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108,886 | I somehow can't seem to find any answers to this anywhere else. I am recording to a cassette tape for the first time and it worked for the most part, but I noticed a LOT of static when I play back the tape, and I'm not too sure where it's coming from. I am recording from my phone through a JVC system. Here's what I've ... | 2020/12/21 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/108886",
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] | I noticed the volume on my phone was only about 60% or so. I changed it to max volume and recorded again and it totally fixed my problem. Turns out the volume I was recording at was just too low, so it ended up being sort of drowned out by the normal amount of static, so it was more noticeable. Thanks to all who offere... | Tape is historically notoriously noisy. In the late 80s/early 90s when it was still a popular format for pre-recorded music there were a number of innovative noise suppression technologies (Dolby B, Dolby C, Dolby S) but the crux of the problem is the density of magnetic particles in the emulsion and the tape speed.
B... |
17,218,517 | I have a very long program with hundreds of methods. In my attempt to enhance the performance of the program, I want to monitor the time taken in each method or for loop to see where should I start to optimize the code.
is there any eclipse plugin or software tool to do that? I mean to calculate time taken in each met... | 2013/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17218517",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | [Visualvm](http://visualvm.java.net/) has an excellent profiler.
I usually run my code in a hot loop and attach after the code warms up, but setting a breakpoint early in your code and then attaching works well also. Think you'll really like visualvm, I use it to track down the performance bottlenecks in code at least... | jvisualvm it is in jdk and jre AFAIR |
24,570,650 | I need to convert scanned document images to a PDF document with high compression. Compression ratio is very important. Can someone recommend any solution on C# for this task?
Best regards, Alexander | 2014/07/04 | [
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] | There is a free program called PDFBeads that can do it. It requires Ruby, ImageMagick and optionally jbig2enc. | The PDF format itself will probably add next to no overhead in your case. I mean your images will account for most of the output file size.
So, you should compress your images with highest possible compression. For black-and-white images you might get smallest output using FAX4 or JBIG2 compression schemes (both suppo... |
577,180 | I am presently reading Lewis Henry Morgan's *Ancient Society*. I have come across a sentence, which I am having some trouble understanding.
>
> It is difficult to describe an Indian tribe by the affirmative elements of its composition.
>
>
>
What does Morgan mean by 'affirmative elements' here? | 2021/10/21 | [
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] | Depends on the context, but *the going got tough* is a choice for something more colloquial.
>
> He was the one who had taught her to pick herself up **when the going
> got tough** and get right back in there. (Friends for Life; Carol Smith; Little Brown, Great Britian, 1995)
>
>
>
[OED](https://www.oed.com/view/... | You could use a slightly antiquated expression to express the same idea:
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> Even when fortune did not favor, she remained persistent.
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> |
577,180 | I am presently reading Lewis Henry Morgan's *Ancient Society*. I have come across a sentence, which I am having some trouble understanding.
>
> It is difficult to describe an Indian tribe by the affirmative elements of its composition.
>
>
>
What does Morgan mean by 'affirmative elements' here? | 2021/10/21 | [
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] | Depends on the context, but *the going got tough* is a choice for something more colloquial.
>
> He was the one who had taught her to pick herself up **when the going
> got tough** and get right back in there. (Friends for Life; Carol Smith; Little Brown, Great Britian, 1995)
>
>
>
[OED](https://www.oed.com/view/... | >
> Even when **faced with adversity**, she remained persistent
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> |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
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] | You could try using the ["Same Page"](https://bankuei.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/the-same-page-tool/) tool. Go through the questions with your players as a whole and come to a consensus on what type of game you want to play. Keep in mind the tool is not a survey, but is meant to be gone through as a group and finding ans... | Play a variety of one-shots designed to experiment with a variety of systems and styles, then ask them which games they liked best and why. This will give you access to the information the abstraction we call 'playstyle' tries to quantify, without have to use that term or most of the jargon and positioning inherent in ... |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70216",
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] | You could try using the ["Same Page"](https://bankuei.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/the-same-page-tool/) tool. Go through the questions with your players as a whole and come to a consensus on what type of game you want to play. Keep in mind the tool is not a survey, but is meant to be gone through as a group and finding ans... | If they come back for more and you are still playing after 2 years - then why change anything? Obviously they are satisfied with their current level of involvement. |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70216",
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] | Play a variety of one-shots designed to experiment with a variety of systems and styles, then ask them which games they liked best and why. This will give you access to the information the abstraction we call 'playstyle' tries to quantify, without have to use that term or most of the jargon and positioning inherent in ... | Engaging people is rarely a function of 'style' of game in the larger sense, like 'maps vs descriptions' or 'larping vs tabletop'.
Generally it's a matter of creating npcs and situations that fire the imagination of the players, which isn't exactly easy, and cause them to play their characters in a more engaged manner... |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70216",
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] | You could try using the ["Same Page"](https://bankuei.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/the-same-page-tool/) tool. Go through the questions with your players as a whole and come to a consensus on what type of game you want to play. Keep in mind the tool is not a survey, but is meant to be gone through as a group and finding ans... | The best way to found out the "best" style of play for your players is to try different styles and see how they respond. Sure, asking them can give you some ideas, but I've found that my players don't know what's best for them. The way I see it, they all agreed to play in *your* game, so have fun with it, especially if... |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
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] | The best way to found out the "best" style of play for your players is to try different styles and see how they respond. Sure, asking them can give you some ideas, but I've found that my players don't know what's best for them. The way I see it, they all agreed to play in *your* game, so have fun with it, especially if... | There are a number of good suggestions here for trying to determine what your players find fun, but it's a topic that's hard to get a handle on without the right words to frame it.
Luckily, there have been studies on fun and the different types thereof. Getting a picture in your mind of the different kinds of fun some... |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
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] | The best way to found out the "best" style of play for your players is to try different styles and see how they respond. Sure, asking them can give you some ideas, but I've found that my players don't know what's best for them. The way I see it, they all agreed to play in *your* game, so have fun with it, especially if... | If they come back for more and you are still playing after 2 years - then why change anything? Obviously they are satisfied with their current level of involvement. |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70216",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/23324/"
] | Play a variety of one-shots designed to experiment with a variety of systems and styles, then ask them which games they liked best and why. This will give you access to the information the abstraction we call 'playstyle' tries to quantify, without have to use that term or most of the jargon and positioning inherent in ... | There are a number of good suggestions here for trying to determine what your players find fun, but it's a topic that's hard to get a handle on without the right words to frame it.
Luckily, there have been studies on fun and the different types thereof. Getting a picture in your mind of the different kinds of fun some... |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70216",
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] | The best way to found out the "best" style of play for your players is to try different styles and see how they respond. Sure, asking them can give you some ideas, but I've found that my players don't know what's best for them. The way I see it, they all agreed to play in *your* game, so have fun with it, especially if... | Engaging people is rarely a function of 'style' of game in the larger sense, like 'maps vs descriptions' or 'larping vs tabletop'.
Generally it's a matter of creating npcs and situations that fire the imagination of the players, which isn't exactly easy, and cause them to play their characters in a more engaged manner... |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70216",
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] | You could try using the ["Same Page"](https://bankuei.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/the-same-page-tool/) tool. Go through the questions with your players as a whole and come to a consensus on what type of game you want to play. Keep in mind the tool is not a survey, but is meant to be gone through as a group and finding ans... | Engaging people is rarely a function of 'style' of game in the larger sense, like 'maps vs descriptions' or 'larping vs tabletop'.
Generally it's a matter of creating npcs and situations that fire the imagination of the players, which isn't exactly easy, and cause them to play their characters in a more engaged manner... |
70,216 | Lately, I've realized that most of the players in my D&D 5e custom story group that I am the DM of are not as engaged as they could be in the game. When I ask them how each really wants to play the game (LARPing, the usage of maps, NPC interaction, etc.), and what rules we should use (by the book, DM/player discussion)... | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70216",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/23324/"
] | Play a variety of one-shots designed to experiment with a variety of systems and styles, then ask them which games they liked best and why. This will give you access to the information the abstraction we call 'playstyle' tries to quantify, without have to use that term or most of the jargon and positioning inherent in ... | If they come back for more and you are still playing after 2 years - then why change anything? Obviously they are satisfied with their current level of involvement. |
108,315 | In some dialog, I often see something like this:
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> Player A is voted as the toughest to play against and it's not even close.
>
>
>
What does "it's not even close" mean in this context? Does that mean Player A is so tough that the second place is not even close to him? | 2013/03/24 | [
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] | The *it's not even close* refers to the vote.
>
> Player A is voted as the toughest to play against an it (the vote) is not even close (meaning the second place is far behind).
>
>
> | Yes, I would take that to mean he is the toughest by a large margin. "Won by a landslide," so to speak. |
518,566 | I certainly understand what "no travel advised" means (context is a map on road conditions), but I'm curious about the emphasis. In my mind I can parse the sentence in two ways:
* No (travel advised)
* (No travel) advised
The second option sounds a lot more forceful than the first one to me (not advising to travel a... | 2019/11/18 | [
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] | In the abstract, either parsing is possible, so one could say that the phrase is syntactically ambiguous.
The context, however, clearly favours the second interpretation. Those who provide information on road conditions are generally not in the business of telling people that they ought to travel to this or that place... | "No travel advised" is a telegraphic form of "No travel is advised". |
74,946 | I've been working as a software developer at a fairly large company for about two years now. I noticed a while back one of my coworkers who I'll call X, suddenly started acting rather depressed; when I first met X, they were a happy, easy-going person, with a very magnetic personality, but over the past month or so X h... | 2016/08/27 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74946",
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] | Nobody will object to "hey, how are you doing, if you need a sympathetic ear you know where to find me...."
But if they don't want to discuss it, don't push. (If you knew them well enough to be an exception to that rule, you wouldn't be asking this question.) | It is usually best to stay out of colleagues personal problems beyond the shallowest interest unless they confide in you which I personally would discourage politely. You really have no idea what their problem is, or even if they have one, and some people would not appreciate someone prying.
Superiors might become mor... |
74,946 | I've been working as a software developer at a fairly large company for about two years now. I noticed a while back one of my coworkers who I'll call X, suddenly started acting rather depressed; when I first met X, they were a happy, easy-going person, with a very magnetic personality, but over the past month or so X h... | 2016/08/27 | [
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] | >
> I'm a bit concerned about X, but I don't want to come off as prying.
>
>
>
Just say what you've said above, like: *I don't want to pry, but I've notice that you seem kinda down lately. If you feel like talking, I'm happy to listen.*
Another approach is to just be there. Invite X to get lunch or a cup of coffe... | Nobody will object to "hey, how are you doing, if you need a sympathetic ear you know where to find me...."
But if they don't want to discuss it, don't push. (If you knew them well enough to be an exception to that rule, you wouldn't be asking this question.) |
74,946 | I've been working as a software developer at a fairly large company for about two years now. I noticed a while back one of my coworkers who I'll call X, suddenly started acting rather depressed; when I first met X, they were a happy, easy-going person, with a very magnetic personality, but over the past month or so X h... | 2016/08/27 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74946",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/56777/"
] | >
> I'm a bit concerned about X, but I don't want to come off as prying.
>
>
>
Just say what you've said above, like: *I don't want to pry, but I've notice that you seem kinda down lately. If you feel like talking, I'm happy to listen.*
Another approach is to just be there. Invite X to get lunch or a cup of coffe... | It is usually best to stay out of colleagues personal problems beyond the shallowest interest unless they confide in you which I personally would discourage politely. You really have no idea what their problem is, or even if they have one, and some people would not appreciate someone prying.
Superiors might become mor... |
74,946 | I've been working as a software developer at a fairly large company for about two years now. I noticed a while back one of my coworkers who I'll call X, suddenly started acting rather depressed; when I first met X, they were a happy, easy-going person, with a very magnetic personality, but over the past month or so X h... | 2016/08/27 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/74946",
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] | Yes, absolutely.
The easiest way to do this is asking harmless questions ("How are you doing?","How was the weekend?") in a situation where you and him/her are undisturbed, but signaling with calm voice, body language, intent hearing with long deliberate pauses and maintaining eye contact that you are *actually* liste... | It is usually best to stay out of colleagues personal problems beyond the shallowest interest unless they confide in you which I personally would discourage politely. You really have no idea what their problem is, or even if they have one, and some people would not appreciate someone prying.
Superiors might become mor... |
74,946 | I've been working as a software developer at a fairly large company for about two years now. I noticed a while back one of my coworkers who I'll call X, suddenly started acting rather depressed; when I first met X, they were a happy, easy-going person, with a very magnetic personality, but over the past month or so X h... | 2016/08/27 | [
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"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/56777/"
] | >
> I'm a bit concerned about X, but I don't want to come off as prying.
>
>
>
Just say what you've said above, like: *I don't want to pry, but I've notice that you seem kinda down lately. If you feel like talking, I'm happy to listen.*
Another approach is to just be there. Invite X to get lunch or a cup of coffe... | Yes, absolutely.
The easiest way to do this is asking harmless questions ("How are you doing?","How was the weekend?") in a situation where you and him/her are undisturbed, but signaling with calm voice, body language, intent hearing with long deliberate pauses and maintaining eye contact that you are *actually* liste... |
56,489,392 | We have been facing latency issues with our redis lately.
We are trying to debug what's going on, I came across [this](https://tech.trivago.com/2017/01/25/learn-redis-the-hard-way-in-production/) post and it mentioned going over the redis logs to investigate how often the db is saved in the background (ie using [bgsav... | 2019/06/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/56489392",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/766570/"
] | Apparently, there is no way to access to the Redis server-side logs ('yet').
src: <https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=219210> | This feature is available starting with version 6 Redis.
You can now publish logs from your Amazon ElastiCache for Redis clusters to CloudWatch and Kinesis Data Firehose, by enabling slow logs in ElastiCache Console.
You can read [more details here](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/amazon-elasticach... |
137,331 | I am currently doing my master's thesis in cooperation with a company. I set myself a deadline to submit the thesis for review by my supervisor at the university at the end of June. Besides the fact that the deadline might be way to optimistic for my current progress, I also have problems concentrating at work. This ha... | 2019/05/27 | [
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> How can I convince my supervisor that working at home is the better choice for the success of the thesis without directly going to my boss?
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You probably cannot.
There are countries where working from home is more common, Germany is not one of them. Most German companies will have their own horror stori... | As from your description, it's evident that your supervisor is really adamant to implement the "rule", irrespective of the outcome.
I can think of three possible scenarios (but all of them involves involving your boss in a discussion with your superior):
* >
> ***Case 1: There's a rule for "8 hour presence in office... |
291,251 | We are planning to use Microsoft F1 licence for first line workers.
Has anyone implemented it for their first line workers?
What is SharePoint Online Kiosk? | 2021/03/26 | [
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] | There is no direct connection between excel and flow, we could only integrate with **excel table** on spreadsheets hosted in SharePoint or OneDrive for Business.
Simple test for your reference:
1.Upload the excel file to SharePoint site document library, then insert table with data which you will include in it.
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48,939 | During WW2 the British (and allies) occasionally managed to capture an Enigma machine and/or code books from a sinking sub or weather-ship.
How did they keep the capture secret?
The crews must have known that the codes hadn't gone down with the ship, and are likely to have seen the British boarding parties going on-b... | 2018/10/24 | [
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The boarding party led by David Balme approaches U-110. *Source: [World War II Today](http://ww2today.com/9th-may-1941-enigma-machine-captured)*
With regards to keeping the [capture of the Enigma and codebook... | Submarines weren't the only source of Enigma machines. The Poles had already worked on the code and the machine before WW2 began. [Marian Rejewski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Rejewski) cracked (a large part of) the code. The Poles gave the stuff they had to the Allies before the fall of Poland. In fact, the B... |
65,950 | I need to measure 0v to 40mV as accurately as possible with the 10-bit ADC on an [Arduino Nano](http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano). I only need approximately one sample per second.
I plan to hold the AREF pin at 40mV above ground, properly shield everything, use low-pass filters in hardware and software and u... | 2013/04/17 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/65950",
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] | There are better experts on the Nano's ADC than me but I'm sure it will have some problems so I would suggest an amplifier for sure. I would recommend an op-amp running from 5V (or whatever the nano uses) and 0V. The op-amp will need rail-to-rail capabilities on input and output and be configured in non-inverting mode ... | You should use an amplifier for maximum accuracy. |
65,950 | I need to measure 0v to 40mV as accurately as possible with the 10-bit ADC on an [Arduino Nano](http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano). I only need approximately one sample per second.
I plan to hold the AREF pin at 40mV above ground, properly shield everything, use low-pass filters in hardware and software and u... | 2013/04/17 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/65950",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | I originally didn't plan to add this as an answer, but it seems to important to let it drown somewhere in comments.
It's the thing of the greatest importance, to resort to the datasheet of your microcontroller. And if I'm correct about Arduino Nano having ATmega 168, [here is the datasheet](http://www.atmel.com/images... | You should use an amplifier for maximum accuracy. |
65,950 | I need to measure 0v to 40mV as accurately as possible with the 10-bit ADC on an [Arduino Nano](http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano). I only need approximately one sample per second.
I plan to hold the AREF pin at 40mV above ground, properly shield everything, use low-pass filters in hardware and software and u... | 2013/04/17 | [
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"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | There are better experts on the Nano's ADC than me but I'm sure it will have some problems so I would suggest an amplifier for sure. I would recommend an op-amp running from 5V (or whatever the nano uses) and 0V. The op-amp will need rail-to-rail capabilities on input and output and be configured in non-inverting mode ... | I originally didn't plan to add this as an answer, but it seems to important to let it drown somewhere in comments.
It's the thing of the greatest importance, to resort to the datasheet of your microcontroller. And if I'm correct about Arduino Nano having ATmega 168, [here is the datasheet](http://www.atmel.com/images... |
59,055 | This [application note](http://www.atmel.com/images/doc2508.pdf) states that zero crossing detection can be achieved in an AVR with just a couple of resistors. However, it forgoes galvanic isolation and this is not acceptable for me.
I would like to supply CMOS control signal to a triac, in the same time monitoring ma... | 2013/02/24 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/59055",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/9910/"
] | Yes, there are plenty of optoisolators that can do what you want. Look around at the usual suspects, like Mouser, DigiKey, or whatever your favorite supplier is. There should be plenty to chose from, especially if you can live with a few µs delay. | I've looked, and I haven't found any devices which combine optoisolators in both directions. You had best use 2 devices. |
4,354,918 | I've found this online file explorer called [enCode eXplorer](http://encode-explorer.siineiolekala.net/). It was just what I was looking for; a simple, clean, free, easy-to-edit system, completely made up of one php file. The only problem I have with it is that it can only open relative subdirectories, which is not wha... | 2010/12/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4354918",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/528423/"
] | [phpFileManager](http://phpfm.sourceforge.net/) is a file manager based on a single PHP file with the capability to browse/manage outside of document root. It also allows browsing other drives as well. I have used it only on my Win7 desktop under Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.2.11. I have yet to run it on Linux.
It doesn't see... | I've found a decent alternative : ~~[Indexer](http://tbmnet.de/tbmnet.php?content=php_indexer)~~! :D
**Update** (Dec 2013):
I have noticed the above link is now dead, so here is the file contents of indexer.zip hosted on Pastebin:
* [indexer.php](http://pastebin.com/z5UsGqxh)
* [README](http://pastebin.com/yVbV8RHW)... |
4,354,918 | I've found this online file explorer called [enCode eXplorer](http://encode-explorer.siineiolekala.net/). It was just what I was looking for; a simple, clean, free, easy-to-edit system, completely made up of one php file. The only problem I have with it is that it can only open relative subdirectories, which is not wha... | 2010/12/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4354918",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/528423/"
] | [phpFileManager](http://phpfm.sourceforge.net/) is a file manager based on a single PHP file with the capability to browse/manage outside of document root. It also allows browsing other drives as well. I have used it only on my Win7 desktop under Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.2.11. I have yet to run it on Linux.
It doesn't see... | **Update** 2019 :::
Besides the above, do also look at;
1. <https://extplorer.net/>
2. <https://github.com/kalcaddle/KodExplorer>
3. <https://www.file-gator.com> ( paid )
4. <https://github.com/servocoder/RichFilemanager> |
4,354,918 | I've found this online file explorer called [enCode eXplorer](http://encode-explorer.siineiolekala.net/). It was just what I was looking for; a simple, clean, free, easy-to-edit system, completely made up of one php file. The only problem I have with it is that it can only open relative subdirectories, which is not wha... | 2010/12/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4354918",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/528423/"
] | I've found a decent alternative : ~~[Indexer](http://tbmnet.de/tbmnet.php?content=php_indexer)~~! :D
**Update** (Dec 2013):
I have noticed the above link is now dead, so here is the file contents of indexer.zip hosted on Pastebin:
* [indexer.php](http://pastebin.com/z5UsGqxh)
* [README](http://pastebin.com/yVbV8RHW)... | **Update** 2019 :::
Besides the above, do also look at;
1. <https://extplorer.net/>
2. <https://github.com/kalcaddle/KodExplorer>
3. <https://www.file-gator.com> ( paid )
4. <https://github.com/servocoder/RichFilemanager> |
67,928 | I seem to be unable to access the data highlighter in Google Webmaster Tools since I attempted to start a new highlight on a page.
Clicking the red Start Highlighting button to open the tagger did nothing, so I refreshed. Now, the page loads without the middle content section, then a few seconds later shows the follow... | 2014/08/11 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/67928",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/43638/"
] | This problem has been reported many times in the Google Product Forums:
* [Data Highlighter Tool](https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/webmasters/tiL-LiVyqfM/oXvgFJ-3i_cJ)
* ['Failed to load data, please try again later' shows repeatedly when using the Data Highlighter tool](https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/we... | I resolved this by getting my admin to provide me with the full access in WMT.
I think data highlighter doesn't work with restricted access |
3,977,274 | Because of china Great Firewall has blocked google appengine's https port. So I want to simulate a Secure Socket Layer by javascript and python to protect my users information will not be capture by those ISP and GFW.
My plan:
* Shake hands:
Browser request server, server generate a encrypt key k1, and decrypt key ... | 2010/10/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3977274",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/443966/"
] | You have a fundamental problem in that a JavaScript implementation of SSL would have no built-in root certificates to establish trust, which makes it impossible to prevent a man-in-the-middle attack. Any certificates you deliver from your site, including a root certificate, could be intercepted and replaced by a spy.
... | There's a big problem, if security really is a big concern: Your algorithm is going to be transfered unsecured. Can you trust the client at all? Can the client trust the server at all? |
3,977,274 | Because of china Great Firewall has blocked google appengine's https port. So I want to simulate a Secure Socket Layer by javascript and python to protect my users information will not be capture by those ISP and GFW.
My plan:
* Shake hands:
Browser request server, server generate a encrypt key k1, and decrypt key ... | 2010/10/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3977274",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/443966/"
] | You can't stop the men in the middle from trapping your packets/messages, especially if they don't really care if you find out. What you can do is encrypt your messages so that trapping them does not enable them to read what you're sending and receiving. In theory that's fine, but in practice you can't do modern crypto... | There's a big problem, if security really is a big concern: Your algorithm is going to be transfered unsecured. Can you trust the client at all? Can the client trust the server at all? |
3,977,274 | Because of china Great Firewall has blocked google appengine's https port. So I want to simulate a Secure Socket Layer by javascript and python to protect my users information will not be capture by those ISP and GFW.
My plan:
* Shake hands:
Browser request server, server generate a encrypt key k1, and decrypt key ... | 2010/10/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3977274",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/443966/"
] | The other answers here are correct: You won't be able to securely deliver the JavaScript that is going to be running on the client. However, if you just want to look into this stuff some more anyway, check out the opensource project Forge. It has an SSL/TLS implementation in JavaScript and a simple Python SSL server:
... | There's a big problem, if security really is a big concern: Your algorithm is going to be transfered unsecured. Can you trust the client at all? Can the client trust the server at all? |
3,977,274 | Because of china Great Firewall has blocked google appengine's https port. So I want to simulate a Secure Socket Layer by javascript and python to protect my users information will not be capture by those ISP and GFW.
My plan:
* Shake hands:
Browser request server, server generate a encrypt key k1, and decrypt key ... | 2010/10/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3977274",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/443966/"
] | You have a fundamental problem in that a JavaScript implementation of SSL would have no built-in root certificates to establish trust, which makes it impossible to prevent a man-in-the-middle attack. Any certificates you deliver from your site, including a root certificate, could be intercepted and replaced by a spy.
... | You can't stop the men in the middle from trapping your packets/messages, especially if they don't really care if you find out. What you can do is encrypt your messages so that trapping them does not enable them to read what you're sending and receiving. In theory that's fine, but in practice you can't do modern crypto... |
3,977,274 | Because of china Great Firewall has blocked google appengine's https port. So I want to simulate a Secure Socket Layer by javascript and python to protect my users information will not be capture by those ISP and GFW.
My plan:
* Shake hands:
Browser request server, server generate a encrypt key k1, and decrypt key ... | 2010/10/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3977274",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/443966/"
] | You have a fundamental problem in that a JavaScript implementation of SSL would have no built-in root certificates to establish trust, which makes it impossible to prevent a man-in-the-middle attack. Any certificates you deliver from your site, including a root certificate, could be intercepted and replaced by a spy.
... | The other answers here are correct: You won't be able to securely deliver the JavaScript that is going to be running on the client. However, if you just want to look into this stuff some more anyway, check out the opensource project Forge. It has an SSL/TLS implementation in JavaScript and a simple Python SSL server:
... |
56,437 | I'm getting the next month a Cube Nuroad black/red 2018 for my little trips and some commuting.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EmFcN.jpg)
I got and old Btwin MTB helmet bought in Spain. Is it good to wear on this type of bike?
[![enter image descrip... | 2018/08/13 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/56437",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/32384/"
] | The helmet itself will work fine.
On a road bike like the one you posted a photo of, your head and shoulders are usually a lot lower than on a mountain bike. The visor on the helmet may block your forward vision because of that. Or you may wind up having to force yourself to hold your head higher than is natural, whic... | I'm sure your helmet would provide adequate protection in principle. Fundamentally, the job of a helmet is the same, whatever kind of bike you're riding. However, my suspicion is that this helmet won't work on a road bike because of the body posture while riding.
On a road bike, your back is much more horizontal than ... |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | This happens really deep in the TCP/IP stack; in your application (server and client) you don't have to worry about TCP windows. The error must be something else. | This is normally just a trigger, not the cause of your problem.
For example, if you use NIO selector, a window update may trigger the wake up of a writing channel. That in turn triggers the faulty logic in your code.
Get a stacktrace and it will show you the root cause. |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | TCP WindowUpdate - This indicates that the segment was a pure WindowUpdate segment. A WindowUpdate occurs when the application on the receiving side has consumed already received data from the RX buffer causing the TCP layer to send a WindowUpdate to the other side to indicate that there is now more space available in ... | Do you get any [details](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.html) with the [exception](http://everything2.com/title/ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException)?
It is not likely related to the TCP Window Update packet
(have you seen it repeat exactly for multiple instances?)
More... |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | TCP windows are used for flow control between the peers on a connection. With each ACK packet, a host will send a "window size" field. This field says how many bytes of data that host can receive before it's full. The sender is not supposed to send more than that amount of data.
The window might get full if the client... | TCP WindowUpdate - This indicates that the segment was a pure WindowUpdate segment. A WindowUpdate occurs when the application on the receiving side has consumed already received data from the RX buffer causing the TCP layer to send a WindowUpdate to the other side to indicate that there is now more space available in ... |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | TCP windows are used for flow control between the peers on a connection. With each ACK packet, a host will send a "window size" field. This field says how many bytes of data that host can receive before it's full. The sender is not supposed to send more than that amount of data.
The window might get full if the client... | A TCP Window Update has to do with communicating the available buffer size between the sender and the receiver. An ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is not the likely cause of this. Most likely is that the code is expecting some kind of data that it is not getting (quite possibly well before this point that it is only now... |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | TCP windows are used for flow control between the peers on a connection. With each ACK packet, a host will send a "window size" field. This field says how many bytes of data that host can receive before it's full. The sender is not supposed to send more than that amount of data.
The window might get full if the client... | This is normally just a trigger, not the cause of your problem.
For example, if you use NIO selector, a window update may trigger the wake up of a writing channel. That in turn triggers the faulty logic in your code.
Get a stacktrace and it will show you the root cause. |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | A TCP Window Update has to do with communicating the available buffer size between the sender and the receiver. An ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is not the likely cause of this. Most likely is that the code is expecting some kind of data that it is not getting (quite possibly well before this point that it is only now... | This is normally just a trigger, not the cause of your problem.
For example, if you use NIO selector, a window update may trigger the wake up of a writing channel. That in turn triggers the faulty logic in your code.
Get a stacktrace and it will show you the root cause. |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | TCP windows are used for flow control between the peers on a connection. With each ACK packet, a host will send a "window size" field. This field says how many bytes of data that host can receive before it's full. The sender is not supposed to send more than that amount of data.
The window might get full if the client... | You can dive into this web site <http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/index.htm> for lots of information on TCP/IP. |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | This happens really deep in the TCP/IP stack; in your application (server and client) you don't have to worry about TCP windows. The error must be something else. | You can dive into this web site <http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/index.htm> for lots of information on TCP/IP. |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | This happens really deep in the TCP/IP stack; in your application (server and client) you don't have to worry about TCP windows. The error must be something else. | Do you get any [details](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.html) with the [exception](http://everything2.com/title/ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException)?
It is not likely related to the TCP Window Update packet
(have you seen it repeat exactly for multiple instances?)
More... |
1,466,307 | I'm making my own custom server software for a game in Java (the game and original server software were written with Java). There isn't any protocol documentation available, so I am having to read the packets with Wireshark.
While a client is connecting the server sends it the level file in Gzip format. At about 94 pa... | 2009/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1466307",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/154742/"
] | A TCP Window Update has to do with communicating the available buffer size between the sender and the receiver. An ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is not the likely cause of this. Most likely is that the code is expecting some kind of data that it is not getting (quite possibly well before this point that it is only now... | You can dive into this web site <http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/index.htm> for lots of information on TCP/IP. |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | If it was radiation, I would say **humans know how to use dosimeters** and avoid contaminated areas. Animals don't know any better, *and in fact prefer* areas humans avoid.
**Power of mind** could be a factor in the mechanism of the magic, since after all, magic responds to will. Humans could will it into harming the... | **witch-hunt**
You also could go for a rather dramatic approach:
Mutated humans where not accepted by society and where hunted down. (similar to the witch-hunt back in 1600th)
This even would allow you that there actually still are a few mutated humans, which hide far away. This could be even rather interesting for y... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | We don't go there
-----------------
The easiest answer is presented by your idea that monsters still happen, but mostly in the areas that are still polluted. Just make the high-pollution areas [Forbidden Zones](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForbiddenZone). Maybe this is via political decree or by religiou... | **Magical Run-Off**
Even ordinary, everyday pollution will collect and pool up in various places to the point that people won't go there. Nobody wants to be downstream of the chemical plant. Nastiness tends to get into the water and will pool and eddy, making the surrounding area uninhabitable. It will then stick arou... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | **The chance of mutation is increased by eating other mutated plants and animals**
The humans in this world are familiar with the mutations, recognize their source, and avoid it as much as possible. While some exposure to the pollution is unavoidable because it simply exists everywhere, it seems unlikely that any muta... | **witch-hunt**
You also could go for a rather dramatic approach:
Mutated humans where not accepted by society and where hunted down. (similar to the witch-hunt back in 1600th)
This even would allow you that there actually still are a few mutated humans, which hide far away. This could be even rather interesting for y... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | **Magical Run-Off**
Even ordinary, everyday pollution will collect and pool up in various places to the point that people won't go there. Nobody wants to be downstream of the chemical plant. Nastiness tends to get into the water and will pool and eddy, making the surrounding area uninhabitable. It will then stick arou... | You can move some/most changes from genotype to phenotype.
Apply those rules (simplified from real world):
1. Mutations can happen only before conception.
2. An embryo can't receive a mutations that will affect it, but it can receive mutations in it's reproductive cells that will be inherited.
3. The offspring receive... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | We don't go there
-----------------
The easiest answer is presented by your idea that monsters still happen, but mostly in the areas that are still polluted. Just make the high-pollution areas [Forbidden Zones](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForbiddenZone). Maybe this is via political decree or by religiou... | **witch-hunt**
You also could go for a rather dramatic approach:
Mutated humans where not accepted by society and where hunted down. (similar to the witch-hunt back in 1600th)
This even would allow you that there actually still are a few mutated humans, which hide far away. This could be even rather interesting for y... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | **The chance of mutation is increased by eating other mutated plants and animals**
The humans in this world are familiar with the mutations, recognize their source, and avoid it as much as possible. While some exposure to the pollution is unavoidable because it simply exists everywhere, it seems unlikely that any muta... | Willpower. Humans controlled magic. They still have some residual control over the pollution. Less humans are mutated because humans don't want to be mutated. |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | Human choice. Get rid of the idea that mutations cannot have children (you already have mutated children); but humans are smarter than animals, and even IRL mutants (people with genetic abnormalities) are usually shunned and ***very*** frequently do not reproduce. (I have a grandson with a genetic brain disorder that l... | **Wild magic**
The magic resists being overtly controlled and overuse leads to a break. The break caused the mutations in humans. The pollution was a different side effect of that same event that embodies the increasing separation between humans and magic.
The wildness of the creatures is actually the reason the poll... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | We don't go there
-----------------
The easiest answer is presented by your idea that monsters still happen, but mostly in the areas that are still polluted. Just make the high-pollution areas [Forbidden Zones](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForbiddenZone). Maybe this is via political decree or by religiou... | You can move some/most changes from genotype to phenotype.
Apply those rules (simplified from real world):
1. Mutations can happen only before conception.
2. An embryo can't receive a mutations that will affect it, but it can receive mutations in it's reproductive cells that will be inherited.
3. The offspring receive... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | **Magical Run-Off**
Even ordinary, everyday pollution will collect and pool up in various places to the point that people won't go there. Nobody wants to be downstream of the chemical plant. Nastiness tends to get into the water and will pool and eddy, making the surrounding area uninhabitable. It will then stick arou... | **witch-hunt**
You also could go for a rather dramatic approach:
Mutated humans where not accepted by society and where hunted down. (similar to the witch-hunt back in 1600th)
This even would allow you that there actually still are a few mutated humans, which hide far away. This could be even rather interesting for y... |
88,872 | I have a world build for an Eastern style RPG, which includes the standard trope of monsters being common obstacles the heroes have to battle across the world; though my world gets into detail about where the monsters came from and integrates them a bit more into the actual world and story than many RPGs.
The backstor... | 2017/08/14 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/88872",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/4857/"
] | We don't go there
-----------------
The easiest answer is presented by your idea that monsters still happen, but mostly in the areas that are still polluted. Just make the high-pollution areas [Forbidden Zones](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForbiddenZone). Maybe this is via political decree or by religiou... | Gestational Contact
-------------------
Human mutations are not genetic in nature, but are caused by contact with the mutagen during pregnancy. The human innate resistance to magical mutation is developed after the n-th week of pregnancy (insert whatever time scale is useful here), but the mother's resistance doesn't ... |
15,909,131 | Currently I am working with the programmers and UX at my company to create a Pattern/Component Library for use in our software. Think of it as our own version of something like Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery UI, or Yahoo! Design pattern library.
I will be creating this library using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery (possibly with ... | 2013/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15909131",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2262597/"
] | I say get the browser tests in there, you can use Jasmine or Selenium (I try to use Selenium as much as possible).
Besides the basic "does this work like it is supposed to" testing, when there is a major update to something like jQuery, you can quickly re-run your test suite and see what fails. This will save you a lo... | If there is logic in your javascript then unit testing makes sense. Keep a test suite for that.
Also, concentrate on System tests which test the end to end stuff . In your case browser testing with a tool like selenium is also important. This helps solve regression issues when libraries are updated especially for JS w... |
15,909,131 | Currently I am working with the programmers and UX at my company to create a Pattern/Component Library for use in our software. Think of it as our own version of something like Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery UI, or Yahoo! Design pattern library.
I will be creating this library using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery (possibly with ... | 2013/04/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15909131",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2262597/"
] | I say get the browser tests in there, you can use Jasmine or Selenium (I try to use Selenium as much as possible).
Besides the basic "does this work like it is supposed to" testing, when there is a major update to something like jQuery, you can quickly re-run your test suite and see what fails. This will save you a lo... | One of the best ways I've found to use BDD with libraries and frameworks is to create a few small applications which actually use the framework. These also then provide documentation to anyone else who needs to know how to use it. This is actually how most of the BDD frameworks themselves (JBehave, Cucumber, etc.) were... |
2,900,718 | There are links to some papers on D\* [here](http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=452231&whichpage=1�), but they're a bit too mathematical for me. Is there any information on D\*/D\* Lite more geared towards beginners? | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2900718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349382/"
] | **D\* vs D\* Lite:**
First of all, D\*-Lite is considered much simpler than D\*, and since it always runs at least as fast as D\*, it has completely obsoleted D\*. Thus, there is never any reason to use D\*; use D\*-Lite instead.
**D\* Lite vs A\*:**
The D\* Lite algorithm works by basically running A\* search in rev... | I came up with this
<http://idm-lab.org/bib/abstracts/papers/aaai02b.pdf> and this
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlitemap_iros02.pdf>
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_icra02.pdf> - has 2 versions of D\*
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_tro05.pdf> - polished up version of icra02
<https://... |
2,900,718 | There are links to some papers on D\* [here](http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=452231&whichpage=1�), but they're a bit too mathematical for me. Is there any information on D\*/D\* Lite more geared towards beginners? | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2900718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349382/"
] | Having said that, why not add a few more papers, yes they have math as well :-) but I'll try to get some more recent stuff. People usually get better at explaining their own work as the time goes by, so the focus is on Stentz, Likhachev and Koenig
* Stentz,2007 - [Field D\*](http://www.springerlink.com/content/34h7007... | I came up with this
<http://idm-lab.org/bib/abstracts/papers/aaai02b.pdf> and this
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlitemap_iros02.pdf>
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_icra02.pdf> - has 2 versions of D\*
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_tro05.pdf> - polished up version of icra02
<https://... |
2,900,718 | There are links to some papers on D\* [here](http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=452231&whichpage=1�), but they're a bit too mathematical for me. Is there any information on D\*/D\* Lite more geared towards beginners? | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2900718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349382/"
] | Well if pseudo code is hard for you (you don't have to read theorems and proofs - pseudo code is pretty straight forward if you know standard algorhitms) and you complain against published C and C++ code then I guess you'll need to go doing something else :-)
Seriously, don't expect that someone can teach you a top gr... | **D\* vs D\* Lite:**
First of all, D\*-Lite is considered much simpler than D\*, and since it always runs at least as fast as D\*, it has completely obsoleted D\*. Thus, there is never any reason to use D\*; use D\*-Lite instead.
**D\* Lite vs A\*:**
The D\* Lite algorithm works by basically running A\* search in rev... |
2,900,718 | There are links to some papers on D\* [here](http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=452231&whichpage=1�), but they're a bit too mathematical for me. Is there any information on D\*/D\* Lite more geared towards beginners? | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2900718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349382/"
] | Wikipedia has an article on the topic: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D\*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D*)
Also a D\* Lite implementation in C is available from Sven Koenig's page: <http://idm-lab.org/code/dstarlite.tar> However I find the impenetrable math much easier to read than the C source code ;-)
Another imple... | I came up with this
<http://idm-lab.org/bib/abstracts/papers/aaai02b.pdf> and this
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlitemap_iros02.pdf>
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_icra02.pdf> - has 2 versions of D\*
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_tro05.pdf> - polished up version of icra02
<https://... |
2,900,718 | There are links to some papers on D\* [here](http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=452231&whichpage=1�), but they're a bit too mathematical for me. Is there any information on D\*/D\* Lite more geared towards beginners? | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2900718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349382/"
] | Well if pseudo code is hard for you (you don't have to read theorems and proofs - pseudo code is pretty straight forward if you know standard algorhitms) and you complain against published C and C++ code then I guess you'll need to go doing something else :-)
Seriously, don't expect that someone can teach you a top gr... | I came up with this
<http://idm-lab.org/bib/abstracts/papers/aaai02b.pdf> and this
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlitemap_iros02.pdf>
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_icra02.pdf> - has 2 versions of D\*
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~maxim/files/dlite_tro05.pdf> - polished up version of icra02
<https://... |
2,900,718 | There are links to some papers on D\* [here](http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=452231&whichpage=1�), but they're a bit too mathematical for me. Is there any information on D\*/D\* Lite more geared towards beginners? | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2900718",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349382/"
] | Wikipedia has an article on the topic: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D\*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D*)
Also a D\* Lite implementation in C is available from Sven Koenig's page: <http://idm-lab.org/code/dstarlite.tar> However I find the impenetrable math much easier to read than the C source code ;-)
Another imple... | **D\* vs D\* Lite:**
First of all, D\*-Lite is considered much simpler than D\*, and since it always runs at least as fast as D\*, it has completely obsoleted D\*. Thus, there is never any reason to use D\*; use D\*-Lite instead.
**D\* Lite vs A\*:**
The D\* Lite algorithm works by basically running A\* search in rev... |
135,984 | A question in my mathematics homework is as follows:
>
> Find the number of ways in which seven men can sit at a round table so that **all shall not have** the same neighbors in any two arrangements.
>
>
>
My doubt is about the darkened part. Does it mean that everybody should have different neighbors in every a... | 2017/07/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/135984",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/22170/"
] | It means that you have to find the number of arrangements in which you can sit the seven men in such a way that in each arrangement each man has unique neighbours every time. If in the first arrangement, Jack has Mark and Luke as his neighbours then in every other arrangement that you make, Jack must not have Mark or L... | The literal meaning of it is that, given any two arrangements A and B, there should not be anyone who has the same neighbors in A that they have in B. But very likely, what is meant is that if, for two arrangements A and B, everyone has the same neighbors in A that they have in B, then those should not be counted as se... |
209,812 | Google Authenticator uses the [TOTP algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm) to generate your One-Time Password (OTP). TOTP works like this : The server generates a secret key and shares with the client (you) when the client registers with the server. Using the shared key and the... | 2019/05/09 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/209812",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/8201/"
] | Passwords are revealed every time you use them: if you have two passwords and you type them into a fraudulent web form, they are both stolen.
The shared secret can't be calculated from a single OTP (or even from a set of them\*\*), so a stolen OTP is only valid for limited time. The shared secret is never transferred... | OTPs are a way of not needing trusting someone with your password when you require them to know something of it (like that you have knowledge of it). In most implementations this is way things work anyway. Passwords are not passed around the net. Salted hashed passwords are. The problem is you don't necessarily *trust*... |
1,265 | When I click *today* I get this:
>
> Showing 2009-06-14 to 2009-06-14 ; current time is 2009-06-14 19:12:14 UTC
>
>
>
When I click *yesterday* I get this:
>
> Showing 2009-06-13 to 2009-06-14 ; current time is 2009-06-14 19:14:44 UTC
>
>
>
So yesterday shows me June 13th (yesterday) **and** June 14th (tod... | 2009/06/30 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1265",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/1084/"
] | I will port here my comment on the UV entry:
True: "yesterday" should be the link allowing me to see what I have done yesterday *compared* to today.
Instead, I have to:
* remember the "today" score,
* go to yesterday
* and \*mentally subtract" it from the "yesterday score".
Very painful ;) | I thought I found something but the magic related titles search found this item. But this was first posted in back in June so I'm starting to wonder if this is a feature and not a bug. |
74,432 | i have multiple domains i'm using ssl for on one apache install. i know i need to put each domain on a separate IP externally. does the same apply to the IPs behind the NAT?
meaning, i have one domain on a hypothetical external IP: 1.2.3.4, another on 1.2.3.5 (these are made up IPs, obviously)
internally these IPs bo... | 2009/10/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/74432",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/19432/"
] | I believe the answer is yes, the IP address behind the NAT must be unique per SSL cert.
SSL is a transport-level encryption, it is set up before the client makes its request. So the server doesn't know in advance which website the client is going to ask for. | you can use the same internal ip, because you have to see the TCP workflow in this case. You client is connecting to the external IP0 which has DOMAIN0 name. The SSL key is for DOMAIN0. This TCP session is going to the IP0 and even tho there is a redirect to internal ip the client will see the external one and will be ... |
74,432 | i have multiple domains i'm using ssl for on one apache install. i know i need to put each domain on a separate IP externally. does the same apply to the IPs behind the NAT?
meaning, i have one domain on a hypothetical external IP: 1.2.3.4, another on 1.2.3.5 (these are made up IPs, obviously)
internally these IPs bo... | 2009/10/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/74432",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/19432/"
] | You can use the same internal ip, so long as you use a different port. Apache needs to know which SSL cert/key to use for the connection - and since the domain name in the request is encrypted, it can't use that. The only thing it has to go on is ip:port, so at least one of these must be unique. | I believe the answer is yes, the IP address behind the NAT must be unique per SSL cert.
SSL is a transport-level encryption, it is set up before the client makes its request. So the server doesn't know in advance which website the client is going to ask for. |
74,432 | i have multiple domains i'm using ssl for on one apache install. i know i need to put each domain on a separate IP externally. does the same apply to the IPs behind the NAT?
meaning, i have one domain on a hypothetical external IP: 1.2.3.4, another on 1.2.3.5 (these are made up IPs, obviously)
internally these IPs bo... | 2009/10/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/74432",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/19432/"
] | I believe the answer is yes, the IP address behind the NAT must be unique per SSL cert.
SSL is a transport-level encryption, it is set up before the client makes its request. So the server doesn't know in advance which website the client is going to ask for. | On <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/ssl/ssl_faq.html#vhosts> you can read the following:
>
> Note that if you have a wildcard SSL certificate, or a certificate
> that has multiple hostnames on it using subjectAltName fields, you can
> use SSL on name-based virtual hosts without further workarounds.
>
>
>
... |
74,432 | i have multiple domains i'm using ssl for on one apache install. i know i need to put each domain on a separate IP externally. does the same apply to the IPs behind the NAT?
meaning, i have one domain on a hypothetical external IP: 1.2.3.4, another on 1.2.3.5 (these are made up IPs, obviously)
internally these IPs bo... | 2009/10/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/74432",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/19432/"
] | You can use the same internal ip, so long as you use a different port. Apache needs to know which SSL cert/key to use for the connection - and since the domain name in the request is encrypted, it can't use that. The only thing it has to go on is ip:port, so at least one of these must be unique. | you can use the same internal ip, because you have to see the TCP workflow in this case. You client is connecting to the external IP0 which has DOMAIN0 name. The SSL key is for DOMAIN0. This TCP session is going to the IP0 and even tho there is a redirect to internal ip the client will see the external one and will be ... |
74,432 | i have multiple domains i'm using ssl for on one apache install. i know i need to put each domain on a separate IP externally. does the same apply to the IPs behind the NAT?
meaning, i have one domain on a hypothetical external IP: 1.2.3.4, another on 1.2.3.5 (these are made up IPs, obviously)
internally these IPs bo... | 2009/10/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/74432",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/19432/"
] | On <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/ssl/ssl_faq.html#vhosts> you can read the following:
>
> Note that if you have a wildcard SSL certificate, or a certificate
> that has multiple hostnames on it using subjectAltName fields, you can
> use SSL on name-based virtual hosts without further workarounds.
>
>
>
... | you can use the same internal ip, because you have to see the TCP workflow in this case. You client is connecting to the external IP0 which has DOMAIN0 name. The SSL key is for DOMAIN0. This TCP session is going to the IP0 and even tho there is a redirect to internal ip the client will see the external one and will be ... |
74,432 | i have multiple domains i'm using ssl for on one apache install. i know i need to put each domain on a separate IP externally. does the same apply to the IPs behind the NAT?
meaning, i have one domain on a hypothetical external IP: 1.2.3.4, another on 1.2.3.5 (these are made up IPs, obviously)
internally these IPs bo... | 2009/10/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/74432",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/19432/"
] | You can use the same internal ip, so long as you use a different port. Apache needs to know which SSL cert/key to use for the connection - and since the domain name in the request is encrypted, it can't use that. The only thing it has to go on is ip:port, so at least one of these must be unique. | On <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/ssl/ssl_faq.html#vhosts> you can read the following:
>
> Note that if you have a wildcard SSL certificate, or a certificate
> that has multiple hostnames on it using subjectAltName fields, you can
> use SSL on name-based virtual hosts without further workarounds.
>
>
>
... |
463,757 | My picture:
Is there any way to tune that arrow connect straight?
If I change the size of "Known Objects", that will make the upper arrow not straight.
How to fix it? | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/463757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96846/"
] | I think DanH is right, You need to erase the line and use a string edge to draw it again.
The problem you are facing i usually solve it like this.
 | Here is another way to do it:
1. Go to *View*.
2. Select *Snap to Grid* and *Show Grid*.
This way you can easily make straight lines. |
463,757 | My picture:
Is there any way to tune that arrow connect straight?
If I change the size of "Known Objects", that will make the upper arrow not straight.
How to fix it? | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/463757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96846/"
] | I think DanH is right, You need to erase the line and use a string edge to draw it again.
The problem you are facing i usually solve it like this.
 | If you are in UML mode and using Lifeline and you perform what is suggested by user678279 you also need to right click on Lifeline and "Set default connection points distance". |
463,757 | My picture:
Is there any way to tune that arrow connect straight?
If I change the size of "Known Objects", that will make the upper arrow not straight.
How to fix it? | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/463757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96846/"
] | I think DanH is right, You need to erase the line and use a string edge to draw it again.
The problem you are facing i usually solve it like this.
 | At the left side menu all symbols will be there.
In the drop down menu, select "other sheets" → "flow chart".
You will get a straight line. |
463,757 | My picture:
Is there any way to tune that arrow connect straight?
If I change the size of "Known Objects", that will make the upper arrow not straight.
How to fix it? | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/463757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96846/"
] | Here is another way to do it:
1. Go to *View*.
2. Select *Snap to Grid* and *Show Grid*.
This way you can easily make straight lines. | At the left side menu all symbols will be there.
In the drop down menu, select "other sheets" → "flow chart".
You will get a straight line. |
463,757 | My picture:
Is there any way to tune that arrow connect straight?
If I change the size of "Known Objects", that will make the upper arrow not straight.
How to fix it? | 2012/08/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/463757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96846/"
] | If you are in UML mode and using Lifeline and you perform what is suggested by user678279 you also need to right click on Lifeline and "Set default connection points distance". | At the left side menu all symbols will be there.
In the drop down menu, select "other sheets" → "flow chart".
You will get a straight line. |
42,836,035 | When I generate docs, it places all of the function documentation within one file.
Other than invoking JSDoc multiple times for each file and then renaming, is there a way to separate the docs using a tag or flag? | 2017/03/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/42836035",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/7721656/"
] | You are probably generate the documentation per file basis. This is configurable via [Command-line arguments to JSDoc](http://usejsdoc.org/about-commandline.html) or by [Configuring JSDoc with conf.json](http://usejsdoc.org/about-configuring-jsdoc.html). You are able to specify directory, where your JS files are locate... | The links in the previous answer were broken, so what I found worked was using the @module tag at the top of each file, and then using a jsdoc.json with opts/recurse: true. |
24,875,475 | I have taken a class in University about programming microcontrollers in Assembly. We had a microcontroller that was given to us through the school, and the IDE to program the microcontroller.
So is it possible to grab any random circuit with a microcontroller (eg. TV remote) and program the controller? I have looked ... | 2014/07/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/24875475",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2505594/"
] | It depends on what kind of microcontroller the manufacturer used. There are a lot of [One-Time Programmable](https://www.google.com/search?q=one+time+programmable+microcontrollers&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=ssl#q=one+time+programmable+microcontrollers&rls=org.mozilla... | Microcontrollers (MCUs) are not for circuits/schematics to be grabbed into it, for those purposes FPGAs are invented where you can describe a circuit/schematic at the level of TTL logic by some languages like VHDL and Verilog. MCUs are alomost the same as general CPU, they are themselves included into an electronic cir... |
586,907 | If I place a foil covered sheet of board in my window to reflect heat back into the room, will closing the shutters and pulling the curtains over it render it useless ? Will foil on the other side reflect cold back outside ? | 2020/10/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/586907",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/277121/"
] | As Broken Admin mentioned, its better to think of the foil as reflecting heat rather than reflecting cold. Its not that it reflects the cold from outside to keep it outside, its that it reflects the heat from inside.
Metalized foils like these reflect infrared radiation. Every object emits it. The hotter the object, t... | I'm unsure what exactly you are describing, but from what I understand $-$ you plan to "reflect" heat from outside the window away from the room. I'll attempt to explain a basic idea.
Closing the curtains and shutters would prevent some heat from entering, but heat which makes it past the curtains and shutters will be... |
59,918 | I read somewhere that if you change an oil and filter and check the level using the dipstick this will not show the correct level because once you start the car, the oil will move into the filter area, then when you switch the car off and the oil travels back, the dipstick level is now lower because some of the oil wen... | 2018/10/17 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/59918",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/26792/"
] | Check the oil in the method shown in the specific manual for the car you have.
If not other information is available for your vehicle, checking oil is best done when the car is cold, standing on level ground. If that isn't possible, at least leave the oil to settle for a few minutes before trying to read the dipstick.... | You should check your owners manual to find out how to check the oil. Otherwise I would recommend filling it up, letting the car run for a couple of minutes, then let it sit for a couple and then check the dipstick. Make sure the car is on a level surface aswell. |
59,918 | I read somewhere that if you change an oil and filter and check the level using the dipstick this will not show the correct level because once you start the car, the oil will move into the filter area, then when you switch the car off and the oil travels back, the dipstick level is now lower because some of the oil wen... | 2018/10/17 | [
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] | Check the oil in the method shown in the specific manual for the car you have.
If not other information is available for your vehicle, checking oil is best done when the car is cold, standing on level ground. If that isn't possible, at least leave the oil to settle for a few minutes before trying to read the dipstick.... | I've found the amount the oil level goes down after running the engine for just a few seconds is significant. Now I always run the engine for just a little bit to let the filter fill up, then top off the oil after waiting a minute for it to settle.
It's not just the filter capacity. There is oil backed up inside the e... |
59,918 | I read somewhere that if you change an oil and filter and check the level using the dipstick this will not show the correct level because once you start the car, the oil will move into the filter area, then when you switch the car off and the oil travels back, the dipstick level is now lower because some of the oil wen... | 2018/10/17 | [
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] | I usually do both. Fill it, checking regularly as I go. Wait a couple of minutes for it to settle (usually the time taken to put the tools away), check again. Start the car, drive it round the block to make sure it's all ok. Park up, leave it overnight, check it again the next morning. | You should check your owners manual to find out how to check the oil. Otherwise I would recommend filling it up, letting the car run for a couple of minutes, then let it sit for a couple and then check the dipstick. Make sure the car is on a level surface aswell. |
59,918 | I read somewhere that if you change an oil and filter and check the level using the dipstick this will not show the correct level because once you start the car, the oil will move into the filter area, then when you switch the car off and the oil travels back, the dipstick level is now lower because some of the oil wen... | 2018/10/17 | [
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] | I usually do both. Fill it, checking regularly as I go. Wait a couple of minutes for it to settle (usually the time taken to put the tools away), check again. Start the car, drive it round the block to make sure it's all ok. Park up, leave it overnight, check it again the next morning. | I've found the amount the oil level goes down after running the engine for just a few seconds is significant. Now I always run the engine for just a little bit to let the filter fill up, then top off the oil after waiting a minute for it to settle.
It's not just the filter capacity. There is oil backed up inside the e... |
59,918 | I read somewhere that if you change an oil and filter and check the level using the dipstick this will not show the correct level because once you start the car, the oil will move into the filter area, then when you switch the car off and the oil travels back, the dipstick level is now lower because some of the oil wen... | 2018/10/17 | [
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] | The method I used to use to ensure I has the dipstick level on max after an oil and filter change is as you describe; top up oil using oil filler cap to MAX on dipstick (being sure to allow a couple of minutes for oil to find it's way to the sump). Start the engine and allow it to run for a short time. Switch it off an... | You should check your owners manual to find out how to check the oil. Otherwise I would recommend filling it up, letting the car run for a couple of minutes, then let it sit for a couple and then check the dipstick. Make sure the car is on a level surface aswell. |
59,918 | I read somewhere that if you change an oil and filter and check the level using the dipstick this will not show the correct level because once you start the car, the oil will move into the filter area, then when you switch the car off and the oil travels back, the dipstick level is now lower because some of the oil wen... | 2018/10/17 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/59918",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
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] | The method I used to use to ensure I has the dipstick level on max after an oil and filter change is as you describe; top up oil using oil filler cap to MAX on dipstick (being sure to allow a couple of minutes for oil to find it's way to the sump). Start the engine and allow it to run for a short time. Switch it off an... | I've found the amount the oil level goes down after running the engine for just a few seconds is significant. Now I always run the engine for just a little bit to let the filter fill up, then top off the oil after waiting a minute for it to settle.
It's not just the filter capacity. There is oil backed up inside the e... |
59,918 | I read somewhere that if you change an oil and filter and check the level using the dipstick this will not show the correct level because once you start the car, the oil will move into the filter area, then when you switch the car off and the oil travels back, the dipstick level is now lower because some of the oil wen... | 2018/10/17 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/59918",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/26792/"
] | I've found the amount the oil level goes down after running the engine for just a few seconds is significant. Now I always run the engine for just a little bit to let the filter fill up, then top off the oil after waiting a minute for it to settle.
It's not just the filter capacity. There is oil backed up inside the e... | You should check your owners manual to find out how to check the oil. Otherwise I would recommend filling it up, letting the car run for a couple of minutes, then let it sit for a couple and then check the dipstick. Make sure the car is on a level surface aswell. |
736,200 | Excuse my poor English, I have a lot to learn.
If all the particles of a gas had the same speed, the same direction, did not collide and were not subject to any external force, would the gas have a temperature, despite the fact that the particles would have an average kinetic energy ?
And what if all the particles ha... | 2022/11/11 | [
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] | >
> If all the particles of a gas had the same speed, the same direction,
> did not collide and were not subject to any external force, would the
> gas have a temperature,
>
>
>
What you are describing is the kinetic energy of a container of particles as a whole with respect to an external frame of reference, i.e.... | >
> If all the particles of a gas had the same speed, the same direction, did not collide and were not subject to any external force, would the gas have a temperature, despite the fact that the particles would have an average kinetic energy ?
>
>
>
The kinetic definition of [temperature](http://hyperphysics.phy-as... |
736,200 | Excuse my poor English, I have a lot to learn.
If all the particles of a gas had the same speed, the same direction, did not collide and were not subject to any external force, would the gas have a temperature, despite the fact that the particles would have an average kinetic energy ?
And what if all the particles ha... | 2022/11/11 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/736200",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | >
> If all the particles of a gas had the same speed, the same direction,
> did not collide and were not subject to any external force, would the
> gas have a temperature,
>
>
>
What you are describing is the kinetic energy of a container of particles as a whole with respect to an external frame of reference, i.e.... | The short answer is that energy is not frame-invariant. Thermodynamics and, as a consequence Statistical Mechanics at equilibrium, assume that all the energies are measured in a reference frame where the center of mass of the system is at rest.
Therefore, independently of its speed, an ice cube keeps always the same t... |
736,200 | Excuse my poor English, I have a lot to learn.
If all the particles of a gas had the same speed, the same direction, did not collide and were not subject to any external force, would the gas have a temperature, despite the fact that the particles would have an average kinetic energy ?
And what if all the particles ha... | 2022/11/11 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/736200",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The short answer is that energy is not frame-invariant. Thermodynamics and, as a consequence Statistical Mechanics at equilibrium, assume that all the energies are measured in a reference frame where the center of mass of the system is at rest.
Therefore, independently of its speed, an ice cube keeps always the same t... | >
> If all the particles of a gas had the same speed, the same direction, did not collide and were not subject to any external force, would the gas have a temperature, despite the fact that the particles would have an average kinetic energy ?
>
>
>
The kinetic definition of [temperature](http://hyperphysics.phy-as... |
6,288,934 | I'm periodically reading from a file and checking the readout to decide subsequent action. As this file may be modified by some mechanism which will bypass the block file I/O manipulation layer in the Linux kernel, I need to ensure the read operation reading data from the real underlying device instead of the kernel bu... | 2011/06/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6288934",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/780758/"
] | I believe that you want to use the O\_DIRECT flag to `open()`. | I think memory mapping in combination with madvise() and/or posix\_fadvise() should satisfy your requirements... Linus contrasts this with O\_DIRECT at <http://kerneltrap.org/node/7563> ;-). |
6,288,934 | I'm periodically reading from a file and checking the readout to decide subsequent action. As this file may be modified by some mechanism which will bypass the block file I/O manipulation layer in the Linux kernel, I need to ensure the read operation reading data from the real underlying device instead of the kernel bu... | 2011/06/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6288934",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/780758/"
] | I believe that you want to use the O\_DIRECT flag to `open()`. | You are going to be in trouble if another device is writing to the block device at the same time as the kernel.
The kernel *assumes* that the block device won't be written by any other party than itself. This is true *even if the filesystem is mounted readonly*.
Even if you used direct IO, the kernel may cache filesy... |
6,288,934 | I'm periodically reading from a file and checking the readout to decide subsequent action. As this file may be modified by some mechanism which will bypass the block file I/O manipulation layer in the Linux kernel, I need to ensure the read operation reading data from the real underlying device instead of the kernel bu... | 2011/06/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6288934",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/780758/"
] | I think memory mapping in combination with madvise() and/or posix\_fadvise() should satisfy your requirements... Linus contrasts this with O\_DIRECT at <http://kerneltrap.org/node/7563> ;-). | You are going to be in trouble if another device is writing to the block device at the same time as the kernel.
The kernel *assumes* that the block device won't be written by any other party than itself. This is true *even if the filesystem is mounted readonly*.
Even if you used direct IO, the kernel may cache filesy... |
17,419,797 | We are creating an iOS app that does not look like any other app you would find in the app store.
My question is, am I allowed to create custom components such as header bars, tab bars, tables etc. for my app and not get rejected by Apple when publishing the app to the app store?
Months of thought and planning has go... | 2013/07/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17419797",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2270537/"
] | More and more custom controls appear for iOS every day. If it is so good as you say, Apple will be happy to accept it. Don't worry.
Also take a look at these [cocoacontrols](https://www.cocoacontrols.com/) | As said before, Apple will not have a problem with that .. as long as you don't use any private APIs. If you are developing these components on your own, you will have to make sure that these will work in future releases (which is not necessarily a bad point) . This may be a problem with third party components, as they... |
17,419,797 | We are creating an iOS app that does not look like any other app you would find in the app store.
My question is, am I allowed to create custom components such as header bars, tab bars, tables etc. for my app and not get rejected by Apple when publishing the app to the app store?
Months of thought and planning has go... | 2013/07/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17419797",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2270537/"
] | There's nothing inherently wrong with creating an app that's got a completely different look and feel to everything else.
*But* what I would advise is that you try to use the built-in components as much as possible. In recent versions of iOS Apple have introduced a number of APIs to let you customise their look and fe... | More and more custom controls appear for iOS every day. If it is so good as you say, Apple will be happy to accept it. Don't worry.
Also take a look at these [cocoacontrols](https://www.cocoacontrols.com/) |
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