SVN will create merge conflicts which you can then resolve with a merge tool of your choice (on Windows e.g. WinMerge). It'll show you changes that were made in both files. You usually need to merge them manually (with the help of the merge tool). Once you finished merging you commit the merged files into trunk. |
3,703,991 | I'm trying to build a link to an external website using some properties of my model class in my view page, e.g. I want it to render as something like -
< a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Currently reading <http://www.mywebsite.com/post-id>">Twitter < /a>
where post-id would be pulled from the model (I'm using a strongly typed view model here - I can't use ViewData as there's a list of items being pulled back all of which need seperate links).
I tried doing < a href="<% model.PermaLink(); %>">, where PermaLink is just some string, however the value doesn't get picked up.
If I try < a href="<%= model.PermaLink %>">, I get an error - CS1502: The best overloaded method match for 'System.IO.TextWriter.Write(char)' has some invalid arguments
Is there any way to do this? I tried adding the runat="server" attribute, however this just linked to my local site and controller/model actions. | 2010/09/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3703991",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/355732/"
] | Do a merge with Tortoise, from the branch into the mainline, and unless there are conflicts (contrary changes very close to each other), it'll handle it. The repo hasn't changed yet, it's just a local merge. So now you commit the changes. Preview the commit to see what you're actually changing. If you like it, great.
Now do the same from the mainline into the branch. Now you should be in sync.
If you have conflicts, you'll have to edit the conflict (right within tortoise) to pick and choose which lines you want. | If you right-click on a folder and choose Merge, you can choose to Reintegrate a branch, or to Merge two different trees, which may be more what you're looking for. |
598,314 | Pardon me for my ignorance, but as a new Linux user, I honestly know little to nothing about these things.
I'm trying to set up an MBR install for Arch alongside Windows 8, though it doesn't make much sense to me. I'm using this ( <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub#Install_to_440-byte_MBR_boot_code_region> ) URL to see how it's done, but I'm not sure on a few things.
1) Do I install GRUB beforehand when using the MBR tutorial area.
2) Where and how do I create the .cfg file for GRUB
3) Will it wipe my current Win8 installation
4) Which SDA am I choosing to enter the data for? The Arch install, the Windows install, or what? (The step I'm reffering to is '# grub-install --recheck /dev/sda' )
And, before someone says it, don't tell me to use a different distro. My heart is set on Arch, and I acknowledge the steep learning curve I'm undertaking by installing and using it.
(Also, my crumby laptop can't run Ubuntu and other stuff seamlessly, and a barebones OS seems nice, as well as heavily modable) | 2013/05/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/598314",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/225896/"
] | >
> Where and how do I create the .cfg file for GRUB
>
>
>
The grub.cfg is generated by grub-mkconfig command - you can see it's one of the steps on that tutorial.
>
> Will it wipe my current Win8 installation
>
>
>
No. Your risk here is missing something and end with a system that can't boot neither Windows 8 or Arch Linux. In that case you'd have to install again the bootloader by other means, or recover Windows bootloader. No big deal compared to lose all your data.
>
> Which SDA am I choosing to enter the data for? The Arch install, the Windows install, or what?
>
>
>
The device you have to pass here is the appropriate disk, not a partition, so your question doesn't make sense. Assuming you have just one HD in your computer, partitioned between Windows and Arch, you'd have to pass that device as argument - probably /dev/sda. | grub is harder to setup than syslinux, you can try syslinux first: [install syslinux](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Syslinux)
and it's better to setup windows bcd than touch mbr: [load syslinux from win bootmgr](https://serverfault.com/questions/65534/custom-launch-mechanism-e-g-f10-on-vista) |
7,034 | How can I hide links in quicklaunch for special usergroups?
For example only administrators should see administration-links.
I don't even know, if something like this is possible in a simple way or if I'll have to code a webpart for this.
Thanks in advance
Stefan Hennicken | 2010/11/12 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/7034",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | You say 'Farm' scoped feature for the feature, try changing the scope to 'Site' and calling package again.
If memory serves a vis web part normally uses a site collection scoped feature. | Sounds like the Manifest XML for the package is screwed. Use the Feature designer surface to restore the manifest and ensure the merge file is blank (only has the empty tag in). |
8,128,246 | I know there is a lot of fragmented material on how to do do this all over the internet but I am requesting someone to please give me a step by step guide on how to go from the very beginning, adding the library to adding the code into my Android application / project.
I like the look of this one: <https://github.com/johannilsson/android-actionbar> but I cannot get it to work properly :/ I have a feeling I'm missing something.
My Application is for Android version 2.2. | 2011/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8128246",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/84546/"
] | I wrote ActionBarSherlock which is an extension of the compatibility library designed to provide a single action bar API which works both with a native implementation on pre-3.0 devices as well as with the native ActionBar on post-3.0. This will allow you to write apps which work as low as Android 1.6 and up through Android 4.0+ without having to worry about shuffling between implementations. The library takes care of applying your API calls and theme across the Honeycomb divide.
You can find more information on <http://actionbarsherlock.com> such as sample applications and documentation.
 | **The ActionBar is in the Support Library now!**
Find the official documentation [here.](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html)
And a video introduction about how to work with it [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TGgYqfJnyc) |
9,187 | I help a young teenage boy learn English at a non-profit organization where I am a volunteer. The boy is considered at-risk youth as he's the child of immigrant parents and of low socioeconomic status.
English is the third language he is learning and French is also mandatory in his school (public school).
I noticed from the beginning that the kid has some learning difficulties and though I am not in a position to diagnose the kid, he does show symptoms of dyslexia. However, I have some training in special education and I suggested that he should get evaluated for specific learning disabilities.
He's a smart kid but is really struggling with spelling and he has problems remembering things (e.g he still can't remember the word "well" in the answer "I'm well, thank you", when asked "How are you?".
Every time I report to my supervisor, I make sure to tell her my observations and after repeating myself a few times the supervisor reluctantly reassured me that she would inform the boy's mother.
On the most recent lesson, I spoke with one of the psychologists - my supervisor had already left - and told her the exact same things, that the boy would greatly benefit from being evaluated if it means getting the help he needs in school.
The psychologist's response was more or less that these problems tend to get overdiagnosed and that she is worried that the boy would be stigmatized for no reason. He already has low self-esteem and so on.
I disagree with the delay in informing the mother and I would like to politely insist they recommended her son got evaluated by a professional to at least exclude a learning disability (even if not severe).
### How can I convince them that they need to act sooner rather than later and talk to his mother about it?
Update:
I was at a meeting yesterday. I spoke openly about the boy's learning difficulties since we all had to discuss our students' progress.
My main points were that a) he'll be more stigmatized for not being on the same level as the other kids rather than for having dyslexia and b) that exactly because he's bilingual and English is his third language, he needs to be evaluated for possible dyslexia.
The psychologist's response was that it's best to avoid labels ("he is dyslexic") and that we (looking at me, though) should be careful about this concern becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I decided to just do what I can on my part (by studying and finding resources for teachers) to help him and be as effective as I can but convincing the psychologist and my supervisor is probably pointless.
I could insist to an annoying degree but it seems that the more I insist the more stubborn they become about it. | 2018/01/15 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/9187",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/4084/"
] | It's important to lay out the information to both your supervisor and psychologists that early diagnosis of dyslexia is way better then late diagnosis and some data to back it up: [Michigan Medicine University of Michigan](http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/dyslexia.htm),[Dyslexia center of Utah](https://www.dyslexiacenterofutah.org/dyslexia/early-detection/) and a Hungarian study on NCBI [The importance of early diagnosis and intervention in children diagnosed with reading disorder. Case studies](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26192903).
I would also try convince them that he will be stigmatized only as long as he has problems with reading; an analogy with braces, kids with braces are usually singled out until their teeth straighten but after that they are no longer singled out while if a kid doesn't wear braces he will eventually get singled out as someone with crooked teeth and having to wear braces later in life gets progressively harder for self esteem.
No matter what happens it's important that the mother knows both sides of the story; Why you think he should be diagnosed earlier and why the psychologist thinks otherwise, and after that she should decide. | I'd like to give you my perspective; I was labeled, but never officially diagnosed, with dyslexia around the age of 6. I had extra English lessons and struggled with English in general throughout school and still to this day, although granted not at all severe.
If a child is in that grey-area of "dyslexic or not" and you're talking about something wrong with them, you use the word illness, and say they can't do something. You will seriously damage their confidence and ability.
I have no doubt diagnoses and treatment early on works for severe cases. But if it's not that serious the single best thing you can do is to be positive, to inspire and to motivate; because at the end of the day that's what most of dyslexia treatment is anyway. |
113,025 | I'm trying to create an unusual associative array implementation that is very space-efficient, and I need a sorting algorithm that meets all of the following:
1. Stable (Does not change the relative ordering of elements with equal keys.)
2. In-place or almost in-place (O(log n) stack is fine, but no O(n) space usage or heap allocations.
3. O(n log n) time complexity.
Also note that the data structure to be sorted is an array.
It's easy to see that there's a basic algorithm that matches any 2 of these three (insertion sort matches 1 and 2, merge sort matches 1 and 3, heap sort matches 2 and 3), but I cannot for the life of me find anything that matches all three of these criteria. | 2008/09/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/113025",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/23903/"
] | What about quicksort?
Exchange can do that too, might be more "stable" by your terms, but quicksort is faster. | I have implemented a [stable in-place quicksort](http://h2database.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/h2/src/tools/org/h2/dev/sort/InPlaceStableQuicksort.java) and a [stable in-place merge sort](http://h2database.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/h2/src/tools/org/h2/dev/sort/InPlaceStableMergeSort.java). The merge sort is a bit faster, and guaranteed to work in O(n\*log(n)^2), but not the quicksort. Both use O(log(n)) space. |
113,025 | I'm trying to create an unusual associative array implementation that is very space-efficient, and I need a sorting algorithm that meets all of the following:
1. Stable (Does not change the relative ordering of elements with equal keys.)
2. In-place or almost in-place (O(log n) stack is fine, but no O(n) space usage or heap allocations.
3. O(n log n) time complexity.
Also note that the data structure to be sorted is an array.
It's easy to see that there's a basic algorithm that matches any 2 of these three (insertion sort matches 1 and 2, merge sort matches 1 and 3, heap sort matches 2 and 3), but I cannot for the life of me find anything that matches all three of these criteria. | 2008/09/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/113025",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/23903/"
] | There's a nice list of sorting functions [on wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm#Comparison_of_algorithms) that can help you find whatever type of sorting function you're after.
For example, to address your specific question, it looks like an in-place merge sort is what you want.
However, you might also want to take a look at [strand sort](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand_sort), it's got some very interesting properties. | Perhaps [shell sort](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_sort)? If I recall my data structures course correctly, it tended to be stable, but it's worse case time is O(n log^2 n), although it performs O(n) on almost sorted data. It's based on insertion sort, so it sorts in place. |
113,025 | I'm trying to create an unusual associative array implementation that is very space-efficient, and I need a sorting algorithm that meets all of the following:
1. Stable (Does not change the relative ordering of elements with equal keys.)
2. In-place or almost in-place (O(log n) stack is fine, but no O(n) space usage or heap allocations.
3. O(n log n) time complexity.
Also note that the data structure to be sorted is an array.
It's easy to see that there's a basic algorithm that matches any 2 of these three (insertion sort matches 1 and 2, merge sort matches 1 and 3, heap sort matches 2 and 3), but I cannot for the life of me find anything that matches all three of these criteria. | 2008/09/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/113025",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/23903/"
] | Don't worry too much about O(n log n) until you can demonstrate that it matters. If you can find an O(n^2) algorithm with a drastically lower constant, go for it!
The general worst-case scenario is not relevant if your data is highly constrained.
In short: Run some test. | Perhaps [shell sort](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_sort)? If I recall my data structures course correctly, it tended to be stable, but it's worse case time is O(n log^2 n), although it performs O(n) on almost sorted data. It's based on insertion sort, so it sorts in place. |
445,560 | I have an English name but that English name is not shown on my passport or birth certificate. However, I would like to be known by that English name. How should I show people that I would like to be know by that name?
For example, my legal name is Jia Wen Lee. If I want to be known by my English name, can I put my name as Jia Wen Lee(Jane) ?
Thanks for reading through and helping me! | 2018/05/10 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/445560",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/297940/"
] | If you want to have "Jane" be treated as your first name, then it should be "Jia (Jane) Wen Lee". Note that there should be spaces around the parentheses. | The Defacto standard used by newspapers in Hong Kong (where this comes up a lot!) is to simply put your Anglicised name first, without parenthesis. English speakers will naturally read this as your first name without any confusion.
e.g. ["but that perception is not in line with the vision of Alibaba founder Jack Ma Yun - at least as far as his tech giant is concerned."](http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=195522&story_id=50011560&con_type=1&d_str=20180509&sid=17)
and
[For Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, there couldn't be a worse piece of news.](http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=195278&story_id=50011096&con_type=1&d_str=20180502&sid=17) |
72,542 | Do we need it? It's an annoying verification if we must verify us as a human if it's asked more than once.
Please make it only once after the verified process. Further, please delete the weird robotic-human photo on the page.
It's not good for UX (User Experience). Hope this will be changed and fixed.
**UPDATE:** Solved with some explanation. | 2010/12/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/72542",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/154735/"
] | Implemented a while ago:
* a 5 minute captcha grace period. So if you solve a captcha once, we don't captcha you again for 5 minutes -- unless you trigger the extreme bot thresholds.
* reduced captcha thresholds for 10k users. Once you get to 10k, you have to go much faster to get the captcha. | And remove it please for trusted users.
I'm a member over a year, over 30K reputation. Am I still not trusted enough not to post spam??? |
9,414 | [This question](https://codereview.stackexchange.com/q/232972/23788) was posted recently, and presents a GraphQL schema for review.
Arguably, GraphQL doesn't *do* much, and we've closed plain Java and C# posts before where all reviewers had to chew on was a *model* class with a bunch of properties.
On the other hand, a GraphQL schema is self-contained and formalizes a query interface using JSON objects - and that isn't very different from, say, a T-SQL script that creates tables and their primary and foreign key constraints... and we have [reviewed such content before](https://codereview.stackexchange.com/q/221391/23788).
GraphQL obviously adheres to JSON standards, and I suppose there *are* best practices in the design of a GraphQL schema.
So, is GraphQL reviewable? | 2019/11/26 | [
"https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9414",
"https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23788/"
] | GraphQL is on-topic, but only if there is more than just the schema
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is controversial. In my opinion, GraphQL, in general, is reviewable, but the schema on its own, with no implementation detail, is not.
A GhraphQL Schema is analogous to an interface. It is the agreed contract between a client and a server. In GhraphQL, the "implementation" is the resolvers that collect and then supply the data in the schema-conformant presentation.
The controversy is summarized as...
Interfaces on their own are reviewable (some answers say no, but high-voted answers say yes):
* [Questions about interfaces, protocols, and APIs](https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2308/questions-about-interfaces-protocols-and-apis?r=SearchResults&s=4|23.2566)
Interfaces on their own are not reviewable (but are "design reviews")
* [Are questions about public interface (API) on topic?](https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/502/are-questions-about-public-interface-api-on-topic)
* [Reviewing design](https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1924/reviewing-design)
And, back to my opinion.
No, interfaces are a specification, not code, and are not suitable for Code Review.
===================================================================================
If there was a Design Review stack exchange, then it may be on topic there. In a pinch, if a person wants a style review only of a specification, then perhaps it could be reviewed, but in design phase, it is all too hypothetical to be on-topic | Yes, but...
===========
There should be something reviewable. A straight dump of a GraphQL schema is inappropriate, I believe there should be the same rules as SQL.
A straight table-dump of SQL is completely un-reviewable, but a dump of several tables, with relationships and complicated interconnections is reviewable. A dump of a stored procedure, function or trigger is also reviewable. A batch is reviewable.
I believe GraphQL should fit that same general guideline. Questions like "is this GraphQL type sensible" don't fit well, but questions like "does this social network model look reasonable" would be a better fit. |
409,738 | I came across this circuit for a non inverting op amp which is biased Vs/2. I'm wondering what the difference bettween these two circuits are? What is the purpose of R3 in the first circuit and how is it different to the second circuit?
Thank you
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OlQXr.png) | 2018/11/30 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/409738",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/131989/"
] | They're both the same. The first circuit assumes a Vbias supply is available independently. The second provides it from Vs as a Thevenin equivalent. In this case, R4||R5 = R3, and Vbias = Vs\*R5/(R4+R5) if the circuits are to be functionally identical. | In case R3=R4||R5=R3/2 both circuits provide the same gain - however, the first circuit uses dual power supplies (+ - Vs) and can work with Vbias=0 (ground), whereas the second one can work with one supply voltage only. Therefore, the second one needs a DC bias voltage at the non-inv. input for biasing the output DC at Vs/2 (R4=R5).
As a consequence, the input resistance of the 2nd amplifier is reduced to R4||R5. |
214,058 | When I try and use the dissolve tool (vector>geoprocessing tools>dissolve) QGIS 2.16.3 crashes and produces a minidump file. This is with any shapefile that I use. I have also tried it on a friends 2.14.3 and the dissolve process works fine for the same files that I tried.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rDtXC.png) | 2016/10/13 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/214058",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/84317/"
] | MapInfo is fundamentally different than ArcGIS in the way it handles things like this. There isn't a button to only filter out selected features. Instead, what you need to do is create a temporary table on your selection.
In the below image, I have a table with 3 lines with one selected:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/U05Mh.png)
And you can see the selection in the browser:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2SyuK.png)
Now, in the Window Menu, select New Browser Window... Or press `F2`.
Choose Selection.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eYdff.png)
This will open a new browser of just the selection. Notice that the name of this new table is called "Query 1".
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OYWpe.png)
You can manipulate data in Query 1 and it will be reflected in your main table because they're linked. Note, this query is stored in memory. If you want to maintain this query in another session, you'll need to save your workspace. You can close Query 1 like any other table.
Also note, that if you deselect the features, Query 1 is still there and you can still manipulate the data as you like and the changes will reflect in your original table. | This great [video tutorial: The Update Column Command](http://www.pbinsight.com/support/education/video-tutorials/detail/the-update-column-command/) from Pitney Bowes can answer your question on how to update all records in a column, select records from a column and update only selected records. |
101,168 | Whenever I try to backup a database it goes until 90% and gets stuck there until I manually kill (because it doesn't stop if I try to stop it) the msftesql process.
That clearly means that something makes a conflict between the fulltext indexing and the backup process.
So, have you seen anything like this? If not, how would you go about debugging this problem? | 2008/09/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/101168",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5190/"
] | The first and obvious debug point is to disable full text indexing and try backing up the database again. If it does backup, then you know that FTS is the problem. If it doesn't, then you have another issue to find.
I would also check both the SQL Logs and the Event Viewer to see if any useful information is there.
Finally, if you have actual, physical access to the server during the backup, listen and see if the disk is making any funny noises during the backup process to indicate a disk failure of some sort.
I can say that I've never had FTS stop a backup from happening, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. | What time do you happen to have the job that refreshes the Full text indexes running? Perhaps it is trying to repopulate those indesxes at the same time the backup is running. |
101,168 | Whenever I try to backup a database it goes until 90% and gets stuck there until I manually kill (because it doesn't stop if I try to stop it) the msftesql process.
That clearly means that something makes a conflict between the fulltext indexing and the backup process.
So, have you seen anything like this? If not, how would you go about debugging this problem? | 2008/09/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/101168",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5190/"
] | The first and obvious debug point is to disable full text indexing and try backing up the database again. If it does backup, then you know that FTS is the problem. If it doesn't, then you have another issue to find.
I would also check both the SQL Logs and the Event Viewer to see if any useful information is there.
Finally, if you have actual, physical access to the server during the backup, listen and see if the disk is making any funny noises during the backup process to indicate a disk failure of some sort.
I can say that I've never had FTS stop a backup from happening, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. | I have the same problem.
The activity monitor shows that the Backup job has a wait type MSSEARCH
The index is manually populated when run it is hanging for days on end until I force-ably stop it or the service is restarted. it used to take minutes to populate. |
101,168 | Whenever I try to backup a database it goes until 90% and gets stuck there until I manually kill (because it doesn't stop if I try to stop it) the msftesql process.
That clearly means that something makes a conflict between the fulltext indexing and the backup process.
So, have you seen anything like this? If not, how would you go about debugging this problem? | 2008/09/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/101168",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5190/"
] | What time do you happen to have the job that refreshes the Full text indexes running? Perhaps it is trying to repopulate those indesxes at the same time the backup is running. | I have the same problem.
The activity monitor shows that the Backup job has a wait type MSSEARCH
The index is manually populated when run it is hanging for days on end until I force-ably stop it or the service is restarted. it used to take minutes to populate. |
7,819,713 | This is a simple questions:
I've developed my first app for windows phone 7 (Mango). I have created a new release in the marketplace for beta test.
I have received one confirm email about this process. All is ok. But now, in this email, there is a Url like this:
zune://navigate/?appid=46546c45-7b41-11ae-b78e-268334559f0ac
In theory, I have to send this url to beta testing people of my list. But Where I or they have to write this url for download the app?
In zune? In the marketplace? I don't know what I have to do with this url....
Thanks guys,
JPe | 2011/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7819713",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/821311/"
] | When you submitted the app for beta testing, you needed to specify the live ids of some testers. This link (zune://) can be used to install the application through Zune. You need to send this link to those testers whose live ids you entered there. **Just paste the link in any browser and it will open with Zune.**
The link will not work for anyone else, but for the specified live ids.
If your live id is not in the beta tester live ids list, I am not sure that you can test the app with your live id. I'd suggest to add your live id to the list.
And by the way, you cannot access a beta app through the Marketplace, the only way is through Zune with the given link.
I hope it will work for you. | I have found in most cases the beta links only work when opened from a Windows 7 device, opening the link on a PC through Zune either gets a "app not available" or "app not available for your country".
There doesn't seem to be any setting in the marketplace to get around this so it may be by design.
No word yet on if this is fixed with the web marketplace but I doubt it since the Beta apps only give a Zune link |
159,014 | am learing Illustrator and this is in learing purpose. I try to draw one product in vector. Almost done but am not shure how to make this rounded shadows to be like on photo?
Check screenshot.
On left side is my work. Maybie this is not good apporch for professionals but am beginer.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YHoAx.png) | 2022/10/21 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/159014",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/68004/"
] | I would recommend to choose a softer color for the front shadow. You can also drag the shadow gradient a slight bit farther down. The picture looks a little bit, as if they used some kind of blur on the edge of above the sharp shadow. You can use a line and some gaußscher blur, to soften that edge.
For the shape of the shadow (especially the corners) I would recommend you to look into the topic "Gradient mesh". It can totally transform your gradient game.
Lastly I would recommend to look closer to the colors used in the original picture. You are quite close. But you could add to the right side of the item a slightly ligther color, beneath the darkest point of the corner.
[Tutorial for Gradient meshs](https://www.webucator.com/article/how-to-use-the-gradient-mesh-tool-in-adobe-illustr/) | Actually everything essential is already said by others 4 days ago, but some details maybe are still welcome.
I tried to make a colorization example by drawing some vector shapes (the front top part only) on your image, but the the result was at least double as wonky as your own attempt. One should be much more skilled to get it right by tracing manually a low resolution photo.
To get something done I gave up and made my drawing based on a simpler, but much sharper image of another box. The box only resembled yours, but it had roundings and the top surface was extended to make a protruding visor. Here's the drawing:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EVu04.png)
The blue background was inserted the reveal holes and leaks caused by non-fitting seams and transparency.
This is made in Illustrator, but it uses nothing which is unavailable for Inkscape or Affinity Designer users. Using Illustrator's gradient meshes and paths instead of blurred shapes keeps the colors well inside the shape areas without a clipping mask and they do not generate unwanted transparency.
The perspective is quite extreme. I admit I wouldn't never get it right by starting from a blank screen with no underlaying reference. But that wasn't your problem, you asked a receipe for shadows. In the next image the drawing is exploded:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z9Rot.png)
The wide curved linear gradient zone between the rooftop and the vertical right wall doesn't fit well, the perspective needs actually a conical gradient, but I do not used it. Fortunately the piece is here so short that the error is difficult to see.
The space below the visor is made by inserting a wide heavily blurred partially transparent black line. The rooftop covers about 50% of the blurred area, but at the left edge a little blur escapes outside the shape area. It's suppressed by inserting finally a clipping mask.
The rounded front edge of the visor was tricky. Rounding has virtually always some gloss. A transversal gradient is needed to make the gloss. The rounded edge areas (except the biggest one) are united to one and it has a gradient fill to make it darker in the right where its surrounding is darker. It was originally too near white, but its opacity is reduced to make it less offensive. That unfortunately leaks the background, but a white background patch fixed it.
As said, the rounded zone needs a transversal gradient to make it look round. To get it a white blurred stroke was drawn along the midline of the rounding zone.
In the back there's a big white patch just above the blue. It stops the blue leaking through transparency in few places. It's a Pathfinder union of all shapes. A duplicate of the same shape is used on the top as clipping mask for all. It's needed to stop the blurred black and white to escape outside the box area. |
188,157 | Am I failing to get a point here?
>
> Collins English Dictionary:
>
>
> [as often as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-often-as-not#as-often-as-not_1): **quite** frequently
>
>
> [as likely as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-likely-as-not#as-likely-as-not_1): **very** probably
>
>
>
Considering the meanings of these phrases, to my eye, they come to have connotations not in line with their real meanings.
Before consulting my dictionary I envisaged that **as often as not** would most probably mean **just about never** rather than *quite frequently*, and that **as likely as not** would be associated more with **impossibility** than with *high probability*.In short, I expected **not**, in the phrases above, to have the same implication as **nothing** does in, for example, **as good as nothing**.
Do you think **not** in these phrases is of some connotation different from what its commonplace definitions convey? Do you ever believe the component words preserve their meanings after these phrases are broken down and thus, are we supposed to treat the phrases the way idioms are treated?
I found [one answer](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/14174/how-to-understand-as-often-as-not-literally), but with no reference so far. | 2014/07/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/188157",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/85900/"
] | This is the same ellipsis as in, say, *as good as gold*:
>
> It is ***as good as gold (is good)***.
>
>
>
Everything except the contrasting material is deleted:
>
> This is true ***as often as (it is) not (true)***.
>
>
>
If something is true *as often as not* it is true at least half the time, and generally more often. | The "not" in this context refers to a 50-50 chance of either the positive or negative outcome.
A substitute I might use is "the converse": As often as the converse. As likely as the converse. |
188,157 | Am I failing to get a point here?
>
> Collins English Dictionary:
>
>
> [as often as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-often-as-not#as-often-as-not_1): **quite** frequently
>
>
> [as likely as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-likely-as-not#as-likely-as-not_1): **very** probably
>
>
>
Considering the meanings of these phrases, to my eye, they come to have connotations not in line with their real meanings.
Before consulting my dictionary I envisaged that **as often as not** would most probably mean **just about never** rather than *quite frequently*, and that **as likely as not** would be associated more with **impossibility** than with *high probability*.In short, I expected **not**, in the phrases above, to have the same implication as **nothing** does in, for example, **as good as nothing**.
Do you think **not** in these phrases is of some connotation different from what its commonplace definitions convey? Do you ever believe the component words preserve their meanings after these phrases are broken down and thus, are we supposed to treat the phrases the way idioms are treated?
I found [one answer](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/14174/how-to-understand-as-often-as-not-literally), but with no reference so far. | 2014/07/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/188157",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/85900/"
] | You are confusing two different constructions.
For the meaning you are after, you would have to use an actual quantifier: "as often as ten times a week", "as often as twice a year", "as often as every Tuesday", "as often as never". This follows the pattern of phrases like "as recently as last Tuesday", or "as soon as tomorrow". Basically with phrases of this kind you say *that* it's often/recent/soon, and then immediately quantify *just how* often/recent/soon it is.
*Not* is a completely different part of speech, it does not fit the pattern. "It happens as often as not" is a simple ellipsis of "it happens as often as [it does] not". So 50% of the time. This is a different pattern, compare it to another common phrase "more often than not". Which, again, does not mean "more often than never", but rather "for every time X does not happen, it does happen at least once". So 50+%. It happens more often than [it does] not.
Likewise for "as likely as not". If you are after solid examples, you can search the [Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)](https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/), which has 18 cites, or the [British National Corpus (BNC)](https://www.english-corpora.org/bnc/), which has 21. Here are some of them:
\*
>
> Of course, **as likely as not, I'll throw it away.**
>
>
>
* >
> Me, I think **it's as likely as not** that I'll be on that particular plane.
>
>
>
*
>
> The wooden box to which all these fittings were fixed probably contained the gaming pieces, which were **as likely as not also made of ivory**.
>
>
>
*
>
> But last year, after a two-year battle, Devereaux convinced the Veterans Administration that his cancer was **as likely as not linked to the water** at Lejeune — something only one other vet had managed.
>
>
>
* >
> The farm worker is **as likely as not to be found standing** shoulder to shoulder with his employer defending the farm and its game — a literal case of poacher turned gamekeeper.
>
>
>
*
>
> Then, it seemed hours later, when he sensed or smelt or somehow divined that he was almost at the road, there came, **as likely as not out of his own imagination**, the delicate sound of an indrawn breath.
>
>
>
*
>
> She would smile, and hand me the ball, which I would toss behind my back and catch in front of me, then roll down my arm and catch again (**as likely as not dropping it** and comically flailing into a routine of awkwardness and dismay) and pass back to her.
>
>
>
Follow the links for more examples. | This is the same ellipsis as in, say, *as good as gold*:
>
> It is ***as good as gold (is good)***.
>
>
>
Everything except the contrasting material is deleted:
>
> This is true ***as often as (it is) not (true)***.
>
>
>
If something is true *as often as not* it is true at least half the time, and generally more often. |
188,157 | Am I failing to get a point here?
>
> Collins English Dictionary:
>
>
> [as often as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-often-as-not#as-often-as-not_1): **quite** frequently
>
>
> [as likely as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-likely-as-not#as-likely-as-not_1): **very** probably
>
>
>
Considering the meanings of these phrases, to my eye, they come to have connotations not in line with their real meanings.
Before consulting my dictionary I envisaged that **as often as not** would most probably mean **just about never** rather than *quite frequently*, and that **as likely as not** would be associated more with **impossibility** than with *high probability*.In short, I expected **not**, in the phrases above, to have the same implication as **nothing** does in, for example, **as good as nothing**.
Do you think **not** in these phrases is of some connotation different from what its commonplace definitions convey? Do you ever believe the component words preserve their meanings after these phrases are broken down and thus, are we supposed to treat the phrases the way idioms are treated?
I found [one answer](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/14174/how-to-understand-as-often-as-not-literally), but with no reference so far. | 2014/07/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/188157",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/85900/"
] | This is the same ellipsis as in, say, *as good as gold*:
>
> It is ***as good as gold (is good)***.
>
>
>
Everything except the contrasting material is deleted:
>
> This is true ***as often as (it is) not (true)***.
>
>
>
If something is true *as often as not* it is true at least half the time, and generally more often. | This usage is slightly archaic, and contracted. As you've probably guessed, the format is a comparative phrase. For example:
>
> He went **as far** east **as** I went west
>
>
> I have **as many** melons **as** you do
>
>
>
The repetition adds to the confusion, but if I said
>
> I have **a larger number** of melons **than** you
>
>
>
... hopefully it doesn't look as weird. It's the same style of sentence.
I mentioned that the phrases you mention are a shortened form. Expanded out, the first is easy to read:
>
> He won at bingo **as often as not**
>
>
> He won at bingo **as often as** he did **not** win
>
>
>
The second is almost slang, and is harder to follow:
>
> My mate is descended from royalty, as likely as not
>
>
>
It is just **as likely** that
*my mate is descended from royalty*
**as** it is that
*my mate is **not** descended from royalty*
>
> If you're still confused at the end of all that, don't worry. You won't ever use this language construct, as likely as not!
>
>
> |
188,157 | Am I failing to get a point here?
>
> Collins English Dictionary:
>
>
> [as often as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-often-as-not#as-often-as-not_1): **quite** frequently
>
>
> [as likely as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-likely-as-not#as-likely-as-not_1): **very** probably
>
>
>
Considering the meanings of these phrases, to my eye, they come to have connotations not in line with their real meanings.
Before consulting my dictionary I envisaged that **as often as not** would most probably mean **just about never** rather than *quite frequently*, and that **as likely as not** would be associated more with **impossibility** than with *high probability*.In short, I expected **not**, in the phrases above, to have the same implication as **nothing** does in, for example, **as good as nothing**.
Do you think **not** in these phrases is of some connotation different from what its commonplace definitions convey? Do you ever believe the component words preserve their meanings after these phrases are broken down and thus, are we supposed to treat the phrases the way idioms are treated?
I found [one answer](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/14174/how-to-understand-as-often-as-not-literally), but with no reference so far. | 2014/07/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/188157",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/85900/"
] | You are confusing two different constructions.
For the meaning you are after, you would have to use an actual quantifier: "as often as ten times a week", "as often as twice a year", "as often as every Tuesday", "as often as never". This follows the pattern of phrases like "as recently as last Tuesday", or "as soon as tomorrow". Basically with phrases of this kind you say *that* it's often/recent/soon, and then immediately quantify *just how* often/recent/soon it is.
*Not* is a completely different part of speech, it does not fit the pattern. "It happens as often as not" is a simple ellipsis of "it happens as often as [it does] not". So 50% of the time. This is a different pattern, compare it to another common phrase "more often than not". Which, again, does not mean "more often than never", but rather "for every time X does not happen, it does happen at least once". So 50+%. It happens more often than [it does] not.
Likewise for "as likely as not". If you are after solid examples, you can search the [Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)](https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/), which has 18 cites, or the [British National Corpus (BNC)](https://www.english-corpora.org/bnc/), which has 21. Here are some of them:
\*
>
> Of course, **as likely as not, I'll throw it away.**
>
>
>
* >
> Me, I think **it's as likely as not** that I'll be on that particular plane.
>
>
>
*
>
> The wooden box to which all these fittings were fixed probably contained the gaming pieces, which were **as likely as not also made of ivory**.
>
>
>
*
>
> But last year, after a two-year battle, Devereaux convinced the Veterans Administration that his cancer was **as likely as not linked to the water** at Lejeune — something only one other vet had managed.
>
>
>
* >
> The farm worker is **as likely as not to be found standing** shoulder to shoulder with his employer defending the farm and its game — a literal case of poacher turned gamekeeper.
>
>
>
*
>
> Then, it seemed hours later, when he sensed or smelt or somehow divined that he was almost at the road, there came, **as likely as not out of his own imagination**, the delicate sound of an indrawn breath.
>
>
>
*
>
> She would smile, and hand me the ball, which I would toss behind my back and catch in front of me, then roll down my arm and catch again (**as likely as not dropping it** and comically flailing into a routine of awkwardness and dismay) and pass back to her.
>
>
>
Follow the links for more examples. | The "not" in this context refers to a 50-50 chance of either the positive or negative outcome.
A substitute I might use is "the converse": As often as the converse. As likely as the converse. |
188,157 | Am I failing to get a point here?
>
> Collins English Dictionary:
>
>
> [as often as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-often-as-not#as-often-as-not_1): **quite** frequently
>
>
> [as likely as not](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-likely-as-not#as-likely-as-not_1): **very** probably
>
>
>
Considering the meanings of these phrases, to my eye, they come to have connotations not in line with their real meanings.
Before consulting my dictionary I envisaged that **as often as not** would most probably mean **just about never** rather than *quite frequently*, and that **as likely as not** would be associated more with **impossibility** than with *high probability*.In short, I expected **not**, in the phrases above, to have the same implication as **nothing** does in, for example, **as good as nothing**.
Do you think **not** in these phrases is of some connotation different from what its commonplace definitions convey? Do you ever believe the component words preserve their meanings after these phrases are broken down and thus, are we supposed to treat the phrases the way idioms are treated?
I found [one answer](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/14174/how-to-understand-as-often-as-not-literally), but with no reference so far. | 2014/07/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/188157",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/85900/"
] | You are confusing two different constructions.
For the meaning you are after, you would have to use an actual quantifier: "as often as ten times a week", "as often as twice a year", "as often as every Tuesday", "as often as never". This follows the pattern of phrases like "as recently as last Tuesday", or "as soon as tomorrow". Basically with phrases of this kind you say *that* it's often/recent/soon, and then immediately quantify *just how* often/recent/soon it is.
*Not* is a completely different part of speech, it does not fit the pattern. "It happens as often as not" is a simple ellipsis of "it happens as often as [it does] not". So 50% of the time. This is a different pattern, compare it to another common phrase "more often than not". Which, again, does not mean "more often than never", but rather "for every time X does not happen, it does happen at least once". So 50+%. It happens more often than [it does] not.
Likewise for "as likely as not". If you are after solid examples, you can search the [Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)](https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/), which has 18 cites, or the [British National Corpus (BNC)](https://www.english-corpora.org/bnc/), which has 21. Here are some of them:
\*
>
> Of course, **as likely as not, I'll throw it away.**
>
>
>
* >
> Me, I think **it's as likely as not** that I'll be on that particular plane.
>
>
>
*
>
> The wooden box to which all these fittings were fixed probably contained the gaming pieces, which were **as likely as not also made of ivory**.
>
>
>
*
>
> But last year, after a two-year battle, Devereaux convinced the Veterans Administration that his cancer was **as likely as not linked to the water** at Lejeune — something only one other vet had managed.
>
>
>
* >
> The farm worker is **as likely as not to be found standing** shoulder to shoulder with his employer defending the farm and its game — a literal case of poacher turned gamekeeper.
>
>
>
*
>
> Then, it seemed hours later, when he sensed or smelt or somehow divined that he was almost at the road, there came, **as likely as not out of his own imagination**, the delicate sound of an indrawn breath.
>
>
>
*
>
> She would smile, and hand me the ball, which I would toss behind my back and catch in front of me, then roll down my arm and catch again (**as likely as not dropping it** and comically flailing into a routine of awkwardness and dismay) and pass back to her.
>
>
>
Follow the links for more examples. | This usage is slightly archaic, and contracted. As you've probably guessed, the format is a comparative phrase. For example:
>
> He went **as far** east **as** I went west
>
>
> I have **as many** melons **as** you do
>
>
>
The repetition adds to the confusion, but if I said
>
> I have **a larger number** of melons **than** you
>
>
>
... hopefully it doesn't look as weird. It's the same style of sentence.
I mentioned that the phrases you mention are a shortened form. Expanded out, the first is easy to read:
>
> He won at bingo **as often as not**
>
>
> He won at bingo **as often as** he did **not** win
>
>
>
The second is almost slang, and is harder to follow:
>
> My mate is descended from royalty, as likely as not
>
>
>
It is just **as likely** that
*my mate is descended from royalty*
**as** it is that
*my mate is **not** descended from royalty*
>
> If you're still confused at the end of all that, don't worry. You won't ever use this language construct, as likely as not!
>
>
> |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | You get a bonus for finishing the level undetected **even if you use distractions**, so adding Distracted, Undetected, and Terrorized bonuses to the points for getting kills and hiding bodies is silly -- you can get those points regardless of whether or not you kill the guards.
The **special kills** that give you more brutality options and more points all **have to be unlocked.** When first playing the game, sneaking may be the only options a player has.
Once the special skills are unlocked you can indeed get up to 850 points for a single kill. However, **not all guards can be killed using them and not all bodies can be hidden.** The average number of points for each kill is lower than 850, but is likely still higher than the average for sneaking around.
**So yes, it is still more profitable in terms of sheer point numbers to kill everyone you can.**
The developers do include other encouragements for taking the stealth route. There is at least one outfit (I only have three outfits unlocked) which does not allow you to kill. There are also achievements for taking the stealth route. | I stealthed one level for the achievement, and as I recall my bonuses were much less than when I went around murdering people. Repeatedly. |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | Why just sneak, or just kill... do both (in this order)!
Undetected 200 points ///
Distracted 150 points ///
Terrorized 300 points ///
Fancy kill 600 points ///
Hide Body 250 points ///
Max/guard = 1500 points
Ofc with most guards you can't manage the petafecta, but the max points/guard you can get is 1500 points.
Undetected = Having a guard walk past you hiding in a door/potted plant/(dangling from you grappling as well I think) or similar. Another trick on some guards that don't stand close to any of those, is if there is a grappling hook spot next to the guard you can usually get this bonus by standing close to him then grappling over his head.
Distracted = Use a distraction item or a lamp (I think it has to be breakable). Just hitting gongs won't work.
Terrorized = Make the guard spot a corpse dangling from a grapple hook or the much easier one, make him spot a corpse when you are using the Nightmare costume.
Fancy Kill = Fancy kills are killing through a vent, making them panic and shoot their buddies, using any ninja tool that kills, might be more ways.
Hide Body = Hide their the guards body in a side vent or drop them down a vent or toss them out of world. There are some other place as well that count, that aren't vents, they generally look like enclosed areas where you can drop a corpse.
For the elite guards and stalkers it's a bit tricker to get a lot of points by fancy stuff, you basically need to have items to stun them, and then kill them and hide their bodies. You can restock items by re-visiting any flag which allows you to re-spec on the map, they will give you full inventory again.
Edit: I just tested doing at well as I could (point wise) on the very first mission. I use Nightmare costume + Terror darts. I managed to get 50k+ points on the first mission basically doing all of the above on most of the guards.
About the undetected thingy. It seams that you can only get it in 2 ways (that I managed at least). Either having them walk past you while hiding in a background object OR jumping just above their heads and them grappling onto something. You can only get this if they are currently not looking for you (they have the ? above their head). But just lure them to a spot (with bamboo darts), wait for the ? to go away, then jump above them and grapple = 200 points ^^
Another tip for the Nightmare costume, is on large building start at the top, kill 1 guard, then start tossing down his corpse 1 level at a time. I did this on the first mission on the big building, killed 1 guard at the top with terror dart, he panicked shot his buddy, then I start tossing the corpse to lower levels, clearing the entire house leaving 1 guard / floor left cause he shoot all his buddies (600 points on friendly fire). | I stealthed one level for the achievement, and as I recall my bonuses were much less than when I went around murdering people. Repeatedly. |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | I routinely kill as many soldiers as possible, and I also try to maximize the number of soldiers I terrorize, and the amount of collateral damage they cause.
I know a couple of my friends (Mana in particular) play the game without killing any soldiers at all, and I consistently score higher than them on the leaderboards.
I think this is because there are so many more opportunities to score points if you take the violent route; terrorizing enemies gives you a huge bonus if you do it to as many as possible (even more if you can get them to kill each other), and stashing every body in a hiding place can rack up a score boost as well (+250 each). | I stealthed one level for the achievement, and as I recall my bonuses were much less than when I went around murdering people. Repeatedly. |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | You get a bonus for finishing the level undetected **even if you use distractions**, so adding Distracted, Undetected, and Terrorized bonuses to the points for getting kills and hiding bodies is silly -- you can get those points regardless of whether or not you kill the guards.
The **special kills** that give you more brutality options and more points all **have to be unlocked.** When first playing the game, sneaking may be the only options a player has.
Once the special skills are unlocked you can indeed get up to 850 points for a single kill. However, **not all guards can be killed using them and not all bodies can be hidden.** The average number of points for each kill is lower than 850, but is likely still higher than the average for sneaking around.
**So yes, it is still more profitable in terms of sheer point numbers to kill everyone you can.**
The developers do include other encouragements for taking the stealth route. There is at least one outfit (I only have three outfits unlocked) which does not allow you to kill. There are also achievements for taking the stealth route. | Your best bet for getting high scores are to get undetected, distracted, and then terrorize them before giving them that special kill...
The last armor you unlock makes this super easy, and the fully upgraded hisomu dart is amazing for crowd control. |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | You get a bonus for finishing the level undetected **even if you use distractions**, so adding Distracted, Undetected, and Terrorized bonuses to the points for getting kills and hiding bodies is silly -- you can get those points regardless of whether or not you kill the guards.
The **special kills** that give you more brutality options and more points all **have to be unlocked.** When first playing the game, sneaking may be the only options a player has.
Once the special skills are unlocked you can indeed get up to 850 points for a single kill. However, **not all guards can be killed using them and not all bodies can be hidden.** The average number of points for each kill is lower than 850, but is likely still higher than the average for sneaking around.
**So yes, it is still more profitable in terms of sheer point numbers to kill everyone you can.**
The developers do include other encouragements for taking the stealth route. There is at least one outfit (I only have three outfits unlocked) which does not allow you to kill. There are also achievements for taking the stealth route. | Why just sneak, or just kill... do both (in this order)!
Undetected 200 points ///
Distracted 150 points ///
Terrorized 300 points ///
Fancy kill 600 points ///
Hide Body 250 points ///
Max/guard = 1500 points
Ofc with most guards you can't manage the petafecta, but the max points/guard you can get is 1500 points.
Undetected = Having a guard walk past you hiding in a door/potted plant/(dangling from you grappling as well I think) or similar. Another trick on some guards that don't stand close to any of those, is if there is a grappling hook spot next to the guard you can usually get this bonus by standing close to him then grappling over his head.
Distracted = Use a distraction item or a lamp (I think it has to be breakable). Just hitting gongs won't work.
Terrorized = Make the guard spot a corpse dangling from a grapple hook or the much easier one, make him spot a corpse when you are using the Nightmare costume.
Fancy Kill = Fancy kills are killing through a vent, making them panic and shoot their buddies, using any ninja tool that kills, might be more ways.
Hide Body = Hide their the guards body in a side vent or drop them down a vent or toss them out of world. There are some other place as well that count, that aren't vents, they generally look like enclosed areas where you can drop a corpse.
For the elite guards and stalkers it's a bit tricker to get a lot of points by fancy stuff, you basically need to have items to stun them, and then kill them and hide their bodies. You can restock items by re-visiting any flag which allows you to re-spec on the map, they will give you full inventory again.
Edit: I just tested doing at well as I could (point wise) on the very first mission. I use Nightmare costume + Terror darts. I managed to get 50k+ points on the first mission basically doing all of the above on most of the guards.
About the undetected thingy. It seams that you can only get it in 2 ways (that I managed at least). Either having them walk past you while hiding in a background object OR jumping just above their heads and them grappling onto something. You can only get this if they are currently not looking for you (they have the ? above their head). But just lure them to a spot (with bamboo darts), wait for the ? to go away, then jump above them and grapple = 200 points ^^
Another tip for the Nightmare costume, is on large building start at the top, kill 1 guard, then start tossing down his corpse 1 level at a time. I did this on the first mission on the big building, killed 1 guard at the top with terror dart, he panicked shot his buddy, then I start tossing the corpse to lower levels, clearing the entire house leaving 1 guard / floor left cause he shoot all his buddies (600 points on friendly fire). |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | You get a bonus for finishing the level undetected **even if you use distractions**, so adding Distracted, Undetected, and Terrorized bonuses to the points for getting kills and hiding bodies is silly -- you can get those points regardless of whether or not you kill the guards.
The **special kills** that give you more brutality options and more points all **have to be unlocked.** When first playing the game, sneaking may be the only options a player has.
Once the special skills are unlocked you can indeed get up to 850 points for a single kill. However, **not all guards can be killed using them and not all bodies can be hidden.** The average number of points for each kill is lower than 850, but is likely still higher than the average for sneaking around.
**So yes, it is still more profitable in terms of sheer point numbers to kill everyone you can.**
The developers do include other encouragements for taking the stealth route. There is at least one outfit (I only have three outfits unlocked) which does not allow you to kill. There are also achievements for taking the stealth route. | I routinely kill as many soldiers as possible, and I also try to maximize the number of soldiers I terrorize, and the amount of collateral damage they cause.
I know a couple of my friends (Mana in particular) play the game without killing any soldiers at all, and I consistently score higher than them on the leaderboards.
I think this is because there are so many more opportunities to score points if you take the violent route; terrorizing enemies gives you a huge bonus if you do it to as many as possible (even more if you can get them to kill each other), and stashing every body in a hiding place can rack up a score boost as well (+250 each). |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | Why just sneak, or just kill... do both (in this order)!
Undetected 200 points ///
Distracted 150 points ///
Terrorized 300 points ///
Fancy kill 600 points ///
Hide Body 250 points ///
Max/guard = 1500 points
Ofc with most guards you can't manage the petafecta, but the max points/guard you can get is 1500 points.
Undetected = Having a guard walk past you hiding in a door/potted plant/(dangling from you grappling as well I think) or similar. Another trick on some guards that don't stand close to any of those, is if there is a grappling hook spot next to the guard you can usually get this bonus by standing close to him then grappling over his head.
Distracted = Use a distraction item or a lamp (I think it has to be breakable). Just hitting gongs won't work.
Terrorized = Make the guard spot a corpse dangling from a grapple hook or the much easier one, make him spot a corpse when you are using the Nightmare costume.
Fancy Kill = Fancy kills are killing through a vent, making them panic and shoot their buddies, using any ninja tool that kills, might be more ways.
Hide Body = Hide their the guards body in a side vent or drop them down a vent or toss them out of world. There are some other place as well that count, that aren't vents, they generally look like enclosed areas where you can drop a corpse.
For the elite guards and stalkers it's a bit tricker to get a lot of points by fancy stuff, you basically need to have items to stun them, and then kill them and hide their bodies. You can restock items by re-visiting any flag which allows you to re-spec on the map, they will give you full inventory again.
Edit: I just tested doing at well as I could (point wise) on the very first mission. I use Nightmare costume + Terror darts. I managed to get 50k+ points on the first mission basically doing all of the above on most of the guards.
About the undetected thingy. It seams that you can only get it in 2 ways (that I managed at least). Either having them walk past you while hiding in a background object OR jumping just above their heads and them grappling onto something. You can only get this if they are currently not looking for you (they have the ? above their head). But just lure them to a spot (with bamboo darts), wait for the ? to go away, then jump above them and grapple = 200 points ^^
Another tip for the Nightmare costume, is on large building start at the top, kill 1 guard, then start tossing down his corpse 1 level at a time. I did this on the first mission on the big building, killed 1 guard at the top with terror dart, he panicked shot his buddy, then I start tossing the corpse to lower levels, clearing the entire house leaving 1 guard / floor left cause he shoot all his buddies (600 points on friendly fire). | Your best bet for getting high scores are to get undetected, distracted, and then terrorize them before giving them that special kill...
The last armor you unlock makes this super easy, and the fully upgraded hisomu dart is amazing for crowd control. |
86,117 | In most stealth games, the game rates you as having done the best job if you get in and out without anyone being suspicious, and without killing anyone. *Mark of the Ninja* is no different - there's a score bonus for being undetected, and a score bonus for making it through an entire level without making a kill.
However, there are also large score bonuses for murdering people in particularly brutal fashion. For instance, consider a vent kill:
* 600 points for the kill (a "Prowling Spider")
* 250 points for hiding the body (automatic, I drag him into the vent)
If I avoid him instead, though, I just get +400 at the end of the level, plus if I manage to do the entire level perfectly I might get +3000, but with 20 or more guards per level, this works out to 150 or fewer points per guard.
Stacked on top of this, I could have gotten "Undetected" (+200) by hiding in the room with him previously, and/or "Distracted" (+150) for getting him to look the other way by breaking a light for example. These bonuses can occur either way, though, so they're not useful to this discussion.
That leaves us with 850 points for a kill (or even 650 in the worst case where I don't get "fancy" about it and just stab him through the neck while his back is turned) versus ~550 for leaving him undisturbed.
It seems to me like the best idea is to murder everyone and hide their bodies. Is this the case, or are there other bonuses/points I can get from being especially sneaky and not very stabby? | 2012/09/28 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/86117",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13845/"
] | I routinely kill as many soldiers as possible, and I also try to maximize the number of soldiers I terrorize, and the amount of collateral damage they cause.
I know a couple of my friends (Mana in particular) play the game without killing any soldiers at all, and I consistently score higher than them on the leaderboards.
I think this is because there are so many more opportunities to score points if you take the violent route; terrorizing enemies gives you a huge bonus if you do it to as many as possible (even more if you can get them to kill each other), and stashing every body in a hiding place can rack up a score boost as well (+250 each). | Your best bet for getting high scores are to get undetected, distracted, and then terrorize them before giving them that special kill...
The last armor you unlock makes this super easy, and the fully upgraded hisomu dart is amazing for crowd control. |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
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] | Per [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_slicker):
>
> City slicker
> ------------
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>
> ***City slicker*** is an idiomatic expression for someone **accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle and unsuited to life in the country**. The term was typically **used as a term of derision by rural Americans** who regarded them with amusement.
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[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XB6Ct.jpg) | Another long shot, since the best picks are already taken, but '**burger'**, in its original meaning could be used in derogatory sense. This kind of use originated from XIX century Russian literature, so is more likely to be recognized in countries whose history has been influenced by Russia than others. |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
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] | I'd suggest,
[[***city***](https://www.google.fr/search?sclient=tablet-gws&biw=555&bih=364&tbm=bks&q=%22them+city+dudes%22&oq=%22them+city+dudes%22&gs_l=tablet-gws.3...92384.94566.0.95077.5.5.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.tablet-gws..5.0.0.NYpBqC25lzE)] [***dude***](https://www.google.fr/search?q=%22tenderfoot%22+%22city+slicker%22&biw=596&bih=391&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiB1qqKnZbMAhUGExoKHfeYAEo4ChD8BQgHKAA&dpr=2#q=%22dude%22+%22greenhorn%22+%22tenderfoot%22+%22pied+tendre%22)
>
> dude
>
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> (*hist.* & *dial.*) a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range; especially : an Easterner in the West
>
>
> [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dude)
>
>
> dude: a person who tries to dress like and talk like a cowboy, but really is a city person.
>
>
> [Transparent Language](http://blogs.transparent.com/english/howdy-partner-and-other-cowboy-vocabulary/)
>
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> *They appeared to be dudes. Tenderfoots from back east. In the clear mountain air we could smell the new leather boots and scabbards holding their shiny new rifles.*
>
>
> [Montana Misadventures](https://books.google.fr/books?id=cSQjVC-dT30C&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=%22dudes%22+%22tenderfoots%22&source=bl&ots=voCIPrNhzU&sig=JmNdD-EVGVT6se1HmC4qr9HGbes&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwio1N-MgJjMAhVE2CwKHUoNBlsQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=%22dudes%22%20%22tenderfoots%22&f=false)
>
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>
[***tenderfoot***](https://www.google.fr/search?q=lucky+luke+%22tenderfoot%22&biw=536&bih=352&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ZSYnpbMAhWKDSwKHX17ATMQ_AUICCgB&dpr=2)
>
> : A tenderfoot is slang for an inexperienced person, **particularly one who is not adapted to a rural or outdoor lifestyle** (emphasis is mine.)
>
>
> [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenderfoot)
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>
> *"I'm one of those tenderfoots, you know, can't tell the difference between a coyote and wolf. Might not know the difference if I saw them, either."*
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>
> [The Shooter](https://www.google.fr/search?q=%22those+tenderfoots%22&biw=323&bih=211&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjltvGHpJbMAhXFkiwKHZ10BjIQ_AUICygG&dpr=2)
>
>
>
***greenhorn***
>
> a newcomer (as in a country) unacquainted with local manners and customs.
>
>
> [M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenhorn)
>
>
>
***fudgie***
>
> A tourist to the northern lower, or eastern upper peninsula of Michigan, especially the Mackinac area. Often these tourists are from lower parts of Michigan, and are usually on vacation "up north". The name fudgie comes from the fact that many of these tourist like to spend lots of time in the many fudge shops in northern Michigan. Locals are generally not fond of fudgies, as they seem to have no small town driving abilities, and can sometimes be snobby or annoying. fudgies are identifiable by bright clothes, and the presence of cameras around their necks and the use of fanny packs. also, the use of shoes and sock at wholly inappropriate times, such as on the beach and the pronunciation "Mack-in-ack" are dead giveaways.
>
>
> *You don't have to use your blinker there! what the hell is he doing?*
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>
> *Calm down, it's just another fudgie.*
>
>
> [Urban Dictionary](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fudgie&defid=5078450)
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>
>
[***cheechako***](http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/fudgies-flatlanders-and-leaf-peepers/)
>
> A newcomer to Alaska, ignorant of the terrain, the weather, the animals, the culture, the necessary driving skills in the winter, etc. Opposite of a *sourdough*.
>
>
> [Urban Dictionary](http://fr.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheechako)
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>
>
***[city] slick***
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> slick
>
>
> (*n.*) A term of address, generally applied to strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated," but often used sarcastically.
>
>
> (*adj.*) appearing expensive or sophisticated.
>
>
> [Lexic.us](http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/slick)
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>
>
***drugstore cowboy***
>
> A person who dresses and acts like a cowboy but who has never worked as one and has none of a cowboy's skills or experience. Originally a reference to extras in Hollywood western films (who would remain in costume off set), it later extended to anyone who wears cowboy clothing purely for the purposes of style or affectation. Primarily heard in US, South Africa.
>
>
> [Farlex Dictionary of Idioms](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/drugstore+cowboy)
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>
> *The senator accused his challenger of being a drugstore cowboy—a city slicker who had no idea what it meant to live or work in the rural countryside.*
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>
>
[**Ngram**](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=greenhorn%2Ctenderfoot&year_start=1970&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cgreenhorn%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ctenderfoot%3B%2Cc0) | Kind of an obscure one, and I don't believe it's an official word, so the only definition available might be urban dictionary, but I have heard it used before. From [Urban Dictionary](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cidiot):
>
> **cidiot**
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>
> Noun, adjective. Derived from City+idiot. Someone from the city who's utterly crippled by an inability to survive outside city limits or comprehend any merit or logic in rural life or people.
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>
> |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | [Townie](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/townie) is the obvious answer, but *tourist* or *tripper* often carry overtones of scorn and 'urban, squat and full of guile'. (I knew a young girl who, left in a car for half an hour, hid under the seat because she was afraid of the trippers.) | You might call the person a [yuppie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuppie):
>
> A yuppie (/ˈjʌpi/; short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional") is defined by one source as being "a young college-educated adult who has a job that pays a lot of money and who lives and works in or near a large city".
>
>
> |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | You might call the person a [yuppie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuppie):
>
> A yuppie (/ˈjʌpi/; short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional") is defined by one source as being "a young college-educated adult who has a job that pays a lot of money and who lives and works in or near a large city".
>
>
> | Toonser
In the North East of Scotland at least. I don't think I've ever heard of it used in anything other than a derogatory manner.
>
> *Awa an wash yersel, ya toonser mink.*
>
>
> Away and wash yourself you dirty town dweller.
>
>
>
<http://www.doricdictionary.com/toonser-noun-urbanite/> |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | Per [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_slicker):
>
> City slicker
> ------------
>
>
> ***City slicker*** is an idiomatic expression for someone **accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle and unsuited to life in the country**. The term was typically **used as a term of derision by rural Americans** who regarded them with amusement.
>
>
>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XB6Ct.jpg) | Toonser
In the North East of Scotland at least. I don't think I've ever heard of it used in anything other than a derogatory manner.
>
> *Awa an wash yersel, ya toonser mink.*
>
>
> Away and wash yourself you dirty town dweller.
>
>
>
<http://www.doricdictionary.com/toonser-noun-urbanite/> |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | (D\*\*ned) urbanites. Or if the rural area happens to be hilly or mountainous, flatlanders. | **city boy/girl** (disparaging when used to describe an adult)
[Oxford dictionaries](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/city-boy)
>
> A boy or man who is a native or inhabitant of a city, or who has urban tastes or manners.
>
>
> |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | [Townie](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/townie) is the obvious answer, but *tourist* or *tripper* often carry overtones of scorn and 'urban, squat and full of guile'. (I knew a young girl who, left in a car for half an hour, hid under the seat because she was afraid of the trippers.) | (D\*\*ned) urbanites. Or if the rural area happens to be hilly or mountainous, flatlanders. |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | Per [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_slicker):
>
> City slicker
> ------------
>
>
> ***City slicker*** is an idiomatic expression for someone **accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle and unsuited to life in the country**. The term was typically **used as a term of derision by rural Americans** who regarded them with amusement.
>
>
>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XB6Ct.jpg) | [Townie](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/townie) is the obvious answer, but *tourist* or *tripper* often carry overtones of scorn and 'urban, squat and full of guile'. (I knew a young girl who, left in a car for half an hour, hid under the seat because she was afraid of the trippers.) |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | In Cornwall, UK they are often referred to as *[grockles](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-grockle)*, though this refers more to 'tourists' than specifically town dwellers (after all, there *are* some towns in Cornwall...) | **city boy/girl** (disparaging when used to describe an adult)
[Oxford dictionaries](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/city-boy)
>
> A boy or man who is a native or inhabitant of a city, or who has urban tastes or manners.
>
>
> |
320,064 | I'm looking for something people from rural area would use, especially when they refer to that person's inability to adapt to the country life. | 2016/04/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/320064",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89988/"
] | [Townie](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/townie) is the obvious answer, but *tourist* or *tripper* often carry overtones of scorn and 'urban, squat and full of guile'. (I knew a young girl who, left in a car for half an hour, hid under the seat because she was afraid of the trippers.) | In Cornwall, UK they are often referred to as *[grockles](http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-grockle)*, though this refers more to 'tourists' than specifically town dwellers (after all, there *are* some towns in Cornwall...) |
945,048 | A friend of mine asked me if I could explain this statement: "It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done". The actual reason is the understanding of this strip:
Since I'm not an expert on logic, but at least know the basics, I told him that the statement is false. To prove it I gave him the counterexample of the impossibility of trisecting an angle by using only straightedge and compass, which was proved by Pierre Wantzel. This shows clearly that it's possible to prove that something can't be done.
When I told him this, he explained to me that this is sort of naive because Asok, the guy who makes the statement, is a graduate from IIT and also I read that he's always a brilliant character in the strip.
Can you guys please tell me what you think about this? Also I'd like to know how you would interpret this dialog. | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/945048",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/178600/"
] | "That software you are writing will never work" is not a claim within a formal system.
Trying to cast it into a propositional statement can only ruin the joke (and I can prove it). | To put it simply, it is considered illogical to say that something will *never* happen. |
945,048 | A friend of mine asked me if I could explain this statement: "It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done". The actual reason is the understanding of this strip:
Since I'm not an expert on logic, but at least know the basics, I told him that the statement is false. To prove it I gave him the counterexample of the impossibility of trisecting an angle by using only straightedge and compass, which was proved by Pierre Wantzel. This shows clearly that it's possible to prove that something can't be done.
When I told him this, he explained to me that this is sort of naive because Asok, the guy who makes the statement, is a graduate from IIT and also I read that he's always a brilliant character in the strip.
Can you guys please tell me what you think about this? Also I'd like to know how you would interpret this dialog. | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/945048",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/178600/"
] | It's a paradox: by saying "it's not logically possible to do X", Asok is, in effect, claiming that there must exist a *proof* that X is impossible. Which is impossible, if Asok is right.
Hence Asok must be wrong! | I think what the author means is that it is impossible to prove that a software "will never work": you can observe it isn't working by now. But does that mean it will ever work? (excluding trivial scenarios in which the software cease to exist, etc). I think he kind of wants to get in the impossibility of proving absolute existence or absolute nonexistence. Just my thoughts on it... Having said that, your argument about Wantzel seems to be right, just not what the author was pointing out. |
945,048 | A friend of mine asked me if I could explain this statement: "It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done". The actual reason is the understanding of this strip:
Since I'm not an expert on logic, but at least know the basics, I told him that the statement is false. To prove it I gave him the counterexample of the impossibility of trisecting an angle by using only straightedge and compass, which was proved by Pierre Wantzel. This shows clearly that it's possible to prove that something can't be done.
When I told him this, he explained to me that this is sort of naive because Asok, the guy who makes the statement, is a graduate from IIT and also I read that he's always a brilliant character in the strip.
Can you guys please tell me what you think about this? Also I'd like to know how you would interpret this dialog. | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/945048",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/178600/"
] | I agree with your initial response. There exist some tasks T for which it is possible to prove that T cannot be achieved. | By Godel's theorem maths is incomplete or inconsistent, logically. Since we can't accept proofs that are inconsistent we must accept that maths cannot be proven, logically. We need more axioms. If we can't prove maths we certainly can't prove programming.
The halting problem is algorithmic and so has more implicit axioms related to achievability rather than logic. Compare: "it is impossible for me to count to infinity" and "it is logically impossible for me to count to infinity". |
945,048 | A friend of mine asked me if I could explain this statement: "It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done". The actual reason is the understanding of this strip:
Since I'm not an expert on logic, but at least know the basics, I told him that the statement is false. To prove it I gave him the counterexample of the impossibility of trisecting an angle by using only straightedge and compass, which was proved by Pierre Wantzel. This shows clearly that it's possible to prove that something can't be done.
When I told him this, he explained to me that this is sort of naive because Asok, the guy who makes the statement, is a graduate from IIT and also I read that he's always a brilliant character in the strip.
Can you guys please tell me what you think about this? Also I'd like to know how you would interpret this dialog. | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/945048",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/178600/"
] | I think the confusion is caused by mixing a technical meaning of "proof" (deriving a result from some axioms and rules) with an informal meaning (showing that something can/cannot 'exist' in the 'real world').
One of the assumptions in Wantzel's proofs is the use of Euclidean geometry. However, general relativity says that space is non-Euclidean, so that proof doesn't apply to the 'real world'.
Every proof can be defeated in this way, using "what if" questions. These kinds of questions, about what is 'real' or 'true', caused a lot of debate before the 20th century. For example, Hilbert sought a single, consistent set of rules which could prove every true statement and disprove every false statement. Many Mathematicians didn't believe Cantor's proofs regarding infinities were 'real'. Kronecker claimed that "God created the Integers, all else is the work of man". There are many more such examples.
These questions are still unresolved, but now fall into the realm of philosophy. Mathematics avoids these issues by accepting that some assumptions are always necessary, that "truth" is an ill-defined concept and we should instead focus on *provability*. | I agree with your initial response. There exist some tasks T for which it is possible to prove that T cannot be achieved. |
945,048 | A friend of mine asked me if I could explain this statement: "It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done". The actual reason is the understanding of this strip:
Since I'm not an expert on logic, but at least know the basics, I told him that the statement is false. To prove it I gave him the counterexample of the impossibility of trisecting an angle by using only straightedge and compass, which was proved by Pierre Wantzel. This shows clearly that it's possible to prove that something can't be done.
When I told him this, he explained to me that this is sort of naive because Asok, the guy who makes the statement, is a graduate from IIT and also I read that he's always a brilliant character in the strip.
Can you guys please tell me what you think about this? Also I'd like to know how you would interpret this dialog. | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/945048",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/178600/"
] | I think what the author means is that it is impossible to prove that a software "will never work": you can observe it isn't working by now. But does that mean it will ever work? (excluding trivial scenarios in which the software cease to exist, etc). I think he kind of wants to get in the impossibility of proving absolute existence or absolute nonexistence. Just my thoughts on it... Having said that, your argument about Wantzel seems to be right, just not what the author was pointing out. | To put it simply, it is considered illogical to say that something will *never* happen. |
945,048 | A friend of mine asked me if I could explain this statement: "It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done". The actual reason is the understanding of this strip:
Since I'm not an expert on logic, but at least know the basics, I told him that the statement is false. To prove it I gave him the counterexample of the impossibility of trisecting an angle by using only straightedge and compass, which was proved by Pierre Wantzel. This shows clearly that it's possible to prove that something can't be done.
When I told him this, he explained to me that this is sort of naive because Asok, the guy who makes the statement, is a graduate from IIT and also I read that he's always a brilliant character in the strip.
Can you guys please tell me what you think about this? Also I'd like to know how you would interpret this dialog. | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/945048",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/178600/"
] | It's a paradox: by saying "it's not logically possible to do X", Asok is, in effect, claiming that there must exist a *proof* that X is impossible. Which is impossible, if Asok is right.
Hence Asok must be wrong! | To put it simply, it is considered illogical to say that something will *never* happen. |
945,048 | A friend of mine asked me if I could explain this statement: "It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done". The actual reason is the understanding of this strip:
Since I'm not an expert on logic, but at least know the basics, I told him that the statement is false. To prove it I gave him the counterexample of the impossibility of trisecting an angle by using only straightedge and compass, which was proved by Pierre Wantzel. This shows clearly that it's possible to prove that something can't be done.
When I told him this, he explained to me that this is sort of naive because Asok, the guy who makes the statement, is a graduate from IIT and also I read that he's always a brilliant character in the strip.
Can you guys please tell me what you think about this? Also I'd like to know how you would interpret this dialog. | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/945048",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/178600/"
] | Scott Adams may have intended something different, but in the given context and with the given wording, Dan is right and Asok is wrong.
Imagine Asok writing a piece of software that crucially depends on deciding the [halting problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_problem) (or any other property covered by [Rice's theorem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice%27s_theorem)), then Dan is right: The halting problem is [not decidable](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undecidable_problem) and therefore the software will never work. And Dan can indeed prove it, because the undecidability of the halting problem is provable. | By Godel's theorem maths is incomplete or inconsistent, logically. Since we can't accept proofs that are inconsistent we must accept that maths cannot be proven, logically. We need more axioms. If we can't prove maths we certainly can't prove programming.
The halting problem is algorithmic and so has more implicit axioms related to achievability rather than logic. Compare: "it is impossible for me to count to infinity" and "it is logically impossible for me to count to infinity". |
564,836 | When I expose a service using NetTcpBinding, is .Net remoting used under the surface? Could I consume this service using .Net remoting on the client side?
I ask this because I always thought that WCF was just a wrapper for underlying protocols such as WS\*, Remoting, COM+, and MSMQ. And while I know that exposing WS\* will work as expected, the others seem to be more ambivalent. | 2009/02/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/564836",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7705/"
] | WCF is more than "just" a wrapper. It's a pseudo-magic layer that handles a ton of stuff for component developers according to configuration information. With WCF you can create a service contract and an implementation and then use them across multiple machines via HTTP, HTTPS, NET-TCP, on a single machine via named pipes, securely, non-securely, etc etc all just by adjusting configuration settings.
This is way, way different from what .net remoting does.
Grab a copy of "[Programming WCF Services](http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521301/index.html)" by Juval Lowy to get a better feeling for what all you can do with WCF. | WCF/NetTcpBinding is not the same as remoting. WCF is a message-based API; remoting is an activation/proxy framework (essentially) ([see also](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730857(VS.80).aspx)).
I very much doubt you could consume a WCF/NetTcpBinding service via a remoting client; they are just too different.
WCF is a framework that provides unified access to a number of messaging protocols - and indeed you can add your own - but it wouldn't be easy.
I suggest using a proper WCF client, or (if this isn't possible) use a basic-http client, or (my least preferred option) old-style remoting if you really, really must. |
3,170 | The three Warhammer 40k RPGs (Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Deathwatch) share a somewhat common ruleset, and I believe this question applies to all three.
Can I move through an ally in combat? | 2010/10/01 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/3170",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/18/"
] | The following response was from Mack Martin of Fantasy Flight Games:
>
> This is a tricky question to answer,
> as the game isn't distinctly designed
> with battle mat play in mind. While a
> grid can certainly be useful in a game
> (and add some fun strategizing into
> combat) it would really depend on how
> much space a single square represents.
> In my games (and generally speaking)
> if a square was 3 or more meters then
> I would declare that you can move
> through allied squares without issue.
> If it were less (such as 1) then I
> would suggest that the character must
> go around. I would also say that if
> forced too, a character can squeeze
> through a space occupied by a friend
> (if each square is 1 meter) by
> spending 3 meters of move distance to
> get through.
>
>
> 3 metres per square feels like a lot
> of space, a 1 meter square, however,
> might get out of hand if a character
> can run 18 meters in a round. This is
> really something the GM and Players
> will have to figure out on their own.
>
>
> None of this is official, obviously,
> but hopefully these guidelines can
> help your group come up with some
> suitable house rules for using a grid
> mat during your game sessions.
>
>
>
Not a firm answer, but it will have to do. | I'd just treat it as a dodge roll to get by, at the better character's dodge, and count it as 2 squares instead of 1.
Looking in Deathwatch, I can find nothing to indicate otherwise.
However, if one wanted to be thoroughly pedantic, one could declare engagement on the friend, and then disengage, making it a half-move or move followed by a disengage (which includes a half-move). |
1,450,851 | I have a column of student final marks (e.g. A1 to A80). In the neighbouring cell (e.g. B1 to B80) I want to create a formula that allows me to do the following:
If below 40% the response should be 988
If between 40 and 50% the response should be 999
If above 50% the result should be pass
I am not sure what formula to run to so. | 2019/06/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1450851",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/1052320/"
] | As far as I know, this would not be possible with a 'Vanilla' PS4.
You might have some luck with a Jailbreak, but I don't think you will get advice on that here due to the legal issues associated with that. | You definitely need a jailbreak for this, for security reasons. SSH would basically allow an exploitation vector which Sony does not want. The system behind PS4 is actually FreeBSD-based, it's called Orbis OS.
So naturally, if you were to find a jailbreak working for your version, you could just use OpenSSH or DropBear or any other proprietary tool.
But certainly not without a jaibreak. |
273,539 | I am looking to learn about manifolds for use in signal processing. I have a engineering degree where I have covered calculus and basic linear algebra, with this background in mind, does anyone have a good recommendations for a introductory textbook on manifolds? | 2013/01/09 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/273539",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/55694/"
] | If you want an elementary introduction to manifolds, assuming very little background, I'd suggest you start with
* [***Differential Geometry: Curves - Surfaces - Manifolds, Second Edition***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0821839888) by Wolfgang Kühnel.
---
***Then (or else)***
You might want to look into one or more of the following:
* [***Introduction to Smooth Manifolds***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1441999817) by John M. Lee. (It's a very well-known, loved, and highly recommended text.)
You might want to compare Lee's book (table of contents, etc) with
* J. Munkres's text [***Analysis on Manifolds***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0201315963) and/or
* Spivak's [***Calculus on Manifolds***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0805390219).
---
You can preview each of the texts linked above at Amazon.com to see which best meets your needs, in terms of topics covered, apparent level of difficulty, etc. | Calculus on Manifolds by Spivak is a quality introduction if you haven't seen a lot of Analysis. |
273,539 | I am looking to learn about manifolds for use in signal processing. I have a engineering degree where I have covered calculus and basic linear algebra, with this background in mind, does anyone have a good recommendations for a introductory textbook on manifolds? | 2013/01/09 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/273539",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/55694/"
] | If you want an elementary introduction to manifolds, assuming very little background, I'd suggest you start with
* [***Differential Geometry: Curves - Surfaces - Manifolds, Second Edition***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0821839888) by Wolfgang Kühnel.
---
***Then (or else)***
You might want to look into one or more of the following:
* [***Introduction to Smooth Manifolds***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1441999817) by John M. Lee. (It's a very well-known, loved, and highly recommended text.)
You might want to compare Lee's book (table of contents, etc) with
* J. Munkres's text [***Analysis on Manifolds***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0201315963) and/or
* Spivak's [***Calculus on Manifolds***](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0805390219).
---
You can preview each of the texts linked above at Amazon.com to see which best meets your needs, in terms of topics covered, apparent level of difficulty, etc. | Beware - Spivak is very pretty but very concise; skimming Munkres' Analysis on Manifolds suggests it covers much of the same material but in a much more user-friendly way. |
51,976 | I am quite amazed by the verdict from the jury on Philando Castile's case where the cop was acquitted of any charges despite the graphic [video evidence](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Y_yOm9IhA).
**Question:** Are jury selected from the same community the crime is committed (in random) or they are based on educational merit. With the evidence presented it was more statistically probable that either jury would not reach a conclusion or will verdict will lead to conviction. | 2020/06/01 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/51976",
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] | [Specifically in Minnesota](http://www.mncourts.gov/Jurors.aspx),
>
> the Minnesota Judicial Branch obtains names from a list of licensed
> drivers, state identification card holders, and registered voters
> residing in your county and compiles that information into a source
> list. The names of deceased persons, provided by the Department of
> Health, are removed from the source list. From that list, individuals
> are randomly selected by computer.
>
>
>
Insofar as Minneapolis is in Hennepin County, residents of Minneapolis would not be called as jurors, but any resident of Ramsey County could be. | The jury is selected (semi-randomly\*) from members of "the state and district where the crime shall have been committed", per the Sixth Admendment; as a practical matter, they are pulled from the prosecuting county\*\*.
\*The initial selection is done at random; however, lawyers from both sides will eliminate prospective jurors , in a process known as "voir dire" or "jury selection", to eliminate biased jurors.
\*\*In certain cases, the defense can move to change the location that the trial is held and/or the jury is selected from, if they have evidence that the jury pool has been "tainted" against them. |
57,034 | I'm currently working on creating UX for online food ordering service and I'm stuck at one point.
The service provides 2 kinds of order processing: the user can order food for delivery or for pickup (this depends on restaurants abilities).
The question is how to combine these two flows (delivery and pickup) or it would be better not to mix them at all and consider the processing type 'order-wide'?
The processing type is set on checkout page, and if there are some items, that are not available for the selected processing type, they will be either dropped from the order (with notification) of moved to the separate (new) order, which can be placed after the current one is finished.
**Update:**
Here is what I came up with:
So this is the case, the user adds two items with different fulfillment options selected.
What do You think? Is clear enough? | 2014/05/09 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/57034",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/32302/"
] | You may want to look at this site again and perhaps make a minor change that could make all the difference. Instead of prompting them during the checkout for whether or not the want **delivery or pick-up** ask them at the beginning of the ordering process. When they navigate to **start ordering have the site ask whether they would want it delivered or they pick-up.** This would enable you to filter out the products that they could choose from due to availability rather than the user making a large grocery list only to find out that some of the products selected can't be delivered or picked-up which in turn makes them frustrated and they have to re-make their list or leave your site all together. Just an idea, hope it helps. | Technically this is more a type of fulfillment for the customer which entails specific system side processing. You'll get higher conversion by providing an item level choice of fulfillment rather than an order level method of fulfillment. With the requisite fulfillment options or specifications determined in the checkout flow. This means you will have varying levels of checkout steps depending on the order.
If that is not possible then you should message which items are available for what type of fulfillment, my assumption is there are delivery only, pickup only and mixed fulfillment options (delivery and pickup) available for some product. When the user makes a selection send the remainder to a saved for later area. |
57,034 | I'm currently working on creating UX for online food ordering service and I'm stuck at one point.
The service provides 2 kinds of order processing: the user can order food for delivery or for pickup (this depends on restaurants abilities).
The question is how to combine these two flows (delivery and pickup) or it would be better not to mix them at all and consider the processing type 'order-wide'?
The processing type is set on checkout page, and if there are some items, that are not available for the selected processing type, they will be either dropped from the order (with notification) of moved to the separate (new) order, which can be placed after the current one is finished.
**Update:**
Here is what I came up with:
So this is the case, the user adds two items with different fulfillment options selected.
What do You think? Is clear enough? | 2014/05/09 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/57034",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/32302/"
] | You may want to look at this site again and perhaps make a minor change that could make all the difference. Instead of prompting them during the checkout for whether or not the want **delivery or pick-up** ask them at the beginning of the ordering process. When they navigate to **start ordering have the site ask whether they would want it delivered or they pick-up.** This would enable you to filter out the products that they could choose from due to availability rather than the user making a large grocery list only to find out that some of the products selected can't be delivered or picked-up which in turn makes them frustrated and they have to re-make their list or leave your site all together. Just an idea, hope it helps. | Having done a few of these the standard approach is to **split the flow** at the pick up / delivery point. You can use various techniques like progressive display if you're doing things on one page but essentially it's simpler to just show what the user wants.
If there are standard delivery options for all items its normal to dispatch all those items together to keep the checkout simple.
Having said that it is possible to have a screen that provides different options then the user steps through each of the different 'batches' - effectively doing the pickup then the delivery process. It's messy but unavoidable if you have multiple items in a basket that have different delivery options.
It does depend partly on your audience. If you're dealing with customers who have large complex orders of technical items then more options are useful. If it's a general audience simple is often best. |
57,034 | I'm currently working on creating UX for online food ordering service and I'm stuck at one point.
The service provides 2 kinds of order processing: the user can order food for delivery or for pickup (this depends on restaurants abilities).
The question is how to combine these two flows (delivery and pickup) or it would be better not to mix them at all and consider the processing type 'order-wide'?
The processing type is set on checkout page, and if there are some items, that are not available for the selected processing type, they will be either dropped from the order (with notification) of moved to the separate (new) order, which can be placed after the current one is finished.
**Update:**
Here is what I came up with:
So this is the case, the user adds two items with different fulfillment options selected.
What do You think? Is clear enough? | 2014/05/09 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/57034",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/32302/"
] | You may want to look at this site again and perhaps make a minor change that could make all the difference. Instead of prompting them during the checkout for whether or not the want **delivery or pick-up** ask them at the beginning of the ordering process. When they navigate to **start ordering have the site ask whether they would want it delivered or they pick-up.** This would enable you to filter out the products that they could choose from due to availability rather than the user making a large grocery list only to find out that some of the products selected can't be delivered or picked-up which in turn makes them frustrated and they have to re-make their list or leave your site all together. Just an idea, hope it helps. | Here my two cents:
* I think that the horizontal alignment of the elements on the page is good. The items summaries are registered and scannable
* Vertical alignment and logical grouping of the information is ambiguous mostly because of proximity.
* I think that the break line used to separate the elements on the page
does not break down the page into the relative steps. Ex: The pickup
step seems to contain the whole order summary
Suggestion:
- reorder each step as a modules having the same wireframe structure.
- gives enough space between steps so that they will be perceived sequential, separate objects.
Ex:
I hope you'll find this useful :) |
47,021 | In the final exam of a course, a student has solved some problems in a really ingenious way.
He gets perfect score anyway.
What is the appropriate way to inform him about my appreciation of his solutions?
(Also what if I don't have the occasion to meet him again?) | 2015/06/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/12871/"
] | Just write the student an email and express your appreciation. Don't overthink this. Then again, don't go over the top ("you are the best student I *ever* had") - you never know how he will take this.
Depending on how well you know the student and on whether you would actually be willing to do so, inform him that you would be happy to write a glowing recommendation for him if he ever needs one, e.g., for admission to grad school.
And as [Compass comments](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021/how-to-inform-a-student-about-my-appreciation-of-his-her-original-solutions#comment108127_47021), think about how you can help the student develop even further. Do you have any follow-up courses, maybe even advanced ones that the student would usually not take but that you think he would be able to follow? Tell him. Can you give him a research project? Take him on as an Research or Teaching Assistant?
---
At some point, this turns from "helping the student grow" to "nurturing your own future grad student", and that's OK. This is a mutually beneficial thing, after all. And it's never too early to snap up the promising students. If you don't do it, others will. | Well, as a student, I will be glad if my work gets appreciated. Recognition like these act as confidence booster. But, don't overdo it, as it may make student think too high of himself.
Assuming that the final exam sheets are returned to the students, you can attach a (very) short note appreciating his ingenuity. Trust me, I get excited even on a simple "Good Job!" on my exam sheet (my professor does it rarely though). Other option could be to write him a short email. You may invite him to have a discussion on what further he can do with the ideas he demonstrated in the answer sheet. Depending on how high you think of his subject knowledge, you can offer him a TA job, as pointed by Stephen Kolassa.
But, most importantly, you should make sure that the student does something big with his talent, by referring him a book, an online course, or any other course in your or other department. |
47,021 | In the final exam of a course, a student has solved some problems in a really ingenious way.
He gets perfect score anyway.
What is the appropriate way to inform him about my appreciation of his solutions?
(Also what if I don't have the occasion to meet him again?) | 2015/06/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/12871/"
] | Just write the student an email and express your appreciation. Don't overthink this. Then again, don't go over the top ("you are the best student I *ever* had") - you never know how he will take this.
Depending on how well you know the student and on whether you would actually be willing to do so, inform him that you would be happy to write a glowing recommendation for him if he ever needs one, e.g., for admission to grad school.
And as [Compass comments](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021/how-to-inform-a-student-about-my-appreciation-of-his-her-original-solutions#comment108127_47021), think about how you can help the student develop even further. Do you have any follow-up courses, maybe even advanced ones that the student would usually not take but that you think he would be able to follow? Tell him. Can you give him a research project? Take him on as an Research or Teaching Assistant?
---
At some point, this turns from "helping the student grow" to "nurturing your own future grad student", and that's OK. This is a mutually beneficial thing, after all. And it's never too early to snap up the promising students. If you don't do it, others will. | You already did: you gave him a perfect score. |
47,021 | In the final exam of a course, a student has solved some problems in a really ingenious way.
He gets perfect score anyway.
What is the appropriate way to inform him about my appreciation of his solutions?
(Also what if I don't have the occasion to meet him again?) | 2015/06/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/12871/"
] | Just write the student an email and express your appreciation. Don't overthink this. Then again, don't go over the top ("you are the best student I *ever* had") - you never know how he will take this.
Depending on how well you know the student and on whether you would actually be willing to do so, inform him that you would be happy to write a glowing recommendation for him if he ever needs one, e.g., for admission to grad school.
And as [Compass comments](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021/how-to-inform-a-student-about-my-appreciation-of-his-her-original-solutions#comment108127_47021), think about how you can help the student develop even further. Do you have any follow-up courses, maybe even advanced ones that the student would usually not take but that you think he would be able to follow? Tell him. Can you give him a research project? Take him on as an Research or Teaching Assistant?
---
At some point, this turns from "helping the student grow" to "nurturing your own future grad student", and that's OK. This is a mutually beneficial thing, after all. And it's never too early to snap up the promising students. If you don't do it, others will. | I know a professor who writes a special note to top 5 students in his class. Something along the line of :
>
> "congratulations on a great job in my class ABD255 ... specially I appreciate the way you handled assignment 5.".
>
>
>
He also offers any recommendation letters that the student might need in the future and an open invitation to do master thesis with him. These are some good ways of showing your appreciation as they will likely count towards the student's career. |
47,021 | In the final exam of a course, a student has solved some problems in a really ingenious way.
He gets perfect score anyway.
What is the appropriate way to inform him about my appreciation of his solutions?
(Also what if I don't have the occasion to meet him again?) | 2015/06/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/12871/"
] | Well, as a student, I will be glad if my work gets appreciated. Recognition like these act as confidence booster. But, don't overdo it, as it may make student think too high of himself.
Assuming that the final exam sheets are returned to the students, you can attach a (very) short note appreciating his ingenuity. Trust me, I get excited even on a simple "Good Job!" on my exam sheet (my professor does it rarely though). Other option could be to write him a short email. You may invite him to have a discussion on what further he can do with the ideas he demonstrated in the answer sheet. Depending on how high you think of his subject knowledge, you can offer him a TA job, as pointed by Stephen Kolassa.
But, most importantly, you should make sure that the student does something big with his talent, by referring him a book, an online course, or any other course in your or other department. | You already did: you gave him a perfect score. |
47,021 | In the final exam of a course, a student has solved some problems in a really ingenious way.
He gets perfect score anyway.
What is the appropriate way to inform him about my appreciation of his solutions?
(Also what if I don't have the occasion to meet him again?) | 2015/06/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47021",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/12871/"
] | I know a professor who writes a special note to top 5 students in his class. Something along the line of :
>
> "congratulations on a great job in my class ABD255 ... specially I appreciate the way you handled assignment 5.".
>
>
>
He also offers any recommendation letters that the student might need in the future and an open invitation to do master thesis with him. These are some good ways of showing your appreciation as they will likely count towards the student's career. | You already did: you gave him a perfect score. |
19,356 | There are many versions of Vedanta available and most of them have drastic differences and contradictions.
**So is Vedanta is a loosely coined term or does it have a concrete definition?**
**What is its relation to the philosophy?**
If veda-anta is something **beyond/other** than the Vedas then it cannot be called as **vedanta** at all.
**Further, there are no divisions such ad Veda-aadi, veda-madhya then how come we have something like veda-anta?**
If its a part of the Vedas then these philosophies also form the part of the so called KarmakAnda. | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/19356",
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"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/7853/"
] | You can get unabridged Devi Bhagavata Purana and Markandeya Purana in Sanskrit and English with verse by verse translation from [IndianScriptures site](http://www.hinduscriptures.in/). Here are links for them.
* [Devibhagavata Purana](http://www.hinduscriptures.in/scriptures/upa-purana/srimad-devibhagavatam)
* [Markandeya Purana](http://www.hinduscriptures.in/scriptures/puranas-18-puranas-mahapurana/markandeya-purana)
Each Chapter is uploaded as separate pdf file on that site.
You can also read **Lalita Mahatmya** of Brahmanda Purana which describes glory of Mother Lalita. You can get Brahmanda Purana in English from [this answer](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/9095/3500).
You can also visit below question for more resources.
[What are some online sources to get unabridged Hindu Scriptures or to learn Hinduism?](https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/q/15424/3500) | Gita Press Gorakhpur is an online site that offers books on Indian Religion and Mythology at unbelievable prices. You should check that out. |
19,356 | There are many versions of Vedanta available and most of them have drastic differences and contradictions.
**So is Vedanta is a loosely coined term or does it have a concrete definition?**
**What is its relation to the philosophy?**
If veda-anta is something **beyond/other** than the Vedas then it cannot be called as **vedanta** at all.
**Further, there are no divisions such ad Veda-aadi, veda-madhya then how come we have something like veda-anta?**
If its a part of the Vedas then these philosophies also form the part of the so called KarmakAnda. | 2017/07/04 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/19356",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/7853/"
] | **Markandeya Purana;**
[Here](http://www.pushpak.de/markandeya/markandeya_en.pdf) is Markandeya Purana unabridged in English.
[And from here](https://ia801000.us.archive.org/2/items/markandeyapurana/markandeya_purana_hindi.pdf) you can get it in Sanskrit-Hindi (Sanskrit original slokas with their Hindi translations).
**Devi Bhagavatam**
From [this page](http://www.astrojyoti.com/devibhagavatamindex.htm) you can read it in unabridged English translated by Swami Vijñanananda.
**Some other Puranas that have information on Goddess Durga.**
As is well known Durga Puja is quite famous in Bengal. And here they follow mainly four Puranas for the worship procedures apart from following the Agama scriptures. And, they are:
1) Devi Bhagavata 2) Markandeya Purana 3) Kalika Purana and 4) Brinnandikeswara Purana.
Of which , the last two are considered as upapurans. So, apart from the Markandeya Purana and the Devi Bhagavatam, the two upapuranas i mentioned also contain a lot of information on Devi Durga but i think it is hard to find them online. | Gita Press Gorakhpur is an online site that offers books on Indian Religion and Mythology at unbelievable prices. You should check that out. |
28,584 | The Nintendo 64 controller's Control Stick seems to have paved the way for the analog sticks adopted by all major game consoles ever since. You can tell, too, because it really rather sucked compared to the others.
It wore out quickly, acquiring a large zone\* where it could wiggle freely, usually within the stick's unresponsive dead zone, but occasionally exceeding it and causing undesired input. There was also that white residue that built up in the well it stuck out of, which I never could figure out whether was scrapings from the stick itself, or some kind of lubricant escaping to the surface of the mechanism.
It's obviously visibly different from most other analog sticks; the stick itself descended all the way down into the mechanism, while most others that came after had a small nub attached to a larger rotating sphere.
So if there's anyone out there familiar with controller design, tell me: What was it, mechanically speaking, that Nintendo didn't do quite right the first time? What all goes on down there inside analog sticks?
---
\* EDIT: I originally conflated the dead zone, where the stick doesn't respond to movement, with the "wiggle zone", where the stick moved freely after wear and tear. I've now fixed it above. | 2011/08/24 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/28584",
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] | The N64 analog stick is extremely unusual. It does not use [potentiometers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer), as most other platforms (i.e. playstation controller), but instead used a geared-up digital [incremental rotary encoders](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_encoder#Incremental_rotary_encoder).
This is also why you have to have the control stick centered when the system turns on. Since the stick mechanism has no concept of "centered", the N64 assumes that whatever position the control stick is in when the system is turned on is "center".
As the gearing wore down, the play of the controller progressively increased.
[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64_controller):
>
> The N64 Analog stick does not use analog potentiometers. It uses light emitting diodes and photo detectors controlled by sensor wheels. The sensor wheels are plastic hubs which produce a shutter effect allowing for an accurate direct digital read. The sensor wheels give direct correlation to the stick position compared to potentiometers which can change resistance values over time. However gameplay function of the stick itself is not on or off digital, but analog in a sense, the more the stick is pushed the faster a game character would walk to run.
>
>
> The analog stick was prone to some long-term reliability issues. If used excessively, the stick became "loose", which means it will not fully return to center position, which may render gameplay more difficult by giving unintended, non-user input to the system. This loosening can be caused by rotating it intensively - a common practice in games like Mario Party where it offers an advantage for some mini-games.
>
>
> | I'm not sure how the old N64 analog joysticks worked, but the newer ones are often built using two potentiometers at right-angles with one-another, where the joystick is constrained by two guides that are actually connected to the wiper. Perhaps they use a part like in the following image, which even includes a switch when you press down on the stick (common in controllers nowadays).
Source: [Digi-Key](http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=252A103B60NB-ND)
The large sphere you see in newer controllers is simply a sort of bezel that covers that all up, and the radius is fairly large to accommodate the whole joystick package. Potentiometers give an analog voltage which is then converted into a number by the controller. If built well so there is minimal backlash, they can be extremely sensitive, so there is a programmed dead-zone where it will just assume it's at the neutral position (e.g. if the numbers are between 505 and 519 when ideally center is 512) and give no output. Controllers will often calibrate themselves on power-up to determine what's "center".
But I digress. As you point out the N64 joystick has a much smaller 'ball', the volume of the mechanics is probably much smaller, and the mechanical advantage (MA) is much higher. With a higher MA, any slop in the system will be amplified, and the effective dead zone (part of the controller's programming) will be amplified. Other answers have mentioned that it doesn't use pots at all, but those principles still hold. |
20,083 | What are the general rules relating to address fields and others. I only store password in encrypted form, the rest are not. Email is also used during login. Can someone give me a suggestion related to
* email
* address
* city
* zip codes
and others you may thing of. I am the only admin at this point and no one else is viewing any record. What should be standard?
As a side question, should I store address no matter what (or optional) since the website is about buying stuff? | 2011/09/24 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/20083",
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] | Assuming you're dealing with the US, addresses are fairly public. The only real privacy concern is matching addresses to individuals -- and I don't think that an email address alone (at least, from what you've shared with us of your schema) is enough to present that risk. I work for SmartyStreets where we handle a *lot* of address data (standardizing, verifying, etc).
Consequently, we maintain a database that stores millions of official USPS-supplied address records. We take privacy seriously. I don't think, though, that there's a need in your case to actually encrypt all of those fields. As Jason said, if you later wanted to query that data for a search, performance will probably nosedive unless it's done right.
By the way, if you're collecting addresses (especially for a customer database), you will want to verify that they are correct; I suggest a service like [LiveAddress](http://www.smartystreets.com/Products/LiveAddress-API/). There's also services to process existing databases for you. | I would not encrypt any of that data from the application, which is what I expect you are talking about. Encrypting data like that slows things down and makes some tasks *very* difficult (like doing a query to search or sort on any of hat data).
Instead I would look at encrypting at the database level. Let the DBMS handle the encryption so that your application can be free to do what it needs to do, but if the DB is compromised, then the data is safe.
NOTE: This would *NOT* prevent someone from exploiting a SQL injection attack to get unencrypted data. Keep that in mind, but if you write your SQL properly, that should not be a problem.
I cannot answer your question about whether or not address should be required. I would think that if you are doing online commerce that you would need it (most CC providers would require it for verification processes, I think). I suppose you could make it optional *until* they purchase something. |
70,571,654 | Using a neural network (LSTM) I'm making an objective features prediction (I have multiple features). Good accuracy is observed during operation. But can I show the effect of any feature on the target feature?
For example, I am predicting a user purchase on a site and want to estimate the impact of a discount on a purchase. That is, to show that such and such a discount will or will not be such a purchase. How to do this using an existing neural network for prediction? | 2022/01/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/70571654",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17366755/"
] | Neural Networks are **black box** models, they do not provide explanation for their decisions. Answer to such a question is essentially a whole research area. | There are indeed techniques to get insights like that for a already **trained** model.
You can start with
* **Partial Dependence Plots** (will show you how a change in your feature's value will effect the target variable). A great explanation can be found here: <https://www.kaggle.com/dansbecker/partial-dependence-plots>
* **Permutation Importance** (will show you how important the feature is for the model to make its prediction). A great explanation can be found here: <https://www.kaggle.com/dansbecker/permutation-importance> |
6,568 | I have painted my object with vertex-color on vertex-paint. How can I make the color visible in object-mode or edit-mode.
Meaning, how do I implement the vertex-color onto my faces so that I can see them on object-mode or edit-mode? | 2014/01/27 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/6568",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/2248/"
] | In 3D View, hit `N` to bring up the right panel, then enale Textured Solid.
Now in Object Mode and Edit Mode, you will see the vertex colors.
EDIT: This appears to only work with Blender Render. | The vertex color is show in **3D View** depending of your **Viewport Shading**
One menu next to where you choose *Edit Mode*, *Object Mode*, *Vertex Paint*, etc., the icons look like spheres showing different textures. You can switch between them. To see your vertex paint, **Texture** is needed.
If you need vertex paint on your renders, it's another story
(*Vertex Color Paint* in *Properties Editor > Materials > Options*). |
328,642 | >
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KV4hn.png)
>
>
>
I woke up this morning to find that I suffered a massive drop in reputation points across the network because lots of users had been removed.
What happened to those users? Was there a database cleanup? | 2019/05/25 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/328642",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/3834/"
] | There's no such thing as a database cleanup that would affect reputation, because we don't automatically delete profiles that have voted.
One or more users deleted their profiles, and there's really not anything further we can discuss about the topic for privacy reasons. | I've checked the reputation of many users on ***Super User***. Even the Top three of this month have gone through a negative reputation change on account of user removal.
So, as @animuson stated, probably a user or more having accounts in your and Evan's Stack Exchange sites might have got removed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PaO4V.png)
These are from ***Politics Beta***
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oEEdh.png)
These are from ***Database Administrators***
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X5LTQ.png)
Also I observed that most of the users who have undergone negative reputation changes were somehow there on the sites for a long time and new users have not faced it. So probably the removed user(s) might have not posted any question(s) in the past couple of months. |
328,642 | >
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KV4hn.png)
>
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>
I woke up this morning to find that I suffered a massive drop in reputation points across the network because lots of users had been removed.
What happened to those users? Was there a database cleanup? | 2019/05/25 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/328642",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/3834/"
] | The votes may have been reversed because the user was determined to have been engaging in voting fraud.
According to the [latest documentation on how the decision is made to preserve votes for deleted users](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/268608/377214), reputation is *not* checked when the system decides to field a voluntary deletion request to employees for potential vote preservation, only the user's votes are:
>
> * There are two thresholds:
>
>
> 1. Number of votes cast by the user being deleted
> 2. Number of people affected significantly by those votesThe exact values of those thresholds don't particularly matter; they're pretty low, but not so low that you could hit them easily while still hiding fraudulent activity.
> * If either threshold is exceeded, deletion is held up until someone reviews it. Otherwise, deletion proceeds and any votes are discarded.
> * If, during review, it becomes apparent that the user is *or ever was* involved in voting fraud, the votes are discarded as they would normally be.
> * Otherwise, the votes are preserved.
>
>
>
Based on the posts I've seen (and the fact that I've also been affected by the same user's deletion), it seems that both the numbers mentioned in the first bullet are high, enough to cross the "low" thresholds, thus fielding the account to system administrators for potential vote preservation.
The third bullet states that even if the user would qualify for vote preservation, their votes can still be invalidated if it is determined that the user has been engaging in voting fraud. Based on the public evidence, this is one thing that may have happened here.
It's also possible that the user wasn't deleted voluntarily, but by a Stack Exchange employee (as it was network-wide); note that if a moderator or employee deletes a user, their votes are *always* invalidated, and vote preservation only comes into play if the user voluntarily requests deletion.
A couple clarifications:
* Note that while the text above does imply that users who have engaged in voting fraud are *forever* precluded from having their votes preserved if they later request deletion, this is in fact [not the case](https://chat.meta.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/7717086#7717086): users who engage in small serial voting in their early years then later go on to become constructive users can still potentially have their votes preserved if they later request deletion.
* The idea that reputation is the main criterion that the system uses to potentially have votes preserved can be traced back to [this (speculative?) edit](https://meta.stackexchange.com/revisions/126471/7) to an FAQ, which just got copied as-is into the help center page. The help center page's statement that votes are preserved if the user "has a very high reputation score" is **incorrect**, per the above quoted answer and [this recent clarification](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/328648/377214). (**Update:** The help page has since been edited to correctly state the criteria for kicking deletions into staff review.) | I've checked the reputation of many users on ***Super User***. Even the Top three of this month have gone through a negative reputation change on account of user removal.
So, as @animuson stated, probably a user or more having accounts in your and Evan's Stack Exchange sites might have got removed.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PaO4V.png)
These are from ***Politics Beta***
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oEEdh.png)
These are from ***Database Administrators***
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X5LTQ.png)
Also I observed that most of the users who have undergone negative reputation changes were somehow there on the sites for a long time and new users have not faced it. So probably the removed user(s) might have not posted any question(s) in the past couple of months. |
38,090 | I'm building a website in which the people upload videos and photos. It is more about people's life than fine art photography, kind of an electronic album. I have to design my logo. How can I represent this idea as an iconic logo? I know it is very important to capture the meaning of the company / website into the logo. I know it also has to be simple, which actually complicates the design much more.
**I made a camera icon. What do you think?**
What ideas do you guys have? What figures / objects can I include in my logo for it to represent the web without being very realist (so better flat)?
Hint: the brand name starts with an L. I thought maybe I could transform the mountain to look like an L a little inclined, and keep the sun. Add to it some color? What do you think?
 | 2014/09/02 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/38090",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/29299/"
] | >
> I know it is very important to capture the meaning of the company / website into the logo.
>
>
>
This is false. A logo doesn't have to do any of that. In fact, it's usually not fair that it carry that burden.
Rather, a logo is simply a way to uniquely identify your company or product. What your company or product does is communicated by a much larger collection of branding elements above and beyond the logo itself.
The oft-quoted Paul Rand is worth quoting yet again:
>
> A logo is a flag, a signature, an escutcheon.
>
>
> A logo doesn’t sell (directly), it identifies.
>
>
> A logo is rarely a description of a business.
>
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> A logo derives its meaning from the quality of the thing it symbolizes, not the other way around.
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>
> A logo is less important than the product it signifies; what it means is more important than what it looks like.
>
>
>
<http://www.paul-rand.com/foundation/thoughts_logosflags/> | To me, if it's about someone's life, people should play a larger role if the icon is to be about photography
Mountains and a sun don't convey "life" to me at all. They convey "landscape" photo.
Use of a camera or aperture would convey photography - not the person behind the camera.
While a camera is certainly in use, and people do take photos of landscapes, I wouldn't place those elements as important if trying to portray "life" in general.
Off the top of my head..... I see people figures with green "face detect" rectangles. Or someone taking a selfie, or a person taking photo of a group of others. Or just a group of people who appear to be having fun. The photos which seem to have the largest "life" or emotional attachment to most are of people in some way. |
27,927 | I am currently announcing 8 /24 Subnets over BGP. I am planning to move our servers to a other datacenter, but i want to keep all IPs.
Is it possible that i announce the prefixes on 2 locations and tell that traffic from IP 1.1.1.1 should go to location A and traffic from IP 1.1.1.2 should go to location B?
There is no direct connection between the 2 datacenters, no traffic exchanger is possible.
Location A isnt stable, there are nearly everyday network problems. Location B is stable and should not get disturbed because of location A.
I know i can announce the prefix on multiple locations, but then the shorter path will be used. I need a way to tell other routers that the IP X is on location A and IP Y is on location B.
What would be the best way to perform this using BGP? | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/27927",
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/users/23010/"
] | Possible script:
1. Move every /24 prefix in BGP one at a time.
2. Before moving the first /24 prefix, establish an IP tunnel between the two locations.
3. When you need to move one IP of a given /24 prefix, make location A to forward that address (a /32 route) thru the tunnel to location B.
4. As soon as every address from one /24 prefix is going to location B via tunnel, move its BGP prefix announcement from location A to B.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 for every /24 prefix.
6. Bring down the tunnel. | What you can do is advertise the prefix to a second ISP and then monitor if the prefix propagates to at least part of the rest of the world. (Some networks will prefer the path over your first ISP; this is normal.) Then ask your first ISP to stop advertising the prefix, and make sure that they propagate your own advertisement through them. |
36,988 | I have recently acquired a small child. I need to name them. Actually, I already have. I need you to remember it. But how memorable would it be if I just *told* you the name? Not very. Therefore, I have devised a picture from which you must derive their name!
disclaimer: none of this intro is real and is just padding
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NfulP.png)
There is a definite answer, and I hope you may come to find it. I will release hints if many require it.
Hint:
>
> The picture is minimal, but everything and its placement is key.
>
>
> | 2016/07/04 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/36988",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/7307/"
] | >
> Matthew
>
> German -> Serman -> Sermon -> Sermon on the Mount
>
>
> | Is the answer:
>
> Snow
>
>
>
So the body of the person on the picture is clearly a German flag.
Thus, I took the G of the eye to mean Germany.
Here's a map of the area around Germany:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H6OhQ.gif)
As you can see, the nearest country to the right of Germany that begins with an S is Slovakia. In between them (the center of the person) lies the Czech Republic.
We now move to the other part of the picture, the thing the person is standing on.
I took this to signify a mountain of some kind.
Using the help of Google like a real puzzle-solving veteran, I discovered the name of the tallest mountain in the Czech Republic: Sněžka.
Sněžka means snow, hence, my answer. |
36,988 | I have recently acquired a small child. I need to name them. Actually, I already have. I need you to remember it. But how memorable would it be if I just *told* you the name? Not very. Therefore, I have devised a picture from which you must derive their name!
disclaimer: none of this intro is real and is just padding
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NfulP.png)
There is a definite answer, and I hope you may come to find it. I will release hints if many require it.
Hint:
>
> The picture is minimal, but everything and its placement is key.
>
>
> | 2016/07/04 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/36988",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/7307/"
] | The colour implies he's German, and he's standing on top of a mountain.
The German word for "mountaineer" is "bergsteiger", but you've moved the "s" away from the "g".
>
> His name is Berg Steiger.
>
>
> | Is the answer:
>
> Snow
>
>
>
So the body of the person on the picture is clearly a German flag.
Thus, I took the G of the eye to mean Germany.
Here's a map of the area around Germany:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H6OhQ.gif)
As you can see, the nearest country to the right of Germany that begins with an S is Slovakia. In between them (the center of the person) lies the Czech Republic.
We now move to the other part of the picture, the thing the person is standing on.
I took this to signify a mountain of some kind.
Using the help of Google like a real puzzle-solving veteran, I discovered the name of the tallest mountain in the Czech Republic: Sněžka.
Sněžka means snow, hence, my answer. |
36,988 | I have recently acquired a small child. I need to name them. Actually, I already have. I need you to remember it. But how memorable would it be if I just *told* you the name? Not very. Therefore, I have devised a picture from which you must derive their name!
disclaimer: none of this intro is real and is just padding
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NfulP.png)
There is a definite answer, and I hope you may come to find it. I will release hints if many require it.
Hint:
>
> The picture is minimal, but everything and its placement is key.
>
>
> | 2016/07/04 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/36988",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/7307/"
] | Is the answer:
>
> Snow
>
>
>
So the body of the person on the picture is clearly a German flag.
Thus, I took the G of the eye to mean Germany.
Here's a map of the area around Germany:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H6OhQ.gif)
As you can see, the nearest country to the right of Germany that begins with an S is Slovakia. In between them (the center of the person) lies the Czech Republic.
We now move to the other part of the picture, the thing the person is standing on.
I took this to signify a mountain of some kind.
Using the help of Google like a real puzzle-solving veteran, I discovered the name of the tallest mountain in the Czech Republic: Sněžka.
Sněžka means snow, hence, my answer. | >
> **G**ipfel**S**türmer
>
>
>
> Gip•fel•stür•mer
>
> **Definition:** Conquerer of a/the peak
> **Origin:** German
>
>
> |
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