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127,450 | I work as a developer in the UK but I am from another country. I have been working for the same company for nearly two years now.
The thing is that I am a bit tired of living here and I really want to go back to my country. I tempted to gather my manager and explain this to him and see if there is a possibility to wor... | 2019/01/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/127450",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/78013/"
] | You can always ask. I've personally had success doing this in the past. If you're a valued employee, it will often be easier for them to be flexible on this sort of arrangement rather than hire someone new. To me, the key is to consider your employers' potential questions and come up with good answers. Some examples wo... | When you ask, three pieces of advice
* Don't whine
* Don't whine
and most importantly
* Don't whine
Be very careful that you don't give any "reasons" that you "want or need" to move to another country.
Nobody cares if you are homesick or whatever else. Nobody cares about your reasons.
They just want to know that ... |
29,210,027 | With the latest version of Google Chrome (Versión 41.0.2272.101 (64-bit)) running on MacOSX Yosemite, when I resize the address bar I loose the bar and I've to restart Google Chrome.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMKfWONS_FI>
It's a really bad thing when you've to develop web applications for small devices.
Any i... | 2015/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29210027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1051277/"
] | There is the official bug thread for this issue:
<https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=8663>
Apparently, for some users the following solved the issue:
1. Open Chrome Settings
2. Select "Show Advanced Settings"
3. Scroll down to "System"
4. Un-check "Use hardware acceleration when available"
**[UP... | btw i found a solution or at least the problem to this one:
In [my case](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29082758/chrome-addressbar-invisible) i had too many plugins installed, and when i resized the browser to a minimum the plugins took away all of the space from the addressbar. therefore it got sort of invisibl... |
29,210,027 | With the latest version of Google Chrome (Versión 41.0.2272.101 (64-bit)) running on MacOSX Yosemite, when I resize the address bar I loose the bar and I've to restart Google Chrome.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMKfWONS_FI>
It's a really bad thing when you've to develop web applications for small devices.
Any i... | 2015/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29210027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1051277/"
] | There is the official bug thread for this issue:
<https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=8663>
Apparently, for some users the following solved the issue:
1. Open Chrome Settings
2. Select "Show Advanced Settings"
3. Scroll down to "System"
4. Un-check "Use hardware acceleration when available"
**[UP... | Google knows about this. I submitted the question on their community forums where there were tons of questions when the little double arrow that allowed you to resize the address bar on Chrome suddenly disappeared. They never answered, not even when I submitted a feedback. I found someone who gave a solution using the ... |
29,210,027 | With the latest version of Google Chrome (Versión 41.0.2272.101 (64-bit)) running on MacOSX Yosemite, when I resize the address bar I loose the bar and I've to restart Google Chrome.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMKfWONS_FI>
It's a really bad thing when you've to develop web applications for small devices.
Any i... | 2015/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29210027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1051277/"
] | btw i found a solution or at least the problem to this one:
In [my case](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29082758/chrome-addressbar-invisible) i had too many plugins installed, and when i resized the browser to a minimum the plugins took away all of the space from the addressbar. therefore it got sort of invisibl... | Google knows about this. I submitted the question on their community forums where there were tons of questions when the little double arrow that allowed you to resize the address bar on Chrome suddenly disappeared. They never answered, not even when I submitted a feedback. I found someone who gave a solution using the ... |
43,769 | I want to set up a new website where I'm planing to post content from different mystics/spiritual authors(most of them dead). The content is from various sources but most of them from books that I bought from amazon. The important thing is that I'll be posting only particular parts of books (grabbing parts ranging 1-5 ... | 2013/02/16 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/43769",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/23424/"
] | Normally in this day and age the publishers of books are the ones with the copyright holders and not the author. It might of been different back then so its worth checking.
My person opinion is most publishers will not mind as long as your not CITING the entire book and in some way promoting their book but this doesn... | Short answer: that's illegal.
Long answer: that's illegal, but how likely do you think it is the copyright holders (not necessarily the authors) will pursue you for copyright infringement?
The tricky bit is if/when you decide to stick ads on your site. Are you making money off their copyrighted intellectual property ... |
43,769 | I want to set up a new website where I'm planing to post content from different mystics/spiritual authors(most of them dead). The content is from various sources but most of them from books that I bought from amazon. The important thing is that I'll be posting only particular parts of books (grabbing parts ranging 1-5 ... | 2013/02/16 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/43769",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/23424/"
] | I am not a lawyer, but posting 1-5 pages without any commentary on them seems a lot to me. There was this copyright troll [Right Haven](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Righthaven) that would sue even in the case of fair use. Luckily the company is no more.
Any advice on this question would largely depend a lot on where y... | Short answer: that's illegal.
Long answer: that's illegal, but how likely do you think it is the copyright holders (not necessarily the authors) will pursue you for copyright infringement?
The tricky bit is if/when you decide to stick ads on your site. Are you making money off their copyrighted intellectual property ... |
87,087 | When working with electronics, it is quite easy to regulate current with a resistor, potentiometer, switcher, etc.
But take a simple high power application such as an electric stove. What method is used to control the current through the burners. They couldn't possibly use a variable resistor because the heat generate... | 2013/10/31 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/87087",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/30020/"
] | simple electric ovens use simple temperature control usually using something like a bimetallic strip (you can here them click in and out) where the dial is used to set the point of electrical contact that will then provide electrical power to the heating elements.
the result is more of a hysteric control with a very l... | For my practical testing, I use a high power resistor.
Something like these. However this is only for output loads.
But, when it comes to applications to minimize losses. You can use a High Power MOSFET or transistor for switching(with Heat sinks).... |
87,087 | When working with electronics, it is quite easy to regulate current with a resistor, potentiometer, switcher, etc.
But take a simple high power application such as an electric stove. What method is used to control the current through the burners. They couldn't possibly use a variable resistor because the heat generate... | 2013/10/31 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/87087",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/30020/"
] | simple electric ovens use simple temperature control usually using something like a bimetallic strip (you can here them click in and out) where the dial is used to set the point of electrical contact that will then provide electrical power to the heating elements.
the result is more of a hysteric control with a very l... | Electric ovens and Stove top burners regulate the heat by turning the heating element on or off using a Relay. In my house if you listen closely you can hear the relay on the circuit board click on and off. Again the typical household electric stove heating elements are either on or off.
In larger applications a Thyri... |
87,087 | When working with electronics, it is quite easy to regulate current with a resistor, potentiometer, switcher, etc.
But take a simple high power application such as an electric stove. What method is used to control the current through the burners. They couldn't possibly use a variable resistor because the heat generate... | 2013/10/31 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/87087",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/30020/"
] | simple electric ovens use simple temperature control usually using something like a bimetallic strip (you can here them click in and out) where the dial is used to set the point of electrical contact that will then provide electrical power to the heating elements.
the result is more of a hysteric control with a very l... | [Pulse-width modulation (PWM)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation) switching allows to reduce losses in the control circuitry. The switch element (transistor, thyristor, and such) is either
* Fully on. Large current is flowing. The voltage drop across across the switch is low. Power loss on the switch... |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | We used jira for a while and I just loaded it into a fluid instance.
<http://fluidapp.com>
It is an app that lets you isolate a website into its own browser. | Not exactly lightweight, but it's free (and the underlying technology is open source): Atlassian Eclipse Connector
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/IDEPLUGIN/Installing+the+Eclipse+Connector>
If you're already using Eclipse, it would fit in nicely with your existing setup. |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | We used jira for a while and I just loaded it into a fluid instance.
<http://fluidapp.com>
It is an app that lets you isolate a website into its own browser. | I would give Fluid app a vote instead.
I personally tried Bee, doesn't meet my requirements and it looks pretty incomplete. |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | We used jira for a while and I just loaded it into a fluid instance.
<http://fluidapp.com>
It is an app that lets you isolate a website into its own browser. | Jira now has a Jira Cloud for Mac app.
<https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/mac> |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | I'm also amazed that so little alternatives exist for this. My problem is tracking the time, not the issues boards, so i'm building a plain simple tool for that. The way it works is when you finish a task you open the app from the status bar and write some details of what you've done, and that's all. You will have this... | I use the jira in webstorm. You can try it. |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | We used jira for a while and I just loaded it into a fluid instance.
<http://fluidapp.com>
It is an app that lets you isolate a website into its own browser. | I use the jira in webstorm. You can try it. |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | I'm also amazed that so little alternatives exist for this. My problem is tracking the time, not the issues boards, so i'm building a plain simple tool for that. The way it works is when you finish a task you open the app from the status bar and write some details of what you've done, and that's all. You will have this... | Jira now has a Jira Cloud for Mac app.
<https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/mac> |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | I would give Fluid app a vote instead.
I personally tried Bee, doesn't meet my requirements and it looks pretty incomplete. | I use the jira in webstorm. You can try it. |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | I'm also amazed that so little alternatives exist for this. My problem is tracking the time, not the issues boards, so i'm building a plain simple tool for that. The way it works is when you finish a task you open the app from the status bar and write some details of what you've done, and that's all. You will have this... | I would give Fluid app a vote instead.
I personally tried Bee, doesn't meet my requirements and it looks pretty incomplete. |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | I would give Fluid app a vote instead.
I personally tried Bee, doesn't meet my requirements and it looks pretty incomplete. | Not exactly lightweight, but it's free (and the underlying technology is open source): Atlassian Eclipse Connector
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/IDEPLUGIN/Installing+the+Eclipse+Connector>
If you're already using Eclipse, it would fit in nicely with your existing setup. |
155,683 | Does anyone know of any good desktop [applications](/questions/tagged/applications "show questions tagged 'applications'") for Atlassian JIRA, preferably free/open-source?
---
### Possible solutions I found:
>
> [Majic](http://erikhinterbichler.com/apps/majic/)
> -------------------------------------------------
> ... | 2014/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/155683",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/65956/"
] | Not exactly lightweight, but it's free (and the underlying technology is open source): Atlassian Eclipse Connector
<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/IDEPLUGIN/Installing+the+Eclipse+Connector>
If you're already using Eclipse, it would fit in nicely with your existing setup. | I use the jira in webstorm. You can try it. |
31,026 | There is a Catholic Church near where I lived called "**Mary Queen of the Universe**" [(Link)](http://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/).
It seems from their website it's a shrine for Mary. The name of this does not make much sense to me if it is a Christian church.
How is she the Queen of the Universe? I have never seen ... | 2014/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/13766/"
] | Mary is the Queen of Universe because Christ is the King of Universe.
To understand her Queenship, one must understand how who the Queen of the Davidic Kingdom in the Old Testament Jewish monarchy was. It was the Queen Mother. The Kings had many wives, none of whom could be called Queen. That honor was reserved for th... | The Wikipedia page about [the church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Mary,_Queen_of_the_Universe#History) explains:
>
> The use of the title "Mary, Queen of the Universe" is drawn from section 59 of [*Lumen Gentium*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_Gentium), the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church issu... |
31,026 | There is a Catholic Church near where I lived called "**Mary Queen of the Universe**" [(Link)](http://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/).
It seems from their website it's a shrine for Mary. The name of this does not make much sense to me if it is a Christian church.
How is she the Queen of the Universe? I have never seen ... | 2014/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/13766/"
] | The Wikipedia page about [the church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Mary,_Queen_of_the_Universe#History) explains:
>
> The use of the title "Mary, Queen of the Universe" is drawn from section 59 of [*Lumen Gentium*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_Gentium), the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church issu... | This is a traditional title of Mary in respect of her Assumption into Heaven. It does not imply that she is in any sense above, or even equal to, God. Here is one thing that the *Catechism of the Catholic Church* says about Mary in this regard:
>
> "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of orig... |
31,026 | There is a Catholic Church near where I lived called "**Mary Queen of the Universe**" [(Link)](http://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/).
It seems from their website it's a shrine for Mary. The name of this does not make much sense to me if it is a Christian church.
How is she the Queen of the Universe? I have never seen ... | 2014/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/13766/"
] | The Wikipedia page about [the church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Mary,_Queen_of_the_Universe#History) explains:
>
> The use of the title "Mary, Queen of the Universe" is drawn from section 59 of [*Lumen Gentium*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_Gentium), the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church issu... | Not to over simplify but isn't the mother of the "King" always a Queen? God, master and creator of the universe, chose one woman in whom to sow his seed. From this spiritual union came the incarnation of the God-man Jesus who is the King of kings. |
31,026 | There is a Catholic Church near where I lived called "**Mary Queen of the Universe**" [(Link)](http://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/).
It seems from their website it's a shrine for Mary. The name of this does not make much sense to me if it is a Christian church.
How is she the Queen of the Universe? I have never seen ... | 2014/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/13766/"
] | Mary is the Queen of Universe because Christ is the King of Universe.
To understand her Queenship, one must understand how who the Queen of the Davidic Kingdom in the Old Testament Jewish monarchy was. It was the Queen Mother. The Kings had many wives, none of whom could be called Queen. That honor was reserved for th... | This is a traditional title of Mary in respect of her Assumption into Heaven. It does not imply that she is in any sense above, or even equal to, God. Here is one thing that the *Catechism of the Catholic Church* says about Mary in this regard:
>
> "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of orig... |
31,026 | There is a Catholic Church near where I lived called "**Mary Queen of the Universe**" [(Link)](http://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/).
It seems from their website it's a shrine for Mary. The name of this does not make much sense to me if it is a Christian church.
How is she the Queen of the Universe? I have never seen ... | 2014/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/13766/"
] | Mary is the Queen of Universe because Christ is the King of Universe.
To understand her Queenship, one must understand how who the Queen of the Davidic Kingdom in the Old Testament Jewish monarchy was. It was the Queen Mother. The Kings had many wives, none of whom could be called Queen. That honor was reserved for th... | Not to over simplify but isn't the mother of the "King" always a Queen? God, master and creator of the universe, chose one woman in whom to sow his seed. From this spiritual union came the incarnation of the God-man Jesus who is the King of kings. |
31,026 | There is a Catholic Church near where I lived called "**Mary Queen of the Universe**" [(Link)](http://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/).
It seems from their website it's a shrine for Mary. The name of this does not make much sense to me if it is a Christian church.
How is she the Queen of the Universe? I have never seen ... | 2014/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/31026",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/13766/"
] | This is a traditional title of Mary in respect of her Assumption into Heaven. It does not imply that she is in any sense above, or even equal to, God. Here is one thing that the *Catechism of the Catholic Church* says about Mary in this regard:
>
> "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of orig... | Not to over simplify but isn't the mother of the "King" always a Queen? God, master and creator of the universe, chose one woman in whom to sow his seed. From this spiritual union came the incarnation of the God-man Jesus who is the King of kings. |
126,801 | The phrase "Twice yet, carle, I'll come to Spain!" occurs in the obscure fairy tale [Molly Whuppie](http://sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com/2006/11/obscure-fairy-tale-molly-whuppie.html?m=1) ([more original version?](http://www.kayfabe.com/?p=1724)) after a princess tricks a giant by stealing his sword. Contextually:
>
> ... | 2013/09/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/126801",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Standard fairy tale promise. "I'll be baaack"
Many fairy tales have things come in three.
She knows that the king will ask something impossible for each of his sons and there are three of them. | *Carle* is a form of *churl*, a mildly insulting form of address, perhaps similar to 'My lad'. And *yet* meaning 'in the future' isn't all that uncommon: "The car's broken down and the railway's on strike, but don't worry, boss, I'll get to work yet!" |
126,801 | The phrase "Twice yet, carle, I'll come to Spain!" occurs in the obscure fairy tale [Molly Whuppie](http://sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com/2006/11/obscure-fairy-tale-molly-whuppie.html?m=1) ([more original version?](http://www.kayfabe.com/?p=1724)) after a princess tricks a giant by stealing his sword. Contextually:
>
> ... | 2013/09/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/126801",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | It's quoting the epic poem The Song Of Roland about Charlemagne going into Spain to fight the Muslims | Standard fairy tale promise. "I'll be baaack"
Many fairy tales have things come in three.
She knows that the king will ask something impossible for each of his sons and there are three of them. |
126,801 | The phrase "Twice yet, carle, I'll come to Spain!" occurs in the obscure fairy tale [Molly Whuppie](http://sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com/2006/11/obscure-fairy-tale-molly-whuppie.html?m=1) ([more original version?](http://www.kayfabe.com/?p=1724)) after a princess tricks a giant by stealing his sword. Contextually:
>
> ... | 2013/09/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/126801",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | It's quoting the epic poem The Song Of Roland about Charlemagne going into Spain to fight the Muslims | *Carle* is a form of *churl*, a mildly insulting form of address, perhaps similar to 'My lad'. And *yet* meaning 'in the future' isn't all that uncommon: "The car's broken down and the railway's on strike, but don't worry, boss, I'll get to work yet!" |
14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/14470",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | In general, when you apply for a job (or rent an apartment, apply for a credit card, etc) folks want to do a background check on you to make sure you're not a felon, or a credit risk, or a thief, or someone who for whatever reason won't qualify for the role because your personal profile represents unnecessary risks to ... | While there is e-mail and phone as ways to contact someone, how do I know how local someone is when they apply for a job? If I have 100+ candidates that all meet my initial requirements, wouldn't it make sense to interview the local people first? If someone has to move this can cost in both money and time in some cases... |
14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
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Depending on your current address, this may not be a factor so there's no reason to mention it. If I thought someone would have a long commute, I would want to make sure the... |
14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
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14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
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* run a background check. I'm not sure it's even legal in Canada. We're not supposed to take a criminal record into account. Credit rating never made sense to me as a legitimate proxy for hire-ability.
* decided on someone els... |
14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
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] | In general, when you apply for a job (or rent an apartment, apply for a credit card, etc) folks want to do a background check on you to make sure you're not a felon, or a credit risk, or a thief, or someone who for whatever reason won't qualify for the role because your personal profile represents unnecessary risks to ... | Commuting to work can be a major factor in selecting a job. Either in larger cities because of traffic or in more rural areas based on distance.
Depending on your current address, this may not be a factor so there's no reason to mention it. If I thought someone would have a long commute, I would want to make sure the... |
14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
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14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/14470",
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] | In general, when you apply for a job (or rent an apartment, apply for a credit card, etc) folks want to do a background check on you to make sure you're not a felon, or a credit risk, or a thief, or someone who for whatever reason won't qualify for the role because your personal profile represents unnecessary risks to ... | Obviously employers may vary. I have hired dozens of people over the years and I have never:
* run a background check. I'm not sure it's even legal in Canada. We're not supposed to take a criminal record into account. Credit rating never made sense to me as a legitimate proxy for hire-ability.
* decided on someone els... |
14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/14470",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Obviously employers may vary. I have hired dozens of people over the years and I have never:
* run a background check. I'm not sure it's even legal in Canada. We're not supposed to take a criminal record into account. Credit rating never made sense to me as a legitimate proxy for hire-ability.
* decided on someone els... | Commuting to work can be a major factor in selecting a job. Either in larger cities because of traffic or in more rural areas based on distance.
Depending on your current address, this may not be a factor so there's no reason to mention it. If I thought someone would have a long commute, I would want to make sure the... |
14,470 | Mail era is gone. Now we contact either by email or phone, so why is it still necessary?
I have read it is to let the employer know where you live, but why is it necessary? If I'm applying for a job which is far from home is because I know I will have to relocate, isn't it obvious? | 2013/09/16 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/14470",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Obviously employers may vary. I have hired dozens of people over the years and I have never:
* run a background check. I'm not sure it's even legal in Canada. We're not supposed to take a criminal record into account. Credit rating never made sense to me as a legitimate proxy for hire-ability.
* decided on someone els... | My opinion you can put the town name. I wouldn't want to publish my full address to everyone who read my CV. In case the company offers you the job then you should give them your full address. |
583,956 | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
Here the word *to* belongs to what part of speech? | 2022/01/31 | [
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] | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
I'd say that infinitival "to" belongs to the word category (POS) 'subordinator', and its function is that of 'marker', a meaningless element that simply introduces the VP.
It functions in much the same way as the indisputable subordinators "that", as in *I know that she lent him the... | It belongs to no morphological category, that's why it is named ***a particle***.
>
> The usual definition of particle is that it is ***a word that does not clearly belong to any other word class*** - though the expression is also used for the type of adverb particle found in phrasal and phrasal prepositional verbs. ... |
583,956 | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
Here the word *to* belongs to what part of speech? | 2022/01/31 | [
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] | It belongs to no morphological category, that's why it is named ***a particle***.
>
> The usual definition of particle is that it is ***a word that does not clearly belong to any other word class*** - though the expression is also used for the type of adverb particle found in phrasal and phrasal prepositional verbs. ... | 'To' in 'to kick' is, according to Wikipedia, an infinitival particle. The infinitive 'to kick' without 'to' so just 'kick' is called the bare infinitive, whilst 'to kick' is called the full infinitive. |
583,956 | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
Here the word *to* belongs to what part of speech? | 2022/01/31 | [
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] | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
I'd say that infinitival "to" belongs to the word category (POS) 'subordinator', and its function is that of 'marker', a meaningless element that simply introduces the VP.
It functions in much the same way as the indisputable subordinators "that", as in *I know that she lent him the... | 'To' in 'to kick' is, according to Wikipedia, an infinitival particle. The infinitive 'to kick' without 'to' so just 'kick' is called the bare infinitive, whilst 'to kick' is called the full infinitive. |
583,956 | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
Here the word *to* belongs to what part of speech? | 2022/01/31 | [
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] | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
I'd say that infinitival "to" belongs to the word category (POS) 'subordinator', and its function is that of 'marker', a meaningless element that simply introduces the VP.
It functions in much the same way as the indisputable subordinators "that", as in *I know that she lent him the... | It depends on who you ask. Within the confines of traditional *parts of speech*, the present-day *to* in the infinitive may be a preposition or it may a particle.
Even in the 19th century, grammarians were wary of assigning the to-infinitive to a single part of speech. For example, if you look up *preposition* in Geor... |
583,956 | >
> *I want to go home.*
>
>
>
Here the word *to* belongs to what part of speech? | 2022/01/31 | [
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] | It depends on who you ask. Within the confines of traditional *parts of speech*, the present-day *to* in the infinitive may be a preposition or it may a particle.
Even in the 19th century, grammarians were wary of assigning the to-infinitive to a single part of speech. For example, if you look up *preposition* in Geor... | 'To' in 'to kick' is, according to Wikipedia, an infinitival particle. The infinitive 'to kick' without 'to' so just 'kick' is called the bare infinitive, whilst 'to kick' is called the full infinitive. |
4,116,952 | I'd like to use Simd in Mono, but the following code is highlighted as error in MonDevop
using Mono.Simd
I already installed the "Mono 2.8 for Windows", what else I need to install to enable Mono.Simd?
In this link
<http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Nov-03.html>
It talk about the tarbal, but after download it an ... | 2010/11/07 | [
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] | Did you add the Mono.Simd.dll to the build? MonoDevelop correctly highlights the error because in the assemblies you're using there isn't any Mono.Simd namespace.
Mono.Simd.dll is included in recent Mono releases.
As for the other answer, Mono.Simd works on any operating system on x86 and amd64, not only on Linux. | Mono.Simd only works when you run your programs on Mono runtime, on a supported operating system. If I'm not mistaken, it's currenly restricted to 32 & 64 bit Linux. Even if you manage to compile it on Windows, you won't get any speed benefit from it. |
4,116,952 | I'd like to use Simd in Mono, but the following code is highlighted as error in MonDevop
using Mono.Simd
I already installed the "Mono 2.8 for Windows", what else I need to install to enable Mono.Simd?
In this link
<http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Nov-03.html>
It talk about the tarbal, but after download it an ... | 2010/11/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4116952",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/451795/"
] | Did you add the Mono.Simd.dll to the build? MonoDevelop correctly highlights the error because in the assemblies you're using there isn't any Mono.Simd namespace.
Mono.Simd.dll is included in recent Mono releases.
As for the other answer, Mono.Simd works on any operating system on x86 and amd64, not only on Linux. | MonoDevelop for Windows runs on the .Net runtime, while the Mono.Simd.dll that comes with Mono 2.8 is installed in Mono's GAC.
You will need to Add Reference in your project to the Mono.Simd.dll that came with Mono 2.8.
It should be roughly in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mono-2.8\lib\mono\2.0\Mono.Simd.dll. |
1,493 | i use SQL server 2008 in my web application back end. Apparently i iterate through all the records from the C# code whenever there is a multiple insertion scenario. i have never tried the multple insertion using XML. And i think after reading many blogs about XML manipulation using SQL server 2008 the process is pretty... | 2011/02/28 | [
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] | The whole "inserting multiple records with XML" has pretty much been superseded by [table parameters](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb675163.aspx) in SQL Server 2008.
And mentioned in [Erland Erland Sommarskog's Arrays and Lists in SQL Server 2008](http://www.sommarskog.se/arrays-in-sql-2008.html#TVP_in_TSQL... | You might want to look into [Table-Valued Parameters](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb675163.aspx) instead. |
1,493 | i use SQL server 2008 in my web application back end. Apparently i iterate through all the records from the C# code whenever there is a multiple insertion scenario. i have never tried the multple insertion using XML. And i think after reading many blogs about XML manipulation using SQL server 2008 the process is pretty... | 2011/02/28 | [
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/1493",
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] | The whole "inserting multiple records with XML" has pretty much been superseded by [table parameters](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb675163.aspx) in SQL Server 2008.
And mentioned in [Erland Erland Sommarskog's Arrays and Lists in SQL Server 2008](http://www.sommarskog.se/arrays-in-sql-2008.html#TVP_in_TSQL... | While TVPs would be a better solution, this can be done via XML as well. I talked about it a while back in an [article and my blog](http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/back-to-basics-getting-data-from-an-xml-document/). |
746 | I have some design diagrams only on paper. Scanning them to bitmaps is easy, but I've had no luck getting useful vectors out of them. I've tried vectorizers in programs like gimp, and a few online services. Generally, I end up with enormous numbers of spurious vectors (from dust, dotted lines, text on the diagram, slig... | 2016/03/14 | [
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] | There is the capable but somewhat expensive [Scan2CAD](http://www.scan2cad.com/ "Scan2CAD").
Otherwise, if you're happy with outlines and not centre lines, scan b&w, aggressively clean up macules, mask off text, and then vectorize in potrace, autotrace, etc. Alternatively, load the bitmap at the correct resolution int... | I would recommend using something like [Paint.NET](http://www.getpaint.net/index.html) to "fix" the images before attempting to convert them to CAD.
To my knowledge, most of the Image-to-CAD applications are going to use the grayscale intensity of each pixel to get the Z-axis value. So, you can help this process by pr... |
3,153 | In [The Amazing Spider-Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/), in the post credit scene **Dr. Curt Connors** is in a jail cell and he was talking with someone, but his face was never shown in the movie due to shadows. Here is the [youtube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NDoaMxgP8) of that scene. Also, this i... | 2012/07/06 | [
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] | Having watched it again, and continuing with the Sinister Six theory I mentioned earlier, I now believe this might be the introduction of Electro.
If you'll recall, the figure appears and disappears during lightning strikes, which would be the perfect cover (and set up) for Electro.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I... | I believe he's actually talking to himself. Like he did earlier when he found out that Spiderman was Peter Parker. He had a conversation in his head about what to do.
Now that he is in his cell, I feel the filmmaker just showed it how Connors saw it in his head.
Remember, he's in a jail cell. If I remember right, wh... |
3,153 | In [The Amazing Spider-Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/), in the post credit scene **Dr. Curt Connors** is in a jail cell and he was talking with someone, but his face was never shown in the movie due to shadows. Here is the [youtube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NDoaMxgP8) of that scene. Also, this i... | 2012/07/06 | [
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] | I believe he's actually talking to himself. Like he did earlier when he found out that Spiderman was Peter Parker. He had a conversation in his head about what to do.
Now that he is in his cell, I feel the filmmaker just showed it how Connors saw it in his head.
Remember, he's in a jail cell. If I remember right, wh... | I dont think it's Norman Osborne because it wouldn't make sense. Curt is in jail, how could Norman get in there. I think it's between Dr. Connors' conscience, or it could be Peter's dad, because they never showed what happened to him. Plus, remember Peter went on a computer and looked up info about his dad, and they sa... |
3,153 | In [The Amazing Spider-Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/), in the post credit scene **Dr. Curt Connors** is in a jail cell and he was talking with someone, but his face was never shown in the movie due to shadows. Here is the [youtube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NDoaMxgP8) of that scene. Also, this i... | 2012/07/06 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3153",
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] | Well, according to [this page](http://amazingspiderman.wikia.com/wiki/Gustav_Fiers) on The Amazing Spider Man Wikia, *and* Entertainment Weekly, this is **Gustav Fiers, AKA The Gentleman**, a sinister figure with ties to Oscorp and the [Sinister Six](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_Six#Novels). From EW (about a s... | I believe he's actually talking to himself. Like he did earlier when he found out that Spiderman was Peter Parker. He had a conversation in his head about what to do.
Now that he is in his cell, I feel the filmmaker just showed it how Connors saw it in his head.
Remember, he's in a jail cell. If I remember right, wh... |
3,153 | In [The Amazing Spider-Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/), in the post credit scene **Dr. Curt Connors** is in a jail cell and he was talking with someone, but his face was never shown in the movie due to shadows. Here is the [youtube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NDoaMxgP8) of that scene. Also, this i... | 2012/07/06 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3153",
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] | Having watched it again, and continuing with the Sinister Six theory I mentioned earlier, I now believe this might be the introduction of Electro.
If you'll recall, the figure appears and disappears during lightning strikes, which would be the perfect cover (and set up) for Electro.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I... | I dont think it's Norman Osborne because it wouldn't make sense. Curt is in jail, how could Norman get in there. I think it's between Dr. Connors' conscience, or it could be Peter's dad, because they never showed what happened to him. Plus, remember Peter went on a computer and looked up info about his dad, and they sa... |
3,153 | In [The Amazing Spider-Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/), in the post credit scene **Dr. Curt Connors** is in a jail cell and he was talking with someone, but his face was never shown in the movie due to shadows. Here is the [youtube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NDoaMxgP8) of that scene. Also, this i... | 2012/07/06 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3153",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/556/"
] | Well, according to [this page](http://amazingspiderman.wikia.com/wiki/Gustav_Fiers) on The Amazing Spider Man Wikia, *and* Entertainment Weekly, this is **Gustav Fiers, AKA The Gentleman**, a sinister figure with ties to Oscorp and the [Sinister Six](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_Six#Novels). From EW (about a s... | I dont think it's Norman Osborne because it wouldn't make sense. Curt is in jail, how could Norman get in there. I think it's between Dr. Connors' conscience, or it could be Peter's dad, because they never showed what happened to him. Plus, remember Peter went on a computer and looked up info about his dad, and they sa... |
3,906,803 | What is the difference between CMSs and DMSs ? Both store date , give access to the data , where do they differ? Can apache Jack Rabbit be used in place of Alfresco ? | 2010/10/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3906803",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | I would differentiate the two based on they mutability of the data under management:
* In a Document Management System, the Documents are immutable (and often opaque) blobs created by external applications
* A Content Management system contains mutable data (the content) and provides an interface to mutate said conten... | Content management refers to a system that stores content of any type. It tends to involve a workflow (i.e. creators, editors, publishers). Content management oalso often deals with fragments of data applied to templates. For example, a template for a page may be created with editable body, sub title, title etc.
Docu... |
133,512 | In mobile, when entering text, anything under the textbox is hidden by the on screen keyboard. I was thinking of putting a "Submit" button under the textbox, but then I thought the user might not know to tap out of the textbox to dismiss the keyboard. Especially on iOS where there is no ENTER button.
So where would yo... | 2020/06/15 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/133512",
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] | iOS has a Done link that lets the user hide the keyboard. It's also becoming common for webforms to have just one input field and button per screen, so that the CTA button stays accessible. You can also experiment with CTA buttons that are always in a fixed visible position on the screen.
[![screenshot of iPhone with ... | **You can put the **SUBMIT BUTTON** wherever you find it aesthetically good.**
In my opinion: Take the example of **Screen 1** - when you will enter the app the user sees a page with 4 fields and a button at the bottom and when he clicks on phone no. or email placeholder then the keypad appears(**screen 2**). So the u... |
100,295 | I made a search for "flag of switzerland" on google and i encountered with this passage.
* *It is one of only two square sovereign-state flags, the other **being** the flag of Vatican City.*
I am unable to understand why **being** is used after the comma. I think it sould be like:
* *It is one of only two square sov... | 2016/08/11 | [
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] | ***Being*** in your first sentence is used correctly as the participle of the verb *to be* in a *present participle clause.* Another example of this usage might be:
>
> **Being** tall, I bent over to get through the door.
>
>
>
This use of **being** is seldom encountered in natural speech, but is more common in f... | In the second sentence, both phrases are complete sentences. As complete sentences the use of a comma is questionable, it is a "comma splice". Using a semicolon is possible "... sovereign-state flags; the other ..."
The first sentence, which uses an participle phrase "being the flag..." which describes "the other"
S... |
49,681 | I have a little web app that basically shows a roadmap of projects. Think your typical timeline view like this:
Each project has a date. Right now if you want to change the date of a project you double click and you get a detail popup and you can go... | 2014/01/03 | [
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] | I would do two things.
1. I assume that adding a new project requires some sort of form. Add to that form a section that lets the user push back later projects. Probably it should also let the user decide whether all later projects should be pushed back or just some of them - and then it's just a list with checkboxes ... | I think there could be usability issues with your current design.
* Dates duplicating clutters the interface. The dates are both on the timeline and within text blocks.
* Too narrow text blocks lead to bad readability.
* Bad reading pattern could lead to error in data perception:
![enter image description here](htt... |
436,994 | I know the word "belewe" from traditional astronomy as a precursor to the phrase "blue moon", also known as the "betrayer" thirteenth moon in one of every three years that would disrupt a lunar calendar lacking an intercalary unit.
**I'd like to know how properly to pronounce "belewe" ("beh-LOO"? "BEHL-yoo"?).**
**I... | 2018/03/18 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/436994",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/85429/"
] | According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the word *blue,* a loanword from "Anglo-Norman *blew, bliu, blu, blwe, bluw*", had a number of spellings that were used during the Middle English period, among them <belewe>:
>
> eME bluȝ, ME bleu, ME bleuh, ME blu, ME bluwe, ME blw, ME blyu, ME blyw, ME–15 blwe, ME–1... | [**belǽwa**](https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=YIALAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PR71) - [**be-lǽwa**](http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/003568)
Here are a few [good](http://old-engli.sh/dictionary.php) - [links](https://www.scribd.com/doc/79069901/Dictionary-of-Old-English-PDF), although I ge... |
5,343,894 | I'm looking for a way to clear only the GPS [Ephemeris](http://www.how-gps-works.com/glossary/ephemeris-data.shtml) data after getting a location.
I know in the API there is a Android.Location.reset() function. Is this the function I'm looking for?
EDIT: The concept is to simulate what happens to the GPS/location sys... | 2011/03/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5343894",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/327064/"
] | The GPS device is separate from the cpu as is its software. I know of no gps device which allows you to clear the ephemeris data. The bigger question is why would you want to do this? There seems to be no logical reason to me. | Programmatically you can't. Would it be good to let you clear that data when other apps may want to use gps? I believe it may be reset when the user reboots the phone though.
Now with a rooted phone I'm sure you could do it. |
9,206 | I play cricket every summer and have been ever since I was little. During a match I was bowling. The rule in the league I play for is
>
> If the ball is bowled (without hitting the ground) above waist height, it is a no ball.
>
>
>
Now surely, if a ball is bowled above waist height, it will not hit the wicket.
... | 2015/04/29 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/9206",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/9336/"
] | No. See [Law 24.16](http://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-24-no-ball/):
>
> When No ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any of the Laws except 33 (Handled the ball), 34 (Hit the ball twice), 37 (Obstructing the field) or 38 (Run out).
>
>
>
At least under the standard Laws of Cric... | Considering the two possibilities :
If the batsman is standing well inside the crease.Then there is no way possible for the ball to have passed the batsman above waist height and suddenly defy the laws of physics and trajectory, and decrease height mid air in such a short distance and hit the stumps.(Well, even if the ... |
9,206 | I play cricket every summer and have been ever since I was little. During a match I was bowling. The rule in the league I play for is
>
> If the ball is bowled (without hitting the ground) above waist height, it is a no ball.
>
>
>
Now surely, if a ball is bowled above waist height, it will not hit the wicket.
... | 2015/04/29 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/9206",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/9336/"
] | No. See [Law 24.16](http://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-24-no-ball/):
>
> When No ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any of the Laws except 33 (Handled the ball), 34 (Hit the ball twice), 37 (Obstructing the field) or 38 (Run out).
>
>
>
At least under the standard Laws of Cric... | It is a wicket no matter how high the ball goes, if it hits the stumps |
3,630,663 | The title of the question pretty much tells it all.
When using the java SDK provided by Crystal Reports to export a report as an Excel spread-sheet. Although the cells grow even now, only the first line is visible in the export XLS.
In the Crystal Reports UI, this is achieved by setting the 'Grow' option from the Re... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3630663",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/122003/"
] | (Entity Framework *is* an O/R Mapper.)
If you're serious about getting your hands dirty with ORM (but relatively new to that area), I highly recommend something like TekPub's videos on these topics. You'll be able to see these tools in use starting from scratch. It is a graceful introduction to some simple, but real-w... | I've had a great time using Entity Framework 4.0 (+ the CTP). I think you'd have a much easier time dealing with an ORM like that. EF4 provides *everything* you need to interoperate with MSSQL from C#/.NET. You won't have to write a single line of SQL, and it has full support for LINQ (through ObjectQuery). |
3,630,663 | The title of the question pretty much tells it all.
When using the java SDK provided by Crystal Reports to export a report as an Excel spread-sheet. Although the cells grow even now, only the first line is visible in the export XLS.
In the Crystal Reports UI, this is achieved by setting the 'Grow' option from the Re... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3630663",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/122003/"
] | I use NHibernate exclusively in my projects. I like the control and flexibility it gives me. There is a 'shortcut' called [Active Record](http://www.castleproject.org/activerecord/) that uses NHibernate under the covers but provides a really nice an simple interface to NHibernate.
NHibernate has a steep learning curve... | I've had a great time using Entity Framework 4.0 (+ the CTP). I think you'd have a much easier time dealing with an ORM like that. EF4 provides *everything* you need to interoperate with MSSQL from C#/.NET. You won't have to write a single line of SQL, and it has full support for LINQ (through ObjectQuery). |
3,630,663 | The title of the question pretty much tells it all.
When using the java SDK provided by Crystal Reports to export a report as an Excel spread-sheet. Although the cells grow even now, only the first line is visible in the export XLS.
In the Crystal Reports UI, this is achieved by setting the 'Grow' option from the Re... | 2010/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3630663",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/122003/"
] | LinqToSql is an ORM, so you are already using one. Taking LinqToSql out and replacing it with EntityFramework or NHibernate won't solve the problems you appear to be having right now.
Here are some things you should learn more about to help give you additional context:
* [AutoMapper](http://automapper.codeplex.com/)
... | I've had a great time using Entity Framework 4.0 (+ the CTP). I think you'd have a much easier time dealing with an ORM like that. EF4 provides *everything* you need to interoperate with MSSQL from C#/.NET. You won't have to write a single line of SQL, and it has full support for LINQ (through ObjectQuery). |
214,322 | In my world, I'd like to place a region of permanent forest fire, but I'm having trouble coming up with the minute details of the biome.
For example, my first idea was that it started when a lush, humid forest was exposed to a volcanic eruption, followed by a permanent but slow lava flow, lasting long enough that some... | 2021/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/214322",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90422/"
] | Yes there is a better approach
==============================
Gas pockets feeding the fire...
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rGdcw.jpg)
...or underground coal seam fires.
[![https://www.... | **Fire loops around the globe**
Your planet has its landmass as a band around the equator.
(or, alternatively, there's [almost] no open water, poles are covered in snow, leaving only the equatorial zone available to the biomass)
Somehow, there are no large rivers.
(plants still need to get moisture, and there's evapo... |
214,322 | In my world, I'd like to place a region of permanent forest fire, but I'm having trouble coming up with the minute details of the biome.
For example, my first idea was that it started when a lush, humid forest was exposed to a volcanic eruption, followed by a permanent but slow lava flow, lasting long enough that some... | 2021/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/214322",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90422/"
] | Quite a few plants - mostly trees - have evolved to [require fire to germinate](https://www.britannica.com/list/5-amazing-adaptations-of-pyrophytic-plants)! This seems like the seed of what you might need - combined with a geography that's appropriate.
Annual fires are common in several areas; but what makes them not ... | **Fire loops around the globe**
Your planet has its landmass as a band around the equator.
(or, alternatively, there's [almost] no open water, poles are covered in snow, leaving only the equatorial zone available to the biomass)
Somehow, there are no large rivers.
(plants still need to get moisture, and there's evapo... |
214,322 | In my world, I'd like to place a region of permanent forest fire, but I'm having trouble coming up with the minute details of the biome.
For example, my first idea was that it started when a lush, humid forest was exposed to a volcanic eruption, followed by a permanent but slow lava flow, lasting long enough that some... | 2021/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/214322",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90422/"
] | Yes there is a better approach
==============================
Gas pockets feeding the fire...
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rGdcw.jpg)
...or underground coal seam fires.
[! This seems like the seed of what you might need - combined with a geography that's appropriate.
Annual fires are common in several areas; but what makes them not ... |
214,322 | In my world, I'd like to place a region of permanent forest fire, but I'm having trouble coming up with the minute details of the biome.
For example, my first idea was that it started when a lush, humid forest was exposed to a volcanic eruption, followed by a permanent but slow lava flow, lasting long enough that some... | 2021/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/214322",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90422/"
] | You can't. It's simply a matter of energy input and output. The sun delivers about 700 W/m^2 to the Earth's surface. Plants convert a small fraction of that into biomass. (Photosynthesis is at best only about 5% efficient: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthetic_efficiency#Typical_efficiencies> )
A fire will con... | **Fire loops around the globe**
Your planet has its landmass as a band around the equator.
(or, alternatively, there's [almost] no open water, poles are covered in snow, leaving only the equatorial zone available to the biomass)
Somehow, there are no large rivers.
(plants still need to get moisture, and there's evapo... |
214,322 | In my world, I'd like to place a region of permanent forest fire, but I'm having trouble coming up with the minute details of the biome.
For example, my first idea was that it started when a lush, humid forest was exposed to a volcanic eruption, followed by a permanent but slow lava flow, lasting long enough that some... | 2021/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/214322",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90422/"
] | Quite a few plants - mostly trees - have evolved to [require fire to germinate](https://www.britannica.com/list/5-amazing-adaptations-of-pyrophytic-plants)! This seems like the seed of what you might need - combined with a geography that's appropriate.
Annual fires are common in several areas; but what makes them not ... | You can do one better than a permanently burning fire - a natural fission reactor. The best part? It isn't science fiction, it's history: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor>
OK, maybe "permanent" is a bit of an overstatement, the one that existed on Earth only ran for hundreds of thousands ... |
214,322 | In my world, I'd like to place a region of permanent forest fire, but I'm having trouble coming up with the minute details of the biome.
For example, my first idea was that it started when a lush, humid forest was exposed to a volcanic eruption, followed by a permanent but slow lava flow, lasting long enough that some... | 2021/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/214322",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90422/"
] | Quite a few plants - mostly trees - have evolved to [require fire to germinate](https://www.britannica.com/list/5-amazing-adaptations-of-pyrophytic-plants)! This seems like the seed of what you might need - combined with a geography that's appropriate.
Annual fires are common in several areas; but what makes them not ... | You can't. It's simply a matter of energy input and output. The sun delivers about 700 W/m^2 to the Earth's surface. Plants convert a small fraction of that into biomass. (Photosynthesis is at best only about 5% efficient: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthetic_efficiency#Typical_efficiencies> )
A fire will con... |
214,322 | In my world, I'd like to place a region of permanent forest fire, but I'm having trouble coming up with the minute details of the biome.
For example, my first idea was that it started when a lush, humid forest was exposed to a volcanic eruption, followed by a permanent but slow lava flow, lasting long enough that some... | 2021/09/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/214322",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90422/"
] | You can't have traditional trees they're too slow you need something that grows far faster, probably faster than [Bamboo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo) or even [Kudzu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu), something with a growth rate in the 10s of metres a day range, more importantly 10s of kilograms per day. ... | **Fire loops around the globe**
Your planet has its landmass as a band around the equator.
(or, alternatively, there's [almost] no open water, poles are covered in snow, leaving only the equatorial zone available to the biomass)
Somehow, there are no large rivers.
(plants still need to get moisture, and there's evapo... |
312,213 | I have a Macbook Pro with the four USB-C / thunderbolt ports, running High Sierra. I have a USB-C to DVI cable. I have tried an old 1680x1050 monitor connected it which works fine. However another 2560x1440 monitor does not; it just doesn't display anything when connected, the same as having no signal. That monitor wor... | 2018/01/13 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/312213",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/272095/"
] | Try clicking on 'Gather Windows' button in the bottom right corner. It will bring the resolution choices onto the built-in screen. Then you can choose one that suits. If you hold down option while clicking the 'scaled' button, it will bring up all available resolutions.
I have a third party screen, but Mac picked it u... | In System/Preferences/Monitor, under the Monitor tab, there's a button for gathering all Monitor windows (there's one displayed for each connected monitor) on the current monitor; then you can choose the other monitor's resolution ("resized", eventually) using the current monitor. If the needed resolution is not availa... |
110,019 | So I recently got a Galaxy S4 and switched from Apple to Android. I like to download music videos to watch offline but when I moved the videos onto my phone, I found out that the music videos are stored in the same location as where the camera roll saves videos. On Apple you there was a built in app that could store vi... | 2015/05/22 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/110019",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/109637/"
] | I guess, you just need to sort the view in your default gallery app. Try sorting videos album vise and your problem will be over. | Try Redirect Pro,
It's a file organizer with some really cool features.
[Link to Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tobino.redirectsfree) |
3,665 | Is there any teaching of the Buddha one can say has been proven wrong, any statement about the universe, the world, the future or the past maybe? | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3665",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/533/"
] | The problem I have faced with your question is the only teaching of the Buddha of which I am totally convinced is genuine is the [flower sermon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Sermon).
There was nothing said. Obviously Shakyamuni Buddha gave sermons, but what was in those sermons will be debated by theologians.
T... | I think Buddha himself has answered this question in Maha-sihanada Sutta,
>
> 23. Here, I see no ground on which any recluse or brahman or god or Mara
> or Brahma or anyone at all in the world could, in accordance with the
> Dhamma, accuse me thus: 'While you claim full enlightenment, you are
> not fully enlighten... |
3,665 | Is there any teaching of the Buddha one can say has been proven wrong, any statement about the universe, the world, the future or the past maybe? | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3665",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/533/"
] | The problem I have faced with your question is the only teaching of the Buddha of which I am totally convinced is genuine is the [flower sermon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Sermon).
There was nothing said. Obviously Shakyamuni Buddha gave sermons, but what was in those sermons will be debated by theologians.
T... | Yes, there are such things. For instance, the Buddha taught that the universe consists of four basic elements (mahābhūta): earth, water, fire and air. Now we know with reasonable certainity that they are not basic elements in any sense: fire is a chemical process, water is a chemical compound, air is a mix of gases and... |
3,665 | Is there any teaching of the Buddha one can say has been proven wrong, any statement about the universe, the world, the future or the past maybe? | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3665",
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] | The Note at the bottom of [this Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.1.05.than.html) says,
>
> This translation follows the Thai and Burmese versions of this passage. The Sri Lankan version replaces Ven. Nanda in this list with Ven. Ānanda; the PTS version replaces him with Ven. Devadatta and Ven. ... | Yes, there are such things. For instance, the Buddha taught that the universe consists of four basic elements (mahābhūta): earth, water, fire and air. Now we know with reasonable certainity that they are not basic elements in any sense: fire is a chemical process, water is a chemical compound, air is a mix of gases and... |
3,665 | Is there any teaching of the Buddha one can say has been proven wrong, any statement about the universe, the world, the future or the past maybe? | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3665",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/533/"
] | The Buddha's Dhamma is Universal Law of Nature, open for scientific examination, timeless, when practiced lets you to understand the ultimate realities and is something that can be realised at the experiential level.
There can be issues with the different interpretations after 2500+ years and some may be miss specifie... | Yes, there are such things. For instance, the Buddha taught that the universe consists of four basic elements (mahābhūta): earth, water, fire and air. Now we know with reasonable certainity that they are not basic elements in any sense: fire is a chemical process, water is a chemical compound, air is a mix of gases and... |
3,665 | Is there any teaching of the Buddha one can say has been proven wrong, any statement about the universe, the world, the future or the past maybe? | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3665",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/533/"
] | The Buddha's Dhamma is Universal Law of Nature, open for scientific examination, timeless, when practiced lets you to understand the ultimate realities and is something that can be realised at the experiential level.
There can be issues with the different interpretations after 2500+ years and some may be miss specifie... | I think Buddha himself has answered this question in Maha-sihanada Sutta,
>
> 23. Here, I see no ground on which any recluse or brahman or god or Mara
> or Brahma or anyone at all in the world could, in accordance with the
> Dhamma, accuse me thus: 'While you claim full enlightenment, you are
> not fully enlighten... |
3,665 | Is there any teaching of the Buddha one can say has been proven wrong, any statement about the universe, the world, the future or the past maybe? | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3665",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/533/"
] | The Note at the bottom of [this Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.1.05.than.html) says,
>
> This translation follows the Thai and Burmese versions of this passage. The Sri Lankan version replaces Ven. Nanda in this list with Ven. Ānanda; the PTS version replaces him with Ven. Devadatta and Ven. ... | I think Buddha himself has answered this question in Maha-sihanada Sutta,
>
> 23. Here, I see no ground on which any recluse or brahman or god or Mara
> or Brahma or anyone at all in the world could, in accordance with the
> Dhamma, accuse me thus: 'While you claim full enlightenment, you are
> not fully enlighten... |
3,665 | Is there any teaching of the Buddha one can say has been proven wrong, any statement about the universe, the world, the future or the past maybe? | 2014/09/18 | [
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3665",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com",
"https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/533/"
] | The problem I have faced with your question is the only teaching of the Buddha of which I am totally convinced is genuine is the [flower sermon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Sermon).
There was nothing said. Obviously Shakyamuni Buddha gave sermons, but what was in those sermons will be debated by theologians.
T... | I would probably say that Goatama's medicine was infallible, but certainly would say that he was not omniscient in the Western sense.
I have read a zen master say he wasn't, too (IIRC!).
But, perhaps he stayed silent (like Wittgenstein suggested) about what he didn't know, and he knew what he didn't knew.
IMVHO a be... |
42,732 | I am a non-academic who has collaborated (privately, no employer support) with some academic researchers and been invited to present our work at a conference. The conference admission price and travel costs are steep.
Is there any provision for my collaborator's university to pay for *my* travel costs as well? (I know... | 2015/04/01 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/42732",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/8075/"
] | >
> Is there any provision for my collaborator's university to pay for my travel costs as well?
>
>
>
While not strictly impossible, this sounds rather unlikely to happen, at least through formal channels. Travel budget is restricted, and there are often even administrative restrictions that prevent faculty to giv... | >
> Is there any provision for my collaborator's university to pay for my travel costs as well?
>
>
>
Probably it depends on many things such as place, country, etc.
However, it it feasible: I am currently general chair of a conference and a few people from wealthy universities are paying for their coauthors from... |
48,690 | Let's say I have a simple "vault" application where users can enter data and a passphrase, and it will be encrypted, requiring them to re-enter the passphrase to decrypt it.
This would be implemented as follows:
* generate salt for key generation
* generate key from (salt, passphrase) with argon2, scrypt, or whatever... | 2017/06/28 | [
"https://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/48690",
"https://crypto.stackexchange.com",
"https://crypto.stackexchange.com/users/49256/"
] | The purpose of a salt started with password storage. Within the very common use-case of using a hash function to store usernames and passwords, unsalted password hashes reveal which users have the same password. This reveals a lot of information about the underlying passwords and would make password hash "cracking" muc... | The security of your model is really dependent upon the security of your hash function. One of the primary reasons for using salt's is for defense against rainbow tables, but in this case you are secure from rainbow tables as your hash is not exposed.
You have however, made the attackers job significantly easier if y... |
59,767 | I would like to know, how big is difference between ARM debian for Raspbery PI and x32/x64 debian for desktop.
I would like to buy in future some ARM mini pc like raspbery PI and use it as for example cheap IPv6 router, machine to connect remotely from the internet and to control whatever I will need. It will be somet... | 2012/12/29 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/59767",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/29351/"
] | There isn't much difference. The packaging system is exactly the same, and all packages are built automatically on all architectures from the same source. (The source can contain different compilation settings, of course.) Packages are only accepted in Debian testing or Debian stable if they are available for all [supp... | If you would have asked this question say two years ago then yes ARM support was not enough and was quiet buggy.
Today not only Debian [many other linux distros](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#Linux) now also support ARM architecture. No. of packages is good and growing.
Also ARM is not directly compat... |
1,403,193 | I have a router that does not have an IPv4 address as seen in the photo
[Network output from my computer.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ps7yz.png)
Is there a way to connect to it and fix that? I tried connecting using the IPv6 name <http://[fe80::ee08:6bff:fedd:63d]> but id did not work.
It has openWRT on it if that he... | 2019/02/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1403193",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/995408/"
] | It may help to simply remove the tip from the pen, tap the empty pen to the table a couple of times, brush dust off the tip and reinsert the tip. There was a tip remover included with my tablet, along with a selection of tips that could also be tried if a certain tip just won't work. This solved my problem. | I had this issue after dropping the pen for my veikk tablet. I opened it up with a pair of pliers and carefully removed the electronics. The stylus tip plugs into a little metallic cylinder that move back and forth in an inductive coil when you press on the tip, this is how it senses the force. I unscrewed the inductor... |
6,313,864 | OK, so [HMVC in Codeigniter](https://bitbucket.org/wiredesignz/codeigniter-modular-extensions-hmvc/wiki/Home) is the way to go for [scalable web applications (with Kohana 3)](http://techportal.inviqa.com/2010/02/22/scaling-web-applications-with-hmvc/) based off many stackoverflow discussions such as [HMVC patterns](htt... | 2011/06/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6313864",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/534003/"
] | There are two main different features that HMVC adds to CodeIgniter which often confuses people:
1. Modular MVC
2. Hierarchal MVC
Modular MVC is the feature that most people want to use and is essentially just a way to have a cleaner folder structure.
HMVC is the practise of calling controllers from other controlle... | With HMVC you do not have to code your modules anymore as implemented in codeigniter. If a client needs a feature that you've already done in your previous project, you just copy it and drop inside your current project.
As implemented in codeigniter, you can do your coding as you use to do and only implement the featu... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | I find the [PERT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_evaluation_and_review_technique) estimation useful for software development tasks. Summarising:
a = time if you fly through it, no delays, no problems
b = time you think it will realistically take given known delays and known problems
c = worst possible scenari... | I haven't seen this answer...
Talk to your immediate manager/boss and ask them what the priorities are - how many hours per week should you spend on each of these items as well as other items (research, education, team meetings, etc.) A few years ago I became overcommitted, and worked with my boss on how many hours ... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | >
> I don't mind busting my ass; I mind the sense of dread and emergency
> she approaches every conversation with because she's worried about the
> project timelines. It stresses me out and makes me feel uncomfortable
> for not giving her time estimates.
>
>
> So... How should I handle this?
>
>
>
Give your b... | Some good things others have covered: take some time to break down the task into smaller chunks that you're more familiar with; give the best estimate you can; update as soon as you know more. I'll add something I haven't seen yet: **give a confidence interval**.
Think of it from the other end. As a PM, I have to ask... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | Don't give a point estimate, give a range. Point estimates are usually seen as the default, but in most cases, range estimates would do a much better job. Your case is one where the range estimate is the better choice.
For a task you are very comfortable with, you can start giving narrow ranges. "I will finish the mo... | If I know what I'm doing with every piece of technology involved and know the infrastructure, and a project manager asks me how long a given task will take, I sketch out a flow diagram, break that down into components, estimate each component, add it all together. That's my hours estimate. Then I take that number and m... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | >
> I don't mind busting my ass; I mind the sense of dread and emergency
> she approaches every conversation with because she's worried about the
> project timelines. It stresses me out and makes me feel uncomfortable
> for not giving her time estimates.
>
>
> So... How should I handle this?
>
>
>
Give your b... | Don't give a point estimate, give a range. Point estimates are usually seen as the default, but in most cases, range estimates would do a much better job. Your case is one where the range estimate is the better choice.
For a task you are very comfortable with, you can start giving narrow ranges. "I will finish the mo... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | If I know what I'm doing with every piece of technology involved and know the infrastructure, and a project manager asks me how long a given task will take, I sketch out a flow diagram, break that down into components, estimate each component, add it all together. That's my hours estimate. Then I take that number and m... | One more point that wasn't mentioned yet: Talk to coworkers who have done similar tasks (if they exist) and get a feel for what timing is usually necessary.
I was in this same boat when I started my job. I had to report to 3-6 project managers (depending on what projects I was working on) and they ALL wanted to know h... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | **Being "NEW" is not the problem here**.
Providing estimates, as a new or old employee, is a pain until you master the magic words to ease every PM's firing thoughts...
We recently started following scrum and obviously estimating our tasks. It's difficult to estimate tasks, especially when working on new technologies... | One more point that wasn't mentioned yet: Talk to coworkers who have done similar tasks (if they exist) and get a feel for what timing is usually necessary.
I was in this same boat when I started my job. I had to report to 3-6 project managers (depending on what projects I was working on) and they ALL wanted to know h... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | Don't give a point estimate, give a range. Point estimates are usually seen as the default, but in most cases, range estimates would do a much better job. Your case is one where the range estimate is the better choice.
For a task you are very comfortable with, you can start giving narrow ranges. "I will finish the mo... | I haven't seen this answer...
Talk to your immediate manager/boss and ask them what the priorities are - how many hours per week should you spend on each of these items as well as other items (research, education, team meetings, etc.) A few years ago I became overcommitted, and worked with my boss on how many hours ... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | Don't give a point estimate, give a range. Point estimates are usually seen as the default, but in most cases, range estimates would do a much better job. Your case is one where the range estimate is the better choice.
For a task you are very comfortable with, you can start giving narrow ranges. "I will finish the mo... | Does she ask "how long will this take" and expect an answer right now? That would be utterly ridiculous and incompetent. I'll assume that she is not incompetent but wants a proper estimate.
There is a commonly used strategy for getting good estimates which is used by agile development / scrum. For a proper estimate, ... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | Don't give a point estimate, give a range. Point estimates are usually seen as the default, but in most cases, range estimates would do a much better job. Your case is one where the range estimate is the better choice.
For a task you are very comfortable with, you can start giving narrow ranges. "I will finish the mo... | Split the task you have been asked to do in subtasks. Estimate how long each task should take. If any task is either hard to evaluate or longer than, say 2 days, split it again.
Once you have a list of small tasks, re-evaluate to make it consistent. Add whatever margin needed to make you feel confident (e.g. x2 every ... |
74,589 | I started a new job two weeks ago using technologies that are new to me. I was upfront from the start about what I did and did not know so there's no surprises.
I do a little of everything and so I work with three project managers at one time due to the nature of my role being involved in almost every client project ... | 2016/08/22 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74589",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/48146/"
] | Estimating timeframes is an important skill, work on it. Factor in everything you know, give yourself a healthy and generous margin and give the estimate. As you progress this gets easier and easier. If there's multiple variables, factor them all in, each with a margin.
Otherwise you get stuck with what you got stuck ... | One more point that wasn't mentioned yet: Talk to coworkers who have done similar tasks (if they exist) and get a feel for what timing is usually necessary.
I was in this same boat when I started my job. I had to report to 3-6 project managers (depending on what projects I was working on) and they ALL wanted to know h... |
1,337,753 | I am working on a Windows Mobile application, and I am considering the use of directional buttons as an interface mechanism. Primarily, the enter (center) button.
My question is whether I can rely on these to be present. The application will be for Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional devices, but I am designing it specif... | 2009/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1337753",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55224/"
] | Those buttons are definitely not guaranteed to be there. For examples of WM6.1 devices that DO NOT have directional pads, see several recent HTC devices:
* [Touch Pro 2](http://www.htc.com/us/product/touchpro2/overview.html)
* [Touch HD](http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchhd/overview.html)
* [Touch Diamond 2](http://... | As far as I recall, the directional buttons (including center/enter button) are hardware-specific, meaning you can't rely on them being there for any device. Programming to these buttons on an HP iPaq (in Windows Mobile 5) required tapping into the HP API.
This may have changed for Windows Mobile 6+. |
54,722 | It seems like journal publishers do not require credentials for proof of your affiliation and identity. There are many places where such credentials are important, but even the most popular journal publishers do not ask for them. Why is that so? | 2015/09/21 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54722",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/40592/"
] | For the most part, your name and affiliation are not relevant to the content of a paper, which is what a journal is interested in. In the vast majority of cases an author would not have any incentive to lie about such things, so a journal would probably be willing to either take you at your word or only perform some ba... | Because academia used to be about science, scholarship, and the advancement of learning and predominantly practiced by folk who would not dream of fibbing about such matters.
Because editors have busy lives and they are not the police and journals are not official organs of the state.
Because universities would only ca... |
54,722 | It seems like journal publishers do not require credentials for proof of your affiliation and identity. There are many places where such credentials are important, but even the most popular journal publishers do not ask for them. Why is that so? | 2015/09/21 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54722",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/40592/"
] | The crucial point is: Why would the author lie? Let's try some hypothetical answers:
1. **To bluff the editors and reviewers so that they think you're at a top place.** But reviewers will likely be from your field of study and realize that you lie. They would probably know it if you moved to a high-ranking institution... | There are some examples of papers published under false names or pseudonyms. For example, [Student's t-distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t-distribution#History_and_etymology). A possible scenario is a scientist working in a private institution which doesn't allow him to legally disclose his resear... |
54,722 | It seems like journal publishers do not require credentials for proof of your affiliation and identity. There are many places where such credentials are important, but even the most popular journal publishers do not ask for them. Why is that so? | 2015/09/21 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54722",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/40592/"
] | A journal is interested in whether the submitted article is,
* Appropriate in subject matter for that journal
* Of a suitable standard for that journal (as advised by reviewers)
In an ideal world, neither of these things is indicated by affiliation - so why should they care? | Because academia used to be about science, scholarship, and the advancement of learning and predominantly practiced by folk who would not dream of fibbing about such matters.
Because editors have busy lives and they are not the police and journals are not official organs of the state.
Because universities would only ca... |
54,722 | It seems like journal publishers do not require credentials for proof of your affiliation and identity. There are many places where such credentials are important, but even the most popular journal publishers do not ask for them. Why is that so? | 2015/09/21 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54722",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/40592/"
] | The crucial point is: Why would the author lie? Let's try some hypothetical answers:
1. **To bluff the editors and reviewers so that they think you're at a top place.** But reviewers will likely be from your field of study and realize that you lie. They would probably know it if you moved to a high-ranking institution... | A journal is interested in whether the submitted article is,
* Appropriate in subject matter for that journal
* Of a suitable standard for that journal (as advised by reviewers)
In an ideal world, neither of these things is indicated by affiliation - so why should they care? |
54,722 | It seems like journal publishers do not require credentials for proof of your affiliation and identity. There are many places where such credentials are important, but even the most popular journal publishers do not ask for them. Why is that so? | 2015/09/21 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54722",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/40592/"
] | There are several answers here.
1. They quite probably already do so (eg if a claimed affiliation to a prestigious institution looks too good to be true, or unlikely given other information, or a reviewer says "hey, wait..."), but on an informal and ad-hoc basis, rather than doing it for the 99% of unremarkable cases.... | A journal is interested in whether the submitted article is,
* Appropriate in subject matter for that journal
* Of a suitable standard for that journal (as advised by reviewers)
In an ideal world, neither of these things is indicated by affiliation - so why should they care? |
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