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You're a high society socialite 1600/1700s write a letter to a friend about a scandalous event | Madam Smithers tea party was indeed the scandal of the week. Nay, the month! It is very doubtful that most of the kindly gentlefolk there had ever seen such appalling behaviour. Lord Bryon, you remeber him right? The lude young inheritor of Charles and Josphine Bryon. The couple that died in the fire last May. OH, back... | false | |
How to invite people to a party? | Planning, hosting, and enjoying a good party is a great way to build and strengthen friendships and community! An important, but sometimes undervalued element in the success of a party is the invitation. The following answer will have you writing and sending out excellent invitations - and welcoming in happy guests -... | false | |
I have the following method to save an Object to a file:
```// Save an object out to the disk
public static void SerializeObject(this T toSerialize, String filename)
{
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(toSerialize.GetType());
TextWriter textWriter = new StreamWriter(filename);
xmlSerializer.Se... | Use a `StringWriter` instead of a `StreamWriter`:
```
public static string SerializeObject<T>(this T toSerialize)
{
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(toSerialize.GetType());
using(StringWriter textWriter = new StringWriter())
{
xmlSerializer.Serialize(textWriter, toSerialize);
... | false | |
How do you add Boost libraries in CMakeLists.txt? | Put this in your `CMakeLists.txt` file (change any options from OFF to ON if you want):
```
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
find_package(Boost VERSION COMPONENTS *boost libraries here*)
if(Boost_FOUND)
include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})... | false | |
Is 7863 greater than 7654? | 7863 - 7654 = 209 > 0, thus Yes, 7863 is greater than 7654. | false | |
How to help first graders with spelling words? | Helping a first grader learn to spell can be both challenging and rewarding. Whether you're a teacher, a parent, a grandparent or a volunteer, there are ways to help a child with spelling words. The best strategies to encourage a young speller are based in knowing more about a child's spelling ability, and the early st... | false | |
How to unlock a tmobile g1? | The G1 is T-Mobile's own smartphone released on October 2008. It runs on the Android v1.6 (Donut) operating system—one of the first phones to carry the Android OS—a 3.2 inch (8.1 cm) touchscreen, and physical navigation keys below the screen. Although the G1 can be only used on the T-Mobile network, you can always unlo... | false | |
Help me design an app that automatically decides which pizza to order when a group of friends meet. | Ordering a pizza in a large group can be tricky, especially if there are varying preferences and dietary constraints. To address this problem, here is a proposal of an automatic pizza ordering app named AutoSlice. AutoSlice is installed on each user's phone, and contains each user's manually configured preferences (e.g... | false | |
Does having a longer Ethernet cable slow your connection? | For all practical purposes, there will be no effect on the speed of your connection.
There will be a very insignificant amount of delay due to long cables. This won't affect the maximum speed of your connection, but it would cause some latency. pjc50 points out that it's about a nanosecond for every foot of cable len... | false | |
How to help make cellulite less visible? | Have cellulite? Don't worry: Almost all women have it. However, few if any women want it. There are ways you can reduce the orange peel-like dimpling that occurs on the skin, usually on the legs, thighs and butt. It’s a myth that cellulite is always tied to obesity. Some thin people still have cellulite. However, your ... | false | |
I am currently trying to decipher Mazur's Eisenstein ideal paper (not a comment about his clarity, rather about my current abilities). One of the reasons I am doing that is that many people told me that the paper was somehow revolutionary and introduced a new method into number theory.
Could you explain exactly what s... | First, Mazur's paper is arguably the first paper where the new ideas (and language) of the Grothendieck revolution in algebraic geometry were fully embraced and crucially used in pure number theory. Here are several notable examples: Mazur makes crucial use of the theory of finite flat group schemes to understand the ... | false | |
I have a small home automation lab (that I keep saying I'll expand, but haven't). In this setup, I have a control system to control lights (utilizing the x10 protocol), blinds, a Nest thermostat and two web cams.
With the recent record setting DDoS attacks utilizing unsecured IoT devices, I'd like to secure my small se... | The absolute most common issue with IoT devices is default passwords. So change all the passwords. Pick a unique, random password for every device and write it down on paper (paper is safe from remote attackers and hard drive failures). 12 random (i.e. computer-generated) lowercase letters represent a good compromise b... | false | |
My university usually asks that we book a flight via a travel agent, but the prices he gives me are about $50 higher than the prices I can get by online booking in the flight company's website. Why would a company want me to book a flight via a travel agent if it is more expensive? | There are several reasons why such internal policies exist:
* Your institution may get a discount on certain services of the travel agent if it buys enough from the agent
* By having a contract with a reasonably-priced travel agent, they make sure that no employee books the flight with a very pricey agent or with a tr... | false | |
Write a love story without using any positive descriptive words. Or write a tragedy without any negative ones. | Her head looked beautiful, lying there on the ground. As her soft body lay just a few feet away.
She had a sort of calm smile to her as her stained blood blonde hair was ruffled up.
The phone she loved to text on was resting in her hands when I found it.
Her friend asked if she was on her way
And the response that neve... | false | |
Summarize the given text in a few sentences.
It's really been more like a 4 month relationship.
And ya'll encouraged me to ask her out in the first place, so thanks for that. I like her a lot, man.
I never see my girlfriend. During the 2 week winter break, we saw each other for like... 60 seconds. Her excuses for n... | The author's girl friend won't hang out with the author, but would like to hang out with her friends. She's going through a lot of stress. The author feels that relationship is one-sided. | false | |
How can I write colored text to the Windows console with C++? That is, how can I write different text with different colors? | ANSI escape color codes are: 0=black 1=blue 2=green and so on to 15=white; colorattribute = foreground + background * 16.
To get red text on yellow use 4 + 14*16 = 228, light red on yellow would be 12 + 14*16 = 236.
Here is an example for coloring text in the Windows console:
```
HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_... | false | |
How to play sonic unleashed for xbox 360? | Some people may find Sonic Unleashed on the Xbox 360 hard. But it's pretty easy with practice. Some may find it hard to press several buttons quickly.
## Controller basics
1. When you're holding the controller, put your index & middle finger on the trigger and bumper buttons (so you'll be ready to drift when needed) ... | false | |
What is the difference between minimum and infimum? | The minimum is attained, the infimum isn't necessarily.
Example.
Let $f(x) = \frac{1}{x}$. Then $f$ has no minimum value on the interval $(0,\infty)$. The minimum is the smallest element in the set. That is
$$
\min\{f(x)\mid x\in (0,\infty)\}
$$
doesn't exist because there is not smallest number in the set.
Another ex... | false | |
Is there a Git for data? The key improvement I'd want is to Diff/Merge more intelligently. e.g. in CSV rather than line vs line comparison, it would do cell vs cell.
And ordering is usually not significant, e.g. rows in a CSV, whereas Git does care and presents the user with 'conflicts'. | Please note that ```git``` has two configuration commands:
```git config filter..clean
git config filter..smudge
```
The ```clean``` filter can be used e.g. to sort all records in a CSV file except the top row, thus making re-ordering irrelevant.
Quoting ```gitattributes(5)``` :
A filter driver consists of a clean com... | false | |
I am using Visual Studio Code and have a fairly common project structure:
```├── client/
│ ├── tsconfig.json
├── shared/
├── server/
│ ├── tsconfig.json
├── project.json
```
The two tsconfig files have different settings (e.g. the one under ```client/``` targets ES5, the one under ```server/``` targets ES6). Note t... | These days it is much easier as vscode has better support for this.
You can use this directory structure so all the code is independent:
```├── frontend/
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├──
│ ├── package.json
│ ├── tsconfig.json
├── shared/
│ ├── package.json
├── backend/
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├──
│ ├── package.json
│ ... | false | |
Write a "5 minute mystery" (a short mystery the reader can solve using only the clues provided) | She never imagined that she would die this way. Half naked and drowning in the bottom of a motel pool, Claire felt her life fade away as water filled her lungs. Claire lived her life without apology. She spoke her mind even if it stirred the pot. It was precisely this trait that often got her in hot water as a journali... | false | |
Write write a story/poem where you use an object as a euphemism for death, only don't tell us what it is. | A lantern shone atop a pole
Through shielded panes of glass
And brightly burned against a swollen
Cloak of smothering mass
Below it swirled, that blackened sheet
And sometimes it would climb
Along the stalk, then slip, retreat
Like now was not the time.
For all his life the flame stayed home
Atop his iron perch
Refus... | false | |
I have heard many people saying, “Hah! I beat Stockfish,” and one saying, “I am the best chess player ever! I beat Stockfish.” So I wonder if it is possible, just to know whether I should try to beat it. I tried to play it once; I barely played 25 moves. | The answer is that they either played it on some very handicapped mode, they took back A LOT of moves, or they are probably lying.
Stockfish 11 is currently rated about 3607, and that is in standard chess. Computer programs are typically even HARDER to beat for humans at even faster controls.
There is a reason elite ... | false | |
Why can't MX records point to an IP address? | The whole idea behind the mail exchange (MX) record is to specify a host or hosts which can accept mail for a domain. As specified in RFC 1035, the MX record contains a domain name. It must therefore point to a host which itself can be resolved in the DNS. An IP address could not be used as it would be interpreted as a... | false | |
I want to sum a list of Integers. It works as follows, but the syntax does not feel right. Could the code be optimized?
```Map integers;
integers.values().stream().mapToInt(i -> i).sum();
``` | This will work, but the `i -> i` is doing some automatic unboxing which is why it "feels" strange. `mapToInt` converts the stream to an `IntStream` "of primitive int-valued elements". Either of the following will work and better explain what the compiler is doing under the hood with your original syntax:
```
integers.v... | false | |
This is my first trip to Shanghai. Please help me plan a classic 3-day tour in Shanghai. | Shanghai, on China's central coast, is the country's biggest city and a global financial hub. According to the popular degree and location of scenic spots to arrange, three days can play through 10 scenic spots, feel the "Oriental Paris" known as the magic metropolis
Day 1:
* Sightseeing guideline: Shanghai City Go... | false | |
Why does PRC devalue its currency on purpose, but Turkey is worried about the devaluation of its currency? | Trade surplus/deficit
Devaluing one's currency means mostly one thing: It becomes more expensive to import products from abroad, while one's own products become comparably cheaper to buy on the world market. That means a country which exports lots of goods wants to devalue their currency while a country which imports l... | false | |
Could you please clearly explain what is the difference between correlation and convolution that is done by a filter on an image?
I mean in terms of signal processing definition I know that convolution describes the output of an LTI system, that is if an LTI system produces an output due to convolution with an input s... | Convolution is correlation with the filter rotated 180 degrees. This makes no difference, if the filter is symmetric, like a Gaussian, or a Laplacian. But it makes a whole lot of difference, when the filter is not symmetric, like a derivative.
The reason we need convolution is that it is associative, while correlati... | false | |
Why isn't the market dropping like a stone with all the bad news? | Market reactions to information are not always timely, proportional, or rational.
We don't know the full impact of our current situation; we're feeling it out.
* Some people (bulls), believe that the initial dip was an over-reaction, that the government response will prevent further decline, and/or that things will g... | false | |
can you write me a paragraph (up to 150 words) on ancient rome's influence on modern politics? | Rome was one of the most influential civilizations in history, and its influence can still be seen today. Many modern political systems are based on Roman governmental structures, including the United States. Both the American Senate and House of Representatives were modeled after the Roman Senate and Assembly. Likewis... | false | |
Relationship between SVD and PCA. How to use SVD to perform PCA? | Let the real values data matrix $\mathbf X$ be of $n \times p$ size, where $n$ is the number of samples and $p$ is the number of variables. Let us assume that it is centered, i.e. column means have been subtracted and are now equal to zero.
Then the $p \times p$ covariance matrix $\mathbf C$ is given by $\mathbf C = \... | false | |
Write about a world where whenever somebody writes on their skin, it appears on their soulmate's body as well. | It took a damn long time for my ink to show. As kids, none of us could really make out any writing that showed up on our bodies. But then, most everyone's was at least somewhat legible by the time they were a teen, and almost always completely clear by the time they were 18 or 19. Throughout high school and college I w... | false | |
How to claim tax back? | Typically you pay taxes on your income throughout the year – but over the course of a year, your life may change drastically. You may lose your job, get a new job that pays less money, get married, have a child, or buy a house. As a result of any of these changes, you may find that you've paid too much in taxes. When y... | false | |
Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? | In certain settings, cold water freezers slower than hot water. This is called the Mpemba effect:
Hot water can in fact freeze faster than cold water for a wide range of experimental conditions. This phenomenon is extremely counterintuitive, and surprising even to most scientists, but it is in fact real. It has been s... | false | |
"The video of Pythom Space's first rocket test has raised a few eyebrows
The video prompted hundreds of replies on Twitter, including some from rather horrified rocket scientists. "We knew better as untrained college students," said Jordan Noone, the co-founder of Relativity Space.
Pythom “Micro jump”
What ... | The easy-to-spot stuff:
* (assumed) Improper transportation of hazardous materials. Both white fuming nitric acid and furfuryl alcohol are considered hazardous materials; none of the vehicles in the video appears to have a hazmat placard, the rocket is not an approved hazmat container, and the fuel containers seen in... | false | |
I can not initialize a List as in the following code:
```List supplierNames = new List();
supplierNames.add("sup1");
supplierNames.add("sup2");
supplierNames.add("sup3");
System.out.println(supplierNames.get(1));
```
I face the following error:
Cannot instantiate the type ```List```
How can I instantiate ```List`... | If you check the API for ```List``` you'll notice it says:
```Interface List
```
Being an ```interface``` means it cannot be instantiated (no ```new List()``` is possible).
If you check that link, you'll find some ```class```es that implement ```List```:
All Known Implementing Classes:
```AbstractList```, ```AbstractS... | false | |
When configuring cron to run a command every other day using the "Day of Month" field, like so:
```1 22 */2 * * COMMAND
```
it runs every time the day of month is odd: 1,3,5,7,9 and so on.
How can I configure cron to run on days of month that are even like 2,6,8,10 and so on (without specifying it literally, which is ... | The syntax you tried is actually ambiguous. Depending on how many days are in the month, some months it will run on odd days and some on even. This is because the way it is calculated takes the total number of possibilities and divides them up. You can override this strage-ish behavior by manually specifying the day ra... | false | |
How to slow down as a busy traveler? | ## Prepare for low-stress travel
1. Prepare a packing list ahead of time. Packing your bags can be one of the most frantic and stressful aspects of travel–not to mention one that’s often left until the last minute. To slow down this aspect of your traveling, create a packing list months in advance of your trip. Write ... | false | |
Write a program to count the sum of first 100 numbers in python | We define a function called `sum_100_natural_numbers()` for the above functionality.
```
def sum_100_natural_numbers():
# keep a running sum
sum = 0
# write a for loop to add each number to the running sum
for i in range(1, 101):
sum = sum + i
return sum
# Print out the result
print(sum... | false | |
What is the purpose of having a countdown during a rocket launch? | There is a window of opportunity for a launch to occur, known as a launch window. This certainly occurs when trying to get somewhere such as the International Space Station, but even earth orbiting satellites have a window of time where the rocket can meet its performance.
Bottom line is, the exact time of launch is v... | false | |
Write a letter to a loved one about how much you care about them, but write it so that someone who may not have heard it from that person in their lives knows how much that person cares about them. | My love,
You are beautiful. The anguish. The guilt. The depression. There was nothing you could have done. It wasn't your fault. Stop blaming yourself. You are kind, honest and way too modest. You have a beautiful mind. You have overcame so, so much. You are stronger than you think and what you give yourself credit fo... | false | |
In this task, you're given passages that contain mentions of names of people, places, or things. Some of these mentions refer to the same person, place, or thing. Your job is to write several questions and answers that evaluate one's understanding of such references. Good questions are expected to link pronouns (she, h... | Here are several question and answers for the given passage:
1. Q: How do the Yamacraw Island inhabitants say the name of Jon Voight's character?
A: The Yamacraw Island inhabitants say the name of Jon Voight's character, Pat Conroy, as "Conrack."
2. Q: What record do the children that Conroy teaches play back to hi... | false | |
What if the internet had never been invented? How would that have affected communication and society? | If the internet had never been invented, the world would be a very different place.
The most immediate difference would be a much slower pace of technological development. The internet allows ideas to be shared instantly, and for collaboration between individuals who may be thousands of miles apart. It allows companies... | false | |
This summer I will be taking a rather inherently dangerous multi-day hike by myself. I was considering buying a flare gun since I will be out of cellular range unless there is something more modern and equally reliable. Any suggestions? | In increasing order of complexity and price you have,
* Personal Locator Beacons
Personal locator beacons are high-powered (typically, 5 watts) devices designed primarily to send out a personalized emergency distress signal. They generally require an open view of the sky to transmit successfully.
* Satellite Messe... | false | |
I feel chest pain, what should I do? | Chest pain is never something to ignore. There are many things that could be causing it, and some of them are very serious, including heart problems, lung conditions, digestive issues, and others.
If you have a history of heart problems or related disease, call emergency services (911 in the US) immediately. Do not tr... | false | |
Rewrite a classic fairy tale by telling it backwards. The end is now the beginning. | Peter sits in the middle of the field, knees pressed to his chest, rocking back and forth. The sheep's sonorous bleats swell over him. They're almost indistinguishable from the last flock's, and yet, there's something different about them. "It's your fault," they baa, "How dare you show your face again? Give us a real ... | false | |
How to identify ticks? | While tick bites are not often painful, they can lead to infections or even chronic illnesses like Lyme disease. If you're uncertain whether you're dealing with a tick infestation, check for defining features that distinguish a tick from other bugs. Some bugs that look like ticks are harmless, but ticks must be dealt w... | false | |
You are a writer struggling to make ends meet that suddenly realizes a famous author is using time travel to steal your ideas. Write an email to him/her. | Dear [Author Name],
It has come to my attention that you have published a series of books about the characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. I would like to know, sir, where you received your inspiration for these characters.
When I was a young man, and an aspiring writer, I invented two characters who had a variet... | false | |
Can you implement KMP Algorithm with python? | The Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm (or KMP algorithm) is a string-searching algorithm that searches for occurrences of a "word" W within a main "text string" S by employing the observation that when a mismatch occurs, the word itself embodies sufficient information to determine where the next match could begin, thus bypa... | false | |
I need a gift for my daughter's 13th birthday. She loves photography. | Here are a few gift ideas for a 13 year-old girl who loves photography:
* Camera: Even though modern phones have very good cameras, you could consider a more professional camera, such as a mirrorless camera.
* Lens Kit: If your daughter already owns a good camera, you may want to get her a new lens kit that would allo... | false | |
How to register to vote in ohio? | ## Register online
1. Gather documents that prove your identity and address. To register to vote in the state of Ohio, you need to provide various information that proves your identity to the Secretary of State’s office. To that end, gather or look up:
* The last 4 digits of your Social Security number (SSN)
* Your ... | false | |
What's the goal of Minecraft and what can users achieve in this world? | The thing about Minecraft is, unlike most games you set your own goals. Here's a list of common (and uncommon!) things people have done with Minecraft:
* Building a massive structure
* Recreating real-world objects
* Survival (Deleting map upon dying)
* Making amusing videos
* Creating an adventure map for others to p... | false | |
What is the difference between mutex and critical section? Please explain from Linux, Windows perspectives?
I am programming in C#, would these two terms make a difference. Please post as much as you can, with examples and such....
Thanks | From a theoretical perspective, a critical section is a piece of code that must not be run by multiple threads at once because the code accesses shared resources.
* A mutex is an algorithm (and sometimes the name of a data structure) that is used to protect critical sections.
* Semaphores and Monitors are common imple... | false | |
Why can't we kill ourselves by holding our breath? | ## Short answer
Healthy people cannot hold their breaths until unconsciousness sets in, let alone commit suicide.
## Background
According to Parkes (2005), a normal person cannot even hold their breath to unconsciousness, let alone death. Parkes says:
Breath‐holding is a voluntary act, but normal subjects appear un... | false | |
Is there anything like ```static class``` in java? What is the meaning of such a class. Do all the methods of the static class need to be ```static``` too? Is it required the other way round, that if a class contains all the static methods, shall the class be static too? What are static classes good for? | Java has static nested classes but it sounds like you're looking for a top-level static class. Java has no way of making a top-level class static but you can simulate a static class like this:
* Declare your class ```final``` - Prevents extension of the class since extending a static class makes no sense
* Make the co... | false | |
How to get a known traveler number? | If you love traveling but can't stand the long customs lines, then it might be worth it for you to get a Known Traveler Number (KTN). A KTN is a number that's issued by either the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Department of Defense (DoD). This number indicates... | false | |
I'm interested in Japanese politics. Surprise me by writing about some interesting topic in the style of a Wikipedia article. | Japanese politics is a fascinating topic. Here is a Wikipedia-style article about Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which is unique to Japan:
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (日本国憲法第9条, Nihon koku kenpō dai kyū-jō) is a clause in the national Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle interna... | false | |
"I have a ```String[]``` with values like so:
```public static final String[] VALUES = new String[] {""AB"",""BC"",""CD"",""AE""};
```
Given ```String s```, is there a good way of testing whether ```VALUES``` contains ```s```?" How do I determine whether an array contains a particular value in Java? | Four Different Ways to Check If an Array Contains a Value:
* Using ```List```:
```public static boolean useList(String[] arr, String targetValue) {
return Arrays.asList(arr).contains(targetValue);
}
```
* Using ```Set```:
```public static boolean useSet(String[] arr, String targetValue) {
Set set = new HashSet... | false | |
Detect entities from this text.
Yesterday afternoon, The Google Cloud Services went down in the southamerica-west1 data center in Santiago. | The following are the detected entities:
Google Cloud Services, southamerica-west1 data center, Santiago. | false | |
How to know what to charge for babysitting? | Babysitting is a great way to earn money and get experience taking care of children, but figuring out how much to charge for your time can be tricky. Many babysitters don’t have much work experience, and they feel bad asking for money. Remember, your time is valuable and you deserve to be paid fairly! Figure out a good... | false | |
How to create a strong burning charcoal fire? | It may seem intimidating to start and maintain a strong fire, especially when charcoal is involved. However, with some basic equipment and knowledge of charcoal, anyone can have a professional BBQ going!
## Use a chimney starter
1. Use a chimney starter for an even, strong fire with minimal effort. Chimney starters a... | false | |
In monopoly, can an opponent put a property up for auction at a higher price than I have in cash? | This is definitely allowed, and a good tactic to leverage a cash advantage.
There is no minimum or maximum price for an auction. The rules state:
Bidding may start at any price.
Monopoly auctions do not have "the bidding will start at $10". They just have "bidding is open". Once the auction beg... | false | |
You start with the number 1536. Your mission is to get to 1 in as few steps as possible. At each step, you may either multiply or divide the number you have, by either 2 or 3; but, only if the result is a whole number whose first digit is 1, 3, 4, or 9. That is all. | As Jo has already shown, this can be accomplished in
28 steps. This is minimal, and it can be proven.
To help visualize this problem, we can imagine:
A two-dimensional grid/chart where each point is a number of the form $3^x2^y$, with $(x,y)$ as the relevant co-ordinates. We want to find a path from $(1,9)... | false | |
What if you had to spend 100 days on a desert island all alone? What ten things would you take with you and why? | If I had to spend 100 days on a desert island all alone, I will take the following ten items with me:
1. A knife. It has lots of use cases, e.g. making a spear for hunting, making a raft, cutting wood to make a shelter or preparing food.
2. A lighter to start fires. If I have dry wood, I can make fire. And I can use f... | false | |
The Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 has a designation of STM on the lens. What does this mean? What are the advantages of having it and does it replace an older technology? | STM stands for Stepper Motor and is a applied to a new range of Canon lenses which feature a new design of focus motors which, along with a new iris mechanism are designed to eliminate (auditory) noise during video recording.
Canon haven't revealed any information about how the new design works but it's probably the s... | false | |
How to be a domestic goddess? | Being a domestic goddess has distinct advantages, regardless of whether you live alone or serve as the matron of a big family. If you lack cleaning, cooking, and sewing skills, learning to master these tasks may seem intimidating. The key is to start small and avoid overwhelming yourself. With time and patience, you ca... | false | |
How can I get a friend to have sex with me | It is important to make sure that your friend is interested in having sex with you too.
Depending on the situation, you may want to simply talk to them and tell them how you feel, and see if they reciprocate. However, they might not be interested. Make sure that your friend explicitly consents to having sex with you b... | false | |
Are sharks mammals? | No, sharks are not mammals, sharks are a type of fish.
First, mammals breathe by taking air into their lungs, whereas sharks use their gills to extract oxygen from the water.
Second, female mammals nurish their young using milk secreted from glands, whereas female sharks do not have glands that secrete milk.
Third, ma... | false | |
You've been a History teacher for 30 years, never gotten a single fact wrong. One day you become suspicious, surely I should've gone wrong somewhere? You test a theory by purposely being incorrect, suddenly, history rewrites itself. | I am a history teacher at a high school in a rural area of California. I am proud to say I know all the facts of yesterday. However, the last few years I have begun to question things - mostly due to my governments inept ability to be transparent.
One fateful Monday afternoon I was in class and we were talking about t... | false | |
How to treat a hernia at home? | ## Reduce and manage pain
1. Take over-the-counter pain meds to help relieve your discomfort. Aspirin and ibuprofen may work well to alleviate some pain and swelling. Follow the recommended dosage on the bottle and don’t exceed the daily limit. If you find your pain doesn’t get better or if you keep taking more and mo... | false | |
In Civilization V, you attain a cultural victory by accumulating enough culture to purchase at least 36 social policies, and then building a wonder. The catch is that the more cities you build, the more culture you need to generate before you hit the next "plateau" of culture.
What is the ideal number of cities for a c... | The question you're really asking is "When does the combined culture / turn of an additional city outstrip the increase in social policy cost incurred by founding that city?"
The short answer is...
We know that adding another city increases the culture costs by approximately 30% of the base cost (that of 1 ci... | false | |
So, students in Gryffindor are supposed to represent bravery. How does Neville represent bravery, to the point in being accepted into the house. I've always thought of his strongest traits being things like loyalty, willingness to work hard, etc, and these things would tend to put him in Hufflepuff. | First of all, in the first 4 years, it isn't really shown that Neville is NOT brave - the only thing he's really afraid of is his Grandmother and maybe Snape during Potions. With good reason. :)
You may be confusing a lack of confidence/assertiveness with not being brave, but they are not the same (for a good in-univer... | false | |
Tor can only handle TCP connections, but DNS is a UDP protocol. How does Tor route DNS requests over its TCP based network? Why can the same approach not be used to route all UDP traffic over Tor? | Tor clients do not, in general, directly do DNS requests. When you open a connection through the tor network you usually ask your client (on its socks ports) to connect you to a hostname and port, say www.example.com:80.
Your tor client, once it has created a circuit, will send that hostname and port to the exit node ... | false | |
Please help me plan my vacation.
I will have 2 days to spend in Washington DC. | Washington DC is a great city to visit steeped in history and culture. You can definitely see a lot in two days. Here are some suggestions for your two-day itinerary:
Day 1:
* Sightseeing guideline: White House (1 hour) → Washington Monument (1 hour) → National WWII Memorial (1 hour) → Lincoln Memorial (1 hour) → Je... | false | |
How do I change the author and committer name/email for multiple commits? | Here is the solution, but be careful if you have a multi-user repository - this will change all commits to have the same (new) author and committer.
```
git filter-branch -f --env-filter "
GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Newname'
GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='new@email'
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='Newname'
GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='new@email'... | false | |
How do I initialize a TypeScript Object with a JSON-Object? | This question is quite broad, here are two solutions.
### Solution 1: Helper Method
Here's an example of using a Helper Method that you could change to fit your needs:
```class SerializationHelper {
static toInstance(obj: T, json: string) : T {
var jsonObj = JSON.parse(json);
if (typeof obj["fromJS... | false | |
Which is more widely supported: ```window.onload``` or ```document.onload```? | When do they fire?
```window.onload```
* By default, it is fired when the entire page loads, including its content (images, CSS, scripts, etc.).
In some browsers it now takes over the role of ```document.onload``` and fires when the DOM is ready as well.
```document.onload```
* It is called when the DOM is ready whi... | false | |
I am a big fan of worldbuilding. A common sight in science fiction is that aliens pretend to be human (For example in Third Rock from the Sun). Obviously if the aliens are advanced enough to disguise themselves as another species, there are much easier, simpler and less expensive methods to destroy humanity, so why els... | Aliens are alien, without a common background their motives may be incomprehensible.
If we assume that these aliens are Hollywood aliens (ie humans with odd-looking rubber bits stuck on their faces) then there are all of the reasons that humans from one culture spend time in another culture and try and learn to fit in:... | false | |
Is there any way to exit ```less``` without clearing the screen? | This is actually a function of the terminal emulator you are using (xterm, gnome-terminal, konsole, screen). An alternate screen, or altscreen, gets launched when programs such as ```less``` or ```vim``` are invoked. This altscreen has no history buffer and exits immediately when you quit the program, switching back to... | false | |
When should I use wp_register_script() with wp_enqueue_script() vs just wp_enqueue_script()? | The ```wp_register_script()``` Codex page literally says:
A safe way of registering javascripts in WordPress for later use with ```wp_enqueue_script()```.
This means, if you want to register your scripts, but not directly load them in your pages, you can register the files once, and then load them when you need the... | false | |
my dog Cannibal passed away last nigh, these are the last pictures I took of him. please write a story about him. | And suddenly, a great peace washed over the newly deceased dog. He had never felt so good in his life. He awoke in a beautiful meadow with wild flowers and a bubbling creek.
"Cannibal! What kind of name is that?"
He looked to the left. It was his mother!
She came up to him and licked his face. He was overjoyed. He had ... | false | |
In the parallel world of spiders, instead of "Spider-Man" there is "Man-Spider": a spider in a human costume with human superpowers, such as a gun he caries around and the ability to talk. You are the spider chosen to write a screenplay for the movie. | I regret my choices.
I should have just become a cobwebineer in stead of a screenwriter. But of course, with my luck they'd have come up with some completely absurd construction job for me to do.
Like, at first I was one hundred percent on board with the "Man-Spider" concept. I mean, pure body horror, you could make so... | false | |
Summarize the text below in less than 15 words.
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structu... | Civil Engineering deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of public infrastructure. | false | |
How to help an older dog grieve the loss of its owner? | ## Comfort the dog
1. Spend extra time with the dog. A dog in mourning may need extra love and attention. Try to increase the amount of time you spend with the dog. You might spend twenty extra minutes in the morning and evening to help give the dog support while they are grieving the death of their owner. During this... | false | |
What kind of questions can't you answer? | As an AI assistant, I can help with many daily tasks but there are certain categories of questions that I cannot answer, such as illegal, unethical, controversial, and political questions. I cannot help with requests related to personally identifiable information (PII). I cannot endorse or encourage biases regarding ge... | false | |
How to solve the shakespeare puzzle in silent hill 3? | Silent Hill 3 is the third installment in the Silent Hill video game series. It is considered to be a survival horror video game in which your character must solve different puzzles and psychological challenges in order to advance. The Shakespeare puzzle can be found during the Shopping Center stage. It’s inside a book... | false | |
If we fold a paper and then apply pressure on the newly formed crease, it seems that the paper's surface gets a permanent deformation but what exactly has happened to the paper at a molecular scale? | Basically, a fold or crease in paper will remain because the structure of the fibers in the paper have become irreversibly damaged. This happens because the paper is bent/compressed beyond its elastic limit.
Chemically, paper is mainly composed of cellulose from plant fibers. Cellulose is an organic polymer, which ha... | false | |
How to create a computer file? | ## On windows
1. Open File Explorer . Click the File Explorer app icon, which resembles a yellow-and-blue folder, in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. You can also press ⊞ Win+E to open the File Explorer.
2. Go to the folder in which you want to create the file. On the left side of the File Explorer window, cli... | false | |
write me your saddest poem! | My love was like the snow, so fresh and crisp and new,
My love was like the morn, so cool and slick with dew,
I held her in my arms, and said never leave,
I held her in my arms, having nothing left to grieve.
I rose up all alone, without her by my side,
I rose to face the day, unable to stem the tide,
Of pain and loss ... | false | |
You are a shady person of power and you need to write a letter of recommendation for your maid who goes above and beyond the job description. | To whom it may concern,
I am Fear Lord! Scourge of Humanity, Vanquisher of Captain Pillow, and Grand Ruler of 2/3 of Australia! Bow before me!
I write you today on behalf of Consuela! Scourge of Dust, Vanquisher of Laundry, and Grand Maid of Fear Lord Tower.
You shall hire Consuela to do your bidding or you shall hear... | false | |
What is 25/2 of a milligram in micrograms? | Here is the solution:
25/2 of a milligram is 12.5 milligram.
Since 1 milligram = 1,000 micrograms, 25/2 of a milligram = 12.5 * 1,000 = 12,500 micrograms. | false | |
If we should encrypt the message rather than the method of transfer, why do we care about wifi security? Is this just security theatre? | Network encryption protects against different set of threats than application layer encryption like TLS.
In particular, network encryption like Wifi encryption are primarily designed to protect from a local attacker from being able to watch network patterns (by recording who you're making connections with, and discover... | false | |
Write a joke with pun | Here is a joke with pun:
I tried to make a belt out of watches. It was a waist of time. | false | |
I've used GEDCOM to transfer data between desktop software and websites, but it all seems a bit old hat. Is there anything better that will mangle* my data less.
* For example, GEDCOM can lose some data where the two ends of the system understand a concept which GEDCOM does not have a field for. | GEDCOM is the defacto standard for exchanging genealogical data. There are some problems with GEDCOM.
* It is not rich enough to hold all the types of information that different vendor systems manage internally. So exporting GEDCOM from one system may lose information that that system actually holds. Though see point ... | false | |
I am nervous when speaking to a group of people. How can I improve my public speaking skills? | Here are some suggestions to improve your public speaking skills.
The first thing you must do is to accept that it's normal to be nervous. Even the most seasoned public speakers still get nervous before giving a big presentation. The difference is that they have learned to control their nervousness and even use it to ... | false | |
Edit this sentence and make sure it is grammatically correct.
I went to the bus stop, and come across my classmates Mary. | I went to the bus stop, and came across my classmate Mary. | false | |
What is the meaning of these lines from a rap battle between J. Robert Oppenheimer and Thanos?
> I've mastered the atom, more than any man alive
> Now I'm here to split U like two and three from five | Here is a possible explanation for the quoted lines in the fictional rap battle between J. Robert Oppenheimer and Thanos.
In the first line, "I've mastered the atom, more than any man alive," Oppenheimer is referencing his significant role in the Manhattan Project, which contributed to the development of the first ato... | false | |
How to write metal song lyrics? | ## Step
1. Understand the meaning behind Metal Music. Metal is considered a "counter-culture," meaning it opposes "the normal, functional, and unexciting Culture that was dominant in society [and] by being outside of that which was in power, Counter-culturalists argued, they were able to see what was real." So when yo... | false | |
write me a five line poem depicting how a thorn on a rose bush sees itself protecting the rose | A life of burden is all I've ever known
Shackled by your delicate beauty and cold indifference
But I'm no longer yours to own
Say goodbye to this thorn in your veritable side
And hope that, without me, you can find somewhere to hide | false | |
I'm working at my first programming job. My boss is a very smart software engineer, and I feel
like I have very little to offer compared to him. Problem is, he is always busy, and needs someone to help him out. I feel like I'm not good enough, but I still want to succeed. I want to be a great programmer.
What can I do ... | Remember the scene in Aladdin where Aladdin wants to impress Jasmine, and the genie tells him he'd do better to just focus on being himself? Same principle here.
If the boss is that much better than you and you know it, he probably knows it too. He isn't expecting any great feats of programming rock-stardom out of you... | false |
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